Mr. Coffey is a Student and Dr. Brodsky is Professor Emeritus and Scholar in Residence, Department of Psychology, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, Mr. Sams is an attorney with the Community Tax Law Project in Richmond, VA.
Persistent litigation is a problem in many legal jurisdictions and is costly at individual and systemic levels. This phenomenon is referred to as "querulous" behavior in psychiatric literature, whereas legal discourse refers to it as "vexatious litigation." We refer to this phenomenon as "hyperlitigious behavior" and those who engage in these actions as "hyperlitigious litigants." Hyperlitigious litigants and hyperlitigious behavior were once the focus of a considerable amount of psychiatric literature, but research devoted to these topics has declined over the past half century. A review of the published literature on hyperlitigious behavior in European and English-speaking countries highlights geographic differences in the conceptualization and management of this behavior. We provide an alternative framework to consider the motivation to engage in hyperlitigious behavior and suggest three strategies for mental health professionals who interact with these individuals. Finally, we call for a revival of discussions and research within the English-speaking psychiatric community to facilitate more informed decisions regarding the management and treatment of hyperlitigious behavior.
Fans of the British TV comedy Kingdom,1 which aired from 2007 to 2009, may recognize this quotation. The show's main character, Peter Kingdom played by Stephen Fry, speaks these words to the show's antihero, Sidney Snell. Snell is well known by the show's other characters for his propensity to file unmerited or futile lawsuits against members of the city council. When told that he has brought 17 suits against the city council, Snell quickly corrects Peter, telling him he has actually filed 18 suits against them. After Snell leaves, Peter describes his case load to his secretary, colorfully portraying Snell's character by listing a few of his current cases before quipping, "Then there is Snell versus everybody else." While obviously comical, Snell's character nicely illustrates the concept of the hyperlitigious person.
Although the quote refers to a fictional character, it may have reminded you of a problem client or examinee with whom you have interacted or heard about over the course of your career. Forensic mental health professionals, lawyers, judges, and court clerks have little difficulty conjuring up a story of at least one individual whom they have encountered who is like Sidney Snell. These clients frequently inhabit the doorways of law offices and courthouses, each time with a new complaint against an individual or a group of people. The cost or consequences of litigation are sometimes trivial to these clients, whereas retribution for a real or imagined slight or injustice is their foremost priority.
These individuals and their behaviors are the subject of this article. The current article proposes a new, nonpejorative label for the behavior and examines historical and geographical differences in the conceptualization of the phenomenon. An alternative conceptualization is proposed and discussed in the context of the psychiatric literature and real-world examples. The role of the forensic clinician is examined, including assessment and treatment of such individuals. Finally, we encourage a revival of attention and propose directions for future research about this oft-neglected phenomenon.
Initiates dozens or hundreds of suits.
Has a life that revolves around the development and progress of litigation.
Is not deterred by repeated negative outcomes.
Files suits that are trivial or unfounded.
Invests great amounts of time in litigation.
Is a known and persistent presence for lawyers, judges, and clerks.
For the purposes of this article, we will refer to these individuals as "hyperlitigious" persons. We formed this term by joining the prefix hyper, meaning over or excessive, and the word litigious, meaning concerned with lawsuits or litigation. This term is more neutral than previously used terms such as querulous, paranoid, and vexatious that are pejorative and infer psychopathology. The term hyperlitigious is meant to be descriptive and free of inferences regarding the behavior's origins or the individual's level of psychological functioning.
A hyperlitigious person is an individual who makes excessive and egregious use of the legal system for a primarily nonlegal purpose. It should be noted that, although there is usually a legal purpose for their suits, the legal purpose is not paramount to the needs of the client. We also note that this is not a single trait but rather a grouping of common characteristics of hyperlitigious behavior. A litigant may exhibit only some of the above characteristics in an exaggerated manner and still fall within the construct of the hyperlitigious person.
A subset of individuals may seemingly meet the proposed definition, although they do not qualify as hyperlitigious. That is, this definition does not include persons or entities that, because of their positions or professions, are forced to be involved in a large number of lawsuits for a primarily occupational or legal purpose. For example, a state attorney's office would not be considered hyperlitigious, because the nature of the office requires numerous filings. Similarly, a large-scale residential landlord would not be considered hyperlitigious because of having to file numerous eviction actions. The state's attorney and landlord examples lack the nonlegal, nonorganizational purposes found in the excessive use of the court system by a hyperlitigious litigant. Conversely, the nature of a person's position or profession should not exempt an actor from the application of the definition of hyperlitigious behavior if they exhibit some of the above traits in a manner incongruous to their relevant professional standards.
Although it is referred to by different names in different professional fields, as well as in different parts of the world, the concept of hyperlitigious behavior is a well-documented phenomenon throughout history. Recently, Benjamin Levy4 published a two-part article on the history of this behavior in which he discussed historical origins and geographical differences in how excessive litigation has been conceptualized and researched. In Part 1 of his article, he traced the history of "paranoia querulans" and the "litigant's delusion" in France and in German-speaking countries. In Part 2 of the article, he discussed the history of querulous behavior and vexatious litigation in English-speaking countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.5 Before we delve further into our own conceptualizations of such litigants, we will recapitulate and expand upon the Levy reviews.
In 1668, French playwright Racine wrote and produced The Litigants,9 which was based on Aristophanes' work. Racine specifically acknowledged the pleasure he received in reading The Wasps and how it was the model for his own play. In Racine's rendition of the story, the main character was overly eager to file lawsuits rather than to serve on juries. Racine depicted his main protagonist's trialophilia as an individual character flaw rather than a product of the political climate, a portrayal that represents an approximation of how future scholars would conceptualize persistent and pathological litigation.
German psychiatrist Johann Ludwig Casper10 would later refer to trialophilia as Querulantenwahn, which translates as "litigant's delusion." Casper asserted that all human beings strongly resent real or imagined threats to their basic rights, leading them to take legal action to protect their rights when necessary. When these individuals are not granted the rights they desire or are otherwise displeased with the outcome of legal proceedings, they become fixated on attaining justice. This fixation begins a downward spiral that eventually results in a full-blown delusional disorder. German psychiatrist Richard von Krafft-Ebing4 added to Casper's definition by classifying these delusions as a kind of persecutory delusion. These classifications laid the foundation for subsequent German psychiatrists to study and debate the concept of hyperlitigious behavior for the next half century.
Debates followed about whether litigant's delusion should be classified as a subtype of paranoid or persecutory delusion, as a freestanding disorder, or as a variant of another psychological illness. When German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin11 wrote Psychiatrie, he departed from previous editions of the text that grouped litigant's delusion with paranoia and persecutory delusions. In the eighth edition, Kraepelin noted what he considered to be key etiological differences between paranoia and delusional disorders and litigant's delusion. He asserted that these litigants were driven to act by authentic legal injustices they experienced rather than by delusional beliefs. Therefore, the querulants' difficulties were psychogenic, suggesting psychological origins. Paranoia, by contrast, involved imagined events and was considered a constitutional disorder, which suggested physical origins.
Following the lead of Levy, we now focus on hyperlitigious behavior in Australia, England, and the United States.5 Unlike in Germany and France, this concept has received little attention from psychiatrists and psychologists in these countries. Most of the research regarding hyperlitigious behavior has been conducted by legal researchers who seek to determine its impact on the legal system. Despite being a neglected topic in psychological literature, hyperlitigious behavior is alluded to in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases (ICD). The most recent version of the DSM, DSM-5, describes a persecutory delusion in which the individual "may engage in repeated attempts to obtain satisfaction by legal or legislative action."18 The ICD-10 includes paranoia querulans as a freestanding persistent delusional disorder: that is, a disorder "in which the delusion or delusions are accompanied by persistent hallucinatory voices or by schizophrenic symptoms."19 Each of these definitions is similar to the German psychiatrists' description of litigants' delusions. Nonetheless, psychological research on this concept in English-speaking countries remains modest.
Few empirical articles have been published by psychologists or psychiatrists on hyperlitigious behavior in English-speaking countries. Only one of these articles, published by Michael Rowlands in 1988, described hyperlitigious litigants in the United States. Rowlands presented case studies of five individuals deemed "vexatious litigants" by the courts who were subsequently prohibited from engaging in future litigation. Much like the German and French researchers, she concluded that these individuals had justification for feeling wronged or slighted, but the infractions were not severe enough to warrant the relentless pursuit engaged in by these litigants.2 Subsequent English-speaking researchers formed conclusions about these individuals similar to those offered by French and German psychiatrists. Consistent with Benjamin Ball's14 observation of French persecuted-persecutors over 100 years earlier, Lester and colleagues20 in Australia found that unusually persistent complainants submitted legal material that was longer and contained more repetitive and pedantic discourse than a control group. They were also more dissatisfied with the outcome of their case than were average persons, resulting in additional complaints being filed. Building from this work, Mullen and Lester12 later expanded the scope of their research and described querulous behavior. They distinguished between three groups of individuals who exhibited such behavior: vexatious litigants, unusually persistent complainants, and unusually persistent petitioners. The distinguishing features associated with each subgroup are listed in Table 1.
Hyperlitigious behavior is acknowledged in the two primary diagnostic manuals on mental illness used worldwide, and extant psychological research suggests similarities between English-speaking hyperlitigious litigants and those in other countries. However, mental health professionals have had little role in the management of hyperlitigious litigants in English-speaking countries. Levy5 offered two hypotheses about why persistent litigators in practice are rarely seen as pathological in these countries. The first is what scholars have deemed the "pro se phenomenon" in which individuals represent themselves in court far more often in the United States and other English-speaking countries than anywhere else in the world.21 Because the right to defend oneself is such a strongly held value in these countries, applying pathological labels to even the most persistent litigators is unlikely to ever be a widely accepted practice.6 The second reason is related to the depiction of legal action in popular media. In many popular novels and films, extended litigation is often associated with meritorious legal issues and is enacted by well-adjusted individuals.
Has been involved in at least five litigations other than small claims court within the previous seven years.
Repeatedly relitigates or attempts to relitigate against the same defendant after a disposition against the litigant.
Repeatedly files unmeritorious motions and pleadings, conducts unnecessary discovery, or engages in other tactics that are frivolous or intended to cause delay.
In an effort to curtail vexatious and frivolous proceedings, some states have created vexatious litigants lists that are publicly available and can be accessed online. For example, as of the end of 2015, California had the longest vexatious litigant list with more than 900 entries.24 Some of the names on California's list have been identified by judges as aliases used by people previously placed on the list in other jurisdictions. The use of aliases illustrates the lengths to which some of these individuals are willing to go to circumvent current management strategies and continue to pursue litigation.
We have spoken to judges, attorneys, and mental health professionals in our area about their experience with hyperlitigious persons. We have also analyzed publicly available legal documents associated with individuals placed on their state's vexatious litigants list. We present two cases of people who meet our definition of hyperlitigious litigants.
Committed conspiracy, assault and battery, mass bodily injury with many unauthorized procedures.
The woman's claims against the judge were dismissed, and, at the time of this writing, she remains on California's vexatious litigant list.
When the woman came forth to the court for the seventh time with a lawsuit against a specific emergency room physician, the judge was fed up. Over the past three years, the woman had filed lawsuits every few months against the handsome young doctor who was on duty in the emergency room at the community hospital. The allegations varied widely. Sometimes she alleged that he had spent insufficient time with her. Other times, she alleged that unnecessary and expensive tests had been ordered. On another occasion, she alleged he had been unprofessional and rude, exhibiting inappropriate behaviors that caused her mental anguish.
In each case, the woman represented herself and personally deposed the doctor. Eventually, the presiding judge summarily dismissed the cases. The plaintiff had stated repeatedly that the physician was in love with her and she with him. Observers noted that she seemed to take exceptional pleasure being in his company during the depositions. After the seventh lawsuit, the judge issued an injunction against her filing additional suits unless compelling and cogent information could be brought to the attention of the court (Judge, with identity protected, personal communication, June 28, 2015).
We acknowledge the similarities between hyperlitigious persons and patients with delusional thought patterns or evidence of paranoia. We agree with previous assertions that some hyperlitigious behavior arises from psychotic symptoms. One might speculate that this explanation applies to the woman discussed in Case 1. However, psychotic symptoms do not seem to be common to all of these litigants. Whereas most patients with delusions present with disorganized or idiosyncratic beliefs, many hyperlitigious individuals present with a detailed and logical account of their grievances.12 The common characteristic in hyperlitigious individuals is a maladaptive pattern of behavior, and such patterns arise and are maintained by a variety of factors.
Our initial conceptualization was that one route of emergence and maintenance of hyperlitigious behavior is the desire for attention and recognition. One might hypothesize that the woman in Case 2 was driven by such a desire and may have been experiencing what De Clérambault16 deemed a delusion of passion. However, the desire for attention can extend beyond a desire for attention from one person. Some hyperlitigious individuals seek attention on a larger scale. Our alternative explanation makes sense in light of the observation of Mullen and Lester12 that many of these litigants seek public recognition for their willingness to struggle on behalf of others. There are several psychological syndromes that are characterized primarily by the need for attention. These disorders include histrionic personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, and factitious disorder. Although hyperlitigious behaviors may be compared with each of these disorders, we drew the clearest comparisons between hyperlitigious persons and patients with factitious disorder.
Factitious disorder is a condition in which patients feign or exaggerate medical symptoms and seek help from medical professionals.17 Individuals with factitious disorders travel from medical facility to medical facility, presenting with complicated symptoms.26 They do not seek external rewards for their behavior. They pursue being cared for by medical professionals by assuming the sick role, a sociological term that defines how individuals who have an illness should act and be treated by others.27 These individuals benefit from assuming the sick role in society because of the societal expectation that sick individuals are to be cared for and nurtured back to health. In the context of factitious disorders, the sick role is typically thought to be one variant of the "victim role" which has also been referred to as "playing the victim" or "victim syndrome."28 Our initial impression of hyperlitigious litigants was that their behaviors signified a desire to reap the benefits of assuming the role of victim as well. We hypothesized that these individuals viewed themselves as victims of someone else's negligence or wrongdoing and subsequently sought to receive sympathy or retribution for the hardships they faced, much as patients with factitious disorder seek sympathy and relief from their claimed symptoms.
Although motivated by similar events, the major difference between patients with factitious disorder and hyperlitigious litigants is the extent to which individuals perceive themselves to be in control of the ailment or complaint. Whereas patients with factitious disorders typically feign symptoms or induce illness in themselves, hyperlitigious litigants usually file suits over actions (or their absence) that they believe have been taken to them and are largely beyond their control. A doctor who suspects a patient has a factitious disorder is advised to be cautious and not to overlook a genuine health concern that warrants professional attention. We believe this is sound advice for legal and mental health professionals who encounter hyperlitigious litigants, as well.
Although it is possible for anyone to file a lawsuit against a forensic clinician, the common bases for such actions in general clinical practice are unlikely to apply to forensic practice. Inappropriate sexual actions and matters of privacy or privilege would rarely apply. In his review of malpractice complaints in the context of child custody evaluations, Caudill31 pointed out that licensing board complaints are inexpensive and easy for disgruntled parents and presented a list of 11 possible complaints against custody evaluators, including bias and inadequate record keeping.
For most forensic examiners, there appears to be little vulnerability for successful lawsuits. Quasi judicial immunity provides protection because the evaluator is engaged in an activity that is essential to the court. This immunity is most compelling in instances in which the evaluator is appointed by the court, but it appears to apply in most jurisdictions and circumstances when medicolegal matters are in question.
For potential litigants who have been ruled to be vexatious, further protection is in place. In the description by Mullen and Lester12 of the Problem Clinic model, the constraints against lawsuits are explicit and cogent. More generally, when a person is placed on a vexatious litigants list, he is prohibited from filing claims without the approval of a judge. In many cases, the litigant is ordered to seek counsel. These same outcomes occur in an evaluation of a criminal defendant's competency to waive the right to counsel. The fundamental question of whether hyperlitigious persons are competent to appear pro se is a matter in which forensic mental health professionals can offer informed opinions.
Legal remedies reduce the burden placed on targets of vexatious proceedings and on the legal system, but such remedies do not address the underlying motivations for this type of behavior. Even after facing legal sanctions, many litigants find additional ways to continue to harass others through misuse of the legal system. Some of these litigants may end up suing the parties whom they deem responsible for imposing legal sanctions. Unfortunately, legal remedies do not address the mental health needs of individuals whose hyperlitigious behavior is part of a psychological disorder. For example, the woman in Case 1 was placed on California's vexatious litigants list after filing multiple lawsuits against a superior court judge. The bizarre content of her claims raised the suspicion that she may have had delusions and hallucinations, but to our knowledge, she was not referred for mental health assessment or treatment. Furthermore, legal remedies do not address the dysfunctional cognitions and behavioral patterns that define hyperlitigiousness. In Case 2, the judge's order may have limited the woman's litigious behavior, but it is possible that she would have continued to harass the physician in other ways.
Hyperlitigious people often live unhappy, frustrated, difficult lives in which they obsess continuously about their pending lawsuits. Many are left destitute by their relentless pursuits of justice.12 They rarely seek therapy on their own, largely because of a pervasive belief that they stand with justice and fairness in a system of thwarted passageways and insensitive legal professionals. Some may be court ordered into treatment after real or threatened acts of violence. Mullen and Lester12 observed that hyperlitigious persons who were court ordered to their clinic were paradoxically ultracompliant therapy clients. Some voluntarily continued with treatment after the court order ended. Many never seemed to recognize the futility of their claims, but their engrossment in the claims decreased.
So, what can be done? Research on therapeutic management of these individuals has been limited. Case reports and anecdotal accounts have offered some evidence supporting the efficacy of cognitive behavioral interventions.2,12 However, there are no systematic investigations regarding how existing psychotherapeutic interventions may be applied to manage hyperlitigious behavior. The scant research literature has examined management through medication. In one study on managing these behaviors with medication, Ungvari32 found that low doses of an antipsychotic medication reduced symptoms of hyperlitigious behavior in a small sample of individuals with a diagnosis of "litigious paranoia." Similarly, Mullen and Lester12 offered anecdotal evidence of improvements in hyperlitigious clients with whom they were working after a course of atypical antipsychotic medication. For the hyperlitigious persons with delusional thought patterns or psychotic features, these interventions seem reasonable. For those without these features, who instead present only with maladaptive patterns of behavior, other interventions seem more appropriate.
Many hyperlitigious persons have presented with obsessional traits.12 In the context of speculative treatments, for the very small number of persons who have insight that their behaviors impair their lives, the standard approaches to obsessive-compulsive (OC) disorders may help. Exposure and response prevention therapies have a reasonable track record with OC disorders, especially when used in combination with mainstream antidepressant medications.33,34 For the small minority of persons who seek treatment voluntarily, this strategy would address preoccupation with the grievance and claims process.
Another subset of hyperlitigious people has awareness that their lives are disrupted by their actions, but are unwilling to seek professional treatment, in part because of the stigma associated with such labeling. In large cities, experimental peer help programs similar to Alcoholics Anonymous might be initiated. These peer groups also have a reasonable track record in promoting reductions or cessations in problematic substance use when used in conjunction with individualized treatment.35 We could envision a group of Hyperlitigators Anonymous (HLA?) that could work together to address the behaviors that have some elements of an addiction.
Existing statues allow the mental health court paradigm to lend itself to the management of hyperlitigious litigants. Many of the statutes that are intended to keep hyperlitigious litigants at bay allow a judge to decide whether and when an individual deemed vexatious is allowed to engage in future litigation. Requiring hyperlitigious litigants to participate in a similar program before being allowed to pursue further litigation may help to alleviate some of the load these individuals place on overtaxed judicial systems. The prospect of being removed from vexatious litigant lists may also serve as leverage and a positive reinforcement that leads hyperlitigious persons to agree to participate in treatment. All three of the suggested strategies also allow for data to be gathered directly from litigants, enabling forensic psychiatrists and the judicial system to gain greater understanding of the mechanisms that contribute to the development and maintenance of relentless litigation.
The conclusions that have been offered about hyperlitigious litigants, including our own, are largely speculative. Hyperlitigious litigants and behaviors have been neglected in the psychological literature over the past half-century. To date, no empirical data have been gathered directly from these individuals. In fact, only a handful of empirical articles have been published about them, and only one of those studies involved a sample from the United States or referred to workings within the United States legal system. Genn39 warned that the absence of first-hand data regarding the hyperlitigious creates gaps in knowledge that are filled with anecdotes that may not be accurate representations of such persons. Although this absence is problematic, perhaps insights about hyperlitigious individuals can be gained by systematically examining experiences with them, as well as interviewing and assessing such persons directly.
Hyperlitigious behaviors pose significant challenges for legal professionals and the judicial systems across the United States and worldwide. The last half-century has seen these individuals nearly disappear from the psychological literature. Ongoing research on them is being conducted predominantly in European countries and is largely unavailable to clinicians in the United States. We believe it is worthwhile to revive discussion within the English-speaking psychiatric community about hyperlitigious individuals and how mental health professionals may assist in their management. We have proposed a nonpejorative way to conceptualize the motivations behind this type of behavior, as well as three treatment strategies for mental health professionals who may interact with hyperlitigious litigants.
A needed research task is to elicit feedback from professionals who have dealt with these individuals to gain insight into how their behaviors develop and are maintained over time. Empirical testing of hypotheses about hyperlitigiousness is warranted. The best way to do this may be to locate and speak directly to hyperlitigious persons, though this is an inherently difficult task, given the nature of the behavior. Still, hyperlitigious litigants both cause and likely experience a great deal of dysfunction as a result of their Sisyphean pursuits of justice. Our intent is not to conclude prematurely that these individuals are afflicted with some form of psychopathology. Rather, our goal is to develop a better understanding of them and their behavior so that informed decisions may be made regarding how these behaviors can be addressed.
The authors thank Michelle A. Jones for her help in revisions of earlier versions of this article.
California Vexatious Litigant Statute, Cal. Civ. Proc. § 391 (1963).
Latronica v. Superior Court of California, 1:09cv1162 AWI DLB (E.D. Cal. 2009).


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NOOOOOOO!!! The Dark Side has taken hold of you!
*g* Yes it has. It's all over for me now.
And why are you looking up pictures? I only have about 10,000 I could give you.
See, I can tell you're starting to really like him because you spelled his name correctly.
Oh no. That's what I get for having the same icons as the muse. I don't notice when I'm signed in as him. although he does have the appropriate facepalm icon for my stupidity.
hee Certainly not today, though. It's Bran muffin's birthday! Billie can't even be bothered to look at his own flist.
Bran muffin! *squeeks* You are too cute with the nicknames.
Calling people "muffin" is nothing new, but Bran muffin is too perfect.
It is! I know you have always called people muffins since I've known you. That's what makes this nickname so cute!
I didn't cross it over to Billie until yesterday because it seemed just too cute. But he'd been on a plane for 24 hours and he was half asleep and he and Brandon were in a cafe in Paris and there were muffins there so it seemed like something he'd call him when he was on the brink of delirium.
Heeeee. Did Brandon/his puppeteer die laughing?
Brandon smiled. Erin didn't say anything, but she specifically wrote that that's what he was smiling at.
HI! I didn't know my Charlie and NV knew each other.
Blame me all you want. It doesn't stop Billie from being gorgeous.
We're just starting to get to know one another. We commiserated last week on England's poor play in the World Cup, though. It's nice to have someone to share my sports interests with. The cricket stuff is a little over my head, but the sentiment is familiar from my crazed passion for college football and pro hockey.
A conspiracy to do what?
*cracking up* I'll have to remember that.


At its core, public policy appeases the masses. The roots of democracy dig into public input. For that reason, I propose rooting for the candidates that rarely get much attention: Centrists. Not everyone belongs to the far-left or right. However, the candidates on the ballots are.
"Both sides can be seen as equally insane." To many people, this statement rings true. For others, it shows how polarizing our politics can be. Now more than ever, people are voting the idea of centrism out. In fact, many moderate Republicans were replaced with further right Republicans in last years midterms. Unfortunately, media outlets constantly give the louder and more radical voices a microphone. As a result, voter turnout is on the rise, while Republican enthusiasm is down.
The victory of Abigail Spanberger against Republican Incumbent Dave Brat, a member of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus, is a prime example of a centrist candidate rising over a more extreme candidate. Spanberger, an ex-CIA agent, ran on a Centrist agenda in the rural 7th District of Virginia; a Republican stronghold. Her platform held many signature Democrat principles, but she opposed single-payer healthcare and vowed to vote against Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House. She was victorious by a margin of 2%. If she had been more progressive, she likely would not have won.
These results are not across the board. However, if fully embraced, more voters would be happy with the actual legislative policy being produced in Congress. Congressional approval is at a low point, and it has been there for a while now. If the middle ground was more represented and given more attention, there would be less extreme candidates winning elections. There would also fewer stalemates in the legislative process. Centrists would, not only enact more common sense measures but also bring more logical ideas to the floor.
How do we define Centrism?
However, it is without a doubt that Centrism is a subjective term. Your middle ground may be different than mine. Another argument from the New York Times quotes that Centrists are hostile and wish for the destruction of democracy.
The citizens of the United States want Congress to work together and do their jobs. In the House of Representatives almost every viewpoint in recognized-whether you are pro-life, pro-amnesty, or pro-single-payer. However, we need more reasonable and logical candidates to run on issues that everyone can agree on, while putting their personal issues aside. With direction, time, and accountability, Centrism would prosper and radical agendas would die in the primary ballot box.


President Obama has been bragging that his National Export Initiative was a rousing success in the first quarter of this year and exports were up 17% from a year ago. There is no question that increased exports abroad generate jobs at home. The Senate didn't pass the badly needed jobs bills, consumer confidence is plunging faster than home sales, we have declining factory orders, continuing layoffs at the state and local level and the weak June jobs numbers so any success is to be touted. At a time when jobs are in short supply," Obama said Wednesday, "building exports is an imperative."
The only thing that is working in our favor is that China is resisting the rush of trans-national companies to set up shop there. They have decided to build domestic consumption and in that vein they are tolerating strikes by workers against the trans-nationals for higher pay. This doesn't mean these parasites won't look for some other country where they can exploit workers but many of these countries are becoming wary of getting into bed with these neo-con companies. The last down turn found many of the labor providing countries with billions of USD in their treasuries and no place to buy rice. (hungry people tend to revolt) This is motivating them to consider the Chinese way of doing things and move away from the neo-cons's flat earth model.
This is not to say things have turned around for us even though some companies are returning jobs to the US.
Someone better evaluate the nutritional content of the electronic representations of wealth that all strive so obsessively to amass.
Having destroyed all resources for feeding ourselves in the mad rush to collect said electronic cyphers, we'll have to survive on a thin broth of boiled computer gear garnished with shredded federal reserve notes.
Uhh nothing to offer but props to John for the enjoyable and depressing comment....good stuff, man.
Speaking of things to eat, the way out of the deficit problem is have the makers of the problem eat them till there gone. That would free up our money to build American jobs.


Discussion in 'Semi-Automatic Rifles' started by BangoSkank46290, Feb 13, 2014.
I know you can get many loads in the .300 BLK but if serious about Elk would not be my choice.
Have you considered getting a big brother in say, .308?
Second vote for .308, that's the minimum I would use for elk that works in an AR platform. DPMS has one that shoots within 1 MOA.
Good luck I don't know of any round that has the energy out of an AR-15 that has the power to take an Elk cleanly at over 100 yards.
You might as well be hunting with an M1 carbine.
Why not spend $350.00 and buy a used -06 and actually have a Deer Elk rifle?
2506, EM60, 3MTA3 and 7 others like this.
1. i have a .338 rem ultra mag i use when looking the canyons or on long shots, the AR is more to carry when hiking.
3. to make this much more tricky im left handed. stag is only southpaw manufacturer i have found. since a lefty upper needs a lefty bolt i cant go for a snoflake like the 6.5 grendel ect. stag makes a 6.8 upper or i could rebarrel a 5.56 upper but round would have to use 5.56 bolt (why the blackout is a main consideration). im hoping for 300yard performance but will use my .338 for shots over that.
6.8spc or 6x45 or 6.5 Grendel would work for deer.
Elk is another story altogether.
Keep your expectations realistic. Elk are tough animals to put down, and put down for good.
Many consider the .270 Win marginal for elk, and don't recommend it beyond about 250yds, if that's any indication of the kind of cartridge needed to be effective on them critters.
Scroll down the page until you come to the 6.8 section.
Which is it? The thick stuff or long shots down power line cuts or across clear cuts?
If we're talking about a standard AR-15 base (and not AR-10 sized) for use in the thick stuff for elk with magazines that aren't a problem, I'd go .458 SOCOM every single time. It's a reloader's proposition for the most part, but you can use your standard .223 mags just fine.
If you're shooting 200 yards+, I'd go with a 6.5 Grendel. The mag issues seem to have been sorted out and it'll do way more than 200yards. I'm not sure if I'd feel comfortable about long shots on elk, though.
Check out the 30 Remington AR cartridge. Works on a normal AR-15 lower and is close to the power of a 300 savage.
so i have a .338 ultra mag, long shots are handled by that and it is my primary elk rifle, but is HUGE for shooting a deer.
mostly im looking for something that can go to 300 yards and have some power behind it but wont destroy a deer.
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i know theres lots of great rifles out there, i can borrow most any caliber from my family at any time. im asking about building an all around mid range hunting AR15 great for deer and good for elk mid range, can we please stay on topic.
topic is: is the 300 BO a good medium range round or should i stick with my primary desire of the 6.8 spc, OR are there good alternative suggestions to these two like the 6.5 grendel or the .458 socom as already suggested.
and again thanks for all the good input so far, researching theses options now.
The BLK as it is generally referred to with full power loads is usually equated to roughly that of a .30-30, maybe a little less. There are tons of different charts and comparisons out there for it. If you are comfortable shooting the intend game with that then by all means do so.
If you goal was in the 100-200 yard range I would have no problem recommending the BLK. I know a guy that uses his for Elk with good success but ONLY under 150 yard is his rule. When you start talking ~300 yards I feel that is pushing it and I personally would not. Again if you feel differently by all means go for it. This is also a conversion about humane kills under normal hunting conditions. If it was survival and needed to put food on the table to live I would shoot whatever game I could with the cal bier I had.
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I really have to agree with Mark W here. I don't think you're going to get what your looking for out of an AR. The common consensus is to take an Elk you're looking at 1500 ft/lbs of energy and the 6.5 Grendal doesn't even have that at 200 yards. Now shot placements means quite a bit and I am not saying it can't be done, but I'd be hesitant to call it an elk round. You'd really have to know what you're doing, use good quality ammunition and be able to get within 200 yards for the shot. The .458 Socom has the trajectory of a mortar and most people assume it has the useful yardage of 100-150 yards. Again, if you can get up to the Elk it's a big thumper and in my mind is a better choice the then Grendal. However you're going to have to budget in enough money to get out there a shoot it and learn what the cartridge does. In the end you're limited too much by the magazine dimensions.
Again, Like I said initially I agree with Mark W. If you want a short brush gun, look at the Ruger American Compact. it's an inexpensive, effective and accurate alternative. Or if you want the usefulness of AR-10 magazines, go with the <broken link removed> in 308. Magazine fed, and since it's bolt action your not tied down by the 5 round restriction in Oregon.
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also this is going to be primarily a deer gun and a secondary/short range elk gun, not the other way around.
i know 6.8 is a great deer round and my preference, i just want to make sure it will do well on mid range elk provided i can shoot well enough which isnt a huge concern.
its starting to sound like a 15 cant hit elk at that mid range im looking for and i will have to keep carrying my .338 on those long walks.
i was hoping the 6.8 spc would fill that void but it may just be my deer rifle and ill keep the big stick around for elk season.
greatly helpful guys! its nice to have people answer questions VS fishing on google.
Just get a 6.5 Grendel (with smart bullet choice) and be done with it.
I hope the handgun, bow and black powder hunters hunters see this so they know they don't have enough energy with there chosen tool to kill a elk.
Other words, Yes you will have to make better decisions with ethical distance, shot choice and placement with something like a Grendel but I have a hunch you kinda knew that.
I say just use some 160 grain bullets for deer in your 338 and larger grain for anything bigger and call it day. Spend your money on a nicer scope and ammo!
So, excuse me for piping in with what may be a silly question but I haven't heard anybody weigh in on the 7.62x39 upper for the AR15 lower.
Is that not a feasible cartridge for deer/elk at mid range?
I use a 30-06 myself, but one of my aspirations is to pick up a 7.62x39 upper and test it out.


Utilize your skills developed from years of Mad Libs and create a cute story featuring the Doko Demo Issyo cast.
Chances are you can't remember your early childhood. Unless you currently are in early childhood, then you probably vividly recall the mass of small books your parents bought for you on a shopping binge at Borders and now rest in your bedroom. These books are simple: not big on words, nor big on big words, but they are pretty damned entertaining, aren't they?! And they'll no doubt hold a special place in your heart for the rest of your life. Probably.
It's no different in Japan. In fact, since Japan is one of those countries with a strict ethos of taking something Americans regard fleetingly and turning it into a big deal, it was only natural to tackle children's picture books (known as ehon over there and for most of this preview) and turn them into expensive video games. However, today's featured game is not a pioneer. After all, during the heady "multimedia" days of the mid 90s you'd be hard pressed not to find a computerized children's book sitting on the shelves. And even as recently as last year has a whole "Digital Ehon" series popped up on the PS one. Ah, but those aren't real games! Yes, as shocking as it sounds, the Digital Ehon series is really nothing but a series of Flash animations ported to a console. As for the rest, well, we're all too familiar with the 3DO library by now.
Okay, so enough filler. Coming off the rush of Toro to Kyujitsu, Sony has already reenlisted its adorable cat-thing Toro and his animal friends (marketing term: Pokepi) from Doko Demo Issyo, the timeless PocketStation-based game. Now they're starring in Watashi na Ehon (My Picture Book), a new approach to virtual baby books. And with the market hurting so, it's about time. You begin Watashi na Ehon in a store that sells, uh, ehon. The owner of the store invites you to create a book with him and with you now totally enthralled, the two of you begin.
The purpose of playing is to build a story based on your input. Start by choosing one of the Pokepi (Toro! Ricky! Suzuki! Pierre! Jyun!), who then become the main character of your particular little project. From there the story begins to unfold, and at times you will be prompted to make choices to branch off the story. Part of that is inputting words and phrases that will be established in a custom dictionary. As the tale goes on, the word(s) will be continuously used and produce varying results among the plot and the characters in the story too. This kind of "tell me what to do" device is a staple of the Doko Demo series, and in Ehon can lead to a cheerful story or a somber one depending on the choices you make. Aside from words, you may also have to select from a series of pictoral items to keep things moving.


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Second conviction of luring youth for sex results in jail time
Cory Hurley | Posted: Aug. 25, 2014, midnight | Updated: Sept. 30, 2017, 5:38 a.m. | 3 Min Read
Jason Maynard is seen in provincial court in Corner Brook Monday, Aug. 25, 2014.
A Norris Point man convicted of offences related to luring youth for the second time in approximately two years has been sent to jail.
Jason Richard Maynard, 33, received a total of 13 months in jail after pleading guilty to luring a youth via texting for a sexual purpose, invitation to sexual touching, a breach of probation, and providing liquor to minors. The sentence, imposed by Judge Kymil Howe in provincial court in Corner Brook Monday, is reduced 74 days for time served.
The man, who was described to the court as "slow" and "lacking in psychosexual maturity," was still serving probation when he was arrested for similar offences in July 2013. He had served a conditional sentence imposed in January 2012 for luring two pre-teenaged girls in the Norris Point area in 2009.
He had contacted the girls through Facebook and later met them between five and 10 times. He also supplied them with cigarettes and beer. Although Maynard thought he would get to have sex with the girls, no sexual offences occurred.
In July 2013, he was arrested this time for soliciting sexual favours, including oral sex, from a 13-year-old girl via text messages and written notes. He had also provided three youth, including the victim, with 48 cans of beer.
This time the luring and invitation to sexual touching offences come with a mandatory jail sentence and a lifetime listing with the sex offender registry.
Crown attorney Alana Dwyer had asked for a total sentence of between 14 and 16 months, requesting a concurrent sentence on the sex-related offences, and consecutive 30-day jail terms for the breach of probation and providing liquor to minor.
Legal-aid lawyer Jamie Luscombe requested a shorter sentence — asking for 12 months on the sex-related offences, a consecutive 30-day prison term for the breach of probation, but a fine for the liquor act offence.
Howe agreed with the shorter jail term of 12 months, and imposed a $500 fine for providing liquor to a minor. Although Dwyer suggested providing alcohol was "grooming" the victim for sexual favours, the judge disagreed with the specific connection.
Maynard, who was also described as socially isolated, is also not permitted to have any contact with people under the age of 16 unless supervised by a court-approved person. He is also not permitted at places that youth can expected to be found — such as schools, parks, playgrounds — or work or volunteer where he would be in a position of trust or authority to youth. He is also not permitted to use a telecommunications device or the Internet unless supervised or for circumstances such as work.
Maynard, who has already been undergoing mental health illness appointments with a health care professional and started psychiatric assessment appointments, will be placed on 18 months of probation after his release from prison.

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I've been meaning to start blogging on my site for some time now and I thought there would be no better introductory post than this wedding. I met Rachael almost five years ago now (or as she likes to say, she knew me before I had a full sleeve tattoo) in Nashville. She was my first professional shoot EVER (if you're reading this Rae, God bless you for believing in me) and we've continued working together ever since. I met Josh through Rae (obviously) and instantly adored him - he has one of the biggest hearts for Jesus and they both bring out the best in each other so being able to photograph this wedding was a joy in itself. There are couples all over the world but very few have a love like they do and you can see it through the photos. Love you both dearly and also I'd like to thank my dear friend Lyndsey for helping assist this wedding, I could not have done it without you!
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The agency was already handling digital duties (Strategy, Content, Social, Media & Activation) for Dubai Festival City Mall.
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Cornell Student's Used Textbook Business Stirred Up A Game-Changing Copyright Battle
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The U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule this term on a battle over international copyright law that some legal experts call the most important case of its kind in a decade.
Former Cornell student Supap Kirtsaeng is at the center of the fight over whether it's okay for people in the United States to sell copyrighted materials that were made abroad.
Kirtsaeng, a Thai national, had his family members buy cheap textbooks in Thailand and ship them to the U.S. so he could then sell them for a profit on eBay. He reportedly sold $1 million worth of books, though the exact profits from the venture are in dispute.
In any event, John Wiley & Sons Inc., whose Asian unit made the books, was arguably losing money off Kirtsaeng's ingenuity because it missed out on the chance to sell those textbooks itself in the more expensive U.S. market.
To try to recoup some of that cash and possibly make a point, the publisher used a quirk of American copyright law to successfully sue Kirtsaeng over his lucrative side business. It won $600,000 in damages.
Under the "first-sale" doctrine of U.S. copyright law, consumers who legally buy a copy of a copyrighted work - such as a book or CD - can do whatever they want with it.
But John Wiley successfully argued at trial that the "first-sale" doctrine didn't apply to works made outside the U.S. because a sale outside America shouldn't be governed by its copyright law.
Now that the Supreme Court has heard the case, it's going to issue an opinion this term on whether the "first-sale" doctrine applies to goods made outside the U.S.
It's a decision that could have huge implications for global companies that make copyrighted products like textbooks, intellectual property lawyer Garland Stephens told Business Insider.
"If I want to authorize Thailand to sell my copyrighted books, and I charge much less for people who sell that book in the U.S.," he said, "it pretty much destroys my ability to charge different prices in different markets."
The counter-point of course is that people should be able to do whatever they want with the stuff they buy. Consumer groups like the Owners' Rights Initiative have argued that a loss for Kirtsaeng would seriously curtail your ability to sell foreign-made stuff on e-Bay, Etsy, and other sites.
In reality, it's hard to imagine big companies going after every little guy who tries to sell a CD or textbook on eBay, Stephens says. But big copyright owners might try to make an example out of a few folks if the Supreme Court decision goes their way, he added.
Just look at the recording industry and the massive awards it got from a few illegal file-sharers.
"They have picked out a few and really gone after them," Stephens said.
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Facebook's director in spotlight after cashing out
By Reuters | Updated: 22 August 2012 09:20 IST
Peter Thiel was the first investor to take a gamble on Facebook Inc. Now some people are wondering whether, in selling most of his stake, the Facebook board member is signaling to others that it's time to rush for the exits.
Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal who invested in Facebook in 2004, sold roughly $400 million worth of Facebook shares last week as the first restrictions barring insider selling were lifted.
The sales, which were conducted as part of a stock sale plan that Thiel entered into in May, have dealt another blow to Facebook's reputation among some investors in the wake of a rocky debut that has wiped out roughly 50 percent of its market value. And it has raised questions about whether Thiel's move conflicts with his responsibilities as a Facebook director.
"It's a vote of no-confidence from a board member," said Max Wolff, an analyst at Greencrest Capital.
"If he wants to serve primarily as a self-interested investor, that's fine. But then you can't be on the board. Boards of directors are not made up of people whose primary interests are in their checkbook," said Wolff, who said he believed Thiel should resign from the board.
A spokesman for Thiel declined to comment.
"From a shareholder standpoint, if a VC is going to be on the board you'd like to think that they still have a large position in the company and that they're interested in making it be more valuable," said Walter Price, a portfolio manager at RCM Capital Management which does not own Facebook shares. "It sends a mixed message when they sell most of their stock and they still stay on the board," he said.
The 44-year-old Thiel still owns roughly 5.6 million shares of Facebook, worth around $107 million at Tuesday's closing price of $19.14 per share.
That stake means he still has "skin in the game," said James Post, a professor of management at Boston University who specializes in corporate governance issues.
"The worst you can say is that it may reflect perhaps a questionable judgment about getting rid of all these shares at a time when such big questions are looming about Facebook's future," said Post. But he said he believed that Thiel's sales do not disqualify him from serving on the board.
The stock sales are the latest in a seemingly endless string of setbacks and controversies to plague Facebook since its highly anticipated IPO in May.
The world's No. 1 online social networking website, with roughly 955 million users, experienced brisk demand for its shares when it was a private company and became the only U.S. company to debut with a market value of more than $100 billion.
But technical glitches with the Nasdaq stock exchange marred the stock's first day of trading and concerns about the company's slowing revenue growth have pressured the company's shares since then.
Thiel, who has an undergraduate degree from Stanford University in philosophy and a law degree from Stanford Law School, was among Facebook's first believers.
He invested $500,000 in Facebook at a $5 million valuation in September 2004, seven months after the company was created by Mark Zuckerberg in a Harvard dorm room. In 2006, one of Thiel's investment firms, the Founders Fund, participated in a $27.5 million funding round along with Greylock Partners, Meritech Capital Partners and Accel Partners.
The Facebook investment is by far the most successful of Thiel's investments, which have also included stakes in LinkedIn Corp, Yelp Inc and SpaceX.
Thiel sold 16.8 million shares of Facebook at the IPO for $38 a share, for total proceeds of roughly $640 million. And he sold a significant number of shares through a private transaction in 2009.
Facebook, which declined to comment on Thiel's stock sales, said in its prospectus in May that the company believes Thiel should serve on the board because of his "extensive experience as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, and as one of our early investors."
It's common for early investors, such as venture capitalists and angel investors, to have seats on the boards of companies they've backed. And venture firms typically distribute shares of the company to their limited partners following an IPO, so that the venture fund's investors can get a return on the investment.
But there are no "hard and fast rules" for when those investors should exit the board after a company's IPO, said Nick Sturiale, a partner at venture capital firm Jafco Ventures.
"It's usually a discussion between the CEO and the board member and the partnership whether they stay, and for how long," he said.
John Doerr, a partner at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, is on the board of Google Inc and was on the board of Amazon.com Inc until 2010 - both companies that Kleiner funded.
If the fund that a director represents sells its stake after the IPO, the director should also consider stepping down, said Charles Elson, a University of Delaware finance professor specializing in corporate governance.
The topic sparked a lively debate on Tuesday, as venture capitalists and technology company executives unleashed a rash of Twitter messages and blog posts to defend or criticize the insider sales.
Fred Wilson, a principal with Union Square Ventures, noted in a post on his personal blog that insider selling is to be expected following an IPO.
"Those who took the risk of losing all the capital they bet on 20 year old Mark Zuckerberg are entitled to their return," wrote Wilson.
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This integration enables you to integrate 48 health metrics related to equipment in at regular intervals. Examples of these metrics are CPU usage or antivirus status.
Metrics are calculated and collected via Nexthink, an automatic discovery tool, and then retrieved by in a CSV file.
Nexthink groups metrics into four families (PC health, software and OS health, security and compliance, network health, see the list) and displays the OK/Warning/Error status for the current day and/or for the previous week.
Information is displayed in Equipment forms via a HTML form that presents each status using customizable icons, e.g. Warning status . See the example.
Initial preparation of the environment for receiving Nexthink metrics using different scripts.
Retrieve and store Nexthink metrics in an work table.
Generate HTML forms for each item of equipment monitored in Nexthink and store them in an work table.
Integrate compiled data from metrics in the final AM_ASSET table for equipment whose status has changed since the last integration.
The health metrics HTML form can be added to any equipment-related form, e.g. Equipment form, equipment-related Incident form, using a Memo field that you previously configured. See the procedure, step 5.
Metric names cannot be modified. They were defined by Nexthink. See the list.
The number of Nexthink equipment not found in is specified in a log table at the end of the integration processing. You should run a query to view the list of equipment and if required, correct errors on references or create the equipment required in .
As a general rule, Nexthink integration is run every 30 minutes. To ensure the run frequency of the task, you should integrate the preimport command line in a Batch or PowerShell script and use an external scheduler.
At the end of the integration processing, the Nexthink CSV file will be moved to the <Easyvista>\tools\smobackoffice\TEMP\NEXTHINK_ASSET_STATUS\Save folder. You should remember to move it to the initial folder if you want to run another integration manually. (Note: <Easyvista> Identifies the EasyVista folder on your application server).
You can modify the icons that represent the metric status.
You must keep the path and name of the files.
The recommended file size is 16x16 pixels.
Mapping between Nexthink and is performed using a unique ID, the Network Identifier of the equipment.
The icon displayed for each metric family is automatically determined by Nexthink and corresponds to the metric with the most critical status within the family.
Scripts are shipped for accounts 40000 (test case), 50004 (production database) and 50005 (sandbox). To run Nexthink integration using another account, you should duplicate and adapt them. See the procedure.
<EasyVista account> identifies the account used to run scripts.
Nexthink-create EVO_DATA50004.sql indicates that the script is enabled for account 50004.
1. PREIMPORT_SQL.sql: File containing the list of processes to be run during Nexthink integration based on the parameters defined in the NEXTHINK_ASSET_STATUS.ini configuration file.
Information on the Nexthink CSV file to be integrated.
Details on how the PREIMPORT_SQL.sql script will run. Note: If you use an external scheduler, the run frequency specified in the file will not be taken into account.
3. Nexthink-create EVO_BACKOFFICE tables.sql: Scripts for creating work tables in the EasyVista EVO_BACKOFFICE database for storing Nexthink metrics and HTML forms.
4. TRUNCATE_NEXTHINK_ASSET_STATUS.sql : Scripts for purging work tables in the EasyVista EVO_BACKOFFICE database in which Nexthink metrics and HTML forms are stored.
5. Nexthink-create EVO_DATA/<EasyVista account>/.sql: For the <EasyVista> account, script for adding the E_NXT_COMPLETE_STATUS column in the AM_ASSET table in the EasyVista EVO_DATA database. Used for storing the HTML form for each item of equipment (Memo field).
Script for storing the HTML forms generated for each item of Nexthink equipment in a work table in the EasyVista EVO_BACKOFFICE database.
Script for storing new or modified data in the AM_ASSET table in the EasyVista EVO_DATA database.
Script for updating the log table in the EasyVista EVO_BACKOFFICE database. The log table lists the number of modified equipment statuses and the number of Nexthink equipment not found in .
<Easyvista> Identifies the EasyVista folder on your application server.
Note: Copy the scripts for the accounts used for performing Nexthink integration.
1. Install the EasyVista environment for receiving Nexthink metrics.
Go to the <Easyvista>\tools\smobackoffice\QUERIES\SQL\PREIMPORT folder.
You can customize the icons but you cannot modify the names below.
Go to the <Easyvista>\www\Styles\Easyvista\Images folder and copy and paste the three files in it.
2. Indicate the path of the Nexthink CSV file in the .ini configuration file.
Go to the folder <Easyvista>\tools\smobackoffice\QUERIES\SQL\PREIMPORT.
In the [NEXTHINK_ASSET_STATUS] section, enter the value for the DIRECTORY_1 parameter = full path of the CSV file.
3. If required, prepare the scripts for the other EasyVista accounts used to integrate Nexthink metrics.
Go to the folder <Easyvista>\tools\smobackoffice\QUERIES\SQL\PREIMPORT\Nexthink.
Duplicate the Nexthink-create EVO_DATA<EasyVista account>.sql and Update Nexthink status in AM_ASSET ((<EasyVista account>).sql scripts and rename them using the new account.
Edit these new files and modify the <EasyVista account> account using the new account.
Nexthink-create EVO_DATA<EasyVista account>.sql - Note: Run this script for each account required.
5. In , add the Nexthink metrics HTML form to an equipment-related form.
Open the form you want and switch to edit mode by clicking . Next, click Edit.
Click [ ADD FIELD ]. In the AM_ASSET table, select the E_NXT_COMPLETE_STATUS field.
In the form presentation, click next to the new field.
In the Size field of the Properties Inspector, indicate the height of the HTML form in pixels.
Start SQL Server Management Studio and log in to the EVO_BACKOFFICE database.
3. Open to correct errors, if any. The modifications will be taken into account the next time integration processing is run.
To run integration manually using the last file, you should copy it from the <Easyvista>\tools\smobackoffice\TEMP\NEXTHINK_ASSET_STATUS\Save folder and paste it in the initial folder indicated in the NEXTHINK_ASSET_STATUS.ini. file.
Correct reference errors in Equipment forms.
Create forms for Nexthink equipment to be monitored if they do not exist.
D: indicates metrics for the current day.
W: indicates metrics for the previous week.


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Previously, brokers and other commission based financial salespersons were held to a standard known as suitability, meaning an investment recommendation simply had to be "suitable" for a client, whether or not it was the option that was in their best interest. The suitability standard has permitted the sale of investment products that generate substantial commissions for brokers and some advisors even though these products are often not the best investments for clients, given the high fees associated with them.
I thought President Trump signed an Executive Order cancelling the rule?
No. Contrary to initial headlines, the executive action was not in fact an executive action at all, but rather a Presidential Memorandum. The memorandum directs a review of the fiduciary rule by the Department of Labor to determine whether it is deemed to be economically feasible.
The actual guidelines have already been in place since June 2016, but the enforcement of those guidelines begins on April 10, 2017. Barring any new developments, the rule will be enforced beginning on April 10.
Given the time needed to perform the economic feasibility analysis, coupled with the lack of a confirmed Secretary of Labor at the time of this writing, it may be some time before the Department of Labor makes significant progress in changing the rule.
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Subsequent to the initial Executive Order, the Department of Labor has issued a proposal to delay the rule from taking effect for an additional 60 days until June 9. It is likely that this delay will take effect – but, as we have seen, things can change quickly! (As of April 6, 2017 the rule has been officially delayed.)
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How does new-media art stand in the cultural landscape of Japan? Is new media-art playing an active role in keeping Japanese people in a state of childish innocence as a way to protect their identity from further erosion? What is the role of the authors who are active in the field? I have been lucky enough to have the chance to ask them directly within my findings and some interviews to some referential authors.
Not so far ago, we met Kodama Kanazawa on Digicult. She has been the Chief Curator at the Kawasaki City Museum. Today we are pleased to talk to Gak Sato. Gak Sato is a musician (Thereminist) and sound artist. Born in Tokyo in 1969. In 1993, established the Tokyo band Diet Music, whose tracks were included in the compilation Multidirection 2 (1995 Brownswood/Talkin' Loud). In 1996, Sato moved to Milan. From 1999 to 2008, he was the artistic director of Temposphere, a branch of Right Tempo in Milan. He has published 3 original albums and various remixes and has worked with artists of the caliber of Steve Piccolo, Luca Pancrazzi, Elliott Sharp, Vinicio Capossela and many others (http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gak_Sato).
For this short essay, I have chosen to show images of Tokyo taken by the photographer Sebastian Mayer and not to show the works of the authors and of the artists interviewed. I believe this choice gives the best opportunity for the reader to dive into the world in which the authors live …or have been living: in fact, all of them settled in Europe since years, a fact that shall favor that emotional distance essential for our purpose.
Mauro Arrighi: Do you think that Japan is on the forefront of new social trends?
Gak Sato: It might be, but only within Japan… it sounds paradoxical. I will expand on this: Social Media might signify "Everyone, Everywhere, Realtime, Global". …anyway: the majority of the Japanese communicate only in Japanese, therefore we always develop a peculiar way of interaction, which functions only in Japan or with those who can speak Japanese.
Mauro Arrighi: Do you think that the entertainment industry and the media art are shaping from within the collective imagination and the collective identity of the country?
Gak Sato: The world of the entertainment industry is continuously creating global icons. If we think about the core identity of the American economic system as "Marketing & Business", Japanese people have completely absorbed this model. But, we did not absorbed the American underlying ideology, for us it is like a game. The media is perceived as frivolous, the public façade is frivolous as well as the followers' behaviors. Everything and everyone becomes Pop Culture. You see, tradition, politics, avant-garde, everything is turned into icons.
Mauro Arrighi: If it is so, do you think that the roots of this very process could be traced back to ancient indigenous traditions?
Gak Sato: Since the Meiji era (1868) or even earlier, Japan has been absorbing foreign cultures, both from the east and the west, rearranging its bits following the "Japanese style", if you might. From this point of view, mixing and evolving has been peculiar to the "Japanese way", a distinctive trait of our culture.
Mauro Arrighi: Do you think that Japanese people spend more time in virtual worlds rather than in the real one?
Gak Sato: If you refer to the "virtual worlds" as the Social Media Networks and alike, then we might assume that it is not an "alternative world", but is part of the Reality. Moreover, in Japan, in the subway, everyone is hooked up on his or her smartphone: there is no communication among neighbors. However, many people, after work, go to their cherished place, it might be a café, a pub or a small restaurant (we have izakaia and other traditional drinking places, very casual and cozy). In those places filled with a warm atmosphere, it is possible to start a conversation even with strangers and with the owner of the place. There are many ingredients that create a familiar atmosphere. Anyway, life in the megalopolis of Tokyo, seems happening in a virtual world.
Mauro Arrighi: Do you think that, in Japan, artists and others, are trying to escape from the real world using their creative power?
Gak Sato: Artists are supposed to create their work as a mirror of reality. If their work seems a tool offered to the public to escape from reality, hence it is the real world itself that embeds this option. The aim of the author is not to escape, nor is it his or her goal to create a way for escaping; it is the daily life, which expresses it.
Mauro Arrighi: Do you believe that western culture could benefit from the peculiar Japanese approach towards creativity?
Gak Sato: Let us not be slaves of stereotypes. The West learns from the East and the other way around. What is truly important is to change the point of view as much as we can. Saying so does not mean that Japan "is" another point view or that it "has" a completely different point of view, but Japan is also embedded in western culture. What I could say, it is that, from my point of view: western culture, traditionally, has not given attention to "anonymity" and "fortuity" in the creative process. At the same time, I shall not state that Japanese culture is grounded in "anonymity" and "fortuity". There is always more than one answer.
Mauro Arrighi: Do you have any opinion in regard to the use of avatars. Do you foresee any issue in regard to the use of multiple identities online?
Gak Sato: I do not know, maybe… Not sure, but it is not a new issue. I perceive this more as a security issue or a behavior that is exacerbated by the shame complex. People who send comments to newspapers or to a radio station use an alias; they want to remain in anonymity. I do not find any deeper meaning other than the will to avoid problems, remaining at peace.
Mauro Arrighi: I noticed that avoiding any social friction in Japan is of paramount importance, vital… I might say. Do you think that having multiple identities, both in the factual and virtual worlds, could serve as a medicine to relieve the pressure coming from the contemporary cityscape?
Gak Sato: This theme is taken up by and scrutinized by the writer Kobo Abe. It is crucial having a business card to find your place in the society. It is not that important that what is written on the card is real, your name or even your "title", what counts is feeling at ease in the system.
Mauro Arrighi: I sometimes had the impression that a Japanese becomes a person only when the business card is exchanged. What is written on the meishi, it is the truth, it defines the individual in the social context, even if the content is not real. What do you think about some people who "escape from reality" creating multiple identities in the virtual worlds and lately also in the reality 1.0, so to say?
Gak Sato: What is important is not abdicating from one's own personal responsibility.
Mauro Arrighi: Do you think that nowadays some Japanese artists and scientists are trying to connect to otherworldly forces via the computers? Something that has been done in ancient times by shamans who were asking the Mother Earth andthe spirits to be bestowed with special powers.
Gak Sato:Well, it has been taken into account case by case. As is the case of John Cage, who created Chance Operation to open up new possibilities for his compositions. During the recent past, artists have been dreaming about the computer as the tool capable of representing human beings in an outlandish fashion. From the Nineties then, I have seen many examples where the glitches have been the content. Recently, the computer became more anonymous, its personality (the errors) is less visible.
Mauro Arrighi: Do you think that it would be possible to address computers, videogame consoles, and smartphones as a contemporary torimono (the place where the kami – spirits – reside temporarily)? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinto
Gak Sato: If we consider music, the tendency could be that of finding spiritual energies inside the analogue hardware (analogue synths, microphones, coils recorder, analogue mixers and so on…). For the digital equipment, when something strange occurs, the "bugs" you know; well, it is at that point that you may sense the feelings. Updated gears have lesser and lesser "bugs". Hence, you may not experience any special feeling from it. Nonetheless, it is fun having this kind perception.
Mauro Arrighi: Do you think that manga, anime, videogames and media art are shaping another form of reality within the Japanese culture? I mean: an artificial reality, a fantasy-world to escape from the real world.
Gak Sato: It could be a shared fable where everyone finds him or herself. For example, Superman, Mickey Mouse or Godzilla, everyone knows them. Even though they are not real, everyone may empathize with them; everyone knows about their "physical" aspect and their personality. In this sense, they might be compared to gods. Even manga, anime and videogames, those become a shared common language. Nonetheless, I do not believe that all these characters or practices might become a tool for escaping from the real world.
Mauro Arrighi: Which do you think are the major differences between the following forms of creativity: manga, anime, videogames and new media art?
Gak Sato: Mostly, the difference lies in the quantity of information. Let me explain: the more data you give, the less the imagination is at work. More info equals less fantasy. For example, let's take the latest "shooting games": those are filled with information, maybe to a greater extent than a full length movie, but your role is simply killing enemies; you do not know even why you have to, but it is the core of the game. It is not needed to think too much, actually: there is no time for it. Then, maybe, this is the ideal tool, which leads you out of the factual reality. In regard to new media art, I cannot speak for everyone, but mostly the content is abstract. Even though there might be a lot of information embedded in it: those works leave us the chance to imagine and to think about the meaning of the information displayed.
Mauro Arrighi: What is, in your opinion, the psychological value of the avatars in the online virtual communities and social networks?
Gak Sato: It really depends on how you use it. Personally, I have not had that much fun with it. It is said that we shall get in touch with people from all over the world following the "Six Degrees of Separation" thing, but actually I am not interested in virtually meeting some total strangers. I have been thinking that the social media networks' ecosphere could have been an "open space", instead: it is becoming just a huge notice-board. The majority of the SNS (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ and so on) became a platform to share data. I prefer to remain in a semi-closed group of a few friends.
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