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Police continue to investigate the murder of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, and Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez continues to get legal advice from a large, international, corporate firm with more than 1,000 lawyers.? If Hernandez ever ends up facing murder charges there?s one thing he needs more than anything else:? A lawyer who has tried many murder cases.

For now, Hernandez is represented by Michael Fee of Ropes & Gray.? Fee is the obvious choice from the firm?s broad corporate practice.? Basically, he?s the guy who represents the corporate muckety-mucks who get charged with ?white collar? crimes.

Fee?s online bio, the carefully-crafted practice summary prepared for every lawyer at every large firm, makes it clear that Fee has plenty of experience in criminal cases, but says nothing about murder cases.

Plenty of white-collar criminal defense lawyers at major firms started as prosecutors.? So did Fee.? But his online bio indicates he enforced laws regarding corruption from public officials, not laws against murder or related crimes.

At some point, Hernandez will need to realize that he may need something other than a white-collar criminal defense lawyer.? If he?s charged with murder, Hernandez will need someone who has tried murder cases.? Preferably as both the prosecutor and as the defense attorney.? It?s critically important to have a lawyer who knows from experience how these cases get put together, and how they can be taken apart.

Also, Hernandez arguably would be far better off with a lone Vincent LaGuardia Gambini-style wolf than a prominent partner in a prominent firm.? Lawyers in large firms can be almost as worried about the questions they?ll face from their colleagues as they are about getting a successful result for the client.? Cases can easily be overlawyered by folks who dread the ?Did you argue this?? Did you argue that?? Did you do this?? Did you do that?? inquiries they?ll face from jerk-store colleagues who like to point out in passive-aggressive fashion that they would have done a better job.

If Hernandez ever is charged with murder and if Fee ends up sitting at counsel table as the lead lawyer, he?ll possibly be out of his element ? but he?ll never be able to admit it.? The best (or perhaps worst) example of this comes from the defense fashioned by the late Vincent Fuller on behalf of Mike Tyson in 1992.? Fuller, a powerful lawyer at a big D.C. firm who represented Don King on tax evasion charges and proved John Hinckley was insane when he shot Ronald Reagan, had no experience handling rape cases in Indiana.? And it showed.? Fuller, as explained by Sports Illustrated at the time, painted Tyson as sex-crazed animal in order to show that Tyson?s victim had to know what was going to happen when she went to his hotel room.

The picture painted by Tyson?s own lawyer likely made it easier for the jury to send him to jail.

If Hernandez faces murder charges in Bristol County, Massachusetts, he needs someone who has prosecuted murder cases in Bristol County, Massachusetts (preferably with the person who?ll be prosecuting Hernandez), who has defended murder cases in Bristol County, Massachusetts (preferably against the person who?ll be prosecuting Hernandez), and who has practiced before the Bristol County judge who?ll preside over the case.? Even if Fee has none of those qualities, it will be tempting for Fee to explain to Hernandez that Fee can do the job, since Hernandez has one thing most murder defendants don?t ? a lot of money to pay the bill.

In the end, that money will be best spent on someone who knows the prosecutor well, knows the judge well, knows the courtroom well, and knows the ins and outs of crafting reasonable doubt in a Bristol County, Massachusetts murder case.

Actually, the smartest move could be to assume charges are coming and to hire that lawyer now.? It?s obvious that Hernandez being targeted for potential prosecution, at a minimum for obstruction of justice.? The sooner he?s getting advice from a uniquely-qualified person who?d handle a murder trial, the better.

For all anyone knows, Hernandez already is.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/23/if-charged-with-murder-hernandez-needs-to-hire-the-right-lawyer/related/

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BlackBerry launches service to manage Android, Apple devices

By Euan Rocha

TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry launched a service on Tuesday allowing government agencies and corporate clients to secure and manage devices powered by Google Inc's Android platform and Apple Inc's iOS operating system.

The long-anticipated offering, which BlackBerry had said would come out around mid-year, could help the company sell high-margin services to its large clients even if many, or all, of their workers are using smartphones made by its competitors.

The new Secure Work Space feature will be managed through BlackBerry Enterprise Service (BES) 10, a new back-end system launched at the start of this year that allows BlackBerry's clients to control mobile devices on their internal networks.

The company, a one-time pioneer in the smartphone arena, is now fighting to regain ground lost to Apple's iPhone and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's Galaxy devices. To compete, it has rolled out a trio of devices powered by its new BlackBerry 10 operating system.

It hopes to win back users with the Z10, Q10 and Q5 devices that were unveiled during the first half of this year. The first comprehensive look at the success of its turnaround plan will likely emerge when it reports quarterly results on Friday.

At the same time, it has indicated a shift in emphasis from smartphones to services.

"With an integrated management console, our clients can now see all of the devices they have on their network, manage those devices and connect to them securely," David Smith, the head of enterprise mobile computing at BlackBerry, said in an interview.

"We now also have a secure work space on Android and iOS that allows our clients to secure and manage the data on those devices as well."

BlackBerry has installed some 18,000 BES 10 servers since the system was launched in January, up from a little more than 12,000 servers one month ago, and more than 60 percent of U.S. Fortune 500 companies are testing or using the system.

The feature, when used to manage Android and iOS devices, will allow IT managers to fence off corporate email, calendars, contacts, tasks, memos, Web browsing and document editing from personal apps and content, which could be less secure.

(Reporting by Euan Rocha; Editing by Edmund Klamann)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-launches-manage-android-apple-devices-040438480.html

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Polar blast gets travellers thinking about travel insurance ? a 200 ...

The snow drifts and torrential downpours that have affected thousands of people around New Zealand have led to unexpected consequences for overseas travel.

Southern Cross Travel Insurance (SCTI) CEO Craig Morrison said they have experienced a record spike in sales of insurance policies for overseas travel last week.

?It is a rare instance when a local event spreads into public consciousness ? but in the last few days we have experienced a large increase in traffic to our website. It would appear that the current cold snap has reminded people that travel insurance provides for protection against unexpected weather and geological events.?

?When you can?t get to work because of bad weather, or are sitting in the dark during a power cut, you realise how vulnerable you can be to the whims of nature.?

?That has led to an increase in phone enquiries and a record sales day for policies sold ? up more than 200% on normal figures for this time of year.?

Winter is traditionally the busiest time of the year for international travel - with Kiwis travelling abroad in search of sun. Figures from Statistics New Zealand show that of the 2.1 million overseas trips taken in 2012, a fifth were in June and July.

A December 2012 Colmar Brunton survey shows that while the majority of Kiwi travellers (85%) take out travel insurance, there?s still a large number of travellers leaving themselves vulnerable.? It is estimated that last year 320,000 trips were made by Kiwis without travel insurance.

Morrison says, ?Purchasing travel insurance online directly from the insurer has become increasingly popular with net-savvy travellers seeking the best possible value and protection.?

?For example, after the 2010 and 2011 volcanic eruptions in Iceland and Chile, a lot of companies reduced their travel delay maximum limits to only $1,000 or $2,000 - nowhere near enough for such major events.?

?SCTI customers who were stranded in Europe claimed on average $500 a day - for those stuck in Paris, it averaged $1,000 a day. SCTI offers cover of $30,000 or 30 days (whatever comes first) - this is better than nearly all other policies available in the market.?

Morrison firmly believes that the strong sales SCTI is experiencing is a clear sign that New Zealanders recognise the value travel insurance policies offer to protect their travel plans.

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Ohio air show resumes after stuntwoman, pilot die

A stunt plane loses control as a wing walker performs at the Vectren Air Show just before crashing, Saturday, June 22, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. The crash killed the pilot and the stunt walker instantly, authorities said. (AP Photo/Thanh V Tran)

A stunt plane loses control as a wing walker performs at the Vectren Air Show just before crashing, Saturday, June 22, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. The crash killed the pilot and the stunt walker instantly, authorities said. (AP Photo/Thanh V Tran)

Flames erupt from a plane after a stunt plane crashed while performing with a wing walker at the Vectren Air Show, Saturday, June 22, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. The crash killed the pilot and the wing walker instantly, authorities said. (AP Photo/Thanh V Tran)

A wing walker performs at the Vectren Air Show just before crashing, Saturday, June 22, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. The crash killed the pilot and the stunt walker instantly, authorities said. (AP Photo/Thanh V Tran)

Flames erupt from a plane after it crashed at the Vectren Air Show at the airport in Dayton, Ohio. The crash killed the pilot and stunt walker on the plane instantly, authorities said. (AP Photo/Dayton Daily News, Ty Greenlees)

This photo provided provided WHIO TV shows a plane after it crashed Saturday, June 22, 2013, at the Vectren Air Show near Dayton, Ohio. There was no immediate word on the fate of the pilot, wing walker or anyone else aboard the plane. No one on the ground was hurt. (AP Photo/WHIO-TV)

CINCINNATI (AP) ? An air show in southwestern Ohio reopened with a moment of silence Sunday, a day after a pilot and wing walker died in a horrifying, fiery crash in front of thousands of spectators.

The Vectren Air Show near Dayton closed after Saturday's crash but resumed Sunday in honor of pilot Charlie Schwenker and veteran stuntwoman Jane Wicker, both of Virginia.

The two were killed when their plane crashed suddenly in front of spectators who screamed in shock as the aircraft quickly was engulfed in flames. No one else was hurt.

Video of the crash showed their plane gliding through the sky before abruptly rolled over, crashing and exploding into flames. Wicker had been sitting atop the 450 HP Stearmans.

The decision to resume the show a day after the crash was an emotional one supported by Wicker's ex-husband, said air show general manager Brenda Kerfoot.

"He said, 'This is what Jane and Charlie would have wanted,'" Kerfoot said. "'They want you to have a safe show and go out there and do what you do best.'"

Wicker, 44, of Loudon, Va., was a mother of two boys and engaged to be married, Kerfoot said. Schwenker, 64, of Oakton, Va., was married.

The cause of the crash is unclear and the conclusion of an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board likely will take months.

Debris from the crash was cleared Saturday after investigators collected what they needed.

Wicker, a seasoned wing walker, was performing Saturday at the Dayton air show for the first time.

Wicker's website says she responded to a classified ad from the Flying Circus Airshow in Bealeton, Va., in 1990, for a wing-walking position, thinking it would be fun. She was a contract employee who worked as a Federal Aviation Administration budget analyst, the FAA said.

In one post on Wicker's site, the stuntwoman explains what she loved most about her job.

"There is nothing that feels more exhilarating or freer to me than the wind and sky rushing by me as the earth rolls around my head," says the post. "I'm alive up there. To soar like a bird and touch the sky puts me in a place where I feel I totally belong. It's the only thing I've done that I've never questioned, never hesitated about and always felt was my destiny."

She also answered a question she said she got frequently: What about the risk?

"I feel safer on the wing of my airplane than I do driving to the airport," she wrote. "Why? Because I'm in control of those risks and not at the mercy of those other drivers."

A program for the air show touted Wicker as performing "heart-stopping" feats and who did moves that "no other wing walker is brave enough to try."

"Wing riding is not for this damsel; her wing walking style is the real thing," the program said. "With no safety line and no parachute, Jane amazes the crowd by climbing, walking, and hanging all over her beautiful ... aircraft.

"Spectators are sure to gasp as this daredevil demonstrates in true form the unbelievable art of wing walking," it says.

On the video of the crash, an announcer narrates as Wicker's plane glides through the air.

"Keep an eye on Jane. Keep an eye on Charlie. Watch this! Jane Wicker, sitting on top of the world," the announcer said, right before the plane makes a quick turn and nosedive.

Some spectators said they knew something was wrong because the plane was flying low and slow.

Thanh Tran, of Fairfield, said he could see a look of concern on Wicker's face just before the plane went down.

"She looked very scared," he said. "Then the airplane crashed on the ground. After that, it was terrible, man ... very terrible."

In 2011, wing walker Todd Green fell 200 feet to his death at an air show in Michigan while performing a stunt in which he grabbed the skid of a helicopter.

In 2007, veteran stunt pilot Jim LeRoy was killed at the Dayton show when his biplane slammed into the runway while performing loop-to-loops and caught fire.

Organizers were presenting a trimmed-down show and expected smaller crowds at Dayton after the Air Force Thunderbirds and other military participants pulled out this year because of federal budget cuts.

The air show, one of the country's oldest, usually draws around 70,000 people and has a $3.2 million impact on the local economy. Without military aircraft and support, the show expected attendance to be off 30 percent or more.

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Six reasons we're glad 'Cops' will continue

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Bad boys, what you gonna do? You better keep running -- the classic law-enforcement reality show "Cops" will carry on for a 26th season this fall, although it will move from its longtime home on Fox to Spike TV.

If you've seen one "Cops," you've got the plot down. This is no "Lost," with complicated plotlines that throw loyal viewers for loops. It's straightforward as a Miranda warning: Cops chase bad guys. Cops catch bad guys. Bad guys are often naked, high, lying, rock-stupid, or all of the above.

Here are six reasons we love the show still.

That theme song
Most shows today are too cool for theme songs that tell what's going on, but not "Cops." Reggae band Inner Circle rocks out with a super-catchy warning to the criminals we're about to see, "Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do, when they come for you?" Whatcha gonna do? They're gonna get busted and go to jail, is what they're gonna do, and we're gonna watch.

The cops themselves
From Los Angeles to Louisiana, the show took us inside the world of law enforcement in a most un-Hollywood-like way. This was no "Adam-12" or "Dragnet," with glamorous stars out on high-profile cases. These cops were regular men and women, sometimes jokey, sometimes serious, sometimes befuddled by the bizarre criminals that crossed their paths. Their work veered from dull paperwork to life-endangering chases, and for many of us, this was the first honest glimpse we'd ever had inside daily police work.

The racing camera operators
Operating a camera on some reality shows looks kind of simple. Not so on "Cops." Here the cameramen and women book out after a running perp just the same was the officers do, racing through weeded lots, darting around dark corners, and often panting with the exertion -- all while hauling a hefty, expensive camera while they do so.

The sheer amount of nudity
"Cops" editors have to reach for the pixelator almost as much as their comrades on "Survivor." We just had no idea so many people liked to drive naked until we tuned in to a few regular episodes of this show. Makes you have sympathy for those folks working late-night drive-thru windows.

The dumb criminals
Let's face it, the ordinary run-of-the-mill DUIs and robberies are interesting, but it's the wackos that bring us in. The guy who robbed a fast-food restaurant and tried to escape wearing those sneakers that light up. The drug users who try to eat whole bags of evidence. People who think they can outrun a police helicopter. And folks who deny, deny, deny, even as their breathalyzer's lighting up like a carnival ride or cocaine is falling out of their pants. We may not be geniuses, but we're Einsteins next to these fools.

Hoping to see your city onscreen
It's not exactly a point of pride, but it's sure interesting when "Cops" heads to your own hometown to film an episode. Hey, you always thought that intersection was seedy! You've eaten at that burger joint that got robbed! And doesn't that guy in handcuffs look a little like ... Cousin Jim, is that you?

Source: http://www.today.com/entertainment/six-reasons-were-glad-cops-will-continue-spike-6C9801123

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