Another approach is to identify potential problem areas where people are starting fires in an attempt to tackle the issue immediately.

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DreamWorks sued Littleton, alleging that he made an "unabashed and relentless attempt at extortion" starting four months before Spirit's release.

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They fail, entirely and completely, before they even attempt to get out of the starting gate.

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Representative Ted Poe (R-Texas), a former judge, is reportedly jump-starting an effort on Capitol Hill in an attempt to engage these companies.

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Apple also uses escalations of commitment, starting with the entry level iPod, in an attempt to eventually take over every possible screen, from phone to TV.

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According to the BioWare Blog, the DLC may be unlocked after you stop the Cerberus coup attempt, but before you attack Cronos Station (thus starting the end game).

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Stranger still, was the fact that the first time I sat on a tube train, many of the passengers seemed to be totally oblivious to the startling contents at the front of these papers, and were reading them backwards - starting with the sport pages, not even reading the pages where an attempt at telling the news might be.

BBC: A Hamster ate my Granny!

Over the next six months, they will attempt to cross that bridge, test its integrity and march toward a brighter future that is finally starting to peek over the horizon.

WSJ: The Mets' Crawl Through the Desert Continues

Her first attempt at a comedy show was last year at the Tron in Glasgow and she says she is starting to go "a bit bonkers with adrenaline" as the latest performances come closer.

BBC: Former MSP Rosie Kane turns to comedy