(insert Michael Corleone quote here)

First up, they're not my rules - I just did a C&P from a blog who got them from another source - those techniques are used by so broad a spectrum that I can't begin to list them.

Second, as to the Lock out, I haven't seen anything but a textbook labor dispute yet - Since the West coast is our primary Aisan port, there may be a case to be made.  I'll wait till the Resident (gotta get my liberal digs in somewhere) presents his case on Tuesday.