Tru Calling (2003)

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TruCalling is an American supernatural drama television series which aired on Fox. Original episodes aired between October 30, 2003, and April 21, 2005; however, the final episode was shown in other territories before it was aired in the United States due to lower-than-anticipated ratings.[2][3]

The show starred Eliza Dushku as Tru Davies, a twenty-two-year-old medical school student who takes a job at the city morgue when her internship falls through. When the corpse of a deceased woman seems to awaken and asks for her help, Tru discovers that she has the incredible power to relive that day in order to try to prevent that death. Over the course of the series, Tru struggles to keep her secret, juggle her responsibilities with her complicated personal life, and learn to control her power.

Tru is aided by her boss, Davis (Zach Galifianakis), who acts as a sort of guide and mentor, who is later revealed to have known about Tru's mother (who was, apparently, the last person to receive the "calling" before her daughter), her best friend Lindsey (A.J. Cook), who doesn't know Tru's secret, and her impulsive, good-natured and bumbling younger brother Harrison (Shawn Reaves). Tru keeps her secret from her boyfriends, as well as her sister Meredith (Jessica Collins), who has a drug problem.

Halfway through the first season, Tru's life gets much more complicated when she meets Jack Harper (Jason Priestley), a man who shares Tru's abilities but who works to preserve what he sees as the hand of Fate by ensuring that the people Tru tries to help stay dead, though the series was canceled before the conclusion of their struggle was written. In the first-season finale, it is revealed that Tru's father knows Jack Harper and that he had played a similarly antagonistic role versus Tru's mother, terminating her by hiring a hitman to kill her, though neither Harrison nor Tru found out.

The second season does not feature Tru's best friend Lindsey nor her sister Meredith, whose characters are not mentioned. This season has Tru juggling medical school and her live-saving ability, while Jack aims to foil her attempts at every turn.

The series was canceled in 2005 due to low ratings. The final episode aired in many other territories before it screened in the US. The cancellation ended the series with multiple unresolved cliffhangers:

The series completed airing in its entirety in New Zealand first. The second season began airing in the country on TV3 on February 4, 2005, with the final episode shown on March 11, 2005. After nearly a year-long hiatus in the U.S., new episodes began on Fox on March 31, 2005. However, the series was pulled again in favour of Fox's new show Point Pleasant and the final episode was screened in many other territories before it finally aired in the U.S. on January 21, 2008 on Syfy.

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In an effort to address a growing number of telephone marketing calls, Congress enacted in 1991 the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The TCPA restricts the making of telemarketing calls and the use of automatic telephone dialing systems and artificial or prerecorded voice messages. The rules apply to common carriers as well as to other marketers. In 1992, the Commission adopted rules to implement the TCPA, including the requirement that entities making telephone solicitations institute procedures for maintaining company-specific do-not-call lists.

Most recently, in 2012, the FCC revised its TCPA rules to require telemarketers (1) to obtain prior express written consent from consumers before robocalling them, (2) to no longer allow telemarketers to use an "established business relationship" to avoid getting consent from consumers when their home phones, and (3) to require telemarketers to provide an automated, interactive "opt-out" mechanism during each robocall so consumers can immediately tell the telemarketer to stop calling.

Earlier, in 2003, the FCC revised its TCPA rules to establish, in coordination with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a national Do-Not-Call registry. The national registry is nationwide in scope, covers all telemarketers (with the exception of certain nonprofit organizations), and applies to both interstate and intrastate calls. The registry went into effect on October 1, 2003, and is administered by the FTC. To reduce the number of hang-up and dead air calls consumers experience, the Commissions telemarketing rules also contain restrictions on the use of autodialers and requirements for transmitting caller ID information.

For more details about the Commission's telemarketing rules, including the do-not-call provisions, click on the link on this page for the July 3, 2003 Order. For details about registering with or accessing the do-not-call registry, visit the National Do-Not-Call Registry page. Additional reference materials available on the web include a summary of TCPA rules (PDF) and the Commission's Telemarketing Rules (CFR Title 47, Part 64, subpart L: "Restrictions on Telemarketing, Telephone Solicitation, and Facsimile Advertising").

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Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks Comment on Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling on Autodialer Issue from Milton H. Friedm, Jr. and Richard Evans.

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Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks Comment on Crown Mortgage Company Petition Concerning the Commission's Rule on Optout Notices on Fax Advertisements.

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Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks Comments for Expedited Declaratory Ruling and/or Expedited Rulemaking from the Professional Association for Customer Engagement.

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Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks Comment on ACA International's Petition for an Expedited Clarification and Declaratory Ruling Concerning the Telephone Consumer Protections Act (TCPA) Rules.

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Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks Comment on Petition For Declaratory Ruling Relating to Commission's Jurisdiction Over Interstate Telemarketing.

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5/13/2005

Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Reopens Public Comment Period For Petitions For Declaratory Ruling Relating to Preemption of State Telemarketing Laws.

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Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks Comment on Consumer Bankers Association Petition for Declaratory Ruling on Preemption of Indiana Telemarketing Rules

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Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks Comment on Consumer Bankers Association Petition for Declaratory Ruling on Preemption of Wisconsin Telemarketing Rules

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Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks Comment on National City Mortgage Co. Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling on Preemption Of Florida Telemarketing Rules

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9/21/2004

The Commission establishes a limited safe harbor period for autodialed or prerecorded message calls to recently ported wireless numbers and amends the National Do-not-call registry safe harbor rules

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Fact Sheet: President Bush Calls for a "Forward Strategy of Freedom" to Promote Democracy in the Middle East

Today's Presidential Action In remarks at the 20th anniversary of the National Endowment forDemocracy, President Bush today announced that the United Stateswould pursue a "forward strategy of freedom" to promotedemocracy throughout the Middle East. During this time of change in world history, the President said that the advance of freedom is the calling of our times.Promoting democracy and freedom in the Middle East will be amassive and difficult undertaking, but it is worthy of America'seffort and sacrifice. As long as freedom and democracy do notflourish in the Middle East, that region will remain stagnant,resentful, and violent -- and serve as an exporter of violenceand terror to free nations. President Bush believes that democracy and Islam can coexist.Millions of Muslims from Turkey to Indonesia to Niger have proventhat Islam and democracy are fully compatible. America has accomplished the task of spreading democracy where it has not existed before, and the President believes thatthe advance of freedom will increase chances for peace and securityfor Americans as well as for the people of the MiddleEast. The Administration's Record of Accomplishment in PromotingDemocracy A RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AROUND THE WORLD: The Administrationhas pursued a policy of promoting freedom and human dignity in everypart of the world. We pursue this policy both because it is right andbecause it also addresses the fear, hatred, and inequality thatcontributes to terrorism and violence. Our policy is based on core values that uphold human rights throughdemocracy and the rule of law. We are committed to pursuing freedomand promoting democracy and human rights, through both words and deeds,as a member of the international community. Greater Middle East: Moved support for democracy in the Middle East to top of regional agenda, including support forindividual champions of human rights and for reform efforts inJordan, Morocco, the Gulf, and elsewhere. o Afghanistan: Policy based on achieving democracy through theBonn process and assistance to constitutional, humanrights and judicial commissions; establishedUS-Afghan Women's Council and funded centers to promotewomen's education, entrepreneurship, and political participation. o Iraq: After removing oppressive regime, now leadinginternational coalition to assist in Iraq'stransition to democracy; established Iraqi GoverningCouncil, representing the diversity of Iraqi society, to help chartcourse towards drafting, ratifying, and implementing a newconstitution; building civil society through grants, workshops, consultations, and technicalassistance to a wide range of Iraqi groups; provided over$100 million to date for local governance programs;supported women's conferences; and established AbusePrevention Unit. o Middle East Partnership Initiative: Established firstinitiative to support political reform efforts andeconomic development, especially for women and youth. o Middle East Peace: Placed democracy and human rights at theheart of efforts for a two-state solution to theIsraeli/Palestinian dispute, demanded reforms ingovernance of Palestinian Authority. Africa: The Administration has an unparalleled record of engagement in Africa that incorporates support for democracy,reform, respect for human dignity and peace on thecontinent. Our achievements include: o Liberia: Sponsored UN sanctions; engaged with ECOWAS and key regional actors to negotiate peace deal ending civil war that hadserious human rights abuses. o Sudan: Heavily engaged in the peace process to end Africa's longest-running civil war. o Zimbabwe: Imposed targeted sanctions against PresidentMugabe, Zimbabwean Government officials, and their spouses in an effort toprotest and stop policies that undermine democraticprocesses and institutions. Asia: Our policy is focused on assisting countries on the pathtowards democratization and long-term reform, andcalling attention to those who fall short. o Burma: Leads international calls for release of Aung San SuuKyi and for return to inclusive political dialogue torestore democracy; condemns regime for its human rights abuses;strengthened sanctions on the regime for itsimprisonment of democracy leaders and extensive human rights abuses. o China: Moved from defining progress on human rights solelyby prisoner releases to also enhancing rule of law,electoral and other developments by increasing fundingfor programs from $7M in FY02 to $12M in FY03. o North Korea: Co-sponsored the first UN Commission on HumanRights (UNCHR) resolution on human rights in NorthKorea to call international attention to abuses;consistently put human rights on the table duringmultilateral talks among other subjects. Central Asia: Contact with the region after September 11 focused on war on terror and engagement on human rights practices ofcountries in the region. o Democracy and Human Rights Funding after 9/11: Doubledfunding for democracy programs in Kyrgyzstan (fundedfirst free printing press) and Turkmenistan; quadrupledfunding for democracy programs in Uzbekistan (fundedfirst political party programs) and Tajikistan. o Human Rights Practices: Sponsored first UNCHR resolution onhuman rights practices in Belarus and co-sponsoredfirst UNCHR resolution on Turkmenistan; concluded JointDeclarations with Presidents of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan,Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan that cite continued progress on democracyand human rights as central to our bilateral relationships. o Georgia: Appointed James Baker as Presidential Envoy tounderscore the need for free and fair parliamentaryelections this November. Election results are incomingand we are counting on the Government and people ofGeorgia to ensure a free and fair outcome. Western Hemisphere: Commitment to democratic, constitutionalgovernments through the Summit of the America's "DemocracyClause." Strong support for multi-lateral engagement to addressdemocratic crises in Bolivia, Venezuela, and Haiti.Continuing efforts to promote rapid, peaceful democratic transition inCuba. o Democracy in the region: Concluded Inter-American DemocraticCharter, which defines Western Hemisphere by its commitment todemocratic principles. o Cuba: Launched "Initiative for a New Cuba" challengingregime to undertake political and economicreforms; supported resolution at UNCHR this year. o Haiti: Member of "Group of Friends" working to help theHaitian people build democratic institutions, supportingOAS efforts to resolve the political crisis. o Venezuela: Member of OAS Secretary General's "Group ofFriends" providing support for efforts to comply withOAS Resolution 833 calling for a peaceful, democratic,constitutional, and electoral solution to the political crisis throughthe referendum process. International Institutions: Committed to reforming and rejoininginternational institutions that support human rights, andpromoting new initiatives. o Commission on Human Rights: Actively engaged in reformingUNCHR to realize its potential through membership andother changes. o UNESCO: Rejoined organization to promote education anddemocracy. o UN General Assembly: On November 6, 2003, U.S.-introducedresolution on Women and Political Participation was passedby the UNGA. Human Dignity: The Administration has taken special efforts tosafeguard the dignity of the individual. o Cloning: Co-sponsored resolution at the UNGA calling for banon all forms of human cloning. o Religious Freedom: Worked with OSCE to hold first meetingson religious freedom, including anti-Semitism in Europe. o Trafficking in Persons: President announced $50 million tosupport organizations that rehabilitate women andchildren who have been trafficked; U.S. efforts have led manygovernments to improve their own laws andperformance. Programs to Support Democracy and Human Rights: Significantlyincreased funding levels for Human Rights and Democracy Fundadministered by the Department of State. For more information on the President's initiatives, visit www.whitehouse.gov# # #

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