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There's a messy problem going on around Lansing.
Piles of garbage - from CDs to sofas - aren't making it into bags, much less trash cans.
In Moores Park, it seems litter bugs have taken over.
"It's an eye sore," Terry Chapman said. "We're getting trash dumped all over the roads, the sides of the roads, in vacant houses, in our city parks."
The back of Washington Park is a common dump site for people, so much so rocks were added in an attempt to block the road way to the area. The neighborhood association has several complaints of people dirtying up their fellow neighbors' yards, too.
"They get done with whatever they're eating, and they toss the trash on the ground," Moores Park Neighborhood Association President Paul Johns said. "Or maybe there's an economic issue here, where they can't afford trash service and they're dumping their trash in alley ways."
For a bulk item like a sofa or bed to be picked up, a sticker from the city costs more than $30. Even if a different person puts it on your property, it becomes your problem.
"There's an elderly person in our neighborhood that's having a trash problem," Johns said. "I'll drive over with my truck and pick it up, I don't have a problem with that, and I will incur that cost. I can't do it repeatedly, and that's where we call in the city."
The city admits trash isn't just an issue in Moores Park -- it's happening across Lansing. The city's director of public services said it's par for the course this time of year as the snow melts and people spring clean.
"We do a lot of coordination, working with the police department," Lansing Director of Public Services Chad Gamble said. "Write them up a fine and make sure that they understand that this isn't an appropriate thing to do, and we're all called to keep our city clean."
Gamble said it's almost impossible for the city to keep up with cleaning right now, and he encourages neighborhood clean ups.
"I know the church went and picked up a bunch of trash, and neighbors come together and help neighbors," Johns said.
If your neighborhood has a trash problem, call the city's public services department or your city council represenative.
Bulk items can be taken care of within three days once someone is alerted.


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Q: My family is planning to move at the end of May, and we've heard horror stories of movers who keep your stuff for ransom. Does the BBB have tips on what to look for when hiring a moving company so as not to end up in that situation?
A: May is National Moving Month, which kicks off the busiest time of year for Americans changing residencies. It also means unlicensed movers and dishonest scammers are waiting to take advantage of unwary consumers. Better Business Bureau (BBB) is again joining with the American Moving & Storage Association (AMSA) to provide important tips on how to avoid scams and have a safe, secure move.
In 2013, BBB received more than 1.7 million moving-related inquiries from American consumers looking for movers, and also received more than 9,300 complaints against movers in the U.S. Complaints that included damaged or missing items, big price increases over originally-quoted estimates, late deliveries, and goods being held "hostage" for additional, often disputed, payments.
Consumers can check bbb.org for free BBB Business Reviews on more than 17,000 companies that provide moving-related services, or for interstate moves turn to moving.org to find an AMSA-certified ProMover.
BBB and AMSA are offering the following tips for finding a trustworthy moving company:
Research the company thoroughly. While state regulations vary, all interstate movers must, at minimum, be licensed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. FMCSA assigns a unique motor carrier number that can be verified at protectyourmove.gov. Also make sure you know whether you are dealing directly with a mover, or with a broker (middleman) who will refer your job to a mover you don't know.
Get at least three written in-home estimates. Not all price quotes online or over the phone are legitimate (or binding), and crooks are not likely to send an estimator to your home in advance. Also, remember that the lowest estimate can sometimes be an unrealistic, low-ball offer, which may cost you more in the end.
Know your rights. Research your rights with either the FMCSA for interstate moves, or with the appropriate state agency for moves just within that state. Interstate movers must give you two booklets detailing your rights, which are also available online. If a company threatens to hold your belongings "hostage," enlist the help of BBB or local law enforcement.
Consider accepting full value protection. It may cost a few dollars more, but it can provide some peace of mind and eliminate headaches after your move. Purchasing full (replacement) value protection from your mover means any lost or damaged articles will be repaired or replaced, or a cash settlement will be made to repair the item or to replace it at its current market value, regardless of age. It's important to note, for example, that the required minimum coverage of 60 cents per pound would not cover the replacement cost of a flat panel TV if damaged in transit. The cost of full value protection must be included in the initial estimate you receive for an interstate move. FMCSA also requires interstate movers to offer arbitration to help settle disputed claims.
To check out a mover near you, and for more consumer information you can trust, visit bbb.org, and AMSA's moving.org
Jim Winsett is president of the Better Business Bureau of Chattanooga.

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Gerald N. "Jerry" Kilmer
Gerald N. "Jerry" Kilmer, 66, of 220 Haines St., Kane, died Monday afternoon, Nov. 28, 2011 at Elk Regional Health Center in St. Marys.Born Aug. 12, 1945 in Kane, he was the son of William and Sis Croyle Kilmer. After serving as an Air Policeman in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War, Mr. Kilmer worked for National Fuel for nearly 27 years. He was a member of the American Legion / VFW in Mt. Jewett as well as the Wilcox Sportsman's Club.Surviving are his mother of Kane; sons Tim Kilmer of Brockport and Chad Kilmer of Columbus, Ohio; a daughter, Jennifer Hefright of Russell; and brothers Bill Kilmer and Tom Kilmer, both of Lantz Corners. Nine grandchildren and two nieces also survive.He was preceded in death by his father and a brother, Jack Kilmer.Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday at the Ronald McDonald II Funeral Home, Inc. in Kane, and may attend a service there at 11 a.m. on Friday with the rev. Chad Troup, pastor of the First Church of God, officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Kane.Memorial contributions may be made to an organization of the donor's choice.Online condolences may be expressed at www.ronaldmcdonaldfuneralhome.com.


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by Mike Masnick
Wed, Aug 12th 2009 10:07am
Filed Under:
cable boxes, privacy, surveillance, user interface
comcast, prime sense
Remember the outcry last year when a Comcast exec mentioned in passing the idea of a set-top box that would have a built in camera to monitor who and how many people were actually watching the TV? The outcry over that forced Comcast to say that it wasn't really going to do that, but Broadband Reports points out that the technology behind such a plan is still moving forward -- and apparently cable companies are, indeed, interested in it. The idea is that it can show personalized ads and better target content. It's worth noting that the company behind the system, Prime Sense, seems to be trying to position it for less "scary" apps, such as being able to do "virtual touch" interfaces, so users could interact with menus on the screen without a remote (features found in some video games these days). Still, unless the end user is given total control over what info is recorded and where it's being sent, this technology seems like a non-starter.
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aguywhoneedstenbucks (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 9:44am
I have a great piece of technology for youIt will prevent these boxes from recording anything you don't want them to. It's called duct tape. I use it for a lot of things, and if this ever moves forward I'll have another use for it.
A good alternative would be to set up something in line that sends 24 hour streaming hardcore fetish videos to the cable company instead. Maybe alternate that with 15 minute slide shows of goatse/tubgirl/whatever horrible things you can find. This technology would become worthless pretty quickly after that.
Mike Masnick (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 9:58am
Re: I have a great piece of technology for youHeh. Good point. Maybe we'll start selling special "privacy protector" duct tape. ;)
R. Miles (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 10:23am
Re: Re: I have a great piece of technology for youMaybe we'll start selling special "privacy protector" duct tape.
And prevent the CONTENT from displaying?
Besides, I own the patent. Pay me, plus licensing rights, and it's all yours.
Anonymous Coward, 12 Aug 2009 @ 10:24am
Re: I have a great piece of technology for youI prefer electronic tape.
Anonymous Coward, 12 Aug 2009 @ 11:28am
Re: I have a great piece of technology for youI love the idea of a Digital Picture Frame in front of the camera :D
Trickyny, 12 Aug 2009 @ 12:00pm
Re: I have a great piece of technology for youI would totally set up a lcd screen in front of the cable box showing all sorts of filthy stuff if I found out there was a camera in the cable box watching me. Thanks for the idea!
Alan Gerow (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 12:35pm
Re: I have a great piece of technology for youIf one were to play a video from a DVD in front of the cable box, could Comcast then get sued by the MPAA for DMCA violation, since the camera is recording the analog output of a DVD protected by CSS, and would be considered an attempt to circumvent copy-protection mechanisms? Forcing Comcast to remove its camera as a form to adhere to safe-harbor provisions?
Red, 26 Aug 2013 @ 8:49pm
Re: I have a great piece of technology for youThere's no solution like the Red Green solution.
One Possible Use?Nielsen households
Anonymous Coward, 12 Aug 2009 @ 10:25amI'm sure they will find away to make putting duct tape over the camera a DMCA violation.
aguywhoneedstenbucks (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 10:28am
Re:I'd have to get with my attorney on the matter but it may make it illegal to sell duct tape.
Alan Gerow (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 12:36pm
Re: Re:They'd probably instead lobby congress for a special Duct Tape Tax that gets charged with every sale of duct tape.
Anonymous Coward, 12 Aug 2009 @ 10:33am
Re:lol. I don't think it'll work because imagine if a husband and a wife were on their honeymoon and they had one of these things spying on them. The cable companies would have huge backlashes against privacy issues and such and so would the government.
DJ (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 11:43am
Re: Re:Maybe that would be a blessing in disguise.
If these companies start invading people's privacy and get sued for millions of dollars FOR EACH OFFENSE, they'll go out of business.
That'll open the door again to the competition, thereby eliminating many of the monopolic (is that a word? It is now) strangleholds that cable companies have.
Hooray for back-door capitalism!! (pun intended)
Anonymous Coward, 14 Aug 2009 @ 7:28am
Re: Re: Re:Monopolistic.
Dark Helmet (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 10:44am
You know what? Do it.I, as a red meat eating American, enjoy sitting in front of my television, garbed only in a gimp mask and knee high tube socks. It's usually around 10am on a Saturday after a heavy night of drinking that I like to sit spread eagled on the couch, with my feet on the glass reflective coffee table, ceiling fan blowing my nuts in the wind, while I do my damnedest to chase my dogs out of the room with my gas.
So my advice? Go ahead and watch. Putting a camera in my home does nothing other than challenge me to come up with new and inventive ways to gross out the illegal immigrants you're going to be paying below min wages to watch me in all my glory.
Ron (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 10:55am
Re: You know what? Do it.OK, this made me laugh.
But, I wonder when the company will figure a way to disable the cable boxes when no image is being recorded by the camera? So, to watch, you gotta be watched.
Oh, new revenue stream: the cable companies can have a channel that randomly displays what's being captured by some other cable box camera. It would be a whole new entertainment idea: streamed casual voyuerism.
Dark Helmet (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 11:01am
Re: Re: You know what? Do it.Fine. Make my channel the all nutsack channel.
The reason that ideas like this are stupid is because for every forlorn sheeple out there that will nod their head, assume that big business and big government have their best interests at heart, and go along with an idiotic idea like a PRIVATE GODDAM COMPANY POINTING AN EFFING CAAAAAMMMMMEEEERRRRAAAAAA INTO YOUR LIVINGROOM.....pant pant pant....sory, anyway, for all of those people there is someone like me that's going to use your assanine little scheme to make you and your workers very, very uncomfortable.
If that means having my girlfriend playing ring toss with a set of jelly donuts and my erect wang while I watch Sunday NFL Football, so be it.
Anonymous Coward, 12 Aug 2009 @ 11:11am
Re: Re: Re: You know what? Do it.Ring toss with jelly donuts sounds like a losing proposition...just sayin'...otherwise, I'm in full agreement :)
Dark Helmet (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 11:14am
Re: Re: Re: Re: You know what? Do it."Ring toss with jelly donuts sounds like a losing proposition...just sayin'...otherwise, I'm in full agreement :)"
Wow, I didn't even think of that. I might as well have said Bismarks.
I prostrate myself before your culinary prowess.
Anonymous Coward, 14 Aug 2009 @ 7:31am
Re: Re: Re: Re: You know what? Do it....maybe that's part of the excitement...? O.o
CommonSense (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 2:33pm
Re: Re: Re: You know what? Do it.You make many very good points here, regularly. But the thing that won me over? The fact that it took you mere minutes to think of the idea to have your girlfriend toss jelly donuts on your erect wang while you're watching Sunday NFL. Best idea ever...
Girlfriend playing with my boner: check.
Jelly Donuts: check.
Sunday NFL: check.
Dark Helmet (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 2:56pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: You know what? Do it.Yeah, I debated throwing a drinking beer as well in there, but I dunno...beer and donuts...it just destroyed the whole comedic illusion for me...
Anonymous Coward, 12 Aug 2009 @ 3:12pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: You know what? Do it.A jelly donut would fit around your wang? Sucks to be you...
Yakko Warner, 12 Aug 2009 @ 1:01pm
Re: You know what? Do it.I am no longer hungry.
Hephaestus (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 10:58am
Hmmm .....If they do this I think I will just send the cable company a bill every month charging them for "MY" premium channel ... GRIN
Also alternates to duct tape
1- Mirror
2- Fat senior lesbian porn
3- Barney Videos
4- ....
aguywhoneedstenbucks (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 11:29am
Re: Hmmm .....Goatse cutout, pointed to ensure the brown eye is always facing the camera?
Anonymous Coward, 12 Aug 2009 @ 11:34am
Re: Hmmm .....A lava lamp with a mirror behind it. That way if the camera is designed to detect motion and not work upon the lack of motion at least a lava lamp will always provide motion.
Swim, 12 Aug 2009 @ 12:39pm
Re: Re: Hmmm .....You might be more right than you know. Did anyone read the article? Maybe I read it from /. lastnight. The camera tech used will be THERMAL IMAGING. It will laugh at duct tape....but not a hammer...
Anonymous Coward, 12 Aug 2009 @ 3:07pm
Re: Re: Re: Hmmm .....Glass blocks infrared and so does plastic. So put duct tape with a piece of glass over it.
CleverName, 12 Aug 2009 @ 5:15pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: Hmmm .....AC -> "Glass blocks infrared and so does plastic"
I disagree.
I have taken infrared photos using a 35mm camera body, glass lense, and an infrared filter which was probably some sort of plastic.
Anonymous Coward, 12 Aug 2009 @ 10:37pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Hmmm .....If you want to be technical, Infrared closer to the visible spectrum will penetrate glass but the spectrum used for thermal imaging generally will not (though you really have to figure out what frequency you are talking about to get specifics. It also depends on whether the glass is surface treated to block infrared but most glass will block infrared in general). Plastic is also good at blocking infrared, even clear plastic, though glass is better.
"In fact, the thermal imaging doesn't even see through glass because the glass has its own thermal profile."
Fo r thermal imaging one can use a negative film being that negative film. Negative film will transmit infrared (the infrared used for thermal imaging) but it will not transmit visible light very well (as you can see by looking at them, they are opaque).
Here, this helps explain the physics.
(I don't really want to get too technical unless you request that I do).
In fact, if you take the glass lens off of your camera and replace it with a negative film it may capture more infrared (depending on the antenna) than before (though it will block most visible light but when translated on the screen the camera may render the image as infrared). However, the antenna of a consumer grade camera is not well suited for capturing infrared, unlike a thermal imaging camera, so it probably won't be well suited for thermal imaging.
Try this, get a remote control and face it towards your camera or camera phone and press the button. You will see a red light, that's infrared (though you can't see it with your eyes). Yes, it penetrated the glass but that's because the wavelength is closer to the visible spectrum.
Anonymous Coward, 12 Aug 2009 @ 10:39pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Hmmm .....sp/though it will block most visible light but when translated on the screen the camera may render the image as infrared/though it will block most visible light but when translated on the screen the camera may render the image as visible light.
Anonymous Coward, 12 Aug 2009 @ 10:56pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Hmmm ....."For thermal imaging one can use a negative film being that negative film."
Actually, I take this back, it may depend on the film used and the specific wavelengths in question. But in general negative film is better at allowing infrared to pass through than glass is.
To get more technical whenever radiation is transmitted you have a distribution curve. Humans emit infrared due to body temperature but we also emit visible light, microwaves, ultraviolet light, etc... However, we emit these with less intensity than infrared. There is a distribution curve, certain frequencies are emitted with the highest intensity and as you deviate away from those frequencies the intensity will tend to get lower. This is generally true for all things that emit radiation. When you put glass in the way it changes the distribution curve and decreases the amount of infrared being transmitted through. However, glass blocks the most radiation at certain frequencies and as you deviate away from those frequencies the amount of radiation it blocks decreases. It doesn't block visible light very well but as you move away from visible light and move within the infrared spectrum towards the frequency that it blocks most effectively more and more radiation will be blocked. This is true for anything that blocks radiation. High energy radiation like X - Rays or gamma rays may require thick layers of heavy metals like lead to block them. But if you use duct tape and glass you will pretty much block a substantial majority of both infrared and visible light (I'm not sure how well duct tape blocks infrared on its own so that's why I threw in the glass since I can see that duct tape blocks visible light pretty well).
CleverName, 13 Aug 2009 @ 5:57am
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Hmmm .....Umm, ok.
I do not know what particular frequency range the STB sensor is sensitive to. Clearly, glass and plastic do not block the entire range of infrared. As you pointed out, an opaque material may not block well either. Possibly there will be a market for infrared blockers.
Anonymous Coward, 14 Aug 2009 @ 7:35am
Re: Re: Hmmm .....Using motion to detect if people are watching TV? Seriously?
I mean, think about that for a second...
DJ (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 11:51am
Re: Hmmm ....."charging them for "MY" premium channel "
Unfortunately for some of us, this wouldn't exactly do much to counteract the bill...
Anonymous Coward, 12 Aug 2009 @ 11:05amI'm making a new tin foil hat right now!
Anonymous Coward, 12 Aug 2009 @ 11:09am
Re:So you make the hat after inviting the aliens to read your mind?
Hephaestus (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 11:21am
Re: Re:Which aliens ....
the ones from the south of the border??
or the Hulu ones??
Sean T Henry (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 11:23amIn Soviet America, cable TV watches you!
B Rye on the Fly, 12 Aug 2009 @ 11:34am
DumbThey have IR redirectors on the market...So I'd point the box at a wall and use the redirector for my remote.
When I worked at a local cable station this same scenario was the butt of all our jokes...I cant believe they are doing this!
It's bad enough with Tivo tracking every little nuance about you....
btr1701 (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 11:39am
Simple SolutionSmall square of duct tap over the camera. Problem solved.
Anonymous Coward, 5 Jun 2012 @ 1:34pm
Re: Simple SolutionIf so how would you be able to change channels with the remote?
Anonymous Coward, 5 Jun 2012 @ 1:40pm
Re: Simple SolutionHow would you be able to change channels?
Nice Try, 12 Aug 2009 @ 11:48amCan we say Direct-TV revenue will increase ;)
This goes forward I will be doing one of the following:
- Discontinue TV service completely, Direct TV here I come.
- Discontinue all digital services. Don't need cablebox, can we say TIVO or record via Multimedia server. Only the very basic service.
Also, I will be putting a photo up a directly in front of the camera of a guy and Rosie five brothers.
Seriously, invasion of privacy.
DJ (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 11:56am
Re:Hmmm, while I doubt that anyone here disagrees with you, you have some problems with your arguments that I'd like to point out for you.
1) "Discontinue TV service completely, Direct TV here I come." Direct TV is still TV so that argument makes no sense whatsoever.
2) "Don't need cablebox, can we say TIVO...."
You still need a box for TIVO so that argument makes no sense whatsoever.
3)"Rosie five brothers" WTF???????
Chronno S. Trigger (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 12:12pm
Re: Re:"Rosie five brothers"
Brother to Rosie Palm.
I'm with him on this one. If they did this, I would be thinking of the worst thing I could put in front of the camera. Or something funny as hell so the person watching it spits out their coffee all over the equipment and breaks it.
Anonymous Coward, 12 Aug 2009 @ 12:10pmThe camera will analyze the viewers to determine if they are the licensees of the broadcast, in order to prevent unauthorized viewing (i.e. Super Bowl parties).
Therefore placing duct tape over the camera constitutes circumvention of an access control device, a clear violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
You'll be hearing from our lawyers.
Anonymous Coward, 12 Aug 2009 @ 12:25pm
Re:You're probably right here. Placing duck tape over the box wouldn't be a good idea. Place the box behind a object, say picture or sculpture, so the viewing area is obstructed.
D. Advocate, 12 Aug 2009 @ 12:20pm
Only a matter of time...It's only a matter of time until our rights are eroded to a point where this is not only legal, but also accepted.
We, as lazy sheep-like Americans, have watched from the sidelines while the government is paid by big business to strip us of our rights. It's done because of the terrorists, to save the children or any number of equally emotionally charged but completely irrelevant reasons and we sit back and and take it.
We have Stockholm syndrome. We have empathized and sympathized with the governemnt as they have led us into bondage and captivity.
We are now prisoners of this system.
And we either walked willingly or ignorantly into the prison, or we say idly by while the prison was built around us.
It will get MUCH, MUCH worse before it ever gets better - IF it gets better.
Like a beaten and abused wife, the more we allow ourselves to get used to the abuse, the less we think of it. Like an abused woman who says of her abuser: "That's just him." We now walk around saying "That's just the government." or "That's just the way it is."
We are lost, pathetic, scared little sheep who blindly follow the shepherd... even to the slaughter.
Don't whine and complain... get off butt any do something. Even if it's just joining eff.org and sending out emails to your representaives, do SOMETHING! ANYTHING!
Shake off your lethargy and take some action!
aguywhoneedstenbucks (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 1:12pm
Re: Only a matter of time...I fire off emails often. So often, in fact, that I'm almost positive Louie Gohmert's assistant has a special folder in her mailbox (probably somewhere under the recycle bin) just for emails from yours truly. You know what I get when I fire them off? Mostly nothing. A handful of time I received a canned response. Twice I actually received a response that was something near agreement (not on all my points, but a good compromise of my angry ramblings). Out of hundreds of emails that I've sent over the years that's all I have to show for it. I learned something from actually speaking to Mr. Gohmert earlier this year:
Emails get read, categorized, and if they have an especially good soundbite they are forwarded on to the rep. A letter...an actual physical letter...is almost always read.
Fatduck (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 1:20pm
Re: Re: Only a matter of time...Shit, so all this time I was putting anthrax in my emails, and they aren't even getting to the Senators?
Yakko Warner, 12 Aug 2009 @ 1:31pm
Guess I'll stick with analogI already hate the idea of cable boxes, paying more to rent an extra box and another remote to lose. I like my dual-tuner picture-in-picture TV. I just take a plain cable from the wall, plug it in the cable-ready jack on the back of my TV, and I'm done.
I haven't seen the need to get a thousand more digital channels that I'll never watch, for more cost and more hassle.
Although with as little TV as I watch anyway, I'm quickly converging on the point where even analog cable is just not worth the cost.
batch, 12 Aug 2009 @ 1:54pm
no way this will happenits an invasion of privacy. Sure, they'll put it in their TOS, but that doesn't make it legal. It also doesn't prevent customers from canceling your service or privacy advocates come down on you like the wrath of god. Not to mention crazies with shotguns just going to the local office to sort things out the old fashioned way, something I'd have to support if they tried this.
Anonymous Coward, 12 Aug 2009 @ 2:12pmSimple solution:
Make a video of your own. Say, a video of you making some impromptu gibbering noises. Something distinctive enough for you to claim copyright over it. Put that on a screen in front of their camera, so that they make a copy of your copyrighted work. Then sue them for 20k. But be nice, and offer to settle for 10k.
Anonymous Coward, 12 Aug 2009 @ 2:32pmThis is just at another attempt to make up another plot for Monk where he discovers that a series of house break-ins and robberies are effected by the people that installed the cable boxes and are using them to case the places and find out when the families are out.
Thomas (profile), 12 Aug 2009 @ 2:37pm
excellent idea.Your 6 year old runs out of the bathoom into the living room and they see it and send you ads for Pampers. Or maybe they will resell the images, even better, then you could charge them with distributing kiddie porn and send the cable execs to jail for 50 years.
Beta, 12 Aug 2009 @ 3:28pm
shame on youAm I the only one who likes to do wholesome things while watching television, like repackaging my large supply of powdered sugar into neat cellophane-wrapped parcels?
nooneinparticular, 13 Aug 2009 @ 6:48am
I guess I'm technically challengedIs there software sophisticated enough to interpret what the camera reports into something meaningful? Seems like a person at the other end would have to interpret what is seen. Labor costs would go through the roof.
Dark Helmet (profile), 13 Aug 2009 @ 7:11am
Re: I guess I'm technically challengedI suggest throwing some combination of "NSA", "The Patriot Act", "Fort Meade",and "Echelon" into a Google search and do some fun reading...
Dr. A, 16 Oct 2010 @ 3:07pmIt is true, NSA can tap the cable box technology and watch and here U from the camble box. The camera is in the
hans, 28 Nov 2013 @ 10:29pm
digital penetrationbadBIOS, Facts, speculations, and misunderstandings
First there was Stuxnet, then there was FLAME, the latest weapons grade malware is badBIOS accidentially discovered by Dragos Ruiu 3 years ago. More on the discovery in section 2
remotely monitoring and altering brain waves
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPT O%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=16&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=3,951,134&OS=3,951, 134&RS=3,951,134
United States Patent 3,951,134
Apparatus for and method of sensing brain waves at a position remote from a subject whereby electromagnetic signals of different frequencies are simultaneously transmitted to the brain of the subject in which the signals interfere with one another to yield a waveform which is modulated by the subject's brain waves. The interference waveform which is representative of the brain wave activity is re-transmitted by the brain to a receiver where it is demodulated and amplified. The demodulated waveform is then displayed for visual viewing and routed to a computer for further processing and analysis. The demodulated waveform also can be used to produce a compensating signal which is transmitted back to the brain to effect a desired change in electrical activity therein.
"The monster is out of the bottle."
The monster was never in the bottle, but above, below, and around us. Do you think this is really just a struggle between human beings? There is much more at work here.
Outcome #3: Your friends are here.
Aaron Cross: Yeah. Don't you think that strange? Wolves, they don't do that. They don't track people.
Outcome #3: Yeah, maybe they don't think you're human.
- Bourne Legacy
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
- Ephesians 6:12, The Bible
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false."
- William Casey, CIA Director (from first staff meeting, 1981)


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@AllenTrieu: Michigan has re-offered David Dawson and he will visit December 14.
Michigan Re-offers Dawson
Weird? But good, I guess.
I think he was our most talented OL commit
Don't tell that to Magnus.
Balls they are a busted.
That's a phrase that makes me squeamish.
Or Fox. Could probably make an argument for Bosch too
it don't matter who is the best..together they will be a force
it gives me a warm feeling that there are 3 other players who can be argued over about this
Interesting. I wonder if this signals a shift in policy, or if Dawson didn't go behind the coaches' backs like we all assumed.
Either way, I'm sure there's a lot to this story that we don't know. I for one was always in his corner and would love to see him recommit.
I was in his corner too, where's my cookie?
StraightDave is currently in possession of it, and will give you it if Dawson commits to Maryland
Hope that was a sugar free cookie, what with your diabeetus and all.
Only 876? Maybe just on this blog... this year.
... Exhibit 1: Because he's a kid and trashing kids on the internet about their life decisions is moronic.
Exhibit 2:Because he's a kid and trashing kids on the internet about their life decisions is moronic.
Exhibit 3:Because he's a kid and trashing kids on the internet about their life decisions is moronic.
Exhibit 875: Because he's a kid and trashing kids on the internet about their life decisions is moronic.
Add to that the very recent loss of his father, and it moves a notch past moronic.
He also repeated the "ship has sailed" comment almost verbatim - that raised a flag, to my way of thinking.
I'm still betting someone with suspect intentions had his ear. I would like to think that he spoke to the staff (didn't someone post a tweet from the Recruiting Office, Warren Extension suggesting that?) and the entire scenario was examined, not just the picture envisioned by the bloggery. If Hoke and Co. are interested in doing the best for the athletes, young Mr. Dawson needs to be Blue.
The sad part is that twitter idiots talked shit to him when he didn't even pick another school, he was just looking!!!!
Come home David. The real fans still want you as part of the family.
I wish there was some way to get rid of the 1% of Michigan fans that are complete idiots. Unfortunately, they are a vocal 1% and many have Twitter accounts.
The great (or terrible) equalizer is that every fan base has that 1%, at least among the fan bases that care.
I love Twitter, but I swear the dumbest of people use it sometimes.
Being a bit generous with the "sometimes" aren't you?
At least the dumb ones under 17 will shift their allegiance once they end up going to MSU. We're stuck with the older ones sadly.
I had SO much fun, re-reading this not-so-old thread...
he does it a second time.
I'm glad. Hopefully no bridges were permanently burned.
I kind of wondered if this was coming, just based on things he had been saying on twitter. I think he will end up blue.
Very weird. Interesting turnaround.
I'm surprised, but I think it's the right move. He's been through a lot more than has even been known publicly and I think he deserves a second chance to be a part of the class if he wants to, which I believe he does.
I wonder if there has been any reconciliation or remorse on DD's part? It would signal that there was a lesson learned and the coaches feel comfortable again taking his word.
Sounds like he and Hoke had a great talk. He still gets along with the rest of the class, so hopefully he'll feel like he's come home....again.
Even with what's known publicly, the kid lost his dad during what should have been one of the happiest, most exciting times of his life, and he probably lost one of his best advisers who could have steered him clear of the mess he ended up in.
Although it's hard to know from afar, this seems like a good decision, and I'm sure that other recruits will understand why an exception might be made.
Well said Turd. Losing a loved one especially a father is one of the toughest things a kid can experience.
never mind a kid, it's hard no matter how old you are. I lost my Father almost 3 years ago and I was 35. I went off the rails in a big way and even now, three years later at 38 years old I still have trouble even telling stories about him.
If I was David's age and lost my father I would have been an absolute mess. Hell, I didn't lose anyone when I was his age and I was an absolute mess. People need to give these guys a break. Whether they want to go to UM or not, people need to stop taking this recruiting stuff so personally. I mean, it's always nice when one picks us but is it really that horrible if one decides to go elsewhere? These aren't your girlfriends/boyfriends, they're allowed to look around and pick someone else.
I think it would be awesome if he chose UM but I am not going to harbour any ill will if he decides somewhere else offers him a better future.
is he an early enrollee? figured if this were to happen it would be a lot closer to signing day
I'd love to have him in this class, seems like a great kid. Hope we can get him.
Will be interesting with two other OL offers coming in town for a visit.. We take them all??
Nope, Tremendous just answered me on Twitter. Coaches only want 5 OLs, Dawson would be the 5th.
They've told all their commitments they're taking five OL in this cycle. That's been the story and it's something they wouldn't go back on with the kids who are currently committed.
Cameron Hunt and Kenny Lacy are all like, "well, fuck."
Better show up real early on Dec. 14, boys.
I want him back, absolutely. I just hope the recruiting "policy" isn't undermined in the process.
The recruiting "policy" is stupid. And isn't much of a policy if it's broken twice in a week (further evidence that it's stupid)
I don't think the "policy" is stupid. It's pretty straightforward: if you make a verbal commitment to Michigan, the coaches expect that to be your final decision and that you don't look around at other schools. If, after making said verbal commitment, you decide you want to look around at other schools, that's fine but you will not be considered a part of our recruiting class anymore. That doesn't mean they will stop recruiting you, it just means they're going to continue to try to fill that spot with the best possible player; which could still include the decommitted prospect.
Hoke's new policy is "day to day", and leaves much room for interpretation
I don't know what is going on, but I like it.
Trieu says more to come on Dawson soon... It will probably be pay walled though.
The ship sailed. And has apparently returned to port?
...but is it the Love Boat or a Carnival Cruise with a norovirus outbreak?
unwrap it from around your neck...not sure how it got so tangled like that, but once removed, safely reclick the belt in the appropriate slot
So... 4 OL coming in that day?
Hmm... I want him in the class, but this seems very strange. Hoping there is a lot we don't know; I appreciated the coaching staff's consistency.
Don't tell Magnus that!
edit - beat to the punch.
Dec. 14 could be an interesting day. If the mutual interest between Dawson and the coaches is strong enough, there must be a chance he'll commit before then.
I hope he comes back. Good kid, tons of talent, and good intensity. High schoolers are never perfect, and we don't even really know what happened, exactly.
Lol this be cray
Actually this be cray:
Is it wrong that i want him to be a part of the class over the westcoast kids just because it means neither sparty nor ohio can get him?
No. Never. Trust your hatred and let it consume you.
Nope, I feel the same way. I think its pretty logical actually. I also think he is the best prospect of the 3 as well...so thats a thing here too.
damn double post.
Interesting.....well as I said when he decommitted, good luck to him in whatever he chooses, I would wish no one to have to go through what he had to this past year. Good luck to you Mr. Dawson.
OSU offers Lacy, we re-offer Dawson. Good trade IMO.
Wait, I thought he was gonna be a sparty??!!
No, Sparty only recruits extraterrestrially. No local kids for them.
No neg, but enough with that Sparty "national recruiting" meme already. Dantonio, like Hoke, will recruit the best kids he can get, wherever they come from.
Heard there was a 2pm presser about Mercury today. I expect Dantonio pulled a recruit, but it could be about finding water on the surface of the planet.
Are there weeds on Mercury?
I appreciate and take seriously the comment, Stephen (Mr. Kass?), especially coming from you. However, I think you're misunderstanding the "recruiting nationally" meme. The point here is that Sparty claims to be a national recruiter, which is true insofar as it does recruit nationally. The question isn't whether it tries to get kids from all over the country, but whether it succeeds in doing so. Michigan can go into a place like Florida, California, Arizona, and get the cream of the crop, because it's a nationally-respected recruiting football brand. MSU, OTOH, can't get the cream, by and large, from anywhere but Michigan/the midwest. There will be some blue-chippers that choose Sparty, of course, but the players from outside the midwest aren't the blue-chippers that people like Taylor Lewan, for example, are.
Again, thanks for the feedback.
You may have a crush on Donetonio!!
The meme isn't original or really that funny anymore, the same phrase has been way overused. I hate to see something that was once funny get completely over-saturated. At least bring it up in creative ways (example: the weeds thing has been used a lot, but "Are there weeds on Mercury is a new and funny way of saying it, kudos). Time to move on to something else, and there really is plenty to move onto.
Sparty will actually soon begin recruiting existentially, because honestly, whats the point, they're just going to lose to Michigan anyway.
David has went through more than most kids his age should have to..that is not an excuse and its not a okay for him to act the way he did..but i think in hindsight he understands that and want to be at UM..so i hope all works out for him
It's not ok for him to act the way he did? Why? He's working on making the biggest decision of his life so far. As a senior in high school. Who just lost his father. Please.
My opinion he was decieving..I understand losing a father and as i said i hope it all works out..If he wanted to take visits or even attend another college that is his choice..but being a honest and up front person is the more respectable way to carry yourself..and i think David wishes he had done things differently
Kid can't change his mind?
I have no problem with a kid changing their mind..Just be up front and honest about it..escpecially when coaches are up front and honest with you as many have said the UM staff is
Please stop making my comment sound as if im downing David or saying he owes us fans something..its his choice and i have a soft spot for any kid who loses a dad..i simply respect honesty..and thats all i expect
I'd guess you don't. Let's let the coaches -- who know him and his situation a lot better than any of us -- decide how honest or dishonest he is and was and what decision is appropriate.
I guess my comment is flamebait and i will respect Timayy's opinion..i trust he knows flamebait when he spots it since he has to look at it everytime he stands in front of the mirror..you and block M are misguided flame queens.
Didn't downvote you, just saying that in the grand scheme of things what Dawson did to slight Michigan is incredibly minor and he's been through a lot. No need to take recruiting so personally. He could have been more up front with the coaches, yes, but let's not get carried away.
But thanks though.
It really annoys me to watch players such as zettel or dee hart playing for other teams. Dawson would be just there, but only worst since he's from cass tech and he would be playing for a rival.
As long as the coaches are good with it, so am I. Dawson didn't act very mature, but he is a 17 year old kid, and our coaches should treat him as such. Giving him a second chance is the right thing to do.
Sam Webb reporting visits @ Ohio on Dec. 7th, Bama on Jan. 11th and Sparty Jan. 18th as well. We should be good to stay the course, so to speak.
There may not be a spot open for him after Dec 14
Ah, of course, of course. If that's the case, so be it. I just don't want Hoke swaying too much in regards to his policy. Little room for much flexibility in this case, IMO. Just gotta handle Dawson tenuously is all.
And just what evidence have you seen that would suggest that Hoke could sway on his policy?
that what must have happened is that he decommitted so he could look at Florida, then didn't like it as much as he thought and realized he wanted to stay close to home, but realized there are really only a few high level schools in the Midwest and would end up back here.
Little confused about the policy. Definitely understand not pulling Conley's offer (up front about his decision making). Was under the impression Dawson was not as up front. Obviously do not know the full story hence the confusion.
As long as the coaches are up front and clear with the recruits we shouldn't have any problems.
Here's my best understanding/guess of "the policy," which could be completely wrong.
If you are offered a scholarship to Michigan, you commit, and you keep your grades up and yourself out of trouble, the coaches will honor that original offer. Even if you have a bad season or something - or a sexier recruit comes along - they won't drop you because they found someone they like better.
If you visit another school, you no longer have that guarantee. Michigan might still recruit you, but they'll only do so if they think you're a good option at the moment. If someone else takes your spot in the meantime, so be it.
Basically, I think people are incorrect when they say that the policy is "visit elsewhere --> can't go to Michigan." I think it's more "visit elsewhere --> give up your guaranteed spot --> we'll see what happens."
It should be.
This is how it is, and it has been very advantageous for Hoke thus far. I don't want people to get the wrong impression because I respect and advocate our recruiting principles; I just want to see Hoke stand his ground at the same time because, if he does not; future, more costly predicaments could arise.
Maybe I'm just being cynical or semantical, and I do want Dawson (he is such an integral addition to our OL class), however; I think a recruit should understand, thoroughly, what entails their commitment to Michigan. I believe most do, and honestly hope Dawson is an exception, respectively, because in the future, I think Hoke should deny a recommitment.
It's really out of fairness. Cause in Turd's words, there technically really isn't a "policy".
I think a lot of it has to do with how "Being Committed" leads to "Taking other visits".
If a commit talks to the coaches about how they were his first offer, he jumped on it, didn't really do his research and wants to see what other schools have to offer (Conley), he'll fall in the "You're no longer committed, but thanks for handling this in an up front manner, we're no longer saving you a spot in this class, but we still want you at Michigan".
If a commit doesn't talk to the coaches and books a trip to another school, like Oregon (Pharoah Brown) without telling the coaches anything, the recruit has burned that bridge, he is no longer a commit and the coaches won't recruit him anymore.
With Dawson it seems like there was a little from column A, a little from B, and at the end the coaches are still recruting him.
Pack your bags everybody
I understand this reference!
Our good friend Tom VH providing a little insight on his twitter...
"OL David Dawson had a "heart-to-heart" with Brady Hoke tonight and was re-offered by Michigan".
I would love to know how this meeting with Hoke came about. Does David go to coach Wilcher and say I really want to talk to Michigan again can you arrange something with coach Hoke so I can tell him. Does David pick up the phone and call and tell them himself...or does Hoke just pop in and say we've heard you've had a change of heart and may want to come back into the fold. I hope someone on the inside let's us know how all this came about.
I'm guessing most likely a phone call.
Nov. 27-Dec 17 and then again in Jan. is conisdered the "contact period" in the recruiting calendar.
Coaches can make unlimted amount of calls to seniors during the "contact period"
Boy, this is interesting. I also see now OSU has offered Lacy. I would love to have Dawson back because based on his camp tapes last summer he seemed like the most ready OL and seems very strong and tough. But, this whole back and forth has been odd to say the least. From the comments I have seen from Dawson it didn't seem like he was too happy with UM fans, not that I can blame him, but I guess it still surprises me that he still wants to come to UM. And, it makes you wonder about the whole no visit policy now. Wouldn't it be really weird if both Conley and Dawson came back?
They go look around, but they always come home to Momma.
When he left, and Michigan didn't really say anything.
It's more like the fans are the people who buy the tabloids to find out what's going on with the latest celebrity couple, whether it's real or not.
treadwell, dawson, green or isaacs, mcquay, conley or J Williams
do we have the room ?
It's times such as these that we must ask ourselves . . .
What would Nick do?
BUT I think this type of situation should be the exception to the rule.
I'll make an exception though, assuming you are close enough to the situation to have first-hand knowlege.
How about sharing "the rule" with us. Exactly and verbatim, with no "I think, I heard, or it seems".
Just when I think the coaches couldn't get any dumber, they go and do something like this...and TOTALLY redeem themselves.
(I don't really think they're dumb; I just wanted to quote an epic movie)
I don't know, Lloyd. The French are assholes.
... just changed his underwear.
I thought we were gonna start referring to him as "Bilky Price?"
that I experienced a "heart to heart" with Coach Hoke. I guess I should've caused more trouble?
This is great news. The Michigan football I know and love is built around interior offensive linemen named Dave. Daves Brandt, Baas, Pearson, Petruziello, Moosman, and Molk would be happy to hear this.
The only thing that surprises me is everyone's reaction. I don't understand what is so hard to understand about this recruiting policy. WTF I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.
1 - the coaches offer you.
2 - you commit, they honor your commitment.
3 - you don't commit, coaches hold it until they're full.
4 - you commit and take visits and notify the coaches beforehand that you want to, a la Conley. Coaches understand but no longer consider you a recruit. Maybe they keep your offer and recruit you, maybe not.
5 - you commit and deceive the coaches about not taking visits a la Pharaoh Brown and David Dawson. You are no longer considered a recruit by the staff similar to step #4 and they likely pull an offer. The staff evaluates whether to offer you based on factors individual to your situation, and decides whether to continue to recruit and/or offer you. Pharaoh = Ohio kid without M ties and a number of other family factors we don't know about. Dawson = kid that dreamed of playing at M prior to getting an offer, accepted immediately, dad died, and a number of other family factors we don't know about.
Rinse and repeat step 1.
Everyone circle jerks each other about how much better of a fanbase we are than fanbase X but this simple concept seems to spawn increasingly ridiculous discussion everytime it's brought up.
You said you don't understand what is so hard to understand, but to explain it you had to type up a 4 page essay. Kind of answered your own question there, no?
Doesn't Hoke's no-visit policy simply mean that if a recruit commits, and then decides to take visits to other schools, then UM no longer considers him a commit and his spot is once again open to other offered recruits?
Dawson isn't considered a commit right now -- and I'm assuming another offered OL recruit could still commit and grab his former spot -- so I guess I'm unclear why this situation would be thought of as Hoke bending the rules of his policy.
.... aaaand of course no sooner do I click "Save" then I notice someone immediately ahead of me posted something very similar.
I can hear the signing day presser questions from Rothstein now...
Dawson, Lacy, Hunt and Rodgers for 1 slot.
Green and maybe Isaac for 1 spot.
Reschke for 0 spot (full at LB).
Treadwell and Conley for 1 spot (and LaQuay?).
McQuay for 1 spot.
Probably more but at least 10 candidates for 3-4 spots. Is Reschke a no for sure?
According to Reschke.
He said two days ago the call from the Michigan coaches "meant nothing to him." Treadwell is probably fanciful at this point as well, but I agree with your basic point, that's a lot of names.
Michigan offered a new '13 LB. there is definitely something going on with the current players on the roster that is causing them to go after a 3rd LB.
Who did we offer?
Jamieon Moss was offered. He is a Virginia Tech pledge.
I'm not sure how close their friendship was, but does Dawson recommitting help our chances with Green?
Recruit videos but I watched some of Dawson's camp video. Dude is a seriously aggressive mauler. Was my favorite talent in the class. Would welcome him back in the fold.
Unrelated to his talent level, Kid is 17 and got brutalized on twitter when his initial recruitment went sideways. His decommit shenanigans was simply a kid acting like a kid. It shows me some growth, however, that he sat down with coach hoke and was able to rise above the primitive part of the fan base. Takes a man to do that. Like him blue or not.
Scheduled to visit? Why on earth would he again need to visit?
Why not? Michigan is awesome.
all expense paid weekend..... dont think many guys would turn that down.
to me that with the amount of comments for this thread, that you, Mr Dawson, matter to us and would be a very welcome addition to the class.
I wasn't crazy about how things went down with his de-commit, however, I tried to avoid commenting and am glad I did.
Go Blue David, Go Blue young man!!!
Yesssssssssssssssssssssss!!!! I really think he'll come back to the good guys.
...and just my uneducated opinion, I really think that we will get treadwell in the end. Ty Isaac made his choice, and we seem to be in a really great position with Derrick Green right now. I think that we could get McQuay too. I think we realistcly could end up with two of the three( Treadwell, Green, McQuay). We even could take them all. But realistically i think we'll end up with two.
If he was really serious about wanting to be "back in the UM family" he would have re-committed. He's still taking visits to Alabama, OSU, and MSU, and unless he's given a silent re-verbal to Hoke, I think this is smoke with no fire. On top of that, if Hunt or Lacey commit before that, there won't be room for Dawson unless there's attrition elsewhere.
For all you nautical types.
I think the biggest competition is Sparty. He said Florida was out because of distance from his family, so I'd have to say Alabama wouldn't be a serious destination due to the same issue. I think he's a kid that's been through A LOT in a short period of time, and it has taken its toll on him. I think he and his family want to be back in the UM family, it just took a route none of us expected.
One thing I just thought of is that supposedly Hoke basically said "If you want to be at UM we have room for you." However, Dawson didn't re-commit. So, although we have room for him right now, what if any number of other guys commits and accepts their offer. Do you still have room for him then? After re-thinking this it kinda surprises me that he didn't re-commit if he wants to be here because the offer may not last long.
I would have to surmise we are in the driver's seat. If he doesn't commit by the 14th of december, though, there will not be a spot for him because I can see either lacy or hunt commiting on that day when they visit.


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Submission + - What Happens To Data When A Cloud Provider Dies? (computerworld.com)
Lucas123 writes: When cloud storage providers shut down, as four have done in the past year, users are left wondering how they'll get their data back and whether they'll be able to migrate it directly to a new service provider. More importantly, analysts say, what guarantees they have that the data stored offsite will be deleted after the shutdown. Currently, there is no direct way to migrate data to another provider, and there are no government rules or regulations specific to data managed by cloud storage providers.


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Glad to see Canon is not the only having production issues!
Quote from: JR on April 20, 2012, 02:28:19 PMGlad to see Canon is not the only having production issues! Why does that make you feel better?
Production problems?! http://nikonrumors.com/2012/04/15/weekly-nikon-news-flash-158.aspx/#more-37716
Nikon has three problems they are fixing. 1. The batteries are unsafe and are all being replaced, and out of stock everywhere. They likely are short of safe batteries to put in the production line. 2. The autofocus is reportedly assembled wrong or has bad parts in a whole batch of D800 cameras, and must be fixed or replaced. Affected cameras won't focus. 3. The lockup situation for the D4 and D800 has not been solved, and might be holding things up, but indications are that they are shipping them knowingly with the problem, and hoping that firmare might fix the issue. They have issued a work-around, but users already report that they still have lockups. These are serious issues that basically make it impossible to use the camera, assuming it happens to you. I'm sure they will get it all fixed, it just makes the shortage situation worse.


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Sleepy Eye Medical Center (SEMC) has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in mammography as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
Sleepy Eye Medical Center (SEMC) has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in mammography as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
Mammography is a specific type of imaging test that uses a low-dose x-ray system to examine breasts. A mammography exam, called a mammogram, is used to aid in the early detection and diagnosis of breast diseases in women.
The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting ACR Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field.
Image quality, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs are assessed. The findings are reported to the ACR Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report they can use for continuous practice improvement.
"This accreditation is one more example of how SEMC constantly strives to improve the quality of healthcare available to our community to ensure that our residents receive the best treatment possible right here at home," said Kevin Sellheim, CEO and administrator.
"Congratulations to Megan Green, radiology manager and Lacey Ryan, radiologic technologist, for this achievement."
The ACR is a national professional organization serving more than 36,000 diagnostic/interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and medical physicists with programs focusing on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology and the delivery of comprehensive health care services.


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September 17, 2013
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Regular Session
A) Call to Order
B) Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation
C) Welcome Visitors
D) Employee Disciplinary Action:
E) 2013-2014 Insurance Renewal Recommendation:
F) District Strategic Plan:
G) Flip It! Smack It! Stack It! Recycle Presentation:
H) Approval of Minutes of September 3, 2013 Board Meeting
I) Consent Agenda
a) Employee Status
b) Illness-In-Line-of-Duty Leave Request
c) Family Medical Leave Request
d) Professional Leave Requests
e) Student Trip Requests
f) Administrative Services:
1. 5-Year District Facilities Work Plan
2. 2013/2014 SY Contract with College of Central Florida Mid-FL Career Pathway Consortium g) Recommendations
a) Financial Statement as of August 2013
J) Superintendent's Comments / Recommendations
K) Board Member Comments
L) School Visits: JBES and WES
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The Luther men's tennis team dropped a 9-0 decision to nationally ranked UW-Whitewater on at the Premier Tennis & Fitness Club in Janesville, Wis. The Norse played competitive matches at several spots, but were unable to secure a win as the Warhawks earned the sweep.
Ramesh Karki and Quinn Foley had the closest doubles match, falling (8-6) to Byron Balkin and Brian Klein at No. 1. Karki broke serve to level the match at 6-6, but were broken right back and unable to hold off a late charge from the Warhawks. James Ayer and Kyle Appel also played a solid match at No. 2, but lost (8-4) to Jake Humphreys and Scott Butler. Torstein Jystad and Isaiah Mayerchak lost (8-2) to Cam Laktash and Marty Beck at No. 3.
Jystad performed admirably at No. 2 singles, eventually being edged out (4-6, 6-3, (10-8)) by Balkin. Appel played a strong first set before losing (7-5, 6-1) to Rithwick Raman at No. 3. The Warhawks swept the other four matches in straight sets to take the win.
Luther is now 8-4 with all four losses coming against regionally ranked opponents. A pair of those foes, UW-Whitewater (No. 23) and University of Chicago (No. 28), also hold national rankings.
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Hugh Jackman's latest Wolverine film has created 1700 Australian jobs and benefited 850 companies thanks to the federal government's $12.8 million investment.
The film, starring Jackman as Logan/Wolverine and shot in New South Wales and Japan, is expected to be released next July. It follows an improvement in Australian film and television drama's fortunes, with the value of production rising 25 per cent last year.
The Arts Minister, Simon Crean, said The Wolverine, directed by James Mangold and filmed in Sydney's Fox Studios and NSW areas such as Oberon, Picton, Homebush and Parramatta, would generate more than $80 million in investment in Australia.
However, there was industry consternation in April when the federal government announced the $12.8 million one-off investment in the film – the equivalent of boosting the usual 16.5 per cent location offset to 30 per cent.
The location offset is the tax rebate on the Australian spend of large-budget productions that do not satisfy the significant Australian content test for the producer offset.
Industry figures have called for a bigger location offset to be broadly applied so that Australia's film industry can become competitive in the face of the strong Australian dollar.
Mr Crean is expected to take some broad proposals to the federal cabinet's last meeting this year to help the film industry before the expected release of the national cultural policy in the first quarter of 2013.
He told Fairfax Media it would be a waste if the national cultural policy was not released until the federal election, although he conceded it was a matter of gaining cabinet support for greater funding.
"I've made it clear we should be looking to increase the location offset," he said.
Mr Crean said the Wolverine job figures highlighted the importance of investing in the arts as a key contributor to local and national economic growth.
"To date, The Wolverine has created over 1700 jobs across Australia since production commenced earlier this year, bringing a significant boost to communities, the local economy and the film industry," Mr Crean said.
"The Australian jobs created as a result of investment in The Wolverine cover the full spectrum of the production sector to the people behind the cameras and in studios – the set builders, lighting technicians, editors and special effects artists.
"About 850 Australian companies, from industries including hospitality, transport and catering goods and service providers, have gained contracts as a result of the production.
"In addition to the thousands of local jobs created, The Wolverine will generate over $80 million of investment in Australia.
"Bringing The Wolverine to Australia has not only reaffirmed our status as one of the world's best filming destinations, it is helping to develop the skills and experience of our film sector and ensuring industry jobs are kept here in Australia, not overseas.
"Major feature films also provide a training ground for up-and-coming film technicians, and more experienced filmmakers have the opportunity to hone their craft on the world stage."


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Submission + - Free culture porn campaign aims for sexual freedom (baywords.com)
shadowmage13 writes: "Less than 24 hours after being announced, a campaign from seemingly out of nowhere has already garnered some decent attention. In short, it is a "call to arms in the battle for universal sexual autonomy" that encourages the creation of homemade pornography, all under free licenses, as a form of direct action. It's easy to be skeptical of the potential of such a radical campaign, but there are all sorts of internet communities who are already doing this, and more may be willing to join in under this banner. The campaign announcement presents some strong points and makes for a pretty persuasive manifesto. It will certainly be interesting to see who picks this up and gets involved."


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|2007-06-18, 00:41
|Link #41
Easy Operation
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Toronto, Canada
Age: 34
It's sad I might watch this just because of this.
カミシナ・ジン:小野大輔 (!)
トア:茅原実里 (!)
ハウリングスター:杉田智和 (!)
マキナ:後藤邑子 (!)
ガーネット:平野綾 (!)
What the hell?
|2007-08-20, 14:00
|Link #44
The funny thing is it's by Gonzo, and people hate Gonzo, but it features the Haruhi cast, and people love the Haruhi cast, but if people hate Gonzo and the show, does that mean the Haruhi cast goes down with them, or does the Haruhi cast make people not hate Gonzo, can it work both ways, or does the space-time continium split right at this very second.
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|2007-08-20, 14:21
|Link #45
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2004
Age: 37
This hasn't been mentioned here yet
Though this is not news :P oh well, DRAGONAUT -THE RESONANCE- will also be getting a shounen manga. The manga will start serialization in the first issue of Shueisha's new shounen manga magazine Jump Square. The first issue of this new magazine will be out in November 2, 2007. Meaning the first chapter of DRAGONAUT -THE RESONANCE- manga will be out on November 2nd.
There's already a page for the manga:
The mangaka is Kinoshita Satoshi.
|2007-08-26, 22:43
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Excessively jovial fellow
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: ISDB-T
Age: 31
GUYS GUYS GUYS it's Gonzo so let's debate whether or not it's going to be a trainwreck for three pages when we have ABSOLUTELY NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE SHOW!
Although by watching the trailer one can determine it has gigantic CG-animated mecha dragons (which incidentally look like shit and reminds me of that horrible horrible scene in Fate/stay night), shounen magic fighting with people flying around and bashing each other with swords (and a Berserker clone!), semi-loli comedic relief characters, really really really inconsistent character design, people running around on skyscraper roofs Ghost in the Shell style and is seemingly set in some kind of pseudo-cyberpunk future earth!
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|2007-09-15, 21:58
|Link #47
Join Date: Dec 2003
So for anyone interested in the show, a blurb and title for the first episode has appeared on the website. Spoilering it just in case anyone doesn't want to see it until the show is out.
Spoiler for Dragonaut: The Resonance Ep 1 Blurb and Title:
I can't wait to get to work on this.
|2007-09-16, 20:08
|Link #48
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Location: In a world all my own
I was just checking out the trailer, and it looks interesting enought to add to my "check this out" list, so I'll be watching at least an episode or two.
One thing that is already turning me off, however, is the 3D CGI. Well done CGI can add a lot to a show, but when it's as jarringly different than the rest of the show (as it appears to be in the trailer) it just looks bad and detracts from the rest of the show, IMO.
Oh, well. I'll have to see how the finished product looks when the actual series comes out.
|2007-09-17, 09:10
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Puerto Rico
Age: 28
I don't know what's with all the bad mouthing of Gonzo. I'll give three examples of anime that Gonzo has made recently and hace turned great: RomeoxJuliet, Kaze no Stigma, and Seto no Hanayome. If Gonzo puts the effort they did like these 3 then I expect this to be good as well.
|2007-09-18, 06:49
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Location: Somewhere, between the sacred silence and sleep
I'm with MrProphet on this one.
While there's many ups and downs to their quality control, overall, I think Gonzo is a very respected animation studio, and stands above the average level in the industry. The recent Gonzo outsourced Gurren Lagann episodes, for example, were astonishingly well done.
That being said, I will never forgive them for f*cking up my Hellsing.
|2007-09-20, 14:18
|Link #52
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Hmm, Gonzo is certainly original in their approach, and they're not your regular studio. I loved a couple of their series (Gankutsuou and NHK pop in my mind right now), while there were others that suffered from key animation inconsistency. NHK did, at least during episodes 4 (which is arguably the episode with the poorest key animation in history) to 10 and a couple more in the middle; Last Exile, despite having great CG and background, suffered TREMENDOUS key animation flaws from episode 7 till 18 or so, with a particular downhill in the racing episode (was it 9?); I distinctly remember Kiddy Grade suffering from this, though not very noticeably (that series' main flaw was its screwed up director); Bokurano can't be said to have great key animation either, with light inconsistencies popping up here and there and overall design being rather simple; Solty Rei had excellent CG but overall 2D quality didn't baffle me. The only thing that impressed me a lot in terms of (2D) visual quality was Gankutsuou, which oozed originality from each and every frame of it.
Aaanyways... I'm certainly looking forwards to the series. Lots of CG and the characters look interesting enough. There's not much to look forward for October, either, other than perhaps Ghost Hound, Clannad and Kodomo no Jikan, so I think this'll be a welcome addition. As I said before, I don't dislike Gonzo's stuff (in fact, I've enjoyed quite a bit most of those shows I've counted there), but I don't buy into the idea that they make flawless TV animation either.
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|2007-09-23, 10:03
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Location: Southeast Asia
I don't think Gonzo's the best nor the worst animation studio ever . . . .but it's okay. ^^;
I watched the trailer . . . .and all those dragons and action and bloodshed and interesting characters were enough to get my interest to this series xD I'm definitely adding this to my check-out list
|2007-09-23, 12:10
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mt. Ordeals
Who gives a damn that its by Gonzo? I mean, sure Kaze no Stigma annoyed me to no end because the main female lead is almost always in her school uniform, but at least RXJ was very well done IMO. And Bokurano... just wow. I judge a series by its own merits, and not by the animation studio that does them. They might eff it up, who knows, but we won't know for sure till it has aired.
|2007-09-23, 12:16
|Link #56
Senior Member
I'm not really sold on this anime, but I tend to watch every gonzo anime just to watch it initially. Gonzo has been kinda average this year, and I don't see this as being their mega title either.
I also don't belive GONZO makes flawsless animation, but when GONZO does make good animation they are awesome like Gankutsuou and Last Exile. For me they don't have any middle ground, they are either really great or really average. People knock GONZO all the time, but I've seen worse *cough* madhouse *cough* After watching Death Note(which is slightly better than the other two), Claymore, and Kaibutsu ouju, I wish never to see another madhouse anime for awhile.
Edit: I agree about RxJ being well done, but it still believe they could've made i tmore awesome. That is another topic though.
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|2007-09-23, 12:21
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Monterrey, México
Age: 37
There are people who express outrage upon watching partially or completely Gonzo anime titles, which were adapted from mangas.
For those fans glaring titles include:
Chrno Crusade, Hellsing, Full Metal Panic, Gantz, and among few others.
However, there were other manga/novel-adapted anime which Gonzo made right:
Saikano, Trinity Blood, and among few others more.
|2007-09-23, 12:54
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Not dead. Yet.
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: UK
To be fair to Gonzo, they have improved over the last couple of years. They don't seem to have any massively conspicuous disasters anymore. Glass Fleet was their last embarrassment I suppose.
On the flipside neither do they seem to have any major successes, though RomeoXJuliet is probably their most worthy effort this year. Though I personally think Getsumen to Heiki Mina was a gem.
I hope Dragonaut does well though, cause it looks really promising and I'd be very dissapointed if it flops.
|2007-09-23, 18:17
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Florida's Treasure Coast
Vero Beach/Indian River County
» Real estate professionals say the inventory of oceanfront property is the lowest it has been in five years. "Buyers, particularly cash buyers, are coming back into the marketplace and taking down standing inventory," says Michael Thorpe, co-owner of Sotheby's International Realty. Indian River County's building department says it is on pace to beat 2011 totals for new permits. The Windsor development has been described as a low-key version of glitzy Palm Beach. About 70% of the lots, which range from $400,000 to $2.6 million, have been sold, and a few new oceanfront lots have been put on the market. Resale listings now range from $1.2 million to $12 million, says Betsey Hanley, president of Windsor Real Estate.
» Meanwhile, the former Dodgertown, which had been the spring training home of the Los Angeles Dodgers, now operates as the Vero Beach Sports Village. The complex has hosted high school baseball and softball spring training, youth baseball tournaments, umpire training and Nike Lacrosse Camps.
» Helene Caseltine, economic development director at the Indian River Chamber of Commerce, says the county has become a magnet for emerging technology companies. The most recent addition is SMI Telecoms, a U.K.-based computer software and services firm that selected Indian River County for its U.S. headquarters. Bridgevine, an e-commerce solution provider with longstanding roots in the community, is adding 25 jobs. Florida Organic Aquaculture will break ground this spring on a $13-million shrimp production and research facility in Fellsmere. The parent company, Mirzam Holdings based in Jupiter, estimates the new venture will create 52 jobs.
Business to Watch
» eMindful: The Vero Beach health care company markets its online classes to employers and insurers whose employees are trying to make behavioral changes that would help reduce health care costs. The classes help students to reduce stress and cut back on smoking, overeating, chemical dependency and other behaviors that contribute to chronic diseases. Kelley McCabe Ruff, a former chief technology officer for large investment banks, founded eMindful in 2008, partnering with researchers to create courses that allow students and instructors to interact.
|Indian River Population: 142,705
|Population Growth Rate (2009-13): 1.02%
|Population by Age:
|Per Capita Income: $52,873