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So evidently many of you folks believe this is reason enough to pirate the content. If a patent isn't available for licensing by its owner, and thus not "available for purchase anywhere," is that also reason enough to pirate the patent? What about violating GPL, since it isn't "available for purchase anywhere," either? I'm talking about the enforcement of prevailing law, not anyone's philosophical issues with intellectual property.
What's the purpose of copyright again?
We had to destroy the village to save it.
Actually, they last beyond the time the material is worthless. Some companies who are not offering their intellectual property for sales, and have no intention of doing so, will still take legal action to prevent others acquiring it.
AC writes: "Actually, they last beyond the time the material is worthless".
Actually even if the author wants a work released there is no practical way to release it that is accepted in US law. Plenty of authors have no illusions and plenty of works have very short useful lives. But existing law provides no way to deal with that.
The book "How To Fix Copyright" by William Patry has details on this and much more. I have no financial or other interest, I just like the book.
It is worth noting that law only prescribes the *maximum* term of copyright protection that applies.
There is no reason why the creator of intellectual property can't define a shorter term if they choose.
The book I'll be releasing shortly will have a clearly stated copyright term of just five years.
I'm hoping that by being *sensible* about the term of protection, those who might otherwise have opted to simply download a copy (it won't be DRMed) without paying the paltry sum being asked, will think again abou
I'm hoping that by being *sensible* about the term of protection, those who might otherwise have opted to simply download a copy (it won't be DRMed) without paying the paltry sum being asked, will think again about doing so.
We're not talking a literary work on the scale of Dickens -- but I do expect that it is something which the public domain will benefit from in a few years time (whether it sells in quantity or not) so I'm not going to be stupid about my use of copyright protection.
Sadly, I believe you will be disappointed.
I can cite an anecdote over this too.
I have a friend who is a botanist and who was researching the history of a specific taxonomic classification to find the reasons for the classicification as he was trying to determine with modern knowledge, whether the classification was still valid.
I can't remember the exact details, but the book in which the classification was defined was published in something like 1916, but for some reason was allowed to be re-published (as an updated version perhaps) in about 1937.
There are two basic problems with copyrights. 1- eternal duration (they last until the material is worthless), 2-they are under no obligation to offer it for sale.
The main problem of copyright is, that it creates artificial scarity where none is needed. Without copyright, the whole knowledge of humankind could be available to anyone on the planet instantly. With copyright, only the knowledge you can personaly financialy afford and the creator is willing to sell you is available. This is imo totaly wrong and there is absolutely no reason for such cripling restriction to exist.
Money is not the problem. We already pay for intelectual property. We just don't want to shar
That's why I support copyright (and patents), but only in a reasonable (ie, not eternal) form. Depending on material (or format I should say), 5-25 years is more than sufficient. If you can't make money off your creation in that time frame, too fing bad, it's time to let someone else try by creating a derivitive work.
Black markets are created by unsatisfied demand, where legitimate supply does not increase to meet demand or is artificially constrained.
The copyright cartels do not want to meet this demand (it is completely realistic for them to do so) at a price people will pay, however they are often quoted as "not wanting to 'devalue' their content". Bascically they have done the maths and realised they can maximise their profit by creating artificial scarcity and keeping the unit price high while selling less and/or tying content up into lucritive exclusive distribution contracts.
Even worse is that they often do not want people to access older content as it's value is percieved as lower and because there are only so many hours of media that a person can consume they would prefer that you payed for the more expensive new content.
For the same reason that drug dealers dont want legalized drugs. Most drug cartels are against Medical marijuana because it dilutes the price if it becomes legal and wide spread.
The RIAA and MPAA are no different than Drug Cartels. Instead of cutting off heads, they ruin entire families for generations with billion dollar law suits that are presided over by corrupt judges.
The whole point of copyright is to ensure the works are created for the public good and made available to the public. If the works are not being made readily available at a reasonable price poin then the copyright should expire and the ditributors (torrent site) is legal. Anything short of this is unethical.
The whole point of copyright is to ensure the works are created for the good of the media companies and made available to the public over their dead bodies. If the works are not being made readily available at a reasonable price point then the media companies are doing the job they made for themselves. Copyright should never expire and the distributors (torrent site) is illegal. Anything short of this is unethical since it violates the media company's government-mandated profits, imaginary or not.
FTFY. Seriously, dude, anything other than eternal copyright is un-American, and we will shove this down your throats and up your ass until the only words you can ever say OR think again is "America!! FUCK YEAH!!"
Yes. The purpose of patents are "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts." If you don't build it, and you don't license it, then yes, the patent should be invalidated. That phrase you might recognize from somewhere. Any use of patents other than to promote the progress of science and the useful arts is unconstitutional in the U.S.
US Constitution, Section 8. "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;"
Laws that are unenforceable are moot. Copyright laws are unenforceable in the current world. So lets stop wasting our efforts trying to preserve outdated business models that can't be possibly preserved.
It's not just that they are unenforceable. They have lost popular support, the only reason that they are still there is that these laws still do no really affect the older folk. Plus at election time there are somehow always "more important issues" that need to be talked about.
In the mean time, behind closed door, Hollywood is pushing it's agenda in TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement) and CETA. Would anyone believe that Hollywood is trying to extend Canada's copyright term by another 2 decades? Today that's longer than most kids take to grow from a baby into someone that's out the door and in college. And that's just the term *extension*!
So evidently many of you folks believe this is reason enough to pirate the content. If a patent isn't available for licensing by its owner, and thus not "available for purchase anywhere," is that also reason enough to pirate the patent? What about violating GPL, since it isn't "available for purchase anywhere," either? I'm talking about the enforcement of prevailing law, not anyone's philosophical issues with intellectual property.
Yes, it is reason enough. I give an example of the silliness copyright causes. Here in Brazil there was a relatively famous writer a few years ago who died. His widow, heir to his copyrights, happened to become member of a religion for which his works were considered offensive. Being the rightful copyright owner, she thus decided to block any new edition of his works. The situation persists, and might continue for about 50 years, unless a Disney happens again and it goes on for longer still.
Copyright without copyduty is morally abhorrent. If a rights holder doesn't provide the copies only he can presumably make, why, yes, by all means, we, the people, will do it for him! Because the moment he fails on his duty, it becomes ours.
If that painting is historically, socially and/or culturally significant, yes.
Humanity should not artificially inhibit itself just to satisfy the greed of a few.
if they take a digital picture of it there should be no moral issue, you see you are making a error of confessing physical objects and digitally replicateable media.
Having seen first hand quite a few master pieces in many museums in Europe, I can assure you that a digital replica is in no way a replacement for the original. They are a pale shadow by comparison.
PS I assume you mean confusing, not confessing.
So evidently many of you folks believe this is reason enough to pirate the content.
If a patent isn't available for licensing by its owner, and thus not "available for purchase anywhere," is that also reason enough to pirate the patent?
Yes, exactly. Why the hell should the advancement of science or sharing of culture be subject to restriction of any kind?
What about violating GPL, since it isn't "available for purchase anywhere," either? I'm talking about the enforcement of prevailing law, not anyone's philosophical issues with intellectual property.
Translation: Let me coach my question in such a way that no sane answers apply. You began with asking a questions of reason, yet no reason is allowed in the answering? Sir: Fuck you as immensely as can be conceived.
The English Monarchy could do as it damn well pleased under prevailing law until the Magna Carta came to be. Slavery used to be a prevailing law in the United States, and Segregation was on the law books after that. Women used to not be allowed to vote as well.
The point is, Fuck the unjust Prevailing Law. Laws CAN BE WRONG. Disobeying a law via action that can not lead to physical harm is equivalent to sitting at the front of a bus regardless of the colour of your skin. Obeying unjust laws for the sake of obeying the law is folly. Sometimes we must participate in civil disobedience in order to improve the law, other times we must take more drastic measures. I can think of no more a peaceful demonstration than to ignore a law preventing the sharing of information.
It is typically not the end user that can even violate the GPL, only a publisher or distributor of information; That said, I'm all for allowing companies to ignore copyright and "violate the GPL" as long as the common man is free to ignore copyright laws as well.
This is the Age of Information. Laws promoting and enforcing Artificial Scarcity of Information are Ridiculous, Tyrannical, and should be completely ignored since they infringe upon everyone's right to communicate freely any information they wish. Copyright and Patent law are hindrances to true innovation that do not benefit the society as a whole. Removing or ignoring these laws does not reduce the demand for new and better information and technology, nor would abolishing these prevent one from producing technology or media. What's scarce is the ability to research, not the discovery. What's scarce is the ability to create new content, not copies of said content. Artificial Scarcity of information is abhorrent, both ethically and economically.
The only logical thing to do is to abolish patent and copyright laws. Only then can we test the hypothesis by which the laws were made. Things have changed so drastically since the laws were conceived that such an experiment must be done. Until then, we're operating under unproven conjecture and NO logical argument can be made for them!
Prove to me such laws are beneficial. So long as you're unwilling or unable to do so, the law should be ignored.
Disobeying a law via action that can not lead to physical harm is equivalent to sitting at the front of a bus regardless of the colour of your skin.
If I torrent The Big Bang Theory, I am not the moral equivalent of Rosa Parks. Someone who sat at the front of the bus, despite the color of her skin was in fact risking that skin. There was a very large social structure invested in keeping the races segregated and people were beaten and/or killed for violating that.
Deciding that The Big Bang Theory is worth $
The problem with your argument is that a documentary could be off air for a decade or more before being repeated, at which point the copyright owner is in line for thousands of pounds of income.
We just have to say "after 10 years that's it, you get nothing more and have to do some new work". That would encourage new work and be fair to everyone. There will always be a few cases of things only becoming popular decades after their initial release, but even then there is plenty of money to be made by the autho
bad news for fans of UK shows that aren't available for purchase anywhere
So evidently many of you folks believe this is reason enough to pirate the content.
I do for one.
Oh, and there's actually indirect legal precedent for this one - in several trademark, copyright and patent infringement cases a right holder has been denied compensation because they previously didn't actively pursue parties that infringed, thus effectively losing the rights. One of these is somewhat personal by the way; a close friend and her husband has both the trademark and the patent of several metal 'spinners' (metal artwork what spins in the wind, sometimes making bell-like noises when
In the UK we pay a TV license which is what covers the TV that UK Nova hosted, and it's not clear that UK Nova was actually doing anything illegal by allowing people to share recorded TV we've all already paid for like this as it was deemed akin to simply recording a show on VHS and sharing it with your friends.
They've shut down because they can't afford to fight this sort of organisation, not because they were necessarily doing anything illegal.
Your argument may have made sense in other countries, but here
The trouble with this argument is three fold:
1) People outside the UK had access to the content. They did not pay a TV license and haven't contributed to that cost
2) You're assuming that everyone in the UK downloading have paid for the licence
3) The licence only pays for content produced by the BBC. Other TV companies have to make their money with adverts, but I would bet the UK Nova "producers" didn't leave the ads in.
I did use the site some years ago (I think when Spooks was on about season 4, before iPlayer provided it) and they always were very blunt about having to be a valid license holder to use the site, and were quite open that you would be banned if you were not, and that they in fact did even ban people quite often for exactly that, so with regards to points 1 and 2 it's merely a question of whether that was legitimate enough enforcement. I'd say it probably was which is precisely why it's taken so long (best p
The ad contracts are decided before broadcast, but the rates are based on the projected number of people watching a given program. If the projected number of people watching is significantly lower than expected, because everyone's gone off to watch it on the internet, when it comes to renewing those contracts, the TV producers won't make as much money.
The number of people viewing online has been static for the best part of a decade now and basically stems from the same pool of people who would used to have borrow a VHS from a friend, any adjustments for that have long been known. As a result contracts have long been based on that such that any financial calculation as to whether a show is viable based on ad revenue will be done purely on forecasted live viewing figures for this very reason.
Unlike people who sell software, music, and DVDs as a product, th
The answer to your rethorical question, would surprisingly to you be mostly yes. In patent law, "lack of working over an extended period in the territory of the patent" is grounds for applying for a "compulsory license" - which is the legal equivalent of use it or loose it regarding patent protection.
The other comparison also completely misses the point. The GPL'd software can clearly be licensed on fair and equal terms by everyone willing to abide by it's terms. The fact that the pricing on the software is
If Links to content are infringement then I can sue them for linking to me, you can sue me for linking to slanderous content about you, everyone can sue the pants off Google.
Not saying anyone in their right mind wants to do this, that would break a big part of the internet (yes, web site's aren't the internet but they're a big part of it)
Am saying, how come FACT get to call a link to content infringing but the rest of us can't.
Right, and handing a guy a gun isn't anything either, after all he has to take it himself.
Also, exactly how many angels can balance on the head of a pin? I'm sure Slashdot's self-appointed lawyers can get to the bottom.
If Links to content are infringement then I can sue them for linking to me, you can sue me for linking to slanderous content about you, everyone can sue the pants off Google.
Basically, yes.
However, as with most legal things, it is considerably more complex.
I know of no English law case where a link was held to be an infringement of copyright in itself. There are textbooks suggesting it could be, and there's an obscure 90s Scottish, first-instance case using an older version of the law (about as non-binding a case as you can get) that says it might be, but otherwise we have a vague law (mostly written pre-web), and no application. So no one really knows. This creates enough unce
âoeWe immediately removed the alleged offending links to content that could be [connected to] the two companies and replied to FACT assuring them of our cooperation in the matter, but asking them to point out examples of potentially offending links,â a UKNova admin told us.
âoeALL links or access to content provided by UKNova are infringing, unless you can prove that you have obtained explicit permission from the copyright holder for that content,â was FACTâ(TM)s response.
If copyrighted content from only two Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) members was being shared, where does FACT get off telling UKNova that everything is assumed to be infringing?
I mean, that's a lovely assumption, but unless FACT can show it represents the interests of those copyright holders, they have no standing to do anything against UKNova.
Or is that not how the law works in the UK?
I mean, that's a lovely assumption, but unless FACT can show it represents the interests of those copyright holders, they have no standing to do anything against UKNova. Or is that not how the law works in the UK?
A C&D isn't issued by a court, it's just a letter from a lawyer.
If UKNova had a QC to defend them in a court they might indeed win on that basis, five years and a million pounds later.
Just goes to show that you can't play nice with the copyright mafia(a). Might as well play nasty - Same thing in the end.
Oh well, I should just be thankful that http://thebox.bz/ [thebox.bz] is based in Belize.
You can play nice.
The problems is that they are greedy fucks that won't play nice with you.
Holders of trademarks and such are required to go after every infringer they're aware of or they lose the right to protect their IP. Flip it around and make it necessary for content owners to provide their content for sale in order to make an infringement claim. If they're not currently selling or licensing their content, they should lose the right to protect it from unauthorized distribution.
Flip it around and make it necessary for content owners to provide their content for sale in order to make an infringement claim.
What about specially commissioned private works? If I have a poster design, video, or what-ever, made for myself or a company, would you have the right to copy it? What about my photos from a family holiday that are on my website? Can GreedyShister Ltd. copy them for use in their promotional materials simply because I'm not offering them for sale?
Works in progress would have similar problems: if I hand out a part finished work for people to look at and give feedback (or just because they are interested e
UK "justice" is pretty messed up - a private entity can prosecute individuals.
Ars has a great article about how FACT put the owner of SurfTheChannel behind bars for four years. Maybe this is why UKNova are complying with these idiots.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/08/private-justice-how-hollywood-money-put-a-brit-behind-bars [arstechnica.com]
BBC iPlayer, 4OD etc. official streaming services was a direct response to UKNova.
DVD releases of many, many UK shows immediately after the season ended (during in the case of Dr. Who) can be attributed to UKNovas no torrenting stuff available for purchase.
Thanks to file sharing pioneers like UKNova, we can stream almost all the content (providing you use a UK proxy)
It can also be credited for preserving many, many old shows that would no doubt be lost forever, by inviting users to raid their attics for VHS
Because I'd love to. Let me pay the licence fee and have access to BBC iPlayer, legally, and that would cover most of what I want to see.
It wouldn't help for other channels, but what does Channel 4 really have? Jimmy Carr? Meh. Though I would like ITV for shows that only make their way to PBS years later...
Fire all the lawyers everywhere and hire some more techs and make it happen.
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Michael Ratner: As Wikileaks Founder Nears 100 Days in Ecuadorian Embassy Sweden's refusal to interview Assange in London suggests they are working with US towards extradition.
PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to The Real News Network. I'm Paul Jay in Baltimore.
Julian Assange continues to reside in the embassy of Ecuador in London. Now joining us is his U.S. attorney, Michael Ratner. Michael is president emeritus at the Center for Constitutional Rights in New York, also a board member of The Real News. Thanks for joining us, Michael.
MICHAEL RATNER, PRESIDENT EMERITUS, CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS: Good to be with you, Paul.
JAY: So where do things stand with Julian Assange, and what's the situation in the U.S.?
RATNER: With Julian Assange, September 27, about ten days from now, Julian Assange will have been in the Ecuadorian Embassy for 100 days. That's a long time, but I think he's prepared to stay there much longer, until some kind of agreement can be reached.
This has to be solved politically. I mean, there's all kinds of legal things going on, and we can talk about that briefly, but in the end I think the key thing to solve this is for Sweden to get over whatever is going on in terms of its pride or whatever else is going on in Sweden, and to come to London and question Julian Assange about the sexual misconduct allegations in Sweden. It's unclear to me why they haven't done that, because—.
JAY: What is their answer to that? I'm sure they've been asked it a thousand times. What's the official answer?
RATNER: Well, they have given different answers, which is what's interesting in itself. Their first answer is there's no procedure for doing it. Now they admit there's a procedure for doing it, and we even came up with a case where they've questioned an alleged murderer in Serbia recently. So there's a procedure.
Now they're sort of saying, well, who is he to dictate the terms? He's the punitive person who's—the allegations are made against. So they're sort of standing on pride. And what that does, it brings out two reactions in me. One is, look it, in a case that's created such an incredible diplomatic standoff, where the U.K. threatened to go into the embassy, the Ecuadorian Embassy—and of course has now retreated—but where it caused the Organization of American States to actually take the U.K. to task for that, where that's happened, where there's all of this, you know, $80,000 a day to guard the embassy by the U.K., you would think the Swedish prosecutor would get on a plane and go question Julian Assange at the Swedish—at the Ecuadorian Embassy. So it makes you wonder: why haven't they done it?
And what it makes me worried about is that really—which is what I suspected all along—is that behind the Swedish allegations, behind the Swedish efforts to get Julian Assange so badly and not actually just go question him in London, is the hand of the United States. I believe the United States is manipulating all of this. I believe, and I have a legal basis, I believe, for saying it, that once Julian Assange gets to Sweden, he will be on a plane very rapidly to the United States and to prison conditions that are the equivalent of what Bradley Manning was held under.
JAY: And what is the legal basis for you thinking this?
RATNER: The legal basis is that for almost two years now, I and others have been following what we call the WikiLeaks grand jury. There's a grand jury sitting in Alexandria, Virginia. Its number is 10-GJ-3-793—10 is the year it began, GJ is grand jury, 3 is the conspiracy statute, 793 is espionage. They've been looking at Julian Assange to indict him for espionage. They've called witnesses that have come public before that grand jury about it.
The U.S. wants to get its hands on him, and they know that's not going to be so easy from the U.K. The U.K. has a very robust fight against extradition. There's a man named McKinnon there who hacked into a Pentagon computer, supposedly, has already fought for eight years. Julian has a lot of support in the U.K.
Sweden, they have a very rapid possible extradition procedure that they could use, and he doesn't have the kind of support. The U.S. understands that. If he goes to Sweden, he is imprisoned immediately. Sweden doesn't have a bail system. So there's every reason for him to be terrified, in my view, of the U.S. ever getting its hands on him.
JAY: And the legal point here, if they do try to proceed against Julian Assange, is that they're claiming or will claim that he didn't just receive information from Bradley Manning; he somehow induced it or collaborated with Manning to get it.
RATNER: That will be there claim, that's correct, Paul, because, obviously, if they go after Julian Assange for sitting there like I'm at his computer and all of sudden a bunch of documents come in, how is Julian Assange different than The New York Times? How is he different than The Guardian? How is he different than other newspapers? And so they're going to have to try and figure out: how do we get Julian implicated more deeply than The New York Times or The Guardian?
JAY: And what's happening with Bradley Manning? 'Cause you would think that's the only way they could do it is to get Manning to, quote-unquote, roll over on Assange.
RATNER: Assuming Manning knows anything, which is not clear to any of us, that is exactly right, Paul. They would want him to testify or roll over against Julian. And it's not me making that up. The lawyer for Bradley Manning, David Coombs, has said openly in court that they are going after Manning with so much toughness, with wanting a 40-year sentence or whatever he said in court, because they want him to testify against Julian Assange. A remarkable story here in some way is that Bradley Manning—whether he knows something or not I have no idea, or [whether] there's even something to know—has so far not buckled to incredible torture in prison and a potential of a life sentence from a U.S. court. And so that's remarkable.
I mean, the Manning case is a complete charade. Let's just be honest about it. I've been down there. I mean, you're in Baltimore. We should actually go together one day to Fort Meade, Paul, because it's been—it's extraordinary. It's such secrecy, even of public documents, that we in the Center for Constitutional Rights had to bring a lawsuit, which on October 10 will be heard at the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, because they're not allowing even public documents out of the Bradley Manning case. It's a complete—really, it's just a kangaroo court, a secret tribunal. It's outrageous. But it's all an effort to bend Bradley Manning to their will, because, yes, they're going to try and nail Bradley Manning. And, yes, he might—I don't know what kind of sentence he'd get, but in the end they're really after Julian Assange.
JAY: And what is the next stage of the Manning process?
RATNER: They're going through motions. But the next one is an interesting one. There's three days or so every month of hearings down at Fort Meade, and the next one is going to be in October, and it's about the torture of Bradley Manning in the underground prison or in the prison he was in when he—at Quantico, and where he was stripped completely naked, forced to stand at attention naked, you know, the whole business of what happened to him that the UN rapporteur called tantamount—equivalent to, certainly, cruel and inhuman treatment, and then possibly amounting to torture.
So that's—Manning's hearing is going to be on that issue and whether the charges have to be dismissed because of the way he was treated in pretrial detention. Now, this judge has been very stiff and wouldn't—I don't expect that she's going to allow these charges to be dismissed. I do suspect, as the lawyer for Manning has said, is that any sentence he might get perhaps will be reduced because of the inhumane way he was treated at Quantico.
And, of course, when we look at that, as Julian Assange's legal team looks at that, you have to say: wait until they get their hands on Julian Assange. It'll make—it won't make Bradley—he'll be treated as bad or worse than Bradley Manning.
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DES MOINES, IA -- One day until the caucuses… As we've noted before, everyone in Iowa is a prisoner of anecdotes right now, because what else do we have to go on? The Des Moines Register poll? Um, no. Anyway, one thing that we picked up yesterday while watching the candidates: Clinton, Obama, and Romney seem a heckuva lot more comfortable on the trail than Edwards and Huckabee. Perhaps that makes a lot of sense because both Edwards and Huckabee HAVE to do well here to take off, while the other three have the resources to reboot their campaign in another state. Obviously, not doing well here will be a problem for Clinton, Obama and Romney -- but not nearly as lethal as doing poorly here would do to Edwards and Huckabee. No wonder the two are pressing.
*** If you haven't seen enough ads… : And as far as final pitches go, Hillary airs her two-minute appeal on local Iowa TV tonight, and in its she says, " I know you've waited a long time for a president who can see you and hear you, and I would like to be that president. So I ask you to caucus for me tomorrow. Put on your coats, call up a friend, and help me change America. If you stand with me for one night, I will stand up for you every day as your president. I'll work my heart out to bring the country we love the new beginning it needs. And I will be ready to start on day one. " Obama and Edwards also have bought time on Iowa TV to air their closing pitches.
*** Was Mike Henry right? While Clinton does have the resources to reboot her campaign if she loses here, the Politico's Roger Simon asks a question that we've wondered as well: "Should Hillary Clinton have skipped Iowa? If she loses the caucus here Thursday, will her campaign wish it had listened to the advice it got last May to take a hike on the Hawkeye state? Back then, Clinton's deputy campaign manager, Mike Henry, wrote a 1,500-word internal memo saying Iowa was not worth the effort. 'My recommendation is to pull completely out of Iowa and spend the money and Senator Clinton's time on other states,' Henry wrote. 'If she walks away from Iowa she will devalue Iowa - our consistently weakest state.' Henry's advice was never accepted." By the way, one thing we'd like to consider: Had Obama, and not Clinton received the Des Moines Register endorsement, would the Clinton campaign started pivoting sooner to talking about a national campaign? And the Clinton camp begins the pivoting today with a conference call about the Feb. 5 Georgia primary, not coincidentally, the first primary Bill Clinton won in 1992.
*** John's back, but where is Rudy? McCain comes back to Iowa. With pretty much every political reporter in the world here -- and looking for a fresh story to write or air -- expect McCain's return to Iowa to get major coverage, perhaps even surge-like coverage. A strong third place finish (even if it's 10 points behind second) could be enough to boomerang McCain in New Hampshire. But where's Rudy? We should have made more of this yesterday, but the candidate took two days off the trail -- two days! -- with less than a week to go before New Hampshire. He returns to the trail today to stump in New Hampshire, where he will unveil a new Afghanistan policy that calls for an Iraq-like military surge.
*** Here's Huck… : Up until the last month or so, we've always wondered if Huckabee REALLY wants to win the GOP nomination. After all, it's probably not incorrect to note that he's met with members of the press more than with actual voters. And now, the AP writes, Huckabee is headed to California after a couple of Iowa events this morning to appear on Leno. This coming ONE DAY before the caucuses. "It's just an incredible opportunity to be there, particularly the very first night he's back from the writer's strike," Huckabee said. "Besides, if all else fails and this whole process doesn't work out, maybe he needs a sidekick and I'll be auditioning tomorrow." The Leno gambit might get some big play, but it might also reinforce the image that Huckabee is more interested in getting press than winning the presidency.
*** Weather update: It is currently 2-degrees outside -- yes, it is THAT cold here -- and it is supposed to warm up to 15 degrees today. But Caucus Day will seem balmy by comparison: It's expected to be mostly sunny in the Des Moines area on Thursday, with a high of 31 and a low of 21. And the weather in the rest of the state will be similar.
*** On the trail: The final day of campaigning before the caucuses… Biden visits Burlington, Ottuwmwa, Oskaloosa, Coralville, and Cedar Rapids; Clinton stops in Indianola, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Ottumwa, and Des Moines; Edwards campaigns in 12 different cities and towns, ending with a rally in West Des Moines featuring John Mellencamp; Huckabee hits Fort Dodge and Mason City; McCain returns to Iowa, visiting Dubuque, Davenport, and Urbandale; Obama is Davenport, Coralville, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and Des Moines; Paul -- welcome back to Iowa! -- spends his day in Des Moines; Romney stops in Bettendorf, Cedar Rapids, Clear Lake, and West Des Moines; and Thompson Mason City, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Davenport; and Bill Clinton campaigns in Burlington, Dubuque, Waterloo, Mason City, and Des Moines.
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Beef Hash Brown Pizza Recipe
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Hash brown potatoes form the crust for this fun pizza variation. When my children were growing up, this dish became a favorite Friday night treat. Now my grandchildren ask for it when they spend Friday nights with us. -Betty Warren, Maryville, Tennessee
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- 5 cups frozen shredded hash brown potatoes, thawed
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cheddar cheese soup, undiluted
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 can (4 ounces) mushroom stems and pieces, drained
- 1 can (15 ounces) pizza sauce
- 4 cups shredded pizza cheese blend, divided
- In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, soup, egg, salt and pepper. Spread mixture into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, cook the beef, onion and mushrooms until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in pizza sauce; keep warm.
- Sprinkle 2 cups cheese over hot crust. Spread mixture over the top; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Yield: 6-8 servings.
Originally published as Beef Hash Brown Pizza in Taste of Home August/September 2002, p29
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"This was a hit with my boys!!"
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"My version includes 2 green peppers. I use 6 cups shredded cheddar!! :O)"
Reviewed Jul. 11, 2013
"Ever since finding this recipe, we have made this many times with all our favorite toppings. My Mom and I are both gluten intolerant, so this is an excellent alternative to regular pizza; my sister and dad love it too!"
Reviewed May. 8, 2012
"Excellent! My family loved it."
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"Whole family loved it, I added chopped pepperoni with beef"
Reviewed Jan. 21, 2008
"I used shredded cooked potatoes instead of hashbrowns. It was ok but I dont know if worth making again."


text: SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Australia's gross domestic product grew a seasonally adjusted 0.5% in the three months to Sept. 30, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported Wednesday. That was just below the 0.6% growth in the economy that economists had been expecting, according to figures compiled by Dow Jones Newswires. On an annual basis, GDP grew 3.1%in line with economist forecasts.


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I have been running linux-image 3.5.2 on debian sid since the release of 3.5.2. I have not had any issues with nfs. Today I installed 3.6.0 and my nfs does not work. The server location is mounted in the client /etc/fstab but file manager does not see the symlinks. What has changed in the way the kernel handles nfs in 3.6?
Edit: This may be the same issue with symlinks as mentioned here
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nfs symlinks in /etc/fstab:
192.168.1.100:/home/jheaton5 /home/jheaton5/chico nfs rw,hard,intr,sync 0 0
192.168.1.100:/home/jheaton5/chico /home/jheaton5/chico/chico nfs rw,hard,intr,sync 0 0


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Liverpool are closing in on the signature of Blackpool winger Thomas Ince, according to reports.
The Daily Mail claims the Reds are finalising a £6 million deal for the England U21 international after a breakthrough in negotiations between the two parties.
Brendan Rodgers had already failed in a £4.75 million attempt to bring the player to Anfield, with the Tangerines holding out for a fee closer to £7 million, according to the report.
However, the paper claims it's a fee between those two prices which has finally brought the clubs closer together, and that Liverpool are close to bringing the player back to Merseyside.
Ince began his professional career with the club back in 2010, joining the Reds' senior squad after two years at youth team level.
The youngster failed to make a single Premier League appearance for Liverpool though, featuring in the League Cup defeat to Northampton Town before joining Notts County on loan.
His impressive spell with the Magpies led to a permanent Blackpool move in the summer of 2011, and Ince has been one of the stand-out performers in the Npower Championship during his 18 months at Bloomfield Road.
It's form that has led to Premier League admirers, with Swansea also enquiring about the player's availability, according to The Daily Mail.
However, it's Liverpool who now appear to be on the verge of completing a deal for Ince.
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Yesterday my Weasley flew to the Rainbow Bridge to be reunited with her Jacob.
I can't believe she is gone. Nothing seemed to be wrong with her. I found her in the corner of the cage when I uncovered them.
Weasley was my first bird. I remember going to pick her out on July 20th 2010. I remember the debate me and my family had that night about what to name her. I remember the first time I rubbed her head and belly. I remember everything, taming her, the concern when she saw Jacob's dead body, her cuddles in my hair. The last memory I have of her is Sunday night when I covered her. I was trying to take the food dishes out of her cage, and she didn't want me to. She jumped into the dish and came out of the cage with it. I had to have my dad help take the dish so I could get her back in. (: I had no idea that would be the last adorable thing I saw her do.
She was the perfect first bird. She never bit me, was very easy to tame, and oh so sweet. She helped me figure out that birds are amazing. If my first bird would have been one the acted like Hermione, I don't know if I would have wanted more. I am who I am now because of Weasley.
Weasley, thank you so much for teaching me how loving birds could be. Thank you for all cheering me up all those times I was sad. Thank you for being your sweet little self. Thank you for everything. Thank you so much.
Goodbye sweetheart. I love you so much.
Fly high and free with your beloved Jacob.
Weasley Emmy May
July 30th 2010 to April 22nd 2013.
I will forever be a WeasleyLover.
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For the third consecutive year, Haley Watson has felt the warm embrace of Flagler Beach's tight-knit surfing community. A swarm of wave riders and supporters took to the beach Saturday for the third annual MayDay Memorial Surf Classic held in memory of Watson's mother, Dollie Sue.
FLAGLER BEACH — For the third consecutive year, Haley Watson has felt the warm embrace of this town's tight-knit surfing community.
A swarm of wave riders and supporters took to the beach Saturday for the third annual MayDay Memorial Surf Classic held in memory of Watson's mother, Dollie Sue.
The tournament featured 14 divisions for males and females, including a special Mothers Class in honor of Mothers' Day.
"I don't even know how to surf, but I'm going to give it a try," Heather Beavens, a mother of two from Palm Coast, said.
"Haley is a role model to little girl surfers, and she shows them the importance of giving back. She spends a lot of time and energy building this."
The MayDay Classic, held on the south side of the Flagler Beach Pier, was blessed with a bright spring day and waves up to 4-feet which only added to the festive mood of the event.
"The waves are good, the weather is good; you couldn't ask for anything more," said Steve Watson, Haley's father, who was on the beach despite recent back surgery.
"My daughter has really worked hard the last few months to make this all come together. God blessed her with these good conditions for all the hard work she's done. This is a beautiful thing. Everyone's very happy."
Steve Watson guided his 21-year-old daughter through the organization process in the 2011 MayDay inaugural. Since then, Haley has taken command of the fundraising tournament.
"She knows what she's doing," Steve said. "I helped her get a couple of sponsors and brought some garbage cans today. She deserves all the credit. She has assembled a great group of volunteers, who know what they are doing."
Haley, who is the reigning Miss Flagler Beach and will compete for Miss Florida USA honors in July, thanked all tournament supporters.
"The people who have helped me out are pretty much indescribable because they are so wonderful; especially my Dad, who had helped me my entire life," Haley said.
"All sorts of people in the community come out and help, some were close to my Mom and some are part of the local surfing community. I couldn't do this without the support of everybody."
Proceeds of the one-day tournament will go to Halifax Health Medical Center's cardiac unit in the name the name of Dollie Sue, who died from heart disease at age 48.
"I credit the great weather and turnout to my Mom," Haley said. "She's watching over us and taking care of us."
The classic has grown from one-heat finals to qualifying heats, semifinals and a final. Some of the most heated competition was in the Pro Men Class.
"This is huge," said Blaze Carroll, who battled for the Pro Men's championship. "If it hasn't already, it's definitely going to become a Flagler Beach tradition."
"I'm going to work every year to make this event possible," Haley said. "I'm very grateful for everyone's support."


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April 19, 2008
Provo, Utah - The BYU men's tennis team rebounded from last week's tough loss to No. 64 Utah with a 6-1 upset over No. 65 UC Santa Barbara Saturday at the BYU Outdoor Tennis Courts. With the loss, the Gauchos fall to 13-8 on the season.
The pairing of Jonathon Sanchez and A.J. Young gave BYU an early advantage, posting a win over junior Bijan Hejazi and sophomore Philip Therp, 8-2. Soon after, the Cougars claimed the doubles point, dispatching sophomore Josh Finkelstein and freshman Alexander Konigsfeldt at the No. 2 slot, 8-5.
BYU quickly increased its lead to 3-0 in singles play when Thomas Shubert upended Hejazi, 6-1, 6-2, and Cassidy Mears defeated senior Jack Hui 6-2, 6-3. The Cougars sealed the upset at the No. 5 position, where Daniel Hwang of BYU posted a 6-1, 6-4 triumph over junior Max Taylor.
The lone win for UCSB came from sophomore Philip Therp, who notched his fifth victory of the season at the No. 1 slot over Sanchez, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1.
The No. 65 Gauchos will try and bounce back from their loss today by pulling off an upset of their own against No. 35 Boise State Sunday at the Appleton Tennis Center at 11:00 a.m. PT.
1. Sanchez/Young (BYU) def. Hejazi/Therp (UCSB) 8-2
2. Hwang/Shubert (BYU) def. Finkelstein/Konigsfeldt (UCSB) 8-5
3. Dalskov/Hui (UCSB) def. Mears/Urbina (BYU) 8-5
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
1. P. Therp (UCSB) def. J. Sanchez (BYU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
2. T. Shubert (BYU) def. B. Hejazi (UCSB) 6-1, 6-2
3. C. Mears (BYU) def. J. Hui (UCSB) 6-2, 6-3
4. E. Urbina (BYU) def. A. Konigsfeldt (UCSB) 7-6, 6-2
5. D. Hwang (BYU) def. M. Taylor (UCSB) 6-1, 6-4
6. A. Young (BYU) def. J. Finkelstein (UCSB)
Order of finish: 2, 3, 5, 6, 4, 1


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RICHMOND – Nippersink District 2 has been stockpiling money, some of its school board members said at their Wednesday meeting, and they want to give it back.
The school board unanimously gave initial approval to a flat levy, which, if given final approval, means the district will bring in the same amount in property taxes that it did last year.
Even with a flat levy, Nippersink is set to bring in more money than it spends, board member Sue Maurer said.
Its members also discussed a tax abatement to give back some of the money the district has accumulated.
"I think at the end of the day, you need a buffer for the unexpected – but not nuclear war," board member Mindy Ross said.
As of June 30, the district had nearly $10.4 million in savings, with nearly $7.4 million in its three main funds: education, operations and maintenance, and transportation.
That's more than $1.7 million more in total savings than it had the year before, according to the district's audit.
To receive the highest financial designation from the Illinois State Board of Education, school district need to have 180 days' cash on hand.
Nippersink has just over 388 days, according to its 2013 financial profile.
Board members discussed a tax abatement or several abatements over several years with the intent to bring its cash reserves down to 270 days.
An abatement to do that would be the equivalent of 25 percent of the levy, or $3 million returned to taxpayers, Maurer said.
"I really feel like we're not in the business of stockpiling [money]," Maurer said. "I think if we can give something back, we're in the perfect opportunity, and I don't think there's a time when taxpayers are hurting more.
"Do I want to send the district backwards? Absolutely not, but these kind of balances, we don't need them."
It wasn't long ago that the district was in the opposite situation, board member Matt Johnson said.
"The history that I have is the poor financial situation we were in, programs that were cut, trying to negotiate contracts with teachers where you feel like you don't have enough money to give increases, not having air conditioning in the buildings ..." Johnson said. "I just don't want to get back into a situation where we feel like we can't provide the best possible education and experience for our kids."
He would like to see the district better plan its long-term goals with cost estimates.
Because of the way the area school districts were combined, Nippersink is limited on how much debt it can have. At this point, it cannot issue bonds, Maurer said.
An abatement resolution will be presented at the same meeting as the levy, although unlike the levy, it doesn't face a December deadline, Superintendent Dan Oest said. The amount can be decided at the meeting.
The school board is also considering setting a maximum on how much it can have in reserves. One board member suggested 270 days of cash on hand.
Mauer also suggested setting it as a percentage of expenditures.


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I've got a problem:
after around two weeks of fusion protein expression (protein-Cterminus-Thrombin_tag-EGFP-6xHis_tag) I see 2 bands on a gel (instead of one band). These bands correspond to the protein and GFP tag (last one is fluorescent on the gel).
In my elution buffer I have protease inhibitor, 1M imidazole, 50 mM TRIS-HCl(pH 7.6), and 500 mM NaCl.
Why does it happens?
Sorry if it's already has been discussed before, but I didn't find it yet.
Thank you for your suggestions,
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This peptide is Histone H3 (21-44). It is acetylated at lysine 36 with a C-terminal G linker followed by a biotinylated lysine. The acetylation of histone H3 at lysine (K) 36 is highly conserved in mammals and is mainly localized to the promoters of RNA polymerase II-transcribed genes. The transition between the acetylation and methylation of K36 acts as an acetyl/methyl switch, controlling chromatin function along transcription units. Provided at >95% peptide purity, this peptide was dissolved in distilled water at 1 mg/ml and re-lyophilized to powder form.


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www.intecvideo.com is the second website I wrote (except for the slider on the home page) and I'm interested in what you think. I'll admit I started with a template but changed it so much it looks nothing like the original.
I have no other experience but do understand the basics of HTML and CSS and do all my coding using Notepad++. For some reason programs like Dreamweaver just bother me to much to use.
Anyway - let me know what you think.
I saw your website it is good but needs the Audit for the site
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Fifteen UW Law School students spent a week of their winter break in New Orleans, where they provided free legal services to residents in need.
The trip was planned by Legal Assistance for Disaster Relief, a student organization that matches law students with volunteer opportunities in locations hit hard by natural disaster.
Formerly known as the Student Hurricane Network, the group formed in 2008 and has been returning to Louisiana ever since. Martha Mohs, LADR president, says the need for low-cost legal services in New Orleans remains high, leaving resources at local agencies stretched.
"Since Katrina, New Orleans has also been impacted by Hurricanes Isaac and Gustav and the BP oil spill," she says. "The city continues to deal with high crime, homelessness and HIV rates. People still face difficulties with insurance claims and receipt of government aid, and instances of contractor fraud are common."
LADR students with their New Orleans hosts
Students volunteered at four New Orleans sites, where they worked on a range of civil and criminal legal issues and contributed a combined 525 hours of service. According to Mohs, LADR students get experience working on actual cases—interviewing clients and witnesses, doing legal research and drafting documents—while also learning how laws are carried out in another part of the country.
Moreover, she says, "Students get to see the impact their time and efforts have on a person's life."
Participating law students can count their volunteer hours toward membership in the Law School's Pro Bono Society. Nine participants logged enough hours in New Orleans to be eligible for induction into the Society when they graduate.
The trip was funded by an Associated Students of Madison travel grant and a UW Law School Class of '77 grant. Students also contributed a portion of their trip costs.
For information on future LADR trips, contact the Pro Bono Program coordinator at UW Law School.
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Q: I'm in a 9-month-old relationship with a woman who has a 5-year-old son. I have two slightly older kids of my own.
I love her dearly, and I love her son; however, I don't love the way she treats him. In my observations, she has no ability to say "no" and actually stick to it. When I say "no" to him, he respects it. When she says "no," he quickly resorts to the crying tactic, and this almost always works. He's a smart kid, so he usually goes into crying mode at the first desire to have something because it works so well.
He rarely will eat what is cooked, and she routinely makes a backup meal for him. I'm of the school that a meal given to you is The Meal, and the next meal is breakfast. Your choice. She does not agree. It's not just meals. I often witness him controlling the day's agenda. Or, will he grow up and not take no for an answer from his girlfriend?
She has talked about moving in together, but I know my sanity would quickly erode. The five of us all get along marvelously; I just have this one problem. When she says "no" and I get onboard with that, then she says "yes," I feel jerked around. I also worry how my kids will react to this situation. Do you have any suggestions for how I can cope with this? I don't think I plan a future with them unless it changes.
A: You think wisely — no future, at least not in the same household, unless you can reconcile your two approaches to child-rearing, which I'll get to in a second.
First, I need to dispense with something that has nagged at me about this question.
Nine months, and she's talking about moving in together? And she has a 5-year-old to guide, nurture and protect?
I don't care how wonderful you are, that's too soon. She doesn't know you well enough to be sure she isn't setting her boy up for (more?) domestic chaos.
Pair that with her spinelessness in the face of her child's tears, when it's possible even my dog knows that being mushy about saying "no" makes for a spoiled and unhappy child, and it starts to look like something bigger than "just . . . this one problem" — unless the one problem is your girlfriend's unwillingness or inability to resist immediate gratification.
If that's true, and, conveniently, even if it's not, the most useful thing you can do here is keep living in your separate households and get to know each other better, and more patiently.
Then, if that period of patience speaks well of both of your characters, enough to make a permanent commitment seem viable, then talk through, again, any remaining differences on parenting. Should you emerge from these conversations with unresolved differences, then it's time to turn pro: Either attend a reputable parenting seminar or class, or enlist the help of a good family therapist — together — thus introducing a neutral authority.
That way, your conversations won't be about each of you trying to bring the other to your side, but instead about establishing a third, responsible "side" where both of your families can meet.


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CLEARWATER, Fla. —Ruben Amaro Jr.'s checklist is probably almost illegible at this point. Too many to-do's crossed off.
"We had the closer [Jonathan Papelbon] and the shortstop [Jimmy Rollins] to take care of, and we think we did that," Amaro said at the Phillies winter caravan in Wyomissing in late January.


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The St. Louis Rams were awarded a sixth round pick and two seventh round compensatory selections in the 2014 Draft, the NFL announced Monday.
The Rams now hold a total of 12 selections in May's draft: two in the first round, one each in round two through five, two in the sixth and four in the seventh.
The number of picks a team receives equals the net loss of compensatory free agents up to a maximum of four from the previous year's free agency period. Compensatory free agents are determined by a formula based on salary, playing time and postseason honors. The formula was developed by the NFL Management Council. Not every free agent lost or signed by a club is covered by this formula.
In 2013, the Rams added veteran free agents


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Seems its going really bad for Symantec, with all their stupid spammy marketing efforts..
Just earlier we had this http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/09/04/1648254/Symantec-Wants-To-Use-Victims-To-Hunt-Computer-Criminals [slashdot.org]
So now its not just bloat software, but they're going to spam us with stupid things? Instead of actually doing whats needed, lightweight and protective antivirus?
What I really liked about their plug was this (FTA):
Cybercrime is now larger than the international drug trade...
I don't have numbers, but my B.S. meter is going off the charts. I humbly request a definition of "bigger". If they mean that more people are affected by cybercrime than are directly involved in the international drug trade, then OK. But if you count even indirect supporters of the drug trade, that falls apart - They claim 10 million people were victims of cybercrime last year - You can't tell me that there are fewer than 10 million people supporting the illegal drug trade right now. No way. Even if they're talking about $$, I still call shenanigans - The drug trade is BIG money. If somebody has numbers contradicting that balance, please share, but that quote reeks of FUD.
I realize that I'm demanding citations without providing any - It still sounds fishy.
Your BS meter appears to be functioning correctly.
Over eleven years ago (1998), the UN reported that "illegal trade in narcotics has a captive market of about 190 million addicts and users worldwide, and is estimated to be worth more than 400 billion dollars a year". (source [hartford-hwp.com])
"No way" by one or two orders of magnitude, I'd say.
This idiocy seems to trace back to a woman who once worked for the Treasury Department and made this claim to a Reuters correspondent at a conference in Riyadh in 2005.
http://threatchaos.com/2009/03/evolution-of-the-cyber-crime-exceeds-drug-trade-meme/ [threatchaos.com]
http://blogs.zdnet.com/threatchaos/?p=480 [zdnet.com]
In its PR release [marketwire.com], Symantec justifies this claim with a footnote to "Source: US Department of Treasury."
What I really liked about their plug was this (FTA):
Cybercrime is now larger than the international drug trade...
I don't have numbers, but my B.S. meter is going off the charts. I humbly request a definition of "bigger".
What they mean is that they weighed people affected by identity theft and those affected by drug crimes. Have you seen the state of crack or meth addicts lately? Those guys don't weigh nuthin', compared to the pizza eating geeks getting ripped off on the net.
I have two different opinions on this. Yeah, it would be great if Symantec would sell it's top-tier security products to the public at affordable prices. I've only heard good things about it's enterprise software. The far less effective "solutions" that they sell to John Q. Public helps to ensure that malware writers can find a way to bypass security.
BUT - the real question should be, "When is Microsoft going to REPAIR THEIR BROKEN SECURITY MODEL?"
Yes, security is getting better with MS products. But, everything comes back to the fact that MS is designed more for convenience than for security.
Why am I even bothering, though? If people take security seriously, they generally move to a unix-like system. If they don't take security as seriously as they take marketability and convenience, they stay with Windows. And, the world suffers losses to criminals all day, every day.
Phhht. The fact is, few people really care if their identity is stolen. Their actions prove it.
How Much Is Your Online Identity Worth?
So we should all post it here for them to hack us?
It's worth as much as Symantec tells you it's worth!
This was just a way to sell their software. When I said I had a "security suite" to protect my accounts they rated me as "low risk" but when I changed the answer to "no security" than they rated me high. I'm surprised they didn't have an instant popup to sell me their program.
This is just like the insurance companies who make it sound you'll be run-over by a car or hit by a falling ladder, as soon as you step outside your home. Exaggerating a person's risk is a scam to get your money. That's all it is. "Oh yeah you need to buy this, else you will be SCREWED!!! Hahaha." "OMG I'll take it!" "A wise decision madam."
I'm still waiting for TFA to load, but TFS doesn't sound much like the headline.
Ok, it loaded. It doesn't say much more than TFS. But I think its "online identity" thing is misleading; they're not talking about "mcgrew", they're talking about "McGrew"; in other words, your OFFLINE identity. After all, you don't log into your bank with a pseudonym.
I couldn't get the risk assessment tool to load at all. Since I don't do any business on the internet (I even used a paper check mailed to Canada for my domain
I'm more at risk of somebody going through my trash.
I think people really underestimate dangers like that. We had a secretary who refused to use her purchase card over the Net (phone only) - Presumably the same with her personal cards. Why would you trust the integrity of some random voice on the other end of the phone more than an automated system? Not to mention trusting business owners to responsibly take care of your digits instead of leak them (intentionally or negligently)? I just take comfort that my liability is low on the cards I use and try not
Considering how dangerous SUVs are; more people die per 100,000 miles in an SUV than any other vehicle because of their non-unibody construction, lack of crumple zones, top-heaviness, poor handling and braking due to their weight, and considering how much it costs to fill one, if anybody steals her SUV they're doing you both a favor.
I was thrilled when the Evil-X bought an SUV!
Hey, if you were in the cross-hairs when I suggested that a more practical solution for her might be a station-wagon, you'd have bought her whatever she wanted too! Still, at this point we're in that golden zone where having it stolen would suck for both us and the criminal.
Still, most credit cards hold a liability of about $50 for the user, typically waived by the issuer in the case of fraud. Why do we sweat that when we've got at least $10k parked overnight in our drive-way. Sure, it's easier to steal
Actually a minivan would have been best -- they're the safest on the road. But I agree, there's no arguing with a woman who knows what she wants.
And about the CC, that's a great point and why I don't use a debit card any more. If someone sees you punch in the PIN and steals it, you have to eat the loss. I found that out by having mine stolen, cost me a ton of money. CCs are safe, debits aren't.
As to the car, well I still owe the bank so it's insured with full coverage, although it would still cost me a lot
I'm more at risk of somebody going through my trash.
There's a reason people buy paper shredders.
Hello, my name is JW Smythe. Steal my identity.
Just kidding. I ran through their tests. "... In the underground economy, you're really worth about $150.00. And that's on a good day.
Your entire digital life could go on the auction block for as little as $0.53, whether you like it or not."
Sucker. Someone could buy my identity $150? Hell, I'll sell it to 'em for $100, if I can get a fresh one to replace it.
>>>I suspect most folks got higher numbers.
I got $1495 with "as low as" $75
Funny as your comment was intended, I stopped the questionary when it asked how much my total bank accounts were worth.
All I got was a little yellow circle the kept going around and around
Slashdotted perhaps?
or just a microsoft specific site?
Just a big honking Flash app. Took about a 3 minutes to load on my 18 Mbps connection.
Ran fine on FF/Linux, but I too stopped it once it asked what my bank accounts etc. added up to.
That's exactly the point I stopped at also.... though I originally was looking at it just to see if it asked for a bunch of stuff you shouldn't just put into a form online, and then it said "Your risk is HIGH, because you never should have told us all this!"
Thanks to a messy divorce 4 years ago, my credit rating probably still sucks to the point that even an ID thief would be ashamed to use it.
Go ahead, try and get a credit card with it - you'll hear laughter that would compete with an insane asylum on Bath Day...
Symantec will calculate your net worth on the black market
I went there and it told me I owed it money...
Is it worth if you owe money, or are worth zero?
This is now slashBay, and my bid:
Am I in the lead?
I'm beginning to wonder if Slashdot shouldn't tag stories as "paid placements." This is a ridiculously obvious marketing piece.
Oh and I'm worth $31 online if anyone wants to buy me
You'd better be a damned good looking female, I never paid more than $30 and she had to be pretty hot for that kind of money
.. articles that use links to "everyclickmatters.com" and such.
Maybe using this tool is not such a smart idea?!?
.. articles that use links to "everyclickmatters.com" and such.
Maybe using this tool is not such a smart idea?!?
Precisely what I wanted to say. Add in the fact that symantec.com doesn't have a link to it that I was able to find, and it sounds pretty phishy. I also note that Symantec has no press release regarding this tool on their press releases page, and Merrit's Symantec page makes no mention of it.
This sounds like a clumsy hoax to me.
It's on their front page. It's called "Deny Digital Dangers". It links to every click matters.
Ah, thanks. I checked out the other "deny digital dangers" button, which leads to their store, but not that one. Foolish of me, to think that two links with (almost) identical labels would go to the same place.
So I guess it's legit. It seems kind of poor form for a self-described Internet security company to encourage people to run apps on random domains without clearly confirming the site's authenticity, tho'.
'It's shocking how little value criminals place on your credit card,' she said."
No, if it were worth more, there'd be more value in stealing it. You want its value to a criminal to be zero, the chance of being caught to be infinite, or both.
'It's shocking how little value criminals place on your credit card,' she said."
No, if it were worth more, there'd be more value in stealing it. You want its value to a criminal to be zero, the chance of being caught to be infinite, or both.
Actually a chance of 100% is absolutely sufficient.
It's shocking how little value CC companies place in the security of their cards, and make it so easy for criminals.
I've recently been a victim of identity theft and fraud.
I have a CC with MBNA Canada. Somebody called up and said the card was lost or stolen. All MBNA confirmed was my DoB, then they allowed this person to change the address on the account, issue a new card, and a order a new PIN.
Maybe the same person went to Sears. Sears Canada only requires that you to have an existing CC before they iss
I've always wondered, how is credit history handled internationally for private citizens? Does a UK employer just pull your US credit score, google for what a "good" score is, and base it off that? How does bankruptcy, etc affect your (I assume) nonexistant credit score in the UK/EU? Could you just rack up huge CC bills, declare bankruptcy in the US, and move to the UK without any effect on your credit?
UK employers very rarely do credit checks, and if they do, it would be a UK credit check which would show no history. The credit agencies in the UK don't give you scores, they just give you data which you can use to create your own score.
It is pretty much separate from one country to the next.
If you declare bankruptcy in the US then you actually get a high credit rating there as a result because the agencies know that you can't declare bankruptcy on them for several years. If you turn around and move to a foreign country you will have no credit which isn't exactly a good thing when you're trying to buy or rent a house, buy a car, etc.
I called Toronto Police. They don't take fraud reports over the phone. Typical of their lazy arsed existence. I'd just moved to the UK before this all happened, so I can't exactly go in person.
Will they do it by fax? When my husband's debit card was stolen from the US Mail before it ever arrived, and mysteriously activated by someone else, he was able to have the PD fax him the forms and then fill them out and fax them back, instead of driving 200 miles to the city that the fraud happened in.
Gotta love leading questions:
Do you currently have a complete security software solution that includes spyware protection, antiphishing technology and a two-way firewall (BUY CO- ER, NORTON®!) installed on the personal computer you use most often?
Yeah, it's just a tool to raise awareness (BUY NORTON®!), indeed. Just a natural question, placed at the top of a page and taking up a lot of eye-space. It helps determine if we should give you the sales routine. No, it helps determine if how much a criminal would value your identity. No, uh... what were we trying to do again?
However, on a brighter note: I guessed a criminal could buy me, er... buy my online digital e-identity (or whatever they call it) for $20. They say I could go for as little as $11.29. Obviously I didn't take bartering into account.
"Do you pay bills online? No? Can you VIEW bills online? No? Well...then that just means the hackers will try harder! BUY NORTON NOW!!!"
Brilliant marketing. It's a shame this power can't be harnessed for good.
The Norton Online Risk Calculator, unveiled within a microsite to coincide with the launch of Norton 2010,
All it does is make people anxious about unmeasurable quantities of unknown worth, arbitrarily estimated in an obscure manner with no basis in fact or reality. Treat it like astrology not security.
arbitrarily estimated in an obscure manner with no basis in fact or reality. Treat it like astrology not security.
You meant 'economics', not 'astrology', right?
I'm a Cavem^H^H^H^H^H basement dweller you insensitive clod
A completely black page?
Oh, wait, do I need to whitelist something in noscript for that? Pass.
I get a completely black page with a little yellow circling thing.
I think it's stealing everything off my drive.
> And who in their right mind would click on either one of them?
The same idiot who would answer any of their questions truthfully.
That basically means that the info is not all that dangerous. It means criminals are afraid of getting caught if they use it, so why spend all that much for it. If the criminals were sure they could get away with it and all they needed was the info, that information would go for a lot higher.
Er, no, its because there's plenty of supply, and its rather low risk to obtain a CC number. This is why coke or pot is so expensive, the supply is not up with demand, and its fairly high risk to produce and sell the drugs.
Whether it's dangerous and there are few criminals, or it's easy and there are plenty of them, the fact that it it costs essentially nothing to set up phishing websites and the like and the info can be sold for anything means people will continue to enter the market to supply the information.
So the price will be driven down regardless of the demand level, obscuring whether the price needs to be lo
The writer understands anything.
That basically means that the info is not all that dangerous. It means criminals are afraid of getting caught if they use it, so why spend all that much for it. If the criminals were sure they could get away with it and all they needed was the info, that information would go for a lot higher.
It's nothing to do with that. Cards are cheap because they're easy to get. You can speculate as to why but you can't conclude much of anything just from them being cheap.
Of course, if they did, they'd find that:
* there was almost no-one willing to pay for this
* they would pay nothing like the Norton valuation
and therefore expose the complete and utter BULL behind this mind-numbingly DUMB idea. I'd even be happy for Norton to take a 10% finders fee - I'd still make a pile.
Wow, I like this idea. Maybe we can call it Facebook for Phishers?
Or maybe you could just call it Facebook.
Dude, nobody's gonna pay you $32 for the 30-second questionnaire. But somebody might pay that much for all the information you said you have (credit cards, bank accounts, contact lists, birthdate, address, medical records, brokerage accounts, retirement accounts, debit cards).
My online value of $10,000 is worth $675, for which a criminal might pay $80. The difference between $675 and $80 accounts for the risk that the information is bogus, that the credit cards will be closed before they're used, that the
...you guessed that a cybercriminal could buy you for $1.00. In the underground economy, you're really worth about $100.00. And that's on a good day. Your entire digital life could go on the auction block for as little as $0.43...
So is my information worth $100.00 or is it worth $0.43? It doesn't seem like they have a clue, but then this is Symantec we are talking about, so I guess we already knew that.
Cool! I'm worth $650. (I thought I was worth $50.)
Maybe I can sell my own info online and make some bucks?
I'm assuming their equation looks like this:
$value = $large_number * rand() + $symantec_license_cost
I agree it's important to understand how to keep your information protected, but this sounds like the newest method of selling you the latest and greatest upgrades to Symantec's software. We have seen scare tactics in the News media to get you to watch their stations for the news and weather by over-sensationalizing the headlines or the topics to be covered.
Just the other day, the news eluded to the next hurricane that formed with this dire sounding report about keeping you informed. What the news failed to mention was that the particular storm was just off the coast of Africa and it's path was keeping it in the ocean off the coast of Africa.
It's not that I don't believe Symantec isn't touching upon an important topic, it's just the method by which they are choosing to report the data to the consumer.
If you visit that site, it spends about thirty seconds running a "preloader". Yet the actual quiz comes from another site and is trivial. What's going on in there?
> What's going on in there?
The only real way to determine the worth of something is to sell it. So they download a trojan that steals your identity and sells it on the international automated identity market and then reports the amount so that they can tell you what your identity was worth.
I've found a way to make yourself priceless - use the official build of Flash, but do it from Firefox on openSuse! Everything else Flash-based works fine for me, but I can't get past the first page of this "advert masquerading as a tool" because I don't have any boxes to select my gender or age! I can see the lists, just no checkboxes, and clicking in the rough areas doesn't help either. I take that to mean that theives can't steal my details and therefore my details are priceless
Besides all the loaded questions and unquantifiable results the fact is much of the stuff being asked for is insured.
So sure they might pay 22$ to get at my stuff, but from my perspective if they steal money from my credit card it is insured against identity theft, so basically they are stealing from the bank, not me as the bank will reimburse me. I have had it happen to me before.
This is really just a stupid thing to sell their software, which really wouldn't help all that much anyway. Not being foolish is
> The person with the stolen car wouldn't be the loser, it would be the person
> that bought the car.
Same for the incident you describe.
> In this case the bank controls the sale...
No they don't.
It said the world would pay me $1000 to go away.
Telling me how much I'm worth on the black market of identity theft begs the question of whether HOW SECURE AM I FROM IDENTITY THEFT and does nothing more than add FUD to the identity theft discussion.
If you don't want your identity stolen, the right way to do that is to PREVENT YOUR IDENTITY FROM BEING STOLEN, not buy more software that may or may not patch more holes in the software you already have.
Social networking sites aren't the problem. People who freely give out confidential information are the problem.
Your computer isn't the problem. How you use it to make it easy for others to take your confidential information is the problem.
Norton can't fix all the malware problems, and they can only do so AFTER they see the malware (either in concept or in the wild). Too often that's many many days after the problem is already too late. Their suggestions to use firewalls do nothing to prevent spyware installed through any number of known windows/adobe/vendor-of-the-day-hole from stealing your data in real time and delivering it where it will be used immediately to drain your accounts.
Use linux. Use FireFox. Use anonymizers. Don't store passwords anywhere other than your head.
Don't use Windows. Don't use Internet Explorer or Outlook. Don't keep all your passwords in the browser.
Here's an excellent example of a "strong password checker" that is in fact TERRIBLE: http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/password/checker.mspx [microsoft.com]
Hint: try aaaaaa$A There are two problems with this "strong password checker". The first is it assumes a password CANNOT be strong unless it has elements of letters, numbers, and either special characters or uppercase letters. The second is it assumes that at 8 characters a password containing members of those sets is strong, and that at 14 characters it is "the best". This implies that aaaaaaaaaaaa$A is a stronger password than "You'llneverguessmypassphrasebutI'llrememberit!"
Norton needs FUD so they can sell more of their products.
We as
Stop the FUD when you see it.
Nice try Symantec. Nice Try.
I am so scared now I was asked a whole bunch of questions about how every single person in the world uses the internet, from online banking to facebook, and now Symantec has told me I'm a MEDIUM risk and criminals are out to get me!!!!!!!!!
I guess I should buy their software right away! SAVE ME SYMANTEC, SAVE ME!!!!
Oh, wait - the cost of their subscription fee over 10 years is less than what they say I am "worth". Or are they the criminals telling me what I'm worth to them? I'm so confused now...
It said I am worth a peso. [grin]
...there can be no public or private virtue unless the foundation of action is the practice of truth. - George Jacob Holyoake


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I think everyone is getting way ahead of themselves. Like Coples last year I'm assuming Rex gives Richardson limited snaps as he learns the system and gets brought up to NFL speed.
Guys like Seymour and Williams are not necessarily edge rushers, they are 4-3 ends who happen to be good at getting to the QB. There are some who aren't good at that and others who are middling ala Shaun Ellis. When I hear edge rusher, I think Freeny, Abraham and I guess JPP too, although he's just a freak of nature.
As to my knowledge, question it as you see fit. You're just as entitled to an opinion as the rest of us.
Coples is extremely fast shooting the gap and very strong at the POA - he doesnt have JPP's athleticism to beat an NFL LT around the edge.
My personal feeling on Richardson and Rex's defense is that Rex likes to blitz DBs from the edge which forces the QB to step up in the pocket. We now have 3 DLineman who can collapse that pocket and keep the QB from stepping up, along with barnes providing edge speed.
Im just not sure how we can play coples, wilk and richardson on first and second down.
And to answer your question, Kerry Rhodes lost a lot of speed. I remember the play you're talking about. Rhodes looked painfully slow on that one.
and JPP 10 pounds ago:
Keep in mind Coples was 15lbs heavier than JPP when he tested at the combine.
I think Coples is best used as an interior pass rusher like JJ Watt, rather than from the outside.
Even more I expect Barnes, Davis et al to put up very good numbers behind Wilkerson and Coples; not to mention the coverage sacks ensuing from the tight man coverage by Cro, Milliner, Wilson in the secondary.
My bold prediction for next year is that Coples will be playing in the pro-bowl. We might have the best defensive line in football next year. We're one probably two years away from being a contender, and we'll get their from our DLine/CB play, as well as the hope that Geno lives up to my lofty expectations of him. 13 sacks.
here's the thing. when rex got here there were no defensive linemen who could really rush the passer, i'm not counting ellis here. now the jets have 3 legit DL who can rush the passer and push the pocket back. that makes it easier to create blitzing lanes and puts less pressure on finding guys like mingo and jordan. sure it would be great but now the jets have monsters up front who can play the run and pass. and they even got a good cb so the secondary isn't a mess.
And there you have itConor Orr @ConorTOrr
Rex said moving Coples out to an edge rusher is "certainly a possibility." Allow Richardson and Wilkerson to the inside. #nyj


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With one watchful eye on his 1-year-old grandson, Stevenson girls basketball coach Tom Dineen spied the No. 1 player on the No. 1 seed: the one and only Jackie Kemph.
Too much Kemph, Dineen said with a grin, purposely raising his voice so Rolling Meadows star could hear him as they stood in a hallway outside the locker rooms at Libertyville.
Shes awesome, Dineen continued after Kemph led top-seeded Rolling Meadows to a 58-47 win over his fifth-seeded Patriots in the teams Class 4A sectional semifinal Monday night. We didnt have an answer for her. Haley Green (coming off the bench) worked her butt off on her, but we didnt have much help.
Kemphs game bests of 23 points and 11 assists vaulted Rolling Meadows (27-3) into Thursdays championship game, which will be an all-Mid-Suburban League battle. The Mustangs will face No. 2 Fremd, a 55-54 winner over No. 3 Zion-Benton, at 7:30 p.m. at Libertyville.
Stevenson, which started its season with a 77-46 loss to Rolling Meadows, finished 20-9. Lehigh-bound point guard Kari Moffat led the Patriots with 18 points (8-of-10 shooting), while sophomores Taylor Buford (9 rebounds) and Sophia Way, who missed the regional final with concussion symptoms, added 10 points apiece.
I think they improved a lot, Kemph said of the Patriots. You could tell that some of their girls had a lot more confidence. I think they did a lot better this time than they did the last time. Theyre a good team. I mean, that was a great win for us.
Northwestern-commit Alexis Glasgow opened the contest by taking a Kemph pass and knocking down the first of her four 3-pointers en route to 16 points, and Rolling Meadows never trailed. The Mustangs scored the first 7 points and were up 17-2 after Kemph fed 6-foot Morgan Keller (8 points), the teams only senior, for a layup with 2:23 left in the opening quarter.
Kemphs 8 points and 3 assists staked Rolling Meadows to a 17-4 lead after one quarter.
They lit it up in the first quarter, Stevenson senior post Alex Elzinga said after scoring 6 points in the final game of her four-year varsity career. At first, we didnt really have a response for it, and then we calmed down, and thats the reason that we came back.
Elzinga scored on an offensive rebound with a minute left before halftime to bring Stevenson within 25-22 and cap an 18-8 run. But Glasgow ended the half the way she started it, by sinking a 3 off a Kemph pass.
We had a stretch where we didnt defend very well, Rolling Meadows coach Ryan Kirkorsky said. We werent in the stance and we didnt keep people in front of us. Thats what we talked about at halftime. If you want to get to a sectional championship, its about getting stops and rebounding.
The Mustangs did a better job of that in the second half. They limited Stevenson to 4-of-10 shooting and forced 7 turnovers in the third quarter, while Kemph scored on three drives, including one after her steal.
Kemph netted 9 points in the third, and when the smooth playmaker made a behind-the-back pass in the lane to Keller, who finished the wide-open layup with five seconds on the clock, Rolling Meadows lead was 49-33.
We were just running a play, Kemph said of her dandy dish. They collapsed, so I found her.
I thought she did a great job of attacking, Kirkorsky said. She has so much attention on her. We talked about attacking when its her time to attack, and then setting up her teammates when its her time to do that. It was one of her best games of doing that.
Rolling Meadows led by as many as 19 points in the fourth. Moffat scored 9 points, including a 3, to help Stevenson cut slightly into its deficit.
At points, we just couldnt handle the ball, the Army-bound Elzinga said. They were just playing great defense. Theyre a great team. Thats why theyre the No. 1 seed.


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Military Re-enactors Join in for the Anderson Armoury Opening WeekendRevolutionary War re-enactors populate the Revolutionary City during the weekend of Nov. 15-17.
One hundred fifty re-enactors representing the First Virginia Regiment will participate in the grand opening of James Anderson's Blacksmith Shop and Public Armoury complex and demonstrate various aspects of military life during the American Revolution. The weekend also marks the first public display of the completed replica of the first "Oval Office," a marquee tent that served as Gen. George Washington's home for more than four years of the conflict.
The re-enactors begin their activities early in the morning as they rise from their tents on the public greens. At 9:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, a historian, speaking from the Courthouse steps, explores the importance of the opening of the Commonwealth of Virginia's first public armoury and what it meant to the war effort in the 1770s.
As the re-enactors practice their artillery and musket skills Saturday and Sunday afternoons, guests may visit a military field hospital where surgeons care for the wounded and smallpox victims 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Palace East Advance. They may help camp followers prepare musket ammunition at the Military Encampment from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Guests also have the opportunity to be recruited and join the army, then learn the manual of arms and to march with the soldiers 11 a.m. to noon Sunday at the Military Encampment.
Guests explore the Revolution in Indian Country as the Delaware and their allies reflect on the American Revolution's impact on Native American peoples at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Palace Garden stage.
Throughout the weekend, guests may visit the replica "Oval Office" — Gen. Washington's marquee — erected for the first time at the Secretary's Office, next to the Capitol at the east end of Duke of Gloucester Street. The large linen tent was constructed through the summer by Colonial Williamsburg Historic Trades tailors using linen, some of which was hand-woven at the Weaving Shop. Carpenters, joiners, wheelwrights and blacksmiths handcrafted poles, stakes and hardware for the tent project. The replica was made for Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution, which owns the original — a national treasure.
A highlight of the weekend is the grand opening ceremony for the Anderson Armoury complex at 3 p.m. Saturday. Guests are invited to visit the site through the weekend and learn more from tradesmen demonstrating their crafts — blacksmiths, tinsmiths, carpenters, wheelwrights, coopers, basketmakers and historic foodways cooks — while archaeologists explain how excavation discoveries informed the reconstruction of Williamsburg's first major military-industrial complex.
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