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For most Gentoo users, a simple mail client and fetchmail will do. However, if you're hosting a domain with your system, you'll need a full blown MTA (Mail Transfer Agent). And if you're hosting multiple domains, then you'll definitely need something more robust to handle all of the email for your users. This system was designed to be an elegant solution to that problem.
A virtual mail system needs to be able to handle email for numerous domains with multiple users over a variety of interfaces. This presents some issues that must be dealt with. For instance, what if you have two users on different domains that want the same user name? If you are providing imap access and smtp-auth, how do combine the various authentication daemons into a single system? How do you provide security for the numerous components that comprise the system? How do you manage it all?
This howto will show you how to set up with a mail system capable of handling mail for as many domains as your hardware can handle, supports virtual mail users that don't require shell accounts, has domain specific user names, can authenticate web, imap, smtp, and pop3 clients against a single database, utilizes ssl for transport layer security, has a web interface, can handle mailing lists for any domain on the machine, and is controlled by a nice, central and easy mysql database.
There are quite a variety of ways to go about setting up a virtual mailhosting
system. With so may options, another may be the best choice for your specific
needs. Consider investigating
The following packages are used in this setup: apache, courier-imap, courier-authlib postfix, mod_php, phpmyadmin, squirrelmail, cyrus-sasl, mysql, php, and mailman.
Make sure to turn on the following USE variables in
# emerge postfix
After postfix is installed, it's time to configure it. Change the following
options in
myhostname = $host.domain.name mydomain = $domain.name inet_interfaces = all mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain $mydomain mynetworks = my.ip.net.work/24, 127.0.0.0/8 home_mailbox = .maildir/ local_destination_concurrency_limit = 2 default_destination_concurrency_limit = 10
Next change the following in
# service type private unpriv chroot wakeup maxproc command + args # (yes) (yes) (yes) (never) (50) # ==========================================================================
(Just add the "-v" after the smtpd in the following line)smtp inet n - n - - smtpd -v
Next, edit
# /usr/bin/newaliases
(This will install the new aliases. You only need to do this when you update or install aliases.)# /etc/init.d/postfix start
Now that postfix is running, fire up your favorite console mail client and send
yourself an email. I use
# emerge courier-imap courier-authlib
# cd /etc/courier-imap
(If you want to use the ssl capabilities of courier-imap or pop3, you'll need to create certs for this purpose. This step is recommended. If you do not want to use ssl, skip this step.)# nano -w pop3d.cnf # nano -w imapd.cnf (Change the C, ST, L, CN, and email parameters to match your server.)# mkpop3dcert # mkimapdcert
# /etc/init.d/courier-imapd start # /etc/init.d/courier-imapd-ssl start # /etc/init.d/courier-pop3d start # /etc/init.d/courier-pop3d-ssl start
Start up your favorite mail client and verify that all connections you've started work for receiving and sending mail. Of course, you won't be able to log on to any of the services because authentication hasn't been configured yet, but it is wise to check if the connections themselves work or not.
Now that the basics work, we're going to do a whole bunch of stuff at once to get the rest of the system running. Again, please verify that what we've installed already works before progressing.
Next we're going to install cyrus-sasl. Sasl is going to play the role of actually passing your auth variables to courier-auth, which will in turn pass that information to mysql for authentication of smtp users. For this howto, we'll not even try to verify that sasl is working until mysql is set up and contains a test user. Which is fine since we'll be authenticating against mysql in the end anyway.
# emerge cyrus-sasl
Next, edit
# nano -w /etc/sasl2/smtpd.conf mech_list: PLAIN LOGIN pwcheck_method: saslauthd # nano -w /etc/conf.d/saslauthd SASLAUTHD_OPTS="${SASLAUTH_MECH} -a rimap -r" SASLAUTHD_OPTS="${SASLAUTHD_OPTS} -O localhost" # /etc/init.d/saslauthd start
Next we're going to make a set of ssl certificates for postfix and apache.
# cd /etc/ssl/ # nano -w openssl.cnf
Change the following default values for your domain:countryName_default stateOrProvinceName_default localityName_default 0.organizationName_default commonName_default emailAddress_default. (If the variables are not already present, just add them in a sensible place.)# cd misc # ./CA.pl -newreq-nodes # ./CA.pl -newca # ./CA.pl -sign # cp newcert.pem /etc/postfix # cp newkey.pem /etc/postfix # cp demoCA/cacert.pem /etc/postfix (Now we do the same thing for apache.)# openssl req -new > new.cert.csr # openssl rsa -in privkey.pem -out new.cert.key # openssl x509 -in new.cert.csr -out new.cert.cert -req -signkey new.cert.key -days 365 (Just leave the resulting certificates here for now. We'll install them after Apache is installed.)
Now edit the postfix config's to make it aware of your new sasl and ssl capabilities. Add the following parameters to the end of the file where they will be easy to find.
# nano -w /etc/postfix/main.cf smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes smtpd_sasl2_auth_enable = yes smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes smtpd_sasl_local_domain =
(The broken_sasl_auth_clients option and the login auth method are for outlook and outlook express only and are undocumented. Isn't having to hack software for stupid, broken, M$ BS great? smtpd_sasl_local_domain appends a domain name to clients using smtp-auth. Make sure it's blank or your user names will get mangled by postfix and be unable to auth.)smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated, permit_mynetworks, reject_unauth_destination (The next two options enable outgoing encryption.)smtp_use_tls = yes smtp_tls_note_starttls_offer = yes smtpd_use_tls = yes #smtpd_tls_auth_only = yes smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/postfix/newkey.pem smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/postfix/newcert.pem smtpd_tls_CAfile = /etc/postfix/cacert.pem smtpd_tls_loglevel = 3 smtpd_tls_received_header = yes smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout = 3600s tls_random_source = dev:/dev/urandom (smtpd_tls_auth_only is commented out to ease testing the system. You can turn this on later if you desire.)# postfix reload
Now we're going to verify that the config's we added were picked up by postfix.
For this we are going to use
# telnet localhost 25 Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost. Escape character is '^]'. 220 mail.domain.com ESMTP Postfix EHLO domain.com 250-mail.domain.com 250-PIPELINING 250-SIZE 10240000 250-VRFY 250-ETRN 250-STARTTLS 250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN 250-AUTH=LOGIN PLAIN 250-XVERP 250 8BITMIME ^] telnet> quit
Verify that the above AUTH and STARTTLS lines now appear in your postfix install. As I said before, as it stands now AUTH will not work. that's because sasl will try to auth against it's sasldb, instead of the shadow file for some unknown reason, which we have not set up. So we're going to just plow through and set up mysql to hold all of our auth and virtual domain information.
Before we set up our virtual mailhosting environment, we create a functional
user under which the virtual mailboxes will be hosted. For clarity's sake we
will call this
# adduser -d /home/vmail -s /bin/false -m vmail
So now you've set up the vmail account. You can create multiple accounts if you want (to keep some structure in your set of virtual mail accounts). The user id, group id and home dirs are referenced in the MySQL tables.
Next to the user account we also need to create the location where the mailboxes will reside:
# mkdir -p /home/vmail/virt-domain.com/foo # chown -R vmail:vmail /home/vmail/virt-domain.com # maildirmake /home/vmail/virt-domain.com/foo/.maildir
Next we're going to install and configure MySQL. You'll need the
# emerge mysql # /usr/bin/mysql_install_db
(After this command runs follow the onscreen directions for adding a root password with mysql, otherwise your db will be wide open.)# /etc/init.d/mysql start # mysqladmin -u root -p create mailsql # mysql -u root -p mailsql < genericmailsql.sql # mysql -u root -p mysql mysql> GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE -> ON mailsql.* -> TO mailsql@localhost -> IDENTIFIED BY '$password'; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.02 sec) mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec) mysql> quit (Verify that the new mailsql user can connect to the mysql server.)# mysql -u mailsql -p mailsql
Your new database has default values and tables set up for two domains. The following tables are included:
id alias destination 1 root email@example.com 2 postmaster email@example.com
(Line wrapped for clarity.)id email clear name uid gid homedir \ maildir quota postfix 10 email@example.com $password realname virtid virtid /home/vmail \ /home/vmail/virt-domain.com/foo/.maildir/ y 13 firstname.lastname@example.com $password realname localid localid /home/foo \ /home/foo/.maildir/ y
The values of the
id domain destination 1 bar.com local: 2 virt-domain.com virtual:
id email destination 3 firstname.lastname@example.com email@example.com
Next we'll set up apache and add an interface to interact with the database more easily.
# emerge apache phpmyadmin
There are plenty of guides out there about how to set up apache with php,
including guides provided by the
Now we're going to install the Apache certificates we made previously. The Apache-SSL directives that you need to use the resulting cert are:
# cp /etc/ssl/misc/new.cert.cert /etc/apache2/ssl/ # cp /etc/ssl/misc/new.cert.key /etc/apache2/ssl/ # cd /etc/apache2/vhosts.d
(Check if you have an ssl-vhost template already. Copy that one instead of the default_vhost if that is the case)# cp 00_default_vhost.conf ssl-vhost.conf # nano -w ssl-vhost.conf (Change the following parameters)NameVirtualHost host.domain.name:443 <VirtualHost host.domain.name:443> ServerName host.domain.name ServerAdmin firstname.lastname@example.com DocumentRoot "/var/www/localhost/htdocs/phpmyadmin"; <Directory "/var/www/localhost/htdocs/phpmyadmin"> ... </Directory> SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/ssl/new.cert.cert SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/apache2/ssl/new.cert.key SSLEngine on ... </VirtualHost> # nano -w /etc/conf.d/apache2 (Add -D SSL -D PHP5 to the APACHE2_OPTS)# /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
Next, configure phpMyAdmin.
# cd /var/www/localhost/htdocs/phpmyadmin # cp config.sample.inc.php config.inc.php # nano -w config.inc.php
(Change the following parameters.)$cfg['blowfish_secret'] = 'someverysecretpassphraze'; $cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = 'localhost'; // MySQL hostname $cfg['Servers'][$i]['controluser'] = 'mailsql'; // MySQL control user settings // (this user must have read-only $cfg['Servers'][$i]['controlpass'] = '$password'; // access to the "mysql/user" // and "mysql/db" tables) $cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = 'mailsql'; // MySQL user $cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = '$password'; // MySQL password
Now enter the phpmyadmin page and browse the tables. You'll want to add in your local aliases, edit your user table to add a test user, and change your transport table to add information about your domains. The default values supplied with the dumpfile should be a sufficient guide to what values need to go where. Make sure that if you put information in the database that it is accurate. For instance, make sure the local user's home dir exists and that the correct uid/gid values are in place. The maildirs should be created automatically by postfix when the user receives their first email. So, in general, it's a good idea to send a "Welcome" mail to a new user after you setup their account to make sure the .maildir gets created.
Next we'll reconfigure our authentication to use the mailsql database in
courier-imap and postfix. In all of the following examples, replace
# nano -w /etc/courier/authlib/authdaemonrc authmodulelist="authmysql authpam" # nano -w /etc/courier/authlib/authmysqlrc MYSQL_SERVER localhost MYSQL_USERNAME mailsql MYSQL_PASSWORD $password MYSQL_DATABASE mailsql MYSQL_USER_TABLE users
(Make sure the following line is commented out since we're storing plaintext.)#MYSQL_CRYPT_PWFIELD crypt MYSQL_CLEAR_PWFIELD clear MYSQL_UID_FIELD uid MYSQL_GID_FIELD gid MYSQL_LOGIN_FIELD email MYSQL_HOME_FIELD homedir MYSQL_NAME_FIELD name MYSQL_MAILDIR_FIELD maildir # /etc/init.d/courier-authlib restart # /etc/init.d/saslauthd restart
We're almost there, I promise! Next, set up the rest of the necessary configs for postfix to interract with the database for all its other transport needs. Remember to replace each value with the name of your own user, user id, password, alias, email address, and so on.
# nano -w /etc/postfix/mysql-aliases.cf # mysql-aliases.cf user = mailsql password = $password dbname = mailsql table = alias select_field = destination where_field = alias hosts = unix:/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
# nano -w /etc/postfix/mysql-relocated.cf # mysql-relocated.cf user = mailsql password = $password dbname = mailsql table = relocated select_field = destination where_field = email hosts = unix:/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
# nano -w /etc/postfix/mysql-transport.cf # mysql-transport.cf user = mailsql password = $password dbname = mailsql table = transport select_field = destination where_field = domain hosts = unix:/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
# nano -w /etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-gid.cf # mysql-virtual-gid.cf user = mailsql password = $password dbname = mailsql table = users select_field = gid where_field = email additional_conditions = and postfix = 'y' hosts = unix:/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
# nano -w /etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-maps.cf # mysql-virtual-maps.cf user = mailsql password = $password dbname = mailsql table = users select_field = maildir where_field = email additional_conditions = and postfix = 'y' hosts = unix:/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
# nano -w /etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-uid.cf # mysql-virtual-uid.cf user = mailsql password = $password dbname = mailsql table = users select_field = uid where_field = email additional_conditions = and postfix = 'y' hosts = unix:/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
# nano -w /etc/postfix/mysql-virtual.cf # mysql-virtual.cf user = mailsql password = $password dbname = mailsql table = virtual select_field = destination where_field = email hosts = unix:/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
Lastly, edit
# nano -w /etc/postfix/main.cf
(Ensure that there are no other alias_maps definitions)alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-aliases.cf relocated_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-relocated.cf local_transport = local local_recipient_maps = $alias_maps $virtual_mailbox_maps unix:passwd.byname virtual_transport = virtual (The domains listed by the mydestination should not be listed in the virtual_mailbox_domains parameter)virtual_mailbox_domains = virt-domain.com, $other-virtual-domain.com virtual_minimum_uid = 1000 (Substitute $vmail-gid with the GID of the vmail group)virtual_gid_maps = static:$vmail-gid virtual_mailbox_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-maps.cf virtual_alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual.cf (Substitute $vmail-uid with the UID of the vmail user)virtual_uid_maps = static:$vmail-uid virtual_mailbox_base = / #virtual_mailbox_limit =
For security reasons you should change the permissions of the various
# chmod 640 /etc/postfix/mysql-*.cf # chgrp postfix /etc/postfix/mysql-*.cf
As of Postfix 2.0.x, there were a number of significant changes over the 1.1.x release. Notably the transport, virtual-gid, and virtual-uid tables are no longer necessary. The tables are still included if you wish to use them.
# postfix reload
Now, if all went well, you should have a functioning mailhost. Users should be able to authenticate against the sql database, using their full email address, for pop3, imap, and smtp. I would highly suggest that you verify that everything is working at this point. If you run into problems (with as many things as this setup has going on, it's likely that you will) check the troubleshooting section of this howto.
# emerge squirrelmail
(Install squirrelmail to localhost so that it's accessed by http://localhost/mail) (Substitute 1.4.3a-r2 with the version you use)# webapp-config -I -h localhost -d /mail squirrelmail 1.4.3a-r2 # cd /var/www/localhost/htdocs/mail/config # perl ./conf.pl (Change your Organization, Server, and Folder settings for squirrelmail. Now you should be able to login to squirrelmail, again - with your full email address, and use your new webmail setup.)
Last step: mailman. The new version of mailman has very nice virtual domain support, which is why I use it, not to mention it's really a great package. To get this package installed and working correctly for virtual domains is going to require a bit of hacking. I really recommend reading all of the mailman documentation, including README.POSTFIX.gz, to understand what's being done here.
# emerge mailman
# nano -w /usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Defaults.py
(Change the values below to reflect your primary domain, virtuals will be set next.)DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST = 'domain.com' DEFAULT_URL_HOST = 'www.domain.com'
# nano -w /usr/local/mailman/Mailman/mm_cfg.py MTA = "Postfix" POSTFIX_STYLE_VIRTUAL_DOMAINS = ['virt-domain.com', 'virt.domain2.com'] add_virtualhost('www.virt.domain.com', 'virt.domain.com') add_virtualhost('www.virt.domain2.com', 'virt.domain2.com')
(This is required for your virtual domains for mailman to function.)
(Once that's finished, add your first list.)# su mailman # cd ~ # ./bin/newlist --urlhost='www.virt-domain.com' --emailhost='virt-domain.com' test Enter the email of the person running the list: email@example.com Initial test password: Hit enter to continue with test owner notification... (Virtual domain lists may also be specified with firstname.lastname@example.com style list names.)# ./bin/genaliases (Now that your aliases have been generated, verify that they were added successfully.)# nano -w data/aliases # STANZA START: test # CREATED: test: "|/usr/local/mailman/mail/mailman post test" test-admin: "|/usr/local/mailman/mail/mailman admin test" test-bounces: "|/usr/local/mailman/mail/mailman bounces test" test-confirm: "|/usr/local/mailman/mail/mailman confirm test" test-join: "|/usr/local/mailman/mail/mailman join test" test-leave: "|/usr/local/mailman/mail/mailman leave test" test-owner: "|/usr/local/mailman/mail/mailman owner test" test-request: "|/usr/local/mailman/mail/mailman request test" test-subscribe: "|/usr/local/mailman/mail/mailman subscribe test" test-unsubscribe: "|/usr/local/mailman/mail/mailman unsubscribe test" # STANZA END: test (Create the required mailman list)# ./bin/newlist mailman # ./bin/genaliases (Return to the root user)# exit # /etc/init.d/mailman start # rc-update add mailman default (To start mailman at once and on every reboot.)
# nano -w /etc/postfix/main.cf owner_request_special = no recipient_delimiter = +
(Read README.POSTFIX.gz for details on this.)alias_maps = hash:/usr/local/mailman/data/aliases, mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-aliases.cf virtual_alias_maps = hash:/usr/local/mailman/data/virtual-mailman, mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual.cf (This adds mailman alias file support to postfix You may of course use the mysql tables for this, but I hate doing that by hand. Also, if you are not using virtual domains, adding the virtual alias maps to postfix may cause problems, be warned.)
You should now be able to setup mailing lists for any domain on your box. Last
note on this, make sure you run all mailman commands as the user mailman (
For content filtering and Anti-Virus, please consult our
Ok, you're all set, edit
# postfix reload # rc-update add $service default
Troubleshooting: This is a short troubleshooting guide for the set up we've detailed how to install here. It is not exhaustive, but meant as a place to get you started in figuring out problems. With a complicated setup such as this, it's imperative that you narrow down the problem to the particular component that is malfunctioning. In general I do that by following a few steps. Start from the base of the system and work your way up, ruling out components that work along the way until you discover which component is having the problem.
Typos are killers, especially when dealing with authentication systems. Scan your config's and mailsql database for typo's. You can debug all you want, but if you're not passing the right information back and forth to your mail system, it's not going to work. If you make a change to a config file for a service, make sure you restart that service so that the config change gets picked up.
# /etc/init.d/service restart
If it's not running, start it up. It's awful hard to debug a service that isn't running. Sometimes a service will act like it's started but still not function. Sometimes, when a bad config is used, or a bad transmission comes into a mail component, the service will hang and keep the port from being used by another process. Sometimes you can detect this with netstat. Or, if you've been at it awhile, just take a break and reboot your box in the meantime. That will clear out any hung services. Then you can come back fresh and try it again.
# /etc/init.d/$service status # netstat -a | grep $service (or $port)
If you've recently made a change to a config file, restart that service to make sure it's using the current version. Some of the components will dump their current config's to you, like postfix.
# apache2ctl fullstatus (needs lynx installed) # apache2ctl configtest (checks config sanity) # postconf -n (will tell you exactly what param's postfix is using) # /etc/init.d/$service restart
Repeat after me, logs are my friend. My next troubleshooting stop is always the logs. Sometimes it's helpful to try a failed operation again then check the logs so that the error message is right at the bottom (or top depending on your logger) instead of buried in there somewhere. See if there is any information in your log that can help you diagnose the problem, or at the very least, figure out which component is having the problem.
# kill -USR1 `ps -C metalog -o pid=`(to turn off metalog buffering) # nano -w /var/log/mail/current # cat /var/log/mysql/mysql.log # tail /var/log/apache2/error_log
You may also find the debug_peer parameters in main.cf helpful. Setting these will increase log output over just verbose mode.
# nano -w /etc/postfix/main.cf debug_peer_level = 5 debug_peer_list = $host.domain.name
(Uncomment one of the suggested debugger commands as well.)
SMTP, IMAP, and POP3 all respond to telnet sessions. As we've seen earlier when we verified postfix's config. Sometimes it's helpful to open a telnet session to the service itself and see what's happening.
# telnet localhost $port
(SMTP is 25, IMAP is 143, POP3 is 110. You should receive at least an OK string, letting you know that the service is running and ready to respond to requests.)Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost. Escape character is '^]'. * OK Courier-IMAP ready. Copyright 1998-2002 Double Precision, Inc.
You should have this installed anyway. This is an invaluable tool for debugging software. You can start commands from the command line with strace and watch all the system calls as they happen. It often dumps a huge amount of information, so you'll either need to watch it realtime as you retry a failed transaction with the mail system, or dump the output to a file for review.
# emerge strace # strace $command # strace -p `ps -C $service -o pid=`
Once you have the information, if you can diagnose and fix the problem, great! If not, you'll probably need to go digging on the net for information that will help you fix it. Here's a list of sites you can check to see if your error has already been resolved. There's also a really good howto on setting up smtp-auth which contains some great debugging ideas.


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PA Wilds initiative merging nature and commerce
During the recent annual briefing on the Pennsylvania Wilds Initiative, Ta Brant, PA Wilds Small Business Ombudsman, presented a recap of the past year and an update on current programs."Things are definitely happening in our region," Brant emphasized. "One of the keys is to balance nature and commerce."Brant highlighted some of the initiatives in place within the region, including a workshop about balancing nature and commerce, merchandising opportunities, youth outreach, Trails Conference, co-op marketing opportunities, community signage grants, design assistance grants and Artisan Trail developments.She noted that the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has made strategic investments in the region.From 2002-2009, DCNR has invested $10.6 million in Elk County, including water and sewer upgrades and pool rehab at Bendigo State Park, improvements to Lakeside Trail and a board launch parking area at Elk State Park, the new Elk Country Visitor Center, major improvements to Thunder Mountain Equine Trail System, new public restrooms along the Elk Scenic Drive and $1 million to the Allegheny National Forest (ANF) to support recreation trails specifically for ATVs and snowmobiles.The ANF and state parks make up a large portion of the public lands within the region, a part of the area's 29 state parks, 50 State Game Lands, situated on two million acres of public land, comparable to that of Yellowstone. Brant cited information from a 2010 Econsult report which stated that "at a time and place in which demographics and economics would seem to suggest stagnation, tourism-driven economic growth in Pennsylvania Wilds region has been a bright spot."Among investments made throughout the region are those by the state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), ranging from branding and national marketing to Main Street/Elm Street programs and the First Industries tourism loan fund for small businesses.From last year, attendance at the region's state parks is up 3.3 percent, overnight leisure travel up 5.3 percent, leisure overnight trip length up 4.6 percent, visitor spending up 6.3 percent, tourism employment up .5 percent, tourism earnings up 5.4 percent, state sales tax revenue from tourism categories within the PA Wilds up 2.7 percent and hotel tax revenue up 13 percent, and the number of chain hotel establishments grew from 31 to 43, which is a 39 percent increase.Brant explained that as part of the PA Wilds Design Assistance Program, businesses and communities can obtain signage grants and technical design assistance grants."The program improves the look and feel of community, improves businesses' bottom line, helps brand the region, increases awareness among residents, community pride and can trigger other investments," Brant said. She also cited the PA Wilds Artist Initiative, a program launched in 2006 that includes more than 100 juried artisans in a wide variety of mediums such as woodwork, jewelry, paintings, pottery, photography and more. As part of the Artisan Trail, there are numerous locally owned shops, boutiques and galleries selling the artisans' authentic, handmade pieces throughout the PA Wilds region. There are currently 15 stops along the trail, with six stops added over the past year along with 13 new artisans. "This trail allows artisans to bring their stuff to market and command a higher profit," Brant said.


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March 26, 2001
Honolulu, HI - UC Santa Barbara (16-7) beat Wichita State (15-9) 9-4 Monday morning in the teams' first game of the University of Hawaii tournament.
The Gauchos were led by senior lefthander Rylie Ogle, who tossed his first complete game to improve to 6-1 on the season. Ogle surrendered four runs, three earned, on eight Shocker hits while walking four men and striking out seven.
Down 1-0 after two and a half innings, UCSB went up 3-1 in its half of the third when four straight Gauchos reached base and three of them came around to score. Mike Kolbach singled up the middle with one out. He moved to third on a Chad Peshke double down the right field line. Dave Molidor then took first after being hit by a pitch. Kolbach crossed the plate on a wild pitch before Tyler Von Schell walked to load the bases a second time. Jeff Bannon then drove in Peshke with a sacrifice fly. Ryan Spilborghs' subsequent single to left scored Molidor.
Wichita State added two runs in the fifth to tie the game at three-apiece, but the Gauchos then scored six unanswered runs over the next four innings to pull away. Tyler Von Schell iced the game in the eighth with a two-run home run, his tenth long ball of the season. The blast also marked Von Schell's third straight game with a homer. The Shockers added one run in the ninth to close the scoring.
Peshke finished the game with three hits, including two doubles. Molidor, Von Schell, Spilborghs and Jared Schumaker had two hits apiece. Jeff Bannon added two RBI.
UCSB will play host Hawaii tomorrow, Tuesday, at 6:30 p.m.


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It's quite possibly the most advanced cell phone ever, the Apple iPhone. At&T will unveil the Apple masterpiece June 29th at 6:00 p.m.
Gina Maccitelli, a Marketing Director for AT&T says there will definitely be people waiting in line for the phone.
And for good reason, it's a cell phone like none other. A computer, an iPod, a camera and a cell phone all wrapped up in one little package. Macchitelli says the iPhone is really going to revolutionize the wireless industry.
"After tomorrow when the phone launches, the wireless industry will be changed."
Not only does the iPhone have advanced technology on the inside, just check out the outside. Say goodbye to the keypad and buttons all together. Macchitelli says it's completely virtual.
"If you want to touch weather, stocks, make a phone call, get on the Internet, it's all by touch of your finger."
Consumer interest is so big that AT&T hired 2,000 extra workers to staff its stores when the phone comes out. All this for a product no one has even seen or touched.
But getting your hands on the iPhone will cost you. It's $500 to $600 for the device, plus a two year contract with AT&T, with monthly service fees ranging from $60 to $100. But for some of us, it's worth the price for having the hottest new phone around.
We can buy the iPhone in the Rockford area at the AT&T East State Street location and at CherryVale Mall.


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The PlayStation Store update hit last night, bringing with it a bounty of new downloadable treats for good little boys and girls who have credit cards.
Leading the week is Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime for $9.99, and Swarm at $14.99. Battle: Los Angeles is available if you want it for some reason, and both PlayStation Move Heroes and DC Universe Online are available as full game downloads. The PS1 RPG Legend of Mana is available for $5.99.
PlayStation Plus users get a full game trial of Move Heroes, the previously announced multiplayer beta for SOCOM 4, and a discount on Swarm.
Speaking of discounts, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Tetris are on sale for all users this week, and a few titles like Hoard and Street Fighter Alpha 2 have gotten price cuts.
If you just want to demo some games, you can sample from a delicious tray of WWE All Stars, You Don't Know Jack, and Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow gets its Reverie DLC this week for ten bucks. Meanwhile, $20 will net you the Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Three for All pack, which includes the Armed & Dangerous, Lamborghini Untamed and Porsche Unleashed packs.


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Yup. This has been a problem for a while. Google it and you'll find there's a way to force (google at least) all keywords to be required for identification.
allintext: words to search for
As for scholar, I just manually change the url as such:https://www.google.com/search?q=squirrelhttps://www.google.com/scholar?q=squirrel(why Google hides/neglects scholar is beyond me)
Speaking of which, I recently discovered google citations. It's absolutely amazingly useful, and a huge benefit to science, but it's hidden and few people know about it:http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=9lhrrPIAAAAJI use it to tell me when new papers on published on subjects I'm interested in, to track authors that I follow, etc.Now only if Google would actually update the citations more than once a year . . .
Doesn't have me, and I have two publications :/
I'm a fan of Zotero, which I can use to manage citations, and sync annotated PDFs between my computers.
Which suggests:Code: [Select]allintext: words to search forThat said, I haven't really tested it.


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Pictured: The Local Line, from left wing to right: Hynes, McManama and Corkery.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Harvard's prolific "Local Line" of Bill Corkery '73, Bob McManama '73 and Dave Hynes '73 will be inducted into the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame on Wednesday, Nov. 10.
The Crimson trio is among 11 inductees for 2010. The 16th annual induction ceremony and dinner will start at 6 p.m. at Lombardo's restaurant in Randolph and will be emceed by Bernie Corbett, the radio voice of Harvard football and Boston University men's hockey.
The other 2010 inductees are referee Ned Bunyon, Vermont coach Mike Gilligan, Massport Jets female pioneer Lee Johnson, Boston University's Jack Garrity, longtime Boston Bruins public relations executive Nate Greenberg and Massachusetts hockey builders Jim Cooney, John Gustafson and Bob Rogers.
Eight Harvard players have previously been inducted to the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame: head coaches John Chase '28, Bill Cleary '56 and Ted Donato '91 and players Cleary, Donato, Bob Cleary '58, Mark Fusco '83, Scott Fusco '86, Ben Smith '68 and Tim Taylor '63. Donato was inducted as a player, while Smith and Taylor were enshrined as coaches.
McManama, a native of Belmont, Mass., centered left wing Hynes of Cambridge and right wing Corkery of Arlington for each of their three seasons on the Crimson varsity squad. They helped Harvard capture the ECAC championship and reach the NCAA semifinals as sophomores in 1970-71 and share the ECAC regular-season crown as seniors in 1972-73.
The Crimson posted a 52-16-3 record in those three years as the three members of the Local Line totaled 201 goals and 407 points. At the time of their graduation, McManama and Hynes ranked second and third, respectively, on Harvard's career scoring chart and were tied for second all-time in goals at Harvard.
Corkery totaled 116 points on 53 goals and 63 assists in 73 career games for Harvard. He was a first-team All-Ivy League and second-team All-East selection in 1972-73 and was a second-team All-Ivy pick the previous season. A goal and an assist in the 1971 ECAC title game were among his many clutch playoff performances. Before joining the Crimson, Corkery was an all-league and all-state selection at Arlington High School and an All-Prep and All-America pick at Andover.
Hynes was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 1971 ECAC Championship after sparking a comeback win for Harvard with a hat trick in the final victory against Clarkson. He was an All-America, All-East and All-Ivy pick a year later. He is tied with McManama and others for ninth on the Crimson's all-time goals list with 64 and ranks 14th on Harvard's career points list with 140 in 64 career games. A two-time all-league pick at Browne & Nichols, Hynes was the Boston Bruins' fourth-round draft pick in 1971.
A 1972-73 All-American, McManama ranks ninth in Harvard history with 151 career points on 64 goals and 87 assists in 75 games. At the time he left Harvard, only Joe Cavanagh '71 had registered more goals and points in a Crimson sweater. He registered three points in the 1971 ECAC final and was named All-Ivy and All-East each of the two following seasons. McManama was an all-league standout at Belmont Hill School prior to his arrival at Harvard.
Nominees of the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame are chosen on the basis of accomplishments in hockey, sportsmanship, character and contributions to his or her teams or organizations in college, amateur or professional hockey, or on international teams representing the United States. Each nominee must have distinguished himself or herself by exceptional performance and outstanding character reflecting favorably upon the game of hockey in Massachusetts, be in good public standing in the community, an appropriate role model for young hockey players and an exemplary representative of the game of hockey.
A limited number of tickets ($50) to the 2010 Hall of Fame Induction Dinner are available and may be purchased by contacting Jim Prior at [email protected] or (781) 938-4400.


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The Senate will take a procedural step toward passing a short-term funding resolution Wednesday afternoon, though it likely won't help avert a government shutdown.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is expected to get the 60 votes needed to clear a procedural hurdle before the Senate can vote on the House Republicans' spending bill. The vote is expected in the early afternoon, according to Senate aides, but the timing depends on when Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ends the lengthy floor speech he began delivering Tuesday afternoon.
Cruz couldn't prevent the vote from moving forward, but he took to the floor at 2:41 p.m. Tuesday announcing, "I intend to speak against Obamacare until I am no longer able to stand." The multi-hour affair technically is not a filibuster, because of the Senate's procedural rules, but resembled a filibuster by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., earlier this year during the nomination of now-CIA Director John Brennan. That went on for just under 13 hours.
His marathon entered its 17th hour at 6:41 a.m. ET on Wednesday. He did, however, get periodic breaks when other senators took the floor -- at least 8 Republicans and 2 Democrats at last count.
Cruz's remarks temporarily delayed the Senate from moving forward with a procedural vote on the House Republicans' spending bill, which funds the government through Dec. 15 but strips funding from the Affordable Care Act. Senate aides tell CBS News that the vote will happen no later than 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday, regardless of Cruz's speech.
Although Cruz fully supports defunding the health care law, he has expressed concern that allowing the Senate to consider the measure will only allow Democrats to amend it and put the funding back in.
"Anyone who votes to cut off debate is voting to allow Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid [D-Nev.] to fully fund Obamacare," Cruz said on the floor of the Senate.
Cruz was joined by a handful of his colleagues on the Senate floor, including Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Marco Rubio, R-Fla., but his strategy does not appear to have gained traction with most of his fellow Republicans.
"I think we'd all be hard-pressed to explain why we were opposed to a bill we were in favor of," said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., after Senate GOP gathered for their weekly lunch meeting Tuesday. Many Republicans in the upper chamber were prepared to vote for the measure, which they favored, and Democrats were ready to get their hands on the bill so they could amend it and restore funding for the law.
House members are set to return to Washington Wednesday afternoon, but there won't be much they can do about funding the government until the Senate sends back a revised version of their bill. That may not happen until Sunday, because of procedural hurdles - which would force the House to act quickly to avert a government shutdown on Oct. 1.
"We'll deal with whatever the Senate passes when they pass it," said Michael Steel, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. "There's no point in speculating before that."


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Do they have to show cause first or is this a new tool in the arsenal of the TSA?
You guys need to get your government departments straight. This is NOT the TSA. The TSA are the ones at Fargo International Airport who x-ray your flip-flops and make sure you're not taking nail clippers onto an airplane. They're not tasked with searching your laptop - They're only tasked with X-raying your laptop and your kid's teddy to make sure there isn't a bomb inside. If they suspect criminal activity they have to call the police.
The US CBP (Customs and Border Protection) *do* have the right to search the contents (i.e. files) of your laptop when you are entering the USA. They can search your laptop, search your luggage and search your person. In the same way they can require you to open a locked box that you might be travelling with, they are require you to open your 'locked' laptop. The courts have backed them up - See: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10172866-38.html [cnet.com]
So don't get TSA and CBP mixed up - They're different.
[Insert dozens of obligatory Slashdot posts here about TrueCrypt "Plausible Deniability" here.]
Finally, note that this article has nothing to do with airport or border security - It's about a court case.
"The courts have backed them up
Wrong, in the general sense. The courts can force you to reveal your passwords, only in cases where they can already show that the encrypted data contains something illegal. They do NOT have the right to force you to reveal your password or decrypt your data just so they can find "evidence".
The article you point to in that link failed to emphasize that the customs agents had already seen child pornography that was contained in his encrypted data. Therefore, they already knew that there was illegal material in it.
The courts have NOT supported forcing someone to reveal encrypted data under any other circumstances.
You just have to sign this confession we very thoughtfully prepared for you.
Yeah, I know, it's not entirely the same; it's not even really analogous. It's just an example of other back-door out-of-the-box problem-solving thinking, the kind of thing that made America great.
"I'm sorry, but I don't recall my passphrase. I guess the stress of this case has made me forget it!"
If it works for the DoJ it should work for us...
"I'm sorry, but I don't recall my passphrase. I guess the stress of this case has made me forget it!"
Wow! That actually is my passphrase.
hey, if you did something wrong and would be going to jail, why the hell help them even more? either way you go to jail, right?
they won't KILL you if you don't unlock your encr. stream. they will lock you up either way.
so don't give it to them. you cannot be forced to hang yourself.
fuck the DOJ.
contempt gets you the joys of an indefinite stay at jail. Until you comply or they finally accept that you aren't going to.
From TFA:
Much of the discussion has been about what analogy comes closest. Prosecutors tend to view PGP passphrases as akin to someone possessing a key to a safe filled with incriminating documents. That person can, in general, be legally compelled to hand over the key. Other examples include the U.S. Supreme Court saying that defendants can be forced to provide fingerprints, blood samples, or voice recordings.
That sounds like a rather spot on analogy. Sounds like precedent is against her. The argument that the passphrase, itself, is the incriminating self-testimony seems really weak, both because the passphrase is not being required, and because the passphrase is not, in the end, what will incriminate her.
IANAL, of course.
Let's say I've written my incriminating evidence in Klingon. The prosecutor doesn't have access to anyone who can read Klingon. Does he have the right to force me to translate said evidence for him?
Similarly, encryption translates English text (this is the US we're talking about) into "mumbo jumbo". How does forcing me to translate the "mumbo jumbo" into English differ from the Klingon scenario above?
Me too, but EFF's perspective is also useful, and forms a valuable distinction:
The Fifth Amendment generally protects a person from being compelled to give testimony that would incriminate her. United States v. Hubbell, 530 U.S. 27, 34 (2000) (Hubbell I); Fisher v. United States, 425 U.S. 391, 408 (1976). The privilege is limited to testimonial evidence, or a communication that "itself, explicitly or implicitly, relate[s] a factual assertion or disclose[s] information." Doe v. United States, 487 U.S. 201, 210 (1988) (Doe I). Put a different way, the privilege protects the "expression of the contents of an individual's mind."
(Quote from EFF's amicus brief, emphasis mine)
So, while you can be compelled to surrender a physical object (the key to the safe, in the previous analogy), the 5th Amendment is specifically is about something in your mind.
If the "locked safe" in the previous analogy is not locked, but hidden, can a defendant be compelled to disclose its location?
As to the DoJ's "end run" based on the principle "don't tell us, just type it into the computer".... would the 5th Amendment not apply is a defendant is compelled to type self-incriminating testimony into a computer instead of speaking it to a law-enforcement officer?
The DoJ, IMHaUO*, hasn't got a leg to stand on.
*In My Humble and Uneducated Opinion... IANAL, after all.
If it's a combination lock the DoJ is free to hire a lock smith to open it up. They are trying to do an end run because opening it up is an expensive and long process. They have the data they are free to attack the crypto. Fact is it could be decades before they do that successfully.
We have swung way to far into the governments need for info.. The end runs around spousal protects for the mob cases were the start of the land slide (your supposed to be able to confide in your spouse similar to doctor/lawye
Simple solution, just make your pass-phrase "IKilledAGuyIn1998@Work!"
Not only does it meat the requiments of a strong password. Your pass-phrase WOULD be incriminating evidence, and they cannot get you to reveal it.
My password is: "I will never tell you my password!"
Being required to enter the passphrase into a computer that the DoJ controls is exactly the same as being required to give your passphrase to the DoJ. There's no difference. Hell, what it boils down to is: Don't give me your passphrase; just enter it into this computer which I control. How many Slashdotters would balk at that? Hopefully most of them.
There are any number of ways that the DoJ could get your passphrase if they wanted it, and were permitted to demand that you enter it onto their computer - a ke
That sounds like a rather spot on analogy. Sounds like precedent is against her.
Did you read the next paragraph? They gave a number of precedents that were for her.
The point is that this could go either way, and the story did try to give both sides.
The argument that the passphrase, itself, is the incriminating self-testimony seems really weak, both because the passphrase is not being required, and because the passphrase is not, in the end, what will incriminate her.
IANAL, of course.
Traditionally, defendants have not been required to assist in any manner in building the legal case against them. Giving up the password assists.
Your home can be search (with a warrant) without your assistance. Your brain cannot -- at least not yet. (And be very afraid of what the courts might rule if we ever do have the technology to re
Here's a presentation discussing the issue of force password disclosures and laptops I gave at DefCon 17: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibQGWXfWc7c [youtube.com]
Check the law and make up your own mind.
I am no lawyer, but the argument that this is a fifth amendment issue seems strong to me.
How is allowing the defendant to keep the password private a meaningful concession? The password has no value if the hard drive has been decrypted.
...mostly because of the worst abuse of passwords: She probably uses that password elsewhere and having the information in the public domain could potentially lead to more of her life being exposed than what's required for the case.
This is just another good reason for not reusing passwords.
The prosecutor in the case has insisted that the defendant would not be forced to disclose her passphrase, but only to enter the passphrase into a computer to decrypt the drive."
That would still seem to violate the 5th amendment. The relevant text is bolded below:
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Anyone of more legal background care to comment?
She's not being compelled to be a witness against herself... The hard drive is a piece of evidence that is in effect a "witness" against her.
It's like you're hiding a dead body in the trunk of your car... and you've modified it with a special lock that cannot be forced. This is the equivalent of them getting a warrant on searching your car, and you being forced to come up with a key.
It's like you're hiding a dead body in the trunk of your car... and you've modified it with a special lock that cannot be forced. This is the equivalent of them getting a warrant on searching your car, and you being forced to come up with a key.
Actually, it's not quite. RTFA, because they are not insisting that she provides the key to unlock the car/hard drive, instead, they are providing the option that she can type in her password, (keeping the passphrase secret) to unlock the drive and then allow acces
Much of the discussion has assumed the guilt of the accused. The correct principle is presumption of innocence. The accused should not be compelled to provide assistance, especially to parties who are already looking to convict.
It's not like the Prosecution wants to find proof of innocence. It's better for them to secure the conviction
Why do US authorities not just torture people to get the information they need? Wouldn't that be more effective and convenient?
Oh wait...they already did in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo...
If you have a safe with a combination lock, can the authorities legally require you to either tell them the combination or unlock the safe? The passphrase to allow access to an encrypted drive is equivalent to the combination of a safe, so the same rules should apply.
Sadly this is taking a leaf out of the UK's book. I say sadly, sad that we got there first on this sort of nonsense. It's a crime not to reveal passwords when required to do so. It's part of the Regulation of Investigatory Power Act 2000 (look it up!)
If I recall someone demonstrated the stupidity of it by sending an encrypted file to the then home secretary. He was then in possession of a file that he could not possibly decrypt, but it would be a criminal offence for him not to supply the passphrase to decrypt it if required to do so. In other words, a law that he could not possibly obey no matter how much he wanted to.
Despite this demonstration of the stupidity of the act, I believe it still stands.
... they already can.
(Legally compel you to reveal crypto keys or render the relevant information intelligible that is. Well, you could refuse, but that's an offence obviously. Section 49 of Part III of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIPA)).
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/49 [legislation.gov.uk]
"The prosecutor in the case has insisted that the defendant would not be forced to disclose her passphrase, but only to enter the passphrase into a computer to decrypt the drive."
I can see that there is a difference between forcing the disclosure of the password and being able to read something that is already decrypted, however I can't see how that wouldn't still be self-incrimination. I assume the police would either bring her to the evidence room and tell her to enter the passphrase, or they would simply demand that she deliver an un-encrypted copy of the drive. Either way they are forcing her to give up evidence that may be used to incriminate. This seems to be a seriously frightening precedent to set.
They would never be able to take someone accused of murder and say, in effect: "look, we KNOW you did it, we just lack all the evidence needed to convict. You are now ordered to show us every place you visited on the day in question, including where the body is hidden."
Whoever said that you have to arrange your papers and effects in such a way that the government can understand it?
Does this also apply to paper documents?
Are you not allowed to write your thoughts in a coded manner?
Is it also OK to use euphemisms in your diary?
Is it the government's position that you also have to interpret your diary for the prosecution?
What if your passphrase is "I forgot"?
A part of the 5th amendment defense is against self-incrimination.
It is a distinct point of evidence that you have the passphrase to an encrypted (and incriminating) file. Your best course of action is to not affirm that you have a passphrase to that file.
Alberto Gonzales didn't forget, the guy flat out lied. There was an infuriating exchange in Congressional testimony between Sen. Schumer and him [washingtonpost.com] that flat out showed he was lying and smiling about it the whole time.
Many criminals will use encryption that permits access by law enforcement, if that is the type of encryption that is commonly used and included in over-the-counter software
Because criminals buy their encryption software at Best Buy...
This is why anyone serious about security uses TrueCrypt or other encryption systems which have plausible deniability built in. If she was using TrueCrypt, she could give them the password they are looking for, without revealing ANYTHING about what is actually on the drive.
So once the technology is available to directly read someone's thoughts, I assume they will allow the same argument. You can't be forced to say what you're thinking, but you can't stop them from looking inside your head because the evidence is there.
"I don't recall" work great for Ronald Reagan. I'm sure there is precedent that it is acceptable under oath.
Second, and this is a technical solution, we need a forked compression system, where two different passwords give you two different sets of contents. Where encrypted data looks like empty space on the faux system. When the faux system is engaged, the encrypted data is destroyed. Hopefully one uses backup.
I hope the defendant doesn't give in. Personally, I'd rather sit in jail on contempt of court charges than go to big boy prison for whatever the state were investigating me for. At least with the contempt of court charges, I run the chance of becoming a cause celeb for standing up for principles, which is way better than being convicted of a crime.
I got into an argument about this very case with my (non-American) girlfriend the other day. She honestly doesn't get the fifth amendment and assumes that anyone who invokes it is basically admitting guilt, which isn't the case. She's from central America. You would think that people down in that part of the world would have some recent memory of unjust laws. Just because something is the law, doesn't make it right, and it is better for all of us that we keep the fifth amendment intact for cases when the law is not just than to violate it just so that someone can get convicted of fraud, murder or anything else.
Now that compelled testimony (prohibited by 5th amendment) and compelled speech which may be used to obtain evidence, have suddenly become two different things, Miranda warnings will have to be reworded.
"You have the right to remain silent," will have to change to "You have the right to withhold information which may be used against you, but do not have the right to withhold information which leads to other information which may be used against you." And that's just a first draft off the top of my head but probably still doesn't work quite right.
It's going to take a lot of lawyers working a lot of years to rewrite Miranda, I think. And somehow I doubt it'll be comprehensible when they're done.
Law is too complex for humans.
What password?
I bumped my head when you put me in the police car. Can't remember a thing. Other than my 5th Amendment right to give you nothing you can't find on your own.
Dear DOJ,
Each step you take like this causes us to take one step closer to a revolution.
Cranky citizens
Wasn't there a case in NY where a guy was getting a divorce and refused to give over his account numbers where he stashed all his loot as he didn't want his wife to have any of it.
The judge basically said he was in contempt of court and could stay in jail until he felt like sharing that information.
He stayed in jail in protest in contempt of court for like 12 years before I think they finally released him (or is he still in jail, I have no idea).
This seems like a very similar issue.
Experience varies directly with equipment ruined.


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:: Survey of Social Psychology
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Jackets look to stretch region winning streak
The Starkville Yellowjackets are about to complete the trip around the block right where coach Jamie Mitchell wants them to be.
Mitchell has divided the Class 6A, Region 1 schedule into two blocks with DeSoto Central, Tupelo and tonight's game against Horn Lake being the first block and Southaven, Olive Branch, South Panola and Columbus being the second.
Starkville, which is 4-2 overall, has already defeated DeSoto Central 38-16 and Tupelo 47-14. The Jackets travel to take on the Eagles at Horn Lake with kickoff set for 7 p.m.
"The value of each win doesn't change," Mitchell said. "A win over Tupelo carries the same value as the DeSoto Central win.
"I thought it was imperative for us to be 3-0 at the end of this block and we'll worry about the last four if we can get past this hurdle. Horn Lake went and got a win over DeSoto Central and it's at their place so nothing's ever easy. We know we're going to have to go up there and play well."
There wasn't much that went against the Jackets against the Golden Wave at home last week, but there were lapses in the kicking game which put Tupelo in good field position at times.
Mitchell said the blame didn't rest with the coverage unit so much as getting the kick directed to the right place.
"You set your coverage to an area and when the ball is not kicked there, it's not always the fault of the kick coverage unit," Mitchell said. "I don't think I've ever coached a game where I didn't think we could find some places to get better. We did play extremely well, but at the same time, there are certain areas we've got to get better in."
Starkville upped its woes in the category of penalties to 75 flags for 611 yards, but has only turned the ball over five times in six games.
Senior quarterback Jaquez Johnson hasn't thrown an interception since the first game of the season against Noxubee County. He has completed 33 of 79 pass attempts for 638 yards and eight touchdowns.
Mitchell is careful not heap a tremendous amount of praise on Johnson, but realizes the offensive system right now runs through the signal caller.
"Quez's play continues to be outstanding," Mitchell said. "Offensively right now, he's giving us chances to make a lot of plays.
"You'd love to see the percentage better on attempts and completions, but if you go back and factor as many drops as we had early on, that's not bad at all. He's throwing the ball accurately and we've got guys catching it."
Tight end Martavius Foster has made up for the loss of receivers Gabe Myles and Kentrell Spencer by catching 10 passes for 229 yards with two touchdowns, while wide receiver Shaquille Hill has seven grabs for 120 yards with three scores, and running back Garrett Smith has seven catches for 173 yards.
Smith is the leading rusher for the Jackets with 387 yards on 46 carries, while Johnson adds 346 yards on 69 attempts.
"I think we're hitting a little bit of a stride offensively, just being able to identify what we can and can't do," Mitchell said. "I like where we are. I really do."
Mitchell said the offense could receive even more of a boost next week with the return of sophomore running back Preston Baker. Baker has been out of action since the first game with a broken jaw and is due for a doctor visit Monday.
Horn Lake has struggled to a 1-5 overall record so far this season with one win and one loss in the region.
Mitchell sees the Eagles as a dangerous team with a quarterback in Mac Cooley, son of head coach John Cooley, that has the potential of throwing the football well.
"They have more weapons than DeSoto Central did," Mitchell said. "We're going to have to play good on defense."
That's something that Starkville has done this season with the most points given up in a game was the 20 to West Point.
"We've played very good defense and let's not fool anybody, that's what wins championships," Mitchell said.


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Windstream Corporation (NYSE:WIN) is a wireline telephone and DSL Internet provider that serves rural areas in the southern and southwestern U.S. As of December 31, 2009, the Company provided service to approximately 3.0 million access lines and 1.1 million high-speed Internet customers primarily located in rural areas in 16 states.[1] Based on the number of telephone lines it manages, it is the fifth largest local telephone company in the country. Like many other telecommunication and cable companies, Windstream has "bundled" a range of services that use its connection into a home, including local and long distance phone service, and Internet access to over 3.2 million rural households; it also offers cable television.
Traditional landline companies face stiff competition from a range of substitution technologies that could undermine its core landline telephone and Internet access businesses. In particular, voice-over-internet-protocol (or VoIP) and wireless are gaining as alternatives to long-distance calling. In addition, cable companies--including Comcast (CMCSA), Time Warner Cable (TWC), Charter Communications (CHTR)--are competing with telephone providers (that use DSL) to provide broadband Internet access (via cable). As a provider to mostly rural areas, which have lower adoption rates for these technologies, Windstream has been relatively sheltered from these trends.
In July 2006 Alltel spun off its fixed line division which then merged with Valor Communications Group, Inc to form Windstream. The company incurred around $5.5 billion of long-term debt due to the merger. Servicing this debt may become costly in the face of rising interest rates.
Windstream earns revenue primarily through its local wireline services and network access and interconnections, which include fees to connect to long distance providers and broadband and data services. A much smaller but increasing percentage of revenue comes from fees for its own long distance services and miscellaneous revenues from charges for advertising, equipment sales and rentals, billing services for long distance companies, and commissions from digital satellite TV service activations.
Windstream's 2009 revenue was $3.0 billion, a slight decline from the previous year's revenues of $3.2 billion.[2] This decline was primarily due to the decline in access lines and declines in product sales.[3] For the year ended December 31, 2009, Windstream had a net income of $334.5 million.
Many cable provider companies like Comcast and Time Warner package a combination of cable services like cable television, phone access, and Internet access. Windstream and other wireline providers have moved towards similar offerings. This is significant since triple play requires some sort of broadband connection; normal phone lines are not enough. Approximately 80% of Windstream's customer's have triple play capability, making them attractive potential customers.
Over 80% of Windstream's revenue comes from its wireline services. As such, it is highly susceptible to changes in demand for such services. Since Windstream operates in rural communities, it faces relatively fewer competitors but also historically lower adoption rates. The main source of competition for the company in rural areas come from cable companies like Time Warner, Charter Communications (CHTR) and Comcast (CMCSA) , as well as wireless phone providers.
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San Diego, CA (PRWEB) April 26, 2013
In its latest update to consumers about transvaginal mesh failure lawsuits that have been filed across the country Resource4thePeople reports that some cases have been dismissed from a multidistrict litigation underway in West Virginia.
The judge overseeing those consolidated federal cases has issued an order announcing that he intends to dismiss cases in MDL-2325 filed against Endo Pharmaceuticals subsidiaries including American Medical Systems "without prejudice."*
Still remaining in the multidistrict litigations in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia are lawsuits against other transvaginal mesh manufacturers from victims alleging serious side effects.
Resource4thePeople notes in this update that the ruling by Judge Joseph R. Goodwin only affects cases that had been consolidated before him in the multidistrict litigation.
"In response to the inquiries that we have been receiving from consumers the ruling does not affect the rights of other consumers to file their own lawsuits over transvaginal mesh failure allegations," said Resource4thePeople.
"This ruling specifically applies to certain products in that particular class of litigation and the judge's ruling that the cases are being dismissed 'without prejudice' means that other victims are not precluded from their own actions."
Resource4thePeople is providing consumers an outline of five transvaginal mesh litigations that have been consolidated in West Virginia:
The transvaginal mesh lawsuits in these cases involve allegations that mesh products that were implanted in women's bodies to treat pelvic organ prolapse or incontinence failed and caused them to suffer serious side effects, including infections, organ damage, vaginal pain and other health problems, according to the court files in the litigation.
The West Virginia cases are one of several multi-district litigations involving transvaginal mesh, including one in New Jersey in which Bloomberg News reported** that a jury awarded over $11 million in compensatory and damages to a South Dakota woman and her husband in a transvaginal mesh lawsuit trial.
Resource4thePeople said that the total verdict of $11.1 million against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson and its Ethicon subsidiary has generated such a significant number of inquiries from transvaginal mesh patients that additional lawyers now will be available to assist other women who have suffered similar complications.
Resource4thePeople's national network of lawyers are offering free legal consultations to consumers inquiring about their legal options involving allegations of transvaginal mesh complications.
The South Dakota woman's lawsuit*** was the first to go to trial from among 2,100 lawsuits consolidated in New Jersey over allegations that the companies' vaginal mesh products were not safe and that consumers were not warned of dangerous side effects.
Bloomberg News reported that lawyers for the woman, Linda Gross, asked jurors in Atlantic City to require Johnson & Johnson, the world's largest seller of health-care products, to pay punitive damages after the panel found the company failed to warn the woman's surgeon of the risks of its Gynecare Prolift implant and fraudulently misled her about the risks.****
According to the court file in the case, the 47-year-old Gross filed allegations complaining of constant pain and said she was forced to undergo 18 operations to repair abdominal injuries she suffered after having the device implanted to treat her pelvic organ prolapse.
Bloomberg reported that Gross's attorneys called a forensic economics expert, Frank Tinari, to testify about J&J's financial condition and he testified the company, he said, had total assets of $121.3 billion and a net worth of $64.8 billion through Dec. 31.
"Among the questions we are receiving from women who suffered transvaginal mesh implants are whether it is too late to file a lawsuit on their behalf," said Resource4thePeople.
"The answer, in most cases, is no. There is also the possibility that now that Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon have been found liable for damages that they may become more amenable to settling claims filed against them rather than going to trial again."
Resource4thePeople also is recommending that women who have suffered health problems from transvaginal mesh products familiarize themselves with Safety Communications issued by the Food and Drug Administration warning of "serious complications associated with transvaginal placement of surgical mesh for pelvic organ prolapse."*****
In the warning issued to health care professionals, the FDA cited recent medical literature which revealed that:
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Action on the Russian River was hot Friday night as the largest yet pulse of sockeye salmon moved through the river. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game estimates 1,606 fish moved through the Russian weir on Friday, 859 on Thursday and 1,474 on Wednesday. Last year, the sockeye run peaked on June 30 with more than 2,571 fish pushing through the weir.
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(Eden Prairie, MN) – The Minnesota Vikings have partnered with Sanford Health this season to promote new concussion technology app from X2 Biosystems. The X2-ICE app is a version of the sideline concussion app that is mandated for use by all 32 NFL teams in 2013. X2-ICE provides for the cloud based data storage of an athlete's prior examinations which allows for immediate real-time comparison when a player has a suspected concussion.
Sanford Health was instrumental in getting concussion legislation passed in South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota in 2011. The organization has a reputation of being advocates for children who compete in athletics, especially in the areas of brain health and brain injury.
Earlier this year, representatives from high school football programs in South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota were invited to fill out a concussion awareness survey for the chance to win a new iPad with the X2 ICE app. Eight finalists were selected, and one school was awarded the grand prize – a 24 person suite to the Vikings versus Eagles game on Dec. 15 and a surprise appearance by the Minnesota Vikings. The grand prize-winning entry was submitted by Lincoln High School in Sioux Falls, SD. On Oct. 29, Toby Gerhart and Josh Robinson made a surprise visit to the Lincoln High School football team's practice to award the prizes.
"Sanford Health is proud to partner with the Minnesota Vikings and X2 Biosystems to put state-of-the-art concussion management technology in the hands of high school athletic trainers throughout our Sanford Health footprint and beyond," said Thayne A. Munce, PhD, associate director of the National Institute for Athletic Health & Performance at Sanford Health. "If an athlete gets a concussion, it is vital the injury is properly recognized and managed. The X2 ICE app, used by every NFL team, gives athletic trainers in our communities an advanced sideline tool available to care for the brain health of young athletes."
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The Saints' forays into the free-agent market took a more deliberative turn Saturday, as they continued to explore possible defensive additions but didn't pull the trigger on any new deals.
Eliot Kamenitz / The Times-PicayuneFree agent linebacker David Hawthorne worked out for the Saints on Saturday.After landing Pro Bowl guard Ben Grubbs on Thursday, General Manager Mickey Loomis began close examination of three defensive prospects with the possibility of asking a fourth to visit New Orleans.
Denver defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley reportedly came to New Orleans on Saturday as the Saints tinker with options in the interior of their defensive line. Both Sean Rogers and Aubrayo Franklin, free-agent defensive tackle acquisitions last season who never established themselves as consistent playmakers, are both unrestricted free agents.
Bunkley has caused considerable uncertainty among those who rank the free-agent market. Experts slot him anywhere from 10th to 71st among the best players available in 2012. He is primarily a run-stuffer, and Bunkley, a first-round pick by the Eagles in 2006, had arguably his best season in 2011 with the Broncos, making 43 tackles.
At linebacker, the Saints continued to assess what's available. David Hawthorne, a four-year veteran from Seattle who turns 27 in May, ended his visit Saturday at around the same time Joe Mays, a starter at middle linebacker for Denver last season, began his, according to league sources.
Of the two, Hawthorne would appear to be the more dynamic choice. Over the past three seasons, he was a player Saints new defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo studied closely as head coach of the St. Louis Rams, a divisional opponent of Seattle. In his career, Hawthorne, 6 feet, 246 pounds, who played at TCU, has six sacks, five forced fumbles, seven interceptions and defended 15 passes.
Hawthorne had an excellent 2011 season in which he made 115 tackles, with two sacks and three interceptions.
Mays, on the other hand, is cut from more classic middle linebacker cloth. A 5-11, 250-pound former North Dakota State player, he had 75 tackles and two passes defended in 2011. But during his three years with Philadelphia and Denver, Mays has not had a sack and has forced one fumble. He will be 27 in July.
Two other names are also floating in the Saints' mix, however. One of them, Falcons middle linebacker Curtis Lofton, is slated to visit New Orleans late today when Spagnuolo returns from an overseas trip and the entire Saints coaching staff is on hand, according to a league source.
Like Mays, Lofton, 6 feet, 241, would appear to lack the high-impact ability that Hawthorne and a fourth possibility, Chris Chamberlain, have made. Nevertheless, Lofton, 25, has been a solid starter for Atlanta and was a player many Falcons analysts identified as a priority for the team to keep in the offseason. He had a monster 2011 campaign with 147 tackles, one sack, two interceptions, seven passes defended and a forced fumble.
It remains unclear if Chamberlain will make an official visit with the Saints, but he has a solid relationship with Spagnuolo after spending all four of his years in the NFL in St. Louis. A special teams ace, Chamberlain has two sacks, forced three fumbles and has an interception since coming to the NFL out of Tulsa. He will be 27 when the season starts.
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Compton Observatory [1]
Hubble is the most famous space telescope, but it's not the only one. In fact, it's not even the only great one. NASA built and launched four large telescopes that it classified as "Great Observatories." They were designed to study the universe at many different wavelengths of energy.
Hubble was one of the four. Another was launched 20 years ago today: the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory.
Compton was designed to study the most powerful form of energy: gamma rays. They're produced by some of the hottest and most violent objects and events in the universe.
Leading the way are the objects known as gamma-ray bursts. Compton helped astronomers determine that these brief outbursts come from far beyond our galaxy. It also found that they come in two varieties: those lasting less than two seconds, and those lasting longer than two seconds.
Using observations from Compton and other observatories in space and on the ground, astronomers determined that the two varieties have different origins.
The short bursts appear to come from the violent collisions and mergers of neutron stars -- the ultradense "corpses" of once-mighty stars. The long bursts are caused by the collapse of a mighty star to form an even denser corpse: a black hole.
Compton operated until 2000, when one of its control systems failed. The observatory was sent plunging back to Earth, where it burned up over the Pacific Ocean -- ending a "great" mission of discovery.
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*small edit* This might be a dead horse, but do you feel diet soda actually slows your weight loss?
I have seen a few articles about this but most diets list diet soda (within reason). I drink two pops a day and I know this sounds crazy, but I'm not giving them up. LOL I cut out pop last year for 3 months and really felt deprived of any pleasure in food. I have a very addictive personality. I gave up recreational drugs as a teen, drinking at 22, smoking at 25. I just can't give up the pop without feeling like life sucks. With me, it has to be all or nothing. I can't *just* smoke one cigarette at a party or drink pop twice a week. I need the caffeine with the fizz! LOL
So my question is, do you think switching to Diet Coke would slow my progress or do you think drinking it doesn't really change weight loss?
ETA: I'm not really planning to give up the caffeine, yet. I don't drink coffee and I want the caffeine. ;) My question is more along the lines of IF you still drink soda or DID while dieting, did you drink regular or diet? Did you feel that drinking diet helped your weight loss.
Pop doesn't make me binge or crave at all. It's almost like my body needs some sort of stimulatant so I can focus. I don't bottom out from it, mid afternoon, either.
Now, if I eat any sort of sweet or salty snack, I will binge, mindless. So, I have removed all of that from my lifestyle as of right now. Once I feel that I can handle it, I may introduce them back.
I've read where it can hinder the weight loss progress. But, recommended if you have to have the diet drinks, stick with the clear ones. And good for you for kicking the other habits! Wonderful!
Thank you! 8)
I am on my way to the grocery store, now. I will see what the selection of caffeinated diet soda is there.
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I've read where it can hinder the weight loss progress. But, recommended if you have to have the diet drinks, stick with the clear ones. And good for you for kicking the other habits! Wonderful!
I would suggest trying to supplement with an amino acid called GABA. It has to work in balance with dopamin in your brain and in some people, if there is too much dopamin and not enough GABA, they find themselves addicted to sweets and/or fats. A couple months ago, we found out that my husband basically had no GABA production at all in his brain, probably due to a 6X overdoes on morphine he was given for extreme burn injuries when he was a young soldier. His doctor now thinks that that morphine overdose, morphine also acting on dopamine receptors in the brain, essentially blew out his ability to produce GABA at all, leading to decades of "needing" sodas and frighteningly sweet tea.
The supplement is available over the counter but there are some possible side effects so be aware of them. My husband started taking them without making any other changes in his diet. He is slowly starting to be able to cut back on the sugar in his tea (his brain now tells him that the old ratio of sugar to tea is too sweet) and finds commercial soda syrup too sweet as well (we have a SodaStream machine now so I make syrups for him, reducing the amount of sugar as he tells me the old formula is too sweet).
Kombucha helped me kick my soda habit. I was an addict
No I do not believe drinking diet soda hinders weight loss. I also don't believe diet soda is healthy and that you would feel better drinking less of it. ;)
This is anecdotal, but I drink 1 diet coke everyday and I've lost 90 lbs.
To me this is a personal decision about your weight loss. I say if you want/need that diet soda go for it. At the same time though if at some point you just hit a massive plateau on your journey and want to change something, try that first and see what happens. I personally, don't care for the taste of diet soda so I don't drink it.
as long as you're not over your caloric target for weight loss, then you should be ok however, those drinks are loaded with chemicals etc that's not good for your body which is why if you're going to drink pop, drink the regular one -- it has less chemicals in them as compared to the diet stuff.
the reason why it's best to avoid sugary drinks is because they are very caloric dense, making tough for many to stay within their daily caloric targets. it's better to EAT your calories rather than drink them to keep your eating in check (food keeps you full; liquids do not).
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I have also heard it takes calcium from your bones especially as you get older. Personally I enjoy soda. Every other Friday I will get sparkling apple cider as a special treat. I don't keep it in the house. I also very seldom drink it when I go out to eat. I would never recommend diet soda. What size cans do you use? I know they have smaller size cans now. Have you thought about gradually weaning? I think you will be surprised what you can do. I am doing things now that I never thought I could do. Good luck.


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gamb1t wrote:A lot of people have been complaining about the new "breaking" effect of how the vampires die, but I enjoyed it.
SwanCullen wrote:I think they way they did the wolves was fantastic. I could totally see a difference with the way Jake and Sam looked, not bad at all, just different. They had more time to work on the wolves so the way they look is fabulous!
marielle wrote: I was a bit let down by how fake Victoria looked after Edward tore her head of...
I had it imagined more like in the pirates of the Caribbean movie ( the first one) when the cut off arm was still moving, only without blood, because in the books SM tells that a vampire can be put back together if not burned...and with a porceline Victoria on the ground it really didn't show that.....
pennybug84 wrote:This was the first thing I commented on after watching the movie. It really kind of bugged me that she just layed there headless. Edward needed to rip up her whole body. Just decapitating her would not kill her. Maybe they needed to do that to stay w/a PG-13 rating. But it still kind of annoyed me.
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Superhero/Fairytale Day at the Park
Lots of princesses and superheroes came out to Caras Park today to participate in the Superhero/Fairytale Festival. All kinds activities took place for the youngsters, from face-painting to jousting in the jumping pit! There was a great turn out and all kinds of fun for everyone!
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CEO: Steve Ballmer
Business intelligence has been one of the hottest technology areas in recent years. While the market includes such heavyweights as IBM (which owns Cognos), SAP (which acquired Business Objects) and Oracle, solution providers gave Microsoft the highest grades in this fast-growing technology category.
Perhaps the biggest news from Microsoft this year on the business analytics front was the launch of Power BI, a suite of self-service business intelligence and data mining tools that work with the vendor's Office 365 cloud applications. That product combines elements of the vendor's Power Pivot, Power View, Power Query and Power Maps products into one package for cloud and mobile computing.