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A temper tantrum is a
sudden, unplanned display of anger or other emotions. It is not just an act to get attention.
During a temper tantrum, children often cry, yell, and swing their arms and
legs. Temper tantrums usually last 30 seconds to 2 minutes and are most intense
at the start.
Sometimes temper tantrums last longer and are more
severe. The child may hit, bite, and pinch. These violent tantrums, in which
children harm themselves or others, may be a sign of a more serious
Temper tantrums are most common in children ages 1 to 4
years. But anyone can have a tantrum—even an adult.
Temper tantrums are common. Most children ages 1 to 4 have temper
tantrums. Some children have tantrums every day.1
A tantrum
is a normal response when something blocks a young child from gaining
independence or learning a skill. The child may not yet have the skills to
express anger and frustration in other ways. For example, a temper tantrum may
happen when a child becomes frustrated while trying to button a shirt or is
told it's time for bed when he or she wants to stay up.
children are more likely to have temper tantrums than other children. Things
that might make a tantrum more likely are:
Parents' behavior also matters. A child may be more likely
to have temper tantrums if parents react too strongly to poor behavior or give
in to the child's demands.
the tantrums and helping a young child learn how to deal with anger and
frustration are often good ways to deal with tantrums. Pay attention to what
starts the tantrums. Knowing what triggers the tantrums can help you act before
your child's emotions get past the point where he or she can control
You may want to use time-outs if your child age 2 or older has a lot of tantrums. A time-out takes the child out of the
situation and gives him or her time to calm down. It also teaches the child
that having a temper tantrum is not acceptable behavior. Time-out works best
for children who understand why it is being used.
Most children will grow out of having temper tantrums. With time, most children
learn healthy ways to handle the strong emotions that can lead to temper
Children who still have tantrums after the age of 4 may
need help learning to deal with their emotions. If tantrums continue or start during the
school years, they may be a sign of other issues, such as learning problems or
trouble getting along with other children.
Talk with a doctor if:
Learning about temper tantrums:
Being diagnosed:
Getting treatment:
Living with temper tantrums:
temper tantrums last 30 seconds to 2 minutes and are
most intense during the first 30 seconds. During a tantrum, a child may:
Temper tantrums are most likely to occur when a child is
afraid, overtired, or uncomfortable.
Breath-holding spells may sometimes occur with
Difficult behavior that frequently lasts longer than 15
minutes, occurs more than 3 times a day, or is more aggressive may mean
that a child has a medical, emotional, or social problem that needs attention.
These are not considered typical temper tantrums. Difficult behaviors may
Talk to your doctor if you are
concerned about your child's
temper tantrums or other difficult behavior. A doctor
can assess your child's behavior based on:
To eliminate other behavioral or emotional problems as the
cause, the doctor may also ask you to complete a behavior assessment
questionnaire. Sometimes the child's care provider or school teacher is asked
to complete a similar form. Preteens and teens may be asked to complete a
questionnaire about their perception of their own behaviors. The doctor can use
the completed questionnaires to determine whether the child needs professional
help and whether you need help dealing with the child's behavior.
If a doctor suspects that your child's temper tantrums are a sign of
another disorder, he or she may order tests to check for other illnesses or
conditions, such as
seizures, learning problems, or
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Most children learn other ways to
deal with their anger and other strong emotions as they grow older and do not
need medical treatment for
temper tantrums. Ignoring the tantrum behavior and
helping a young child learn how to handle his or her feelings is most often all
that is needed.
Parenting workshops can be helpful for parents of
a child who has temper tantrums. These types of programs often help parents
become familiar with growth and developmental stages and provide strategies on
how to handle difficult behavior.
Medical treatment for temper
tantrums may be recommended for children who:
Expect your 1- or 2-year-old to have
temper tantrums. In this age group tantrums are a
normal part of learning independence and mastery. If your young child has
temper tantrums, try the following:
During a tantrum, you can help your child by:
Do not be alarmed if the child
holds his or her breath. Children often hold their
breath during a temper tantrum. They will breathe again automatically, even if
they pass out. For more information, see the topic
Breath-Holding Spells.
There are some
things you can do to help prevent some temper tantrums. You may be able
In general, parents who know what to expect from their
child at different ages are better able to help their child grow and develop in
a healthy way. Talk with your doctor about how to help your child gain a sense
of independence, boost his or her self-confidence, and handle frustration and
If your child harms himself or herself or others during
temper tantrums, talk with your doctor about ways to stop these behaviors. Your
doctor may suggest that your child be evaluated for a behavior problem.
If your child
continues to have temper tantrums, you may want to use
time-outs. Time-out works best for children who
understand why it is being used. A time-out removes the child from the situation, allows him or
her time to calm down, and teaches the child that having a temper tantrum is
not acceptable behavior.
If you need to use time-out, it will be
important for you to also take time to be with your child (time-in). Time-in may
help reduce your child's frustration and lead to fewer temper tantrums. Time-in
is making frequent, brief contact with your child when he or she is
behaving as expected. For example, you can pat your child on the head while he
or she is playing quietly. This physical touch shows the child that you approve
of his or her behavior. Or you can make a comment such as, "I like it when you
sit quietly and look at your books when I am on the phone."
This American Academy of Pediatrics website has information for parents about childhood issues, from before the child is born to young adulthood. You'll find information on child growth and development, immunizations, safety, health issues, behavior, and much more.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offers a
variety of educational materials about parenting,
general growth and development, immunizations, safety, disease prevention, and more. AAP guidelines for various conditions and links to other
organizations are also available.
This website is sponsored by the Nemours Foundation. It
has a wide range of information about children's health—from allergies and
diseases to normal growth and development (birth to adolescence). This website
offers separate areas for kids, teens, and parents, each providing
age-appropriate information that the child or parent can understand. You can
sign up to get weekly emails about your area of interest.
CitationsStein MT (2011). Difficult behavior. In CD Rudolph et al., eds., Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22nd ed., pp. 335–338. New York: McGraw-Hill.Other Works ConsultedAlbrecht SJ, et al. (2003). Common behavioral dilemmas of the school-aged child. Pediatric Clinics of North America, 50: 841–857.American Academy of Pediatrics (2009). Behavior. In SP Shelov, RE Hannemann, eds., Caring For Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5, 4th ed., chap. 18, pp. 565–586. New York: Bantam.Goldson E, Reynolds A (2011). Child development and behavior. In WW Hay Jr et al., eds., Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Pediatrics, 20th ed., pp. 64–103 New York: McGraw-Hill.Walter HJ, DeMaso DR (2011). Disruptive behavior disorders. In RM Kliegman et al., eds., Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 19th ed., pp. 96–100. Philadelphia: Saunders.
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America is falling, ready to join the Roman Empire as a distant memory in the annals of history. The year is 2027. Tired and desperate, the American people are deep in the middle of The Second Great Depression. The Florida coastline is in ruins from the most powerful hurricane on record; a second just like it is bearing down on the state of Texas. For the first time in history, the Middle East has united as one and amassed the most formidable army the world has seen since the Third Reich. A hidden army of terrorists is on American soil.
This is the story of three men: Howard Beck, the world's richest man, also diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. Richard Dupree, ex-Navy SEAL turned escaped convict. Maxwell Harris, a crippled, burned out Chief of Police of a small Texas town. At first they must fight for their own survival against impossible odds. Finally, the three men must band together to save their beloved country from collapse.
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- Mrs
- 12-07-15
Great idea but dreary in execution as a result of massive back story and unnecessary repetition in 'story so far'. Embarrassing attempts at emotion and love story.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
- Morgan B. Gainor
- 06-03-14
Terrible readers ruin any book
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
More feeling, more action, and nearly any reader
Has Collapse turned you off from other books in this genre?
What didn't you like about David Gilmore's performance?
Hesitant, unprepared, pausing in the wrong places, no emotion, no flow - complete disappointment and totally distracting from content. I was alternatively irritated and put to sleep.
You didn't love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
A poor reader distracts from content and prevents listener from becoming involved in the story. It's tough to say what redeeming characteristics the book actually offered.
Any additional comments?
Please allow specific reader reviews to prevent this situation. The authors should also be aware of this disservice to their efforts.
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
- Daniel O. Buchholz
- 10-03-15
Not worth your time
I tried. Really. I think I only got through this book because I hate leaving books I have started in the unread pile. It just seemed like a disjointed mess that never really came together. The military and country level leadership pieces seemed even worse. The only reason that I finished was that I don't like leaving book unfinished.
I literally cringed when the reader tried to simulate voices coming from speakers.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
- Edward W Hansen
- 13-02-15
Don't waste your time
Would you try another book from Richard Stephenson and/or David Gilmore?
I would not get another book from the author. I wasn't particularly impressed by the reader either.
What could Richard Stephenson have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Develop the characters more plausibly. Maybe this book was aimed at a junior high audience or something and I just missed that fact. How many times did he have to tell us that his main character was a genius and that he was the richest man in the world? The geopolitical action in this book is naive and only surpassed in lack of believability by how the author presents the American political scene and its reaction to a crisis. Again, better character development would have helped. The scope of the book was far larger than the story that was told.
Did David Gilmore do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
The reader was ok at best. Sometimes his presentation was flat and all of the characters seemed to talk with basically the same style - almost whiny.
What character would you cut from Collapse?
The 6'9" prisoner Richard became friends with in prison didn't do much for me. None of the characters were particularly believable as real people.
Any additional comments?
I was disappointed by this one. I listened to the whole thing despite recognizing early on that it was poorly written. I thought maybe the story would get better, but it never did.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
- Prof. Byron Brainard
- 06-06-14
I give this an "incomplete"
What would have made Collapse better?
remember when you were in grade school and the teacher gave you an incomplete when you weren't giving it your all that's what this book was like.
I suggest that the author go back and read some Stephen King or other good dialogue authors because the dialogue here was terrible. Read "The Stand" for some relevant examples.
now let's talk about the end I'm not giving any spoilers but let's just say that this was a very abrupt ending almost like the author said I reached my max I'm all done
What could Richard Stephenson have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Covered above.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of David Gilmore?
Grover Gardner
You didn't love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
References to Howard Hughes and Star Trek
I'm a strong supporter of the Liberty Movement and I like the facts surrounding the political landscape.
Any additional comments?
the author is definitely talented just need a lot more work.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
- gary
- 04-06-13
Entertaining Story but not very realistic.
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
I enjoyed listening to this book and will listen to the series as I have many questions about what's next? Although I enjoyed this book very much I don't think it is a very realistic scenario. If you have ever read or listened to "One Second After" or "Patriots" those are more realistic. Still I do like what I have heard so far.
Have you listened to any of David Gilmore's other performances before? How does this one compare?
I like Mr Gilmore's delivery. I found him to be an entertaining performer.
Did Collapse inspire you to do anything?
I think we should all prepare and be ready for whatever is coming. The US economy is teetering on a fine line right now.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
- Sandra
- 30-01-13
The Start of a Great Story
I was completely taken with this book. I couldn't stop listening to it. I think I finished it up in two days.
Collapse is the first of what is supposed to be a four novel series - though with all the storylines set up in the first book I have to wonder i there won't be more than four.
Collapse follows three main characters and many minor characters as the USA falls apart due to natural and man-made disasters and attacts. Stephenson takes us on a detailed exploration of the main characters, dipping into their pasts which builds a rich understanding of what makes Howard, Max, and Richard tick. As we get more involved with their world, and learn how the Collapse happened, we see the three main characters slowly being drawn to the same place. It may seem like a whole book is a lot to use to get to the final point of the book - but the stories are so beautiful woven together that you just have to enjoy the journey. It's been a very long time since a "world" that was created by an author made me want to know more and more of what's happening. I'm so looking forward to the sequel after reading the first few chapters of it.
I'm pretty sure I've found a new author to add to my "must read" list.
The only minor critique I have has to do with the production. I had a bit of a problem understanind what was being said when the "loud speaker" sound effect was used. And I was just confused by the name of one of the characters. It's been a long time since my high school Spanish classes but I thought "Jimenez" should be pronounced with an "H" sound. As I said, it's minor and I wouldn't ding the performance for just that.
10 of 13 people found this review helpful
- Alan
- 22-08-14
did end up enjoying this book
At first I had a problem with the narator/performance but once I got involved in the story line I truly enjoyed it, the narator needs some experience I would guess though. Over all you'll enjoy the book if you pay more attention to the story line than the guy reading it.
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
- Robert Zimmermann
- 23-02-14
Review: Collapse, by Richard Stephenson
This book has been on my to-be-read list for a long time, and I'm very happy to finally get the chance to read it. What I find missing in some dystopian books that I read is the beginning of the new way of life. Many books start years later with a character/resistance to take down the wicked government. Collapse is a novel that'll bring the reader through the entire process of how America deteriorates and falls, as well as how a new government rises.
What I enjoyed most about this novel was that, as I said, it takes the reader through the fall of one nation and the rise of a new one. (I don't feel this is a spoiler due to the New America series title and what's said in the description.) Even though it's known that the outcome of this book probably won't be positive, the journey to the end is filled with much to enjoy. The book follows the struggles of a few group's of American in the Second Great Depression. These interlaced stories about very different characters can be books all by themselves. That's how much detail and planning seems to have gone into telling their stories. Stephenson is also able to jump around from story to story without me getting tripped up much of the time. That's always an obstacle when carrying along with a few storylines in one book.
Whether others agree or not, I felt that much of what happens in this novel could actually happen some years down the road. For me, the fact that I could picture some of this being actual history at some point in the near future added to the emotions of the book. Some details are obviously exaggerated or too "out there" but overall, I see realism in Collapse and that enhances the "horror" these characters face. As with many dystopian books, the ability to fear realism from a book makes me enjoy it that much more. Maybe I'm just sick and enjoy reading about a dark near future, though.
The only real issues I had was that at some points in the book, the story was moved along by things out, rather than allowing the story to move things along. In this I mean some sections were written as "This happened. Then this and this. Followed by…" It wasn't too troubling, but there were strong sections in this book, and these others were a bit dull. With as much detail of characters, events, and other elements that this book had, it's expected that some things are glossed over though.
Book 2, Resistance, is on my Kindle now (as well as the short story Spider). I'm looking forward to the next installment of the New America series. If it's anything like Collapse, I'll find it hard to put down.
9 of 12 people found this review helpful
- Sherri M
- 11-01-13
Narrator is terrible!
Would you try another book from Richard Stephenson and/or David Gilmore?
I think I will read this one myself some day
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of David Gilmore?
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Irritation, after a short time I just had to walk away before Gillmore caused me to pull my hair out!
10 of 14 people found this review helpful
- Kevin
- 05-02-15
Waited for stories to merge, waited, waited...
The sheriff, prisoner, billionaire and President; four stories told and after 7 hours of waiting, still four separate stories being told. I am an audible addict, and this book is the worst. The only reason I made it seven hours is because the narrator was very good. If you like reading four books at once then this is the book for you.
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8-Ball informs Mike that one of the prostitutes came back with a name, Jonnie, a bar owner who had been working with Vinnie. They were to meet at the docks. Mike thanks 8-Ball for his help and the lead, before driving to Portland Harbor to meet Jonnie. Jonnie tells Mike that Vinnie owed him money and that as his partner, Mike can repay the debt. Mike drives Jonnie back to his bar in the Red Light District, avoiding their pursuers. When they arrive at bar, Jonnie realises that somebody wants him dead and has Mike drive off, losing their pursuers. They return to the bar where more men are waiting, with Mike killing them. Jonnie returns to his bar and tells Mike to come back later.
8-Ball: One of the girls came back with a name. Apparently, Vinnie was involved with a sleazy barman named Jonnie. He runs a bar in the Red Light District and he's expecting Vinnie to meet him at the docks today. Watch out for him though, he's involved in all kinds of dodgy business.
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Mike: Vinnie's dead. I'm his partner and I want to know what you know about his death.
Jonnie: Vinnie's dead? I don't believe it. That lousy lowlife owed me money. His partner, eh? Good, you can make up for his debt while I find out who did it. Take me to my bar.
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Jonnie: Nice job. You lost them. Take me back to the bar.
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My house has electric outlets in both orientations. Which one is correct? Should the ground hole be at the bottom or the top?
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My house has electric outlets in both orientations. Which one is correct? Should the ground hole be at the bottom or the top?
The ground pin is usually facing down, and, if I recall correctly, when I installed some tamper-proof receptacles recently, the printing on them was right-side-up with the ground pin down. I believe it's also a requirement in some localities.
On the other hand, people supposedly install the ground pin facing up as a safety precaution: if you're falling or dropping something onto a plug that's not securely plugged in, you'll hit the ground pin first so there's no risk of a shock. If you've got both orientations within any one room, it's possible the installer didn't know what he was doing.
If your locality doesn't have a requirement for them to be facing down, I would just pick the orientation that you prefer and re-install the ones that are in the other orientation to match.
There are many transformers (wall warts), chargers, etc, that are polarized so the bulk of them is hanging down when the ground pin is down. If the outlet is installed with ground facing up, then these polarized wall warts will be facing up and often that will cause them to sit on the wall at an angle (since the center of gravity is higher than the plugs), exposing the prongs and creating a potential safety hazard.
In my home, I have both orientations. The sockets with the ground pin facing up are controlled by wall switches for on/off. The switches with ground plugs facing down are always hot.
This is in Las Vegas, NV, and I've seen that convention frequently here.
In most situations the cord would be hanging down, which could cause the plug to tend to pull out in a downward direction. As a receptacle ages the contacts may lose a bit of their grip, allowing the plug to become dislodged. If the ground pin is down, it will be the last to lose contact with the with the receptacles contacts. If the ground pin is up, it could lose contact before the ungrounded blade leading to a potentially bad situation.
The ground pin being thicker and sturdier, can prevent the plug from becoming dislodged when holding the weight of a cord.
If the plug was slightly dislodged, metal objects falling along the wall would short across the hot and neutral blades.
If the junction box were to fill with water, the water would reach the hot/neutral first. Which would short the receptacle and trip the breaker (Sounds odd, but I've actually heard this argument).
While both sides of the argument passionately believe they are right, there are no "official" standards on which orientation is correct. In my opinion, I follow the "make first, break last" principal. So I prefer ground pin down.
That's a really good question. I have always considered "ground-pin-down" to be "right-side-up"; the plug looks like a face.
However, there are plenty of arguments to go either way; having the ground pin up is safer in terms of falling against a grounded plug, while ground-pin-down means that "wall warts" that have polarized blades or a ground pin can hang with their bulk positioned under the switch. Many AC adapters, though, have now gone toward either the "brick" style (with a short cord run on both ends of the adapter) or the "one-spot" (compact, and oriented either "outward" or "sideways"; either way the plug fits better onto a standard power strip).
Looking at Lowe's' catalog of 3-prong electrical outlets, it's a crap shoot as to which way each plug has been photographed. Whatever you prefer, plugs go into J-boxes either way, so you can do it however you like as the situation may call for.
I think the real answer varies not only by your local codes, but also if the work is commercial or residential.
I was always told that it is code (NEC) for commercial applications to have the ground on the top for the safety reasons listed in other answers. I almost always see them up at work and other places, so assume that is true. For residential, I dont think it is specified so it is up to the electrician's preference. In many cases, electricians that do a lot or commercial work, just keep it the same for residential out of habit.
Traditionally, the ground pin is at the bottom. My grandfather installed them ground pin up because he believed a young child might otherwise perceive a "face" and decide to play with the outlet. I think, if you have a young child, just go ahead and get some outlet guards.
The explanation I was told was that if a metal face plate is used, the ground pin should be at the top. This way, if the plate were to become loose with a plug that is not all the way pushed in, the plate would contact the ground pin first as opposed to the hot.
I was thinking that in a flood, there might be a possibility of electrifying the water until it hit the neutral( although the neut. spade is bigger) whereas with the ground pin down, the water would definitely make contact with the ground first and blow the breaker the moment the water touched the live spade! So if I'm wading around in a flooded house I'm less likely to get shocked. See I just added another scenario!


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Adware is software that presents banner ads or in pop-up windows through a bar that appears on a computer screen. Those advertising spots usually can't be removed and are consequently always visible. The connection data allow many conclusions on the usage behavior and are problematic in terms of data security.
A backdoor can gain access to a computer by going around the computer access security mechanisms.
A program that is being executed in the background generally enables the attacker almost unlimited rights. User's personal data can be spied with the backdoor's help, but are mainly used to install further computer viruses or worms on the relevant system.
Boot viruses
The boot or master boot sector of hard drives is mainly infected by boot sector viruses. They overwrite important information necessary for the system execution. One of the awkward consequences: the computer system cannot be loaded any more…
A Bot-Net is collection of software bots, which run autonomously. A Bot-Net can comprise a collection of cracked machines running programs (usually referred to as worms, Trojans) under a common command and control infrastructure. Boot-Nets server various purposes, including Denial-of-service attacks, etc., partly without the affected PC user's knowledge. The main potential of Bot-Nets is that the networks can achieve dimensions on thousands of computers and its bandwidth sum bursts most conventional Internet accesses.
A dialer is a computer program that establishes a connection to the Internet or to another computer network through the telephone line or the digital ISDN network. Fraudsters use dialers to charge users high rates when dialing up to the Internet without their knowledge.
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
Botnet drones are usually able to attack servers, too: by sending numerous requests to a server from many infected clients simultaneously, they slow the server down. The server can no longer answer regular user requests.
EICAR test file
The EICAR test file is a test pattern that was developed at the European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research for the purpose to test the functions of anti-virus programs. It is a text file which is 68 characters long and its file extension is ".COM" all virus scanners should recognize as virus.
An exploit (vulnerability) is a computer program or script that takes advantage of a bug, glitch or vulnerability leading to privilege escalation or denial of service on a computer system. A form of an exploit for example are attacks from the Internet with the help of manipulated data packages. Programs can be infiltrated in order to obtain higher access.
Grayware operates in a way similar to malware, but it is not spread to harm the users directly. It does not affect the system functionality as such. Mostly, information on the patterns of use is collected in order to either sell these data or to place advertisements systematically.
The users have obtained virus alerts from the Internet for a few years and alerts against viruses in other networks that are supposed to spread via email. These alerts are spread per email with the request that they should be sent to the highest possible number of colleagues and to other users, in order to warn everyone against the "danger".
A honeypot is a service (program or server), which is installed in a network.
It has the function to monitor a network and to protocol attacks. This service is unknown to the legitime user - because of this reason he is never addressed. If an attacker examines a network for the weak points and uses the services which are offered by a Honeypot, it is protocolled and an alert sets off.
Keystroke logging
Keystroke logging is a diagnostic tool used in software development that captures the user's keystrokes. It can be useful to determine sources of error in computer systems and is sometimes used to measure employee productivity on certain clerical tasks. Like this, confidential and personal data, such as passwords or PINs, can be spied and sent to other computers via the Internet.
Macro viruses
Macro viruses are small programs that are written in the macro language of an application (e.g. WordBasic under WinWord 6.0) and that can normally only spread within documents of this application. Because of this, they are also called document viruses. In order to be active, they need that the corresponding applications are activated and that one of the infected macros has been executed. Unlike "normal" viruses, macro viruses do consequently not attack executable files but they do attack the documents of the corresponding host-application.
Polymorph viruses
Polymorph viruses are the real masters of disguise. They change their own programming codes - and are therefore very hard to detect.
Program viruses
A computer virus is a program that is capable to attach itself to other programs after being executed and cause an infection. Viruses multiply themselves unlike logic bombs and Trojans. In contrast to a worm, a virus always requires a program as host, where the virus deposits his virulent code. The program execution of the host itself is not changed as a rule.
The term scareware refers to software which has been designed with the intent to cause anxiety or panic. The victim could be tricked and feels threatened and usually accepts an offer to pay and have the inexistent threat removed. In some cases the victim is seduced to cause the attack himself by making him think this intervention will successfully remove the threat.
Script viruses and worms
Such viruses are extremely easy to program and they can spread - if the required technology is on hand - within a few hours via email round the globe.
Script viruses and worms use a script language such as Javascript, VBScript etc. to infiltrate in other new scripts or to spread by activation of operating system functions. This frequently happens via email or through the exchange of files (documents).
A worm is a program that multiplies itself but that does not infect the host. Worms can consequently not form part of other program sequences. Worms are often the only possibility to infiltrate any kind of damaging programs on systems with restrictive security measures.
Security Privacy Risk (SPR)
The term "SPR/" ("Security or Privacy Risk") refers to a program which can damage the security of your system, trigger program activities you do not want or harm your private environment.
Spyware are so called spy programs that intercept or take partial control of a computer's operation without the user's informed consent. Spyware is designed to exploit infected computers for commercial gain. Typical tactics furthering this goal include delivery of unsolicited pop-up advertisements. AntiVir is able to detect this kind of software with the category "ADSPY" or "adware-spyware".
Trojan horses (short Trojans)
Trojans are pretty common nowadays. We are talking about programs that pretend to have a particular function, but that show their real image after execution and carry out a different function that, in most cases, is destructive. Trojan horses cannot multiply themselves, which differenciates them from viruses and worms. Most of them have an interesting name (SEX.EXE or STARTME.EXE) with the intention to induce the user to start the Trojan. Immediately after execution they become active and can, for example, format the hard drive. A dropper is a special form of Trojan that 'drops' viruses, i.e. embeds viruses on the computer system.
A Zombie-PC is a computer that is infected with malware programs and that enables hackers to abuse computers via remote control for criminal purposes. The affected PC, for example, can start Denial-of-Service- (DoS) attacks at command or send spam and phishing emails.


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After catching five or six trout my client was getting the hang of it and was starting to enjoy his newfound sport when the light rod deeply bent and the drag gave up lots of line as something cut through the water at light speed.
Back and forth, around the boat twice, while I helped guide the wide-eyed new angler around the perimeter of the boat as he held on. "Do you think it's a big shark?" he asked.
Finally, after a long string stretching a sleek chrome, muscular three-pound pompano surfaced finally taking a break as he was drawn close and netted. "How could something that small fight that hard?"
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This is the reaction of most folks, including me, upon catching their first pomp. The next most popular phrase is, "Wow, that's delicious!" and "how could this super tasty fish be related to a bloody nasty tasting jack crevalle?"
Answering the pomp's fighting abilities is it's in the hard fighting jack family or, scientifically, Trachinotus carolinus. Usually less than three pounds but sometimes fish over eight pounds recorded with most specimens living a short, fast-paced life of three to four years.
Florida pompano are common in inshore and nearshore waters, especially along sandy beaches, oyster banks and over grassbeds. They are found in turbid water and water as deep as 130 feet.
These fish spawn offshore between March and September. They feed on mollusks, crustaceans and especially sand fleas. Local movements are influenced by the tide. Seasonal movements are influenced by temperature.
My favorite spots are south of the A and C spans of the causeway in 3-5 feet along the channel edge. The northwest side of Boca Grande in 3-5 feet, and the edges of Redfish and Captiva passes. Pompano often venture inland and show up on the flats hunting for food. My just over four-pounder was caught near the transmission lines in South Matlacha Pass.
We typically fish pompano jigs tipped with bits of fresh shrimp on light fluorocarbon leaders. A better rig is a commercial setup with a colorful weighted hook on a leader with usually two or more feathered hooks tied along the line. Tip with small bits of shrimp and cast out in the current.
Hop your jig back to you always touching bottom on every hop causing it to stir up a puff of sand like an escaping shrimp. Pomp's have great eyes and a better nose. Colorful jigs and shrimp, or better sand fleas, trip Mr. pomp's trigger.
The Florida State record is 8 pounds, 4 ounces, caught near Port St. Joe, which is a monster.
Try this delicious pompano recipe from the Florida Dept. of Agriculture:
1 cup dry white wine
1/4 cup shallots, minced
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
8 ounces fresh blue crabmeat
salt and pepper to taste
3 tablespoons olive oil
11 tablespoon shrimp boil or seafood seasoning
4 6- to 8-ounce pomp fillets, skinless
1 bunch fresh parsely chopped
Combine wine, shallots and lemon juice in small saucepan. Boil over medium-high heat until mixture is reduced to 1/3 cup. Add cream, simmer 5 minutes until thickened. Add butter cubes a few at a time and whisk until melted. Stir in lemon peel.
Add crab meat to sauce and heat through. Add salt and pepper to taste; set aside and keep warm. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Season fillets and add to pan; cook 4 minutes per side until opaque in center.
Place fillet in center of serving plate and top with crabmeat. Spoon additional sauce over all; sprinkle with parsley and serve.
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Internet, you did it - after over 2 million votes (and some passionate commenting), you ranked all 151 of the original generation 1 Pokemon. Some of the results were surprising, some were not - apparently no one likes poor Weedle or Kakuna, Moltres is the least popular legendary, and Magikarp is way more popular than Victreebell. But most importantly, your votes helped us whittle the original Pokedex down to the greatest 15. Here they are...
The Pokemon with the least healthy Body Mass Index is also one of your favorites, just barely edging out Venusaur to make this list. Was it his ability to block the normal flow of traffic? The fact that he would have literally slept forever if you didn't wake him up with a flute? Basically, Snorlax is what we all aspire for: sleep and eat all the time, and getting to take naps in the middle of busy intersections without suffering any consequence (except being captured by an overenthusiastic child).
Lapras isn't the best Pokemon, but she's the best one give Surf to (well, there is no "best" Pokemon for that, but Lapras seems like the most appropriate). In something that most people would never guess, Lapras actually has some of the best base stats of any non-legendary Pokemon. But really, it's just nice to be able to ride the Loch Ness Monster equivalent while fighting off Tentacools.
Not only is Haunter the highest-placing middle evolution on this list, he's the highest-placing who is really into licking things with his long tongue (sorry, Lickitung, a Pokemon solely defined by how much he likes to lick things with his long tongue). In the original Red/Blue generation, there were only 3 ghost-type Pokemon, and if you tried evolving them, odds are you were stuck at Haunter longer than you expected to be (since it only evolved to Gengar when traded) - which made a lot of people fonder of an arm-less ghost than you'd expect.
One of the three legendary birds (the 2nd one, as subtly indicated by its name ending in "DOS", and thus blowing the minds of young children everywhere at the time), Zapdos was an amazing Pokemon for a lot of reasons: it's a legen - WAIT FOR IT - ...darily awesome Pokemon and it's one of the strongest in the game. Move over Pikachu, you non-legendary, unevolved rodent - this is a real Electric-type Pokemon.


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Ponte nda Rodovia Octacilio Fernandes da Silva (SP-121), limite dos municípios de Natividade da Serra e Redenção da Serra. Passados 120 anos de sua existência, Natividade da Serra, sofreu uma enorme transformação e foi translada para um novo local, à aproximadamente um quilômetro adiante na rodovia que liga a cidade à Taubaté. Esta mudança foi em consequência do represamento do rio Paraibuna, rio Lourenço Velho, rio do Peixe e rio Paraitinga, para a construção da Usina Hidrelétrica de Paraibuna formando a represa da Companhia Energética de São Paulo (CESP) devido uma necessidade de atendimento sócio-econômico regional.
Here's your soundtrack. Okay, maybe they're not exactly brazillian but their music is awesome and their live shows legendary.Now, Brazil covers almost half of South America and its Amazon rainforest is the world's largest jungle... which is rapidly getting cut down. The country is basically one giant botanical garden with some bangin' cities on its edges.Brazil was colonized in 1808 by the royal court of Portugal, which was fleeing Napolean's troops. They didn't stay long, and Brazil won its independence in 1822.Its biggest city, Sao Paulo, is the financial hub of South America. Brazil is the "b" in BRIC -- Brazil, Russia, India and China. These four were labeled the world's fastest developing large economies in the year 2001.Brazil is known for three things: amazingly beautiful women, carnival, and Pele -- King of Football, Athlete of the Century, football ambassador of the world and a declared national treasure.Brazillians can tell foreigners a mile away, by the way their hips move. Samba is built into the soul of brazil and carnival is when it bursts out into twenty-four hour undying explosions of sound on every street.This picture of mask diving at the Taipus reefs makes me shed hot and salty tears all over my calendar, which is set on "January" right now.Text by Steve Smith.


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Passing Yards
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Illinois College committed six turnovers and Carroll University's Lamont Williams ran for six touchdowns as the Blueboys lost their regular-season finale on Saturday, 49-14, at England Stadium in Jacksonville.
Williams ran for 304 yards and scored on runs of 2, 3, 1, 2, 10 and 2 yards. He scored the first four touchdowns of the game to give Carroll a 28-0 lead.
Michael Bates threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Wallace with just four seconds left before halftime, and Bates scored on a 4-yard touchdown run to open the second half to make it 28-14, but Williams followed up with his fifth and sixth touchdowns of the day, respectively, to put the game out of reach.
Carroll's Neal Layng scored on a 28-yard interception return to bring the game to its final score.
Bates was 19-of-40 passing with 238 yards, one touchdown and four interceptions. Cecil Brimmage ran for 106 yards on 19 carries. Colin Duling caught five passes for 52 yards, Kevin Fuller caught four passes for 54 yards and Branden Downing made three catches for 56 yards.
Joe Gaines tallied 18 tackles to lead the IC defense. Zack Hanlon and Tim Denney added 11 and 12 tackles, respectively.
IC finished the season at 8-2 overall and 7-2 in Midwest Conference play.
Saturday was Senior Day at Illinois College. Mitch Whightsil, Keith Hunter II, Denney, Gaines, Ross Barker, Colby Highlander, Brian Kowalski, Seth Duncan, Duling, Branden Downing, Robert Lopez, Aaron Gyrion, Willie Barefield III, Dylan DeFauw, Jake Klingele, Zach Weitzel, Dustin Secrist, Joshua Zinck, Daniel Rhea, Zach Meyer, Travis Gullett, Justin O'Brien, Jacob Cumming, Larry Sciortino, Jason McGovern and Wallace were honored before the game.


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United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1906.
Duration: 2:42 at 15 fps.
Camera, G.W. Bitzer.
Photographed: May 5, 1906. Location: Studio, New York City.
Received: 5/19/1906; paper pos; copyright deposit Paper Print Collection.
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San Francisco disaster / American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
video description says:United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1906.
Duration: 2:42 at 15 fps.
Camera, G.W. Bitzer.
Photographed: May 5, 1906. Location: Studio, New York City.
Received: 5/19/1906; paper pos; copyright deposit Paper Print Collection.
full link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faRc_NfeRWI
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San Francisco disaster / American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
video description says:United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1906.
Duration: 2:42 at 15 fps.
Camera, G.W. Bitzer.
Photographed: May 5, 1906. Location: Studio, New York City.
Received: 5/19/1906; paper pos; copyright deposit Paper Print Collection.
full link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faRc_NfeRWI
Operation Shamrock and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Despite an idealistic vision of the country's devotion to the Constitution and its Bill of Rights amendments, it may come as a shock to any American who has not been paying attention that the US government has been conducting illegal unconstitutional surveillance on its citizens for much of the last hundred years.
In what may have been the country's earliest coordinated effort at unconstitutional snooping, a government agency ominously named Black Chamber was in cahoots with Western Union after WWI to retrieve copies of telegrams in violation of the Radio Communications Act of 1912 and the Fourth Amendment.
Once publicly revealed, the operation was shut down only to resurface in 1945 when the Army Signals Security Agency, predecessor to the NSA (National Security Agency) began Operation Shamrock with the interception of millions of international communications from a 'watch list' of Americans.
Assured by government promises of legal immunity, RCA, Western Union and ITT Communications had agreed to provide confidential information to the government's Military Intelligence Division despite a violation of the Communication Act of 1934 and the Fourth Amendment.
The Lusitania... The Big Lie That Drew America Into World War I
I was just watching a program which reminded me about a book I have describing how the Germans were correct that the Lusitania was a legitimate target because the British were shipping illegal munitions during the First World War using civilian passengers as a shield.
On the program Treasure Quest on the Green Channel (I did not name the network lol), they dived off the wreck and found proof of a 1950's attempt to destroy the remains of the Lusitania by the British government which Great Britain has always denied because they found unexploded munitions they verified were from the 1950's and British in design.
Now why would the British do this at a time when technology was finally developing to dive the wreck and find the truth?
Here are some undisputed facts.
1) The Lusitania did not fly flags designating it as a civilian ship
2) The name Lusitania was hidden on the ships side and the Treasure Quest team did prove this when they found where the ships name was located.
3) The Lusitania's sister ship, the Mauretania, was stripped down and turned into a military vessel which was made widely know and by concealing the Lusitania's identity, the Germans would have had no knowledge it wasn't the Mauretania
4) The ship manifest included things which made no sense like hundreds of large containers of butter kept in "non refrigerated" where they would quickly ruin.
The Lusitania wasn't the only lie created by the British to pull us into WWI. The British created a telegram which was purposely designed to be intercepted by the United States providing what seemed to be proof of an alliance between Germany and Mexico. The Zimmerman Telegram was from the German foreign minister and addressed to the German ambassador in America, Herr Zimmermann. He was to contact the Mexican government promising them the return of Texas, California and New Mexico with military support and an all out u boat attack on US shipping.
Some believe that the threat of U boat attacks mentioned in the Zimmerman Telegram was part of the idea and when the destruction of the Lusitania failed, they set up other propaganda to prove Germany was trying to wage war on the US to draw the US into the war.
So why remove the flags and name from the Lusitania? Why disguise it to where it could be mistaken for the Mauretania? Why fill it's cargo hold with items clearly that had to be fake because the named items were perishables and had to be refrigerated but were stored in non refrigerated compartments? Why try to destroy the wreck in the 50's when technology finally developed to reach it for study and deny it?
Let's face it folks, Great Britain laid down a systematic platform of deception to trick the United States into the First World War and for all they did... the US government knew what Britain was doing and covered it up. It wasn't enough to draw us into the war... but neither was it something they could reveal because there were many German sympathizers in the US and at the time, millions of Americans were feeling a kinsmanship with Germany being it was a younger nation than the US. Germany has existed for thousands of years as a land of many kingdoms, but only became a nation more recently and after the United States itself became a nation.
Had they revealed that Britain was trying to manipulate us into war... that 1,200 people were sent to their deaths aboard the Lusitania, our sympathies would have lain with Germany against Britain.
Remember, it is a fact that Britain and France feared Germanys rising power and were working against Germany before World War I. Many modern historians even in Britain and France now say that their nations manipulated events leading to war hoping to break Germany and got in over their heads. There is also seeming proof that British leaders felt they could not win the war without the US involved on their side
Many who know this reflect on World War II confusing Germany of World War I with the Nazi's. While the Kaiser wasn't the best of leaders and was extremely arrogant, the powers against him in France, Britain and other European nations were trying to eliminate a new power which became a threat to their own faltering empires.
To the west was America and to the east was Russia... both rising powers we threats but not like Germany because it was right there in their own front yard and there were many conflicts between the Germans, British and French where the Germans now were gaining an upper hand. The end of WWI we all know gave rise to WWII and without the First World War... there never would have been a Hitler or Nazi's... there would likely not have been a Soviet Union because the Czar lost power largely as a result of the First World War depleting his military power.
The sinking of the Lusitania failed to get the US into the war but it succeeded in getting world opinion largely in favor of the Allies and anger about the sinking drew in American support. World history was changed based on lies and deception by Great Britain and while many do not fault Britain... the British Empire died anyway and had Britain lost the Great War because America didn't get involved or it's fortunes changed because maybe America sided with Germany... there would not have been a Second World War or it would certainly have taken a much different direction.
What If???
But even with the introduction of journalistic standards and the somewhat legitimate format of the newsreel, filmmakers still frequently fudged real news events. (After all, don't they sometimes do that today?)
During World War II, according to author Richard Koszarski, producers regularly had the New York area stand in for Nazi Germany. "When suitable footage of Nazi beer halls was unavailable, a brauhaus in Hoboken served just as well; 'concentration camp graveyards' were constructed on Staten Island; the newsreel's own offices doubled as Nazi Party headquarters."
Audiences could be easily fooled in 1906; real events, from moving trains to boxing matches, already seemed fantastic to eyes untrained to cinema
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Great Grains Muffins
from Baking From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan
1 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup cornmeal
1/3 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup maple syrup
2 large eggs
1 stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled
3/4 cup quartered, moist, plump prunes or other dried fruit and/or nuts
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter or spray a muffin tin.
In a large bowl, whish together the flours, cornmeal, oats, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a large glass measuring cup, whisk together the buttermilk, maple syrup, eggs, and melted butter. Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry and gently, but quickly stir together. Don't worry about being thorough — if the batter is lumpy, that's fine. Stir in the fruit or nuts, if you are using them. Divide batter evenly among the muffin cups.
Bake for 18-20 minutes or until the tops are gold and a thin knife inserted into the center of the muffins comes out clean. Transfer the pan to a rack and cool for 5 minutes, then carefully lift each muffin out of its mold and onto the rack to cool.


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Sharing Music & Videos: Your Responsibilities with Respect to Copyright Law
Many members of the Middlebury community have questions about the sharing of music and movies in digital format over the Internet. These policies and procedures describe how Middlebury College handles alleged copyright violations concerning file sharing. You should understand the risks of certain types file sharing given potential legal action.
Peer-to-Peer Programs (P2P)
Spurred by the widespread use of the Internet, P2P programs make it easy to share music, video, games and other files without regard to the restrictions placed on that material by the copyright owners.
Most commercially produced music, movies, games and software are copyrighted and are not to be freely shared without permission. This is the law.
Protect Yourself: Do it Legally
Members of our community must follow college policies for appropriate use of technology resources under the law as described in the College Handbook. see: Responsible Use of Computing and Network Service and Facilities; Network Policies.
Legitimate means to share and acquire music and videos include services that provide options to buy individual tracks & videos (e.g., iTunes, Amazon); or subscription services (e.g., Napster). Some sites that advertise "free downloads" may not offer legal sharing; others offer content freely in order to promote new albums, videos, or other artistic creativity.
Sources for legal downloading may be found at:
RIAA's Music Matters list of legal music sites
File sharing software resident on your computer may make your audio and video files available for uploading over the Internet without your knowledge or permission. For more information on how to remove a file sharing application, please contact the Technology Help Desk at extension 2200.
Copyright Law
Copyright law is complicated and its interpretation can be controversial. Title 17, United States Code governs the making of reproductions and performance (including transmission over the internet) of copyrighted material regardless of the format of that material. Under the law, you are responsible not to violate the rights of copyright holders.
In most situations, permission needs to be obtained from the original copyright holder such as the publisher, author, or performer before a copy can be legally made.
In some situations, portions of works may be made for personal, educational and research use under "fair use" guidelines. see: Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) also spells out protection for copyright holders and actions internet service providers (including Middlebury College) must follow if an alleged copyright infringement takes place (see below).
If you distribute copyrighted music and videos you are putting yourself at risk of facing civil or criminal actions in federal court if you have not acquired appropriate permisisons.
The potential consequences of illegally sharing copyrighted material over the Internet are serious and costly.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) specifies procedures that Middlebury College must follow when notified that an individual using our network is violating copyright laws. If the copyright holder contacts Middlebury about a violation, if we are able to trace the network address for the alleged time of violation, we notify the user of that network address, and require removal of the offending material from the computer. For repeated notifications, we block network access from the identified network address.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is known to send pre-litigation settlement letters to internet service providers (including hundreds of colleges and universities across the U.S.) to forward to College students, suggesting payment of hundreds of dollars per song allegedly acquired illegally via the internet, instead of facing a possible lawsuit. If Middlebury College receives such letters, LIS will attempt to forward them to the right users. The settlement letters contain an internet address of a computer (such as 22.214.171.124) identified by the RIAA that downloads or uploads copyrighted music files.
If the College receives a notice to subpoena the names of people who are sharing music over the internet, LIS will immediately contact College legal counsel for advice on how to proceed. We may be required to provide the name of the alleged violator who is using our network. These subpoenas can lead to lawsuits, substantial financial penalties and perhaps jail time. Typically, if copyright infringement claims are settled out-of-court, the costs can be several thousand dollars per song, totaling tens of thousands of dollars per lawsuit.
If a copyright holder files suit, the individual has the right to claim that the material is not protected by copyright and then a legal process begins between the individual and the copyright owner. If you receive a pre-litigation settlement letter or a subpoena, immediately contact your own legal counsel.
Learn more!
The recording industry perspective: RIAA
Concerned about public policy, the law and your rights? Visit the Electronic Music Foundation.


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About Google My Business
Google My Business is a free and easy-to-use tool for businesses and organisations to manage their online presence across Google, including Search and Maps. By verifying and editing your business information, you can both help customers to find you and tell them the story of your business.
- Manage how your business information appears across Google, including Search and Maps, using Google My Business – free of charge.
- Interact with customers new and old and tell them the story of your business.
- Get started at google.co.uk/business.
- Follow our guide to getting started.
Benefits of using Google My Business
Manage your information
Manage the information that Google users see when they search for your business, or the products and services that you offer. Businesses that verify their information with Google My Business are twice as likely to be considered reputable by consumers.1 When people find your business on Google Maps and Search, make sure that they have access to information like your hours, website and street address.
Interact with customers
Read and respond to reviews from your customers, and post photos that show off what you do. Businesses that add photos to their listings receive 42% more requests for driving directions on Google Maps and 35% more clicks through to their websites than businesses that don't.
Understand and expand your presence
See insights on how customers searched for your business, and where those customers are coming from. You can also see information such as how many people called your business directly from the phone number displayed on local search results in Search and Maps. And when you're ready, seamlessly create and track the performance of Smart campaigns to spread the word about your work.
It's easy to start and free to use.
Go mobile
Prefer to go mobile? Download the free Google My Business mobile app to access your account and update your business information from anywhere.
1. Google/Oxera, The Benefits of Complete Business Listings, Dec 2014


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Clips is a free app from Apple that makes it fun and easy to create videos. Learn how students can use video storytelling to communicate their ideas. You'll create your own video on iPad, collaborate with other teachers, and get ideas for using Clips in your class projects. iPad devices will be provided, or bring your own. Recommended for all skill levels.
More about Labs
Labs dive deeper into a creative approach by getting you started on a project that you can take further. Labs build on your existing skills. If you're a beginner, check out Skills sessions.


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A series of classified messages sent to Washington by US negotiators show how information on Britain's nuclear capability was crucial to securing Russia's support for the "New START" deal.Oh, but don't be upset! The START treaty was Obama's chosen post-elections showdown with GOP last fall:
Just two weeks after an election that left him struggling to find his way forward, President Obama has decided to confront Senate Republicans in a make-or-break battle over arms control that could be an early test of his mettle heading into the final two years of his term.Obama proved his mettle! What's more important? Our relationship with the UK or proof of Obama's mettle after the crushing 2010 elections?


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Through joint commissions, IAML co-sponsors with other international associations, notably the IMS (International Musicological Society), four major bibliographical series for music scholars and librarians ("the four Rs"). These are all produced by cooperation between national groups and an international centre responsible for collecting and coordinating national contributions. The series may be ordered from their respective publishers.
Répertoire international des sources musicales (RISM) / International Inventory of Musical Sources (email) is an international non-profit organization with the objective of locating and describing the sources of music worldwide.
Independent RISM working groups in different countries catalogue pre-1800 printed music and post-1600 music manuscripts, as well as libretti, treatises, and other sources. Their results are brought together by the RISM Zentralredaktion (Central Editorial Office) in Frankfurt am Main and prepared for publication. RISM publishes printed catalogues and a database of music manuscripts.
The IAML representatives to the Commission Mixte are Mathias Auclair, Paris (France); Richard Chesser, London (UK); Massimo Gentili-Tedeschi, Milan (Italy); Beatriz Magalhães Castro, Brasilia (Brazil); and Balázs Mikusi, Budapest (Hungary).
RISM has three series (see RISM's publications page for full details):
Serie A/I (Bärenreiter-Verlag, Kassel)
- Einzeldrucke vor 1800 (9 volumes, 4 supplements, index, CD-ROM, online catalogue).
Serie A/II
- Musikhandschriften nach 1600: Available through the free online catalogue or a subscription database from EBSCO.
Serie B (G. Henle Verlag, München)
- B/I and B/II: Recueils Imprimés XVIe-XVIIIe Siècles (2 volumes; years 1500-1550 of B/I in online catalogue)
- B/III: The Theory of Music from the Carolingian Era up to c. 1500. Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts (5 volumes)
- B/IV: Handschriften mit mehrstimmiger Musik des 11. - 16. Jahrhunderts (5 volumes, 1 supplement)
- B/V: Tropen- und Sequenzenhandschriften
- B/VI: Ecrits Imprimés Concernant la musique (2 volumes)
- B/VII: Handschriftlich überlieferte Lauten- und Gitarrentabulaturen des 15. bis 18. Jahrhunderts
- B/VIII: Das Deutsche Kirchenlied (DKL. 2 volumes)
- B/IX: Hebrew Sources (3 volumes)
- B/X: The Theory of Music in Arabic Writings c. 900 - 1900
- B/XI: Ancient Greek Music Theory. A Catalogue Raisonné of Manuscripts
- B/XII: Manuscrits persans concernant la musique
- B/XIII: Hymnologica Slavica. Hymnologica Bohemica, Slovaca (HBS), Polonica (HP), Sorabica (HS). Notendrucke des 16. bis 18. Jahrhunderts (1 volume)
- B/XIV: Les manuscrits du processionnal (2 volumes)
- B/XV: Mehrstimmige Messen in Quellen aus Spanien, Portugal und Lateinamerika, ca. 1490-1630
- B/XVI: Catalogue raisonné of the Balinese Palm-Leaf Manuscripts with Music Notation
- B/XVII: Die Triosonate: Catalogue Raisonné der gedruckten Quellen (2 volumes)
Serie C (Bärenreiter-Verlag, Kassel)
- Directory of Music Research Libraries (5 volumes; update underway in cooperation with the Working Group on the Access to Music Archives)
Special volumes:
- Norbert Böker-Heil, Harald Heckmann, and Ilse Kindermann: Das Tenorlied: Mehrstimmige Lieder in deutschen Quellen, 1450-1580. Catalogus musicus 9. Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1979-1986.
- RISM-Bibliothekssigel. Gesamtverzeichnis. Now available as a searchable database.
For further information, please contact either the publishers or the RISM Zentralredaktion for a brochure.
Répertoire international de Littérature Musicale (RILM) publishes a comprehensive bibliography of writings about music serving the global music research community. RILM Abstracts of Music Literature includes more than 850,000 records in 171 languages from 174 countries. It covers over 700 journals comprehensively, and 10,000 selectively, as well as books, dissertations, reviews, conference proceedings, e-publications, and all other document types. The bibliography increases on average by about 50,000 records per year, and the database is updated monthly. RILM's International Center is housed at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City.
Association Répertoire international d'iconographie musicale (RIdIM) (email) documents visual materials relating to music, dance, theatre and opera. RIdIM publishes catalogues, studies, a newsletter, and sponsors the scholarly yearbook, Imago musicae (published with LIM – Libreria Musicale Italiana). The international office of Association RIdIM is located at Badergasse 9, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland.
The current liaison officer of IAML to the Council of Association RIdIM is: Federica Riva (Florence).
Répertoire international de la presse musicale (RIPM) / Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals (1800-1950) (email) is the most recent of the four "repertories". Since 1987, it has produced approximately ten volumes per year offering access to a significant portion of the nineteenth- and early twentieth century musical press. The Répertoire international de la presse musicale series is published in print, on the internet, and on CD-ROM by the National Information Services Corporation (NISC), and on the internet by EBSCO, NISC and OCLC. The editorial headquarters for RIPM (The RIPM International Center) is affiliated with the University of Maryland at College Park and is located in Baltimore, Maryland. In the summer of 2006 RIPM will celebrate the publication of its two hundredth volume, a database containing 500,000+ annotated records, and the birth of the RIPM Online Archive of Music Periodicals.


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Kip Moore to Embark on Burn the Whole World Down Tour This Fall
Kip Moore is ready to set the world on fire. Or, at the very least, a bunch of venues in the southeast and midwest when he embarks on his Burn the Whole World Down Tour this fall. The run is a headlining trek where Moore will preview new music.
The tour runs for a month, launching in Jacksonville, Fla. on Nov. 15 before wrapping in Cleveland on Dec. 14. The trek will keep the 'Hey Pretty Girl' singer on the road up until right before the holidays. Joining him on select dates are Drake White and Joey Hyde.
"'Burn the Whole World Down' is actually one of the new songs I've been working on for the next album," Moore explains, sharing how the tour got its name.
"It just seemed to fit and was something fun we could call this last run of dates … we're going to go down in flames here at the end of the year," he continues. "The best way to test out new songs is always to play them live for the fans, so I'm excited to get some feedback direct from them."
So not only do fans get to enjoy Moore in the live setting, they get to preview new material! 'Burn the World Down' is also the title of a new documentary which teases the singer's sophomore album, expected around April 2014.
Tickets for the Burn the Whole World Down Tour go on sale on Oct. 18. Get more info here.
Kip Moore 2013 Burn the Whole World Down Tour Dates:
11/15 -- Jacksonville, Fla. | Mavericks Rock N' Honky Tonk
11/16 -- Tampa, Fla. | The Dallas Bull
11/21 -- New Orleans, La. | Civic Theater
11/22 -- Baton Rouge, La. | Texas Club
11/23 -- Mobile, Ala. | Soul Kitchen Music Hall
12/4 -- Oxford, Ohio | Brick Street Bar
12/6 -- Sioux Falls, S.D | The District
12/7 -- Madison, Wis. | Orpheum Theatre
12/12 -- Indianapolis, Ind. | Egyptian Room
12/13 -- Detroit, Mich. | The Fillmore
12/14 -- Cleveland, Ohio | House of Blues


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Sounders FC
Another World Cup behind him, Dempsey ready for return to MLS
Clint Dempsey says his third FIFA World Cup was an answered prayer and literally a dream come true.
But now that he is back in Seattle, he said his attention is fully on the Sounders, and he is ready to join them Sunday in their Major League Soccer match against the Portland Timbers at CenturyLink Field.
"I'm back, I want to play," Dempsey said Friday after his first training session with the Sounders since joining the United States' World Cup team in May. "Anytime you can play in front of the fans that we have, and play against our rivals, in terms of the importance of the game and 67,000 fans in there, you want to be a part of that."
Coach Sigi Schmid indicated Dempsey is in his plans.
Dempsey's last appearance with Sounders FC came May 11 in a 5-0 loss at New England. Then he headed to the national team's World Cup camp and finally on to Brazil, where he captained the USA through its second-place finish in group stage and on to the round of 16 where they were eliminated by Belgium.
"It's good because this is two World Cups in a row that we've been able to advance out of the group and get to the knockout stages," Dempsey said. "But still it hurts to go out because you want to keep going and going as far as possible because you never know how many World Cups you can be a part of."
Dempsey listed the USA's advancement among his top World Cup memories, along with a couple of personal ones: appearing in a third World Cup and becoming the first U.S. player to score in three different World Cups.
"As a kid going to bed, that's what I would pray about and dream about and hope that one day I could (play in the World Cup)," he said. "And being able to relive that dream three times and being the captain of the national team during a World Cup and in one of the most difficult groups, being able to be a part of that is special."
Dempsey said it is too early to think seriously about playing in a fourth World Cup in 2018. However, he said he wants to remain with the national team as long as he can contribute, and he hopes to play in the centennial Copa America 2016, which will be held in the United States for the first time.
For now, Dempsey said he is physically and emotionally ready to return to league play.
"After the World Cup it was good of the coaching staff and the ownership to give me a little bit of a break, which I needed," he said. "And now I'm recharged and I'm ready to go."
The Sounders went 4-1-1 in MLS play while Dempsey and defender DeAndre Yedlin were on World Cup duty.
Both players are back now, and forward Obafemi Martins also trained Friday after missing the last league and Open Cup matches with a hamstring injury. Dempsey and Martins top the Sounders with eight goals each, and Martins also leads the club with six assists.
"We just wanted to get him (Dempsey) into training and get his feet wet, so to speak," Schmid said. "I thought it was a good day of training for him. … Oba and his understanding was like they had never been apart."
Sounders FC will hold a free outdoor viewing party for the World Cup final Sunday. The event will begin at Occidental Park in downtown Seattle starting one hour before the noon first kick. … Sounders U-23 is delaying the start of its Sunday match 90 minutes to avoid conflict with the final. Sounders-U23 now will meet Victoria at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Sunset Chevrolet Stadium in Sumner.