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Getting your Masters in Business Administration is tough work and expensive to boot, which is why the question everyone asks about the degree is, "Is it worth it?"
If the promise of higher pay after school is what you're looking for, new stats show that the answer to that question could be no, the WSJ reports.
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The M.B.A.'s lot is partly reflected in starting pay. While available figures vary by schools and employers, recruiters' expected median salary for newly hired M.B.A.s was essentially flat between 2008 and 2011, not adjusting for inflation, according to a survey by the Graduate Management Admission Council.
For graduates with minimal experience—three years or less—median pay was $53,900 in 2012, down 4.6% from 2007-08, according to an analysis conducted for The Wall Street Journal by PayScale.com. Pay fell at 62% of the 186 schools examined.
Even for more seasoned grads the trend is similar, says Katie Bardaro, lead economist for PayScale.com. "In general, it seems that M.B.A. pay is either stagnant or falling," she says.
Of course, the more prestigious your MBA program is, the more likely it is that you'll get paid better once you get out. The competition is fierce, though. In 2010-2011, the number of graduating MBAs was 74 percent higher than it was in 2000-2001.
Not encouraging.
For the full rundown on what's going on with MBA degrees, head to WSJ >


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Toymaker Mattel on Monday announced plans to acquire Blighty's Hit Entertainment for $680 million in cash from U.K. private equity firm Apax Partners.
Hit, with annual revenue of about $180 million, owns a global portfolio of preschool brands, including Thomas the Tank Engine, Barney, Bob the Builder, Fireman Sam and Angelina Ballerina.
El Segundo, Calif.-based Mattel is the company behind Barbie, Hot Wheels, American Girl and a wide array of entertainment-inspired toy lines.
Speculation about a deal between the two emerged last week.
Mattel already has a contract with Hit through 2014 to license certain plastic Thomas & Friends products, whose global sales total more than $150 million, the company said. The deal, it said, will allow it to continue to expand the products and reunite two key pieces of the Thomas toy lineup, the plastic and die-cast toys with the wood-based business.
"Hit Entertainment owns some of the most loved and trusted preschool brands in the world, and under Mattel's leadership, I look forward to seeing them grow to even greater heights," said Hit CEO Jeffrey Dunn.
The acquisition does not include Hit's interest in the cable network station Sprout.
The transaction is expected to be financed with a combination of cash and debt and should close in the first quarter of 2012. It is not expected to have a material impact on Mattel's 2012 earnings but is expected to be increasingly accretive as the benefits of owning these brands are reflected in Mattel's results.
"Mattel is the right home for Thomas & Friends," said Mattel CEO Robert Eckert.
Hit, created by the late British media entrepreneur Peter Orton in 1989, was bought by Apax for $890 million in 2005. In the succeeding years the children's content business has been buffeted by declining DVD sales and uncertainties over future TV ad revenues.


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Pro bowlers tour hopes to strike with eight-team format
Amateur bowlers roll in leagues, wearing team shirts and rooting on each other's strikes.
The Professional Bowlers Association decided that's a format with appeal to advertisers and fans. NBA star Chris Paul and former NFL running back Jerome Bettis, both avid bowlers, will be among eight celebrity owners in the PBA's new team league for the game's top pros.
Also on the list of owners are former NFL receiver Terrell Owens and comedian/actor Kevin Hart. The nickname hasn't been revealed for Paul's Los Angeles franchise. Bettis will be affiliated with the Motor City Muscle of Detroit, Owens with the Dallas Strikers and Hart with the Philadelphia Hitmen. Four more owners have yet to be named.
"This is exciting for me and the sport of bowling," says the Los Angeles Clippers' Paul, who has hosted his own celebrity tournament. "I love PBA action, have enjoyed getting to know many top bowlers and look forward to my team competing for the first PBA League Elias Cup (named for PBA founder Eddie Elias)."
Inspiration for the league came from a visit PBA CEO Geoff Reiss made in January to the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame in Arlington, Texas. He was struck by an exhibit about the Budweiser beer team of the late 1950s and 1960s, a traveling squad of the game's greats.
"Budweiser basically put together the equivalent of the 1927 Yankees to barnstorm. I just looked at it and said, 'That's a good idea!'" Reiss says.
He called PBA Tour Commissioner Tom Clark. They talked for an hour about launching a team format. It was off and running. "It has the potential to be a real leap forward for the PBA," Reiss says.
He says the PBA really hadn't had an answer to a key question: What's new with professional bowling?
"Now we're able to say Chris Paul, Kevin Hart, Jerome Bettis and Terrell Owens are new. And the opportunity to build sponsorships is new, and to connect with fans at a totally different level is new," Reiss says.
All four team owners so far are African Americans. Among about 50 players who currently have Touring 1 status on the PBA Tour, none are black, according to Clark. He estimates that among about 240 players competing in the World Series of Bowling, 10 or so are black.
"It's not on purpose that we went out and got African Americans to be owners in this league. We have people that love bowling and have a celebrity status. That's it," Clark says. "But the fact that the first four are (African-Americans) is kind of obvious, and we just see it as a great example of the fact that bowling is popular for everyone.
"Even though the success of our players through history has not included African Americans largely, it is popular among African Americans."
Reiss says the owners won't be required to pay franchise fees. He says they will get a share of any advertising revenue.
"These guys aren't going to be buying any new jet planes off what they make from the PBA, but ultimately they will make money," Reiss says.
The PBA eventually hopes to have 20 teams. Reiss says subsequent owners will have franchise fees. "We're not talking about the L.A. Dodger deal here," he says.
The eight teams in the league will consist of five players each. That includes a "franchise player," already designated for each team from last year's list of the top eight point scorers. Paul's franchise player in Los Angeles is five-time PBA champion Jason Belmonte of Australia.
On Friday, a draft will be held. The franchise players will make the selections to fill each roster.
At a series of PBA individual events beginning in late January, the team members also will begin racking up team points.
Those team points will be used to determine seeding for a series of five team vs. team rounds that will air on ESPN beginning Jan. 27. In each 10-frame game, members of each team will roll alternate frames. They'll wear team shirts. Though Bettis has the Detroit team, its members will wear black and gold, a nod to his Pittsburgh Steeler days.
The top four teams in the standings after those five team rounds will advance to the championship in late March in Indianapolis and aired on ESPN on April 7. Each player on the championship team will win $15,000. Players will also receive season salaries, ranging from $10,000 for a franchise player down to $2,000 for a fifth-round draft pick.
Bettis looks forward to getting started.
"Bowling fans not only get to see me, but they also get to see Mike Fagan and some great team bowling," Bettis says. "PBA fans deserve the best, and this season we will give them the best and a chance to enjoy every moment."


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- In a large bowl, combine water and cornstarch. Stir in cumin and toss with pork. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a wok or large, deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and onion, and sauté 2-3 minutes, until tender. Add bell pepper and jalapeno, and sauté an additional 1-2 minutes.
- Add pork mixture to pan and stir-fry about 5-7 minutes, until pork is cooked through. Reduce heat to low and stir in tomato, salt, pepper, and cilantro, and continue cooking 1-2 minutes.


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By Alex Vines, Special to CNN
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's claim that terrorists "can run but they can't hide" following two operations in Africa over the weekend is a reminder that America's military is increasingly active on the continent.
It also raises questions about the international legality of such operations, and their long-term impact, especially in weak African states. In some cases U.S. military engagements in Africa have already caused further instability rather than reducing the risks for international peace and security?
The U.S. Army's Delta force seizure of alleged al Qaeda leader Abu Anas al Libi, who was born Nazih Abd al Hamid al Ruqhay, in Libya is significant for U.S. counter-terrorism efforts. A few months ago, President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush attended a memorial service in Dar es Salaam on the anniversary of the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed more than 220 people.
Al-Libi was allegedly the mastermind behind these bombings and has been one of the U.S.'s wanted men for the last 15 years.
A second U.S. military operation by Navy Seals in Somalia was aimed at capturing Islamist militant leader said to be Mukhtar Abu Zubayr, who also goes by Ahmed Abdi Godane, the leader of Al-Shabaab, the group that claimed responsibility for last month's attack on the Westgate shopping mall in Kenya. The operation was aborted under heavy armed fire during their amphibious assault.
The Somalia operation is a reminder of how technically difficult such operations are and how accurate U.S. intelligence needs to be. Such operations though fit into a bigger picture of U.S. and Western counter-terrorism strategy in Africa, and how these poorly governed, fragile states provide havens and laboratories for terrorism franchises.
Listening to the difficulties that the U.S. Navy Seals encountered in Somalia, reminded me that October 3, marked 20 years since 18 U.S. soldiers and hundreds of Somalis died in a battle that saw two Black Hawk helicopters shot down over Mogadishu. This was seen at the time as one of the worst disasters in American military history.
The result in 1993 was that U.S. and international community left Somalia to its own fate — which over two decades has brought it back into the front-line of international counter-terrorism efforts.
While the outcome in 1993 was disengagement, U.S. engagement policy under President George W. Bush in Somalia to remove the Islamic Courts Union in late 2006 resulted in deepened radicalization and the rise of Al-Shabaab.
Similarly Western policy toward Libya in 2011, interpreting a narrow civilian protection U.N. mandate for pushing for regime change resulted in the instability of Libya today, and the knock-on effects in the Sahel, including the radical Islamists capturing northern Mali until a French intervention loosened their hold on power earlier in 2013.
Counter-terrorism policies live on the edge of international law: extrajudicial killings by drones or proxy hit squads are clearly contentious and extraordinary renditions — suspect-grabbing operations — are unlawful. Known extraordinary renditions in Africa have occurred in many African countries, including Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, the Gambia, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Morocco, Mauritania, Tanzania, Somalia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. The Obama administration has not publically stated if such operations continue.
Today the U.S. military brief congress with maps showing an arc of instability by Islamist terrorists from Somalia and the Gulf of Aden across the Sahel and Sahara to the Atlantic Ocean and Mauritania.
The mistake would be to regard this as a homogeneous threat. Boko Haram in Nigeria is very different from Al-Shabaab, which is different from AQIM.
What is similar is that all these groups thrive in weakened and poorly governed states but the solutions are much more costly and long term: institution building, good governance and job creation.
Building up professional and accountable African militaries is only part of the solution and Western efforts in Somalia in support of the continental body the African Union have had success in combatting Al-Shabaab and significantly weakening them, despite the Westgate attack in Kenya.
It is though also pursuing policies that do not cause greater harm and radicalize further, as U.S. strategy toward Somalia in 2006 did and arguably US, French and British policy did toward Libya in 2011. If we are to advocate good governance, and rule of law as the ultimate remedies, we should more assiduously find ways of ensuring our policies are values-led, rather than by interests.
Not forgetting the lessons learned from Somalia and Libya about the unintended consequences of non-intervention and intervention is important if international efforts to counter terrorism in Africa in the long term are to be successful.


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Well, I jumped it full speed off a jump that is up to my waist straight into a tree, and only my rear bumper broke from the 2 meter high fall! I'll have a vid up soon!
Tested my Slash MT today again. Running a Turngy ********* 2100kv with 120esc on 4s, gearing is 19/54. I don't pop any wheelies with that gearing but been primarily running on pavement due to the grass being wet and I havent received my stampede receiver box yet. I can't even go past half throttle on pavement because I loose all traction and the truck just spins even if I'm going 20mph. Tried some anacondas but no improvement, truck looses all grip past half throttle.
This happened as I was trying to chrono a high speed pass reading. I was trying to slowly bring the truck up to speed but lost control as I checked for traffic then tried to go past half throttle. Skidded straight into the sidewalk with brakes fully engaged. It was 20 degrees out today and the lower control arm didn't stand a chance but a 5 min arm swap and I'm ready for tomorrow.
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Get some foams, some stiff springs with less rebound to keep the tires planted, tape up the inside of the tires to prevent ballooning and you should be rocketing down the road in no time!
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I finally got my rpm/rc lites 6 led kit installed. They look and work great. Just have to tuck away the last few wires. But as it got up to 40 outside today I even got to bash a little bit. Unfortunatly snow tonight and back into the teens tommorow.
Well I actually Broke my local indoor race track. Thats right my Ultimate took out a fairly large piece of the yellow plastic tubing used for lanes. My truck is fine, but not so sure about the track missing a guard rail.
Thinking about selling my Slash today.. Lusting after the new Tekno SCT410.. sooo what do you guys think? let her go or not? Motor, ESC, and Servo included... Of course so I can foot the bill for the new truck and RX8/Pro4 Combo
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What chassis do you have on it ArmySSG??? Love my SSC way too much to part with it!!!!!!!
rc10T3, TT Sparrowhawk XXB, Slash 4x4, 1/16 Rally
What he said... It's in the market place..
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What brand of roll bar is that and do you like it? I'm tired of buying bodies. Thanks.
Put on some 1/8 scale buggy wheels and 17mm hexes. Going to see how it does tomorrow.
Still up in the Air about getting the strc lcg. One thing at a time. I guess Haha
My basher body.
I got a rc8 body. Just haven't had time to cut it out and paint it. And or figure out how to mount it , what wing are people running ? I need to pick one of those up too
Installed a Futaba 4PK R. About to upgrade to Tekno's. Starting to think about doing a build page, not sure which thread it goes in.
Well I have had my slash for all of 2 days and I take it outside to play in the mud...next thing you know, high speed power slide into the side of my house. Broken a arm.
How to you like the lcg chassis im debating swapping mine
I also have a 2wd slash with the standard chassis. The lcg defiantly handles way better, no rolling. The 2wd handles rough terrain better. If your mainly bashing but want performance ,the Traxxas lcg is the ticket. Adding a Outerwear cover keeps most of the dirt out.
That said, the STRC chassis might be in my future if they ever get blue kits back in stock. The 4x4 is destined to be on the track.
Great video!! I like the bug body MT!!
I fried my motor today bashing my slash. Just doing wot 360s and drifting it
If you look to the right of the motor you'll see whats left of the back bearing.
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I stripped my new 6804r down to dye chassis... Will rebuild with king heads mount,mmm2650 traxxas cvds rpm arms battery expansion savox servo and castle bec
Drive it.Break it.ebuild it.
Drove my slash on snow for the first time today, also first time I`ve driven it for 4 months Ran through 4 battery packs and not a thing broke on it. Also ordered the new LCG chassis for it
What did I do to my Slash today?
-Watched it sit on the work bench with the front end torn apart while I watched recorded NHRA from Phoenix.
Picked up a tundra pro line body , pro line body mounts
Going to try to make it match my Tacoma as Much as possible
Cutting the liquid mask for a new Traxxas body. The Texas wind is howling in my shop!
Hmmmmm where do I start haha.... Ordered a mmp sct 2400 combo ... Rpm a arms all the way around ... Rpm front and rear bumper ..... Outwears shroud ... Intergity dual fan and heat sink for motor..... Dosent seen like alot but haha adds up quick
Ordered up a traxxas lcg chassis should have it Monday or Tuesday.
What do you use to dye the chassis ?
Its not spray paint is it ?
My 1000 dollar slash is all most finished hopefully
I all most bought the lcg rally car today and was just going to swap out all my parts. And then sell what ever Frankenstein vehicle was left over
Got a lot of work so this might be today and tomorrow. Then next week to the track for setup and logging.
Ok, let me set the scene....My son decided to run our 4x4 into a curb at full speed, breaking the front right a-arm and popping the top off the shock losing the silicone diaphragm and spilling all the shock oil. Being that we're both new to the RC world, I walked my wife through the Traxxas parts list to show her how much it was going to cost to fix the broken parts; it all came to about $15 bucks.
However, while we were in the hobby shop I decided to replace all the a-arms with black RPMs. And since I needed to rebuild the front right shock, I decided to upgrade to Pro-line performance shocks all around. I also went ahead and picked up a couple of Traxxas 7.4v 7600mah batteries.
As you've all figured out, our little trip cost just a tad more than I had originally alluded to in the garage. Needless to say, my wife is less than thrilled with me and I can't wait to head to the track tomorrow with three fresh batteries. :-)
Your going to love those pro line shocks. Night and day compared to stock
I cant Waite for my lcg chassis to show up
Yesterday I got Rpm 4 a arms , mud flaps , bumper rpm and other parts for my rustler
pics to come
At lunch I finished swapping out the rear A-arms and stock shocks for pro-lines. Then I ran it for the entirety of a 4200 mah lipo. I LOVE IT! These shocks are amazing. The only thing I need to do now is tune the rear so that it doesn't bounce as much. The front end is money, but the back end likes to come up a little on the landing. I took off any and all pre-load to give the springs some more travel room, but they still feel really stiff. I'm running 30w oil in them. I'll have someone a little more experienced than me take a look at them tonight at the track. Tonight will be our first outing at the track together as a family and my first outing with my own car. I think my son is going to love running "his" Slash in training mode. (He's only 6)
Wish us luck and if anyone has any input as far as the shocks go, I'd love to hear it. I'll take my video camera to the track tonight so I can post a video of what I'm seeing with the rear end.


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Been followin' Bobby Ray for a LONNNGGGGGG Time lol.
No Stalker ish.
But my goal is to simply kick it with him one day lol. No-Stalko, fa real.
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WAI UA Teleconf 11 May 2000 Jon Gunderson (Chair) Ian Jacobs (Scribe) Dick Brown David Poehlman Tim Lacy Madeleine Rothberg Mark Novak Eric Hansen Jim Allan Mickey Quenzer Regrets: Harvey Bingham Gregory Rosmaita Charles McCathieNevile Denis Anson Rich Schwerdtfeger Hans Riesebos Al Gilman Absent: Kitch Barnicle Next teleconference: May 18 at 2pm ET (regular time) Agenda [1] [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/2000AprJun/0346.html 1) Review of Action Items Completed Action Items 1.IJ: Find out what HTTP gives you in the way of resource name 2.IJ: Propose a clarification text of 2.5 to make clear that the user agent is expected to associate a text equivalent with the object, text eq generated from author-supplied information. 3.IJ: Propose revision to checkpoint 3.8 7.MR: Confirm usage of "configure" in checkpoints to verify that it means "static choice" appropriately (e.g., 4.9). Open Action Items 4.IJ: Draft a preliminary executive summary/mini-FAQ for developers. (No deadline.) 5.CMN: Propose a technique that explains how serialization plus navigation would suffice for Checkpoint 8.1. 6.GR: Look into which checkpoints would benefit from audio examples in the techniques document. 2) Announcements 1. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards by the United States ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD. Comments will be accepted until May 30th http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/nprm.htm http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/overview.htm 2.Please respond to proposed resolutions on the list http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/2000AprJun/0335.html http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/2000AprJun/0336.html http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/2000AprJun/0337.html http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/2000AprJun/0339.html JG: I will consider these resolved unless there are objections on the list. 3) Extending the current charter to finish work on guidelines JG: Our charter expired at the end of the IJ: We need time to get to Rec. Then we would produce an implementation report and a summary of our experience. In the charter after that, we would talk about our next work. EH: Expected duration of extension? IJ: For the moment, I've taken conservative approach: assume a last call again. However, we might get done sooner. This depends on whether the WG considers that the document is substantially different. 4) PR#257: Difficult to know when a UA has conformed. http://cmos-eng.rehab.uiuc.edu/ua-issues/issues-linear.html#257 See Ian's analysis of the checkpoints that need minimum requirements: http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/2000/05/ua-minreqs.html EH: The grouping seemed reasonable to me. JG: We talked about checkpoint 4.5 last week. MR: Need to clarify that a) Slowing all video and animations. b) When its a multimedia presentation, for any video slowed to 80% of original speed, need to synchronize. Proposed clarification: - For a visual track for animation or movie: At least one setting between 40% and 60% of the original speed. - For a pre-recorded auditory track including stand-alone audio presentations: At least one setting between 75% - 80% of the original speed. DP: For synthesized speech, you can drop to 50%. JG: The range should be that of the synthesizer. You can query the hardware for the range. IJ: What about software synthesis (e.g., mbrola). MR: Pre-recorded only? What about live audio that you can slow down? EH: Then this is almost like "Pre-recorded". DB: This might not be possible in some cases. Action EH: Propose definitions for auditory and visual tracks. - For synthesized speech (4.9) 1) Get the range from the synthesizer, or 2) Otherwise, get the range from style sheets if supported DP, TL: Don't think we should have a third option of arbitrary range. TL: Wouldn't you lose synchronization if speech is handled externally in a multimedia presentation? How do you slow down a video presentation to match the speech rate you chose. JG: In this case, the synthesizer would speak that the rate that the caption would be appearing. DP: A lot of synthesizers can change rates dynamically, depending on what they're doing. IJ: Is a user agent capable of handling any range of speeds? JG: High rate of speech and synchronization (e.g., highlighting on the screen) might cause some problems. Otherwise, the user agent should be able to handle any range the synthesizer is capable of. TL: How fast the ua feeds the synthesizer doesn't matter. IJ: So what about an arbitrary range if 1 and 2 not available? TL: I don't know that arbitrary range will fly. What if the synthesizer can't handle the arbitrary range we specify? How should that be handled? EH: Then applicability kicks in. IJ: What values should be supported? JG: Normal talking rate is about 180 words per minutes. Real speech synths allow between about 120 words-per-minute to approximately 500-600 words per minute. DP: We use about 240 words per minute daily. IJ: Then I PROPOSE that we suggest a range of about 120 to 500 words per minute. TL: Overruns are a non-issue DP: We are also asking for configuration. So applicability comes into play when there is no range. I don't see configurability in multimedia players. I see some activities that use synthesized speech (e.g., chat programs). Also, "MagicSpell", that reads email, but doesn't let you change speed, but not pitch. - For a synchronized multimedia presentation: For any visual track that may be slowed from 100% to to 80% of its original speed, need to synchronize visual and auditory tracks. Below 80%, the user agent can drop out the auditory track. MR: What about other types of equivalents (e.g., text equivalents)? Checkpoint 7.6 Allow the user to navigate efficiently to and among important structural elements identified by the author. Checkpoint 7.7 Allow the user to configure structured navigation. JG proposal: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/2000AprJun/0356.html EH: I agree, but some of the language of JG's proposal needs fixing. IJ: I think the minimum is: a) For markup with a clear semantic layer: navigation of important semantic elements according to specification, b) Otherwise, navigation of the document object. c) Sequential (depth-first) forward and reverse navigation is the minimum (P2). IJ: What about dynamically changing the scope of objects? To let you delve into lists, forms, tables and stay within that scope. What about in a generic markup language? How do you identify subtrees to skip over? EH: We may need to clarify for 7.6 ("to and among"): Was "within" intended? IJ: No. We could drop "to". It's the first step to "among". MN: Is it a problem that navigation and the configuration of navigation have different priorities? EH: I think it's reasonable to have different priorities. JG: 7.7 makes 7.6 much more powerful. MR: I think 7.7 should be both configure and control. EH: Then are people satisfied with P3 for 7.7? MN: I'm not comfortable with it. IJ: Then it makes sense to clarify in 7.7 that we're talking about the objects being navigated, not the navigation abilities themselves (i.e., sequential). EH: We have among and within / control and configure. We have a max of 4 checkpoints. IJ: I propose keeping "control and configure" together. Who would like 7.7 (configuration/control) to be P2: JA, MN, TL, JG, DB, probably EH. TL: If you think about navigation according to structure from farther away, a user agent that doesn't allow configuration of the navigation will exclude users. It seems that they should both be the same priority. IJ: Note on changing priority to P3: P3 means easier, but P2 means difficult to without it. JG: I hear people saying that without configuration, it would be difficult for people to do what they need to do. JG: I'm concerned about the WG changing the priority at this point since that question didn't come up during any of our reviews. TL: If 7.6 is implemented to deny access to some content, that would cause problems. Action IJ: Propose new 7.6: a) Clarify that the what is configurable is the set of objections, not navigation abilities. b) Configure and control c) Add a note that control allows a skip-over functionality (although that could be implemented separately as better then 7.6 minimal sequential requirement0. Checkpoints 7.1 and 7.3 (P1): Forward, sequential navigation. Checkpoint 7.4 (P2): Forward and reverse sequential navigation. Checkpoints 8.4 and 8.5 Refer to JG's proposal: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/2000AprJun/0357.html JG: Perhaps this is the same situation as 7.6/7.7: the functionality is not as useful if you can't configure. MR: But the minimal requirement of 8.4 should make it useful even when you can't configure it. EH: Same comment about "resource specification" IJ: In any case 7.6 and 8.4 need to be harmonized. It sounds like the outline view should be those elements navigable according to 7.6. 7.7 should follow 8.5 as well. IJ: Configurability of navigation seems more like a P2 than configuration of the outline. IJ: The intent of the outline is to give people an overview: and to hide some (a lot of) content. JG: E.g,. for low vision or if you have a reading disability, you want less content in front of view. Action IJ: Propose a clarification to 8.4 to indicate that what is intended is to hide content (and why). Indicate in techniques where to get information for outline entries. Delete "lists" from example. Question: How do you compose the outline view for things that don't have a label? JG: Get header information according to spec; otherwise compose a label to indicate type. Min Req: - 8.4 Outline view is the set of things navigable according to 7.6. - 8.5 Maps to 7.7. - The two functionalities are not bound, but the ranges are. Action IJ: Propose synthesis of 7.7/7.7/8.4/8.5 Checkpoints 8.6/8.7 Refer to JGs Proposal: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/2000AprJun/0358.html Resolved: Adopt JG's proposal (since previously resolved). 5) PR#280: What does it mean to synchronize views? What views should be synchronized? http://cmos-eng.rehab.uiuc.edu/ua-issues/issues-linear.html#280 See JG's proposal to drop the addition of a checkpoint on synchronization http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/2000AprJun/0337.html IJ: Any objection to dropping the sync requirement. Resolved: Drop the proposed synchronization checkpoint. 6) Madeleine's proposal for configure/control http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/2000AprJun/0354.html EH: I generally endorse her proposal. People should review her proposal. -- Ian Jacobs (email@example.com) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs Tel: +1 831 457-2842 Cell: +1 917 450-8783Received on Thursday, 11 May 2000 15:43:20 UTC
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Senate confirms Obama labor board nominee
( ) – A divided Senate on Tuesday confirmed a former union lawyer picked by President Barack Obama to be the top prosecutor at the National Labor Relations Board.
With Obama's Democrats rejecting Republican fears that Richard Griffin would bring an unfair labor bias to the board, the Senate approved him as the NLRB's general counsel on a mostly party-line vote of 55-44.
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Obama nominated him in August to be NLRB general counsel.
The five-member board of the NLRB makes its ultimate case determinations, but the general counsel plays a critical role as a gatekeeper, investigating alleged labor violations and deciding which cases should be prosecuted.
Before the vote on Tuesday, Republican Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee declared his opposition to Griffin, saying: "I'm concerned about the direction of the NLRB as an advocate more than an umpire.
"I do not believe his presence as general counsel will improve the situation."
Democratic Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Labor Committee, which approved the Griffin nomination, hailed the nominee and his knowledge of labor laws.
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Harkin pointedly noted that years ago, an NLRB member came to the board directly from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation's biggest business group, without any complaints of bias from Republicans.
"I guess it is only when you represent labor unions that you are biased, not when you represent the Chamber of Commerce," he said.
In January 2012, when the Senate was technically in session but not conducting business, Obama appointed Griffin and Sharon Block as NLRB board members.
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The Supreme Court agreed in June to hear the case of NLRB v. Noel Canning at the request of the administration. The court is expected to hear oral arguments sometime during its current term, which began this month and will run to June.
The administration went to the high court after a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., ruled in January that the NLRB did not have a quorum when it ruled against Noel Canning, a bottling company, because three of the five sitting members were not valid appointments. The board needs three members to have a quorum. The ruling cast into doubt hundreds of NLRB decisions.
Obama's so-called "recess appointments" of the three members that were judged invalid took place on January 4, 2012.
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA has awarded a major contract to improve the delivery of agricultural services and benefits to producers by using modern, secure and reliable technology. The Application Transformation and Modernization (ATM) System Integrator Blanket Purchase Agreement contract was awarded to SRA, International of Fairfax, Va.
Modernizing USDA's business and information technology is part of Vilsack's goal to transform USDA into a premier organization of highly motivated, collaborative and mutually-supportive employees who are committed to creating an inclusive, diverse workplace environment that achieves high standards of performance and exceptional customer service.
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Kinneret Village
Shalom and Welcome to Kinneret Village, conveniently located by the Sea of Galilee in Israel. Kinneret Village is a great base from which to explore the northern region of our vibrant Holy Land. We are located only a few minutes' walk to our private (fenced) beach, and less than 1 km from Yardenit, the famous and distinguished baptism site on the sacred Jordan River.
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The city center of Tiberius is just 8 km away and the airport can be reached within 2 hours. For those of you who want to venture out, Kefar Nahum and Nazareth are just some of the nearby attractions.
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Monday, November 1, 2010
Muffin Tin Monday - leaves & harvest
The top row of this muffin tin holds turkey bologna roll-ups on fall leaf food picks, orange jello in an orange shaped silicone cup and colby cheese leaves.
I really like the way the cheese leaves came out. :) The colby cheese gives a nice fall leafy mottled effect and a few light strokes with a red food-safe marker provides nice vein detail very easily. :)
The bottom row of the muffin tin lunch holds a leaf-shaped carrot pumpkin muffin (it was baked in a leaf-shaped muffin pan)(same recipe and pan as I used in the pumpkin themed Muffin Tin Monday tin)
Also in that bottom row are Bugles to represent the cornucopia and "harvest", and lastly there are apple slices in the bottom right, another nod to harvest. :)
For more MTM trees, leaves and harvest tins pop on over to check them out! :)
pssst! Did you see the fabulous Lock & Lock lunch set giveaway? Don't forget to enter! :)
14 comments:
- Jennifer said... [Reply to comment]
- November 1, 2010 at 12:07 PM
- JDaniel4's Mom said... [Reply to comment]
I love your lunch! Your leaves are so cute. I will need to remember your cornucopia for Thanksgiving.
- November 1, 2010 at 1:14 PM
- Dana said... [Reply to comment]
Colorfully yummy tin. I want a pumpkin muffin. I'll have to search for a recipie. Happy Monday!
- November 1, 2010 at 2:32 PM
- SnoopyGirl said... [Reply to comment]
What a great tin! I love all the leaves. The cheese is so cute! Nice work!
- November 1, 2010 at 5:29 PM
- Mommyof2girlz said... [Reply to comment]
Perfect tin! Love how you veined the cheesy leaves and Bugles..I love those things! What a perfect idea for the cornucopia!
- November 1, 2010 at 6:35 PM
- Kelly Polizzi said... [Reply to comment]
You're right. Those cheese leaves are just awesome. What kind of food pens do you use? I have Wilton and the point isn't fine enough to do that kind of thing.
- November 1, 2010 at 7:20 PM
- Jennifer said... [Reply to comment]
I love this tin! The cheese is too cute :) And I want one of those muffins!
- November 1, 2010 at 7:26 PM
- Kelly Polizzi said... [Reply to comment]
And those are adorable picks!
- November 1, 2010 at 7:27 PM
- LaLa said... [Reply to comment]
- November 1, 2010 at 8:09 PM
- Tifani said... [Reply to comment]
As beautiful as everything is, I'm loving the Bugles best of all. So inspired!
- November 1, 2010 at 8:15 PM
- Missy Wainman said... [Reply to comment]
Cute tin! I wanted to let you know that I linked your blog to mine today - I was writing about bentos and how cute I think yours are! Maybe you could stop by sometime! Many blessings!
- November 1, 2010 at 10:23 PM
WOW! I'm awed. The leaf pumpkin muffin too. Great idea on the pumpkin mold for the jello.
- November 2, 2010 at 6:58 AM
- Shay S. said... [Reply to comment]
Oh, the veins in the leaves & cornucopias are so cute!! Love this tin!
- November 2, 2010 at 10:54 AM
- Hanna said... [Reply to comment]
Hi!! I'm your newest follower!! I found you on Top Mommy BLogs! I love finding new blogs and your is lovely! You can find me at www.bouffeebambini.blogspot.com
Take a *peek* at my giveaways if you come by. Everything is handmade and gorgeous!
SO glad I found you. I just started doing Bento for my son:)
- November 3, 2010 at 10:58 AM


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Google SketchUp 8 For Dummies Cheat Sheet
Like any program, Google SketchUp 8 offers different ways to do common tasks. In this Cheat Sheet, you find tips on the best way to do things and techniques for dividing edges or sizing a model that can truly boost your productivity. Keyboard shortcuts also enable you to work quickly and easily in Google SketchUp 8, so you find keyboard shortcuts for common tools and discover how to create your own shortcuts.
The Quickest Ways to Use Google SketchUp 8 Tools
One of the best things about Google SketchUp 8 is that you can use it to create 3-D models much more quickly than with other modeling programs. You can really turn up the speed on your creations with the following shortcuts for using SketchUp's tools.
|To Do This Task
|Here's the Best Way
|Orbit with your mouse
|Hold down scroll wheel
|Zoom with your mouse
|Roll scroll wheel
|Pan with your mouse
|Hold down Shift and the scroll wheel
|Draw an edge a certain length with the Line tool
|Type a length and press Enter
|Snip off an edge at the last place you clicked
|Press the Esc key
|Lock your current direction with the Line tool
|Hold down the Shift key while drawing with the tool
|Change the number of sides in a circle, arc, or polygon
|Type a number, then type s, and press Enter
|Draw a circle or an arc of a certain radius
|Type a radius and press Enter after you draw a circle
|—Select with the Select tool—
|Add or subtract from what you've selected
|Hold down Shift
|Select everything that isn't hidden
|Press Ctrl+A (Command+A on the Mac)
|Select everything inside a selection box
|Click and drag from left to right
|Select everything touched by a selection box
|Click and drag from right to left
|Select all faces with the same material
|Right-click and choose Select→All with Same Material
|—Move with the Move tool—
|Move a certain distance
|Type a distance and press Enter after you move
|Force Auto-Fold (tell SketchUp it's okay to fold)
|Press Alt (Command on the Mac)
|Lock yourself in the blue (up and down) direction
|Press the up arrow or down arrow key
|—Copy with the Move and Rotate tools—
|Make a copy with the Move or Rotate tools
|Press Ctrl (Option on the Mac)
|Make multiple copies in a row
|Make a copy, type a distance, type x, and press Enter
|Make multiple copies between
|Make a copy, type a number, type /, and press Enter
|—Hide and Smooth with the Eraser tool—
|Hide something
|Hold down Shift and click with the Eraser
|Smooth something
|Ctrl+click with the Eraser (Option+click on the Mac)
|Unsmooth something
|Hold down Shift+Ctrl and click with the Eraser (Shift+Option on the Mac)
|—Push/Pull and Offset—
|Make a copy of the face you're push/pulling
|Press Ctrl (Option on the Mac) and use the Push/Pull tool
|Repeat the last distance you push/pulled
|Double-click a face with the Push/Pull tool
|Repeat the last distance you Offset
|Double-click a face with the Offset tool
|—Scale with the Scale tool—
|Scale about the center
|Hold down Ctrl (Option on the Mac) while scaling
|Scale uniformly (don't distort)
|Hold down Shift while scaling
|Scale by a certain factor
|Type a number and press Enter
|Make something a certain size
|Type the size and the units and then press Enter
|—Apply materials with the Paint Bucket tool—
|Sample a material from a face
|Hold down Alt (Command on the Mac) and click the face with the tool
|Paint all faces that match the one you click
|Hold down Shift while you click
|—Create guides—
|Tell the Tape Measure or Protractor tool to create a guide
|Press Ctrl (Option on the Mac) and click with the tool
|—Walk around your model with the Walk tool—
|Walk through things
|Hold down Alt (Command on the Mac)
|Run instead of walk
|Hold down Ctrl (Option on the Mac)
|Get taller or shorter instead of walking
|Hold down Shift
|Change your eye height
|Select the Look Around tool, type a height, and press Enter
|Change your field of view
|Select the Zoom tool, type a number, type deg, and press Enter
How to Boost Your Productivity in Google SketchUp 8
Google SketchUp 8 makes modeling accessible and easy compared to high-end modeling programs, but creating a model can still take time. As you create your models in Google SketchUp, you'll come to appreciate the following timesaving techniques.
To divide an edge into a number of shorter edges:
Right-click an edge with the Select tool.
Choose Divide from the context menu that pops up.
Type the number of segments you'd like and press Enter.
To resize your whole model based on one known measurement:
Select the Tape Measure tool.
Press Ctrl (Option on a Mac) until you don't see a + next to your cursor.
Measure a distance; click once to start measuring, and again to stop.
Type a dimension for the distance you just measured and press Enter.
Click Yes in the dialog box that pops up.
To set up your own keyboard shortcuts:
Choose Window→Preferences (File→Preferences on the Mac).
Click the Shortcuts panel.
Keyboard Shortcuts for Common Google SketchUp 8 Tools
Google SketchUp 8 offers keyboard shortcuts for the tools you use most often as you create models. To select the tool you want, simply press the letter that's indicated in the following table.
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What The Next Generation Thinks - Is this our legacy
I just wanted you to know that I wish I could send more. I wish I were independently wealthy and capable of "pulling strings" to get you out of this situation. Alas, I am only 23 years old. I've lived in a world where there was always a personal computer. I've been typing on computer keyboards since I was in the 3rd grade. I built my first computer at the age of 12. I've built numerous systems for friends and family since then. I've used both PCs and Macs, I've even had some fun using a once little known operating system (Linux). I know more about the technology involved in your case than most of the prosecution team knows about *any* technology.
I chose to donate 15 dollars, not because it's a nice round number, but because it is what I make per hour, and right now, finances are tight enough for me that one hour out of a paycheck means the difference between having "spending money" and just being able to cover all the bills and rent. It's trivial, but it's where I am. I don't want thanks for this, there's no amount of thanks that will make up for the fact that this nation, it's government, it's "justice system" and the vast majority of it's people are so far behind the learning curve that innocent people are being hurt, innocent lives destroyed, and innocent productive members of society are threatened with removal from that society while true criminals continue to terrorize the populace. My "consumerist dollars" are yours this pay period. My consumerist dollars are also no longer for this country. I have friends and family in Canada, and I've become so disgusted with this nation over your case that I will be saving up until I can leave.
This nation is no longer the democracy it fought so hard to try to become. As such, this citizen is ashamed because someone who holds the highest position a human can hold, the same position that is the most undervalued and under-respected profession in this country, has been treated like a criminal by people who aren't worthy enough to be called one of her students. Your treatment is the direct result of catering to the lowest common denominator. I cannot continue to live in a country that rapes it's greatest resources like this. Teachers are the difference between a healthy foundation for future generations, and no foundation at all. My fiancee has almost completed her Masters degree to teach ESL, at this moment I am genuinely afraid for her. Afraid that she'll befall the same fate as you. Guilt determined without evidence or rebuttal. My contribution is in hope that she'll never have to face the same firing squad as you. I hope that your appeal will be seen by a judge worthy of your case and a jury of your peers (hopefully a teacher or two among them).As I said before, I've lived and worked in a world where computers have always existed and have almost always been in every house. I can't imagine what a world without computers is, and I also can't imagine what it's like trying to keep up with a world that has adopted computers so quickly if you yourself didn't follow the world of computing closely. I don't mean to imply that you're some kind of computer illiterate moron, but just to say that I see my grandparents struggle with technology not because they lack intelligence, but because their minds and modes of operation were formed in a time where the most used and strongest tool that they had at their disposal was themselves. To them, a computer and the internet are a luxury that life has afforded them and they use both sparingly, opting to use other means to organize their lives that they have proven tried and true over their years. I myself find computers and especially the internet essential to my everyday life and interactions with others.In short, you have been wronged. I empathize with that and hope that there are more than enough contributions to prevent your family from feeling the strain of the financial burden that the idiocy contained within the Connecticut judicial system has brought upon you and yours.If there is anything more than monetary help that I can lend, do not hesitate to ask. The worst I can do, is say no. If it's something within my power to do, I will most assuredly say yes.Wishing I didn't have to wish you luck,
Tony Scaruffi
PS - Goodluck!
43 comments:
As a computer technician who specializes virus and malware infestations, I feel for you. These are insidious and evil little programs. Even as a trained professional, it is often difficult to locate and terminate the "boogers" responsible for these popups and other nasty behavior.
There was nothing you could have done to stop the barrage, short of turning the computer system off, which you were instructed not to do. The school system's IT staff should have been more responsive to the situation and dealt with it promptly.
The school system's administration and IT staff should be on trial, not you. With properly implemented filtering software, firewalls, and popup blockers, this would not have happened. Their failure to protect both you and the children from this onslaught is simply inexcusable.
No matter what happens in the coming weeks, rest assured you have an army of geeks behind you, who will not give up until you are cleared of these charges.
- March 11, 2007 at 5:10 PM
You folks should see this article in the London Times - the point being the 185 comments. Most of them seem to be supportive, or at least on your side. This article has been a headline in their online edition for at least a couple of weeks, so will certainly have raised exposure for you. Good luck.
The other point I want to make is why have we allowed Microsoft to get off free of blame in this situation? They designed and wrote the software that allowed the pop-ups to happen. I would say you had grounds for suing them for millions. There is no excuse for the appallingness of their software. The FireFox web browser would never have allowed these popups to appear. www.spreadfirefox.com
Alex Kerr
- March 12, 2007 at 2:51 AM
I am not a computer "geek". Just the average home user. I know for a fact that this can easily happen because it happened when my local phone company switched my DSL to another known company who shall remain anonymous. I immediately began receiving such messages and couldn't do anything to block them. The e-mail provider said they were unable to block them also. I had to switch providers to stop this obnoxious mail. If they can post to your e-mail, they can also cause pop ups to occur. Julie has my full support and I sincerely hope the legal system sees the error in their ways.
- March 13, 2007 at 6:13 PM
We heard about your situation on Susie Bright's podcast on Audible.com, and have made a contribution. It certainly sounds like there's a huge over-reaction going on here. We wish you the best of luck.
- March 13, 2007 at 8:02 PM
A very good article to support you in USA Today:
- March 16, 2007 at 12:53 PM
This is ridiculous. A big country like USA discuss a little teacher´s mistake. Oh, there are too many things in the real world more important than this... I´m so sorry for your nation ...
- March 17, 2007 at 1:06 PM
This is a most insane story. I have worked in the IT sector since 1980, and cannot believe that our current court systems are so out of touch with the realities of the web world. It appears that the press is getting the word out, and hopefully it will bring some sense to this story. (Thanks to Susie Bright's Journal for bringing it to my attention).
I will be sending a small contribution to help you with your situation. All the best.
- March 17, 2007 at 5:05 PM
I have read all the articles about Julie Amero. I have read all of the expert analyses. I have read the hundreds of comments from America and from around the world. I have read the entire transcript of Julie's "trial". I have read the vague and inartfully drawn statute under which Julie was convicted as well as its legislative history and some of the decisions construing it. (The appellate courts of Connecticut have had trouble with the vagueness of this statute – a statute certainly not written for a case like this one – finding the statute to be constitutional only with proper, clear, curative instructions to the jury from the Court, something that, in my view, was lacking here.) There is no need for me to here "preach to the choir" of my belief in Julie's innocence or of the confluence of ignorance, incompetence and apparent malice and/or hysteria that convicted her. Like many of you, I have made my contribution to Julie's defense fund and have emailed or written to the news outlets, my friends and colleagues, government officials and others. More must be done. It's been over 40 years since I marched down Massachusetts Avenue and assembled in peaceful protest with hundreds, or perhaps thousands, of others in Cambridge Commons in opposition to misguided conduct by the government of that era. Then, we protested, among other things, the sacrifice of thousands of innocent young people – my then contemporaries – to a different kind of ignorance. Eventually, mainstream America took notice of our protests. Now, we must protest the sacrifice of one innocent to a different ignorance remembering that "[a]n injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere." (Martin Luther King). While some of us, young and old[er], with enough computer savvy to access a blog, are painfully aware of this current injustice to Julie Amero, mainstream America and mainstream Connecticut are not aware of it or of its threat to their liberty. Most of mainstream America gets its information from television and the print media. And that media publicizes the news that sells commercial airtime or print advertisements. Let's provide them with something to publicize. At least, let's let Norwich know that we are watching. (I think that peaceful protest and freedom of assembly and association are still permitted there.) Let's let Julie know that we support her. I do not live in Connecticut. It will take me at least three hours to get there, but I will be in Norwich on Julie's sentencing date, now scheduled for March 29, 2007. Please get up from your computer and join me. You computer geeks (a term I use with respect) who are far more blog-savvy than I, please get the word out. While I would like to be in the courtroom to observe the proceedings on March 29th, nothing would please me more than to find that the place is so crowded with Julie's supporters that I can't get in. By the way, I am not some left-wing radical. I am now a moderate, middle-aged part of mainstream America. I am outraged. I am also an attorney. I am alarmed. And ashamed.
- March 18, 2007 at 9:32 AM
I have read all the articles about Julie Amero. I have read all of the expert analyses. I have read the hundreds of comments from America and from around the world. I have read the entire transcript of Julie's "trial". I have read the vague and inartfully drawn statute under which Julie was convicted as well as its legislative history and some of the decisions construing it. (The appellate courts of Connecticut have had trouble with the vagueness of this statute – a statute certainly not written for a case like this one – finding the statute to be constitutional only with proper, clear, curative instructions to the jury from the Court, something that, in my view, was lacking here.) There is no need for me to here "preach to the choir" of my belief in Julie's innocence or of the confluence of ignorance, incompetence and apparent malice and/or hysteria that convicted her. Like many of you, I have made my contribution to Julie's defense fund and have emailed or written to the news outlets, my friends and colleagues, government officials and others. More must be done. It's been over 40 years since I marched down Massachusetts Avenue and assembled in peaceful protest with hundreds, or perhaps thousands, of others in Cambridge Commons in opposition to misguided conduct by the government of that era. Then, we protested, among other things, the sacrifice of thousands of innocent young people – my then contemporaries – to a different kind of ignorance. Eventually, mainstream America took notice of our protests. Now, we must protest the sacrifice of one innocent to a different ignorance remembering that "[a]n injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere." (Martin Luther King). While some of us, young and old[er], with enough computer savvy to access a blog, are painfully aware of this current injustice to Julie Amero, mainstream America and mainstream Connecticut are not aware of it or of its threat to their liberty. Most of mainstream America gets its information from television and the print media. And that media publicizes the news that sells commercial airtime or print advertisements. Let's provide them with something to publicize. At least, let's let Norwich know that we are watching. (I think that peaceful protest and freedom of assembly and association are still permitted there.) Let's let Julie know that we support her. I do not live in Connecticut. It will take me at least three hours to get there, but I will be in Norwich on Julie's sentencing date, now scheduled for March 29, 2007. Please get up from your computer and join me. You computer geeks (a term I use with respect) who are far more blog-savvy than I, please get the word out. While I would like to be in the courtroom to observe the proceedings on March 29th, nothing would please me more than to find that the place is so crowded with Julie's supporters that I can't get in. By the way, I am not some left-wing radical. I am now a moderate, middle-aged part of mainstream America. I am outraged. I am also an attorney. I am angry. And ashamed.
- March 18, 2007 at 10:10 AM
- Alex said...
Julie and Wes,
I have contributed $50 to your defense fund. It is a travesty of justice that Julie is being tried because an unprotected school computer was compromised with malware and exposed some children to pornography. Anyone familiar with computers can tell you that an unsecured PC running Windows 98 can be compromised in a matter of minutes of being connected to the internet. The ones who should be on trial are the people who failed to secure the computer.
I hope you are able to make an successful appeal and that you clear your name. I also hope that the people who shifted the blame onto Julie are held responsible, tried and treated as harshly as Julie has been.
I wish you the best of luck, I hope you don't need it.
- March 19, 2007 at 8:34 PM
I lived in Norwich for over 25 years and I have to say that Connecticut is different from my home state, and Norwich is crazy. I remember moving to NorWitch and seeing some very strange things, like Departmant of Children and Families (DCF) vehicles all over the place. They were called DCYS back then. The DCYS seemed to harass and remove children from the poor people all the time. I can remember they parked their vehicles in a huge parking lot owned by an unknown person. I wondered if the vehicles belonged to other State agencies too, but they said that they were for DCYS employees only. They had about 40 vehicles parked in the parking lot. There were 2 DCYS offices in the county as well, and they had several employees for each office. They were mostly seen in the poor neighborhoods of Norwich and New London. I can remember when I was about 14 years old, a neighbor got angry at us and called DCYS. The complaint was that my mother kept me under a spell with a strong witchcraft necklace... LOL. I asked the social worker why she even bothered to take the complaint. She said she was required to investigate every complaint regardless of the nature.
I was finally learning how crazy it was in Nutwich. We had the Norwich State Mental Hospital which was closed down about 8 years ago. I would see mental patients all over the streets and riding the public bus system. Many of them lived in the buildings in the downtown area as well. Now that the hospital has shut down, you do not see as many of them anymore, but the police think that they do. In Norwich there is a list of 10 codes used over their police radio system.... Example: 10-45 Is a "Dimented Person". The police have not changed very much when it comes to the people. If an officer doesn't like you or doesn't want to be bothered, he or she will tell the dispatcher (Headquarters or HQ) that you are a 10-45. Your "crazy/10-45" label may also be placed in their dispatch computer and you are then officially NorWitched. Now you have become a Norwich Police certified nutcase... LOL. I sometimes laugh at this, but yet I find it very sad.
I can remember a building on the Norwich State Mental Hospital grounds called the "Martin House". Everyone arrested for misdemeanor crimes were discouraged by the public defender's office in the Norwich courts from going to jury trial, they just wanted everyone to take a plea bargain and make a cash donation of $100 - $500 to the Martin House or to their favorite charity. Needless to say, many knew that some of the donations weren't really going to the Martin House or any other charity. I wondered why or how these people were ever going to serve the justice system with such hostility and corruption. Luckily I had never been accused of a crime, but I've been to court with friends and family. What a sick joke this all was.
The local school system has always been a joke as well. There were only a few good teachers that really cared about the students. The Board of Education wanted the government funding, but they didn't want to spend it to properly run the schools. Everything in Norwich just looked like a big scam to me. Even our 911 services were terrible. Years ago Norwich spent about $3 million on a new emergency communications center, and the system is run very poorly by the police. Many emergency 911 calls have resulted in failures by emergency operators to respond the Fire Department and failures to even send needed Ambulance services. The lovely Ambulance service was even criminally prosecuted for Medicare fraud a couple of years ago.... LOL. Ever since Louis Fusaro became the police chief, the Police Department became even more corrupt.
Don't be surprised by the Julie Amero case or any case that comes out of Norwich. The town has a long history of criminal cops and official drunks. A 10-46 is an "Intoxicated Person"... LOL. I'm not sure what the problem really is with Norwich anymore, but maybe we should just admit that we all have a little bit of "10-45" in us.... LOL.
I kept myself from becoming insane, I moved away from NorWitch.
- March 21, 2007 at 6:48 PM
- Eric said...
All I can say is, this is sick! ANYBODY with the least bit of IT knowledge (including myself, a former IT intern) absolutely knows how easy it can be for things like this to occur unintended on a poorly-kept computer with internet access. Spyware and trojans can in and of themselves cause porn pop-ups, and certainly there are a lot of websites like the one described with benign addresses and titles owned by parties that use them to make money from hosting pop-up ads and clickthroughs (often pornographic) accompanying what's basically nothing more than a empty facsimile of a useful website. (There are no pop-ups that appear in my pop-up-blocked browser, but take, for example, www.yaoho.com - an obvious attempt to cash in on typos of yahoo.com - this is a light example; they get much, much worse than this...)
On less secure browsers and computers (as would basically be inevitable at this point on internet-enabled Windows 98 in the first place), it would be very easy to "lose control" of the computer like this - at best, the windows may have been set to be impossible to close (at least without a lot of busywork by someone with a good deal of experience in the matter), and at worst, there are examples where the creator of the malware/site/etc. is directly out to show a barrage of shock imagery and overload the computer's processor/memory with endless quick-appearing windows to the point where the computer MUST be shut off.
It's one thing for the prosecution, judge and jury to be relatively ignorant of computer security matters, but for them to have barred a computer expert witness from offering evidence basically throws this into witch-hunt territory. If you can't allow a defense to present evidence that anyone with significant computer experience could basically confirm as correct, it's not due process, and it's hardly even a trial. It's the public punishment of an innocent person for sport and for show, and it's sick.
I've been through Norwich before, it's a lovely town. That this sort of egregious failure of law and abuse of an innocent person is happening there is just unbelievable to me.
- March 26, 2007 at 3:06 PM
- San Nakji said...
This is truly awful. I really hope sanity prevails in this case. America the world is watching!
From New Zealand
- March 27, 2007 at 6:08 PM
- up2late66 on MySpacemaker said...
(from up2late66 on myspace)
here is a corrected link to the USA Today article above -
and to San from NZ, a lot of us here in America as well are shaking our heads at the utter BS/Hyprocisy evident in this case.
We are not a nation of chimpanzees, but I can certainly see where you might get that impression ;)
- March 28, 2007 at 10:45 AM
RE- What The Next Generation Thinks - Is this our legacy
So was that a supporting Julie Amero post or just a post so you can go on about how you know computers? Wow with the self praise, at least your selfworth is high. But the story is about an inocent women wrongly convicted from Porn Spam. Not about you. Anyone who owns a computer connected to the internet knows this porn spam is so common. I hope they fix this mistake
- March 28, 2007 at 1:14 PM
- mark said...
Please keep us all informed of when the sentencing is scheduled for. There seem to have been changes in that schedule. Hopefully, someone will finally admit that this never should have been prosecuted and drop the whole thing.
Also, I think everyone should work at keeping up the pressure in the media. The prosecutors may think that they can wait until this slips from the public mind.
All the best to you, Julie.
P.S. Great stuff there, Injustice!
- April 10, 2007 at 12:43 PM
- rchksn said...
I just read the article published in e-School News. I'm a school tech coordinator and I have seen "porn storms" happen on filtered machines. I'm really sorry this is happening to you. I can't believe that I spent 20 years of my life serving and defending this country to see a prosecutor go to trial without evidence and win a conviction. I am sending emails to the prosecutor, governor, and your legislators. I'll even try ours. This conviction should be reversed. It should have never happened.
- April 12, 2007 at 8:04 AM
There are alot of us out here waiting to hear any news at all of how things are going. Can you post an update here for us?
- April 12, 2007 at 6:45 PM
I, too, would like an update. This is more than just an individual case, it's something as basic as justice being trampled to death and beaten. All because some people know absolutely nothing about computers.
She won't be permitted. Justice won't allow it. If it does, justice in America will be gone.
- April 19, 2007 at 12:47 AM
Can you give us an update please? Is the court date still on fo the 26th? There are a lot of people out here that want to be there to support you if it is..........we are all waiting to hear an update.....
This is an important case for many people..........
- April 22, 2007 at 7:10 PM
- Becca said...
- May 5, 2007 at 1:00 PM
- Teixeira said...
I just can´t believe that justice is doing this. I support you Julie.
Regards from Portugal
- May 16, 2007 at 2:18 AM
As an Irish IT Professional with 20 years experience including both schools support and IT Security, I was stunned to read of this in ComputerScope Ireland Magazine. I have no doubt as to your innocence. Glad to be able to send you some Euros! Keep up the fight and good luck.
- May 21, 2007 at 12:34 PM
As of June 6th Julie Amero has been granted a new trial!!!
There is a short article about it in Norwich Bulletin, I'm sure longer articles will follow elsewhere.
Thank God and all my good wishes go with you, Julie.
- June 6, 2007 at 8:16 AM
Fantastic news today; Julie was granted a new trial. Now we can only hope that this travesty of justice is never even re-tried. Congrats Julie! It's too bad you ever had to go through any of this.
One disturbing comment from the court: "Strackbein criticized the bloggers today, saying they tried to "improperly influence" the court."
That's what happens when the courts don't do their job! What happened here is exactly what should have happened, someone was being railroaded by irresponsible and inept leadership and the people step in and defended that person. This is what America SHOULD be all about! The fact that the judge does not seem to understand that is very, very scary.
- June 6, 2007 at 9:35 AM
Congrats on today's Ruling Julie,let's hope this nightmare is over for you.
- June 6, 2007 at 11:00 AM
- Becca said...
Teacher Gets New Trial on Classroom Porn
By STEPHANIE REITZ, Associated Press Writer
Wed Jun 6, 8:21 AM
NEW LONDON, Conn. - A judge granted a new trial Wednesday for a former substitute teacher convicted of allowing students to view pornography on a classroom computer.
Prosecutors did not oppose the defense motion for a new trial for Julie Amero, 40, who had faced up to 40 years in prison after her January conviction.
The computer was sent to a state laboratory after the trial, and the judge said Wednesday that those findings may contradict evidence presented by the state computer expert.
"The jury may have relied, at least in part, on that faulty information," said Judge Hillary B. Strackbein, who granted the request for a new trial.
Amero has adamantly denied clicking on pornographic Web sites that appeared on her classroom's computer screen in October 2004 while she was teaching seventh-graders at Kelly Middle School in Norwich.
Some technology experts believe unseen spyware and adware programs might have generated the pop-up ads for pornographic Web sites. Amero and her supporters say the old computer, which she was ordered to leave on, lacked firewall or antispyware protections to prevent inappropriate pop-ups.
Several students testified that they saw pictures of naked men and women, including at least one image of a couple having oral sex.
Amero was to have been sentenced Wednesday but instead pleaded not guilty to the same charges, four counts of risk of injury to a minor. A date for the new trial has not been set.
"I had a great team behind me and I feel comfortable with the decision today," she said after the hearing.
Her attorney, William F. Dow, commended prosecutors, saying they acted responsibly.
"The lesson from this is all of us are subject to the whims of these computers," he said after the hearing.
- June 6, 2007 at 3:01 PM
- Abe said...
There is some great information here about those directly involved on the tech & legal sides.
I don't know much about a law.
I do however know a bit about revenge
Is a civil defamation suit appropriate?
It just seems like ineptness should have it's own reward
- June 6, 2007 at 6:09 PM
- jazz said...
I have been following this case now for a while, reading about on boingboing.net. For a person living in europe, I always am a bit puzzeld about how americans tend to react to something, in our eyes, rather harmless. Don't get me wrong: I am against porn. But 40 year imprisonment? Are you people crazy?
Julie you hang in there. Going to donate 15 EUR through PayPall
Dont give up.
- June 7, 2007 at 12:17 AM
As a computer security professional, I wish to congratulate you on finally getting a new trial! Perhaps this time the truth will finally come out, and you shall be vindicated. You did nothing wrong, and you handled the entire situation in a way that you can be proud of. I wish I had a child in your school district, I'd love to have you as their teacher!
- June 7, 2007 at 11:27 AM
- Bobs said...
Congratulations on the new trial. When I initially heard of your case I was involved in a similar case in Indiana as the defense forensic computer expert. Those of us in the business of providing criminal defense forensic examinations were appalled at the negligent efforts of the state's examiner and I'm glad that the courts seem to agree with you. The difference between your case and the one I just finished is that after our results were shown to the prosecutor and state's expert in Indiana, the charges against the defendant were dropped, there was no need to go to trial. I have to give cudos to that prosecutor and police officer. They recognized that there were things they didn't know and more importantly, they didn't know what it was they didn't know. Hopefully, your next trial will reveal ALL the evidence and you will be exonerated. Better yet, maybe the prosecutor will get a competent examination done, by a third party and then act on the results of that investigation.
Good Luck and God Bless,
Brian K. Ingram, Owner
- June 7, 2007 at 5:17 PM
Congrats on getting a new trial.
Hopefully justice will serve this time.
It has been a long haul, but in the end, it will be worth it.
All the best!
- June 7, 2007 at 10:09 PM
I work in the IT field. I know what I'm doing. The other day, for research, I needed to find out the years that Hitler was in power. I went to Google and typed in "Hitler's Rise to Power." I then clicked on the first hit. It was a porn site.
This could have happened to anyone, including a teacher, kids, anyone.
The people who are prosecuting you are idiots and are trying to make a name for themselves.
Seeing a few porn images in a pop-up isn't going to affect kids. Exposing them to violent movies, violent rap music, violent TV shows, and violent video games is. We should be prosecuting the people who produce this garbage. The prosecutors of this case should be in prison for what they are doing.
- June 14, 2007 at 11:18 AM
- Emma Sometimes said...
I'm just a blogger, a mom, a student, and have great respect for teachers everywhere.
I caught Julie's story online and I am SO happy she is getting a new trial. Hang in there, there are so many pulling for you, even from my corner of the web.
- July 9, 2007 at 11:11 PM
- Jeff said...
So... it's now October.
Any word on this "new trial"? I imagine the prosecution has some sort of deadline before they can decide whether or not to charge Julie again, and hope that they've taken some sanity pills and decided to not retry this case.
- October 18, 2007 at 5:55 AM
Any word?
- November 27, 2007 at 11:35 PM
Any word on the new trial?
- March 3, 2008 at 6:44 PM
Ms. Amero,
I am a magazine journalism major at Syracuse University. I am currently writing an article about the internet and how it can get you in trouble in the workplace.
During my research I came across your case. I would love to interview you for my article.
If you are willing to help, please contact me at email@example.com.
- March 31, 2008 at 9:03 PM
- Mr.galle said...
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I already link to this page.
If you don't mind. Please link to my blog this URL
- May 13, 2008 at 5:40 AM
- Injustice said...
To who ever posted the link to Tactical Flashlight(s). No words, just a link....The only thing you have managed to do is make an innocent person even more sick over this horrible ordeal. I did not publish your link, as I believe it to be a threat to Julie and myself. If you would, please use something other than the Anonymous signature so that we might have a chance to chat.
- July 23, 2008 at 9:04 PM
- RickeyP said...
My thoughts are with the Amero family. I hope I'm right that signs point to Mrs. Amero's exoneration.
- August 4, 2008 at 7:20 PM
- ZMan! said...
Latest news:
I think she should not be losing her job and had to plead to anything. The IT department, apparently incompetent, should be held somewhat responsible for not securing the machine with virus, spyware and adware software. And why did the IT department not install a firewall program to prevent visiting porn sites in the first place?
I am thankful she is not in prison, but I feel she should've just been freed without pleading to anything!
- November 22, 2008 at 4:39 AM
Hi Julie, it today july 26 2009 and I am from The Netherlands in Europe, I red a kopple of weeks ago about your tragedy pc incident, I was shoked when i red that they wanted to sent your to prison for 40 years, I was thinking OMG how can they punishing some one that hard for something like this, today i thought about it again and was wondering if there was news about this awful situation, so i started to google at your name and was very pleased to read that they gave back your freedom. But it's still awfull that you had to sit in prisson for 4 year, 4 years of hell and for nothing, I hope they will make that mistake right with a good sum of money, I hope that you did sew the state for this mistake.
Most of al I am happy that your free again, and I hope that you feel great today, and enjoy your life.
Big Hug from The Netherlands
- July 26, 2009 at 9:39 AM


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beware of the savage claw
With this book, the unpindownable Cory commences what I suspect will be a successful 92nd career as a YA author. Little Brother is a rollicking dystopia, the story of a bright 17 year old hacker who has taken it upon himself to go toe to toe with Homeland Security in an America not all that different from the one we're living in. This book has a whole bunch to recommend it: It's fast-paced, well-written, and the protagonist is engaging in a geeky way, if just a tiny little bit generic. The book is a bit didactic in places. However, since in some ways it's a fictionalized manual for how to build an underground resistance to an evil government, that's only to be expected. Really very good, and based on what I remember about my own teenage years, Cory's captured a particular element of adolescence very well--that sense of being a grownup (or maybe even understanding things better than a grownup would) without having the baggage of accumulated years of failure to tell you exactly how it is that things could go horribly wrong.
Good book, recommended. It comes out in May.


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I use
notify-send for desktop notifications and I get notifications with expected summary and body. However,
notify-send has limitations and so I would like a few recommendations on alternatives for
I would like these extra features :
- Expiration time.
- Size customizations(size of the bubble).
- Location modifications(location of the bubble).
- Bubble look(color,transparency,shading)(if possible).
I know
python-notify and hesitate to use that as I am not familiar Python. I would like a complete stand-alone program. Any suggestions?