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As the Bourne series raises the bar for action films, and audiences balk at two-plus hour runtimes, the filmmakers of Vantage Point seem like they are trying to bring a fresh, new, unconventional take on the action/thriller genre. Though it may annoy some people, I felt the new take turns Vantage Point into a taut terrorist thriller.
Review of "Vantage Point" (2008) PG-13 90min
March 3rd, 2008 by Maxim · 2 Comments · 6,381 Views
WARNING: this review may contain spoilers.
This is yet another fiction thriller movie about a President of The Fee World (that is, USA) being saved by his security detail.
The plot: President Ashton (William Hurt) arrives to Salamanca, Spain to attend a summit on global terror. Two secret service agents, Thomas Barnes (Dennis Quaid), for whom its a first assignment after he recovered from taking a bullet for the president earlier, and Kent Taylor (Matthew Fox) , are assigned to protect him. Despite them doing all they could, the president is assassinated before their eyes and eyes of millions of TV viewers and large crowd. Several bombs go off in the crowd and dozens of people are killed and injured. The agents are after the suspect. Agent Thomas Barnes uses tapes recorded by bystanders and TV journalists to uncover the truth and get the lead.
The good: The movie is starring Forest Whitacker, fresh from The Last King Of Scotland. He's playing an American tourist who's first time abroad and is excited to film anything he sees with his cool Sony HD camcorder, and he's one of the witnesses who might have seen the assassin. He was good, although the story is pathetic and comic strip-like, so he could do only so much out of the material. There's also a nice ironic point in the movie: one of the Cabinet members is pressing for a retaliatory action, which involves bombing terrorist camp in a friendly country, in response to the terror attacks of the movie, but president says no, that's just what terrorists are trying to provoke us to do, we have the sympathies of the world right now, so let's finish what we came here to do. The car chases have been made well, although they are trying to imitate ones from the Bourne movies and aren't quite as good, and surely they don't compare to the chases from John Frankenheimer's Ronin. Thomas's car kept repairing itself during the final chase scene. Besides, there are no freeways in Salamanca, and no "Alto" – just "Stop" sings – clearly, the movie has been shot in Mexico. Oh, and I'd like me on the those phones that terrorists had: much cooler then iPhone.
The bad: This movie is the definition of pathetic. The story and the characters are so superficial and shallow, with the cheesy ending being the culmination of shallowness and stupidity. To begin with, how many times can we see movies about secret agents saving the president? Second, the movie is structured terribly. I understand the movie is called "Vantage Point" and it's about figuring out the truth blah blah, which requires to review video tapes shot from different vantage points, but there is a reason why there are so few movies that actually are structured this way. The movie keeps rewinding itself to 1 minute before the attack, and after it rewinded itself for the fifth time the audience was cracking up, in fear that the movie might rewind itself for the sixth time. Cinematography: shaky camera style typical these days for action thrillers like the Bourne trilogy. Acting: I like Dennis Quaid, but in this movie he is a trivial parody of a vulgar caricature of a Secret Service agent: he's so tense, with tight lips, low brows, long face and grinding teeth. Story: pathetic storyboard of a comic strip with a cheesy ending, unrealistic cartoonish characters. Despite all the thrill of chasing the suspects and following the leads, the plan of terrorists would have worked if it wasn't for pure dumb luck of the secret service agents.
The summary: this movie is a material for spoofs like Scary Movie. Worst "secret service agent takes bullet for the dear leader of the free world" movie ever.
Credits (oh, really?): Director – Pete Travis | Writer – Barry Levy | Producers – Andrea Giannetti, Callum Greene, Tania Landau, Adam Milano, Ricardo Del Río, Neal H. Moritz | Director of photography – Amir Mokri (Bad Boys II, Coyote Ugly, Don't Say a Word, Lord of War, National Treasure 2) | Original Musical score – Atli Örvarsson | Thomas Barnes – Dennis Quaid | Kennt Taylor – Mathew Fox | Howard Lewis – Forest Whitacker | Javier – Edgar Romirez | Suarez – Saïd Taghmaoui | Veronica – Ayelet Zurer | Rex Brooks – Sigourney Weaver | President Ashton – William Hurt |
p.s. Daniel Craig is 40 today.
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Day of the Vineman
This weekend I was up in Santa Rosa area to support the Ironteam who were doing the Full Vineman (Ironman distance). The morning started as earlier as the racers, a bunch us were volunteering at the first transistion area. My job was to make sure no non-atheletes entered the transistion area to keep it secure. By around 9am the area was closing down as the last swimmers were coming out of the water. It was now time for those of us who were not doing the event to get our training in for the day done.
We headed out on our bikes away for the Vineman bike course towards the coast. Coach Dan and created a bike loop that would take us out to Highway 1 and back. The ride started off great, a fairly flat route and simple directions. Once we reached the coast we continued south on Highway 1, there was a small tailwind which made for a fast ride. I had a cat and mouse chase going with a team mate until we both realized we had missed the turn and we weren't the only ones. We regrouped and headed back north, eventually we found the turn, which lead us an extremely steep climb. The day was heating up and climb was exposed, no better way to max out your heart rate than this. It should be noted this was described as a little hill, though Coach Dan, addmited afterwards he hadn't ridden the route himself :)
The rest of the route was easy to folow. The downhill had a couple of Cattle grid, which is always a great way to verify everything is attached correctly. With about five miles to go, I got a flat. After a quick repair, a less than a mile later I had second flat. With a through check of tire and second tube I was back on my way and glad to be close to end. Overall I have to say it was a great route and nic change to be cycling in a new area.
In the evening we headed over the run course to cheer on the team, the weather had hit the high nineties earlier and it was still hot. The team on the course were going strong despite the conditions. The run course was a three loop course which is great for spectating. By 10:00 it was dark and there was only an hour to go before the official cutoff. There were still a number of the team out on the course, we ran in few people and cheer them on.
By midnight a few of us were in the car waiting for the final parcipant to finish, we strugling to stay awake and it was cold outside now. Yet even one hour after the official cut-off there was one person still going. The person was Stefanie, this was heard third attempt at an Ironman race and this was as further than we had ever been before, she was stopping for nothing, but the finish line. Nearly the whole team gathered at the finish line with car headlights to brighten the dark and abandoned finish line. This was the finish the team had waited for, well desvered and long time coming. The team cheered was she ran in, she had won her race against the distance...
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We have come a long way since the year 1621, when Pilgrims celebrated their first harvest in the New World. Writings recount a three-day feast and sharing the table with Native Americans who populated the area. They were all bringing their various crops, and the recordings describe tables of wild fowl and venison served with a corn mush and stewed pumpkin.
Fast forward to today, and so many of those tried-and-true traditions continue. In my family, we carry forth our own homespun style. Thanksgiving is a celebration of heartfelt gratitude. First and foremost, it is a wonderful day when everyone is cheerfully gathered together. And, since I adore cooking, it is quite special. The menu is filled with so many delicious treats and cherished favorites, with thick, heavenly gravy drizzled over just about everything.
Like many foodies, my mailbox is filled with cooking magazines chalk-full of creative recipes offering a new twist on an old favorite. And yes, I try them. I love to experiment. However, over the years, I have come to the realization that my family does not want any of this. Forget the ratatouille casserole to replace the haricot vert (green beans) smothered in butter and dancing with slivers of almonds. Say 'no' to the shaved truffles delicately adorning my homemade mashed potatoes. And, a flat-out "no way Mom" was heard for miles to the mere thought of a deep-fried turkey. I am becoming a better listener. Let it be. We want it…the old-fashioned way. Authentic. And, so it shall be.
The table is set weeks ahead, and I often wonder why I did not do this years ago when I was working full-time. It just makes perfect sense. The décor is filled with acorns, pumpkins, multi-colored husks of corn, and fall leaves in hues of rich orange and earth tones. Our fancy gold-trimmed china is placed upon burgundy brocade place settings, and silk napkins are the order of this day. A bevy of glassware stand at attention, all announcing the event is near.
Thank goodness for my "count-down" list, which assures me some tiny measure of success. Two weeks out I order the free-range turkey. Then, an outing to sample wines, as we make our holiday selections. Then, shopping begins in earnest. On the Monday prior to Thanksgiving, I begin sautéing the onions, celery and cooking the sausage for the stuffing. Using a recipe written in my mother's hand is a warm reminder of her presence with me in the kitchen. The white wine is chilled, and the red wine is stationed at the bar. The day prior is a day filled with activity–from steaming the vegetables, assembling the stuffing and baking the pies. On Thursday, we are up early to retrieve the turkey and prepare it for baking. A mountain of potatoes are waiting, and that means some quality time with my son, as we briskly peel away, chatting about everything and anything. The smell of the turkey wafting through the house has us spellbound. And, after resting, it is sliced to perfection. In recent years, I will admit to one big cheat. I have resorted to purchasing my gravy ahead of time. I would pay anything for those containers of goodness that save me a half-hour I do not have. I pour the golden brown sauce into a pan and discard the plastic containers (which I call evidence).
As everyone arrives for dinner, the laughter quickly fills the room, and football chants can be heard downstairs. It is all good and wonderful to be together again. As the host, I place a stone at one person's place setting. The stone represents the earth and harvest. This year it will be my nephew who will lead the conversation on what he is thankful for. He is a newly-appointed police officer, and recently announced his engagement. So, he has lots of things to share. Then, he will pass it to the next person, and, one by one, we will learn something new about each other and affirm our thankfulness on this very special day. Dinner will be proudly served.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO—HighTouch Marketing & Design, Inc. ("HighTouch"), a leading inbound marketing and web design firm for small businesses, launches www.csigc.com, a web site for Colorado Structures, Inc, .CSI is consistently one of the Top 5 Contractors of Interior and Shell Space and has constructed nearly 50 million square feet of retail, industrial, commercial, office and multi-family projects in over 20 states across the U.S.
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Nearly 33 years ago, Tommie Agee was preparing to lead off his first exhibition game with his new team, the Mets. But first, his new teammate Ed Charles had a word of advice regarding the Cardinals' ace pitcher, one Bob Gibson.
''I told him, 'Watch out for Gibson, he's going to introduce himself to you,' '' Charles recalled yesterday. ''Sure enough, first pitch, bam, right in the head. You could hear it all over the ballpark. Thank God it hit him flush on the helmet.''
To this day, Gibson denies throwing a smoking greeting card at the new man to welcome him to the National League, although that was surely part of his M.O.
From that day forth, Charles knew how to silence the man who would become one of his best friends as well as the center fielder who made two great catches as the Amazing Mets stunned the Orioles in the 1969 World Series.
''I'd say, 'If you don't get off me, I'll call Gibson,' '' Charles said between sobs at the loss of his friend Tommie Agee, who died after having a heart attack at age 58 in the city that still celebrated him as a major figure of an improbable season.
The word came to Charles and a handful of the old boys who were down in Florida at the Mets' fantasy camp. Rain washed out the afternoon's activities, which was just as well, because Charles and Ron Swoboda and Duffy Dyer and Jim McAndrew did not have much left for frolicking.
''I'm devastated,'' Charles said, fighting to get the words into the telephone. ''This is going to hurt. When Jackie Robinson passed, I had this reaction. I just cracked up. That's how I am today. Got to talk about it. Got to get it out. Such a generous guy. Nice guy. He'd do whatever he could for people. I thought he'd be around forever.''
Agee becomes the first regular to die from that celebrated band. Gil Hodges and Rube Walker, the manager and the pitching coach, are gone, and so is Cal Koonce, a useful pitcher. But Agee was at the core, then and now.
They would show up at camps and benefits and special days at Shea Stadium -- many of them sticking around New York to enjoy the good vibrations that still quiver in the town John Lindsay named Fun City.
''We were close,'' Charles said yesterday. ''We enjoyed each other's company in 1969 and after that. It was a good time.''
The salaries were lower in those days, which encouraged players to share things like rides to the ballpark and cabs to dinner. One of the closest friendships was between Charles, now 67, and Agee, two sons of the Deep South who got to New York and were not about to leave. Charles recently retired as a social worker with young people in Queens, and Agee worked for a title company in Manhattan.
''We were friends for life,'' Charles said. ''We didn't have to go out every night to know we were there for each other. Our families were close. We knew he had heart trouble, but we figured the medicine would hold him until he could get an implant or something. We didn't expect this.''
Wherever the players went, fans would bring up the 1969 World Series. Charles was an itinerant third baseman who wrote poetry and made friends the day he landed in New York in 1967. Agee came over in a trade that winter, a chunky outfielder with great speed.
''I knew him from the American League,'' Charles said. ''I knew what kind of player he was. But you know, that pitch affected him that whole season. It cut down on his offense. But he never stopped hustling. The next year he led us to the world championship.''
Still recoiling from the hardball in the helmet, Agee batted only .217 with 5 homers in 1968, but batted .271 with 26 homers in 1969.
The third game of the World Series will always be Agee's.
With Jacqueline and Aristotle Onassis and her two children, Caroline and John Kennedy, watching from behind home plate, Agee led off the bottom of the first with a homer, the fifth time he had done it that season.
The Mets were leading, 3-0, in the fourth with two outs and two Orioles on base. Elrod Hendricks, a left-handed hitter, unloaded an opposite-field drive toward the gap in left-center. Agee caught it, just barely, in the webbing of his glove before he crashed into the fence -- a snow cone, in baseball parlance.
Agee did it again less than an hour later. The bases were loaded with two outs in the seventh and Hodges brought in Nolan Ryan. Paul Blair blasted a drive down the other alley, and Agee turned on the jets, snagging the ball just before his body landed on the grass. He had saved five runs in an hour.
''We told him he should have been camping under both of those balls,'' Charles said yesterday. ''We knew what great catches they were but we were not going to tell him. You know how it goes.''
For decades, Agee would sputter and laugh, secure in himself. They would tell Swoboda the same thing about his epic catch the next day.
''We were close,'' Charles said.
They remained close, most of them, but now there is a huge gap in the lineup. Reality has come to fantasy camp.


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ROTCH, Abbott Lawrence (1861—). An American meteorologist, born in Boston. He graduated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1884, and in the next year established near Boston the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory. There he made researches on the clouds and introduced the use of kites for weather observations. Rotch edited, in part, The American Meteorological Journal (1886-92), and in 1891 was appointed to the international committee on the nomenclature of clouds. His publications include the annual reports of the Blue Hill Observatory (1887 et seq.) and a popular work, Sounding the Ocean of Air (1900).


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The Whopper Sacrifice application on Facebook allowed users to delete 10 friends from their social networking page to get a free burger. Then when Fox Entertainment wanted to publicise teen film Juno, it also went to the social networking site, knowing it could capitalise on its 150m customer base.
For Juno – whose plot centres on an unplanned pregnancy – Fox Entertainment created an application that allowed users to send virtual pregnancy tests. In the three weeks of the campaign, Facebook users sent more than three million virtual tests.
But while social networks have forced advertisers to think more creatively, they have failed to be the money-spinners Silicon Valley and some of the world's most influential business figures once thought they would be.
It was not long ago that Microsoft bought a $240m (£168m) stake that led to Facebook being valued at $15bn. Other influential business figures, such as Hong Kong billionaire Sir Li Ka-shing, subsequently took note and invested millions in Facebook. In financing rounds dating back to 2004, Facebook has taken more than $40m from venture capital investors, including Peter Thiel, PayPal's co-founder. And there is no forgetting Rupert Murdoch's $580m acquisition of MySpace.
The thinking was that with such an extensive user-base, advertisers will flock. However, many advertisers have remained sceptical, with the Sage of Soho, Sir Martin Sorrell, questioning Facebook's apparent $15bn worth from early on.
In a recent survey, when users of social networks were asked which word best sums up advertising on these sites, 52pc picked "irritating" or "distracting".
In the same survey, only 57pc of recipients said they favoured advertising on social networks. Creative thinking by agencies behind the Burger King and Juno campaigns will help bring in the advertising pounds, but these are unlikely to generate the value Facebook has been anticipating.
The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) said in a report last month that if advertisers do not better embrace social networks, UK advertising groups face revenue growth of just 1.2pc by 2016.
"Social networking is empowering the consumer, but the majority of agencies aren't getting it," said the report, which acknowledged that the advertising industry continued to be sceptical about using social networks to advertise. Coupled with a global advertising downturn, advertisers are an unlikely route to securing Facebook's financial future.
But while advertisers face the challenge of reaching new audiences, 2009 will be a crucial year for Silicon Valley start-ups.
Venture capitalists have, until recently, thrown money at the latest 20-something tech-wizz on the block. But that is set to change as the recession takes its toll. John Doerr, one of the leading technology venture capitalists, recently acknowledged that investment was falling.
At the height of the venture capital boom before the 2000 bubble, venture capital investment was $100bn. In 2007, the peak venture capital investment was $37bn. The 2008 number is roughly $15bn but in 2009 venture capital commitments are expected to be $5bn to $10bn.
Many expect that the book values of sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Bebo will be written down this year as many have failed to make enough money from their subscriber base. A recent study by Deloitte shows that the average revenue per user for some of the UK's largest social media sites is measured in just pennies per month.
This compares to a typical tens of pounds for satellite television customers and cinema visitors. Market research company eMarketer recently cut its estimate of advertising spending on the social networking sites, including MySpace and Bebo, this year by £351m to £912m.
Not long ago the darlings of the stock market, Silicon Valley start-ups are beginning to realise it is time to grow up and make real money. And we could be heading for a repeat of 2000, as some social networks may not survive as venture capital money dries up and monetising user-generated sites proves too tough.
It is critical for social networks and advertisers to work together. The recent tie-up between Google and French advertising giant Publicis – where Google employees were seconded to the advertising group's offices around the world – is one solution.
Both industries need to speak to users of social networks, from Bebo to Facebook, and ask which forms of advertising they find intrusive and acceptable.
Advertising needs to be enticing, not burdensome, and incentives such as a free burger - even if it means losing a few friends for the pleasure - must be explored further.
But I doubt it will be enough to reinstate the multi-billion pound valuations that some social networks carried just a year ago.


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The US Embargo Against Burma
On July 28th 2003, US President George W. Bush signed into law the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 (H.R. 2330). This act bans the importation into the United States of any article that is produced, mined, manufactured, grown or assembled in Burma.
The embargo and Pala International
The Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 effectively means that any product of Burma, including all precious stones, pearls, jewelry and mineral specimens are now prohibited imports. It applies only to new imports. All goods imported before the enaction of this law may still be legally traded.
As with most companies involved in colored stones, we have a number of Burmese gems already in our inventory and it is perfectly legal to sell these.
Make no mistake, we at Pala will be following both the letter and spirit of this law. However, as this article shows, the interaction of the gem industry with Burma and its politics is not simply a black-and-white issue, but one deserving further thought.
Questions about the ban
- What about Burmese gems already in the US before the ban. Can they be legally traded
Yes, they may be legally bought and sold.
- What about Burmese gems which were exported from Burma before the ban, but did not enter the US before the ban. Can they be legally imported?
Yes, so long as it can be documented that those goods left Burma before the ban.
- What are the prospects for the embargo being lifted?
While it is impossible to predict, the language of the Act is such that it will probably take the installation of a democratic government in Burma for it to be lifted. And the prospects for the Burmese military allowing this to occur are quite slim. Thus it appears the embargo will be in place for a long, long time.
The following article examines the impact of these sanctions on the US gem trade, along with the entire issue of national sanctions.
- Banned! Burmese Gems in the Crossfire by Richard W. Hughes and Brian Leber. The case for sanctions against Burma seems to be obvious. But the reality may be less so. In this pair of articles, the case both for and against sanctions is examined.


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Bradley Manning, an Army intelligence analyst who is apparently the source of much material released by Wikileaks, is arrested by US Army Criminal Investigation Division officials at Forward Operating Base Hammer, 40 miles east of Baghdad. [Wired News, 6/6/2010]
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Agents from the FBI's Oakland Field Office tell Adrian Lamo, a source working for the FBI, that Wilileaks leaker Bradley Manning was arrested yesterday in Iraq (see May 26, 2010). Manning and Lamo seem to have some sort of relationship and, after becoming aware of Manning's leaks, Lamo had reported this to the FBI, which meets him for a second time on this day to discuss Manning. [Wired News, 6/6/2010]
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General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says that Bradley Manning, the alleged leaker of a large number of documents published by WikiLeaks, violated the law. Dempsey makes the remarks at a members' town hall meeting at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, in response to a question about whether Manning should be viewed as a political prisoner, whistleblower, or traitor. "We're a nation of laws," says Dempsey. "He did violate the law."
Manning is awaiting court martial, but has not yet been found guilty. [Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 3/10/2012] President Barack Obama made similar remarks the previous year (see Shortly Before April 22, 2011).
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Argument Preview: United States v. Lubich, No. 12-0555/NA
CAAF will hear oral argument in United States v. Lubich, No. 12-0555/NA, on Tuesday, February 19, 2013. The court granted review of the following issue:
Whether the military judge erred by overruling defense counsel's foundation and authentication objections and admitting computerized data evidence gathered by an unnamed Navy-Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) analyst who used an unidentified process with unknown reliability to collect data related to appellant's network user activity.
Lawyers and computers mix surprisingly badly (try running a law blog if you don't believe me). During the special court-martial trial of ET2 Lubich for impersonating her supervisor (a commissioned officer) and submitting fraudulent documents while applying for a $10,000 loan in his name, records of internet activity from her Navy-Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) account were introduced through a Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) cyber forensics examiner. The NCIS examiner testified that he prepared two reports from six CDs of data provided to him by an unidentified NMCI analyst. No evidence was introduced to describe how the NMCI analyst gathered the data, to confirm its accuracy, or even to explain how it could logically be tied to the Appellant.
The trial defense counsel objected to the introduction of the NCIS examiner's reports on foundation and confrontation grounds (though apparently did not make a specific hearsay objection. Additionally, I don't see any evidence in the briefs or the CCA's opinion that the NCIS examiner's testified as an expert witness in an associated field.). The trial military judge denied the defense objections, and admitted the NCIS examiner's reports as Prosecution Exhibits 19 and 23, ruling:
I believe that argument goes more to the weight of the evidence, and you certainly can explore that in cross-examination. The objection is overruled. I find that both Prosecution Exhibits 19 and 23 for identification have been sufficiently authenticated and that the Confrontation Clause is not implicated because we are dealing with an automated process, no conclusions in these documents themselves and, again, it's an automated process with very little discretion involved on the part of the person that was obtaining the data.
United States v. Lubich, No. 201100378, slip op. at 3 (N-M.Ct.Crim.App. April 19, 2012) (unpublished) (per curiam). The two reports were admitted, the Trial Counsel made extensive reference to their contents during argument, and ET2 Lubich was convicted by a panel of members with enlisted representation of one specification of violation of Article 80 and two specifications of violation of Article 134, and sentenced to confinement for 45 days, forfeiture of $1,300 pay per month for two months, reduction to pay grade E-3, and a bad-conduct discharge.
The NMCCA reviewed the case and considered the admissibility of the NCIS examiner's reports on confrontation, hearsay, and authentication grounds. Addressing hearsay and confrontation, the CCA found that because the reports were generated by machines, and because machines are not declarants, the reports are neither hearsay nor testimonial. Lubich, No. 201100378, slip op. at 4 (citing United States v. Sweeney, 70 M.J. 296, 301 (C.A.A.F. 2011) ("machines are not declarants")). Addressing authentication, the CCA found that, "A review of PE 19 and PE 23 unequivocally establishes that those two exhibits are exactly what the trial counsel claimed them to be: an exhaustive, detailed history of the appellant's online activities from her NMCI account." Id. slip op. at 5. The CCA affirmed the findings and sentence, and CAAF granted review to consider the foundation/authentication objection (and presumably denied a request to review the confrontation/hearsay issue).
Because CAAF didn't grant review of the confrontation/hearsay issue, I won't discuss it further in this post. But I've long thought that the courts have the whole "machine-generated" bit wrong. Machines don't generate anything without human instruction (the software) and direction (the input). At least, not yet they don't.
The Appellant's brief focuses on caselaw that discusses the authentication of computer evidence. Citing bankruptcy proceedings, Imwinkelreid's Evidentiary Foundations, and various state cases, as well as CAAF's opinion dealing with the authentication of surveillance footage in United States v. Harris, 55 M.J. 433 (C.A.A.F. 2001), the brief reads like a request for the court to wade into the muddy waters of trial-stage questions of reliability and accuracy. There are a lot of obvious questions that are hard to avoid when considering the NCIS examiner's reports: how can we know that the Appellant was the one using the computer (and that her account wasn't compromised), or that the data all came from her account (and there was no spillover), or that the NMCI analyst accurately gathered the data, or that the dataset was complete…
The Government's response explains why these questions might make the NCIS examiner's reports bad evidence, but they don't render them inadmissible (or, as the trial judge noted, why these questions go to the weight of the evidence and not its admissibility). Particularly when considered exclusive of any hearsay issue:
[The examiner] need only be generally familiar with NMCI's process and not have personal knowledge of the actual evidence collection. Similar to the witnesses in Garces and Dabaneh, [the examiner] offered testimony detailing the automated NMCI process used to retrieve Appellant's NMCI user data. Although he did not personally initiate NMCI's automatic data search and verified his understanding of the data collection process through conversations with NMCI, Garces and Debaneh show he is not required to have personally collected the data in order for him to authenticate the data. And as there is no hearsay objection before this Court, there is no need for [the examiner] to lay the additional foundation for the business records hearsay exception.
Gov't Resp. at 10. Members are instructed that the burden to prove the guilt of the accused is on the Government, and that it never shifts to the accused to establish innocence or to disprove facts necessary to establish each element of each offense. The Defense can – and should – pummel the Government in argument by highlighting every omission and inconsistency in the case (like the uncertain pedigree of the analyst's reports in this case). This is a compelling reason for the Government to present a strong case free of the kind of questions surrounding these reports, but the Government is perfectly free to present a weak/circumstantial case that makes us bystanders scratch our heads and wonder.
Moreover, I suspect CAAF will focus more on the question of what to authenticate, than on the question of how to authenticate, due to the need to define a limiting principle. For instance, in this case the NCIS examiner authenticated his own reports, not the data given to him. If that's not enough, and the Government must authenticate the source data, what stops the analysis there? Why not require authentication of the software used by the NMCI analyst (call the programmer), or the operating system (call Bill Gates), or the computer hardware (call the factory assembly-line worker)? Why not call a Cartesian philosopher to authenticate reality? The Government called the NCIS examiner who explained that he generated reports from the data given to him. The risk that the data was garbage may create reasonable doubts about the reports' conclusions (to be exploited during argument), but it doesn't make them inadmissible.
In a reply brief, the Appellant highlights the hidden issue in this case: hearsay. "The only evidence at trial regarding the NMCI system and process for collecting data, a phone call from an unnamed NMCI employee, was hearsay evidence." Reply Br. at 5. This case would be much more interesting if it were about the hearsay in the reports. But CAAF's granted issue doesn't include the hearsay question (unless the Appellant can somehow convince the court to subsume "hearsay" within "foundation and authentication"). Moreover, the apparent lack of a clear hearsay objection is problematic from an appellate perspective.
Appellate courts are incredibly lenient when it comes to trial-stage rulings on the admissibility of evidence, and will only reverse where there was an abuse of discretion by the trial judge in the form of clearly erroneous findings of fact or a decision based on an erroneous view of the law. Because of this leniency, and the narrowness of the granted issue, I predict a tough oral argument for the Appellant, followed by a quick affirmation.
Case Links:
• NMCCA opinion
• Blog post: Machine generated printouts are not statements
• Blog post: CAAF grant
• Appellant's brief
• Appellee's (Government) brief
• Appellant's reply brief
• Blog post: Argument preview


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First General Mills announced its plans to label GMOs, and now two more Big Food companies are following the company's lead. Both Kellogg's and Mars will now label many of their products with the words, "produced with genetic engineering" if they contain GMO ingredients, starting in mid-April.
Just as General Mills will be doing, Mars and Kellogg's are complying with Vermont's first-in-the-nation mandatory GMO labeling requirements that take effect in July.
Kellogg's North America President Paul Norman said the labels will appear nationwide, not just in Vermont:
"…because a special label for Vermont would be costly for us and our consumers."
Mars made a similar statement:
"In 2014, the state of Vermont passed a mandatory genetically modified (GM) ingredient labeling law that requires most human food products containing GM ingredients to include on-pack labeling as of July 2016. To comply with that law, Mars is introducing clear, on-pack labeling on our products that contain GM ingredients nationwide."
Though Mars, Kellogg's, and General Mills have all quoted the cost of labeling as a concern, it is more likely the companies are moved by the huge public outcry against Big Food's shady tactics regarding food labeling. Consumers Union has said GM labeling will cost individuals less than a penny a person a day.
When you consider that the Grocery Manufacturer's Association, of which all these big corporations are a part, has paid MILLIONS to try to defeat mandatory GM labeling, stooping to fraud even, then of course the claims that cost is the deciding factor to go ahead and finally label is likely pure bunk.
"It would amount to less than the cost of a gallon of milk. We are pleased that a fair, independent study was published to finally show that GE food labeling essentially adds no cost to consumers."
Of course companies like Kellogg's have been accused of fraud before, as in the case of labeling their foods 'natural' when they were riddled with GMOs. What is more likely driving this sea-change in Big Food compliance with mandatory labeling is the realization that they have completely alienated their consumer base.
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It's what drives wildlife photographers to spend hours upon hours sitting still in one spot, to catch that amazing photograph of that elusive creature.
Andrew Fusek Peters is one such photographer. He is working for the National Trust and Natural England in the UK to record images of species and landscape, but it is his image of one small bird that has the world talking.
He's taken some amazing bird photography, and owls have been a regular feature, but he admits this is the first time he'd found these little ones in the wild – the Shropshire owl.
These owls are hard to find for two reasons. First of all there's not too many of the them to start with. Secondly, they are only around 21 to 23 centimetres in size.
Talking to Daily Mail UK, Peters said he'd been waiting a long time to find one, but a farmer told him there were some on his property and allowed him access.
"They live up to their name – they are little owls. So they are hard to spot at the best of times, but this one had craftily sat on the top of an old farm building where its colours blended right in," Peters told Daily Mail.
"It took a couple of visits and a lot of patience but it was well worth it to get the pictures of it. I was over the moon.
"And to get the bird looking right at me was incredible. It shows just how alert they are – he was probably watching me for ages and no doubt knew the moment I spotted him but let me have my picture."
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Brad Smith came in for a play in the second quarter on Sunday.
(John Geliebter-USA TODAY Sports)
PHILADELPHIA- If it looks like the wildcat, and is ran like the wildcat, then it's the wildcat.
Unless, apparently, Eagles head coach Chip Kelly says it isn't.
"We don't run the wildcat," Kelly said after the game. "Let's straighten that out right now."
That isn't what it looked like on Sunday, however, when the Eagles brought in wide receiver Brad Smith on a key redzone play in the seconf quarter. With Nick Foles lined out wide, Smith lined up at quarterback with LeSean McCoy next to him.
"It was not a wildcat play," Kelly said. "It's just Brad Smith plays quarterback."
What Smith planned to do with the ball was never clear, however, as he bobbled the snap before being sacked for a four yard loss. The play was a momentum killer, as it stalled the Eagles drive and kept them out of the endzone.
"Brad's really good with the ball in his hands," Kelly said on why he ran the play.
Given the result of the play, the decision to trot Smith out there in such a key situation certainly raises a lot of questions.
The first question is why call the play at all. The Eagles offense was clicking, and had momentum after a circus catch by Riley Cooper put them down on the six yard line. The Eagles offense was moving quickly to the line, and seemed to have the Cardinals on the ropes. Putting in Smith slowed things down, and after he was sacked, allowed the Cardinals defense to regroup.
The play call had shades of Andy Reid's decision to have Ronnie Brown attempt a pass against the San Francisco 49ers two seasons ago, and was almost as disastrous.
The other question regarding the play has to do with Kelly's redzone play calling in general. The decision to run a trick play there was obviously a poor one, but it wasn't his only bad call of the day close to the endzone.
Facing 3rd-and-4 on the Arizona 12 yard line with 1:42 to go in the fourth quarter, the Eagles were trying to run out the clock. Instead of running the ball, however, Kelly decided to have Foles roll out to his right. It was similar to the play Kelly called in the redzone with Matt Barkley vs. the New York Giants, which resulted in a strip-sack. The same almost happened to Foles, as he was chased out of bounds. Luckily, the Eagles were bailed out by a holding penalty on Arizona.
The most important one question about the decision to put Brad Smith out there, however, might be this one.
Why not put Michael Vick in instead of Smith?
"Brad has practiced more than Mike," Kelly said. "Brad can do some different things and you can run a couple different plays with Brad. I think he's different than anybody because if you do put him back there, a lot of times when people put a running back back there, there's not a threat of a pass. But Brad can throw the football too."
Which certainly sounds a whole lot like the wildcat -- even if Kelly says it isn't.
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Prologue "The Dupont Man" | Chapter 1 "That Single Promise"
• The prologue begins in the men's room of a concert.
• Hoyt and Vance, two fraternity brothers, are clearly drunk.
• Other boys are talking about girls.
• When Hoyt and Vance leave the concert, they find the governor of California and a university student in a precarious position in the Grove.
• Charlotte is introduced as the valedictorian of her class.
• Charlotte is a shy, self conscious girl.
• At Charlotte's graduation party, some boys crash the party clearly embarrassing Charlotte.
• Charlotte promises Miss. Pennington she will never look back.
Chapter 2 "The Whole Black Player Thing" | Chapter 3 "The Mermaid Blushed"
• The scene is a pick-up basketball game at Buster Stadium and the stands are full.
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Swedish House Mafia's Masquerade Motel returns to Miami on Friday, March 23, 2012. Tickets go on sale January 11th via their Facebook page. Sign up now with the link to get email notification.
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Provide your team of managers with the skills, guidance and empowerment that they need to produce excellent results.
The Manager Management eCourse will expand your knowledge and provide a way for you to teach and lead new and experienced managers. With this eCourse you will also learn how to:
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It was during the Neo-Swing Movement of the late 1990's that galvanized Alex's fascination into the world of dance.
After graduating college, he apprenticed with Pierre Dulaine's Dancing Classroom's program (Mad, Hot Ballroom and "Take the Lead") where he trained as a teacher for inner city youth
After relocating to Virginia, Alex became Elegant Dancing's first full-time teacher where he remains among the few professionals certified to teach Peabody.
Alex is known as a kind, patient, knowledgeable teacher, comfortable in competitive and social dance, American and International styles, beginner and advanced instruction. He continues to present many of his students in competition, winning numerous Top Teacher awards.
Alex is a mainstay of Elegant Dancing's Medal Testing program, which methodically graduates students from level to level as they advance. Alex especially enjoys performing showcases, for the creativity, personal growth and confidence they afford his students.
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Between 1838 to 1841, German composer Robert Schumann wrote the fourteen piano pieces which later became collectively known as Opus 99, Bunte Blätter (Colorful Leaves). It is an unusual collection, consisting of Stücklein III (Three Small Pieces), five untitled Albumblätter (Album Leaves), and six individual piano pieces.
Schumann was first a composer for solo piano. With the support and encouragement of his wife, Clara, Schumann also wrote vocal, choral and orchestral works. Some of Schumann's works have been transcribed for organ, and I enjoy playing the fifth Albumblätter, Langsam (slow) as an organ prelude for a Sunday morning. The quiet and calm of this song gives us an opportunity to meditate and focus.


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A mediators' role is to ask questions and guide people through the steps in the mediation process by creating a structured forum and a safe environment where both parties can openly discuss their concerns or issues and come to a mutually agreeable resolution, if they themselves choose to do so.
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Nepal is the second richest country in water resource in world after Brazil. These are probably the exact words that we were taught in school. And every time someone talks about growing loadshedding in Nepal, we throw away this line. But how many times we have really think about this line? Is it the real truth? On childhood, it seems obviously correct, given that we didn't have much way to gather information and had to believe whether on text books or teachers. Today, let's revisit this myth.
"Jalshrot ko doshro dhani desh Nepal taipani loadshedding hunca" — This is the frequently used line in every gatherings and talk among Nepali people. We talk about how inefficient politicians are not utilizing the full potential of water resource in Nepal. Talking about politics is beyond the scope of this scope, but we can help you to know actual truth behind line.
How it all started?
We all know this since childhood. Nepal is the second richest country in water resource. I mean it's everywhere. Every book, newspaper, journals in Nepal probably include this. We probably got this from our text books in school. Even if you search internet, reputed sources from Nepal try to sell this line.
Tribhuwan University, the largest university of Nepal, has a paper with the same exact line I mentioned. TU had published the paper to call participation for conference of Global University Network where the above lines are mentioned to introduce Nepal.
Is Nepal really the second richest country in water resource?
Short Answer: NO. I know we all have big rivers and mountains in Nepal but if we look deeply at the size of Nepal, it becomes clear. We all know our rivers run to India, plus they have other rivers which originate in India itself, doesn't that make India even more richer than Nepal? Think for a while, you probably already know the answer.
The first position doesn't even belong to Brazil, it's Russia. Nepal is in 41st position which is obivosuly far below than 2nd position, right? In fact, Nepal is NOT the richest country in water resource in Asia, not even South Asia. Other Asian countries like China, India and Bangladesh are more richer than Nepal in water resource.
Okay, then
Nepal is second richest country in renewable (fresh) water resource, right?
NO. Just look at the below figures. We do have a lot of rivers and mountains and all the water from Nepal goes to India. That should make India more richer than us, isn't it? Also the size of Nepal is way to small considering other big countries with rivers larger than Nepals'.
Let's look at data.
Top Countries by fresh water resource:
Source: FAO – World Water Resource by Country
Top Countries by Total Renewable Water Resource
|Water Resource (cu km)
|8, 233
Source: Wikipedia: Total Renewable Water Resource by Country
This data makes clear that even in renewable water resource, Nepal is NOT the second richest country in world. This makes clear why we are having more and more strong relation with loadshedding.
Not all, people are blindfolded by this illusion. We came across this thoughtful blog on internet explaining the Nepal's water and hydropower resource.
Good News! We are still second somewhere 😉
Nepal is actually second richest country in inland water resource
With more than 6,000 rivers and rivulets, Nepal is the second richest country in inland water resource. They total about 45,000 km in length according to HIDCL. That means we have good amount of inland water resource most of which flow from mountains making it suitable for hydropower generation.
Source: Nepal Hydropower Overview
Do you still think Nepal is second richest country in water resource in world after Brazil? Let us know in the comments below.


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Business leaders are becoming more keen to evaluate A.I. solutions. Based on our conversations in the market and being an A.I. provider, here is a list of things to consider when evaluating A.I for customer support.
1. Control Level of the A.I. system
When deciding to employ an A.I. system, it is important to think through how control will be given to the A.I. versus the human agent. This will start with thinking through the different types of A.I. services to consider. Several options exist, in the form of platforms or integrations directly into the helpdesk services your team already uses. Weigh the options of taking on a tool that will require training your agents on a new system, versus ones that require no behavioral change from them. Think about where in your workflow and interactions with customers you would like to leverage A.I. Beyond an on and off switch, consider when the A.I. system can operate and when it is more appropriate for a human agent to take over.
2. Audit Trail: How does the A.I. make decisions
Once you have decided what type of service makes most sense for your agents and workflow, you will want to also focus on thinking through which type of machine learning models comprise part of the system. Different models have different implications on how the A.I. system makes decisions. You will need to give thought to your ticket volumes, since this is the data that will directly feed into these models. Simpler, retrieval based models will have a higher degree of traceability around the decisions being made and the drafts that your agents will see versus the more complex neural network models.
3. Specialized A.I.
With both the type of system and types of models under consideration, you will also want to understand the ability to create specialized A.I. that is specific to business cases within organization. An A.I. system that is trained for one specific business use case is more effective that solving across multiple use cases. Prioritize the business line that you are trying to bring efficiencies to and optimize for.
4. Complete integration
In connection to the specialized A.I. approach, give thought to what fully integrating an A.I. system could look like for your organization. Do you want the A.I. system to utilize data pulled from all the systems in your organization or are you looking for a plug and play solution by department? You will need to think about different departments and if they connect through different databases, and what crossover functionalities make the most sense.
5. Speed of Deployment
Now, with a more holistic picture of the A.I. services that you are considering, you will also need to evaluate timing of deployment. This comes down to evaluating the competitive landscape for your business and how quickly you want to move. Know that A.I. systems will have an upfront time to deploy that can vary based on the type of service (platform versus directly into your existing systems), the type of models being used, and if you are looking for a complete integration.


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Mardi Gras + Jamaica = Marley Gras
New Orleans and Jamaican culture are so intertwined that it's only fitting that we have a festival that beautifully blends the two together. Marley Gras celebrates both in a way that only New Orleans can, seamlessly blending Reggae with Brass and Bounce, Jerk chicken with Ya-ka-mein and gumbo, and handmade arts and crafts from New Orleans and Jamaica.
Marley Gras: A Truly Unique Experience
The Jerk Chicken Festival is a funky fusion of Jamaican musical and culinary traditions with the rich culture of New Orleans Carnival!
In addition to great music, food and crafts, the Marley Gras Jerk Chicken Festival also features a scotch bonnet pepper eating competition and a jerk chicken cook-off competition with celebrity judges.


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The Housing Executive is urging householders in Northern Ireland to take simple steps to avoid burst pipes and "Don't freeze up this winter".
During spells of severely cold weather the water pipes in your home may freeze, which can result in a burst pipe when the weather warms up.
In the event of an emergency repair being required, Housing Executive tenants can telephone the Housing Executive's 24 hour repair line 03448 920 901
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The following advice will help all householders prepare for and deal with severe weather conditions. Further information is available on the Housing Executive's website www.nihe.gov.uk
The following simple precautions will help stop the pipes in your home from freezing during severe cold spells.
Help prevent your pipes from freezing
Set the central heating to come on for short periods throughout the day.
If you feel you are able to, lift the trap door slightly from the roof space to allow warm air to get into the loft. This should only be done as a temporary measure and should be replaced as soon as possible.
Open the doors to the sink unit to allow warmer air to circulate round the pipes.
If you are away, ask someone to turn the heating on for a short time and check for frozen pipes.
Dealing with frozen pipes
Turn the water supply off at the stopcock.
Protect everything around the pipe that appears to be frozen to avoid damage if it bursts.
Open the tap nearest to the part of the pipe you think is frozen so the water can flow through when it has melted.
Thaw the ice in the pipe with a hot water bottle or hairdryer (taking care to keep it well away from any water), beginning from the tap end and working back towards the cold water tank. Never use a heat gun or blow torch.
If you have a solid fuel roomheater or an open fire with a back boiler, you should let your fire go out.
If you have oil, gas or wood pellet boilers you should reduce your water usage, but you can continue to run your heating at a low setting.
Find your stopcock
The stopcock is used for turning off and on the cold water system in your home. When you turn the stopcock in a clockwise direction the water supply will be shut off.
Stopcocks are usually found in your kitchen, below the sink unit.
However in some houses the stopcock is found in a front or back hall or in a larder unit. It is important that you know where the stopcock is and that it is working.
What should I do if I have no water?
If your water supply fails, the problem may be a burst pipe in your home or there may be a leak in the mains system outside your home.
If there is cold water at the cold tap in the kitchen then the mains supply is working.
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Turn off the water by turning the stopcock clockwise.
Turn on all the cold taps.
Block the escaping water with thick cloths like towels.
If the water has come into contact with electrical fittings the electricity should be turned off at the mains if it is safe to do so. If water has come into contact with the Mains Box, do not touch or use any electrical equipment in the house.
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Draws on all-source intelligence to provide an independent analysis of events to U.S. Department of State policy makers. The INR exists to ensure not only that intelligence activities aid foreign policy and national security but also serve as a central point for providing a policy review of counter-intelligence as well as law enforcement activities. In short, the INR's main mission is to harness intelligence to serve U.S. diplomacy and to analyze geographical and international boundary issues—including the virtual ones in the cyber domain. INR is a member of the U.S. intelligence community.
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Find Out More About Limerick City of Culture 2014!
An opportunity for members of the public to find out more about Limerick's preparations to become the first National Irish City of Culture in 2014 will take place on Thursday, July 11th at a showcase event in 'Culture House' @ No.2 Pery Square from 5pm to 9pm
We will be there not only to answer questions on our event but also to take a look and discuss other events with other organizers.
This is a great chance to get an initial feel for what Limerick has to offer in 2014 and should make an exciting talking point.
Cya there.