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Celebrate Colorado's water awareness in 2012 by gauging rainfall at schools, homes
Every year is a good year to celebrate the wonders and importance of
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participating in this special year-long water celebration by encouraging every school in Colorado to help us measure and map precipitation. Thanks to generous sponsors, we have rain gauges for nearly every school in Colorado. Now all we have to do is find hosts at each school — a teacher or staff member, an administrator, a student or a community/school volunteer.
If it wasn't for occasional storms crossing our state, we would not have much water. The weather brings our water. Each and every drop is
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March through June is especially important as we watch the snow that has accumulated in the mountains (not so much lately) melt and pour down into our rivers and streams.
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training classes for new volunteers online and at the Denver Museum of
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Thank you. Let's all celebrate "Water 2012"
P.S. We started the CoCoRaHS project here in Fort Collins after the
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Mickey Rourke………..Is He Back, or Doomed to Fail Again?
People always fret about the "ones that got away", or that the deserved "second chances" in life. But what do you do if you are a budding movie star who could have anything you wanted, date any woman alive, and still be yourself off screen. Well, if you were Mickey Rourke, you just sort of distinguished your flame and fall into the abyss of the "what if's" in life. But with his current film getting rave reviews for his performance, and Hollywood applauding and lauding his work as a down on his luck wrestler reduced to doing local shows and signings, is it a sign of a re-emergence of the great actor, or a bidding farewell before the bottom drops out again on him?
But almost two decades of wandering around the earth trying to find his purpose, Rourke finally gets to comes back with a vengeance playing a washed-up wrestler who can not find the courage ,or the will to give up his dream. I got to tell you, as a former football player who did not quit on his own terms, this film brought back a lot of the good and bad emotions that athletes of every sport endure. They yearn to hear the cheers and the jeers equally and strive to play for the fans. The constant mantra of a professional athlete is to leave it all on the field, ring, or where ever it is you perform. Less than 100 percent is not playing to potential, or to not honor the sport.
But in Rourke's Oscar-nominated balls-to-the-wall, hair-on-fire rendition of a washed up wrestler wanting to hear the fans cheer once last time in Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler" he might have pulled off the performance of his life. The realization of athletics is the human element sometimes gets taken from you by the expectations the public has about you as their hero or their player. You want to treat them to a show, with outstanding results every time you hit the field, and sometimes that takes a toll on your body that you brain doesn't accept. The end sequence in the movie is striking in the abandonment of his own health concerns, but how the noise of the crowd can overtake you emotionally and you take that last step towards your doom.
Rourke's performance is brilliant in this flick. His problem has never been for a lack of talent. After his breakout role in the film " Body Heat " Rourke began a roller coaster ride of twisted soul role in the 1980's. There was his great performance in "Diner", "Rumblefish", and who could forget his awesome acting rendition of a classic New Yorker in " The Pope of Greenwich Village." He had that "bad boy" magic that endeared him to both men and women for different reasons. I know earlier in my life I loved watching him play in these roles and thought of how cool it would be to be able to be like him without the backlash or heartaches.
He mixed his acting with an his own free spirited ways that had him fast comparisons to film greats like Marlon Brando and James Dean. He would take on the role and throw out his magnetism and edge, then give you that curly lipped smile that made you want to like him after all the evil he had done. Rourke's problem was in his early years and was considered one of struggles and problems both at home, and in his personal life. Rourke did finally find an outlet for that strife earlier in his life by taking up his first real love, boxing. But after a few nasty bouts and an extreme knockout, he was shelved from the ring by doctors before he took more damage to his brain due to concussions. He was a spirited fighter who did not go down often, and when he did, he would try and jump right back up as to overshadow the hurt and damage done to him by his opponent.
As his paying job, acting started to take off, Rourke started to display this violent nature and was labeled a malcontent by some people in Hollywood. He would get into fights in bars, restaurants, anywhere that people try to oppose or control him. He argued with studio hotshots and was out late in the Los Angeles or New York bar scene, and tried to frustrate anyone around him most days. He then became the guy who would turn down roles that would become classic films for no reason. He was originally offered Nick Nolte's part in "48 Hours", Tom Cruise's leading man role in " Rain Man," Kevin Costner's role as Eliot Ness in "The Untouchables," the role as Gavin McLeod in "The Highlander", and Bruce Willis' boxing role in " Pulp Fiction." Instead he began to explore his dark demons and portray evil inspired characters in films like " 9 1/2 Weeks", "Angelheart", and " Wild Orchid."
Rourke, was only in the Hollywood spotlight for a short time going from being an up-and-coming classic silver-screen rebel to a evil intended deviant. His film and acting performances seemed without emotion, and he seemed to fall back within himself and show himself more as an empty shell than as a serious actor. Could it have been those roles that pushed him deeper into that dark place where self respect and confidence in himself was non-existent to him and others. And that was before he starred in "Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man." Not long after that film fell flat on its butt, Rourke tried to return to his first love, boxing and took to the ring as soon as possible. And as it turned out, Rourke wasn't a bad boxer. He ended his career undefeated: six wins — half from KOs — and two draws. But his short time in the ring exacted a huge physical toll on him. He suffered brain damage from all of those punches to the head and the effects of the hits to his nose and face destroyed his boyish looks that endeared him to women in the 1980's. Five time he went under the knife to repair damage inflicted on his nose and its cartilage. The came the blow that truly knocked him for a loop, his long suffering marriage to "Wild Orchid" co-star Carrie Otis fell apart.
Rourke had fallen so low on the Hollywood pecking order that he was now appearing in such disaster flicks like the Dennis Rodman vehicle "Double Team," while still living way beyond his means. When it all eventually came crashing down, Rourke hit bottom. And he blamed only himself for losing his wife, his home and alienating his friends. But he still fell into an hole.
Rourke brought all that suffering and anguish to his role as a spandex-clad has-been Randy the Ram in "The Wrestler." His performance is so emotionally raw that Rourke still claims to have not watched the entire film. It's simply too painful for him to see on screen at this time. The parallels between his character and his life too obvious. Rourke finally started to climb back out of his hole both financially and career-wise in the late '90s. He did act again, in bit parts in films like "The Rainmaker," "Buffalo '66," and Sean Penn's "The Pledge." But his film career started showing renewed signs of life with his role as Marv, a brutishly strong, socio-pathic good guy in Robert Rodriquez's "Sin City." The only problem was that he was under piles of latex makeup; no one recognized him. But if you really listened to the voice and the mannerisms, you knew it was him without looking at the DVD jacket for the actor's name. It was that powerful.
After all the fanfare with his rejuvenated role in "The Wrestler," his film career is starting to head skyward again. He has been signed for a role in Sly Stallone's "The Expendables" and he's in discussions with Marvel over playing the villain in "Iron Man 2." Thanks to endless hours of psychotherapy, and Loki, his constant companion dog, Rourke seems to be coming to terms with his personal past demons. He has no plans to backslide like his character Randy. Of course, Rourke is still prone to bad boy behavior and tabloid-worthy antics. He was spotted tongue-wrestling his on-screen daughter Evan Rachel Woods during a Screen Actors Guild award after-party He was also reportedly set to jump into the ring at Wrestlemania and square off against Chris Jericho, before his personal management team talked some sense into him and he pulled out of the event.
So will his role as a wrestler who wanted the glory one last time get Rourke his Oscar redemption, or will he go down for the count against the performances of Sean Penn or Brad Pitt? And will this recent comeback be the one that finally sticks? Or will the demons come out and play again with Rourke and take him again away from us and the silver screen.
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I knew about all the trouble that Mickey Rourke but I didn't know about all his physical problems from his time in the ring. I bet seeing the movie will stir up a lot of emotions in players of all sports who had someone else decide when their career was over. I haven't seen the "Wrestler" yet (Did see Sin City and I did not recognize him!) but it sounds like I should.
It was rough for me in the last 4 minutes to watch it because I did not leave my sport on my own terms. I was taken off the field on a stretcher and was told if I ever played again, I would be a basketcase due to the neck fractures and spinal disc fragments near my nerves.
But, I had an operation 5 years later that help eliminate that and played in a local soccer league until I was 40, so I got to at least finish that on my terms. I could not watch a professional football game for 5 years, until i finnaly came to grips with the fact that accidents happen and I had to move on and either be held back or even destroyed by this event.
It is really hard to admit it is over. I still get it all the time trying to teach young kids how to cover a receiver without knocking him down or touching him to draw a foul. But at 48, I no longer play in the sand after my last encounter during Christmas week this year. Finally have to admit, I am my dad's age when he quit boxing for fun, but kept running for health. The movie is bitter sweet to people who did not get to say goodbye on their terms, but is a true test of the heart and soul of a champion.
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Today's question: What polices have Obama and McCain presented that would help fix the financial mess? Would any of their plans damage the U.S. economy? Previously, Foster and Kuttner debated the state of the economy and Congress' rejection of the bailout plan.
Obama is no friend of economic growth
Point: J.D. Foster
Neither John McCain nor Barack Obama envisioned campaigning while the financial markets were in meltdown and the economy teetered on the brink of recession. Yet both set partisanship aside to support a difficult plan that could make a real difference. This bipartisanship mirrored laudable efforts by congressional Republicans and Democrats over the past weekend to hammer out a workable compromise. The House of Representatives came a few votes short on Monday, but there is still a chance Congress will pass the plan.
With luck, the next president will take office with the economy ready to rebound. He will then be able to focus on policies to accelerate the recovery and strengthen our economy. Here's where the two candidates differ significantly.
Consider energy prices. They've soared, spotlighting the risks associated with our dependence on foreign oil. We can't break our addiction to it only by drilling for more oil in the United States -- but we can't break that addiction without drilling for more oil either. McCain believes we should take all due care for the environment, even as we tap our abundant resources. Obama has steadily backtracked from stark opposition. He now accepts that some additional drilling may be needed under some circumstances in some locations.
Like President Clinton, McCain believes in free trade. We have the most productive workforce in the world and can compete effectively in many different industries. Where we have an advantage, we should trade; what others produce better, we should import. Obama's more unilateralist view assumes, rather insultingly, that American workers need protection from foreign competition.
McCain believes we shouldn't raise taxes. Indeed, we should reduce them where it would benefit our growing economy the most. Obama's views, by contrast, have been evolving. At one time, he proposed a dramatic increase in payroll taxes. Then he scaled back his payroll tax hike. Then it was scaled back and delayed until sometime in the next decade.
Obama has proposed modest tax cuts for the middle class and a significant increase in the top income tax rates to satisfy his demands for greater wealth redistribution. The proposed cuts are welcome, but they're a type that provides no benefit for the economy. More recently, Obama has said that his tax hikes may need to be postponed if the economy remains weak. This is progress, though, because it means Obama is acknowledging that higher marginal tax rates harm the economy. Admitting as much would complete his migration to McCain's position.
On healthcare, the differences between the candidates could have implications for the future of our economy. Obama has dressed up Hillary Clinton's national healthcare in a new bonnet and a bow, but it remains a system where ultimately the government would decide what care you get. McCain's plan will give you more control, not less, over your healthcare decisions and provides significant tax relief so you can afford to exercise that control.
The economy is very weak today, and it will recover sooner if Congress and the administration take the necessary actions. The candidates' plans are particularly relevant for the recovery and what follows. Excessive government control and redistribution inherently conflict with economic growth. Obama's plans put more emphasis on greater government control; McCain's puts emphasis on economic growth. Therein lies the choice.
J.D. Foster, PhD, is the Norman B. Ture senior fellow in the economics of fiscal policy at the Heritage Foundation (heritage.org).
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Counterpoint: Robert Kuttner
It's charming the way ultraconservatives try to diffuse responsibility for the collapse of private capital markets: Homeowners did it; lenders did it; Wall Street did it. In fact, this crisis had one overarching cause -- the ideology and practice of deregulation.
The ideology disseminated by the likes of the Heritage Foundation held that private markets could do no wrong. It was carried out by conservative Republicans, who either deliberately failed to regulate or neglected to keep up with toxic innovations invented by private players on Wall Street.
Now we are all suffering the results. For the most part, homeowners were the victims of shyster mortgage companies. It is a travesty to try to allocate equal blame to the Wall Street operators who financed these scams and homeowners "who lied on a mortgage application." Many subprime mortgage brokers did not even request credit information.
It is sure hard, even around the Heritage Foundation, to find anyone today who seriously argues that we should just let the free market sort it all out. Government suddenly looks pretty good. If people haven't lost all of their life savings, it is because the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. still insures them and because the Federal Reserve comes to the rescue as lender of last resort.
It is also diversionary to argue that "regulators also deserve blame." During the Bush years, regulators who actually wanted to regulate were ignored or fired. Bill Donaldson wanted to be a tough chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. He was forced out and replaced by Christopher Cox, a regulator so feeble and hostile to regulation that even McCain has called for his head. For years, the late Federal Reserve Board governor, Ned Gramlich, shouted from the housetops that subprime was a disaster in waiting, but then-Chairman Alan Greenspan refused to issue the regulations that had been mandated by Congress in 1994.
If I were from the Heritage Foundation, I would also want to blur responsibility for this catastrophe, but the facts are otherwise. And the effort to change the subject to fiscal issues is sheer diversion too. The Social Security trust fund's 75-year shortfall is projected at about one-half of 1% of the U.S. gross domestic product. When I was in graduate school, that was called a rounding error. If only the books of Goldman Sachs -- and AIG, and Wachovia, and Bear Stearns, and Merrill Lynch -- were in as sound shape as Social Security!
The financial economy surely needs government rescuing -- but not via the gospel according to Paulson. It would be far better to rescue financial markets from the bottom up, for a change. If we resurrected Franklin Roosevelt's Home Owners Loan Corp., every homeowner in America who got scammed by a subprime con artist could get refinancing directly from the government. The government's own borrowing rate is now very low, because Treasury Securities are among the few investments that people trust. If government refinanced these mortgages at 5%, the bondholders could be paid back at 50 or 60 cents on the dollar, same as with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's plan. But the direct benefit would be to homeowners.
I guess we are all supporters of a government role in the economy now. I'd like to be the first to welcome the Heritage gang to the club. As the old joke goes, we're just arguing about the details. But let's give the laissez-faire malarkey the decent burial it now deserves.
American Prospect founder Robert Kuttner's new book is "Obama's Challenge: America's Economic Crisis and the Power of a Transformative Presidency."
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Tony Conigliaro had a terrific debut season in 1964 but the Red Sox lost 90 games. Fenway Park's other regular, the Boston Patriots, fared better but lost to the Buffalo Bills in their final home game, which decided the AFL East title. In late September, Fenway Park also hosted presidential candidate Barry Goldwater, who addressed a throng of supporters.
Record: 72-90, 8th in American League
Manager: John M. Pesky (70-79), William J. Herman (2-0)
Attendance: 883,276
After an exciting Opening Day win in the Bronx, the Red Sox played their 1964 Fenway Park opener the next day, on April 17. The game served as a memorial to the recently-assassinated John F. Kennedy and was attended by his brothers Robert and Ted, and other members of the Kennedy family. Tom Yawkey donated the proceeds from the game to a fund for the JFK Library.
Opening Day was also the highly-anticipated debut of local phenom Tony Conigliaro, who hit the first pitch he saw onto Lansdowne Street for a home run.
Eddie Bressoud jumped out to a nice start with a 20-game hitting streak, the longest season-opening streak by a Red Sox batter. Conigliaro, meanwhile, belted 20 home runs by late July. Though Conigliaro spent more than a month on the disabled list after his forearm was fractured by a pitch, he finished the year with 24 home runs and a .290 average. Only Dick Stuart (33 HRs) and Felix Mantilla (30 HRs) had more home runs.
The winningest pitcher wasn't a starter (though Bill Monbouquette and Earl Wilson won 13 and 11 games, respectively); instead, Boston's leader in wins was Dick "The Monster" Radatz, who set a record for relief pitchers by striking out 181 batters in one season. He recorded 29 saves, posted a 16-9 record and an earned an All-Star selection.
The Red Sox started well but finished with a record of 72-90. The high-water mark was a June 10 win against the Yankees at Fenway Park that saw a game-winning home run by Dick Williams. Boston was two games over .500 at the time but by season's end had fallen off. Fenway Park drew a mere 306 fans on October 1, likely the smallest attendance ever at a Red Sox game. The next day, GM Pinky Higgins fired manager Johnny Pesky and all of his coaches.
On May 20, 1964, a legislative baseball game between two teams of local politicians took place at Fenway Park. Before "a roaring crowd of about 43," according to The Boston Globe, the team of Democrats wore Red Sox home uniforms and the team of Republicans sported Red Sox road uniforms. The GOP team was unable to prevent State Treasurer Bob Crane from stealing bases throughout the day and in the final inning, the Democrats capitalized on a two-run error by the Republicans to go ahead for good. The following month, the University of Maine's baseball team swept Northeastern University in an NCAA District One Playoffs. Maine, the winner of district, advanced to the College World Series in Omaha, NE.
|1964 Non-Red Sox Baseball At Fenway Park
|May 20
|Massachusetts Democrats 8, Massachusetts Republicans 7
|June 3
|University of Maine 9, Northeastern University 5 (NCAA Division One Playoffs)*
|June 3
|University of Maine 4, Northeastern University 2 (NCAA Division One Playoffs)*
|June 15
|Mayor's Charity Field Day: Northeastern vs. Boston College Baseball Game**
|August 4
|William Randolph Hearst Sandlot Tournament: Record All-Stars 3, American All-Stars 1
|August 4
|William Randolph Hearst Sandlot Tournament: American All-Stars 4, Record All-Stars 2
|August 6
|William Randolph Hearst Sandlot Tournament: Record All-Stars 5, American All-Stars 5 (tie)
|August 6
|William Randolph Hearst Sandlot Tournament: Record All-Stars 5, American All-Stars 3
* Fenway Park was an occasional site for the NCAA District One Baseball Playoffs, which decided who went to the College World Series in Omaha, NE.
**For many years, the City of Boston regularly held a summertime Mayor's Charity Field Day. Many of these field days took place at Fenway Park, with a variety of sports, games, activities and other amusements for the crowds. In certain years, the Mayor's Charity Field Day even included an abbreviated baseball game at Fenway Park that was usually played between local teams.
The 1964 Boston Patriots finished with a 10-3-1 record, including a 4-2 mark at Fenway Park, but just missed going to the AFL Championship Game. Their title hopes ended in the final week of the regular season in a winner-take-all matchup against the Bills at Fenway Park. Buffalo clinched the Eastern Division behind the strong play of quarterback Jack Kemp, a future US congressman and Republican vice presidential nominee. Kemp wasn't the only GOP figure to appear at the ballpark in 1964. In September, presidential nominee Barry Goldwater spoke to over 20,000 assembled supporters at Fenway Park.
|1964 Non-Baseball Events At Fenway Park
|January 29
|Junior Goodwill Dinner*
|June 15
|Mayor's Charity Field Day**
|September 24
|Rally By Republican Presidential Candidate Barry Goldwater
|October 9
|San Diego Chargers 26, Boston Patriots 17 (Football)
|October 16
|Oakland Raiders 43, Boston Patriots 43 (Football)
|October 23
|Boston Patriots 24, Kansas City Chiefs 7 (Football)
|November 6
|Boston Patriots 25, Houston Oilers 24 (Football)
|November 20
|Boston Patriots 12, Denver Broncos 7 (Football)
|December 20
|Buffalo Bills 24, Boston Patriots 14 (Football)
*For several years, Fenway Park hosted a Junior Goodwill Dinner that brought hundreds of local high school students to the ballpark. The tradition was started by Red Sox legend Joe Cronin and the event typically took place in late January.
**For many years, the City of Boston regularly held a summertime Mayor's Charity Field Day. Many of these field days took place at Fenway Park, with a variety of sports, games, activities and other amusements for the crowds. In certain years, the Mayor's Charity Field Day even included an abbreviated baseball game at Fenway Park that was usually played between local teams.
On September 24, 1964, Barry Goldwater, the Republican nominee for President of the United States, visited Fenway Park. Speaking to a crowd that Fenway officials estimated at 18,000 to 20,000 (the Goldwater camp believed to be 25,000 to 30,000), the Republican candidate decried those who preached disarmament as the best course towards peace for the nation. Preaching that only through strength could the United States keep world peace, Goldwater received cheers from inside the park, while lines of picketers from the Committee Against Political Extremism circled outside in protest to the candidate's stand on civil rights.
"Barry Goldwater came to Boston last night as a 'peacemonger' preaching the 'cold, hard, ugly, dirty fact of life' that only through strength could the United States keep the peace in the world.
"To his New England partisans gathered in Fenway Park - park officials said 18,000 to 20,000 of them, Goldwater people 25,000 to 30,000, with the truth somewhere in between - the Republican candidate for President lashed out at 'the strange, curious crew abroad in our land' calling for disarmament as a way to peace.
While Goldwater spoke to cheers inside the park, a nearly endless line of pickets from the Committee Against Political Extremism circled the park in silence, to protest the candidate's stand on civil rights.
Police reported no incidents, and the picket line gave way, quietly, as those bearing the $1 admission tickets to the rally made their way inside." (W.J. McCarthy, Boston Herald, September 23, 1964)


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Article I. Organization Name
The name of this organization shall be the Harvard Computer Society.
Article II. Purpose
The Harvard Computer Society shall promote, improve, and develop interest in computing and information technologies among members of the Harvard community. The Society shall meet this goal by appropriate means such as meetings, publications, seminars, and other activities.
Article III. Membership
Membership in this organization is open to all students in good standing currently enrolled at Harvard University regardless of sex, race, creed, sexual preference, religious preference, operating system preference, editor preference, national origin, or ethnic origin. Honorary membership, without voting privileges, shall be available to non-Harvard students at the Board's discretion.
The membership of the Society shall be determined by standards established by the Board. These standards must always be published. The Board may change the standards of membership at any time, but no change can go into effect until two weeks after they have been announced and published according to the bylaws. These standards may at any time be contested by the membership like any other Board action, pursuant to Article VIII Section 2.
Members shall at all times observe the constitution and bylaws of the Society, as well as the regulations governing the Society's systems and other privileges.
Article IV. Officers
The Governing Board of the Society shall consist of a President, a Business Manager, Communications Coordinator, Projects Manager and Membership Coordinator. The Board shall act as the central executive body of the Society and shall have supervision and control of its activities and programs. The Board shall also concern itself with the general direction and long-term future of the Society.
The role of the President shall be the primary representative of the Society, lead meetings, oversee the day to day operation of the Society, and tend to the immediate needs of Society projects and activities. The President shall also set the general tone of the Society.
The Business Manager is charged with the management and oversight of the financial affairs of the Society, and shall maintain accurate records of all transactions of the Society. The Business Manager shall also be charged with exploring ways of acquring new funds for the Society, and ensuring its future solvency.
The Projects Coordinator shall oversee individual project leaders and shall provide and manage resources to assist the project leaders. The Projects Coordinator shall also determine the feasibility of project proposals and make recommendations to the board, as well as facilitate the placement of members into project roles.
The Communications Manager is responsible for all of the Society's records and archives. The Communications Manager is also responsible for processing routine external and internal communications, and for the publishing and announcement of all matters that require it. The Communications Manager also shall be responsible for administrative duties within the University.
The Membership Coordinator is charged with ensuring the representation and bringing the voice of the Society to the board. The Membership Coordinator will also oversee all recruiting programs, as well as social and informal events.
Article V. Projects
A Project may be initiated by the Board at any time. Every project must have a Director appointed by a majority of the Board at all times. The Board may remove any director by unanimous vote at any time. Any project that lacks both a director, acting or full, and members shall automatically be defunct.
Any Project may choose to create bylaws specifying their membership or policies at any time using the same methods used to create the Society's bylaws, with the director of the project acting as the President and half the membership of the Project being a quorum. A majority of the Board may veto any bylaw of any committee, but they may not make bylaws for a committee on
their own.
The Board may also appoint members as general directors for specific purposes or missions that do not require projects, such as alumni relations, publicity and recruitment, or whatever other tasks the Board deems necessary for the good of the Society.
Article VI. Elections and Officers.
Elections to Board positions shall occur during a the fall term, which must be held before the winter break. The term of office shall begin the first day of the spring term and shall terminate the last day of the next year's intersession. Any undergraduate member of the Society who will be able to complete the term of office may be nominated for election to the Board.
The board shall appoint an election commissioner to supervise and set the rules and procedures of the election at least a day before the last general meeting of the fall term. The election commissioner shall determine the procedures of the election within any constitutional and bylaws restrictions. All rules of the election shall apply equally to all members running.
The Election Commissioner shall announce and publish the procedures and rules of the elections at least one day before the last regular meeting of the term. After the rules are announced, the members shall have the opportunity to revoke the rules at the next regular meeting occurring at least a day after their announcement. At that meeting, a two thirds majority of the members present, a lesser quorum being present, may vote to overturn the rules of the election and substitue an alternate set. The membership may not overturn the election rules without endorsing an alternate set of elections rules which a member has put forward at that meeting.
After that point, the election rules are final. The election must occur at a minimum of two days after the meeting at which the rules are finalized.
There shall be two methods of removing officers; removal of the entire Board, and removing an individual officer of the Board. In general, the entire Board shall be removed in cases of numerous decisions contrary to the best interests of the Society, willful or otherwise. Individual Board officers shall be removed in general for gross personal misconduct or extreme negligence in fulfilling their dutes as a Board officer. No individual should be removed for actions and decisions that rested on the entire Board's authority.
Any five members may together move at any time to impeach the Board. This motion shall be announced and published, and the matter shall be considered at the next regular meeting of the Society for which a greater quorum is present and which is not held less than a week after the announcement. Removing the Board shall require a three fifths majority of those present at the meeting. This action shall be the first order of business on the agenda over all matters except constitutional amendments and removal of an individual member.
A three fifths majority will remove the Board, at which time elections following the rules of Article VI, sections 1, 2 and 3, and 4 will immediately be called to occur at the next regular meeting of the society. These articles' time limitations shall not apply; the procedures of election should be announced as expeditiously as possible, with the election to follow at the next general meeting. Or, an emergency meeting of date and time determined by the members may be called, if the next regular meeting is more than two weeks away from the date of impeachment. The entire Board must be removed at the same time by this method, but any removed member is allowed to run again for office.
The removed board shall continue to serve until the results of the election are announced the day thereof; at that point the newly elected Board shall immediately assume office.
Any five members may together at any time move to impeach an individual member of the Board. The procedure for removing an individual Board member shall be the same as that for removing the entire Board, save that it shall require a two thirds majority of those present. An impeached Board member may run again for any office in any election of the Society.
If an officer should resign their post for any reason, or become no longer eligible to hold office in the Society, an election according to the standard rules listed above shall be held at the next general meeting. If the President should prematurely leave office, the Business Manager will act as President until a new one is elected. If the Business Manager wishes to run for President, an Election Commissioner must then be appointed for the special election.
Article VII. Meetings.
A lesser quorum shall be present at all times when changes in the bylaws is considered, or to reverse an action of the board. A greater quorum shall be required to amend the constitution of the Society or to impeach the Board or any of its members therein.
Other meetings and business, regular or no, shall have no required quorum, as such formal matters are not intended to be frequently applied.
Article VIII. Normal Operation.
In all matters brought before the membership for a vote, the matter shall be announced and published one week ahead of time by the Communications Manager of the Society. All matters important enough to require a vote of the Membership shall be decided at the regularly scheduled meetings of the Society as defined in the bylaws. Each member shall be entitled to one vote at the meeting. Ordinarily the President shall not vote, but in the event of a tie vote, the President shall decide the matter.
The main duty of the Board shall be to govern and oversee the actions of the Society. In general, most decisions should be made by the approval of a majority of the Board. However, any five members may insist that any Board decision be brought to the consideration of the membership at an official meeting. The business shall be announced one week before it can be considered, and any action must take place at the next regular meeting of the Society at which the lesser quorum is present.
At that meeting, a majority vote with a lesser quorum present, after due discussion, may overturn the decision of the Board. But until such time as the Society votes to nullify an action of the Board, the action remains in effect.
The Board may also, in matters of unusual importance or controversy, voluntarily elect to put business before the Membership. Such business should be announced one week before being considered in a regular meeting of the Society. At that time, after due discussion, and with no quorum required, a majority vote will decide the matter. The Board is then obligated to follow the wishes of the Membership.
The Board shall take no action that is contrary to the Constitution or Bylaws of the Society.
Any five members may move during a regular meeting that an Auditor be appointed to examine the financial records and stability of the Society. A majority vote of those present at the meeting is required to go forward with the appointment of an Auditor, provided a lesser quorum is present. If no quorum is present, the vote is postponed until the next meeting at which a quorum is available. If the motion succeeds, nominations from the membership for the position shall be accepted by the Communications Manager until the next regular meeting, and the same balloting method used for the last selection of officers shall be used to appoint the Auditor. The Board officers shall not have votes in this election, but instead shall have the right to appoint their own Co-Auditor from the membership to assist and accompany the member's Auditor.
Both Auditors shall be given full access to all financial records by the Business Manager on demand. They shall keep the details of those records as privileged and confidential information if the current circumstances of the Society are currently such that the financial records are not a matter of public knowledge. They shall report to the Membership in no more than one month whether or not the records are sound. If they find irregularities or evidence of improper conduct, then they shall divulge details concerning that matter only so far as it is necessary to give the Members an understanding of the problems found to decide action.
Article IX. Bylaws.
The Bylaws shall at all times reflect the current working order of the HCS. The Bylaws are intended to be malleable and change with the Society, not to keep the Society to one method when another might work best. The Bylaws are intended to instead illuminate the inner workings of the Society and keep the administration clear and unmysterious, not to codify and limit what the Society may do.
The Bylaws at all times shall contain the following definitions and specifications. No proposed change that removes any of the following things and does not replace them with another bylaw sufficient to the standards of the Constitution shall be enacted. Constitutionally mandated bylaws shall have changes go into effect a month after such changes are voted through, during which time the Society may vote to rescind that change at another regular meeting with another majority vote, a lesser quorum being present.
A definition of announced and published shall at all times exist in the Bylaws of the Society. "Announced" shall consist of some method of directly contacting all members, by a messaging system or some other means. "Published" shall be placing the information in a publicly accessible place, either electronically or otherwise, such that all members and others have access to the information published. The Bylaws have the responsibility of defining these terms specifically to meet these general criteria.
A definition of a regular meeting shall at all times exist in the Bylaws of the Society. Such meetings should occur at regular intervals during the semester.
The Board shall at all times keep published their explicit criteria for membership. Their policy on membership may be both voluntarily submitted to the Society members for a non-bindingvote of approval by the Board, or be overturned by the members like any other action of the Board.
Article X. Amendments
This Constitution may be amended by a two thirds majority during a regularly scheduled meeting. A greater quorum must be present. The proposed amendments must be announced and published two weeks before the meeting.
Any five members may propose an amendment to the Constitution.
Amendments to the Constitution shall always be the first order of business at any meeting when they are to be considered. They must be voted upon in the meeting when they are first considered-- no amendment shall be kept as unresolved business between meetings.
Article XI. Ratification
This constituion entirely replaces the Harvard Computer Society Constitution of 1991, amended 1994. As such, it takes effect when passed at a general meeting within the rules of the old Constitution.


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The problem of illegal fishing is enormous and Greenpeace has been working hard to combat illegal fishing for many years, as we try to protect our oceans and ensure future generations have fish and fishing jobs. We have sent ships into the open ocean year after year, to monitor fishing activities with governments as diverse as Palau and Mozambique. In some ways, this work is taking off today as Interpol's first-ever conference on illegal fishing begins in Lyon, France.
It is estimated that between $10 and $24 billion worth of fish is caught illegally All too often, these fish are taken from developing countries and end up as cheap seafood in rich countries. Illegal fishing, especially in tuna and shark fisheries and trade takes income and food away from coastal communities. The lucrative tuna trade unfortunately encourages cheating in order to maximise profits, especially as overfishing causes fleets to move further and further to chase shrinking fish populations.
Greenpeace is hoping to change all of this. To coincide with the Interpol conference, we are releasing the findings from our most recent ship tours in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. We are also renewing our call to governments to stop illegal fishing, specifically by:
We hope that global law enforcement will join us in the fight to leave future generations healthy, living oceans. Sharing data and best practice information is a good place to start as would be the prosecution of individuals and companies involved in illegal fishing. We need your help to show the global fishing industry that our oceans are not Las Vegas - what happens at sea shouldn't stay at sea. You can tell your seafood companies to improve their sourcing policies here. We'll keep you posted on how our work to defend our oceans develops.
Sari Tolvanen is an oceans campaigner based in Greenpeace International's Amsterdam office.
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|Freising, Germany
|High School:
|Josef-Hofmiller Gymnasium
|Previous College:
|Southern Mississippi
AS A SENIOR IN 2006-07: Served as assistant coach in the fall before returning for final year of eligibility in the spring as a team captain ... posted a 13-17 record in singles with all but one match coming at No. 1, 12-15 in duals ... went 21-8 in doubles to lead team in doubles wins and 18-8 in duals ... named All-WCC Second Team in doubles and singles ... finished career with 53 doubles wins, good for ninth all-time at SCU ... 35 doubles wins with Bobby Rasmussen places second all-time at SCU ... Doubles: went 17-6 with Rasmussen for the season ... at the Aztec Invitational paired with Rasmussen to defeat San Diego State's Beron and Sabo 8-2 on Jan. 12 ... finished unbeaten at SDSU with wins over Brogan and Waits of Arizona State 8-3 on Jan. 13 and Dikhardt and Sabo of SDSU 9-8 (4) on Jan. 14 ... at No. 2 teamed with Rasmussen for two wins on Jan. 20, 9-8 (6) over Villalobos and Liberty-Point of UC Santa Cruz and Chin and Garcia of UC Davis 8-6 ... lost first match with Rasmussen on Jan. 28 vs. Boise State 9-8 (3) to Boswell and Roberson ... at California on Jan. 30 got a victory over Chizever and Heavey 9-8 (6) ... at No. 2 defeated UC Irvine's Radulescu and Sundling 8-4 on Feb. 4 ... posted another doubles victory against Arizona State's Rebaza and Hegarty 8-3 ob Feb. 9 ... beat Zimmer and Romic of Arizona 9-8 (4) on Feb. 10 in 4-3 Bronco win ... finished Feb. 7-1 with a seven-match win streak from Feb. 4-19 ... after a loss, bounced back with three straight wins from Mar. 4-11 vs. SMC's Fauvre and Ozpinar 8-5, USF's Berry and Cohen (8-6) and a doubles-point clinching 9-8 (9) vs. Cal Poly's Baca and Roybal ... won final match of season with Rasmussen on Apr. 15 Senior Day vs. Sac. State, clinching doubles point with 8-6 ... while Rasmussen was out with injury, played five matches with Kevin McQuaid and one match with Kenzo Hirakawa-Wong and went 4-2 ... teamed up with Hirakawa-Wong at the No. 2 position for a win over Montana State's Kovas and Vuckovic 8-2 on Mar. 25 ... at No. 1 on Mar. 31 with McQuaid defeated Harvard's Ermakov and Kumar 8-5 and on Apr. 5 he and McQuaid defeated Berry and Tu of USF 8-6 ... combined with McQuaid to beat Garcin and Tonelli of Nevada on Apr. 13 by a score of 8-1 ... lost two matches with McQuaid, vs. Stanford on Apr. 4 and UC San Diego on Apr. 15 ... Singles: played all but one match at No. 1 singles ... went 1-2 at Aztec Invitational in first action of the year ... beat Arizona State's Juan Carlos Rebaza 6-4, 7-5 on Jan. 13 for first win ... lost first dual match to Matt Seeberger of UC Santa Cruz on Jan. 20 by a 7-6 (6), 5-7, 1-0 (7) score, but rebounded for win on same day vs. UC Davis' Michael Chin 7-5, 6-2 ... lost five straight matches from Jan. 28-Feb. 9, three of them to ranked opponents ... clinched the match vs. Arizona with a win over nation's No. 123 Claudio Christen 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 for program's first road win over a Pac-10 opponent ... on Feb. 16 had victory over Bryce Cooper 6-2, 6-4 of Gonzaga ... earned a singles victory on Feb. 16 over UCSB's Bijan Hejazi 7-6, (5), 7-5 ... at No. 1 defeated Portland's Filip Zivkovic 6-3, 6-3 on Mar. 2 ... also earned a singles victory over SMC's Joel Kusnierz 7-6 (7-2), 7-5 on Mar. 4 ... on Mar. 24 vs. Montana State earned a singles victory against Jakub Dybala 6-4, 6-1 ... Mar. 27 defeated Brigham Young's James Ludlow 6-4, 6-3, who was nationally ranked at #105 ... fell 6-3, 7-6 (4) to Stanford's Richard Wire, No. 110 on Apr. 4 ... on Apr. 5 played at the No. 2 singles position for the first time, getting a victory over USF's Falko Huettenberger 6-1, 6-4 ... on Apr. 13 earned a win at the No. 1 position over Nevada's Laurent Garcin 6-3, 6-2 ... two days later earned another victory at the No. 1 position over UCSD's Bijan Moallemi 6-3, 6-1 ... lost both matches at the WCC Championships, falling 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 vs. LMU's Nico Terrien on Apr. 21 in first round and 6-7 (3), 6-1, 7-5 to SMC's Joel Kusnierz in the third place match on Apr. 22.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2005-06: Earned All-WCC First Team honors after playing the No. 1 singles position for Santa Clara the entire dual season ... named to the All-WCC Spring Academic team in 2006 ... posted an overall singles record of 15-20, including a 5-4 mark in the WCC ... Macek registered a dramatic 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (1) victory over Matt Carroll clinched Santa Clara's 4-3 triumph over visiting Fresno Pacific, which marked his final career match at the Degheri Tennis Center... also clinched Santa Clara's 5-2 victory over host Loyola Marymount after defeating Nicolas Terrien 6-1, 7-6 (3) ... reached the Round of 16 at the Santa Clara Bronco Classic ... participated in the Wilson/ITA Northwest Regional Championships ... tallied an overall doubles record of 18-16, mainly playing the No. 1 and 2 positions with Bobby Rasmussen during the spring and earned All-WCC Doubles Honorable Mention ... the duo ended the season on a three-match winning streak ... advanced to the Round of 16 of the Wilson/ITA Northwest Regional Championships with Rasmussen ... the duo dropped a hard-fought 9-8 (5) decision to John Pettit and Ken Nakahara of California in the finals of the Santa Clara Bronco Classic ... earned spot on WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll ... ITA Scholar Athlete.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2004-2005: Played inaugural season as a Bronco at the No. 2 singles position and earned 16 victories, including wins over No. 67 UC Santa Barbara, No. 73 UC Irvine and No. 75 Denver... played in the No. 1-3 doubles positions en route to recording 14 doubles victories... competed in both singles and doubles at the ITA All-American Championship in Chattanooga, Tenn., during the fall tournament season... won the Flight 'A' doubles crown with senior Taylor Bedillion at the Pacific Tiger Fall Classic...named Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athlete and Bronco Scholar-Athlete of the Week... named to WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll (silver honors - 3.74-3.50 cumulative gpa)...team representative for the Student Athlete Advisory Council.
AS A FRESHMAN AT SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI IN 2003-2004: Attended the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg... red-shirted the season due to NCAA transfer regulations... represented the men's tennis program on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... a member of the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Josef-Hofmiller Gymnasium in Freising, Germany... ranked among the Top 175 players in the German Men's Division... earned ATP world doubles ranking... reached doubles semifinals of ITF futures event in Portugal.
PERSONAL: Full name is Jan Macek... parents are Jan and Dana Macek... has one younger brother, Daniel... fluent in four languages... enjoys playing a variety of sports, including ice-hockey, golf, swimming and skiing... majoring in finance... would like to pursue an MBA following undergraduate studies.
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Logitech's $200 G51 surround-sound speakers work with hot new 5.1 sound cards thanks to a direct six-channel input, but they were designed to intensify even lame-ass stereo games with a 5.1 matrixing mode and an explosive 56-watt subwoofer. The system has an integrated headphone jack for conveniently talking trash with the other
kids combatants. But say your mom suddenly interrupts the melee with your favorite PB&J—Logitech thought of that, too.
The dual mute function allows you to mute the audio coming out of the speakers so your mom doesn't complain about you going deaf. And it lets you mute your headset, so your battalion of renegade mercenaries (or is that mercenary renegades?) don't have to hear the dreaded, "I love you too, mommy."
The final touch, for the more artistic gamer, is something called G-Skin. The speakers have clear shells, under which you can insert your own "personal artwork." Hopefully, once Logitech sees what your own stuff looks like, it will begin offering download-and-print artwork of its own. That or you borrow some of those excellent unicorn drawings from your sister.
Fact Sheet
Logitech® G51 Surround Sound Speaker System
Bring games to life with 360-degree surround sound
Announcement Date: August 22, 2007 Shipping: October 2007
Price: $199.99 Available at: www.logitech.com
Product Description
With high performance audio, gamer-inspired features such as dual mute controls and gaming matrix mode, the G51 speaker system is optimized for 5.1 high-definition audio. The laser-tuned satellites include FDD2 technology, which produces a uniform soundfield, while the ported, down-firing subwoofer rumbles with every explosion.
Key Features
• 360-degree surround sound with dual matrix modes:
• Gaming matrix mode creates 5.1 surround sound from common two-channel stereo sources such as legacy PC games
• Music matrix mode takes two speakers and electronically upmixes to 5.1
• High-performance audio: speakers feature laser-tuned satellites with FDD2 technology
• Precision dual mute controls: weighted, non-skid control pod features independent mute controls that allow for one-touch muting of both audio output and microphone input
• Customizable: design and insert personal artwork into the G-Skin™ mod system on each satellite speaker
Technical Specifications
• Total RMS power: 155 watts RMS
• Satellite powers: 20 watts
• Subwoofer: 56 watts
• Frequency response: 36 Hz - 20 kHz, +/-6dB
• Satellites: 2-inch laser-tuned drivers
• Subwoofer: 5-inch high-excursion driver
Source Inputs
• Six-channel direct
• Stereo RCA
Control Center
• Master volume control
• Subwoofer, center & surround level controls
• Matrix surround sound music and gaming modes
• Independent audio and microphone mute controls
• 2 Headset jacks (microphone jack + headphone jack)
System Requirements
• PC or Mac with at least a six-channel sound card (for discrete surround sound)
• Four satellites (4.2 inches x 5.6 inches x 8.5 inches)
• Center channel (8.0 inches x 3.9 inches x 5.6 inches)
• Subwoofer (7.7 inches x 10.4 inches x 13.1 inches)
• Control pod (5.7 inches x 3.4 inches by 1.8 inches)
• 2-year limited warranty


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Welcome to Our New Le Roy Hotel
Come stay with us at the Holiday Inn Express® hotel, the newest hotel in Le Roy, IL. We're situated just off I-74, we're midway between Bloomington and Champaign, only 15 minutes from the Central Illinois Regional Airport (BMI) and close to many business and attractions in Le Roy. Our hotel's location is the best around.
While staying in Le Roy, hotel guests have easy access to I-74, which makes visiting spots such as Moraine View State Park, Clinton Lake or Farmer City Raceway a breeze. We also offer close proximity to both Illinois State University and the University of Illinois, as well as Illinois Wesleyan University. All the attractions found in Bloomington, IL and Champaign, IL are just a few minutes from the hotel.
Corporate travelers also find our Le Roy, IL hotel's location is convenient, as we're near a number of businesses such as Pioneer Hybrid, Monsanto, Mediacom, Mitsubishi and State Farm Insurance. We offer a 24-hour business center and free high-speed Internet access to help our guests stay connected.
Our Holiday Inn Express® Le Roy hotel offers quality amenities like the complimentary Express Start hot breakfast bar, a heated, indoor pool and a state-of-the-art fitness center that's open 24-hours a day. Make your reservations today.
- Black-out Shades
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- Iron/Ironing Board
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- In-Room Heating and A/C Controls
Bathroom/Personal Care
- Private Bathroom
- Bathroom Amenities Available
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In-Room Features
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- Free High-Speed Internet in all Rooms
- Wireless Internet service is free for all IHG® Rewards Club members
Entertainment & Recreation
- Indoor Pool
- Heated Indoor Pool
- Indoor Pool Hours of Operation: 7:00 am - 10:00 pm
The pool does not have a life guard on duty, guest may bring own pool toys to play with but to use at their own safety.
Health & Fitness
Complimentary Fitness Center
Fitness Center is available 24 hours and includes a treadmill, elliptical, and stationary bicycle. Fitness Center also includes cold water thermos, towels, and mounted wall television. Newly added are our free weights!
Hours of Operation: 12:00 am to 11:59 pm
Fitness Center Type: LIMITED
- Treadmill
- Elliptical Machines
- Stationary Bicycle
Housekeeping & Laundry
- Daily Housekeeping
- On-site Guest Self-Laundry Facilities
- Hours of Operation: 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Added Value
- Wake Up Calls
- Storage Space Available
- Ice Machine
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705 S. Persimmons Court
Le Roy, Illinois 61752
United States
Check In: 3:00 pm
Check Out: 11:00 am
Check-in Age: 18
Parking + -
- Complimentary Self Parking Available
Accessibility + -
- Public Entrance
- Guest Rooms
- Lifts
- Public Restrooms
- Registration Desk
- Business Centre
- Number of Accessible Meeting Rooms: 1
Accessible Hotel Areas
- Registration Area
- Registration Area
- Accessible Guest Rooms
- Business Centre
- Meeting Room
- Exercise Facility
- Pool
Hotel Areas with Accessible Routes from Accessible Public Entrance
- Accessible Self Parking
- Van Accessible Self Parking
- Ramp Access
- Portable Bathtub Seats
- Closed Caption TVs
- Telephone with TDD
- Visual Alarm/Alert in Guest Rooms
- Visual Alarm/Alert in Public Spaces
- Communication Kits with Visual Alarms
Provided by Hotel
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- Pets Allowed
- Guide Dogs Allowed
- Pet Walking Area On-site
- Pet Deposit per Stay: 0 USD
- Pet Fee per Night: 15 USD
- Pets are welcome at the hotel. The animal must be on a leash at all times and must not be left unattended in the room. No more than two animals per guestroom. A charge of 15.00 per pet and per night
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- Smoke-Free Facility
- Number of Floors: 3
- Total Number of Rooms: 63
- Number of Suites: 0
- Number of Non-Smoking Rooms: 63
- Number of Accessible Rooms: 3
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- American Express
- Visa
- MasterCard
- Diners Club
- Carte Blanche
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Google Drive — the widely rumoured and highly anticipated cloud storage service — is expected to land in the next few months. To add more fuel to that rumour fire, Lucidchart has just managed to leak a Google Drive integration page, which suggests we could see the service launching very, very soon.
The Verge reports that Lucidchart very briefly provided a link to a Google Drive integration page, offering a means for users to share and sync data between Google and the site.
It firms up speculation over the name of the service, and also hints that Drive is far from being a personal storage system. Rather, this leak suggests that Google wants the service to become a ubiquitous data sharing system. The only thing that remains to be seen is when, exactly, we'll all be able to use it. [The Verge]


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NEW DECT 6.0 technology — with 1.9 GHz frequency won't interfere with other wireless devices.
Full-duplex sound — for natural, simultaneous 2-way conversation.
Instant cell phone connectivity — gives users the option to dial directly through a cell phone or transfer between handset and conference phone mode during a conversation.
Expandable — add up to 2 extension mics to increase your audio range, especially in larger conference rooms.
Rechargeable lithium-ion battery — delivering up to 24 hours of talk time and 160 hours of standby for the SoundStation2W EX and up to 12 hours of talk time and 80 hours of standby time for the non-expandable SoundStation2W.
Secure wireless — with 64-bit voice encryption for added security.
Advanced microphone technology — picks up voices up to 10 feet away.
Automatic gain control — for excellent room coverage with dynamic noise reduction for background noise.
Easy to install — with a wall-mountable base station.
Additional features — Caller ID, phone book, conferencing, mute and hold.
What is Included
SoundStation2W EX tabletop console
Wireless transmitter (wall jack)
7-foot telco cable to RJ-11 telephone jack
User documentation (user guide CD, quick installation guide, registration card)


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Sarah Seltzer grew up a fan of Woody Allen movies — her parents showed her "Sleeper," "Annie Hall," and "Everyone Says I Love You" once she was old enough to get the jokes. As a 31-year-old writer living in New York, she has admired Allen's more recent work, the bittersweet "Midnight in Paris," the meaty roles for women in "Blue Jasmine."
So when the New York Times website published an open letter from Allen's adopted daughter Dylan Farrow last week, alleging that the director sexually assaulted her at age 7, Seltzer was thrown. The first time Allen's relationship with Dylan made news, during his ugly custody battle with her adoptive mother, Mia Farrow, in the early 1990s, Seltzer was too young to understand the story. Now she was chilled by it.
"I found the letter deeply convincing and very sad," Seltzer said. "I felt very sorry for Dylan and for all the pain that she testified to in the letter. I sort of remember hearing stories about this when I was in elementary school, but it was a little over my head."
Allen, who had kept mum all week, responded in a New York Times letter of his own which went online Friday night. "Of course, I did not molest Dylan," said the filmmaker, whose "Blue Jasmine" is up for three Academy Awards and first Broadway musical is a month from beginning previews. "No one wants to discourage abuse victims from speaking out, but one must bear in mind that sometimes there are people who are falsely accused and that is also a terribly destructive thing."
Some of the most vocal and aggrieved reactions to Farrow's letter have often come from women under 40. These include 27-year-old "Girls" creator Lena Dunham, who called Farrow's words "courageous"; film director Miranda July, 39, who tweeted an excerpt of a 1976 People magazine interview in which Allen joked about sharing a love nest with 12-year-old girls; and 17-year-old fashion blogger Tavi Gevinson, who engaged in a conversation with her Twitter followers about whether she could still watch Allen's movies.
"I've loved his movies and cited them over the years but I don't want to contribute any more to a culture that tells survivors of abuse that their voices do not matter," Gevinson tweeted.
It's predictable, perhaps, that the demographic most outwardly troubled by the renewed allegations is a group more likely to identify with 29-year-old Dylan Farrow than with her 78-year-old father.
"It's not surprising that a new generation has found Woody Allen, cause he makes great movies," Allen biographer Eric Lax said. "For people 40 and above, they've already lived through this cycle 20 years ago. They made up their minds one way or another. But like the 20-year cicada, this thing has popped up again."
Many in Allen's younger female audience began to know him in the midst of his recent, late-career successes, a period in which he has cast appealing actresses like Scarlett Johansson, Rachel McAdams and Cate Blanchett and swoon-worthy leading men like Owen Wilson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Javier Bardem.
They're also a group more apt to be frank about sexual abuse. According to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, around 1 in 5 girls in the U.S. suffers some form of sexual molestation during childhood. While rape is an ancient issue, talking openly about it is a relatively recent phenomenon.
Women under 40 have grown up attending Take Back the Night rallies on their college campuses and reading blog entries about sexual abuse on websites like Buzzfeed and Jezebel; a post on Buzzfeed from this past week, a beginner's guide to rape culture, has been recommended on Facebook 31,000 times.
"Sensibilities have changed," said Illinois writer Roxane Gay, 39, who penned a piece supportive of Dylan Farrow on Salon. "We're more inclined now to give the victim the benefit of the doubt. As a woman who's experienced sexual violence, I'm predisposed to believe the victim."
Many of the young women sharing their feelings about Dylan Farrow on social media aren't old enough to remember the first time the director's family drama erupted publicly, after Allen began dating Mia Farrow's 19-year-old adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn, whom he later married. At that time an investigative team from the Yale-New Haven hospital said they found no evidence that Allen abused Dylan, and suggested that she had been coached, but a Connecticut judge awarded custody of Allen and Farrow's three children to Farrow.
The story, dormant for 21 years, resurfaced this fall in the form of a Vanity Fair article that included interviews with Mia, Dylan and seven of Mia's other 14 children.
The outrage took root on social media. During the Golden Globe Awards last month, as Diane Keaton accepted a Cecil B. DeMille Award on Allen's behalf, Dylan's younger brother Ronan tweeted, "Missed the Woody Allen tribute — did they put the part where a woman publicly confirmed he molested her at age 7 before or after Annie Hall?," a comment which has since been retweeted more than 12,000 times.
On Saturday, Dylan's letter appeared on the New York Times website, on the blog of Nicholas Kristof, who wrote a column about it. (The Los Angeles Times Opinion editors were also approached about running an op-ed written by Dylan Farrow and decided not to publish it.)
Since then an odd 2014-style public relations war has erupted. While the Hollywood Reporter and others tried to gauge the effect on the Oscar races, the New York Review of Books reposted a 1979 piece by Joan Didion on immaturity in Allen's films. Among others, legal commentator Dahlia Lithwick cautioned on Slate about the perils of "this widespread litigation by hashtag."
On her ABC morning talk show "The View," Barbara Walters, 84, defended Allen as a friend and devoted father. "The fact that he likes younger women, that has nothing to do with it," Walters said.
Author Joyce Carol Oates, 75, warned on Twitter that, "One might as readily step into the spinning propellors of an airplane as to engage in publicly 'discussing' Dylan Farrow/ Woody Allen issue."
Many younger women were happy to step into that propeller, perhaps, writer Camille Paglia said, because Allen's movies weren't as formative a part of their lives.
"[Women under 40] didn't come to cultural consciousness saturated in Woody Allen films at their glorious height," said Paglia, 66, professor of humanities and media studies at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. "They feel no connection with him. Women my age feel that Woody is practically a family member — like a quirky cousin. He was on screen so often that (right or wrong) we feel we know him. And we've always been grateful for the rich variety of his women characters as well as for his attentiveness to the subtle intricacies of romantic relationships."
Despite her warm feelings toward Allen and his movies, Paglia said she is inclined to believe Dylan's letter.
Seltzer is pondering how to separate the man from his movies — and whether to see Allen's next film, a romantic comedy called "Magic in the Moonlight," starring 25-year-old Emma Stone.
"I don't think [the allegations] negate the quality of his movies," Seltzer said. "But I haven't decided what I'll do with my money in the future."