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massachusetts institute of technology students simon garfinkel and abbi shelat have been purchasing old hard drives, in the name of research, from the web and other second-hand sales to uncover the huge amounts of personal information people don't bother to erase. after buying 158 drives for around us$1000 the zdnet uk article states they managed to collect, "…over 5000 credit card number, medical records, detailed personal and corporate financial information and several gigabytes of e-mail and pornography".
they have compiled their findings into a report entitled "remembrance of data passed: a study of disk sanitation" that will be published in the february edition of ieee security and privacy. the main points that have come out of the research are that the second-hand market for hard drives is filled with personal information making it very easy for a malicious buyer to assume the identity of someone else. with the rate at which drives are now being replaced (150 million last year according to dataquest) this means there is a huge amount of personal information floating about.
of the 158 drives purchased 28 had no attempt made by the last owner to delete the information and only 12 had been properly sanitized. they also found that formatting the drive does not guarantee that the information has been destroyed.
the reason for the information being left on the drive was mainly due to people not understanding that deleting a file does not necessarily remove the information from the drive. time was also an issue with a proper drive deletion taking several minutes.
[rob notes: a quick-format will do little to remove the data. to fully eliminate data from a drive, it must not only be "deleted," but over-written with other data. to further complicate things, the tendency for magnetic drives to remember data that has been overwritten requires that data also be over-written several times by random sequences of data to keep it free from people with sophisticated data recovery tools.]
read more at zdnet uk
matthew's opinion
too many people trust the operating system to get rid of those unwanted files not realizing that the information is just left on the drive and being marked as available for new data to be written over it. there is definitely a need for the undelete function in case you make a mistake but there should also be a "destroy this so it can never been viewed again" option.
the recycle bin in windows doesn't help, you put things in their as a holding place before deletion and then when removed from the bin the user is under the impression they have been totally deleted. although this is a handy solution for retrieving files you didn't mean to delete, it does make a person's information vulnerable as it is never properly deleted.
i think the solution to this problem is just education of the user and better tools to make sure that deletion does destroy the files (by overwriting them several times) and make them unrecoverable.
user comments 55 comment(s)
|bc wipe (1:44pm est thu jan 16 2003)
anyone ever heard of bc wipe? i down loaded it for free, and it does the multi pass deletion mentioned….gives you the option of deleting a single file with wiping, or doing a whole drive….pretty neat program….. – by bryan
|put a nail into it (2:02pm est thu jan 16 2003)
hammer time
– by sexual
|llf (2:11pm est thu jan 16 2003)
would a low level format permanently get rid of the data? – by curious
|did you know (2:18pm est thu jan 16 2003)
that a .22 short rifle will not penetrate a hd platter, nor will it penetrate an old xt style ibm keyboard? a .22 long rifle will make it through some drives, it depends if the drive has the steel shielding on it or not.
i always remove the magnets and take a hammer to the platters when i am done. – by zaph1
|hmm (2:32pm est thu jan 16 2003)
i take a drill press to my old hdds… – by fox
|simon garfinkel (2:34pm est thu jan 16 2003)
simon garfinkel haven't had a hit since "bridge over troubled water," have they? – by tom & jerry
|i live on the 4th floor (2:36pm est thu jan 16 2003)
all i have to do is throw it out the window. if it hits the parking lot, there's no chance in hell it'll yield my precious porn. (i generally don't keep any financial data on my computer). – by steven
|no surprise (2:56pm est thu jan 16 2003)
this informaton should come as little surprise to us geeks, but i'm sure there are a lot of people out there who never even gave it a second thought. a full disk wipe using some utility would, in my opinion, be safe enough, but unless you pop your drive into a metal shreader, the fbi can always recover something.
i posted the article outside the help desk. – by f. theilig
|lesbisous.com (3:12pm est thu jan 16 2003)
anyone else get email from this spammer? today i got an email from them sent to the address i gave geek.com. – by curious
|good soaking (4:00pm est thu jan 16 2003)
a good overnight soaking, in oxyclean will do the trick. – by messy
|re: rob (4:14pm est thu jan 16 2003)
the article garfinkel wrote says that writing a disc full of zeroes will pretty much kill the data for all practical purposes. the gutmann patterns (multiple rewrites of various patterns that try to kill any data on the edge of the tracks) that everyone freaks out over were something of a conjecture in 1996 and pretty much obsolete today.
today's hard drives have larger write heads than read heads, and to glean data from from the edges of the tracks would require taking the drive apart and testing each track with an oscilloscope–assuming anything can be found at all. useful if you're the nsa but not so much for the average person or organization.
most of what people seem to forget that comes up again later is the ancillary stuff, information left in caches, document lists, floppies and cd-r's, etc. – by ziwiwiwiwiwiwiwiwiwi
|these guys are right (4:14pm est thu jan 16 2003)
i found a computer in the trash a while back. i took out the hard drive and slavd it to my computer. i found out all sorts of information about the person.
i formatted it and use it as a backup (i dont like burning cds, slave drive is more capacity and easy to put in. – by cedric
|linux dd (4:20pm est thu jan 16 2003)
get a bootable linux distro that has the dd command.
then run:
dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/hda
this will write random data to the whole disk. do that a few times.
or, just drop the drive in the ocean. – by no one
|do what i do (4:21pm est thu jan 16 2003)
wave a big magnet over the drive a few times, pop off a dozen or so of those transiters and ic chips on the bottom, soak it in water after breaking the seal, and throw it in a landfill.
if they get my credit card number after that, then it's a reward.
– by – –
|i buy a lot of off lease pcs, (4:42pm est thu jan 16 2003)
and this has gotten a lot better. 10 years ago every pc i bought still had data on it, and they all came from businesses. today maybe 1 in 10. we just throw our pcs in the dumpster when we're done, but one on my employees fishes them out and drives a nail though the hds (i don't recommend it but what he does on his own time is his business). we do dp for the legal, medical & engineering professions. – by tech
|more.. (4:44pm est thu jan 16 2003)
i acquired a utility called " nuts & bolts". it has a feature which deletes 'orphan files', and has a "military grade" 7x overwrite over any unused spaces. after you are done with the drive, just have it do the whole thing. although i like the idea of a 5 lb. iron mallet better. just pretend it's a m$ product, and have at it ! – by darwin
|sanitizing the hard drive (5:22pm est thu jan 16 2003)
i'm with the guys using the hammers, mails, and drills. one bad experience of having your life flashed in your face from a 'given and forgotten' computer is all it takes. me be nice and give my old computer to a 'needy soul'??? … not hardly … wreck it! ole 'needy' can get his next computer the same way i did … buy it. nobody gets my computers in a workable or salvageable form … that just keeps honest 'weasels' honest! – by … – by tsk tsk
|throw it in (5:24pm est thu jan 16 2003)
the fireplace for a while, let it cool overnight, then toss it. – by howboutit
|howboutit (6:02pm est thu jan 16 2003)
or better yet, fireplace over night followed by dunk in icy water while still bright red…. – by mac convert
|i use bcwipe, but… (6:34pm est thu jan 16 2003)
…how do you wipe the c drive? i guess you need a bootable cd-rom and then wipe the c drive.
to wipe at dod level takes a long time. – by urgeek
|me… (6:53pm est thu jan 16 2003)
i just take the drive apart, and lick each one of the discs! – by affez pow
|affew pow (7:08pm est thu jan 16 2003)
you work for counter-pane technologies or something. – by mr bigglesworth
|nuke it (7:49pm est thu jan 16 2003)
i generally nuke everything for 5 minutes – tv dinners, hard drives, turds …. they all fry real nice! – by steve
|destructing drives….. (8:28pm est thu jan 16 2003)
..how about placing it in the pressure vessel of a nuclear reactor and nuke it at about 10,000 rems? seriously some of you guys are going overboard.
to scrag a drive i usually just do a low level format (writing zeroes to all sectors including the mbr) and if i'm chucking the drive then i whap it one (1) time with a hammer. bent platters tell no tales.
but i imagine just removing the cover and tossing it in the trash would be nearly as effective, remember the platters need a clean room environment to be opened. your average dumpster has not only dust but spoiled food, crud, moisture, crud, icky stuff…..
then again if you're an evil sob and you know there's nothing on the drive that could ever be tied to you…..just use your imagination and fill it with all kinds of made up stuff. secret government documents about the aliens, in-depth "diaries," treasure maps, the possibilities are endless.
skine the putty to the local salvage auction and wait for the usenet to fill up with all the fantastic revelations that people just know to be true….. – by ziwiwiwiwiwiwiwiwiwi
|use the poop (10:03pm est thu jan 16 2003)
or u can just throw some dog $hit on it and piss all over it and see if someone wants to have it after that.if they do leave a few pubes inside for a surpise. – by use da poop
|re: zaph1 (11:00pm est thu jan 16 2003)
how about using a 7.62x39mm hollow point shot from an sks? this should easily penetrate the hard drive. – by rambo
|hard drivin (5:12am est fri jan 17 2003)
i tie mine to the back of the car, after about 20 miles or so sanitation is complete. some times i drive over it a couple of times too but thats just for fun. – by mot
|killdisk (8:36am est fri jan 17 2003)
– (no, i don't work for the company). for a small price (i think it's $39) you can buy this program which writes anywhere from 1 to 99 times over- the shareware version only lets your script it to run 1 time. each time it over-writes each bit 3 times, so running it 7 times is dod standard.
i made a bootable floppy that i leave locked up at work. before we recycle or sell our old computers i put the floppy in: it automatically wipes the entire hdd. it takes quite a while to wipe an entire hdd. i did it to a 30gb hdd (the biggest desktop hdd we have) and it took about 20 hours. the computer wasn't the fastest, though. – by killdisk rep.
|chuck it. (9:29am est fri jan 17 2003)
who on earth would want to rummage through your rubbish to get to your hard disk, pay lots of money or spend lots of time in scraping the data off to get personal details like cc numbers?. there a plenty of easier ways to obtain personal information about someone.
i've never thrown away a hd, i can't bring my self to as i know how much i paid for it in the first place!. – by mr h
|i agree with mr h (11:56am est fri jan 17 2003)
i've never thrown a hd away or given one away, yet i've had my cc numbers stolen.
usually, it's amazon.com, but sometimes it's non-internet related (like some joker at the cc processing company doing business on the side).
anyway, to the person who asked about low-level formatting, there isn't such a thing with ata drives anymore (not since the old ibm xt days). low-level formatting would destroy the capacity (at minimum) and therefore is only done in the factories. today, manufacturer's call it low-level formatting because that's what people think is going on (when it's not, we're not re-arranging the physical layout of the disk).
i used to work for nsa back in the late 80's/early 90's, and the policy then was writing 0's three times over all sectors. my guess is the 7x dod standard is from improvements in recovery technology.
finally, i'm surprised no one has mentioned the oven. that really does a quick and easy job of destroying platters. of course, shooting bullets or nails through it may be more exciting – depends on ones temperment.
just my $0.02 worth,
|giving back work computers (12:42pm est fri jan 17 2003)
what do you do when giving back a work computer? i know the general idea is to never put something personal on it, but just in case you did? you can't really give them a computer with a no.12 anodized nail sticking out of it… – by xxx
|myrkat, (2:47pm est fri jan 17 2003)
i mentioned the fireplace. doing it in the oven gives your quiche that old circuit flavor. :) – by howboutit
|i had one that failed (2:53pm est fri jan 17 2003)
i thought it highly unlikely enemy hands would be able to repair and read the disk but i smashed it with a sledgehammer just in case. it was actually pretty therapeutic on many levels.. – by geekzilla
|almost always recoverable (7:37pm est sun jan 19 2003)
one word: drivesavers.
. these guys get data from burned, wet and broken hard drives. (they claim a 90% success rate.) overwriting the data is the only way – short of completely destroying the platters. – by joe magee
|check them out (7:39pm est sun jan 19 2003)
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|eraser (11:19am est wed feb 05 2003)
simple and free.
and if there is a army training ground nearby……..well…………one word!
|iraq (7:41am est fri feb 07 2003)
i'll sent my old hd to iraq – by powell point
|collegue (7:48am est fri feb 07 2003)
i will lent my compuer to a collegue for a moment… that will do the trick very efficient! – by the other collegue
|f*k �m (3:40pm est fri feb 07 2003)
i would give it to a co-worker i hate and get him fired for my old porn *grin*
– by beast
|super magnet (12:27pm est tue jul 20 2004)
stick the thing in a cat scanner – should do the trick nicely.
p.s. getting hold of a scanner is another matter entirely… – by no problem
|no hd (2:25pm est wed dec 15 2004)
don't use a hard drive at all.
you ask how?
knoppix live linux cd distro.
you can put it on your favorite hd or run it right off the cd it automatially configures your lan and video card mouse everything.
use a flashram storage to store junk on or use a dvd burner to store stuff.
knoppix burns dvd's right on the fly while running off a cd with no hard drive in the machine.
why worry about security when you really don't need a hd the government and the feds have used the computer manufactures to dupe you into thinking you need a hard drive for a computer to work.
dell optiplex gx 150 500 meg ram
|hd destruction (12:09am est sun mar 13 2005)
no any at recyling plant! if not
take it apart remove the platers now swipe a neodymion mangnent on both sides of the plater now use drill and steel brush when that shiny finsh is gone and you are left pited steel plater stick in the oven or fireplace – by t-bone
|induction? (1:10pm est fri apr 08 2005)
how about a nice high frequency induction coil? not only do you get a nice swirling magentic field, but the extreme heat should pretty much destroy the platters…just a thought – by slartibardfast
|hard drive (11:35am est mon jun 20 2005)
i want to donate my used computer and was told because it is me2000 that there is a program called fdisk–that will erase my hard drive and make it safe to give to away–i am a little scared to give it away–should i be – by sue b.
|toast (6:09pm est tue jul 12 2005)
bench drill, then heat just the drive itself (not the pcb) to 300 celsius for four hours.
usually i just remove the platters and make them into ornaments or maglevs.
– by andre
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|thanks (12:42pm est sat jan 07 2006)
this is an excellent site thanks for the information! – by andy
|alternate os (1:53am est mon jan 23 2006)
runiing linux or knoppix?
need your hd to be clean???
try this in a root shell some time.
warning this completely desroys data.you will have to repartition it afterwards.
root shell type
shred -n 10 -z -v /dev/hda or what ever partition you want to kill hda1 hda2 hda3 or for the whole drive use just hda.
-z denotes zero
–n denotes random
the number 10 is what i use writes random crap 10 times to every sector then finishes up with a 1 pass of 00000000000000000000000000000000000
|vv (3:35pm est sat apr 08 2006)
– by vv
|the final solution (1:39pm est tue may 09 2006)
according to someone the best way to prevent data theft is to get yourself a 25' extension cord and plug it in. next, place the hard drive in a bucket full of distilled water. finally, throw end of extension cord into bucket and watch the fun! – by shineymcshine
|keep it simple (9:15am est thu may 18 2006)
a piece of magnet will fix the problem nicely, else u can try making a signiture or some art on the disk platters with a pen knife. the last idea is to make the disk platter into a new fribis for your doggy :d
muhahahahahahahahaha – by kang
|hd security (7:12pm est mon may 22 2006)
full strength muriatic acid or sulfuric acid.
large 500 watt degausser..bulk tape eraser?
failsafe——-don't use a hard drive.
|security (12:49am est sun jun 25 2006)
puppy linux boot cd
no hard drive ever needed.
save your junk to flashram.
you can surf and save without a hd.
|hard drives (4:06am est sun oct 08 2006)
10 gauge shotgun with alternating rounds.
first round buck shot second round deer slug.
reapeat 4 times.
unerase that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! – by extrememan666


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After extremely loving the first two volumes and being majorly disappointed with the third volume, I approached this one with a lot more caution and fewer expectations.
The volume begins with Apollo finding out that War is helping Wonder Woman, and he, naturally, feels uneasy about this. Switch over to Earth, Zola and Hera are attempting to select a name for Zola's baby. I suppose that although the end of the world is still looming, having a chance to sit down for a brief moment reminded Zola that her endangered baby lacked a name. Upon throwing a few choices out there, Zola suggests the name Zeke and Hera responds that the name is too common. Really? Zeke is not common at all, especially compared to the previously suggested generic names, yet it is this supposed commonness that makes Hera love this name. Yet what would I expect from the same woman that held grudges against babies because her husband constantly cheated on her. Apparently Zeke means "God strengthens," which is befitting for the child believed to murder the ruler of Olympus. This is the reason the name was chosen, not because of the nonsense Hera tried to feed us.
Now we are back with Poseidon, the First Born, and Cassandra. Poseidon attempts to wager with the First Born offering to return his sword if he promises to leave the sea and hell alone in his conquest. Instantly, the First Born calls checkmate as he raises his sword to Poseidon's neck. Wait, how did he get the sword that was secure in Poseidon's possession? The question remains ignored as Poseidon flips the script and tells the First Born that he will be trapped in his corpse if the First Born murders him. The First Born lowers his sword and Poseidon informs him that Hades will return his army to keep hell and the sea free from the First Born's grasp.
Meanwhile, Lennox debates if he wants to retire from the team because he believed that he has done his part. Orion continues with his insensitive remarks towards Wonder Woman so she responds in a true superheroine fashion:
Basically, if you want to continue being ballsy, I'll remove your balls. As for walking up to him and kissing him, I don't understand why that was included. Here she is being a complete badass, but before she can fully be one she must assume the role of the temptress, you know, so she still racks up sex appeal and doesn't come across as too aggressive. Surprisingly,this mixed-signal message does not have the desired effect upon Orion as he makes as sexist remark immediately after. This time, Wonder Woman turns around and punches him into some Dr. Jekyll and Hyde, as he attempts to stand back up, it is clear that Orion has transformed. He becomes angry with Lennox's laughter as opposed to the fact that Diana punched him and storms out the room. I found myself struck by this scene, particularly because I found the whole thing utterly pointless. In my previous post, I talked about my disappointment in Orion's character and how I believed he had no purpose in the plot other than granting Wonder Woman some romantic affiliation. After reading this volume, I honestly feel like his character offers absolutely nothing to the series. Yes, he is involved in some major plot points, which I will talk about later, but I need to rant about this scene first. My main point is, why have Wonder Woman make out with him and grab his crotch? Why not just skip straight to the part where she sucker-punches him? Or why does Wonder Woman even have to deal with a character that makes such sexist remarks? Just Why?
Return to story line: Poseidon informs the First Born about the prophecy of the Last Born and Cassandra and the First Born set out to find him. Poseidon and Hades decide to gamble on who will win in this war causing Poseidon to inform Apollo on the First Born's return. After hearing this, Artemis volunteers to return to Earth and capture Zeke, because it worked out so well the last time, and Apollo allows her to, because once again, it worked so well last time. Artemis taunts Wonder Woman by trying to get her to remove her cuffs and unleash her full power to which Wonder Woman responds: "Why should I abuse my power when I can use yours?" and destroys Artemis instantly, just like last time. Yet this time, Wonder Woman attempts to go in for the kill only to be prevented by War, who brings Artemis back to Apollo.
While escaping from the fight between Wonder Woman and Artemis, Lennox, Herra, Zola, and Zeke coincidentally bump into the First Born and Cassandra. Luckily, Wonder Woman arrives just in time to save them and begins to fight First Born. This gives Zola the opportunity to escape yet she is followed by Cassandra. Zeke opens his eyes, and this somehow saves his mother because Cassandra is seen on the floor. Orion zaps in, helps Wonder Woman and Lennox, and gathers the rest of the gang to retreat through his tube. However, the First Born keeps the tubes open preventing them from leaving and because of this, Lennox sacrifices himself singing "No One Likes Us, We Don't Care"and pushes the First Born out of the tube.
Everyone else makes it safely to New Genesis, to which Highfather, Orion's *gasp* father, is not happy that foreigners are brought into paradise. To sustain her injuries, Wonder Woman is induced into a coma for three days and once she wakes up, Highfather approves her request to leave. Yet in the comic realm, leaving a foreign planet is never that easy. Before releasing them, Highfather places cuffs onto Wonder Woman and demands Orion to kidnap Zeke. Wonder Woman shouts words of justice as she and the others are forced to leave. With Zeke in his arms, Orion chases after them and apologizes to his father for disobeying him. This scene ends with the Highfather wishing Orion the best of luck. Was he so moved by Orion's actions that his entire demeanor changed? Did the writers forget that Highfather was villainous two panels prior? Was kidnapping Zeke some plan that Highfather concocted for Orion to prove himself?
When returning to Earth, they conveniently arrive near First Born. The city is in ruins and First Born is sitting upon a throne, tossing Lennox's head to Wonder Woman, and unleashing his army of werewolves. War arrives and opens a door that contains soldiers of the ages to fight against First Born's army. Wonder Woman gives into her rage and removes her cuff links despite War's warning and is immediately taken down by First Born. War attacks First Born, but he is not match for him. Wonder Woman uses a spear to pierce through War to attack First Born. She apologizes to War telling him that there was no other way and he claims to be proud of her. I mean I suppose only someone who is the God of War could be proud of such an action resulting in their death. With War gone, Wonder Woman assumes the role of the new God of War. Hades comes to collect War and Wonder Woman asks about First Born. Hades tells her that he can only take First Born if Wonder Woman kills him but she refuses since there was "too much killing already." Hades and her head to the Underworld while Apollo appears and probably takes First Born.
Unlike the previous volume, this volume was less sporadic and I appreciated that. Although there were multiple plots occurring, they were woven together more uniformly and coherently in this volume so the transitions were a lot smoother. As I previously mentioned, I still remain bothered by the make-out scene. I truly think Orion is a character meant to illuminate Wonder Woman's "feminine" qualities: her sex appeal through his remarks and their quick make-out session; her desirability through their implicit romantic feelings for one another; and her nurturing side as she comforts him after his fallout with his father. I feel like at times the writers struggle with having Wonder Woman so short-tempered and attempt to make up for it through creating frivolous scenes in which she is more motherly. I understand her aggressiveness and short-temper are most likely related to her new role as the God of War, but I think there are plenty of moments in the series in which she shows her capability to control these traits – I don't think a sexist loudmouth is needed to do that. I was also a bit disappointed with the deaths of Lennox and War, they seemed so sudden, but part of me believes that this was to illustrate what actually occurs in a war. It was a bit unfortunate that Wonder Woman finally removed her cuffs and lost faster than she typically does, it kind of felt like when you wait an hour on line for a roller coaster and the roller coaster itself is two seconds, except the roller coaster is more thrilling, and instead of one hour you invested money in buying the books and hours in reading the series. However, I am highly interested in the parallel prophecies of the First Born and last born, Zeke. I may sound over critical of this volume, but it was excellently done otherwise because it explained why Volume 3 had to be structured the way it was, provided certain answers, and created many more questions. I am highly excited to see how Wonder Woman assumes her new title as the god of War.
Rating: ★★★★☆
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Due to the hands-on nature of their campaigns, Precision Acquisition Direct works predominantly with young professionals and in exchange for their hard work and enthusiasm, offers a range of exciting development opportunities. These opportunities range from one on one mentoring, national and international travel and ongoing skills workshops – all designed to support the professional growth of the firm's workforce and help them make roots in the industry.
To ensure each young person they work with can pursue their professional goals to the fullest Precision Acquisitions Direct recently released a statement on the impact fear has on progress and how professionals must combat fear to fulfil their potential. The firm was eager to outline that everyone feels fear, however battling this fear is central to success. 'As long as you are in the driving seat and making choices that will determine your future, you will feel fear; it is a natural part of our physiology and psychology when facing with the unknown. However, it is a great indicator that something is worth doing.' Stated Precision Acquisitions Direct.
The firm outlined that success is dependent on people using this fear, rather than letting the fear use them and shared that to succeed; professionals need to start having fun with their fears. 'The first step is to accept that fear is just a reaction, it's how you deal with it that actually influences a situation. If you choose to be courageous and face it, you will be rewarded with accomplishment, which will help you to combat future fear faster' outlined Precision Acquisitions Direct.
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To provide a broad analysis of gene expression in developing Arabidopsis seeds, microarrays have been produced that display approximately 2,600 seed-expressed genes. DNA for genes spotted on the arrays were selected from >10,000 clones partially sequenced from a cDNA library of developing seeds. Based on a series of controls, sensitivity of the arrays was estimated at one to two copies of mRNA per cell and cross hybridization was estimated to occur if closely related genes have >70% to 80% sequence identity. These arrays have been hybridized in a series of experiments with probes derived from seeds, leaves, and roots of Arabidopsis. Analysis of expression ratios between the different tissues has allowed the tissue-specific expression patterns of many hundreds of genes to be described for the first time. Approximately 25% of the 2,600 genes were expressed at ratios ≥ 2-fold higher in seeds than leaves or roots and 10% at ratios ≥ 10. Included in this list are a large number of proteins of unknown function, and potential regulatory factors such as protein kinases, phosphatases, and transcription factors. The Arabidopsis arrays were also found to be useful for transcriptional profiling of mRNA isolated from developing oilseed rape ( Brassica napus ) seeds and expression patterns correlated well between the two species.
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Originally from New York City, Adrienne Altenhaus' creative career has ranged from dancing, choreography, acting and making super 8 films and videos. In the 1980's, she shared a dance company with Betsy Hulton in NYC, in addition to performing in the works of numerous choreographers, directors and filmmakers. Her own films/videos have been screened in the United States and Europe.
Since moving to Europe in the 90's, Altenhaus has worked with an array of great and interesting artists including Veronique Delmelle, Luk Mishalle, Fabian Galama, Peter Kho Sien Kee, Liat Magnezy, Walter Verdin and Guy Cassiers. She has worked for the organizations of Vloeistof, Maten, Lod, Laika, Dansateliers, KVS, Toneelhuis, Beurschowburg, Limelight, etc. creating work, making videos and acting as dramaturge to young artists. In 2010, she travelled with her video-camera to Kinshasa and Guangzho in the project Brave New Worlds for the KVS, Brussels. in 2011 she made videos for the project "Taule de Dames" with Veronique DelMelle for performances in prisons in Belgium. in 2012 she is creating a series of short videos of "the making of 'the Ring' at La Scala", shown on the Antwerpen television channel, atv, and on the websites of Toneelhuis and Cobra.be.


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|129 pk
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|0 - 100 km/u
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|Extremely beautiful and original
Among BMW aficionados, the E30 is the most compelling of the entire 3-series line produced by the famed Bavarian factory to date. Nothing has been as good the cars from then. The cars of 2017 are indeed better and safer, of course, but not as fun! There is nothing quite like a E30, and especially those with the bigger engines. Just position the steering wheel in the direction you want to go, and straight ahead she goes! Agile, fast, immediate and sharp steering. An E30 was also built according to quality standards that were the same as if ISO9000 (1987) was already in place. Nevertheless, the exceptional driving characteristics are what render the E30 so popular. The car we offer here is perhaps a little less suitable for demonstrating your steering talents, however, as the BMW's that are routinely found around the race tracks have usually been driven eight times around the world, while comparatively this pristine 320i has only just begun her journey. In short, a collector's model. A completely original 320i with only 60,000km on the odometer. Is there another one to found anywhere?
Beautifully understated, in mint condition, as a car dealer can say. Power windows, central door lock, alloy wheels and tinted glass.
Completely original and an of course undamaged body, in the Delphin Gray Metallic color. This car has absolutely no rust, and that is often not the case with E30s. The wheel bays retain the same color as the car. High quality paintwork. The door edges are flawless. Not a single chip. The bumpers are perfectly straight on the car, the chrome gleaming. Original windows all around.
Naturally, like new. No damage to find anywhere. The remarkably low mileage is clearly reflected in the impressive interior. The steering wheel, switches and handles are all replete with the complete symbols and function perfectly. Non-smoker, hardly used, smells like new. No further comment needed.
Pristine, completely clean and original engine compartment. All seemingly 'factory new', as is the trunk. Full set of unused car tools. Full-size spare tire, never used. The four wheels are free of brake grime, have some slight parking scrapes that can be painted over upon request.
Sold new in 1985 by an Italian BMW dealer, which also explains why the car still has a completely original and rust-free undercarriage, and of course never in an accident. Acquired from the second owner, an enthusiastic BMW aficionado, who owing to advancing old age sold the car to us. Knowing that we are also enthusiastic BMW aficionados, he ultimately wanted to leave the car in the Netherlands. And so it was. Original car tools, set of keys and car folder, including manual and service booklet.


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Escargot from L'es-Car-Go, en Houston!
I've always been curious about escargot… from the time I saw it in cartoons as a kid, where the characters acted surprised and disgusted by the idea of eating snails. Although years ago I wasn't 1/10th the food adventurer I am today (I was in fact, a very picky eater as a child) – in recent years I have become insatiable in my desire to try new and "weird" edibles. Houston has helped me quell some of this hunger…and has also been inspirational in the publishing of TJHenderson.com.
When I saw the vivid green "L'es-Car-Go" truck driving down I-10 on a hot summer day a few months ago, I was instantly intrigued. I knew it was something I had to try. I remembered the name and Googled them later. Their menu was fantastic! It was simple, but delicious sounding. And then I saw it.. the L'es-Car-Go on Slow Dough baguette (Sautéed escargots w/garlic and parsley butter on Slow Dough baguette) – And I dared myself to try it.
The L'es-Car-Go truck is a bit of an enigma.. only appearing twice a week. It's available on Tuesdays for lunch, and Wednesdays for dinner. Having a busy work schedule and spending each week in a different part of this Metropolis don't make it convenient for me to always eat wherever I want. I knew one day the stars would align, and L'es-Car-Go and I would finally meet. Yesterday was that day.
I ordered the meal pictured above. It looks very odd, I know.. it sort of reminded me of sauteed mushrooms on a sandwich. Maybe that's what I told myself as I dove into the crusty, chewy baguette. The escargots were not overwhelming at all. They were very subtle in flavor, actually. There was a meaty, umami flavor. They were a little chewy, but very tender. The melted parsley butter dripped from the bottom of my sandwich with every bite. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The fries were fresh, hot, crispy, and seasoned to perfection. While I won't order the escargot sandwich the next time I go to le camion verte, I will order it again! In the meantime, I want to sample the rest of the menu. :)
Merci L'es-Car-Go, tres bien!


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Our "Ketron Blue" style range is a little different to our "Gold" range. Ketron Gold disks are designed with more specific songs in mind, this range is usually designed with general purpose rhythms i.e. if you wish to play a song done in a samba style you should be able to play more or less any Samba with the rhythm. You will find a very wide range of styles for SD and XD instruments that fit beautifully alongside your existing instruments patterns. All are brand new and are available exclusively from Carillon Studios.
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SeedSafe – Tasmania
Tasmania's SeedSafe is a collaboration between the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, the Tasmanian Herbarium, and the Biodiversity Conservation Branch of Tasmania's Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.
SeedSafe began as part of the Millennium Seedbank Project. Its long-term aim is to hold viable, multi-provenanced collections for the entire Tasmanian flora. It also assists in the reintroduction and restoration of native plant communities.
SeedSafe makes its laboratory germination testing data available to the general public via the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens website. The Germination Database also provides documents explaining the science behind germination and seed dormancy, as well as how to apply germination test techniques at home.
Within the Australian Seed Bank Partnership, SeedSafe contributes 20 years of experience in wild seed germination, 10 years of experience in germination database structure, and extensive knowledge of the Tasmanian flora. SeedSafe personnel also contribute to the Partnership at an organisational level.
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2015 presented a 'masting' event across Tasmania that enabled the Royal Tasmanian Botanic Gardens team to seed bank significant collections of endemic montane conifers.
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A Bush Blitz program surveying private properties in Tasmania's Central Plateau brought ASBP partners from Canberra and Tasmania together to collect potentially threatened members of EPBC Act listed Alpine Sphagnum bog communities.
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A critically endangered part of the Macquarie Island ecosystem is being preserved through ex situ conservation, in a project undertaken by the Royal Tasmanian Botanic Gardens.
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Shy Susan (Tetratheca gunnii) has a restricted range in Tasmania and there are around 250 plants remaining. It has now been listed as endangered. The team at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens is working on the seed production of Shy Susan so there will be sufficient seed resources available for use in developing techniques to help enhance this species' existing wild population.


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Start of a new week
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving, if you celebrate Thanksgiving. If you are not a celebrant, I still hope Thursday was a good day for you. Current Husband and I had a pleasant time with his family and ate lots of yummy food.
I don't see my mother-in-law as often as I should, but I think of her. I try to bring her gifts when I do see her. This time, I brought her a crocheted shrug and a crocheted sweater. She seemed to really like them and showed them off to the other female relatives as they arrived.
I crochet in the evenings and on the weekends. It's a way to force my mind to be quiet and still after a 12+ hour day or a week of 12+ hours days. It's meditating with a useful result.
A brief tech comm side step
Apparently, the Japanese are crazy about crocheting but were frustrated with the lack of patterns in Japanese. So they came up with a way to show any pattern as a picture.
The most complex pattern can be created as a diagram that shows all the stitches as symbols and how they all go together. You don't need language to follow the pattern, making the craft available to anyone with the materials. For an example, click here.
Knitting and crocheting are kinesthetic activities, by definition. I'm not a visual learner; I've stated that before. But I find the graphic to be very helpful if I'm working on a complex project. I can see how this goes together and what to do next when the words make no sense to me. The best patterns include words and a graphic of the pattern to help "see" what to do if you get lost.
This is a brilliant way to think about the information. How much of the information you are working on could be reduced to a graphic? Are you using graphics as supporting materials for people like me who are not visual learners but would like the visual to help them stay on track when the words make no sense?
If a strongly kinesthetic activity can be reduced to pattern pictures, what can you do to support your users and reduce confusion?
The week ahead
This week I'm planning and scheduling free webinars for January and February. WIth training budgets gone in the economic meltdown, we're hoping to help by offering tool-independant topics and topics about our products.
I'm thinking about (in no particular order):
Moving to topic-based authoring—the last one had 225 people signed up with 170 attending. Hopefully, there's still interest out there.
Planning for content reuse—regardless of the tool you use, how do you migrate legacy content? How do you start? What about new content?
Building the business case for topic-based authoring—how to make the case to your boss. How to state the issues in a business way and then show the solution so your boss understands why this is the right move.
What's new in Flare 4—an overview of new features in Flare 4 that will make your life so much easier.
If you have more ideas for other webinars on topics that interest you, go to my poll at this link.
Virtual is good
If you're interested in learning more about our products or about tech comm topics (such as the above), I'm always available to do a virtual meeting for STC, AMWA, PMI, QA/Test and other organizations. All you need on your end is an internet-connected computer, speakers, a microphone (so people can ask questions) and a Skype account (or a speaker phone and phone line) and we're good to go.
This is a great way to get a demo or other topic for your professional group at no real expense and reduce the carbon footprint. I was responsible for finding speakers for 2 STC chapters over about 5 years. It can be really hard to find speakers month after month on topics that interest your members.
Contact me (sburton(at)madcapsoftware.com) and let's set it up!
Fly away duckings, fly away!
This upcoming week is also the last time we see this crop of baby engineers. The last lecture is Tuesday night and then they go into their finals. I'm never ready to let them go.
We only get 10 weeks with them and we have to let them go, assuming they don't fail the class. As much as I don't want to let them go, I also don't want them to fail, so there we are. Off they go!
We get a whole new crop in January. The U is so happy with what we're doing with the undergraduate students, they offered us 2 more classes. Starting with this Winter quarter, we're doing Technical Communication for the Graduate students – a huge honor. Probably starting in Summer 2009, we're offering User-centered Design, 10 weeks about designing for humans and what that means at every step of the process.
Time to start my day
Time to start my day. I have a pot of soup to make, a house to pick up, lunch with a former student, a dog to take to the U to run off leash, laundry to fold, and other household tasks.


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When Premier League leaders Chelsea, Manchester City and United, Arsenal and Spurs are still in the FA Cup, you might be surprised to hear Lincoln boss Danny Cowley declare Burnley as "the toughest draw we could have got."
But Cowley is a big admirer of Clarets boss Sean Dyche and his side's team ethic and mentality, and feels they will be better prepared to contend with what the Red Imps have to throw at them at Turf Moor tomorrow.
Cowley saw the Clarets hold Chelsea on Sunday, and said: "I think this is the toughest draw we could have got, I genuinely mean that.
"They are very well-equipped to be able to cope with teams like ourselves.
"People might think that is crazy when you consider we could have drawn Man City, Arsenal and Chelsea.
"But I'm not sure those teams are as well equipped to deal with us and our style.
"Burnley are team orientated and seem to have a lot of honest, hard-working professionals.
"A lot of them have got to the Premier League the hard way, and when you do that it builds a resolve and makes you value what you've got."
And he feels Dyche should receive more praise than he gets for the job he has done at Burnley: "We have huge admiration for what they've done and for Sean Dyche and his staff. If he was a foreign manager he would be getting a lot more plaudits than he currently is.
"He's the type of manager you'd want to play for."
Lincoln have nothing to lose, and Cowley added: "If we're realistic, we'd beat them once in a 100 times – that's the truth. But we have to go into the game believing this is our opportunity because without belief we have nothing," declared Cowley.
"When we have these huge challenges in front of us, we normally break them down into quarters.
"But for Saturday we're breaking it down into sixths, 15-minute parts. We're going to play the first 15 minutes like our life depends on it and see if we can get through it with the scores still being equal. If we can, then it gets slightly easier, one per cent easier.
"When you look at Burnley there are no chinks, mentally or physically. They're outstanding in both of those areas. It's a huge challenge but it's one we're going to enjoy.
"We're going to make sure we give the very best version of ourselves and try to match the commitment of our supporters who have been queuing up all night to get tickets.
"We're going to be brave, we're going to fight and give it one hell of a go. If we do all of those things, we might give ourselves that chance.
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A popular D.C. spot for poetry, food, music and cultural gatherings is celebrating its 10th anniversary with renowned writers and revolutionaries.
Busboys and Poets, a local chain of community restaurants/bookstores where local artists and activists can share their work, is throwing a birthday bash in Brookland Oct. 2.
The party -- otherwise known as the BusboysX Dance Party -- runs from 6:30 p.m. to midnight, featuring Alice Walker, Angela Davis, Bill Ayers, Jeff Zinn and some surprise guests as well. Tickets are $45 in advance, available online.
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The first Busboys location opened in 2005 at 14th and V streets NW; five more locations have since opened throughout the D.C. area.
The 10th anniversary bash will be at its Brookland location (625 Monroe St. NE). A rep said the location's top-of-the-line technical equipment and easy access to parking make it a good space to host the party -- and they'll also be able to fit a tent outside.
Over the past 10 years, Busboys locations have hosted thousands of poetry events and attracted performers such as Common and activists such as Cornell West.
"I wanted to make a place that feels and looks like a D.C. place that you would want to hang out in," founder Andy Shallal said. "My intent was to open one and make it successful."
Shallal, an Iraqi-American artist, said people felt a sense of community from the original Busboys and Poets location, and supported openings in other neighborhoods.
"D.C. is a political town. It's a very divided town," Shallal said. "We provide a bridge to bring people together. Economically, socially, sometimes politically."
Shallal said he hopes the restaurants' progressive and socially conscious atmosphere will continue to have an impact, and continue to be at the forefront of social issues.


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Will and Avery are spending a few days with Nana and Grandpa—we are having a good time! Yesterday, afternoon fishing and eating supper, we went to "Station 66" for an ice cream treat. Since it was so crowded, we sat outside on the bench to eat our ice cream– it was interesting to watch the people come and go.
Parked right in front of us were two mini-vans—right beside each other–same make, same wheels, just a slight difference in the shades of grey. A couple came out of the store, proceeded to van #1, opened the door and immediately said: "This is not my car—it's too clean inside!" He shut the door and noticed van #2—"that's more like it!" (or something like that—I can't recall his exact words).
The point for this blog—we can't always recognize, judge, relate to, or know, a person until we can see and know what is inside—and sometimes that is hard to determine until it comes out from the inside. Jesus, who could and still can see into peoples' hearts, did say a few things about "the inside":
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean." (Matt. 23:25, 26)
"The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks." (Luke 6:45)
And Jesus said the most important commandment:
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all you soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." (Mark 12:30)
Have a good week loving the Lord and being loved by Him!


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- SolarCity (SCTY) shares are up 3.4% to $73.67 on Wednesday after being initiated with a "buy" rating and $94 price target by analysts at Canaccord Genuity (CCORF) .
The price target represents a 27% upside from the solar energy solutions provider's opening price.
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TheStreet Ratings team rates SOLARCITY CORP as a Sell with a ratings score of D+. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation:
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- Net operating cash flow has significantly decreased to -$23.31 million or 361.94% when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, when comparing to the industry average, the firm's growth rate is much lower.
- The debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15 is relatively high when compared with the industry average, suggesting a need for better debt level management. Regardless of the company's weak debt-to-equity ratio, SCTY has managed to keep a strong quick ratio of 1.75, which demonstrates the ability to cover short-term cash needs.
- SOLARCITY CORP reported significant earnings per share improvement in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. We feel it is likely to report a decline in earnings in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, SOLARCITY CORP reported poor results of -$0.79 versus -$0.56 in the prior year. For the next year, the market is expecting a contraction of 392.4% in earnings (-$3.89 versus -$0.79).
- Compared to other companies in the Electrical Equipment industry and the overall market, SOLARCITY CORP's return on equity significantly trails that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
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I guess you could say the final phase of our move from Tahoe happened over the 4th of July weekend (although truly the FINAL phase is now—finding places to put all of the stuff that is now crammed into our house, garage and yard in dusty boxes and bags!!) But the 4th of July weekend is when we did the final packing up and cleaning out of our old house. It was pine pollen season so drifts of talc-like yellow pollen sifted into everything and made cleaning a real chore. BUT, it was the 4th AND it was Tahoe so we managed to slip in some fun moments to break up the drudgery of the whole endeavor. Here are some photos from our adventure.
When we first arrived we spent a bit of time at a lovely swimming hole. Here's my daughter, Kristina, photographing a friendly duck who kept us company.
Then she and my husband played in the water.
We spent the next two days packing and on the 4th we packed up the van and then escaped to a party and the famous fireworks display on the lake.
It's hard to get more 4th of July party mode than this—a party atop the roof of Harvey's casino at South Lake Tahoe. That's my hubby, Jim, with a drink in his hand, preparing to shake off the crappy day we'd had loading the van.
Then down to the beach where the show began.
The next day we cleaned like fiends, locked the door to our former home, and headed once again to the lake for a sunset cruise to Emerald Bay. Our daughter, Kristina, wasn't feeling well and the water was a bit choppy so she stayed behind at the hotel while Jim and I enjoyed the sights.
This is an osprey's nest
Monday, July 13, 2009
Another Move, Another 4th
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Popping in from SITS to say hi!ReplyDelete
Just stopping by from SITS. Your artwork is beautiful, and so are your photos. Love the sunset. Happy Monday !ReplyDelete
Looks to me like you and your family have a knack for mixing fun in with even the crappiest chores. :) I've never seen fireworks over the water like that, looks beautiful! And all the pics are lovely too!ReplyDelete
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Thursday, 5.6.2008: Mr. Sam Rainsy Says that Good Investors Will Not Come to Invest in a Country Where Leaders Are Corrupt-to-the-Bone like in Cambodia
The Mirror, Vol. 12, No. 563
"Observers said that the year 2008 is a most important year for Khmer citizens, for more than eight million voters, to change to a new leader to lead the government until 2013.
"However, early 2008 investments in Cambodia declined to nearly 50 percent of the period of three months, compared to the same period in early 2007.
"According to a summary report by the Council for the Development of Cambodia [CDC], in the period of three months, private investments in Cambodia covered in total US$253 million, which is less than that during last year, covering US$503 million. This report showed that foreign investment declined from US$282 million for the period of three months in early 2007 to US$162 million for the same period of early 2008; and also local investment declined from US$221 million for the same period of 2007 to only more than US$90 million in 2008.
"The CDC report added that in terms of foreign investments in the period of three months of 2008, Singapore ranked first with US$48 million, China ranked second with US$32 million, and South Korea ranked third with US$30 million. However, in the period of three months of 2007, the investments from China had been first with US$66 million, and South Korea had been third with US$38 million.
"An economic analyst said that the decline will affect the labor force, and economic growth will also decline. There are two reasons leading to this problem – the decline of garment exports, and the decline of the constructions of high rise buildings, flats, and houses, mostly by investments from South Korea. This decline might affect the everyday livelihood of citizens and might increase poverty.
"Regarding the above issue, Mr. Sam Rainsy, a famous opposition leader and an economist, criticized the government, claiming that the decline is because of corruption, which makes good investors not to dare to invest in Cambodia.
"He said, 'It does not mean only the decline of quantity, but also the decline of quality, because there is more corruption in Cambodia than in other countries; therefore good investors will not come to invest in a country where leaders are corrupt-to-the-bone like in Cambodia, and companies that dare to invest in Cambodia are mostly problematic companies.
"The report of the CDC showed also that in 2007, the total investment covered US$2,700 million, of which US$1,200 million came form tourism, and US$708 million came from physical infrastructure and services, US$374 million came from industries and factories, and US$363 million came from agro-industries. In 2007 investment from China ranked first with US$461 million invested in big hydro-electricity plants, and South Korea ranked third with US$152 million.
"Some economic observers in Cambodia noted that investment in 2007 was lower than that in 2006, and in 2008 it will decline more than in 2007. This decline was mainly because of corruption and heavy bureaucratic procedures in important institutions, making big investors afraid of investing in Cambodia.
"Economic observers in Cambodia claim that some important state institutions which are full of corruption are the Council of Ministers of Cambodia, administered by Sok An, who is Hun Sen's in-law, the Ministry of Economy and Finance managed by Keat Chhon, the former advisor to Pol Pot, the Ministry of Commerce administered by Cham Prasidh, Sok An's in-law, the Customs and Excise office administered by Pen Siman, the CDC, and the Department of the Economic Police of the Ministry of Interior.
"Some officials of civil society organizations mentioned that in the Cambodia Development Cooperation Forum meeting on 19 and 20 June 2007, the power addicted Hun Sen, head of the Royal Government of Cambodia, promised the international community and the donor countries that he would adopt an anti-corruption law soon; however, after the international community and the donor countries had agreed to provide aid of nearly US$600 million to Cambodia, he did not keep his promise. In contrast, he let corruption spread further than before, making foreign investors not to come to invest in Cambodia." Moneaksekar Khmer, Vol.15, #3478, 5.6.2008
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Chuoy Khmer, Vol.2, #114, 5.6.2008
- The Accused Chea Ratha Hires a Lawyer to Sue [against the warrant of the Phnom Penh Court prosecutors and investigating judges] to Open a Way Back for Her to the Country, Saying that a Third Person Was behind the Acid Attack [on Ms. In Soklida's aunt]
Kampuchea Thmey, Vol.7, #1658, 5.6.2008
- [Former Khmer Rouge leader] Khiev Samphan's Illness Gets More Serious [according to his wife, Mr. Khiev Samphan cannot speak and is partly paralyzed]
- [Prime Minister] Samdech Hun Sen Announced that He Will Not Participate in the Election Campaign
- The US Will Provide Nearly US$1 Million for the Preservation of the Phnom Bak Khaeng Temple [according to the US Embassy in Phnom Penh]
- The Government Advises All State Institutions to Save Electricity
- Price of Land and of Houses in Phnom Penh Stays Still High
Khmer Machas Srok, Vol.2, #169, 5.6.2008
- Khmer Kampuchea Krom Association Strongly Condemned Phnom Penh Authorities [for prohibiting them to commemorate at a public site, the 59th anniversary of France cutting Khmer land off and giving it to Yuon – Vietnam – but to hold it at the headquarters of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Association with limited space, also criticizing the arrests of monks like the Vietnamese government did]
- Investment Declines, because There Is Serious Corruption
Koh Santepheap, Vol.41, #6363, 5.6.2008
- Merchants Are Cutting Down Trees on Phnom Kulen; It Is Reported that There Are Ten Sites Splitting Trees
- Cambodia Ranked 21st [with a high rate of primary and a lower rate of secondary education] among 129 Countries ranked by UNESCO
- Korea Intends to Plant Trees and Preserve Forests in the Angkor Area where there Are Temples [according to Mr. Hun Sen's assistant Mr. Ieng Sophalet]
- Robbers with AK Assault Rifles Shot Dead Husband and Wife to Take a Gold Box [on 3 June 2008 – Battambang]
- Vietnam Opens Way for the Construction of a Nuclear Plant
Moneaksekar Khmer, Vol.15, #3478, 5.6.2008
- Mr. Sam Rainsy Says that Good Investors Will Not Come to Invest in a Country Where Leaders Are Corrupt-to-the-Bone like in Cambodia
- [Sam Rainsy Party parliamentarian] Mr. Kuoy Bunroeun Asked the National Election Committee to Include People from Political Parties to Join in the Distributions of Information Leaflets [4 June 2008]
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Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc.
|Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc.
|Argued March 21, 1984
Reargued October 3, 1984
Decided June 26, 1985
|Full case name
|Dun and Bradtreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc.
|472 U.S. 749 (more)
105 S.Ct. 2939; 86 L. Ed. 2d 593; 53 U.S.L.W. 4866; 11 Media L. Rep. 2417
|Case history
|461 A.2d 414 (Vt. 1983), cert. granted, 464 U.S. 959 (1983).
|A credit reporting agency can be held civilly liable for ordinary and punitive damages for publishing false assertions about the bankruptcy of a business which is not a public figure.
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|Powell, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor
|Brennan, joined by Marshall, Blackmun, Stevens
|Laws applied
|U.S. Const., amend. I
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc., 472 U.S. 749 (1985), was a Supreme Court case which held that a credit reporting agency could be liable in defamation if it carelessly relayed (i.e. published) false information that a business had declared bankruptcy when in fact it had not.
Dun & Bradstreet, a credit rating agency, sent a report to five subscribers indicating that Greenmoss Builders, a construction contractor, had filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy. The report was false and grossly misrepresented the contractor's financial health. Thereafter, Dun & Bradstreet issued a corrective notice, but the contractor had already been harmed.
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The contractor brought a defamation action in Vermont state court, alleging that the false report had injured its reputation and seeking damages. After trial, the judge submitted the case to the jury without specific instructions as to the level of fault (negligence, actual malice, or strict liability) the jury was required to find before awarding damages against Dun & Bradstreet for defamation. The jury returned a verdict against Dun & Bradstreet in the contractor's favor and awarded both compensatory and punitive damages. Dun & Bradstreet, however, moved for a new trial, and the trial court granted the motion. The Vermont Supreme Court reversed the grant of the motion, holding that the First Amendment allowed an award of damages against a nonmedia defendant such as Dun & Bradstreet, even without a showing of special fault.
The United States Supreme Court affirmed the Vermont Supreme Court's judgment. The court balanced the state's interest in protecting and compensating private individuals for injury to their reputation against the First Amendment right to free speech. The court found that First Amendment interests were less controlling in matters of a purely private concern than matters which are a public interest. The Supreme Court did not overturn Vermont state law allowing awards of presumed and punitive damages absent a showing of "actual malice".
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- Text of Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc., 472 U.S. 749 (1985) is available from: Findlaw Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)