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roxio inc. has plans to return one of the most recognized brands to the internet. roxio purchased the napster brand in bankruptcy court for us$5 million, and now plans on using its recent us$29.5(40) million purchase of the online music service pressplay to be the foundation for a new napster pay website. universal music group and sony music entertainment, previous owners of pressplay, will be minority owners of the new napster under a current deal with roxio.
the new napster will launch next fiscal year, and plans to offer fewer restrictions on the burning of downloaded music. such restrictions have slowed the growth of many online music sites, including pressplay. music will be offered from the 5 major recording labels.
the original napster site shut down in 2001 after legal action from the recording industry association of america (see our previous coverage). the original site offered free music file sharing, but differed from current file sharing sites such as kazaa because its files were transferred from a central server rather than peer-to-peer.
read more on this topic in the associated press article or at the washington post.
brian's opinion
i think the money roxio will make on napster-branded merchandise alone will make the company a good deal of money. many former users of napster will love to see the brand return. i don't think it will be like the good ole days, though. those who come knocking on the new napster will need to have a credit card in hand to download music. the napster brand is well recognized, and will surely give roxio a running start with its new online music service.
the one thing that will keep or turn away those people who visit the website will be the amount of restrictions placed on the burning of downloaded music. no one will pay for a song to download if he or she can only play it on the computer, especially when you could simply boot up kazaa and get the same song free with no restrictions.
with recent attempts by the riaa to scare kazaa users with warnings and lawsuits some file swappers may be looking for legitimate ways to get their music online. it will be ironic if the first truly successful online music service has the napster brand name.
it's definitely good to see napster become legit after it was clear the record industry had no plans to let the former owners make it so.
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|napster rules (8:04am est wed may 21 2003)
long live napster!!!!! – by cpt
|you know what we need (8:10am est wed may 21 2003)
we need a good old fashioned dark age of the arts. that will teach all of these musicians to stop complaining, and just make music for the sake of making music. – by damien
|peer to peer? (8:32am est wed may 21 2003)
i could have sworn that napster (as was) was p2p, which is why…. a friend of mine…. got to see downloads and uploads from his/her pc, as he/she still does with kazaa. – by heh…..
|re: heh….. (8:51am est wed may 21 2003)
you are correct, it was peer to peer. however, the connections between clients was made and arranged on central servers, which also stored lists of available files to choose from. brian doesn't quite have the facts straight.
it was this centralizing of the servers that made napster such an easy target for the riaa and mpaa. since we all know if you strike the shepard, you also take out the sheep. however, if you have a shepard for every sheep, like with modern p2p services, you can't take down the whole network with one punch in the same way. – by noob saibot
|measure of success = what? (9:16am est wed may 21 2003)
>>it will be ironic if the first truly successful online music service has the napster brand name.
so i guess 2 million downloads in two weeks time equals an outright failure? itunes, duh.
kinda makes you wonder if some of the editors bother thinking before posting their commentary. – by oy vie
|the jury has weighed-in on itunes… (11:06am est wed may 21 2003)
… and the going opinion is as follows:
— easy to use (itunes extends the mac's penchant for user-friendliness quite well)
— a bit expensive at $0.99 per song/track (although audio cds are currently about $1.33 per track, and you have to buy the chaff with the wheat)
— sub-par audio quality (recent reviews have made mention that itunes songs tended to sound "muddy" or like "what you hear when your ears are full of water after taking a shower")
if apple could get the price point down to about $0.65 per song, and get the audio quality back up to where it should be, it could have a real winner on its hands…
– by k. adams
|.65 still expensive… (11:43am est wed may 21 2003)
… if you are downloading to preview new artists. top 40 hits-downloaders won't have this problem, but if you're trying to check out some band that you haven't heard before it could rack up a bill. say 3 tracks for a preview, that's about $1.75 for a band you've sorta heard. then there are other bands, albums, etc.
what these services should do is make popular artists be .99 (or whatever) as the max amount, and lesser knowns lower than that. some person starting out with his acoustic could be free or .10, and middling bands be .25 or .50. this would allow the curious to experiment and not hurt the purse strings too much.
but that's if you want to pay. previewing is best when it's free. :) – by bugga
|5 major labels (12:04pm est wed may 21 2003)
the majority of music i download is not on the 5 major labels and this goes for most people i know. when a service carries non-top 40 bands, i will listen. until then, they can all go eat poo. i want to see a service where i can find a 1999 live version of a l'ame immortelle song that was played in nurnberg! thats the kind of stuff i use p2p for. shutting down 2p2 services only penalizes people for not listening to pop crap. – by pissed off.
|if you are used to free (12:44pm est wed may 21 2003)
if you are used to getting something for free, you're going to keep looking for free for a long time before you lay down your cash. – by rcaman
|itunes (12:57pm est wed may 21 2003)
good luck telling bob dylan or elvis costello that since their music isnt as popular they are gonna get .10 a song and the one hit wonder dogs are gonna get 1.00 a shot for their "macarena 2003" remix!! apple needs to improve quality and get price down to .50 or discounts for volume. also if you think about it most records these days you buy are for 2-3 songs. so to pay $3 for those isnt bad if you had to pay $12 normally just to get those songs. still i will always choose free especially when it is more convenient. the morons still buying cd's always give me the "i like the packaging and owning the cd" excuse which they still wont get with itunes. – by fmfantasy
|think about it! (1:59pm est wed may 21 2003)
everyone wants it for free. you would rather sit in here and complain about paying for the music than go get a job and earn your way. they earn their way by making music and recording it. they put thier price on it and if its good you will buy it if is not you wont. but then it so easy and morally acceptable to steal your way through life isnt it. you go try working for free. – by dontgetit
|i get it. (3:23pm est wed may 21 2003)
i'm not going to pay $15-20 for a cd that i may or may not like. that is a rip off, especially if i'm stuck with only 2-3 songs of listenable content. i can't imagine anyone agreeing to that set up.
while cd prices remain inflated people will keep looking for free music. i still buy cds for $10-12, and if multiple free songs from an album sound good i actually will go out and buy the album. and working for a living is exactly why i approach buying music this way… i've worked hard for the cash, i deserve what i pay for.
re: fmfantasy, i see what you mean. it's tricky, but maybe they'd charge more for name artists (dylan, costello, and current popular) and smaller, unknown artists would be cheaper. but that might cause a crazy stock market effect with prices going up and down… [shrug] just an idea. the volume idea is a good one too… – by bugga
|p2p artist sampling (4:17pm est wed may 21 2003)
personally, i use kaaza to search for different artists whom i've never heard before, weather they are mod punk or hip hop, i usually go to a website, read reviews, and download without hearing them anywhere else. probably about 92% of the sogs i download i don't really like, so i end ep deleting them, but it is worth it, because i descover new good songs and artists the other 8% of the time. if i had to spend 99 (or even 65) cents a song, i would end up paying hundreds of dollars for songs that i am just going to delete.
long live p2p. fuck the dmca. fuck drm. – by wot
|also… (4:18pm est wed may 21 2003)
oh, and apologies for the horrendous spelling. – by wot
|napster is dead let it go now… (5:22pm est wed may 21 2003)
kazaa lite is king now even if they bring back napster it won't be the same why pay when you can get any song for free & as far for scarying users with warning just block all messages. they can't stop me from getting anything i want for free from kazaa lite :))) – by cassemodder
|generaltion of free music (5:23pm est wed may 21 2003)
it's intertesting that there is now a generation of music listeners that have never, ever had to pay for music, say the 12- 16 year olds. i find this interesting because these people will always feel like they are being ripped off if they have to buy music. when you by a cd you are luckly to like maybe 5 tracks out of 10 and the older crown is used to that. it's going to be really hard for the riaa to convert a generation of non-payer into payers. – by beezer
|what i don't get (10:28pm est wed may 21 2003)
is how the artists possibly make an appreciable amount of money off of this… i get how the music companies make out like a fat rat off of this, just not the artists. i'm sorry, i don't need the dixie chicks looking at me with puppy dog eyes like "why are you stealing from me?" because i'm looking for a mix of an obscure nyc hip-hop track that was never released on an album. if the music industry is in a slump, try releasing some interesting music. – by mo
|money (10:50am est fri may 23 2003)
paying for stuff sucks why spend your hard earned cash on somthing when it is availble just as easily for free i am not a pop megastar i dont have a swimming pool or sports car those millionare musicians who nag about using kazaa and say you are stealing are just greedy – by mr poor
|music equals talk… (3:20am est tue may 27 2003)
i was about 18 when i started on napster and you won't believe how much i appreciate their service! i mean i gotta explore a diverse range of genres & artiste(s) & i loved the adventure i had with music. it's my passion, i like to play around with tunes in my free time.met music lovers world-wide & in s'pore online too, including dj's who helped me understand music better, by sharing files & so on… kazaa was alright,,, but missed the original thing. not gonna consider the new napster as the same cuz it ain't the same ppl behind the facade of sharing/payin 4 music.. these are ppl interested more in revenue than anything else & i ain't too keen on moving back to it, unless it offers me a worthwhile deal. i doubt that, esp cuz we're not located in u.s/europe! it also dosn't help that students like me don't own credit cards.. and don't have other means of paying(if we have no choice) for the d'wnloads!!! i'd rather the monthly fee as they had intially suggested! cheerz – gina – by flawless21_singapore


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Great article but more Japanese names please. This is called Tsuriage yes? Any name for the covering hand? Momorote hand yes? Thanks.
We've noticed great interest in the aikido based strike deflections and hand movements developed at Tenshin Dojo in Osaka Japan and later popularized in a series of major motion pictures.
With Haruo Matsuoka Sensei as our Chief Instructor, we have unique insight into these movements and thought we'd share some of our thoughts on the technical details of these deflections and covers.
In the 1970's Seagal Sensei transitioned from Ki Society style movements to a radically different style of aikido. Matsuoka Sensei was an integral part of this technical transformation in the early days of his aikido training. To the best of our knowledge, these signature hand movements were developed at this time and inspired by sword-based deflections.
Over the last 40 years, these hand movements have been subtlety but importantly refined to increase their effectiveness and efficiency through use of proper body structure.
At Ikazuchi Dojo, we view these deflections as a practical and reliable way to clear strikes or grabs launched from a well-balanced attacker. They provide an alternative and complementary response to traditional aikido strike defenses.
Here, we'll take a look at one of the most common hand movements used in this system of deflections. This movement is generally used to protect against a strike or grab targeting the upper part of the body (mid-chest to top of head).
This hand movement provides a distinct set of advantages when faced with a direct, dynamic attack:
No movement is without flaws, or ideally suited for every situation. This deflection is no exception. While it's a reliable and useful technique, it has weaknesses. Here are some of the ones we've become aware of:
This cover can be used to launch a devastating atemi to the attacker's face in the form of an open hand strike with the blade of the hand, a hammer fist, or a strike to the eyes with the fingers. The deflection can also be used to transition into a range of traditional aikido throws and controls including iriminage, kotegaeshi, kaitennage, and kubishime.
Ikazuchi Dojo uses many drills and practice methods to develop competency with this deflection. Following are a few ways we cultivate skill with the movement:
Many aikido practitioners have been inspired by this deflection and have now added it to their training curriculum. Copying forms seen in films or video by sweeping the arm through space will provide a functional cover. However, seeking the subtle details of the deflection will result in a dramatically improved movement. Areas we've been paying attention to in this regard include:
Here's a short video of Josh Gold sharing some of the technical details of the deflection and associated atemi with Mark Cheng (off-screen). This was filmed during part of Mark and Josh's ongoing knowledge exchange program. You can read more about Mark and Josh's cross training here.
We are delighted to see the aikido community actively experimenting with these movements and evaluating their suitability for a range of applications. We'd love to hear any feedback or insights others have gained through the practice of this cover. We hope these details may spark new thinking, research, and applications.
Great article but more Japanese names please. This is called Tsuriage yes? Any name for the covering hand? Momorote hand yes? Thanks.
It looks a little like Poison Hands at the beginning of the strike, but the follow through is very different. This looks very effective!
Josh do you feel like the movement off the line hinders the effectiveness against the strikes from the horizontal plane?Also do you feel that most strikes in the street from untrained people are more likely to come from the horizontal plane? I feel like what we in the Aikido world should train these aspects much more and am very interested to know you guys are putting a lot of effort into researching the subject of strikes. Thanks Greg Brown Bham
I'm so glad to hear you guys teaching these techniques still, and addressing this topic. In my opionion; it's probably one of the most effective "style" of aikido for today. Great work on this topic, teaching, lessons and postings as always. Please continue to keep these teachings in aikido.
Josh,I really enjoy the articles and openness you and Matsuokas syetem. Thank you for shsring your training concepts.
Josh, very nice video and very helpful – it would be nice to see more of the covering techniques – david
The video is very helpful, and we are very much enjoying your work.
However we note that your dojo and organization appear to be close to Steven Seagal.
We believe that one of the main purposes of studying self defense and the martial arts is to steel oneself against lack of personal control, and to learn how to master the three battles. One of which is the inner battle.
The fact that Seagal is a shining example of someone that has been repeatedly discredited as using his marital arts in anger and specifically in attacking, beating and victimizing others (including women) – and especially others with no martial arts training and no ability to defend themselves, is reason enough for you to distance the good and worthy work you are doing at your Ikazuchi Dojo from Seagal. It is shameful for you to have his photo there, to use his name in your explanations of your history, and it soils the good work and the great intention and objectives of your dojo and all who honorably study, adhere to the disciplines and precepts that go along with the earnest and honest study of the martial arts.
I study another style from Okinawa, and recognize many wonderful facets of our style in many of the examples you share. It is extremely helpful to see your videos and read your writing. You do a great job of making it accessible to all, which is in the true spirit of the art.
However as the father of a daughter, and as a person of integrity and earnest spirit in the study of all martial arts, I cannot continue to follow your writings or subscribe to your newsletter or in any way endorse your work as long as you continue to refrain from distancing yourself from Seagal, and refuse to confront the fact that his actions are the antithesis of the spirit of what you are teaching. He is an embarrassment and a liability to all the practice the martial arts. He is a bully and a criminal batterer, and he is the worst type– one that attacks those without martial arts or other skills with which to defend themselves. Shame. Shame. Shame. He must be shunned for these behaviors. He dirties the name of martial arts. He cannot be allowed in the halls of true study of the arts.


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Today on the Giants causeway tour from Dublin we're off to Northern Ireland part of the united Kingdom as the Giant's Causeway is situated in Ulster.
We travel along the motorway to Northern Ireland and then take the coastal route along the Antrim coastline. This coastal drive is stunning dotted with quaint villages cliffs and ocean views. This leads us to Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge. The bridge links the mainland to the tiny island of Carrickarede.
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I wondered why everyone went so slowly and held so tightly to the rope as they walked across the bridge because I thought it looked a little wimpy. But I understood them then when it was my turn to go over the bridge. Because it was so open at the bridge winds were even stronger there. So I had to hold the ropes too. It was fun to try to walk across a rope bridge that had rushing water below, it was a cool feeling and I do not think I will do something similar again.
After the rope bridge we went to see the rock face known as the Giant's Causeway. There we also walk a little bit to see it and I like to walk so for me it was no problem. But there was also a bus you could get there if you wanted. When I arrived I could not understand that nature has made it because the contours looked unreal, this is fascinating. Again the scenery is fantastic and the stories and legends add to the experience.
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The diversity of Caribbean coasts, beaches and natural diversity are so extense many of our nationals have barely visited Limon. I myself only have visited a handful of beaches and the main port. First stop will be Tortuguero, even though it has to be reached by boat, you first have to get to the coast and travel up river by boat. Tortuguero is a small coastal town, formed by a small island town and rivers, lagoons, and canals. It's currently located in an area of natural conservation making a lot of the local hotels to be ecofriendly.
Map of Tortuguero national Park
aerial shot of the town, this town is mainly fishing town. All the locals live fishing and boating in the river. The coastal side to the beach is open sea. Its tides are strong, and turtles come every year to lay their eggs. This is a sight to see, I've experienced it first hand, and the town itself is aware of this and makes a special effort to have lights facing only away from the coast since this affects the turtles travel patterns and can make them never return again to lay eggs.
Mawamba lodge, is one of the most popular hotels in the area. This hotel is beautiful, I traveled here during a trip to help a school in the area, its service, rooms and restaurant is top notch. We painted the school brought donations and, threw them a party.
The canals have a vast flora and fauna.
Image 7- As I said VAST flora we traveled the canals when I was there for about 3 hours, and we barely got a few kilometers away from our hotel, we say crocodiles, otters, birds we can dream existed, and iguanas the size of crocodiles.
But there is much more to Limon, Puerto Viejo a coastal town full of energy, hotels, restaurants and beautiful beaches.
Puerto Viejo is on the opposite end of Limon from main Port of Limon instead of going north towards the Tortuguero canals, going south leads you to Puerto Viejo.
Puerto Viejo has a lot of life to it, small boutique shops, souvenirs and great tasting food. Communicating with the locals shouldn't be an issue as many of the locals speak English or at least somewhat know the language.
Not far from the center of the town, you can find beautiful hotels. Almonds and Corals, I visited during a travel with school in Manzanillo. This is close to a few beaches and the mountain range of Talamanca. This hotel is located in mangrove, where they made elevated wood bridges to allow the animals to move freely. Everything from pathway to buildings are purpose built to haromonize with nature. Did I mention they are also located beach front
Almonds and Corals, it incorporates natural features of the rain forest to its infrastructure.
Stress free should be the best way to describe a travel to Limon, a Spa day in Almonds and corals can take away all that and more.
Mangrove that reaches the Caribbean sea, what else can you ask for?
Finally we reach my personal favorite beach, when I first visited this beach I was very young and didn't fully appreciate it, wasn't after traveling around many others big popular beaches that I noticed something. Limon's ocean is different, the color of the water and the sand, and for once the beaches are not full with tourist it's a more private environment. And as I traveled with a relative that had lived there for few years he knew his way around the place. He took me to a beach you had to walk about 20minutes to reach, and it was incredible. I had more positive impressions only when I was at Koh Samui, having an extraordinary koh samui villa, in the middle of exotic nature. I'm proud that Costa Rica makes and effort to protect places like Gandoca manzanillo, and Tortuguero, knowing what is really important for the future and to preserve unique places.
Salsa Brava for the surf enthusiast, Limon's got great surfs spots.
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Do you have a video that explains the next step. When your hands are in front of your pocket. At this point, i guess there's a little action of the left wrist in order to bring the shaft to the target line and the face pointing to the sky?I wrote back that I'd do a post and to be on the lookout for it. But it's going to be more than one post, since his question is very specific and I want to make sure my answer is clear.
Or it's only the rotation of the shoulders that bring the club in that position ?
Actually, Baptiste asks several inter-related questions in his comment. He mentions several different things which you'll hear teachers say when they work with players. But not all teachers mean the same thing, even if they use the same words.
For example, Baptiste wants to know what to do after the one-piece takeaway gets his hands in front of his hip pocket. This is a common image teachers use, although some only use it to refer to where the wrists uncock during the downswing. Since I don't want any confusion, we'll start with this "hip pocket" image.
I'm not sure the hip pocket position is correct for everybody. It depends on how much you turn your shoulders and hips during the backswing. For example, Tom Watson turns his hips a lot more than Yani Tseng because Yani's more flexible and doesn't need as much hip turn to complete her shoulder turn. Therefore their hip pockets wouldn't necessarily be in the same place during their backswings. You can see how that might cause some confusion.
Plus a good one-piece takeaway really should carry your hands a good distance past your hip pocket. If it doesn't, you're losing power and accuracy in your swing.
Here's a diagram I drew to give you a better way to identify when you've reached the end of your one-piece takeaway. This description should be the same for all of you, no matter how flexible you are:
The bottom drawing -- the one that shows your lead arm and club shaft parallel to your aim line -- is the main one to use. As long as your elbows are pretty straight, which they should be during a one-piece takeaway, this is when you finish your takeaway and are ready to take the club to the top of the backswing. At this point you've got a lot of shoulder turn, so you can (1) make a lot of power and (2) swing on the correct plane.
The other part of the diagram -- the part labeled "the Sweet Spot" -- has to be included because upright swing takeaways finish higher than flat swing takeaways. I've used this picture of Paula Creamer before when talking about one-piece takeaways because hers is pretty typical:
As you can see, Paula's straight lead arm puts her hands at or just above waist high. (If you could see her trailing arm, you'd see that it's pretty straight also.) You'll also notice that Paula's hands are WA-A-AY past her hip pocket! If she stopped her hands at her hip pocket, she wouldn't hit the ball very far at all. So the hip pocket image wouldn't work very well for her.
Going back to your comment, Baptiste, the rotation of your shoulders gets your hands partway to the top of your backswing. That's because the one-piece takeaway takes your hands well past the hip pocket position where you expected to end your takeaway.
Like I said, Paula has a pretty typical one-piece takeaway. That's because she has a swing that's neither too upright nor too flat. That affects how high her hands are when she finishes her one-piece takeaway.
If you look at the "sweet spot" in the diagram above, Paula's hands would be a little bit above the dotted line at the bottom of the orange box. The very bottom of the box -- just below the waist, and much closer to that "hip pocket" image -- is where flat swingers like Paul Azinger or Rosie Jones would reach the top of their one-piece takeaways.
And the top of the box, just under their armpits, is where very upright swingers like Ai Miyazato and Bubba Watson would reach the top of their one-piece takeaways. For them, their lead arms would be almost parallel to the ground, as well as parallel to their aim line.
So the first thing Baptiste needs to know is that his hands probably aren't in front of his hip pocket at all. In fact, with both arms held fairly straight, his hands will probably be in front of his breast bone, the center of his chest. You have to remember that your arms stay straight because you turn your shoulders. If your arms won't stay straight, you probably aren't turning your shoulders enough... and that costs you distance and accuracy.
I haven't forgotten your request for video, Baptiste. That will be in the next post. But you need to understand this first. Your one-piece takeaway will take your hands quite a way past your hip pocket because of your shoulder turn.
A one-piece takeaway means you turn your shoulders enough that both of your elbows can stay pretty straight. So the next step is... your trailing elbow bends. And that's what we'll start with in tomorrow's post.


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Modelling for Science, for a better future - some recent outcomes
Crustal Structure beneath the Kashmir Basin Adjoining the Western Himalayan Syntaxis
by Ramees R. Mir, Imtiyaz A. Parvez, Vinod K. Gaur, Ashish, Rakesh Chandra and Shakil A. Romshoo
We present a crustal shear‐wave velocity model for the intermontane Kashmir valley derived from eight broadband seismic stations located on hard‐rock sites surrounding and within the valley. Receiver functions at these sites were calculated using the iterative time‐domain deconvolution method of Ligorria and Ammon (1999) jointly inverted with fundamental‐mode Rayleigh‐wave group velocity dispersion data to estimate the underlying shear‐wave velocity structure. The inverted Moho depths were further constrained within ±2 km by forward modeling and conform to those independently estimated using H‐κ(crustal thickness vs. VP/VS) stacks. The Moho descends steeply (>15° NE) beneath the Pir Panjal range from a depth of ∼40 km south of the Main Central thrust to ∼58 km on the southwestern flank of the valley and undergoes an ∼4 km upwarp beneath the valley, thinning the overlying crust. Further northeast (NE) of the valley, the Moho dips gently ( ∼3°) beneath the Zanskar range. A persistent low‐velocity zone at a depth of ∼12–16 km is interpreted as a sheared zone associated with the décollement separating Himalayan rocks from the Indian plate. Relocated seismicity from the International Seismological Centre (ISC, 2013) catalog (1964–2013), together with a small number of local earthquakes recorded by our network, is apparently confined south of the NE edge of the valley, suggesting that the transition of the Indian plate from locked décollement to aseismic creep lies near here. This result is consistent with the geodetic findings that a broad zone of partial seismic coupling exists beneath the Kashmir valley.
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Identifying the Transition Zone Between East and West Dharwar Craton by Seismic Imaging
by Ashish and Imtiyaz A. Parvez
The data from 12 temporary broadband seismic stations operated across east–west corridor in Dharwar region of Indian Peninsula along with ten other seismic stations operated by CSIR National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) in the region have been analysed that provide high-resolution image of southern Dharwar crust. Crust along the corridor is imaged by receiver function H−kH−k stacking, common conversion point stacking using data from 22 sites in combination with joint inversion modeling of receiver functions and Rayleigh wave group velocity dispersion curves. The velocity image reveals thinner crust (36–38 km) except one site (coinciding with Cuddapah basin on the surface) in East Dharwar Craton (EDC), while crust beneath the West Dharwar Craton (WDC) is thicker (46–50 km). This study also observed a transition zone between EDC and WDC starting west of Closepet granite to the east of Chitradurga Schist Belt (CSB), which shows diffused Moho with a thickness of 40–44 km. Chitradurga Schist Belt is identified as the contact between Mesoarchean (WDC) and Neoarchean (EDC) crustal blocks. The lowermost part of the crust ( Vs>4.0Vs>4.0 ) is thin (2–6 km) beneath EDC, intermediate (6–8 km) beneath transition zone and thicker (14–30 km) beneath WDC across the profile.
Source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00024-017-1657-0
Neo-deterministic seismic hazard scenarios for India - a preventive tool for disaster mitigation
by Imtiyaz A. Parvez, Andrea Magrin, Franco Vaccari, Ashish, Ramees R. Mir, Antonella Peresan and Giuliano Francesco Panza
Current computational resources and physical knowledge of the seismic wave generation and propagation processes allow for reliable numerical and analytical models of waveform generation and propagation. From the simulation of ground motion, it is easy to extract the desired earthquake hazard parameters. Accordingly, a scenario-based approach to seismic hazard assessment has been developed, namely the neo-deterministic seismic hazard assessment (NDSHA), which allows for a wide range of possible seismic sources to be used in the definition of reliable scenarios by means of realistic waveforms modelling. Such reliable and comprehensive characterization of expected earthquake ground motion is essential to improve building codes, particularly for the protection of critical infrastructures and for land use planning. Parvez et al. (Geophys J Int 155:489–508, 2003) published the first ever neo-deterministic seismic hazard map of India by computing synthetic seismograms with input data set consisting of structural models, seismogenic zones, focal mechanisms and earthquake catalogues. As described in Panza et al. (Adv Geophys 53:93–165, 2012), the NDSHA methodology evolved with respect to the original formulation used by Parvez et al. (Geophys J Int 155:489–508, 2003): the computer codes were improved to better fit the need of producing realistic ground shaking maps and ground shaking scenarios, at different scale levels, exploiting the most significant pertinent progresses in data acquisition and modelling. Accordingly, the present study supplies a revised NDSHA map for India. The seismic hazard, expressed in terms of maximum displacement (Dmax), maximum velocity (Vmax) and design ground acceleration (DGA), has been extracted from the synthetic signals and mapped on a regular grid over the studied territory.
Source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10950-017-9682-0
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An important part of planning for disaster recovery is setting objectives for recovering. Your objectives will have a major impact on the cost and effort of the recovery, as well as help you choose among recovery alternatives.
The Recovery Time Objective (RTO) specifies how soon you will be up and running after a disaster. More technically, it is the time your organization will need to recover. Organizations may have multiple RTOs depending on the data involved. For example one RTO may specify how long before the major functions of the enterprise are back on line while a second, longer, RTO will determine how long until everything is fully recovered.
The Recovery Point Objective (RPO) determines how old the recovered data will be. This can be anywhere from a few seconds in the case of a sophisticated (and expensive) remote mirroring system to several hours, or even days, for less critical data. Like the RTO, the RPO is often assigned by functions, with critical functions -- such as transaction processing -- having short RPOs and less immediate functions recovering to a point further back in time.
The Network Recovery Objective (NRO) is, effectively, how long before you appear recovered to your customers. More technically, it is the time needed to recover or fail over network operations. NRO includes such jobs as establishing alternate communications links, reconfiguring Internet servers, setting alternate TCP/IP addresses and everything else to make the recovery transparent to customers, remote users and others.
IBM gives definitions of useful disaster recovery concepts at: http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedbookAbstracts/tips0047.html?Open.
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More activity is coming to the Highway 101 corridor.
PCCP LLC, a real estate and investment management firm, and Panattoni Development Co. have announced joint plans to develop two Class A industrial warehouses totaling 373,320 square feet on a 39-acre site northwest of Reidville.
The warehouses will be located at the corner of Apple Valley and Boiter roads, near Highway 101 and two miles south of BMW's manufacturing facility, according to a joint statement.
The cost of the project hasn't been released. Construction is scheduled for completion in mid-2018.
"With this latest project, PCCP and Panattoni will have partnered on development of nearly three million square feet of industrial product across the country," John Randall, PCCP managing director, said in a statement. "Based on the local market fundamentals, as well as leasing activity to date and significant interest from area users, we believe this development will be another successful joint venture that will help meet warehousing demand in the region."
Carter Smith, executive vice president of the Economic Futures Group, said the project is more added potential to an already desirable location near the Highway 101 corridor.
"We see a fair amount of traffic in that area, and we have walked that site in the past. I think with the overall general business activity it's not necessarily a surprise that they chose to develop here, and we're pleased others recognized that," he said.
The warehouses will be 196,000 square feet and 177,320 square feet, the latter of which has been pre-leased to a company that provides sequencing and logistics services to automotive manufacturers, the statement said.
CBRE and Broadstreet Partners is working to lease the remaining warehouse space, according to the statement.
"We are excited to close on another project with PCCP. Together we plan to deliver these next two buildings to serve a growing need in the region," Dayne Pryor, partner with Panattoni, said in a statement. "With this new project, Panattoni now has over 4.3 million square feet underway in the Greenville-Spartanburg region."


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Six members representing Canada, the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Inuvialuit, form the WMAC (NWT) together with its Chair. The Chair is appointed by the Government of the NWT with consent of the Inuvialuit and Canada. Responsible for the area of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region that falls within the Northwest Territories, (the Western Arctic Region) the Council provides advice to federal and territorial government ministers on all issues relating to wildlife in that Region.
Central to the WMAC (NWT)'s activities has been the production of the Inuvialuit Renewable Resources Conservation and Management Plan. This plan outlines goals and principles for conservation in the Western Arctic Region.
Complementing the overall Regional Plan are six community-specific conservation plans . Through these efforts, the Council is supporting Inuvialuit interests for environmental protection and resource conservation while also maintaining traditional lifestyles.
Through the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Government of the Northwest Territories (ENR), the Council is involved in research on various species of wildlife such as polar bears, caribou and migratory waterfowl. Inuvialuit knowledge is also gathered and helps set research priorities. The WMAC (NWT) considers the development, design, conduct, and interpretation of research on the basis of both Inuvialuit and scientific knowledge. The information gathered is used by the Council to determine and recommend appropriate quotas for Inuvialuit harvesting in the Western Arctic Region. The Council also provides advice to the appropriate ministers on all matters relating to wildlife policy and the management, regulation and administration of wildlife, habitat and harvesting for the Western Arctic Region. Working together, the Council, the Inuvialuit and government agencies ensure wildlife conservation and environmental protection.
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Across the street from the beach, this upscale resort hotel is less than a half-mile from sailing, water skiing, and other aquatic adventures; Las Olas Boulevard shops are about 2 miles away.
Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort features a 20,700-square-foot tropical enclave with an infinity pool. Other highlights include a spa and an ocean-view restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating.
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For over thirty two years, Attorney Bruce Bierhans has provided personalized and high-quality legal representation for individuals who have been injured as a result of personal injury, medical malpractice or motor vehicle accidents.
He has also successfully litigated and tried cases in all areas of business law, real estate litigation, complex divorce and probate litigation, and criminal law.
The Law Offices of Bruce A. Bierhans, LLC has an impressive record of success in all aspects of personal injury litigation, including wrongful death cases; will contests, divorce litigation, broker/dealer cases, non-compete litigation, nursing home litigation, elder abuse/scam litigation, and securities litigation.
Clients of the Law Offices of Bruce A. Bierhans, LLC from Cape Cod, Boston, Hyannis, Wellfleet, Stoughton, the South Shore, the North Shore and in other parts of the country, praise the firm for its personal touch, responsiveness and dedication to clients, thoroughness, attention to detail, and the ability to win the toughest and most complicated cases.
Our firm has a national practice and has litigated cases in many states other than Massachusetts. Attorney Bierhans has had an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell for 18 years, the highest preeminent rating available.
Main Office
540 Main Street
Hyannis MA 02601
Accidents at work, assault claims, tripping accidents, dental accidents, accidents in the home, etc.
Attorney Bruce Bierhans of the Law Offices of Bruce A. Bierhans, has negotiated and settled hundreds of cases over the past 32 years. His courtroom skills and expertise at arbitration have won praise from clients, fellow attorneys and judges. Always diligent, thoroughly prepared as well as compassionate and understanding, Bierhans and his fellow attorneys are ready to take on the simplest to most complex of claims. The firm has also successfully handled firearms, pharmaceutical, medical device litigation, medical negligence litigation, employment litigation, computer and technology litigation, general negligence cases, motor vehicle accidents, product liability litigation, and wrongful death cases.
The firm also has extensive experience representing individuals that have been injured in cases involving premises liability, brain injuries resulting from accidents, construction site accidents, sexual assaults, severe dog bites and a multitude of other claims.
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The in house and outside consulting staff of the firm includes nurses that conduct preliminary reviews of the medical issues involved in many of our cases, including our medical negligence, motor vehicle and pharmaceutical cases"
In the summer of 2001, Bierhans and a former partner were in the forefront of medical negligence litigation involving hemophiliac William Modestino, Jr. who had become infected by the HIV virus due to their use of infected factor concentrate blood products. Bill, Jr. died in 1993. Against all odds, in what many of his colleagues told him was an "impossible win", Bierhans successfully argued the case in Worcester (MA) County. Seven years after he had first met the Modestino family, a jury finally found at least one of the doctors who treated William Modestino, Jr. guilty of "failing to fully inform" Modestino of the risks of using untreated blood clotting factor. The jury also determined that they did not "adequately treat him" for AIDS.
For more than 32 years, Attorney Bruce A. Bierhans has been winning cases and client confidence. Today, Bierhans and his staff at the Law Offices of Bruce A. Bierhans, LLC provide clients with the highest quality of personalized and responsive legal services.
Bruce graduated from Suffolk Law School in 1982. While attending Law School at night, he worked as a senior aide in the Massachusetts Senate. Upon graduation, he began a trial practice in Canton, Massachusetts, and moved his practice to Boston in 1985. He remained in Boston until 1997, at which time he decided to return to the suburbs due to his desire to create a suburban firm that would give his business and litigation clients the same quality of legal service that they could obtain in the city, at a more reasonable cost.
The firm has grown steadily since that time. In the past thirty two years, Bruce has successfully tried cases in the areas of business law, criminal law, and all aspects of personal injury law including products liability, medical malpractice and general negligence. Many of his business and non profit clients have been with him for most of his thirty two years in practice. He prides himself on taking on challenges that other lawyers have turned down. He has fought, and continues to fight for "the little guy", whether it be an individual or business, or non profit organization. He has lectured nationally, to lawyers and physicians, on matters related to trial practice and has maintained an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell for over 18 years; the highest rating available for both skill and legal ethics. He is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register for Preeminent Lawyers.
Bruce and his wife Nancy, who is the firm's Office Administrator, satisfy their love of the ocean by residing in Wellfleet, Mass. Bruce is involved extensively in local charitable and non-profit organizations. He is on the boards of Wellfleet Preservation Hall and The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, is past President of the Payomet Performing Arts Center, is past President and Chairman of Outer Cape Health Services, and is past President of the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (WHAT). He proudly served as Town Moderator in Wellfleet for two years.
Bruce is currently the Regional Govenor for Cape Cod & the Islands for the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA).
Suffolk University Law School
Anthony J. Mazzeo is an Associate practicing in the Hyannis office of the Law Offices of Bruce A. Bierhans, LLC. Anthony's practice areas include business, estate, litigation, real estate, personal injury, and family law.
Anthony received his Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University Law School in 2011 where he graduated with a concentration in Business Law and Financial Services. Anthony served as the primary Law Clerk at the Barnstable District Court in 2009. As an undergraduate at St. Mary's College of Maryland, he interned for the Maryland Office of the Public Defender, and in 2006 graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Anthony grew up on Cape Cod, graduated from Barnstable High School, and enjoys growing his practice in the community.
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Since joining the firm in 2013, Matt has been heavily involved in our civil litigation practice. Before that, Matt spent ten years handling a number of civil lawsuits in state and federal courts across Pennsylvania and New York, both at the trial court and appeals court levels, including wrongful death, bridge design, roadway design, property design and maintenance, products liability, motor vehicle accident, civil rights, commercial contract, construction, and pollution suits. Prior to that, Matt practiced in Dallas, Texas with the law firm of Sidley & Austin, and later Fulbright & Jaworski. Matt graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, and the University of Texas School of Law, with honors.
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New York (inactive)
Pennsylvania (inactive)
Texas (inactive)
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Northern District of New York
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Melissa has an extensive retail management background both in Florida and Massachusetts. She first became interested in the legal field while working for a consulting firm in Florida. After returning to Massachusetts, she started with our firm in 2012 while obtaining her Paralegal Certificate at Cape Cod Community College. In addition to her commitment to the Bierlaw team, she is an active mother of two sons and a fitness competitor.


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Prosecutor: Unruly Passenger Tried to Kill Himself
ST. LOUIS (AP) - An affidavit filed in federal court in St. Louis alleges that an Illinois man tried to open the door of a passenger jet to commit suicide. Thirty-four-year-old Reynel Alcaide of Burbank, Ill., faces federal charges, including interfering with a flight crew, for the incident on May 8. Alcaide was on a Continental Airlines flight from Houston to Chicago when he allegedly got up and tried to open the jet door. The flight was diverted to St. Louis. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that during a hearing on Monday, a federal prosecutor said Alcaide had tried to commit suicide before. A judge postponed a decision on setting bail and ordered a psychiatric exam. Alcaide's attorney, public defender Felicia Jones, asked that he be treated in a hospital setting rather than jail.