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A federal judge granted the record labels a big victory in a file-sharing fishing expedition, approving the RIAA's request to subpoena the defendant's employer, wife, and brother. In a ruling issued late last month, Judge P. Kevin Castel also ordered defendant Yuri Shutovsky to provide the names and addresses of every person who had used his PC in the three years prior to the lawsuit being filed.
Shutovsky was sued by the record labels after the RIAA's investigative arm, Media Sentry, discovered a computer sharing music on KaZaA using an IP address Verizon said was assigned to Shutovsky at the time. Shutovsky has denied engaging in copyright infringement, saying that he was in Russia at the time the alleged infringement took place—and has offered to provide copies of his passport to prove it.
According to a list of discovery disputes (PDF) dug up by the Recording Industry vs. The People, there have been a number of points of contention between the two parties. One of the main issues is whether the hard drive turned over to the RIAA's computer forensics experts is the one that was actually used in the PC Media Sentry flagged for file sharing. The plaintiffs said that the drive lacks any of the Verizon software used to connect to the telecom's DSL service, as well as a list of usernames and passwords from Deutsche Bank, Shutovsky's employer, some of which were used as late as January 2006.
Shutovsky said that he bought the PC from Deutsche Bank in 2004 and that it has remained in his apartment ever since. In an attempt to reconcile the positions of the plaintiffs and defendant, Judge Castel approved a subpoena to Deutsche Bank, requiring them to turn over all information regarding PCs the company sold to or used by Shutovsky, any evidence of P2P usage on those computers, and records of his business travel during 2005. In addition, Shutovsky must turn over all hard drives in his possession so that the RIAA's investigators can check them for evidence of infringement, too.
In addition, Shutovsky is directed to provide the names and addresses of all people who have used his PC in the three years prior to his being sued. According to his response to the RIAA's requests, those who may have used the computer include his wife, an unspecified list of "short-term house guests," and eight other people who live in Russia, Ukraine, or the UK. The RIAA says that it would like to contact the Shutovsky's houseguests to see if it would be "reasonable" to take depositions.
The machinations that the RIAA and defendants are going through to determine who, exactly, was using the computer with the IP address 188.8.131.52 at 2:59 PM on August 17, 2005, demonstrate the weakness inherent in the RIAA's methodology. Assuming that Verizon's log files are accurate and that Shutovsky's assertion that any one of a dozen people may have been used the PC in question over the past three years, it's going to be almost impossible to determine who was logged in to KaZaA at that fateful moment.
The RIAA's position is that, regardless of who was using the PC at the time, Yuri Shutovsky is responsible for whatever copyright infringement may have occurred by virtue of his paying for broadband from Verizon. The labels call that secondary infringement, and it's a position that at least one judge has said doesn't hold water.
Judge Castel has extended discovery in the case to run through November 30, 2007. There will be a pre-motion conference letter regarding Shutovsky's motion for summary judgment due in mid-December, with the next court proceeding delayed into January 2008—if a settlement cannot be reached by that time. To that end, counsel for both parties will have to meet face to face by September 24.


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Jennifer Over and Our New Web SiteBy Thessaly La Force
You may have noticed that our Web site looks different. It's prettier, less cluttered, easier on the eyes—it's a delight to click on every page. Meet Jennifer, the Web designer with Tierra Innovation who was crucial to envisioning our redesign. Who better to explain our magical transformation? She recently answered some questions about the site via e-mail.
For those unfamiliar with the old site, what has changed?
Well, a big change is that the site now features a mix of evergreen content from the issue and more ephemeral content from The Daily and Twitter. You might drop in to check out something on the blog and then ten minutes later find yourself reading an interview from 1978.
Another change is that it's easier to browse the archives of The Paris Review. For the first time, you can browse by genre, which is a whole new way of looking at the work. The new site pulls a lot of amazing pieces from the archive to the surface. I hope that it excites your readers!
What were you thinking about when you designed the new look?
When we first met to discuss the look and feel of the Web site, Lorin described a vision of the publication—and by proxy the site—as "rough and ready." That turned out to be a pretty provocative and inspiring idea that we kept drawing from over the course of the design. What could be considered rough and ready online is really open for interpretation. Ultimately our take was a design that's well-considered without looking too polished. Simple background shades and rules. No textures or finishes to make things on-screen look tactile and juicy. An environment in which text can stand out. And most significantly, a design that is loose enough to change with regularity. Specifically, the color palette of the site will change based on each new issue's cover.
We also really wanted to embrace certain design elements of the print magazine, like the hand-rendered logotype, some of the mid-century-modern typography and the frontispiece illustration by William Pène du Bois. It was an interesting challenge to integrate those elements into a Web site in a way that feels natural and modern rather than anachronistic.
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Today is Selection Sunday for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
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1. Audio won't work for headphones and mic. Even if you plug the headphones the main speakers won't mute and there'll be nothing in headphones.
Workaround - in the file "/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf" add "options snd-hda-intel model=dell-vostro" (instead of "dell-vostro" "ideapad" works as well; also there's option with "xolaptop" or something, sorry, I've forgot).
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Tuesday marks the end of a battle that has lasted for more than two years, with each side predicting apocalyptic consequences should it lose.
Not the fight for the presidency — the one pitting Google against Dolly Parton.
Tuesday marks the end of a battle that has lasted for more than two years, with each side predicting apocalyptic consequences should it lose.
Not the fight for the presidency — the one pitting Google against Dolly Parton.
The titan of Silicon Valley and the queen of country are two of the many combatants in a high-tech dispute over precious slices of the nation's airwaves. The issue comes to a head on Election Day, when the Federal Communications Commission votes on a proposal to make a disputed chunk of radio spectrum available for public use.
Google, Microsoft , Hewlett-Packard and other technology companies say the spectrum could be used by a whole new array of Internet-connected wireless gadgets. They say freeing it up would encourage innovation and investment in much the same way that the spread of Wi-Fi technology has. (This would generate more business for tech companies.)
But a coalition of old-guard media — from television networks to Broadway producers — is objecting to the proposal, saying it needs a closer look. The opponents argue that signals sent over those frequencies could interfere with broadcasts and wireless microphones at live productions.
The measure appears likely to pass, though its opponents have mounted a spirited late-stage lobbying effort supported by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democrat of New York and others in Congress. Also opposed are the professional sports leagues, Las Vegas casinos, a coalition of rock musicians and, of late, Ms. Parton, who is soon to open a Broadway show called "9 to 5: The Musical."
If the spectrum is set free, Ms. Parton says, chaos could reign on Broadway — in the form of static and other interference.
"The potential direct negative impact on countless people may be immeasurable," Ms. Parton wrote in a letter last month to the F.C.C., urging it not to release the frequencies.
Ms. Parton became involved after she was contacted by the Broadway League, a theater industry trade group that has lobbied the F.C.C. on the issue and coordinated support from performers. The trade group said Ms. Parton had been more engaged than other performers because she was also a producer of live shows.
In the digital era, airwaves carrying television, cellphone and wireless Internet signals are highly valuable. The F.C.C. regulates the spectrum and auctions off licenses for its use — in some cases for billions of dollars — to private companies. But in this case it is considering setting aside a free or "unlicensed" section for public use.
Tech companies argue that if it does so, entrepreneurs and innovators will create a new generation of devices that transmit signals farther and more reliably than Wi-Fi, which also relies on unlicensed spectrum. The technology could also handle cheap Internet-based phone calls.
"This could lead to Wi-Fi on steroids," said Richard Whitt, a Washington lobbyist for Google on telecommunications issues. "It could become a ubiquitous nationwide broadband network." The battle between the old media and new media companies is a byproduct of an impending change in the way over-the-air TV signals are delivered. In February, TV stations will be required to switch from analog broadcasting to digital, which is less susceptible to radio interference.
Since 2004, the F.C.C. has been studying whether it might make better use of some "white spaces," TV frequencies that are not being used by broadcast channels. These frequencies have traditionally been left largely empty, because broadcasters send out such powerful signals that a buffer is needed between channels.
The theory behind the F.C.C. proposal is that hand-held devices and other gadgets emit such low levels of power that their transmissions will not overlap or interfere with the digital TV signals. Also, the proposal's supporters say, devices can be made smart enough to sense when they might interfere with a broadcast signal and find another frequency.
The F.C.C. has been studying the potential for interference and found that most problems can be avoided through tight regulation of the new devices, said Kevin J. Martin, chairman of the F.C.C., who proposed the white space measure.
"We're being very cautious about protecting the broadcasters, but at the same time making sure the technology allows us to make greater use of this invaluable resource," Mr. Martin said.
He added that he thought some opponents, like the broadcasters, were fighting the proposal because they were unnerved by the rise of interactive tools that offered a less passive media experience. "The empowerment of consumers is threatening," he said.
The five-member commission seems likely to approve the measure, according to several people who were involved in the agency's internal discussions but who declined to be named because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
Beneath the surface of the debate are shifts in politics and culture. Heavy Internet and computer adoption by consumers has given the technology lobby more power and prominence. At the same time, the broadcast industry has lost some of its lobbying sway as consumer tastes have changed and advertising dollars have flowed to the Internet.
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Still, the National Association of Broadcasters, which represents 8,300 local and national television stations, is helping lead the effort to get the F.C.C. to postpone a decision on the measure.
Without more testing, "this could be a recipe for potentially massive interference into the television spectrum," said Dennis Wharton, a spokesman for the broadcasting trade group, arguing that TV screens could go temporarily dark or that pictures could freeze. Broadcasters say the signal could even disrupt channels received over cable.
The interests of TV providers is different from those of Broadway theaters, which rely on wireless microphones to broadcast sound to the audience and for communication among crew members.
Gerald Schoenfeld, chairman of the Shubert Organization, a Broadway production company, said new gadgets that were intended to use the disputed frequencies could interfere with the 450 wireless microphones used in New York's theater district. That could lead to static, he said, or worse — if, for instance, crew member communications were hindered, causing an accident like a falling set piece.
"There's a danger element attached to this," he said. "They are fooling with many aspects of American society under the pretext of helping get Internet access for parties that already have the greatest amount of Internet usage."
Urging a delay on the vote, Mr. Schoenfeld added: "Why this is being rushed through at this time is mystifying."
The wireless microphone technology used for Broadway shows and other events uses some of the same frequencies that regulators would like to open up for wireless data. But under the F.C.C. proposal, these incumbent users would be given first rights to the space.
In her letter to the F.C.C., Ms. Parton conceded that she did not understand all the technicalities of the debate. But based on the counsel of others, she concluded that the potential problems were serious. She called the proposal "a dangerous and shortsighted answer to a highly complicated question." The Broadway League and Ms. Parton's representatives said she was too busy to comment further.
For his part, Eric E. Schmidt, the chief executive of Google, sent his own letter to the F.C.C. recently.
"We are eight days away from a vote that could transform the way we connect to the Internet," he wrote. "The time for study and talk is over. The time for action has arrived."


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The first big college football game of the year featured an ugly, post-game sucker punch that landedan Oregon running back in serious hot water.
Boise State, the nation's 14th ranked team, had just defeated No. 16 Oregon 19-8, on Boise's famed blue turf when Boise State defensive lineman Byron Hout appeared to taunt LeGarrette Blount. As Hout turned and backed away, Blount punched him in the jaw, knocking him to the ground. Coaches, players and security separated the two and Blount was forcibly led off the field.
But as Blount passed jeering Boise State fans, he went berserk again, trying to go after them. Later, he apologized.
"I just apologize to anyone watching that," Blount said. "I just apologize to all of our fans and all of Boise's fans. That's something I shouldn't have done. I lost my head."
Friday, Oregon announced that Blount will be suspended for the remainder of the season, including bowl games. He will get to keep his scholarship.
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Child sings on PA radio: Israelis are "wolves… [With] the fire of my rifle I will break the [prison] cage"
The Voice of Palestine, the official PA radio station, children's program The Little Ones' Heaven, a song honoring the hunger striking prisoners is sung by a child who calls in to the program.
Child: "Our beautiful land is a prisoner in a cage surrounded by wolves,
My shaded garden was destroyed by the lumberjack and the dogs settled in it,
O Jerusalem, my city,
[With] my notebook, my pencil, and the fire of my rifle I will break the cage."
The Voice of Palestine host: "Excellent."
[The Voice of Palestine, the official PA radio station, April 29, 2017]
The song was in honor of the hunger-striking prisoners (April-May 2017): Palestinian terrorist prisoners launched a hunger strike on April 17, 2017, which ended on May 27, 2017, after an agreement was reached. While the prisoners had issued a list of demands, reportedly only the demand to have the Red Cross reinstate a second monthly family visit for prisoners was agreed to. Nevertheless, the PA has claimed the development as a victory.
Official Palestinian Authority TV
Apr. 29, 2017
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PLO summer camps teach kids about recycling, first aid, and terrorist murderers
July 13, 2019 (1min)
Palestinian teacher wishes for end of Israel and "liberation of Palestine"
May 16, 2019 (1min)
PA TV honors murderer of 37 Dalal Mughrabi, Student: "We are on the path of our sister... our representative Dalal Mughrabi"
Jan. 1, 2019 (1min)
"There is no such thing as Israel"- Israeli Arab boy's message to Palestinian children
Apr. 26, 2019 (1min)
Uncle teaches nephew to shoot Jews - "the enemy" – in PA TV series for Ramadan about 1948
May 11, 2019 (1min)
2 Murderers who killed 4 are "the role models for the children," says Fatah official
Mar. 18, 2019 (1min)
Official PA TV teaches children that Israel will come to an end: "All of Palestine will return to us"
Feb. 21, 2019 (1min)
Human rights researcher criticizes PA media for encouraging child terrorists by presenting attackers as role models
Aug. 14, 2016 (1min)
Mother to children of murderer: "Your father is a hero;" Daughter: "Father is one of the Palestinian heroes we are proud of"
Jan. 19, 2019 (1min)
Young relatives of murderer dream of meeting him; PA TV: He is a role model for children
Jan. 11, 2019 (1min)
Girl recites poem on PA TV: "Our enemy, Zion, is Satan with a tail"
Nov. 6, 2015 (1min)
Girl in poem on PA TV: "A Zionist stole the land of Palestine," TV host: "Soon, Allah willing, we will return to our land"
Nov. 1, 2018 (1min)
Boy on PA TV sings song that misrepresents Israeli cities as "Palestinian"
Nov. 1, 2018 (1min)
Girl shows website she created to promote boycott of Israeli products
Nov. 1, 2018 (1min)
Girl's poem on PA TV: "To war that will… crush the Zionist's soul"
Nov. 1, 2018 (1min)
Boy sings on PA TV: "Jihad is necessary… Draw your sword from its sheath, and let it not return"
May 26, 2017 (1min)
Prisoner smuggled sperm out of prison, PA TV visits his son
Sept. 16, 2018 (1min)
Prisoners' sperm smuggled out of prison creates "Children of Freedom" to "defy the occupation"
May 9, 2015 (1min)
Prisoner smuggled sperm out of prison, wife gave birth to twins
Sept. 16, 2018 (1min)
Palestinian teen who called for suicide bombings likened to female terrorist murderers in PA TV music video
July 21, 2018 (1min)
Hamas fighters torture 13-year-old Palestinian boy, because of children's quarrel
Aug. 22, 2018 (1min)
Song, dance, and parties - prison life of released teen prisoner Ahed Tamimi
Aug. 1, 2018 (1min)
PA TV teaches kids to stay refugees: "From generation to generation, there is no alternative to the return"
May 10, 2018 (1min)
Why aren`t Palestinian children taught the truth about Arab refugees in 1948?
Jan. 20, 2018 (1min)
PA TV teaches kids to "follow the example" of arch-terrorist Abu Jihad who is a "symbol"
Jan. 20, 2018 (1min)
Palestinian boy repeats libel: "The Jews put poison in [Arafat's] food, and then he died;" PA TV host agrees
Nov. 17, 2017 (1min)
Girl's antisemitic poem on PA TV: "Why did you bring the Jews to us, who defile Jerusalem and its great mosque?"
Dec. 15, 2017 (1min)
Palestinian boy recites quote by Arafat: "In spirit and in blood we will redeem you, Palestine"
Nov. 17, 2017 (1min)
Palestinian children commit terror attacks to avoid suspicion of helping Israel
Oct. 11, 2017 (1min)
Song on PA TV children's program: Israeli cities are in "Palestine"
Aug. 25, 2017 (1min)
Child sings on PA radio: Israelis are "wolves… [With] the fire of my rifle I will break the [prison] cage"
Apr. 29, 2017
Girl's poem idealizes Martyrdom, but PA TV host says "We need to live for Palestine"
Feb. 25, 2017 (1min)
Girl glorifies Martyrdom-death in poem, but PA TV host speaks against it
Feb. 25, 2017 (1min)
Girl's poem encourages violence and Martyrdom, praises prisoners and Martyrs: "Shoot, shoot, in the name of God… The path of the Martyrs is above all"
Apr. 28, 2017 (1min)
Girl on PA TV kids' program: "Martyrdom-death is a high and supreme level before Allah"
Mar. 24, 2017 (1min)
Rare statement against violence by PA TV host of kids' program: "We are against violence!"
Apr. 15, 2017 (1min)
Girl glorifies Martyrdom-death in poem, PA TV host speaks against Martyrdom: "We must defy the occupation by clinging to life"
Apr. 15, 2017 (1min)
Boy recites poem on PA TV children's program: "To war that will… destroy the Zionist's soul"
Mar. 17, 2017 (1min)
Fatah student movement chants "Blow up the head of the settler" at Birzeit University
Jan. 13, 2017 (1min)
Young kids on PA TV children's program recite poem promoting escalation of violence: "My rock has turned into an AK-47"
Jan. 20, 2017 (1min)
Young boy on PA TV children's program recites poem encouraging "slaughter" of Israelis, glorifying death: "As we slaughtered them in your streets, Beirut… Arafat, for you we shall die"
Jan. 6, 2017 (1min)
At Fatah rally, young girl chants: "Death is insignificant… I love Palestine, blood is spilled for it"
Jan. 8, 2017 (1min)
PA TV repeats libel to kids: Israel killed Arafat
Nov. 11, 2016 (1min)
Ceremony celebrating acceptance of Palestinian Scouts to World Scout Movement proves Jerusalem Scout Commission that held course named after terrorist is part of Palestinian Scout Association
July 22, 2016 (1min)
PA TV teaches children that Israel took the Mediterranean Sea, and to hope that "all of Palestine will return to us"
July 15, 2016 (1min)
Young girls perform song showing "Zionists" as killers: "Criminals came to our village, killed my father… The Zionists were here''
May 27, 2016 (1min)
Little girl on official PA TV sings song showing "Zionists" as killers: "Criminals came to our village, killed my father… The Zionists were here''
May 26, 2016 (1min)
Palestinian father pushes son toward Israeli soldiers, daring soldiers to shoot. Instead, soldier and boy shake hands
July 30, 2016 (1min)
PA TV lies to its viewers, edits video of Palestinian father who sent kid to throw rocks at soldiers
July 29, 2016 (1min)
Terror promotion by Jibril Rajoub, Chairman of the Palestine Olympic Committee
July 26, 2016 (1min)
PA TV teaches kids that "Palestine is 27,000 sq. km." which includes all of Israel
June 15, 2016 (1min)
At Palestine Red Crescent event, Palestinian girl repeats libel that Jews kill Muslim worshippers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque
Apr. 18, 2016 (4min)
Fatah student movement encourages Martyrdom and stabbing and car ramming attacks in video of staged terror attack against Israeli soldiers
Apr. 20, 2016 (1min)
Child soldier encourages violence against Israel in Fatah Facebook music video
Apr. 25, 2015 (1min)
Song on PA TV presents Israeli cities as "Palestine" on children's program
Mar. 4, 2016 (1min)
Palestinian citizens oppose children's terrorism and blame TV for inciting
Jan. 21, 2016 (2min)
Girl in Gaza on PA TV recites poem about Jews: "You are doomed to humiliation and suffering"
Oct. 23, 2015 (1min)
Boy on PA TV: Goal is "to boycott Israeli products and fight the Jews, kill them"
Mar. 25, 2015 (1min)
PA TV teaches kids: All of Israel will be replaced by "Palestine"
May 16, 2014 (2min)
Child recites poem on PA TV: "Smash the oppression and destroy the Zionist's soul"
Apr. 25, 2014 (1min)
Song directs children to violence and Martyrdom-death
Feb. 24, 2012 (1min)
PA TV music video for kids promotes rock throwing and glorifies Martyrdom death
June 13, 2006 (1min)
Girl on PA TV: "We frighten them (Jews), they don't scare us"
Oct. 28, 2005 (1min)
Hamas song for kids: "Death is honor and victory"
Mar. 20, 2009 (1min)
Hezbollah cartoon teaches kids to throw stones at Israelis and to seek death as Martyrs
June 1, 2002 (2min)
PA TV: Father teaches son veneration of Al-Khansa who celebrated the Martyrdom death of her sons
Mar. 13, 2005 (1min)
Boy vows to join father in Martyrs' Paradise
Feb. 1, 2009 (3min)
Palestinian girl calls for genocide of Jews on PA TV
Oct. 22, 2000 (1min)
PA children play the Shahid (Martyr) game and argue who gets to die as Martyr
July 1, 2002 (1min)
Hamas TV music video: Daughter of suicide terrorist promises to follow in mother's footsteps
May 22, 2009 (2min)
Arafat encourages children to seek death as Martyrs
Aug. 4, 2003 (2min)
PA TV teaches children that Israel is stolen "Palestine"
Nov. 1, 2008 (1min)
Palestinian children: Martyrdom for Allah is preferable to life, suicide terror is natural
June 9, 2002 (2min)
President Bush killed by Muslim child on Hamas TV puppet show
Mar. 30, 2008 (2min)
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The glacier discovery walk by Sturgess Architects in Canada's Jasper National Park.
The first collection of hats made with 3D printing bears the signature of famous English milliner Gabriela Ligenza.
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Narrator: It's the little things which make a difference sometimes.
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|A closeup of the hem of one of the Titans' capes. A red gem, one of many studding the cape like rhinestones, falls loose and drops into the mist.
|Narrator: Ages ago, when the Titans of Ark forged Erfworld, they left behind one extra gem, buried deep in the Minty Mountains.[4]
|In a dark cave, a cute little pink marbit[5], carrying a shovel and wearing a yellow hardhat[6] and worker's coveralls, discovers the titanic shining gem.
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker women's soccer team battled to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday (Oct. 17), in a Conference Carolinas match against North Greenville.
The Crusaders took an early lead, when Jade Salle scored off a pass from Ansley Dobbs just four minutes into the game. North Greenville took a 1-0 lead into the locker room.
Just minutes into the second half, Bailey Van Order placed a perfectly timed cross to find the foot of Cassie Callahan who was able to knock it passed the Crusader goalkeeper. With over 35-minutes to play in regulation the score was tied 1-1.
Two overtime periods however, was not enough to settle the dispute. The Cobras fired off 12 shots and five corner kicks throughout the competition, but could not connect for the go-ahead goal.
Coker will host Queens University of Charlotte for a Conference Carolinas match on Saturday (Oct. 20). The game is slatted to start at 4:30p.m.
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|June 2009
|OKLAHOMA'S�eGOV NEWS REPORT
Welcome to Oklahoma's eGovernment News Report. We hope you enjoy the monthly report providing you with up-to-date information on Oklahoma's eGovernment achievements.
State of Oklahoma Invites Vendors to Register Online
Residents of Oklahoma can receive immediate access to National Weather Service alerts during severe weather season and�
Vendors interested in conducting business with the state of Oklahoma can now register online through the Department of Central Services' (DCS) Vendor Registration System at http://www.vendors.ok.gov. By registering online, vendors receive email notifications of opportunities to do business with the state when prospects become available.
Since August 2007, over 2,000 vendors have registered through the system with approximately 1,475 registered as small business owners. Registration entitles a vendor to receive all bid notices for the commodity classes specified by the vendor in the registration process for one year. The registration fee is $25.00 for each commodity class for which the vendor desires registration, and can be renewed annually through the online service. Examples of the commodity classes would be the computers, vehicles, and office equipment needed for the states' daily operation.
The DCS Online Vendor Registration System accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and checking/savings account payments for registration and annual renewals. The payments are processed through a secure payment engine, which abides by rigorous policies and procedures to ensure that vendors can be confident that their payments are safe, private, and secure.
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said his department stands ready to implement a new buyer incentive program signed into law June 24th by President Obama which will help consumers pay for new, more fuel efficient vehicles when they trade-in a less fuel efficient car or truck.
"At this important time for the industry, we will help to boost automobile and truck sales while putting vehicles on the road that are safer, pollute less and get more miles to the gallon," said Secretary LaHood.
Under the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), buyers stand to receive up to $4,500 toward the purchase or lease of a new car or truck that meets the necessary criteria.
For passenger automobiles, the car to be traded must be drivable, have a fuel economy rating of 18 miles-per-gallon or less, and be registered and insured for the full year prior to the trade in. To get a rebate, the new car must be priced at $45,000 or less, and, to receive the maximum rebate of $4,500, the new car must have a fuel economy rating of at least 10 miles-per-gallon greater than the car to be traded. To receive an incentive of $3,500, the same car would be traded for one that gets at least four miles-per-gallon better gas mileage.
For most vans, SUVs and pickups, the vehicle to be traded must have a fuel economy of 18 miles-per-gallon or less. To receive an incentive of $3,500, the new vehicle must get at least two miles-per-gallon better mileage. To receive the $4,500 incentive, the same vehicle would need to be traded for one getting at least five miles-per-gallon better mileage.
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The incentive program begins within 30 days of the June 24th bill signing by the President. The final day for an eligible purchase or lease is November 1, 2009, or when DOT exhausts the funds set aside for the program, whichever occurs first. The credit is not retroactive prior to the start of the program and cannot be applied toward the purchase of used vehicles.
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Quote*One team's expensive purchase comes back to haunt them when an unpaid taxi driver stands in their way to the Pit Stop. I heard a TAR radio commercial in the car today (I rarely hear those), and it sounded like Dandrew complaining about no cab money.
*One team's expensive purchase comes back to haunt them when an unpaid taxi driver stands in their way to the Pit Stop.
That sounds like, a Nick quote. Or Andrew and Dan, which would suck.
Quote from: puddin on November 16, 2008, 08:52:55 PM Bronnitsy - 30Kolomna - 80Ryazan' - 155Just decided to delurk because I have recently developed a fondness for the Cyrillic alphabet. Anyways, I checked on Google Maps and those three towns/cities are accessible mainly by M-5. Also, Google Maps "estimated" travel distance between the heart of Moscow and Bronnitsy to be 60 km, so that picture was taken when they were maybe somewhere in the middle of those two towns/cities, and they were going in a direction away from Moscow.Keep up the good work, everyone!
I thought I heard Andrew say "krutitskoya" monastery. I can't find anything like that, but there is a Krutitsy estate; compare the guy handing out the clue to guy wearing blue at the web site.
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Julie Carr Smyth
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COLUMBUS: State lawmakers in Ohio withdrew legislation Wednesday that mirrors an Arizona bill that�s come under fire for protecting those who assert their religious beliefs in refusing service to gays.
Republican state Rep. Tim Derickson and Democratic state Rep. Bill Patmon issued a joint statement citing concern over the bill�s unintended consequences.
�The intent of (our bill) was to ensure Ohioans� religious freedom by protecting their ability to freely worship and preventing any laws from burdening the free exercise of religion,� their statement said. �However, with the controversy that is occurring in Arizona, we feel that it is in the best interest of Ohioans that there be no further consideration of this legislation.�
Debate on the bill has been indefinitely postponed, House Speaker William Batchelder�s office said.
Similar legislation was passed in Arizona. At issue is a provision protecting any individual, association or corporation from discrimination lawsuits if their actions are based on sincerely held religious beliefs. Detractors say the provision amounts to state-sanctioned discrimination, while supporters say it�s a relatively minor change to existing law.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is facing pressure from gay-rights supporters, business groups and some fellow Republicans to veto the bill.
The Ohio legislators said the bill they introduced in December wasn�t intended to promote discrimination.
�We want to ensure that no law that we pass in this chamber is misconstrued to be discriminatory in any way,� they said.
FreedomOhio, the committee behind a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize same-sex marriage in the state, praised the move.
�I�m relieved to see Rep. Patmon working to stop this destructive and discriminatory piece of legislation,� said Ian James, the group�s co-founder and executive director. �Our state already has an unconstitutional marriage ban in place, depriving loving same-sex couples of the right to be legally married � the last thing we need is to further marginalize and attack LGBT Ohioans.�
A group of 11 law professors sent to letter to Brewer on Wednesday seeking to clarify for her the disputed paragraphs in Arizona�s bill, said Charles Tassell, who represents Cincinnati-based Citizens for Community Values Action, which backed Ohio�s gay marriage ban.
He said his group hopes their legal explanation will also address the concerns of Derickson and Patmon.
�We hope to see a substitute bill brought back with the language now clarified,� he said.
Tassell said the legislation�s legal protections extend to many scenarios, including, say, protecting a Christian photography business from capturing images it considers pornographic.


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Odds stacked against Miami Dolphins vs. San Francisco 49ers
The Dolphins take their sputtering offense into San Francisco on Sunday, and this question is difficult to avoid for even the most optimistic of Dolfans:
Where are the points going to come from against a 49ers defense that allows the league's fewest?
The Dolphins are 27th in scoring and have topped 20 points only once in their past five games. Oddly, during that stretch, Miami generated its highest point total (24) against Seattle's fourth-rated defense.
The Dolphins mustered just 14 points against the Bills' defense (ranked 24th), 16 against the Patriots defense (ranked 26th) and three against a Titans defense ranked 27th.
"They're the best [defense] we'll go against all year," center Mike Pouncey said of the 49ers.
Coach Joe Philbin and quarterback Ryan Tannehill both made the point last week: Teams aren't going to win a lot scoring 19 points per game, which is the Dolphins' average and better than only St. Louis, Philadelphia, Jacksonville, Kansas City and Arizona.
And the challenge this week looks especially daunting:
Philbin and offensive coordinator Mike Sherman have tinkered a bit in recent weeks — such as using tight end Anthony Fasano several snaps at fullback, running a reverse to Marcus Thigpen last Sunday, targeting Charles Clay far more than usual against Seattle and incorporating receiver Rishard Matthews into the offense the past three weeks after he wasn't used at all the first nine.
Too many issues
But nothing has mattered in the big picture. Miami still struggles to sustain drives. Third downs have become a disaster area, with Tannehill posting the league's lowest passer rating (60.1) and tossing six interceptions compared with just one touchdown.
And the Dolphins have been in too many third-and-longs because of an inability to crank out yardage consistently on first and second down.
"It's a little bit of everything," running back Reggie Bush said. "It's red zone, it's third down. We haven't hit a consistent stride at any point in the season. We've been up. We've been down. We've been here. We've been there. Some games, we're running well and not throwing it well. Some games, we're throwing it well and not running it well."
Here's what is a bit disconcerting: Whereas the league's other rookie quarterbacks have raised their play, Tannehill has had only one clearly above-average game in the past month — the sterling performance in the comeback victory against Seattle.
"I have to get the pass game going early on in games and be consistent throughout games," he said. "Third down is an area we're really focusing on right now. We haven't been good the past two weeks. We're putting our defense back in tough situations."
Tannehill's completion percentage (57.9) has fallen to 27th in the league, and he was exasperated after misfiring on two potential touchdown passes to Brian Hartline last week.
"It's tough when you miss throws you make 99 times out of 100 in practice and even in games," he said. "It's frustrating, but you can't do anything about it except move on. I was definitely frustrated when I watched that film, but I'm over it now."
Absence of Long
For the first time as a pro, Tannehill will be starting a game without Pro Bowl left tackle Jake Long blocking for him. That's a concern, because the 49ers feature Aldon Smith, the league leader in sacks with 17.5.
Jonathan Martin, who is moving from right tackle to left tackle to replace the injured Long, said he expects to be matched up with Smith much of the afternoon. But the Dolphins also expect the 49ers to use Smith some on Nate Garner's side, too, trying to take advantage of that matchup.
"Aldon is a big, talented, athletic kid, but the guy who really makes that defense go is Justin Smith," Dolphins left guard Richie Incognito said. "He frees up a lot of lanes for Aldon Smith to come running through."
The 49ers might have the league's best quartet of linebackers in Smith, NaVorro Bowman (whose 108 tackles rank fifth in the league), Patrick Willis and Ahmad Brooks. "Willis might be the best linebacker in the game," Bush said.
The defensive line — Ray McDonald, Isaac Sopoaga and Justin Smith — is very good.
"They stop the run extremely well, they play physical up front, they're sure tacklers," Incognito said. "They're the best tackling bunch I've seen on film in a long time. And they get after the passer.
"They do everything the right way."
The secondary has two players coming off Pro Bowl appearances: cornerback Carlos Rogers and safety Dashon Goldson, plus two others playing well: safety Donte Whitner and cornerback Terrell Brown.
"This is probably going to be the most physical game we've played all year to date," Bush said.


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Rays expect return to small ball to pay dividends
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- While it's early in Spring Training, Rays fans got a peek Sunday afternoon at what this season's offense may resemble.
With two outs in the bottom of the third in a game against the Twins, Desmond Jennings singled to center off right-hander Anthony Swarzak. David DeJesus followed with a single to right.View Full Game Coverage
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- While it's early in Spring Training, Rays fans got a peek Sunday afternoon at what this season's offense may resemble.
With two outs in the bottom of the third in a game against the Twins, Desmond Jennings singled to center off right-hander Anthony Swarzak. David DeJesus followed with a single to right.View Full Game Coverage
That's when Jennings forced the action, rounding second and steaming toward third. A good throw very well could have nailed the Rays speedster. But given the situation, right fielder Oswaldo Arcia hurried his throw and it was wild. The ball ended up in the Twins' dugout. Jennings walked home and DeJesus moved to third on the error.
Evan Longoria put an exclamation point on the rally with his first home run of the spring, a blast that landed over the left-field wall.
Jennings noted that opposing teams should get used to seeing the Rays' offense force the action.
"That's what they want us to do here," Jennings said. "Any time you can get opportunities like that and steal a run, a bad throw goes in the stands and you score a run. And then there's another runner on third. Getting stuff started like that fires up the team."
Chaos on the bases, putting pressure on the defense -- that didn't happen in 2013 like it did in years past, which is represented in the runs the team scored. While the 2013 Rays did score three more runs (700) than the 2012 squad, that differential should have been greater, since last year's team bested the 2012 group in hits by 128 and walks by 18.
Rays manager Joe Maddon would like this year's offense to be more active on the bases, like what happened in the third inning Sunday.
"Yeah, we didn't do enough of that last year," Maddon said. "We did not run the bases as well as we normally do, go from first to third as well as we normally do. When asked to bunt, we didn't do that as well as we used to.
"I think a lot of that had to do with the skill set of the players. It was a different group of guys. It wasn't as much of an athletic team ... as the previous ones had been."
But Maddon noted that athleticism isn't a necessary component.
"Even if you're not the fastest guy in the world -- although Desmond is among those -- you can still go from first to third," Maddon said. "If it's within [your ability] to be able to bunt, you should be able to bunt. And we work on it ad nauseam. We don't just talk about it.
"The guys who are supposed to bunt in certain situations in the game get the practice to do so and do wonderfully in practice. We just have to take it into the games. Those are the kinds of things moving forward that we have to get better at."
Aggressive moves on the bases and well-executed bunts can lead to more good things happening, which is what occurred Sunday when Longoria put one over the fence.
"I think all of the things we do on offense complement one another," Maddon said. "When we do get a bunt down well, whenever we choose to do it, I often see it as leading to other things, too, not just the one run you're looking for.
"There is that component -- and, again, it depends on the pitcher. Some pitchers can be rattled, some cannot. But the one that can be, if you can do things like that versus him, it can really snowball."
Jennings believes that this year's offense is capable of accomplishing a great deal.
"A lot of people that can hit anywhere in the lineup, play any position on the field," Jennings said. "We just have a lot of different options. If I'm hitting first or David's hitting first, we get the same effect, the energy, the baserunning, stuff like that. So we feel like, regardless of how our lineup is set up, we're in a position to win."
Longoria observed that the lineup will be set up in many different ways.
"It's nice to know that we have guys that can be shuffled around the way they are, and no matter who is in front or behind me, I feel pretty confident at this point," Longoria said. "Because we know pretty much everybody that's going to be in the lineup on a daily basis, and you know what to expect out of each guy.
"I think every guy has an expectation for themselves, too, and is a little bit more comfortable, as opposed to in years past, when we've had to figure out our identity on offense. And this year I feel like we'll try to take what we had last year and build on that. Kind of take that grind-for-nine-innings mentality, and start to do some more things offensively, which is great. Not having to wonder what's going to happen, being able to know that guys know who they are."
Longoria thinks the team's difficulty playing small ball in 2013 will be a thing of the past because of the players' comfort level on offense.
"Guys who have a year or two of experience in the same lineup, it really translates into just understanding how certain situations are going to play out through the course of the year," Longoria said. "When you have guys that come into a new team and coming into a new lineup, they're kind of figuring out what their role is going to be in that lineup. Whereas now, whether it's Des or David at the top, maybe [Ben Zobrist] or even [Matt Joyce] at the top. There's a ton of different ways we can set it up, but I think that everybody understands who they are as a player."
If this year's team can improve running the bases and doing the little things, the yield could be high.
"The difference between 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 96 wins [is because of things like that]," Maddon said. "It's not 10 extra swings in the cage or whatever, 20 extra ground balls, it's what you're thinking and it's these little things in regards to the game that you're going to find those couple of extra victories that are going to put you over the top."
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com.


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"It's important to have an open house for parents to see the physical building and take them through the curriculum," said Khurshid Abdul-Mutakabbir, principal of Maspeth High School, 54-40 74th Street. "Also, it is very important that kids and parents see what their kids are going to be taking and we want them to know what we're offering."
Mutakabbir said that with many high schools specializing in different fields, parents and students should take into account what school will work with the educational direction of the student.
"You want to make sure that the kids are really interested in the coursework," he said. "We want to make sure that this is the right fit for them. We're not trying to convince them the school is right for them if it isn't."
Teachers and current students will take attendees on a tour of various classrooms, where they will be able to ask questions during the roughly 90-minute event.
The school is new and has not yet had a graduating class, so parents could worry about the success teachers will have regarding getting their children into college.
However, Mutakabbir said parents should request "any data that we have," including how many students are passing state exams on a mastery level and are on track to graduate.
The open house will give students the opportunity to learn about the 30 clubs at the school, as well as the sports teams.
Mutakabbir anticipates 2,000 people will attend the open house, and believes most will be from the neighborhood. About 90 percent of the current student body is made up of local residents from District 24.
"The word is getting around we are a successful, hardworking and motivated teaching staff," he said. "[But] it's okay for a parent or a student to sit in the audience and say this isn't for me. We want kids that are really interested in our curriculum."


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Michael Dombrowski, District Deputy DirectorDistrict 9 – 650 Eastern Avenue – Chillicothe, Ohio 45601Phone: (740) 773-2691 or (888) 819-8501 – Fax: (740) 775-4889
Linking Ohio's highways, railways, transit, aviation and port facilities, the Ohio Department of Transportation will promote a world-class, integrated multi-modal transportation system that is efficient, cost-effective and reliable for all of the state's citizens, businesses and travelers. ODOT District 9 serves the transportation needs of Adams, Brown, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross and Scioto counties in south-central Ohio. There are more than 3,790 lane miles of state and federal routes maintained by District 9, and there are 1,243 bridges inspected and monitored by its bridge department.
ODOT and its developers, the Portsmouth Gateway Group, have begun construction for the Southern Ohio Veterans Memorial Highway, S.R. 823, in Scioto County. The project is Ohio's first public-private partnership and the state's largest, modern earthwork project to date.
2019 Construction Guide


text: Yolande Canale was the artist of the pirate comic 'Roch Rafale', that appeared in Spirou in 1963. She only drew the first episode, due to problems with the publisher. A second story was published in 1964, which was illustrated by Metayer. The series was scripted by J. J. Marine, who also wrote 'Capitaine Morgan' and 'Cyril Sinclair' for Gérald Forton, who was Canale's husband at the time. Canale was mainly a background painter for animation, and she worked with Paul Grimault. Later on, in the 1970s, she worked for Claude François magazine.


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The Bison and Lady Bison soccer teams both took care of business last Friday by beating their counterparts from Rawlins.
The boys beat the Outlaws 3-0 and the girls beat the lady Outlaws 9-0.
For the girls, Kaitlynn Armstrong scored two goals, and one each was scored by Olivia Spanos, Caley Stafford, Charlotte McIntyre, Teneil Schumacher, Caley Stafford, Sammy Burton and Rileigh Olsen.
Armstrong and Addi Verger had two assists each and Eklund, McIntyre and Jordan Snyder each had one assist.
Jenna Anderson had one save at goalkeeper for the Lady Bison.
BRONC / LADY BRONC SOCCER - The Bronc and Lady Bronc soccer teams played Laramie Friday night the Broncs won and the Lady Broncs dropped their first match of the season.
The Broncs avenged a loss to the plainsmen from three weeks ago by beating them in overtime 2-1, they went out as expected and blew out Cheyenne South 10-0 Saturday.
The Broncs now lead the conference race with Cheyenne Central and Cheyenne East coming to Sheridan to play this week.
Weekend high school sports for Johnson County's schools were busy, with all teams seeing action.
In Soccer, the Bison and Lady Bison had just one game each on Friday, and both teams won big at Rawlins.
The boys took down the Outlaws 3-0 and the girls demolished the Lady Outlaws 9-0.
The Bison are now 9-0-2 and the girls are 6-5 with their next games Tuesday against Worland. The boys will host while the girls will play at Worland.
The Bison golf team was at Douglas Friday, and we'll have results when available.
2012 Dan Hansen Invitational Results
Girls 100 Meter Dash Varsity
1 Jackson, Rahnee Natrona 13.25 13.12 2 10
2 Welch, Megan Cody High Sc 13.12 13.37 2 8
3 Grant, Mariah Sheridan Hig 13.40 13.60 2 6
4 Crawford, Haley Cody High Sc 13.69 1 5
5 Hays, Melanie CAM 13.84 13.74 2 4
BRONC / LADY BRONC SOCCER - The Bronc and Lady Bronc soccer teams played Laramie Friday night.
The Broncs avenged a loss to the Plainsmen from three weeks ago by beating them in overtime 2-1, the broncs play at Cheyenne South today.
The Lady Broncs lost their first match of the season last night as Laramie took the win 1-0.
The Lady Bronc match today with Cheyenne south the game will be played out at Big Horn high school.
SHS TRACK AND FIELD - The "Dan Hansen"Memorial track invitational takes place today at Sheridan high school.
The Buffalo boys' and girls' soccer teams will be in Rawlins today to take on the Outlaws and Lady Outlaws. Games are scheduled at 3pm for the girls, 5pm for the boys.
These are the only games for the teams this weekend, with their next games scheduled against Worland on Tuesday.
The boys slipped a notch in this week's Wyopreps soccer poll and now sit at #2 behind Jackson, while the girls move up at #2 behind top-ranked Cody.
The boys' record is 8-0-2 and the girls are at .500 with 5 wins and 5 losses.
TRACK AND FIELD - The Sheridan high school track teams host the"Dan Hansen"Memorial track invitational tomorrow events will get underway at 10:00.
SOCCER - The Bronc and Lady Bronc soccer teams play Laramie tonight and Cheyenne South tomorrow. The Broncs travel the Lady Broncs are home matches today are at 4:00 and 6:00.
The Lady Bronc match tomorrow with south will be played out at Big Horn high school JV's at 10:00 and the varsity at noon.
GOLF - The Bronc and Lady Bronc golfers tee it up at their next tournament today in Douglas.
Lady General's sophomore Reyna Acosta has decided to continue her education and volleyball career next season at Western New Mexico University.
Reyna a 5'4 Libero/Defensive Specialist from Pearl City, Hawaii spent last two seasons with the Generals as tremendous asset to the program. As a freshman Reyna had70 service aces and 315 digs at 2.69 digs per game.
Sheridan College freshman guard Wayne Bradford has signed a national letter of to play for Weber State University. Bradford averaged 11.2 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.4 assists for the Generals this past season, helping them to a record of 25-7.
Bradford led the nation in free throw percentage this past season, shooting an outstanding 90.7% from the charity stripe. A highly efficient shooter, Bradford also shot 48.8% from the field and 41% from beyond the arc.
Buffalo and Kaycee High School teams will be in action this weekend, but the Bison and Lady Bison soccer teams already have games under their belts this week.
Monday the boys hosted Kelly Walsh and played to a 1-1 tie. The boys are now 8-0-2 on the season.
The Lady Bison played at Kelly Walsh Monday, losing the game 3-1. Their record is now 5-5.
Both teams will travel to Rawlins on Friday to take on the Outlaws and Lady Outlaws with games scheduled at 3 for the girls, 5 for the boys.


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In an effort to further engage our patrons and improve search and retrieval in our delivery system, we set up two new websites in early 2012: tagit.lib.ua.edu and transcribe.lib.ua.edu. The intent is to rotate content through these two systems, asking users to tag images and transcribe documents, and then add those tags and transcriptions into Acumen for indexing (and possibly display at a later date). In our InfoTrack database on libcontent, I'm tracking what content was loaded when into which software, and the extent of success of that effort.
Over time, the workflows detailed from the links below will get simpler, and hopefully more automated... that is, unless it becomes a part of Acumen functionality first. But for now...
The software behind tagit.lib.ua.edu is Steve-Museum (an alpha version from 2009, available from the Steve Museum site). We selected this because it doesn't require more current PHP (not yet supported by our SUSE Linux server), Tomcat or Solr. However, the older version has some drawbacks that possibly are not present in newer versions; one is that it is no longer supported by the creators. Other drawbacks were that some of the functionality was not working properly in this version (such as batch uploads), but I analyzed the database and built software to load and extract content in batches, based on collection number.
The workflow, procedures, and tracking for insertion, extraction, and deletion from the tagging software are documented in user_tagging.
The software behind transcribe.lib.ua.edu is more complex; it includes Scripto, [www.mediawiki.org/ MediaWiki], and Omeka for display. As such, it uses two separate MySQL databases, not just one; and the storage of information is a bit complex, including base64 encoding and decoding of combined database keys. One of the drawbacks to this setup is that it's designed to allow extraction of a single item's transcript at a time via the user interface; and all pages for that item are combined into a single document. Again, I analyzed the databases (including the multiple dependencies) and wrote software to batch upload, extract, and delete based on collection number (and optional box number, since we are only loading one box at a time of large collections).
The workflow, procedures, and tracking for insertion, extraction, and deletion from the transcription software are documented in user_transcription.


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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Invesco PowerShares said Thursday it has cut fees on six exchange-traded funds, becoming the latest ETF provider to slash fees. The reductions include two factor-driven ETFs and four ETFs based on the fundamentally weighted FTSE-RAFI indexes. Among the cuts, the expense ratio for the FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets Portfolio PXH, +0.29% was dropped by 42%, to 0.49% from 0.85%. The lower fees "better align the six funds with our existing offerings, and help position the PowerShares family of ETFs for continued growth," said Ben Fulton, Invesco PowerShares managing director of global ETFs, in a statement. The fee cuts were effective Nov. 21. Recent ETF-fee reductions have come from Charles Schwab, iShares and Vanguard.
Invesco PowerShares cuts fees on six ETFs
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Sword and Laser Anthology Submissions Are Closed
Submissions for this anthology are now closed. HOPEFULLY there will be another one someday, so hold on to that story or story idea for the next one! And keep your eyes peeled for more details about the anthology.
Open Submissions for Writers Ended May 15, 2013.
UPDATE: We received close to a thousand submissions for the Anthology. As stated below in the guidelines, we made a decision August 15. At that time we contacted those who were accepted.
We could not respond to every submission individually but we thank you all for the submissions. There were so many, that certainly some deserving stories didn't make it in. The volume would have just been too huge! So know that if you didn't get accepted we had to make some very hard choices to keep the size of the anthology affordable for us and balanced with types of selections. We are INCREDIBLY thankful that so many people shared their stories with us. You all are the best!
Everything below here is old and outdated but preserved for your reference.
Anybody can submit a story to the first Sword and Laser Anthology. We have two eligibility requirements: your story must be written in English, and you (or your legal guardian, if you're a minor) must be willing and able to sign a contract if the story is accepted.
Submissions will be accepted from March 1 – May 15, 2013. We expect to make our final selections by August 15, 2013.
We pay $200 (US) upon acceptance.
We recommend a length of 1,500 – 7,500 words. We may choose to print shorter or longer stories in some cases, but this should be your target word count.
If your submission is accepted we will buy the following rights:
• World anthology rights in English and translation
• Audio and ebook anthology rights
World anthology rights and audio/ebook anthology rights are specific to anthologies. These are non-exclusive licenses allowing us to use your story in an anthology only. Specifying "in translation" allows us to request that your work be included in any potential foreign editions as well.
You retain all other print rights. So you're free to also sell your story to magazines, or websites, or podcasts, or as an individual short story (say, on Kindle), or in a collection of your own work, or even sell it to another anthology after our book has been out for a while. It's your story, and you keep it, we just ask that we get to be first to print it.
Additionally, we expect to release a Creative Commons edition of the book. It's not required but if you have strong feeling about it, please let us know upfront.
We only accept email submissions. You can either paste your story into the body of your email message or send an attachment. For attachments, please use Microsoft Word (DOC), Rich Text Format (RTF), or Plain Text (TXT) formats only. Any word processor should be able to save a file as at least one of those formats.
Send your story to. Please use the following subject line when submitting…
[SLANTH] STORY TITLE – Your Name
So if your name is Nick Scalzi and if your story is called "YOUNG MAN'S FIGHT" then the subject line of your email should read…
[SLANTH] YOUNG MAN'S FIGHT – Nick Scalzi
Please follow this format, so your submission does not get overlooked!
Next, in the body of your email, please include the following:
• Title: The title of your story
• Pen name: How you want your name to appear in print
• Word count: The count of the words.
• Real name: This is the name that will go on the contract. So no pseudonyms or nicknames
• Email address
• Phone number
• Short biography: This is your chance to tell us A LITTLE about yourself and your writing experience.
All of this information is REQUIRED. You cannot omit any part of this information. You can keep the bio very short of course, that's up for interpretation but every other piece of information has to be there or your submission will be rejected.
In return we promise not to share any of your personal information with ANYBODY, and we will only use your contact information to tell you whether your story was accepted, and then once to tell you when the book is finished. We will always try to contact you via email first. We will only use the phone number if we need to get in touch with you and email doesn't work.
If your story is accepted we'll ask you to confirm all your information, and we'll also give you a chance to write a new short biography for publication in the book.
Finally, we ask that each writer limit themselves to 3 submissions. We also require only previously unpublished work, and no simultaneous submissions. That means when you submit to us, you haven't submitted the story to anyone else.
What Kinds of Stories We Want
Sword and Laser's first anthology is intended to be a celebration of scifi and fantasy fiction.
What are we looking for in a story? Diversity. Not helpful? OK. Here are some better guidelines.
• Interesting characters. They can be evil or nice or mean or stupid, but they should be worth spending time reading about.
•Original settings, point-of-view, and voice. Not necessarily within your story, although that's important too. But we want lots of different kinds of stories in the anthology. Hard for you to manage when you're not reading all the other stories, but suffice to say if you've seen a story like yours before, it's less likely to get chosen.
• Unique experience. We're not going to ask you to 'write what you know' and also expect stories about aliens and dragons... form most of you... but situations and reactions drawn from your unique experiences that expose us to something new, will definitely be a plus.
• Stuff happening. Believe it or not, some people write stories where nothing happens. Please don't be one of those people. Have a central, compelling idea or conflict. We want exciting ideas and character growth. At least a little.
• Love, laughs, fights, philosophy, insight are all also welcome.
• It needs to be in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. We define this pretty loosely of course. Not every story has to have spaceships or castles. We hope they don't! But the farther you stray from the center of the sword or laser styles, the less likely we'll want the story.
• That said, you're not restricted in how you tell your tale. All styles, all settings, and all tones are welcome. Write the very best story you can, and do your best to surprise us with a new take on the genre!
Approaches to Avoid
As we mentioned above, the more your story is like a story that already exists, the less likely it will be good for the anthology. Here are some examples of really worn out tropes that should be avoided unless you're clever enough to set them on their head or twist them enough to breathe new life into them. But you'd have to be darned clever, so best to just steer clear.
• It was all a dream. Especially a prophetic dream.
• The chosen one living in obscurity.
• WE are the aliens! Oh noes!
• The robots are rebelling against us. Or, can we trust the robots?
• This was the plot of that Movie/TV series you saw. Wizard asks to share in an adventure? Serial killer crowdsources his killings? Space cowboy leads intrepid gang against the Alliance? Fairy tales are real? Done done and done.
One final note. The Sword and Laser anthology will be meant for adults. That means it might contain things that some people find disagreeable, disturbing, or offensive. We're not making an "adult" book. It's not the point to be shocking. But people curse and have sex and get violent sometimes and we expect some characters in these stories might too.
That's OK, but we will have a line and it's the classic we know it when we see it. If you go over our line that doesn't mean you or your story is bad, it's just not right for our comfort zone.
Pretty much we'll apply the community standards we've picked up from our audience. If we think your handling of a subject is likely to be considered disagreeable, disturbing, or offensive by most adults in our audience, then we will be less likely to accept it.
And that's it! Sorry for all the warnings and such, but we want everybody to be clear as possible about what to expect. Now go have some fun writing!! Hope to hear from you soon!
If you have any questions…
You can leave a comment below, and we'll respond! Or, feel free to email us feedback at swordandlaser dot com. We'll be happy to help!


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BERWICK, Maine — The conditions of a driver and a passenger involved in a serious crash early Saturday morning on Route 9 have improved.
The accident happened after police say they had backed off a high speed pursuit of the vehicle involved in the crash. Capt. Jerry Locke of the Berwick Police Department confirmed speed and alcohol were contributing factors. The vehicle was clocked at speeds over 100 mph.
The driver involved in the crash, Johnathan Lemieux, 22, of Waterboro, was still at Massachusetts General Hospital as of Wednesday mornhing, but said he was doing much better. A media relations official at the hospital said Lemieux was discharged.
The passenger, Jeremy Michaud, 21, of Sanford, has been released from Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover, N.H.
The car slammed into a telephone pole on Route 9 by the Hackmatack Play House at approximately 12:43 a.m. on Saturday.
The initial call that got police involved in the pursuit was a noise complaint. Police received a call of suspicious noises on Heritage Drive. The officer on duty went to check on the complaint, which turned out to be a man yelling for a missing dog. But while he was there, the officer observed a suspicious vehicle. As the officer approached the vehicle, it sped off in the direction of North Berwick. Police officials needed to back off the pursuit due to the high speed and risky operations, Locke said. The officer then came upon the scene of the accident, almost hitting the downed telephone poll himself. Initially, both Lemieux and Michaud were taken to Wentworth-Douglass with life-threatening injuries.
The accident is still under investigation. Police have issued no charges so far. If anyone has any questions or information regarding this case please call the Berwick Police Department.


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White House plan highlights opportunities expected to foster innovation, revenue for dairy farms.
Source: National Milk Producers Federation/Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy
The White House on Friday released a Biogas Opportunities Roadmap highlighting the economic and environmental benefits and potential for biogas systems in the U.S.
According to the Roadmap, biogas systems offer a wide range of potential revenue streams, growing jobs and boosting economic development for communities, businesses and dairy farms. The systems work by recycling organic material — including cow manure and food waste — into valuable co-products such as renewable energy, fertilizer, separated nutrients and cow bedding.
To develop the Roadmap, The White House worked with the dairy industry through the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, which was established under the leadership of dairy farmers, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Energy (DOE) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The Innovation Center brings together leaders of dairy farmer organizations, including NMPF, along with cooperatives, processors, manufacturers, and brands, to foster innovation and help dairy farmers and importers sell more milk and dairy products. Biogas initiatives completed by the Innovation Center helped inform the Roadmap, including 2013 research that identifies a $2.9 billion market potential for anaerobic digester systems that co-digest dairy cow manure and food waste.
"The Biogas Roadmap will help stimulate the emerging biogas market in ways that could provide revenue-generating opportunities for dairy farms of all sizes," said Jim Mulhern, president and chief executive officer of the National Milk Producers Federation, which develops and carries out policies that advance the well-being of dairy farmers and the cooperatives they own.
The Roadmap strategies are entirely voluntary, not regulatory. "This validates the proactive and voluntary path the industry is already taking to reduce methane emissions, and provides direction for future actions and opportunities," said Mulhern. NMPF sits on the Board of Directors for the Innovation Center.
The USDA, DOE and EPA will take these steps to promote the development of biogas systems:
• Fostering investment in biogas systems: To help overcome barriers to the widespread investment in biogas systems, USDA will lead efforts to better understand and track the performance of anaerobic digesters, seek opportunities to broaden financing options, and review Federal procurement guidelines.
• Strengthening markets for biogas systems and system products: The Roadmap identifies activities that could strengthen the market for biogas systems and system products including energy and other value-added products. For example, dairy farms of all sizes could enhance their revenues through nitrogen and phosphorus recovery.
• Improving communication and coordination: USDA will establish a Biogas Opportunities Roadmap Working Group, including the dairy industry, to implement the strategies in the Roadmap, with a goal to identify and prioritize policies and technology opportunities by August 2015.
• Promoting biogas use through existing agency programs: Leveraging existing programs will provide a way to enhance the use of biogas systems in the U.S. by ensuring existing criteria for technical and financial assistance considers the benefits of biogas system, leveraging research funding, and strengthening programs that support the use of biogas for clean energy, transportation fuel, and other biobased products.
"On dairy farms, digesters can increasingly be part of the solution to manure management challenges and enhance our ability to sustain our farms for the next generation," said Jim Werkhoven, a dairy farmer in Monroe, Wash., and Chairman of Darigold, Inc.
Biogas systems could help the dairy industry, which contributes approximately 2% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, to further reduce its carbon footprint. In 2009, the dairy industry established a voluntary goal to reduce its carbon footprint by 25% by 2020. The Dairy Power project is one of a portfolio of projects to help achieve that goal; it focuses on harnessing the value of manure and realizing the potential of biogas systems for U.S. dairy farmers.
"Dairy farmers are taking many steps to provide nourishing dairy foods and beverages that are responsibly produced," said Tom Gallagher, chief executive officer of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy. "Biogas systems are one example of many technologies available to the industry today that help us continuously improve our stewardship and contribute to our communities."
Visit USDairy.com/DairyPower for information and case studies about biogas projects on dairy farms, and watch this video to see how a coalition of urban and rural partners -- including the Cleveland Browns – used a biogas system to recycle cow manure and food waste.


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NOTE: the steps below works only if you are on the latest retail versions of ZA (Version 13 / ZA 2015 onwards). If you are not, please update.
Try to perform a full Antivirus/Antispyware scan but in SAFE MODE WITH NETWORKING**.
1. Set ZA Antivirus/antispyware to "Full Scan" under the computer tab --> Antivirus & Antispyware section (settings) --> "Scan mode is set to...."
2. Reboot in SAFE MODE WITH NETWORKING;
3. Manual run ZA (ZA firewall will be OFF but Antivirus/Antispyware will be functional);
4. Run a full ZA AV/AS scan;
5. Reboot in Normal Mode
6. Set ZA Antivirus/Antispyware back to default Quick scan
How to start in SAFE MODE WITH NETWORKING
If the above fails try to clean your system with:
A. Download update and scan with MBAM
WARNING: Some malware will block the running of this software, if this is the case run "chameleon.chm" from (...\Program Files\Malwarebytes� Anti-Malware\Chameleon).
B. Download, update and scan with Emsisoft Emergency Kit --> HERE
Still Problems? Try the ZA Rescue Disk or a bootable CD fromDrWeb
For a final check that your PC is clean run Hitman Pro cloud scanning (the scanner is free not the cleaning)
if ALL the above fails please post your Hijackthis log to Bleepingcomputer
Once you have cleaned the system please remember to purge the windows system restore points. You may be reinfected otherwise.
- Disable system restore (How to disable windows SYSTEM RESTORE);
- Reboot the PC
- Re-ensable system restore
** Scan in SAFE MODE with networking may not work in most recent versions of ZA (14.0.X.X). Just skip this step if it is the case.
** If you use a DNS service other then your ISP (e.g OpenDNS / DNSCrypt) you may need to disable it to be able to update the virus definitions in ZA while in SAFE MODE with Networking.


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Elizabeth Gerson
Elizabeth is the Editorial Intern at mindbodygreen. She originally hails from Kansas City, Missouri, and is a current junior at Stanford University studying Psychology and Communication with a specialization in Health & Development. Before coming to mbg, she interned at the San Francisco Chronicle and SFGate.com, wrote for The Stanford Daily, and managed Stanford MINT Magazine. In her free time, she can be found eating the free samples at farmers' markets, watching football (go Chiefs), getting way too into spin classes, and posting her paleo(ish) cooking to her food Instagram, @healthy_lizard.


text: LOS ANGELES -- A judge Thursday dismissed the drug conspiracy convictions of the late Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend-lawyer Howard K. Stern and her psychiatrist, allowing only one conviction to remain against the physician while reducing it to a misdemeanor. Superior Court Judge Robert Perry found that Stern never had the intent to defraud when he used his name and others to protect Smith's privacy when he obtained prescriptions for her. Perry also found that psychiatrist Khristine Eroshevich was acting out of concern for Smith and cited her long career and service to the community in deciding to sentence her to no more than one year of probation and a $100 fine for obtaining one Vicodin prescription under a false name. The ruling marked the denouement of a long-running drama centering on the blonde beauty's troubled life, which was documented on reality TV, in tabloids and in trial testimony. Smith also made headlines in a continuing $300 million court fight with the estate of her oil tycoon husband. Perry had said in September that he saw weaknesses in the prosecution's case but felt he had to let the jury decide most of the charges. He said that in the past he had changed verdicts when he did not agree with them. At that time, he dismissed two charges against Stern. "I don't think there's evidence that a layperson knows it's illegal to write a prescription in another name for a celebrity," the judge said then, noting that Stern is not a doctor. Jurors handed a total acquittal for Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, Smith's primary physician. But they convicted Stern and Eroshevich of conspiring to violate the false name statute to obtain pain killers for the former Playboy model. Eroshevich also was convicted of obtaining Vicodin by fraud. Kapoor came to court Thursday for the sentencing of his former co- defendants. "I'm here to support them. This was four years of my life and today is finally closure," he said. The case was launched last year amid much fanfare by then-California Attorney General and now-Gov. Jerry Brown who denounced the defendants as conspirators in over-prescribing prescription drugs to Smith, whom he called "a known addict." He accused the defendants of being lured by Hollywood glamour. After a three-week preliminary hearing and a nine-week trial, jurors essentially rejected those claims and convicted on few of the 11 charges. Witnesses said Smith was not an addict but a woman struggling with chronic pain. This week, prosecutors advocated sentencing both defendants to five years of supervised probation, 300 hours each of community service, with Stern working for Caltrans, California's highway maintenance department. They suggested Eroshevich's community service be directed by the California Medical Board and that each defendant pay a $5,000 fine. Their sentencing memo also asked that Eroshevich, 63, be barred from prescribing controlled substances, which would severely limit her ability to continue practicing medicine. Her lawyer argued she has already lost her reputation and much of her practice and nothing is to be gained from further pillorying of her. Both Eroshevich and Stern, 41, could have lost their professional licenses if their felony convictions stood. Stern had been Smith's lawyer, manager, lover and friend since they met in 2001. His lawyer argued that Smith was the love of his life and he would never do anything to harm her. Eroshevich was described as a caring doctor and friend who flew to her side in the Bahamas after Smith's son died of a drug overdose and she went into an emotional decline. Smith died after suffering a drug overdose in a Florida hotel room in 2007. The death was ruled an accident and the California defendants were not charged with causing her death.