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Syrian protesters in Europe and the Americas have been systematically monitored and harassed by embassy officials and others believed to be acting on behalf of the Syrian regime, Amnesty International said today in a new briefing paper.
The Long Reach of the Mukhabaraat includes cases of more than 30 activists in eight countries - Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the USA – who say that they have faced intimidation from embassy officials and others and that their relatives in Syria have as a result, in some cases, apparently been exposed to harassment, detention and even torture.
"Expatriate Syrians have been trying, through peaceful protest, to highlight abuses that we consider amount to crimes against humanity - and that presents a threat to the Syrian regime," said Neil Sammonds, Amnesty International's Syria researcher.
"In response the regime appears to have waged a systematic - sometimes violent - campaign to intimidate Syrians overseas into silence.
"This is yet more evidence that the Syrian government will not tolerate legitimate dissent and is prepared to go to great lengths to muzzle those who challenge it publicly."
In many cases, the organization found that protesters outside Syrian embassies were initially filmed or photographed by officials then subjected to harassment of various kinds, including phone calls, emails and Facebook messages warning them to stop.
Some activists say they were directly threatened by embassy officials. Naima Darwish, who set up a Facebook page to call for protests outside the Syrian embassy in Santiago, Chile, was contacted directly by a senior official who asked to meet her in person.
"He told me that I should not to do such things," she told Amnesty International. "He said I would lose the right to return to Syria if I continued."
A number of Syrians found that their families back home were targeted by security forces, apparently to deter them from their activities overseas, with potentially devastating consequences.
Imad Mouhalhel's brother Aladdin was detained in Syria for four days in July. After apparently being tortured, he was shown photos and videos of protests outside the Syrian embassy in Spain and told to identify Imad among the participants.
On 29 August, Aladdin was re-arrested and apparently forced to phone Imad to ask him to stop going to the protests. Imad and his family have not heard from Aladdin since then and have grave fears for his safety in detention.
After Malek Jandali, a 38-year-old pianist and composer, performed at a pro-reform demonstration in front of the White House in July, his mother and father, aged 66 and 73 respectively, were attacked at their home in Homs.
Malek told Amnesty International his parents were beaten and locked in a bathroom while their flat was looted. The agents told his parents: "This is what happens when your son mocks the government." They have since fled the country.
Some families in Syria appear to have been forced to publicly disown their relatives overseas. Sondos Sulaiman recorded a video in June from Germany calling on her fellow Alawites – the minority group to which the ruling al-Assad family belongs - to stand up to the regime. She told Amnesty International:
"My brother appeared on Syrian state TV denouncing this video and saying bad things about me to ruin my credibility. I'm sure he would not have done this out of his own free will."
Sondos has been unable to contact any of her family to confirm what is happening to them, in particular her brother.
Amnesty International said there was a need for host countries to take stronger action against Syrian embassies accused of orchestrating this kind of harassment and intimidation, and called on the countries concerned to protect the right to freedom of association and expression.
The organization understands that the US and UK Governments have raised the issue with the Syrian ambassadors to Washington and London respectively.
Protesters in Spain told Amnesty International they were lodging a formal complaint through the local legal system.
"We look to host governments to act on credible allegations of abuses without waiting for formal complaints," said Neil Sammonds. "Many of the people we have spoken to are too scared of what could happen to them to make formal complaints with the police.
"We would expect that any official found responsible for such acts should be prosecuted, or – if diplomatic immunity prevents that – asked to leave the country."
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I have used this area of RTF in the past with great success, and I hope I can get the same results with this issue I currently have with my retriever. Here we go: I have a very high spirited, hard charging, creeping/breaking lab which has been running fantastic, in fact he went 6 for 6 in AKC Master Test to earn his MH Title. Then all of a sudden on a cold day in Tulsa running a Master test, he decided to no go me on a water mark, I thought very strange this dog will break through anything to get a mark. By the way, he needs one more test to qualify for Master National. So the next test comes around, he does a great job through out the entire test until we get to third series (water test) last bird (water blind) and he "no goes" me again. This happens two more times same thing "no goes" on the water blind. He does not have a problem on water marks, charges right into water and front foots most of the marks.. Land blinds are no problem.. When we train he will run every blind water blind we give him with no issues, so we can't get any corrections. We just ran the HOT Master Test this last weekend, same results, did a great job through the entire test, came down to a double water blind, and he did not go. Very Very Very Frustrating..
I am lost for what to do... My thoughts now are not to run him during the winter test season and I plan on hunting the heck out of him this winter, with every bird down run as a blind... My thinking is let him have some fun, see what hunting is really like, since he has never really hunted, and get a lot of blind training in. Any comments, ideas or suggestion.. In addition to hunting I was going to put him in the backyard this summer and just let him play.
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Rare pre-Columbian musical instruments on view, April 17-Sept. 5
Posted April 21, 2004; 08:22 p.m.
"Music from the Land of the Jaguar," an exhibition of rare and unusual musical instruments from the major cultures of the ancient Americas that flourished from 1000 B.C. to the beginning of the Spanish conquest in A.D. 1519, are on view at the University Art Museum through Sept. 5.
Drawn primarily from the permanent collection, the exhibition unites musical instruments of extraordinary rarity with their depictions in different mediums, and explores the connections between musical and ritual iconography in ancient Mesoamerican art.
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Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp and four Princeton students will discuss their experiences with civic engagement at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, in Dillon Gymnasium.
The event, titled "Reflections on Service," is part of freshman orientation but is open to all members of the University community.
Four seniors who are active in civic engagement -- Anna Almore, Ashley Johnson, Benjamin Bernstein and Ishani Sud -- will discuss their motivations for becoming involved and their personal experiences with service at Princeton.
They will be followed by Kopp, a 1989 Princeton graduate who wrote her senior thesis, "An Argument and Plan for the Creation of the Teacher Corps," on the state of U.S. education. Her thesis became the launchpad for Teach for America, a two-year program that has sent thousands of recent college graduates to teach in the nation's underresourced public schools.
Kopp is the author of "One Day, All Children: The Unlikely Triumph of Teach for America and What I Learned Along the Way." In 1993 she became the youngest person to receive the Woodrow Wilson Award, Princeton's highest honor for undergraduate alumni.
The event is sponsored by the Pace Center, the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students and the Pace Council for Civic Values.


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Searches can save on prices, shipping
If you know where to look, the Internet offers an expansive offering of great shopping deals.
It's the knowing where to look that can bog shoppers down, but it doesn't have to.
As Jeffrey Strain at Mainstreet.com notes, shopping online is great for many reasons, including no sales taxes in most cases, no transportation costs, lower prices and, most of all, coupons and exclusive online discounts.
While there are a variety of sites to help you sort out the best deals, Strain suggest something even simpler: Do a Google search.
"After finding the product you want to purchase, do a simple search with 'coupon code' or 'promotional code' and the store's name," Strain writes. "You should be able to find several codes quickly that will give you anything from a percentage off to free shipping."
But the deals go beyond that.
MSNBC recently listed eight top sites for finding deals on the Internet, and one of the very best is FatWallet.com.
The site lists deals and coupons from all over the Web and makes them easy to find by category, retailer, popularity or expiration date. The site is heavily user dominated, with a forum that posts great deals.
And beyond coupons, the site also offers surfers the chance to earn cash back from hundreds of retailers such as REI, Barnes & Noble and Eddie Bauer.
Another site for deals, SlickdealSlickdeals.nets.net, recently topped a survey from the readers of Lifehacker.com.
And for good reason. Slickdeals offers the latest deals in a blog-like format, providing an uncategorized and constant stream of deals running from tech to toys and clothing to appliances.
Mainstreet.com is also a big fan of RetailMeNot, a site that allows deal searchers to get social (it even has a Facebook fan page). Some 20,000 retailers, including Amazon and American Eagle, have discount codes listed on this coupon aggregator.
If you have a gamer on your list, you can't go wrong with a visit to Cheapassgamer.com. The site not only includes deals on the best video games around for every available console, but goes farther by offering video game news, blogs, forums and more.
Similar sites also abound for home theater fanatics. Give sites like >DVDTalk or DVDPriceSearcha chance if you want to find the lowest price on the latest Blu-Ray release or home theater system.
There are also tons of sites available dealing in a specific item or interest. Take Dealmac for instance.
This site, run by Dan de Grandpre, who also runs online deal site Dealnews, has a list of deals from Apple. If your gift recipient has a Mac or an iPod, you can't go wrong starting, and most likely ending, your search there.
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Entries Close: Monday, April 15, 2013 11:59:59 PM CST
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Event Number: IL-68
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Saturday, April 27, 2013 - Sunday, April 28, 2013
Held in Richmond , IL - Richmond Hunt Club
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Entries Close: Monday, April 15, 2013 11:59:59 PM CST
Event Type: HRC Hunt Test
Event Number: IL-68
I just checked the grounds and the water is warming up nicely.
Entry express closes tomorrow, get your entries in. There is a lot of water on the property and should make for a great test!
FYI this was just distributed from our club President:
Due to the low entries and the expenses associated with hosting a hunt we cannot afford to proceed with this test and have regrettably had to cancel. However, we have decided to offer a Fun Hunt on Saturday and hope that everyone that was signed up to run at our test would come out to participate. As you know, the Hunts that clubs host are the only source of income that clubs have and depend on. We have however decided to refund all funds, including the Entry Express Fee that is collected by Entry Express, if the event is held or not! This refund will have a direct negative impact on our club treasury and hope that everyone will decide to attend our Fun Hunt on Saturday April 27, to help our club replenish these fees as well as the loss of income that we will realize by not having a Spring Hunt.
Thanks for your entries and again we apologize for the inconvenience!
Joe Scarpy
Fox River Valley HRC
Location: Richmond Hunt Club
Time: Saturday April 27th, 8:00 am
Cost: $10/run - you can run as many times as you'd like
No registration required, all people handled as walk ups.
No passes towards titles or points awarded.
Come out and see what HRC/tests/our club is about. Great opportunity to see our grounds and meet club members. PM me with any questions or for more information.
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Thanks for the update and information.
Got back to you, anyone else with questions let me know.
Weather is calling for H 62 / L 43, with partly cloudy skies w/ 12mph winds. As of late that is about as nice as we could ask for. I was at the grounds this last weekend and there is a lot of nice water from the recent rain. We look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday.


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Holidays in Egypt
A land of sun-drenched beaches and cultural treasures, just five hours' flight from the UK. Egypt holidays have everything, from a fantastic year-round climate and an abundance of ancient sites to explore, to the modern resorts on the Red Sea Riviera with their unbelievably clear blue waters that provide spectacular snorkelling and diving opportunities. The Red Sea coast's numerous resorts have something for everyone, from family-friendly sandy beaches and magnificent marine life, to dining with Bedouins in their desert village.
Egypt enjoys long, warm days throughout the year.
5-5.5 hours
Hurghada International Airport lies approximately 8km southwest of central Hurghada; Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport lies approximately 12km northeast of Sharm El-Sheikh.
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More than 140 years since Thomas Cook escorted his first tour in Egypt, it's developed into an exciting and diverse holiday destination. Sharm El-Sheikh is probably the most developed beach area while the shoreline around Hurghada, Soma Bay and Sahl Hasheesh boasts some of the best dive sites in the world. Some have developed over time, others are luxury purpose-built resorts such as El Gouna, with world-class golf courses and nightlife.
The resorts of the Red Sea provide the perfect blend of ingredients for anyone looking for a beach holiday, especially if watersports, snorkelling and scuba-diving in particular are your favourite pastimes. Although each area has its own unique character, every one offers crystal-clear waters, spectacular coral reefs teeming with marine life, a fantastic year-round climate and all the facilities you'd expect from modern holiday resorts. Its largest resorts, Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada, both offer a huge range of choices for snorkelling around the reefs, and dives to submerged underwater shipwrecks.
There's something for all ages at the Red Sea's resorts. At Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada, take the whole family on a cruise on a glass-bottomed boat, where you can gaze down into the water to see multi-coloured fish flitting between the underwater coral garden. On a hot day, cool down on the Nile Adventurer River or the kamikaze slide at the Phaeronic-themed,Cleopark theme park, fun with an Egyptian twist! Adventurous kids will love a desert safari, spending the evening dining then sleeping under the stars in a Bedouin village after a delicious home-cooked dinner – an unforgettable experience on your family holiday to Egypt.
Mexican, Chinese or Italian? On the Red Sea, you can dine on superb international cuisines, but don't forget to sample local dishes on your holiday to Egypt. At the contemporary Hurghada Marina Boulevard, fine dining means choosing from sushi to scallops with spaghetti. You'll find plenty of low-cost Egyptian fare at food stalls in every town – try hearty fuul bean stew and shawarma – lamb kebab in flat bread. Spend your holiday nights sipping a cold Sakara beer in informal beach bars, or dancing under the stars with a fresh cocktail in Sharm's Pacha superclub.
Underwater explorers: Egypt's crystal-clear waters are home to over 1200 species of fish, making it one of the world's top destinations for diving and snorkeling.
Beach lovers: Wander along the long stretches of golden sand that line the Red Sea coast.
Active types: From sailing to wakeboarding, you'll be spoilt for choice when it comes to water sports in Egypt.
Language: The language spoken in Egypt is Arabic.
Currency: The currency used in Egypt is Egyptian pounds (E£).
Local time: Egypt is 2 hours ahead of GMT/UK time.
Fly to: Hurghada International Airport lies approximately 8km southwest of central Hurghada; Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport lies approximately 12km northeast of Sharm El-Sheikh.
Flight time from UK: Approx. 5-5.5 hours.
Tourist Information: Further Egypt tourist information can be found at www.egypt.travel
Visa & Health: Before you travel, visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/egypt for recommendations and advice on visas and health for your holiday to Egypt.
Temperature: 18-33 (°C)
There's never a bad time to visit Egypt. It's always t-shirt weather in this part of the world. During the country's hot, dry summers, it's not unusual for temperatures to climb to as high as 38 (°C), with very little chance of rain. Spring and autumn are the most comfortable times to visit if you'd prefer less sticky highs in the mid-20s. The weather remains warm in winter. Temperatures rarely dropping below 20 even at the peak of the season.
By minibus: Each resort has a good network of minibuses operating around the main towns. These usually operate on a fixed route and you can call out to the driver when you want to get off.
By taxi: It's easy to flag down a taxi, but if they don't use the meter, then ensure you agree a price in advance and pay only at the end of the journey.
By shuttle bus: Many hotels operate shuttle buses into town or the nearest beach.
New Year: The year starts with a bang with Pacha Sharm El-Sheikh's elaborate New Year's Eve party.
Camel racing: The South Sinai Camel Festival sees tribes from throughout Egypt gather at Sharm El-Sheikh, for entertaining camel races.
Ramadan: Throughout Egypt the fasting month of Ramadan is marked, although it won't be as disruptive in the resorts as elsewhere in the country. Immediately afterwards, the festivals of Eid al-Fitr, and later Eid al-Adha, are holidays when Egyptian families will often travel to resorts, so these are likely to be busier.
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Nuka Break fan series looking for funding
Remember the hugely popular Nuka Break fan film? Its creators are now looking into making a full-fledged series of webisodes out of it, but they need money to make it happen. Learn why in the video below:
Zack Finfrock, Tybee Diskin and Aaron Giles are trying to raise $20,000 to do this. You can donate yourself at IndieGoGo. I certainly wish them luck myself!


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haha awesome :D but the food looks kinda weird but it probably tastes great !! & i think hayley looks young too :D shes beautiful so its okay !
Has anyone else noticed how young Hayley looks in ths photo??!! She doesn't even look like herself, she looks about six!! CUTE! I love how they hang out all the time, they even cook together. LOVE
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Description Delicate, white to pale blue, bell-shaped flowers adorn this 4-15 in. perennial. The tubular flowers have strongly reflexed lobes that reveal the stamens and style. Lower leaves are round and toothed, becoming progressively more elongate to linear up the stem. The flowers occur several per loose cluster. The plant stems are weak so the entire plant tends to bend over.
Flower May - August
Flower May - August
Habitat Open or dense woods; rock outcrops; up to 4000 ft.
Range Alaska Panhandle to n. California, mostly west of the Cascade summit.
Exposure Preference Partial sun to shade.
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Site Preference Open or dense woods; rock outcrops; up to 4000 ft.
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On the right side you can see the neo-Baroque Hubertusbrunnen fountain.
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Menlo Park utility tax -- how much is enough?
Original post made by Neighbor, Hillview Middle School, on Dec 1, 2006
Now the new city council has the OPTION of imposing up to a 2.5% tax on telephone bills, cable TV, cell phones, and internet service and a 3.5% tax on gas water and electric.
A press release from the city finance director on the day the votes were counted seemed to assume that the council would levy the full amount of the tax.
Does anyone know how much money the new tax will raise? I have heard projections from $2.5M all the way up to $4M.
Does anyone know how much money we need? We initially heard $1.85M in 2007 and then heard that we had a $1.3M surplus in 2006 and the potential to break even in 2007.
Is there a plan for how the additional money will be spent?
Should there be a public debate on this topic before the new tax is imposed?
Given the 50/50 voter split on this issue, perhaps the incoming council can set a new tone of public input and compromise on this issue.
Other opinions would be welcome.
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Almanac staff writer
on Dec 1, 2006 at 10:56 am
Rory Brown is a registered user.
The utility users tax actually passed by 65 votes, according to the latest election results. The tax, at the full rate, is estimated to add $2.5 million a year to the city's coffers.
It isn't clear how much revenue the city needs to cover its costs, but the common assumption among council members and city staff is that a streak of service cuts and fee increases will end thanks to the tax.
This past fiscal year, the council fell $1.85 million short of covering city costs, and pulled the money from the city's reserves.
The new council is tentatively scheduled to discuss the tax at its Dec. 19 meeting.
Here's a link to the Almanac story after the tax was approved by the council:
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a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Dec 2, 2006 at 8:21 am
Its always interesting to see how people actually vote to "tax themselves". One should really look at their income BEFORE taxes to see how much is simply going away to someplace to be spent. Yes, I understand the argument politicians use that they will have to cut police and fire staff, but that never happens, ever. Do you ever ask what you are getting for your dollar? The streets have potholes, homeless people, litter. I see a police officer go by somewhere in a car once a week at best.
Also, has there been any discussion on how much (read: who will get a cut) from the collection of this tax? All I see is that, if enacted, our city will ask the utility companies doing business here to "impose" the tax on us for them. Is it really that easy? (Don't we see the exact opposite argument everytime any alternative tax structure(s) is ever discussed.
Cell phone tax: how are you actually going to make sure people who live in Menlo Park pay for that one? There is no physical location for phone numbers of cell phones. TIP: change the address to somewhere other than Menlo Park (a place with no util. tax) and pay the bill online, or over the phone.
Cable tax: does this include satellite? If it does, you are imposing a tax on people who do not use ANY city services or resources, other than for the install person's one visit via city roads by a van, or the air above the tiny dish on their houses or apartments. If you need my money put a $2 dollar fee/tax on installation to cover the driving over a Menlo Park road.
What did I forget? Oh yes, energy taxes. Lets have PGE (known crooks) impose yet another tax on us. Who is going to make sure that THOSE numbers add up. Ah, only 2.5% on my bill, doesn't sound like much to little me, but OH, the guy who is trying to run a business in our town, an actual independent one, that we ALL LOVE AND ADORE AND CLAIM THAT IS ALL WE WANT IN OUR TOWN, etc. That guy/gal is going to get socked big time. Perfect. Lets start begging Starbucks now to simply open up on the entire street. Hey at least that would get us on the news.
Ok great, think about it, or don't, it doesn't matter to you, RIGHT?
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Dec 2, 2006 at 9:08 am
Neighbor writes: "Does anyone know how much money we need? We initially heard $1.85M in 2007 and then heard that we had a $1.3M surplus in 2006 and the potential to break even in 2007."
Rory Brown answered the first question noting that the current year budget (June '06 - June '07) "transfers" $1.85M from "savings" to operating to cover the yearly operating shortfall.
The $1.3M "surplus" was from ('05 - '06) and it comes with two notes.
1.) the '05-'06 budget was a one-time budget that consciously did not include the usual amounts for capital maintenance, and the "surplus" was from non-recurring savings that came mostly ($900k I think) from the fact that city failed to fill personnel vacancies they will eventually be filled. There were no recurring "structural" savings. The non-recurring savings was also politicized in the middle of an election. (BTW, in '05-06 once again, sales tax revenues dropped, so the only "structural" news was declining revenue)
Menlo Park has a "structural" deficit. Meaning when the city factors in a reasonable yearly amount of money it needs to spend on capital maintenance (police cars, computers, road repair, storm drain repair, facility repair) its operating revenue is short of expenditures, on the order of $2m/year.
There is more structural bad news on the horizon. There will be an increase in the future in the amount the city has to pay to fund employee pension costs. So the yearly operating expenses are expected to climb again. That increase is recurring.
"Neighbor" also writes: Should there be a public debate on this topic before the new tax is imposed? ... Given the 50/50 voter split on this issue, perhaps the incoming council can set a new tone of public input and compromise on this issue.
In a democracy, neighbor, voting *IS* "the debate." The tax won. End of story. Surely no-one is suggesting we "compromise" the results of the city council elections, by letting Vince Bressler sit half the time and John Boyle sit half the time because they came so close its hard to tell who really won the third seat.
I appreciate that you are against the tax. I do hope you honor votes, because there has been an integrity problem in Menlo Park with honoring majorities, starting with Measure T and the child care center. This is absolutely destructive to democracy, when voting out comes are not universally acknowledged, even by those who wanted different outcomes.
On the other hand, you do make a good point when you point out that the community is really ambivalent about the tax, but many of us feel that the ambivalence reflects a lot things, including voter uncertainty, like yours, about the need for the tax, giving the conflicting information being produced by council trying to get re-elected.
Me personally, I don't particularly favor "general" taxes, and prefer instead directed "fee for service" or specific bond measure (road and storm drains), (actually I think in retrospective that Prop 13 is not such a great idea) but I do feel that Menlo Park has cut as deep as it can, it cannot balance the structurual deficit by cutting expenses anymore. Revenues must increase, and dramatically, in one way or another.
a resident of Menlo Park: University Heights
on Dec 2, 2006 at 11:57 am
Almanac reporter Rory Brown writes: "It isn't clear how much revenue the city needs to cover its costs, but the common assumption among council members and city staff is ..."
Does anyone else find that information unsettling? WHY isn't it clear? Doesn't the city have a finance director who can produce figures and reasonable projections about the budget so that elected officials don't have to base their decisions on faith?
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Dec 2, 2006 at 7:16 pm
Yes. The city has both. There are several reasons for the seeming uncertainty.
1.) The prior council did, in my opinion, frequently distort, withhold, and mis-state financial facts to justify its agenda or enhance its image. That is too bad. It undermines the entire trust in democracy and city government.
The known facts are not in dispute, though they may not be well known outside of the city and the usual insiders. Audited city financial facts and budgets appear here Web Link
What these facts mean is a subject of intense political debate.
2.) It's not unusual for cities to "defer" known recurring costs, such as some capital maintenance, and items like future pension costs. "Deferring" is a euphemism for "ignoring them for now." Given this, there is debate among reasonable persons about when and whether *any* budget is structurally balanced, because an argument can probably be made that some form of recurring cost is always being deferred, and will eventually have to be paid.
3.)There are actual policy choices about how much capital maintenance to set aside each year for road repairs, and storm drains, and future workers pension costs, and whether or not full monies are set aside aside or some of the monies are set aside determines the quality or "level of service" of roads, storm drains, police cars, etc.
As a matter of policy, Menlo Park might choose to have a crummy planning deparment but an outstanding gymnastics program, and that will impact how much it spends. So costs reflect political policy, and there is some variability in policy.
But the facts of what Menlo Park is spending, what the revenue is, what the cost recovery structure is, and how much it would need were it to maintain X service or facility at Y level is completely known to the city.
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Dec 3, 2006 at 10:48 pm
To add to the information for original poster "Neighbor," there was a lot of public debate and outreach from mid-2005 through the election in the form of "your city/your decision" budget outreach process. This community driven budget process invited all residents to give input on how they wanted to see the budget balanced and if they felt a tax such as a utility user tax was one of the answers. This input was given in both written/mail-in/web surveys in fall of 2005. Then in early 2006, workshops were held in three locations in Menlo Park (Belle Haven, Burgess Rec, and Sharon Heights) and all residents were invited to give further input on cuts, fees, and taxes. Overwhelmingly when presented with the budget as a whole, residents supported a utility users tax. That process is what promted the council to agree to place it on the ballot this fall.
It isn't great fun to have new taxes imposed, but on this one, it was supported by nearly everyone who chose to participate in the very public process and took the time to educate themselves on the financial picture of the city.
a resident of Menlo Park: Stanford Hills
on Dec 4, 2006 at 9:41 am
It seemed that the tax tolerance consensus at the workshops was 1%, not 2.5%
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Dec 6, 2006 at 12:10 am
A couple of comments on the utility tax measure:
The measure just gives the council the AUTHORITY to impose a tax up to the stated limits - it does NOT, by itself, impose the tax. So the new council can conceivably impose NO tax if it wishes to. And it certainly seems that the council would be wise to back off from imposing the maximum tax, given that:
1) The vote WAS a razor-thin passage at about 50.5%, despite no public opposition to the measure (to put that into perspective: if just 30 odd people who voted "yes" had voted "no" voted differently, it would have failed).
2) As Financier noted, the previous council majority did certainly appear to "frequently distort, withhold, and mis-state financial facts to justify its agenda or enhance its image" so any of the numbers that have been touted thus far – either on the revenue or the spending side - should be looked at with a healthy dose of skepticism.
3) The Almanac revealed back in the spring that $2 million of the projected $2.9 million budget deficit was due to a sudden (and hidden) increase in spending on "infrastructure maintenance." So essentially you are being asked to pay for road repairs via a tax on your utility bills - that doesn't make much sense in my opinion.
And, oh, and by the way, the Almanac also revealed that that increase in infrastructure maintenance wasn't pointed out in the Your City/Your Decision documents, so you never had a say if that increase was OK with you or not.
A final comment regarding the entire Your City/Your Decision process - that whole process was in my humble opinion a farce that was used solely for political cover for the council majority to cut what and where they wanted to - if you look at the public responses versus the implemented actions, there's little, if any, correlation between the two. For instance, the biggest savings (at least on paper) was with privatizing the pool and that was certainly something NOT included in the Your City/Your Decision process.
a resident of Menlo Park: University Heights
on Dec 6, 2006 at 10:39 am
I've long been convinced that the "YourCity/Your Decision" process was exactly what ElectionWatcher called it: a farce. And one of the negative results of it was that the now blessedly "former" city council majority distorted one of its conclusions to justify giving away operation of the taxpayer-funded, multi-million-dollar aquatics center. "YourCity" participants had said that, if budget cuts had to be made, the swimming program was the place to start (I think I'm remembering this correctly; if the swimming program wasn't at the very top of the cost-cutting list, it was near). Within four weeks of when Tim Sheeper stepped up and proposed taking over the pools, the council majority allowed him to do so, ignoring requests by now Mayor Fergusson and now Vice Mayor Cohen to slow down and study the issue seriously before making such an important decision. To justify the privatization, the majority distorted the "YourCity" conclusion, which had nothing to do with privatization, but everything to do with cutting costs of the program, if necessary. That could have been done through fee increases (which the public is now paying anyway under Sheeper's program) or through other methods that the majority refused to explore.
We can speculate all we want about why the utility tax passed by such a slim margin. My guess is that the council majority's foot-loose-and-fancy-free interpretation of the city' budget problems, the unclear reporting of the city's financial situation by the finance department, and the amazing "discovery" of $1 million in the city's coffers a short time ago contributed to the voters' suspicions that they may not need to pay more taxes to keep the city financially sound.
a resident of another community
on Dec 7, 2006 at 4:41 pm
I don't think the utility tax rate should be set based on political considerations. The council should have an open debate about the level of services Menlo Park residents want to receive and then budget accordingly. Those who want a low tax rate should also identify the services that should be cut to balance the budget. Do you want to cut an officer from the police force? Do you want to close a library? Do you want to let trash accumulate in the park for a few days longer? What are you willing to live without in order to avoid paying a few dollars more on your utility bills?
If the council wants to play politics, frankly they'd be wise to set the rate to maximum and decide later they don't need the money rather than set a rate that's too low and be forced to raise it later. A budget surplus is always a good political problem to have.x
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Dec 9, 2006 at 9:00 am
OK, I get it. We want to pay more for better service. I am probably not far off saying that most people like better service than worse service. So "what is better service!", and why do we need better service?
I read that the town will be installing automated red light traffic ticket machines (50% of the money goes to MP). So what will the officers do now that they won't have to write traffic tickets? Oh wait, they were not doing that anyways.
My point earlier, was "what does MP get for our money?"
Sure, I will only be taxed maybe about and extra $100-$200 a year with this tax, and how I handle that is simply not spending the 100-200 on something else. Oh wait, here is a concept, if you dont have it, you cannot spend it.
If I really thought that that extra money would buy me a better/cleaner/safer town. I would pay more, lots more, no question about it.
The real impact we dont want to discuss here is who pays the most on this tax. Yes, I read that there are caps, but once again, it is the small business who sees the increase hit the hardest. As we watch PA expand and update its retail spaces, we can all watch the empty spaces grow in our town. In the end, we will have to fight (read: pay) to get these businesses back, and it will cost alot more than what we will get out of them in extra taxes in the short term. Hey thats OK, i guess, lets turn into an Atherton. Most of us will be driving into PA to shop anyways. (but then what will we need all the SERVICES we a are getting, we can move to an Atherton model with a small number of services and city employees, and all be happy)
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If you tuned in last issue drooling to see the final installment of our Golen Engine Service 4.6L stroker swap, all we can say is sorry. It's pretty common for magazine writers to have the occasional story go completely awry, but this author had three stories in one issue disintegrate into a series of setbacks. Rather than half-ass the final part of this story and leave you with unanswered questions, we decided to kick the story back an issue so we could have the vehicle properly tuned, smog tested, and dyno'd. Unfortunately, the G-Tech performance meter we had hoped to use to give you some 1/4-mile times was on severe backorder, so those numbers will have to wait for another day.
Turbo City Tune After getting the new stroker installed into the engine bay, we fired it up, checked for leaks, double checked the coolant level, and took it for a blast down the road. Even with 91-octane fuel in the tank, there was severe knocking upon mildly hard acceleration. Full throttle use was out of the question. The stock 19 lb/hr injectors just weren't capable of supplying enough fuel to feed the extra cubes and the engine seemed a bit lazy out of the hole.Rather than fumble for our asses in a dark room with both hands, we took our 1999 XJ to Turbo City in Orange, California, to have the fuel injection experts tell us what we needed to do. Turbo City has a vast amount of experience with fuel injection systems and really goes the extra mile to provide the customer with top-quality work. For example, rather than sending us packing when we unknowingly dropped off our XJ with a cracked and leaking header, the guys tore it off, welded it up, and reinstalled it without a whimper.
Although our OBDII computer basically wants to do what it wants to do and Turbo City said the correct way to dial in our system was to reflash the computer, we asked that they just put the scan tool to our system to see where they could go with the factory settings. After replacing the fuel injectors with larger Accel 24 lb/hr parts, they modified our crank position sensor to advance the ignition timing 3 degrees. With their modifications complete, another scan revealed that our fuel system was pulling back fuel both at idle and during normal cruise, trying to get the air/fuel ratio down to a lean 15:1. However, under acceleration the computer was allowing more fuel, with air/fuel ratios back to stock levels of 13:1 or richer. Compared to how lean our engine used to run with the stock 4.0L and our modifications (see Sidebar, Power Play) the fatter fuel curve on our stroker as dialed in by Turbo City nearly mirrored that of our unmodified 4.0L. Although the fatter air/fuel ratio we're running is most likely costing a bit of power, there's no pinging even with 89-octane fuel and full-throttle blasts.
Power Play
For our chassis dyno numbers we revisited The Dyno Shop in Santee, California. Owner Mark MacNeil and the rest of the gang have forgotten more about diagnosing, modifying, measuring, and extracting power from vehicles ranging from $100K turbo Porsches to carbureted dune buggies than we'll ever know. The Dyno Shop baselined our XJ back when it was stock and when we added our Gibson header and exhaust, K&N FIPK air intake, Performance Distributors Firepower Ignition Kit, Rubicon Express 62mm throttle body, and Hypertech Power Programmer (although the stroker uses factory computer calibrations).
MacNeil says our horsepower levels could be brought up quite a bit more with some computer tweaking and some leaning of the air/fuel curve. We were nervous about dinging our new engine, so we purposefully jetted our NOS nitrous system too rich. We're considering adding a larger 66mm throttle body down the road to get some more air into the engine and may tweak the computer, but for now we're happy with the added power across the entire rpm range without worrying about knocking or harming the engine.
Even though we've been experimenting with 89- and 87-octane fuel, all of our dyno testing was performed with 91-octane premium pump gas.
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Bone Stock 4.0L
RPM: Power: Torque: Air/Fuel Ratio: 3,500 114 171 11.9:1 3,600 116 170 11.9:1 3,700 118 168 11.8:1 3,800 124 172 11.7:1 3,900 130 176 11.7:1 4,000 127 166 11.8:1 4,100 125 161 11.8:1 4,200 126 157 11.7:1 4,300 128 156 11.7:1 4,400 129 154 11.6:1 4,500 131 153 11.4:1 4,600 132 151 11.4:1 4,700 133 148 11.5:1 4,800 133 145 11.4:1 4,900 130 139 11.3:1 5,000 130 137 11.2:1 5,100 126 130 11.1:1 5,200 124 125 10.9:1 5,300 122 121 10.8:1 5,400 NA NA NA


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The fan pictured here is turned off in the photo on the left and running at high speed in the photo on the right. In the right-hand photo, the blades are moving too fast for you to see the individual blades. You can't tell where any given blade is at any given moment. In some ways, rapidly moving fan blades are similar to electrons moving about the nucleus of an atom. Like fan blades, electrons move very quickly and we can never tell exactly where they are. If that's the case, how can we represent electrons in models of the atom?
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Up until about 1920, scientists accepted Niels Bohr's model of the atom. In this model, negative electrons circle the positive nucleus at fixed distances from the nucleus, called energy levels. You can see the model in Figure below for an atom of the element nitrogen. Bohr's model is useful for understanding properties of elements and their chemical interactions. However, it doesn't explain certain behaviors of electrons, except for those in the simplest atom, the hydrogen atom.
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In the mid-1920s, an Austrian scientist named Erwin Schrödinger thought that the problem with Bohr's model was restricting the electrons to specific orbits. He wondered if electrons might behave like light, which scientists already knew had properties of both particles and waves. Schrödinger speculated that electrons might also travel in waves.
Q: How do you pin down the location of an electron in a wave?
A: You can't specify the exact location of an electron. However, Schrödinger showed that you can at least determine where an electron is most likely to be.
Schrödinger developed an equation that could be used to calculate the chances of an electron being in any given place around the nucleus. Based on his calculations, he identified regions around the nucleus where electrons are most likely to be. He called these regions orbitals. As you can see in the Figure below, orbitals may be shaped like spheres, dumbbells, or rings. In each case, the nucleus of the atom is at the center of the orbital.
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Schrödinger's work on orbitals is the basis of the modern model of the atom, which scientists call the quantum mechanical model. The modern model is also commonly called the electron cloud model. That's because each orbital around the nucleus of the atom resembles a fuzzy cloud around the nucleus, like the ones shown in the Figure below for a helium atom. The densest area of the cloud is where the electrons have the greatest chances of being.
Q: In the model pictured in the Figure above, where are the two helium electrons most likely to be?
A: The two electrons are most likely to be inside the sphere closest to the nucleus where the cloud is darkest.
- Bohr's model of the atom, in which electrons circle the nucleus at fixed energy levels, cannot explain all the behaviors of electrons.
- In the 1920s, Erwin Schrödinger proposed that electrons travel in waves, which means their exact positions cannot be determined. He developed an equation to calculate the chances of an electron being in any given place. Using his equation, he identified regions around the nucleus, called orbitals, where electrons are most likely to be.
- Orbitals are the basis of the electron cloud model of the atom. This model is still accepted by scientists today.
- What is the problem with Bohr's model of the atom?
- How did Schrödinger resolve this problem?
- Describe orbitals.
- Outline the electron cloud model of the atom.
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- What influences the movement of electrons in atoms?
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- 15 Medjool dates, soaked in hot water for ten minutes then drained
- 3 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- 2 eggs (replace with flax seed eggs for vegan version)
- 1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Lightly grease a pan (I used 7 x 11 inch)
3. Pulse the dates with the coconut oil until smooth
4. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix for a few minutes, scraping down the sides if needed
5. Spoon into pan (it should be a bit thicker than regular brownie batter)
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Raks Odalisque , Princeton University's Middle Eastern dance troupe, will perform at 8 p.m Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 28 - March 2, the Frist Theater.
This year, the troupe is expanding its horizons and will be showcasing styles from Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, the Gulf Region, Andalucia and more. Tickets are $6 for students, $8 for non-students and free for children under 10. Tickets are available at the Frist Box Office , by calling (609) 258-1742, or by e-mailing email@example.com . Students may use their "Student Events Eligible" tickets. For more information, e-mail the troupe.
Contact: Marilyn Marks (609) 258-3601


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Learn about the traditions and culture of the Native American people at the fourth annual Sarasota Indian Festival.
The event runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27 at Sarasota Fairgrounds, 3000 Ringling Blvd.
The event features handmade arts and crafts including paintings, pottery, jewelry, sculpture, beadwork, leather work and Native American food. Tickets can be purchased at the gate. Cost is $7 for adults, $3 for children ages 6 through 12, and free for children ages 5 and younger. Call 924-2784.


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The 40 Best Energy Companies
The 40 Best Energy Companies
The industry's best companies are weathering the financial storm reasonably well, with the F40 delivering equity returns in the 14-percent range for fiscal 2008. However, falling sales and rising costs are putting heavy pressure on balance sheets—and on regulatory relationships. Companies that balance customer value and shareholder value will be most likely to thrive in the new normal.
For the past five years, the Fortnightly 40 report has provided a snapshot of the industry's financial status and progress—specifically focusing on long-term shareholder value. Each year we've plumbed a gold mine of financial data provided by the C Three Group LLC in Atlanta, to reveal interesting trends and correlations. And we've interviewed CEOs and CFOs at some of the exceptional companies in the ranking, and talked to analysts to gain insights into the industry's direction.
We did the same things this year. Unfortunately, the task is vastly more challenging this year, for one obvious reason: Three-fourths of the way through 2008, Wall Street fell apart and the economy went into a tailspin unlike anything seen since the 1930s.
Many factors affect the fortunes of America's utility companies—not the least being business strategy, operational efficiency and regulatory relationships. However, these inevitably take a back seat in a financial crisis of this magnitude. As a result, this year's Fortnightly 40 survey raises as many questions as it answers.
For example, equity returns took a dive after September 2008, but most likely the magnitude of that descent isn't fully reflected in annual financial data covering the whole fiscal year. Similarly, capital spending in 2008 continued the strong upward trend exhibited in the previous year (see Figures 4 and 7) , but many companies have deferred or scaled back spending—including cap-ex—since late 2008 when the F40's data window closed.
Despite uncertainties about post-2008 data, the numbers suggest most utilities fared reasonably well last year—certainly better than many companies in other industries. Equity returns for the companies ranked among the F40 inched back to 14.6 percent from last year's 15.4 percent—an impressive showing in a distressed economy. Dividends remained strong for the vast majority of investor-owned utilities, despite the market turmoil (see Figure 10) . While this is a reassuring sign, it isn't too surprising considering the utility industry's annuity-like reputation for delivering stable and consistent returns.
Behind the data, however, lurk some sobering trends. Most notably, electricity sales have fallen—precipitously in some areas—putting pressure on operating margins and financial returns (see Figures 8 and 9) . Whether the decline in returns is a short-term dip or a long-term trend remains unclear. In some cases, regulatory lag might be at least partially to blame, and returns will come back when newly-built assets fully enter the rate base. The decline in electricity sales, however, can't easily be explained away. Anecdotal reports suggest a substantial share of recent demand destruction might prove to be permanent—partly because of the recession, and partly because of rising conservation, demand response and greenhouse-gas (GHG) reduction


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As a result of watching movies like Indiana Jones, Osler Go knew he wanted to pursue a career in film from age 12. But growing up in Oʻahu's Kalihi neighborhood with parents who emigrated from the Philippines, Go did not know if it would be possible.
"My mom was a maid and my dad always had two full-time jobs, sometimes three," he recalls. "For practical purposes, we needed to get real jobs to help the family. It's not like I could go around filming when my dad was putting in 80-hour work weeks."
His family's move to Hawaiʻi Kai was a pivotal event. "My parents wanted to provide for us better," Go says. "Being shown the opportunities of what was available was a big deal." He graduated from Kaiser High School and enrolled at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, pursuing a major in anthropology and a minor in history. The first member of his family to attend college, Go worked full-time to pay for tuition.
After graduating in 2006 and working as a computer analyst, he decided to get serious about a career in film. His background in anthropology provided a basis for writing scripts. "I majored in anthropology because I love culture and cultural activity," he says. "I still retain a lot of concepts from my anthropology classes when I write scripts today."
Mutual friends introduced Go to Johnathan Walk, a student in UH's Academy for Creative Media. Like Go, Walk had wanted to pursue a career in film from an earlier age.
"ACM puts you into contact with other like-minded individuals. We realized we had a similar tone and style, certain qualities that we respect and admire about films. We got along well so we started working together," recalls Walk, who is majoring in film and TV production and plans to graduate this Spring.
In 2007, Go, Walk and a few other partners entered the UH Mānoa Business Plan Competition sponsored by the Shidler College of Business.
Winning in the Best Business Plan, Undergraduate Category convinced them that they could form their own company, and 1001 Stories was born two years later. Go is the writer/director/producer; Walk is director of photography and primary editor.
"There's the idea that there can be many stories behind anything and everything," Go says of their business name. "We love the idea that there's so many available perspectives and viewpoints. The '1000' is a reference to the possibilities and opportunities; the '1' is the singularity, the uniqueness of all those possibilities."
"Culturally, the number '1000' is an infinite," Walk adds. "It's that infinite portion that attracted us. Also, the idea of '1'—the power of the masses and the power of the individual."
An individual's experiences contribute to the heart of a film's story, according to Go. He often pulls lessons from his own childhood when writing scripts. "One of the problems of aspiring filmmakers is they pull from movies rather than real life. The heart of a story should come from something that you bring yourself."
Walk, whose mother is a Vietnamese immigrant, agrees that their upbringing contributes to their work. "The common thing about first generations is that our parents provided us with work ethic and discipline," he says.
"Our parents had to work doubly hard; we saw that," says Go. "We can't help but pick up on their 'don't take things for granted' viewpoint. We're aspiring filmmakers who will do whatever it takes to do our stories."
The duo has also created TV commercials for clients such as Hawaiian Telcom and tribute documentaries, including one filmed for Japan's Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation.
Five student recruitment commercials they made for UH Mānoa won the American Advertising Federation Hawaiʻi 2011 Pele Award for Best Television Campaign.
The partners also participate in charitable efforts, from the Hawaiʻi Children's Cancer Foundation to Films by Youth Inside, a two-week program conducted at the Hawaiʻi Youth Correctional Facility in Kailua. After a crash-course in film, the youths create a short film with the 1001 guys' help.
But Go and Walk focus on more than the film techniques. "More important than showing them about film is providing that opportunity or letting them recognize that there is an opportunity," Go says. "Empowering them this way, letting them film their own films, shows them they can do things other than what they were previously doing. That's the biggest lesson they take away from this."
This article originally ran in the Fall 2011 issue Mālamalama. See http://www.hawaii.edu/malamalama/2011/10/1001-stories/.
Top photo: Osler Go and Johnathan Walk met through the UH Academy for Creative Media.


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By Dimitra DeFotis
Tor Olav Troim spoke to the Sohn Investment Conference for the first time on Wednesday. He's a director at Fredriksen Group of Norway, an investment firm focused on values in industrial names – including ships and energy — but the firm also invests in U.S. real estate, U.S. power generation and European tourism.
The firm is behind, or has established, Frontline (FRO), Ship Finance International (SFL), Golar LNG (GLNG), Seadrill (SDRL) and fish producer Marine Harvest (MNHVY)
Drilling, he says, "is the best business we know." Contrary to shipping, he says the drilling business doesn't need a recovery. "We need a shakeup in this industry."
There have been 250 rigs added in recent years to drill in deep water, while land drilling rig counts have gone down. He sees strong demand for rigs going forward, to the benefit of Seadrill. He sees the need for 90 new rigs by 2020 and an additional 220 by 2030.
But, orders through 2015 are low enough that Troim says there will not be enough rigs to meet demand. But Seadrill has built a backlog at high margins.
The next opportunity, he says, is shipping stranded natural gas internationally.


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Deeplinks Blog posts about Digital Books
Have you ever bought music, movies, games, ebooks, or gadgets, only to discover later that the product had been deliberately limited with Digital Rights Management? We want to hear from you!
Telling users how to strip the DRM from their legally purchased ebooks is not contributory copyright infringement, according to a ruling last month by a federal judge in New York. Judge Denise Cote dismissed two publishers' claims of contributory infringement and inducement in Abbey House Media v. Apple Inc., one of the many cases to come out of the antitrust litigation against Apple and a handful of major publishers.
Earlier this month we wrote about potential malicious behavior in Adobe's e-reader software, "Digital Editions." There were several independent reports claiming that Adobe's software was sending back to Adobe—in the clear—a list of books read in the software. There were also independent reports that the program was sending back lists of books on an attached e-reader, even if those books had never been opened in ADE itself—in other words, collecting information not just about the book you are reading now, but your electronic library.
UPDATE 5/8/14: It appears that Aspen has changed course. After a day of fierce criticism, it now says it will give students the option of buying the physical casebook or participating in its 'Connected Casebook' program. The program is still very problematic, however, as students who choose it will pay full price for a book they can't keep or resell, and these books will likely be wastefully pulped. The requirement to return books still appears to be an unenforceable condition designed to defeat first sale. We'll continue to monitor the situation – Aspen's move looks like the first step of a longer campaign to keep students from exercising their right to resell textbooks and undermine the used book market.
In the week leading up the two-year anniversary of the SOPA blackout protests, EFF and others are talking about key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day, we'll take on a different piece, exploring what's at stake and what we need to do to make sure the law promotes creativity and innovation. We've put together a page where you can read and endorse the principles yourself. Let's send a message to DC, Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Brussels, and wherever else folks are making new copyright rules: We're from the Internet, and we're here to help.
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The Small but Powerful Guide to Winning Big Support for Your Rural Library
Steps to Success
Securing support is an ongoing challenge for libraries of any size. It can seem particularly daunting in small and rural communities with many needs and few resources. But small can be powerful when making your case for support.
Advocacy is about persuading funders and other decision-makers to give you the support you need. It begins with the people who believe in libraries—you, your staff, board members, friends, volunteers and users. Making your case for support is all about getting organized and focused. The best way to do that is to keep it simple.
1. Don't wait for a crisis. Make yourself essential.
Advocacy works best when the library has a track
record of excellent service and a reservoir of goodwill with the community. You may not have the nicest
building or biggest collection, but you can become
renowned for your excellent service. Learn to speak the language of those you seek to serve. Sponsor literacy, employment and other classes that address community needs. Develop partnerships with other organizations.
2. Build your team.
You will need a core group of supporters to help strategize. Start with your library's trustees, friends or biggest fans. Try to find people who both believe in the library and are well connected in the community. Research shows that even people who don't use the library appreciate its role and wish to support it. Always remember to ask for support.
3. Have a clear, memorable message.
You will need a simple, powerful message, one that is easy to say and remember—about 10 words. And you should use it consistently in publicity materials and presentations. The more you use it, the more likely people will "get it" and act.
"Our community deserves a 21st Century library."
"Kids need libraries as much as they need schools."
Develop three supporting messages or talking points and a few good statistics, stories or examples to build your case.
4. Target your audiences.
Be specific. Who needs to hear the message? To whom do they listen? It's hard to reach everyone, so identify those whose support is most critical and make them your highest priority. Key public officials, parents and seniors are typical target audiences for libraries.
5. Identify strategies.
How will you deliver your message to the people you want to reach? Who will deliver it? Your action plan should identify specific strategies, a timetable and who is responsible. The more times and the more ways you deliver the message the more impact it will have.
6. Practice word-of-mouth marketing.
Good old-fashioned word-of-mouth is still the most powerful form of communication. But to be effective, it needs to be done consciously and consistently. And it is most effective when others do it for you. Don't just tell people, ask them to "Please tell your friends."
7. Have an enthusiastic, articulate spokesperson.
A message will only take you so far. You will also need a spokesperson who can deliver it with passion, who is comfortable and skilled in that role. That may or may not be you. While you know the library best, it is often better to have a supporter be the front person.
8. Evaluate constantly.
Don't wait until it's over. Keep an eye out for what's working and what's not. Are you getting positive media coverage? To how many groups have you spoken? What kind of feedback are you getting from people who come into the library? Ask representatives of your target groups whether they know about your campaign. Keep a checklist and make adjustments as needed.
9. Don't stop.
Make an ongoing effort to keep your community informed of how the library contributes to the community and what it needs to provide the best possible service. It is much easier to win support when key officials and community members understand its importance and are enthusiastic.


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The Princeton Roaring 20 competes in a cappella competition
Posted February 8, 2001; 03:45 p.m.
The Princeton Roaring 20 competed in the second round of the National Championship of College a Cappella competition on Saturday, Feb. 3.
Roaring 20 came in third and won the award for Best Arrangement for Graham Sheldon's arrangement of the Ben Folds Five hit, "Brick."
For more information about The Roaring 20, visit Roaring .
Contact: Marilyn Marks (609) 258-3601


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slackware 7.1
It was inevitable, I suppose -- I started with Slackware GNU/Linux four years ago, and I've come back to it now. I must installed Slackware 7.1 on my laptop (I clobbered Debian 2.2 to do it), and I'm pretty happy with it. Almost every disctribution that I've tried has required that I install additional packages to get things like VIM to build (I like to embed Perl in my VIM, so I always need to rebuild it when I setup a new machine), but with Slackware, it worked right away, with the default install. Sweeet.
packaging systems, and reading code
All the talk lately of packaging systems got me thinking about them, and, of the three that I have used (rpm, deb, and slackware's tgz), I have to say that I prefer the slackware style tarballs. This is mainly, I believe, because I like to handle dependencies manually; I have a terrible habit of trying to read through the code for everything I install (or as much as is reasonable). This is one of the reasons that binary distributions of anything annoy me; I think that any packaging system "standard" should mandate the inclusion of source code as part of the package. Binaries go into /usr/bin, man pages into /usr/man, source into /usr/src.


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Beasts of Burden: Africa's Working Horses and Donkeys
Veterinarians and researchers take a look at cases very different than those seen in developed countries.
Epizootic Lymphangitis in Equids
April 09, 2014
This disease has a welfare impact on working equids and has economic importance to many resource-poor owners.... Read More
Three Forms of Pigeon Fever in Horses
July 01, 2010
Infection caused by Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis (commonly known as pigeon fever or dryland distemper) assumes three forms: external abscesses, internal infection, and ulcerative lymphangitis (limb infection).... Read More
Treating Lymphangitis
June 01, 2008
Researchers are pondering the cause of this lymph vessel problem that can result in long-lasting effects. ... Read More
Geography a Likely Tie to Histoplasmosis Rates
September 21, 2006
Researchers with Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia have found a strong correlation between the rate of histoplasmosis (epizootic lymphangitis) and the climate of the area in which horses live. The study was published in the July Veterinary... Read More
Lymphangitis in Horses
April 01, 2000
Many horse owners are faced with what is unscientifically called a "fat leg" in their horses. You walk into your field or stall to catch your horse, and there he stands, lame, with one leg swollen from the stifle down to twice its normal size.... Read More


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Seems like the Ds are not real good at managing their party's finances.
It appears that some of the problem may be that donors are giving to Obama's "Organizing For Action" instead of giving to the DNC directly.
There has been a lot of talk lately about the divisions in the Republican Party, but this kind of division in the Democrat Party could be an ill omen. Will any "moderate" Ds remain if the $ is with OFA? Will the Obama "machine" become the real power?
If the OFA controls the $ for elections of Ds, then that is a powerful hammer to get their votes on whatever agenda is backed by the interests that OFA represents.