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Across Capitol Hill, electricians of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) are responsible for thousands of miles of wiring and more than 100,000 light fixtures.
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Teammates react to Andrew McCutchen's surprise proposal
Pirates All-Star pops question to longtime girlfriend on 'Ellen'
Pirates All-Star outfielder Andrew McCutchen definitely scored some major points with the ladies when he proposed to his longtime girlfriend during Wednesday's episode of "Ellen," but did "Cutch" set the bar too high for the rest of the guys out there?
"He set me back about two years right there," joked teammate and pitcher Jeff Locke, who is not married. "I don't know what's gonna happen. I don't know how I'm gonna do it now. We're gonna have problems at home."
(Mobile users: Click HERE to watch Cutch's proposal)
Even those who are married expressed some concern.
"I might get a little grief because (my proposal) wasn't that extravagant, so I'll probably hear from the wife a little later about that one," said relief pitcher Justin Wilson.
(Video: Teammates react to Cutch's proposal)
First baseman Gaby Sanchez was just relieved he made it to the altar before McCutchen.
"I'm glad that I got married first so I don't have to do that because if my wife was my girlfriend and she would've seen that, she would've looked at me like, 'What do you got?' And it would've been real tough to try and compete with that," said Sanchez.
Even though McCutchen's teammates joked about the flack they might receive after his elaborate surprise on national TV, they expressed genuine happiness for the reigning National League MVP and his bride-to-be.
"Andrew's one of those guys I met when I came to the Pirates, and he's always welcomed me with open arms and he's always been one of the best teammates you can ask for. It's not a show. It's not fake. It's who he is. He's very humble," said Locke.
"That's Cutch. If he didn't do it that way, which way would he do it?" said Wilson.


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MyNameIsMatt, 14 Feb 2007 @ 7:07pm
I'm but where's the harm?Again, I wait to see what techdirt can comment on that is a direct problem with SOX. All I see is one article about the bad unregisterted bond market. Yeah, there are risks with buying unregistered bonds that don't disclose as much information as full disclosed bonds would. Duh. Does that mean that full disclosure of financial statements and the full backing by the board and executive is then bad? No, and I'd actually say that it's good unless you can actually point to the part of SOX that is actually a burden.
Then in the other article you have VCs complaining about the extra costs of SOX in taking a company public. In the first you have executives complaining, and in the second you have VCs complaining, but you don't have investors complaining in either. Why? Because SOX helps investors, not VCs or executives. Is that bad? No, unless you'd like to actually point out a problem with greater financial disclosure, greater financial honesty from corporations.
The market isn't there to support anyone that wants to be public. It's there to offer funding options and open up ownership of a company to the public. If it's too much of a burden being financially honest for a company, then don't expect to let investors put their money into your company.
And the IPO market has almost nothing to do with SOX because they're starting from zero. The real costs with SOX is from established companies that don't have good report procedures in place and have to change everything. If a company is going public, especially one supported by a VC, then they're likely new, and should already know the SOX requirements, hence no extra costs. The IPO market has been in a slump because of corporate fraud from the likes of Enron and the tech burst which ran up the IPO market, so of course VCs are looking for excuses.
Andy, 14 Feb 2007 @ 8:01pm
Re: I'm but where's the harm?IPO's are all new companies??? Wha??? Google, eBay, Vonage, etc, etc. I'm trying to recall the last company that IPO'd it's first day in business. I'm sure there are examples, but statistically most IPO's are companies that have been operating and working toward a public offering. My .02 FWIW.
C.G., 14 Feb 2007 @ 8:03pm
SOX does hurt the investor and doesn't prevent fraSOX does hurt the investor.
One, by adding extra expenses to the company; dividends are affected and so is the stock price. Yes, this affects all public companies and one can assume that all are burdened with similar expenses and thus keeping the field level. But the fact that dividends and capital investments can suffer from these extra regulatory based expenses means SOX inhibits growth across the board.
Second, SOX makes US companies less competitive relative to the rest of the world. Compare % growth of listings on the foreign exchanges to the US growth and you will see a difference - also look at the number of new business registered here vs other financial environments like the UK. SOX creates red tape that other countries don't have to go through... the slowness to react to changing business threats - global threats - means the US can't be treated equally in the economy.
Third, SOX can inhibit decision making. I know from first hand experience here where, in the past, I've seen company directors not make decisions that can positively affect their business, their customers, and their employees for fear that it puts them at risk for some kind of legal action. As far fetched as it seems, no one is willing to go on the record for approving a decision because it could come back to haunt them.
Fourth, SOX doesn't prevent fraud or irresponsible spending. It still happens. Just because the law is what it is doesn't prevent a company from spending money irresponsibly. If the board of directors all pay for a private jet, who's to stop them? Think about how Ford was sending their CEO home on one of those... think about Goldman Sachs and the huge bonuses paid out to their CEO and head traders. Think about the NYSE and it's former CEO. The board might be fully aware of these "perks" but it doesn't stop them from happening.
Fifth, "Private Equity" is bigger now than it ever has. Companies are going private - saying PE partnerships are taking over. That's just another way to say we think we can do more for the company faster than we could with the company being public. The share system might still exist afterwards but simply privately owned as an LP or some other entity. There is no coincidence that PE is so large - VC's know that the idea isn't to go public anymore - it knows that the money has shifted from the IPO world to the PE world and its there to attract it. Even the retail investor can get in on PE relationships now and its no wonder with SOX.
In the end, the whole country loses with SOX except for the lawyers, auditors, and implementation consultants. They are the real harm you are looking for.
Fat Cigar, 14 Feb 2007 @ 9:12pm
SOX is ruining my funWhy should I have to be legally responsible for my management decisions. I didn't rise to this level to be answering to a bunch of loud mouth investors. WTH do thy think they are? I am very busy jetting around the world and dreaming up lies to make myself richer. Being responsible is just to hard nowadays. I think I'll demote myself to Mailroom Boy and give up my salary, options and golden parachute now that it is hard. After all this, I now realize that they aren't just paying me for my looks and efficient use of buzzwords. I guess I don't like this new paradigm.
Steve, 14 Feb 2007 @ 9:30pm
SOX is a necessary inconvenienceAs a business analyst, I get to see how companies actually work, but from an outsider's perspective. External competition and internal politics lead all companies to either short-circuit needed controls or to simply live without them. This happens at all levels, and it can be disastrous when the CFO joins in, as we have all seen. Sadly, only external forces, such as SOX, can provide the impetus to cause publicly traded companies to stay above board, and not just the Enron's of the world.
Given the nature of the stock market, allowing companies to conceal their true situations cannot be tolerated. SOX does add operating costs, but those costs are necessary for the stability of the public markets, and they are spread evenly across the board for all publicly held companies.
As far as keeping companies private, that is certainly an option, but I doubt that it will become a significant trend. If it does, then that is simply an adjustment that will be driven by the emerging market forces of the 21st century.
As far as foreign competition, I know Japan has passed legislation, which has been dubbed JSOX, for exactly the same reasons SOX was adopted. Established economies with publicly traded companies simply have to have these sorts of controls to maintain order.
Companies that do not have these external controls may have lower operating costs, but they will have a more difficult time raising capital on the public market because the investment community will be rightfully suspicious of them. In addition, companies that have no controls tend to implode, which is the real impetus behind SOX and JSOX in the first place.
Last, I can't prove this, but I suspect that the additional costs of SOX will be offset in the long term by improved operating efficiencies. Unmonitored processes generally end up being easier for those directly involved, but they create inefficiencies for the company as a whole. Process auditing will go hand-in-hand with process improvement programs, and managers will no longer be able to conceal or rationalize their inefficient processes. SOX may actually be a blessing in disguise.
MyNameIsMatt, 14 Feb 2007 @ 11:18pm
SOX stuffAndy, you're right, IPOs don't happen day one, they happen to companies that have been around for usually five years already, sometimes longer, but they're still considered new companies that are not yet matured on a large scale at least.
CG, I don't buy the extra costs argument having been in and am in technology as an implementor of better reporting/monitoring/tracking/auditing of financials. It's almost unbelievable that companies have been allowed to not do some of this very basic stuff like know who gave who a raise and bonus. Nothing I've dealt with in SOX regulations have added any significant layer of cost and once they're in place it's all smooth and easy. Usually with a better process in place.
Growth % is a dubious number to compare and actually has a negative correlation with real returns, which is what you want. China has great growth, but after diluted share price and such where's the return? Gone down the drain. Established economies are where the return is such as in the US or the UK, and it's been like this long before SOX was around.
I don't buy your argument that SOX has kept anyone from making GOOD decisions. Such as? Why would SOX effect decision making? All it does is increase the transparency of financials. It doesn't stop someone from changing a business model or producing a new product or service that customers want. If you're worried about the cost of recording and reporting the funding involved in opening new business, then there is probably something wrong with the funding method that would keep a person from wanting to honestly and clearly report it.
"If the board of directors all pay for a private jet, who's to stop them?" The investors should by selling the company and demanding a better CEO and CEO/board compensation package. SOX doesn't guarantee good decision making. It just requires the open and honest reporting of financial information, such as if the board all buy private jets, and making SOX it into anything else is either dishonest or ignorant. Yes, it won't necessarily stop fraud either, it wasn't meant to whole sale, but it will make fraud that much tougher when you have to report things like offshore majority holding such as Enron constructed to hide debt and instead write it off as unrelated corporate loans or whatever else.
If companies prefer to stay private power to them. Going public adds tons of headaches for executive like actually being accountable to the people that actually own the company aka investors, which is why a certain level of financial openness is required.
Foreign companies will want to continue listing in American markets because they're the most established and well run markets around. There's nothing else like raising funds on a US stock market, and the added cost to the company of possibly implementing new and better financial reporting is well worth the cost for honest companies. If anything, this strengthens the American market and makes them more advantageous because that's where investors will want to put their money. Why risk your money in a market and with companies that won't fully disclosure their financial situation and are allowed to get away with fraud once they're caught, or let go with less penalty? More investors surely want an honest market over a dishonest one, and that's what SOX helps provide, although, nothing is a silver bullet and there are not 100% guarantees.
No Pain No Gain, 15 Feb 2007 @ 1:23am
No Pain no gainWell if nobody complained about SOX then it wouldn't be working! SOX was introduced because you had major corporate fraud and Joe sixpack was losing their pensions and savings.
If any company complains about SOX, find out exactly which part they are complaining about and then investigate them for that.
Complaining about CEO & CFO signing off the accounts? Then the accounts are false and the CEO CFO know it.
Complaining about the cost of documenting how they checked the accounts? Then the checks haven't been done, the numbers are unreliable and the CEO and CFO know it.
Complaining about disclosure of cost of share option grant? Then CEO & CFO treating shareholders as revenue stream.
Complaining that it makes USA companies less competitive? Being #1 in the corporate fraud arena is a *bad* thing.
Koz, 15 Feb 2007 @ 2:14amNew business models are always disruptive. People comfortable with old business models will always complain.
To actually determine what is good and what is bad requires a lot more decidcated effort than we see here.
Heather, 15 Feb 2007 @ 9:14am
Re:Here's some food for thought - Enron would have passed SOX - there would have been no change to the "structured" finance arrangements. The only thing it would have done is preempt the executives defense of not "understanding" what they were signing off on when they signed the financial statements.
I work for a major corp and SOX is a HUGE expense. Our division accounts for less than 20% of the overall corporate revenue and yet we have a full time team of 5 just for SOX. Plus it's the only team that travels, everyone else uses video conferencing. Every project, every process has someone assigned just to ensure SOX compliance.
Dubrey, 15 Feb 2007 @ 9:25am
Re: Re:"The only thing it would have done is preempt the executives defense of not "understanding" what they were signing off..."
That's a pretty major "only" - that's the point.
NoName, 15 Feb 2007 @ 4:02am
Re: SOX does hurt the investor and doesn't prevent"Third, SOX can inhibit decision making."...
If they are not smart enough to think trough all the implications of their decisions, why are hell they getting those ridiculous paychecks and bonuses???
a, 15 Feb 2007 @ 8:03amSOX doesn't prevent fraud, but it does punish those that commit fraud. Thats the point of it.
Why do you think the punishment of failure to provide proper oversight is about the same as commiting fraud? Its because the govt. knows that senior executives will do things that can't be proven. Everyone in the world knows that the executives were doing things that were against the law, but execs were smart enough to do things in a way that made sure that it couldn't be proven. The govt. said fine, sign on the dotted line, the buck stops with you.
Compliance officers and compliance departments were created to insulate senior executives. They play a balancing act (because their job in fact is to ensure that a company makes less money) between not ending up in jail and not getting canned. They look at their position, their career and determine how much money they have and can they retire before being sent to jail. Thats why they get paid the big bucks. They are the airbags of the company. They protect the senior executives.
Do away with SOX? Why in the world would anyone want to do that? (unless of course, you are a senior executive)
Joe Smith, 15 Feb 2007 @ 12:20pm
Human natureDoubtful that SOX will fix problems like Enron. Some of the people at Enron knew they were committing frauds - the rest thought someone else had made sure the deal was ok. One more law saying it is a fraud is not going to change things much. The people at Enron had already been told that it was wrong to steal - they either didn't know what "steal" meant in this context or didn't care.
a, 16 Feb 2007 @ 11:00amJoe Smith, the point of SOX is not to prevent problems like Enron, it is to ensure that the people that caused the problems at Enron are held responsible.
Heather B, 19 Feb 2007 @ 1:45pm
The government is only protecting itself and yourThe government cares about SOX because IT usually ends up bailing out companies when significant fraudulent events occur. IF our government would mind its own business and let the markets run freely, investors would quickly identify those companies that are run poorly, and would move their funds elsewhere.
The majority of investment dollars are still institutional. As such, the people managing the investment decisions are generally well educated.
Take away the safety net...go through a few painful situations (while people learn who not to trust)...and all will be good :)
PS I think the ideas behind SOX are good. I just think many of the requirements should be part of GAAP or GAAS, and applicable across the board. Then companies would just build it into standard operating procedure. The goverment's failure to be specific (esp. with regard to IT) has resulted in large payloads for the consultants and serious costs to the companies.
Anonymous Coward, 19 Feb 2007 @ 5:26pmMyNameIsMatt and many other posters have it right.
I can't understand why ordinary people buy in to the self serving, red herring spouting whining of corporations.
The executives in those companies don't give a rats butt about anyone except themselves. They certainly don't care about their stockholders or their employees - even the ones who really care about the HUGE costs.
Get real. Corporate America earned SOX fair and square, just as they did the anti-trust, food safety, labor laws and many others. These laws were passed because they were NEEDED.
Our government's job is to protect its citizens.
Anonymous Coward, 19 Feb 2007 @ 5:29pm"IF our government would mind its own business and let the markets run freely, investors would quickly identify those companies that are run poorly, and would move their funds elsewhere.
The majority of investment dollars are still institutional. As such, the people managing the investment decisions are generally well educated."
So how was Enron's stock pumped up to such high prices?
Heather B, 19 Feb 2007 @ 10:21pm
The government's job...To the anonymous coward...
Please take a few minutes to read the United States Constitution. I have a copy if you'd like to borrow it...
While you're at it, you might read up on economics as well...
Will SOX prevent corporate corporate fraud? Absolutely not. It will make it more difficult, but all it takes is a little collusion among certain job roles. The character of our corporate leadership and the compensation systems driving them matter exponentially more than legislation. Good luck legislating character requirements...
Every time you ask the government to *protect* you, you are asking them to take your money and your freedom away. Do me a favor - read "V For Vendetta" (also a great movie) by Alan Moore and David Lloyd or 1984 by George Orwell. That way you can see what your life will be like in 15-20 years...


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They fucked up their SAT question. What they mean to ask is Hitler is to the Holocaust as abortion is to __________. If they're going to be crazy, I'd appreciate it if they took the time to edit it. Guess we know how well their SATs went.
Well, I guess it could go the other way to. But it makes more sense to me this way.
I'm sorry, am I not taking this as seriously as I ought to? It's hard for me to take crazy seriously. Also, when you Godwin yourself right off the bat. I mean, really, where's the fun in that?
I think it is worded the way they intended. They are comparing the Holocaust and abortion as horrific events and comparing Hitler with women who get abortions (I presume that is what they are suggesting is the answer) as perpetrators of those events.
Looking back on that post, I was not terribly lucid for 11 in the morning. Also, I was thinking of the scene your picture came from just now. WEIRD. Must be aliens. You can't prove it's not aliens. ;) *lol*
They do this kind of stuff to make themselves feel like heroes. Bizarre.
And that's all you really need to know about the vast majority of people who get involved in social change movements.
wow, going hi tech aye?
obvious the mental illness sources are alive and well.. what's it called? faith of hatred
well. aside from reality of actually 'raising' a child; not just throwing them to child molesting pastors/priests or whatever meth dealing psychos...
check this shit out:
so yeah. who cares who you are it's who ya fund
btw those that deny evolution deny their very biology
This is a letter that I just wrote to the head of the National Science Teachers Association about the religious propaganda that is being sent to our high school students.
"Dear Ms. Meyer,
It has come to my attention that apologists for fundamentalist religious organizations are sending propaganda-like materials which invalidate science, reason, and many of our well established theories such as evolution and global climate change to various high schools throughout the USA. I have so far heard that Wagoner HS in Oklahoma and Huron HS in Ann Arbor, Michigan have received these highly biased anti-science blogs which also disparage the ethics and morality of scientists, and I am assuming they have been sent to many others..
I think that this is part of an attempt by religious apologists to indoctrinate still impressionable young people with prejudice against all things secular but particularly reason and science. They are trying to promulgate the idea that the use of reason and science instead of religious dogma leads to a breakdown in morality and ethics and was responsible for the millions of deaths in the totalitarian societies of the 20th century. The chief apologists making this claim are Dinesh D'Souza, David Wolpe, Rick Warren and Ray Comfort although many others are also involved. The materials are being transmitted in the form of a blog that D'Souza writes and is being sent to sympathetic religious teachers in the various high schools who then use the materials as part of their instructional programs while claiming that ignorance of any of their sectarian purpose.
Scientists like myself are becoming more and more engaged in "debating" these ideologues. We are particularly incited by fact that many of our professional societies have abdicated their roles as the experts of science and are now letting politicians and clerics define what is an acceptable scientific theory or a valid alternative to an established one. We think that scientists not politicians or clerics must have the final and deciding say on scientific issues.. Many of us including Richard Dawkins (evolotuion), Sam Harris (neuroscience), PZ Meyers (biology), Jerry Coyne (evolution), Victor Stenger (physics) and others are now coming forth to assert their appropriate roles in this "debate."
With respect to the biased materials being fed our HS students, the American Atheist Magazine recently published an excellent 4 page reubuttal to the above religious propaganda in its Spring 2012 issue which was written by a former NASA engineer, Mike Paulkovitch, who himself is an ex-fundamentalist. Mike's rebuttal is very informative and inclusive and I've taken the liberty of attaching a scan of it to this email. The American Atheist organization has permitted me to send this copy to various educators without infringement of copyright laws. I think that Mike's article should be made available to students as presenting the other side of the "debate" and would do much to neutralize any biasing and prejudice that has occurred. It would also help teach students to think carefully and critically about these issues which are playing an increasing role in scientific endeavors in our country.
Eric A. Stone, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology
Co-President, Westchester Atheists
Chappaqua, NY 10514
The potential is never the actual:
otherwise we would have to consider terminally ill cancer patients as the equivalent of corpses.
Once you begin to abolish the line separating potential and actual, as the anti-abortionists want to, you abolish our correct perceptions of reality and our ability to survive.
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Ahagu says father, mother & god are all gets to be auxiliary before you. Azhagu's sister giggles and says to ask her words that not to be companion with sakthi as he is so much drinking. Alagu says that he is an intoxicated yet he is a decent individual. Sister says that their family and sakthi's family are foes structure numerous years. He asks sister you don't care for me she answers yes I don't, he answers I realize that u like me as life. She says to have nourishment different words will talk tomorrow.
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I've set up numerous extra mailboxes that have filters so if a mesage comes in from mr x it will go into the folder called mr x.
I'd like to try incredimail and don't want to lose my ton of messages or settings. How can i export all of my account settings and mesages (I'm not to worried about the filters). Even if i can migrate them to outlook express then I can import them to incredimail. I've been searching for hours trying to find the answer but with no luck.
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The Vatican is facing daily headlines and protests suggesting that Pope Benedict XVI mishandled accusations of sex abuse against priests in Germany, Italy and the United States while he was a Cardinal.
Charges of sex abuse by priests are not new to the Catholic Church, but the allegation that a sitting Pope may have participated in the cover-up of misconduct has shocked observers -- and mobilized Benedict's defenders.
- Outspoken Catholic commentator Andrew Sullivan of The Atlantic called for drastic action, saying Benedict is culpable as "head of the organization that took responsibility for investigating these cases for so long, his complicity in this vast and twisted criminal conspiracy is not in dispute." "It's hard to imagine a deeper crisis for the Catholic hierarchy than this," he writes. "If the church is to survive - and it will because it is the vessel of eternal truth - it will have to go through a wrenching transformation. Beginning with the resignation of this Pope and an end to priestly celibacy."
- The Washington Post's E.J. Dionne Jr. took issue with the Vatican's defense. "The church needs to cast aside the lawyers, the PR specialists and its own worst instincts, which are human instincts. Benedict could go down as one of the greatest popes in history if he were willing to risk all in the name of institutional self-examination, painful but liberating public honesty, and true contrition."
- The Telegraph's veteran religious affairs reporter, Damian Thompson, expressed clear disgust for "the culture of secrecy and cowardice that enabled wicked men to go unpunished" but cast doubt on the notion that the Pope participated in a cover-up of any abuse. "I do, however, get the very strong feeling that the Pope's enemies, including his enemies in the Church, are trying desperately hard to discover serious complicity on his part in a child abuse case. Because that would be just so convenient, wouldn't it?" he writes. "It drives me crazy that so much energy is being devoted to trying to acquire the papal scalp while certain profoundly compromised bishops and cardinals have managed to slip out of the public eye – and even land plum appointments in Rome."
- David Gibson, writing for Politics Daily, thinks Benedict needs to speak openly and honestly about his actual role in the scandal. "The danger is not so much that the pope will resign -- that won't happen, and maybe can't happen, under the church's arcane rules and traditions," he writes. "The real risk is that with new reports of his own record emerging seemingly daily, with doubts about his candor growing just as quickly, and with protesters parading in front of the Vatican, the bishop of Rome, despite the aura and authority of his office -- handed down from St. Peter himself -- will begin to look like every other bishop these days. And that's most definitely not a good thing for him -- or the church."


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You may remember that a while back, SBB addressed an unhealthy new fad—energy drinks. We speculated that these drinks, although highly publicized in the coolest venues, were not safe even though they promised to deliver an extra dose of energy. Now, SBB confronts an even more dangerous issue: alcoholic energy drinks, like Four LOKO.
Double Trouble?
Why are alcoholic energy drinks so dangerous? They contain two main substances: alcohol and caffeine, the first a depressant and the second a stimulant. These two substances should never be consumed in large quantities and they should definitely never be mixed. Why? Because they have opposite effects on your body that can fool you into drinking more than you can handle.
Depressants like alcohol slow down the central nervous system. Drinking a lot of alcohol can affect your coordination and perception, and even make you pass out. Stimulants, meanwhile ,"wake up" the central nervous system and increase energy and alertness.
Opposites Do Not Attract
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that the caffeine in alcoholic energy drinks masks alcohol's effects on the body, which motivates people to drink more. Worse, the average beer has 4 to 5 percent alcohol, while an alcoholic energy drink is 12 percent alcohol! So, people can get really drunk without realizing it, making them more vulnerable to overdose, alcohol poisoning, and even death.
In the past few months, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has pulled alcoholic energy drinks like Four LOKO off store shelves, banning them in many states. Better to keep it natural: Go for a run or do some yoga to feel good.
i dont see how gaderade can be alcoholic drink lozxx:D
This is a bad combo the sooner it's gone the better
I think that it is entirley up to the the person if they want to drink it and there 21 go for it you cant ban every little thing just because its bad for you this is a free country and if someone wants to do it let em do it you can not control peoples lives. If they screw up its there own fault and they will have to learn from there mistakes its just a part of life.
Way to go FDA! Hope you guys keep up the good job. What's the point in making this alcohol-energy mixed drink? Maybe its better to take stimulants first and after a while alcohol or vice versa. but mixing? no effect. LOL! better drink juice. way very healthy and good for your health and immunity. hehehe..
Yeah natashia is right. We can learn from our mistakes. I also drink some alcohols before but when I notice that it's not good for me, i stopped. It's really up to the person of what he/she thinks what's good for them.
i agree with natashia and eliza too so un ban this [expletive deleted] im 21 and maybe i want some lol


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2010 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Review
Pros & Cons
- State-of-the-art luxury features, top-notch interior, handling and performance of a smaller sedan, eye-popping performance from AMG models, available all-wheel drive, famed S-Class prestige.
- Expensive options, COMAND interface could be more intuitive.
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Edmunds' Expert Review
Its competitors are impressive, but the 2010 Mercedes-Benz S-Class remains the definitive premium luxury sedan.
Vehicle overview
Since 1954, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class has represented the pinnacle of European automotive engineering, design and trendsetting. Features like crumple zones, disc brakes (later of the antilock variety), air suspension, airbags, radar-based cruise control and navigation were just some of the things popularized by the Mercedes flagship over the years. Like watching a fashion runway show to see what'll be in your closet next fall, the S-Class is like looking into what you'll be driving in the future.
The 2010 Mercedes-Benz S-Class brings innovation to this fabled car nameplate, thanks to the new S400 Hybrid. Featuring the world's first application of a lithium-ion battery in a production hybrid, this allows the usual bulky battery pack to be packaged in the engine bay where the regular battery would be rather than taking up valuable real estate in the trunk. This also keeps weight down, and indeed, the S400 Hybrid weighs less than the S550. However, the S400 is considered a mild hybrid, meaning that the electric motor only aids the 3.5-liter V6 rather than being able to provide propulsion by itself like the Lexus parallel hybrid system. Even so, the Benz manages to match the combined fuel economy of the Lexus LS 600h while costing almost $20,000 less. Purchasing a hybrid model rarely makes financial sense and sometimes not much environmental sense either, but the S400 could be an exception to both.
Elsewhere in the S-Class -- which ranges from the hybrid to the 604-horsepower S65 AMG über-flagship -- a minor exterior redesign keeps things fresh. A few lines are sharper, and available LED daytime running lamps give the front end a more modern appearance. The meticulously crafted interior was left alone, and that's just fine by us, considering how great everything looks and feels.
The 2010 Mercedes-Benz S-Class remains a trendsetter despite being in a class full of them. The BMW 7 Series and Jaguar XJ have recently been redesigned with phenomenal success, and an all-new Audi A8 is just around the corner. Porsche's new Panamera is an astonishing sedan that drives like a proper Porsche, and the Maserati Quattroporte is yet another worthy competitor. It's hard to say a bad thing about any of those, but the S-Class provides the sort of engineering, design and high-tech features that we've come to expect for 55 years.
2010 Mercedes-Benz S-Class models
The 2010 Mercedes-Benz S-Class is available as the S400 Hybrid, S550, all-wheel-drive S550 4Matic, S600, S63 AMG and S65 AMG. Standard equipment on the S400 Hybrid includes 18-inch wheels, air suspension and adaptive damping, automatic wipers, a sunroof, automatic headlights, power-folding heated mirrors, a power rear sunshade, a power tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel, dual-zone automatic climate control, 14-way power front seats, front seat memory functions, heated front seats and leather upholstery. Also standard are Bluetooth, a navigation system, the COMAND electronics interface and a 14-speaker Harman Kardon stereo with six-CD changer, auxiliary audio jack, an iPod interface, HD radio and satellite radio. The Premium 1 package adds adaptive bi-xenon headlights, LED daytime running lights, adaptive high beams and ventilated front seats. The S550 comes standard with the Premium 1 package but is otherwise equally equipped.
Fitting the S400 and S550 with the Premium 2 package gets you upgraded front seats, keyless ignition and entry, front and rear parking sensors, and a rearview camera. An upgraded Active Body Control suspension is offered on the rear-drive S550. All the above equipment comes standard on the S600, S63 and S65. The Sport package adds to the non-AMG models a sport body kit and 19-inch AMG wheels, while the Sport Package Plus upgrades to 20-inch rims. The S63 and S65 AMG models have AMG-calibrated adaptive suspension, high-power brakes, 20-inch wheels, styling enhancements, a sport exhaust and a sport steering wheel.
The following packages are optional on the S400, S550 and S63 and standard on the S600 and S65. The Driver Assistance package adds a blind-spot warning system, lane departure assist and adaptive cruise control. The Rear Seat package adds eight-way power outboard rear seats, four-zone automatic climate control, and heated and ventilated rear seats. The Rear Seat Entertainment package includes a pair of headrest-mounted screens and two remote controls.
Power rear side window sunshades are standard on the S600, S63 and S65 and optional on the S400 and S550. A heated steering wheel is optional on all but the S600, which has it standard. A panoramic sunroof and infrared night-vision assist are standard on the S600 and S65 and optional on other models.
2010 Highlights
Performance & mpg
The 2010 Mercedes-Benz S550 sports a 5.5-liter V8 that makes 382 hp and 391 pound-feet of torque. In testing, we've found that this is enough for a 5.7-second 0-60-mph time. A standard seven-speed automatic transmission routes power to the rear wheels. The S550 4Matic is all-wheel drive. EPA-estimated fuel economy is 15 mpg city/23 mpg highway and 18 mpg combined with rear-drive and 14/21/17 with 4Matic. All V8-powered S-Class models get a seven-speed automatic transmission, while V12s are attached to a five-speed capable of handling their prodigious torque.
The S400 Hybrid features a 3.5-liter V6 coupled to a mild hybrid system (an electric motor provides additional boost for acceleration but cannot motivate the car by itself). The result is 295 hp and 284 lb-ft of torque and an estimated 0-60 time of 7.2 seconds. EPA-estimated fuel economy is 19/26/21.
The S600 gets a twin-turbo 5.5-liter V12 that pumps out 510 hp and 612 lb-ft of torque on its way to a Mercedes-estimated 0-60 time of 4.5 seconds. Fuel economy is 11/17/13.
The S63 AMG features a 6.2-liter V8 with 518 hp and 465 lb-ft of torque. It goes from zero to 60 mph in 5.2 seconds and achieves fuel economy of 11/18/14. The S65 AMG has a twin-turbo 6.0-liter V12 that produces an earth-orbit-altering 604 hp and 738 lb-ft of torque. It hits 60 in 4.4 seconds. Fuel economy is 11/17/13.
The 2010 Mercedes-Benz S-Class comes packed with antilock brakes, stability and traction control, front and rear side airbags, side curtain airbags and a driver fatigue and inattention warning system. Also standard is Mercedes' PreSafe system, which can sense an impending crash and automatically tighten the seatbelts and reposition the power seats for maximum airbag protection. Optional features, depending on the trim, include a lane departure warning system, a blind-spot warning system, infrared Night Vision Assist and PreSafe braking, which uses the optional adaptive cruise control radar system to sense an impending crash and automatically apply the brakes.
In Edmunds brake testing, the S550 came to a stop from 60 mph in an excellent 108 feet. Surprisingly, the S63 and S65 took longer to stop (though not a lot) at 118 and 111 feet, respectively.
Ride and handling on the 2010 Mercedes-Benz S-Class are compliant and fitting for a luxury sedan, yet the heavyweight four-door's capabilities go beyond what you'd expect. The Airmatic suspension system does a fine job gliding over bumps and ruts, and body lean is effectively kept in check. The steering is fairly quick and precise with a decent heft to the wheel, though most competing luxury sedans are more fun to drive. Nevertheless, the S-Class feels smaller than it is, even if we wouldn't exactly call it athletic.
The AMG nameplate takes the civilized S-Class and turns it into a suit-wearing goon who'll frighten your mother and make you think twice about messing with it. The S63's warbling V8 is blisteringly fast; the S65's twin-turbo V12 -- well, that's actually under consideration by NASA for its new Ares rocket. With 738 lb-ft of torque being sent to the rear wheels, you'll be going through an awful lot of rubber if you keep the traction control turned off.
The Mercedes flagship embodies craftsmanship and attention to detail. Panels are precisely placed, and materials quality is beyond reproach. Burnished wood and pliant leather gloss almost every nook and cranny, and the plastics used are soft and pleasantly textured. The COMAND electronics system uses a control knob and screen to operate most entertainment and navigation functions, but lacks the physical dash buttons of the more recent E, C and GLK Classes that make calling up frequently used functions easier. It may come as a shock, but we actually think the BMW 7 Series' latest version of the once-vilified iDrive is better.
Space is plentiful in the S-Class, even if there's no extended-wheelbase version like what is offered for some of its competitors. The front and rear seats can be equipped to heat you, cool you and massage you. Adjustable bolsters up front keep you in place through corners. The trunk offers 16.2 cubic feet of space, more than enough for golf clubs and a few suitcases.
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I was at a bookstore. I picked up The Power of Now in search of one more book to fulfill the "buy 2 get one free" offer. I have experience in 12-step programs and was aware of the idea that the present is all we really have. Bought the book. It collected dust by my bedside for months. One evening, in desperation because I had to read something, anything, because I had finished my other books, I began reading Eckhart's book. I read the first few paragraphs and put it down in disgust. I thought oh god, another redeemed-from-the-brink-of-suicide-bore who is now going to tell me how to live my life. I didn't pick the book up again for weeks. The next time I picked up the I read from the next chapter because I didn't want to read the drama. Now, four months later, I have read both of his books, more than once and every time I read them I see the concepts in a whole new light. I believe all of it. I am grateful to have been given the opportunity to experience that the things I have intuited are not just my own "fairytale". There are others out there who have discovered the truth. It's a humbling experience. I have been a silent observer of this forum and decided to begin participating in an effort to connect on a deeper level with this movement. It's very exciting to attempt to communicate with others who have glimpsed the power of the present.
Anywho, I am sleepily (because I am trying to reduce my caffeine consumption) careening through the various topics this morning. I would like to read and comment on all the posts, 'cuz I'm on the "newcomer's pink cloud" but I don't want to wear out my welcome. I have a tendecy to be wordy. My husband can attest to that. After awhile he just blocks me out. Which is too bad for him because I have some really good things to convey. Is that my ego talking or what?


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Medicine in Argentina by Brett Friedler
Once the patient was prepped for surgery, the operating room fell silent. Dr. Catallo, the chief of surgery, was silently praying in the corner. 'This won't be good,' I thought to myself.
Twenty minutes prior to this realization, Dr. Catallo told me to go to the surgery room. However, his Spanish accent was particularly difficult for me to understand, so I must have missed the word "amputation" in his description.
The patient was an elderly woman with advanced type II diabetes. Unfortunately this is not an uncommon finding in Argentina, where the typical diet has a very high sugar content. In this particular case, blackened, necrotic tissue had spread upward from her toes to cover the foot and shin of her right leg. The doctors believed they needed to amputate the limb to save her life.
The procedure was completed in 12 minutes, but during the operation I had no concept of time. The patient was alive and well a week later when I helped to change her bandage. I left behind in the OR that day both my innocence, as well as any doubts about the difficulties of pursuing a career in medicine.
My Medical Placement
I am a 24-year-old aspiring doctor. After completing my M.S. degree in Physiology and Neurobiology, I was interested in pursuing a cultural immersion experience that would also help me decide if medicine was the right career path for me. In retrospect, Projects Abroad helped me achieve both of these goals.
My volunteer placement landed me with an incredible host family in the small, rural town of Jesus Maria, a little over an hour north of the city of Cordoba (easily accessible by bus). Located twelve blocks up the road was the public, free services clinic I worked at called Hospital Vicente Aguero. The hospital contains a pediatric, OB/GYN, internal medicine, surgical, and intensive care wards, as well as a laboratory. I had the option of rotating between wards, but instead opted to stick with internal medicine for the two-month duration of my stay.
A typical day in the clinic consisted of morning rounds and afternoon general assistant duties. I would shadow doctors representing various specialties, listen closely, and simply wait to be told what to do. Some of my responsibilities included fetching a medical prescription, setting up an ECG, or shuttling various patients medical history files to and from the doctor's office. In the afternoon we cleaned and bandaged the wounds sustained by patients in automobile accidents. If a patient needed to be taken from the clinic to surgery or radiology, I would help transport them. Occasionally I would record patient blood pressure, change their saline solution, or remove a catheter.
While I had the opportunity to practice important clinical skills on my placement, I also observed some rather disturbing trends. Argentina is a developing country in South America. Neither the technology, nor the systems of healthcare delivery are on par with what is observed in the United States. Patients spend more time than is necessary in recovery due to a combination of a lack of resources and poor communication amongst medical staff. Additionally, the ubiquitous diabetes tends to slow the healing process dramatically.
Sterile practice is not adhered to with any meaningful consistency (with the exception of the OR). I was shocked when the doctor I was assisting one day asked me to grab the trash bin from the bathroom to dispose of bio hazardous bandages. On more than one occasion I witnessed doctors or nursing staff applying antiseptic or changing bandages without wearing gloves. While these aspects of Argentinean healthcare are preventable and frustrating, the tireless work ethic of the understaffed medical personnel for marginal pay is nothing short of inspiring.
Advice for future volunteers
Finally, if you are considering a trip to Argentina with Projects Abroad, bear in mind a couple of points.
Firstly, very few people speak English in this country. If you don't have at least a rudimentary understanding of the Spanish language, I strongly recommend you pick up a Spanish-English dictionary, a Rosetta Stone program, or maybe enroll in a Spanish course at your institution. Mastering the basics will dramatically improve your experience at work and add color to your social life. Many of the volunteers I shared time with in Argentina did not have a handle on the Spanish language and were frustrated with the language barrier. The wrong thing to do is expect others to cater to your needs. You will find that simply being surrounded by Spanish-speaking people will improve your understanding tremendously as you take things in context.
Secondly, if you are doing a medicine program, you will need to take initiative at work. Ask intelligent questions and take advantage of rare opportunities. Introduce yourself to everyone and explain your interests. Within a week of working I had already seen an autopsy, a hysterectomy, and two C-sections simply because I expressed interest in surgery to the right doctor. As you build relationships with the medical staff, you will be trusted to handle more important tasks. However, there are things you will not be able to do without medical credentials, so don't expect to operate on a patient or administer medication.
Thirdly, make time to see some of the country. There are mountains, waterfalls, glaciers, cities, wine, and tango to explore. On a long weekend, my roommate and I would take a bus out to Puerto Iguazu/Cataratas, Mendoza, Buenos Aires, Quebrada del Condorcito, or any of the neighboring towns in the province of Cordoba. The bus system is very easy to figure out and (relatively) cheap. Your Spanish will also improve by interacting with others, especially when a taxi driver is charging you 300 pesos for a one-hour ride. The correct thing to do in this case is to say that you'll spend a night in a nearby hostel for 40 pesos, and walk away. Watch how they come back with a better price that is still a rip-off. The lesson here is that the least interested party always wins in business and love.
As I move forward with my career in medicine, this authentic experience in Argentina will always hold a special significance for me. Two months of volunteer work with the in-patient clinic has granted me perspective of how lopsided the comparison between healthcare delivery in my home country versus other countries, truly is. As a matter of moral integrity, I intend to participate in various international healthcare relief efforts throughout medical school and beyond.
Brett Friedler
This is a personal account of one volunteer's experience on the project and is a snapshot in time. Your experience may be different, as our projects are constantly adapting to local needs and building on accomplishments. Seasonal weather changes can also have a big impact. Find out more about what you can expect from this project, or speak to one of our friendly Program Advisors.


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The ATI Radeon X1950 Pro, codenamed RV570, has been built on the 80nm process, contains 36 pixel shader engines, 12 parallel pipelines and eight vertex engines, utilizes digital PWM, supports dongle-less CrossFire, fits in a single PCIe slot and comes with an MSRP of $199. When the AMD/ATI merger was announced many critics and analysts thought that ATI would be too busy merging with AMD to keep producing quality products for the high end graphics market, but it's safe to say that with today's successful launch ATI has cast away those worries.
ATI has clocked the core on the X1950 Pro at 575MHz and the 256MB of GDDR3 memory at 1.38GHz, which are aggressive for a card with a $199 price tag. The core on the X1950 PRO is manufactured on an 80nm fabrication process, and is completely separate in almost every way imaginable from the existing Radeon X1950 video cards as we will show you later in this article. ATI has been impressed by the cores made on the 80nm process and told Legit Reviews that the average overclock on the core has been 100MHz from what they have seen and been hearing back from those that are lucky enough to have a card already.
The 80nm RV570 core features 36 Pixel Shaders (12 fewer than the X1950XTX) and 12 Texture Units (four less than the X195XTX) to get the job done. Video output options include dual-link DVI + S-Video, dual-link DVI + single link-DVI + S-video or dual-link DVI + VGA + S-video. The ATI Radeon X1950 Pro has internal dual-link TMDS transmitters for both DVI outputs. As usual, ATI doesn't recommend any particular configuration and it is up to the add-in board partner to choose the appropriate one.
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Jordan is a leader among Arab countries in educational spending as a percentage of GDP. Jordan's ten public universities, 18 private universities, 52 community colleges, and 50 vocational training centres house more than 140,000 students from around the globe and the Arab world, with the numbers of foreign students growing at a rate of 9% per annum.
The Jordanian government and the private sector, working with international IT initiatives, are investing considerable resources in primary and secondary education programs, elevating the ICT know-how of Jordanian graduates. Jordan has a young population, 70 percent are under the age of 30 (about 3.8 million), and these programs are creating an impressive pool of bilingual, savvy ICT graduates.
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Jordan Applied University
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Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences
New York Institute of Technology
The World Islamic Sciences & Education University
Jadara University
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Al Al Bait University
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Ahliyyah School for Girls
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Amman Academy
Amman National School
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UH Pacific Business Center Program presents conference on Sustainable Entrepreneurial Development in Urban and Rural Areas
February 27 - March 1, 2007, Hilton Hawaiian VillageUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Pacific Business Center Program
HONOLULU — The University of Hawaiʻi Pacific Business Center Program in collaboration with the Hawaiʻi State Office of Planning announce a conference on Sustainable Entrepreneurial Development in Urban and Rural Areas, to be held Feb. 27-March 1, 2007, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.
Attendees will be coming from throughout the United States, including Alaska and Hawaiʻi, and from the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands. Attendees will learn from colleagues as they describe their successful projects in the area of Sustainable Entrepreneurial Development in Urban and Rural Areas. They will also hear from international speakers, federal funders, and local and mainland presenters for ideas about approaches and collaborations that work. This is a unique opportunity to network with others that are also working in the field.
The conference will be attended by representatives from organizations that offer technical assistance for various economic development activities, from both the private and public sectors. Conference participants will include representatives from Native American tribes, Alaskan Native tribes, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. In addition, representatives from city, county and state government organizations, entrepreneurs and businesses, will attend. Representatives from federal grant-making agencies will also give presentations at the conference.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Ernesto Sirolli, Founder, Chairman & CEO of the Sirolli Institute (http://www.sirolli.com/), is a noted authority in the field of sustainable economic development. Sirolli will be delivering the luncheon keynote speech on Feb. 28 as well as a hands-on workshop on Thursday morning. He will introduce his concept of "Enterprise Facilitation"-- a person-centered approach to community and economic development.
FEATURED SPEAKER: Richard Engelhardt, Regional Advisor for Culture in Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), will deliver the closing luncheon talk on March 1 on "Protecting Indigenous Cultures within a Tourism Environment."
SPECIAL GUESTS: Salvador Enriquez, Chief, Business Development Group, San Francisco National Enterprise Center, Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce; A. Leonard Smith, Regional Director, Seattle Regional Office, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce; Honorable Mufi Hannemann, Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu; Ted Liu, Director, Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), State of Hawaiʻi.
The conference is open to students for no fee, except for the Feb. 28 and March 1 luncheon sessions. Students may register on-site and should bring a current student ID. General registration fee is $225. There are also group, daily and luncheon only rates available. Call 808-956-8204 for more information. Validated parking will be available for $6/day.
For more information and to view the conference agenda, visit the website at:
For more information, visit: http://www.pbcp-conference.org


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Posted by Patricia Devine on February 27th, 2013
Posted in: News from NLM, Resource Sharing & Document Delivery
Starting Monday, March 4, the National Library of Medicine will be inviting DOCLINE libraries to participate in a survey on interlibrary loan practices and needs of the health science libraries in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) and Canada. This is your opportunity to help shape resource sharing programs of the future.
NLM initiated this survey to investigate the reasons for the declining use of DOCLINE and current practices of libraries regarding resource sharing. The number of ILL requests entered into DOCLINE has decreased 46% since 2002 while Loansome Doc requests declined 68% in that same period. Your response to this survey is very important and will help us to understand the resource sharing needs of librarians in the NN/LM and Canada, and how NLM can best meet those needs now and in the future. We look forward to your participation.
The survey has 30 questions that we estimate will take about 12 minutes to complete.
NLM will be sending the invitation email via SurveyMonkey to the address of each library's ILL contact reported in their DOCLINE institution record. If the listed ILL contact has previously opted out of receiving emails from SurveyMonkey, or if you don't receive your invitation, please contact DOCLINE at https://docline.gov/docline/help/contact_nlm/ask.cfm to receive a link to the survey.


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Peterson v. Moldofsky, No. 07-2603, 2009 WL 3126229 (D.Kan. September 29, 2009)
Defendant took pictures of his ex-girlfriend "engaged in various sex acts with two other people." Later he emailed some of the photos to his ex-girlfriend's mother, ex-husband, ex-in laws, boss and co-workers.
The ex-girlfriend sued for intentional infliction of emotional distress and invasion of privacy. Defendant moved for summary judgment. The court denied the motion in large part.
Infliction of emotional distress
Defendant argued that the court should toss the intentional infliction of emotional distress claim because Plaintiff ex-girlfriend failed to show that Defendant's conduct was sufficiently extreme and outrageous, and that the alleged distress exceeded what a reasonable person would experience in the circumstances.
The court rejected Defendant's arguments. It found that an average citizen would think emailing photos of a person engaged in a manage a trois to one of the participants' mother, among others, was outrageous. Moreover, Plaintiff's distress was shown to be severe, as she had to get counseling. It sounds as if the court would have found it severe enough even without the counseling — Defendant's conduct was "so shocking and outrageous as to give rise to an inference of severe emotional distress."
Invasion of privacy
Plaintiff claimed two forms of invasion of privacy — intrusion upon seclusion and publication of private facts. The court held she had presented enough facts for the latter but not the former.
The court granted Defendant's motion for summary judgment as to intrusion upon seclusion because no intrusion occurred. Plaintiff knew Defendant was there taking pictures of the activities. The court rejected Plaintiff's argument that publication of the no doubt intimate photos constituted intrusion. It held that the disclosure of properly obtained information could not give rise to the claim.
But as to the argument that emailing the photos unlawfully publicized private facts, the court sided with Plaintiff. Defendant had argued that emailing the photos to only a half dozen or so people did not amount to "publication," which is one of the elements of the tort. He pointed to Comment "a" of the Restatement (Second) of Torts §652D which says that "it is not an invasion of the right of privacy to communicate a fact . . . to a single person, or even to a small group of people."
In rejecting this argument, the court engaged in what some might characterize as "Internet exceptionalism," — applying the law in response to a perceived substantial difference between online and offline communication. The court observed that "the Internet enables its users to 'quickly and inexpensively' surmount the barriers to generating publicity that were inherent in the traditional forms of communication." Finding this distinction to be significant, the court held that distribution of the photos even to a small group of people through the private means of electronic mail could be considered a "publication" for purposes of the tort of invasion of privacy.
Threesome photo courtesy Flickr user curgoth under this Creative Commons license.