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Quote:#Fixed Notecard Crash* MAC and HDD serial Spoof added to Login Panel.
#Allow Rigged Mesh Selection
#Added Import /Export Inventory for Xml Objects(note not finished, will not inject to prim yet)
#Ability to distinguish mesh from prims and ability to select deselect them from the export list in XML Exporter
#go back to older KDU 6.4.1 to alleviate issues with blury textures
#Added Some Fun options to the radar click the > for alternate button set (you can set Rez object in Options) < will return to normal buttons
#Updated with Singularity.
* Channel and Version Spoofing added to Login Panel.
* Spoof system language in OS Preferences.
* Detect Avatars Trying to use Commands (pinging you) toggle in Old Skool preferences security.
* Local inventory
* New Phoenix Skin Added.
* Added Phoenix Fancy Beams.(settings in Old Skool Preferences)
* Radar has had an overhaul e Phoenix like with Sombrero features on right click.
* Added Avatar Hud Detection.
* Voice position locking (lock to camera or pos) located in voice remote control on toolbar.
* Mouselook now shows avatar name and distance with ability to set custom crosshairs in OldSkool Preferences.
* Image Metadata Reader Used to get the real uploader of textures and ripped Loal Inventory textures (works for most not all)
* Copy AssetID and Open Texture added to a context menu of texture controls.
* Preview floaters of Textures, Animations, Sounds, Mod Scripts and Gestures with ripping ability (Downloading for all using file menu / save preview as (shortcut ctrl s)
* New Bulk upload submenu added to filter out types.
* Wearable Upload added.
* BVH animations will now upload and download.
* Import Scripts notecards added to file menu of their respecting preview floater.
* Texture Inspector with Texture Ripping, Also particle and animated texture script ripping.
* Av Texture floater unlocked and added rip all to inventory and copy all asset ids to clipboard. (can right click them too using the new context menu)
* Key Tool (creates a local inventory item from the UUID stored in the clipboard) - with added Full perm wearable injection.(creates a non temp item)
* Shift left click in world object selects and edits it for fast selection (hold shift keep clicking objects)
* Ripping Textures added to the Shift + Alt + Ctrl + T (while object is selected)
* UUID NoteCard made to work in the Viewer AO
* Reupload assets with right-click "reupload" from Inventory.
* Inventory back-up, with right-click "save as"
* Save and load inventories, with right-click "save inv cache" / inventory file load Inv Cache (on another account loads your backed up inventory on alt)
* Create Items in yourLocal Inventory using create menu in your inventory.
* Play 'Ambient' button in all sound floaters, makes sounds appear to play from everywhere.
* Copy UUID in sound preview windows
* Copy UUID in animation preview windows
* Circuit Floater added to disconnect Regions. also ability to show circuit info in chat via toggle in Preferences Old Skool.
* Added Message Packet Builder.
* Added Message Packet Logger.
* DAE and OBJ Export permission checks removed.
* Added Familiar Export Xml Floater with wearable rip. (a total rewrite of the selection system avatar attachments load faster. Ability to open floater and keep adding objects by clicking them.)
* Added Resync of animations.
* Added ability to clear viewer effects.
* F1 Key now opens the Debug Settings for faster access.
* Control Alt g Toggles Hacked God mode
* Asset Hex editor
* Asset Text editor
* VFS Explorer and Injector. (same concept as cache viewer, reads writes Assets in your cache)
* Unlocked sound explorer added some ripping abilities.
* Unlocked animation explorer added some ripping abilities.
* Added Particle Explorer Floater to view/rip all particle system scripts in sim.
* Added Undeformer
* Delete all owned objects in region.
* TP to ground and to Platform.


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James M. DiRisio was raised in Fairport, New York and graduated from St. Bonaventure University with a Bachelor's of Arts Degree in Mass Communications. He was commissioned a Chemical Corps Second Lieutenant through the ROTC program in 1986. After completion of the Chemical Officer Basic Course he was Assistant S3/Chemical Officer, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division and later Executive Officer, 101st Chemical Company, 1st Corps Support Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In June of 1990, he left active duty and joined the 401st Civil Affairs Company, an Army Reserve unit in Webster, New York. Mobilized in January 1991, he deployed with the 401st to Southwest Asia, where he became the Assistant S5, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division in Iraq and Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm.
Upon returning to the United States, he graduated from the Civil Affairs Officer Advanced Course and remained in the reorganized 401st Civil Affairs Battalion from 1991 until 1996, serving as the Arts and Monuments Officer and as a Direct Support Team Chief. He was mobilized again in June 1996 and deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he became the S5 of 1st Squadron, 4th U.S. Cavalry in Task Force Eagle during Operation Joint Endeavor. In December 1996, he returned to the 401st Civil Affairs Battalion as the unit's S4/Logistics Officer and in 1999 was selected to command the battalion's General Support Detachment. He was assigned in February 2002 to the staff of the 98th Division (Institutional Training), Rochester New York, where he held several positions in the 98th Division's G3 Section.
He was mobilized in September 2004 for the third time to support Operation Iraqi Freedom and was selected as Executive Officer to the Commanding General, Coalition Military Assistance Training Team (CMATT), Baghdad, Iraq. DiRisio served with CMATT throughout Iraq for one year until he returned to the 98th Division in October 2005. Selected as a Command and General Staff College instructor, he taught Intermediate Level Education as a Staff Leader in the 6th Brigade (Professional Development), 98th Division (IT) at Fort Dix, New Jersey and the United States Military Academy until he retired as a lieutenant colonel in February 2007. DiRisio has been a higher education administrator since 1991 and currently is the Director of Admissions at St. Bonaventure University. He has remained close to the Seneca Battalion and in 1997 assisted in the establishment of the Army ROTC Affinity Group and the ROTC Hall of Fame. He and his wife Mary have two children and reside in Olean, New York.
DiRisio is a graduate of several military schools, including the Combined Arms Staff Services School, USAF Middle Eastern Orientation Course, Command and General Staff College and the Command and General Staff College Faculty Development Program. His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal with Service Star, Southwest Asia Service Medal with Service Star, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terror Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Service Medal (Hourglass, Mobilization Device, Numeral Three), NATO Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Parachutist Badge and numerous unit citations. His foreign decorations and badges include the Saudi Arabia Liberation of Kuwait Medal, Kuwait Liberation of Kuwait Medal and Republic of Honduras Parachutist Badge.
Born in Port Jervis, New York, David W. Hazen enrolled at St. Bonaventure University in 1958 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics in 1963. A Distinguished Military Graduate of the Army ROTC program, he was commissioned a Field Artillery second lieutenant and graduated with distinction from the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course.
His first assignment was with the 1st Battalion, 28th Field Artillery (8th Infantry Division) in Germany, where he served as a Platoon Leader, Assistant S3, S3 and Battery Commander from July 1963 until August 1966. He reported to An Khe, Vietnam in September 1966 and served as Assistant S3 in HHB, 3rd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery for four months before being assigned as Assistant S3, HHB, 1st Field Force Artillery in Natrang, Vietnam for the remainder of his one-year tour. He returned to the United States and served as a Project Officer and later Chief of the Cannon Branch, Gunnery Department, U.S. Army Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma from August 1968 until May 1970.
During Hazen's second tour of duty in Vietnam, from May 1970 to May 1971, he served as Chief of Intelligence Analysis, G2, XXIV Corps, Da Nang, Vietnam. He became Chief of the Systems Operations Branch and Project Manager at Fort Hood Texas in June 1971 and in July 1973 was assigned as Executive Officer, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. In 1975 he became Chief, Force Development and Assistant G3 of the 101st Airborne Division. Hazen returned to overseas duty in August 1978 when he was assigned as the commander of the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery and Camp Pelham, Korea for one year.
He was selected as an Instructor and Assistant Professor of History at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York and taught there for two years before being named Chief of the Long Range Planning Division, ODSOPS, Department of the Army. He remained in the Pentagon as the Assistant for C2 Policy & Plans, U.S. Army Element, Office of the Secretary of Defense until June 1986. He returned to military instruction as the Director of U.S. National Security Studies, Department of National Security and Strategy, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. Concurrently, he held the honorary General Dwight D. Eisenhower Chair of National Security Studies. His final military assignment was Chair, Department of National Security and Strategy at the War College. He retired as a colonel in 1993.
Hazen married Bernice Gilpin and together they raised four children. Following his retirement, he was elected to the Matamoras, Pennsylvania Borough Council and served as Council President. His civilian and military education includes a Master of Military Arts and Science from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Master of Arts in History from the University of North Carolina, a Post-Master's Advanced Management Program at Harvard University, the Field Artillery Officer Advanced Course, Command and General Staff College and the U.S. Army War College. In addition to being the Honorary Colonel of the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, his military awards include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit (2nd Award), Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal (4th Award), Army Commendation Medal (2nd Award), National Defense Service Medal (2nd Award), Vietnam Service Medal with Five Battle Stars, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (2nd Award), Vietnam Commendation Medal, and Office of the Secretary of Defense and Army Staff Identification Badges.
Thomas George Bonaventure Kane was born in Corning, New York and followed the example of his father, Daniel C. Kane '54, by enrolling in St. Bonaventure University's Army ROTC program. He received an ROTC Scholarship, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science and was commissioned as a Military Police second lieutenant in 1980. With an educational delay, he remained an Army Reserve officer while attending the Claude Pettit School of Law, Ohio Northern University, from which he was awarded his Juris Doctor in 1983. In January 1984, he began basic studies in military law at the University of Virginia and later that year completed the Judge Advocate General's Basic Course at Fort Lee, Virginia.
His first assignment as a JAG officer was with the Trial Defense Service, Fort Hood, Texas, where he served as Defense Counsel for the 2nd Armored Division. He was promoted to captain and named Trial Counsel, Legal Assistance, Administrative Law Officer and International Law Officer for the 2nd Armored Division. In 1987 he was transferred to Carlisle Barracks to serve as the Assistant Post Judge Advocate, and was advanced to Post Judge Advocate from 1989 until 1992, during which time his office twice won the Chief of Staff of the Army's Award for Excellence in Legal Assistance and was recognized by the TRADOC Communities of Excellence. He served as Legal Assistance Attorney for General Omar Bradley and his wife Kitty, and was instrumental in the settlement of the Bradley estate. His command prepared several thousand service members for deployment to during Operations Desert Shield and Storm, helping to make the post a key preparation site for future deployments, especially for key senior officers leaving for the Army War College for service in these war zones.
Kane left Carlisle in October of 1992 to take an Active Guard Reserve (AGR) position with the Pennsylvania National Guard as Pennsylvania's full-time Judge Advocate General. He was promoted to major in 1993 and completed the Judge Advocate Advanced Course that same year. He completed Command and General Staff College in 1997 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1998. During this time, he drafted several key pieces of legislation, including a State AWOL law, an Interstate Compact for Mutual Assistance between the States, a Timbering Law for Fort Indiantown Gap and several provisions of a State Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act. A culminating experience came in a deployment to Lithuania as a military law and disaster assistance expert with the Partnership for Peace Program. There, Kane addressed government and military officials and served as a legal point of contact, which led to his assistance in the drafting of the Lithuanian constitution and several others laws and policies relating to the establishment of their armed forces and disaster assistance processes.
Selected for promotion to colonel in 2002, he graduated from the Air War College and on February 1, 2004, retired from the United States Army as a lieutenant colonel. He continues to serve as a GS-14 civilian attorney for the United States Army, with duty as the Installation Legal Officer, U.S. Army War College and Carlisle Barracks. Married to Yvonne Lee Kane, he is the father of six children and his extensive community service includes leadership positions with the National Youth League, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Knights of Columbus, Boy Scouts of America and St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Parish. His military awards include five Meritorious Service Medals, four Army Commendation Medals, three Army Achievement Medals, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal (second award), two Pennsylvania Meritorious Service Medals, two Pennsylvania Commendation Medals and several lesser federal and state medals and service ribbons.
Lois Mary Rappl was born in Rochester, New York, graduated from Bishop Kearney High School and attended Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York. She transferred into St. Bonaventure University as a junior, and like her father Norbert J. Rappl '52, enrolled in Army ROTC. She graduated from St. Bonaventure with a bachelor's degree in Economics and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Ordnance branch.
She completed the Ordnance Officer Basic Course at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland and graduated from the U.S. Army Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia. In March 1983, she reported to Kaiserslautern, Germany where she served as a Staff Supply Officer and Protocol Officer during the first part of her tour, then became a Platoon Leader and later Executive Officer of the 903rd Maintenance Company. In 1985, she married CPT James Morales. During her final year in Germany, she was the Maintenance Management Officer of the 87th Maintenance Battalion, having been promoted to first lieutenant and captain while on active duty.
Captain Lois Morales left active duty in June 1987 and became a U.S. Army Reserve Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) Materiel Officer for the Army Logistics Center, Fort Lee, Virginia. In 1992, she became the S1 of the 320th Military Police Battalion in Ashley, Pennsylvania. A brief reassignment to the Control Group followed and in February 1995, she began her long-term association with the 75th Division (Exercise). Her first assignment with the 75th Division was as the Senior Simulation Coach in the division's 1st Brigade, Houston, Texas. Promoted to major in October 1997, she was assigned as Secretary to the General Staff and, in May 1999, was selected as the Chemical Team Chief, 4th Brigade, 75th Division in Houston. In September 2000 she became Commandant of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 75th Division, serving in that capacity until August 2002. She was promoted to lieutenant colonel in June 2002 and was selected to command 1st Battalion (Logistics Support), 382nd Regiment, 75th Division at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
She was the first woman to command a battalion in the 60-year history of the 75th Division and mobilized with it from January to November 2003, when she was responsible for the training of soldiers deploying from CONUS for the Global War on Terror. Following her highly successful battalion command, Morales became the Deputy G4 of the 75th Division till 2007. Following her promotion to colonel, Morales is presently a Simulation Team Chief in 1st Battle Command Training Brigade. Colonel Lois Morales is married to Colonel James Morales. They live in Dallas, Texas with their three sons Dustin, Kyle, and Karl Morales.
In addition to the Ordnance Officer Basic and Basic Airborne Courses, Morales is a graduate of the NBC School, the Ordnance Officer Advanced Course, Combined Arms and Services Staff School and Command and General Staff College. She is also member of the Army War College of 2008 and due to graduate in July. Her awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal (1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), National Defense Service Medal (1 Bronze Service Star), Global War on Terror Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass and M Device), Silver Hour Glass, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Parachutist Badge, and German Proficiency Badge.
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Just two days left to submit video/photo to the 'Do One Thing For Diversity and Inclusion' 2012 Competition, organised by the UNESCO Centre of Florence in partnership with the UN Alliance of Civilizations and many other partners to celebrate the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.
Deadline for submissions is Wednesday, 15 August.
The theme is: "What does 'Diversity and Inclusion' mean to you? Why does diversity matter to you? Show us your personal vision".
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) in partnership with UNESCO and various other partners from corporations to civil society launched, back in May, a campaign "Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion", aimed at engaging people around the world to Do One Thing to support Cultural Diversity and Inclusion.
Following the adoption in 2001 of the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity the UN General Assembly declared May 21 as the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. This Day raises awareness on the richness of world cultures and the opportunities that cultural diversity can bring to societies.
Why does diversity matters?
Three-quarters of the world's major conflicts have a cultural dimension.
Bridging the gap between cultures is urgent and necessary for peace, stability and development.
The 2012 campaign, by encouraging people and organizations from around the world to take concrete action to support diversity, aims:
Join the worldwide campaign, "Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion", like the Facebook page and encourage your neighbors, your family, your friends and your coworkers to Do One Thing to support Diversity and Inclusion on the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development on May 21, 2012.
Every one of us can do ONE thing for diversity and inclusion; even one very little thing can become a global action if we all take part in it.
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The Catalyst driver does slow down the card under load but we did not find any game which would exceed Furmark's temperatures or fan-speeds. As you can see the stock cooler heats up to 85°C and the fan is very loud - more annoying compared to the Setsugen 2 at full speed.
Even with the lowest setting at 760rpm the Setsugen 2 beats the stock cooler by up to 5°C. All in all, 80°C is safe for GPU standards.
With just 1000rpm the temperature drops another impressive 7°C.
At full speed the Setsugen maxed out at 64°C. But of course, we don't like it that noisy.
With the 25mm fan at 960rpm the Setsugen manged 68°C which is 17°C less compared to the stock cooler.


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New England Journal of Medicine, copyright 2012
This man's deep skin folds that resemble the surface of the brain are the result of a rare condition called cutis verticis gyrata.
The strange folds and furrows covering a Brazilian man's entire scalp was neither a funky new look nor a hipster trend. Rather the 21-year-old's bizarre looking scalp with its deep skin folds in a pattern said to resemble the surface of the brain is a sign of a rare medical condition known as cutis verticis gyrata.
In this week's New England Journal of Medicine, two Brazilian doctors describe this young man's case and share a picture of its odd appearance. When he was 19, the skin on his scalp started to change. It grew thicker, forming many soft, spongy ridges and narrow ruts.
Even his hair had an unusual configuration. It was normal in the furrows but sparser over the folds as is common for this strange scalp condition. No doubt, visits to the barber shop as well as washing his squishy scalp and combing his hair were peculiar experiences.
Despite the extent of his scalp affected, "the patient did not have the habit of covering his head," with a hat, for instance, says Dr. Karen Schons a dermatologist at the Hospital Universitario de Santa Maria, who examined the patient and co-authored the case study. In fact, the case study reports that "the condition did not bother him cosmetically."
Cutis verticis gyrata occurs much more commonly in men, and it typically develops not long after puberty occurs. Doctors aren't sure exactly what causes the scalp changes that lead to its weird appearance.
In this Brazilian man's case, no one else in his family had the condition, and he did not have any symptoms because of it. He was intellectually impaired and had performed poorly in school, but this was not linked with the skin folds and furrows on his scalp.
In fact, his doctors found he had no symptoms of neurological or psychiatric disorders, even though cutis verticis gyrata has sometimes been associated with cognitive disabilities or other brain-related disorders, such as schizophrenia and seizures.
"It's a benign and essentially aesthetic condition," explains Schons. Although his head probably attracted some curious stares, this man wasn't self-conscious about it. He needed no treatment.
Schons says there are surgical methods that can correct some of the disfigurement, but it may not be a good option for patients with extensive scalp involvement.
Doctors saw the young man a year after he was diagnosed, and his scalp looked the same and he continued to have no health concerns or concerns about his appearance.
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From there I worked my way up to metal, so I am proud to say I am a EMO lover .
My first intro to rock was Guns & Roses and my first intro to metal was Pantera.


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As part of Celebrate Pro Bono 2011, we are highlighting pro bono legal service in South Carolina.
Meet ASHLEY COLE, 3L at the University of South Carolina School of Law.
Ashley became involved in pro bono when she saw flyers posted during her first semester of law school about the Guardian ad Litem program. Instead of signing up immediately she waited until her second semester and began talking with Pam Robinson (USC School of Law Pro Bono Director) about that particular program. Ashley recalls "I was so excited because she remembered me even after the first time I spoke with her. She signed me up for Pro Bono announcements. I participated in the Guardian ad Litem training course, and it was "all she wrote" after that."
She's been participating in the law school's pro bono program for 2 years now; serving on the board since her 2nd year of law school.
While Ashley continues to serve as GAL, she also stays involved in a lot of projects.
Right now, we're gearing up for our semester food drive for Harvest Hope. It's my job to get my classmates involved because we have a competition between the three law classes. I want the 3Ls to win this year! We're kicking-off the food drive with a "It's Not a Crock Pot" soup lunch to raise awareness for hunger. I'll be entering a soup in the contest on behalf of an organization I'm involved with.
Also, we've been hosting a "Good Deed Friday" project about once a month where students who are involved in Pro Bono get together with students from other law organizations to perform community service in and around Columbia.
This semester, we kicked-off a new program called "Carolina Clerks" that allows attorneys with a pro bono case to obtain assistance from a USC Law student. That program is wonderful because it provides help to the attorney while simultaneously providing experience to a law student who is eager to learn.
When asked about how she first became involved in these multiples projects, she noted "We host the food drive every semester, so that's an easy Pro Bono opportunity for everyone. Mostly, I learn about projects through my activities with the Board Members and Pam. In fact, every time I walk into Pam's office, she's always telling me about the new ideas she has, and it's wonderful that she's so creative."
Ashley's passion for pro bono doesn't stop there.
One semester, I participated in a "Pro Bono and Jelly" hunger awareness bake sale during the food drive. We encouraged students and faculty to bring their lunches and donate the money they would normally spend eating out to Harvest Hope. I have also visited retirement centers with other volunteers to sit down and talk with senior citizens about their legal needs. We fill out surveys to identify how the legal community can best serve this group of people. Additionally, this summer I worked with South Carolina Legal Aid as a public interest law clerk, so I stayed on this semester as a volunteer. Our Pro Bono program has close ties with that office because they serve the public.
I performed a lot of community service in high school and during my undergraduate career, so it seemed silly not to continue doing good things for others when I started law school. Admittedly, it's a lot more difficult during your first semester to get involved, but once I settled in I wanted to find out what I could do. Pro Bono opportunities have provided me with a lot of hands-on legal experience. I'm so thankful for the program, and I really enjoy working with students and people in our community. I really believe that one of my responsibilities in this profession requires me to give back some of my time to people who really need it. A lot of people don't understand our judicial system, so law students and practicing attorneys should aspire to reach out to them and make the experience as helpful as possible.
When asked about whether she experienced any surprises with her pro bono work, Ashley reflects "I wouldn't say I have had too many surprises. I think becoming a GAL was a little overwhelming at first, though. My first case was difficult for me because it was hard to believe that children, right here in Columbia, are abused and neglected every day. We see these things on TV, so it was almost surreal to experience it first hand. However, it was rewarding to stand in front of a judge in Family Court and have my final opinion heard and implemented."
I asked Ashley about what she had learned from her pro bono service:
From my pro bono experiences, I have learned quite a lot about who I am, who I want to be, and what kind of law I think I might pursue. For example, I learned that family law is more difficult because of the emotional element that's always present when you speak to a client or work with family members. Pro bono work has taught me patience and understanding. When you realize that you have to explain legalese to someone who may or may not have graduated from high school, your perspective changes and you realize how valuable your services are to the clients you serve. I have also learned how fortunate I am, and I'm thankful for the experiences I have had.
And pro bono service is not a new concept for Ashley. She recalls that "I have always believed that it is important for each person to serve the communities in which we live. It's so valuable to give back what we take. Pro bono service really changed my view of the law because now I understand what it is like to see it from a regular person's perspective. By "regular person," I mean someone who has not studied the law, someone who may not be aware of what his or her rights are in our country, and someone who can only tell me a story, not a particular legal issue. That's why I think pro bono service is so important because it's one of a lawyer's professional duties to give back to society."
I asked Ashley if she had any thoughts about pro bono service that she wanted to share with her fellow law students. Her response was thoughtful and frank:
I think that pro bono speaks for itself. Truly, a person only needs to get involved in one pro bono program to experience the joy and pleasure of doing good things for other people. Everyone has a little time to sacrifice, and it only takes one project or one client to keep a law student engaged and active in pro bono work for life.
She remains an active pro bono volunteer at SC Legal Services volunteering three hours a week as a law clerk. She has high esteem for the SC Legal Services attorneys noting that they are "fabulous, and they work hard for their clients. I have learned a great deal from them and could not be more thankful for the experience I have had there. They have taught me so many things that classroom lectures don't quite touch on in law school."
Is Ashley's pro bono going to continue into her law practice?
Most definitely. I think I would be doing a disservice to myself and my community by not engaging in pro bono work.
That is music to my ears. We are lucky to have have such dedicated young attorneys and law students who cannot imagine their profession without giving back.
Stay tuned as we highlight them throughout this week!


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On Friday the 15th, I went to see Doubt, A Parable by John Patrick Shanley in South Bend Civic Theatre's studio space.
If you've not seen anything there, it's arguably as intimate as their former space, the 77-seat Firehouse, though had I sat along the floorline I imagine I might have felt it challenged the Firehouse's intimacy as the audience is seated on the same floor the actors work. The space reminded me of many of the intimate theater spaces in Pittsburgh, including the black box in the basement of the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh and the Upstairs Theatre.
The set was well designed, and I'm always amazed by even the details of the painted floor. David Chudzynski and Matt Davidson have a flair for executing a clear vision. My wife even commented that she thought the floor was a real hard-wood floor.
Jim Coppens cast the show well, as they deftly negotiated – so far as I can tell without actually having read the play – the complexities of Shanley's text.
As indicated in a previous posting, Civic opened Doubt at the start of Lent. In fact, the third reading at Mass the Sunday before Doubt opened concerned Jesus' temptation and doubt in the desert, and the homily – possibly a parable – included a moment in our priest's life when he experienced doubt.
Doubt's title includes the words A Parable. And it is through the lens of that subtitle that I viewed the events of the play. That's probably not always the wisest of ways to go about experiencing drama, but I couldn't help it. The very presence of the words A Parable indicate Shanley had more going on in the text and in his head than the tale of a priest suspected of sexual abuse in 1964. Had Arthur Miller done as much with The Crucible, one wonders how his career might have survived another look by the House of Un-American Activities Committee.
Doubt opened with Matthew Bell's Father Flynn delivering a homily. In it, he reflects upon the assassination of President Kennedy the year before and the doubt and fear sparked by that event. As he closed his sermon with the sign of the cross and I resisted crossing myself, I was thinking about September 11th. Yes, there was doubt and fear in the nation, but there was also a tremendous amount of certainty from both the populous and their representatives in government all the way to the White House.
The story unfolded before us as Jean Plumhoff's Sister Aloysius set the conflict in motion by establishing doubt in the innocent mind of Dana Vagg's Sister James, encouraging her to watch for anything untoward in the behavior of Father Flynn.
There is no text in the play indicating with clarity who is right or who is wrong. Any sense of guilt or innocence comes from the actors' performances. There is no admission of guilt and no vindication of innocence. Without a clear confession how can there be certainty?
I drew my own conclusions, as to Father Flynn's relationship with the first African-American boy to attend St. Patrick's in 1964, based on Bell's performance and the circumstantial evidence as presented by Plumhoff. I don't know if my perception is the way he sought to interpret the character, and in a chat with the actors after the show, Bell deftly avoided establishing for the audience what his dog-walking 11th hour realization before the final dress rehearsal about the character was.
I enjoyed the opportunity to hear the actors speak about the play, and Civic ought to present more chances to do so, particularly after some of the edgier studio productions. For it was in the conversation that I moved from my end of show conviction to a realization that even were I right about my interpretation, what Sister Aloysius did because of her interpretation may not have been right or wrong either.
Doubt, A Parable premiered in 2004, a little over a year after the invasion of Iraq and Colin Powell's evidence to the United Nations that Iraq clearly had weapons of mass destruction, nearly two years after President Bush's "A Decade of Deception and Defiance", and approximately three years after Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said in his snowflakes, "Go massive. Sweep it all up. Things related and not."
We trust those with power and authority. We trust them to be honest. We trust them to protect us. Sometimes there are things they cannot tell us, but when they deceive us, they shake our faith. Sometimes doubt can strengthen our faith as we choose to reject temptation, but sometimes doubt brings down what we previously believed to be pillars of authority.
You may have another chance to catch Civic's production of Doubt, A Parable — most likely with no Q&A after — when they compete in the Indiana Community Theater League Festival the weekend of March 14-15. Ah, the Ides of March. Serendipity.


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UPDATE (1:45 p.m.): Flyers confirm Rinaldo will be out a minimum of one week with a "thigh laceration," also confirming McGinn call-up.
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Tye McGinn's stay with the Flyers during training camp did not last as long as he had hoped. With the season rapidly approaching, the Flyers sent McGinn - a 4th round pick in 2010 - back to AHL Adirondack last Wednesday.
Less than a week later, McGinn is back.
As reported by the Glens Falls Post-Star, McGinn was summoned back to Philadelphia on Sunday night after the Phantoms' shootout win against Albany in Atlantic City.
McGinn, 22, could be a candidate to replace Zac Rinaldo, who required 20 stitches in his quadriceps area after being cut by an errant skate on Sunday against the Sabres, in the Flyers' lineup on Tuesday night in New Jersey.
Jody Shelley and Tom Sestito were healthy scratches on Sunday.
Tuesday night would mark McGinn's NHL debut. He has 23 goals and 10 assists in 96 career AHL games. McGinn is known as a tireless worker on the forecheck who has developed a net presence, which is something the Flyers sorely lacked in their opening games.
The Flyers' brass was pleased with his abbreviated training camp showing.
"We got a chance to look at Tye McGinn, who we were really happy with," Flyers GM Paul Holmgren said last Friday. "I think if we were to get into a situation where we needed someone to call up, he could come up and play."
Rinaldo would likely need to be added to the short-term injury list to make room on the 23-man roster. He was having trouble walking as he left First Niagara Center on Sunday.
If the Flyers added Danny Briere (wrist) to the short-term injury list last week, Briere will not be eligible to play until Saturday at the earliest. Holmgren said it was possible that the team would list him on the non-roster portion of the reserve list, which would enable him to return sooner if possible. Briere, who is a point-per-game player against both Buffalo and Pittsburgh as a Flyer, missed both games this weekend but was expected to skate on his own.
McGinn's older brother, Jamie, who plays for the Colorado Avalanche, tweeted congratulations on Sunday night.
The Flyers are off on Monday, before boarding a bus to head to North Jersey in preparation for the Devils.
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While another entry in the Rambo franchise has been on Sylvester Stallone's to-do list for quite some time, we haven't heard much about the film in a while. It appears there's a reason for that, as screenwriter Sean Hood recently took to Twitter to give a brief status update:
"Rambo 5 on hold as Sly finishes Expendables 2. He hasn't decided if R5 will be an Unforgiven or a "passing of the torch."
Beyond Expendables 2, Stallone also has the highly anticipated Arnold Schwarzenegger team-up The Tomb on the docket, which is certainly a priority project. It's nice to know that Rambo 5 isn't dead, and I like the idea of an Unforgiven take. Maybe Stallone could blend a "passing of the torch" aspect in with the Unforgiven tone in order to kill two birds with one stone. Whatever the case, it appears we'll all just have to sit tight a while longer for another Rambo. Hit the jump for more, including a recent photo of Stallone and Schwarzenegger in the hospital (yup).
I'm not the biggest fan of the Rambo franchise, but it'd be nice to see Stallone wrap things up on his terms. I think there's definitely a future in the series with some "new blood" if done in a cool and interesting way. Stallone is 65 years old, which is getting up there for an action star. In fact, both he and Schwarzenegger needed surgery after filming The Expendables 2 and Schwarzenegger shared the photo on the interwebs. It's pretty damn funny.


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Update: No-work state worker wins hearing
ALBANY — A state employee who said he is paid $94,000 a year to do nothing has won a public hearing in his quest to prove the State Insurance Fund discriminated and retaliated against him.
In granting the action, the state Division of Human Rights has found "probable cause" to support allegations in the complaint filed Feb. 2 by Randall M. Hinton, a State Insurance Fund director of investigations who says he has had little meaningful work since the 1990s.
Full story.
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No-work state worker big surprise to legislators
ALBANY — Dumbstruck leaders of the Legislature's insurance committees say they will be demanding explanation from the New York State Insurance Fund's top officers about how one of their employees has gone without work for years. Full story.
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Randall Hinton, an employee at the State Insurance Fund, says he is paid $93,803 a year to do nothing.
His work agenda involves placing his feet up on his desk, staring out his office window and counting cars on the New York State Thruway. He arrives at 7:30 a.m., leaves at 3:30 p.m., sees no one and talks to no one.Since February 2002 he has been director of investigations for the Insurance Fund, but he said he has never been allowed to investigate anything. Instead, he builds up pension credits, year after year, but is unproductive at work. Full story.
What would you do if you were in his position?


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We were on a mission, my wife and I. Her grandparents had for years lived in the west of Ireland, and our route through the country happened to take us to the tiny village of Cong, which my father-in-law said was near the house. We had no directions to the home, though, just a name and a photo.
Sue went in to the tourist office in town and explained the predicament: We were visiting from Canada and were looking for this house that her grandparents once owned. It's called Moytura House.
The woman behind the counter was unfazed. "Oh, you mean Oscar Wilde's old house."
"No," Sue replied. "I mean the house my grandparents once lived in."
"And Oscar Wilde," she said, looking at the photo. "That's it."
So it was that we learned that my in-laws once lived in Oscar Wilde's summer retreat. (Weirder still, we found the place was recently owned by The Edge of U2. His ex-wife has it now, although I wouldn't have been surprised to learn that Liam Neeson had picked it up for a spell.)
Discovering a personal Wilde connection, while unexpected, seems entirely fitting while visiting Ireland, a country with literary roots so deep it feels like you can't swing a cat without hitting a famous author's birthplace, or haunting ground, or muse. The Irish are proud of the connection, too, and quick to note that four of their countrymen have won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Dublin is not the only place with strong literary connections, but it's a good place to start.
In the beautiful park that sits next to St. Patrick's Cathedral lies the writers' walk, a series of plaques that pay tribute to some of Ireland's greatest authors: George Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett, James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift and on and on. A stroll along here is like peering at the starting lineup of the Irish Author All-Stars, and gives a good indication of this small country's big contribution to the art of letters (stpatrickscathedral.ie). A short walk to the east is Merrion Square Park, home to a statue of Wilde (he was born across the street) and etchings of some of his great lines. "I can resist everything except temptation," for example.
The truly dedicated can take walking tours of the city that follow in the route that Leopold Bloom, protagonist of Joyce's Ulysses, famously took on June 16, 1904. The Martello Tower at Sandycove, starting point for Bloom's journey, now a Joyce museum (visitdublin.com), is about 10 kilometres south of the city centre. There are celebrations throughout the city each year on June 16 -- Bloomsday-- that are largely co-ordinated by the James Joyce Centre on North Great George's Street (jamesjoyce.ie). The centre includes exhibits worth seeing on other days of the year, too. Dublin Tourism also offers a podcast (visitdublin.com/iwalks) that allows users to do their own Bloomsian walking tour of the city, including places like Davy Byrne's pub where he had lunch, and St. Andrew's Church, where he savoured "the cold smell of sacred stone."
The Dublin Writer's Museum on Parnell Square (writersmuseum.com),which resides in a house in the city's charming Georgian district that once belonged to the Jamesons of Jameson's whiskey fame, has modest displays and an assortment of original works from some iconic authors, but the audio tours also delve into some of the political writings that factored into Ireland's turbulent past, from the rebellion of the United Irishmen to the Easter Rising to the granting of Home Rule.
The library of Trinity College Dublin on College Green (tcd.ie/library) is home to the Book of Kells, an ancient rendering of the first four gospels by some very patient monks. The level of detail in the lettering and illustrations is remarkable. Visitors here can learn about the process of creating the illuminated manuscript, and see explanations of some of the intricate drawings. Fitting for a book with such religious connections, there is a hushed reverence about the place. Almost as interesting is the library's Long Room, a cavernous space with stacks and stacks of vintage texts. The library remains in use for students, but is hands-off to the public.
Dublin has more than 700 pubs, and almost every one of them claims a connection to some writer or another. But the best way to delve into two of Ireland's most famous exports -- words and Guinness -- is on the Literary Pub Crawl (dublinpubcrawl.com) that begins at Duke's tavern. Tours include stops in four pubs (it rotates among 10 in total) and a pair of guides/actors explain the literary connections and perform scenes from Irish works. Outside Davy Byrne's, for example, we hear from a book by Brendan Behan, who was famously sozzled enough that he may well be connected to most of the 700 pubs. Behan, we later learn, visited Ontario in 1963. Asked what he thought of Canada, he replied: "It'll be nice when it's finished." The cost is reasonable. Pints extra.
OK, this isn't really a literary stop but it is the most popular attraction in Dublin (guinness-storehouse.com). And the glass-enclosed bar on the 7th floor that offers a 360-degree view of the city does have quotes from famous Irish writers on its many windows. So you can justify a visit there in a pinch.
Seamus Heaney is unique among the four Irish Nobel winners in that he is alive. Now 70 and living in Dublin, he was awarded the Nobel in 1995 for his poetry. And in the same way that W. B. Yeats is connected to the land around Sligo where he spent many of his younger days, Heaney drew much of his inspiration from the farmland and hills in the Magherafelt region of Northern Ireland that he knew as a child. Bellaghy Bawn, a fortified home in the small town of Bellaghy with ties to the Ulster Plantations of the early 17th-century, has been turned into a museum partly dedicated to the history of the area and partly to its famous son. The Seamus Heaney Library occupies the upstairs of the former home. It includes exhibits about his work, such as the original version of In Bellaghy's Graveyard, scrawled on foolscap, which Heaney wrote to mark the opening of the refurbished Bawn, which is operated by the government as a historic site (ni-environment.gov.uk). It doesn't boast a roster of icons to rival Dublin, but Belfast has some literary stars of its own. C.S. Lewis was born here, and the house known as Little Lea on Circular Road, where the family lived from 1905 to 1930, is thought to be the inspiration for Professor Kirke's home in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The guidebooks note, however, that Little Lea is a private residence, so do not expect a tour. Belfast also has a literary pub, The John Hewitt (thejohnhewitt.com), that compares well to any in Dublin. Cave Hill, the mountain that rises above the city, looks like a sleeping giant in profile and is said to have inspired the characters in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels.
William Butler Yeats lived for years both in Dublin and abroad, but it is the northwest county of Sligo that is most associated with his work. The Yeats Society (yeats-sligo.com)has its headquarters on Hyde Bridge in the centre of the coastal town of Sligo, where you can pick up instructions for the self-guided Yeats Trail, a series of loops that include stops relevant to the man's life and work. Sites include the beaches and race tracks of Rosses Point, the hills and waterfalls of Glencar Valley and the modest gravesite of W. B. Yeats, at Drumcliffe Cemetery, eight kilometres north of Sligo in the shadow of the imposing flat-top mountain Ben Bulben. Those looking to walk off an Irish breakfast can take a 45-minute hike up Knocknarea Mountain (sligotown.net),about five kilometres west of Sligo. From the summit, Yeats country unfolds below, offering a panoramic view of this part of the isle of saints and scholars.


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The name Teheran (Tehran), as well as the small, radiant flowers in the foreground, indicates that the print is an interpretation of a Persian carpet. The lobed leaves in varying colours are reminiscent of the plant dye colours madder, wild mignonette and indigo. Teheran was designed in the 1940s, but it was printed for the first time in 1991.
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Even though Biden's acting like a 2016 contender, with a Friday visit to South Carolina, don't buy the buzz.
There's nothing like a trip to South Carolina to fuel a conversation about political ambitions.
Vice President Joe Biden, who'll speak at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner for Palmetto State Democrats tonight, earned a battery of such coverage. An influential vice president who has brokered budget deals in Congress and shepherded high-visibility issues, Biden shares top billing among potential 2016 Democratic candidates in a number of polls.
The obstacles blocking the possibility of a Biden presidency are numerous, and include the fact that he would be older than any other newly-elected president. Hillary Clinton could run and clear the field. The Democratic coalition has changed since President Obama's election, leaving Biden behind. He's run twice before, dropping out both times. And just how bad will the gaffes get? Biden said he plans to pursue gun control legislation again, even though he hasn't reportedly talked to President Obama about his plans. It was an episode reminiscent of Biden's coming out in favor of gay marriage before the president.
Here's a look at five biggest roadblocks facing a possible Biden campaign.
Biden will be 73 in 2016. He'll turn 74 12 days after Election Day, which would make him the oldest newly elected president to take the oath of office if he were to win in 2016. Reporters have described Biden as "spry,""smiling," and "jolly," in articles about his age as a way of suggesting he could handle the rigors of office. This is not a new issue for voters to grapple with. In 2008, when the prospect of John McCain swearing the oath of office at 72 was a real possibility, nearly half of Americans surveyed in a CNN/ORC poll saw age as a factor. Forty-seven percent worried McCain wouldn't finish his first term.
The Hillary roadblock.
One very real obstacle stands in the way of a potential Biden campaign: Hillary Rodham Clinton. She is very popular among Democratic voters, so much so that she leads a field of Democrats with 65 percent supporting her, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released this week. Biden is the next closest potential competitor, but lagging far behind 13 percent. She's got institutional advantages: A super PAC, Ready for Hillary, is already working on her behalf. This week EMILY's List launched a campaign to elect a woman as president. We do not know if Hillary is going to run, but we are hopeful that she will," EMILY's List President Stephanie Schriock said.
Endless gaffes.
There are countless articles, YouTube channels and even a "Gaffe-o-Meter" that track the missteps and mistakes the vice president has made on a fairly regular basis. An archival Nexis search for "Joe Biden" and "gaffe" produces 20 results—and that's just for the previous week. This week, Biden told a group of law enforcement officials that he plans to pursue gun control further—without having talked to the president yet. He also took credit for wining the support of Louisiana Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu on the issue, asPolitico reported, something she probably didn't want to hear.
During the presidential campaign last year, Biden criticized his Republican rival Paul Ryan for wanting to raise taxes, wondering incredulous why the GOP would want to raise taxes on the middle class when it had "been buried the last four years." Or there was the time he came out in favor of gay marriage before President Obama. But the vice president has also touched on race and sex in his public comments. He told an audience the included a number of black Americans that his political rivals' policies would "put y'all back in chains." Heonce told a group attending a Teacher of the Year event at the Naval Observatory that he'd "been sleeping with a teacher for a long time. But it's always been the same teacher," he said. Biden's wife, Jill, is a teacher. (Whether that's endearing or not, you be the judge.)
An old-school Democrat out of place in a new coalition.
Obama won two presidential election on the heels of strong support and high turnout from the rising American electorate -- minorities, younger voters, and single women. That's a phenomenon that my colleague Ron Brownstein is documenting extensively. The coalition's characteristics contrast sharply with those belonging to the kinds of voters Biden connects with. Biden's appeal is greater with whites without college education. A WMUR Granite State poll from last month showed that likely Democratic primary voters with high school educations or less supported Biden more than voters with college or postgraduate degrees. Biden's support was also stronger with self-described moderates in conservatives than with liberals, which suggests he could struggle in a Democratic primary.
Third time's a charm?
Biden has gone down the presidential path twice before. He ran and lost in 1988, dropping out after newspapers reported he used parts of British politician Neil Kinnock's words without attribution. In 2008, Biden bailed on his bid after getting nine-tenths of a percent of the vote in the Iowa caucus.
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Rich Ferguson
Rich Ferguson may be one of the most accurately named magicians in history.
He's made his fortune with his unique brand of mentalism that is made especially for close-up, impromptu situations. Rich has built up an incredible career, performing for a lot of A-list stars and corporate clients. And he recently nailed an appearance on "The Ellen Degeneres Show" that left Ellen freaking out more than she usually does.
Tagged won iTricks' Trick of the Year after its release. Ferguson's This is Mentalism changed the game for making mind reading work on the street. The sequel, This is Mentalism 2, will feature even more of Rich's workers that he's kept close to the vest.
Making mentalism work usually requires an extremely controlled environment and a lot of training. Not Rich -- he works his magic in close-up situations, similar to the performance environments you'd experience. With minimal preparation and keen observation, you can walk into virtually anywhere and read people's minds like they were Little Golden Books. Check out his No Risk Poker from This is Mentalism. How can you NOT add that to your arsenal?


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Microsoft Brings Office 365 to Apple's iPhone
Software giant Microsoft released a version of its Office application for Apple's iPhone today. It has been the subject of a lot of speculation, and apparently there were some contentious issues between Apple and Microsoft regarding the split of revenue.
A few things to know about this app: First, in order to use it, you must have an existing Office 365 subscription — so you can't just use it as a one-off app — and you can access documents stored in SkyDrive and SharePoint, and you can only save documents to those services. Second, you can create and edit Word and Excel documents,
but not PowerPoint decks, including PowerPoint decks, and there is a feature for displaying them and showing them off in "presentation mode." It also opens Office documents attached to email messages. (Update: Microsoft says you can edit PowerPoint decks. My mistake there.)
Microsoft is positioning this as the optimal way to see and use Office documents on the iPhone; this is, for now, an-iPhone only app. Charts, animations and other elements are supported. There's no iPad version yet, though obviously it will run on the iPad. Offline editing is supported.
Two features only work if you have Office 365 running on a Windows PC: Recent Documents shows documents you've read recently on your computer, and Resume Reading keeps track of where you left off reading a document on your computer, and brings you back to that point.
Here's the official screenshot from iTunes:


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The last one got a wee bit heated so here's a really innocuous one which doesn't dig deep.......
Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotel?
Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out?
Have you ever stolen a street sign before?
Do you like to use post-it notes?
Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of a bees?
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Here's a look at early attempts at implementing goal line technology in various sports (by FIFA and others) and the system that, so far, is keeping everything running smoothly in Brazil.
Apparatus for Monitoring a Boundary Line - U.S. Patent No. 4,375,289 (1983)
A German company, Precitec, began trying to solve a similar problem at least as early as the 1970s. They received a U.S. Patent for their efforts in 1983.
There's a lot going on in this diagram, but here are the important parts: transmitting lines 1 and 2 each have alternating current provided by generator 5, coordinated so that at any given moment, their currents are running in opposite directions from each other. Receiving line 3 "defines a boundary area which is to be monitored to ascertain whether it is cut by a ball 19" (i.e. 3 is the goal line). Either one of these currents would deliver a voltage to line 3, which would produce a detectable signal, but the effects of the two currents cancel each other out, so no signal is detected.
The ball 19 contains a oscillatory circuit 4, which has the same frequency as generator 5. Assuming line 2 is facing the field of play, once the circuit comes between lines 2 and 3, the circuit is excited by the electromagnetic field of line 2, and in turn delivers a voltage to line 3. This voltage isn't canceled out by anything, and results in a detectable signal.
It was a valiant and ahead-of-its-time effort. Maybe too ahead of its time, as Precitec doesn't seem to exist anymore. However, a similar system, GoalRef, would later be considered by FIFA for the current World Cup (more on that later).
Electronic Method of Locating a Football - U.S. Patent No. 4,675,816 (1987)
This invention tracks the ball all over the field, not just at a goal line. While the above figure looks like a ball shortly before being vaporized by death rays, what's actually shown is:
In FIG. 1, a portable transmitter, 11, is shown positioned at the point of a football, 10. A pure carrier signal is being emitted from the transmitter. This signal is being received by antennas, 12, which are mounted on poles or other structures at the ends of a football field, 9.
Based on the angle from at least two antennas to the transmitter in the ball, the location of the ball can be determined. The inventors focused entirely on the use of this system to determine if a first down was achieved, and not if the ball crossed the plane of the goal line, though.
Electronic Goal Detector - U.S. Patent No. 5,748,073 (1998)
This patent, obviously, covered the use of goal line technology in hockey (or "ice football" as it's called over in Europe). They didn't address the specific type of technology being used, other than to broadly refer to "sensors" embedded in the playing surface, the crossbar, and/or the goalposts. The puck can, but doesn't have to, have "pick up means" embedded therein. It also introduced an automatic shutoff (40 in Figure 1, above) so as not to register the puck's crossing the plane if the goal itself was knocked out of position.
Adidas Smartball System
Instead of adapting one of these available options to work in a soccer game, FIFA decided to go with the product of a young upstart, the Adidas Smartball, in its first foray into goal line technology at the 2005 World Under-17 Championship in Peru, The plan was to use it at the 2006 World Cup if all went well.
This picture shows a slightly later iteration than that used in Peru, but the idea is the same. The pictured
animatronic orange cut-in-half ball reveals a core held in the center, containing a microchip. Sensors either on the goalposts or to the side of the goal are placed so as to be triggered by the microchip when the entire ball crosses the goal line. According to FIFA's desired specifications, when the sensors detect a goal, a signal is automatically sent to a referee's wristwatch within one second.
Even though the smartball system didn't get used in any borderline goal line situations, the feedback was great:
The "smartball" being used at FIFA's Under-17 world championship in Peru is proving accurate and popular, officials have confirmed.
The ball – which contains a microchip designed to help the referee determine if it has crossed the goal line – had worked well.
"Cairos and Adidas are pleased with the performance of the chip and construction of the ball," Guenter Pfau, Adidas AG's manager for relations with FIFA, told Reuters.
"The feedback from the referees is forward-looking, positive – they are taking it as a tool," he added.
So, that cleared the way to use the system at the World Cup, right? Nope:
FIFA has ruled out using "smartball" technology at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, saying the system needs more testing to prove its reliability.
"We consider the technology is not yet ready," FIFA general secretary Urs Linsi said on Monday.
They didn't go into much more detail on exactly why it wasn't ready, other than to suggest it wasn't quite robust enough for the rigors of soccer:
"I think that after the first experiment, the system as a system and the idea as an idea was positively received (by International Board members)" Linsi said.
"(But) the players don't just touch the ball, they hit it, and the ball goes on to hit the bar. The chip must stay in the middle of the ball and give a signal to a watch in a second.
"This is more complicated than people think. The technology must be sophisticated and reliable. They are the two challenges."
We're left to suppose that they were concerned about the ball - particularly the core - being impact resistant. A loose microchip rattling around the inside of a smartball wouldn't do much for the system's accuracy, and if a bunch of 16-year-olds could break it, imagine what the Azzurri could do. A few years later, FIFA president Sepp Blatter would end testing of the Adidas system, insisting that it was only 95% accurate, and therefore unusable.
On a related note, skip to about 33:15 of this video of the France v. South Korea match from the 2006 World Cup group stage, to see a French should-have-been goal refereed with 0% accuracy:
The video is in Russian because this "save," for some reason, isn't in FIFA's official English language highlights. France should have gone up 2-0 on the header; the game ended in a 1-1 tie.
After heroically holding out for a little longer against the twin forces of "technology" and "widespread support," FIFA finally relented in 2010, agreeing to give goal line technology another shot. They got so serious that they eventually produced a 45-page manual, detailing the specifications and necessary testing for any goal line technology to receive the FIFA seal of approval. Included is a helpful representation of what is and is not a goal:
a diagram of testing shots, both into the goal and into the top/sides of the net:
and an impressive list of adverse conditions that must be tested for, for various types of goal line technology, including smoke, snow, laser pointers, power lines, bluetooth devices, and garage door openers. If you clicked through to the manual, you may have noticed this, and giggled:
Oh, grow up. That's not what they mea-
They don't even make the goalkeeper wear pants. Maybe that is what they meant. Let's move on.
GoalRef, Hawk-Eye and GoalControl systems
Tests of ten different systems were conducted under FIFA's guidance in 2011, in an effort to figure out which technology to use. One, interestingly, was the Cairos GLT system, which was a newer version of Adidas' smartball system. This system failed phase one of testing. From the initial ten, two frontrunners for Brazil emerged: GoalRef and Hawk-Eye.
GoalRef requires a weak magnetic field created at and behind the plane of the goal and a ball with a passive circuit embedded as an interior layer. When the ball completely crosses the plane, a change in the magnetic field is detected, indicating that a goal has been scored. As in the original Adidas system, an encrypted signal is then sent to a referee's wristwatch within one second. Here's a video put out by FIFA in 2012 to demonstrate the system:
Hawk-Eye, on the other hand, doesn't require any specialized equipment at ground level. There's no modified ball, and no Star Trek-looking force field across the goal. It's a camera based system, and one you're probably familiar with if you watch tennis:
Hawk-Eye uses several high-speed cameras placed around the top of the stadium to triangulate the position of a ball (soccer, tennis, or cricket, among others) within about 5 millimeters. You wouldn't be able to tell by the disgust evident on Roger Federer's face, but it's generally well-regarded.
In case you thought the system got its name because it watched the action on the court/field/pitch like a hawk, the first patent application related to this technology was filed back in 1999 by David Sherry and Paul Hawkins. To be fair, there's a good chance they got the name "Hawk-Eye" from Paul's name anyway, but it makes you wonder if Paul would have come up with this system if his last name was "Sparrowkins" or "Common-Ostrichkins". The pictures from the later-filed international application make clear that the system was designed with cricket in mind:
This schematic obviously isn't to scale, or it'd be some sort of Orwellian interrogation booth. The principle is evident, though, and applies to more sports than just cricket: multiple cameras track the ball, and data from at least two cameras is combined to determine its exact position. Having data from more cameras makes the determined position more accurate. Additionally, the system can be used to predict where the ball is going to go; it's easy to imagine using this system to determine, say, if a tennis player has a tendency to return balls along the baseline that would have otherwise gone out of bounds. This predictive capability is used for in-game review in cricket.
Hawk-Eye was considered the front-runner for selection for Brazil, despite being about twice as expensive to install and operate compared to GoalRef. It seemingly couldn't have hurt its chances that Sony, a major FIFA partner, purchased Hawk-Eye in 2011. Paying $25-$50 million per year to FIFA should get your system picked, right? Not so much.
Last April, FIFA surprisingly picked GoalControl, a German company, to provide the goal line technology at the World Cup, despite having approved their system for testing only a month earlier. GoalControl claimed it would cost about $270,000 per Brazilian stadium to install (less than the $678,000 figure cited by the German Bundesliga in rejecting installation of either Hawk-Eye or GoalControl in its stadiums). Cost wasn't the only issue, according to FIFA:
"While all four companies had previously met the stringent technical requirements of the Fifa quality programme, the final decision was based on criteria relating more specifically to the tournaments in Brazil, including the company's ability to adapt to local conditions and the compatibility of each GLT system in relation to Fifa match operations," read a statement from the governing body. "The respective bids were also judged on cost and project management factors such as staffing and time schedules for installation.
Since the unassailable bastion of integrity that is FIFA was involved, we can be sure that everything was above-board in the selection process. Presumably, the project management factors played a large role, because it's not actually clear what GoalControl's system offers, function-wise, that Hawk-Eye doesn't. GoalControl's website explains how its GoalControl-4D system works:
The GoalControl-4D system works with 14 high-speed cameras (7 per goal) around the pitch at the stadium roof/catwalk. The cameras are connected to a powerful image processing computer system which tracks the movement of all objects on the pitch and filters out the players, referees and all disturbing objects. The remaining object is the ball and the system knows its three dimensional x-, y- and z-position with a precision of a few millimeters in the coordinate system of the pitch. When the ball passes the goal line, the system sends a vibration- and optical signal to the officals´watches.
Everything in that paragraph applies to the Hawk-Eye system. This year, GoalControl actually had an international patent application published showing a more complicated goal line technology system, featuring two groups of high-speed cameras. The first is made of the same rafters- or roof-mounted cameras as used in Hawk-Eye or GoalControl-4D. The second group is mounted on or in the goal frame:
The extra group of cameras sits directly on the goal plane, allowing for direct monitoring, and not relying solely on the triangulation. This feature doesn't seem to have made its way into the World Cup this time, though (and was actually the basis of Goalminder, another system tested by FIFA that failed to make it out of the first phase of testing). If GoalControl-4D can avoid any major fiascos, it could find its way into the 2018 World Cup in Russia, even though its installation costs will probably mysteriously quadruple once Putin's cronies' construction companies get involved.
Before we congratulate GoalControl for a job well-done, however, keep in mind that in the same patent application, their representation of a goalpost camera's view of a close goal line situation was apparently drawn on a napkin while drunk and on a moving roller coaster:
As long as they pay their camera installation techs more than they pay their art staff, they should be fine.


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Remember The FP, that upcoming flick wherein two rival gangs from a crumbling shithole civilization do battle with an ersatz Dance Dance Revolution? Well, here are the opening 12 minutes — behold a magnificently stupid premise set 100% stone-faced in a bleak footloose future.
Consider lines like "Four score and a couple years ago, Ma and Pa fought for some serious shit!" a litmus test if you'll be able to stomach the whole thing. The FP is out March 16. Here's the synopsis:
In a dystopian future, a relentless turf war rages. Two rival gangs feud for control of rural wasteland Frazier Park ('The FP') in the deadly arena of competitive dance-fight video game "Beat-Beat Revelation." After hometown hero BTRO is slain on the dance platform by thug leader L Dubba E, his protégé younger brother JTRO (Jason Trost) goes into isolation, vowing never to duel again. One year later, The FP is in ruins, and JTRO must find the courage to return and restore order in a ruthless battle for revenge that can only leave one man dancing.


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On this day St. Mina the monk was martyred. This saint was born in Akhmim to Christian parents who were farmers. Since his youth, his heart was inclined to renounce the world, so he became a monk in one of the monasteries of Akhmim.
For a period of time, he fasted two days at a time and he was ascetic in his food and drink. Then he went to El-Ashmounein and dwelt in a monastery there for 16 years without leaving it.
When the Arabs ruled the country, St. Mina heard that they denied that God had a Son from His nature and essence, and equal with Him in Eternity. This denial of faith was painful to the saint, so he took permission from the abbot of the monastery and went to El-Ashmounein.
He came before the commander of the Arab camp and asked him, "Is it true that you say that God has no Son from His nature and essence?" The commander replied saying, "We deny that saying about God and totally reject it." The saint told the Arab commander that it should only be rejected if His Son was born through parental procreation, but our belief is that the Lord Christ is God of God, and Light of Light. The commander replied, "In our faith, this is blasphemy." The saint told him that the Bible says, "He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe in the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides in him." (John 3:36)
The commander became enraged at this and ordered his soldiers to cut the saint into pieces and to throw him into the sea. The believers gathered the pieces of his body, shrouded and buried it. They arranged a commemoration of St. Mina the monk on this day.
His prayers be with us and Glory be to our God forever. Amen.
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The question of whether understaffing on Britain's maternity wards is leading to high rates of baby deaths is a legitimate one, the country's leading obstetrician has said.
Dr David Richmond, president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, has voiced concern over the numbers of babies who are dying or being left with brain damage during birth or shortly after.
Figures from 2009, the latest available, show that 144 babies died during labour that year, with 134 dying within a week of birth, despite having no major congenital abnormality. A further 1,200 were left with brain damage or other serious health problems.
In an interview with the Guardian, Dr Richmond said it was "a legitimate question to ask" whether pressures on resources and insufficient staff were a contributory factor.
He said: "We need to look at the possibility that understaffing, labour wards that are under pressure and busy, and stretched facilities may be a factor in some of these poor outcomes.
Labour wards have too few midwives and about 800 fewer consultants than needed to provide 24-hour care in the 62 units that handle more than 5,000 births a year in which complications arise in pregnancy, the newspaper said.
Dr Richmond said a baby boom of 22% in the last 10 years left maternity units "squeezed" because midwife and doctor numbers have not risen at the same rate.
But restrictions on NHS budgets meant the likelihood of consultant numbers rising from 2,200 to the ideal of 3,000 is unrealistic, he added.
Dr Richmond conceded that medical errors were occasionally to blame for the high rates, saying there were instances where staff made "small, relatively innocuous mistakes (which), when combined, lead to a disaster. There are no easy fixes.
"The challenge is to be willing to share these experience, learn from each other and invest in safety," he told the newspaper.
Dr Richmond also condemned the rate of stillbirth, at almost 4,000 a year or 10 a day, as "appalling" and largely preventable. Data from the Office for National Statistics show there were 4.9 stillbirths for every 1,000 live births in England and Wales in 2012.
He also called for action to reduce the 1,200-a-year "near misses", in which babies are left with serious health issues from complications during birth.
Stillbirth and neonatal deaths charity Sands said the shortage of midwives in the NHS was a factor in the UK's relatively high baby death rates.
Charlotte Bevan, Sands' senior research and prevention adviser, told the Guardian: "In many cases these are tragedies that happen at term, when the baby is ready to start new life outside the womb, and they should never happen.
"We need more midwives so that women can have continuity of care in pregnancy and one-to-one care in labour."
Staffing issues during weekends also needed addressing, she said.
Health minister Dr Dan Poulter, who is also an obstetrician, said death rates during and around childbirth are declining, and that the NHS in England has more than 1,500 more midwives than in 2010 and a record 6,000 more in training.
He told the newspaper: "The numbers of stillbirths and infant mortalities are at the lowest levels since 1993, but there is still more to do. The NHS is a safe place to give birth, with women reporting high levels of trust and confi dence in staff."


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Did the European project begin on the St. James' Way pilgrimage? In any case, the Council of Europe certainly ascribes symbolic importance to it for the creation of Europe. The Commission for Westphalian Antiquities used this as an opportunity to research five medieval routes and prepare them to be opened to pilgrims travelling within the St. James' Way network, as well as anybody interested in cultural history.
Hikers on the roughly 1,000 km of St. James' Way routes in Westphalia take a journey through a network of paths that has been historically and archaeologically prepared for pilgrims, hikers and culture lovers over many years with scientific aspects in mind. Lost pilgrim badges and pilgrim burial sites prove that these medieval paths and former long-distance trade routes were once used by pilgrims.
There are five routes in total: Osnabrück to Wuppertal, Höxter to Bochum, Minden to Soest, Marburg to Cologne via Siegen and Bielefeld to Wesel, which opened in 2015. These routes take pilgrims through valleys, hilly uplands, tranquil forests and moorland, past ancient churches, abbeys, monasteries, ruins, palaces, to historic sites and through cities steeped in history. They inspire mindfulness and reflection, as pilgrims follow the yellow scallop shell on a blue background in their attempts to reach their next destination and find themselves along the way.
Total length of the 5 St. James' Way routes in North Rhine-Westphalia: approx. 1,000 km
Pilgrim hostels along the route?: Yes
Each route has a download (in German) with a description of the route and detailed information on the course to take, attractions along the way, pilgrim hostels, places to collect stamps
as well as GPS tracking information and tips. For more information,
visit: www.lwl.org
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We have all seen it; the teacher who sits with their textbook next to the computer, marking bullets in their PowerPoint presentations. They all look the same. The teacher reads from the screen during presentation. Do the students stay awake? If I was a teenager, I'm not sure I would. I have posted before about ways to make presentations more interesting, and today I would like to add Seth Godin's to the post. Seth mentions how presentations have not really changed over the last few decades. He offers advice that all presenters need to heed. The second one you might have seen here before: "You Suck at PowerPoint!" Both presentations are terrific.
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