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Policies & Security : Student Computing Policies Handbook
Responsible Computing at UVa-Wise -- A Handbook for Students
Please note: The on-line version of this booklet may be updated from time to time. Use the on-line version as the authoritative and current source.
Portions of this handbook have been taken, with permission, in whole or in part from the University of Virginia website.
In support of its mission of teaching, research, and public service, the University of Virginia's College at Wise provides students access to computing and information resources. Use of these resources is governed not only by the College's own Standards of Conduct and Honor System but by local, state, and federal laws relating to copyrights, security, and other statutes regarding electronic media. It is important that you read and understand the information in this booklet and on the website: irresponsible behavior can jeopardize both your computing privileges and your College career.
What You Should Do If You Are a Victim of Computer Abuse or Irresponsible Behavior
Security and Connecting Your Equipment to the College Network
I. You, the College, and the Electronic Community
As a student at the University of Virginia's College at Wise, you will have many opportunities to improve your proficiency in the use of information technologies. As a leader in the 21st century, you will want to know how these technologies are used in your major field and in society at large.
Information technologies can help you be more productive as a student -- to produce papers and submit assignments on-line, to use the library services, to send messages to your professors and friends, to access class notes, and to participate in many other aspects of student life. The College makes information technologies available to you in many ways:
- Everyone at the College that has a valid ID and password has access to information servers for electronic mail (e-mail) and other Internet services.
- The College's World Wide Web site contains information to help you register for classes, apply for financial aid, keep up with College events, and much more.
- Microcomputers are available for general use at locations around the Campus. These microcomputer sites provide access to the Internet and essential software for coursework. Some locations have student consultants on duty to help you with your computing questions.
- You can check status, semester grades and other related information by using the Web.
- Selected classrooms, labs, and library carrels are equipped with video and data outlets for Internet access.
- There are data network connections in nearly all on-campus residence hall rooms to connect your personal computer to the Internet.
- Most faculty members at the College have access to a voice mail system, which makes it easy and convenient to keep in touch with professors.
II. Who "Owns" What?
We will use the possessive word "your" frequently in this booklet, but the term does not always mean ownership. In some cases, it means "exclusive use." You may own a personal computer or workstation. You will make the decisions about how that equipment will be used. You may own a software license -- word processing or spreadsheet software, perhaps -- that you purchased from a software vendor. Your license usually allows you to possess ONE copy of this software for your own use.
The College owns the central computers, departmental computer labs, the microcomputing sites, the computers it places on its employees' desks and all the software it has installed on them. The College determines who may use these resources and how they may use them.
The College owns the College network -- all the wires, cables, and routers that connect the central computers, computer labs, microcomputer sites, and perhaps your personal computer to each other and, beyond the Grounds, to the Internet. The College determines who is authorized to use its network, and can limit the nature of the use.
III. E-mail: Rules, Responsibilities, and Privacy
You can expect that, except in specific circumstances, the content of the e-mail files associated with your account will be treated as confidential by the College because it does not routinely examine or monitor such content. You should be aware, however, that e-mail messages can sometimes be records that are subject to review with sufficient justification. They may be subject to Virginia Freedom of Information Act if they were produced, collected, received or retained in pursuance of law or in connection with the transaction of public business (rarely the case with student e-mail). They may lose whatever confidentiality they have if their release is compelled by orders issued through courts of law. Also, officials overseeing the College's disciplinary processes may rule that e-mail or other files are evidence that may be reviewed as part of investigations. Under these circumstances, the privacy of your e-mail is not guaranteed.
Although you may have downloaded and/or deleted your e-mail messages, OIT's delivery systems work in such a way that messages may be preserved for a time as computer files on centrally-administered disks and at system back-up locations, so your capacity to control if and where copies exist is not absolute. The array of storage locations is another factor making the confidentiality of your e-mail conditional. And, although some e-mail programs allow for use of encrypted e-mail, most still produce messages in plain text; they are like postcards in that others might view the messages in transit or those left in plain view.
Sometimes messages are so badly misaddressed that they cannot be delivered and will end up in the hands of computing staff for redirection. People often make mistakes in addressing their mail that puts private messages in the mailbox of someone other than the intended recipient. If you are the recipient of such a message, common courtesy dictates that you either return the message to the sender with a brief note explaining its misdirection or that you delete the message.
College procedures allow OIT's system administrators to view and modify any files, including e-mail messages, in the course of diagnosing or resolving system problems and maintaining information integrity. OIT system administrators, as part of their jobs, are expected to treat any such information on the systems as confidential. However, if an administrator comes across information that indicates illegal activity, he or she is required to report the discovery to appropriate authorities. For example, electronic mail messages that carry threats to persons or their immediate families may be prosecuted and punished as felonies under Virginia law. If an OIT system administrator inadvertently encounters an e-mail message containing a threat, it will be turned over to law enforcement officials.
College policies prohibit certain other kinds of e-mail messages. For example, e-mail, College computers, and the College network cannot be used by individuals for commercial purposes or for personal gain. Such policies pertain to e-mail just as they do to any other College resource and are enforced when brought to the attention of appropriate College officials.
Large-scale mailings (to more than 400 addresses) impose loads on the College's electronic mail services. They should be used judiciously and often require approval from the chancellor, executive vice chancellor, other vice chancellors or deans. You will be wise to coordinate any large-scale mailing with the College's e-mail postmaster (email@example.com).
E-mail accounts are vulnerable to malicious use when others know the owner's computing ID and password; carefully protect your electronic identity from use by anyone other than you. Your e-mail account is also subject to misuse when you leave open a computing session that you have begun in a College computing lab or when you fail to logout from the College Web Mail service before you close your browser. It is prudent to reboot the computer you use in any lab setting when you finish your work there or even if you leave the workstation, planning to return to it soon.
Other important tips related to e-mail:
- Remember, the e-mail messages you send become the possession of the receiver. They can easily be redistributed by recipients, and rules of disclosure by their systems apply to mail they received from you. When in doubt, double-check the addresses of your intended recipients.
- Do think before you send e-mail -- once sent, it is almost impossible to keep e-mail messages from reaching their destinations.
- Realize that College policy and secure passwords provide good but not complete assurance of the privacy of your e-mail messages. When the privacy of a message is of the utmost importance, only a person-to-person conversation may be sufficiently secure.
- Delete messages that should not be preserved.
- Never send or forward chain mail, whether it promises fame and fortune, or even supposed donations for a sick child. In virtually every known case, the claims made by such messages are untrue. A message that has been forwarded ten or more times is by definition in our policy a chain letter. This policy violation is a waste of computing resources and a nuisance and often offends recipients.
- Don't pass on unconfirmed rumors -- especially about viruses -- because they often only cause needless panic. You can check at http://www.itc.virginia.edu/desktop/security/hoaxlinks.html for a list of well-known virus hoaxes, or check at http://www.urbanlegends.com/ for a list of other well-known hoaxes that may not involve computers but about which you may receive information via e-mail.
- Don't open or execute attachments about which you have any question, even if they appear to be coming from a friend. Attachments have become an increasingly popular way of automatically distributing viruses, and your friend may not even know that his or her e-mail account is being used for that purpose.
- Configure your e-mail program so that attachments are only opened when you choose to open them.
- If you are sending attachments, include personalized text and specific references to the attachment (i.e., "Attached, in Word format, is my paper on . . .") to help the recipient know that the message and attachment are indeed from you.
- College policy prohibits use of College resources, computing or otherwise, for commercial purposes.
- Realize that if you die while you are a member of the UVa-Wise community, your stored e-mail is a part of your personal effects and records that will be given to your executor (the person -- usually a family member -- designated to deal with your property at your death) if he or she requests it.
IV. About Home Pages
The College's Web server and tools are in place to help you publish a personal home page. OIT's Training Services group provides training designed to help you publish your home page. Remember that you are expected to act responsibly when publishing your home page, just as you are in all use of computing resources at the College.
The College's computing resources are intended to enable the institution to carry out its responsibilities of education, research, and public service. Therefore, these functions have priority in using computing resources; however, the College recognizes the value of the Internet as a resource for information and communication. When computing resources are available, students may use them for co-curricular or personal purposes provided they abide by the policies and procedures governing such use.
All users of College computing systems must comply with the requirements of responsible computing in the College environment, as outlined here and in the full array of College computing policies (see /OIT ). Individual users assume full legal responsibility for the content of their home pages, and they must abide by all applicable local, state, and federal laws, including laws of copyright. Copyright law pertains to many types of materials, including cartoons, pictures, graphics, text, song lyrics, and sounds (including most MP3 and other files shared via so-called peer-to-peer procedures).
The College is not responsible for the content of Web pages other than those defined as its "official" Web pages (the official Web pages of College schools, departments, divisions, and other units). As a neutral provider of computing services and access to the Internet, OIT does not review in advance or monitor the content of any materials transmitted, received, published or stored on or otherwise available through its systems. If OIT receives complaints regarding the content of such materials, it will refer the complaint to the appropriate disciplinary system within the College (or to the police for alleged violations of law), and it will cooperate with any resulting investigation in accord with the policies, procedures, and principles described or cited in this handbook.
Assumptions about audiences who will see information you publish
You will be wise to remember the very public nature of information you disseminate on the Internet through the World Wide Web. Information in a home page is published and available to everyone who can get to the Web. You must not assume that your information is restricted to only a close circle of friends, or even the University of Virginia's College at Wise community. You must assume that others will know how to find and view unlinked files that you store in your public web directory.
You are also responsible for the way you handle information you gather using your Web pages. See the college web page for updated information at /OIT .
You may not use home pages for fundraising or advertising for commercial or non-commercial organizations, except for College-related organizations and College-related events and in accord with policies governing these activities.
Use of the College Name, Logo, Seal, or Photographs
You may not use the College name in your home pages in any way that implies College endorsement of other organizations, products, or services. You may not use College logos and trademarks, the mascot, the College seal or photographs copyrighted by the College. Photos from the College's home page and secondary pages are copyrighted by the photographers and cannot be used or reproduced in any form. Requests for permission to use the College logos or seal in Web or print publications should be directed to the Office of College Relations (e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or phone (276) 328-0130).
V. Copyrights: Ethical and Legal Use
Unauthorized use of copyright-protected or licensed materials (including, but not limited to, graphic images, movies, music or audio files, and written word) is a serious matter and is a violation of federal law. Any individual who reproduces and/or distributes copyrighted material without permission and in excess of "fair use" may be at risk for the penalties of copyright infringement. An introduction to copyright law and College copyright policy is at http://lib.uvawise.edu/copyright.htm. See also /OIT.
Most software available for use on computers at the University of Virginia's College at Wise is protected by federal copyright laws. Educational institutions are not exempt from the laws covering copyrights. In addition, software is normally protected by a license agreement between the purchaser and the software seller. The software provided through the College for use by faculty, staff, and students may be used only on computing equipment as specified in the various software licenses. Licenses sometimes specify that you may use the software only while you are a member of the UVa-Wise community which means you must discontinue use of -- and remove copies of -- the software when you leave the UVa-Wise community.
It is the policy of the College to respect the copyright protections given to software owners by federal law. It is against College policy for faculty, staff, or students to copy or reproduce any licensed software on College computing equipment, except as expressly permitted by the software license. Of course, faculty, staff, and students may not use unauthorized copies of software on College-owned computers.
At the University of Virginia's College at Wise, unauthorized use of software is a serious matter. Any such use is without the consent of the College and is subject to disciplinary action.
VI. Good Citizenship in the Internet Community
As more than one writer has observed, the Internet isn't a thing; it is neither an entity nor an organization; it isn't owned or run by anyone. It is a world of a million publishers with some of the characteristics of a frontier. The only code of behavior on that frontier is one that demands individual responsibility and accountability and that rewards those attributes with rational self-government, albeit quite limited in scope. The College provides Internet access to its students and employees with the expectation that they be good, responsible, accountable Internet citizens. But, what does that mean in practical terms? Ways you can be a good Internet citizen include, but are not limited to the following:
READ and understand applicable policies, notably Ethics in Computer Usage.
KNOW what it means to take responsibility for your safety and security in the Internet environment and for deciding what is right and wrong in circumstances where often rules have not yet been written. You must take responsibility for educating yourself about the medium that you're using and for helping shape its use by good personal behavior.
BE AWARE of the thousands of others who rely on the College's computers to do their work. Consider how your on-line behavior will affect them.
UNDERSTAND that College policies that address academic dishonesty, including theft, plagiarism, disruptive conduct and misuse of materials and property, must guide your computing activities, just as they guide your activities in the classroom, residence halls or elsewhere on Grounds.
DON'T let other students, relatives or any other person gain access to the College's computing resources through your account. Understand that you will be held accountable for any abuse of computing resources by persons you allow to use your UVa-Wise computing ID and password.
DON'T use computer accounts, computing IDs, and passwords that belong to someone else. Don't forge e-mail from faculty, staff, other students or anyone, to do so violates policy and may violate law.
BE ACCOUNTABLE for your actions. Hiding your identity to avoid responsibility for your behavior on the network and/or using someone else's network identity are -- at a minimum -- violations of policy, and they may be serious violations of law.
DON'T play games that waste shared computing resources and have no academic purpose. You are not authorized to use your computer account or access to play such games.
KNOW that local, state, and federal laws and regulations pertain to computing activities wherever appropriate -- laws dealing with fraud, forgery, harassment, extortion, gambling, threats, copyright, obscene content, among others. Violators may be prosecuted.
BE WARY of those who will (sometimes unknowingly) provide on-line information that is untrue or fraudulent. If you are not certain, ask.
KNOW that messages you post to newsgroups or Web pages that you create in an attempt to be humorous may not be received in that spirit. Remember that archives of newsgroups and Web pages remain accessible for years -- don't be surprised if an interviewer asks about something you posted to a newsgroup while a student when you're trying to get that job you really want in a few years.
UNDERSTAND what you are authorized to do. Know what the College's purpose is in making these computing resources available to you.
- Your computer account is provided so you can send and receive e-mail, have access to library and other information resources, and have a web site.
- In some cases, your professors will authorize further account access so you can do class assignments.
- Microcomputer labs are available so you can do word processing, make spreadsheets, and access other OIT and College computer resources and the Internet. The software in the labs is for use there; you cannot copy it and use it elsewhere.
DON'T MISUNDERSTAND. Your access to computing resources can be revoked. In extending these resources, the College trusts students to make responsible use of them. If you violate that trust, you may lose access through various processes described elsewhere in this booklet.
VII. Threats to Your On-Line Safety and Security
The Internet community is under regular attack -- at varying levels of seriousness -- from "outlaws." Such outlaws (both within our community and outside it):
- steal other people's computing IDs and passwords;
- hack into your computer and use it without your permission and often without your knowledge;
- disrupt computer systems and networks;
- flood electronic mail systems with unwanted messages (spam);
- send forged electronic messages from celebrities, politicians, the College chancellor, your government professor or, maybe, YOU;
- post messages that vilify and threaten other people;
- post inappropriate messages to mailing lists;
- spread viruses;
- subscribe others to mailing lists, or unsubscribe them, without their permission;
- or invade the privacy of others.
Students who do these things, at the University of Virginia's College at Wise, may lose computing privileges and be subject to suspension or expulsion from the College. They might even be subject to prosecution under state and federal laws.
Controlling Access to Your Computing Files
The College's computing environment is designed to be an open environment. Many faculty and students want, or need, others to view and use their computer information -- their files. An instructor may want students to find a class assignment on the network. A student may want to share some information with friends. Computer systems are designed to let this happen.
But many students and faculty do not want others seeing their messages, course work or research. On computers, you can control who can see your files by protection settings. Use these settings as you would locks to keep your files private. However, malicious users realize that many people don't know how to use the settings.
Because some people don't know how to limit access to their files, sometimes information is left unintentionally unprotected. When people are good citizens of the Internet community, unprotected files are not a problem. Good Internet citizens respect one another's privacy. Students who gain access to resources either by directly breaking into them or because they are just poorly protected violate the Ethics in Computing Usage policy and the Standards of Conduct. If you have any doubt about whether any resources or materials were intended to be public, ask the owner before you look. If you happen across resources or materials that you suspect weren't intended to be public, let the owner know. That owner may have no idea that he or she has left something open to worldwide viewing.
Cracking Passwords
Your password may be guessed or "cracked" if you choose a common word, or a friend's or a pet's name, or your nickname, or the name of your favorite team or the name of a celebrity. Choose a password that combines letters, numbers, and special characters (for example, $, *, !). Whether you use your UVa-Wise computing ID and password or not, it is your responsibility to keep them secure. Do not let anyone talk you into "sharing." Don't keep your password and computing ID together. If you can remember your password without writing it down, that is best. Don't tell your friends -- or anyone, even someone assisting you with problem solving -- what your password is. Change your password regularly.
Crashing and Disrupting the System
Malicious computer users make the system stop working or perform poorly. It's like speeding, shop-lifting, spray-painting cars or slashing tires. These users find out, from a variety of sources -- sometimes each other -- about things they can do to disrupt the systems. In almost every instance, such behavior violates the law, and, in every instance, it violates College policy. Consequences are severe.
Forging E-mail
Forging E-mail is usually against the law in its own right, and, in connection with the sending of unsolicited bulk e-mail, it also may violate other state or federal laws.
Peer-to-Peer Networks and File Sharing
The use of peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing programs is prohibited on the UVA-Wise campus network. Examples of these programs include but are not limited to: KaZaa, Gnutella, Morpheus, eDonkey, BitTorrent, eMule, LimeWire, Aries etc. Downloading and/or uploading software, programs and files using peer-to-peer file sharing is not allowed. See section V Copyrights: Ethical and Legal Use. File sharing must be disabled while connected to the campus network. Network activity of this nature allows a method for potential virus, trojan horse, spyware and adware infestation. Violation of this policy can result in the computer/user port being disabled. See section X for further information on consequences.
Spam is essentially the same message e-mailed over and over and broadcast to recipients who did not request it. Just because a message is annoying, off-topic or stupid doesn't make it spam; the defining characteristic of spam is the volume with which it is sent. Most common forms of spam violate Virginia law. In many cases, simply deleting the unwanted message is the best action you can take.
VIII. What You Should Do If You Are a Victim of Computer Abuse or Irresponsible Behavior
Unfortunately computer abuse, malicious behavior, and unauthorized account access do happen. Should any of these things happen to you, report them to OIT, your system administrator or other appropriate College authority. Computing resource abuse should be reported to the electronic mail address firstname.lastname@example.com . This step will alert a number of OIT and College staff to your situation. Abuse cases are handled individually and confidentially.
IX. Security and Connecting Your Equipment to the College Network
If you connect your personal computer equipment to the University of Virginia's, College at Wise network, you are responsible for the security of your resources -- not only for risks to the resources themselves but also for the possibility that your unsecured resources can be used by anyone on the Internet as remote locations to mount attacks on other computing systems.
Any misuse of your equipment through your neglect in providing safeguards may be reason to deny access for your equipment to our network. "Neglect" in this instance may take many forms -- here are a few:
- Failure to:
- use a strong password
- limit access to your equipment
- keep files from unknown sources off your equipment
- back up your files
- use up-to-date antivirus software
- keep your operating system up-to-date
- keep application software updated
- turn off or delete unneeded software features
- Use of Unauthorized:
- Equipment: routers, hubs, WAP's (wireless access points) etc.
- Rogue servers; any computer running server services (this includes ICS)
- subnets
- illegally obtained and/or shared software
- peripherals
There are now in effect requirements for student-owned computers and penalties for non-compliance. These are as follows:
All computers attached to the College network, including student-owned computers in the residence halls, must have and maintain the following:
- The operating system must have all current critical patches
- An adequate anti-virus program with current virus definitions
- Must not have a copyrighted material in a file-sharing program such as, but not limited to, KaZaa, Napster, or Windows file-sharing. *A violation of copyright laws may also result in local, state, and/or federal legal proceedings.
If Computer Services (OIT) determines your computer is in violation of the above requirements, the acceptable use of the network policy, or is in any other way creating problems with the network, your network access will be turned off immediately and you will be notified in person and by letter, a copy of which is sent to Student Affairs.
- Once you notify Computer Services that your computer is now in compliance, your network access will be restored. The reconnection fee is waived for first-time incidents.
- For a second incident, your machine is disconnected immediately and ten business days after you notify us that the problem is resolved and pay a $100 reconnect fee, your network access is restored. You might also be liable for College judicial proceedings.
- The third time you are cited, you are disconnected immediately and you are not eligible for reconnection until forty days after you inform us that the problem is resolved and you pay a double reconnect fee ($200). You might also be liable for College judicial proceedings.
X. Disciplinary Action for Abuse of Computing Resources
Students at the College have both rights and responsibilities. The College is committed to supporting the exercise of any right guaranteed to individuals by the Constitution and the Code of Virginia and to educating students relative to their responsibilities. Students' rights are listed in The Student Handbook.
The College's Student Code of Conduct include the expectation that students understand and abide by the all College information technology-related policies. Any student alleged to violate such policies will be subject to full disciplinary action within the Undergraduate Student Judicial System, up to and including loss of computing accounts and access, suspension and/or expulsion.
Standards of Conduct
The University of Virginia's College at Wise is a community of scholars in which the ideals of freedom of inquiry, freedom of thought, freedom of expression, and freedom of the individual are sustained. It is committed to preserving the exercise of any right guaranteed to individuals by the Constitution. However, the exercise and preservation of these freedoms and rights require a respect for the rights of all in the community to enjoy them to the same extent.
It is clear that in a community of learning, willful disruption of the educational process, destruction of property, and interference with the orderly process of the College or with the rights of other members of the College cannot be tolerated. Students enrolling in the College assume an obligation to conduct themselves in a manner compatible with the College's function as an educational institution. To fulfill its functions of imparting and gaining knowledge, the College retains the power to maintain order within the College and to exclude those who are disruptive of the educational process.
When it is possible for the Student Codes of Conduct to be applied to conduct related to computing at the College, you should expect that they will be.
How OIT Handles Student Computer Policy Violations
The procedures for handling alleged student abuse of computing resources are detailed in various College publications and web sites, including The Student Handbook . Such resources describe the Honor System and the Honor Court, as well as the College's policies, all of which form the context for OIT's procedures. Briefly:
Step 1:
When OIT is notified (usually through email@example.com ) that a student appears to be abusing computing resources, all of his or her computing privileges may be suspended immediately when such an action is warranted to protect the computing resources and to assure reliable service to the rest of the community.
Step 2:
Often, OIT staff will notify the student through phone contact, electronic or U.S. mail of the apparent violation. Frequently, the matter is resolved at that step by explanation from the student and, in the case of minor issues, assurance from the student that the behavior will not continue. If computing access has been suspended, it is usually restored at successful conclusion of this step.
Step 3:
If the matter cannot be resolved at Step 2, OIT may refer the matter through the Division of Student Affairs for disciplinary processes (including those that may involve the Honor or Judiciary systems) or through law enforcement officials if the matter involves an apparent violation of law. Computing access may remain suspended during these processes. Sometimes, individuals in the College community who are complaining about the behavior take the matter directly to Student Affairs, the Honor or Judiciary systems, or law enforcement.
- Once you notify Computer Services that your computer is now in compliance, your network access will be restored. The reconnection fee is waived for first-time incidents.
- For a second incident, your machine is disconnected immediately and ten business days after you notify us that the problem is resolved and pay a $100 reconnect fee, your network access is restored. You might also be liable for College judicial proceedings.
- The third time you are cited, you are disconnected immediately and you are not eligible for reconnection until forty days after you inform us that the problem is resolved and you pay a double reconnect fee ($200). You might also be liable for College judicial proceedings.
XI. UVa-Wise Computing Policy Digest
It is your responsibility as a user of the computers and networks belonging to The University of Virginia's College at Wise to be familiar with the policies that govern their use. By using your computing ID at UVa-Wise you automatically agree to abide by all of the policies, terms, and conditions, including but not limited to the information in this publication and the policies listed on the www.uvawise.edu/OIT website.
Note: If you can't report something to email@example.com because e-mail is unavailable, you can always call the OIT Director of Technology at (276) 376-4578.
Have further questions? Please contact the OIT Help Desk at (276) 376-4509 or send electronic mail to email@example.com
This document revised October 8, 2014.


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For the next four years, LRB kept straddling the two continents, with the band renowned for its impeccable live performances. Internally, relationships were not as happy. From the first album on, front-liners Shorrock, Birtles, and Goble recorded separately. On the road they traveled separately. Only on-stage were they "together." Regular changes in the back line only contributed to the tensions. During one break between American tours, Goble started writing and producing an album for Australian pop legend John Farnham. He then agitated the band to replace Shorrock with Farnham. Australia pricked up its ears, but America was in shock, as this still successful band moved toward replacing the singer of all its big hits with an unknown. Nevertheless, the change was made and Farnham walked straight into the recording studio to record The Net. More lineup changes followed, including the departure of Beeb Birtles.
In all, John Farnham recorded three albums with LRB over four years. The experiment never worked. Whatever Farnham's talents, America longed for Glenn Shorrock. At the end of 1985, while LRB were seriously contemplating their future, Farnham took the initiative of leaving to start work on another solo album, Whispering Jack, an album that completely rehabilitated Farnham as the biggest-selling artist in Australia. LRB regrouped in 1988 with new management and a new record label. Glenn Shorrock and Derek Pellicci rejoined Goble, with "new boys" Wayne Nelson and John Housden added, to record the Monsoon album and its single, "Love Is a Bridge." In 1990, Goble left Little River Band as a touring member, and the band as fans had known it finally called it a day in 1991.
And yet the story continued. For a while, drummer Derek Pellicci mounted Little River Band tours with a lineup including Glenn Shorrock. When Shorrock didn't want to meet one particular schedule due to other commitments, he was sacked, resulting in unpleasant legal action. Then Pellicci also departed, but an LRB lineup continued living and working in America, still featuring those latecomers Wayne Nelson and Steve Housden. In spite -- or maybe because -- of all this, the holiday album We Call It Christmas appeared in 2008. ~ Ed Nimmervoll
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Track List: Greatest Hits
Track List: Cuts Like A Diamond
Track List: Diamantina Cocktail (2010 Remaster)
Track List: Too Late To Load (2010 Remastered Version)
Track List: The Net (2010 Remaster)
Track List: Essential Masters
Track List: Rearranged
Track List: Test Of Time
Track List: The Definitive Collection
Track List: Get Lucky
Track List: Monsoon
Track List: No Reins (2010 Remaster)
Track List: Playing To Win
Track List: Time Exposure
Track List: First Under The Wire (2010 Digital Remaster)
Track List: Sleeper Catcher
Track List: After Hours
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Ohio Wrong Way Crash Study released
(Columbus) - In anticipation of the July 4th holiday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol released a report Friday illustrating the dangers of wrong-way drivers.
The research brief "Wrong-Way Crashes on Divided Roadways" shows 60 wrong-way crashes that occurred on Ohio's divided roadways from January 2011 through April 2013. These crashes resulted in 31 fatalities and 85 non-fatal injuries.
"What we learned from this study is that most of these crashes are occurring at night, by impaired drivers," said Colonel John Born, Patrol superintendent. "And that these types of crashes will more than likely end with a fatality."
The report shows that more than half of the wrong-way drivers were suspected of alcohol or drug impairment at the time of the crash, a rate that is 12 times higher than all at-fault drivers involved in crashes in Ohio during the time period – with more than four out of five of these wrong-way crashes occurring at night.
While 37% of wrong-way crashes were fatal, only 0.35% of all crashes on Ohio roadways during the reporting period were fatal. This suggests wrong-way crashes were over 100 times more likely to involve a traffic fatality than all crashes that occurred in the state;
The analyses and results contained in the report are aimed at further understanding the driving behaviors, personal factors and other circumstances related to the dangers posed by wrong-way drivers on Interstates and other high-speed roadways.
This study was completed to assist law enforcement planners, legislators, engineers, and all motorists as they take measures to guard against the tragic outcomes that may be caused by wrong-way driving.
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I'm new to the helmet building thing, but have gotten some great ideas from all you on the forums. I just wanted to post a quick question and get some feedback as to how people felt about it. What are the differences between the ESB and RotJ helmet? Being the helmet noob that I am I can't really tell the difference. I was also wondering which paint job looks better and is easier to do? Please post your thoughts, experiences, and other explanations. Pictures would be cool too. Hope to start my helmet soon!!! Thanks in advance!!!!


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Barjor Gimi
Associate Professor of Radiology and of Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine
Adjunct Associate Professor of Engineering
Associate Professor of Radiology and of Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine
- B.A., Physics, Lawrence University
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
- M.S., Bioengineering, University of Illinois
- Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of Illinois
- Postdoctoral fellowship, Radiology, Johns Hopkins University
Research Interests
Immunoprotective, cell-encapsulating, nanoporous microdevices: cell therapy for diabetes and cancer; optical imaging and MRI of the fate and function of engineered therapeutic cells; RF microdetectors for MRI of single cells; assessing the efficacy of cancer therapy using vascular and metabolic MRI
Selected Publications
- "SU-8-based immunoisolative microcontainer with nanoslots defined by nanoimprint lithography," Joonbum Kwon, Krutarth Trivedi, Krishnamurthy Nemani, Walter Hu, Jeong-Bong Lee, Barjor Gimi, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology Part B, Volume 27, Issue 6, pp. 2795-2800, 2009
- "Cell encapsulation and oxygenation in nanoporous microcontainers," Barjor Gimi, Joonbum Kwon, Li Liu, Yang Su, Krishnamurthy Nemani, Krutarth Trivedi, Yonghao Cui, Behroze Vachha, Ralph Mason, Wenchuang Hu, Jeong-Bong Lee, Biomedical Microdevices, Volume 11, Issue 6, pp.1205-1212, 2009
- "A Nanoporous, Transparent Microcontainer for Encapsulated Islet Therapy," Barjor Gimi, Joonbum Kwon, Andrey Kuznetsov, Behroze Vachha, Richard L. Magin, Louis H. Philipson, Jeong-Bong Lee, Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, Volume 3, Issue 2, pp. 297-303, 2009
- "Simple Developmental Dyslexia in Children: Alterations in Diffusion-Tensor Metrics of White Matter Tracts at 3 T," Nancy Rollins, Behroze Vachha, Padmapriya Srinivasan, Jonathan Chia, Joyce Pickering, Carroll Hughes, Barjor Gimi, Radiology, Volume 251, Issue 3, pp 882-891, 2009
- "MRI of regular-shaped cell-encapsulating polyhedral microcontainers," Barjor Gimi, Dmitri Artemov, Timothy Leong, David Gracias and Zaver M. Bhujwalla, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Volume 58, Issue 6, pp1283-1287, 2007
- "Cell viability and non-invasive in vivo MRI tracking of 3D cell encapsulating self-assembled microcontainers," Barjor Gimi, Dmitri Artemov, Timothy Leong, David H. Gracias, Wesley Gilson, Matthias Stuber, and Zaver M. Bhujwalla, Cell Transplantation: The Regenerative Medicine Journal (cover feature), Volume 16, Issue 4, pp 403-408, 2007
- "Diffusion-weighted and macromolecular contrast enhanced MRI of tumor response to antivascular therapy with ZD6126," Jens Vogel-Claussen, Barjor Gimi, Dmitri Artemov and Zaver M. Bhujwalla, Cancer Biology and Therapy (cover feature), Volume 6, Issue 9, pp 1469-1475, 2007
- "Self-assembled micropatterned and radio frequency (RF) shielded biocontainers," Barjor Gimi, Timothy Leong, Zhiyong Gu, Michael Yang, Dmitri Artemov, Zaver M. Bhujwalla, David H. Gracias, Biomedical Microdevices, Volume 7, Issue 4, pp 341-345, 2005
- "NMR Spiral Surface Microcoils: Applications," Barjor Gimi, Sertac Eroglu, Lara Leoni, Tejal A. Desai, Richard L. Magin, Brian Roman, Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Part B: Magnetic Resonance Engineering, Volume 18B, Issue 1, pp 1-8, 2003
- "NMR Spiral Surface Microcoils: Field Characteristics and Applications," Sertac Eroglu, Barjor Gimi, Brian Roman, Gary Friedman, Richard L. Magin, Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Part B: Magnetic Resonance Engineering, Volume 17B, Issue 1, pp 1-10, 2003
- Negendank Prize, 2006
- Diabetes Technology Prize, 2002
Professional Activities
- Editorial Boards: Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering; Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part B; Recent Patents on Nanomedicine; Visualization, Image Processing and Computation in Biomedicine
- Journal Reviewer: Cancer Research, Diabetologia, Clinical Cancer Research, Neoplasia, Advanced Biomaterials, Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part A, Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, The American Journal of Pathology, Applied Magnetic Resonance, Radiation Research, Polymers, Journal of Microencapsulation, Current Medicinal Chemistry
- Grant Reviewer: National Institutes of Health, National Institute for Health Research–UK, Department of Biotechnology–India, Welcome Trust, California Institute of Regenerative Medicine
Dartmouth Researchers Engineer Drug Micro-factory to Attack Tumor
May 14, 2015
"Firefly" Mechanism Makes Cancer Studies More Efficient, Less Expensive
April 1, 2015
Current Research Projects
- Encapsulated cell therapy for type 1 diabetes and cancer
- Enzyme and microRNA therapy for cancer
- Bioluminescence imaging and MRI of anticancer therapy
- Diffusion Tensor MRI for white matter tractography


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Amendment S proposes changes to state personnel system
November 2, 2012
Proposed Colorado Amendment S asks voters to approve the first changes in 40 years to the state employee personnel system, which would impact approximately 32,500 employees in full- and part-time permanent positions in state government.
There are four main areas that the amendment affects – employee exemptions, testing and hiring procedures, preferences available to military veterans and the terms and standards of the State Personnel Board.
If passed, the amendment would increase the number of potential employee exemptions, change testing and hiring procedures to evaluate candidates beyond test scores, expand hiring preferences for veterans and reduce the terms of service and duties for members of the State Personnel Board, while adjusting the standards to remove members.
Similar amendments have been brought up nine times since 1918, and have been rejected by voters.
Amendment S is one of three amendments voters will see on their ballots this election season.
Proponents for the amendment include Gov. John Hickenlooper, as well as two former governors – Bill Ritter and Bill Owens.
The benefits of the amendment, claims the group "Vote Yes on S," include modernization of the state government, increased prioritization for hiring military veterans, better hiring practices in general and increased accountability.
According to "Vote Yes on S," these benefits will come without any cost to the taxpayers or the state government. The current system, its website states, has led to problems with hiring backlogs and business delays.
"For the state to be able to keep up with 21st-century businesses, it's important that we pass these kinds of measures," said "Vote Yes on S" campaign spokesman George Merritt.
Proponents of Amendment S believe that the changes in the hiring process will be highly beneficial. The current process narrows the pool of potential hires to three, based on a standardized test. The new system would allow the pool to be six potential hires, and final decision to be based on other evaluative methods.
So far, the amendment has received the unanimous support of the Colorado Legislature, which voted to put it on the ballot. Several newspapers statewide have endorsed it, including The Denver Post.
"Even in this contentious election cycle, there's one thing we can all agree on, and that's Amendment S," Merritt said.
The Colorado Citizens for Good Government has come out in opposition of the amendment, led by former state Rep. Miller Hudson and attorney Nora Kelly.
Its website, "No on Amendment S," offers a list of reasons why voters should vote against the proposed amendment. It claims that the jobs created by the amendment are unnecessary, and will ultimately cost the taxpayers money, despite claims to the contrary. It also raises the concern that the amendment paves the way for future misuse by elected officials.
Rather than modernizing the system, opponents argue that Amendment S will take Colorado back to what is known as a "spoils system," which is when officials give positions to friends, family members and allies.
"It's going to strip all the protections that state workers currently have," said Hudson.
Getting rid of the standardized testing system in the hiring process has also raised concerns. Hudson worries that the new evaluation process would be too vague, and that the test is valuable in assessing a potential employee's skills.
"I don't care if they're charming at a cocktail party," Hudson said. "I want them to take a test to demonstrate they have the skills that are demanded for the responsibilities that they'll be assigned."


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I know that this question has probably been asked many, many times, but I am not having much luck searching the forums.
I am going to try and make all-aluminum armor, as well as try and do an aluminum helm. I saw the GIF templates that Wizard posted, but was wondering if the original CAD templates were still available.
Thanks for any insight, and cannot wait to join this fantastic community!


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'"You don't like the first goal, (but) the goal to start the third period was a killer," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "We've let it all hang out in the second and played as good as we possibly could."'
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UT Dallas is committed to providing accessibility of its website. University Web Services ensures the home and gateway pages meet WCAG 2.0 Level AA Web accessibility standards and promotes best practices in accessibility to UT Dallas Web developers.
Dawn Berglund serves as the university's Web Accessibility Coordinator. She monitors the University's compliance with the state policy and trains Web publishers and developers how to make Web pages accessible. To contact the Web accessibility coordinator or find out more about accessibility as it relates to other technologies, send email to [email protected].
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Architecture, miniature golf, and air conditioning—all ingredients that make for a family-friendly outing during the sweltering summer months in Washington, D.C. Following the success of last year's inaugural event, the National Building Museum has brought back its high-design, indoor Mini Golf exhibition. This year's attraction, which opened on May 27, has expanded to include two nine-hole golf courses, Blue and Green (with Blue being the unwritten harder course).
Each hole was designed and constructed by a team of local architects, landscape architects, and contractors under the theme "Building the Future." For example, for hole 5 on the Green course, titled "Capital City Crops," designer Rippeteau Architects imagines a D.C. flooded by the Chesapeake Bay. Iconic structures have been encapsulated in glass domes—or mixing bowls—and must be viewed from an elevated National Mall that also serves as farmland. Look for an unexpected observer in the Washington Monument porthole.
Suitable for players ages 4 and up, the holes integrate many quirky and entertaining features such as interactive lights, miniature construction toys, and a confounding hologram. Though the fairways may look straightforward, many are deceptively challenging, as evidenced by players' frequent cheers, groans, and laughter. Be forewarned that carpet and polished wood can make for tough playing surfaces. The full course description with information on sponsors, designers, and design objectives is available on the National Building Museum's website. Some of the memorable holes ARCHITECT staff members played are below.
After players have finished each course, they can vote for their favorite hole for the People's Choice award. The Mini Golf exhibition is open during normal museum hours through Labor Day, Sept. 2. The museum also offers "Mini Golf Late Nights" featuring golfing, musical performances, and barbecue from local favorite Hill Country restaurant through 9 p.m. Five late night dates remain: June 27, July 11, July 24, Aug. 8, and Aug. 22. nbm.org


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They Really Said That? Recent News and Quotes
posted at 9:25 am on November 11, 2009 by Rovin
In the spirit of bringing news and quotes to life here in the Greenroom, here's some recent head-scratchers and "they really said that?" (all bolded text is mine)
Chuck Todd on the Fort Hood Murders: "Certainly, yellow flags should have been raised—red is too harsh" (reported this morning on Morning Joe)
On Health Care
In a closed-door meeting, Clinton urged Senate Democrats to put aside their differences and pass healthcare legislation, just as the lawmakers were preparing to battle over the bill's cost, its abortion policy and the impact it could have on families struggling to buy insurance.
"There are going to be things in here you don't like, but it's important to get the job done," Clinton told Democrats, according to Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.).
But there was rising concern that the goal of enacting an overhaul before the end of the year was slipping out of reach — and delay would be risky at a time when voters increasingly seem more concerned about getting and keeping jobs than in remaking the insurance system.
"The clock is ticking," said Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) after hearing from Clinton. "Getting it done this year will in effect clear the table for President Obama to focus on jobs." LINK
Got that? If the healthcare bill doesn't pass this year, President Obama's lack of multi-tasking skills is a job killer.
The official $1.1 trillion price tag for the House Democrats' health care bill excludes dozens of unfunded programs that could drive up costs when future congresses look to fund them.
Republicans said the health care bill includes two dozen programs whose funding is listed as "such sums as may be necessary." That amounts to legislative jargon, they said, for "We'll bill you later."
But Democrats said leaving spending decisions up to future congresses is standard operating procedure under both parties and is the only way to let the appropriations committees weigh priorities. They said authorizing a program doesn't mean it will get money, and they pointed to a host of programs that have never gotten off the ground because Congress has never funded them properly.
"If you're calling these fuzzy math, then every authorization bill is fuzzy math," said a Democratic aide, who requested anonymity. "It's not fuzzy math at all. It's not math. That's the way Congress works. You authorize a program, and the appropriators appropriate for it." LINK
Has anyone noticed how the media promotes Obama's Health Care Program by calling it a "signature domestic priority."
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Democratic-controlled House has narrowly passed landmark health care reform legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard won victory on his signature domestic priority. LINK
With unemployment over 10%, shouldn't Mr. Obama's "domestic priority" be putting people back to work instead of adding thousands in taxes and fees on individuals from a seriously flawed health care bill, or a energy bill that will destroy small businesses nationwide?
Under the CRA or CYA Category
There's a persistent delusion, on the part of many pundits, to the effect that we're actually having a rational political discussion in this country. But we aren't. The proposition that the Community Reinvestment Act caused all the bad stuff, because government forced helpless bankers into lending to Those People, has been refuted up, down, and sideways. The vast bulk of subprime lending came from institutions not subject to the CRA. Commercial real estate lending, which was mainly lending to rich white developers, not you-know-who, is in much worse shape than subprime home lending. Etc., etc……Paul Krugman LINK
Speaking of Paul Krugman Paranoias:
Paranoid Paul Krugman Calls Tea Party Conservatives, Right-Wing Demonstrators, Paranoid
In the ironic paranoid fashion, when the liberal left see their utopian ideals crumbling around them, in their quintessential stereotypical method, they first look to those around them that have prevented their "realities" from going forward. Instead of looking inward for flaws, the reactionary left pits their frustrations on "the enemy" by stressing them as paranoid. In the classic Krugman style, Mr. Krugman sees the rise of a grassroots conservative movement as a potential, (and probable), threat to his collectivism society where the people's lives are systematically controlled by its government.
"Furthermore, the loss of both Congress and the White House left a power vacuum in a party accustomed to top-down management. At this point Newt Gingrich is what passes for a sober, reasonable elder statesman of the G.O.P. And he has no authority: Republican voters ignored his call to support a relatively moderate, electable candidate in New York's special Congressional election.
Real power in the party rests, instead, with the likes of Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin (who at this point is more a media figure than a conventional politician). Because these people aren't interested in actually governing, they feed the base's frenzy instead of trying to curb or channel it. So all the old restraints are gone."
The point is that the takeover of the Republican Party by the irrational right is no laughing matter. Something unprecedented is happening here — and it's very bad for America. LINK
But wait! There's more……..
The title of Krugman's recent opinion piece is Paranoia Strikes Deep. But, as one of his followers/commenter on the left has surmised, the Republican Right is surely a threat:
"The froth of the mad-dog right is daily being unleashed in our airwaves. They have encouraged the murder of those who do not share their religious views on abortion, attempted to intimidate political rivals by displaying weapons at their rallies, and sowed with their hatred the seeds of Oklahoma City. Violence is clearly no problem for these folks. One must wonder, should they continue to gain in power and influence within the Republican party, whether we are looking at the beginning of the next American Civil War. If they are so gun-crazy now, and feel legitimized in their use of racist, xenophobic and homophobic language, how long will be before they begin parading their militias, and then how long before they begin putting them to use." Willemite Brooklyn, NY November 9th, 2009 8:04 am
Now that what I'm talkin' about! Bring on the Paranoia!
Global Warming/Climate Change/Global Cooling News:
For the nation as a whole, it was the third coolest October on record. The month was marked by an active weather pattern that reinforced unseasonably cold air behind a series of cold fronts. Temperatures were below normal in eight of the nation's nine climate regions, and of the nine, five were much below normal. Only the Southeast climate region had near normal temperatures for October. LINK
Bundle up folks. It's gonna be a long, cold, paranoid winter ahead.


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Howard Kurtz doesn't know what "fact-checking" is
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Eric Boehlert pointed out earlier that the danger in the media beginning to fact-check the Sunday shows is that they'll go out of their way to try to appear "balanced" by fact-checking an equal number of falsehoods by Democrats and Republicans, even if the falsehoods uttered show no such "balance." As Boehlert noted, CNN's Howard Kurtz appeared to go out of his way to "slap the hand of two Democrats (Tim Geithner, Bill Clinton) who made borderline trivial statements last week."
Kurtz's purported fact-check of Clinton and Geithner are worth a closer look, as they are very good examples of exactly what media fact-checking should not be.
Here's Kurtz's fact-check of Bill Clinton:
KURTZ: And finally, Bill Clinton sat down with Tapper on "This Week," and the 42nd president was asked about his successor's decision on a Supreme Court nominee.
TAPPER: What advice would you give President Obama? Because Republicans are saying he's not including them in this.
CLINTON: I think it will be very difficult to just outright block a Supreme Court nominee that's otherwise qualified, especially after the Democrats confirmed -- or allowed a vote on Clarence Thomas and Justice Scalia, and a lot of other people who were -- Justice Roberts -- Chief Justice Roberts.
KURTZ: That's true. Senate Democrats did allow a vote on John Roberts, but only after publicly weighing the idea of filibustering President Bush's nominee.
As for a nominee that's otherwise qualified, as Clinton put it, Senator Barack Obama said that both John Roberts and Sam Alito were clearly qualified and voted against them.
OK. That simply is not a fact-check. Well, it is, I guess, but the obvious conclusion of checking the facts is that Clinton had them right -- but Kurtz spun it as Clinton stretching the truth.
Bill Clinton said Democrats allowed a vote on John Roberts. Democrats did allow a vote on John Roberts. But Kurtz presented the fact that Democrats thought about whether or not they should filibuster before deciding not to as some sort of "gotcha" that undermined Clinton's statement. It simply, and obviously, isn't.
Put another way: Bill Clinton said Democrats did X. Howard Kurtz responded: Ah-ha! But first they thought about whether to do X!
That isn't fact-checking. It is, in some ways, the opposite of fact-checking. Bill Clinton made a clear and simple declarative statement that was true. Howard Kurtz then confused the issue by bringing up irrelevancies that didn't actually undermine Clinton's comments, and presenting them as though they did. The viewer is left with the impression that Clinton's statement that Democrats allowed a vote on Roberts was misleading -- but it wasn't. Not at all.
Kurtz's fact-check of Geithner wasn't much better. Asked if "beat[ing] up on the banks" is "the smart thing to do politically," Geithner responded "There's no politics in this. This is not a partisan thing. This is a basic proposition. ... I don't know if it's good politics or not."
It seems like the kind of utterly mundane and inconsequential (and impossible-to-disprove) response that would better be ignored. But for reasons that escape my understanding, Kurtz thought it was a statement worth fact-checking:
KURTZ: That's partially true. The administration is undoubtedly doing what it thinks is right with this legislation, but of course there is politics involved. President Obama has repeatedly criticized huge Wall Street bonuses and blamed the big investment banks for resisting reform. And everyone knows they are fat targets because of public anger over the last banking bailout.
So, for Geithner to say he doesn't know whether the bill is good politics or not really stretches the bounds of credibility.
Again: Simply not a fact-check.
"President Obama has repeatedly criticized huge Wall Street bonuses and blamed big investment banks for resisting reform" is not evidence that the Obama administration is driven by politics rather than an effort to pass legislation it thinks is important.
And Kurtz's flat declaration that "everyone knows" banks are fat targets -- and his conclusion that, therefore, Geithner isn't telling the truth -- is just nonsense. The Washington Times doesn't agree. The tea partiers certainly aren't won over. (Not that I expect either the Washington Times or the tea partiers to be won over by anything President Obama does. The point is, there are segments of the electorate that don't like the Obama administration's approach to the banks, and who seem energized by it. Simply ignoring that and insisting that everyone knows it's good politics is foolish. It's like saying in March of 2009 that of course health insurance companies are fat targets, so health care reform is obviously a political winner. Well, maybe it is, maybe it isn't -- but that's a far-too-simplistic analysis.)
So put it all together and what do you have? Kurtz decided to "fact-check" an utterly trivial comment -- the Treasury Secretary saying the administration's approach to banking regulation is not driven by politics. And his "fact-check" consisted of a statement of fact that doesn't undermine Geithner's claim in any way and a dubious assertion that also doesn't undermine Geithner. That isn't fact-checking; it's punditry.
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Aerosols: The Last Frontier?
Guest commentary from Juliane Fry, UC Berkeley
The recently released IPCC 2007 Fourth Assessment Report Summary for Policymakers reminds us that aerosols remain the least understood component of the climate system. Aerosols are solid or liquid particles suspended in the atmosphere, consisting of (in rough order of abundance): sea salt, mineral dust, inorganic salts such as ammonium sulfate (which has natural as well as anthropogenic sources from e.g. coal burning), and carbonaceous aerosol such as soot, plant emissions, and incompletely combusted fossil fuel. As should be apparent from this list, there are many natural sources of aerosol, but changes have been observed in particular, in the atmospheric loading of carbonaceous aerosol and sulphates, which originate in part from fossil fuel burning. While a relatively minor part of the overall aerosol mass, changes in the anthropogenic portion of aerosols since 1750 have resulted in a globally averaged net radiative forcing of roughly -1.2 W/m2, in comparison to the overall average CO2 forcing of +1.66 W/m2.
Figure SPM-2, shown here, compares the radiative forcing for greenhouse gases and other climate forcing agents, along with an assessment of the level of scientific understanding ("LOSU") for each component. In this figure, it is clear that while aerosols contribute the largest negative (cooling) radiative forcing, the level of scientific understanding of their climate influence is "low" to "medium-low". The aerosol effects are split into two categories: (1) direct effects, meaning the scattering or absorption of radiation by aerosols influencing the net amount of energy reaching the Earth's surface, and (2) indirect effects, such as the cloud albedo effect, referring to how the presence of aerosol increases cloud reflectivity by providing a larger number of nuclei for cloud droplets, reducing the amount of energy reaching the surface. This is a step up from the last report, where the LOSU for aerosols was very low to low, and no most likely value was assigned at all for the 'indirect' part.
This figure also visually hints at why improving our understanding of aerosol's role in climate is so important: while overall net radiative forcing is positive (warming), aerosols provide the dominant negative (cooling) forcings. Hence, the aerosol currently in our atmosphere is acting to mask some of the greenhouse gas-induced warming. This means that as we get our act together to reduce fossil fuel use to improve air quality and address global warming, we need to be mindful of how changes in emissions will impact aerosol concentrations and composition.
In addition, our deficient understanding of aerosol forcing also hinders our ability to use the modern temperature record to constrain the "climate sensitivity" – the operative parameter in determining exactly how much warming will result from a given increase in CO2 concentration. The determination of climate sensitivity has been discussed in this forum previously here. The sensitivity parameter can be derived by examining historical records of the correlation of CO2 concentration and temperature taking into account other contemporary changes. Aerosols contribute significantly to the uncertainty in climate sensitivity because we cannot model their historical impact on the temperature record with sufficient accuracy, though additional constraints on climate sensitivity such as the last ice age do exist. A better understanding of aerosols then may well facilitate more accurate predictions of future climate responses to changing CO2.
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I LOVE Stewie!!!
I LOVE Stewie!!!
hahah Yeah I wish it was.
Thanks guys! He is definitely a character. Best personality I have ever seen. I will post some more photos soon.
Loving the last one Dan!!!
Quote, originally posted by eurolover » "SNEAK ATTACK TACKLE!!!!"
Hands down. There is so much personality coming out of these little "log" dogs it is amazing.
I want more pics. These two beefcakes are hilarious. Even though they look like they ran into a brick wall I really dig them. These two little chubby dogs have so much life and expression on their faces.
The funny thing is, is that I am not a fan of small dogs. Even ones that look like their face was ran into a wall. I am used to a larger dogs. From the pic's posted it really makes me want to look into the temperment of the dog. I think I may be interested in getting one.
BTW, to each their own. I hope I didn't insult you for my views. I have grown up w/ a bit different type of dog. But, I am willing to seek another. I love the pics. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Mikedav
Quote, originally posted by MannyC » Loving the last one Dan!!!
Thanks Manny! Hopefully I can bring him out to a meet sometime.
LOL! I take no offense at all! I have hear people refer the boys as lil pigs, Stich, a gremlin, and ugly. They do have great personalities though. I have not met a Frenchie that didn't have a goofy character. Gus is a complete ham and loves getting attention from people and will just roll over right away to get a belly rub. Tank is more of the serious one and even though he's a boy he's quite a princess.
A few things to keep in mind with these dogs is that a majority of them can't swim. Also, cause of their flat faces they can't be outside in the heat for long periods of time. We've been having crazy hot weather here in Vancouver and they basically stay indoors during the afternoons.
I love the Frenchies! We have a pug named Gus too.
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Quote, originally posted by eurolover » A few things to keep in mind with these dogs is that a majority of them can't swim.
I have a pug, she fell off a pool raft and basically sunk to the bottom like a rock and didn't come up on her own..haha, she was fine though.
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my dog chillin on the couch..
and on an outdoor couch
and a rolling shot..haha
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Holy crap, I can't wait til we get our pug. This shot is great!
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My second lady,her name is Nessy:
Oh God..Please make him stop...
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lilly, my fat lab lol..
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agreed! haha I like all the different expressions they have. It's great, and really makes me want to get a dog/cat again.
Quote, originally posted by ShadowGLI » I have a pug, she fell off a pool raft and basically sunk to the bottom like a rock and didn't come up on her own..haha, she was fine though.
greatest story evar. made me laugh
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My other cat, Bruce Lee.
Loves the Nerf darts. Whenever I **** the nerf gun he comes running. He really loves them and eats them. He will wait for me to shoot off a round. Once it goes off he grabs it and runs and then comes back for more.
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Modified by Henni at 5:38 AM 8-1-2009
Modified by Henni at 5:42 AM 8-1-2009
Originally Posted by Mikedav
My fiancee's Grandma's Chihuahua named Mini (even though she's the largest Chihuahua I've ever seen)
My family's dogs back before they moved to FL, Logan (yellow lab), Bailey (choc. lab), and Happy in the back (schnauzer mix, he doesn't like going in the pool). This was taken a few years back w/ a p&s and one of those cheap fisheye attachments
My fiancee's family's White Sheppard named Nitro, he's 14 and is unfortunately near the end of the line
aaawww Daisy is adorable! Does she swim?


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|hillbilly bob
power steering-need help
HI, I AM NEW TO THIS SITE SO PLEASE EXCUSE ME. I HVE A 1953 MERCURY CONVERTIBLE {1 of 8400 made} WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD A 302 WITH A C 4 IN IT. I PULLED THEM OUT & I AM PUTING IN A 5.0 & AN-A O D TRANS OUT OF A 1986 MARK VII. I BOUGHT THE MARK FOR $50.THE MERC NEVER HAD POWER STEERING & NOW I WANT TO PUT IT IN WHILE THE ENGINE IS OUT.DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW WHAT STEERING BOX I CAN USE? MY FRIEND HAD A 53 FORD WITH A 350 CHEVY IN IT & HE PUT A STEERING BOX FROM A 1977 TOYOTA IN IT {the engine was in the car when he did this} HE SAID THAT THE GUY THAT PUT IT IN HAD A HARD TIME WITH IT.AFTER IT WAS IN HE SAID THAT IT DIDN'T STEER RIGHT.I DON'T KNOW WHO THE GUY WAS THAT PUT IT IN & THE GUY THAT OWNED THE FORD DIED & HIS KIDS TOOK IT TO ANOTHER STATE SO I NEED SOME HELP PLEASE.
|Thanks for the kind words about my Buick, I've spent 6 years working on it, driving it, and working on it some more. Made some major changes in 2001, most of which worked out really good. There are not a lot of off the shelf parts for a Buick on the market, you just buy something that looks like it might work, then adapt...cut to fit, paint to match is a good expression I found comes into play often. I have a LaCarra steering wheel on it( on a Caddy tilt/tele column) to match the grey UltraLeather seats, currently rebuilding the under dash and console area and will also be covered with the UltraLeather. Will eventually do the door panels when I have the time and money to buy more fake cow covering. Put a Dakota Digital cruise on it also. Complete new Master Power brake system, TCI rear suspension made for a 55-57 Chevy spring relocator system.(lots of cutting to fit and painting to match, but well worth it and it was almost like it was made for the car.) Tanks poly tank for a 41-48 Chevy, new GM crate motor with lots of polished and chromed parts and the ill-fated FatMan frontend we have been discussing. Tons and tons of things I have not mentioned or forgotten...and I will be up front and tell you I didn't do all of the stuff myself, I had help from lots of hot rod buddies who would come over and give me a hand when I needed someone to hold the lite in my eyes...could have never done it without them either, at least not in the time frame it all came together in. But what goes around,comes around, and I show up at their place to shine the light for in their eyes when they need it. Not too much on the car was farmed out, the first upholstery job was, and I still get the same guys to do stuff for me when it's above my knowledge or don't have the time to unscrew my screwups. Did the paint 5 years ago, and it's due again, but that's later down the road, maybe next year...it's almost cruisin' time now, no time for down time.
Paco I just saw your car,THAT IS ONE NICE BUICK!!! You should be very proud of it. I just did something i hate (and dont recommend)I put a nova clip on a 40 buick sedan last week. I have to show your car to the customer.He will be in aw. One thing i did forget,it wont help much but the biggest steering wheel allways helps a little.(maybe a nice stocker if your not allready running one)
|Thanks, Phat, that gives me a starting point, and gives me several options from mild to wild to try. I figure it's best to start with the simplest and easiest an progress towards the full meal deal if the other doesn't have any effect on the steering. The car actually runs down the road straight as an arrow, handles OK, and drives really good...but the steering is as quick as a cat...and that can be dangerous. I have got to correct that, starting with the slower rack and working my way into the other things you mentioned.Thanks for the info...PACO
Great You are your own builder!! Thats a good thing cause you will understand this better as you have installed it. Ok I find he has never left enough room for castor on his kits cause he beleives that ford did it correct(actully i dont think he knows how to check it or cares,cause i have disproved his BS about GM pumps having to much pressure by using ford pumps with the same results) Now if you had known you could have set the ride heights on the rear and front ,put a castor gauge on the clip before it was welded and tipped it back a little(as long as the lower a-frames are level to the ground,nothing in hot rod 101 says the frame has to be srtaight front to rear) before you go cutting anything see how much castor you can get(do you have gauges?? circle track guys allways have a set you should be able to borrow) I have on some of his clips sloted the upper holes a little but most times have had to cut the upper hats off.I beleive he thinks 2-3 degress is all the castor you need cause that is what ford used. I have corrected a few by just putting a lot of castor in them(please dont go more than 4 degrees on a manual as it will be real hard to park,6-8 on a power rack) I think that would be my first try,but in the end everybody has been happier with the slower rack. You could go one other route BUT i caution anybody doing this if your not a weldor DONT TRY THIS(bird**** weldors you will KILL yourself) I have preheated the steering arms and added 1/2 5/8 of and inch to the steering arm by welding them(also correcting for akerman at the same time because its wrong on a big wheelbase car compared to a pinto)Stringing the arms to the wheelbase.After you have lengthened the arms you most likely will have to move the rack out the same amount to keep the tie rods on level(bumpsteer) Try the castor first see what you can do. If at all possable lower the rear of the car with some weight or stuff,it will give you a false sense of what castor can do for you(it tips the tops of the spindles back)and take it for a ride. Also dont take it to and alignment shop and let them align it for a stangII or pinto ,make sure you see they are getting the full 6-8 degrees(its a real pain in the a## to do on the alignment rack) A good clue that it was not done correctly if he charges you 50 bucks and it only takes 1/2 -1 hour forget it!!!. It takes much longer to get it right,cause when you change castor,you mess up the cambor and toe also.So if the guy gets it done and asks 100 bucks dont be pissed at him ,he worked for it.Most machines have a print out now just ask.
Good luck Hope i helped a little.(sorry i cant spell worth a damn)
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|I think it's pretty safe to say that Phat don't like Fat...Man....I bought the Stage II set up with the tubular upper and lower A frames, optional power rack, sway bar, and GM 11" rotors, etc. I actually bought the restictor valve from Parr or somebody, don't really remember, but it didn't really help that much. I don't have a problem with removing the rack and installing a mid-90's version if that's what it takes, I made the rest of the car, however good or bad it may be, so one more part ain't no thang....it ain't brain surgery, it'll work or it won't...that's the way most of my project go. On the subject of getting 6-8 degrees of castor and having to cut a lot, I am assuming you have to cut the shock/spring towers and relocate those to achieve the needed castor, is that correct? Give me some insight before I break out the plasma cutter and start whacking...thanks, PACO
|Bomo is correct. Fat man has screwed up that frontend for years.But he gets to sell you all the valves and pressure "correctors" Only thing you can do now is take it to some one that knows frontends and cut up MR FAT MANS junk. Its needs to have a slower newer bird or mustang rack installed . The castor needs to be up around 6-8 degrees (last one i did on a 40 buick i had to do alot a cutting to get it right.) If you were to do a 40 buick again I cut the front off at the twin rails and weld 2 peice's of 3x6 tubing (i might be wrong on the size ,i did that one a while ago)in and then install a TCI coil over frontend. Its to bad Fat guy sells this frontend cause everbody has trouble with it. You next step is to forget FAT boy and go find a rod shop that dont use his junk. Get the guy to remove all the valves and add on junk.Than repalce the rack with a good newer slower rack,put 6-8 degrees castor in the car and it will be the sweatest drivin car you have driven.When you set the castor make sure all the tire pressures are set ,the tires are on it that you will run and the trunk has about how much weight you will have in it on a trip. Also if MR Fat sucked you in on the lower strut rod a-frames gey rid of them and go to a solid one peice front lower a-frame.Strut rods change a lot of geom as your driving and have no place on a rod to begin with. Hope this helps. Beleive me when i tell you there is no other fix,you must have some one change the rack for you(or do it yourself). I dont know how this guy stays in bussiness but chalk up another one to his great advertizing. Good luck man,NICE car also!!!
i'm not sure how valid this is but i'm told that a later model rack up to 95 is not so quick in steering
|Don Meyer
|Paco - when I installed my Heidts Muut II X-member in my Model A, I noticed that one of the holes for mounting the R&P was oblong. I called Heidts & they said it was for the newer Mustang R&P. I already had a Flaming River R&P, but I agree its Tooo quick. I also have this rack on a short wheelbase Shelby Cobr(kit) & it can get away from you in a heartbeat.........let us know your solution.......Don
power steering
OK, guys, here's the deal...'40 Buick Super coupe(think 40-41 Chevy,only heavier), fairly heavy car at about 3500lbs, small block 350, FatMan complete stage II front stub assembly, Mid-80's MustangII power rack, GM power steering pump from an early '70's Caddy, already installed the aftermarket "valve" to slow down the steering and correct the pressure from the GM pump to more match the Ford power rack. It's better, but still steers too much like a go cart...way too quick for me. I don't want to run manual steering on this car, it is not a "hot rod", it a cruiser with all the bells and whistles made for doing the hi-way thang, not the drag strip and I don't like to wrestle the steering in close quarters. Anyone have a clue what to do next to make the steering more user friendly??? Is there any way to adapt the new style "assisted steering" set ups like on vehicles now or is that type steering a computer related thing? The assisted steering style works like power steering at slow speeds but with more speed, the steering reverts back closer to a manual model..it has "computer controlled" written all over it, maybe someone knows for sure....PACO
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