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Daft Punk pull out of 'Colbchella' because of conflict with contract for MTV VMA appearance
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(NEWSER) – Stephen Colbert scored a major coup in snagging so-hot-this-summer Daft Punk to appear on his show last night. Except the duo bailed (apparently at 2pm Monday) because of some legalese related to their upcoming "surprise" MTV Video Music Awards appearance that prevented them from showing up on TV before the big night.
So, oh no! A show with no celebs/music? Hardly. Colbert played their big hit, "Get Lucky," on the show—via a music video for the song that featured a lip-syncing/dancing Colbert and a slew of lip-syncing/dancing celebs.
Among them: Hugh Laurie, Jeff Bridges, Bryan Cranston, Matt Damon, Nick Cannon, Henry Kissinger (!), and a bearded Jon Stewart. (The all-maleness was rounded out by an appearance by the Rockettes.) Funny side note: Colbert also read from an email allegedly written by MTV President Van Toffler regarding permitting Daft Punk to appear on the show. Sample line: "Checked with my peeps and will check again but they're feelin' funky on this one."
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Don't worry, Robin Thicke stepped in to save the day in Daft Punk's absence. Check out what went down:


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I think it's a top fight. Pro-x is always dangerous. A legitimate gate keeper if you will.....
I think it's a top fight. Pro-x is always dangerous. A legitimate gate keeper if you will.....
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Big shame, the guys has serious potential to become a main stay in the UFC.
wouldnt be surprised if Foupa-Pokam took this
The Pokam of 3 - 4 years ago was a great fighter. Dangerous in all areas. That fighter would dispatch of Marshman in a few minutes, however the fighter today isnt the same. Still think Marshman is in for a tough night. If he gets the win then fair play, but cannot see where it will come from
''All you have to do is follow three simple rules. One, never underestimate your opponent. Expect the unexpected. Two, take it outside. Never start anything inside the bar unless it's absolutely necessary. And three, be nice''
what I dont understand is... Pro-X was defeated by Claudio, who is ranked in the UK Top 5.... But they put Prof-X on the show instead of Claudio? Or was it just that they could not get anybody to fight Claudio?
^ That crossed my mind also, I'm sure Claudio knows Jude as well...
That sucks because it'd have been a much better fight....
Like I've said all along.... Lets see Marshman vs Baroni, Green has the pennies to make it happen. Slugfest!!
Its a decent fight and certainly wont be boring.
Personally I think Marshman is a little overated anyway so its an interesting matchup.

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Robin Thicke Gossip
Robin Thicke gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
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Leonardo DiCaprio's Pussy Posse has an official new member. Now that Paula Patton has filed for divorce, Robin Thicke is available for group douche-ing. And according to Page Six, he celebrated the other night at his home in LA, with Leonardo DiCaprio and a LOT of models. Full Story
Skeeve & Skeeze
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Leonardo DiCaprio hosted a fundraiser last night in Saint Tropez to raise money for his foundation. It's a gala. And he still looks gross. Many of Leo's celebrity friends showed up to support him. Jared Leto was there. Bono performed (he owns an estate nearby) and so did Robin Thicke. Full Story
The difference of one summer
Last summer, Blurred Lines was blowing up the radio. This summer… Well, I've not listened to one full song on Robin Thicke's new album, Paula. It's like I live in the UK, because only 530 copies were sold there in its first week. Or Australia, where only 54 copies were sold. Full Story
This is what missing your wife looks like
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Here are some shots of Robin Thicke leaving his NYC hotel yesterday. God he's a scuzzy looking f-ck, non? Actually, no, that's not true. He desperately misses his wife. That's what you're seeing. It's not skeeze, it's sensitivity. By the way, here's how the photo agency captioned these shots: Robin Thicke leaves his NYC hotel with a big smile after 3 beautiful girls leave his hotel and go into another car, one Robin normally uses when he is in NYC. Full Story
Begging at the BET Awards
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God. Would Robin Thicke please F-CK OFF? I know I can't say it on behalf of Paula Patton. But I wish. I hope that's what she would want us to think. I hope that she would want us to tell him to f-ck off for her. Or, at least, shut the f-ck up. The gross skeeve performed last night at the BET Awards. Full Story
"I can't make love to you anymore"
That's about as far as I could make it. Robin Thicke's new video for the song Get Her Back, part of his new album full of songs about getting her back. Her being Paula Patton. The album is called "Paula". F-ck everything he is so gross. GROSS. As you will see, Robin is bruised and bloodied because he's sad and pathetic and while he's being sad and pathetic at the camera, he's also sharing some of the text messages that he and fake Paula have exchanged over their breakup. Full Story
Picture Him On Top Of You: Robin Thicke edition
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I have never found Robin Thicke attractive. He's always smelled like skeeve to me. And that was before Blurred Lines and putting his fingers up a random's ass on Instagram. But now that he's done all that? Dude is dripping douche oil all over the place. The buzzed hair isn't helping. Full Story
Robin's public appeals
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Robin Thicke is behaving like a desperate man. As you know, he and Paula Patton announced their separation on Monday. Or, she announced their separation on Monday. Because he cancelled several tour stops to try and get her to change her mind. Which she hasn't…so far. And now he's taking his appeal public. Full Story
Paula smiles
There are two ways you can do it: You can be stone-faced and not answer questions, so that the world can see that your husband sucks. Or you can smile through it, so that the world can see that your husband sucks, and how much better off you are for it that you've left. Paula Patton chose option #2. Full Story
Paula stands her ground
I mentioned yesterday when covering the Paula Patton-Robin Thicke separation that suddenly I like her more and more. And more today too. Robin Thicke has cancelled three shows. Last night's performance in North Carolina was cancelled following the announcement. And two shows on the weekend were cancelled because, as TMZ Full Story
Robin Thicke is gross and Paula Patton finally figured it out
At least I hope she has… PEOPLE has the exclusive. Paula Patton and Robin Thicke have separated and released a statement: "We will always love each other and be best friends, however, we have mutually decided to separate at this time. Full Story


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In 1980, the Spallumcheen Band Chief and Council passed a by-law for the care of Indian Children. This by-law was passed in reaction to an alarmingly high percentage of Indian children being removed from their homes by non-band agencies. The Spallumcheen band recognised the vital importance of the children to the community and wished to assert their authority to care for their children. The Band argued that the removal of the children from their homes not only had a detrimental impact on the child but also had an adverse effect upon the strength and social order of the community. They wished to find suitable solutions and arrangements within their own community and resort to non-Indian placement only as a last resort.
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Korn unveil track list, cover art for 'The Paradigm Shift'
The guys in Korn are sharing a few more details about their upcoming album, The Paradigm Shift. They teamed up with RevolverMag.com to unveil the set's full track list, which includes eleven new songs plus a pair of bonus cuts that will only show up on the deluxe edition.
Korn also shared the cover art, which was created by artist Roboto. Paradigm Shift -- which will be the band's first release since the return of original guitarist Brian "Head" Welch -- is due out October 1st.
Korn's The Paradigm Shift track list:
1. "Prey for Me"
2. "Love and Meth"
3. "What We Do"
4. "Spike in My Veins"
5. "Mass Hysteria"
6. "Paranoid and Aroused"
7. "Never Never"
8. "Punishment Time"
9. "Lullaby for a Sadist"
10. "Victimized"
11. "It's All Wrong"
12. "Wish I Wasn't Born Today" (Deluxe Edition Only)
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LISTEN: Tanning Mom releases pop song 'It's Tan Mom'
(TMZ) - Just when you thought looking at "Tanning Mom" Patricia Krentcil was the worst thing you could put yourself through - TMZ has now obtained a snippet of her new song, which will do for your ears what these photos did to your eyes.
The song is called "It's Tan Mom" is available on iTunes.
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This is exactly how I saw it on a second watch.I'm literally going to re watch it now and I'll edit in the round scores... See if I have it different.
Round 1: (last night 10-10) right now, GSP 10-9 JH.
They come out, GSP take down and sub attempt, back up and GSP controls against the fence. Reversal and takedown for JH, back up and JH controls against the fence. They separate and GSP pushes the pace with kicks but both land shots. They cuddle for a bit and both land knees but separate again. GSP comes forward and lands the better/more shots. Bit scrappy towards the end of the round.
Round 2: (last night 9-10) right now, GSP 9-10 JH.
The last two and half minutes GSP actually gets the better of the striking in parts but JH landed heavy, pressured GSP, and got the better of the round.
Round 3: (last night 10-9) right now, GSP 10-9 JH.
They exchange early, GSP pushes forward landing shots and a kick, both throw shots with GSP getting the better in. JH comes forward, GSP jabs him away. GSP keeps the centre and comes forward pushing JH back. GSP keeps coming forward and lands shots. Punches land shows its in favour of GSP. The final two minutes they basically circle off landing shots before JH gets a takedown but does nothing with it. GSP up and they cuddle.
Round 4: (last night 9-10) right now, GSP 9-10 JH.
GSP comes forward and gets in the cleaner shots. Exchange gets a little better with GSP still landing cleaner. GSP stumbles and JH jumps on him.
JH spends a minute on top landing shots, not hard or clean but landing. Back up and GSP pushes forward jabbing away at JH. Messy exchange both land. GSP pushes to the fence but JH reverses and does the same. JH can't get the TD and GSP controls again. JH reverses and leans on him. Close round because bar the minute JH spends on top, the better of the round was all GSP. I've gone for JH but wouldn't be surprised if GSP got it.
Round 5: (last night 10-9) right now, GSP 10-9 JH.
GSP starts better landing a head kick and jab, he clinches and looks for the takedown and cuddles landing more shots than JH. GSP pushes to the fence before JH reverses and does more of the same. JH tries a kimura but fails, back standing. Body kick, shots and takedown for GSP. They have a breather as GSP pushes to the fence. JH reverses and does more of the same. Reversal after reversal against the fence. They break, GSP lands better and then pushes to the fence. GSP gets the takedown and pushes to the fence as JH gets up and reverses to push against the fence. GSP goes for the kimura.
Having re watched it then I scored it GSP 48-47 JH. Correct decision IMO.


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The episode starts with Malay trying to take selfie with bathing Apu. His battery drains and mobile switches off. Apu thinks of seeing rabbit and gets up from bath tub. Malay hides.
Mamuni revolves around holika dahan with mawari ladies. She purposefully drops marwari lady's sari in fire and shouts didi's sari is burning. Marwari lady panics. Mamuni sets off fire with her bare hands and asks marwari lady to be careful. Marwari lady feels guilty and invites her for tomorrow's party. Mamuni gets happy that her plan worked and says she will be on time and she can ask her help if any during party. Marwari lady hopes Mamuni does not create any problem.
Apu comes back and tries to change. Malay hides and tries to leave. Apu sees him and shouts Mamunii….. All ladies hear her shout. Mamuni rushes towards her home and marwari lady follows with other ladies thinking she will see Apu today at last. Malay shuts Apu's mouth and requests to stop shouting. Her tear falls on his hand and hand burns as if her tear has acid. Mamuni opens door and marwari lady rushes out before mamuni and they are all shocked to see Malay there. Marwari lady asks what is he doing here. Mamuni says he came back after 12 years and straight away came to meet her. She asks if he broke his hand like 12 years ago. Malay says no and he came here hearing someone shouting. Marwari lady drags him from there and Mamuni closes door before anyone could see Apu. At home, Malay's mother Nandita peforms his nazar with chillies and burns them.
Mamuni comes to Apu and ties neem and tulsi thread on her hand to normalize her blue skin. Skin color changes to normal. She asks Apu if Malay saw her blue skin. Apu says no as it was dark. Mamuni says it is good and says she can go out from tomorrow. Apu gets happy and thinks she can make friends. Mamuni says she can love people, pointing at Malay. Apu asks what she means. Mamuni changes words and then says Malay was sent to London 12 years ago as he had come here and now she does not want his family to send him from here. She needs her motto fulfilled this time. Apu asks what motto. Mamuni says nothing.
Mamuni removes Apu's room lock and says her room will not be locked from today. Apu smiles and emotionally reminisces her childhood where Mamuni locks her in a room. She starts crying and smiling.


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Galileo Maritime Tests Followed Route of Viking Ships
Results are being processed from the first Galileo maritime trials outside of mainland Europe. The long-range, high-latitude testing spanned the North Sea, following the same historical sailing route that Viking dragon-ships used 1200 years ago. Ancient manuscripts record Viking navigators relied on "sunstones" to find their way — archaeologists believe these may have been polarizing crystals to pinpoint the Sun... read more


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'"You go back to the start of last year, and the one thing that was evident was J.P. was in fabulous shape," Ruff said. "I think this year he wasn't quite at that level, and it was something I addressed early in training camp. We put him through a lot of extra drills and extra work. But I still don't think he's (there)."'
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Elizabeth & John
September 29
Cedar, Michigan
Q & A with the Bride:
What was the one thing about your venue that made you know it was the one?
While we saw other nice venues in northern Michigan, the Crooked Creek Ranch was the most charming and the most well thought out venue. You could tell that the owners had paid attention to the small details that can make or break an event.
Which three details from your wedding were your favorites?
- The stationery, invitations, and favors. I run a letterpress shop in Detroit, and it was very important for me to design and produce everything.
- The beer & cocktail hour. John is a chef and a craft beer lover, so it was important to have beer from our favorite northern Michigan brewery, an Oktoberfest from Short's, along with delicious charcuterie.
- The doors that acted as the entrance to the ceremony. My father found them at a resale store, and built the frames. It was an extra detail that helped make a dramatic entrance.
If you could offer one piece of advice for other couples planning their wedding, what would it be?
Learn to let go, and to let other people help you. Your wedding is your day, but it's your family's day too. There will probably be details that will be important to your parents that you won't care about, so let them take care of those things.


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I'm all good with a wave that killed Mark Foo and Sion Miloski. Strangely it does look make able in the videos.
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I'm all good with a wave that killed Mark Foo and Sion Miloski. Strangely it does look make able in the videos.
I want no part of big surf like that. I get plenty of rush surfing waves head high to 2x overhead. Big wave surfing is more survival surfing. I have no one to impress in this world. I still don't understand how some of thsoe guys survive those falls and beatdowns.
As stated it takes more than just being able to "surf". You need to be an all around waterman I believe to surf truly big waves...a swimmer, diver, etc. You need to be able to survive when you don't just drop in a ride out to the shoulder without incident.
Sure some guys though are just plain psychos though like the Mavericks' crew...I read that some of those guys used to surf Maverick's on LSD etc.
Have fun...
Its definitely a whole different sport! It also takes a very rare individual.
Biggest waves I've surfed was in the 20' -25' range and it seemed like it was a hundred feet high! I find that its not the wave or the ride itself that bothers me or that I fear. What gets me is the paddle out or getting stuck inside! Also the clean-up sets will put a slight panic in you. Once you see that one wave on the horizon, touching the clouds a little more than the others, you immediately start paddling out like there's a shark behind you! If you make it you look behind you at the carnage of others swirling and bobbling around trying regain composure in the eerie, quiet, aftermath of foam!
On my last trip to Nicaragua was probably the biggest waves I have personally seen. Seen being the key word! We were at "Outer Reef" and did paddle out but just to have front row seats. None of us had the right equipment for the job as the guys that were surfing had guns and helmets and were getting towed in. It literally looked just like Pipeline! People get seriously hurt there and there have deaths too! One big issue is that the nearest hospital is about an hour and a half maybe two from there!
Last year I left a couple boards and a board bag with a friend that lives there. On my last trip my board bag came up missing and when I asked my friend where it was he replied, "Sorry man, I owe you a board bag... one of the locals was found floating at "Outers" and we used your board bag for a body bag!" Which is fine with me cause I really didn't want it back after that!
I guess that's the best way to go though! Die surfing and then you are put in a boardbag!
wavehog I saw the outer reef back in 2004, its pretty heavy, I didn't go. One guy I knew there had bounced off the bottom and gotten his anus torn open. I cant imagine 3rd world hospital and anus stitches go well together. I dont think anus stitches go well with anything actually


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With the advent of human beings from the long processes of evolution and natural selection, a species was created that: is aware that it exists; has high critical thinking and tool-making skills; is capable of humor and self-reflection; can work as co-creators with God; can choose to worship God and be awed by, respect, and care for God's creation; and who can choose paths of great self-harm and destruction. We are potentially moral beings. We can decide to act in accordance w … [Read more...]
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Doan: Strategic Plan Is Key to GSA's Future
August 16, 2007
Contact: Viki Reath, (202) 501-1231
Washington, DC – The U.S. General Services Administration's new strategic plan depicts a future filled with challenge and opportunity, but is also a statement of "who we are as an agency and what we stand for," GSA Administrator Lurita Doan told the Blacks in Government National Training Conference this week.
"The plan shows how we will use our procurement muscle and nearly 60 years of experience to build a successful future for our workforce and for our organization," Administrator Doan told a GSA forum at the event in Nashville, Tennessee. "The plan spells out our priorities with respect to mission, vision, goals and emerging trends."
Playing on this year's conference theme: "Challenges of a Changing Workplace," Administrator Doan said, "I try to see each challenge as an opportunity to excel. So another way to approach BIG's conference theme would be: discovering opportunities to excel in a changing workplace."
Administrator Doan was referring to sweeping organizational changes at GSA, such as the creation of the Federal Acquisition Service. The changes aim to provide total workplace solutions for the agency's customers. The strategic plan identifies greater collaboration between FAS and the Public Buildings Service as one key to success.
"The guiding principle behind this effort has been captured as, One GSA – One Voice," Administrator Doan said.
Administrator Doan also said she appreciated the non-profit Blacks in Government organization's focus on personal growth and advancement. "This event stimulates personal development and professionalism, and it encourages us all to keep a sharp focus on achieving equality of opportunity," she said.
GSA's commitment to diversity is reflected in its world-class workforce and in federal contract opportunities the agency sets aside for small businesses representing diverse socio-economic groups, Administrator Doan added. GSA's Strategic Plan is posted on http://www.gsa.gov.
Founded in 1949, GSA serves as a centralized procurement and property management agency for the federal government. GSA manages more than one-fourth of the government's total procurement dollars and influences the management of $500 billion in federal assets, including 8,300 government-owned or leased buildings and 205,000 vehicles. GSA helps preserve our past and define our future, as a steward of more than 420 historic properties, and as manager of USA.gov, the official portal to federal government information and services. GSA's mission to provide superior workplaces, expert technology solutions, acquisition services, purchasing and E-Gov travel solutions and management policies, at best value, allows federal agencies to focus on their core missions.
Did You Know? To develop our workforce, GSA offers training programs to help employees perform their work. On-Line University is available to all GSA employees 24 hours a day, seven days a week.


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LONG BEACH - The Long Beach Unified School District is inviting incoming kindergartners and their parents to attend a series of kindergarten festivals designed to give new kindergartners a sneak peak of what's to come this fall.
Coordinated by the Long Beach Early Childhood Education Committee, the Saturday festivals include parent workshops, free school supplies, dental screenings and other activities.
The Saturday festivals are planned for 9 a.m. to noon at the following locations:
Jan. 12 at Dooley Elementary School, 5075 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach;
Feb. 2 at Alvarado Elementary School, 1900 E. 21st St., Signal Hill;
March 2 at International Elementary School, 700 Locust Ave., Long Beach.
Free flu shots will be available to the first 100 people at the first two festivals.
For more information call 562-435-4080, Ext. 19.
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Enjoy a polka party with musical guest "D Street Band."
Refreshments and authentic polish food prepared by the Cavalier Inn
will be available. Please bring blankets and/or lawn chairs.
Includes hands-on time with a wide selection of Wii U games,
including Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101, The Legend of Zelda: The
Wind Waker HD, Nintendo Land, New Super Mario Bros. U, LEGO City
Undercover, Resident Evil Revelations from Capcom and Injustice:
Gods Among Us from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Visitors
can even pose for pictures with props from various Nintendo
franchises and Tweet photos of the event with a unique hashtag to
receive a special gift while supplies last. For more information,
visit www.nintendo.com/wiiu/events/tour.
Mistaken identities, wrongful arrests and slapstick routines
abound in Comedy, the Bard's earliest known play. The production
features sword fights and third-party-naps, employing a variety of
percussion instruments to enhance the comedic effect.
Family-friendly, 90-minute version of the play is a great
introduction to Shakespeare as well as a new take on a classic
comedy. Bring picnics, blankets and/or chairs to this outdoor
production. For more information, visit www.spectralia.org.
Features giveaways and chances to win a VIP trip to a PBR
event, live bull displays, free family activities such
as stick bull riding, bull roping and face painting,
and the opportunity to meet a professional bull riding
expert. Kids can come dressed in their best cowboy or
cowgirl attire to take part in the best dressed "Cowboy or Cowgirl
Contest" on July 28.
The exhibit, organized by the Purdue Agriculture Exhibit Design
Center, teaches children that mammals are carnivores, herbivores or
omnivores and that there are different types of teeth and feeding
habits for each. Among its features are animal skulls, including a
tiny weasel and a polar bear. Kids can look at their own teeth in
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Eric Gordon won't play Wednesday as the Hornets try to rest him follow offseason knee surgery.
The Lakers will meet with free agent PG Derrick Rose on Thursday.
Troy Williams has agreed to a 3-year deal to stay with the Houston Rockets.
Derrick Rose is in "serious talks" with the Cavaliers on a one-year deal according to ESPN.
The Wolves are working on a five-year extension for Andrew Wiggins according to head coach and president of basketball operations Tom Thibodeau.
Damian Lillard said he's reached out to Carmelo Anthony and said it's a "real possibility" that Anthony could join the Blazers.
Blake Griffin (toe surgery) said he's met with five foot specialists this summer and they believe that being fully cleared for training camp is a "realistic possibility."
Mario Chalmers will sign a one-year deal with Memphis according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Ty Lawson has agreed to a deal with the Shanxi Dragons of China.
Willie Reed has reportedly agreed to a one-year, $1.5 million deal with the Clippers.
The Spurs are reportedly working to finalize a deal with unrestricted free agent Pau Gasol.
Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN is reporting that Manu Ginobili and the Spurs are finalizing details on a new contract.


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John John Florence And Melbourne, Florida's Sean Hamelin Win The New Era X Volcom Fiji Pro MVP Award
In a super close race with Volcom Fiji Pro Champion Kelly Slater, John John Florence has been voted by you—the fans—as the New Era X Volcom Fiji Pro MVP. "I'm so stoked to have! I want to thank New Era, Volcom, Fiji Airways and TransWorld for putting on the contest and all the fans out there that voted for me," said an ecstatic John John when informed of his win this morning. For his win, John receives two round trip tickets to Fiji aboard Fiji Airways. "I'll probably wait for a big swell to pop and go last minute," he said when asked about when he'll cash in his prize. "Can I do that?" Sure thing pal, you're the MVP!
The obvious question is this: How did John beat out the winner of the contest, Kelly Slater? Here's how it worked: John John made the MVP of the day list three out of the four days the Volcom Fiji Pro ran and racked up votes on all four days. And while Kelly had one of the most memorable final days ever, John John's consistency throughout the entire event was just enough to get his past Slater.
And wait, it's not over. Every fan who voted on our Facebook page was entered to win two roundtrip tickets (LAX to Fiji) to Fiji as well….
And the winner is (drum roll please) Mr. Sean Hamelin from Melbourne, Florida! So stoked for you Sean, maybe you and John John can go on the same big ass swell and he can give you a few pointers on how to surf 15-foot Cloudbreak! Thanks to all who participated in the New Era X Volcom Fiji Pro MVP Sweepstakes, we truly appreciate your support!
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Policies & Security : Faculty/Staff Computing Policies Handbook
Responsible Computing at UVa-Wise
A Handbook for Faculty and Staff
In support of its mission of teaching, research, and public service, the University of Virginia's College at Wise provides faculty, staff and students with access to computing and information resources. Responsible behavior is the price of admission to the College's digital community, with its attendant conveniences and benefits. Irresponsible behavior can jeopardize your computing privileges and can put you at risk for other serious consequences. The Office of Information Technology (OIT), which provides many computing and communication services for the College, has prepared this handbook to help you understand the nature of responsible computing in our digital community.
I. You, the College, and the Electronic Community
On nearly all office desktops at the University of Virginia's College at Wise, you will find a computer. Most faculty and staff use computers at least as often as telephones for communication, as well as to help them do their work in many other ways.
The College makes information technologies available to you in many and varied forms:
- Everyone at the College has access to information servers for electronic mail (email) and other Internet services. There are data network connections in nearly all offices to connect your office computer to the Internet.
- The College's World Wide Web home page (http://www.uvawise.edu) provides not only important information about UVa-Wise's academic and administrative departments but provides a starting point as you navigate to other websites that may interest you or be applicable to your area of work or research.
- The Portal provides easy access to College data from your desktop.
- The VoIP phone system at the College provides voice mail and VoIP directory information to all users as well as many other options to make phone services easy to use and when used in conjunction with the on-line "Communicator" feature allows users to manage the many features available including voice mail and searching the history of phone calls made and/or received on their phone. VoIP phone issues should be directed to email@example.com or email@example.com or by calling 74663.
II. Who Owns What?
We often use the possessive word "your" but this does not always mean "ownership." In some cases, it means "exclusive use." We also assign ownership of computers or files or data to the College when in reality some of these items may officially be the property of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a research sponsor, or some other entity. If in doubt over the ownership of a particular item, ask your supervisor or department head, or contact the IT Security and Policy Coordinator 7-4641.
Your unit or department often owns the personal computers or workstations at your workplace. The Office of Information Technology personnel and/or web pages are available to provide guidance about what is appropriate use of computing equipment and services for your specific workplace, and will try to communicate clearly to you any special conditions of use beyond those described in this handbook, in similar widely-available sources or in the College's policy resources. If you do not clearly understand the nature of appropriate use of computing equipment or services in your particular workplace, ask for further assistance so that we may ensure that you understand.
The department may also own software licenses—for example, word processing or spreadsheet software—that were purchased from a software vendor. The licenses usually allow you to possess ONE copy of this software per workstation. It is a violation of your software license agreement to make copies of the software without permission. You should read and abide by the software license agreement. You also may NOT make a copy of software someone else has purchased. The general rule is ONE purchase, ONE copy.
The College owns or otherwise makes available the central computers, computer labs, the computers it places on its employees' desks, the printers and other devices it has attached to them, and all the software it has installed on them. The College determines who may use these resources and provides guidance about their intended use.
The College owns the College network—all the wires, cables, switches, routers and any other networking/computing device(s) that connect the central computers, computer labs, , PC's and perhaps connects your personal computer to each other and, beyond the campus, to the Internet. The College determines who is authorized to use its network.
The College's ownership of these resources intended for shared use imposes on it a special responsibility to ensure equitable availability. The College expects you not to overuse such resources when doing so denies effective access to other users. If you do, we will ask you to discontinue your use or reduce it to a more appropriate level.
III. College Information: Protecting a Valuable Asset
The information of any organization is one of its most valuable assets. Now that University of Virginia's College at Wise business is conducted extensively on computers and the information is available more readily and to greater numbers of persons, you have an important responsibility to safeguard it. Meeting that responsibility may be as simple as making good practices part of your regular routine. They include:
- Choose a good password for your computer account — one that is not "guessable." Make it a combination of 8 or more letters and numbers or special characters. For help choosing a good password, see /oit/SecureComputing/good-passwords. Commit it to memory. Never write it down and never tell it to anyone. On some systems you will be required to change your password on a regular basis.
- Log off your computer when you leave your desk. Keep information displayed on your screen confidential, just as you would keep confidential printed material on your desk or in your files away from wandering glances.
- Back up your data regularly making several generations of backups. Store the backup diskettes where they would be available in the event of a disaster, and know how to restore the backed-up data.
- Log off your computer when you leave your desk and use a password-protected screen saver. Keep information displayed on your screen confidential, just as you would keep confidential printed material on your desk or in your files away from wandering glances.
- Reformat used storage media and use them again. Destroy diskettes, CDs, and other electronic media when they are no longer reusable. Do not recycle any that contain sensitive data or College-licensed software.
- Lock your CDs and other electronic media in your desk or in a locked, fire-resistant cabinet.
- Contact the Help Desk when College-owned electronic devices (such as desktop computers, laptops, PDAs, iPads and cell phones), are ready for surplus or transferring them from one College employee to another employee.
- It is not advisable to use email for confidential information and/or when there would be concern if all or part of the email were forwarded to other parties.
- Apply the security safeguards discussed in this training not just to on-site devices and data, but also to protect devices and data taken off College premises. Special precautions are necessary for small portable devices (such as laptops and PDAs), which can be easily lost or stolen. Home computers used for College business should be secured.
- If you become aware that sensitive College data may have been inappropriately exposed, contact the IT Security and Policy Coordinator at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Your electronic data files are extensions of printed files in your care. It is your responsibility to ensure that both electronic and paper files in your care be safeguarded, especially if they contain sensitive information such as data about individual students, employees, patients, clinical trial participants, donors, and others. If you are unsure what is expected of you, ask questions.
College policies require you to protect College information. If you aren't already, you need to become familiar with these current policies.
- The Disclosure of College Records policy (UVa Financial and Administrative Policies Manual, Policy XV.C.1, http://www.virginia.edu/~polproc/pol/xvc1.html) establishes employee responsibility for the security of its information. This includes reports, memos, messages and accounting, student and personnel data. You may just see or hear the information or you may be asked to manipulate the information, record it or simply file it. The information may be on paper, on computer disk or tape or on audio- or videotape.
The policy states that all employees are responsible for protecting College records and that each department is required to make protection of this information a part of its overall business plan.
- Retention, protection and filing practices and techniques for all files and records is governed by the state records management program (Code of Virginia, Chapter 7, Public Records Act, http://leg1.state.va.us). Where necessary the College will develop specific regulations and procedures for electronic media within departments needing
- standards for electronic file organization,
- measures for protecting sensitive information stored electronically, and
- procedures for file backup and restoration.
- The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA, requires the College to protect the confidentiality of student educational records (see the Office of the College Registrar's related information). These include academic records, financial records, disciplinary records, medical records and placement office records.
To be in compliance, the College must obtain the written consent of a student before disclosing information. The right of a student to see his or her records does not extend to parents or guardians.
The College may not release directories, rosters, lists or address labels of students to parties not affiliated with the College when a student has requested that this information be withheld. And, the College may not post grades and test scores publicly using any personally identifiable information, without the written consent of the students involved.
- The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act requires that personally identifiable financial data, such as bank and credit card account numbers, be safeguarded against unauthorized access or use.
- The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requires that protected health information be safeguarded against unauthorized access or use.
- Read and understand these policies and take time to see how they apply to your work responsibilities.
- Ask questions if you are unsure of what is expected of you.
- Be aware that student, employee, patient, clinical trial participant, donor and other personally identifiable information is the most sensitive information with which you may come in contact and should be treated accordingly. The College forbids the use of any data for one's own personal gain or profit, for the personal gain or profit of others, or to satisfy personal curiosity. Do not view or access data that are not required for the performance of your job.
IV. Email: Rules, Responsibilities, and Privacy
The College primarily uses Microsoft Outlook as the preferred email application and webmail is also available.
You can expect that, except in specific circumstances, the content of the email files associated with your account will be treated as confidential by the College because it does not routinely examine or monitor such content, except when you have been notified in advance that such examination or monitoring is an expectation in your specific workplace. You should be aware, however, that email 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. 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 email or other files are evidence that may be reviewed as part of investigations. Under these circumstances, the privacy of your email is not guaranteed. To understand how OIT system administrators deal with requests for individual-account log or content information by persons other than the account holder, see /oit/SecureComputing.
Although you might have downloaded and/or deleted your email 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 email conditional. And, although some email programs allow for use of encrypted email, 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 email 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 email message containing a threat or other illegal content, it will be turned over to law enforcement officials.
College policies prohibit certain other kinds of email messages. For example, email, College computers, and the College network cannot be used by individuals for commercial purposes or for personal gain. Such policies pertain to email 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 1,000 addresses) impose loads on the College's electronic mail services. They should be used judiciously and often require approval from the president, executive vice president, other vice presidents or deans. You will be wise to coordinate any large-scale mailing with the College's email postmaster (email@example.com). For guidance, see UVa-Wise Policies.
Email 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 email account is also subject to misuse when you leave open a computing session that you have begun in a College computing lab (or other shared-computer locations) 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 shared-computer setting when you finish your work there or when you leave any workstation, even if you plan to return to it soon. You are held accountable for any misuse of your email account.
Other important tips related to email:
- Remember, the email 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 email—once sent, it is almost impossible to keep email messages from reaching their destinations.
- Realize that College policy and secure passwords provide good but not complete assurance of the privacy of your email messages. When the confidentiality 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.
- 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 email account is being used for that purpose.
- Configure your email 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.
V. About Web Pages and Individual Websites
The College's Web server and software tools provide the opportunity for you to develop and publish an individual website, if you are permitted to do so under the rules of your particular workplace. OIT's Training Services group and the College Library provide courses designed to help you create a website. Remember that you are expected to act responsibly when publishing Web pages, just as you are in all use of computing resources at the College.
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 UVa-Wise Policies). Individual users assume full legal responsibility for the content of their Web 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). See Section VI for additional important information about copyright.
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, and it will cooperate with any resulting investigation in accord with the policies, procedures, and principles described or cited in this handbook. You are also responsible for the way you handle information you gather using your Web pages (to review the College's practices for its own Web pages, see UVa-Wise Policies).
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 Web page is often available to everyone who can get to the Web. You must not assume that your information is restricted to only a close circle of colleagues, or even to the University of Virginia's College at Wise community.
Fundraising and Advertising
You may not use Web 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 Web pages in any way that implies College endorsement of other organizations, products, or services. You may not use College logos and trademarks, including the Highland Cavalier, 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 Media Relations (email firstname.lastname@example.com or phone (276) 376-1027.
VI. Copyrights: Ethical and Legal Use
As noted above, 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 digitized copyrighted material without permission and in excess of "fair use" has violated federal digital copyright law, has put him or herself at real personal risk for a lawsuit brought by the copyright owner, has violated College policy and the Employee Standards of Conduct. An introduction to copyright law and College copyright policy is at http://library.uvawise.edu/CopyrightAndPlagiarism.
Individuals who use Peer-to-Peer (P2P) software, including but not limited to: LimeWire, FrostWire, KaZaa, iMesh etc., to listen to or view files over the network often unknowingly allow their computers to be used by the software to share these files and all the individuals' personal files with everyone on the Internet, therefore Peer-to-Peer software and/or applications are not allowed to be used and/or running on the College's network.
Copyright laws and policies also apply to software. Most software available for use on computers at the University of Virginia's College at Wise is protected by federal copyright laws. 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.
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.
It is worth repeating that at the University of Virginia's College at Wise, unauthorized use of copyrighted material of all types is a serious matter. Any such use is without the consent of the College and is subject to College disciplinary action and possible prosecution through the federal court system.
VII. 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 millions of 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 faculty, staff, and students with the expectation that they be good, accountable, and responsible Internet citizens. But, what does that mean in practical terms? You can be a good Internet citizen by following a few simple rules:
and understand all applicable policies, including those pertaining to connecting personal equipment (see Section X) to the College network.
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.
of the thousands of others who rely on the College's computers to do their work. Consider how your online behavior will affect them.
that College policies that address failures of honesty and integrity, including theft, plagiarism, disruptive conduct and misuse of materials and property, must guide your computing activities, just as they guide your activities in the workplace, classroom, or elsewhere on Grounds.
let colleagues, 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 who use your UVa-Wise computing ID and password.
use computer accounts, computing IDs, and passwords that belong to someone else. To do so violates policy.
for your actions. Hiding your identity to avoid responsibility for your behavior on the network or using someone else's network identity are—at a minimum—violations of policy, and they may be serious violations of law.
play games that waste shared computing resources and have no mission-related purpose. You are not authorized to use your computer account or access to play such games.
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.
of those who will (sometimes unknowingly) provide online information that is untrue or fraudulent. If you are not certain, ask.
that messages you post to newsgroups or Web pages 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.
Your access to computing resources can be revoked. In extending these resources, the College trusts faculty, staff, and students to make responsible use of them. If you violate that trust, you may lose access through various processes described elsewhere in this booklet.
VIII. Threats to Your Online 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;
- disrupt computer systems and networks;
- flood electronic mail systems with unwanted messages (spam);
- send forged electronic messages from celebrities, politicians, the College president, a faculty member or, maybe, YOU;
- post messages that threaten other people;
- spread viruses;
- subscribe others to mailing lists, or unsubscribe them, without their permission;
- or invade the privacy of others.
Faculty, staff, and students who do these things at the University of Virginia's College at Wise may lose computing privileges and suffer other severe consequences from the disciplinary entities at the College. They might also be subject to prosecution under state and federal laws.
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. For help choosing a good password, see /oit/SecureComputing/good-passwords.
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 Email
It is not hard to forge electronic messages. It also is usually against the law in its own right, and, in connection with the sending of unsolicited bulk email, may violate other state or federal laws.
Spam is essentially the same message emailed 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. Spamming is an international problem; however, unfortunately no one as yet has found an effective way to eliminate it. See /oit/SecureComputing/FAQ to understand what you can and can't do about spam. In many cases, simply deleting the unwanted message is the best action you can take.
Restrictions on "Sexually Explicit Content" for government owned computers
Producing, exchanging and retrieving information electronically by taking advantage of computer technology presents valuable opportunities for the College. While employees and students are encouraged to use this technology, its use carries important responsibilities. The General Assembly of Virginia enacted an amendment to the Code of Virginia which places certain restrictions on the use of Government owned computers and College-owned networks. As required by the legislation we are providing you with a copy of the amended code section (click here for a copy). Also, please refer to Virginia State Code 2.2-2827 for the Virginia State law on this matter.
Controlling Access to Your Computing Files
The College's computing environment is designed to be an open environment. Many faculty, staff, 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 faculty, staff and students do not want others seeing their messages, 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. Get assistance in using the settings by contacting the Helpdesk.
Understand that the use of personal/personal use storage media, including but not limited to USB "thumb" drives, cell phones (including Android® and iPhones®), iPads®, College owned hard drives used for backup and stored on-site, external hard drives, Dropbox®, Sparkle Share®, and/or similar applications, "the cloud", etc. is not encouraged and may lead to theft and/or exposure of data/information to known and/or unknown sources. If you choose to store College data and/or information on such devices, said data/information cannot contain any sensitive and/or critical data including, but not limited to: Social Security Numbers; students, their personal information and/or their grades; ID numbers; personnel action items (i.e. evaluations, reprimands, terminations, etc.). Also understand that if you use these storage methods you will be required to grant the Office of Information Technology at The University of Virginia's College at Wise, and/or their representative(s), the right and access to scan these devices/medias/accounts for disallowed/inappropriate content following proper procedure. Furthermore, upon termination of employment, all College information/data must be removed from these devices/medias/accounts. You must also understand and agree that neither UVa nor UVa-Wise, but you alone, will be solely liable for all compensation/fees/issues etc. stemming from any breach of security on these devices/medias.
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. Persons who gain access to resources either by directly breaking into them or because they are just poorly protected violate the Ethics in Computing policy, among an array of other College policies could be subject to disciplinary action and/or legal ramifications. 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.
IX. What You Should Do if You are a Victim of Computing 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 email@example.com. This step will alert a number of OIT and College staff to your situation. Abuse cases are handled individually and confidentially.
X. 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 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.
XI. Disciplinary Action for Abuse of Computing Privileges
Faculty and staff at the College have both rights and responsibilities. Faculty Rights and Responsibilities are listed in the Faculty Handbook available online through the World Wide Web at /oit/SecureComputing/Policies/StaffHandbook. Staff will find similar information listed in the Human Resources Policies and Procedures Manual available at www.hr.virginia.edu/policies.html.
Prohibited conduct related to computer access and use for which faculty and staff may be subject to disciplinary action are defined in their respective "standards of conduct." Included are:
- The use of obscene or abusive language (a Group I offense for staff, resulting in written notice; three "active" Group I offenses result in suspension without pay);
- Unauthorized use or misuse of state property or records which includes electronic data (a Group II offense for staff, resulting in written notice and/or suspension without pay);
- Willfully or negligently damaging or defacing state records, state property or other persons' property (a Group III offense for staff, resulting in written notice and removal or notice and suspension of up to 30 workdays without pay);
- Falsification of records; and
- Theft or unauthorized removal of state records, state property or other persons' property.
Of course, violations of law that occur in the context of computing activities also have serious consequences in each disciplinary system at the College.
Sanctions involving central College computing and communications resources for violation of policy or for law are set by the various disciplinary entities, then communicated to and carried out by OIT. In instances of immediate threat to the computing and communications systems, OIT takes direct and immediate action to safeguard the resources it is charged to protect.
XII. How OIT Handles Computer Violations
OIT will investigate allegations of faculty, staff or student abuse of computing resources. Briefly, for faculty and staff:
- 1. When OIT is notified (usually through email@example.com) that a faculty or staff member 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.
- 2. Depending on the nature and severity of the infraction, often, OIT staff will notify the faculty or staff member through phone contact, electronic or U.S. mail of the apparent violation and a copy and/or notification may be sent to HR and/or the Provost. Frequently, the matter is resolved at that step by explanation from the faculty or staff member, and, in the case of minor issues, assurance from the faculty or staff member that the behavior will not continue. If computing access has been suspended, it is usually restored at successful conclusion of this step.
- 3. If the alleged infraction is a crime and/or of a severe nature and/or if the matter cannot be resolved at Step 2, OIT may refer the matter through College offices responsible for disciplinary processes, the choice of which depends on the role of the person alleged to have committed the misdeed (i.e., the person's supervisor, the Office of the Provost, the Office of Human Resources), 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 those College disciplinary entities or to law enforcement.
XIII. UVa-Wise Computing Policy Digest
It is your responsibility as a user of the University of Virginia's College at Wise's computers and networks to be familiar with the policies that govern their use. By using your computing ID at UVa, 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 posted at www.uvawise.edu/academicaffairs/faculty_handbook and UVa-Wise Computing Policies.
Have further questions? Please contact the IT Security and Policy Coordinator or the Help Desk.


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Kissing the cod and getting screeched in are two well known traditional introductions to Newfoundland. But nowhere does it mention anything about baptism by seagull fire, which can come from on high or even from below.
"Aw gross!" I said, lifting my poop-smeared hand from the wooden railing at the wharf at Cook's Harbour, while scores of gulls swirled and screeched overhead, likely in glee in my misplaced hand misfortune.
On this first day of Charlottetown, P.E.I. sailor Geoff Ralling's venture to revisit the course taken by Leif Erikson and his Viking crew from the northernmost tip of Newfoundland to the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence more than 1,000 years ago, we were battling a strong southwest wind, which made making headway a little difficult.
But it was nothing compared to what those Norsemen would have had to contend if presented with the same conditions in their open wooden vessel.
"They had these huge woolen sails and when they got wet the moisture must have added hundreds of pounds and one of the replica boats (which sailed from Greenland to Newfoundland in 2000) suggested it was 500 pounds to hoist the sail and the spar to the top of the mast," says Ralling.
"My main sail would probably weigh 30 pounds so I can't imagine what (theirs) would have weighed when they got wet."
It's hard to imagine a landlubber at the wheel of a modern-day 32-foot Aloha scoop but there I was, when Ralling was otherwise occupied inside.
It would have surely elicited a "Jaysus, take the wheel!" from all who know me but I can assure you the auto-captain function of the vessel was fully engaged.
What was truly engaging to learn about Viking explorers in the Vinland Sagas was how much female involvement there was following the initial exploratory venture, namely the sweet and saintly Gudrid Thorbjarnardottir and the spirited and somewhat wicked Freydis Eiríksdóttir.
According to the Icelandic sagas, Gudrid and her husband, Thorfinn Karlsefni, travelled to North America in the hopes of settling there.
"(The saga of Erik the Red) begins with her and the whole plot that is set up to explain to the family at home that she is really worthy of the husband she gets because that is the problem in the saga, because he is of a noble high-born family, whereas she comes from a lower social rank with her grandfather being brought over as an unfree man from Ireland or Scotland to Iceland," says Gisli Sigurosson, research professor at the Arni Magnusson Institute for Icelandic Studies at the University of Iceland.
"So these two different social classes meet in Greenland, which is a neutral ground in that respect. That's where they get together and decide to go on this voyage with settlement in mind to the New World..."
From this love story comes a son Snorri, the first European born in North America. When the settlement proved too dangerous, the family returned to Iceland. Gudrid later made a pilgrimage to Rome and was credited with setting up convents in Iceland.
Snorri became an important figure in the Christianization of Iceland.
Freydís, who was a daughter of Erik the Red, appears as a strong-willed woman who led a fourth major voyage to the New World.
"In the story we has also have this account of Freydis, who is the half sister of the Erikson brothers, scaring off the native Indians in a very spectacular scene where she slams her bare breasts with her sword, which scares the natives off," Sigurosson says.
Back to modern times aboard the Be Faithful 2, Ralling admits this return run from L'Anse aux Meadows isn't going to be the spectacularly easy breeze that the northerly sail was earlier this month.
"It's going to be more challenging going back. The fun and easy nice warm downwind sailing is over. Now the work starts," he said smiling.
"I'm guardedly optimistic (about a mid-August arrival). My mother always said, 'Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.'"
Guardian reporter Mary MacKay is filing stories on Charlottetown mariner Geoff Ralling's Viking adventure as he retraces the marine route taken 1,000 years ago by the Vikings from L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland into the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Mariner Geoff Ralling encountered some stiff winds when he left northern Newfoundland Thursday on the first leg of his attempt to revisit the course taken by Leif Erikson and his Viking crew from the northernmost tip of Newfoundland to the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence more than 1,000 years ago.


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December 8th, 2012; A9 TV
ADNAN OKTAR: Unless a quality society, a quality life exists, the world will not embrace Islam. In the absence of music, the arts, sculptures, quality people, quality life, compliments, gestures, a pleasing environment, beautiful architecture, democracy, freedom of thought, people who have fun and joy, indeed we can go on citing these, the world will not embrace Islam. And in no way will the Unity of Islam come into existence. This was the reason why Allah demolished the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire collapsed simply of this. All these [cited above] exist in the system of Mahdi. For this reason Islam will reign throughout the world. Otherwise it is in no way acceptable. That is, Europe will not accept it. The model of Afghanistan, the model of Iran are very irritating. People would feel annoyed with it. It has nothing to do with Islam and the Qur'an. This is a system of their own mindset.
A9 TV; December 9th, 2012
ADNAN OKTAR: Lack of quality is prevalent in all of Asia and the Middle East. It is very widespread and due to that lack of quality they are being oppressed. Indeed, they say they are Muslims but they don't take pride in this. May Allah forbid, most of them feel ashamed of it. This stems from lack of quailty. Quality must improve in all Islamic countries.
Fanaticism and lack of quality are great threats, lovelessness is a great threat. Music is an indispensable blessing in Europe. There is music in Europe. There is music in Asia but because some Muslim brothers consider it unlawful, it can not improve. Architecture did not prosper, because some were against them. High buildings, richly-decorated buildings were not acceptable. Painting was already not acceptable, and so was sculpture. They also do not want science. They don't want these. They also do not want love. And then of course defeat follows, because some people hate them. And in return poor, innocent Muslims are oppressed and a tremendous violence encloses the world. As you know, our beloved ones were martyred in Arakan but nobody cares about it. Even if all of them are killed, nobody cares about it because they consider them as people with no quality. That is why it is vital for Muslims to become very quality people in a very short time. They must consider qualitly as a priority. It is very important for them to attach importance to science, arts and love and be peaceful.
May 27th, 2013; Hurriyet
Ahmet Hakan reminded us that Prime Minister Erdoğan recited the verse, "The aid is from Allah and the conquest is close" from Surat at-Fetih to our Syrian brothers who lost their lives in Reyhanlı. He said that he loves this verse very much and made the following comment:
"Prime Minister Erdogan gave the glad tidings to the Syrian opponents that the aid of Allah is close. He also added, "However I wished that all the Syrian opposition had the high quality, cleanliness, compassionate and conscious that will enable them to attain these holy glad tidings promised by the verse."


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Mapplethorpe is infamous for his raw depictions of sexuality, but Rodin was no prude.
For years, Dr. James Chang has used the sculptural hands that Rodin created to teach undergraduate students surgical anatomy.
There is only one week to go before the Christian Dior show scheduled for Friday, March 4, at Paris' Rodin Museum.
Though Rodin may well have known his models, they remain nameless representations of "a" body.
The same advice that Rodin gave to Rilke: il faut travailler—toujours travailler.
Once resolved to live, and to sustain a desperate struggle with the Rennepont family, Rodin acted in consequence.
Rodin, draughtsman, is as surprisingly original as the sculptor Rodin.
When about twenty-two or twenty-three Rodin entered the atelier of Carrier-Belleuse.
What Mallarm attempted with French poetry Rodin accomplished in clay.
The accusation of Rodin, with regard to the orphans, was a new and fearful blow for Dr. Baleinier.


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World Thinking Day 2013
On February 22nd, Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world will be celebrating World Thinking Day.
Girl Scouts have been celebrating World Thinking Day since 1926 as a day of friendship and advocacy for 10 million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world. World Thinking Day is an opportunity for you to:
- learn about life for your peers in other countries, celebrate international friendships, and remember that you are part of a global community;
- earn the World Thinking Day badge; and
- do fun and educational activities based around WAGGS advocacy themes for the year.
This year's twin themes are "together we can save children's lives" and "every mother's life and health is precious." These themes are based on the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals and focus on reducing child mortality rates and improving maternal health around the globe.
The two Millennium Goals are closely linked and both are central issues affecting girls and young women around the world. Here is some food for thought...: Each year, more than 8 million children under five years of age1 and more than 287,000 mothers2 die from poverty, hunger, easily preventable diseases and illnesses, and other related causes. Complications from pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death among girls aged 15-19 years in many low- and middle-income countries.
But child and maternal deaths are not just an issue in the developing world. Did you know that children in the United States are less likely to reach their fifth birthday than in 40 other developed countries?
If you want to find out more about the themes, the issues, and this year's focus countries, visit www.worldthinkingday.org or download the WAGGGS newsletter.
Then go to your next troop meeting and take action! Together, 10 million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world truly can save lives.


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how to healthy medicine sick babies ?
Hi, I'm a mother of first and I always wondered how to treat my baby, as she is one year old now, when she is sick without antibiotics or when to take this decision that it is time to give her antibiotics? what about fever? what about when they got a cold? thank you
21st August 2013 05:26 AM #2
It is recommended that only a doctor prescribes your baby antibiotics. Antibiotics can have some serious side effects and their use really needs to be decided by a qualified doctor. There are particularly risks with antibiotics in terms of a baby or child such as the possibility of diarrhoea or an allergic reaction.
Doctors will only prescribe antibiotics for a bacterial infection, not just a virus. Antibiotics do not work on viruses. The common cold is a virus so an antibiotic would not be prescribed for this. Antibiotics only kill bacteria.
Colds are very common in babies. There is a previous thread here which I think you will find useful on Natural Cold and Cough Remedies. For example, you could make your own vapour rub from essential oils.
You should contact your doctor if your baby is under 3 months old and has a temperature of 38 degrees or more, or if your baby is under 6 months and has a fever of 39 degrees or more. For older babies a temperature above 38 degrees as well as the child seeming unwell would be considered a fever.
I hope this helps.
Best wishes,
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Yes, thank you very much I will check that thread.
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You are very welcome. I hope your baby stays healthy.
Best wishes,
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Yes thank you.
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Ellen DeGeneres gets "played off" by the orchestra in a new Oscars promo.
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DeGeneres will emcee Hollywood's biggest night on March 2.
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On July 27, the Lower Merion Township Board of Commissioners granted the synagogue land-use development approval, something congregants expected some time ago, said building committee chair Mark Zohar.
"We thought we would have started construction by March or April," he said.
But when it comes to development, obstacles have a way of unexpectedly popping up.
Zohar explained that when the synagogue purchased a corner lot in Wynnewood near the intersection of Haverford and Manoa roads back in late 2000, the plan was to use an existing house for small, weekday services while funds were garnered to build a new sanctuary behind it. But Lower Merion Township didn't grant approval to do just that, so worshippers continued to pray at their building on Brookhaven Road in Philadelphia.
But before they'd even dealt with township bureaucracy, the synagogue had to address some opposition; neighbors at the new site worried about issues like parking and traffic congestion.
"We had to explain the fact that this is an Orthodox congregation; we don't drive on Shabbat and holidays," said Zohar.
The township granted zoning approval in 2002, paving the way for the congregation to hire an architect and come up with building plans. But complicating matters again, a neighbor who moved in subsequent to the granting of the zoning approval expressed objections to the plan.
Several months later, the congregation agreed to lower the height of the proposed sanctuary, add additional soundproofing and scratch plans for a parking lot in front of the house, which is used as office space.
The next phase requires the congregation to obtain building permits from the township and finalize its financial resources.
"We're close," said Zohar. "We definitely have some fundraising to do, but we're close."


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Your list is certainly varied and wide ranging - I think it shows one reason why B.hypnorum is spreading so successfully throughout Britain.
It will do well in our gardens; a wide variety of flowering plants and plenty of bird boxes !
Hi Clive,
So far this year, I've seen Bombus hypnorum queens foraging Lesser Celandine and honeysuckle [Lonicera purpusei]. I'll do a trawl through previous years and see what else there is.
Hi Clive again,
I have looked back as far as 2011. My foraging list for B. hyp. also includes:- various Comfreys [flower colour - purple; pink; blue & white]. I even saw a B. hyp doing a bit of opportunistic secondary robbery of purple comfrey flowers. I assume it was using a hole bitten in the corolla by a B. terrestris??
Geranium - pink flowers [G. endresii[?]; Geranium phaeum; Geranium Mrs Kendall-Clark; Marjoram; Teasel; Verbascum; Purple Loosestrife; B.hyp.taking pollen from Welsh poppies; Euphorbia sp.; Viola in hanging basket; Agastache; Erysimum Bowles Purple - it flowers for ever!; Buddleia Weyeriana; Green Alkanet; and Lavender.
Don't forget that BWARS are running an ongoing B. hyp. survey too.
I'd like to add Pieris. All the BBs out so far seem to love the white bell like flowers. Don't know which variety it is but it's buzzing.
Many Thanks for your feedback so far.
You are expanding my list fast !
Round where I live there are a good few Norwegian Maple trees in full flower and being worked by honey bees plus bumblebees of several different sizes. They've been too high up to identify so far, but I'm pretty sure that B. hypnorum is amongst them.
(Must take some Feld Glasses next time !)
There is also Pear Blossom out; and Blackthorn, both of which should be fine for them, but again I've not spotted them on them yet.
I'll keep you posted. Meanwhile, please keep looking !
Hi Clive,
Friday, lovely sunny day. Saw at least three Bombus hypnorum workers foraging the cordon apples; also the nearby green alkanet. The workers were quite small in size compared to the queens I've seen earlier.
Hi Urbanbumble,
Many thanks for your observations.
Yes, I've seen them foraging on both these flower types in past seasons - but not yet this year.
In the last few weeks I've seen the queens foraging on the lovely orange flowers of Berberis darwinii; the semi-double flowers of a "columnar profile" flowering cherry; on edible Cherry; on Blackcurrant; on "Gone to flower" Purple Sprouting Broccoli (So they must work Oilseed rape too.); and a worker on Rosemary flowers.
These last two are new to my list.
I'd be surprised if they didn't work Laurel flowers and Pear flowers too - but I've not seen them working them yet.
Yours Clive
Hi All,
Worker Tree Bumblebees are now getting quite common, so we should soon be able to add to the main list above.
A non-BBCT correspondent recently told me she has a variegated Holly bush in her garden and the flowers are being worked avidly by Tree Bumblebee workers.
Please keep adding your Flower Type visited notes to this thread !
Hi Clive
Saw my first Tree BB worker on 20 May and it was on my Hawthorne flowers. Tried to take a photo but it flew higher up. I can't see Hawthorne in your list so thought I'd post a reply.
Whilst looking for it, I saw another type of bee which I managed to snap. Haven't identified it yet.
Here's another one for your list Clive,
Herb Robert - Geranium robertianum. One bumble was giving this a good going over, others were busy as usual on the green alkanet.
Thanks Urbanbumble,
I'm in a late to bed mad rush, but yes, I've seen them on herb Robert too in the last few days.
Also on Chives, Strawberry, Buttercup, Grounsel, Geranium, Tree Lupin and Escallonia amongst others.
There are a lot of B. hypnorum drones foraging at present and they seem to be quite adventurous with their forage !
Hi Clive,
Saw B. hyp. using Rhododendron [purple] & Nectaroscordon at the Botanic Garden on Sunday. At home, they are foraging so many different flowers, especially green alkanet, which has rather taken over one of my little veg plots and the problem is - do I clear it out to plant my beans, or leave it for the bumbles to forage and plant the beans in between and let them climb all over it - a bit of companion planting? I won't mind if it acts like a deterrent and the slugs can't find the beans to coppice!
Thanks so much for writing your Bombus hypnorum article! Where would we be without using it as a reference when helping with all the B. hypnorum enquiries over and over again! 2014 definitely seems to be the year of the Bombus hypnorum!
Hi Clive,
Tree bumble's here on Phacelia yellow and purple varieties, Cosmos and Knapweed too.
I've also seen tree bumblebees on Linaria purpuria and more recently a Kniphophia I have (not sure which species). The latter is a bit of a challenge for them as the larger ones struggle to get their thoraxes far enough up the flower tubes - all you can see of the smaller bees is their abdomens poking out.
Another one:- Valerian


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I swear these holidays are going to make me broke! All I want is a little sparkle this holiday season. Is that too much to ask? Maybe a little bling to brighten things up? You know I'm a lover of Juicy Couture and Betsey Johnson rings, but look what else I found, Kenneth Cole rings all under $40! I don't which set of rings I want more! Which ones are your favorite? Can you see yourself wearing any of these with your holiday looks?
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