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Copyrights Digital Dilemma Today: Fair Use or Unfair Constraints?
Part 1: The Battle over File Sharing
Lee S. Strickland, J.D., is visiting professor in the College of Information Studies, University of Maryland; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Editors note: This article has been split into two parts. The first covers the legal controversy over file sharing. The second, to be published in the December/January 2004 issue of the Bulletin, covers other critical developments in e-copying.
In previous issues we surveyed some of the critical legal and policy developments in the world of records and information management (Bulletin, June/July and August/September 2003) a key concern for every business whether directly focused on the task of homeland security or more generally contributing to our national economic interests. Today we continue our survey of cutting-edge developments of interest to information professionals with a focus on the most current intellectual property issues the ultimate business asset in our information age. As with our previous articles, we also provide recommendations for management steps as well as additional research and sources for maintaining currency in this rapidly developing arena. Especially critical for every business and every individual is our discussion of potential and almost certain liability for infringement given the proliferation of peer-to-peer (P2P) network connections in the corporate environment and among home users.
The Contest Over Intellectual Property Rights
Twenty-five years ago, perhaps even 10 years ago, intellectual property law in general and copyright law in particular were of importance to information professionals but were relatively static from legal and policy perspectives. But more recently, our information age and information economy have propelled this subject to extreme importance and exponential change in large part because technology has vastly altered the medium of intellectual property. The result has been efforts by millions to gain access to intellectual property on their terms such as unauthorized electronic sharing of copyrighted music and, in response, by business to protect their content by increasingly aggressive tactics.
In response to these drivers, the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CTSB) of the National Academies of Science issued its seminal report in 2000 The Digital Dilemma: Intellectual Property in the Information Age. The study was predicated on the truism that the very technologies underlying the information age and providing extraordinary levels of access to information were also greatly enhancing infringement. As a result, the CTSB concluded that our current intellectual property laws developed in the physical world of paper and tangible goods simply did not work well in the digital world. Although the CTSB offered many thoughtful proposals, the approach of content providers has changed little. Indeed positions appear to have hardened with industry demanding greater control in a multiplicity of ways and users fearing that traditional fair use concepts will be eroded if not eliminated. And thrust into this contest were the courts and the Congress as they have struggled to address this tsunami of transformation.
As information professionals, we have a primary responsibility for understanding these rapid developments and shaping the underlying policy debates. For example, how has the electronic environment changed the basics of established copyright law? Should it? How is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) being used as expected by Congress or in unforeseen ways? What are the rules for public domain today for published and unpublished materials since the Supreme Court has now upheld the Copyright Term Extension Act. And what does the TEACH Act mean for me? These are some of the many questions we will explore.
E-Copying -- New Technology Does Not Change Established Law
Where previously there were photocopy machines and singleton copies there is now electronic reproduction with unlimited copies. But from a legal perspective, electronic copying is simply traditional infringement with new tools, and a number of litigations have confirmed that cyberspace does not change traditional law. The most visible case evidencing this truism was A&M Records, et al. v. Napster, filed in December of 1999 in federal court in San Francisco by a number of record companies against the Internet company that provided a frequently used search tool for locating MP3 music files on the PCs of other, individual Internet users. As we know the defendant did not itself provide or host music files and the suit was therefore based on the allegation that its service facilitated copyright infringement and that it was therefore liable under the established doctrine of contributory infringement.
Initially, on July 26, 2000, following detailed hearings and consideration, the district court granted a preliminary injunction on the grounds that consumers who use Napster service and software to exchange sound files containing copyrighted musical recordings are engaged in direct copyright infringement and that Napster itself is liable for contributory infringement as well as vicarious infringement. However, two days later, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit granted a stay nine hours before Napster was to shut down finding that Napster's appeal "raised substantial questions (on) both the merits and the form of the injunction" and setting a schedule for expedited consideration. That followed in October 2000 with, generally considered, critical questions posed to the record industry lawyers. At the same time, the U.S. Copyright Office filed an amicus brief arguing, in part, that the Audio Home Recording Act was not a relevant defense.
But predictions of decisions based on factors such as critical questioning by appellate judges are notoriously unreliable on February 12, 2001, the 9th Circuit affirmed the decision of the trial court framing the following issues and holdings and providing us important guidance for the future.
Is there direct infringement by the individual users of Napster or do they have a valid defense such as fair use? The answer was direct infringement given the four statutory fair use factors. First, as to purpose and character of the use, the copying was not transformative and was commercial in nature given the scope and objective (i.e., to save the expense of purchasing the authorized copies). As to nature of the use, the works are creative and thus closest to core protection and furthest from a finding of fair use. As to portion of use, the works were copies en toto and in massive or wholesale quantities. And as to effect of use on market, there was material impact given expert testimony; and, in any event, a lack of harm to an established market is not the only issue since harm can come from preventing plaintiffs development of a secondary electronic market for their goods.
If the individual users are liable, then is Napster liable under a theory of contributory infringement or vicarious infringement? The answer was yes to both questions. First, contributory infringement requires a finding of knowledge of the infringing activity and personal conduct that encourages or assists the infringement. Here, Napster had both actual and constructive knowledge that its users exchanged copyrighted music. Moreover, the Sony decision is of no use given Napsters actual specific knowledge; the Sony court had refused only to impute knowledge given the potential of the equipment to infringe. Second, vicarious infringement requires a finding of the right and ability to supervise the infringing activity and also a direct financial interest in such activities. Here, Napster has the ability and authority to block infringers but only a limited ability to identify copyrighted information it does not read the contents of the MP3 files and can identify copyrighted material only by the titles as listed by its users. It also has a financial interest since the infringing material acts as a draw. Given the limits on Napsters ability to identify infringing material and the equal ability of the copyright holders to do so the Court found that this ground required modification of the injunction to require identification by the copyright holders but then to require resolute remedial action by Napster.
Does the Audio Home Recording Act apply to this case? The answer was no inasmuch as computer hard drives are not defined in the Act as digital audio recording devices and the MP3 recordings on computer hard drives are not defined as digital music recordings.
Does sampling and space (or time) shifting by individual users constitute fair use? Here the court found these arguments not only unavailing but inapplicable. Specifically, sampling is in essence promotional downloads which is a tightly regulated activity by the plaintiffs generating substantial royalties from the process; hence, the free sampling would not constitute fair use. And, the shifting argument (relying on the Rio and Sony cases) was similarly inapplicable since this case did not involve an individual user moving a file legally owned or acquired from one place to another but rather involved massive distribution of copyrighted material to the general public.
Lastly, are the affirmative defenses of waiver, implied license and copyright misuse applicable? Again, the answer was no. Just because the music industry has promoted MP3 technology for legal purposes does not mean that it has waived its intellectual property interests, including its authority to exercise exclusive control over the creation and distribution of MP3 files of its music.
In conclusion, the 9th Circuit found infringement on the part of Napster but remanded only to require the plaintiffs to provide notice to Napster of copyrighted works and files prefatory to Napsters burden and duty of disabling access to the offending content. And, without question, the Court reiterated that Napster bore the burden of policing its system within the technical and practical limits of that system. In relatively quick succession, an injunction followed in March 2001 requiring both parties to take action to identify and remove infringing materials, the company voluntarily took down its servers to attempt compliance and the company failed in its efforts to re-invent itself as a subscription-based, pay-for-download service despite an abortive partnership and later sale to German media giant Bertelsmann AG.
The Stage Shifts Decentralization
With the demise of Napster, a bevy of new music-trading software products emerged (e.g., Aimster, Kazaa and Morpheus) that were based on a true peer-to-peer architecture with no central control and no central index. Here, when users download the software, they become members of this network and can share files directly with other members whether those files are innocent family photographs or copyrighted music. And, as might be expected, the recording and movie industry lost no time in bringing federal lawsuits against Aimster (later renamed Madster) in Chicago and Morpheus (and others) in Los Angeles.
A technology note: The P2P network is not truly index-free rather the software distributing company (and most visible litigation target) does not maintain any index or specific knowledge of traded content. In fact, the index responsibility is assigned to certain users. More specifically, any Kazaa user having a broadband connection will be designated a supernode and will thus automatically maintain a list of some of the files (and IP addresses) made available by other Kazaa users, usually on the same Internet Service Provider (ISP) network. When a given Kazaa user initiates a search, the software first queries the nearest supernode and it provides immediate results; that first supernode then refers the search to other supernodes (and so forth) as necessary. The actual file sharing takes place directly between the requesting PC and the target PC not through the supernode and not the software company. As is evident, every member of the Kazaa network that functions as a supernode quite arguably has the same legal liability as Napster for contributory infringement. And, of course, every individual user is similarly and potentially liable for direct or contributory infringement depending on whether that user is downloading or simply making available a copyrighted work.
But there were legal problems based on the technology at issue couldnt these services more clearly claim the Sony defense since they had no knowledge of and control over individual trading? Remember that in Sony, the Supreme Court held that the sale of VCRs did not constitute contributory infringement even though Sony knew in general that the machines could be used and perhaps were being used to infringe copyright. This was because the VCRs were capable of both infringing and "substantial noninfringing uses and the fact of generic or constructive knowledge of infringing activity was insufficient to give rise to liability given only the sale of the devices. The clear holding was that the mere sale of items in commerce does not constitute a civil wrong if the items are capable of appropriate uses. Indeed the courts have often used the analogy of sexy lingerie and prostitution to explain the logic underlying this decision.
In any event, the cases moved forward to very recent fruition. First came the Aimster litigation by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the P2P service was shut down in short order by the U.S. District Court in Chicago on a preliminary injunction pending trial. And that decision was promptly upheld in July by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. Why was this so clear despite the Sony defense? Quite simply, Aimster suffered from their bravura and was quite unable to demonstrate any legal issues of their service as stated by the appeals court: "Far from doing anything to discourage repeat infringers of the plaintiffs' copyrights, Aimster invited them to do so, showed them how they could do so with ease using its system and by teaching its users how to encrypt their unlawful distribution of copyrighted materials, disabled itself from doing anything to prevent infringement."
But between the two decisions in Aimster came the Grokster/Morpheus decision based on summary judgment arguments in December 2002. In a decision that surprised many, given the string of industry victories to date, the trial court on April 25, 2003, ruled in favor of two of the defendants Grokster and StreamCast Networks (distributor of Morpheus) finding no direct, contributory or vicarious liability based on the defendants lack of control of individual users and the fact that the software had valid non-infringing uses. In other words, the arguments based on the 1984 U.S. Supreme Court decision involving the Sony Betamax had won the day.
How could this be? How could the Sony defense win and lose seemingly identical cases? Quite simply, it was a matter of a better defense and better proof. Here, the defendants were able to establish that there were substantial noninfringing uses for their software: distributing movie trailers, free songs and other non-copyrighted works including Shakespearean plays, government documents and other public domain materials.
But this is not to suggest that the story ends here. The RIAA responded testily that "[b]usinesses that intentionally facilitate massive piracy should not be able to evade responsibility for their actions and has appealed the decision, although success in the Court of Appeals is doubtful given the thoughtful, fact-based nature of the decision. What is significant in the strategic sense is the observation of the trial court that it is not blind to the possibility that Defendants may have intentionally structured their businesses to avoid secondary liability for copyright infringement, while benefiting financially from the illicit draw of their wares [and that] additional legislative guidance may be well-counseled. As we shall see, it appears certain that the music industry will continue the fight at both the individual and the Congressional level.
Resource notes: The primary decisions concerning technology and the liability for direct or contributory infringement are:
· Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc., 464 U.S. 417 (1984).
· A&M Records, et al., v. Napster, 239 F.3d 1004 (9th Cir. 2001)
· MGM Studies v. Grokster, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6994 (C.D. Cal. 25 April 2003)
· In re Aimster Copyright Infringement, 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 13229 (7th Cir. 30 June 2003)
Decentralized Sharing and Innocent Service Providers
Given the demise of Napster and the rise of decentralized sharing, industry attention has also focused on service providers that provide the connectivity for P2P users. One favorable feature of the DMCA (section 512(c)(1)) was the limitations of liability for service providers otherwise known as the safe harbor provisions a significant step given past cases that had held service providers liable for vicarious infringement under the 1976 Copyright Act. In general it provides a defense from copyright liability for typical operations if the provider (1) has rules to prohibit infringement and to terminate repeat offenders, (2) has no knowledge of infringement, (3) does not interfere with any technical schemes to protect copyright data and (4) acts expeditiously to remedy infringement upon notice. This protection however is dependent upon registration with the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) and the adoption of a set of policies that regulate user activities (e.g., acceptable use policy) as well as specific take down and put back policies that guide activities when a notice of infringement is received including required notice to the individual. It is important to note that the definition of service provider is very broad any entity providing online services or network access and clearly could encompass every public or private business today, including, of course, libraries and educational institutions.
The U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) is case in point. Last November, in response to RIAA demands, authorities seized nearly 100 student computers suspected of containing copyright-protected content. This issue is bedeviling college administrators across the country where students have the benefit of broadband Internet connections and where the copyright industry is well aware and well focused on this threat. Critical to continued immunity is the adoption of computer policies that prohibit students from utilizing the institutional network to access and transmit copyrighted content and to penalize offenders (e.g., immediate termination of use).
Three final factoids of importance are the extent of the demands and the research that must be accomplished before such demands are made by copyright holders and resulting action by service providers. First, it appears that the USNA action was initiated as part of a mass effort by the recording and movie industry to over 2,000 colleges and universities an effort that continues today and has an increasing focus. Second, the factual predicate to such demands is very low perhaps good news for content providers and service providers but bad news for alleged offenders. According to a very recent decision in Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) vs. InternetMovies.com by the U.S. District Court in Hawaii, the DMCA requires no investigation before asserting a take-down notice even if the claim is unresearched and/or inaccurate. And third, the DMCA immunities provision also precludes a lawsuit against the service provider by the individual alleged to be responsible for the infringing material a not insignificant point in this litigious age.
A practice note: The fee to register for the DMCA immunity is currently $30.00 and the forms are available online at the following addresses:
The Battle Shifts to Individuals
Little more than a year ago, §512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) was a little-noted provision but harbored potentially great power: it allowed for automatic issuance of subpoenas in DMCA cases without any judicial consideration. Today, the RIAA and Verizon have made this section a feared weapon in the copyright wars.
Here is the story. After crushing the visible, big infringers such as Napster, it was expected that the RIAA would begin to move against individual alleged violators especially, as we considered previously, technology moved toward P2P. But how could the music industry find allegedly infringing material on individuals machines? The answer is part technical, part guesswork and part legal. The industry finds content it deems infringing the same way that you find music that you want to copy (i.e., internet-shared folders on your machine). The industry identifies the content as copyright-protected by guesswork (i.e., the designated file name appears close enough to their copyright catalog). And the industry identifies the name and address of individuals offering or downloading that content through a §512 subpoena to their ISP. The legal and policy issue? These subpoenas are issued by the music company itself, without any pending litigation, without any showing of necessity or violation of law, without any judicial review and without any right of the target to contest the matter.
In short order, the RIAA issued numerous subpoenas and much to the credit of Verizon (in its role as an ISP), the company refused to release the demanded customer data. RIAA thereafter filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to enforce compliance in October of 2002. Unfortunately, individual rights were the loser: first, on January 22, 2003, the court rejected Verizon's statutory challenges based on the fact that the RIAA's subpoena related to material transmitted over Verizon's network (rather than stored on it) and thus fell outside the scope of the subpoena power authorized by §512(h). And second on April 24, 2003, the court also rejected Verizons constitutional claims based on the argument that the subpoena power violates Article III of the Constitution (because it authorizes federal courts to issue binding process in the absence of a pending case or controversy) as well as the First Amendment rights of Internet users. A week later, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals refused a stay, thus requiring immediate compliance by Verizon of the release the names and addresses.
A Risk Assessment for Networks and Individuals
The risk posed by the recording industry to individuals trading copyrighted content as well as corporate entities that provide connectivity to employees, students and others is substantial and real. It is substantial in terms of civil and criminal penalties. Civil remedies for copyright infringement may include actual damages or statutory damages an alternative form of recovery since actual damages may be difficult to prove or limited in dollar amount in typical cases. Statutory damages are specified in three categories for each single infringement of a single work: normal with damages from $750 to $30,000; willful with damages increasing to $150,000; and innocent with a court allowed to reduce damages to an amount not less than $200. Clearly the stage is being set to obviate any claim of innocent infringement and impose willful penalties. Moreover, criminal penalties for individuals are also a real risk especially given the passage of the No Electronic Theft (NET) Act, an amendment in 1997 that removed the personal financial gain or commercial advantage element and provides for penalties that include up to five years in prison and/or $250,000 fines and a statute of limitations extended from three to five years.
And it is real in terms of the extent of infringement and the clear actions underway by the industry. Although a substantive appeal of the Verizon litigation was to be heard in September 2003 by the Court of Appeals, the wheels of litigation against individuals began almost immediately on June 26 the RIAA announced publicly that they were preparing a wave of civil lawsuits against people who use music-trading software. Targeting would include the public directories of peer-to-peer providers and according to privacy advocates at the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), some 57 million Americans could be liable to these dinosaurs [that] have completely lost touch with reality. As of late July and reported by the Washington Post, over 1,000 such subpoenas had been issued with a rate of at least 75 additional per day.
The corporate environment from private businesses to educational institutions is no different. According to a very recent survey by AssetMatrix, a Canadian network monitoring company, as reported by CNET News.com, the installation of P2P clients in corporate environments is more than common it is pervasive. While this would be expected in education, it is somewhat of a surprise in private industry. The study considered over 500 companies of varying size and found that every company of 500 or more employees had at least one installation of Kazaa or similar sharing software. The president of AssetMatrix was cogent in his observation: "Corporations are frantic about how to rein in some control over this. Like with software licenses, most companies want to be on the right side of the law. The challenge is how they do that." As with the effort against educational institutions, the focus of copyright holders and the legal liability of corporations are certain last year, the RIAA settled a copyright claim against Integrated Information Systems for $1 million. At that time the senior vice president for the RIAA noted: "This sends a clear message that there are consequences if companies allow their resources to further copyright infringement. In the most recent action (July 2), the RIAA served a DMCA subpoena on DePaul University in Chicago. This action presents the very practical issue of what quantity of offending material will trigger RIAA action. While the RIAA has previously suggested that they will target only substantial collections, the DePaul action appears to involve a user with only a handful of potentially infringing files.
In the next issue we will continue our survey of current intellectual property developments.
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Information Science and Technology


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Updated: West Nile virus claims 10 in state so far, including Ogemaw County man
Updated Sept. 25, at 7:24 p.m.
OGEMAW COUNTY — West Nile virus has claimed the life of a 65-year-old Ogemaw County man.
New numbers issued by the Michigan Department of Community Health Tuesday included the Ogemaw County man, the first human killed by the disease in Northern Michigan and the first reported human case of West Nile virus in Ogemaw County.
The new numbers also include one human case reported in Gladwin County, but no deaths reported there.
In all, 10 have died in the state from West Nile virus so far this year, including four in Wayne County, two in Kent and Macomb counties and one in Washtenaw County.
Because of privacy laws, no further information on the Ogemaw County man has been released.
According to information provided by the MDCH, there have been 185 human cases reported in Michigan as of Sept. 19. The majority of those cases have been centered around the Detroit area, with 79 cases having been reported in Wayne County, and 46 cases in neighboring Oakland and Macomb counties.
Kent County has also seen a high number of cases, with 41 total.
Those numbers include probable and confirmed cases.
West Nile virus human cases have also been reported in Mason, Muskegon, Ottawa, Clinton, Lapeer, Allegan, Eaton, Ingham, Livingston, Kalamazoo, Jackson, Washtenaw and Lenawee counties.
In 2011, only 34 West Nile virus human cases were reported in Michigan, according to the MDCH, with two fatalities.
According to MDCH Public Information Officer Angela Minicuci, the summer weather this year is the main reason there has been an increase in West Nile virus cases.
"We had a very unexpectedly dry and warm summer, and because of that this particular species of mosquito thrived," Minicuci said. "This is the environment, the climate, that they tend to do really well in."
She said while the risk of contracting the virus has decreased recently, people still need to be proactive.
"The cooler temperatures do play into it," Minicuci said. "But we also, we're no longer at the peak of mosquito season, so we aren't seeing as many cases. They are definitely slowing down. But we do continue to see new cases. So we are continuing to monitor the situation."
She said there are a number of things people can do to protect themselves from mosquitoes and the spread of West Nile virus.
"Even though we are no longer at the peak of mosquito season, people still need to be taking precautions to protect themselves," Minicuci said. "And the very simple things that they can do include wearing insect repellant that contains a product such as DEET or another EPA-approved ingredient when they go outside. Also, avoid being outside when mosquitoes are most active, and that's dusk and dawn. Make sure to drain any standing water that they have around their home, and that can be in buckets or gutters or kiddie pools. Because those dirty buckets of water, those are breeding grounds for mosquitoes, so we want to make sure that we're cleaning those out."
Minicuci said people should also check the screens around their home to make sure there are no holes that could allow mosquitoes to get inside.
According to the MDCH, most people infected with West Nile virus will experience no symptoms at all. Around 20 percent will develop mild flu-like symptoms, such as fever, fatigue, headache, body aches, swollen lymph nodes or body rash. Those symptoms will last a few days.
However, in some cases, especially in the elderly, the virus can cause serious disease that can lead to permanent neurological damage that can be fatal. The MDCH reports that around one in 150 people will progress to WNV encephalitis, meningitis or meningeoencephalitis.
Symptoms include headache, high fever, stiff neck, disorientation, stupor, tremors, seizures or convulsions, paralysis, muscle weakness, loss of consciousness and death.
The MDCH says there is no specific treatment for the virus — antibiotics are not effective and no antiviral drugs have been used successfully. Treatment is aimed at reducing the symptoms and shortening the illness. Those with severe cases may require hospitalization.
For more information about West Nile virus, visit www.michigan.gov/westnile.
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XFX HD 5450 Review
Just Cause 2 is a third-person shooter that takes place on the fictional island of Panau in Southeast Asia. In this sequel to 2006's Just Cause, you return as Agent Rico Rodriguez to overthrow an evil dictator and confront your former boss. When you don't feel like following the main storyline, you're free to roam the island, pulling off crazy stunts and causing massive destruction in your wake, all beautifully rendered by the Avalanche Engine 2.0. In the end, that's what the game basically boils down to; crazy stunts and blowing things up. In fact, blowing things up and wreaking havoc is actually necessary to unlock new missions and items.
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Just Cause 2 is not going to be playable with the HD 5450, but it's still getting better frames than the 210..


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Matteo: The Most Luxurious Bedding I've Found
- Location: Los Angeles, CA and online
- Website: matteohome.com
Store History
- Founded: 1996
- Founded by: Matthew Lenoci
- Headquarters: Los Angeles
So, I've got this client. He's a single guy in finance with a BIG budget, and he really needs to upgrade his large SoHo apartment so that it doesn't look like a dorm room anymore. We stain the floors, repaint and buy beautiful, sophisticated furniture that he will be able to keep with him for years. But when it comes to the bedding, I don't want to present him with overpriced Italian sheets or anything feminine. I want masculine. I want modern. I want luxury.
In looking around I stumble into a cool shop called Environment Furniture next to ABC Home (pics above and below). The bedding on their beds is just what I want. It's dark. It's got crazy, luxurious textures in linen, cotton, cashmere and alpaca. I ask them who makes it. They say MATTEO. I ordered three bedding sets for my client the next day.
Matteo is a find. If you've got some money to burn, this small Los Angeles company will serve you really well. Founded by Matthew Lenoci in 1996 (a Harvard grad in 1989), the idea behind Matteo is straight ahead: to "create simple sheets from the most luxurious textiles in the world. "
Matteo has three lines, Matteo, Due and Guest, with fabric woven in Italy and sewn in LA. We don't care for the third, Due is more affordable and sold by our friends at Design Public (at lunch with the Matteo crew below), and Matteo is the nicest. The sheets come in heavy 100% cotton and linen, always garment washed, with a couple really, really saturated colors (and white of course).
There are many add-ons, such as bed skirts, duvets, shams, quilts, and really beautiful blankets and throws. The easiest way to order is through their site, and don't be surprised if it takes awhile to arrive (ours did too). Everything is sewn next to their design studio and arrives in individual cotton bags. The attention to detail is very nice.
And as for our client, while we can't show pictures (yet) it certainly doesn't look like a dorm room anymore...
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Jordan opens a massive refugee camp for 130,000 Syrians as deadly civil war grinds on
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AZRAQ, Jordan – Jordan opened a third refugee camp Wednesday in the middle of the desert for tens of thousands more Syrians fleeing the civil war, highlighting the staggering strains the refugees are creating in the region.
The sprawling facility, complete with prefabricated cabin-like shelters and a supermarket, is designed to accommodate up to 130,000 people and potentially become the world's second-largest refugee camp.
The inauguration of the Azraq camp comes in the fourth year of the deadly conflict, which has caused about 40 percent of Syria's prewar population of 23 million to flee their homes. The U.N. estimates there are nearly 2.7 million Syrian refugees, mostly in neighboring countries, and another 6.5 million who have been displaced in their homeland.
Thousands continue to flee Syria on a daily basis, escaping relentless carnage that has killed more than 150,000 people in three years. On Wednesday, a Syrian government airstrike hit a school in the northern battleground city of Aleppo, killing at least 19 people, including 10 children, opposition activists reported.
"I hope this is the last refugee community," said Brig. Gen. Waddah Lihmoud, director of Syrian refugee affairs in Jordan, as he officially opened the desert-city.
The $63.5 million Azraq camp is built to hold 130,000 people, he said. Once full — a process expected to take months — it will outstrip the Zaatari camp, currently Jordan's largest camp. Zaatari is actually Jordan's fourth-largest city and the world's second-largest refugee camp after Dadaab in Kenya, which holds nearly 360,000 people from Somalia.
The outpouring of Syrian refugees has had a profound effect on neighboring countries' resources and stability. Jordan already hosts 600,000 registered Syrian refugees, forming 10 percent of the country's population. Jordanian officials estimate the real number is closer to 1.3 million.
Lebanon, a tiny, fragile Arab country with a population of 4.5 million, has more than 1 million registered refugees — the highest per-capita concentration recorded anywhere in the world in recent history, according to the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR.
Unlike Jordan and Turkey, which have set up official camps, many Syrians in Lebanon live in appalling conditions, finding shelter in slums, tents and tin shacks in informal settlements across the country.
The Azraq encampment, set amid a scorching desert landscape, stretches for 9 miles (15 kilometers), and is 55 miles (90 kilometers) from the Syrian border, Lihmoud said. The nearest town, Azraq — from which the camp takes its name — is about 12 miles (20 kilometers) to the west.
Even though it is still early spring, the temperature had climbed to 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius), with the tiny, dark stones that are indigenous to the area making it feel hotter. There is no electricity in the camp because of its distance from other communities.
U.N. officials said they would give the residents solar lanterns and erect solar-powered streetlights.
Despite its harsh location, Azraq was built mindful of lessons learned from Zaatari, according to Jordanian officials and aid workers who touted it as one of the best organized camps.
"On the one hand, it looks like a continuing scenario of hopelessness, in the absence of any diplomatic solution to the crisis," said Jack Byrne of the International Rescue Committee, one of the groups overseeing the process. "On the other hand, it's been done very well by Jordanian authorities and urban planners to make it as hospitable as possible."
Azraq has individual shelters with sloped roofs, not flammable tents, and more bathrooms and shared kitchens, as well as a supermarket where Syrians can buy products with rechargeable aid cards instead of lining up for bland, dry donated food. There are medical clinics, schools and parks. The roads are paved.
The camp is divided into smaller units, which organizers hope will foster a sense of community. Each unit of about 10,000 to 15,000 people has its own community center, health clinic, police office, park, and playgrounds and sports fields, the U.N. said.
"What you see when driving around is possibly one of the best refugee camps in the world," said Andrew Harper, the U.N. refugee agency's representative to Jordan.
Zaatari was hastily thrown together when the Syrian crisis first began, as refugees poured across the border. It holds more than 100,000 people, although it was only meant for 85,000, Byrne said. It is widely perceived as a miserable, often dangerous place, where unemployed men hang out and women fear walking at night through dimly lit streets to use the dirty latrines.
There are currently only 247 refugees in Azraq, and all new arrivals to Jordan will be settled there, officials said.
Despite Azraq's new, better-planned facilities, it's unclear if Syrians will choose to flee there. Syrians aren't allowed to work in Jordan, keeping them impoverished and restless. Many work illegally in urban areas, where Syrian refugees prefer to live.
The tiny number of refugees who have arrived said they were relieved to have found a new home.
"The aid groups here haven't denied us anything," said a 20-year-old Syrian man who asked that his name not be used, fearing retaliation from Syrian authorities. He said he fled the central Syrian city of Homs after two of his cousins were killed and the apartment blocks surrounding theirs were destroyed by shelling.
Another Syrian woman in Azraq, also from Homs, said she had to carry her disabled son during her week-long journey to the camp.
"It was a difficult and long road," said the woman, who gave her name as Umm Mohammed and said she had eight children. "Thank God we arrived safely."
For Jordanians, the camp is another sign of the burden they have endured in hosting so many refugees.
"We don't want to celebrate the opening of this camp," said Foreign Minister Nasser Jouda. "We want to celebrate closing it down."
Hadid reported from Beirut.


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A barking sound the Shepherd hears
A Book came forth of late, called Peter Bell
A bright-haired company of youthful slaves
Abruptly paused the strife;--the field throughout
A dark plume fetch me from yon blasted yew
Adieu, Rydalian Laurels! that have grown
Advance--come forth from thy Tyrolean ground
Aerial Rock--whose solitary brow
A famous man is Robin Hood
Affections lose their object; Time brings forth
A flock of sheep that leisurely pass by
A genial hearth, a hospitable board
Age! twine thy brows with fresh spring flowers
Ah, think how one compelled for life to abide
A humming bee--a little tinkling rill
Ah, when the Body, round which in love we clung
Ah! where is Palafox? Nor tongue nor pen
Ah, why deceive ourselves! by no mere fit
Aid, glorious Martyrs, from your fields of light
Alas! what boots the long laborious quest
A little onward lend thy guiding hand
All praise the Likeness by thy skill portrayed
A love-lorn Maid, at some far-distant time
Ambition--following down this far-famed slope
Amid a fertile region green with wood
Amid the smoke of cities did you pass
Amid this dance of objects sadness steals
Among a grave fraternity of Monks
Among all lovely things my Love had been
Among the dwellers in the silent fields
Among the dwellings framed by birds
Among the mountains were we nursed, loved Stream
A month, sweet Little-ones, is past
An age hath been when Earth was proud
A narrow girdle of rough stones and crags
And has the Sun his flaming chariot driven
And is it among rude untutored Dales
And is this--Yarrow?
the Stream
And, not in vain embodied to the sight
And shall, the Pontiff asks, profaneness flow
And what is Penance with her knotted thong
And what melodious sounds at times prevail
An Orpheus! an Orpheus! yes, Faith may grow bold
Another year!--another deadly blow
A pen--to register; a key
A Pilgrim, when the summer day
A plague on your languages, German and Norse
A pleasant music floats along the Mere
A Poet!
--He hath put his heart to school
A point of life between my Parent's dust
Army of Clouds! ye winged Hosts in troops
A Rock there is whose homely front
A Roman Master stands on Grecian ground
Around a wild and woody hill
Arran! a single-crested Teneriffe
Art thou a Statist in the van
Art thou the bird whom Man loves best
As faith thus sanctified the warrior's crest
------A simple Child
As indignation mastered grief, my tongue
As leaves are to the tree whereon they grow
A slumber did my spirit seal
As often as I murmur here
As star that shines dependent upon star
As the cold aspect of a sunless way
A Stream, to mingle with your favourite Dee
A sudden conflict rises from the swell
As, when a storm hath ceased, the birds regain
As with the Stream our voyage we pursue
At early dawn, or rather when the air
A Traveller on the skirt of Sarum's Plain
A trouble, not of clouds, or weeping rain
At the corner of Wood Street, when daylight appears
Avaunt all specious pliancy of mind
A voice, from long-expecting thousands sent
A volant Tribe of Bards on earth are found
Avon--a precious, an immortal name
A weight of awe, not easy to be borne
A whirl-blast from behind the hill
A wingèd Goddess--clothed in vesture wrought
A Youth too certain of his power to wade
Bard of the Fleece, whose skilful genius made
Beaumont! it was thy wish that I should rear
Before I see another day
Before the world had passed her time of youth
Begone, thou fond presumptuous Elf
Beguiled into forgetfulness of care
Behold an emblem of our human mind
Behold a pupil of the monkish gown
Behold her, single in the field
Behold, within the leafy shade
Beloved Vale! I said, when I shall con
Beneath the concave of an April sky
Beneath these fruit-tree boughs that shed
Beneath yon eastern ridge, the craggy bound
Be this the chosen site; the virgin sod
Between two sister moorland rills
Bishops and Priests, blessèd are ye, if deep
Black Demons hovering o'er his mitred head
Blest is this Isle--our native Land
Blest Statesman He, whose Mind's unselfish will
Bold words affirmed, in days when faith was strong
Brave Schill! by death delivered, take thy flight
Bright Flower! whose home is everywhere
Bright was the summer's noon when quickening steps
Broken in fortune, but in mind entire
------Brook and road
Brook! whose society the Poet seeks
Brugès I saw attired with golden light
But Cytherea, studious to invent
But here no cannon thunders to the gale
But liberty, and triumphs on the Main
But, to outweigh all harm, the sacred Book
But, to remote Northumbria's royal Hall
But what if One, through grove or flowery mead
But whence came they who for the Saviour Lord
By a blest Husband guided, Mary came
By antique Fancy trimmed--though lowly, bred
By Art's bold privilege Warrior and War-horse stand
By chain yet stronger must the Soul be tied
By Moscow self-devoted to a blaze
By playful smiles, (alas! too oft
By such examples moved to unbought pains
By their floating mill
By vain affections unenthralled
Call not the royal Swede unfortunate
Calm as an under-current, strong to draw
Calm is all nature as a resting wheel
Calm is the fragrant air, and loth to lose
Calvert! it must not be unheard by them
Change me, some God, into that breathing rose
Chatsworth! thy stately mansion, and the pride
Child of loud-throated War! the mountain Stream
Child of the clouds! remote from every taint
Clarkson! it was an obstinate hill to climb
Closing the sacred Book which long has fed
Clouds, lingering yet, extend in solid bars
Coldly we spake. The Saxons, overpowered
Come ye--who, if (which Heaven avert!) the Land
Companion! by whose buoyant Spirit cheered
Complacent Fictions were they, yet the same
Dark and more dark the shades of evening fell
Darkness surrounds us; seeking, we are lost
Days passed--and Monte Calvo would not clear
Days undefiled by luxury or sloth
Dear be the Church, that, watching o'er the needs
Dear Child of Nature, let them rail
Dear Fellow-travellers! think not that the Muse
Dear native regions, I foretell
Dear Reliques! from a pit of vilest mould
Dear to the Loves, and to the Graces vowed
Deep is the lamentation! Not alone
Degenerate Douglas! oh, the unworthy Lord
Departed Child! I could forget thee once
Departing summer hath assumed
Deplorable his lot who tills the ground
Desire we past illusions to recall?
Desponding Father! mark this altered bough
Despond who will--
heard a voice exclaim
Destined to war from very infancy
Did pangs of grief for lenient time too keen
Discourse was deemed Man's noblest attribute
Dishonoured Rock and Ruin! that, by law
Dogmatic Teachers, of the snow-white fur
Doomed as we are our native dust
Doubling and doubling with laborious walk
Down a swift Stream, thus far, a bold design
Dread hour! when, upheaved by war's sulphurous blast
Driven in by Autumn's sharpening air
Earth has not anything to show more fair
Eden! till now thy beauty had I viewed
Emperors and Kings, how oft have temples rung
England! the time is come when thou should'st wean
Enlightened Teacher, gladly from thy hand
Enough! for see, with dim association
Enough of climbing toil!--Ambition treads
Enough of garlands, of the Arcadian crook
Enough of rose-bud lips, and eyes
Ere the Brothers through the Gateway
Ere with cold beads of midnight dew
Ere yet our course was graced with social trees
Eternal Lord! eased of a cumbrous load
Ethereal minstrel! pilgrim of the sky
Even as a dragon's eye that feels the stress
Even as a river,--partly (it might seem)
Even so for me a Vision sanctified
Even such the contrast that, where'er we move
Even while I speak, the sacred roofs of France
Excuse is needless when with love sincere
Failing impartial measure to dispense
Fair Ellen Irwin, when she sate
Fair Lady! can I sing of flowers
Fair Land! Thee all men greet with joy; how few
Fair Prime of life! were it enough to gild
Fair Star of evening, Splendour of the west
Fallen, and diffused into a shapeless heap
Fame tells of groves--from England far away
Fancy, who leads the pastimes of the glad
Farewell, deep Valley, with thy one rude House
Farewell, thou little Nook of mountain-ground
Far from my dearest Friend, 'tis mine to rove
Far from our home by Grasmere's quiet Lake
Father!--to God himself we cannot give
Fear hath a hundred eyes that all agree
Feel for the wrongs to universal ken
Festivals have I seen that were not names
Fit retribution, by the moral code
Five years have past; five summers, with the length
Flattered with promise of escape
Fly, some kind Harbinger, to Grasmere-dale
Fond words have oft been spoken to thee, Sleep
For action born, existing to be tried
Forbear to deem the Chronicler unwise
For ever hallowed be this morning fair
For gentlest uses, oft-times Nature takes
Forgive, illustrious Country! these deep sighs
Forth from a jutting ridge, around whose base
For thirst of power that Heaven disowns
Forth rushed, from Envy sprung and Self-conceit
For what contend the wise?--for nothing less
Four fiery steeds impatient of the rein
From Bolton's old monastic tower
From early youth I ploughed the restless Main
From false assumption rose, and, fondly hailed
From Little down to Least, in due degree
From low to high doth dissolution climb
From Nature doth emotion come, and moods
From Rite and Ordinance abused they fled
From Stirling Castle we had seen
From that time forth, Authority in France
From the Baptismal hour, thro' weal and woe
From the dark chambers of dejection freed
From the fierce aspect of this River, throwing
From the Pier's head, musing, and with increase
From this deep chasm, where quivering sunbeams play
Frowns are on every Muse's face
Furl we the sails, and pass with tardy oars
Genius of Raphael! if thy wings
Giordano, verily thy Pencil's skill
Glad sight wherever new with old
Glide gently, thus for ever glide
Glory to God! and to the Power who came
Go back to antique ages, if thine eyes
Go, faithful Portrait! and where long hath knelt
Grant, that by this unsparing hurricane
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LOS ANGELES – Chris Paul had 24 points and 13 assists, Blake Griffin scored 18 of his 22 points in a spectacular first quarter, and the Clippers cemented their supremacy in Los Angeles with a 125-101 victory over the Lakers on Thursday night.
Chauncey Billups hit five 3-pointers while scoring 21 points for the Clippers, who never trailed as they roared into the All-Star break by clinching the season series in their city rivalry for the first time in 20 years.
The Clippers have won the Staples Center co-tenants' first three games of the year, with Los Angeles' longtime underdogs burying the 16-time champions in this latest meeting under a wave of 16 3-pointers.
Kobe Bryant had 20 points and 11 assists for the Lakers, who head to the break in 10th place in the Western Conference.


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With this new DNA evidence, we are presented with the question of how the Reaves of Wayne County are related to the family of William Reeves who died in Granville County in 1751. Previously William Reeves, Jr. of that family was believed to have been the individual by that name who died in 1821 in York County, South Carolina. However, the William Reeves who died in South Carolina would have been well past 100 years old if that were the case since he must have been born about 1710. It is far more likely that a generation has been missed and the William Reeves with wife Elizabeth who died in York, South Carolina was the son or nephew of William Reeves, Jr. Recent research of the probate, tax and deed records of Granville County has established that the William Reeves who was present in the records of Granville County from around 1755 as a tithe of Malachi Reeves was undoubtedly Malachi's son. From 1755 when he is first listed, until November of 1796 when he is recorded in a deed transaction wherein he sold 257 acres on Tabbs Creek to John Hall (Deed Book P, p.342) before leaving for South Carolina, he is the only William Reeves in the records of Granville County.
William Reeves, Jr. along with his wife Hardy was often recorded in the deed records of Edgecombe County from at least 1740 and continued to be found in deeds there until the 1750's. As William Reeves of Edgecombe County, he was last found in the records of Granville County in May of 1753 when he sold 525 acres on Fishing Creek (Deed Book B, p.243-244) to his brother Malachi. His absence in the Granville and Edgecombe County records coincides with the appearance of William Reaves in the records of Old Dobbs County around 1758 based upon the extant deed indexes of Old Dobbs.
1790 Will of William Reaves of Wayne County
These recent DNA results may indicate that some of the Reaves' individuals found in Old Dobbs and later in Wayne County were descendants of William Reeves, Jr., previously of Edgecombe County and that William Reaves may even have been his son. Hopefully records in the surrounding counties that were not destroyed in the Lenoir courthouse fire can be found to provide more documentation for this family.


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Jean Davies Seeling
July 23, 1917 – May 2, 2013
Jean Davies Seeling, a lifelong Waukesha resident, died Tuesday, May 2, 2013, at the age of 95. She was born July 23, 1917, the daughter of Evan and Cora (nee Trakel) Davies.
Jean graduated from Waukesha High School in 1935 and from Carroll College in 1939. She was involved in many extracurricular activities in both high school and college. She married Norman Seeling on Nov. 16, 1940. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church for more than 80 years and belonged to several social clubs in Waukesha. During World War II, Jean was an executive secretary at Borden Co. in Waukesha and a personal secretary to officers at U.S. military bases. She then was a substitute teacher at Waukesha High School for several years before working with her husband at Norm Seeling Office Supplies and Equipment for 23 years. After her husband's death in 1985, she volunteered in the rehabilitation unit at Waukesha Memorial Hospital for 22 years.
She will be lovingly missed by her children, Richard (Ellen) Seeling of Waukesha, Joan Seeling of Phoenix and Jane (Jim) Barry of Waukesha; her grandchildren, John (Krisanne) DenBoer, Scott Barry, Steve (Melissa) Barry, David DenBoer and Kate Brown; and by her great-granddaughter, Breah Jean Barry.
Jean was preceded in death by her parents, Evan and Cora Davies; her husband, Norm Seeling; her sister, Mildred Brown; her brother, Lloyd Davies; and many other family members.
The family gives heartfelt thanks to the staffs at Avalon Square and Waukesha Memorial Hospital and to Dr. Elizabeth Davies for their compassionate loving care.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, at the Avalon Square Chapel, 222 Park Place, Waukesha, WI 53186. The Rev. Linda Loving will preside. Visitation and refreshments will immediately follow the service. A private burial will be held at Prairie Home Cemetery.
Memorials are appreciated to Avalon Square (address above), First Presbyterian Church or The Caring Place, both located at 810 N. East Ave., Waukesha, WI 53186.
Randle-Dable-Brisk Funeral, Cremation and Preplanning Services is honored to serve the family. For further information, please call the funeral home at 547-4035 or visit our website at www.waukeshafunerals.com for directions or to leave the family an online tribute message.


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It's August, and this subtropical southern city is welcoming its hottest month of the year. If you think the extreme heat and humidity – or the occasional typhoon – may force you to hide away in air-conditioned sanctuaries, this is not the case! Guangzhou's lush wetlands and green mountains offer a fantastic break for everyone. In addition, summer brims with blue skies and sunshine and has little pollution compared with other seasons.
Although lauded as the 'City of Flowers', Guangzhou is a kingdom of plants, too, and the harvesting of local fruit gives cause for excitement – lychee, with its sweet white flesh, is the locals' favourite. In summer, however, Lotus Mountain is transformed into a 'World of Lotus'. The lotus symbolises purity in Buddhism, and the Lotus Flower Festival, held in July and August annually, celebrates the thousands of different colours that blossom in the pond. Climb to the top of the mountain, where people pray in front of the Buddhist statues, for a view of the Pearl River estuary. And don't miss the chance to taste the delicious and artistic lotus dishes and lotus tea, served specially in this mountain holiday resort.
Escape Guangzhou at its southernmost gateway, the Nansha Wetland Park, which also has an intriguing name, the 'Kidney of Guangzhou'. The reason comes from its functions: climate balance, clean-air provider, wildlife habitat and biodiversity. It also has another nickname, 'Paradise of Birds', as the wetland hosts thousands of migratory birds in winter, including rare species. At this time of year, you can spot the birds among the mangroves and reeds. Take one of the cruises in a wooden boat along the winding and idyllic waterways and you'll also see the lotus in full bloom. Just remember your long-focus camera lens.
Although Guangzhou has no seafront or beaches (unless you travel to the remote districts), the city does have Asia's largest world-class amusement area, including safari, water and theme parks and a circus. It is located some way from the city centre, but the metro and shuttle buses only take half an hour to get there. Chimelong Water Park boasts 25 thrilling and scream-inducing rides, while in August it has a carnival atmosphere and is open until 10pm.
If the daytime heat does keeps you indoors, you can venture out for the nightlife. Guangzhou's Party Pier is home to a great choice of bars and restaurants. And it's the perfect place to appreciate the night river scene with a cool beer. Or if you still prefer to be inside, hit the shops at TaiKoo Hui mall in the bustling Tianhe district. From luxury brands to lifestyle bookstore Fangsuo Commune to the numerous restaurants and cafés, you'll find plenty to keep you entertained for the day. The building also houses Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou, so there are even more tempting places to linger – try afternoon tea at The Taikoo Lounge or taste sweet treats at The Mandarin Cake Shop.
A traditional Chinese folk festival falls in August. The Double Seventh or Qi Qiao Festival has its origins in a romantic but sad Chinese tale. It gradually became a celebration for young ladies to showcase their handicraft skills in order to attract the boys. Nowadays, Guangzhou's Zhucun village still upholds the ceremonies and traditions, displaying exquisite dolls and crafts during the summer.
The summer months, according to traditional Chinese medicine, should be about lowering the body temperature and preventing heatstroke. So why not treat yourself to a massage or acupuncture? Book your treatment at The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou, and you can also soothe your mind and body with a relaxing session of Tian Quan, a Chinese bathing therapy.
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We have sought closely to follow the assault on Catholic institutions that is being conducted in the implementation of Obamacare. Today James Taranto adds to the story with an interview of Archbishop Timothy Dolan:
The president of the U.S. Conference of Bishops is careful to show due respect for the president of the United States. "I was deeply honored that he would call me and discuss these things with me," says the newly elevated Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York. But when Archbishop Dolan tells me his account of their discussions of the ObamaCare birth-control mandate, Barack Obama sounds imperious and deceitful to me.
There is so much to learn from this story, so many portents in it of the brave new world fashioned by the Democrats for a formerly free citizenry. You will want to read the whole thing.


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You can enter search filters into a file instead of entering them on the command line. When you do this, specify each search filter on a separate line in the file. The ldapsearch command runs each search in the order in which it appears in the file.
For example, if the file contains:
(sn=Daniels) (givenname=Charlene)
then ldapsearch first finds all the entries with the surname Daniels, and then all the entries with the given name Charlene. If an entry is found that matches both search criteria, the entry is returned twice.
For example, suppose you specified the previous search filters in a file named searchdb, and you set your search base using LDAP_BASEDN. The following returns all the entries that match either search filter:
ldapsearch -h myServer -p 5201 -D cn=admin,cn=Administrators,cn=config -w - -f searchdb
You can limit the set of attributes returned here by specifying the attribute names that you want at the end of the search line. For example, the following ldapsearch command performs both searches, but returns only the DN and the givenname and sn attributes of each entry:
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Labels are going to be the death of us yet.
The other night I was eating dinner, last-minute style, with a group of friends. It was a potluck feast of leftover Indian food and a variety of Mexican-related dishes.
Dessert turned out to be homemade brownies. Oh good, I said, tongue firmly in cheek. I'm trying to put on a little weight, especially during the holiday season.
I could usually do without dessert after a big meal, but in the spirit of the night and the season and the shared company, I said yes to the brownies (and the ice cream and the blueberries). Bring 'em on.
They were good in the way brownies or anything with chocolate is always good. That's a no-brainer. Then someone announced the brownies were vegan - as in no meat, no white sugar, no dairy.
Immediately, I decided I didn't like them.
On the spot, I declared I was an anti-vegan.
Right away, tout a suite, I put up a wall and said, "Un-uh, no sir. Not me."
Some of us - call us curmudgeons, maybe, or grousers or cranks - like to poke fun at dietary restrictions. Childish, I know.
But maybe it's the label we don't like. The need to fit into a category, to declare a team, to state a preference. Yes or no. Yea or nay. The need for neatness.
But maybe that's how we've become wired to react.
Take this past election. How many times were you in conversation with someone you barely knew, someone you were enjoying exchanging stories with, only to hear he or she was a Republican? Or a Democrat. Or a Libertarian. Or a non-voter. That's it, we think. That explains why they are thus and so. They're nice enough but get me away; I cannot talk to them anymore. Really? If you were stranded on the road and someone came by to pick you up and you saw a Sarah Palin bumper sticker on their car or a Vote for Obama, y'all? Then would you be so high and mighty?
There was a time it didn't matter so much. But somewhere between talk radio, 24/7 newscasts and the dumbing down of elections, something changed. It's Us vs. Them. When did we become so stratified? And who really benefits from it other than the entrepreneurs, the political leaders and in this last election the ad revenue of television stations?
One could easily say this emphasis on how different we are and how important it is to "pick a team" is a grand conspiracy to keep us - we the people, the individuals, the flesh and blood - separated from one another. I never used to be that paranoid; I'm beginning to change my mind.
I think we started to learn something about this with the Occupy Wall Street movement, from the position of the 99 percenters. If people in the well-off side of the middle class didn't learn something from that - like what a big gap exists between their annual $800,000 or even million-dollar status and the 1 percent or 2 percent on the top - well, they just weren't paying attention, they just weren't ready to leave their bubble, their delusional world.
How about the Catholics and the Protestants in Northern Ireland, the Bosnians, Serbs and Croats in Bosnia, the Jews and the Palestinians in Israel? I think in many instances, the individuals of those different groups are more alike than different - not that their government would want them thinking that way.
I would say the same thing about same-sex or single parents (raising kids is a challenge, however you look at it; eat this, don't eat that) and about same-sex marriages, where arguments about whose turn it is to empty the dishwasher or take out the trash goes way beyond gender.
What about nation-building, all those patriotic songs, memorized pledges and flag worshipping? Can anyone say propaganda?
I've always said one of the best things about Savannah is the lack of stratification (to a point). There aren't enough coffee shops, bars, gyms, grocery stores, pedicure salons or neighborhoods to live entirely with your own kind.
Some of us are even friends with vegans.
Vegans are people, too.
Jane Fishman's columns appear weekly in Accent. Contact her at email@example.com or call 912-484-3045. You can also buy her book, "The Dirt on Jane," or read her blog at www.janefishman.net.


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HIAWATHA — A northeast Kansas man has been given the maximum sentence for the beating death of his 4-year-old son.
KNZA-FM reports (http://bit.ly/1cw0txf ) 27-year-old Lee Davis IV, of Hiawatha, was sentenced Friday to nearly 20 years in prison.
Davis was initially charged with first-degree murder but pleaded no contest in April to second-degree murder and felony child abuse.
The son, who has been identified only by a set of initials, died March 5 at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo.
The sentence imposed by Brown County District Judge Jim Patton requires Davis to register as a violent offender for 15 years after completing his prison term.
A woman who lived with Davis at the time of the killing faces a September hearing on multiple charges, including aiding and abetting second-degree murder.


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Watch the video Use a prepaid code. Note This video is available in English only.
Microsoft offers gift cards and prepaid codes for a variety of services. This page covers the types of prepaid codes and gift cards you can use to purchase Xbox-related content, the kinds of content the codes can purchase, and how each type of prepaid code affects your Microsoft account.
If you want to know how to redeem your gift card or prepaid code, see How to redeem an Xbox prepaid code.
To learn about Xbox trial prepaid codes, see How to get an Xbox Live Gold trial subscription.
To learn more about Microsoft gift cards and prepaid cards, see About gift cards.
Xbox and Microsoft Gift Cards are a great way to get the latest games, apps, and entertainment from the Microsoft Store. Once you redeem your gift card to your Microsoft account, use it to buy the latest games, map packs, movies, TV, music, apps, and more from any participating Microsoft Store.
What can I purchase with an Xbox Live Gold subscription prepaid code?
An Xbox Live Gold subscription prepaid code can be used to purchase either a 1-, 3-, or 12- month Xbox Live Gold subscription to use on your Xbox console. You can't purchase anything else with this type of prepaid code.
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Besides Xbox Gift Cards, Microsoft Gift Cards, and Xbox Live Gold subscription prepaid codes, there are other types of prepaid codes for specific items.
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Every twenty years or so it can be beneficial to have new windows installed in one's home. This is because a lot of windows end up fraying at the edges and letting in warm/cold air from the outdoors that cause indoor temperatures to quickly plummet. Choosing new windows can be challenging, especially when there are so many things to consider before choosing a certain window model. The following are the top 4 things to consider before having new windows installed.
Are the Windows Chosen Convenient?
In the past, there wasn't an array of windows to choose from, and if there were, it mostly boiled down to what color they were going to be. Today, however, there are hundreds of different window types to choose from, and some of them are more practical than others. For example, there are some windows that can be opened from both the top and the bottom, and others that can be opened from either side. In addition, some windows come in a special tint, which can be convenient for a family that wants extra privacy without compromising their daytime sunlight. There are also some families that enjoy placing orders for custom windows in Walnut Creek because it helps their home look more personable while keeping ingenuity in mind.
Are the Windows Made With Strong Materials?
One of the most important things to consider before having new windows installed is whether or not they are made with strong materials. While most windows are going to shatter when due force is applied, some click this link of them are actually made thicker than others, which helps them endure tough blows without breaking. Homeowners can benefit from having their bottom windows made from strong materials, as it can prevent their homes from being broken into.
Are the Windows Going to Add Value to Your Home?
Another very important thing to consider is whether or not the new windows are going to add value to one's home. While choosing the least expensive window model on the market can help a family stay within their budget, it can backfire on them when they try to sell their house. Many new homeowners are looking for energy efficient windows, and are willing to pay extra for them, which is why splurging for more intricate window options can result in long term savings.
Do the Windows Add Street Appeal to Your Home?
When a family is in the process of choosing new windows for their homes, it is wise for them to consider the effect these windows are going to have on their curb appeal. Selecting the right color and style of window can find this truly make all the difference.
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The Lewiston Public Library, 305 S. Eighth St., in the Village of Lewiston, announces the following programs, events and activities for the month of October.
Special Events
•The Mason Winfield book signing and village Haunted History Ghost Walk will take place Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 5:30 p.m. The Lewiston Public Library introduces Mason Winfield's new book, "The Paranormal Almanac," with a book signing by the author. Following the book signing, the public is invited to attend a classic village Haunted History Ghost Walk of Lewiston which will begin at The Courtyard at 476 Center St., at 7 p.m. For further information, email Michelle at [email protected].
•A "Halloween Spooktacular" will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 6 p.m. Come dressed in your favorite costume, play games, make crafts, and listen to some Halloween stories.
Clubs and More
•The Lewiston Library board of trustees will meet on Monday, Oct. 1, at 5 p.m.
•The Lewiston Book Club will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 1:30 p.m. For further information, contact Anita Mallimo at 716-754-7714.
•The Lewiston Writers' Group will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 2, and Monday, Oct. 15 and 29, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Lewiston Library. For more information, visit www.lewistonwritersgroup.com.
•The Friends of the Library will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 6 p.m.
•The Dead Beats Society will meet Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 6 p.m. in the Local History Room.
•Personal instructional genealogy appointments may be made on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call the library, 716-754-4720, to arrange an appointment or email Michelle Kratts at [email protected].
•A new program, "How to Grow Your Family Tree," will debut on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 6 p.m. Learn how to use the genealogical resources available at the Lewiston Public Library. For further information, contact Michelle at [email protected].
•Moms Book Chat, a book discussion group for moms, will meet on Thursday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. Discussed will be "I am Legend," by Richard Matheson.
•The Knitting Club meets every Friday from 1 to 3 p.m. No registration is required and knitters of all skill levels are welcome. For more information, contact Ellen Comerford at 716-754-4144.
Story Times
•Tail Waggin' Tutors - there are still appointments available for your child to read to one of the library's special Tail Waggin' Tutor dogs. For further information, contact Ann at [email protected].
•Alphabet Soup, for ages 3 to 5, meets Mondays, Oct. 1, 15 and 22 at 10:30 a.m.
•Lewiston Lapsit, for ages birth to 23 months, meets Wednesdays, Oct. 3, 10, 17 and 24 at 10 a.m.
•Toddler Time, for ages 2 to 3, meets Wednesdays, Oct. 3, 10, 17 and 24 at 10:30 a.m.
•Story Time with Mrs. Leardini, for all ages, meets Thursdays, Oct. 4, 11, 18 and 25 at 10:30 a.m.
The library will be closed on Monday, Oct. 8, in observance of Columbus Day.
Library hours: Monday-Tuesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Wednesday-Thursday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, noon to 5 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For further information, call the library, 716-754-4720, or visit http://www.lewistonpubliclibrary.org/.


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Lindsay Detwiler and Russell Miracle II, Pratt, are the parents of twin sons, born Sept. 26, 2013, at Pratt Regional Medical Center.
Ace Dean, born at 7:32 a.m., weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 20 inches long.
Chase Dean, followed at 7:34 a.m., weighing 6 pounds, 7 ounces and measuring 19 inches.
Kile, 9, and Anthony, 7, welcome their brothers.
Grandparents are Ron and Patty Detwiler, Russell Miracle and Carol Castleberry, all of Pratt.
Great-grandparents are Don and Goldie Detwiler, Pratt, the late Charles and Gladis Routte, Lorena and Skip Miracle and Wanda Castleberry, all of Pratt.
Jessie Miracle, Pratt, is a great-great-grandmother.


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My Finish Line Road: TJ Tollakson
Three hip surgeries and two bulging discs weren't enough to stop him in Mont-Tremblant.
Since winning his first IRONMAN race in 2011, TJ Tollakson has endured three hip surgeries, among other challenges. His inspiring speech after winning the Subaru IRONMAN North American Championship Mont-Tremblant paid tribute to hard work and sacrifice, but also to those of his supporters and all the competitors from last Sunday's race. He agreed to let us publish his speech from the awards ceremony.
by TJ Tollakson
IRONMAN starts with a dream. That dream transforms into a goal. That goal becomes a reality with belief. It's important to have a great team behind every IRONMAN and it is important for your team to believe in you. But most importantly, it is absolutely essential you believe in yourself. Believe in your ability. Believe in your ability to be disciplined and work hard, your ability to achieve goals and perform on race day. Nothing is ever achieved without first a belief that it is possible. Once you believe, you can form a team to share your belief and aspirations.
My journey as a professional IRONMAN triathlete has not been easy, but it has been worth it. The past few years have been especially challenging for me. I've had three hip surgeries to repair torn labrums in my hips, I have two bulging discs in my back that I have to attend to on a daily basis, and I fractured my sacrum. Despite all the setbacks, I kept believing in myself and so did my team. My swim coach always tells me "You move towards the picture you paint in your mind." I've been painting this picture from yesterday in my mind for the past decade. Yesterday, for the first time it finally started to look like the masterpiece I created…but I'm not finished yet.
As I mentioned earlier, I couldn't do this without my team, that team that believes in me so strongly.
First, of all my sponsors, TYR Sport, Yurbuds earphones, Rockin' Refuel, Compex, Foster Grant Sunglasses, PowerBar and Profile Design.
Second, my company. I'm the only pro triathlete racing on a bike I designed and manufacture in my hometown, so I couldn't do this without my team—my family—Ruster Sports and Dimond Bikes. A big thanks to them.
Third, IRONMAN, for the opportunity to be a professional triathlete. Thanks to the race organizers and all the volunteers.
Fourth, my coach, Cliff English, who has stuck with me through the ups and downs of my career. That really means a lot to me.
Last but certainly not least, my family. My parents and sisters who are behind me 100 percent, but most importantly my wife, Ashley. Ashley has watched me race every IRONMAN race I've done, except for this one. That's because she's at home taking care of our 18-month-old son, and two-month-old daughter. My wife is my biggest fan, she's my best friend and she's my number one supporter. She puts up with me on endless weekends where I spend the entire weekend training while she takes care of our kids. She looks after our children, and she deals with me when I'm tired, sore and always hungry. I love you, Ash.
Congratulations to all the finishers out there. You got to the finish line with your belief. Before that, you had to get to the start line with your belief. Your belief will carry you to the start line of the next endeavor in your life. Keep believing.