text: Listen to an executive speak for 10 seconds, and you'll know instantly whether that person is a CIO or CMO. Their use of words and the way they talk about their jobs are polar opposite to each other.\nMarketers love simple buzzwords because they effectively communicate emotion and appeal to a greater audience; techies cling to indecipherable acronyms that show off their intellect and exclude people not in the tech community.\n[Related: The CIO and CMO Perspective on Big Data]\nAt tech marketing conference GrowthBeat in San Francisco this week, the language difference between the marketer and techie flowed like an undercurrent throughout the day. These days, marketers are in charge, and CIOs must appeal to them in order to remain relevant. This means CIOs will need to learn the marketing buzzwords -- as well as tech words to avoid -- in order to communicate better.\nIf You Could Talk to Marketers\nLeave it to marketers to come up with creative ways to describe their job. For instance, you don't manage \u201cepisodic marketing events\u201d or even the \u201ccustomer lifecycle,\u201d you manage the \u201cjourney. \u201cThere's the ever-present marketing "funnel" turning a potential customer's initial awareness into customer loyalty. Along the way, marketers need to pull lots of "levers" and closely watch "KPIs" (or key performance indicators) to keep then heading in the right direction and always toward the holy grail of "conversion."\u00a0\u00a0\nWhile marketing data and real-time analytics can improve "targeting," CIOs and CMOs should be careful not to "drown" in all the data. Also, they don't want to get "creepy" or "stalker-ish" with customer data. If data analysis falls under the CIO's purview, CIOs must make sure they're delivering "predictive" results to marketers rather than grabbing data from different sources to make sense of why something has already happened.\nAre You a CCP?\nIf you're doing the latter, you're simply the "chief of cut-and-paste," says Jennifer Zeszut, founder and CEO of Beckon, a marketing analytics software company, drawing laughter from the crowd of marketers at GrowthBeat.\n[Related: CIOs and CMOs Suffer From Failure to Communicate]\nThat's not to say the CIO shouldn't be doing something about data silos. In fact, CIOs should be "stitching" customer data found in front-end and back-end systems for a "360 degree view" of the customer. The capability to stitch data together just might be the most important activity a CIO can do for marketers.\nToo bad for CIOs that the word play doesn't work in their favor. CMOs don't give a hoot about tech jargon, except for the ones that make their life miserable. Marketers, for instance, shutter whenever a CIO mentions "RFP," or request for proposal. That's because they fear an RFP process will lead to a delay in their tech project.\n[Related: 10 Biggest CIO-CMO Relationship Hurdles]\n"Whenever I say 'RFP,' an angel loses its wings," says Rebekhah King, director of customer engagement at Cox Media Group and a career-long marketer recently turned techie. "They think nothing will get done for seven months."\nWhat Not to Say to Marketers\nOther words CIOs would be smart to avoid when talking to marketers are "digital product," "platform," "omnichannel" and "agile." When these words are spoken, CIOs and CMOs hear different things. For instance, a CIO equates "agile" with a software development methodology that has ambiguous definitions of timelines, whereas a CMO thinks "agile" means the ability to "pivot" and move "dynamically" in a market in flux.\nBy using marketer's words and avoiding tech jargon, CIOs send a clear message to CMOs that they understand their pain points, they're part of the marketing team, and they can help marketing seize the digital opportunity -- that is, get to "conversion."


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a lamb's storm
But lambs are not the only projects on the farm. I have plans to start really cleaning out the barn after the winter of pig and chickens, and preparing for the smaller rabbitry. Since my friends Zach and Shellee are returning the Angora bucks they got from me last year, and I already have a Palomino doe in the barn, it made sense to me to keep breeding them for meat and side-income. So Sunday I'll pick up two little Angora does who will be bred to Benjamin and Bean's progeny later this summer. Wool rabbits are back on the farm and I am glad. Expect cute bunny picks along with new lamb picks (if they ever show up….) soon.
P.S. I still have two spots free for the memorial day laying hen workshop, so come on over! It'll be a summer day on the farm with friends from all over the New England/Mid Atlantic area with a campfire jam at night. I also have one spot left in the meat bird workshop. And five spots left for Sheep 101!

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Dwight and Cubert's Indian friend
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|About 13
|Planet of origin
|Probably Earth
|First appearance
|Bender's Game
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|Kath Soucie
Dwight and Cubert's Indian friend is apparently a good friend of Cubert, Dwight and their Chinese friend. He enjoys playing Dungeons & Dragons with them in the Planet Express conference room. He later entered the costume contest at Comic-Con 3010 along his Chinese friend and Dwight, dressed as a Brain Spawn.
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- He is one among few Futurama male characters to be voiced by a woman.
- He is also one of few characters introduced in the movies to return in the second run.
Dwight: 60 gold pieces and a mysterious scrap of cloth bearing the unmistakable stench of dwarf urine.
Indian friend: The same stench that was on the bed linens at the inn?
Dwight: The very same.


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Picture imperfect for Netflix, TiVo
The online movie renter and the DVR provider might seem like a natural match, but any partnership faces licensing and piracy challenges.
A report in Newsweek on Monday revived speculation that the digital darlings are close to a partnership that would enable subscribers of TiVo's personal video recorder service to download movies from Netflix via the Internet and watch them on a television. TiVo stock shot up 15 percent on Tuesday and climbed a further 3 percent on Wednesday, while Netflix jumped 7.3 percent and then fell back slightly over the two days of trading.
What's new:
Investors have jumped on rumors of a partnership that would enable subscribers of TiVo's DVR service to download movies from Netflix via the Internet and watch them on a television.
Bottom line:
Complex Hollywood licenses and technology limitations related to antipiracy could make any such deal impractical.
Both the DVR provider and the online DVD renter denied that a deal is imminent, but the logic of such a pairing seems undeniable. The companies have talked about a distribution partnership before; TiVo Chairman Michael Ramsey is a Netflix board member; and both are looking for ways to bolster pioneering businesses that have come under pressure from bigger rivals.
TiVo spokeswoman Kathryn Kelly confirmed that the companies have talked in the past but said TiVo has nothing to announce at this time. "We don't comment on rumors or speculation," she said. "Such a partnership would be understandable, and while the companies do brainstorm together, no time frame or plans have been set."
Echoed Netflix spokeswoman Lynn Brinton: "We brainstorm with them all the time, and their CEO has been on our board since 2002. There is no relationship at this time, and there is no time line for one."
On the verge
Video-on-demand services have been on the verge of breaking it big for the better part of a decade. But they have yet to make it over the hump, thanks to Hollywood's complex licenses and to technology limitations.
Cable companies now offer pay-per-view programming alongside subscriptions, and a handful of companies such as CinemaNow and Movielink offer films over the Internet via download and streaming. Walt Disney, meanwhile, is testing a new service called MovieBeam that sends digital movie files to a hard drive over unused portions of the TV broadcast spectrum.
Netflix has said it plans to debut an Internet product next year, and TiVo has announced similar features without specifying a time frame. Representatives from TiVo and Netflix in the past have said they didn't expect an Internet service to be material to their revenues.
Although the idea of an Internet video-on-demand service is tantalizing, hammering out the details is a bruising process, industry insiders said.
Before going to market with a video-on-demand product, Netflix and TiVo would need the support of Hollywood movie studios, which hold the keys to all-important distribution licenses. Even if the studios are receptive to such a deal, cooperation won't be forthcoming until TiVo can offer a viable content security system to protect the downloadable films in transit from being pirated--an area where TiVo has clashed with Hollywood in the past.
"It is clearly a positive for both sides. There are a lot of movie companies eager to sniff around that area, and it's not just movies--it's anything that helps consumers get content faster," said Tim Hanlon, senior vice president of emerging contacts for Starcom MediaVest Group. "But the success of this venture revolves around digital rights management."
Building new services is crucial for both TiVo and Netflix as they confront growing competition from deep-pocket rivals.
In recent weeks, both have tested their 52-week share price lows, after investors cooled on the prospects of these innovative companies. Netflix's business is being threatened by larger rivals, including Blockbuster and Wal-Mart Stores, while TiVo, which provides both DVR hardware and service, faces similar challenges from cable companies and a potential loosening of its partnership with DirecTV.
For both, movie downloads would provide a distinguishing feature and reduce the chances of their services being commoditized. The move would also help popularize digital video content, something that has happened for audio but not video. However, any download service would face a number of business and technology hurdles.
Currently, TiVo offers a handful of set-top boxes with Internet connectivity. But next year, the company plans to introduce digital TV boxes that enable people to store and transfer content from a PC hard drive to a TV set. Assuming that the digital rights management system is in place to ensure that content doesn't escape the consumer's ecosystem of secured devices, that system would be a winner, analysts said.
TiVo has developed an internal security technology called TiVoGuard, which it plans to build into software and set-top boxes for release in 2005. Those devices will allow subscribers to record TV programming and then send it to up to nine other TiVo boxes they own, which could be in remote locations, TiVo representatives said.
Earlier this year, the Motion Picture Association of America lobbied federal regulators against approving the use of TiVo's content protection technology with digital television. The FCC ultimately gave TiVo a thumbs up for its sharing system, but movie studios remain skeptical.
The problem, according to Hollywood, is that TiVo's system allows file sharing without enough control over who is allowed access. In order to win licenses for a video-on-demand service, TiVo and Netflix would have to assure piracy-shy movie studios that their content protection system is as bulletproof as possible.
"The digital rights management issue is definitely tricky--the studios are wary of anything that allows the transfer of their content," said Aditya Kishore, an analyst at research firm The Yankee Group.
TiVo's Kelly said that because the Federal Communications Commission has approved the technology, the system is secure for use in any movie download service.
"If a TiVo-Netflix deal came to fruition, the content protection technology would be TiVoGuard," Kelly said.
In an interview in February with CNET News.com, Amir Majidimehr, the vice president of Microsoft's Windows Digital Media division, said the software giant has held talks with Netflix, among other companies, to license Microsoft's content protection technology for secure movie downloads.
Licensing hurdles
While content security is a crucial piece of the pie, relationships are everything in Hollywood, and negotiating licensing contracts with the studios can take years.
For example, Starz Encore Group, which only recently introduced a subscription service for online film downloads, said it took more than four years of talks with the studios to expand its film rights to the Internet.
And budding Internet service Akimbo Systems, which has had to delay plans to introduce a video download service from this summer to October, is still in negotiations with studios for first-run films. Akimbo founder Steve Shannon attributed the delay to the complexities of securing contracts, encoding video and labeling content properly.
Representatives of Sony said that to their knowledge, no talks were going on between its Sony Pictures Digital studio and Netflix or TiVo. A representative of NBC Universal, a part-owner of Universal Studios, said it has no Internet download deal with Netflix or TiVo. Calls to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Paramount Pictures were not immediately returned.
The studios may be reluctant to grant Netflix rights for digital downloads. The movie rental company already has contracts to deliver DVDs to subscribers' homes via the postal service. The studios end up taking in between 70 percent and 80 percent of the revenue in that DVD home rental market. But they only receive between 50 percent and 60 percent of the pay-per-view market, the sector that includes digitally delivered films.
But the studios are not totally gun-shy. They have a Web site joint venture called Movielink, which allows users to download movies and watch them on their PC, laptop or TV. They have also granted rights to rival download services Starz Encore and CinemaNow.
"Some of the water has already been tested," a source close to Netflix and TiVo executives said. "But all the rights issues are not completely clear yet."
Also, the market they're targeting is still relatively small. TiVo reported 1.9 million subscribers in its second quarter, and many of those came from DirecTV, which would likely be unwilling to cannibalize its own movie-on-demand efforts. Netflix had just more than 2 million subscribers as of June 30, according to its latest earnings report.
Cable companies have also made a big push to offer video on demand and currently offer it to about 14.6 million consumers, according to Kagan Research.
Release schedules
Netflix and TiVo could also run into trouble over release timing with a download service, according to one potential rival.
Bob Greene, senior vice president of advanced services for Starz Encore, said his company secured exclusive rights for a subscription movie download service when it launched Starz Ticket with permission from studios such as Sony, Universal and Disney. The service, available online through partner RealNetworks, allows people to watch up to 150 movies a month for $12.95 as many times as they want via electronic download.
The Starz Ticket service licenses films for screening in the window set up for subscription or pay TV showings, which is timed to follow the home video and pay-per-view movie releases.
Greene said HBO and Showtime could negotiate with studio partners to get the same rights for online delivery that they have for the pay-TV window. But under Starz's studio partnerships, Starz Ticket is the sole licensee for the Internet. "We would vigorously defend our rights up to and including litigation," Greene said.
In translation, that likely means that Netflix and TiVo would be relegated to rights in the pay-per-view market, which cable and satellite services dominate today.
CinemaNow, Movielink and others have licenses to release movies in the so-called pay-per-view window, which DirectTV and on-demand television services hold rights to as well. The pay-per-view window follows release into the home video market, which Blockbuster dominates, but it precedes the subscription pay-TV services of HBO, Showtime and Starz Encore.
Curt Marvis, CEO of CinemaNow, said he is working with the studios to try to secure rights to earlier release windows, to make the service more enticing.
Given the complexities of the industry, he said, rumors of an imminent Netflix tie-up with TiVo are likely overblown: "As with all these sorts of things, the devil's in the details."
CNET News.com's Richard Shim and John Borland contributed to this report.


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...to deforestation leading to flash floods, soil erosion, then to famine and, inexorably, to war. The narration points out the ravages of flailing empires inflict upon surrounding regions. Today, add a binge on cheap energy and the fact that it is for the first time ever, a global economy, and it's not difficult to see how this movie will end...oops and then on top of that, there's rapid climate change.
This begs the question, if the trees lived long enough to measure a 50 year drought or maybe more, then why are scientists blaming widespread tree deaths on much shorter droughts? Hmmmm?
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MTV's new "The Flirt Game" for Facebook looks more promising than the other Facebook flirt game scams, but even though it's supposedly targeted at the women's market I'm not sure if it's serious – or a game MTV's marketing department is playing with itself.
Sports and gaming terminology get a little ridiculous when it comes to flirting, dating and sex. I used to think it make me want to barf when it came to men's magazines like Maxim, where it's all about scoring, etc. Then I saw how over-used and abused it was in another male arena, one that I also happen to write for: technology.
But at it happens, the more I researched Total Flirt, the more I saw the 'gaming the system' (of another human being) in women's magazines. It kind of started to bug me less – it's not a very productive way of describing hooking up, and I know we all see through the banter to get the nuggets of info we're looking for. Meaning, I know we're smarter than they think we are. And at first look, MTV's Flirt Game looks like it has some kind of substance.
Still, I think the idea of flirting and making a game – maybe where you can get better at it, or do some social gaming to meet hotties – has a ton of potential. Which is why I explored MTV's "Flirt Game" for Facebook (a question-and-answer dating game launched in April) with an open mind and a lot of curiosity. It looks like it has promise.
And no – I'm not talking about the other Facebook flirt 'game' Flirtable, which appears to have a lot of problems, nor do I mean Bar Flirt which is a spam scam, beware.
Seriously: flirting games on Facebook? You're better off helping out that Nigerian Prince by giving his cousin your bank account password.
I hoped that with MTV's Flirt Game someone had finally come up with a fun and useful flirting game.
Turns out, MTV's Flirt Game is so packed with sports and gaming terms, it's a bit hard to tell at first what it's actually about:
"If love is a game, then flirting is the ultimate pre-game warm-up. Get your game face on and up your flirting skills with The Flirt Game – get the free Facebook app here."
And yes, I know it's a promo for MTV's Real World reality shows – which are just wrapping up right now. Apparently cast members have avatars in the game, and answered many of the questions, though I don't see the appeal of that. Sine the app/game is aimed at straight women, I'm thinking that if, say, cast members of True Blood had answered the questions, then I'd be handing over my social gaming cash. But Real World Las Vegas? Who cares? Anyway…
"Over time, we'll add more questions and features," says Sharon Wood, Founder and CEO of Stone Creek Entertainment. "We're thinking of adding more game elements as well, but as with all social games, we're most interested in finding out what the players want. Dating in real life is fun, often an adventure and always a mystery — so we have a lot of options. In the long run, we see The Flirt Game becoming a new way to meet and greet potential new friends or sweethearts on Facebook."
What makes this a game more so than a dating service app with gamification elements is the division between singleplayer and multiplayer. The singleplayer version allows players to answer questions with the role of the second person being filled by a character archetype. Members of MTV's Real World program also appear as characters in singleplayer and Wood tells us the real life cast members did answer all of the 468 questions available in singleplayer. Multiplayer mode features additional questions, and the ability to play synchronously with friends, friends or friends, or other players currently online in the game. There's also asynchronously play with the "date offline" mode. In total there are 678 questions in The Flirt Game. [Link]
I don't know about you, but this seems sadly half-baked. All you do is join, spread MTV's Facebook virus around, "play dress up" (don't get me started), and then…?
Is "MTV" short for "Underpants Gnomes"?


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Windwithme writes about the new Foxconn Quantumian1 motherboard for the LGA2011 socket and X79 chipset.
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Ever since Intel officially launch Sandy Bridge-E new platform in 2011 November,
several motherboard companies successively roll out new motherboard based on X79 chipset to support Intel next generation high-end platform.
Due to the continuous effort of self-own brand management made by FOXCONN, Quantum Force series still dominant high-end motherboard.
FOXCONN X79 Quantumian-1 still provides various choices for the market though the quantities of Quantum Force series are not as various as they are in the past time. Soon after the release of Intel X79 chipset, FOXCONN promptly roll out corresponding X79 motherboard. Quantum Force was naming in a special way which the Intel code won't be shown on the models.
This time, Quantumian-1 which belongs to the series of Quantum Force still follows the high-end style both in material and design.
The patterns shown on exterior packing of high-end product are always different which exhibits the great efforts on art design.
The full picture of FOXCONN Quantumian-1
Quantum Force is common to use black and red to create contrast visual sense.
Currently, there are more and more motherboard brands adopt these two colors to match.
It is known that the market segment of Quantumian-1 x79 is positioned as high-end product line.
Besides, the corresponding specification, design and featured over clocking function have also been highly highlighted.
- Product manual
- easy guide
- nVIDIA SLI 3Way bridge
- IO shield
- SATA connectors and cables both in red and yellow
- DC power cable SATA
Continue reading the rest of this forum review of the Foxconn Quantumian-1 X79 Motherboard!!
The lower left side of motherboard
- 4 X PCI-E 2.0 X16,supports 4Way CrossFireX / 3Way nVIDIA SLI
- Bandwidth X16+X8+X16+X8,PCI-E slot is using X16
- Dual Gigabyte Lan, Realtek 8111E and Intel 82975V
- Audio, Realtek ALC892, supports up to 7.1 channel and High Definition Audio
The lower right side of motherboard
- 2 x red SATA3, provided by x79 chipset
- 4 x black SATA2, provided by x79 chipset
- Above could mix to establish RAID0, RAID1, RAID5 and RAID 10.
- The maximum performance could be determined by installed SATA
- 2 x red SATA3, provided by ASM1601 chipset
- Dual BIOS、1 X front panel header and 1 X USB 2.0 device slot
The upper right side of motherboard
The color of DDR3 DIMM slot is also red in order to be consistent to the other parts, from which we can see that FOXCONN pays a lot of attention on minor design as well. The upper black part is 24-PIN power input. The right black parts are front USB3.0 expansion slots.
The upper side of motherboard
- LGA 2011 CPU adopt 14 phase digital PWM, heat sink on upper side of motherboard could heat dissipation for MOSFET
- Both left and right side, 4 X DIMM DDR3 which supports up to 32GB of system memory
- Quad channel DDR3 2400(oc*)/2133 (oc*)/1866(oc*)/1600/1333/1066, supports Extreme Memory Profile
- 1 X PS2 keyboard port
- 6 X USB 2.0(black)
- 1 X Clera CMOS button(black triangle)
- 1 X S/PDIF out port
- 2 X Gigabit LAN
- 2 X USB 3.0(blue)
- 2 X eSATA(orange)
- 6 ports audio jacks


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A fantastic expression our signature smoky finish, with notes of peat and the crisp flavour of sea salt.
Johnnie Walker Green Label is crafted from a palate of malts matured for at least 15 years in American and European oak casks, to create a blend that is true to the Johnnie Walker style of bold flavour and distinctive smokiness.
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Kavli Lecture: David Spergel
With support from the Kavli Foundation, the science program at every AAS meeting gets under way on Monday morning with the Kavli Foundation Lecture by a distinguished astronomer. In Boston the honor went to David N. Spergel (Princeton University), whose presentation was entitled "New Probes of Dark Energy." Spergel was introduced by AAS President David Helfand (Quest University Canada) and made news with his biting criticism of the BICEP2 project's claimed detection of the signature of gravitational waves from inflation.Read More


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by David Crane [email protected] DefenseReview readers might remember the article we wrote on Patriot Arms, Inc. high-end custom sniper rifles back in May, 2004, titled "High-End Silenced Sniper/Long-Range-Interdiction Rifles from Patriot Arms Inc.". That article was basically a recap of Al Paulson's excellent article on Patriot Arms that he wrote for "Special Weapons for Military & Police". Patriot Arms Inc. …Read More »


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ARLINGTON — A onetime aide to Aaron Reardon, the former Snohomish County executive, will pay a $1,500 fine and serve five days on a Skagit County work crew for tampering with evidence during a criminal investigation.
Kevin Hulten received that sentence on Monday after pleading guilty to the gross misdemeanor.
If Hulten for some reason can't serve on the work crew, Cascade District Court Judge Jay Wisman said he must return for a new sentencing hearing. Hulten also was ordered to pay nearly $2,000 in court costs and fees.
Wisman said Hulten's behavior was "reprehensible."
Hulten, 35, now lives in California. As part of a plea agreement he admitted that he downloaded a data-wiping program onto a county-owned laptop in March 2013.
That was evidence tampering because Hulten knew he was under investigation by King County detectives. They planned to examine the computer as part of an effort to determine whether he'd broken any laws in a shadowy effort that for months had targeted Reardon's political rivals with records requests made using various aliases, spoof emails and Web hit pages.
The detectives recommended an evidence tampering charge.
A Snohomish woman at the hearing on Monday told Wisman that she was unhappy with the case's outcome and that she believed Hulten should have faced a felony charge for destroying public records.
Skagit County's work crew program allows inmates to serve their time picking up trash or performing other assignments that corrections officials believe will benefit the community, deputy prosecutor Paul Nielsen said. Unlike Snohomish County's work-release program, Hulten won't be required to sleep at the jail.
Skagit County prosecutors decided what to do with the case to help Snohomish County prosecutors avoid a conflict of interest.
"We can only prosecute the facts that we have, not assumptions or hurt feelings," Skagit County deputy prosecutor Sloan Johnson said after the hearing.
In court papers, prosecutors said they were unable to determine what data Hulten deleted from the laptop. Forensic examination of other Snohomish County computers he used, however, yielded hundreds of records documenting years of political campaigning and digital mischief in support of Reardon. The activity started the day Hulten joined the office in January 2011. The county paid him about $60,000 to be Reardon's legislative analyst.
Reardon weathered scandals during his nine years as executive, including a Washington State Patrol investigation into his use of public money while pursuing a years-long affair with a former county social worker.
Reardon announced his resignation a week after The Herald unmasked Hulten's activities. He has since moved to California.
In his ruse, Hulten often used themes pulled from the classic revenge novel, "The Count of Monte Cristo." He used the alias "Edmond Thomas" to suggest he worked for a company named after a famous street in France.
Most of the records "Edmond Thomas" sought were for people who had cooperated with the State Patrol investigation of Reardon. Using the pseudonym, Hulten threatened to sue the county if his demands weren't met.
He initially denied involvement. His story then morphed to claims that he was a government whistleblower set on rooting out a supposed conspiracy against Reardon involving Herald investigative reporters and county prosecutors. The county spent nearly $35,000 on an independent attorney to investigate Hulten's claims and determined they were baseless.
He resigned from his county job a few weeks before Reardon left. At the time, Hulten was in the process of being fired for using county computers to view and store pornography and sexually explicit images of himself and a girlfriend.
The materials were found as part of the investigation into Hulten's "Edmond Thomas" activities. The same investigation turned up hundreds of records that had been earlier deleted, detailing political work Hulten did for Reardon while on the county's time.
The information was partially scrubbed from county computers in 2011 after The Herald made several public records requests about the aide's involvement in Reardon's campaign for a third term as executive.
Reardon claimed he had no knowledge of Hulten's campaign activities on county time, despite the aide's work on his election website. Reardon also defended Hulten's use of anonymous public records requests to harass people in other branches of county government.
Hulten and Reardon remain under investigation by the state Public Disclosure Commission for alleged misconduct during the 2011 campaign. The commission can levy fines for wrongdoing. It is unclear when that investigation will be complete.
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The Sites are all offered by Komen to you free of charge on the express condition that you accept, without modification, and abide by these Terms Of Use. Your access and use of the Sites is conditioned upon your continued compliance with these Terms Of Use. Please read these Terms Of Use carefully, as your use of the Sites constitutes your acceptance of these Terms Of Use. Komen reserves the right to change the Terms Of Use any time by reasonable notice, including without limitation by posting revised terms on the Sites (which shall constitute reasonable notice), and such amended terms shall be binding upon you; thus, you should consult the most recent version of these Terms Of Use each time that you view the Sites.
The Promise
Komen was founded on one promise made between two sisters. Komen is committed to saving lives and ending breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures (the "Promise"). The Sites are designed, and all uses of the Sites are intended, to be in furtherance of the Promise.
You acknowledge that the materials on the Sites are provided "as is" for general information only and without warranties of any kind. The materials on the Sites are not meant to be used for self-diagnosis or to replace the services of a medical professional. While Komen endeavors to keep the materials on the Sites current, healthcare information changes rapidly and thus, the materials on the Sites should not be relied upon to be fully comprehensive or error free. Komen does not recommend, endorse or make any warranties or representations of any kind with regard to the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, quality, efficacy or non-infringement of any of the programs, materials, products or other information provided on the Sites or by the companies or organizations linked or referred to in the Sites. The Sites do not offer medical advice or recommendations to individuals and you should not rely on the information posted on the Sites as a substitute for consultations with qualified health care professionals who are familiar with individual medical conditions and needs. Komen does not advocate that you attempt to treat yourself, your family or someone you know without proper medical supervision. Komen encourages you to seek the guidance of your healthcare provider if you feel that you, your family or someone that you know suffers from the conditions described on the Sites.
In certain instances Komen permits third parties to provide testimonials and information, and in certain situations, create personal home pages for fundraising purposes in furtherance of the Promise. Komen may from time to time post articles and other information provided by third parties that might be of interest or benefit to the public. You acknowledge that the opinions and recommendations of third parties contained on the Sites are not necessarily those of Komen or endorsed by Komen.
Restrictions on Use of Materials
Unless otherwise indicated, Komen or its licensors holds the copyright to all materials on the Sites, including without limitation, research materials, photographs, text, graphics, logos, icons, images, content, sound recordings, tutorials, white papers, audio/visual clips and design. Additionally, Komen owns all of the trademarks, service marks, slogans and logos (collectively, the "Marks") used and displayed on the Sites, unless otherwise noted. Without the explicit consent of Komen, no material from the Sites (including, without limitation, the Marks), may be copied, reproduced, displayed, republished, downloaded, posted, digitized, translated, modified, transmitted, distributed or commercially exploited in any way. Any unauthorized use of materials contained on the Sites may violate copyright, trademark and other laws. We retain all rights not expressly granted, and nothing in these Terms Of Use constitutes a waiver of any rights under copyright laws or any other federal, state or local law, regulation, ordinance or treaty. Nothing in these Terms Of Use should be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right under or to any intellectual property right, including without limitation, any patent, trademark, service mark or copyright of Komen or any third party.
Komen will allow you to view and print information, documents and web pages located on the Sites for your own personal use but not for any for-profit or commercial activities or purposes or resale; provided that (i) the copies must retain any copyright, intellectual property, proprietary or other notices or disclaimers contained in the original materials, (ii) you must give attribution to Komen and if possible provide a reference to Komen's main site www.komen.org and www.knowyourgirls.org, (iii) the material must be printed in its entirety without modification, reformatting, adaptation or adjustment, and (iv) if you combine the materials with other hard copy materials, you must clearly designate which portion of the complete work is Komen's material. No electronic copies are permitted. If you share the printed materials with others, you agree to advise any person to whom you share the materials as to these Terms Of Use and they must agree to abide by these Terms Of Use. Failure to abide by these conditions will immediately terminate this permission and may result in the infringement of the copyrights and/or trademarks owned by Komen or its licensors.
Komen may choose to acknowledge certain persons and companies who have provided donations or sponsorships in furtherance of the Promise. Such acknowledgement may be in the form of recognition on the Sites by use of such persons or companies' own names or marks and/or links to such person or companies' own websites. However, Komen does not solicit or permit the purchase or use of advertisements or commercial endorsements on the Sites by any person or company (including, without limitation, its sponsors and donors). If you choose to click on the links to any of our sponsors' websites or otherwise engage in any correspondence or business dealings with or other purchase of products or services from any of our sponsors, you do so on your own initiative and you agree that Komen is not responsible or liable for any loss or damages of any sort incurred as a result of any such dealings or as a result of the acknowledgement of or links to such sponsors in conjunction with the Sites.
Links To Other Sites; Link Agreement
Komen may provide links to other Internet sites or resources. Komen likewise may permit others to post on certain public forums links to other Internet sites or resources. The information provided to you in such links are provided solely for your interactive enjoyment. The results are not guaranteed to be accurate and are in no way endorsed, offered or guaranteed by Komen.
Links to the Sites are permitted by Komen only in accordance with Komen's Link Agreement. You should be aware that links to the Sites may be provided from other sites, either known or unknown to Komen, and some links to the Sites may be unauthorized, and accessing any other site linked to or from the Sites is done at your own risk. Komen has not reviewed and is not responsible for the content of any third party sites linked to or from the Sites.
General Indemnification
You agree that you will hold harmless Komen, its officers, directors, employees, volunteers, licensors and suppliers from all claims arising out of or related to your access or use of, or your inability to access or use, the Sites or other sites to which they are linked. If your use of materials from the Sites results in the need for servicing, repair of equipment or data, you will assume any costs thereof.
Limitation of Liability
In no event and under no circumstances shall Komen or the contributors of information to the Sites or our sponsors, licensors or authorized representatives be liable to you or any third party for special, incidental, punitive or consequential damages (including without limitation any loss of profits, lost savings, or loss of data) arising out of your (or any authorized user's) or any unrelated party's use or inability to use the Sites, or your (or any authorized user's) or any unrelated party's reliance or use of information, products or services provided on or through the Internet, or that result from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletions of files or other data loss, errors, defects, delays in operation, service or transmission or any failure of performance of the Sites, even if we, or any of our authorized representatives, have been advised of the possibility of such damage and even if the remedies stated in these Terms Of Use fail of their essential purpose.
Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SITES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ALL SERVICES AND CONTENT) ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "WITH ALL FAULTS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY AND EFFORT IS WITH YOU. There is no warranty, representation or guarantee that the Sites will continuously operate or be error free or that any problems will be corrected, or that any information, software or other material accessible from the Sites is free of viruses, worms, trojan horses or other harmful components. Further, we do not warrant, guarantee, or make any representations regarding the use of, or the results of the use of the Sites either in terms of its compatibility with hardware or other software, its reliability, currentness, or otherwise; and you rely on the Sites solely at your own risk. ANY AND ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS OF THE PRODUCT FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE, QUALITY, COURSE OF DEALINGS, USAGE OF TRADE, INACCURACY IN CONTENT CAUSED BY OUR FAILURE TO PERFORM WITH REASONABLE CARE, QUIET ENJOYMENT OR NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED.
Disclaimer Regarding Translated Content
In addition to the general disclaimer of warranties provided under these Terms Of Use, Komen does not warrant the accuracy, reliability, or timeliness of any information provided on its Sites in languages other than English ("Translated Content"). Any person or entity that relies on information obtained from the Translated Content does so at his or her own risk. Komen is not responsible for any damage or issues that may possibly result from using the Translated Content. If any questions arise concerning the accuracy of the information presented in the Translated Content, please refer to the official English version of the website.
Website Services
Services. In furtherance of the Promise, Komen may offer from time to time certain services or features on the Sites (including without limitation, message boards, blogs, chatrooms, public forums, personal home pages, on-line donations, shopping carts and tutorials) (collectively, the "Services"). The following terms under these Terms Of Use pertain to your ability to use the Services made available by Komen on the Sites. Komen will permit your use of the Services free of charge on the express condition that you accept, without modification, and abide by these Terms Of Use, only for as long as your use of the Services are helping Komen to fulfill the Promise.
Account Set Up. Browsing of the Sites public pages is currently provided free of charge to any person. However, access to the Services and certain features of the Sites will require an account to be first established and activated for you. You may sign up for an account by accessing the Sites and following the direction for setting up an account. When you register for an account, you will be asked to create a unique user name (and/or a forum name), a password and a valid email address for your account. You will be asked whether you have read these Terms Of Use and agree to abide by its terms. You may be asked specific questions if you are seeking to use certain features of the Sites (such as a Personal Home Page), and your answers to those questions will determine whether or not you are eligible to register for those features. If you answer "I agree" and you answer all of the questions posed for each feature and otherwise are eligible, your account may be activated. If you answer "I Do Not Agree" or otherwise do not answer all of the questions or otherwise are not eligible, your account will not be activated and you will not be permitted to access the Services online. Komen reserves the right to decline to activate an account for any person for any reason. If your account is activated, you will receive a notification email immediate after you register and you must confirm your email address and acceptance of these Terms Of Use by clicking on the confirmation link in the notification email. Once your account is activated and you have confirmed, you will be permitted to log in, view, load, post and use the Services and the specific features of each Komen public forum or service for which you have been registered. By making such confirmation, you acknowledge that you have read these Terms Of Use, understand your rights and obligations, and agree to be bound by these Terms Of Use. You acknowledge that certain Services will be provided subject to additional terms and conditions (or a separate written agreement only) and you agree that you will abide by such additional terms and conditions applicable to those Services.
Password Protection. You must have a password to access the Services online via your account. You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your password and protecting against unauthorized use of your password. You also are responsible for all activities that occur under your password and user name or your account made by you or others. You will immediately notify Komen if your password is lost, stolen, disclosed to an unauthorized third party or otherwise has been compromised or if there is any other breach of security. You must ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. You will be permitted to access only those portions of the Sites for which you have been granted permission to use by Komen.
Account Requirements. In consideration of your use of the Sites and the Services, you agree to: (i) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by our account activation form; and (ii) maintain and promptly update such account information to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or we have reasonable grounds to suspect that such account information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Sites or the Services or any portion thereof.
Parental Consent. As part of the account activation process, you must certify that you are 18 years of age or older. If you are under the age of 18, then your parent or legal guardian may establish an account for each minor child who may use the Services. In such event, the parent or legal guardian must certify that he or she is at least 18 years old and that he or she is the parent or legal guardian of the child/children listed on the account. The parent or legal guardian also must provide his or her contact information. By creating an account for a minor, the parent or legal guardian gives your minor child permission to access all of the Sites and the Services. As the legal guardian or parent, it is your responsibility to determine whether any of the Sites and the Services and/or information contained on the Sites is appropriate for the minor child and whether the minor child should participate in any feature of the Sites or Services, including without limitation the message boards, blogs or chatrooms. You should understand that we may disclose any activity under the minor child's account to the parent or legal guardian.
Message Boards & Other Public Forums. As part of your account, you may participate in certain message boards, blogs, chatrooms, instant messaging and other public forums. Your participation is voluntary; however by choosing to post or send a message or blog or otherwise participate in any public forum, you acknowledge and agree that any information or content provided by you may be viewed by the general public and will not be treated as private or confidential. You further agree that Komen may use the posted content in any manner that it deems necessary or appropriate. Komen reserves the right to edit or abridge content for any reason and to edit, refuse to post or remove any content submitted by you or others. Komen cannot and does not guarantee that it will post every content submitted or that such content will not be offensive, defamatory, or objectionable. Although Komen reserves the right to remove without notice any posting for any reason, Komen has no obligation to delete content that you personally may find objectionable or offensive. Komen does not control in real time the information posted via the Services and as such does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such information. In addition to other disclaimers found in these Terms Of Use, Komen does not endorse or make any warranties or representations with regard to the accuracy, completeness or timeliness or any content posted on any Komen public forum.
Personal Home Page. While accessing or using the Sites, you may be provided access to website development tools and/or the use of a fundraising web space that can be personalized with your own content or otherwise to create a personal webpage (each such page being a "Personal Home Page"). Your Personal Home Page may have several features such as my story page, a slide show (up to 10 photos with captions), a link to donate to "my Komen event", a link to testimonials or comments that can be edited only by you), donation goal (optional), personal URL at komen.org or knowyourgirls.org (or such other sub-domain or URL as may be designated by Komen), guest book and email address book. In addition to these Terms Of Use, your use of the Personal Home Page and related Services may require your agreement and compliance with supplemental terms at the time that you register for a Personal Home Page. Prior to registering for a Personal Home Page, you will be required to agree to these Terms Of Use.
Posted or Shared Content. You may post or share messages, text, photos, testimonials or other content (including, without limitation, information that you provide about survivorship status) on the Sites via the public forums, your Personal Home Page or any page on the Sites that specifically provides that the content may be used in a public manner. Any such content submitted to Komen will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary, and you authorize Komen and its affiliates and licensees, without compensation to you or others, to copy, reproduce, incorporate, distribute, publicly display, publish or otherwise use all or any part of such information in furtherance of its operations and the Promise throughout the world in any format or media (whether now know or hereafter created) for the duration of any copyright or other rights in such content, and such permission may not be revoked for any reason. To the extent permitted under applicable law, you waive and release and covenant not to assert any moral or privacy rights that you may have in any such content posted or shared by you. By posting or sharing such content, you represent to Komen that you own or have the right to use and permit Komen to use such content in the manner stated above. By way of example and not limitation, if you post a photograph of yourself with others, you need to first obtain permission or a release from the other people appearing in the photograph to use their image on your Personal Home Page, and you need to be the owner or licensee of the copyright in the photograph. You agree not to post or share any information relating to or photographs or text that belongs to any person other than yourself or that contains the name, voice or likeness of any person other than yourself unless you first obtain permission to do so from that person. If you identify yourself by name or provide a picture or audio or video recording of yourself, you further authorize Komen and its affiliates and licensees (without compensation to you or others) to reproduce, print, publish and disseminate in any format or media (whether now known or hereafter created) your name, voice and likenesses in furtherance of Komen's operations and the Promise throughout the world, and any such permission cannot be revoked for any reason. Komen reserves the right to refuse to post or share content, remove content, or disable your account due to: (i) the high-risk nature of a proposed fundraising activity (e.g. bungee jumping, parachuting, hand gliding, cliff diving); (ii) the potentially negative impact on Komen's outstanding public image due to a proposed fundraising activity or posted or shared content; or (iii) any other reasonable factor as determined by Komen in its sole discretion. If Komen elects to disable your account is, Komen will notify you of its disapproval via email at the address provided with your registration.
Availability of Service. Komen reserves the right to establish general practices and limits concerning the Services and user accounts at any time (and may modify such practices and limits at its sole discretion), including without limitation the maximum number of days that your or any third-party's information, pictures, content or email will be retained and the maximum amount of disk space that will be allotted on Komen's servers on your behalf. Without limiting the foregoing, you agree that Komen shall have no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to deliver or store your Personal Home Page or any other public forum, or any information, pictures, content or email provided by or stored by you on your Personal Homepage or any other public forum, regardless of whether such deletion or failure was due to the established practices or limits of the Services or as a result of error, intentional misconduct, or negligence of Komen. You acknowledge that Komen reserves the right to log off accounts that are inactive for an extended period of time and reserves the right at any time, and from time to time, to modify or discontinue, either temporarily or permanently, the Services (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that Komen shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any such modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Services.
Privacy of Patient Information. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA") may regulate and limit the use and disclosure of your private health information by certain healthcare institutions. However, you should know that the HIPAA regulations apply to information gathered in the treatment of patients and not to information gathered by or through the Sites. For details on how Komen protects the privacy of personally identifiable information gathered by or through the Sites, please see our Privacy Policy.
Shopping Cart Purchases & On-Line Donations. In order to purchase products from the Sites' store or make donations online, you must submit the necessary contact and payment information, including, without limitation, your name, address, credit card and email. You are responsible for the accuracy of the information in your account(s) supplied by you to Komen. By providing such information to Komen by any means (e.g.: email, fax, telephone, mail, etc.), you represent that any information or materials provided by you shall be accurate, complete and correct and that you shall have lawful right to provide such information to Komen for use in processing your orders or receiving your donations from the Sites. In order to purchase the products or make donations online using the payment method displayed on the Web site (e.g., VISA, Mastercard, PayPals, etc.), you must be 18 years of age or over. By using the Sites' payment method, you confirm that you possess the legal authority to enter into the conditions of use for the Sites, including, without limitation, instructing Komen or its authorized vendors to collect any payments from a credit or debit card, and to use the Sites in accordance with all terms and conditions of these Terms Of Use. Billing to your credit card or to your account occurs at the time of purchase or donation or shortly thereafter. All sales of merchandise purchased from Komen on the Sites are subject to Komen's standard sales terms and conditions, which contain certain warranty and liability limitations. All returns and exchanges of merchandise purchased from Komen on the Sites are subject to Komen's standard return and exchange policy. Komen will charge tax in states where such purchases are taxable and your invoice will include both the purchase price and sales tax based on the bill-to address for you for your credit card at the sales tax rates then in effect at the time of purchase. You agree that you are responsible for all charges incurred by your use of the Sites and you expressly authorize Komen to charge the credit card provided by you or listed on your account for any outstanding fees or costs due to Komen or any donations submitted online via the Sites.
Services Indemnification. IN ADDITION TO THE GENERAL INDEMNIFICATION PROVIDED UNDER THESE TERMS OF USE, YOU WILL INDEMNIFY AND HOLD KOMEN AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY LAWSUIT, CLAIM, DAMAGE, LIABILITY, OR EXPENSE (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES) INCURRED BY KOMEN AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS PERTAINING TO KOMEN'S USE OF THE INFORMATION AND CONTENT PROVIDED BY YOU IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES, YOUR FAILURE TO ABIDE BY THE ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY (SET FORTH BELOW), YOUR WILLFUL MIDSCONDUCT OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE, OR ANY PATENT, COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT OR RIGHT OF PUBLICITY OR PRIVACY OF ANY THIRD PARTY THAT RELATES TO ANY INFORMATION, IMAGE, VOICE, NAME OR CONTENT PROVIDED BY YOU IN CONECTION WITH THE SERVICES, EVEN IF ANY SUCH CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LIABILITY OR EXPENSE ARE BASED IN WHOLE OR IN PART ON KOMEN'S OWN NEGLIGENCE. IN NO EVENT SHALL KOMEN'S AGGREGATE AND COMPLETE LIABILITY TO YOU AND ANY THIRD PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY AND ALL OF ITS SERVICES PROVIDED VIA THE SITES, HOWEVER ARISING, EXCEED A MAXIMUM OF $100.00.
Acceptable Use Policy for Services & Sites
You will not, and will not allow or authorize others to, use the Services or the Sites to take any actions that: (i) infringe on any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy; (ii) violate any applicable law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including those regarding export control); (iii) are defamatory, trade libelous, threatening, harassing, invasive of privacy, stalking, harassment, abusive, tortuous conduct, hateful, discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, sex or disability, pornographic or obscene; (iv) interfere with or disrupt any services or equipment with the intent of causing an excessive or disproportionate load on Komen or its licensors or suppliers' infrastructure; (v) involve knowingly distributing viruses, Trojan horses, worms, or other similar harmful or deleterious programming routines; (vi) involve the preparation and/or distribution of "junk mail", "spam", "chain letters", "pyramid schemes" or other deceptive on-line marketing practices or any unsolicited bulk email or unsolicited commercial email or otherwise in a manner that violate the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act (CAN-SPAM Act of 2003); (vii) would encourage conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international laws or regulations; (viii) involve the unauthorized entry to any machine accessible via the Services or interference with the Sites or any servers or networks connected to the Sites or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Sites, or attempt to breach the security of or disrupt Internet communications on the Sites (including without limitation accessing data to which you are not the intended recipient or logging into a server or account for which you are not expressly authorized); (ix) impersonate any person or entity, including, without limitation, one of Komen's or other's officers or employees, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; (x) forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any information transmitted through the Sites; (xi) collect or store personal data about other account users or attempt to gain access to other account users' accounts or otherwise mine information about other account users or the Sites; (xii) execute any form of network monitoring or run a network analyzer or packet sniffer or other technology to intercept, decode, mine or display any packets used to communicate between the Sites' servers or any data not intended for you; (xiii) attempt to circumvent authentication or security of any content, host, network or account ("cracking") on or from the Sites; or (xiv) are contrary to Komen's public image, goodwill, reputation or mission or otherwise not in furtherance of the Promise.
In addition you will not, and will not assist, enable or permit others to, directly or indirectly (i) modify, enhance, alter, or prepare derivative works based on any of Komen or its licensors or supplier's content, software or infrastructure, (ii) decompile, decode, unlock, attempt to discover the source code of, or otherwise reverse engineer, any of Komen or its licensors or supplier's software or infrastructure, or (iii) sublicense, sell, rent, lease, transfer, assign, or convey any rights under these Terms Of Use to any third party, or otherwise commercially exploit or profit from the information or content of the Sites (or any part or portion thereof).
Term & Termination
These Terms Of Use are effective from the date that you first access the Sites or on the date that you activate your account for the Services, whichever is earlier, and continues in effect until terminated in accordance with these Terms Of Use.
Komen may terminate your access to the Sites or the Services at any time for any reason. Cause for such termination shall include, but not be limited to: (i) breaches or violations of these Terms Of Use; (ii) requests by law enforcement or other government agencies; (iii) a request by you (self-initiated account deletions); (iv) discontinuance or material modification to the Services (or any part thereof); (v) unexpected technical or security issues or problems; (vi) extended periods of inactivity; (vii) fraudulent or illegal activities performed by or on behalf of you in connection with the Services or the Sites; (viii) discontinuance of the Services as a whole; (ix) a statement by you that you no longer agree to these Terms Of Use, or a statement by you otherwise requesting termination of your access to the Services; (x) completion of the Komen or other fundraising event or program in which you are participating; and/or (xi) any other reason reasonably considered by Komen to be in its best interest.
Your access to the Sites or the Services also will terminate automatically if you fail to comply with any term or provision of these Terms Of Use. You agree that any termination of your account and/or your access to the Sites or the Services may be effected without prior notice and you acknowledge and agree that Komen may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information, files or content in your account and/or bar any access to such information or content by you or others. Komen shall not be obligated to return or provide copies of any information, files or content in your account to you upon deactivation.
You may deactivate your account at any time subject to full payment of any costs or donations charged to your account(s). In order for us to deactivate your account, you must provide us with written notice. You may look under "My Account" and follow the instructions for providing written notice to us so that your account will be deactivated. You acknowledge that our entire liability and your exclusive remedy under these Terms Of Use for any dispute with us shall be your right to terminate your account in accordance with this section.
You further agree that the Komen shall not be liable to any third-party for any termination or deactivation of your access to your account(s) or the Sites.
Upon termination, Komen will have no further obligation or responsibility to you with respect to the Services terminated, and you will have no further obligation or responsibility to Komen with respect to the Services terminated or the Sites; provided, however, the foregoing statement does not apply to any liability, responsibility, or obligation of either party existing or arising prior to the effective date of termination. Your obligations under these Terms Of Use, which by their nature are intended to survive termination (such as indemnification) shall survive the termination of your access to the Sites or the Services.
Deactivation of the Sites
We reserve the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Sites, or any part or portion thereof, with or without notice to you. You agree that we shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Sites, or any part or portion thereof. Nothing in these Terms Of Use shall be construed to obligate Komen to maintain and support the Sites, or any part or portion thereof, during the term of these Terms Of Use.
Notice of Claims of Intellectual Property Violations
The content of the Sites may include pictures, information, testimonials, letters, marks, slogans and other content uploaded or provided by third parties or otherwise received from third parties. Komen does not permit the use of content on the Sites that infringes on the copyright or trademarks or rights of publicity of others, and will remove any such content that violates the copyright or trademarks or other rights of others if properly notified of such violation in accordance with the procedure set forth in these Terms Of Use. If you believe that any of the content on the Sites infringes your copyright or trademark rights or your rights of publicity, please provide Komen's general counsel (whose contact information provided below) with the following information:
1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work or mark or publicity right claimed to have been infringed, or, if you believe that multiple works, marks or publicity rights have been infringed on the Sites, a representative list of such works, marks or publicity rights.
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit Komen to locate the material.
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Komen to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which you may be contacted.
5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Komen's agent for the notice of any claim of infringement of any copyright or trademark or right of publicity is its General Counsel, who can be reached, as follows:
By mail:
Susan G. Komen
Attention: Legal Department
5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 256
Dallas, Texas USA 75244
Please provide all of the information requested above. No specific form is required to provide Komen with notifications of possible infringement. However, it will take Komen longer to process your notice if any of this information is not provided, and in some cases, we may not be able to process your notice.
Komen does not knowingly solicit data from children or knowingly market to children. Komen is concerned about the safety of children and their use of the Internet. Therefore, in accordance with the U.S. Childrens' Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, it does not knowingly request or solicit personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 without prior verifiable parental consent. In the event that Komen receives actual knowledge that it has collected such personal information without the requisite and verifiable parental consent, Komen will delete that information from the Sites as quickly as is reasonably practical.
Komen understands that many visitors to the Sites may be concerned about the information that they may provide or that may be generated from their use of the Sites and how Komen may use such information. Protecting privacy is an important priority to Komen. Our Privacy Policy governs the collection, use, retention and disclosure of personal information gathered from the Sites and you can view our Privacy Policy.
Equitable Remedies
You agree that, if the terms of these Terms Of Use are not specifically enforced, we will be irreparably damaged, and therefore you agree that we shall be entitled, without bond, other security or proof of damages, to appropriate equitable remedies with respect any breach(es), in addition to any other available remedies.
Governing Law; Venue; Statute of Limitations
These Terms Of Use are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, U.S.A., excluding any conflict of laws, rules or similar principals, and the applicable laws, regulations and treaties of the United States of America. Any action arising out of any dispute with respect to this Agreement shall only be brought in the state or federal courts located in Dallas County, Texas. You agree that the statute of limitations for any claim against Komen shall be brought within one year from when the claim arose, and any claims not brought within such period of time shall be deemed waived.
Dispute Resolution
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Social Security has been providing Americans with old age, disability, and widow and orphan insurance for as many as 77 years. But like so many of today's crucial financial topics, it's also shrouded in myth. Here are five big ones.
Myth No. 1: Social Security is going bankrupt
The biggest misunderstanding out there relates to Social Security's financial challenges. (A Google search for "Social Security bankruptcy" turned up 50 million hits.) But the fact is that Social Security isn't going bankrupt, nor is bankruptcy really possible as the system is currently set up.
Here's the source of the confusion: Historically, Social Security has collected more than it paid out. The extra money built up in a trust fund that collects interest. But due to demographic and economic changes (more on that in a minute), it's expected that insurance payments will begin to exceed income in 2021. Around 2033, the fund will run out.
But even then, the revenue Social Security collects each year would still be enough to pay out about three-quarters of scheduled benefits as far as the eye can see.
Source: Social Security Administration.
In short, to say Social Security is going bankrupt, you have to ignore its revenues. But by such a weird standard -- ignoring revenues and seeing how long it would take expenses to drive tangible net assets to zero -- the average member of the Dow would go "bankrupt" in just under three months. (Fascinating bonus trivia: At nine months, Microsoft would survive the longest, while United Technologies wouldn't last two hours, and eight Dow blue chips – DuPont, Boeing, IBM, Pfizer, Hewlett-Packard, Procter & Gamble, AT&T, and Verizon -- would already be bankrupt. Again, that's because ignoring revenues doesn't make sense.)
Of course, doing nothing would mean that Social Security won't be able to meet its full obligations two decades from now. But it's not going bankrupt.
Myth No. 2: Meeting Social Security's future shortfall is really hard
We only need to come up with about 0.9% of GDP in order to make Social Security's revenues match up with its expenses for the next 75 years. To put that into perspective, 0.9% is close to the cost of unemployment insurance, the high-end Bush tax cuts, or one-fifth of the Defense budget. That's not insignificant, but it's hardly apocalyptic.
There are two basic ways to close that gap. We could increase payroll tax revenue by raising the cap (currently any personal income beyond $110,100 is exempt from Social Security payroll taxes) or raising the rate. Or we could cut benefits by lowering payments and/or raising the retirement age. Other strategies could include things like allowing more immigration to reinforce the population of working-age citizens or paying for it out of the general fund, but they aren't discussed as often.
Generally speaking, polls tend to show more support for revenue increases than benefit cuts, though there are plenty of different options. To get a sense of what they are, here are a bunch of different tweaks the Congressional Budget Office examined that could help us reach that 0.9% threshold:
Source: Congressional Budget Office.
Myth No. 3: Social Security's financial challenges are due to rising life expectancies
This one's only partially true. For the past few decades, there have been about three workers for every Social Security beneficiary. It's estimated that ratio will fall to around two by 2035. Since Social Security's revenue is generated by workers, a rising proportion of beneficiaries to workers puts a strain on the system. The idea that it makes sense to cut benefits by raising the retirement age naturally arises out of the fact that life expectancies are rising.
However, three things are important to keep in mind. First, a declining proportion of workers to beneficiaries doesn't automatically mean Social Security can't support its beneficiaries because workers become more productive over time. Since 1980, productivity per worker has increased by 78%.
Second, although it's true that life expectancies at birth have risen quite a bit over recent decades, the more important metric -- life expectancies for 65-year-olds – have only risen by about two years since 1980. What's more, the same seniors who don't have sources of income besides Social Security haven't seen the same gains in life expectancy and often work in physically demanding jobs that are harder to perform at 70.
Finally, there are other, perhaps more significant reasons for the projected shortfall, including declining birth rates and rising income inequality over the past several decades.
Myth No. 4: Social Security adds to the deficit
Social Security can't add to the deficit, because it has its own funding source (Social Security payroll taxes) and isn't allowed to spend any money it doesn't have. Much of the confusion comes from the fact that under federal accounting practices Social Security is represented in the consolidated federal budget, as well as from the fact that Social Security's trust fund, like many insurance funds, invests in Treasury bonds. (Bonds are debt investments.)
The exception has been the payroll tax holiday, which lowered payroll taxes starting in January 2011 in order to stimulate the economy. During that period, the federal government made up the lost revenue to Social Security that would have been collected. The holiday is expected to end next year.
Myth No. 5: Social Security only provides retirement benefits
Social Security isn't a retirement savings plan. It's actually a universal insurance program that helps protect workers, retirees, and their families from life's unknowns. Most Social Security benefits do support retirees via old-age insurance, but some also provide insurance in case people become disabled, widowed, or orphaned.
Source: Social Security Administration.
Keep in mind...
Social Security makes up the majority of income for two-thirds of all retirees. And it will continue to be around unless we decide to eliminate it.
At the same time, Social Security was never meant to cover our full income needs during retirement. The average retirement benefit last month was $1,235 -- an important chunk of income -- but probably not enough by itself to live off of comfortably. Retirement experts generally estimate that maintaining a preretirement lifestyle requires about 70% of preretirement income.
So, if you're still in your working years and have paid off any high-interest debt, make sure that you're setting aside and investing some money each month. When it comes time to retire, you'll thank yourself.
For more in our retirement series, check out:
- 17 Frightening Facts About Retirement Savings in America
- Are 401(k) Plans a Failed Experiment?
- How to Fix the Retirement Savings Crisis
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text: The latest information on phishing indicates that fraudsters are increasingly using malicious software to direct users to their deceptive sites.The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) said in a new report Thursday that it saw a sharp rise in November in malware that directs users to DNS (Domain Name System) servers controlled by phishers.DNS servers play a crucial role in locating Web sites. The servers translate a domain name into an IP (Internet protocol) address, enabling a Web site to be located and accessed through a browser.Often, the phishers will set up their own DNS server that works fine most of the time but can redirect to their own malicious site.Tainting a person\u2019s DNS settings is particularly dangerous since the user probably won\u2019t notice the redirection, the APWG said."The fraudulent server replies with \u2019good\u2019 answers for most domains, however, when they want to direct you to a fraudulent one, they simply modify their name server responses," the report said.Phishers are also employing malware that modifies an internal PC file called the hosts, which is used to match domain names of Web sites with IP addresses.When a person visits a Web site, the browser checks the hosts to see if it has an IP address for a particular domain name. If the hosts file is corrupted or hijacked, the browser can be directed to fetch a different Web page than the one the user intended to go to.Both attacks -- also known as pharming -- are dangerous, since a user may be typing in the correct URL (uniform resource locator) but be directed to the phishing site.The APWG reported that the overall number of unique phishing sites declined in November, but 178 different brands were targeted, a record number. By comparison, 120 brands were used in phishing attacks in October. The highest previous total was in April 2007, when 174 brands were targeted.More Middle Eastern and European financial services companies were spoofed in phishing schemes, APWG said. The financial services industry is the most targeted for fraud, comprising 93.8 percent of all phishing attacks.By Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service


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Oppose Exploration & Mining of Uranium in Eastern Ontario Canada
THE COMMUNITY COALITION AGAINST MINING URANIUM SHOW THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT IN CANADA THAT YOU ARE OPPOSED TO URANIUM EXPLORATION AND MINING 30,000 acres have been currently staked for uranium mining exploration in the Frontenac and Lanark Counties in Eastern Ontario, Canada. A coalition of First Nations and non-native residents have joined forces to oppose the exploration and potential mining of uranium at the headwaters of the Mississippi watershed. If this mine is developed it will effect the drinking water of hundreds of thousand of people in the Ottawa Valley region. The Community Coalition Against Mining Uranium is calling for a moratorium on uranium mining in Eastern Ontario. More information about the effects of uranium exploration and mining: * When uranium undergoes radioactive decay, highly radioactive elements are produced. * When exploratory drilling or mining occurs, elements such as radium and polonium are released to the environment. Both are readily carried in water, and cannot be removed by conventional water treatment facilities if those elements are present. * Radium has been described by medical authorities as a superb carcinogen. * It concentrates in the human body by substituting for the calcium in our bones. * Polonium is a very dangerous radioactive element. * It concentrates in the internal organs of our body and can result in a most unpleasant death. * Mining uranium releases large amounts of radon gas. Radon gas is radioactive and will follow the path of prevailing winds depositing solid radioactive fallout, mainly radioactive lead and polonium on a wide swath of land. * Radioactive deposits entering the food chain will pose a gradually accumulating health risk to the population, especially children. * There is inadequate monitoring for public health and safety. * The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission regulates nuclear energy and uranium mining. * CNSC has no health department and employs no biomedical specialists or medical doctors. * The situation is no better today than in 1980 when the British Columbia Medical Association declared that the Atomic Energy Control Board, the predecessor of CNSC was unfit to regulate due to lack of medical expertise. PLEASE EXCUSE THE GOOGLE ADS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS PAGE. WE CAN NOT CONTROL THESE ADS AS THIS IS A FREE WEBSITE AND IT IS SPONSORED BY DIFFERENT BUSINESSES INCLUDING URANIUM MINING COMPANIES. THEIR ADS WILL APPEAR FROM TIME TO TIME. MIGHT AS WELL LET THEM PAY FOR OUR PETITION! NOTE: Your email address will not appear on the petition website and the donations this site asks for are for ipetition not CCAMU. You do not need to donate to sign the petition. WE THE UNDERSIGNED OPPOSE THE EXPLORATION AND MINING OF URANIUM IN EASTERN ONTARIO CANADA


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-- The molding process parameters of plastic parts mainly include temperature, pressure and time.
-- Temperature injection molding process needs to control the temperature of the barrel temperature, nozzle temperature and mold temperature.
(1) the selection of the temperature of the barrel should ensure that the plastics are well plasticized and can be injected without any trouble It causes the plastic to break down.
(2) the selection of nozzle temperature material barrel and nozzle temperature shall be compatible with other process conditions. Barrel and nozzle
The effect of temperature on the forming condition and the physical and mechanical properties of the plastic parts is very significant.
(3) the mold temperature has a great influence on the internal performance and performance quality of the plastic parts.
Mold temperature according to whether plastic parts crystallization, plastic parts size and structure requirements.
(1) the plasticizing pressure in the injection process varies with the design of plastic rods, the quality requirements of plastic parts and the types of plastic parts.
(2) the injection pressure depends on the type of injection molding machine, mold structure, wall thickness of plastic parts, type of plastic parts and injection molding process.
(1) the filling time in production is 3-5s.
The pressure holding time of injection time is large, usually about 20 ~ 120s.
Before the weld solidification at the gate, the length of the holding time has a direct impact on the size accuracy of the plastic parts, while that at the gate has no effect after condensation.
The holding time shall be subject to the time with the smallest contraction fluctuation range of the plastic part.
(2) the cooling time depends on the thickness of the plastic parts, their thermal and crystalline properties, and the mold temperature.
The cooling time is about 30 ~ 120s.
Too long cooling time will make it difficult to unform complex plastic parts.
Injection molding process control factors: temperature, pressure and time, all need to be based on the type of plastic, plastic parts thickness and shape and mold structure to appropriate selection.


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Oil Service Sector Continues Momentum as Wall St. Upgrades (DB, XOM, CVX, APA, OXY, SLB, HAL, BHI, BCS, ATW, ORIG, PACD,OIH)
It is becoming increasingly apparent that Wall St. is keeping a sharp eye on companies in the oil service sector. As we reported earlier this week Deutsche Bank A.G. (NYSE: DB) upgraded the oil service sector. In its analysis, companies in all areas of the sector were doing well.
Companies across the oil universe, from large integrateds like Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) to independents like Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA) and Occidental Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: OXY), are aggressively pursuing exploration and production. There are very compelling reasons why. One is that China's oil demand is expected to rise at a faster pace this year than previously forecast, thanks to an economic recovery.
China's apparent oil demand, or crude processing plus net imports of refined products, rose for a second month to a record 10.6 million barrels a day in December, up 9.1% from a year earlier, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Gross domestic product expanded 7.9% in the fourth quarter, compared with 7.4% in the previous period, snapping a seven-quarter slowdown, government figures showed Jan. 18.
The other catalyst seen for a rebound in the sector is a slow but sure recovery in the long-suffering natural gas market. While this recovery will not happen overnight, the Deutsche Bank analysts pointed out in their sector upgrade that it will play a part in the overall sector strengthening.
Industry leaders like Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB), Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) and Halliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL) all have turned in solid earnings for the fourth quarter. Leaders posting strong numbers and oil companies upping their capital expenditures are a winning combination for a sector that struggled last year.
Despite reasonably consistent oil prices and an increasingly favorable overall tolerance for risk, the oil service sector had an ugly year in 2012. After a disastrous first half of the year, the sector rallied in the second half to end the year down just over 2%. That was extremely disappointing in a year in which the S&P 500 as a whole had double-digit gains, as did many of the sectors.
On Thursday, Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS) upgraded oil services, citing rising demand and very fair valuations in the sector. The analyst at Barclays point to a proliferation of offshore drilling, not only in the deepwater portions of the Gulf of Mexico but all around the world.
With a backdrop for firm pricing, Barclays initiated three names at overweight. Atwood Oceanics Inc. (NYSE: ATW), which closed yesterday at $52.48, has a price target of $68. Thomson/First call estimates are at $55.50. Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ: ORIG) has a price target of $31. It closed yesterday at $16.32 and the street target is at $22. If this pick is on the mark, that is a potential gain of 90%. Lastly Barclays boosted Pacific Drilling S.A. (NYSE: PACD) to Overweight with a $14 price target. It closed at $10.42 yesterday, and the street consensus is $12.
Due to recent exploration successes, high commodity prices and the further globalization of offshore drilling, analysts estimate offshore drilling spending will rise 61% from 2012 levels to $200 billion by 2015. Not all areas of the oil services sector are expected to see that kind of explosive growth. But with west Texas intermediate (WTI) above $95 and Brent crude near $114, oil service sectors should see steadily increasing business from the oil producers.
Investors looking to have broad sector exposure may want to consider owning the Market Vectors Oil Services ETF (NYSEMKT: OIH). This provides diversification with a basket of quality names.
Filed under: 24/7 Wall St. Wire, Analyst Calls, Oil & Gas Tagged: APA, ATW, BCS, BHI, CHV, DB, HAL, OIH, ORIG, OXY, PACD, SLB, XOM


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2232 W. Main St.
Second Place: Osaka Sushi and Steak
Third Place: Akida Japanese Restaurant
The vivid red building on Main Street signals the fun inside. It's been around for more than a decade, and voters respond not only to the Tater Tots and karaoke, but also Sticky Rice's stellar sushi. "We've been around for almost 14 years and not too many restaurants last that long," owner John Yamashita says. "We've always tried to make it fun, always presenting crazy events. We try to find ways to reward our customers. Along the way, we're just trying to have fun." One of those rewards could be the savings if you know when to go. Sushi is half off on Mondays and Fridays. The sleek Osaka offers an extensive list of maki, sushi and sashimi, not to mention a cool vibe in which to watch it made. The tiny little Akida, tucked onto Robinson Street near Broad, long has been a favorite for its generous lunch deal and array of options for vegetarians.