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MIAMI — LeBron James brought his talents to South Beach last summer, but it was Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks that celebrated there at season's end.
The Mavericks captured their first NBA championship on Sunday, hitting 11 three-pointers in Game 6 to finish off the Miami Heat, 105-95.
Nowitzki had an uncharacteristic off night, going for 9-of-27 from the field, but netted 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter to ice the Heat for good and culminate his MVP performance.
Jason Terry stepped up with a game-high 27 points for Dallas, which won the final three games of the series to become the first team since 1985 — when the NBA Finals went to the 2-3-2 format — to lose Game 3 of a tied series and go on to win the title.
Nowitzki and Terry were the only holdovers from the club that lost to Miami in the 2006 Finals.
"I still can't believe it. We worked so hard and so long for it," Nowitzki said in the postgame ceremony after he was handed the MVP trophy by Celtics great Bill Russell. "This is unbelievable. Mavs nation deserves it. It's been an amazing ride."
James paced the Heat with 21 points, Chris Bosh scored 19 with eight rebounds and Dwyane Wade totaled 17 points, eight boards and six assists.
But the vaunted triumvirate had no answer for Nowitzki, especially in the fourth quarter.
Despite their star hitting just 4-of-19 from the field over the first 36 minutes, the Mavs brought an 81-72 cushion into the final 12.
The margin ballooned to 89-77 when J.J. Barea, plugged into the starting lineup for the third straight game, put in his 14th and 15th points on an uncontested finger roll with 8:12 showing.
Mario Chalmers briefly gave the Heat life with a three-point play, and Bosh added one of his own a little later to pull Miami within 94-87.
The Heat played sloppily from that point on though, turning the ball over on consecutive possessions and rushing ill-advised three-pointers.
Nowitzki put in a pair of jumpers from the left wing around a Wade fadeaway down the stretch, and after Eddie House missed a three, Terry's jumper gave Dallas a healthy 101-89 edge with just under two minutes to go.
A James three-pointer cut the deficit to nine, but he and Wade each missed from long range the next two times down, and Nowitzki fittingly put in the clinching bucket on a left-handed lay-in similar to his winner in Game 2.
When the horn sounded, Nowitzki immediately went into the locker room to celebrate in private, though Mavs owner Mark Cuban was plenty demonstrative on the sideline.
"It feels so good for Dirk, for Jason Kidd, for Jason Terry and for Shawn Marion," said Cuban, who had been notably silent during the playoffs. "This team has so much heart and so much determination. I love every one of them."
Free throws, one of their strengths throughout the postseason, hurt the Heat on Sunday as they went just 20-of-33 from the stripe. Dallas also scored 27 points off 17 Miami turnovers to clinch the series.
James, hammered in the media for his ineffectiveness in the fourth quarter of this series, connected on his first four shots from the floor, two coming during a 12-1 run that gave Miami a 20-11 lead near the midway point of the opening stanza.
Despite Nowitzki sitting on the bench in foul trouble, the Mavs answered with a 17-2 spurt that was highlighted by a trio of three-pointers, the last coming from DeShawn Stevenson after a James turnover in the backcourt.
Dallas led 32-27 after 12 minutes, and Stevenson drained two more from behind the arc early in the second for a 40-28 cushion, Dallas' biggest lead of the series to that point.
Considering the closeness of the seesaw matchup, Miami fittingly scored the next 14 points to regain the lead, as House bookended the quick flurry with three pointers.
There was a bit of a scuffle after Dallas tried to stymie the rally with a timeout, as Stevenson shoved Udonis Haslem near midcourt. A face-to-face shouting match ensued as players off both benches tried to calm the situation, and Stevenson, Haslem and Chalmers were each hit with a technical after the referees reviewed the tape.
Terry scored Dallas' final 10 points of the half, which ended with the visitors holding a 53-51 edge.
Miami took a brief lead in the third before Dallas ripped off eight consecutive points to go up 63-56 on Shawn Marion's bank shot just over three minutes in.
The lead never changed hands the rest of the way.
Ian Mahinmi, playing in place of the injured Brendan Haywood, got an offensive rebound in the final minute and beat the buzzer with a jumper from the left elbow for an 81-72 Mavs advantage.
"Dallas earned it. They should be congratulated," Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said. "When it was time for them to make tough plays in crunch time they did . . . we came up short. We got beaten by a team that played better than us."


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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal health regulators have halted Amgen's (NASDAQ: AMGN) studies of its thyroid drug Sensipar after the death of a 14-year-old patient in a company trial.
The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it is still gathering information about the death, but has shut down all studies of the drug in children.
Sensipar is approved in adults to treat over-activity of the parathyroid gland. It has been used since 2004 to treat symptoms of chronic kidney disease and parathyroid cancer.
Amgen Inc. had been studying the drug to see whether it works in children.
The Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based company said in a statement that it "is working as rapidly as possible to understand the circumstances of what happened."
The FDA said on its website that it is unclear whether Amgen's drug had a role in the patient's death, but it is reminding doctors to prescribe it carefully.
The drug is known to lower calcium levels, sometimes to a dangerous extent.
The agency says doctors should monitor patients' calcium levels monthly to make sure they don't fall to dangerous levels. Signs of a calcium deficiency include muscle cramping, convulsions and burning or prickling sensations.
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John Adams has the best — and most stressful — seat in the house during the first two days of the NCAA tournament.
He'll sit in a control room in Atlanta, planted firmly in the host city of the Final Four. He'll watch every game simultaneously, keeping tabs on calls officials make and miss. If he wants to see a specific clip, he can holler for a producer to cue it up.
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Access to all the games, all the time, sounds like the ideal setup for March Madness. But when you're the NCAA coordinator of officials, every moment is also a nanosecond away from controversy. One missed call, and the chorus of boos and criticism begins. And, for the first time all season, there's one target.
During college basketball's regular season, officials are independent contractors. They choose the leagues they want to work for and how many games they want to do. They answer to league officiating coordinators, who are limited in their authority, including not being able to levy fines.
But now, as the season moves from the conference tournaments this weekend to the NCAA tournament starting Tuesday, the entire officiating system will change. After a careful evaluation and a season-long vetting process, the chosen referees fall under the direction of Adams. They no longer affiliate with conferences; instead, they are assigned to crews with officials from all over the country; some they know, others they don't. They're working games of coaches they know and coaches they don't.
NCAA COACHES: The technological tie that binds college basketball
BRACKET PREDICTION: Seeding all 68 teams
Coaches say the game is officiated differently in the tournament. Some say it's better; others say it's tighter. Referees, like teams, must perform well to advance to the later rounds of the tournament, so they enforce more rules as the rule book states them.
"Coaches want there to be, fans want there to be, the media wants there to be, officials want there to be an expectation of predictability," Adams says. "What I don't want is, we get to the NCAA tournament and all of the sudden a different style of officiating exists.
"What's really good in college basketball is styles of play, ranging from Butler that plays a reasonably deliberate game to Indiana that plays a fast-pace, high-tempo, high-scoring game. … The worst thing we can have is styles of officiating."
PREVIOUSLY: Coach K's outburst with official, fans
Adams has led initiatives to bring more consistency and uniformity to regular-season officiating, including sending memos and creating weekly instructional videos to help educate referees about controversial calls. He doesn't want phrases such as "BigTen officiating" or "Big 12 officiating." He wants a seamless transition to the NCAA tournament.
"What they're trying to get throughout the country is uniformity of calls," Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan says. "This contact is a foul. This is a foul. This is not a foul.
"I think in the NCAA tournament, it did help if you were a more physical team and other teams weren't used to the physicality. I think they're trying to eliminate that."
No secrets, no mystery
College basketball officials work like coaches, constantly watching video of their games and identifying their weaknesses.
Some league coordinators, who evaluate referees' performances each game, even implement weekly homework assignments. West Coast Conference coordinator Dave Libbey says his officials are given clips of tough calls each week and are instructed to make the call and include explanations in an e-mail.
"There are no secrets, really," says Michael Irving, a Los Angeles law enforcement official who has officiated Division I games for 16 years and works the Pac-12, WCC, Mountain West, Western Athletic Conference and Big West. "There is no mystery. If there's an area you need to improve upon, (information) is given to the official to give him feedback to know what he needs to do to get better."
Five years ago, Atlantic Coast Conference coordinator John Clougherty implemented a program of using five outside observers with officiating backgrounds (the NBA and other leagues) to grade all ACC games.
"They have no dog in the fight," says Clougherty, who has worked 12 Final Fours. "They're just looking at plays. Correct calls, incorrect calls and no calls incorrect. We get a pretty clear picture of how our officials are doing at the end of the year, and we can track those. … Here's the accountability."
The evaluations also track tendencies. For example, they'll show if an official is prone to miss traveling calls or illegal screens. Officials then receive feedback about areas of improvement but don't see their grades.
At the start of the season, Adams and his four regional advisers compile a watch list of officials who they and league coordinators think are among the best. By mid-February, they will have seen more than 400 games, evaluating the officials on more than 30 criteria. Officials are then divided into two lists: "Consider for the NCAA tournament" or "Do not consider."
Toward the end of February, each league nominates officials for NCAA tournament work. Every automatic qualifying league gets one guaranteed official, but Adams and his crew make sure those recommendations are people they have evaluated.
Candidates also must meet the following criteria:
Get 85% of questions correct on a rules test;
Officiate at least 25 Division I regular-season men's games;
Attend a regional officiating clinic that the NCAA puts on;
And subscribe to the NCAA men's basketball officiating website, where they go online once a week and watch training videos that Adams posts.
Adams emphasizes a player's freedom of movement, urging officials to call fouls — early — on players who disrupt that.
Coaches see inconsistency
Despite assessment procedures, officiating is largely subjective.
Even with the training and feedback available for officials, some coaches don't see consistency between leagues. Most of that, they say, comes down to familiarity between officials and the teams they're used to seeing in league play.
"I don't think the officials are doing necessarily a poor job," Florida coach Billy Donovan says. "But when you have a group of officials that are being instructed by the SEC supervisor, (they know) the conference and what is going on. Maybe there's a team that gets away with a lot of grabbing and holding, so there's an awareness. Maybe there's a team that flops too much. Maybe there's a team where the post play is way too physical. There's an awareness of that in the league.
"I couldn't tell you what those things are in the ACC, the Big12 and the Pac-12. It's all different.
"Everybody is all over the place. You could have a team play out west and have west coast officials that you've never seen before. They officiate the game totally differently. I think that's a problem."
In theory, knowing a team's tendencies shouldn't affect officiating. The perceived inconsistency comes when certain teams are not whistled for certain actions that get called in other games in other leagues.
"If there's illegal physical contact in the Big East, it should be called the same as illegal contact in the Pac-12," ESPN analyst Jay Bilas says. "Those fouls should not be officiated differently. Officials are answering not to one boss but to all these different bosses. Their interpretations might be different. Their wants and needs for their particular league might be different. They want to get their games off on time. They don't want them marred by too many foul calls.
"The officials are serving different masters. I don't blame the officials. I blame officiating."
Bilas, like some coaches, also blames the system: A collection of independent contractors governed by leagues (but ultimately, themselves) until the NCAA tournament, when they're governed by Adams.
"When the NCAA tournament starts, there is centralized authority," Bilas says. "Officials move forward based on what the selection committee and John Adams' judgement. They're going to do it (his) way. There's an immediate hammer on them. They have immediate accountability. There's no immediate accountability during the season."
Art of advancing
To determining which who advances in the NCAA tournament, officials are evaluated on their calls, mobility, communication skills and the way they handle high-pressure situations. Did they deal with an obscure call correctly? Did they make the right call with the game on the line?
"Normally, the tournament is better officiated, or at least it is really consistent," Kentucky coach John Calipari says. "You not only get the best teams, but you get the best officials."
Calipari says that happens because officials, like teams, want to advance to the next round. In order to do so, they need to make textbook calls.
Teams and coaches know they need to adapt to however the game is being called. It might be tight — last year's Syracuse-Ohio State Elite Eight game featured 67 free throw attempts — and no coach wants to see a star player whistled for fouls early that might force him to ride the bench.
"Is it different? Yes," Georgetown coach John Thompson III says. "The guys that ref us on a consistent basis (know) the flow of your team, they understand what you're trying to do. I think that that's the beauty of the tournament. As a coach and more importantly probably, as players, as with any game, you have to adjust and adapt to how the game is being called. You can't go in assuming anything."
Officials who are unfamiliar with the teams in games they're working talk to one another about tendencies. They talk about what they've seen out of these teams on television. They compare them to other teams in games they've worked.
About 90 minutes before the start of the game, officials have a pre-game meeting in their dressing room. They discuss all of that, and they talk about obscure things that might happen in the game. Those referees who don't know each other get a bit more familiar with one another. "There are more similarities than differences," says Libbey, who worked eight Final Fours, and that carries into preparation.
Follow NBA model?
Professional sports leagues hire officials. There are unions, salary structures, fines and everything else that goes along with full-time jobs. Compared with the nearly 1,000 referees who officiate college basketball during the regular season, the 60 or so NBA referees seems like a more manageable group.
"We've got a multimillion-dollar business here, and we're dealing with officials like we're hiring parking attendants," Bilas says. "You give them a game check, and it's an independent contractor deal? Give them a contract.
"Could you imagine if the NBA had independent contractors — all the different divisions of the NBA, NFL had their own officials? That would be ludicrous. It's all under one umbrella, so they're employees. They're going to do what they're told to do, or they'll be suspended or fired. We don't have that."
A centralized system is likely not in the works, but some argue it should be. Adams says he accepts the current setup as long as conferences are on board with creating consistency throughout the nation.
"It's inefficient, but I also think it's a system that, while it has its flaws, tilts in favor of the conferences managing their own in-season officiating," Adams says. "That's fine with me. The closer that their officiating programs look like the NCAA's model, the better it is once the tournament starts."
Villanova coach Jay Wright says he thinks Adams' attempts at communicating more with officials and coaches have helped get everyone closer to being on the same page. Wright likes the current system, seeing the value in officials dealing with someone who knows their league, instead of a national entity.
But most of the coaches interviewed by USA TODAY Sports disagreed.
They yearn for more accountability, pointing to the NCAA tournament as an example of more consistent results.
Libbey, the WCC coordinator, says it would be easier to have everything under one roof but it's simpler for the NCAA to schedule and organize officials for three weeks, not a five-month regular season. Donovan says he would love to see the NCAA take over officiating but understands that a lot of officials have other jobs, too.
"The officials may say, 'I don't want to do that,'" Donovan says. "I'm probably talking out of turn, as it relates to their livelihood and what they want to do. But for the benefit of the game, if you had officials do two or three games a week and they were under some kind of contract and salary by the NCAA, that might be a better way to go."
Referees are paid by the game. Those working in top conferences receive $2,500 for each appearance, according to the Associated Press. Adams says this is typically the main source of income for referees who call more than 60 games a year.
It might be an imperfect system, but officials and coaches say there's been progress toward consistency and uniformity across the nation during Adams' five-year tenure at the NCAA.
Does progress mean it's as effective as it could be?
"I respect the fact that people say it's going to be a process, a slow process," Bilas says. "But the building's on fire. We can't have a process for putting it out. We need to put it out."


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SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announces the Sonoma-Marin (California) Saving Water Partnership (SMSWP) as a recipient of its national WaterSense Excellence Award for outstanding work promoting WaterSense and water-efficient irrigation practices. The SMSWP's Excellence Award was one of six given nationally.
"Partnerships like the one in Sonoma and Marin Counties can help Californians reduce their water use," said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA's Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. "Putting our collective resources together to get smart about how we consume water is critical to meet today's resource needs and those of generations to come."
As part of its efforts last year, the SMSWP—representing ten water utilities in Sonoma and Marin counties—worked with local and national utilities and organizations to reduce water waste and make outdoor water use and irrigation practices more efficent. SMSWP provided guidance to these entities on how their WaterSense-recognized Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper program could be used to certify irrigation professionals, making them more attractive to potential clients. It also conducted outreach to irrigation professionals directly about the benefits of labeled certification programs and WaterSense partnership.
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"Whoever did this is going to be in a lot of trouble."
Carlos Arredondo, made this comment after the bomb went off in Boston earlier this week. Of all the comments I heard last week, this one resonated with me the most.
The response to this tragedy has been magnificent, from the first moment until now. Mr Arredondo was part of that magnificent response. He immediately went into the danger area to help people. Doctors say that one of the people he aided, a young man who lost both his legs, would probably have died with the immediate first-aid and quick action of Mr Arredondo.
Carlos Arredondo lost a son, Alex Arredondo, in Iraq. He lost another son to suicide after that. Mr Arredondo is a peace activist. I've read that he tried to kill himself when he heard his son had died in Iraq. People are alive today who wouldn't be because he failed in that.


text: Last February, I finally obtained something I have coveted for years: something that many people take for granted in this country - A Social Security Number. Though neither visible nor tangible, the absence of it has been more than just a burden to me. Ever since I came to America at the age of 15, I have lived in a dormitory all along. For an international student whose home was 8,000 miles away, even a mailing address was always a luxury to afford, let alone the social security number.I'm not sure what point you are trying to make regarding having to live in dorms. I'd just talk about how you came here as an international student at the age of fifteen years and go straight into the line about the mailing address and the social security number. Activities that constitute the everyday life of a typical American were stressful challenges for me to argue through explanations and documents. What do you mean by "to argue through explanations and documents?" The phrasing is a little off. I got it after I read your next sentence, but you need to rephrase that so the reader can immediately tell you mean things like bank accounts etc. I suggest cutting that and starting the next sentence with "For example, opening a bank account...." Opening a bank account, obtaining a driver's license or a cell phone, and even retrieving a package from the post office was rarely hassle-free for a non-resident alien without a proper proof of residency or a letter explaining my ineligibility for social security. During the seven years I spent here in the states, I have realized that living as a foreigner in this country means a little more than having to line up at a different immigration queue at the entry. What do you mean by entry? I assume airport import area, but specify. Being a foreigner means having to advocate for one's own rights in everyday situations and expect to face crises in which your rights are threatened because of your unusual status. This very realization is what eventually inspired me to become a lawyer. Once a non-English speaking teenager with nothing but a passport, now I have stood on my own in this country quite successfully, dare I say, I am now armed with a bachelors degree, a job, a valid state-issued ID, and a social security number. Based on my experience, I believe that I can provide a distinct perspective in the law school community; because I can see the American legal system from a foreigner's critical eyes while understanding and embracing the fundamental principles of the system like a native. a perspective that can only be obtained by living a significant amount of time both outside and inside of the border.


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This year's Twin Commander University is slated for April 25-27 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
In 1996 Twin Commander Aircraft expanded its annual Service Center Symposium to include a two-day owner/operator conference dubbed the University Program. The program included "advanced seminars on pilot proficiency, powerplant maintenance, old and new systems in the airframe, safety concerns, and new products that can enhance your flying," according to company officials, who noted that presentations were made by representatives from authorized service centers, the factory, engineers, key system vendors, and owners.
"The inaugural edition of the Twin Commander University delivered on those promises, setting a standard that has defined every such event," said Twin Commander Aircraft President Matt Isley. "Now, 17 years after that seminal conference, we look forward to the 2013 Twin Commander University in the venue that has proven to the most popular over the years – Scottsdale, Arizona."
The university, will take place at the Scottsdale Marriott at McDowell Mountains, will include seminars on pilot proficiency, powerplant maintenance, safety concerns, and new products, among other topics, according to Isley.
"As in 1996, we will have representatives on hand from authorized service centers, the factory, engineers, and key system vendors, and we'll have scores of owners and operators flying to Scottsdale from around the country," he said, noting the university typically attracts a number of Commander owners from overseas as well.
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Grading the hires of new college football coaches is an offseason tradition and an exercise in educated guess work.
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Just in the time for the holidays, Research In Motion has decided to give a gift to its fellow Canadians by providing them with an exclusive beta invite to BBM Music v1.1
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The public will have its say on Thursday regarding San Diego Gas & Electric's proposal for recovering costs from catastrophic 2007 wildfires — triggered in large part by the company's power lines.
State utilities regulators will gather comments at two public hearings in Clairemont Mesa on SDG&E's request for standardized policies and procedures for recouping fire costs beyond insurance coverage.
At stake in the proceedings before the California Public Utilities Commission is who ultimately pays for the fires' destruction — utility customers or shareholders.
Three wildfires in October 2007 destroyed more than 1,300 homes and killed two people in northern San Diego County. Fire costs have surpassed $2 billion, exhausting the utility's fire insurance and counter claims.
SDG&E parent company Sempra Energy currently estimates uninsured wildfire costs could reach $594 million.
If its cost-recovery framework is approved, SDG&E could be eligible to recoup from ratepayers at least 95 percent of those excess wildfire and related litigation costs in which the utility did not intentionally ignore safety measures.
Shareholders in Sempra Energy could shoulder up to 5 percent of costs in which the utility bore some responsibility — with a 12-month cap of $30 million.
An alternative would divide the costs on a 90-10 basis between customers and investors, with no review of fault for the fires.
The plan would also apply to insurance shortfalls in future fires, and extend to SDG&E affiliate Southern California Gas.
SDG&E regulatory attorney Michael Thorp planned to give introductory presentations before public comments start.
SDG&E spokeswoman Stephanie Donovan said, "Thursday's hearings are really all about hearing from San Diego about the 2007 fires and how those costs should be recovered."
With or without the requested Wildfire Expense Balancing Account, SDG&E still can seek to recover uninsured wildfire costs through utility rates while justifying those expenses on each occasion.
SDG&E and other utilities assert that state court rulings have effectively turned them into underwriters for fire insurance.
Forced to serve customers in fire-prone areas, California's electrical utilities can be held liable for fires triggered by equipment — even when compliant with safety regulations.
Without clear provisions for passing on those costs, the company says, the utility's future financial health is threatened.
The arguments are galling to plaintiffs still pursuing 2007 fire claims against SDG&E.
"It would be a travesty to discuss ratepayers paying for this, including ratepayers who have lost their homes (to the fires), before they have received any compensation" through legal proceedings, said Mitch Wagner, one of three attorneys still representing claims tied to 170 properties.
Two state investigations found that SDG&E lines, and to a lesser degree Cox Communications equipment, caused the 2007 fires, which spread quickly under dry conditions and gusting Santa Ana winds.
San Diego Gas & Electric denies it was ever at fault, but apologized previously for obstructing investigators looking into the root causes. In 2009, SDG&E agreed to pay $14.4 million to the state's general fund to settle accusations that shoddy maintenance led to the blazes.
Thursday's hearings will be conducted by utilities commission Administrative Law Judge Maribeth Bushey, who will eventually recommend a decision to the full commission.
The meetings
When: 2 and 6 p.m. Thursday
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) Energy Institute Energy Exchange Seminar Series begins on Sept. 4. Tom Richard, director, Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment, will give a talk titled "Diet, Land Use and the Biofuel Nexus." The seminar will discuss the role of diet on land requirements for food production. Results from this study suggest a potentially large reduction in food-land requirements for the U.S. that could translate into a large biofuel supply.
Energy Exchange is a seminar series hosted by the EMS Energy Institute as part of its outreach mission. The seminars focus on highly relevant energy topics especially in the area of fossil fuels. Energy topics discussed include new innovations in carbon dioxide utilization, clean coal, petroleum and natural gas and fuel cells. Speakers include Penn State faculty as well as government and industry professionals.
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Click here to download TV listings for the week of July 28 - August 3, 2013 in PDF format
Nine for IX Former basketball star Sheryl Swoopes is profiled in this new installment of the documentary series, directed by Hannah Storm. 5 p.m. ESPN and 8 p.m. ESPN2
Pretty Little Liars Hanna (Ashley Benson) turns to Mona (Janel Parrish) to save her mother (Laura Leighton) from being convicted, while Spencer (Troian Bellisario) investigates Wilden's (Bryce Johnson) ties to another mysterious death in this new episode. 8 p.m. ABC Family
America's Got Talent Twelve acts perform. 9 p.m. NBC
Capture Humans are hunters and hunted in this new competitive reality series, which places 12 two-person teams in a fenced-in wilderness area where they must try to stay "alive" while tagging rivals with magnetic devices called talons. Australian outdoorsman Luke Tipple hosts. 9 p.m. KTLA
Deadliest Catch In the season finale, the younger generation is put to the test as they race to finish the snow crab season. 9 p.m. Discovery
Who Do You Think You Are? Christina Applegate explores her family history in this new episode. 9 p.m. TLC
Rizzoli & Isles Jane (Angie Harmon) accidentally spills coffee on a stranger at Boston Joe's, and someone records the incident and posts the video, putting her career and reputation in jeopardy in this new episode. 9 p.m. TNT
Covert Affairs Annie (Piper Perabo) is back in Colombia trying to figure out whose side Teo Braga (Manolo Cardona) is on in an attempt to thwart a terrorist act. Kari Matchett and Christopher Gorham also star in this new episode. 9 p.m. USA
Frontline This new episode examines the operations of the largest assisted living provider in the United States. 10 p.m. KOCE
Suits Cameron (Gary Cole) retaliates against Harvey (Gabriel Macht) by arresting his client in a murder. Gina Torres and Meghan Markle costar in this new episode. 10 p.m. USA
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Today Matt Damon; Robin Thicke performs; James Marsden; Giada De Laurentiis; Linda Fairstein; Mark McGrath. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC
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The View Lauren Sanchez; Ethan Hawke; John Walsh. (N) 10 a.m. KABC
The Talk Kelly Osbourne; Lidia Bastianich; hostess gifts. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS
The Doctors The truth about foods people think are healthful; why not to drink orange juice during the flu. 2 p.m. KCBS
The Dr. Oz Show A diet to lower cholesterol and reduce cancer risks. 2 p.m. KABC
Dr. Phil A couple say their marriage is a war zone. 3 p.m. KCBS
Katie Maya Rudolph; Mindy Kaling; Eva Longoria; "Pretty Little Liars"; Justin Willman. 3 p.m. KABC
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Tavis Smiley Author Mary Williams; Jane Fonda. 11 p.m. KOCE
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Chelsea Lately Producer Simon Cowell ("One Direction: This Is Us"); Greg Fitzsimmons; Annie Lederman; Ross Mathews. (N) 11 p.m. E!
Conan Neil Patrick Harris; Shailene Woodley; Dan St. Germain. (N) 11 p.m. TBS
The Colbert Report Journalist Atul Gawande. (N) 11:31 p.m. Comedy Central
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Kristin Chenoweth performs; Josh Gad. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC
Late Show With David Letterman Bryan Cranston; Amanda Seyfried; Michael Franti. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS
Jimmy Kimmel Live Larry David; Naya Rivera; Backstreet Boys perform. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Dan Aykroyd; Paula Patton; Brad Paisley performs; Booker T. Jones performs with the Roots. (N) 12:36 a.m. KNBC
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Add capability to remove a comment in wishlist
THere is no mechanism for a user to remove a comment they have made to a wish. THere is a mechanism to remove a wish, but not a posted comment.
Removal should only be possible if no other user's have replied to the comment.
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2 Samuel 22 GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
David's Song of Deliverance
22 David sang this song to the Lord when the Lord rescued him from all his enemies, especially from Saul. 2 He said,
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my Savior,
5 The waves of death had surrounded me.
7 I called on the Lord in my distress.
17 He reached down from high above and took hold of me.
21 The Lord rewarded me
26 In dealing with faithful people you are faithful,
28 You save humble people,
31 God's way is perfect!
47 The Lord lives!
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Livetoride wrote:@KB that makes me feel better. I figure you spend so much time on her, she should have a name
@Tim Brooks saddles, not the big wide ones I assume...? I reckon the Treks are a stiffer frame than some brands (would you agree) which is what I think I need as I'm v tall with a large frame (bike frame).
LTR, I have the wide B17 on my flat bar. On the 1.9 I have a narrow Brooks swift, and on the Madone a Brooks Pro. The Pro wins hands down as the most comfortable saddle I own.The swift is good but it took a while to break in,and the B17 is wonderful as well.
The Madone frame is very stiff, but with an endurance geometry. H2 i think. I take a size 58. The bottom bracket is huge
Here is a link to my bikes.Tim


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The S 1000 RR show-n-tell at Blackhawk Farms Raceway yesterday was a total blast. Most importantly, it was GREAT weather! Nate took his HP2 race bike out for his first session in the A group to learn the track (he'd never been to Blackhawk before), then rode the stock S 1000 RR (grey, with taped-up mirrors and lights) in subsequent sessions. That bike is nuts - faster and better handling than the other liter bikes, and there were some fast local guys like Ron Hix and Brian Blume out there to give Nate a good challenge. For a little special treat, during lunch, Nate and Brian Blume raced each other alone on the track for about 10 minutes while we watched. Nate seems to genuinely love the bike, both its power and its handling. He often rode a 2" wheelie out of turn 7 up the front straight in total control, flying by other guys. He told me the bike just hangs there, completely stable.
He wasn't overly impressed by the Blackhawk circuit, which didn't surprise me, it's not a national-level track. But he did agree it's a good learner's track ("it really teaches you patience"), and I doubt many tracks he rides have its beautiful willow and oak scenery.
It was nice to meet Sylvia (photo below) and Jack, who are the Midwest BMW corporate reps. They're the first contact for the dealers in the Midwest. John from Milwaukee BMW was there, of course - they sponsored the event. Both Jack and John rode track as well and had a great time. There were some folks coming by on BMWs to watch, and I met a fellow (sorry I forgot your name!) from the Port Washington club who rode his Boxer Cup replica on the track, and pitted with the BMW gang. (I rode my Suzuki track bike as always.)
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quote:Originally posted by John FoxI think it would be a good idea to start at either Syd's or the Galloping Hill Inn in Union. We can hit one or both of these places. Both were very popular in the past. In the general area of Father & Son, which is closed and awaiting a new location, is J's Beef, which serves an authentic Chicago Hot Dog as well as Italian Beef. This, in my opinion, would make a very good stop. Close by, and serving 2 great hot dogs are Jerry's and Tommy's in Elizabeth. Jerry's serves a great all beef dog, while Tommy's serves perhaps the best Italian Hot Dog and sausage sandwich.This would make a great start, although we can omit any one of those named (with the exception of J's). Other stops might include Rutt's Hutt, Libby's, which is similar in style to the Hot Grill (Texas Weiner), but a place many haven't been to. In fact, most of the North Jersey Texas Weiner joints grew out of Libby's. It is an old fashioned diner that opened in 1937. Across the street is a beautiful view of the Falls. We checked this out while on a Munchmobile outing. You walk over a small bridge with a drop of a hundred or so feet below you. Other possibilities might include Manny's Texas Weiners as some have expressed a desire to return, or maybe a trip to Newark, which is convenient if travelling north on the Parkway. We could check out the fairly new Amazing Hot Dog on Bloomfield Ave. in nearby Verona, which serves a 1/4 lb deep fried Best's dog with a wide array of toppings, and Dickiee Dees in Newark, a classic Italian Hot Dog joint. We can maybe substitute Newark for Elizabeth. A few blocks away from Dickiee Dees is Tony's, a truck serving boiled, or dirty water dogs. Tony is known for great chili and the hottest onions around. I'll have to check and see if he's open Saturday. Your thoughts?
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I'm sure the pints will be on the house wherever Dermot Ahern chooses to drink tonight.
-- Twenty Major.
Today, as you're all no doubt aware, marks the coming into effect of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008. This knee-jerk piece of legislation was rushed through the Oireachtas at break-neck speed in June and early July. One of its main provisions, starting this evening, is to close all off licences at 10pm, as well as preventing mixed-use traders from selling booze before 10am. Yes, if you need some drink outside of these hours, then the on-trade is your only option.
For you see, scientifically speaking, the compound C2H5OH manifests in one of two forms: as either good alcohol or bad alcohol. Good alcohol is that sold in pubs run by the nation's publicans, whose close ties to our politicians, both local and national (inasmuch as such a distinction exists here) place them far above reproach. Good alcohol binds communities together and is the lifeblood of our all-important tourist industry. It is, for the most part, native Irish alcohol, though the clarets offered by your favourite sommelier are also rich in good alcohol.
Bad alcohol, conversely, is what the off-trade deals in. The more accessible the alcohol, the worse it is. So while a specialist off licence may be viewed with some suspicion (except when loading cases of barolo into the back of one's X5), the main font from which our social ills spring is the bad alcohol sold in supermarkets, convenience stores and petrol stations. This is where the rampaging mobs refuel their reservoirs of anti-social behaviour; here is the starting point for those who don't know when to stop. Bad alcohol is tearing the country apart and it's about time our esteemed representatives in Leinster House did something about it so we can enjoy our pints in peace without being hassled on the way home from the pub by yobs who, having filled up on cheap cans from the suburban petrol stations, have inexplicably travelled to the city centre to cause trouble. A breath test will show their bloodstreams to be saturated in bad alcohol -- one never finds such human filth in pubs. Our upstanding landlords wouldn't have it.
As well as restricting the temporal availability of bad alcohol, the Act allows for further restrictions on acquiring it: with an additional stroke of the Minister for Justice's Mont Blanc it will be illegal to accumulate or spend supermarket loyalty points on alcohol, for instance, and promotions which discount or give away alcohol when drink is purchased -- buy-one-get-one-half-price type offers -- are off the cards as well. Indeed, any off licence promotional activity which Dermo regards as "likely to encourage the consumption of intoxicating liquor to an excessive extent" is right out. (One of the Republic's two whiskey distilleries is in the Minister's constituency. I wonder how they're taking all this?)
So, to mark the occasion of the opening of this brave new front in the War on Bad Alcohol, I'm opening a beer I bought extremely cheaply in a supermarket, my eye drawn by the striking (though poorly spelled) promotional display. It's Asahi lager, brewed in the UK from unspecified ingredients, but I suspect it's no stranger to rice.
It's 5% ABV and almost completely tasteless, but quite smooth with it, slipping down very easily when ice cold. I could have another one no problem. And, at this price, another after that.
And then all that remains is to call a taxi, make my way to Temple Bar, throw up on the cobbles and start a fight outside a kebab shop. That's how it works, isn't it? Minister?
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A new public bike rental system – the biggest of its kind in Switzerland – opens today, 15 June, in the Swiss canton of Vaud, thanks to a public-private partnership involving IUCN.
Eleven bike stations have been installed in the towns of Nyon, Changins, Gland and Prangins in Lake Geneva region (La Côte). With 111 bikes, including more than 50 electrically-powered ones, this is the largest network of its kind in Switzerland.
Bikes can be hired for a small fee using a magnetic card 24 hours a day and seven days a week, and returned to any bike-sharing station that is part of the network. One of them has been placed outside the IUCN Conservation Centre in Gland, which is home to IUCN Headquarters.
The system offers an ecological and healthy means of transportation to IUCN staff, local residents and tourists. Its development has been possible thanks to a public-private partnership which involves IUCN, the communes of Nyon, Gland and Prangins, a number of businesses based in the region, as well as other conservation organizations hosted in the IUCN Conservation Centre: the MAVA Foundation, the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.
Christian Laufenberg, Head of IUCN's General Services explains how the system works and why IUCN has been involved in its development:
This latest development is part of a larger bike sharing network called Vélopass, which is already in place in the region. Further expansion of the network is planned for 2012.
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Top gun / miramar / best of the best-er
The leave-an-Mc-peace-in-rest-er
Skill tester / the flex-the-gunner
The make-funner / the adversary make runner
Make summer cold with rhymes I spit
Kick gift to lifted delinquent wit
I be the prophet / my rhyme--top it? Stop it.
Fly like rocket when I rock it
Lock it down with this perverse verse
Every fuckin curse a burst of hurt
Move crowds: physical fitness rhymes
Coke heads couldn't do my lines
I'm decorated like christmas pines
My battalion rocks
Mcs become silohetes of chalk
Reading my eyes will say it in many ways
Losing my pride will save it in many days
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Hit the dirt because the words I spit will
Do more than just rip your shirt
I'll bitch slap your soul
Contact the track control
You coming at me? You can't hack it though
So ridiculous
Watching my crew get sick of this
Pitchin' this
Lyrical viciousness to crews and cliques
Made of men and mistresses
This is my life
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And trying to see nothing but the highlights
When I write
These eyes on horizons
Die for my song
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Esoterically beat-speaking with clarity
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Apple, Yahoo Discuss Deeper Partnership
Apple and Yahoo have been discussing how more of Yahoo's services can play a prominent role on Apple's iPhone and iPad devices. Spencer Ante reports. Photo: Getty Images.
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WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Washington has dismissed a lawsuit by Belmont Abbey College against the federal contraception mandate as being premature.
Hannah Smith, senior legal counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which was representing Belmont Abbey College in the case, said that the decision was made "on technical grounds."
Smith explained in a statement that "the judge thinks that the case should be delayed for a matter of months" in order to give the federal government time to "fix" the mandate.
On July 18, federal judge James Boasberg dismissed the suit filed by the Catholic liberal arts school last year. The suit is the second of the nearly two dozen cases against the mandate to be thrown out.
The judge determined that the case was not yet "ripe for decision" because the concerns were still too "speculative."
He noted that the federal government has indicated that it intends to issue future rules on the implementation of the mandate being challenged in the case.
That mandate — issued under the authority of the Affordable Care Act — will soon require employers and colleges to offer health-insurance plans covering contraception, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs, even if doing so violates their firmly-held religious convictions.
Belmont Abbey filed a lawsuit arguing that the mandate violated its religious freedom last November, becoming the first group to do so. Dozens of other organizations followed in the college's footsteps over the months that followed.
In total, 23 lawsuits have been filed by more than 50 plaintiffs, including schools, charitable agencies, states, dioceses and private business owners.
On July 17, a judge in Nebraska dismissed another of the lawsuits, similarly ruling that it was not clear that the plaintiffs would suffer immediate harm from the mandate.
In both decisions, the judges pointed to the administration's promise to "accommodate" the religious-freedom concerns of objecting groups.
However, critics have voiced concern about whether the "accommodation" will be sufficient. They have noted that the mandate was finalized in law months ago, but the accommodation has merely been promised and not placed in law or even formally proposed.
Smith emphasized that this ruling "says nothing about the merits of Belmont Abbey's religious-freedom claims and has no effect on any of the 22 other cases currently pending in federal court."
"It simply delays Belmont Abbey College's ability to challenge the mandate for a few months," she said.
Smith stressed that "the court made clear we have the right to re-file the case" if concerns with the mandate are not adequately addressed.
While she said that the group is currently "considering our options," Smith made it clear that the battle for religious freedom was not over: "Belmont Abbey College and the Becket Fund will continue the fight for religious liberty, even if this case is delayed for a few months."


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Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure to Offer Exotics Racing Adventures
Feb 22, 2013, 10:00 ET
HICKORY, N.C., Feb. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure, Inc. (OTC QB: DJRT), a "Full Throttle" lifetime experience company, announced today that the Company will soon be offering consumers and corporate event planners the opportunity to navigate some of the country's most popular road courses choosing from Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Aston Martins and a variety of other exciting exotic sports cars.
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Currently, the company is in the process of acquiring its fleet of exotic sports cars and negotiations have begun to secure the initial road racing venues. The Company will be launching the new racing adventure in the Southeast beginning this summer.
According to CEO Tim Shannon, "Our decision to expand into the world of exotic sports cars was in response to growing demand, from corporate event planners and the public to offer this unique racing experience. Our research confirms that, while our operations will require only minor enhancements in order to expand our product mix, we'll be able to capture this new market niche and will be attracting another distinct demographic. Simply put, our exotic sports cars won't be competing against our NASCAR style racing adventures for business. Instead, the two racing adventures will be working side by side to expand our potential market exponentially."
About Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure
The Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure offers racing fans the opportunity to race an authentic race car on a major racetrack. Our racing "adventurers" enjoy a life-defining experience. They receive vital training from top racing instructors, wear real racing suits and safety gear, and pilot a race car that was once driven by one of the racing greats. Hand signals from the instructor teaches you to race like the pros. We surpasses "follow-the-leader" approaches and teach guests to race like NASCAR drivers, find the line, draft, and pass for optimum fun. Our 100% safety record and numerous celebrity endorsements testify to the excitement and unforgettable thrill of our racing adventure.
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magic.fynydd necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 80 diseños de 23 diseñadores freelance.
fynydd is the Welsh word for "Mountain", and is the name of our new web services, software engineering, and staff augmentation company. We're focused on more than just our bottom line. We have the additional mission of making the world around us a better place than when we began; socially, and ecologically. That means charity work/donations, awareness, etc.
We're a B2B company, which means we perform services for other businesses. Our customer base is generally mid-size to enterprise level corporations. We work on marketing websites for food products, services companies, and more. We will also be providing staff augmentation services.
We're looking for a logo for "fynydd" that is suitable for use online, as well as in print. The word means "mountain" in Welsh, so having a mountain in the logo would be appropriate, but we don't want to have a mountain sitting within a circle or other shape, next to a text logo, nor do we want a giant mountain around or behind the text itself. Any metaphoric mountain should be part of the logo, much like the arrow is in the FedEx logo, though, perhaps a bit more obvious.
The logo should be more sophisticated than fun. We'd also prefer a font that's readable at varying sizes, as well as uncommon, so we stand out from the throng of web 2.0 companies that currently exist.
The logo can contain the ".com" if it makes the design. But we'd prefer the word alone.
The fact that the word is of Welsh origin may allow for using a font that's appropriate for the country of Wales.
Our additional mission of socio-ecological improvement could also be tied in to the mountain theme somehow.
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If Bodo Park is a "park," why are there no picnic facilities or places for children to play? Or does Durango's definition of "park" mean weedy fields and heavy equipment surrounded by chain-link fence? – Bodo Observer
Like many places in and around Durango, the name we call something is not the name the site was given.
For instance, who calls the bridge behind Home Depot by its official name, the "Rivera Bridge?" No, it's the Home Depot Bridge.
Think of "the mesa." Everyone knows where "the mesa" is. Its residents proudly say, "I live out on the mesa." But typing "the mesa" in MapQuest will get you nowhere.
Same thing with "the old Fort" or "Rio Grande Land." Even the Henry Strater Theatre is better known as "the Hank."
And so it goes with "Bodo Park." Its official name is "Bodo Industrial Ranches," as a recent visit there confirmed.
But that brings up another question. If ranches comprise Bodo, where are the sheep or cows?
So now we not only have an issue regarding the definition of "park," but also the definition of "ranch."
In true Durango fashion, "the Ranch" is a popular downtown establishment that serves adult leisure beverages.
However, one could make the case that "the Ranch" really is a ranch – because of the fact that animal husbandry occurs there on a nightly basis, most notably before last call.Meanwhile, back at the ranch (the Bodo one), it should be noted that the business "park" was never meant to be a place of recreation. It was founded in the 1970s by a consortium of local bankers known as the Durango Industrial Development Foundation.They designated the area for concentrated commercial use and light industry.Today, no longer on "the outskirts of town," Bodo has evolved into offices, small business, hotels, retail – and a "warehouse" of a different nature: the county's hoosegow.So in addition to housing insurance firms, CPA offices, La Plata Electric and local radio broadcasting operations, Bodo Industrial Ranches is home to a burgeoning roll call of local miscreants, ne'er-do-wells, riffraff, ruffians, hooligans, troublemakers and thugs.Maybe that proves that Bodo Park is really a ranch after all, especially considering the county jail's plentiful fences and barbed wire. Don't most ranches feature fences and barbed wire?
Anyway, if you want a park for Bodo Industrial Ranches, the area does have certain traits of what we associate with verdant public spaces.
For recreational facilities, there's Fitness Solutions 24/7. You won't find swing sets or monkey bars there, but the elliptical trainers and weights will more than suffice.
And what about gardens? Bodo has plenty of gardens!
The most popular Bodo garden is the beer garden at Ska Brewing Co.'s world headquarters on Girard Street, where the Thursday Ska-B-Q is a weekly shebang.Let's not forget Bodo's Bayfield Gardens, at least during the spring and summer months.For the indoor grower, there's All Seasons Gardening, a Bodo-based provider of hydroponic supplies for folks who want to raise plants such as tomatoes and, um, other crops that thrive under artificial lights.
Bodo also has Parker Avenue, named for Steve Parker, a longtime Colorado Department of Tourism commissioner and retired banker. Back in the day, Steve was a member of the Durango Industrial Development Foundation.
Action Line bumped into Steve on a plane ride to Denver last week. "Bodo Park was one of the best things we did," Steve said proudly.
"But is Bodo a park or a ranch?" asked Action Line.
Steve chuckled. "I suppose it's both a ranch and park, because it's all about growing business."
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Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! We hope that you had a wonderful holiday weekend, full of warmth, good company, and delicious food. Thank you to all the readers who sent us photos of their Thanksgiving tables and meals. Here's one more, updated peek into our readers' dining rooms — there are tables from all over the world. It seems as if you all were all well set up for feasting!
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Spineless Web Host Shutters Site Over Toothless Legal Threat Because Comments Are Too Much Trouble
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Reed was arguing that comments on the site were defamatory, though it's telling that his lawyers went straight to the hosting company, rather than the site itself. Even so, PhoenixNAP was under absolutely no legal obligation to comply. Unlike the notice-and-takedown provisions of the DMCA, when it comes to defamation, hosting companies have even greater safe harbors under Section 230 of the CDA, which makes it clear that service providers are not liable for speech made by others. Period. They don't have to take down the content. If Reed wants to sue those who actually made the comments (which are Lipstick Alley users, rather than Lipstick Alley itself), that's his business, but PhoenixNAP is under no obligation to do anything.
Amazingly, even after being informed of this, PhoenixNAP stood by its decision (with the exception of noting that it should have informed Lipstick Alley's owner that it was cutting off the site). As noted by Public Citizen's Paul Levy:
In response to a strong protest, Phoenix NAP acknowledged that its failure to give notice was a mistake in process, but it had no sympathy for Lipstick Alley's legal rights; PhoenixNAP told me that it takes claims of defamation seriously and, without regard to the merits of the dispute, its customers must "resolve the issue with the complaining party." Indeed, PhoenixNAP was not at all disappointed to learn that Lipstick Alley felt it could no longer continue as a hosting customer, because, apparently, PhoenixNAP believes that web sites on which users can post comments generate too much trouble. The discretion accorded to hosting services to avoid certain kinds of web sites is the other side of the coin from the important protections that section 230 affords, but consumers should be aware of the limitations before they are induced to sign on as customers. PhoenixNAP might consider doing a better job of explaining its preferencesThese days, if you're hosting a website, you want a hosting company that will stand up for your rights, and recognize its own rights as well. This move by PhoenixNAP has made it clear that it doesn't stand up for its own customers, and it should raise alarms for anyone who hosts a website with PhoenixNAP. Apparently the company will shut you off if anyone complains, and it's your problem to deal with it. That's not a hosting company that I would want to work with. Furthermore, as Levy explains, actions like this only encourage more complaints to be sent their way:
You would think that a hosting service like ServerBeach or PhoenixNAP would respond with hostility to complainants who take their demands straight to the hosting service instead of beginning with the web site where supposedly improper content is hosted. When the service responds directly, and especially when it responds by taking down the customer's entire site, the service not only encourages others to impose on the service by complaining there instead of to the underlying site. The service also risks losing long-term customers who think that they ought to be given a bit more respect.As for the complaints of defamation against Lipstick Alley itself, the site has made it clear to Reed's lawyers that it is also protected by Section 230 (pdf) and that the site "does not negotiate with bullies", such as those who send questionable takedown notices to web hosting companies rather than going to the appropriate parties.
It is not only hosts of message boards or bloggers who allow comments who should worry about PhoenixNAP's attitude about mere claims of bad content. With PhoenixNAP playing the role of super censor for any web site it hosts, whenever an unhappy target of criticism takes its complaints straight to the data center, no web site operator can be confident about using its hosting services for sites that discuss public issues or public figures in ways that those who can afford to hire lawyers to send threatening letters may not like.


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Puget Sound protection efforts get nearly $13 million boost from EPA science grants
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Congressman Norm Dicks and Congressman Adam Smith join with EPA to announce science grants and unveil new plans for Puget Sound Research Institute in Tacoma
(Seattle—Sept. 8, 2010) Regional efforts to protect and restore Puget Sound will receive a $13 million helping hand, thanks to the latest round of federal science grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Congressman Norm Dicks and Congressman Adam Smith joined EPA Regional Administrator Dennis McLerran at an event marking the grant announcement today at the Pierce County Environmental Services Building in University Place, just south of Tacoma. Also speaking at the event were Gregg Grunenfelder, Assistant Secretary of the Division of Environmental Health at the Washington State Department of Health; James Slape Jr., Nisqually Tribe Councilmember; and Dr. Joel Baker from the University of Washington (Tacoma).
Since 2006, EPA has dedicated $71.4 million as part of its ongoing initiative to protect and restore Puget Sound ecosystem health. EPA's science grant funding, dedicated to state agencies, local municipalities and environmental groups, are helping expand and deepen scientific knowledge of Puget Sound.
Today's event showcased a $676,309 grant the Washington State Department of Health will receive to support studies in Cormorant Passage in South Puget Sound. The grant will fund a shellfish resource survey, pollution source evaluation, a human health assessment, and circulation/dilution modeling, with the goal of identifying what portions of the study area could be potentially opened for shellfish harvest.
According to Dennis McLerran, Regional Administrator for the EPA, science must be at the heart of all efforts to restore and protect the Sound.
"To solve environmental problems, you need two key ingredients: the best science and tireless teamwork," said McLerran. "Funding for applied technical studies and related investigations is crucial to helping make Puget Sound healthy again."
The grant recipients include state and federal governments and non-profit groups, some which will be conducting collaborative studies with tribes and communities. In addition, regional information-sharing and databases play a key role in many of these projects, which will create a more comprehensive understanding of Puget Sound science.
The grants will fund science initiatives to:
- Study the effects of industrial contaminants on Puget Sound salmon
- Create innovative research and data-sharing tools in the region
- Identify and monitor local sources of contamination
- Study human stresses on vulnerable areas of Puget Sound
- Protect local beaches and the productivity of shellfish beds
- Examine the condition of the Puget Sound pelagic food web
- Protect wetlands and watersheds from development
The event will also debut a new study center at the University of Washington Tacoma. Through a cooperative assistance agreement with the U.S. EPA, the University of Washington will establish the Puget Sound Institute (PSI). The core mission of the Puget Sound Institute is to foster vigorous, balanced, relevant, and timely analysis, review, synthesis, and integration of environmental information, thereby insuring that the best possible science informs the restoration and preservation of Puget Sound.
Among the other grant recipients were the Washington Department of Ecology; King County; the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Battelle - Pacific Northwest Laboratory.
For a list of Puget Sound grant funding recipients: https://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/ecocomm.nsf/puget+sound/funding-recipients
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Dell's Twitter Account Apologizes For The 'Inconvenience' Of Helping NSA Install Spyware
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Thank you for reaching out and regret the inconvenience. Our colleagues at @dellcarespro will be able to help you out.Wismeijer responded with an expected level of anger. Not only is "regret the inconvenience" probably the inappropriate response to a customer complaining about the NSA installing malware, but the idea that Dell support "will be able to help you out" is similarly questionable.