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PRESS RELEASE: Florida Board of Governors Foundation, Florida-Based Johnson Scholarship Fund Dedicated To Need-Based Scholarships For Students With Disabilities at Public Universities
The Florida Board of Governors Foundation is celebrating the 15th year of providing state university scholarship funds to the 11 public universities for the sole purpose of assisting need-based students with disabilities further their education at one of the state"s 11 public universities through a strong and effective partnership with the Theodore R. & Vivian M. Johnson Scholarship Foundation. The total distributed to date is $7.9 million, with awards provided to more than 1,000 students statewide who are pursuing or have graduated with bachelor"s degrees.
There will be a distribution of approximately $300,000 in December for the spring 2011 university terms, and applications are being accepted now.
The Johnson Scholarship Foundation, based in West Palm Beach, Fla., first partnered with the State University System in the 1990s, and major donations from the Johnson Scholarship Foundation have occurred every consecutive year since 1996 to administer and sustain the program. The Johnson Scholarship Foundation underwriting has totaled $6 million, while $2.3 million has been acquired as state matching funds. Florida law provides for eligibility provisions and the state"s funding match, when available. Distributions, from the Florida Board of Governors Foundation to the 11 universities, occurs semi-annually and for the fall and spring terms.
There will be a distribution to the 11 state universities of approximately $300,000 in December for the spring 2011 university terms.
Applications are submitted to the local university or universities where an applicant has been admitted or is pursuing admission.
R. Malcolm Macleod, president of the Johnson Scholarship Foundation, said the partnership with the Florida Board of Governors Foundation, Inc., translates to significant opportunities that address a true need.
"The partnership with the State University System makes this scholarship program one of the Johnson Foundation's best," Macleod said. "The State's matching funds [when available from the Legislature] enhance the value of scholarships available for students with disabilities, and the diligent and coordinated effort by the Board of Governors office and university campuses ensures that students applying for this scholarship are well served."
Lynda Page, associate director for Academic and Student Affairs at the Florida Board of Governors, administers the scholarship program with 11 liaisons across the State University System. Page is scheduled to be honored for her work on Tuesday (Oct. 19) evening at a ceremony in Tallahassee recognizing servant leaders who assist students with disabilities. She will be recognized with administrators from Florida A&M University and Florida State University. The event is hosted by FAMU.
Congress designated each October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month to increase the public's awareness of the contributions and skills of American workers with disabilities. This effort to educate the American public about issues related to disability and employment began in 1945, when Congress enacted a law declaring the first week in October each year National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week. In 1962, the word "physically" was removed to acknowledge the employment needs and contributions of individuals with all types of disabilities. In 1988, Congress expanded the week to a month and changed the name to 'National Disability Employment Awareness Month'.
The Florida Board of Governors Foundation exists as a charitable and educational non-profit organization to "encourage, solicit, receive and administer gifts and bequests of property and funds for scientific, educational and charitable purposes, all for the advancement of the State University System of Florida." For more information, contact Kelly Layman, executive director of communications and development, at 850-245-0466 or email@example.com.
Through the establishment of the Theodore R. Johnson and Vivian M. Johnson Scholarship Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson sought to help future generations of deserving people to educate themselves. Johnson and his wife of 52 years placed great faith in education as a means to help people improve their lives. Mr. Johnson worked his way through college and, after joining United Parcel Service in the 1920s, obtained a Master's in Business Administration at night school. He advanced to become the Vice President of Labor Relations at UPS and served on its Management Committee. He bought shares at every opportunity, the value of which substantially appreciated. Mr. Johnson died in 1993 and his son, Theodore R. Johnson, Jr., became the Foundation"s second President. The Foundation made important advances in the areas of investment management, grant programs and governance. In 2001, Ted Johnson, Jr., and two other founding members of the Board retired, and Macleod, the nephew of Vivian Macleod Johnson, became the Foundation"s third President. The Foundation has continued to mature as an independent and professionally managed organization. Seven of the nine board members are not related to the family and share a passion for its mission and advancement. For more information, see www.jsf.bz.

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I am a big fan of the bow and arrow for many reasons. Anyone who has an interest in primitive survival skills or modern urban survival should seriously consider purchasing a good bow and arrow and become proficient in using it.
There are hundreds of bows to choose from. I prefer a take-down recurve bow. Below are six reasons why I think you should consider owning a survival take-down bow.
1. Portability
"Take down" means that the bow comes apart in three pieces: the middle grip section and the two limbs. It is very simple to "take down." The twist of a couple lug screws breaks it down into three very packable sections. The fact that it comes apart makes it very portable. You can easily stash the bow in a canoe, a motorcycle or a Bug Out Bag. It's perfect for a Bug Out Vehicle or BOL (Bug Out Location) cache. And it weighs very little. My bow weighs only a couple of pounds. Lightweight take-down arrows are also available. These arrows screw apart into three pieces, making your entire set of bow and arrows under 18 inches in length.
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2. Affordable
A good take-down bow should only cost you a couple hundred bucks, and if you take care of it, you can expect it to last a lifetime. Not only is the bow itself affordable, but the ammunition (arrows) are also cost-effective. Once you hone your shooting skills, you should be able to retrieve your arrows after shooting, reusing them over and over again. With a little practice, you can even make your own arrows using wooden dowels or naturally found wood and plant shafts. You can't make bullets in the wild, but arrows are possible.
3. Versatility
Modern arrows have come a long way. Most new arrows (ultra light weight) have a feature that accepts different, screw-in arrow tips. I have an extensive selection of tips to choose from: small-game stunner tips, broadhead razor large-game tips, standard practice tips and hook-tip and line for bow fishing. I've killed squirrel, deer and river carp using my take-down bow fitted with different arrow tips. A good selection of arrow tips can be easily kept in a pack or vehicle. With a little practice, makeshift arrow points can also be crafted from flint rocks, obsidian, scrap metal and even glass.
4. Laws, red tape and paperwork
Legal limitations and laws are much less restrictive on the bow and arrow than they are with guns and bullets. You don't have to mess with paperwork and permits, even though in the right hands the bow and arrow is equally as deadly. The less you have to deal with this stuff, the better – especially if things get messy. When the gun grabbers come knocking, they will probably overlook the bow and arrows in the closet.
5. Silent
The bow and arrow is a very quiet weapon. You never know when you might need the convenience of a weapon that is silent and deadly.
6. Multi-use
Some pieces of a take-down recurve bow kit can be multi-use items in a survival scenario. This is always a plus. I like for everything I pack to have at least two other uses. The first and most obvious multi-use item is the bow string. Bow strings range in length from 4 feet to 6 feet and are incredible strong. You could use a bow string in a variety of ways. Below is just a brief list:
- Bow drill for fire
- Snares/traps
- Cordage for shelter building
- Trotline fishing
If you are packing a bow, then you are probably packing a few arrows as well. Arrows can be used as spears and gigs for small game and fish. They can also be lashed to a longer shaft and used as a larger spear for big game such as wild pig. This larger spear can be used in self-defense as well. Imagine a spear with three arrows lashed to the end and each of the arrows had a razor broad-head on the tip. You can't even buy a spear that effective. I'm sure there are some more multi-use features, but these are the few that quickly come to mind. I would love to hear any ideas you have on the subject of multi-uses with a bow and arrow kit.
Do keep in mind bows have a few disadvantages as well:
- Requires practice and skill to be effective
- Not a rapid-fire weapon
- Not as compact as a gun
To see how a bow can be used in a survival situation, there's a few movies that highlight its use: "Book of Eli," "Red Dawn" and "Rambo," to name a few.
What I enjoy most about a bow and arrow is that it requires skill to use. It is a weapon that carries a certain amount of respect. Ninety-nine percent of being able to effectively use the bow and arrow is the skill itself – not the equipment. The skill will always be with you. Even if your bow is damaged or broken in a survival situation or stolen in a Bug Out situation, you can make a bow as long as you have a nice strong piece of cordage (like from a paracord survival bracelet). Effective bows can even be made from PVC pipe. Preparation is the key. Practice now for the situation later.


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FDL Artists' Association Member Show in August
Two artists will be highlighted in the Fond du Lac Artists' Association Membership Show at the Fond du Lac Public Library Langdon Divers Gallery in August. Artists of the Year Judy Stephenson, a painter, and Kathy Perez, a jewelry artist, will have several pieces in the show along with others from the group's membership.
The public is invited to a reception at the gallery 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, August 16. The reception is being held in conjunction with Tour the Town Art Walk held 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. every third Friday of the month in downtown Fond du Lac. More information about Tour the Town Art Walk is available at www.tourthetownfdl.com.
The public also is invited to a critique of the works in the exhibit from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, August 29, in the McLane Room of the library's lower level. Refreshments will be served.
The mission of the Fond du Lac Artists' Association is to encourage the creative growth and education of area artists and youth, and to promote art appreciation and community awareness of local talent in the field of the visual arts.
The Langdon Divers Gallery is curated by local artist and author, Susan L. Fiebig. Fiebig is working with library staff to bring new and innovative exhibits to the gallery and to showcase the talents of local art groups and emerging artists.
The library gallery is open during library hours: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Photos: Watercolor by Judy Stephenson, top right, and pendant by Kathy Perez, lower left.


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1. Re: why wont flash install properlyMylenium May 15, 2012 8:24 AM (in response to henry122)
We need more info about your system or else this is going nowhere. Naturally, Flash doesn't run on toasters, if that's what you mean...
2. Re: why wont flash install properlyJeff A Wright May 15, 2012 10:31 AM (in response to Mylenium)
Moving this discussion to the Installing Flash Player forum.
3. Re: why wont flash install properlySteve876 May 15, 2012 11:34 AM (in response to Jeff A Wright)
I've been updating flash on my machines for over 10 years. 10 years of hassle, that is.......
I can't update to 11.3 in either IE or Firefox.
I'll try removing both completely and installing again. Report back soon.
I'd like to award Adobe the title of 'The most inept, annoying and virus vectoring software company in the history of computing'.
4. Re: why wont flash install properlySteve876 May 15, 2012 11:51 AM (in response to Steve876)
Answer to problem: The flash update page is still installing 126.96.36.199 on machines whilst reporting 11.3.300.255 as the latest version.
This is unacceptable. I should be billing Adobe for the hours of frustration and hassle they've given me over the years.
5. Re: why wont flash install email@example.com May 15, 2012 4:55 PM (in response to Steve876)
Yes, what's the story here?
The Flash Player about/version check page at http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ seems to be saying that the latest version for most platforms/browsers is 11.3.300.255 as of today (May 15, 2012), yet there's no mention of version 11.3 being released anywhere, and the Flash Player install page at http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ seems to still offer 220.127.116.11.
Could someone please clarfiy this.
6. Re: why wont flash install properlySteve876 May 16, 2012 9:38 AM (in response to firstname.lastname@example.com)
Still the same.
7. Re: why wont flash install properlypwillener May 16, 2012 7:52 PM (in response to Steve876)
Flash Player 11.3 is still in beta; please post issues with the beta release in the beta forum.
Also do not hijack other people's topics!
8. Re: why wont flash install properlySteve876 May 17, 2012 10:51 AM (in response to pwillener)
Tuesday and Wednesday, http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ informed people that flash 11.3.300.255 was the latest version available (ie. release not beta). The page has now changed back to report 18.104.22.168 as the latest version; please get your facts straight before making erroneous posts in the release forum.
Also, do not hijack other people's topics (at least when you don't seem to be be in possession of all the facts) !!!!
9. Re: why wont flash install properlypwillener May 17, 2012 9:18 PM (in response to Steve876)
This topic has been started by user henry122, who hasn't bothered to come back and answer any questions.
Also, this topic was not about Flash Player 11.3, which is still in beta according to http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplatformruntimes/flashplayer11-3/
10. Re: why wont flash install properlySteve876 May 18, 2012 9:05 AM (in response to pwillener)
I don't care if it was Henry VIII who started this topic! I'll have my input when Adobe is causing so many people so much unnecessary trouble.
The erroneous insistence that 11.3.300.255 was the latest release version at the beginning of this week obviously caused many people hassle (especially when the site then re-installed the version they already had, thus implying the update had failed).
Try to keep up with your company's gaffs! If 11.3 had only been available in the beta section, so many people wouldn't have been complaining of an unsuccessful update.
Your position is completely untenable!.
11. Re: why wont flash install properlychris.campbell May 18, 2012 5:13 PM (in response to Steve876)
I'm sorry that our 11.3 announcement was premature. As you noted this was corrected and we apologize for the inconvenience.


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F.A.Q. for COP files
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F.A.Q for COP Files
|Problem Summary
|Customers and partners frequently have questions about what a COP file is. Below are answers to these frequently asked questions.
|Question 1
|What is a COP file?
|Answer 1
|The COP file is a "Cisco Options Package" file. It is a compressed TAR file or a RPM file that has a .cop file extension instead of ".tar" or ".rpm". The software installer untars the cop file and looks for a "copstart.sh" script inside of it. The copstart.sh script will contain all the logic to install the accompanying files. This script is run with root privileges.
|Question 2
|How is a COP file different from a ET?
|Answer 2
|ET stands for Engineering Trial which is a friendly delivery to customers. COP is an official delivery of fixes. Usually, in ET we deliver the jar files directly and provide steps to replace in the customer testbed. COP files have a standard procedure to install which will internally take care of installing the jar files on the customer test bed. There is difference in QA coverage as well. While ETs cover only specific defect verification and delivered quickly to the customer, COPs have multiple areas of coverage.
|Question 3
|Is a COP file mandatory for ALL customers?
|Answer 3
|Not always. There are some COP files which are needed for ALL customers, and they get posted along with the UCCX image in CCO. There are COPs posted along with 8.5(1)SU1 version which is applicable for all the customers. In most cases, we do COPs for individual customers.
|Question 4
|Are COP files Cumulative?
|Answer 4
|So far it hasn't been the case in UCCX, COP files have been provided on per customer needs. But we are exploring the option of making COP files cumulative, very similar to the Engineering Specials in Windows Releases. Right now it is on a case by case basis so this would be good to clarify for the specific COP you are installing.
|Question 5
|Can COP files be UnInstalled?
|Answer 5
|No. COP files cannot be UnInstalled. A special request needs to be placed to the Engineering Team, who will prepare a Reverse-COP to undo the changes to the COP file provided. Otherwise, the Engineering Team can manually uninstall the COP file.
|Question 6
|Will COP files get Rolled up into the NEXT SU / MR ?
|Answer 6
|Yes. The fixes provided in the COP files will be folded into the next Service Update (SU) and eventually into the next MR for that version.


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Roger Harriott is leaving high school football for the college ranks once again, and he's taking one of his star players with him.
Harriott, who led Davie University School to a state title in 2012, stepped down from the head coaching position on Friday to become an assistant head coach and running backs coach at Florida Atlantic, joining first-year coach Charlie Partridge.
As one of the most articulate and player-friendly coaches in South Florida, Harriott already made his presence felt on his first day landing the best recruit in the school's history as University School junior running back Jordan Scarlett committed to FAU just hours after the news became official.
"I called Coach Harriott and we talked about today, and it would be a benefit for me to go there as far as staying [close to] home," said Scarlett, an underrated four-star prospect by 247Sports. "I just felt it would be a good move for me to stay with my running back coach, and keep the same routine I've been going through."
Scarlett – who had a strong interest to stay in Florida and had offers from more than 20 schools including Florida State, Miami, Florida, Alabama and Auburn – said his closeness to Harriott as a father figure and family friend were also obvious reasons he pulled the trigger so quickly. Whether he signs a National Letter of Intent to play for the Owls in 2015 remains to be seen.
Harriott, a former Boston University and Villanova running back who tallied more than 2,000 yards in his college career, briefly resigned as U-School coach in January 2010 to become the running backs coach at Syracuse but decided to return home with his wife and four children in mind.
Now Harriott can have his cake and can eat it, too, trying to help FAU make a statement heading into its second season in Conference USA.
FAU officially announced Harriott's hire Friday afternoon. Patridge will also retain associate head coach and offensive coordinator Brian Wright on his staff.
"I am thrilled to bring Roger on board with the Owls," Partridge said in a statement released by the school. "He has been an extremely successful football coach and leader of student-athletes. He will bring leadership principles that will impact our program and his Florida roots demonstrates our commitment to the area."
With the news, several of University School's top players in the Class of 2015 are in the process of transferring elsewhere.
Scarlett said he's thinking of attending Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas or Plantation American Heritage if he doesn't stay at University School.
Defensive tackle Brandon Boyce, who committed to Duke on Friday afternoon, confirmed via his Twitter account he's headed to St. Thomas Aquinas.
•South Miami 59, Gimanzija Bezigrad (Slovenia) 50:
Senior forward and Winthrop recruit Joseph Lopez scored eight of his game-high 15 points in the third quarter to lead the Cobras (11-1) in a quarterfinal game at the Orange Bowl Classic.
Senior guard Marquise Clark added 14 points, making 5 of 6 free throws in the final minute to seal the win.
South Miami never trailed, although Gimanzija tied the score twice in the first period. Latravion Glover, a 6-7 Cobras freshman, had the highest first-half total of any player with eight points as South Miami went into the break with 32-27 lead.
In the second half, Gimanzija never got closer than two points.
With four minutes left in the game and South Miami clinging to a 49-45 lead, Lopez came up with a block to wipe away a potential layup, and Gimanzija missed two free throws in what was the Slovenian side's last best chance.
Lopez, who scored most of his points on put-backs and layups, said his team's 1-3-1 zone made the difference. He also said he changed his mentality after his four-point first half.
"I was nervous at the beginning," he said. "In the second half, I got myself to calm down, and I realized I could help the team by rebounding."
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Boyd Anderson guard Dondre Duffus couldn't have scripted a better finish against his former team, Wellington, on Friday.
Duffus keyed a fourth-quarter comeback and found Diandre Wilson (10 points) for the game-winning three-pointer with three seconds left as Boyd Anderson stunned the Wolverines 53-50 in the D-Hop Classic semifinals at Palm Beach Lakes.
"This was a very emotional game," Duffus said. "I wanted to get the win bad. I couldn't have lost to my old school after spending three years there. I will remember this one forever."
Duffus sparked the Cobras (8-2) with 13 points, including seven straight in the pivotal fourth quarter and a game-high seven assists and seven steals.
Boyd Anderson advances to face the Blanche Ely-Palm Beach Lakes winner in the D-Hop championship game Saturday at 7:30.
Perhaps no steal loomed larger than Duffus picking the pocket of Aaron Kwiatek with 49 seconds left and finding Wilson cutting to the basket for a layup that pushed Boyd Anderson ahead 50-48.
Rodney Simeon (15 points) also played a big role in Duffus' homecoming by knocking in a three-pointer to give the Cobras a 44-43 lead with 2:56 left.
• Boyd Anderson 53, Wellington 50: BA (8-2): Moise 2, Simeon 15, Eubanks 2, Wilson 10, Duffus 13, Romain 2, I. Pierre 5, P Pierre 4 . Well (7-6): Cetoute 4, Coulanges 2, Prud'homme 9, Rene 3, Kwiatek 8, Dieudonne 12, Milligen 9. Three-pointers: Simeon 2, Wilson 1, I. Pierre 1, Prud-homme 3, Rene 1, Joseph 1. Rebounds: Romain 5, Steals: Duffus 7. Assists: Duffus 7.
• Gulliver Prep 72, South Plantation 59: GP (7-4): Uyaelunmo 2, Heckaman 8, Chasin 29, Pattullo 5, LaFuente 6, Bowes 7, Jackson 15. SP: Gifford 4, Short 3, Smellie 5, Green 24, Dominique 12, Desir 9, Hanson 2. Three-pointers: Chasin 3, Heckaman 2, Pattullo 1, Bowes 1. Rebounds: Uyaelunmo 10. Assists: LaFuente 4.
•Westwood Christian 87, Southridge 82: WC (9-4):
Desinor 15, E.Joseph 28, J.Joseph 17, Jou 6, Desir 7, Hernandez 13, A.Joseph 5. Three-pointers: Hernandez 2, Desinor 1. Rebounds: Jou 10, J. Joseph 10. Blocks: Jou 6. Assists: Desinor 5. Steals: Joseph 5.
• Miami High 55, Flanagan 28: MIA: Mendoza 4, Kimborough 7, Reid 11, Clavell 2, Alvin 8, J. Dukes 2, Mompremier 21. FLA: S. Oramas 16, J. Oramas 9, Harrington 8, Wilburn 3, Cogdell 2, Roy 4. Rebounds: Mompremier 22. Steals: Reid 3. Assists: Mendoza 4.
•Miami Country Day 50, Florida A&M 40: MCD (11-1):
Mackenzie 5, Anyagaligbo 8, Lewis 17, Minott 15, Alvarez 3, Edwards 2.FAM:
Salters 17, McNealy 3, Jones 10, Garner 3, Leon 6, Scott 1. Rebounds: Anyagaligbo 10. Assists: Mackenzie 3, Lewis 3.
•Dunbar 68, Sagemont 52 (Queen of Palms Tournament): SAG (8-4):
Provenzano 3, Black 25, Rucker 2, Marshall 9, Correa 12, Cole 1.DUN:
Jewect 17, Johnson 4, Edison 1, Defamours 12, Morrison 4, Patterson 15, Leapart 10, Cooper 5. Rebounds: Correa 6. Assists: Rucker 5. Steals: Rucker 5.
•Bulldog Holiday Classic:
Coral Reef 31, Braddock 25. Varela 56, SLAM 44. Miami Beach 34, Coral Reef 32. Southwest 48, SLAM 33. Varela 67, Southwest 46. Miami Beach 72, Braddock 42.


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The Penny Post
Big Easy spring
By Andrei Codrescu
Weve had our frigid weather, cold enough to freeze the glitter on a fairy, and now its spring. People are sprouting buds and the ends of their fingers are turning into pruning shears. Its an amazing transformation, dependent on subtropic know-how. I contemplate the dead banana tree in the backyard, the chief victim of our winter, and I am getting psychologically prepared to lop it off. Sawing through banana trunks doesnt require a chain saw, but the juice gets on you. Dragging the suppurating limbs to the curb is another job.
Meanwhile, the Japanese magnolias are blooming and seven flowering trees are preparing to follow suit. They put on such a color-and-bloom show, even the sorriest ruined shack can be sold now to a pale snowbird. Sun-starved tourists are being marked by real estate agents just about now and sprung into the trap as soon as the trees do their fleuring thing.
Trees and flowers dont get enough credit for selling New Orleans real estate faster than the termites can cancel it. In fact, trees and flowers are faster than both termites and developers, which are these human termites with money who hire crews of wreckers to fill the day with noise and dust. Ive been warning people about these pests for years. Doesnt do any good. Like termites, they multiply and get louder. The only thing that stops developers is lack of money, which is to them what wood is to termites. When they run out of money, basta. They drop everything half-finished and leave it to the termites.
Anyway, I meant to sing the glories of spring and here I am, once more berating the creepy nature of some humans. O.K., forget all that and lets talk about Lafcadio Hearn. A Hungarian film director named Andras was in town because he expects to live here one day and write a book about Lafcadio Hearn, whose writing he discovered in Japan. Lafcadio Hearn, was one of New Orleans greatest rhapsodists and observers. He moved from here to Japan where his work is worshipped. In New Orleans few people know who he is, but then few people know who Baron von Reizenstein is, either.
Imagine! People know neither Hearn nor von Reizenstein! On the other hand, here comes spring and the magnolias, so all is forgiven. All is forgiven also if you didnt miss the massing of the fairies in Jackson Sq. on the Friday before Mardi Gras. And I sure hope you didnt use the ashes from the bar ashtray to put the cross on your forehead at the start of Lent. Thats just not forgivable.
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Lisa Ann Norman, 49, of 602 Cleveland Ave., St. Marys, died unexpectedly at 8:12 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima.
She was born on Nov. 19, 1964, in Celina, the daughter of Carolyn (Norton) and Gene Burd.
She married Kenneth Norman on May 14, 1988, and he survives at the residence.
She is also survived by her two children, Seth Norman and Kirsten Norman, both of St. Marys.
She is survived by her stepfather, Stanly Stienecker of St. Marys, by her siblings, Gwen Market of St. Marys, Jenny Vantilburg of Wapakoneta, Leva Wade of St. Marys, by her mother-in-law, Ellen Norman of Cicero, Ind.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Lisa was a 1983 graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School. She was a homemaker and enjoyed going camping and fishing. Her family was the love of her life, and her main focus.
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Located inside of the Cemetery Church of All Saints is a bizarre approach to interior design. The cathedral is in the Czech Republic and is essentially the home to around 40,000 skeletons!
Called the Sedlac, the gothic chapel has been around for centuries.
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The Sedlec Ossuary also known as the bone church in Kutna Hora in the Czech Republic. Would you ever go here?
In the 13th century, an abbot from the Sedlec monastery sprinkled soil in the cathedral from Jesus' burial site. After that, locals believed that this was the proper location to burry your loved ones. In the 14th century, the area was struck by the Bubonic Plague. Since the death count was high, there was no available location for deceased individuals to be laid to rest.
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Coat of arms of the Schwarzenberg family at Kostnice (Sedlec Ossuary) in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
Town officials decided to build a crypt. However, death numbers kept rising and the crypt became overfilled with the deceased. By 1870, they finally devised a plan in order to free up some space in the crypt. Property owners hired František Rint, a Czech wood carver, to create a chapel out of the remaining skeletons. After he bleached and disinfected the bones, he carefully arranged them into interesting positions.
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According to the Czech tourism website, tourists can expect to see bones "in the form of chandeliers, a pyramid, crosses and coats of arms." The wood carver even left his signature on the wall in, well, we are sure you can guess it…bones.
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The entire design is to quietly remind people of the "transience of human life and the existence of death." Funny enough, people have nicknamed the location "bone church." The location is one of the twelve UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Czech Republic.
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The Sedlec Ossuary in the Czech Republic. In here are the bones of more than 40,000 people!
This location may be a pretty morbid site to visit on your vacation, but would definitely make for a cool story! If you are daring enough, the location also offers tours during the night. Pretty freaky, right?!
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The publication of Thomas Paine's Common Sense caused a sensation in early 1776 as it explained the need for freedom. But it was a second series of pamphlets published on December 19 of that year that inspire a huge American military victory.
"These are the times that try men's souls: The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph,"
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The army's commanders read the words to a force that include John Marshall, Alexander Hamilton, James Monroe and Aaron Burr.
Washington was literally at a crossroads. His opponent, General Howe, had offered pardons to local residents, and the re-enlistment period was ending for the volunteers in his army.
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Quick and Easy Do-it-Yourself Mod for Popular Low-Cost Dynamic Microphone
Here's a way to get some different sonic flavors out of the popular ES-58 dynamic mic and learn something about mics and modifications in the process. Don't have one these SM-58 copies? Don't worry, they're pretty cheap and easy work on. Let's get started!
Did you ever notice how an SM-57 or SM-58 can have too much upper midrange presence on some sources? That's because these mics are designed with a presence boosting feature built in - an acoustical resonance disc.
The acoustical resonance disc is a round plastic plate with a series of perforations around its perimeter and in the center of the disc. The disc allows sounds waves to reach the front of the diaphragm through the perforations but also causes sound to be reflected back and forth between the solid area of the disc and the diaphragm.
Cup your hands around your mouth as if to shout out to a friend and speak. The reflective chamber created by your hands reinforces your voice at certain frequencies and makes it louder. Not necessarily very natural - but definitely louder. The acoustical resonance disc in front of the ES-58 diaphragm (and many other dynamic microphones as well including the SM-57 and SM-58) performs a similar function - to make transduced sound louder in the upper midrange frequency range.
But sometimes it can be more pleasant to hear a source recorded with a dynamic microphone with a flatter frequency response. If you'd like to try this out, and be able to reverse the changes at will very quickly, read on.
The first step is to unscrew the pop filter ball and place it to the side. Once the ball is off you'll notice the capsule is wrapped in an acoustically porous fabric. Find the seam in this fabric and gently unwrap it from the capsule to reveal the structure as shown below.
Unwrapped capsule ready for resonator removal
The disc resonator of the ES-58 can be removed by gently inserting a small jewelers screwdriver into the seam shown in the picture above. Gently work your way around the circumference of the capsule by inserting and prying the disc resonator cap up and off the main body of the capsule.
Main capsule assembly, perforated resonator and foam filter
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Once you've worked your way around the circumference of the resonator it will lift off the main assembly. Be very careful not to puncture or distort the very fragile moving coil diaphragm.
Notice there is a small key on the main capsule body that mates with a slot on the resonator cap. You'll need to line up these two features if you want to replace the resonator cap later.
When the resonator capsule is off, you can pry off the little foam disc to reveal the series of acoustic perforations in the cap. At this point you can simply re-attach the pop filter ball to protect the fragile diaphragm and try out your modified ES-58. Notice it no longer has the sharp upper midrange boost heard in the stock mic.
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Resonator disc with perforations partially closed
Once you've heard what the ES-58 sounds like with the resonator cap completely off you might like to experiment with partially closing the perforations. This has the effect of closing the acoustic chamber, reducing its cubic volume and thus raising the resonant frequency of this acoustic space in front of the diaphragm. If you use bits of electrical tape or gold stars from your kids craft box you can experiment with different open area effects.
So you see its an easy task to tune the resonator disc and install it, or just leave the resonator disc off. Have fun experimenting and recording with your modified ES-58 dynamic mic!
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Exceptionally late (not that anyone noticed), but since KWUR is the last bastion of St. Louis-based, locally hosted classical radio which features new releases. I do need to do better on keeping new release blog posts updated. With that said, this past December and January were relatively light months for new classical CD arrivals, namely:
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2. Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24; Two Rhapsodies, op. 79; Six Piano Pieces, op. 118; Four Piano Pieces, op. 119; Murray Perahia, piano (Sony Classical 88697794692)
3. Matthias Goerne Schubert Edition, Vol. 5, "Nacht und Träume" (selected Lieder): Matthias Goerne, baritone; Alexander Schmalcz, piano (harmonia mundi HMC 902063)
4. Smetana: Piano Trio; Liszt: Tristia, Élégie No. 1, La lugubre gondole, Romance oubliée, Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth; Trio Wanderer (harmonia mundi HMC 902060)
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Contemporary information systems, such as eLearning, eGovernment, eUniversity, eVoting, and eHealth, are frequently used and misused for irregular data changes (data tampering). Those facts force us to reconsider our security measures and find a way to improve them. Proving a computer crime act occurred requires very complicated processes that are based on digital evidence collecting, forensic analysis, and an investigation process. Forensic analysis of database systems is very specific and demanding task, and it was main inspiration for writing this article. In this article you will find information about what digital forensic is and what kind of methods you can use for collecting digital evidence on SQL Server. Some of them are efficient and some are less efficient. Also, I will cover SQL Server Audit feature
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Business processes produce a large amount of data in government agencies, universities, and enterprises on daily basis. Therefore, having a secure environment for storing a data is imperative. Cases in which data is maliciously modified (e.g., data tampering, data fraud, unauthorized data gathering) can produce serious, long-term consequences. Data tampering can be done with unauthorized access, and in some cases through authorized users. Results of that action can be unpleasant for both businesses and their clients.
For example, a highly "motivated" candidate for data tempering can be a medical person. A physician gives a diagnosis and prescribes therapy with or without the use of medications. Unintentional or intentional mistakes in that process can produce serious complications and can even result in the death of a patient. In order to cover his actions, the physician might try to modify a patient's medical record and add some extra notes or prescription.
In this case, malicious data modifications could result in police actions and involve justice. The final goal of the investigation process is to reveal the identity of the criminal.
Digital Forensics and Digital Evidence
The first steps taken in the investigation of a crime is collecting and analyzing the evidence. Products of that process are facts that can help in solving a crime. From the aspect of "classic" crime actions that process is based on forensics. Computer crime is also a crime, but with different range of consequences. In those cases, we use digital or computer forensics to collect and scientifically examine information systems from all aspects. The outcome of that process is to determine the details about digital criminal activity.
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Digital forensics is the most important part of investigation process because the collected facts need to be presented in a court of law. It's based on the confiscation of digital devices, including PCs, laptops, cell phones, hard drives, and USB memory modules. The goal is to preserve, overview, analyze, and report the facts, therefore, the process of collecting, analyzing, and preserving digital data is based on scientific methods. Only evidence collected in this way is valid. Figure 1 shows the four phases of digital forensics. Now let's look the types of problems you might encounter during the process of collecting data.
Audit Logging
In order to have all relevant data that can be used in a digital forensics investigation, the system with the database backend needs to provide answer to three questions: who, when, and what (WWW). The only way to do this is via a strong audit-logging subsystem. Depending on the application architecture there's a wide range of data that needs to be collected to satisfy the WWW principle. SQL Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 have really good mechanisms and methods for collecting audit data. Only problem is defining the requirements and needs in the information system environment. To do so, let's look at triggers, Log file backups, replication, Change Data Capture (CDC), and SQL Server Audit in detail.
Triggers. A trigger is a special type of stored procedure that automatically takes effect when a language event is executed. SQL Server includes three general types of triggers: DML triggers, DDL triggers, and logon triggers. They're executed automatically based on a defined event. An event can be local (database level) or global (server level). Data Manipulation Language (DML) can be executed on any data modification event (e.g., INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE) on database tables. Some of the most interesting DML triggers are AFTER and INSTEAD OF groups. From the aspect of collecting digital evidence and the "what" question, AFTER triggers are very useful.
A special group of triggers are Data Definition Language (DDL). They can be executed on specific events when someone tries to change or create a database object (e.g., CREATE, ALTER, DROP statements). It's very rare that a user application can modify database structure. But what if the administrator tries to destroy the evidence of a certain activity? A DDL trigger can provide evidence of that activity. In Listing 1 you can find an example of DDL trigger usage.
Logon triggers fire stored procedures in response to a LOGON event. This event is raised when a user session is established with an instance of SQL Server. Logon triggers fire after the authentication phase of logging is finished, but before the user session is actually established. You can use logon triggers to audit and control server sessions, such as by tracking login activity, restricting logins to SQL Server, or limiting the number of sessions for a specific login.
Log file backups. Each operation in database is transaction. To keep data integrity, the database engine first creates a record in the transaction log. After committing part of a transaction, data changes are entered into database. Figure 2 shows the basic concept of log files on SQL Server.
Log backups can be used on regular basis for collecting and keeping digital evidence of users' activity. All data or object modification from the application level or database level is recorded in the transaction log and it can be used to prove criminal or illegal activity on the system.
Modifying log backups is very difficult to do without destroying them. Even DBAs aren't able to do that without consequences.
The weak point of this method is the latency period between log backups. In this time frame, while modifications are still in the log and not backed up, a malicious person can edit the log file with special application tools. Because that backup doesn't exist, deleting information from the active log file is irreversible.
Replication. Replication is a set of technologies for copying and distributing data and database objects from one environment to another and then synchronize between databases to maintain consistency (it can be heterogeneous). Basically, replication lets you have the same or just a subset of data from one database system in another. Most commercial database systems have built-in replication technology, and they can be divided into merge replication, snapshot replication, and transactional replication.
Merge replication lets various clients and devices work autonomously and later merge updates into a single, uniform result. Because updates are made at more than one node, the same data might have been updated by the Publisher and by more than one Subscriber. Because data changing is possible in either direction, this type of replication isn't good enough for collecting digital evidence.
Snapshot replication distributes data exactly as it appears at a specific moment in time and does not monitor for updates to the data. For example, if a relatively small table is updated at the Publisher during the day, but some latency is acceptable, changes can be delivered nightly as a snapshot. This latency period of time is very problematic from the aspect of collecting digital evidence. A malicious user can modify and hide evidence of that activity during the latency period.
Transactional replication typically starts with a snapshot of the publication database objects and data. As soon as the initial snapshot is taken, subsequent data changes and schema modifications made at the Publisher are usually delivered to the Subscriber as they occur (in near real-time). This fact marks transactional replication as the best candidate, in replication technology, for collecting digital evidence. But the bottom line is that replication isn't good enough or reliable enough to collect digital evidence.
Change Data Capture (CDC). This is new technology and it's presented in SQL Server 2008. This feature was one of my favorites during the process of testing CTP versions. It's designed to capture insert, update, and delete activity applied to SQL Server tables, and to make the details of the changes available in an easily consumed relational format. In principle, everything that can be done with triggers is now built into the SQL Server engine. However, CDC wasn't primarily developed for the purpose of audit logging and collecting digital evidence. A good example of the target market is an extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) application, which loads all the incremental changes in the tables in the data warehouse. In this way, large firms have the ability to monitor and analyze changes in the data, and by doing so, don't affect production systems. However, this does not mean that the CDC can't be used as a tool for collecting digital evidence of user activity. I recommend that CDC is a serious candidate for the collection of digital evidence. The SQL Server Books Online (BOL) image shown in Figure 3 shows the CDC process.
SQL Server Audit. SQL Server Audit is also a new technology featured in SQL Server 2008 and it's in the Enterprise Edition only. It introduces an important new feature that provides a true auditing solution for enterprise customers. It offers centralized storage of audit logs, as well as noticeably better performance. Perhaps most significantly, SQL Server Audit permits fine-grained auditing whereby an audit can be targeted to specific actions by a principal against a particular object. For an example audit all members of db_datawriter role when executing UPDATE statement on students_grades table.
The ability to track who has accessed, or attempted to access, your data makes this feature one of the best candidates for collecting digital evidence. Also, it offers the ability to detect unauthorized access attempts or, if necessary, to piece together the actions of malicious insiders who misused their legitimate access.
The results of an audit are sent to a target, which can be a file, the Windows Security event log, or the Windows Application event log. Logs must be reviewed and archived periodically to make sure that the target has sufficient space to write additional records, as shown in Figure 4. If you're considering SQL Server Audit for your user data activity policy, I recommend learning more about the following terminology:
- The Server Audit object describes the target for audit data, plus some top-level configuration settings. Think of a Server Audit object as the declaration of the audit sink or destination. This destination can be a file, the Windows Application log, or the Windows Security log.
- The Server Audit Specification object describes what to audit. As its name suggests, this object is focused on server instance–wide actions. A server audit specification is associated with a server audit to define where the audit data is written. There's a one-to-one relationship between the Server Audit Specification object and the Server Audit object.
- The Database Audit Specification also describes what to audit. But, as its name suggests, this object is focused on actions that occur in a specific database. Where the audit data is written is defined by the association of a database audit specification with a Server Audit object. Each database audit specification can be associated with only one server audit. A server audit, for its part, can be associated with only one database audit specification per database.
Figure 5 shows the relationship between these elements in more detail.
Now let's run through an example of how to activate the auditing feature on AdventureWorks.Person.Person object. We want to collect all data about who is viewing and modifying the data.
First, create an audit and define the initial parameters, such as the log file location, type of logging, and maximum size, as shown in Figure 6. Then, enabling auditing by right-clicking the audit and selecting Enable Audit, as Figure 7 shows. Next, select New Database Audit Specification, as shown in Figure 8. Now you'll want to specify the elements that will be tracked and logged in the audit, as Figure 9 shows. Finally, select Enable Database Audit Specification, as shown in Figure 10.
Now you can work with the Person.Person table from AdventureWorks database. I recommend selecting some records and changing some data. Figure 11 shows you how you can view audit logs, and Figure 12 shows you how to use Log File Viewer to audit logs on the Person.Person table.
Collecting Digital Evidence to Be Able to Respond Quickly
As you can see, digital evidence collecting can be a demanding and responsible job for any DBA. Your task is to evaluate audit-logging boundaries and try to keep record of what's going on in your environment. When something goes wrong, you need to be able to respond quickly. SQL Server offers many features for collecting digital evidence, you just need to pick right one. In this article, I didn't discuss the problem of audit log tampering, which is a big problem from aspect of relying on the accuracy of digital evidence, because that's a whole other story.


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|Forum: Web Video Creation and Optimization
|Displaying Topics 1 - 40 (38 total) Sorted by: Date-Last-Post, Direction: reverse
| YouTube Rolls Out Chat Replay, Live English Auto Captions, Location Tagging of Live Mobile Video
YouTube has announced a number of new features, including automatic English captions, live chat replays, and location tagging.
|Feb 27, 2018
| Vimeo Opens Up 360 Video With Revenue Earning Opportunities for Creatives
Vimeo 360 is now open and will allow uploading of videos up to 8K.
|Mar 10, 2017
| YouTube Adds New Language Tools For Publishers
YouTube has added some new translation tools for video publishers which are devised to help get to the International audience, which it claims can be over 60pct of the total audience.
|Nov 19, 2015
| YouTube Will Block Indie Labels Over Subscription Service Launch
A spokesperson for the indie labels said YouTube was making a "grave error of commercial judgement".
|June 18, 2014
| YouTube comments now powered by Google+
Starting this week, you'll see the new YouTube comments powered by Google+ on your channel discussion tab.
|Oct 4, 2013
| W3C Will Go Ahead With Encrypted Media Extensions Web Video Technology
"We should we have one Web with as much commonality as possible where one is able to access free content as well as protected content. The other approach is to say if someone wants to have DRM content, that should be its own walled garden, cordoned off. We don't want the Web to be a bunch of cordoned-off apps."
|May 9, 2013
| YouTube Extends Automatic Captions Now With Six European Languages
German, Italian, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Dutch will have automatic caption support for YouTube videos in those languages.
|Nov 29, 2012
| Facebook Is Now The Second Largest Video Site in the U.S.
"Google Sites, driven primarily by video viewing at YouTube, ranked as the top online video content property in July with 157 million unique viewers, followed by Facebook with 53 million,..."
|Aug 17, 2012
| YouTube Adds Developers 'Upload Widget' For Webcams and 'Direct Lite'
"... the YouTube Upload Widget that supports webcam uploads, and YouTube Direct Lite, both of which are now available for public use."
|July 24, 2012
| YouTube Launches Face Blurring Tool
...a new tool that allows you to obscure faces within videos with the click of a button.
|July 18, 2012
| Describing Videos On The Web Using schema.org Markup
Schema.org is a joint effort between Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! and is now the recommended way to describe videos on the web.
|Feb 22, 2012
| YouTube Transcoding Videos Into Open Media WebM Format
...all new videos uploaded to YouTube are now transcoded into WebM. WebM is an open media file format for video and audio on the web.[br][br]As we work to transcode more videos into WebM, we hope to reduce the technical incompatibilities that prevent you from accessing video while improving the overall online video landscape.[br][br]Transcoding all new video uploads into WebM is an important first step, and we're also working to transcode our entire video catalog to WebM.
|Apr 20, 2011
| YouTube Announces Live Streaming Trial Roll Out
Today we're announcing the initial roll out of YouTube Live, which will integrate live streaming capabilities and discovery tools directly into the YouTube platform for the first time. This begins with a new YouTube Live browse page, where you can always find the most compelling live events happening on YouTube and add events to your calendar.[br][br]Today, we'll also start gradually rolling out our live streaming beta platform, which will allow certain YouTube partners with accounts in good standing to stream live content on YouTube. The goal is to provide thousands of partners with the capability to live stream from their channels in the months ahead. In order to ensure a great live stream viewing experience, we'll roll this offering out incrementally over time.
|Apr 8, 2011
| YouTube Now Offers Longer Videos To Selected Users
"Just click the 'Upload' button at the top of the site to see if your account qualifies. And remember, if you're uploading a video that was previously rejected for being too long, go into 'My Videos' and delete the old video before uploading it again."
|Dec 10, 2010
| How Best To Start Showing My Own Videos On My Own Site
"Is it better to go with a server upgrade with a faster processor, more RAM and more disk space, or is it still better to host the video with a video hosting service?"
|Nov 25, 2010
| YouTube Tests Live Streaming Platform
"Starting at 8:00 a.m. PT, we will begin a limited trial of a new live streaming platform in conjunction with four of our partners: Howcast, Next New Networks, Rocketboom and Young Hollywood."
|Sept 13, 2010
| YouTube Increases Upload Limit To 15 Minutes
"if you're uploading a video that was previously rejected for being too long, you'll have to go into 'My Videos' and delete it before attempting to upload it again."
|July 29, 2010
| 4K Video Comes to YouTube
It takes a lot of bandwidth on the user end to watch in 4K resolution - but the results can be astounding.
|July 10, 2010
| YouTube Continues To Dominate Online Video Use
"The number U.S. Internet users watching online video inched up in May... ...Overall, 183 million Web surfers watched nearly 34 billion videos, with YouTube accounting for 43.1%..."
|June 25, 2010
| YouTube Cloud Video Editor
"The editor is ideal for merging single, short clips into a longer video."
|June 17, 2010
| YouTube Experiments With HTML5 Supported Videos
"Our support for HTML5 is an early experiment, and there are some limitations."
|Jan 21, 2010
| comScore: July, U.S. Online Video Reaches Over 21Billion Views
"In July, Google Sites continued to rank as the top U.S. video property with a record 8.9 billion videos viewed, making up 42 percent of all videos viewed online."
|Aug 28, 2009
| Disney, Newscorp and NBC each now own 27% of Video Service Hulu
"Hulu is becoming the preferred distribution channel for the big media companies."
|May 5, 2009
| Online Video: The Investors Keep Coming
"While the deals are small, they nevertheless signal a continued flow of cash into the sector."
|Oct 22, 2008
| YouTube to Offer TV Shows With Ads Strewn Through
"Most important for YouTube's owner, Google, the longer videos will include advertising before, during and after each episode."
|Oct 11, 2008
| YouTube adds Audio Preview
"Now you can hear your comments read aloud to you and decide if they are worthy..."
|Oct 10, 2008
| YouTube Insight , New Feature: Hot Spots
"The Hot Spots tab in Insight plays your video alongside a graph that shows the ups-and-downs of viewership at different moments within the video."
|Oct 1, 2008
| Why You Should Not Do "Video Responses"
"Don't flick on the camera and start filming your rebuttal. Stop, take a few breaths, and heed this advice."
|Sept 20, 2008
| Majors Firms Team Up On Digital Media Portability
"Five out of the six majors have banded together on a tech consortium to help standardize digital media for maximum portability."
|Sept 15, 2008
| Blinx "Red Label" API Enables Video Search
"Through a program called Red Label, the company is opening its application programming interface (API) so other sites can pipe video search queries to Blinkx, retrieve the results, and publish them,..."
|July 16, 2008
| We're Spending More Time With Online Videos: ComScore
|June 23, 2008
| David Caruso (CSI: Miami) Launches Lexicon Digital
"CSI: Miami actor David Caruso has joined forces with two streaming industry veterans, Nils Lahr - one of the original architects of Windows Media - and Frank Nein, to launch a new online video initiative, Lexicon Digital."
|June 18, 2008
| YouTube Adds Video Annotations (Beta)
"...add interactive commentary to your videos with Video Annotations."
|June 4, 2008
| Adobe Media Player 1.0 For Mac or PC
"Adobe Systems on Wednesday plans to release Adobe Media Player (AMP), a free download for playing Flash-based Web videos on Macs or PCs."
|Apr 9, 2008
| Web Video Production Techniques
"An introduction to the basics of video production."
|Apr 7, 2008
| Nokia's Standard for Mobile TV Gets EU Backing
"The Commission said setting the Digital Video Broadcasting Handheld (DVB-H) as the preferred European Union standard would give the industry a boost."
|Mar 18, 2008
| Web Video: What Are The Options to Convert .wmv?
"What are my options for breaking away from Windows Media Player and using something a bit more compatible with most devices/browsers/platforms?"
|Nov 26, 2007
| Rough Guide to Web Video 2007
"WebmasterWorld members discuss getting started with web video."
|Sept 19, 2007


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That old song
You might have read about the 148-years-old French recording. Here's the 10-second clip, which sounds like the soundtrack for a horror movie.
Au Clair de la Lune--French folk song (mp3)
Freaky stuff.
In case you missed it, here's a video with the story, via the Associated Press.
Visit http://www.firstsounds.org/ for more information.


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BUFFALO, N.Y. – Sabres rookie centre Mikhail Grigorenko has been ruled ineligible to play in the NHL Prospect Tournament this week because of the number of games he played with Buffalo last season.
The Sabres made the announcement Wednesday, a day before the eight-team annual tournament opens in Traverse City, Mich.
The 19-year-old Grigorenko made the immediate jump to the NHL last season after being selected in the first round of the NHL draft in 2012. The Russian-born player finished with a goal and four assists in 25 games with the Sabres.
Buffalo returned Grigorenko to his Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team during the season, before recalling him in April. Grigorenko then finished the year with the Sabres' AHL affiliate in Rochester.


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Penn State's Urschel wise beyond field
Fifth-year senior speaks softly, leads Nittany Lions by example
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — John Urschel has been labeled many things by the Penn State Nittany Lions. Some call him a genius with a mean streak. Others simply know him as a burly offensive lineman working on a second master's degree in math.
And now, maybe more important to the team overall, the soft-spoken guard has emerged as an unlikely — but ideal — leader in Happy Valley as Penn State opens preseason camp.
All in a day's work.
"He's a very, grounded young man, levelheaded. He's certainly prioritized his life right," offensive line coach Mac McWhorter said. "He's not a guy who craves a lot of flattery ... His idea of relaxing is much different [from everybody else]."
The big guys up front usually don't attract the notoriety that players like wideout Allen Robinson do. Robinson, an affable junior, led the Big Ten in receiving last season. But when it came time to taking players to conference media days in Chicago last month, Urschel was the only offensive player to go for Penn State.
"I think everybody knows by now he's a genius," Robinson said during a charity event in the offseason. And left tackle Donovan Smith even jokingly refers to Urschel, who boasts a perfect 4.0 GPA, as "Einstein."
|Ohio State*
|Penn State
|Michigan State
|* Overall champion, as selected by media.
Either way, it was back to work Monday after second-year coach Bill O'Brien whistled the first preseason practice into session at dawn. The top priority is to settle on a starting quarterback between junior college transfer Tyler Ferguson and touted freshman Christian Hackenberg.
Keeping the team healthy and conditioned is also especially important with O'Brien coping with a downsized scholarship roster approaching 65 — the limit mandated by the NCAA by 2014 for four seasons as part of sanctions for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. That means more reliance on walk-on players to fill depth, such as the perilously-thin linebacker corps.
Up front, beyond the transition to a new center, the team appears to be in relatively good shape this preseason with experienced players returning led by Urschel, a fifth-year senior.
The 6-foot-4 Urschel had dropped about seven pounds in the offseason from his 2012 listed weight of 307. McWhorter likes his flexibility and calls him one of the strongest players on the team — a nice combination to have for guards who must pull on running plays and hold up against blitzes.
"He's not that vocal, but I say he definitely has leadership inside the huddle," Robinson said. "He's looked at a lot by players by how he studies film and the fire he brings to practice."
That attitude was evident during an outdoor conditioning workout during a cold early morning in February. The workout ended with strength coach Craig Fitzgerald pitting offensive against defensive players in a one-on-one, tug of war-type contest. The winner was the first player to pull the makeshift contraption — and his opponent — to a respective finish line about 10 yards away.
"OK, I want the biggest, baddest" player on each side, yelled Fitzgerald, using colorful language. Before Fitzgerald could finish his sentence, Urschel emerged from the offensive pack and stomped to the middle of the circle with a crazed look as if a gladiator ready to do battle. He easily beat his defensive opponent.
"That epitomizes his leadership. ... John is not a rah-rah guy," McWhorter said in a recent interview. "His forte is leadership by example."
"When someone asks 'Who wants to rep the offense?' Boom, John's out there."
Smith remembers first meeting Urschel in downtown State College while on a recruiting visit. He called the chance encounter "pretty awkward" at first.
"He just figured I was just a big guy on campus and figured out I was a recruit. He stopped and talked to me, and basically just told me what I had to do before I came in," Smith said. "Not a lot of people will just walk up to you like that. ... They say first impressions are key."
Urschel is so respected he was asked to deliver an address on behalf of Big Ten players two weeks ago at the conference's luncheon. It was an honor that went to well-known quarterbacks the previous two seasons.
"I'm not nearly as eloquent as [Michigan State's] Kirk Cousins, nor as charismatic as [Michigan's] Denard Robinson, but I'll do my best. I took a course in public speaking my sophomore year, but unfortunately for me it was online," a smiling Urschel said, looking knowingly at the approving audience as if a comedian seeking applause.
Wearing a dark suit, the bearded Urschel appeared as if he could easily slip out to talk at a calculus conference. During the spring, he taught a section of a trigonometry-and-analytic geometry class three days a week. His bio lists him as doing research on "multigrid methods" and computational mathematics.
He told the audience that players should have four goals: To master the craft of being a football player; to get involved with the community; to help younger players; and to prepare for life after the game.
"Because our football careers are so short, and our lives hopefully long, planning and preparing for a life without football is the most important of these four goals," he said, "but also the easiest to neglect."
Urschel plans to pursue a doctorate and teach when he's done on the field.


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Neighbor kills intruder outside woman's home
Neighbor kills intruder outside woman's home
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio —
Clark says the incident is under investigation.
A man who authorities say was trying to break into a southwestern Ohio home was shot and killed by a neighbor.
Lt. Christopher Clark of the Clark County Sheriff's Office says that a Springfield woman called her next-door neighbor before calling 911 at about 7 a.m. Saturday, reporting that a man was trying to get into her house.
While she was on with 911, Clark says the male neighbor came out with a gun and confronted the suspect.
Clark says the suspect became aggressive, and the neighbor shot him once in the chest.
The suspect was rushed into emergency surgery at a nearby hospital but died. He was identified as 41-year-old Mark Owen of South Vienna, Ohio.
Clark says the incident is under investigation.


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Prior to the 2010 season, in a season preview for The Hardball Times, I examined how first base coach Davey Lopes helped improve the Phillies' running game. Specifically, he helped in three ways: overall aggressiveness, increased aggression in stealing third base, and overall efficiency. When it became known that the Phillies weren't bringing him back for the 2011 season, I was disappointed because he meant a lot to the team. Lopes eventually signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
While the Dodgers' season overall has been disappointing, center fielder Matt Kemp has broken out and is a front-runner for the National League Most Valuable Player award. His numbers, both traditional and Sabermetric, speak highly to the now-27-year-old's improvement. Last year, Kemp had a .760 OPS and barely crossed 50 percent in his stolen base success rate. This year, his OPS is a shade under 1.000 and is stealing bases with a 78 percent success rate.
On Twitter, I saw some Dodgers fans talking about Kemp's great season. In particular, @Dingersblog noted that Kemp could not only win the Triple Crown (AVG/HR/RBI) but also join the exclusive 40/40 Club. Just out of curiosity, I tweeted to him, "Any idea what impact Davey Lopes has had on Kemp? I know Lopes was a godsend to the Phillies." Both @MikeSciosciasTI and @truebluela joined the conversation as well. It was very enlightening, so I've screencapped it for your enjoyment below (read bottom to top):
@Dingersblog wanted me to add these tweets, in addendum to what you read above:
Giving Kemp an insular environment to succeed, and allowing his game to speak for itself, was for the best in a lot of ways.
I obv. don't want it to come off like I'm saying Kemp is a hermit and a-hole for not speaking to me or something stupid
I feel like Lopes didn't get enough credit for what he did while he was in Philadelphia. Now that he's doing the same in Los Angeles, I think we can gain more of an appreciation for just how much of an effect a coach can have on his players. In particular, Shane Victorino seemed to benefit the most. In his age 22-24 seasons in the Minors, Victorino attempted 75 steals with a 65 percent success rate. In a full season with the Phillies in 2006, the year prior to Lopes' arrival, Victorino attempted only seven steals in 462 plate appearances, succeeding only four times. Since 2007, he has attempted 183 steals with a success rate of 82.5 percent.
As the base running runs on FanGraphs indicates, the gap between the best and worst teams accounts for only three and a half wins over the course of a full season, but it can turn a good player into a great player. In Kemp's case (and perhaps Victorino's), not only did Lopes make him a better runner, but he helped him in ways that don't show up in the statistics.
Thanks again to @DingersBlog, @MikeSciosciasTI, and @truebluela for helping inspire this post. Make sure to follow them on Twitter for insightful commentary on baseball. And follow me as well.


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Laleh Pourkarim (born June 10, 1982 in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran) is a Swedish singer-songwriter and actor of Iranian origin. She came to Sweden when she was 12 and went to school in Gothenburg. She personally produced and wrote her 2005 eponymous debut album. At the Swedish Grammis Awards for 2005, she received seven nominations and won three: Artist of the Year, Producer of the Year, and New Artist of the Year.
She also had a major acting role in the Swedish movie Jalla! Jalla!, directed by Josef Fares, which was a big success at the Swedish box office in 2000.
Laleh Pourkarim still lives in Gothenburg, Sweden with her family. She studied music and drama at Hvitfeltska Gymnasiet. Greatest interests include music; she ...


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One of America's premier institutions charged with educating, training and inspiring leaders of character. Alongside the Army, Navy, Marines, and Coastguard service academies, the Air Force Academy is the Air Force's rivaling school for producing commissioned lieutenants for service to the nation. Among the top colleges in the country, very difficult to enter, and highly challenging to complete, yet reputable and prestigious to graduate from. Based on foundations of Integrity, Service, and Excellence with school pillars concentrating in Military, Academics, and Athletics. Around 50% of each class elects to be pilots while the other half sign up for various jobs that the Air Force offers.
Grads love it, students can't wait to get the hell out.
Grads love it, students can't wait to get the hell out.
Bob just graduated out of the Air Force Academy. Now he's making dough, flying planes, and getting some serious girth on his resume.
by Streamlined August 18, 2011
Bob: "Where will the United States obtain its next generation of war fighters?"
Tom: "No need to recruit now, Bob. The Air Force Academy will take care of our nation's needs for at least another 20 years."
Tom: "No need to recruit now, Bob. The Air Force Academy will take care of our nation's needs for at least another 20 years."
by W.S. October 13, 2003
United States military academy that promotes the abuse of alcohol and the sexual exploitation of women. Holds a special commissioning ceremony for its fly boy cadets each year.
Unlike West Point and Annapolis, the Air Force Academy thinks it is above the law. That attitude will soon change.
by Lt. Andrews September 22, 2003
buy the domain for your pet blog
The government play-school where little boys and girls get to pretend they are as good as the navy while wearing their blue bus-driver hats, and singing the A.F. Hymn
BTW - the Air Force Hymn should go like this
Off we go into the wild blue yonder..........
Off we go into the wild blue yonder..........
by CrazyIrishman June 19, 2005