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By Griff Witte
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Thursday, August 30, 2007
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 29 -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has agreed to step down as army chief as part of a broad and once-unthinkable agreement being finalized with his chief political rival, Benazir Bhutto, officials on both sides said Wednesday.
The agreement, if completed, would probably permit Musharraf to continue as president and allow Bhutto to return to Pakistan after eight years of exile to try to win back her old job as prime minister, officials said. More broadly, the deal would fundamentally alter the political landscape in Pakistan, a top U.S. ally on counterterrorism but also a haven for al-Qaeda and other extremist groups.
A top aide to Musharraf confirmed that the issue of the president's military status had been settled and that he would be making an announcement soon.
"It's solved," said Sheik Rashid Ahmed, a federal minister.
Later, in a telephone interview from London, Bhutto also said that while one or two issues needed to be worked out with Musharraf, the question of whether the president would stay in uniform would not be a "stumbling block."
"General Musharraf understands that the people of Pakistan want him to take the uniform off. And he wants to make the people happy," Bhutto said.
An agreement would have been highly improbable six months ago. The president, who derives much of his power from his army post and refers to his khaki uniform as his "second skin," had long resisted resigning from the military. He had also rejected the idea of Bhutto or former prime minister Nawaz Sharif returning to Pakistan ahead of elections slated for later this year or early 2008. The three are bitter rivals.
But since March, when an attempt by Musharraf to fire the chief justice led to civil unrest, Pakistan's politics have been in deep turmoil and the general's standing has fallen precipitously.
With the chief justice reinstated in July and likely to block Musharraf's plans to win a new term in office, analysts say the president's options had narrowed considerably.
An agreement between Musharraf and Bhutto would be welcomed in Washington, where Bush administration officials have been pushing for an alliance of moderates in Pakistan to battle rising forces of extremism.
Although the United States had not been actively involved in the negotiations, it had been prodding the two sides to come together and had helped to facilitate the talks, according to people familiar with the U.S. role.
Daniel Markey, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations who until recently was a South Asia expert at the State Department, said a deal between Bhutto and Musharraf was the best among a set of imperfect options.
"It's a good transitional situation," Markey said. "But it's not a stable, workable setup in the long run. There's not a lot of love lost between the two of them."
Indeed, Bhutto seems to revel in casting herself as everything Musharraf is not, and vice versa. Bhutto, who served twice as prime minister in the 1980s and 1990s, has spent much of the past eight years decrying Musharraf as "a military dictator." Musharraf, who came to power in a 1999 military-led coup, has accused Bhutto of rampant corruption and has dismissed her tenure as "sham democracy."
Still, for the moment at least, the two need each other.
If the deal goes through, it would involve a dizzying array of concessions on both sides that would require numerous changes to Pakistani law, including constitutional amendments.
For Musharraf, the deal means he would get to serve another five years as president if elected for a new term by the parliament and provincial assemblies. Bhutto said it remained unclear Wednesday whether that endorsement would come from the current legislatures, which expire this fall, or from new ones that are expected to be elected this winter.
Either way, officials indicated, Bhutto will instruct her party not to try to block Musharraf's plans, provided he runs as a civilian. The election could take place as early as mid-September, meaning Musharraf would be stepping down from his army role in the next few weeks.
Musharraf needs Bhutto's popularity to give his election credibility, said Ahmed, the federal minister.
For Bhutto, the agreement would allow her to return to Pakistan and stand for election to the parliament. If her party, the center-left Pakistan People's Party, won the most seats, as projected by opinion polls, she would be in line to serve as prime minister.
Bhutto is also expected to win the dismissal of various corruption charges against her and other government officials stemming from the late 1980s and 1990s.
Although the two sides are close together on terms, various wild cards remain.
Among them is the impending return of Sharif, who has vowed not to compromise with Musharraf and has chastised Bhutto for doing so. The Supreme Court this month cleared the way for Sharif to return, despite an agreement he signed in 2000 to spend 10 years in exile in Saudi Arabia rather than serve a life sentence imposed in Pakistan.
Another unknown is how the Supreme Court would react to the deal between Musharraf and Bhutto, and whether it would strike down any of the legal changes called for in the agreement.
If the plan succeeds, Musharraf and Bhutto face the prospect of governing together. Bhutto said she anticipates Musharraf continuing to direct the nation's foreign policy but said she would expect to take control of domestic matters.
In Pakistan, however, those lines are rarely clear-cut. For instance, Bhutto said she would take a different approach in battling militancy in Pakistan, a domestic issue with vast international implications.
Musharraf's government has struck a series of cease-fire agreements with Taliban fighters in the tribal areas, but Bhutto said that approach would not continue under her leadership.
"A line in the sand has to be drawn," she said. "The past six or seven years of trying to placate them have only emboldened them."
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The supervisors of the 5 research teams introduce themselves and their group.
1. Genetics of the healthy and diseased brain
1.1 VU University Medical Center Amsterdam (VUmc)
Department of Functional Genomics, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Prof. Peter Heutink
The increasing prevalence for neurodegenerative disease in our aging population poses a growing problem for healthcare. It is therefore not surprising that the development of treatments for these chronic and irreversible brain disorders is rated as high priority in the recent WHO report on 'Priority Medicines'. In Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, years of slowly progressing neurodegeneration, set the stage for devastating clinical phases. Most neurodegenerative diseases have in common that neurons and synaptic contacts atrophy, gradually loose their function and are then lost. With this in mind, future treatments have to be aimed at boosting the survival and repair potential of affected neurons during the very early clinical phases of these diseases. In the vast majority of patients with dementia, single mutations are not sufficient to explain the disease pathology, but a combination of genetic mutations interacting with environmental factors increase the risk for developing disease. Therefore the key objective is to uncover the complex etiology of pathological brain dysfunction, for dementia and milder age related cognitive decline, by focusing on genetic mechanisms. Recently, we identified several new genetic risk factors that we will study in High-Throughput/High-Content cellular screens. Due to the complexity of the genetic risk we will focus on using patient derived iPS cells.
1.2 Riken Omics Science Center
Functional Genomics Technology Team, Yokohama city, Japan
Dr. Piero Carninci
Our center focus is to develop and apply "omics" technologies to a various range of biological phenomena including neurodegenerative disorders. We have been contributing to the discovery of classes of large non-coding RNAs and to the annotation of the mouse transcriptome in the early Functional Annotation of the Mammalian (FANTOM) projects. Next, we have developed the cap-analysis gene expression (CAGE) technology, which allows mapping promoters and measuring their expression simultaneously. The technology was further adapted to a small amount and renamed as nanoCAGE. For the Braintrain project, we are broadly applying CAGE and nanoCAGE to samples of neurobiological interest, including human and mouse brain regions, mouse GFP labeled neurons and RNA extracted from the whole blood of patients. Further analysis provides information regarding all the mRNA isoforms and of large non-coding RN that are expressed from different promoter in nervous tissue and isolated neurons and measure the expression of each of these isoforms. Further analysis allows also prediction of the transcriptional regulatory networks.
1.3a Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA)
Neurobiology sector/Labority of Neurogenomics, Trieste, Italy
Dr. Stefano Gustincich
Stefano Gustincich obtained his PhD at SISSA, Trieste, Italy, working with Prof. Claudio Schneider on molecular cloning of genes involved in the negative control of cell proliferation. He was awarded a Long-term EMBO fellowship to work as a post-doctoral fellow in the laboratory directed by Prof. Elio Raviola at the department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. He developed a transgenic model to study the function of dopaminergic neurons of the retina, a rare neuronal cell type involved in the control of light adaptation. In 1998, he became Instructor in Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School where he developed techniques to study gene expression at single cell level, identifying genes expressed in single dopaminergic neurons. He has been awarded the Harvard-Armenise career development award to join the Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology at SISSA as a principal investigator. Since 2005 he is Associate professor in Physiology at SISSA where he teaches courses in "Molecular Biology of the Cell – Advanced" and "Functional Genomics'
1.3b Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e.V. (DZNE)
Applied Genomics for Neurodegenerative Diseases ,Tubingen, Germany
Dr. Patrizia Rizzu
Our laboratory has always been interested in studying the molecular mechanisms underlying pathogenicity in neurodegenerative disorders including frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTDL) and Parkinson's disease. In this context we have pursued genetic studies toward finding of genes responsible for the more rare forms of the diseases where the disease is inherited according to Mendel's law and studies aiming to highlight the genetic contribution to the etiological process and pathogenesis of the more common and complex forms of the neurodegenerative disorders. The ultimate goal of our research is to create cellular models that truly mimic disease and that can be used to find ideal targets for future therapy.
To achieve such goal we however need to understand how pathogenic mutations and genetic variants disease associated can influence genes networks with which interact in a direct and indirect manner. We decided therefore to take a genome wide transcriptomic approach using CAGE analysis and RNAseq on RNA from FTDL patients and controls brains to reveal and dissect gene networks and pathways perturbed in the different pathological subtypes of FTDL focusing particularly on functional characterization of non coding RNAs.
2. The synaptic interactome
2.1 VU University Amsterdam (VU)
Department of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Prof. Guus Smit
We are interested in the organization of synaptic proteins into multi-protein complexes and the way synaptic proteins and complexes interact. In BrainTrain our focus is on proteins that interact with the glutamate receptor and that may be of importance for function of the receptor. This is the trafficking into the membrane, the retrieval of receptors, or the modulation of biophysical properties. For studying the synaptic interactome we will use immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometric analysis for identification of proteins. In collaboration with other partners we will investigate the interaction kinetics of the proteins involved.
2.2 Leibniz-Institut für Neurobiologie (IfN)
Institute of Anatomy and Cell biology / Center for Interdisciplinary Neuroscience (IZN), Magdeburg, Germany
Prof. Eckhardt Gundelfinger
The group will study plasticity mechanisms of the synapse-associated extracellular matrix (ECM) in health and disease. The ECM is a meshwork of highly cross-linked proteoglycans and glycoproteins covering the surface of most neurons. It undergoes massive changes during nervous system development. The adult ECM that is formed late during development is thought to define plasticity properties of the adult brain. Research will include the profiling of components of the ECM under various physiological and pathophysiological conditions as well as the analysis of mechanisms of activity-dependent remodeling of the perisynaptic ECM. In particular, the role of ECM-modifying and -degrading enzymes, such as hyaluronidases and matrix metalloproteinases, in plasticity processes and in pathology of the adult central nervous system will be studied. This partner will provide know-how in glycobiology and biochemistry of the ECM as well as imaging of local cell surface processes including single molecule tracking and two-color STED microscopy.
2.3 Beatica AB
www.beactica.com, Uppsala, Sweden
Prof. Helena Danielson
Beactica is using SPR biosensor technology for identification and optimization of leads towards various diseases, including neurological disorders. In this project we will be dedicated to the characterization of interactions between different synaptic proteins. The aim is to both define the proteins participating in the synaptic interactome and to identify factors that regulate or influence the identified interactions. The work will primarily involve SPR biosensor analysis, complemented by other experimental techniques for interaction and computational methods for modelling interactions. The focus will be on interactions with the AMPA receptor under different physiological conditions (e.g. Ca2+ dependence). We will be collaborating closely with groups producing these challenging membrane bound proteins and other groups that have complementary experimental expertise.
3. Functional genomics of the synapse
3.1 VU University Medical Center Amsterdam (VUmc)
Department of Functional Genomics, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Dr. Heidi de Wit (coördinator)
We are interested in the molecular and cellular mechanisms of neurotransmission as well as secretory vesicle trafficking in diseased synapses of various mouse models for brain diseases (e.g., fragile X mental retardation). Recently, we identified novel presynaptic mechanisms involved in synaptic plasticity and in docking of secretory vesicles at the target membrane. In BrainTrain our focus is to elucidate how genes linked to synaptopathies cause alterations in the molecular architecture of the synaptic machinery. For this we will use high-resolution imaging methods like immuno-electron microscopy (EM) together with innovative cryo-EM methods (3D) and correlate this with observations in living cells (i.e. TIRF). In collaboration with other partners we will investigate consequences of mutant synaptic proteins on synapse physiology and organization of release machineries.
De Wit will coordinate BrainTrain, assisted by an experienced EU manager from the SME (Synaptologics B.V.) for management, networking and training activities.
3.2 University College London (UCL)
Department of Physiology, London, United Kingdom
Prof. Angus Silver
The main aim of my lab is to develop a mechanistic understanding of information processing in the brain that links the molecular, synaptic, neuronal and network levels. This requires a multidisciplinary approach that combines the most powerful experimental and theoretical methods available. To achieve this we both develop and apply new optical methods for measuring rapid signalling in 3D and new software tools for data acquisition, analysis and modelling. Application of these new experimental and theoretical approaches to the cerebellum and sensory cortex allows us to link neuronal mechanisms to information processing, thereby bridging different levels of description of brain function.
3.3 Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg (UKL-HD)
Institute of Anatomy and Cell biology / Center for Interdisciplinary Neuroscience (IZN), Heidelberg, Germany
Prof. Thomas Kuner
The group studies the structure and function of mammalian central synapses, mostly focusing on presynaptic nerve terminals. We aim at understanding how defined presynaptic proteins contribute to the properties of synaptic transmission, and how these properties relate to network function and behavior. The group uses a variety of state-of-the-art molecular perturbation technologies including viral gene transfer and stereotaxic delivery. We use model synapses such as the Calyx of Held or the corticothalamic Rosebud synapse for selective perturbations and the assessment of structural, functional and behavioral consequences.
4. Synaptic plasticity in neural networks
4.1 Sylics (SYL)
Sylics and CNCR, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Dr. Rhiannon Meredith
The project partner and Early Stage Researcher will work within Synaptologics (WP 4) to characterise the spatial and temporal patterns of synaptic activity and plasticity mechanisms underlying development of cortical and hippocampal neuronal circuits. In inherited neurodevelopmental disorders of autism and mental retardation, the genetic effects on the development and maturation of brain activity are not known. We will use electrophysiology and imaging techniques to establish whether synaptic network function is altered during early brain development in genetic mouse models of autism and mental retardation.
4.2 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL)
Department of Molecular and Developmental Genetics, Leuven, Belgium
Prof. Claudia Bagni
4.3 Institut Pasteur (IP)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) / Laboratory of Integrative Neurobiology of Cholinergic Systems, Paris, France
Dr. Uwe Maskos
Our laboratory focuses on a couple of major issues in public health. 100 million people are expected to die this century from the consequences of nicotine addiction, yet nicotine is also known to enhance cognitive performance. There is clear cut epidemiological evidence in the medical literature, confirmed by meta-analyses, that smoking protects against Parkinson's Disease (PD) and also Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Additionally, nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are down-regulated in serious human psychiatric conditions like autism. Hence, the identification of the molecular mechanisms and circuits involved in nicotine reinforcement, nicotine mediated neuroprotection, and cognition is urgent and requires the development of novel tools that allow genetic and molecular manipulation in vivo, in experimental animals.
5. Synaptic transmission and behavioral function
5.2 Sylics (SYL)
Behavioral Neuroscience Group and Sylics, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Dr. Oliver Stiedl
This group, as part of Synaptologics and will focus on advanced behavioral and autonomic phenotyping of mouse models of affective disorders together. Besides the use of a spectrum of behavior tests, this line of research is strengthened by the development of a fully automated behavior system to investigate aspects of fear learning for prolonged time periods (days) under home cage conditions without human interference. Automated home cage-based phenotyping is achieved in close collaboration with Christian Gutzen, Biobserve, and is used to characterize mouse models of depression partly from the group of Per Svenningsson, KI. Autonomic phenotyping includes the assessment of nonlinear heart rate dynamics that is determined by brain function and has translational value from mouse to man.
5.2 Karolinska Institutet
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Stockholm, Sweden
Per Svenningsson
The group will contribute with its expertise in study of intracellular signaling in vivo and in vitro. The work will include in vivo studies of actions via GPCRs, adaptor proteins and protein phosphorylation pathways in response to pharmacological and behavioural stimulation in wild type and mutant mice. An emphasis will be put on serotonin-mediated modulation of glutamatergic transmission. The group will closely interact with other partners and provide data for modeling.
5.3 BiObserve GmbH (BiObserve)
BiObserve, Bonn, Germany
Christian Gutzen
Our task is to deliver the software to run and analyze the behavioral long-term experiments in the lab of Oliver Stiedl. Besides the existing video-tracking system that is used to monitor the animals behavior 24 hours continuously for several days, we develop additional software modules to control the experiment in a flexible way based on several parameters (event triggered latencies, behavior of the animal, time controlled) and to synchronize and integrate the data acquisition of various independent measures.
The main focus is to develop new non-linear algorithms to analyze the behavior of the animal over a period of several days, which has never been done before in such a detailed way.


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When even Tories like Lord Tebbit acknowledge there is a problem under David Cameron, it's clearly time for a change. We live in a great country, but this is a scandal. If you agree, we need you to stand up and say so: action.labour.org.uk/20million


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Wait, what! I thought this had been settled years ago. Guess not…
The case is now pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco, where tomorrow morning EFF Legal Director Corynne McSherry will argue that the purpose of the DMCA wasn't just to give copyright holders an easy and quick way to issue takedowns of content without any consequence.
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"[How Music Got Free] has the clear writing and brisk reportorial acumen of a Michael Lewis book."—Dwight Garner, The New York Times
What happens when an entire generation commits the same crime?
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Journalist Stephen Witt traces the secret history of digital music piracy, from the German audio engineers who invented the mp3, to a North Carolina compact-disc manufacturing plant where factory worker Dell Glover leaked nearly two thousand albums over the course of a decade, to the high-rises of midtown Manhattan where music executive Doug Morris cornered the global market on rap, and, finally, into the darkest recesses of the Internet.
Through these interwoven narratives, Witt has written a thrilling book that depicts the moment in history when ordinary life became forever entwined with the world online — when, suddenly, all the music ever recorded was available for free. In the page-turning tradition of writers like Michael Lewis and Lawrence Wright, Witt's deeply-reported first book introduces the unforgettable characters—inventors, executives, factory workers, and smugglers—who revolutionized an entire artform, and reveals for the first time the secret underworld of media pirates that transformed our digital lives.
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His most recent example involves the video for a tune called "Kingdom of the Persians," from his soundtrack for the Seven Kingdoms video game.
According to Lynne, Universal at some point licensed the music to use in the background of an audiobook, which is all fine and good.
Unfortunately, it looks like UMG took the step of putting that audiobook recording into the YouTube Content-ID system. When the copyright bots matched up Lynne's recording to the background music of the audiobook (because the two are identical), he received an automated copyright notice saying that ads would be placed on his video and that Universal would get the money.
Lynne says he can understand the confusion arising from the automated system. However, when he filed a written dispute with YouTube about the claim, he was ultimately told that UMG had determined they were the rightful holders of the copyright and that the ads will stay.
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It's A Wonderful Life has become a holiday tradition bolstered by near constant plays on television as the film fell into the public domain in 1975. But in the 90s, a studio would regain control over the film and put copyright to the test.
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Since this is a press release I'm going to reprint the whole thing here. The original is @ ChiZinePub.com.
TORONTO, Ontario (January 19, 2015) — Independent Toronto publisher ChiZine Publications announces they will be publishing a new anthology of short stories featuring James Bond now that Ian Fleming's work has entered the public domain in Canada. The anthology, titled Licence Expired: The Unauthorized James Bond, will be edited by Toronto authors Madeline Ashby (vN, iD; Company Town) and David Nickle (Knife Fight and Other Struggles,The 'Geisters, Eutopia).
"We want to feature original, transformative stories set in the world of Secret Agent 007," says Nickle. "We're hoping our contributors will combine the guilty-pleasure excitement of the vintage Fleming experience with a modern critique of it."
"This is an opportunity to comment on the Bond universe from within it," adds Ashby. "We're specifically looking for writers and stories that would make Fleming roll in his grave."
Since only Fleming's Bond novels have entered the public domain, the stories won't reference the films, subsequent novels written by others, or any media tie-ins. However, within Fleming's works are well-known villains Rosa Klebb, Oddjob, Dr. No, SMERSH, Ernst Stavro Blofeld and SPECTRE. Familiar allies include Moneypenny, Honey Rider, Pussy Galore, Felix Leiter and Quarrel. The story authors will be able to call on any of these characters and organizations along with the many others that have appeared in Fleming's stories.
Authors who have confirmed their appearance in Licence Expired include:
- Tony Burgess
- Corey Redekop
- Robert J. Wiersema
- Laird Barron
- Nathan Ballingrud
- Kelly Robson
- A.M. Dellamonica
- Ian Rogers
Licence Expired is scheduled to be published in November 2015.
Sandra Kasturi, Co-Publisher
ChiZine Publications
About ChiZine Publications
ChiZine Publications (CZP) is British Fantasy Award-winning and three-time World Fantasy Award-nominated independent publisher of surreal, subtle, and disturbing dark literary fiction hand-picked by co-publishers Brett Alexander Savory and Sandra Kasturi, Bram Stoker Award-winning editors.
About the Editors
David Nickle is a journalist, co-editor of the forthcoming Exile Book of New Canadian Noir (with Claude Lalumière), the author of the cold-war novel of psychic espionageRasputin's Bastards and the eugenics horror novel, Eutopia. Madeline Ashby is a columnist for the Ottawa Citizen, a futurist, and the author of the Machine Dynasty series of science fiction novels, as well as Company Town, forthcoming from Tor Books. They live together in Toronto.
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Under the law that existed until 1978 . . . Works from 1958
The films Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Gigi, the books Things Fall Apart, Our Man in Havana, and The Once and Future King, great music, and more. . .
Current US law extends copyright for 70 years after the date of the author's death, and corporate "works-for-hire" are copyrighted for 95 years after publication. But prior to the 1976 Copyright Act (which became effective in 1978), the maximum copyright term was 56 years—an initial term of 28 years, renewable for another 28 years. Under those laws, works published in 1958 would enter the public domain on January 1, 2015, where they would be "free as the air to common use." Under current copyright law, we'll have to wait until 2054.1 And no published works will enter our public domain until 2019. The laws in other countries are different—thousands of works are entering the public domain in Canada and the EU on January 1.
Get the full list @ Center for the Study of the Public Domain.
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Copyright! Complicated, confusing, and not clear-cut. What does a librarian need to know? Michael and Laura will present scenarios to discuss, as we all shine a light on the subject and try to figure out what a librarian needs to do.
Presented by Michael Sauers and Laura Johnson, Nebraska Library Commission
Nebraska Library Association Annual Conference
South Sioux City, NE
10 October 2014
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I've had several problems with the CCC over the years, and this isn't helping…
As I was reading Roy Kaufmann's testimony on behalf of the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) at the recent Congressional hearing on "Copyright Issues in Education and for the Visually Impaired," I was struck by CCC's boilerplate statement that it "was created at the suggestion of Congress in order to help clear photocopy permissions." You can find this in other places. For example, CCC claimed in its response to a 2012 "Notice of Inquiry Concerning Orphan Works and Mass Digitization" that "CCC was created at the suggestion of Congress in the legislative history of the Copyright Act of 1976." I haven't been able to pin down the earliest use of this assertion, but it appears to date from the late 1980s.
It is easy to understand why CCC would want to claim it has a Congressional mandate for its programs. But is the claim accurate? Did Congress suggest that CCC be created?
The answer is unequivocally "no." A Congressional committee did suggest that it thought a voluntary licensing scheme would be desirable, but it never suggested that CCC was the form that such a scheme should take.
Read the full article @ Library Law Blog.
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As I have mentioned before in my last post, What's Sex Got to Do With it?, I already have two beautiful girls from a previous marriage, and even though this is Mark's first baby, we were really hoping to have a son. We had two main reasons, one was of course the fact that I already had two girls and wanted a son. The other reason was that to me, a son would leave less room for jealousy and favoritism.
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It took the tech quite a while to get the baby and the scanner to line up right with it's sex parts. But as she narrowed in on the area I noticed the tell tale sign I had seen before – the hamburger. Right then the tech said, "OK, I can see it now, it's a girl!" OH BOY.
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I tried to keep it together while we went out of lunch, but at home I broke down and cried as Mark listened and become my rock as he always does. We both agreed that as shocking as it was, we knew there was always a 50/50 chance. We also realized that although we were sad about not having a son, this did not mean we weren't happy to welcome our third daughter.
I wrote a post on one of the mom's boards about it and of course lots of moms chimed in who were in similar situations. That helped to know I wasn't the only one feeling sad, and that it was natural.
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- I will be writing a letter to my baby girl to explain how much I love her regardless of her not being a boy, and explain the situation so when she's older she can read it. I would hate for her to hear from her sisters or reading my blog that mommy was sad and for her to misunderstand that as me not wanting or loving her.
- I get to buy all new clothes since I had long ago gave away all the girls clothes. We went shopping today and got some really cute outfits.
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Often events with multiple facets get summed up by the most astounding or impressive part. For example: "Hitler conquered Europe"; "Thomas Edison invented the light bulb"; "I like Holland Crème donuts from Nord's Bakery." Hitler did more than conquer Europe. Through political cunning, devilish racial arrogance, and military genius, Hitler systematically annexed and annihilated the countries and citizens of Europe. In addition to the light bulb, Thomas Edison also invented the electric chair, the phonograph, and the alkaline battery, as well as improved the movie camera, cement, and the electric generator. I like Nord's doughnuts, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. The pineapple pork taco at Taco Punk, the Greek Pizza at Founaris Bros., the Monte Cristo at Cheddar's, the Spanish Latte at Please and Thank You Café, the Chick'n and Waffles at Molly Pitcher's Waffle Shop, the Deep Fried Wings at Darryl's Pizza and Wings, and the list of delectable cuisine goes on and on.
When we come to John 6, we encounter the over generalized, undersold miracle simply referred to as "Jesus walking on the water." Up to this point, John has demonstrated the ways in which Jesus as the Son of God has complete power and divine control over all things from healing to feeding. When we arrive at John 6:16, the disciples receive far more than a single sniper shot miracle that most people refer to this event as. Instead, they are eyewitnesses to a machine gun of miracles all taking place in the span of about 2 minutes.
Having fed thousands of people with a little boy's Lunch-able, Jesus departed and sent His disciples out across the Sea of Galilee. In the middle of the night, a massive storm began tossing the disciples' boat around. With their every effort they continued on, but the raging of the sea was too much for them. In the distance, they saw Jesus walking across the water to them. This was unlike anything they ever could have imagined. Food being multiplied and healing, they could fathom that, but walking on the water, this was unbelievable. Their reaction demonstrates the astonishment with which they looked on.
Matthew 14 tells us that at this point, Peter said to Jesus, "If it is really you, command me to come to You on the water." Jesus responded simply, "Come." With that, Peter climbed over the side of the boat and began walking on the water to Jesus. A few paces into it, Peter saw the wind and the waves and was frightened even more and began to sink. Matthew tells us that Jesus reached down and pulled Peter back up and they walked together to the boat. Once they arrived at the boat, Matthew goes on to say, the disciples "worshipped him, saying, 'Of a truth thou art the Son of God.'" Immediately, the wind stopped and the water sat perfectly still, and John said instantly, "they were on the other side."
Rapid fire, the miracles had come. It was so much more than "Jesus walked on water." Jesus did indeed walk on water; Peter walked on water, and sank; Jesus rescued Peter; Jesus calmed the sea and the storm; Jesus caused the boat to miraculously reach the other shore. Now, the disciples could attest without a doubt that Jesus truly was the Christ, the Son of God. There was no doubting it. He exercised incredible power over everything. When we read the story of Jesus walking on water and the other miracles that occurred at that time, we should have the same reaction as the disciples, and reply "Truly, Jesus is Christ, the Son of God!"
Food For Thought: What other amazing things did Jesus do in the story normally referred to as "Jesus walking on water"? What should be our response to all of these incredible things Jesus has the power to do?