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Cirrhinus cirrhosus
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Cirrhinus cirrhosus (Bloch, 1795)
Common Name(s):
Cirrhina blochii Valenciennes, 1842
Cirrhinus blochii Valenciennes, 1842
Cirrhinus chaudhryi Srivastava, 1968
Cirrhinus cuvierii Jerdon, 1849
Cirrhinus horai Lakshmanan, 1966
Cyprinus cirrhosus Bloch, 1795
Dangila leschenaultii Valenciennes, 1842
Mrigala buchanani Bleeker, 1860
|Taxonomic Notes:
|Though Roberts (1997) considered mrigala a synonym of this species, it is observed that both are quite distinct. C. cirrhosus has four barbells whereas mrigala has only two barbells; dorsal branched rays are 15-16 in cirrhosus vs. 12-13 in mrigala.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Rema Devi, K.R. & Ali, A.
|Dahanukar, N., Raghavan, R. & Molur, S.
|Molur, S. & Bogutskaya, N.
C. cirrhosus has been assessed as Vulnerable because, even though the species has a wide distribution, it is found in less than five locations (possibly just one as the species is found in one basin within its natural range, the Cauvery River, and the major threat is from introduced Gangetic carps which could range throughout the system).
A large population decline, possibly of more than 80% based on catch data, has been recorded in the past, however this occurred more than three generations ago. More information is needed from current catch data to see if the population is still declining, and if so, at what rate.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|Cirrhinus cirrhosus is presently known in its native range only from the Cauvery River system in India (Menon 2004). Historically the species was wider ranging, being known from the Godavari, Krishna and Cauvery Rivers (Day. F 1978, referenced in Menon 2004). It has been introduced to many countries outside of India.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:India (Tamil Nadu, West Bengal)
Introduced:Bangladesh; Bhutan; Cambodia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Mauritius; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Viet Nam
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|A decline in catch data has been observed in the past; in Indian reservoirs, the C. cirrhosus comprised 20-47 % of the catch in 1943 - 1944, but declined to 2% of the catch in 1965 - 1966 due to the introduction of the Gangetic major carps Catla catla and Labeo rohita.
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|C. cirrhosus is benthopelagic and potamodromous plankton feeder. It inhabits fast flowing streams and rivers, but can tolerate high levels of salinity. Spawning occurs in marginal areas of the water body with a depth of 50-100 cm over a sand or clay substrate. A 6 kg female can lay a million eggs. Juveniles are omnivorous to about 5 cm total length (TL), adults are almost entirely herbivorous. This fish has a rapid growth rate; by the age of two individuals can reach a length of 60 cm and can weigh as much as 2 kg.
|Movement patterns:
|Full Migrant
|Use and Trade:
Due to its hardy nature and rapid growth, it is popular as a food fish. It is the most widely farmed species among the Indian major carps and an important component of carp polyculture throughout South Asia. It was introduced for aquaculture to other areas of India beyond its natural range in the early 1940s and in the 1950s and 1960s to other Asian countries. It fails to breed naturally in ponds, thus induced breeding is done. In Nepal, C. cirrhosus, along with two other cyprinids (L. rohita and C. catla), makes up a significant share of the total aquaculture production. These species are popular as a delicacy compared to other cultured exotic carps and accordingly fetch much higher prices.
This species has been introduced into many Asian countries as a food source; the percentage of wild harvest compared with aquaculture is not known.
|Major Threat(s):
C. cirrhosus is threatened by introduced Gangetic major carps. In Indian reservoirs, the C. cirrhosus comprised 20-47 % of the catch in 1943 - 1944, but declined to 2% of the catch in 1965 - 1966 due to the introduction of the Gangetic major carps Catla catla and Labeo rohita.
Present threats to C. cirrhosus are loss of habitat, introduced species, overexploitation and pollution.
|Conservation Actions:
It has been recommended that caution should be taken when stocking major Gangetic carps (carp species from the Ganges) in the river systems in peninsular India, to avoid the extirpation of the locally commercially important carps, such as C. cirrhosus.
Deep pools in the courses of rivers should be declared as sanctuaries and fishing strictly prohibited within them, to protect the brooders especially when they rest during the period of low discharge in summer months.
|Rema Devi, K.R. & Ali, A. 2011. Cirrhinus cirrhosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T166531A6230103. . Downloaded on 23 September 2018.
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Saturday, April 16, 2011
Tips for Speaking to a Journalist about your Family History
Speaking to a reporter for the first time can be a nerve-wracking experience. By gaining some understanding of what is going to happen and what the reporter wants, you can help reduce that anxiety.
A major thing that can impact the interview is whether you have advance notice of the interview or not. Many interviews are scheduled ahead of time and that provides the interviewee with the ability to prepare. But some interviews can happen on the spot at events and can leave the interviewee feeling like they participated in a whirlwind.
Here are some tips to help make both types of experiences better.
The reporter's point of view
1) The Journalist who interviews you may not know anything about genealogy or family history. They have been sent to write a story or to cover an event by their supervisor. They need to cover the story and meet their deadline.
2) The journalist may not specialize in a field related genealogy, history or even liberal arts. I Googled a reporter who recently wrote an article about the New England Regional Genealogical Conference only to discover that he was a business reporter.
3) The reporter is looking for angle to write about. As they are listening to you speak they are trying to determine which aspect will make for the best story to meet the goal of their article. When publicizing and event, an interviewee's story may be a secondary example in the greater goal of providing information about the event. If the interviewee is the feature of the story they will be given greater in-depth attention.
4) Journalists, unless they are recording the interview, will inevitably forgot to jot something down or may write it down incorrectly.
Tips you can use to make the interview a success
1) Goals. Ask the reporter at the outset of the interview what their goal is and how you can help them. Some reporters may not know at the beginning what direction they want to go but by asking you may gain some valuable insight that will guide your answers..
2) Background Check. If you are participating in a scheduled interview, research the journalist ahead of time. Try to discover what topics they normally specialize in and what types of articles they write. This will help you understand how much they know about your topic and what they like to write about. This can be particularly useful in helping you understand when you are speaking to a journalist who isn't interested at all in your subject.
3) Prepare a Take-Away. I'm sure many genealogists have war stories about journalists who covered their stories and got it wrong. There's nothing worse for a genealogist than discovering that a journalist has contributed erroneous information to what will be used in the future as an archival document. One way to help combat this is to prepare a one-page summary of key names, dates and information. The journalist will be able to use this information when they sit down to write the article. This will ensure that the names are spelled correctly and the information is correct.
4) Don't Get Too Personal. Sometimes it's easy to get carried away if you having a great conversation. Be careful not to discuss personal information with the reporter that you don't want the world to know. You can say "This is off the record" but a much better solution is not to mention the information in the first place.
5) Provide Contact Information. Offer to give the journalist your name, email address and phone number in the event they want to "fact check" the interview. Don't hesitate to provide you phone number. If the journalist has a quick deadline turnaround they may prefer to call you rather than waiting for email. The more prestigious the publication the more likely that they will do a fact check.
I have been interviewed a number times by journalists so many of these tips stem from my personal experience. While I have conducted many interviews, I am not a professional journalist. I would welcome additional thoughts on this topic from anyone who can provide that inside scoop from the journalist's point of view.
Hopefully when you are contacted by a journalist you will be better armed for a smoother interview. Interviews are worth doing but they are even better when you can ensure their success.
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Good points. Had a recent round of this with getting coverage of an oral history conference I helped produce. Wrote press release, conversed online w/ editor, and then was interviewed by the reporter (who also spent a half day at the digital audio workshop I taught) for this LA Times article on oral history.ReplyDelete
Wasn't first interview or press coverage, but was an experience in a bigger start-to-finish process to get the event covered. Good to have realistic expectations going in.
Had a nice long conversation with the reporter. Knew that it'd result in, at most, 3 sentence quote. I wasn't quoted at all, but was happy with the article. Why? I was mentioned. In the online version, they linked my website. (was stoked about that)
Plus, some of the stuff I told her DID go into the article on background.
Oh, and one other thing: On the "angle" -- Also had to work to shape reporter's concept of 'oral historians resistant to learning technology' (a simpler angle) into the right sort of frame (digital transitions happen in every industry; look at it from generational standpoint of those starting out vs. those closer to retirement). That, even though I'd helped to brainstorm the angle while talking with our media contact re: being interviewed. Take away: Even when presenting an angle, make sure not to be so simplistic about it that you lose some of the complexity. (It helped that reporter interviewed other people on this topic, too).

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Lee Westwood has hit back at his doubters and has talked up his chances of finally winning his first Major at this year's Open Championship at Muirfield.
After missing the cut the last time the Scottish venue hosted the tournament in 2002, the 40-year-old is hoping that the weather can assist his chances this time around when the tournament starts on Thursday.
He told The Sun: It's the most gorgeous links course I've seen.
"And if the wind gets up to make it a proper test, it could be a memorable four days."
The Nottinghamshire-born golfer did manage to finish second in The Open Championship at St. Andrews in 2010 to South African Louis Oosthuizen.
He will, however, be looking to make a vast improvement on last year's Championship at Royal Lytham, where he finished in tied 45th.
"After one look this time, I felt certain I'd have a good week," he said. "It seems a great fit for my game. In first practice I played lovely. I got a lot of birdies and I felt comfortable.
The former World number one also reacted to claims from some that he has missed his chance of becoming a Major winner.
"Listen, being 40 is no big deal. I'm in the best physical shape of my life.
"The last two winners, Darren Clarke and Ernie Els, were 42 years old.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street, putting the market on track for its first weekly loss after four weeks of gains.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down 42 points at 15,251 shortly after the opening bell Friday, a loss of 0.3 percent.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index was down seven points at 1,642, or 0.5 percent. The Nasdaq composite fell 16 points to 3,443, or 0.5 percent.
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Hay fever is the most common and familiar form of airborne allergies. The coughing, sneezing, itching throat and eyes, and sinus headaches associated with it are usually seasonal. This doesn't mean that hay fever is restricted to one season though. If you suffer from spring hay fever, then tree pollens are most likely responsible. Summer sneezing begins when grasses and weeds release their pollen. Ragweed contributes to autumn nose blowing.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Telefonica's German and Czech divisions said wireless service revenue fell as customers made fewer calls but spent more time online on smartphones and tablets.
Average mobile phone bills in Europe have fallen 15 percent since 2007, and now account for just 62.6 percent of cash flow for European companies, down from 80 percent then, according to research firm Informa.
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Telefonica Deutschland, spun off from its Spanish parent last year, said revenue growth at its wireless business slowed to 3.6 percent in the fourth quarter, less than the 5.6 percent gain in the third quarter and 8.6 percent in the second.
Telefonica Czech Republic's revenue fell 4.8 percent to 12.78 billion crowns ($653.28 million), but better than the 12.70 billion forecast in a Reuters poll of analysts. The company also said it will restart a share buyback program by purchasing up to 2 percent of shares.
Telefonica owns 75 percent of Deutschland and 69.4 percent of the Czech business.
Telecoms companies across Europe are battling an overcrowded market, tough regulations and a deep recession. They risk falling further behind their U.S. rivals if they do not invest in faster networks to support growing use of data-hungry smartphones and tablets.
Europe's biggest mobile operator Vodafone saw its revenue dip 0.4 percent in the first half of its current fiscal year.
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In an interview with The Associated Press two weeks after she was released from jail, Tymoshenko, 53, said the United States and Britain must engage directly with Russia and use "the most powerful tools" to ensure that Russian troops leave the Crimean Peninsula, which they have been occupying for nearly a week after the ouster of pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych.
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You know, the poor — the nonaffiliated members of society who do not belong to the country club set. You know — the regular Joe Six-Packs.
Or was Mr. Romney being what he really is? You know — rich, spoiled and completely in the dark as to how most people live.
The GOP has been doing somersaults trying and failing to turn this wealthy Frankenstein's monster into a really likable, down-home kinda guy. You know, the kind of fella you could pop into a bar, have a cool one and let your hair down with.
Is the GOP actually trying to convince us that Romney will give a tinker's damn about anybody except the wealthy? Folks, why do you think the rich consider Romney "God made into flesh"?
When a man says something as egregiously bad and wrong as Romney did, it means he said what he believes! Here is another observation: Ain't it odd that so many people who claim they follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ actually follow in the footsteps of an entire political party that despises the poor? You know, the ones who Jesus always loved and fed and cared for.
How do these so-called Christians claim to honor and follow Jesus of Nazareth and then turn around and support a political party whose only god is the worship of mammon?
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Oh, certainly you can cast a protest voted the way so-called environmentalists cast a vote for Ralph Nader. Remember what happened when millions of votes went to Nader? Georgy-Porgy was elected and America's environment went down the Republican toilet!
Democrats, I warn you — do not throw away your vote, which is what you will be doing if you protest-vote.
Has Obama been a great president? The answer is no, of course. But how many have actually been great? Has he been good? Yes. His problem was he promised too much, and I say so in my columns before the election.
My fear was that when change didn't come overnight the country would backlash against him. I was correct. And no, I'm not talking about the typical right-wing Obama hater. Had Obama walked on water, the true Obama haters would have found something to complain about.
And for the Democrats to say they made a mistake in voting for Obama, what ridiculous ignorance. The fact is that any true thinking individual had to vote for Obama simply because we didn't dare take the chance of Sarah Palin getting into a position of power!
As a matter of fact, I believe to this day that Sen. John McCain would have made a good president. And I not only said so in my column, I voted for him in the primary. It was only when he chose Palin that I bailed out of the McCain boat.
Having said that McCain would have made a good president does not mean I believe this country would be better off. It wouldn't be. Had God been elected president, he couldn't have changed the country for the better in four years.
Romney or Obama?
By choice, I am not wealthy, and by choice, I don't belong to the country club set. By choice, I don't have powerful friends. By choice, I am a Joe Six-Pack. By choice, I'm one of the "little people."
Since I am all the above, it would be foolish for me to vote for Romney, who does not consider me or my needs worthwhile enough to be even concerned about. It would also be foolish for other little people to vote for Romney as well. That is why I am voting for President Obama.
And Democrats, listen up! You, too, had better vote for him, for it you don't, we will be stuck with a typical fat-cat Republican leader who will only be president to the small minority of the people. "I got mine — shove off!" You know, the rich, the greedy, the privileged. God forbid.
Hey, GOP: You can't have it both ways
Was presidential hopeful Mitt Romney simply "inarticulate" (as running mate Ryan Paul quickly diagnosed) when Romney made his "hoof and mouth" remark? You know, about the 47 percent of Americans who pay no taxes?


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A referee is going to hear the case of a northeast Ohio teacher who may be fired over an allegation that she posted a Facebook photo of her students with their mouths covered with duct tape.
The Akron Public Schools Board of Education is trying to fire Melissa Cairns, a middle-school math teacher. The Akron Beacon Journal reports that the teachers' union on Tuesday filed a request for a referee, who will then make a recommendation to the school board.
The district says the photo, posted on Cairn's personal Facebook page, showed some of her students with duct tape across their mouths. The caption read: "Finally found a way to get them to be quiet!!!"
Cairns told WEWS-TV that posting the photo was "stupid and not well thought out."
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MINNEAPOLIS -- It was as good as you're going to get from the reluctant hero.
Derek Jeter had two hits – that's about as good as anyone could expect in the Yankees icon's last All-Star Game.
He led the game off with a double in the first inning off St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright.
However, Wainwright had an explanation for Jeter's double.
"I was gonna give him a couple pipe shots," Wainwright told reporters after his outing. "He deserved it. I didn't know he was gonna hit a double or I might have changed my mind."
And Jeter left the game in the fourth inning without an over-the-top celebration of his career that would have been – well, simply out of character.
The American League stars took the field to start the fourth inning. Then Alexei Ramirez trotted onto the field to replace Jeter.
The expected ovation was lengthy despite Jeter's attempt to keep it as simple as possible.
"I didn't know what was going to happen," Jeter told Tim Kurkjian on ESPN radio. "I heard Robbie (Cano) yelling at me and I looked and then I saw Alexei (Ramirez) coming out.
"It's an awesome feeling. I've been playing this game for a long time and to be appreciated by fans from all the teams and the players on my team and against me makes me feel good."
Jeter jogged off the field to the strains of Frank Sinatra's, "New York, New York ," finally stopping in front of the dugout to tip his cap several times.
The National Leaguers came out of their dugout. The American Leaguers waited inside theirs – and Jeter walked through getting individual hugs and congratulations one by one.
"It was great," Jeter said. "I have the utmost respect for these guys. I know how difficult this game is. The guys in here and in the opposing dugout they are among the best in the world to do it. To get that appreciation from them was a lot of fun."
Finally, his teammates pushed him back out for one last – and, yes, brief, curtain call.
The sellout crowd continued its ovation with only a brief chuckle when Commissioner Bud Selig was shown on the scoreboard with his hands at his sides – until he realized he was on camera and began applauding.
It was vintage Derek Jeter.
Dignified and not excessive, respectful and classy.


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The suspect has been identified as 26-year-old Aaron Ybarra from Mountainlake Terrace, north of Seattle. According to a Seattle television station, he told police he expected to die today.
Police say the brave actions of several students helped end the terror. A student building monitor confronted the gunman as he tried to reload, pepper sprayed him, and was able to disarm him before he could fire again. Other students then helped pin the gunman to the ground until police arrived.
"Unfortunately in situations like this we tend to focus on just the suspect and there's a tragedy in that because the suspect creates an evil act and we only focus on the individual, not the victims or the people who supported them," said Assistant Chief Paul McDonagh. "And I think that's what we need to focus on here, because regular citizens stepped up and tried to do the right thing and I believe they prevented a more horrible tragedy than it was today."
A 19-year-old man died at Harborview Medical Center.
Hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg says a critically injured 20-year-old woman was taken to surgery. A 24-year-old man and a 22-year-old man were in satisfactory condition.
Gregg says one of those two men was not shot
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Another witness said, "I was instructed to lay the victim's head on my lap to presumably ease her breathing. She was frantic, she was in shock at the time."
At a news conference Thursday night, police said the suspect in custody was a white male "approximately 26 years of age." They said he was not a student.
About 4,300 students attend the private Christian university, located 10 minutes from downtown Seattle.
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May 01. 2014 5:23PM
KEENE - A Swanzey woman was charged with armed robbery after police responded to a disturbance on Franklin Street Tuesday afternoon.
Helena Wagstaff, 20, of Swanzey, is charged with armed robbery, and Krissy Bass, 19, of Keene, is charged with robbery. Bass was also arrested on two bench warrants.
"There was a dispute over some property over which the two girls tried to force their way into the men's apartment," Lt. Steven Tenney said Thursday.
Police went to the apartment on Franklin Street at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday after one of the women called 911 to report two men had taken her friend's "medication and their knife and made them leave their residence," the police report said.
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While investigating, police determined the women went to the apartment and confronted the men, and Wagstaff allegedly had pulled the knife on the men. One of the men grabbed her arm and took the knife from her, Tenney said, and no one was injured.
Both women were held overnight in the Cheshire County House of Corrections and arraigned Wednesday in the 8th Circuit Court, Keene District Division, where $1,000 cash bail was set for both women.
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In the Matter of GN Docket No. 09-191Notice of Proposed Rulemaking WC Docket No. 07-52
Comments of the Writers Guild of America, East, AFL-CIO The Writers Guild of America, East, AFL-CIO (the "WGAE") submits these comments in response to the notice dated September 1 regarding further inquiry into two under-developed issues in the Open Internet proceeding.The WGAE represents thousands of members who write for film, television, radio, and digital media. Our members work for the major television and radio networks and stations and for public television, where they write, produce, edit, and create graphics for news and public affairs programs. Their material is broadcast over the airwaves, distributed on cable television, and posted on the Internet.
1. Specialized ServicesWe applaud the Commission for recognizing that broadband providers can evade the basic principles of net neutrality by creating so-called "specialized services" as part of their broadband offerings and discriminating in favor of content provided through those services. This is nothing more than sleight of hand – avoiding open internet principles by declaring a major portion of the internet to be "not the internet". This is the equivalent of stating that all of our nation's highways are public, open to everyone and subject to neutral traffic laws – except those highways we have deemed to be private. The owners of those private highways would be free to discriminate in favor of the most profitable traffic, leaving the rest of us in the slow lanes.
Why is the WGAE so concerned about this? Because the internet and other digital distribution systems provide unprecedented opportunities for writers and other content creators to present their material directly to consumers. Whatever the cost of producing a program, the cost of distributing it online is close to zero, and there are no gatekeepers to divert the public's attention away from the program. This is profoundly different from the current media environment, in which a relative handful of multinational conglomerates decide what gets distributed to the public on television and in the movie theaters. Permitting broadband providers to discriminate amongst content, to decide which programs get priority distribution, would transform the open architecture of the internet into a slightly upgraded version of today's television and film industry. In practice, decisions about what people watch would be made by a small number of conglomerates which exist (of course) to make a profit and not to enhance our culture or educate our people.
We submit that this would squander the enormous potential of digital media to expand our intellectual, artistic, and entertainment options. It would force writers and other creators to abandon their independent projects and to sign on with the mega-studios. Of course, our members do work for these mega-studios, and many of them make good livings doing so; a handful have been able to express their own unique voices under the current system (especially when they have penned blockbuster hits in the past). But our members are, at heart, creative people who want to tell unique, compelling stories without excessive gatekeeping by commercial interests. An open, nondiscriminatory internet makes it possible for them to reach their audiences directly. It also gives new voices a chance to be heard on merit, and not simply as a result of prior box office success or personal connections.
As the Commission notes, the potential for the anti-competitive handling of content is particularly acute when vertically integrated providers of content, applications, and services gain significant market share. This is precisely the case with the proposed merger of Comcast and NBC/Universal, which would create a company that controls distribution of both cable television and broadband to tens of millions of homes and also owns a huge television network and studio. The company would have a compelling economic incentive to ensure that consumers watch the programs it produces. But the danger also exists with other structures – for example (as also noted by the Commission), arrangements in which the broadband provider obtains more favorable pricing from particular content providers.
We have concerns about three of the general policy approaches the Commission has identified in its Further Inquiry notice: definitional clarity, truth in advertising, and disclosure. From the perspective of the consumer and of the content creator, the digital distribution system they use feels like one seamless system; it's what one accesses by computer or mobile device or, increasingly, television set. People call it "the internet". Content is made available on that system by the creators and streamed or downloaded from the system by the consumers. The inevitable result of permitting providers to create favored avenues within this distribution system is to direct consumer traffic to these favored avenues. Access times would be faster, or quality would be superior in some other way. Otherwise there would be no reason for providers to create these preferred avenues. To suggest that net neutrality principles – including the principle of nondiscrimination – would not apply on these favored avenues is simply to say that providers can discriminate in favor of and against certain content. The preferred material will be distributed via "special services" and consumers will favor it. The diverse, creative, original material made by writers and other independent content creators will be relegated to the slower or lower-quality lanes, and will languish – not because consumers have decided they don't like it as well, but because it is distributed on the official, slow-lane "internet" and not on the internet-renamed-as-special-services. We are concerned that the first three policy alternatives described in the Further Inquiry notice would simply provide a rubric for describing this fast-lane/slow-lane divide, and would do nothing to stop it.
The last three of the Commission's policy alternatives (non-exclusivity, limited specialized service offerings, and guaranteed capacity) appear to address the problem more directly. If properly and thoroughly designed, a non-exclusivity rule could give independent content creators an equal shot at getting their material distributed in a nondiscriminatory manner. In other words, the ISPs would commit to distributing (for example) writers' explorations of important public policy matters, or dramatic developments of significant cultural trends, on the preferred avenue. Unfortunately, there is a significant chance that the barrier to entry onto the preferred, speedier part of the internet will still be very high; that is, that offering the same arrangements to all "on the same terms" will be prohibitively expensive for independent producers.
Limiting special service offerings that do not, in fact, resemble distribution of news and entertainment programs could ensure that independent audio-visual programming remained protected by the principles of net neutrality. This would depend on how tightly the definition of specialized services was drafted – that is, that audio/visual programming was not lumped in with other "special services".
If a guaranteed capacity approach really meant that all internet programming was distributed at the same speed with the same quality, specialized services would become a kind of branding, or a mechanism for pricing content according to what consumers were willing to pay. This would be different from the central problem presented by the fast lane/slow lane divide; consumers would not be directed to content based on some preference imposed by the provider.
2. Application of Open Internet Principles to Mobile Wireless PlatformsThere is no theoretically sound reason to distinguish between wired and wireless digital distribution in the net neutrality analysis. In both cases consumers have access to the same datasphere; in one case the device is connected by wires and in the other case, by a wireless connection. In fact, in most homes and businesses, the computer or iPad or handheld device used by the consumer is wireless; the wireless connection is made between that device and another device in or near the home which in turn interfaces with the internet. The same is true with mobile wireless devices; the only significant difference is that mobile devices can be moved farther away from the device that interfaces with the internet.
Less theoretically, from the perspective of the consumer and the content creator, it's all one distribution system, or at least it will be within a few years, at most. People already use their smart phones to watch streamed movies, access news and entertainment websites, participate in social networks, and engage in essentially the same activities they do on their desktop or laptop computers, in addition to using the smart phones to text and make phone calls. Indeed, the advent of the iPad seems to eliminate the distinction between "computers" and "mobile devices" altogether.
For these reasons, it seems self-evident that all of the net neutrality principles, including the nondiscrimination principle, must apply with equal force to mobile wireless platforms.


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Professor Cedric Johnson Wins the 2017 Daniel Singer Millennium Prize Foundation Prize
Mar 04, 2018
Johnson's essay "The Panthers Can't Save Us Now: Anti-Policing Struggles & the Limits of Black Power," was selected as the award winning entry as it echoes the spirit of Daniel Singer's work, specifically the need to cultivate a politics of solidarity based on the common interests of the great majority to confront the neo-liberal order whose marginalization of sections of the populace has intensified its need for repression.
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By most accounts, the horrific slaying of Jennifer Martel could have been prevented. A system that was supposed to protect Martel from her alleged killer, Jared Remy, failed to shield her. A new bill introduced this week aims to correct those systemic failures.
By most accounts, the horrific slaying of Jennifer Martel could have been prevented. A system that was supposed to protect Martel from her alleged killer, Jared Remy, failed to shield her. A new bill introduced this week aims to correct those systemic failures.
There were plenty of warning signs about Remy's tendencies toward domestic violence over the years. But on several occasions, when Remy went before the courts to answer to charges, his violent past was overlooked and he was treated with leniency. Martel's death came just one day after Remy had been released from custody on charges of assaulting her.
Martel's slaying has prompted officials and the public at large to question the efficacy of the state's domestic violence laws. In response, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley and House Speaker Robert DeLeo have introduced legislation aimed at ensuring that warning signs — like those present with Remy — are not ignored by judges when it comes to cases involving serial abusers. It also aims to ensure domestic violence victims know where to turn for help. The House is expected to debate the measure next week.
The legislation represents more than a feel-good measure or knee-jerk reaction to the high-profile homicide tied to domestic violence. It is based on research and expert opinion. The legislation creates new criminal offenses and elevated penalties. It boosts prevention efforts and seeks to empower victims. Under the bill, a first offense domestic battery charge would be created. It would further create a separate charge for strangulation and suffocation, actions that are statistically correlated with domestic violence-related homicides. In addition, it would broaden court authorization to issue limited custody and support orders.
Furthermore, the legislation aims to balance prevention with punitive measures, giving law enforcement officials, attorneys, judges and medical professionals updated resources. It would require judges to get training every two years on issues surrounding domestic violence and support services available for victims.
By creating streamlined and standardized records, it would give authorities access to complete history. It would also require judges to evaluate the role of domestic violence in certain crimes. Bail for domestic violence offenders would be delayed to provide the victim with time for safety planning. Bail could also be revoked in certain cases.
Beyond dealing with the offender, the legislation is intended to better empower victims to get out of dangerous situations through measures such as employment leave for domestic violence victims and heightened confidentiality requirements for domestic violence cases so that victims are more comfortable reporting incidents to police.
The bill also calls for state-level review teams to look at domestic violence-related homicide cases and establish best practices so officials can address shortcomings. It would fund various grants to provide assistance to domestic violence victims.
Coakley's and DeLeo's bill is being called the most drastic overhaul of the commonwealth's domestic violence laws in a generation. If any good may come out of Martel's death, perhaps it is the enactment of long-overdue changes to the way the commonwealth handles cases of domestic violence that could prevent another death. The Legislature ought to give the bill the time and attention necessary to thoroughly debate and improve the legislation and send it to Gov. Deval Patrick for his signature.


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They aren't too hard to implement. I use software restrictions policies on the computer part of the GPO to block exes from %temp% %tmp% etc. This can cause some problems with installations, but you can always remove the restriction, run the install, and then add the restriction back.
The exe whitelisting is a bit more tedious. It is easy for a user to bypass, but it seems to prevent several malware infections. I haven't seen any users bypassing it, but that obviously doesn't mean that they aren't. I use the 'Run only allowed Windows executables' on the user side of the GPO. You basically just build a list of allowed exe names.
Having users run without admin privs seems to be a key element in our stability. Sure, it means a bit more work for me, but it pays off in the long run.


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Final: Sabres 7, Bruins 4
Final: Sabres 7, Bruins 4 The Sabres got a hat trick from Thomas Vanek to hand the Bruins their first home loss of the season Tuesday night before a TD Garden crowd of 17,565. Jason Pominville added a late empty-net goal at 19:47.
18:29, 3d period, Sabres 6, Bruins 4: Thomas Vanek puts the game on ice for the Sabres with his third goal of the game, an impressive finish from the goalmouth on a 2-on-0 rush. It was Vanek's third goal of the game and eighth hat trick of his career.
11:56, 3d period, Bruins, PENALTY: Dennis Seidenberg, 2 minutes, tripping: The man advantage was lost for the Bruins when Seidenberg drew a critical minor.
11:25, 3d period, Sabres, PENALTY: Tyler Myers, 4 minutes, high-sticking: The Bruins gained a huge opportunity on the man advantage when Myers was sent off for a double minor.
6:54, 3d period, Sabres 5, Bruins 4: Sabres wrested the lead away on Cody Hodgson's fourth goal of the season. Thomas Vanek set up go-ahead goal with his hard cross-ice pass, leaving the backdoor wide open on the left post for Hodgson. It gave Vanek four points on the night (2 goals, 2 assists).
2:28, 3rd period, Bruins 4, Sabres 4: Buffalo wasted little time in responding when Alexander Sulzer tallied his first goal of the season to tie it. Sulzer let rip of a shot from the right circle to beat Rask. Mikhail Grigorenko earned the first NHL assist of his career while Jochen Hecht was credited with his first helper of the season.
1:45, 3rd period, Bruins 4, Sabres 3: David Krejci scored his second goal of the season, a pretty one at that, as he came gliding in from the left wing. He stick-handled past a sliding Jordan Leopold and beat Ryan Miller with a wrister from the slot.
End of 2d period, Bruins 3, Sabres 3
18:19, 2d period, Bruins 3, Sabres 3: Tyler Ennis recorded his second goal of the season on a backdoor swat that beat Tuukka Rask. Vanek, who was getting jostled from behind by Andrew Ference, relayed a pass from the left boards by Macus Foligno to Ennis for the tying goal.
16:46, 2d period, Bruins 3, Sabres 2, PPG:With one-minute left in the two-man advantage after Zdeno Chara (holding) and Milan Lucic (boarding) were sent off at 15:45, Thomas Vanek camped out in front of the Bruins net and tallied a PPG on a re-direct of Christian Ehrhoff's centering pass from the right wing.
10:54, 2d period, Bruins 3, Sabres 1: John Scott may have landed an early haymaker on Shawn Thornton, but Brad Marchand, the Little Ball of Hate, responded in kind by landing yet another body blow on the Sabres and their shell-shocked goaltender, Ryan Miller. Marchand scored his second goal of the period, second of the night, and fifth of the season. when he beat Miller 5-hole after converting Patrice Bergeron's pass to the top of the slot with a hard slapper from the point.Tyler Seguin, who did some nifty work in the dirty area, was credited with a helper as well.
7:43, 2d period, Bruins 2, Sabres 1: Nine seconds after the Bruins killed off a Rich Peverley cross-checking minor, Brad Marchand made the Sabres pay by swooping in off the left wing and zipping past defenseman Tyler Myers and stick-handling past Jordan Leopold to beat Miller with a severe-angle backhander. Credit Patrice Bergeron with his third assist of the season.
5:12, 2d period, Sabres 1, Bruins 1: Rich Peverley tallied the tying goal when he scored his first of the season on a hustling retrieval of a loose puck that hovered in the slot after Daniel Paille's goalmouth whack was turned away by Ryan Miller. Peverley came up with the puck and roofed it past Miller.
1:38, 2d period, Sabres 1, Bruins 0: Jason Pominville's neutral-zone strip of Zdeno Chara led to an outlet to Cody Hodgson, who made a crisp cross-ice pass to Thomas Vanek, who one-timed it from the left circle for his fourth goal of the season.
End of 1st period: Bruins 0, Sabres 0
The Bruins put 14 shots on goal against Buffalo's netminder Ryan Miller, but none seemed to find its mark. Sabres' gargantuan tough guy John Scott (tale of the tape: 6-8, 270 pounds) landed several shots in a savage pummeling of Shawn Thornton at 2:53, which staggered the Bruins' enforcer. Thornton wobbled to the penalty box and did not return to the game after serving the team's first fighting major of the season.
15:36, 1st, PENALTY: Sabres, J. Scott, elbowing: Bruins went 0-for-2 on the power play in the first period after failing to capitalize on a prime opportunity. The Sabres are now 2-for-2 on the penalty kill for the game and 22 for 27 for the season.
8:29, 1st period, PENALTY: Sabres, J. Leopold, slashing: Bruins went on the power play for the first time in the game when Leopold was sent off for slashing. The Bruins had several chances against Ryan Miller, including one by Milan Lucic, whose goalmouth whack was smothered by the Sabres' netminder.
2:53 1st period, 0-0: Shawn Thornton vs. John Scott. As one-sided as you'll see in a Thornton fight. Scott got the grab right away, used his reach, and dropped Thornton with a flurry of rights.


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BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected petitions by both the ruling and main opposition parties accusing each other of attempting to overthrow the country's system of government during recent elections.
The court said there was no validity to the claims by either Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's ruling Pheu Thai Party or the opposition Democrat Party.
If the case against the government had been accepted and the Cabinet found guilty, the government could have been forced out of office.
The decision not to accept the cases only slightly narrows the battlefield on which the two sides are fighting for power.
Anti-government protesters barged into the headquarters of the Forestry Department on Wednesday in what they said was an effort to keep employees from working. Disrupting state offices, by siege or occupation, is a hallmark of the People's Democratic Reform Committee protest group, which has been active for three months.
The protesters are demanding that Yingluck resign to make way for an unelected interim government to institute anti-corruption reforms.
They charge that Yingluck is just a tool for her billionaire brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted as prime minister in a 2006 military coup after being accused of corruption and abuse of power. Thaksin lives in self-imposed exile to escape a two-year jail sentence imposed in 2008 for a conflict of interest conviction.
Since the coup, Thaksin's supporters and opponents have battled for power, sometimes violently in the streets. But Thaksin's opponents have also used the courts to their advantage, relying on the legal system to depose two pro-Thaksin prime ministers in 2008.
Thaksin's supporters say the courts are biased against them as part of a conservative ruling class that feels threatened by the former prime minister's mass appeal, reflected in impressive election victories.
Yingluck's party had said that efforts by the protesters to interfere in the Feb. 2 elections violated a constitutional provision against illegal seizure of power. The Democrats said the elections, called by Yingluck in response to weeks of anti-government protests, were an unconstitutional attempt to hold on to power.
The Democrats boycotted the elections, insisting that reforms had to been instituted before the polls could be considered fair. They are closely linked to the street protesters, whose leaders are mainly former party executives who stepped down to lead the demonstrations.
In their petitions to the court, both sides cited the constitution's Article 68, which makes it illegal to overthrow the democratic system of government with the king as head of state.
The lawsuit filed against the government by former Democrat lawmaker Wiratana Kalayasiri cited a failure to hold all voting on the same day and an imposition of a state of emergency as unfair measures violating Article 68, contentions rejected by the court.
Petitions by Pheu Thai Party spokesman Prompong Nopparit and two other plaintiffs maintained that the protesters' attempts to gather, block roads and obstruct voting were violations of Article 68.
The court ruled that such actions were covered by the constitutional right to protest, and that any action against the protesters should be taken under the relevant statutes of criminal law.
Voting could not be completed in more than 10,000 polling stations in 69 constituencies because protesters blocked voters or election officials and prevented ballot papers from being distributed.
The state Election Commission this week resolved that voters kept from taking part in advance balloting would get a second chance on April 20, and that those who could not take part in the main Feb. 2 vote would have a chance again on April 27. The government has yet to agree to the dates.


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If you were hoping that the Linux 3.1 kernel would fix the big power regression problem that's caused by PCI Express Active State Power Management (ASPM) being disabled on more systems since the release of the Linux 2.6.38 kernel, you're not in luck. There has not been any active work in this area. Making things worse though for mobile Linux users interested in a long lasting battery is another new regression in the Linux 3.1 kernel. Affected systems can easily see a 30% increase in power consumption simply when comparing the Linux 3.0 kernel to the current code being assembled for Linux 3.1. For an Intel Sandy Bridge notebook, the power consumption is up by 76% just over the course of this year from Linux kernel regressions.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission stepped aside on Tuesday, saying the nomination was unlikely to pass the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
There was no immediate word on who would be tapped to lead the commission, which regulates elements of the U.S. natural gas, electricity, oil and hydropower industries, including the reliability of the electricity grid.
"I am withdrawing so that the President can move forward with another nominee, allowing the FERC to continue its important work with a full complement of commissioners," FERC nominee Ron Binz said in a statement.
Binz, who served as chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission from 2007 to 2011, had been criticized by some conservative and free-market groups because he favored renewable energy sources like wind over coal and natural gas.
Binz's nomination was widely seen as being in trouble, given opposition from all 10 Republicans and at least one Democrat, West Virginia's Joe Manchin, on the 22-member Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
At Binz's Senate confirmation hearing in September, Manchin described Obama administration policies as hostile to the coal industry and "beating the living daylights out of little West Virginia."
Kentucky's Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader, had promised to "work to defeat" Binz.
Cheryl LaFleur, one of the five current FERC commissioners, will likely lead the agency on an acting basis at least, said energy policy analyst Kevin Book of ClearView Energy Partners, LLC. LaFleur, who as nominated by Obama to serve as a member of the panel in 2010, is seen as more moderate on renewable energy than Binz.
Bill Bissett of the Kentucky Coal Association said Obama had failed in an attempt to put an "anti-coal ideologue" in charge of FERC. McConnell termed Binz's withdrawal "a victory for job creation and for Kentucky families."
Binz said he planned to resume his consulting practice in Colorado, focusing on regulatory reform and ways to advance clean energy.
(Reporting by Ros Krasny and Susan Heavey; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)


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Feds: NY student sought to join al-Qaida
Jun. 26, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York high school student secretly pleaded guilty to federal charges accusing him of trying to join an offshoot of al-Qaida in Yemen so he could die fighting jihad, authorities said Wednesday.
In January, Justin Kaliebe told an undercover operative pretending to be a confidant, "There is no way out for me. ... The only way out is martyrdom," according to court papers.
A record of the American citizen's computer activity suggested he was influenced by the lectures of cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, the militant leader who was killed in a 2011 U.S. drone strike in Yemen, the papers said.
Counterterrorism agents intercepted the 18-year-old on Jan. 21 as he tried to board a flight to Oman at John F. Kennedy International Airport on his way to Yemen. He pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization on Feb. 8 as part of an ongoing investigation.
The secret plea could mean the defendant was cooperating in the probe when it was at a sensitive stage. A spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office in Brooklyn declined comment.
At Kaliebe's first appearance in open court on Wednesday, a Long Island judge ordered him to undergo a psychiatric evaluation before a sentencing scheduled for Sept. 27. He didn't speak during the brief proceeding and his attorney had no comment afterward.
Authorities said Kaliebe was a high school student at the time of his arrest, claims to be of Russian descent and has addresses in the Long Island towns of Babylon and Bayshore. They provided no further details about his background.
Prosecutors allege Kaliebe began plotting to join al-Qaida on the Arabian Peninsula in the fall of 2011 while he was in email and face-to-face contact with the undercover operative, who recorded their conversations. The operative told the defendant he was from Yemen and could give him pointers on how to get there, according to a criminal complaint.
Kaliebe asked the operative "to assure him that he was not going to 'rat him out' and after the (operative) assured him that he would not, Kaliebe indicated that he wanted to join a group 'for the sake of Allah.'"
Last summer, Kaliebe was recorded saying he was saving money "as a means to go to Yemen to fight jihad," the complaint said. He also told a New York Police Department undercover officer in January that he was inspired by Awlaki and Osama bin Laden, "both who bore witness to the truth for their blood," the complaint added.


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Antique tractors sought for display at AgriCulture Fest & Feast
August 21, 2014
The Tribune is looking for antique tractors to display as a feature of the AgriCulture Fest & Feast event Aug. 23.
Antique tractor owners are invited to join the display at The Tribune parking lot from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Although prior commitment is required, there is no cost to the owner.
Other activities at The Tribune will include a petting zoo on the lawn and hay rides to and from the main event on the 8th Street Plaza (only one block away).
So bring your tractor, your bragging rights and your education about agriculture's yesteryears. Please share your name, contact info and your tractor model.
Participants in the tractor display will be accepted through Aug. 18 or while space is available.
The AgriCulture Fest & Feast event is designed to bring the communities of Weld County together to celebrate the agricultural heritage and cultural connections that are rooted and growing in Northern Colorado. Admission will be free.
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I have a 4 month old baby who I exclusively breastfeed, and when I'm away from him (currently not working), he gets a bottle of pumped milk. I've had take my milk and store it in freezers at my mom's house and my grandma's house, and today I estimated we have probably about 700oz saved up. Is it me, or does that seem like a whole freaking lot of milk?
Generally, I pump two times a day - once before I go to bed at night pumping both sides and once in the morning before my little one gets up or after he eats. The pump in the morning is usually one side plus a couple ounces from the other side. I do this because, if I don't, I get engorged overnight and start leaking all over the place.
Should I stop pumping or slow it down? How do I do that? Should I just pump a couple ounces on each side during these pumpings instead of a full session? My mom's freezer can't really take any more milk, and my grandma said something about her freezer starting to fill up too the last time I brought milk over. We may have to invest in a deep freeze in our apartment!!


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Coming Soon: Grind, Hone & Get Back to Work
The best sharpening advice I ever heard was from Tony Konovalov: Grind, hone and get back to work.
Or, to put it another way: Which is more fun? Making your tools sharp or making your tools dull?
When it comes to sharpening tools, I am not meditative. I am not slow. I am not interested in opening my spleen chakra. I just want to get back to my workbench with an edge that will strike fear into the nucleus of every wood fiber in my shop.
So why, for the love of corn, would I clutter up the world with another DVD on sharpening tools?
Because I think I can make it easier for you if you will just tune out all the marketing noise and focus on what a sharp edge is and what it takes to transform any edge into a glittering scythe for murdering cellulose. So this DVD is a little different. Why?
• I don't care what grinder you have.
• I don't care what you hone your edges with.
• I don't care if you use jigs or not.
What I do care about is that you understand how sharpening works at a gut level. That you have the information you need to pick a sharpening system that suits you. And that you know how to tell sharp from dull.
We finished filming this DVD today, and our video editor is already hard at work piecing together the chapters. When we have a release date, I'll let you know.
— Christopher Schwarz
• Need a sharpening book? I recommend Ron Hock's "The Perfect Edge." While editing this book I learned a lot, and I'm an involuntary sharpening nerd. It's good stuff. Promise.
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Several years ago, after a phone briefing about a new product launch, I received a call back from the PR counsel who had organized the meeting. She asked me if I had all the info I needed regarding the product and the company. I said yes, and offered a minor apology for asking too many pointed questions of the marketing manager during the interview.
She said, "Oh, that's okay. Talking to you is like talking to Aart de Geus. It's clear you both think you're the smartest guy in the room."
That comment has come to mind multiple times since then, for two reasons. One, you never really know what impression you leave with people until it comes out at some capricious moment. And two, Aart de Geus isn't the smartest guy in the room, just because he thinks so. He's the smartest guy in the room, because he really is the smartest guy in the room.
That's particularly applicable today with the EDAC event celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the EDA industry about to commence this evening in Silicon Valley. Per the Consortium, a plethora of industry luminaries will be in attendance. Per this writer, none will be more luminary than Dr. de Geus. If you're reading this, you're probably pretty well versed in both the history of EDA and the history of Aart de Geus. Nonetheless, here's the latter in a nutshell.