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Two male juveniles had bond set at $7,500 each by Russellville District Judge Don Bourne during a bond hearing Monday at the Pope County Detention Center after their arrest by local authorities Friday.
According to authorities and previous reports, the juveniles were arrested following an investigation into alleged damage to items and the greens of the Russellville Country Club last week.
One complainant stated unknown suspects had taken a golf cart and damaged holes 7 and 9, practice greens, while damage was also to a rock wall and storage building. Damage was discovered on three storage buildings where they had been broken into and two golf carts were allegedly damaged.
Authorities determined that the alleged suspects had taken two golf carts from a storage building and caused damage to the golf course. One golf cart sustained damage estimated at $2,000. Another complainant had three dozen golf balls, a Tiger Woods metal golf ball storage container stolen along with cart damage. Total loss was estimated at $1,200.
Another complainant advised authorities that the replacement value of the greens was approximately $150,000, and damage to the storage buildings and rock was estimated at $1,000.
Shots fired
A 28-year-old Russellville man was arrested Saturday morning and cited for disorderly conduct after he allegedly admitted to firing a shotgun twice in the air.
According to a report, officer Garry Collins was dispatched to a residence on North Inglewood Avenue and spoke to a female complainant, who stated she heard shots come from behind her apartment. The officer later observed a male and female standing by a pickup truck. The female allegedly stated the man shot a weapon in the air and pointed at the man.
A report indicated the woman stated the man allegedly caught her kissing a neighbor at the rear of an apartment, and shot a .410 single-shot weapon in the air twice. The man allegedly told officers that the weapon was on the hood of the truck. The weapon was secured and the man was taken in custody.
Alleged burglary
A resident of Weir Road reported to Cpl. David Kemp on Sunday that after he and his family returned from out of town for a couple of days, he discovered entry had been gained into his residence and approximately $2,510 in damage and items had been taken.
According to a report, two male witnesses told Kemp that they saw a man and woman inside the complainant's residence and removing items from it, including a computer. The computer, modem, screen and keyboard were valued at $1,900. Other missing items included a 19-inch color TV set, $50; VCR, $200; and miscellaneous CDs, $300. The complainant reported that he believed neighbors committed the alleged thefts.
Man arrested
LONDON - Police and Pope County Sheriff's Sgt. Jim Davis arrested a man Thursday who had violated the act that requires registered sex offenders to report their residency to local and county authorities.
According to a report, London authorities called the sheriff's office and stated they believed a registered sex offender lived in the area. After interviewing the man, who lived on a residence on Highway 333, he was taken into custody after it was discovered the man stated he had lived in Johnson County for about 60 days.
The man was arrested by London police, and transported to the Pope County Detention Center by Sgt. Davis.
Possession arrest
A 42-year-old Russellville man was arrested Monday by Pope County Sheriff's Deputy Chad Maness and cited for possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of drug paraphernalia and driving left of center.
According to a report, Maness observed the man driving a 1986 Chevrolet pickup truck that left of center and conducted a traffic stop on East Gum Street. He observed the man throw something out as he was exiting the vehicle to undergo field sobriety tests. It was discovered that a syringe and plastic baggie that appeared to contain methamphetamine was inside a bandana.
The man was transported to the detention center. An agent with the 5th Judicial District Drug Task Force took possession of the four ounces of meth, along with more than $2,000 the man had in his possession.
Marijuana found
DARDANELLE - Officer Brian Blevins reported June 10 that a pill bottle containing a green leafy substance, believed to be marijuana, was discovered in a video store on Union Street.
According to a report, a regional manager stated someone called the employee hotline and stated that drugs were being used in the store. The pill container was discovered after the regional manager looked through the store. Two rolled cigarettes with a green leafy substance inside them was also found outside the back of a store in an ashtray. All items were taken into evidence.
The report indicated that the pill container belonged to a Russellville woman.
DWI arrests
A 32-year-old Monticello man was arrested by Russellville police Sgt. Eric Ezell on Friday morning and cited for DWI (first offense), implied consent, leaving the scene of an accident, inadequate insurance, speeding and expired tags.
According to a report, officers were advised of a hit-and-run accident in the parking lot of a convenience store on North Arkansas Avenue. A Russellville man stated his 1995 Chevrolet Lumina was backed into by a white Ford pickup truck, which was later pulled over by Ezell on North Arkansas Avenue after radar indicated the truck was traveling 46 mph in a 35 mph zone.
The driver attempted to give the officer a phone card instead of his license, and stated he had just come from Russellville and thought he was in Dardanelle, the report stated. After failing field sobriety tests, the man was placed in custody and refused a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) test at the police department. He was then taken to the detention center.
-- A 40-year-old Mena woman was arrested Sunday and cited for DWI (first offense), implied consent, expired registration, driving left of center and improper lane usage, according to a report.
After a traffic stop was conducted on South Arkansas with the woman, driving a 1997 red Lexus, she stated she had consumed three Bacardi and Cokes about three hours before driving. After failing field sobriety tests, she was taken in custody, refused a BAC test at the police station and taken to the detention center.


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Not doing anything special. Not even putting line-ups in here. If the Knicks aren't going to try and play GT makers shouldn't try and make a nice thread for another losing game.
Just read this ****.
Not doing anything special. Not even putting line-ups in here. If the Knicks aren't going to try and play GT makers shouldn't try and make a nice thread for another losing game.
Just read this ****.
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Why bother, these clowns don't deserve a thread.
should be interesting, both teams on the decline
The winning streak begins tonight
Portland are absolutely tragic right now. They put up 75 points last night. If we can't beat them we are doomed.
wtf is with that video???
Also, if we don't win here then it's gotta be time for some serious changes to the team.
The Knicks will win tonight. Melo will not remotely be the reason why the Knicks win.
Everytime I watch the Blazers i cant help but feel sorry for Brandon Roy!
Will we ever win a championship again? Id like to think so!
I predict Oden will have better game then Renaiissance Man
Also those who are going to game please make sure booooooo Carmelo everytime touches ball
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This needs to be a statement game, one way or another. I didn't think the loss to the bulls was that terrible. But whatever happens in this game will hold a lot of weight going forward.
If they lose i suspect that D'antoni will be fired.
If they win in convincing fashion then I expect hat momentum to take them forward.
This is a streaky team in need of some consistency.
Las Vegas believe in us. We're a 5.5 point fav to win this game. Smart money would be take the points and run.
I fully expect some wild **** like Batum or Wes Matthews to go completely insane and bury the Knicks.
Throw all of the analysis, match ups, etc. out the window.
Melo plays a mediocre game, gets booed every time he holds the ball for more than 0.0002 seconds. STAT gets made a fool of by Aldridge and Przybilla.
Jamal Crawford gets a 4 point play because Melo closes out and makes the silly ass foul.
Final score: 'Blazers - win, Knicks - loss.
Guess if I was simple in the mind...everything would be fine.
When you are the Knicks & you have this star studded team, you're struggling, the media is going nuts, every game people act like it's game 7 of the Finals. It's tough. People forget that these guys are human. They definitely want to win but it's just been snowballing on them.
Think about the Boston game. They stormed back, took a 103-100 lead, appeared on their way to a great win. Pierce hits a pretty lucky 3 with seconds left, it goes to OT, they lose, losing streak ensues. If Pierce misses that desperation 3 and they won that game, they could be on a 6 game winning streak right now, not a 6 game losing streak. Sometimes it's that fragile. Maybe D'Antoni will have to be fired, but all it takes in sports sometimes is just 1 or 2 good wins and your confidence can be back & you can get some momentum. Hopefully that starts tonight.

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Edward_Addict wrote:P.S. Rob says heyyyy (in Fonz voice)
He even has the hair! Too funny!
And where was the pic of Kristen's tattoo? The old thread?
Edward_Addict wrote:P.S. Rob says heyyyy (in Fonz voice)
DarkMuse wrote:More Robric
eRob and eKristen are happy to be back home too. (It gets bigger.)
older_twilight_fan wrote:Here it is. You have to enlarge the pic to see the tattoo.
Is it just me, or does anyone else think Chris Weitz reminds them a little of Peter Brady from The Brady Bunch?
Jadey wrote:I think Chris Weitzeses head looks like a potato in that picture.
Mandy ~ whos fonz? D:
Hmm. The Kristen tatt. Hmm. If it's real, than good on her. I wonder what its of.
And im so glad theyre doing the florida scene in Eclipse (her hairline bugs me ). I didn't think they would. Good on David Slade. Hes just a bald piece of awesomeness. Melissa Rosenburg gets no praise.. yet... ever.
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Frank Thomas, who will have his No. 35 retired by the White Sox in August, rejoined Chicago as a team ambassador, the club announced in a press release Tuesday.
"Frank Thomas is one of the greatest offensive players in Major League Baseball history and, without question, one of the greatest players in our franchise's long history," said White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf. "It is with great pleasure that we formally welcome Frank back to the White Sox family."
On Aug. 29, the two-time American League Most Valuable Player will be honored at U.S. Cellular Field, an event the team will call "Frank Thomas Day," the White Sox announced in February.
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These EU provisions might conflict with obligations US-based firms
If you can't obey EU data protection laws then you shouldn't be allowed to trade in the EU.
That should put the cat among the pidgins :-)
Personal information belonging to EU users of US-owned cloud-based services could be shared with US law enforcers without the user being informed, Microsoft has said. The software giant said it could not guarantee that it would not have to hand over EU customers' data on a new cloud service it has developed whilst keeping …
If you can't obey EU data protection laws then you shouldn't be allowed to trade in the EU.
That should put the cat among the pidgins :-)
They could find some way of offering overseas companies the ability to store their data in an encrypted container. That way at least there's some work to be done which would thin out phishing trips by the authorities. This just sounds like state-sponsored corporate espionage otherwise.
No it won't.
MS have simply pointed out that as a US company they are bound by US law. This is not a new phenomenon. Multinational companies have always had to square their obligations in several jurisdictions at once. The cloud (as ever) adds nothing qualitatively new to this old problem. It merely makes it easier to get confused about "where" a given transaction takes place.
It is easy to imagine situations where it is impossible to grant freedoms enshrined by law in one country and simultaneously protect rights guaranteed by law in another country, so the hard line you advocate is pretty much a ban on the existence of multinational companies. Since such companies clearly exist, I assume that the lawyers, courts and politicians have seen sense and take a more moderate view.
This is fine, as long as data storage is the only service you are getting from the cloud. Sadly, I think you will find it is quite hard to perform computations directly on encrypted data (*). In practice, you'd have to decrypt it, perform your computation and then encrypt the results -- all on a CPU that is owned by that US company and therefore subject to US laws on snooping.
(* Off the top of my head I can't think of a simple proof that this is impossible, but equally I'm not aware of any way of doing it.)
"It is easy to imagine situations where it is impossible to grant freedoms enshrined by law in one country and simultaneously protect rights guaranteed by law in another country,...."
Conventionally, multinationals obey the local laws in each country in which they operate, for their activities within that country's jurisdiction. Walmart sells guns in their stores in the USA but not in Europe. Supermarkets in the UK sell things like ibuprofen and cold remedies but their counterparts in Germany cannot.
The difference in this case is that US legislation appears to overstretch itself to include the activities of Microsoft (and others) well outside of US jurisdiction. By the same thinking, a court in Saudi Arabia might prosecute an multinational online book retailer for selling bibles in the USA and Europe.
Perhaps the EU agreed to this arrangement with the USA to favour cloud providers entirely based in Europe...
"They could find some way of offering overseas companies the ability to store their data in an encrypted container."
Trusting "them" to provide proper encryption is exactly as effective as trusting "them" not to peek at your data in the first place. Do your own encryption or don't play would be my advice.
Also - performing calculations with encrypted data: You can either bring back the required bit; decrypt it locally; perform your calculation locally; re-encrypt it locally; then send it back up. That's one approach. Or -if the calculation would be sufficiently obscure out of context- you could maybe do the processing part on another (or several) different parts of the cloud; ideally with business rivals/countries at war to lessen the odds of the data being shared and reconstructed...a "cell organisation" for your data. If the data is that secret though, it shouldn't be on somebody else's server.
And it won't stop Microsoft from moving data in the EU to the US so that the FBI et al can peruse it.
...is this story about the USA or China? It's hard to tell sometimes.
If they say "We used to be worse, but are getting better" then it is China.
If they say "We used to be free, but are getting worse", then it is US of A
If the Government is saying "this draconian measure is to protect us" it is China.
If the Government is saying "this draconian measurels to protect you" it is the US.
The Americans tell you this snooping, prying and the restrictions are to protect your freedom, the Chinese just get on and do it without telling pork pies.
If they had indeed done so (subsequently denied/refuted).
Not from a blu-ray* disk left on a train but from the US Gov copy obtained for National Security reasons from Lockheed Martin.
Lets face it if McKinnon could find DoD computers without much protection, they're hardly going to worry about the security of data of the civilians on board their Eastern Altantic ("Unsinkable") Aircraft Carrier are they?
*or HD-DVD, the UK Gov beleiving in security by obscurity
The UK census was carried out by a US company (paid handsomly by UK tax payers)
This means that the USA government had access to the data before our own one!
Why? Because somehow the stupid idiots who think they are clever (politicians) couldn't work out that paying British workers with British tax payers money to produce goods/services for Britain was cheaper than giving a stack of dosh to a bunch of foreigners. We must be the ONLY country in the world where the tax payer funded police, prime minister, ambulance, army, airforce, navy, fire service run around with foreign equipment while their country men sit on the dole. Certainly the French don't have MAN lorries for their army, the Germans don't have Renault ambulances, the Americans won't by EADS planes.... The British on the other hand won't buy anything at all that might possibly have been made in Britain.
we're currently looking at SaaS hosted solutions for HR, Payroll, and Learning and development. We've already got a (US) hosted recruitment solution, which was signed off by our data security officer.
Without pandering to conspiracy-centric loons, the most important question, is "what does this story mean for UK companies who might outsource and have US accessible data ?". Does it create a legal liability, that they can't escape. If so, then there will be a massive halt on all SaaS projects, if there is a hint the data could be routed via a US-bound company.
Or can the liability be managed with consumer consent ?
I suspect we'll end up with the latter - effectively putting the onus on the consumer to object (by refusing to use companies that do use such services). This is one issue I would like to see the EU grow a pair on, and declare it unlawful for EU companies to use such systems. Or, alternatively, pass an EU-wide equivalent to the Patriot Act, and data-slurp the merkins, for a change.
I really don't know way the EU acts so lame sometimes. Depsite what you may think, the US is very aware of the implications of a single trading block of 350+ million consumers. They are also aware that the more socialist nature of the EU gives it a massive advantage in dictating standards and forcing progression, rather than relying on the "free market", which saddled the US with NTSC while we (mostly) got PAL. I recall watching a business report years ago, where US businesses were terrrified that while they argued over HD standards, the EU and Japan would simply pick one, and work to it, leaving them behind.
>> Does it create a legal liability, that they can't escape. If so, then there will be a massive halt on all SaaS projects, if there is a hint the data could be routed via a US-bound company.
>> Or can the liability be managed with consumer consent ?
Taking the latter bit first, no you can't - not fully. You cannot (for example) just insist that every employee and applicant signs a privacy document allowing you to export the data outside of EU data protection. I'm fairly certain that would be considered unlawful since that permission would not have been freely given - as in "agree to this or don't have a job" does not make for a free choice.
So having ruled out compliance by data subject agreement, I believe you are now up the proverbial brown tributary without propulsion. If the data you wish to store and process is considered personal (which HR, Payroll, and Learning and development would), then you are stuck because you can't store that data on any server under the control of a US owned business. To do so means you cannot give the guarantees of privacy required of EU law.
That's my interpretation anyway.
Having said that, it may be possible. It may be worth having a look at the privacy stuff related to the Census. It you trawl around their website hard enough, there is a document explaining how they've (so they claim) been able to guarantee privacy from US snooping while employing a US contractor. IIRC it involves several entities connected in such a way that no-one covered by the US Patriot act actually has any access to the data or the system it's stored on. It;s one thing doing that when the company concerned is a contractor and you own the kit - but that's more or less the reverse of the situation with cloud.
But possibly still worth a look.
On first blush, I thought you wholly upended your tit-for-tat legislative suggestion at the end of paragraph 4 but then I remembered 'merkins' carry two meanings. Your take stands up to America; mine suggests delighting Lady Liberty......
"I suspect we'll end up with the latter - effectively putting the onus on the consumer to object"
I do cross-border privacy for a living. EU laws do not permit implied permission (i.e. embedded in the small print of some contract), data protection permissions must always be given explicitly (i.e. separately described and authorised) - that's also why a default opt-in is actually somewhere between frowned upon practice to downright illegal depending on the specific nation's implementation of EU laws.
The problem isn't the laws - it's the abuse thereof. Especially the US seems to be hell bent on abusing privileges or even simply breaking agreements when it suits them. The results is a problem that pervades business there to the point of companies involved in serious Intellectual Property development now actively avoiding the US as a place of business until development is complete. It's ridiculous that a nation who alleges to be the land of freedom has acquired a reputation for being less safe than China or Russia, but that's the reality of today: Safe Harbour very definitely isn't.
Your primary problem with SaaS is where the data resides, because that's where legal access will first be attempted. This is the situation with legal firms in the UK who outsource their IT as well: their data may be backdoored due to a warrant served on the provider, and the intercept laws (in the UK that's RIPA 1998) do not permit to inform the data owner of the backdoor).
We advise people and companies on these issues, and generally exploit cross border differences to improve security and privacy protection - cross border abuse of privacy laws leaves an audit and paper trail exposure that abusers don't like as it provides court admissible evidence of abuse.
By the way, this has little to do with "conspiracy theories", but with offsetting liabilities. Unless you can point the finger elsewhere, a leak or breach means your company ends up with the liability. If you're a major law firm handling a shipping claim you're talking about *VERY* large numbers..
Every f**king time.
"We're just like EU companies in our data protection (*unless* any federal law enforcement person waves this under noses and then we just bend you over and grease your cheeks)"
No they are *not* like the EU. It's time to stop pretending they are.
This would make a great fishing ground and Micrsoft must have been very unhappy in order to make a statement like this.
Yet another reason NOT to use the cloud.
Is more an issue of not using US owned companies surely?
Be interesting to see the ramifications for those using Amazon's services which have backup in multiple zones. For instance what is controlled by elements in the US and how does data move around their networks? If it touches their US datacentres in any way there's the possibility of a quick slurp. I seem to remember an article about a European bank (Paribas maybe?) using Amazon's services (I think) for performing their risk calculations. You wouldn't touch them with a shitty stick after this statement.
... I thought it read as, if the company is registered as a US company then it doesn't matter where the data is stored their snooping gov can ask for the data no matter what.
I haven't checked but I'm assuming Amazon is a US registered company.
that's the kicker. According to the US, if the co. is registered with them, all data they hold anywhere is fair game for a slurp.
large organisations like to split themselves up in to lots of smaller companies for tax purposes, why not have the EU data centres owned by a wholly owned subsidiary Microsoft Datacentres Europe registered out of Ireland (seems popular) for example? then if Microsoft US gets a request their response would be "sorry that data isn't held by us, you might want to try directing your request to Microsoft Datacentres Europe who run those datacentres"?
That's assuming they want businesses from the EU to be allowed to be their customers...
Is still US owned. They would have to outsource to a EU owned company.
Would do squat to keep the nosy Feds away?
As long as any of these "region specific" companies has a US registered company as an owner, the Feds will use the PATRIOT Act to slurp as much data as they can get away with.
There is only one way to prevent that, and that is to insure that a "region specific" company HAS NO US BASED OWNERS, and the data never sees US territory. When the Feds come calling, the proper and appropriate response would be the "erect middle finger".
If they have a EU back end, the main company gets served for access. If they have an EU front but a US back end, the back end gets served. The bottom line is that any part on US soil is a liability.
As I said in another post, the problem is not the laws per sé, it's the abuse thereof (and, I may add; the total lack of transparency and oversight which has allowed this abuse to mushroom to the point of destroying trust in any US located partner).
If the US doesn't start reigning in its own paranoia and the abuse it allows their services to make of privacy they will no longer be able to contain the resulting economic damage. I am 100% in agreement with properly controlled access privileges to fight crime, but with transparency and oversight. Without it, you get the sort of abuse visible today..
...it's a cover up
It will impact their business in Europe. They need to set up a European based company or find a suitable partner here who can run an equivalent, perhaps even integrated system, but under EU law.
I always thought that the US gov and MS were good friends. But apparently the US gov thinks friendship only works one way. So no change there, then.
but i prefer a simple ftp-server, thank you very much.
Still, any non-US based cloud-services out there?
Only thing that comes to mind is Ubuntu One, any others?
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Do Virgin Media, O2 (Telefonica) or any other EU companies listed on US stock exchanges have to comply with the Patriot act? They have comply with Sarbanes-Oxley...
with *properly* encrypted data. Does the Patriot act give the US RIPA-type powers to extract the decryption keys by thumbscrew ?
More to the point, if a UK (there is a reason why I say UK, not EU[1]) company were to store it's data encrypted, in the cloud, and Uncle Sam decided he wanted to see it, and discovers it's encrypted, then can they issue a demand the owner provides it decrypted ?
If the owner refuses, do they have criminal penalties ?
[1]Because with the UK->US extradition treaty, you might find yourself on a flight to JFK without a fight.
The point with encrypted data is that either they've already got the resources to decrypt it, so you'll be none the wiser, or they have to ask you for the keys. At that point, at least you know they're up to something, whereas the point of this article is to show that for unencrypted data they can get it without you knowing.
Not that I've ever trusted the cloud anyway, and this sort of thing just reinforces it. They probably already have information on me, but why make it easy for them to get more?
"Properly" encrypted - requiring more than a dictionary attack. As for the article's point ... if that was the point of the article, then it's rather a non-story, it rather boils down to:
"Unencrpted data can be read by anyone",
although you can argue about adding "without your knowing", but any decent system achitecture should start with the assumption that unencrypted data can be read without audit anyway. This leads to a design where the important bits are properly protected. Either by physical security (can only be accessed from certain locations) or encryption.
As pointed out the extradition is one sided. This is the case all the way through... even ww1 showed the Americans do nothing thats not to their direct advantage, they screwed the UK in ww2 (leaky wrecks of destroyers in exchange for every ounce of gold, every piece of land and every company you possess).
We would have been better off ignoring all the ww1 treaties and building ourselves decent defence so we didn't need to rely on a 'friend' who was no friend at all... we should remember that thought right now.
BTW I'm not actually saying the Americans are wrong here, they are looking after their own, just as it should be. What is very wrong is that neither Conservative or Labour governments in the UK will look after us!
Well, only in the size of the machine needed to break it. Do you believe the US government allows software with sufficiently robust encryption that they can't decrypt? Not a chance. They won't admit what they can read but you can bet your bottom dollar that if an American company has produced the software the American company can read the encrypted data. You can be pretty damned sure that the same applies in all 'friendly' nations (Europe...)
It may be (only may be) that China, Russia or some 'rogue' state / private individual has produced something they can't decode immediately, but they do have enough computing power to break that as well.
Was that meant to read "The controversial law was established as an industrial espionage tool"?
No, No, No, you have that wrong.
It was established as a means to bilk the taxpayers out of billions and transfer that wealth to vartious defense related industries.
It was also established to run roughshod over civil liberties; and one would think (and here I am standing on quicksand) the "Tea Partiers", who espouse LESS government regulation, would have done more to see that this abomination was allowed to die. But, when a "Tea Partier" is confronted with two equally disgusting choices; one being to do away with the PATRIOT Act, and restore civil liberties; versus creating ever greater profits for big mega-corps; we know where they stand.
And merkins get their civil liberties shit upon - daily.
Heard recently from a airline traveler: "How do you say TSA security screener in German?"
"Gropin' furher"
Another fine reason to put your data on someone else's servers!
They are openly saying they will break EU law? Makes the due diligence easier, just say no. Clearly good scope for EU companies in this market then.
If I am a customer of the EU company that puts its data on a cloud server that the US can read, do I have the chance to sue them for improperly making my data available?
Store your shit on a Yank server and expect to lose even the veneer of privacy.
Surely everyone's known this for years?
but the gist of the article is actually "store your shit on a server ANYWHERE yanks have a finger in the pie and expect to lose even the veneer of privacy."
The Telegraph reports today ("British website owners targeted by US anti-piracy officials") that a director of a customs enforcement agency "said that all ".com" or ".net" websites were fair game" because if they touch Verisign's space they are subject to US law.
My technical knowledge is sketchy, but isn't this a more sweeping jurisdiction grab than that done by accessing various clouds?
In theory, all they *could* do with a .com is ask the registrar to manipulate DNS records so you route site traffic through a proxy, but that's technically complicated - they tend to be too lazy and incompetent to do that normally (low ROI). Besides, if your actual host is outside the US it's a matter of using IP based VPNs or SSH tunnels and they won't stand a chance.
You're more likely to get data through the usual manipulation of BGP routing tables, but that's done by a club that won't hand off information just for prosecuting some spotty teenager - they cannot afford to expose their presence or the quality and depth of their SIGINT in a public ourt of law - you have to stay realistic here and separate fact from scare story.
The .com/.net argument is pure, raw and unadulterated bullshit aimed at scaring people. To me, it just shows the spokesperson is suffering a severe case of cranial invasion of the rectal cavity..
If MS are not as far down the SaaS and Cloud route as say Facebook, Google, Oracle, IBM, Apple and Amazon - to name but 6 - then anything that can crimp their competitors business and add costs to them has to be a good thing. Especially if MS already has a solution... Not suggesting for one moment that they would throw out such a confidence bashing line just for purely commercial purposes.... They obviously have their customers interests at heart!
Just a thought.
Or, maybe: MS are alerting their customers to the fact that this law applies to them.
Never expect a conspiracy when there is a much more likely explanation, no matter how unpalatable it may be.
"Or, maybe: MS are alerting their customers to the fact that this law applies to them."
Of course, you don't even need to credit MS with great sensitivity either, since this law also applies to their principal competitors. As a result, warning customers carries no great competitive risk and clearly covers Microsoft's ass for when the government come asking questions.
But yes, the smart money favours cock-up over conspiracy every time, because most human beings just aren't smart enough to do a proper conspiracy, but cock-ups are easy.


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Because it needs to be shouted out to the world, I am reposting this from The Panda's Thumb. I find this utterly baffling. How can any American not see the vast impact of science on our lifestyles, our economy, our health, our environment, and our existence?!
Science Getting the Shaft
US Senators Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Susan Collins (R-ME) are proposing to cut the stimulus/spending package by roughly 10%. Their staff have identified several "useless" programs included in the bill, and it appears that they consider science funding to be one of those useless pursuits.
Over the last 50 years, much of our economic development has been driven by science, and at a time when the US is faced with losing its scientific dominance to China and the EU, the US needs increased science funding. Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will eat for a lifetime. Fund fishing research, and your children all eat for a lifetime.
From the list of stimulus projects that are on the cutting block:
- NSF 100% cut ($1,402,000,000)
- NASA exploration 50% cut ($750,000,000)
- NOAA 34.94% cut ($427,000,000)
- NIST 37.91% cut ($218,000,000)
- DOE energy efficiency & renewable energy 38% cut ($1,000,000,000)
- DOE office of science 100% cut ($100,000,000)
If you have an opinion about these cuts, you should make it known to your Senators because they will soon be voting on this proposal.


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Do you think the Ministry would create a few measures of tracking Animaguses? If so, what kind of approaches could they take?
Hmm, perhaps they could invoke some form of The Trace on the culprit. Becoming an Animagus doesn't require a wand so I think that would make it far harder to detect. Sirius was able to turn into Padfoot in Azkaban and that magic wasn't detected, so maybe it's hard to actually detect. It's not as if you're transforming something else, you're only altering yourself.
Would that be restrictive and akin to violation of privacy?
It would be a violation of privacy, but I don't think that would stop the Ministry if the violation had been committed by a known offender. Their forms of justice (certainly under Fudge's rule) seem arbitrary.
My conjecture is that any witch or wizard , if they are willing to devote years of study, and if they are talented in both Charms and Transfiguration, can become Animaguses. What do you think?
I think you're right. Peter was able to Transfigure and he was perceived as a mediocre student- certainly McGonagall didn't rate him. Sirius and James may have been brilliant, but they were still underage.
I wonder if the studying was actually very boring and/or dangerous, so it would put off a lot of people. The Marauders and Rita had a strong motivation to become Animagi. I couldn't see Harry or Ron being that bothered by it. Hermione would be like McGonagall and want to do it because she could, though.
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rapidheartbeat<3twi wrote:Geez! Another one! I must have not been paying attention to all these little details that hinted at Harry's problem. I vaguely remember Charlie telling Bella that Harry had some tests. SM must have had those laid out in her mind-you know, that Harry would have a heart attack. She probably pictured it in the plot and subtley slipped in the 'eat your greens' and 'heart tests'.
I don't remember any of that.
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Christina Aguilera's Last Narcissistic Moment on The Voice
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Way before the reports of on-set diva antics surfaced, we predicted that Christina Aguilera's propensity for narcissism would sully The Voice. Well, we weren't wrong.
On the show's second to last episode tonight, Aguilera was tasked with performing a duet with her last remaining "protege," Beverly McClellan. After absolutely no deliberation, Aguilera chose "Beautiful," which just so happens to be her own damn song. Then, during the duet, Aguilera took every available opportunity to outshine McClellan. Because after all, she's the star—and don't you dare forget it!


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Pope County Sheriff Aaron DuVall and Jail Administrator Terry Bailey work hard to ensure the smooth operation of the Pope County Detention Center — a job that is often complicated by elements largely beyond their control, such as the jail population.
PCDC is built to comfortably hold 166 inmates, 140 males and 26 females. That number, however, has been — and continues to be — exceeded frequently. As of Friday morning, 177 inmates were housed at PCDC. In the summer of 2013, DuVall said the jail roster was often near 200, and at one point surpassed that (204).
One of the major contributors to inflated jail populations, Bailey and DuVall said, is a trickle-down effect due to overcrowding at the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC). DuVall said of the 177 inmates at PCDC, 85 were waiting to go to the ADC. Some of those inmates have been waiting since July or August to be transferred.
"They can be in here for six months or so (before being transferred)," DuVall said.
Housing ADC inmates for long periods of time not only takes up space in the local jail facility, but it also costs money. Once the paperwork is completed and ADC accepts an inmate, the state pays the county for housing that inmate until he or she is transferred to a state facility.
However, the state-mandated reimbursement is $28 per day, while DuVall said the actual cost associated with keeping a prisoner is $42 per day.
To try to alleviate its overcrowding problem, DuVall said the state has, in recent years, enacted legislation to make it more difficult to face felony charges. He said when he started working at the Sheriff's Office, a theft of property worth at least $500 was considered a felony. Now, the requirement is $2,500. Drug possession charges have seen similar changes.
For its part, PCDC works with judges and Pope County law enforcement agencies to maintain a reasonable inmate population.
Everyone who is arrested on felony, DWI or violence-related charges or who might be considered a danger to himself or others is brought into PCDC. Officers might, however, give someone arrested on a nonviolent misdemeanor offense, such as shoplifting, a court date in lieu of taking him or her to jail.
"You have to prioritize," DuVall said. "You don't want to do that, but you're forced to."
Inmates serving time for misdemeanor charges may be released early if deemed necessary, Bailey said. In addition, he said county judges work to speed up court dates when possible to help get inmates through the system faster.
Bailey said ongoing high inmate populations can create challenges to maintaining the jail facility itself.
In addition to straining the budget — calculated annually based on a population of 166 — operating the facility at maximum capacity strains the infrastructure as well as the officers who work in the jail.
"It just doesn't work well when it's overcrowded," Bailey said.
The challenges faced by Bailey and DuVall aren't unique, Bailey said.
"This is a nationwide problem," he said. "This is not an isolated Arkansas problem."
DuVall said there are some alternative punishments available, implemented by some cities elsewhere in the state and country, to help keep misdemeanor offenders out of jail.
Those alternatives include things such as community service and electronic monitoring. Implementing such punishments would be up to the cities and judges who determine sentencing options.


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A Pink Circus Party
A Lovely, Whimsical Pink Circus Birthday Party
"The pink circus came to town for my daughter Marguerite's second birthday!" says Anne Ligeard Murat of New York-based children's party, paper, and gift site Clafoutis. "My daughter is very mischievous. She is full of energy and always trying bold acrobatics at the playground. In French we use the expression 'Marguerite fait le cirque,' meaning she is creating her own circus. She also loves pink, so voilà — we had our theme!"
While undoubtedly a kiddie affair, Anne put her stylish, sophisticated spin on the party, incorporating designer fabrics, a custom artwork, a beautiful cake topper, and vintage-y tutus, which she sells in her shop. There's much to love at this soiree (photographed by Violaine Rogasik), but young Marguerite definitely had a favorite element. "Her cake!" Anne says. "She loves chocolate, so we had a chocolate ganache with drizzling chocolate on top. Of course, she also loved the attention when everybody wished her happy birthday!" Keep clicking to see all the chic circus details.


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London Olympics
THE curtain came down on the magnificent London Olympics on Sunday with the United States of America and China dominating the show, rather emphatically, followed by hosts Great Britain that finished third on the medals table. Over 10,000 athletes from 204 countries participated in the extravaganza which was the third hosted by London after the 1908 and 1948 editions. To the credit of the organisers, the Games were kept incident-free and, for once, politics and terrorism took a backseat as the world focused on the triumphs and tears of sport. Michael Phelps, arguably the greatest swimmer in history, soaked up the limelight as he ended his Olympic career with 22 medals, 18 of them gold. Usain Bolt of Jamaica was the other star: his unprecedented defence of his 100m and 200m sprint gold medals capped off with trademark exuberance and style. There were many others who did their respective countries proud by reaching the podium and by entering the record books as the outstanding sportspersons of their time.
The Games, however, were a sad reflection on the state of affairs in Pakistani sport. For a country of over 180 million people to not be able to fetch a single medal in the Olympic Games is shambolic. Even worse perhaps, it was expected. The complete Pakistan contingent comprised just 20 athletes, 16 of which were hockey players, and none could make the finals of their events. Following the dismal faring of the national contingent, there have been calls for replacing people at the helm of sports federations, for better planning and incentives for athletes and uplift of infrastructure. But so long as the will to excel and the determination to achieve something is lacking among the athletes and officials, nothing will really alter the dismal status quo.


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ByYoshio Takahashi
With sales of its Leaf electric vehicle (EV) falling well short of target, Nissan Motor Co. is redoubling efforts to spur demand with a new, lower-cost version of the zero-emission vehicle that also has a significantly further driving range.
Nearly two years after its debut in December 2010, Nissan is rolling out the new "S" class version of the battery-powered hatchback in Japan. With a lowest price of around ¥3.35 million ($41,256), it is 11% cheaper than the Leaf's previous lowest price–something Nissan says it achieved by stripping down the navigation and power-saving heating systems. Customers are also eligible for up to ¥780,000 in government grants for purchases of the new model.
The new version is designed to address some fundamental challenges to electric vehicles winning mass-market success, namely, short operating ranges and high prices, which along with a scarcity of battery charging stations, have been the chief barriers to widespread demand.
The new Leaf's driving range has been extended by 14% to 228 kilometers on a single charge. The weight has been reduced by 5% by integrating the motor, charger and other key power train devices, and the efficiency of the brake system has been improved.
The company hopes this will help sales, which have been slower than anticipated. The company sold 14,815 Leaf EVs worldwide in the April-October period. While that was a 19% rise from the same seven months last year, it was less than half the 40,000 goal for the current fiscal year through March. Nissan sold 23,000 Leafs globally in the last fiscal year.
Sales in Japan haven't been the main problem. They nearly doubled to 5,506 in the fiscal first half from the same period last year, according to Nissan Senior Vice President Masaaki Nishizawa.
However, sales in the U.S., the Leaf's second-biggest market, were down 15.6% in January-October from the same period last year.
Nissan hopes U.S. sales will get a lift when its starts producing the vehicle there by the end of next month. The company will announce its plans for the partially redesigned Leaf in the U.S. by the end of March, Mr. Nishizawa said.


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Event Horizon
A Beary Good Time
Sunday, Sep 18: Sandia Mountain Bear Fair
The Daily Word in Bear Attacks, Farts and Americans Against Algebra
Mother's Day News: NM ranks 42 in the nation for "best states for working moms." If we just keep trying and really work at it, I bet we can get rated as the worst state ever one day. Hell, we're doing good so far.
Ready for the inside track on Ted Cruz? Take a look at this article written by one of his college co-debaters who describes him as some kind of pompous blowhard.
Do you know how they make tequila? I didn't.
Some dickhead shot a 17-year-old a month ago while he was walking to school after he took the kid's cell phone. Thankfully the victim is alive and recovering. Here's footage of his description given to police.
Well, if you thought racial profiling in airports was easing up, just ask this Ivy League economist about being pulled off a plane because of the dangerous looking math equations he was working on (spoiler alert: they had nothing to do with terror).
The Sandia Peak Tramway has added two cars to its stable in celebration of its 50-year anniversary. I'm still too wimpy to ride them, though.
There's a lot of debate around whether or not it's okay to kill an adult bear that has wandered into civilization. Apparently some people have never seen a bear attack and think they're all sweet and cuddly. I blame the teddy bear.
A historian believes he has discovered the secret of the man in the iron mask. Not only was it not Leonardo DiCaprio, the mask wasn't even iron.
The chemical that makes farts smell is leading to a new era in medical treatment. Well, there's my fart joke quota met for the day.
Crib Notes
Crib Notes: April 3, 2014
The Daily Word in DREAMers, voters, bleeders and truckers
Today qualified young immigrants can begin applying for permits to avoid deportation.
Federally subsidized programs on Mitt Romney's fiscal hit list: Amtrak, PBS, arts, humanities.
Democratic voter registration is down in eight key "battleground" states with an uptick in registered independents.
Meanwhile, frays over voter registration issues heat up in key "battleground" states, including Florida, Iowa, Pennsylvania and New Mexico.
Two maps that track the impact of drought across the U.S.
Dusty Pop Art collection in Iran permitted to see the light of day.
Ailing Russian Kalishnikov factory buoyed by U.S. gun buyers.
Univision calls for inclusion of Latino perspectives in presidential debates.
Visine poisoning > diarrhea = jail.
Staying out of the woods because Aunt Flo is visiting and you're scared of getting mauled by a bear? Fear no more, says National Park Service.
Corrales votes down gun restrictions.
Horse slaughter plant plans nixed.
New Mexico trucking company tries to avoid workers comp payments, gets called out by Tennessee high court.
The Daily Word in investigating Syria, Walgreens robberies, Prince and Lionel Richie
U.N. reaches site of Syrian massacre to investigate killings.
Police say 14-year-olds in Rio Rancho robbed the same Walgreens twice armed with a bat and a pellet gun.
Supreme Court's approval rating is below 50 percent.
Possibly the greatest blog post ever on '80s celebrity fashion.
Fourteen dismembered corpses found in a truck in northern Mexico.
Cops say ICE agent pulled over on San Mateo was driving erratically and had been drinking.
The 34-year streak of horse racing not having a Triple Crown winner will continue as I'll Have Another is scratched from the Belmont.
Norway is setting up a psych ward in one of its prisons in case mass-murderer Anders Behring Breivik is labeled insane.
California man tries to sell bear cubs at a gas station, says he shot their mom in self defense on his property.
And now ... animal photo bombing!
The Daily Word in presidential marketing, biting bears, Jay-Z for gay marriage
Wait, is Obama the first gay president or the first female president? Last I checked, he wasn't either. Maybe he can close the books on gimmicky headlines used to sell magazines by coming up with an all-encompassing term like Cablinasian.
Jay-Z also in support of gay marriage. Does that make him the nation's first gay rap legend?
French Socialist François Hollande is inaugurated this morning as the nation's president.
Man claims he was assaulted by the chairman of the Public Regulation Commission during one of its hearings.
Rio Rancho boy bitten by captured bear.
Greek government talks fall apart, prompting an election do-over.
Apparently it's not too late to live out that life-long dream of fellating Charles Bukowski. ... What else would be the purpose of whiskey-flavored lube?
I've tried a sugar-free Slurpee. Not bad, but they melt really quick.
Partial eclipse this Sunday afternoon.
No. 7 in this list of people doing dumb things takes my vote.
One of the the Swamp People died.
The Daily Word in Astorga, Amsterdam, the NFL
Shuttle Enterprise coasts into retirement in NYC atop a 747.
Death penalty trial for Michael Astorga begins.
In less than a year it may be illegal for tourists to buy pot in Amsterdam.
Breaking down Round 1 of the NFL draft.
Albuquerque police arrest firefighter in connection with burglary ring.
NBA Playoff matchups set, first round starts Saturday.
Attack of the lobster-sized cannibal shrimp.
Putin, Vlad Putin.
Ever seen a flying bear on tranquilizers?
Blind Chinese activist may be under U.S. protection after escaping house arrest.
Bieber ignorantly disses Indonesia. Maybe this stupid video of him fakely getting beat up will make you happier. Probably not, though.
Naked Romanian cyclist ticketed for not wearing a helmet.
Man arrested for DUI says he fled the scene because he "had the runs."
This woman is really hot—if you're made out of Legos.
The Daily Word: AIDS vaccine, Nazi guard, self-driving cars
Man found dead with his throat cut near Mountain and Sixth Street.
Guy goes to the lost and found at Sandia Casino looking for his cocaine.
Bears in Roswell and Belen.
AIDS vaccine works in monkeys. A human vaccine may be just around the corner.
Paramedic says he was discriminated against because of his beard in Española. He's a Sikh, and it's part of his religion.
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Guard for Nazi camp was charged with 28,060 counts of accessory to murder. He was sentenced to five years in prison.
Google lobbies for self-driving cars. Guess Google never watched the "Doctor Who" episode about the ATMOS system in cars.
This technology can read your mind.
World wastes more than a billion tons of food every year.
Bin Laden's diary (crushes revealed! jk).
Dems try to repeal tax incentives for big oil, given the companies are seeing profit.
The Daily Word 1.28.10: Eat me, bear.
Escaped inmate planned on overdosing on dope and letting bears eat him, but was stopped by voice of reason. Average weekend at Casa de Juan Oso.
Cops get take home cars back.
Bicyclist gets hit by car in northeast Albuquerque.
CYFD workers placed on leave following boy's death.
Woman claims yogurt sample tainted with bodily fluids. Another day at Casa de Juan Oso.
Student loans blamed for downturn in freshman mental health.
Taco Bell launches ad campaign to defend beef.
Woman who says she is gay faces deportation from Britain to Uganda, where, of course, they shoot gay people. Britain says she is not gay.
Hawaii bill would grant access to Obama's birth records. Effort to stop dumb ass birthers.
Shit hitting the fan in Egypt.
Hangover Sports
Hard times for Lobos, Packers and Steelers in Super Bowl
Since Mountain West Conference play has started, Lobo fans maybe wondering when it's time to hit the panic button. Perhaps the time is now, with New Mexico losing a heart breaker to UNLV 63-62 Saturday afternoon. New Mexico had the lead going into halftime but didn't put themselves in a position to win. The Lobos shot 25 percent from three point range and had 20 turnovers. Despite bad shooting and Lobo Alex Kirk scoring only two points with zero rebounds, New Mexico had a chance to send the game to overtime. UNM's Kendall Williams could have clenched it when he was fouled with 1.1 seconds left. Williams hit the first free throw but missed the second, giving UNLV the win. With four conference loses, the Lobos need someone to emerge a leader. UNM returns home for a two games against TCU and No. 9 BYU. If the Lobos don't win both these games, it's panic time.
Aaron Rodgers lead the Packers to a 21-14 victory over the Chicago Bears to capture the NFC championship. Rodgers wasn't perfect, throwing two interceptions but added a rushing touchdown and always gave his team good field position. The Packers defense was hard hitting and nasty, knocking Bears Quarterback Jay Cutler out of the game. Players around the league were questioning Cutler's injury on Twitter by calling him a sissy and a quitter. Cutler is a lot of things but a quitter is not one of them. Cutler sitting out was the right decision and hopefully he can bounce back from his knee injury. The Packers had multiple chances to bury the Bears but kept the game close. Green Bay will have to clean up the mistakes and play more consistent in order to become victorious on Super Bowl Sunday.
The New York Jets must have decided not play to the first half of the AFC championship game. Pittsburgh had a 24-3 lead and loads of momentum pushing the Jets into a hole. New York's Mark Sanchez had two touchdown passes in the second half but it was too late. Pittsburgh held on 24-19 and clearly must be considered a league powerhouse. Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin is an elite football mind.
Super Bowl XLV features two battle tested teams and should be a game to remember.
The Daily Word 1.25.11: demonically possessed pit bull, the future of the news industry, unreal beef at Taco Bell
Industry saved? Media magnate James Murdoch suggests a 99 cent a week subscription to The Daily, a future iPad-only newspaper.
Jesse "The Body" Ventura is suing the TSA for inappropriately touching his "body."
The King's Speech has been nominated for a stunning 12 Oscars.
Taco Bell is being sued in California for not really using "real beef." Well, duh.
... And if you were planning on making the trip to Tucson to try lion tacos, you're out of luck.
A woman hangs and burns a pit bull from a tree after chewing her Bible. I mean, clearly the dog was possessed by some sort of demonic power.
Russia, as expected, isn't going to take any shit when it comes to the airport suicide bombing.
A woman falls 23 stories, lands on a taxi cab ... and lives.
Everyone's crying foul after the Christian Heritage High girls basketball team obliterated their opponent 108-3.
These ankle bracelets could be mandated for drunk drivers who don't get an interlock.
The JCPenney call center in Rio Rancho is closing, rendering 375 workers jobless.
Sour grapes! A Chicago man was fired from his job after refusing to remove his Green Bay Packers tie the day after their win over the Bears.
The Fantastic Four is down to three as the long-running comic book franchise is put to bed.
Hangover Sports Roundup: Boise State falls, Bears rise
Thanksgiving weekend provided a major shakeup in the BCS standings. Fans hoping for Auburn and Oregon to fall instead saw mid-major Boise State lose a heart breaker to Nevada. Despite Nevada being nationally ranked, Boise State can kiss their national title dreams goodbye. Now TCU remains the only non-BCS school contending for the national title and will have to hope Auburn and Oregon slip up. TCU will most likely get robbed, but at least this will be the last time they'll have to play politics with the BCS. Starting with the 2012 season, the Horned Frogs take their talents to the Big East Conference. While TCU gets to sit at the 'big kids table' the Mountain West Conference takes another blow towards national respect.
The Chicago Bears haven't been taken too seriously this season. After all, their schedule is pretty mediocre and quarterback Jay Cutler isn't exactly a fan favorite. But after the Bears stopped Michael Vick and the Eagles 31-26, maybe it's time to call the Bears an NFC contender. Vick had a good performance with 333 yards and two touchdowns, and the Bears were still able to get the victory. Chicago finally has a high-power offense to go along with their tough defense.
Normally the Buffalo Bills have nothing to play for in the months of November and December. Nevertheless, the Bills took the fight to the Pittsburgh Steelers. It ended with an overtime thriller which saw the Bills' victory slip away. Bills receiver Steve Johnson dropped the the game-winning pass in the endzone, eventually leading to the Steelers hitting the game-winning 41-yard field goal. After the game Johnson appeared dejected and stated he'll never get over his massive mistake.
Hangover Sports Roundup: Rampage barely tames Dragon, Lobos lose
Normally, Detroit doesn't have too much to cheer about. But on Saturday night UFC 123 took center stage in front of 16,404 MMA fans. The main event featured Rampage Jackson and Lyoto Machida locked in a three-round chess match. Jackson won a close decision despite getting thrashed by Machida in the third round. Even Jackson was surprised he won when UFC cage announcer Bruce Buffer read the result. Both fighters and the fans are open to a rematch but UFC President Dana White felt Jackson won the first two rounds and thinks a rematch is unnecessary. With UFC light-heavyweight champion Shogun Rua still recovering from a knee injury, White may not have a choice but to give Machida another shot at Jackson.
From the moment the bell rang, B.J. Penn looked determined to beat Matt Hughes by any means necessary. Penn was on a two fight losing streak and needed an impressive victory to keep himself relevant as a contender.
It only took 21 seconds for Penn to destroy Hughes and remind the MMA world why 'The Prodigy' is still one of the most dangerous fighters in the game today. Meanwhile, Hughes may see retirement looming on the horizon. Penn's impressive victory earns him a shot at tough contender Jon Fitch in Australia early next year.
The California Bears gave Lobo basketball their first loss of the season and a major reality check. With no home crowd to save New Mexico, bad shooting and turnovers allowed the Bears to score 51 points in the second half to capture the 89-64 victory. Lobo point guard Dairese Gary had a team-leading 16 points but also had five turnovers. The Lobos now turn their focus on Northwood for Wednesday's home game.
BYU continued to add to the nightmare of Lobo football. The Cougars are having a disappointing final season in the Mountain West Conference, but it did not stop the 40-7 beatdown. Cougar quarterback Jake Heaps totaled three touchdowns to make BYU bowl-eligible. Stump Godfrey continued to be the only glimmer of hope by throwing for 125 yards and a touchdown. Now the Lobos welcome BCS contender TCU to University Stadium for the season finale.
The Daily Word 10.29.10: Deputy gets bombed, bears get shot, casino gets hosed
Video of deputy getting arrested for DWI. Priceless.
You can now shoot more bears, and cougars. That's not cool, man.
Oh my god, the deputy getting arrested is just too funny.
Dude shoots other dude, gets no jail time.
Sandia Casino gets hosed for $1.2 million.
Four-year-old can be sued for negligence, judge says.
Killer goat was not sick, just horny.
Halliburton implicated in BP well failure. Surprised?
Somali militants execute teenage girls.
Allen Iverson to play basketball in Turkey.
Pope says Stephen Hawking is wrong, God created the world. God not available for comment.
The Daily Word 06.25.10: 3x the Porn, Unhappy Campers, Dude's Related to Dracula
It's the one year anniversary of the King of Pop's death.
[Moment of silence]
Onto porn news! The Indian Embassy changed its web address, the old one is now a pornography site. If you want to start your own webcam business you can now be whateverdirtythingyouwant.xxx. Unless you work at a church, then you should probably stay away from porn, especially kiddie porn.
Cleanse your mind with a world news quiz.
Before you go outside, check out this sunscreen smackdown. Especially if you're a vampire, like Robert Pattinson, who doesn't just play a vampire in the movies.
Korea celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Korean War with a shipping ban.
Some Alaskan scientist decides to play Grizzly Man, but wins.
Campers go crazy in the Pecos.
41% of people think pot should be legal, which means 59% of people want to harsh your mellow.


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guitarist Alex The Kid The Burning
Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall
Thanks to Tom Hack at Massacre Records for setting up this interview
Thanks to Massacre Records for the promo pictures of the band.
Thanks to Target Promotion for additional promo pictures of the band
HAIL THE HORDE is the name of the brilliant third album by the Danish aggressive thrash metal act The Burning. Since the album was so great I thought it would be nice to hook up with a band member in order to talk about it and to talk about touring Denmark and working with the famous producers Tue Madsen and Jacob Bredahl. I had a really great chat with the bands new guitarist Alex The Kid and here is what we talked about. Denmark has a lot of new metal acts that are coming on strong and The Burning is a brilliant example of one of those acts.


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Clarkson's Engineering & Management program is now only the second program in the world to be accredited by both AACSB International and the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. AACSB accreditation standards are used as the basis to evaluate a business school's programs.
Engineering & Management draws upon Clarkson's established strengths in both engineering and management. The program was developed in partnership with industry leaders to meet the growing demand for individuals with strong skills in both engineering and business, who can bring a broad business and technical perspective to complex business and industrial management.
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"Our E&M program is the best of its kind anywhere," said School of Business Dean Timothy F. Sugrue. "Moreover, this is the engineering degree of the future. Graduates trained to manage within the engineering and innovation process are, and will be, at the center of this country's global competition strategy. I am very proud of our program's contribution to this effort."
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I have been meaning to blog about this for some time but have just gotten some mental space and all the pictures together. I truly wanted to do it for the previous Weekly Genealogy Blogging Prompt #25 about cemetery visits, so even though this is a little late I humbly submit it here for all to see;)
I blogged about the pleasant drive down to Raleigh, NC in May for the NGS Conference. On the way down, Carole and I decided to stop in Enfield, NC (Halifax County) and meet our friends Alice and Bill who were going cemetery searching. We decided to join in for the fun. I'm so glad we did.
Carole had gotten them connected up with the Clark Funeral Home, and they were told someone there could help them on their search in Enfield for ancestors in cemeteries. Instantly, when I walked inside Clark, it conjured up thoughts and memories of rural funeral homes with their unique brand of tending to the deceased: the antique parlor furniture, the crimson carpets, the mahogany writing desk for signing the guest book, the portrait of Jesus, the quaint chapel and the smell of…I don't know how to describe it, but it's a very distinct smell;)
We went inside and were introduced to a man named Eddie. When Alice and Bill arrived, the real fun began. Eddie commenced to giving us all what can only rightfully be described as the history of blacks in Enfield, NC. We all sat enraptured for at least the next 45 minutes as he ran down the ownership of this and other funeral homes, families he knew, little known facts about the town, race relations…you name it and this man knew it. He was brilliant and funny at the same time. He had this thick and wonderful Southern drawl, and a vivacious energy that was just totally unexpected. He looked at us and would say, before pronouncing some fact,"I'm not tellin' ya somethun' I heard…I'm tellin' you somethun' I know." Alice got her pad out & started writing like any good genealogist. This is the kinda stuff that isn't written in any history book and needs to be, and when you have a chance encounter with one of these folks, you have to be ready to capture it.
You see, Eddie had been in the funeral home business for more than 40 years. Not only did he have a firm grasp of local history, but he was a political and social activist with a long resume on a national scale. He regaled in showing us his picture with Obama, from the Democratic National Convention. I just found him to be a fascinating gentleman. After some time, a man named Shirra, the current owner of Clark Funeral Home (whose name I am probably not spelling correctly) arrived and we were off to hunt down ancestors. He took us all in the limousine. Yes, it was the funeral home limousine, but it was still a limousine!
Enfield is a small rural town that does not seem to have a large population and is filled with the requisite winding, two-lane dirt roads, outside dog pens, abandoned fields and dilapidated sharecropper's houses. Still, there's something I love about places like this. It's a different energy than you find in large cities, where I grew up. An enhanced sense of nature. Everything is magnified: the birds sing louder, the flowers are brighter, I don't know. As we drove, Shirra and Eddie were now a two-man history lesson, pointing out churches and giving us "the run-down". It was incredible. If my family was from Enfield, I probably would have just exploded on the spot out of sheer and utter excitement.
We stopped at the former plantation home of John Branch, a former state governor in the years 1817-1820 and U.S. Senator. I can imagine this place was a marvel back in the early 1800s. Heck, it's still for the most part standing. I don't know why that home isn't being preserved.
Shirra suspected that some of Branch's slaves were buried in the back, in the family cemetery. I checked John Branch's 1860 Slave census and he had lots of slaves. The family cemetery sat underneath what can only be described as the biggest magnolia tree I have ever seen in my life. It surely needs to be winning some sort of botany award. Look at the size of the blossom!
Guess what else? The family cemetery was underneath the magnolia tree! It was really something to see. In this 90+ degree heat, the cemetery (which was enclosed by a metal fence) was cooling under a canopy of enormous blooms and branches. I have never seen anything like it. I kept thinking, I bet this tree has some stories to tell.
I was extremely paranoid about snakes in the tall grass and also poison ivy, but notwithstanding all that, we all did a fair amount of looking around.
After that, Shirra and Eddie rode us around to at least two other cemeteries, taking a good 3 hours out of their day to help out this group of total strangers. They were gracious and kind and extremely knowledgeable. Southern Hospitality is real. I felt very fortunate that the spirits led us to these two men. It was a great afternoon and completely in line with the kinds of things that happen in genealogy. This town, in my mind, was representative of so many small towns: just bursting at the seams with history and somebody in town who probably knows it. It's up to us to find that person (or group of persons), record it and write it down. That's something I feel really passionate about.


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I went to a free concert on the Opera House steps on the weekend. The billing was very strange: Laurie Anderson (and possibly her partner Lou Reed) were giving a concert on the opera house steps for dogs. Thousands of dogs. It was billed as inaudible to the owners – and I could not tell whether Lou Reed was having us on. After Lou Reed brushed off the Metal Machine Trio for an impressively loud show in the concert hall (earplugs supplied) – and he was going from something you could not listen to to something you could not hear.
I was pleasantly surprised. Dogs and family loved it. Lou Reed did not appear but milled around the audience allowing this ridiculous photo of your blogger and his designer mongrel:
Lets call it a Walk on the Wild Side.
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- Anonymous said...
Could you identify the mutt versus the blogger. It's hard to differentiate.
- June 7, 2010 at 1:57 PM
Lou Reed has been having us on for decades. As his music is absolute pure horse.
- June 7, 2010 at 3:18 PM
Is this a caption competition?
"Permed Poodle Pongs says Pooch"?
- June 7, 2010 at 5:08 PM
- blake said...
Lou Reed also made a cameo performance alongside the Blind Boys of Alabama in the Opera House. Fantastic performance.
- June 9, 2010 at 3:04 PM
- Ted K said...
Not your best post ever, but your COOLEST post ever. Hats off to Mr. Hempton. Here is one of my favorite Lou Reed performances. I guess the title is "Small Town", he even manages a Truman Capote reference in the lyrics.
- June 10, 2010 at 7:13 AM
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Americans are the most fearful of government monitoring online.
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