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Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
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Commission Opinion [COM(97) 2002 final - Not published in the Official Journal]
Commission Report [COM(98) 701 final - Not published in the Official Journal]
Commission Report [COM(1999) 509 final - Not published in the Official Journal]
Commission Report [COM(2000) 709 final - Not published in the Official Journal]
Commission Report [COM(2003) 675 final - SEC(2003) 1207 final - Not published in the Official Journal]
Treaty of Accession to the European Union [Official Journal L 236 of 23.09.2003]
In its Opinion of July 1997, the European Commission considered that Poland still needed to make an effort to incorporate Community rules into its national legislation, particularly in the field of health and safety at work. It was felt that this should be feasible in the medium term, provided that Poland maintained its efforts.
However, the November 1998 Report noted that little tangible progress has been achieved in transposition and called for the intensification of efforts in the social field and for the strengthening of the competent institutions.
The October 1999 Report confirmed the conclusions of the previous report and called on Poland to make a special effort in the social field, especially with regard to health and safety at work, public health, employment and equal opportunities. Poland was also urged to significantly strengthen the institutional resources of the National Labour Office and labour inspection services. The social dialogue, particularly at the level of the employers' organisations, needed to be developed.
In the November 2000 Report the Commission noted that little progress had been made in terms of alignment with the acquis. Serious efforts were still needed in most social affairs areas.
The 2003 Report notes that Poland is essentially meeting the commitments and requirements arising from negotiations in the areas of equal treatment of women and men, social dialogue, employment policy, social inclusion and social protection and is expected to be in a position to implement this acquis from accession.
On the other side of the coin, Poland is only partially meeting the commitments and requirements for membership in the areas of labour law, health and safety at work, public health, European Social Fund and anti-discrimination.
The Treaty of Accession was signed on 16 April 2003 and accession took place on 1 May 2004.
In the social affairs field, apart from the various specific action programmes, such as those in the area of public health, and the European Social Fund, EU legislation covers health and safety at work, labour law and working conditions, equal opportunities for men and women, coordination of social security schemes for migrant workers, and tobacco products.
In all these areas, the EU's social legislation lays down minimum requirements, accompanied by safeguard clauses for the most advanced Member States.
In addition, the consultation of the social partners and the social dialogue at European level are enshrined in Articles 138 and 139 of the Treaty (ex-Articles 118a and 118b).
The 2003 Report again points out that Poland's Labour Code is only partially aligned with the acquis on labour law, and completion of transposition must be prioritised. Legislative alignment still needs to be completed in the fields of working time, part-time work, transfer of undertakings and posting of workers.
The 2003 Report concludes that the employment situation is continuing to deteriorate. The unemployment rate exceeded 15% in 1999, was 16.4% in 2000, and in 2002 had risen to 19.9%. Young people and unskilled workers are particularly affected by unemployment, and there are major regional disparities.
As regards employment policy, a mechanism was established in October 2000 to improve the functioning of the Employment Offices system, and a "national action plan for employment development", geared to the four pillars of the European Employment Strategy, has been implemented.
The 2003 Report stresses that efforts are still needed to effectively implement the priorities identified in the Joint Assessment of the Employment Priorities. It recommends Poland to take action to increase employment rates, especially for women and older workers, to continue to improve incentives for job creation and taking up work, and to pursue the reform of the education and training systems.
As regards the European Social Fund, including the EQUAL initiative, although considerable progress was made during 2003, further efforts are urgently needed to reinforce administrative capacity for management, implementation, monitoring, auditing and financial control, at both regional and national levels.
The social dialogue has been regulated in Poland since 1999. It is dominated by tripartite dialogue, and there still does not seem to be any autonomous social dialogue at sectoral level. The 2003 Report confirms that the institutional and administrative framework is in place. However, the tripartite consultation structures needs to operate in a more regular way, lead to more effective consultation of social partners on a wider range of issues, and produce more concrete outcomes. The autonomous social dialogue should also continue to be strengthened and promoted, in particular at sectoral, regional and enterprise levels.
The Community provisions on equal treatment for men and women have been incorporated into an amended pension schemes act which came into force in April 2000.
The 2003 Report notes that Poland has transposed most of the legislation on equal treatment for men and women.
Poland has adopted legislation transposing the directive based on Article 13 of the Treaty relating to the ban on discrimination on grounds of race or ethnic origin. In 2004 it still has to transpose the aspects of this directive not concerned with employment and establish the body responsible for equal treatment.
In the field of health and safety at work, the 2003 Report states that legislative shortcomings persist with regard to the Framework Directive as well as a number of individual directives, i.e. carcinogens, biological and chemical agents at work, asbestos and noise, medical treatment on board vessels and fishing vessels, where transposition is only partial. Poland has obtained a transitional period relating to the use of work equipment by workers until the end of 2005. The National Labour Inspectorate is in place, but further strengthening in terms of both staffing and technical facilities is needed.
In the field of public health, transposition of the most recent tobacco acquis remains to be completed. With regard to the control and surveillance of communicable diseases, the administrative and regulatory framework has been established, but implementation and enforcement efforts are still needed. The Polish authorities must continue their efforts to improve the population's state of health and devote adequate resources to health
In January 1999 Poland embarked upon a reform of the social insurance and health care systems. The latter reform sparked widespread unrest among the medical professions, leading to serious disruption of hospital and emergency care. The changes affect the organisation of health services and access to benefits, redefine the role of the state, especially in the field of health policy, and give citizens more responsibility for their own health.
In the field of social protection, the 2003 Report notes that Poland should continue its efforts to implement the health care and pension reforms, which will further help to improve the level and efficiency of social protection.
In the course of 2004 the Commission and Poland must finalise the Joint Memorandum on Social Inclusion, which identifies key challenges and possible policy orientations for promoting social inclusion. On this basis, an integrated strategy and a national action plan on social inclusion will have to be developed.
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Best and Worst Player
Best Player
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Douglas CostaShakhtar Donetsk Position: Midfielder
Fan Choice
R. LewandowskiBorussia Dortmund Position: Attacker
Worst Player
Goal Choice
R. WeidenfellerBorussia Dortmund Position: Goalkeeper
Fan Choice
R. WeidenfellerBorussia Dortmund Position: Goalkeeper
Team Ratings
Shakhtar Donetsk
A. Pyatov
The keeper was never really stretched by Dortmund, but their most convincing efforts manage to find the back of the net. He never seemed to dominate his area and could do nothing about the two goals.
Y. Rakitskiy
The centre-back made a few poor decisions when it came to stepping out of defence and subsequently made some equally bad challenges. His long ball was key to Shakhtar's second goal but he left Hummels free to head in the equaliser.
D. Srna
After some poor corners in the first half the Croatian finally showed his expertise from set pieces with an expertly struck free kick to put Shakhtar in the lead. He regularly pushed down the right but did not neglect his defensive duties.
R. Raţ
A competent night at left-back for the Romanian and, although he did not offer much going forward, he was entirely resolute at the back. He limited the influence of the Kuba and Piszczek combination down the right.
D. Chygrynskiy
Found it difficult to exert his dominance in the air as he was never too far from Lewandowski. A poor clearance offered Gotze a second chance to cross the ball and Lewandowski punished him with a cool finish.
He made some impressive tackles in the middle of the park but spent more of his time chasing the ball down rather than passing it to his team-mates. He was a bit reckless and on another night could have seen red.
T. Hübschman
The Czech was given the task of screening the defence but he struggled when he had players running at him. He did not read the play well enough to break up the BVB attacks and let Gotze run free.
Had an impressive debut for his new club as he used his tremendous pace to great effect. He made dribbling look easy as he skipped past defenders repeatedly and was Shakhtar's most dangerous player.
H. Mkhitaryan
Drifted into some dangerous areas between the lines but failed to really show the prowess that has made him the highest scoring player in the Ukrainian top flight so far this season.
Alex Teixeira
The Brazilian had a few decent touches in the first half but was quiet in front of goal. Srna's width enabled him to drift inside where he proved dangerous and was only denied a goal by a Schmelzer clearance just before the break.
Luiz Adriano
Struggled to get involved with the action as a lone striker. His movement was not particularly impressive as he couldn't get into threatening areas to worry Weidenfeller. An ultimately disappointing display.
Borussia Dortmund
R. Weidenfeller
Despite the pace on Srna's free kick, he could have reacted quicker and got a hand on the ball to try and keep it out. His blushes were spared by a goal-line Schmelzer clearance on the stroke of half-time after some unconvincing keeping.
S. Bender
Struggled to assert his physical dominance in midfield and was pressed tightly by the opposition. He only ever passed the ball sideways or backwards, and was unable to link defence and attack.
Ł. Piszczek
Struggled to cope with the pace of Taison in the first half as the Brazilian raced past him a number of times. He stepped up his game in the second half and added an extra attacking outlet for his side on the right.
M. Hummels
Rattled the bar with the first meaningful effort of the game in the 17th minute but was at fault for Shakhtar's second as he failed to read the flight of the ball. He was beaten on the deck too many times but somewhat atoned for his errors with a late equaliser.
Felipe Santana
His presence at the back made Dortmund appear much more porous than they would with Subotic in the team. He was sloppy in possession and his clumsy challenge conceded the free kick which Srna scored from.
M. Schmelzer
Did not get forward frequently enough in the first half and when he did his crossing let him down. He did make an important goal-line clearance just before half-time and supplied a late assist with a decent corner.
S. Kehl
Was unable to help his side control possession as the ball did not spend much time in the midfield. He could have tried to slow the tempo for his team-mates but gave the ball away too often.
M. Götze
Picked up the ball in deep areas where he found a lot of space in the first half. His eagerness to unlock the defence was unwavering and he was always looking to provide Lewandowski with quality service, eventually getting an assist.
J. Błaszczykowski
The Pole was very lively in the opening stages but it proved not to be his night as almost every time he struck the ball at goal it drifted wide. His pace can be a dangerous tool but he failed to utilise it enough.
M. Reus
Made a few bright dribbles in the first half and got a couple of average shots away. However, after a bright start he soon faded into the background for much of the second period.
R. Lewandowski
A hard-working performance from the striker as he put in a physical display to keep the defenders on edge. A mishit proved brilliant just before the break as it put him in space in the area, but he stayed calm to slot home a valuable away goal.

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The following incidents were reported on Wednesday August 13 and Thursday August 14. Anyone with information, call police on 101.
Balby: Thieves have broken into the chapel at St John's Hospice, stealing tools and lead. They smashed a window at the site between 5pmon Tuesday and 7am on Wednesday, and stole tools inside, as well as lead which had been part of the window. Anyone with information call police and quote incident 78062/2014.
Dunscroft: Burglars stole items including a video games console, games and an tablet computer in a raid on a house at Abbey Road. The thief had forced the door lock to get inside the property.
Stainforth: A jetski was stolen from a garage by thieves who broke into a garage on Chestnut Avenue. The criminals who struck between 10pm on Tuesday and 7.30am on Wednesday also took a BMX bike and fishing tackle after forcing the lock on the door. Police want anyone who is offered a jetski for sale to contact them.
Edenthorpe: A racing bike was stolen from a shed on Cloverley Road. The door on the shed had been forced between 2pm on Saturday and 10.30am on Wednesday.
Balby: Two skips were stolen from Springwell Lane. The skips were next to one another in the street when they were taken. Officers say a skip lorry would have been used to take them away. They were stolen between July 30 and August 13.
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At the request of Police Chief Bernadette DiPino, the Ocean City Mayor and Council on Monday approved an ordinance to return the town's open container law back to a criminal violation. For years, a violation of Ocean City's open container law for alcoholic beverages in public areas was a criminal violation and often resulted in an arrest.
In 2008, the town relaxed its open container law, changing it to a municipal infraction typically resulting in a citation and a prepaid fine. On Monday, however, at the request of DiPino, the Ocean City Council approved an ordinance reverting the open container law back to a criminal violation, essentially allowing OCPD officers to make arrests or write criminal citations for an open container of alcohol.
"This ordinance change adds a valuable tool to an officer's toolbox," said DiPino. "By addressing minor infractions, through the 'broken windows' theory, we can stop situations from becoming more serious. This has been a successful police strategy in the past."
Under the "broken window" theory, DiPino has said in the past making an open container arrest at 7 p.m., for example, might prevent the same suspect from committing a more serious crime much later, at midnight or 1 a.m. for example.
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Right-hander Heston drawing crowd in first camp
By Chris Haft / MLB.com
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The interest generated by right-hander Chris Heston continued to grow Monday.
Before Heston began throwing his batting-practice session, three members of the Giants' baseball operations staff were watching activity on the auxiliary diamond where he was due to appear.
By the time Heston released his first pitch, eight of the Giants' top scouts and talent evaluators, including general manager Brian Sabean, were on hand. Moments later, manager Bruce Bochy arrived to watch Heston, who's in his first big league camp.
"You want to try to block that stuff out as much as you can, though sometimes it's kind of hard," said Heston, who turns 25 on April 10. "And I'll be the first to say I think everybody's a little nervous out there to start. But it kind of comes with the growing part of it. Getting to be around these guys and throwing for these guys is a great opportunity. You kind of make the best of it."
Heston, 9-8 with a 2.24 ERA for Double-A Richmond last year, likely will begin the season in the Minors. But with the Giants seeking starting pitching depth, his development has grabbed the organization's attention.
"I'm pretty lucky to come in with the type of pitchers that the staff has," Heston said. "If I can learn something from everybody, it'll be a successful spring."
Vogelsong to start Cactus League opener
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Ryan Vogelsong will start Saturday's Cactus League opener against the Los Angeles Angels, manager Bruce Bochy said Monday.
The outing will serve as Vogelsong's first tuneup for the World Baseball Classic. The right-hander will be Team USA's No. 2 starter.
"We're definitely going to have him ready," Bochy said.
It's a welcome change for Vogelsong, who missed the first four weeks of Spring Training last year and began the season on the 15-day disabled list with a strained lower back. He still finished 14-9 with a 3.37 ERA and was San Francisco's leading winner in the postseason, with a 3-0 record.
Live BP signals true start of camp for Giants
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Try telling the Giants that Monday's opening session of live batting practice was just a drill.
To keep Pablo Sandoval alert, catcher Buster Posey ordered Matt Cain to throw a first-pitch curveball. "Buster likes to throw wrinkles in there every once in a while," Cain said. "You know [Sandoval] -- he was going to be hacking. So you have to give him something to make him think a little bit."
Instead of admiring Gregor Blanco's fly to deep left field, Andres Torres, whom the Giants reacquired partly for his defense, raced toward the warning track and made a slick catch.
"It seems like everybody's ready to go," Blanco said.
Right-hander Chad Gaudin, a 10-year veteran who's a non-roster invitee, threw well enough to earn praise from pitching coach Dave Righetti, hitting coach Hensley Meulens and center fielder Angel Pagan before he left the field.
"It's go time," Pagan said.
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A location is now set for UFC on FX 6, a December event that also serves as a finale for the soon-to-debut "The Ultimate Fighter: Australia vs. UK."
Officials announced the Dec. 15 event will take place at the 6,000-seat Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Australia.
A confirmed addition to the card includes light heavyweights Krzysztof Soszynski (26-12-1 MMA, 6-3 UFC) vs. Ednaldo Oliveira (13-1-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC).
The event's main card airs live on FX (on Friday, Dec. 14, in the U.S. due to the time difference) following prelims on FUEL TV.
"TUF: Australia vs. UK" (also dubbed "TUF: TheSmashes) features Ross Pearson (13-6 MMA, 5-3 UFC) and George Sotiropoulos (14-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) as opposing head coaches on the international edition of the competition-reality series. The lightweights meet in a main-card bout at UFC on FX 6, which also includes a Hector Lombard (31-3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) vs. Rousimar Palhares (14-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) middleweight headliner.
The latest addition to the card includes Soszynski vs. Oliveira.
Soszynski fights for the first time since a 35-second knockout loss to Igor Pokrajac in December, which followed the Polish-Canadian's recent 3-1 run (and a 9-2 run since 2007). Although worn down by injuries, Soszynski talked to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) after the fight and said he didn't want to retire.
"I don't want to go out the way I did," Soszynski said. "I definitely want to fight one more time. But it's not up to me; it's up to my body. If my body lets me, I'll be in that octagon once again, smiling across the octagon from my opponent, shaking hands and going to war. But until I talk to my doctor and get checked out, I won't know what's going on."
Oliveira made his UFC debut this past January at UFC 142 in his native Brazil. He fought countryman Gabriel Gonzaga in a heavyweight bout and lost with a first-round rear-naked choke. The setback was the first of his pro career.
Oliveira has 10 stoppages in his 13 career wins, including eight knockouts. For Soszynski, he drops down to light heavyweight – a move he was expected to make in July against Nick Penner – but he was forced out of that bout at UFC on FUEL TV 4 with a broken arm.
The latest UFC on FX 6 card includes:
- Hector Lombard vs. Rousimar Palhares
- Ross Pearson vs. George Sotiropoulos
- "The Ultimate Fighter: Australia vs. UK" welterweight final
- "The Ultimate Fighter: Australia vs. UK" lightweight final
- Ednaldo Oliveira vs. Krzysztof Soszynski
For more on UFC on FX 6, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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NUM: Ramphele resignation long overdue
13 Feb 2013 15:42 | Sapa
"The mining sector requires people with a very strong character to be able to transform, rather than a mere opinion-maker who shouts from the sidelines with no concomitant action," the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Wednesday.
"The NUM requires people with a certain level of pragmatism, rather than theorists, to occupy these strategic positions in order to influence decisions that would favour the majority."
Gold Fields announced Ramphele's resignation earlier on Wednesday.
"Dr Ramphele has decided to retire as chair to further her socio-economic and political work," spokesperson Sven Lunsche said in statement.
"She has resigned from most of her private sector directorships, and will relinquish all other remaining private sector directorships and positions to focus on these activities."
Ramphele is 'uncaring'
He said non-executive director Cheryl Carolus would succeed Ramphele.
NUM accused Ramphele of not caring about the workers.
"Gold Fields – now Sibanye [Gold] – has been one of the worst performing [mines] in recent years in terms of health and safety of mineworkers, under the watchful eye and leadership of chairperson Mamphela Ramphele," it said.
"It is common cause from what she said at last week's mining indaba that she sees no problem with African workers losing their jobs in favour of some future one."
During the 2012 Mining Indaba in Cape Town Ramphele said sustainable mining is the only future for South Africa.
"We have to accept that the traditional way of mining in SA, with its reliance on cheap and low-skilled labour, is over. You [had] better get used to it. It is not sustainable," she said.
NUM said it had not yet been consulted by Gold Fields on Carolus' appointment. – Sapa
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Matthew Leach has worked for MLB.com since 2001 and was the site's Cardinals beat reporter from 2002-11.
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|I saw it noted on Twitter this afternoon that today is the 10th anniversary of one of the more memorable games I covered during my years on the beat. On June 13, 2003, Roger Clemens joined two very elite clubs by recording his 300th win and 4000th strikeout in the big leagues. It was […] More»
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|Today was the last full day of my Spring Training 2013 odyssey, with a Braves-Cardinals game at Roger Dean Stadium. Tomorrow morning I fly back to NYC, where I'm told it's still chilly. It's been a tremendously entertaining, if draining, three weeks, and it's been great to be back at the ballpark. Whatever my job […] More»
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text: Main Content House Bill 4372 (2007) rss? friendly link printer friendly Friendly Link: http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2007-HB-4372 Public Act 40 of 2007 (Effective: 7/12/2007) Find this PA in the MCL Sponsors Kate Ebli - (primary)Barb Byrum, LaMar Lemmons, Marie Donigan, Mary Valentine, Matthew Gillard, Steven Lindberg, Terry Brown, Coleman Young, John Espinoza, Mike Simpson, Robert Jones, Bert Johnson, Tim Melton, Joan Bauer, Bob Constan, Richard LeBlanc, George Cushingberry, Aldo Vagnozzi, Kathy Angerer, Doug Bennett, Paul Condino (click name to see bills sponsored by that person) Categories Property tax: exemptions; Property tax: state education tax; Property tax; exemptions; commercial and industrial personal property; exempt from certain taxes. Amends 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.1 - 211.157) by adding sec. 9k. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4369'07, HB 4370'07, HB 4371'07, SB 0094'07 Bill Documents Bill Document Formatting Information [x] The following bill formatting applies to the 2007-2008 session:- New language in an amendatory bill will be shown in BOLD AND UPPERCASE.- Language to be removed will be stricken.- Amendments made by the House will be blue with square brackets, such as: [House amended text].- Amendments made by the Senate will be red with double greater/lesser than symbols, such as: <<Senate amended text>>. (gray icons indicate that the action did not occur or that the document is not available) Documents House Introduced Bill Introduced bills appear as they were introduced and reflect no subsequent amendments or changes. As Passed by the House As Passed by the House is the bill, as introduced, that includes any adopted House amendments. As Passed by the Senate As Passed by the Senate is the bill, as received from the House, that includes any adopted Senate amendments. Public Act Public Act is a bill that has become law. Bill Analysis House Fiscal Agency Analysis Summary as Introduced (03-19-07)This document analyzes: HB4367, HB4369, HB4370, HB4371, HB4372 Analysis as Enrolled (07-02-07)This document analyzes: SB0094, HB4369, HB4370, HB4371, HB4372 Senate Fiscal Analysis ENROLLED SUMMARY (6-29-07)This document analyzes: SB0094, HB4369, HB4370, HB4371, HB4372 History (House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE) Date JournalAction 3/1/2007HJ 20 Pg. 226introduced by Representative Kate Ebli 3/1/2007HJ 20 Pg. 226read a first time 3/1/2007HJ 20 Pg. 226referred to Committee on Tax Policy 3/6/2007HJ 21 Pg. 236printed bill filed 03/02/2007 5/2/2007HJ 42 Pg. 584reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 5/2/2007HJ 42 Pg. 584referred to second reading 6/14/2007HJ 61 Pg. 924read a second time 6/14/2007HJ 61 Pg. 924substitute H-1 not adopted 6/14/2007HJ 61 Pg. 924substitute H-2 adopted 6/14/2007HJ 61 Pg. 924placed on third reading 6/14/2007HJ 61 Pg. 924placed on immediate passage 6/14/2007HJ 61 Pg. 924read a third time 6/14/2007HJ 61 Pg. 924passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 209 Yeas 102 Nays 4 6/14/2007HJ 61 Pg. 924transmitted 6/19/2007SJ 61 Pg. 901REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE 6/28/2007SJ 66 Pg. 1049DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED 6/28/2007SJ 66 Pg. 1049PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS 6/28/2007SJ 66 Pg. 1053REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 6/28/2007SJ 66 Pg. 1053SUBSTITUTE S-1 CONCURRED IN 6/28/2007SJ 66 Pg. 1053PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 6/28/2007SJ 66 Pg. 1054RULES SUSPENDED 6/28/2007SJ 66 Pg. 1054PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE 6/28/2007SJ 66 Pg. 1057PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 226 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 6/28/2007SJ 66 Pg. 1057INSERTED FULL TITLE 6/28/2007HJ 67 Pg. 1100returned from Senate with substitute S-1 with immediate effect and full title 6/28/2007HJ 67 Pg. 1100laid over one day under the rules 6/28/2007HJ 67 Pg. 1100rule suspended 6/28/2007HJ 67 Pg. 1100Senate substitute S-1 concurred in 6/28/2007HJ 67 Pg. 1100 Roll Call # 253 Yeas 109 Nays 0 6/28/2007HJ 67 Pg. 1100full title agreed to 6/28/2007HJ 67 Pg. 1100bill ordered enrolled 7/10/2007HJ 68 Pg. 1108presented to the Governor 7/2/2007 @ 10:14 AM 7/17/2007HJ 69 Pg. 1124approved by the Governor 7/12/2007 @ 2:42 PM 7/17/2007HJ 69 Pg. 1124filed with Secretary of State 7/12/2007 @ 3:30 PM 7/17/2007HJ 69 Pg. 1124assigned PA 40'07 with immediate effect


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Missing Since: 06/18/11
Missing From: Manhattan, New York
Classification: Missing
White Female
Age at Disappearance: 65
Date Of Birth:08/18/45
Height: 4'11
Weight: 150
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Auburn/Grey
Special Identifiers: Chipped Tooth, wears glasses, but usually contacts.
Clothing: Unknown, but possibly black and white.
Circumstances of Disappearance:
Sandy got on a Racetown Travel tour bus from Altoona, PA to New York CIty Saturday June 18, 2011. She arrived in New York City at 9 am. Passengers on the bus said she was behaving erratically. When they reached Manhattan she left the tour at the protest of the other passengers and the driver.
She frequently goes on these tours and often leaves the group. She will go to broadway shows, central park and pick up gifts for her grandkids at Toys R Us. She sometimes rides the subway and is known to go to an unknown Irish pub.
The bus was supposed to return at 7 pm and Sandy did not show up to the pick up location in Midtown on 52nd St. The bus waited an hour and a half and then returned to Altoona, PA.
Sandy left two bags on the bus and one included her checkbook. She has a cellphone and isn't answering it. The cellphone company said it is off. Her mental state is questionable.
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text: I haven't understood who is making money on the horse meat.. is it horses that would have gone to pet food and are now being sold for a higher price as human food? And are the people who are substituting it for beef paying less for it, hence the appeal? I would think a siphoning off of horses destined for dog food is the only way to get enough horses?


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Hey guys,
Lately I have been doing a substantial amount of work on an RTS game which I simply call "wargame."
2 years ago before I went to Italy I had a large amount of the project done, and I was quite happy with my progress. When I returned from Italy a few months ago, I took a look at my code, and I was kind of disgusted by it in many aspects.
I had done quite a bit of code commenting, so after 2 years I was able to come back and understand my code with ease, so that was not the problem. The main problem I was having were some memory leaks that I had not resolved 2 years earlier, and I had let myself become a little sloppy in my coding in some respects.
Taking all that into account, I decided to start anew, but I did not want to lose all of my previous work. Therefore I am coding everything from scratch, but I am using the old project almost as a template for the new project (minus all the grevious mistakes I made in memory management and sloppyness 2 years ago).
Anyways, this game project is not meant to be graphically amazing in any respects. I am using simple 2D SDL (no OpenGL). So the graphics are not extremely difficult. I just finished the large part of the graphical subsystem, in fact.
Now I am turning myself to work on other things in the project. I was having some questions about the design in particular, that I wanted to run by you guys.
Question 1: A game clock
I have been contemplating the idea of a universal game clock. Almost like the CPU clock which synchronizes the timing of events happening inside of the CPU, I was thinking about making a class that interfaces with the system clock, and this class would synchronize all events that happen in the game.
In past gaming projects that I have done, I have done all my synchronization based on the frame rate. The graphical frame rate was basically the clock on when things happened. Such and such thing would happen 10 frames after the other thing happened, etc.
I decided this probably isn't a good idea...even if I used a technique to give an upper bound to the frame rate.
What kind of things do you guys implement in your own game projects concerning this subject?
Question 2: The entity heirarchy
I was designing a lot of the class layout: how each class is related to other classes in the project. The latest thing I was working on is the entity heirarchy. This is my current plan:
Base Class: ENTITY
class ANIMATE_ENTITY derives from ENTITY
class INANIMATE_ENTITY derives from ENTITY
class RESOURCE derives from INANIMATE_ENTITY
class EDIFICE derives from INANIMATE_ENTITY
the list of things that would derive from ANIMATE_ENTITY has not yet been created.
What do you guys think of that particular structure? Or more in particular, how have you structured entities in your own projects?


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"He did not score a knockout but not everybody was wearing gloves," said quarterback guru George Whitfield Jr., who has been working with Newton in San Diego.
Whitfield said Newton's final exam will come March 8 at his Pro Day at Auburn.
Newton did show his athleticism with a 4.59 in the 40-yard dash and a 10-foot, 6-inch broad jump.
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In the first example, illustrated in Figure 5–9, an incoming SOAP message is received by a servlet. After receiving the SOAP message, the servlet MyServlet uses the MessageTransformer utility to transform the message into a JMS message, and (reliably) forwards it to an application that receives it, turns it back into a SOAP message, and processes the contents of the SOAP message.
For information on how the servlet receives the SOAP message, see Writing a SOAP Service.
Instantiate a ConnectionFactory object and set its attribute values, for example:
QueueConnectionFactory myQConnFact = new com.sun.messaging.QueueConnectionFactory();
Use the ConnectionFactory object to create a Connection object.
QueueConnection myQConn = myQConnFact.createQueueConnection();
Use the Connection object to create a Session object.
QueueSession myQSess = myQConn.createQueueSession(false, Session.AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE);
Instantiate a Message Queue Destination administered object corresponding to a physical destination in the Message Queue message service. In this example, the administered object is mySOAPQueue and the physical destination to which it refers is myPSOAPQ.
Queue mySOAPQueue = new com.sun.messaging.Queue("myPSOAPQ");
Use the MessageTransformer utility, as shown, to transform the SOAP message into a JMS message. For example, given a SOAP message named MySOAPMsg,
Message MyJMS = MessageTransformer.SOAPMessageIntoJMSMessage (MySOAPMsg, MyQSess);
Create a QueueSender message producer.
This message producer, associated with mySOAPQueue, is used to send messages to the queue destination named myPSOAPQ.
QueueSender myQueueSender = myQSess.createSender(mySOAPQueue);
Send a message to the queue.
Instantiate a ConnectionFactory object and set its attribute values.
QueueConnectioFactory myQConnFact = new com.sun.messaging.QueueConnectionFactory();
Use the ConnectionFactory object to create a Connection object.
QueueConnection myQConn = myQConnFact.createQueueConnection();
Use the Connection object to create one or more Session objects.
QueueSession myRQSess = myQConn.createQueueSession(false, session.AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE);
Instantiate a Destination object and set its name attribute.
Queue myRQueue = new com.sun.messaging.Queue("mySOAPQ");
Use a Session object and a Destination object to create any needed MessageConsumer objects.
QueueReceiver myQueueReceiver = myRQSess.createReceiver(myRQueue);
If needed, instantiate a MessageListener object and register it with a MessageConsumer object.
Start the QueueConnection you created in Example 1: Deferring SOAP Processing. Messages for consumption by a client can only be delivered over a connection that has been started.
Receive a message from the queue.
The code below is an example of a synchronous consumption of messages:
Message myJMS = myQueueReceiver.receive();
Use the Message Transformer to convert the JMS message back to a SOAP message.
SOAPMessage MySoap = MessageTransformer.SOAPMessageFromJMSMessage (myJMS, MyMsgFactory);
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Coastal sunrises surprise and delight
Do we take the sun for granted? Do we even give much thought to the sun except for when we get up in the morning and wonder will it be a sunny or cloudy day?
Actually, the sun doesn't rise to greet us in the morning; we rise to meet the sun as it appears on the horizon when the earth spins eastward as it rotates on its axis.
Webster's definition of a sunrise is: "The time when the upper limb of the sun appears above the sensible horizon as a result of the diurnal rotation of the earth." Boy, that's a mouthful!
The sun, a medium star, is the brightest object in the sky. It gives us light and warmth, it makes our weather and its rays store energy in our food. It's really a glowing ball of hot gases made up of the same chemical elements found in the earth's crust. It takes about 25 days for one rotation of the sun compared to 24 hours for the earth to do the same.
So, in actuality could we concede that a sunrise is actually an earth set while a sunset is really an earth rise since the earth is spinning in an easterly direction toward the sun? Hum-m-m, that could get too complex. I think I'll just stick with the simple adage of "the sun rises in the east and sets in the west" and enjoy our colorful sunrises and sunsets.


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"If we're talking about pornography," Moser told the authors of Porn Gold, "we're not talking about eroticism - because eroticism is nice, but naïve. It's not realistic, it's bulls---. Erotica is nice to have, but you can't keep it. The realistic in life is more important.
"I'm a craftsman. If you are naïve and live only in dreams, then you are no use to this society in this world. An artist has the right to certain naivety, certain dreams, but he's not a good artist if he doesn't see the reality on the other side."
Born around 1945, Hans married in 1965. Bored, he began to learn photography. He decided to take nudie photos and sell them in the then illegal German market.
He visited Copenhagen. "Picture sets, slides, and 8mm films - all of them in black and white. The films were made in Soho [England] using prostitutes, and they were the best films I've seen in my life, they were so horny and natural. "
Moser says the porn trade developed in the seedy streets of Soho, England. The largely 8mm films were shipped to Denmark, the first country to legalize hardcore.
Hans took pictures in Germany and carried them to Copenhagen for publication there. On the way home, he smuggled hardcore magazines and films. "It was naïve stupid. It was an adventure When I remember, it makes me laugh."
Moser was caught four times, he says, and jailed.
In 1982, his life turned around when he met his future wife Teresa Orlovski. Says a friend, "Hans had searched all his life for a woman to be his partner. Of the succession of beautiful ladies I've seen him with, none of them would really put anything into the business. They'd take things out, but none would put in. But Teresa absolutely lapped it up."
VTO's marketing campaign features Teresa as corporate president, Teresa as magazine publisher, Teresa as lead writer, Teresa as sex counselor and Teresa as sex performer. (Porn Gold, 1988, Faber & Faber)
Teresa and Hans split in 1990. He married British porn star Sarah Young.
By Clifford Cremer who owns the worldwide copyright.
Video Teresa Orlowski
Throughout the western world, pornographic films are a substantial part of the total video-supply. And although the so-called "hardcore"-movies are strictly banned in Asia, even there they're being sold on a huge scale, be it illegal. One of world's biggest producers of adult movies is the German company "Video Teresa Orlowski", from Hannover. Penthouse had an interview with the owner and director of VTO, miss Teresa Orlowski.
By Clifford C. Cremer
Anyone who visits the "Media Park" in the German city of Hannover for the first time, thinks he wandered into the national t.v.-studio's of Germany by accident. In an enormous hall, the complete ceiling is covered with rails, cables and studio lights, while the floor is littered with expensive camera's and all kinds of pieces of scenery. Throughout the hall small open spaces are created, the sets. High above the sets rises the directors-room, from where producers keep in constant touch with the technical staff below. The "Park" is outfitted with two fully computer-controlled film-studio's, together measuring more than 1000 square meters, and each of the studio's contains the latest hi-tech equipment in light and sound. Total costs of the studio's: more than 35 million Deutsch Mark.
The building with the studio's also contains a computer-animation- and a lithography-department, outside stands a huge warehouse. Except for the storage of materials, this warehouse also houses the reproduction-facility, where 250 video-machines are reproducing "mastertapes" 24 hours a day.
It's not soap-series which are produced in the "Media Park", for the only product of this hi-tech film-factory is pornography. Every day hardcore sex films are produced here, with professional models as well as with amateurs. The "Media Park" is the homebase of "Video Teresa
Orlowski", and it is the biggest porn-factory in Europe, probably even in the whole world.
The company is led by Teresa Moser (maiden name Orlowski),
who is a celebrity in Germany and one of the biggest stars of pornography of the last ten years. With an enormous banking-loan, Orlowski, who is from Polish descent, built "her" VTO into the self-employed company it is today, even when a couple of years ago the company was almost bankrupt.
Orlowski got involved in the hardcore world in 1981, through her ex-husband Hans Moser, another big name in the industry. Until that time the girl from Krakauw, who was only living in Germany for three years, was working as a waitress in pubs and restaurants in the German "Ruhr"-area. As a receptionist and as a model for the publishing company of Moser, Orlowski soon saw the great opportunities of pornography.
After six months she quit her job, and in 1982 she founded her own publishing house, called "Verlag Teresa Orlowski". Except for sex-magazines, VTO also produced hardcore video's, in those days still a novelty. With the series "Foxy Lady", in which Orlowski starred herself in the leading role, VTO conquered the international video-market, while Orlowski became an instant celebrity herself.
Now, 15 years after she left Poland, charming but tough Orlowski is the boss of a multi-million dollar company, with an estimated annual turnover of more than 20 million Deutsch Mark.
Penthouse interviewed lady Orlowski (now aged 40) in her fancy office in Hannover. Opposite her desk, six t.v.-screens are located, which are connected with the film studio's below. During the interview a new film
is shot, and on the screens in Orlowski's office, a blond girl in blue stockings is visible, who has sex with an enormous black man. Orlowski watches the screens while she talks, and now and then she grabs the phone to call her producers in the studio's, to give them her comments or instructions. For she may be the owner and director of the company (called "the old one" by her staff), whenever possible she still likes to arrange every little detail herself.
Miss Orlowski, what does pornography mean to you in general?
"Pornography is very difficult to define. In every country it means something else. The films I produce are mainly meant for the German market. A Frenchman would laugh about my films, to him they're some kind of Mickey Mouse-productions. In France, men almost like to rape their wives, therefore French adult-movies are very hardcore and violent. The same goes for Italy. Germany is more soft, much softer even. It wouldn't be a good thing if we couldn't produce our own films in Germany, because
that would mean we were to rely on the French or Italian market. Then we would have to cut so many things out of the films, that almost nothing would be left. And we can't rely on the American movies either, because those films are too soft again. There's too much acting in them as well, for Americans are born actors. In every film they have two or three sex-scenes, which show two or three different positions, and you don't even see a lot. And don't forget about the bad technical quality of American x-rated films. But to answer your question, pornography to me means nothing more than sex in front of a camera."
That's all? I mean, there's nothing idealistic to it? Is it just a way to make money?
"Of course we're a business-company in the first place. Although the basic idea of VTO was, that we didn't want to buy copyrights from foreign countries. We wanted to produce our own films. Besides that, we tried to make pornography more acceptable for society. We didn't want to
give our viewers a product they felt embarrassed about, we wanted to give them something they could talk about with their friends. Without those friends asking: "My god, where did you get that trash?" But I have to admit that idea didn't work out at all. People still buy the cheapest
and lowest s--- available on the market."
What's better, pornography or the reality?
"I don't know reality so well, but in any case, it's a sad reality nowadays. I give the people a product which tries to stimulate them. I'm selling dreams."
Or illusions?
"More or less. But not always, because here I also get women who say: "I want to be f---ed three times a day, and my husband isn't capable of doing that." To them, porno is their real sex life."
There are not a whole lot of people who do the same things we see in your films, in the real.
"Of course not. The men who watch my films know perfectly well the difference between dreams and reality. They have a good time watching my products, and after that they know quite well the real life is waiting outside again. After watching a James Bond-movie, they also don't expect
from now on they have to drive an expensive car, or they have to get ten beautiful girls hanging around their neck. They only watch the movie to have a good time.
"I had a lot of troubles with the German mentality. The women accused me of showing only girls, who always want to have sex, and men who are always capable of doing just that, 24 hours a day. But what do those women expect? Do they want me to show a documentary about a woman who has a headache all the time?"
Is pornography to you a product like all other products?
"Yes, like all other products. If I could make more money selling plastic flowers, I would change my job immediately. But we're not only producing sex-movies; we also make t-shirts, calendars, magazines, computergames, we're operating phonesex-numbers and even contact-magazines on computer."
What is your annual turnover?
"No amounts. I'm very satisfied. The media always want to know my financial situation, but they never write about my expenses. The people don't want to know that somebody who never got to a university, is making as much money as I do. VTO is the world's biggest producer of sexfilms. That's the truth. Our company is the biggest of it's kind in the whole world. We have rooms where people can eat, where they can relax, where they can sleep. We have giant warehouses, reproduction-facilities, everything. No other porn-producer in the world has those things. Most of them only have two desks, a phone and a fax-machine. Once every two months they produce a film."
What are the average costs of producing a sexfilm?
"Those costs can be very low, because we can shoot a film in two hours if we want to. When I have a teenage-girl and two young men, everything could be ready within two or three hours. But no person in the world can have sex for three hours while somebody is checking the make-up all the time and while the studio-lights are burning hot. That's why I want my people to take more time, and at least get fun out of what they do. They have to act natural. The man must not act, for he is not an actor. All he has to do is to get a hard dick in the right time. The people who watch my films only want to see free sex. They don't want to follow a storyline. I don't make Hollywood-pictures, I produce sex."
But women often say they rent an adult movie just for the story of it?
"I don't trust women, women are not honest. They have problems with their feelings. They talk a lot and pretend to be self-confident, but in reality, they're sexually frustrated. Because their lust can never be as strong as man's lust."
Where do you get your models, how do you recruit them?
"Mainly through model-agencies. We can't recruit people in Germany legally. I'm not allowed to write in my magazines that I'm looking for people who want to star in hardcore-productions. Because according to law, that would be pimping. Even though only adults are involved! But
the state is the real pimp, for they want to cash in on the taxes, while they know everything about my company.
"There's a longtime misunderstanding among the public, which says pornography is a business of prostitutes. But that's not true at all! This business has nothing to do with prostitutes. Most hookers want to stay anonymous, they don't even allow others to take their pictures.
Besides that, prostitutes don't have the right attitude to do this job.
"We do a lot of business with French women, because they love sexuality. We also work together with Hungarian girls, because they look very attractive and like the money they make. Their parents would have to work for three months to get what the girls make in one single day (about 1000 US dollar). Because of that, I get a lot of young and
beautiful girls from that country. Unfortunately, German women themselves are not very well represented. In the German culture, it's not done to consume pornography, let alone to participate in it. The mentality here is: if you can't pay your bills anymore, try to do a porno-movie. But those kind of people I would never employ. Never."
In all European and American labels, one constantly sees the same faces. What is the difference between your movies and the rest?
"That's not always true. It only applies to the men, because there we have the same old problem again. In Europe, there are only about ten actors, who are always in demand for hardcore productions. Producers don't want to experiment on the set. Taking a new guy means waiting a lot before the actual shooting. I don't have special females among my staff who take care of erections. When the man has an erection, the make-up of the woman is bad again. When that is corrected, the man's "hard-on" has gone. But anyway, we don't put actors on the foreground too much, that's not what our viewers want. Males in a hardcore-production are a nuisance. The viewers only want to see beautiful females, and pretend they themselves are the ones who's f---ing them. The males in a hardcore-film are the waste-products of the production.
"I would say we differentiate from other labels trough the diversity of our models."
Do you select those models yourself?
"Sometimes. I get all the mail on my desk. Today, for example, I got letters weighing together more than five kilogrammes. A lot of men and women, boys and girls, apply for a model-job. I write my own notes on their letters, and then my staff will pick the people we want to work with. It's very easy to see who's useful and who's not. When somebody applies, his or her letter should be short and businesslike. If someone writes me a long letter, I know he or she has problems, and I'll never take them."
What do you pay attention to when those people are here?
"They have to look aesthetic. We want to show luxury. Models must be healthy and clean. We're tolerant; if you have a tattoo, that doesn't automatically mean you're not fit. If you have a strong and sexy appearance, that's enough. A filthy truckdriver wouldn't stand a chance.
"We don't want negative stories about our company, we always have to fight for our image. That's why we're very keen on the right people."
You also get people from the non-western world?
"Yes, many. But most are unusable. They're not comfortable with all the high-tech equipment over here, and that shows in their performance. We do get a lot of letters from Asia and Africa for example, but those people don't realise of course we're not going to pay for their trip to Germany.
"However, we do have a lot of Thai girls, who are really doing a fantastic job. But of course they want to stay anonymous, nobody knows what they are doing over here."
The porno-branche is not accepted, but tolerated by western society. Is today's sexual morale in the western world different from 20 years ago?
"Yes, it has become worse. People now think they're more liberal, but in reality, they're more f---ed up than ever.
Twenty years ago, the people in the West thought a sexual revolution had taken place, and everybody was more open-minded about sex. But those people never raised their children with those idea's. Youths today think
very negative about pornography, because the media made it all look so bad. That's a pity."
How many people are involved with the shooting on the set?
"The crew is 10 to 12 people, plus the actors and actresses. Every day, we use about 10 models, who stay here for two to three days. In one week, we use about 40 models."
You don't work with "big names"?
"The viewers don't want big stars anymore, instead they want new faces every time. In the States they still work with so-called superstars, in Europe we don't. Besides, we don't even have European superstars. Someone who wants to see pornography, every time wants to experience something new. That's the basic idea behind hardcore-films: that every time you see new faces.
"Comparatively the porn-industry throughout the world still is too small. Demand is far bigger than supply. That's why I use so many different girls all the time, I need new faces."
In how many hardcore-productions did you appear yourself?
"Fourteen. But since five years I don't do that anymore. During the shooting of these films, most of my nude-pictures were taken. Those 14 movies were shot in a 6-year period. Shooting took place in two days a year. In my 12-year porno-career, I had 35 partners. I think most housewives use more partners in such a time. But I only disappoint people with statistics like this."
How does it feel to be a very famous sex-star in Germany?
"It feels good. However, a lot of people of course think that I'm some kind of sex-crazed monster. But those people just don't understand I'm only a businesswoman. They think I walk through the streets naked. My fans start to shake like a small dog when they meet me in person. The people like to fantasise about me, they think every day I'm lying in my bed till noon, while some servant cuts my fingernails. But I'm just a producer, a publisher. And a very good one indeed."
Are you never being harassed because of what you do?
"Never. At the beginning I was afraid, strangers would recognise me and start to talk to me in the street, but actually that never happened. If somebody recognises me, he walks very shyly towards me and asks in a very soft voice, if I'm Teresa Orlowski. After that they ask for a signature. People are of course shy in the first place to admit they're watching my movies."
What are the newest developments in the hardcore-business?
"Actually there are no new developments. There are only new ways to sell your products. If you would have asked me three years ago about pornography per computer, I would have said that would be difficult. Today, 30 percent of my turnover comes from pornographic software for personal computers. Seventy percent comes from video's and magazines. In three years from now, that may be opposite: 30 percent in video's, the rest in computer-software."
How many movies VTO released so far?
"More than 1000. Every month we produce 22 films. We've got all kinds of special series, ranging from "Lolita Special" to "Perverted grandmothers"."
You mean there are perverted grandmothers who appear in your films?
"Yes, mainly women aged over 60. The word "perverted" has a special attraction to people. They think a woman over 60 who still likes sex is perverted. That's why we call it like that. The truth however is, the more intellectual a person, the more perverted his brain. That's my personal experience. It has nothing to do with age of course."
Who invents all these series?
"Me myself, of course, who else? I can do that because I not only think like a woman. If I would do that, I would have lost my job a long time ago. My products are meant for men, and I know everything about men. With my films, men can satisfy themselves. Maybe it's very easy to satisfy a man."


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There's also a link to a preview of next week's episode (19 out of 22 for the season) that takes place in the future where the team is in conflict with the Observers.
My body is ready!
I'm so jazzed we're getting another glimpse of the future, AND it's Observer-centric!


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Over the years, I've gathered some thoughts on what it takes to produce and deliver a high-quality video experience and, to a degree, succeed as a video producer. While most of this will be old hat to grizzled veterans, perhaps some newbie will find these ramblings, and the associated resources that I point to, of use.
On the shooting front, I'll start with light. Simply put, if lighting is inadequate, you can't produce high-quality video. You can reduce lighting requirements with higher-quality camera gear, but in many instances, client education is required. Specifically, lay out the facts and consequences of poor lighting and suggest some alternatives. At the very least, make sure you set expectations so the client won't blame the grainy video on you.
Along the same lines, since event shooters work in low light so often, learning to manually set exposure on our camcorders is critical. The key in-camera tool for exposure control is zebra stripes, and you can view a tutorial on setting exposure with zebra stripes at http://bit.ly/ozerzebras. If you're fortunate enough to be shooting with a computer attached to your camcorder, I recommend using Adobe OnLocation to help set exposure, as I do for all of my tethered shoots. Adobe has a useful tutorial on Adobe OnLocation at http://adobe.ly/adobeonlo.
Then there's audio. As I begin in my tutorial Capturing High Quality Audio, "It generally only takes a video shoot or two before your realize that the weakest link on your camcorder is the microphone." In that article, I outline microphone options and detail how to connect them to a camcorder, with options ranging from XLR connectors to external BeachTek boxes. Every sound kit should include a high-quality shotgun and wireless lavaliere microphone; I review three such microphones at http://bit.ly/ozermics. For most concerts or similar performances, the best option is to connect to the facility's soundboard, which requires an assortment of cables and adapters. If you're shooting with a DSLR, your best option is a separate recorder, which may need its own microphone or cables and connectors.
As hard as you may try to shoot perfect audio and video, it's the rare shoot that doesn't involve some form of correction or sweetening. Once you start editing, the most essential skills are color and brightness correction for video and pop removal and noise reduction for audio. You can find a tutorial on color and brightness adjustments for Final Cut Pro 7 at http://bit.ly/ozerfcp and for Adobe Premiere Pro at http://bit.ly/ozerppro. If you're forced to shoot in low light, or if you hosed your exposure settings, you may need to filter your video before encoding. Don't waste your time with the filtering available in your editor or encoding tool; instead, check out the Neat Video filter, which you can read about at http://bit.ly/neatnoise.
On the audio front, there's a tutorial on perfecting audio quality in Adobe Audition at http://bit.ly/ozeraudition, a tutorial on the Premiere Pro/Audition workflow at http://bit.ly/audworkflow, and a tutorial on normalization and compression in Audition at http://bit.ly/normcomp. There's a tutorial on perfecting audio quality in Soundtrack Pro at http://bit.ly/ozerstpro.
Once you've perfected your footage and are ready to edit, take a moment to remember the business that you're in. You can deliver highly creative, fully customized productions at a premium price or competent cookie-cutter productions at a bargain-basement price. Go vice versa in either direction, and you're doomed. Once you understand your value proposition, you have to stick to it relentlessly. Video is the ultimate tinkerer's paradise, and typically, practical considerations, rather than creative considerations, dictate when you're actually finished with a job.
In this regard, one of the most effusive compliments that I've ever received for a production was for a slide show I created in ProShow Gold (http://bit.ly/ozerproshow) in about 30 minutes. "Hmm," I thought, "high perceived value, low actual cost in dollars and time. I like that." This concept led me to stockpile a few programs that efficiently and economically add lots of wow factor. These programs include proDAD's Vitascene (http://bit.ly/vitascene), NewBlueFX Video Essentials IV (http://bit.ly/newblue), and Red Giant's Colorista (http://bit.ly/ozercolorista).
Once you have your DVD production ready, remember that packaging matters (http://bit.ly/packaging-matters). I recently bought a performance DVD from an event that I had attended for about $25. When I opened the black case without a label, I was underwhelmed by a LightScribe printed disc. It makes no sense to spend untold hours on a project just to deliver an unnecessarily plain DVD; color photo printing is the new standard. You don't need to spend four figures on a Primera Bravo Disc Publisher (http://bit.ly/ozerprimera), though you'll probably be glad you did. Instead, get the Epson R200 (http://bit.ly/epsonr200) or a more current model with similar functionality.
In the same vein, if you're delivering a streaming file, go big, or don't go at all. Resolutions such as 320x240 or even 480x270 are clearly way too conservative. Recently, I wrote about ESPN's new streaming delivery strategy that tops out with a 720p stream produced at 3Mbps (http://bit.ly/espnstreaming). If ESPN's customer can retrieve and play the stream in real time, it's likely that your customer can as well. For a background article on streaming HD, check out http://bit.ly/deliverhd.
Jan Ozer (jan at doceo.com) is a frequent contributor to industry magazines and websites on digital video-related topics. He is chief instructor at StreamingLearningCenter.com and the author of Video Compression for Flash, Apple Devices and HTML5.


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What you should know about male breast cancer
(WXYZ) - October is breast cancer awareness month, which is why health experts are encouraging both women and men to educate themselves about breast cancer.
While much of the focus has been on women, doctors say it's also important for men to learn about the signs of breast cancer.
Male breast cancer is rare, but can be deadly.
According to the National Cancer Institute, more than 2,200 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013 and more than 400 will die from the disease.
Experts say men often don't pay attention to symptoms, so when they are diagnosed with breast cancer, it may be too late.
"The main misconception with respect to men and breast cancer is the idea that men don't have breasts, so how could they possibly get breast cancer?" said Dr. Steven Libutti, Director of the Montifiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care. "Although a much less frequent disease in men, it doesn't make it any less important to be aware of changes in your body."
Some of the warning signs of breast cancer in men include a lump in or around the breast, changes in skin surface or texture, nipple discharge or dimpling of the nipple.
Some men also have a higher risk of breast cancer than others.
Past research has shown a link between male breast cancer and a family history of certain types of liver disease.
Men who have the BRCA gene mutation may also be at an increased risk for breast, prostate and pancreatic cancer. There is also a 50 percent chance that the gene will be passed on to the man's children.
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MORE EXPERTS: Feb. 12
Rivals.com basketball recruiting analysts Jerry Meyer and Eric Bossi weigh in on four current topics.
Bossi: That's a really good question because the first thing that many of the top mid-major programs will have to do is fight off programs from big conferences coming to take their guy. For instance, I would think that Wichita State, which has already started to recruit very well, has put itself in position to keep recruiting well with all of the exposure. Schools such as CreightonClick Which of the current mid-majors in or around the top 25 could really benefit from this season in recruiting?Here to view this Link., San Diego StateClick Which of the current mid-majors in or around the top 25 could really benefit from this season in recruiting?Here to view this Link. and Gonzaga, where the coaches look to be in for the long haul, will also continue to experience success. If somebody wants to call UNLVClick Which of the current mid-majors in or around the top 25 could really benefit from this season in recruiting?Here to view this Link. a mid-major (it is only by conference standards, but certainly not as a program), then I really see its recruiting continue to progress along a high-major level. Another that stands out to me is Long Beach State. Seems that the 49ers have received a lot of exposure this year and they let their guys play, which should translate to more recruiting success.
Meyer: Murray State is in a great position to parlay its tremendous season into strong future recruiting. The Racers have received a good amount of national publicity and had a big win on national television last weekend. Murray State doesn't need to recruit nationally but is in a region where it can reach into the Midwest and the South to recruit. I've noticed a significant amount of high-major recruits have Murray State on their school list, along with the high-major schools.
As high school postseason hits, what state tournament would you most enjoy watching this year?
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Bossi: Call me old-fashioned, but I'm a huge fan of the one-class state tournament system and for that reason, Kentucky wins for me. The best 16 teams in the state, regardless of how big the school is, make it to Lexington and play in Rupp Arena in front of huge crowds. Of course, it would be tough to go wrong with state tournaments in Illinois, Texas or Indiana because they are always pretty stacked. Also, though not a state tournament, I would love to be able to go watch the NEPSAC schools play in their tournaments in New England.
Meyer: I've always been intrigued by the Texas state tournament and the talent that plays in that event. Although not a state tournament, the playoffs in Memphis are intriguing because of all the talent in that city and the vigorous support of basketball in Memphis. It is truly a basketball city.
Bossi: Right now, we are pretty lucky because most of the elite kids have pretty good personalities. They've all been dealing with media for so long that they are comfortable. Personally, I think it's a toss-up between 2012's Winston ShepardClick Who is the most personable high school prospect among the elite kids? Here to view this Link. and 2013's Chris WalkerClick Who is the most personable high school prospect among the elite kids? Here to view this Link.. Both are entertaining interviews, have outgoing personalities and aren't afraid to give an answer that isn't the usual canned response.
Meyer: Winston Shepard is working his way closer to being in the elite category as a prospect, and he definitely has an elite personality when it comes to being outgoing and responding openly and candidly to questions. He doesn't follow typical conventional thought and isn't afraid to speak his mind. In an age when many of the top prospects are programmed to follow a certain party line, it is refreshing to have a guy with a little less of a filter such as Shepard.
Bossi: Looking across the landscape, South CarolinaClick What college program will have a tough time overcoming this down season in recruiting? Here to view this Link. looks as if it has a tough road ahead. Justly or not, Darrin HornClick What college program will have a tough time overcoming this down season in recruiting? Here to view this Link.'s job has been the subject of rampant speculation and the Gamecocks are struggling on the floor and with their recruiting.
Meyer: Connecticut is in a dangerous position. There are a lot of questions about the coaching longevity of Jim Calhoun, concerns about team chemistry and the piling up of losses. Perhaps the name and brand of Connecticut will be enough to weather the storm, but there is also the strong possibility of an upcoming dry recruiting season.