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United Airlines is taking the troubled Boeing 787 out of its flying plans for the rest of this month.
United says it has replaced its six 787s with other planes. U.S. regulators grounded the 787s last month after two battery incidents.
United Continental Holdings Inc. spokeswoman Megan McCarthy says the plane swaps include new flights from Houston to Lagos, Nigeria, which were supposed to switch to a 787 in late January. She says United still plans to start new flights from Denver to Tokyo's Narita airport on March 31.
Japan's All Nippon Airways on Wednesday canceled its 787 flying through March 30.
Federal officials say it could be weeks before they know what caused a 787 battery fire last month.
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text: Canadians Anthony Bennett and Andrew Wiggins scored a combined 26 points to help the Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the San Antonio Spurs 82-70 in NBA Summer League play on Sunday in Las Vegas. Bennett, the first-overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, finished with 13 points, a game-high 14 rebounds and two assists. Wiggins, the first-overall selection in this years draft, scored 13 points to go along with three rebounds and two blocks. The Cavaliers are now 2-0 in Summer League play after beating the Milwaukee Bucks 70-68 on Friday. Wiggins scored 18 points in that game, while Bennett finished with 15 points. Custom New York Yankees Nike Jerseys . TSN was honoured with several awards, with Rod Smith and James Duthie sharing the win for Best Sports Host for SportsCentre and the NHL: Season On The Brink coverage, respectively. Custom Chicago Cubs Nike Jerseys . 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He scored two highlight-reel goals in a three-minute span -- the second on a sideways bicycle kick in the 78th minute -- to give the Whitecaps a 2-2 draw with the Portland Timbers before a crowd of 20,303 at B.ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers finally gained some ground in the AL wild-card race with their fifth consecutive victory. They still dont have a playoff spot with only two games left in the regular season. "These last two games are going to be exciting. We definitely bettered our chances," closer Joe Nathan said after the Rangers 5-3 victory Friday night. "Today was a crucial game." Alex Rios had a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning, and the Rangers moved closer in the wild-card standings for the first time during their winning streak. Wild-card leader Tampa Bay lost at Toronto, dropping the Rays into a tie with Cleveland for the two spots after the Indians beat Minnesota. The Rangers, looking for their fourth consecutive playoff appearance, are a game back. "We just want an opportunity, just want that shot," Elvis Andrus said. Ian Kinsler led off the seventh with a walk off Juan Gutierrez (1-5), then moved to second on an errant pickoff throw by the reliever who had taken over after C.J. Wilson threw 121 pitches in six innings. Rios had his run-scoring hit after a sac bunt by Andrus, then scored on a two-out infield single by A.J. Pierzynski. The Rangers dont have to wait long to play again -- Saturdays game was moved up eight hours to an 11:05 a.m. start. The weather forecast called for moderate showers and thunderstorms in the area by early afternoon and increasing in intensity throughout the day and into the night, when the game was originally scheduled. "This is where we want to be ... still in the hunt," manager Ron Washington said. The loss was the 82nd for the Angels, ensuring them of only their second losing record the past 10 seasons -- a period in which they were AL West champions five times. "To be totally honest with you, whether we had run off and gotten over .500 or not doesnt or cant mask our challenge ahead of how we need to get better," manager Mike Scioscia said. "It is very frustrating. Nothing has changed as far as if you want to talk about the whole season being frustrating. I think thats a pretty good buzzword to put on it." Alexi Ogando allowed three runs with four strikeouts over 5 1-3 innings. Nathan, the winner Thursday night when the Rangers won on rookie Jurickson Profarss game-ending homer, worked a perfect ninth for his 42nd save in 45 chances.dddddddddddd After Ogando struck out Mark Trumbo to start the sixth, Jason Frasor struck out the next two batters. Neal Cotts (6-3) and Tanner Scheppers both worked perfect innings with two strikeouts. The Angels didnt even get a runner on base against the four relievers. Texas went ahead 3-1 after a wild 31-pitch third inning for Wilson, the left-hander who went to the Angels in free agency after being part of the Rangers only two World Series teams (2010 and 2011) . "I just thought C.J. was off all night," Scioscia said. "He was behind every count. It was just a struggle for C.J. Still he got through six innings giving us a chance, he just wasnt sharp out there." Andrus had a one-out single and got to third on two wild pitches, the second which came on ball four to Rios. Wilson then hit consecutive batters with pitches -- Adrian Beltre in the left knee to load the bases before getting Pierzynski in the shoulder blade to drive in a run. Rios scored on another wild pitch, sliding into the plate almost simultaneously with Wilson, who slipped while coming to cover and got tangled up with the runner. In all, there were three wild pitches by Wilson and two hit batters in the third. But he struck out the last two batters, starting a stretch of retiring 10 in a row before finishing with six strikeouts and four walks. "One out of every four (balls) was rubbed up, and then three out of every four were basically brand new," Wilson claimed afterward. "The balls were kind of squirting around, a couple of balls got away. If youre a lefty and you hit a lefty with a slider, thats obviously not what youre trying to do right there. ... You going to call it a coincidence? Its not a coincidence. Lets be honest." NOTES: Within minutes after the Rays had lost, the Angels got even 3-all on a two-out single by Josh Hamilton for his 1,000th career hit. ... Rios drove in a run with a fielders choice in the first, when Kinsler scored after walking and going to third on a perfectly executed hit-and-run play by Andrus. ... Hamilton has a 12-game hitting streak, matching his longest of the season. ... Wilson finished 17-7 with a 3.39 ERA. He was 9-0 his last 12 road starts. ' ' '

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Edmonton Police have advice for those who worry about break-ins:
Citizens should be extra mindful of their cars this summer, Edmonton police warn.Heywaitaminute! Didn't we have this story cause all sorts of troubles before? Way back in January, a Toronto cop told an audience...
Community Liaison Sgt. Kim Clark said valuables left in the car and unlocked doors make easy targets for thieves.
"It's one of those crimes that's so very easy to commit," Clark said.
But even locking your car may not be enough: In about one-third of thefts from vehicles, it's licence plates that are stolen, Clark said.
Last July, there were 872 thefts from vehicles in Edmonton.
"You know, I think we're beating around the bush here," the officer said, according to Hoffman. "I've been told I'm not supposed to say this, however, women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized."What's the difference between telling women not to dress like sluts and telling car owners not to leave their doors unlocked and their valuables visible? Let's play a game, replacing car theft related comments into these rape-related comments that an Edmonton cop was chastized for:
If you are going to go out driving and you're are going to park in that environment where you know there are a lot of predators, you know there's a lot of people out there, you are creating opportunity shall I say...there is consequences, not saying anyone deserves to be victimized, but the fact is you have to mitigate how you become a victim.
Of course, we know the difference: this isn't about trashy bitches wanting to have their cake and eat it too. This isn't a cheap excuse to attack men for the reality that we're bigger and stronger and are better at sex. So the outcry is minimal. The message -- a good one, at that -- is the same.


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RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis was just on stage at the Dive Into Mobile conference, babbling on about who knows what. It seems he's trying to justify his reasons for wanting to stick with outdated smartphone tech. Instead, he's borderline incomprehensible.
RIM has been taking plenty of criticism lately for what many perceive to be bad strategy when it comes to their approach to smartphones, and the OS that powers those phones. This interview didn't do much to prove RIM's naysayers wrong.
Based on what All Things D tells us, Lazaridis basically was a living, breathing contradiction for 30 minutes. It started off well enough, mentioning the Playbook's Q1 2011 release window and explaining that the QNX Playbook OS is an entirely new technology, that's not related to the Blackberry OS at all.
But then it fell apart. Lazaridis started trying to explain how Blackberry is focused on Enterprise (but they've crossed over!), and how they're not trying to cram a tablet OS into a smartphone (because BB 6 still rules! But Playbook OS will someday be on smartphones!). Even hosts Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher had trouble keeping up with his train of thought.
Take, for example, this inane exchange:
Mike: We're running a business. We invented the smartphone. We decided to go global.
Walt: So did you decided to chain yourself to lowest common denominator technology?
Mike: Technical discussion of multicores. Says competitors learning how big a market there is. We built our own technology, etc.
Rattles off tech certifications. Walt: "I don't know what those mean."
Or maybe consider this gem from the Q&A session, courtesy of Engadget:
Q: So I own a Torch, but it's slow and has a low res screen. I'm confused, you're creating a false dichotomy between the PlayBook and the smartphone. I don't understand that. How can you deliver this phone without the best hardware available today? You seem to be looking to the tablet for that. But this is a tiny tablet. What is the strategy? Why are you demoting my phone?
Mike: First of all, the Torch was designed to be a launch vehicle for BB 6. That argument could be used in reverse. In a world where Half VGA was high performance, the world had moved on to 1GHz CPUs and higher res displays... when you see how quickly that phone moves around, just imagine the next generation...
So, Mike, What ARE you really talking about? [All Things D]
Photo Credit: Asa Mathat/All Things D


text: Back Protect Yourself from Sexual Assault Sexual assault, including but not limited to rape, is any kind of sexual physical contact that involves force or any form of coercion or intimidation. Rape can happen to anyone—children, grandmothers, students, working women, wives, mothers, and even males. Many victims know their assailants. In more than half of reported cases, the rapist is an acquaintance, neighbor, friend, or relative of the victim, according to the National Women's Health Information Center. Most rapes occur in the victim's home. Women who use illegal drugs and alcohol are more vulnerable to sexual assault because they're less aware of their surroundings. The following suggestions from the NWHIC can help decrease your chance of being sexually assaulted. Safety at home Install a peephole viewer in your door, and never open your door without knowing who's on the other side. Install effective locks on all doors and windows and use them. Install an intruder alarm system. Don't let any strangers into your home, no matter what the reason or how dire the situation appears to be. Offer to make an emergency phone call while they wait outside. If you come home and find a door or window open or signs of forced entry, don't go in. Call 911 or your local emergency number from a safe location. On the street Be alert to your surroundings and the people around you, especially if you're alone or it's dark. Walk confidently, directly, and at a steady pace on the side of the street facing traffic. A rapist looks for someone who appears vulnerable. Always park in a well-lit area. Use the alarm button on your automatic car door opener if you think you are being followed to your car. Have your keys out and ready before you need them, whether it is for your car or home. Always look around, and in the back seat of your car, before you enter your vehicle. If you think you're being followed, walk quickly to an area where there are lights and people. If a car appears to be following you, turn and walk on the other side of the street. If you're in danger, scream and run, or yell "fire." At parties and bars Avoid intoxication and drug use. When a person is drinking alcohol or using drugs, it's harder to think clearly and evaluate a potentially dangerous situation. In a bar, accept drinks only from the bartender or wait staff. If you're raped Go to a safe place immediately and call the police. The sooner you report the incident, the greater the chance the attacker will be caught. Don't wash, douche, change clothes, or clean up in any way until you talk with the police and go to a hospital. Remember, you're the victim. You have nothing to feel guilty or ashamed about. Contact a rape crisis center to help you deal with the assault. The Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network has crisis workers available 24/7 at 800-656-HOPE or www.rainn.org


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48 Hours in Sydney
From the October 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler
From colonial mansions to glass-walled brasseries, prime real estate rims Sydney Harbour, all competing for a glimpse of the water. Capital of the Australian state of New South Wales and a major Pacific hub riding the Asian boom, Sydney seems recession-proof. The redevelopment of the old wharves continues to transform the waterfront while still ensuring historic districts retain their character. "Sydney is a modern city with an ancient heartbeat," says city historian Lisa Murray. "The Eora, Sydney's first peoples, enjoyed the harbor lifestyle for thousands of years, and Sydney is still defined by its harbor and rivers."
What to do The city's focus remains Circular Quay, landing site for the convict-laden vessels from Britain, which founded the penal colony in 1788. From the busy terminal, ferries come and go under the Sydney Harbour Bridge or around the Sydney Opera House. Grand plans to revamp the venerable Opera House are in the works, but new dining venues, such as the outdoor Opera Bar, are already breathing new life into the precinct.
On the other bank of Circular Quay, the Museum of Contemporary Art reopened in March after adding a new wing. The resulting streamlined spaces flanked by harbor-view windows host exhibitions by Australian notables (sculptor Stephen Birch, neon artist Peter Kennedy) as well as global art stars (Annie Leibovitz, Anish Kapoor).
Behind the museum lies the Rocks, early Sydney's center. "It was Sydney's most cosmopolitan place in the 19th century, a working district which welcomed, and also at times abused, the ships and sailors of the world," says Murray. Press gangs would kidnap hapless sailors along the Rocks' cobbled alleys, where visitors on weekends now shop for boomerangs and other Australian-made products at the Rocks Markets and spice blends and hand-pressed olive oils at the new Fridays-only Foodies Market. So-called bond stores once stocked with brandy, tobacco, tea, and flour currently house art galleries, boutiques, restaurants, and watering holes such as the Argyle, the epicenter of nightlife in the Rocks, with its multiple bars and live music.
Bordering the Rocks to the north, the old commerce-focused wharves of Walsh Bay have become the city's arts hub. At Wharf 4/5, the Sydney Theatre Company produces new Australian plays and classic works under the artistic guidance of Cate Blanchett, while the contemporary Sydney Dance Company runs drop-in ballet, jazz, and hip-hop classes.
The waterfront rejuvenation began at Darling Harbour, where a host of attractions include an 1874 tall ship, one of only four of its kind in the world and on permanent display as part of the Maritime Museum. Go for a last ride on the iconic monorail that loops from Darling Harbour to the city center, destined to be torn down in the next year or two and turned into scrap metal—a government decision that shocked the city.
But taking to the water remains the best way to appreciate the harbor. Catch a ferry from Circular Quay to Cockatoo Island, Sydney's new favorite harbor island since the former prison and dockyards opened to the public. Tour the heritage buildings, attend a concert or art exhibition, or join the sunset hubbub at the Island Bar, which is constructed from recycled shipping containers.
Alternatively, the classic ferry ride to the famous surf beach at Manly cruises the length of Sydney Harbour before docking at Manly Wharf. Swim, sign up for a surfing lesson, or leave the crowds and rent a kayak next to the wharf. Paddle around Manly Cove's forested headlands to the secluded inlets and sheltered beaches of Sydney Harbour National Park. Landlubbers can hike the Manly Scenic Walkway. The national park also contains the historic buildings of Q Station, an old quarantine outpost that once cloistered passengers from contagion-hit ships, now a boutique hotel and a popular venue for weddings and conferences.
Where to shop For indie shopping, wander the Victorian streetscapes of inner suburbs Paddington, Woollahra, Newtown, and Surry Hills. Saturday's Paddington Markets has been in operation for the past 37 years. Vendors hawk everything from watercolor paintings and antique silverware to little girl dresses in eucalyptus print fabric. Many of the designers graduate to the boutiques spread out along Paddington's Oxford Street, such as Dinosaur Designs, makers of hand-sculpted jewelry. Local fashion labels like Neil Grigg Millinery and Jiva reside on adjoining William Street.
In Surry Hills, Grandma Takes a Trip stocks vintage dresses, coats, and accessories from the 1950s to the '70s.
Though a long way from the outback, Sydney has plenty of Aboriginal art galleries selling classical dot paintings and contemporary works. The Artery in Darlinghurst specializes in art from such remote Aboriginal communities as Utopia, Mount Leibig, and Pupunya in the Northern Territory, and Kate Owen Gallery in Rozelle features emerging and established artists, including Clifford Possum, whose larger dot canvases set auction records at Sotheby's.
Where to eat The food truck scene has finally hit Sydney as the city recently approved ten new mobile vendors. Find organic spelt pizzas, gourmet fish tacos, hot chocolate cakes, and more rolling out to fill late-night dining voids in locations like Circular Quay and Pitt Street Mall. The Eat Art Truck serves kingfish seviche and doubles as a street art canvas. The granddaddy of Sydney food trucks, Harry's Cafe de Wheels has sold meat pies smothered in peas and gravy, a unique local offering, since 1945. It sits incongruously adjacent to Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf, now one of the city's most exclusive residential and dining complexes.
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The Opera Kitchen at the Opera House has hit on a winning formula: Combine outlets from some of Sydney's best known gastronomic brands to form the fanciest food court in town. The wagyu burgers may be a tad expensive, but the harbor views are priceless. Highlights include the sushi bar at Kenji, the plank-roasted king salmon at Cloudy Bay Fish Company, and tiger prawn and green mango rice paper rolls at Misschu.
Gastro Park in Kings Cross has set local foodies abuzz since opening last year. The dining room's clean lines frame the innovative, intricately styled food, which is anything but casual. Grant King, former executive chef at the seafood-inspired Pier restaurant, produces such playful and adventurous dishes as snapper fillet topped with crunchy fried fish scales.
Sydney has no shortage of waterfront dining, but it's worth the trip to Bondi for Italian-inspired dishes at Icebergs Dining Room and Bar, on the top floor of the famed swimming club at the end of the beach. A favorite: Berkshire pork cutlet with grilled radicchio.
For the more price-conscious, Chinatown offers other cuisines beyond Cantonese. At Mamak, Malaysian chefs twirl and stretch dough into giant paper-thin sails before folding and slapping them onto the griddle. The ensuing crisp, flaky roti bread is perfect for dipping in rich coconut curries.


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These pictures are bound to inspire you and the combination of colors are stunning to say the least. Look closely and you might just be able to create your perfect design for a living room.
This setting is uber stylish, lush and romantic. The beautiful shade just brightens up the room with blood red as the focal color the whole setting is just sparkling and eclectic in its feel.
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I love the beveled mirror and the fab rug !!
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If you love dynamic then this is just that !! The pattern, vibrancy and truly eclectic combination of colors gives the room a real edge. The atmosphere is so cheery and the selection of artifacts is truly unique. Each and every corner has its own story to tell.
This room is not for the ordinary and it speaks volumes about style and personality !
The Pure and Meditative
You love the look of white ! The color is sleek as well as sophisticated and with just the right amount of creativity and interesting mix of pieces the whole look can be awe inspiring. The room is in some ways pure and meditative with the monochromatic scheme weaving magic here !
The mannequin and the little pig in white are such interesting focal pieces !
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This casual contemporary and totally modern take on the living room is fantastic ! The laid back and easy going attitude is easily showcased, and very carefully created by an interesting mix of medium. We have here blown up art and black ceramic vases with unique wooden art thrown it too. The color orange is known as a color for joy and conveys sociability and confidence.
The sheer riot of colors in this room makes it one of my favourite here !
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This look is just so different from the one above that its difficult to imagine that the existing furniture are the same. The whole look is elegant and almost bordering on formal. The clean lines and classic furniture give the room a modern and sharp look.
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The arrangement of frames on the wall is so curious and add a certain whimsy to the whole room !


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Four Things My Dad Never Told Me
Mom is my mom. Dad adopted me when I was two. But I didn't know I was adopted until 2017, five years after he died. He raised me as his own.
Back row left to right: Danny, Colleen with baby Bert, Walter Rockwell. Front Phillip and Glen
Dad honored my mom's wish that I not be told. Actually, everyone on both sides of the family honored her wish. No one ever hinted that Walter Rockwell adopted me.
4 things dad never told me:
#1. Dad never told me I was adopted.
Mom said he wanted to tell me, but he kept the secret out of respect for her. Actually, I never heard him speak poorly of her. Dad never told me to honor my wife. He honored my mom.
Honoring people reflects your character, not the people around you.
#2. Dad never told me to show affection to my wife.
I remember him hugging and kissing mom when he came in from milking cows in the morning. He was quiet, but not shy with showing her affection. When I say he kissed her, it wasn't a peck on the cheek.
#3. Dad never told me to work hard.
I grew up on a dairy farm in Central Maine. Dad got up before dawn and worked till after dark. He was the hardest working person I have ever known. He didn't need praise or recognition. He just did the work.
Just do the work.
#4. Dad never told me to love books.
I grew up seeing dad read books before he ate breakfast. Sometimes he'd read an interesting passage to mom while she cooked. Not surprisingly, I have thousands of books in my library.
Model the way:
The first function of leadership is, "Model the way." Kouzes & Posner
When you read about my dad, you understand a bit about me.
Consistency is influence. I'm like my dad, not because he's my biological father, but because he modeled the way.
How has the consistent behavior of another person influenced you?


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Although vaccination rates for U.S. children are high overall, many states are dropping below safety thresholds. That is because parents are opting out of state vaccination requirements for kids entering public school, despite a dearth of evidence that vaccines are harmful or unnecessary. "The vast majority of their concerns have no basis in science," says William Schaffner, chair of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University.
If enough parents in a community refuse or delay their children's vaccinations, an infectious disease can spread among many individuals. The outbreak can threaten all unvaccinated children, vaccinated children and adults who have weak immune systems, and babies who are too young to get their shots.
When vaccinations drop below the herd immunity threshold—the proportion of immune individuals needed to prevent widespread transmission—outbreaks rise. The 2012 U.S. outbreak of whooping cough (pertussis), which infected 42,000 people, was the largest since 1955. Rates for two crucial childhood vaccines, DTP (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis) and MMR (measles, mumps and rubella), are falling (above). Other rates, such as for polio, are stable (not shown).
See more on adult vaccination rates at ScientificAmerican.com/jun2013/graphic-science


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New acquisitions have been arriving daily here at the PLL. I even found the compelling How Prints Look: Photographs with a Commentary by William M. Ivins, Jr. (Robert Smithson Collection) yesterday at a local junk shop. How Prints Look investigates the process and reproduction of various prints, frankly discussing "of copies, facsimiles, and other bothersome matters."
|An original 15th Century Florentine woodcut (left) and a copy by Pilinski of Paris. Of course, this is a reproduction of a reproduction and a reproduction of a reproduction of a reproduction.
Included in the new batch of acquisitions are a few books that focus on geology and mineralogy - all from the Robert Smithson Collection:
The Birth and Development of the Geological Sciences by Frank Dawson Adams
Landforms of Australia by Vincent Serventy
Western Gem Hunters Atlas by Bob & Cy Johnson
Biogeography of the Southern End of the World by Philip J. Darlington, Jr.
|The Birth and Development of the Geological Sciences by Frank Adams (a spread showing Gessner's classes of fossils)
|Landforms of Australia by Vincent Serventy (spread showing snowy vistas and Tunnel Creek in Western Aus.)
|Western Gem Hunters Atlas by Robert & Cy Johnson (spread showing area around Portland Ore.)
Beautiful hardbound volumes are also added to the Library to support the Jorge Luis Borges Collection:
New Arabian Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson
Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days by Arnold Bennett
As well as In the Sky Garden by Lizzie Chamney, from the Maria Mitchell Collection. This beautifully illustrated (by "Champ") of fables is dedicated to Maria Mitchell herself:
|"To Professor Maria Mitchell, . . Written in the hope of interesting the small people, and leading them to a study of its more fascinating truths, is gratefully and lovingly dedicated by her pupil and satellite,"
Other acquisitions from the Robert Smithson Collection include:
A Fire on the Moon by Norman Mailer
Phenomenology: Its Genesis & Prospect by Quentin Lauer
On Violence by Hannah Arendt
Poems & Prose by Gerard Manley Hopkins
From the Jorge Luis Borges Collection:
Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen
The Golem by Gustav Meyrink
From the Italo Calvino Collection:
The Way Things Are (De Rerum Natura) by Lucretius


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Ninety percent of the Internet's top 200,000 HTTPS-enabled websites are vulnerable to known types of SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) attack, according to a report released Thursday by the Trustworthy Internet Movement (TIM), a nonprofit organization dedicated to solving Internet security, privacy and reliability problems.
The report is based on data from a new TIM project called SSL Pulse, which uses automated scanning technology developed by security vendor Qualys, to analyze the strength of HTTPS implementations on websites listed in the top 1 million published by Web analytics firm Alexa.
SSL Pulse checks what protocols are supported by the HTTPS-enabled websites (SSL 2.0, SSL 3.0, TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, etc.), the key length used for securing communications (512 bits, 1024 bits, 2048 bits, etc.) and the strength of the supported ciphers (256 bits, 128 bits or lower).
An algorithm is used to interpret the scan results and assign a score between 0 and 100 to each HTTPS configuration. The score is then translated into a grade, with A being the highest (over 80 points).
Half of the almost 200,000 websites in Alexa's top 1 million that support HTTPS received an A for the quality of their configurations. This means that they use a combination of modern protocols, strong ciphers and long keys.
Despite this, only 10% of the scanned websites were deemed truly secure. Seventy-five percent -- around 148,000 -- were found to be vulnerable to an attack known as BEAST, which can be used to decrypt authentication tokens and cookies from HTTPS requests.
The BEAST attack was demonstrated by security researchers Juliano Rizzo and Thai Duong at the ekoparty security conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in September 2011. It is a practical implementation of an older theoretical attack and affects SSL/TLS block ciphers, like AES or Triple-DES.
The attack was fixed in version 1.1 of the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol, but a lot of servers continue to support older and vulnerable protocols, like SSL 3.0, for backward compatibility reasons. Such servers are vulnerable to so-called SSL downgrade attacks in which they can be tricked to use vulnerable versions of SSL/TLS even when the targeted clients support secure versions.
The easiest way to mitigate the BEAST attack on the server side is to prioritize the RC4 cipher for HTTPS connections, said Ivan Ristic, director of engineering at Qualys, via email. RC4 is a stream cipher and is not vulnerable to this attack.
In addition to supporting multiple protocols, many HTTPS-enabled servers also support multiple ciphers in order to ensure compatibility with a variety of clients. A special setting can be used on the server to specify the order in which the ciphers should be used and to prioritize RC4.
"I believe that most administrators are not aware of the need to perform this task," Ristic said.
Protections against the BEAST attack have already been built into newer browsers. However, there are a lot of people, especially in business environments, who use old browsers like Internet Explorer 6, which are still vulnerable, Ristic said.
SSL Pulse scans also revealed that over 13% of the 200,000 HTTPS-enabled websites support the insecure renegotiation of SSL connections. This can lead to man-in-the-middle attacks that compromise SSL-protected communications between users and the vulnerable servers.
"For your average Web site -- which will not have anything of substantial value -- the risk is probably very small," Ristic said. "However, for sites that either have a very large number of users that can be exploited in some way, or high-value sites (e.g., financial institutions), the risks are potentially very big."
Fixing the insecure renegotiation vulnerability is fairly easy and only requires applying a patch, Ristic said.
TIM plans to perform new SSL Pulse scans and to update the statistics on a monthly basis in order to track what progress websites are making with their SSL implementations.
This is part of a larger TIM project that will focus on SSL implementation and governance issues. The organization also announced the creation of an SSL Internet Taskforce on Thursday, to develop and propose solutions for known problems in these key areas.
The taskforce members include Michael Barrett, chief information security officer at PayPal; Taher Elgamal, one of the creators of the SSL protocol; Adam Langley, a Google software engineer responsible for SSL in Chrome and on the company's front-end servers; Moxie Marlinspike, the creator of the Convergence project, which offers an alternative method for SSL certificate validation; Ivan Ristic, the creator of the Qualys SSL Labs and Ryan Hurst, chief technology officer at certificate authority GlobalSign.


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Scotland's wet and windy weather set to continue
The Met Office has warned that an unseasonably wet and windy spell will continue, despite bookmakers having slashed the odds on Britain enjoying the hottest June on record.
Despite suggestions that this weekend will bring blazing sunshine, forecasters say the unsettled weather looks set to stay.
Yellow wind warnings have been issued for all areas of Scotland apart from Orkney and Shetland until tomorrow evening, with strong gusts expected in coastal areas.
Although Wednesday will see some sunny spells, the picture will remain one of cloudy conditions, breezy winds and scattered showers.
A Met Office spokesman said the low pressure coming across the UK will bring strong winds - gusts of 40 to 50mph "fairly widely," with 60 to 70mph gales expected in some areas.
Asked if the prospect of a heatwave was realistic, he added: "I wouldn't say that there's a heatwave on the way. No."
Heavy rainfall of up to 20 to 40mm is expected in northern and western areas tonight, along with an increased chance of disruption to to high wind speeds.
Although weather will become "more settled" towards the end of the week, Scotland looks set to miss out on the good spell. .
In parts of England, temperatures are expected to reach 22C on Thursday, and mid-20s on Friday and Saturday, with a chance that the mercury could hit 26C in one or two places.
North of the border, however, the temperatures are unlikely to tip 20C, with predictions of 15C in Edinburgh and 14C in Glasgow and west coast. on Friday
The spokesman added: "There's also some heavy rain associated with that low pressure through Tuesday. It's a pretty unsettled start to the summer.
Even in parts of the UK where the rain and wind will die away, widespread blue skies are not likely as a result of cloud cover.
He explained: "It's certainly not a case that we're getting wall to wall blue skies across the UK on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or even Saturday. It is going to be pretty pleasant weather nevertheless, for at least the southern half of the UK.
"There are going to be bright spells, it is going to be dry, the winds are going to have backed off quite a lot and the temperature's going to build."
However, he cautioned that the improving conditions does not mean there will be "a switch to tropical weather by any means."
The Met Office said that, given the unseasonable nature of the winds, the public should be aware of the potential for disruption to transport and outdoor activities.
One leading bookmaker suggested June "could be the hottest in British history."
Coral has cut the odds on Britain having the hottest June since records began in 1910 to 3-1 from 5-1 amid predictions that a heatwave will sweep the nation.
The firm has given odds of 10-1 that the UK mainland temperature exceeds 37.8C while it is 12-1 that the UK record temperature high of 38.5C is broken.
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CRS: Indian Trust Fund Litigation: Legislation to Resolve Accounting Claims in Cobell v. Norton, March 8, 2007
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Title: Indian Trust Fund Litigation: Legislation to Resolve Accounting Claims in Cobell v. Norton
CRS report number: RS22343
Author(s): M. Maureen Murphy, American Law Division
Date: March 8, 2007
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- The Cobell v. Norton litigation has been before the courts since 1996. Cobell is a class action lawsuit alleging federal government mismanagement of accounts held in trust for individual Indians. To date the litigation has not been able to secure from the Department of the Interior sufficient data in the form of an historical accounting to determine the accuracy of the payments to individual account holders. Although a full historical accounting is unlikely to be judicially required, the prospect that pursuit of an accounting through litigation will be costly, protracted, and elusive resulted in the introduction, in the 109th Congress, of S. 1439/H.R. 4322 and a concerted effort by Indian representatives to develop principles for a legislative settlement. A letter, dated March 1, 2007, from the Secretary of the Interior and the Attorney General to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee and the House Committee on Natural Resources, outlined key elements that the Bush Administration requires for a legislative settlement. To date, no legislation has been introduced in the 110th Congress. The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the development of a legislative solution.
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New agreement expected to step up cooperation between FAO and Belarus
11 February 2014, Rome - FAO in cooperation with the European Union will help Belarus to dispose of obsolete pesticides and reduce risks from pesticides used in agriculture in the future, under a new agreement signed today.
Over the next two and a half years, FAO will provide technical assistance to Belarus in managing its stocks of obsolete pesticides, building capacity to minimize the threats from hazardous waste to human health and the environment, as well as strengthening legislation and building capacity in the management of pesticide containers.
Together with the Government of Belarus, FAO will identify and assess the most highly contaminated sites with the aim to mobilise resources for risk reduction; promote alternatives to the most hazardous chemicals in use; and, develop communication strategies to raise awareness among farmers and the public.
"This is an important project for FAO, where our organization has a unique experience", said Vladimir Rakhmanin, FAO Assistant Director-General for Europe and Central Asia. "This project is also a solid step forward for strengthening cooperation between FAO and the Republic of Belarus".
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The agreement is a part of a four-year, FAO-EU partnership project on pesticide management launched in 2012 across the former Soviet Union. The EU is contributing €6 million to the initiative, and FAO, which acts as an implementing agency, has allocated €1 million in funding.
With this agreement, a total of six countries have now joined the initiative: Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova and Ukraine. The project foresees disposal of over 1 000 tons of obsolete stocks from these countries until 2016, although Ukraine has already removed its obsolete pesticides stocks.
It is estimated that around 200 000 tons of obsolete pesticides, around 40 percent of the world's stockpiles, can be found in twelve former Soviet Union republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Kept in tens of thousands of unprotected sites, they pose a serious threat to peoples' health and the environment.
These stocks have been accumulated during the Soviet era due to centralized supply systems, banning of products due to environmental and health concerns and a lack of capacity to dispose of obsolete stocks in an environmentally sound manner.


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Chris Tucker would've been an all-time legend if he died after Friday- the more you see him now, the less funny he is....Who knew that Robert Horry spent every spare minute at Steak-n-Shake since retiring from the Spurs...Rappaport winning MVP of the celebrity game must've made Scalabrine proud....Remember when the Rookie-Soph Game was just a Rookie Game? The NBA finally realized that wouldn't last because guys like Cliff Rozier, George Zidek, Roy Rogers and Michael Stewart were in an all-star like event... Not sure what was more embarrassing: The Dunk In Contest Itself or Cheryl Miller's emphatic announcing of "The First Annual Dunk Innnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn"...Way to fuck something else up TNT, turning the HORSE contest into a 3 point shooting contest for the "purposes of time." Just like you don't show the start of the second game of a doubleheader on Thursday night by throwing it on TBS (since the first game never fits the allotted time) it's great ending the HORSE contest with a shootout between Kevin Durant and Rajon Rondo....Kudos to Charles Barkley for calling Omri Casspi "Omar".....Does anyone actually watch the Shooting Stars competition? NBA should replace that with a 5 on 5 lingerie bowl type event with the cheerleaders....Please, please retire the dunk contest forever. Or allow the players to wear those space shoes that allow them to jump 20 feet in the air. Or better yet, turn it into an annual dunk contest on a 7'0 rim between Kevin Harlan and Craig Sager...The NBA: Where Fucking Up All Star Weekend is an annual tradition.


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Career Services Counselors Help Students Determine a Path That Will Lead to a Rewarding Career
New York, January 22, 2013—Petal Modeste's appointment as the Law School's dean of Career Services nearly three and a half years ago coincided with an inauspicious moment in the recent history of legal recruitment. The unraveling of the global economy had forced firms to rein in hiring, leaving promising young attorneys nationwide to face uncertain job prospects.
The timing of Modeste's arrival, however, also offered the Trinidad and Tobago native the opportunity to help refocus Columbia Law School students as they enter a profession that has undergone an unprecedented transformation. It is a mission she has seized with unconcealed passion, spearheading an array of new initiatives aimed at preparing graduates for their future careers.
"The financial crisis has changed the world of legal hiring," says Modeste, a former senior director of legal recruiting at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, and finance associate at Shearman & Sterling, both in New York City. Since Modeste's arrival in August 2009, the Office of Career Services and Professional Development has embarked on a multipronged strategy to provide career assistance to students and alumni.
One aspect of this strategy has been an intensification of individual counseling efforts, says Stephen L. Buchman '62, assistant director of career advising. Under Modeste's leadership, the office has required students to enroll in basic career counseling in order to utilize resources such as the Early Interview Program.
"We look at their story, background, credentials, needs, and strengths in a much more individual way, because we know firms are going to be doing that," says Buchman, who has worked at Career Services since 1994.
In addition to more customized counseling and events like career symposia and panel discussions, Career Services has also created new initiatives such as Regional Networking Night, which offers representatives of firms from smaller markets in the Midwest, South, and Mid-Atlantic the chance to meet with first-year students. "These firms are small in terms of number of employees, but they do sophisticated work for eminent clients, and this is attractive to our students who are interested in the private sector," says Modeste.
Career Services organizes 30 to 40 events and programs every year, and a mainstay continues to be the Private Sector Career Symposium. The most recent iteration, held last March, featured 50 senior practitioners who spoke about their experience in a broad range of fields, including arbitration and litigation, intellectual property, tax law, and corporate transactional work.
Modeste's team has also launched a number of successful initiatives, including a program for Law School graduates to work with general counsels in a variety of corporate sectors and a series of programs to introduce students to legal careers in investment banks, consulting, and accounting.
An overarching objective of all these initiatives, Modeste says, is to help students determine a professional path that will lead to a rewarding career. A panel discussion organized by her office last spring was emblematic of this approach. The event featured recent graduates who described to a roomful of students how persistence and the pursuit of one's passion can lead to professional success.
One speaker, Jason Allegrante '10, said he sensed that at the time of student interviews, in the midst of the financial crisis, Big Law was not the right place for him to start. He worked closely with Modeste's office before eventually securing an interview with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. As part of his application, Allegrante submitted a 50-page paper he wrote on the financial crisis. He was hired almost immediately.
"It turned out that's what I was passionate about," Allegrante, now a senior analyst at the New York Fed, said of the subject matter of his paper. "I found what I really wanted to do."
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I don't do many book reviews, but I was invited to be part of a blog tour for a book all about the process, or the art I should say, of designing and printing fabric. Hello, sign me up – that's one topic I find completely fascinating! I was sent this lovely text Mastering the Art of Fabric Printing and Design by textile designer Laurie Wisbrun, published by Chronicle Books.
The 200+ illustrative text begins with a primer on understanding patterns from floral to geometric to ethnic motifs. Various textures are discussed and then we're introduced to the concept of repeat patterns. You'll learn all about mirroring, composition, scale, and layout, etc.
Next up is a chapter on designing your own patterns, which includes all sorts of tips to consider before you begin, like what will the fabric be used for (apparel, upholstery, quilting?) and the different concerns for each.
My favorite part of this illustrative book (being the DIYer that I am) is the chapter on different hands-on ways to create your own fabric, from using a scanner to block printing and dyeing.
If your more knowledgeable on the digital end, Laurie also provides numerous tutorials for designing your fabrics in professional software programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator, which definitely had me thinking I need to learn more about these programs to play with designs on the computer. Send your designs off to a printer like Spoonflower and you've got yourself your own custom fabric designed by YOU.
Peppered throughout the book are interviews with and profiles on some very successful fabric designers behind such brands as Marimekko, Mod Green Pod, and Ink & Spindle. The last chapter is also about taking your ideas to the next level and going professional with your fabric designs, should you be so entrepreneurial.
It's published by Chronicle, and as you can see, they always deliver both an informative and beautiful text and bonus, the cover is actually made of digitally printed fabric, now that's cool. If you love fabric like I do, then you'll want to add this book to your wish list – it's a fantastic addition to any designer's library. If you'd like to purchase the book for $20 to add to your collection, you can do so right here.
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The previous traditional laboratory and hospital-based instruction model required 4.5 faculty instructors for 24 students. With the incorporation of this model using high-fidelity human patient simulation, now only three faculty instructors are needed for the same 24 students. Additionally, with the NYUCN model, student group sizes decreased by 25 percent for both hospital-based clinical and classroom-based laboratory sessions.
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How Dacia became Europe's fastest growing car brand by accident
by Sarah Dilorenzo THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dacia's success isn't just related to the worst car market Europe has experienced in decades. Analysts say the company was thriving even before the crisis simply because it has no competition.
FRANKFURT, Germany—The fastest-growing car brand in the European Union was never even supposed to be sold there.
Dacia, the Romanian subsidiary of French manufacturer Renault, sells low-cost cars. Really low-cost cars—in some cases, half the price of rival models.
In recession-hit Europe, Dacia is bucking the region's sliding sales: In the first half of this year, the company sold 141,278 passenger cars in the EU, 17.6 per cent more than it sold during the same period last year. That's the biggest percentage increase in Europe, an impressive result in a market that fell 6.6 per cent in that period, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association.
Dacia's success isn't just related to the worst car market Europe has experienced in decades. Analysts say the company was thriving even before the crisis simply because they have no competition.
"Historically, doing a low-cost car is something that nobody wants to do," said analyst Carlos Da Silva of IHS Automotive. "Intellectually, culturally, nobody was prepared to do it because the culture of car companies is driven by engineers, and engineers want to perpetually innovate. Building a low-cost car requires a different kind of thinking."
Renault took over the Dacia brand in the 1990s with the intention of building a car for central and eastern Europe, essentially building a better Lada, the Russian clunkers that dominated the market in the Eastern Bloc.
On a whim, the Dacias were also tested in western Europe and started selling well. Dacia is still small, representing just 2.5 per cent of the European market, but Da Silva says it is buoying its parent company, Renault. Dacias rely on Renault parts and the cars sell under the Renault brand in places like Argentina, Brazil and Russia.
In the same January-to-June period that Dacia was doing well, Renault sales fell 10.4 per cent. Renault's first-half earnings were just 39 million euros, and its car-making operations lost money last year.
Dacia "already saved the company, I think," said Da Silva.
At the Frankfurt Auto Show this week, Dacia unveiled a redesign of its Duster SUV—a car targeted at the growing middle class in emerging markets. The Duster starts at 10,490 euros ($13,900). By contrast, Renault's SUV, the Koleos, starts at 28,490 euros.
Arnaud Deboeuf, director of Renault's low-cost program, says it's not technically difficult to build the cars; you simply need to make the tough choices to make every single part as cheaply as possible. For example, the company has made the decision not to go for the top 5-star European safety rating.
"When we increase the price of the instrument panel … by, let's say, 5 euros or 10 euros, we must find minus 5 or minus 10 euros somewhere," he said. "I spend my days asking,'What is the cost of this?'"
Nothing is keeping carmakers from entering this market. Volkswagen is now looking to move into the low-cost market, and Hyundai and Toyota are already there to a certain extent. Deboeuf says he is keeping an eye on those companies, but that's not the competitor he's thinking about when a Dacia is designed.
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Web surfers brace for pop-up downloads
Software makers are popping up boxes that ask people to download applications delivering everything from Gator's password helper to software that redirects people to adult-related sites.
In recent weeks, some software makers have enlisted Web site operators to entice their visitors to download software rather than simply to view some advertising. For example, when visiting a site a person may receive a pop-up box that appears as a security warning with the message: "Do you accept this download?" If the consumer clicks "Yes," an application is automatically installed.
Computer security expert Richard Smith explained that with such downloads, "You don't even know why you're getting this program, and the people who do (pop-up downloads) are relying on the fact that people tend to say 'Yes.'"
"A person should (be able to) request the download" if they want it, or decline it if they don't, he said. "It's the classic opt-in, opt-out debate."
In some cases, people are not even asked whether they want the software. It just installs on the hard drive--a particularly troublesome tactic that some have dubbed "drive-by download."
Some Net users have complained of receiving downloads containing a virus that automatically redirects them to adult-related sites. Such downloads also have been known to install new dial-up programs replacing the existing accounts. The Federal Trade Commission recently brought a case against people who were using such tactics to install a dial-up account for expensive 1-900 numbers.
But those horror stories are the exception. More typically, software makers are simply using the downloads to distribute legitimate products.
One well-known practitioner is Gator, a company that makes a helper application that manages passwords and user IDs. While many people find the software to be useful, Gator also has built in some more questionable features.
The company came under fire last year for selling ads that appeared over the top of ads already existing on major sites such as Yahoo.
While Gator later retreated from its earlier practices, about six weeks ago it turned to download advertising, called "one-click opt-install," on various partner sites.
In addition, online advertising network L90 has sold the one-click downloads on various consenting network sites. Its ad network includes AllBusiness.com, The Golf Channel online and Hollywood.com, according to its Web site.
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Ads-as-downloads are the latest ploy by software makers to help aggressively distribute technology to a wider audience. They also represent the newest twist on pop-ups and other attention-getting pitches.
In the last year and a half, Net advertising has undergone vast transformations as publishers have sought new revenue sources to make up for a sharp decline in ad dollars. As a result, ads appear bigger, obscure content for a brief time, or use sound to attract attention.
And that's just on the top sites. In less-trafficked areas of the Net, the tactics are even bolder. Some Web sites have been known to launch up to 10 pop-up pages or to use tricks such as "mousetrapping," in which the site launches multiple windows when the visitor tries to exit the page. This clutter has created a haven for pop-up downloads because consumers find it hard to determine the ad's origin.
For Gator, triggering a download via an ad boosts distribution of its wallet and bundled marketing software, the OfferCompanion. To support its free software, the company sells targeted ads to nearly 300 advertisers on OfferCompanion, which delivers price comparisons.
Gator's technologies have already been widely distributed through bundling deals with other popular applications such as WeatherBug and through direct distribution from its site. With nearly 13 million users, according to the company, it's pushing saturation, and it has sought to find new modes of distribution.
"When you hit critical mass, you don't have a lot of options...It's helping expand our reach," said Scott Eagle, marketing manager for Gator.
"We're working (directly) with publishers buying various pop-up advertising; one of them is the popping up of the (security) prompt. (It) says, 'Would you like to try this application? Click here if you do,'" said Eagle, adding that the campaign is still a small piece of the company's distribution.
Several Web publishers said they have been approached by L90 or Gator to run such download ads, but they refused out of fear of a consumer backlash.
"We thought it was dirty," said one Internet executive who asked to remain anonymous. "It's the kind of thing that makes the phone ring."
One executive referred to the download as a "warhead" because it's a small file that executes automatically and always runs in the background. The software verifies whether the computer already has the software, the system is compatible, and cookies are on.
Is it too easy?
Elliot Noss, owner of 9-year-old download site Tucows, said that though he was surprised to receive a prompt for a Gator download, he's savvy to such marketing tactics and declined to accept it. But he's not so sure a Web neophyte would know better.
"An unsophisticated user like my poor mother would have presumed it was something like a browser plug-in necessary to view the site and (would OK) the download," said Noss. "But downloading software especially for unsophisticated users can cause lots of grief and pain. Before something like a download is provided, it should be very clearly requested."
Gator's Eagle said the program is an easy way for visitors to download the software, and he emphasized that they are given the opportunity to click "No." He said the company has done extensive research to find out if this is a valuable means to install software; the results have been "overwhelmingly positive."
"There's no question that there (are) programs that are more aggressive. With this, there's some measure of permission," said Eagle.
Gator buys the ads by the thousands, but Eagle would not divulge what it pays. Sources in the ad industry say the company spends between $2 and $5 per thousand ads. Typical ad rates can run anywhere from about $7 to $20 for general rotation on a top site such as Yahoo. Gator also has affiliate relationships with many sites, which it pays $1 every time a visitor downloads its software.
Gator isn't the only software maker using this tactic to add consumers. Others advertising through downloads include Activator Download and C2 Media.
Meanwhile, InternetFuel, a marketing services company, sells creative ways for software makers to increase downloads. "Does your online business application require a download? InternetFuel can effectively market your download to the user. We offer a variety of delivery options," according to its Web site.
An L90 representative said download pop-ups have been allowed on its network. She said Gator's ad ran on its network of 150 publishers--of those that agreed--and a lower-profile set of publishers called Zonfire.
Among the sites that automatic downloads have appeared on are Innovators of Wrestling, MP3Yes.com, and the Web community site EZBoard. Such sites often launch so many pop-up windows it's hard to determine where the download originated.
A representative for the Interactive Advertising Bureau said the practice is so new that the organization could not comment specifically on it. But the representative said the IAB generally endorses practices that are clearly labeled and are not deceptive.
The IAB recently signed off on a Gator initiative, called online advertising "rules of engagement," which espoused the importance of clearly marking advertisements and the origin of ads.
"Consumers want control of their PCs," Gator President Jeff McFadden said in a statement. "They're confused as to who is responsible for displaying these high volumes of uninvited pop-ups and pop-unders, and they are becoming frustrated. This is hurting ad responsiveness and is giving a black eye to the online advertising industry."
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You probably know this history. One hundred and seventy years ago, in the late summer of 1844, a group of visionaries—calling themselves the Western College Society—met aboard a steamer on Lake Erie and, led by Stephen Peet and Aaron Chapin, laid the conceptual foundations of a college to be sited in the new city of Beloit. Two years later, the first students of this fledgling college were receiving instruction at the hands of the irrepressible Sereno Merrill who, himself, had just recently headed north to find a community more amenable to abolition.
But you may not know this. In 1837, seven years before the famous steamer trip, the Kelsou Survey of the city of Beloit—a survey of hopes and dreams, not one of real streets and thoroughfares—calls out for a College Street proudly connected to the public square and just to the east of the Rock River. Nearly exactly where College Street is located today.
From the very earliest moments of its history as the city of Beloit, no one could imagine a city of Beloit without a college of Beloit.
We share a history. We share a name.
Back in November, I spent a few afternoons with the editorial boards at the Rockford and Madison newspapers alongside partners with the city of Beloit and the local visitor's bureau. We were delivering the latest news from Beloit—news of a successful $70 million school referendum, new retail and corporate construction projects in town, new riverfront projects, new employment from new manufacturing, and powerful momentum behind our Powerhouse project plans.
At the first of the visits, a well-known regional columnist (and longtime resident of the region) asked us, "What's the secret?" How was it, he wanted to know, that we were faring so well? And more than that, what was with the college and the city's positive and mutually supportive relationship?
The answer seems obvious to me.
How could it be otherwise when there is a college street planned for a town when there is neither a town nor the slightest hint of a college?
How could it be otherwise when the very first building on campus owes its existence to the extraordinary generosity of virtually every (abolitionist) resident of the town?
How could it be otherwise when the first faculty member of the college, Sereno Merrill, went on to co-found the paper industry in Beloit (culminating in the Beloit Corporation) and the windmill industry (later to become Fairbanks-Morse)?
How could it be otherwise when the legendary heroes, saviors, and benefactors of town—Horace White, Lucius Fisher, Ebbie Neese, Harry Moore, Bill Keefer, Ken and Diane Hendricks—are all, every one, heroes, saviors, and benefactors of the college.
We share a history. We share a name. We share a future.
In an editorial that ran a few weeks after our newsroom visit, the editors we'd met at the Wisconsin State Journal published a piece that threw some confetti at Rock County, the city of Beloit, the college, and our most recent rebound. The article, "Root for Rock County Revival," ended: "Here's to more prosperity in the future."
Hear, hear.
To the latest revival currently underway in Beloit. To continued renovation. Fast Forward!
From here at Chapin's desk, on top of which is an 1837 survey of the city of Beloit with College Street smack dab in the center. (I can't take my eyes off it.) It's a great day to be a Beloiter.
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Hubli was under Maratha control for most of the 18th century, but after the British landed in the country, they took over Hubli in 1817. The part of Hubli which was taken over by the British is now the old Hubli which has the Jaina Basti and the Bhavanishankar Temple.
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Colorado voters hold the cards on renewable energy
In the state Legislature, utilities have had the upper hand — but now the choice is up to voters
For years, Colorado's clean-energy advocates sought support for a bill that would require the state's largest electric utilities to use renewable sources —such as wind, solar, and agricultural products, known as biomass — to generate a certain amount of the power they provide to customers.
Three years ago, State House Speaker Lola Spradley, a staunch Republican from rural Beulah, Colo., brought the bill to her colleagues in the Legislature. Working with Spradley — who believed the bill would help farmers and boost rural development — environmental and consumer groups gained support from the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, the Colorado Farm Bureau, independent bankers, ski companies, rural county commissioners, and eventually, executives from Xcel Energy, Colorado's largest energy provider.
But this spring, for the third year in a row, the bill failed to pass the Senate. Despite a number of compromises intended to broaden support, including one that would exempt rural cooperatives from the renewable energy standard, the bill lost by one vote. "The large rural electric associations were opposed to it," says Rick Gilliam, principal author of the bill and senior energy policy advisor with the Western Resource Advocates. "They put a lot of resources into (defeating) it, even though they wouldn't be affected by it."
Now, renewable energy advocates are trying something new: This summer, volunteers with Coloradans for Clean Energy, a nonprofit organization co-chaired by Spradley and U.S. Rep. Mark Udall, D, set off across the state with petitions in hand, asking registered voters to support a renewable-energy initiative that all voters could decide on in November. While the state currently gets 2 percent of its energy from renewable sources, under the initiative, utilities with more than 40,000 customers would have to generate 10 percent of their electricity from wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and some hydroelectric sources by 2015.
More than 114,000 Coloradans signed the petition, and on Aug. 17, the state approved it — making Colorado the first state in the nation to place the choice for renewable energy directly before voters.
But despite growing support for renewable energy — a recent poll commissioned by Environment Colorado found that 75 percent of voters favor the initiative — energy providers are urging customers to vote against the amendment. Even Xcel, which is already the nation's second largest supplier of wind energy, is actively opposing the amendment. And despite the fact that farmers could earn money off both biomass and wind farming, the leaders of the rural electric cooperatives are vowing to fight again.
Rural electric cooperatives were once one of the most progressive movements in the nation — 60 years ago, farmers formed the co-ops to bring public utilities to rural areas — but those days are long gone, says Randy Udall, director of the Community Office for Resource Efficiency and a cousin of Rep. Mark Udall. "Now, the rural electric cooperatives define service as providing coal power to people," he says. "The rural co-ops are totally in hock to coal interests; they are the coal lobby."
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Now, Xcel, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, Colorado Mining Association and the Colorado Rural Electric Association (CREA), have formed Citizens for Sensible Energy Choices. The group claims the standard will cost customers up to $1.5 billion over the next 20 years — and it's pledging to spend millions of dollars to run television and radio ads opposing Amendment 37.
"Proponents (of the amendment) are artificially picking winners and losers in the energy debate," says Mac McLennan, a member of Citizens for Sensible Energy Choices, and the vice president for external affairs at Tri-State. "(They) say, 'We pick 10 percent by 2015, regardless of what it costs,' " he says. "We just shouldn't support an initiative (when) we don't know what its impacts will be."
Ray Clifton, CREA's executive director, thinks he knows what those impacts will be. "Our interpretation is that (the cost) will be spread among industrial, commercial and wholesale users." Four of CREA's 22 member cooperatives buy electricity from Xcel and two of those provide electricity to more than 40,000 customers. Clifton says the amendment will hit those two co-ops with a "double whammy."
But one of CREA's members has stood up against the statewide association. "Our polls have shown that there are a lot of people who want these types of technology pursued," says Dan McClendon, general manager of the Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA). "They're in the majority, and to fight (the amendment) doesn't make sense." This summer, DMEA adopted a resolution supporting renewable energy and protesting the use of CREA general funds to oppose renewable energy in general, and in particular, Amendment 37.
Randy Udall says the cooperatives may have missed their last chance to shape the standard. "These rural electric cooperatives torpedoed the reasonable bills (that advocates tried to pass through the Legislature)," he says. "Now, clean-energy advocates have said, 'Enough is enough. We exempted you, and you lobbied against us. Now, we're going to the voters.' "
The author is assistant editor of High Country News.
Note: in the print edition of this issue, this article is accompanied by a sidebar, "Japanese cars may get all the good lanes."
Coloradans for Clean Energy www.renewableenergyyes.com, 303-573-5121
Xcel Energy www.xcelenergy.com, 1-800-328-8226
Colorado Rural Electric Association www.coloradorea.org, 303-455-2700


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