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Daisy Coleman, teen at center of Maryville sexual assault case, is recovering after suicide attempt
Daisy Coleman, the northwest Missouri teenager whose alleged 2012 sexual assault in Maryville has garnered national attention, was recovering Tuesday from a suicide attempt, a family friend familiar with the situation told The Star.
Robin Bourland, a longtime acquaintance of the Coleman family, said Coleman was being treated at a Kansas City children's psychiatric hospital after ingesting unidentified pills Sunday evening. Coleman's mother, Melinda Coleman, first released news of the suicide attempt in a Facebook post Monday.
"It's been heartbreaking for them," Bourland said of the Colemans, who now live in Albany, Mo. "This has been a really long, drawn-out battle, and it's heartbreaking to see something like this happening."
According to Bourland, the incident stemmed from online harassment that Daisy Coleman, 16, received after attending a party over the weekend. A disparaging Facebook post generated additional harsh attacks, said Bourland, and "it just escalated from there."
Daisy Coleman's case gained national notoriety following an October story in The Star detailing the alleged sexual assault and the harassment that Coleman and her family received after making the allegations.
In the story, Daisy Coleman's family said she previously had attempted suicide twice in the wake of that harassment, much of it on social media, some at Maryville High School, where she was a freshman.
The case centered on a January 2012 house party in which Daisy Coleman and a friend — ages 14 and 13 at the time — alleged they were sexually assaulted at the home of Matthew Barnett, then a 17-year-old Maryville High senior and the grandson of a former state representative.
Barnett was arrested on charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, the latter for allegedly leaving Coleman incapacitated by alcohol and barefoot in her yard in 30-degree temperatures.
Also, 17-year-old Jordan Zech was charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, which involved using a friend's cellphone to film a portion of the encounter between Coleman and Barnett. (The case of a 15-year-old boy, who admitted having intercourse with the younger girl despite her repeated refusals, was handled in juvenile court.)
Two months later, however, Nodaway County prosecutor Robert Rice dropped the felony charges against the two older youths, citing a lack of evidence and, later, a lack of cooperation on the part of the alleged victims' families.
The mothers of both girls have insisted they were willing to cooperate with authorities until the felony charges were dropped.
In October, Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker was appointed to re-examine the case to determine whether fresh charges were warranted.
Although many have rallied around the alleged victims in recent months — online "hacktivist" group Anonymous took up Daisy Coleman's cause, and last month The Huffington Post named her one of its "Most Fearless Teens of 2013" — the girls' mothers have said that harassment has persisted locally.
In Facebook posts this week, Melinda Coleman indicated that her daughter had been "terrorized," and called on Anonymous not to lose interest in her daughter's case.
The group responded with a message via its Twitter page, assuring her that the family still has its support.
"The people who took to your daughter's case and did what they could to shed light on the injustices you were going through are devastated right now," the group's message read in part. "And at the same time, furious."
Gentry County officials last week, meanwhile, confirmed they were looking into the alleged planting of three skinned rabbits in a vehicle parked last month in the driveway of the Albany home of the younger girl in the 2012 case.
Peters Baker has declined to discuss her office's investigation while it is ongoing and has not provided a timetable for its completion.
"It's heartbreaking to have your daughter targeted by so many people," Bourland said, when asked about the emotional state of Daisy's mother. "And to feel like this is her (Daisy's) only way to cope."


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1. What's your favorite candle scent?
2. What female celebrity do you wish was your sister?
3. What male celebrity do you wish was your brother?
4. How old do you think you'll be when you get married?
5. Do you know a hoarder?
6. Can you do a split?
7. How old were you when you learned how to ride a bike?
8. How many oceans have you swam in?
9. How many countries have you been to?
10. Is anyone in your family in the army?
11. What would you name your daughter if you had one?
12. What would you name your son if you had one?
13. What's the worst grade you got on a test?
14. What was your favorite TV show when you were a child?
15. What did you dress up as on Halloween when you were eight?
16. Have you read any of the Harry Potter, Hunger Games or Twilight series?
17. Would you rather have an American accent or a British accent?
18. Did your mother go to college?
19. Are your grandparents still married?
20. Have you ever taken karate lessons?
21. Do you know who Kermit the frog is?
22. What's the first amusement park you've been to?
23. What language, besides your native language, would you like to be fluent in?
24. Do you spell the color as grey or gray?
25. Is your father bald?
26. Do you know triplets?
27. Do you prefer Titanic or The Notebook?
28. Have you ever had Indian food?
29. What's the name of your favorite restaurant?
30. Have you ever been to Olive Garden?
31. Do you belong to any warehouse stores (Costco, BJ's, etc.)?
32. What would your parents have named you if you were the opposite gender?
33. If you have a nickname, what is it?
34. Who's your favorite person in the world?
35. Would you rather live in a rural area or in the suburbs?
36. Can you whistle?
37. Do you sleep with a nightlight?
38. Do you eat breakfast every morning?
39. Do you take any pills or medication daily?
40. What medical conditions do you have?
41. How many times have you been to the hospital?
42. Have you ever seen Finding Nemo?
43. Where do you buy your jeans?
44. What's the last compliment you got?
45. Do you usually remember your dreams in the morning?
46. What flavor tea do you enjoy?
47. How many pairs of shoes do you currently own?
48. What religion will you raise your children to practice?
49. How old were you when you found out that Santa wasn't real?
50. Why do you have a tumblr?

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Both inside and outside calipers read in fractional inches, decimal inches or millimetres (to a resolution of 1/64", 0.01" or 0.1mm), and instantly convert among units. Quick-setting sprung legs help ensure that the tips maintain contact with the workpiece, and a thumbscrew locks the opening. Accurate to 0.01", the calipers can be zeroed for differential measuring, and a "hold" button keeps the measurement displayed after the legs are released, so you don't have to commit it to memory.
The outside calipers have 4" legs with a 7" maximum opening; the inside calipers have 3-1/4" legs with a minimum opening of 1/2" and a maximum opening of just over 6-3/4". Each has a 4" handle and comes with two button-cell batteries (one installed and one spare).


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No need to bring in hijackers for the next demolition!
Use Japanese technology instead!!
This is an article in the Science section of the New York Times. It has a video clip imbedded, I tried to attach them seperately but was unable to. Interesting way to go about dismantling a building.


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Tonight, Slam! is proud to bring you an established and respected reviewer from Alberta - no, not that guy. Jason Clevett, bringing you all the Smackdown with half the other guys bitterness and sarcasm!
The show started tonight with a video recap of Vince\'s failure at inducting Gowan into the Kiss my Ass Club. Then we get Sir McMahon looking evil and promising to end Mr. America, as well as give us the first legitimate Handicapped Match. See, it\'s funny, since Gowan only has one leg. And by funny, I mean tasteless and insulting.
With that, we go to Rochester, New York and right into your first match.
Match 1: Rey Mysterio defends the Cruiserweight Belt against Nunzio!!
Mike Chiota kicks the FBI out to start. Rey goes all highspotty with legscissors and somersault planchas until Nunzio turns a west coast pop into a powerbomb and takes over for a bit with submission moves. Rey comes back with a Tornado DDT, a west coast pop and a standing moonsault that nearly ends it. The FBI makes their presence known and attack poor little Rey, before the APA come out and resolve that issue. Man I can\'t wait for that classic. Rey hits the 619, springboard legdrop ends the hot opener. Billy Kidman comes in and celebrates with him. Kidman vs. Rey vs. Dragon? I can deal with that.
Winner via pin fall: Rey Mysterio
We come back to the first of a series of skits with Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle that are fricken hysterical, shades of Angle & Austin from 2001. Kurt and Brock argue over their championships, and which of them a hot chick was talking to when she said \"Hey champ.\" Kurt and Brock are chugging Milk. I love it. Skit ends when Angle is talking the aforementioned chick and Brock hits him in the back, giving her a milk shower. I can\'t do justice to this.
Match 2: The Basham Brothers vs. Benoit and Rhyno.
Shaniqua is whipping the Basham\'s... Interesting. What is it with so many WWE wrestlers being bald right now? Bashams work over Rhyno for a bit until the hot tag. A cool spot sees him slide under a clothesline into a dropkick. A hot series of moves leads to a cross-face, broken up by Doug. The diving headbutt connects, Doug breaks up again. Danny trips up a gore, Bashams go for their finish, Gore by Rhyno, crossface by Benoit and that is all she wrote. Shaniqua beckons to Benoit, who is dragged out of the ring by Rhyno-. Maybe that heel stable is going to be Benoit and the Bashams?
Winners by submission: Chris Benoit & Rhyno
And then things grind to a halt with talking. Stephanie looks a little nervous talking to her Dad about the match. Another strange segment between these two. Stephanie tells her dad she isn\'t a wrestler, yet conveniently has boots, pads, and a wrestling outfit? Ooook. Stephanie seems about to cry, but Vince refuses to back down.
I love the Vengeance commercial with Kurt Angle.
More talking as everyone\'s favorite mature hottie and Stephanie chat. Sable promises to take the reigns as general manager if Stephanie gets hurt.
And yet more segments, as everyone\'s favorite hillbillies talk about their lottery winnings outside their limo. Noble is a \"Better looking Terminator\" with Arnie shades, and Nidia shows of her genuine imitation mock mink fur coat, that is so beautiful she will wear it all year round. Then Noble steals the driver\'s tip. We don\'t see them again.
Had enough of the talking yet? Too bad, you get more, as Undertaker and Orlando Jordan talk in the back. Taker goes on a rant about earning respect, I can\'t even cover this because it annoys me. Suffice it to say, the thrilling \"John Cena gets squashed by Undertaker\" that we are all awaiting, continues to build here. John Cena calls Taker a \"White boy.\" LOL. This segment just got amusing, thanks to Cena.
After all of that chance for the crowd to get nachos, we finally get to our next match.
Match 3: US Title Tournament - Billy Gunn vs. John Cena
And the crowd continues to get their nachos during Gunn\'s entrance. STILL no brackets for the tournament. Crowd comes alive for Cena, who busts another hysterically dope rhyme. \"I\'m not nervous cuz you got this weird fetish for butts, I\'m scared cuz your favorite food is sausage and nuts. You can\'t handle the truth Billy, you\'d rather feel up Chuck. You don\'t want to wrestle me, all you want is to -\" use your imagination on that one. Gunn is not impressed and takes control. Dear god, Gunn has been tag champ ten times??? Crowd chants \"Let\'s go Cena.\"
Tazz is on fire tonight with innuendo, commenting that Nidia\'s fur coat was a \"Nice beaver.\" Cole corrected him that it was in fact, a mink. Back to the match, which has been, well, there. Cena grabs his chain, here comes the Undertaker, who distracts him. Small package by Gunn, advancing in the tournament- I don\'t know why either.
Winner by Pinfall: Billy Gunn..
Now is the part where I curl up in a ball and cry for a bit, because this match did nothing for anyone, especially Cena who is so over with the crowd, it makes sense that Undertaker would want to crush him.
Hey I said half the bitterness of the Edmonton guy, I still have some in me.
Moving on to another awesome Angle/Lesnar segment. Brock actually is quite amusing in these, I guess the Unstoppable Monster thing kind of fell flat, but this could be successful. Angle challenges Brock to a push-up contest, 300 push-ups. I am howling during this, seriously, watch SD just for these guys. We come back from commercial and Brock is at 296. He strains his way to 301 and collapses. \"Ok Kurt, your turn.\" \"You know what Brock? You win.\" BWAHAHAHAHA. God I missed Angle.
Match 4: WWE Tag Team Championship - Benjamin and Haas vs. Eddie & Tajiri
Another in a series of great matches with these guys. The crowd is really pro-Eddie. Cole calls him Guerrera...wrong Latino dude. The action in this match is just off the wall. The end is near when Shelton superkicks Tajiri off the apron and onto the hood of the car! Ouch! Eddie looks upset at his partner\'s injury and is promptly caught by Haas with an inverted atomic drop. Shelton superkicks him, Charlie rolls through and we have two time tag champions after a great 15-minute match.
Winners by pin fall: And new tag team champions, Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas.
So we get Big Show bullying Zack Gowan in the back, threatening to go after the leg. Wow what an original strategy. Back at ringside, Eddie is still concerned. He goes to his partner and- throws him off the hood of the car. Yes, his concern was the damage to the car. Eddie decides to just write it off completely by planting Tajiri through the windshield- ouch again. Yes, they turned the super-over Eddy heel again. But hey if it leads to some good Tajiri vs. Guerrero matches, I can live with that.
We also had a Mr. America video in there, but we all know he\'s gone, thus the fireworks and partying on Tuesday night. What do you mean that wasn\'t the reason?
Match 5: Orlando Jordan vs. A-Train.
Jordan moves fast but Train just keeps beating him down. Train totally dominates him, and puts him in the Gory Guerrero special, which is reversed into a sunset flip for a two count. Every time Orlando starts to get any momentum Train goes back to beating on him. He finally makes a comeback and then is hit with a derailer- for a 2 count? Ok that surprised me. The train wreck however, does put him down. Yeah, lets debut a guy and have him put over A-Train.
Winner by pin fall: A-Train.
Big Show gets all creepy with Steph, sniffing her hair and such. Then Vince tells Show to watch the next segment because it involves him and Mr. America.
Wrestlemania flashback: Alice Cooper and Jake Roberts at WM 3 attacking Jimmy Hart with Damien.
So we head to the ring, and McMahon spends 10 minutes to basically show footage of Hogan taking off his mask at MSG, fire him, and add Big Show to the Main Event of Vengeance- why? What were they thinking \"Hey, Big Show\'s last dozen matches with Brock were great, lets spice up this crappy Angle/Brock match\"??
Oh yeah, and the main event tonight is now no DQ, no holds barred.
Speaking of everyone\'s favorite 500 pounds of uselessness, he heads to the ring as Cole and Tazz remind us to watch the crowd for SLAM! staff at Smackdown! in Toronto next week! Just look for the goofy looking guys.
Match 6: Stephanie McMahon & Zack Gowan vs. The Big Show
Vince and Sable are sitting at ringside as Zack, complete with his own entrance music and video joins Stephanie in the ring. Gowan goes right at him with punches and Show just tosses him around. He rips of Gowan\'s shirt, G is a scrawny little fella, and goes outside. Steph jumps on Shows back and is gently deposited on the floor. Why couldn\'t you have been that careful with Rey you oaf? Z goes under the ring, Show pulls off his leg, and Zack comes out the other side and hits a baseball slide and a pescado, which Show catches. Show continues to dominate, including pressing Steph over the top into the ring. Big Show shows his strength by lifting Steph in the air for quite awhile. Of course he comes Vince, who says chokeslam her. Gowan breaks it up with a dropkick, but Vince gets Show to chokeslam him. Steph slaps Vince, cue the run-ins as Angle comes in, Ankle lock, Vince breaks it up with a chairshot. Zack dropkicks a chair into Show\'s face, Angle Slam, F-5 and a one-legged moonsault by Gowan, and Zack gets his contract and the crowd goes insane.
Winner by pin fall: Zack Gowan and Stephanie.
Jason\'s analysis: A mis-match show. While you can\'t help but be inspired by Zack Gowan, and tonight had three good matches, garbage like continuing to push Billy Gunn, putting Taker over everyone, just goes the opposite of what they should be trying to do.
Anyway, it\'s been a slice, next week you will be relieved to know that the Plummer should be back doing his regular recaps.
Jason Clevett just moved back to Calgary. He has been a internet wrestling journalist for 7 years but feels contributing to SLAM is one of the highlights but he deserves a hefty raise. Feeling that Nick TV and Plummer Vision are goofy names, he suggests that TNN should become C-TV.


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Facebook COO Was Supposed to Take Plane that Crashed in San Francisco
(SAN FRANCISCO) – Facebook's Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg was originally supposed to have been on the Asiana Airlines flight that crash landed at San Francisco International Airport Saturday afternoon, Sandberg announced in a Facebook post.
"My family, colleagues Debbie Frost, Charlton Gholson and Kelly Hoffman and I were originally going to take the Asiana flight that just crash-landed. We switched to United so we could use miles for my family's tickets," She explained. "Our flight was scheduled to come in at the same time, but we were early and landed about 20 minutes before the crash."
Sandberg also said that her friend David Eun, a well-known tech executive and Executive Vice President at Samsung Electronics, was on the Asiana flight and was fine. Eun tweeted a photo of the crash after safely getting off the plane.
Law enforcement agents say the crash appears to have been an accident.
It is unknown if there were any casualties at this time.
Copyright 2013 ABC News Radio


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(Dodger Fleetfoot)
The other blue blur
!! This is Dodgers official page, the last one got deleted accidentally, so don't go saying I'm copying the last Dodger, it's still me, don't worry :P !!
- Can dodge almost anything
- Has incredible speed
- Waits for foes to get tired, then throws out her attacks
- If she wants to do serious damage, she has a butterfly knife (balisong) stored in her pocket (tends not to use it).
- Wont get tired easily
- She's a really difficult target to hit
- She can be hurt if caught in an explosion, or by an explosive weapon
- More than 3 fighters attacking at once will confuse her
- Her punches are pathetic-ish
- She has a kind-heart, but getting her mad will cause her to think less and just try to injure her opponent rather than dodge them (leading to her being very vulnerable)
- Cheeky sticks who pretend they're injured will catch her off guard
- Strong psychic attacks
(I can't remember the last story I wrote, so here's a new one!)
Dodger was a young vulnerable girl with not much keeping her alive, she was bullied at school and had no friends. One day, a rather large kid with the name of Wedgie Doctor stole her unicorn doll! Determined to get it back, she fought him but with tireless effort, didn't land a single punch. She was hopeless. After attempting to commit suicide by falling off a treadmill, she couldn't, instead she kept running and running and getting faster and faster, she wouldn't break sweat! She decided to devote her life not to become the strongest, but the fastest! She has developed her own fighting style, by dodging all of her opponents attacks and then waiting for them to tire so she can land her seemingly more powerful punches! Now she travels around, listing to her music in search of Wedgie Doctor and to retrieve her unicorn.
Dodger VS Reed - WON by forfeit
Full body:
(New one coming soon!)
Xal and Mr.Fluffykins - Hey another blue guy, and what a cute ball of floof!
STHOM - Did You Know: Dodger really likes rainbows? :P
Paisu - This guy is Dark Blue?!?
LuCiel - Friendship is magic!
Wanna Battle Dodger? Write it in the reply section below!
Currently in a STICK-y situation with Aalbus and Shinnai
Colour: 00F7FF
Outline: 02437E


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Photo: Daniel Portnoy
Icon: Charles E. 'Chuck' Cobb Jr.
Senior managing director/CEO, Cobb Partners, Coral Gables, age 76
» I am a little bit of a frustrated professor. I'm very philosophical about business strategy, about government, about policy, about religion. I tend to out-think, out-analyze almost every problem there is. Sometimes maybe too analytical.
» My altruism generally follows Republican candidates. But today I made a commitment to a guy named Rudy Moise. He is a Haitian-American, a Democrat, and a physician who's a fellow trustee of mine. I would love for him to be the first Haitian-American in the U.S. Congress.
» I was a free spirit, so in college I was one of the best hurdlers in the world, but I wasn't really good. But my junior year — and I don't know whether it was meeting my wife, who was very disciplined and very straight arrow and very accomplished — you know her background: Ambassador, lawyer, almost was the first woman to summit Everest — she is really disciplined — we met her sophomore year, my junior year at Stanford — I just became, from that point on, in my life very disciplined, rigorous.
» There's a lot of things I still want to do and mostly in the non-profit charity area. I'm very involved with President Reagan's library and involved with George Herbert Walker Bush's library, and we're going to be involved in George W.'s library, and I'm on the Woodrow Wilson board, and I'm on the Eisenhower Fellowship's board, so I'm sort of involved with five presidents.
» I would say Michael Eisner intimidated me a little bit. Michael Eisner was very smart, very opinionated. If you look at Walt Disney World today, 90% of my game plan was accepted. I was really intent on Disney having a high-tech research park and a consumer experience of industrial. It's a little bit ingrained in me from Kaiser's Rancho California. Nine people lived on that ranch when we bought it. Now 1 million people live there and 300,000 jobs. I thought Walt Disney World should be that.
» I formed a charter school in Miami Springs, which is primarily for Haitian-Americans. Take Stock in Children is you adopt and mentor a child through high school and then you give them a college education. I did this with a Haitian-American. He's become a pharmacist.
» I belong to the Bohemian Club. The Bohemian Club is an organization formed 150 years ago by a group of intellectuals in San Francisco who were very interested in the arts and music and literature. Great discussions and intellectual conversations, presentations. That's an important part of my life.
» I think generally the pro-growth, pro-business strategy of Rick Scott has been good. What I disagree strongly about is our higher education policy. The governor has vetoed the legislation for adequate funding for our two best public universities — the tuition increase — allowed the Polytech university, which is a total boondoggle, to go forward and then — a great criticism to his Board of Governors — says we're going to form a new task force to do a strategic plan in higher education.
» The main thing I'm proud of, and really what is the theme of Kalvin's book ("Master-Planned Communities" by Kalvin Platt), is that large-scale master-planned communities in the suburbs were environmentally wise, environmentally sensitive and were good planning and added to the quality of life in those Sun Belt places where we did it — which is contrary to some urbanologists who are saying the Westons of this world or the other suburban communities were urban sprawl and that they were not good environmentally.
» I'm accused of raising my voice, but it's not yelling. I feel very strongly this is important and I disagree with you on this point — and so yes, I raise my voice.
» When President George Herbert Walker Bush was elected, he asked me what I wanted to do in his administration. I said I wanted to be ambassador to Canada. His head of personnel called me back and said he's picked somebody else to be in Canada and we really think the perfect place for you would be Iceland. I said, 'Well, I was kind of thinking of a bigger country.' I talked to a lot of people who said, 'Iceland's a fantastic place; you'll love it.' It was a great experience. My wife was a better spouse than I was. She resigned from her legal practice to go with me full time, but when she was ambassador in Jamaica, I commuted. I was there about three days a week and I was here four days a week.
» Pan Am is my greatest failure.
» We sold the Kirkwood ski resort. We still have the real estate around it. We developed Telluride. We still have a second home there, so we ski there. And Durango, where we own both the resort and the real estate, we ski there.
» I read four newspapers every morning. I read the Journal, the New York Times, the Miami Herald and USA Today. It takes me just about a half-hour on my recumbent bike.
» My knees are bad. About three or four operations on each. The hurdles and skiing and once playing soccer against the 10-year-old son of the prime minister of Iceland.
» We're going to give most of it away.
In case you missed it:
- Former chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court Fred Lewis
- Florida Icon: Former Orlando Magic executive Pat Williams
- Hall of Fame Florida swimming coach Randy Reese
- Florida Icon: Mike Jackson
- Florida Icon: Biologist Mike Owen
- Florida Icon: Former HSN pitchman Bob Circosta
- Florida Icon Thaddeus Bullard
- Florida Icon J.R. 'Johnny' Lopez de la Cruz
- Florida Icon: Diane McFarlin
- Duncan McClellan is a 'Florida Icon'


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The Labor of Love
Sure, you could go with rubber duckies and baby blocks, but that's sooo last decade. Today's shower cakes are all about the biology of baby-making: tasty and educational!
And while you're at it, why not congratulate dad, too?
Of course, mom also did her part:
Casey D., Heidi D., Hillary M., Kristin J., Jess, Shari W., & Tiffany D., when you're ready to have "the talk" with your kids, feel free to come back here for visual aids.
- Related Wreckage: First Impressions
NOTE: No, I'm not I'm trying to tell you something with this recent rash of baby shower posts. Are you forgetting this post? And this one? I just figured baby cakes in January made sense: new year, new babies? Yes? No?


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This module provides simple command line argument processing.
The main function of interest is
A simple example is:
data Sample = Sample {hello :: String} deriving (Show, Data, Typeable)
sample = Sample{hello =
help "World argument"
opt "world"}
&= summary "Sample v1"
main = print =<<
cmdArgs sample
Attributes are used to control a number of behaviours:
- The help message:
- Flag behaviour:
- Flag name assignment:
- Controlling non-flag arguments:
- multi-mode programs:
Supported Types: Each field in the record must be one of the supported
atomic types (
Bool, an
enumeration, a tuple of atomic types) or a list (
[]) or
Maybe wrapping
at atomic type.
Missing Fields: If a field is shared by multiple modes, it may be omitted in subsequent modes, and will default to the previous value.
Purity: Values created with annotations are not pure - the first time they are computed they will include the annotations, but subsequently they will not. If you wish to run the above example in a more robust way:
sample =
cmdArgsMode $ Sample{hello = ... -- as before
main = print =<<
cmdArgsRun sample
Even using this scheme, sometimes GHC's optimisations may share values who
have the same annotation. To disable sharing you may need to specify
{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-cse #-} in the module you define the flags.
- cmdArgs :: Data a => a -> IO a
- cmdArgsMode :: Data a => a -> Mode (CmdArgs a)
- cmdArgsRun :: Mode (CmdArgs a) -> IO a
- cmdArgs_ :: Data a => Annotate Ann -> IO a
- cmdArgsMode_ :: Data a => Annotate Ann -> Mode (CmdArgs a)
- cmdArgsApply :: CmdArgs a -> IO a
- data CmdArgs a = CmdArgs {
- cmdArgsValue :: a
- cmdArgsHelp :: Maybe String
- cmdArgsVersion :: Maybe String
- cmdArgsVerbosity :: Maybe Verbosity
- cmdArgsPrivate :: CmdArgsPrivate
- opt :: (Show a, Typeable a) => a -> Ann
- typ :: String -> Ann
- typFile :: Ann
- typDir :: Ann
- help :: String -> Ann
- name :: String -> Ann
- args :: Ann
- argPos :: Int -> Ann
- groupname :: String -> Ann
- details :: [String] -> Ann
- summary :: String -> Ann
- auto :: Ann
- program :: String -> Ann
- explicit :: Ann
- ignore :: Ann
- verbosity :: Ann
- (&=) :: Data val => val -> Ann -> val
- modes :: Data val => [val] -> val
- enum :: Data val => [val] -> val
- (+=) :: Annotate ann -> ann -> Annotate ann
- record :: Data a => a -> [Annotate b] -> Annotate b
- atom :: Data val => val -> Annotate ann
- data Annotate ann = forall c f . (Data c, Data f) => (c -> f) := f
- enum_ :: (Data c, Data f) => (c -> f) -> [Annotate Ann] -> Annotate Ann
- modes_ :: [Annotate Ann] -> Annotate Ann
- module System.Console.CmdArgs.Verbosity
- module System.Console.CmdArgs.Default
- data Ann
- data Mode a
- class Typeable a => Data a
- class Typeable a
Running command lines
cmdArgs :: Data a => a -> IO aSource
Take impurely annotated records and run the corresponding command line.
Shortcut for
cmdArgsRun .
cmdArgsMode :: Data a => a -> Mode (CmdArgs a)Source
Take impurely annotated records and turn them in to a
Mode value, that can
make use of the System.Console.CmdArgs.Explicit functions (i.e.
Annotated records are impure, and will only contain annotations on their first use. The result of this function is pure, and can be reused.
cmdArgsRun :: Mode (CmdArgs a) -> IO aSource
Run a Mode structure. This function reads the command line arguments and then performs as follows:
- If invalid arguments are given, it will display the error message and exit.
- If
--helpis given, it will display the help message and exit.
- If
--versionis given, it will display the version and exit.
- In all other circumstances the program will return a value.
- Additionally, if either
--verboseis given (see
verbosity) it will set the verbosity (see
cmdArgs_ :: Data a => Annotate Ann -> IO aSource
Take purely annotated records and run the corresponding command line.
Shortcut for
cmdArgsRun .
cmdArgsMode_ :: Data a => Annotate Ann -> Mode (CmdArgs a)Source
Take purely annotated records and turn them in to a
Mode value, that can
make use of the System.Console.CmdArgs.Explicit functions (i.e.
cmdArgsApply :: CmdArgs a -> IO aSource
Perform the necessary actions dictated by a
CmdArgs structure.
- If
Just, it will display the help message and exit.
- If
Just, it will display the version and exit.
- In all other circumstances it will return a value.
- Additionally, if
verbosity) it will set the verbosity (see
A structure to store the additional data relating to
--quiet and
Constructing command lines
Attributes can work on a flag (inside a field), on a mode (outside the record),
or on all modes (outside the
modes call).
opt :: (Show a, Typeable a) => a -> AnnSource
Flag: "I want users to be able to omit the value for this flag."
Make the value of a flag optional. If
--flag is given, it will
be treated as
{hello = def &= opt "foo"} -h --hello[=VALUE] (default=foo)
Flag/Mode: "The help message is ..."
Descriptive text used in the help output.
{hello = def &= help "Help message"} -h --hello=VALUE Help message
Flag: "Use this flag name for this field."
Add flags which trigger this option.
{hello = def &= name "foo"} -h --hello --foo=VALUE
Flag: "Put the nth non-flag argument here."
This field should be used to store a particular argument position (0-based).
{hello = def &= argPos 0}
groupname :: String -> AnnSource
Flag/Mode: "Give these flags/modes a group name in the help output."
This mode will be used for all following modes/flags, until the
{hello = def &= groupname "Welcomes"} Welcomes -h --hello=VALUE
details :: [String] -> AnnSource
Mode: "A longer description of this mode is ..."
Suffix to be added to the help message.
Sample{..} &= details ["More details on the website www.example.org"]
summary :: String -> AnnSource
Modes: "My program name/version/copyright is ..."
One line summary of the entire program, the first line of
--help and the only line of
Sample{..} &= summary "CmdArgs v0.0, (C) Neil Mitchell 1981"
Mode: "If the user doesn't give a mode, use this one."
This mode is the default. If no mode is specified and a mode has this attribute then that mode is selected, otherwise an error is raised.
modes [Mode1{..}, Mode2{..} &= auto, Mode3{..}]
program :: String -> AnnSource
Modes: "My program executable is named ..."
This is the name of the program executable. Only used in the help message. Defaults to the type of the mode.
Sample{..} &= program "sample"
Flag: "Don't guess any names for this field."
A field should not have any flag names guessed for it.
All flag names must be specified by
{hello = def &= explicit &= name "foo"} --foo=VALUE
Flag/Mode: "Ignore this field, don't let the user set it."
A mode or field is not dealt with by CmdArgs.
{hello = def, extra = def &= ignore} --hello=VALUE
(&=) :: Data val => val -> Ann -> valSource
Add an annotation to a value. Note that if the value is evaluated more than once the annotation will only be available the first time.
modes :: Data val => [val] -> valSource
Modes: "I want a program with multiple modes, like darcs or cabal."
Takes a list of modes, and creates a mode which includes them all.
If you want one of the modes to be chosen by default, see
data Modes = Mode1 | Mode2 | Mode3 deriving Data cmdArgs $ modes [Mode1,Mode2,Mode3]
enum :: Data val => [val] -> valSource
Flag: "I want several different flags to set this one field to different values."
This annotation takes a type which is an enumeration, and provides multiple separate flags to set the field to each value.
data State = On | Off deriving Data data Mode = Mode {state :: State} cmdArgs $ Mode {state = enum [On &= help "Turn on",Off &= help "Turn off"]} --on Turn on --off Turn off
record :: Data a => a -> [Annotate b] -> Annotate bSource
Create a constructor/record. The first argument should be
the type of field, the second should be a list of fields constructed
originally defined by
:= or
This operation is not type safe, and may raise an exception at runtime if any field has the wrong type or label.
This type represents an annotated value. The type of the underlying value is not specified.
Re-exported for convenience
Provides a few opaque types (for writing type signatures),
verbosity control, default values with
def and the
Typeable type classes.
The general type of annotations that can be associated with a value.
A mode. Each mode has three main features:
- A list of submodes (
- A list of flags (
- Optionally an unnamed argument (
Data class comprehends a fundamental primitive
gfoldl for
folding over constructor applications, say terms. This primitive can
be instantiated in several ways to map over the immediate subterms
of a term; see the
gmap combinators later in this class. Indeed, a
generic programmer does not necessarily need to use the ingenious gfoldl
primitive but rather the intuitive
gmap combinators. The
primitive is completed by means to query top-level constructors, to
turn constructor representations into proper terms, and to list all
possible datatype constructors. This completion allows us to serve
generic programming scenarios like read, show, equality, term generation.
The combinators
gmapM, etc are all provided with
default definitions in terms of
gfoldl, leaving open the opportunity
to provide datatype-specific definitions.
(The inclusion of the
gmap combinators as members of class
allows the programmer or the compiler to derive specialised, and maybe
more efficient code per datatype. Note:
gfoldl is more higher-order
than the
gmap combinators. This is subject to ongoing benchmarking
experiments. It might turn out that the
gmap combinators will be
moved out of the class
Conceptually, the definition of the
gmap combinators in terms of the
gfoldl requires the identification of the
gfoldl function
arguments. Technically, we also need to identify the type constructor
c for the construction of the result type from the folded term type.
In the definition of
gmapQx combinators, we use phantom type
constructors for the
c in the type of
gfoldl because the result type
of a query does not involve the (polymorphic) type of the term argument.
In the definition of
gmapQl we simply use the plain constant type
constructor because
gfoldl is left-associative anyway and so it is
readily suited to fold a left-associative binary operation over the
immediate subterms. In the definition of gmapQr, extra effort is
needed. We use a higher-order accumulation trick to mediate between
left-associative constructor application vs. right-associative binary
operation (e.g.,
(:)). When the query is meant to compute a value
of type
r, then the result type withing generic folding is
r -> r.
So the result of folding is a function to which we finally pass the
right unit.
With the
-XDeriveDataTypeable option, GHC can generate instances of the
Data class automatically. For example, given the declaration
data T a b = C1 a b | C2 deriving (Typeable, Data)
GHC will generate an instance that is equivalent to
instance (Data a, Data b) => Data (T a b) where
gfoldl k z (C1 a b) = z C1 `k` a `k` b
gfoldl k z C2 = z C2
gunfold k z c = case constrIndex c of
1 -> k (k (z C1))
2 -> z C2
toConstr (C1 _ _) = con_C1
toConstr C2 = con_C2
dataTypeOf _ = ty_T
con_C1 = mkConstr ty_T "C1" [] Prefix
con_C2 = mkConstr ty_T "C2" [] Prefix
ty_T = mkDataType "Module.T" [con_C1, con_C2]
This is suitable for datatypes that are exported transparently.
|Data Bool
|Data Char
|Data Double
|Data Float
|Data Int
|Data Int8
|Data Int16
|Data Int32
|Data Int64
|Data Integer
|Data Ordering
|Data Word
|Data Word8
|Data Word16
|Data Word32
|Data Word64
|Data ()
|Data Ann
|Data Verbosity
|Data CmdArgsPrivate
|Data a => Data [a]
|(Data a, Integral a) => Data (Ratio a)
|Typeable a => Data (Ptr a)
|Typeable a => Data (ForeignPtr a)
|Data a => Data (Maybe a)
|Data a => Data (CmdArgs a)
|(Data a, Data b) => Data (Either a b)
|(Data a, Data b) => Data (a, b)
|(Typeable a, Data b, Ix a) => Data (Array a b)
|(Data a, Data b, Data c) => Data (a, b, c)
|(Data a, Data b, Data c, Data d) => Data (a, b, c, d)
|(Data a, Data b, Data c, Data d, Data e) => Data (a, b, c, d, e)
|(Data a, Data b, Data c, Data d, Data e, Data f) => Data (a, b, c, d, e, f)
|(Data a, Data b, Data c, Data d, Data e, Data f, Data g) => Data (a, b, c, d, e, f, g)
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Video: Lars Knoll and George Staikos on KHTML and WebKit
Yahoo! user interface blog hosts an interview video with Lars Knoll and George Staikos on KHTML and WebKit. The video features the history of Konqueror (first 10 minutes) as well as the current development situation (next 10 minutes), an outlook about the possible future and of course a short demo presenting Qt4-WebKit accessing the Yahoo! page and rendering it nicely (last 10 minutes). You need Flash to view the page - if you don't have Flash, read a short summary of the interview.
Database error
By BogDan at Wed, 2006/12/13 - 6:00am
Compiling failed :(
Yesterday I tried building WebKit but unfortunately I ran into several problems. Neither with qmake nor with newest cmake did compiling succeed. JavaScriptCore worked after some fixes but the rest failed with missing files and wrong/missing declarations.
Thanks and keep up your good and cool work :)
By Henning at Wed, 2006/12/13 - 6:00am
I hope we can reach some unity
I really, really , really hope that somehow the khtml and webkit developers find a concensus. I know that apply might need to open webkit a little bit more to make webkit back to konqueror possible, butI think for the sake of konquereor tha tis what we need. I feel that firefox is really running away with the linux user base. I would love to see webkik put on khtml. Like others have said before I would love to see an engine developed by KDE, Apple and Nokia.
By tikal26 at Wed, 2006/12/13 - 6:00am
what is this?
This seems to be more of a presentation given to a crowd rather than an interview? There might be some clues at the end (I'm currently at 16:38), but where and when was this?
By ben at Wed, 2006/12/13 - 6:00am
Yahoo is just crazy
There are so many similar internet pages readily available. Why bother and select a different user agent?
Interesting video BTW - thanks for sharing.
By Michael at Wed, 2006/12/13 - 6:00am
Re: and what?
Yea, I know, was my fault - I rewrote a part and forgot to delete the rewritten part, but it is fixed now :)
And I was also a bit wrong about the fact that it is an interview - actually I write the small text above as a note for dot.kde.org and didn't expect that it was taken as the article itself - I thought someone else would write an article about it :D
Next time I will be prepared :)
By Roland Wolters at Thu, 2006/12/14 - 6:00am
Video doesn't work
I just see a black rectangle where the video should appear.
When I go to Yahoo Video to watch the video there, I don't see any video player at all.
What kind of crap is that?
By Evil Homer at Sat, 2007/01/06 - 6:00am
Re: Video doesn't work
Works for me so the "crap" must be in your setup.
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The Dissing of the President
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The Army Officers' Professional Ethic--Past, Present, and Future
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Colonel Matthew Moten of the West Point History Department has asked why so many other professions have clear statements of professional responsibility, but the Army officer corps does not. This essay briefly surveys the history of the Army's professional ethic, focusing primarily on the officer corps. It assesses today's strategic, professional, and ethical environment. Then it argues that a clear statement of the Army officers' professional ethic is especially necessary in a time when the Army is stretched and stressed as an institution. The Army officer corps has both a need and an opportunity to better define itself as a profession, forthrightly to articulate its professional ethic, and clearly to codify what it means to be a military professional. Finally, the monograph articulates such an ethic focusing on the four roles of commissioned officers—Soldier, servant of the nation, leader of character, and member of a time-honored profession.
In the Fall of 2013, the author of this monograph, Army Colonel Matthew Moten, chose to retire amid reports of his reprimand for misconduct and removal as head of the U.S. Military Academy's History Department, following an investigation of allegations made against him. Published in 2010, this monograph presents the results of Colonel Moten's critical analysis of an issue important to the Army: deepening our understanding of what the Professional Military Ethic means to the profession today. The monograph remains a solid contribution to the dialogue among professionals the Army leadership sought to ignite. In particular, readers should note well Moten's closing paragraphs:
"Before the Army accepts such a statement of its professional ethic, much debate is in order. Should we use hard phrases such as "total accountability" and "unlimited liability?" What are officers' core responsibilities as leaders and how far do they extend?
How concisely should we explicate our adherence to the principle of civilian control? Should we espouse nonpartisanship as part of our ethic? The debate required to answer such questions will provide impetus for an Army-wide discussion about the profession, its ethical values, and the role that it should play as a servant of American society in the future. Let it begin."
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Aside from the logo that looks pretty much like the fiver or so one from a Chinese ebay seller one I have. The big difference been mine works!
A bottle cage has one simple job to do, and strangely enough we found that this Cannondale Evo Carbon Cage wasn't really up to it.
A well designed cage will permit easy insertion of the bottle, hold it firmly in place when riding and prevent the bottle ejecting over rough ground. And then allow easy removal when you need a drink.
A simple task then, but one that Cannondale's Evo doesn't quite manage. I just didn't get on with this cage. As nice and sleek as it looks, it's flawed in several ways.
First, the tolerances between the cage and bottle (and we tried several brands of bottle) are just too tight. A fair degree of force is required to push the bottle into the cage. In trying to fix the problem I removed the two small serrated rubber bumpers that surround the bolt holes – there to support the bottle – but this didn't help at all.
As you might imagine, the removal of the bottle is just as hard as it is to insert. A good tug is needed to break it free. When you're riding, and especially if you're racing, the last thing you want to worry about is how hard it is to grab a water bottle, and to replace it after you've taken a drink.
The other big problem is how flexy and wobbly on the mounts the cage is. It's far from reassuring - it feels fragile and doesn't give you much confidence. It's a very light cage at 20g and nicely made from carbon we'll grant you, but a few more layers of carbon to give the cage extra beef and eradicate the flimsiness wouldn't go amiss.
Which is all a shame because it's a very nice looking bike with a sharp design and fetching white decals that paired nicely with the bike I tested it on. It is very light though which might be enough for some, but I personally prefer one that's easier to use and isn't quite so flimsy.
A nice looking cage and fine if you don't use it to carry bottles, but it fails at its only job.
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road.cc test report
Make and model: Cannondale Evo Carbon Cage
Size tested: One
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
Full carbon construction for long-lasting durability
Optimized shape firmly secures bottle
It's well constructed resulting in a light cage but the tolerances are just too tight which makes inserting and removing bottles nearly impossible.
I don't ask much from a bottle cage but the Evo just failed to inspire confidence.
I didn't keep it on the bike for very long.
It's as light as cages go, and in this respect it ticks a box.
It's a lot of money for a water bottle cage, especially one that doesn't work.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
It didn't perform when used for its intended purpose.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
It looks great, but its looks alone aren't enough.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
How flimsy it is and how difficult it is to remove and insert water bottles.
Did you enjoy using the product? No.
Would you consider buying the product? No.
Would you recommend the product to a friend? No.
About the tester
Age: 31 Height: 180 Weight: 67
I usually ride: My best bike is:
I've been riding for: 10-20 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Expert
I regularly do the following types of riding: road racing, time trialling, cyclo cross, commuting, touring, mtb,
David has worked on the road.cc tech team since July 2012. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds.
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Not the easiest cage to get a bottle in and out of but made mine much easier to use with a dab of olive oil on the rubber fins. Has to be just a touch so it slides easily without any noticeable oil getting on the bottle. On the plus side it should stop the bottle slipping out on the cobbles.


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Teri Buhl Responds To Our Story; Still Confused About The Internet And The Law
from the let's-try-this-again deptYesterday, Tim Cushing wrote a post about Teri Buhl, a journalist who claimed via her Twitter profile that her tweets were "not publishable." When questioned on this, she threatened to sue if someone republished her tweets. Some knowledgeable lawyers gave their opinion on this (that it was all hogwash), and at least one had a short email exchange with Buhl. Hilarity ensued. You can read that whole thing for yourself.
This is the followup. A little over an hour after the post went live, we received an email from Teri Buhl demanding a "correction" (without explanation) and saying that we needed to call her about Tim's story:
I would like an editor to please call about the story Tim just wrote on me. Like nowWe have no obligation to call her, and given her previous engagements with others, we felt that there was no reason to discuss this with her. She later posted a comment on the post itself, asking Tim to contact her. He did, and she sent over a statement, and a series of other emails, partly (declared by her) "on the record" and partly "off the record." To be 100% clear: we have zero obligation to not publish her "off the record" comments. We made no arrangements with her to honor her requests that certain comments be "off the record."
Buhl appears to be under the false impression that merely claiming something is "off the record" leads to an obligation that she not be quoted, and that it provides her some sort of legal status, even when others quote her. This applies both to the original story about her tweets and to her follow up emails. Separately, she asked Tim to provide my phone number, and she called our corporate line multiple times this morning, telling him that she "always" calls a subject for comment before publishing a story about them. That may be her decision as a reporter, but there is no such requirement. That's not how freedom of the press or freedom of expression works. Finally, Jim Romenesko picked up on our story in his "Morning Report" on his super popular media blog, leading Teri to send Jim the same basic statement she sent us ("on the record") along with a separate statement suggesting that we had some sort of obligation to contact her before running our story. Let's deal with that one first, and then we'll get into her other claims.
"Techdirt did not call me for comment about that story you followed this am [in the Morning Report]," writes Teri Buhl....Again, to be clear: we have no obligation to contact her before writing a story about information that was made public. For her to imply that we needed to do so is simply incorrect. Tim correctly noted to her that he was not at his computer, but that he had forwarded her emails to me. He did not, as she implies, promise to update the story. He also did send her to the contact page at Techdirt, which is the best way to reach those of us here.
"I finally reached the reporter early this am who says he is working at his day job and can't update the story until he gets home. Then he won't give me the info to directly reach a techdirt editor."
Moving on to the statement. We will break this down, sentence by sentence, leaving typos and grammatical oddities in place.
On Record Comment:Again, we made no agreement to keep certain comments on or off the record. Yes, it is a journalistic convention that journalists respect such requests when the people are sources, but it is standard that both sides first agree to that convention. It is not a unilateral thing that you can just declare. When talking to sources we generally offer to keep certain comments off the record. Sometimes sources approach us and ask us to keep certain comments off the record, and we then consider the situation and decide whether or not to accept. It is then that the source chooses whether or not to share.
In this case, none of that is happening. First off, Teri Buhl is not a "source." She is the subject of the story, and we wrote about her comments and discussions with others that made their way into the public record. We have no obligation to keep anything "off the record" nor did we ever agree to any such thing.
My tweets were protected for a long time because I always looked at twitter as a conversation with my readers, not quotes, I'm not reporting news there. I can say silly things some times and I'd like to apologized for my knee jerk reaction to Gideon.Protecting your tweets is a good idea if you want to keep them mostly quiet, but that is no guarantee that others won't share them. It is quite common for people to retweet the "protected" tweets of others, often not realizing that the original person had protected their tweets. That said, Buhl here implies that her tweets have been protected "for a long time," implying that Gideon only saw her tweet as a follower of hers, and that you could make the argument that the tweets were not, in fact, "public." I would have been willing to concede that perhaps her tweets were for followers only... except that there's evidence that this is simply not true at all. If you look at Buhl's Muck Rack page it does not currently show her tweets. Muck Rack is a site for journalists that creates profiles for those journalists and often pulls together their social media presence. Yet, a simple Google cache search for the feed turns up that, as of at least January 23rd, Buhl's tweets were clearly public on MuckRack. Here's a screenshot:
Of course I can't sue him/her because I don't even know the person's real name.This has nothing to do with whether or not you can sue someone. Has she honestly never heard of a John Doe lawsuit?
Not publishing my tweets is about a copyright issue for me.For Teri Buhl, perhaps, but not for copyright law for the most part. We've actually covered some of the issues about the ability to copyright tweets in the past. There may be some elements that are copyrightable, and many that are not. Even so, whether or not someone then quotes you from your tweets is not likely to be "a copyright issue." If, as is the case, we were quoting statements made by her (and repeated by others), and adding plenty of additional commentary to it, there is no copyright issue at all. We are quoting her, not "publishing" her work. Furthermore, even if she went so far as to claim copyright over it, the fair use claims are obvious and quite strong.
I make money off my words, research, and analysis as a journalist.That may be true, but it has no bearing on anything here.
I never print someone's tweet in a story because 1) I didn't get that comment from them directlyThat is her choice, but it has no bearing on whether or not someone else can do so.
2) tweets can be changed and manipulated.Original tweets can be deleted, but not changed. So, that's wrong. Could a third party change someone else's tweet in the process of retweeting and/or taking a screenshot? Possibly, though that would be quite a bit of effort, and no one seems to suggest that happened here. Buhl's issue here seems to be that she would not quote a tweet, and therefore, when she declares her tweets not quotable, everyone needs to respect that. That is not how things work.
I 've never had another jurno ignore that request. I think it's ironic that lawyer choose to do it.It is surprising that she's never seen journalists ignore requests to keep her tweets private, though perhaps it's because there's never been any reason to quote her prior to this. And, of course, it's not true. A quick search on Twitter finds people retweeting Buhl's tweets publicly prior to all of this happening. Either way, as stated above, there is no obligation not to quote her just because she says so. Also, it is not, at all, "ironic" that a lawyer chose to do so. He did so because he understands the law and knows that the original claim is bogus.
Twitter says I own my tweets and I'm giving them license to use them but I simply don't think that means I am giving others license. Of course it also depends on what the tweet is to proven I own the copyright.This is true, but if you are quoting someone and relying on fair use, then we do not need a "license" from either Buhl or Twitter. And, yes, there is also the missing step of proving that what is in the tweets is copyrightable and owned -- but also that our use is not fair use, de minimis use, or any other of a long list of defenses.
As far as Mark Bennett - I would like to sue him and see how copyright law relating to tweets and photos in tweets wuld be tested. If can afford to do it I will. There is not a lot of case law for this in the U.S. I am not fan of aggregater sites who take journalist original work, screen grab it, and don't link or credit back to the original reporting. It think that's stealing page views and intellectual content.As a site that reports on all sorts of nutty copyright cases, including quite a few claims from people believing, incorrectly, that aggregation is "stealing," it is possible that if she did sue Bennett, it would make for an interesting story for us to cover, though the crux of that coverage would most likely concern how ridiculous the case would be and the fact that it has about as close to zero a chance of succeeding as possible. Contrary to her claims, there is an awful lot of case law in the US concerning most of the key issues here, and all of it goes against her arguments.
Tim - please publish this in the story and write at the top there is an update.I have taken over this story, and am publishing her statement right here in this post (along with our response, obviously). I will, however, add an update to the original post pointing people to this post.
Of course, that was not the end of the exchange. She also provided an "off the record" statement, saying that the background photo on her Twitter profile is covered by copyright, and demanded that we take down the image of her Twitter profile because "as a tech blogger I hoping you will respect copyright laws." We are leaving that image up, because even if the image is covered by copyright, we are using it under fair use rules, as part of reporting on her story. As such, it is perfectly reasonable to show her profile which includes her ludicrous comment that "tweets are not publishable" (which kicked off this whole thing). Since the bio section of your Twitter profile is able to be changed, it makes extra sense to show a screenshot to prove its accuracy.
It is unclear whether or not Ms. Buhl is familiar with fair use. I would hope that she investigates the issue carefully before further commenting about it or seeking any sort of legal action.
Buhl sent another, separate, email complaining about Tim's coverage of her arrest, much of which was based on a report from Patch. Her main concern here was that she is disputing the allegations, and she demanded that he note that the charges are "alleged" and that she "denies" them. Of course, both of those things were abundantly clear in the original post. The post does mention that her actions were alleged, and that a trial is upcoming. If she weren't fighting the charges, there wouldn't be any such trial. She further claims that "I am actually not charged with invasion or privacy or theft of anyone's personal information." Nowhere did we say that she was charged with any of those things, so there is nothing to correct on that front. Either way, in this post, we will note, again, that she is going to court over these issues, and thus, clearly, denies the "alleged" charges against her.
In the end, we're not at all clear on what she thinks she is accomplishing here, other than calling more attention to her initial claim that her tweets are "not publishable," and then calling more attention to her overall actions. We continue to stand by our reporting on this matter.
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The point of any beer festival is, of course, to sample the brew, but organizers of this year's Brewz Crewz aren't forgetting fans seeking a more cerebral experience.
The annual event to be held 6-9 p.m. Saturday in downtown Lakeland's Munn Park is expected to attract fewer distributors and their uninformed volunteers and more of the people who actually make the stuff, experts who can talk shop.
"It's important to have somebody to talk about it," said Adam Justice, curator of art at the Polk Museum of Art and a coordinator of Brewz Crewz. "There are people who come to these things and bring their clipboards. They want to be educated about the beer."
A goal is to have as many as 70 breweries and their representatives on hand for this year's festival, a fundraiser for Downtown Lakeland Partnership and ElderPoint Ministries, a nonprofit assisting seniors with light housekeeping, errands and food.
Previous events have raised as much as $41,000 for the two agencies. Now in its fourth year, the festival is still in its infancy, but Justice and other organizers say participants can expect an enhanced experience, especially those who purchase a $50 VIP ticket.
About 1,000 people have attended the festival in past years. General admission is $30, and designated drivers pay $15, which includes samples of food from an array of local caterers and restaurants.
VIP ticket holders get inside the gates an hour earlier at 5 p.m. They will imbibe in a somewhat secluded section beneath trees hung with lanterns. And they'll have access to indoor plumbing plus a selection of wines. Regular ticket holders will have to make do with just beer.
But hey, beer is the main event. Expect to see a myriad of ales and lagers, both domestic and imports, including Innis & Gunn, the Scottish brewer that has built a reputation on oak-finished beers of light to moderate strength.
Other breweries expected to showcase their wares include local favorite Cigar City out of Tampa, as well as Bell's, Breckenridge, Fort Collins, Highland, Left Hand and Shipyard.
An assortment of food will be served by such restaurants as Abuelo's, Fat Maggie's, Fresco's, Harry's Seafood Bar & Grille, La Porta Rossa and The Chop Shop.
Justice is working with three of the larger beer distributors serving Central Florida — Brown Distributing Company, Florida Distributing Company and Bernie Little Distributing — to bring festival-goers a good selection of seasonal beers.
"Usually February is when the breweries start rolling our their spring seasonals," Justice said. "But some (brewers) won't release their spring product until the end of February, so we might have some winter holdovers."
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Brewz Crewz Promises to Educate, Delight With Craft Beers in Downtown Lakeland
The point of any beer festival is, of course, to sample the brew, but organizers of this year's Brewz Crewz aren't forgetting fans seeking a more cerebral experience.


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SENIOR POWER: The Midwife
If you enjoyed PBS' 'Call The Midwife' and want to know more about Jennifer Worth, RN RM, read on. You can also go to YouTube for an April 14, 2009 interview with her plus lots of related photographs.
Jennifer Lee was a British nurse and musician. After leaving school at 15 she learned shorthand and typing and became grammar school head's secretary. She then trained as a nurse at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, and moved to London for midwifery training. She was hired as a staff nurse at London Hospital in Whitechapel, an East End poor and working-class neighborhood, known for being the location of the infamous Jack the Ripper murders in the late 1880s. Today's residents are of varied ethnic origin, primarily Bangladeshi Bengali.
With an Anglican community of nuns, she worked to aid the poor. She wrote about her work as a midwife practicing in the poverty-stricken Docklands of the 1950s. Later, she became a ward sister at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital in Bloomsbury, London and then at the Marie Curie Hospital in Hampstead. She married in 1963, and had two daughters.
Jennifer Lee Worth retired from nursing in 1973 to pursue her interest in music. Appointed a licentiate of the London College of Music, she taught piano and singing, and in 1984 obtained a fellowship. She performed as a soloist and with choirs throughout Britain and Europe. And she began writing. The first volume of her memoirs, 'Call the Midwife', was published in 2002. It became a bestseller when it was reissued in 2007. The trilogy sold almost a million copies in the UK.
Worth was 76 years old when she died, in 2011. She had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer earlier that year. In 2012, BBC One commenced broadcasting the 'Call The Midwife' television series, created by Heidi Thomas and based on Worth's three books: 'Call the Midwife', 'Shadows of the Workhouse,' and 'Farewell to The East End.' Jessica Raine plays Jenny Lee, and Vanessa Redgrave provides the voice narration of the elder Jennifer Worth-Jenny Lee.
Midwife Jenny Lee had been present in the first moments of life. Nurse Jennifer Worth went on to witness the experiences of patients approaching the end of their lives. As a nurse and ward sister, she often encountered poignant life and death situations that evoked great warmth, humor and humanity-- from the businessman who set up office in a hospital broom closet, to the family divided by a decision no one could make. Reflecting on her later experiences caring for the terminally ill, she asked 'In the Midst of Life: Is There Such a Thing as a Good Death?' in her fourth volume, published in 2010.
There appear to be no copies of 'In the Midst of Life: Is There Such a Thing as a Good Death?' in the UC Berkeley library nor in local public libraries' collections other than the Sausalito Public (MARINet) system. Sausalito's copy is in circulation, which just shows to go that elsewhere 'In the Midst of Life…' has been overlooked, to say the least. The book can be ordered through Amazon, which also provides online the table of contents, index, photos, and the first pages.
Last year a GoodReads user (apparently a British physician) commented, "Although all her other books are lighthearted anecdotes, this one is much deeper and darker. It deals with the subjects of death and dying, and in particular the medicalisation of death and our loss of acceptance of death as a culture. It details the invention of palliative care and the introduction of CPR into medical practise, and is based on her own personal experiences as well as interviews with others who have been bereaved in various circumstances. I found it very thought provoking and it challenged me to consider where I stand on the subject of death, both as a person and as a doctor in training. It deals with people's right to choose how they die and making sure that these wishes are communicated to friends and family. Although it is, by nature, a very sad book, it's also wonderful. There are some real tales of joy in it, and it is engagingly written without being preachy or overly medical. I can highly recommend it, although it may be upsetting to people who are expecting more of her lighthearted work, or who have been recently bereaved…"
Martha Moore Ballard was a midwife in an earlier era and in a very different locale. Born in Massachusetts in 1735, she lived most of her 77 years in rural Maine, said to have three seasons: black flies, snow and mud. 'A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard Based on her Diary, 1785-1812' is one of Harvard history professor Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (1938- )'s several literary accomplishments. The 1990 book made a grand sweep of the profession's prizes, including the Pulitzer for History, Bancroft Prize in American History, Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Book Prize, an American Association for the History of Medicine Medal, and several others. Ulrich's 'A Midwife's Tale…' and her 2007 'Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History' are in the local public library's collection.
The diary itself eventually came into the care of Martha Ballard's great-great-granddaughter, Mary Hobart, one of America's first female physicians and the first woman admitted to the Massachusetts Medical Society. Hobart graduated from the New York Infirmary for Women and Children in 1884, the year that she received the diary. In 1930, she donated it to the Maine State Library, where it faded away. After all, what was so great about yet-another woman's diary? Which was, in fact, the reaction Ulrich got when she discovered it buried there. And her initial attempts to get recognition of its historic and methodological value were rejected – nothing special, same old same old.
Ulrich persevered for eight years, re-searching the diary's 9,965 entries, applying comparisons and mark-up to create a landmark in women's labor history. (This type of hand-work is pictured in the motion picture and video.) Ulrich interwove an individual's daily life with her society and times-- the role of women in the household and local market economy, the nature of marriage and sexual relations, aspects of medical practice, and the prevalence of violence and crime in the early American republic. She provided scholars with insights into the life of an American rural lay healer around 1800, resting on the words of the woman herself.
Ballard used her diary as an accounting book and to keep records of her medical practice. For 27 years, from 1785 to 1812, she wrote in it every day. Many of her early entries were brief; later, they became longer and detailed. She started each with the weather and the time. For example, "May 11, 1797 it is now 11h Evn, my family have been in bed 2 hours". Each chapter of 'A Midwife's Tale…' represents an aspect of woman's work in the home and community in the late 18th Century. Ulrich pursues and interprets the terse and circumspect diary entries, e.g. medical practice and prevalence of violence and crime. By showing clearly the economic contributions that midwives made to their households and local communities, and demonstrating the organizational skill of multitasking as a source of female empowerment, the book revised the understanding of prescribed gender roles.
Martha Ballard recorded her arduous work and domestic life in Hallowell on the Kennebec River, District of Maine. She wrote with a quill pen and homemade ink (pictured in the motion picture and video), recording numerous babies delivered and illnesses treated as she traveled around the Massachusetts frontier by horse and by canoe, as she "sank to the bottom" of the mud. There were struggles and tragedies within her own family: of nine children born between 1756 and 1779, three were lost to a diphtheria epidemic. The end of her life was cold and lonely. In her final diary entry, she "made a prayer adapted to my case."
'A Midwife's Tale' was subsequently developed into a docudrama film for the PBS American Experience series, with Ulrich serving as a consultant, script collaborator, and narrator. PBS Home Video made 'A Midwife's Tale' available in video and DVD formats, 89 minutes in color. Actor Kaiulani Sewall Lee (1950- ) is midwife Martha Ballad. The movie intercuts between reenactments of Ballard doing her midwifery and related tasks and chores, and Ulrich working on her book. There are clear comparisons between the work of these two women. "When I finally was able to connect Martha's work to her world, I could begin to create stories." Wonderful.


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