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Cyberlaw, digital law or internet law is a complex legal field that is comprised of many areas: censorship, cyberterrorism, digital copyright, phishing & fraud, privacy, net neutrality, security, social media law... the list goes on.
Any internet user is subject to laws pertaining to the online world, but individuals and entities such as creative professionals, media publishers, entrepreneurs and business owners should especially keep informed on legal issues and news in the digital industry.
So, we've compiled a list of the top internet law feeds to follow on Twitter. Why this particular list? Well, it's based on Twitter data culled according to content, follower/following ratios, frequency of tweets, blog popularity, the opinions of other digital law experts and influencers, as well as our own subjective judgment.
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Join thousands of others who receive our weekly newsletter full of legal content and insights.
Note that some influential voices are not included, either because they don't have active Twitter accounts, or because they only tweet about cyberlaw sporadically. Here, our goal is to provide the best possible stream of internet law news and insight.
Barbara van Schewick
Law professor at Stanford Law School and expert on net neutrality. Director of the Stanford Center for Internet & Society.
Bob Ambrogi
Lawyer, media / new media consultant, and writer about legal technology & social media. Blogs at: lawsitesblog.com/archives.
Daniel J. Solove
Expert on information privacy law and winner of Microsoft's Privacy Enhancing Technologies Award. Blogs at teachprivacy.com/privacy-security-training-blog.
Deborah Gonzalez
The D Gonzalez Law Group practices technology, internet and social media law: digital copyright protection, domain names, distribution agreements, social media policy, and more.
Elliott Alderman
Member of the Copyright Society of the USA. Alderman's practice areas include social media law and computer, technology, electronic commerce and outsourcing law.
Eric Goldman
Professor at the Santa Clara University School of Law: internet law, intellectual property, and advertising & marketing law. Blogs at: blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/author/eric-goldman.
Internet Law Center
Internet law firm founded by Bennet Kelley, Chair of the Technology, Internet and Privacy interest group of the California Bar IP Section. Blog at: ilccyberreport.wordpress.com.
Jonathan Zittrain
Professor at Harvard Law School. Research: battles for control of digital property & content, cryptography, electronic privacy, and roles of intermediaries within internet architecture.
An online resource dedicated to raising awareness about social media and the law, including employment termination, creative theft, reputation control and cyberbullying.
Marcia Hofmann
Digital rights lawyer and advocate. Founder & principal of Zeitgeist Law PC, a boutique law firm that focuses on computer security, electronic privacy, free expression and IP issues.
Marie-Andree Weiss
IP attorney and member of the American Bar Association: Section of Intellectual Property Law. Practices copyright, trademark, domain names, e-commerce, privacy and social media.
New Media Rights
A California Western School of Law program. Provides legal services, education and public policy advocacy for internet & smartphone users. Fair Use App: newmediarights.org/fairuse.
Orin Kerr
Teaches cybercrime law and criminal procedure at George Washington University. Author of Computer Crime Law. Publication topics include internet surveillance & intellectual property.
Pamela Samuelson
Berkeley Professor of Law and Information Management; Director of the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology; member of the Board of Directors of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Public Knowledge
Working at the intersection of copyright, telecommunications and internet law. Blog about net neutrality, data caps, tech transitions, etc. at: publicknowledge.org/news-blog.
Rebecca Tushnet
Professor of Law at Georgetown Law. Areas of expertise: consumer protection, copyright, trademark and intellectual property. Blogs at: tushnet.blogspot.com.
Rick Sanders
Nashville lawyer practicing in internet law, trademark prosecution / brand protection, copyright registration and licensing, and entertainment law.
Socially Aware Blog
The Socially Aware Blog posts about legal issues related to copyright, data security, defamation, the DMCA, privacy and more. Published by Morrison & Foerster LLP.
Social Media Law
Created by Glen Gilmore, author of Social Media Law for Business. Blogs about compliance, the FTC, social media policies, etc. at: socialmedialawtoday.com.
Privacy and security training company. Covered topics include: consumer law, data breach, drones, encryption, identity theft, malware, phishing, and privacy & security laws.
Yale ISP
Yale Law School's information society project: intellectual center addressing the implications of the Internet for law & society: copyright, media law & policy, transparency and privacy.
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How to unlock ee osprey
Those instructions will work on any Alcatel mobile broadband modem / router EE osprey device such as:
EE osprey 1, EE osprey 2, EE osprey 2 mini, EE osprey 3, EE osprey 3 mini, Alcatel Y800, Alcatel L800, Alcatel Y850, Alcatel Y853, Alcatel Y854, Alcatel Y855, Alcatel Y858 also known as Orange Airbox 2, ALCATEL ZONE 4G LTE MW40V, Alcatel EE40VB, Alcatel EE60VB
and many others
instructions are the same for all modems / routers
that does have a web interface function
Why I need my modem unlocked?
if you are going abroad and you want to use a local simcard to cut the roaming charges or if you simply want to switch your current network provider you will need to unlock your modem
How to enter the code ?
- if your modem is powered by battery firstly switch off your modem and replace the simcard with simcard from different network (if your modem is locked to vodafone insert the simcard from orange or o2)
- power up your modem/router and connect your laptop / tablet or a phone to your alcatel device /EE osprey by wifi network
- open a web browser and in address bar type 192.168.1.1
- you should see a page that require NCK CODE
- you will need to enter the code and job done your modem is unlocked
if the instructions are still not clear please see video below
how can I get the code?
there are no free codes available online but you can buy a code on ebay for only £0.99
you can buy with confidence it's 100% safe and secure as you are protected
by ebay and paypal buyer protection system,
and the codes are 100% genuine
please check my ebay profile and feedback
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some of the EE osprey 2 mini / Alcatels Y853VB where the imei number start with
have a firmware issue
if you enter the code and it just say failed and the remaining unlock attempts
is 10 no matter how many times you enter the code
don't worry there is a solution for that
please follow the unlock instructions to the point where it ask for NCK code
now close the box where it say simlock required ( there is a small [x] on the corner )
scroll down to the bottom of page and click on settings icon-> log in here
the user name and password by default is set to admin admin
now on top of the page under CONNECTION select CONNECTION STATUS and enter the unlock code on there it will accept it and job done :)
it does say invalid simcard and it doesn't ask for a code
- make sure that every time you are changing the simcard device is powered of
- make sure that simcard you are using is active and its dedicated for mobile broadband devices, some phone simcards doesn't work on those devices
- if you have the right simcard and it does seat correctly in the simcard slot power up your device and press and hold RESET button for around 15 sec then switch off your modem and power back on ... now it should detect the simcard correctly
if itt say no simcard
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Valve Only Trim Kit
Valve Only Trim Kit: $50.15
Pressure Balance Valve Body: $61.45List Price*: $111.60
Product Features & Benefits
- Purchase PTR188700-UN Peerless rough valve separately
- Pressure balance valve keeps water temperature within +/-3° F
- Single function operation
- Single lever handle for ease of temperature control
- Brilliance Finish
- ADA Compliant
Product Details
- Handle(s): Single Handle Lever
- Valve Type: Single-function pressure balance cartridge
- Installation: N/A
- Spout Total Height: 7
Support, Repair Parts & Technical Specs
Maintenance & Installation Sheet
Technical Specifications
Parts & Accessories Diagram
Holes for Installation
The handle for my shower will not turn on and/or off. It is 88700 series. What parts do I need to replace the handle and the part it screws into ?
Hi, JanetD! Thank you for your question, and I am sorry to hear that you are experiencing an issue with your Peerless faucet. If the handle will not turn on and off, you may need to replace the valve cartridge assembly. The part number for this is RP70538. Best Regards, Rosanna
Date published: 2018-05-21
Will this work with Delta Multichoice Universal Shower Valve Rough-in Body model #R1000-UNBXHF
Hi Nicole, Thank you for your question. Unfortunately, this trim will not work with a Delta MultiChoice valve. This trim requires a model PTR188700 rough-in. http://www.peerlessfaucet.com/search-results?jcrMethodToCall=get&src_originSiteKey=peerless&src_terms%5B0%5D.term=PTR188700&src_terms%5B0%5D.applyFilter=true&src_terms%5B0%5D.fields.siteContent=true&src_terms%5B0%5D.fields.tags=true&src_terms%5B0%5D.fields.title=true&src_sites.values=peerless&src_languages.values=en Best regards, Jon
Date published: 2019-02-02
Fit a. Delta foundations B112900
Will a peerless PTT188730-OB fit a delta foundations B112900?
Hi Bernie, Thank you for your question. The PTT188730-OB Peerless valve only trim will fit the rough in valve used with the Delta B112900 faucet. Thanks, Dave
Date published: 2016-03-08
Will this product replace my old Peerless hardware that is currently in my shower?
Thank you for your question. Peerless Faucet model # PTT188730-OB will only fit the Peerless Faucet rough in model # PTR188700-UN. or PTR188700-UNWS. If you had that in the wall before, then all you need is the new trim.
Date published: 2013-10-22
Regarding the model mentioned below, I am unable to understand what the different prices are for. What is valve only and what is rough valve?
Model: PTT188730 Valve Only: $31.80 Rough (Valve): $51.60 LIST PRICE AS SHOWN (US $): 1 $83.40*
Thank you for your question. Peerless Faucet model # PTT188730 is a trim only peice. You will still need a valve assembly to complete the faucet. I believe that the line that says valve only should actually say trim only for $31.60. The valve model number is Peerless Faucet model # PTR188700-UN for $51.60. I appreciate you noticing this and we will get it corrected as soon as possible.
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Ashlee Christoffersen
worked at the Equality Challenge Unit in London, and is now researching and writing about the development of intersectionality in practice.
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studied the working out of health care reform on the ground, at an HIV clinic in Atlanta. She teaches global health at Emory University.


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Dave Roper, the first American ever to win an Isle of Man TT, will be riding a restored 580cc Indian TT model v-twin in the 2011 TT. Roper has a lifetime of achievement in vintage racing, including more than 20 AHRMA national championships as well as his win of the 1984 Senior Historic TT on a G50 Matchless. Support the first motorcycle to ever win the Senior TT on the Mountain Course, the only American marque to win at the event and the only American racer to ever win the Senior Historic TT!
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Oz III
One more photo. After the racing Sunday, we had dinner in the same Italian restaurant we had eaten in Thurs. night. Most of the British International Challenge team happened to be there, too. We had a brief chat with the master, John McGuiness. He figured I would be retired by now. Fat chance.
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Coaching Blog
Get more from the body's most powerful muscle group.
So, your glutes are not firing, or so you have been told? Been for a bike fit and changes were made, but still feel choppy and quads are fatiguing fast? Perhaps you have been to the gym and performed countless "reps" of glute strengthening exercises without feeling that the gains have transferred to the bike?
Well, each of these scenarios are quite common and if one or all applies to you, then read on;
1. Get set up correctly. Although bikefit is not, in itself, a total solution for balanced muscle action, it is certainly a whole lot more difficult from a poor setup. Be sure to do some research and read some reviews before selecting a bike-fitting professional. This service is very important to both your health and cycling performance and therefore critical that it is done well.
2. Head to the gym. Strength (and strength endurance) training are very important but must be applied using a well-considered, progressive plan. So be sure to seek out some expertise here, whether it is a personal trainer, strength and conditioning coach, physiotherapist or other qualified and experienced professional. Not all strength training plans are created equal and success will be determined by how specific and applied your training sessions are. Many cycling coaches work closely with strength & conditioning practitioners (or exercise physiologists) and this is the preferred model where both experts coordinate the strategy and avoid working counter-productively.
Much of the strength and conditioning focus should be on the following areas:
Note: Dynamic flexibility (stretching) is also very important and should always be included as part of the strength and conditioning plan.
3. Learn & apply postural / movement cues. This is the critical step for transferring your strength to the motion of pedalling. It is folly to think that just because you are stronger in the gym, you will automatically carry this new capacity to your riding, if only it were that "easy". Equally, a perfect setup on the bike is not that useful if a poor motor pattern continues, just as a great motor pattern can be eroded by a poor set-up. If you have been fitted by a professional and have worked through an effective strength training plan, it is time to take it to the bike (although the perfect scenario is to apply this step simultaneously with step two).
Start with developing a routine and some cues that work for you in terms of setting up a position and stable base from which to engage the glutes. From here you will be able to create a postural and movement focus that is reliable and repeatable. These are the key stages:
4. Use drills. These are used to enhance and solidify the motor pattern for your new pedal stroke. Some examples include:
5. Be patient and stick to a plan. The bottom line is that building a new and improved motor pattern will take some time. So, make a plan that incorporates a little technical training. Once you have a plan, stick to it diligently and be prepared for moments where you feel progress has become a little stagnated, this is normal. Depending on consistency and skill acquisition rates, you can expect to see / feel some improvement in your pedal stroke in around 3-6 weeks. Of course, a new more dependable technique that holds up under pressure will take a little more time and (here is that word again) patience.
Technical training / drills are usually best applied during recovery rides / easy spins / stationary bike work.
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Brian "Bubba" Cooke is an Exercise Physiologist, cycling coach and lifelong rider.
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Reviews and the new newsletter
Alright. Welcome back.
I've decided to start a newsletter and reactivate my blog and you may notice, as a steely-eyed observer, that they have very similar content. Not all of you are signed up for the newsletter, which you can do on the contact page. I also don't want to clog Facebook with giant posts about things that are going on with my book and with the next book.
There will be two main things: The Ask and News. You're busy, so the thing I am requesting you to do is right up front and easy to accomplish without slogging through a novella of me yammering on. The News is primarily a catch up of things that have happened that you may have missed. I'm including a TL;DR (Too Long; Didn't Read) at the beginning so you can carry on with your day.
All comments and feedback are appreciated. Here we go.
The Ask:
This will probably stay the same for the foreseeable future.
I need reviews on Amazon. You can click on this link and it will take you right there if you don't want to keep reading. You can write a review on Amazon even if you didn't purchase it through Amazon.
Obviously, I'd like to sell more copies of the book, but I'm talking to a bunch of people that (probably) already own a copy. Tell your friends, sure, but I primarily need reviews from people that have the book already.
Any other place that you can write a review is fine (Goodreads, B&N, Powell's, etc.) but my primary focus is Amazon. Specifically getting to 50 reviews. Unlocking that achievement allegedly triggers free marketing by Amazon. Between the Kickstarter and my book signing (more on that in the News) there are over 100 of you.
The review does not have to be a graduate thesis on the merits of my book versus Brave New World. (Funny story, when 1984 came out, George Orwell sent a copy to his former teacher, Aldous Huxley. Mr. Huxley wrote him a letter congratulating him while at the same time telling him that Brave New World was far more plausible than 1984. Then Huxley re-released Brave New World with an essay called "A Return to Brave New World" where he basically shreds 1984 for 50 plus pages. What was I saying? Oh, right.)
Your review can be as long or as short as you'd like. Even one word is acceptable.
So, please, write a review. For me first, preferably, then go write a review for any indy author out there. We don't have giant marketing departments or the funds to do giant ad campaigns, so getting to 50 reviews is a nice way to level the playing field for us.
I appreciate your support.
TL;DR: Got featured in a prestigious review magazine, Skyped into a book club meeting, had my book launch / signing in Portland, got interviewed by a different review website, questions for you to answer, and the wrap up.
Got featured in a prestigious review magazine: A large chunk of the money that I raised on Kickstarter went to getting professional reviews. The idea was that I wanted the book to look like a major publisher released it. That means review blurbs. I selected four companies based on research. One of them was Kirkus. Now, Kirkus is more an insider publishing resource and -- along with Midwest Book Review and Library Journal (I think I've got those right)-- is what the New York Times uses to determine their bestseller list. If you have a paperback version of my novel, the blurb on the front is from Kirkus. I was stoked to get an excellent review from them.
Here's the link if you'd like to read the entire thing.
In January, before the book came out, I was notified that my review was featured in the January issue of Kirkus Magazine. Big time publishers can pay to be featured in the magazine. For indy authors / publishers, they are selected by the staff and less than 10% of their indy reviews make it into the magazine. (I would share a link, but they only sent me a preview link, it's been disabled, and to get into the magazine vault itself you have to pay $200 a year.) So, that was pretty awesome.
Skyped into a book club meeting: I have some friends in Colorado that are in a book club. When Mating Rituals came out, they all purchased the ebook at the same time (this is known as an 'Amazon Rush') and put that book in the top ten of satire on Amazon for a few days. I was briefly listed between Joseph Heller (Catch-22) and Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club). That's a pretty awesome thing to wake up to.
When I was running the Kickstarter for LIFE, I reached out to the book club and asked if they would be interested in having me Skype into their meeting after they had read the book. They agreed. I honestly had no idea how it would go and was pretty sure it was going to be a drag for everyone involved.
That said, I think that was probably the most rewarding thing I've ever done as an author. At a book signing, no one has read the book. Or very few have. Talking to a dozen people that have read and enjoyed the book and want to know answers to very specific questions is the coolest.
I'm telling you this because if anyone else has a book club, I will totally Skype into your meeting.
Had my book launch / signing in Portland: April 13th I had my book launch / signing at Mother Foucault's Bookshop here in Portland. (Yes, in case you were wondering the name of the store is pronounced "Mother Fuck-o.") This is where I had the book signing for Mating Rituals (you can write a review for that as well if you're feeling saucy) in 2014.
I wanted to do something a little different this time. Standard book signing template is: Talk about the book, read chapter one, possibly answer questions, sign copies of the book, stand around awkwardly chatting. I once saw Sir Terry Pratchett do this in Denver. There were more laughs per minute than a George Carlin show. Other than that, it is generally a little painful for the audience.
So, I wrote a dystopian novel. There's a vodka company in Portland that supports the arts (or whatever you want to call what I do) called Dystopia Vodka. Mother Foucault's often has music events and I know some guys in a band and all their songs are coincidentally about their favorite science fiction novels. And, I wanted to give part of the proceeds to Planned Parenthood, since Orange-45, Cheet-o Benito, Mango Mussolini, is trying to make my novel a documentary. (As a friend said on Facebook the other day, "Quit non-ing my fiction!")
The book signing went like this. $20 cover at the door ($10 of that went directly to the awesome volunteers from Planned Parenthood), the owner of Dystopia Vodka made everyone Moscow Mules, I spoke for a few minutes about the book, then Menin played an awesome acoustic set. During their last song, I read Chapter Zero over their accompaniment. Books got signed, then we went next door to Dig A Pony and had some more drinks as we'd drunk the Dystopian dry.
I think it was good fun. PP raised about $400. A lot of people found out that Mother Foucault's was there and Craig, the owner, did a very brisk trade before and after the event. I feel that everyone involved would be willing to do it again for the next book and possibly we'll get more people to turn up.
Interview from a different review website: One of the other review sites I used, City Books (also known as Manhattan Book Review and San Francisco Book Review, two of the blurbs on the back cover) started a website to help authors promote their books. They reached out to me and asked what I did promotion wise. I told them about the book signing. Perfect, they said. Here's some questions that we'd like you to answer. I'm long winded (clearly) and wanted to give them as much information as possible, thinking that they would pare down my epic screed.
Nope. They published everything, verbatim. The only thing they did was add links to the different websites I mentioned.
Here's that link if you'd like to read the interview.
Questions for you: Here's a few things that I'm thinking about doing and I'd like feedback.
1. Would you be interested in a Q&A on Goodreads? I've done one before and it was good fun. Very little of it had to do with my novel because I am willing to answer any and all questions. Do you really want to know why a guy named Sameer shows up in both books? Are they related? Are my novels linked in any Tarantino-esque way? Who the hell is Herb and why does is the line "You're thinking about this one-dimensionally" funny?
2. Would you be interested in an Easter egg hunt? Let me explain. There are a lot of inside jokes in LIFE. One of them is spelled out for you near the end of the book: Fitness Enforcement Agency, FEA. "Fea" is Spanish for ugly woman. All the FEA agents are huge, ripped female body builders. Other than that, there are numerous references to Monty Python and The Prisoner. There's "some assembly required" acronyms. You could email me at DiskordianPress at Gmail dot com with the answers and I could list them on my website with your name (or initials) as to who found them first. One answer per email. Any takers?
3. Any feedback (on the newsletter or anything in general)? What would you like to see on my website? Should I resurrect my blog and include the blog entry in my monthly newsletter to you? (I'll take the lack of response, that you'd love to see this.) I don't tend to go to author's websites, so if you do and there's a reason that keeps you coming back, I'd like to hear about it.
4. How are you doing? We good?
Wrap up: Hey, thanks for getting this far. Hopefully you aren't just scrolling to find the unsubscribe button (which you can totally punch at your discretion). I don't intend to do this more than once a month. This is primarily so I can get you onboard when the next book is coming out or when the next book event is happening.
I've got nothing but love for you. Thanks for putting up with my shenanigans.


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Dropping the term SEO is no longer in style. There's a new acronym taking its place, and now is your time to learn it. The term, SMO, or Social Media Optimization is the new SEO. Rohit Bhargava has been credited with coining the term.
What is SMO?
To understand SMO, you must first understand Social Media. Web sites like Digg, StumbleUpon, Fark, Reddit, and Del.icio.us are just a few examples of the recent surge in social media web sites. So what is social media? In a nutshell, it is content powered by you, the visitor. You decide what you want to see.
In 2000, if people wanted to get updates on Britney Spears, they would have to constantly refresh a page like People.com or CNN. In 2008, Joe Schmo can create a web site from his basement and run a Google Maps API that updates in real time with Britney Spears' location. Will CNN link to Joe Schmo? Of course not, which is why they are no longer the primary source for news.
Benefits of good SMO:
- Attract visitors/readers/customers who are genuinely interested in your content
- Get those visitors to share your content with other like-minded people
- Web "word of mouth" spreads like wildfire, generating many new visitors
How do you improve your SMO? As a quick start, you need a service like AddThis on your web site. AddThis essentially aggregates all of the most recent Social Media site bookmarking widgets into one easy to implement button. Instead of trying to keep up to date on the latest social bookmarking site, let AddThis keep track of it for you. When users click an AddThis button on your site, they see something like this:


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Thanks to our pals who had fun with water and shared images using the hashtag #1FunThing for our challenge last week!! As promised, if you share, we'll feature you on our website! Check out last week's #1FunThing kids!
1. Our cousin Madison celebrated her 4th birthday in Miami last weekend so she had a water fight with her godmother in some seriously gorgeous water. Ahhh, what a life she has!! Happy 4th Maddie-Cakes! You can follow along with Maddie and her jewelery line here!
2. The twin gals from @Twindollicious had an adorable gigling water fight in the Hamptons! Don't you love their matching outfits! These cuties came to our Polarn O. Pyret event a few months back and they are so sweet! Follow them here!
3. This little gal, Landen, and her sibling Rhys are just gorgeous. Landen had fun on the beach to get her water play in. So adorable...do you see those eyes!! You can check out Rhys and Landen here!
That's it for this week's kids! If you haven't already, make sure to watch this silly Tristin + Tyler video and enter this week's #1FunThing Challenge!
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Mary L. James, MA
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Mary James is a research assistant professor in the Institute of Gerontology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. For nearly 25 years she held a variety of positions in Michigan state government, where she was instrumental in the development, administration, and evaluation of home- and community-based services for people who are elderly or disabled.
Her longtime interest in data-driven public policy is reflected in her current work with a number of US states to adopt, interpret, and utilize interRAI instrument systems to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of telephone screening, level of care determination, nursing facility transitions, and resource allocation strategies. She is coauthor of the interRAI Self-Report Quality of Life (QOL) Screener and interRAI Intellectual Disability (ID).


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Exotic Residence in Singapore : The Fish House
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The Fish House is an exotic residence designed by Guz Architects and located in Singapore. The main idea behind this home was to ensure a connection with nature and with the surrounding landscapes in particular. The Fish House is said to be a "modern tropical bungalow" that is perfectly integrated in its climate and environment, as its architecture and open spaces encourage natural ventilation and its floor to ceiling windows allow unobstructed views of the sea. Here is more information from the architects, regarding this project's sustainable elements : "The idea of connection is reinforced by having the basement level media-room with a u-shaped acrylic window which allows diffuse natural light in and also views out into the pool. The curved roofs, which symbolize the sea waves, also emphasize the idea of the nearby sea. These are almost totally covered with thin bendable photovoltaic panels supplying enough energy to the house, while the remaining area is used as a green roof giving residents some outdoor leisure spaces."


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Hi Everyone:
Our third and final planned beta is upon us and I am proud to announce that Forefront TMG Beta 3 is not only feature complete, but it is publicly available for everyone to download. This is an important milestone for the team as we are for the first time publicly previewing our integrated URL filtering capability in TMG using the Microsoft Reputation Services (MRS). This completes our feature set and value proposition for the secure web gateway (SWG)aspect of this release and we look forward to the feedback from the community around this integration. We have started already announcing some our partnerships and agreements for MRS and URL filtering. One such example is the BrightCloud agreement announced last week. There will be a follow-on blog in detail about URL filtering and MRS from Dotan in the team. With this final addition, we are pretty excited about the overall value proposition for customers large and small to benefit from such a rich set of threat management and protection capabilities all integrated with the Microsoft security, identity and management infrastructures.
So, what else is new with Beta 3? First and foremost, we have an all new Setup Preparation Tool which installs the prerequisites for TMG and should introduce a much more reliable and simplified experience for installing the product for the first time. With this beta will also be introducing both our Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition SKUs with the differentiated feature sets. We will enable easy migration from both ISA 2006 customers as well as TMG customers that want to move or upgrade from SE to EE at a later time. In Beta 2, we did not support workgroups, so in Beta 3 we have re-introduced this capability and are also introducing the capability for running and testing TMG on the Windows Server 2008 R2 platform. We plan on fully supporting both Windows Server 2008 and Server 2008 R2 when we release later this year.
I think everyone will find that there is also a lot of what we call "fit and finish". We have implemented a lot of polish and fixes based on your bug reports and feedback. We have made a number of performance enhancements to the overall system and we are looking for customer feedback on how the system performs under your workloads and environments. We won't have capacity and planning tools until closer to our actual release date, but we are collecting a lot of data and we would love to hear from you on your testing and requirements as well as your target hardware profiles to help us develop the best possible guidance. In addition to performance, we have added additional coverage with our Network Inspection System. Wait for a future dedicated blog entry on our NIS enhancements that we are announcing with this beta.
Also in the new functionality area, we are introducing SSL VPN functionality through SSTP (Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol) support in this beta. This has been something long requested from the community and we are excited to finally preview the functionality natively integrated into TMG. Some other interesting surprises based on community request that will first appear in this beta is rule set grouping and search capabilities integrated into the user interface – this is something that we implemented as a direct result from the beta feedback program. This may not be a surprise for those of you who we met at TechEd, but for many of the ISA fans out there, I think you will find this functionality long overdue. So we can fully integrate our secure email solution with Exchange Edge Server with Exchange 14 beta and Exchange 12 SP1, we are introducing our first capabilities around the Windows PowerShell. We are only introducing read only support with PowerShell so we can get community feedback in this area. We look forward to hearing from you.
We had an overwhelming 11,000+ downloads of Beta 2 and we received even more great feedback on live deployments in your environments. Please take a look at what we have polished and added with Beta 3 and we look forward to hearing what you think. The download is available now on our download center and I invite you to install and test in your environment today: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=e05aecbc-d0eb-4e0f-a5db-8f236995bccd.
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In the first installment of RATT (Rachel And Tripp Talking)—or, if you prefer, TART (Tripp And Rachel Talking)—my friend Tripp Fuller and I discuss the three "s"s and the future of evangelicalism.
Well, I would argue that the debate surrounding the three "s"s comes down to a fourth "s"—Scripture. I believe that evangelicals are the verge of a BIG conversation about the nature and purpose of the Bible, one that could potentially revolutionize how we talk about sex, science, and salvation.
What do you think?
And what should Tripp and I talk about in future conversations? (My rockin' head covering?)
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New patent reveals Apple may change the size of iPhone headphone jack
Do you remember the outrage that the new lightning adapter on the iPhone 5 caused when it made everyone switch charger cables? Get ready for more rage as another similar change may be in the pipeline. According to Apple Insider, in an attempt to make thinner devices, Apple has filed a new patent that suggested another element that could be shrunk in the upcoming models: the headphone jack.
The patent shows a new design that proves considerably thinner, but of course this means you will have to replace your headphones with a set that carries the proprietary technology, which won't be compatible with older models. According to TechRadar, the iPhone 7 is likely to be a major redesign from the iPhone 6, but at the moment there hasn't been an official statement regarding the update.
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The above is the cover page of a 17th Century reprint of one of the Chinese ophthalmology textbooks, written presumably by Sun Shi Ni (孫思邈) in 682AD. In which, a form of cataract surgery, known as couching with a golden needle (金针拨障术), was laid out in great detail.
During the Tang Dynasty (618-907AD), this technique was practiced by physicians from India. And it was apparently quite well-accepted. In fact, Poet Bai Ju Yi (白居易, 772-846) was known to mull over whether to have his cataracts treated medically or surgically:
(On my desk, there is this ophthalmology book,龙树论, next to it a box of pills, 决明丸. If the pills do not work, I'd have to go under the golden needle, 金蓖, quick.)
And around the same time, Philosopher Liu Yu Xi (刘禹锡, 772-842) wrote a thank-you poem to his cataract surgeon, a monk-ophthalmologist from India:
(Everything red is turning blue, I am now also photophobic and sensitive to the wind. Thank you for the couching needles, how that cut through my fogginess.)
Couching of cataracts with a needle was reported by a Hindu surgeon Susruta at around 5th Century BC. The triangular lancet (for corneal incision) and the couching needles are shown here:
You can almost find some similarities to modern-day instruments for ophthalmic surgery:
Is the procedure safe? Relatively speaking, yes. Wounds from, e.g., paracentesis (puncture of the peripheral cornea with a needle, usually to withdraw some aqueous humor), or small-incision cataract surgery rarely require sutures. The corneas self-heal. And if the cataractous lens stays in one piece, with little or no injuries to the iris or the ciliary body. The outcome can be quite favorable. However, in most cases, the complication rates can reach as high as 50%.
One might imagine that couching was performed under unsanitary conditions. By modern-day standards, most likely yes. Yet in the Synopsis of Ophthalmology (目经大成) compiled by Huang Ting Jin (黄庭镜) in 1774, the procedures listed eight steps. And the very first one called for a thorough cleansing of the surgical area around the eye.
In areas with no access to formally-trained surgeons and operating facilities, or for simple economical reasons, couching is still being practiced today. In a 2001 review of the surgical outcome of 1,274 eyes in a rural area of China, it was found that with proper post-op care, couching was no less efficacious than extra-cap surgery. In fact, the prevalence of blindness dropped from 5 to 2% and low vision from 24 to 6%. The key is then post-op care. However, in remote areas of, e.g., West Africa, couching as practiced by traditional healers, even the safety maybe compromised.
There is such a long Sino-Indian history of cataract couching. It is therefore mystifying to note a Yale-educated missionary doctor practicing in China, Peter Parker, MD (1804-1888), who wrote that
"Diseases of the eye were selected as those the most common in China [in the late Qing Era]; and being a class in which the native practitioners were most impotent, the cures, it was supposed, would be as much appreciated as any other."
And one of his more successful "cures" was none other than cataract couching, the very same technique practiced by Susruta and his followers throughout the ages, on different continents, and in many cultures including China.
To complete the discussion, couching can be either sharp (more common, with a needle) or blunt (by massaging the anterior portion of the cataractous eye). Blunt couching works only if the lens zonules are almost all disrupted.
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When I was a minister serving just one congregation, I looked forward to the summer as a time to regroup and reflect. After General Assembly in late June, July and August held the promise of vacation time and study time. Some years, those months were a time to move when I was transitioning from one congregation to another.
The annual cycle moves differently since I became one of the Congregational Life Staff. Instead of activity slowing down during the weeks between GA and Labor Day, the tempo increases, as we prepare for the four Presidents' Convocations, the Dwight Brown Leadership Experience (DBLE), the Southern Unitarian Universalist Leadership Experience (SUULE), and the Southwest Unitarian Universalist Summer Institute (SWUUSI). None of us is directly involved in all of these events, but we share collective responsibility for creating meaningful contexts where Unitarian Universalists of the Southern Region can learn from one another.
As I write, I am on a 16-day road trip that started with co-leading Presidents' Convocation in Birmingham with Gail Sphar. We had 13 participants, each of whom demonstrated strong leadership and a definite commitment to living out our UU values. I have them now as partners in doubling the number of participants at the B'ham PC next year, and and we have challenged the other 2015 Presidents' Convocations (Dallas, Orlando and Raleigh) to do the same!
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Next week, I will join with three of my ministerial colleagues who serve on the Worship Arts Team for our UUA General Assembly to review the worship services we helped craft for Portland GA, and to begin coordination for GA 2016 in Columbus, Ohio. The last full weekend of the month, I will be in Cleveland, Ohio, for the Movement for Black Lives Conference. I look forward to sharing more with you all as we continue to deepen our commitment to justice, equity and compassion for all people, including those whose lives are most expendable in our current social climate. To read my recent blog post on the Standing on the Side of Love website relevant to Black Lives, click here.
And, lastly, I look forward to seeing some of you at the Dwight Brown Leadership Experience in Denton, Texas, in August.
The summer months are more hectic now than they were before I became Congregational Life Staff. I'm glad for the people and the relationships that make the Southern Region such a vital and dynamic place to be.


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SOC BBQ Event Hursley Park Results
Those attending Southampton Orienteering Club's annual BBQ event at IBM Hursley Park, were treated to a team and individual score events planned by Julian Hartwell. Hursley Park is owned by IBM and consists of an office campus set in the grounds of a country estate, complete with the old early 18 century house. The courses were planned to include office buildings, parkland and a sunken garden.
Club Captain, Christine Currie, arranged teams of three for the team score event, where competitors were awarded 10 points per control visited, with all 30 controls needed to be visited by a member of the team. Five of the controls could be visited by two members of the team. So the less experienced competitors were catered for, 7 of the controls were planned at yellow standard. The winning team was decided by the time taken by the last person to finish from each team.
The team score was won by Pete Davis, Emma and David Currie, while the individual score was won by Jay Dillon. The results are attached.
After the event, club members gathered round the BBQ for some well earnt food and many took the opportunity to try their hand at the maze O.
Thanks to IBM for allowing SOC to use the Estate and to everyone who helped pack up, just before the heavens opened!
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Last Day to Enter NoBiggie Giveaway
All of my blog followers have one last chance to enter the NoBiggie giveaway to win a custom design from Evie Ivy. A winner will be randomly selected in less than 24 hours, so don't delay if you haven't entered yet. The winner will get their choice of colors and whatever saying they want on a typography sign up to a $50 value.
I really enjoy doing custom signs and am anxious to see what the winner will come up with. The photo above is a recent custom order I whipped up on request. The color combination came out fabulous and doesn't it look darling with this cute vintage bottle?


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Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is a contemporary artist that focuses on political and cultural aspects/criticism. Last year, Weiwei made headline news after he was arrested before trying to catch a flight to Hong Kong and became prisoner to the Chinese government. A statement was made that he was under investigation for alleged economic and political crimes. The action resulted in a global outcry and movement in which fans all around the world signed petitions for his release, created websites, and even began an organization called Free Ai Weiwei. He was released on bail in June. Weiwei's porcelain "Sunflower Seed" exhibit is truly a remarkable work of art. If you're a fan, go check it out!
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The exhibit is on view until February 4th
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Meanwhile, the domestic spying apparatus has almost certainly expanded more under President Obama than even under the previous George W. Bush administration, said the former technical director of the NSA World Geopolitical and Military Analysis Reporting Group. Binney exposed the lawless espionage in a television interview with Democracy Now host Amy Goodman, but he is hardly the first to blow the whistle.
The internal spying regime, instituted under an NSA program known as "Stellar Wind," began sometime in 2001, Binney said. But after the scheme was implemented, he resigned from the agency in disgust. "At that point, I knew I could not stay because it was a direct violation of the constitutional rights of everybody in the country," he said.
The NSA, Binney explained, has also enlisted the support of major companies such as AT&T to help spy on the American people. "I don't think any of them opposed it in any way," he said of the firms approached by the federal government to aid in the unlawful espionage activities.
According to the whistleblower, the corporations were told by officials that it was legal and "patriotic" to assist. When the lawlessness was finally exposed, however, those same companies had to be given retroactive immunity for the crimes they were caught committing.
Binney also lambasted the Patriot Act — as well as the federal government's "secret interpretation" of it — for the role it played in purporting to authorize the unlawful spying. "That gives them license to take all the commercially available data about us, which is exceedingly dangerous," Binney said, noting that it purports to allow authorities to create detailed profiles on every American.
"[The NSA] can build up knowledge about everyone in the country, and having that knowledge then allows them the ability to concoct all kinds of charges if they want to target you," he continued. And despite campaign promises by President Obama to rein in the out-of-control spying bureaucracy and the wanton violations of the Constitution, the situation has deteriorated even further since he took office.
"I think the surveillance has increased," Binney noted, saying data was being gathered on literally everybody to attack specific targets in the future. "I would suggest they have assembled on the order of 20 trillion transactions about U.S. citizens with other U.S. citizens," he estimated. That figure does not include any Internet searches or financial transactions the NSA may also be compiling.
Binney's revelations would seem to contradict congressional testimony by NSA boss General Keith Alexander, who told lawmakers just last month that the agency does not routinely spy on Americans — which would be illegal. Responding to questions from Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), Alexander acknowledged that, "to conduct that kind of collection in the United States it would have to go through a court order."
According to Binney, however, the NSA chief was using verbal semantics to conceal the truth about the agency's lawlessness — and the congressional testimony was itself contradictory. "The point is how you split the words," Binney said. "I wouldn't say lying — it's kind of avoiding the issue."
The persecution of whistleblowers who attempt to expose the criminality, meanwhile, has accelerated under the Obama administration as well. "I think it's to silence what's going on," Binney said after host Goodman claimed that more whistleblowers had been prosecuted under Obama than under all past administrations combined.
It happened to Binney, too. He reported to the FBI in 2007 that senior Bush administration officials criminally "conspired to subvert the Constitution and violate various laws ... that existed at the time." Then-President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, former CIA and NSA boss Michael Hayden, and ex-Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) George Tenet were all involved in the conspiracy, he said.
After Binney began to expose the NSA crimes, the federal government "fabricated" several criminal charges against him, he told the host. The alleged scheme to put him in prison on bogus claims, however, failed spectacularly.
According to Binney, he had assembled evidence showing "malicious prosecution," which would have embarrassed the administration had it gone forward with its concocted case. Eventually the trumped up charges against him were dropped.
As analysts have noted in the wake of the most recent scandal surrounding the agency, fears about NSA powers have been around for decades — and the move toward total surveillance of Americans began well before the September 11 attacks. In 1975, Senator Frank Church, for example, who led the congressional investigation in the FBI's COINTEL counter-intelligence program, offered a particularly stark warning about the potential abilities of the NSA being used against Americans.
"Th[e NSA's] capability at any time could be turned around on the American people, and no American would have any privacy left, such is the capability to monitor everything: telephone conversations, telegrams, it doesn't matter," warned Sen. Church. "There would be no place to hide. [If a dictatorship ever took over, the NSA] could enable it to impose total tyranny, and there would be no way to fight back."
And according to Binney, at least, America is moving alarming close to such a scenario right now. "We are, like, that far from a turnkey totalitarian state," he told Wired magazine for a recent article about the NSA's massive new spy center being built in Utah, holding his thumb and forefinger close together to illustrate the nation's proximity to full-blown tyranny.
While the trend toward ever-expanding unconstitutional power usurpation has been ongoing for decades, it has accelerated in an unprecedented way over the last 10 years. President Obama, however, has taken it to a new level, claiming to have the power to assassinate or indefinitely detain American citizens all over the world without even charging them with a crime — let alone getting a jury conviction.
Meanwhile, the administration is currently under congressional investigation for corruption in doling out "stimulus" money, sending weapons to Mexican drug cartels to push domestic gun-control measures, laundering narcotics profits, and more. Whistleblowers who exposed some of those unlawful programs also said they were retaliated against.
The government, of course, claims all of the unconstitutional powers and the domestic espionage regime are needed to keep America "safe." But critics from across the political spectrum — supporters of the Constitution, the rule of law, individual liberty, limited government, civil liberties, and American traditions of freedom — are outraged by the justifications.
Congress obviously has the power to stop the administration's schemes in their tracks by cutting off the funding. Whether lawmakers will eventually step in to rein in the abuses, however, remains to be seen. Based on current trends — with legislators and courts continuing to rubber stamp executive dictates while refusing to restore checks and balances — not everybody is hopeful. But restoring the rule of law is possible, according to analysts, though it will require a massive outcry from the American people.
Related articles:
NSA's Spy Program "Stellar Wind" Exposed
NSA Supercenters to Store Americans' Private Data Permanently
Big Brother: NSA's "Perfect Citizen" Program
NSA Analyst: All Americans Were Spied On
Court Upholds Immunity for Telecom Companies in Warrantless Surveillance Case
NSA Wiretapped U.S. Soldiers' Intimate Conversations
Homeland Security Officials Caught Hiding Online Spying Program from Congress
Feds Slammed for Spying on Anti-war Groups, Lying
Intelligence Agencies Pass New Police State Spying Guidelines
CIA Has Become "One Hell of a Killing Machine," Official Says
Obama Demands More War-making Powers from Congress
Congress Probes "Green Energy" Loans, Wasted "Stimulus"
"Drug Lords" Targeted in Fast & Furious Worked for FBI
Congress Probes DEA Drug Money Laundering Scheme
Clinton: Obama Will Ignore Congress on Libya War
Anti-NDAA Bills Worth — and Not Worth — Supporting
CIA Has Program to Assassinate U.S. Citizens
Judge, Jury, & Executioner: Should Presidents Have a License to Kill?


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The Salina Police Department's Emergency Communications Center's 911 equipment was recently upgraded and is now able to receive 911 texts from a cell phone. This provides an alternative means for citizens to text the 911 call center when it is not feasible to call in an emergency.
Sending a text to 911 instead of calling could be a lifesaving option for people in situations where they can't speak safely, such as being in close proximity of a perpetrator. It could also benefit people who are deaf, hard of hearing or have difficulty speaking.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules require all wireless carriers to deliver text messages to 911 dispatchers. Still, texting to 911 has limitations; it will not allow a person to send photos, video, emoticons or to multiple recipients. If 911 texting is not available, callers will receive a bounce-back text message telling them to make a voice call to 911.
Voice calls are still the best way to contact 911, but having the ability to text 911 could be the difference that saves a life. Voice calls allow dispatchers to gather more information. Unlike phone calls, text messages do not transmit the sender's location.
The Do's and Don'ts for Texting 911:
- Enter the phone number 911, with no dashes, in the recipient field.
- Provide your address or location and describe the help you need – police, fire or ambulance.
- Be brief, but don't use abbreviations or slang. Texts to 911 have the same 160-character limit as other text messages.
- Watch for a reply text from the 911 call center, and answer questions or follow instructions from the dispatcher.
- Use the English language, if possible; translation services are not yet available for text messages to 911.


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Develop a Vibrant Democracy – Article 16
Introduction: I have identified thirty obstacles which cause a distorted and ineffective democracy and possible solutions for these. Because very few people have time / inclination to read long articles, these are presented in separate brief articles for pointed attention and easier assimilation. I hope this will lead to spreading of awareness and facilitating point by point debate on each of these for saving our democracy.
(Please keep these articles within easy reach for referring back till the series is completed.)
Role of media
Effective functioning of democracy requires an alert media with broad vision which functions as a watch dog of democracy, informs people about the state of affairs and provides a platform for public debate. The media in India needs to improve its functioning to reach the goals in all these aspects.
It has to make more alert checks on the functioning of our democracy. For example, Articles 1 to 15 had identified twenty-three obstacles which caused a distorted and ineffective democracy. These articles have made use of some media reports to emphasize on the sinking of our democracy. But, sad to say, media was not alert enough to fulfill its responsibility for (1) creating awareness among people about these and other obstacles which are ruining our democracy and (2) starting meaningful debates.
Article 15 has listed number of deplorable situations which are shameful for the country, despite a misleading GDP growth rate. Unfortunately, the media did not adequately question government and MPs / MLAs about these. Article 15 has also emphasized that Government and Parliament were so obsessed and boasting about growth rate that they did not have the time and inclination to rectify many shameful situations pointed out in Article 15. Media failed to highlight these to make people aware of all these shameful situations so that they will cease to be misguided by GDP growth and will raise their voice to rectify matters (as required under a democracy).
Moreover, media has not been sufficiently active in provoking and encouraging debates about saving our democracy and arriving at consensus on possible solutions.
Article 15 has also pointed out that Parliament (1) has a highly imbalanced and unhealthy representation of people with a large majority of MPs in both houses being crorepatis and (2) has brought disgrace on itself due to (a) lack of guts to punish government for breaking promises thousands of times and (b) lack of dignity by spinelessly tolerating such disrespect so often. Sad to say, media did not start a debate on why we should spent thousands of crores of public money to maintain such an unworthy Parliament. It ought to do so immediately without further waste of time.
Ministers and important political leaders have not been subjected to periodic media scrutiny to ascertain their assessment of the situation and plans for improving governance and welfare of people. Regular checks needs to be carried out by media on fulfillment of accountability by these leaders who have serious responsibilities for governance and ensuring welfare of people.
Panchayat Raj institutions at village, taluk and district levels play a major role in sustenance of democracy at levels closer to people. But, media has hardly cared to review their activities (on a sample basis) and inform people about these even though these deserved constant scrutiny and praise where due.
Editorials did not focus adequately on the decaying democracy and how to save it. Printed media did not adequately encourage journalists and social activists to publish articles discussing need and / or suggestions for improving democracy. Acceptance of articles by media is decided more on the basis of the status or influence of the contributor than by the quality of the article.
Those who watch panel discussions on TV get the impression that the moderators are more interested in hearing their own voice than eliciting the views of the panel for the benefit of viewers. Their attitude and expressions seem to depict that they are all-knowing "judges" and not investigators of truth. What is worse, these discussions often tend to focus on trivial inter and intra political party matters and not on how to improve democracy.
There is an urgent need to review media's value system. For example, 1.42 lakh people died from accidents in 2011. This was casually reported in bottom corner on page 8 of DNA dated 24 July 2012. Most other newspapers and TV news seem to have even totally ignored this!! Compared to this, when 14 persons lost life from a terrorist attack (i.e., as few as one in 10,000 of the number of accident deaths), this has been splashed in bold headlines in front page of all news papers and repeatedly splashed on TV as "Big News". It is shocking that media attached more value to one death from terror attack than to about 10,000 deaths from accidents!! Moreover, loss of life due to terrorist attacks has been followed by a much larger hue and cry than for even grossly bigger losses in lives due to calamities such as floods, earthquake, hurricanes, collapsing of structures, stampede etc.
Such mismatch in value of life is grossly illogical and deserves to be condemned outright. Attaching such enormous differences to value of life and splashing these on headlines has only created unnecessary panic among people and did not help to prevent such occurrences.
On the other hand, this has unwittingly helped terrorists in their main aim of creating panic. Media has not realized that terrorists themselves know that they are incapable of doing any large scale harm. They had planned only to create panic and media has helped them exceedingly well to achieve their aim!! Innovative approaches are essential to tackle this delicate situation and spoil the aim of terrorists to create panic. One way is to completely suppress news of terrorist attacks in public interest and confidentially take it up with government and impress on the need to ensure proper preventive steps. Such a blackout of news will make terrorists frustrated, exasperated and miserable. Fighting terrorism needs innovative strategy and not might.
This example also cautions media to make sure that their eagerness to splash news does not help enemies of peace or create problems for the society and country. Right to freedom of expression should not be misused even unwittingly to create problems for society. A total review of value system and right to freedom of expression is called for, particularly for splashing news.
Another problem is lopsided priorities. Important aspects of governance and peoples' welfare do not receive adequate attention. Major parts of printing space / TV time are wasted for inter and intra political party disputes and making statements and speculations about these to add fuel to the fire.
Space for proper news is often displaced by photos of VIPs and their activities like celebrations of birthdays, weddings and other events; news about their pregnancies, divorces, travels, retirement etc.; and their speeches of doubtful importance or relevance to governance or welfare of people. Gossips about VIPs and politicians are a major weakness. Obsession with celebrities is bad in itself but much worse when it leads to denial of space for problems faced by aam admi and the activities of their unsung leaders who have contributed to happiness and peace in society.
Semi naked colour pictures of women (not befitting our tradition) have become an essential part of printed media. Is this done for promoting sales of printed media or to provide mini porn which children also can see? These numerous semi naked female photos give a wrong impression that most women like to be voluptuously dressed!! This also shows disrespect to Indian women because they like to dress with dignity.
Other subjects that fill pages are murders, rapes, molestations of women, extortions, kidnappings, robberies, and other crimes which give a dismal picture every morning. Since giving these news has not motivated concerned authorities to act effectively, the net result has only been creation of helplessness, disgust and cynicism among people.
Media has a short memory even for important matters. It has not realized that government has adopted a strategy of "buying time" on their correct understanding that media never persists with its "protests" long enough and allows them to die quietly because of loss in news value. Media should develop a system of regular follow up of all serious matters till government action produces desired results. It should think out of the box and adopt innovative methods to have news value for its follow up activities also.
Concentration on news items which give importance to high society gossip as mentioned in a previous paragraph or focus on crimes, disasters, failures etc. reveal a negative mindset which is not conducive to growth of democracy.
On the other hand, number of positive activities which show healthy developments such as individuals or small groups (who are not VIPs) contributing to welfare of people and / or peace in different parts of the country hardly finds a place because of media's inertia and lack of interest and vision. Very little importance is given to the positive consequences of such news to the society. Moreover, media does not realize that for fighting social injustice (which is one of its major responsibilities), publicizing positive developments which can set healthy examples also are crucial.
Media has been side tracked by monetary considerations. Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen and Jean Drezse have alleged "Rather than engage with diagnosis of significant injustices and inefficiencies media celebrates only the rich and powerful, perhaps because it is an advertisement driven business." (DNA dated 04-08-13, page 9). Often, in many newspapers front page which should get priority for main news has given way to advertisements, even full page, which fetches enormous amounts of money. This is in addition to space for advertisements far outstretching space for news. Recent trend is to push main news to the 3rd sheet (i.e., 5th page)!! A day may come soon when news papers will be displaced by "advertisement papers" in which we have to spend lot of time to hunt here and there for hidden news!!
Paid news is another shameful matter.
Media organizations have become greedy. They forget that their main aim ought to be serving as many people as possible by providing correct information and analyses of situations in the country to make maximum number of people aware of positive developments or lack of these. With increase in cost, newspapers are becoming increasingly out of reach for aam admi.
Thinking out of the box is a rare phenomenon.
All these show lack of vision on the part of media and failures in fulfilling their social responsibilities as a watch dog, information agency and guide for growth of democracy.
These failures of media depict the twenty-fourth and very serious obstacle which resulted in a distorted and ineffective democracy.
To overcome these drawbacks, the media should give immediate attention to President Pranab Mukherjee's speech at the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of the Indian Newspaper Society. Expressing concern over "aberrations" like "paid news" which have crept into the media, he said "Sensationalism should never become a substitute for objective assessment and truthful reporting. Gossip and speculation should not replace hard facts. Every effort should be made to ensure that political or commercial interests are not passed off as legitimate and independent opinion." He also emphasized that the media can undertake its role of cleansing public life only if its on conduct is above board. He made out a case for not just weeding out "aberrations" but also put in place self-correcting mechanisms to check such tendencies.
Following his advice, all round introspection on all the aspects mentioned above is essential. It should be undertaken by the department of journalism in colleges, media establishments and their national organizations like Press Council, Editors' Guild, Indian Newspaper Society etc. and working journalists. After these, a code of ethics to guide their activities should be evolved. Thinking out of the box needs to be given high priority and widely encouraged by publishing such articles. Lacunae in constructive and positive journalism have to be overcome.
Constitution of a national regulatory authority is also needed.
Meanwhile media ought to immediately start a debate on why we should spent thousands of crores of public money to maintain such an unworthy Parliament, as detailed earlier. It should also create awareness among people about the various obstacles in proper functioning of our democracy so that we can avoid pitfalls while developing a modified system of democracy.
You can help to save our sinking democracy by making as many people as possible aware of these obstacles and possible solutions, through personal group discussions, newspaper articles, e-mail and social media like face book and twitter so that we can have healthy debates and arrive at some innovative ideas to save our sinking democracy.
Comments (especially those which point out errors or deficiencies, if any, in this article and thereby help to improve it) and suggestions to overcome this very serious obstacle are welcome. Please send these to firstname.lastname@example.com. I shall make use of all befitting suggestions to prepare the last two articles of this series – Articled 23 will spell out the basic principles which will guide formulation of the revised system of democracy and Article 24 will outline the revised system of democracy for public debate to arrive at a consensus.


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Addison Homes is committed to better building – and the Active House vision fits our continuous improvement process.
A European designation of optimal daylighting, indoor air quality and resource efficiency, Active House promotes healthier, more comfortable lives for homeowners while reducing negative impact on the environment. It's all about resource-smart building practices that result in energy-efficient homes filled with plenty of natural light and fresh air.
Our Zero Energy Model in Trailside is the first Active House-certified home in the Southeast. Its open ambiance and healthy atmosphere is enhanced via ample daylighting and natural ventilation through an abundance of VELUX-brand skylights, sun tunnels and roof windows.
We like this designation because it advocates a balanced, holistic approach to building design and performance. The goal is to contribute positively to human health and well-being by focusing on the indoor and outdoor environment as well as the use of renewable energy.
An Active House is evaluated on the basis of the interaction between energy consumption, indoor climate conditions and impact on the environment:
Contributes positively to the energy balance of the building: An Active House is energy-efficient, with energy supplied by renewable sources integrated in the building or from the nearby collective energy system and electricity grid.
Creates a healthier and more comfortable life: An Active House creates optimal indoor conditions for the occupants, ensuring a generous supply of daylight and fresh air. Materials used have a positive impact on comfort and indoor climate.
Has a positive impact on the environment: An Active House interacts positively with the environment by means of an optimized relationship with the local context, focused use of resources, and on its overall environmental impact throughout its lifecycle.


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Some slick play and a tough opponent proved to be too much for the Burroughs High girls' soccer team early on in a 4-0 season-ending loss to host Lakewood on Wednesday afternoon in the wild-card round of the CIF Southern Section Division II playoffs.
With the rain pouring down, Lakewood (10-9-1), the fourth-place team out of the Moore League, scored all four of its goals inside the first 15 minutes en route to the win and the Indians (13-10-2), a Pacific League at-large entrant into the playoffs, could never recover.
"Once the rain stopped, then the girls had a much better match, but by then it was too late," Indians Coach Eddie Garcia said. "It was rough, but it was a challenge."


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The constitution provides for freedom of speech and of the press, and media are generally allowed to operate without interference. However, neither long-promised legislation to facilitate the distribution of private radio licenses nor a freedom of information bill have been introduced. Opposition parties charge that the repeated deferral of these pieces of legislation reflects the government's unwillingness to open up the media to wider ownership or allow greater diversity of viewpoints. The ruling People's Progressive Party has responded that it is determined to bring in the legislation, and that delays were due to a long drafting process. The so-called Broadcasting Bill is seen as key to the issuance of additional television and radio licenses, thereby breaking the existing state monopoly on radio. Journalists complain about difficulties in accessing official information. The proposed Freedom of Information Act is expected to make it a crime for the government to withhold information about state contracts and similar matters, but it had not been formally introduced by year's end. There is no criminal defamation in Guyana, but public officials utilize civil libel suits to stifle criticism. In July 2010, President Bharrat Jagdeo sued journalist Frederick Kissoon, as well as the editor in chief and publishers of Kaieteur News, for libel related to an article criticizing him, and successfully obtained an injunction against the newspaper from printing similar content. The libel case was pending at the year's end.
Although the government employs various tactics such as libel suits and advertising boycotts to stifle criticism, there are still robust critical voices within the media. Nevertheless, due to the president's sensitivity to criticism, some journalists have experienced difficulty in obtaining access to government events and press conferences. There are occasional cases of attacks and harassments against journalists and media outlets, but none were reported in 2010.
The government owns and controls the country's only two radio stations, run by the National Communications Network, under whose operation the government-run television station also falls. There are also 23 television stations, most of which are in private hands. Including the government-owned daily, the Chronicle, Guyana has seven national newspapers and six other periodicals, all of which are allowed to operate freely. The distribution of state advertising has for some time been a source of major controversy. Beginning in late 2006, the Government Information Agency suddenly withdrew state advertisements from the Stabroek News, and kept the ban in place until April 2008, when it resumed advertising without explanation. However, the majority of paid advertising appears in progovernment newspapers, including the newly-launched Guyana Times, which is owned by a friend of President Jagdeo. The Kaieteur News, which is regarded as favoring the opposition, has since opted to place government advertisements free of cost, and it is believed that this loss of revenue accounts for the December 2010 decision to charge for access to the paper's website. Use of the internet is unrestricted by the government, and approximately 30 percent of the population accessed this medium in 2010.


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Looking around the web it seems one of the most commonly requested features is to allow people to sign up at any multisite blog not just the main one, and without being redirected back to the main blog.
There are numerous ways to do this, including coding something into your theme, using the wp-signup file as a template or it gets more complex with BuddyPress in play.
It dawns on me though that your membership plugin is already doing some of what people are asking. When enabled the BuddyPress appears on a given page for people to sign up to.
So why not strip those parts out and make it into a small and lite plugin which will allow any site in a multisite install to have its own members sign up and get a role as set by the site admin or not as set by the super admin (ie only one default role allowed for security of your site admins not really knowing what they are doing with permissions).
I've seen this request has been made over and over throughout the years of WPMU. Some plugins are around, mostly out of date.
I like the idea of my site owners having their own registration form, user signs up, obviously registered at the main site with a default role at the sub site.


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Some of our most commonly asked questions:
What is the capacity of your venue?
The occupancy (including all caterers, wait staff, etc.) may not exceed 200 people. This capacity was set by the Dallas Fire Department.
How much are extra rental hours?
The standard rental includes 8 hours of venue time. Additional hours are $200 each. We host one event each day, so you can use your rental period whenever you'd like in the morning, afternoon or evening.
Does the Filter Building provide linens, tableware or audio equipment?
The Filter Building does not provide linens, tableware or any audio equipment. Those items must be rented from an external vendor.
What furniture is included?
The Filter Building's furniture package includes: (20) 60" round dinner tables, (8) 36" high top tables, (6) 6' long rectangular tables, and (200) white garden chairs. Additional furniture may be rented from an external vendor.
Can the Filter Building arrange the furniture according to my specific floorplan?
We pop up the rented tables and chairs and set them in the main hall for your caterer to place as per your floor plan.
Can I have an on-site rehearsal ahead of my wedding?
We will most likely be booked the day or evening ahead of your event, so we do not offer rehearsal periods. We do, however, offer clients one, two-hour "planning meeting" at the venue from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, availability allowing. We recommend using this time to coordinate with vendors to finalize your event details. You may opt to use this period to host a rehearsal instead. This meeting must be scheduled with the venue manager and is subject to availability.
Do I need to update the venue manager about my event details on an ongoing basis?
We do not need to know any details of your event until your event date is approximately 45 days away. We will reach out to you for specific information at that time.
Can I cater my own event with potluck-style dining?
No, catering services must be contracted through either a recommended caterer or an approved external catering company. Clients may not cater their own events.
Can I bring in my own beer, wine and liquor?
Yes, clients may purchase your own liquor, but a TABC bartender must serve it and be employed under the contracted caterer.
Can I hang lights from the overhead beams?
Our smoke detector system will not allow anything to be hung above the metal trusses or on the ceilings inside our venue. Please understand that an alarm will go off if any vendor or guest tries to hang anything above 8 feet.
Can I use food trucks as my caterer?
Food trucks are considered an outside caterer so a $300 fee and Certificate of Liability will be required. If the food truck(s) are the main caterer, then you must hire an outside staffing company to have TABC-certified bartenders serve any alcohol. If the food trucks will be cooking on site, the parking lot (where they can setup) must be covered in tarps to protect the concrete from any stains. A maximum of two food trucks are allowed with the venue manager's approval.
Can I start decorating the day or night before my event?
All setup must occur during the designated rental period on the actual event date. We are not able to store any items overnight.
Can I hire my own security?
Clients may not hire their own security. The Filter Building has a trained Dallas Police Officer who is knowledgeable on the details of our building, AC/heating systems and our usage policies. He is required to be in attendance from the time clients begin serving alcohol until the time the event has concluded, cleanup is finished, and the doors are set to be locked. Four hours of security are included in the standard rental. Additional hours are $100 each.
My desired date is already booked. Do you keep a waiting list in the event of a cancellation?
Cancellations are extremely rare and we do not maintain waiting lists on the off-chance a cancellation does occur.
Can I make multiple payments towards my balance?
Payment for any remaining balance will be due 30 days ahead of your event date. We will reach out to you at that time to confirm your final event details. We do not offer payment plans or accept multiple, recurring payments leading up to your event date.
Can you place a hold on a date while I make a final decision regarding my venue?
Unfortunately, we cannot place holds on dates until we have a signed contract and deposit in-hand.
Can I use my two-hour planning meeting the day of my event to extend my rental period?
Planning meetings may not be used the day of an event. If you'd like to extend your rental period, additional hours are $200 each.
How many events do you host each day?
We host only one event each day, so clients may use their 8-hour rental period whenever they'd like, in the morning, afternoon or evening. Evening events must conclude by 12 a.m. at the absolute latest, and all cleanup/teardown must conclude by 1 a.m.
Are the overhead string lights on the lakeside patio always there?
No, the overhead string lights on the lakeside patio are temporary. The cost to rent these lights is $400. If you do not wish to rent the lights, the wooden poles will be removed and the string lights will be taken down.
Can I bring in a grill to cook outside?
Unfortunately, grills are not allowed due to the capacity for damage from the ashes, grease and open flame.
What is your candle policy?
Per City of Dallas event venue regulations, flameless candles must be used indoors, unless a "real candle" permit is obtained from the City. Clients wishing to use real candles must bring their candles and vases to the City for inspection and pay a $125 permit fee. The main office for candle permits is located at 1551 Baylor St., Suite #400, Dallas, TX 75226. Their phone number is (214) 670-4319.
Can I use my event planning meeting on a Saturday or Sunday?
Event planning meetings may be scheduled on an available Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Planning meetings may not be scheduled on Saturday or Sunday.