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Caroline Duggan originally arrived in 2003 at PS59 in the Bronx from her native Dublin as a music teacher. The mainly African American and Hispanic school, located in a deprived area, had rarely heard an Irish accent. Soon Caroline had the kids dancing as well as signing and began an Irish dancing class and troupe, which soon became a huge favorite after the Irish Voice newspaper first featured them.
The troupe called Keltic Dreams eventually played to huge audiences all over New York and Ireland and became a sensation.
This year it culminated in a trip to the White House to dance for President Obama on St. Patrick's Day. Here is Caroline Duggan's diary of a memorable day:
"March 17th 2010 the dream came true. After hours of practice, work on costumes, dreaming, hoping and wishing, writing letters to the President The Keltic Dreams received a letter from The White House a few weeks previous to the trip and walked into The White House and performed at the St Patrick's Day evening function hosted by President Obama and The First Lady.
I will never ever forget leading the children into The White House knowing that after two trips to Ireland, performing for The President of Ireland in 2007, and the Northern Ireland Ministers in 2008, that finally the children would perform for their very own President of The United States, a real fairytale dream come true.
There were three performances we were invited to showcase at The White House. The first was in a room known as Booksellers, where guests invited to the event entered The White House. Here ten children performed and four ribbon turners while I accompanied on the violin and flute. This performance lasted about 30 minutes. Then eleven of us performed a three-minute dance in the Lobby of The White House where all the guests had gathered before they entered the East room.
I will never forget dancing with the children there and looking out the doors of The White House and seeing the fountain in the distance and the familiar faces of guests such as Declan Kelly, Stella O Leary and other wonderful people who had been such wonderful supporters along the way!!
Then we went down to pick up the rest of the group. Thirty-five children in total as we prepared for the main performance in the East room. We were all directed into the most beautiful room we had ever seen.
There were flowers hand painted on the wall, just so pretty. I organized the children once again into their photo lines and to our surprise I was told that the President and First Lady were going to come meet with us and take a photo with us. It was a dream come true. I had only been hoping that the children may possibly get a glimpse of The President while they were performing but this was a teachers dream for the children.
After a few practices as a group saying "Good evening Mr. President and Mrs. Obama" and of course a few nervous giggles from us all, in he walked as if out of nowhere, The President of the United States with the First Lady. I was never so proud of the children as they said "Good evening Mr. President and Mrs. Obama". To think that we had literally come from the Bronx the day before and were now sitting perfectly in the White House with the President and first Lady.
He said "Hi guys how's it going" and the First Lady said "I love your costumes", of course that made our day as I said " Oh it was worth every minute of work to hear you say that". The First Lady sat beside me and the President beside one of the children named Crystal. She turned to him and said " It is a pleasure to meet you Mr. President" and he said " it is a pleasure to meet you too, I hear you are going to perform for us tonight". A few more words were exchanged and they shook hands with the children. You can't imagine how proud I was of the children as they looked into the First Lady's and Presidents eyes as they shook hands.
It was every teachers dream. I thanked them both for inviting us and we all left the room and went straight up to our main performance in the East room. The children told me that they had seen Sasha and Malia through a door playing with Bo. That was another huge highlight for them.
As the children lined up in the Green room, which opened on to The East room, I could just feel the excitement, from each of them. This was it, the moment we had dreamed of and we each had to give it all we had. From my perspective we were going to show how powerful Irish culture has been on these children's lives and how it has spread so far across the waters to children from African American and Latino backgrounds enough that it has not only brought them to perform for The President of Ireland in 2007 but now to their own President of The United States.
He would see the impact it had and the children would forever believe that a dream really does come true if you work hard enough and believe in it. I knew that they would take this with them forever!! Above all we wanted to make all our supporters proud, Irish, Irish American and every single person standing there that day.
Dancing in The East room with these incredible children who constantly believed that they could do it, who never gave up on the dream, some of whom came from their middle schools and High schools to come to Irish dance practice every day was one of the greatest moments of my life.
Meeting with the President and First Lady will forever be the perfect moment in our minds. I could not have asked for more as a teacher for these children. It was the experience of a lifetime and I will forever be grateful for all our supporters, all the people who constantly gave kind words of encouragement since I founded the program six years ago. Those kind words constantly remind me how special The Keltic Dreams are and really encourage me to do the best I can with the children when we hit those many obstacles along the way.
May this story remind you that anything is possible, never ever give up on a dream, Keltic or otherwise because as I constantly remind the children that with hard extreme work and believing you can do it, you really can accomplish anything."


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HTC Amaze 4G ReviewHTC Amaze 4G
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1. RORYREVOLUTION (Posts: 3131; Member since: 12 Jan 2010)
Wasn't one of the major highlights of this phone its camera? Geez
2. daniyo (Posts: 46; Member since: 07 Aug 2011)
yea that made me lol
3. XiphiasGladius (Posts: 813; Member since: 21 Aug 2011)
Yes, the Sensor is said to be better (I guess).
30. itsius1 (Posts: 49; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
yeah, just to show proof that camera is still not HTC strong point...
4. arcq12 (Posts: 733; Member since: 13 Oct 2011)
On t-mobile website, it says that the phone has a maximum speed of 42 mbps.. and they are bragging it.. but down at the bottom, written in little fonts, it says 42 mbps not available everywhere.. what is that?
7. paynekiller (Posts: 152; Member since: 24 May 2010)
I hope you're posting this from your iPhone 4S, or you must already be bored with all it's "new" features.
9. lubba (Posts: 1313; Member since: 17 Jan 2011)
Why did you moderate this comment. Doesn't make sense! Is there favoritism or biasm involved here?
10. arcq12 (Posts: 733; Member since: 13 Oct 2011)
I've noticed that too..
13. paynekiller (Posts: 152; Member since: 24 May 2010)
I didn't moderate it, I only replied. Dont know who reported.
19. lubba (Posts: 1313; Member since: 17 Jan 2011)
I'm sorry i meant the author of this article.
14. The_Miz (Posts: 1496; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
Perhaps PA is now showing favoritism. Whatever happened to freedom of speech?
18. PhoneArena Team (Posts: 258; Member since: 27 Jun 2006)
Your post is trolling. If you continue posting this way (and getting moderated) you will get banned.
21. The_Miz (Posts: 1496; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
You know what, this is full of crap. I expected nothing less from PA, same ones who love taking subtle potshots in some of the tripe they call articles. Whatever happened to freedom of speech?
It's a known fact that HTC phones are not exactly the "best" Android phones. Course, I'm sure your "sponsors" wouldn't like badmouthing, which is why my innocent comment was moderated.
25. lubba (Posts: 1313; Member since: 17 Jan 2011)
Honestly I'm starting to see this in PA. They were never like this before. Is there such a thing as an unbiased journalist?
26. PhoneArena Team (Posts: 258; Member since: 27 Jun 2006)
Your comment was moderated because it is just trolling.
15. The_Miz (Posts: 1496; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
Actually Android phones are so boringly repetitive.
16. kshell1 (Posts: 1143; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
well iphones are to think about it all they do is give small incremental improvements over the last iteration of their phone just like android does except androids os actually shows improvement over time unlike ios which has had extremely small changes over the last couple of years
11. kshell1 (Posts: 1143; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
if you hate android so much why do you constantly comment on android post?
29. GeekMovement (unregistered)
I guess he's interested in the latest technology just as we are interested in the specs of the latest iPhone and such, but his comments are rather worthless and meaningless, so I don't know why he bothers, but yes he is trolling.
Freedom of speech? What kind of dumb reasoning? Each website has its own set of regulations and trolling seems to be out of it, so if he wants to make his own website that allows trolling, go ahead and he can start posting comments on every anti-android article he writes.
-I'm glad that HTC has stuck around with sense 3.0 a little longer before moving all to 3.5. Personally I think I will miss 3.0. The design tends to be somewhat redundant with HTC with minor adjustments which is why I went with the Epic Touch, but nonetheless exciting to see new product from HTC.
6. paynekiller (Posts: 152; Member since: 24 May 2010)
come on when is one of these coming to sprint? I don't want the EVO 3D and T Mobile already has 2 Sensations..
8. HTCiscool (Posts: 449; Member since: 16 Jul 2011)
this fixes one of the 3 issues HTC phones face
1. Not great screens
2. Battery life
2. Camera performance
This one fixed the screen problem which Is a good start. I was expecting a better camera though.
Oh well, just have to wait for the Rezound 4G
DAMN This thing sure ain't cheap either.
22. quesoesgrande (Posts: 217; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)
I have a sensation and its camera is AMAZING!
My mom has the my touch 4g slide made by htc and its even better!
they are all way to expensive though
23. HTCiscool (Posts: 449; Member since: 16 Jul 2011)
So do I the camera is ok at best. Indoor shots suck and outdoor shots are ok. Video is great but screen sunlight legibility could be better.
12. muyeco (unregistered)
where is the other guy. i dont trust this guy. many other reviews say htc amaze camera is great.
17. PhoneArena Team (Posts: 258; Member since: 27 Jun 2006)
We've updated the review with additional samples taken in better weather conditions.
20. rayjones09 (Posts: 149; Member since: 16 Dec 2010)
This phone was released way too soon. It's simply a "slightly" better Sensation. And the Sensation looks better in my opinion.
24. toaster (Posts: 114; Member since: 13 Sep 2011)
Hmm, definitely not worth $259 on contract. I'd rather the Sensation XE. It's smaller without sacrificing screen size and has Beats Audio which should please us audiophiles. Too bad it's not making it to this side of the pond D: Truth be told, I'd rather a Moto or a Samsung phone until HTC ditches the horrid Qualcomm S3 chips that can barely power TW4, much less HTC Sense. All the bump in GHz seems to have done is decrease battery life.
27. corona (Posts: 2; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
Cpu isnt better than the one in the EVO3d, Sensation 4g, its just overclocked higher.
28. corona (Posts: 2; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
And its the same S3 chip they're using as well, its just oc'd higher than the EVO and S4
32. Bxsplicer (Posts: 1; Member since: 13 Jan 2012)
Great HTC phone... Yes
but it has one major downfall, The bluetooth issues.
Both the sensation and the Amaze have issues when it comes to bluetooth.
It does not matter the brand of BT headset you get they snap crackle pop, drop calls, echo, voice dialing is a pain because it just won't call who you say to call and only when it feels lke it it gets it right.
I miss my Evo w Sprint but not the pricey charges.
To top it off after factory resets and all kinds of call to HTC, their waranty Department suggest that I send them the unit at my expense, if the problem is physical it could cost me from 80-340 dollars.( my unit is only a month old) but what will I use while they attempt to resolve the issue? Don't you have a spare phone lying around?
Really? Send me your phone and deal with it until we maybe resolve your issue.
HTC has dropped the ball on this one. It is rumored that the BT antenae placement is at the cause of all this. I will wait until I can replace it or maybe get a Rezound if it takes the sim card.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon S3, Dual-core, 1500 MHz, Scorpion processor
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(130 x 65.6 x 11.8 mm)
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North American Juniors Game Night: 9-25-11
Gatineau Olympiques 0 @ Victoriaville Tigres 8
D Adam Janosik, GAT: 0-0-0, -3, 0 PIM, 0 SOG, 1 Hit
Season Totals: 2 GP, 0-2-2, -1, 5 PIM
Ouch. Victoriaville outshot Gatineau 20-3 in the first period while scoring three times. They outshot them again 17-9 in the second and scored four times. They put up the snowman in the third period despite being outshot 16-6. Janosik, who is wearing an A for Gatineau as an assistant captain, was minus-3, tied for second worst on the club. Yanni Gourde (undrafted) had a hat trick for the Tigres.
Q Note: On Sunday the Lightning assigned recently-signed prospect Daniel Milan to Moncton. Milan had 14 goals and 38 points last year as a rookie with the Wildcats. Milan will make his season debut on Friday.
London Knights 2 @ Guelph Storm 1 (SO)
C Vladislav Namestnikov, LDN: 1-0-1, E, 0 PIM, *Third Star*
Season Totals: 2 GP, 1-1-2, E, 2 PIM
Namestnikov (pictured) scored his first of the year late in the second period on the power play, then added what turned out to be the shootout winner to lead London to a 2-1 win and 2-0 record on the young season. Seth Griffith, a member of the Lightning prospect team this summer, was the only other Knight to participate in the shootout, but he failed to convert his opportunity.
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This garden hanger will enhance any bleak corner with hanging baskets, birdbaths or feeders (not included).
Three brackets with a clearance of 12" from the pole can be adjusted for preferred height and angle. The top bracket and four 22" long steel tubes form an 8' 4" long pole (use fewer tubes for a shorter stand). The bottom tube is pounded into the ground as a stake and fitted with a two-prong anchor that adds stability. The two remaining brackets snap in place anywhere along the length of the assembled pole, and are secured using included stainless-steel hardware. Each bracket supports up to 25 lb.
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by Mike Masnick
Thu, Apr 26th 2012 8:39am
Filed Under:
hurt locker, isp, shakedown
us copyright group
Voltage Pictures, the maker of The Hurt Locker, was one of the first companies to bring ridiculous copyright trolling practices to the US, where they sue thousands of people based solely on a questionably-sourced IP address. In fact, last year, the company sued nearly 25,000 people in one shot for supposedly file sharing the movie. Of course, the goal is not to actually go to court on any of these cases. Instead, it's just about getting people to pay up -- and so these "companies" are adapting.. And, as TorrentFreak noes, it appears that Voltage Pictures, (with an assist from Dunlap, Grubb and Weaver -- the tiny DC law firm that started "US Copyright Group" to do these kinds of cases, but which has gone nowhere) hasn't learned not to do this any more. It's just suing another 2,514 people for sharing, pretty much guaranteeing that no kids ever want to work for them in the future. However, it's also learned a few other things -- including how to get around the fact that many ISPs are pushing back on these kinds of things. For example, while plenty of ISPs have fought back against these lawsuits, in this lawsuit, Voltage Pictures only sued users who were subscribers of Charter Communications. Charter has shown a willingness to hand over such data when asked. So one way to avoid having ISPs challenge you in court is to focus on the ISP least likely to challenge your notices. Also, the new lawsuit is filed in Florida, which seems to have become the breeding ground for these kinds of troll fights lately -- so apparently Voltage and Dunlap, Grubb and Weaver think that perhaps this case might last long enough for them to get enough names and get enough people to pay to make it worthwhile. It would be nice if the court were to kill off the subpoena and note that it appears to be an abuse of power again.
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Anonymous Coward, 26 Apr 2012 @ 8:52amThe studios can't adapt, they said. Too slow and cumbersome to get with the times, they said.
Ha. Once again reality has proven you all wrong!
Phuckem Ahl, 26 Apr 2012 @ 8:55am
Boycott.We, The Public, are fed up to the teeth with rich good-for-nothing money-grabbers that are nothing but a drain on society.
We have decided that your century is over.
Get real jobs or you will starve and die.
Sahr Chasm, 26 Apr 2012 @ 9:00am
Re: Boycott.For real, lets move all the manufacturing jobs to China! Go to college and get a real job, losers!
Anonymous Coward, 26 Apr 2012 @ 8:59amChris Dodd why you hatin on me. le sad.
radiatorninjaen (profile), 26 Apr 2012 @ 9:00amPerhaps it's just me, but isn't this kind of business suicide by Charter Communications? If all other ISPs usually fight back, why would anyone chose CC as their ISP after this? Around here, it's usually people's tech friends who advise people on which ISP to choose. I'm already telling everyone I know not to use a certain ISP here, because they use deep packet inspection for blocking, whereas everyone just put in a silly DNS filter.
Person of Internet, 26 Apr 2012 @ 9:02am
Re:Because most people only have 1 ISP in their area that gives even halfway decent speed. The only options here are DSL, Charter, or dial up. Even the cheapest Charter is about 4x as fast and 1/2 as cheap as DSL.
radiatorninjaen (profile), 26 Apr 2012 @ 9:36am
Re: Re:Ah, ok, that makes sense. Too bad, I guess...
Anonymous Coward, 26 Apr 2012 @ 10:23am
Re: Re:yup. The monopolies support other monopolies...
fogbugzd (profile), 26 Apr 2012 @ 11:00am
Re: Re: Re:Most consumer and small business communications complaints could be at least partly solved with more competition.
Right now we have one cable company in our city, and the DSL service is so terrible that even people who know nothing about technology want nothing to do with it. We have a fiber company that has the city ringed with fiber funded using some rural-only funding an authority from the state. The fiber company wants to lay fiber in the city itself now, and the local cable company is fighting that at insane levels. Even the threat of competition has been good for consumers; the local cable company has not raised rates recently, and has started offering some new package plans to existing customers that are actually attractive.
That Anonymous Coward (profile), 26 Apr 2012 @ 5:11pm
Re:Very few ISPs have bothered to fight back.
Only when the requests started to become 50K a month total did they decide they needed to do something.
And this is nothing compared to 6 strikes.
Where 6 accusations made with the same faulty tech will lead to some unknown steps being taken against you by the ISP. Supposedly disconnecting the user is off the table, but throttling connection down to just about dialup is on the table.
Anonymous Coward, 26 Apr 2012 @ 9:04am
Typo in title"Defendandants"?
adamj (profile), 26 Apr 2012 @ 9:05amSigh. Those movie companies are idiots. I guess they dont realize that wireless technology can be hacked and that it can appear that someone from a certain IP address is downloading stuff when in reality they were not. But hey, due process, schmue process. Let's just drag them all into court with no investigation.
Anonymous Coward, 26 Apr 2012 @ 9:13am
Re:You are kind of missing the point adamj.
They aren't idiots, they are fully aware that ip addresses don't identify infringers and they have no intention of taking anyone into court.
This particular business model relies on a percentage of the general public being ignorant and the purpose is simply to threaten them with court unless they pay up.
It's pretty much like patent trolling, going to court with representation will cost you money, paying the suggested amount will cost you less and if you are unaware of the fact that they will have absolutely no case, fearful perhaps that a member of your household might have done the thing you're being accused of, paying up might seem the best option.
It is a legal blackmail scam and that any judges allow it to persist for any time at all brings the entire judicial system into the utmost disrepute.
adamj (profile), 26 Apr 2012 @ 9:25am
Re: Re:Quiet, you! :D
Anonymous Coward, 26 Apr 2012 @ 9:17am
Re:"I guess they dont realize that wireless technology can be hacked..."
That's hard, sometimes impracticable, and not very cool. A much cooler way of burning someone is to infect their machine with a trojan (skip this step if your victim is using windows, because they are probably already infected).
Then you can get use the sucker's machine as a proxy to download Hurt Locker into your own machine. The sucker gets the blame, while you get the files.
It's cool? From the perspective of the hacker, that is. The victim will just get shaken down by the studio.
(Just kidding here. Don't do this. It's bad.)
Anonymous Coward, 26 Apr 2012 @ 9:30am
Re: Re:Punctuation fail:
"It's cool?"
should be
"It's cool."
John Fenderson (profile), 26 Apr 2012 @ 10:25am
Re: Re:
That's hard, sometimes impracticable, and not very cool.
Actually, it's pretty easy for your average script kiddie, and using WPA makes breaking it more time-consuming, but not more difficult. It's certainly not cool, though.
If you're using 802.11 and you are worried about someone making unauthorized use of it, don't think that the built-in security protects you. It's like locking your screen door: it will keep people from accidentally wandering in, but won't stop someone who is trying.
Instead, require a VPN over your Wifi.
Thug, 26 Apr 2012 @ 11:39am
Re:Hey adamj. It is a really tough area you are in. For a large fee my boys can protect you from my boys.
Wink wink nod nod.
Anonymous Coward, 26 Apr 2012 @ 9:06amHey customer/potential customer/pirate, we hate you we dont' want you to use our entertainment products. we want all your monies.
Well that is the best most innovative business model ever.
:Lobo Santo (profile), 26 Apr 2012 @ 9:12am
Re: All the moniesIt does have a hint of refreshing honesty about it though...
Anonymous Coward, 26 Apr 2012 @ 9:31amYou think if the gatekeepers succeed in destroying themselves, and thousands of people begin to use VPN and encryption services, that they would try to kill that too?! lol
Zakida Paul (profile), 26 Apr 2012 @ 9:47am
Re:That will never happen. Many companies use VPN services to allow remote working so to kill VPN for private users would be to kill VPN for companies that rely on it.
rubberpants, 26 Apr 2012 @ 12:03pm
Re: Re:Sounds like it's time for a bill that requires VPNs to be taxed and licensed.
magnacartahg, 26 Apr 2012 @ 9:44am
Not to diss the movie or anything..but really. You can get away with watching this one once. This ain't the Matrix or Star Wars. The only crime here is that these people didn't rent the movie.
How many of these people probably downloaded it watched it once and moved on to other movies?
PRMan, 26 Apr 2012 @ 1:23pm
Re: Not to diss the movie or anythingI'll NEVER watch the movie.
Dr. Evil, 26 Apr 2012 @ 10:07am
I wish I could swarm in Floridawell, there IS an out ... they (the new smartest movie production company on earth) are requesting actual OR statuatory damages. Actual damages would be .. lessee.. add the zero, carry the zero, sum the zeros... oh, yeah .. zero.
I'd fight back based on that alone.
big hugs ya'll
Anonymous Coward, 26 Apr 2012 @ 10:30am"pretty much guaranteeing that no kids ever want to work for them in the future"
Interesting comment, that. It once again underlines how much short-term thinking is going on. "Apres moi le deluge" seems to be the industry's tenet. Maybe someone can make a nice coat of arms for them with those words.
Anonymous Coward, 26 Apr 2012 @ 11:07am
Re:I think really it's the reverse. The movie companies see a mongrol horde, slashing, burning, and destroying everything in their reach. The long term actions of the pirates is to pretty much burn it all down, and to frolic in the ashes. The kids aren't going to work for them because the kids have killed the business.
John Fenderson (profile), 26 Apr 2012 @ 1:35pm
Re: Re:
The movie companies see a mongrol horde, slashing, burning, and destroying everything in their reach.
So they're looking in a mirror, thinking it's a window?
Anonymous Coward, 26 Apr 2012 @ 9:11pm
Re: Re:>The long term actions of the pirates is to pretty much burn it all down, and to frolic in the ashes.
That's as sensible as Anonymous allegedly taking out the power grid. Pirates will fund what they think is worth funding. On the other hand the recording industries are keen on suing everyone regardless of whether they can pay up and keep the money for themselves, telling their underpaid staff to sue kids for money.
The industry is frolicking in the ashes of the goodwill of the people which they happily destroyed for quick bucks.
BentFranklin (profile), 26 Apr 2012 @ 11:18amHow did Voltage Pictures get those IP addresses?
That Anonymous Coward (profile), 26 Apr 2012 @ 4:50pm
Re:They didn't.
They were gathered most likely by a German firm, which if you dig will be a spin off of a larger firm.
Each troll and sometimes each case has a different German based firm providing the data. This is to keep them from having the domino effect hit all of the cases. If one of them actually ends up in court and the IP "evidence" is shown to be faulty only 1 case collapses. All of the other cases are different firms, even if they all use the same underlying tech.
Anonymous Coward, 26 Apr 2012 @ 11:19amCharter customer here. I called in to discuss their policies on copyright and what burden of proof they require. Just got passed around whatever foreign call center they are using. Got accused of illegal file sharing (only been a customer less than 3 weeks) and was read the DMCA over and over. It seems Charter is clueless. The speed and price is really good, but this may be a deal breaker.
That Anonymous Coward (profile), 26 Apr 2012 @ 4:27pm
Re:Q - Was it just a be good and stop message or was it the popular someone is seeking your account details letter?
The first one most likely won't go anywhere until 6 strikes is in full effect or Charter decides not having customers is more important than not bending over for the **AA's.
If it is the latter, they really can't do anything. A court has ordered your details to be handed over. Several courts, including the court of the former RIAA lobbyist, have ruled that the account holders aka does have no standing to stop this release. This is confusing in that the account holder might not actually be the Doe being sought and there is no freaking way from an IP address to prove this.
iamtheky (profile), 26 Apr 2012 @ 11:28am
I bet a dollar...the law firm is working without fee if not paying Voltage for the privilege of letting them go after this small set.
Since they have been in the shakedown business for a solid year now with nothing to show, the US Copyright Group has to find a way to prove their strategy profitable. As of now there are only downsides to their approach, thus not so many customers requesting the service.
If we could see the agreement for this latest round, I bet that Voltage is getting actual and potential revenue in exchange for little more than a head nod.
That Anonymous Coward (profile), 26 Apr 2012 @ 4:41pm
Re: I bet a dollar...Costs of one of these cases.
$350 to file for X thousand names. (X can be 1 or 20)
$X per name for the reports from the ISP, these have limits to how much.
$1 or less to send a threat/demand letter(s).
$5 or less to make phonecalls to scare the shakey ones.
Cost to settle, my timeline on USCG is off I am sure SJD can correct me if I am wrong, is around $3000.
Using the ACS:UK model the lawfirm gets to keep 80% of recovery AFTER costs. Costs include a cut going to the "company" providing the IP captures, they do NOT work for a set fee.
How many settlements do you need to reach profitability?
They tell people even if you didn't do it your somehow still responsible.
The Randazza Group was seeking $10,000 for people having open Wifi, for not having done enough to "secure" their connection. There is no law demanding this, and a court in Hawaii recently dismissed with prejudice that portion of a claim.
They will get you to throw your children, neighbors, etc under the bus and still seek money from you.
The USCG cases are slightly more clean than the porn shakedowns, threatening to publicly brand someone a pirate is disturbing but branding them a porn pirate is much more damaging. Steele's latest reinvention actually posted the names of the accused as pirates on their website, until someone submitted it in a court filing and suddenly that was gone.
The damage to your brand from pursing these cases is large. Shaking down 70+ yr olds for porn or Uwe Bolle films they allegedly downloaded really does stick in peoples minds.
Anonymous Coward, 26 Apr 2012 @ 11:53amWait until torrent users decide to all use Chinese proxies... what will they do then?
That Anonymous Coward (profile), 26 Apr 2012 @ 4:46pm
Re:The methods used to capture the IP addresses is "secret".
That is the beauty of these cases, no expert testimony to challenge the tech. No Judge has looked past a paid firms expert saying yep this is all perfectly 100% accurate.
It is well known they framed a laser printer on a P2P network multiple times, but Judges are unaware of this fact.
Until the tech is held up, it doesn't matter if you did or didn't do it... your on the list you need to pay.
Overcast (profile), 26 Apr 2012 @ 12:13pmThe butt hurt locker, lol.
You know, I've seen this on my on-demand premium, and even though I could watch it for free - the nastiness of the whole situation on this... I just skipped it.
Look at the time, energy, and money wasted on this.
EVEN IF they win 99% of the lawsuits, I doubt they'd even collect enough to cover their travel expenses. I mean, seriously, if the people they are suing have the cash to pay for a judgement - it's very likely they would have had the cash to buy the movie.
Just be more chapter 7 filings after the 'award'... lol
abc gum, 26 Apr 2012 @ 6:09pm
Re:"The butt hurt locker, lol."
Came here for this, was not disappointed.
I read elsewhere, from a supposed vet, that the movie was nowhere near reality. Haven't seen it myself, nor will I.
PaulT (profile), 27 Apr 2012 @ 1:48am
Re: Re:"Haven't seen it myself, nor will I."
It's not a bad film, not sure how realistic it is. I did love the schadenfreude of seeing Kathryn Bigelow beat her ex husband at the Oscars, though...
I saw it for free, myself. Not because I pirated personally, but because the refusal to offer decent legal services here in Spain has led to a roaring trade for Chinese guys who wander round with cheap pirated DVDs of new films to sell to locals and tourists alike. A lot of people I know buy them, even though they'd mostly be willing to sign up for Netflix or similar, if only they were available... Oh well, I guess legalised protection rackets are more profitable than legitimate offerings.
Michael Knight, 26 Apr 2012 @ 12:31pm
Hurt LockerWhen I first read about what this studio was doing I choose to avoid any movie produced by them and have attempted to influence all I know to do the same. It is the only way to fight back against this BS. As I see it, slapping around customers, no matter their excuse, is a bad idea. But they will get away with this behavior as long as we the public buy their product. So if you don't like what they are doing avoid their products people.
Anonymous Coward, 26 Apr 2012 @ 2:33pmGood for Voltage. The hell with the freeloaders.
BTW, happy World Intellectual Property Day!!!
Anonymous Coward, 26 Apr 2012 @ 10:58pm
Re:Companies who sue their own customers deserve to go out of business. I will never watch any Voltage movie, there are literally thousands of other movies I can watch instead.
Anonymous Coward, 26 Apr 2012 @ 10:59pm
Re:Companies who sue their own customers deserve to go out of business. I will never watch any Voltage movie, there are literally thousands of other movies I can watch instead.
Anonymous Coward, 11 Mar 2013 @ 3:21pm
Re: Re:ditto
abc gum, 27 Apr 2012 @ 5:04am
Re:It would be funny if the descendants of Alessandro Volta filed a publicity rights claim against Voltage Pictures.
Anonymous Coward, 26 Apr 2012 @ 4:23pmI guess they figured if you can't make a movie that's good enough to make people pay to watch it, sue people instead.
That Anonymous Coward (profile), 26 Apr 2012 @ 4:54pm
The real solution...A judge ruling the damages they can get is the cost of a DVD sale.
That would destroy this entire shakedown industry.
Allowing them to claim you will be on the hook for $150,000 and even if your innocent the cost to prove that will be more than our generous settlement offer. And all of your neighbors will know what we claim you did, and you'll be embarrassed. Just pay us.
Make the max award $25, the cost of a DVD + a little extra. See how long they try to keep going.
confused., 11 Mar 2013 @ 3:19pmHow can the Bar of District of Columbia and Washington Bar allow this behavior. A college friend just had his license taken away due to complaints from clients and outside sources. The 3 complaints to have his license pulled dont even compare to what these copyright lawyers are doing to people. Guilty before Innocent Just aint right.
Anonymous Coward, 2 Mar 2014 @ 3:57pm
Boycotting!!!Personally I'm highly against this on many different grounds and not just moral ones. In reality -since the time of movie streaming - companies have actually been same or better off thanks to open share information statistically speaking. Why is this? Simple because of open information sharing their movies have reached a wider audience than they could have ever hoped and at virtually no cost - it may seem like they are loosing money because people way their films online rather than going to a theater but in reality thanks to the free publicity of online streaming and downloading those same movie companies are getting their revenue through different means. Not just in obvious things such as advertisement as sites will pay companies to allow them to post information and pictures about the movie but through merchandize who h tends to cost quite a real more than 10$ movie ticket. The people purchasing merchandize is statistically greater than that of 10 years ago not just because of the "free publicity" they pay through by the loss of that 10$ movie ticket but because of sites like eBay people who are not from the country the film originated in are able to purchase merchandize they would have otherwise been unable to get or would have elected not to get for perhaps finical reasons. Let's do a simple calculation to prove my theory. If 100 people went and saw the movie at 10$ a pop the film company would make 1000$ and the viewers would pry share news of the film with a fee people but not to many as they'd pry guess everyone already knows about it thanks to social media and the like but for the sake of this experiment we'll say they each tell 3 friends so 100 viewers becomes a potential of 300 which of course could bring more profit. Now let's take the same 100 people but have them watch the movie online stream or downloaded since they watch it online they pay 0$ in immediate fees and the company makes 0$ immediately however let's say 20% of them buy a piece of merchandize at 25$ each than the company makes 500$ off of just 20ppl instead of 50ppl. Now let say 50% of the 100 share their view of this movie on social media and reach at least 10 new people each so 50 becomes 500 instead of 100 becoming 300. While less people may talk about it immediately it reaches a greater audience thanks to social media sites. This of course brings in greater potential profits that's starts a chain reactions. And while some companies may suffer form this others may prosper but let's face it the ones are doing terribly are probably not worth watching anyways. Just saying.


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Under the Federal Mineral Lease Act of 1920, lease holders on public land make royalty payments to the federal government for the development and production of non-metalliferous minerals. The Utah Legislature set up the CIB by state statute in 1978.
In Utah, the primary source of these royalties is the commercial production of fossil fuels on federal land held by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management.
Since the enactment of the Mineral Lease Act of 1920, a portion of these royalty payments, called mineral lease payments, has been returned to the state in an effort to help mitigate the local impact of energy and mineral developments on federal lands.
In Utah the primary source of funding is from natural gas, coal and oil production. The state of Utah then allocates 32.5 percent of the royalties as Permanent Community Impact Funds.
According to CIB fund manager Keith Burnett, the revenue of the board has increased in the past 10 years. They receive as much funding from loan repayments and interest as their entire budget was in the past.
The fund became a revolving loan fund in the early 1980's at which time the board was then able to keep the principal and the interest repaid on loans they made.
In fiscal year 2011, the CIB received an allocation of $81,618,851 from royalty payments. In that year they funded projects in 18 counties.
San Juan County received $4,150,500 in grant and loan funding combined for projects including city office renovations and street improvements in Blanding, a water study in Bluff, water system improvements including secondary water metering in Monticello, and Clinic and Lab expansions and patient care equipment for the San Juan Health Service District.
From 2007 to 2011, the CIB received $746,385,554 in royalty funding, of which $21,310,361 was revenues from lands in San Juan County. During that time the CIB allocated a total of $21,573,368 to projects in San Juan County.
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Area of Study Guidelines: Community and Human Services for Students Matriculated After Jan. 1, 2014 Policy
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To provide context for the area of study guidelines for area of study Community and Services.
Area of Study Guidelines: This set of guidelines helps students plan their degree plans by spelling out what the academic world and many employers understand a particular concentration to mean. The guidelines are found in many academic publications.
Disciplinary: A program of study guided by the existing framework of a discipline.
Interdisciplinary: The simultaneous and interrelated study of two or more disciplines.
Professional/Vocational: A study which focuses on acquiring knowledge and skills needed for specific career performance and applications. It also entails inquiry into the conceptual foundations of the profession, the role of the professional in that career, and the relations between the profession and society at large.
Disciplinary: A program of study guided by the existing framework of a discipline.
Interdisciplinary: The simultaneous and interrelated study of two or more disciplines.
Problem Oriented: A program of study organized around a problem.
Thematic: A program of study focusing on a particular theme or set of ideas.
Community and Human Services Guidelines
Community and human services is a field of study that aims to prepare learners to:
- improve the quality of life of individuals, families, groups and communities
- develop, enhance and improve access to services for people in need
- promote equality and social justice.
The community and human services area of study prepares students for a wide array of roles in direct service and/or management in the helping professions and community service. Fields of study may include, but are not limited to human services, health services, early childhood, child welfare, emergency management, advocacy and community organizing, public affairs and criminal justice. Students will acquire and apply a broad range of knowledge about the social, economic and political conditions of our world.
Study in this area emphasizes six essential foundations that should be represented in students' degree plan and discussed in their rationale. Examples of studies that could meet these areas are also provided; however, please be aware these are only examples and is in no way an exhaustive list. Students need to provide evidence as to how they are meeting each foundation.
- Knowledge of human behavior: Students should identify and demonstrate an understanding of human behavior within the context of various social, developmental, global, economic, political, biological and/or environmental systems. These studies should cover theory, historical and developmental perspectives.
- For example, studies could include human development, fire-related human behavior, child development, deviant behavior, stress in families, or cognitive psychology.
- Knowledge of service delivery: Students should identify and analyze systems, institutions and policies that are relevant to the delivery of services in their field of study.
- For example, studies could include history of social welfare, human service management, introduction to social welfare, fire-prevention organization and management, introduction to human services, early childhood program administration, the United States health systems, managed care, social policy, and/or community organization.
- Skills: Students should acquire skills in assessment, intervention and evaluation with individuals, families, groups and/or communities in their field of study. Additionally, students should demonstrate digital and information literacy as appropriate to their field.
- For example, studies could include case management, documentation in human services, observation and assessment in early childhood programs, counseling theory, working with survivors of rape and sexual assault, fire investigation and analysis, creative arts therapy: working with special populations, health informatics, family intervention, and/or crisis intervention.
- Ethics: Students should articulate and evaluate the code of ethics and/or the professional standards within their field and apply them to practice situations within their field. Students should identify and examine possible conflicts between their own values and professional expectations.
- For example, studies could include human service ethics, introduction to ethics, ethical dilemmas in criminal justice and ethics in health care.
- Diversity: Students should demonstrate recognition of the range of human diversity, as well as examining the impact of their own power, privilege and oppression on work with individuals, families, groups and communities. Human diversity may include, but not be limited to race, ethnicity, gender, class, socioeconomic status, age, culture, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, sexual identity, geographic differences, and/or ability.
- For example, studies could include sex and gender in a cross-cultural perspective, contemporary global issues, economic issues in health services, crime and punishment in American life, exploring human diversity through film, exploring poverty and resiliency and disabled in America.
- Application and Integration: Students should plan to demonstrate the application of knowledge, values and skills related to their field. This can include practical applications included in studies, prior learning assessment, and/or relevant volunteer or work experience.
- For example, studies could include applications of fire research, survey of social science research methods, social policy analysis, management of health services, developing infant toddler programs, interviewing skills and techniques, protecting America: Cases and controversies, observation and assessment of children, risk analysis, family intervention, crisis intervention, managing bioterrorism and delivering human services.
The potential concentrations are numerous and may be focused or broadly structured, depending upon the student's specific interests and goals, prior learning and experience, organizing framework and general expectations of recognized helping professions. The organizing framework may be arranged by professional/vocational expectations; however, some frameworks may be guided by practice with a specific population, theme or interdisciplinary concentration.
Within any conceptualized CHS concentration, students are expected to consider and discuss in their degree program rationales whether and/or how the areas listed above are relevant to their specific concentrations.
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- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
When TED extends an invite, that's a high honor.
Scientists-artists Diane Ullman and Donna Billick, co-founders and co-directors of the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program, have been invited to speak at the second annual TEDx program hosted at the University of California, Davis.
The theme of the daylong program, set from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 19 in Room 1100 of Social Sciences and Humanities Building, is "The Power of Perspective."
Ullman and Billick are among some 14 speakers invited to discuss their research, discoveries or perspectives, which are meant to inform, enlighten and inspire. Each will speak for 15 minutes. Fifteen minutes of fame! (Yes, it's all sold out but it will be livestreamed.)
The UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program "is a pioneering program in the use of an art-science fusion paradigm in undergraduate education and community outreach," Ullman explains.
You can see the program's amazing work around campus, including the exquisitely beautiful Nature's Gallery, a mosaic mural on Garrod Drive, and the earthy bee art in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road.
Billick, a self-described rock artist whose work is exhibited in many countries of the world, will speak at 3:30 p.m. on "You See. Manifesting the Nature of Education." In addition to being the co-founder and co-director of the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program, Billick is the director of Billick Rock Art, based in Davis, and the director of Todos Artes in Baja.
Ullman, professor and former chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and the associate dean for undergraduate academic programs in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, will speak at 3:45 p.m. on "Journey into the Art/Science Borderland: Transformations in Teaching and Learning."
So, what is TED? It's an acronym that stands for "Technology, Entertainment and Design." It's basically a global set of conferences providing "riveting talks by remarkable people," according to its website. Launched in 1984 in Monterey, Calif., TED shares and showcases the talks globally.
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TEDx sponsors charge an attendance/participation fee for the daylong programs (the UC Davis event will include lunch and demonstrations), but the webcasts may be viewed on the internet for free.
When Ullman and Billick present their programs fusing art with science, their work will gain a scope never before imagined.
That's good for science. That's good for art. And that's good for the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program and the UC Davis campus as a whole.


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While many Badger fans count the days until football season starts, a taste of hockey came to the Kohl Center in the middle of August. Adam Burish, the Madison native who helped Wisconsin's men's hockey team win the 2006 national championship, came home with an even more impressive piece of hardware Wednesday: The Stanley Cup.
Burish won the Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks, claiming the trophy after Patrick Kane's overtime goal in game six of the Stanley Cup Finals. Each player from the championship team is given a day with the Cup, and Burish spent the first part of his signing autographs in Madison as hockey fans waited in long lines for a few moments up close and personal with the prized trophy.
Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves, who coached Burish on the 2006 title team, said having the Cup in Madison was a great way to build interest in the game ahead of the upcoming season.
"It brings hockey to the forefront right now in August, and I think that will permeate through the whole community," Eaves said. "It just kind of compounds and produces more interest in the game, especially for young people."
Burish's time with the Cup began when it arrived from Roseau, Minn., where Blackhawk forward Dustin Byfuglien spent some time with the trophy in his hometown. From there, Burish took the Cup to the Eagle's Nest in Verona, Wis., a rink he said was very important to him.
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Police are to search the newspaper office where suspected underage sex offender Tom Humphries worked.
Humphries, one of Ireland's top sports columnists, is under suspicion of having unlawful sexual relations with a 14-year-old girl.
The Irish News of the World reports that cops have already obtained a search office for the Irish Times building. The paper reports that the Computer Crime Investigation Unit plans to seize the computer used by Humphries at the central Dublin office.
Forensic experts are also to question the paper's IT department about any evidence that may be on their computer systems.
A police source told the News of the World: "We've already searched his apartment and analysed his home computer and texts and pictures from his mobile phones.
"We're now about to search his place of work."
The search of the office comes two weeks after the News of the World revealed that Humphries was at the center of complaints of sexual abuse from a teenage girl.
According to the paper: "Cops are now investigating claims that the best selling author began grooming the girl when she was just 14 and first had sex with her when she was 16."
The girl was not connected to the St Vincent's club on Dublin's Northside where former member Humphries acted as a mentor to an underage girls camogie team.
The club is to co-operate with police in their investigations as they wait to interview Humphries.
The renowned author is currently under medical supervision at a Dublin psychiatric hospital after reports that he twice tried to take his own life in recent weeks.
Named as the journalist involved in the case by the Sunday World and the Sun in the past week, father of two Humphries will be interviewed by officers from the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Unit on his release from hospital.
The News of the World revealed a fortnight ago that Humphries' wife reported him to police after his daughter found explicit texts and photos on a mobile phone.


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Opinion: Can the Economy Survive Four More Years?
Editorial board member Steve Moore on what to expect from the economy during President Obama's second-term. Photos: Getty Images
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... welcome back to our special inauguration day coverage on Opinion Journal Live ... by Mary Kissel ... editoral board member Steve Moore joins me now from Washington ... since the the the economic challenges that the president will face ... Steve ... the sadness he said quote an economic recovery has begun and quote ... should we be hopeful that the second terms to be more prosperous than the first ... well it also has her son was a very ... prosperous we I it's been called to notice that you know we've been stuck in this one a half to ... two percent growth ... path now for the last two or three years that certainly beats recession but it's not the kind of growth ... that you would normally expect during an expansion under an or recovery ... are you'd probably expect growth rates and job creation area bought two to three times higher than what what we've got ... and I agree with what all this out The ... Deo if you don't get growth back up to the three to four percent range it's very difficult to finance the kind of ambitious spending plans ... that this president ... has in mind but my question areas will worsen growth could come from we've already had a giant one trillion dollar tax increase ... audacious pass Congress I'll last month and now we're talking about you know giant tax increases that calm I don't see how you how that's going to generate the kind of growth the president wants when the president himself is acknowledge that in title and start eating out ... the vast majority ... of our federal budget these are mandatory spending programs ... gains in a speech ... he seemed to indicate that he has absolutely no interest in re forming them ... I finally get spending under control the president that doesn't even want to consider reforming these programs ... well cut out circles that Mary was that John Binner told me a week and a half ago my interview with the president doesn't believe we have a spending problem and you know everytime you're the president speak ... you know those words come back because they're not on our list and the entire speech I don't think the pros are really does believe there's a spending problem ... I he believes that this can be taking care of by higher taxes and somehow controlling health care costs of not so sure what mechanism he has in mind there but you know problem the president has FX poll came out a couple days ago that shows that a lot ... over eighty percent of Americans don't think spending is a proud Mary so there is where he is very much at odds with the voters ... you know the president talked about the number of spending initiatives early scene audience of them in a speech he talked about ... education infrastructure sustainable energy ... by ... Steve will need to stop the bus to get through Congress it when her ... and that is controlled by the Republicans ... the merrier so why I you know twentieth century here ... government spending ... you know na we don't spend in Washington anymore we and us wait ... until all those programs are our of being sold as quoted investments in the future ... look I think the Republicans are to resist war spending you've got a repeal you know the head butting of its gonna go on ... in terms of what we cut spending or the reason I mean this is a big philosophical difference between these two parties that you know I think the striking thing about that speech we just heard ... was that it didn't it kind of try to bridge the gap ... Steve there was also a non in a speech to the evils of the free market and how we need to protect against ... Iran the exact words and it essentially access isn't it ... it didn't seem to be the guy and suggested that we were to have more ... regulation of the economy and ... it's really not discuss that much on the front pages but how has this regulatory flood affected growth ... we expect going forward ... one of the one married and that no one really talks not enough Obama is the key and regulatory apparatus of Obamacare which is you know this year and next year really starts to do this ... to spring into action ... I that's can it really impact implied that an employer seen all these new regulations it to hire more than fifty workers if you've got workers that are working more than thirty hours a week all of these new regulatory costs of health care costs are impose the terms of the mandatory bow to that so this is a big problem I think it deters imply that any get if you wanna get back to the three to four percent growth that we all wanna see ... it's hard to do that when you have the regulatory apparatus for health care ... through energy and so one that's really holding back row ... Steve lesson thirty seconds left what does this mean for the middle class American ones like to look like ... over the next four years with these exact same policies ... well you know trust or a Guinness at what was that the thirty years ago the government is the problem ... to what present Obama Getty basically sat on the back my second terms of what's cannot solve the prob is for the middle class is government so this is that ... I get a few Geological struggle will see whether the middle class by said or benefits from ... the Wall Street Journal Editorial board member Steve Moore ... joining us from Washington Steve thank you so much for being with ideas ... that's it for opinion Journal we're back to one pm


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Classical Studies: Latin
LATIN 131 Elementary Latin I (1)
Introduction to the morphology, syntax and style of classical Latin.
- Offering: Fall
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LATIN 132 Elementary Latin II (1)
Introduction to the morphology, syntax and style of classical Latin.
- Prerequisite: LATIN 131 or consent of instructor.
- Offering: Fall
- Instructor: Staff
LATIN 231 Latin Prose (1)
Close reading of classical Latin prose authors. Texts by Cicero, Sallust, Livy, Suetonius, Seneca and/or Apuleius will be translated and discussed.
- Prerequisite: LATIN 132 or consent of instructor.
- Offering: Fall
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LATIN 232 Latin Poetry (1)
Close reading of classical Latin poetry. Works by Catullus, Propertius, Vergil, Horace, Ovid and others will be translated and discussed.
- Prerequisite: LATIN 231 or consent of instructor.
- Offering: Spring
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LATIN 350W (TH) Readings in Caesar and Tacitus: Greeks, Romans and Barbarians (1)
Taught 3 hours a week in conjunction with CLAS 250W (Greeks, Romans and Barbarians), one hour per week translating Caesar, and Tacitus. Herodotus, Caesar and Tacitus will be consulted, along with comedy, tragedy, fragments of ethnographers and passages from other primary sources to see how perceptions of barbarians changed over time, affected by the ways that Greek and Roman interactions with them changed. In order to better understand how recent history shapes our interpretation of ancient culture, we will study post-colonialist, Afro-centric, and "anti-anti-Semitic" approaches to the Greco-Roman image of Egyptians, Persians, Indians, Scythians, Libyans, Ethiopians, Phrygians, Lydians, Gauls, Britons, and Germans. Credit may not be earned for both LATIN 350W and CLAS 250W.
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LATIN 353 (IT) Latin Sources on Roman Women (1)
Taught 3 hours a week in conjunction with CLAS 247, one hour per week translating original Latin texts by and about Roman women. This course explores the life experience of women in ancient Rome and the way their lives are reflected in 500 years of Roman literature. Since most Roman authors were men, students will try to reconstruct women's voices and their human experience by exploring both literary and non-literary sources, such as laws, grave inscriptions, and graffiti, focusing on issues such as female literacy, "female" genres, and gender-specific language. In addition, students will examine artistic representations of women in the form of portrait sculptures and funerary monuments. Credit may only be earned in one of the following: LATIN 353 or CLAS 247.
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Advanced study of selected Latin texts.
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LATIN 394W Advanced Research and Writing on Latin Literature (1)
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The Plymouth Prowler, an extremely cool looking car, debuted in 1997. The Plymouth Prowler is a remarkable vehicle—a concept car that has been made street legal.
It's easy to see where its roots lie, as its appearance recalls the hot rods made popular in the 1950s and the 1930s Ford roadster. It comes with enormous 20-inch chrome wheels on the back, while the front sits on 17-inch chrome wheels.
The Prowler uses a lightweight aluminum frame and an aluminum four-wheel independent suspension. Thanks to this lack of weight, it has impressive acceleration and can reach 60 mph in about six seconds.
The Plymouth Prowler is not the most comfortable car, and it suffers from poor visibility. Shorter people find themselves peering over the top of this car in an attempt to see out the windshield. Space in the trunk is very limited with little room to fit anything more than a very small suitcase. However, it does turn heads, especially with its 320-watt Infinity sound system. Still, anyone over six feet tall might feel cramped in this car. The convertible top is manually operated, and although simple to do, it definitely requires both hands.
Unfortunately, the Prowler comes with an auto manual transmission and could really have benefited from a proper manual gearbox and a decent V-8 engine instead of the 3.5-liter V-6. In spite of its good looks, it doesn't stand up to real muscle cars. Although, it does handle much better than people would think and offers a fun drive with precise steering that helps it stick to the road, even in wet weather.
People own Plymouth Prowlers to have fun and cruise around town with the top down. For that, no other model tops it.
Available in just one model—the base convertible—the Plymouth Prowler comes fitted with a 3.5-liter, V-6 engine and a four-speed automatic transmission. It measures 165.3 inches in length and has a tiny ground clearance of 4.5 inches. The Prowler features a manual convertible roof, remote power door locks, power mirrors, and one-touch power windows. Air-conditioning comes as standard, as does a leather steering wheel and seats, dual vanity mirrors, front cup holders, and a huge sound system. The EPA estimates fuel economy at 15/21 mpg city/highway, but buyers of this car hardly worry about that.
At the turn-of-the-century, Plymouth discontinued the Prowler Purple and replaced it with the Prowler Silver. Chrome wheels and a new leather shift boot come standard, and speed-sensitive volume adds to its considerable stereo system. The 2000 Plymouth Prowler comes in red, yellow, black, or silver.
1997 marks the first year of the Plymouth Prowler's production, and the company obviously spent a lot of money bringing such a stylish car to the marketplace. Buyers receive it well, but enthusiasts dislike the lack of a V-8 engine and a manual gearbox. Although it looks like a muscle car, it lacks the essential requirements, and proves uncomfortable for longer drives. In spite of this, few can complain because it attracts so much attention.
1999 marks the year Plymouth introduced its 3.5-liter, V-6 engine, a welcome addition to this hot rod. The engine would soon make its debut in some of Chrysler's full-size sedans, and it produced 253 hp and 255 lb-ft of torque. This knocks a full second off the zero to 60 mph time. Aluminum makes up about one third of the weight of the Prowler; this enables the car to move pretty quickly. In 1999, Plymouth reworked the transmission to provide a smooth shift, while still retaining that distinctive kick in between gear changes. This year also saw the introduction of a new color: Prowler Yellow.
Owning this car centers on appearance rather than comfort and practicality, which creates few problems seeing as no one would drive it every day. It serves as the perfect summer car for exhibitionists.
2001 Plymouth Prowler
Convertible, Sports
The 2001 Plymouth Prowler serves as a concept car that harkens back to the halcyon days of driving, back in the 1950s when drag racing roadsters ruled the streets.
2000 Plymouth Prowler
The 2000 Plymouth Prowler is one of those vehicles that was taken directly from the drawing board straight to the factory.
1999 Plymouth Prowler
The 1999 Plymouth Prowler brings back the hot-rod inspired convertible that briefly saw the market in 1997.
1997 Plymouth Prowler
The 1997 Plymouth Prowler is a new roadster introduced by Chrysler and inspired by the retro cars of the 1930s.


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We've done a lot of driving around the district this past week and the trees are sure getting pretty!
The downside of the fall weather, of course, is that winter can't be far off. Just about everyone I know is preparing for cold weather. Let's hope that some of the predictions about a mild winter come true. At least we have plenty of hay this year.
Empire District had a groundbreaking at their Riverton, Kan., plant last week. That facility has been generating electricity in one way or another since the beginning of the 20th century. Their new plant will be able to utilize the exhaust gases from the turbines to create steam and generate additional power. With the challenges that the EPA continues to place on power companies, innovative practices like this will solve many problems.
I had the pleasure of addressing the Voices Youth Program concerning the election and voting practices in Missouri.
These young people, ages 16 to 21, were not only very attentive but had some great questions. We talked about the entire process from filing to election. We had a bit of fun discussing some of the different campaign tactics that some candidates use to get that "extra edge." It is somewhat ironic that the same people we allow to lie about their opponents while campaigning, we expect to be truthful as elected officials!
We were invited to the annual fundraiser banquet for the Talkington Foundation on Thursday evening. There were some great speakers and even better food! The foundation and its affiliate, the Kelly Club, provide a wonderful resource for drug and alcohol intervention and recovery. Their programs are proven and literally thousands of lives have been made better over the years because of the caring people who work tirelessly to staff and fund the facility.
Friday morning we went to Monett for the yearly Senior Olympics. All the area nursing homes participate in fun and games at the Monett High School each year. The individual homes have their teams all ready to participate in such activities as basketball toss, cow milking, hog calling, and even bingo. Each team has mascots and cheerleaders to make it even more fun. I always look forward to being a judge and I promise you that we judges have as much fun as the participants.
Sometimes politics are confusing even for those of us that are exposed to daily doses of it. Last week the governor announced that he was going to add substantial amounts to funding for K-12 and higher education. First off, the governor doesn't control the budget, the General Assembly does. The only part the governor plays is to send a suggested budget to the Assembly and then withhold up to 3 percent of each line item if the state fails to collect as much tax as was forecast. That's all! The governor has decimated transportation funding to Missouri schools by continually cutting the amount we appropriate. Now, while this doesn't affect big city schools much, Seneca and McDonald County schools have over 3,000 miles of bus routes daily. Cutting 70 percent of their funds over the past five years and giving it to who knows what, hurts badly. The next problem is that the Department of Education is going to ask for an additional $18 million to buy laptops for Common Core testing. That's another thing the governor signed onto without allowing the General Assembly to have a say in the matter. I guess the budget director said it best when he was being interviewed about the governor's comments. "Which social program does he intend to deprive of the money he wants to give to education?" This promises to get interesting!
We were at River Ranch Saturday for the annual Ducks Unlimited banquet. John and his crew had a great meal and the auction was as fun as always. My grandson ended up with an air rifle and I fully expect that the squirrel population is about to take some serious casualties! That's enough for now, more next week. Until then, I am and remain in your service.
Bill Lant represents the people of Newton and McDonald counties in the Missouri House of Representatives.
BILL LANT: Past week has been busy for lawmaker
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Elisabeth Hasselbeck's 'The View' Contract Not Being Renewed?
UPDATE: Barbara Walters made a statement on The View today, saying Elisabeth will not be leaving. "The truth is we love Elisabeth…We have no plans for Elisabeth to leave the show."
Elisabeth Hasselbeck is reportedly not returning to The View next season, Us Weekly reports.
The 35-year-old co-host of the show has been around for nine years, but unfortunately, viewers did not find her views appealing, according to a source.
"The viewers they polled all said she was too extreme and right wing," an insider said. "People did not watch the show because of Elisabeth. So they told her yesterday her contract would not be renewed."
The news comes off the heels of Joy Behar's announcement that she would not be returning to the show after sixteen years.
ARE YOU SAD to see Elisabeth Hasselbeck leave The View?


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Posted 23 March 2011 - 05:36 PM
Elizabeth Taylor, the legendary actress famed for her beauty, her jet-set lifestyle, her charitable endeavors and her many marriages, has died, her publicist told CNN Wednesday. She was 79.
Taylor died "peacefully today in Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles," said a statement from her publicist. She was hospitalized six weeks ago with congestive heart failure, "a condition with which she had struggled for many years. Though she had recently suffered a number of complications, her condition had stabilized and it was hoped that she would be able to return home. Sadly, this was not to be."
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Rest in peace Liz!
Posted 23 March 2011 - 11:07 PM
Cry Havoc! And let loose the Dobermans of war!
My knitting and crocheting blog.
Life is too short to take seriously, none of us get out of it alive.
Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be.Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.
Posted 23 March 2011 - 11:09 PM
Take my hand and we'll go riding through the sunshine from above
Posted 26 March 2011 - 07:13 PM
Geraldine Ferraro, who trailblazed American politics for women when she became a vice presidential candidate of the Democratic Party in the mid-1980s, died Saturday, according to a family statement. She was 75.
A resident of New York City, Ferraro died in Massachusetts General Hospital, surrounded by loved ones. The cause of death was complications from multiple myeloma, a blood cancer she had battled for 12 years, according to the statement released by her family from Boston.
Posted 28 March 2011 - 09:00 PM
This guy changed everyone's life!
The man who invented Super Glue, died on Saturday night at his home in Kingsport, Tenn. He was 94. The cause was congestive heart failure, his daughter, Dr. Melinda Coover Paul, said.
Posted 04 May 2011 - 06:06 PM
Actor Jackie Cooper, the former child star who enjoyed renewed fame years later as Daily Planet editor Perry White in the Christopher Reeve "Superman" movies, has died near Los Angeles, his attorney said on Wednesday. He was 88.
read more here: http://www.reuters.c...E7437WL20110504
Rest in peace, Jackie.
Posted 27 May 2011 - 04:05 PM
I hope this terrible loss will serve as a good lesson to people out there - just because it's prescribed, doesn't mean it's not addictive! Oxycotin is very, very dangerous and as an opiate, it's hard to get clean from it.
Edited by Redhead, 27 May 2011 - 04:06 PM.
Posted 27 May 2011 - 07:27 PM
omG was that him in Grease? That is so sad Seen Grease a couple of times on DVD and it's always a fun movie. RedHead's right, "just because it's prescribed doesn't mean it's not addictive"
Jeff Conaway succumbs to his disease, prescription drug addiction.
I hope this terrible loss will serve as a good lesson to people out there - just because it's prescribed, doesn't mean it's not addictive! Oxycotin is very, very dangerous and as an opiate, it's hard to get clean from it.
gettin' it done everyday
Posted 03 June 2011 - 03:38 PM
Posted 03 June 2011 - 07:25 PM
Jack Kevorkian, the retired pathologist who captured the world's attention as he helped dozens of ailing people commit suicide, igniting intense debate and ending up in prison for murder, has died in a Detroit area hospital after a short illness. He was 83.
Posted 13 June 2011 - 08:55 PM
Carl Gardner, the lead singer of the 1950s vocal group the Coasters whose tenor voice powered such classics as "Poison Ivy," "Yakety Yak," "Charlie Brown," "Young Blood" and "Searchin'," has died.
Posted 18 June 2011 - 08:48 PM
E Street Band's Clarence Clemons Dies at 69
Clarence Clemons, the legendary saxophonist in the E Street Band who played alongside Bruce Springsteen for the past 40 years, died on June 18th. Clemons had suffered a massive stroke on June 12th.
Rest in peace, Clarence. We will miss you.
Posted 22 June 2011 - 05:56 AM
and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Art-of-Jim-Demick/261669903877527
"There are some things money can't buy...A good imagination is one of them
Posted 23 June 2011 - 09:06 PM
Posted 24 June 2011 - 04:38 PM
Actor Peter Falk, who rose to fame on a shambling manner and a rumpled raincoat as the TV detective Lt. Columbo, has died. He was 83.
Falk died peacefully at his Beverly Hills home Thursday evening, according to a statement released by his friend, attorney Larry Larson. The cause of death was not released.
Rest in Peace, Peter.
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2012 Democrats: Remember That Civil Liberties Thing From 2008? Um, Nevermind
from the what's-that-about-power-corrupting? dept
Warrantless Surveillance/PATRIOT ActThis is not surprising, but it's depressing just the same. Once they're in power, people tend to want to keep power, and one way to do that is to suppress the civil liberties of the public. Wouldn't it be nice if we actually elected a principled politician? Do they even exist any more?
2008: "We support constitutional protections and judicial oversight on any surveillance program involving Americans. We will review the current Administration's warrantless wiretapping program. We reject illegal wiretapping of American citizens, wherever they live. We reject the use of national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime. We reject the tracking of citizens who do nothing more than protest a misguided war...We will revisit the Patriot Act and overturn unconstitutional executive decisions issued during the past eight years."
2012: The platform is silent on this issue.


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The Orioles are only paying Davis $3.3 million
With 26 home runs, a Triple Crown-caliber slash line, solid play at first base and a contract that pays just $3.3 million this season, Davis is one of the best bargains in baseball. Acquired in the Koji Uehara trade two years ago, Davis will be under the team's control through the 2015 season. His salary should sharply rise once he hits arbitration, but right now, the Orioles are employing the most dangerous hitter in the game for about one-tenth of what the New York Yankees are paying Alex Rodriguez to work on his tan lines.
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