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MIPS R3000 Microprocessor
In 1988, following their revolutionary R2000, MIPS Technologies Inc. released the R3000 reduced instruction set computing (RISC) microprocessor with improved cache control. Featuring 110,000 transistors fabricated by applying 1.2 micron linewidth process techniques, the microprocessor operated at a clock speed of 20 MHz with a peak power dissipation of 4.0 watts.
View a high magnification image of the MIPS R3000 processor.
As a 100 percent compatible redesign of the R2000, the R3000 microprocessor was still a 32-bit chip with a separate floating-point unit (FPU) co-processor, but clocked at a higher frequency. The 1992 version of the MIPS R3000 processor was a process shrink that featured 125,000 transistors on a 72-square millimeter die. Having a density of 1,736 transistors per square millimeter of silicon, this processor operated at a clock speed of 33 MHz. The R3000A version, basically an R2000 processor coupled to an R3010 floating-point unit, featured a 64-Kbyte cache memory and was ramped up to a 40 MHz clock speed, all integrated onto the same chip.
Reincarnated in May 1999 as the MIPS32 4Kc embedded processor core, the ubiquitous R3000 microprocessor was miniaturized to fit onto a 3-square-millimeter die utilizing a 0.25 micron linewidth process. Currently available as either synthesizable soft cores or optimized hard cores, this embedded chip is compatible with a wide range of processes and manufacturing flows. The embedded chip delivers approximately 600 million instructions per second (MIPS) per watt of consumed power, including the cache operation. Code named Jade, this 32-bit RISC processor core is optimized for low-power, battery-operated systems and for running fully compatible codes with R3000 instructions at a 200 MHz clock speed while only consuming two milliwatts per MHz.
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R4= confirmed by at least 1 other legit source plus the use of multiple quotes in a way other than twisting them to fit into a theory
R3= the use of 1 quote taken wildly out of context meshed with info copied and pasted straight from TIOPS
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Brussels, 24 July 2013
New rules on Payment Services for the benefit of consumers and retailers
In order to adapt EU payments market to the opportunities of the single market and to support the growth of the EU economy, the European Commission adopted today a package including:
Internal Market and Services Commissioner Michel Barnier said: "Today, the payment market in the EU is fragmented and expensive with a cost of more than 1% of EU GDP or €130 billion a year. These are costs our economy cannot afford. Our proposal will promote the digital single market by making internet payments cheaper and safer, both for retailers and consumers. And the proposed changes to interchange fees will remove an important barrier between national payment markets and finally put an end to the unjustified high level of these fees."
Vice President Joaquín Almunia added: "The interchange fees paid by retailers end up on consumers' bills. Not only are consumers generally unaware of this, they are even encouraged through reward systems to use the cards that provide their banks with the highest revenues. Complementing the enforcement of antitrust rules, the regulation capping interchange fees will prevent excessive levels of these fees across the board. A level playing field will be created for payment services providers, new players will be able to enter the market and offer innovative services, retailers will make big savings by paying lower fees to their banks, and consumers will benefit through lower retail prices."
The revised Payment Services Directive brings a number of new important elements and improvements to the EU payment market:
The Regulation on interchange fees, combined with the revised PSD, will introduce maximum levels of interchange fees for transactions based on consumer debit and credit cards and ban surcharges on these types of cards. Surcharges are the extra charge imposed by some merchants for the payment by card and are common notably for purchases of airline tickets. When interchange fees are capped for consumer cards, retailers' costs for card transactions will be substantially reduced and surcharging will no longer be justified.
During a transition period of 22 months, caps on interchange fees for debit and credit cards will apply to cross-border transactions, i.e. when a consumer uses his card in another country, or when a retailer uses a bank in another country. Thereafter these caps will also apply to domestic transactions. The caps are set at 0.2% of the value of the transaction for debit cards and 0.3% for credit cards. These levels have already been accepted by competition authorities for a number of transactions with cards branded MasterCard, Visa and Cartes Bancaires. For the cards that are not subject to the caps (mainly commercial cards issued to businesses and three party schemes such as American Express or Diners), retailers will be able to surcharge for them or to refuse to accept them. In this way, the costs imposed by these expensive cards can be passed directly on to those who benefit from them rather than being borne by all consumers.
Interchange fees are included in the retailers' costs of receiving card payments and are ultimately paid by consumers through higher retail prices. They are unseen by consumers but cost retailers and ultimately consumers tens of billions of euros every year. The level of the interchange fees varies widely between the Member States, which suggests that they do not have a clear justification and create an important barrier between the national payment markets. Capping the interchange fees will reduce costs for retailers and consumers and help to create an EU-wide payments market. This should also encourage innovation and give more scope for payment providers to offer new services.
The review of the EU payments framework, especially the Payment Services Directive (PSD), and the responses to the Commission's Green Paper 'Towards an integrated European market for card, internet and mobile payments' in 2012 (see IP/12/11), led to the conclusion that further measures and regulatory updates, including adjustments to the PSD, are required. This would help the payments framework to better serve the needs of an effective European payments market, fully contributing to a payments environment which nurtures competition, innovation and security. Modernisation of the legislative framework for retail payments was also defined as one of the key actions of the Commission Single Market Act II.
This package responds to major changes in the way Europeans shop and pay. Almost every account holder in the EU possesses a debit payment card and 40% also own a credit card. 34% of EU citizens already shop on the internet and more than 50% possess a smartphone1,which allows them to access the world of mobile payments. Some economy sectors – like the travel industry – even make most of their sales on the internet2.
At the same time, the EU market for cards, internet and mobile payments remains fragmented and faces important challenges that hinder its further development and slow down the EU growth potential (such as divergent cost of payments for consumers and merchants, differences in technical infrastructures or the inability of payment providers to agree on the implementation of common technical standards).
Furthermore, while card payments are becoming more and more widespread, the still prevailing "interchange fees" (fees paid by banks to each other for each card payment) business model promotes high inter-bank fees and impacts costs for retailers and ultimately prices for consumers. It also prevents the emergence of new players.
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Local artists ignored
Regarding Friday's article "Film contends Sarasota neglects its own artists": I moved to the Sarasota-Bradenton area 10 years ago because my paintings were selling so well to Florida buyers from a gallery in San Francisco. The gigantic cosmic joke, of course, was that once I was here, I was considered a "local" and the sales stopped coming. Did the artwork change? Did the artist change? No, the ZIP code changed.
Over the years I have tried to launch many initiatives to support myself and local artists in the face of a lack of professional galleries willing to show our work. I hit the wall with every attempt. People in art-related jobs are entrenched bureaucrats more worried about their jobs than about showcasing local artists or doing anything meaningful to promote the arts.
Retirees who come here are downsizing and want to eat out, go to the beach and be entertained. They will support performing arts venues before supporting visual arts venues. Maybe they have "enough" art on their walls. I never imagined a place that congratulated itself so heartily about being an arts community would do virtually nothing to support the professional artists in their communities. People serious about their art as a vocation either cultivate a market outside this geographical region or move altogether.
Cultural Coast is a joke to those of us struggling to make a living as artists. But, gee, it sounds good in the tourist brochures, doesn't it?
Vick Vercauteren
Sobriety tests fail
Your coverage of the Sally Adams case brings to mind an experience I had as a foreman of the jury in a Sarasota DUI case some years ago. During our deliberations, I instructed all members of the jury to take the field sobriety test. Not one of us, and two of the jurors were young women in their 30s, could pass the heel-to-toe walking or balance tests. Since Ms. Adams apparently was denied access to a Breathalyzer at the scene, she might reasonably have concluded that she was a victim of a false arrest.
Ronald F. Cota
Blow's liberal bias clear
Charles Blow's column (May 23) shows a bias based on trying to ignore the long-term implications of actions identified as "scandals."
The facts are clear around the IRS's overzealous inquisition of conservative groups and was denounced by both liberals and conservatives. Blow's attempt to minimize the IRS's behavior by attacking conservatives shows his shallow thinking.
He attacks the conservatives for their reaction to the intimidation of AP reporters rather than attacking the intimidation. Laughable.
Benghazi is written off as a small blip, ignoring the fact that four Americans were killed because of poor security and the clear evidence that the administration played games with the true cause.
The fact that Blow spends most of the article attacking the conservatives versus exploring the implications of our government's actions in each scandal shows a bias that should scare every American who wants the ability to pursue, life, liberty and happiness with the protection of the government, not blocked by the government.
The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.
Ray Rogers
We need adult leaders
Recently I participated in the Florida Driver Improvement Program in which we were instructed in Responsible Driving Strategies.
We learned that accidents often occur as a result of drivers "being in the child attitude state," where actions were dictated by emotion ("I was in a hurry") or the "parent attitude state," where the other driver is at fault ("He did not have the right of way").
Accidents may be prevented by drivers having an "adult attitude state," where an alert driver identifies hazards, predicts the worst outcome, decides on an avoidance strategy, and executes.
If only we could get our elected representatives to steer our nation in an adult attitude state. Take the assault weapons issue: There is the child attitude state ("No one can take my guns away") and the parent attitude state ("If all gun owners behaved responsibly there would not be a problem"). So far, our representatives in Congress have not chosen to act in the adult attitude state ("Too many innocent people are hurt or injured by guns; let's make it less likely that guns get into the wrong hands"). One can do a similar attitude-state analysis for many political issues.
Elect politicians who will steer our nation like adults.
Bruce R. Dayton
Red-light morality tale
I feel very fortunate that I didn't have to see a young woman killed by a driver running a red light.
Recently I was at the traffic light at University Parkway and Longwood Run Boulevard across from the entry to University Park. I was westbound waiting to turn left onto Longwood Run. I saw a young woman jogger come from my right out of University Park. She crossed the westbound three lanes -- no cars were westbound -- and as she approached the three eastbound lanes, all the University Parkway lights turned red.
She kept running into the first lane and looked to her right just as a driver was accelerating to about 60 mph and coming through the red light. She landed on her left foot and tried to stop leaning into the center lane with her arms in the air as the car whizzed by, missing her by inches.
I do not know how she was able to avoid being hit and most certainly killed. She managed to keep her balance and she ran on across the road and down Longwood Run.
I realized that at that moment two lives had been saved, the life of the runner and the life of the driver. Plus, I also know that if she was hit, I would never have been able to forget. The morale of the story is: Please, please stop running red lights!
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I can not say how much I LOVE Mark. Hes just amazing (even though I really dont know him) And I LOVED Fear so much. When I first rented it I watched it so many times the tape started getting messy. The only thing I didnt like was when the dog died. See I get all emotional when an animal dies. I cant help it and Kaiser was soo cute..but anyways Fear is my FAVORITE movie besidez Dragon Slayer. I just fell in love with it I dont know why. Not to mention theres this street where I lived named 'Logan' like who cares but just thought I'd say that.
My favorite part in the movie where me and my cuzins crack up laughin is when Margo and Nicole and David and the rest of them get ready to go to the fair and Margo is talkin to Steve and she bends over tryin to get his attention (with a SUPER mini skirt) and David is tring not to laugh. He looks soo cute no matter what he does. But I swear I just freak at the end when Nicole stabs him and then he gets throw out the window. Man I just cant stand to even think about it. The sound of his bones cracking as he hits the concret driveway with such force and as blood seeps through his mouth. Its just uggh :*(
But like some of you say I dont care what David would have did I would have stayed with him. Cuz there was only 1 set-back and that was when he did Margo. But he obviously cared about Nicole if he died for her! Reese is soo lucky! I love her so much (not like that) shes one of my favorite actress not to mention is so **** lucky to get to work with Mark Walhberg,not to mention shes got a kid with Ryan Phillppe!!!
Anyway like I said before I love Mark,not just becuz hes cute but becuz of his personalaty and everything. Hes just the picture of a perfect guy to me. Too bad hes almost 30
But he'll look good with hes 50! You rule forever baby!!!
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MaRkIzMyPaSsIoN I totally agree with you on the part where Mark is trying not to laugh...aww he looked so cute.
I think Mark has a big heart. Even though i haven't met him, I've read about things he has done. I mean from trying to get his friends jobs to even signing autographs for screaming fans. Tgis might sound corny but I really look up to him as a role model cause he change his life around Mark is an example of how anything is possible if you put your mind to it. As hot as he is, I think there is much more to him
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I agree with you when you say that that is your favortie part!!! He Looks incredibly adorable when he is smiling cuz' the Dad is looking at her butt!!!!! I love him sooo much!
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I have to admit it. Mark Wahlberg is sooooo HOT. I just fell in love with Fear. He is so sexy and sweet in that movie, they way he loves Nicole. I love the way he says Mr. Walker. I die everytime I hear him say that. I think he looks really cute and innocent when they have Nicole's dad, and he comes infront of the door so that you can see his face through the hole in it while he's asking Laura to open the door. he would have made the perfect boyfriend if only he wasn't so protective and jealous of Nicole. He's body is especially nice. I'm lloking forward to the movie he's making with Brad Pitt and george Clooney. I hope that he becomes real popular. Not a lot of people know about him, they refer to him as the guy in Fear. it's too bad he's almost 30.
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I just totally fell in love with Mark in this movies hes so cute in it (just as cute in all his movies) He looks so good when he is trying not to laugh in that seen with Margo and Steve.
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yeah i liked "Fear" and i get what you guys are saying about Mark bein' a role model. no iffence to him but he's not a role model to me cuz i mean i know my life will never change i mean we just moved from Dorchester like 6 months ago and i still haven't adjusted andi'm too much in the same situations as him i mean i've gotten in trouble wit the law and i'm just always gonna be a street kid. i'd be surprised if i lived pass 20. i mean my mom tries to be my best friend not my mom and i don't have a dad. i mean there's no way i could go to college my mom barely takes care of herself so... he's not really a role model to me he's more of a used to be street kid that got somewhere (pure luck) i mean i got luck, tons of luck, it's all bad
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2003 Long Meadow Ranch "Peter's Vineyard" Sangiovese
Napa Valley, California
A weekend guest brought this wine, and I have to tell you that when I saw 'Napa' and 'Sangiovese' I thought "uh oh". Well, my fears were entirely ungrounded, as this wine is excellent. Excellent, that is, in it's own right and without further qualification, though it's also easily the best non-Italian sangiovese I've ever had, too. Highly aromatic nose--the kind that makes you want to just sniff, not sip--of cherries, berries, herbs and tea, and all those on the palate with a sweet sandalwood finish. Medium bodied with elegant acidity and no noticeable oak. A real bright spot on the bleak Cal-Ital horizon, but sadly very small production (I was told 150 cases) and not available off the Ranch.
1998 Beckman Cabernet Sauvignon
(Paso Robles?), California
25 dinner guests last Friday night brought a plethora of wines, and I only had time to stop at the wine table and grab quick samples. Most of the wines were thoughtful choices, but under the circumstance most were also of the "okay, move on" variety. This Beckman cab was one of the few that stood out from the pack. Prior history with Beckman has been scant but good--the few Beckmans I've had have been notably restrained for a hot area prone to jamminess and generous oak--but even then this Cabernet was an eye opener. Well balanced with good cabernet flavors, no spoof, no jam, and acquiring some nice elegance. Would seem to have a good life ahead of it.
1994 Von Strasser Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa, California
Another party wine. On the brown side and rather bretty. Not entirely unpleasant, but surprisingly advanced. I know it's owner keeps his wines in temperature controlled storage, but either this wine tanked way too soon or the wine got heat-damaged early in life. (Flavorwise, the latter would be my guess.)
1998 Reininger Cabernet Sauvignon
Washington State
I sure like this winery's wines; they seem to hold off on the oak and big fruit style popular in this state and and opt instead for Bordeauxish restraint. These wines seem to gain character as they age, too, and this one showed plummy fruit with some nice leathery secondary notes. Probably at peak.
1997 Woodward Canyon Artist Series Cabernet Sauvignon
Washington State
The gentleman who brought the Reininger also brought this wine, and he held this one back to pour later as something special. (Which I thought was a really classy touch, however I preferred the Reininger. ) Plummy fruit was overshadowed by toasted oak.
2005 Inniskillin Reserve Pinot Grigio
British Columbia
Another one of the delicious BC pinot gris, with fragrant white flower (night-blooming jasmine, actually) and hazelnut nose and lemony fruit on the palate.


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Reporting Valve Art 274B Flash Over
08/01/13 at 19:29:59
When I received my Taboo III this past April, Steve included the Valve Art 274B as the stock rectifier. Notwithstanding his belief that this is really a 5U4G, I can now report that I have seen it flash over twice in the last 24 hours. It looks like an quick electrical arc between the two heaters at the top of the tube. No noises associated with the brief flash overs. The tube itself had less than 50 hours use since I was alternating it with my Philips 5R4GYS rectifiers to see which I one I like better.
To play it safe, I have removed Steve's 274B and replaced it with one of the two new cryo'd Valve Art 274Bs I just received from Cryoset (and which I had ordered 2 days before the flash over of last night and this afternoon). It looks like I should have waited a little longer before purchasing more VA 274Bs.
I do enjoy the VA 274Bs lively open sound.
I put the second new VA 274B in my CSP+. They both turned on the first time without flash overs. It will be interesting to see if they last longer given the cryo treatment.
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This may be related or not. I reported arcing rectifiers on my tori long ago using the stock ruby's that came with it (1.5 years ago?). I was comparing left and right channels by turning the power off and on alternately per channel. I'd notice arcing in the rectifier on power up. I realized this never happened when the amp was cold (off for quite a while). It only happened when powering on immediately after powering off. The only differences I can think of between the 'cold' vs 'warm' scenarios are some caps still have a charge in them, and all the cathodes are still warm too. My solution was: don't power cycle the tori in short durations like this. No arching with normal use. No dead rectifiers yet.
My se84ckc has the 274B in it. never see it arc. But guess what, I just tried it. I just turned it off for 1 second (it's still playing music actually). turned power back on, and there's a tiny amount of arcing.
for me, any of these rectifiers arc when powered up shortly after powering off (ie: when you're looking for an arc).
Anyway, I just don't do this anymore.
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Thanks for the info.
But, in my case, the arcing occurred after the amp had been off all day or all night since it happened once at night and once during the day. I rarely, if ever, cycle my tube equipment on/off as you described. I force myself to wait, at least 30 minutes for everything to cool down if I'm doing any tube rolling, which is infrequent.
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Terrine in French is a jellied dish. It's usually made of meat or seafood but today I made it exclusively vegetarian as an opportunity to experiment with the Redwood Hill Farm and Green Valley Organics products I recently received. Several of the people in my family are lactose-intolerant, so the combination of goat dairy products from Redwood Hill Farm and lactose-free cow dairy products is a real blessing. But the kefir, sour cream and yogurts are not just serviceable substitutions; these are some of the best dairy products I've ever used.
I created 3 layers respectively made with black beans and raw goat milk feta cheese, artichoke pesto; and sun-dried tomatoes and goat milk Cheddar cheese. I used agar agar, a seaweed substitute for gelatin, so the terrine would keep its shape together. To complete the dish, I drizzled it with tamarind chutney. Needless to say I've had a blast cooking with and tasting the products, and if you're lucky enough to win, you will too!
This is the last day of our 25 Days of Giveaways. Enter and you could win a prize valued at $100 (I picked my favorites from Redwood Hill Farm's selection of artisan cheeses also available for sale online at http://www.redwoodhill.com/
Make sure you're a fan of PhamFatale Facebook fan page, Green Valley Organics and Redwood Hill Farms or follow @Phamfatalecom and tweet about this giveaway. To make it easy, you can just copy and paste this tweet if you'd like: "$100 RHF & GVO #Giveaway from @Phamfatalecom and @gvolactosefree: http://bit.ly/sp4V7y".
PS: Also, the first 100 people to submit their address and the comment "Pham Fatale" on the Green Valley Organics contact page will receive a coupon for a free cup of yogurt! Hurry to get your coupon (the offer ends on 12/31)!
Ma petite poupée! (My little doll).
PPS: I have one other announcement to make today and it's that my husband Lulu and I welcomed our first child into the world recently. She's a very healthy little girl and she's quite a handful. The folks at Redwood Hill Farms were so sweet to send me a tee-shirt for her to wear, and I thought I'd share the picture with you. She will definitely be a Redwood Hill Farm kid. Merry Christmas everyone!
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Vegetarian Agar Panna Cotta Recipe
Panna cotta is probably the easiest vegetarian appetizer to prepare once you've figured out how to deal with agar agar. It's all about the liquid to powder ratio. In case you don't know, agar agar is a seaweed substitute for gelatin. I've created several savory and sweet panna cottas in the past using it.
Like other gelatin-based products, panna cotta can be be formed in any shape you want. I shaped the ones I made today in verrine glasses. I layered this panna cotta with red hummus, broccoli florets, baby spinach leaves, morel mushrooms and sugar plum tomatoes. Assembling them is very simple and they can be prepared in advance. Serve this panna cotta with a large salad and a baguette and you've got yourself a delicious, light meal.
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Terrine de Legumes (Vegetable Pate Recipe)
Terrine de légumes is another attempt on my part to share one of my favorite French "meat" dishes with my husband Lulu, who's a vegetarian. Pâté en terrine, in French, is a jellied meatloaf, so instead, I created a multi-layered vegetable terrine made of black lentils (for protein), grilled asparagus, crimini mushrooms, mozzarella and sun-dried tomatoes. The jellied part of the terrine is replaced by a mixture of goat milk and agar agar.
I dressed the terrine with spicy parsley vinaigrette and decorated it with roasted chestnuts. You won't miss the meat!
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Has anyone every answered why on slow days Logger's Run is the flume of choice to open instead of Yankee Clipper?
I've never seen them alternate which ride runs. Is it purely people like Loggers better because of the dip? Is there a staffing issue, does YC require more staff? Is it a maintenance issue? More logs than boats?
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I learned that a long walk and calm conversation are an incredible combination if you want to build a bridge.
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by Elise Seyfried
"The fantasy is that there exists a small restaurant in the sticks, run by funny, civilized, delightful people who become your good friends, and almost no one else knows about them. I used to fantasize such people. Now I know them."—John McPhee
Question: Are you doing what you really love?
Is your job a joy or a burden to you? A calling or a fallback? What would you do if you dared to go where your heart calls you?
When my husband, Steve, and I were on our long tour of performing children's theatre in the Northeast, we had to be pretty darned flexible in the eating department. Pulling into a tiny burg after 7 p.m., the only dinner to be had sometimes was a Slim Jim (or the like) at the local convenience store. So perhaps you can understand our excitement when we stumbled upon the real deal — a very special, largely undiscovered dining place.
One day on the road, I read a long piece in the New Yorker magazine, a profile of a mystery chef identified only as "Otto." He emphatically did NOT want notoriety. ("Otto" was an alias.) His restaurant, according to writer John McPhee, was located more than five miles but fewer than 100 miles from midtown Manhattan. Other clues were few and far between.
In rhapsodic terms McPhee described the place, the site of the best meals he had ever consumed. Otto was a stickler for quality, traveling almost daily to the Fulton Fish Market in New York City. His wife was pastry chef, conjuring wonders from sugar, chocolate and cream. His small but adoring clientele traveled great distances to partake of this amazing culinary bounty. The article was, to say the least, tantalizing; who was Otto? Where was this heavenly restaurant?
As amateur "foodies," we were keenly interested, and followed the story as it unfolded. Within the week, Mimi Sheraton, then influential food critic of the New York Times, had blown Otto's cover. Thanks to her network of sources, she had determined that the exalted eating spot was the Bullhead restaurant in Shohola, Pa. (the corner of the Poconos where New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania meet). "Otto" was a man named Alan Lieb, and his patissière wife was Ronnie. Gleefully, Sheraton unmasked the mystery man and his entourage.
Well, there was only one thing left to do, of course — travel to Shohola and eat there! We feared that publicity-shy Lieb would soon pull up stakes, so we called immediately for a reservation. Spring break was coming up, and, as luck would have it, we were touring schools in western Pennsylvania. We invited our dear friend, John Carter, to join us. John was coming up from Georgia and would meet us at the Bullhead on the appointed night.
We pinched our pennies (this was sure to cost a fortune) and marked off the wait on the calendar. Finally, the day came. We finished our afternoon performance and drove. And drove. And drove. Darn. Pennsylvania is big. We pulled into the parking lot in the dark. But wait. There was only one car in the driveway. What was going on?
Tentatively, we knocked. A pause. Then the door swung open, and there was our buddy John, wineglass in hand. He greeted us with, "We're the only customers tonight! It's Passover, and most of his customers are Jewish! Come on in!"
There followed the most incredible meal of my life. Succulent appetizers were followed by main courses to die for. We ate and drank and celebrated, fully aware of how rare and special this opportunity was. By the time dessert (chocolate hazelnut dacquoise) arrived, we were sated. Time for the great reckoning — the cost? The menu had no prices. We mentally bid our entire vacation stash adieu. This meal was worth the grilled cheese we'd consume for the next month; right?
But then, something amazing happened. Alan, chef extraordinaire, appeared. He sat down at our table and poured a glass of wine. His wife, Ronnie, joined us as well. Over the next two hours, we visited with this remarkable couple, learning the path that had taken these two talented Europeans to a remote corner of the Northeast U.S. Their passion for preparing food was palpable; they truly loved their work and asked for no "thank you" beyond the appreciation of their diners. They asked about us and seemed genuinely interested in John's budding journalism career and our adventures in theatre.
Midnight. No more delay — check, please! Alan produced the bill. $60. Total. For the three of us. Why? The food rivaled the best of New York, Paris, Rome. But, young as we were, we didn't question. We just paid, with much gratitude.
Over the next few years we returned to the Bullhead several times. We never had a meal that wasn't spectacular — and never got a bill that wasn't amazingly reasonable. Once we came to town when the restaurant was closed, and the Liebs invited us to their house for dinner (spectacular, as expected.)
Eventually, alas, we lost touch. I have no idea where Alan and Ronnie are today. But I think of them often, this couple who followed their passion. Wanting no fame, just the chance to do what they loved. Feeding people was their joy, their calling. And if they had three diners or 100, it didn't matter. They put out the same effort.
We all have our passion, our talent, our reason to be. Life is so short. There's no time to waste.
Let's get cooking.
Elise Seyfried is Director of Spiritual Formation at Christ's Lutheran Church in Oreland. She is also an actress, wife, mother of five and co-author (with husband, Steve) of 15 plays for children. She can be contacted through www.eliseseyfried.com.


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Communication Breakdown.
Do your local authority departments talk to each other?
Mine don't, here's why.
My road is quite short, 40+ terraced houses leading onto a very busy suburban High Street and parking is a premium. Day time it is used as a car park for local shop workers, evenings for the pub on the corner. I can only usually park near my house between 6-8pm.
This week highways resurfaced the road and re painted the markings. Problem is that there were 2 disabled bays along the road designated to the occupants adjacent, very worn away and hardly visible, both residents relating to the bays had passed away a long time ago and us locals would use these bays knowing that their condition made them invalid and that were no longer needed. You guessed it, re painted brilliant white and now 2 premium parking spaces gone for a few more years.
It would not have taken much for management to check if the bays were still valid or is there some sort of time scale or procedure to remove a disabled bay?
There is ample disabled parking in the area, very much under used and our local wardens will jump on you out of the blue for the slightest thing.
This may all sound a bit petty but getting home in the driving rain knowing that you face a long walk when there could be space by your house is not funny.
Local authority has rejected requests for residential parking numerous times.
After tomorrow I have a few weeks off and I bet that's how long it will take just to find out who to speak to, I shouldn't have to be doing that in the first place if departments talked! I have had dealings with Birmingham local authority & council in the past and on some issues never got a result in 5 years of endless communications.
One such incident related to damaged section of curb that always led to a 2-3 inch build up of water outside mine and both sides on the pavement outside our doors, we open out onto the street. 2 years after all of us doing our best led to a curb repair, this resulted in a dip further along the pavement leaving one resident getting flooded regularly. Still not resolved but moved along so I am not involved.
Gave up on the tree growing in a rear access alleyway, nobody can find out who is responsible for the land so after 5 years I am now just waiting for the thing to fall over in high wind so I can claim on insurance if any damage. Had 3 successive local councillors out on this one and parks department and planning, no one has responsibility for the tree, told to sort it out ourselves, would cost hundreds if not more due to size of tree and limited access.
I sympathise, red tape and officialdom can be extremely wearing at times.
Regarding parking, is not only a nightmare for the public, but the council's and police as well. Everyone wants to park right outside the homes or property, and this can sometimes include families with two or more cars.
In the days of terraced houses, the streets were not planned for motor vehicles to the extent that is required nowadays, hence pavement obstructions causing all sort of problems for pedestrians.
Quite a number of council's have looked at resident parking permits, but enforcement is an ongoing problem, especially when visitor's are required to have 'occasional' permits.
Perhaps worth a mention, but some council's are putting in disabled only bays, which do not meet legal requirements?.
Having done some research I have found that there are 2 types of residential disabled parking bays. 1, Enforced, has a wheelchair marking on the road and a road side sign, blue badge holders only. 2, Advisory, only has the wheelchair road marking, anyone can park.
Both of the bays in my road are advisory, I will make use of the one opposite my house as often as I can. You do not have to display a blue badge in an advisory disabled bay, they rely on respect only. As both residents relating to the bays have passed on I will make full use of them as others often leave the spaces empty.
With this in mind I will not make any effort towards their removal as I now see them to my advantage.
Treat those parking spots like a piece of gold. It won't be long before the complaints start coming in, and the council does something about it.
The next thing will be 'unnecessary obstruction' of footpaths etc, which at present the police attend to, but according to the government minister Norman Baker, local byelaws should cover this issue, and it would then be the council's responsibility for fines and removal.
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Opinions about Obamacare are improving even in congressional districts held by Republicans, according to a new poll.
But opponents of the Affordable Care Act in those districts still outnumber those in favor of the law.
The poll may draw fire from Republicans since it was conducted by a Democratic firm, Democracy Corps. The firm did not comment about how Republicans might view the results, and a representative said there would be a call to discuss the poll Monday afternoon.
But attitudes about President Barack Obama's signature health law are changing, according to the poll, which was shared in advance with the Huffington Post. The poll finds 43% of respondents in districts held by a GOP member of Congress say they oppose the health law because it "goes too far." That's down five points from December.
Overall, more respondents want to "implement and fix" the health-care law than want to "repeal and replace" it, the same poll found. The latest results find 52% want to fix the law versus the 49% who said the same thing in December. And 42% now want to repeal Obamacare compared to 45% in December.
The Huffington Post says Obamacare seems headed toward majority-support status in Democratic districts.
The poll comes as some Democratic candidates are growing more vocal about supporting the landmark health-care law. "There's definitely a shift on the Affordable Care Act from defense to offense," Rep. Steve Israel of New York said recently. He heads the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
Meanwhile, even if Republican-held congressional districts dislike the law less, the GOP hasn't let up on its attacks. Just see this tweet from Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus:
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Klaus1 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 15 designs submitted by 5 freelance designers.
We are a SaaS company with an online solution for registration online execution of distance based sport events. Company is formed from a merger of a Major distributor of Sports Timing Hardware and a market leading software company in the Scandinavian market. We aim to cover all of Europe and move into the US in a few years.
All the users that register or view results, start list etc from our website.
Here are some examples of how the "old"/current website looks.
The current software company used the Brand Katana Online for the Online solution.
Something fun and colorful. Some kind of Trumin character might be an idea. Whether its an animal of semi humanoid I'm not sure. Some sort of cartoon character that symbolize the genius of the online solution.
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Investments Improve Access to Jobs, Promote Economic Development
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $15 million to help American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments invest in public transit to help improve access to employment centers and promote economic development on tribal lands.
"With unemployment among American Indians at an unacceptably high rate, reliable public transportation offers a vital link to jobs, training centers and other essential services," Secretary LaHood said. "The Obama Administration is committed to working with leaders in Indian country to improve transportation connections while boosting economic conditions and creating jobs in tribal communities."
The money, which is awarded through the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Tribal Transit Program, will provide grants to tribes in 25 states for 67 separate projects. The projects will focus on maintaining existing transit operations during the economic downturn and enhancing services for seniors and people with disabilities. In addition, some grants will be used to plan or launch new bus, van and commuter service in rural communities that have never been served by public transit before.
"For people who live in rural communities and on tribal lands, access to reliable, affordable public transit is a lifeline," said FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff. "We're committed to ensuring that every American Indian or Alaskan native who needs a ride to earn a paycheck, attend school, see the doctor, or buy groceries has that opportunity."
Eligible grant recipients under the Tribal Transit Program include federally -recognized American Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages, groups, or communities, as identified by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Department of the Interior. Some projects receiving money include the following.
- The Quechen Indian Tribe along the California-Arizona border will receive $232,000 for new transit service on the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation to improve access to employment, education, health services and recreational opportunities between Fort Yuma and Winterhaven.
- The Citizen Potawatomi Nation in Central Oklahoma will receive $450,000 to increase the on-demand transit services it provides to seniors, tribal elders, persons with disabilities and others with little or no transportation options to meet basic needs such as medical appointments, grocery and clothes shopping, jobs and adult continuing education.
- The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will receive $140,000 to continue providing night service, consisting of five routes six nights a week, serving the Qualla Boundary portion of the Cherokee Indian Reservation in Western North Carolina. The service provides safe transportation for those who work at night, as well as for evening shopping and activities.
The Federal Transit Administration reviewed 116 project applications for the Tribal Transit Program, representing more than $41.6 million in funding requests from tribal transit providers across the country.


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Press Release
Alaska Department of Law Criminal Division Announces Honors
November 12, 2013
(Anchorage, Alaska) - The Department of Law recently presented several Criminal Division employees with awards for their service to the State of Alaska. Attorney General Michael Geraghty presented the awards at a conference of all state prosecutors and victim/witness paralegals. These awards are to acknowledge some of the attorneys and paralegals who have helped to further the mission of the Department of Law in maintaining safe communities, supporting victims and witnesses of crime and holding offenders accountable.
The Prosecutor of the Year Award is given to an attorney who provides an exemplary model for others. The 2013 deserving recipient of this recognition is Assistant District Attorney Jean Seaton from the Sitka District Attorney Office. As the sole attorney in her office, Ms. Seaton provides capable team leadership and strong working relationships with law enforcement and defense attorneys. Her skill in working with others has resulted in the best possible outcomes for all concerned. This year Ms. Seaton handled high profile sexual abuse of a minor and domestic violence assault cases; often juggling back to back trials. Her competent professionalism has earned her universal respect.
The only Victim Witness Paralegal in the Nome District Attorney Office, Maureen Koezuna, was named Paralegal of the Year. Ms. Koezuna consistently keeps her office in good standing with members of the Bering Straits community and state agencies. With an ever ready sense of humor she manages volumes of evidence, keeps the office wheels turning and can track down witnesses with impressive skill.
A Team Award was presented to the Medicaid Fraud Unit, located in the Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals in Anchorage. This unit has seen an increase in cases prosecuted this year by an astounding 1,500%. Through efficient teamwork and collaboration with other state and federal agencies, this unit expects to recover over one million dollars in restitution to the state by the end of the year. The members of this outstanding team are: Assistant Attorney General Andrew Peterson, Internal Auditor Carrie Stickland, Investigators Mark Payne, Katie Paakki, Lowell Webb, Lance Anderson, Kandi Stewart and Margo Mandel and Law Office Assistant Avis Marbury.
Victim Witness Paralegal Ashley Carter, from the Anchorage District Attorney Office, received the Model of Excellence Award for her work on sexual assault cases. Ms. Carter has modeled how an effective paralegal can attend to organizing the details of a complex trial while working with victims and witnesses to explain the legal process, gain trust and build confidence. Her balance of professionalism and genuine emotional connection with victims and families has been pivotal to the success of many an emotionally charged case.
Two attorneys received the Making a Difference Award for efforts that have positively impacted their communities. Assistant District Attorney Amy Williams, from the Juneau District Attorney Office, received this award for addressing the need for more trained health professionals to respond to victims of sexual assault. Ms. Williams was able to secure grant funding for the recruitment and training of ten new certified sexual assault nurse examiners. This significant increase in services will insure that crucial evidence is obtained to support the successful prosecution of sexual assault crimes.
Thomas Aliberti, an Assistant District Attorney in the Bethel District Attorney Office, was also awarded the Making A Difference honor. Mr. Aliberti has brought a high level of collaboration and caring to his work in the upper Yukon River villages, where he is well known. By building solid and respectful relationships with members of law enforcement, victims and citizens, he has shown how one person can create an atmosphere of excellence that raises the quality of criminal prosecution in an entire region.
The Department of Law Criminal Division congratulates all of its 2013 award recipients. Members of the public who are interested in more information about the Department of Law are encouraged to visit our website at www.law.alaska.gov.
Attached are photographs of the honorees, along with a description below of who is in the photograph from left to right:
Attorney General Mike Geraghty, Prosecutor of the Year Jean Seaton, Deputy Attorney General Rick Svobodny
Attorney General Mike Geraghty, Paralegal of the Year Maureen Koezuna, Deputy Attorney General Rick Svobodny
Attorney General Mike Geraghty, Assistant Attorney General Andrew Peterson, Deputy Attorney General Rick Svobodny
Attorney General Mike Geraghty shaking hands with Assistant Attorney General Andrew Peterson. Deputy Attorney General Rick Svobodny in background.
Assistant District Attorney Amy Williams
Attorney General Mike Geraghty, Assistant District Attorney Thomas Aliberti, Deputy Attorney General Rick Svobodny
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WANTED (a communication professional to save WikiLeaks and) JULIAN ASSANGE
Stockholm Criminal Court warrants, rumors that the US Senate will dub Julian Assange a "transnational threat", conspiracy theories, and all other charges aside, the international transparency vessel that is WikiLeaks started sending out mayday signals the day that Daniel Domscheit-Berg (alias Daniel Schmitt) stepped down as spokesperson for WikiLeaks. I believe that many of the organizations problems began when founder and spokesperson became one-and-the-same.
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- Stockholm Criminal Court
- spokesperson
- Ravi Somaiya
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Quick Overview
- Designed primarily for planetary observation but great for deep sky objects too
- Wide 58 degree Field of View (FOV) in 2.5mm to 25mm focal lengths
- Comfortable eye relief averaging 16mm across the series
- Exceptional at nearly eliminating lateral color aberration and light scatter while retaining excellent sharpness, contrast and definition
- Modified Plossl design with five lenses in three groups (except for the 20mm which has four groups)
- In field use, perform as well as other, more expensive Orthoscopic and Plossl eyepieces
- Excellent fit and finish with fully multicoated lenses and flat black anodized internal baffles and field stop
Product Details
Outstanding Planetary and Lunar Eyepieces
These BST 1.25" fully multicoated (FMC) eyepieces give maximum detail and definition across the entire 58 degree field of view (FOV). A great value, these eyepieces are exceptional at nearly eliminating lateral color aberration and light scatter often associated with more expensive eyepieces that are better suited for deep space objects. Though primarily made for planetary observation, these eyepieces still excel when viewing deep sky objects.
More expensive eyepieces that have similar wide fields of view need many exotic glass elements to achieve that wide view - as many as 9 lenses or more. More lenses mean more cost and more glass, which attenuates the amount of light you see. That also means there are more air-to-glass surfaces that can scatter light - reducing contrast and sometimes causing multiple reflections (ghosting) when viewing very bright objects such as the Moon and planets. Extra lenses can also mean compromises in the overall design that can often lead to other issues.One such issue of all that glass is lateral color aberration that appears as a cloud of false color around bright objects. Another issue is light scatter seen as a distracting halo or glow around bright objects. This can also reduce contrast.
Each BST UWA Planetary eyepiece has 5 lens elements in 3 or 4 groups. These eyepieces provide high contrast, no scattered light, and the highest possible definition.
Comfortable Eye Relief
The eyepiece eye relief averages around 16mm for the entire series. The 25mm eyepiece features 20mm of eye relief. Even the 2.5mm eyepiece has almost 17mm of eye relief! Experienced observers will truly appreciate such generous eye relief at significant magnifications.
Excellent Fit and Finish
These eyepieces are fully internally baffled and all internal spacers have antireflection microbaffles on their edges with flat black anodizing to reduce reflections. Every air to glass surface is broadband multicoated for peak light transmission and outstanding contrast on subtle lunar and planetary detail. The lens edges are blackened to eliminate internal reflections.
Each eyepiece has a flexible rubber fold-down eyeguard. Dust covers are provided for both ends of each eyepiece. A groove is machined into the nose piece barrel to ensure the eyepiece is less likely to fall out of the diagonal or focuser.
Please Note: While these eyepieces look similar to the TMB / TMB II ED eyepieces (and are also sold by some other sellers incorrectly under the TMB label), they are not the same as or copies of the 6-element TMB eyepieces. The factory making these eyepieces just uses the same external housing for the eyepieces.
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The proper application of circuit protective devices is crucial in the design and construction of a safe and reliable power distribution system. On the one hand, we use fuses and circuit breakers to protect electrical equipment. But when it comes to safeguarding persons from injury, ground-fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) are the item of choice. But are these devices really providing the full-time protection everyone thinks they are? The answer may surprise you.
Pass & Seymour/Legrand first introduced the GFCI to the electrical market more than 30 years ago. Initially, the NEC only required you to install a GFCI for temporary wiring at construction sites, underwater swimming pool lights, and in dwelling unit bathrooms. But in recent years, Code requirements have expanded to include many other areas, including commercial occupancies, fountains, and swimming pools. According to the National Electrical Safety Foundation, an estimated 400 million GFCIs have since been installed in homes and most private residences, apartments, hotels, motels, and public facilities.
But recent research and testing by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) indicates approximately 10% of installed GFCIs in their sample group continued to supply power without providing ground-fault protection. Another study, conducted by the American Society of Home Inspectors, revealed 19% of GFCI receptacles inspected didn't provide protection. The number of people depending on these devices makes these numbers particularly alarming.
In many cases, damage to the internal transient voltage surge suppressors that protect the GFCI sensing circuit is responsible for failure of the device. This is especially true in areas of high lightning activity, such as Florida. Installing GFCI receptacles in wet or damp locations can also expose the devices' internal circuitry to corrosion. Miswiring the device — mistakenly reversing the line and load connections — is another problem. And exposure to radio frequencies has also caused devices to fail. And the real kicker is hardly anyone ever properly tests these devices before using them.
That's why UL has revised its standard for GFCIs, UL 943. The testing organization issued a press release on July 24, setting forth the following six revisions to the standard that will become effective Jan. 1, 2003:
A more stringent voltage surge test to ensure the device can handle a higher surge current.
A new corrosion test to demonstrate greater immunity to moist conditions.
An operating test to verify that proper operation of the GFCI cannot be prevented by manipulation of its controls.
A reverse line-load miswire test that requires the device to trip when miswired.
An abnormal overvoltage test that requires the GFCI not become a fire or shock hazard during extreme overvoltage conditions.
An increased requirement for GFCIs to operate properly after exposure to conducted radio frequencies.
Although these devices have served homeowners well for the past 30 years, UL's new requirements are meant to raise the bar and make them more robust and resistant to actual field conditions. But let's not lose sight of the most important issue of all — safety. Protecting human life, like the baby shown on the cover, is what it's really all about. For an in-depth report on this topic, be sure and turn to page 24 for this month's cover story, "Leaving a Mark," written by Senior Associate Editor Matthew Halverson.


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So I noticed one of our cats, Shoshona the Speckle-Bellied Monkey Cat, coughing and wheezing earlier. It didn't sound like the normal kind of hairball. I had also noticed yesterday that Shoshona had been mysteriously drawn to a particular corner of the living room, Blair Witch-style.
Mystery solved. I heard her hacking up, went over and discovered she'd thoughtfully placed a rather moist art installation near the couch.
Oh, I thought, just another hairball. Odd. Right in the middle of the pool...that looks like a green-covered head. Wait. That is a head.
Somehow, Shosh had managed to hack up the remains of an eaten lizard in such a way that the severed head and neck landed right-way up like some kind of horrible bust, with the disembodied tail curled artfully around the foundation. All coated in a substance a bit like yellow curry. It was all a bit like a miniature Hannibal Lecter-created tableau
Thank you Shosh for grossing me out. Thank you SO much.
Evil Monkey: Eh. I've done worse.


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WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency for about three years violated restrictions on checking U.S. telephone records for surveillance and misled judges on how the data was used, intelligence officials said.
The agency on a daily basis improperly checked a select list of phone numbers against databases containing millions of call records, without meeting the necessary standard, according to documents released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to privacy groups Tuesday in response to lawsuits.
The violations occurred between May 2006 and January 2009 and involved checks on as many as 16,000 phone numbers, including some based in the United States, said two senior intelligence officials with direct knowledge of how the program operated. They asked not to be identified in order to speak about sensitive matters.
The new disclosures add to evidence that U.S. intelligence agencies have violated legal and administrative restrictions on domestic spying. Lawmakers are considering new restraints on intelligence gathering programs.
"I think it's pretty damning," said Trevor Timm, a digital rights analyst with the San Francisco-based Electronic Frontier Foundation, one of the groups that sued the NSA. "This shows a larger pattern that a lot of times the NSA doesn't alert the court to serious privacy violations, whether they are intentional or unintentional, for years down the road."
The NSA collects bulk phone records, such as numbers and call durations, under Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act, which allows the government to compel U.S. companies to turn over "any tangible thing" that is relevant to a terrorism investigation.
Under rules imposed by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the agency must have "reasonable, articulable suspicion" that a phone number is believed to be connected to a terrorist plot in order to query it against the larger database of records.
Between May 2006 and January 2009, NSA analysts would query the database with thousands of numbers on an "alert list," the intelligence officials said. Those numbers didn't meet the necessary legal standard, the officials said.
The alert list grew from 3,980 in 2006 to 17,835 in 2009, one of the officials said. About 2,000 numbers on the list in 2009 met the necessary legal standard, the official said, meaning almost 16,000 didn't.
Furthermore, the NSA misled the court during those years by certifying that the necessary legal standard was being met for all numbers queried, the official said. Lawyers interacting with the court didn't understand what was being done under the program, the official said.
The NSA notified the court in January 2009 of the violations, the official said. Between March 2009 and September 2009 the court required the NSA to get approval for each number it wanted to query. In September of that year the court approved revised procedures that allowed the program to continue, the official said.
It wasn't the first time the NSA has acknowledged violations or that it misled the court.
The NSA said last month that some analysts deliberately ignored restrictions on their authority to spy on Americans multiple times in the past decade. Legal opinions declassified Aug. 21 revealed that the NSA intercepted as many as 56,000 electronic communications a year of Americans who weren't suspected of having links to terrorism, before the secret court that oversees surveillance found the operation unconstitutional in 2011.
In a declassified legal opinion from October 2011, the court said the agency misrepresented the scope of surveillance operations three times in less than three years.
A May 2012 internal government audit found more than 2,700 violations involving NSA surveillance of Americans and foreigners over a one-year period. The audit was reported Aug. 16 by the Washington Post, citing documents provided by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
The extent of the phone metadata program was exposed in June by Snowden, now in Russia under temporary asylum. He revealed a classified legal order compelling Verizon Communications Inc. to turn over the phone records of millions of customers to the NSA.
The administration acknowledged the phone metadata program involves multiple telecommunications companies in an Aug. 9 description of how the program works, without naming any other participating companies.
Today's disclosures were made in response to a judge's order in a freedom of information lawsuit brought by San Francisco-based Electronic Frontier Foundation, a civil liberties group that sued the Justice Department in 2011 for records about what private information the government is collecting under the USA Patriot Act.
The group filed the lawsuit after the government didn't respond to its requests to turn over documents describing its collection and surveillance efforts. In November the government asked U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, Calif.,. to toss the case, saying the EFF sought documents that were exempt from disclosure to protect national security.
The Justice Department said in a Sept. 5 court filing that it would release hundreds of pages to EFF, including orders and opinions of the surveillance court from January 2004 to June 2011 and other documents about the court's work. Gonzalez gave the government until Tuesday to turn the information over.
The government has collected "the details of every call made by every American" in violation of the Patriot Act, said Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., who helped write the 2001 law.
"The implications of this flawed interpretation are staggering," Sensenbrenner wrote in a Sept. 6 letter to Attorney General Eric Holder. "The logic the administration uses for bulk collection would seem to support bulk collection of other personal data."
Sensenbrenner also filed a legal brief Sept. 4 supporting a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union against the bulk collection program. He questioned whether the program could be used to build a national database of gun owners and violate the constitutional rights of Americans to keep arms.
The National Rifle Association, the largest U.S. gun-rights lobbying group, also filed a legal brief supporting the ACLU's motion for a preliminary injunction, which would halt the program until the case is decided.
—With assistance from Karen Gullo in San Francisco.


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The Atlanta Falcons recovered from a disappointing 2015, when they started 5-0 only to finish 8-8, to make it to the Super Bowl last season.
One year later, the Minnesota Vikings are trying to follow the same script. The Vikings also had an 8-8 finish following a 5-0 start in 2016. Now, they have the NFC's second-best record.
The Vikings will put their seven-game winning streak on the line Sunday when they face the Falcons, who have won three straight.
"I think we learned a lot from that experience," said linebacker Anthony Barr of Minnesota's 2016 collapse. "And I think we're better for it. I think all the adversity that was thrown our way, we may not have overcome it at the moment, but it built us stronger for moments like these."
The Vikings (9-2) took a three-game lead over Detroit in the NFC North by beating the Lions 30-23 last week. Minnesota boasts a high-scoring offense led by quarterback Case Keenum and a defense which ranks fifth in the league.
Keenum is 7-2 as a starter and has thrown 14 touchdown passes with five interceptions in that span.
The Falcons (7-4) are encouraged by their revived offense. Julio Jones was the key in last week's 34-20 win over Tampa Bay, catching 12 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns. Cornerback Xavier Rhodes is expected to lead the Vikings' coverage on Jones.
Running back Devonta Freeman, who has missed the last two games, could return this week after being cleared from the concussion protocol.
Falcons coach Dan Quinn said he's seen a renewed commitment from his team "to make sure our style of how we play really comes across clearly."
"About three weeks ago, we had discussed that wasn't coming through as clearly as we'd like," Quinn said. "A kick-ass run; the play-action that goes with it; effectiveness on third down offensively; defense that's driven by the turnovers; the physicality we want to play with; hits on the quarterback. We felt like over the last few weeks that identity offensively and defensively is more coming to life."


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iPhone users on AT&T received an email filled with tips on how to manage usage and save money while traveling internationally. With access to email, Visual Voicemail, safari and data using applications, it doesn't take much to rack up a very expensive bill while abroad. Instead of surprising you with a giant bill, AT&T has decided to give iPhone users some saving money strategies. Here they are:
- If you want to place calls but not use data, turn data roaming "OFF". This will block email, browsing, Visual Voicemail and downloads, but it will not block SMS or MMS messages. But feel free to use wifi; you can do so without accumulating any data charges.
- If you want to use data but not receive email automatically, turn Fetch New Data "OFF". This will allow you to have total control of your data usage because nothing will be synced or downloaded in the background without your solicitation.
- If you want to use data and track your usage while abroad, consider purchasing an International Data Package. The 20 MB package is $24.99 per month, the 50 MB package is $59.99 per month, the 100 MB package is $119.99 per month, and the 200 MB package is $199.99 per month. If you decide to purchase an international data package it is recommended to reset the usage tracker to zero so that you can estimate your data usage while abroad.
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May 2013, Volume 5, Issue 5
Check Your Calendars!!
Choose Privacy Week
May 1-7
National Library Legislative Day
May 7-8
Children's Book Week
May 13-19
BookExpo America
May 30– June 1, Javits Center, New York City
ALA 2013 Annual Conference & Exhibition
June 27– July 2, Chicago, Illinois
SD Festival of Books
Sept. 20-22, Deadwood
Tri-Conference: NDLA, MPLA, SDLA 2013
The Library: All Travelers Welcome
Sept. 25-27, Sioux Falls
Featured e-Resources of the Month
Genealogy eResources—where history is new
Welcome to the Cornerstone Archives. Find the current newsletter at sdslcornertsone.blogspot.com.
In this month's issue
Library Headlines
Brookings Public Library celebrates centennial
May Continuing Education Opportunities
Upcoming RACE webinars
Featuring Online Resources, and eBooks
More Continuing Education opportunities
Children's and YA Services
2012-2013 Prairie Bud and Prairie Pasque winners announced
YARP/SD Teen Choice Book Award winners
Get the word out on summer reading
Featured e-Resources of the Month
Genealogy eResources—where history is new
Grant Opportunities
Margaret Alexander Edwards Trust Grants
SDSL News & Highlights
(formerly Library Development)
OverDrive Digital Bookmobile schedules stops in SD
Serving people unable to read standard print
Board Talk
The real facts
By Daria Bossman, State Librarian
School Libraries
Best practices for labeling books in school libraries
Deadline nears for School Library Survey
School Library Boot Camp or bust…
What are We Reading?
face2face by David Lee King
Reviewed by Jane Healy
Why Didn't I Think of That?
Community collaboration: Brookings Public Library and the Brookings Area Genealogical Society
Book Portraits and Book Spine Poetry celebrate reading and learning at Douglas High School
Teen Tech Week maker space success at the Alexander Mitchell Public Library
Box Project helps patrons find series fast
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The Mets ended the first half with a sputter, but with optimism as they prepared to welcome Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes back to their lineup.
They started this 11-game road trip to start the second half as definite contenders in the NL East, but are ending it on a slide that could spell the end to their season.
They are 7 ½ games behind Atlanta and 1 ½ games behind Philadelphia. In fact, they are just as close to the Phillies as they are the Marlins.
In losing eight of 10 – and it should be nine of 10 – the Mets have batted .194 and averaged less than three runs a game.
"I'm not sure if it's a matter of what they are doing to us or what we're not doing,'' manager Jerry Manuel said. "We have to find a way to score some runs.''
Here's today's lineup:
Jose Reyes, SS
Luis Castillo, 2B
David Wright, 3B
Carlos Beltran, CF
Jason Bay, LF
Ike Davis, 1B
Jeff Francoeur, RF
Josh Thole, C
RA Dickey, RP


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From the air, a burning rice field is a sight to behold. A column of thick, white smoke mushrooms 300 to 400 feet into the air. The smoke drifts to the west on this bright, sunny day and spreads over a 20-mile area.
As the plane flies west, you can still see wisps of smoke from the burning field 40 to 50 miles away.
Having grown up in rice country, I've heard the arguments for burning off rice and wheat fields: It destroys disease pathogens that might overwinter; it removes debris that soaks up moisture and interferes with tillage operations….
I've also read conservation tillage studies showing the straw helps prevent wind and water erosion; the decomposing straw adds organic matter to the soil; the straw mat helps conserve moisture….
On this day when it hasn't rained in the Mid-South for more than a month, the grower had to obtain a permit exempting the field from a no-burn order. While that may seem like more unnecessary red tape, the permit serves a purpose.
Aside from the danger — an uncle died when smoke from a field not far from this one obscured his vision, and his truck ran off the road — the permit requires growers to keep water tanks and trucks on hand to prevent the fire from spreading to neighbors' fields.
Producers again are under pressure from rising input costs and low crop prices. And while it's tempting to take the easiest way out — such as burning off a field — others prefer the long-term approach of preserving resources, like crop residue.
Ironically, this plane travels to Arizona and a visit to the farm of Howard Wuertz, who is experimenting with growing cotton behind a wheat cover crop. It seems odd to encounter no-till cotton in the desert, but Wuertz believes the straw is helping improve soil conditions and the drip irrigation technology he has pioneered.
The trip occurs the same week the House is considering a disaster relief bill. It finally passed a measure but not before some ugly debate over who it would cover and how to pay for it.
While the administration-drafted bill provided aid only to farmers injured by hurricanes, Rep. Charlie Stenholm, the Agriculture Committee's ranking member, was able to expand coverage to other areas. But the added aid came with a price tag: A spending cap for the Conservation Security Program.
"There are no budget offsets for the aid that will go to Florida, but there are offsets for the aid that will go to farmers and ranchers in other parts of the country," Stenholm said. "The message sent by the House leadership is clear: The folks providing the nation's food and fiber who happen to live outside politically important Florida are in a separate and lower class."
As the week's events unfolded, you couldn't help but wonder if some in Washington weren't taking the easy way out on the hard work of conserving the nation's farming resources.
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