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This policy applies to information we collect:
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Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time, and if we make changes to this policy we will notify you by publication here. Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates. This policy is effective from November 6, 2012.
What we collect
When you visit the Website, We collect your IP address and standard web log information, such as your browser type and the pages you accessed on our Website.
When you create an account, We collect the following types of information from you:
- Owner information - owner name, date of birth, address, phone, email, and other similar information.
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When you use or access your Pay Anywhere account, We may collect additional information, including:
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- The location and other details related to your account transactions, including information about your device.
Before permitting you to use our Services, We may require you to provide additional information We can use to verify your identity or address or manage risk, such as your complete social security number or other information. We may also obtain information about you from third parties such as credit bureaus and identity verification services.
In order to perform to its specifications, the Services may regularly communicate with our hardware/software/servers during the normal course of operation and such hardware/software/servers will retrieve, process, transmit and store data and content from the Services and the devices which the Services are loaded onto. In addition, the Services may automatically send us crash reports from your device.
As part of your usage of Our Services, we may provide you the opportunity to share information about Our Services automatically with your contacts. This may include offering contact importer tools to facilitate adding to your contacts (including Facebook Friends and contacts in your address book) so that you can more readily communicate with your contacts about the Services. If we do this, we will ask for you permission at such time.
We and our contractors may track, collect and report aggregate data regarding user activity, Service usage or Web Site usage (via analytics software or otherwise) and We may use this data for commercial purposes, but we shall not share any personally identifiable information except as expressly specified herein or in the merchant agreement.
We and our contractors may collect and use technical data and information about our user's device and the system and application software incorporated on the device, to facilitate the provision of software updates, Service support and other services to Our customer (if any) related to the Services. We may use this information freely, including to improve its offerings or to provide services.
We may keep track of and store in log files some of the activities you participate in while using the Web Site. In some cases you are also taking an action when you provide information or content to us. When you access the Web Site from a computer, mobile phone, or other device, we may collect information from that device about your browser type, location, and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), pages visited, referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and click stream data. We use this information to analyze trends, to administer the site, to track users' movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.
Finally, We may collect additional information from or about you in other ways not specifically described here, such as: For example, We may collect information related to your contact with our customer support team or store results when you respond to a survey.
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We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
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- We may use the information to improve our products and services.
- We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers, or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
- From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customize the website according to your interests.
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
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A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
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We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide while visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Personal Information
Throughout this policy, we use the term "personal information" to describe information that can be associated with a specific person and can be used to identify that person. We do not consider personal information to include information that has been anonymized so that it does not identify a specific user.
We store and process your personal information on our computers in the US, and we protect it by maintaining physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that both meet and exceed applicable US federal and state regulations. We use computer safeguards such as firewalls and data encryption, we enforce physical access controls to our buildings and files, and we authorize access to personal information only for those employees who require it to fulfill their job responsibilities.
We do not sell or rent your personal information with anyone for promotional or marketing purposes. Our primary purpose in collecting personal information is to provide you with a safe, smooth, efficient, and customized experience. We may use your personal information to:
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- Process transactions and send notices about your transactions;
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- Credit bureaus to report outstanding negative balance accounts, as allowed by law
- Companies that we plan to merge with or be acquired by. (Should such a combination occur, we will require that the new combined entity follow this privacy policy with respect to your personal information. If your personal information could be used contrary to this policy, you will receive prior notice.)
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A change in Internet traffic patterns over the past week suggests that Cuba may have turned on a fiber-optic submarine cable that links it to the global Internet via Venezuela, according to Internet routing analysis company Renesys.
Renesys noticed that the Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica began routing Internet traffic to Cuba's state telecommunications company, Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A. (ETECSA), wrote Doug Madory, senior research engineer.
The Internet traffic is flowing with significantly lower latencies than before, indicating the connection is not solely using the three satellite providers that Cuba has relied on in the past for connectivity, Madory wrote.
Cuba and Venezuela began building a submarine cable in 2007 called the "Alternativa Bolivariana para los Pueblos de nuestra América" or ALBA-1 for short. Jamaica is also connected to ALBA-1.
Due to delays, construction was not completed until 2011, and even then, Cuba continued to use the satellite internet providers despite announcing the cable had been completed, Madory wrote.
Renesys, which analyzes Internet routing data to improve network performance for its clients, saw Telefónica delivering data to Cuba in its routing data last week. But the data appears to be flowing only into Cuba and not out of the country, Madory wrote.
The latency times are still relatively high, but the fact that latency to Cuba from other parts of the world has dropped to below 480ms suggests that more than just the satellite connections are being used, Madory wrote. Satellite connections are typically slower than wired connections.
Still, if the data were being transmitted solely via submarine cable, latency times between Cuba and nearby countries should be less than 50 milliseconds, Madory wrote. For comparison, it takes 60ms for a packet of data to cross the Atlantic Ocean and about 110ms to cross the Pacific.
Madory wrote that either by design or misconfiguration, Telefónica may be supplying internet traffic only to Cuba via ALBA-1, meaning the country is still relying on satellite connections for outbound traffic.
"While the activation of the ALBA-1 cable may be a good first step to providing ETECSA a better link to the Internet, the lack of widespread public access to Internet service throughout the island will likely continue," Madory wrote.
As to the question of whether Cuba may be censoring content, Madory wrote that is likely not the case. Countries using technical means to control content often show noticeable daily traffic patterns.
"This is due to traffic slowing during busy times when everyone is awake and using the Internet, and the censorship software is struggling to keep up," Madory wrote.
The latency patterns noticed in Cuba appear "very similar to cases of asymmetric satellite" patterns that Renesys has observed in the past, Madory wrote.
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The Queens County Bar Association is certified by the NYS Continuing Legal Education Board as an Accredited Legal Education Provider in the State of New York. Members receive announcements on all upcoming events along with registration information. Most seminars are available on DVD or CD for obtaining CLE credit. A listing is available online or can be mailed, faxed or emailed when requested.
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NASHVILLE (May 31, 2013) – Vanderbilt got all the offense they needed in the bottom of the first and the second-ranked Commodores cruised to a 9-1 victory over ETSU in front of a sell-out crowd of 3,503 fans Friday night at Hawkins Field.
The Bucs – who were playing in their first NCAA Regional game since 1981 – came out with nerves and Vanderbilt capitalized, as the host team scored five runs in the first and got seven strong innings from junior left-hander Kevin Ziomek. Ziomek, a semifinalist for the 2013 Golden Spikes Award, held the Blue and Gold to one unearned run on three hits while striking out five and walking one to improve his record to 11-2. Meanwhile, sophomore Jimmy Nesselt (Plantation, Fla.) – who replaced scheduled starter Kerry Doane (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) – suffered the loss (2-3) despite bouncing back after the tough five-run first. Nesselt was charged with eight runs (five earned) on 10 hits in 6.2 innings of action. The Buccaneer right-hander also struck out two and didn't issue a walk.
Senior Derek Niesman (Wellington, Fla.) had one of the five ETSU hits to extend his hit streak to 17 straight games and junior Dylan Tritsch (Boca Raton, Fla.) recorded a pair of hits, resulting in his team-leading 24th multi-hit game of the campaign. Fellow junior Clinton Freeman (Jonesborough, Tenn.) finished 1-for-3 and drove in the lone Buccaneer run when his sacrifice fly in the sixth brought in freshman Jeremy Taylor (Fayetteville, Ga.).
ETSU had its season-best seven-game win streak snapped Friday night as the Blue and Gold – who have still won 14 of their last 19 – dipped to 36-23. Vanderbilt, the overall number two seed in the NCAA Tournament, improved to 52-9 with the victory.
The Commodores made a statement early by plating the five runs on six hits and jumped out to a 5-0 lead after one inning of play. After Nesselt struck out Vanderbilt's leadoff hitter Tony Kemp, the next four Commodore batters registered hits and picked up RBIs from Conrad Gregor (two-RBI single), Rhett Wiseman (single), Vince Conde (sacrifice fly), and Spencer Navin (single) to put the large dent on the scoreboard.
Nesselt settled in nicely after the bumpy first as he retired 15 straight Vanderbilt batters until back-to-back two-out bunt singles in the sixth snapped the streak, but the Buccaneer hurler got out of the inning by getting Navin to tap into an inning-ending grounder to third.
Unfortunately, the Blue and Gold had no answers for Ziomek in front of the raucous Vanderbilt crowd.
ETSU finally got on the board in the sixth as Taylor was hit by a pitch to lead off the frame and moved to second when Tritsch reached on a fielding error by Ziomek. After Taylor advanced to third on a deep fly out by Andrew Green (Powell, Tenn.), the freshman right fielder scored the Bucs' only run of the night on Freeman's sac-fly, making it a 5-1 score.
The Bucs threatened yet again in the seventh when the Blue and Gold had two on with only one out, but Mason Hershey (Altoona, Pa.) was robbed of extra bases by right fielder Mike Yastrzemski for the second out and Ziomek induced Taylor to ground out to short for his final pitch of the night.
Vanderbilt added three unearned runs in the seventh to extend its lead to, 8-1, as Connor Harrell capped off the inning with a two-run homer over the left-center wall, while the Commodores added their final run in the eighth on Jack Lupo's sac-fly to right.
Steven Rice tossed the final two innings in relief and scattered a pair of hits along with striking out two.
The Commodores finished the night with 11 hits as Harrell, Gregor, Wiseman, and Xavier Turner provided Vanderbilt with two-hit efforts. Harrell, Gregor, and Wiseman combined to go 6-for-12 with four runs scored and five RBI.
The Bucs will now take on number two seed Georgia Tech in an elimination game Saturday at 3 p.m. (Eastern). The Yellow Jackets suffered a 6-4 setback to Illinois earlier on Friday.
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Netflix rivalry with Amazon heats up
- Amazon is steadily boosting its movie and TV menu.
- Netflix is increasing original programming
- Internet video rivals are many
SAN FRANCISCO -- Neftlix CEO Reed Hastings has a lot going on lately in an effort to rev up the video service. That's what seeing Jeff Bezos' Amazon.com bearing down on you in your rear-view mirror will do.
Amazon.com is steadily boosting the menu of streaming movies and TV shows it offers its Prime subscribers for $79 a year. The online retail giant last month bumped up the number of titles in its video library that can be streamed to more than 25,000, sending shares of Netflix tumbling 6% the day it was announced.
Amazon shows no signs of slowing. "It would be fair to assume that we're going to continue to add to Prime Instant Video," says Anthony Bay, vice president of video at Amazon. "The more great things to watch, the more people will tune in."
The universe of streamed video on the Internet has vastly expanded, with a horde of new contenders entering the fray since the dawn of Netflix's business in 1997. What has become an exciting chapter for home video fans will likely be a pivotal period for Netflix, which does not disclose the number of videos it streams.
"The stakes now are very high, and there are some very big competitors in this ecosystem that will be very hard to fight," Gartner analyst Mike McGuire says of some Netflix rivals.
Netflix is betting on popular TV series titles such as Breaking Bad and Mad Men for loyal viewership. The company also is breaking out of its mold of featuring older movie titles, and has invested in fresh exclusives for Netflix such as House of Cards starring Kevin Spacey, set to air in February, in a bid to attract more subscribers.
For better or worse, Netflix is also increasingly in competition with Showtime and HBO for the hottest video content. That makes Netflix a viable pay-TV window, but at the same time, those rival cable companies are now loath to license to it. Netflix reportedly outbid HBO and plunked down $100 million for the House of Cards series in its thirst for original content.
These steps are necessary -- ponying up for key programs and originals -- to keep customers coming back. That's especially true since Netflix lost access to thousand of video titles from Starz -- plus most Sony movies -- when their contract expired earlier this year. Netflix also likely faces higher future licensing costs for marquee content.
"People have started to understand these things are valuable, and there are a number of players looking at these rights. That's a seller's market. Basically, the prices are going up," says IHS iSuppli analyst Dan Cryan.
Amazon last month measured up to Netflix in a deal with Epix that gives Prime members access to movies that were formerly only available on Netflix.
Bezos and Hastings have been frenemies for years, closely studying each other's businesses. They've met and tried to figure out ways to work together, "but Jeff Bezos is famous for how he cuts very favorable deals for Amazon, and there isn't much left over for partners," says Gina Keating, author of Netflixed: The Epic Battle for America's Eyeballs, which was released this week.
Bezos offered to purchase Netflix for as much as $12 million in 1999 but was turned down by an unimpressed Hastings, says Keating. Instead Hastings kept Bezos out of the DVD rental business by making his service so cheap that Amazon wouldn't bother, she says. The real casualty was the unintended consequence of a Netflix price war with Blockbuster. That drove Blockbuster into bankruptcy and an eventual acquisition by Dish Network.
Netflix and analysts say the streaming service has heaps of customer data that help it offer the right programming and a better user experience. Amazon says it's been in the business of recommending to customers forever.
"We think that we are beating (Amazon.com's Prime) handily at streaming hours," says Ted Sarandos, chief content officer at Netflix. "This is the reconfiguration of television, and there will be competitors."
But Amazon isn't just any competitor. Amazon slowly enters new businesses, undercuts rivals and suffers razor-thin margins to overtake markets, even amid groans from Wall Street for profits. From music to electronics to books, Amazon's online expansion has squeezed the profits of companies such as Borders Group (now out of business), Best Buy and Wal-Mart.
"Amazon.com, that's the biggest competitive risk for all the companies," Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney says.
What started as Amazon's Prime service — a $79-per-year, unlimited two-day shipping program — has morphed into a video-streaming rival to Netflix's $7.99-a-month streaming service. While Netflix boasts 27 million streaming video customers, Amazon is estimated to have roughly 5 million Prime subscribers. Amazon does not disclose Prime numbers.
Netflix is moving fast with international expansion, securing new licensing terms and zeroing in on regional interests. The gambit — costly in terms of marketing to acquire new subscribers — could cement Netflix's brand in worldwide distribution.
"When they were up against Blockbuster, they planned to be break-even," says Keating. "This is not without precedent. He (Hastings) is just returning to that playbook."
Netflix woes
Amazon's video advances are coming at a critical time for Netflix. The video service is recovering from last year's pricing missteps. Netflix attempted in July 2011 to separate its DVD rental business from its streaming business on top of a price increase that drew customer outrage. The move forced the company to warn Wall Street that it lost about 1 million subscribers in that quarter.
Eventually, Hastings reversed course on splitting the business. But by then, Saturday Night Live had lampooned the company's short-sighted maneuver. Shares of Netflix touched $301.50 the day before its very public fiasco, but since have cratered and closed at $65.98 on Thursday.
The crushed share price has renewed speculation that Netflix could be an acquisition target for a pay TV or Internet company, says Macquarie analyst Tim Nollen. "We believe the company could add value to both Facebook or Google," he wrote in a note to clients.
Netflix also faces a fresh round of indirect competition for viewing hours. Last week, Toys R Us jumped into the streaming video fray. The toy retailer launched a rental service that offers more than 4,000 movie and TV titles and plans to expand the service for tablets. Toys R Us also has its own Tabeo tablet in the works.
Mindful of the market for kids consuming media on iPads, Netflix this month unleashed movies and TV programs that target children 12 and under viewing video on the popular tablet.
That comes after Barnes & Noble last month announced plans for its Nook Video service. While not a subscription service, Nook Video will offer movies and TV programs to buy and watch on Nook devices, tablets, smartphones and smart TVs.
Consumers have more options than ever for streaming video over the Internet. Wal-Mart's Vudu, Apple's iTunes, Microsoft's Xbox and Google's Play services are all competing for attention with Netflix — offering rentals and sales. In addition to these entrants, services from Hulu Plus, Redbox Instant, Comcast's Streampix and Dish's Blockbuster@Home all compete for customers of streaming video on demand.
Speculation has persisted for years that Apple is attempting to negotiate with cable providers and Hollywood to offer new forms of streaming video packages. "Microsoft, Google and Apple all have a boatload of cash. These other guys have other businesses and revenue streams," notes Gartner's McGuire. Netflix doesn't. "That is one of Netflix's existential challenges."
All this comes as the Netflix DVD rental business has lost roughly 800,000 members in recent quarters as consumers move toward Internet-based streaming and cloud-based storage of media.
Amazon's moves
Amazon has another way to attract video customers: The online retail giant is the leading seller of tablets not made by Apple. Those low-priced Kindle Fires provide customers a free month of Prime when the device is activated. Amazon also offers more than 145,000 titles for rental or purchase.
Sarandos counters that Netflix's app is on every platform, including the Kindle. "Netflix has become the killer app for all those tablets," he says. But, "it's the living room experience that really matters to consumers."
Like Netflix, Amazon is moving into original programming with the launch of Amazon Studios. The Amazon group is focused on comedy and children's programs for the moment. Amazon Studios operates under an unusual crowd-sourced business model: Users can submit and review scripts. Those accepted get Amazon's financial backing and production efforts.
The studio has 21 movies in development, says Roy Price, director of Amazon Studios. Price says people can just go to the website and upload a script. Amazon has received more than 2,000 TV pilots and has optioned nine.
"We haven't done original TV in the past, so we can be open-minded," Price says of the types of projects it reviews.
He says the development model is nimble, because they can quickly test ideas and get customer feedback. "It will be an interesting way to organically develop stories with customers."
Also, speculation continues that Amazon could separate the subscription video service from its Prime shipping service. Analysts say that could be a more potent rival to Netflix.
"If and when Amazon launches its streaming video-on-demand as a stand-alone service, it's possible that Amazon will undercut Netflix's already low $7.99 price point," says Nollen. At the same time, Netflix's ability to go to the mat in a price war is limited, given the lack of other revenue-generating businesses at its Internet video service.
Some customers already seem smitten with Amazon Prime. "Still blown away by the value of @Amazon Prime. The shipping alone is worth it ... but the instant video selection is HUGE," wrote Joe Scannell, a student at Marquette University in Milwaukee, on Twitter.
Gartner's McGuire says, "Consumers are in complete control of the content experiences they have."


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It's another debut for Mad Cow Theatre when it opens "The Road to Mecca" on Friday, Oct. 26, in the Black Box Theatre. The play, which had a run on Broadway this year, is the first production to be staged in the second theater of Mad Cow's new Church Street complex.
Set in 1970s South Africa, "The Road to Mecca" tells the story of a woman who has spent years transforming her home into a work of art, an escape from the turmoil of her world. The reclusive artist, now elderly, is at a crossroads: A conservative pastor wants her to move to a nursing home. A young friend thinks she should remain in her own home.
The resulting small-town conflicts tackle bigger issues, such as love and destiny and artistic freedom. Aridhana Tiwari directs a cast that features Robin Olson, Ginger Lee McDermott and Joe Candelora.
The play's idea of finding a home for art dovetails nicely with Mad Cow's recent move. Even the title "The Road to Mecca" calls to mind a journey. And what a journey it has been for the Mad Cow.
In its early days, Mad Cow Theatre staged productions in a small studio in Maitland. Later, the young troupe used a lecture hall and the Fred Stone Theater at Rollins College, space at the old Civic Theater (now Orlando Repertory Theatre) and the Lowndes Shakespeare Center.
Mad Cow first found space downtown in 2001, which it moved into the Rogers Building at Magnolia Avenue and Pine Street. Two years later, it moved a few blocks along Magnolia, where it staged shows until August.
"We became the only theater company in downtown," says executive director Mitzi Maxwell. "This became our neighborhood." The goal was to make sure downtown Orlando remained Mad Cow's neighborhood.
Meanwhile, in 2004, city officials gave an incentive package to the original developer of the 55 West condominium project on Church. Under the terms of that deal, developer 55 West JV was required to donate space for the arts. 55 West JV later defaulted on its construction loan, and in 2010, Orlando City Council amended the terms of the agreement — but through it all the city's arts proviso remained.
The city holds a 75-year lease on the arts space, for which it paid 55 West's current owner, TA Associates Realty, the nominal fee of $10. In 2006, city officials first met with the Mad Cow leadership about using the space, and slowly — very slowly, it often seemed — the legalities were ironed out.
"No one should think this was easy," Maxwell says. "If it was easier, more people would be doing it."
Constructing the new venue has cost about $2.2 million in cash and in-kind donations, Maxwell says. Together, the Community Redevelopment Agency and developer contributed more than $800,000. Orange County provided $250,000. Law firm Holland and Knight donated about $300,000 in services, and L2 Studios added $190,000 in design work.
Mad Cow raised the rest, but even with the city's rent break still faces substantial monthly bills such as utilities and common-area maintenance fees. Maxwell estimates those expenses as several thousand dollars each month — but still only about half what the company previously paid.
That increased financial stability lets Mad Cow officials focus more on the artistic end of the business — which presents more opportunities with the complex's larger stage and backstage areas.
Upcoming play "August: Osage County," for example, requires a two-story set, an impossibility until now. "Sunday in the Park With George," onstage in The Harriett Theatre, also wouldn't have worked in the old space.
With the years of work and waiting behind her, Maxwell is content.
"The sauce just had to simmer," she says. "We knew all good things were worth waiting for."
'The Road to Mecca'
• Where: Mad Cow Theatre, 54 W. Church St., Orlando
• When: Opens Oct. 26; 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays; 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7; through Nov. 11
• Tickets: $32-$34; $15 in advance, pay what you wish at the door Nov. 7
• Call: 407-297-8788
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PHOENIX, Ariz. — Dan Hamhuis won the lottery. But it's the Vancouver Canucks' power play that needs to cash in.
With a rare man-advantage goal in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Phoenix Coyotes, the Canucks will stick for now with coach John Tortorella's new power-play formation. It looks a lot like one of old coach Alain Vigneault's power-play formations: four forwards and a lone defenceman, set up in middle of the blue-line, who tries to load one-timers for Ryan Kesler.
The key difference — in fact, the only one — from last season's version of this formation is that the blueliner is Hamhuis.
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Best known in the National Hockey League for his shutdown role as a reliable defender, Hamhuis possesses, arguably, only the third- or fourth-hardest slapshot among Canuck defencemen.
Alex Edler, last season's power-play ace, shoots it harder than Hamhuis. So does Jason Garrison, whose spectacular debut on the first unit a month ago was believed by some to be the sure-fire launch of a dominant season for the Canucks' 5-on-4 unit.
Garrison's opening-night blast in San Jose, where the Canucks play Thursday night (7:30 p.m., Sportsnet Vancouver, Team 1040) was also supposed to be evidence of Vigneault's doltishness for stubbornly refusing to use Garrison on the top unit last season when the Vancouver power play was 22nd in the league at 15.8 per cent efficiency.
The Canucks' power play on Wednesday is still a dismal 10.9 per cent, 26th among 30 teams.
We're not suggesting for a second that this is Garrison's fault. His point shot is heavy and accurate and tends to hurt opponents brave enough to stand in front of it. Garrison also leads Canuck defencemen with nine points in 17 games. But, clearly, his presence on the power play was no magical elixir.
For now, Garrison is on the second unit, opposite Edler. And defenceman Kevin Bieksa, who is having a strong season, is off the power play entirely.
"This isn't the first time in my career I've been taken off the power play," Bieksa said after Wednesday's practice in Arizona, shortly before the Canucks flew to San Jose for their second of four road games against formidable Pacific Division rivals. "I'm OK with it. I'll sit and wait for my turn and hopefully the power play can get going. They're going to try new things for sure."
Tortorella is going to try new things for sure.
His choice of Hamhuis over Garrison and Edler is interesting on several levels. Beyond the coach's willingness to tinker, it's unconventional to go with a smaller cannon on the blue line. It also reflects how much confidence Tortorella has in Hamhuis, the Canadian Olympic candidate who until two or three weeks ago was tripping over the puck and appeared to be playing without confidence while trying to understand the Canucks' new system.
"I'm a lot more comfortable," Hamhuis said. "It just took some time to adjust. I wasn't thinking about the Olympics or anything else. I was just trying to learn (the system). With a new coaching staff, you always want to make a good impression and maybe I was trying too hard. But I feel like I'm back to where I was and letting the game come to me."
Tortorella said before the Phoenix game: "He's a very intellectual player. We've gone over a lot of different things, especially in rush coverages and situations like that. They're a little bit different than he is used to. I think he has taken it in. I think he understands it now. I just think he's allowing himself to play and you see the marked difference in his play. It's instinctive now; he's not thinking."
Asked Wednesday about using Hamhuis on the top power-play unit when there are better shots on the Canucks, the coach said: "Better shots, yes, there certainly is. But as far as quarterbacking, settling it down, getting the middle of the ice, which is very important, I think he's one of our best. His game has grown. His confidence is there. He adds that dimension as far as composure, both in the (offensive) zone and, if we do have some breakdowns, defensively."
With four forwards on the ice, Hamhuis's defensive instincts are important.
He scored at even strength Tuesday with a wrist shot that floated unseen past Phoenix goalie Mike Smith. On the power play, Hamhuis probably doesn't need to blow pucks past goalies from 60 feet. For now, Kesler is the focal point, positioned on his opposite wing for one-timers teed up by Henrik Sedin and Hamhuis.
As always, the power play's overriding strategy is to get pucks on net and crash for rebounds.
It is still bombs-away for Garrison on the second unit.
"We needed to change something up and get a spark back," Garrison said. "It was good to get that one last night. The good thing about this group is you can substitute players and everybody is rooting for everybody else. At the end of the day, we just want to win. And we have been winning games, but we've got to make sure our power play gets goals, as well."
Nearly one-quarter of the way through their season, the Canucks are just 6-for-59 with the man-advantage. It went 2-for-31 over four weeks until scoring on its first of nine tries in Saturday's 4-0 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Kesler's second-period blast against the Coyotes gave the Canucks' power play goals in consecutive games for the first time since the season's opening weekend.
"We'd like to score more goals," Tortorella said. "I think we haven't had much puck luck as far as rebounds. But for 90 per cent of our power plays, we have controlled (the puck) in the end zone. Our entries have been really good. We just have not had the finish, and I think a little puck luck has to come with that. A little change like we've done here, hopefully it will spark it."


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Published: 21st January 2013 03:43 PM | Last Updated: 21st January 2013 04:54 PM | A+A A-
Five months after he ended a 76-year drought for British men in Grand Slam tournaments with a win at the U.S. Open, Andy Murray is into the quarterfinals at the Australian Open andon track to make it two in a row.
The third-ranked Murray easily beat Gilles Simon of France 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 on Monday, his fourth straight-sets win in a row, and will play unseeded Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in the quarterfinals. Chardy won the last time the pair met in Cincinnati last year.
Simon was coming off a tough five-set win over fellow Frenchman Gael Monfils and clearly wasn't in any shape to take on Murray.
"After the first few games, I mean, it didn't feel like that competitive," Murray said. "Sort of at this stage of a Grand Slam you're sort of geed up and prepared for a tough battle. That's why it becomes hard because the emotions aren't quite into it."
Simon, who coughed frequently during the match, said facing Murray was "a painful hour and a half on the court."
"It is difficult when you run a marathon two days before to run another one two days after," Simon said.
Serena Williams had a similarly easy time advancing to the quarterfinals and a chance to win her third major in a row with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Maria Kirilenko. She's still on course for potential semifinal meeting with defending champion Victoria Azarenka, who advanced 6-1, 6-1 over Elena Vesnina earlier in the day.
"I didn't expect to come out and play so well tonight," Williams said. "I was like 'Wow!' I saw I had 95 percent first serves in the first set. I said 'Who is this girl?' It's not me usually."
Williams has lost only one match since her first-round exit at the French Open last year. Since then, she has won the Wimbledon, Olympic, U.S. Open, season-ending championship and Brisbane International titles.
Her 57-minute win over Kirilenko extended her current winning streak to 20 matches.
The 31-year-old Williams can become the oldest woman to hold the world No. 1-ranking by winning her sixth Australian Open title. She next plays 19-year-old American Sloane Stephens, who reached the quarterfinals at a major for the first time with a 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 win earlier Monday over Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia.
Second-seeded Roger Federer, who could meet Murray in the semifinals, played Canadian Milos Raonoic in the second night match on Rod Laver Arena.
Chardy followed up his upset win over 2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro by beating another higher ranked player in the fourth round, defeating No. 21 Andreas Seppi 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 on Monday.
Another Frenchman through was seventh-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who beat his old friend Richard Gasquet 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the fourth round.
Tsonga, who lost the 2008 Australian Open final to Novak Djokovic, could meet 17-time major winner Federer in the quarterfinals.
Waiting on the other side of the draw is top-seeded Novak Djokovic, who could only meet Federer or Murray in the final and who plays his quarterfinal match Tuesday against Tomas Berdych. Djokovic advanced to the quarters after a 5-hour, 2-minute fourth-round match over Stanislas Wawtrinka in the early hours of Monday.
Azarenka's fourth-round win was about as impressive as Williams'.
"It's getting there ... with every match you start building up for the top battles starting now," said Azarenka, who only needed 57 minutes to beat the 47th-ranked Vesnina. "It's really exciting to be again so far in the tournament."
Azarenka started last season with a 26-match winning streak, including a lopsided victory over Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open final.
She moved to No. 1 in the rankings with that win and has remained there for all but a few weeks ever since.
But she needs to defend her Australian title to hold the top spot from French Open champion Sharapova or Williams.
Next up for Azarenka is a quarterfinal against Svetlana Kuznetsova, who entered the season's first major ranked No. 75 but has won titles at the 2004 U.S. Open and 2009 French Open.
After five breaks of serve in the third set, Stephens broke Jovanovski and then held to advance — knowing her parents and grandparents were watching on TV.
"I'm sure my mother's had like four heart attacks," Stephens joked after the see-sawing match. "I hope my Grandpa didn't have to put my Grandma to bed, because she gets a little worried."
Williams, who has rated Stephens as a potential world No. 1, beat Stephens in straight sets two weeks ago at the Brisbane International, one of the warmup tournaments for the Australian Open.
Stephens is looking forward to a rematch, where there won't be any major surprises.
"It will be tough obviously, it's quarters of a Grand Slam," she said. "There won't be that like first time, 'Oh, my God, I'm playing Serena'. That's kind of out of the window now. So that's good. And then it will feel more of like a regular match instead of all the other like things to think about. "
Kuznetsova was given a time warning for taking too long during a changeover in her 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 win earlier Monday over former No. 1-ranked Caroline Wozniacki, but said it didn't bother her.
As for Wozniacki, after twice failing to win her breakthrough major as the No. 1-ranked woman at the Australian Open, she is now expected to drop out of the top 10 after a fourth-round loss that follows back-to-back first-round exits at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
Kuznetsova is moving in the other direction on her comeback from a right knee injury that ruled her out of the last U.S. Open, ending a run of contesting 40 consecutive majors. And she's looking forward to taking on Azarenka.
"The time I played in Indian Wells was totally a disaster. I got (beaten) very badly," she said. "But, I mean, she's tough; she's No. 1; I have nothing to lose; she has all the pressure.
"I know I got the game to give her some problems, and I will just do my best and just try to enjoy it."


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The social activist fancies himself, among other things, a bit of a media revolutionary whose pet project, cvilleindymedia.org, is a cog in a global network of information underdogs.
"You don't have to ask anyone's permission to post," he says. "If it's well written and about local events, there's a good chance we'll probably feature it."
That's in deliberate contrast to traditional formats where, for example, self-important reporters might be able to control who gets... well, Facetime.
"You can call the media liberal, biased, or conservative, but either way there are huge filters in place there," he says.
But removing those filters by encouraging grassroots communication is only one of Zeiglar's causes. He's also an unabashed, greener-than-thou eco-enthusiast. Consider his house.
"I think it probably has the lowest per capita life cycle energy use of any 'green' house I know of," he says proudly of his low-budget, earth-friendly construction.
Or consider his wheels. Zeiglar is one of the area's most outspoken bicycle advocates, and his participation in the Charlottesville Area Bicycling Alliance helped win approval of bike lanes throughout much of the city during the mid-1990s.
"Up until that point, there basically were no bike lanes in town," he says. "Now it's far more likely to be incorporated simply as a design feature. We kind of shifted the political climate to where it was more acceptable."
Biking is one of Zeiglar's most pressing interests. "It just seems like it solves a whole lot of problems at once," he says.
For the past two years, he has also served as Director of the Community Bikes program, which has traded in its theft-plagued "yellow bike" borrowing program for a weekend repair shop where kids work with mentor-mechanics in exchange for a free set of wheels.
Eschewing the traditional streamers and baseball cards, Zeiglar has instead pimped his own ride with additions such as bike trailers, which at one point allowed him to work at construction projects all over town without spewing hydrocarbons as he pedaled his tools from site to site.
"It totally reorients your life," he says. At 38, he still does not own a car.
And so, painfully aware of the apparent randomness inherent in our coverage of Zeiglar's assorted endeavors, The Hook attempts to redeem itself by ending with a moral from Charlottesville's resident Lorax. Surveying local building projects, Zeiglar warns about the future of the area in the face of relentless development.
"It's an abomination," he says, "but the problem at this point is the disconnect between the pretty words of the planners and what's really going on. They're going to 29N the whole damn area."
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Most people who have COPD are at least 40 years old when symptoms begin. But people younger than 40 can also develop the disease. Unfortunately, most people who are at risk have never even heard of it and, in many cases, don't even realize t
COPD is a lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. It usually worsens over time. In people who have COPD, the airways—the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs—narrow, making it hard to get air in and out. It can cause coughing that produces large amounts of mucus (a slimy substance), wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness and other symptoms.
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Most people who have COPD are at least 40 years old when symptoms begin. But people younger than 40 can also develop the disease. Unfortunately, most people who are at risk have never even heard of it and, in many cases, don't even realize that the condition has a name.
"The lung has a lot of reserve, and it takes a fair amount of damage before it produces symptoms," explains Dr. Gail G. Weinmann, deputy director of the Division of Lung Diseases at NIH's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. "People are probably making adjustments to their lifestyles to accommodate without even realizing it. They often attribute the first symptoms to things like aging, gaining weight or being out of shape. And because of this, they don't even recognize the symptoms."
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of COPD in the United States, but long-term exposure to other lung irritants—such as chemical fumes or heavy dust—can contribute to COPD as well.
"Smokers and ex-smokers account for most cases of COPD in this country," Weinmann says. "People don't realize that, even if they quit smoking years ago, they could still be at risk and should talk to their doctors about it."
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WASHINGTON – Rep. Andy Harris' daughter received a highly competitive nomination to the U.S. Naval Academy earlier this year, but the public, whose tax dollars finance the academy, was never told.
Word got out only because Jessica Harris' mother shared the news on Facebook, and because Rep. Harris, a Republican representing Maryland's 1st District, mentioned it as an aside at an April congressional hearing.
The names of many high-school seniors nominated to a taxpayer-funded service academy by members of Congress and others are never disclosed.
Many lawmakers, including Harris, say they withhold nominees' names to preserve their privacy. But transparency advocates find that rationale surprising, given that it's an honor to be nominated to a service academy.
"You want things out there (in the open) so that favors can't be done behind closed doors," said Joe Newman, a spokesman for the Project on Government Oversight. "Having a limited number of positions at these service academies — and it's very competitive — you're hoping that they make decisions based on who they see as the best and brightest and most deserving of these limited spots. By not having the process as transparent as possible, it does open the door for favoritism."
Harris' daughter, Jessica, is an academic and track-and-field star at Mount de Sales Academy in Catonsville. She is among the country's fastest 800-meter runners and has served in leadership roles on and off the field.
She was a "superb candidate," said retired Navy Capt. Earle Dashiell, an academy admissions volunteer who said he highly recommended her for an appointment after interviewing her.
"She was a very impressive lady on her own merits," he said.
Of the five service academies — the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.; the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.; the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.; the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn.; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y. — only the Coast Guard Academy does not require a nomination.
Who nominated Jessica Harris is still unknown. Chris Meekins, Harris' deputy chief of staff for policy, would say only that she was not among the 10 candidates Rep. Harris nominated for admission to the Naval Academy. Harris doesn't release the names of his service academy nominees.
"Congressman Harris respects the privacy of all citizens in the district," Meekins said in a statement. "Because only a small fraction of those nominated by any member of Congress are actually ultimately appointed by a military academy, releasing the names of all nominations could produce hardship or embarrassment for those who do not get appointed."
Sen. Barbara Mikulski or Sen. Ben Cardin, both Maryland Democrats, could have nominated Jessica Harris, but that information wouldn't be public, either. Mikulski and Cardin release only the names of nominees who accept appointments, and Jessica Harris turned hers down.
She will attend the University of Notre Dame and compete on the school's track and field squad, according to her high school's website.
Nominations to service academies also come from military service secretaries, academy superintendents and the vice president. The president directly appoints children from military families to service academies. None of those nominations or appointments is disclosed.
"In order to protect the privacy of individuals who are nominated to the service academies and consistent with previous administration practices and service academy protocols, we don't release names to the public," said Keith Maley, a White House spokesman.
Disclosure of nominees' names is important to assure the public that lawmakers are making nominations based only on merit and not because they want to nominate their own children, the children of major campaign contributors or others in exchange for favors, said Craig Holman of Public Citizen, a Washington citizens' advocacy group.
"I see no reason why any office holder would not want to release those names, even though they justify it under the privacy of their constituents," he said. "Quite frankly, I would think any constituent would be proud to have their name being nominated by an office holder."
Delaware lawmakers announce the names of their nominees.
"Just to be nominated, not necessarily win an appointment ... is a great honor," Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware said. "I think it's a good and appropriate thing to do to honor these young people and their families, their schools, for getting a nomination."
Like many lawmakers, Carper has an interview committee — eight Delawareans with a background in the military or education — that screens applicants and helps him decide whom to nominate. Harris also uses an interview committee, mainly comprised of veterans.
Congress got involved in the process in the 19th century, mostly as a way to maintain civilian control of the military, according to the Senate Historical Office.
Those who attend a service academy get a tuition-free, four-year undergraduate education, and academies overseen by the Defense Department give monthly stipends to students. Service academy graduates are commissioned as officers in the active or reserve components of the military or merchant marine for a minimum five years, according to the Congressional Research Service.
Who makes nominations and how many they can make is set by statute, but "no laws or regulations govern congressional nomination processes, as long as nominations are submitted by deadlines established by the academies and comply with chamber ethics rules," the 2012 CRS report states. "Each congressional office with nominating authority may develop its own process for managing its service academy nominations."
Among members of Maryland's congressional delegation, two lawmakers — Democratic Reps. Dutch Ruppersberger and Donna Edwards — released names of nominees when asked, although Edwards' office provided only last names and first initials.
Like Mikulski and Cardin, four other Maryland lawmakers disclose only the names of nominees who have been offered or accepted an appointment to an academy. Democratic Rep. John Delaney doesn't release any information on nominees.
"Out of respect for the privacy of all involved, we do not publicize this information," Will McDonald, Delaney's spokesman, said in a statement.
Meekins did not respond when asked why Harris does not disclose the names of nominees who have been offered or accepted an appointment.
Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings used to announce nominees' names but now discloses only those who receive an appointment. Some students complained because they weren't nominated to their first choice among the schools, according to Katie Malone, a special assistant to the congressman. In other cases, parents said they didn't want their children's names released to the media because they were under 18.
Carper said his office doesn't request permission from families to release nominees' names. Privacy hasn't been a concern.
"Generally, families are enormously proud of their children to want to do this kind of thing, to serve our country, and (they) feel a sense of honor when they get nominated," Carper said.
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Avg Year Built in Dana Point: 1985 / County Avg 1983
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If you are new to being disabled this website is a good starting point. It has a state by state and national search: https://www.disability.gov/benefits#map
InOregon: Dialing 211 from your phone will connect you withOregonstatewide social services information and referral. http://211info.org/
If you have a specific disability you should do an internet search on organizations that serve your disability…or call 211 and ask for organizations that serve your disability. If you are looking for general information across disability including advocacy contact:
Independent Living Resource Center http://www.ilr.org/services.shtml
1839 NE Couch Street
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Phone: 503-232-7411
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For additional assistance, call the Oregon Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance Program (SHIBA), also known as the Oregon State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), toll-free at 1-800-722-4134 or log on to www.oregon.gov/DCBS/SHIBA.
Medicare Savings Programs Benefit: Pays for some of the costs of Medicare, including the Part B premium, deductibles, and co-payments. How much you get depends on your income and assets. Who can apply: People who get Medicare and earn around $1,239 per month for oneperson, or $1,640 per month for a married couple.
How to apply: Call your local Department of Human Services office to request an application. For additional information or an application form, call toll-free at 1-800-273-0557(in-state only).
For additional assistance, call the Oregon Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance Program (SHIBA), also known as the Oregon State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), toll-free at 1-800-722-4134 or log on to www.oregon.gov/DCBS/SHIBA.
The Oregon Prescription Drug Program (OPDP) Benefit:
A state program that offers discounts (1–60%) on prescriptions. Who can apply: Oregon residents who do not have prescription drug coverage and residents with Medicare Part D. How to apply: For an application, call toll free at 1-800-913-4284 or log on to the OPDP website at www.opdp.org.
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Provides medical coverage for hospital care, health center and clinical services, doctor care, nurse care, lab and X-ray services and nursing homes.
Who can apply: People who are 65 or older, blind or have disabilities, few resources, or in some cases, high medical bills. To qualify, you must meet Medicaid income andasset limits. Income limits vary, depending on the size of your family and where you live. Income limits also vary based on the particular Medicaid program for which you qualify, so contact your state Medicaid office for more information.
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Who can apply: People with limited income and resources, especially people 60 and over.
How to apply: Call Oregon SafeNet tollfree at 1-800-723-3638 or call theOregon Department of Human Services EBT Customer Service Helpline toll-free at 1-888-997-4447. Or, log on to www.oregon. gov/DHS/assistance/foodstamps/ foodstamps.shtml.
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How to apply: You must make an appointment at your local Social Security office to apply. You can find your local Social Security office by calling 1-800-772-1213 toll free and telling the operator where you live. Or, you can log on to www.ssa.gov/pgm/links _ssi.htm
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Deputies: Man shook, dropped, bit girlfriend's baby
Baby girl suffers bleeding in brain
A 19-year-old Clermont County man is accused of assaulting his girlfriend's baby.
The Clermont County Sheriff's Office said Dakota Doss, 19, called 911 on June 2 to say his girlfriend's 8-month-old girl, Cataleya Parker, was choking and having difficulty breathing.
Doss performed CPR on the girl until paramedics arrived at the home in the 3700 block of Cobb Road in Williamsburg.
Subsequent examination of the girl found she had a brain bleed, multiple bruising and had received a human bite mark on her inner left thigh.
Investigators said they determined that Doss was baby-sitting the girl while his girlfriend was out when he shook, dropped, and bit the baby.
The child's mother, Katrina Parker, said her daughter is still at Cincinnati Children's Hospital recovering, but she's showing improvement.
Parker told WLWT News 5 she would often leave her child with Doss while she went to work. She said Doss was always good with the baby in the past.
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This Bedroom's Textured Accent Wall Was Made With A Variety Of Black Stained Vertical Wood Slats
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When Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture were designing the interiors of the Swedish hotel Öijared, they decided to use a variety of wood panels to cover the walls in the lounge area of the hotel.


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Dido's Lament for Bb Piccolo Trumpet & KB
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An arrangement for Bb Piccolo Trumpet & KB of Purcell's Dido's lament.
Dido's Lament" is the commonly used name for the noted aria, "When I am laid in earth", from the opera, Dido and Aeneas, by Henry Purcell (libretto by Nahum Tate).
It is included in many classical music textbooks on account of its exemplary use of ground bass. The conductor Leopold Stokowski wrote a transcription of the piece for symphony orchestra.
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I have a hardware device I need a server to dial into at regular intervals. The problem is I no longer have a POTS line or a modem in any of development computers, and all my production servers are virtual. I went out and got a usb modem for development and will plug it into a broadvoice VOIP line, but this seems quite kludgey. I've googled around and have found "virtual modems" that simulate serial connections or "at based" modems over IP, but so far nothing supports SIP or any kind of VOIP.
Is there a way to connect a virtual modem to a real one?
Update Putting a computer near the device isn't a good option as its in a public basement, (though the ALIX boards might work) and even then I'd have to dial into it. I also can't replace the modem with a serial device or an ip device as the only connection to location is the phone line and I don't know enough about the device to modify it. This is for some old smart meter equipment.


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In the Blog
Facebook defines breastfeeding as obscene
(This post has been updated)
First Southwest airlines and now Facebook. Nicole has already written a very eloquent post about how Facebook is problematic, and now it seems Facebook is jumping on the morality train. Jezebel.com reports:
Facebook has began taking down pictures of women breastfeeding their children and in some cases, even banning users for putting the photos up in the first place. The claim is that such imagery is "obscene content."
Breastfeeding is considered "obscene?" The Lactivists (an activist group that fights for the right to breastfeed in public) is fighting Facebook on the decision. They're also questioning the logic of removing the photos (and banning users) by citing the fact that there's no nipple exposure in the pics. Facebook's response? "Photos containing an exposed breast do violate our Terms and are removed." The Lactivists are encouraging people to to join their new Facebook group "Hey, Facebook, breastfeeding is not obscene!", which currently has over 7000 members.
I've really wanted to blog about the politics of breastfeeding in public ever since some pictures of Maggie Gyllenhaal breastfeeding while having coffee with friends made the rounds. The photos (which were often tagged as NSFW) sparked a pretty active online debate about whether or not it was "appropriate" for her to engage in such behaviour, especially if she knew people photograph her often. While most people seemed supportive of the act, calling it natural, others likened it to going to the bathroom on a city street. From what I understand breastfeeding has to happen every couple of hours, so if doing it in public is obscene, mothers would never leave the house.
Interestingly enough, there's a piece published today announcing that Maggie G "has posed in handcuffs and sexy lingerie for a new underwear campaign," which, no doubt, will not be deemed as obscene as her breastfeeding. (Not that I think it's obscene, I'm just saying.)
The reason the debate is interesting from a feminist perspective is because of how we, culturally, view, well, boobs. Facebook has deemed boobs obscene in general, even if they're being used for their "intended purpose." (I really can't see how feeding a baby qualifies as obscene content.) And if they're being used for their intended purpose in public (especially by a celebrity) a debate errupts about what is appropriate. I'm curious to find out what readers think aout Facebook's decision, and the public display of breastfeeding in general.
UPDATE: The Lactivists organized demonstrations in 30 states to protest Applebee Restaurant's decision not to allow breastfeeding. Check out the comments section of Feministing.com's post to get an idea of what I mean when I say this is a highly debated issue: a woman's right to breastfeed her child comfortably vs. a restaurant patron's right to eat a meal without having to see it.


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ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
In addition to the electronic theses found in the ASU Digital Repository, ASU Theses and Dissertations can be found in the ASU Library Catalog.
Dissertations and Theses granted by Arizona State University are archived and made available through a joint effort of the ASU Graduate College and the ASU Libraries. For more information or questions about this collection contact or visit the Digital Repository ETD Library Guide or contact the ASU Graduate College at email@example.com.
- Norman, Lisa Marie
- 1 Arizona State University
- 1 Ellis, Melissa
- 1 Johnston, Carol
- 1 Shepard, Christina
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- Reverse Fountain Cytoplasmic Streaming in Rhizopus Oryzae
- Diné Research Practices and Protocols: An Intersectional Paradigm Incorporating Indigenous Feminism, Critical Indigenous Research Methodologies and Diné Knowledge Systems
- Developing an Augmented Reality Solution for Mapping Underground Infrastructure
- Characterization of 2D Human Ankle Stiffness during Postural Balance and Walking for Robot-aided Ankle Rehabilitation
- Using Molecular, Cellular and Bioengineering Approaches Towards Understanding Muscle Stem Cell Biology
ABSTRACT Objective: The purpose of this randomized, placebo-controlled trial was to investigate the effect a daily coconut oil supplement (2 grams) would have on a common serum marker of systemic inflammation (C-reactive protein) and an indicator of oxidative stress (TBARS) when compared to the control group receiving a placebo capsule (white flour) in healthy, sedentary adults between the ages of 18-40 in Phoenix, Arizona. Design: This study was designed as secondary analyses of blood samples originally collected to study the effects of coconut oil supplementation on blood lipids and body composition. The original study consisted of 32 healthy, adult volunteers …
- Contributors
- Norman, Lisa Marie, Johnston, Carol, Shepard, Christina, et al.
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- 2017