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Folks have been asking me what I think of Gloria Ray, and especially whether she earns her annual compensation, which is slightly larger than that of the president of the United States.
I've been getting questions semi-regularly for the last several years: What's Gloria Ray really like, what's her perspective on the city, what is it she actually does.
Of course, people figure we're close chums. Naturally they would, because Gloria Ray and I have a lot in common. We both have offices on Gay Street, a five-minute walk from each other. I'm in her building, which is known as the Gloria Ray Building, maybe 50-100 times a year. And for the last decade or so, Gloria Ray and I have both been pretty thickly involved in promoting Knoxville.
For me, Knoxville tourism has become a sort of accidental second career, an unexpected side effect of journalism. I've written lots of tourism-oriented articles, for travel guidebooks and encyclopedias and airline magazines. More than that, I've helped dozens of reporters from big-city newspapers from Boston to Rome, working on tourism-related projects about Knoxville. When C-SPAN crews were here last year, I spent several hours showing them around. Over the last 20 years, I've led hundreds of tours and pub crawls of the city, for conventioneers, travel writers, visitors of various sorts. Without ever intending to, I've become the go-to guy to show Knoxville to newcomers, among them an English lord, a bestselling mystery novelist, a Pulitzer laureate reporter, a Swiss film crew, some newly appointed TVA directors.
Often these first-time visitors are unfamiliar with my day job, and think I work for the tourist bureau. And I have worked with the Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corp. staff some, on this project or that, sometimes for pay, sometimes just to help out.
So what do I think of Gloria Ray?
In fact I don't know Gloria Ray. I've never met her in person.
I interviewed her on the phone once or twice, a decade ago, about the then-new convention center. She was enthusiastic about its prospects. Other times I've tried to call her at her office but didn't catch her in. I've been told she's hard to reach.
I did see her in person once. I was watching a show on the WDVX stage, and she was trying to get to the elevator to her office, and I was in her way. I felt bad about that, because she did seem to be in a hurry.
The fact that I don't know her surprises me, too. I'm on a first-name basis with the last several city mayors. I know the heads of the Chamber Partnership, the historical society, Dogwood Arts, the Beck Cultural Center, Clarence Brown Theatre. I know the conductors of the symphony and the opera, the directors and curators of our art and history museums, the organizers of most of our festivals, the directors of several tourism-relevant foundations and non-profits, the folks who plan Bonnaroo. I'm not bragging. It's a reporter's job to know people, and none of these folks are very elusive. You'll get to know them, too, if you just come out now and then.
These are folks I see at lunch, have beers with, run into on the sidewalk, see at receptions, at festivals, at meetings, at concerts, at gallery walks, at the farmers' market. We all know each other, and see each other pretty often, whether we really want to or not.
We don't see Gloria Ray much.
I've been asking around. You'd be surprised how many people are prominently involved in one way or another in promoting Knoxville tourism but don't know Gloria Ray. A few people who have worked full-time in Knoxville tourism for decades say they've never been in the same room with her. Some admit they're not sure what our highest-paid official looks like.
These tourism professionals aren't saying she doesn't doing anything. They're just not sure what it is. She has been, at least for the last several years, a woman of mystery.
To give credit, Gloria Ray was the maverick University of Tennessee Women's Athletic Director who helped create the Lady Vols phenomenon in the 1980s and '90s. Maybe it was natural, a decade ago, to believe that a genius in UT sports must surely also be an expert at municipal promotions. I've never been convinced that tourism and sports is a natural union—one addresses mainly short-term visitors from outside the region, the other mainly long-term residents within the region—but Knoxville's image, a decade or more ago, struck some folks as a Gloria Ray-sized problem. People couldn't wait to see what she'd do.
Before her reign at KTSC, she was primarily responsible for the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. If you have data suggesting it's a success, I won't argue.
A more obvious success has been the 2004 tourist center itself, an imaginative redo that incorporated a good cafe, an interesting gift shop, and radio studios with a stage for live shows. The Blue Plate Special is one of the very few things downtown Knoxville can boast as literally unique.
Since then, KTSC has been spinning on its own axis, and give or take the occasional Data Dog, has done some worthwhile work. I bet Gloria Ray does a lot behind the scenes to bring in conventions and some other events.
But we shouldn't assume that any improvement in Knoxville's tourist profile has come as a result of her work at KTSC. Her tenure has coincided with the dramatic and very tourist-friendly revival of downtown, especially of Market Square, the movie theater and renovated performing-arts theaters, several suddenly major festivals. How much does she know about them?
Maybe her remoteness is not her own fault. The more you pay somebody, the less you see them in their home town. Nobody can enjoy that much money just hanging around in Knoxville, going to shows and festivals and local attractions. Heck, if you're going to spend your time doing stuff in Knoxville, you might as well settle for a five-digit salary.
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Jack once again you perfectly nailed it. It's a little difficult to fault Ms. Ray with getting all she can. My issue is with the board that supposedly manages KTSC. Do these dunderheads know anything? I guess they are the typical non-profit board that accept serving in order to impress but devote no real effort to knowing what is going on. They should all resign in humiliation.
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They have a nice website, but the E. TN Historical Society museum downtown isn't listed as an attraction
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They have a nice website, but the E. TN Historical Society museum downtown isn't listed as an attraction
is this seriously what you have to add to the conversation about ktsc?
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great article! as a former employee of KTSC, i can definitely say there's a hardworking staff there attracting tourists and conventions to the city and promoting knoxville everywhere. as far as the leadership (not just Gloria), I'm not quite sure what they do. It's no wonder, that place seems to be a revolving door for many of its employees.
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One of many overpaid public servants in Knoxville. We need to clean house.
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great article! as a former employee of KTSC, i can definitely say there's a hardworking staff there attracting tourists and conventions to the city and promoting knoxville everywhere. as far as the leadership (not just Gloria), I'm not quite sure what they do. It's no wonder, that place seems to be a revolving door for many of its employees.
When you worked at KTSC:
1. What was the daily routine of the KTSC staff?
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3. Was your work inspected or reviewed? If so, by whom?
4. Did the KTSC have Christmas parties, workshops, staff meetings, etc.? If so, what were they like, and what happened in them?
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Council voted 4-0 to select a 65-acre parcel of land on the east side of state Highway 99, due east of the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training center (CLEET). Councilman Guy Sewell was absent.
The land is owned by the Ada industrial Development Corp. (AIDC), an economic development agency dedicated to growing the community (See map on page 2.) Shawnee-based Grace and Sons Appraisal Service will determine the market value of the property so the city can make a purchase offer to AIDC.
Once the city acquires the property, the architect, planner and city staff will design the complex. After that stage is finished, construction will begin.
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The committee also considered four other sites, including a location near Ada Municipal Airport, according to information from city hall. The three other sites were northeast of Lonnie Abbott Boulevard and Country Club Road, east of Monte Vista and near Pontotoc Technology Center.
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Did prosecutors take a wrong turn with Britney Spears?
The trial of Britney Spears for driving without a license has ended, and even though the singer failed to win a not guilty verdict, she nearly got its legal equivalent with a hung jury, the prosecutors' decision not to seek a retrial and the judge's dismissal of the charge.
But it didn't come easy – or cheap — as most misdemeanor cases do. And it begs the question of why so much money was spent to try Britney for driving without a license.
Prosecutors have said the case only came to trial because Spears and her legal team refused a plea bargain – unlike the overwhelming majority of defendants in her situation. Prosecutor Michael Amerian had said the city offered Spears a year of probation and a $150 fine, or no probation and a $1,000 fine.
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Thursday night, dozens of residents packed into Waterford Town Hall's auditorium to hear about a new $300,000 grant program that provides homeowners with interest-free loans to make code and safety upgrades to their homes.
In the program, qualifying homeowners can receive up to a $25,000 interest-free loan to make upgrades to their homes, which they pay back when the title changes. The company Lisa Lowe and Associates will receive approximately $6,000 to manage each project, which the town will pay from the grant, according to Lisa Lowe of Lisa Lowe and Associates.
"The concept of this grant is to make sure your home is safe and sound," Lowe said.
Residents can first submit applications for a loan on December 4th at 10 a.m. to the Waterford Senior Services. Approximately 60 Waterford residents took applications to apply for the program, with a total of nine being able to be served if all nine projects hit the $25,000 threshold.
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The $300,0000 grant is funded by the US Department of Housing and Development, administered by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development and now is the responsibility of the Town of Waterford. Low-to-moderate-income Waterford residents can get up to a $25,000 interest-free loan to improve the health and safety of their home, or to bring it up to code, according to Adam Kinkel of Lisa Lowe and Associates LLC.
Kinkel said the goal is to get projects around $22,000, so there is some room if there are any change orders during construction. For each loan that is administered, Lisa Lowe and Associates will be paid approximately $6,000 to manage the project, which is paid out of the grant and not paid by the homeowner.
"You are receiving an experienced project manager on each of these jobs," Kinkel told the audience. "That's something the average homeowner would not pay for on these types of jobs. It is an additional benefit."
Typical work the grant will pay for is lead-based paint hazards, electrical hazards, plumbing or heating issues, roofing and gutter repairs, deck and porch repairs and window and door repairs, among others, Kinkel said. The grant will not pay for new appliances, fixing a swimming pool, "excessive landscaping" or just outright remodeling, Kinkel said.
Homeowners must pay back the loans when the title changes, which can happen when the homeowner sells the house, the homeowner dies or the homeowner refinances, according to Lowe. A lien is put on the house until the interest-free loan is paid off, she said.
When the person pays back the loan, it goes back to the town, which can lend it out again. The lending will theoretically continue until the payments to the project managers uses up the entire $300,000.
"It becomes a revolving loan," Lowe said.
Only low-to-moderate income Waterford residents can qualify for the program. According to HUD specifics, a qualifying one-person household must make less than $45,500, two-person household must make less than $52,000, three-person household must make less than $58,500, four-person household must make less than $65,000 and on and on.
Along with the income requirements, the homeowner must be up-to-date on all taxes and have a certain amount of equity into their home. Then a homeowner can receive an application from the town's website or at Waterford Senior Services and can first submit applications to Waterford Senior Services on December 4th at 10 a.m.
Applications will be reviewed in a first-come, first-serve basis. The applications will be reviewed, and if it is complete the house will be inspected and a list of everything that needs to be fixed will be compiled, with the hope that it will be around $22,000, Kinkel said.
Generally, the contractor will have 30 days to complete the work, Kinkel said. Then, it will be up to the homeowner to pay back the loan when the title changes, he said.
For more information, call Lisa Lowe and Associates at 203-888-5624 or Waterford Senior Services at 860-444-5839.


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A blowout win can make for a fun night. A blowout loss is agonizing.
For the Floyd Central Highlanders, Friday night was beyond agonizing as the Castle Knights ended their season in the opening game of sectional play, 56-12.
"We didn't get off to a very good start," Floyd Central head coach Brian Glesing surmised. "You just can't give them short field position, but we didn't stop them either."
The Knights (10-0) wasted no time getting on the board. Using just 45 seconds, the Knights covered 53 yards with with the drive ending on a 16-yard connection from Mitch Gilles to Joe Redburn that gave Castle a 7-0 lead with 11:08 left in the opening frame.
The Highlanders (2-8) opening drive stalled on the Castle 49, leaving the high-speed Knight offense in easy striking range. It was under a minute later that the Castle lead widened on a five yard toss from Gilles to Jon-Marc Anderson with a good PAT boot from Redburn, setting the score at 14-0 with 7:21 left in the first quarter.
A stalled Floyd Central drive forced a punt, placing the Knights at their own 29. The Knights briefly returned the ball to the Highlanders on an interception by Logan Vaughn. The Floyd Central offense was on the field for 30 seconds before Colton Kimm was intercepted by the Knights' Cameron Goebel, leaving the Knights with the ball on their own 29.
It was just 58 seconds later the Knights found the end zone again, this time on a 4-yard pass from Gilles to Cameron Parus, giving the Knights 21-0 lead with 4:21 left in the first quarter.
Castle found the ball back in their possession when the Highlanders fumbled the ensuing kick, leaving the potent Castle offense on the Floyd Central 24. Continuing the theme of quick scores, the Knights punched it into the end zone 13 seconds later on an 18 yard connection from Gilles to Anderson with a PAT kick from Redburn, widening the Highlander deficit to 28-0 with 4:03 left in the first frame.
The Highlanders managed to take possession and put a promising drive together until a fumble deep in Castle territory brought the defense onto the field. Castle needed only 25 seconds to make the Highlanders pay for the mistake. The short drive, covering 92 yards, was capped by 20-yard connection from Gilles to Anderson. The Castle lead grew even larger at 35-0 at the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter started with the Highlanders in possession of the football ... briefly. Just one minute after starting the drive, the Highlanders' Kimm connected was picked up by the Knights' Clay Seitz, who took it 30 yards for a toucdown and it was 42-0 lead with 10:55 left in the second quarter.
A time consuming drive by the Highlanders moved the ball into Knight territory before stalling out, giving Castle the ball on their own 29. This started seventh successful scoring drive of the night for Castle, ending with a 28-yard pass from Gilles to Anderson and a good PAT kick from Caballero to give Castle a dominating 49-0 lead with 3:43 left in the first half.
An eighth Castle score widened the Highlander deficit to 56-0 in the third frame before the Highlanders managed to get on the board in the fourth quarter. Floyd's 78-yard scoring drive was capped by a 48-yard run from Austin Carl.
With just second left in the game, Garry Posey tacked on another 6 with a 4-yard run. The Highlanders two-point conversion attempt fell short, making the final score 56-12 and ending the careers of 11 Highlander seniors.
"They won a lot of games in their careers," Glesing said. "They will be missed."
Castle 35 14 7 0—56
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First Quarter
C — Joe Redburn 16 pass from Mitch Gilles (Redburn kick)
C — Jon-Marc Anderson 5 pass from Gilles (Redburn kick)
C — Cameron Parus 4 pass from Gilles (Redburn kick)
C — Anderson 18 pass from Gilles (Redburn kick)
C — Anderson 20 pass from Gilles (Redburn kick)
Second Quarter
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C — Anderson 28 pass from Gilles (Caballero kick)
Third Quarter
C — Parus 18 pass from Gilles (Caballero kick)
Fourth Quarter
FC — Austin Carl 48 run (kick failed)
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"Back to the Future II" portrayed people fighting groups of street toughs in the middle of public fountains, having Nikes auto-strap their Velcro and spending time dodging hologram advertisements for a reboot of "Jaws." But here I am, strapping my shoes by hand and waiting for a cashier's cheque in Hollywood to clear so Michael Bay can start filming the inevitable 'Jaws' reboot that we'll all pay $20 to see in 3D.
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When Laura Jessen heard her husband, Chris, call to her from the front door, she thought he was kidding.
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The couple was surprised to find that a flock of 30 pink plastic flamingos had mysteriously appeared in the front yard. Attached to one of the fluorescent birds was a note that read, "Congratulations, you've been flocked!"
The night before, a group of Riverview High School students had been hard at work, stealthily placing dozens of plastic flamingos in the yards of unsuspecting victims to raise funds for their Relay for Life team.
"We loved it," Jessen says. "So fun! Nothing like pulling off a good prank."
In addition to a giant flock of flamingos, the students also left a note, which offered a chance to pay the prank forward to a friend for a donation ranging from $10 to $30, depending on flock size. The team plans to donate all donations to the American Cancer Society.
"I, myself, am a cancer survivor and supporter of the ACS," says Jessen. "I decided to "super flock" four friends: some with children who I knew would love to wake up to 60 pink flamingos, and others who I knew would appreciate this and pay it forward."
Riverview junior and team co-captain, Alyssa Sweeney, says she came up with the idea three weeks ago during a brainstorming session with her Young Life leader.
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5:36pm Thursday 13th December 2012 in News By Joanna Morris
A WOMAN was threatened at knifepoint and had her dog stolen on Wednesday.
The 35-year-old was walking her dog along Aldenham Road in Guisborough when she was approached by an unknown man who held her at knifepoint before stealing her Australian Shepherd puppy.
The dog is grey and white with no tail and was wearing a thin red lead with a metal choker type collar. The breed is similar to a Border Collie, has a shaggy coat and is approximately knee height in size.
The man is described as being around 30 or 40, medium build and wearing dark clothes and a dark peaked hat.
Police believe it is an isolated incident but are asking people to remain vigilant and to contact them with any information about the robbery. Any witnesses or anyone with information should contact Detective Constable Mark Rayner on non-emergency number 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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The cost of a downtown building owned by the city has caused a slight stir among some citizens who have questioned whether it is undervalued.
The city of Meridian owns the former Bellsouth building, 1827 23rd Ave., which Chartre Companies Ltd., plans to purchase and renovate for a 26-unit market rate apartment building.
The Meridian City Council recently approved a resolution of intent for a tax break and Chartre asked for a similar break from county taxes for seven years. The tax exemption would not apply to school taxes and would only apply to improvements made on the building.
Chartre representative David Kelly spoke with the Lauderdale Board of Supervisors on Thursday during a work session and discussed plans for the building.
At the Monday board meeting, District 4 Supervisor Joe Norwood said he had received phone calls over the weekend about the value of the building, which Kelly had said on Thursday was approximately $120,000.
"How did you arrive at the $120,000 value on the building," Norwood asked.
"I believe that was the appraisal, minus the abatement cost," Kelly said. "I don't remember the exact number but I think it was somewhere between $40,000 and $50,000."
City of Meridian Community Development Director Connie Royal said the price of the building was arrived upon by the usual process. There were three appraisals conducted and the price was set by the average of the three.
"It was handled through Ed Skipper's department (City Finance Department) and followed all rules and regulations the city uses to get appraisals," Royal said. "The $120,000 approximately, is before the asbestos abatement."
Royal said she did not have the exact amount of the abatement with her at the meeting, but the city will have to get rid of the asbestos in the building before selling it. She said the city will get the appraisals to the county. Royal later added that the appraisal is for the building, not the courtyard.
One of the callers, Norwood said, had said if the property is valued at $120,000, the Board of Supervisors should refund taxpayer's property taxes by 50 percent.
Norwood said these types of exemptions have been done before.
"I would like to remind the public that on two other occasions ... we did approve this same type of agreement with downtown apartments on Front Street and I think we did with the Rosenbaum property," Norwood said. "I personally do not agree with it but it is the law and I will have to, I guess, follow the letter of the law even though, referring back to one of the calls I had, this is what we call a true form of corporate welfare."
District 2 Supervisor Wayman Newell said he too had received calls about the matter.
Kelly acknowledged that some people might consider $120,000 a low price for the property, but it isn't if one considers the amount of work that will have to be done to renovate the building into apartments. He has estimated that it will take between $4 million and $5 million to renovate the building.
"We're willing to do that. We think there is a market here. We spent a long time studying it," Kelly said. "We feel pretty certain that we can fill 26 units by the end of the time period it takes to construct this. We should be ready for occupancy in September. That's our goal."
Supervisors voted 4-0 in favor of a motion of intent to grant the tax exemption. Norwood abstained.
During the public comment period of the meeting, Raymond Huffmaster asked why the price of the city-owned property is $120,000.
"Something's out of order there. We need a copy of the appraisal, is what we need," Huffmaster said. "There's dwelling houses within four blocks of that building for $200,000."
The Meridian Star has requested a copy of the appraisals from City Hall.
County officials started the new year by electing new officers for the Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors. Joe Norwood, District 4 supervisor and former board president, nominated District 1 Supervisor Hank Florey as the new president. There were no other nominations and the motion passed unanimously.
"I appreciate very much my fellow supervisors, I thank you so much for the opportunity to serve for 2013 as president of the Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors," Florey said. "I don't take this lightly. This is a responsibility that I look forward to. I have done it before but this is special at this time in my life and my family. Thank you very much for the faith and trust. So help me God, this trust will not be breached. I just want you to know I'll work long and hard for the betterment of Lauderdale County."
The board then elected District 3 Supervisor Josh Todd as vice-president.
"It has been an honor to work with you four," Todd said. "It's been a real exciting time in my life and in my family's life. I've learned a lot from you. I'm looking forward to 2013. Thank you all for your vote."
Later Florey commended Norwood for his term as president.
"Joe, you set the bar high," Florey said. "We appreciate that very much. You worked long and hard. I know you've been the last one to leave here a lot of nights. I thank you for what you've done for this community. Your service is very much appreciated."
Florey then presented Norwood with a plaque featuring a gavel.
Also, the board unanimously voted to re-employ Joe McCraney, county administrator, Engineering Plus, as the firm handling the county's state aid road engineering, Harris Wilder, county road manager, and the law firm of Hammack, Barry, Thaggard, and May LLP, to represent the county.
The board approved a request from Rob Seal, Lauderdale County Agri-Center director, to appoint Steve Parker to the Agri-Center's advisory board.
The board accepted the title to the building that houses the Veteran's Service Center, 1827 23rd Ave. The Red Cross gave the building to the county and agreed to allow parking to continue at another Red Cross Building across the street as long as Red Cross owns the building, which is up for sale.
Todd said he and Florey recently examined the building and found it to be in good condition, adding that if the county had had to vacate the building, the cost of finding another building for veterans' services would have been high.
Joshua J. Joachim, chief operating officer for the American Red Cross in Mississippi, said: "We've partnered with the county with this facility for years now. It's an opportunity to expand that partnership and obviously to strengthen our services to veterans as well as strengthen our services to the community."
Florey said the donation helps the county because there are many veterans here.
"We appreciate this very much from the American Red Cross," Florey said. "It's a big boost to us."
Newell said he has had several calls about when the county will resume tearing down condemned houses. He said that the weather has been too wet to carry the debris to the landfill, but as things dry out, work will resume.
Newell said one of the priorities of the board this year will be getting a road outlet for the Central Industrial Park.
"All of that traffic that comes out of Central Industrial Park comes back down to Hawkin's Crossing and into the busiest intersection in Meridian, in my opinion — there at 20 and 59, Highway 19," Newell said.
This will be on the list of funding requests the board will take to Mississippi's Congressional delegation in Washington, he said.
In closing remarks, Todd said he hopes people looking for road work to be done will be patient.
"I know that we have a lot of potholes, but because of the rain and cold weather, pretty much anything we put in there right now is not going to hold it," Todd said. "The men are working as hard and as fast as they can. Just be patient. We are trying to get them."
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When Visa, Mastercard, Paypal and others abruptly cut off all payments to the secret-spilling site WikiLeaks last year, they offered a lesson in how financial giants can use their purse strings to choke controversial media. Now Daniel Ellsberg and a group of digital liberties advocates hope to prevent that kind of financial blockade on information from ever occurring again.
On Monday, Ellsberg and a group of staffers from the digital-rights-focused Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) plan to announce the creation of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, an independent organization aimed at raising money and channeling it to the sort of edgy media groups that might suffer from a WikiLeaks-style embargo–including WikiLeaks itself.
"We're trying to crowd-fund the right to know," says John Perry Barlow, the co-founder of the EFF, a former Grateful Dead lyricist and free speech advocate who will serve on the board of the Foundation. "This isn't just a way to support WikiLeaks. It's a way to support a principle… We feel there will be more groups like WikiLeaks, and we want to inspire them as quickly as possible, because there's a lot the public needs to know."
On the Foundation's website, any user will be able to make a donation through an encrypted form, specifying which organization under the Freedom of the Press Foundation's umbrella will receive the funds. By mixing groups together under its banner, the Foundation hopes to make it more difficult for funding to be cut off to any one of them, and to also offer donors a way to make a contribution to a controversial group like WikiLeaks without publicly revealing that they've done so.
Barlow and fellow EFF staffers reached out to Daniel Ellsberg more than a year ago with the idea of creating that financial proxy for media groups and donors, and the Ellsberg immediately offered his support.
"A lot of people would rightly be hesitant to go on record sending money to WikiLeaks because they think they could be questioned, blacklisted or prosecuted," says Ellsberg, citing politicians like Joe Biden and Sarah Palin that have compared WikiLeaks at times to a terrorist organization. "With this the individual will have his or her anonymity preserved. It's like WikiLeaks itself. WikiLeaks facilitated anonymous leaking. This is to facilitate anonymous donations."
Initially, the Freedom of the Press Foundation will funnel donations to four groups: WikiLeaks, the investigative journalism outfits Muckrock and the National Security Archives, and the citizen journalism group UpTake. But the group's executive director Trevor Timm says more organizations will be added over time. "Ultimately we'd like to have ten organizations that have anonymous submissions systems, and ten organizations lik Muckrock and ten like Pro Publica, for instance," he says. "There's no magic bullet for solving the problem of government secrecy, so we want to tackle it with death by a thousand cuts."
Ellsberg and Barlow aren't the only big names involved with the group: Its board will also include Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald, Boing Boing editor Xeni Jardin, and MacArthur-award-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras.
WikiLeaks has been suffering financially for nearly two years since Visa, MasterCard, Bank of America, PayPal, and Western Union all stopped processing payments to the group in response to its announcement that it would release a quarter million secret State Department cables. Assange has said that 95% of the group's funding dried up as a result, and it has yet to publish documents with the same impact as those it released in 2010, or even to rebuild its anonymous submissions system that went offline late that year.
Despite finding a workaround to receive funds through the French non-profit Fund for the Defense of Net Neutrality in July, the group has continued to struggle to raise cash. In October it added an interstitial fundraising page to the site when users click on any of its leaked documents, a move that many saw as a "paywall" that fundamentally contradicted its idea of free information.
Ellsberg says he hopes the Foundation can put WikiLeaks back on its feet. "We're definitely trying to resuscitate WikiLeaks, and I think WikiLeaks will be back in action," says Ellsberg.
But he says it's just as important to foster the movement of newborn leak sites that seemed to promise a revitalized transparency movement in 2011–but have largely flopped. "We're also emphasizing that we'd like other organizations to furnish the same kind of capability, and that's more likely to happen when they won't be strangled at birth," Ellsberg says.
He points to other WikiLeaks-like groups on his radar including the Iceland-based Associated Whistleblower's Press, and the German group OpenLeaks. The latter was founded by Daniel Domscheit-Berg, a former collaborator with Assange who eventually left the group with several other WikiLeakers and became one of Assange's most bitter rivals. But even OpenLeaks has yet to publish any material and even seems to have taken its website offline.
"Let a thousand flowers bloom," says Ellsberg. "They'd be a candidate for help on this too, whether Julian Assange likes it or not."
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Interesting article.
Wikileaks is NOT "secret-spilling site". it just publish pointers or thanscipts of data already available.
It IS Open, allowing everyone to look at data it POINTS to, that is already in the wild and open.
Wikileaks is informing the world about all the data that is already free
and in open and available to anyone.
Also, Wikileaks is not an "site".. It is organization that has a site, like even governments or companies or newspaper agencies have sites… Site is pages on the WWW internet.
So there is nothing "secret" about that. There is nothing "spying" about that.
And there is definably something wrong with sense of thinking of bashing free media,
for just explaining what information that was ALREADY AVAILABLE to the public community of the whole planet..
Governments of the world might be THANKFUL to Wikileaks for giving world media attention to what actually IS secret and is in the wild, and what should NOT be conducted as "secret", because obviously it is not.
Assange aided and abetted the hacking of the US government's servers. This is in the Wired transcript of Lamo's chat with Manning, and it is also a fact that has come out at the ongoing trial of Manning.
So you really can't go on putting up this propaganda barrage about WikiLeaks merely being a "publisher". It's not. It's an extreme anarchist movement seeking to destroy its enemies and come to power.
Nothing has come out of the WikiLeaks "treasure trove" that constitutes anything that warranted violation of the law.
I see Ellsberg is still the same jerk he always was.
Um, "controversial", Andy? No, *unlawful*. The files that WikiLeaks uploaded to Amazon were *not their own* and they *did not have the rights to them*. According to Amazon's terms of service, you must warrant that the material is your own and you have the rights to it.
WikiLeaks aided and abetted the STEALING of these files. Regardless of whether you follow the dubious notion that WikiLeaks is a "publisher" (the New York Times got it right when they called it "a source"), it's still unlawful materials. Amazon did the right thing. Why should Amazon be required to store stolen cables from the State Department, that the State Department sent a cease and desist letter about?! Just because the grand jury is still deliberating, and there isn't a case yet doesn't mean that it isn't in fact unlawful. The cables were classified. They were published. They are unlawful.
Why you would convert this *criminality* of WikiLeaks into a mere "controversy" is troubling to me, especially in Forbes. What is Forbes really all about, then? A more aggressive and criminalized form of libertarianism, and not the more law-abiding conservativism associated with its long-held reputation of serving as "the capitalist tool"?
As for Visa and Mastercard, they also are following both their own terms of service and the law when they refuse to take payments for STOLEN files. STOLNE, Andy. STOLEN. What part of STOLEN is not clear to you? You think you need to have a successful court verdict to accept that?!
As for John Perry Barlow, well, watch him on Youtube where he is his most unadulterated. He is for liberating all digital content, period. He doesn't recognize anything digital as having ownership by anyone except the collective masses.
So yet another Mitch Kapor/John Perry Barlow/EFF production is unveiled, and you're celebrating? Why? They will come for you next.
WikiLeaks *is* like a terrorist organization. It is secretive, dismissive of the law, cunning and manipulative in its propaganda. It constantly lets us know its Bolshevik theories such as "end justifies the means" and "the worse the better". Why should anybody help an extreme anarchist movement that merely uses this leaking *as a method to come to power itself*? It's such an old story.
Good investigative journalism is possible without having to violate the law, and ProPublica is good example of that.
If you were truthful about reporting this story, you'd have to say that there isn't any movement of leaking sites. You note that Assange's bitter rivals never got anywhere. And nobody else did. And there's a reason for this. The demand isn't there as they imagine, and when there is, it doesn't have to be accomplished with such political extremism and criminality. We know about drones not from WikiLeaks but a 100 other sources, both alternative and mainstream. WikiLeaks and EFF are merely an extreme political movement, one among many. There's no reason to celebrate them as whistleblowers. They haven't blown any real whistles but have only tooted their own horns. I challenge you to find one real case of a war crime that they uncovered — and it wouldn't be with "Collateral Damage".
It seems interesting to me that they would announce creation of a foundation whose intended purpose is money laundering. Perhaps its not illegal to launder money for non-criminal organizations (IANAL), but what happens to the foundation when one of its recipients is convicted of breaking laws? Does the whole foundation then become a criminal laundering organization? Would Assange's conviction mean Wikileaks is a criminal organization?
I'm all for "openness" in most cases, but perfect acceptance of openness requires acceptance of all types of behavior, and there are still places i don't think we should go. And when people play extreme-risk games, they must be prepared to accept the consequences.


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The strongest tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale, an EF-5, packs wind speeds of more than 200 mph and destroys everything in its path.
But some items that are literally pulled out of damaged buildings and never seen again, survive.
Recently, a woman in Alabama undertook a Herculean effort to find debris scattered during the historic tornado outbreaks in April 2011.
Using a Facebook page started by Patty Bullion, a resident of Lester in extreme northern Alabama, John Knox, a University of Georgia associate professor of geography and faculty member of the atmospheric sciences program, formed a team to go through the pictures.
"What we were able to do is use a database collected on Facebook of objects that had been found and scanned and put on a Facebook page and returned to their owners," Knox said. "We were able to use that information to put together a much more comprehensive study of items returned to their owners."
The scientists were able to track down where the pictures were found and where they came from when the storm hit and put together accurate distances for how far items were carried in the storm.
Knox said out of the nearly 1,000 items studied, it could be the most comprehensive list of items sucked up by a tornado and tracked that anyone has ever put together.
And it all started with Bullion's page called "Pictures and Documents found after the April 27, 2011 Tornadoes."
"It is amazing," Knox said. "This would have never been possible before without Facebook."
Knox said that a picture set the record, at this point, for longest distance traveled when it was picked up in the EF-5 tornado that hit Phil Campbell and carried 220 miles to Lenoir City, TN.
How is it possible for a single picture to travel so far? Knox said it could have traveled the entire distance of the super cell's track, or there is another theory.
"We have estimated it will take maybe five or six minutes for that object to get up to 20,000 feet or more and then at that point, either it is ejected from the cloud or goes up in the anvil, the top part of the storm, then catches a ride on the jet stream."
The information collected in where the debris falls is something Knox said could be used in the future to save lives.
"If, for example, a tornado hits hazardous waste, nuclear power plants, those cases we will want to know where the debris is going to land quickly," Knox said. "We could issue a debris watch box. And show a certain area, where the debris would go."
The study was co-authored by graduate student Alan Black. Black said he is still amazed at the data they collected from Facebook.
"I think one of the biggest benefits of our research is to let people know that even if the tornado doesn't hit me, I could be killed by an object that came out of a tornado," Black said. "If we can prevent a few injuries that way, that is just great."
The study was published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
Other items, like a rain jacket, were found 68 miles away. Another item, a five-foot tall metal sign, was carried 50 miles away from its original location.
Out of the 934 objects that made the study, Knox said more than 40 traveled a distance of 135 miles or more.
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The seat is nice, height stays where you adjust it, lever works good... I've had this seat maybe 2 years in shop use. Occasional use only. I'm 180lbs. The trick to make it last is to not overstress it. Lube the caster bearings and replace the cheap nuts with decent nylocks, and wide washers that dissipate the load. The factory nuts keep coming loose. The vertical pipe has a plastic bushing to keep the single leg centered. The bushing broke on mine and now the seat wobbles a lot. I wedged some stuff in between the two pipes to take up teh space left by the plastic, and it's steady again. Lost the height adjustment due to the wedging but I don't miss it. When the things dies, I'll still be able to use the base for somethig else, like a rolling dolly for whatever.. gas bottle, trash can, you name it.
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This product is great when working on vehicles on Jack Stands. The casters performed better than expected and the pneumatic seat works very well. For the price you just can't beat it.
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Works even for a big boy!
By Tiger Man
from Amarillo, TX
About Me Parent, Thrifty
I'm 300lbs and it holds me well. It's super easy to put together.
A great knee and back saver.
By ABS
from West Chicagoland
About Me Avid Do It Yourselfer
This saved my knees and back. I replaced front suspension on my car while the car was on jack stands. This seat was a perfect height for me to sit and work on my car.
Sure beats a milk crate
By BB
from NC
About Me Mechanic
Great price for a nice item. I use it all the time around the shop when doing brakes, wheel bearings, tire changes, ext. Be sure to tighten down the fasteners before you use it, as I lost a caster rolling around one day (no big deal). Its comfortable and seems to be pretty sturdy. Im about 210 lbs and this seat seams as sturdy as similar ones I have used that were much more expensive units. It has met or exceeded all of my expectations. I would by another one. The tray on the bottom is handy for holding tools and stuff.
So far so good
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I've had this seat for about two years of frequent use with no problems at all. Casters still roll and rotate, height adjustment goes up and down, and the seat is comfortable with no tears. What more could you ask for?
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good little seat
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I work in an auto shop with no lift. This stool is great for sitting on while doing brakes or suspension work. Im not a little guy and the floors in the shop are not exactly even or smooth but this seat holds up. One suggestion i would make is to tighten the casters before you use it, i guess they loosen up in shipping or something. Overall, good product at a good price.
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This beats the heck out of bending or kneeling when I polishing my truck or my wife's car.
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Now my back can't complain anymore. Is easy to put together and a lot quicker to move around the garage.
Great value!
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This stool is a real knee and back saver. At my age it's getting harder to kneel or bend down this is very easy on the old body.
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DUNCAN — Lauren Danielle Frye and Jacob Ross Merritt will exchange wedding vows March 23, 2013 at Walnut Creek Wedding Chapel in Oklahoma City with pastor Ken Brown from St. Gregory's University officiating.
Bride-elect is the daughter of Donna Frye of Comanche and Todd Frye of Avon, Colo. Her grandparents are Rex and Nalda Frye of Duncan and the late Leon and Ruth Wampler of Comanche.
Prospective groom is the son of Jim and Kristy Merritt of Manchester, Conn. His grandparents are Laura Hayes of Chicago, Ill. and Pat Graham of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Lauren graduated in 2007 from Duncan High School, where she was active in National Honor society, Who's Who, DHS Marching band colorguard, DHS pom squad, Lucky Circle club and graduated with a diploma of distinction. Lauren graduated in 2012 from St. Gregory's University in Shawnee with a bachelors degree in dance performance/education. She was active in Spirit and Sole dance company, Liturgical dance ensemble, Basketball dancers, Zeta Xi Lambda Sorority, and Alpha Psi Omega theatre honor society. She has been active with Relay For Life in Shawnee and Duncan and an orientation leader for four years at SGU. She is employed at Creative Dancewear in Oklahoma City and teaches dance classes at Dance Phase in Edmond.
Jake graduated in 2008 from Cheny Technical High School in Manchester, Conn. with a diploma in culinary arts. He graduated in 2012 from St. Gregory's University in Shawnee with a bachelors degree in history. He is employed at Homeland as a butcher and Bishop McGuinness schools as an assistant baseball coach.


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Lifted 1994 f150, 4000 obo
Well, I am going to college this fall and need a more fuel efficient vehicle.
I hate to see this truck leave as it is my baby but I just am not going to be able to afford it and college next year,
Its a 1994 f150 5.0L with the 302 HO motor in it. 212xxx miles on body, Previous owner had trans and motor rebuilt 100xx miles ago,
Its lifted 7 inches, 4 suspension and 3 body.
It is sitting on 35 inch BFG that are about 85%.
I was told that it has detroit lockers in the rear.
It has 4:10 gears I believe or it may be 4:56 I cannot remember exactly,
Just had a bunch of work done to it:
Both front wheel bearings
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I also have 2 new front fenders and a new hood. (front drivers side is already installed)
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Services for Carrol Calvin "C.C." Thomason will be held Saturday, at 11 a.m., at Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Newton with Bro. Steve Robinson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Newton County Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Thomason, 79, of Newton, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian.
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Noteshelf for iPad brings calligraphy pens, pencils, custom colors, and more
Noteshelf is by far one of our favorite note-taking apps here at iMore and now it's even better than ever. A recent update has introduced pencils and calligraphy pens to the selection of writing tools, and as if Noteshelf didn't already have enough colors to choose from, you can now bring up a color pallet to get the exact color you want or choose from millions of online pallets from ColourLovers.com.
In addition to the new writing tools, Noteshelf now lets your create notebook covers from your own photos and has improved landscape support and a more flexible page thumbnail view. Although it's not mentioned in the update notes, I have also noticed that if you want to cut a section of your notes, you are not limited to a rectangular shape but can outline exactly what area you wish to cut -- this is a huge improvement for my use.
Noteshelf now also supports the following pressure sensitive stylii: Adonit Jot Touch, Pogo Connect and Hex Jaja styli.
To celebrate the new update, Ramki is having a sale and Noteshelf is currently available for just $2.99 (normally $5.99).
I am a huge fan of Noteshelf and use it on a regular basis and this update just makes me love it even more. What do you think of the update?
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Leanna, which pen do you use for note taking or equations on your iPad? I have the Adonit Jot Pro and it's pretty good, but I'm always looking for what else is good. Any suggestions?
I use a Bamboo. I had the chance to write with my father in laws $40 stylus...not sure which one...and didn't seem to experience too much of an upgrade. Especially not to dump the Bamboo and spend an extra $40. I normally just write notes so if anyone has a great note writing stylus let me know.
I still far prefer Notability for note taking at work. Having built in voice recording options is indispensable when taking notes at client sites.
Agreed... I understand there are different apps for different people, but as far as I'm concerned, they might as well get rid of the "note-taking apps" category. Notability does everything.
I have used EvoNotes Pro so far. I see only this app allow to zoom, four pen with ultra smooth, Rich text editor, and draw shape, grid, audio sync with handwriting, attach video file to note page easily, .... It is ultra note app which the ipad owner must have.
I love Noteshelf! I wish it had PDF import ability but I have overlooked that for now. I am using an Logiix diamond stylus. It has been a great stylus so far.
I've noticed when you select something, you can now just move it around, without having to cut/paste first.
This semester I switched to notability but I might switch back to noteshelf to try out the updates.
I love Noteshelf, I've tried others, but for me, this is great. As for the stylus, I picked up a boxwave evertouch capacitive stylus. Best one I've had by far.
I really like Noteshelf, but have been waiting months for them to add an automatic to Dropbox sync.


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Education Objectives
The Electrical Engineering department prepares graduates whose career and professional accomplishments, within three to five years after graduation, include:
- Demonstration of a fundamental understanding and skill level in mathematics, science, and basic electrical engineering that has enabled them to succeed in more advanced courses and has served them well in the understanding of new technology.
- Demonstration of an understanding in adequate detail about selected specific areas of electrical engineering as a critical step in career development.
- Proficient application of knowledge using state-of-the-art approaches derived from engineering sciences and practice to produce practical solutions to electrical engineering problems.
- Demonstration of technical and decision-making processes and the human interactions necessary to produce viable, responsible, and sustainable technological solutions.
- Engagement in lifelong learning, which may include postgraduate education, for successful adaptation to technological and cultural changes and to foster adept functioning in society.
Process for Review and Revision
Program Educational Objectives are not expected to change often. The constituency groups have an opportunity to review the objectives every three years in a formal setting, such as an External Advisory Committee (industrial and alumni advisory board) or Student Advisory Committee meeting. Formal assessment is obtained through surveys of employers and alumni about every three years. The responses are communicated to the Student Advisory Committee, the External Advisory Committee, and the program faculty. The assessment data is reviewed and revisions recommended for program enhancement from any or all of the groups. Objectives changes are approved by the Student Advisory Committee, External Advisory Committee, and program faculty before being instituted.
Electrical Engineering Program Outcomes
The Department of Electrical Engineering program outcomes are listed below with the mapping of program outcomes a-m to criterion 3a-k shown in parentheses. All graduates of the electrical engineering program are expected to have:
- A knowledge of mathematics, including differential and integral calculus and differential equations (ABET Criterion 3a and EE Program Criterion)
- A knowledge of basic sciences (ABET Criterion 3a)
- A knowledge of a basic core of electrical engineering sciences necessary to analyze electrical and electronic devices, software, and systems (ABET Criterion 3a)
- An ability to apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering to the analysis of electrical engineering problems (ABET Criterion 3a)
- An ability to design and conduct experiments, analyze and interpret the data, and to report on the results (ABET Criteria 3b & g)
- An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet a desired need and to demonstrate the results to a diverse audience (ABET Criteria 3c & g)
- An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams (ABET Criterion 3d)
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve novel engineering problems including the planning, specification, design, and implementation of processes leading to a demonstrable product (ABET Criteria 3e & g)
- An ability to communicate effectively, especially technical topics, in writing and orally (ABET Criterion 3g)
- The recognition of the need for and ability to engage in lifelong learning (ABET Criterion 3i)
- A broad education and knowledge of contemporary issues necessary to understand the impact of technology in a global and societal context (ABET Criteria 3h & j)
- An understanding of ethical responsibility and professional conduct (ABET Criterion 3f)
- An ability to use techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools, especially computer-based tools, for the solution of engineering problems and design, so as to succeed in engineering practice (ABET Criterion 3k)
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The evaluation of and degree to which the Student Outcomes are met is accomplished by collection of data from external reviews (Academic Program Reviews, APR), Achievement-Centered Education (ACE) requirements of the institution, our Student Advisory Committee (SAC), our External (industrial) Advisory Board (EAB), from alumni, and by use of grades in required courses. Information from the employer and alumni surveys is used to assist in student outcome assessment.
The primary process used by the Department of Electrical Engineering to assess student achievement with respect to the program outcomes is to monitor student performance in classes in the electrical engineering curriculum. The Department has established and documented official course objectives for all undergraduate electrical engineering courses and mapped these course objectives to the electrical engineering student learning outcomes since 2002.
Since every undergraduate student that earns a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering is required to take and pass all of these courses, this process provides very strong evidence that all of our graduates are meeting our program objectives. The Department endeavors to have graduates that earn a grade of C or better in all of their required electrical engineering courses as this is a strong indication that they have achieved all of the program outcomes. In 2009, the faculty added a grade requirement of "C or better" for advancement out of ELEC 215. For any typical required course, approximately 90% of our graduates earn a C or better.


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Paternity law, or father law, is the legal area dealing with establishing or disputing "paternity", the legal relationship between a father and his child.
A child born to the wife during a marriage under common law[1] is determined to be the husband's child by a "presumption of paternity". This presumption, can sometimes be rebutted by evidence to the contrary, generally prior to a formal court ruling involving divorce, annulment or legal separation.
In the case of unwed fathers, a man may come forward and accept the paternity of the child in what is called a "voluntary acknowledgment of paternity", the mother or government can file a petition for a determination of paternity against a putative father, or paternity can be determined by the courts through estoppel over time.
This page mainly discusses "Common Law" countries. For other country legal systems see: List of national legal systems. While India is also a common law country its family law system is so unique that it has its own legal pages on Wikipedia. Law of India
The context of usage for the terms "common law" and "civil law" from within Common Law countries refers to non-criminal laws, presumptions or statutes affecting marriage or the family in general, not a different type of country legal system.
Generally, under common law, a father has legal responsibility for his offspring.[2]
Where paternity of the child is in question, a party may ask the court to determine paternity of one or more than one or several possible fathers (called putative fathers), typically based initially upon sworn statements and then upon testimony or other evidence.[1]
A successful application to the court results in an order assigning paternity to a specific man, possibly including support responsibility and/or visitation rights, or declaring that one or more men (possibly including the husband of the mother) are not the father of the child. A disavowal action is a legal proceeding where a putative father attempts to prove to the court that he is not the father; if successful, it relieves the former putative father of legal responsibility for the child.[3]
In the United States, a divorcing father files a parenting plan with a district court which outlines how the parents will share responsibilities on matters such as custody, visitation, support and insurance.
Some paternity laws assign full parental responsibility to fathers even in cases of women lying about contraception, using deceit (such as oral sex followed by self artificial insemination [4] or statutory rape by a woman (Hermesmann v. Seyer) [2]
If the context of inheritance rights, it will be the heirs of the deceased person who are attempting to dispute or establish paternity. In some states, DNA testing will be dispositive to establish paternity. In most states, however, there are a variety of rules and time restrictions that can deny inheritance rights to biological children of a deceased father.[5]


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It is important to take the time to thank everyone who helps with your career or job search. Here is a sample letter you can send (via email or mail) to a networking contact.
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Dear Mr./Ms. Last Name,
Thank you for taking the time to talk with me today. I am grateful for the time you spent reviewing my career objectives and recommending strategies for achieving them.
I especially appreciate your offer to connect me to others in your network. I plan on following up with the contacts you emailed me right away. I will also use the online networking resources you recommended to further my job search.
Any additional suggestions you may have would be welcome. I'll update you as my search progresses.
Again, thank you so much for your help. I greatly appreciate the assistance you have provided me.
Best Regards,
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