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Patents, copyrights, and trademarks, oh my! The Big Three of intellectual property law always seem to get all the attention and headlines leaving poor, neglected trade secret law feeling like the neglected, unwanted step-child. Patents, copyrights, and trademarks all have nice, (perhaps overly) broad federal laws providing both criminal and civil protections, but little old trade secret law has to chug away on somewhat varied state law and a rarely used federal criminal statute, 18 USC §1832. Trade secrets may soon be given uniform, nation-wide protection, but for now a patchwork of state law underpins the tenuous but potentially very broad protections known as a trade secret.
Despite legal inconsistency from state to state and the ethereal scope of protection, well established companies in industries as diverse as food service, personal hygiene, medicine, and aerospace rely on trade secret law in an attempt to "protect the family jewels." Multi-billion dollar companies, such as Coca-Cola and KFC, have kept their processes for making their most famous products secret for decades, significantly longer than a patent would have lasted related to the same processes and formulae (assuming a patent could have been initially secured at all). Aerospace companies like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and, more recently, SpaceX also have a long, somewhat troubled history with trade secrets. So what exactly is a trade secret and why do they matter?
What is a trade secret?
In states where the Uniform Trade Secret Act (UTSA) has been adopted (most states, but not Texas!), a trade secret is:
information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process, that:
(i) derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and
(ii) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
To put that into ordinary English, any information that provides a company or individual with a competitive edge because the information is not generally known may be considered a trade secret! In order to ensure legal protection, companies and individuals should take reasonable steps under the circumstances to keep the information a secret. Examples include but are not limited to:
- Formulas
- Patterns
- Compilations
- Programs
- Devices
- Methods
- Techniques
- data (e.g. good data, information of failures (i.e. "negative research"), designs)
- Images and video
- Future product offerings
- R&D plans
- Customer lists and supplier lists (including supplier capabilities and turnaround times)
- Business plans, and other business strategy documents.
Note that information doesn't have to be truly new or known to only one company in order for it to be considered a trade secret! Protection is available as long as the information is "not generally known." Thus, there can be situations where a few companies in a huge industry possess knowledge of some particularly efficient process, but that process is still eligible for trade secret protection. Additionally, a trade secret can exist in a combination of characteristics and components, each of which, by itself, is public knowledge if the unified process, design and/or operation (the "recipe") are a not generally known. This is especially important to remember in the aerospace industry, since so much of what is being accomplished today builds upon publically available research NASA did decades ago.
Why take advantage of trade secret protections?
Most companies choose to protect their innovative products via patents because many products can be reverse engineered once the product is on the market. On the other hand, companies generally elect to maintain manufacturing processes as trade secrets since the techniques for manufacturing can more easily be maintained in confidence. Even where patent protection is ultimately sought, trade secret protection can be of enormous help because trade secret protection arises from the moment of creation and taking steps to ensure the secrecy of a development. This is a lot like copyright protection, which arises the moment an original work is put in a tangible form, like writing down a story or recording a song.
Trade secrets are extremely powerful because maintaining the secrecy of new developments, ideas, and other research prevents other businesses from quickly and inexpensively copying that research. Allowing competitors access to research and development (including failures!) may allow them to ride the researcher's coattails, exploiting research the coat-tail riding comapny did not invest in or perform. Without this sort of protection, a company could easily lose its competitive edge, even where they were the truly innovative company.
Emerging aerospace companies should take note that protecting confidential information and trade secrets is important from an investor standpoint as well. To maintain a company's value, it is essential that the company take steps to protect the investments that have been made in the company. IP protection is an essential part of protecting those investments. Protection of trade secrets is also crucial in attracting new investment because it demonstrates to potential investors that a company recognizes the importance of protecting and growing investments in the company and its technology.
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Friendship Bracelet Valentines
Valentine's Day is in one week, and this is one of the nicest homegrown ideas we've seen for a classroom Valentine exchange. It's gender-neutral, complies with any and all school candy/allergen prohibitions, provides a nice at-home craft activity for the giver and a wearable memento for the recipient.
These Valentines were a collaborative effort between dandee's Danyelle and her daughter, Abby. They made 25 bracelets and laced them through cards made with a scalloped edge paper punch. Danyelle and Abby made braided bracelets, but this activity/gift could be easily adapted for a child's fine motor ability with beaded bracelets, finger crochet or more advanced friendship bracelet techniques (we found lots of tutorials here).
To see more details and download a PDF of their card, check out the post on dandee.
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'I would have been happy just doing door handles, mate,'' a relaxed Max Wolff says moments after revealing arguably the most important car of his automotive design career to the world.
Weeks out from his 40th birthday, Wolff, who grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick, has just revealed what will ultimately set the foundation for the revival of one of the US's most iconic luxury brands, the Ford-owned Lincoln.
The rival to Cadillac - itself a contender to BMW, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz and Audi - has been lost for a decade or more and cemented itself a reputation for building cars for old men and limousine operators.
But design director Wolff has just put the finishing touches on the mid-size MKZ concept, described by the company's senior executives as ''hitting the reset button'' for Lincoln.
Designing luxury cars is nothing new to Wolff. As the former exterior design director for Cadillac he has experience in rebuilding brands, although his career began in much humbler surroundings. Fresh from school, he decided to follow a familiar course of work mixed with fun. He bounced around a series of casual jobs before finally going to university in his early 20s.
With a bachelor of technology from Monash University, Wolff worked at Millard Design while trying to beat a door down at the design studios of Melbourne-based Holden and Ford, although one brand was higher on his list.
''To be perfectly honest, I was a bit of a Holden man growing up,'' says Wolff, who developed his passion for cars at age 11. ''Finally, [then Holden design boss] Mike Simcoe acquiesced to my repeated demands for a job.''
That was 1998 - not long before Simcoe climbed the design ladder within General Motors, no doubt helping pave the way for young Australian designers hoping to make it internationally - and Wolff promptly went about updating the look of the Commodores he had admired so much as a teenager. But the radical hot-pink TT36 concept car that stopped the 2005 Melbourne motor show really put him on the design radar.
''That was pretty good fun,'' he admits.
But bigger things were calling within the General Motors design world and, in 2003, Wolff had packed his bags for a six-week stay at the company's refreshed South Korean studios. He ended up staying four years, helping to integrate the look of the new Chevrolet cars that are being sold here as Holdens. The Barina Spark, Barina and Cruze, for example, all have Wolff fingerprints.
Four years later, he descended on the heart of the American car industry, Detroit, just months before the global financial crisis that would cause two of the three big players - GM and Chrysler - to file for bankruptcy as they struggled in the depressed economy.
But as he was settling into a career at what was then the world's largest car maker, things quickly changed. Despite the fun - and productive - times at GM, when Ford design boss J. Mays came knocking, it was an opportunity too good to resist.
''In the end, it was a fairly easy decision to make because of the opportunity … and the timing,'' Wolff says. ''This is once in a lifetime … it just felt right.''
The highly regarded Mays saw Wolff as an opportunity to bring new thinking to the brand. When asked what Wolff brings to the table, he answers: ''Irreverence, which is sorely needed.
''The last thing this brand needed was another middle-aged man. When I brought Max in, he sort of scared the hell out of everyone because he looked disruptive and his shoes weren't polished and he had a two-day growth and he looked like he'd just come in from the night before, which is very possible.''
But Mays is clearly a fan - and is no doubt expecting big things.
''He's a fabulous designer. He's opinionated; he's got a hell of a lot of confidence, which is one of the things I love about him; and he's not scared to speak his opinion.''
As for Melbourne, Wolff's design career doesn't look like it will be headed there any time soon. He is entrenched in the long-term Lincoln project and seems destined to continue his career internationally, for now at least. GM's Simcoe says if he gets Lincoln right he could be ''hot property''.
''He's very ambitious … I don't think he'll be at Ford forever,'' says Simcoe, who adds he was ''disappointed he left''.
Simcoe partially credits the smaller Holden design studio - giving designers a holistic overview of car design - as preparing Wolff well for the enormous task of resurrecting a once-strong American brand.
''He's got a dream job, wholly reinventing a brand from the ground up. It's a big challenge but he's got that capacity, he's a good designer.''
Simcoe and Wolff also continue as friends, catching up in Melbourne over the Christmas holidays, although the conversation is no longer about work.
And Wolff still thinks about a warmer life Down Under.
''I miss the coffee,'' he jokes. ''[In the US] you've got to order beans on the internet. I've got an espresso machine at home. I miss those Melbourne lattes - Pellegrini's. I go back to Pellegrini's every time I go home. I introduced my [two-year-old] daughter to the spaghetti - she liked that.
''Melbourne's home, so there's always little things that you miss.''


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Having a beautiful restaurant interior design is very important for any restaurant. People visiting restaurant not only for eating, but also enjoy the time. Of course food is the main attraction of a restaurant, but do you think that food is all what you need to visit a restaurant? Of course it is not.
Therefore the necessity of having superb restaurant interior design is extremely high. There are many lovely restaurant interior designs that you can find out there right now. Most of them have a very unique design that differentiates one to another and that is the main point of awesome restaurant interior design, to give the customer something different.
There are many examples of beautiful restaurant interior design idea that you can find out there and one of them is this futuristic restaurant interior design. Just like what we have talk about earlier, restaurant design is about uniqueness and this stunning restaurant interior design is perfectly representing uniqueness through its space design.
Look at the space setting and the furniture selection, everything looks futuristic. The pillars are decorated by using very unique and futuristic cover and the furniture is very simple. The furniture selection and the pillar cover design are tow of many things that make this extraordinary restaurant interior design looks amazing.
The other example for restaurant design will be this perfect restaurant interior design with artwork. When you dine in this place, you will find that this place is full of artwork. There are paintings and sculptures. The wall of this restaurant is the one that become attraction point. It is a stone wall that left uncovered. It looks very unique and it becomes that one that attracts people's eyes while they enjoy their meal.
That was few examples of gorgeous restaurant interior design and its beauty. Beautiful restaurant interior design idea is something that every restaurant should create, indeed.


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By Binyamin Appelbaum
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Bank of America said yesterday it earned $4.2 billion in the first quarter, the latest sign that the government is succeeding in stabilizing the banking industry.
The company's profits came mostly from Merrill Lynch, the investment bank it purchased in the fall with financial aid from the federal government. Revenue from trading in financial products, including corporate debt and securities, has driven the renewed profitability of most large banks in the first quarter, even as retail banking operations continue to struggle.
Bank of America also benefited from a surge in its mortgage refinancing business, catalyzed by the government's determined efforts to hold down interest rates. That success, too, was largely the product of an acquisition, the 2007 deal to purchase Countrywide Financial, then the nation's largest mortgage lender.
The bank reported earnings of 44 cents per share in the first quarter, compared with 23 cents per share, or $1.2 billion, in the first quarter of last year.
Bank of America has received two rounds of federal aid. The Treasury Department invested $45 billion in the company, and the government also guaranteed to limit the company's losses on an $118 billion portfolio of troubled assets. Much of that support was specifically intended to help Bank of America close its purchase of Merrill Lynch at the end of last year.
The deals for Merrill Lynch and Countrywide have been extremely controversial with the company's investors because of the prices paid for them. Ken Lewis, Bank of America's chairman and chief executive who orchestrated both deals, has faced calls to resign from one or both positions.
Two firms that advise investors, RiskMetrics Group and Glass, Lewis and Co., recommended last week that Bank of America shareholders vote to remove Lewis as chairman of the company's board. Separating the offices of chairman and chief executive is favored by many experts on corporate governance as a way to increase accountability to shareholders. Bank of America has defended Lewis's performance.
The first-quarter results seem to bolster the defense for the two deals, but the initial response from investors remained negative. Bank of America's shares fell $2.58, or 24 percent, to $8.02 in trading yesterday.
Lewis himself cautioned that the company still faced large challenges related to the faltering economy, echoing remarks from the executives of other large firms.
"The fact that we were able to post strong, positive net income for the quarter is extremely welcome news in this environment," Lewis said in a statement. "However, we understand that we continue to face extremely difficult challenges primarily from deteriorating credit quality driven by weakness in the economy and growing unemployment."
As with other large banks, Bank of America's earnings benefited substantially from accounting rules.
The bank booked a profit of $2.2 billion on the decline in value of its own debt, which is allowed because the bank could now repurchase that debt at the lower price. Other banks, including Citigroup, also have claimed billions in profits under the same rule. Some financial analysts regard the technique as obscuring the true picture of a company's health, because the companies have not actually repurchased the debt, so the gains could be reversed if the values rebound.
The bank's profits remained modest compared to its massive revenue of $36.1 billion, a reflection of the continued struggles of its core retailing banking operation.
Bank of America's deposit base contracted slightly in the first quarter, excluding the acquisition of Merrill Lynch, and defaults on nearly every kind of loan rose sharply, as the bank abandoned hope of recovering billions of dollars it had loaned to borrowers.
It wrote off about $7 billion in loans and added another $6.4 billion to its reserves against future losses. The combination is a sharp increase over the cost of loan losses in the fourth quarter, and the bank said that loan defaults are still rising.
The company's credit card division lost $1.8 billion in the quarter. Its mortgage division lost $500 million. Joe Price, Bank of America's chief financial officer, said that the rate of new delinquencies on consumer loans appeared to be slowing. That could indicate a reduction in the number of defaults -- the end of the process that begins with delinquency -- within the next few months. Citigroup and other banks have noted a similar phenomenon. But Bank of America, along with the other banks, cautioned that it was too early to evaluate the trend, which might be a result of seasonal variations.
"We're kind of managing as if it isn't" getting better "until we see it on a sustained basis," Price said.
The company also said it was interested in selling assets through a forthcoming government program to help investors purchase troubled assets.
"Our inclination would be to think about giving it a small trial run," Lewis said.
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Anyone who describes themselves on Twatter (without a hint of irony or humour) as an "Intersectional feminist poet, writer, teacher, groupwork leader" has to be a cunt the size of that sinkhole in the Mancunian Way….
Nominated by: Norman
For fucks sake come on! Do the the admen who make those fucking irritating things think we are that fuckin stupid. 'Wear this stuff and you too will become a member of the 'beautiful people'! Errrr, no you won't – you'll still be Lee getting up to work your 10 hour shift down the abbatoir. And what's with those hushed tones? Its just some poxy perfume ffs.
Oh and its also vastly over priced. Thats because its got the word 'designer ' in it innit? There's not so many of these idiotic ads around at the moment but just watch from late September they'll be everywhere.
Nominated by: Ozymandias
One of the earliest 'professional rock critics' Christgau is an arrogant bastard who thinks he is an authority and expert on popular music… When in actual fact he has never written, performed or played a note of music in his life… It was this cunt (along with those hippy twats at Rolling Stone) who started the cultural and critical snobbery of turning pop into 'rock'…
Christgau also began that ridiculous music reviews as school reports shite… Giving a record an A or another letter, instead of saying the album is just good or bad… Now every cunt reviews a record with letter grades, stars, or marks out of ten… How can this wanker claim to be the world's greatest authority on music and lavish continuous praise on that piss poor Stones comedy act The New York Dolls?!
Christgau is your typical arrogant Village Voice/Rolling Stone 'Noo Yoik' snob and a complete cunt…
Nominated by: Norman
You know the types, "like O M G" or "L O L" or even worse use a website name "You're confused.com"
They should all be rounded up, forced to work for nothing, fed on Iceland Turkey Twizzlers and treated to endless repeats of TOWIE until they die live on TV – we could call it "I'm a fucking retard, get me out of here and bury me now"
Presented by Ant & Dec of course!
Nominated by: Jimmy Savile's corpse
Alex James has discussed the dominance of solo artists in the current musical climate, claiming that Taylor Swift is "bigger than The Beatles"… So Swift records and releases two great albums a year, plus singles, B Sides, tours and makes game changing works like 'Rubber Soul', 'Revolver' and 'Sgt Pepper'? Swift couldn't even match The Beatles at their worst or weakest… Never mind their best…
Blur were/are a bad Ray Davies/Syd Barrett comedy tribute act… James is a cunt because he thinks there is a current musical climate… There isn't… People like Cowell, One Direction, Kanye West, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift are strangling popular music and soon it will be stone dead…
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The Connecticut Employees Union Independent offers a catalog of courses for their members each semester. The catalog includes courses that will help employees enhance their skills to meet and support the University's goals efficiently and with a high level of customer service.
Fall 2016 CEUI courses are now open for registration. They are open to NP-2 employees only. These courses are offered through the State-In-Service Training Program and administered for UConn by Human Resources. Course catalogs are also available through your department.
Important to Note:
- CEUI courses are offered free of charge to NP-2 employees only.
- The application process has two steps:
- The CEUI application form must be completed and submitted to your Department for supervisory approval.
- After supervisory approval, an on-line request to Human Resources for a seat must be made by the employee's department.
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- Employees and Departments will receive seating confirmations by e-mail from Human Resources after August 26th.
- The schedule of courses begins in September.
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You know that a song or a genre or an artist has hit the mainstream if you suddenly see it in a TV ad. This ad below for the Microsoft Surface tablet uses a song from the latest genre craze: dubstep.
Originating in the U.K., dubstep was the ultimate genre pushing experiment at the time. It gets its name from combining two genres: dub and 2-step garage. Now more than 10 years later, dubstep has come out of the dark garages and into clubs all around the world.
It's one of those genres that you really have to hear to understand. Dubstep songs have few vocals and are made with electronic mixing. Some like to describe it as "womp" music, due to the use of an effects pedal that makes it sounds like you're stuck in some sort of cyber tunnel with endless echoes and vibration.
But if you're looking for the best description of dubstep, or anything really, just ask the kids. Labeled as "alien" and "robot" music with their own interpretations of the sound, these kids manage to sum up dubstep in six minutes. Check out the video below.
I find it quite canny that one girl says that dubstep "sounds like the last name of a British person," considering its origins. Another kid also says quite confidently, "everybody dubsteps."
Turns out he's right. On a quick stroll through YouTube.com (which if I just type in the single letter d, dubstep is the second choice to pop up) I found everything from violin dubstep to Taylor Swift's announcement of dubstep on her new album Red. Check out other people who dubstep in the videos below.
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In upholding the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the State policy regarding hours of work and overtime compensation, the University has established wage-hour provisions applicable to all SPA employees. This includes those employees required to complete an online Timecard within TIM, known as the Employee Time Record. The completion of an online Timecard within TIM is required as outlined in 1102.1rd.
Employee Timecards are approved by the manager and Sign Off is processed by the TIM Administrator. The hours within the employee's timecard are transmitted to the Payroll System on the Wednesday evening following the end of the pay period.
Reason for Policy
TIM interfaces with various existing internally-developed University legacy business applications. The system automates time reporting for payroll and special events, and centralizes the leave reporting system. The TIM system is used by University faculty (leave reporting only), staff, students and temporary employees. TIM offers the University's management the ability to manage time and leave on a real-time basis by providing tools and alerts to allow efficient handling of day-to-day situations that affect the campus unit's staffing, scheduling, and time reporting. University employees have immediate access to accurate and current leave data and time worked and the system provides employees a reliable process for their use.
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At times there may be discrepancies between Employee Timecard and Payroll reports. The procedure for reporting these exceptions is listed below.
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UC Davis will host the D.I.R.T. on Sunday morning at the Port of Sacramento.
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DAVIS, Calif. -- The UC Davis women's rowing team opens up its spring season in traditional fashion on Sunday morning when the Aggies host the annual Davis Invitational Rowing Tournament at the Port of Sacramento.
Races will be conducted on conjunction with the UC Davis men's club team and begin at 8 a.m. with the women's varsity eight. Second varsity eight (8:30), novice eight (9:15 a.m.), second novice eight (9:45), novice four (11:00), and varsity four races (11:30 and 11:45) will follow throughout the morning hours. Showers are expected in the Sacramento area on Sunday morning.
Other teams scheduled to compete include UC Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Sonoma State and California Maritime Academy.
Members of the varsity eight and second varsity boats for UC Davis that will race early in the day will also comprise the varsity four boats that will compete toward the end of the schedule.
Racing in the varsity eight boat for the Aggies will be coxswain Katherine Cobarrubia, Cassie Drotman at stroke, Rebecca Maier at seven, May Roberts at six, Vanessa Cuellar at five, Adina Farkash at four, Laura Kelleher at three, Amber Buntin at two and Ashley Lawrence at bow.
Cobarrubia, Drotman, Maier and Buntin all return to the varsity eight lineup after finishing the 2005 season in the boat for the Aggies. Injuries have resulted in some juggled first varsity and second varsity lineups for the Aggies, who hosted their annual Alumni Day on Saturday.
The second varsity eight boat for UC Davis will be comprised of coxswain Niaree Hopelian, Angela Bruno at stroke, Erica Southard at seven, Sarah Kay at six, Sunny Caldwell at five, Heidi Okowitz at four, Reva Birnbaum at three, Kalie Benson at two and Erin Andrews at bow.
Christine Bruni and Joei Yau will cox the varsity four boats.
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The Menjangan Resort occupies a good chunk of the park, but has a minimal impact on its surroundings. A pair of simple, solid-frame lodges face each other across a swimming pool shaded by ancient trees. The rooms are large and comfortable but unfussy, finished in natural woods, bamboo mats and fine Indonesian textiles. There is just one small clearing behind the guestrooms for a huge aviary that is home to 11 of the rarest birds on earth. One of the national park's primary missions is to promote the conservation of the Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi),a gorgeous white bird with black-tipped wings and tail, bright-blue eye patches and a jaunty crest. By 2001, its wild population had dwindled to just six; now it is estimated at more than 60. The park has around 160 avian species, making it a major destination for birdwatchers.
The resort takes its name from Pulau Menjangan (Deer Island), 10km off the north-east coast, which many believe has the best snorkelling in Bali, with its coral gardens like underwater palaces, frequented by an assortment of brilliantly coloured fish. The island is uninhabited except for the deer which migrate there every year in a mass swim across the channel from the mainland.
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Let me begin by recognizing our co-chairs, Senator Murray and Representative Hensarling, for their leadership in the few short weeks since this panel was named. I spoke to both of them throughout August, and appreciate their quick action to begin assembling a strong staff to coordinate our work, develop the rules package we will consider today, and take all the other logistical steps to allow us to hit the ground running.
I spent virtually all last month at home in Michigan meeting with my constituents and doing all the things we do: forums, county fairs, etc. Michigan is a great state – it's a place people were drawn to as they built their own American dream. Our state produced some of the world's greatest inventions and industries; it was an economic hub. And now, it is on the front lines of our economic downturn.
Michigan families have faced 32 straight months of double-digit unemployment. Manufacturing jobs have disappeared, and more jobs are at risk because of regulatory burdens and economic uncertainty. I don't think any state has more at stake than we do in Michigan, and my constituents know it.
They know this Committee was created to make the tough but necessary choices to cut spending and make reforms to put us on a more stable long-term fiscal footing. Removing economic uncertainty and demonstrating that we can reverse our long-term debt and deficit trends will help spur job growth.
If I heard one thing consistently from my constituents, it was this: the American people want us to succeed. They know the job of this committee and this Congress is not an easy one, but all of us – the 12 of us here and every one of our House and Senate colleagues – were sent here to do what's right for our nation. They are pulling for us.
Cutting spending is essential to jump-start our economy and prevent the kind of downturn we are being warned about. If we do not succeed, we risk further damage to our credit rating and a deeper erosion in confidence – both of which will worsen the cycle.
That's why this team is committed to success and began laying a foundation these last few weeks. We spoke on the phone and in smaller groups, and a major focus has been to review the work that has already been done to identify meaningful steps to reduce our deficit. The Cantor-Biden talks, the Simpson-Bowles commission, even the annual CBO budget options framework – each of these offers options we can consider alongside any new ideas to begin taming our runaway debt.
I'm pleased to be here in the Energy and Commerce hearing room for our first meeting – if you'll allow me to use my home-field advantage, I'd like to speak for just a moment about some of what we bring to the table. The Energy and Commerce Committee has already voted this year to reduce the federal deficit by roughly $90 billion, and we're making progress on additional legislation that could take us well over $100 billion. And we're not alone.
We are working hard to cut spending – for example, we can eliminate nearly $60 billion in federal spending by reforming our broken medical liability system and we can save tens of billions more by simply wiping out some of the unaccountable spending in the health care law. But that's just the beginning. Others are focused on revenue – the kind of revenue you generate not with tax increases, but by harnessing our nation's great resources. For example, we can grow by expanding energy production, which will create significant new jobs while bringing in federal bonus bids and royalties, not to mention significant tax receipts from increased economic activity.
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5 Day/4 night Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu Sep 13, 2011
I did the 5 day/4 night Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu, rather than the 4 day/3 night classic Inca Trail. This trek is not to be taken lightly, the altitude is very high and there are some points in the trek that reach up to 4600 meters. The Inca Trail is 40km in 4 days, the Salkantay Trek is 70km is 5 days. Overall, this is an amazing experience and one must be fit to complete this trek. I also rate this as cheap because for the price and the service/amenities one gets is very good. There were 7 of us on the trek.
Sleeping: Tents
Food: There are 2 cooks on horse-back that go ahead of the group. By the time the group reaches the point of lunch and dinner, the food has already been prepared and cooked for us.
Clothing: Dress in layers, there are some points in the trek where the morning is 20 degrees and by the end of the day, you are at 75 degrees. Be prepared to not shower for 5 days.
What's Inluced in the Cost: ALL food during trekking, including the last night in Aguas Calientes. The hotel in Aguas Calientes on the 4th night. The entrance to Machu Picchu, the train and bus from Machu Picchu back to Cusco on the 5th day. If you add up all the expenses individually, I think it costs more than the price I made. I paid $430 per person for the entire trek, total 7 people
Day 1:
Total of about 8 hours of hiking. Picked up from the hotel at 6am and started the trek at 7am. Stopped for lunch in Mollepata at around 1PM, lunch was ready that included soup, chicken, rice, and coca tea. After lunch, trekked for another 4 hours and made it to the campsite which was in Soraypampa a little after 5. It was very cold at night in the camp. Layer yourself with plenty of clothes.
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Woke up at around 5AM, breakfast at 5:30AM and started the hike at 6AM. This was the longest day, about 10 hours of hiking. We opted for riding horses for the first 4 hours up the majestic snow-covered Salkantay mountain. This was the highest peak we reached, 4600 meters, extremely cold. After the mountain we started our descent. Hiked for about 3 more hours, then stopped for lunch. This was an incredible lunch. We stopped on the edge of the rushing Urubamba river with beautiful greenery, mountains, horses, and llama's everywhere. We continued for about 4.5 hours until the base of camp. Another very cold night. I decided to "shower" here. I took 2 bowls of water, that was cold, undressed behind the tents and showered, very cold with no towel, but it was the best shower ever!
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Woke up around 5:30AM, breakfast at 6:00AM and started the hike around 6:30AM. This was an incredible day, we started with very cold temperature, and at the end of the hike, we ended up in the jungle, the temperature probably increased by 40 degrees by the end of the day. Total hiking was only 6 hours today. we reached our camp at around 3PM. This was a different types of camp, we stayed in a small village with limited electricity. A camp fire was built and there were beers that you could buy at the village. At the end of the hike, we reached the hot springs, another amazing site. There is hot volcano water coming from the mountains that produces a very warm lake. The site has been built with 3 different hot springs with incredible mountain views.
Day 4: Woke up around 6:00AM, breakfast at 6:30AM, and started the hike around 7:00AM. Another amazing day full of scenary, we walked the railroad tracks that takes the train to Machu Piccu. During the railroad tracks, we crossed the hydro-electric plan. This is an amazing site, we could see the rushing force of the waterfall being converted into electricty. At the end of the trek, we reached the town right next to Machu Picchu, called Aguas Calientes. I absolutely love this town. The town is built with the train right in the middle of town, where it passes about 2-3 times a day. The town is also built above the Urumbamba river. Its such a clean, amazing town, and everybody there seems so happy. Aguas Calientes was one of the best little towns I've ever visited. We actually sleep in a hotel this night (included in the price)
Day 5 - Machu Picchu: The highlight of my trip, I walked for 4 days and 70km to reach this point. We're actually sleeping in a hotel with a real shower, which was amazing. Wake up at 3:45AM and start my walk to Machu Picchu at 4:30AM. At 5:00AM, I reach the gate to Machu Picchu. At this point, there are 1100 stairs to climb to reach Machu Picchu, it takes me about an hour. Oh...bring your headlamp, its very dark. Once I enter Machu Picchu at around 6:30AM, its absolutely breath-taking, I spent all day there, we left at 5:00PM, thats when they close Machu Picchu. I also climbed Hyuana Picchu, which is another mountain located next to Machu Picchu...from there, you can see Machu Picchu from an aerial view (since its higher than Machu Picchu). I got super lucky with the weather, it was very warm, unfortunately, it was cloudy, thats because of the time I went, it was the first week of September, but at least there was no rain.
This is my quick run-down of my 5-day Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu...there are so many other things to report on, but that would be too much to write. I'd love to help anybody if they're planning on going, so if you are and want some help...please send me a message.
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When I heard that the BBC were serialising this book, I thought I should actually find time to read it first. I'm glad I did. Anne's account of her time in the secret annexe with her family and others in hiding is funny, heartbreaking, poignant. She is of course a brilliantly direct writer and this reads exactly as it should – the diary of an ordinary young girl living in extraordinary circumstances. It is also a very domestic story, by dint of being about eight people forced to live together in less than ideal circumstances. It's probably one of the truest accounts of teenage yearning I know, perhaps because it is a real diary. All through the book I kept thinking, would this book be so poignant if Anne had survived? Probably not, but it would still be an important record of wartime life. Would the book be as good if it were fiction and not true? Again, probably not. The joy of the book is that there is no structure, beyond the necessary day by day entries. A fiction writer would be tempted to add some kind of story arc. The diary is what it is, a slice of someone's life. Often, Anne talks of the frustrations of marking time until they are free again and the reader cannot help but wonder if she would have felt the same if she'd known how short her future was going to be. Those instances are heart-rendingly sad.Ann's diary is about the trivia of everyday life and the enormous events going on around her; it's about the small things and the big things - her annoyance with her parents for failing to understand her, and her proto-feminist ideas about the rights of women. At the end of the diary I simply had one question: what would Anne have become if she had lived?
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Of course I knew exactly what The Diary of a Young Girl was before I started reading it. I quickly realised that, even though I knew what it was, I had no idea what it would be like.In many ways it is an ordinary diary. It is written by a young girl, and it is about the kind of stuff any young person would be likely to write about: Seeking approval, conflicts with parents, growing up, love, and other subjects that would be on the mind of any teen. Naturally, even though this is a regular diary, it is far from normal. Anne Frank and her family are hiding from the Nazis, and know that they, and the people who helped them hide, will probably be killed if they are discovered.It is fascinating to see how people adjust, and how life, even under tough circumstances, can still seem normal. One page talks about fear of dying, the next about dislike of algebra, followed by a note on how bombs are falling nearby, followed by how grown-ups are stupid.It is also an historic document, and worth reading for the tragic reminder of how people were treated like anything but during the second world war.The sense of normality is part of what makes this diary so powerful: it is a reminder how we are all alike. Regardless of ethnicity, religion, upbringing, and even circumstance, we are all human beings who deserve to be treated the same.At the same time, Anne Frank shows no acceptance. She knows that the situation that is forced upon her is wrong, and she speaks of her hopes and ambitions for when the war is over. She refuses to accept the limitations society attribute to her as a Jew and as a woman. She wants to be the best person she can be, and she wants the world to be a place in which she can achieve this.The Diary of a Young Girl is as essential as I thought it would be, and is well deserving of the position it has as a must-read book in the context of the second world war.
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I think it might have come from a program called "AnyDVD" or "CloneDVD"? Could be DvdDecrypter?
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I don't have either of the first two installed at the moment, but DVD Decrypter is. It could be the source of the folder, but I don't recall seeing it before with other installations, and I haven't actually used it since I installed it, long before the dates of the folders.
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The prophecies spoke of the war between the supernaturals and the humans that would devastate the world. Only the chosen one can put an end to it, the Golden Wolf. But the same prophecies also speak of his demise.
All hope is not lost, however. From a forgotten part of the prophecy, another will rise along side him, the protector, the Pan. Only with her help can he win the war destroying the entities that wish to bring the world into chaos. Only with her help can his fateful death be avoided.
But after a bitter past with her old clan, there is nothing Panora loathes more than werewolves. The only exception is her beloved son Sam. Away form the poisonous clan life, the two live happily in the hustle and bustle of New York City. The calm and families wheel of life turns steadily for them.
However, one night is all it takes to bring that wheel to a screeching halt. With terrifying speed, Panora soon finds her life spiraling out of control. Discoveries are made, alliances are struck and an unwanted mate is found.
As situations turn from bad to worse, Panora realizes that in order to protect her son, she's going to have to trust the same species she hates. Werewolves.
But that is far more easily said than done. Old habits die hard, and Panora's actions might not just mean the end of her son, but the whole world.
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By Jesse Eddleman, Rakeback.com Writer
For American online poker players in particular, being able to easily make deposits and withdrawals is pretty key to the experience.
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Certain Visa cards will work from the United States, though it's not always clear which will work and which will not until you try.
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Just returned form a 2 week stay in Greece and spent the last night at the Sofitel in Athens. For those traveling to Greece and have a connecting flight the next day (early morning) this is the best option. The hotel is literally across the street from the airport. It is less than a 2 minute walk across the street and there are baggage attendants who can help you with your luggage both to and from the hotel. The check in and service were great. We had secured 2 adjoining rooms and they were clean and big. Family friendly. Comfortable beds, mini bar in each room, huge bathrooms. They also gave us a coupon for the hotel spa and to receive a free bottle of wine with a purchase from the duty free store at the airport. Restaurant downstairs has both a menu option and buffet selection which was great for both kids and adults and not overpriced. The breakfast buffet was quite extensive. They have an outdoor cafe/lounge as well for some drinks and snacks. We took a taxi to the Acropolis for some sightseeing and it was about a 30 minute ride from the hotel and cost 38 Euros. The tram is also accessible from the hotel and costs 14 Euros per person roundtrip. Overall, great hotel to stay at if you are traveling and looking for someplace to stay for one night. Would not stay here if you are staying for longer as it is not that close to the main attractions of Athens.
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Doctor faces negligence charges
A JUNIOR doctor was "negligent" in failing to pass a cardiac-arrest bleeper to the doctor who replaced him during a shift, a fitness to practise hearing was told yesterday.
Dr Onada Olajide Onada (40) denies a number of charges regarding alleged professional misconduct in the outpatients' ward at University College Hospital, Galway.
A cardiac-arrest bleeper is used to alert hospital staff that they are required to attend a certain patient urgently.
A Medical Council hearing was told yesterday that Dr Onada, on finishing his shift, failed to hand over a cardiac bleeper to the relevant follow-on doctor on the roster.
An earlier hearing was told the bleeper was later found "dumped" in the outpatients' ward of the hospital.
Dr James Keane, the medical manpower manager for UCH Galway, described the failure to hand over the bleeper as "negligent".
He rejected claims by Dr Onada, who is representing himself, that it was the hospital's responsibility to carry out a "risk assessment" regarding the bleepers in operation at the hospital.
Dr Keane said this was not necessary because there was a written protocol in operation as to how these bleepers were monitored.
"I find it extraordinary Dr Onada that we're having a discussion about what is a standard of care in a major cardiac unit -- and that you lack the insight to understand how critical it is to hand that pager on," Dr Keane said.
However, Dr Onada rejected Dr Keane's argument: "I want to deal with facts and not assertions by Dr Keane that doctors should hand these over," he said. "Where's the evidence? We're just going around in circles."
Dr Onada told a disciplinary meeting held to discuss the matter in the hospital that he left the bleeper with his secretary.
Angela Ronan, the hospital switchboard supervisor, yesterday explained how bleepers were used. She said when the switchboard operator received a call from a ward they alerted the relevant personnel by stating "cardiac arrest" on the bleepers and direct them to the patient. She said the beep "goes into a very rapid tone" and the relevant medical staff all got the message at the same time.
Dr Onada also faces allegations of harassment and inappropriate or intimidating verbal, email or SMS communications, with up to four female colleagues, while working at the hospital as a senior house officer from August 2010 to January 2011.
Dr Onada was dismissed from the hospital on March 21, 2011 following a series of disciplinary meetings.
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I'm changing blogs…for real this time. I moving to blogger. I like wordpress, but you just can't customize the CSS and all. That's why I've decided to move to blogger. I won't be deleting this though…for archiving purposes and sentimental value I guess. For those interested, I've moved here.
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Hitana + Family Snaps + Hilera•11/04/2009 • 1 Comment
Yet another quicky post. Nothing much, just a few snaps from my recent exploits in life.
A few snaps from one our practices in Myke's studio to start this post. Myke and Dave managed to set-up a mini jam/practice studio in Myke's home. Super cozy i have to say. Perfect to 2-3hour jam sessions. Nice work you guys!
(Dave's effects rig)
(Pierre taking a break)
(Dave with his stuff)
Some family snaps at my Aunt's house, from a few weeks ago. One of those "First Sunday" Family get-togethers.
Hilera played at 6 Underground early this October for one of Red Ninja Productions gig events. Made a few decent snaps of the band.
(Chris and Ivan)
(Bobby on the drums)
(Ayan, the Hilera roadie/band tech)
(The Money Shot…Chris!)
That's about it for this set. Be posting some more stuff very soon. Thanks for dropping by!
Better Late Than Never: Semi Overdue Photoset•11/03/2009 • Leave a Comment
I guess the title of the post sums up the content of this post 🙂
Anyways, I haven't been shooting much lately…but I promise myself from here own that I would try to take photos whenever the opportunity arises. I guess my laziness gets the best of me…most of the times…if not always. I would try to keep the words few…
My very good and close friends Isay and Marvie.
A few months back, my college blockmates and I had a get together of some sort in Villa Amparo in Laguna. Wasn't able to take a lot of photos, but I manage to snap a few decent ones…I think.
Gino and Ryan, whilst waiting for the other to arrive.
Lee in the bus…on our way to the bus Terminal going to Laguna.
Some street snaps, got bored talking to my friends 🙂
Shanel by window, this time on our way to Laguna.
Ivandrey Palma.
Gian and Ryan.
Sid, Ryan and Salgee.
Our adopted classmate/blockmate Timmy.
And finally….Gino…yet again.
A New Toy To Play With…•11/03/2009 • Leave a Comment
A few months back, I was able to purchase a Mamiya RB67 from Armatos Pro Video thru Ebay, for a reasonable price. I didn't intend to purchase the camera, I just wanted to try bidding in Ebay. I placed my bid…fortunate enough…no body else placed their bid in this item. And now I'm a proud owner of this humongous camera.
It took me sometime to take the camera out for a test run. I was lazy at the same time busy with some other stuff (work, freelancing stuff etc.). Anyway here are the test shots. They were scanned from the contact sheet, so I apologize for the quality and the dirt on the images.
First roll of neopan across 100. My very first try…that's why I was only able to get three. I accidentally exposed some of the frames when I removed the back without the dark slide attached to it.
The second roll of neopan 100. A more successful roll with more decent images I suppose.
And that's about it. I really love the camera. It's AWESOME! I really don't mind the weight (it's a heavy camera…and I mean heavy), I just love using it. I'll be shooting more frames with this one. That would be all!
Hitana + Mag:Net Snaps•10/08/2009 • Leave a Comment
I've been playing bass for a band called Hitana for quite sometime now. I love the energy of the group when performing live or even during rehearsals and jam sessions. It's such an awesome experience having to play with these guys.
BTW, Hitana is Myke Guiterez on vocals, Dave Reyes on guitars, Teddy Vesagas on keyboards, Mathew Wong (your's truly) on bass, and Pierre Ascuncion on drums. As a far as what music or what type of music we play…well…you could just check out some of our vids here.
The guys below are Buks and Marc. Buks is Dave's cousin, while Marc is his brother. Not really "band members", but still member of the Hitana crew.
Here are some snaps from our Mag:Net Katipunan gigs….pre-performance snaps.
We had a gig last August 18 in Mag:Net Highstreet. I wasn't able to get that many photos…in fact I barely took photos during that gig. But I did manage to snap a few decent ones though.
This guy right here is an amazing musician. His name is Joniver and his set is incredible! He plays mostly the blues and does covers of John Mayer songs…and he really really does a great job in covering his songs. If you haven't seen him perform, you should go check him out! I think he plays regularly in Mag:Net Highstreet's acoustic hour (8:00 – 9:00 PM) during Saturdays. Or you may check out his stuff here.
Another awesome band that performed that night…Maya's Anklet. I really love the stuff they play.
The members of Hilera.
Manaog Shrine•10/07/2009 • Leave a Comment
Another Day In Quiapo•10/06/2009 • 1 Comment
Just a few snaps from yet another recent shoot in Quiapo. I really consider this place as my training ground for photography. Lot's of interesting things to see in this area.
Too bad I'm still not as confident as I should be when shooting in public or in the streets,..I still get really, really nervous. I know I shouldn't be. I'm not really doing anything wrong or atleast my intentions aren't really malicious or whatever.


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Stage: Big dreams, big Maggie - big responsibility
A few short weeks to go before Druid's Big Maggie opens at The Gaiety and the wheels of the publicity machine are turning fast.
Aisling O'Sullivan - reprising her role next to Keith Duffy as the eponymous Maggie in John B Keane's 1969 rural dissection - is the face of the business. That is for certain.
Outside, the buses lurch across town with the Kerry actress plastered down the sides - a pale oval face between drapes of widow's weeds, glaring out.
Inside, Aisling sits down to her morning coffee and slaps a heavy script on the table. She played the same part in The Gaiety in 2011, but that doesn't take away the burden. This script has kept her eyes shielded from such hype as billboards. "I'm bogged down with learning lines, so anything like that now would send me running for the sea, and the boat."
You sense she means it.
It's a year since tall, swaggering Aisling O'Sullivan was cast as Hal, King Henry V, in Druid/Shakespeare, the cycle of four history plays, Richard II, Henry IV (Parts 1 & 2) and Henry V that people have rarely stopped talking about since (guilty your honour).
And what a year it's been for the actress behind the boy who would be king.
She is just lately making a comeback on the Irish stage, being perhaps better known from RTÉ's Raw and The Clinic. She went into the Shakespeare part "like a lovely little innocent spring lamb," she laughs. "That will not be happening again, ever."
She and Garry Hynes, Druid's director, have a "love/hate relationship", according to the former. It was Garry, in the driving seat of our national theatre in 1991, who brought Aisling into The Abbey ensemble after she graduated from acting school at 25.
It was under Garry's direction she won Best Supporting Actress at the Theatre Awards as the Widow Quin in Playboy of the Western World. "I owe her a debt of gratitude," says Aisling.
It was also Garry who landed her with the responsibility of playing king when Aisling had never done Shakespeare before. At last year's launch party, the Druid/Shakespeare actors sat in a golden circle while flash bulbs popped and journalists scribbled hungrily. At one point, during interviews, Aisling was heard to utter, "I don't have a clue". She was joking but again, she meant it.
"I hadn't a clue," she says today. "And I made a terrible mistake. I hadn't studied it before we stepped into the rehearsal space. So I literally had eight weeks to try and learn all of this language that I'd never worked with before, and try and understand it. It was very frightening. It was very frightening!"
Then how on earth did she carry off 'Once more unto the breech' and all those furious wartime speeches? Through a strange combination of iambic pentameter and "studying for the Leaving Cert", she says. "What you're trying to do is you're trying to tattoo the lines into your head. So you go over them. And you go over them. And you go over them. And then, you go away and the following morning you'll wake up, and they won't be there. It does feel a bit bendy, a bit unnatural, to be trying to learn those kinds of texts."
With two weeks left, the lines "started to come alive," she says. "It was the hardest I've ever worked."
Her gritty performance, next to Derbhle Crotty's King Henry IV, was the talk of theatre town and the two friends are both up for Best Actress at the Theatre Awards.
This is clearly an actress who knows the struggle between waning self-belief and the judging public. Bad reviews used to hurt her. "I had two very nasty ones when I was a younger actress in England. They had a massive affect on my confidence." Now, they make her "more muscular".
"My personal, constant fight would be not to let the idea of the responsibility, or the criticism, or someone I don't get on with, block the creative flow. They're all there. When they come in, it's a massive block."
"If in any way you were thinking about who's going to be sitting there going: 'her again', that can take from the magic of it."
That magic pervaded in her first big film role, when in her late twenties she played Francie Brady's suicidal mother in Neil Jordan's adaptation of The Butcher Boy. But so did her self-effacement.
When the film came out, the actress - whose name means dream - was pursuing her stage career in London (she lives in Dublin now). She didn't go to the film premier. "I didn't know that that was a thing you did. I wasn't aware of a lot of things. I wasn't very sophisticated." She bought her own cinema ticket and watched the film alone in Brixton. "I remember being absolutely horrified at who I looked like on screen.
"When I was younger, there was the tyranny of beauty. Of never thinking you were beautiful, or fit the right mould. And of course when you get older, you look back and all you can see is your beauty, how beautiful you really were. Now, I'm looking forward to getting even older because I'll look back at me now going, how beautiful I was then.
"When I became a teenager I became aware that that was part of the pressure a woman was under. I remember buying my first Vogue or Elle magazine and slowly realising there was a mould that I didn't fit into. There's some image of perfection. And because you're flesh and blood, there's no possibility of fitting into that. And thank god there's no possibility, because it's ridiculous, and inhuman, and no fun."
The daughter of a school principle, Aisling grew up in Tralee countryside, not 20 miles from John B Keane's Listowel. Big Maggie, she claims, is a masterpiece, its writer a true feminist. "I never met him, but, then, I never met Shakespeare."
Big Maggie opens on February 1 at The Gaiety
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Michael Geist's column in the paper this morning highlights how government is attempting to re-introduce internet surveillance legislation by splitting opposition from privacy advocates and civil society advocates. His blog entry covers the same ground as the paper, so if you can't read the Toronto Star, or Ottawa Citizen, you can read his point of view online.
He quotes from a Department of Justice Memorandum:
A Department of Justice memorandum candidly notes that "current privacy laws may not be sufficient to protect Canadians' personal information," acknowledging that "federal privacy legislation is not responsive to new technologies, including the Internet, biometrics, data matching and data mining, video and infrared surveillance, the decoding of the human genome, the need for protection of genetic information and the ability to store and manipulate large personal data banks." Officials are open to reform, stating that "as the privacy and personal information of citizens and businesses is increasingly vulnerable in the online environment, substantive measures to protect personal information need to be considered." Potential solutions apparently considered by the Department of Justice include the establishment of a new Task Force on online privacy.
His conclusion is to call for the Department of Justice to work with privacy advocates, rather than seeking to diminish their influence.Â


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An unknown liquid fills a square container of sides 10 m. What is the density of a material if the pressure 5 m below the surface is 1.6 atm? Assume g=10 m/s^2 and the pressure at the surface of the liquid is 1 atm. Also assume that 1 atm = 10^5 Pa. (Hint: make sure to use the...
The lens and mirror in the figure below are separated by d = 1.00 m and have focal lengths of +74.9 cm and -56.4 cm, respectively. An object is placed p = 1.00 m to the left of the lens as shown.
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The answers above are wrong.