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"Idol" posted a 10.8 in the 18-49 demographic, up slightly from last week's one-hour show. Fox was first with a 10.8.
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"Rhode Island has been diligently preparing for the implementation of the federal health care law, and the Supreme Court's decision today confirms that affordable health care is imperative for our nation," Handy said. "Our residents can be sure that the state has been putting together the proper framework for this since Congress passed the law. We will be fully prepared to implement it so all Rhode Islanders will have access to the health care they need."


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MS. GREENBERG: Okay. Our next question comes from Jim Finkle:Town Hall Meeting to Announce the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) (via Memex 1.1) Discuss
Can you please let the staff use an alternative web browser called Firefox? I just - (applause) - I just moved to the State Department from the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency and was surprised that State doesn't use this browser. It was approved for the entire intelligence community, so I don't understand why State can't use it. It's a much safer program. Thank you. (Applause.)
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, apparently, there's a lot of support for this suggestion. (Laughter.) I don't know the answer. Pat, do you know the answer? (Laughter.)
UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY: The answer is at the moment, it's an expense question. We can -
QUESTION: It's free. (Laughter.)
53 Responses to "State Department apparat asks Clinton to let him use Firefox"
AsteriskCGY says:
Lol government.
bardfinn says:
It [Firefox] may be approved for the intelligence community, but the intelligence community is Other People's Secrets. The State Department has OUR secrets. If you put a /tape recorder/ next to a State Department computer, guys in badly-fitting suits show up promptly to confiscate it.
Jenn says:
Speaking as someone who works for a university where we're allowed Firefox.. there's the tiny matter of all of our payment processing and purchasing programs (and lord knows what else) having been designed years ago for IE and nothing but IE, and the presumably substantial cost for everyone of purchasing new licenses to use them if they were redesigned. (Now, talk to me about how ridiculous it is to charge your own departments for your own software to process payments..)
resnovae says:
It's the security, folks. Govt. uses a lot of idiosyncratic programs, some that are specific enough to particular bureacratic functions that there isn't a whole lot of documentation available… and when there's a patch that can't be installed remotely, there is a very limited cadre of techs available with admin rights to load/reload software.
I've been through periods where our IT staff couldn't keep basic office-type software running. But, in their defense, they have to cope with a constant barrage of new IT requirements (and the angry end users who always seem to lose functionality in the process).
Lets just say I can't count how many files I've had deleted (or worse, files I still have but can't open without the specialized software to read it because it was dropped from the baseline image with no warning) during an "upgrade."
Under the circumstances, much as I like me some Firefox, I am hesitant to overtax the staff in charge of ensuring I can get my work done without resorting to engraving it in cuneiform on clay tablets.
Xeno says:
Then you are an incompetent tree monkey as I switched an entire office of 50 just THIS WEEK with no issues to Firefox. They don't even realize they are using a new browser and are impressed that it is working faster.
You need to actually know something about what you say before you open your mouth.
IWood says:
#20 posted by Tdawwg:
All quoting is … rigorous … and clear … and as "honest" to the intent of the original … as possible …
That's a bunch of patent nonsense. Everyone selectively quotes; it's the nature of language itself.
Takuan says:
nonsense. I only speak the unvarnished truth with the words of lessers admitted just to keep them from feeling excluded. I am not unkind.
Tdawwg says:
Nicely played, Iwood: that took me a bit!
Brainspore says:
Anonymous #32:
Support firefox???
I just downloaded it years ago and then when it tells me that there is an update, I download that.
What "support" is required for firefox?mi
Many large organizations don't give their employees administrative control over their own computers, in part to keep the system configurations consistent and in part so the less tech-savvy employees don't screw something up. I imagine both these issues become more pronounced when you're dealing with issues of national security.
So even a relatively minor task like downloading browser updates can become a chore when you multiply it by thousands of computers. I can see the case for switching over to Firefox from IE but I also understand why the department would prefer sticking to one or the other.
magdelane says:
Take heart. It is the preferred browser at NASA.
Xeno says:
Their response was that it costs money to support and that again is a lie and an excuse by those who are uninformed and scared of open source software.
Those who are in embedded positions and who only know how to support Microsoft products are very scared to support NON-Microsoft products and make any excuse they have to NOT to support them even if the product supports itself with automatic updates such as Firefox does.
You can even enforce them to install the NoScript addon to make it even more secure than IE and train them in the usag of it but this person is obviously less knowledgable than the staff asking for Firefox.
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Thanks, Resnovae. What I was thinking was close enough to your thinking that I gave up.
But I do want to say that this is not a religious issue. There is no Open Source god as far as I know. Well, maybe Stallman.
What I'm trying to say is, I love Open Source, but I've realized that expecting, or demanding, or saying "Open Source" makes more sense isn't what most people using their computers care about. For them, it's not a philosophical question. Furthermore, that is exactly what computers should do for people, is get out of their way, and help them do work. These people want their computers to be just like, perhaps, a TV.
Most people hate dealing with things that most computer geeks of all walks would relish in. Oooooo! A driver problem! Ooooooooo! This software package didn't quite work! Fun! Yeah. I'm right there. But most people hate this kind of fiddling.
Some of the responses I've heard to my pointing this out are, "they should learn about it," or, "My Mom uses Ubuntu and it's great." While, in the real World, though I've been waiting for years and years, Open Source hasn't made any dent in desktop computing. http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3818696/Linux-Desktop-Market-Share-Greater-Than-One-Percent.htm
This link is a typical number game with this.
I want Open Source to rule, but who takes it to the last finish where all the crappy work that must be done to make an OS useful for even people who hate computers is done? With OS X, Solaris, and Windows, ulimately, this would be the CEO. That person says, "we have to go at least this far – so do it. Otherwise people will be too irritated by it." No matter what everyone says, millions are spent, by Microsoft and Apple in particular, to test users responses to various changes, as well as pay hordes of very good QA testers to beat the programs and OSs. As with Vista, mistakes can be made, but Windows 7 is looking much better, and there's nothing like a big slap in the face to get a company moving in a different direction, as we've seen them move.
I'm beginning to think that the kind of work to finalize the GUI under one set of ideas comes by paying developers work that they probably wouldn't want to do for free. That ittly piddly API work to make sure, for the 1,000,000 time that the interactions work on some really boring level.
Firefox is among the top Open Source apps that passes the "users who don't care about open source can use it and not be too irritated" test, and there's a lot of Open Source that passes this test. But, many applications do not. In the business world, applications like that die. In Open Source… I haven't really thought about what can happen.
Anyway, I do think that no matter if a program is free, changing a company or organization to be able to accommodate a program change can be, depending on the situation, very costly.
Anonymous says:
ow wow do we have some knuckleheads and ne'erdowells in the State Department… I suppose he would also think it a terribly expensive cost for people to use Skype also
Baldhead says:
I think Kennedy was thinking "What's Firefox?" as he was talking. It sounds like a standard response, since nobody likes to hear about the government spending needlessly. "What are they talking about? oh well say it's too expensive, that'll shut em up."
Susan Oliver says:
Some apps simply won't work on Firefox. My employer is large – 13,000 employees – and uses a timekeeping system and a purchasing system that are built on an Oracle foundation. You can use 'em on IE, and they have seizures and die if you try to use them on the fox. Sad but true.
caffeine addict says:
Oh beautiful… called an "incompetent tree monkey". That's made my day. Thank you.
So… because your users are dense enough not to notice the difference in web browsers and mine are dense enough not to work out how to use it, that makes me incompetent? Yeah…
Anonymous says:
I'd hate my job if I had to use IE.
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mikedamm says:
Why did you not quote the actual response to the question (included below)? The cost to install Firefox on a bunch of workstations is nothing. The cost to upgrade all the internal and vendor systems that are IE only? Who knows.
Also, "Auto Update" is not something that is ever supported in large deployments. There is actual work involved in QA of patches before they can be rolled out. You might think this is silly, but how unacceptable would a department wide work stoppage be if someone rolled out a Firefox update that conflicted with how an internal system worked?
UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY: Nothing is free. (Laughter.) It's a question of the resources to manage multiple systems. It is something we're looking at. And thanks to the Secretary, there is a significant increase in the 2010 budget request that's pending for what is called the Capital Investment Fund, by which we fund our information technology operations. With the Secretary's continuing pushing, we're hoping to get that increase in the Capital Investment Fund. And with those additional resources, we will be able to add multiple programs to it.
Yes, you're correct; it's free, but it has to be administered, the patches have to be loaded. It may seem small, but when you're running a worldwide operation and trying to push, as the Secretary rightly said, out FOBs and other devices, you're caught in the terrible bind of triage of trying to get the most out that you can, but knowing you can't do everything at once.
caffeine addict says:
@Xeno : "Their response was that it costs money to support and that again is a lie"
Ha. Hahaha. Hahahahahaha…
As someone who has had to guide people from IE to Firefox (and worse, from OE to Thunderbird), I'll tell you now that you're simply wrong.
Change, any change, costs money as the stupid, the difficult or the set in their ways stress, strop or complain their way through using any new software.
Sure, there's nothing here that suggests Jim Finkle wanted to force them to use FF, but any non-standardization causes a nervous breakdown in a certain type of user…
sopekmir says:
Well, large corporations and government agencies have such strange policies or strange ignorance.
I can't forget one really big corporation (sorry – will not name it) that by had the opposite policy – the only allowed browser was Netscape !!!
It would be OK, if it were not the time when Netscape was almost dead, and I can even name the problems and costs such decisions incurred.
Seems that and such restriction or just ignorance, can cause big problems.
In any ecosystem – the diversity is what makes it healthier. Needless to add more :-)
Nixar says:
The cost to upgrade all the internal and vendor systems that are IE only? Who knows.
So you just install both. Was it so hard?
Mindpowered says:
Indeed, this habit of partial quoting to skew the quote has got to stop. It's fine to bring it to our attention, but don't selectively quote it so that they come off as anti-open source dumbasses.
And shame on everyone who blindly replied without following the link.
Actually the best tidbit is that a "Dr. Slaughter" is working with the Office of Religious Freedom.
Anonymous says:
What a bunch of goofs (just being nice). I cant believe they don't have some sort of IT person who can explain to them the advantages of Firefox. IE crashes on me quite often. I use Firefox 95% of the time with no problems. Maybe they think it is harder to get rid of their hidden secrets on Firefox. I had an engineer ask me how to delete the temporary internet files on Firefox because he was looking at porn on Firefox and he wasn't familiar with it. There are some differences, but, like anything else, you just have to get familiar with it.
Anonymous says:
As a network administrator I think I have something of value to add here.
As a conservative who despises Clinton, I think I can be honest when I say they are right.
The Cost of the browser is one thing, as pointed out, it is free. However, that is hardly the end of the debate. Government computers are fairly rigidly locked down to prevent tampering, hacking, etc. Software that could typically be rolled out from a central location in most cases must be installed by hand and individually to each machine.
Unfortunately then you come to the problem of government standards. Anything the Government decided to do will cost 10 times what is costs anywhere else. Simply telling your techs that Firefox is now supported is not adequate. First they have to develop the standards, plan the rollout, train the end users, debate endlessly which version and which plugins to use.
If you don't believe this, consider this one fact. The Government is spending $18,000,000 to redo the stimulus website.
If I charged $100,000 for that, I'd feel shameless.
reginald says:
only in sudan
Anonymous says:
EPA gives you the choice of Firefox or IE. I think that's mainly because all the tech guys use Firefox. I don't think I've seen any other employees besides me use it….
Tdawwg says:
A nonstarter. Clinton needs to know about Iran, for crying out loud, not about Firefox.
nutbastard says:
pft. they make us run IE6 on win2k here at the office. not that i DO, but, you know. retards.
Anonymous says:
Support firefox???
I just downloaded it years ago and then when it tells me that there is an update, I download that.
What "support" is required for firefox?mi
SamSam says:
I think the answer was fine. It does take resources to maintain Firefox, even if it is free. Particularly if they are going to take the time to lock down any security flaws, insure that urgent security updates are applied to all machines as fast as possible, and QA a list of permitted plug-ins.
Probably most people here figure that they can just tell all employees to download FF if they want to, and not to do anything dumb. These people have never worked in large bureaucracies, where there are plenty of people who say "OOOOHHH! A plug-in that displays LOLCats every day!!! Download! What's this about recording sessions and emailing keystrokes to a third-party server? Who cares! Legalese!"
sopekmir says:
@#7 – sorry, but the very fact that something like the browser is under strict policies (justified by cost or not) is anti-productive.
The cost is not the one thing only, as I said before – the organizations that do not allow to diversify their IT ecosystems by selection of browsers, OSes, mail clients etc – pay more in the long run. This is typical to IT in the web era – things you might (maybe) make uniform are no longer OS, broweser or mail client.
Organizations that understand this are healthier, and in this fact I find more reasons for this post – not in the full (however true it could be) citation of the rest of the respone….
SamSam says:
@ Anonymous: If the Secretary was applying for a job today, with her skill set, the crucial phrase should be "Want fries with that?"
How nice that these discussions always dissolve into "who can show off their utter ignorance and say the most clueless thing they possibly can."
Clearly her lack of knowledge about Firefox is going to come up in nuclear disarmament talks.
chris says:
@11. Yup. However, using firefox isn't the issue. Its giving normal (l)users the ability to install whatever they want on the company/state computers on an internal network and expect things to not get messed up. Locking this down (not giving people admin/sudo rights) is a good thing, since not everybody understands computer security nor do they really understand system administration.
A good compromise would be allow certain individuals that need the added functionality of installing applications to do so after doing some sort of certification. This way the beauro-cats are happy, and the techno-cats are happy.
SamSam says:
sopekmir: You forget that many of the employees of the State Department deal with sensitive data, some of it may be highly classified.
The problem isn't Firefox, the problem is always the user, using "password" as their password, IMing sensitive info over non-secure networks, downloading malware, whatever else. These problems are already a given and, while they are not increased by having Firefox per se, they are increased by suddenly giving employees access to tens of thousands of plug-ins to download, many of which may not even have been checked by Mozilla, let alone the State Department. The problems are also increased if security patches are not applied immediately.
Not all organizations can have a completely Laissez-faire attitude towards employees and therir computers.
That's not to say that they shouldn't have Firefox. Only that, contrary to what you say, strict policies do have to be in place whatever they use.
Anonymous says:
"Free" is not free.
You can download a "free" movie from the web, but if you're paying $50 a Gigabyte you'll soon find you've got a $25,000 data bill for your iPhone.
In a corporate environment new software must be tested thoroughly for compatibility and stability; then it must be rolled out on (possibly) multiple networks. If the IT department is smart, they'll phase in the new software once it is ready to roll (and new hardware, if required) in some sort of pattern, for example 5, 50, 500–install the software on a few machines, deal with the outraged users, then move on to more, until everybody has the new software and the bugs that haven't been worked out in the months of testing and configuration can be fixed gradually, in months of training and helpdesk calls and more debugging.
What this would cost the Department of State is anybody's guess. How many employees does it have? How many computers (Blackberries, laptops, etc.) does it have? What about other organizations? How many does it have to deal with?
What about security issues? Every single employee is a security threat, intentionally or accidentally.
My employer is a small one, much smaller than the Department of State. It's only got a couple of thousand employees in a score or two of countries.
You can tell when the systems have been fixed. They stop working.
Anonymous says:
I work at a fortune 500 and they've got the whole company on IE7. Makes me wanna puke
nerak says:
First Energy is still using Windows 98 (at least here in Ohio). They apparently are buying new machines…and installing 98 on them. I don't need to point out the problems with that, but apparently their reasoning is that they have old programs that can only be used on 98…
Antinous / Moderator says:
They apparently are buying new machines…and installing 98 on them.
I worked for a large institution that was using 3.0 in 1999. When they're buying a license for 50,000 workstations, they save a fortune by buying ancient software.
Anonymous says:
New programs and strategies require implementation. Not everyone wants to migrate and it's usually expensive to migrate folks who want to stay behind. If you're in the minority, then yea, it *is* too expensive to switch.
If you're in the majority though, it's too expensive *not* to switch. IE can be a difficult to use program for some.
drivers99 says:
My wife was a contractor working for the State department and she wasn't even allowed to change the resolution of her screen even though she is visually impaired. They keep those computers extremely locked down.
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Some of you have mentioned this already, but it is true that a lot of companies have special tools that they use day in and day out that were designed to work with a specific version of IE. That is why there are so many IE6 users still: the companies can't afford to hire programmers to rebuild all of their specialized tools to work with a new browser, because hey, if it works, why fix it? Plus, a lot of people have to use IE at work, but use something else at home (which is why FireFox usages increases on the weekends, see http://sam.davyson.com/weblog/firefox-usage-up-at-weekends/)
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Wow the State Dept. needs NMCI than it wouldn't be a question since the answer would always be No.
Stephen says:
Selective quoting demeans your argument by making it look like you have to use false spin to make your point.
Tdawwg says:
All quoting is selective, though: there's no "non-fictive" quoting that's completely shorn of the quoter's use for and repurposing of the quoted material. The trick is to be, as you're saying above, as rigorous (don't cut too much) and clear (show what you've omitted or elided) and as "honest" to the intent of the original (quote in context, quote generously, quote in the spirit of the original) as possible.
All language is spin.
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video of this exchange is at 26:30 of http://www.state.gov/video/?videoid=29106234001
the "whoop" when the question is extremely enthusiastic.
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a) not everyone is a l33t computer sooperoozer like some of the commenters seem to assume, go to the DMV, those people behind the desk… government employees. any organization that is not focused on software/hardware development and has over a few hundred staffers will have employees that are nearly computer illiterate; and btw the problem users are the ones that think they know a thing or two.
b) support for large numbers of users is a pain in the arse, the less variables the better. giving everyone admin rights would be a nightmare. unless of course you are ok with databases of SSNs getting swiped all the time. any large organization has data that needs to be kept protected, at the very least the personal information about its own staff.
c) the stats of many machines used in the field would frighten most computer savy. really, if you knew how much RAM a lot of these computers run on… thus, adding an app with the memory leak issues of firefox to all machines on a network may be a bad idea until the budget is in place to upgrade all users.
boyhowdy says:
Count me in as one more tech-savvy reader disappointed in the misinformation that selective quoting causes (and the biased, pooh-poohing conspiracy theorists that it brings out of the woodwork).
Cory, there's a case to be made here that the security win of switching TO all firefox would ultimately be more cost-efficient than staying with IE, even though maintaining FF would indeed require a behind-the-scenes cost. You could have dealt with this appropriately and honestly, in other words, and still made the case for open-source over Microsoft.
But seeing you take the easy/slimy way out is disappointing, and not up to your usual standards.
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As stated it does cost money. Support, packaging for deployment, break/fix testing, locking down the app. We recently rolled it out to our company (15k+) it took time (which costs money) to develop the deployment package, and then on some workstations it wouldn't install for various reasons so a field tech had to go look at it (more money). Granted once it gets rolled out and things are smoothed over then it's better, but when the next update comes up, there's testing, and more deployment and more support. Nothing is free….
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I have begged our tech guy to let me run Firefox instead of IE on my work station, even if he wants to approve all addons before they get installed, and he kind of giggles at me. Of course, if I had his passwords, I could do 80% of his job myself.
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It seems most of the commenters here have very little experience administering a managed environment, much less one that has to meet various government security standards. The individual merits of firefox vs. IE as an end user matter very little and rightly so – what matters is how the browser has been validated and how it can be managed.
1. IE has been submitted for Common Criteria rating – Firefox has not, and this will likely continue to be the case with the rate that the Mozilla foundation puts out new versions and drops support for old versions. CC rating and validation MATTERS for something like the state department
2. MS has wonderful centralized management tools for IE, it is probably the single biggest feature of the product that would make it attractive to IT departments. Policies pertaining to zone settings, sites that belong to trusted zones, password storing, etc can easily be remotely managed and maintained. Firefox, to put it kindly, is behind the curve with regards to that.
3. MS has a predictable patch schedule and excels at communicatin with clients/customers. The Firefox schedule is ad-hoc at best, and to be blunt, their communication sucks. Verification of patches, testing, and deployment are far better with IE. For individual users an argument could be made for the firefox ad-hoc scheme but for an enterprise you don't talk about fixing individual vulnerabilities, but rather about risk. A vulnerability presents a certain risk, but so does applying an unverified patch. IT departments work to balance these two risks, and the MS approach to patching allows them to prepare for the risk that a patch presents and make an educated decision about how to deploy it. Firefox has a long way to go in this regard.
On top of all of that there are considerations for legacy sites that render poorly in firefox, sites that employ custom activex controls, etc and from a business perspective the arguement for firefox is very poor. That you as a user may prefer it matters not at all (if companies cared about user preference lotus notes would be extinct).
Finally, on a purely product to product security comparison quite a bit depends on the environment and the concerns of the organization. If they care about client machine security and are running vista, to be blunt, they are insane to run firefox. The low integrity protected mode of IE 7/8 on vista offers significantly greater protection against zero day attack, the fewer vulnerabilities discovered in IE 7/8 (give the NVD a whirl, firefox has a much higher discovery rate than IE though to counter that it has a lower exploitation rate – but for the state department the concern is targetted attack rather than random malware so the lower exploitation rate is inconsequential) reduce the occurances of a zero day, and the relatively few plugins coupled with the ability to lock down plugin installs reduce vulnerable third party code (though really Acrobat, Quicktime, and Flash will likely be installed regardless of browser, and all three are the most likely attack vectors considering the relative crappiness of adobe and apple code). From a web security standpoint (XSS, CSRF, Clickjacking, and similar attacks) Firefox has an edge *IF* noscript is installed (the XSS filter in IE 8 makes it a bit more secure by default but it is doubtful that the state department is using it either, and noscript is far and away superior to the XSS filter).
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The "Whoop" in the audience is from people who you could roll out FF to.
The problem is that a good percentage of that audience is as technically proficient as their leader.
A situation they may want to address.
If the Secretary was applying for a job today, with her skill set, the crucial phrase should be "Want fries with that?"
Companies and organizations have tolerated unskilled workers, and especially leadership, for far to long.
Get trained or get out.
Company won't train you? Train yourself.
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The spending reductions will result in a 0.49 percent tax rate increase for residents, in comparison to the 1.58 percent increase set out by Mayor Ron Pilozzi in his preliminary budget.
"We worked out the best possible numbers we could," Councilman Richard Slisz said. "It is very difficult to make cuts."
The rate will increase from $16.43 per $1,000 of assessed valuation in 2012 to $16.51 per $1,000 of assessed value. Put simpler, the owner of a home assessed at $100,000 will pay $8 more in taxes.
Slisz asked the council to consider cutting all departmental budgets, excluding salaries, by 2 percent per the mayor's proposed budget.
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Eventually, the council agreed to cutting all budgets by 1 percent.
City Treasurer Joseph Hogenkamp said he will now need to ask each department head where they plan on saving the money.
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Athens - Funeral Services for Glenn Bolyard, 62, of Athens, Texas are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013 at Fellowship Baptist Church in Athens, with Bro. Mike Dean officiating. Interment will be held 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013 at McDonald Cemetery in New Summerfield.
Mr. Bolyard passed away Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013 in Tyler.
Glenn Harold Bolyard was born on Feb. 10, 1951 in Independence, W.Va. to Harold Bolyard and Alice Collins Bolyard. He joined the Air Force in 1971, and served as an Aircrew Life Support Specialist on tours to Guam and the Philippines before being Honorably Discharged in 1974.
He raced dirt bikes in the 70s, and later became an avid outdoorsman, enjoying deer hunting and fishing. He also enjoyed playing cards, and was a great mechanic. He was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church in Athens.
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Glenn was preceded in death by his father, Harold Bolyard, one brother, Willard Bolyard and a nephew, Rex Nolan Dyson.
He is survived by: his mother, Alice Rice and husband Coy of Athens; one daughter, Ashley Burkman of Abilene; one granddaughter, Lila Burkman of Abilene; four sisters, Carolyn James and husband Terry of Houston, Dianne Muecke and husband Brent of Larue, Peggy Shirley of Dayton, Vickey Rice of Hurst; three brothers, Jeff Bolyard of Houston, Charles David Rice of Teague, Michael Coy Rice and wife Terri of Granbury; six nephews, Russell Dyson, James Gibson, Derek James, Bobby James and wife Karen, Michael Grady and wife Lisa, Kevin Grady; five nieces, Lesley Malloy, Toni Dyson, Jamie Rebando and husband Chris, Dee Dee Shelton and husband Rob, Christian Akina and husband Erik; 17 great-nieces and nephews, Hunter, Zackary, Dakota, Meaghan, MacKenzie, Christian, Lillie, Caden, Eric, Braelynn, Amy, Audrey, Brandon, Charles, Matthew, Eric and Andrew.
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A Missouri state board next week will vote on $6.8 million in bonds to help finance Express Scripts' planned expansion in north St. Louis County. It's the first piece of an incentive package that could eventually exceed $30 million in state subsidies for the company.
At its meeting Tuesday, the Missouri Development Finance Board will consider the bonds, intended to help finance a $44 million, 225,000-square foot building the pharmacy benefit manager wants to construct in the NorthPark business park.
In its bond application, Express Scripts says it plans to eventually house nearly 1,100 new jobs in the building, which is located across Interstate 70 from its headquarters on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis. That's fewer than the 1,500 the company discussed when it first announced the plan, though some new jobs will likely be housed in other buildings.
If all those jobs, which Express Scripts said will pay an average of $65,000 a year, are added, the company will be eligible for another $24.7 million in state tax credits. St. Louis County also is offering Express Scripts $9.1 million in sales and property tax breaks over the next 10 years. The state's analysis of the application projects $115 million in economic impact over 15 years from the development and new jobs.
The company, St. Louis' largest by revenue, with $93 billion a year in sales, has said it needs the new building and employees to handle a general expansion of business in the wake of its $29 billion purchase of rival Medco Health Solutions last year.
When Express Scripts first announced the expansion in June, a spokesman said the company was "committed to being" in St. Louis and that it had not seriously considered other sites for this facility. But the company has also said the project is contingent on state and local incentives.
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I was talking to my hippy friend Paul at my pilates class a few months back about some of the health issues that were bothering me of late. A big believer in all things natural my ears perked up when Paul informed me that " it all came down to magnesium" upon further discussion I was keen to up my magnesium intake especially after I heard it makes you happy & relaxed. ( Paul said I should double my magnesium since I have kids :0 ) Not really a fan of popping vitamins ( I believe you just wee them out or forget to take them ) I wanted to find another way to do so. Perusing a health magazine my girlfriend lent me I came across Ancient Minerals. Ancient Minerals magnesium products offer a convenient form of transdermal magnesium — absorbed through the skin — for those who prefer to avoid the hassle of taking pills and the difficulties inherent with poorly tolerated oral supplements. Ancient Minerals offer a complete line of transdermal magnesium products, ranging from bath salts to their highly concentrated magnesium oil, gel or lotion for sensitive individuals. Made from Genuine Zechstein Magnesium all of Ancient Minerals magnesium supplements are completely free of Mercury, Lead, Arsenic & Fluoride. A superior choice to oral magnesium absorption as they are rapidly absorbed by our largest organ "the skin"
Some benefits of Ancient Minerals topical magnesium:
- Restores cellular magnesium levels
- Natural cellular protectant
- Facilitates safe and effective detoxification
- Relief of aches, pains, spasms
- Elevates mood and relieves stress
- Encourages healthy skin tissue
- Helps maintain proper muscle function
- Boosts energy levels
- Supports a healthy immune system
- Balances the hormonal system
- Calms overactive nerves
- Improves quality of sleep
A big thank you to Ashley from Ancient Minerals for posting out the oil, lotion & gel as well as a clear-out magnetic clay detox kit for review. I am still doing the detox so today I will write about my life changing experiences whilst using the topical magnesium . I could not think of a better candidate than my entire household to try these products out on. I used the lotion firstly on myself I found it to be easily absorbed by my skin without leaving a residue behind. There was a slight tingly sensation after I applied it the first few times, I was not put off or alarmed as it stated on the bottle that this can happen to some people (I took it as a sign that it was working ) I rubbed it on my legs, knees and hips. Now that I am 31 I feel like I am slowly falling apart I constantly complain about my aching joints. I will share some personal information with you as to why I benefited so much from Ancient Minerals Topical Magnesium. Last year I was diagnosed with cervical cancer resulting in having to undergo a radical hysterectomy since my operation I have been trying to find some balance Oestrogen wise. Currently on patches I find that some days the pain in my bones is so bad I cry ( this is a result of Oestrogen & Vitamin D being too low ) Can you imagine every bone in your body hurting to the point of keeping you up at night/stopping you from doing things that are normally effortless. That is what it is like for me some days. Every morning after my shower I rub the oil into my knees and the lotion into my hips. I have noticed a drastic reduction in complaints from me. I have started moving faster and even on 2 occasions have gone for a light run. I have not run in over 12 months. I definitely have more energy and am not waking up with leg cramps at night anymore or suffering from restless legs before I go to sleep. Apparently I am not so cranky anymore either. As hubby says "Happy Wife – Happy Life"
My elderly Aunt lives in a granny flat up the back, having lived in sunny QLD most of her life I moved her down here to keep an eye on her. Well least to say the weather down here is the total opposite of what she is used to. Being 75 and overweight she suffers from terrible pain in her knees and legs. Her pain has stopped her from doing simple things we take for granted everyday like picking up things and walking. I rubbed the oil on her legs and knees, the first time she was a bit sceptic ( I think its her age ) and was not convinced it would help her pain. So I just kept applying it daily ignoring her scepticism. A week later I casually ask her how her pain was and low and behold not only did she inform me that her pain had drastically reduced but as a result she had for the first time since her retirement ( 10 years to be exact ) slept through the WHOLE night NO insomnia.
My son H who is nearly 6 suffers from flat feet with a slight pronation resulting in malalignment and muscle tightness. A toewalker, H has specially made orthotics in his shoes but if he forgets to wear them or has a really active day his muscles ache. H gets night terrors from being overtired and will cry and tell us his legs hurt. I started rubbing the gel on his legs and feet giving him a gentle massage. H has still had the occasional night terror, no where near as distressing as they have been in the past. He has not complained of sore legs and seems slightly happier lately.
I wish I had of known about Ancient Minerals when I was pregnant, all those night with restless legs, muscle aches, spasms & cramps……………. if your doctor gives you the go ahead I HIGHLY recommend giving it a go.
Ancient Minerals is available in most health food stores/chemists. To find the closet distributor to you have a look at the international distributors if you have trouble locating some in your local area you can contact Ancient Minerals HERE. Become a fan and LIKE Ancient Minerals on FB or keep up to date with Ancient Minerals news by following them on Twitter be sure to tell them CraftGossip sent you.
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10 Comments so far
Kortni on
August 3, 2011 9:39 pm
I have cirrhosis (actually getting living donor transplant from my sis in 8 days) and magnetic clay's detox is what kept me from needing a transplant for years. And their magnesium is awesome for cramps (and oh soooo many other things, but my big issue is cramps/electrolyte imbalance). However, the magnesium oil spray is a little sticky, I can't sleep with it on, I have to spray, wait 20min and then either shower or wipe it off. But it's worth it because so much more can be absorbed through our skin because most people's gut environment isn't very healthy and we don't absorb the nutrients we need…
Nellie Lee Luhrmann on
August 16, 2011 4:46 pm
Good luck with your transplant Kortni. Thanks for sharing your experiences with Ancient Minerals with CraftGossip readers
Debbie C. on
September 2, 2011 5:51 pm
Key ingredient: Genuine Zechstein Magnesium?
Kortni G on
September 2, 2011 5:58 pm
Thanks! The transplant actually failed but by the grace of God in 4 days I got a 2nd donor liver from a young man that lost his life and in the process blessed me with a 2nd chance, I have two heroes now, my sis and him!
I can't tell everyone how awesome ancient minerals products are, you really should research them and check out all they have to offer!
Karen Baskins on
September 3, 2011 5:09 am
I really enjoy seeing these emails. I get a lot of ideas from it. I have never seen the Ancient Minerals. I take the pill form and would be anxious to try these products. Hope you choose my name.
ann on
September 3, 2011 5:45 am
Ancient Minerals sounds like a really great product to use. I have used magnesium like epstom salts and these products sound ideal!!
Cindy S on
September 3, 2011 10:13 am
I know the importance of supplementing, and get most from pills. Magnesium helps you absorb calcium — good for our bones.
Dora on
September 3, 2011 5:15 pm
I have never tried this product and am very curious about it!
Natalie on
September 3, 2011 8:33 pm
I think magnesium deficiency is a big problem and contributes to some/many of our ills. Thanks for sharing this!! So, you don't have any residue with these products? I have tried other topicals that do leave a residue, so that is great to know. I know I need more magnesium, even though I take it internally. I have fibromyalgia, tons of pain, insomnia, etc.
Studies in animals have shown that a magnesium deficiency causes a depletion of brain dopamine which is a big factor in ADD. (My son has ADHD and I have been researching this, and have also found magnesium deficiency is a factor in all the depression people suffer with now days.
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i wanted to know what are the most demanding skills a web designer should have. is the web designer and web developer same? coz i m a developer, mostly i work freelance and project based on designing in photoshop, html, css or jQuery (little), its been a little time since i been into it but i wanted to enchance my skills, many times i find myself working/fixing someone else code which has php and ajax and as i know little php, some folks really work bad and that got me thinking should learning php be a mandatory. ? not only php i wanna know which are most wanted skills a web designer/developer should have?
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expert-level general security,
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I currently know more about what is difficult, security is also a high-paying field*
*but many corporate jobs still require Microsoft knowledge, not Open-source.
You will find many opportunities in every area; I've been studying security & encryption lately.
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I wouldn't say that PHP is a mandatory subject, if you work specifically in the client-side and your website is simple, you can do the job without it.
As for essential skills, there's no one subject which is vital, there's a multitude of languages like HTML, CSS and a knowledge of design that is essential.


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Nick Gillespie in CY Interview: Nothing Will Change if Your Vote for Smaller Government is Taken For Granted.
I was recently interviewed by Chris Yandek and Jay Bildstein for the podcast CY Interview about libertarianism, Election 2012, The Declaration of Independents, and just what those of us who want to actually cut the size, scope, and spending of government need to do when it comes to voting. Here's a snippet:
"Nothing will change among the plurality or majority of Americans who consistently say they want a government that spends less and does less, nothing will make that happen if your vote is constantly being taken for granted by the Republican Party or by conservatives.
Libertarians and actual small government people are constantly told that, 'You know what? Your ideas are great, we agree with them wholeheartedly.
[But] now is not the time to do this for X, Y or Z reason'…I think what small government [champions have] to do is stand up to the parties they believe in, that they belong to and say, 'You know what? The future starts yesterday and if you do not sign on to a limited government and a limited government spending plan, we're done. You're not getting our vote.' And that's the first and most important thing we can do."
More transcript here and full audio podcast (about 50 minutes).
I highly recommend the site for long-form, engaging, fun, and smart interviews with its beguiling mix of guests ranging from LP presidential candidate Gary Johnson to Tea Party fave Mia Love (running for Congress in Utah) to MSNBC host and author Chris Hayes to various actors, Olympic fencers, and pinups.
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I've always tried to imagine what Nick is looking at in that pic? A beautiful woman? Off, into space? The Great Libertopian Uprising just on the horizon?
Matt Welch's beard.
Has Welch's beard and Gillespie's hair ever been seen in the same place at the same time?
Yes, for they are a single continuous organism.
Which give me a single continuous orgasm. Don't forget that part.
The Scrotum Imploder.
continuous orgasm
I see you met my wife.
You know who else took smaller government for granted?
The South?
Archibald Buttle?
[insert John comment about Nick shilling for Obama]
Dude is looking all totally chipper over there. WOw.
But you're just throwing your vote away if you don't vote for TEAM BE RULED.
"You know what? The future starts yesterday and if you do not sign on to a limited government and a limited government spending plan, we're done. You're not getting our vote."
For me, the future started in 1980. I had the chance to vote for Libertarian-talking Ronald Reagan, but predicted that his rhetoric, even if sincere, would be no match for beltway inertia, in which his GOP was too thoroughly invested. Only a fairly new broom -- as the LP was in those days -- could sweep clean. Now, the LP is a much older broom, but the idea that only an outside force can be credible and successful in making the changes that need to be made, is still a good one. Nice to see NG making that argument as well.


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Recruiting, Professional Development Departments Report on Recent Changes in Their Departments
October 7, 2010
Respondents from more than 100 recruiting and/or professional development departments participated in a recent survey by NALP to determine what kinds of staffing and structural changes these departments have experienced in the last two years.
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Most respondents characterized their responsibilities either as recruiting or as both recruiting and professional development. Among the key findings are that, between August 2008 and August 2010, half of departments have had a reduction in force, and half have seen their operating budget reduced by more than 10%. Of those departments that experienced a reduction in force, over one-quarter reported that two or more staff were let go. Adding duties was far more common than relinquishing duties to another department. See the table below for complete survey results.
This quick survey focused specifically on staffing and structural changes because changes in those areas have not been as widely publicized as changes in such areas as summer programs. Although the survey did not specify that reported changes had to be as a result of the recession, it is reasonable to presume that, for the most part, changes such as reductions in force and budget decreases were largely driven by the economic climate.
Survey of Recent Changes in Recruiting and Professional Development Departments
Note: Figures for recruiting and recruiting/professional development departments include some human resources departments which indicated that they perform these functions. The 'all responses' category includes a few responses from departments handling only professional development and from HR departments that could not be categorized elsewhere.
The respondents represent a mix of departments that handle a single (or only office), some but not all offices, and all domestic or world-wide offices.
*Of the few departments that reported adding staff, the number of staff added was typically one.
Comments from survey participants
Comments on changes in duties:
Some respondents described duties that have been added to their department since August of 2008, or become the responsibility of one individual in the department.
The descriptions covered a wide range. However, the one item that was mentioned most frequently was diversity initiatives.
Other duties mentioned as added to departments handling primarily recruiting include mentoring, associate life, and new hires orientation; performance evaluations; deferral program; conflicts checks; firm event planning; client development support and marketing; hiring of contract attorneys; alumni relations; pro bono program; college intern programs; and working with the Board of Directors.
For departments handing recruiting and professional development and that reported additional duties, for some it was the case that the additional duty was some or all aspects of professional development, including CLE tracking. Other duties mentioned, besides diversity as noted above, include hiring, training and evaluation of other staff, including paralegals; responsibility for student programs; various human resources tasks such as benefits administration; tracking of bar dues; travel; risk management; and women's initiatives.
Of the few departments that reported that some duties had been moved to another department, duties mentioned include orientation, certain professional development and human resources functions; or the shift of a specific task, such as production of a recruiting brochure or statistics-keeping, to another department.
General Commentary
Finally, a number of respondents described more generally recent changes in their department. Some comments focused on staffing, others on programmatic changes or restructuring. The comments reproduced below, with minor edits for clarity as needed, are representative of those received.
Comments from recruiting departments:
"Our budget decreased by 10% or more in 2009 and 2010. Reducing our summer associate class size had the largest impact on decreasing our budget due to less expenses related to travel and social events (fewer numbers for each event)."
"I have been w/our firm for many years, and we've always had a summer program and participated in fall recruiting. In the last couple of years we have not had a summer program nor have we participated in fall recruiting."
"Our workforce has decreased, but not because of layoffs. However, we were not allowed to replace the individuals who left."
"In January 2009 my position as Recruitment Administrator was reduced to 60% until May 1, 2009. The position has since resumed to 100%."
"We were previously a department of two; I am now alone in the recruiting function."
"We did reduce our staff by one part-time person but did add back someone specifically for the last two recruiting seasons. The person brought on this year will be staying full-time after the recruiting season."
"The individual who previously worked with me in Recruiting moved to HR and retained responsibility for continuing education and professional development."
"One of the Recruiting staff is now working only half time with Recruiting; the other half of her time is devoted to our community outreach program, which is in a different, unrelated department."
"The New Lawyer, i.e., law student/summer program, Recruiting Department (that had 4 employees and was under HR) , and the Lateral Recruiting Department (that had 4 employees and is under Practice Services) merged in early 2009. We lost 2 employees total as a result of this restructuring--from 8 to 6). Then in mid 2009, we laid off another 2 employees. So we currently have 4 employees and are responsible for both lateral and new lawyer recruiting. The four of us who are still here did lateral recruiting before the merger; so when we took on new lawyer recruiting we had to learn that function."
"The recruiting department handles office event planning, community service activities, and leads the green team."
"The firm added a marketing dept. which oversees the firm's recruiting brochures, etc."
Comments from departments handling both recruiting and professional development:
"Reduction in operating budget has remained the same as 2009 which was a significant decrease from 2008."
"Operating budget in 2009 was cut back to "keeping lights on" as there was little hiring -- dramatically reduced OCI roster (from 31 to 5; up to 10 this year, which in hindsight was too optimistic); dramatically reduced summer program (less than 30% of 2008 program) and deferred hires from both 2008 class and 2009. Though the 2010 budget was increased in anticipation that there would be a modest increase in hiring activity, the total budget is less than 50% of the pre-August 2008 budget, and that is unlikely to change."
"We moved to regional recruiting management structure. We used to have recruiting managers in all major markets; now there are 2-6 offices consolidated under a manager."
"The recruiting coordinator position has been upgraded to HR Manager and takes on responsibility for training and employee relations functions as well as special projects."
"The staff person assisting department now was originally full-time in another department, but since September 2008 assists both departments."
Other comments:
"Attorney recruiting now reports to H.R. We are now responsible for all recruiting & training (staff & attorneys), as well as CLE, diversity, and bar licenses."
"Professional Development is a new department formed in 2010, a significant change for the firm."
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So, I think from this first clip we can guess that co-star David Oyelowo succumbs to the "brotha rule;" ie, he probably dies before the movie ends, and at the hand of apes. But he's a 'bad corporate guy" here, so...
Then again, maybe he has a cathartic moment, and realizes the error of his capitalist ways and repents, and in the end is saved by Madea :)
The movie hits theaters August 5, 2011. Watch the 3 clips below (I'm still going to pass on this one):
Robin | July 25, 2011 4:15 AM
But sensitive James Franco warned David Oyelwo, so he should have known better. White liberal heroes can only do so much to save wayward brothers.....
Oh hollywood.
Zeus | July 25, 2011 3:03 AM
Too much PC is bad for film. Can't win no matter what with the Pc obesessed.
Had James Franco's character had been black...then some black folk would say "Hey, why they making the brother the scape goat for making the apes smart and then causing the end of the world. See, black folk can't be trusted in science or anything else. blah, blah, blah."
So either way, there would be complaints.
I'm still waiting for the "apes represent blacks folks taking over" metaphors to be posted.


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Letter to the Editor
Here we go again. A lawsuit settled out of court with the taxpayers of Clinton left shelling out money for no reason.
The personnel named in the lawsuit say they did nothing wrong. So why settle? If you are innocent, then prove it at a trial.
But I suppose it is easier for you to agree to a settlement which left all individuals off the hook but left we the taxpayers holding the bag. That doesn't seem like they are making the best interests of the city a priority over their personal interests.
And, Mr. Mayor, that breath of fresh air I spoke of several weeks ago has seemed to pick up a definite odor of rotten eggs. I assure you that the opinions expressed by this newspaper concerning the recent Monday morning meeting are seen favorably by a majority of voters in Clinton.
Now, members of the council, stop trying to stick it to the decent people of this city who pay their bills by making us pay for those who don't pay their bills. Write an ordinance, seek good, I repeat good, competent help so the results will be unpaying people will have to do their share. And the minimum water billing increase certainly does not encourage being a conscientious conservative user. Go ahead and bill monthly but make the minimum for 100, not 300.
What about our local state representatives? Since I have seen no response from anyone concerning the law that has caused the sewer billing fiasco I can only assume they are on the side of the landlord lobby, or they just don't care. Either way, citizens of Clinton, they do not deserve our support and should be voted out this next election.
Every incumbent, regardless of party, needs to be defeated. It seems to be the only alternative we have left at our disposal.
Arnold Meyermann,


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Details about Beck's sixth album have been posted on his official Web site, (www.beck.com). Officially dubbed Midnight Vulture, the record will be in stores on Nov. 16. The musician has also unveiled the titles of six songs: "Sexxlaws," "Milk and Honey," "Debra," "Hlwd. Freaks" and "Mixed Bizness."
In addition, he has recorded "This Is My Kru" as a B-side for the first single "Sexxlaws," which will be in stores Sept. 24. Beck, who recently backed out of the Artist Direct First Annual Online Music Awards on Oct. 7 due to prior commitments, is said to be firming up a brief club tour in the hinterlands of California beginning next month.
He confided to NME last year that this record will be "a dumb-ass party record," instead of making a weighty, end-of-the-century reflective opus. "I wanna come out with a party record, 'cos essentially life is silly."
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Mosque of Suleiman I, Istanbul, Turkey, 1903
- Image: "Mosque of Suleiman I, Istanbul, Turkey, 1903", 1903. Lantern slide, 3.25 x 4 in. Brooklyn Museum, Goodyear. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, S03i1712l01.jpg)
- Notes: Survey 1903. Constantinople; Interior of Turbeh of Princes Muhammed and Jehanjir, sons of Suleiman I, in the garden of Mosque of Suleiman I; box 53, set e. Lantern slide number: IV: 38.
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For the first time ever there will be a simultaneous, nationwide multimedia test of the federal Emergency Alert System (EAS) scheduled for 2pm EST on Wednesday Nov, 9, 2011. and will last for up to three and a half minutes.
This EAS test will be broadcast on radio and television stations, cable television, satellite radio and television services and on wire line providers in all states and U.S. territories.
This national alert and warning system was set up to enable the President of
the United States to address the American public during extreme emergencies.
The Nationwide Test is similar to local EAS tests that have been conducted
frequently for many years to test the operation of local emergency alert
systems. These local EAS tests typically last less than one minute and do
not occur on all media simultaneously.
Essentially this means that ALL broadcasts will be interrupted at this time and an audio message will repeat "This is a test" for a period of at least 3 minutes.
Please do NOT call 911 as this is only a test!!
More information can be found at http://www.holmdeloem.org/eas-test.html