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Judge OKs feds' access to WikiLeakers Twitter info
A federal judge in Virginia has given investigators access to the Twitter records of four WikiLeaks associates, including the email addresses associated with the accounts and the IP addresses used to access them. Friday's decision by US Magistrate Judge Theresa Buchanan, rejected arguments by the American Civil Liberties Union …
This judge is an idiot
Any privileged information that I provide under cover of a privacy agreement, such as my email address, telephone number, or credit card info - is PRIVATE information. For a judge to claim that because I voluntarily provided this information freely to a service provider such as twitter for the purpose of creating or maintaining an account that I can no longer have an expectation of privacy is JUST PLAIN WRONG.
Carried to its logical conclusion, this judge is now saying that all privacy agreements are now contractually worthless and without basis.
You do realize that the subpeona was issued as part of an investigation...
Its amazing how quickly people forget that there's an ongoing investigation by US LEOs.
The content of the posts are public. And the fact that there is no expectation of privacy when making a public post.
Note that the investigation is limited in to several accounts and specific accounts so in that respect its not overly broad.
The judge is following the law.
"they had no reasonable expectation of privacy for information they freely gave to Twitter"
For their public tweets maybe, but other stuff? Email addresses that were not, and were never intended to be, publicly shared?
What a joke the US "justice" system is these days. There used to be a time when the politicians and judges worked for the people, not against them. Land of the free? Don't make me laugh.
Can this withstand appeal
I agree, Tweets are not private by definition, but my account information should be. But then again, I do not have a Twitter account and have never read their terms of service. Given the the way web service providers function (google §11, FaceBook, Apple iTunes) it may be the case that the account information is in fact not private, since nothing else seems to be.
No Joke.
Its not a fishing expedition and there was no expectation of privacy.
The interesting thing is that this was news last Friday. Don't know why Dan waited till today...
People should be careful
Let's be real, people who use Twitter are Twits. In criminal investigations just about everything is fair game. If you don't want your life to be public, you sure as Hell shouldn't be on Twitter.
Double Irony
The Wikileaks side are arguing that information which the owners wanted to keep secret should remain secret and the US government side are arguing the opposite. I hope that both sides can see the irony of their respective stances.
No double irony... just irony on the part of wikileaks supporters.
The US Government is arguing that there is an ongoing investigation and that the information that Twitter has on these account holders is beneficial to their investigation.
Its like saying that the government wants a search warrant to search a house because they have reason to believe that the murder weapon is stashed there.
There is no irony because the government is going to the government to get permission to get this information. That is... through this process, the government is actually protecting the privacy of all individuals.
The only irony is that exists is that those who are fighting to keep their information private are the same people who argue for transparency.
Records demanded in secrecy?!?
So its all above board then.
I don't understand why these public servants (sic) waste their time swearing to uphold the constitution any more. They're just born again liars.
Two issues here that will no doubt get mixed up...
Two issues here.
The US wants to investigate Wikileaks members to see if they conspired to steal classified information, I can totally understand why they're doing this, and as Twitter resides in the US, I don't see any reason why they can't. Considering all they've done, it seems silly not to expect this kind of action. If Wikileaks was just a dropbox for information, like they claimed, they're got nothing to worry about. For the record, I fully support Wikileak's rights to publish the information they published. I'd even say I was a fan.
Now, the idea that there's "no reasonable expectation of privacy for information" given to Twitter is insane. Public tweets are no doubt public, but the other information, private. In fact, I'm sure the setting for making your tweets private is called, well, making them private. I'm sure there are privacy settings. This judge does not understand how this website works.
Can't wait until privacy catches up to the digital age. The government isn't allow to read my mail without a good reason, it shouldn't be allowed to get into my e-mail (or Twitter account) either.
People have got to ask for it, though. The authorities aren't just going to give up that luxury!
Let be realistic;
Your private information will be kept secret if you don't do stupid things like releasing thousands of confidential and damaging documents.
If you do partake in such activities, then prepare for your life to be invadse.
If you don't partake then you have NOTHING to worry about; The UKG/USG aren't going to break in to your account.
Put it another way - Say one of your family members was murdered and there was a very high chance that perp discussed this murder via email. Would it be wrong to gain access to his account or shall we just let him roam free on the streets because it's "personal information".
You break the law, you lose your civil liberties. Simple.
(Paris because her life (and body parts) have been invaded more times than I've had hot (or cold) breakfasts/lunches/dinners)
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@SDCowley: Pre-judge much?
Precisely what law has Birgitta Jónsdóttir broken? Nice to see you assume that she is a brazen criminal, since the US authorities are doing some fishing. If they think she is guilty of something, charge her and start extradition procedures with Iceland.
Lets spin this a bit. Some ex-GF accuses you of rape. Should the police be allowed to requisition your google search history, to see if you search for "extreme porn", or your private facebook messages, to see if you talked about it with someone else?
I think you would be a bit miffed if the judge allowed this exploration because "updates to your facebook wall are public".
Why do you think that there should be a presumption of privacy in a criminal investigation?
I may not like it, but if I was accused of rape, I wouldn't be supprised if the Police wanted to see if I'd discussed it with anyone, in fact I'd be more supprised if they didn't. What next, the Police shouldn't speak to any witnesses in case they invade the privacy of the accused? Maybe they shouldn't be able to get the accused's cellphone records to see he was potentially in the area that the alledged rape happened?
Here's a post which basically hits the nail on the head. The government has a process in place to protect the privacy of individuals. That protection is to a point. When a crime has been committed, then the government investigating the crime has to go through a process of getting a subpoena to get access to said private information.
You don't commit a crime, you have the expectation of privacy.
Is that concept so hard?
Yep, the concept that the police only ever deal with guilty people is a tad hard. How about...
You don't appear on the police's radar while they're investigating a crime, you have the expectation of privacy.
...unless you want to argue that the police always know who is guilty up front ?
Of course in the real world nobody should have an "expectation" of privacy - if you want it you need to work at it.
@ Tom 38, Presumption of innocense?
"Precisely what law has Birgitta Jónsdóttir broken? Nice to see you assume that she is a brazen criminal, since the US authorities are doing some fishing."
Uhm dude, hate to break it to you...
First this isn't a fishing expedition. Its a very limited search on a few individuals who have already made their identities public and there is a legitimate tie between them and Wikileaks.
You seem confused by the concept of 'presumed innocent until proven guilty'.
It appears that you are the one making an assumption that Birgitta Jonsdottir has been accused of breaking a law since her Twitter account is one of those under investigation. The fact that they are investigating means that they don't know the answer and are looking for clues and more information to determine who did what and when.
But I digress. The point I wanted to make was that the presumption of innocence deals with the defendant during trial. That is that the defendant is presumed innocent until the prosecution can show that there is proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty.
You don't charge anyone with a crime until you have concluded your investigation and this is why they are asking Twitter to honor their subpoena request.
And using your hypothetical example... if your ex-GF has credible evidence of rape or enough to warrant a police investigation, then the answer is yes. If there is something in your Facebook page, or viewing history that is relevant to the rape investigation then the police do have the right to search your internet surfing habits.
I hope...
...that they were wise enough to use Tor both when tweeting and when registering their fake e-mail accounts. Otherwise, they are... Paris, for the lack of other definition.
Rew: I hope...
"...that they were wise enough to use Tor both when tweeting and when registering their fake e-mail accounts. Otherwise, they are... Paris, for the lack of other definition."
I use Tor for pratting around, but for serious things never. There is always a security hole, like this old one (now solved): http://tinyurl.com/63tq9kf
Sure, Julian uses custom encryption but there is always a leak. Always. It's either a member of the team, bugged hardware (and I'll bet that Julian's had an evil maid or two, he said punningly) or similar. Security is always imperfect; the only functions security procedures serve are a) to deter and b) to delay an attack until it is detected.
I don't think it matters if they use Tor or not.
The problem is that over enough time you can establish a pattern.
That is, if I know the transmission point and the end point, do I really need to know the route that the packet took? ;-)
Tor is good if you want to hide your traffic from snooping eyes in real time. That is if you want to visit a set of unknown sites.
But we're talking about log tracing and matching.
There's more to this, but well. you get the idea... ;-)
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"I don't think it matters if they use Tor or not.
The problem is that over enough time you can establish a pattern."
This is the sort of problem that dogs the Cypherpunk and Mixmaster remailers. I've paid no attention to this stuff for a while, but a determined and powerful enemy can do a lot of harm.
If it happens in the real world it can be traced in the real world. The distinction between on and off line is almost redundant. The problem is akin to that of Cartesian dualism; the mind and body cannot be separated since there has to be a material effect of one on the other and, if so, then each must be material and thus isolable. To put it another way, there is no such thing as a free lunch. :-)
The Logs are manipulated thus tainted
By twitters own ULA they say that the IP information is not sensitive. OK that is given bug they also say that "Log Data" that Twitter collects, transfers, and manipulates" If twitter by their own ULA confess to manipulating Log data how can it not be declared tainted and inadmissible as evidence and anything gained by those tainted logs be admissible?
Where do you read that the log data is tainted?
I don't think you fully comprehend what they say in their ULA.
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The mobile games sector will swell in value by more than a third over the next two years, a new report from Juniper Research has claimed. According to its figure, the sector will be worth a mammoth $28.9 billion, up almost 38 percent on the $20.9bn it is apparently worth now. The report, titled Mobile & Handheld Games: Discover …
As a niche device owner....
Any App on any device that I have that suddenly starts offering In-App purchases get removed straight away.
This especially applies to apps that I have actually paid for in the first place. Suddenly your 5.99 purchase become 15.99 or more.
May those App developers go and rot in hell.
Re: As a niche device owner....
What is Juniper Research's history? Have they ever correctly predicted something?
Re: As a niche device owner....
"This especially applies to apps that I have actually paid for in the first place."
I would argue that there's grounds for an additional cost - in certain cases. If the item in question is an expansion pack, I think it's reasonable to attach a price-tag, as this provides further gameplay which will have required additional time and effort on the part of the developers to build. If a player likes the game and wants to play further than the basic version offers, it's their choice to download the pack.
Similarly, there's justification that purely cosmetic items which do not have any impact on the gameplay can have a price tag - if you really want to pay 50p for a fez, that's your call.
In both these cases, the actual purchase mechanic must absolutely be handled responsibly - there should be no way that mummy's credit card is suddenly maxed out because little Jimmy has bought a bundle of costumes for the character on this favourite iPad game.
What is absolutely wrong is the "pay-to-win" model - paying to get something that changes the way the game progresses, be it negating a delay required before a next move can be made, or buying a special item to make things easier.
Of course, in an ideal world, there would only ever be one "in-app purchase" - the payment required to switch from a free trial to a full paid version of a game.
Re: As a niche device owner....
The idea that use "freeloading" types are the niche is just absurd. It's like saying that people that don't fall for telemarketing scams are in the minority. It's just that there are enough stupid people out there to subsidize everyone else. I don't know anyone that does in-app purchases for games. They just play the free versions and put up with the limitations.
Suckers be very lucrative but there just aren't that many of them.
Re: As a niche device owner....
Well put.
If it has 'In-App' purchases I ignore them.
The worst offenders are devs that allow you play the games but when you get to a certain level it is impossible to progress fairly without buying something extra especially when they target children's games.
Re: As a niche device owner....
It all depends on the value provided by what you get in the first place:
I have two tablet gaming apps, Battle Academy and Total War, $19.99 and $9.99 respectively. These are extremely fun wargames "out of the box". Battle Academy sells you extra scenarios, Total War sells you XP and sundry. I might buy scenarios, but never XPs. I agree with Battle Academy's model, Total War leaves a bad taste.
Still, why should I care? I can take it or leave the in-apps, but both games are well worth their initial $*.
On the flip side, I installed "Master Your DSLR", a $0 camera manual app that is supposed to tell you how to use your DSLR. At $30 a pop per model guide, with not even a sample model's manual provided. They have a good reason not to provide samples - apparently the manuals suck, once paid for.
This is blatant ripoff-ware, I reviewed it as such and so have many others. Many thanks to the photo enthusiast website that recommended it.
In-game purchases are the same as ads. Most of the time, thanks to other folks'
stupidity generosity, I can get stuff for lower prices. Some of the time, the cost is justified to subscribe to extra content that would otherwise not be economical for the developer to provide.
Well-done it's a freemium/premium approach, not a gouge. Badly done, it gets negative reviews. Either way, you're not obliged to pay and app stores should have child-proofing mechanisms in place (courtesy Apple's rather expensive legal loss in that domain).
What's y'all's suggestion? Regulate it out of existence?
* seem expensive? My metric is how many hours of entertainment/$. Both were well worth it. Much better value in any case than a $10 movie with $6 popcorn. Or $29.99 Nintendo DS games. Not quite as good as Netflix $7.99/mo.
Re: Expansion Packs
Even expansion packs (lets call them DLC, as seems to be the custom) fit into an "it depends" category. If the game you paid for was incomplete, then it's scummy, If it's an additional story after the first completes, it's all good. We've actually had these types of expansions for quite some time as I remember seeing the same thing with the Wing Commander mission packs.
The problem is, there is always some debate over which is which.
(purely cosmetic items are good too)
Re: As a niche device owner....@BillG
I assume from your comment you are not familiar with the way market analysis works. The accuracy, or lack thereof, of any given prediction is wholly irrelevant. Nobody gives a shit about the accuracy.
All that matters is what's being said by the analysts and when it's being said. Fortunately, you are in control of both of those factors. Having spent decades, and copious amounts of money, dealing with analysts, I'll summarize how it all works.
You, for whatever reason(s) want some upbeat news about the mobile gaming sector. You ring up your rep at the various analysis firms, outline what you want said, and when, and they tell you how much their research into those issues is going to cost. You pick a firm, pay the money and the sector looks exactly like you thought it would. If you really want to drive a point home, you send somebody to a nice lunch with the analyst and have him tell them more stuff, secret 'insider' stuff, anonymously of course.
The idea, is that journalists will be presented with enough information to write a quick story around, which (hopefully) increases interest in the sector and drives up spend in that sector in a nice little bit of self fulfilling prophecy. My favorite part about it all though, is that you get to cite the findings of the research you had carried out in your own investment raising efforts and you don't even have to disclose you're the one that paid for the research as long as it was the entire sector you wanted research on and not your own company :)
Some jackasses take analysts seriously, but that's just because they don't understand what it's all about. If they were aware that 100% of all market research and research related 'stuff' comes out of your marketing budget. Big companies have people with fancy titles and big salaries who exist solely to deal with market analysts. They'll officially be assigned to a fancy position like 'Regional Business a Development Coordinator' or something, but their salaries are paid by the marketing department, not the sales department.
So you can rest easy tonight, knowing that the analysts are there for whatever you want them to be there for. You really don't have to concern yourself with them at all :)
Re: Expansion Packs
Battlefield was built by the players, it was map making and mods that made it truly great and used to be common place in all multilayer games at one point. Now you need to spend weeks just to get a decent gun, and if you want to play more than a couple maps? you better get out your wallet. I just looked at the price of elder scrolls online, then the subscription and then the magic horse. Was time to walk away.
Who are these big spenders? No one I know admits to making payments in games and in general most people don't seem to spend long enough playing the titles anyway. Someone go and buy the report and give us a geographic breakdown!
Re: Who?
It's the children - they buy without realising that their parents' credit card is going to take a hit. That's coming to an end now that phones are starting to have extra security.
Re: Who?
It's the incredible sums of money charged in some of these apps that get me - £80 for a 'heap of gold' or some shite.
Re: Who?
Sneaky charges.
It's the penny (well 99p) payments to get you to the next section that rack up the cash, I suspect. A little here a little there, and if you hate the game 2 days after you forked over the dosh, well it was almost nothing and anyway you've already taken the bait and you're too busy playing the next lure ( sorry game) to bother.
Re: Who?
So, if its the children, then surely this reports forecasting is wrong, if better regulation is coming in? (EU something about IAP?) then children will be finding it harder to "accidentally" make these payments, although I guess at the same time, the market is always expanding and any reduction in accidental payments will be more than covered by new markets.
Re: Who?
See http://www.urbanjunglecomic.com/comic?p=2745 and http://www.urbanjunglecomic.com/comic?p=2746
Re: Who?
There could also conceivably be parents who buy some of these things for their kids.
"If you clean your room all week, then we can buy that engine upgrade for your super car"
Or something of that sort.
I mean it's at least possible
Re: Who?
James, thanks for that, now I can't stop reading about "Jason"!
Also, slightly back on topic, and something I have just read on NeoGaf about payments in Dota2
It seems even the most hardened players can fall into the IAP trap, if the game is good enough.
Lack of options?
PC, Xbone & PS4 offer less choice than previous generations.
With all of the costs (>£300 system + game + in game purchases), limits, restrictions and reduced functionality of these platforms (for SaaS marketing), is it any wonder people are using anything else they can find?
If you're stuffed no matter what you choose, you might as well choose the cheapest option with the greatest variation of games.
I want to own and play PC games, but there is nothing out there that offers quality without undermining my retail rights. If I bought a Steam game and didn't like it could I sell it on?
Re: Lack of options?
I believe if you buy it through greenmangaming.com and then activate in steam (as opposed to buying directly in steam) you can sell back a game that you've previously activated. Not entirely sure though, but you could look it up if you're interested =)
Re: Lack of options?
I can't say that the latest PS and Xbox offer fewer choices, unless you mean they're new and there aren't as many games for them yet.
A quick survey in the office indicates that kids still prefer to play on consoles and mobile gaming is only when they can't or aren't allowed on the console.
I buy the kids lots of cheap second hand console games and only occasionally the latest release. They seem to like the fact that there's a lot of choice. They know there's a limit on how much time they're allowed on electronic games and I never hear them asking to go on my phone instead of the console!
Re: Lack of options?
Think the greenmangaming trade in thing only works with their capsule client. (And seen as they have disabled my account before and couldn't explain what they had done or fix it then there is no way I trust that).
If it means a reduction in the dumbing down of franchises on consoles then I'm all for it.
Mobile for easy, throwaway yet expensive crap. Console and (hopefully) PC for real games, which are actually challenging to play and have plenty content. Oh and some good UIs would be nice.
In some ways, I think in app purchase is OK.
As an example: Badland - one in app purchase of £1.99 (I think) to unlock day 2, and remove the ads. No other nagging, and you get to play 40 levels for free anyway (hours of entertainment).
Contrast that to Dungeon Keeper. £2.99 for 5 minutes play, or £69.99 "best value" pack for probably 30 minutes. Otherwise you're stuck with hours of waiting for "life" to regenerate.
Wait, 70 pounds for 30 minutes is a "better value" than 3 pounds for 5 minutes? Any video game, anywhere, would actually try to charge as much for an hour of play as an all-out meal at a high-end restaurant?
You've GOT to be making this up.
He really isn't...
Another tax on the stupid...
It would not surprise me at all if this stuff gets expensive quick. It's probably designed with the stupid and impatient in mind. A little here and a little there can add up quick. There are plenty of stories of kids getting in trouble fast this way.
People that have any foresight or numeracy avoid this nickel and dime stuff.
Re: Another tax on the stupid...
All the money comes from what they term as whales. (It is a pitifully small percentage).
I clicked on the link to the report...
... and they wanted to charge me £2500.
Now, that's an in-app purchase and some!
Re: I clicked on the link to the report...
If you want the single user license it is the bargain price of £1750!
Anyone else read the title as "Hate phone games that make you buy in-app grumble?"
No? Just me then?
Re: Anyone else read the title as "Hate phone games that make you buy in-app grumble?"
Not just you.
I didn't realize the strip poker games had gone quite so far.
There's precious few mobile games that I've actually spent money on.
Think I've chucked about £1.40 at the makers of Cut The Rope, £0.70 for Sprinkle Jr., but that's about it. In-app purchases just strike me as a rip off - if the game is good, I would buy it, but the App-Stores seem to function on quantity over quality, so I just assume that everything will be shit* and play the free versions, chucking them once I reach the point where I need to pay to progress.
*Experience shows this to generally be the case, most mobile games are either outright dire, or get very dull, very quickly. Plenty of money being made, though, so someone must be hurling their cash at this crap.
Re: There's precious few mobile games that I've actually spent money on.
I did drop about £20 on Final Fantasy: Dimensions, but that's because it was a Final Fantasy game you can't get on non-mobile platforms.
No in game purchases though, I paid my money, I got a game (and patches/bug fixes, which is nice).
Only time I've ever spent money on a game on a phone.
Unmitigated Bullshit
Played computer games virtually everyday for the past 25 years. And I've only ever installed one game on any mobile device.
Lemmings. On my Motorola A1000. You know, the one Crapple copied to make the shitephone? Back when the P900 dev community hadn't been reemed out by the fuckers. Mmm I miss my stylus.
And I will never pay for application or game on a mobile device. And I would certainly never be so utterly dumb as to pay for one and then pay-to-play too.
But I guess there are many extremely stupid fools out there who can be parted from their money.
Re: Unmitigated Bullshit
"But I guess there are many extremely stupid fools out there who can be parted from their money."
I take it you are too young to remember shareware software, such as Doom, Duke Nukem 3D and Shadow Warrior. You played the first part for free then had to purchase the full version before continuing. I don't remember if it allowed the purchase "in app" but it did give you a few options of how and where to buy it from.
In App purchases are the new Shareware. Some are worth getting (new levels and weapons unlocked for example) and some are not worth it (extra gems to cheat your way to the end with a credit card). The choice is yours to make, but different people will value different content. You may think they are idiots but that is only because they disagree with your view on how to support the community that they actively use and you do not.
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At least with Duke Nukem, Doom, et al., you played the shareware episode, decided whether or not you liked it, then paid for the rest of the game.
If it'd been a case of getting the first episode for free, having the option to free up space on the screen (remove ads), then needing to pay seperately for each new gun you picked up, having to pay to unlock the subsequent levels, and having to pony up some cash every time you died (or wait 24hrs for your health to regen), I doubt it'd have been half so popular.
When I have sufficient time for "proper" gaming, I fire up the PC or console.
However, tablet/phone games do have their place. When I've only a short time available for playing or am away from the PC/console, I pull out the tablet and use a number of different "free-to-play-BUT..." apps. When I inevitably run into a spot that I can't get past without additional purchase, I switch to a different app. I have, to date, never purchased in-app add-ons to a mobile game.
I HAVE, on occasion, liked a few enough to buy outright - the app itself, NOT add-ons. When a developer crafts something I deem worthy of hard-earned cash, he/she/they should be appropriately compensated. Anything less makes me just another freetard and that simply won't do.
Re: well...
It's not that different on non-mobile either, you know - especially on "multiplayer" games, and as we all know no game can be cool these days without some form of that. Would you believe there's a certain much-awaited-space-sim-in-development where a single ship can cost (potentially way-) upwards of $100? You'd better make the most of it too, 'cause when it gets blown to bits by Joe Friendly Pirate it's gone. Unless you purchased periodic insurance for it, of course - you have, haven't you? Which (naturally) insures only your basic model - any extra equipment you had you need to buy again and forget about your cargo.
Now of course, you'll allegedly be able to pay for most of that with in-game currency as well - I just hope you have no life or job, and you like to grind (hard to get into specifics obviously since the game is not actually out yet - but that is how these things tends to work...). Or you could just pay for it, obviously. Sadly, this "we know you paid for the game but please keep paying us through the nose anyway" issue is not mobile-specific at all...
Are these the same researchers that tell us PC games are dead?
I'll believe them when I see that porcine avionics specialist.
Re: Are these the same researchers that tell us PC games are dead?
That'd be the pig Pey'J from Beyond Good and Evil. A proper genius with Avionics.
Or Scorpio from Alastair Reynolds' series - could fly anything that fella.
Re: Are these the same researchers that tell us PC games are dead?
...for some reason, "Porco Rosso" comes to mind...
Exactly how...
...do these apps MAKE you buy anything?
Re: Exactly how...
The games aren't the ones making you do it, its your own brain that is. For more details, read up on B. F. Skinner's research.
These games are designed to lure you in and give you a few easy wins to start the obstacle-reward cycle for free, not too dissimilar to addiction. The payments come later when the player hits an obstacle and is willing to pay to get the reward (In fact the payment adds to reward given the principle of the added cost, added value fallacy).
There was a very interesting article about
in-app purchasing a few months a back, and techniques used to encourage spending etc:
Mobile <> handheld
As I do not own any mobile games, basically not bothered, but I do own my own handheld games console.
Now that has in game purchases as well. One game one of my sons has as well and he spent money on a DLC gun.
But them some of these games are £20 - £30 and are made by biggish teams on big budgets. And yes I have been at work during breaks playing a handheld FPS.
Ah, so I'm struggling to cope with the fact that modern yoof prefers dumbed down console games to the more engaging PC equivalent and now I'm told that they are finding consoles too challenging and would prefer to chase fruit on a 5 inch monitor. No class.
It's not just gaming where this is rife
It's slowly creeping into the content creation apps as well, and these are apps where often you'll stump up 20 or so quid before you even get to the IAPs
Freemium apps I don't really have a problem with as I see a lot of these as a demo version, and if you see the use you can buy the whole thing through an IAP. However there are now some that are coming on the market where unlocking the app is on a subscription basis meaning you have to cough up every year for continued use. Much like the hated office 365 and adobe's creative cloud system.
I've not come across anything other than games which use truly consumable purchases, but the cynical imagination in me expects some jackbooted developers to limit the use of a particular function to say 10 times before you have to buy a "bag of gold" to gain access to that function 10 more times.
Bad days for software users IMO
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I just had a nightmarish vision of a cutesy animated wallet appearing in the corner of the screen:
"Hi! I'm Wally! It looks like you need to add another page to your document. Do you want buy 1 page for 99p, 10 pages for £7.99 or 1000 pages for £89.99?"
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Sentinel Lymph Node BiopsyEn Español (Spanish Version)
A sentinel lymph node biopsy is the removal and testing of a lymph node (or nodes) to determine if it contains cancer cells.
Lymph nodes are aggregates of lymphoid tissue contained within an encapsulated structure located along lymphatic vessels. Lymph nodes are part of the immune system. This system fights infections and disease. Lymph nodes filter lymphatic fluid, which is a fluid formed when blood circulates through the blood vessels and noncellular containing fluid accumulates within the soft tissues. Lymph is collected from tissues throughout the body and flows through the lymphatic system. The lymph nodes then collect foreign material (including bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells) and hold them for the body's defense mechanisms (immune system) to attack.
Cancer often spreads from the primary tumor to the nearest lymph node or nodes. The lymph node first to receive the material from an area of the breast is called the sentinel lymph node. It is important to understand that the sentinel node will probably be the first one to get cancer in it if cancer has spread to the lymph nodes at all.
Sentinel lymph node biopsy is often done during cancer-removal surgery. Sentinel lymph node biopsy is part of the staging process. Staging is an attempt to determine if cancer has spread and, if it has, what body parts are affected.
Lymph Node Biopsy
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Parts of the Body Involved
The body parts involved depend on the type of cancer. Sentinel lymph node biopsy is often used in staging malignant melanoma and breast cancer . It is done in patients with small tumors and no sign of spread to lymph nodes. It may be used with other cancers, though it is still considered experimental in assessing the spread of any tumor other than breast cancer and melanoma.
Reasons for Procedure
Sentinel lymph node biopsy is done to determine if cancer cells have spread from the primary tumor to nearby lymph nodes.
Risk Factors for Complications During the Procedure
An allergy to the dye or radioactive tracer given for the biopsy could result in complications.
The following conditions can increase the risk of surgical complications:
- Obesity
- Chronic illness
- Advanced age
- Smoking
- Poor nutritional status
- Use of certain medications or dietary supplements
- Bleeding disorders
What to Expect
Prior to Procedure
Prior to surgery, your doctor will do a physical exam and a biopsy of the cancerous tissue. Tests may include the following:
- Blood tests
- Urine tests
- A mammogram , in cases of breast cancer
In the days leading up to your procedure:
Review your regular medications with the surgeon. You may be advised to stop taking certain drugs:
- Aspirin
- Anti-inflammatory drugs (eg, NSAIDs)
- Anticoagulant (blood-thinning) drugs
- The night before, eat a light meal and do not eat or drink anything after midnight.
- Arrange for a ride to and from the hospital.
During Procedure
IV fluids, anesthesia
General, local, or regional, depending on the location of the lymph node
Description of the Procedure
A sentinel lymph node biopsy is usually done during cancer-removal surgery.
Several hours before the surgery, a radioactive substance is injected near the tumor.
To begin the procedure, you'll be given anesthesia. Then, the doctor injects a blue dye and often a radioactive tracer. This substance helps the doctor identify the sentinel lymph node, it will be blue and emit a small amount of radiation. A special device is used to pick up that radioactive signal. The surgeon makes a small incision and removes the sentinel node (or nodes). The sentinel lymph node (or nodes) is checked for cancer cells. If cancer cells are found, the surgeon removes the rest of the lymph nodes in that area. The lymph nodes may also be taken out if the sentinel lymph node cannot be located.
If cancer cells are not seen in the sentinel node, it is unlikely that the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes. The other lymph nodes are not removed.
After Procedure
The sentinel node is examined by a pathologist.
How Long Will It Take?
The sentinel lymph node biopsy takes about 30 to 60 minutes. This entire cancer-removal surgery takes longer.
Will It Hurt?
Anesthesia prevents pain during surgery. Pain medications are given during recovery.
Possible Complications
Possible complications of this procedure include the following:
- Infection
- Bleeding or bruising
- Scarring
If the lymph nodes are removed, there is an increased risk of the following:
- Delayed would healing
- Additional pain
- Lymphedema, a condition in which fluids collects in the tissues
Average Hospital Stay
Sentinel lymph node biopsy may be performed on an outpatient basis. But, depending on the type of cancer-removal surgery you have, you may need to stay in the hospital.
Postoperative Care
Keep the surgical area clean and dry.
The result of the sentinel lymph node biopsy determines if additional lymph nodes need to be removed. It can also help determine the severity of your cancer.
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Father Joseph A. Bruemmer died Tuesday morning, Sept. 30, at St. Paul's Archbishop Leibold Home for the Aged. He was 91.
Father Bruemmer was most recently President Emeritus of the Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center. He served on the board at the Holy Spirit Center for more than 10 years.
A native of Cincinnati, Father Bruemmer did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary and studied theology at Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West. He was ordained on August 24, 1948 by Bishop George J. Rehring at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Norwood, Ohio.
His first assignment as an assistant was at St. Edward-St. Ann parish in Cincinnati and teacher at DePorres High School. He later taught at Purcell Marian High School. He also served as assistant at Our Lord Christ the King in Cincinnati, Assumption in Walnut Hills, St. Teresa of Avila in Price Hill, St. Martin of Tours in Cheviot, St. Mary's Hyde Park, St. Boniface in Cincinnati and St. William in Price Hill.
Father Bruemmer was named pastor of St. Mary parish in Oxford in March of 1971 and co-pastor of St. Cecilia in Cincinnati in June of 1974.
He retired from active ministry in February of 1993 and during his retirement resided at the Holy Spirit Center, overseeing day-to-day operations and severing as a spiritual leader.
Reception of the body will be at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3 at Our Lord Christ the King Church at 3223 Linwood Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. Visitation will last until 7:30 p.m.
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On the occasion of his 60th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood in 2008, Father Bruemmer was asked to recall the many ways he served the Lord's Church. In doing so, he stated, "I have had the pleasure of recalling the very many ways the Lord's Church has served me!"
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Kaya Skin Clinic signs up Landmark PR as its Communications Partner
Appointment is a 'strategic initiative for Kaya Skin Clinic aimed at promoting and further enhancing its profile in the Middle East and the Arab world'.
May 1, 2010 10:55 by landmark
Kaya Skin Clinic, the largest international skincare clinic chain in the Middle East offering a range of world-class skin treatments and services, has signed up Landmark PR & Events – a full-fledged public relations firm specializing in Media Relations and strategic brand communications – as its Public Relations consultancy in the region.
The appointment of Landmark PR as its communication partner is a strategic initiative for Kaya Skin Clinic aimed at promoting and further enhancing its profile in the Middle East and the Arab world.
Landmark PR is currently developing a communications programme centering on enhancing the strong brand values of Kaya Skin Clinic in line with its vision, aimed at delivering beauty solutions with the latest technology to the Middle East consumers while maintaining international standards of hygiene and services.
The communications programme will focus on the core attributes of Kaya Skin Clinic while targeting the wide variety of skin and beauty solutions on offer as well as developing new markets for the clinic.
In his comments, Mr Samir Srivastav, Business Head of Kaya Skin Clinic, said: "Communicating the correct message is vital to ensure our continued success in the Middle East market and we were looking for a regional marketing communications partner with proven expertise in the GCC. Landmark PR has a thorough understanding of our sector and the competitive business landscape in which we operate and we are confident that they are the right consultancy to help us achieve our business objectives which are very exiting over the next 3 years – going deeper into UAE & KSA and GCC."
Commenting on the way forward, Mr Nasry Abou Zaki, General Manager-ME of Landmark PR, said: "We look forward to add value to Kaya Skin Clinic's image through our strategic Public Relations endeavours. Our concerted efforts are centered on leveraging our expertise in the region into focused and effective communications strategies for Kaya. This relationship looks to synergize the strengths of both the partners to ensure best results for Kaya Skin Clinic."
Since its inception, Landmark PR – a company rich with traditional Arab values – has attracted an impressive client list across its network covering Jeddah, Riyadh, Dubai, Cairo and Kuwait. The company was the recipient of the Annual LG PR Forum Awards in 2007 and 2008 for its outstanding performance.
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Kaya-UAE is part of an international chain of skin clinics that administers unique and personalized series of skin treatments that visibly improve the way your skin looks, acts and feels. The Kaya Skin Clinic delivers beauty through latest technology to the Middle East consumers in a serene and Zen-like ambience, while maintaining international standards of hygiene and service. Each service is a seamless blend of science, aesthetics and cosmetology designed to improve the overall performance of your skin.
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Thomson Smillie to Host DEMYSTIFYING OPERA Event at The Bard's Town, 2/27
Many people are intimidated by the very word "opera", yet would love to know more. IF University will team with Louisville writer and speaker Thomson Smillie to pull back the curtain on the complexity and meaning of opera. We'll delve into the music, the maestros, and the masterpieces and have fun learning the basics of the four hundred year-old art form.
This will be a fun and entertaining evening at one of Louisville's most unique entertainment venues: The Bard's Town. The Greek-American soprano Maria Callas said "an opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down." IF University invites you to begin your experience of opera here.
The event is set for Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at The Bard's Town (1801 Bardstown Rd in the Highlands) from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Cost: $15.99 (includes admission and one complimentary drink ticket including tax/gratuity). Advance booking needed: online at www.eventbrite.com/event/5320987216.
About Thomson Smillie: Thomson has an international reputation as a writer and speaker on the performing arts and is among the highest-rated speakers on the world's top cruise lines. He combines scholarship with wit and deep understanding of his art and of his audience. He has worked with the Scottish Opera, The Wexford Festival, the Opera Company of Boston and was general director of Kentucky Opera for many years. He is a graduate of Glasgow University in his native Scotland.
About IF University: IF University is a new platform and ecosystem for creative thinkers, innovators, and curious minds to teach classes, attend classes and bring unexpected ideas to the forefront to build and support a culture of innovative thinking. Built on the "Stay Curious" premise of the annual IdeaFestival in Louisville, IF University is designed to inspire new and novel thinking all year round by hosting classes and events on a wide variety of topics held in public venues. All IF University classes and events are non-credit learning experiences with an emphasis on the intersections between varied topics and multiple disciplines. Ideas at Play, that's IF University. IF University is a division of the IdeaFestival, the non-profit organization dedicated to fresh thinking, new connections and innovation that matters.
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David Santucci
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WATERBURY — Mr. David Santucci, 90, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at Waterbury Hospital. He was the loving husband of the late Mafalda "Muffy" (Pietroniro) Santucci.
Mr. Santucci was born on Dec. 29, 1923, in Waterbury, son of the late Sabatino and Antoinette (Avitabile) Santucci. He was a proud World War II Army veteran. Dave worked as a meat cutter for Johnny's Meat Market for more than 30 years and Everybody's Market for more than 10 years until his retirement.
He was a parishioner of St. Leo the Great Church, and a member of the Prospect Senior Center. He enjoyed playing cards, the horses and trips to the casino. Dave was devoted to his family and cherished the time he spent with them.
David is survived by his daughters, Denise Sweet of Epping, N.H., Donna Ambadjes and her husband, Bill, of Waterbury, and Doreen Bellmay and her husband, Clark, of Torrington; his grandchildren, David Smith and his wife, Shelly, of Epping, N.H., John Farrington Jr., Casey Farrington and Haley Farrington, all of Torrington; and his great-grandchildren, Samuel Paul Smith and Benjamin Thomas Smith; and several nieces and nephews. He also leaves his brother, John Santucci; his sisters, Rose Boisvert, Eleanor Capristo and Theresa Porter; and a beloved niece, Annette Rinaldi and her husband, Joe. He was predeceased by his brothers, Armand Santucci and Alphonse Santucci, and his sisters, Nancy Raimundo, Mary Bertoumeyrie, Sarah Dandonoli and Virginia Gelinas.
David's family would like to thank the doctors, nurses and staff of the Waterbury Hospital Emergency Room and Intensive Care Unit as well as the staff at The Village at East Farms for the outstanding and compassionate care shown to David and his family.
The funeral will be held 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, from Maiorano Funeral Home, 95 Willow St., Waterbury, to St. Leo the Great Church for Mass at 10:30 a.m. Entombment with full military honors will follow in Calvary Garden Mausoleum. Family and friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday from 8:30 to 10 a.m.
Memorial contributions in David's name may be made to: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
For more information and online condolences, visit www.maioranofuneralhome.com.
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Category Archive for CUTE CAT VIDEOS
Cute videos of Scottish Fold cat purring, meowing, playing with kitten toys.
A Scottish Fold stuffed toy cat robot, from Japan! Moving mechanical kitty.
What's Basil Farrow up to lately? Since it's summer and he's so furry, he spends a lot of time lying on his back, belly-up — in typical Scottish Fold fashion.
He also got a present from Asia: a Japanese robot Scottish Fold toy, which looks just like him! Watch his reaction in this new Scottish Fold cat video.
Isn't it funny how this toy Scottish Fold moves and barks?
The toy originally had a pink nose, but we painted it brown to look more like Basil.
Like real folds, this robo-kitty has a short stiff tail, sideways feet and a round body…
… and of course, the signature folded ears.
It's true, both robots and Scottish Folds are big in Japan!
Seems like Basil Farrow is bored of the doppleganger-clone already…
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Scottish Fold cat watching Ronan Farrow Daily TV, on MSNBC! Big paws cream kitty.
Basil Farrow is a smart kitty, you can tell from his sharp yellow eyes!
He always is alert and makes funny expressions. Looking a little annoyed here…
It's always adorable when he looks up, with his round earless head.
He loves to watch his father's TV show, Ronan Farrow Daily (every weekday, 10am PT / 1pm ET, on MSNBC). Basil Farrow seems to be rolling on the floor laughing at Ronan's Bengazi pun.
Someone is watching you… Often, I'll turn to see this round face peeking at me.
Big sideways paws are great for dangling.
Doesn't Basil look like a teddy bear or owl?
He has the tiniest folded ears, which he can move and flip back.
His ears need to be cleaned, since they are so small and tightly folded.
And while he is a "shorthair fur" Scottish Fold / British Shorthair, he has so much fluff that he needs to be Furminated regularly.
Look at the thick folds of fur, which look like cracks or slices of bread.
That's a bear for sure.
Scottish Folds are so cute from the side view: short snout, no nose. Similar to Persians, but less pushed in.
What a kitten! For more Basil, visit his Facebook and see updates on our LaCarmina Tumblr.
Yawn, time for bed!
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New Scottish Fold cat video and little grey fold-eared kitten Charlie.
Grumpy cat? I guess Scottish Fold Basil Farrow woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
But nothing can turn the day around like lying on his back. It's his favorite way to cool off.
In the summer, it's hard having to wear a fur coat…
Enjoy this new video of my Scottish Fold kitten, Basil Farrow. Watch him scratch a pole, play with a toy and more!
And Basil has a new fold-eared friend… This baby kitty's owner writes, "My name is Nathalie and I would like to introduce you my Scottish fold Charlie. He's a 5-month boy who loves to play and relax next to me. "
Love his soft grey fur with black stripes, and sweet face!
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Title: Orion StarBlast 4.5" tabletop telescope #9814
Publisher: Portland, ME : Portland Public Library
Characteristics: 1 Orion StarBlast Altazimuth Reflector, 1 Orion EZ Finder II, 1 Celestron zoom eyepiece : magnification chart, moon map sticker ; diameter 113mm, F.L. 450mm, f/4
Notes: Items included with the telescope are: 1 storage bag, 1 spiral bound instruction manual, 1 National Audubon Society Pocket Guide Constellations book, 1 moon filter in case, 1 LensPen, 1 red/white headlamp, and 2 lens caps attached by string
Specifications: magnification, 26x (with 17mm), 75x (with 6mm); weight, 13 lbs. ; tube lenght, 18", tub outer diameter, 5.5"
Specifications: magnification, 26x (with 17mm), 75x (with 6mm); weight, 13 lbs. ; tube lenght, 18", tub outer diameter, 5.5"
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Subject Headings: Astronomy Telescopes Constellations
Topical Term: Astronomy
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Highlights: This Moment in SAIC History
Forty years ago the famed founder of "Social Sculpture" introduced his radical ideas at SAIC. This fall Joseph Beuys's vision of universal human creativity returns
by Evangeline Politis (MA 2013)
On January 15, 1974 German artist Joseph Beuys arrived in Chicago. His first time in the United States (previously avoided because of the involvement in the Vietnam War), he toured only three cities. Not exhibiting work, but rather speaking at universities, he preferred to call his visit an "Energy Plan," working to reinvigorate the drained Western culture that he thought was on the brink of an "energy crisis."
Promoting his remedy to students at the New School in New York, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), and Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Beuys expounded on his idea for the International Free School of Creative and Interdisciplinary Research, a gratis institute where students no matter their background or expertise could explore their creativity. It was this philosophy that got him temporarily fired from his professorship at Dusseldorf Academy in 1972 after he admitted students to his classes who were officially rejected by the academy.
"Creativity is not limited to people practicing one of the traditional forms of art, and even in the case of artists creativity is not confined to the exercise of their art," Beuys wrote in the 1973 Manifesto on the foundation of a 'Free International School for Creativity and Interdisciplinary Research. "Each one of us has a creative potential which is hidden by competitiveness and success-aggression. To recognize, explore, and develop this potential is the task of school."
Beuys walked into a packed Fullerton Hall that chilly morning in a fur-lined, great coat, well-worn jeans, green vest, and felt hat, as described by Tony Phillips then the chairman of SAIC's Visiting Artists Program. Phillips led Beuys around the city from his lunch at the Arts Club of Chicago to his reenactment of gangster John Dillinger's final moments in front of the Biograph Theater (a moment that was videotaped and later distributed as multiples).
"As he spoke in newly-learned, difficult, but intelligent English, he covered a blackboard with a swirling cosmos of lines, vague diagrams, and words reflecting and pinpointing his vast argument," wrote Phillips of Beuys's lecture in the Spring 1974 issue of the SAIC's quarterly magazine.
Later in the afternoon, he had a more intimate conversation in the school. Unlike in New York where he received quite a bit of push back for his free school ideals, the SAIC audience remained engaged, mesmerized as he spoke at length for hours in a twisted and convoluted manner.
"His discussion was rational in tone but not in structure—it moved around and around about the core of his interest until by the end of the day one's grasp of the particulars was eroded as we all were swept up in the encompassing cosmological vision that had emerged," stated Phillips.
Freedom was key for Beuys. He thought that with freedom for all to work creatively then one's art would be organically interconnected with that of everyone else. He spoke about how together it would form a "social sculpture," a natural democracy reflecting the order of the cosmos. He also referred to historic figures like Renaissance philosopher Tommaso Campanella who conceived the "Sun State:" "One day man like a god will create his own planet—a spiritual state," Beuys commented during the lecture series.
English art critic Caroline Tisdall accompanied Beuys on his sojourn to the States and recalled his Chicago lectures being unlike any other.
"Of all the lectures I heard him give in those years, in Europe or America, this was the one in which the relationship in Beuys's thinking between the spiritual, social, and natural worlds was the clearest," she stated in the 1990 book Beuys in America, or The Energy Plan for the Western Man.
He mapped the connections between these worlds on several chalkboards, drawing a constellation of his ideal social sculpture. Beuys's New York art dealer Roger Feldman quickly saw how important these boards would be: spraying them with an adhesive fixative and reimbursing SAIC for the price to replace them.
Since then the boards have been spread across the country, but in celebration of the 40th anniversary of his visit, Untitled (Sun State) returns to Chicago from the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Presented by the SAIC's Department of Exhibitions and Exhibition Studies in conjunction with the exhibition A Proximity of Consciousness: Art and Social Action, with support by the Goethe-Institut of Chicago and the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, the chalkboard will be on view in the Art Institute of Chicago's Modern Wing, 159 East Monroe Street, through February 6, 2015.


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- 2 cups Asian long-grain rice
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Imperfect Bowl of Rice
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1. Place the rice in a large bowl and fill the bowl with 4 cups cold water. Using your hands, stir the rice in circles until the water turns cloudy. Drain the rice in a strainer, then return to the bowl and add another 4 cups cold water. Allow the rice to soak for 30 minutes.
2. Drain the rice in a strainer again and shake to release the excess water. Transfer the rice to a 10-inch cast-iron skillet. Add 3 cups cold water and the salt and give it a nice stir. Bring the water to a simmer over medium-high heat. Turn the heat as low as you can, cover the skillet with a tight-fitting lid, and cook for 18 minutes. Turn off the heat and allow the rice to rest for 10 minutes, with the lid still on.
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Paddle for Hunger presented by the Louisville Mayor's Office and Yum! Brands is a fun-filled day of teambuilding and competition as teams of ten race voyager canoes on the Ohio River. The 2014 event was held on Saturday, July 12 at Waterfront Park's Harbor Lawn.
Gold Paddle Team Package ($5,000)- includes your logo on all Paddle for Hunger materials, your logo on event t-shirts, recognition through social media, event day recognition from Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, team entry in the 10-person Voyager Canoe Race and a flag with your logo on your team's official race canoe.
Silver Paddle Team Package- ($2,500)- includes team entry in the 10-person Voyager Canoe Race, a flag with your logo on your team's official race canoe and recognition through social media.
Volunteer- Help with team check-in or event safety
For sponsorship information, please contact Remy Kenney at 502.736.9915.
View the highlight video from last year's event, and visit the Dare to Care Facebook page to stay up to date on event details.


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The "budget airlines" of the Victorians
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The introduction of cheap rail excursions gave a new found freedom to the working classes.
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The Carroll County boys' golf team hopes to ride its end-of-the-year success into this season. The Panthers won three in a row to end 2010 and boasts three seniors on this year's squad.
"It's the first time I've had a bunch of seniors in a while," head coach Warren McEuen said.
Soccer registration
Carroll County Parks and Rec co-ed youth soccer league registration will be held July 18-29 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Parks and Rec office.
The league is for children ages 2-11 (as of July 31). Older children may be required to travel. The cost is $25 for an individual, $15 each for additional siblings, and $15 for those under the age of 6.
Completed registration forms with payment may also be mailed to the following address: Carroll County Parks and Recreation, 440 Main St., Carrollton, KY 41008.
BEDFORD, Ky. – Trimble County High School basketball fans will see a familiar face in an unfamiliar role on the team bench when cage season dribbles in this fall.
John Leep III has spent quite a bit of time pacing the floor and directing his teams on the sidelines of Trimble's high school and middle gymnasiums. But always in the past, as coach of the middle school and junior varsity teams at Carroll County schools, Leep was plotting strategies to beat his then-archrivals – the Trimble County Raiders.
Tyler Gross is a quiet leader, a consistent pitcher, a natural lineman and a blue-collar athlete. He makes sacrifices for the good of the team and does not seek recognition or glory for the work he puts in.
These are some of the comments made by two of the coaches who know him best and among the reasons why Gross was selected as the 2011 Male Student-Athlete of the Year, an award sponsored by The News-Democrat and Earl Floyd Ford.
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Starting October 6th, we will no longer mail hold pick/cancellation notices. In order to receive information about your holds, please log in to Your Library Account and make sure we have your current email address or phone number. Thank you for your cooperation.
Where's Klinkner? A Walking Discussion
Please join this 2-hour walk to experience the Golden Gate neighborhood's past and contemporary history. Cultural researcher Sue Mark, along with long-time neighbors, will share stories about the community in a walking discussion with Oakland Urban Paths. This project is supported by the Oakland City Council and funded by the City of Oakland's Cultural Funding Program and Kala Art Institute's PRINT PUBLIC http://www.kala.org/print_public/, an innovative collaboration with artists and the community to bring spontaneous acts of culture in North Oakland, West Berkeley and Emeryville.


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Join us for special events such as concerts, storytellers and more!
Registration may be required and limited to Quincy residents. Please see the individual events for details and check back here often for upcoming special events.
Children's Movie: Frozen
North Quincy Branch
Monday, December 29th at 2:00 p.m.
After the kingdom of Arendelle is cast into eternal winter by the powerful Snow Queen, Elsa, her sister, fearless optimist Anna, teams up with rough-hewn mountaineer Kristoff in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions and a hilarioud snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna's sister, Elsa, and break the icy spell.
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Runtime 108 minutes
Drop-In Craft: New Year's Masks
Main Library Children's Room
Tuesday, December 30th from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
All Ages
Stop by any time between 2:00 and 4:00 to create a marvellous mask to welcome the New Year. This craft is fun for all - make your mask as plain or as fancy as you like! No registration required.
More new hours at the branches!
Last fall the Adams Shore, North Quincy and Wollaston branches all got more open hours and this fall we're adding even more! Beginning in September the new hours will be:
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|North Quincy
|Monday 1-9
Tuesday 9-5
Wednesday 1-5
Thursday 1-5
|Monday 1-5
Tuesday 1-9
Wednesday 1-5
Thursday 1-5
Saturday 9-1
|Monday 1-5
Tuesday 1-5
Wednesday 1-9
Thursday 9-5
The Crane Library Bookstore is Open!
Thursdays 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturdays 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Shop for great deals on gently used books, audios and videos for all ages every Thursday between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and every Saturday between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Park in the library parking lot on Washington St. and walk around the front of the library to enter the bookstore from Spear St. The bookstore is run entirely by Friends of the Library volunteers and all proceeds support library programs and services for all ages.
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RE/MAX Fidelity Opens on ChicagoŌĆÖs Northwest Side with Focus on Avondale, Hermosa and Belmont Cragin
CHICAGO, IL – June 6, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Angel and Antonio Aguilar recently opened RE/MAX Fidelity at 2137 N. Cicero Ave. on ChicagoŌĆÖs Northwest Side. In doing so, they started with a simple but important goal: To provide superior real estate services to a very important segment of the city, the adjoining neighborhoods of Hermosa, Avondale and Belmont Cragin.
Their target service area has a relative scarcity of real estate brokerages, making it challenging for the residents to find real estate agents who know the local market. By opening RE/MAX Fidelity in the heart of this area, the Aguilars are providing residents with the chance to work with experienced real estate professionals who offer a deep understanding of the community and its housing market.
Angel Aguilar, the managing broker of the new office, said that he and his affiliates look forward to building a reputation for local expertise in all three neighborhoods, which collectively posted an 86 percent increase in residential sales activity from 2008 to 2011.
He also notes that prices seem to be stabilizing in the area after four years of steady decline. Through the first five months of this year, the median sales price for residential property in the three neighborhoods was $121,500, up 5.7 percent from the median sales price for the same period in 2011.
"We picked this area for our new brokerage because we think it is underserved and will thrive as the real estate market improves over the remainder of this decade,ŌĆØ he said. ŌĆ£We will bring these neighborhoods a level of real estate services they havenŌĆÖt enjoyed previously."
Aguilar entered the real estate business in 2005 and joined RE/MAX in 2007. Already, he is one of the most successful real estate agents in Chicago. The numbers tell the tale: since 2008, the Chicago Association of REALTORS® has ranked Aguilar and his team among the top 1 percent of agents in number of homes sold.
While the Aguilars hope to raise the impact of RE/MAX throughout the Avondale, Hermosa and Belmont Cragin areas, the brand already has a strong presence there. For example, in 2011, RE/MAX was the leader in listings sold in the Avondale neighborhood and second overall in the city.
Angel Aguilar said his goal is to attract at least 10 new sales associates to his office, each with a real commitment to the real estate business.
"We work with a lot of passion here," Aguilar said. "My staff and I love what we do. Money comes second."
As an example of this passion, Aguilar points to the way his staff handles the many bank-owned properties they have been listing. If a bank calls with a property to list, a RE/MAX Fidelity agent will make a same-day visit to the property and meet with bank officials.
The goal is to get the property onto the market rapidly. This provides a new housing opportunity for the neighborhood and helps move a distressed property into the hands of new long-term owners as quickly as possible, Aguilar said.
ŌĆ£Especially, with bank-owned properties, there are some outstanding values available today,ŌĆØ he emphasized. ŌĆ£Being able to help people buy a home and knowing they are getting a good deal is what makes selling real estate fun, and we are having a lot of fun these days.ŌĆØ
RE/MAX has been the leader in the northern Illinois real estate market since 1989. The RE/MAX Northern Illinois network, with headquarters in Elgin, Ill., consists of 2,100 sales associates and 110 individually owned and operated RE/MAX offices that provide a full range of residential and commercial brokerage services. Its www.illinoisproperty.com and www.remax.com websites are leaders in consumer visits among real estate franchise brands. Its mobile search, m.illinoisproperty.com, allows users to conduct real estate searches on any mobile device with Internet access. The northern Illinois network is part of RE/MAX LLC, a global real estate organization with 88,000 sales associates in 89 nations.
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CHICAGO, IL - April 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- During a time in which real estate offices across the region are downsizing, RE/MAX Premier Properties at 1205 N. Dearborn Pkwy. in ChicagoŌĆÖs fashionable Gold Coast neighborhood continues to add to its roster of top producing real estate agents. Mona Jee, a well known real estate veteran with 15 years experience,...
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- Top real estate agent George Arvanitis joins RE/MAX Premier Properties in ChicagoŌĆÖs Gold Coast
CHICAGO, IL - May 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Top real estate sales agent George Arvanitis, who previously worked for Coldwell Banker, @Properites, Sudler SothebyŌĆÖs, and most recently Conlon Real Estate Company, has joined RE/MAX Premier Properties, located at 1205 N. Dearborn Pkwy. in ChicagoŌĆÖs Gold Coast neighborhood....
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CHICAGO, IL - May 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a visit to Mozart Elementary School, 2200 N. Hamlin Ave. in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago on May 23 when the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX metro Chicago real estate network...
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