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Oilers In Need Of 3rd Line Center
by Paul on 07/21/09 at 01:23 PM ET
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from Allan Muir of Sports Illustrated,
There are plenty of rumors swirling around Edmonton's apparent need for a third line center, most of it focusing on free agents Manny Malhotra and Blair Betts. No doubt the roster would really benefit from the signing of character guy like Malhotra, but his asking price (thought to be three years, $6 million) is too high. The familiarity of coach Tom Renney with Edmonton native Betts makes him a logical fit, too, but the guessing here is that Oilers stick with what they have and hope that an option emerges in camp.
As if the loss of Joe Sakic isn't enough for the sad-sack Avs to deal with, it looks like the schedulemakers had to get their shots in, too. Colorado, which had a league-low eight back-to-back games in 2008-09, has 16 of them slated for 2009-10. So who catches a break? That would be the Blue Jackets, who led the league with 20 B2Bs last season, but have just 12 on the new sked…
read on for some NHLPA/Olympics talk…
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Multidimensional Role For Paul Kelly
by Paul on 07/11/09 at 08:03 AM ET
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from Scott Burnside of ESPN,
No one is suggesting that Kelly leads Bettman and the owners in a rousing version of "Kumbaya" when the two sides get together. There are issues of contention: The limits to which players are willing to submit to enhance the league's drug-testing policy is one. But there is also an appreciation that the two sides can have different opinions without necessarily being on separate planes, which was how the two sides existed for much of the past two decades.
"I think Paul takes a far more constructive approach to labor relations than Bob Goodenow ever did," Daly told ESPN.com via e-mail this week. "He works hard to find common ground as opposed to points of conflict. And he clearly understands that success for the players is integrally tied to the league's success."
These are interesting, if not complicated, times for the players as they try to make their way in this new global economic order under a CBA that has them more closely tied to the league than at any previous point in NHL history.
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NHLPA Files Grievance Over Blackhawks Mishandling Of Qualifying Offers
by Paul on 07/06/09 at 06:41 PM ET
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from Darren Dreger of TSN,
Sources tell TSN the National Hockey League Players Association has filed a grievance over the Chicago Blackhawks mishandling of a number of its qualifying offers and intends to argue the players affected by the mishap, who remain unsigned, should be ruled unrestricted free agents.
The NHL will be notified and can agree with the NHLPA's filing, or the league can disagree and the case will move on to an expidited hearing.
"In response to various media inquiries, the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) confirms today that it has filed a grievance regarding the failure of the Chicago Blackhawks to submit Qualifying Offers to its 2009 Restricted Free Agents prior to the deadline stipulated in the CBA. The NHLPA will make no further comment on the matter, which is now pending before the Impartial Arbitrator," said Jonathan Weatherdon, NHLPA Spokesperson.
At this moment, it's the Players' Association's contention, these players are unrestricted free agents and free to negotiate with any team.
added 6:16pm, from Tim Sassone of Between The Circles,
The status of only Versteeg and Barker is in question since the Hawks signed five of their restricted free agents on Monday, including Troy Brouwer, Ben Eager, Colin Fraser, Corey Crawford and Aaron Johnson.
According to a source, the five restricted free agents chose to re-sign with the Hawks rather than be part of the union's grievance. Brouwer and Crawford signed two-year deals while Eager, Johnson and Fraser re-uppped for one.
Obviously the agents for Versteeg and Barker see the Hawks' blunder as a golden opportunity to get their clients a bigger payday.
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Qualifying Offer Mistake By Chicago May Cost Them
by Paul on 07/04/09 at 07:38 PM ET
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from Darren Dreger of TSN,
According to both the NHL and the NHLPA, the investigation into how and why the Chicago Blackhawks bungled a number of their qualifying offers is ongoing.
Neither side will comment, however since this story broke Friday evening on TSN.ca, interest into how the league and players association will respond is significant.
If the NHL grants leniency and attempts to sweep this issue away, it's expected the NHLPA will swiftly file a grievance and the matter will go to a hearing.
Sources with hands on knowledge of how qualifying offers have to be filed say as innocent as this mistake may have been, there is no excuse for it, and the league should follow through with the ultimate penalty and declare all players who didn't received proper notification, unrestricted free agents.
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What Meeting?
by Paul on 06/28/09 at 09:16 AM ET
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from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
Attendance at the union meetings in Las Vegas was so limited, it seemed as if one had wandered into a game in Glendale. Fact is, the PA did not have enough player reps at its own meeting to tally the vote on the critical issue of voting on the 5-percent cap escalator clause that eventually was adopted through e-mail tally.
Much worse, and perhaps scandalous, is that a number of players went to Las Vegas on the union's dime, partied, and never bothered to actually, you know, attend the meetings. Wait until the summer meetings in Rome.
The close vote on the escalator indicates executive director Paul Kelly and director of player affairs Glenn Healy do not have the union's attention. For both these gentlemen understood the critical importance of not allowing the cap to fall by the $2.64 million it would have if the vote had gone the other way.
Slap Shots has learned that the escrow withholding figure for last season has been calculated at a staggering 15.9 percent. That means, for example, that Alex Ovechkin will wind up losing $1.431M of the $9M he thought he was earning last year for the Caps.
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The Official Cap Number
by Paul on 06/26/09 at 03:43 PM ET
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from the CP via the Globe and Mail,
The NHL's salary cap is on the rise.
Deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed Friday that next year's cap will go up by $100,000 to $56.8-million in 2009-10.
Part of the reason for the growth is that the NHL Players' Association decided to invoke a five per cent inflator, which was negotiated as part of the collective bargaining agreement.
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TORONTO/NEW YORK (June 26, 2009)—The National Hockey League Players' Association and the National Hockey League announced today that the Team Payroll Range established for the 2009-10 League Year, pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, provides for a Lower Limit of $40.8 million, an Adjusted Midpoint of $48.8 million and an Upper Limit of $56.8 million.
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How About Three Non-Traditional Games?
by Paul on 06/25/09 at 05:39 PM ET
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from the CP via TSN,
There could be as many as three NHL games played outside of traditional venues next season.
The league's competition committee discussed several different scenarios during a wide-ranging meeting on Thursday and left open the possibility for games to be played outdoors in Boston and Calgary, with another being held under the roof at Montreal's Olympic Stadium.
"We are looking at a couple potential additional special events beyond the NBC Winter Classic game," said NHLPA executive director Paul Kelly. "(It's something) that we all collectively think will be very good for the game. We think that they won't dilute the product that we've created."
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here will not be a second NHL outdoor game in Calgary on January 1, 2010.
The NHL's competition committee met today in Montreal and that was one of a number of issues that was dealt with.
While there won't be a second outdoor game to follow up the currently scheduled New Year's Day game at Boston's Fenway Park, there is likely to be a second special event in a Canadian city.
Sources say that event is possibly a game at Montreal's Olympic Stadium to celebrate the Canadiens' 100th anniversary.
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Cap News
by Paul on 06/25/09 at 04:28 PM ET
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via Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
The NHL players union has voted to trigger the 5-percent escalator on the 2009-10 salary cap, The Post has learned.
This means that the 2009-10 cap will remain within a couple of hundred thousand dollars of last season's figure of $56.7 million.
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NHLPA Expected To OK 2nd Winter Classic Game
by Paul on 06/24/09 at 11:54 PM ET
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E.J. Hradek of ESPN The Magazine passed this to me tonight and asked if I could post…
After speaking with NHLPA executive director Paul Kelly and Lightning center/competition committee member Jeff Halpern, I expect the competition committee to green light the league's plan for a second outdoor game – the back-end of a New Year's Day 2010 Winter Classic doubleheader – hosted by the Flames (likely against the Leafs) at Calgary's McMahon Stadium as ESPN The Magazine reported last Thursday.
Both Kelly and Halpern felt the league's outdoor plan, which was discussed in both smaller and full group discussions at the NHLPA meetings last weekend in Las Vegas, was favored by an enthusiastic majority of the players. "I don't think there'd be an issue with it from the players' side," said Halpern, who'll participate in the competition committee meeting on Thursday morning in Montreal. "There was a lot of positive feedback. I think it's a good idea."
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BOG Update
by Paul on 06/24/09 at 07:46 PM ET
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from Adam Kimelman of NHL.com,
Ownership updates were the theme of the day at the Board of Governors meeting on Wednesday.
Commissioner Gary Bettman updated the board on a number of franchise situations during a session of five-plus hours. Another briefing came from Montreal Canadiens owner George Gillette, who is in discussions to sell the team to three members of the Molson family. Bettman said the talks are in the preliminary stages, but said he was excited to see a well-known family involved with the sale.
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.- Bishop Demetrio Fernandez of Tarazona (Spain) has written a pastoral letter in which he points out that the Spanish bishops agree on the need to update the country's law on religious freedom, but they fear a reform would be an excuse to impose fanatical secularism that would expel all religion from the public square.
In response to plans by Socialist leaders to reform the law on religious freedom, Bishop Fernandez said, "We are not concerned that other religions present in Spain acquire recognition of their civil rights," because "before the Spanish government said anything, Vatican II proclaimed it to the whole world 40 years ago, and we hope citizens of all countries on earth acquire these rights."
"There are many places," he said, "where Christians are still persecuted in the name of a ferocious and outdated atheism or a fundamentalism that rejects any other religion besides its own."
For Catholics, the bishop continued, "All people have the right to live according to their faith, to educate their children in accord with such convictions and to spread that faith publicly." For this reason, he added, the State should exercise a healthy form of secularism, "that is, the autonomy to legislate for all in accord with the common good. The State is non-sectarian in order to support all religions, not to go against any particular one."
What the bishops are concerned about, he went on, is that the proposed reforms are inspired by a desire to eliminate all public expressions of faith. This kind of secularism is contrasted with that which prevails in the United States, he said, quoting Benedict XVI, "where the religious dimension, in the diversity of its expressions, is not only tolerated, but is valued as the 'soul' of the nation and the fundamental guarantor of the rights and duties of the human being."
"If the reform of the law on religious freedom is based on this healthy secularism, there is nothing to fear," Bishop Fernandez stressed. "But if it is based on a radical secularism, we fear the majority in parliament will trample upon the fundamental rights that our Constitution recognizes, and we will take a step backwards in the area of freedoms."
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Hi guys n gals, I have just read the topic titled 'Money' and the topic and responses got me thinking about a new addition for the acquisition of items such as weapons and gear, and dependant upon the situation, information aswell.
My idea was to implement Requisition points and Infamy points, but not as you have ever seen them before, and this would probably only work for DH but you could probably adapt them fairly easily for the other 40K Roleplays too if you thought your game needs them, anyway, enough waffling, I'll get on with the explanation.
(1d5-1) at level one with a +1 Rq point bonus each time the PC levels up. +1 Rq point per successfully completed Campaign (stand alone missions and side missions do not count). NOTE: a successfully completed campaign is where ALL main objectives have been completed and the aim of the mission has been achieved, i.e brought down a heretical cult and the ringleaders (if one of the bosses escapes the mission is still successful but if enough of the bosses survive to rebuild the cult (I.e: 3+) then the campaign is completed but the Rq point is not gained.)
0d10 at level 1, but +1 Inf point is gained for unnecessary deaths i.e: bystanders killed by Acolyte during a firefight, or for innocents publicly arrested and sent away for interrogation and subsequent death. +1 Inf. point for public displays of affiliation with negatively viewed groups i.e: cults while undercover.
Rq points are used individually but can be pooled to request higher Rq items. Items are provided on a 1:1 basis, if a PC with 6 helps another with 5, together they have 11 Rq and can request a single 11Rq item as apposed to one 11Rq item each. Rq are spent but restored at end of each session, like fate points.
Inf points are used on a group total, if six acolytes are together, they get the entire group total, when split into smaller groups the total is of all acolytes present in said group, NOT all acolytes.
Inf points can be lost by permanently spending Rq points, for each Inf point lost the player loses TWO Rq points. Rq points CANNOT be pooled when doing this.
When using Rq points, include a -1 modifier for every 5 Inf points an acolyte has (this is applied BEFORE total is calculated for the purposes if pooling points).


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The National 'Ugly Competition' in Spain is a spin on the conventional beauty pageant that has infiltrated most countries, age groups and genders.
This unique contest stresses that "the grosser, the better." As part of the Aste Nagusia (Great Week) festival in Bilbao, Spain, the event is a nine-day celebration organized between the Txosnas and City Hall. To create more energy, live music and fireworks are featured. A variety of kids and adults are shown pulling funny faces and rolling their eyes back into their heads to achieve the most gruesome grimace possible.
Given the depressing unemployment prospects in the country, the competition is a humorous way for people to let off some steam.


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Looking for something quick to eat with a great atmosphere. Stop here for good bar food with relaxing environment. Great place to stop to get out of sun, especially after shopping
The lounge portion appeared to be clean and comfortable. I stopped her for a drink and a quick lunch. The panini was not spectacular and tasted like something I would get on an airplane in coach on a long haul. The service was rather poor too. The bar tenders were either over worked or just did not care to talk... More
Platos was a staple of my vacation. It has great drinks and some on special. It has a nice lounge to relax, tvs to watch the game or outside where you can peacefully watch the birds and see the resort. At night the coffee tables have the flammable rocks to add to the atmosphere. I enjoyed this as a cocktail... More
We didn't eat here so can only comment on the drinks - the Mojito's were devine! as were the Bahama Mama's. The food looked good.
This restaurant was above and beyond . The food was as good as you ever will eat, and the atmosphere was great.make resavations if you can.
We were so surprised that a bar would not provide refills on soft drinks and coffee. The soft drinks were small. Two coffees and two soft drinks $ 15.00
Nice bar which served breakfast on the go in the morning. Seats outside with fireplaces. Great drinks and staff - wonderful place to unwind after busy day
Plato's Bar is located in the Royal Towers and during the daytime this bar area serves as another option for a quick breakfast at the Royal Towers. They serve fruit, cold cereal, pastries and breakfast sandwiches along with coffee, tea, juices, etc. There is plenty of seating inside and outside - the prices are reasonable for the Atlantis.
Basic bar on the casual side. Nothing special. ok bartenders, a couple of big screens with constant sports, but not really a sports bar. It's just ok.
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Former Employee: "It's a senseless killing"
POSTED: Thursday, December 24, 2009 - 4:06pm
UPDATED: Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 10:59pm
We caught up with a retired Crawford Construction employee. He says he's shocked something like that would happen at the plant.
Henry Spica worked at Crawford for 33 years. He retired in April.
He says the workers at Crawford are a very close family.
Spica says the two victims - 44 year old Dianna Tullier and 55 year old Cheryl Boykin were just at work doing their jobs.
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According to wikipedia, modern passports and visa is something that got introduced after World War one.
passports and visas were not generally necessary for moving from one country to another. The relatively high speed and large movement of people traveling by train (the closest modern analogy would be commercial supersonic flights) would cause bottlenecks if a regular passport control were used.[3] Passports and visas became usually necessary travel documents only since World War I.
Does this imply that before WW1 there was no concept of distinct european nationalities (e.g. Dutch, Belgian, German, French, etc) and that you were considered a citizen when you simply lived in a country.
If not how did people identify themselves and were there really no threshold imposed on crossing borders?


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In an unnamed city in the Andalusian part of Spain, unemployed thirtysomething Maria (Ana Fernandez) seethes with frustration and fear at finding herself pregnant, with an indifferent boyfriend and her simple, good-hearted mother (Maria Galiana) arrived fresh from the country. Taking a job as a cleaning woman, Maria rages by day while drinking up a storm by night as her mother daily visits Maria's bellicose father who is recovering from surgery in the hospital. The classic generational divide seems to afflict the women, as neither is able to reach the other in their troubles until an unexpected meeting with a neighbor offers change.
A multi-award winner abroad (including five Goyas from Spain's Academy of Arts and Sciences), "Solas'" strengths lie within the nuanced details provided by Fernandez and Galiana, as well as Zambrano's careful pacing and focus. The director shifts the perspective just slightly so that what begins as Maria's story of anger and outrage melds into the gentle sorrow and integrity of her mother and finally the hope and dignity of the stranger who enters their lives. Yet the story remains firmly rooted in the women's frustration and their ultimate triumph, echoing the closing musical cut "Woman's World" and sending one out the door with a smile through the haze of tears. Starring Ana Fernandez, Maria Galiana and Carlos Alvarez-Novoa. Directed and written by Benito Zambrano. Produced by Antonio P. Perez. An IDP release. Drama. Spanish-language; subtitled. Unrated Running time: 102 min.


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I just joined ranked, so I didn't finish all 10 of mine yet. But I hear that these 10 matches determine your initial placement. So does that mean that if you do good, you get to start off at a higher tier (i.e. skip bronze and go to a higher tier)? Or does everyone start off in the bronze tier, but just in different divisions within the tier based on their provisional matches?
Yes you can skip bronze tier and get put into silver and I think maybe low gold, however, I believe that it really depends on the average elo of the opposing teams you win against which determine how much you move up or down the ladder. I got placed into silver I from my average highest elo and my current elo in preseason so I might be wrong in this.
it depends on your opponent's ratings, as well as your own rating from season 2.
If you have first pick try to get akali. If not, ban akali. Provisional matches in a nutshell.
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you get placed from bronze to gold depending on how well you do.
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Assuming you have no games played in s2, if you go 10-0 in placement games you will either wind up in low gold, or silver1. It will most likely come down to the people you played against, and if you were a lower pick each game youll most likely have gotten more mmr/lp per game.
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I was placed into silver 3. I think i won 7 out of 10?
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His voice quavering, notorious Billings drug enforcer Wayne Wells gave the government what it needed during the 1995 trial of his best friend and partner in crime.
Wells, a 6-foot-4-inch, 220-pound tough guy with a major drug habit and a fearsome reputation as a debt collector, was facing 30 years in a federal pen.
He was already 37 years old when the government offered him a deal — tell investigators everything he knew about drug trafficking, and other crimes and prosecutors would recommend a reduced sentence. He would also be required to testify against his friend, Dean Thomas LaFromboise.
So Wells reluctantly took the witness stand in April 1995, and testified that LaFromboise had told him about a half pound of methamphetamine that he had taken from Billings to Great Falls to sell. He also testified that LaFromboise carried guns.
That's the way it is supposed to work. Drug dealers providing information to get other thugs off the street. But even for the worst of them, giving up others can be a wrenching decision.
When LaFromboise's attorney asked Wells why he decided to take the stand, Wells hung his head.
" 'Cause there was no way of beating it, and I didn't want to die in prison, which I probably might anyway,' " he replied.
Asked if he was afraid of what might happen in prison, Wells responded bitterly.
"A snitch is a snitch; a rat is a rat, and I'm a rat."
He wasn't the only one in that vast meth conspiracy investigation who decided to trade testimony for sentence reductions. Twelve people were named in the indictment. LaFromboise and another defendant were the only ones who refused a deal and went to trial. LaFromboise was initially sentenced to 60 years in prison, though appeals have pared it down to 30.
Wells got 30 years too. But under a provision called Rule 35, his sentence was reduced to 13 years. Conspiracy ringleader Doug Ehrlich also got a sentence reduction for his testimony.
Rule 35 motions, which have to be brought by the government within a year of conviction, are among the few ways around a mandatory minimum sentence. If a criminal has provided "substantial assistance" to the government, the prosecutor requests the sentence reduction. The judge decides whether to grant it and how much of a reduction is appropriate.
A few first-time offenders qualify for a "safety valve" that allows the judge to disregard mandatory minimums. To meet safety valve requirements, a defendant must have virtually no criminal history. Guns, violence or threats of violence must play no part in the offense, and the defendant cannot have been a leader, organizer or supervisor.
Most importantly, a defendant seeking safety-valve consideration must tell the government everything he can about the crime he's charged with and any others he may know about.
The problem with the safety valve option is that most people can't qualify because their records have to be almost squeaky clean, according to Yellowstone County Chief Public Defender Penny Strong.
"About one misdemeanor does it," she said. Strong said she is working with a client who can't take advantage of the safety valve because he has two DUIs on his record.
Talking to the government is the only way out for people sentenced under minimum mandatory sentencing laws. In Fiscal 2001, 70 Montanans convicted of federal felonies, including drug and gun violations, received sentence reductions for providing "substantial assistance" to the government. That's about 23 percent of the total.
It's an agonizing choice, defense attorneys say. But for many the staggering penalties are the deciding factor.
"I don't push it," said Mark Werner, assistant federal defender for the Billings office. "Besides being a legal choice, it's a moral choice. I've heard good arguments on both sides."
But those who don't take the deal pay a heavy price, he said.
"It could mean they do 15 years instead of seven," Werner said.
Justin Dean Schwartz, 29, refused to talk and paid for it Sept. 12 when he was sentenced to 10-years on drug and gun charges. Two co-defendants in the case, agreed to provide "substantial assistance" and got much lower sentences.
"I've got to live with myself the rest of my life," Schwartz explained in a post-sentencing interview.
Most who agree to cooperate never end up on the witness stand. In Montana during Fiscal 2001, only 4.5 percent of felony drug defendants went to trial. The rest accepted plea agreements.
When these witnesses do take the stand, one of the first lines of defense is their reliability. Providing "substantial assistance" to the government is a tricky business, veteran Billings defense attorney Jay Lansing said.
"Does it mean telling the truth, or does it mean getting someone convicted?" Lansing asked. "You have to have something to offer."
"The system gets turned on it's head," he continued. "The more that you know, the more involvement you have, the more people you can tell the government about, the bigger sentence reduction they can expect. The less you know, the less chance of a reduction."
Montana's chief federal defender, Tony Gallagher of Great Falls, agrees. Steep mandatory drug sentences turn people into snitches, he said, and not always into truthful ones.
"If they don't have someone big to give up, then they just start naming names," Gallagher said. "A lot of snitches will say anything to avoid those minimum mandatories."
Prosecutors see it differently. Mandatory minimums are a powerful incentive to cooperate with the government and a formidable investigative tool, Montana U.S. Attorney Bill Mercer said.
"It would be difficult for agents to crack these state and federal conspiracies without it," he said.
Prosecutors use the minimum-mandatory leverage to work their way up the drug ladder and to learn about other crimes of which law enforcement may be unaware, according to Mercer, and that's just what Congress intended.
"Without a mechanism for law enforcement to acquire this kind of information from defendants, we would be hamstrung in our attempts to eradicate the criminal behavior known to the defendants, but otherwise beyond our own knowledge," Mercer said.
Mercer said it is "somewhat unusual" to find a defendant who doesn't have anything relevant to offer.
When Assistant U.S. Attorney Jim Seykora responds to defense attacks on the reliability of these witnesses, he often tells juries "There are no swans in a cesspool."
People who cooperate get sentencing breaks, he said. Those who promote themselves as standup guys and refuse to talk about their crimes aren't acting out of noble impulses, he said.
"Maybe they're just not taking responsibility for what they've done," Seykora said.


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Friday, January 28, 2011
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COVINGTON -- A reward of up to $5,000 is offered for information leading to the arrests and convictions of three masked men who held up a pawn shop at gunpoint Thursday and stole more than 30 firearms.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced Friday the reward in connection with the heist at Direct Gold Outlet, a federally licensed gun dealer located at 11230B Ga. Highway 36, at the intersection with County Road 213. The ATF is working jointly with the Newton County Sheriff's Office in the investigation.
ATF Special Agent Richard Coes said investigators initially believed that four black men were responsible for the robbery; however, he said further investigation has led them to believe that three men carried out the crime.
"We are almost certain that two of them are black, but they are not sure about the third," Coes said.
He added that descriptions of the suspects are hampered by the fact that they were all masked and wore gloves.
The robbery was reported about 12:40 p.m. Thursday, when the lone female store clerk called 911.
According to reports, the suspects entered the store, held the clerk at gunpoint, bound her at the rear of the store and then smashed glass display cases. More than 30 guns -- both long guns and handguns -- were stolen, according to reports.
Coes said the clerk was slightly injured in the incident, but declined to elaborate on her injuries, which he said were not life-threatening.
NCSO Lt. Mark Mitchell said Thursday that the suspects got away in a late-model white, four-door vehicle, possibly a Toyota or Nissan.
"The last direction of travel was north on Highway 36," Mitchell said.
Coes said the public's help is important in solving this crime.
"Once you get guns stolen, you have that nefarious element in our community that will grab them up," he said. "People with a criminal record are not allowed to legally purchase a firearm, so this is a means for them to get their hands on firearms, which increases the chance of violence in our community."
Anyone with information that would help investigators identify the suspects involved and locate any or all of the stolen firearms is asked to call the ATF's toll-free 24-hour hotline at 888-ATF-TIPS (888-283-8477).
Tips also can be given to the NCSO at 678-625-1400. Tips can be given anonymously at 678-625-5007 or through the website at www.newtonsheriffga.org and clicking on "anonymous tips." Those who want a response from NCSO personnel should leave contact information.
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Thailand International Soccer 7s is for all people from any country all round the world seven-a-side tournaments. It is a friendly tournament with no prize money. Each competition attracts about 16 to 80 teams from all over the world and has become a major attraction in Asia. Each team is guaranteed to play a minimum of four games and the tournament promises to be fast, furious and passionate.
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UPDATED 5:12 PM CDT Sep 05, 2013David Flores was released from the Polk County Jail Thursday morning.
Video TranscriptDavid Flores arrested AGAIN! This time for domestic abuse. This marks his third arrest since being released from prison in July. Today he talked exclusively with Laura Nichols about why he thinks he been behind bars so many times. Flores claims he's done nothing wrong...and that police are out to get him. HI DAVID. CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION... Just as he was being released from the Polk County jail Thursday morning ...We caught up with David Flores... SOME PEOPLE ARE WONDERING WHY YOU'VE BEEN ARRESTED THREE TIMES SINCE YOU WERE OUT OF PRISON. DO YOU MIND TALKING TO US ABOUT IT? BECAUSE THE POLICE WON'T LEAVE ME ALONE. I WAS IN JAIL TWO WEEKS AGO FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT FOR WALKING DOWNTOWN. SO YOU THINK THEY'RE AFTER YOU...IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? I KNOW THEY'RE AFTER ME. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO LEAVE ME ALONE. THEY WON'T LEAVE ME ALONE. Flores says he's had a target on his back ever since he was released from prison this July after serving 16 years for the 1996 shooting death of Phillis Davis. THEY'RE DOING IT JUST BECAUSE I GOT OFF FROM MY OTHER CHARGES. THAT'S ALL IT IS. I'M DONE WITH IT, BUT YOU GUYS WANT TO DO A REAL STORY. DO A STORY ON HARRASMENT. THERE IS NO DIRECTED EFFORT TO ARREST DAVID FLORES. THERE IS NO BOUNTY ON HIM. WE DON'T GET ANY MORE CREDIT FOR DEALING WITH HIM AT ALL. Police say they simply responding to 9-11 calls and since July they've had three. Flores was arrested once for criminal mischief, another time for disorderly conduct, and the most recent was this Wednesday when police were called to this home after a neighbor heard arguing and police showed up to find a woman with red marks and scratches. YOU WERE CHARGED WITH DOMESTIC ABUSE YESTERDAY. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED? JUST ARGUING WITH ME MY EX GIRLFRIEND. IT AINT NOTHING. IT'S OVER. The reason Flores is out of prison at all is because he reached a plea deal in the Phyllis David murder case. We asked him why he is still in Des Moines since he thinks the police are after him. He says he's just tying up some loose ends and will be leaving soon.
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Summary: Genmab has Completed Recruitment of Patients in the Phase III
Study of Ofatumumab in Rituximab Refractory Follicular NHL
COPENHAGEN, September 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genmab A/S (OMX: GEN) announced today it has completed recruitment of patients in the pivotal Phase III study of ofatumumab (HuMax-CD20(R)) in rituximab refractory follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Eighty-one patients receiving treatment at the 1000 mg dose level of ofatumumab have been recruited in the study. Data from these patients will be included in the primary efficacy analysis. An additional 31 patients were recruited at a 500 mg dose level prior to amending the study design to include only one dose. Data from these patients will be evaluated for safety and supportive efficacy analysis.
"We have now recruited the last patient into the study and keenly await the results which we hope will show a benefit for follicular NHL patients who need a new treatment option," said Lisa N. Drakeman, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Genmab.
Ofatumumab is an investigational, new generation, human monoclonal antibody that targets a distinct membrane proximal, small loop epitope (specific binding site)of the CD20 molecule on the surface of B-cells. Ofatumumab is being developed to treat CLL, follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, rheumatoid arthritis and relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis under a co-development and commercialization agreement between Genmab and GlaxoSmithKline. It is not yet approved for sale in any country.
About the trial
Patients in this study will receive one infusion of 300 mg of ofatumumab followed by 7 weekly infusions of 1000 mg of ofatumumab. Disease status will be assessed every 3 months until month 24.
The objective of the study is to determine the efficacy and safety of
ofatumumab in rituximab refractory follicular NHL. The primary endpoint of
the study is objective response
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In nature, good defenses can mean the difference between surviving a predator's attack and becoming its lunch…
"Thrilling reading for budding biologists…"
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After the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear explosion in Ukraine, scientists believed radiation had created a vast and barren wasteland in which life could never resurface. But the Dead Zone, as the contaminated area is known, doesn't look dead at all. In fact, wildlife seems to be thriving there. Yet the animals in the Zone are not quite what you'd expect. Every single one of them is radioactive…
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CACI has released a portable radio frequency detection device.
The STC Portable Spectrum Analyzer is designed for law enforcement and intelligence work. The device is a "portable, lightweight RF detection and monitoring system that enables users to quickly detect signals in a range of frequencies, enhancing their awareness of the surrounding environment and nearby activities," said a CACI news release.
"The system is unique in that it can be remotely monitored via wireless or Ethernet controls," the company added.
CACI CEO Ken Asbury said STC Portable Spectrum Analyzer is part of an effort to expand into new markets. "In addition to helping us reach more customers in state and local law enforcement, this product expands our presence within our C4ISR market area, he said.
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After using the Vita lumier aqua (not a big fan) I decided to buy the Perfection lumiere. At first I thought it looked "ok" on my skin and after a few hours it started to show marks on my skin. I was so looking forward for this to work. After all and spending lots of money on both of them I am quite disappointed. Chanel just doesn't do it for me.
I will stick to BareMinerals or Mac.
This is my favorite foundation. Yes. My other favorite brand is Guerlain, but they discontinued the Aqua Parure so I'm still in search of a subsitute in the line. (I would not know which to pick if Aqua Parure and Perfection Lumiere were both put in front of me.) :) This chanel foundation wears beautifully on my skin. I have oily skin that gets dry when not moisturized (sound wierd right?). When I use the right products, my oily skin is much less oily. But if I use for an example a certain sun screen that my skin hates, it will impact my skin and the foundation immediately so using the right products underneath does matter. This is how I use this foundation: wash, tone, and moisturize lightly. Then I apply perfection lumiere with my hands. I have 2 colors (03 and 04) for different seasons. The texture is liquid but not runny. It smells like roses (love!). I apply it to my skin, letting my finger's warm to emulsify the foundation. I have good skin right now so it wears very nicely. The finish is matte but natural - meaning it's not that hard foundation look that you get with perhaps Estee Lauder DW (which will never work on me no matter how much I try). The coverage is medium. After applying the foundation, I set it with a powder. My mom compliments me on my skin when I wear this saying that my skin texture looks silky, smooth, and natural. My mom has never complimented me on another foundation. Throughout the day, the coverage stays, and complemented with my light moisturizer underneath, my oily skin stays pretty matte. When I say matte, I mean it's natural matte. I only need to blot once and no additional powdering required. It does not oxidize on me. I look very natural. I have 2 bottles of this foundation and have used it over a period of 1 year (throughout the seasons) so I believe my review is accurate reflection of my opinion of it. $55.00 dollars. Ever since I tried high end foundation, I can't return to drug store.
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This is an incredibly 'OK' product to say how expensive it is and the fact its Chanel (I feel like you should expect and be guaranteed quality and perfection).
I don't really know what to say except for the price this is 100% NOT worth it. If this was packaged in drug store/high street packaging I'd except it no question. Its not terrible but this is the first Chanel foundation I have tried and I expected soooo much more. It applies nice and dries a flat satin matte. Just meh. I expect more coverage and a nicer finish.
Disappointed Chanel. Nextâ¦..
This is an okay product. It's a basic foundation. Nothing poor to say about it, but nothing great either. I feel like it does give very good coverage, but it is not a long lasting foundation. It is quite expensive as well, but this is to be expected with Chanel products. I have finished my bottle, but do not see myself repurchasing. I do this this foundation is better for the Summer than the Winter.
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Bought this because of the good reviews. But kinda disappointed because it turned out to be not as good as what I heard.. Doesn't give good coverage, oily for my skin, didn't last longer than 2hrs and the worst it gives me breakouts.. Such a waste of money.. But again it's only my personal opinion.. Maybe it depends on your skin condition..
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It was only okay. I would not repurchase. For the money, the value just is not there. This foundation was more sheer than I expected and was not conveniently build-able. It is nice, however, to wear during the daytime. But I would much rather purchase something less costly if I am restricted to wearing it during the day. Packaging is nice, very sleek, as are all Chanel cosmetic products.
It's a nice foundation.
After application it may feel dry but after 1-2 hours it looks really nice, with a little sheen. So, upon application it is matte, and after 2 hours it sets semi-matte. I don't feel it lasts long on me. I have oily to combination, sensitive skin and after 5 hours it wears off, breaks into patches, when it becomes noticeable I wear a foundation.
Since it has matte finish I don't finish with a setting powder.
There is no oil control, hence semi-matte and longlivety on oily, combination skin.
I feel like it is only meant for normal skin. Dry skin would feel like it isn't moisturizing enough, and it may accentuate dry patches in the begging.
I has medium to full coverage and you don't need too much to cover your entire face. One pump or so is enough to fully cover all of your imperfections. Those who need more coverage, it is easily layered. I wouldn't recommend for mature skin.
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It is a good foundation overall. Very sheer, but dewy. I am in shade beige clair. I found this is quite a yellow base. The reason I said I wouldn't buy it again is given the price you pay, I think you can get other good foundation as well. I have recently bought Bourjois Health Mix foundation and very surprised that these are almost identical. Even the Health Mix has a nicer smell. I wasn't looking for any dupe for Chanel at all. It just happened accidently. Let's back to Chanel foundation.
- sheer
- light
- yellow base
- dewy, wet finish, not matt finish
- medium coverage
- medium hours lasting, I mean not all day. ( if you working 8 hours at office or school, I would say 6 hours lasting)
If you like Chanel brand, go for it, as I am a fan of Chanel cosmetics, but If you are just looking for a good foundation, you may find a cheaper alternatives.
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Comes in the signature sleek black packaging, a subtle gold border edges along the bottom. The bottle is exactly what I expect for what I'm shelling out, the glass has a satisfying, heavy feel to it and when dropped (many *many* times) I have yet to see any damage. I have it in 60 beige (50 would be awesome but there isn't one) and must use lighter than usual setting powder. Problem is, it's so hard to find a brand that caters to olive toned skin that's more gold (I usully end up with oranges or grays from others) and now that I've found my perfect match, I'll never leave Chanel! It glides on beautiful and stays flawless for a nearly 8 hours. I have combo-skin, this foundation is put on by seven and lasts until about three, and by then I only need minor blotting around the nose. It is medium to full coverage, the main reason why I bought this, and is buildable to a certain extent. Be forewarned, any dry patch becomes very visible with this foundation. Overall, I very much like this foundation but the perfection isn't as perfect as it wants to believe it is. I must use moisturizer or a primer to get a smooth finish even though it's promised to go well on it's own. The finish is very pretty, it has a glowy quality but powder/blush/etc offsets it. I wouldn't recommend this to dry skin types, or those with the winter flakes!
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Firstly - I still haven't forgiven Chanel for discontinuing Pro Lumiere, so naturally I'm gonna be a little bit more harsh on this foundation. When my last drop of pro Lumiere was finished I took myself off to the Chanel counter for a sample of perfection Lumiere expecting great things! O M G was I disappointed!! :-(( I have dry skin - so I moisturise majorly before I apply foundations. I popped this foundation on and it applied fine with my brush - finished my face and off out I went for the day! O M G whilst walking past a mirror in Marks and Spencer's and catching glimpse of myself, only I didn't have a green wig and a pair of white dungarees on me I'd of thought an oompah loompah was staring back at me. This foundation oxidises like nothing I've ever seen before! It was stuck to every bit of dry skin I had. I actually resorted to going and washing my makeup off and walking around the rest of the day with none on rather than look like I had. Worst foundation I've ever tried sadly, and I'm a huge Chanel makeup fan :-(
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Abbott: Ask chemical plants what's inside
Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott, under fire for blocking public access to state records documenting the location of dangerous chemicals, said Texans still have a right to find out where the substances are stored.
As long as they know which companies to ask.
"You know where they are if you drive around," Abbott told reporters Tuesday. "You can ask every facility whether or not they have chemicals or not. You can ask them if they do, and they can tell you, well we do have chemicals or we don't have chemicals, and if they do, they tell which ones they have."
Abbott, the Republican candidate for governor, in a recently released decision by his office, said government entities can withhold the state records — in so-called "Tier II" reports — of dangerous chemical locations. The reports contain an inventory of hazardous chemicals.
But Abbott said homeowners who think they might live near stores of dangerous chemicals could simply ask the companies near their homes what substances are kept on site.
Collected under the federal Communities Right To Know Act, the information was made available upon request by the state for decades to homeowners, the media or anyone else who wanted to know where dangerous chemicals were stored. But, as WFAA-TV recently reported, the Texas Department of State Health Services will no longer release the information because of the attorney general's ruling.
WFAA reported that the department turned down the station's request for information.
Abbott contends the state is required to withhold the data under state homeland security exemptions, because evildoers could use it to gain access to the chemicals and terrorize communities.
Speaking to reporters in Austin on Tuesday, Abbott called the decision to keep the government-held records a secret a "win-win."
He said it allows the state to withhold documents that could expose communites to terroristic threats while ensuring that "every single person in the state of Texas will have access to information stored in any plant in their neighborhood."
The campaign of Abbott's Democratic rival, state Sen. Wendy Davis, saw it differently.
"This is nothing more than a pathetic attempt by Greg Abbott to paper over his deeply unpopular decision to keep dangerous chemical locations secret from parents, even when they are blocks from a school," said Davis spokesman Zac Petkanas. "The standard cannot be them going door to door asking blindly whether this location has the chemicals they're worried about."
Abbott said the law requires private companies to tell citizens within 10 days whether they have chemicals. When asked if that meant citizens had the right to go onto their private property to demand the information, he initially said "absolutely."
Abbott corrected himself seconds later.
"Just to make clear, you may not be able to walk on private property. But you can send an email or letter or notice to anyone who owns any kind of private property or facility, saying that under the community right to know law, you need to tell me within 10 days what chemicals you have," Abbott said. "It doesn't matter who you are or where you are, you are obligated under that law to respond."
Abbott indicated that Texans would have to figure out themselves which facilities to ask, but he said people who are familiar with their communities — or places they might want to live — generally know that already.
"When you buy a home you don't just target on the Internet and move in the next day," he said. "You drive around the neighborhood, you're going to know everything that exists in the neighborhood in which you move, and you have the right to inquire before you move in there, every single facility along the way, whether or not they're storing any kind of chemical whatsoever."
Abbott's campaign spokesman Matt Hirsch sent a message on Twitter suggesting that the information also could be obtained from fire departments. He did not immediately respond to a request to clarify the statement. Meanwhile, Abbott spokesman Jerry Strickland, from the attorney general's office, told The Texas Tribune that under Abbott's ruling "a governmental entity can withhold" the Tier II reports.
He said a fire department is considered to be a governmental entity.
This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/01/abbott-ask-chemical-plants-whats-inside/.


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US 7627094 B2 Abstract A telephone answering system and method for playing particular different greeting messages to different callers. When an incoming call is received, either caller-ID is decoded, or the caller's identification is determined some other way if possible, and if the particular caller's identification is on a list, a special message can be played for that caller if such a message as been stored and is active. Any other caller receives a different message, usually a default greeting message. Special messages can be date/time stamped to die or change after particular dates or times. Messages and caller identification can be loaded into the system remotely.
Claims(12) 1. A method of providing selective greeting message in an answering system comprising:
storing a plurality of different special greeting messages for a particular caller, said messages being sequentially ordered;
answering an incoming telephone call;
determining a caller identity;
determining if a plurality of different greeting messages are stored for that caller, if so, playing a next sequential message each time an incoming call is received from said caller; otherwise,
determining if a single particular message is stored for that caller; and playing said single particular message if a particular message is stored for that caller and playing a default message if no particular message is stored for that caller.
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6. A method of providing selective greeting messages on an answering system comprising: answering an incoming telephone call; determining caller identification if possible; using said caller identification, to determine if said caller is on a caller list; if said caller is on said caller list, determining if there is a special greeting message for that caller; if there is a special greeting message for that caller, playing that special greeting message, otherwise playing a default message, and wherein said special message for said caller is downloaded onto said answering system from a remote computer over the internet.
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Description This application is related to, and claims priority from, U.S. Provisional patent application No. 60/575,892 filed Jun. 1, 2004. Application 60/575,892 is hereby incorporated by reference. 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to the field of answering systems and more particularly to a telephone answering system or answering machine with a user message that depends on caller-ID. 2. Description of the Prior Art Telephone answering machines and answering systems automatically answer incoming telephone calls. After an introductory greeting message that usually greets the caller and tells him that the telephone owner is not available, the answering system usually accepts a message from the caller. Prior art answering systems normally allow for the recording of one or more greeting messages. Low-end answering systems only hold one greeting message; some higher-end systems allow several messages to be recorded. However, on those systems with multiple message, the telephone owner is required to select the active greeting. All unselected greetings are unused until the owner at a later time selects one of them. At any time, the system is only capable of playing one pre-selected or pre-recorded greeting message. Cellular telephone calls, when unanswered, normally are routed by the service provider to an answering service that acts very much like a conventional answering machine. The user receives a greeting message and is allowed to leave a message. It would be advantageous to have a telephone answering system that chooses a greeting message based on an incoming caller-ID or caller's identity. The present invention relates to a telephone answering system and method for playing particular different greeting messages to different callers. When an incoming call is received, either caller-ID is decoded, or the caller's ID is determined some other way if possible, and if the particular caller's ID is on a list, a special message can be played for that caller if such a message has been stored and is active. Any other caller normally receives a different message, usually a default greeting. Special messages can be date/time stamped to die or change after particular dates or times. Messages and caller-IDs can be loaded remotely. The present invention is widely applicable to answering machines, private branch exchanges (PBXs), cellular providers with answering services, internet telephone systems including voice over IP and any other type of voice communication or telephony system. Several drawings and illustrations have been presented to aid in the understanding of the present invention. The scope of the present invention is not limited to the figures. The present invention relates to a telephone answering system that can play a greeting message based on caller-ID or any caller identification. This allows the telephone owner or account owner to program specialized greeting messages destined only for particular callers. For example, a telephone owner may want to alert members of his family of his whereabouts, but not announce this information to an arbitrary caller. The telephone owner could program a special greeting message like: �I have gone out to the grocery store�call me on my cell� that would be played only if members of his family or telephone numbers from a particular list of telephone numbers called, for example his wife and his brother. For the rest of the world, a standard greeting message would be played. Thus if the wife or brother called from their home or cellphone, the special message would be played, but incoming calls from other telephone numbers would receive the standard greeting message. As the answering system shown in If the caller-ID telephone number of the incoming call is not on the �special list�, or if there is no currently active special message for that number, the answering system can default to a standard greeting or any other greeting or message, for example: �This is John Jones. I am not available to take your call. Please leave your telephone number, and I will return your call as soon as possible.� However, if the telephone or account owner, in this case John Jones, was expecting a particular call from a work associate, Mr. Jones could assign a special message for that caller and make it currently active. It might sound like: �Hi Sam. I'm on my way into the office right now. You can call me on my cell, or I will be in the office by 2 PM.� or any other suitable particular message. An embodiment of the present invention such as that shown in Because special messages can become obsolete, an optional feature of the present invention can be to �age� messages. With this optional feature, a special message can be given an end-date or end-time, or both. After that date or time (or both), the message can be marked as old or inactive. The telephone or account owner can optionally change any message from active to inactive and vice-versa. The telephone owner, when creating a special message, can optionally assign an �infinite� duration to a particular message if desired. An �infinite� duration would allow that special message to last for a particular caller until deleted or changed by the telephone owner. It is also an optional feature of the present invention for a date/time duration to be placed on a particular caller-ID. After that particular date/time, the caller-ID could be automatically removed from the �special� list. The present invention also allows the user to set up �special� lists and special greeting messages remotely by calling in, or accessing a web page, and entering a special code. Also, the present invention could recognize the owner's remote caller-ID (work number, cellphone) from a list of �owners call-in numbers� and immediately present a special menu to the owner. In this case, when the owner called the answering system from his own cellphone (for example when on a trip), the owner could receive a special owner's greeting and then be asked if he wanted to hear his recorded messages, add/change the special messages, add/change the �special� caller-ID list, make any special message active or inactive or perform any other answering machine feature. Other callers would not receive this special menu (special treatment). The entry into this menu could be password protected if desired. Voice recognition could also be used to identify the caller as the telephone or account owner. For example, the owner might live in Chicago and be on an airplane trip to Dallas. Upon boarding the aircraft, an announcement is made that the plane will leave an hour late. The owner could phone his answering system from his cellphone, enter a special greeting for one or more selected people on the �special� list such as: �I have learned my plane will be an hour late into Dallas�that puts me in around 8 PM; I will return calls at that time.� Only those callers on his �special� list would receive this greeting. The owner could further date/time stamp that message so that it disappears after 8 PM (or any other time). Optionally, when a message disappears after it exceeds its date/time stamp (if it has one), instead of simply falling back to the standard default greeting, the system could fall back to a standard special greeting for that caller (or choose another special greeting). For example, the owner could have a standard special greeting for one of his friends (a greeting that is more personal than the unknown caller default greeting). In the plane example given above, the owner could place the new special message concerning the airplane on the list for his friend, but after 8 PM (or whatever the end time was), the greeting could drop back to the standard special greeting for that friend. Any combination of greetings, chains of greetings with the same or different date or time stamps, fall back strategies, and any number of special greeting messages and �special� list entries are within the scope of the present invention. The owner could browse and listen to any of the recorded greetings or browse the �special� list either locally or remotely. Optionally, the owner could load, listen to, change any part of messages or the �special� list or lists from a data port such as the internet. Alternate embodiments of the present invention can respond to a caller's name or voice rather than a caller-ID telephone number, or to a special message since some caller-ID systems can also supply names. Voice recognition is known in the art. An owner or caller could teach his answering system his particular voice. In addition, it is possible for the present invention to respond to �caller bypass� where there are special rings from calls from certain parties. The present invention also works with voice over IP, where the receiving data link can supply either the caller name, caller ID, caller's IP address or any other type of identification of the caller so that the present invention can identify the caller. Another embodiment of the present invention allows switching between special messages based on the number of times a particular caller has called. For example, suppose the telephone owner is being called by a salesperson, and the owner wishes to be polite on the first call, but stronger on subsequent calls. The first call from that caller could be greeted for example by: �Hello, thank you for calling, but I am really not interested in your product this month�try again in about a month.� A second call from the same caller sooner than a month could be greeted by a different message: �This is the second time you have called. I am not interested at this time.� The third and subsequent calls could be greeted by: �You have called me several times. Please do not call again�. This switching on count could be controlled by a simple call counter or could work out of a menu of possible permutations such as those described above. Responses might also be keyed on time or date. For example, the stronger message might only be invoked for subsequent calls within a 24 hour period or calls late at night. Programming of the various features of the present invention by the user could optionally be accomplished from a visual display on a cellphone or computer. Several descriptions and illustrations have been presented to better aid in the understanding of the present invention. One of skill in the art will realize that many changes and variations are possible. All such changes and variations are within the scope of the present invention. Patent Citations
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lurking-place, one of the chief of the Nethinim, whose descendants returned to Jerusalem under Zerubbabel ( Ezra 2:47 ).
(hiding-place ) The Bene-Gahar were among the families of Nethinim who returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel. ( Ezra 2:47 ; Nehemiah 7:49 ) (B.C. before 536.)
ga'-har (gachar):
A family name of the Nethinim who came up with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:47; Nehemiah 7:49); in 1 Esdras 5:30 called Geddur.
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