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US 6556819 B2 Abstract A security system for a cellular telephone for controlling the status of security features based on location. The invention includes at least one security feature within the cellular telephone that is activated by a triggering event. A memory unit is positioned within the cellular telephone for entering safe zone coordinates. A locator either positioned within, or accessible by, the cellular phone provides for determining the geographic location of the phone. The system compares the present location of the cellular phone with the safe zones maintained in memory. When the triggering event occurs, at least one of the security features is disabled when the cellular phone is within the safe zone coordinates. The security features are maintained enabled when the cellular telephone is outside the safe zone coordinates.
Claims(21) 1. A method of providing security for a portable electronic device comprising:
a. defining at least one geographic safe zone and storing corresponding geocoordinates in the portable electronic device;
b. selectively enabling at least one security feature on the portable electronic device;
c. acquiring the position of the portable electronic device;
d. sensing the occurrence of a triggering event; and
e. in response to the sensing of the triggering event, initiating the at least one security feature conditioned on whether the location of the portable electronic device is outside of the at least one geographic safe zone.
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12. A method of providing security features of a wireless communications device, the device having a memory unit and at least one security feature that is activated by a triggering event, the method comprising the steps of:
a. defining at least one safe zone having a geographic area and storing the at least one safe zone within the memory unit,
b. selecting which of the at least one security feature will be disabled within each safe zone and storing the selection in the memory unit;
c. thereafter, sensing the occurrence of the triggering event;
d. determining whether the wireless communications device is geographically located within any of the safe zones; and
e. over-riding the security features that are listed within the memory unit for the corresponding safe zone.
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20. A method of preventing theft and accidental loss of a wireless communications device comprising:
a. defining a safe zone of a geographic area and storing the safe zone within a memory of the device;
b. enabling a security feature of the device;
C. sensing the occurrence of a triggering event;
d. determining the current position of the device through a locator positioned within the device upon sensing the occurrence of the triggering event;
e. comparing the current position of the device with the safe zone; and
f. initiating the security feature if the device is positioned outside of the safe zone.
21. A wireless communications device having at least one security feature, said device comprising:
a. means for defining at least one geographic safe zone and inputting it into a memory unit within the wireless communications device; and
b. means for determining a geographic location of the cellular telephone;
c. at least one of said security features being disabled when said wireless communications device is positioned within at least one of said safe zones and being enabled when said wireless communications device is positioned outside said safe zones.
Description This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/398,339, filed on Sep. 17, 1999, which is now abandoned. The present invention is directed to the protection of portable electronic devices and, more particularly, to allocating safe zones defined by the user in which security measures are automatically disabled for a wireless communications device. A number of security features are available for protecting portable electronic devices against theft and accidental loss. The invention is discussed in terms of portable cellular phones, although it will be understood that it may be applied to a variety of portable devices. These security features include password protection that requires a user to input a correct password prior to using the phone, motion detectors that sound an alarm upon movement of the phone, wireless keys that inhibit the operation of the phone unless the electronic key and the phone are in close proximity, and wireless keys that signal to the user in possession of the wireless key that the phone has been left behind. Each one of these features, when properly enabled, is effective in controlling the use and custody of the phone. Because these security features restrict the operation of the phone in some form, the features are preferably selectively enabled and disabled by the user. For example, an alarm that guards against movement would likely be disabled when the phone is being used at home, and enabled when the phone is parked for battery charging in a motel room. Because these features must be purposefully enabled and disabled, there is a risk that they will be left inadvertently disabled when needed. Often times it is not intuitive for the user to enable these features when the phone is not in use, especially when the phone is new and unfamiliar to the user. The features are also often left disabled when the user is outside their normal environment, such as travelling through airports and hotels where other concerns are often more pressing. These instances are the most likely for theft or accidental loss of the phone and the most critical times for the features to be enabled. Additionally, there is considerable nuisance in having to enable and disable the features, as well as having to remember the phone's state at various inopportune times. The status of the safety features often cannot be determined by merely glancing at the outside of the phone. Rather, it is often required that the user pick up the phone, turn on a display screen, input a password, and then review each feature to determine whether it is enabled. Many times the user will just assume that the features are enabled without having any definite verification or knowledge. There have been previous systems that provide for a network to program geographic areas in which the phones will be automatically disabled such as U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,442,805, and 5,778,304. By way of example, the geocoordinates of an airport or hospital may be stored in the phone and any communication into or out of these areas will be restricted. This is done to ensure that the communications do not interfere with navigation or medical equipment. These previous systems allow for a service provider or system to determine these positions but do not allow for the user to modify and personalize the locations for their own specific use. Thus, there is a need for a system in which geographic zones can be established by the user in which safety features may be effectively disabled. This reduces or eliminates the need to continuously enable and disable the safety features each time the phone is in use or not in use. The present invention is directed to a system for enabling and disabling security features for portable electronic devices based on the location of the device. When the phone is within specified geographic areas, such as the user's home, the security features will be disabled. When the phone is outside of the geographic areas, the security features are enabled; and, upon the occurrence of a triggering event, will be initiated to prevent against theft and accidental loss. One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method of providing security for a wireless communications device. The method includes defining at least one geographic safe zone and storing the corresponding geocoordinates in the wireless communications device. At least one security feature is enabled on the device. At the occurrence of a triggering event, the position of the wireless communication device is determined. When the device is outside of the geographic safe zone, the security feature is initiated for protection against theft or accidental loss. When the device is inside of the safe zone, the occurrence of the triggering event will not initiate the security feature. In another embodiment of the invention, the phone includes a memory to allow for the user to input specific geographic safe zone areas that they frequently occupy, such as their home or office. The phone will be used in these areas under normal conditions, and is understood to be secure. The phone preferably includes a global positioning system that provides for determining the geographic location of the phone and security features such as password protection, motion detector, wireless keys, etc. When the security features are enabled and a triggering event occurs, the invention provides for the current position of the phone is compared with the safe zones. If the phone is in one of the safe zones, the security features will not be initiated. If the phone is outside of any safe zone, the security feature will be initiated. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system; FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal that receives the targeted message; FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the positioning of safe zones within communication systems; and FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the logic of disabling and enabling the security features within the present invention. Referring now to the drawings, a system and method for automatically activating and deactivating security features of a cellular phone based on location will be described. The disclosed embodiment is used in a mobile communications system, and specifically within a cellular phone. However, the invention may be used in other types of portable electronic devices such as personal computers, paging devices, etc. The mobile communications system, which is indicated generally by the numeral 10 in FIG. 1, typically includes a plurality of base stations 12 which are connected via a mobile switching center (MSC) 14 to a terrestrial communications network such as the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) 16. Each base station 12 is located in and provides service to a geographic region referred to as a cell. In general, there is one base station 12 for each cell within a given system. Within each cell, there may be a plurality of mobile communication terminals 100 that communicate via radio link with the base station 12. The base station 12 allows the user of the mobile communication terminal 100 to communicate with other mobile communication terminals 100, or with users connected to the PSTN 16. The MSC 14 routes calls to and from the mobile communication terminal 100 through the appropriate base station 12. Information concerning the location and activity status of the mobile communication terminal 100 is stored in a database at a locator 18 which is connected to the MSC 14 so that the system can route communications to the base station that is currently servicing the mobile communication terminal 100. In this illustration, the communications system 10 is a digital cellular telephone system such as a system that operates according to ANSI-41/ANSI-136. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating one embodiment of the mobile communication terminal 100. The mobile communication terminal 100 shown in FIG. 2 is a fully functional radio transceiver capable of transmitting and receiving digital signals. Those skilled in the art will recognize, however, that the present invention may be implemented in an analog transceiver, as well as in a wide variety of other portable electronic devices. The mobile communication terminal 100 includes a control unit or logic unit 102, an operator interface 104, a transmitter 120, a receiver 140, a memory 150, a positioning receiver 160, a position memory 170, and security unit 180. The operator interface 104 includes a display 106, keypad 108, control unit 110, microphone 112, speaker 114, alarm 116, and speech synthesizer 118. The display 106 allows the user to see dialed digits, call status information, and security feature status. The keypad 108 allows the user to dial numbers, enter commands, and select options. The control unit 110 interfaces the display 106 and keypad 108 with the control unit 102. The microphone 112 receives audio signals from the user and converts the audio signals to analog signals. Speaker 114 converts analog signals from the receiver 140 to audio signals that can be heard by the user. The alarm 116 produces an audible tone to notify the user in case of receipt of an urgent message or activation of a security feature. The speech synthesizer 118 converts text messages to an audible signal that can be played back through the speaker 114. The analog signals from the microphone 112 are applied to the transmitter 120. The transmitter 120 includes an analog-to-digital converter 122, a digital signal processor 124, and a modulator 126. The analog to digital converter 122 changes the analog signals from the microphone 112 into a digital signal. The digital signal is passed to the digital signal processor 124. The digital signal processor 124 compresses the digital signal and inserts error detection, error correction and signaling information. The compressed and encoded signal from the digital signal processor 124 is passed to the modulator 126. The modulator 126 converts the signal to a form that is suitable for transmission on a RF carrier. The receiver 140 includes a demodulator 142, a digital signal processor 144, and a digital to analog converter 146. Received signals are passed to the demodulator 142 which extracts the transmitted bit sequence from the received signal. The demodulator 142 passes the demodulated signal to the digital signal processor 144 which decodes the signal, corrects channel-induced distortion, and performs error detection and correction. The digital signal processor 144 also separates control and signaling data from speech data. The control and signaling data is passed to the control unit 102. Speech data is processed by a speech decoder and passed to the digital-to-analog converter 146. The digital-to-analog converter 146 converts the speech data into an analog signal which is applied to the speaker 114 to generate audible signals which can be heard by the user. The control unit 102, such as a programmed microprocessor, functions to coordinate the operation of the transmitter 120 and the receiver 140. Memory 150 stores the program instructions and data needed by the control unit 102 to control the communications terminal 100. The functions performed by the control unit 102 include power control, channel selection, timing, as well as a host of other functions. The control unit 102 inserts signaling messages into the transmitted signals and extracts signaling messages from the received signals. The control unit 102 responds to any base station commands contained in the signaling messages, and implements those commands. When the user enters commands via the keypad 108, the commands are transferred to the control unit 102 for action. Because the details of the general construction and operation of the mobile communication terminal 100, are well-known in the art, they will not be further discussed herein except as appropriate to place the invention in context. The positioning receiver 160 receives signals from a space-based or land-based station that transmits positioning data. For example, the positioning receiver 160 could be a GPS receiver. The received data is passed to the control unit 102 which uses the information to calculate the geographic location of the communication terminal 100. The location is then stored in the position memory 170. The position memory 170 can be an operational register within the control unit 102 or an address space in memory 150. The position memory 170 could also be a separate RAM memory. Many phones do not contain a GPS receiver and must rely on other means for determining the geographic position. One method provides for the system to monitor the location and relay the information to the phone. As illustrated in FIG. 3, a locator 18 is associated with each system 10 for monitoring the location of the phone 100. As the phone moves through the cells of a system, and between other systems, the position of the phone is tracked and stored at the locator 18. One method-provides for location positioning during a control function such as a phone power-on, transition to a new system, call origination, security feature trigger, phone power-off, etc. Additionally, the system may provide for timer-based or autonomous positioning in which location positioning occurs at periodic intervals while the phone is turned on. The intervals may range between about every few seconds to about once every hour depending upon the parameters of the system. The location information is communicated through the MSC 14 and base stations 12 to the phone's control unit 102. The current position may be saved in the position memory 170 with the previous phone locations, or the memory may only contain the new location. In another embodiment, the phone location may be maintained only at the locator 18 and not locally within the phone. When the phone location is required, the most recent position maintained within the locator 18 is communicated to the control unit 102 for processing. Security unit 180 provides features for preventing the theft and inadvertent loss of the phone. Security features available within the phone include motion detectors, password protection, wireless key mode, and others. The motion detectors sense movement of the phone and may communicate with the alarm 116 through the control unit 102 and control 110 to provide an audible alarm upon movement of the phone. Password protection requires the user to input a correct password prior to the control unit 102 activating the phone. When an incorrect password is entered through the keypad 108, the control unit 102 may provide for an additional chance to input the correct password, or may simply turn the phone off preventing a thief or other non-authorized user from transmitting or receiving communications. A wireless key mode requires that a key be within a predetermined proximity to the phone for the control unit 102 to allow the phone to function. It is understood that additional security features may also be included within the present invention. Additionally, a single phone may have numerous security features. Each enabled security feature will be initiated upon the occurrence of a triggering event. The triggering event may be different for each security feature, such as movement of the phone triggers the motion detector, incorrect password entry triggers the password protection, etc. Preferably, each of the security features may be individually enabled or disabled by the user. By way of example, if the phone is equipped with password protection but the user does not wish to use it, he/she may disable the feature and it will not be initiated during a triggering event. The user may change the status of each security feature through the keypad 108. Preferably, the status of each security feature is shown on the display 106. Safe zones are geographic areas in which safety features that have been enabled by the user are automatically disabled and will not be initiated upon the occurrence of a triggering event. Because the user commonly frequents these areas, phone usage within the safe zones is understood to be approved usage. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the user may allocate a number of separate safe zones for the phone. In one preferred embodiment, the safe zone may be sized to encompass the dimensions of a house or office building as illustrated by 310. Alternatively, the dimensions of the safe zone may be larger to encompass a square block of a business district 320, or an entire city or state 330. The safe zones may be within a single cell covered by one base station 12, may be positioned in several different cells covered by more than one base station 12, or may be positioned about more than one system. By way of example as illustrated in FIG. 3, safe zone 310 is covered by single base station 12 a, safe zone 320 is covered by two base stations 12 a and 12 b, and safe zone 330 is covered by two base stations 12 b, 12 c, positioned within two separate systems 10 a, 10 b. The resolution of the location detection may be such that the exact position of the phone cannot be precisely determined, especially when the phone is located on in the area around the edge or �fringe� of the safe zones. In such a case, the parameters of the system may be established for either considering the phone within or outside of the safe zone when positioned at these �fringe� geographic locations. The shape and size of the safe zones are defined by the user. In one method, the user inputs the geocoordinates of a center position specifying the latitude and longitude of the center of a circular geographic region, and a radius which specifies the radius of the circular geographic area. Likewise, the safe zone can be defined for other shapes or by specifying the size and using a default center, or by specifying the longitude and latitude of the boundaries of a region, and the like. There are several different manners of inputting the safe zones into the phone. In a preferred embodiment, the user geographically positions the phone within the middle of the safe zone and determines the geocoordinates from the GPS receiver 160 or the locator 18. Menu options and keypad interaction enables the user to store these into the position memory 170. Additionally, menu options provide for determining the shape and size of the safe zone which are then also stored in the position memory 170. Alternatively, the safe zone geocoordinates can be independently determined by the user and loaded manually into the position memory 170 through the keypad 108. This method provides for the user to input safe zone coordinates when the phone is not physically located at the safe zone position. FIG. 4 illustrates the logic of the present invention in determining whether to activate the enabled security features. In preparation, safe zones are input into the position memory 170 for those areas that the user frequents. Once enabled, the system waits until an outside triggering event such as motion detection, or powering-on the phone which begins the process (block 410). Once it is determined that the triggering event has occurred, the control unit 102 determines whether security features have been enabled (block 420). If none of the security features have been enabled, the process exits (block 430). When at least one security feature has been enabled, the control unit 102 must then determine the location of the phone (block 440). One method provides for the GPS receiver 160 to determine the phone location at the time of the triggering event. Alternative methods provide for the control unit to use the last known phone location stored within the position memory 170, or the control unit fetches the current positioning information from the locator 18. Once the phone location is determined, the control unit fetches the safe zones from the position memory 170 (block 450) and compares the phone location with the locations of the safe zones stored in the position memory 170 (block 460). If the phone is within a safe zone, the control unit 102 understands the phone to be safe and the process is terminated (block 480). If the phone is not within a safe zone, security measures are initiated such as providing an audio alarm, or activating a secondary security system such as requiring a password (block 490). More than one security feature may be enabled at a given time. Additionally, different security features may be activated at different areas. By way of example as viewed in FIG. 3, the phone may be equipped with both password protection and a motion detector. Within the user's sales region 330, the user may desire to only disable the password protection but still require that the motion sensor remain enabled because the user is worried of someone stealing the phone while being charged at night in a hotel room. At safe zone 320 which may be the user's office, the motion detector may be disabled because the phone is in the user's pocket all day during work, but the password protection remains enabled because the user does not want someone to inadvertently use the phone. Safe zone 310, representing the user's home, may disable both security features. Alternatively, the user may provide that all use of the phone outside of a safe zone be prohibited. By way of example, if the user only uses the phone within their home 310. Only usage within the safe zone will be allowed as the security features will remain enabled at all times and will be initiated upon a triggering event. In the foregoing description, like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the Figures. Also in the foregoing description, terms such as �forward�, �backward�, �left�, �right�, �upwardly�, �downwardly�, and the like are words of convenience and are not to be construed as limiting terms. Certain modifications and improvements will occur to those skilled in the art upon a reading of the foregoing description. It should be understood that all such modifications and improvements have been deleted herein for the sake of conciseness and readability but are properly within the scope of the following claims. Patent Citations
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I feel like I'm breathing water, slowly drowning by being forced to take up the mantle of who I was in high school. It's hard. I live in white middle class rural small-town America, and my friends here, wonderful as they are, as much as I love and respect them, weren't taught to deal with people changing gender. I don't want to be an asshole and stop responding when people call me "Beth" since that's how they know and look at me here, but some days, it's all I can do to stop myself from yelling at them for it.
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I miss being able to hang out with my friends at the Dining Commons for hours talking about Star Trek, or practically living in the Pride Alliance office, or wandering down the hall to chat with people. I miss being lost in the crowd, and finding myself in the process. I miss the ability I had to just camp out on a lawn and people-watch, studying how people expressed themselves just by walking from class to class. I miss arguing over who gets to hold the door open for the others. I miss tickling a friend of mine who shall remain nameless until he yells at me because he has to pee. I miss random hugs, and talking about comic books or cartoons. I miss fashion shows after shopping sprees, and hair dyeing at midnight. I miss talking in the middle of class because we're bored with short stories. I miss debating the difference between "pansexual" and "pansensual" and what gender connotations each has. I'm homesick, but to everyone on this planet, I'm technically home.
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I want to express my trannyboy self and just stop responding to my girl name. I want to indulge my inner flamer and let escape the mannerisms of a gentlemanly fag while I still have the fashion (lack of) sense of a butch dyke. I just want to be at home, while I'm home. It's a strange land I inhabit, between genders, creating my own. It's home to me. I'm your average queer guy.
As far as the label game, I keep leaning (this month at least) farther and farther towards trannyboy. Transman sounds way too serious and grown-up for me. I'm still a big kid in a lot of ways, and to go through a second childhood, a boyhood, is something that's very appealing to me. When I was a kid, my grandpa would make me toy swords out of yardsticks, and toy bows out of sticks and string. I need to rediscover the part of myself that can create a whole world in one afternoon of play, with only a yardstick and my imagination for props. I need to be a boy before I can be a guy. If that means getting grass stains on my jeans and tearing holes in the knees like I used to, so be it. Patched jeans may be very 80s, but I never said I had any fashion sense in the first place.
Alex Kimball is a student at UMass-Amherst, a genderqueer trannyboy, and easily reached at firstname.lastname@example.com if you wanna talk, comment, or insult him.
Special Note: To My Favorite Libra: "You've never looked into my eyes but don't you want to know what the dark and the wild and the different know?" (M.E.)


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I actually went to a talk from a guy from Ireland associated with "Maria Divine Mercy" yesterday (today denounced by the Archbishop). I did not provide my name, contribute money (there was a collection but it was stressed that there was no obligation to participate) or buy any literature. I walked away no wiser in terms of being a believer or non believer. However, I must confess that the message promoted was orthodox and real in my opinion. Having been an on-off viewer of the website there seems to be an inference that the Warning is very soon. That is going to make or break the credibility of the "apparitions".
We all make calls on "false prophets" and make decisions on how we practice our faith based on those personal judgments. Next Sunday (Palm Sunday) many priests will encourage their sheep to remain seated during the reading of the Passion of Christ because it is "too long". When we are encouraged to make ourselves more comfortable during the grievous suffering of Christ Our Saviour one can ask whether those priests are "false prophets" in encouraging that. The local Press highlighted that the Pope's chief objective was to "reduce world poverty". I am looking forward to hearing statements about leading people to God and sanctifying souls
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the fact is that on the website several errors of doctrine have been identified and those messages that did not come to pass have been removed or changed by the website as verified by eye witnesses.
So they may have preached an orthodox sounding message, but from what I have read on the site, there are doctrinal errors at work..this would invalidate the entire prophecy regardless of how much truth there was


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Comcast made it official today that veteran network news executive Andy Lack is being brought in at age 67 to try and save a news division at NBC that is in as much trouble as any news operation I've ever seen.
I think it's a good move by Comcast, which has proved that it knows next to nothing about owning and operating a national news operation. In fact, it is one of the first big moves by Comcast that I agree with when it comes to news.
The network that only two years ago was Number One in mornings with "Today," and early evenings with "NBC Nightly News," is now in second-place to ABC's "Good Morning America" and about to be overtaken in key demographics by ABC's "World News Tonight."
Furthermore, Brian Williams, the highest-priced anchor on network TV, is serving a six-month suspension for serial lying about his career -- and his return is anything but a given, even with Lack now back in control.
Andrew Tyndall, founder of the "Tyndall Report," the most comprehensive daily chronicle...
Read moreOnly one day into the "exploratory" phase of his presidential campaign, Ben Carson had a media meltdown starting with remarks he made on CNN's morning show Wednesday.
When "New Day" host Chris Cuomo asked Carson if he thought homosexuality was a choice, the retired Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon said "absolutely."
His evidence for that belief?
"A lot of people who go into prison go into prison straight -- and when they come out, they're gay. So, did something happen while they were in there? Ask yourself that question," Carson said.
The 63-year-old GOP candidate then went on Sean Hannity's radio show Wednesday afternoon and said he was through talking about his views of homosexuality.
"Here's the point: I believe in traditional marriage between a man and a woman. I also believe that our Constitution protects everybody regardless of their beliefs, and that includes people who are gay," Carson said.
"I simply have decided I'm not going to really talk about that issue anymore because every...
Read moreIf you have not seen all 13 episodes of Season 3 of "House of Cards," stop reading now. This piece is full of spoilers. Really, go away and come back after you've seen the full season at Netflix.
One pot of home-brewed Starbucks expresso and two bags of Skinny Pop popcorn, and I was done with Season 3 of "House of Cards" at 10:05 a.m (ET) Friday - just over seven hours after it dropped.
I had an edge: Netflix let me screen the first six hours for a column without spoilers that appeared last Sunday in The Sun.
My only major reservation based on seeing the first half of the season was that screenwriter Beau Willimon spent too much time in the first episode focused on Doug Stamper's (Michael Kelly) climb back from the near-dead.
There's Spoiler #1: Doug isn't dead.
And even as the time spent with Doug in Episode 1 started feeling a little grim and tedious, I decided after two seasons to trust that Willimon was spending those extra beats with Doug for a dramatic reason that would pay off...
Read moreBased on Monday-night Nielsen ratings, the controversy surrounding Bill O'Reilly's accounts of his reporting during the Falklands conflict in 1982 does not appear to be having a negative effect on his audience.
On the contrary, his ratings for Monday were up week to week and year to year with him reaching an audience of 3.3 million viewers and 568,000 in the key demographic of 25 to 54 years of age.
That is an increase of 12 percent in total viewers, and 15 percent in the demo compared to Monday of the week before, Feb. 16.
Compared to the year before, O'Reilly's Monday-night ratings show him to be up 9 percent in total viewers and 19 percent in the key demographic.
It was O'Reilly's largest total audience since Nov. 25, 2014, in the wake of a verdict being announced in the Ferguson (Mo.) case of a white police officer shooting an unarmed African-American teenager.
O'Reilly has been No. 1 in total viewers in cable news for 160 months.
Fox News finished No. 1 in prime time among all...
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The Oscar it won Sunday for best documentary was just icing on the cake. It was already widely celebrated since its release in theaters, winning honors from numerous film critics groups.
There's no question of its quality; it's another extraordinary work of documentary filmmaking by Laura Poitras ("My Country, My Country").
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The administration of President Barack Obama, which has authorized unprecedented intrusions into our privacy and used every bit of the massive power at its disposal to silence anyone in government who would question its actions, has tried to brand Edward Snowden as a traitor.
He has become the Obama administration's Public Enemy No. 1, and it has used the techniques of pure propaganda to vilify him.
What recourse would any whistleblower have against such forces?
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Read moreFormer CBS News correspondent Eric Engberg followed his blistering Facebook post on Saturday about Bill O'Reilly with an appearance Sunday on CNN's "Reliable Sources."
O'Reilly came under fire Thursday in a story in "Mother Jones" that claimed he exaggerated his wartime reporting in the Falklands much like suspended NBC anchorman Brian Williams had with his work in Iraq.
On Sunday, O'Reilly and Engberg squared off on dueling 11 a.m. media shows. Here's video of O'Reilly blasting Engberg on Fox News' "Media Buzz."
And here's the transcript below of Engberg challenging O'Reilly on CNN's "Reliable Sources."
Here's a key passage.
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Long-range rainfall forecasting in southern Australia: Use of Indian Ocean data and upper level flow patterns: By Ian Holton of Holton Weather Forecasting
Australia is a continent surrounded by large ocean areas. The origin of all weather is differential heating of the earths' surface via solar radiation. The warmer sub-tropical and tropical oceans store vast quantities of this heat energy as they warm by direct sunlight. The Indian Ocean to the west of Australia encompasses some of the warmest ocean areas in the world. This warm ocean area evaporates large quantities of water, in the form of water vapour, into the surrounding lower and middle atmosphere. This water vapour is a major source of potential heat energy ready to fuel the southern Australian weather systems. At the same time, this large area of warm and moist air is forming during the summer months. A broad band of eastward flowing air, the westerly wind belt, lies to the south of the continent of Australia. This broad belt of westerly wind increases in strength with height due to the thermal contrast between polar and tropical areas of the earth. They reach speeds of up to 100 to 200kts at high altitudes and form the strong westerly wind jetstream belts of the earth. As these winds attempt to balance the earths' temperature differences, the jetstreams bend, making a northwest to southwest curving westerly wind belt around the globe. These curves are called Rossby Waves. A curve northward towards the tropics is called a long-wave low pressure trough; while a curve towards the poles is called a long-wave high pressure ridge. As Autumn approaches, this westerly wind belt moves northward and starts to react with the moisture to the west of the Australian continent. If a seasonal long wave trough is just to the west of Western Australia, the northwesterly wind ahead of the trough will feed this moisture southeastwards, ahead of short-wave frontal features. This southeastward moving cloudband (called a northwest cloudband) will rise ahead of the front. The cloudband will then thicken and often produce good rains to the cropping and grazing areas of southern Australia. The generation of these cloud-bands is dependant on sea-surface temperatures and gradients in the general northeast Indian Ocean area. The effect of these cloudbands is dependant on the presence and strength of a long-wave low pressure trough in the middle and upper atmosphere,over or just west of the Australian continent. I use surface and upper level measurements over northern and Western Australia, and the Indian Ocean area; and also sea-surface temperature measurements over similar ocean areas as input variables to my rainfall forecasting models. These input variables cover a large range of climatic factors. The Models I use are shown to be quite accurate for forecasting growing season rainfall in southern Australia. Correlations of 0.7 to 0.9 (on a scale of 0 to 1) were commonly found on test growing season rainfall data samples in southern Australia (Holton, 1999). Some southern farmers say that we receive good rains from northwest cloudbands, but also we receive a large proportion of our rainfall from post-frontal shower activity. This is quite true. However, it should be noted that this post-frontal shower activity is also dependant on the same upper level wind-flow patterns. And this shower activity is often strengthened by inflows of potential heat energy from northwest cloud-bands. The surface pressure systems of the southern Australian growing season are in fact formed and steered by the upper level wave patterns, and by the orientation and strength of the upper jet-streams. I also use similar upper level Rossby wave patterns and sea surface temperature fields to complete ten-day weather forecasting for farmers in south-eastern Australia. The motto for weather forecasting in southern Australia is mainly, Look up and look west. References: Holton. I. 1999. "Prediction of growing season rainfall and crop yields in southern Australia". Aust. Met. Magazine. Ian Holton, Holton Weather Forecasting Pty Ltd, PO Box 728, Nairne. SA. 5252 Phone 83886700 Fax 83886788 E-mail email@example.com
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Stories From Goddard feat. Corey White
Stories From Goddard feat. Corey White
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An interview with Goddard student Corey White can be seen in its entirety along with Coreys fire dancing performance at the Fall 2008 IBA2/BFA Cabaret.
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Education Program Director Sue Fleming made this beautiful slideshow tribute of the late David Frisby, faculty advisor at Goddard from 1992-2013.
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Thomas Calagna (BA RUP '71) called in to the Goddard Storyphone to share his memories of his time at Goddard College from 1968-1971. He recalls Theatre Faculty member Paul Vela and tells us... more
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Only two more days left on Will and Kate's North American tour!
The Duke and Duchess took a helicopter Saturday to a charity polo match at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet club.
Will and Kate arrive to the polo match with Glen Holden, former ambassador to Jamaica, and his wife, Gloria Holden.
Kate opted for her first printed frock during her tour. This one is by Jenny Packham.
Prince William got his fair share of questions on the red carpet and was asked how he was enjoying this leg of the journey. "Very much, thank you," he responded.
William hinted that his father, Prince Charles, and brother, Prince Harry, were envious about his U.S. polo excursion.
"They were as green as that grass when I told them I'd be here today," William joked.
Will also showed his sense of humor, noting that he's not a good loser.
He thanked Michael Kowalski, chairman and CEO of Tiffany & Co., for the sterling silver trophy on display in front of him.
"Thank you for the beautiful cup," he quipped, "which I will be back to pick up later."
Kate watches her husband play polo from the top row.
After the tournament, Will and Kate were due at a BAFTA event in Los Angeles.
Will had said he'd be back to collect the trophy, and sure enough, he was. Will scored four goals in the tournament, enough to nab the Royal Salute team the win.
After the match, Will and Kate donned their finest formal wear for the BAFTA Brits to Watch event in downtown Los Angeles.
Kate wore an Alexander McQueen gown.
"They make me smile," Nicole Kidman said of the royal couple.
Kidman sat at the head table with Will and Kate and Barbra Streisand and James Brolin.
Guests dined on a filet of beef with creamed leeks, pickled garlic, asparagus, turnip, baby onions, potato fondant and a red wine sauce.
Here, Prince William chats with Barbra Streisand and James Brolin.
"I am immensely proud of the success Brits have had in the fiercely competitive world of film, television and video games," William told the audience. "Their creative and hi-tech achievements have contributed greatly to our national wealth, not to mention our personal pleasure. "


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People are what makes a company successful and we believe we have an incredibly talented team at Ubisense. Our Board provides guidance and counsel for the company.
Andy Hopper Chairman
Professor Andy Hopper CBE is one of the foremost leaders in the technology industry having co-founded twelve successful companies, including Acorn Computers Ltd. He is currently head of the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory.
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PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County will host a rally in celebration of the Pittsburgh Penguins' second-round playoff series against the Ottawa Senators. The event will take place at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, May 14, in the courtyard of the Allegheny County Courthouse located at 436 Grant Street in Downtown Pittsburgh.
WDVE's Val Porter will emcee the rally, which will feature the following five contests for Penguins fans:
Winners of the costume, cheer, banner/sign and dance contests will be determined by audience vote. Prizes include rounds of golf for four at a county golf course, day passes to a county pool, and Penguins shirts & rally towels.
Fans are encouraged to bring video cameras or cell phones to film a Penguins version of the Harlem Shake led by the winner of the dance contest.
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Those attending the rally are also asked to bring nonperishable food items or cash donation for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.
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Rasqal 0.9.21 was just released on Saturday 2010-12-04 (announcement) containing the following new features:
- Updated to handle aggregate expression execution as defined by the SPARQL 1.1 Query W3C working draft of 14 October 2010
- Executes grouping of results:
- Executes aggregate expressions:
- Executes filtering of aggregate expressions:
- Parses new syntax:
, subSELECT
. - The syntax format for parsing data graphs at URIs can be explictly declared.
- The
utility can execute queries over SPARQL HTTP Protocol and operate over data from stdin. - Added several new APIs
- Fixed Issue: #0000388
See the Rasqal 0.9.21 Release Notes for the full details of the changes.
I'd like to emphasis a couple of the changes to the roqet(1)
utility program: you can now use it to query over data from standard input, i.e. use it as a filter, but only if you are querying over one graph. You can also specify the format of the data graphs either on standard input or from URIs, if the format can't be determined or guessed from the mime type, name or bytes. Finally roqet(1)
can execute remote queries at a SPARQL Protocol HTTP service, sometimes called a "SPARQL endpoint".
The new support for SPARQL Query 1.1 aggregate queries (and other features) led me to make comments to the SPARQL working group about the latest SPARQL Query 1.1 working draft based on the implementation experience. The comments (below) were based on the implementation I previously outlined in Writing an RDF query engine. Twice at the end of October 2010.
The implementation work to create the new features was substantial but relatively simple to describe: new rowsources were added for each of the aggregation operations and then included in the execution plan when the query structure indicated their presence after parsing. There was some additional glue code that needed to be add to allow rows to indicate their presence in a group; a simple integer group ID was sufficient and the ID value has no semantics, just a check for a change of ID is enough to know a group started or ended.
I also introduced an internal variable to bind the result of
SELECT aggregate expressions after grouping ($$aggID$$
which are illegal names in sparql). I then used that to replace the
aggregate expression in the SELECT and the HAVING expressions and
used the normal evaluation mechanisms. As I understand it, the
SPARQL WG is now considering adding a way to name these explicitly
in the GROUP statement. A happy coincidence since I had implemented
it without knowing that.
To prepare this I did think about the approach a lot and developed a couple of diagrams for the grouping and aggregation rowsources that might help to understand how they work, how they can be implemented and tested as standalone unit modules, which they were.
As always, the above isn't quite how it is implemented. There is no group by node if there is an implicit group when GROUP BY
is missing but an aggregate expression is used; instead the Rasqal rowsource class synthesizes 1 group around the incoming row, when grouping is requested.
This shows the guts of the aggregate expression evaluation where internal variables are introduced, substituted into the SELECT
and HAVING
expressions and then created as the aggregate expressions are executed over the groups.
The rest of this post are my detailed thoughts on this draft of SPARQL 1.1 Query as posted to the SPARQL WG comments list but turned into HTML markup here.
Dave Beckett comments on SPARQL 1.1 Query Language W3C WD 2010-10-14
These are my personal comments (not speaking for any past or current employer) on: SPARQL 1.1 Query Language W3C Working Draft 14 October 2010
My comments are based on the work I did to add some SPARQL 1.1 query and update support to my Rasqal RDF query library (engine and API) in version 0.9.21 just released 2010-12-04 as announced.
Some background to my work is given in a blog post: Writing an RDF query engine. Twice
I. General comments
I felt the specification introduced more optional features bundled
together, where it was not entirely clear what the combination of
those features would do. For example a query with no aggregate
expression but has a GROUP BY
and HAVING
allowed by the syntax and the main document doesn't say if it's
allowed or what it means.
I found it hard to assemble all the pieces from the mathematical explanations into something I could code.
The spec has several terms in the grammar not in the query
document. After asking, these turned out to be federated query
), or update (LOAD, …) but these are not
pointed out or linked to clearly although there is mention of the
documents in the status section. Please make these more clear.
I decided to concentrate on the new Aggregates feature since I had
already implemented SELECT
expressions, leaving
Subqueries and Negation to later. Property
paths should be in the list of new features in the status
section at the of the document.
"SPARQL 1.1 Uniform HTTP Protocol for Managing RDF Graphs" is rather a long title; what does 'Uniform' or 'HTTP' add? SOAP is dead. suggest "SPARQL 1.1 RDF Graph Management Protocol" or RDF dataset
With all the additions especially property paths (a new query language), update (data management language) and federated query (remote query support) and I understand ~30 additional keywords are being added beyond this draft for functions and operators, I see this as a major change to SPARQL 1.0, more of a SPARQL 2. You should consider renaming it.
II. Aggregates
I found the math in the aggregation and grouping sections rather hard to understand so I also looked what MySQL and SQLite did, and wrote my own diagram based on the data flow:
See http://www.dajobe.org/2009/11/sparql11/
so for me it was easier to see the individual components/stages (which roughly correspond to SPARQL algebra terms).
I had to make several of my own tests with my guess on what the answers should be. With all the pieces for aggregate expressions: grouping, aggregate expression, distinct, having, counting (count * vs count(expr)) there needs to be several tests with good coverage.
I felt aggregate functions can be broken down into these parts
- selecting of aggregate function value
- grouping of results – optional; explicit, implicit when agg func present
- execution of aggregate functions – optional; with some special cases
- filtering of group results with having – optional
(following my diagram above)
As it is clear they are all optional, it probably is worth explaining what it means when they are absent, such as group by + having with no aggregate expression as mentioned above.
III. Bindings is a new syntax
essentially gives a new way to write down a variable
bindings result set. Even though it is discussed in the federated
query spec about using it for SERVICE
, it's not restricted to that by
the grammar or specifications.
in the query grammar
I previously asked about
on 2010-10-15
and this comment is an extension of that comment.
So as I read it this is a valid 'query' which does no real execution but just returns a set.
SELECT * WHERE BINDINGS ?var1 ?var2 { ( "var1-value1" "var2-value1" ) ( "var1-value2" "var2-value2" ) }
or if you really must you can leave out the WHERE
SELECT * BINDINGS { ( "var1-value1" "var2-value1" ) ( "var1-value2" "var2-value2" ) }
My question is to ask if this is correct and to clarify in the
spec the intended use, whether or not it is intended for use with
IV. Section-by-section comments
Section: Status of this Document
Should mention property paths as new since that is a major addition after SPARQL 1.0
Please link to the documents in the status, these are just text.
Sections 1-8
Skipped, they are same as SPARQL 1.0 I hope
9 Property Paths
I am unlikely to ever implement any of this, it's a second query language inside SPARQL. How many systems implemented this before the SPARQL 1.1 work was started?
10 Aggregates
I took all the examples in this section and turned them into test cases where possible.
The explanation of errors and ListEvalE is rather opaque. It is still not clear to me what is done with errors in GROUP BY, HAVING and arguments to aggregate expressions. Some are skipped, some are ignored and return NULL. Examples and tests will enable checking this but the spec needs to be clearer.
Definition: Group and Aggregation were hard for me to understand. The input to Aggregation being a 'scalar' meaning actually a set of key:value pairs was confusing. It is not also not clear if those are a set or an ordered set of parameters. This is only used today for the 'separator' with GROUP_CONCAT.
What happens when there is an expression error?
What variables and expressions can be used here and what is their scope?
10.2.2 Set Functions
Another confusing section. I mostly ignored this and did what SQL did.
None of the functions that I can tell, ever use 'err'.
10.2.3 Mapping from Abstract Syntax to Algebra
scalarvals argument is used here – I think this is called 'scalar' earlier.
Un-numbered Section after 10.2.3: Joining Aggregate Values
Never figured out what this was trying to define but my code executes the example.
11. Subqueries
(Ignored in my current work)
12 RDF Dataset
(Same as SPARQL 1.0 I assume so no comments)
13 Basic Federated Query
Yes, please merge in the text here.
14 Solution Sequences and Modifiers
( Aside: This is one of those SPARQL parts where everything mentioned is optional. Otherwise this section has no change from SPARQL 1.0, I am just mentioning it as a pointer of a trend. )
15. Query Forms
No comments.
16. Testing Values
16.3 Operator Mapping
Is it worth noting the new operators in SPARQL 1.1?
Operators: implemented isNUMERIC()
16.4 Operators Definitions
My current state of implementation of new to SPARQL 1.1 expressions
- 16.4.16 IF – implemented
- 16.4.17 IN – implemented
- 16.4.18 NOT IN – implemented
- 16.4.19 IRI – implemented
- 16.4.20 URI – implemented
- 16.4.21 BNODE – implemented
- 16.4.22 STRDT – implemented
- 16.4.23 STRLANG – implemented
No comments on the above
16.4.24 NOT EXISTS and EXISTS
I am lumping these together with sub-SELECT
to implement.
My concern here is that the syntax gets super-complex since all the graph
pattern syntax can now appear inside any expression syntax.
There is a filter operator "exists" that …
Does this imply these can only appear in FILTER
expressions? Please clarify.
17 Definition of SPARQL
I looked at the 17.2.3 for aggregate queries and it was more helpful than the math earlier. The pseudo code in Step 4 is a bit too unclear. Is that an example implementation or the required one?
17.6 Extending SPARQL Basic Graph Matching
18 SPARQL Grammar
Clearly this is not complete; there are lots of notes to update it.
19 Conformance
If property paths are not removed, please add a conformance level that includes SPARQL 1.1 without property paths.
Does SPARQL 1.1 Query require implementation of the dependent specs - federated query and update? Looks to me that protocol may also be dependent?


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Years ago, my sister mistakingly bought this thinking it was another scent. (Turned out she thought it was Love Spell) Well she began to use it, and I just loved the scent. There isn't ANYTHING like this scent. I went to one of their Semi Annual Sales years ago looking for it and the lady told me they discontinued it, I was heartbroken. I have been looking for fragrances that were similar and I couldn't find anything. Recently I had gone back to the semi annual sale to get beauty products and perfumes and I just saw a bottle sitting on the counter and I got so excited! They had just put up the 75% off signs and I got each bottle for $3. I now own 3 mists and 2 lotions (I'm afraid this won't be offered at their next SAS). The scent is just amazing and I am going to use it everyday. If you like really really sweet scents, this is for you! I can still smell it on my clothing from days ago.
I randomly saw this scent in the back room because I work at Victoria's Secret and I'm not sure if this will be back for the semi annual sale (I hope!).
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We've had to discuss what we will tell our kids when they encounter racism for being "mixed." It's a reality we can't ignore but not one that we think will be the biggest hurdle in their lives (though it would be nice if it were).
And then there are the funnier, cultural differences. This past Christmas, Fred called his dad to tell him we were coming home for the holiday, and his dad replied, "I was thinking about celebrating only Kwanza this year." Not knowing much about the holiday except for the fact that it celebrated African American culture, I blurted out: "Am I invited?" Fred laughed for a long time, and then explained to me what Kwanza is and that I would certainly be welcome.
But again, the majority of these issues stem from the society that we live in, not what goes on between us a couple. And I like to believe that, with each passing generation, our society becomes more accepting of interracial relationships. The statistics appear to support that: In 2005, 7 percent of American marriages were interracial, compared to less than 2 percent in 1970.
But the fact that me being in an interracial relationship is newsworthy enough for me to write an essay about it is a telling point: Our society still has a ways to go on the matter. I think Rhimes put it best in our interview when she said: "Part of a truly diverse world is not needing to make a statement about the fact that it's a diverse world. When we get to that point, we've gotten somewhere."
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Title: Microbial activity in Monterey Bay beach sand in relation to the black sulfide layer
Student Author(s): Smith, Craig S.
Faculty Advisor(s): Phillips, John H.
Pages: 46
Location: Final Papers Biology 175H
Date: June 1972
Keywords: sandy beaches
Abstract: An attempt was made to measure microbial activity in beach sand in relation to the black sulfide-containing layer. Three biogeochemical conversions were investigated. Changes in microbial activity as a function of sand depth were observed and found to be primarily correlated with differences in sand color. Conversion rates as determined in the laboratory were found not be good indices of in situ activity. However, since all results were comparative, they were able to give information about general activity distributions. Not only was anaerobic respiration involving sulfide production most pronounced in sands containing high amounts of sulfide, aerobic respiration was also greatest in this type of sand. On the other hand, the most rapid rates for autotrophic conversion of ammonia to nitrite were not associated with sulfide-rich sands.