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The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods decreased 0.6 percent in November, seasonally adjusted. This decline followed a 1.6-percent drop in October and a 0.4-percent gain in September.
Among finished goods in November, the index for finished energy goods fell 3.8 percent, following a 7.7-percent decrease in October. The index for finished consumer foods fell at a 0.8-percent pace in November, following a 0.4-percent rate of decline in October. The index for finished consumer goods other than foods and energy increased 0.3 percent in November, following a 0.4-percent decrease in the prior month.
For the first 11 months of 2001, the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods decreased at a 1.3-percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), after rising 3.6 percent in 2000. Prices for finished goods other than foods and energy advanced at a 1.0-percent SAAR for the first 11 months of 2001, after posting a 1.3-percent gain for the previous calendar year.
From November 2000 to November 2001, finished goods prices decreased 1.1 percent.
These data are a product of the BLS Producer Price Index program. Find out more in the "Producer Price Indexes, November 2001", news release USDL 01-466. All producer price indexes are routinely subject to revision once, 4 months after original publication, to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Producer prices decrease again in November on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2001/dec/wk2/art05.htm (visited March 06, 2015).
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Robert M. Gates, a Distinguished Eagle Scout and our nationâs 22nd secretary of defense, has been elected to the national executive board of the Boy Scouts of America. Gates will serve as a member of the executive committee and as the national president-elect. This move means that upon approval of voting members of the National…Tags: None
If past behavior predicts future behavior, I'm optimistic for the BSA
Gates Has a Long, Loooong Record of Firing Generals
He was also known for his cost-cutting and base closures. Which may be needed if membership continues to drop.
The generals he fired had a lot more than 4 rows of ribbons and were a lot more removed from the troops than the guys at your roundtable with 4 rows of knots. The chances of him making changes at that level in the BSA are slim. I'm not sure he's not bring brought in as a fall guy for the next two years before Stephenson takes over.
I thought Stephenson was next up. My guess is that this is to try and diffuse the membership change for two years so that when Stephenson comes in he will have a better idea of whether or not he can force through the same change for adult leaders. Right now Stephenson is seen as the bad guy by the people that didn't want the change.
Oh...and Stephenson gives horribly boring speeches to the yoots, I think Gates handles that much better.
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Yeah, I was thinking more along the lines of force the change through under Gates (not unlike DADT in the armed services), let him take whatever membership/political hit goes with it, then let Stephenson take credit for whatever rebound happens down the line. I'm thinking they need to get this out of the way in time to start recovering for the World Jamboree in '19.
This is spectacular news! I never thought, in my wildest dreams that I would ever "work" for Bob Gates again. I worked for SECDEF gates in OSD as a military officer, and I think he is 100% the best SECDEF in my lifetime. We have been hurting in DoD since his departure, and the national level BSA certainly needs his type of servant, data-driven leadership. This is the best news I have heard in a long time!
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Col. Myers: Were you any good at it?
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While the National board certainly has some serious clout, do not fool yourself into thinking it automatically will cause changes, or that those proposed will necessarily actually happen. Certainly it is a good choice; but reality is that these positions are very often mostly just figure heads. They are still unpaid volunteers, though they are in charge of hiring and firing decisions at the top levels. Time will tell.
I thought Stephenson was next up. My guess is that this is to try and diffuse the membership change for two years so that when Stephenson comes in he will have a better idea of whether or not he can force through the same change for adult leaders. Right now Stephenson is seen as the bad guy by the people that didn't want the change.
This article theorizes that Stephenson jumped!
"Now, back to Stephenson, the AT&T CEO. He leads a company that has implemented progressive employment practices prohibiting discrimination based on sexual preference. Undoubtedly, as BSA president, his profile would have soared. He would have been subjected to repeated questions about why he spends time and energy on a youth development organization that discriminates.
No one thinks Stephenson, a skilled and powerful executive, was pushed out of the BSA presidency. Everyone knows he jumped. And it became clear that the zigging and zagging on the membership policy had to stop."Last edited by RememberSchiff; 01-11-2014, 07:32 PM.


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Pyk2 cytonuclear localization: mechanisms and regulation by serine dephosphorylation
- Camille Faure,
- Mariana Ramos,
- Jean-Antoine Girault
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Cytonuclear signaling is essential for long-term alterations of cellular properties. Several pathways involving regulated nuclear accumulation of Ser/Thr kinases have been described but little is known about cytonuclear trafficking of tyrosine kinases. Proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2 (Pyk2) is a cytoplasmic non-receptor tyrosine kinase enriched in neurons and involved in functions ranging from synaptic plasticity to bone resorption, as well as in cancer. We previously showed the Ca2+-induced, calcineurin-dependent, nuclear localization of Pyk2. Here, we characterize the molecular mechanisms of Pyk2 cytonuclear localization in transfected PC12 cells. The 700–841 linker region of Pyk2 recapitulates its depolarization-induced nuclear accumulation. This region includes a nuclear export motif regulated by phosphorylation at residue S778, a substrate of cAMP-dependent protein kinase and calcineurin. Nuclear import is controlled by a previously identified sequence in the N-terminal domain and by a novel nuclear targeting signal in the linker region. Regulation of cytonuclear trafficking is independent of Pyk2 activity. The region regulating nuclear localization is absent from the non-neuronal shorter splice isoform of Pyk2. Our results elucidate the mechanisms of Ca2+-induced nuclear accumulation of Pyk2. They also suggest that Pyk2 nuclear accumulation is a novel type of signaling response that may contribute to specific long-term adaptations in neurons.
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- Title
- Pyk2 cytonuclear localization: mechanisms and regulation by serine dephosphorylation
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Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
Volume 70, Issue 1 , pp 137-152
- Cover Date
- 2013-01-01
- 10.1007/s00018-012-1075-5
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- Online ISSN
- 1420-9071
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- SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
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- Non-receptor tyrosine kinase
- Cytonuclear localization
- Nucleus
- Phosphorylation
- Protein phosphatase
- Calcineurin
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- Camille Faure (1) (2) (3)
- Mariana Ramos (1) (2) (3)
- Jean-Antoine Girault (1) (2) (3)
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- 1. Inserm, UMR-S 839, Institut du Fer à Moulin, 17 rue du Fer à Moulin, 75005, Paris, France
- 2. Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, 75005, Paris, France
- 3. Institut du Fer à Moulin, 75005, Paris, France


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Messy merger tax reversal
PUBLISHED: 23 May 2012 07:11:00 | UPDATED: 23 May 2012 17:40:52PRINT EDITION: 22 May 2012After a Board of Taxation review, the government released amendments in November last year that limited the assets on which claims could be made and made the changes apply from March 2011. Photo: Virginia Star
Shaun Drummond
Company assets could be subject to up to five different tax rules as the government rewinds 2010 amendments to tax rules governing mergers, acquisitions and demergers which led to billions of dollars of potential corporate tax deductions.
The changes from June 2010 included allowing deductions on the amortisation of intangible assets that generate "future income", with claims allowed for mergers back to 2002. This led to about $30 billion in claims.
After a Board of Taxation review, the government released amendments in November last year that limited the assets on which claims could be made and made the changes apply from March 2011.
Last month the government released an exposure draft. It wants to pass the suggested changes before the end of this financial year, despite confusion on how time periods will apply.
The exposure draft sets out three main periods where different rules will apply – the so-called pre-rules before May 12, 2010, the interim period between May 12, 2010 and March 30, 2011 and those that apply after March 30, 2011.
Greenwood & Freehills' tax lawyer Daniel Sydes said, in fact, there are five different periods.
"The rules about how to treat the tax cost setting amount itself is not the difficult part," he said. "The more difficult part is working out which set of rules actually apply to you."
"You have the original 2002 rules, the 2010 amendments, the pre-rules which are sort of like the 2002 rules, but different, you have the interim rules which are sort of like the 2010 rules but different, then the prospective rules," he told the Tax Institute last week.
"I don't think all five will apply to the same asset, but you can certainly have two or three rules apply to the same asset."
TPG Telecom raised concerns over the reversal of the 2010 amendments in March prior to the exposure draft release as they affected its purchase of Pipe Networks. CFO Stephen Banfield said they could see a once-off tax increase of $23 million. It said its acquisition balance sheet for PIPE could not be amended because accounting rules did not allow this after more than a year had passed.
Treasury official, Anthony Regan, manager of the company tax unit, said given the amount of claims at stake and the uncertainty over the changes, the government is keen to get the changes in the exposure draft passed by June 30. In submissions to the draft, which closed on May 2, he said among the main concerns that taxpayers had raised is that companies in "similar situations" can be treated differently depending on their actions following the amendments.
"So if you self-assessed and amended a return under 2010 rules and the commissioner had issued an assessment, then you get the benefit of those rules," he said.
"But if you had taken a more cautious approach, and waited for clarification about what the 2010 rules did, then you will miss out on what the 2010 amendment did."
He said the former assistant treasurer, Mark Arbib, had taken the view that it was unfair to ask companies to repay any claims allowed, but also that the amount of claims was too great.
Under the 2010 amendments companies could claim deductions under the "rights to future income rules" for subsidiaries back to 2002.
Sydes said the result was "iniquitous" and companies whose rights to future income was "uncontroversial" because it had been set out in examples in the explanatory memorandum of the 2010 amendments would lose the final two years of deductions.
But those that had controversial claims under the 2010 changes and had sought a private ruling from the tax office would get the full deduction.
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AM General LLC v. CDC Complainant, AM General LLC, brought this UDRP action in relation to its HUMVEE mark against Respondent, CDC, for the <xhumvee.com> domain name. Respondent was using the disputed domain name to sell used Humvee vehicles that Respondent modified and made available to the general public. Complainant argued that Respondent was using its HUMVEE mark in violation of the ICANN Policy without authorization from Complainant. Respondent argued that there was no bad faith in its registration of the disputed domain name because Internet users would not be confused as to the sponsorship or affiliation of Respondent's website. The Panel found that Respondent's disputed domain name was registered in bad faith where it had actual knowledge of Complainant's mark and therefore chose to transfer the disputed domain name to Complainant. AM Gen. LLC v. CDC, FA 1316858 (Nat. Arb. Forum May 14, 2010).
CNRV, Inc. v. Vertical Axis Inc. Complainant, CNRV, Inc., brought a UDRP claim against Respondent, Vertical Axis Inc., for the <adventurerv.com> domain name. Respondent asserted a claim of reverse domain name hijacking and requested a three member panel. One Panelist held that Complainant was aware that it was putting forth a claim for an inherently weak common law trademark confined to only one part of a state and that the name was commonly used elsewhere in the United States. That Panelist also found that Complainant's disparaging allegations against Respondent were made without evidence or argument to justify them and indicates harrassment in bringing this claim. The other Panelists also considered the inherent unlikeliness that Respondent could have known of Complainant when it registered the domain name given Complainant's limited geographic use of the domain name. Thus, the Panel declined to transfer the disputed domain name and found that the Complaint was brought in bad faith in an attempt at reverse domain name hijacking and constituted an abuse of the administrative proceeding. CNRV, Inc. v. Vertical Axis Inc., FA 1300901 (Nat. Arb. Forum May 3, 2010).
Honeywell International Inc. v. Ademco Online Complainant, Honeywell International Inc., brought this UDRP action in reference to Respondent's <ademcoonline.com> domain name. Complainant owns the rights to the ADEMCO trademark in relation to burglar and fire alarm equipment and contended that Respondent was using the disputed domain name without authorization and for profit. Respondent argued that it was merely explaining to customers how to install ADEMCO products and that its use of the disputed domain name and advertisements contained on the resolving website was actually beneficial to Complainant. The Panel found that the advertisements contained on Respondent's website created a competing interest with Complainant's business. Therefore, the Panel chose to transfer the disputed domain name to Complainant. Honeywell Int'l, Inc. v. Ademco Online, FA 1318454 (Nat. Arb. Forum April 28, 2010).
Forex Club International Limited v. INO.com, Inc. Complainant, Forex Club International Limited, brought a UDRP claim against Respondent, INO.com, Inc., for the <forexclub.com> domain name. The Panel found no bad faith under Policy 4(b)(i) where Complainant was the first to bring up the sale of the disputed domain name and where Respondent did not regsister the disputed domain name for the purpose of selling the disputed domain name to Complainant. Complainant is in the investment service business and offers foreign exchange financial services while Respondent's disputed domain name displays links to Respondent's investment information services. The Panel found that Respondent's information services do not compete with Complainant's actual services and therefore the disputed domain name does not compete with or disrupt Complainant's business. Therefore, because the Panel found that Complainant failed to prove the element of bad faith registration and use, the Panel declined to transfer the disputed domain name. Forex Club Int'l Ltd. v. INO.com, Inc., FA 1316362 (Nat. Arb. Forum May 17, 2010).
American Infrastructure, Inc. v. Jeffrey W. Rode Complainant, American Infrastructure, Inc., brought this UDRP action for the <americaninfrastructureinc.com> and <americaninf.com> domain names that were registered by Respondent, Jeffrey Rode. Respondent was a former employee of Complainant and had registered the disputed domain names with Complainant's authorization through his own account. Respondent consented to the transfer of the <americaninfrastructureinc.com> domain name, but did not do the same for the <americaninf.com> domain name so the Panel reviewed the evidence on the record to make its decision. The Panel found that this type of matter is outside the scope of the Policy because the case was more a question of credibility, corporate management and the business relationship between the parties. Therefore, the Panel transferred the <americaninfrastructureinc.com> domain name and dismissed the Complainant for the <americaninf.com> domain name. Am. Infrastructure, Inc. v. Rode, FA 1311550 (Nat. Arb. Forum April 16, 2010).
Ammar Jarrous, MD v. Amarillo Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Complainant, Ammar Jarrous, MD, brought a UDRP claim against Respondent, Amarillo Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, for the <amarilloveins.com> domain name. Complainant and Respondent in this case are competitors who both offer surgical services which include treatment of varicose veins and both operate in the city of Amarillo. Complainant and Respondent had been associated in the past, but parted on unfriendly terms. The Panel found, and evidence supported, the fact that Respondent is using the disputed domain name in conjunction with his medical practice. The Panel also found that use of the disputed domain name preceded the instant dispute and thus found that Respondent had made a bona fide offering of goods or services under Policy 4(c)(i). The Panel further found that because Respondent had rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name, it did not register or use the disputed domain name in bad faith pursuant to the Policy. Therefore, the Panel declined to transfer the disputed domain name from Respondent to Complainant. Ammar Jarrous, MD v. Amarillo Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, FA 1306970 (Nat. Arb. Forum May 5, 2010).
Richard Dawkins v. J. Gabriel Complainant, Richard Dawkins, brought this UDRP action in reference to the <richarddawkins.com> domain name that was registered and used by Respondent, J. Gabriel. Complainant asserted that he had developed secondary meaning in his personal name through his teachings, postings, and book writing about evolution and atheism. Complainant contended that Respondent was not using the disputed domain name as a fan site, as Respondent asserted, but as a portal of hyperlinks for Respondent's commercial gain. Respondent denied these allegations, instead claiming that it had become a fan of Complainant after reading some of Complainant's books, and further asserted that Respondent's resistance to selling the disputed domain name indicated a lack of bad faith. The Panel found that Complainant had common law rights in his personal name, and that Respondent had registered and used the disputed domain name in bad faith by redirecting Internet users to websites unrelated to or in competition with Complainant. Therefore, the Panel decided to transfer the disputed domain name to Complainant. Dawkins v. Gabriel, FA 1317157 (Nat. Arb. Forum May 21, 2010).
American Laser Centers v. Kresch Legal Services c/o Scott Steele Complainant, American Laser Centers, brought this action for the <americanlasercentersclassaction.com>, <americanlasercenterclassaction.com>, <americanlasercenters.org>, and <americanlasercenter.org> domain names that Respondent, Kresch Legal Services c/o Scott Steele, registered. Respondent contended that Complainant did not own a service or trademark for its business name and that Complainant did not prove that it had acquired secondary meaning among consumers. Further, Respondent argued that it was using the disputed domain names legitimately because Respondent was seeking former customers of Complainant, who had been harmed by Complainant, who might be searching for information on how to bring a lawsuit against Complainant. The Panel found that Complainant did have rights in its AMERICAN LASER CENTERS mark through its continous and extensive use of its name in advertising and at Complainant's more than 200 locations nationwide, and that Respondent was not using the disputed domain names for a legitimate purpose. Therefore, the Panel decided to transfer the disputed domain names to Complainant. Am. Laser Ctrs. v. Kresch Legal Servs., FA 1317314 (Nat. Arb. Forum May 26, 2010).
Joseph L. Carpenter v. Foresight.com and Andy Booth Complainant, Joseph L. Carpenter, owns a trademark for its MYSCHOOL mark in connection with online information and advertisements in the education field. Complainant brought this UDRP action for the <myschool.com> domain name that was purchased by Respondent, Foresight.com and Andy Booth, and is being used for advertisements to educational institutions and services. Respondent argued that the domain name was made from generic terms and that its use of the domain name was legitimate. The Panel found that the disputed domain name was comprised of generic terms and was being used to advertise products related to those words, and therefore Respondent had rights and legitimate interests in the disputed domain name. Further, the Panel found that Complainant did not sustain its burden of proof of bad faith registration. Therefore, the Panel declined to transfer the disputed domain name. Carpenter v. Foresight.com, FA 1319483 (Nat. Arb. Forum June 2, 2010).
The Office of the Kings County District Attorney v. Dom Altam Complainant, The Office of the Kings County District Attorney, successfully brought this UDRP action against Respondent, Dom Altam, for the <brooklynda.com> domain name. Complainant argued that it was commonly and extensively known by the BROOKLYN DA mark as reference to the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office. Complainant argued that Respondent was using the disputed domain name to provide narrative about the structure of the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office and ultimately contained adult-oriented and indecent images. Respondent alleged that the disputed domain name was being used as a criticism or commentary website, and that no Internet user would be confused as to the websites affiliation. The Panel found that Complainant did have rights in its BROOKLYN DA mark, and that Respondent did not have rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name. The Panel further found that Respondent's use of the disputed domain name to offer opinion and satirical information about Complainant as well as adult-oriented content was evidence of registration and use in bad faith. Therefore, the Panel transferred the disputed domain name to Complainant. Office of the Kings County Dist. Attorney v. Altam, FA 1313554 (Nat. Arb. Forum Apr. 30, 2010).
Insight Health Corp. d/b/a Insight Imaging v. Jerry Grigoropoulos Complainant, Insight Health Corp. d/b/a Insight Imaging, brought this UDRP action regarding Respondent's, Jerry Grigoropoulous's, registration and use of the <insightimaging.com> domain name. Complainant is a provider of diagnostic imaging and radiology services and alleged that Respondent was a competing provider of those same services. Complainant asserted that it had rights in its INSIGHT mark dating back to September 2001 and rights in its INSIGHT IMAGING mark dating back to December 2006. Respondent registered the disputed domain name in September 2006. The Panel held that the disputed domain name was comprised of entirely common and generic terms and could not be found to be confusingly similar to Complainant's mark. The Panel additionally found that the addition of the term "imaging" sufficiently mitigated any confusing similarity between Respondent's disputed domain name and Complainant's INSIGHT mark. Therefore, the Panel declined to transfer the disputed domain name to Complainant. Insight Imaging v. Grigoropoulos, FA 1318563 (Nat. Arb. Forum June 2, 2010).
Steinway, Inc. v. Carey Simon Complainant, Steinway, Inc., brought a UDRP claim against Respondent, Carey Simon, for the <american-steinway.com> domain name. Respondent asserted that its business partner had been in the business of buying, restoring, and reselling Steinway pianos for more than 35 years and that the disputed domain name was used in connection with the offering of those services. Respondent claimed that neither Respondent nor his business partner ever had any affiliation with Complainant and displayed a disclaimer stating such on the resolving website. The Panel found that Respondent and its business partner were making a bona fide offering of goods and services because of its offering of restored Steinway pianos through the disputed domain name. The Panel further found that as a reseller of goods, Respondent had a right to incorporate a manufacturer's mark in an offering of goods and services where Respondent acutally offered the services, Respondent only used the site to offer those services, Respondent's website accurately revealed the the lack of affiliation with Complainant, and Respondent was not trying to corner the market on all relevant domain names to deprive Complainant of use of its mark. Therefore, the Panel declined to transfer the disputed domain name to Complainant. Steinway v. Simon, FA 1318229 (Nat. Arb. Forum June 2, 2010).
Parfums Christian Dior S.A. v. Spa Dior Complainant, Parfums Christian Dior S.A., brought a UDRP claim against Respondent, Spa Dior, with regard to the <spadior.com> and <spa-dior.com> domain names. Respondent asserted that prior to its registration of the disputed domain names, Respondent operated spa services under the name "Spa Di'Or." In the UDRP proceeding, Complainant conceded that, after lengthy settlement negotiations between the parties, Respondent was still entitled to use and conduct spa operations under the business name "Spa Di'Oro." Respondent contended that the apostrophe in its business name could not be duplicated in a domain name. The Panel found that an apostrophe also does not affect pronunciation of the business name itself. Thus, the Panel found that Respondent was using the disputed domain names in furtherance of legitimate spa offerings prior to these proceedings. Therefore, the Panel declined to transfer the disputed domain name from Respondent to Complainant. Dior v. Spa Dior FA 1316366 (Nat. Arb. Forum May 20, 2010).
Clouds Across the Web
To the non-tech-savvy, a cloud is a visible mass of water droplets that drift across the sky. This term takes on a whole new meaning to the tech-savvy, however, and is becoming part of technology businesses' every day vocabulary. Online "clouds" have been around for years, offering an online storage space so that files can be accessed from anywhere and from any computer. At its first conception, cloud storage was limited to file and data storage, accessible by computers with internet access. A decade or more later, clouds now encompass more than just storage. For example, Box.net began with both file storage and file sharing, helping small businesses create a virtual office; today it offers the same services combined with online collaboration. Microsoft's Live Mesh started out as purely online storage and today offers syncing and sharing, with access from both computers and smart phones. Apple's MobileMe offers real-time syncing beyond file storage; it syncs files, email, calendar, contacts, and photos between computers, smart phones, and other Apple gadgets. Dropbox is another example of an online file storage service that now offers synchronization and sharing across platforms and devices. Cost of this convenience varies from company to company and also depends on access levels: some services are free, some are free for a specified amount of storage before charging for additional storage; full-service cloud systems (such as MobileMe) are charged as a yearly package. As clouds begin to move out of the tech-savvy world and into the everyday world, prices are dropping; rumors abound that even Apple may stop charging fees in order to compete with Google.
Although individuals have been quick to utilize the various cloud services, businesses have traditionally kept to network drives and VPN/remote log-ins. Many large companies are anxious about data failures and slow delivery of data over a network. Alternatively, government agencies have moved many data operations to clouds, but by creating their own clouds rather than purchasing space from commercial providers. The CIA believes the cloud approach makes IT environments more flexible and secure, but maintains tight security by building an internal cloud. The Pentagon offers its online cloud computing platform, Rapid Access Computing Environment (RACE), to military personnel, where the focus of the service is security with mobility. On the other hand, NASA is utilizing commercial cloud providers with its Jet Propulsion Lab experiments; it uses three providers (Amazon, Microsoft, and Google) to avoid committing to a single company.
Cloud technology has expanded, and today's businesses across the United States and around the world are looking into the concept of "private clouds," which allow individual companies to create specialized online data centers. While individuals should be cautious with what public cloud they utilize and what information they put into the cloud, private and semi-private clouds offer security parameters and service guarantees. In the world of small business, a two owner boutique can sign up for a cloud service and save the cost of hiring an IT staff; it cuts the cost of purchasing hardware and cuts future costs of increasing hard drive space and updating systems. The ability for cloud computing technology to "link billions of computers and cell phones into seamless information networks" is attractive to companies facing budget reductions in the economic downturn, allowing cuts to data center operating costs.
As more businesses see the benefit to utilizing cloud computing in both production and cost, providers are elbowing each other to be at the top of the business-provider list. Amazon, Google, AT&T, Apple, and Microsoft are big names fighting to offer both user-friendly and cost-effective tools to large corporations and small businesses, with smaller providers such as Rackspace and Terremark vying for market space. A provider that doesn't get household name recognition but regularly appears in Forbes magazine, EMC Corporation, is preparing to launch the latest component of its private cloud services which allow a company to store large amounts of information at multiple data centers, but manage them as a single information warehouse. This service will allow multiple physical devices at multiple addresses to act as one system, which is attractive to large companies with multiple existing data centers.
The change from traditional data centers to cloud computing is easier (and often more obvious) for new companies; for companies that already have a traditional system the change will likely be a longer process. Even so, it appears to be a matter of time rather than preference before even the non-tech-savvy know the other definition of a cloud.
Virtual Tug-of-War
Online social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, may seem benign to the average Internet user. However, users of social networking sites have begun to experience how the online information located on the websites can have real-world legal impact. In Kalamazoo, Michigan, one Facebook user was sued by a local business after he created a group to express displeasure with the business. Other examples include subpoenas on Facebook and MySpace account information going back over two years and a subpoena of Twitter information in a sentencing hearing. Corporations, insurance companies, and parties in divorces or employment disputes are making use of subpoenas to access details of user's online activities. Since the account information is stored on an online "cloud" consisting of the company's servers, the company owns the data and, therefore, the right to share it.
Many individuals and groups have continued to ask Congress to change laws that would affect online privacy. In December 2009, nearly a dozen privacy groups joined to file a Federal Trade Commission complaint against Facebook's privacy changes, stating that the changes violated federal consumer protection law. The executive director of Privacy Activism is concerned that Facebook's privacy changes are made without thinking through to the repercussions. Microsoft is taking a different tact, calling for Congress to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Representative Rich Boucher (D - VA) released a draft privacy bill in May that will require "opt-in access to sensitive online data, an expectation of privacy regarding third-party apps, and easily accessible privacy practices."
In contrast, some online service sites are taking a different approach. Rather than claim it is not providing user data to advertisers, Mint.com is offering a trade of data to the consumer. When the site users reveal their personal financial data to the site, Mint.com in return offers discounts from third-parties based on where the user is spending their money (for instance, buying a new swimsuit might lead to a discount offer for sunglasses from an advertiser). Unlike the consumer outcry over Facebook privacy settings and information sharing, Mint.com users enjoy the transparency that the site provides (advertisements state if the site is getting a referral fee from the third-party). WeShop, a site that lets consumers track and share their shopping history with other users, then allows retailers to target offers to the site's users (similar to Mint.com, it could send offers for formal dresses to a user that recently purchased a prom related item).
Less than a century ago, protecting personal privacy started with the simple steps of locking the file cabinet or desk drawer and drawing the living room curtains at night. In today's high-speed World Wide Web, protecting personal privacy is a far cry from "simple." As the dust begins to settle, the virtual tug-of-war over online privacy seems to be more and more about consumer control over who gets what information, rather than a desire to keep personal information private across the board.
Arabic Domain Names: The First Non-Latin Internet Domain Names On May 6, 2010, domain names in Arabic were activated for Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. This is the first time domain names using entirely non-Latin characters have been available. Websites previously had to end with ".com" or another generic top-level domain that used Latin characters. Registration for websites containing the new Arabic domain names will begin soon. Link to full story
ICANN Hires Cryptographer The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") hired noted cryptographer Whitfield 'Whit' Diffie to serve as its vice president for information security and cryptography. Diffie will advise ICANN on security matters and supervise the "design, development and implementation of security methods for ICANN-managed networks." Diffie is a co-inventor of the Diffie-Hellman key exchange. Link to full story
Are We Running Out of IP Addresses? While in recent years the Internet has seemed to grow exponentially, within 18 months the number of available IP addresses that allow Internet access for PCs, smart phones, and even cars and gaming systems will begin to seriously decline. This limit on the number of available IP addresses will not affect the functioning of the Internet but will limit entry of new devices. The Internet currently uses Internet Protocol Addressing Scheme version 4 (IPv4), which initially provided four billion addresses. When the last large group of IP addresses is issued in September 2011, no more IP addresses will be available until the transition is made to IPv4's replacement, IPv6. IPv6 is the solution to the Internet crunch problem but slow technology adaptation could prevent IPv6 from being the solution it is ready to be. Big Internet companies like Google and YouTube are ready for the transition, but for smaller business that are moving more slowly toward the change, the eventual adaption to IPv6 will prove to be more costly. Link to full story
The New Phishing Scheme: Tabnapping A new phishing technique called "tabnapping" or "tabjacking" uses morphing browser tabs to deceive Internet users into providing their private login information. The attack capitalizes on users' inattention while surfing the Web and works when an Internet user switches from one browser tab to another. According to the researcher who published proof-of-concept code for this new technique, "tabnapping" works in Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Google Chrome. Link to full story
New Changes for Firefox 4.0 Although Mozilla had planned for the next Firefox update to be version 3.7, the company announced it will continue to improve the browser and release it as version 4.0 instead. Mozilla, having already released details about Firefox 4.0, publicizes its software plans more than many other software developers in an effort to hear from consumers and generate support for Firefox's future release. Among the improvements in version 4.0 are a simpler default theme, fewer navigation controls, improved speed as a result of fewer pixels on each page, the option to store passwords and settings for frequently visited websites, greater personalization and developer tools, stronger security, and the ability to install add-ons without a required restart. Firefox 4.0 will be built for HTML5, the emerging future language for web coding. Although Mozilla plans to release version 4.0 in October or November of 2010, the date is primarily a milestone target: Firefox 4.0 will not be released until it is completely ready. Link to full story
Soldiers Threatened By Credit Union Scam During the last half of 2009, the Anti-Phishing Working Group found over 126,000 phishing scams. One of the latest phishing scams to be discovered involves fake websites passing themselves off as two credit unions catering to servicemen and their families: the USAA (an insurance and financial services firm) and the Navy Federal Credit Union. The phishing sites steal users' personal and banking information when the websites prompt users to enter the data to unlock log-in errors. After the data has been collected, the users are redirected to the credit unions' actual websites. In an effort to alert soldiers banking with these institutions to the potential security risk, U.S. Strategic Command officials have partnered with security software companies to publicize and correct the situation. Link to full story
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I made these for the first time and they were not only easy to make, but the first gluten-free product I've ever made that tasted perfect! Doesn't hurt that you can finish up the bottle of pink champagne while you work.Submitted by: SUPERWOMAN0461
Simple enough for a weeknight, elegant enough for company, this chicken dish is rich and flavorful. Serve over rice or pasta with haricots verts or roasted asparagus
Nice salad dressing. I use jellied cranberry sauceSubmitted by: ADELCASALE
Mustard makes it lighter in calories. The Citrus Basil rub/seasoning adds a touch of zing. This recipe is quick and easy to prepare for lunch or dinner.Submitted by: VAHUFFMAN
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This completely lacks potatoes because my husband doesn't like them.Submitted by: MIRDREAMS
This dish is a little heavier than I'd like on the pork chops, but provides moist, delicious pork and some of your daily fruit!Submitted by: THECHAUFFEUR
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A cool, delicious treat for the grownups on a hot day. Basically fat free, and you can adjust the sugar (or use substitute) to your preferences, but these are so low-cal, you might as well get a little bit of the real thing.Want to make it kid friendly? Swap out sparkling grape juice for the champagne.Submitted by: CONQUERGRAVITY
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A quick, elegant, and simple entrée for company. Halve the ingredients if you want to have a special dinner for two. Serve with steamed asparagus.Submitted by: STELLANDRA
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Directory of professional genealogists specializing in Military Records.
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SBWFF 2011: More and More at Best of the Best
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Is it the just-because-you-can decadence of eating humble snack food like popcorn dressed with freshly grated truffles? Is it a live jazz band providing the soundtrack as you line up for yet another swig of gratis Krug champagne? Is it a chorus of angels applauding your existence as you float from tasting booth to tasting booth, only to be handed a peekytoe crab roll by molecular gastronomy maestro Wiley Dufresne himself?
Oh, okay. So you were likely at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival's Best of the Best last night, a blow-out at the Fontainebleau presented by Wine Spectator. The three-and-a-half hour event was a monument to sensual, though restrained, luxury.
Best of the Best assembled 15 champagnes, precisely 201 wines, and dishes from over 47 marquee-name chefs. Clearly, this was not a party for those overwhelmed by choice -- but though the display was plentiful, it was never tacky. If anything, the event was a bit staid, but with the circus-like atmosphere of other events this weekend, it was welcome.
One of the best bangs for the buck -- at least for bubbly-lovers -- came in the smaller champagne selection, which included multiple selections from Krug, Henriot, Mumm, Pommery, Nicolas Feuillatte, and Perrier-Jouet, among others. Among the still wines, the selection weighed heavily towards California, France, and Italy, though a few vineyards from Argentina, Chile, Spain, and Austria also peeked through. (Click here to read a full list of all the vineyards who participated.)
As far as the food, Miami establishments figured heavily among the restaurants serving, with most of the city's culinary stars dutifully represented: Michelle Bernstein, Thomas Buckley, Scott Conant, Ciny Hutson, Ooi Soon Lok, the Randazzos, Alfred Portale, Simon Stojanovic, John Suley, Norman Van Aken, Peter Vauthy, Bjoern Weizzgerber, and Kris Wessel among them.
From farther afield, bigger marquee names were also promised: Marcus Samuelsson, Wylie Dufresne, and event host Charlie Trotter among them, but Dufresne was the only one who could be found hands-on plating the offerings at his booth. That was a peekytoe crab roll with salt and vinegar chips and celery mayonnaise.
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When the CT Trust for Preservation put out a request for photographers to archive barns forever in a digital format, he volunteered to be part of CT Trust for the Preservation's of Historic Barns preservation program.
Hossler's program highlights barns from his personal history as well as barns of today to explain the history of barns, barn accessories, how to apply for barn grants, and the CT Trust's website.
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No CO2 cartridges to buy. Just load it with 200 steel BBs and start shooting. The Daisy Powerline 340 BB pistol is a spring-piston handgun that makes an ideal starter gun. One of the best reasons to buy this gun is that it won't break the bank. And, the ammo's really inexpensive. Of course, the reason most of us shoot airguns is because we like pulling the trigger and seeing little holes in paper targets. There's no better way to spend an afternoon than loading up this pistol and shooting hour after hour.
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I. Intros are for suckas.
1. But still seen as necessary in some internet societies.
2. Like a literary overture
a. themes will continue throughout post.
b. this letter bullet is necessary if I want to have an "a" point.
3. Often tells readers whether or not writer will be "phoning it in."
a. such as right now.
b. why can't a lettered bullet just stand alone, you fascists.
II. Intense hatred has, historically, led to fists being flung.
1. Goalie fights are the best.
a. however rare.
b. display true beauty.
2. Some fighting styles are lame.
a. the "bear hug" tactic.
b. romantic dancing style.
3. Tyler Kennedy and Sean Avery are amazing together.
a. we can't say there was a specific winner.
b. TK won our hearts.
c. shit yes, two fights in as many minutes.
III. Blingee deficiency.
1. Bringin' it back.
a. get some sunglasses.
b. and powerful narcotics.
2. Yours are welcome as well.
IV. Sidney Crosby is an inspiration.
1. He and James Neal are probably in love.
2. Perfect feed from Sid lets Neal land it in the back of the net.
a. hellz yeah.
b. lookin' good, Jimmy.
3. I'd let him or James Neal escort me to prom.
a. whaddya say?
b. may we call you Jimmy, sir?
VI. Worst second period.
1. Worse than second period swim class.
a. you smell like chlorine all day.
b. no time to dry hair before chem.
c. Jimmy will never take me to prom now.
2. Fat jokes are therapeutic.
a. Callahan cries into twinkies (1-1)
b. Mitchell rolls around in oreos. (1-2)
c. Richards really is fat. (1-3)
d. Gaborik sweats pure lard. (1-4)
e. let's tease them until they get eating disorders.
3. Sobbing into your wine and vodka mixture is okay sometimes.
a. cake flavored vodka is gross.
b. marshmallow is okay.
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a. DADADADADADADAAAAA
b. that's all I know of the song.
c. outlining is balls, when is lunch?
VIII. Nothing ever gets better.
1. James Neal and Geno try to take the pain away. (2-4)
2. The third period stings a lot less in some ways.
a. in others, it gives us just enough hope to feel let down.
b. we won't hold that against Dupes. (3-4)
IX. Never losing again.
1. Obvs.
2. Winning the Cup.
a. clearly.
b. haters gonna hate.
3. Go Pens.


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I think there might be one or two board members that might enjoy a tad of full auto fire.
This is a discussion on full auto video within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...&q=AZ+gun+club I think there might be one or two board members that might enjoy a tad of full auto fire....
I think there might be one or two board members that might enjoy a tad of full auto fire.
You have to make the shot when fire is smoking, people are screaming, dogs are barking, kids are crying and sirens are coming.
Randy Cain.
Ego will kill you. Leave it at home.
Signed: Me!
Yummee! I think I have that stored somewhere - hope so. Only thing that galls me on the Google stuff is - I ain't got the file to archive!
Lovely selection there - and I always forget how slow the cyclic rate is on the old Lewis gun.
Thx dude - gave me a good ''fix''
Chris - P95
NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member.
"To own a gun and assume that you are armed
is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!."
http://www.rkba-2a.com/ - a portal for 2A links, articles and some videos.
looks like fun to be espically playing with the belt loader for the machinegun
i THINK i need a towel! man that was some nice video footage!
I carry because I care.
"An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject."
"Cling to the Father and His Holy name, and don't go riding on the Long Black Train" - Josh Turner
That would be fun til you had to pay for it
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Very cool. Nothings hotter than a good looking woman with a full auto wepon
Nice, nothing like lots of guns/shooters to make me happy.
You all need to check out the Knob Creek shoot, http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=knob+creek note the reporter in the first box obviously has never shot a auto before. Dillon also sells a video called "fire storm in the desert" also a great full auto video. BTY full auto's are a hoot to shoot.
"The sword dose not cause the murder, and the maker of the sword dose not bear sin" Rabbi Solomon ben Isaac 11th century
I thought I saw on "American Shooter" or some other show that Mike Dillon has his own restored Vietnam-era fighter jet with live MGs on it. I know he has some sweet gatling guns, AA guns, etc. I wonder how he writes off shooting $50k of ammo in a weekend? Would that be advertising, PR, or R&D?...
"Speed is fine, but accuracy is final." - Bill Jordan
gets me all giddy !Originally Posted by Bruces45
Hmm Tom Green and Automatic Weapons.......shoulda been a hoot.
He isn't a reporter. He's a comedian.
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Home » Play Now » Google Doodle
General Information
Play the phenomenon that swept across the globe from May 21 – 22, 2010!
Push the Insert Coin button and get ready for the fun! You are able to control PAC-MAN by using the arrow key on the keyboard. If you are on an iPhone or iPad, use the swipe motion to move the dot-chomping hero. On the PC when you push the Insert Coin button a second time, Ms. PAC-MAN will appear in the maze. You are able to control Ms. PAC-MAN by using the W A S D keys. You and a friend can play together and clear the all the levels in the maze!
Fun Facts
The PAC-MAN Google Doodle broke new grounds for Google. This is first Google Doodle to be interactive and have sound! There are 256 playable levels that increase in difficulty as you advance. The Doodle was created by Google to honor PAC-MAN's 30th birthday.


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Do rocket sticks qualify for this? My dad gave me his today because he got a new one.
So I have the iphone 4s now, and if I transfer this phone to someone in my family, does that mean I can get the Iphone 5, for the regular price without the early upgrade fee?


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(Pre)Hating on H8R
Of the many new shows beginning in the next few weeks on American network television, some look promising, some okay, and quite a few bad, but I hope to watch the first episode of them all. The only one for which I foresee needing a barf bucket next to me while watching is The CW's H8R.
The premise appears simple – find someone who "hates on" a celebrity, send Mario Lopez to get the celebrity, then let the celeb confront the "hater" and win them over. See below for a clip, though if you have some of yesterday's dinner in your mouth when you're done, don't say I didn't warn you.
Why my hate about H8R? Well, I thought the show was harmlessly stupid enough till I got to the part of this clip where Kim Kardashian explains that she went to New Orleans and helped people. Just in case Star magazine's latest fifteen page photo essay on Kardashian getting a latte from Starbucks convinced you that she really is just like us, you're wrong. Apparently, she's better than us. She's a saint. I'm so utterly happy that there is now another television show to let me know such things, because I really don't think I could forgive myself if I knew that a poor multi-millionaire was out there facing the slings and arrows of a random member of the public unfairly. How could we be so mean when they're just struggling to get a fifth sports car like the rest of us? Mario Lopez is like the Sister Mary Prejean of The CW, bless him.
By comparison, let's consider the somewhat similar CBS's Undercover Boss (the one in which a CEO spends a few days in the life of some of their workers, then plays Santa Claus and gives the 3 or so staff members lucky enough to be featured a raise or money for college or so forth, while their colleagues get little more than a televised promise that things are gonna change 'round here). In a time of layoffs and corporate evil run rampant, it's galling that CBS feels the need to have a show whose closing moral is usually that CEOs are actually supremely awesome, caring, brilliant humans who really, really want to do what's best for each and every one of their BFF workers. It's not that I want continuous messages to the contrary, with cackling, maniacal Al-Pacino-in-The-Devil's-Advocate caricatures, but does CBS really need to recuperate the images of CEOs, and is that the best way it can service the public? Apparently so. And yet, to be fair to the show and network, before we get to the moral in Undercover Boss, at least we need to wade through images of unfair work practices and tough working conditions that might encourage us to give a damn about labor. Might. And at least the workers' complaints and concerns are usually taken seriously, or even accompanied with sad music to boot.
With H8R, The CW is similarly setting its sights on the important tasks of the day, ensuring that no celebrity's inner awesomeness goes unseen. 'Cause if one of them has their trip to a private island just off Turks and Caicos ruined because Random Dude in Connecticut thinks they're lame, wouldn't we all just feel mortified? What's different from Undercover Boss, and what's altogether worse, however, is that H8R seems driven by the need to make the regular people wrong, and to dismiss them as "haters." Its basic impulse, therefore, appears to be one of berating a regular schmo – and by extension, the rest of us "haters" out here. It's akin to what I'd expect if Scott Walker took over Undercover Boss and took to telling government workers that they're whining little turds.
The title's highly relevant here, too, as "hater" is most commonly used to dismiss people who jealously criticize instead of do. "Haters gonna hate," goes the phrase, implying that this is all haters do when they fall flat of the mark themselves. The title suggests, in other words, that the celebs are the doers, and we're the sniveling, whining, annoying do-nothing losers who should just shut the fuck up. I wonder if the producers were debating between this title and calling it You Suck (which would at least be a little more playful).
Don't get me wrong – I have no inner hatred of celebrities as a whole that leads me to wish for a show that gives them public lashings. But do they really need yet another site that aims to stroke their egos? Isn't it time … wait, I hear a knocking on my door …
Mario Lopez: Hi Jonathan, I hear that you don't like my new show.
Me: It looks more painful than sitting in an iron maiden with a full stomach, Mario.
Mario: But you haven't even seen it. You're saying this based on a trailer alone. I think you're a H8R.
Me: Yes, my hate is to the power of eight. I will watch an episode, I think, but I fully expect that I will never have felt as much like watching television was a job, and something I had to do, rather than something I like doing as well, as when I watch it.
Mario: Well, we'd like to give you more than an hour. We'd like to send you to Warner Bros Amusement Park with a new DVD player with all the episodes we've filmed so that you can get to know it better. Did you know, for instance, that this show has promised to donate 100% of its profits to orphanages for Shaker children?
Me: Wait, they don't ex…
Mario: … and that we honored the victims of Hurrican Irene in Vermont by putting maple syrup on our waffles on the catering cart? We're also selling this show to Israel, Sudan, China, and British Columbia with full confidence that it will pattern better behaviors and solve international crises. Now that you know this, do you still hate us?
Yes, I do still hate the show. Because I'm betting that the "h8rs" always need quotation marks around them not just because it's a silly spelling, but because you're going to keep the kiddie gloves on all the time. Find me a highly intelligent hater who you will give adequate time to really set out the case against not only the celeb, but also their promoters and network backers, introduce some political economy, and have substance behind the dislike – not just "she thinks this is what a butt looks like. I'll show her what a real butt looks like" or "she's not really Italian" – and maybe we'll talk. Take anti-fandom seriously, in other words, and take the exclusions, alienations, and legitimate political complaints behind some forms of anti-fandom seriously, and we'll talk.
Or you can just do an episode about someone who thinks Rihanna is "soooo last year" and work up to the exciting revelation that Rihanna once gave a homeless guy one. whole. dollar. note. 'Cause the latter sounds like great television.
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I guess rescuing a suicidal man isn't good enough to avoid some prison time. T.I. went before a judge today regarding probation violation stemming from his arrest in Los Angeles last September when he was pulled over for making an illegal U-Turn and drugs were found in his possession.
According to MSNBC, T.I. pleaded with the judge to not send him back to jail. Unfortunately, it wasn't good enough as he was sentenced to 11 months in prison. King Caged!
"I want drugs out of my life. If I can get the treatment and counseling I need … I can beat this," T.I. told the judge, according to U.S. attorney spokesman Patrick Crosby. "I need help. For me, my mother, my kids, I need the court to give me mercy."


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I was honored to have Jewish Milestones hire me to document their Chemo Siddur project. They are creating custom siddurs (prayer books) for people undergoing chemotherapy. These beautiful handmade books can be customized to fit the individual and allow space for friends and family to add content later.
Read more about the Chemo Sidder on Jewish Milestones website.


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