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Wednesday Aug 22, 2012 | 12:04 pm
Is this LePage's secret plan?
Some Maine Republicans want Gov. LePage to follow through with the idea of a special legislative session. And they want him to use it to try to block implementation of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. LePage told an audience of Republicans last week that he was considering a special session before the election that would push the envelope, rile Democrats and put Maine on the right course for the […]CONTINUE READING
Tuesday Aug 21, 2012 | 10:54 am
Pingree, Snowe among Top 50 richest members of Congress
WASHINGTON – Maine is not known as a particularly wealthy state (ranking 35th in per capita personal income in 2007). But two of the Pine Tree State's four elected representatives in Washington, DC, rank among the Top 50 wealthiest members of Congress. U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, has consistently appeared in annual rankings of the richest senators and House members due, in part, to the income and investments of her […]Continue Reading
Tuesday Aug 21, 2012 | 10:28 am
GLAD funds second gay-marriage ad
A second ad in support of gay marriage will run for several weeks in August and September, Mainers United for Marriage announced today. Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, which is based in Boston, paid for the ad, which features Pat and Dan Lawson of Monroe talking about their gay twin sons. "If my son finds someone that he's in love with and wants to create a bond that's going to last […]Continue Reading
Monday Aug 20, 2012 | 7:35 pm
LePage response raises more eyebrows
Gov. Paul LePage still isn't talking publicly about the secret initiative and special legislative session that he warned fellow Republicans about last week. But WCSH-6 reporter Chris Rose got the governor on tape today apparently trying to brush off some of the controversy with a little sarcasm, and instead raising eyebrows all over again. The tape shows Rose following LePage through a parking lot and asking him if he told […]Continue Reading
Monday Aug 20, 2012 | 11:40 am
Bloggers spin Summers' poll numbers
A conservative blogger for the Washington Post is taking up the call for Republicans to back Charlie Summers in Maine's U.S. Senate race. In a column titled, "Message to the GOP: Maine is not lost!," Marc Thiessen cites a Portland Press Herald poll from late June showing that independent candidate Angus King had a 28-percentage point lead over Summers. Then he writes that after two weeks of anti-King TV advertising […]Continue Reading
Friday Aug 17, 2012 | 1:53 pm
NOM accused of campaign finance violations in Washington State
The National Organization for Marriage has been accused of failing to comply with campaign finance laws in Washington State, where the group has funded an effort to repeal same sex marriage. NOM made headlines here in Maine in 2009, when the group provided nearly two-thirds of the funds to the anti-same sex marriage effort here, but refused to disclose where its money came from in violation of Maine law. When the Maine ethics […]Continue Reading
Thursday Aug 16, 2012 | 5:05 pm
Civic League calls for civility in marriage debate
Carroll Conley, executive director of the Christian Civic League of Maine, issued a statement today in response to Wednesday's shooting at the Family Research Council in Washington DC. A man who allegedly said he didn't like the conservative politics of the group shot and injured a security guard. Today, Floyd Lee Corkins, 28, was charged with assault with intent to kill while armed, according to the Washington Post. Here's Conley's […]Continue Reading
Thursday Aug 16, 2012 | 2:22 pm
Baldacci raises money for Dill
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cynthia Dill is getting some help from former Gov. John Baldacci. Baldacci, who flirted his own run for the open Senate seat, sent out a fundraising appeal for Dill this morning. Politico's Alexander Burns blogged about it earlier today and we got a copy of the appeal soon after. As Burns points out, Baldacci is one of the first big-name Democrats to come out so visibly […]Continue Reading
Wednesday Aug 15, 2012 | 3:39 pm
Former Poliquin aide hired by same-sex marriage foes
Matt Hutson, who served as campaign manager for state Treasurer Bruce Poliquin's U.S. Senate run, has been hired as campaign director by Protect Marriage Maine. And, his wife Megan, will serve as grassroots coordinator, the campaign announced today. "Matt and Megan are a great addition to our team," said Bob Emrich, chairman of Protect Marriage Maine. "They share our belief that traditional marriage clearly benefits society, and are strongly committed to […]Continue Reading
Tuesday Aug 14, 2012 | 4:45 pm
Chick-fil-A to go at Tea Party event
The Christian Civic League and Massachusetts Family Institute are teaming up this week to deliver Chick-fil-A to a Tea Party meeting in Warren. Tea Party members made it known that they wanted to eat some of the fast food as a show of solidarity for the company's stance against same-sex marriage, the civic league wrote in an email update. Civic League Executive Director Carroll Conley said he was happy to […]Continue Reading


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text: Al-Mujaadila - سورة المجادلة - ( The Pleading Woman ) - Read Quran القران الكريم in English translation by Yusuf Ali Live Stream from Makkah and Madina | Quran Teacher New | Listen Quran Online | Read Quran Online in Uthmani Script | FREE Dictionary The Quran 1. Al-Fatiha [7]2. Al-Baqara [286]3. Aal-e-Imran [200]4. An-Nisa [176]5. Al-Maeda [120]6. Al-Anaam [165]7. Al-Araf [206]8. Al-Anfal [75]9. At-Taubah [129]10. Yunus [109]11. Hud [123]12. Yusuf [111]13. Ar-Rad [43]14. Ibrahim [52]15. Al-Hijr [99]16. An-Nahl [128]17. Al-Isra [111]18. Al-Kahf [110]19. Maryam [98]20. Taha [135]21. Al-Anbiya [112]22. Al-Hajj [78]23. Al-Mumenoon [118]24. An-Noor [64]25. Al-Furqan [77]26. Ash-Shuara [227]27. An-Naml [93]28. Al-Qasas [88]29. Al-Ankaboot [69]30. Ar-Room [60]31. Luqman [34]32. As-Sajda [30]33. Al-Ahzab [73]34. Saba [54]35. Fatir [45]36. Ya Seen [83]37. As-Saaffat [182]38. Sad [88]39. Az-Zumar [75]40. Ghafir [85]41. Fussilat [54]42. Ash-Shura [53]43. Az-Zukhruf [89]44. 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An-Nas [6]in Arabic (simple script)Arabic (Uthmani style 1)Arabic (Uthmani style 2)Arabic imagesAbdullah Yusuf Ali - EnglishMuhammad Habib Shakir - EnglishMuhammad Pickthal - EnglishMohsin Khan - EnglishSaheeh International - EnglishTransliteration - EnglishUrdu (Ahmed Ali)Urdu (Jalandhry)Farsi (Hussain Ansarian)French (Muhammad Hamidullah)Spanish (Julio Cortes)IndonesianMalayGerman (Bubenheim & Elyas)Russian (Elmir Kuliev)Bosnian (Besim Korkut)Dutch (Dr. Salomo Keyzer)Italian (Hamza Roberto Piccardo)Portuguese (Prof. Samir El-Hayek)Arabic Tafsir (Jalal ad-Din)Arabic Tafsir (King Fahad Quran Complex) Show Arabic Text Show All Translations Al-Mujadila | 22 verses | She that disputes | Recitation | Topics | Uthmani Script | Tafsir | Words | Quran Teacher سورة المجادلة Sura #58 | Madina 1Allah has indeed heard (and accepted) the statement of the woman who pleads with thee concerning her husband and carries her complaint (in prayer) to Allah: and Allah (always) hears the arguments between both sides among you: for Allah hears and sees (all things). 2If any men among you divorce their wives by Zihar (calling them mothers), they cannot be their mothers: None can be their mothers except those who gave them birth. And in fact they use words (both) iniquitous and false: but truly Allah is one that blots out (sins), and forgives (again and again). 3But those who divorce their wives by Zihar, then wish to go back on the words they uttered,- (It is ordained that such a one) should free a slave before they touch each other: Thus are ye admonished to perform: and Allah is well-acquainted with (all) that ye do. 4And if any has not (the wherewithal), he should fast for two months consecutively before they touch each other. But if any is unable to do so, he should feed sixty indigent ones, this, that ye may show your faith in Allah and His Messenger. Those are limits (set by) Allah. For those who reject (Him), there is a grievous Penalty. 5Those who resist Allah and His Messenger will be humbled to dust, as were those before them: for We have already sent down Clear Signs. And the Unbelievers (will have) a humiliating Penalty,- 6On the Day that Allah will raise them all up (again) and show them the Truth (and meaning) of their conduct. Allah has reckoned its (value), though they may have forgotten it, for Allah is Witness to all things. 7Seest thou not that Allah doth know (all) that is in the heavens and on earth? There is not a secret consultation between three, but He makes the fourth among them, - Nor between five but He makes the sixth,- nor between fewer nor more, but He is in their midst, wheresoever they be: In the end will He tell them the truth of their conduct, on the Day of Judgment. For Allah has full knowledge of all things. 8Turnest thou not thy sight towards those who were forbidden secret counsels yet revert to that which they were forbidden (to do)? And they hold secret counsels among themselves for iniquity and hostility, and disobedience to the Messenger. And when they come to thee, they salute thee, not as Allah salutes thee, (but in crooked ways): And they say to themselves, "Why does not Allah punish us for our words?" Enough for them is Hell: In it will they burn, and evil is that destination! 9O ye who believe! When ye hold secret counsel, do it not for iniquity and hostility, and disobedience to the Prophet; but do it for righteousness and self-restraint; and fear Allah, to Whom ye shall be brought back. 10Secret counsels are only (inspired) by the Evil One, in order that he may cause grief to the Believers; but he cannot harm them in the least, except as Allah permits; and on Allah let the Believers put their trust. 11O ye who believe! When ye are told to make room in the assemblies, (spread out and) make room: (ample) room will Allah provide for you. And when ye are told to rise up, rise up Allah will rise up, to (suitable) ranks (and degrees), those of you who believe and who have been granted (mystic) Knowledge. And Allah is well-acquainted with all ye do. 12O ye who believe! When ye consult the Messenger in private, spend something in charity before your private consultation. That will be best for you, and most conducive to purity (of conduct). But if ye find not (the wherewithal), Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. 13Is it that ye are afraid of spending sums in charity before your private consultation (with him)? If, then, ye do not so, and Allah forgives you, then (at least) establish regular prayer; practise regular charity; and obey Allah and His Messenger. And Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do. 14Turnest thou not thy attention to those who turn (in friendship) to such as have the Wrath of Allah upon them? They are neither of you nor of them, and they swear to falsehood knowingly. 15Allah has prepared for them a severe Penalty: evil indeed are their deeds. 16They have made their oaths a screen (for their misdeeds): thus they obstruct (men) from the Path of Allah: therefore shall they have a humiliating Penalty. 17Of no profit whatever to them, against Allah, will be their riches nor their sons: they will be Companions of the Fire, to dwell therein (for aye)! 18One day will Allah raise them all up (for Judgment): then will they swear to Him as they swear to you: And they think that they have something (to stand upon). No, indeed! they are but liars! 19The Evil One has got the better of them: so he has made them lose the remembrance of Allah. They are the Party of the Evil One. Truly, it is the Party of the Evil One that will perish! 20Those who resist Allah and His Messenger will be among those most humiliated. 21Allah has decreed: "It is I and My messengers who must prevail": For Allah is One full of strength, able to enforce His Will. 22Thou wilt not find any people who believe in Allah and the Last Day, loving those who resist Allah and His Messenger, even though they were their fathers or their sons, or their brothers, or their kindred. For such He has written Faith in their hearts, and strengthened them with a spirit from Himself. And He will admit them to Gardens beneath which Rivers flow, to dwell therein (for ever). Allah will be well pleased with them, and they with Him. They are the Party of Allah. Truly it is the Party of Allah that will achieve Felicity. 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Whether you see it as fairy dust in the water or stars in the head, ocean bioluminescence is a fascinating phenomenon. I had my most recent exposure to the remarkable phenomenon called bioluminescence during our beautiful West Coast weather last autumn. It was a crisp, clear night and we were on a mooring buoy at Newcastle Island Marine Park in Nanaimo, when my husband spoke to my love of the night sky and offered to take me for a dinghy ride to see the stars.
Is it the journey that counts – or the destination? My wife Sandy and I are avid sailors, although for many years we didn't actually own a boat. To get our sailing fix, we simply chartered yachts in a variety of destinations. Typically, we would follow routes suggested by the charter company, always returning to the home marina within a week or two. And often, especially on our last day, our course would be directly into the wind, requiring us to beat, motor or both.
Easy to collect and prepare, fresh, wild oysters are one of the pleasures of cruising the BC coast. One of my favourite things about cruising BC's south coast is the local seafood. And nothing beats a few oysters! It was late August and we opted for a dock day at Lagoon Cove Marina on East Cracroft Island because it was overcast and drizzling. We were getting to know new cruising friends at the dock, swapping stories and experiences, when I casually asked if anyone would eat a few oysters if I barbecued them. There was a combination of enthusiasm and skepticism – because oysters are not native to the Broughton Archipelago.
Fifty years ago, my parents bought a cottage on Gambier Island in BC's Howe Sound. Facing the snowy Lions to the east and the undeveloped north side of Bowen Island, the tiny cabin – replete with mice, horsehair-stuffed furnishings and antique oil lamps – was accessible only by boat. My parents bought a 17' clinker boat made by Elia Boat Works in Vancouver, and powered it with a Johnson outboard from Woodward's Marine. They were set.
Even the simplest galley can produce great food, like these cinnamon buns… A well-fed crew is a happy crew, we say aboard Eleuthera Soleil, our 24ʹ twin-keel British Snapdragon. Robert and I both love to cook. Our galley is utterly simple: a Dickinson diesel stove with an oven, and a stainless steel Lagoustina pressure cooker. We cook as often as possible out in our canvas-enclosed cockpit, on our two-burner Origo alcohol stove, to minimize condensation.
Our first summer cruise aboard Free Spirit V changed our lives and introduced us to places and challenges we could never have imagined. Rob and I were complete novices when we bought our first boat, Free Spirit V, a 1991 Kadey Krogen 42 foot full-displacement trawler, in December 2010. Still, we wanted to follow friends north for a 10-week cruise the following summer. Bringing our knowledge and skills up to standard would mean a lot of winter cruising. Between December and the end of May 2011, with our reluctant standard poodle, Blue, in tow, we clocked almost 100 engine hours, and many of them weren't pretty.
Did I mention how much I hate standing in the rain in a seaway…fishing? Messing around in boats has been our passion for almost 30 years. Corinne and I currently spend our summers cruising the Pacific Northwest in our American Tug 41, Ocean Mistress. We have a passion for finding new and remote anchorages. We love to explore. About 10 years ago we began adding other activities to our cruising agenda. We do a lot of hiking into the remote areas of British Columbia's rainforest, and we add to our cruising larder with a little fishing.
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Property Details
House, 5 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, Sleeps 10
Enjoy breathtaking views from this beautiful and immaculate year-round Lake Geneva home on one of Wisconsin's prettiest lakefronts. This fully furnished home is located on Lake Como, which is a quiet, non-crowded lake with a shallow bottom and provides 180 degrees of lake viewing.
The lake is approximately 10 feet at it's deepest, so it's a perfect lake for boating, tubing, waterskiing, swimming, fishing and more. In fact, there are World Barefoot Waterski Champions that live and train on the lake!
The house is located just three miles west of Downtown Lake Geneva and all the shopping, entertainment, theaters and restaurants it has to offer. You'll also be steps away from the famous Mars Resort Bar & Restaurant with a piano bar and outdoor seating on the lake. They serve great food in a fun and comfortable setting and have outdoor entertainment occasionally on summer afternoons by the lake, which can be enjoyed from this house! In the evenings, the restaurant is busy, but it's a quiet dining crowd.
The backyard is large and private, with a fence separating the house from the restaurant next door. There's a small private beach and pier with a boat slip to accommodate your own boat or one that you rent during your stay. We have a couple contacts for boat rentals and private water ski schools and would be happy to share them with you. The pier is typically in the water from April-October, depending on the weather.
The home has a wrap around deck with a seating area, outdoor fireplace and a BBQ grill on the first floor and a 2nd floor balcony, all overlooking Geneva National Golf Club, with its three 18 hole championship golf courses. Several more courses are just a short drive away, making the house perfect for golfers---but of course not limited to them. The house is also an ideal destination for weddings, team building, couples, families, and adult groups of friends.
The house has an open floor plan with a kitchen that seats 8, opening to the living room with an additional dining table for 4 and couches, all overlooking the lake. There's a two-sided fireplace, a flat screen television with a DVD player along with a Bose Wave Sound System that can accommodate your music library on your smart phone or a CD.
There are two first floor bedrooms with queen beds in each and a second floor loft with three separate sleeping areas with two twin beds in each, for a total of 6 twin beds. There is also a sitting area with a wall mounted flat screen television and a queen-sized sofa sleeper, giving the house a total occupancy of 12. We also have a portable crib and a high chair for those traveling with babies and there is a full size washer and dryer on the second floor. There are also two full bathrooms, one on each level.
This is an amazing home with a great location. Not only will you be in the center of all the fun, but you'll be able to enjoy the most magnificent sunsets in all of Lake Geneva from the house, yard, pier and deck. For the lucky ones staying for the 4th of July, you'll have an unobstructed view of the spectacular Geneva National fireworks display that will take place directly across the lake. You won't have to fight crowds and find parking, but instead will be able to enjoy them from the comfort of this home.
The local resorts have year round activities to keep our visitors busy all year. Winter is a great time to visit, as we are located near two ski hills, with ice fishing on the lake, great cross country skiing, ice skating and sledding nearby. Autumn is a beautiful time, as well, with gorgeous foliage throughout the area including breathtaking views across the lake. There are also orchards for apple picking and many fall and Halloween events to enjoy. Spring, too, is a great time. With the ice gone, Lake Como and Geneva come back to life! There is a strawberry farm for picking up the street and plenty of other fun seasonal things to do and see. You can check out our Events Directory at www.BestofLakeGeneva.com for a detailed list of all the fun happening in the Lake Geneva area throughout the year.
Recent Review
Great Lake house!
About the Owner
I live in Lake Geneva with my family and know the community inside and out. I am happy to share all the best places to eat, shop and fun things to do, to help you make the most of your Lake Geneva vacation!
Guestbook comments from the owner
It was the perfect home and location for a relaxing weekend away. We enjoyed the comfort of the home, the convenience to the city and town of Lake Geneva. Thanks for giving us the perfect weekend away - everything was wonderful!
15 Reviews
4.8 based on 15 traveler reviews
Great Lake house!
Beautiful lake house!
Exceeded all expectations!
Beautiful House
Fantastic rental home!
Perfect House Any Time of Year!
The house itself was great. You will work directly with Wendy, who is beyond helpful and accommodating. The house can comfortably sleep 10, and the loft is broken out nicely for having 6 beds up there. There were plenty of towels, supplies and things to do. I'm sure this place is amazing in the Summer months, but it's still a great choice during cold weather too!
From the Owner
"Take advantage of the Geneva Lakes area without the congestion of downtown."
Activity and Interests
With quick and easy access to Downtown Lake Geneva, You're just minutes away (3 miles,) yet far enough away to escape its crowds.
There are many great dining and entertainment destinations on Lake Como such as the Mars Resort Piano Bar and Restaurant, Freddie's West End and In the Drink and all are accessable by boat. Year round physical activities are prevalent and include several top golf courses, skiing at Alpine Valley, Wilmot and Grand Geneva, fishing, boating and swimming on Lake Como, Lake Delavan and Geneva Lake.
Autumn is a special time due to the spectacular Fall colors.
There are also two ziplining facilities, bowling alleys, golf, movie theaters, miniature golf, petting zoo and many wonderful shops are within minutes of the house.
Rental rates
|Rate Period
|Weekend Night
|Monthly *
Peak Season 2015
Jun 6 2015 - Aug 30 2015
Changeover Day: Saturday
7 night minimum stay
Off Season 2015/2016
Nov 1 2015 - Mar 31 2016
2 night minimum stay
Thanksgiving 2015
Nov 26 2015 - Nov 28 2015
3 night minimum stay
Flat fee
Christmas 2015
Dec 24 2015 - Dec 26 2015
3 night minimum stay
Flat fee
New Year's Eve
Dec 31 2015 - Jan 2 2016
3 night minimum stay
Flat fee
Memorial Day Weekend 2016
May 27 2016 - May 29 2016
3 night minimum stay
Flat fee
Peak Season 2016
Jun 4 2016 - Sep 5 2016
7 night minimum stay
Fourth of July Week 2016
Jul 2 2016 - Jul 8 2016
7 night minimum stay
Flat fee
Labor Day Week+ 2016
Aug 27 2016 - Sep 4 2016
9 night minimum stay
Flat fee
My Standard Rate
2 night minimum stay
* Approximate monthly rate. Actual rate will depend on the days of the month you stay.
Payment is usually accepted in the quoted currency (USD) unless the currency and the amount is specifically agreed in advance with the owner / advertiser.
Additional information about rental rates
- Refundable damage deposit $200.00
- Cleaning Fee $100.00
- Tax Rate 5.5%
NO smoking or pets allowed.
NO prom, bachelor, or graduation parties.
Must be 25 years old to rent.
Cleaning Fee: $100
$200.00 refundable security deposit.
Rates do not include 5.5% tax.
Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Cancellation Policy
- 12
- Available
- 12
- Unavailable
- 12
- Today
From the Owner
"The home is on the water and has it's own pier with a gorgeous view of Geneva National Golf Course. The pier is typically in the water from April through October, depending on the weather. You'll enjoy the best sunsets in the Lake Geneva area."
Property Type
- house
- Adventure
- Family
- Luxury
- Romantic
- Sports & Activities
- Air Conditioning
- Clothes Dryer
- Fireplace ...
- Heating
- Internet
- Linens Provided
- Living Room ...
- Parking ...
- Towels Provided ...
- Washing Machine ...
- Coffee Maker ...
- Dishes & Utensils ...
- Dishwasher
- Kitchen ...
- Microwave
- Oven
- Pantry Items ...
- Refrigerator
- Stove
- Toaster
- Child's Highchair
- Dining ...
- Dining Area
- Books
- DVD Player
- Satellite / Cable
- Stereo ...
- Television ...
- Video Library ...
- Long-term Renters Welcome
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters ...
- children welcome ...
- non smoking only
- pets not allowed
Location Type
- Beachfront
- Downtown
- Golf Course View
- Lake View
- Lakefront
- Rural
- Water View
- Waterfront
- autumn foliage
- churches
- cinemas
- festivals
- forests
- library
- marina
- playground
- restaurants
- water parks
Leisure Activities
- beachcombing
- bird watching
- horseback riding
- scenic drives
- sight seeing
- sledding
- walking
Local Services & Businesses
- ATM/bank
- groceries
- hospital
- laundromat
- massage therapist
- medical services
Sports & Adventure Activities
- cycling
- fishing
- freshwater fishing
- golf
- hiking
- ice skating
- jet skiing
- pier fishing
- rafting
- sailing
- skiing
- swimming
- tennis
- water skiing
- water tubing
Floor Area
- 2400 sq. ft.
- 2 Bathrooms
- Bathroom 1 - toilet, combination tub/shower, Extra large with a sitting area.
- Bathroom 2 - toilet, shower, This room is large enough to include a clothes washer & drye
- 5 Bedrooms, Sleeps 12
- Bedroom 3 - 2 twin/ single, 1 baby crib
- Bedroom 4 - 2 twin/ single
- Bedroom 5 - 2 twin/ single
- Bedroom 1 - 1 queen, Lakeside and on the main level.
- Bedroom 2 - 1 queen, Located on the main level.
- Bedroom 6 - 2 sleep sofa /futon, There is a queen-size sleeper sofa in the second floor loft.
- There are two first floor bedrooms with queen beds in each and a second floor loft with three separate sleeping areas with two twin beds in each, for a total of 6 twin beds. There is also a sitting area with a wall mounted flat screen television and a queen-sized sofa sleeper, giving the house a total occupancy of 12. There is also a portable crib for those traveling with babies.
- Boat ...
- Deck / Patio ...
- Golf ...
- Lawn / Garden ...
- Outdoor Grill ...
- Ski & Snowboard ...
- Water Sports Gear ...
- Guests provide their own meals
Learn more about this vacation rental at the owner's website
- Beautiful lake views & sunsets. Sleeps ten, with two bathrooms plus a semi-private divided loft. Two Queen beds downstairs & 6 Twin beds upstairs in pairs of two. Two-sided gas fireplace, air conditioning, washer/dryer, gas BBQ grill, lakeside firepit, private beach, access to pier with a boat slip, two decks, a fully equipped kitchen including dishware and appliances, two televisions with DVD/VCRs, Bose stereo system, Wireless Internet access, baby crib and high chair available, linens provided. Parking for 6 automobiles. Ask about our golf packages. No smoking or pets allowed.


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Various embodiments include an apparatus and a method to secure protected digital document content from tampering by their user, such as unauthenticated use or use violating a policy of the digital document. The digital document file can be transferred from a network node such as a web site server to a digital appliance, such as a computer, in encrypted form. The digital document file can be resident already on a device, and/or be transferred into a device that is connected to the digital appliance. The device (hereafter a DRM device) can internally store the digital document or part of the document. The DRM device may decrypt the digital document when requested to do so. The device may further format the content for usage, for example, convert text into its graphic bitmap representation. Device formatting can include sending plain text data to the digital appliance. The device may further process degradation to the resulted file, for example, reduce the resolution of the graphic representation. The digital appliance uploads the result of the processing or sections of the result of the processing for user access via the digital appliance.
1. A digital content management device adapted to be selectively linked with a digital appliance for end use of a digital document, comprising:
a nonvolatile storage section configured to store the digital document, wherein the digital document is stored in a form where content of the digital document is accessible within the digital content management device, wherein the nonvolatile storage section includes a first portion that is accessible by the digital appliance and a second portion that is inaccessible by the digital appliance, the digital document being stored in the second portion;
a controller configured to:
send authentication information to an external server via the digital appliance in order authenticate the digital content management device,
render the stored digital document into a presentation equivalent format for the digital appliance, and
send the digital document only in the presentation equivalent format to the digital appliance, wherein at least a portion of the content of the digital document is not accessible to the digital appliance in said presentation equivalent format; and
an interface configured to:
selectively link with the digital appliance and communicate at least part of the digital document to the digital appliance in the presentation equivalent format, and
receive the digital document from the digital appliance in response to authentication of the digital content management device to the external server,
wherein the digital document is accessible to the digital appliance only in the presentation equivalent format.
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sending authentication information to an external server via the digital appliance in order authenticate the digital content management device;
in response to authentication of the digital content management device to the external server, receiving the digital document from the digital appliance;
storing in a nonvolatile storage section on the digital content management device the digital document in a form where the content of the digital document is accessible within the digital content management device, wherein the nonvolatile storage section includes a first portion that is accessible by the digital appliance and a second portion that is inaccessible by the digital appliance, the digital document being stored in the second portion;
rendering the stored form of the digital document into a presentation equivalent format for the digital appliance, wherein at least a portion of the information content of the digital document is not accessible to the digital appliance in said presentation equivalent format; and
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This application is a continuation in part of patent application Ser. No. 10/227,155, filed Aug. 23, 2002, now abandoned and published under no. 2004/0039932A1 on Feb. 26, 2004, which is incorporated herein in its entirety by this reference for all purposes.
This invention generally relates to digital rights management. More particularly this invention relates to methods of securing digital documents to be used in a digital appliance such as a personal computer.
The Internet worldwide network enables many digital appliances to interconnect and exchange information. A particular use of the Internet is to distribute digital files, specifically digital content such as digital books or music files, to the connected appliances.
The proliferation and distribution of digital music files is substantial. Various devices, programs and methods to listen to digital music are available, and an increasing number of music title exists in digital form. Unfortunately there exists a substantial amount of illegal copies of digital music files, such that the rights of the owner of the music cannot be exercised with respect to the illegal copies.
Digital books are substantially less popular and common than music. One of the reasons for the difference between the proliferation of music in digital form and books in digital form is the caution felt by book content rights owners against potential copyright infringement, a lesson learned from the experience of the music industry. Concerns about losing control over the management of rights prevents the usage of the Internet as a powerful digital content distribution infrastructure.
Digital rights management (DRM) systems are developed to challenge the above difficulties. Part of the function of a typical DRM system is to define the form of "rights-protected files"—methods that enable the use of digital files under limitations defined by the owner of the rights to the content. These systems typically involve cryptographic methods for the secure distribution of the content between a content repository or server and a digital appliance. Such methods typically require the appliance to include an implementation of cryptographic algorithms and hold cryptographic keys in order to gain access to the content. The access to the content is performed through a program that is DRM sensitive and is hereafter called—an electronic book reader.
Examples of electronic book reading software are the Adobe Acrobat, Adobe eBook Reader (http://www.adobe.com) and the Microsoft eBook Reader (http://www.microsoft.com/reader). Such software implements some form of DRM that is engaged when the users attempts to open and view a digital document. One of the operations performed by such electronic book readers is the process of decrypting the document using cryptographic methods and cryptographic keys. In order to do so, the reader program must have access to the cryptographic methods and keys; therefore the cryptographic methods and keys must reside within the access of the reader program. Typically the cryptographic methods, the keys, or both reside within the reader program, on the document itself, or somewhere within the appliance storage.
A digital appliance such as a computer is typically an open platform enabling computer programmers to develop programs. In some cases, software programs are developed for the purpose of hacking and locating the cryptographic keys and algorithms of a DRM system (hereafter referred to as hacking programs), in order to circumvent the DRM and gain illegal access to the content. This process is generally called an "attack" and if it succeeds it is commonly referred to as to "crack" the DRM system. A computer program that performs this function is referred hereafter as a hacking program.
Examples for such successful attacks are well known in the art. In late 2001, a programmer was able to crack the Microsoft eBook reader and locate the cryptographic methods and keys, producing a program that inputs an encrypted eBook file and outputs an illegal electronic book that is not protected (http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/innovation11101.asp). A similar cracking event of the Adobe system took place earlier that year (http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,45298,00.html).
Other forms of attacks include using programming tools. For example, software debuggers track and trap the electronic book information after the electronic book reader has decrypted it, retrieving the "protected" information. Such information includes the book text, images and attributes such as fonts, text color, and image locations, etc., which instruct the electronic book reader on how it should reconstruct the book for presentation to the user. A hacking program that cracks the reader and releases this information from the DRM system enables the construction of illegal copies of the original electronic book.
As a countermeasure, DRM systems have used more sophisticated cryptographic schemes and code obfuscation techniques. Other methods include adding tamper resistant hardware to store the cryptographic keys. Examples of such methods are cryptographic tokens such as iToken of Rainbow Technologies Inc. (http://www.rainbow.com/ikey/index.html) and using a smart card to store cryptographic keys and optionally cryptographic algorithms. Such solutions either reveal the cryptographic key to the digital appliance in the process of decrypting the information, or internally perform the cryptographic functions but reveal the end result in a raw form that can be hacked. In practice these methods were proven to slow, but not halt, an adversary. Given enough time and effort a computer program that "cracks" the DRM system may be written. It can be appreciated by those skilled in the art that such successful attacks may occur to such program readers that execute in an open environment that enables programmers to develop software programs. Similarly, cryptographic co-processors leave the content vulnerable after decryption.
Several ongoing initiatives focus on securing the personal computer itself. As result, a major effort is being taken by the industry, led by companies such as Microsoft to protect some part of a personal computer by transforming that part into a closed system.(http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2002/jul02/0724palladiumwp.asp). This initiative may produce a personal computer that is less sensitive to viruses, can be identified by service providers over the network, and can be used to build a DRM system. Microsoft's Palladium defines how to make the operating system of the personal computer secure. Once the operating system is secure, the PC is considered trusted and it can be used for purposes such as DRM. The Wave Embassy verification system secures an appliance. Unfortunately these initiatives will be realized only in future digital appliances, which must incorporate technology specific to Palladium and Wave Embassy for securing the personal computer itself.
There is clearly an unmet need for a system, method and device for securing digital documents in a digital appliance.
The above-mentioned disadvantages and problems are addressed by the present invention, which will be understood by reading the following specification. To protect the cryptographic keys and cryptographic methods from being located within a digital appliance, according to the present invention the keys and methods are stored and executed in a dedicated DRM device that has processing capability distinct from the digital appliance, and does not provide an open environment for at least some security functions of the DRM device for programmers to develop programs. In some embodiments, another party may develop additional functions.
According to some embodiments, a digital document file or a section of the digital document that is protected is downloaded from an Internet server to the DRM device through a digital appliance. According to other embodiments, the digital document is already resident in the DRM device. Once the document is internal to the device, several processes may take place.
In some embodiments, if the document is in an encrypted form it is processed through a decryptor to produce a decrypted form. A decrypted digital document can be processed by a formatter internal to the DRM device to produce a formatted form of the digital document or the section of the digital document, such as, but not limited to, a bitmap image of a page of the document. Other examples of formatting include passing plain text to the digital appliance.
The DRM device can further process policies such as allowing or disallowing a formatted form of the document to be transferred to the digital appliance, for example in order to be presented to the user. The policy may be based on rights of use, time, number of usage events and so on.
Some embodiments involve end use of digital documents. Other embodiments involve end use of music data and/or video data.
The foregoing and other objects, aspects and advantages will be better understood from the following detailed description of an embodiment of the invention with reference to the drawings, wherein:
In the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the invention, reference is made to the drawings that illustrate specific exemplary embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that other embodiments may be utilized without departing from the spirit of the present invention, therefore the following detailed description of the invention should not be taken in a limiting sense. The scope of the invention is defined only by the appended claims.
The CPU 112 may be a general purpose CPU or a CPU with dedicated functions. Furthermore the CPU 112 may include internal memory, and internal non-volatile storage which in the description of the present invention may serve a similar purpose of the system memory 113, and non-volatile storage 14 respectively. The CPU 112, the non-volatile storage 114, and/or other components may be implemented as a tamper resistant hardware, or sections of the CPU 112, the non-volatile storage 114, and/or other components may be tamper resistant; the invention is not so limited.
The non-volatile storage 114 may be any of several types of storage including semiconductor based media such as read only memory (ROM), electronic erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or battery backed up random access memory (RAM); or magnetic media storage such as hard disk drive or floppy disk, or the like.
The interface 116 can connect the DRM device 110 with a digital appliance 120 in both physical and communication aspects. The physical aspect can be, for example directly, through one or more cables, and/or wireless. The communication aspect of the interface 116 allows data exchange between the DRM device and the digital appliance. The interface 116 may be any of several types of interfaces, for example PCI, ISA, Universal Serial Bus (USB), FireWire, IDE, SCSI, RS-232 or other serial interface, parallel interface, Compact Flash (CF) interface, Sony Memory Stick interface, Multimedia Card (MMC), secure digital (SD), Bluetooth, Infiniband, and/or any other type of interface that may be used to connect a DRM device with a digital appliance.
The digital appliance 120 is used by an end user for some end use of one or more digital documents. A digital document is data which has an end use of being read by an end user, and at some point prior to end use is stored and/or represented in numerical form. The digital document can have various purposes, for example a corporate purpose such as a sales presentation, a legal contract, a finance spreadsheet, or the like; or an academic purpose, such as an academic book, a published paper, a student class pack reader, or the like; or a commercial purpose, for example a newspaper, a periodical journal, a comics journal, or the like; or the like various purposes that a digital document may have. The digital appliance 120 may be one of several digital appliances such as a personal computer, tablet computers, personal digital assistant (PDA) or other types of hand held devices, cell phones, programmable consumer electronics and the like. End use includes use of the DRM device by an end user to access digital document content. Some examples of tasks which can be performed in connection with accessing the document content include viewing the content of the document or a section of the document, modifying the document, searching the document for a text string, copying parts or all of the document, selecting text within the document to perform an operation on that text, add overlay comments on top of existing content, respond to assignments by adding content to the document or adding content to a matching but separate document, listening to a voice version of the document, printing sections or all of the document, sharing the document with other end users, transferring all or part of the document to other end users, transferring the rights to use the document to other end users, aggregation of several documents or sections of several documents into one or more new documents and other like operations that a user may apply to a digital document. The invention is not so limited.
The non-volatile storage 114 contains instructions which may be executed by the CPU 112. The non-volatile storage 114 further may contain: an optional unique device serial number, a method of authentication such as a unique pair of public and private cryptographic keys and a signed authenticity certificate. The instructions stored in the non volatile storage 114 allow the digital appliance 120 to access a portion of the non volatile storage 114 through the interface 116, but prevent access to another portion of the non volatile storage 114, including a portion that stores the private cryptographic key and a portion that stores instructions that execute in a closed environment without enabling user access. The non-volatile storage may also store a plurality of methods for authentication; the invention is not so limited.
The DRM device 210 (as well as 110 of
The interface 221 connects the digital appliance 220 with a DRM device 210. The interface 221 may be any of several types that may be used to connect a device with a digital appliance. The interface 221 of the digital appliance matches the type of interface 216 of the DRM device in a form that enables information to pass between the DRM device 210 and the digital appliance 220.
As noted, the device may have multiple such interfaces 221, which may be for a physical connection to the digital appliance, either directly or through a hardware adaptor, a wireless connection, or both. For example, a memory card may have two sets of physical contacts allowing a single card to be compatible with different formats. For example, U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 29/203,693, 10/826,801, and 10/826,796, all filed Apr. 16, 2004, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference, present a memory card that has two sets of contacts for a first interface compatible with the USB physical interface on one side and a second interface compatible with the SD format on the other side. Examples of memory cards that use a wireless communication channel (R.F., infra-red, Bluetooth, those based on the 802.11 protocol, such as WiFi, and ultra-wideband (UWB) technologies, among others) with the digital appliance are described, for example, in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/741,147, filed Dec. 18, 2003, which is also hereby incorporated by reference. In the case of a device with a stand alone wireless arrangement, the device would just need proximity to the digital appliance and can use, for example, an R.F. capability to communicate, with power either supplied externally (from the host or elsewhere) or a battery.
The content server 240 is a computer that can be accessed through a network 230 such as the Internet network. The content server 240 can respond to requests to download content such as digital electronic documents. Examples of content servers can be Amazon.com or another on-line bookseller web site that enables downloading of electronic books to a personal computer, a university web site that enables downloading of electronic versions of articles to a researcher's personal computer, and a corporate web site that enables employees to download corporate documents to their personal computers. A license server 250 is a computer that can be accessed through a network 230 such as the Internet network. A license server 250 can respond to requests to download information such as authentication and/or decryption and/or policy and/or formatting information. This data may include: definition of policies to be used by the DRM device policies, definition of formatting to be used by the DRM device formatters, definition of decryption to be used by the DRM device decryptors, definition of authentication to be used by the DRM device authenticators, parts of the text of the electronic document or parts of the electronic document, information regarding the user, information regarding the rights of the user to one or more end uses (the user may have access to all possible end uses or less than all possible end uses) of the document or part of the document, information regarding the vendor/owner/operator of the system, information regarding the specific DRM device, and other information. The information may be utilized by the DRM device or the digital appliance while the user makes use of the content or in preparation to enable the user to make use of the content or any additional information. According to one embodiment the content server 240 and the license server 250 are implemented as separate entities that interconnect through a network and do not directly interconnect. According to another embodiment the servers directly interconnect. According to another embodiment the content server 240 and the license server 250 are implemented as a single entity. The invention is not so limited.
An authenticator implemented in a DRM device participates in the process of authenticating the DRM device to a remote server over a network. An authenticator may implement one of several methods of authentication including sending a device ID number to the remote server. Another authenticator uses an encryption secret key known only to the device and the server, and bases the authentication on challenging the device in order to verify that it has possession of the secret key. In an exemplary embodiment of such an authentication process the server sends an encrypted message to the device, and the authenticator at least decrypts the message and returns it to the server. In some embodiments, the same key can be used in a variety of methods to authenticate, for example, by signing a plaintext message and/or decrypting an encrypted message. In some embodiments, the authenticator responds to challenges by performing a series of operations such as decrypt a message, process the result, encrypt the result, and return it to the server for verification. For this authentication process to occur, the secret key may be stored in the device prior to the authentication process. The stored key can be a single key stored equally on all devices or a dedicated key unique to each device. In the latter case the server should know in advance which key is stored within which device. Another method to authenticate uses a public and private key and a digital certificate. In such an embodiment, the authenticator has access to a private key and a matching public key stored in the device The private key must be kept secret, but the public key may be made public. The server may then challenge the authenticator with a message encrypted with the device public key to ensure it has access to the matching private key. In some embodiments, the authenticator signs a message but does not necessarily encrypt the message. Optionally the server can receive from the device a digital certificate, which contains device identification information such as the device serial number or device ID and/or the public key of the device and/or additional information relating to the device, the server, the organization operating the system or any other information. The device identification information is digitally signed by a trusted authority, such as the vendor of the device, owner of the server, the organization operating the system and/or another trusted authority to form a digital certificate for that device. Some embodiments of the authenticator can authenticate the DRM device and/or a user of the DRM device.
A decryptor in the device participates in the process of transforming encrypted documents or sections of documents into a decrypted form. A decryptor may implement one or more of several methods: symmetric algorithms such as DES, 3DES, AES, and IDEA; and/or asymmetric algorithms such as RSA, Diffie-Hellman, elliptic curve; and/or others. A decryptor may implement one or a plurality of decryption methods. A decryptor may include hashing algorithms such as DSA, MD2, MD4, MD5, HMAC and/or SHA1 and/or others to retrieve a signature and check origin and integrity of the data received. The decryption key or plurality of decryption keys for such operations may originate in one or a plurality of sources. For example, decryption key data can be stored in the non-volatile storage of the DRM device, received from the digital appliance, and/or received from a network server, such as through the digital appliance. Some embodiments receive digital document content which is at least partly decrypted. In such embodiments, obviously the decryptor may or may not process the already decrypted portion. The decryptor can at least partly decrypt—for example, fully decrypt part of a document, and/or perform one or more decryption steps, which can be the complete decryption process or a subset of the complete decryption process, for a whole or part of the document. In some embodiments, the document can be received at least partly as plaintext—in other words, received as at least partly unencrypted.
A policy in the device participates in the process of verifying the eligibility of end use of a document or a section of a document, allowing or disallowing operations such as decrypting, formatting, searching, and/or transmitting an output to the digital appliance. The verification may check one or several eligibility options, including the right to use the document, the right to use the document up to a certain date, the right to use the document between certain dates, the right to use the document after a certain date, the right to use the document for a certain accumulated usage time, the right to use the document for a certain number of times, the right to transfer the document, the right to modify the document, the right to add overlay information on the document, the right to save the document into the device and/or another location, the right to save the overlay information into the device and/or another location, the right to copy the document, the right to copy portions of the document, the right to copy specific sections of the document, and other rights related to an end user in connection with an end use of the document. These might be checked by the policy to produce a result that might be one or more possible actions such as allowing the output to be transmitted to the digital appliance, disallowing the output from being transmitted to the digital appliance, erasing the document or part of the document, and/or allowing or disallowing operations such as search, cut, paste, copy, edit, save, and other operations that a user may perform while in an end use of the document.
A formatter defines a process step in formatting a document into a presentable form. A formatter may do one or more formatting operations including: selecting the section of the document to be presented; conversion of the text, graphics and images to a single or set of digital images in one of many formats such as a bitmap image (BMP) or like form or compressed image such as JPEG, TIFF, GIF; or any other like form; setting spaces between characters and letters according to the required display form; searching the text for a particular text string; generating the layout of the document; drawing the text characters in the appropriate font and font size; and other operations performed in the preparation and conversion of a document into a presentable form. Some embodiments of a formatter degrade at least part of the document. Some embodiments arrange a presentation of the digital document content by presenting visual and/or audio information, such as presenting a voice version of the document.
In the example of a digital document, the formatter can produce a formatted form of the digital document or the section of the digital document, such as, but not limited to, a bitmap image of a page of the document. Other examples of formatting include passing plain text to the digital appliance. Consequently, although the digital document is stored in non-volatile storage in a form where its information content is accessible, once it is formatted for presentation on the digital appliance, it is in a form where the information content is not directly accessible. For instance, by rendering the digital document as one or more pages, each as a bitmap, the information content cannot be directly accessed, meaning that it can not be searched or otherwise manipulated, as it is only a list of values for the various pixels, each pixel having an equal amount of data assigned. Under this arrangement, the document can still be, for example, searched in response to a request from host, but the search would be performed by the CPU on the device on the document within the hidden portion of the non-volatile memory. By transferring the document in only this presentation format (or its equivalent) to the digital appliance, the security of the content stored on the device is corresponding increased. As also noted above, the formatter can also degrade the document, thereby only providing a further "reduced" version outside of the secure portion of the non-volatile storage. More generally, not all of the content of a given page need be reduced or otherwise limited into a form where the information content is not directly accessible, but, according to a principle aspect of the present invention, at least a portion of the rendered page transferred to the host will reduced in this manner to increase security for the document.
The digital document is provided to the digital appliance rendered into a presentation format, such as a bitmap, or more generally as a presentation equivalent format, such as a compressed version of the bitmap, to reduce the amount of data transfer. In some cases, the transfer to the digital appliance may include some metadata as well as bitmap; for example, if the document includes an image (or fragments of an image) that is transferred in, say, JPEG format, the metadata could provide layout information on how to place the image. (It should be noted that the term bitmap is being used not only to describe a file in the *.BMP format, but more generally to describe the information on the values for the various pixels in presentation. This may be the BMP format or other graphical representations for images, such as a JPEG that decompresses to a bit map.)
In the case of a document having content with video, audio, or both, the content would be presented in a unit of presentation at a time; for example, video data could be transferred on a frame-by-frame basis. Thus, to pirate the video would require the capture the each decompressed frame individually, which is a very large amount of data, particularly for video that is normally stored and transferred in compressed form, which is significantly smaller. The use of various aspects of the present invention for video data, audio data, or both is described further in an U.S. patent application entitled "Protection of Digital Data Content", by Gidon Elazar, Dan Harkabi, Nehemiah Weingarten, Avraham Halachmi, Noam Camiel, and Eran Fuchs filed Feb. 2, 2005 which is hereby incorporated by reference.
When rendered into its presentation equivalent format, the digital document will typically have multiple pages, although smaller documents may be only single page. The presentation equivalent format may also be rendered as a single page in the case where it is rendered into a form having the appearance of a web-based html-type page or equivalent format. For example, the document, or part of the document, and any accompanying metadata may be rendered into a form of html or tag language that is more compact for transfer to the digital appliance that can transformed later for an html presentation on a browser. The application of various aspects of the present internet-type web pages is described further in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/827,267, filed Apr. 20, 2004, and published under no. 2004/0210433A1 on Oct. 21, 2004, which is hereby incorporated by reference. In the case of a web-based html-type page, at least a part of the text portion can again be rendered as a bitmap (or compressed bitmap) to increase content security. It should be noted that when the digital document is rendered into pages, the pagination or other editorial details need not be the same as in print equivalent versions of the same document as the document can be formatted according to the display requirements of particular digital appliances.
When the presentation equivalent format of the digital document has multiple pages, the exemplary embodiment provides the rendered pages to the digital appliance on a page-by-page basis. This can further increase security as only a single page at a time is accessible outside of the hidden memory area of the DRM device. A digital document may be pre-rendered into presentation equivalent format and stored, for example on a page-by-page basis as a bitmap in a file in the hidden area of the memory, to be fully available upon request by the digital appliance. Alternately, some or all of the rendered image may be stored outside of the hidden area, a chunk of the document being rendered, transferred to the host, then rendering another chunk, and so on as this may increase performance. Alternately, individual pages can be rendered in response to specific requests for them from the digital appliance. The performance of this last arrangement can be improved by using look ahead caching, where, based on the requested page, pages likely to be requested next are determined and the DRM device pre-renders these. The look ahead caching can be a device side implementation (where the device determines pages likely to be requested next, pre-renders, and caches them), a host side implementation, where the host requests additional pages based on a request and caches them), or a combination of these.
More specifically, the request of step 403 can be for either an entire document or a portion it; for example, a particular page may be requested. At step 404, the document or portion of it is rendered into presentation format (or its equivalent), such as a bitmap. If device-side based look ahead caching is used, additional content may be rendered and cached based on this request. Note that if portions of the document, or the document as a whole, has been pre-rendered, step 404 would precede step 403.
In step 405, only the presentation-formatted version (or its equivalent) of the document is sent to the appliance. For example, a compressed bitmap of a single page of the document is transmitted. Any extra processing, such as decompressing the bitmap of a page, can be included in step 406. The ability to perform any needed process can be part of an application on the digital appliance. The application can be stored on the user accessible part of the non-volatile memory, received from a server at registration or at update, or a combination of these or other sources. The image of the requested page or portion of the document is then displayed at step 407. Subsequent pages or other parts of the document can then be requested, taking the process back to step 403. If a host-side implementation of look ahead caching is used, these subsequent pages may be requested by the digital appliance based on the request in preceding step 403 and produced when the application is idle (while the currently displayed page is read by the user).
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He was a generous benefactor to the community -- making sizable donations to the school and other charities.
He was not a greedy man -- his coaching salary was far less than other college coaches of similar stature.
He created a Penn State brand that was unusual for its simple wholesomeness.
But, as we all do, he had some flaws -- egotism, stubbornness, etc. He made some mistakes.
And there is no doubt that his handling of the child abuse suspicions about former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky was among his most unfortunate errors in judgment.
He said so himself -- noting in an interview prior to his death that he wished he had done more when assistant coach Mike McQueary told him he'd witnessed Sandusky doing something of a sexual nature with a boy in a team shower.
He apparently didn't seek to understand exactly what Mr. McQueary had seen. He later said he didn't understand the concept of rape and a man, which just seems absurd.
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