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ComScore: Spyware or 'researchware'?
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ComScore Networks' Marketscore application is installed on more than 1 million PCs in the United States, forming the backbone of a well-regarded research service used by Fortune 500 companies, universities and media outlets, including CNET News.com. Now the software is in the privacy spotlight, tied to warnings from some universities and computer security experts about secretive and invasive software, sometimes known as adware or spyware, that can take over a PC with little or no warning.
ComScore denies the charges and is preparing to go on the offensive with a lobby campaign aimed at legitimizing data collection products such as Marketscore. A ComScore proposal currently being shopped to security firms and Internet service providers would create a new "researchware" label for its software in order to explicitly distinguish it from badly behaved spyware products.
What's new:
ComScore's Marketscore application is in the privacy spotlight, tied to warnings from some universities and computer security experts about adware and spyware.
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The controversy over the widely used data collection tool could help define limits of legitimate software behavior.
"There's a small group of people in universities who've taken it upon themselves to take an issue with our software," said Dan Hess, senior vice president of industry analysis at ComScore. "We're trying to make them fully aware of the nature of our (products and services). It's a completely voluntary program."
What's in a name? Quite a bit, it turns out, if you happen to make your living tracking the private lives of millions of consumers over the Web.
Labels such as spyware and adware cut a wide swath, with many gray areas that can spark disagreements among software makers, consumers and security experts over legitimate and illegitimate practices. Now these basic categories are poised for an overhaul, as federal spyware legislation moves forward and companies like ComScore push for finer definitions from the security companies that are largely responsible for classifying specific products one way or the other.
Depending on how these changes are handled, consumers could face an even more bewildering labyrinth of warnings and terminology over little-understood products such as Marketscore and dozens of other products up for grabs on the Web.
Webroot Software, an Internet security company that counts Microsoft and EarthLink among its customers, said it plans to unveil a new category of potential threats in the next version of its security software, due out in the next few months.
"We're going to have an 'other' category, where we'll be able to identify things like Marketscore, describe what it does, and give users an option to remove it," said Richard Stiennon, vice president of threat research at Webroot. "It's ironic. When we do focus groups with consumers, they say they have too much information. So they're not going to be happy, but we're going to do it."
Webroot currently identifies Marketscore as a subcategory of
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- It's MY computer
- No one has any right whatsoever to install any software for any purpose on my computer without my full and open consent. This does not include hiding the disclosure in some lengthy privacy policy statement. If you don't say in plain and simple terms such as: "We would like to install some software on your system that wil ..." you are trespassing and totally unwelcome, plain and simple.
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- I couldn't agree more...
- You are absolutely correct. I hate companies that think because they are offering free access to some service or another than a consumer might find useful that that gives them the right to install any crap they want on my property.
Another one that really bugs me is software companies that do the same thing. No they are always installing what I would consider spyware, but they install button bar and all kinds of other crap when you install their programs and give you no way to either not install it or or remove it. Two pet peeves right now is Adobe Acrobat who installs button bars in Microsoft Word with no way of turning them off. The other one is Macromedia FlashPaper 2 which installs a button bar in to Microsoft word as well.
Other companies like Corel install little TSR programs that keep nagging you to register so that they can spam you with crap for the rest of your e-mail addresses life.
Their needs to be a consumer law that allows us to take back control of our property. Until companies start giving us high end computers and stuff in exchange for this type of crap they need to keep their paws off my property.
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- Sometime called spyware??
- Well,just to let know these companies....every day I reveice calls to FIX computers infected with spyware and adware...Usually computers are in such bad shape they are not usuable for Internet at all so people call for help...This "research" costs people lot of money,most of this crappy software doesnt even function properly...Forget about hackers and crackers this companies should be prosecuted,fined and jailed as first class criminals...If I was sneaking up on my neighbors window that is what would happen.....Why are this companies allowed to do this?
Is there any law and order or money can buy anything??
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- My Bandwith, not yours.
- I pay money for my bandwidth, I pay money for my computer. If these companies want to reimburse me for the all of the bandwidth that they STEAL without my authorization, I'd be fine with it. IF (and that's a big if) they ASKED FOR MY PERMISSION. Anyone who doesn't is stealing from me.
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- Oh WTF?!?!
- Give me a ******* break. There really isnt anything overly complicated here. Anything that tricks a user into installing the program or isnt fully spelled out that there is software that is going to be installed and what it does and doesnt have an easy to use uninstall process (e.g. You HAVE to using an anti-adware program to get rid of it.) is ad/spyware. The only people balking at this are the ***holes who make this software. If this was a virus writer and he claimed the rite to use a system for a DoS attack because the user clicked on a damn ad on a website he would be laughed at by the entire industry but no this is some special software. I sit here cleaning a persons system of adware and let me tell you that this **** is not benevolent. This isnt just some tool. Its ******* malware plain and simple. In fact Im going to have to redo his system because its in suck a sorry state that even spybot and adaware cant clean it up. So these companies can cry me a freaking river. I want a law passed that will legally let me assult the maker of whatever adware product I find on my system. Nothing says think you for your gift then a Louisville Slugger to the gut.
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- A better approach.
- If research really needs to be done, enough information could be obtained for all to benefit, by having the user's computer hold a Universal ID cookie that does not identify the person using the machine, and having the web sites provide any legitimate information to the reaserchers.
As far as secutiry goes, I would like to see a BIOS on computers that uses a 'natural flow' file to determine if the process desired to be executes it valid for the program. It would require the system administarting user to accent to any new installation and should note, in their native tongue, what the files or directories are used for, that the new program want to access.
Gregory D. MELLOTT
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- It's simple
- If your research requires you running a process on MY PC, it's intrusive, period.
Such intrusions should be treated exactly the same as trespassing.
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- I call it spyware
- If it installs without my knowledge and it is gathering information then it is spyware. If you want to stop being spyware, when the program installs, throw up a splash screen with the stated purpose, operation and ability to cancel installation.
Any software which installs in any less of a forthright manner, such as behind a long "terms of use" disclaimer, is using tactics which steal for me. It is my computer time, my internet connection and my resources which are being used without my consent. That's theft.
Spam, spyware, adware is all theft as far as I am concerned. Perhaps if these companies that use these tactics were prosecuted for theft there would be less of it happening.
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- You missed the point.
- The point here is that ComScore is a completely legitimate company and their software is 100% invited on to users computers, why should it be called "spyware"? Comscore is a top notch company used by CNet and AOL. It serves a very important role in our use of the internet. It is a travesty that their company has to even be mentioned in the same sentence as the term "spyware". Lets face it folks, "spyware" is a term used to create hype and fear on the internet so lots of anti-spyware software can be sold. Lets not take the sins of a few bad companies that were not invited onto our computers and start bringing down the good ones. It is clear to me that the term "spyware" needs to be replaced with some other more objective way of communicating the privacy concerns related to software. It is very important for consumers to know what Comscore software does, but that does not mean we need to defame the good company's name. I think people sometimes get so caught up in the spyware hype that they forget that there is another side to this coin and that anti-spyware companies have the power to decide for us what will and will not be allowed on our computers. As consumers we need to make sure we understand the criteria they apply when they make these decisions and we need to make sure this is fair, too.
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- Have to read any EULA's lately?
- Spyware has a broader meaning than your realize - it referes to software that monitors your actions, and is difficult to detect, let alone remove.
Most spyware programs are willingly installed on a target PC because most users just aren't willing to sit down and spend thirty minutes reading the End User Licensing Agreements (usually done in fine print, with any references to data collections deeply buried under a mountain of legalese mumbo-jumbo).
These spyware programs are no more "RESEARCH" programs than government sanctioned wire-taps, or Echelon data collections.
Nice try, but your logic just doesn't doesn't make sense - whichever way you would like to spin it.
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- I think YOU missed the point
- Plenty of spammers, adware and spyware companies (not to mention annoying pop-up advertisements, etc.) have been employed by otherwise well-known companies. That doesn't make what they're doing right, it just means their customers are either ignorant of how they operate, or don't care because it's technically legal, and millions of people haven't raised an uproar. Once the activity is illegal and/or many people have become aware of it and started complaining, they'll stop using these "services".
You say that it's being done with the users' consent, but I'll bet you just about anything that at least 1.4 million out of the 1.5 million users of these infected PCs have NO IDEA that their internet activity is being spied on.
This program perfectly fits the description of the worst kinds of spyware in every detail. There is no point in trying to claim it is somehow legitimate.
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- No, you miss the point
- Any time you "consent" to use a proxy server that collects private information at all, it's sypware. I wonder how many people who have given their consent realize that their credit card and banking information is gathered (whether it's scrubbed or not). When I go to my bank's website, I need to know that NO ONE is gathering my information other than my bank. I would never consent to use of a proxy server to track that information or any other transaction involving my personal information.
Gathering information on trends wrt to surfing habits is one thing. Collecting private information is something quite different.
The problem is that most computer users don't realize what they are agreeing to and have no clue what a proxy server is or how it can be used. That's where clear disclosure is necessary. I don't care how "top notch" a company is if they are redirecting users through their own server. That's as bad as or worse then MSFT's Passport.
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- TRUSTWARE - that's waht ComScore wants to be!
What they claim is that people downloaded the program knowing what it does - mining data and sending it somewhere, and those people trusted them when agreeing to the instalation. this is not the same as something a user got infected with while trying to install something else for a different purpose.
I think it was about 4 years ago that I installed my first adware-supported "freeware". I liked the idea back then: the ads where not intrusive (they were only shown when I was using an app that didn't need even 10% of the screen, and disappeared with the app as soon as it lost focus). Then later I found that I have three or four different ad-serving programs on my system, that came with things like pkzip and other shareware. One of them was shared but more than one ad-supported app, and what annoyed me was not that they are trying to use my data, but that I have way too many of them installed and using resources. Why can't they use just one ad-serving engine? Then started all the public ranting about spyware spying on you, and it all added up:
I think the model of paying for a software license by being served targeted ads is a good idea. It is just not implemented correctly. It should be TRUSTWARE and not SPYWARE! There should be one ad-serving program on a user's system, and it should be the user's choice which ad-serving program it is. The user would choose an ad-serving service the user trusts for doing the ad-serving. Ad-supported software downloads would not have bundled spyware. Instead it would look in the system to see what ad-serving software exists, and would negotiate with this ad-server. If there is no compatible ad-server on the user's system, the ad-supported app would inform the user that a compatible ad-serving program should be installed and running before the app can be used.
For this to work there should be a standard open protocol for ad-servers to negotiate with ad-clients (ad-supported apps) and for them to serve ads to the client, and also to pay the vendor of the ad-client for displaying the ads in their app.
The point is that this way the user doesn't get unwanted software sneaked into her system. Instead she gets ads from a source she trusts, and this way perhaps she is willing to share much more info with this trusted source, which can result in much better targeted ads, which serve her better and earns more money for the advertisers.
Of course there are lots of security issues to be solved for this to work. On the other hand there is potential in this model beyond just serving ads. It's really about different software components in a single computer negotiating and transfering real value between them, so it's a sort of micro-payments system working inside a single PC, and when aggregated over many users on many PCs resulting in real money being transfered between the user's chosen ad-server vendors and the ad-client vendors.
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- It is spyware
- Euphemisms to delude the victims or the purveyors? Either way it is an unwanted intrusion and most users would refuse if given a choice in the matter. Otherwise, why do the data miners need to do this in a stealthy manner? Do not even try to defend their actions in any manner.
- If the end user does not want to participate then any spying is just that.
- If the tracking must be done by imbedding code into the user's computer, it is a blatant intrusion, a trespass.
- It does slow down PC's and I have seen it interfere visibly with browser operations and ultimately corrupt drive data on a PC virus checked daily.
- It is also a violation of trust by those who do so without permission or clear ability to opt out.
Just call it for what it is. Rape Derived Data.
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- Story author has been hoodwinked
- This article read as trying to be very "balanced" to the point of being apologetic of an unsavory activity, when in reality it appears the author was taken in by a disreputable spyware company just because it has lots of large clients, and the author was maneuvered into telling this company's side of the story. (I've seen the legitimacy claims of spammers covered in other stories, but usually with skepticism, rather than with such blind acceptance.)
Until the big uproar occurred over the last couple of years, many major corporations used the services of the worst spammers, and the same corporations continue to push annoying pop-up ads that people complain about and try to block.
Until the activity in question is clearly illegal, or until a sufficient number of customers become aware of it and start complaining (to the point it would be bad PR for a company to be associated with it), companies will continue to use these services. Spam and pop-up ads are cheap and effective. So is spyware-derived research. Until there were sufficient complaints and laws targeting it, customers of spam services claimed there was nothing wrong with it. This doesn't make it desirable or something we should just accept as OK.
Awareness of spyware and adware is just lagging behind that of more in-your-face intrusions like spam and pop-up ads, mainly because it IS so invisible (which makes it all the more troubling).
In fact, this kind of spyware is far more potentially damaging than standard pop-up ads and spam, if less immediately annoying. We should not just "trust" some company to know all of our passwords, bank account logins, personal activities, everything we buy, everything we read, every site we visit, every personal email and chat message we send, etc. Any such software would need an extraordinary level of awareness and accepance on the part of the user, not just clicking past some fine print in an EULA, and any personally-identifying information should be stripped fully before the data ever leaves the computer. The user should also be able to see the data that will be transmitted before it is sent, and have the ability to prevent its transmission if it tells more than they want to.
Going through a proxy is a REALLY REALLY bad idea. At the least, there should be suitable warnings each time someone logs into the computer or goes onto the internet that this is occurring (if a proxy IS used, all web pages should be in a frame which clearly explains what is happening, what data is being collected and by whom, and giving the easy option to bypass it at any time, and similar warnings should display any time email, news, ftp, or other internet activity occurs).
Of the 1.5 million claimed users of this software, I bet at least 1.4 million would be surprised (and probably angered) to discover that their online activities were being monitored in any way.
There is nothing distinguishing this company from any other disreputable spyware company. No new category is needed here, except for "illegal".
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- Research Project For The Federal Trade Commission
- As a marketing research professional this article raises some interesting ethical questions and what boundries a reputable research firm should adhere to and where some type of government regulation may be required. It also raises some interesting questions on the ethics of the firms who buy and utilize this type of research.
First class research firms such as Nielsen adhere to strict ethical standards. I can't imagine Nielsen conducting a focus group or other type of research where they write down the social security number and credit card numbers of the participants involved. And I certainly think that Nielsen's research participants would know why, when and where they were being questioned or observed.
To say that MarketScore's type of research is ethical or OK because companies like AOL use it is a weak argument. To label their software as "Researchware" does not change the type of methods they employ.
I have an idea for a survey that the Federal Trade Commission might want to conduct with Comscore's "panelists". Since they know who the users are, it should be easy to pull a sample of MarketScore panelists.
Q1) Are you familiar with ComScore, MarketScore or JDCouncil.org ?
Q2) Is the MarketScore software program currently installed on your computer ?
Q3) Is the MarketScore software program currently running on your computer ?
Q4) Do you know that you agreed to have Comscore capture your personal information such as credit card numbers, bank passwords, social security numbers and other private information ?
Q5) Did you read the End User License Agreement prior to installing the MarketScore software?
Q6) Did you understand the End User License Agreement prior to installing the MarketScore software?
Q7) Do you know how to de-activate or uninstall the MarketScore software ?
Q8) Did you receive any renumeration or conisderation for installing the MarketScore software ?
Q9) Do you want your personal information such as credit card numbers, bank passwords, social security numbers, and internet purchases recorded and tracked by MarketScore?
Q10) Do you want the MarketScore software installed and running on your computer?
Q11) Would you like to recieve a short, easy to understand confirmation from MarketScore that would REQUIRE YOU TO CONFIRM that you would like to continue as a panelist?
Q12) If your personal information were to "leak out" as a result of your use of the MarketScore software and cause you personal harm such as identity or credit card theft do understand what liability MarketScore has to you?
I don't think that full disclosure equates to fine print. The mortgage loan industry used to bury it's disclosures in fine print. Now there are separate forms in large print and easy to understand language in loan documents. Government intervention was required to at least make an attempt to insure that people knew what they were getting into.
For now I applaud Webroot's and the universities mentioned stance on classifying this program as "Spyware". Until MarketScore can prove that it's panelists truely understand and agree to having this software installed and running on their computers, the panelists should have the option of this program being flagged as Spyware.
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- Precisely!
- This is exactly correct: people may be willing to receive advertising or have their behavior monitored IF it is to a reasonable extent, they are fully aware of it, they get something in return, and THEY decide it is worthwhile. This is how most legitimate market research is done. Spyware and adware are part of the "we can do it cheaper because we can get away with things that we couldn't in the real world" philosophy of the internet. Sometimes this is true, and not a problem. But, like spam and file sharing, adware and spyware should be required to conform to the standards these practices would demand in the real world.
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- spyware
- How can anyone suggest that there is any legitimate reason to put software on my personal computer? How can anyone find legitimacy in gather information about me? Next, they will want to put microphones in my house. It is unconstitutional.
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- Spyware by any other name is still spyware
- No matter how you spin it its still wrong and anyone doing it should be fined, jailed or worse.
Intrusion without permission in the name of science is still intrusion. If I wanted to be part of a study group for these theives then I'd sign up.
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- Place this data gathering on the server side
- Data should be gathered at the ecommerce site's servers...these data gathering companies should be trading their data gathering sofware installs with free/discounted data gathered from their partners. As such spyware data miners would not need to be installed on each PC client.
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- Just worried about the free internet.....
- I am not a spyware vendor..I am just a concerned consumer who has been watching this for quite a while, and now that big players are in the game I can see that contol and power will be in few peoples hands.
I will say it again...the anti-spyware makers have a huge amount of power. They recommend what they think is good software and bad software. They have the power to remove "bad" software. This is all well and good if anti-spyware makers were all kind and benevolent, but they obviously want to make money too. The wheels can be greased. If the anti-spyware company has a large enough distribution, they can put out a software or definition update and kill another program in no time at all.
A good example is the tie between Alluria and WhenU. One could argue there is a little bit of a conflict of interest there:) In fact most of what I have seen is companies that do not want to be viewed as spyware have a tactic of teaming with a anti-spyware maker to get them on their side. This gets to the heart of my fears about this.
On the other hand I do think Privacy Protection Software is a good idea and that it is good for everyone if there are good rules. I think the P3P is a good example of how we can better inform consumers about privacy. This Privacy Protection Software may even be able to hit a web sites P3P policy and convey that in clear english for folks. Anyhow, I would like to see criteria like the following:
1) Objectivity - There needs to be a clear list of criteria by which software privacy will be measured. (the term spyware needs to go away because is not objective, it is just hype). Actual research needs to be done on the software and that research needs to be documented against the list of criteria. GIANT/Microsoft actually has a decent list of criteria, but maybe there needs to be an independent organization that sets the criteria?
2) Transparency - Both the consumer and the developer of the software applications need to have 100% disclosure of what the scoring criteria is for their application. This promotes having legitimate companies that are "in a gray area" to improve their practices and prevents anti-spyware makers from choosing how they want to apply their definitions to different vendors.
3) Fairness: ALL software must be treated and analyzed equally. i.e. the spyware companies cannot decide to include one piece of software and not another. All software has privacy concerns even if it is purchased by a consumer or used by an IT organization. For example, we use RAdmin here at work. By NO means is it spyware in the hyped sense of the word, but it could definitely be used to monitor what a person does on their computer and people have a right to know its capabilities.
Anyhow, just throwing out some thoughts. I think these are issues that are out there, but not too many consumers seem to be afraid of who we are giving power to. They hate spyware and any company that helps get rid of it is good in their books...Lets just not forget that the biggest reason anti-spyware companies are getting into this area is to make money and things can get out of hand if we let it.
Hopefully this will cause someone to think about this more..
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- Ok
- so i will stab someone and call it 'surgery', but hey... a peice of SHI* by any other name still stinks
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- Big Brother by any other name....
- It is no more acceptable by ANY company whether for marketing purposes or whatever. It is still an invasion of our privacy to install anything unknowingly on our compters. If the Goverment did it (who knows) we would not stand for it. It slows down our machines and causes bandwidth to be used. I believe it to be worse than spam, since spam does not invade our systems, just fills our email boxes. (Spam does suck though)
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- tracking report
- how does Comscore differ from the others? i.e. media metrix, core media, etc.? what's the technology behind it? and what kind of tracking data/information do they generate?
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- This is why we never should have made computers easy for people to use. You get people who are too stupid to read the installation documentation and then complain, complain, complain when something they should've known about but didn't is happening. It's like buying a car then getting really upset when you find out you have to put gas in it. "Well I should have known but no one slapped me in the face and told me so how was I to know?" Companies like comScore make it blatantly clear what they're doing and they give you the option to opt out; by not installing the FREE software. If you don't want this kind of monitoring going on, freakin' pay for your software. Be happy that technology has been made easier for you otherwise it would be us tech nerds SSHing for social networks while you still used snail mail to your pen pal.
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Real interesting and useful thread. It helps me decide if I will have what it takes to tackle such major repair or take it to the dealer. My 07 GS 1200 has now 85,000 miles. I do all my maintenance - thanks also to Jim's DVD. Clutch feels normal still and no issues knock wood so far. But I started thinking maybe I should plan for a clutch inspection/replacement if I were to take a really long trip. Except for occasional stop light holding in, I never abuse the clutch, still wondering what it's expected life or the splines are. Talking to my brother who is an auto mechanic - he says no one ever lubes clutch splines on cars.
I missed if you posted the mileage on this GS you are working on, although may not mean much about clutch wear - depends on usage and day of week the bike was built, as I gather from similar threads.
Vic, his bike has right around 77K on it.
I will say this, and I have also mentioned it to the owner, whom I've ridden with quite a few times on his many bikes..... he seems to have a tendency to really slip the clutch when starting out.... whether it be at a stop light or whatever. He really brings up the engine RPM and feathers the clutch (IMHO - excessively) to get under way. I've found no real contamination in the entire clutch assembly, so I am sure his engagement procedure has helped contribute to the failure.
I have found several more robust friction plates, but it appears the pressure plate assembly here in the US is locked up by BMW. I have asked the collective in the European community I know (through the Concours Owners Group) if there is an offering on that side of the pond that we aren't privy to here. Will see if anything comes back.
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Howling-good films: Wild and Scenic Film Festival visits Flagstaff and benefits local wolf recovery project
It is dark and there are pretty pictures of wolves adorning tables lined up around the claustrophobic walls of the Orpheum Theater's interior. A film is starting, crackling as the video player comes to life. Some women are walking around wearing wolf ears and brown wool dresses, carrying clipboards. Posters are taped on the walls urging people to "Save the Wolves." The clock hits 7:30 p.m. and the first documentary starts, focusing on whales and saving the planet; the Wild and Scenic Film Festival has officially begun.
On March 29, a large crowd gathered at the Orpheum Theatre to take part in the film festival. A nationwide festival, the Wild and Scenic has been traveling from California to Nevada to Arizona for the better part of this year, according to the group's website, which receives over 110 film entries every year. The films focus on improving the conditions of the world we live in through powerful change enacted by adventurous individuals ready to work toward a better tomorrow. Many of the films take place in mountainous landscapes and are primarily interested in the effects human interference and climate change have on the animal and ecological life forces in nature.
"The Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project hosts the Wild and Scenic Film Festival tour in Flagstaff each year to raise awareness for the Mexican gray wolf and as a fundraiser to help support our work on behalf of wolves. Our intention with hosting the film festival is to help people learn about the issues facing Mexican wolves, be motivated to care for them and strive to see them be recovered in the wild," said Emily Nelson, project director of the Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project.
The Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project is an activist group focused on repopulating the area surrounding the Grand Canyon area. Mexican gray wolves were previously eradicated from the area because of dramatic environmental shifts. Nelson said the project works to integrate humans into the wolves' habitat so they can learn more about the species and understand why they are currently endangered.
"By creating meaningful opportunities for the public to learn about wolves, experience their habitat first-hand, interact with land managers and engage in public decision-making, we are making positive grassroots change to achieve improved and sustainable habitat conditions for wildlife, specifically wolves," Nelson explained. "Our goals are to compel leadership within the Grand Canyon National Park, surrounding land management agencies and the regional community to help lead the way for the return of Mexican gray wolves . . . to a suitable portion of their historic range in Arizona and southern Utah."
Many who attend the event also felt passionately about this cause.
Andrew Mann, a junior forestry major, attended with Barbara Sugarman, also a junior forestry major. Mann said he came for the topic of environmental awareness and because Sugarman, who had a more personal reason for attending, convinced him to.
"Well, I actually worked for the wolf recovery project the summer after my freshman year at NAU," Sugerman said. "I just find it really interesting that they advocate public education and I think they have really good science behind their philosophies as to why the Mexican gray wolf would be beneficial to the Grand Canyon area."
The sales made from the ticket prices will fund the recovery project and be used to promote further education and activism for the Mexican gray wolf repopulation cause. The Wild and Scenic Film Festival is year-round and comes to Flagstaff annually. For more information about the Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project or the Wild and Scenic Film Festival, visit their websites.


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A new version of the district website is available at OCSD62.org.
If the new website is missing anything or you have any questions, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
The old website (orecity.k12.or.us) will remain online in its current state until May, 2015. All new content and page edits will be made on the new site.
Content on this site is not being updated and may not be current or correct.
Mayor Honors Oregon City Faculty, Staff, Principal and Former Superintendent With "Citizens of The Year" Award
Oregon City High School Faculty, Staff, Principal Nancy Bush-Lange and former Superintendent Roger Rada were honored by Oregon City Mayor Doug Neeley as Citizens of the Year at an event held Saturday hosted by the Oregon City Chamber of Commerce.
Oregon City High School Staff & Faculty
The faculty and staff of OCHS have navigated declining resources while implementing successful programs for struggling students and expanding opportunities for advanced students. However, today Oregon City High School can claim to be the best high school in the state of Oregon. Since 2005 at OCHS, the number of students who have met or exceeded standards for the statewide reading exam grew from 58 percent to 95 percent; 11 points above the state average. The same dramatic increases have been made in mathematics. The number of students who have met or exceeded standards for the statewide math exam grew from 45 percent to 92 percent; 22 points above the state average.
2011 Presidents Day Rally Monday, February 21 at the Capital Steps in Salem
With budget cuts looming, families and students will rally for adequate education funding Monday, Feb. 21, at the state capitol in Salem. Participants will gather at noon on the capitol steps to support Oregon legislators in protecting schools.
Gov. John Kitzhaber has announced he would propose a $5.56 billion budget for schools statewide—far less that the total spending in 2009-11, and an amount that could leave Oregon City School District with a projected budget shortfall over $9.5 million next year.
More information available at www.stand.org/or/rally
When: Monday, February 21st from 12pm to 1pm
Where: Oregon State Capital
How to attend: Organizers suggest that parents bring their children, grandchildren and a homemade sign. (Students do not have school in honor of Presidents Day.) Prepare for rain or shine, and bring lunch and water. Buses will provide transportation.
Community Leaders Consider Local Option Levy to Save School Days
The second week in February community leaders gathered in Oregon City to hear about the current budget crisis. At the meeting they learned about the last 3 years of cuts and the projected $9.2 million dollar shortfall for next school year. The community leaders were told about a plan to go out for a local option levy. If passed the local option would help save 2 school weeks of instruction. The participants at this meeting supported asking the school board to place a local option levy on the May 17th ballot. On February 14th the school board voted unanimously to do so.
Oregon City Schools Foundation Auction: May 15, 2010
When: May 15, 2010
Where: Willamette Falls Education Building, 519 15th Street, Oregon City, OR
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Comptroller Peter Franchot is announcing the details for Maryland's annual tax-free week for certain clothes and shoes.
Franchot will join local officials and representatives from the retail industry Wednesday in Annapolis to talk about "Shop Maryland." Maryland residents will not have to pay the 6 percent sales tax on qualifying clothing and shoes that cost $100 or less between Sunday, Aug. 14 and Saturday, Aug. 20.
Franchot will visit stores on Main Street in Annapolis to talk to merchants and shoppers.
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[dropcap]I[/dropcap] had already spent the better half of the day shooting shorebirds at Fort DeSoto. As I was making my way back to the hotel, I drove near a large craft show in the city of St Petersburg. Great ! It was time to work on my urban shooting skills that were starting to fade from my Jay Maisel workshop. One of the last things he said to me at the class was, "Shoot People". Jay, an acclaimed photogrpaher, lives and roams the streets of NYC, grabbing creative and wonderful images based on the elements of light, gesture and color.
After being away from street photography it took some time for me to return to that urban visualization groove. I roamed thru the 4 block fair, and soon my subject appeared, not at eye level, but low, curb low. I saw the harsh light and shadows first, the hands and then colors. My first shot was a picture. Quickly however,with eye contact and spoken words, the artist and I, by Jay's definition, had entered into portrait taking session. The hands became much more important to the image, I was shooting with the D4 and the 70-200 F/4. I figured with sunglasses on, that keeping eyes in focus was not relative so I set my camera focus point on the fingers. Fortunately I was about 12 feet away and at 200mm was able to have adequate field and depth of view for a clean portrait.
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The Supreme Court has sentenced Paul Bucyana, a poultry farmer, to five months in prison for using verbal threats against Saidat Yankurije, a tomato farmer, in what began as a simple misunderstanding.
It all started when Bucyana, who owns a poultry farm, relocated to Rusororo sector in Gasabo district with his poultry and acquired a house next to Yankurije. One day, his chicken strayed into Yankurije's farm, eating her tomatoes.
The latter took the matter hard and dragged her new neighbour to local authorities. A fine of Rwf5,000 was issued, but it only furthered the rift between the duo.
Attack and threats
When Bucyana was beaten up by thugs, he alleged they were hired by Yankurije. Prosecution said Bucyana threatened to hack Yankurije using a machete.
The incident that happened in January, then went before the High Court, where the accused was slapped with a 10-year jail term.
However, the Supreme Court later disqualified the charges of attempted murder.
Delivering the verdict, a panel of judges, led by Deputy Chief Justice Zainabu Kayitesi, said there is no proof that Bucyana had planned to kill Yankurije and that a weapon mentioned by the prosecution was not presented to court as exhibit.
The Supreme Court preferred charges of verbal intimidation against the convict.


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In the aftermath of the suspension of aid to Uganda by her development partners Britain, Denmark, Ireland, Norway and Sweden earlier this month, there have been reports that some government departments are beginning to feel the pinch, unable to fund their planned activities and other obligations.
The Uganda government clearly brought this unto herself when it allowed its thieving officials to brazenly swindle money meant for supporting war victims in the affected parts of the country. As a result, many innocent people are likely to pay the price for this impropriety.
Yet there is evidence to suggest that Uganda would be capable of funding her entire budget if the money collected by the Uganda Revenue Authority was not stolen or used extravagantly. The money stolen from public coffers could be much more than what is donated to Uganda. It is, therefore, a shame that we should be pleading for aid instead of utilising internal resources frugally.
The recent importation of state-of-the art Mercedes Benz limousines for President Museveni at a cost exceeding Shs 1.2bn and the use of some of the Peace, Recovery and Development Programme (PRDP) money to buy luxury vehicles for ministers in the office of the Prime Minister clearly show how lopsided our priorities are.
How can a country that begs to fund its budget be in a position to purchase luxury vehicles for its leaders that their counterparts in the countries we beg from can only dream of?
Meanwhile, our public administration expenditure remains one of the highest in the world, with a stadium-size Parliament, a conference-size cabinet, an army of presidential advisors, resident district commissioners, etc. Therefore, while government departments are feeling the pinch, the aid cuts have given Uganda another opportunity to rethink her overreliance on aid for budget support.
We need support for humanitarian causes, similar to the United States' approach whose support is directed at project assistance such as in the area of HIV/Aids. We also need soft loans and grants for mega projects such as the recently launched Entebbe Express Highway which is jointly funded by the Ugandan and Chinese governments. But we may not need, let alone deserve, budget support when we are busy stealing it and squandering locally-generated revenue.


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One of the "fun" tasks when working with clients is when we need to open the various ports on a client's network for Configuration Manager to work properly. I've had to sit down with many clients and go through the TechNet port diagram countless times, to only have to do it again a few months later. Eventually I said enough was enough.
I have developed an excel spreadsheet that contains all the ports used. On the 2nd sheet, you can put in the names of the servers for the various ConfigMgr roles. Once you do that, the 1st sheet will auto populate with those names. Once this is completed you will have a nice sheet you can show the client, or your network team that shows what ports needed to be open and from where to where.
The information is based upon the TechNet information listed here.
Here is a sample screenshot of the excel sheet.
Here is a screenshot of the configuration page.
Trevor Sullivan has created a nice post on checking the size of your Task Sequence's. This is useful, since there is a 4mb limit to your TS. If you have too many steps, you can run into this issue.
Read the full post here.
2012 Is off to a great start. Received my MVP renewal this morning.
Congratulations! We are pleased to present you with the 2012 Microsoft® MVP Award! This award is given to exceptional technical community leaders who actively share their high quality, real world expertise with others. We appreciate your outstanding contributions in System Center Configuration Manager technical communities during the past year.
Fellow MVP Steve Thompson has created a nice post for reporting in ConfigMgr 2012.
Presently, if you have installed ConfigMgr 2012 with SQL Server 2008 R2, and attempt to edit a report from the console, you will get an error message that states "Report Builder not available". The problem here, ConfigMgr 2012 is designed to work out of the box with Report Builder 2.0 as explained here:
Since you have installed SQL Server 2008 R2, which ships with Report Builder 3.0, you can indeed use Report Builder 3.0, just open it directly from SSRS Report Manager.
While not supported or endorsed by Microsoft, a workaround is available to integrate RB 3.0 from the console, as follows:
You'll need to set a registry key to name the RB 3.0 application manifest. The key in question is "HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\ConfigMgr10\AdminUI\Reporting\ReportBuilderApplicationManifestName". Change its value from "ReportBuilder_2_0_0_0.application" to "ReportBuilder_3_0_0_0.application" on any machine from which you want to launch RB 3.0.
Johan has posted a new hydration kit for 2012 ConfigMgr RC1.
Deployment Research > Blog - The Hydration Kit for ConfigMgr 2012 RC1 is available for download
Here is a download for deploying a complete ConfigMgr 2012 RC1 infrastructure in either Hyper-V or VMware: One Domain Controller and one ConfigMgr 2012 RC1 member server – Including pre-requisites like .Net Framework, SQL 2008 and IIS - all fully automated.
Once configured, the total build time for the full ConfigMgr 2012 RC1 lab environment is about 1.5 hours (on my laptop).
MDT 2012: New Features– GPO Packs - The Deployment Guys - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
There are many new features of MDT 2012 but one that I particularly like is the ability to apply GPO Packs created using Security Configuration Manager (SCM) during the deployment process.
SCM is a great tool that allows you to create and manage group policy baselines in an easy to use interface. These polices are then able to be applied at the domain level or as "Local GPO Packs". MDT can now deploy these "Local GPO Packs" during deployment.
MDT provides four default GPO packs for the following operating systems that are applied by default during deployment. The correct GPO pack will be applied based on the operating system that is deployed. If an operating system matching the GPO pack is not found then no GPO Pack will be applied……
MDT 2012: New Features – Hide Shell - The Deployment Guys - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
Here is a common scenario. You are deploying an operating system using MDT Lite Touch, during the deployment you install some user specific applications. However the users think that the deployment is completed an they close the application installs or perhaps start messing with the machine while it is still logged in as the local administrator. Now you could simply inform the user that they should not touch the computer until the deployment is completed. However in my experience this "don't touch" approach has not always been 100% successful.
Well now we have a better way, you can hide explorer shell while MDT is "doing it's thing"!
MDT 2012 Beta 2–User-Driven Installation (UDI) Version 2 - Chris's Blog - Just weedin around Microsoft - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
Great introduction to UDI V2 over on the TechNet Blogs by Chris Adams.
SCCM Guru webcast coming up soon - Michael Niehaus' Windows and Office deployment ramblings - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
As part of the BDNA "SCCM Guru" webcast series, I will be presenting on November 17th from 11:00am to 12:00pm Pacific time. The topic of the presentation:
Inside a ConfigMgr 2012 OS Deployment Task Sequence In this webcast with Michael Niehaus, Microsoft's "Deployment Guy", you will learn: The inner workings of a task sequence, showing the various steps in the process How information is passed to and between each step & what the steps do How to troubleshoot when things don't go as expected
In this webcast with Michael Niehaus, Microsoft's "Deployment Guy", you will learn:
I am planning to do something different for this session – with a week to go for preparation (and being on vacation for most of that time), it will be interesting to see how much of my "vision" I'll be able to get ready in time. (As an added complication, I will be presenting while jetlagged – I arrive back in Seattle the evening before, after a twelve-hour time change. Don't worry, I'll have lots of caffeine handy.)
To register for the session, please visit this link:
MDT 2012 Beta 2 Released - The Deployment Guys - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
The latest version of MDT is now available on Connect (Join the MDT 2012 Beta 2 Connect program here!)
MDT 2012 Beta 2 offers new User-Driven Installation components and extensibility for Configuration Manager 2007 and Configuration Manager 2012 as well as integration with the Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolkit (DaRT) for Lite Touch Installation remote control and diagnostics.
Key benefits include:
New features For System Center Configuration Manager customers:
New features For Lite Touch Installation:
MDT 2012 Beta 2 will be available for beta download through to January 2012.
Already using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit? the MDT team would like to hear about your experiences. Please send comments and suggestions to email@example.com.
This post was contributed by Richard Smith, a Principal Consultant with Microsoft Services UK
Announcing the Release Candidate of Configuration Manager Physical to Virtual Migration Toolkit | Microsoft Connect
The Configuration Manager team is pleased to announce the Release Candidate (RC) of the Configuration Manager Physical-to-Virtual Migration Toolkit!
The Configuration Manager P2V Migration Toolkit was designed to assist in situations where there are remote Configuration Manager 2007 site servers that need to be retained during the side-by-side migration process to Configuration Manager 2012.
The Configuration Manager P2V Migration Toolkit facilitates the re-utilization of existing x64 server hardware using virtualization technologies, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V
Configuration Manager P2V Migration Toolkit key features:
· Task sequence\standalone media driven. Utilizes Configuration Manager 2007's task sequences to provide the ability to automate the majority of the end-to-end P2V process, including:
o Offline virtualization of physical disks.
o Preparing the VHDs to leverage virtual storage drivers and align to virtual disk layout.
o Compressing of the VHD's to reduce size on disk.
o Installation of Windows 2008 R2 (including enabling the Hyper-V role).
o Automating the creation of a Hyper-V virtual machine.
o Attaching the captured VHDs as a Hyper-V virtual machine.
· User interface to create customized task sequences and standalone media. Wizard driven user interface assists in the creation of a customized Configuration Manager 2007 task sequence and standalone media specifically targeted to the P2V conversion of the remote site server.
· Offline physical-to-virtual conversion. Offline P2V conversion is the most reliable way to ensure data consistency between the physical hard disks and the virtual copies.
· Capture only option. Wizard driven solution to assist in the creation of bootable media, which in turn can be used to capture selected physical disk drives into Virtual Hard Disks (VHDs).
Release Candidate Improvements:
· Accessibility. Added support for high contrast, keyboard shortcuts and keyboard navigation.
· Increased critical boot driver coverage. Added additional support for critical boot drivers to enhance IDE disk driver support in the virtual instance.
Download Details - Microsoft Download Center - System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection RCs
ConfigMgr RC has been released today. Download from the link above!
Here is the main product page: System Center Configuration Manager 2012 | New Next Version
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Release Candidate is Here!
In the Release Candidate, we've introduced some additional and enhanced capabilities, including:
Important SQL Information!
Something not listed on the site is that you need KB2603910 in order to address a pretty nasty backup bug.
So the recommend SQL configuration is SQL 2008 SP2 with CU6 and KB2603910. The hotfix does not exist for 2008 R2 yet, so don't use SQL 2008 R2.
Fantastic post over on The Configuration Manager OSD Support Team Blog.
Troubleshooting the PXE Service Point and WDS in Configuration Manager 2007 - Configuration Manager OSD Support Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
One of the issues we troubleshoot the most in CSS are ConfigMgr PXE Service Point installs. This article is based on 4 years of experience troubleshooting hundreds of PXE Service Point installs. The end result is what we have found causes the majority of issues on PXE Service Points and what works on most (if not all) configurations. The article assumes that you are not trying to co-host the ConfigMgr PXE Service Point with stand-alone WDS on the same server. That is a topic for a completely different article…
A previous version of this article appeared over at the The Configuration Manager Support Team Blog site. That article was actually a major revision of the original article titled ConfigMgr 2007: Troubleshooting PXE Service Point Issues and WDS service not starting. The below is an updated version of the article and can be considered version 3 of the article. Besides some minor updates in syntax and formatting, it mainly contains one major new section covering co-hosting DHCP and WDS on the same server WITHOUT having to configure WDS. It also contains additional checks when R2 or R3 are installed.
Recently was working at client, we caused ourselves a slight reporting issue. We had exported all the reports from a previous site, including custom reports. When we imported those into the new site, we overwrote the stock reports. What happens when you do this is that it breaks all the built in reporting links.
You lose the links like this example below.
In order to recreate the stock reports and ensure the appropriate links are there, we simply need to duplicate the process that creates the original reports. This can be achieved by running a mofcomp against the smsrprt.mof file that is located in \installpath\bin\i386.
One you have done this, you will be able to look at the stock reports and all the links that were previously missing will now be there. This creates the original stock 332 reports, this doesn't include the AI, FSP or FEP reports that might be added when additional features are added or installed.
In addition during this process and testing, there isn't a nice way to delete multiple reports. No way to do this via the ConfigMgr console is provided. So I wrote a simple script to allow you to delete multiple reports.
The following VBscript will delete multiple reports and you can specify the ID range you want to delete. if you uncomment out the echo commands, you can be prompted as each report is deleted, but that isn't very efficient if you are deleting a lot of reports.
1: Dim objswbemservices
2: Sub ConnectToSCCM()
3: set objSwbemLocator = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemLocator")
4: set objSWbemServices= objSWbemLocator.ConnectServer(".", "root\sms")
5: Set ProviderLoc = objSWbemServices.InstancesOf("SMS_ProviderLocation")
7: For Each Location In ProviderLoc
8: If Location.ProviderForLocalSite = True Then
9: Set objSWbemServices = objSWbemLocator.ConnectServer(Location.Machine, "root\sms\site_" + Location.SiteCode)
10: End If
11: Next
12: End Sub
14: ConnectToSCCM()
16: For each objreport in objswbemservices.execquery("select * from sms_report")
17: If objreport.reportid >= 1 And objreport.reportid <= 378 Then
18: then objreport.delete_
19: 'Wscript.Echo "Deleted report: " & objreport.ReportID
20: 'Wscript.Echo "Report name: " & objreport.Name
21: End If
23: Next


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From Old Pages come New Spaces
From Old Pages come New Spaces
Over at her blog, Ann Marie shared a project she did using an antique book and a spare space in here room, and she photographed the process.
The result: a thoughtful place to read, and a beautiful collection of photos. I especially love how the off-centered title page looks near the chair.
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Books are one of the first ways children begin to learn about the world outside their home, so what you choose to read matters. That was the message yesterday when we hosted our second TVOParents book club. We focused our discussion on our theme this month, History and Geography. What does that mean for books? Well, we talked about children's books that help kids explore their place and their people, and those of other kids.
It's Black History Month, so that fit nicely, and Rosemary Sadler joined us on the panel. She's the president of the Ontario Black History Society. She's also written a book called The Kids Book of Black Canadian History and is the mother of three kids. And Lori Kirk, founder of Roots and Wings books joined us. She's written a book called Seven Hands, Seven Lands. She's also the mom of two bi-racial kids, so she knows what it's like trying to find books that reflect their world.
It was a great discussion, and we've got a few book names to pass along. My personal favourite to read to my kids when they were young was Children Just Like Me, published by Unicef. The authors travelled around the world taking photographs of children and their friends and family, their schools, their homes, their meals, their pets and play places. It's a beautiful and fascinating book, but the best part is that at the end of it your kids see that children are the same everywhere. They have sisters and brothers, parents, they go to school, they have favourite foods and clothes. I still have that book.
What are your favourite children's books about people and place? About history and geography? Add your suggestions to the list on our TVOParents Book Club page. Let's share the knowledge.


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Dr. Grenier graduated summa cum laude from LSU in Baton Rouge with an undergraduate degree in biochemistry. He earned his medical degree from LSU in New Orleans, where he was elected to the Aesculapian Honor Society and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He completed his internship and ophthalmology residency at Ochsner and was recipient of the Outstanding Ophthalmology Resident Award. Dr. Grenier is board certified in ophthalmology and has been on staff at Ochsner since 1991. Dr. Grenier is also fluent in French.
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Clinical interests include cataract surgery with astigmatism and bifocal implant technologies, glaucoma diagnosis and treatment including latest laser and surgical technologies, Lasik & refractive surgery, botox, blepharoplasty, as well as general diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye.
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- Medical School: Louisiana State University, New Orleans
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Thursday marks an annual event AT NASA'S Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. It's the so-called "Marshall 2014 Update." Marshall Center Director Patrick Scheuermann will speak about the future of the center and its strong relationship with Alabama. He'll also talk about the progression from the early Apollo rockets to the Space Shuttle to where we are now.
Patrick Scheuermann: "What we've embarked upon now is the next great ship that'll take us even further into the oceans of space, and that's the Space Launch System, an incredibly powerful rocket. The most powerful rocket that will ever be built. Even more powerful than the Apollo rocket. And the purpose will be primarily to get us beyond lower Earth orbit. These rockets are taller than the Statue of Liberty. And if you can imagine putting rocket engines on the bottom of these big buildings and launching them into space, it's an incredible thing to see."
Scheuermann also plans to talk about the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math, or STEM fields. Marshall is the 3rd largest employer in the Huntsville metro area with around 6,000 employees and contract workers. It's responsible for around 20,000 jobs across the state of Alabama. 8700 are involved in work on the new SLS rocket.
As mentioned in the interview (click the audio above), the International Space Station will be passing over the sky soon. You can visit this link to get real-time alerts on when it's traveling over your zip code. A big thanks to Marshall spokeswoman Jennifer Morcone Stanfield for sending the link and this message:
Jennifer Stanfield: "If you've never seen the Space Station fly overhead, it's a really awe inspiring experience. ISS is the brightest "star" in the sky and does not blink like an airplane. As Patrick mentioned, it's a tangible way the public can see and appreciate the half-dozen astronauts in space each and every day aboard the orbiting laboratory learning about how to live and work off of our beautiful planet Earth."


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Chicago, IL 60631
Resurrection Health Care offers a wide variety of educational programs, health screenings, support groups and other services for people of all ages. Programs take place regularly on fitness and weight management, CPR and first aid, smoking cessation, childbirth preparation and many other timely health topics. Please browse through our current online Wellness Classes calendar.
Good food, healthy attitude and quality exercise are the building blocks of a fit and active lifestyle. Cultivating healthy habits can help you stay well throughout your entire life. Check the following wellness programs offered through Resurrection Health Care.
Nutrition counseling
Diabetes. High blood pressure. High cholesterol. These are just some of the risks of an unhealthy diet. Our registered dietitians work with your physician in order to overcome or avoid these and other diagnosed medical conditions. They provide individualized menu planning and follow-up support tailored to meet your lifestyle needs. A range of classes and services - which do not require a prescription - is also available to help you learn how to eat right, read nutrition labels and prepare nutritious meals. Some of these services may be covered by your insurance; consult your doctor to determine medical necessity. To learn more about our nutrition counseling services and classes, or to schedule an appointment, call 773-792-5556.
Fitness classes
Staying physically active helps you feel your best. Resurrection Health Care's fitness program includes a variety of aerobics classes and high-energy walking workouts to get you moving on land or in water.
- Splash aerobics - Take the plunge! Water aerobics is an exciting and fun alternative exercise - a challenging workout that enhances cardiovascular fitness and muscle tone with minimal stress on bones and joints. This workout is an excellent way to improve your cardiovascular fitness in a safe, low-impact environment.
- Step aerobics - Step up to the challenge with step aerobics. This high-energy, low-impact workout focuses on upper body and abdominal toning, and ends with a soothing cool down and stretch.
- Any Body's Walking Workout - People of all ages get moving with this motivating walking routine.
- Senior FLEX Ability - This program is great for less-active seniors and those with arthritis. Learn proper stretching techniques and exercises that improve flexibility and reduce joint stiffness.
For more information about these programs, or to receive a complete program listing, call 773-792-5022.
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It's time to do something about those extra pounds you've been carrying around. Our weight management program can help you establish and maintain a sensible diet through a variety of programs, including one-on-one weight loss counseling, the Take Shape program, How to Eat classes, and exercise. Whether you sign up for a weight management class or work individually with our registered dietitians, we can help you reach your goals. For more information regarding weight management services and classes, call 773-792-5022.
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Are you still smoking? Quitting is one of the best - and perhaps most difficult - ways to improve your health. RHC's smoking cessation program can help you do it. Join us, and discover the pleasures of being a non-smoker. Call 877-RES-INFO (737-4636) for a class schedule.
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Therapeutic clinical massage can help relieve headache, neck and back pain, tendenitis and the pain associated with TMJ, sports injuries and many other conditions. Our licensed and certified massage therapists will formulate a custom-tailored plan to meet your needs. In some cases, massage therapy is covered by insurance. Consult your doctor to determine medical necessity.
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- Myofascial therapy - This delicate, gentle massage is especially suited for patients experiencing chronic pain and fibromyalgia
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For many students at Anderson University, scheduling classes can be a difficult task. However, with the inclusion of summer classes, some of that stress can be alleviated. Summer classes provide an extra four sessions in which students can complete credits toward graduation. The classes are also offered at a reduced rate of $350 per credit hour, which helps ease the financial burdens that many students face. These classes are offered in a variety of formats, including traditional, online, and independent study, and can help both traditional and nontraditional students earn credits toward a degree.
Aleza Beverly, dean of the School of Adult Learning, has been the director of summer classes since the mid 1990s. She is an advocate for taking summer classes. "It gives students a chance to jump ahead on hours or to make up hours that they have not been able to do during the regular semester," said Beverly.
Summer classes can work for any student, even those who cannot stay at AU for the summer. "Reading courses are a type of independent study where the instructor gives the student the syllabus and then they turn the work in later," said Beverly. They also require a GPA of at least 2.5. Tutorial classes do not require minimum GPA, but they require the instructor and the student to remain in contact throughout the summer. "Tutorial courses give more structure to the independent study," said Beverly.
Dr. Jaye Rogers, associate professor of history, has been teaching summer classes since she started working at AU 16 years ago. However, when she began her college career, these types of classes were hard to find. "When I started college at 26, with two small children, there were no online courses anywhere," said Rogers. "It was enormously difficult and expensive to arrange childcare to fit with my class schedule." She is now very supportive of online classes. "They offer all students — but especially nontraditional students — a way to fulfill academic requirements while also juggling their many other responsibilities."
Rogers also enjoys the opportunity summer classes offer to get to know her students in a more personal way. "I find that I get to know a little more about my students during summer courses because a face-to-face class that lasts four weeks is a little more intimate," said Rogers. "We are all just more relaxed, and that allows all of us to be more engaged in the classroom."
Summer classes also offer many benefits for traditional students, many of whom may have a hard time finishing their major in just four years. Summer classes allow them to lighten their schedule during the school year or to add another major or minor before they graduate. Many students are even able to graduate early because of summer classes. Christie Combs, who majored in accounting and minored in finance and management at AU, was able to graduate early in December 2011 because of the summer classes she took throughout her college career. "It would have been nearly impossible to graduate in three and a half years with 150 credit hours without taking summer classes," said Combs.
Graduating early is typically a significant reason for students to participate in summer classes, and many may complete internships for credit in the summer. Scheduling hours to complete an internship with a business is often easier in the summer, and for some students this may even lead to a full-time job.
"The internships I did over the past summers for credit led to my internship last summer, which eventually helped me obtain my current full-time job," said Combs. She now works for Defense Finance and Accounting Services, where she interned during the summer of 2011 and worked part-time during her final semester at AU.
Summer classes can be scheduled with the registrar through May 7, the first day of summer classes.
— Marissa Phillips is a junior from Brookville, Ohio, majoring in communication arts. Phillips is an associate with Fifth Street Communications™, writing on behalf of the Anderson University Office of University Communications.
Anderson University is a private Christian university of 2,600 undergraduate and graduate students in central Indiana. Anderson University continues to be recognized as one of America's top colleges by U.S. News and World Report, The Princeton Review, and Forbes. Established in 1917 by the Church of God, Anderson University offers more than 65 undergraduate majors and graduate programs in business, education, music, nursing, and theology.


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Commercial Mining
Commercial mining for coal in Wyoming began with the arrival of the Union Pacific Railroad in 1867. Coal was used to fuel steam engines to power locomotives. It was the primary source of fuel for trains until diesel engines replaced the locomotives in the mid-20th century. The U.P.'s route across what soon became Wyoming Territory depended on two main factors, topography and plentiful coal. The route connected the major mines of Carbon, Rock Springs and Almy, Wyoming, near Evanston.
The first mines were owned by the Wyoming Coal and Mining Company, which leased the land from the railroad. The company mined the coal and sold it to the railroad for a profit. In 1874, the government terminated the agreement between the two companies. Consequently, the Union Pacific Coal Company was formed as the Union Pacific Coal Department by the Union Pacific Railroad, with the railroad effectively taking over the mines. U.P. Coal Company then had a monopoly on coal production in the territory and used the coal primarily for its railroad operations.
Ruins of the town of Carbon, Wyoming
Carbon, on the UP line southwest of Medicine Bow, was founded by Thomas Wardell in 1868 and incorporated in 1890. Seven mines were worked in Carbon and the town supported a population of about 3,000 people.
In 1899 the railroad was relocated to Hanna, just northwest of Carbon, to avoid climbing a steep grade. The Hanna mine then became the main supplier of coal for train locomotives. The mines and the town of Carbon were finally abandoned in 1902 by the U.P. Coal Company. All that remains of the town is the cemetery, dugouts that served as houses on the hillside, and a few of the sandstone walls and foundations from the buildings that made up this once flourishing coal town.
The Carbon cemetery, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, located just north of the town, includes the graves of many members of the Carbon community. It also contains the graves of some of the miners killed in an explosion in one of the Hanna mine on June 30, 1903, which took the lives of 169 men. A pair of explosions in 1908 killed 59 more. The accidents decimated the town's male population and left hundreds of orphaned children and widows.
"The Carbon cemetery is a place that preserves the lives of these people in the landscape where they lived and worked," says Nancy Anderson, curator of the Hanna Basin Museum. The museum protects the records and artifacts of Carbon and Hanna coal miners and their families from that era, including the records of Hanna's mine disasters. Coal mining at Rock Springs, 140 miles west of Carbon, also began in the late 1860s to supply coal to the U.P. During the next century, more than 100 million tons of coal came from Rock Springs mines. The last mine closed in 1963, when Rock Springs had turned to other extractive industries such as oil and natural gas.
Mine Safety
Coal mining in the early days was a hard, dangerous job. Thousands of Wyoming miners lost their lives from explosions and fires. More than 300 miners died in disasters between 1886 and 1924. Black lung disease, from long exposure to coal dust, also plagued miners. Most of these dangers were connected with miners working in cramped mine shafts and larger underground rooms that could quickly fill with deadly gas.
Since the early mining disasters Wyoming has made significant strides to improve mine safety in the state. In 1886 the Wyoming Territorial Legislature, convening by chance just days after another major disaster at Almy, passed new mine safety laws. The new office of the State Mine Inspector was charged with inspecting every coal mine in the state once every three months.
In the early 1900s, prompted by so many accidents in the previous decades, the State Geologist was granted the authority to examine or inquire into any mine or mill in regard to worker safety; any accident was to be investigated. Other safety measures included a law establishing a uniform code of bell warning signals for use in the mines.
Union representatives took the initiative and spoke up publicly to protest mining disasters, insisting on more compensation for dependents of miners killed. Labor unions attracted new members by promising to seek greater safety. Safety features such as underground ventilation systems and rock dusting—a process using crushed limestone to dilute the explosive nature of coal dust—have provided miners with better protection.
Today, mining operations are much safer, especially in Wyoming where nearly all the coal now mined—at 17 out of 18 coal mines currently in production—comes from strip mines on the earth's surface. Since 1978, the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has overseen safety and worker protection at mines throughout the United States. In 2012, MSHA reported 19 coal miners in the nation had died in on-the-job accidents, the second lowest number ever recorded.
But even with increased safety measures, surface and underground mining both remain dangerous. Surface mining requires constant safety checks of log books, powder magazines used for blasting and the major equipment used to load coal and haul it away. Underground mining —far more dangerous—requires constant checks on air quality, roof integrity and fire danger. Rescue of miners trapped underground can be extremely difficult. Explosions are also a risk; twenty-nine miners were killed in 2010 in an explosion at West Virginia's underground Upper Big Branch Mine, owned by Massey Energy.


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Doubletree by Hilton San Juan Rating: 3.5 Pearls
The 184-room Doubletree by Hilton is one of the top hotels for its price in Condado. Though not directly on the beach, the hotel is a short walk from the sand and features a tropical-themed pool area. Rooms are large, with mini-fridges and microwaves, and the decor throughout the hotel is sleek and modern. There's free Wi-Fi, a modern fitness center and several dining options on-site, which business travelers might find convenient.
Sheraton Old San Juan Hotel & Casino Rating: 3.5 Pearls
The mid-range, 240-room Sheraton Old San Juan Hotel & Casino is located in the heart of Old San Juan, the city's most romantic, popular area. In a city where budget lodging abounds, the Sheraton is a safe, familiar bet, with a modern fitness center, casino, restaurant, and (small, but decent) rooftop pool and hot tub. While rooms aren't stylish, they're clean, comfortable, and have flat-screen TVs, coffeemakers, and safes.
InterContinental San Juan Resort & Casino Rating: 4.0 Pearls
The highlights of this 402-room resort in Isla Verde are the large, low-key beach and inviting pool, which includes Jacuzzis, a rock grotto area with waterfalls, and a swim-up bar. Rooms are chain-like but pleasant enough, with clean white linens, light blue accent walls, and basic shower/tub combos, though there are some signs of wear (the bathroom fixtures in particular could use updating). There are some decent restaurants and bars within walking distance, and Old San Juan is just a short drive away.
Holiday Inn Express San Juan Condado Rating: 2.5 Pearls
The 117-room Holiday Inn Express San Juan is an older property, and starting to show it's age. Rooms are clean and bright, but generic, the fitness center has only three rusty machines, and the bathrooms are small and could use an update. The 32-inch flat-screen TVs in every room, the small outdoor pool, and the proximity to the beach are the highlights. It's a convenient, popular spot for cruise layovers, but it might be less ideal for longer stays.


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Originally written on RedSoxLife | Last updated 12/26/12
It's not quite a megadeal, but it's pretty big. Joel Hanrahan will become the Sox closer, and infielder Brock Holt (pictured) will join the team. Hanrahan is 31 and one of the National League's best closers. Holt is 24, and hit well last season, but only played 24 games.Gone are Jerry Sands, Mark Melancon, Stolmy Pimentel, and Ivan De Jesus. Sands and De Jesus were acquired in the megadeal with the Dodgers last season. Pimentel is 22 and a pitcher in AA. Melancon famously stumbled out of the block last year, but recovered well. Sox manager John Farrell took the unusual (but smart, I think) step of announcing immediately that Hanrahan is the closer, not Andrew Bailey. As noted in the link above. he's spoken to both of them already.
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch 20A8-003UGE
SpecificationsNotebook: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch 20A8-003UGE (ThinkPad X1 Series)
Processor: Intel Core i7 4600U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4400
Display: 14.0 inch, 16:9, 2560x1440 pixels, glossy: no
Weight: 1.411kg
Price: euro
Average of 3 scores (from 2 reviews)
Reviews for the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch 20A8-003UGE
Experiment.. The 2013 edition of the X1 Carbon came pretty close to a rating of "very good". Still, Lenovo has not stopped improving its premium ultrabook series, adding a WQHD IPS panel to the 13-inch device while also improving its battery life and implementing new input devices / ports. Is this enough to eradicate the few remaining issues?
Source: It Pro
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon is a true high-end laptop with the price to match. You could argue that Lenovo has tried too hard to innovate with the OLED touch panel likely to turn off some fans of the no-nonsense ThinkPad approach. Changes to the keyboard will irritate too, but ultimately the things people tend to appreciate about ThinkPads are still here, and solid improvements have been made over last year's model.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/31/2014
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PC Mag
While the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch (2014) is still a very well-built business laptop with a light and durable design and performance for all of your work needs, the new model makes some big changes, and they aren't all winners. The new keyboard layout and rotating touch-sensitive function bar may put some users off, and the battery life is disappointingly short. If the slimmer design and better-than-HD display are features you crave, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch (2014) is hard to beat, but for similar performance without the revamped keyboard, and with significantly longer battery life, the Editors' Choice Lenovo ThinkPad X240 is still our top pick for mid-range business ultrabooks.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/24/2014
Rating: Total score: 70%
Intel HD Graphics 4400:
ULV integrated GPU (GT2) with 20 EUs found on certain Haswell CPU models.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.
A Haswell-based ULV dual-core processor clocked at 2.1 GHz with Turbo Boost support up to 3.3 GHz. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4400 and a dual-channel DDR3 memory controller.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
14.0": 14 inch display size is a mixture between the small formats of subnotebooks and the 15 inch standard display. The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
1.411 kg: This sub-notebook weighs less than the average of all notebooks and represents a medium class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 11 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
Lenovo: Lenovo Group Limited is China's largest and the world's fourth largest personal computer manufacturer. Lenovo produces desktops, laptops, servers, handheld computers, imaging equipment, and mobile phone handsets. Lenovo also provides information technology integration and support services, and its QDI unit offers contract manufacturing. Its executive headquarters are located in China and USA. It is incorporated in Hong Kong. Lenovo was formed in 1984 as a spin-off of the Chinese Academy of Sciences new technology unit. The company initially began as a reseller, distributor and later CM for foreign brands, including IBM, entering the Chinese market. In 1990, Lenovo started to manufacture its own PCs and by 1997 became the market leader in China. In 2004, Lenovo bought IBM's PC business for $1.25billion. Market share regarding sales of personal computers in 2007 (market research IDC): HP 18.9 %, Dell 16.4 %, Acer 9.9 %, Lenovo 7.5 %, Apple 5.7 %
77.67%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
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Though sharing a meal is a better way to strengthen the bonds of friendship and family than a happy accident with superglue, some meals – like voluntarily being tasered or receiving constructive criticism – are better in small doses. Take some time out to enjoy the little things and save up to 55% on a choice of tapas to share for two or four people at Mumbo Jumbo.
- Pay R75 for three tapas for a minimum of two people, valued at R147
- Pay R110 for five tapas for a minimum of four people, valued at R245
A trendy, hopping hotspot in the heart of Cape Town, gossip amongst local foodies and trendsetters is that Mumbo Jumbo is almost single-handedly responsible for bringing Cape Town's night-owls back to Greenmarket Square. An intimate and retro space with just a dash of kitsch in the form of pink walls, antique light-fittings and chandeliers, it's the perfect fresh and eclectic spot to grab a quick bite.With a choice of tapas wider than a photo from a fish-eye lens, there's no shortage of tasty treats to tantalise your taste-buds with. The ideal spot for a romantic lunch with a special someone or a social afternoon out with a few buddies, the fact that the tapas menu lets you jovially swap dishes like an indecisive stock-broker just makes the whole thing better. With a colourful array of delicacies gracing your table and even more colourful surroundings, your eyes and taste-buds will rebel at the thought of your next home-cooked meal on the couch.
You can look forward to Potato wedges with sweet chilli mayo, Bruschetta, Vegetable spring rolls, small Meddi mezze, Thai chicken lollypops, Lamb Kofta, Filo Prawns, half chicken quesadillas and half roasted vegetable quesadillas.


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