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Oil Spills
News about Oil Spills, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Jun. 11, 2015
Plains All American Pipeline, company responsible for May oil spill on California coast, says cleanup costs have reached $69 million. MORE
Jun. 8, 2015
Spill response plan filed with California state regulators by Plains All American Pipeline, Texas company responsible for spilling up to 101,000 gallons of crude oil near Santa Barbara, had claimed rupture would be 'extremely unlikely' due to state-of the-art protections and monitoring; federal regulators endorsed plan in 2014 and are now investigating whether it was followed or if it was outdated; preliminary information suggests that breach was due to corrosion. MORE
May. 23, 2015
Plains Al American Pipeline, company responsible for pipeline that spilled thousands of gallons of oil along California coast, is ordered to take series of safety steps before it can restart line. MORE
May. 22, 2015
Oil spill from broken pipeline near Refugio State Beach on California coast, while serious at 21,000 gallons, does not pose threat as great as 1969 spill that dumped three million gallons of oil in same area; nearly 400 people are involved in round-the-clock cleanup effort at beach. MORE
May. 13, 2015
Fire at Indian Point nuclear power plant leaves slick of oil and fire-retardant foam on Hudson River, prompting critics, including Riverkeeper organization and New York Gov Andrew M Cuomo, to renew calls to company operator Entergy to permanently shut down plant. MORE
May. 11, 2015
Indian Point nuclear reactor remains offline following transformer fire that sent thousands of gallons of oil and transformer fluid into the Hudson River only 30 miles north of Manhattan; emergency crews remain on river attempting to contain leakage. MORE
Apr. 14, 2015
Interior Department proposes new rule for offshore oil and gas rigs meant to improve equipment standards and well designs and avoid devastating spill like 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in Gulf of Mexico. MORE
Jan. 23, 2015
Initial tests in Glendive, Montana show water that is free of benzene, carcinogenic component of oil that had been released during spill of crude oil from Bridger Pipeline conduit; if confirmed, tests mean that residents will be able to drink tap water for first time since 40,000 gallons of oil were spilled into the Yellow Stone River. MORE
Jan. 21, 2015
Work crews near Glendive, Mont, are scrambling to vacuum up 50,000 gallons of oil that contaminated drinking water after spilling from ruptured pipeline into Yellowstone River; Gov Steve Bullock declares state of emergency; Bridger Pipeline Company, which operates line, shuts it down; bottled water is being trucked in for affected residents. MORE
Jan. 20, 2015
Drinking water is shipped to Glendive in eastern Montana after city's water supplies were contaminated by oil spill along the Yellowstone River. MORE
Jan. 7, 2015
Shell will pay Nigerian fishing village of Bodo 55 million pounds, or about $83.5 million, for two oil spills in 2008 that ruined thousands of acres of mangroves and seafood. MORE
Sep. 13, 2014
Phone calls to oil spill hotline over murky Newtown Creek spurs investigation that identifies Cobra Scrap & Waste Oil as potential culprit in dumping, which required extensive cleanup involving Coast Guard. MORE
Jul. 24, 2014
Federal regulators say they will require railroads and oil shippers to use stronger tank cars to transport crude oil within two years; new rules are in response to spate of derailments and spills involving oil trains, and they lay out speedier timetable than initially expected to phase out old cars. MORE
May. 1, 2014
CSX train carrying crude oil derails and erupts into flames in downtown Lynchburg, Va, forcing scores of people to evacuate and causing spill in the James River; Transportation Dept says long-awaited package of rules aimed at improving the safety of oil transport by rail has been sent to the White House for review. MORE
Mar. 25, 2014
Workers pick quarter-size 'tar balls' out of sand along Galveston Bay in Texas while crews line up miles of booms to keep oil away from shoreline and bird habitats, two days after ship collision caused as many as 170,000 gallons of oil to spill and shut down one of the nation's busiest seaports. MORE
Mar. 24, 2014
Emergency crews in Texas work to contain 168,000 gallons of oil that leaked into Galveston Bay from a barge that collided with a ship. MORE
Mar. 4, 2014
First grants from a $19.5 million fund, part of a settlement between ExxonMobil and New York State over a decades-long oil spill in Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, are about to be announced; aim of fund is to make lasting environmental improvements in Greenpoint and address current environmental concerns; fund received 96 grant proposals ranging from modest to grand, and including some from New York City agencies. MORE
Nov. 7, 2013
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is proposing more than $2.6 million in penalties against ExxonMobil, citing the company for nine probable violations after one of its pipelines spilled thousands of barrels of oil in Arkansas in March. MORE
Oct. 24, 2013
Rupture in Tesoro Logistics pipeline in North Dakota that spilled more than 865,000 gallons of oil, one of the largest inland oil pipeline accidents in the United States, has raised fresh concerns about the ability of pipeline companies to detect problems before it is too late. MORE
Oct. 17, 2013
North Dakota officials are trying to determine if the Tesoro Corporation knew about potential problems with a pipeline that leaked more than 20,000 barrels of crude oil in a wheat field in the northwestern part of the state. MORE
Sep. 27, 2013
Floodwaters are receding from Colorado's drilling epicenter, but the sight of drowning oil wells has inflamed the emotional debate over the West's new resource rush; officials say no wells failed and damage from oil spill contamination appears limited; environmental activists say they have unanswered questions about extent of damage and hope spills will refocus attention on environmental cost of energy drilling. MORE
Sep. 14, 2013
Chevron signs accord with prosecutors in Brazil that could lead to end of civil lawsuits seeking $17.5 billion in damages for November 2011 oil spill in ocean northeast of Rio de Janeiro; agreement includes about $130 million in compensatory action. MORE
Aug. 25, 2013
Oil spill in Thailand sets in motion two rescue operations: one to clean up spill and one to maintain country's image as idyllic tourist destination. MORE
Aug. 11, 2013
Obama administration considers approval of much-debated Keystone XL pipeline while costly cleanup efforts in two communities stricken by oil spills in Michigan's Kalamazoo River portend potential hazards of transporting heavy Canadian crude. MORE
Aug. 9, 2013
Leak at oil sands project in Northern Alberta has deepened environmental concerns about entire industry, emboldening critics who say reckless expansion has been particularly harmful; oil sands industry is booming in Canada, pumping billions of dollars into economy and providing thousands of jobs. MORE
Jul. 11, 2013
Crews work to seal old oil and gas well off Louisiana coast that began leaking during work to plug it permanently. MORE
Jun. 14, 2013
Justice Department and Arkansas file lawsuit against Exxon Mobil over an oil spill in March 2013 involving the company's Pegasus pipeline. MORE
Apr. 3, 2013
Pipeline spills in Arkansas and Utah prompt new criticism from opponents of proposed Keystone XL project, and raise questions about whether federal government is adequately monitoring nation's vast labyrinth of pipelines. MORE
Mar. 31, 2013
Exxon Mobil crude oil pipeline ruptures near Mayflower, Ark, spilling as many as 10,000 barrels of oil; pipeline is shut down and crews work to contain spill and investigate cause of rupture. MORE
Jan. 31, 2013
Dutch court dismisses most claims brought by Nigerian farmers seeking to hold Royal Dutch Shell accountable for damage by oil spilled from its pipelines. MORE
Jan. 30, 2013
Coast Guard announces that about 7,000 gallons of crude oil remain unaccounted for after barge crash near Vicksburg, Miss, on the Mississippi River, 16 miles of which remain closed. MORE
Jan. 29, 2013
Cleanup crews are skimming oil on Mississippi River near Vicksburg after barge struck bridge, rupturing compartment holding 80,000 gallons of oil. MORE
Jan. 3, 2013
Department of Transportation investigators say delays in Exxon Mobil's response to major pipeline break beneath Montana's Yellowstone River made oil spill much worse than it otherwise would have been. MORE
Dec. 22, 2012
Forthcoming federal report by Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration finds that members of general public are more likely to identify oil and gas spills than pipeline companies' own leak detection systems; research had been mandated as part of series of measures passed in 2011 by Congress intended to make oil and gas pipelines safer. MORE
Jul. 11, 2012
Ten environmental advocacy groups file suit in federal court to try to force Shell and the Interior Department to take additional steps to protect the Arctic Ocean off the North Slope of Alaska from oil spills; Shell is scheduled to drill exploratory wells in the region. MORE
Jul. 11, 2012
National Transportation Safety Board says preventable safety blunders by pipeline operator Enbridge and lax federal regulation led to the disastrous 2010 rupture and oil spill in the Kalamazoo River in Michigan. MORE
Jul. 3, 2012
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration says that it will seek a $3.7 million fine, a record civil penalty, from the pipeline operator Enbridge over a 2010 oil spill in the Kalamazoo River in Michigan. MORE
Mar. 19, 2012
Brazilian court orders 17 employees from American companies Chevron and rig operator Transocean to surrender their passports, barring them from leaving Brazil; authorities are preparing to file criminal charges in connection with an offshore oil spill involving the companies. MORE
Mar. 1, 2012
Shell, in an attempt to avoid a last-minute challenge from environmental groups that could delay its plans to begin drilling for oil off the coast of Alaska, asks a federal court to review its oil spill response plan. MORE
Feb. 26, 2012
Editorial urges the Interior Department to make absolutely sure that Shell can meet oil spill safety conditions stipulated by the department before it grants the company a license to begin oil drilling off the North Slope of Alaska. MORE
Dec. 23, 2011
Oil slick roughly 350 square miles in size from a Royal Dutch Shell platform is slowly making its way toward the southern Nigerian coast. MORE
Dec. 1, 2011
Cleanup crews with Suncor Energy work to contain a small spill near a Denver-area oil refinery after liquid began seeping into a creek. MORE
Nov. 22, 2011
Chevron faces fines of as much as $83 million for an oil spill off the coast of Rio de Janeiro; fines reflect Brazilian government's anger over Chevron's handling of the spill. MORE
Nov. 19, 2011
Chevron's response to an oil spill off the southeast coast of Brazil is an important test for Brazilian authorities hoping to meet ambitious offshore oil production goals; Chevron claims that the spill has nearly dissipated but federal investigators are threatening fines for Chevron and potential prison terms for its officials if the company is found guilty of violating environmental contamination laws. MORE
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BP to Pay $18.7 Billion for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
The tentative settlement covers suits filed by Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, as well as the federal government.
July 3, 2015, Friday
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Most of the $18.7 billion proposed settlement that BP reached over its 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill would go to five Gulf Coast states, if the deal is approved by a judge. A portion of the settlement is not assigned to any particular state. Here's...
July 2, 2015, Thursday
Factbox: BP's $18.7 Billion Oil Spill Deal by the Numbers
BP Plc has reached an $18.7 billion deal with the U.S government and five states to settle litigation stemming from its deadly 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil well blowout and explosion that killed 11 men and unleashed the worst spill in U.S. history.
July 2, 2015, Thursday
Factbox: BP Settlement Payouts to Coastal States in 2010 Oil Spill
(This version of the story was refiled to add dropped word 'hit' in paragraph 10 to make it 'hardest-hit')
July 2, 2015, Thursday
BP Reaches $18.7 Bln U.S. Settlement Over Oil Spill Claims
BP has reached an $18.7 billion settlement of damages claims from the U.S. government and five states after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
July 2, 2015, Thursday
Timeline: BP Oil Spill, Litigation at a Glance
BP Plc reached a $18.7 billion settlement to end five years of litigation following the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. It is the largest settlement with a single entity in U.S. history, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
July 2, 2015, Thursday
California Oil Spill Gushed Like Hose 'Without a Nozzle'
Firefighters investigating a reported petroleum stench at a California beach last month didn't take long to find a spill — oil was spreading across the sand and into the surf. Tracing the source, they found crude gushing from a bluff like a...
June 26, 2015, Friday
Congress Probing California Oil Spill That Blackened Beaches
A congressional committee Thursday opened a probe into an oil pipeline rupture on the Central California coast that spread to the Pacific Ocean and washed up goo on beaches as far as 100 miles away.
June 25, 2015, Thursday
A Snapshot of the California Oil Spill
On May 19, an onshore pipeline broke, spilling up to 101,000 gallons of crude in Santa Barbara County. About 21,000 gallons washed into a storm drain and flowed out to the Pacific.
June 20, 2015, Saturday
Workers Clean Up Oil Spill on California Beaches by Hand
Along a stretch of beach heavily marred by a crude oil spill, workers in hard hats and white protective suits use wire brushes and putty knives to scrape the black liquid off cobblestones and cliff faces.
June 20, 2015, Saturday
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Officials Discuss California Oil Spill
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Two Decades of Spills
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Video and diagram showing the final moments of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.
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Frank X Walker, Poet Laureate of Kentucky, visited EMU this past week, sharing his poetry with the campus community as part of the Writers Read series. Last Thursday at 8:30 p.m. in Lehman Auditorium, Walker read pieces from a number of his collections of poetry such as "When Winter Come: The Ascension of York" and "Turn me Loose: The Unghosting of Medgar Evers."
Students and faculty of EMU also got an opportunity to engage with Walker Friday morning at nine in Common Grounds, through direct conversation about his writing and work.
While many of those who attended the first event were first-year students assigned to do so by their college writing professors, there were faculty, upperclassmen, and even off-campus visitors such as students from JMU who came to hear Walker read.
Walker shared poetry written from the points of view of a variety of his characters, including William Clark's personal slave, York, York's wife, and even York's dagger and hatchet. First-year Jonathan Patterson was impressed by Walker's ability to imagine the minds of many different characters. When asked about Walker's persona poems, or poems about his characters, Patterson said, "I felt his persona poems were really cool because he wrote from a lot of different viewpoints [and] because not only did he speak from the viewpoints of slaves, but those that the slaves were unknowingly looking down on."
Walker is known as an Affrilachian poet, as he is an African American poet who originates from the Appalachian Mountains. He grew up as one of 11 children, and was raised by his mother, Faith, whose name he likes to slip into his poetry when he can. When Walker went to college for the first time he majored in engineering at the request of his mother, and then flunked out of school. After an unsuccessful attempt at working in a factory, Walker went back to college to get a degree in journalism. Now, Walker is not only Kentucky's Poet Laureate, but the editor of "Pluck!," a journal of Affrilachian art and culture, and is a professor at the University of Kentucky. There, he teaches a number of classes including a creative writing course, a comic and graphic novel class, and a course on Affrilachian literature.
The next Writers Read will be on Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m. in Common Grounds. The reader for this event will be Jessica Penner, author of the novel "Shaken in the Water." While there is no set price for attendees to this next reading, donations will be accepted.
-Bethannie Parks, Style Editor ; photo credit, Michelle Mitchell
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How do you like the yz250f compared to your other bikes?
I am really liking it right now. It's night & day better than my Husqvarna ever was. It's modern suspension and has more giddyup than my XR did. I'll do a quick break-down on it:
Chassis: I feel right at home on this bike. It's very natural feeling, and nothing feels weird\out of place when I'm riding the bike. Standing up, I am able to move the bike around and really just move the bike around how I want to. Sitting down, I feel I can lean the bike in on turns and not feel like the bike is going to do anything funny on me.
Suspension: The bike, as I got it, had its forks redone by Pro-Action suspension. Unfortunately it was done for MX. Not the end of the world, and I have to say that Pro-Action valving feels very nice on bigger hits, and quite compliant in the MX sections I've ridden. It deflects a bit on slower\rougher terrain, but extremely stable when WFO in 5th gear. No complaints there. After about 60-75 minutes of Harescramble riding, the forks became more and more harsh. I know this was partially personal fatigue, but my friend noted that from watching the bike was looking more and more unsettled as my race went on. Bottom line, it's not Woods valving, and will never ride like such until I revalve.
Engine: It's like riding a 125, with more torque. Simplest way of putting it. The engine really likes to be wound out. I currently have a Revloc Dyna-Ring in mine that my friend lent me to test out. It could partially be that, but also the engine, but it has very little bottom end power. This is not to say that it won't tractor through some stuff, but the reality is that it just doesn't have the grunt of the bigger bore machines. It's not the end of the world, and in all honesty, the power it does have is very usable and very manageable. I may look at doing a 290 big bore on it, to get a little extra grunt out of it. When you ride the bike how it was meant to (rev'd out), it just shines. The bike constantly hooks up and the power isn't "rip your arms out of their sockets" power. Very manageable.
Transmission: The stock YZ trans is so\so for woods racing (non-MX). I raced with 13/49 gearing on it. I found that I was still dropping into 1st gear in some spots just so I could get the RPM\Torque out of the engine to shoot out of the tighter stuff a bit quicker. The transmission shifts incredibly well, and on the start straight section at the last race, I kept the bike WFO and was able to seamlessly shift through the gears. For "dual-sport" type riding, I had 14/49. The gearing was usable, but the cruising speed at 44.6mph (GPS) was annoying, as the engine still felt it was revving quite high, and when blasting down 2-track in 5th, it still wasn't fast enough (though neither was the 450 I was riding at the time either, so that's all relative).
Reliability: According to some, racing a 4-stroke bike is akin to burning $50 bills. On one hand, I'd be inclined to agree. Redoing a head is like $400+, a top end is around $150, and yadda yadda yadda. Some folks even will say that they are ticking time bombs. I feel most of that stems from a couple things. Bike neglect & riding on the rev limiter (MX). I feel you can ride this bike extremely hard and not be worried of it spontaneously exploding. Keep up with air filter, oil filter, valve checks, etc and I think it'll run for quite some time. From what I've read, Yamaha appears to have the most reliable package, but if you're buying used, that can be thrown out the window if you've no idea as to how the prior owners treated the machine. Unless something goes weird in the next few races, I don't see why I won't get all of next years racing on how my bike currently sits. I tend to put 150+ hours of riding on my bikes (combined) in a season, so by the end of next season, I'll probably be due for some work, but that'd be the case on any machine.
Overall Package: I just really like the bike. It's light and nimble. I feel I can move the thing in the air like I used to do on my 125. I feel very confident in it, and feel I can trust the bike to do what I want, when I want, and how I want. The engine could use a little more low end power & the trans could be wider, but for under 600$, you could swap in WR gears & put a big bore on the thing and be ready to roll. For right now though, I'll be keeping it bone stock (maybe some fake lights for enduros?). I'm feeling it's a real keeper. I know I've said that about bikes in the past, but how I rode on the thing right off the bat makes me feel that this is where it's at. Good usable power for woods. I realized I don't need 450 power for the tighter racing that our area has. A smaller\lighter package, though not "2-stroke" light, it's still plenty light weight, especially when compared to the XR350R.
Long story short, I'm really happy with the bike. I'm excited to see how it rides with revalved suspension.
Additional thoughts - If I were to ride\race in slightly more open area\terrain, I'd be hard pressed to not be on a 450F. Maybe a Japanese 2-stroke could sway me, but I'm beginning to feel that 4-strokes are just more me. Maybe racing the Husky just really turned me off to them, I dunno.
PS - I'll post some pics of the thing sooner or later. I woulda uploaded video this morning from the last race, but It was still rendering when I woke up.
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Upfront chatter: 'Scrubs' back? 'Three Rivers' flowing?
"Scrubs" aired an episode that could very well have been a series finale last week. But it's looking more and more like the series could return for a ninth season.
That, at least, is the word from Variety, which reports that "Scrubs," which ABC picked up from NBC this season, "continue[s] to look good" to survive into 2009-10 despite the departure of star Zach Braff and potentially that of creator Bill Lawrence (and follows several other reports that the show's chances for renewal are improving).
"Scrubs'" timeslot mate at ABC, "Better Off Ted," has also seen its prospects brighten thanks to critical support and a vocal if not especially big fan base. Lawrence, meanwhile, reportedly has a contender with his pilot "Cougar Town."
Since it's a week before the upfronts, you can probably find someone willing to tell you that any given pilot is a strong contender for next season. After surveying the latest from the trades and elsewhere on the web, though, here's a rundown of what shows have a pretty good chance of hearing their names called next week.
The network has already picked up two newbies for 2009-10 -- a comedy, "Modern Family," and a drama, "Flash Forward." Other comedies on the short list include the aforementioned "Cougar Town," starring Courteney Cox, and "Romantically Challenged," which stars Alyssa Milano and Eric Christian Olsen. The Lauren Graham vehicle "The Bridget Show" is maybe a step behind after reportedly getting a mixed reception in screenings.
The drama situation is pretty fluid. Depending on whom you ask, any of several pilots -- "Eastwick," "The Forgotten," "Inside the Box," "Happy Town," "V" or David Hemingon's legal show -- is high on the list. My guess is that the network will announce two or three comedies (including "Modern Family") and about the same number of dramas.
Deadline Hollywood Daily says that CBS would really like a medical show in its lineup, and of the handful of doctor pilots it has, "Three Rivers" is the strongest bet (cue happy noises from fans of "Moonlight star Alex O'Loughlin, who heads the "Three Rivers" cast). The "NCIS" spinoff continues to look like a no-brainer. Chances for other dramas, like "The Good Wife," "Washington Field" and a show about U.S. attorneys, will probably depend on how many of its veteran shows CBS cuts loose.
On the comedy side, Jenna Elfman's "Accidentally on Purpose" and "Happiness Isn't Everything," with Jason Biggs and Richard Dreyfuss, remain at the top of the list.
Another network in search of comedy. "Sons of Tucson," starring "Reaper's" Tyler Labine as a con artist, sounds like the surest bet so far, while "Brothers," with Darryl "Chill" Mitchell and ex-NFL star Michael Strahan, is picking up some support late in the game. FOX also has the "AbFab" remake and "Cop House" in its comedy pool.
"Human Target" is the hottest drama at the moment. The network will also have a full run of "Glee" starting in the fall.
Things have been relatively quiet since the network announced most of its lineup last week. A few more pickups are expected next week when NBC unveils its schedule on May 19, and all eyes will continue to be on "Chuck"; the last reports were that it looked like it had a decent chance of returning. If any other new shows come into the mix, the most likely bet is the Bradley Whitford-Romany Malco comedy "Off Duty."
The CW
The second-generation "Melrose Place" is pretty much a sure thing, to no one's surprise. There are conflicting reports about the 1980s-set "Gossip Girl" spinoff, whose de facto pilot airs as part of Monday's episode. "Vampire Diaries" and "A Beautiful Life," about New York models, will get long looks too.
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So, apparently October is Clergy Appreciation Month. Who knew?
I recently came across an article written by John Piper about how to appreciate your pastor, and I wanted to pass it along. If you're a part of a church, please consider looking for ways to encourage your pastor – I can guarantee you he needs it more than you can imagine. We're not necessarily talking about gifts here (although if you ever have Rockets tickets to unload, I'm glad to take them off your hands!). Instead, let me encourage you to consider what Dr. Piper suggests. The entire article is worth reading, but here are his specific suggestions:
1) Pray for him every day. Write it down so you don't forget. And don't just say, "God bless the pastor." Be specific. Pray for his health, his messages, his family, his visiting, his flaws and weaknesses. Put yourself in his place and try to feel with him as you pray.
2) Second, go out of your way to say some gracious words of encouragement. Write him a note on the registration card, send a letter now and then to his home; call him up on the phone. Get him alone sometime, look him right in the face, and say, "I appreciate your work, pastor, and I am praying for you every day." Don't be satisfied with platitudes at the door after Sunday services.
3) Third, admonish him in a spirit of forgiveness. I have never talked to anyone in my life who is completely satisfied with his pastor. There is a very simple reason: All men are imperfect. Some people never seem to learn this. and they hop from church to church in search of the flawless pastor. That's hopeless. It is far better to find a church where you feel at home and to consider it your lifelong responsibility to help the pastor grow. Everyone would like to change something about his pastor, but how many of us have devoted ourselves to earnest prayer about that thing? And how many have sat down with him and with a humble, forgiving spirit admonished him to change? If we love him we will do it … and he is not all that scary to talk to.
As a pastor, I can tell you how meaningful all three of those would be for any pastor. There are five for days in the official "clergy appreciation month", but don't let that stop you. Your pastor serves all year – let's make sure to honor them all year as well.


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Guest stars on the second season of Girls will also include Chris Abbott ("Martha Marcy May Marlene") as Marnie's ex, Charlie; Donald Glover ("Community") as Sandy; Chris O'Dowd ("Bridesmaids") as Jessa's husband, Thomas-John; Rita Wilson ("It's Complicated") as Marnie's mother; and Jorma Taccone ("Saturday Night Live") as artist Booth Jonathan, plus Rosanna Arquette ("Desperately Seeking Susan"), Carol Kane ("Annie Hall"), John Cameron Mitchell ("Hedwig and the Angry Inch") and Patrick Wilson ("Little Children") later in the season.
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JANE MAGNUS-STINSON, District Judge.
Plaintiff brings this action against Electronic Arts, Inc. ("EA") for allegedly using its trademarked name "Dillinger" to name weapons featured in EA's The Godfather video games in violation of federal and state law. [Dkt. 1.] Plaintiff's Complaint lists six counts, three of which (Counts I, II, and VI) have recently been dismissed. [Dkt. 222.] The three remaining claims (Counts III-V) arise under the Lanham Act and a common-law claim for unfair competition that is grounded in a prohibition against trademark misappropriation, which Plaintiff argues bars EA from using the Dillinger name in its games. [Dkt. 1 at 10-11.] Presently before the Court are the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment on EA's First Amendment defense to its use of the Dillinger name. [Dkt. 85; dkt. 144.]
A motion for summary judgment asks that the Court find that a trial based on the uncontroverted and admissible evidence would, as a matter of law, conclude in the moving party's favor and is thus unnecessary. See Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 56(c). When evaluating a motion for summary judgment, the Court must give the non-moving party the benefit of all reasonable inferences from the evidence submitted and resolve "any doubt as to the existence of a genuine issue for trial . . . against the moving party." Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 330 n.2 (1986). Nevertheless, "the Court's favor toward the non-moving party does not extend to drawing inferences that are supported by only speculation or conjecture." Singer v. Raemisch, 593 F.3d 529, 533 (7th Cir. 2010). The non-moving party must set forth specific facts showing that there is a material issue for trial and cannot rely upon the mere allegations or denials in the pleadings. Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 56(e); Celotex, 477 U.S. at 330. The key inquiry is the existence of evidence to support a plaintiff's claims or a defendant's defenses, not the weight or credibility of that evidence, both of which are assessments reserved to the trier of fact. See Schacht v. Wis. Dep't of Corrections, 175 F.3d 497, 504 (7th Cir. 1999). In accordance with Rule 56(e), if a party fails to address the adverse party's assertion of fact, the Court will consider it undisputed for the purposes of the motion.
Cross-motions for summary judgment do not automatically mean that all questions of material fact have been resolved. Franklin v. City of Evanston, 384 F.3d 838, 842 (7th Cir. 2004). The Court must evaluate each motion independently, making all reasonable inferences in favor of the nonmoving party with respect to each motion. Id. at 483.
After having assessed the claims of the parties in accordance with the standards outlined above, the Court concludes that EA is entitled to summary judgment on its First Amendment defense. Therefore, in what follows, the Court makes all reasonable factual inferences in favor of Plaintiff.
A) John Dillinger and his Connection with the Tommy Gun
Plaintiff claims to own the publicity rights of the "late depressionera bandit" John Dillinger, as well as the trademark rights in the words "John Dillinger." [Dkt. 1 at ¶ 6.]
John Dillinger was a legendary gentleman-bandit, [dkt. 1 at ¶ 1]; according to the FBI, Dillinger was a "notorious and vicious thief"—a "lurid desperado" who "came to evoke the gangster era." [Dkt. 88-2 at 39.] Indeed, during the mid-1930's, he and his violent gang terrorized the Midwest, robbing, killing and staging jail-breaks. [Id.]
In addition to his glamorous life of crime, John Dillinger is commonly associated with Thompson submachine guns, also known as "Tommy Guns," which were seized en masse from his hideouts by the police. [Id. at 40.] Plaintiff's website thus features an iconic photograph of John Dillinger holding a Tommy Gun, [id. at 47], and the Tommy Gun manufacturer's website itself calls the gun "Dillinger's Choice." [Dkt. 88-3 at 5; see also dkt. 88-3 at 10 ("Thompsons ... were a favorite item for Public Enemy No. 1, John Dillinger.").]
Depictions of John Dillinger in popular culture have reinforced his connection with the Tommy Gun over the years. In the 1995 movie Dillinger and Capone, Dillinger is featured alongside notorious mafioso Al Capone, and the former uses a Tommy gun throughout the film. [Dkt. 88-4 at 2; dkt. 88-5 at 18.] Dillinger is also depicted using Tommy guns in films including Dillinger (1973) and Public Enemies (2009). [Dkt. 88-10 at 2; dkt. 88-7 at 29.]
As EA Executive Producer Joel Wade put it, "the popular persona of John Dillinger . . . [became] this flashy gangster who dressed well, womanized, drove around in fast cars, and sprayed Tommy Guns." [Dkt. 175 at 4.]
B) The Godfather Video Games
EA is the developer and publisher of video games, including "The Godfather" and "The Godfather II" (collectively, "Godfather games"), which were released in 2006 and 2009 respectively.
The Godfather games are based on Francis Ford Coppola's film adaptations of the 1969 novel, The Godfather ("
The Godfather games combine technically advanced software and creative audiovisual elements, which are constructed from thousands of video graphics, audio features, and data. [Id. at ¶ 10-11.] Both games feature an extensive musical soundtrack, sound effects, and include new dialogue, written specifically for the game. [Id.]
The first Godfather game, like the film, simulates the mafia world in New York during the mid-1900s. [Id. at ¶ 9.] The player acts as a member of the Corleone family, guiding this socalled "in-game character" through a variety of missions predicated on the plot of the original Godfather film. [Id. at ¶ 10.] To complete the missions, the player "intimidates, bribes, and fights his way to the top"—robbing banks, evading law enforcement, and "utilizing period-appropriate vehicles and weapons" to do so. [Id. at ¶ 11.]
In the first Godfather game, the player may choose and use a Tommy Gun identified as the Level Three "Dillinger Tommy Gun." [Id. at ¶ 12.] The "Dillinger Tommy Gun" is one of fifteen firearms in this game. [Id. at ¶ 17.] It is distinguishable from other weapons based on characteristics such as a seventy-five round clip and a rapid rate of fire. [Dkt. 1 at ¶ 20.] The gun's label appears as a single piece of text to identify the weapon, and the words "Dillinger Tommy Gun" are not spoken by any character in the game, [dkt. 87 at ¶ 12]. The "Dillinger Tommy Gun" itself does not appear in any of the Godfather game's advertising or promotion materials. [Id.]
In The Godfather II, the player manipulates the in-game character along the same plot-line as the movies but, "having risen to the top of the organized-crime underworld," further aims to control criminal networks in New York, Miami, and Cuba during the 1960s. [Id. at ¶ 16.] In this version, the player may control a single in-game character or play in "The Don View," which allows the player to direct other members of the Corleone family. [Id.] To seize control of the various territories, players select and use period-appropriate vehicles and weapons. [Id.]
In addition to the fifteen firearms included in The Godfather II, players may choose to purchase additional period-appropriate weapons as part of the "Level 4 Weapons Bundle." [Id. at ¶`7.] This downloadable bundle of weapons includes the "Modern Dillinger," as well as four other weapons. [Id.] The "Modern Dillinger Tommy Gun" is distinguishable from other weapons based on characteristics such as a seventy-five round clip and a rapid rate of fire. [Id. at ¶ 23.] The "Modern Dillinger" does not appear in any of this game's advertising or promotion materials, [dkt. 146-1 at ¶ 14]; however, "Modern Dillinger" appears in press releases concerning downloadable content and is listed first among all weapons, [dkt. 146-2 at 7].
John Dillinger does not appear and is not referenced in the Godfather movies or novel; he lived before the time period within which the games are set; and he committed crimes primarily in the Midwest, not on the East Coast. [Dkt. 144 at 4-7; dkt. 182 at 3.] Plaintiff thus claims EA's use of the Dillinger name violates trademark law.
Although the Seventh Circuit protects video games as "literary works" under the First Amendment, see Am. Amusement Mach. Ass'n v. Kendrick, 244 F.3d 572, 577 (7th Cir. 2001), Plaintiff argues that EA is not entitled to First Amendment protection of its use of the Dillinger trademark because the use of the mark has no artistic relevance to the Godfather games; even if it does, Plaintiff argues, the use of the name should not be protected because it "explicitly misleads players regarding the content of the games and Dillinger's approval of the mark's usage." [Dkt. 144 at 7.]
The parties agree that EA's First Amendment defense to Plaintiffs trademark claim is controlled by Rogers v. Grimaldi, 875 F.2d 994 (2nd. Cir. 1989).
A) Does the Dillinger Name Have Any Relevance to The Godfather Games?
Plaintiff argues that the name "Dillinger" has no artistic relevance to the Godfather games because the use of the Dillinger name is not a reasonably necessary component of the games and because "[EA] does not know why it chose to use `Dillinger' in the first place." [Dkt. 144 at 8, 12.]
1. Relationship between Dillinger and the
Godfather Games
Plaintiff argues that the use of the Dillinger name has no artistic relevance because it is "not a reasonably necessary aspect of the game[s]."
In support of this argument, Plaintiff attempts to distinguish this case from E.S.S. v. Rock Star Videos, wherein the Ninth Circuit found that the use of the name of a Los Angeles strip club had at least some artistic relevance to a video game whose goal was to "mimic the look and feel of actual Los Angeles neighborhoods." 547 F.3d at 1097. There, the game was decidedly not "about" the strip club, but since the strip club had some relation to the city of Los Angeles, the court found the use of the mark was entitled to First Amendment protection. Id. at 1100 ("[Only] the use of a trademark with no artistic relevance to the underlying work whatsoever does not merit First Amendment protection. In other words, the level of relevance merely must be above zero. It is true that the game is not `about' the [strip club] . . . but given the low threshold the game must surmount, that fact is hardly dispositive.").
Despite Plaintiff's contention to the contrary, this case is analogous to E.S.S. Here, it is undisputed that the Godfather games are not "about" Tommy Guns; the games are about a fictional world, based on the Godfather novel and movies, [dkt. 87 at ¶ 3], wherein players act like criminals and mobsters who use a wide array of weapons—including Tommy Guns. Plaintiff does not dispute the relevance, or even the primacy, of Tommy Guns to the virtual world depicted in the Godfather games. Nor does Plaintiff dispute that the Dillinger name is closely associated with the Tommy Gun. Indeed, Plaintiff admits that there a "superficial and attenuated" link between John Dillinger and the Godfather video games. [Dkt. 144 at 12.]
As was the case in E.S.S., even if the Court accepts the characterization as attenuated, such connection is enough to satisfy the Rogers test: The gentleman-bandit, commonly known for his public persona as a "flashy gangster who dressed well, womanized, drove around in fast cars, and sprayed Tommy Guns," [dkt. 175 at 4], has above-zero relevance to a game whose premise enables players to act like members of the mafia and spray Tommy Guns. See Roxbuyr Entmn't v. Penthouse Media Group, Inc., 669 F.Supp.2d 1170, 1176 (C.D. Cal. 2009) ("Defendants have introduced evidence demonstrating at least some relationship between the mental imagery associated with the term `Route 66,' e.g., road trips [and] cross-country travel, and the content of Defendants' movie . . . Plaintiff's argument that the association is tenuous does not controvert Defendants' showing.").
Plaintiff attempts to undermine this relationship by arguing that, "except for the name `Dillinger,' [EA] chose not to include elements in its games which fell before 1940, such as John Dillinger's contemporaries (e.g., Bonnie & Clyde, Ma Barker, Machine Gun Kelly, pre-1940 Godfather movie characters and 1930s-era cars)." [Dkt. 182 at 4.] Neglecting to include certain elements of an era, however, quite obviously does not mean that those which are included are irrelevant.
No suggestion has been made that the Godfather games aim to exactly replicate the Godfather movies or the time-period they depict—neither the fact that Dillinger lived before the pertinent time period nor the fact that EA did not include any of Dillinger's contemporaries undermines the relevance of Dillinger's public persona to the content of the games.
It bears repeating that it is not the role of the Court to determine how meaningful the relationship between a trademark and the content of a literary work must be; consistent with Rogers, any connection whatsoever is enough for the Court to determine that the mark's use meets "the appropriately low threshold of minimal artistic relevance." 875 F.2d at 999. EA has certainly shown that the "mental imagery" associated with the Dillinger name has more than zero relevance to the content of the Godfather games.
2. EA's Institutional Memory of Its Subjective Intent
Plaintiff also argues that the Dillinger name is not relevant to the video games because neither Mr. Wade nor anyone he could locate at EA could remember why "Dillinger" was chosen to describe the Level Three Tommy Gun.
But the Court's analysis of the relationship between Dillinger and the Godfather video games is not limited to the company's institutional memory of its original intent, or even to the intent itself. As a legal matter, the relevant fact is that the company did choose to identify the Tommy Gun with the Dillinger name. As Plaintiff admits, "fundamentally, the inquiry [regarding relevance] looks to whether there is an actual nexus between the use and the intellectual property," not just to memory of past intent. [Dkt. 182 at 1 (emphasis added).] As a practical matter, the mere fact that no EA representative can now recall why the guns were named "Dillinger Tommy Guns" may actually be more probative of the fact that there are countless artistic elements in the video games than it is of the relationship between Dillinger and the content of the games. [See dkt. 87 at ¶ 10.] In short, that no one can remember how the weapons were named has little-to-no bearing on any "actual nexus" between Dillinger and the content of the Godfather games.
The Court therefore finds that EA's inability to recall why it used the Dillinger name does not itself create a genuine issue of material fact regarding the name's relevance to the games. The Dillinger name has some relevance to the Godfather games and thus satisfies the first element of the Rogers test.
B) Is the Dillinger Label Explicitly Misleading as to the Source and Content of the Games?
The second element of the Rogers test asks the Court to determine whether the defendant's use of the plaintiff's trademark "explicitly misleads as to the source and content of the work. 875 F.2d at 999. To be "explicitly misleading," the defendant's work must make some affirmative statement of the plaintiff's sponsorship or endorsement, beyond the mere use of plaintiff's name or other characteristic. See Rogers, 875 F.2d at 1001; E.S.S., 547 F.3d at 1101. For example, the use of "the phrase in a subtitle of `an authorized biography' would be sufficiently explicit to be actionable, if false"; but evidence that the trademark use "might implicitly suggest that the named celebrity had endorsed the work or had a role in producing it" is "out-weighed by the danger of restricting artistic expression." Rogers, 875 F.2d at 999-1000.
Plaintiff argues that "by using Dillinger's name in the games, EA gives the false impression that the Dillinger brand approves the association of John Dillinger's likeness with these games; "[t]he fact that the games are based on literary and motion picture works that do not contain any reference to John Dillinger only heightens the probability of deception." [Dkt. 182 at 17; dkt. 164 at 15.] In support of its claim, Plaintiff points to the fact that the "Modern Dillinger" is one of only a select few guns available through the upgrade pack for The Godfather II, implicitly indicating it is "arguably the most powerful gun available," [dkt. 146-1 at 14], and that press releases posted to EA's website list the Modern Dillinger first among all the weapons, [dkt. 146-2 at 7].
In the same breath, however, Plaintiff urges the Court to believe that the games can be played "many times without interfacing with the Dillinger guns themselves." [Dkt. 182 at 7 (citing dkt. 187 at ¶ 17).] Furthermore, Plaintiff has presented no evidence that any consumer bought the Godfather Games because of the Dillinger name, or was otherwise confused. As was the case in E.S.S., the use of the Dillinger name is "quite incidental to the overall story of the game" and "not the main selling point of the [g]ame." 547 F.3d at 1100-1101.
Even if the Dillinger name is not a selling point of the games, Plaintiff argues, "studies show that increasing numbers of consumers believe that all marks appearing in entertainment are placed or licensed."
Instead, in support of its position, Plaintiff attempts to analogize this case to Parks v. LaFace Records, 329 F.3d 437 (6th Cir. 2003), where the Sixth Circuit determined that under the Rogers test, the title of Outkast's hip-hop song Rosa Parks was not protected by the First Amendment because it had no artistic relevance whatsoever to the content of the song and because it was likely to confuse the public about the content of the work. In striking contrast to Rosa Parks, whom the court noted was an "international symbol of freedom, humanity, dignity and strength," id. at 454, the court deemed the Outkast song "nothing more and nothing less than a paean announcing the triumph of superior people in the entertainment business over inferior people in that business." Id. at 435. Moreover, the court noted, "some people looking at the title Rosa Parks might think the song is about Rosa Parks, and for those with that false impression (as twenty-one consumer affidavits filed in this case indicate happened), the title is misleading." Id. at 455.
In determining that the Outkast song's title was not protected by the First Amendment, the Parks court focused on the objective evidence of relatedness and potential for consumer confusion. 329 F.3d at 455. And unlike Parks, where the plaintiff presented affidavits documenting circumstances in which the song's title led listeners to believe the song was about Rosa Parks, 329 F.3d at 455 n.4, here Plaintiff has presented no evidence that any consumers are confused by the use of "Dillinger" in the Godfather games. The Court cannot simply infer that the Dillinger name confuses the public, let alone that such confusion outweighs First Amendment concerns.
In any event, Plaintiff points to no explicit misrepresentation—that fact alone is dispositive of this issue. Rogers, 875 F.2d at 999; E.S.S. 547 F.3d at 1100-1101. All that is challenged here a single text-line used to identify one of many weapons within a visually complex video game comprised of countless artistic elements. [Dkt. 87 at ¶¶ 10-11.] In the face of no documented harm—or even risk of harm—whatsoever, the Court finds that there is no genuine issue of material fact regarding public confusion from the use of the Dillinger name.
Because no issue of fact exists as to whether the Dillinger name is relevant to the content of The Godfather Games, or as to whether the use of the name explicitly misleads consumers, the Court finds that EA is entitled to summary judgment on its First Amendment defense.
For the foregoing reasons, the Court
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- Excellent service.Thank you very much. | 11.11.2014 14:42
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- The staff was very good and overall experience renting a car was pleasant! Thank you! | 05.08.2013 15:22
- I am a student from the U.S.A. studying for the semester at the University of Novi Sad. I have rented a car from Sixt at Novi Sad on several occasions and I am very impressed with the professionalism and general good nature of the staff at this location. I have rented cars before, but have never been this satisfied before. If you need... | 08.05.2013 18:00
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Much has been written about how much money the Reds saved by keeping Bruce in AAA until he passed the "Super 2" threshold. The general consensus is that the Reds saved around $8 million in present dollars by waiting to call him up until now.
While it is true that the Reds likely saved around $8M in Bruce's salary four years from now, that is looking at the Reds overall financial situation in a vacuum. Keeping Bruce in AAA for the first 7 weeks of the season affected many other aspects of the Reds finances.
First, there is the cost of the player signed to keep CF spot warm for Bruce until he was "ready". The Reds signed Corey Patterson to a $3.5M contract to hold the place for Bruce until he was "ready." Now the Reds did need a true defensive CF and possible leadoff hitter, so I don't think that the $3.5M was way off base, if Patterson had just replicated his career numbers. He didn't, so the $3M seems way too much.
Regardless, Patterson was signed to take Bruce's place. It is no coincidence that Patterson was signed right after Bruce was injured in spring training. That was clearly the point when the Reds decided that Bruce would start the season in AAA. So even if the Patterson contract was a bad idea, it was the one made, so I think it is safe to say that the Reds spent $3.5M on Patterson this year as a result of deciding to keep him in AAA.
So that means that the Reds have at this point saved only $5M by keeping Bruce in AAA. But there were other financial factors that were affected by keeping Bruce in AAA. First, attendance.
I think it is safe to say that the Reds would have added at least 2,500 fans a game if they had Bruce up from the beginning of the season. First, they would have been a better team, and winning attracts fans. Second, Bruce would have been a draw himself. I think the 2,500 number is very conservative.
So if they drew 2,500 more fans a game for the 28 home games (not counting opening day), and each fan spent $25 on tickets, food, souvenirs, etc per game, that would result in $1,750,000 in revenue for the Reds this year. Throw in additional revenue from Bruce jerseys and other Reds merchandise bought by fans not going to games, and very conservatively, the Reds would have taken in at least another $2M in attendance this year if they had Bruce up for the whole season.
So that this point the Reds have saved only $3M by keeping Bruce in AAA for the first 7 weeks of the season.
Another consideration is the TV and radio ratings. To be honest, I have no idea how much more the Reds would have made with higher ratings, so I won't figure it in, but I am sure it would be something.
And the if the Reds don't make the Playoffs this year, and if the Reds would have made the Playoffs if they had Bruce up from the beginning of the season, then the Reds would have more than made up for the remaining $3M.
The Reds would make $4.2 million at least on in stadium revenue for each playoff game they play in. (42,000 seats - $100 a fan). So even if the Reds had only one home game in the playoffs, they would have more than made up the remaining $3M they would have lost by bring up Bruce at the beginning of the season. That doesn;'t factor in additional TV and Radio money, nor increased season ticket sales, more merchandise sales and so on.
So in conclusion, even if bringing Bruce up to start the season would not have resulted in the Reds making the Playoffs, the Reds only would have saved $3M by keeping Bruce in AAA. And if it would have resulted in the Reds making the playoffs, they would have made millions of dollars, if not tens of millions of dollars more by bringing up Bruce.
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SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Jonathan Quick will be the goaltender for the U.S. when it plays Slovakia on Thursday in its Olympic hockey opener.
Coach Dan Bylsma says he has a plan in net for other preliminary-round games, but on Wednesday declined to say what it was.
Quick will get the start instead of Ryan Miller and No. 3 goalie Jimmy Howard. Miller helped the Americans win silver at the 2010 Olympics.
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Sofia Vergara wedding to Nick Loeb will be over-the-top - Duh!
Sofia Vergara is planning a wedding just like herself: loud, wild, and over-the-top. The "Modern Family" star tells People she has been too busy to plan her nuptials to fiance Nick Loeb, but she knows it's going to be a wild party.
"If I'm going to do something, it's going to have to be a big event," Sofia says. "I just had my 40th birthday in Mexico. I had more than 100 people."
Vergara and Loeb will forego standard wedding reception traditions, instead opting for "music, dancing, a lot of food -- not really sitting there hours and giving speeches."
Sounds like she knows what she wants. And it's a pretty likely bet her dress will be form-fitting with a sweetheart top and lots of cleavage -- just a hunch.
Now if the volatile pair can just get past the constantly emerging breakup rumors and make it to the altar ...
Wedding plans aside, we'll be seeing more of Sofia -- literally -- in Robert Rodriguez' "Machete Kills," and "Fading Gigolo," a movie for which she filmed a threesome sex scene with Sharon Stone.
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C1RCA Team Battle at Cradle Skatepark July 18th
Try to make your way to the Cradle Skatepark (Brixlegg / Tyrol) on Saturday the 18th of July and be part of the C1RCA Team battle presented by Last Try Magazine (Bowl & street). There will also be a best trick contest on the brand new rainbow rail over the water gap. 3000 Euros in cash wait for the best teams and all bangers on the rail.
In the evening there will be a big party at the skatepark with barbeque and live performances from REBEL MUSIG, Dj STR8CUT and another local support act.
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All I have to say is "OMG" .The utter lack of activity in the Moto Q section of Modaco since Feb of this year is insane.Maybe Moto Q users prefer HelloMotoQ or EvrythingQ.com for their daily needs.I know this is more of an HTC board,but man 5 or 6 topics in over 4 months.Wow man
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WASHINGTON ——Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, and Republican committee Chairman Mike Rogers introduced legislation Wednesday that would allow the government to share classified information on potential cyberattacks with private businesses.
The bipartisan bill aims to improve communication between the federal agencies that focus on cybersecurity, which have been wary of discussing intelligence information outside the government, and private companies, which have been reluctant to publicize attacks on their computer systems.
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"We simply can't stand by if we have the ability to help American companies protect themselves," said Ruppersberger, a Baltimore County Democrat. "Sharing information about cyber threats is a critical step to preventing them."
Rogers described "an economic cyberwar going on today against U.S. companies."
"Economic predators, including nation-states, are blatantly stealing business secrets and innovation from private companies," the Michigan Republican said.
The information at risk includes trade secrets, business plans, private information about clients, customers and employees — anything that can be stored or operated on a computer. Hackers also can disable networks, paralyzing businesses.
Officials and analysts say the number of attacks on businesses in Maryland or the nation as a whole is impossible to quantify. Companies do not always know when they have been hacked; when they do, they often keep the information to themselves.