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Welcome, Caller, This is Chloe
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- Published: 01 May 2012
- Format: Hardback
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Welcome Caller, This is Chloe
written: 18 Apr 2012
Chloe's summer as a burrito has to an end, her best friends are back in town and school is just starting. But Chloe's world falls down around her when her so called friends turn their back on her over a silly, albeit still hurtful, mistake she made at a school dance. And in doing so, turns the whole... See full review
The Summer My Life Began
- Published: 10 May 2012
- Format: Paperback
The Summer My Life Began by Shannon Greenland
written: 10 May 2012
Em's life seems to be heading on a straight and narrow track. After graduating, she'll intern with her father at his law firm before heading to Harvard and life as a lawyer. That's until the letter from the Aunt she never knew comes, and Em suddenly finds herself in North Carolina, aw... See full review
One Moment
- Published: 26 Jun 2012
- Format: Hardback
One Moment by Kristina McBride
written: 12 May 2012
Let me begin by saying that this was one of the most heart-wrenching books that I've read in a long time. I love YA contemporary for the fact that you get some books that absolutely rip your soul to shreds, and for me, One Moment was one of those books. Summer's almost over, and Maggi... See full review
The Glimpse
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- Published: 01 Jun 2012
- Format: Paperback
The Glimpse by Claire Merle
written: 22 May 2012
Lots of my friends have been asking me recently why I am so attracted to dystopian or post apocalyptic novels. I was thinking long and hard about it, and at the same time I just happened to be reading The Glimpse (squeeee!), the debut novel from Claire Merle. That's when I realized that books l... See full review
The Selection
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- Published: 07 Jun 2012
- Format: Paperback
The Selection by Kiera Cass
written: 13 Jun 2012
This is a world with Kings and Queens and Princes and Princesses. A world where royalty rules, and the Princes are just as gorgeous as Prince Harry. Yet we are not inside my imagination (yes, Prince Harry is very much so in my imagination. Did you see him this weekend? Phwoar). We are in the future.... See full review
The Alchemy of Forever
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- Published: 03 Jan 2012
- Format: Hardback
The Alchemy of Forever
written: 25 Jun 2012
I still don't know what to make of this novel - I enjoyed it, but at the same time I didn't. The novel opens with Cyrus giving Seraphina immortality, explaining that she can have it all - and Sera chooses that life. We then get a glimpse of what it's like to be an Incarnate, and how Sera finds life ... See full review
Between by Jessica Warman
written: 25 Jun 2012
I was tempted not to write a review for this book, simply because I didn't know how I felt about it, even now after finishing it. Sure, I liked it, but I didn't know whether or not I liked it enough. The sypnosis pretty much sets the book up in terms of what to expect. Pretty and popula... See full review
- Between by Jessica Warman
The Book of Blood and Shadow
USD$8.80 - Save $2.12 19% off - RRP $10.92
- Published: 19 Jan 2012
- Format: Paperback
The Book of Blood & Shadow by Robin Wasserman
written: 25 Jun 2012
I'm not sure where to begin my review with this book. I absolutely lapped up this novel, but all my thoughts aren't really processing with the rest of my brain at the moment, and I can't actually find the words to describe how brilliant this novel was. The Book of Blood and Shadow ... See full review
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- Published: 01 Mar 2012
- Format: Paperback
Bunheads by Sophie Flack
written: 25 Jun 2012
If you think that ballet dancers have it easy, think again...or read Bunheads, Sophie Flack's debut novel all about the life of a dancer with the prestigious Manhattan Ballet Company. Hannah Ward is doing what she's always wanted to do - dance. Hannah's whole life has revolved arou... See full review
The Catastrophic History of You ...
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- Published: 02 Feb 2012
- Format: Paperback
The Catastrophic History of You and Me
written: 25 Jun 2012
Imagine you're out for dinner with your perfectly handsome and gorgeous boyfriend when he tells you that he's not in love with you any more. Bingo, you're dead. Dying of a broken heart isn't something that happens every day. Actually, it's never happened before, or at least been proved as a cause... See full review
Starcrossed: Dreamless
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- Published: 05 Jul 2012
- Format: Paperback
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Dreamless by Josephine Angelini
written: 01 Jul 2012
Ever since I accidentally bought Starcrossed on Amazon UK, I've been absolutely smitten with anything Greek mythology. Everneath started it, Starcrossed brought it to new heights, and now, with the sequel to this epic series, Dreamless was pretty much my type of poison. Because of Starcrossed, I'm a... See full review
Don't You Wish
- Published: 07 Oct 2012
- Format: Hardback
Don't You Wish
written: 05 Jul 2012
Don't You Wish is a novel about growing up believing in who you are and what makes you unique isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's all about young girls having their own identity and not conforming to what is on trend, what is popular and believing that popularity, especially in high s... See full review
Glitch by Heather Anastasiu
written: 12 Jul 2012
As random as it may sound, one of the things I love most about dystopian fiction is the setting of the world that we now live in, and Heather has portrayed possibly one of my favourite 'scenarios' to date. A society which is controlled by what the government says is right and wrong - every... See full review
- Glitch by Heather Anastasiu
Deadly Hemlock
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- Published: 05 Jul 2012
- Format: Paperback
Deadly Hemlock
written: 29 Jul 2012
Werewolves have never been a particular favourite of mine. I was always Team Edward, I didn't get into the Mercy Falls series and generally the word werewolf would put me off. Kathleen Peacock's debut novel, however, captured my attention from the first moment I heard about it. Deadly Hemlock is ... See full review
Silver by Talia Vance
written: 12 Aug 2012
If it's one book that will keep you on the edge of your seat this year, it's Silver by Talia Vance. Okay, so I use that sentence a lot. I admit, I adore so many books that I'll probably say that sentence nine out of ten times. But this time, it's different. I can't quite ... See full review
- Silver by Talia Vance
The Infernal Devices: Clockwork ...
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- Published: 03 May 2012
- Format: Paperback
Clockwork Prince
written: 12 Aug 2012
Boy oh boy. Does Cassandra Clare know how to rip your heart out of your chest, stomp on it a few times, chuck it around and then break it into millions of tiny fragments. I can honestly say I've never had a book affect me as much as Clockwork Prince did. Which is a great way have a first re... See full review
Crossed by Ally Condie
written: 12 Aug 2012
Welcome to a world where the Society chooses everything for you. From your future job to who you are going to marry. This is the world that Cassia, our main character lives in, and a world in which she is trying to figure out. What I'm trying to figure out is the book. And I read it at the... See full review
- Crossed by Ally Condie
First Date
USD$8.41 - Save $2.51 22% off - RRP $10.92
- Published: 10 Jan 2012
- Format: Paperback
First Date by Kirsta McGee
written: 12 Aug 2012
First Date, at first, is a book that sounds like any other teen novel. The pitch reminded me of a Meg Cabot book I once picked up and put back on the shelf, and I can remember thinking to myself that it would be a great book to read one day. Needless when I was given the opportunity by Thomas Nel... See full review
USD$9.11 - Save $1.81 16% off - RRP $10.92
- Published: 01 Sep 2011
- Format: Paperback
Fateful by Claudia Gray
written: 12 Aug 2012
I've never felt inclined to pick up one of Claudia Gray's Evernight books before, but as soon as I found out that she had written Fateful, I couldn't resist buying the book. Especially since it was purchased with a gift card! While werewolves are generally not my thing - I've ... See full review
- Published: 05 Aug 2011
- Format: Paperback
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Remembrance by Michelle Madow
written: 12 Aug 2012
Imagine that one day you find that you had a past life, and in that past life you found your soul mate, your perfect match. And everything that happened in your past life, just seems to be happening in this life as well. That's what happens to Liz Davenport in Michelle Madow's debut novel, Rememb... See full review


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Graduate School
If you are considering graduate school, researching the continuation of your education may feel like an overwhelming task. If you are not sure how to get started or what you need to consider, check out the information and resources provided on this page.
Researching Your Options
How do I determine if a graduate school is right for me?
Approach the graduate school process with the same attitude you would approach a job because ultimately, that's exactly what it is.
When researching various graduate programs, important questions to consider are:
- Are you going to enjoy working here? Are the people and environment going to encourage and support your best efforts?
- What are the course offerings and how are they scheduled (i.e., day or night classes)?
- How many graduate students has your potential major professor had?
- What is the average length of time it has taken for one of this professor's students to graduate?
- What have been the professor's current students' experiences and how long have they worked with this professor? How long do they anticipate their degree completion to take? (Talk to the students directly.)
- What are the expectations and management style of your potential major professor?
Online Resources
- All About Grad School
- Council of Graduate Schools' "Resources for Students"
- GradSchools.com
- College Confidential
- Peterson's Education Center
- Princeton Review
- U.S. News & World Report (Publishers of America's Best Graduate Schools)

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Information for Current and Prospective Partnering High Schools
A partnership is established between the high school and University through the College of Arts & Sciences and the specific department related to the chosen course. Each partnering high school will be required to sign a partnership agreement that will be effective for five years. Both the high school and University are expected to abide by the terms agreed upon in the partnership agreement.
Current courses being taught include, but are not limited to:
- Calculus
- College Algebra
- College Trigonometry
- Statistics
- Physics
- U.S. History
- Introduction to Government
- Introduction to Technology
- Dance
- Western Civilizations
- Human Biology
Faculty Requirements
- Master's degree
- In content area or,
- In any area plus graduate credit in the content area or,
- Professional experience in the content field or,
- An acceptable number of years, as determined by Ohio Northern University, teaching the course.
- Application, transcripts and letter of recommendation from high school principal
- Attendance at Spring Workshop to learn and review policies, grade submission and course updates, etc.
Cost of the Program
- $60 per credit hour taken. Most courses are three credit hours; labs are one credit hour.
- There is no fee to apply to the program.
Student Qualifications
- Sophomore, junior or senior in high school
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Minimum 19 ACT Composite (900 to 930 SAT). For physics and calculus courses there is a minimum score of 23 on the Math or Science ACT (500 Math SAT).
- Recommendation or approval from course instructor (if ACT or SAT score is unavailable).
Application, Registration and Payment
- A completed Dual Enrollment Application, official high school transcript and signed Ohio Northern Computer Account Agreement must be turned in to the Office of Admissions by June 30 to register for the Fall Semester and by Dec. 30 for the Spring Semester.
- Students will have the first two weeks of the course to determine if they are taking the course for college credit.
- Full payment is required at the end of the initial two weeks of the course. Payment should be sent directly to Sharyn Zembower in the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio Northern University unless alternate arrangements have been made with each high school.
- There will be no refunds after the initial two weeks of the course.
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- Students may drop a course, and not pay the tuition fee, during the first two weeks of the course.
- Tuition is non-refundable after the initial two weeks of the course.
- After the initial two weeks of the course, students may withdraw from the course and receive a "W" on their transcripts.
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
A 40-year-old Kent Road woman was arrested after an altercation she allegedly had with a handicapped man June 3.
When deputies arrived at the home in the 100 block of Kent Road, they saw the man was bleeding from his ear and hand.
He said the woman attacked him by punching him in the head then stole his cell phone and $180.
He said she got the cash by prying his wallet from his back pocket and the phone was taken from his shirt pocket.
When the man went to a neighbors house to call 911, the woman returned his phone but not the money.
The woman said she gave the man $1 back because she claims that is all she took. She also said she had permission to use his phone.
She was charged with strong armed robbery.
Boyfriend steals car
A woman from the 4600 block of Lomax Court in Murrells Inlet said her boyfriend stole her Ford Mustang.
She said she has been dating the 51-year-old Florence man for about six months.
She said he does not have a drivers license and has never had permission to drive her vehicle.
She said the car was taken while she was at work.
The woman called the suspect on his phone and he admitted taking the car but said he ditched it beside a road when it broke down.
The owner said she did want to press charges.
Theft from South Waccamaw Drive
A home under construction in the 1100 block of South Waccamaw Drive in Murrells Inlet was burglarized June 2.
The owner of the construction company said all the tools and some building materials had been taken.
Because of the size of the tools taken, its believed a large vehicle had to be used.
Value of the tools taken is more than $3,400.
Threats from mom
A man from Boyd Road said his ex-wife called him three times in a two hour period June 1, making threats each time.
The 28-year-old reportedly said she would kill her ex over their child.
The man says he has sole custody of the child and does not want to press charges so the case was closed.
Grinder leads to arrest
A deputy was sent to the Murrells Inlet Wilco station in the 4300 block of Highway 17 Bypass June 4 because there was an unoccupied vehicle in the parking lot with the motor running.
Workers said they saw the driver leave the area.
The deputy reports smelling marijuana inside the vehicle and a marijuana grinder containing residue could be seen on the floorboard.
A drivers license belonging to a 20-year-old Murrells Inlet woman was found in the car.
Also found was a bottle containing prescription pills and a small bag containing marijuana residue.
A while later the car owner returned. She said her boyfriend had been in the car with her but they got into an argument and he walked away.
The woman said she left the car running while she went after him.
She admitted the grinder was hers but said the pills did not belong to her or her boyfriend.
She was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia.
Information is subject to change as the investigation proceeds. Individuals arrested and/or charged have not been convicted.
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Naples Park man accused of choking woman who rebuffed his advances
A Naples Park man is accused of choking a Walmart employee who did not want to be his girlfriend.
The woman told Collier County deputies she was sitting in her van in front of the store at 11225 U.S. 41 N. Tuesday night when Enrique Aguilar opened the door and asked her to be his girlfriend. When the woman said she was not interested, Aguilar told her, "If I can't have you, no one can," according to an arrest report.
Aguilar then began to choke the woman, deputies reported.
After the woman struggled and tried to get out of the van, Aguilar let go and ran away from the van, the woman said. She then ran inside to call the Sheriff's Office.
The woman told deputies she did not know Aguilar well but said he took care of her once at his home when she was sick. She said he often came to Walmart at night to flirt with female employees.
Aguilar told deputies he believed he was in a relationship with the woman and admitted there was "an altercation" with her in the parking lot.
Aguilar, 26, of the 700 block of 100th Avenue North, faces a felony charge of burglary with battery.
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Nginx Location NTFS Extended Attributes Security Bypass (CVE-2011-4963)
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Security Gateway
Who is Vulnerable?
nginx HTTP Server for Windows prior to 1.2.1
nginx HTTP Server for Windows prior to 1.3.1
|Vulnerability Description
A design weakness vulnerability has been reported in nginx HTTP Server.
Vulnerability Details
The vulnerability is due to an error when handling specially crafted HTTP requests. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to the target. Successful exploitation can lead to disclosure of sensitive information on the affected service.
Protection Overview
This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.
In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.
To configure the defense, select your product from the list below and follow the related protection steps.
Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70
How Can I Protect My Network?
- In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Nginx Location NTFS Extended Attributes Security Bypass protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
- Install policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Nginx Location NTFS Extended Attributes Security Bypass


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Anatomy of an Attack
From Spear Phishing Attack to Compromise in Ten Steps
Detecting Targeted Attacks Means Understanding How Attackers Operate
Skilled, determined attackers can break, enter and succeed within minutes. Other times, they spend days plotting, establishing backdoors and fortifying their positions inside your company. This sophistication and persistence presents challenges for those trying to scope, contain and remediate the threat. Here's what a typical economic espionage attack looks like.
- The attacker sends a spear phishing e-mail to gain entry to target.
- When the victim opens the attachment, custom malware is installed.
- The custom malware beacons to a command and control web site and pulls down additional malware.
- The attacker establishes multiple backdoors to ensure access can be maintained if the other systems are found.
- The attacker now has access to the system and dumps account names and passwords from the domain controller.
- The attacker cracks the passwords and now has access to legitimate user accounts to continue the attack undetected.
- The attacker performs reconnaissance to identify and gather data.
- Data is collected on a staging server.
- Data is exfiltrated from the staging server.
- The attacker will cover their tracks by deleting files but can return at any time to conduct additional activity.


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Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2012-2013
CE 3701 Geotechnical Engineering
Prerequisites: ENGR 3131, ENGR 3132 and ENGR 3343
Introduction to fundamental knowledge of soil/foundation engineering for construction projects such as commercial building, highway, bridge, airport, and water/wastewater treatment plant. Course topics will include composition of soils, subsurface investigation, soil classification systems, groundwater flow, permeability, compaction, stress/strain analysis, shear strength, consolidation/settlement, shallow and deep foundations, earth retaining structures, slope stability, and ground modification methods.
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Following the tragic death of Don Cornelius today we've been looking back over the archives at some favorite Soul Train moments. Watching old Soul Train clips has us in awe of some of the awesome talent that joined Cornelius in the studio, and we smiled all the way through this footage of the Soul Train host playing basketball against the legendary Marvin Gaye. The two superstars act like boys in a schoolyard, playfully breaking the rules and scuffling across the court. We won't give away the end result and ruin the above video for you — but there is a clear winner!
Once you've digested this video of Cornelius and Gaye going head-to-head on the court, try wrapping your head around this one — a young Ike & Tina Turner being interviewed by Cornelius! Tina dominates the conversation but is wonderfully charming, stating her favorite hobbies as "to skate, to go into the country for a while, and I like being a woman." Recounting their meeting in St. Louis Tina smiles from ear to ear as she recalls the magical encounter, ending the story with an emphatic "pow!" You can watch the clip after the jump.


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Cambria Pines Lodge Fireside Lounge
Join us in the Fireside Lounge for a fun ambiance and awesome nightly entertainment. There is usually a roaring fire in the big fireplace, creating a perfect setting for meeting new friends or just listening to tunes with your sweetie. Check out our entertainment calendar to find out which talented local artists will be playing while you're here. Some of our House favorites are Grammy Award-winning Louie Ortega, Jill Knight, and the Lenny Blue Band. Put on your high-heeled sneakers and come over for a great time!


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Everyday Business | Keeping up with ... cartoonist Dan McConnell
One of our favorite local funny guys, Cashmere's Dan McConnell, rubbed inky elbows with some of the nation's best-known cartoonists recently at the National Cartoonist Society's 2014 Reuben Awards in San Diego.
McConnell, creator of the comic strip "Then & Now" (which runs monthly in Good Life Magazine), and his son Aaron, also a cartoonist, hobnobbed with the likes of keynote speaker Weird Al Yankovic and Wiley Miller, who won this year's Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year Award for his strip "Non Sequitur" (which runs in the Wenatchee World).
By the way, the Reuben Awards are named in honor of Reuben Garrett Lucius "Rube" Goldberg, the inventor of wacky machines and, yes, also a cartoonist.
"This is a great event," said McConnell. "Cartoonists generally sit and scribble endlessly at their desks, then come out once a year at the Reubens to socialize and talk to other real, live human beings."
Every week, the dedicated McConnell sends 10 cartoons to the The New Yorker magazine, but as yet remains unpublished by what's considered the cartoonist's Mecca. He's also a regular gag writer for "Bizarro," a popular single-panel strip produced by Dan Piraro. And he compiles his "Then & Now" strips in an annual calendar.
Keep up with McConnell's antics and ideas on his Facebook page (keywords: mcconnell cartoonist).
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Dr Ernst Vegelin van Claerbergen
Head of The Courtauld Gallery
Contact details
The Courtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House
Tel: +44 (0)20 7848 2538/2590
Fax: +44 (0)20 7848 2589
Ernst Vegelin was educated in England, USA and the Netherlands. He received a BA from Trinity College, CT, and subsequently an MA and PhD from The Courtauld Institute of Art where he specialised in late-16th century religious painting. He has published and organised exhibitions on a wide range of subjects, including 16th portraiture, Fauve painting, David Teniers the Younger and, most recently, Pierre-August Renoir's La Loge.


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Judge dismisses lawsuit by former DSS boss
A federal judge has dismissed former Social Services Director Gerri Robinson's lawsuit against the county, the Durham DSS board and former County Commissioner Joe Bowser.
The decision from U.S. District Court Judge James Beaty Jr. rejected a federal magistrate's advice that Robinson should be allowed to pursue a case against Bowser for interfering with her contract rights.
Robinson never produced any evidence showing she had a deal with the DSS board overriding state law that made her an at-will employee for her first two years on the job, Beaty said in his Oct. 16 ruling.
Her firing in July 2011 by the DSS board occurred about a month and a half before she'd have qualified for State Personnel Act protections that allow the dismissal of career employees only for "just cause."
"There is no question [Robinson] failed to fulfill the 24-month employment requirement" to become a protected career employee, Beaty said, adding there was "no genuine dispute of material fact" to justify sending the case to trial.
Beaty otherwise accepted the recommendations for handling the case that came in August from U.S. Magistrate Judge Patrick Auld.
The magistrate advised dismissing claims against the county, the DSS board and DSS board members that, among other things, involved an allegation that Robinson was fired for reporting to county officials that Bowser was meddling in department operations.
She alleged, as an example, that Bowser tried to get her to place former Durham City Manager Marcia Conner in a DSS staff job.
She also claimed that Bowser tried to intervene in the department's handling of a child-custody matter involving murder defendant and Duke lacrosse case accuser Crystal Mangum.
County lawyers argued that Robinson's move to report Bowser was a calculated attempt to cloud the issue as the DSS board prepared to consider whether she would stay.
They further contended that she'd been "performing poorly" at the head of DSS.
Robinson joined the agency in 2009 and within months crossed swords with Durham child-care advocates.
Contra their preferences for only subsidizing licensed day cares that serve low-income families, she moved to have the agency offer aid as well to "friends and [extended] family" that are involved in a child's daytime care.
Majorities on both the County Commissioners and the DSS board supported the change, the latter saying it followed federal policy. But critics – including some senior DSS staffers – remained unhappy with it.
The issue figured in the eventual resignation of a politically well-connected DSS assistant director, Sharon Hirsch.
Hers was one of two high-level staff departures that lawyers singled out as contributing to the board's eventual decision to fire Robinson.
The second involved another assistant director, Toni Pedroza, who also filed an equal-opportunity complaint after Robinson shuffled the responsibilities of her senior staff. Pedroza said she was given more work without a pay raise.
As with the child-care decision, the DSS board at the time supported Robinson's action. It said the shuffle balanced workload among the assistant directors.
But the 2011 firing decision came after County Commissioners replaced a Robinson ally on the board with a critic.
County administrators differed in their assessments of Robinson.
Both the deputy county managers she reported to, Carolyn Titus and Marqueta Welton, indicated at various times that they felt Robinson had done a good job.
Welton described the former director to lawyers as a "change agent" who held her staff accountable as she addressed issues that her predecessors at the agency had failed to deal with.
But County Manager Mike Ruffin in the spring of 2011 told the DSS board that he found Robinson "impersonal and abrasive."
Robinson's lawyer, Jack Nichols, couldn't be reached for comment Wednesday on whether she will appeal Beaty's decision.


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"This was fabulous! I made it for Thanksgiving and made it into a turkey shape. Everyone loved it!" – RebeccaD
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These easy, creamy, savory appetizers are just enough to tide you over until dinner.
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Michael A. De Leon is a graphic designer by day, but wears many hats in his off time. In 2004, after several years of covering the Spurs, he started Project Spurs, a Spurs team fansite as an outlet to provide content to Spurs fans, while continuing to write for himself and learning the ins and outs of online publishing and web design. He has since built a writing team and started a popular weekly Spurs podcast called the Spurscast.
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By Jose Grijalva, Project Spurs.com San Antonio Spurs' Danny Green is having a great season shooting 44% from beyond the arc this season, but don't mention it to him. Besides calling the numbers a possible jinx for shooters, Green knows he's been here before. Click HERE for the complete article at Project Spurs. [Read More]
Green looking to get back to his old self after Grizzlies loss
by: Jose Grijalva When the San Antonio Spurs gave up a game winning layup to Mike Conley and the Memphis Grizzlies, the Spurs faithful may have started losing hope with the team's ability to close out games. If that wasn't enough, it may seem a player on the silver and black may be doubting himself […] [Read More]
Duncan feels healthy, gives details on offseason regimen
by: Jose Grijalva Tim Duncan has surprised San Antonio Spurs fans with his conditioning and physique this season. He's not only looking like a rookie again, but he's moving like one too. His secret has been often discussed and now the "Big Fundamental" gave up his secrets and a glimpse at his busy offseason. Click […] [Read More]
By Jesse Blanchard, Project Spurs.com For a moment early Wednesday night the San Antonio Spurs 100-99 victory over the Denver Nuggets seemed improbable at best. The Spurs were losing ground under the weight of turnovers and transition points, the Nuggets threatening to blow open their 50-39 lead. Enter Danny Green with a little over three […] [Read More]
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Template Guided Fluidic Assembly Process Mechanisms Characterized
|Jaber-Ansari and colleagues characterize the role of surface properties for the assembly and control of SWNT architectures providing a potential basis for wafer-scale manufacturing of SWNTs for a range of emerging devices, systems, and applications.
Reviewed by Jeff Morse, Ph.D., National Nanomanufacturing Network
- Jaber-Ansari, L, Hahm, MG, Somu, S, Sanz, YE, Busnaina, A, and Jung, YJ. 2009. Mechanism of Very Large Scale Assembly of SWNTs in Template Guided Fluidic Assembly Processes. J Am Chem Soc 131(2):804-808. DOI: 10.1021/ja8076523
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) continue to be investigated for application in a range of devices due to their unique properties: high electron mobility, unique one-dimensional nanostructure, large current-carrying ability, and mechanical characteristics. In order to capitalize on these properties for defined devices and applications, a simple, reliable, and scalable nanomanufacturing process is required to controllably assemble CNTs with precision placement and alignment over large areas.
Chemical vapor deposition with pre-patterned catalysts, patterned chemical surface functionalization, electrophoretic deposition, and dielectrophoresis all have been explored as methods for directed CNT assembly.While each of these techniques has merit, typical drawbacks include process compatibility, complex chemistries, and limited scalability. Recently, researchers from Ahmed Busnaina's group at Northeastern University (Xiong et al. 2007) describe the liquid-phase fabrication of highly organized single wall nanotube (SWNT) networks. This method uses lithographically patterned templates and a dip coating process to directly assemble SWNT onto exposed hydrophilic surfaces with varying geometries and feature sizes. While this method offers a scalable level of control to construct complex SWNT architectures for such applications as active elements in transistors, electrical interconnects or sensors, further understanding of the mechanisms surrounding the site-selective assembly for the SWNTs and related scaling issues is required.
The results indicate that the plasma pretreatment of the substrate and the subsequent dip-coating process effectively functionalized the silicon or silicon dioxide surface with hydrophilic chemical groups. Additionally, the plasma pretreatment created nanometer-scale roughness on the surface that increased the density of hydroxyl functional complexes, further enhancing the hydrophilic properties. The authors conclude that the combination of these physical and chemical enhancements provide the means to control the fluidic assembly process, and build highly organized SWNT architectures at large scales. By providing key insight into the underlying mechanisms for the SWNT fluidic assembly process, this study provides the potential basis for wafer-scale manufacturing of SWNTs for a range of emerging devices, systems, and applications.
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- Xiong X, Jaber-Ansari L, Hahm, MG, Busnaina A, Jung YJ. 2007. Building Highly Organized Single-Walled-Carbon-Nanotube Networks Using Template-Guided Fluidic Assembly. Small 3(12):2006-2010.
Image reproduced with permission from Jaber-Ansari, L, Hahm, MG, Somu, S, Sanz, YE, Busnaina, A, and Jung, YJ. 2009. Mechanism of Very Large Scale Assembly of SWNTs in Template Guided Fluidic Assembly Processes. J Am Chem Soc 131(2):804-808. Copyright 2009 American Chemical Society.
DOI: 10.4053/er164-090130
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Tags: Carbon nanotube (CNT), Fluidic alignment


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Quietly, Israel has built an enormous defense relationship with the second-most populous country on earth. Although both sides have kept this fairly quiet — we didn't see massive public Israeli involvement in the wake of the Mumbai bombings, for instance — the Jerusalem Post reported yesterday that Israel has displaced Russia as India's biggest defense supplier, averaging over $1 billion in new defense contracts in the last two years. Despite Israel's sense of diplomatic isolation, we do not see a widespread cancellation of contracts, not even with Turkey, even with the growing rancor and anti-Israel rhetoric coming out of Ankara. Today Haaretz reports a $215 million radar deal agreed on with South Korea.
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In one of my luckiest days on record I saw snows in Northrend and obtained an Arctic Fox Kit. I did catch-and-release until I found a rare. I then teleported to Tanaris on a whim and it was a sandstorm. The first I'd ever seen. I went over and sure enough there was a Silithid Hatchling. The first I tried to catch was a rare. Why is it that I had such astounding fortune yet feel so empty inside?
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What if this was a mechanism by which certain pets could be used to obtain their mount equivalents? A rare circumstance in which your cute little pet could grow up into a mount. Of course you could choose not to let it grow and keep your cute little pet, but if you had two of them you could let one grow and have a fun mount.
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Welcome to the PrimRose Donkey Sanctuary! We are dedicated to the rescue, protection, and rehabilitation of abused, neglected, and unwanted donkeys, mules and hinnies.
We also provide an information hoof-way to educate the public: the donkey is not a stubborn, dumb or vicious animal; but a stoic, loyal and very intelligent animal who will risk its life to protect its charges, including humans.
No large animal will be turned away from this sanctuary, and if I cannot house it, I will do my utmost to find the best possible solution for the animal.
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PrimRose and I really need your help. The land across the road from PrimRose Donkey Sanctuary is for sale and we really need to expand. Any monetary assistance would be greatly appreciated.
The land across the road is 91.2 acres with a small barn and a pond at the lower end housing approx. 20 head beef cattle. The fencing is adequate but will have to be repaired for donkeys' browsing. Our goal is to bale our own hay, build a barn (round) and put in another well at the sanctuary end of the property so we can put the overflow across the road and only house the old and not- healthy animals in our existing barn. But all this will take time. Right now I need to secure the property and then move on with the other needs. The asking price is $400,000.00.
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More than 120 members of the Kingston community got an early start to the day with coffee and conversation at the Principal's Community Breakfast. Held this year at the Ambassador Hotel and Conference Centre, the event allowed leaders from government, business, not-for-profit organizations and other community groups to mingle with representatives from Queen's over breakfast.
"This event is my opportunity to both acknowledge and strengthen the bonds between Queen's University and the greater Kingston community," Principal Daniel Woolf told the assembled crowd.
The morning event also included a presentation on the "community as classroom", as well as the benefits of anchoring course-based learning in the community. The audience heard about two collaborative projects currently engaging students in the broader Kingston community.
|Principal Woolf chats with Ted Hsu, MP for Kingston and the Islands.
Dr. Brian Frank, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, then spoke about a course he teaches that includes a 12-week community service learning project. Dr. Frank's course, Engineering Practice, is taken annually by over 700 students, many of whom end up working with community organizations like Martha's Table, which provides low cost meals to people in need. Ronda Candy, managing director at Martha's Table, shared her experience of having students help design the organization's kitchen. Student Ramona Neferu, who is studying Engineering Chemistry, then spoke about her experience in hands-on learning.
|Dr. Anastasia Riehl speaks about her research.
Dr. Anastasia Riehl, Director of the Strathy Language Unit and an adjunct assistant professor in Linguistics, described her current research around endangered languages. She highlighted a partnership with the Wolfe Island Historical Society that sees her gathering oral histories from the island's residents. She then introduced Brian MacDonald, treasurer and genealogy chair of the Wolfe Island Historical Society, who spoke about the value and impact of the partnership with Queen's from a community perspective.
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Overcomers Network launches new website
Aiming to increase membership and visibility, The Overcomers Network (ON) has launched a new website, twitter and youtube channel. The organization hopes to further their message of advocating sexual holiness through biblical discipleship, fellowship and good works.
"I'm excited about the expansion and development of the Overcomers Network as we continue to serve our communities. The commitment of this organization continues to impact lives that will strengthen families, support communities, and bring hope to the world. As Overcomers so many of us have been forced into silence, so together we foster the bonds of sisterhood and brotherhood where everyone knows that their story matters and the voice has a place to be heard. We have walked out our freedom and continue to trust God to be bold witnesses of his delivering power and love.", said Nakisha Thomas, Assistant Director.
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I will say this, funkadillo2. Whether Fister pitched seven or eight innings tonight, Dotel would have still pitched the ninth -- no matter what.
No problem, 6884. 'Twas my pleasure. Appreciate you sticking around. These West Coast trips are always killer. One down, six more to go, right?
I'll look into it, Sparkeroo. I'm sure he'll be getting lots of grief about it. Rookie mistake, I suppose.
.129 -- nine hits in 70 at-bats this season.
So far, my favorite: "He thought there were three outs. Yo, Montero, you get three in this league, young man!"
Beats a 56k modem, right?
True, @popz, but it's still a Mariners' offense that is hitting .227 against teams not named Detroit.
Also, Seattle averaged seven runs in its three-game series last month -- but have only averaged 3.5 runs against other teams.
No joke, gregg. He even shakes off pitches fast. It's almost like he's on a time limit, not a pitch limit.
No, he injured himself from the contact of the line drive. It struck his right elbow and he left with a contusion. I'll keep you updated on his status when I hear more, but he's out and Iwakuma is in.
Make that two strike outs after he's caught looking at called third strike to end the fourth. In Raburn's defense, he was looking at extra bases after slicing a pitch down the left-field line that was just a tad foul. He just can't catch a break.
Two runs through four innings tonight, which is better than the 1.97 runs he received with Seattle last season. I know you were joking, but it's true.
G'night, @UDM. It looks like Fister is picking up where he left off. He's only thrown 28 pitches through three innings, inducing seven groundouts. He's hittin' his spots, without question.
@Popz -- He certainly looked like he was swinging with his eyes closed on that 91 mph fastball.
The Tigers are dead last on stolen bases this year with only seven to their name. With Jesus Montero behind the plate tonight, you have to expect the Tigers to be aggressive on the base paths tonight.
Make that back-to-back eight-pitch innings, @Popz. Fister's accuracy and command is ridiculous. He continues to get ahead in the count, forcing batters to swing at anything close (hence, all the ground balls).
Evening, @ggjohn. Good call on the nap. It's a lot better than my method, which is chugging Mtn. Dew. Not good for the heart.
@Notanoob -- Leyland addressed Raburn being in the lineup in his pregame media session today and simply said that he remains confident in Raburn and keeping him in the lineup will continue to build confidence.
Ha, @Popz! Funny that you pointed it out. I was going to make a note at the bottom of the post saying 5-hour Energy didn't pay for the shout out, but you beat me to it!
Oh, sweet pearl, @Sparkeroo. Don't remind me. I'm already having nightmares just trying to spell it out.
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Dr Gene Lewis, Technical Director, AFC Energy, stated, "This is the first step to creating a strong technical partnership with Lancaster University. Our philosophy remains that we wish to redeploy equipment from other industries into fuel cells. Having the expertise that Lancaster's Engineering Department has across a broad range of engineering will help us identify other suitable manufacturing equipment."
Dr Richard Dawson, Engineering Department and member of Energy Lancaster, commented, "Bringing state of the art equipment and expertise to the University to support our new activities in fuel cell research is a significant part of our relationship with AFC Energy. This is a great opportunity for our students and researchers to work with equipment which is employed within a cutting edge industry."
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An onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like its meaning. Commonly cited are words such as "crack," "crackle," "zip," "snap," or words intended to imitate the sounds made by animals: "oink," "quack," "meow," and so on. Poe uses onomatopoetic words throughout his poem, "The Bells": "All the heavens, seem to twinkle/With a crystalline delight;/Keeping time, time, time,/In a sort of Runic rhyme,/To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells/From the bells…" Here, the use of onomatopoeia combines with rhythm and rhyme to underscore the relationship between sound and meaning; the same effect can be seen in the witches' incantation in Shakespeare's Macbeth: "Double, double, toil and trouble,/Fire burn and cauldron bubble."
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Dwyane Wade is 29. So is Carlos Boozer.
LeBron James is 26. So is Luol Deng.
Chris Bosh is 27. Derrick Rose is 22.
That five-year differential drops only one exclamation point off the following translation: Yikes!
The point is this: The Heat easily dispatched the Bulls from the Eastern Conference finals in five games, and their core will be around for just as long as that of the Bulls. That means the Bulls need to upgrade their talent, and that won't be easy.


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Posted at: 06/24/2013 12:57 PM
By: Elizabeth Reed, KOB.com
Desiree Schiffli, 18, was killed in her Los Lunas apartment complex last Wednesday.
A New Mexico State Police dive team is searching the Rio Grande for evidence in the murder of an 18-year-old Los Lunas woman, Desiree Schiffli.
Capt. Michael Hall of the Valencia County Sheriff's Office said several agencies responded the scene around 12 p.m. in the area where Main Street goes over the river.
The suspect, 19-year-old Joseph Bibiano, told KOB Eyewitness News 4 that the shooting was "an accident" during his arrest last week.
Police say Bibiano shot and killed Schiffli last Wednesday night during an argument.
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By Gerry J. GilmoreAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2004 Americans must remain watchful against another terrorist attack on the homeland, President Bush reminded the nation's mayors here today.
"There's an enemy that still lurks out there," he said. "The most solemn duty of government is to protect the American people."
The commander in chief also saluted the efforts of U.S. service members deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq and other lands in the fight against terrorism.
"I know you are as proud of them as I am," Bush said. "These troops will have the resources they need to be successful in the war against terror."
Mayors from across the nation for their winter meeting heard presidential praise for their homeland security efforts.
"I'm telling you," Bush emphasized to U.S. Conference of Mayors attendees, "the mayors and their offices did a fabulous job of coordinating information and activities."
This was especially evident, he said, during the recent holiday period when Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Washington and New York City were on high alert. The mayors, he added, also "get the credit for energizing joint terrorism task forces."
The president also hailed ongoing cooperation and coordination among the federal government, state governments and cities as part of efforts to make America safer from terrorist attack.
Bush pledged continued federal support, noting that the $30 billion earmarked for homeland security in his proposed 2005 budget is three times what the federal government spent on homeland security before Sept. 11, 2001.


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text: Signing Carter is a desperate move, knee jerk reaction to a humiliating beating givin by a division rivalry.Can`t ya take a loss?..Maybe?..Maybe not? Now I hear the rumor about Aikmen comming out of the booth to become a fish,what next?if your tightend chicken Mc night goes down do you call Todd Christnson?SerTAAAANE goes down call Ronnie Lot?What about your team backups the guys who have been to the minnie camps , training camps,they busted sweat for 5 months..Not good enough? they suck?badly coached?or just plain stupid? what is it?Looks to me like you have 22 starters the rest suck bull balls with warf DNA on them.....If your offensive line had not stunk up the stadium and your run defense had not been like a used tissue paper and our swarming defense had not put constant pressure and hurries on "scape goat'Lucas, all this desperation of urgency would not be happening and the big RED button would not of been pushed.:eek: :eek: :monkey: sour grape fans!


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Valleys largest job fair set for Oct. 6
Job seekers are encouraged to attend the Antelope Valley's largest job fair 3-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6 as Antelope Valley College hosts the 15th Semi-Annual Fall Career Information and Job Fair at the Lancaster campus, 3041 W. Ave. K.
The fair, hosted by the college Job Placement Center, typically attracts more than 1,000 job seekers and dozens of employers. This year's event will be outdoors in the Fine Arts Quad.
More than 40 companies and organizations have confirmed attendance at this year's event including Antelope Valley Regional Occupational Programs, Aflac, Antelope Valley College Community Services, Arcata Associates, Assistance League Preschool-Kindergarten, Avon, Bombardier Transportation, Brandman University, Cal Vet, California National Guard, ComForcare Home Care, Cornerstone Solution/Job Corps, California State University, Bakersfield-Antelope Valley, DeVry University, Disability Rights California, Edwards Air Force Base.
Fastenal Company, the FBI, First City Credit Union, First Financial Security, Goodwill of Southern California, HBW Insurance and Financial Services, Keller Williams Realty, Los Angeles County Office of Education, Mary Kay, Paving the Way Foundation, Prepaid Legal Inc., Primerica, Sculptures Body Renaissance, Senior Systems Technology, Sketchers USA, South Valley WorkSource Center, The Body Shop, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Air Force Recruiting, Army, Navy Recruiting District, Vitas Innovative Hospice Care, and World Financial Group.
Contact the Job Placement Center for more information, (661) 722-6300, ext. 6358.


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While his teammates were practicing for the first time since the 32-0 debacle at Arizona, Andre Johnson ran full speed on an adjacent field.
Johnson has been sidelined with a hamstring injury since early in camp. Coach Bill O'Brien said he hopes Johnson can return this week when the Texans practice against Atlanta on Wednesday and Thursday before they play the Falcons on Saturday night at NRG Stadium.
"I feel pretty good," Johnson said after putting in extra time on the JUGS machine. "I'm working every day to try to get better and see what happens."
Johnson wants to play in the preseason before the Texans begin the regular season against Washington at NRG Stadium.
"It's always important because you want to get some game experience before you go into regular season," he said.
Johnson watched his coaches and teammates lose the preseason opener against the Cardinals.
"You want to win any game you play," he said. "You have to fix the mistakes you made and have a better performance.
"It's preseason, and there are going to be times when you struggle. We didn't have a good showing as a team. You want to bounce back.
"You want to win, but the great thing about these games is they don't count."


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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Transformational Transportation – The Rideshare Revolution
Yesterday, I joined the rideshare revolution. Today I'm writing about it. I downloaded this app on my iPhone and took three short car trips yesterday courtesy of SideCar, a San Francisco-based ridesharing company that connects people who need a ride with drivers already on the road. Simply put, it's a reinvention of carpooling through smartphone technology.
SideCar, founded by visionary cleanweb venture capitalist Sunil Paul, is only available in San Francisco at this time.
Transformational Transportation — The Rise of Uber
On my penultimate trip to D.C., it took far longer to find a cab to Dulles than I anticipated. Once I flagged one down, I thought the stress of the mad dash was essentially over. I was wrong. About a mile away from the airport, I asked my driver if he accepted credit cards, as I couldn't cover the fee in cash. Much to the surprise of few in Washington, the gruff cabbie said "no," that he did not take credit cards. He did, however, offer me one option, which felt more like an ultimatum. I could get out of the taxi, shuffle down a flight of stairs, bank left and use an inconveniently-placed ATM. After withdrawing my cash, I could sprint back to the car and exchange my money for my luggage. What a deal.
On my last trip to Washington, I had learned my lesson. Two lessons, actually. The first was to carve out time for an anticipatory trip to the ATM. The second lesson was to download the Uber app on my smartphone.
DEMO 2012 Demonstrates Value of Keeping California High Tech Free to Innovate
Anyone needing reassurance that California hasn't lost any of its high tech luster should have stopped by the DEMO Fall 2012 conference last week in Santa Clara. DEMO attracted 77 ambitious tech start-ups from around the country, competing with six-minute pitches for their apps, services and products. Just the fact that this event takes place in Santa Clara reinforces the reality that California is still the epicenter of America's high-tech Internet economy. We're still the place where budding tech stars come to be discovered. And we have a huge stake in seeing that our innovative technology isn't smothered by unnecessary regulation.
Of the top start-ups selected at DEMO 2012, the number one spot went to RentLingo, a startup just up the road in Palo Alto, founded by Stanford graduate students Dan Laufer and Byron Singh. Their winning product is a social networking approach to finding an apartment. But RentLingo wasn't the only California start-up in the top echelon. They were joined by Birdeez. From its humble beginnings as a student project at UC Santa Barbara, this central coast-based startup launched a smartphone app called Bird Alerts. Amateur Ornithologists can give Bird Alerts a list of the birds you most want to see and the app will send you an alert every time one has been spotted within 30 miles of your location.
Statement from Executive Director Mike Montgomery on New California Tech Laws
"I am pleased that Governor Jerry Brown has signed a multitude of forward-thinking tech bills into law. In particular, SB 1161 is an important law that will provide regulatory certainty in California for Internet-based services. California has once again reassured high-tech innovators, investors and consumers that our state remains globally competitive by promoting investment, innovation, and continued economic growth in our critically important high-tech sector.
Also signed into law was SB 1298, a bill that allows for the testing of self-driving cars on our streets as well as an initiative to make California a leader in making digital college textbooks available to students. Another new law created privacy safeguards that prohibit colleges and employers from demanding access to student and employee social media accounts.
I applaud Governor Brown and the state legislature for recognizing that California's laws must continue to evolve with the pace of change in technology.
Consumers deserve greater choice and access to new communications technologies, and innovators should be provided the freedom to innovate. CALinnovates opposes unnecessary regulations on Internet-based services that would undermine investment and job creation in our state.
Laws such as SB 1161 show that California is serious about preserving a free and open Internet. Policy makers across the nation would be wise to take a similar approach."