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Issue 5.05 | May 1997
By Katie Hafner
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It was a very public way to die. Public, that is, to the few thousand people on The Well. On March 25, 1995, Tom Mandel sat down at his computer and wrote:
It's bad luck to say goodbye before it's time to do so and there's no point in embracing death before one's time, but I thought maybe I'd sneak in a topic, not too maudlin I hope, in which I could slowly say goodbye to my friends here, curse my enemies one more time <well, not really worth the trouble, actually,> and otherwise wave a bit at the rest of you until it's just not time to do so any more.
I could start off by thanking you all, individually and collectively, for a remarkable experience, this past decade here on the WELL. For better and for worse-there were a lot of both-it has been the time of my life and especially a great comfort during these difficult past six months. I'm sad, terribly sad, I cannot tell you how sad and griefstriken I am that I cannot stay to play and argue with you much longer. It seems almost as if I am the one who will be left behind to grieve for all of you dying...
Mandel might have felt he owed a heartfelt goodbye to all the people he had wrangled with for nearly a decade. Perhaps he wanted to make amends with the many who considered him arrogant and obstinate; as one of The Well's most controversial figures, he had excited a great deal of scorn as well as admiration. But in truth, Tom Mandel was only doing what he had done nearly every day, and sometimes several times a day, for years: dialing in to a community where he had found a home unlike any he had ever known.
The Well, this communal dwelling, had begun in the spring of 1985 as a VAX computer and a rack of modems in a ramshackle set of offices in Sausalito, California. When Mandel had logged on for the first time that summer, there were only a few dozen people online with him. For a long while The Well was an intimate gathering, a place where nearly everyone held a stake in nearly every discussion that arose. It was also a remote, hidden place: the larger world was for the most part still ignorant of the alchemy that could result from pairing a computer and a modem. But by the time Mandel died, 10 years later, The Well had grown into a veritable Saint Mark's Square, with thousands of postings every day on topics ranging from the circumcision of newborns to the Gulf War.
Despite this growth and a conspicuous attempt, at least in principle, to be accessible to anyone with a modem, in reality The Well attracted a certain group of people: baby boomers in their late 30s and early 40s, smart and left-leaning without being self-consciously PC, mostly male, many with postgraduate degrees. They had come of age in the '60s, and in The Well they found something of a club. In the process, The Well became one of those cultural phenomena that spring up now and again, a salon of creative, thoughtful, and articulate participants who are interested in one another's stories in a self-absorbed, cabalistic way.
Mandel had been one of the most visible members of the club, and although he had actually laid eyes on only a handful of the other people, this was the place he wanted to go to die.
---- ~;-};-)(;-0/;-) ----History has already decreed The Well to be synonymous with online communication in its best, worst, and, above all, most vital forms. Though always small in overall numbers, its influence and recognition far outweighed any significance that could be measured by membership or revenues. The Well created a paradox: scruffy, undercapitalized, and armed with a huge amount of clout. It would become a harbinger of both the excitement and the concerns that would arise on the Net over the uses of electronic networks and virtual dialogs, free speech, privacy, and anonymity.
The intense connectedness fostered by The Well's relatively feeble technological base has been admired and studied far and wide as a model for the future of sophisticated networked systems. At The Microsoft Network, at AOL - with its multimillion-user base - and at countless other, smaller network providers, people analyze The Well hoping to divine the magic formula that made it so special, so captivating, so unique.
In truth, though, as with many great inventions, The Well was mostly the product of creative accident. It wasn't carefully designed or planned; it was born of a single idea, and then nurtured by a multitude of competing intellectual visions. Perhaps most intriguing, it began more as a social experiment than as a business proposition. In later years, this resulted in a great deal of confusion and conflict over The Well's goals. Its destiny, meanwhile, would come to hinge on the still-unanswered question: Can you build a community and a business as one and the same?
Katie Hafner (email@example.com) is technology correspondent for Newsweek and coauthor of Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet (with Matthew Lyon). She would like to thank Jon Coifman, Andrea Perry, and Gail Williams for their help with this article. Wired thanks Matisse Enzer for the use of his photographs.
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J.R. here again with Chapter Three from Sky Corbin's remembrance of KLLL around the time when Waylon Jennings worked here. These call letters are important to those of us who work here now. I've been in more than a few conversations around our offices (now at approximately 58th and Avenue Q) about the signifigance of the letters KLLL in this community, and beyond. I promise, we don't take it lightly. In the late eighties/early nineties, station consultants from around the country would come and see what KLLL was doing in an attempt to replicate it elsewhere. It became known as the "Young Country" format, all born right here in Lubbock.
Here's Sky Corbin, former Program Director here at KLLL with Chapter 3. - @JRKLLL
Chapter 3----(WAYLON/LUBBOCK '58)
On that July, l958 morning at KLLL, Lubbock, Buddy Holly and I had discussed Waylon and his potential as a recording artist no more than 5 or l0 minutes when "Hi-Pockets" Duncan, our "old-pro" Sales Manager/deejay arrived for work. Learning that Buddy Holly was present, "Hi" wasted no time coming to the control room. He was well acquainted with Buddy, having worked at KDAV earlier when Buddy and other local talent had performed on their live shows. (In fact, "Hi" had been a factor in Buddy's getting his first record contract, which led to a Nashville session, which produced a flop album and a couple of singles for Decca. Hi had gotten Marty Robbins and HIS manager interested in helping Buddy, which resulted in the Decca contract.) Soon "Hi" invited Buddy down the hall to the "Top of the Plains" restaurant for coffee. There Buddy brought up the subject of Waylon, and "Hi" seconded my opinion of his talent and potential.
When Waylon arrived soon thereafter, he joined Buddy, Hi and my brother and partner "Slim" in the coffee shop. Waylon and Buddy soon came back down the hall to KLLL, closed the doors to the production/recording room, picked up the always-present guitar and "made some music" for each other. Buddy apparently was impressed and became Waylon's mentor on the spot, telling him about his plans to form his own record label and put in a recording studio at Lubbock.
Buddy knew Lubbock and the surrounding area was a hot-bed of talent. In addition to Buddy Holly and the Crickets, there was Sonny Curtis, singer/guitarist/songwriter who had been a member of Buddy's pre-Crickets band, was now recording for Dot Records (without success) but who would become a Cricket after Buddy's death, eventually record for Coral, Viva, Capitol and Elektra...and write some very big songs, mostly in the pop field, such as "Walk Right Back" for the Everly Brothers (and, later, Anne Murray), "More Than I Can Say" for Leo Sayers, "Love Is All Around"( theme for the Mary Tyler Moore Show), "Stranger To The Rain" for Keith Whitley...There was Terry Noland, Brunswick recording artist, who had enjoyed slight chart success, and had been on the Dick Clark TV Show, Alan Freed's big rock 'n roll concerts, and other brushes with the "big-time", there was a rockabilly group called "The Four Teens" who had a near-miss on Challenge Records (lead singer Jimmy Peters would later record for Banner,
Columbia, Decca and other labels as a country artist, with several near-misses) my brother "Slim", who would, a decade later, (as RAY Corbin) record for Monument, then Columbia before his untimely death at Phoenix in l97l. A local Top 40 deejay, Don Bowman, who would soon join us at country KLLL, (where I taught him his first guitar chords) in the late 60's, become an RCA records country comic and a songwriter, have a fairly successful career..(and help Waylon get an A & M, then eventually get signed by RCA.) The list goes on and on...
(Billy Walker from Ralls,
Jimmy Dean from Plainview,
Don Williams from Floydada,
Tanya Tucker from Seminole,
all made it big, but had little or no relationship with the Lubbock music scene.)
The area's production of "stars" must have been the result of something in the west Texas water...or the motivation to "get out of the cotton-patch", as Waylon would say in later years. Buddy Holly was an exception. He believed Lubbock could be a major music industry location, using mostly area talent, and HE liked his home town.
In retrospect, since Buddy was"in love", and about to be married, in just weeks, to Maria Elena Santiago, a New York music publishing company receptionist, his passion and planning for the music business at that particular time seems to hint...again...that he somehow felt he had no time to waste. He did "waste" quite a bit of time at KLLL though, before and after his August l5th wedding, making frequent trips back to Lubbock after he and his bride set up housekeeping in Greenwich Village, NYC. . We...Waylon, Buddy, "Slim" and I..drank coffee together frequently, went bowling at least once or twice during that summer, and Buddy told us "insider" show-biz stories about people he'd worked with, including some of the wildest, nuttiest characters who ever drew breath, Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis...and country's George Jones. Waylon was enthralled, and obviously anticipating his "shot" at it. Buddy, while still enthused about
Waylon's prospects, was beginning to have some apprehensions...or at least, to see some problems.
(Next---- World-famous Buddy Holly sings (for free) at Morris Fruit and Vegetable Market and on KLLL...and Waylon records a REAL record at Clovis, New Mexico..with real professionals!)
"Sky" Corbin---Lover, fighter, wild horse rider and purty durn fair
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POTSDAM The village is seeking contractors to build a jet fuel pump at the Potsdam Municipal Airport.
The fuel will be sold to pilots and is expected to turn a profit for the village.
The pump will be funded through a $126,000 state grant awarded to the village last year. This money will likely be enough to cover the entire cost of the project, according to village Administrator David H. Fenton.
The village board unanimously approved a request for bids Monday.
The village first planned to install a jet fuel pump in 2012, but the project was stalled by a lack of proposals from contractors.
The original plan was to convert the existing fuel pump, which sells normal aviation fuel, to be able to provide both types of fuel, but further research showed the project would be more expensive than anticipated.
The proposals for that were actually more expensive than using a whole new system, Mr. Fenton said.
The village decided to delay the project long enough to secure state funding. Now that a grant has been received, work will move forward.
The LifeNet medical helicopter stationed at the airport is expected to be a regular customer. It now has to fill its tank in Massena, Ogdensburg or Burlington, Vt.
There are other regular airport users who would likely purchase jet fuel if it were available, according to Mr. Fenton.
Weve got three or four local people who use the airport right now, who could use that, he said.
In other business, the board unanimously approved raising the cost to rent land at the airport from 39 to 40 cents per square foot.
Airport land is leased to individuals who build and maintain their own hangars. This decision will not bring in much money for the village, according to Mr. Fenton, but is the first step in what will likely be a series of gradual price increases.
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POTSDAM - Darren Mesibov, Potsdam, was recently awarded the seventh annual Louise Harper Memorial Scholarship.
Family and friends of Louise Harper, RN, established a memorial fund to provide an annual scholarship to a non-traditional student.
In 1992, 22years after graduating from Parishville-Hopkinton Central School, Mrs. Harper received an associates degree from SUNY Canton and became a registered nurse. She went to work at E.J. Noble Hospital in Gouverneur, working both in the hospital and at Kinney Nursing Home. Mrs. Harper became charge nurse at Kinney Nursing Home, having worked there 13 years at the time of her death in July 2005. Mrs. Harper is survived by her husband, Dean S. Harper, Richville, and their four children, Dean Jr., Mark, and David Harper, and Patricia Rumble, and their families.
Mr. Harper Sr. presented the $500 college scholarship to Darren Mesibov. Darren is currently pursuing an associates degree in nursing at SUNY Canton. He and his wife, Molly, reside in Potsdam with their 10-month old twin daughters, Avery and Emelia.
Darrens desire to become a nurse came after his long recovery from a serious plane crash. He was so impressed by the top quality care he received, he decided he wanted to pursue a career where he could make a difference. His long-term goals are to become educated as an Advance Practice Nurse.
Darren is a certified master dog trainer, licensed commercial pilot and certified flight instructor. He also serves as treasurer of the Nursing Student Association at SUNY Canton and is a member of Phi Theta Kappa honor society. Darren has also served as a member of the Potsdam Rotary Club and Potsdam Airport Committee. He works part-time at Canton-Potsdam Hospital and part-time as a flight instructor. Darren enjoys skiing, bicycling, hiking, canoeing and raising his twin daughters.
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Conjunctivitis is one of the most common eye conditions. It is often called "pink eye." It is an inflammation of the conjunctiva, the tissue that lines the inside of the eyelid and helps keep your eyelid and eyeball most.
Allergens (such as pollen, mold spores, pet dander, etc.), irritants (such as dirt, smoke, chlorine, etc.) and even viruses and bacteria can cause conjunctivitis. Pink eye caused by allergens is called allergic conjunctivitis. If it's caused by bacteria or viruses it can spread easily from person to person but is not a serious health risk if diagnosed quickly; allergic conjunctivitis is not contagious.
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A town of Watertown man faces up to five years in state prison after admitting Monday in Jefferson County Court that he participated in a robbery in which a handgun was displayed.
Jaquenton D. Simmons, 23, whose last known address was 26068 County Route 49, pleaded guilty to third-degree robbery, third-degree burglary and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
He admitted that he took part in an Oct. 21 home invasion robbery at the Calcium residence of Richard R. Woodard. Mr. Simmons told Judge Kim H. Martusewicz that he never entered the residence, but was with others who did, with his knowledge that one of the participants was armed with a gun and was entering the residence with the intent of forcibly stealing something. Mr. Simmons told Judge Martusewicz they intended to steal drugs. When Mr. Simmons was arrested Nov. 5 at his residence, he was found to possess an unregistered pistol.
He is expected to be sentenced May 29 to 20 months to five years in prison. Judge Martusewicz recommended that he serve his sentence in the prison systems shock incarceration program. If deemed eligible by Department of Corrections and Community Supervision officials, he will spend six months in a military-style treatment program and then serve the balance of his sentence on parole.
In other court activity, Anthony I. DeJesus, 20, of 123 S. Rutland St., was sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge for Feb. 13 guilty pleas to second-degree criminal contempt and second-degree menacing as a result of two incidents.
He admitted that he violated an order of protection held by his estranged wife, Haley M. DeJesus, by arguing with her and having unwanted physical contact with her Jan. 1 in the town of Theresa.
He also admitted that on Jan. 5 he got into a dispute with his wifes brother, Louis A. Alteri, and threatened him with what appeared to be a pistol. A three-year stay-away order of protection was issued on behalf of his wife.
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In a move intended to give local government more clout in setting the course of energy development on public lands, the county planning commission on Tuesday voted to recommend an amendment to the master plan to call most of the territory in its borders an "energy zone."
The new zone would overlay existing land use zones as a way of emphasizing that the area is open for energy extraction as well as other activities.
Concept now goes to the county commission for final approval. That approval seems likely, in that all three county commissioners were present at the planning meeting and voiced no misgivings.
The energy zone would apply only to land owned by the public and administrered by the federal or state governments. Large private tracts such as ranches and hunting reserves would not be included.
The impetus for the new zone is the perception that, according to the planning document's wording, "...the Federal Government and Non-Governmental Groups have been supporting single uses on public lands, and in many cases this action inhibits access to use our multiple resources..."
The Carbon County move follows a similar master planning change made by Uintah County in creating the Uintah Basin Energy Zone. The Carbon plan would join that zone.
The Carbon commission would then petition the state legislature to approve the revised master plan.
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The Federal Land Policy and Management Act says that agencies such as the BLM and Forest Service must take local plans into account when making land use decisions.
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As local community service providers prepare to celebrate this month those in recovery from alcohol or substance addictions, they simultaneously worry about many local residents who have not sought help for their disease.
A Sept. 19 awards breakfast at the Ramada Inn will honor local providers for their efforts in spreading awareness, education and information to people about addiction, and people in recovery are invited to a 1-mile celebration walk the following day at the Alex T. Duffy Fairgrounds.
But with celebration of National Recovery Month 2013 also comes the realization that some north country youths and adults continue to use and/or abuse alcohol or other substances regularly.
Addictions, and alcohol/substance use and mental health and behavior problems are so prevalent in our society, not just nationally, but locally in Jefferson County, said Anita K. Seefried-Brown, director of community prevention at the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Council of Jefferson County and a member of the countys Rapid Response Coalition.
The local crisis is alarming, she said, because the 2012 Jefferson County Prevention Needs Assessment survey of 704 sixth-, eighth-, 10th- and 12-grade students representing all schools in Jefferson County noted that 48 percent, or 338 students, said they use alcohol on a regular basis; 183 use marijuana; 127 use prescription drugs, and 120 use cigarettes. More shockingly, Ms. Seefried-Brown said, is that 0.6 percent, or 42 students, said they regularly use heroin.
Both use and abuse of prescription drugs that are not prescribed to the user is one of the fastest growing problems here, she said. To help decrease those instances, Ms. Seefried-Brown said, she encourages people to drop off their outdated prescription drugs in the medication drop box at the Public Safety Building, 753 Waterman Drive.
Another effective treatment method, she said, is services provided by agencies such as the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Council of Jefferson County, Credo Community Center for the Treatment of Addictions and Samaritan Medical Center Behavioral Health. Because of the continued dedication of treatment providers, the Sept. 19 awards breakfast will highlight four people/agencies that have helped people in their treatment of alcohol or substance addictions. Credo Executive Director James P. Scordo and Canice L. Fitzgerald, director of outpatient addiction services at Samaritan Medical Center, were not immediately available for comment. The following awards will be given:
n Public Servant Award to Kathy Murphy, upstate district director of the state Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services, for demonstrating initiative, foresight and active participation in her official capacity and advocating for community investment in the support of treatment
n Gerald A. DeGroot Award to Salvatore J. Ciulo, Bridge Program director at the Watertown Urban Mission, for promoting awareness of substance abuse in the community
n Community Service Award to North Country Childrens Clinic, which is given to an organization, business or industry in recognition of its contributions to the field of alcohol and substance abuse prevention and treatment
n Marsala/Wertman Award to Lloyd J. Hurlbut Jr., of Credo, for his efforts in helping people along their treatment/recovery journey.
People interested in attending the breakfast, at a cost of $13 per person, can call the Alcohol and Substance Abue Council at 788-4660.
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Hi everyone, I'm Mog. I'm 21. Originally from Poland, but relocated with my family to the Pocono Mountains in PA 6 years ago. I'm an animal lover, and I've always wanted a dog and never had one... until one day 3 years ago my friend took me with him to help him pick out a dog from a local shelter. I've been very lonely here, since being extremely shy is not helpful with making new friends, and I've thought about a dog before, but I certainly wasn't there to get a dog. One look at a goofy pitbull face though, and I knew I'm not leaving without that dog. I signed the papers that same day, and picked him up after neutering a couple of days later. He climbed over seats, and rode in my lap licking my face. He didn't leave my side for a second for the first few months. Hard not to fall in love with that.
That's how I got my first pit-type mutt Casper.
He was not the best choice for a first dog: found as a stray, emaciated, terrified of humans and especially men, with so many quirks I can't even begin to name them... but we've learned a lot together and I've tried to do my research as best I could. He's older and calmer now, getting more confident without me around, and completely bulletproof around kids, he pretends to be a tough guy.
A year ago I got another kinda-rescue - Splash. I got him from a friend's friend, who wasn't paying attention to him very much and left him with his roommates as he went around doing his own thing. Wasn't a very good decision. From what I've heard, Splash has been fed LSD, and when I got him he was covered in elephant-sized ticks and probably motor oil, he was bit too skinny, had Lyme disease and threw up a gigantic ball of worms the size of a pencil. Not a pretty sight.
More than a handful at first, after getting his health under control and neutering, he came around to be an extremely intelligent and loving member of the family.
I love my boys to death. We love watching TV together (Splash's favorite is Pit Bull and Parolees) and going on adventures in the area (which have been rare lately, with not enough hours in a day for work, school and play - forget about sleep).
I'm a biology major at a local university, love all things science. I have 3 cichlid fish tanks in my room. I also love horseback riding, hiking, photography, and reading and writing.
I would love to 'spy' on other Pitbull lovers, and talk to people who understand the incredible experience of loving - and learning from - those wonderful dogs.


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Getting to Know the Artist and the Person
Judy Pfaff's work is brimming over with energy. Each work displays her fascination with exploring new concepts, inventing visual ideas, while manipulating and experimenting with a vast array of materials.
As a pioneer of installation art in the 1970's, Pfaff continues to synthesize sculpture, painting and architecture into dynamic environments in which space seems to expand and collapse, fluctuating between two and three dimensional concepts as she brilliantly displays her flair for the unexpected. Entering each of her huge installations, the viewer navigates through a surprising range of sights and of emotions.
Unafraid to demonstrate her curiosity about testing all the possibilities in a wide range of formats, she proceeds vigorously to blur the line between artistic disciplines.
Working in a unique manner that is preconceived but yet spontaneous, Judy moves throughout an installation space allowing visual ideas to emerge. As her thoughts develop, she becomes more focused on the effectiveness of her design and materials so that they will declare her emotional intent. Each work of art derives from a personal experience or from the feeling of the particular space in which it will be viewed.
Evolving from her first installation in 1974, she has moved from 'found object junk', popular in the art world at the time, to the inventive use of the ever expanding array of new plastics, including adhesive sheets in bright colors, found objects, natural plant parts, plaster, glass, wire, steel and steel cut outs, wood, paint, lighting effects and digital photographic techniques.
Judy has had vast printmaking experience. Recently she has completed a series of long horizontal prints. They are first executed on highly detailed wood block plates composed of inscribed lines, flat surfaces and cut out areas in flowing designs. To complete the work and energize its surface, the print is finished with hand applied encaustic paint and fabric dyes. In several of the prints Judy uses imagery from Indian Sanskrit ledger books and stenciling from computer laser shapes of plants from scientific journals. Like her large scale installations these prints have a three dimensional presence.
To understand the artist and her body of work, the best guides are her own words that follow:
"I probably have a problem with ideas. Most of the art world is idea-based: this means this and that means that. But I'm really trying to get something very emotional and murky – more sensation and emotion than idea. Black and white is not an idea, but my art is based on something ... It's life based - what you gather and try to document. You keep in touch with who you are."
Pfaff creates visual space that puts her and all of us, "in the middle of the vortex, to be in the whirlwind."
Judy is represented in many permanent collections including the Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Detroit Institute of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Library of Congress to name a few.
She has had hundreds of solo exhibitions of her work in art museums all around the world. You can also find her exhibitions on university campuses.
Judy Pfaff was born in London, England in 1946. She received her BFA from Washington University in St. Louis, MO in 1971 and in 1973 she was awarded an MFA from Yale University.
She has received several grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Guggenheim Fellowship and in 2004 was named a MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation receiving a grant of 500,000 dollars.
Judy continues to create new artwork and currently is a Professor of Art and Co-Chair of the Art Department at Bard College, in New York.
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The messaging phone line up of T-Mobile has most of its hardware sourced from Samsung. But the Unlocked Motorola ( Charm ) is an exception to that rule. There introduction of the slider with a QWERTY pad will be bringing Android OS to the list of messaging phones that are affordable.
This fact is known because the recenty posted back-to-school ads are by T-Mobile, where we can see the glory hanging behind all the Samsung messaging phones. These messaging phones include the Samsung Smiley, Samsung Gravity T, and the Unlocked Samsung (Gravity 3). But the only difference there is, is that of the Motorola Charm's Android OS. This project is part of T-Mobile's back-to-school promotions. These advertisements will be enticing for parents, whose kids will be going back to their respective schools, once they reopen after vacation.
Messaging phones are basically phones which concentrate mainly on messaging facilities. They are also known as dumbphones, as they lack the traditional smartphone OS, but they make up this deficit with a full QWERTY keyboard. The Motorola Charm is like a link between dumbphones and smartphones. It has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, with Android OS. Thus two problems are solved in a single phone.
According to T-Mobile, their phones for messaging will be for free, making the Motorola Charm the cheapest phone with the Android OS. In other words, it is the cheapest smartphone powered by Google's Nexus one unlocked phone operating system available with new contract, for free. Magenta is yet to announce the specifics about the launch, but there is a high chance the Charm may be introduced a month before school reopens. Hopefully, there will be many who would want to lay their hands on one of these babies, and hopefully, the Charm will work well on people.


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42 U.S. Code § 1383b - Administration
(a) Authority of Commissioner
Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Commissioner of Social Security may make such administrative and other arrangements (including arrangements for the determination of blindness and disability under section 1382c (a)(2) and (3) of this title in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as provided with respect to disability determinations under section 421 of this title) as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the Commissioner's functions under this subchapter.
(b) Examination to determine blindness
In determining, for purposes of this subchapter, whether an individual is blind, there shall be an examination of such individual by a physician skilled in the diseases of the eye or by an optometrist, whichever the individual may select.
(c) Notification of review
(1) In any case in which the Commissioner of Social Security initiates a review under this subchapter, similar to the continuing disability reviews authorized for purposes of subchapter II of this chapter under section 421 (i) of this title, the Commissioner of Social Security shall notify the individual whose case is to be reviewed in the same manner as required under section 421 (i)(4) of this title.
(d) Regulations regarding completion of plans for achieving self-support
The Commissioner of Social Security shall establish by regulation criteria for time limits and other criteria related to individuals' plans for achieving self-support, that take into account—
(1) the length of time that the individual will need to achieve the individual's employment goal (within such reasonable period as the Commissioner of Social Security may establish); and
(e) Review of State agency blindness and disability determinations
(1) The Commissioner of Social Security shall review determinations, made by State agencies pursuant to subsection (a) in connection with applications for benefits under this subchapter on the basis of blindness or disability, that individuals who have attained 18 years of age are blind or disabled as of a specified onset date. The Commissioner of Social Security shall review such a determination before any action is taken to implement the determination.
(A) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Commissioner of Social Security shall review—
(i) at least 20 percent of all determinations referred to in paragraph (1) that are made in fiscal year 2006;
Source(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XVI, § 1633, as added Pub. L. 92–603, title III, § 301,Oct. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 1478; amended Pub. L. 93–66, title II, § 214,July 9, 1973, 87 Stat. 158; Pub. L. 98–460, § 6(b),Oct. 9, 1984, 98 Stat. 1802; Pub. L. 103–296, title I, § 107(a)(4), title II, § 203(a),Aug. 15, 1994, 108 Stat. 1478, 1508; Pub. L. 106–170, title I, § 101(b)(2)(D),Dec. 17, 1999, 113 Stat. 1874; Pub. L. 109–171, title VII, § 7501,Feb. 8, 2006, 120 Stat. 154.)
2006—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109–171added subsec. (e).
1999—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106–170designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–296, § 107(a)(4), substituted "Commissioner of Social Security" for "Secretary" and "the Commissioner's" for "his".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–296, § 107(a)(4), substituted "Commissioner of Social Security" for "Secretary" in two places.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–296, § 203(a), added subsec. (d).
Pub. L. 103–296, § 107(a)(4), in subsec. (d) as added by Pub. L. 103–296, § 203(a), substituted "Commissioner of Social Security" for "Secretary" wherever appearing.
1984—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98–460added subsec. (c).
1973—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–66, § 214(1), (2), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and made the authority of the Secretary subject to subsec. (b) of this section.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93–66, § 214(3), added subsec. (b).
Effective Date of 2006 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 109–171effective as if enacted on Oct. 1, 2005, except as otherwise provided, see section 7701 ofPub. L. 109–171, set out as a note under section 603 of this title.
Effective Date of 1999 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 106–170effective with the first month following one year after Dec. 17, 1999, subject to section 101(d) ofPub. L. 106–170, see section 101(c) ofPub. L. 106–170, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1320b–19 of this title.
Effective Date of 1994 Amendment
Amendment by section 107(a)(4) ofPub. L. 103–296effective Mar. 31, 1995, see section 110(a) ofPub. L. 103–296, set out as a note under section 401 of this title.
Pub. L. 103–296, title II, § 203(b),Aug. 15, 1994, 108 Stat. 1508, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on January 1, 1995."
Effective Date
Pub. L. 92–603, title III, § 301,Oct. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 1465, provided that this section is effective Jan. 1, 1974.
Institution of Notification System
For provisions requiring the Secretary to institute the system of notification required by subsec. (c) of this section as soon as practicable after Oct. 9, 1984, see section 6(c) ofPub. L. 98–460, set out as a note under section 421 of this title.
Federal Program of Supplemental Security Income; Preference for Present State and Local Employees
Pub. L. 93–66, title II, § 213,July 9, 1973, 87 Stat. 158, provided that: "The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare [now Health and Human Services] in the recruitment and selection for employment of personnel whose services will be utilized in the administration of the Federal program of supplemental security income for the aged, blind, and disabled (established by title XVI of the Social Security Act [this subchapter]), shall give a preference, as among applicants whose qualifications are reasonably equal (subject to any preferences conferred by law or regulation on individuals who have been Federal employees and have been displaced from such employment), to applicants for employment who are or were employed in the administration of any State program approved under title I, X, XIV, or XVI of such Act [42 U.S.C. 301 et seq., 1201 et seq., 1351 et seq., 1381 et seq.] and are or were involuntarily displaced from their employment as a result of the displacement of such State program by such Federal program."
Application to Northern Mariana Islands
For applicability of this section to the Northern Mariana Islands, see section 502(a)(1) of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America and Proc. No. 4534, Oct. 24, 1977, 42 F.R. 6593, set out as notes under section 1801 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
Puerto Rico, Guam, and Virgin Islands
Enactment of provisions of Pub. L. 92–603, eff. Jan. 1, 1974, not applicable to Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, see section 303(b) ofPub. L. 92–603, set out as a note under section 301 of this title.
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Mike Florio Hurrying to Become Next Perez Hilton
For the foreseeable future, I'm done with Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.
Sure, I'll still scan his site to make sure I'm keeping up with stories for you all, but don't expect me to link to anything that he's writing about any time soon.
As best I can tell, Florio has a severe priapism when it comes to bashing the Jets. I don't think it's unfair to say, but as best I can tell he'll never give the team credit for much of anything, and I'm done sifting through his stale Seinfeld or Office references just to find links to stuff that I've likely already read on Daily News, Newsday or the Post 12 hours prior.
Rather than post his ridiculous premise on why Rex Ryan is a feebleminded ninny with no locker room control — all because he underwent lap-band surgery as an intervention to help his health — I'm going to post comments that were made on his site in reaction to his own emotionally stunted prose.
Read on after the jump.
1) Haha you're such a d—, Florio.
2) Horrible Florio.
3) … how about a little empathy and understanding? Weighing 140 pounds soaking wet in no way qualifies you to pass judgement on anyone with weight issues.
4) Seems like a pretty needlessly judgemental article. I get that it's the offseason and there's not mountains of news around, but criticising him for being undisciplined when he's been a pretty successful coach just seems like unjustified editorialising.
5) Florio perhaps you should stick to pretending to analyzing things you know a little better … you are clearly talking about something you know nothing about. Perhaps this blog would be a better if you had a little discipline to research a topic before writing about it. Too bad there is no surgery for lazy journalism or you would be a prime candidate!
6) Wow, Florio, way to be a d-bag on this one… you are aware that Rex Ryan tried some old-fashioned methods of losing weight and didn't do so well, RIGHT!?
7) Florio, Grow Up.
8) This is a ridiculous story.
9) Yikes, even as a Pats fan…this article is harsh
10) Florio continually tries to be funny by stooping to new lows. Yet his jokes fall flat and he just looks like a bigger moron. Sellout. Not funny. Find another line of work.
11) Is this offseason too mundane for you to feel the need to submit this kind of useless personal information about another human being? Seriously…WTF? This article sucks …
12) You are a d-bag Florio. I sure hope to God you don't have any problems or vices. They guy has an eating problem and he is taking some step to help. Just a like smoker getting nicotine patches. But I am sure you have a perfect life and have complete self control over everything. …Real men look at people's accomlishments and skills and make judgements. You look at his weight and make your judgement. A new low for you, but probably just seeing your true colors.
13) Keep making fun of him, Florio. It just shows your own lack of self-esteem …
14) the idea of willing supporting and encouraging such trash journalism makes me feel dirty.
15) I bet that you spend the whole day tomorrow trying to make amends.
Deliciously, Florio actually sullied himself in a descent from his ivory tower to make a statement on the subject in the comments. I'm sure he's done it before, but it's the first time I can remember him ever doing that.
To be clear, I'm not going to strike down what other writers on TJB do, I'm banning myself from any links to PFT. I'm just sick of feeding (albeit crumbs compared to their total readership) this beast anymore.
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10 U.S. Code § 12006 - Strength limitations: authority to waive in time of war or national emergency
(a) In time of war, or of national emergency declared by Congress or the President, the President may suspend the operation of any provision of section 12003, 12004, or 12005 of this title. So long as any such war or national emergency continues, any such suspension may be extended by the President.
(b) Any suspension under subsection (a) shall, if not sooner ended, end on the last day of the two-year period beginning on the date on which the suspension (or the last extension thereof) takes effect or on the last day of the one-year period beginning on the date of the termination of the war or national emergency, whichever occurs first. With respect to the end of any such suspension, the preceding sentence supersedes the provisions of title II of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621, 1622) which provide that powers or authorities exercised by reason of a national emergency shall cease to be exercised after the date of termination of the emergency.
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Creighton (25-12, 11-3 MVC) and Southern Illinois (20-23, 8-9 MVC) combined for 18 runs and 32 hits in 15 innings of play but all of the runs, and most of the hits, were recorded in just three of those 15 frames. The first-place Bluejays enter the series finale with SIU on Sunday holding a one-half game lead on second-place Drake who swept a twin bill at Bradley.
The teams kept fans on the edge of their seats in game one. Neither team scored through the first seven innings, then the bats awoke. SIU plated five runs in the top of the eighth inning before a dramatic comeback by the Jays. Creighton rallied to score six in the bottom of the frame. After a three-run pinch-hit home run from freshman Blake Ringle the Jays loaded the bases. That set up a walk-off single from junior Ellen Homan that drove in two runs to clinch the victory.
Southern Illinois utilized another five-run inning in game two to take control of the contest in the fifth. Creighton and SIU traded runs in the fifth and sixth frames resulting in a 6-1 victory for the visiting Salukis. The loss snapped a season-long six-game win streak for Creighton.
CU sophomore Liz Dike extended her hitting streak to four games with a .500 clip at the plate, connecting on four singles on the day. Homan went 3-for-7 Saturday including the two-RBI single to win game one and a ground-rule double in game two.
Junior Becca Changstrom pitched a complete-game win through eight innings of game one. She approached the 150-pitch mark in the game, allowing five runs on seven hits while striking out a dozen Salukis. It marked her tenth double-digit strikeout performance of the season.
Changstrom started in the circle for Creighton while the Jays' batters went up against Brittney Lang.
The first seven innings of the game accounted for a true pitcher's duel as the hurlers held the powerful offenses off the scoreboard. The pitchers combined for 25 strikeouts in the game. Neither offense put two runners on base until the eighth inning.
After seven innings Creighton had posted just three hits on a pair of infield singles from Dike and a single up the middle by sophomore Bri Lingl.
Meanwhile, Changstrom held SIU without a hit through five innings and allowed just three base runners. Two walks and a Bluejay error accounted for the SIU offense until a single in the sixth broke up Changstrom's no-hit bid.
The game dramatically swung in favor of the offenses in the eighth inning after no runs scored and a combined four hits through seven innings.
After a fly out to open the top of the eighth inning, SIU started its rally with back-to-back singles. That set up a two-out, three-run homer by SIU's Jayna Spivey that went deep over the wall in center to make it 3-0 SIU. Continuing the two-out rally, the Salukis followed with back-to-back doubles and an RBI-single to plate two more runs for a 5-0 advantage.
Homan opened the CU eighth inning with a ground out but took advantage of a chance at redemption later in the inning. Freshman Kelsey Allender started the Bluejay offense with an infield single. Senior Ashley Frutos then drew a walk.
CU head coach Brent Vigness subbed in Ringle at the plate with two on and one out and she delivered a rocket over the fence in left center to cut the Saluki lead to 5-3.
Junior Blair Lowe lined a single into right field to continue Creighton's offense. Then Dike continued her solid day at the plate by dropping in a single to left center. Senior Amy Baker kept the rally going with an infield single to load the bases. Freshman Erin McGonigal came into the game to run for Baker at first.
Junior Alexis Cantu drew a walk on a full count to push across another Bluejay run and cut the SIU advantage to 5-4 with one out. Freshman Katie Pascuzzi came on to run for Cantu at first base.
With the bases loaded, Lingl lined a shot to the SIU shortstop for the second out of the frame. That brought up Homan for the second time in the inning and she came through for the Jays.
The junior punched a single through the middle of the SIU defense to record a two-RBI game-winning hit and give the Bluejays a thrilling 6-5 come-from-behind victory in game one.
In the final frame alone the teams combined for 11 runs on 12 hits and two homers.
Changstrom improved to 18-6 with the win. Lang dropped to 10-12 on the year after the loss but registered a career high of 13 strikeouts on the day.
Cantu started game two for the Bluejays in the circle against SIU's Alyssa Wunderlich.
The nightcap started much like the opener as neither offense could score a run through four innings of action. SIU notched two hits and left five runners on base while CU posted one hit and stranded three heading into the fifth inning.
SIU's offense then erupted with another five-run inning. The Salukis quickly loaded the bases with no outs after connecting on three singles. A walk pushed across the first run of game two for a 1-0 Southern Illinois advantage.
Another Saluki single and a ground out scored two more runs to make it 3-0 with one retired in the fifth. A two-RBI single added another pair of SIU scores to push the visitors' lead to 5-0 before Creighton could get out of the inning.
The Bluejays answered with a run in the bottom of the frame. Homan opened with a bunt single down the third base line. Frutos drew a walk after a fielder's choice from Allender to put two on with one out. Lowe singled to right field to load the bases. That forced an SIU pitching change with one out on the board. A two-out walk to Baker scored the Jays' only run of the game before the Salukis escaped the inning up 5-1.
CU junior Brittany Telecky saw her first conference action of the season in the circle over the final two innings.
SIU added an insurance run off of the new pitcher. Two singles and a CU error set up a sacrifice fly for the Salukis to score the final run of the game.
Creighton stranded three over the final two innings but could not score a run.
Cantu dropped to 6-5 after the loss while Wunderlich improved to 7-9 on the year.
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The winter that keeps pounding away has made getting up in the morning a hurdle for Watertown resident Tracy K. Abihai, who says the lack of sunlight has taken a toll on her mood.
Its tiring, said the 39-year-old native of Hawaii. I really dont want to wake up in the morning if I see the snow. If I dont have to work, I dont go anywhere because I feel sad. If Im not working, I have to figure out what Im doing with my day.
Dr. Fahd Rawra, a psychiatrist at Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, hasnt treated Ms. Abihai, but said she might be experiencing seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, a type of depression.
Research by Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal, the clinical psychiatrist who first described the condition in the mid-1980s, shows SAD is influenced by latitude, affecting about 1.5 percent of the population in Florida and 9 percent in New Hampshire. New York state is not included in the research. Meanwhile, 4 to 6 percent of the U.S. population might have winter depression, according to the Cleveland Clinics website.
Dr. Rosenthal, on his website, defines seasonal affective disorder as a type of depression that occurs regularly, every autumn and winter, when the days get short and dark, though it may occur at other times as well.
Though its normal for people to feel down during the winter and eager for spring to begin, professional treatment should be sought if symptoms of sadness and hopelessness persist day after day without relief, Dr. Rawra said. Other symptoms of SAD, also called seasonal depression, might include fatigue, strained relationships with colleagues and friends, and an unusually strong appetite that can lead to excessive weight gain.
Its one thing if Im feeling sad today, and the next day Im fine, Dr. Rawra said. But if I wake up and Ive been down in the dumps for days, then there is a concern. This condition has severe symptoms that are lasting throughout the day, day in and day out, that affect your ability to function. You dont enjoy the things that you used to.
Dr. Rawra said three main therapies are used to treat SAD: mental health counseling, light exposure therapy and antidepressants for serious cases. He said exposure to more light, especially during the morning, may significantly improve symptoms of SAD. Special light boxes, which include a full spectrum of light to emulate sunlight, are effective in some cases, he said.
Kristin W. Brown, a licensed clinical social worker at St. Lawrence County Mental Health Clinic in Canton, recommends that patients with symptoms of SAD make lifestyle changes to expose themselves to sunlight. Breaking up the winter months by taking vacations to warmer climates might help.
Mrs. Brown said her group encourages exercise, healthy eating, getting fresh air and going outside to do activities, such as riding a bike.
I recently heard from a patient from Potsdam who went with her family to Florida for a week over winter break, Mrs. Brown said. They spent a lot of time in the sun and were able to get a lot of fresh air and sunlight, and they were saying their overall mood was better.
Travel Galore, a travel agency in Sackets Harbor, has booked trips in the past few weeks for couples who have become jaded with the north country winter, owner Louine M. Kolb said.
I have a couple of people who have booked flights and mentioned theyve had to get out of here, Mrs. Kolb said. One is a Watertown couple that flew to Key Largo, and the other couple, from Sackets Harbor, is on a cruise in Ft. Lauderdale. Usually people book trips three months out, but these people just booked a few weeks ago.
The winter doldrums are one thing, but seasonal affective disorder is another.
Shorter daylight hours in colder climates, such as Northern New York, may contribute to SAD, Dr. Rawra said. Research has linked the condition to a biochemical imbalance in the brain caused by less daylight during the fall and winter, he said. When seasons change in the fall, people may experience a shift in their circadian rhythm, or biological internal clock, making them feel out of sync with their daily schedules.
The sleep-related hormone melatonin, which has been associated with SAD, might also play a role, Dr. Rawra said. The hormone is secreted during the evening, sending a signal to the body that its dark outside.
Sunlight suppresses melatonin, but the absence of sunlight can increase levels in the brain, he said.
Frigid, dreary days have come in near relentless succession in the north country this winter, and snowfall has been heavy, with 170 inches in Watertown, compared with 72 at this point last winter and 41� the previous year, according to data collected at the Watertown Filtration Plant.
The average snowfall is 88 inches from December through February.
Winters in 2011 and 2012 were very mild, so this year seems really cold and snowy because the last two years havent been so bad, said Jessica L. Spaccio, a climatologist at the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University, Ithaca.
The average high temperature at Watertown International Airport this winter has been 29, and the average low has been 10, according to the center. Both numbers are about three degrees below normal.
In emulating sunlight, special light boxes can help people with seasonal affective disorder, Dr. Rawra said.
You turn it on in your room in the morning when you get up and keep it on for a couple of hours, he said. Sometimes within a couple of hours people can notice a difference.
For more severe cases of SAD, antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, might help increase levels of serotonin in the brain to improve symptoms.
If a person is having difficulty functioning, we may take that line of treatment, Dr. Rawra said. If it gets severe enough, a person could have thoughts about hurting themselves or even not wanting to live.
But those are extreme cases. According to the Cleveland Clinics website, an estimated 20 to 30 percent of the population living in the middle to northern latitudes of the United States might experience some SAD symptoms.
Ms. Abihai, who works at the Dunkin Donuts on Arsenal Street, said she walks to work from her apartment when the snow on sidewalks is manageable, but that has been rare this winter.
Ms. Abihai recalled feeling down when the ice storm in late December left her home without power for days. But on Feb. 22, she was excited to show her coworkers pictures of uncovered grass taken on her smartphone.
I like to walk outside everywhere but cant do it with all of this snow, she said, adding that the increased sunlight in recent weeks has lifted her mood.
Ms. Abihai, who moved to the north country from Hawaii with her family when she was 18, said she hopes the worst of the winter weather is over.
Im crossing my fingers and looking for grass every day, she said. I dont want any more snow.
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