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|Date de publication
|21 janv. 2010
|Date de priorité
|4 déc. 1998
|Autre référence de publication
|Numéro de publication
|Joel Alan Ronning, Kelly J. Wical
|Cessionnaire d'origine
|Digital River, Inc.
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The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/492,844, filed Jan. 27, 2000, and entitled "Apparatus and Method for Secure Downloading of Files", which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/372,253, filed Aug. 11, 1999, and entitled "Apparatus and Method for Adaptive Fraud Screening for Electronic Commerce Transactions", now U.S. Pat. No. 7,058,597, issued on Jun. 6, 2006, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/110,952, filed Dec. 4, 1998, and entitled "Apparatus and Method for Providing Electronic Commerce" under 35 U.S.C. 119(e), all of which are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth.
The present application is related to:
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for use in securely downloading files over a network.
Various systems exist for distribution of files over the Internet upon purchase by users. With these systems, the user may shop for and purchase various products among web sites. The systems, in providing for electronic downloading of purchased files, must ensure that a user does not obtain files they have not purchased. Certain systems use passwords or wrappers to provide security of the files. Upon valid purchase of a file, the system provides a password to the user, and the user unlocks the file and downloads it to a machine using the password. Use of passwords, however, may complicate the purchase process for the user. In addition, passwords can often be broken, allowing users to fraudulently obtain files without providing payment for them.
Accordingly, a need exists for an improved method and apparatus for securely downloading files and simplifying the download process for users who have purchased files.
A method and apparatus consistent with the present invention perform secure downloading of a file from a network upon receiving selection of a file. An order is received from a user for download of the selected file, and the order includes a file identifier related to the file and an order identifier related to the order. The file identifier and order identifier are verified based upon particular information related to the file and the order. Download of the file is selectively permitted based upon the verification.
Another method and apparatus consistent with the present invention converts file identifiers for use in generating default storage file names for the corresponding files. An identifier related to a file is received along with a request to download the file. The identifier is converted to a name related to content of the file, and the name is automatically displayed in a request for a file name for storing the file.
As shown in
The end user may view a page from the client's web site, for example, listing and describing various products. When the end user indicates a desire to purchase a product by, for example, selecting a purchase icon on the client's web page, the end user's connection 103 is transferred to a commerce network server providing the client's on-line web store 104, and this typically occurs as a background process. The end user may make a secure purchase 105 through page 106 from a product library and, as represented by arrow 107, the purchased product is delivered electronically over the network connection, physically such as by mail, or both electronically and physically.
The purchase typically involves the end user entering payment and related information, such as a credit card number and an associated name and address. In response, the commerce network server determines whether to accept the order and, if accepted, may provide a secure download of the purchased product to the end user's computer for digital products. Determining whether to accept or decline the order involves the use of accessing information concerning prior attempted purchases using information related to or associated with the information in the order, and determining from the related or associated information the likelihood that the order involves a fraudulent attempt to obtain products. Although only one computer 100 and web site 102 are shown, a commerce network server may provide multiple on-line web stores 104 and may interact with end users at multiple computers and multiple web sites.
In server 205, the request may be transmitted through a uniform resource locator (URL) spoofer module 206, which performs initial processing of the URL. In particular, URL spoofer module 206 changes the URL so that if a user subsequently downloads a product, end user machine 201 by default saves the product under a file name associated with the product but gives no direct access to the physical location on the server. It may also misdirect the user in order to detect attempts to fraudulently obtain products. Alternatively, the request may be transmitted directly to a web server module 207, which performs initial processing on the request.
A log in module 208 receives the request and records certain data associated with the request, such as the user's request, Internet Protocol (TIP) address, date and time, and particular demographic information. The request is then transmitted to a security module 209, which uses heuristics and other techniques in order to detect a person attempting to bypass particular steps of the process, or otherwise receive or access the products without providing payment.
A process request module 211 first checks a page/product cache 218 to determine if the requested web page has been previously requested or, if applicable, the relevant product has been previously requested. If so, process request module 211 accesses information in page/product cache 218 in order to avoid repeatedly generating the same information for the same or a similar request. If applicable, process request module 211 also checks a search cache 217. A build cache module 212 within process request module 211, if applicable, builds information for storage in either of the caches. Downloaded pages are dynamically built, and only certain pages use information from the page cache or search cache.
A fraud (payment) module 210, typically within process request module 211, performs processing necessary to conduct the payment transaction, including processing of credit card information. It also records payment-related information.
A build output module 213 next assembles information for the request. It first checks a graphical user interface (GUI) implementation cache 216 to determine if a requested web page has been previously constructed and provided. If so, it may use the information in GUI implementation cache 216 to avoid unnecessary repeated processing of the same information. If applicable, a build cache module 214 within build output module 213 creates information for storage in GUI implementation cache 216.
A log completion module 215 performs final processing on the request. If the request is only for a web page or search, log completion module 215 transmits the web page or search information back to end user machine 201. If end user machine 201 uses agent module 203, log completion module 215 may transmit information to an agent transaction server 219, which constructs and creates the web page based upon that information and transfers it back to agent module 203 for construction of the web page at page 202 on end user machine 201.
If the request included a request for a product, log completion module 215 transmits the request to a download processor 224, which checks with process request module 211 to verify the authenticity of the request and perform a security check. If the request is valid, as determined by information transmitted back from process request module 211, download processor 224 securely transmits the requested product from a product download database 225 to end user machine 201. The transmitted product may be transmitted through agent transaction server 219 if end user machine 201 uses agent module 203.
The following provides a description of each database shown in
A site GUI/feature control database 226 and default GUI/feature control database 227 may be accessed by process request module 211 and build output module 213 for storage and retrieval of information related to web sites.
A credit card fraud database 222 stores credit card transaction information, including credit card processing history, and other information for adaptive fraud screening. Such information may thus be used in performing another security check. For example, the database may store a list of stolen credit card numbers.
Memory 302 may include random access memory (RAM) or similar types of memory, and it may store one or more applications 309 for execution by processor 305. Applications 309 may correspond with the modules shown in
Although computer 301 is depicted with various components, one skilled in the art will appreciate that this computer can contain additional or different components. In addition, although aspects of an implementation consistent with the present invention are described as being stored in memory, one skilled in the art will appreciate that these aspects can also be stored on or read from other types of computer program products or computer-readable media, such as secondary storage devices, including hard disks, floppy disks, or CD-ROM; a carrier wave from the Internet or other network; or other forms of RAM or ROM. The computer-readable media may include instructions for controlling a computer system, such as computer 301, to perform a particular method.
Log completion module 215 performs final processing of the request (step 410), and it determines if the request is a purchase request (step 411). If so, it transfers the request to download processor 224 (step 412), which securely downloads the requested product and delivers it to the end user machine 201 (step 413). If the request was not a purchase request as determined by step 411, log completion module 215 delivers page and optional search information to end user machine 201 (step 414).
This feature of electronic commerce system 200 involves providing a single transaction point for processing of electronic commerce, generally involving the series of modules shown in
This feature of electronic commerce system 200 involves preventing fraud and ensuring security during electronic commerce transactions. An electronic commerce transaction involves a user electronically requesting purchase of a product and providing payment for the product. The user may receive the product electronically for digital products or may receive it by other means such as via mail service. The terms fraud and fraudulent refer to attempts by a user to obtain a product without providing proper payment, or otherwise not satisfying requirements for obtaining a product. For example, a user may attempt to use a stolen or false credit card number to obtain a product or attempt to tamper with the system so that the user obtains a product for less than the required price. As another example, certain information related to a user's order may tend to indicate that the user is likely to fail to provide payment, even if the credit card number used appears valid, and system 200 attempts to make that determination based on an analysis of the user's information and associated information.
The fraud detection and prevention may also involve preventing users or customers from having access to certain stored data such as credit card information and products. It involves preventing users from bypassing particular modules or processing in system 200. Users typically interact with system 200 in a known manner for non-fraudulent transactions. Likewise, particular types of interaction tend to indicate that a user is attempting to circumvent system 200 and fraudulently obtain products. Therefore, system 200 analyzes a user's interaction, as well as a user's information submitted on an order typically using an order form and related information in a database, in order to determine a likelihood or probability that the user is engaging in attempted fraud during the transaction. That determination is used as a basis to either accept or decline the order.
The fraud detection and prevention features of system 200 generally include functions within the security and fraud (payment) modules 209 and 210, as further explained below. System 200 may implement modules 209 and 210, or a single module or any number of modules to implement the features, using software stored in memory 302 or secondary storage 304 for execution by processor 305. Modules 209 and 210 may also be implemented using program products or a combination of software and specialized hardware components. In addition, the modules may be executed on multiple processors for processing a large number of transactions, if necessary or desired.
An exemplary implementation of modules 209 and 210 for fraud detection and prevention is disclosed in U.S. application Ser. No. 09/372,253, filed Aug. 11, 1999, and entitled "Apparatus and Method for Adaptive Fraud Screening for Electronic Commerce Transactions."
This feature of electronic commerce system 200 involves providing centralized management of host sites, managing all host sites through a central database. It may include, for example, extending a look and feel of a particular web site into another web site. For example, when an intermediate server transfers an end user's connection to a commerce network server, as described with respect to
This feature also may include making local changes to a large number of managed web sites. Therefore, instead of making similar changes to each individual web site, system 200 may broadcast those particular changes and make the corresponding changes to the managed web sites. It thus provides an advantage, for example, of easily making changes to a large number of web sites. For example, it may automatically broadcast a few particular features every week to the managed web sites in order to regularly update the sites.
The feature of electronic commerce system 200 provides for securely storing clients' products and providing a secure download process, typically without the use of wrappers or passwords. This feature generally involving the series of modules shown in
Therefore, while passwords may be used for security, a password is not required for the user to obtain a purchased file. In addition, the system converts an identifier for the file such that it automatically defaults to a storage file name having a certain relationship to the file content. This conversion may simplify the download process for the user and provide the convenience of having a default storage file name related to the file. The term "file" refers to any type of digital product. A file may include associated information concerning the file, such as a name and size, which is possibly useful for downloading purposes. Alternatively, a file may include only a digital product itself or a portion of a digital product.
The screens include various sections, as explained below, to provide information or to receive information or commands. The term "section" with respect to screens refers to a particular portion of a screen, possibly including the entire screen. Sections are selected, for example, to enter information or commands or to retrieve information or access other screens. The selection may occur, for example, by using a cursor-control device to "click on" or "double click on" the section; alternatively, sections may be selected by entering a series of key strokes or in other ways such as through voice commands or use of a touch screen. In addition, although the screens shown in
In executing method 500, shown in
ORDER is
ORDER includes:
associated with:
version_id 1
name 1
price 1
which includes:
. . .
version_id N
name N
price N
which includes:
When a user, also referred to as a customer, submits a request for an order from user machine 201 to server 205, download processor 224 generates a database entry for the order. The submitted order includes a URL containing information for the order, and the URL identifies a file at server 205; a program is run at server 205 to find the actual storage location based upon the identification of the file. The order may include the following information: an order identifier (order_id) is a unique code identifying this order; a customer identifier (customer_id) is a unique code identifying the customer who submitted this order; a transaction identifier (trans_id) is a code generated by a web browser used to submit this order; and a date identifies the date when this order identifier was generated.
Each order is associated with one or more products. A version is used to identify each product, such as a digital product, in the order. Each version associated with this order may include the following information: a version identifier (version_id) is a unique code, such as a StockKeeping Unit (SKU), identifying a product; a name is a name of the product; and a price identifies a price for the product. The information in the order and associated versions are further explained below.
With each order, for example, a user may have multiple products identified in an electronic order form, examples of which are referred to as a "shopping cart" or "shopping basket" for electronic commerce transactions. When the user submits the order, the information for the order and association versions (identified products) is sent to download processor 224 through network 204. Download processor 224 then performs several security checks, at least some of which use the received order and version information. If the transaction passes all security checks, download processor 224 permits user machine 201 to download one or more ordered files.
Method 500 illustrates the security checks and other processing of an order. In method 500, the user selects a URL (step 502). The selection of the URL typically occurs at a web site providing certain products for sale. Therefore, a user may electronically shop among various web sites and, upon viewing a product or file to be purchased, select an identifier corresponding to the file in order to select its URL. For example, a product may be identified by an icon displayed on a web page, and the user may select the icon in order to select a URL associated with it. Various types of file identifiers may be used to identify a file and possibly its network address or storage location. Examples include URLs or uniform resource identifiers (URIs), and using URLs provide for a common and standard file type identifier.
/OID=order identifier (name-value pair)
&IID=version identifier (name-value pair)
&other name-value pair 1
&other name-value pair N
Upon detecting the selected URL, download processor 224 generates an order identifier for the selected file, stores the order identifier, and displays it in an electronic order form with the file identifier (step 504). By storing the order identifier, download processor may subsequently use the stored (valid) order identifier to verify a transaction.
An encrypted order identifier is specified in the second line of the URL structure provided in Table 2 after the code "/OID=". The code "/OID" permits download processor 224 to locate the order identifier (name-value pair) in the received URL. In order to verify the received order identifier, download processor 224 compares it with the stored generated order identifiers in order to determine if the received order identifier matches a stored generated order identifier. Therefore, download processor 224 may determine if, for example, a user tampered with or otherwise altered the order identifier in the received URL. Order identifiers may be transmitted to download processor 224 encrypted with any type of encryption technique, as in this example.
As illustrated in order form 560, a quantity section 564 displays an indication of a quantity of each digital product or file selected by the user, a product name section 566 identifies a selected product, an operating system (OS) section 568 identifies a type of operating system for the selected file if available, a mode section 570 displays a mode by which the user desires to receive the file, and a price section 572 displays a price for the file.
In this example, mode section 570 indicates that the file is to be electronically downloaded. OS section 568 is optional in that files may include digital products other than software applications, as mentioned above. An update section 574 may be used to update the selected files upon selection by a user, and a section 576 displays a total price for the selected files. Order form 560 also provides the user with options such as a shopping section 578 to continue on-line shopping and an order section 580 to place a secure order for the selected files.
In method 500, the user next requests an option after selecting a file (step 506). For example, the user may select shopping section 578 to continue shopping at a web site (step 508), select order section 580 to place a secure order for the selected files (step 510), or select other options (step 512). Other options may include performing a search for particular products or files. Based upon such other option, if selected, the system executes the option (step 513).
Upon a user's selection of order section 580 to place an order, or selection of another option to request a download of a file, user machine 201 transmits an order to server 205 with an encrypted order_id and one or more encrypted version_ids (step 514). An "order" is a request to download a particular file. In this example, the order specifies the URL, which contains the order identifier and version identifier. Also, an order may contain or be associated with other information, such as the customer identifier and date information, as described above.
The selected URL which is associated with the file is sent to URL spoofer module 206 (step 516). URL spoofer module 206 changes a format of the URL in order to convert the URL for compatibility with certain web browsers (step 517). In particular, URL spoofer module 206 converts the URL such that it provides the web browser with a default file name for storing the file.
Table 3 provides an example of the URL structure shown in Table 2 before and after the spoofing step.
Before Spoof:
/OID=order identifier (name-value pair)
&IID=version identifier (name-value pair)
&other name-value pair 1
&other name-value pair N
After Spoof:
http://www .domain-name
?OID=order identifier (name-value pair)
&IID=version identifier (name-value pair)
&other name-value pair 1
&other name-value pair N
In this example, the spoofing conversion of the URL for web browser compatibility includes the following formatting changes. The "spf" in the first line is changed to "www," meaning that an intermediate web server intercepted the URL in order to perform the conversion and sent the converted URL to download processor 224 for the security checks. In the second line, the "/" symbol has been changed to a "?" symbol. The second line contains an encrypted order identifier. In the last line, the "/" symbol has been removed before the file name, in this example "file-name.exe". By changing the "/" symbol to a "?" symbol in the second line, certain web browsers recognize the second line as a name-value pair. By also removing the "/" symbol in the last line, those web browsers will generate a default storage location having the file name, thus providing compatibility for those web browsers.
HyperText Transport Protocol (HTTP) URLs use Common Gateway Interface (CGI) protocol for standard communication between a web browser on a user machine and a server. Download processor 224, for example, uses HTTP URLs for the user's order. CGI protocol uses the "?" symbol in the URL to designate a query string, which includes name-value pairs separated by "&" symbols. Download processor 224 parses the query string by detecting the "&" symbols to identify the name-value pairs, such as the order identifier and version identifier. Accordingly, at least for certain types of web browsers, replacing the "/" symbol with a "?" symbol is required to signify the name-value pairs to those web browsers.
With those changes in format, when a user requests that a web browser save a file, the web browser displays a save screen 590, an example of which is shown in
Upon receiving the order, server 205 may determine if authorization is required (step 520). For certain systems, the user may require authorization in addition to the security features of the download process in method 500. If authorization is required, the system determines if authorization has been provided for this user (step 522). An example of a system for determining and providing such authorization is described in U.S. application Ser. No. 09/372,253, filed Aug. 11, 1999, and entitled "Apparatus and Method for Adaptive Fraud Screening for Electronic Commerce Transactions." The providing of authorization may also be indicated by the system not denying authorization to the user.
If authorization is provided, download processor 224 performs a number of security checks before permitting download of the file. Download processor 224 determines if the URL order identifier exists for the selected file (step 524). If the URL order identifier exists, download processor 224 determines if it is valid, active, and non-suppressed (step 526). By maintaining the database of the generated order identifiers, download processor 224 may also associate certain status information with the order identifiers. For the status information, the term "valid" means that the order identifier exists in the database, the term "active" means that the order was not canceled before download, and the term "non-suppressed" means that the order was not canceled after download. Other types of status information may be stored and used with order identifiers as well.
Download processor 224 also determines if the URL order identifier has been charged to a credit card number or if payment have otherwise been provided (step 526). It may communicate with another database or module authorizing and providing for payment in order to determine the payment status.
If both conditions are satisfied (steps 524 and 526), download processor 224 then determines if the URL version identifier is valid (step 528). A version identifier is a number in this example that identifies a product, such as a digital product, requested through the order. Version identifiers may include any type of unique code or other information to identify a product. The version identifier in this example is a part of the URL. The unique code for the version identifier may be generated from, for example, alphanumeric information and possibly other characters.
An encrypted version identifier is specified in the third line of the URL structure shown in Table 2 after the code "&IID=". The code "IID" permits download processor 224 to locate the version identifier (name-value pair) in the received URL. Download processor 224 maintains a database of valid version identifiers for particular products and compares the version identifier in the received URL with the version identifiers in the database to determine if the version identifier in the received URL corresponds with a valid version identifier. Therefore, download processor may determine, for example, if a user tampered with or otherwise altered the version identifier in the received URL. Version identifiers may be transmitted to download processor 224 encrypted with any type of encryption technique, as in this example.
If the security check in step 528 is satisfied, download processor 224 retrieves the transaction identifier related to the URL order identifier and compares it with the user's cookie file on user machine 201 (step 530). Cookie files are known in the art and include data created by a web server and stored on a user's machine. Cookie files contain a range of URLs (network addresses) for which they are valid. When the user's web browser encounters those URLs again, it sends the specific cookie files for the URLs to the web server.
Transaction identifiers are known in the art with respect to conventional web browsers, which automatically generate and transmit transaction identifiers for communication between the web browser and a server. Download processor 224 verifies the transaction identifier by determining if a match is provided between the transaction identifier in the cookie file and the transaction identifier in the URL. If they match, the transaction has passed this security check (step 532).
Download processor 224 then verifies the customer identifier by determining, for example, if the customer identifier associated with the order is set to fraud or inactive (step 534). For certain systems, an indication may be manually entered into a database containing or associated with the orders to deny purchases to particular users who, for example, have been associated with fraudulent transactions in the past. A customer identifier includes any type of code or other information identifying a particular customer, and it may be sent with the URL when the customer places an order. Alternatively, it may be associated with the order when the order identifier is generated and subsequently retrieved upon receiving the customer's order. Other types of verification of a customer identifier may be used.
If the transaction passes the security check in step 534, download processor 224 verifies a time parameter related to submission of the order. It performs the verification by determining if the download requested occurred on the same day as detection of commerce activity (step 536). Commerce activity includes any type of particular activity related to an order. In this example, commerce activity includes the act of purchasing a product, which results in generation of an order identifier, or visiting a customer service web site related to the order or products in the order. Download processor 224 checks to determine if the order was submitted on the same day as the order identifier was generated by comparing the date information associated in the order with a current date as maintained by an internal clock in server 205 or download processor 224. The time parameter may include activity occurring on the same day, as in this example, or other defined time-based events such as determining if submission of the order and generation of the order identifier occur within the same week.
If the security check in step 536 is satisfied, download processor 224 determines if the user has exceeded a permitted number of requested downloads (step 538). Download processor 224 may be configured to permit only a particular number of download attempts for the same URL for the same user. In this example, download processor permits only fifteen download attempts for the same URL by the same user; however, it may be configured to permit any number of download attempts. Download processor 224 stores the number of download attempts associated with the user's submitted URLs to perform the verification.
If the security check in step 538 is satisfied, download processor 224 determines if the user has exceeded a permitted number of successful downloads (step 540). Download processor 224 may be configured to permit only a particular number of successful downloads for a particular file by a particular user. In this example, download processor permits only six successful downloads for the same file by the same user; however, it may be configured to permit any number of download attempts. Download processor 224 stores the number of successful downloads associated with the user's submitted URLs to perform the verification.
If the transaction satisfies the security check in step 540, as well as all the previous security checks, the download transaction has been approved and download processor 224 initiates downloading the file (step 542).
Download processor 224 may automatically generate a file name for use by the web browser in storing the file. Therefore, the system typically prompts the user for a storage location and file name for storing the file and automatically displays a default file name based upon the file identifier in the converted URL from URL spoofer module 206 (step 544).
Save screen 590 (
Download processor 224 then downloads the file to the user's machine, and the web browser at the user's machine uses the received file name specified in section 592 to store the file (step 548). The download may occur through conventional HTTP communication, using any wireline or wireless network.
Download processor 224 may automatically download the file to a temporary folder on user machine 201 such as "C:\temp\" on the hard disk drive for the user machine. In downloading the file to the temporary folder, it may store the file under the name entered by the user or under the file name generated by URL spoofer module 206. Another example of a system for managing downloading of files is described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/492,846, filed Jan. 27, 2000, of Joel Ronning, Kelly Wical, and Marc Kukura, entitled "Apparatus and Method for Controlling Distribution of Files and File Updates.".
Accordingly, the user need only select the file and request downloading of the file to initiate the download process security checks. If the transaction did not pass any of the exemplary security checks identified above (steps 522, 524, 526, 528, 532, 534, 536, 538, and 540), the download was not approved and the system declines download of the file (step 550).
Method 500 may include more or fewer security checks than shown. Also, the particular steps may be executed in other sequences, since a particular sequence of steps for the security checks, such as the one shown, is not necessarily required to perform all the security checks. The security checks may be performed in addition to other types of security checks or features performed by server 205.
This feature of electronic commerce system 200 concerns a dynamic cache providing for a fast page response and dynamic pages, typically guaranteeing that pages contain current information. It generally involves caches 216, 217 and 218 shown in
The complexity of product searching often affects speed of a response. Providing caching of information means that the same information need not be repeatedly retrieved from an external database and constructed into a responsive web page. Rather, the information may be cached locally and quickly retrieved in response to the same or a similar request. This feature maintains up-to-date information by knowing to create and destroy information interactively for the caches.
An intelligent agent includes an application that resides locally on a client machine in order to perform processing specific to a user of the machine, generally involving agent module 203 and agent transaction server 219 shown in
The push side involves making special information available to the user through the agent. For example, if the user already ordered a particular product, the agent may inform the user of any bugs in the product, product upgrades, or related products. That information is "pushed" to the agent from the server. The server may provide initial filtering of information given to the agents, and the agents perform additional filtering in order to present the information in a specific way to the user.
An example of an agent program is described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/492,846, filed Jan. 27, 2000, of Joel Ronning, Kelly Wical, and Marc Kukura, entitled "Apparatus and Method for Controlling Distribution of Files and File Updates."
While the present invention has been described in connection with an exemplary embodiment, it will be understood that many modifications will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and this application is intended to cover any adaptations or variations thereof. For example, different labels for the various modules and databases, and various hardware embodiments for the servers and machines, may be used without departing from the scope of the invention. This invention should be limited only by the claims and equivalents thereof.
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Photographic Retailers Jessops Goes Into Administration
The Jessops logo is displayed outside a branch of the photographic... ニュース写真イギリス,イングランド,ビジネス,ファイナンス,リスク,ロゴマーク,動作,小売り,撮影機材,枝,横長,管理者,職業,記号,買い物Photographer Matt CardyCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesBATH, ENGLAND - JANUARY 10: The Jessops logo is displayed outside a branch of the photographic retailer Jessops on January 10, 2013 in Bath, England.The camera retailer, which was established in the 1930s, has called in administrators, a move which puts more than 2,000 jobs at risk at its 193 stores across the UK. The announcement comes on the day that Marks & Spencer reported worse than expected Christmas clothing sales. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)


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Jim Flanery and the WBB Staff Answer the Chillin4Charity Challenge
OMAHA, Neb. - Jim Flanery and the WBB Staff Answered the Chillin4Charity Challenge issued by Missouri's Robin Pingeton and South Dakota's Chuck Love.
Called out by Pingeton, Flanery answered the Chillin4Charity "Cold Water Challenge," an entertaining fundraiser for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. After getting himself doused with a bucket of ice-cold water, Flanery called out Nebraska head coach Connie Yori.
Yori will have 48 hours to suffer the same fate and then pass the challenge on to other coaches. If they don't do it, they have to donate $250 to the cause, according to the rules.
In addition to Flanery, Creighton assistant coach Matt Fritsche, Chevelle Herring and Director of Women's Basketball Operations Jenny Vickers also participated.
Fritsched was previously called out by South Dakota's Chuck Love and called out Hasting's Carrie Hofstetter. Herring called out Cal Baptist head coach Jarrod Olson, while Vickers challenged Nebraska's Dayna Finch.


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Ohio University recognizes several kinds of transferable credits, including many college courses taken at other universities and certain credits by examination (AP, IB, etc.) as outlined below.
College-Level Credit from Another Institution
In general, college level courses taken at a regionally accredited institution will transfer to Ohio University with grades of "C-" or better. Effective January 2006, as mandated by the Ohio Legislature and directed by the Articulation and Transfer Policy defined by H.B. 95, grades of "D" or better will also transfer from any of the public colleges or universities in Ohio for courses taken beginning fall term 2005.
Typically, students transferring from private Ohio institutions or any institution outside the state of Ohio will not receive credit for "D" grades. However, a course with a "D" grade will transfer if it meets two conditions: (1) The course was a specific prerequisite (as stated in the previous school's catalog) for a later course that you took in the same department; and (2) You earned a grade of "C-" or better in the later course. If you have coursework that meets these conditions, contact Undergraduate Admissions to arrange to receive credit.
The manner in which this credit will apply to graduation requirements is determined by the College in which you major. Remedial courses and English courses taught in non-Anglophone countries are not transferable. Credit is only awarded after admission to the University as a degree-seeking student and upon receipt of official transcripts.
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Tom Osborne recently was talking to J.C. Watts. Two lifetimes ago for both, Watts twice took down Osborne in epic OU-Nebraska games.
Those Big Red results, and a few before them, convinced Osborne something had to change in Lincoln.
Tom Osborne recently was talking to J.C. Watts. Two lifetimes ago for both, Watts twice took down Osborne in epic OU-Nebraska games.
Those Big Red results, and a few before them, convinced Osborne something had to change in Lincoln.
"He said, 'we could not compete with Oklahoma … until we made the decision to become more athletic at our quarterbacking position,'" Watts said.
Thus Nebraska recruited Turner Gill. Then Steve Taylor. Eventually Tommie Frazier. A Cornhusker dynasty ensued.
Now we're seeing the same decision made on multiple gridirons. Bob Stoops is committed to getting more athletic at quarterback. So are various NFL ports, including San Francisco, which dang near won the Super Bowl with a wunderkind in Colin Kaepernick making his 10th career start.
"Quarterbacks that can throw the ball like a Landry Jones but can move around like a Thomas Lott, you're going to have a real magic there," Watts said. "There's going to be a special sauce."
Watts was a special sauce himself. The best thrower of Barry Switzer's wishbone quarterbacks — I know, damning with faint praise — was a winner. A two-time Big Eight and Orange Bowl champ who had a knack for leading comeback victories in 1979 and 1980.
Watts was an excellent optioneer but threw well enough to be a four-year starter for the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League.
Watts stopped by our office this week, and we discussed the NFL's newfound fondness for multidimensional quarterbacks.
"Had I been born (after) 1970, I'd be making a lot of money today, either coaching that read option or running it," Watts said. "But I've always thought there was a place in professional football, not for running quarterbacks, but for mobile quarterbacks.
"Joe Theismann back in my day. Steve Young. Warren Moon. Guys that could kind of extend the play as we say. But at the end of the day, you want somebody throwing the ball 15-18 yards downfield, not someone running the ball 18 yards downfield."
That's what Stoops keeps saying. OU is moving to a mobile quarterback system — perhaps the Pistol offense invented at Nevada for Kaepernick? — but the QB's primary weapon will remain the pass.
Watts made a clear distinction between a running quarterback and a mobile quarterback.
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FLO Embarks on First-Ever Revamp of Fairtrade Standards
The Standards Unit kicks off its year-long project to make Fairtrade standards more efficient and effective for producers
For the first time in its 12 year-history, FLO will introduce a new framework for its Fairtrade standards. The move is part of FLO's overall strategy to strengthen, broaden and deepen Fairtrade's impact by ensuring our activities best meet the needs of Fairtrade farmers, workers and traders.
The reorganization will be built on the current standards model but it aims to help strengthen producers' social organization and self determination, reinforce the Fairtrade Minimum Price and create an even more effective Fairtrade system.
Andreas Kratz, Director of FLO's Standards Unit says,
"A more relevant standards system will lead to a better cost-benefit ratio for producers and provide more incentives for them to invest in Fairtrade and become a certified partner. It's the first systematic re-organization of standards with this aim and ambition behind it which also is embedded into a wider strategy."
Unique to Fairtrade
The New Standards Framework is an ambitious project that will run until the end of 2010. Under the current model, Fairtrade standards are divided into Generic and Product-specific producer standards. This covers Small Producer Organizations, Hired Labor and Contract Production. There are also Generic and Product-specific trade standards that lay out the requirements for traders. This structure makes it difficult to asses where Fairtrade actually differs from other sustainability initiatives.
The new framework changes all this by creating two sets of standards for producers and traders divided into three pillars: Production, Trade, and Business & Development.
The addition of standards that apply to Business & Development will be unique to Fairtrade since no other label or system has this model built into its standards.
Under the New Standards Framework there will still be two distinct sets of standards for producers and traders but they will generally share one set of Business & Development requirements that are unique to Fairtrade: like the Fairtrade Minimum Price and Fairtrade Premium, sourcing plans and pre-financing.
Brief Overview of the Three Pillar Model
Standard requirements and FLO-CERT's compliance criteria will be reorganized into the following structure.
Production: Production standards capture the ambition regarding the production of Fairtrade certified products, such as labor conditions, health and safety requirements and environmental management.
Trade: Trade standards include the Fairtrade requirements that are in line with conventional and internationally recognized trade practices such as the flow of goods and traceability.
Business & Development: This part of the standards covers two areas.
1.) Trade standards that are unique to Fairtrade such as detailed contracts, sourcing plans & pre-financing.
2.) Process-oriented criteria that specify the basic requirements producers have to fulfill to ensure that empowerment & development can take place: for example, social organization, transparent decision-making, development strategy and reporting requirements under Fairtrade monitoring & evaluation.
Additional Benefits
The essential content of the production and trade standards will not change dramatically and they are similar to other systems. However, one significant benefit of the new framework will make it easier for producers to prepare for and invest their resources for certification in a more harmonized way. This will mainly help those producers who seek or carry certification from other sustainability systems.
According to Kimberly Easson, Director of Producer Services and Relations (PSR) the envisioned changes will help her team be more customer-focused in their work with producers around the world.
"In addition to our regular support services around certification requirements, we will work more closely with producers to design their own business and development plans, train them in key aspects of that plan and connect them to additional resources and partnerships to achieve their vision for their members and communities."
Business and Development Pillar
Achieving certification against the Business and Development standards means that producers can make their own development plan, set their own ambitions and goals, self monitor and adapt according to their own pre-determined progress requirements. This is in contrast to the fixed progress requirements in the existing producer standards. Many of those requirements will be deleted or transferred to a template to guide producers in setting their own development plans. The opportunity to adapt to individual situations will increase the self-governance aspect of a producer's life as opposed to having to abide by a rigid framework of requirements. It is essentially a shift to a more producer-owned development approach.
For the Standards Unit at FLO, the New Framework is this year's most significant project.
"It's a privilege for the Standards Unit to be involved in rethinking the standards system," says Kratz, "and to bring in its collective expertise, think creatively and to strive towards finding the technical solutions in order to reach the ambitious targets. It is a timely response to a changing world in which producers are increasingly marginalized and Fairtrade must demonstrate its relevance more than ever before."
The Standards Unit will work closely with FLO-CERT in running a test phase with selected producers that will provide valuable data for creating the final version of the New Framework. The project will also include a consultation process to give stakeholders the opportunity to provide feedback and to build a consensus.
For a more detailed overview of the project, timelines and objectives, click on the link below
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US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks on March 15 inside the... Nieuwsfoto'sChuck Hagel,De media,Horizontaal,Internationaal monument,Leger,Pentagon,Politiek,Praten,Verenigde Staten,Vergadering,Washington DCPhotographer PAUL J. RICHARDSCollection: AFP 2013 AFPUS Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks on March 15, 2013, inside the media briefing room of the Pentagon, in Washingon, DC. The United States is to bolster its defenses against a possible North Korean missile strike by siting 14 more interceptors in Alaska, Hagel announced Friday. The new batteries will boost by almost half the 30 interceptors already deployed along the California and Alaska coastline and should be in place by 2017, as Pyongyang races to develop a nuclear-armed ballistic threat. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)


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Chadwicks Signature!
Tank Dress Cover-Up: This soft and easy tee-shirt knit dress can be worn as a casual dress or as a swimsuit cover-up!
Read what customers are saying about this product:
Rating: 4.24 out of 46 votes cast
This is a perfect tank coverup as well as a dress! I did have one of the older fabrics, and this combination with some stretch is BETTER! It holds it's shape nicely, and WOW's on the dance floor as well as church. I'm usually a size 8 and I ordered MEDIUM. If you think it might be snug, just size up. Throw on Pashmina sweater, jewelry and you're ready for casual or dressy! I would order this in other colors, but very berry and black were the only ones left. You will look great!
Right package wrong size
I ordered 2 of these, 1 for me size L and one for my daughter size S. Both packages were marked correctly but the 1 inside the L bag was actually as size M on the dress. Sent it back hoping for the right size to arrive!
Fort Myers
I bought 3 of these years ago and have enjoyed them so very much.HOWEVERI just ordered 2 more and had to return them.They used to be 100% cotton. Now the added spandex makes them hot and clingy.I was really disappointed.Let me know if they ever go back to 100% cotton and I will order then.
Florence, SC
Tank Dress Cover Up
I received my tank dress today. I love it. It fits well, very cute, comfortable, and attractive. Wish I'd found this cute little dress sooner I would have bought more colors than the black that was available.
San Antonio TX
Years ago I ordered cotton "cover up" dresses from Chadwicks in the 8 colors they had and have worn them every summer since. Think I started a trend with friends & family because they all started wearing summer casual dresses too! Much more comfortable and cooler than tops & bottoms. Dresses I have are starting to show wear so I looked all over for replacements but only found this dress at Chadwicks so I ordered 2 and love them. Spandex is ok I guess but would prefer the soft cotton like previous dresses.
cleveland oh
fits nicely,comfortable
honolulu hi
Tank Dress Cover-up
I love this dress. Perfect for a hot summer day. Can be used as a dress or cover-up. Dress it up with jewelry or just wear it casually. Plan to order more colors.
Fargo, ND
This dress in tiger lily and white was definitely a head turner, especially on the streets of NYC. I highly recommend this dress. I even ordered it in black and very berry. It's very comfortable and light also. It complements any accessories that you wear it with.
New York, New York
Great style, but declining quality
I have always loved this shift. I have accumulated 5 of them in the same color over the past 5 years. Nothing beats the FIRST one I purchased. Since then the quality of the material has steadily declined and it doesn't wash or wear as nicely as the first one I purchased. If the original quality can be restored in the next manufacturing run it will definitely once again be a 5-star WINNER!
Honolulu, Hawaii
dress or swimsuit cover up
I ordered the blue dress and loved it so much I ordered the dress in black and pink. Would prefer tee shirt material for softness, but I think the spandex will be better...won't stretch out of shape.
Orlando, FL1
I ordered the dress in two colors and when they arrived, they were perfect ! I immediately ordered one in every color. Can be casual or formal, depending on shoes or jewelry. A wonderful bargain in any color !!!
Boynton Beach, FL
I was expecting a soft t-shirt kind of fabric; something nice an light to put on after a day at the office. It has way too much "spandex" which makes the dress clingy and hot.
Fort Collins CO
swimsuit cover ip
Runs really small.
Jenks, OK
Love the fit and color. This is great to wear as a casual dress or a cover up when I go swimming. Will be great to take on vacation with me soon.
Cape Girardeau, MO
Great value - great comfort!Perfect cover for the beach or running errands.
Better than I expected!
I know that this is sold as a "cover up", but this dress is so flattering and so well made, there is no way I'm going to waste this by the pool! I will be rocking this with my gladiator sandals and some funky jewelry soon. I am sooo happy I re-visited Chadwicks after so many years because I have found such wonderful items for my summer wardrobe and beyond.
Orlando, FL
Tank Dress
I have bathing suit cover-ups and this dress is much better quality than the cover-up I have currently. I have the Very Berry and Black and have worn them both to the office. Great fabric and good quality!!
Liverpool, NY
Tank dress/cover up
Fits great as a dress and a cover up.
Syracuse, NY
Tank dress
I love this tank dress....it is very comfortable, of nice fabric and the color is true to the picture. Good Buy!
Great Buy
Great Buy and very comfortable. I have purchased 2 of the same dress and am very happy with the quality.
Costa Mesa, CA
Love it
LOVE it! Have one in 3 colors now
Ft Lauderdale
great dress
Love my dress ( wear as a cool, slip on dress) I get tired of shorts and capris and this dress is JUST right. I can dress it up for meeting friends or leave plain for around the house...so cool in this humid weather. So glad I found and that I ordered 4!
Wilmington NC
This dress is very comforatable. I ordered a large and it is too large; I will wear it around the house. (Shipping is too much to send it back.) Just ordered another in a Medium.
Ripon, Ca
Great little Summer Dress
I love this coverup/dress. I wear it more as a dress than a coverup. The neckline is wonderful for a dress, not too low. I wash but and hang to dry do not want it to shrink. Wish you had more colors ie red, navy, etc.
Augusta, GA
I have this is all five colors and truly adore them. I wear them as summer sporty dresses. However, do not dry them, they can shrink in length.I would like to see chadwicks blend this dress/cover-up with the favorite tops that feature the three quarter sleeves, with a scoop neck. The look would be terrific and in all these colors would be a best seller for summertime.
Ellen Flynn
Starke, FL
Liked Older Version Better
I ordered a blue and pink tank dress cover-up to replace the brown and black ones from 5 years ago. They are nice, but the material now had a stretchy feel to it, and it is very clingy. I prefer the 100% cotton fabric that my older versions had. I only use these for bathing suit cover-ups, and so the cotton was also much cooler. I think the newer fabric is ok, but not good for hot weather. If the 100% cotton ones are made available again, I'd order one in every color.
Pittsburgh, PA
Great Little Dress
This dress is a great buy. I purchased it as a cover up for a cruise vacation, but it is so cute and comfortable that I just ordered two more to wear after work. It's great to sleep in too! Nicely constructed. Good fit. Great price.
OnLine Shopper
Lebanon, NJ
Good buy
This is a very comfortable coverup/dress. I wear it to lounge around in.
Lynn ma
great weight of fabric
i love this dress. great weight of fabric. very comfortable.
Deliciously soft
Couldn't beat the price for this item when it went on sale. I use it as a nightgown and is it ever soft to sleep in! Thanks for my new "go to" nightgown.
Horse and Dog Mom
Santa Fe, New Mexico
tank dress cover-up
I really thought this dress/cover up was awesome, I ordered the berry color to match the sarong suit I bought...all I can say is I loved the fit of it and it ironed up beautifully...even the length was great for me, most of them are too long on me and this one was perfect...I am 5'4".
rockton, il
love dress, hate the spandex
I ordered the black in S size. A bit big but works. However, PLEASE go back to 100% cotton, which flows better, fits better, and does not have static cling attracting all fibers/dust in the air, hair, pet fur, lint, etc. Was going to order in another color, but am too disappointed in the spandex. Will definitely order if goes back to 100% cotton. I have a couple 100% cotton ones of this style from years ago that still work perfectly and are of good quality. Adding spandex makes the fabric deteriorate more quickly, as well as not hold its shape over time.
Dorinda S
Austin, TX
Too snug as an XL
Wanted this dress to work in the worst way. It probably would have it was 100% cotton. But, the elastic in it made a loose fitting dress a clingy dress and exactly what I wasn't looking for. Returned both colors. I bemoan the addition elastics added to almost every garment made now.
Fun dress!
This is a really fun, cool dress for the Summer. I have bought these dresses in the past (use them as a "dress" not a swimsuit coverup) and loved wearing them with bolero jackets or sheer tops. These new ones seem to have more spandex than the ones in the past.
Summer dress
Atlanta, GA
Tank dresses are fun and flirty!
I was apprehensive about buying a plus size tank dress. But after trying on the dress, I was pleasantly surprised by the fit and the vivid colors. It is hard to find simple tank dresses in plus size that aren't expensive. I love these tank dresses.
Spice Girl
Detroit, Michigan
Not what I was expecting! Love the breathable material--very nice-fits well, and I can feel confident wearing this on or off the beach. Dress it up with some nice sandals, and makes a really nice casual dress. I bought black and teal color. Very happy, and fits well.
San Jose, CA
Very happy with product. It was just what I needed for myOuting dress code
Jerry ann
Helena, Mt
not for plus women
I bought this in two colors - sent them both back. I am plus size and there is absolutely no shaping in this garment for plus size women. It was so unflattering. Also I didn't like the fabric at all.
Great Summer Dress/Cover Up
I bought three of these tank dresses in black, vivid blue and the berry at the end of the season last year when they were on sale. I like to wear them with a light weight white jean jacket for the summer evenings. They also make a great little dress to run errands in the summer, take on vacation, etc. I am 5'3', 126 lbs, and bought the Small size. I hang them up to air dry after washing for better wear.
Hebron, KY
Runs too large
I like the material and the colors, but unfortunately this dress runs big. I wear a size 5, but the small is too big for me. I thought they had XS and sent it back, and received small again. So I will keep - not worth the postage. But it fits me like a sack - too much material in the torso area. This dress is seamed at the sides only, and both sides are not cut the same shape and not a smooth curve to the cut or seams, either. It doesn't look shapely or drape quite as in the picture. I'll see if I can adjust the seams so it fits better. I could also tie a belt, these were meant to be casual over swimsuits anyway. Wish I'd bought them after they went on sale, not before.
Harrisburg, PA
I returned this, I didn't care for the weight of the fabric and I ordered a medium and it just didn't fit right, the color was great though
As the other reviewers stated, this dress has a variety of potential uses, other than as a beach coverup. It is comfortable just to wear while lounging around the house, maybe even to sleep in. I am glad that the arm holes are not too big, which sometimes happens to me in sleeveless dresses. I bought the pink and the orange, and washed and dried the orange one first and compared. It shrank 2 inches in length, but luckily not in width. The added spandex will help it hold its shape. I am too modest to wear it out anywhere as a dress, because it is shorter than what I am used to. It would work as a tunic over white pants. These are a nice colorful addition to a summer wardrobe.
Raleigh, NC
This is an absolutely beautiful and very flattering dress for casual summer wear. It's very flattering and especially nice that the straps are wide enough to hide bra straps and the side underarm pieces are high enough so the bra doesn't show. The only thing I'd change is get rid of the spandex. I don't like it in the summer because it makes clothes hot. Other than that this dress is perfect.
Boston, MA
Easy On Dress
I purchased this dress in berry & blue at the start of this summer. I love them to death. On really hot, humid days, it was a no-brainer. I just threw one on for work or the weekend running around.
Kearny, NJ
Great Summer Dress
I ordered this dress in the vivid blue and I am going to order a 2nd one in the Black. The quality is very nice. The fabric has some thickness to it so it isn't see through and will stay down in a little breeze. Washed up nice! I will wear this as a dress and not just a cover-up. You can't beat the price for an easy dress like this.I am 5'5, 145lbs and I ordered the Medium.
Ramsey MN
Highly recommended!!!
This "tank dress cover-up" is more than a cover-up!! I purchased black, blue, and white more than five years ago to go to Jamaica and I still have them! When I first received them, I had to hem them shorter about three inches (I am 5 feet). Other than that, this cover-up can be worn as a dress with a belt or with a cardigan or over jeans. I wear this cover-up over a thin black lounge pant. I do not dry them. They have kept their shape and color and they have always stayed soft. I am saving up some cash so I can buy a couple more before the summer!!!
Rhode Island
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19 U.S. Code § 3602 - Special agricultural safeguard authority
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(a) Determination of trigger levels
Consistent with Article 5 as determined by the President, the President shall cause to be published in the Federal Register—
(1) the list of special safeguard agricultural goods not later than the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement with respect to the United States; and
(b) Determination of safeguard
If the President determines with respect to a special safeguard agricultural good that it is appropriate to impose—
the President shall, consistent with Article 5 as determined by the President, determine the amount of the duty to be imposed, the period such duty shall be in effect, and any other terms and conditions applicable to the duty.
(c) Imposition of safeguard
The President shall direct the Secretary of the Treasury to impose a duty on a special safeguard agricultural good entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption in the United States in accordance with a determination made under subsection (b) of this section.
(d) No simultaneous safeguard
(e) Exclusion of NAFTA countries
The President may exempt from any duty imposed under this section any good originating in a NAFTA country (as determined in accordance with section 3332 of this title).
(f) Advice of Secretary of Agriculture
The Secretary of Agriculture shall advise the President on the implementation of this section.
(g) Termination date
This section shall cease to be effective on the date, as determined by the President, that the special safeguard provisions of Article 5 are no longer in force with respect to the United States.
(h) Definitions
For purposes of this section—
(1) the term "Article 5" means Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture described in section 3511 (d)(2) of this title;
(2) the term "relevant period" means the period determined by the President to be applicable to a special safeguard agricultural good for purposes of applying this section; and
Source(Pub. L. 103–465, title IV, § 405,Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4961; Pub. L. 104–295, § 11,Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3520.)
1996—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 104–295, § 11(1), substituted "1(b)" for "1(a)".
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 104–295, § 11(2), substituted "1(a)" for "1(b)".
Uruguay Round Agreements: Entry Into Force
The Uruguay Round Agreements, including the World Trade Organization Agreement and agreements annexed to that Agreement, as referred to in section 3511 (d) of this title, entered into force with respect to the United States on Jan. 1, 1995. See note set out under section 3511 of this title.
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Hi Dear Friends!
Well, we are back. I almost did not go to the cabin. Everything was fine and dandy. Troy and I were just ready to leave and the very last thing I do whenever I leave home for any length of time is to open the bible and say a prayer. I let the bible just fall open and trust in Gods words. When I opened the bible, I saw Lia's picture next to it. And that was it. The thought of leaving home without her just tore me apart. I broke down and cried. Troy just let me cry and held on to me. He was feeling the same thing. It just felt wrong to leave our home without Lia. She had been looking forward to this getaway with all her family for months. That is all she had talked about. After what seemed like forever, I stood up and went to the bible to see and read the scriptures before I left. Another thing I do every time. The bible had fallen open to Matthew 6:13-7:12 Which is part of the Sermon on the Mount. A lot of inspiration to keep my heart open.
I thanked the Lord for sending me his message. I could go on now.
We keep our travel trailer at the cabin. It acts kind of like our own little cabin. After greeting everyone that was all ready there, we went to our trailer to unpack things. As soon as you walk into the trailer the first thing you see is the couch. All of Lia's "critters" are lined up on the back of it and her stack of blankets and quilts are there. Even a pair of her PJ's were by her pillow all ready for when she returned.
I knew this was going to be a difficult moment. I felt myself ready to break down again. But, I stopped myself immediately. I have to tell myself that she is just on a trip, adventure, getaway, vacation…whatever. She is fine and she will return as fast as we can make that happen.
So, the first thing I did was to light a candle in the trailer. I have lit one at home everyday she has been gone. I will continue to do so until she returns. No matter where I am, a candle will be lit. Good thing I have thrifted a lot of candles! LOL
I didn't sleep very good the first night. But, that happens to me when I go anywhere. That first night not in your regular bed. I got up early, made a pot of coffee and sat down with my thoughts. I looked out the window and saw the cabin, with smoke coming from the chimney, wafting into the magnificent wall of huge pine trees. Two huge Blue jays chasing each other in out of the trees. It was so quiet. So peaceful. I could swear I felt my blood pressure lower. Stress just left my body. This is where I needed to be.
Do you have a place like that? A place that fills your heart with love, smiles and peace? That is what the cabin does for me. It is the closest thing to heaven on earth for me. It is where I feel my grandparents the most as well. They have been gone for 20+ years now but, their spirits are at this cabin. They built it in the early 1960's.
As I sat there drinking my coffee and taking in the beauty around me, I felt both of my grandparents hold me, sitting there with me. They comforted me. They knew my heart was hurting and they let me know that things will be okay.
I am so grateful for the relationship I had with my grandparents when they were still on earth. They were perfect grandparents and then became wonderful friends. We had a lot of fun and silly times together. I was the first granddaughter and I think that created a very special bond between us.
I am so glad I went to the cabin for this little getaway. It recharged my body, mind and soul. Being with my family both in body and in spirit was just what I needed. We all hold pain and loss in our hearts and that won't go away until Lia comes home. But, we are a strong family. And an amazingly loving, close and generous family.
Have I told you how blessed I am?


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It has been a very up and down WHL playoff run for Mackenzie Skapski (NYR 2013 6th) of the Kootenay Ice as when he has been lights out "3 stars of the game" good but when he has not been then it has turned into a nightmare for the young goalie. Game 6 of the WHL Eastern Conference semifinals was played in Cranbrook, British Columbia home of the Kootenay Ice and this was a dandy of a game except for the result as Kootenay lost 2-1 and are now facing a game 7 on Wednesday night in Medicine Hat.
Skapski was the game's 3rd star but I would have given him the first as he did a great job keeping his team in a game coming off a 9-2 loss in game 5. Skapski can't be faulted for either goals that the Tigers scored and Ice coach Ryan McGill was not a happy camper on what turned out to be the game winner. That game winner came with just 36 seconds in regulation and to be honest it is really hard to tell if the goal really was in or not. That appears to be the biggest issue in junior hockey as the goal replay system sometimes is not the same system the folks see in the arena.
Skapski had a stellar performance stopping 28 out of 30 shots but boy did he not get any real support form his teammates in this one. Medicine Hat comes in already psyched because of their game 5 win and dominated the first period scoring an even strength goal while holding the Ice to just 5 shots.
The second period showed a little more effort from the Ice but they still couldn't solve Medicine Hat's goalie Marek Langhamer until late in the 3rd period when the Ice finally tied the game. But it was not to be as Medicine Hat gets to send this series back home for a game 7 on Wednesday. <b>


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20 U.S. Code § 9516 - National Board for Education Sciences
(a) Establishment
The Institute shall have a board of directors, which shall be known as the National Board for Education Sciences.
(b) Duties
The duties of the Board shall be the following:
(2) To consider and approve priorities proposed by the Director under section 9515 of this title to guide the work of the Institute.
(3) To review and approve procedures for technical and scientific peer review of the activities of the Institute.
(4) To advise the Director on the establishment of activities to be supported by the Institute, including the general areas of research to be carried out by the National Center for Education Research.
(5) To present to the Director such recommendations as it may find appropriate for—
(6) To advise the Director on the funding of applications for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for research, after the completion of peer review.
(7) To review and regularly evaluate the work of the Institute, to ensure that scientifically valid research, development, evaluation, and statistical analysis are consistent with the standards for such activities under this subchapter.
(8) To advise the Director on ensuring that activities conducted or supported by the Institute are objective, secular, neutral, and nonideological and are free of partisan political influence and racial, cultural, gender, or regional bias.
(9) To solicit advice and information from those in the educational field, particularly practitioners and researchers, to recommend to the Director topics that require long-term, sustained, systematic, programmatic, and integrated research efforts, including knowledge utilization and wide dissemination of research, consistent with the priorities and mission of the Institute.
(10) To advise the Director on opportunities for the participation in, and the advancement of, women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in education research, statistics, and evaluation activities of the Institute.
(11) To recommend to the Director ways to enhance strategic partnerships and collaborative efforts among other Federal and State research agencies.
(c) Composition
(2) Advice
The President shall solicit advice regarding individuals to serve on the Board from the National Academy of Sciences, the National Science Board, and the National Science Advisor.
(3) Nonvoting ex officio members
The Board shall have the following nonvoting ex officio members:
(C) The Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
(4) Appointed membership
(A) Qualifications
Members appointed under paragraph (1) shall be highly qualified to appraise education research, statistics, evaluations, or development, and shall include the following individuals:
(i) Not fewer than 8 researchers in the field of statistics, evaluation, social sciences, or physical and biological sciences, which may include those researchers recommended by the National Academy of Sciences.
(ii) Individuals who are knowledgeable about the educational needs of the United States, who may include school-based professional educators, parents (including parents with experience in promoting parental involvement in education), Chief State School Officers, State postsecondary education executives, presidents of institutions of higher education, local educational agency superintendents, early childhood experts, special education experts, principals, members of State or local boards of education or Bureau-funded school boards, and individuals from business and industry with experience in promoting private sector involvement in education.
(B) Terms
Each member appointed under paragraph (1) shall serve for a term of 4 years, except that—
(i) the terms of the initial members appointed under such paragraph shall (as determined by a random selection process at the time of appointment) be for staggered terms of—
(C) Unexpired terms
Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term.
(6) Compensation
Members of the Board shall serve without pay for such service. Members of the Board who are officers or employees of the United States may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the Board.
(7) Travel expenses
(8) Powers of the Board
(A) Executive Director
The Board shall have an Executive Director who shall be appointed by the Board.
(B) Additional staff
The Board shall utilize such additional staff as may be appointed or assigned by the Director, in consultation with the Chair and the Executive Director.
(C) Detail of personnel
The Board may use the services and facilities of any department or agency of the Federal Government. Upon the request of the Board, the head of any Federal department or agency may detail any of the personnel of that department or agency to the Board to assist the Board in carrying out this Act.
(D) Contracts
The Board may enter into contracts or make other arrangements as may be necessary to carry out its functions.
(9) Meetings
The Board shall meet not less than 3 times each year. The Board shall hold additional meetings at the call of the Chair or upon the written request of not less than 6 voting members of the Board. Meetings of the Board are subject to section 552b of title 5 (commonly referred to as the Government in the Sunshine Act).
(d) Standing committees
(1) Establishment
The Board may establish standing committees—
(2) Membership
A majority of the members of each standing committee shall be voting members of the Board whose expertise is needed for the functioning of the committee. In addition, the membership of each standing committee may include, as appropriate—
(A) experts and scientists in research, statistics, evaluation, or development who are recognized in their discipline as highly qualified to represent such discipline and who are not members of the Board, but who may have been recommended by the Commissioner of the appropriate National Education Center and approved by the Board;
(3) Duties
Each standing committee shall—
(A) review and comment, at the discretion of the Board or the standing committee, on any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement entered into (or proposed to be entered into) by the applicable National Education Center;
(B) prepare for, and submit to, the Board an annual evaluation of the operations of the applicable National Education Center;
(C) review and comment on the relevant plan for activities to be undertaken by the applicable National Education Center for each fiscal year; and
(e) Annual report
The Board shall submit to the Director, the Secretary, and the appropriate congressional committees, not later than July 1 of each year, a report that assesses the effectiveness of the Institute in carrying out its priorities and mission, especially as such priorities and mission relate to carrying out scientifically valid research, conducting unbiased evaluations, collecting and reporting accurate education statistics, and translating research into practice.
(f) Recommendations
The Board shall submit to the Director, the Secretary, and the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes any recommendations regarding any actions that may be taken to enhance the ability of the Institute to carry out its priorities and mission. The Board shall submit an interim report not later than 3 years after November 5, 2002, and a final report not later than 5 years after such date.
Source(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 116,Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1948; Pub. L. 108–446, title II, §§ 201(b)(2)(D), 202,Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2802; Pub. L. 110–154, § 1(d),Dec. 21, 2007, 121 Stat. 1828; Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(cc),Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1290.)
References in Text
The Ethics in Government Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (c)(4)(D), is Pub. L. 95–521, Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1824, as amended. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 101 ofPub. L. 95–521in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and Tables.
This Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(8)(C), means Pub. L. 107–279, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1940, which enacted this chapter and section 3419 of this title, amended sections 1232j, 3412, 3461, 6194, 6311, 6312, 6317, 6491, 6932, 7013, 7253c, 7283b, 7283d, 7451, 7703, 7909, 9007, 9010, 9011, 9573, 9623, and 9624 of this title and section 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, transferred sections 9010 and 9011 of this title to sections 9621 and 9622 of this title, respectively, repealed sections 3419, 6011, 6021, 6031, 6041, 6051, 6053 to 6053e, 6054 to 6054b, 6055 to 6055h, 6056, 6056a, 9001 to 9009, and 9012 of this title, enacted provisions set out as notes under section 7703 and 9501 of this title, and repealed provisions set out as notes under sections 1221e and 9001 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
2012—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 112–166struck out ", by and with the advice and consent of the Senate" before period at end.
2004—Subsec. (c)(4)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 108–446, § 201(b)(2)(D), inserted "special education experts," after "early childhood experts,".
Subsec. (c)(9). Pub. L. 108–446, § 202, substituted "Meetings of the Board are subject to section 552b of title 5 (commonly referred to as the Government in the Sunshine Act)." for "Meetings of the Board shall be open to the public."
Change of Name
"Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development" substituted for "National Institute of Child Health and Human Development" in subsec. (c)(3)(C), on authority of section 1(d) ofPub. L. 110–154, set out as a note under section 285g of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
Effective Date of 2012 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 112–166effective 60 days after Aug. 10, 2012, and applicable to appointments made on and after that effective date, including any nomination pending in the Senate on that date, see section 6(a) ofPub. L. 112–166, set out as a note under section 113 of Title 6, Domestic Security.
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POTSDAM Most of the Potsdam Fire Departments gear will have to be replaced within the next five to six years, and the village needs to start saving money now, according to Chief Timothy L. Jerome.
Turnout gear, the protective clothing worn by firefighters, needs to be replaced every 10 years regardless of its condition, according to federal regulations.
The department bought 40 sets of turnout gear at once using a grant obtained several years ago. That gear will have to be replaced in the 2018-19 budget year, and it does not come cheap.
You cant go to Walmart to buy fire gear, Mr. Jerome said.
A single set costs about $2,300, bringing the cost to replace the 40 sets to about $92,000.
Modern fire gear is much safer than the uniforms of old, but also much more costly.
I remember when I got in 24 years ago, it was just a long coat and roll-up rubber boots, Mr. Jerome said.
The Fire Department will receive $289,881 from the village in 2013-14 if the proposed budget passes as written, an increase of slightly more than $700 from last year. More than two-thirds of it covers the salaries of the departments four paid firefighters. The department has about $58,000 in discretionary spending every year.
Replacing all of the gear at once would be impossible, Mr. Jerome said. He has been buying four new sets of turnout gear a year to try to offset the cost, but it will not be enough to outfit all 54 department members before the existing equipment becomes obsolete.
Mr. Jerome said he has tried to persuade the village Board of Trustees to create an equipment fund for the Fire Department with money added every year in anticipation of major expenses, but the board has been reluctant because of a string of tight budget years.
Its almost a must, Mr. Jerome said. They said we have to believe were going to get a grant.
The department applies for various grants every year and has managed to bring in about $1 million since 2003. But the money has been coming in more slowly in recent years, Mr. Jerome said, and he does not want to gamble on the likelihood of a grant being approved to decide whether the department can continue to function.
The department cannot apply for a grant until the year it plans to spend the money, so if it does not get the cash for equipment replacements, it may be too late.
Without any gear or air packs, you just cant operate, Mr. Jerome said.
The department also received some money from the town and some through fundraising, but it will not be enough to cover costs, according to Mr. Jerome.
A two-day chicken barbecue raises about $800 for the department, enough to cover a single air bottle.
Once approved, the villages 2013-14 budget will take effect June 1.
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Utah communities may soon be eligible for an additional $25 million in federal assistance to help fund local water infrastructure projects, a bill passed in September and then vetoed has been overridden by the U.S. Senate. .
According to a press release by Sen. Bob Bennett the U.S. Senate voted to override the presidents veto by a vote of 79 to 14 on Monday.
The bill includes an additional $25 million in federal assistance to help fund water infrastructure. According to Bennett's office even though the bill is now law the funds will be appropriated at a later date.
While the Carbon County Food Bank was able to collect 2,723 lbs. of food from local residents during the Trick or Treat for Food campaign on Halloween, they are still lacking a number of items for their annual Thanksgiving boxes.
The managers of the food banks say that they need stuffing, cans of cranberry, canned pineapple, canned pumpkin, fruit cocktail, cans of yams and any frozen turkeys people are willing to donate.
While the Utah Food Bank will send some turkeys down just before Thanksgiving, there will not be enough to go around if more are not donated.
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A Chinese national brought the handsets into Russia, but did not have proof that they were genuine. He was fined the equivalent of US$65, and the bulldozer crushed the loot in front of court witnesses.
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At the Atlantic City Brewfest last month, Erie Brewing Company launched their newest promotional tool: Microsoft Tag. Erie is now using Tag on all their new marketing material, from neck labels to promotional posters. The posters are even using a unique, custom Tag to help the poster and product really grab the viewer's attention. Check it out:
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This guideline offers evidence-based advice on the prevention, identification and management of neutropenic sepsis in patients having anticancer treatment.
Neutropenic sepsis is caused by a condition known as neutropenia, in which the number of white blood cells (called neutrophils) in the blood is low. Neutrophils help the body to fight infection. People having anticancer treatment, particularly chemotherapy and more rarely radiotherapy, can be at risk of neutropenic sepsis. This is because these treatments can temporarily lower the number of neutrophils in the blood. Some anticancer treatments are more likely than others to cause a temporary period of neutropenia.


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