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This article in our series focused on Microsoft's free security tools is on a tool called Portqry. This tool is a TCP/IP connectivity test tool, port scanner, and local port monitor. Portqry is useful for troubleshooting networking issues as well as verifying network security related configurations. Because of this broad functionality, I have heard some Information Technology (IT) Professionals refer to this tool as a "Swiss army knife" of tools.
I developed Portqry many years ago and released two versions. I originally developed this tool to help IT Professionals troubleshoot TCP/IP networking issues. The port scanning functionality helps determine if a remote port is listening, not listening, or being filtered/blocked. In 2001 when I released Portqry version 1 there were other network port scanners for Windows available, but most of them were only capable of scanning TCP ports. I didn't find TCP port scanners very useful because you could use the Telnet.exe utility built into Windows to determine if a TCP port was listening, without downloading and installing a third party tool. I really wanted to build a tool that also scanned UDP ports as this made it much more useful. Portqry version 1 supported port scanning for four UDP protocols that were central to troubleshooting Active Directory issues and related name resolution issues: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), Remote Procedure Calls (RPC), Domain Name System (DNS), and NetBIOS Name Service. For many IT Professionals who were tasked with deploying and managing the relatively new Microsoft Active Directory (at that time), Portqry 1.0 was very helpful.
Another design goal I had in mind was to make Portqry as lightweight as possible. I didn't want to require it to be installed using an installer. Many of the customers I worked with had ridged change control processes that required a Change Control Board to approve new software before it could be installed on a system. For some customers their Change Control Board only approved changes once or twice per month. So I wanted to develop a tool that helped IT Professionals avoid this process if possible. Portqry is a single executable file that does not require the administrator to run an installer. Portqry.exe can simply be copied onto a system into any directory and be used immediately without any changes to the Windows registry or other dependencies that change a system's configuration. After use, Portqry.exe can simply be deleted, leaving the system in the same configuration state as before it was used.
I also wanted Portqry to be small enough that it could be emailed to IT Professionals when necessary. This is another reason I avoided requiring an installer. Back in 2001 the maximum file size you could reliably send via email was 4 MB and I wanted to ensure Portqry was nowhere near that size. Portqry version 1 was 213K in size, which was tiny compared to tools that provide a graphical user interface.
I have an interesting story to share regarding the file size of this tool. Shortly after the Blaster worm hit the Internet in 2003, I remember seeing the source code for one of its variants in an online magazine. The approach that the attackers took to keep the worm as small as possible was an epiphany to me. As a result, when I release Portqry version 2 later that year, I had added support for more than twice the number of UDP protocols that version 1 had, including Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), Remote Procedure Calls (RPC), Domain Name System (DNS), NetBIOS Name Service, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA), SQL Server 2000 Named Instances, Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP), Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP). Now Portqry could be used to troubleshoot Active Directory issues, name resolution issues, VPN connectivity issues, firewall issues and much many more types of networking problems. I also added support for local port to process mappings so that in addition to enabling port scanning of remote TCP and UDP ports, Portqry could also help troubleshoot network ports on the local system. I also added an interactive mode (portqry.exe –i) to version 2 for IT Professionals that wanted a bit more of a working environment beyond the command line. After adding all this extra functionality to Portqry version 2, more than tripling its functionality, it was 143K in size. This is actually 70K smaller than version 1. I owe this efficiency to learning how attackers managed to keep their worms so small.
I specifically designed Portqry to run on Windows operating systems that were supported at the time I released it, including Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 2000. Portqry will also run on Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8, but with reduced functionality. Specifically, the local port to process mapping functionality (portqry.exe –local) will be limited on these newer operating systems as seen in Figure 1. IT Professionals looking for this functionality on newer operating systems can use the "netstat.exe –ano" command that is built into Windows. Portqry is still a great lightweight port scanner regardless of what version of Windows you are running.
Figure 1: "Portqry.exe –local" run on a Windows 8 system reports that port to process mappings are unavailable
This Knowledge Base article contains all the technical details you'll need to know to use this tool: New features and functionality in PortQry version 2.0
While it's still available, you can download Portqry version 2 from the Microsoft Download Center:
Since I'm writing about a "legacy" tool, I will take the opportunity to remind you that support for Windows XP SP2 was retired on July 13, 2010 and end of support for Windows XP is April 8, 2014. If you are still running systems with Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1 in your environment, you need to install the latest service pack on these systems immediately as they are no longer automatically receiving security updates from Microsoft.
Tim Rains
Trustworthy Computing
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Part 1: Microsoft's Free Security Tools – Series Introduction
Part 2: Microsoft's Free Security Tools – Attack Surface Analyzer
Part 3: Microsoft's Free Security Tools – Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit
Part 4: Microsoft's Free Security Tools – BinScope Binary Analyzer
Part 5: Microsoft's Free Security Tools – Threat Modeling
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Part 8: Microsoft's Free Security Tools – Portqry
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Last May, we cut cable TV service to the house for the first time in 22 years.
I was going to crow about it then, with an "Oh look at me, how unworldly I am" kind of post, but then I realized that a summer without cable really isn't that big a deal, and decided to wait to see how it all worked out.
We're not huge consumers of television, which is why we could make the cut in the first place. I only ever really follow a couple things at a time, and those I always record in order to time-shift and skip the commercials. I prefer either to watch old movies, or TV shows once they complete their run and leave a giant heap of episodes for binge consumption. (We spent a couple years on the entire Wheedonverse.)
We're doing this now with Breaking Bad via Netflix, which means a few months after everyone stops talking about it, I'll be all like, "Oh, so that's what that was all about, yo." It kind of puts me out of sync with the culture, but it's not like a neurotic, work-at-home, borderline-agoraphobic writer spends a lot of time standing around the water cooler talking about Jesse and Heisenberg.
The kids have never just "watched TV," so it's no problem for them either. The idea of one of them coming home, flopping on the couch, and flipping on the TV to channel surf until they find something is about as likely as one of them strolling into the kitchen, popping a beer, and saying, "Yo Tom, whaddup?!" When they do watch (on weekends only) it's always been DVD or streaming. My son doesn't care about it at all, and would rather game.
That's why we made the choice to save about $600 a year and make a statement against having cultural sewage pumped into our house by people who hate us.
So how's it working, now that the few things we watch are back and running?
It's working just fine, and depending upon your viewing habits, you can do the same thing.
It's certainly not for everyone. My mother–who lives by Fox news–could never do it, and I believe it would be difficult for people who watch a lot of sports or reality shows. Since I've never even seen a complete football game or more than 5 minutes of American Idol, this means nothing to me. Currently, the only new things I follow are Person of Interest, Arrow, and Once Upon a Time, and I just added Agents of SHIELD. And I can get all of those by means other than cable.
There's a benefit to doing it this way: it makes your consumption of entertainment more intentional. You're not simply "seeing what's on tonight." You're choosing if, when, and what to watch; you're watching it; then you're stopping and going off to do something else, like a take a walk, play cards with the kids, pray, or read a book.
There are a few ways to do this. We opted for a combination of computer, Hulu, and Netflix. For $8 a month, Hulu catches most everything we need, with the exception of CBS (for Person of Interest). It also adds the entire Criterion Collection of DVDs (!) as well as a good selection of foreign shows, anime, and other bits and bobs. Got a craving for Korean soap operas or vampire district attorney shows? Hulu's got you covered. The one problem is commercials: there are fewer of them, but they can't be skipped, which means I'm watching more commercials now that I did when I recorded live shows.
Netflix (also $8 a month) fills in the other gaps with plenty of stuff I've never seen before, like movies, cartoons for the kids, Supernatural, Breaking Bad, Warehouse 13, and a complete IV drip of sweet sweet Star Treky goodness. I also get Amazon Student Prime (primarily for the shipping), which adds a few items not found on Netflix.
For the things not carried on a service, I just run the PC through the TV using an audio-in to the receiver and a cable straight to the TV. (Most laptops have HDMI or VGA output cables.) Network sites usually keep a couple of complete current episodes online for streaming, and these look just find patched through to the TV.
A lot of people are opting for Google Chromecast instead of the computer linkup, and I just ordered one to see if it's more convenient.
I also added this $10 HomeWorx HDTV Digital Flat Antenna, which picks up all the networks plus some other odds and ends, in case the zombie apocalypse breaks out and I want to follow it live. We have yet to use it for anything.
Total cost for Netflix and Hulu? $16 a month. Total annual savings? Over $400.
Are we watching less TV? Not really. It's about what we watched last year, only we're not paying as much.
Is there anything we're actually missing? Well, there's Food Network and … yeah, that's it. And, honestly, we're fine without it. It had become the All Guy Fieri All The Time Network, and no one needs that.
I have nothing against TV. Serial storytelling is one of my favorite narrative forms, so I like the expansive opportunities possible on TV, along with the more ambitious quality of the material and better writing in the post-Sopranos/Lost era.
Are we in a new golden age of TV writing? I'll tell you in ten years. With few exceptions (Dick Van Dyke, Addams Family, Seinfeld), I loathe sitcoms with a deep and abiding passion, so I can't speak to those intelligently. Reality shows are vile, with the exception of some workplace shows (Dirty Jobs, Pawn Stars, American Pickers).
My favorite TV remains US/UK spy shows from the 60s (The Avengers, The Saint, Danger Man, Prisoner, Man from UNCLE, Mission: Impossible, Wild Wild West, and so on), British mysteries (Poirot, Midsomer Murders, Morse, Lewis, and so on), classic Trek, anthology shows (Twilight Zone, Thriller, Night Gallery, Outer Limits), and interminably long BBC literary adaptations (I get offended if someone tries to do Dickens in fewer than six hours). And, of course, Columbo. I think the writing, production, and acting on Lost, Fringe, Breaking Bad, and others has been phenomenal, but only time will tell if those truly hold up.
I always get slightly irritated when someone sniffs and says, "I don't watch TV." It's a pose. You may not like watching all that much TV–I don't–but as a medium it's capable of great artistry, no less so than cinema or theater. And it can do things neither of those format can do: it can take its time, build characters and relationships, and expand on themes and narrative in more depth. At its best, TV can be like a Dickens novel, full of people and incidents woven together in elaborate and interesting ways.
That so much of it is terrible is rather the beside the point: literature, music, film, games, and drama are equally subject to Sturgeon's Law ("90% of anything is crap"). Streaming media allows you to watch the good stuff while keeping the junk out of your house.
We're becoming a more intentional culture. There may be fallout from that, as boutique tastes render cultural touchstones like Breaking Bad and Downton Abbey less common, but the internet will likely bridge that gap. We won't all be gathering around our TVs at the same time to watch the finale of MASH, and though something is lost as that age passes into history, something new will replace it.
Humans have a need not just for story, but for a shared storytelling experience: for the communal aspect of people experiencing drama together, even if the "together" is only by social media. The internet is reshaping the experience of television just as it is reshaping so many other aspects of life. What form it will take, only time will tell.


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Pokrajac complains about Magalhaes grappling, then apologizes
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Vinny Magalhaes tapped out Igor Pokrajac with a beautiful armbar Saturday on the UFC 152 undercard.
Many fans thought it should have earned Submission of the Night, over even Jon Jones' keylock on Vitor Belfort.
Prokrajac was underestandably not among the submissions' fans, but his argument is a little baffling. Via Twitter:
Given that the sport is mixed martial arts not kick boxing, and that it was Pokrajac who executed the takedown to the mat, going public with the complaint as stated is probably ill thought through.
In an interview with MMJunkie Radio, Vinny responds.
And finally, Pokrajac apologizes.
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9/27/12 9:14 PM by jacktripper
Respect to igor for manning up and giving credit where it's due
9/27/12 4:03 AM by vruntson
Unfortunately K1 is dying Pokra. This is MMA and cool submission artist is something MMA needs right now.
9/26/12 4:09 PM by BshMstr
the whole social media thing has got to be a headache for anyone with any fame now....i wonder if they have classes on this for new NFL prospects (like they do for investing, etc.).....
9/26/12 4:08 PM by Motivated Penn
The dude isn't a native English speaker, he was really disappointed, and has retracted his statement. Leave it...
9/26/12 4:06 PM by DoomFarmer
Uhm, Vinny didn't do his best...Vinny finished the goddamn fight.
9/26/12 3:54 PM by fapout
I was wondering when Dana was gonna phone him about a rebutal
9/26/12 3:50 PM by jacktripper
9/26/12 3:46 PM by UGCTT_ScarecrowRio
Much respect for clarifying it. Though that tweet will always be worth a chuckle
9/26/12 3:24 PM by pennviachoke
Igor is a tuff mofo and he will be back to his winning ways next fight.
9/26/12 3:10 PM by Mega Colossus
Sometime a fighter has a hard time coming to terms with a losses we can see. He's killed it by apologised that should be it.


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• Gordon Ramsay's Christmas Cookalong, BBC Lifestyle, 16.30
Chef Gordon Ramsay takes on the challenge of leading a nation through the preparation of a sumptuous Christmas feast. With cameras in the kitchens of volunteer families across the UK, he attempts to co-ordinate an extraordinary culinary feat. With the ingredients published in advance, the volunteers should be well prepared, but will it all come together under the pressure of the ticking clock?
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There's no better time to catch up with Chris Brown's music than a day before he begins the South African leg of his Carpe Diem World Tour. His self-titled debut album went double platinum, he has earned two Grammy nominations and collaborated with a slate of R&B, pop and hip hop heavyweights including Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Justin Bieber, Busta Rhymes, David Guetta and Big Sean.
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Experts have known for years about natural gas and oil deposits in deep shale formations, but until recently the natural gas and oil in these formations were believed to be nonrecoverable. In Illinois, especially the southern part, the opportunity to recover significant oil and natural gas is amazing.
Fracking. What is it and what is its importance to Illinois?
Experts have known for years about natural gas and oil deposits in deep shale formations, but until recently the natural gas and oil in these formations were believed to be nonrecoverable.
Fracking is the process of releasing the oil and gas from these formations and recovering them on the surface.
In Illinois, especially the southern part, the opportunity to recover significant oil and natural gas is amazing.
Simply put, fracking injects fluid into underground rock fissures at high pressure to release the natural gas and oil. Whenever you talk injecting fluids deep underground under significant pressure, bells and whistles alert many well-intentioned people and organizations to demand a slowdown to ensure that every "t" is crossed and every "i" is dotted for complete safety.
It shouldn't be any other way.
The good news is, fracking has been used by the oil and gas industries since the 1940s and has become an element of natural gas and oil development worldwide. In the more recent past, learning to use horizontal drilling in combination with vertical wells has given the industry the opportunity to recover far more than was ever thought possible.
Obviously it's a huge boon for Illinois.
House Bill 2615 establishes the perimeter for fracking in Illinois. The concerns, creating the need for a bill, center on potential contamination of natural water sources. Opponents say fracking fluids can cause groundwater contamination. The bill creates the Illinois Hydraulics Fracturing Regulator Act.
Most people have no concept of how much fracking is going on in the United States. State regulations are typically two to four pages; Illinois' regulations are 104 pages — and if it puts your mind at ease, the Illinois EPA is on board, as is the Sierra Club, arguably the strongest environmental group.
The injected fluid is 90 percent water and 9.5 percent sand. The balancing 0.5 percent is sodium chloride (used in table salt), Ethylene glycol (household cleaners), borate salts (cosmetics), sodium/potassium carbonate (ice cream) and isopropanol (deodorant).
Many of us have wanted this bill to move because thousands of jobs are at stake. Speaker Michael Madigan has had no such motivation.
Rich Miller, publisher and author of CapitolFax, sees it this way: "One other reason for Madigan's delaying of the fracking bill may have been to get Republicans in line on the budget and pension reform this month. There's no sense in rewarding their districts with lots of new jobs if they won't participate in the rest of the process, goes the reasoning. So fracking and a whole lot of other issues have been put on the back burner for now."
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Jim Sacia is the 89th District representative in the Illinois House. Reach him, Sally or Barb at 815-232-0774 or firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also visit Sacia's website, jimsacia.com.
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Simply because someone committed a crime in the past does not mean that they are doing it again. However, when trying to establish who this person is, it is important to see what they have done in their lives.
Ginger White, who today announced that she had a thirteen-year affair with Herman Cain, was the defendant in a libel suit this year. A judge ruled in favor of the plaintiff, Kimberly Vay, and stated that Ms. White had falsely libeled Ms. Vay. Ms. White reportedly lost the suit because she did not even bother responding to the case.
Ms. Vay had also sought a temporary stalking protective order against Ms. White, citing harassing emails, texts, and defamation of character. This case, however, was dismissed.
When asked about the libel suit in her interview with Fox Five, and why she should be trusted, Ms. White responded, "Well, because I admit it. Whatever happened with Kim and I, um, happened. Just as, what, what, there would make no sense to come out with these allegations against Herman if it absolutely wasn't true."
You can watch the section in the interview starting at 7:30 in the video:
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Looks like "Kimberly" needs to lay off the testosterone!ReplyDelete
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Herman, What are these woman thinking???? It is just something that's going to slow you down. I guess that Obama is really scared of your 999.ReplyDelete


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Sail-World USA: 10 December 2009Television commentator Andy Green. Monsoon Cup 2009. Photo: Gareth Cooke/Subzero Images Monsoon Cup © Welcome to Sail-World.Com's US newsletter for 10 December 2009
The lead story in this edition is the announcement of the combined Auckland International Boatshow and the Louis Vuitton Trophy. Since that story was published, Bruno Trouble has confirmed that the regatta will take place in Auckland, however at this stage only using two boats between the eight teams competing.
It is intended to sail four races a day. Next week the full list of Louis Vuitton Trophy events will be announced for 2010. After a tentative start in Nice, last month, the Louis Vuitton Trophy looks to have found its feet and a program of about venues is expected to be announced. All other regattas will use the full four boats, as was used for the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series in Auckland earlier this year.
On the America's Cup front there has been little in the way of developments. Decisions are yet to come from the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, but regardless of that outcome both sides are preparing for the Match in February in 2010 - and that event would seem to be near certain to proceed.
Adam Minoprio (R) and his Black Match crew. Monsoon Cup 2009. Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. 6 December 2009. Photo: Gareth Cooke/Subzero Images Monsoon Cup ©
The weekend was all about BlackMatch and the Monsoon Cup, as the young Kiwi team won both the World Championship of Match Racing and then the richest prize in sailing, the Monsoon Cup - worth USD105,000.
The Monsoon Cup was also significant for its media coverage. The last event was seen by 30million viewers worldwide, and beamed into a potential audience of 1.4billion viewers.
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Microstamping bill sponsor tells opponents: Listen to the police and district attorneys
By Alli Sofer
Sen. Jose Peralta, sponsor of the microstamping bill, urges the Senate to take the bill up for a vote.
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March 26, 2012
The fight to enact microstamping legislation continues, in spite of the bill being pulled from the Senate Codes Committee and recommitted to the Rules Committee last week. Microstamping bill sponsor Sen. Jose Peralta, D-Jackson Heights and gun control advocates are calling for action from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Senate to get the bill passed this session. Peralta called for Senate Republicans to bring the bill (S.675-c) to a vote.
"Rather than unilaterally substituting your own judgment for that of district attorneys and chiefs of police from all over the state, put microstamping to a vote," said Peralta. "Listen to — and let the public hear — the arguments put forth in support of microstamping by law enforcement and [then, by comparison] those advanced by the National Rifle Association in opposition to the bill."
Peralta asks Senate Republicans to listen to law enforcement officers when they explain how microstamping can help, but also understand the counterargument that microstamping "somehow constitutes an assault on the Second Amendment rights of sportsmen and law-abiding gun owners. Weigh those arguments to yourselves," said Peralta. "Then vote your conscience."
The bill calls for all semiautomatic handguns sold in New York state to have the firing pin imprinted with numbers and letters signifying the make, model and serial number of the weapon. The alpha-numeric code is transferred from the firing pin to the shell casing that is ejected when the gun is fired, often left at crime scenes. Police can use the information on the casing to better solve crimes when no other evidence is left at a scene, say proponents of the microstamping bill.
Microstamping would imprint the make, model and serial number onto the firing pin of semiautomatic handguns.
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New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, along with law enforcement officers and gun control advocates implore Cuomo to include microstamping legislation in the final state budget.
"As members of the New York law enforcement community, crime victims group and the families of gun violence victims, we know all too well about the deadly consequences of gun violence," they write in an open letter addressed to Cuomo. "We urge you to stand up for the safety of New York's communities by including language requiring microstamping in the 2012-2013 budget. We greatly appreciate your work to pass legislation that expands DNA to stop criminals and we believe microstamping would provide 'DNA for guns'"
Meanwhile, the Senate passed two measures last Wednesday to combat gun crimes by enhancing penalties in gun crimes endangering children.
Sen. Martin Golden, R-Brooklyn, sponsored both bills which increase prison sentences for gun crimes. The first bill, S.1407, upgrades criminal use of a firearm to a class B violent felony and amends the definition of criminal use of a firearm in the first degree to include displaying a firearm in the commission of any and all felonies. The second, S.2169, adds two and a half years to a sentence of criminal possession of a weapon and criminal sale of a firearm when occurring in the house of a child under 14 and increases the sentence by an additional five years if the child under 14 is home when the crime is committed.
Former NYPD Detective Steven McDonald was shot in the line of duty. The incident left him a quadriplegic dependant on a respirator. McDonald, an outspoken advocate for microstamping, visited the Capitol in 2010 to speak at a microstamping conference.
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"As a former New York City police officer, I have seen first-hand the fear and devastation caused by criminals with guns," said Golden. "People who use force to terrorize and prey upon others must be punished to the fullest extent of the law."
Micro stamping is useless
March 26, 2012 | 08:44 PM
Firearm micro stamping is easily defeated using household tools, or even by replacing parts that often require no tools to replace. No background check is required to purchase slides, extractors, barrels, or firing pins; there is no part of a firearm that contacts a piece of brass that can't be easily and cheaply replaced by anyone familiar enough with their weapon to clean it. At best, micro stamping is useless, at worst, it's a huge waste of time.
Matt Mawhorr
March 26, 2012 | 09:47 PM
criminals don't buy handguns,that why they are called criminals.they steel them and buy from the black market,DAAAA.besides all you need is a file. micro stamping is proven not to work!!!
no body
This is worse than CoBIS
March 27, 2012 | 07:02 AM
Love how you numbnuts refuse to acknowledge that the proposed microstamping has so many limitations and is at best 52% repeatable, a % of repeatability the holder of the patent acknowledges, making it eqvuivilant to the houses odds in a casino.
So if I am a defense attorney, and you want to charge my client and use the microstamping as evidence, I implore you to do so. Because in our legal system, reasonable doubt is still king of the decision, and no jury in this world, is going to agree that gamblers odd's, are beyond reasonable doubt.
What will occur as just like CoBIS, you idiots will get 11 years at $4 million per year and solve not one single crime, but confriming that 2 guns were indeed stolen, much less prevent a single crime and for what end?
All this is, is a microcasm of government stupidity beyond their normal idiocy.
Why This is Fatally Flawed Legislation
March 27, 2012 | 12:04 PM
The technology known as "microstamping" is the embossing, in at least two places on a semi-automatic pistol, of a code unique to each firearm. This code would in theory be stamped onto every brass cartridge fired from a gun. The idea is that police would pick up empty cartridges at a crime scene and discover the gun's owner by looking up the code, thus helping in the finding of the perpetrator of the crime in question. If this law were Federal, and all semi-automatic pistols were to be microstamp-equipped, it would be viewed by the 2nd-Amendment community as a nuisance, but not a real infringement on our rights---because if every manufacturer used it on every firearm they produce, the 'playing field' would be level. To enact such legislation at the *state* level, however, DOES severely infringe on Second Amendment rights.
Here are the problems with this proposed legislation:
1. Most guns used in crimes will be of the illegal variety, since none of the scum who buy those guns could pass the NICS check that every law-abiding gun owner has to pass. Gun-control advocates themselves decry lax enforcement by BATFE that permits the flow of illegal guns from southern states to New York; it stands to reason that since none of these guns would be encoded, very few crime scenes will have traceable cartridge shells present. The guns which do get identified will lead back, in most cases, to legal owners who lost their firearm to burglary---and promptly reported the loss to police.
2. The technology can be easily defeated with an emery board or file.
3. The embossing codes wear out after 2500-3000 firings, and the proposed legislation does not require the replacement firing pin to have a microstamp because the code would be different.
4. It would be a state-imposed mandate to use proprietary technology. That is called a monopoly, which is possibly unconstitutional.
5. The technology cannot be used with revolvers, since these firearms retain spent shells.
6. Finally: forcing NY manufacturers to use the proprietary technology would drive up the cost of retrofitting every model they make, forcing them to decide whether or not to continue manufacturing an entire product line. Also, limiting New Yorkers to buying only microstamp-equipped guns would essentially shut them out from most of the market, since no manufacturer outside NY will voluntarily pony up the $$ to retrofit their firearms since no state has required it.
It is never a good idea to enact legislation without awareness of, or regard for, its negative consequences. It would be a better idea to advocate such legislation at the national level---if at all.
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Discussion in 'Pro Match Results and Discussion' started by Ico, Feb 9, 2013.
Only seed Thats missed is tsonga. Benny>janowicz for now and Davy/dimitrov> Mayer.
gulbis' stats look great... i'm tempted to use the word 'promising' but there's some jinxing potential in it, so i won't.
he already defeated del potro (when he won LA, i think)... why not do it again ?
ouch... :-?
2nd time nieminen gives a double bagel on the tour.
(1st victim was korolev in 2007)
Vive, I agree - Gulbis to take out Del Po. When he is on fire like this he is so so hard to stop. His tennis is from another planet. He can go all the way this week. True, we might not see him in another main draw all year but that's just the way it is. He can expose Delpo's movement for sure. Gulbis for the win. PS he is so exciting to watch!
Exciting player. But, that may completely depend on how many chics are hanging around the stadium ;-).
Hopefully Grigor can back up this win and make a solid run here. He needs the confidence heading into IW where he has some points to defend
ernests is definitely one of the most exciting players to watch !
we'll see that on thursday...
Very disappointing start of '13 for the Belgian...one match win came in Brisbane. On the other side, Jarkko likes indoor HC swings in Europe, so I was expecting this win but certainly not a double bagel.
This is shocking!
Gulbis says, not only has he quit drinking, partying and smoking, he has actually been practising!
Wow... I didn't expect that...
Incredible that a player can avoid playing until Wednesday evening during an event that starts on Monday.
To be fair, Gasquet did play and win Montpellier last week. Best to give him some time to arrive, rest and adjust to the surface.
But if you were talking about Seppi, I agree, he should have already played a match.
Rogi actually, not up until 6.30pm tonight. Why not space it out a little...
Mehh.. I know he said all of that at the end but it might as well have been some mandatory stuff that all players say: "I'm working hard, hope to get my ranking up, blablabla"
Most I got out of that interview was: "I didn't play the AO because it's too far away and I don't feel like making the effort if I have to play qualies" and "I like Rotterdam because of marijuana".
he does have pretty eyes though (no ****..)
ETA: Just saw the highlights. I never really watched Gulbis play. He reminds me a bit of Safin but I don't know if it is his playing style or his attitude. He also does something strange with his left arm during his forehand backswing.
Troicki vs Flash - could this one be closer than it appears? Viktor has the winning H2H on Hard
practicing... is that even allowed in gulbisland ???
it's not considered as cheating ?
(funny interview !)
Nadal will play for the first time at Sao Paulo on late Thursday. He plays just 4 matches to win a 250.
Won't be long til a top seed just has to get a first serve in to win a 250...
he's up against Davydenko next... if he's in playstation mode there's not much that Grigor can do about it... should be fun.
it's good to see gasquet continue his solid form. this is shaping up to be a nice tournament.
True, but who says he'll win it. After all, he only won 3 recently :twisted:
it was more a goffin loss than a jarkko win to be honest. david was hitting around like a kid with an uzi.
Federer is about to begin his match against Zemlja
why federer serves poor in ao remains to be seen
That was only in the Murray match. (OK maybe Tsonga) His first 4 matches had pretty good service stats.
agree, anyway those comments in the streaming sites are funny , one of them 'the winner is already decided for RG = RG ' hahha
Anyone watching Roger's match? How's he looking? The score line looks close so far.
Broke to love then held to love. Looks more confortable now.
fed sick serve and volley in 6th game!
Zem holds in 7th game. Fed leads 4-3 in the first, up a break
Fed now up 6-3 1-0.
Surprisinly good after a couple of weeks off. A bit of a rust is visible at times but all in all he's playing pretty well.
Well I wouldn't say it was surprisingly good. Was quite ******** mode at the start, but after saving 2 BPs when 1-2 down he upped his game. Now he's in the normal routine mode.
Can someone give me a stream plz?
wonderful points there by sexi but why why he cant play this cool everytime
No problem.
this has to be said no player is as talented as rogi, the guy is amazing and beautiful point
Did anyone see that ballboy when he tried to avoid getting hit by Fed after MP. :lol:
How was his form?
I could not find the obligatory "Roger plays some scrub" thread. Or is that only for special pros.
How's the Dimitrov-Davydenko match going? Who is the better player? I just tuned in.
Edit: Dimi looking strong on serve, only lost 1 point in 5 games.
Dimitrov takes the first set 7-5, some nice rallies.
Davydenko must need money, fixing matches again.
nice program for tomorrow !
marcos vs richie, gulbis vs delpo... and federer on the court.
we have seen roger serves going off sometimes.
then again, i think this was first time i've seen federer going into ao without
a warm up tournament.
Understated...he faced zero BPs in the first four matches. Even vs JWT, he was fairly solid on serve.
Fixing matches goes on a lot more than you think it does. A lot of these players have the mindset that they can make a couple hundred thousand by losing in an early round rather than have to work hard to try and win a tournament or get to the SF(which they probably won't) in order to make the same amount or more. Every time you see a retirement by a better player in a match and every time you see a better player mysteriously lose a match, you have to at least suspect match fixing. It is a huge business. Read this:
and where is this list supposed to come from ?...
According to a Swedish website, it says that right in the article. Doesn't make it true, but my point is that match fixing is huge in professional sports and probably goes on a lot more than we think. There have been many articles about this topic lately in the media.
i saw that but i meant... where/how does the swedish website come up with that list ?
i guess i should make a google translation of what's written in swedish... but maybe some of our swedophone TTW members could help us ?
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How proud are you of the 2006 Republican law that requires the U.S. Postal Service to set aside $5.5 billion annually for pre-retirement benefits? The postal service only can fail under this burden. And lastly, how proud are you that several states are attempting voter suppression (of mostly Democratic voters)? This is treason of the highest order.
Please vote carefully. The china shop already has sustained considerable damage from the elephant.
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And his goal remains the same — to play in the Major Leagues.
"I'm trying to get up there as fast as I can," said Miller, a former Bret Harte standout. "That's basically it. I've got to keep throwing strikes."
But the only issue for Miller — as he heads into a new season — is knowing where he might be assigned in the minors.
Near the end of the 2013 season, the 22-year-old Murphys native was promoted from the High Desert Mavericks in California to the Double-A Jackson Generals of the Southern League in Tennessee. Both clubs are affiliated with the Seattle Mariners.
There, Miller impressed and was thrown into the starting rotation right away. He started eight games as a General and finished the year with a 3-2 record, including a 4.82 ERA. He tossed 46 2/3 innings and struck out 28.
Opposing batters hit just .265 in Miller's first season in Double-A. He recorded a season-high seven strikeouts in a 7-3 win over Chattanooga on August 26. In eight games, he pitched five or more innings six times.
Seattle Mariners pitching coordinator Terry Clark, who was the Double-A and Triple-A pitching coach last season, said Miller ranks somewhere in the Top 20 of prospects for the organization.
"He's come a long way," said Clark, a former minor and major league hurler. "He's really turned it up and is throwing the ball really well. He's definitely on the radar for us. We think highly of him."
Miller is climbing the ranks of the Mariners' farm system. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound right-hander is currently in spring training with Seattle's Triple-A team, the Tacoma Rainiers in Arizona.
"If he keeps progressing the way he's progressing and stays down in the zone — when he's down in the zone — he's a ground ball pitcher," Clark said. "There's absolutely a place for him in the big leagues, whether it's Seattle or another organization. He'll probably start in Double-A and go from there."
Miller has the history to back that up.
After a stellar sophomore season at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, where he helped lead his team to the state title with a perfect 8-0 regular season record and a No. 6 national ranking, Miller was selected by the Mariners in the 40th round of the 2011 First-Year Player MLB Draft.
Since Miller still had two years of collegiate eligibility, he had the option to turn pro or return to school.
Miller held a scholarship offer from UNLV, and despite missing some time during San Joaquin Delta's historic postseason run with a minor injury, the ace made the decision to opt out of an education, at least for now, and pursue his dreams of playing pro ball.
"I had a scholarship, but chances are, you may only get drafted once," Miller said. "I wanted to take that opportunity."
In Miller's professional full debut season with the Clinton LumberKings in 2012, he led the Single-A affiliate Midwest League team in innings pitched (120 2/3), strikeouts (84) and wins (7). He tossed his first career complete game in a 4-1 win over Dayton in mid-July. In that victory, he gave up an early home run and four hits, but shook it off to strike out five. He also did not allow a single walk.
Soon, his strong year yielded a late promotion to throw for High Desert, where he made five quality starts and recorded 29 strikeouts.
The following year, Miller began the season in his home state as a member of the Mavericks starting rotation.
Miller, again, posted solid numbers, which prompted another in-season call up. This time with the Jackson Generals in July 2013. With that experience facing better competition, he has developed a better feel for the game. His confidence in his abilities have also drastically increased.
"I feel as a starting pitcher, I can read batters better," Miller said. "I kind of know where the hitter wants the ball, where they're trying to hit it. I'm trying to do the opposite of what they're doing. Always trying to mix it up."
At each level, Miller has improved in at least one area or more, Clark said.
Miller's fastball ranges in the high 80s and dips into the low 90s. He has reached 92 mph, but his control and velocity is what makes him lethal.
"He has the ability to change speeds," said Clark, who watched Miller throw four innings on Sunday in spring training. "His fastball has good movement. His fastball is way above average. Way better. His fastball command has always been his nemesis. This spring, he has been really, really good."
Besides possessing a "way above average fastball," Miller has plenty of strong pitches at his arsenal to keep batters off balance.
In addition to his two-seam and four-seam fastballs, he has developed a steady changeup. Other quality pitches he likes to throw is a curve and cutter.
But despite Miller's heavy artillery, he believes his strongest pitch is his changeup.
"I think it's my best because I can throw it anytime I want for a strike," Miller said. "It seems to get a lot of swings and misses with it."
Whether Miller begins his season back with the Generals or is promoted to Triple-A, his team goal is to add another title banner to his personal collection.
"I'm trying to win a championship wherever I am," Miller said. "That's what we're here for — to win ball games."
However, Miller does have one individual goal. He wants to earn a spot on the All-Star team in the summer and hopes to be one of the best pitchers in his league.
With the backing and support from the Seattle Mariners organization, Miller has a good shot of accomplishing his goals.
"I think he's a starter right now," Clark said. "I like the way he attacks. He goes right after them. He doesn't waste any time. He always stays ahead in the pitch count. He's a really intense kid out on the mound. You know what you're getting from him every time."
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Tulare Police Chief Jerry Breckinridge was arrested Sunday at his home on suspicion of domestic violence, the City of Tulare reported Monday.
The arrest, which was made by the Tulare County Sheriff's Department, is a result of a report filed by his girlfriend after a dispute Saturday night. According to the Tulare County Sheriff's Department, the department was contacted by the California Highway Patrol, the agency that initially received the complaint.
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Posted 24 January 2003 - 03:25 PM
And yes Chico's sort of like the anti-Kyydax with Marty, as opposed to always looking for fault with Marty on goals allowed, he always looks for fault elsewhere But really he does the same with ALL goalies so it's not like he's unfair about it perse.
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The New Jersey Devils win Stanley Cups everywhere:
-NHL record for most road wins in the playoffs - 10-1 in '95 and 10-2 in '00
-NHL record for most home wins in the playoffs - 12-1 in '03
Posted 24 January 2003 - 03:48 PM
That was great, but it also reminded me of Phil Rizzuto.
Hey here's mine Risky:
OO-K now... we're gonna get a look ayt --- OOOOOO Noooooo - did ya see that Doc? Ooooh I'm soorry! That was off the skate of -- and it just goes right into...OHHH my goodness! Ooooooh! I hoope they catch that - well yah - they're goin' upstairs and I think we'll see a change there...'cuz there's just no doubt - yah -- aaaaynd good call by the refs there...
Oh zheesh, I can't believe I tripped over that cow!
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"He has no ego," says Lou Lamoriello, general manager of the New Jersey Devils. "I don't think he has a selfish bone in his body. It gets infectious with people around him, but that's Joe. Having him here was something very special."
And the simple truth is this -- before and after Joe Nieuwendyk, this franchise has not been as good. Yes the same could be said for others, but Nieuwendyk's effect on his team, on his team's best players, on the fans and in the community can only be compared to, well, what Jarome Iginla is doing now in Calgary. Ralph Strangis, dallasstars.com
Posted 24 January 2003 - 05:04 PM
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Posted 24 January 2003 - 07:22 PM
Every single play is life and death. That's by far the worst to me.
I love how the Canucks broadcaster says "Naslund," we go around the office saying it "Naaaaaaslund" like he does.
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"We've let the fans down. People pay good money and they've always had pride in the Devils." -- Scott Gomez
Posted 24 January 2003 - 07:59 PM
This article may give a little insight to why chico said that about Graves.
I remember reading the article when His son and dad died. And the out pooring of support all over the hockey world that happened was amazing. I doubt many of you care but Adam Graves is one of the best representatives hockey could have. He is and was an example to the saying why do bad things happen to good people.
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Posted 24 January 2003 - 11:21 PM
Like him better already.
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Posted 25 January 2003 - 03:50 PM
I remember when this happened but Chico's "loyalty" is to the Devils first. There are plenty of NHL'ers who have experienced trauma and heartache like the rest of us (not meaning to sound cold). Are we supposed to be happy for Graves if he were to score on a GWG or God forbig a GWG in a Cup game? Chico's okay, he's no Doc but I agree with MaddDog, bring in Big Jim!
Jimmy Leeds I have coppa's in my family too
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Thanks Lurker
Posted 25 January 2003 - 04:11 PM
He said he's an a$$hole.
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of Orion. I've watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate.
All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in the rain.
Posted 25 January 2003 - 04:46 PM
I sort of like the name Violet...but everyone says it's horrid...I guess it is. I also LOVE the name Archibald! Archy is such a cute name though!
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I'm here for the party - (this is Pittsburgh, yeah?)
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Posted 25 January 2003 - 05:32 PM
Dumi should be nice to him so his cousin can help him get a job once he's cut and out of the league.
The janitor at my high school (seriously, no joke) was (in the sense that I'm no longer in High School... by quite a bit) related to Domi. He's his cousin.
He said he's an a$$hole.
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ALBANY, Ga. -- The future of Phoebe North is coming together, with the first concept of the building's layout as a women's and children's center now having been brought together.
Following a set of stakeholder meetings in August, the plans for the hospital are beginning to take shape. From this, there are basic plans in place on how to design the labor rooms, as well as the single rooms within the neonatal intensive care unit.
It also gives a basic outline regarding which services might be best suited for where within the hospital.
"We are not planning for today; we are planning for years from now," Tracy Morgan, vice president of women's and children's services at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, said at the hospital board's meeting on Wednesday.
Phoebe North has 248 licensed beds, 109 of which are operational. The average daily census is 56.1, officials with the hospital say.
The Palmyra Road facility is now home to Phoebe's inpatient rehabilitation center, with the transition to that campus coinciding with the signing of the lease agreement for Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital and Phoebe North.
Dr. Steven Wolinsky, president of the medical executive committee at Phoebe, said the stakeholder meetings -- which have been serving primarily as question-and-answer sessions -- have been a positive force in moving toward a final concept.
"It's a fluid process," he said. "By the beginning of next year, most of the hard decisions will have been made."
Even though this is something that is likely a couple of years away from being fully implemented, there is a high level of excitement regarding the aspects expected to make the center unique -- including the single NICU rooms and a plan allowing for more daylight in the patient rooms.
"We are trying to capture the things to make it a family atmosphere," she said. "Childbirth is an experience we want to be one of a kind, so we wanted everyone's input."
Stakeholder meetings will continue to be held and officials are expected to go deeper into the planning phases for Phoebe North in the coming months.
Tommy Chambless, senior vice president and general counsel for Phoebe Putney Health System, noted that -- in accordance with recent open records legislation -- there has been a slight change with regards to attending the hospital's board meetings via telephone.
The law, he said, now allows board members who need to call in to participate in a meeting to do so only twice in calendar year -- and that they cannot be part of the attendance as a quorum, but they can be part of an executive session and vote in open session.
Following an hour-long closed session, Chambless also presented an amendment to the health services agreement in place with the Dougherty County Jail. The county will be making payments on a quarterly basis rather than on a monthly basis.
The amendment was approved by the board Wednesday.
The agreement, approved by the board in June, stated that Phoebe was to be paid roughly $913,000 over a one-year period for providing care to inmates. The contract was initially worth $1.55 million, but at the last minute was cut by $643,000.
More like this story
- Phoebe introduces new chief compliance officer ( May 1, 2013 )
- Phoebe group backs unit for women, children ( July 12, 2012 )
- Hospital officials work on Phoebe North transition ( July 18, 2012 )
- Hospital hikes spending limit ( February 1, 2012 )
- Phoebe Board, Hospital Authority discuss legal matters ( June 11, 2013 )


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The close relationship between creative content companies and technology was reaffirmed during a recent Variety Dealmaker's Breakfast when Alan Horn, Chairman of Walt Disney Studios, and Nancy Tellem, Microsoft's President of Entertainment and Digital Media, discussed each industry's growing reliance on the other in the digital age. Tellum acknowledged the value movies, TV and other creative content represent to a technology company like Microsoft whose users are now utilizing their game consoles for watching content more than playing video games. And that's why starting next year Microsoft will produce and distribute its own unique content for the 78 million Xbox consoles being used worldwide, including a project with Steven Spielberg based on the extremely popular Halo series.
"We're in this amazing time where these two worlds (of Hollywood and technology) are coming together," she said. And there is no better example of that than the smartphones and mobile devices used by millions around the world every day whose ability to access content "can be an incentive to buy something or not to buy" because audiences today want to be able to watch whatever content they want, whenever they want to watch it.
Both agreed that content creators needs to embrace technology or risk losing a younger generation of consumers who are relying more on the digital space for their content. Fortunately, movie and TV companies are adopting an ever growing variety of methods for consumers to access their content in recent years.
In the United States alone, there are now more than 95 online services for streaming and downloading legal content that are available to consumers like Itunes, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, HBO Go and Flixster. A list of these services can be found at WhereToWatch.org.
Microsoft's upcoming foray into the world of content creation is just the latest example of the growing interconnectedness of these two great industries as they continue "getting comfortable with each other." And in the days ahead, the sight of leaders like Alan Horn and Nancy Tellem engaging in a conversation about the future of these two industries will become a regular occurrence as we work together to continue creating and delivering the great content that consumers around the world expect from us in new and innovative ways.
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A revolution in digital content is sweeping the globe, forever changing how we create and consume the content we all love – from films and TV shows, to literature, music, video games, art and photographs. It's a very exciting time for creators and makers, and all of us who work with them in the content industry and beyond. The innovation at the core of this revolution is only going to continue.
On Tuesday, I had the opportunity to join representatives of Google Play, the National Music Publishers Association and the Digital Media Association on a panel hosted by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) to discuss the impact that the surge in available content is having on both consumers and creators, and how this space has evolved in recent years. A link to a webcast of the panel discussion is available here.
One thing that's clear is that quality content has never been more influential to the growth of the Internet than it is today. If you want to attract visitors to your website, subscribers to your service, or eyeballs to your advertisements, your content needs to be compelling. That's why players like Amazon and Netflix have begun producing their own original programming, and that is just as true for Hollywood studios who continue to be on the cutting-edge of the digital content revolution.
With services like HBOGo, Crackle, and Hulu that stream films and TV shows, to search engines like CanIStream.it, Fan.tv, GoWatchIt and others like iTunes, Vudu, and Target Ticket for purchasing movies and TV, companies are working every day to create innovative ways of delivering content to consumers when, where and how they want it. At this moment there are 95 services in the U.S. providing access to online legal film and TV content, and all of them can be found on the MPAA's recently launched website - wheretowatch.org.
These efforts show that we have a very competitive marketplace for developing compelling content, distributing it in new ways, and experimenting with new business models in order to meet consumer demand. And that is great news for everyone.
As my fellow panelist, Zahavah Levine, head of content partnerships at Google Play, said, "the market is working…." and we have "more legal digital content options than ever before."
But even with all of these new innovations, the problem of piracy remains. A recently study by NetNames concluded that the amount of bandwidth used for infringing content represents nearly a quarter of the total bandwidth used by all Internet users.
It's going to take all stakeholders in the Internet ecosystem collaborating in good faith in order to make a meaningful reduction in that number. But it can be done. Voluntary initiatives like the Copyright Alert System (CAS) – a partnership between the major ISPs and the movie and music industries, which alerts consumers when they have accessed illegal content and helps guide them to other legal sources for accessing that content – are perfect examples of how we can create a safe, secure and sustainable Internet for consumers and creators by working together and ushering the next big innovation in digital content.
Tags: ITIF, MPAA, WheretoWatch.org
I am excited to begin my work as the MPAA's new Chief Technology Officer. Our six studios produce some of the world's most captivating and imaginative stories, and have done so for decades. As technology advances, so do the ways these stories are created and viewed by audiences all over the world. Through constant innovation, the creative community is relentlessly working to dazzle moviegoers with new acquisition, production and distribution technologies.
But other companies have a role to play too. From the consumer perspective, there have never been more ways to watch your favorite movie or TV show, over 400 worldwide in fact, many of which are featured on MPAA's www.wheretowatch.org. In addition to the many online platforms created by our studios, we have partnered with many other distributors, from Youtube to Netflix to Roku to Amazon- to safely deliver great content to screens of every size.
As MPAA CTO, I look forward to further building our relationships with all of the companies and organizations in the media and entertainment ecosystem to advance our shared interests. As Senator Dodd said last year to our Silicon Valley colleagues, "We call them audiences, you call them users…but in the end we all report to the same people." Working together, I am confident that we can bring our content to consumers everywhere while protecting the hard work of our industry's creators and makers, and fostering an Internet that works for everyone.
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Mason County Sheriff Salisbury has been trying to get Commission approval for an M.O.U. (memo of understanding) between the Squaxin Island Tribal Nation and the County on a funding agreement worth 24k per month, since May of 2013.
This agreement, similar to the independent agreements the Sheriff's Office has with several of the homeowner associations, Green Diamond and the National Forest Service, would be to fund public safety. The approval process seems to be an insurmountable and costly obstacle to overcome.
At the Commissioner briefings Monday, the revised MOU with the Squaxin Tribal Nation was rejected and turned back to the Sheriff's Office again. The reason the Commission gave, was the length of time (10 years) indicated on the current revision of the contract was too long. The original agreement, rejected by this same Commission, was because the 2-year term of the agreement was too short. The too short was due to the Sheriff's planned use of the revenue: to fund labor (salary increases for non-represented support staff). The Commission did not want to authorize cost increases that did not have a sustainable revenue stream.
At the briefings Monday, Commissioner Sheldon stated, (and the other two Commissioners agreed) the 10-year term of the MOU was too long, even though the MOU contained a cancellation statement indicating "either party may cancel with a 30 day notice". There was no indication any of the Commissioners remembered the reasons for the original rejection. Jeffreys cited "the need to re-think" the no increase of the contract along with the 10-year term (the new reason for rejecting the MOU). Jeffreys did not explain what "rethink" meant.
For each month this contract is delayed, it costs the County $24k in revenue, along with the cost of bringing 3-5 County employees to brief the Commission several times on the same subject, and the multiple reviews by both the prosecutor and Tribal lawyers.
The original request of this MOU was May 2013, then briefed again in October 14, 2013, again in November 2013, and again Monday, April 7, 2014. 10 months of lost revenue ($240k) and how many man hours? The Sheriff's Office included this revenue stream in their budgeted 2014 revenues. Failure of the Commission to approve the MOU will impact the Sherriff's 2014 operating budget, at a run rate of $24k per month.
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