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We got to Armstrong about an hour before the show, and there were very few people there. My wife was dressed as a cop, and it was quite a realistic uniform. Page and Fish came by, and Fish asked her if she was a cop or if that was her uniform. Page ended up standing around and talking with us for about 30 minutes. (oh yeah, this was myself, John Friedman, my wife (Lori) and another friend) We told Page we were on the phish.net and that we'd read Shelly's interview, etc.
At break, some of the crew were rounding up folks for the costume contest, and they came and got Lori. They paired her with a dude dressed as a bong!! Trey was doing the contest introductions, and he announced the Cop/Bong as his favorite. They ended up winning, so now Lori can get in free to every Phish show for a year. Too bad she'll probably only get to a couple of shows, but it was neat anyway.
Costumes: Trey had a headband with devil horns. Mike was in a dress. Fish was in a McDonalds employee outfit. Page just had some face paint??
When they came out for set II, there was a woman dressed as Mike holding his bass (he has two of them) in place of Mike. We weren't sure if it was a friend of the bands, or if it was someone who dressed as Mike for their costume. Anyway, they start Landlady, and this person is pretending to play bass while Mike is playing from offstage. She was moving like Mike and did the little swivle hips move with Trey, and it was hilarious.
Trey forgot the last verse in Fee, and as they were repeating the last chorus he stepped up to the mic and said "I was thinking about what the next tune should be, and I forgot the last verse. So what we are going to do is ... Wait". And they went into this goofy Wait tune again.
Overall, I didn't think the show was great. The crowd was very rowdy, and the band was being really goofy. They were having alot of fun, and there were some killer moments, but the show didn't smoke from beginning to end. High points were: Foam, Runaway Jim and Harry Hood. Harry was very very hot, with a long slowly built solo from Trey.


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The Bay Area's Big One will still be plenty big, but it might not be just one, according to a study released Monday by U.S. Geological Survey scientists.
A flurry of mid-sized quakes is more likely to strike the Bay Area rather than a giant 1906-esque rupture, said David Schwartz, a paleoseismologist at the USGS's Menlo Park office and the lead author of the study, which appeared in June's Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. The study marks the first comprehensive history of the Bay Area's seismicity dating to 1600.
A quake cluster isn't necessarily good news, as it could keep communities constantly cleaning up the earthquake damage, several experts said.
"It presents a very different problem in how you respond and recover from earthquakes," Schwartz said.
After the 7.8-magnitude 1906 earthquake, the 20th century was abnormally stable, he said. Therefore, an earthquake cluster is overdue, the scientists said.
"Basically, what goes in, must go out," Schwartz said. The region's seismicity stems from the clash of two massive plates in the earth's crust. The Pacific Plate is sliding northwest, while the North American Plate is moving southeast.
Since 1906, the plates have moved about 13 feet in the Bay Area. Like a compressed spring, they're ready to burst.
In the Bay Area, the plate boundary fractures into a handful of fissures, all generally trending northwest-to-southeast. The well-known San Andreas Fault, which Schwartz calls the "master fault," is accompanied by the San Gregorio Fault, the Hayward Fault, the Calaveras Fault and the Rodgers Creek Fault in the North Bay, among others.
Future quakes are expected to spread out along these faults.
"These faults are being stressed by the plate movements... and they all have to catch up," Schwartz said.
The various faults "talk" to each other, said Roland Burgmann, an earth scientist at UC Berkeley "The communicating family of faults sometimes tend to rupture together as a group or shut each other off."
The 1906 earthquake was likely a fluke, the perfect alignment of conditions that allowed 300 miles
the San Andreas Fault -- from northern Mendocino County to San Juan Bautista -- to release its pent-up pressure. This massive shaking kept the area unusually calm for a century, Schwartz said.
"Eventually, there should be more clusters," Burgmann said.
The scientists based their prediction on the historical record, which shows a cluster of quakes shook the Bay Area from 1690 to 1776. At least six earthquakes, ranging from 6.3 to 7.7 magnitude, rattled the region's major faults during that period, Schwartz said.
The cumulative release of energy from the quakes roughly equals that of the 1906 earthquake, Schwartz said.
"This is a summary of a tremendous amount of work," said Greg Beroza, a Stanford seismologist who was not involved with the study.
Previously, other scientists had scoured the records kept by the Franciscan missionaries at San Francisco's Mission Dolores starting in 1776, Schwartz said. He called the Spanish missionaries "the first seismographers." They described the rumblings in their records, allowing scientists to assess the earthquake's strength by extrapolating from the amount of damage the Franciscans described.
Scientists dated the earlier quakes by digging trenches and calculating the age of charcoal or other organic materials found several feet below the surface, Schwartz said.
This technique misses small or deep earthquakes, which don't break the surface.
Although the scientists predict a group of tremors, rather than just a single, large earthquake, they admit the future could surprise them. The Bay Area has a 63 percent chance of one or more large earthquakes before 2036, according to estimates released in 2008 by the Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities, a coalition of state, federal and academic geologists.
The USGS study provides a useful framework to plan for the future, said Thorne Lay, an earth scientist at UC Santa Cruz, who was not involved in the study.
Schwartz said he hopes to look back even farther than 1600 to more fully understand the Bay Area's seismic history--and its future.
"The key question is when are we going to come out of the shadow, when are we going to go back to normal?" Burgmann asked.
Contact Becky Bach at 408-920-5862. Follow her at Twitter.com/troutbach.

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Phil Yost was a gentle and decent man, a writer with an ethical compass that belied the stereotype of the cynical journalist. He was known for an unerring sense of fairness, a willingness to consider an argument from another side.
The former Mercury News editorial writer also possessed a wry and wicked sense of humor, a light touch that emerged in his writing and life. Stumped in the search for a joke, other writers turned to Yost, who could supply pun, punch line or lyric with deftness.
Yost died at his Palm Haven home in San Jose on Friday morning after a three-year battle with sarcoma, a form of cancer. He was 63.
"Phil was one of the most analytical thinkers I've ever known,'' said Barbara Marshman, the Mercury News editorial page editor. "He was witty, he could be funny, he was great with a zinger. But his main contribution was to be very thoughtful.''
Yost worked for the Mercury News for more than a quarter-century, serving as a state editor in the early 1980s before moving to the editorial pages under then-Editor Rob Elder.
For many years in the 1990s and early 2000s, he covered state politics for the editorial pages, often staying in a rental apartment in Sacramento during the week. He earned a reputation as a fair-minded analyst of the Legislature and governor during contentious times.
"His most aggravating trait was his unflinching fairness,'' said Supervisor Joe Simitian, a legislator who later hired Yost and was speaking ironically. "It got to be a running gag with us. I'd say something, he'd look at me, and I'd just know, I'm gonna get the full fairness treatment.''
Yost's professional commitment was leavened with humor. In the 1986 Gridiron Show, a journalists' spoof, he played then-Congressman Ed Zschau, who during a senatorial campaign had switched his position to support funding of the Nicaraguan contras.
With a remarkably strong voice for a journalist -- privately, he loved opera -- Yost sang an old John Denver song with lyrics updated for Zschau: "Thank God I'm a Contra Boy.''
Philip William Yost was born in Chicago on Feb. 6, 1951, the oldest of four children of a Mennonite minister-academic and a homemaker. Yost attended Earlham College in Indiana, where he played soccer and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1972.
During the Vietnam war, Yost served as a conscientious objector, tutoring underprivileged children in Cincinnati in a Mennonite program.
Then, after stints at the Middletown (Ohio) Journal and the Cincinnati Post, he joined the Mercury News as a copy editor in 1981. His wife, Susan, became a sales and marketing manager for Apple, Palm Inc. and Handspring.
After covering the San Jose mayor's race in 2006, Yost left the newspaper and later joined the Silicon Valley Leadership Group as a vice-president of communications. In 2010, after he left SVLG, he was recruited by Simitian to be a policy and press aide in his legislative office.
Yost is survived by his wife; his parents, Burton and Elnore Yost, Bluffton, Ohio; his sisters Beth (Ross) Sheldrake, Calgary, Canada; and Anita (Tim) Reimer, Wichita, Kan; and a brother, Peter (Debra) Yost, Stillwater, Minn. Services are pending.
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Many women are plagued by menstrual cramps, premenstrual syndrome, or hot flashes at some point during their lifetimes. Now they can take a tip from European women, who are increasingly turning to one herb more than any other for relief from these discomforts. Known as black cohosh, the herb has been used by more than one-and-a-half million German women, according to one manufacturer of a black cohosh supplement. And the German Commission E, a government-sponsored panel that evaluates herbal therapies, has given black cohosh its stamp of approval, recommending it for treating PMS, painful menstruation, and menopausal problems.
Some predict that black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) will soon become as popular in the United States as it is in Europe. That would bring history full circle, because black cohosh was known in North America long before Europeans discovered it.
• Recipe for Menopause Tincture.
At the turn of the century, U.S. medical doctors were of three general persuasions: They prescribed drugs, homeopathic remedies, or herbs. Allopaths used substances such as mercury; homeopaths preferred preparations made with highly diluted herbs and minerals.
The herbally oriented doctors were called the Eclectics, who learned about herbs through interactions with their patients. They observed reactions, both good and bad, of botanical medicines that had been used by Native Americans, including black cohosh, echinacea, wild indigo, osha, cramp bark, snakeroot, lobelia, and pokeroot. The Eclectics, taking their cue from Native Americans, prescribed black cohosh to treat "female complaints", including menstrual problems, hormonal imbalances, fibroid cysts, and false and true labor pains. They also recommended the herb to calm the nervous system, reduce pain after labor, or relieve painful, late menstrual periods. They combined it with cramp bark to ease menstrual cramps, and used it alone to treat neuralgia, rheumatism, arthritis, and headaches.
After the 1930s, pharmaceuticals replaced herbal remedies as the treatment of choice in the United States, but the experience of the Eclectic physicians wasn't lost. Their knowledge of many Native American herbs made its way to Europe, where German researchers, aware of the clinical effectiveness of some of these remedies, began looking for marketable drugs among them.
Today, black cohosh remains on a European short list of proven remedies for "women's conditions". Thanks to the body of evidence that has accumulated during the past century, we now understand much more about the symptoms and syndromes for which black cohosh is proving beneficial and safe. This includes knowledge about its proper dose, the length of time it should be used, and other therapeutic aspects.
Black cohosh, Cimicifuga racemosa, is a perennial that grows up to five feet tall. It has sharply toothed palmate leaves and long white spires of small white flowers that attract flies and other pollinators. Abundant in some eastern states, it grows from the Midwest to New England. The plant will do well in the garden nearly anywhere in the United States, and will grow in full sun or complete shade, preferring rich deep soil. The roots are straight and dark brown. Fresh roots are dug in the fall and dried. When cut, the interior of the roots has the appearance of off-white, porous wood.
• Cimicifuga racemosa (also known as bugbane, black snakeroot, cimicifuga)
• What it does: The German Commission E recommends black cohosh for treating PMS, menstrual cramps, and menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes. Herbalists also recommend it as a muscle relaxant and anti-inflammatory for treating rheumatism, muscle spasms, and general pain. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, a similar species is used for prolapse (the slipping or falling out of place of the uterus), fatigue, and shortness of breath. Scientifically speaking, black cohosh suppresses the secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH); sudden bursts of LH have been linked to the occurrence of hot flashes, night sweats, heart palpitations, headaches, and drying and thinning of the vagina.
• How we know: Test-tube and animal studies and a limited number of human trials. One human trial involving 110 menopausal women showed that black cohosh significantly reduced depression and hot flashes compared to a placebo. Test-tube and animal studies indicate that black cohosh contains three types of compounds that affect the behavior of estrogen, the female sexual hormone.
• Dosage: 2 to 4 droppersful of black cohosh tincture two to three times daily in a little water or tea, or 2 tablets or capsules daily containing a standardized extract of black cohosh. The German Commission E, a government-sponsored panel that studies and makes recommendations on herbal remedies, advises that the length of use not exceed six months.
• Cautions: There have been so few reported side effects that the German BGA (the German equivalent of the FDA) considers black cohosh to have no contraindications.
The Botanical Safety Handbook (CRC Press, 1997) states that black cohosh shouldn't be used during pregnancy; its use is particularly cautioned against during the first two trimesters, although it is often used during the last two weeks of pregnancy to stimulate labor.
In the classic reference book Herbal Medicine (Beaconsfield, 1988), Dr. Rudolph Weiss lists black cohosh as a treatment for conditions caused by lack of estrogen, such as depression associated with menopause. Clinical experience of European practitioners backs this up. Scientific studies show that black cohosh has a balancing effect on hormone production, either by acting as a mild estrogen or regulating estrogen's production in the body. For that reason, black cohosh is often found in herbal formulas for regulating female hormones, especially those prescribed to reduce hot flashes, which can occur when estrogen levels drop too low. Commercial preparations of the herb, available in the United States, are commonly prescribed in Europe and sold in drugstores to reduce hot flashes.
Researchers have conducted many test-tube and animal studies using black cohosh as well as a few human trials. In one controlled double-blind study, 110 menopausal women who complained of unpleasant symptoms and who hadn't taken estrogen replacement therapy for at least six months took a standardized black cohosh extract. According to the researchers, these women felt less depressed and had fewer hot flashes than those in the placebo group. The researchers theorize that black cohosh extract affects estrogen behavior by changing vaginal cells and suppressing the secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH), both indicators of an estrogenic influence. Sudden bursts of LH have been linked to the occurrence of hot flashes, night sweats, heart palpitations, headaches, and the drying and thinning of the vagina.
At the University of Göttingen's Department of Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology in Germany, researchers report that black cohosh's impact on sexual hormones can be traced primarily to three compounds (formononetin, triterpenes, and aceteine). The German BGA (the German equivalent of the U. S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA) considers black cohosh to be safe because so few side effects have been reported. The Botanical Safety Handbook (CRC Press, 1997) states that black cohosh shouldn't be used during pregnancy.
Although all of the science defining how black cohosh works isn't in, modern herbalists in North America use the herb in many of the ways their forebears did, and European physicians recommend it for a variety of gynecological complaints. While still unapproved for use as a drug in the United States, black cohosh appears quite promising as an alternative to conventional hormonal replacement therapy, or HRT, without the serious risk of side effects. 8
Christopher Hobbs, an Herbs for Health Editorial Advisory Board member, is the author of many books, including Vitex, the Women's Herb (Botanica, 1996). He is a fourth-generation herbalist and botanist with more than thirty years' experience with medicinal herbs.
• Blumenthal, M., et al. Commission E Herbal Monographs. Austin, Texas: American Botanical Council, work in progress.
• Bruneton, J. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. New York: Lavoisier, 1995.
• Duker, E. M., et al. "Effects of extracts from Cimicifuga racemosa on gonadotropin release in menopausal women and ovariectomized rats." Planta Medica 1991, 57(5):420–24.
• Felter, H. W., and J. U. Lloyd. King's American Dispensatory. Cincinnati: The Ohio Valley Co., 1876.
• Foster, S., and J. Duke. A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants: Eastern and Central North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990.
• Lehmann-Willenbrock, E., and H. Riedel. "Clinical and endocrinological studies of the treatments of ovarian insufficiency manifestations following hysterectomy with intact adnexa." Aentralblatt fur Gynakologie 1988, 110(10):611–18.
• List, P. H., and L. Horhammer. Hagers Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis. 7 vols. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1973–1979.
• Newall, C. A., et al. "Herbal Medicines" in A Guide for Health-Care Professionals. London: The Pharmaceutical Press, 1996.
• Weiss, R. Herbal Medicine. Beaconsfield, England: Beaconsfield, 1988.
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I've always been a great fan of the law of unintended consequences. It takes you places. Unexpected places. Sometimes good, sometimes bad but never a dull moment. The recent kerfuffle over Pirate Bay is too well known to require detailed recounting here. What is really interesting though is where it might just eventually take us in terms of internet freedom. This article describes the one fallout of the legal judgements against Pirate Bay and how its response may unintentionally help to protect and promote internet freedoms.
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Of course, we've been here before with Napster
First, a very brief reprise of the Pirate Bay saga. Pirate Bay make all kinds of files, especially of the multimedia type, that is films and music, available via BitTorrent which utlilzes P2P file sharing protocols. So far, so fair but the content of Pirate Bay (hint: I think the clue might be in the name) has been contentious and suffice it to say that media companies aren't it biggest fans. In fact, they've been dragging Pirate Bay all over Hell's creation--legally speaking. It has been under legal assault as far back as 2006 and has been both a plaintiff and a defendant in a series of legal cases. As recently as April 2009 it was found guilty of assisting copyright infringement. They appealed and the prison sentence was reduced but the fine increased. Of course, we've been here before with Napster. That's the story so far.
The Devil's in the detail
What I'm really interested in here is not the legal details of the trial or a philosophical debate about file sharing but about Pirate Bay's proposed technical response and whether this will be forked to other areas of the internet and used to provide another layer of much needed freedom to escape the potentially abusive restrictions of the internet's governing hierarchies. As for DNS, that's a big, big topic. Whole books have been devoted to it and frankly, other than the basics, it's beyond my skill set. I leave that one as an exercise to the reader.
To put it in context: to access the internet you need an ISP to connect to the backbone and when you type in a URL in your browser's location/address bar a request is sent to your ISP, where its Domain Name Server (usually two, one for redundancy) will resolve it to an IP address. This makes life easy as you don't need to remember a series of numbers. (For example, open a terminal and ping, say, the BBC website and it tells you that the static IP address is 184.108.40.206. Copy and paste that into your browser and, hey presto, the BBC site pops up. That's why the technically illiterate Judge who banned Wikileaks web address was dead in the water because it was easy to publish and find the numerical IP address and access the site. (And of course, there is absolutely nothing to stop you setting up your own DNS on a local machine. It should speed up things, cut another link out of the loop and give you some extra privacy from the prying eyes of your ISP.)
All Domain Name Servers rely, ultimately, on a hierarchy which terminates in ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. This non-profit body regualtes and manages IP address spaces. The most important aspect of ICANN from the point of view of this article is that it is responsible for the management of Top Level Domain Name space which includes the operation of root nameservers. There are thirteen geographically disparate root nameservers. Originally, ten were in the USA and the other three were in Amsterdam, Tokyo and Stockholm. Many are now replicated (for hardware and software failure) via anycast. And then there are much less used Alternative DNS roots which co-exist with ICANN's root servers.
Clearly, whoever controls ICANN has a foot on the throat of the internet
Clearly, whoever controls ICANN has a foot on the throat of the internet and increasingly that foot is attached to the body politic of the USA (and this is not an anti-Amercian rant. The EU, the nascent crypto-fascist European superstate, utterly undemocratic, utterly unaccountable and utterly financially corrupt and heading for bankruptcy complains about American control and dominance of these hierarchies; why? Not because it is a benign, disinterested guardian of freedom, but because it would dearly love to get its totalitarian hands on the levers and exercise even more control). Suggestions that control should be ceded to a trans-national body like the UN would be the corrupt EU writ large. Bad idea. The fact is that VeriSign has ultimate responsibility for the Internet's root zone file and the requests to make changes from bodies like ICANN need to be approved by the Department of Commerce who instruct VeriSign to effect any changes.
Yes, it's true, the US Department of Commerce has relinquished some control of ICANN but transferring some control from the state to the private sector may simply be going from the proverbial frying pan into the fire. The Devil is in the detail and the detail reveals that despite easing the grip, the US Government (and many other governments around the world) is still exercising control. As recently as this month (November) the American authorities took down no less than eighty domains, part of their ongoing In Our Sites operation (and that's even before the full passing of the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA)).
Why de-centralise?
It may appear from what I have said that ICANN is decentralised but only in the sense that is has delegated some degree of function but that is not what it should mean. That is why Peter Sunde, founder of Flattr and formerly spokesman for Pirate Bay, has proposed a properly and fully decentralised P2P-DNS which is not so much free from ICANN as free from the ability of governments and corporations to influence and control it--although the project wiki proclaims that "P2P-DNS is a community project that will free internet users from imperial control of DNS by ICANN". Sunde announced his intention on Twitter:
Hello all #isp of the world. We're going to add a new competing root-server since we're tired of #ICANN. Please contact me to help.
You feel as if he was about to add that it wouldn't be big or professional, just a hobby. Will we, I wonder, ever look back on that as his Linus Torvalds moment? At any rate, he elaborated in another tweet:
And, core of the DNS problem is not ICANN. It's that governments and companies can control ICANN (i.e. it's centralised)
(Announcing this on Twitter may prove to be ironic as it seems to have become a human form of DNS in the battle over Wikileaks, unless accusations of censoring Wikileaks as a trending topic prove correct.) As a first stage, this will involve the creation of an alternative root DNS server and building a truly distributed DNS system on top of it. To enable it, the end user will only have to install a piece of software on their machine based on the BitTorrent protocol. Well, if nothing else, the proposal doesn't lack ambition. Well, that's the theory but it's early days. To date, only proof-of-concept-code has been released.
Routers are the traffic cops of the internet and without them, there would be grid lock
A quick look at the list of the eighty domains taken down by ICE (of Homeland Security) doesn't exactly read like a charter of freedom but that's not really the point (and it's worth pointing out that many of the domains taken down have reappeared under slightly different names.) It's a rare government (even a democratic one) that is in the business of reducing its power. Have you ever seen or heard of a government or state legislating itself out of existence? It may often start with taking down counterfeiting sites and other criminal activity but mission creep extends the reach to anything the state deems unacceptable. This happens in notional democracies, so what happens in dictatorships of all ideological and religious hues? The history books tell us.
Besides, a decentralised root DNS server built on a P2P-DNS is like peeling back the layers of an infinite onion. If that existed and worked, what then? A coup de'tat of the internet's routers? Routers are the traffic cops of the internet and without them, there would be grid lock. Nothing would be going anywhere. There's no point in an alternative DNS system if the routers can be nobbled (I don't know enough to say if that is actually possible) but technology has a way of always being one step ahead of the legal curve. Some have anticipated that too.
Is DNS control the cyber mark of the beast?
You might not be impressed by the 1970s retro appearance but the people at the Netsukuku website want to go one step further: no servers, no ISPs, and no physical routers (because the node is the router), all running on GNU/Linux. In effect,a parallel internet. What's more, it is potentially very democratic, as access to this internet requires no fees as ISPs would be redundant. However, Netsukuku joins Freenet and many others who have tried to go down the same route and so far the results have been sparse, to say the least. A brief look at the posting dates on Netsukuku indicates that progress has been glacial, to the point of being dormant.
For people in poorer countries the Netsukuku strategy would be immensely empowering. The problem, as with social networking and operating systems, is that traction and inertia are well established and the average user will likely not budge and isn't prepared to jump through hoops for freedom and privacy. It's a different matter when you start to consider the position of dissidents in China, Iran and many countries in Africa and South America. There, it's not a geek option, it would be a pressing matter. We saw, for example, how Twitter played a pivotal role in getting out information during the aftermath of the rigged Iranian elections but then Twitter is a well established global brand. It's easy to use (as is Identi.ca). For the large scale adoption of alternatives to take place would require technical mass failure on the part of Twitter or the ability of national governments to successfully block it.
Behind the curve. Again.
It also occurs to me that if the P2P-DNS proposal became a reality it might only just move the goalposts (because at the moment when we hear about those seized domains it means that the authorities have the DNS entry amended so that anyone trying to access it gets re-directed to a site explaining what has happened). If P2P-DNS became a reality and bypassed this redirect, then a game of cat and mouse might ensue and the relevant bodies could actually physically take down the domains, i.e., confiscate the actual servers. Not even P2P-DNS can't get past that. A bad situation could be made worse.
On a slightly more technical note two more issues arise: latency and reconfiguring routers and firewalls. Using BitTorrent means having to tolerate a higher degree of latency that you would experience with your ISP. Also, a DSL router has to be configured to permit P2P DNS and it is limited by NAT (Network Address Translation), the poor man's IPV6. On the plus side I wonder if P2P-DNS would do away with Verisign?
the argument that a decentralised P2P-DNS would be an Aladdin's cave for the sexually and politically unsavoury really doesn't stand up to much scrutiny. The internet already is
Regardless of the technical issues and the inertia preventing uptake, P2P-DNS presents other problems too. While I support anything that keeps internet freedom out of the clutches of the government-corporate complex, I would be concerned if the creation a parallel DNS system provided opportunities for less civically-minded people like terrorists and the inevitable paedophiles to cloak their activities, but then that has always been the faustian pact for users, providers and governments: freedom or security. They tell you that you can't have both. Of course a kind parallel internet (sometimes called darknet) already exists in the form of Freenet and i2p. They do not circumvent the problems thrown up by political and commercial leverage on ICANN but they do allow people to cloak their activities. So, the argument that a decentralised P2P-DNS would be an Aladdin's cave for the sexually and politically unsavoury really doesn't stand up to much scrutiny.
Freedom won't look after itself. Freedom without law is the wild west but Law without freedom is tyranny
We should not be distracted by attempts of governments to scare people into sacrificing freedom for the Chimera of security but nor should we believe that it will be easy to construct a parallel darknet to circumvent their predations. It is technically feasible but getting traction and getting mass adoption of an alternative DNS is the real obstacle. If the history of GNU/Linux and free and open source alternatives to Twitter, MS Office and the like is anything to go by it will be a near impossible effort. But that doesn't mean it shouldn't be tried.
Freedom won't look after itself. Freedom without law is the wild west but Law without freedom is tyranny. If you don't believe me just look at the huge firestorm gathering over Wikileaks as I write. Never was the case for a truly de-centralised internet more pressing. It's Martin Marprelate all over again.
Dashcom (not Dotcom)
Ok, so it may not be exactly what you had in mind, but we're trying to do our bit here too.
We've developed a parallel internet offering Brand New "Dash" and "Dashcom" domain names as an alternative to the over 200 million "Dot" and "Dotcoms" already registered.
Dashworlds.com provides free domains in the format http://software-com and http://free-software (examples only). Totally outside the realm and control of ICANN, you can create any domain or any TLD in any language, instantly and at no cost (and of course Dashcoms can't collide with Dotcoms).
Currently, resolution is via an APP but there's also an ISP link-in that negates that need. Yes, we've encountered wildly diverse opinion, yet there are now members and users in over 90 countries worldwide, with numbers increasing daily.
Things change and grow. Not-so-long ago, people would have thought a web based magazine such as this to be a waste of time, effort and money. After all why would anyone want to fork out for hugely expensive computers, sign up for extra phone lines, buy modems and routers, buy an OS, learn how to use it all....Just so they could read a magazine?....Why?....When all they had to do was walk down to the local store.
Having just one Internet in infinite cyberspace is like saying you can go visit anywhere in America just as long as you stick to route 66. So today, just as in the USA (and everywhere else in the world) your Internet has more than one road to travel.
No, it's not exactly the type of system you've described in your article, but it's the first real and viable alternative to hit the Internet. It works and it's growing.
it's not free software
Whatever the pros and cons of bottle-necking my browser through your servers (as opposed to my own DNS servers for example) and associated privacy concerns there is also the issue that the "APP" is a non-free browser plugin. I'm not sure many readers of this site would get past that really.
This is a non-starter if you ask me as it just relocates the issue from ICANN to you. I presume you have shareholders who may or may not have concerns over the sort of information you route to?
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What about
What about authentication?
Presumably you always want thepiratebay.org to resolve to the same host, and allow the host to change if the domain is sold etc. How do you stop unauthorised people from changing it while allowing authorised ones to do so?
You could cryptographically sign the domain so that only a matching signiture will be accepted when you connect, but then the first time you connect you'll have no guarentee you've got the same site.
A CA would fix that too, but then you've got centralized control that a govornment could exploit.


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I went into Boston way too early Wednesday, drawn to a program put on by the Pioneer Institute by the chance to hear Taylor Branch, the great historian and MLK biographer.� Also on the program was Bob Moses, an educator and a hero of the civil rights movement who was director of SNCC's Mississippi project in the early '60s.
The immediate topic was "Teaching the Civil Rights Movement in Schools," but the larger issue Pioneer has been focusing on is whether history and civics are taught in Massachusetts at all (research here).� One little-noted grudge I tend to share is the decision in 2009 to remove U.S. history as a course required for high school graduation.� One I'm ambivalent about is the issue of the long delayed inclusion of the MCAS history test as, along with English and math, a high-stakes test.
I've been a defender of MCAS since before it was invented, on the theory that there's nothing wrong with testing to determine if essential skills have been mastered.� But my love of history goes back even further, and I've long feared that a content-based history MCAS requirement would destroy an appreciation of history and civics for countless students.�� Telling stories is central to understanding history; memorizing facts isn't.� A teacher in the audience put it well: "I don't want to see Bob Moses reduced to the answer to a multiple choice question."
Unfortunately, the alternative may be that students never learn anything about Bob Moses at all, or about America's founding contradiction.� "Race has always been at the heart of American History," Branch said, and a glance at the headlines or the balkanized cafeterias of today's high schools demonstrates that race – or it's modernized, diluted form, "diversity," are as relevant today as ever.� But if we knock U.S. history out of the curriculum and reduce the civil rights struggle to a non-threatening, non-controversial "MLK was a great man who had a dream"� cartoon, how will our children and grandchildren come to understand their country?


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King Joffrey of 'Game of Thrones' Likes Snow Cones
Last night's HBO "Game of Thrones" world premiere brought a touch of reality to the epic fantasy series by George R.R. Martin at the American Museum of Natural History.
Jack Gleeson, who plays the evil King Joffrey, strolled by in a trim gray suit carrying a snow cone (a blue-raspberry flavor called the "White Walker"). The Stark siblings–played by Maisie Williams, Sophie Turner and Isaac Hempstead Wright–paused to admire the ice bar, a stand made of actual ice with intricate carvings. While Martin himself paused to hug author and "Daily Show" humorist John Hodgman.
"Thrones" costume displays–including Jon Snow's furry ensemble to the formal outfits of King's Landing–blended in with the museum's dioramas, while fans lined up for portraits on the Iron Throne. They also queued for photos with stars Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage and Martin between tables adorned with ornaments like silver antlers (representing the stag sigil for House Baratheon) and chained-armor centerpieces. The entire party was held underneath the museum's 94-feet-long, fiberglass model of a blue whale, lit with projections of flames–representing part of series' theme of ice and fire.
"All I want is a photo with Joffrey," said one partygoer.
Those looking for a more immersive experience took a 90-second heart-pumping trip to Castle Black via the Oculus Rift, a virtual-reality headset. "The future is here," said a representative manning the Relevent-produced exhibit; the company worked with visual-effects company Framestore for the "Thrones"-specific experience.
Martin, showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and actress Sibel Kekilli, who plays Shae, each entered one of the booths, designed to look like a winch elevator on the Wall.
Users signed a disclaimer on iPads, affirming that they were neither pregnant nor prone to seizures. Representatives also cautioned people who were afraid of heights. One woman held tight to the cage bars and screamed repeatedly.
Speakeasy gave the technology a whirl, and watched the lively party give way to an eerie, wintery landscape. We could hear the wind blowing–and feel it, with special effects created a gust from below–as the elevator whisked us up some 700 feet high to the top of the Wall. (Good thing we wore leggings underneath our skirt.) We could look up and see snowflakes falling, or down at the floor.
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ProToss, on 17 December 2012 - 06:17 AM, said:
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seems like you're taking this a tad bit personal brosama kinda odd that it was a general statement about a number of warriors and yet you are taking offense to it.
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Stocks To Watch: Intel, IBM, Berkshire Hathaway
By Corrie Driebusch and Drew FitzGerald
Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Wednesday's session are Intel Corp. (INTC), International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA, BRKB).
Intel's first-quarter profit sank 13% as the chip maker saw higher expenses, along with sliding revenue in all three of its major segments. Shares were off 3.1% at $27.58 premarket.
IBM's first-quarter earnings jumped 7.1% as the tech heavyweight reported higher revenue from its software and technology services business, but lower hardware sales. The slip in hardware sales contributed to the company reporting weaker-than-expected revenue, sending shares 2.4% lower to $202.41 premarket.
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett disclosed that he has prostate cancer and indicated he will keep running his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate as he receives treatment in the coming months. Berkshire's Class B shares were off 1% at $79.93 premarket.
Pharmacy benefit manager SXC Health Solutions Corp. (SXCI, SXC.T) struck a deal with Catalyst Health Solutions Inc. (CHSI) to combine their businesses in a roughly $3.64 billion cash-and-stock deal. The deal offers Catalyst shareholders $81.02 a share, a 28% premium to its Tuesday closing price. Shares of Catalyst Health Solutions surged 35% to $85.60 premarket, while shares of SXC Health Solutions rose 12% to $90.10.
Halliburton Co.'s (HAL) first-quarter earnings rose 23% as the oilfield-services company continued to benefit from the shift of rig activity to oil and liquids-rich basins, though margins declined. Shares gained 2.3% to $33.40 premarket.
Abbott Laboratories' (ABT) first-quarter earnings rose 44% as strong drug and nutritional sales contributed to improved margins. The health-care company also raised its full-year earnings guidance by 5 cents, now projecting $5 to $5.10 a share. Abbott Labs' stock added 1.3% to $61.24 premarket.
United Rentals Inc. (URI) swung to a first-quarter profit as the equipment-rental company's rental volumes and rates continued to improve. Shares rose 10% to $45 in premarket trading as the results beat expectations.
Intuitive Surgical Inc.'s (ISRG) first-quarter earnings rose 38%, beating Wall Street expectations behind climbing sales of the company's da Vinci robotic-surgery machines and growth in procedures. Shares rose 5.5% to $575.75 premarket.
Cree Inc.'s (CREE) fiscal third-quarter profit fell 50% on higher overhead costs and weaker-than-expected sales. Shares dropped 7.1% to $29.69 premarket.
Yahoo Inc.'s (YHOO) first-quarter earnings rose a better-than-expected 28%, driven by cost controls and profits from overseas investments. Shares rose 3.1% to $15.48 premarket.
Textron Inc.'s (TXT) first-quarter profit soared on strength from the aircraft maker's Bell helicopter segment and improved sales of Cessna aircraft. Results easily topped expectations and shares gained 4% to $28.76 premarket.
St. Jude Medical Inc.'s (STJ) first-quarter earnings fell 9% as the medical-device maker posted higher charges, while weak heart-rhythm sales and currency fluctuations weighed on revenue growth. The results, however, topped analysts' estimates and shares rose 1.8% to $39.79 premarket.
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Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. (TNP) unveiled plans for a public offering of 10 million common shares to help fund the Greek tanker company's growth initiatives, including the transport of liquefied natural gas. The stock fell 7.4% to $7.25 premarket Tuesday.
Seagate Technology Inc.'s (STX) fiscal third-quarter earnings surged for a second consecutive quarter, again topping analysts' expectations, as the maker of hard drives saw pent-up demand and higher prices for drives continue to support soaring results. Shares rose 3.4% to $28.85 premarket.
CSX Corp.'s (CSX) first-quarter earnings rose 14%, buoyed by price increases and rising shipments of automobiles, metals and containerized freight, despite a big drop in the amount of coal transported by the railroad. Shares gained 1.6% to $22.80 premarket.
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) reported positive results from a Phase 3 trial evaluating the company's gel treatment for advanced Parkinson's disease.
Christopher & Banks Corp. (CBK) said Peter Michielutti was named its new chief financial officer, replacing Michael Lyftogt, who will return to his former job as chief accounting officer.
Oaktree Capital Management LP sent a new letter to Jakks Pacific Inc.'s (JAKK) board just before the company's first-quarter earnings release, in an effort to continue pressuring the toy maker into selling itself to Oaktree.
Packaging Corp. of America's (PKG) first-quarter earnings slid 52% as a charge related to biofuel tax credits weighed on results, though higher volume helped push adjusted profits above the company's expectations.
Panera Bread Co. (PNRA) said its Chief Operating Officer, John Maguire, has resigned to become the chief executive of Friendly's Ice Cream LLC, marking the bakery-cafe chain's latest executive change.
Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc. (BEE) also said it will offer 16 million shares of common stock to help fund general corporate purposes, including debt reduction, preferred dividend payments and working capital.
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Wise, Va. - UVa-Wise went on a 33-5 run to bust open a 20-18 game en route to a 77-40 victory over visiting University of Rio Grande at the Prior Center on Thursday. Senior Chelsea Cluesman eclipsed 1,100 career points as she scored 24 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in the win. The point total increases the forward's streak of 20 or more points to five consecutive games.
Rio Grande closed to within two points at 20-18 with just over eight minutes remaining in the opening half on a made bucket by Kate Hammond. The two point deficit was the closest the game would be for the remainder of the contest. Head Coach Kristin Kunzman's Cavaliers responded with a 33-5 run to put the contest out of reach. In the run, eight different UVa-Wise players scored while Rio Grande was limited to three made field goals during the span.
In addition to Cluesman's game-high 24 points, Charlotee Reasor scored 16 points on five of ten shooting. In addition, Katie Jo Lester added eight points off the bench and MaKenzie Cluesman grabbed 11 rebounds. As a team, UVa-Wise limited Rio Grande 24.3 percent shooting; the Cavaliers also forced the RedStorm to commit 22 turnovers.
Not one player for Rio Grande scored in double-figures and the 40 point total was the lowest of the season for the team. The loss drops the RedStorm to 2-5 on the season and 0-4 in league action.
UVa-Wise improves its record to 3-7 on the year and 1-3 in Mid-South play. The Cavaliers will return to action on Saturday when Shawnee State University visits the Prior Center for a 2:00 p.m. tip. You can catch all of the action on www.uvawisecavs.com


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Six Florida Universities Rate Among Best Values in Finance Report
Published: Friday, December 28, 2012 at 11:57 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, December 28, 2012 at 11:57 p.m.
Six Florida universities ranked in Kiplinger's newly released list of the nation's 100 best values in public colleges — including the University of Florida, which placed third for in-state students.
Kiplinger's Best Values in Public Colleges
Florida universities listed in the 100 top values:
University of Florida: Ranked No. 3 for in-state students and No. 11 for out-of-state
New College of Florida: Ranked No. 7 for in-state students and No. 30 for out-of-state
Florida State University: Ranked No. 26 for in-state students and No. 33 for out-of-state
University of Central Florida: Ranked No. 42 for in-state students and No. 69 for out-of-state
University of South Florida: Ranked No. 57 for in-state students and No. 56 for out-of-state
University of North Florida: Ranked No. 64 for in-state students and No. 94 for out-of-state
Source: Kiplinger's Personal Finance: www.kiplinger.com/reports/best-college-values/
The rankings, released annually by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, are derived from editor compilations. A list of about 600 public, four-year schools is narrowed to about 130.
Findings are based on the SAT or the American College Testing (ACT) scores, admission and retention rates, student-faculty ratios and graduation rates for four years and six years. The schools then are ranked based on cost and financial aid. Academic quality is more heavily weighted than costs.
The highest ranking went to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the 12th consecutive year for in-state students.
UF spokesman Stephen Orlando said the university appreciates the kudos. "It's always nice to be recognized for the excellent value we offer," he said. "UF students get an incredible education for a tuition that's considerably lower than every one of our peer institutions.
"What's more, the majority of our students incur no student loan debt — that's something very few schools can say."
New College of Florida came in after UF among the Florida universities that made the top 100. It was No. 7 for in-state students and No. 30 for out-of-state. The magazine said 90 percent of the school's students receive financial aid, but the average need-based aid brings the total cost for in-state students to "a bargain $7,674" a year.
And "32 percent of undergraduates take out student loans, the lowest percentage of student borrowers among our top 100 list."
Next in Kiplinger's ranking for Florida was Florida State University, No. 26/No. 33; University of Central Florida, No. 42/No. 69; University of South Florida, No. 57/No.56, and University of North Florida, No. 64/No. 94.
Florida has 12 public universities, including Lakeland's under-construction Florida Polytechnic University. More than 330,000 students are enrolled within the State University System of Florida. It is the second-largest public university system in the nation.
Still, the future of public education appears troubling, the magazine said.
"Despite a slowly improving economy, the landscape for public colleges continues to look bleak," wrote Kiplinger staff writer Susannah Snider. "Having endured cuts in state appropriations over the past several years, colleges have bumped up class sizes and trimmed administrative staff."
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"Incorporating a Forensic Science Problem-Solving Activity into an Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Course" Rebecca Rose* and Neil Fitzgerald, Chem. Educator, 16, 319 (2011)
"Investigation of UV Photolysis Vapor Generation with In-Atomizer Trapping Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry for the Determination of Mercury" Jeremy Madden* and Neil Fitzgerald, Spectrochim. Acta B, 64, 925 (2009)
"Proposed Reaction Mechanisms for Selenium UV Photolysis Vapor Generation by Computational Methods" Tait Takatani*, Neil Fitzgerald and John Morrison Galbraith, Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 388, 859 (2007)
"Mercury Determination by Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption Spectrometry Utilizing UV Photoreduction" Ryan Bendl*, Jeremy Madden*, Allison Regan* and Neil Fitzgerald, Talanta, 68, 1366 (2006)
"Comparison of Trace Metal Variations in a Buffered and Poorly Buffered Stream in the Shawangunk Mountain Range" Neil Fitzgerald and Kathleen Weathers, Northeastern Geology and Environmental Science, 27, 113 (2005).
"The Use of a Modified Multimode Sample Introduction System for the Simple and Rapid Determination of Cadmium by Chemical Vapour Generation Atomic Absorption Spectrometry" Eric Ritschdorff*, Neil Fitzgerald, Roger McLaughlin and Ian Brindle,Spectrochim. Acta B., 60, 139 (2005).
"Desolvating the Sample Aerosol with Microwave Radiation: Further Theoretical and Experimental Insight into the Significance of Such Approach" Kevin Douglass*, Neil Fitzgerald, Bradley Ingebrethsen and Julian F. Tyson, Spectrochim. Acta Part B., 59, 261 (2004).
"Microwave Theory and Its Application to Spectrochemical Analysis" Neil Fitzgerald, Spectroscopy, 15(6), 40 (2000).
"Reduction of Water Loading Effects in Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometry by a Nafion Membrane Dryer Device" Neil Fitzgerald, Julian F. Tyson, and David A. Leighty, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 13(1), 13 (1998).
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1. Otto Bräutigam was a diplomat and subordinate to Alfred Rosenberg in the latter's newly created Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories [Reichsministerium für die besetzten Ostgebiete or Ostministerium], responsible for the civilian administration of the occupied east (initially the two Reich Commissariats Ostland and the Ukraine).194 Bräutigam became the Ostministerium's representative to the Army High Command, and later to Army Group A [Heeressgruppe A]. In 1956 when Bräutigam was head of the eastern section of the West-German Foreign Office, the East-German authorities published his war diaries.195 A critical edition of the same diary was published in 198 9.196
2. A single episode will illustrate the fact that Hitler's adjutants were not merely passive witnesses to Hitler's thoughts. Rosenberg had heard that on 28 August 1941 the Soviet Head of State, Kalinin, had ordered that the 400,000 Volga Germans be deported to Siberia. Bräutigam noted in his diary that 'it was clear that a large number would not survive the banishment, or even the transportation.'197 Rosenberg urged Hitler to approve the immediate deportation of German Jews in retaliation. What applied to the Volksdeutsche certainly applied to the Jews. Rosenberg's proposal calculated the fatal consequences of transporting Jews to the east, independently of the direct preparations for extermination. Bräutigam brought Rosenberg's proposal to Hitler's Wolfsschanze in East Prussia. He recorded in his diary:
As a reprisal the Reichsleiter [Rosenberg] had considered the deportation of all central European Jews to those eastern territories which are in our control. I received telegraphed orders to induce the Führer to approve this project [...] Finally I found Colonel Schmundt, and to my great surprise he immediately asked for the memorandum, saying that it was something very important and urgent which the Führer was very interested in.198
3. The next day Bräutigam was informed that the matter would be personally discussed between Hitler and Ribbentrop.199 A meeting duly took place on 17 September.
4. Leaving aside speculation about the exact role of Rosenberg's suggestion in the formulation and timing of a final order to exterminate the Jews of Europe, the entry is important for a number of reasons.200 It shows that Hitler's adjutants (in this case Schmundt) were well-informed about current measures against the Jews. Indeed Schmundt was well enough informed about Hitler's thoughts that he could decide, on his own initiative, that Rosenberg's idea was 'something very important and urgent which the Führer was very interested in.' It again shows Hitler's position as the ultimate recipient of information as well as adjudicator.
5. It also demonstrates the inherent problem with Nazi memoir literature and reminiscences. Needless to say Bräutigam made no mention of Rosenberg's proposal or his own part in it in his official memoirs. Neither did he mention his knowledge of the notorious pogrom in Kowno in his official memoirs.201 Yet in his diary for 11 July 1941 he wrote: 'With our tacit permission numerous Jewish pogroms were undertaken by the Lithuanian police.'202
6. Bräutigam's diary is well known to Irving. It is listed as 'DI-97' amongst his own microfilm records [Irving Collection] lodged at the Institute for Contemporary History.203 He also used it as an example to illustrate the historian Charles Sydnor's 'sad ignorance of the wider archival sources available' on Hitler in reply to a critical review of Hitler's War.204 Once again Irving saw no reason even at least to qualify his statement that none of Hitler's staff heard the 'Final Solution' mentioned at the Führerhauptquartier.
194. The structure of the Ostministerium is described in Alexander Dallin, German Rule in Russia 1941-1045. A Study in Occupation Politics (London, 1981), 2nd. ed., pp. 84-95.
195. Ausschuß für deutsche Eeinheit (ed.) Ausder den Tagebuch ein eines Judenmörders (East Berlin, 1956).
196. 'Das Kriegstagebuch des Diplomaten Otto Bräutigam' introduced and commented by H.D. Heilmann, in Götz Aly et al. (eds.), Biedermann und Schreibtischtäter. Materialien zur deutschen Täter-Biographie (Berlin, 1989), 2nd. ed., pp. 123-187
197. 'Dabei war es klar, daß der größte Teil die Verbannung oder gar schon den Transport nicht überleben würde' (entry for 14 September 1941, in Götz Aly et al., p. 144).
198. Peter Witte, 'Two Decisions Concerning the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question": Deportion to Lodz and Mass Murder in Chelmno', in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, vol.9, no.3, (1995), pp. 318-345, p. 326. The German entry reads: 'Als Gegenmaßnahme war vom Reichsleiter die Verschickung aller Juden Zentraleuropas in die östlichen, unter unserer Verwaltung stehenden Gebiete in Aussicht genommen, und ich hatte telegraphisch den Auftrag erhaltten, die Zustimmung des Führers zu diesem Projekt herbeizuführen [...] Schließlich entdeckte ich Oberst Schmundt, und zu meiner großen Überraschung bat er sich die Aufzeichnungen sofort aus mit den Worten, daß sie eine sehr wichtige und dringlichen Angelegenheit sei, für die sich der Führer sehr interessiere.' (Götz Aly et al., pp. 144-5).
199. Entry 15 September 1941, in Götz Aly et al., p. 145.
200. Some historians have assumed that a general decision had already been taken, for instance Helmut Krausnick and Hans-Heinrich Wilhelm, Die Truppe des Weltanschaungskrieges: Die Einsatzgruppen der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD 1938-1942 (Stuttgart, 1981), p. 552. Witte agreed with Ino Arndt and Heinz Boberach ('Deutsches Reich' in Dimension des Völkermords, pp. 43-4), that a 'direct temporal and material connection' exists between Rosenberg's suggestion and a decision by Hitler (Witte, p. 342, fn. 48). Peter Witte, 'Two decisions concerning the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question": Deportation to Lodz and mass murder in Chelmno',Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Vol. 9, No. 3 (1995), here p. 342.'
201. Otto Bräutigam, So hat es sich zugetragen: Ein Leben als Soldat und Diplomat (Würzburg, 1968).
202. 'Unter unserer stillschweigenden Duldung wurden zahlreiche Judenpogrome von litauischen Hilfspolizei durchgeführt.', (entry for 11 July 1941, in Götz Aly et al., p. 134). The pogroms in this area belong to some of the best documented.
203. David Irving, Göring. A Biography (New York, 1989), p. 550.
204. Document 1921.
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LONG BEACH, Calif. April 21, 2013—VICTORY! Takuma Sato and A.J. Foyt's ABC Supply team sent a resounding message with their dominant performance in the 39th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach this afternoon.
"This was one of the greatest days of my racing career," Sato said.
Their triumph came as a surprise to nearly everyone – everyone except Sato and the historic race team that is directed by A.J.'s son Larry Foyt.
"Today was a fantastic day for us!" Sato said. "The team did a tremendous job this whole weekend. The car was great to drive—it was so much fun to drive! We managed both types of tires, the blacks and the reds, very well, and we were able to conserve fuel when we needed to do so. Everything was under control. I just had to make sure there was no bad luck and no mistakes."
Sato became the first Japanese driver to win an IZOD IndyCar Series race and in so doing, he ended a winless streak for AJ Foyt Racing that stretched back to 2002 when Brazilian Airton Dare narrowly edged out Sam Hornish Jr. at Kansas Speedway.
There was nothing close about this finish because Sato had built a four-second lead over runner-up Graham Rahal when the race was slowed on the final lap because of contact between Oriol Servia and Tony Kanaan.
"Takuma made it look too easy but it made me so nervous watching that race today," said Larry Foyt. "He just drove a flawless race. I've never seen a guy drive a race like that, a perfect race. The car was great, the engineers [chief engineer Don Halliday and performance engineer Raul Prados] did a great set-up and what a pit crew, those ABC guys were fast today. It just all came together. We've had flashes of being really quick but we knew we just had to put it all together. The ABC car looked awesome running up front all day."
From the start of the 80-lap race around the streets of Long Beach, Sato, who started fourth, served notice that he was a contender as he beat defending race winner and row-mate Will Power to the first turn. Slipping into third, Sato set his sights on the Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay. As Hunter-Reay's tires began to wear, Sato closed in and passed Hunter-Reay to take second on lap 23.
On lap 28, Sato pitted for fuel and tires with the ABC Supply team slapping on the softer alternate [red] tires in eight seconds flat. As the stops cycled out, a full course caution came out on lap 30 for an accident between Charlie Kimball and Alex Tagliani. Sato assumed the lead on lap 31 when Power pitted.
Sato never looked back.
And he never lost the lead in large part due to the quick work of his pit crew. On lap 51, the ABC crew serviced the car in just 6.9 seconds during a full course yellow for Hunter-Reay's single car incident.
Twenty-nine laps later Sato was sailing under the checkered flag and bringing Honda its first victory of the season. "Honda has been a great supporter of the Series and a strong partner for AJ Foyt Racing," Sato said. "I am honored to bring them their first win of the year--and it was cool to be part of an all Honda podium!"
Sato's victory, plus leading the most laps (50) gave him enough points to vault from 12th to second in the IZOD IndyCar point standings; he is just six markers behind leader Helio Castroneves. Sato was quick to extol the virtues of his team.
"Larry called a great race and the boys had two fantastic pit stops, they did a great job," Sato said. "Every restart was always risky and I made a commitment if I needed to, but otherwise I tried to avoid any risk. In the end, I was just cruising, enjoying it. The win came because everything had come together. Winning is not easy, but it felt so natural and comfortable that it seemed easy. Towards the end, I pushed hard because I knew Graham [Rahal] was quick, and I knew I had to save fuel but also save the tires. So I didn't push too hard at the beginning but just maintained a good pace. That was a key to our strength today.
"I want to say a big thanks to everyone who supported us--of course, ABC Supply, Panasonic and all of the associate sponsors including Alfe and Greer, the boys back in the shop and everyone in A.J. Foyt's family. Everyone made it happen for me today and I'm really proud to be a part of it."
A.J. Foyt, who was not at the race because of a back ailment (he is scheduled to have surgery to repair it this week) was watching the race from his home in Houston.
"I'm just so happy because they did a great job and Takuma drove a helluva race," Foyt said. "Larry did a great job, and Don and the whole team just did a fantastic job. We've had the support of ABC for quite a while now and it's terrific to finally get that ABC car in the winner's circle. I've been in victory lane a lot myself and I know what that's like and I'm so glad to see them there. I'm sorry I couldn't be there with everybody but I'm glad it shows they can win without me.
"And now they're going to have to win with me because I will be at Indy," he added.


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|NHL All-Rookie Team (2004) Traded to Edmonton by Philadelphia with Geoff Sanderson and Philadelphia's 3rd round pick (Cameron Abney) in 2009 NHL Draft for Joffrey Lupul and Jason Smith, July 1, 2007. Traded to Carolina by Edmonton for Erik Cole, July 1, 2008. Missed majority of 2011-12 due to head injury at Calgary, December 6, 2011. Missed majority of 2012-13 due to lower-body and heel injuries.
Joni and his wife, Sini, have a son, Akseli (2), and a daughter, Elle (1)… They spend their summers in his hometown of Oulu, Finland… He has a dog named Iiris… His first youth team was Karpat Oulu, and his favorite team growing up was the Pittsburgh Penguins… The player he most emulated was Brian Leetch, and the person who had the biggest influence on his career was his father… He also played baseball and soccer growing up… His first job was working with a delivery company when he was 16… Joni's favorite vacation spot is Spain, favorite movie is Old School and favorite television show is Prison Break… The most-played artist on his iPod is the Finnish rock band HIM… His favorite food is steak and favorite team outside of hockey is Manchester United… Joni's biggest talent outside of hockey is soccer and the celebrity he would most like to meet is Wayne Rooney… The person in history he would most like to meet is Elvis Presley… His all-time favorite teammate not with the Hurricanes is Antero Niittymaki… His favorite thing about playing in the NHL is playing against the best players in the world… His favorite website is mtv3.fi… His favorite road city is New York City and his favorite road arena is the Bell Centre.
Completed his ninth NHL season and fifth with the Hurricanes… Ranked tied for fourth among Carolina defensemen in scoring with nine points (1g, 8a) despite missing 26 of the season's 48 games due to injury… Registered two assists and was a season-high (+4) vs. BUF (1/24)… Scored his only goal of the season with a first-period tally at PHI (2/2)… Placed on injured reserve on 2/18 with a lower-body injury… Activated from injured reserve on 3/2, but left the game vs. FLA that night after skating just 6:02 of ice time… Missed six more games prior to returning to action at TB (3/16)… Earned assists in consecutive games at NYR (3/18) and vs. FLA (3/19)… Suffered a broken left calcaneus (heel) bone vs. WSH (4/2), and missed the remainder of the season with the injury… Longest assist streak: 2 games (3/18-3/19: 0g, 2a)… Longest point streak: 2 games (3/18-3/19: 0g, 2a)… Multi-assist games: 1 (1/24 vs. TB: 0g, 2a)… Multi-point games: 1 (1/24 vs. TB: 0g, 2a).
Is in his 10th NHL season and sixth with the Hurricanes… Acquired from Edmonton on July 1, 2008, in exchange for Erik Cole… Signed a three-year contract with the Hurricanes on June 28, 2011… Represented Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, earning three points (1g, 2a) in five games while helping Finland capture the bronze medal… Twice represented Finland at the II HF World Junior Championship, winning back-to-back bronze medals in 2002 and 2003… Received the II HF Directorate Award as the tournament's best defenseman in 2003 in Halifax, totaling six points (1g, 5a) in seven games… Also skated for Finland's Under-18 team at the 2000 Five Nations Cup in Salt Lake City and the Under-17 2000 World Hockey Challenge in Timmins, Ont.… Played three seasons in SM-Liiga, Finland's top professional league, from 2000-2003, totaling nine goals, 30 assists (39 points) and 113 penalty minutes in 105 games.
1998-99: Skated in 30 games for Karpat Oulu's under-18 squad, notching one goal and five assists (6 points).
1999-00: Netted 12 goals and added 14 assists (26 points) in 36 regular-season games with Karpat Oulu's under-18 team… Had five points (1g, 4a) in six playoff games… Also played in two games for Karpat Oulu Jr.
2000-01: Made his debut in Finland's top division, SM-Liiga, skating in 21 regular-season games and two playoff contests with Karpat Oulu… Also played 24 games for Karpat Oulu's junior team, notching 17 points (6g, 11a).
2001-02: Was tied for first among Karpat Oulu (SM-Liiga) defensemen with 19 points (4g, 15a)… Was the top-rated European skater in NHL Central Scouting's final report heading into the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
2002-03: Ranked first among Karpat Oulu defensemen in scoring with five goals and 15 assists (20 points) in 35 games.
2003-04: Completed his first NHL season, totaling eight goals and 19 assists (27 points) in 71 games with the Philadelphia Flyers… Named to NHL All-Rookie Team… Ranked second among NHL rookie defensemen in points (27) and was second in power-play points (17) and assists (12)… Ranked second among all NHL rookies in plus/minus (+15)… Played for the Eastern Conference team at the 2004 NHL YoungStars Game during NHL All-Star Weekend… Scored his first NHL point with a power-play assist in his first NHL game vs. BUF (10/9)… Netted a power-play goal at PHX (10/18) for his first NHL goal, beating Sean Burke at 1:42 of the first period.
2004-05: Scored six goals and 35 assists (41 points) with 105 penalty minutes in 76 games for the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL)… Ranked tied for second among Phantoms defensemen in scoring (41 points)… Added three goals and four assists (7 points) in 21 playoff games as the Phantoms captured the Calder Cup championship… Voted a starter for PlanetUSA Team at 2005 AHL All-Star Classic.
2005-06: Won the Barry Ashbee Trophy as the Flyers' most outstanding defenseman and the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as Philadelphia's most improved player… Scored a career-high 46 points (13g, 33a) in 58 games, also establishing a single-season high for goals (13)… Ranked second among Flyers skaters in assists and third in plus/minus (+22)… Was tied for 19th in scoring among NHL defensemen and was seventh among NHL blueliners in points-per-game (0.79)… Played his 100th career NHL game at BUF (2/2)… Had career-high six-game assist and point streaks with 13 points (3g, 10a) from 10/27 to 11/8… Missed 24 games due to injury, including 22 following surgery performed on 12/7 to repair athletic pubalgia.
2006-07: Set careerhighs in games (77) and penalty minutes (88)… Ranked third among Flyers skaters in scoring (43 points), while leading Philadelphia in assists (39) and power-play assists (17)… Led Flyers defensemen in scoring… Was ranked 22nd in scoring among NHL blueliners and 16th in assists, marking the second consecutive season that he was among NHL's top 25 defensemen in scoring… Led Flyers skaters in ice time for the second consecutive season, averaging 24:32 of ice time per game… His second of two assists vs. TB (1/30) was his 100th career NHL point… Played his 200th career NHL game vs. NYI (3/24).
2007-08: Tallied eight goals and 18 assists (26 points) in 63 games for Edmonton… Scored the game-winning goal vs. PHI (10/6) for his first goal and point with the Oilers… Underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on 10/26… Returned to the lineup vs. COL (11/22) after missing 13 games… Earned his 100th career NHL assist vs. CHI (2/6).
2008-09: Was first on the team and 15th in the league in average ice time per game (24:48)… Was plus or even in 29 of his last 32 games and ranked tied for third on the team in that category (+11)… Was third among Hurricanes defensemen and 10th on the team in scoring with 33 points (7g, 26a)… Led all Carolina defensemen in assists (26)… Made his Hurricanes debut and scored his first Hurricanes goal vs. FLA (10/10)… Played his 300th NHL game vs. STL (1/2)… Played in all 18 playoff games for Carolina… Led all Hurricanes in ice time per game in the playoffs (26:28) and was tied for first on the team in assists (8)… Ranked third in the league in ice time per game in the playoffs (26:28)… Earned his first Hurricanes playoff point with an assist in Game 3 vs. NJ (4/19)… Earned a pair of assists and skated a game-high 35:33 of ice time in Game 7 at BOS (5/14).
2009-10: Established a career high in assists (40) and matched a career high in points (46)… Ranked first in the NHL in average time on ice per game (27:22)… Ranked second among Hurricanes and tied for eighth among NHL defensemen in assists (40)… Was 13th among NHL defensemen in scoring (46 points)… Was tied for first among Hurricanes in multi-assist games (10)… Played in his 100th game with the Hurricanes vs. PHI (12/26)… Matched his career high with three assists vs. ATL (1/16), reaching 200 career NHL points with the third assist.
2010-11: Led Carolina defensemen in assists (30) and ranked second in points (35)… Ranked 13th in the NHL in average ice time per game (25:01)… The Hurricanes earned points in 26 of the 30 games in which he tallied a point (21-4-5)… Assisted on Jokinen's goal, playing in his home country of Finland against MIN (10/7) in the first game of the 2010 NHL Premiere… Matched his career-long point streak with points in six consecutive games from 11/17-11/28 (1g, 5a)… Earned two assists, including his 100th career Hurricanes point, vs. ATL (2/5)… Earned his 200th career NHL assist vs. PIT (2/25)… Played his 200th game with the Hurricanes vs. ATL (3/9).
2011-12: Appeared in just 30 games, missing 52 games with head and knee injuries… Ranked tied for fourth among Hurricanes defensemen in goals (5), totaling 17 points (5g, 12a) and 16 penalty minutes… Was tied for second among Carolina blueliners in power-play assists (6) and was third in power-play points (8)… Had three points (1g, 2a) at BOS (10/18)… Returned to the lineup after missing eight games due to injury and earned an assist at OTT (11/27), marking his 500th NHL game… Extended his point streak to season-high four games with an assist vs. PIT (12/3)… Returned to the lineup after missing 44 games because of injury and had two points (1g, 1a), including the gamewinning goal vs. FLA (3/21).


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