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"The general public, they don't understand all the issues," said Kim Alboum, NC director of the Humane Society of the United States, to about 40 people, most of whom were members of the general public (the rest were Person County Animal Control employees or county administrators), who gathered for a meeting Thursday evening in Roxboro, NC.
The event was billed as a "grassroots meeting on animal welfare," by HSUS and its front group, North Carolina Voters for Animal Welfare. Many of the attendees were Person County residents who expected to discuss issues surrounding the Person County pound, a gassing facility where 67% of the pets who came in were killed during 2011. (The gas chamber will reportedly be "phased out" over the next year. If you'd like to know why it takes a year to get rid of a gas chamber, email Person County Manager Heidi York at firstname.lastname@example.com and ask her.)
"The reason I'm here tonight is that we have got to get our commercial dog breeder bill passed," Ms. Alboum said. She also had much to say about farm animals and spent a lot of time telling attendees what kind of meat to eat (local, sustainable and certainly not veal), discussing tail-docking of dairy cows and opining about the life of pigs on a small-scale farm: "These animals live a good life and the worst day of their life is they day they get slaughtered," she said.
How about the worst day in the life of a dog or cat in an NC pound? Well, Ms. Alboum didn't have much to say about the animals in the state's so-called "shelters," because she was much more concerned with protecting the delicate feelings of the people who work in them. In fact, Ms. Alboum thinks the staff at your pound (you know, those people posing drugged kittens with cigarettes in their mouths for fun Facebook photos?) should be exempt from the expectations placed on other public employees, namely that they perform their paid duties conscientiously even in the face of challenges.
"We cannot treat our shelter staff badly and expect them to be their best and care for the animals. It's not fair," Ms. Alboum said. So, if your pound staff is callous, uncaring, negligent or even downright cruel to the animals that have been entrusted into their care by taxpayers, its because people aren't nice to them. They have every right to take it out on the animals, says Ms. Alboum of the HSUS.
"I can't tell you just how far it goes to just stop at the shelter with some cupcakes or cookies if you have an issue and say 'let's just chat,' " Ms. Alboum said. So if your shelter is needlessly killing healthy and treatable animals while blaming the "irresponsible public" for their failure or hiding behind the myth of "too many animals, not enough homes," just take them some cupcakes! Just be sure to include several copies of "No Kill 101," "Dollars and Sense" and the Cliff Notes version of Redemption. While you're at it, take some to your city council members or county commissioners, too.
But back to the worst day in a shelter pet's life. Ms. Alboum seems to think that for some it would be the day they go out the door (alive) with an "uncredentialed" rescue,1 calling that "terrifying." Alboum is obviously of the same mindset as "catch and kill" sheltering pioneer Phyllis Wright, who famously said, "I've put 70,000 dogs and cats to sleep… But I tell you one thing: I don't worry about one of those animals that were put to sleep… Being dead is not cruelty to animals."
"It's great whenever your euthanasia numbers are incredibly low," Ms. Alboum said. "But we have a shelter in North Carolina where the euthanasia rates are one of the lowest in the entire state and they cannot tell you where one of these animals have gone from that shelter. Not one. There's one group that solely pulls from that shelter and distributes them away. Thousands of animals."2
I can tell you one place where those animals have NOT gone: into that pound's dumpster.
What is Ms. Alboum really saying here? Some NC pounds can't even keep track of the animals that are currently inside the shelter. Who actually expects them to know the location of all the ones who left alive? What pound has any idea where any pet goes after it is released to a rescue group? I have a foster dog pulled from my local high-kill pound through a rescue, and they really don't care where he is unless he shows up there again. And what pound has staff who have the time or are willing to follow-up and track down animals who made it out? And why would they?
What Ms. Alboum is really doing with all her talk of "uncredentialed" rescue groups is creating a smokescreen to divert attention from the fact that HSUS really doesn't care about the killing of shelter pets. Shelter killing is the leading cause of death for healthy pets in the United States, but HSUS and other "humane" organizations spend much effort and energy fighting against legislation that would end it. So Ms. Alboum's job, as a representative of a group committed to defending pounds and their killing, is to direct people's outrage away from the issue of killing and onto something else, like the rescue groups that are saving many of the animals.
Kill proponents like Ms. Alboum like to talk about all the scary bad things that COULD POSSIBLY MAYBE happen to a pet after he leaves a shelter. They cultivate the false notion that "killing is kindness" and perpetuate the fallacy that there are "fates worse than death" to try to justify the needless killing of healthy and treatable animals. Then after the animals are dead, they say, "He's in a better place now." Really? Did you ask him? Terrible fates could befall any of us at at any time. How many people would actually choose to be killed in order to avoid the future possibility of something bad happening to us?
Sure, there are a few unscrupulous groups who call themselves rescues and some well-meaning rescuers who over-extend themselves and end up not being able to honor their commitments. That's not a good thing. But did any of their actions result in the deaths of at least 226,199 dogs and cats in 2011? Because that's (at least) how many pets were killed by the staff of North Carolina pounds last year. The statewide kill rate was almost 65 percent. Many of the pets who escaped being killed did so thanks to the tireless work of rescue groups.
During the question period, a member of a breed rescue group said he's tried to rescue dogs from many shelters who tell him "we don't deal with rescues." Ms. Alboum said that's the rescue groups' fault because they aren't nice enough to shelter staff. "I am not going to argue you on that point. Many of our shelters have been burned. Breed-specific rescue groups will go to our shelters and treat them like they're useless and have no knowledge about animals. And so a lot of our shelters have said, you know what, I'm not working with any of you."
And Kim Alboum of the HSUS thinks sacrificing the lives of shelter pets to protect the delicate egos of pound staff is just fine. An organization that takes millions of your dollars every year ostensibly to protect animals is far more concerned with protecting the feelings of the people who choose to kill them (and in some cases, abuse them horrendously first.)
Ms Alboum also defended shelters who don't allow volunteers. "One thing I have seen is that animal advocates want shelters to have a volunteer program." Yes, indeed, because at some shelters (Granville County pops immediately to mind), volunteer efforts are the only way anyone ever sees photos of the adoptable pets in the pound or strays who may have someone looking for them. If it weren't for at volunteers at some NC pounds, many would be tied for last place with Montgomery County, which adopted out just 12 of the 1,199 pets who came in during 2011 and had a 99 percent kill rate.
"A lot of shelters are reluctant to have [a volunteer program]," Ms. Alboum said. "There are many reasons why. Sometimes county attorneys don't want volunteers there, sometimes the shelter director has too much on their plate and they can't manage volunteers." Sometimes the pound director just wants to be left alone to kill animals in peace. Ms. Alboum thinks that's fine, and told her audience that people should volunteer in ways that involve staying away from the pound, like applying for grants or helping to "credential" rescues.
"There are so many things out there that they need that don't involve handling the animals." Ms. Alboum said, completely missing the point about why people want to volunteer at pounds (A CLUE: it's because people care about the animals and would like to give them some actual attention and affection and hopefully help get them the exposure they need to get out alive). She says stay out and hands off. Unless you're bringing the pound workers cupcakes, of course.
And so, having pretty much delivered a smackdown on anyone who thinks shelters should be saving more animals and has ideas about how that can be be done, Ms. Alboum said, with a straight face, "We all want the same thing."
"Really. Everybody wants the same thing," Ms. Alboum said. "The No Kill movement, the, you know, adoptable only movement,3 our shelters, our animal advocates. We all want to euthanize less animals and get animals out the front door."
Then why do you keep standing in the way?
1 I don't really know what this means. Ms. Alboum kept talking about "uncredentialed" rescues and an HSUS "credentialing packet" that's available for shelters to use to make sure rescues are legitimate. She didn't say what it entailed except that it requires tax-exempt status and reference checks. Back
2 Ms. Alboum did not name the pound, but I'll go out on a limb and guess she means Bladen County, which had a dog kill rate of just under 11 percent in 2011. Their cat kill rate, however, is almost 64 percent, bringing their overall kill rate to 33 percent. That's really not exemplary, but the bar is set so low in NC it makes Bladen possibly the sixth lowest kill rate in the state (hard to say because our reporting system is haphazard and unenforced).
If she's talking about Bladen, then the group Ms. Alboum is eager to paint as possibly shady and "uncredentialed" is a 501(c)3 organization called "A Shelter Friend," which would probably pass any "credentialing" program that required non-profit status and references from veterinarians and such. A Shelter Friend is the only way most of the pets make it out of the Bladen County pound alive. ASF provides temporary foster care, quarantining and veterinary care for animals before transferring them to other rescue groups. In 2010 they partnered with Elizabethtown Veterinary Hospital, the Bladen County Department of Social Services and Columbus Humane Society to start a low-income spay-neuter project, the first in their area. (My issue with ASF is that while posting non-stop urgent pleas to rescuers on Facebook, they don't push for reforms at the pound itself–like adoption of the No Kill Equation–which would reduce the constant urgency that burns out rescuers.) Back
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Quintus nearly died. When he was well on the way to recovery, the last part to heal was the first part affected* (possibly site of vaccination?).
*This is typical of Hering's Law
These are a few of AVMC's dog patients. More examples will be added later. While some of the described responses may seem surprising, they are genuine, they can be repeatable and the explanation is purely pragmatic. It is true to say, of course, that these results are NOT achievable in every case but they do show the possibilities. We have the full records of each of these cases.
The cases have been treated holistically, in some cases with an integrated programme of different therapies. Holistic vet work involves working on the whole patient, taking into account environment, diet and lifestyle factors that may impinge on healing capability. The holistic vet cannot draw lines around a particular problem or issue. He or she must widen horizons to take in the whole picture.
The recurring theme is recovery, apparently against the odds. However, it is a fact that three factors (and only three) affect the chances of cure (or improvement).
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The name of the disease is not in that list, meaning that the disease name does not define the chances of positive outcome. This fact may explain the apparently 'unlikely' outcomes, in so many cases. A few are shown here, to illustrate the capability of the body to heal itself, when given guidance and appropriate stimulus and when the constraints are removed.
The clinical research report of the Kennel Cough study involves dogs.
We also have a small collection of 'testimonial' letters, for interest. There are, of course, many of these that throw light on possible outcomes for certain diseases. We therefore recommend that you take a look.
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Holidays bring gift buying, visits to friends and family or vacations in sunny locals to escape winter. Shopping and traveling opportunities are a great way to step out of the daily routine. Unfortunately, travel and shopping pose a risk to financial security.
Each year consumers and businesses lose billions to identity theft and fraud. As consumers increase shopping and travel, credit and debit card use increase along with the likelihood that unscrupulous individuals come into contact with your personal financial information.
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When buying online make sure the merchant uses a secure website encrypted to ensure protection of your financial information. Look for an https:// secured website or the lock symbol on the merchant webpage to indicate strong security practices. Remember to logoff websites.
When traveling, keep your debit and credit cards secure. Don't use cash machines that aren't associated with a reputable hotel, business or bank. Look closely at cash machines and avoid any ATM that has loose card scanners or odd looking attachments, this can indicate skimming equipment that is used to copy your card for later use. Memorize your PIN number and don't carry it in your wallet in the event of theft or a pick pocket. Always be conscious of your location when obtaining cash.
Pay close attention to your credit card when paying restaurant, lodging and shopping bills. Keep your receipts and closely scrutinize your bank and credit card statements as soon as possible after your trip to ensure that listed charges are correct. Report any irregularities to your card provider.
Be aware of your situation at all times, fraudsters and criminals thrive on confusion. If something seems off or you are pressured to give up your credit/debit card or personal financial information, step back and question why. Most people you meet are honest and well intentioned, financial security precautions are meant to protect us from those who are not.
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text: The small town of Bardufoss stands in the remote northwestern corner of Norway between Narvik and Tromso. It's located about six miles inland from the mouth of the Norwegian Sea at Sørreisa, via Rv86. The surrounding Målselvdalen valley is a renowned unspoilt area covered with rich natural forest. Near to Bardufoss, you can find the spectacular point where two rivers join as well as the scenic Aisajavri Lake. If you're considering hiring a car in Bardufoss, there are plenty of opportunities to go to try salmon fishing, hiking and both cross-country and downhill skiing.


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956: What is land for?
This paper is produced from a new book, 'What is land for? The food, fuel and climate change debate' edited by Michael Winter and Matt Lobley of the Centre for Rural Policy Research, University of Exeter and published by Earthscan
Year of Publication2010
A new book valuably summarises the complex question of future land use with the conclusion that "...change is daunting and challenging but... agricultural landscapes and our use of agricultural land have evolved over time. With careful planning and management of future change, it is possible to adapt the way we use land without completely sacrificing the 'old' concerns with landscape and nature conservation for the new environmentalism of climate change adaptation and mitigation." Danger areas highlighted include insufficient research, absence of stronger pricing signals from government to encourage investment in new technologies and the difficulty of achieving "effective, transparent and plastic discourse about what we want and what our priorities are."
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The following courses are designed to help students develop skills to be a successful university student.
ARS 110 Explorations in Creative and Research Activities
Explorations in Creative and Research Activities is a community-building seminar for first-year or transfer students ready to plan independent, mentored research and creative activities with the intention these will become integral to their college education. Assignments will focus on sharing and supporting the unique process of developing a project and connecting with mentors. The major course goal is to launch each student on a path toward a specific, future participation in a conference such as USM's Thinking Matters.
LAC 180 Academic Self Management
This three-credit learning strategy course explores the six major control components that usually contribute to high academic achievement: motivation, methods of learning, use of time, performance factors, and relationships to both physical and social environment. Presentations and readings involving learning research and theory are interconnected to student participation, assessment, and self-monitoring activities. Students will engage in the self-management and prescriptive process to determine what specific academic behaviors will best assist individual academic performance.
Requirements—Students must be registered in at least one other college course in order to provide an application-practice field. Credits achieved by successfully completing this course can be used as elective credit toward the minimum 120 needed to graduate.
LAC 197 Information Power Unleashed
This one-credit course helps students to recognize when information is needed and how to locate, evaluate, and effectively use the needed information. Topics include basic computing skills, web evaluation, locating and using books, articles and other media, critical thinking, plagiarism, citation style, primary and secondary sources, Boolean searching, and basic considerations of the writing process.
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Requirements— Credits achieved by successfully completing this course can be used as elective credit toward the minimum 120 needed to graduate.
HRD 110 Choices, Changes & Careers
This three-credit course is designed to assist students with the career exploration process, and to provide an opportunity to become a more marketable employee. Students will learn to create an intentional path based upon past experiences and new self-insights, applying theories on career and personal development, while also taking a "hands on" approach to learning. This will include the application of results from the Myers Briggs Type Indicator and the Strong Interest Inventory, the use of online tools and resources, and an action-oriented plan for the acquisition of new skills. Prerequisites: Fewer than 45 earned credit hours.
MAT 9 Developmental Mathematics
A review of fundamental topics of arithmetic needed for a study of algebra. This course will cover the following topics: Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions; use of decimals and percent; estimation; addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of real numbers; exponents; order of arithmetic operations; distributive property; combining like terms; substitution to evaluate expressions and formulas; grouping symbols; addition and multiplication principle; equations with fractions; formulas; sets; writing and graphing inequalities; solving inequalities and problem solving. Successful completion of an exit exam at a C level or higher is required. Credit earned in MAT 9 does not apply or accumulate toward any degree program at the University of Southern Maine. It does carry "institutional" credit which means the credits count towards financial aid, athletic or residential requirements, but not towards graduation.


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Skip to comments.Feds Clamp Down On Medical Marijuana Shops
Posted on 01/13/2012 3:42:04 PM PST by AtlasStalled
The feds continue to target medical marijuana dispensaries which otherwise are operating in accordance with state law.
In Colorado federal prosecutors gave 23 dispensaries which are operating within 1,000 feet of a school 45 days to shut down or face criminal prosecution as reported by John Ingold for The Denver Post.
They issued an identical ultimatum to medical marijuana dispensaries in California last October.
The threats are not idle.
The feds yesterday filed suit "to seize the building of a Sacramento dispensary, charging the marijuana store violated federal laws against drug transactions near schools" as reported by Peter Hecht for The Sacramento Bee, and on Wednesday DEA agents raided three dispensaries in San Diego as reported by Tony Shin for NBC: "landlords who rent to pot shops were warned to evict their tenants or face prosecution and lose their property."
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I saw that they could do this in Article VIII of the US constitution.
Still think you live in a free country?
I realize this is pot, but if they can do this to medical marijuana, they can do it to anyone.
That would be in the penumbra?
"That would be in the penumbra? "
Ah, so you speak French too?
This is absurd, having conflicting state and federal laws on marijuana. Unfortunately, I don't see a solution short of Congress acting.
How bout a medical firearms prescription?
You just cannot get any dumber than the DEA.
They just raided three here in San Diego.
Medical MJ is a bullshite law. Just legalize it completely at the federal level and let the states decide.
And which party would put it up for a vote?
I don't think I have a dog in this fight, but maybe I'm just not prescient enough. I'm for States Rights. I think some criminals tied to Obama, and that's a big number, feel threatened by the legal M so he's going after his friends enemies. Plain and simple.
Abusive crap like this is why I am for the decriminalization of all drugs. It would be far cheaper to treat drug addicts than to incarcerate them, it would defund criminal enterprises in the US, and would take away a HUGE amount of power from the federal governments.
P.S. Ron Paul isn't completely crazy.
Heaven forbid if a pot club--which requires a membership to even enter--sets up shop with a few blocks of a school.
I know who would like to.
There is no such thing as medical grade marijuana. The stuff people grow in the federal forests or in their own back yards or find in the desert, are the same thing. And I'm tired of the liars who say otherwise.
The feds sure do love to go around seizing property don't they?
How about we seize our govt back?
I humbly submit that you do have a dog in this fight and you just named it.
Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Won't work. It'll just be you, me, and a few dozen others against the local government, the state government, the feds, and the media. It would be like a pack of chihuahuas going after a pride of lions with a horde of fanatical lion worshipers backing up the lions.
Who, other than you, has used the phrase "medical grade marijuana?"
Who are these liars, and why are you so emotional about semantics? Medical grade marijuana. Killer bud. Who claims or cares about a distinction?
If that cigarette has a filter (which it looks like it does), then it ain't no joint - just a real '70s attitude.
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Retirement has proven to be little respite for living NBA legends Karl Malone and Chris Webber, and former NFL starsBarry Sanders and Ladainian Tomlinson, who are reminded of their ring-less professional careers in the new spot from Foot Locker, "No Rings".
Airing today and throughout the start of playoff action, the new commercial features Portland Trail Blazers' Damian Lillard on his phone talking about how he hopes not to end up ringless like some athletes of the past. To his surprise, iconic (and ringless) sports legends Sanders, Tomlinson, Webber, and Malone are hanging out in his living room, noticeably affected by the reminder that the coveted championship ring has slipped through their fingers.
Foot Locker's new commercial is part of Foot Locker's successful "Approved" marketing platform and can be seen here.
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Erie man charged in knife threats
Erie police have charged a city man with threatening people with a knife on New Year's Eve.
Jasper E. Sanders, 52, of the 2400 block of East Avenue, is in the Erie County Prison on 10 percent of $25,000 bond today on charges including aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, possessing instruments of crime and public drunkenness.
Police accuse Sanders of threatening three people with a knife at a residence in the 1100 block of East 26th Street on Monday at about 11:35 p.m. Police said Sanders stabbed the back door of the residence with the knife after two of the victims ran inside.
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Before the season started and even as recently as last week, Suns shooting guard Shannon Brown and coach Alvin Gentry have discussed Brown's goal of achieving improvement in every phase of his game.
OK, so maybe these check-ins didn't happen in person and no words were actually spoken.
"Nobody talks now," Gentry said. "We had a text conversation. We really did. I text him. He texts me. I text him. He texts me. It takes him 10 seconds to write a text. It takes me two minutes."
But the message being delivered back and forth was purposeful and, apparently, effective despite the lag time in Gentry's responses.
Brown had a season-high 24 points against the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday — including six 3-pointers in the fourth quarter — and his 14-point average leads all reserves.
"We just talked about being focused and trying to improve every day that he comes out and being aggressive when he was on the court but not to the point where he shoots bad shots," Gentry said. "I was happy for him."
Brown does have a tendency to perform better against former teams. Aside from the Bobcats, he had a memorable game in April against the Lakers that featured a 20-point third quarter. So perhaps another gem is in store Friday night when the Suns return home to host the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team that drafted Brown in 2006.
"That is kind of a coincidence, huh?" Brown said. "You always want to play good in a place that you were before. They let you go, and you definitely have a chip on your shoulder. It might be a small one, but it's definitely there."
Brown's consistency off the bench would hint that a promotion to a starting role is a possibility, but Gentry hasn't explored that option yet.
"I think he's really comfortable in the role he's in and so right now we're looking at if we make a change — we've looked at all angles and avenues and everything — if we make a change, it may be in another direction," Gentry said. "I like Shannon's role of coming off the bench and being that guy."
On the heels of signing a two-year contract in the summer, Brown is happy with regular responsibility and the chance to keep his list of former employers from growing.
"I like it here a lot," Brown said. "If I could find a home here, that'd be great. But I'm going to come out and do whatever it takes to help this franchise win in the meantime."
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Small forward P.J. Tucker's effort on Wednesday in shutting down the Bobcats' Byron Mullens, who had 24 points before Tucker began to guard him, was another example of the versatility Tucker brings as a defender.
"We ask him to guard anyone from twos, threes and fours, and that's what we ask him to do," Gentry said. "I like what he brings to the table, and we've got to try to create a little more of a consistent role in the rotation for him."
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After Thursday's practice, Gentry was unsure of center Jermaine O'Neal's status for Friday's today's game. O'Neal left the team on Monday to attend to a family matter.
"It'd be good to have him back," Gentry said.
Cavaliers update
Like the Suns, the Cavaliers have started the season 2-3 and are in the midst of a six-game road swing. Point guard Kyrie Irving is leading Cleveland with 24.6 points and 6.2 assists per game, and center Anderson Varejao is averaging 15 rebounds per game. Board work has been a source of early-season success for the Cavs. They haven't allowed more than nine offensive rebounds in four straight games. The 8.4 offensive rebounds per game they've allowed ranks second-lowest in the league. The Cavaliers have also won three of their past four games in Phoenix.


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In case you weren't aware, the extortion racket has hit cyberspace.
As the name suggests, "ransomware" is a malicious attempt to hold a computer or smartphone hostage — or rather, the data that resides on it.
Cybercriminals then demand an immediate payment for its release.
These scams are not only prevalent but they're growing significantly, and hitting small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) as well as enterprise organizations and regular consumers, too, says security experts Symantec.
Just this week, iPhone users were victimized by thieves.
Ransomware was discussed in detail Symantec's Internet Security Threat Report 2014, Vol. 19. The report found all targeted attacks (including ransomware) have grown by 91 percent compared to 2013 – 30 percent of which were aimed specifically at SMBs. Symantec also found smaller businesses were more vulnerable to attack than large enterprises.
Another startling fact: approximately 60 percent of small businesses who suffered a targeted attack closed within six months.
How 'ransomware' works
Quite simply, thieves try to extort money from you to unlock your Internet-connected computer, usually via credit card payment or some form of money transfer.
While you might think there's a live person on the other end, ransomware is usually a Trojan virus written by a tech-savvy scam artist at an earlier time – but the threat is just as serious.
Ransomware can be spread in several different ways, be it spam that led to a "phishing" attack or via a so-called "drive-by download," where a browser's vulnerability is exploited should you visit specific malicious websites.
Even if a victim pays the ransom to un-freeze the computer, there's no guarantee the thieves won't do it again – after all, they've paid once already. Thieves are netting between $100 to $500 USD for each successful ransom payment, says Symantec. Increasingly, attackers are holding data hostage through high-end encryption and threatening to delete the information forever if the fee isn't paid within a specified time limit.
If you get this extortion message, never pay the criminals to release your computer — even though Symantec says a small percentage of victims do end up paying ransoms (nearly 3 percent, according to a 2013 report).
Instead, try to restore your computer to a prior state using "System Restore" (type System Restore in the search window). If this doesn't work, restart your computer in "Safe Mode" (usually by pressing F8 when booting up) and then run Internet security software to remove the threat.
How to fight it
You can protect yourself from ransomware in a handful of ways:
* Always back-up your important files on a regular basis. You can use an external hard drive, online ("cloud") service, USB flash drive or recordable media (such as a disc).
* Use computer security software that protects your PC (and wallet) against viruses and spyware attacks, and be sure to update the definitions quite often -- if it's not set up to do this automatically (which is recommended). Also be sure to keep your operating system updated with the latest version.
* Delete suspicious emails from your bank, ISP, credit card company, and so on, instead of clicking on the link that takes you to a phony site asking you for personal information. Never click on attachments you're not expecting. Same goes for your mobile phone, perhaps with a text message from a seemingly legitimate source, but in fact is a "smishing" attempt (SMS phishing scam).
* When browsing the web, think before clicking on links and banners. Authors of ransomware also like to use pop-up windows that warn you of some kind of malware on your machine. Don't click on the window -- instead, close it with a keyboard command or by right-mouse clicking on your taskbar.
* Don't install programs from untrusted sources. Only download and install apps and software from verified sources like official websites and app stores (but be sure to be familiar with the developer first and read comments from previous customers).
* Be cautious about using free Wi-Fi hotspots (such as at a coffee shop) or public computers (such as in an airport lounge). You never know what nearby cybercrooks are scheming to get a hold of your information.
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Something that is both spiffy and fantastic.
Jeff thinks his new green shirt is spifftastic
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(adj.) A person, place, thing, or idea that is just so incredibly awesome that no other word can describe it. Derived from the words spiffy and fantastic, it has been steadily catching on with teenagers nowadays (as steady as a snail in a molasses swamp, unfortunately). Tends to be used more by females than males, interestingly enough.
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An adjective to describe any noun that is simply to remarkable to be used in the same sentence as a minisculey favorable work such as fantastic or snazzy.
Holy cowbirths, those blueberry crepes were just spifftastic! I could eat them non-stop!
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Something that is Spiffy & Fantastic.
You are so Spifftastic. That shirt is super Spifftastic!
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It means the words spiffy and fantastic. But they're combined.
You are one spifftastic person!
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Spitfire released the CD version of this concert that
Deep Purple
filmed in London. While a solid live album with an interesting and rare performance,
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
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Deep Purple
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Find events in the Erie region, Dec. 17-23
The Young Artists Debut Orchestra will perform A Very Vivaldi Holiday concert, 7 p.m., at the Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center, Mercyhurst University.
Cost: Free
Info: Call 825-9405.
The Erie Philharmonic Chorus will present Handel's "Messiah," 7:30 p.m., St. Peter Cathedral, 230 W. 10th St.
Cost: $20; students, $8
Info: Call 455-1375.
The film "Samsara" screens at 8 p.m. at the Erie Art Museum, 411 State St. (Guests can use the 20 E. Fifth St. entrance for this event.) The movie is a non-narrative documentary filmed during a four-year period in 25 countries around the world.
Cost: $5
Info: Visit www.filmsocietynwpa.org.
The Maritime Center at the Charter School of Excellence, 426 Eagle Point Blvd., will host a multicultural fair, 1:45 p.m. Students will perform song-and-dance numbers from different cultures.
Cost: Free
Info: Call 459-5070.
See the Tim Burton movie "The Nightmare Before Christmas," 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m., on the Big Green Screen at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center, 301 Peninsula Drive. A pizza buffet will be available for $6 ($5 in advance) 45 minutes before the film begins.
Cost: $5
Info: Call 838-4123 or visit www.trecpi.org.
A Peppermint Cabaret takes place from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Avalon Hotel, 16 W. 10th St. The event features music by DJ C-LOS, a cash bar, door prizes and refreshments. Proceeds benefit the Reading is Fundamental program and Community of Caring.
Cost: $25
Info: Call 456-4830 or 397-7021.
Victorian Holidays at the Watson-Curtze Mansion continues from 1 to 4 p.m. at 356 W. Sixth St. Highlights include decorated trees, holiday exhibits and a winterized train display. The exhibit continues throughout the holiday season.
Cost: Adults, $5; seniors and students with ID, $4; children 12 and younger, $3
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- Congress and government agencies should take a lesson from U.S. farmers, said South Dakota Sen. John Thune. "Our farmers have learned how to make every seed and every drop of fuel, chemicals and fertilizer provide the maximum benefit possible. That's something the federal government must likewise do: increase its efficiencies and cost effectiveness of its operations. Farmers are a great example to us."
Job training and complexity
The General Accounting Office (GAO) "recently reported that there are 47 federal employment and training programs at an annual cost of $18 billion," said Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts. "In an effort to avoid duplicity, is there any reason why the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) should continue to have its own employment and training program? Is there any way you could merge some of your efforts?"
Kevin Concannon, USDA Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, wasn't big on specifics. "Work is an integral part of the SNAP program, and has been going back to 1970 or 1971. All 53 SNAP programs across the country – all the states and territories – operate employment and training programs. It's part of the effort of the program to make people more self-sufficient.
"We work very closely with the Department of Labor. … The advantage of the SNAP program is if a person comes through the front door, applying for assistance, we know they're in a compromised income situation. The program is very tailored at that particular population. But we'd certainly be happy to work on ways to make it even more integrated into the other range of labor programs."
Willing to shoulder some of the blame, Roberts asked if the programs being created "are too complicated for the agency to implement?"
Producers providing incorrect information to the programs is "one thing," said Roberts. "But if agency staff is having difficulty implementing the programs we create, is that an accountability problem with the agency or complexity in the design of the program? Is that (Congress') fault?"
Harris Sherman, USDA Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, admitted to "a variety of issues and problems with the Conservation Security Program. I think Congress wisely decided to phase out that program by 2012 and bring into focus the Conservation Stewardship Program.
"The Conservation Stewardship Program, I believe, is working well. NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service) is actively involved in verifying all aspects of that program as opposed to a self-verification system we previously had. The improper payments that occurred under the Conservation Security Program have stopped. We're recovering monies we lost in that program."


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I drive a 2002 PT Cruiser, which has been a good car for me to get in and out of (heightwise) and to load groceries, etc. What cars, small SUVs or other vehicles can you suggest that would be easy on my back and arthritic body? We'd like an auto with good passenger comfort in back as well as up front for our adult children when they visit, good gas mileage and more pep than the PT Cruiser.
To keep that low-to-the-ground factor and hatchback usability, check out the 2011 Scion xB. Its rear seats are fit for adults, and it's rated with better mileage than your 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser.
The 2002 PT is rated at 17/23 mpg city/highway using the EPA's adjusted ratings, which took effect in 2008. The 2011 xB with optional automatic transmission is rated at 22/28 mpg. An automatic transmission adds $950 to the base xB, which costs $16,000, not including a $720 destination charge.
As for being comfortable, you'll have to step inside an xB and determine for yourself. Our editors have mixed opinions about the front-seat comfort, but one notable lacking feature useful for adjustability is a telescoping steering wheel.
The xB is also Cars.com's champion of the box-car faceoff, where it competed against the Nissan Cube and Kia Soul.
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Date: 5/1/2013
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Join us as we welcome Nationally recognized quilt expert, Cindy Brick, for this fast, fun Local Artisan Learn-In!Library: Philip S. Miller - Castle Rock Map to Philip S. Miller Library
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London, England, June 11, 2013 - IMImobile, a leading global mobile data infrastructure and solutions provider to telecom operators, enterprises and media companies, today announced the opening of its US office.
IMImobile are expanding into the North American telecom market with an office in Atlanta, one of the leading business centers of North America. The Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC), is focused on the development of the mobility and technology sectors in Atlanta and is supporting IMImobile in making an impact on the North American market.
"We are excited about the opportunities for IMImobile in the North American market," said Thomas Boesen Senior Vice President Business Development, IMImobile. "We have a long track record of serving more than 100 telecom operators and large corporate enterprises around the world. We see significant opportunities to utilize our deep CRM expertise in the rapidly growing US prepaid market and to provide our multi-channel mobile engagement platforms to help enterprises build profitable and sustainable customer relationships" he added.
Larry Williams, Vice President of Technology Industry Development, Metro Atlanta Chamber commented, "We are pleased to welcome IMImobile to Metro Atlanta. This dynamic company will be a great addition to the vast and rapidly growing mobility and technology community. IMImobile, as a leader of cloud-based mobile data infrastructure and mobile technology, understands big data and its critical role in engaging customers in a mobile world. We congratulate IMImobile on their decision to grow their business in Atlanta, the global hub of mobility."
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This conference seeks to locate the social and historic context of 20th-century attitudes towards religious buildings of different dates and denominations. In particular, it will look at the ways in which the approaches and interests of academics, including both historians and architectural historians, have shaped how we view these buildings.
Rather than looking at religious buildings in chronological terms, which can divide single period specialists without revealing their common interests, the conference will explore more thematic issues such as the social context behind changing stylistic preferences, conservation and politics, religion and nationality, the changing use of religious buildings, and the place of worship in society.
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The Scion Music(less) Music Conference is an annual event held in Los Angeles, California. Participants include Moodymann, John Baizley of Baroness, Timothy Saccenti and representatives from labels including Third Man and Goner Records. The Scion Music(less) Music Conference consists of panels, interviews, and workshops designed to offer insights and practical advice for those looking to enter or take their next step in the music industry. Each presentation is filmed in high definition and offered for free so it can exist as a digital resource to those who are interested in expanding their creative possibilities or improving their business approach.
The three videos below explore how art intersects with commerce in the music industry, and whether these two forces ever can, or should be, separated as technology evolves and our culture continues to change.
In The Place of Purism panel, moderator Adam Shore gathers Detroit techno boundary pusher Moodymann, Ben Swank of Third Man, Zac Ives of Goner Records, and Breakestra bandleader Miles Tackett. The group examines whether you can still find success by sticking to the ideas that were the foundation for the music industry for decades or if you have to continuously incorporate new technologies to avoid failure.
For the Visual Art's Role in Music Panel, moderator Eric Ducker talks with illustrator and Baroness frontman John Baizley, music video director Ryan Staake of Pomp&Clout, and photographer and director Timothy Saccenti. The four explore how to make a career out of creating visual art in the music industry. They look at the changing role of traditional mediums like album art and what new mediums have opened up within the digital landscape.
Finally, The Role of Zines panel finds moderator Eric Ducker speaking with Henry H. Owings of Chunklet, Marisa Brickman of 'SUP, and Jeremy Cargill of Ugly Things. They cover the hard reality of the print vs. digital debate and address whether zines can still be a viable means for aspiring music journalists to begin their careers.


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Vardan Hovhannisyan began his documentary career in Yerevan Documentary Film Studio. From 1986 to 1988, Vardan was a freelance cameraman and covered the hot regions and ethnic conflicts which erupted during the post-Soviet transition for international news agencies including: CBS News, Australian Broadcast Corporation (ABC), World Monitor (Christian Science Monitor Television), WTN (World Television News), Vesti (Russian TV News Program), and ARD (German TV Station). Since then he has produced documentary films for BBC, ARTE, YLE, WDR and other broadcasters. In 1993, he founded Bars Media Documentary Film Studio.
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Inna Sahakyan was born in 1977 in Yerevan, Armenia. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts with an master's degree in Fine Arts Criticism. Since 2002 she has worked in several design and production companies as a cultural advisor, script writer, and project coordinator. Since 2002 she has been working as a producer, director, and project manager in Bars Media. Inna is also currently working towards her Ph. D. in History and Theory of Art.


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The images below are the patches that the Yankees and Mets will wear on their sleeves this season to commemorate the opening of their new stadiums. Once again the Yankees beat the Mets. The Mets season doesn't even say what is being inaugurated! Get with it, Mets!
CitiField Goes Green
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
The General Assembly returns this week to address the governor's budget vetoes and to take care of a few additional minor issues. Originally it was the intent of the House and Senate to return in September, but since Governor Haley vetoed teacher pay raises and zeroed out some agencies, we are returning ahead of schedule.
While this back and forth over the budget is typical, it does come later in the calendar year than usual. But the disappointing part of the past session is one of opportunity missed - and quite frankly I lay most of that problem at the collective feet of the Senate. Its rules still allow for a single senator to kill legislation regardless of the will of the majority.
Several major pieces of conservative legislation - legislation that most wanted - died in the Senate this year. This is a recurring theme at the end of each session.
Here is much discussed legislation that made it through the House but did not survive in the Senate:
Tax Reform: The Senate killed two of the three major tax reform proposals from the House. The first bill that was killed was the flattening and reduction of personal income taxes - a key effort to make our tax code fairer and the put money back in your pocket. The second bill killed was the elimination of two-dozen special interest sales tax exemptions. A final bill, one that would lower income taxes on small businesses and the self-employed, was killed, but was also placed in the budget and continuing resolution - an action that forced it to be considered.
FOIA Expansion: The Senate killed a bill that would eliminate 'research' charges for public-records requests and would open the state e-mail accounts of lawmakers to the public. The Senate blocked the bill with one senator saying he 'did not know what the bill would do.'
School Choice: School Choice passed the House of Representatives this year. The bill would have given parents a $4,000 tax deduction for private schools, a $2,000 tax deduction for home schooling, and a $1,000 tax deduction for public school choice. The bill also gave businesses and individuals a tax credit for contributing to organizations that provided private school scholarships to low-income or handicapped students.
Angel Investor Act: The Senate killed a bill that would give tax credits to 'Angel Investors.' These are private investors who give critical start-up cash to small technology companies. As the mobile Internet expands both the opportunities and the locations available to these start-ups, this bill is critical to helping small tech companies start here in our state - companies that could become the next Facebook, Amazon.com or Google.
Spending Caps: For the eighth time since 1994, the House approved strict spending caps on the state budget. For the eighth time since 1994, the Senate killed our efforts.
Shortening the Legislative Session: Like the spending caps legislation, the House has tried to shorten the session at least six times since 1994. This year, the Senate blocked a bill that would have only shortened the session by one week.
Taxpayer Fairness Act: This legislation expands and updates our state's Taxpayer Bill of Rights to ensure law-abiding taxpayers are treated with respect and that government agencies enforce tax law in a fair manner.
Regulatory Reform: This legislation requires an automatic vote of the House and the Senate to approve new regulations. Currently agency regulations are automatically approved unless the General Assembly takes specific action.
(Rep. Jim Merrill is the former majority leader of the S.C. House of Representatives and represents District 99, which covers parts of Hanahan, Daniel Island, Mount Pleasant, Goose Creek, Cainhoy and North Charleston.)
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A federal appeals court in Austin, Texas said Gregg Abbott, the state's attorney general, cannot block a divorce granted to Angelique Naylor and Sabina Daly, a lesbian couple who married in Massachusetts. However, Friday's ruling only complicates the issue of gay divorce in Texas.
"It's complicated and to some extent remains unsettled and that's unfortunate," said Austin attorney Jody Scheske. "If you have a legal marriage you should have the same equal right to divorce as all other married people have."
The divorce was granted to the couple last February in Austin. They were married in Massachusetts in 2004 and then returned home to Texas.
Last year, the 5th Texas Court of Appeals in Dallas ruled gay couples married out-of-state can not legally divorce in the Lone Star state.
The attorney general could ask the entire Austin appeals court to hear the case or appeal to the Texas Supreme Court.
"The Texas constitution and statutes are clear. Only the union of a man and a woman can be treated as a marriage in Texas," Abbott's spokeswoman Lauren Bean said. "The court's decision undermines unambiguous Texas law."
Texas voters approved a constitutional marriage amendment in 2005 by a 3-to-1 margin that bans same-sex marriage.
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Exec director of film & TV office to remain in LA
Laurent Morlet, exec director of the Los Angeles Film & TV Office of the French Embassy, will leave his position Sept. 1.
Morlet will remain in L.A. as a consultant to develop partnerships between French and U.S. film companies and talent. He will also deal in remake rights and international co-productions.
Mathieu Fournet, who has been the embassy's audiovisual attache in Buenos Aires, will take over for Morlet in the coming weeks.


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A friend who doesn't help in times of difficulty. Likely nautical in nature, referring to the fact that when weather is good nearly anyone can help on a ship.
When Tom refused to help me move after my divorce I realized that he was a fair-weather friend.
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A friend who is only a friend when circumstances are pleasant or profitable. At the first sign of trouble, these capricious, disloyal friends will drop their relationship with you.
I had thought Ted would stand by me when I was accused of theft, but it turned out he was only a fair-weather friend.
by Stephanie M. October 25, 2003
A friend who is only around when they need you.
Bill is a fair-weather friend because he only comes over when I have weed.
by John October 23, 2003
A friend who is only nice to you when it's convenient. Someone who's wishy-washy. Someone who is a "backstabber." Someone who abandons you in certain situations.
Every time you're with Bob, you won't hang out with me. You're such a fair-weather friend.
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a friend who only sticks by you when things are going well.
"Steve don't call me since the accident, hes a fair weather friend"
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someone who is a good friend when it is easy for them to be one and who stops when you are having problems.
Fairweather friends usually are the people you deal with until provened innocent.
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a psuedo friend. One who pretneds to be your friend when things are good. Leaves when things go astray or are not quite like they think they should be.
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The Elite has an HDMI output. 120G B of storage and. if you shop around, a sub-20k price tag. It's still prone to failure, lacks Wi-Fi - an adaptor costs Rs 4,000 - and boasts about the same size and noise levels as a bus, but thanks to a firmware update, the interface is now smoother and slicker.
Hooked up to an HD screen - the larger the better - games look little short of awesome, equalling the PS3 despite Sony's console being allegedly more powerful The 1080p upscaling seems more gimmicky than necessary, though. Titles increasingly appear on both consoles, but big exclusives like Gears of War 2 and C.o.D Modern Warfare 2 plus a larger back catalogue give the Elite the edge. A recent update also made it compatible with games from the original Xbox.
Many new titles have to be played online to get the full benefit. and Xbox Live still serves up a better experience than the PS3. You pay around Rs 3k a year for the pleasure but it's worth it. with endless online rivals for your self-designed avatar to fight. and party chat so you can talk to pals across different games. You can also download free trials or buy full games.
The Xbox Elite can't compete with the PS3 on AV extras, but it does work as a decent music and video streamer. You can also download HD movies, although quality is not a match for Blu-ray seen on the Sony PS3. The Xbox beats the PS3 for gaming and, if you don't mind networking via ethernet. cost. The PS3 is undeniably more versatile, though.


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As much as I enjoy baseball, it has not been our "national pastime" for at least three decades.
Instead, football has become the national obsession for American sports fans, with billions of dollars exchanging hands each year in both professional and college venues.
I am excited that for the first time in an entire generation the Pirates have a chance to finish better than .500 in a relatively weak Central Division. In addition, local youth leagues and having the Curve and Blair County Ballpark in our region have helped to keep my sons more interested in baseball.
Still, I have little doubt that the most passionate sports conversations at area barbecues this weekend will focus on football.
When Harvard University built the first concrete and steel football stadium in 1903, I.M. Hollis, the faculty supervisor of this project, had no idea how profound that decision would be. Other universities followed suit, building massive stadiums and packing them with loyal alumni.
The passion for football was so profound in subsequent years that Southern Methodist University built its football stadium 13 years before constructing its library, and Oklahoma President George Lynn Cross, when grilled by state legislators as to why his school needed so much state funding quipped "we want to build a university of which the football team can be proud."
More recently, when asked whether Jim Tressel might lose his coaching job because of an unfolding scandal which had a predictable outcome, Ohio State's president Gordon Gee stupidly remarked, "I hope he does not fire me."
Whether Ohio State could be stripped of its national championship honors, earned under Tressel in 2002, is uncertain. But the recent NCAA decision to vacate USC's national crown in the wake of another scandal and numerous questions regarding Auburn's top player has me wondering if the last decade of collegiate football champions will mean anything several decades from now.
Still, in state after state, even with budget crises galore, the highest-paid state employee is often the local university football coach, while the SEC has inked an agreement that will deliver about $3 billion in television revenue to member schools over the next 15 years.
The stakes at the professional level are even higher, with billions pouring in each year from lucrative TV contracts. The ESPN contract for just one game per week through 2013 is a whopping $8.8 billion.
Taxpayers have also helped professional teams, typically giving them extremely sweet stadium deals that help owners make even money off of ticket sales, skyboxes, and naming rights.
In spite of all those revenues, the smartest minds in the game have struggled to figure out how to split up amounts that make the largest Powerball jackpots look like chump change.
As someone who has frequently rooted for the underdog, I am hoping that baseball gets a bit more respect this weekend.
Even though Saturday and Sunday football marathons and tailgating are all enjoyable activities, there is nothing like a backyard catch with the kids or a trip to the local ballpark on a warm summer day.
Trumpbour is a communications professor at Penn State Altoona and a frequent contributor to Voice of the Fan.