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8 Keys to Brain-Body Balanceby Babette Rothschild Robert Scaer
Take-charge strategies to heal your body and brain from stress and trauma. Understanding how our brains and bodies actually work is a powerful tool in mitigating the anxiety generated by unpleasant physical and emotional symptoms that we all may experience from time to time. Here, Robert Scaer unravels the complexities of the brain-body connection, equipping all those who are in distress with a plausible explanation for how they feel. Making the science accessible, he outlines the core neurobiological concepts underlying the brain-body interface and explains why physical and emotional symptoms of stress and trauma occur. He explains why "feelings" represent physical sensations that inform us about the nature of our brain-body conflicts. He also offers practical, easy-to-implement strategies for strengthening motor skills, learning to listen to our gut to gauge our feelings, attuning to the present, and restoring personal boundaries to relieve symptoms and navigate a path to recovery.
8 Keys to Building Your Best Relationships (8 Keys to Mental Health)by Babette Rothschild Daniel A. Hughes
Bringing attachment theory essentials to everyday life. A revolution is under way in how we understand the nature of relationships, how we develop in those relationships, and how our brains function synergistically in connection with others. This field is known as attachment theory, and until now most of the cutting-edge insights have been written in "researcher-speak" and reserved for neurologists, psychologists, and others in the healing professions. Here veteran therapist and specialist in attachment disorders Daniel A. Hughes demystifies the research for lay people. By summarizing in short, easy-to-read "keys" the theory and brain science that underpin our ability to form relationships, he skillfully reveals how we can become better friends, spouses, siblings, and children. For anyone interested in how to develop meaningful new relationships or how to deepen and enrich their current ones, this book makes sense of it all.
8 Keys to Eliminating Passive-Aggressiveness (8 Keys to Mental Health)by Babette Rothschild Andrea Brandt
Guidance for dealing with this common and frustrating form of behavior. Many people often say "yes" to something when they'd rather say "no." They offer cooperation through words but follow up with how they really feel--in actions that contradict their words. That's passive-aggression. At its heart, passive-aggression is about being untrue to oneself, which makes it impossible to have a clean relationship with others. Passive-aggression as a communication method doesn't make someone "bad." It is simply a strategy learned in childhood as a coping mechanism, a hard-to-break habit. Changing passive-aggressive behavior requires knowledge, tools, and practice, as outlined here. The book offers effective methods for transforming passive-aggression into healthy assertiveness to communicate in constructive ways through eight keys: Recognize Your Hidden Anger; Reconnect Your Emotions to Your Thoughts; Listen to Your Body; Set Healthy Boundaries; Communicate Assertively; Interact Using Mindfulness; Disable the Enabler; and Problem-Solve for Better Outcomes. Hands-on exercises are featured, enabling readers to better understand themselves.
8 Keys to End Bullying: Strategies for Parents & Schools (8 Keys to Mental Health)by Babette Rothschild Signe Whitson
Tackling an all-too-prevalent problem among kids with 8 smart, practical strategies. Groundbreaking books have peered into the psychology of bullying and the cultural climate that--seemingly now more than ever--gives rise to such cruelty and aggression. But few have been able to synthesize what we know into 8 simple, targeted "keys" that equip educators, professionals, and parents with practical strategies to tackle the issue head-on. This book answers that call. Social media bullying--and the recent tragedies stemming from it--has given the widespread problem a new dimension. While no magic cure-all exists, adults can learn and implement all sorts of quick and easy techniques that can make a huge difference in the lives of kids. In 8 core strategies, this book lays them out, from establishing meaningful connections with kids to creating a positive school climate, addressing cyberbullying, building social emotional competence, reaching out to bullies, empowering bystanders, and much more.
8 Keys to Mental Health Through Exercise (8 Keys to Mental Health)by Babette Rothschild Christina Hibbert
Inspiring strategies from a wellness expert for keeping fit, relieving stress, and strengthening emotional well-being. We all know that exercise is good for physical health, but recently, a wealth of data has proven that exercise also contributes to overall mental well-being. Routine exercise alleviates stress and anxiety, moderates depression, relieves chronic pain, and improves self-esteem. In this inspiring book, Christina Hibbert, a clinical psychologist and expert on women's mental health, grief, and self-esteem, explains the connections between exercise and mental well-being and offers readers step-by-step strategies for sticking to fitness goals, overcoming motivation challenges and roadblocks to working out, and maintaining a physically and emotionally healthy exercise regimen. This book will help readers to get moving, stay moving, and maintain the inspiration they need to reap the mental health benefits of regular exercise. The 8 keys include improving self-esteem with exercise, exercising as a family, getting motivated, changing how you think about exercise, and the FITT principle for establishing an effective exercise routine.
8 Keys to Old School Parenting for Modern-Day Families (8 Keys to Mental Health)by Babette Rothschild Michael Mascolo
Raising secure and confident kids using best parenting practices from the past. Does it ever seem to you like kids these days are in control of their parents? Having a strong sense of yourself as a parent is key to raising a resilient, independent, thoughtful, and solution-focused child. But over the last several generations, parents have been immersed in the well-intentioned idea that parenting should be child-centered rather than adult-centered. Many parents have begun to follow their children's lead rather than insist that children adapt to parental prerogatives. Parental authority has come to be seen as a bad thing. The 8 keys presented in this book focus on valuing your own authority as a parent; cultivating your child's character; applying discipline instead of punishment; strategies to motivate compliance; fostering emotional development; problem-solving; conflict management; and effective communication. They will help parents raise self-directed children who are active learners, feel good about themselves, take initiative, and have a strong moral compass.
8 Keys to Parenting Children with ADHD (8 Keys to Mental Health)by Babette Rothschild Cindy Goldrich
Compassionate and effective strategies for raising a child with ADHD. Parenting children with ADHD, whether diagnosed or undiagnosed, can be challenging and complex. But just as a child who struggles with reading can learn to decode words, children with ADHD can learn patience, communication, and solution-seeking skills to become more confident, independent, and capable. This book, rich with optimism, tips, tools, and action plans, offers science-based insights and systems for parents to help cultivate these skills. Combining expert information with practical, sensitive advice, the eight "key" concepts here will help parents reduce chaos, improve cooperation, and nurture the advantages--like creativity and drive--that often accompany all of that energy. Based on author Cindy Goldrich's seven-session workshop entitled Calm and Connected: Parenting Kids with ADHD©, this book focuses on developing and strengthening effective interpersonal skills in both parents and children as a way to improve conflict resolution. Following the parenting principle to "Parent the child you have," Goldrich offers advice to help readers tailor their parenting to meet the needs of their unique child. The book also leads parents to recognize the value of being a leader and a guide to children, building parents' confidence in their decision-making, and giving children a sense of safety, security, and confidence. The principles outlined in 8 Keys to Parenting Children with ADHD are appropriate for parenting kids of all ages--until they have "launched" and are on their own.
8 Keys to Practicing Mindfulness: Practical Strategies for Emotional Health and Well-being (8 Keys to Mental Health)by Babette Rothschild Manuela Mischke Reeds
Learning how to pay attention to the present moment. Becoming mindful is about the small, everyday things such as pausing to take a breath before you drive off in a hurry or considering the food that will nourish your body before a meal. Or it can mean checking in with yourself before responding to a challenging email or text. Every moment of our lives can become an opportunity to practice mindfulness. This book will invite you to sharpen your awareness and ask yourself with more frequency, "What do I notice right now?" or "How do I need to respond or be with this situation?" These seemingly tiny moments of noticing yourself can have a major impact on your life as you learn to track habitual patterns and awaken to change. Practicing mindfulness is not about being better by figuring it all out. It is about tolerating the moments when you don't know or learning to be more curious about the struggle. Here you will learn how to establish a basic practice with guidelines for posture and breathing as well as various options for meditations that involve sitting, walking, gently moving or lying down. You can try these exercises at your lunch break, before you rise or fall asleep. But best of all is for you to sprinkle mindfulness throughout your day. Whether you are new to mindfulness or a seasoned practitioner, you can make the conscious decision to change your approach to life. Moment by moment you have the opportunity to cultivate awareness that will make a difference in how you engage with the world on a daily basis.
8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder: Effective Strategies from Therapeutic Practice and Personal Experience (8 Keys to Mental Health)by Carolyn Costin Babette Rothschild Gwen Schubert Grabb
A unique and personal look into treatment of eating disorders, written by a therapist and her former patient, now a therapist herself. This is no ordinary book on how to overcome an eating disorder. The authors bravely share their unique stories of suffering from and eventually overcoming their own severe eating disorders. Interweaving personal narrative with the perspective of their own therapist-client relationship, their insights bring an unparalleled depth of awareness into just what it takes to successfully beat this challenging and seemingly intractable clinical issue. For anyone who has suffered, their family and friends, and other helping professionals, this book should be by your side. With great compassion and clinical expertise, Costin and Grabb walk readers through the ins and outs of the recovery process, describing what therapy entails, clarifying the common associated emotions such as fear, guilt, and shame, and, most of all, providing motivation to seek help if you have been discouraged, resistant, or afraid. The authors bring self-disclosure to a level not yet seen in an eating disorder book and offer hope to readers that full recovery is possible.
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery: Take-Charge Strategies to Empower Your Healing (8 Keys to Mental Health)by Babette Rothschild
Safe and effective principles and strategies for recovery from trauma.

 Trauma recovery is tricky; however, there are several key principles that can help make the process safe and effective. This book gives self help readers, therapy clients, and therapists alike the skills to understand and implement eight keys to successful trauma healing: mindful identification of what is helpful, recognizing survival, having the option to not remember, creating a supportive inner dialogue, forgiving not being able to stop the trauma, understanding and sharing shame, finding your own recovery pace; mobilizing your body, and helping others.
 This is not another book promoting a new method or type of treatment; rather, it is a necessary adjunct to self-help and professional recovery programs. After reading this book, readers will be able to recognize their own individual needs and evaluate whether those needs are being met. They will have the tools necessary to put themselves in the drivers seat, navigating their own safe road to recovery.
8 Keys to Stress Management (8 Keys to Mental Health)by Babette Rothschild Elizabeth Anne Scott
Easy strategies for dealing with the near-universal experience of stress. Stress has become a near-universal experience as well as a rising public health concern. According to many measures, people today are dealing with stressors that are greater in number and severity than in the past several decades, and this stress is taking a toll on our collective wellness. Bringing considerable content from her popular stress management Web site on About.com, Elizabeth Scott distills information about stress management into central ideas and strategies for consumers. These include learning to reduce the stress response and stressors, practicing long-term resilience habits, and putting positive psychology research into action. These various perspectives provide a multilayered framework for understanding stress and approaching stress management that is inspirational, action-oriented, and backed by foundational and recent knowledge in the field. The quick-to-read "8 keys" format of the book can be utilized on many levels so that busy readers can quickly find relief from stress.
The Body Remembers Casebook: Unifying Methods and Models in the Treatment of Trauma and PTSDby Babette Rothschild
This is the first book of its kind to advocate utilizing and combining an assortment of trauma treatment models. Based on ideas put forward in the bestselling The Body Remembers, Babette Rothschild emphasizes the importance of tailoring every trauma therapy to the particular needs of each individual client. A breath of fresh air in the competitive 'mine is best' atmosphere currently so divisive in the field of trauma therapy, each varied and complex case (presented in a variety of writing styles: case reports, session-by-session narratives, single session transcripts) is approached with a combination of methods ranging from traditional psychodynamic and cognitive approaches and applications of attachment theory to innovative trauma methods including EMDR and Levine's SIBAM model. Read on its own on or in conjunction with The Body Remembers, clinicians from all disciplines will discover new strategies and gain insight into how to combine various treatment models for increased success with traumatized clients.
The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatmentby Babette Rothschild
For both clinicians and their clients there is tremendous value in understanding the psychophysiology of trauma and knowing what to do about its manifestations.

 This book illuminates that physiology, shining a bright light on the impact of trauma on the body and the phenomenon of somatic memory.
 It is now thought that people who have been traumatized hold an implicit memory of traumatic events in their brains and bodies. That memory is often expressed in the symptomatology of posttraumatic stress disorder-nightmares, flashbacks, startle responses, and dissociative behaviors. In essence, the body of the traumatized individual refuses to be ignored.
 While reducing the chasm between scientific theory and clinical practice and bridging the gap between talk therapy and body therapy, Rothschild presents principles and non-touch techniques for giving the body its due. With an eye to its relevance for clinicians, she consolidates current knowledge about the psychobiology of the stress response both in normally challenging situations and during extreme and prolonged trauma. This gives clinicians from all disciplines a foundation for speculating about the origins of their clients' symptoms and incorporating regard for the body into their practice. The somatic techniques are chosen with an eye to making trauma therapy safer while increasing mind-body integration.
 Packed with engaging case studies, The Body Remembers integrates body and mind in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder. It will appeal to clinicians, researchers, students, and general readers.
The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatmentby Babette Rothschild
For both clinicians and their clients there is tremendous value in understanding the psychophysiology of trauma and knowing what to do about its manifestations. This book illuminates that physiology, shining a bright light on the impact of trauma on the body and the phenomenon of somatic memory. It is now thought that people who have been traumatized hold an implicit memory of traumatic events in their brains and bodies. That memory is often expressed in the symptomatology of posttraumatic stress disorder-nightmares, flashbacks, startle responses, and dissociative behaviors. In essence, the body of the traumatized individual refuses to be ignored. While reducing the chasm between scientific theory and clinical practice and bridging the gap between talk therapy and body therapy, Rothschild presents principles and non-touch techniques for giving the body its due. With an eye to its relevance for clinicians, she consolidates current knowledge about the psychobiology of the stress response both in normally challenging situations and during extreme and prolonged trauma. This gives clinicians from all disciplines a foundation for speculating about the origins of their clients' symptoms and incorporating regard for the body into their practice. The somatic techniques are chosen with an eye to making trauma therapy safer while increasing mind-body integration. Packed with engaging case studies, The Body Remembers integrates body and mind in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder. It will appeal to clinicians, researchers, students, and general readers.
Trauma Essentials: The Go-To Guide (Go-To Guides for Mental Health)by Babette Rothschild
Basic information about one of the most common problems in therapy, from a best-selling mental health writer. Since 1980, when PTSD first appeared as a diagnostic category, the number of people seeking trauma therapy has grown exponentially. Victims of traumatic events seek treatment for their often debilitating symptoms. Here, a leading trauma specialist and best-selling psychotherapy author presents for consumers the wide range of trauma treatments available and gives readers tools to choose a treatment plan or assess whether their treatment plan is working. Medications and associated conditions such as anxiety and panic disorders are also discussed. This book presents the most necessary and relevant information in a compact and accessible format, serving both as a review for therapists and a straightforward, easy-to-use guide for patients. Topics covered include definitions and symptoms, accepted treatments, physiological explanations, and treatment evaluation strategies, all written in Babette Rothschild's characteristically accessible style.
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We seek a System Test Engineer with extensive skills in designing and maintaining a robust and comprehensive automation framework. You will be part of a fast-paced high performing engineering team developing networking and security software componen9/27/2016 Santa Clara, CA Save This Job
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Members of the community are invited to the shoreline in Ludington by the lighthouse tonight between 6:45 and 7 p.m. The Lake Michigan Carferry has arranged to be a part of drone footage as the ship is leaving the harbor. The captain has invited over 400 passengers aboard the ship to gather on the bow and be part of the video. Director of Marketing and Media Relations Terri Brown says they hope to have a sizeable group at the lighthouse as the carferry comes into port. Footage can be found on the SS Badger's Facebook page.
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Console Inc., of Santa Clara, CA is gearing up to open preorders for its new 'ConsoleTab' tablet. This new tablet is designed to meld the Android and PC experience into one 10-inch portable device. Kickstarter backers will have options for discounts on the new device as preorders open up on Monday, August 22. Console Inc. is
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The growing desire for higher audio quality means that Android is showing more presence in the digital audio player (DAP) world. Folks may see it silly to carry around an additional device when our smartphones can play audio, but unfortunately, the quality isn't great on phones yet. LG has recently shown an effort to remedy
The latest addition to ZTE's smart projector family is the Spro Plus, which features a larger Android-powered touchscreen and more. Following in the footsteps of the Spro 2, the Spro Plus builds upon the previous success and makes it even better. ZTE has bumped the touchscreen up to 8.4-inches with a 2K display, and it now comes with a 12100mAh battery inside.
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Panasonic is back again with another Android-powered camera, this time the DMC-CM10 which is destined for Japan. The design here may look rather familiar, as it is actually the same as Panasonic's CM1, which was both a camera and a phone in one. This time around, however, Panasonic has not included a phone inside. This 20.1MP camera comes with Android 5.0 Lollipop pre-installed, giving you access to tons of apps in Google Play.
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Vodafone has announced that the company's newest Android-powered tablet, the Tab speed 6, is now available for purchase. This affordable tablet offers a 4G experience at a low price point, enabling you to pick one up for free on a £16 a month plan with 2GB of data, or just £125 on Pay As You Go if you do not wish to be locked into a contract.
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Crowdfunding campaigns are a place for people to present some off-the-wall ideas in an effort to get people to fund them. A new product is looking to combine the best audio and augmented reality experience in a single unit, and its called the ORA-X.
So looks like the leak yesterday turned out true. Today, along with a handful of other exciting devices, Google announced the Pixel C – an Android-powered Pixel-branded tablet.
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Police: Man drove 101 mph down slushy roadFebruary 16,2014Staff Report
SHAFTSBURY - Slick roads didn't prevent a New Yorker from driving more than 100 mph Saturday afternoon, police said.
Jay Philippi, 32, of Cold Spring, N.Y., is facing a charge of negligent operation after state police allegedly stopped him for driving 101 mph on Route 7.
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Traffic returns to normal in Sydney CBD after Sydney Harbour Tunnel shut
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TRAFFIC has started easing through the Sydney Harbour Tunnel after a truck fire forced its closure during peak hour.
The blaze broke out about 4.06pm and was extinguished within about 20 minutes, but not before traffic congestion clogged the road network throughout the CBD and saw three kilometre queues on both sides of the harbour.
The Transport Management Centre has reported that major delays are still being felt along the Sydney Harbour Bridge in both directions but traffic has started to flow inside the tunnel, which was reopened about 5.30pm.
Delays of up to one hour are being felt on the bus network - passengers stuck in queues and wanting to use the rail network have been advised their tickets can be used up until 8pm.
TRAFFIC chaos is unfolding in Sydney's CBD after the Sydney Harbour Tunnel was shut down this afternoon.
Transport controllers said a truck fire in the southbound tunnel had caused the sprinkler system to go off, forcing its closure.
The north-bound tunnel was closed as well as a precaution.
"We believe it was a truck fire, the sprinkler system is going off – that's why the southbound tunnel is closed," Nicquie Sinclair, spokesperson for the Transport Management Centre said.
"Traffic is heavy as a result... Motorists are advised to use the harbour bridge."
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European privacy ruling could add to registrars' costs
European domain registrars say they are facing increased costs of doing business due to a recent court ruling on privacy protection.
As a result, US data escrow giant Iron Mountain is likely to lose a lot of its ICANN business, as EU registrars defect to local alternatives such as UK-based NCC Group.
The ruling in question deals with the so-called "safe harbor" principles, under which European companies were able to transfer customers' private data to US companies as long as the recipient promised to abide by EU privacy protection rules.
However, former spy Edward Snowden's revelations of widespread privacy violations by the US government seemed to show that many US tech giants were complicit in handing over such data to US spooks.
And now the European Court of Justice has ruled the safe habor principles invalid.
This affects registrars because, under their ICANN contracts, they have to escrow registrant data on a weekly basis. That's to prevent registrants losing their domains when registrars go out of business or turn out to be crooks.
While registrars have a choice of escrow agents, pretty much all of them use Iron Mountain, because ICANN subsidizes the service down to $0.
However, with the ECJ ruling, Euro-registrars have told ICANN that it would now be "illegal" to continue to use Iron Mountain.
In a recent letter (pdf) to ICANN, about 20 EU-based registrars said that non-European registrars would get a competitive advantage unless ICANN does something about it.
They want ICANN to start subsidizing one or more EU-based escrow agents, enabling them to switch without adding to costs.
the service fees of those [alternative] providers are not being supported by ICANN. Thus, the only solution for EU based registrars to comply with their local laws is to support this extra cost.
We are sure, you will agree this clearly constitutes an unfair disadvantage to a given category of a registrars.
This is why we ask ICANN to offer the same terms as it currently does to Iron Mountain to other RDE [Registrar Data Escrow] providers established in the European Economical Area to ensure a level playing field for registrars globally.
According to the registrars, they have until January to switch, so ICANN may have to move quickly to avoid unrest.
Grogan hopeful of content policing clarity within "a few weeks"
ICANN may be able to provide registrars, intellectual property interests and others with clarity about when domain names should be suspended as early as next month, according to compliance chief Allen Grogan.
With ICANN 53 kicking off in Buenos Aires this weekend, Grogan said he intends to meet with a diverse set of constituents in order to figure out what the Registrar Accreditation Agreement requires registrars to do when they receive abuse complaints.
"I'm hopeful we can publish something in the next few weeks," he told DI. "It depends to some extent on what direction the discussions take."
The discussions center on whether registrars are doing enough to take down domains that are being used, for example, to host pirated content or to sell medicines across borders.
Specifically at issue is section 3.18 of the 2013 RAA.
It requires registrars to take "reasonable and prompt steps to investigate and respond appropriately" when they receive abuse reports.
The people who are noisiest about filing such reports — IP owners and pharmacy watchdogs such as LegitScript — reckon "appropriate action" means the domain in question should be suspended.
The US Congress heard these arguments in hearings last month, but there were no witnesses from the ICANN or registrar side to respond.
Registrars don't think they should be put in the position of having to turn off what may be a perfectly legitimate web site due to a unilateral complaint that may be flawed or frivolous.
ICANN seems to be erring strongly towards the registrars' view.
"Whatever the terms of the 2013 RAA mean, it can't really be interpreted as a broad global commitment for ICANN to enforce all illegal activity or all laws on the internet," Grogan told DI.
"I don't think ICANN is capable of that, I don't think we have the expertise or resources to do that, and I don't think the ICANN multistakeholder community has ever had that discussion and delegated that authority to ICANN," he said.
CEO Fadi Chehade recently told the Washington Post that it isn't ICANN's job to police web content, and Grogan has expanded on that view in a blog post last week.
Grogan notes that what kind of content violates the law varies wildly from country to country — some states will kill you for blasphemy, in some you can get jail time for denying the Holocaust, in others political dissent is a crime.
"Virtually everybody I've spoken with has said that is far outside the scope of ICANN's remit," he said.
However, he's leaving some areas open for discussion,
"There are some constituents, including some participants in the [Congressional] hearing — from the intellectual property community and LegitScript — who think there's a way to distinguish some kinds of illegal activities from others," he said. "That's a discussion I'm willing to have."
The dividing line could be substantial risk to public health or activities that are broadly, globally deemed to be illegal. Child abuse material is the obvious one, but copyright infringement — where Grogan said treaties show "near unanimity" — could be too.
So is ICANN saying it's not the content police except when it comes to pharmacies and intellectual property?
"No," said Grogan. "I'm saying I'm willing to engage in that dialogue and have that conversation with the community to see if there's consensus that some activities are different to others."
"In a multistakeholder model I don't think any one constituency should control," he said.
In practical terms, this all boils down to 3.18 of the RAA, and what steps registrars must take to comply with it.
It's a surprisingly tricky one even if, like Grogan, you're talking about "minimum criteria" for compliance.
Should registrars, for example, be required to always check out the content of domains that are the subject of abuse reports? It seems like a no-brainer.
But Grogan points out that even though there could be broad consensus that child abuse material should be taken down immediately upon discovery, in many places it could be illegal for a registrar employee to even check the reported URL, lest they download unwanted child porn.
Similarly, it might seem obvious that abuse reports should be referred to the domain's registrant for a response. But what of registrars owned by domain investors, where registrar and registrant are one and the same?
These and other topics will come up for discussion in various sessions next week, and Grogan said he's hopeful that decisions can be made that do not need to involve formal policy development processes or ICANN board action.
Cops can't block domain transfers without court order, NAF rules
Law enforcement and IP owners were dealt a setback last week when the National Arbitration Forum ruled that they cannot block domain transfers unless they have a court order.
The ruling could make it more difficult for registrars to acquiesce to requests from police trying to shut down piracy sites, as they might technically be in breach of their ICANN contracts.
NAF panelist Bruce Meyerson made the call in a Transfer Dispute Resolution Policy ruling after a complaint filed by EasyDNS against Directi (PublicDomainRegistry.com).
You're probably asking right about now: "The what policy?"
I had to look it up, too.
TDRP, it turns out, has been part of the ICANN rulebook since the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy was adopted in 2004.
It's designed for disputes where one registrar refuses to transfer a domain to another. As part of the IRTP, it's a binding part of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement.
It seems to have been rarely used in full over the last decade, possibly because the first point of complaint is the registry for the TLD in question, with only appeals going to a professional arbitrator.
Only NAF and the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre are approved to handle such cases, and their respective records show that only one TDRP appeal has previously filed, and that was in 2013.
In the latest case, Directi had refused to allow the transfer of three domains to EasyDNS after receiving a suspension request from the Intellectual Property Crime Unit of the City of London Police.
The IPCU had sent suspension requests, targeting music download sites "suspected" of criminal activity, to several registrars.
The three sites — maxalbums.com, emp3world.com, and full-albums.net — are all primarily concerned with hosting links to pirated music while trying to install as much adware as possible on visitors' PCs.
The registrants of the names had tried to move from India-based Directi to Canada-based EasyDNS, but found the transfers denied by Directi.
EasyDNS, which I think it's fair to say is becoming something of an activist when it come to this kind of thing, filed the TDRP first with Verisign then appealed its "No Decision" ruling to NAF.
NAF's Meyerson delivered a blunt, if reluctant-sounding, win to EasyDNS:
Although there are compelling reasons why the request from a recognized law enforcement agency such as the City of London Police should be honored, the Transfer Policy is unambiguous in requiring a court order before a Registrar of Record may deny a request to transfer a domain name… The term "court order" is unambiguous and cannot be interpreted to be the equivalent of suspicion of wrong doing by a policy agency.
To permit a registrar of record to withhold the transfer of a domain based on the suspicion of a law enforcement agency, without the intervention of a judicial body, opens the possibility for abuse by agencies far less reputable than the City of London Police.
That's a pretty unambiguous statement, as far as ICANN policy is concerned: no court order, no transfer block.
It's probably not going to stop British cops trying to have domains suspended based on suspicion alone — the Metropolitan Police has a track record of getting Nominet to suspend thousands of .uk domains in this way — but it will give registrars an excuse to decline such requests when they receive them, if they want the hassle.
2013 RAA is illegal, says EU privacy watchdog
European privacy regulators have slammed the new 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement, saying it would be illegal for registrars based in the EU to comply with it.
The Article 29 Working Party, which comprises privacy regulators from the 27 European Union nations, had harsh words for the part of the contract that requires registrars to store data about registrants for two years after their domains expire.
In a letter (pdf) to ICANN last month, Article 29 states plainly that such provisions would be illegal in the EU:
The fact that these personal data can be useful for law enforcement does not legitimise the retention of these personal data after termination of the contract. Because there is no legal ground for the data processing, the proposed data retention requirement violates data protection law in Europe.
The 2013 RAA allows any registrar to opt out of the data retention provisions if it can prove that to comply would be illegal its own jurisdiction.
The Article 29 letter has been sent to act as blanket proof of this for all EU-based registrars, but it's not yet clear if ICANN will treat it as such.
The letter goes on to sharply criticize ICANN for allowing itself to be used by governments (and big copyright interests) to circumvent their own legislative processes. It says:
The fact that these data may be useful for law enforcement (including copyright enforcement by private parties) does not equal a necessity to retain these data after termination of the contract.
the Working Party reiterates its strong objection to the introduction of data retention by means of a contract issued by a private corporation in order to facilitate (public) law enforcement.
If there is a pressing social need for specific collections of personal data to be available for law enforcement, and the proposed data retention is proportionate to the legitimate aim pursued, it is up to national governments to introduce legislation
So why is ICANN trying to get many of its registrars to break the law?
While it's tempting to follow the Article 29 WP's reasoning and blame law enforcement agencies and the Governmental Advisory Committee, which pushed for the new RAA to be created in the first place, the illegal data retention provisions appear to be entirely ICANN's handiwork.
The original law enforcement demands (pdf) say registrars should "securely collect and store" data about registrants, but there's no mention of the period for which it should be stored.
And while the GAC has expressly supported the LEA recommendations since 2010, it has always said that ICANN should comply with privacy laws in their implementation.
The GAC does not appear to have added any of its own recommendations relating to data retention.
ICANN can't claim it was unaware that the new RAA might be illegal for some registrars either. The Article 29 WP told it so last September, causing ICANN to introduce the idea of exemptions.
However, the European Commission's GAC representative then seemed to dismiss the WP's concerns during ICANN's public meeting in Toronto last October.
Perhaps ICANN was justifiably confused by these mixed messages.
According to Michele Neylon, chair of the Registrars Stakeholder Group, it has yet to respond to European registrars' inquiries about the Article 29 letter, which was sent June 6.
"We hope that ICANN staff will take the letter into consideration, as it is clear that the data protection authorities do not want create extra work either for themselves or for registrars," Neylon said.
"For European registrars, and non-European registrars with a customer base in the EU, we look forward to ICANN staff providing us with clarity on how we can deal with this matter and respect EU and national law," he said.
New registrar contract could be approved next week
ICANN's board of directors is set to vote next week on the 2013 Registrar Accreditation agreement, but we hear some last-minute objections have emerged from registrars.
The new RAA has been about two years in the making. It will make registrars verify email addresses and do some rudimentary mailing address validation when new domains are registered.
It will also set in motion a process for ICANN oversight of proxy/privacy services and some aspects of the reseller business. In order to sell domain names in new gTLDs, registrars will have to sign up to the 2013 RAA.
ICANN has put approval of the contract on its board's June 27 agenda.
But I gather that some registrars are unhappy about some last-minute changes ICANN has made to the draft deal.
For one, some linguistic tweaks to the text have given registrars an "advisory" role in seeking out technical ways to do the aforementioned address validation, which has caused some concern that ICANN may try to mandate expensive commercial solutions without their approval.
There also appears to be some concern that the new contract now requires registrars to make sure their resellers follow the same rules on proxy/privacy services, which wasn't in previous drafts.


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Wasn't the launch of X Factor 2014 good?
It all went off, didn't it and had something for everyone. There was Cheryl Cole in a skintight leather catsuit, Simon Cowell thinking he's an X Factor-style Batman, and Cheryl and Mel B cried actual tears.
Check it out as it all happened by reading on below. Enjoy!
The X Factor is back!
Tonight, the nation's favourite singing competition returns to ITV1 with more talent than you can shake a stick at, and the judges are ready to take it on.
Show creator Simon Cowell will make his triumphant return to the show that he created after a few years away finding out how much X Factor the USA has, but his return isn't the biggest.
After all that unpleasantness on the American X Factor (being fired, if I'm being too subtle for you) Cheryl Cole is also back where she belongs on the judging panel. Yay for Chezza!
They've brought a brand new judge with them too! She's sold millions of albums, been in the biggest girl group of all time and had stints on America's Got Talent, the Australian X Factor and The Voice Kids so she knows her stuff - it's only Spice Girl Mel B!
And Louis Walsh is back too - but then again he never really went away.
Well, what can we expect from tonight's show? There's going to be tears, more tears and yet more tears as the auditions get emotional.
Instead of forcing hopefuls to run around on one of those big old dusty arena stages for their audition, Simon and co have brought them back inside to the intimate audition room.
If you've missed the auditionees being able to get up close and, mostly, awkwardly personal with the judges then, let's just say you're in for a treat. Or five. Hint: There are props. Lots of props.
The show kicks off at 8pm on ITV so don't you forget to come back here for all the latest news, updates and frankly hilarious commentary.
And while you're at it, why not tweet all your thoughts about all things X Factor to us at @MirrorTV and @carlgreenwood.
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X Factor judge Cheryl Cole has insisted she doesn't have a team of stylists for the live stages of the show.
Asked about the famous fashion battles on the show, Cheryl said: "When I started X Factor fashion wasn't part of it.
"I like to look nice on Saturday night TV, I don't wanna come on in rags after all - I want beautiful dresses!
"I have a girl I work with - I show her dresses and we come to a decision.
"I don't plan it - I either like or don't like the dress."
Cheryl also mocked Simon Cowell's dress sense. She added: "He has white shirts and one jumper, it's got mothballs in it."
Speaking with Cheryl, Cowell also told the Mirror about how the singer dominates sections of the auditions and the TV show because of her fans.
Cowell said: "There was a day when it was the Cheryl day and it thought .. who is working for who?
"I'm used to that and it's great to have her back. The chemistry is good and the panel works well. There wasn't an uncomfortableness about it.
"Everyone feels free to say what they like and we were focused on the talent."
Cheryl and Cowell are both returning to the show this year in an attempt to boost ratings.
The show will go head-to-head with Strictly next Sunday and the two shows will battle it out this Autumn for the biggest audiences.
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Everyone thinks Louis Walsh is the lovely one on the X Factor panel, but that's not the case if you happen to be Strictly Come Dancing.
You see, Louis Walsh's aim for this year's show is to KILL Strictly Come Dancing.
The X Factor judge revealed that he wants to put the BBC celebrity dancing competition out of business after it consistently trounced the ITV show in the ratings all last year.
"We have to make the show the biggest show on TV," he said at the X Factor auditions in London. "We have to kill that dancing show, the dancing show for older people."
He added: "We have to find some real stars - that's our job. We're looking for a new One Direction, a new Olly Murs…"
Which was slightly awkward given that at the very same auditions, his fellow judge, and former feuding buddy Cheryl Cole, said that she specifically wasn't looking for them.
Cheryl revealed that she was looking for some 'fresh talent', who's completely new to the industry.
Returning X Factor judge Cheryl Cole has boasted that one of her acts will win this year's show.
The Crazy Stupid Love singer - who is set to return as a judge after a three year absence from the ITV talent show - has revealed she thinks one of the acts in the group she's been given to mentor is going to win the series.
Quizzed on whether her acts mean a lot to her, she said: "I mean, obviously, if you look at the previous seasons I did, I had three seasons, two winners and two in the final so, you know, I take it quite seriously.
"And, I feel really connected with them because I know how it feels to get up on stage and perform and be in their position, so I put myself in their shoes and I mentor them the best that I can."
The 31-year-old beauty - who recently married French restaurateur Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini - also confessed that although she's very competitive, she hopes the real star will win.
Speaking at the X Factor launch at London's Ham Yard Hotel, she added: "So it's just important that I give them everything I've got, more than winning. The star should win and I think I've got the star this year so I should win."
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The new series of X Factor hopes to see off rival Strictly with the 'fun factor'.
After Gary Barlow's reluctance to have joke acts on the show last year, Simon Cowell has decided to embrace the madness and the opening show features plenty of weird and wonderful acts to raise a laugh.
The other biggest influence on the show is Cheryl Cole. She has fans auditioning for her, dances with men, is kissed by men and women and even has Cowell in the palm of her hand.
Cowell, although a tad softer since becoming a father, still has plenty of putdowns to enjoy. "I won't remember you tomorrow. It's a no," he tells one unfortunate lad.
Another women is told she is "awful" despite her mum joining her on stage and handing out cake and a take away to judges with hilarious results.
The show also features a return to the basic audition room which means some singers sound more raw, but also will have the chance to grow.
Both female judges will be seen in tears on the opening weekend. Two overseas singers shock the judges for different reasons, Mel B is feisty and Louis Walsh is, well Louis.
You can't reinvent the wheel and you can't reinvent The X Factor but its a welcome return for Cowell and Cheryl.
It should give ITV an initial ratings boost but only time will tell if they have the singing talent to help them see of Strictly.
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The new series of the X Factor starts this weekend - and with Simon and Cheryl both back behind the judging desk, it's set to be a corker.
Between now and December, fans are hoping for more soaring solos, hilarious lunatics, brutal put-downs and the almost inevitable Christmas number one.
But when the excitement dies down, how many of the show's winners have turned their TV success into a viable music career?
Which X Factor Winners have been most successful?
X Factor winners' top 40 singles
Leona Lewis has clearly had the biggest success in terms of top 40 singles, leaving rivals Little Mix and Alexandra Burke in the dust.
If we don't count Sam - who's only a year into her career and is (at present) still signed, Steve doesn't come out of this very well.
X Factor winners' number 1 singles
Surprisingly, very few contestants have had number one singles beyond their winner's single. Only Leona, Alexandra and Little Mix have topped the chart more than once.
It should perhaps be noted that One Direction, who came third in the 2010 X Factor, have had three number ones and 11 top 40 singles, leaving all of the winners in the dust.
To read an in-depth look at all the X Factor winners EVER, click here.
And we're off! The X Factor is officially back! And Simon's giving us a lesson on how many people are in the world. Amazing.
I fear Simon Cowell actually believes he's Batman, but instead of destroying criminals and supervillains, he's destroying bad singing, one bit of self-esteem at a time.
Still, Cheryl Cole in a leather catsuit riding a motorbike - or at least clambering onto it - will have thrilled a few million people watching at least.
They're ready to face the music - it's been ten years. Ten. Years. They retired Bridge Over Troubled Waters before this for crying out loud.
Cheryl Cole has returned the X Factor in skintight leather. Skin. Tight. Leather.
The Crazy Stupid Love singer channeled Catwoman for her return in the sexy, slinky outfit as she wowed the millions watching by strutting around, leaving very little to the imagination.
Her stunning figure was displayed to the world as she climbed astride her mechanical steed (it's a motorbike) to arrive at the X Factor batsignal.
In comparison Simon Cowell flew in on a helicopter, Mel B on a private jet and Louis Walsh whizzed his way back in in a sports car.
None of them wearing leather. Score one for Cheryl!
Now we're having a nice look at the 'new' judges.
Show creator Simon Cowell will make his triumphant return to the show that he created after a few years away finding out how much X Factor the USA has, but his return isn't the biggest.
After all that unpleasantness on the American X Factor (being fired, if I'm being too subtle for you) Cheryl Cole is also back where she belongs on the judging panel. Yay for Chezza!
They've brought a brand new judge with them too! She's sold millions of albums, been in the biggest girl group of all time and had stints on America's Got Talent, the Australian X Factor and The Voice Kids so she knows her stuff - it's only Spice Girl Mel B!
And Louis Walsh is back too - but then again he never really went away.
First up is Blonde Electric who are what I call 'STAGE SCHOOL' because they'll never ever leave it and they were apparently once told they were endearing and not annoying and they ran with it.
I enjoy a bit of kooky but this isn't kooky it's just annoying as anything I've ever seen. Like Jedward only without the future as failed Eurovision entrants.
Still at least Louis is thrilled by them - look at that grin!
So this is Blonde Electric. They're interesting. Honest.
Actually the most interesting thing about them is this little tidbit that we here at the Mirror revealed a bit ago.
The joke acts are definitely back in full force for the X Factor this year.
The judges were treated to an audition to two lycra-clad shrieking women called Blonde Electric, who entertained them with an, erm, interesting rendition of Jessie J's Do it Like A Dude.
While Louis Walsh looked thrilled to find the Jedward-a-likes in front of him, Cheryl and Mel B looked mostly perplexed by the horror unfolding in front of them.
Unfortunately Simon didn't seem too impressed with the performance, saying with his usual tact and diplomacy: "Imagine the biggest blackboard in the world, and you've got eight people dragging their nails down it. Times ten. That's how irritating you were."
Though we've got a sneaking suspicion that the duo get put through, what with them causing controversy at the boot camp stage in London.
The Mirror previously reported how the show was accused of a fix after a little incident involving Blonde Electic and those dreaded chairs.
The boot camp descended into chaos with the show's compere forced to come to the rescue of Louis Walsh and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini when they were blasted by the crowd and accused of a "fix".
At boot camp there were six chairs for each of the four categories and acts could audition more than once and be brought on and off stage until the six chairs were filled.
An angry 5,000 strong audience lost patience with the show's format on Sunday and began to boo and scream abuse before one female act even finished performing.
X Factor compere and warm up man Ian Royce interrupted filming to tell them to "give them a chance" adding "what you are doing is vile".
He was thanked by Cowell and Cheryl, with Cheryl's husband Jean Bernard later telling Royce afterwards: "You've got some balls" to take on the audience.
But the calm didn't last long though and there was outrage again later when Louis Walsh put through a comedy duo Blonde Electric over a better group act with sections of the audience walking out in protest claiming a "fix".
Royce again took to the stage and said: "This act don't deserve that booing, this is there opportunity so you give them the same respect you've given every other act tonight. This is their big moment make sure you give it to them!"
But the constant chopping and changing by Cheryl and Louis angered large sections of the audience, especially when a producer was seen going to talk to the judges in-between decisions being made.
One Twitter user, @DazGale said "The X Factor is a total fix. Both Cheryl and Louis have now "changed their minds" (been told) and let a novelty act replace a genuine act."
A show spokesman denied that sections of the audience had left before the end of the auditions.
The spokesman said: "As part of the Six Chair Challenge the judges have to decide who they take through to Judges Houses.
"Until all acts in their category have sung and the judge has declared that they have chosen their final 6, each judge is able to change their minds and bring back anyone they have removed from a seat at any stage."
An X Factor source added: "The judges make the final decision on who they take through to their judges houses.
"With such strong talent across the categories and with decisions having to be made on the spot after acts have performed it's not unexpected that the judges on occasion changed their minds.
"The judges don't wear earpieces so producers do talk to the judges at the desk throughout filming and in these instances the judges spoke to production about the fact they wanted to change their minds."
Simon LIKES them, he really LIKES them. As does Mel B and Louis, obviously.
Cheryl on the other hand is being different - she's become very diplomatic in the time she's been away - must be all those international relations she's been having lately. Get your minds out of the gutter thank you.
And they're through with three yeses, and to celebrate they've decided to deafen us all with the longest scream in the history of the X Factor.
Oh it's an advert already.
Buckle up folks, it's going to be a long night. I wouldn't bother putting the kettle on now, you'll only need the loo later and they miss something of vital importance.
Or at least something of vital entertainment.
Now it's time for one of those supercuts full of auditionees talking about how amazing they think they all are.
They do this with guitars apparently. Because everyone knows that if you can't sing, it doesn't matter if you hold a guitar.
I blame Ed Sheeran - now suddenly every single male wannabe singer starts thrumming his fingers through a chord and thinks he's the next Jeff Buckley.
Note for you all - YOU'RE NOT.
And now Cowell's smashing a guitar up because he finds the them as painfully annoying as I do. Well done Simon Cowell. You're a hero to us all.
Well done Simon. Thank you.
Check out that amazing moment here.
Furious Simon Cowell has admitted he smashed up an instrument of one X Factor contestant this year – after growing frustrated by bad auditions.
Perhaps because of the influence of acts like Ed Sheeran, there is an increase in the number of singers bringing in guitars.
Speaking about the auditions on the show, Cowell said: "It can get dreary. There's one point I smash a guitar to pieces.
"I could not listen to another person murder a song with a guitar while staring at the floor.
"And no, I didn't buy them a new one."
Cowell also spoke about what it takes for an X Factor audition to be memorable.
The 54-year-old judge said: "I always call it 'the Monday morning thing'.
"If people are talking about it on Monday morning you're winning, if not you have got a problem
"We die trying, we give it everything we can and we try and make it different."
The new series starts this weekend with Cowell back in the role of head judge.
This audience participation commentary is going to get very old very soon. It was bad enough when they were screaming and drowning out the judges.
Well not then, depending on which one was blabbering on anyway. Do we think we're aware that the act can't actually hear them?
It's like when plane passengers clap when it lands - why? The pilots were doing their jobs, nothing more.
Reece Bibby, Bobby, Babbi? He's very good, isn't he?
And with four yeses, he's through to the next round. And his guitar hasn't been destroyed by a ragey Simon Cowell.
Now, time for more.
And now because we've had one decent teenage singer, it's time for 443 more of them to prove that lowering the age limit was a brilliant decision.
That's one 14-year-old who can sing and Simon's taking sole charge of him and locking the other judges out of the voting. Because he can do that apparently. Let's just tear up the rule book, eh?
17-year-old Chloe sings 'literally 24 hours a day' - proving that perhaps instead of singing she should be in school learning basic facts like what 'literally' means. Still, she can sing well so we'll forgive her.
Do you think they were right to drop the age limit to 14?
X Factor presenter Dermot O'Leary has hit out at Simon Cowell's decision to lower the show's age limit to 14.
Dermot, 41, who was joined by the judges as he spoke ahead of the new series, admitted he was concerned about young teens suffering emotional strain.
He said: "On paper, I would say yes, 14 is too young.
"You can have a more mature 14-year-old walk through the door and do a better audition as I've seen this year.
"But I had reservations, I've been silenced on it internally."
Louis Walsh, 62, told how he removed one young duo because he feared they would not cope.
He said: "There were two 15-year-old twins who were good, but I just didn't think they were ready.
"I was instrumental in taking them out of the competition. I think in a year's time they will be better."
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, 31, even admitted changing the rules of the nerve-racking six chair challenge, where singers are moved in and out of contention.
She said: "I had a girl in my category who was 15 and if we sent her in the chair we never took her out of the chair."
But Simon, 54, defended the age limit.
He said: "We are very cautious when someone is that age that A, they are not pushed into it and B, mentally they're up for it and talented enough.
"The experience we had on BGT with no age limit, we haven't had too many problems."
Dermot also risked infuriating new judge Mel B, 39, by describing her as "confrontational" and "combative" with contestants.


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BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — A posting by another local news website revealing the existence of a quasi-confidential Boynton Beach Police document is leading to a series of strongly worded emails today from Boynton PD.
In an email this morning, Boynton spokeswoman Stephanie Slater chastised area media. The capitalization is hers — readers would not be wrong to interpret it as a mom yelling at her kids:
On Sept. 1, 2014, westbocanews.com incorrectly reported a story about the Boynton Beach Police Department posting a situational awareness bulletin in area hospitals. This LAW ENFORCEMENT USE bulletin was emailed to other law enforcement personnel only. It was not posted by Boynton Beach police in ANY hospital. The purpose of the bulletin was to inform law enforcement of information that we were gathering in the early stages of an investigation. That information has now been turned over to the FBI.
In the future, should you see a law enforcement bulletin such as this one, we urge you to contact us and understand all of the facts and reasoning behind the document BEFORE reporting about it.
Then this afternoon, another media reprimand from Slater:
For those media outlets who are choosing to move forward with this story, here is our official statement on the issue:
Anytime that we receive information that could pose a threat to an individual or business, it is our responsibility to look into it and share it with our law enforcement partners. The Boynton Beach Police Department would like to reassure the community that their safety is paramount, and we have no reason to believe it is unsafe to go to any area hospitals.
Boynton's continued silence for what some perceive to be significant news stories continues to be noted. Just two weeks ago, Slater transmitted the following after two officers were injured during an arrest:
We are not releasing the officer's name at this time. Please respect our efforts to afford him and his family some privacy as he begins what could be a lengthy healing process.
The names were ultimately released after several media requests.
And earlier in August, Boynton Beach Police used strong language to say nothing when white Boynton officers were seen on YouTube questionably handling the arrest of a black man.
Here's what Slater transmitted then:
We are in receipt of Attorney Lemoine's letter of intent to sue. As a result, we respectfully decline any further comment on the matter.
That generated this email from a senior staffer at the Palm Beach Post who apparently hit "reply all."
Let's Facebook, Twitter … Once we get write thru….and pin to top mobile
The suggestion being that Boynton's continuously questionable media relations tactics be publicized.
Readers should appreciate that a police spokesperson operates in the very narrow confines of what police leadership authorizes him or her to say, however, rarely do Public Information Officers choose to use the communication tactic of repeatedly going on the offensive in email.
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OC3D Reviews ›› PSUs
Zippy Emacs PSL-6850P G1 850w PSU
PSUs | 14th November 2006
After being blown away by Zippy Emacs' 600w single railed bad boy, it was time to bite the bullet and put the 850w model on our test bed. How did it perform? Read on to find out...
Seasonic M12 600w Modular PSU
PSUs | 8th November 2006
Seasonic are known for their range of silent and stable power supplies. The M12 is one of their latest models, and their first entry into the modular scene. How does it perform? We find out...
OCZ EvoStream 600w Modular PSU
PSUs | 30th October 2006
What do you get when you cross a OCZ PowerStream with an ModStream? An EvoStream of course! Today I'll be testing out OCZ's latest addition to their PSU range that is set to take the place of the ageing ModStream unit.
OC3D News ›› PSUs
BitFenix Fury Power Supply
James Riley | 13th May 2014
We take a look at BitFenix's new range of power supplies that come with braided cables as standard.
How many watts do you actually need?
James Riley | 26th February 2014
Since many people buy PSUs way bigger than they'll ever need, we show you just how many watts systems actually require.
Silverstone Strider Gold S Series ST85F-GS
James Riley | 21st December 2013
New compact 750w and 850w Power Supplies from Silverstone, complete with their short cable kit - Ideal for small PCs!
Corsair GS800 V2 Overview
Tom Logan | 20th June 2012
We take a look at the revamped Corsair GS800 to see what all the fuss is about
Silverstone Strider 750w ST75F PSU
PSUs | 20th October 2006
In keeping up with the competition, Silverstone have added a new unit to their modular PSU range. The ST75F boasts 150w more power than its predacessor, but will it perform any better?
Tagan Easycon XL 700w TG700-U35 PSU
PSUs | 17th October 2006
It's been a while since Tagan updated their well respected "Easycon" range, and today I've been given the opportunity to test their latest addition - the Easycon XL.
Zippy Emacs GSM-6600P G1 600w PSU
PSUs | 6th October 2006
Zippy Emacs are a name that only the most informed computer enthusiasts among us would have heard of. Today I'll be taking a look at their 600w GSM-6600P(G1) PSU as they make their way into the mainstream market.
PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer S75EPS PSU
PSUs | 25th September 2006
PC Power & Cooling are often regarded as the "Crème de la Crème" of the power supply world. Today I'll be putting their 750w Silencer through its paces to see if it lives up to their reputation.
OCZ GameXStream 700w ATX PSU
PSUs | 14th September 2006
OCZ have always been well known for their DDR memory and high-end PowerStream PSU's. Today I'll be taking a look at their latest addition, the GameXStream 700w SLI certified unit.
Silverstone Strider 600w ST60F Modular PSU
PSUs | 4th September 2006
Having reviewed most of the modular PSU's available on the market, I thought it was about time I took a look at Silverstone's ST60F. Designed for SLI but also compatible with Quad SLI, how will this unit perform under our stress tests...
Antec Phantom 500w Silent PSU
PSUs | 11th August 2006
Today I'll be looking at the Phantom 500w PSU from Antec. This unit is based on Antec's hybrid fan/passive design which promises to keep things a little more quiet.
Silverstone Zeus 850w ST85ZF Quad SLI PSU
PSUs | 1st August 2006
Probably the most power hungry component in a PC is the graphics card. Put 4 of them together for Quad SLI, and you need a seriously beefy PSU. Do Silverstone have the goods?
Coolermaster iGreen Power 430w
PSUs | 23rd July 2006
Looking for an efficient power supply to go with that budget PC build? Maybe Coolermaster have the solution...
Enermax Liberty 620w Modular ATX PSU
PSUs | 19th July 2006
With more and more modular power supplies coming into the market, will Enermax be able to produce something that stands out from the rest? We find out..
FSP Booster X3 300w 12v PSU
PSUs | 12th July 2006
So you've just blown all your savings on an SLI / Crossfire setup only to find that your PSU doesn't have the grunt to power it all. Enter FSP, who have come up with an affordable answer.
Tagan Turbojet 1100w Quad SLI PSU
PSUs | 7th July 2006
With power consumption of graphics cards on the rise, more and more PSU manufacturers are releasing 1000w+ units. Today we take a look at Tagans latest model, the Turbojet 1.1kw.
FSP Epsilon 700w ATX PSU
PSUs | 29th June 2006
FSP have made a name for themselves in the power supply market for making reliable, efficient and stable units. Will the latest Epsilon model follow suit?
Silverstone Zeus 560w ST56ZF ATX PSU
PSUs | 7th June 2006
Today I'll be looking at the 560w version of Silverstone's highly acclaimed Zeus series of power supplies. With a single +12v rail providing up to 38a, will it be able to keep up with its dual and triple railed competitors?
Silverstone Strider 560w ST56F ATX PSU
PSUs | 23rd May 2006
In the market for a high performance, standard ATX size power supply with rock solid voltages and high efficiency? Today we look at the Strider 560w from Silverstone to see if it fits the bill..
PC Power & Cooling 1kw Turbo-Cool TC1KW PSU
PSUs | 19th May 2006
Go to any forum and ask what the best power supply money can buy is, and people will undoubtedly say PCP&C. Today i'm going to put their top-end 1killowatt monster to the test.
Silverstone Zeus 750w ST75ZF Quad Rail PSU
PSUs | 10th May 2006
Got Dual Core and SLI/Crossfire? Need a beefy PSU to power your PC. The new Zeus 750w from Silverstone could well be exactly what you've been looking for!
Antec NeoHE Modular 550w PSU
PSUs | 1st May 2006
Today i'm going to be reviewing Antec's flagship Power Supply, the NeoHE 550w. Based on the original and ageing Neopower, can this unit hang with the latest modular PSU's?
Corsair Release Individually Sleeved Modular Cables
Ian Mulcrone | 23rd January 2012
Corsair have been watching what modders have been doing and have taken some notes...
Enermax Presents New Gold Class Series Revolution87+
Adam Ferrol | 11th January 2012
Enermax Presents New Gold Class Series Revolution87+
Cooler Master GX Lite Series
Adam Ferrol | 5th January 2012
Cooler Master today launched a new series of PSU dubbed the GX Lite series
Cougar Announces Global Expansion
Adam Norwood | 23rd December 2011
Cougar, producer of high end gaming hardware, plans to expand its business globally
SilverStone Nightjar 500W Fanless PSU Available Soon!
Mark Lewis | 2nd August 2011
The SilverStone Nightjar series of power supplies is the ideal solution for system builders who want a completely silent PSU that doesn't sacrifice on performance or quality.
Corsair Announces New Enthusiast Series Modular PSUs
Mark Lewis | 22nd July 2011
The new Modular TX Series PSUs combines renowned Enthusiast Series reliability and value with the flexibility of modular cabling...
Enermax MaxRevo PSU Series
Philip Gwynne | 27th June 2011
Enermax launches new flagship PSU series MaxRevo.
Super Flower Delivers First 80 Plus Platinum Rated PSU
Gaurang Shah | 24th January 2011
Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Super Flower has achieved a rare distinction by delivering the first 80 Plus Platinum certified modular PSU to the market.
Innergie Unveils Award Winning Duo of Universal Power Adapters
Gaurang Shah | 16th December 2010
Award winning power adapter make Innergie today announced the addition of two new ultra-compact universal power adapters to its line-up.
Zalman Unveils 80Plus Certified PSU Duo
Gaurang Shah | 10th November 2010
Zalman has come out with two new high-output power supply units.
Overclock3D Launches Power Supply Certification Programme
James Napier | 31st August 2010
OC3D has launched a new certification programme designed to make the purchasing of PC Power Supplies easier for enthusiasts.
Evga Release Classified SR-2 Power Supply
Derrick Huey | 11th August 2010
Evga have brought out a strong power supply to pair with their workstation-class motherboard.
The AX1200 is chosen
Ben Short | 10th August 2010
Maximum PC choose Corsair to power their Dream Machine.
Xilence Announces XQ 1200W PSU
Gaurang Shah | 2nd April 2010
Xilence Power is getting ready to come forth with an all new, high wattage, high efficiency power supply unit for the latest GeForce GTX cards.
OCZ's New 750W Fatality PSU Makes an Appearance
Gaurang Shah | 4th March 2010
Not to be left behind at CeBIT 2010, OCZ is showing off its new product line-ups, the first of which is a new model of its Fatality PSU series.
Ultra Introduce Their Modular X4 Series
Peter Stoba | 19th October 2009
Ultra Products have introduced their brand new X4 series of power supplies.
Corsair Extend Their TX Range
Peter Stoba | 6th October 2009
Corsair add a 950w unit to their TX series of power supplies, with a whopping 78a 12v rail!
Corsair Introduce HX650
Peter Stoba | 15th September 2009
The latest update to the already popular HX range of modular power supplies emerges.
XFX Burst Into The Power Supply Market
Peter Stoba | 9th September 2009
XFX have finally taken the plunge into world of power supplies with a rather funky looking unit.
Win Enermax prizes in our latest poll!
James Napier | 28th August 2009
Fancy winning a new PSU, case or some cool fans? Get voting in our latest poll sponsored by Enermax.
Boffins Create Printed Battery
Gaurang Shah | 3rd July 2009
Scientists at the Fraunhofer Research Institution in Germany have invented a battery that is printable.
Corsair Intros Two New HX-series Power Supplies
Gaurang Shah | 2nd May 2009
Well known memory manufacturer Corsair is equally popular for its HX-series power supplies; the company will soon be boosting this top-of-the-line series with two new models.
OCZ Unveils Gold and Silver Rated PSUs
Gaurang Shah | 13th April 2009
OCZ today unveiled its 80 Plus certified Z-Series line of power supply units (PSUs).
OCZ Enters UPS Market with Pro-Source 1500
Gaurang Shah | 8th April 2009
OCZ has launched its first ever uninterruptable power supply (UPS) - the Pro-Source 1500 under the banner of its subsidiary PC Power and Cooling.
Antec Introduces New PSU Form Factor
Derrick Huey | 28th February 2009
CP Series, exclusive for Antec cases, ushers in new power supply size, design and benefits


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From fumbled beginnings, WWE has thrown together one of the most intriguing main events of any pay-per-view we have seen in 2012.
What started as a traditional 5-on-5 Survivor Series tag-match is now a triple threat of the three top men in the company right now.
364-day WWE Champion CM Punk defends his title at the event his magnificent run began. Last year he was facing the damp squib that was and still is Alberto Del Rio, and he was the fans' favorite and likely winner.
This time it's all a whole lot different. Punk is the dastardly heel, desperate to protect his precious title run and screaming on about respect.
But his character is not all that's changed. His quality of opponent cannot even be compared to the task of last year.
John Cena and Ryback will face the champion this evening in a triple threat match that many see to be his biggest obstacle in this title run, and the one main event standing in front of CM Punk vs. The Rock at Royal Rumble.
Cena seems the most likely contender to be the man that takes the crown from Punk, but the biggest sensation of 2012 will have a huge say in how this match ends.
The "Big Hungry" fears no one, and he has huge momentum in the ring and with the crowd.
So why do I think Ryback should be victorious come the end of the night?


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The second instalment in the sci-fi trilogy.
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The Power of the House
A determined House majority can set the agenda in a way that the Senate, with its rules designed for obstruction, cannot.
One lesson of the debt-ceiling showdown is the value of controlling the House of Representatives. A majority in the House counts for so much more than it does in the Senate, at least until the Senate majority reaches 60 votes. (See ObamaCare's Senate vote, December 2009.) A determined House majority can set the agenda in a way that the Senate, with its rules designed for obstruction, cannot.
In the case of the debt-ceiling, the GOP House set the new fiscal agenda with Paul Ryan's budget earlier in the year. While President Obama attacked the Ryan plan over Medicare, he was forced to respond to the spending-cut agenda, which set the stage for his accommodations on the debt ceiling. The House GOP's leverage over the final deal would have been even greater had Speaker John Boehner been able to get his plan through last week without the revolt of the Republican Study Committee. But the Boehner Republicans still forced Mr. Obama to move their way.
In 2012, the media will focus on the Presidential race. But look for the political left, especially big labor and the George Soros-types, to spend huge sums to help Democrats retake the House. Nancy Pelosi kept her leadership post after 2010 in large part because she convinced Democrats that retaking the House was achievable in 2012. If she fails in that attempt next year, she'll probably step down. Democrats also realize their hold on the Senate is precarious. With many GOP House freshmen still relatively unknown in their districts, and redistricting creating more competitive seats, the battle for control of the House is going to be ferocious next year.
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Four-state Crop Insurance Workshop
The workshops are a joint effort of the Colorado State University Extension, Kansas State University Research and Extension, University of Nebraska Extension and Oklahoma State University Extension. One workshop is conducted in each of the four states on consecutive days in November of each year. The agenda is the same for the four workshops and generally the same speakers make the presentations at all four sites.
The first series of workshops was conducted in 2000.
General objectives of the workshop: Crop insurance agents, agricultural lenders, marketing consultants, agricultural educators and other risk management service providers will be able to help their clients make more profitable risk management decisions. Farmers and ranchers will be able to apply the information to their decisions.
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...but the white guy insists that it's not a big deal that he publicly posted a promise to murder an Indian-American female governor if nobody else does.
"I hope someone murders you before I do," Shafer said he commented on the post. "How's that for freedom of speech?"
(H/T: Verum Serum) Well... not to editorialize here or anything, but since Nathan Shafer asked: it's [a] pretty darn awful example of 'freedom of speech.'
Shafer may avoid prosecution nonetheless: as the above article notes, back in July the Ninth
Circus Circuit ruled that expressing a hope that Barack Obama be shot in the head with a .50 caliber weapon* did not actually qualify as a threat. Then again, he may not: Walter Bagdasarian (the one who wrote that 'hope,' along with a racial epithet) did not quite actually explicitly promise to kill his target if nobody else did - something that Shafer did himself.
More to the point: I suggest that Nathan Shafer (not to mention those people who are as messed-up inside as he is) starts taking this situation more seriously. I understand that from the hardcore progressive/Occupier point of view there's nothing wrong with treating obvious race traitors like Governor Haley roughly, but out here in the civilized world we have this odd belief that minorities are actually allowed to not be Democrats. I can see how this would be frustrating to certain people, but frustration is only indulged in our political process up to a certain level. Note: 'understand' and 'see,' not 'sympathize.' I find the Shafers and Bagdasarians of the world equally reprehensible, and I have no issue with their lack of self-control being subject to vigorous a karmic backlash.
We will now pause while various apologists frantically look for more individuals for me to denounce, or other situations for me to comment on, or whatever else it is that they come up with to ignore the fact that they're frantically trying to find a way to be apologists for a guy who indicated a desire to murder a wife and mother of two.
Moe Lane (crosspost)
*The defendant happened to own .50 caliber weapons. That, coupled with the original threat, probably made an arrest inevitable, right there.


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