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I sometimes tape events in my local community (parades, ceremonies, sporting events, etc.), with the goal of selling a DVD of the chronicled event to the participants. These events are generally open to the public and are sometimes covered by the local newspaper and limited access cable TV station. My question is, am I considered a journalist? The main reason I ask this is because I am not given the same courtesies as the newspaper photographer or cable TV cameraman, such as preferred access to these events.
I am selling a DVD, but the newspaper is selling their paper as well as selling the pictures they take, via their website. The cable TV company does the same thing. If they cover a local high school football game you can buy a DVD copy of the game.
I just want a fair shake at making a buck.
well, you don't have press credentials, and unless you have signed releases and permits or permission to video such events, then you don't have much to go on in my opinion.
Ah, but the newspaper photographer doesn't have "permission" to photograph the events. He just shows up, walks onto the field, and snaps away.
And what constitutes "press credentials"? Basically that is my question.
yes the photographer does, he/sheworks for a recongnized news agency. If you work for a newspaper or tv station, you will have identification stating so. they are not getting paid for the photos, they are getting paid to take the photos. being a news agency, they hold the rights to photos or video they collect and if they want to sell them, that's their right.
If you want to be able to make a buck selling DVD's of events, you need to approach the organizations holding those events in advance and set up a deal with them or get their permission. But to just come to an event and shoot and attempt to sell dvd's of it is not a viable option.
yes..you're a photojournalist if you're shooting & reporting
If you create your own news agency (for example,BlackLab News), you're free to shoot anyone because it falls under the category of News. This is why networks, local stations, media, and newspapers don't need permission of any sort. Your press credentials would be made by yourself...You're now the Official BlackLab News Reporterdisplaying a little tag on yourself.
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The photographer I witnessed at yesterday's baseball game was not employed by the newspaper. He is a freelancer and he is getting paid for the photos.
In regard to the news agency holding the rights to the photos and selling them if they wish, I guess that's the point I don't understand. They can shoot the event because it's news, but then they can turn around and profit from it. Seems they an unfair advantage.
If you create your own news agency
And what constitutes a news agency? Must the information be disseminated in some way on a regular basis?
"... Am I considered a journalist?"
Absolutely. After years as a combat photographer/videographer and independent filmmaker I can attest to sharing many of your 'discourtesies' shown and more. Zoob is on the right track with you setting up your own 'news agency'. The only differences between you and CNN are time and money. I remember watching WTCG in the way back time when Ted Turner got his fledgling station off the ground. Nobody took his 'news' serious (late night 'news' on WTCG was some of the funniest stuff I ever saw) but when he started Turner Broadcasting Systems everything changed. Shortly after that, CNN was born and nobody took the 24 hour news channel at all serious until CNN was the only channel that had a lock on the Gulf War in Bagdad. After that, CNN blew up into what you see today.
So, with vlogging being all the rage and easy to do there is no reason why you can't start up 'BlackLab News'. The thing is, you have to actually do it. If you say you're from BLN, BLN has to exist. You'll need to set up your vlog or website (or both), you're going to need an official logo, and you can make your own dang press badge. Look at that jack@$$ Peres Hilton, he was just a blog nobody until all of that dust up with the Miss Universe Pagent went down. You get out there and cover stories well, build a track record and you will establish your reputation.
In the meantime, you have to present yourself on the job like you're supposed to be there. It doesn't hurt to have on the pro journalist uniform (polo shirt with embroidered company logo, shooter's vest, pro looking gear as you can afford and you're company I.D. badge.) Also, you need to have the pro's attitude that you belong there. One of the coolest photoshoots I ever went on was for a big sporting event in Japan. I was with a tour group and I dragged a co-worker with me as my 'assistant'. I used my company ID to Bogart our way in. At no time did they ever think I wasn't there to do a job. When we got in we abided by the rules and I got to work alongside some of Japan's top photographers. I've been on hundreds of shoots since then, but I maintain that same 'I belong here' attitude on my 'official gigs' too.
Another thing you will find out, the bigger the event the more cutthroat your fellow journalist may get. Do your research, talk to officials when you can and present yourself as a legit journalist. Having the vlog will back you up and make your convincing of said officials to let you in so much easier. Above all don't ham and egg it! If your vlog or the stories on it look like half a buttocks you will be percieved that way. If your work is percieved as pro so will you. Then you'll be surprised at how much BS you can get away with when necessary....
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yes.. and no. You are a journalist, as you are journaling an event, and if it's a public event you have every right to be there. However, the fine line is drawn due to the myriad of photographers and videographers trying to get into events for free, or to score free grub at the press table, and therefore many event managers have been burned and are wary of anyone that is not of the Local Press that they are familiar with. They are especially wary of so-called blogger-only news companies, because they have no idea where these images will end up.
Here in California, press credentials are acquired through by the local sheriff or California Highway Patrol. If you have a number of stories, video or textual, under your belt that are of a legitimate nature, you can take them, along with information about Black Lab News Agency to one of your area's law enforcement agencies and request press credentials. Just like documentarians, no one has a right to tell you that you can not shoot in a public event, however they may require you to pay to be there if they don't recognize your agency. The freelancer photographer that you saw shooting for the local paper is probably a member of the Associated Press, and he sells to several agencies. You can also contact them, requesting press credentials. Having that credential gives you a bit more "credence" to being a legitimate journalist, in their eyes, anyway.
When I was shooting for a large TV news station, we still had to take a back seat to the "Big Guns" when the networks came into town. Often, what was only a small local story that developed into something bigger drew the networks, and our story was taken from us and given to the "Polished Pros".
However, like Composite1 says, attitude is everything. I have BS'ed my way into shoots that I should never have been in, just by appearing to be one of the big guns, or being a legitimate press person after I was no longer shooting for news.
Bottom line, in a situation like this, checking in advance if you can shoot from a special location for a legitimate purpose might get you in. I've had many non-news shooters standing side-by-side with me as I was videotaping the presidentent's visit or some special event because they had the right attitude and demeanor.
But, do remember that if you present yourself as press than your presence as the press means you're bound by the rules they are. I was not allowed to cross over the yellow crime-scene police tape, for example, and you can't either. And as far as refusing to give up your footage if you happen to be in the right place at the right time, consider what happened to blogger Josh Wolf. A few years ago, Wolf captured a riot in San Francisco and posted the footage on his blog, then refused later to give his tapes to the feds so they could do some investigating. Impeding a federal investigation landed him in jail. That's part of the whole hoopla of "Freedom of Press" and a right to protect your sources, and if you're presenting yourself as a journalist, you have to take the bad with the good. Read more about Josh Wolf here:
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Thank you all for your advice. Good stuff!
I can see where a state like California requires the police to screen photographers and videographers alike. With 37 million people, I'll bet 5 million headcases are always trying to crash events for free...and another 5 million losersthink they're videographers...ha ha.
Here in Colorado, there's only 5 million so no need to police. The "news", indeed, has special privileges the common shooter can't match.
I think you can even sell your media as "BlackLab News"...and don't forget your fedora hat and polo shirt
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As I have researched this some more I found the National Press Photographers Association. Anybody a member, or heard of it?
Yeah they're legit. $110 annual membership. Go to their site and check the 'Who can join' guidelines to see if you qualify. If you set up 'BlackLab News' or whatever, it will give you access to their official ID which you have to be both a member and a working professional to purchase. Also, you'd have access to their job bank and other services. If you're not serious about setting up your own deal or getting a gig as a stringer, save your money.
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Is anyone interested in joining me for geocaching on Black Friday? I plan to stay as far away from MOA, Walmart, Target, etc. as possible.
Unless someone comes up with something better, my plan is to head to
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virtual cache near there, then cache in either Belle Plain or Jordan until it either gets dark, or we get tired, hungry, etc. and can't cache any more. While I would like to bike from the trail head to Jab's Farm, I'd be okay with hiking if this thing generates enough interest and most of the people who join this expedition would prefer hiking.
Meet at 10:00am, at the parking for Jabs Farm which is at the end of 145th Street off of Highway 169 - turn off 169 like you are going to Ren Fest, but continue past the Ren Fest parking field to the end and there is a gravel lot there.
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some year I'd like to join this. Can't this year.
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Heck of a walk to the Jabs farm.
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LOL! I was just trying to figure out where i was going to go caching tomorow, saw Jabs Farm and thought that would be the perfect hike to work off dinner. Started solving some nearby puzzles - and then checked out this forum just to see whats up. Hopefully you will see there tomorrow morning at 10am. Gonna try to make it. geo-intuition?
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Bottom line up front - since it's supposed to be cold and windy and the roads will be crappy, if I don't get a few more people to express interest, I'm postponing this outing until next Saturday, 1 December.
If this doesn't generate much more interest by around 8am tomorrow, I'll postpone this (sorry, geomonkey!). It's supposed to stay windy through tomorrow. I was out looking for the Central Corridor caches in St. Paul this afternoon, and even though my car thermometer read 50 when I started around 2 and 43 when I finished at 4, the wind chill felt like it was in the single digits. Even though I've been saving these for my 100th virt, I'd have to go to the Boundary Waters, Wisconsin and Iowa to get the next 10 I need, so I'd like to do these two before the trail gets too snow-covered and impassable this year. Right now, our wonderful weather prognosticationists at Weather Nation are predicting partly cloudy and 37 for next Saturday, so I'll plan for then. By then, we'll have had a week to acclimate to winter, and it'll give others who might be interested a chance to plan to attend a Louisville Swamp/Minnesota Valley SRA geocaching expedition. I also have a meetup group (Twin Cities Veterans Actively Loving Outdoor Recreation, or VALOR) and co-organize another (Twin Cities Adventure Seekers), so if I put this a week out, I can plan it as an outing with them, as well.
So again, if we get more people for tomorrow, I'll forget about postponing and doing the meetup thing; but if not, plan for a day of geocaching fun at the Minnesota Valley SRA on Saturday, the 1st!
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I would be bringing my 12 year old with because he loves this stuff. I'm going to try for sat or sun when the winds will be down. I have something else that I need to go to one the 1st, so you all have fun!
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Are you still thinking 10am on the first? I've wanted to do Jabs Farm for a while. I'd need to be back in Glencoe in time for the pizza event on the 1st, but I'd be interested. Weather permitting, of course.
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Still doing this - haven't gotten any takers yet with my meetup group, though. Now the forecast calls for 45 and partly cloudy, which will feel downright balmy after the next front comes through earlier next week.
Since Black Friday ended up being a handful of PNG caches just to keep my streak going, we should call this one Grey Saturday or something.
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Wait, is the tour seriously not COMING TO LOS ANGELES?
Please tell me that's because they're planning something even bigger for the upcoming LA Autoshow, and not because they're ignoring what has to be the electric/hybrid capitol of the world!?!?!
Better yet, stop showing concepts filled with crap that'll never happen and START showing pre-production models and providing details already!
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I am in love with the electric car fad. I hate hybrids, they just sem confused. I will be in New york to visit these machines and explore the technology. I do have some questions if anybody at BMW is wiling to hear them out and possibly provide and answer to a prospective future buyer. I have been intrigued by the Tesla Rodaster but turned off for a serious of rather obvious reasons. charging them, range anxiety, efficiency, long-term battery maintenance, etc.
In regards to finding solutions and relieving stress on mobility in the future, both immediate and long-term, how do you expect to revolutionize an infrastructure? Charging stations rather than gas stations? Charing ports in households? it seems like we're trying to reinvent the wheel but as a gearhead and bmw enthusiast, I will never let go of my internal combustion machines. There wil always be that niche of people. Are you expecting people to pay BMW-sized money for electric cars and then turn the world green? It seems like there are many more obstacles than just making moves towards electric transportation, and i truly look forward to how BMW plans on tackling them.
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Brevard, N.C. – Brevard College football player, Michael Gist, has been named the Tornado Athlete of the Week for week four of the 2009-2010 athletic season, receiving 45.1% of the votes.
Gist, a sophomore from North Augusta, Ga. made five tackles, had two interceptions, including one that he returned 87 yards for a touchtown as the Tornados defeated Southern Virginia 42-7. Gist is now second in the South Atlantic Conference with three interceptions.
Other nominees for week four were Lawrence Martin (football), who received 25.5% of the votes after totaling 36 yards receiving, rushing for 93 yards, and scoring three touchdowns against Southern Virginia, Prince Simunyu (football), who received 13.7% after recording 11 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, a forced fumble, half a sack, and an interception against Southern Virginia, Craig Galloway (Men's Soccer) received 7.8% of votes after scoring a goal against Winthrop, and Bailey Varley (Women's Soccer) also received 7.8% of votes after scoring a goal against Lincoln Memorial.
2009-2010 Brevard Tornado Athlete of the Week Winners
Week 1 - Brooke Seaman, Volleyball (34 kills, 41.3% hitting percentage, 13 total blocks, six service aces as Tornados go 3-0 on the week)
Week 2 - Bailey Varley, Women's Soccer (Three goals, including the game winner in double overtime as the Tornados advanced to 3-0)
Week 3 – Stanley Jones, Football (16 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, as the Tornados move to 3-0 on the season)
Week 4 – Michael Gist, Football (Michael Gist-5 tackles, 2 interceptions, including one he ran back 87 yards for a TD
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The Tornado Athlete of the Week Poll comes out every Monday morning and will run until Tuesday at noon. For more information on the poll, contact the Brevard Sport Information Department.


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WASHINGTON -- The usual suspects made the usual statements in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's June 27 verdict that ruled California's ban on youth access to so-called "violent" videogames is unconstitutional. | SEE STORY
The law, struck down in a 7-2 decision, would have prevented the sale or rental of videogames containing content deemed "violent" to anyone under age 18. Retailers who violated the law would have faced fines up to $1,000 for an infraction.
The Entertainment Software Association, a lead plaintiff, hailed the high court's decision as a "landmark" and "historic and complete win for the First Amendment and the creative freedom of artists and storytellers everywhere."
Michael D. Gallagher, chief executive of the trade association for manufacturers of consumer videogames, made a pointed reference to numerous similar laws in other states, which which have all been struck down by appeals courts since Indianapolis passed the first such ban in 2001.
"It is time for elected officials to stop wasting time and public funds seeking unconstitutional restrictions on videogames," Gallagher said. He urged state and local governments to help make the industry's voluntary videogame rating system a success. | SEE STATEMENT
The ESA chief also noted that California had attempted to prove a compelling government interest for its proposed restriction on free speech and that its proposed remedy -- Assembly Bill 1179 -- was the narrowest possible way of furthering that interest. The Supreme Court ruled that California failed in both respects, Gallagher said.
The case of Brown vs. Entertainment Merchants Association stemmed from AB 1179, a 2005 law authored by California State Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco). Not surprisingly, Yee was a harsh critic of the verdict.
Yee said the Supreme Court "put the interests of corporate America" first and that the videogame industry "will continue to make billions of dollars at the expense of our kids' mental health and the safety of our community." | SEE STATEMENT
Yee, who is running for Mayor of San Francisco, said he would study the ruling with a view toward submitting a revised bill that could pass constitutional muster.
The ruling means that keeping inappropriate material out of the hands of young people is now the responsibility of parents and retailers, who can refer to a voluntary game ratings system devised by the ESA. According to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, an extensive undercover study found that retailers' voluntary compliance with game ratings is more widespread than compliance with similar ratings systems for music and movies. | SEE FINDING
Consumer media coverage of the verdict was mixed. The Associated Press spoke with the head of the Parents Television Council, who suggested that the ruling allows retailers to sell violent videogames to children.
AB 1179 was passed by the California Legislature in 2005 and signed by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. A coalition of industry interests filed suit in federal district court, leading to an immediate stay of enforcement.
The ban was found unconstitutional by the district court in 2007 and, after an appeal, by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco in 2009. Schwarzenegger appealed that ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court, which heard arguments on the California bill on Nov. 2, 2010.


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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Government Employees Salary Reform Act of 1964".
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There is hereby established for offices and positions to which section 303 of this title applies a basic compensation schedule, to be known as the "Federal Executive Salary Schedule", which shall be divided into five salary levels.
(e) Level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule shall apply to the following offices and positions, for which the annual rate of basic compensation shall be $26,000:
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Teen Charged for Coney Island Fire
A 16 year old has been charged in connection with the Coney Island fire that left two police officers in critical condition.
The New York Post reports that Marcell Dockery admitted setting the fire because he was "bored."
"I decided to take a lighter and light the top of the mattress because I was bored," Dockery reportedly told police, according to a law enforcement source.
Dockery is now facing charges of felony arson, assault and reckless endangerment. He didn't say anything as he was led from the 60th precinct to his arraignment.
Two officers, Dennis Guerra and Rosa Rodriguez, were criticaly injured in the fire on Sunday when they were overcome by smoke.
"At this moment, we have two officers fighting for their lives," Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Guerra is currently being treated at Montefiore Medical Center. Rodriguez is at Cornell Medical Center.
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Alex Castellanos: Obama the Open Source president
CNN analyst Alex Castellanos — one of the Republican pundits on a rather large team of political experts on hand on Election Day — made both a very interesting and poignant point about the incoming presidency and the possibility of its "open source" nature.
I was working at the Sentinel on the news desk racing to get local election stories on the page when I just about fell out of my chair at what you'll see and hear around 0:37 when Castellanos mentioned "The Cathedral and the Bazaar" and follows up with making a very good case for a changing paradigm that we already know and adhere to.
An open source future for America — is that what Castellanos is saying here? Decide for yourself.
(Fedora ambassador Larry Cafiero runs HeliOS Solutions West in Felton, California, and is an associate member of the Free Software Foundation.)
November 5, 2008 at 3:33 pm
larry, that's exactly what i'm saying.
thanks for noticing.
November 6, 2008 at 4:43 am
I was standing in line in a bank in Kenya when I saw that clip on CNN. I thought Alex made the point so elegantly that anyone would be able to understand it. I certainly make an effort to talk about open source ideals whenever I get a chance to here in Kenya (and I teach IT!), but I'm not sure anyone ever understands me.
Well done, dude. Bonus points for being on national/international TV. 🙂
November 6, 2008 at 6:32 am
If you are still monitoring this blog, please clarify. Obama has never made any references to Open Source, correct? This is simply your analogy of his campaign and what you think he will do as President?
If you ever get a chance to speak with him, please bring up open source. Thanks
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Science of Civil War topic of USC spring lecture series
Did you know that the Civil War was captured with 3-D photography? Or that at the Battle of Bull Run more than 8,000 bullets were fired for each man killed? That a good surgeon could amputate a limb in 10 minutes?
The University of South Carolina Citizens' School for Science and Technology is hosting a seven-week public lecture series -- Thursdays, March 3 – April 14 -- that will explore the science and technology of the Civil War.
The series is offered in partnership with the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum and the Institute of Southern Studies in USC's College of Arts and Sciences. Lectures will take place 7- 9 p.m. in Room 102 in USC's Sumwalt College, located at 1212 Greene St. The cost is $40 per person, which covers reading materials that accompany each lecture.
Advance registration is required. Contact Katie Walker at email@example.com or Dr. Allison Marsh at 803-777-0041 to register and for a series schedule.
The lecture series opens March 3 with an introduction to the Civil War by USC historian Dr. Lacy Ford, whose recent book, "Deliver Us from Evil," was called "required reading for anyone interested in the development of Southern society" by The New York Times.
Each lecture will feature a specific aspect of science or technology related to the Civil War. Topics include the Hunley, photography, medical care, weaponry, fortifications and textiles. Two sessions will be held at the Confederate Relic Room to offer participants a behind-the-scenes look at the museum's collections of Civil War textiles and weapons.
The Citizens' School is for anyone who wants to explore the impact of science and technology on society. It began as an outreach program of the College of Arts and Sciences for the public to learn about emerging technologies such as nanotechnology, the environment, and fuel cell and hydrogen technology.
Founded in 1896, the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the oldest history museum in the state. The museum focuses on South Carolina's military history from the Revolutionary War to the present. It is located in the Columbia Mills Building, a building it shares with the SC State Museum.
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USU To Begin Construction of New $9.5-Million Sports Facility
The largest donation -- in the history of Utah State University athletics -- is paving the way for construction of a new, $9.5-million sports facility, to be named after one of the Aggies' greatest basketball players, ever.
USU Athletic Director Scott Barnes announced this week, construction of the new "Wayne Estes Center" will begin later this month, thanks to a $5.25-million gift from Cache Valley Electric President Jim Laub, and his wife Carol.
Estes was an All-American athlete, who died in 1965, when he stopped -- at the scene of an accident, after a USU game -- and was electrocuted by a downed power line.
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Cullowhee, N.C. - The Brevard College track and field team competed in the Benyon Sports Surface Catamount Classic on Saturday. Rainy weather didn't delay the meet, but forced it into a rolling schedule.
Angela Canale finsihed fifth in the 3,000 meter-run with a time of 11:20.71.
Erik Gibbs was the only Tornado to compete in the men's 800 meter run and finished eighth with a time of 2:03.73. Jordan Tager and Christ Shore competed in the men's 1,500 meter-run as they finished back-to-back in 18th and 19th place. In the men's 3,000 meter-run, Josh Mower finished in 11th place with a 9:37.33 finish and Tiffen Tapia placed 16th at 10:09.30.


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By Peter G. Tamburro, Boomerang staff writer
Over my nearly 25-year career in the aging network, I've visited many senior centers throughout Ohio, celebrating local Senior Citizens Day activities, a new center dedication, someone's 100th birthday or a significant wedding anniversary, and more. Each center is a snowflake, shaped by the unique needs of its community and the diverse talents and preferences of its members and staff. No two are alike, which means there probably is a center out there that can help you find opportunities to grow, thrive and contribute in ways that are meaningful to you.
My first visit was to the London Senior Center, where a group of people was baking cookies. In one corner, there was a high-spirited card game. The commotion continued as all made their way to the dining room for lunch. What impressed me the most was that, in a very inconspicuous way, some people were receiving services at the center to help them remain healthy and independent. For example, staff explained to me that there were few nurses in the area, so the nurses would come to the center to check on multiple people at the same time, making the most of limited resources.
The "modern" senior center has been around since World War II and is still popular with older seniors. These centers offer socialization and nutritious meals, have mental and physical activities and provide creative outlets. Younger elders and baby boomers, however, are not typically attracted to the traditional senior center and aren't looking for a gathering place. Instead, they're looking for an organization that can meet them where they want to be; "senior centers without walls," if you will.
Twenty-first century senior centers organize excursions to casinos, stores, zoos, parks and other recreational activities. They connect with their members online and help them use technology and social media to enhance their lives. Some offer gyms and modern workout equipment, exercise classes and more to keep members healthy and vibrant. They foster relationships with intergenerational activities and provide opportunities to learn and grow.
As our population grows and ages, we older adults will be our most valuable and abundant resource. What if we, the baby boom seniors, approached the centers and offered our service and resources to the older participants? What talents could you contribute?
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You might want to know if PC or Laptop has support for Virtualization in BIOS and enable it if aplicable.. Search in your BIOS for Virtualization.
64bits Host can install 32 and 64 bit guests.
32 bit host can install 32 and 64bit guests (Not recommended due to excess of overhead).
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Two Selma Police Officers are hospitalized after they were shot overnight by a domestic violence suspect, 1200 WOAI news reports.
Police say two officers were dispatched to a report of family violence in the 9000 block of Pinseeker, which is located right across Interstate 35 from Retama Park, shortly after 10 last night.
When the two officers, whose names have not been released, knocked on the door of the home and identified themselves as police, a man inside the home opened fire through the door.
One officer was shot in the face and the other was wounded in the leg.
The officers then returned fire and the gunman was struck twice.
All three are hospitalized. Their conditions were not immediately available.
Police frequently say that domestic violence calls are the most dangerous they answer on a daily basis, due to the emotions involved.
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BALTIMORE -- The Maryland Amusement and Music Operators Association gathered here at the offices of Columbia Music & Games on Jan. 3 for an emergency session to review newly proposed state gambling regulations in Maryland.
As reported earlier by Vending Times, the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Commission is seeking to limit amusement prizes to $10 in value. MAMOA is concerned that the regulations could eliminate many redemption games and merchandisers. | SEE STORY
MAMOA will meet with state legislators during the group's annual lobbying trip and membership meeting, taking place Jan. 15 in Annapolis. MAMOA will host a reception for lawmakers, staff and families that will include an equipment showcase.
MAMOA president Larry Bershtein, Capitol Amusement Co. (Laurel, MD), and its lobbyist Kevin O'Keeffe urged trade members to attend a yet-unscheduled public hearing on the regulations and to communicate their concerns to legislators.


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They didn't care, they loved it, the world loved it, and Tiesto loved it too - which is why Icona Pop is featured on Tiesto's latest album A Town Called Paradise. The collab, "Let's Go," is now getting its debut ahead of the album's release.
Tiesto tells Rolling Stone, "I'm so happy that I was able to work with Icona Pop on this track. I love their voices and their style and they really killed it on this one!"
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Five students, faculty and staff were honored by the University of South Carolina for their passion and commitment to the campus environment and its sustainability efforts.
Each was awarded a 2010 Environmental Stewardship Award at a late-afternoon ceremony on Earth Day (April 22) at Green (West) Quad. Since 1998, the School of the Environment has recognized individuals at the university who demonstrate a commitment to sustainability on campus.
This year's award winners are undergraduates Roxanne Lenzo-Zimmerman and Christine Hauer, faculty members Dr. Gail Wagner and Kim Diana Connelly and staff member Henry "Hank" Sully.
Lenzo-Zimmerman, a sophomore environmental science major and Capstone Scholar from Columbia, earned the award for her work with Recyclemania. The university began its participation with the national collegiate recycling effort in 2009.
Hauer, a senior marketing and international business major from Aiken, has been a driving force behind the recently established undergraduate chapter of Net Impact. As president of the business sustainability organization, Hauer has spearheaded an energy audit at the Darla Moore School of Business and led a student-service project in the New Orleans' Ninth Ward.
Sully, coordinator of facilities services and environmental program manager for University Housing, has directed many sustainability efforts. He coordinates the successful Move-Out recycling program, which last year collected and redistributed 14.2 tons of materials to local charitable organizations. He also is staff coordinator for Recyclemania.
Wagner, an associate professor of anthropology, conducts research on indigenous plant species. Through her teaching and campus outreach efforts, she has broadened the understanding of the history and importance of indigenous species on campus
Connolly, an associate professor of law and a leading expert on natural resources and public-lands law, has made significant contributions locally, nationally and internationally through her research, teaching, advocacy and policy work on wetlands.
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fridays forecast looks promising.
does it look like it will hold up? im desperate for some waves here.
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fridays forecast looks promising.
does it look like it will hold up? im desperate for some waves here.
dude i've been eyeing those two days like a hawk. hopefully it will hold, but you can never be sure. thats a ways away. but if it does stay, its gona be sick. i'ma get out there at like 4 a.m haha. perhaps the swell wont diminish and it will be decent on saturday as well (knock on wood). who knows, all we can do is hope.
This morning was pretty sick, I got out at like 8:30 just expecting shorebreak but the outside was still breaking decent (solid waist high and glassy) so that was fun for an hour, and then the shorebreak was good for another 2 hours 'till the wind just ruined it, most fun I've had in a while.
I heard that this morning was good. I'm praying that the forcast doesn't change for the end of the week. It looks like me might be having some fun soon.
ahhh it changed. go figure.
Semi clean thigh waist is better than what we've had for the majority of these past months...
true true. this seems to keep happening though. the closer we get to the day, the worse they get hah. i was nearly pissing myself over chest high glass on friday.
Better than nothing for a 2 second ride, but damn lets get some head high plus nuggies in here!!!!n The Wave Gods must really have something in store for us late summer and early fall.
its been nice all weekend here at atlantic beach sc:cool:
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When school psychologist Skye Denison stumbles over the body of pushy Promfest chairperson Annette Paine during a Halloween fundraiser, it looks like a clear-cut case of promicide. Annette was not the only prom mom desperate to see her daughter crowned queen. But she was also wearing the same witch costume as Skye, so which witch was the intended victim?
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"The best traditional mystery series being written today." (CrimeSpree magazine)
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"Best in the series!"
This one is so good, and hard because it shows a vunerable side of Skye yet the mystery is great and I've listened several times.
"Very predictable"
It was the same story with just a different title. I started out really liking this character but it's hard to now.
"It's getting better and better"
This was a great book. It ties up the loose ends of the previous book and has Skye coming full circle. I don't want to give away any spoilers so I will leave it at that. The plot and pacing was great. The mystery was well planned and the subplots were also interesting. There is a lot going on in this book. It tops the previous book and I can't wait to read the next one.
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text: Turn anything into a drum set with your Arduino and this simple kit. Some makers build custom drum sets from fine hardwoods, while others take the easy route and make practice sets from mouse pads and sheet metal. Instead of building my own, I used the included piezo elements to trick out my Rock Band drums, hooked them up to my friend's Yamahas, and gave him a few more drumheads to tap. With software like GarageBand or Ableton Live, you can start making music right away. Simply map your notes with the Arduino sketch, and start recording.


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Topic: Oncolytic Viruses - Has anyone investigated for CC
A friend with Pancreatic cancer, not the same as CC but some similarities, is considering oncolytic virus clinical trials.
Has anyone here done any research on this or know if it being used for CC.
A web search on oncolytic virus will turn up multiple hits. Here is one example.
http://www.cellgenesys.com/what-are-onc … uses.shtml
7/21 Another link and short copy about the Sloan Kettering research which is described in more detail in the link.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/quer … t=Abstract
Cholangiocarcinoma is treatable with combination virus-radiation therapy
April 11th, 2006
According to a study from the United States, cholangiocarcinoma is treatable with oncolytic herpes simplex virus (HSV) combined with external beam radiation therapy.
"Replication-competent oncolytic HSV, modified by deletion of certain viral growth genes, can selectively target malignant cells. The viral growth gene gamma1 34.5 has significant homology to GADD34 (growth arrest and DNA damage protein 34), which promotes cell cycle arrest and DNA repair in response to stressors such as radiation (XRT)," wrote W.R. Jarnagin and colleagues, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. "By upregulating GADD34, XRT may result in greater oncolytic activity of HSV strains...
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'"You always want to stick together whether it's the first minute or last minute," Rivet said. "We care about each other in this dressing room. Adam Mair is one of the guys on our team who will certainly be there for all of his teammates. Right now he's nursing that knee but he's played really well and I'll be there for him."'
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This series will cover strategies to prevent the development of diabetes through the teaching of appropriate nutritional choices and physical activity. Topics will include nutrition basics, physical activity, food and its effects on blood sugar, eating out, and goal setting.
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Cate Blanchett has never been one to play it safe—she's worn Balenciaga straight off the runway, considers Missoni maternity wear, and worked Jil Sander's transparent trend at the premiere of Elizabeth: The Golden Age long before it hit stores.
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With a hit HBO show and a new line of clothes for Opening Ceremony, Chloë Sevigny officially moved into the mainstream this year—but her sense of style is still anything but. She couldn't care less what the red carpet critics think and wears edgy trends with a confidence few other celebrities could muster.
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The pre-landing frenzy is in full force down on the JPL mall, where countdown clocks tick away and a fountain provides dramatic percussion, like a constant Mission Impossible soundtrack.
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Monkeys In Space LIVE at House of Blues, LA (Sunset Strip)
Surge Events
Sunday, April 21, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PDT)
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San Francisco, California
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Event Details
Monkeys In Space rock Sunset! We hope to see all of our Los Angeles friends and fans out for our return to our full band return to the stage! We have a brand new drummer and bassist and tons of new material.. we are killing it together and can't wait for you guys to hear what Mi$ has been up to!
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Thursday 03/28/2013
Doors: 08:00 PM
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Miley Cyrus getting back to the music
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Miley Cyrus is getting back to her roots - the musical ones, not the often-dyed ones on her head.
She's just signed a deal with RCA Records, which is sending her into the studio with Dr. Luke, the man behind hits from Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj. Earlier this week, she also revealed that she'd recorded a track with edgy rapper Tyler the Creator.
Miley tells the Hollywood Reporter, "I've never really had time to do that, to kind of have my record kind of 'done' and then sit there and make it until it's perfect. So, it's been really, really fun. This whole year, that's all I've really dedicated life to."
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Flounder. The very word makes the fish seem helpless and confused. And that's just what they want you to think.
Their thin bodies and camouflaged scales help them look like the seabed.
Once within range, they strike with sudden speed.
This is a shrimp, AKA, dinner.
The flounder hides under a thin covering of sand. Only its eyes peek out.
Strangely enough, when a flounder is born, its eyes are on either side of its body. As it matures, one eye migrates to the other side...giving it the characteristic flat shape that allows it to hide so well.
The shrimp senses danger. But it's too late.
But the flounder's hungry movements don't go undetected. This osprey senses an easy snack.
The flounder attempts to disguise itself again. But the sands are too sparse and the water too shallow.
The eater is eaten.
And the cycle of life continues...while other, better disguised flounder live on.


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So this is the awkward stage in my life, these few months before my book comes out, where I'm kinda thinking that maybe something will happen when it does, something will change and I won't have to work anymore, or in any case I won't have to work in the same sense that I've known all these years since I left University, i.e. going into an office from Monday to Friday and working for a big corporation and waiting for the weekend and then repeating the following week and doing this until I'm 65. Is it 67 now? When have they set 'retirement age' for? 68? It feels like someone just pulls these numbers randomly out of the air, completely arbitrarily. As if I'm going to live that long, as if any of us will. And until September when the book comes out, I've kinda already given up on all this full-time employment business, and I'm blindly hoping that I'll 'break out' or become a 'literary sensation' (because it's 1922 in my head) or 'find fame and fortune' and I'll be able to spend the rest of my life (or whatever's left of it anyway), casually working on subsequent novels, living off huge advances, but really just traveling up and down the west coast of the United States, flying to properties that I own or rent in desired holiday destinations as perceived by the residents of metropolitan cities in the western hemisphere (Cabo is an actual place, right?) and taking unplanned trips to southern European capital cities – even Athens – where I'll be getting drunk outdoors on warm Wednesday nights with mixed groups of 'cool' locals and other careless travelers who don't have to get up in the morning to go to work. And I'm counting on one novel to accommodate this for me, one measly novel that would probably need to sell more than fifteen million copies for the plans that I have in mind to actually materialise. And I don't think it will, though I do like it a lot and I stand by it like no one's fucking business. So 2011 is my so-called 'wasted year', the year that I'll look back on when I'm 45 and think, God, was I young and dumb or what? Because nothing's gonna happen, none of this anyway; instead I'll bum around for a few months, the book will come out and sell a few hundred copies, I'll do a few readings here and there with progressively sparser attendance before it finally clicks that this is not how things were meant to work out for me and I'll go back with my tail between my legs and ask if my desk is still there, same person as before, only minus the false impressions and a little more broken. Well, a lot more broken actually. So yeah, I guess this is a one-off stretch in my life right now, where I have a few months of 'hope' (read: 'delusion') ahead of me before it all crashes down, and it's an interesting and precarious stretch where I can sell myself as someone who's about to do something…before my remaining years arrive, which I'll have to spend as someone who almost did.
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I initially posted in the "Benefits of Time-Memory Trade-off" thread but that thread's gone off in a different direction so I'm starting a new one.
In the previous thread, theprez98 showed how he got better results from creating a dictionary file than doing on-the-fly generation of combinations.
My response was as follows:
I've written an algorithm for generating all the combinations for an N-length word (e.g. aaaaaaaa, aaaaaaab, aaaaaaac .... zzzzzzzz). I'll provide this code so people can test how long it takes to create the dictionary file. Next you can use aircrack-ng to see how long it takes to crack a WPA whose passphrase is zzzzzzzz.My initial reaction to your findings is that there must be some bad programming going on behind the scenes.
Here are the two options we're considering:
Option 1: Run an algorithm which produces combinations, and write each combination to a dictionary file, then execute a program that processes each word in the dictionary file to see if it's the correct password.
Option 2: Run an algorithm which produces combinations, and process each word to see if it's the correct password.
The code for Option 1 would work as follows:
If we look at the second option however, it's far simpler:Code:FileHandle f = CreateFile("dict.txt"); for loop (blah blah) { CreateNextCombination(); WriteCombinationToFile(f); } CloseFile(f); FileHandle f = OpenFile("dict.txt"); for loop (blah blah) { ReadCombinationFromFile(); TestCombinationToSeeIfCorrect(); }
I would expect this shorter code to run way way way faster because it doesn't have to execute hundreds (if not thousands) of instructions just to read and write from a file.Code:for loop (blah blah) { CreateNextCombination(); TestCombinationToSeeIfCorrect(); }
If Option 1 is working out faster for you, then there's a BIG problem with how the second one is coded. BIG BIG BIG problem.
Actually I'd like to prove this. How about I create a dictionary file that has every combination of lowercase four-letter words (aaaa, aaab, aaac, aaad, up to zzzz). I'll use aircrack-ng to try out this password file on a WPA handshake. Next thing I'll do is download the source code for aircrack-ng and alter it so that instead of reading a word from a file, it simply calculates on-the-fly.
I'll calculate how long it takes to produce the dictionary file and also crack the password, and I'll compare this to the "on-the-fly" version. My prediction is that the latter will be a hell of a lot faster. If it isn't a hell of a lot faster it would go against every morsel of computer knowledge I have.
At the moment I'm working on changing the aircrack-ng source code so that instead of reading from a file, it uses my algorithm to test combinations on-the-fly.
My alteration of aircrack-ng will have two benefits:
1) You won't need a ridiculous amount of hard disk space to store the dictionary file.
2) It should be much faster because you won't have to read from the hard disk.
It's getting late here now so I'll finish it off tomorrow and post my results.
Along with this, a beneficial functionality would be a user prompted (or supplied) set of known characters. I'm thinking the below for example (note, no idea what the aircrack syntax is, but -c could be the trigger for input prompts):
Or, maybe something like this:Code:aircrack-ng -c eaopl.cap Enter number of characters for passphrase: 8 Enter possible characters (u,U,1,!): u,U Enter known character string: SKY
It would then compute every possibly upper and lower case passphrase combination beginning with SKY.Code:aircrack-ng -c eaopl.cap Enter number of characters for passphrase: 8 Enter possible characters (u,U,1,!): u,U Enter known characters with asteriks in the place of unknowns: SKY*****
Dunno, just an idea.
Let us know if you do, I'd be interested in following it.
I've successfully added an on-the-fly generator to Aircrack.
To give myself as little work to do as possible, and also to alter the workings of the program as little as possible, I changed the part of the code that actually reads the word from the dictionary file.
In "aircrack-ng.c", the dictionary file is opened using "fopen". From there, each word is read from the dictionary file using "fgets". I decided to commandeer the "fgets" call so that instead of reading a word from a file, it consults an on-the-fly generator to get the next word.
The generator I've built into it currently has the following options:
1) What is the minimum length of the password? 3
2) What is the maximum length of the password? 12
3) Do you want to use all the ASCII characters (Y/N)? N
If not, 4) Specify the characters to use: abcdefghijklmnoprstuvwxyz
Can anyone think of more useful options to add to the generator?
I have a favour to ask, if someone would be so kind. I currently don't have access to a WPA access point; so could someone please e-mail me a capture file that contains a handshake for a known password? I can use this capture file to test whether the generator actually works properly with Aircrack. It doesn't matter what the ESSID is, the funkier the better. Please e-mail it to me at VIRTUAL at LAVABIT dot COM.
Presently here's the code I have for generating the combinations. I rushed it in a few hours so it's a little thrown together and by no means finished, but here's a taste nonetheless:
Comments, questions, suggestions, corrections welcomed.Code:Primitive code removed, I'll post better code shortly.
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There's one in the aircrack-ng test folder.I have a favour to ask, if someone would be so kind. I currently don't have access to a WPA access point; so could someone please e-mail me a capture file that contains a handshake for a known password?
The passphrase is "biscotte".
Argh you beat me to it! haha...yea there's a test one in there.
Dude, if this works, this is a cool friggin addition to aircrack. I'd like to test it now but it will have to wait until tonight.
My only question right now is:
Does this include capitals?4) Specify the characters to use: abcdefghijklmnoprstuvwxyz
I posted an algorithm here a few weeks ago for giving all the permutations of uppercase and lowercase but there's no need for that when you can simply specify all the characters as follows:
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX YZ
I'm gonna see if I can crack "biscotte" with it. I'll post back in a half hour or so and let you know how it went.
Do you think people will find this useful? I mean it's still gonna take a ridiculously long amount of time to crack an 8-letter password...
It'd be nice to enhance it so that many computers can work together on cracking. For instance, let's say that there's one billion combinations to try, and that you have one hundred computers. Each computer would have an ID in the range 0 to 99. Computer 0 would work on the first ten million combinations, Computer 1 on the second ten million, Computer 3 on the third ten million.
After that, somebody can work on making a bot that takes control of computers all over the world so we can have a million or so machines working on cracking it (YES, that's a joke )
I'll clean up the code I have at the moment and then make the source code available.
Again if anyone has any suggests just throw them out there.
I'd find it useful and would appreciate very much the source.
How long did it take to break the biscotte? What was your kps?