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SAS Consulting experts provide leadership, guidance and support to enable you to efficiently capture, store and exploit data using SAS technology. Our expert services range from upgrades through to full life cycle implementation projects. We work with your staff and partners to help you quickly adopt new products and solutions, to realise the value of your investment in our technology.
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The corporate intelligence housed in your data is unique, defining the diverse facets of who you are, what you have accomplished and how you can succeed. At SAS, we are committed to helping you transform this raw data into vital enterprise intelligence by delivering the technical solutions and services you need. We blend award-winning software with flexible business and technical consulting services to turn your business strategies into a real competitive advantage.
We have been collaborating with our customers to solve their business problems, taking the time to listen and learn about your specific business challenges and enterprise goals, to establish a foundation for strategic advancement. This enables us to deliver the right SAS software technology paired with tailored services to solve your unique requirements.
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No matter your industry, throughout your service engagement, our expert consultants share their in-depth industry and domain expertise with your staff, leveraging their real-world experience, industry best practices and technology best practices, to enable your team to succeed in the future.
Technology and Solutions
Through years of experience in helping solve real-world business problems, our consultants deliver a continuum of modular, flexible consulting services that customized to meet your specific needs.
Dedicated to long-term success
Whether you are just beginning to explore how we can help you reach your goals or seeking to learn new ways to adapt your existing SAS technology to constantly changing business challenges, we are dedicated to your long-term success. The bottom line is, no other vendor can match the ability of SAS' technology and services to support a complete process for delivering high-value business solutions. Contact us today, to learn more about how we can help your organization use technology as a competitive advantage.
The companies that will thrive in today's competitive marketplace are the ones that can quickly react to rapidly changing economic realities and customer demands. Choosing the right technology and solutions to integrate into your key business processes provides the competitive advantage that can make a difference. Engaging SAS consultants can accelerate your ability to tap into the full power of SAS technology and reap maximum returns throughout the life of your investment.
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Our objective is to be your trusted technology and business partner. We aim to help you get the best out of your investment in SAS by delivering exceptional quality services – across the full range of SAS® solutions – in parallel with our expert guidance and advice. Our commitment is to ensure your complete satisfaction with our software and services.
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Your organisation's success depends upon doing the right things even better. Identifying problems before they become critical, opportunities before they are missed, and predicting outcomes before embarking on a course of action will make the difference between success and failure.
Why Use SAS Advisory Services
- Our advisory consultants have a wealth of experience gained working with many hundreds of customers and come with a cross-industry domain expertise
- Practical insights into how your organisation can use business analytics to become more focused, more effective and ultimately more successful. Such advice can be offered independent of any SAS software.
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The Carroll University Theater Arts Program and Carroll Players present "Minchin's," a production by Playwright in Residence Trisha Himmler, a senior from Van Dyne, Wis. "Minchin's" will be performed Friday, April 11, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, April 12, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., in Otteson Theatre, 238 N. East Ave., Waukesha.
Purchase tickets at tickets.carrollu.edu $10 adults, $5 seniors/Carroll parents/Carroll alumni, and free for students with a valid ID. This show is not appropriate for children younger than age 12.
"Minchin's" is a dark and modern adaptation of the 1905 short story, "A Little Princess," by Frances Hodgson Burnett, in which Sara Crewe finds herself at the mercy of Miss Minchin, a vindictive boarding school headmistress. It is directed by Jenn Dobby, lecturer in theatre arts. Himmler developed "Minchin's" as part of her senior capstone project, including three years of drafts and revisions to the text.
Himmler is a double major in graphic communication-design management and theatre arts, with a minor in fine arts administration. She has held roles as a playwright, actor, director and Arts Administration Fellow in Otteson Theatre. Last August, her play "Out the Window" was performed as part of 20% Theatre Company Chicago's Snapshots Festival.
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TWO of the victims seriously injured in Friday's horror smash in North Dorset were young children – one of them a six-month-old baby girl, police have confirmed.
While the driver of the BMW involved, a 30-year-old Poole man, continues to fight for life in Southampton General Hospital, details of his passengers and the casualty from the other vehicle have started to emerge.
As well as the baby, who was treated at Poole Hospital, a five-year-old boy, also from Poole, was injured seriously, police say.
A woman, aged 28, who was travelling in the silver BMW when it collided with a blue Land Rover Freelander on the A350 near Iwerne Minster on Friday evening, is also in a serious condition.
Meanwhile, a fifth person travelling in the BMW, a 24-year-old Poole man, is said to have sustained only slight injuries.
The driver of the Land Rover, a 51-year-old man from Wiltshire, is also in hospital with serious injuries.
Both the air ambulance and the police helicopter attended the scene and the BMW driver was airlifted to Southampton.
Dorset Police sergeant Stuart Pitman said: "I'd like to appeal to any witnesses who either saw the BMW or the Land Rover Freelander driving at any time in the lead up to, or the actual collision, to get in touch as soon as possible."
Emergency services were called to the crash scene at 7.25pm.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo softball team (14-11, 1-2 SSC) dropped a pair of Sunshine State Conference games to rival Florida Southern by the scores of 3-2 and 6-4, Saturday afternoon from University Softball Stadium.
A rare misfire for the Lions' offense in game one allowed the Mocs to post the first of two wins on the day as Lauren Wolfe held the Green and Gold to three hits in the opener. Meanwhile, Florida Southern scored six runs over the final two innings to clinch the series in the nightcap.
Overall, five players posted multiple-hit days for Saint Leo, including Rachelle Gremo who also added an RBI. Ali Lamb, Brittany Yates, McKenzie Burns, and Danielle Moreda also added their names to that list.
A sloppily played day on both sides, Saint Leo registered the first run of the game in the bottom of the first inning as Sismilich scored on a passed ball.
The 1-0 advantage held until the third inning when the Mocs scored two runs on three hits as they used an RBI single as well as a Lions' fielding error to take the lead. Saint Leo tied the game in the bottom half of the inning when Gonzalez forced home a run on a Mocs' fielding miscue. Both teams managed to put runners in scoring position over the next few frames, but it is was Florida Southern who gained the upper hand as Devin Mathews roped a double to the leftfield fence in the sixth, eventually scoring the game-winning run.
Kristen Kelly (4-4) took the narrow loss for the Lions as she surrendered two earned runs on five hits.
Saint Leo jumped out of the gate quickly in game two as Yates highlighted the Lions' two-run first inning with an RBI single up the middle. Gremo's RBI single in the fifth inning extended the Lions' lead to 3-0, but the Mocs battled back over the next two frames. After seeing Florida Southern score two in the top of the sixth, the Lions' Ashlee Sismilich looked as though she sealed the deal for SLU as she sent an RBI triple to the leftfield fence to give the Lions a 4-2 lead. However, FSC put together two key RBI hits off the bats Randi Grimes and Brittany Martin as they scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning. The Mocs' lead held in the bottom half of the frame as Christine Clark improved to 9-2.
Megan Still was tagged with the loss in game two as she nearly went the distance, allowing four earned runs on six hits.
18 runners were left on base for Saint Leo.
The Lions will return to action on Friday, March 9, when they open a three-game Sunshine State Conference series with the Buccaneers of Barry University in Miami Shores, Fla. First pitch for the single game is set for 7 p.m. from the Barry Softball Complex.
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1978 — Los Angles, California
Lorel Hary Benson (Swede). Born 19 October 1922 at Drumond, Idaho. Son of Harry L Benson and Anna Amelia Cherry Benson. He attended school at St.Anthony and Farnum, Idaho. He acquired the nickname of "Swede" during his teenage years and was commonly know by that name for the rest of his life. He entered the U. S. Marine Corps on his 18th birthday, 1940. He was in Pearl harbor during the infamous attack which initiated the Japanese hostilities of World War II. He saw active combat duty with the U.S Marines in the South Pacific area throughout the second World War. He was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps after the close of the war. He worked as a logger in the forest of Oregon and Northern California before moving to Southern California in 1948. Lorel married Gwen Reeder in 1952 and they made their home in North Hollywood, California. They had four children Cathy, Tom, Bryan and Steven. Gwen passed away in 1959 and "Swede raised the four children. He then married Helen Pauline Wilson and they have one son David. He recently worked as a Real Estate Salesman until his deterorating health forced him to quit. He passed away on January 7, 1978, after a long battle with cancer. He was known for his generosity and his willingness to help anyone who needed it even at his own expense. He was proud of his children and loved to see them achieve maturity and assume responsible roles in life. He will be remembered fondly by all those who knew and loved him. (Writen by his brother Clare Benson)
Burial: Glen Haven Memorial Park
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Evolution Hoax
One of the classic evolutionist arguments is that of the Panda's thumb, made famous by Stephen Jay Gould. Along with its five fingers, the panda also has a bony protrusion on its wrist known as the radial sesamoid bone.
In evolutionists' view, the panda-originally a carnivore like dogs and cats-began feeding on bamboo. According to the evolutionist scenario, the sixth finger emerged so that the panda could grasp bamboo more easily. A different evolutionist claim is that though this sixth finger is not perfect, it's as good as natural selection could make it. But in fact, these are claims made entirely in line with evolutionist preconceptions, devoid of proof and explain nothing.
Evolutionists include the panda among the carnivores because it has wide jaws, teeth and strong claws. They claim that the panda's alleged ancestors used these features against other animals. Yet the panda's only enemy is man; among other animals, it has no enemies. Its powerful teeth and jaws are for breaking off and chewing bamboo stems. Its strong claws serve for climbing up bamboo stems. Therefore, there is not the slightest evidence that pandas-which generally eat bamboo and fruit and other plants from time to time-evolved from carnivorous forerunners.
Evolutionists have been unable to agree on which animal the panda might have evolved from. Some evolutionists place the panda in the same category as bears; others in the same category as raccoons, because no findings suggest that these animals have evolved from any other class. Evolutionists speculate on the basis of similarities alone, and disagree with one another because their conjectures are sheer fantasy.
Evolutionists look for disharmony or flaws in nature, in their efforts to find evidence for denying Allah's flawless creation. As with the subject of the panda's "thumb," however, these efforts have always been in vain.
In fact, this sixth finger is a kind of bone known as the radial sesamoid bone, which generally facilitates movement at the joints and prevents the tendons from tearing. This structure, emerging from the wrist, is actually no finger at all, but a support that helps the other fingers grip onto bamboo stalks.174
Evolutionists maintain that this bone developed in place of a finger, but does not serve as one-saying, for example, that it cannot strip shoots. However, they also say that it is sufficiently developed for grasping. That is in any case the job of this sixth finger, and the panda has enough other fingers to perform other tasks perfectly.175 The idea that this structure's ideal shape would be that of a complete finger is a groundless, based on evolutionist prejudices. The bone is perfectly suitable in its present state.
One study published in Nature magazine in 1999 shows that in the panda's natural habitat, its thumb is highly efficient. The study, carried out by four Japanese researchers and performed using computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, concluded that the panda's thumb is "one of the most extraordinary manipulation systems in mammalia."176
Evolutionists look for incompatibility or flaws in nature only to find evidence for denying Allah's immaculate creation. Yet these efforts have always proved fruitless. The panda's thumb is yet another instance of this.
174. Paul J. Morris, and Susan F. Morris, "The Panda's Thumb," Jan 2000 http://www.athro.com/evo/pthumb.html.
175. "The Panda's Thumb . . . No Evidence For Evolution" http://www.users.bigpond.com/rdoolan/panda.html.
176. Endo, H., Yamagiwa, D., Hayashi, Y. H., Koie, H., Yamaya, Y., and Kimura, J., "Role of the giant panda's 'pseudo-thumb'", Nature, Vol. 397, 1999, p. 309.


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TUSTIN – Students at Peters Canyon Elementary School were in for a surprise Wednesday morning when a life-size dragon stopped by the campus.
Fourth- and fifth-graders cheered as they welcomed Stinger, a large animatronic dragon, into the multipurpose room. The dragon sniffed around the audience before taking his place in the center of the room.
The anti-bullying assembly was organized by DreamWorks' "How To Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular," which is coming to the Honda Center this month. A number of hands went up when dragon trainer Hiccup the Viking, played by 19-year-old Riley Miner, asked if any of the students had been bullied.
He went on to explain that everyone is different, and that people can get along without bullying. Minor said he had been bullied as a child as well.
Click here to watch a video of the dragon's visit.
Kids get the message when adults explain why bullying is bad, said 11-year-old Alison Nesbitt, who said she'd experienced some bullying in earlier grades. Assemblies like this help, she said.
"Don't change your personality because people don't respect you," the fifth-grader said. Alison was one of the students chosen to help train Stinger. Her task was to toss a ball at the dragon, which kicked or head-butted it back to her.
Jake Huarte, 10, was surprised at the size of the dragon – measuring 10 feet tall and 17 feet long. He, like Alison, played catch with Stinger.
"It was bigger than I thought because (Miner) said, 'Littlest dragon.' That was a pretty big dragon for the littlest," Jake said.
Others, like fourth-grader Gracie Petrie, 9, ran up under Stinger's neck and reached up to scratch under his jaw.
"The dragon seemed so realistic," she said. A favorite was when Stinger sniffed the students, and bit the air near their faces. Many quickly scooted backward, afraid to get too close to the creature's mouth.
How did Gracie know it wasn't a real dragon?
"I saw the legs."
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Thousands of school kids will take to two wheels to get to school on Friday, prompting pleas that motorists be careful near school zones.
The ACT will hold the first-ever Avanti Ride Safe to School Day, part of an initiative to get more of the city's kids riding to school.
The event aims to teach kids to reach their schools safely, by instilling lessons on road, pedestrian and cycle safety.
It has sparked warnings to Canberra's drivers to be mindful of their behaviour in 40km/h school zones. Last month 88 drivers were fined for driving behaviour in the zones.
The worst offender was a Bruce man who was caught speeding at well over double the 40km/h limit. He was caught at 92km/h, fined $1811, and had six demerit points added to his licence.
Traffic operations sergeant Rod Anderson said the 40km/h speed limit was important because it gave drivers enough time to react and stop in unexpected situations.
''Children are our most vulnerable road users because their unpredictability exposes them to the highest risk when around traffic,'' Sergeant Anderson said.
''With that in mind drivers should be extra cautious around school zones,'' he said.
The Ride Safe to School Day is also being used as a chance for parents to talk to their kids about bike and scooter safety.
Police say they are expecting thousands of children to take part in the event.
Kids who live too far away from their school are likely to ride part of the way to school, and put their bike in a car for the rest of the way.
Sergeant Anderson warned drivers to be ''vigilant'' on Friday, and said police would be enforcing the speed limit around school zones.
Meanwhile, police have expressed outrage at a drink driving incident earlier this week.
Two drivers were caught driving the same car within an hour of each other on Tuesday night.
Police first stopped the blue Mazda 6 on Caswell Drive in Aranda about 8.40pm, and a 22-year-old returned a blood alcohol concentration of .079.
The driver and passenger then swapped places behind the wheel, and police pulled the same car over on the same street at 9.40pm.
A 21-year-old driver allegedly failed a roadside screening test, and was taken to Belconnen police station, where he returned a blood alcohol reading of .063.
He was using an international licence, which subjects the driver to a zero alcohol limit. The licence was immediately suspended.
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With a looming freeze in Medicaid payments, Ohio hospitals could face reductions of nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in state and federal funding over the next three years.
President Bush recently signed the 2003 Omnibus appropriations bill without adequate relief for hospitals, confirming fears that scheduled reductions in the Hospital Care Assurance Program would mean nearly $116 million in cuts to Ohio hospitals.
Ohio hospitals are also looking at state reductions. The governor's proposed budget calls for a freeze in the scheduled updates in Medicaid reimbursement to hospitals.
Ohio hospitals currently receive no compensation for approximately 10 percent of the care they provide to Medicaid patients. This shortfall, significantly increased by the proposed freeze, would grow by nearly $140 million from 2003 through 2005.
In Guernsey County alone, cuts are expected to total $698,587.
Next door in Muskingum County, cuts are expected to total $4,403,250. Elsewhere in the region, Belmont County would lose $313,883; Coshocton County, $638,059; Harrison County, $55,587; and Tuscarawas County, $739,775.
Hospitals must sustain these financial hits with little ability to control costs by cutting corners. The state budget takes no measures to control pharmaceutical, labor, utility and other costs to hospitals or reduce their obligation to provide care for the uninsured.
Funding cuts force hospitals to seek alternatives such as reducing services or in some cases possibly shutting their doors.
In addition to the pressure the proposed freeze would put on Ohio hospitals, the state budget proposals also would reduce Medicaid eligibility for parents and eliminate services such as dental and vision.
Under the provisions, about 50,000 parents will completely lose Medicaid coverage and 800,000 will lose access to some services. More than a million Ohioans currently have no health insurance, though 80 percent of them are working citizens.
The uninsured patients tend to put off preventative care, and even necessary care, until they need emergency attention. This is harmful to patients and costly to hospitals and the communities they serve.


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OUR former manager Ossie Ardiles is hopefully well on the way to recovery after his recent car accident in the Falkland Islands.
Ossie, along with fellow World Cup winner Ricky Villa, sustained minor injuries and we wish them well.
The news, though, sparked many memories of the diminutive midfield genius. First of all the shock of learning that the Town had landed Ossie as manager at the end of the 80s.
Then the way he stamped his mark on Lou Macari's super fit side. I doubt anyone who watched Andy Rowland's pre-season testimonial with West Ham will ever forget the style of football we were to watch over the next couple of years.
"Ossie's Samba Boys" they were called, as they produced silky soccer and eventual promotion (before demotion, sadly).
It just so happens we got a glimpse of things to come this weekend 34 years ago.
You might remember a Tottenham side visiting the County Ground in an FA Cup fourth round tie. As it turned out there was another future Swindon boss there that day in the shape of Glenn Hoddle.
Ricky Villa also played for Spurs in arguably one of the most talented sides ever to come to Town. Times have changed.
On that day over 25,000 crammed into our ground just days after a similar number were there for a League Cup semi-final against Wolves.
Swindon claimed a goalless draw against Tottenham and narrowly missed out in the replay 2-1 despite a Ray McHale penalty giving us the lead.
Ardiles and Hoddle, two names that changed Swindon Town forever with the way they played their football.


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The 2014 Kingston Carnival has been cancelled amid safety concerns over the number of people expected to turn up.
Kingston Council has scrapped the borough's largest multicultural street parade, now in its 15th year and due to take place on September 7, despite last-ditch talks to save it.
Organisers Kingston Race and Equalities Council (KREC) only announced last week that former Specials frontman Neville Staple would headline a show in Market Place.
The alcohol-free festival has been hit with several setbacks this year, including changes to policing strategy which means officers would not supervise road closures during the carnival.
Instead KREC was to pay an estimated £10,000 for security and an external events management company to make comprehensive noise control, crowd control and stewarding plans for the first time.
Neville Staple
It is understood KREC director John Azah and Kingston Council leader Kevin Davis met to discuss the carnival's future today.
Mr Azah said: "We have announced Neville Staple so they have got worried. They are worried we have booked good acts."
Coun Davis said: "I have gathered it is a security issue.
"There was going to be a big act that was going to close the Market Place for the public. It was not announced until last week. Big music events cannot be in the Market Place at the same time as all the other food bits.
"We need to find a new location for it."
Liberal Democrat Councillor Liz Green, leader of the opposition, said: "It would be a huge loss to the borough. It is awful.
"I thoroughly enjoy going to the carnival. I would move anything possible for the carnival to go ahead. When you lose it one year it never comes back."
Last year reggae DJ David Rodigan headlined the event which attracted up to 700 carnival-goers and was also attended by 14 London mayors as well as the High Commissioner of Jamaica, Aloun Ndombet-Asamba.
This year Kingston Carnival's noon procession was due to host colourful floats, Brazilian percussion bands and Bollywood dancers through the town centre.
But Jon Tolley, manager of Banquet Records, which booked the headline act, said some sort of show may still go on
He said: "I'm sure the Neville Staple gig will go ahead in some way.
"It's a free gig and we've announced it already.
"As such it will go on at some point that day, but right now I'm not stressed about it.
"It's just a shame about the carnival, which is an amazing event with a real important ethic."
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Python bindings for the Syck YAML parser and emitter
NOTICE: PySyck is super out of date. Don't use it. Syck (the C library) is old and no longer used, and it supports only YAML 1.0
Use libyaml (c), and PyYaml? (python)
YAML is a data serialization format designed for human readability and interaction with scripting languages.
Syck is an extension for reading and writing YAML in scripting languages. Syck provides bindings to the Python programming language, but they are somewhat limited and leak memory.
PySyck is aimed to update the current Python bindings for Syck. The new bindings provide a wrapper for the Syck emitter and give access to YAML representation graphs.
PySyck may be used for various tasks, in particular, as a replacement of the module pickle.
Projects using PySyck
If your project uses PySyck, feel free to add its URL along with a small note.
The Official Python Programming Language Website.
Pyramid is a simple, file based website templating system. Pyramid uses Nevow as its templating system and YAML as the format for its file based data.
Pollenation Internet use yaml and pysyck in many project sites (e.g. The Super League, The Oman Ministry of Foreign affairs, London Bridge Hospital). It is primarily used for configuration but some non technical clients also use it for general site data.
oftcdns - Geolocation aware resolver for irc
Digsby is a multiprotocol IM client with social networking and email features. It uses YAML for both configuration files and as its skinning language.
PySyck requires Python 2.3 or higher and Syck 0.55 or higher.
You may download the latest Syck release from http://whytheluckystiff.net/syck/. Alternatively you download my unofficial syck tarball. It is the code from the Syck SVN repository with my SyckPatches applied.
Latest release
The latest release of PySyck is 0.61.2.
Syck source
I prepared an unofficial syck tarball:
Debian GNU/Linux includes a recent snapshot of syck:
There are source/binary rpm package(s) in a yum repository compiled against Fedora Core 5 at
Windows binaries
Changes from 0.61.1 to 0.61.2
- fix a leak in the parser (thanks to Jeff Johnson).
- bump the development status to Production/Stable?.
Changes from 0.55.1 to 0.61.1
- setup.py build: check the presence of syck.h and print a helpful message if it is not found.
- Release GIL when calling syck.
- Change the way !str-tagged scalars are converted. If a scalar contains only ASCII characters, it is converted to a plain string object. If it is a valid UTF-8 sequence, it is converted to a Unicode object. Otherwise leave it as is, and issue a warning.
- Windows binaries are built against http://pyyaml.org/download/pysyck/syck-0.61+svn231+patches.tar.gz
- The new home of PySyck is http://pyyaml.org/wiki/PySyck.
Older releases
- PySyck-0.55.1.tar.gz
- PySyck-0.55.1.zip
- PySyck-0.55.1.win32-py2.4.exe
- PySyck-0.55.1.win32-py2.3.exe
- PySyck-0.55.1.win32-py2.2.exe
Quick example:
>>> from syck import * >>> print load(""" ... - foo ... - bar ... - baz ... """) ['foo', 'bar', 'baz'] >>> print dump(['foo', 'bar', 'baz']) --- - foo - bar - baz
For more details, please check README.txt.
Development and bug reports
You may check out the PySyck source code from PySyck SVN repository.
If you find a bug in PySyck, please file a bug report. You may review open bugs through the list of open tickets.
You may discuss PySyck at the YAML-core mailing list.
Author and copyright
The PySyck module is written by Kirill Simonov.
PySyck is released under the BSD license like Syck itself.


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Designed for walking, with an easy to wear slip-on style, the men's Skechers GOwalk 3 Shoes have a fabric and synthetic upper for durable style. GoGa Mat technology cushions the footbed with a comfortable smooth lining. GoGa Pillars technology provides a traction outsole with 360° responsive flexibility for natural and more responsive movement.
- Designed for walking
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Medicare Administrative Contractors
Implementation of the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC)
With the new MAC structure, there are 15 contractors by jurisdiction responsible for processing Part A and B claims. Four of the A/B MAC providers will overlap responsibility for handling Home Health and Hospice claims. The final four MAC plans will be the Durable Medical Equipment contractors.
A map illustrating the current Medicare Administrative Contrator Jurisdictions
Websites for the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC)
Website links to your MACs. Obtain information on active LCDs and other billing and coding updates
Carrier Advisory Committee (CAC)
The CAC acts as a formal mechanism for physicians in the state to be informed about and to participate in the development of Local Coverage Determinations (LCD) in an advisory capacity, a mechanism to discuss and improve administrative policies
that are within carrier discretion and a forum for information exchange between carriers and physicians. To view a current list of ENT CACs. To obtain contact information for your CAC, contact Health Policy.


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Study Abroad Program Helps Students Think Globally
Fast facts
Some fast facts about the globalization of today's business environment include:
- 72% of business leaders urge colleges and universities to pay greater attention to global issues (Association of American Colleges & Universities, 2006)
- The number of globalized workers – those who make products and services for export or cross borders for work – has quadrupled since 1980 (PPI Trade Fact of the Week, 20-7)
- U.S. students studying abroad have increased by 150% over the past decade (Institute of International Education, 2008)
Preparation for success in today's global workforce means acquiring the combination of knowledge, skills and attitudes often referred to as "global competencies." Students must become knowledgeable about other countries, develop cross-cultural communication skills, and acquire the sensitivity that enables them to appreciate and work with diverse cultures. One of the best ways to become more globally competent is to experience day-to-day life in another country with the preparation and guidance that enables insights and understanding.
Surveys indicate employers are interested in graduates who can think globally. Participating in a study abroad program is one of the the best ways to discover the full meaning of intercultural competency and to experience critical thinking in a global context.
Davenport University provides these kinds of opportunities through its study abroad programs, enabling students to study almost anywhere in the world from three weeks to one year. Students can study about finance in London, experience 5,000 years of tradition in China, tour multinational corporations in Germany, learn about global economics amid the diverse flora and fauna in Kenya, or learn Spanish in Costa Rica.
Davenport's international programs will continue to expand into areas relevant to all students. Whether their interest is in Medical Spanish, International Business, or simply to understand other people and perspectives, study abroad is something all students should consider.


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Recipe Find: Grab-and-go breakfast muffins
Updated 10:24 am, Friday, May 24, 2013
Most of us can use a recipe for a healthful, make-ahead breakfast dish that we can grab and go on busy mornings. Thanks to a request from a reader who didn't leave her name, we are sharing one this week.
The reader had seen a posting on Facebook for a recipe for a breakfast muffin that called for sautéing sausage and cooking broccoli, putting the mixture in muffin cups and then topping it with a seasoned egg mixture.
The recipe made enough for a dozen muffins, she said. You made the muffins in advance, refrigerated them, then microwaved them to reheat them.
She was eager to get the recipe so she could add it to her list of breakfast possibilities.
Food & Drink Channel
The problem was, she no longer could find the recipe.
When I listened to the message, I thought I would make quick work of the request. I, too, had seen the recipe on a friend's posting on Facebook. But, like the reader, once I started searching for the recipe, I could no longer find it.
A bit of detective work later, I finally have what I think is the recipe that she and I saw from the Christian Science Monitor website.
The Egg Muffins to Go was one of five healthful make-ahead breakfast recipes posted by contributor Melina Vissat.
When I make this recipe, I intend to add even more vegetables to it, including some sautéed onion, bell pepper, mushrooms and more. To make it more healthful, take one of Vissat's suggestions and substitute chopped Canadian bacon for the sausage, or use a lean turkey sausage.
If you want to spice up the egg mixture a bit, consider adding a dash or two of hot sauce, a grating of nutmeg, or some seasoned salt.
Here's what Vissat says about these muffins: "Eggs are one of the most versatile breakfast foods around, but few of us can spare the time to cook them in the morning. These eggs muffins are designed to be cooked ahead of time, then grabbed on the go. Egg muffins will keep one week in the refrigerator. Microwave 30 seconds to reheat."
Recipe Find appears Sundays in Taste. If you are looking for a lost recipe or have a favorite recipe to share, let us hear from you. Email email@example.com or write Recipe Find, San Antonio Express-News, P.O. Box 2171, San Antonio, TX 78297-2171. Recipe requests will be answered in this column only; due to time limitations, no personal replies can be given.


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Please Read » Notice to Litigants
Quick Reference Filing Requirements
Civil Appeal: A Notice of Appeal or cross appeal is filed with the clerk of the trial court from which the appeal is taken. California Rules of Court, (rule 8.100). Judicial Council (forms APP-001 and APP-002) may be used. A $775.00 filing fee or fee waiver is required.
Criminal & Juvenile Appeals: A Notice of Appeal is filed with the clerk of the trial court from which the appeal is taken. Judicial Council (form CR-120 or JV-800) may be used. No filing fee is required. (California Rules of Court, (rule 8.304 or 8.400).
Juvenile Dependency & Notice of Intent: A Notice of Appeal is filed with the clerk of the trial court from which the appeal is taken. Judicial Council (form JV-825) for Extraordinary Writ - Juvenile Dependency; (JV-820.pdf) Notice of Intent; (JV-800) for appeals.
Limited Jurisdiction Civil Cases: Transferring cases within the appellate jurisdiction of the superior court to the Court of Appeal. See California Rules of Court, (rules 8.1005 through 8.1008), on transfer and certification.
Misdemeanor Cases: See California Rules of Court, (rule 8.304 and 8.852).
Please see California Rules of Court, (rules 8.104) (Civil), (8.308) (Criminal) or (8.400) (Juvenile) for information on when to file the Notice of Appeal.
For civil appeals: Designate the clerk's transcript within 10 days after filing the notice of appeal, the appellant (appealing party) must serve and file a notice in superior court designating the documents to be included in the clerk's transcript with service of a conformed copy on the Court Of Appeal Cal. Rules of Court, (rule 8.124). Appellants choosing the clerk's transcript should proceed under (rule 8.122). Although exhibits are deemed part of the clerk's transcript, they are not automatically included or copied in the clerk's transcript. (Rule 8.122(a)(3).)
For criminal appeals: The clerk's and reporter's transcripts are automatically prepared under Cal. Rules of Court, (rules 8.320 to 8.336).
Designation of reporter's transcript: Cal. Rules of Court, (rule 8.130) governs the request for a reporter's transcript and the fees associated with the ordering of a reporter's transcript.
Appellants wishing to prepare their own appendix should elect to proceed under (rule 8.124). Judicial Council (forms APP-001 and APP-002) may be used.
If you have not received your record on appeal within 90 days for criminal cases or 120 days for civil cases, please contact the Superior Court's Civil or Criminal Appeals Unit.
Although exhibits are deemed part of the clerk's transcripts, they are not automatically included or copied in the clerk's transcript. (Rule 8.122(a)(3).) A party wanting a copy of an exhibit included in the transcript must specify that exhibit by number or letter in its notice of designation. If the exhibits have been released to counsel, counsel should transmit those exhibits to the superior court clerk pursuant to rule 8.122(a)(3).) or to the Court of Appeal pursuant to (rule 8.224(b)(2).)
Within 10 days after the last respondent's brief is filed, a party wanting the reviewing court to consider any exhibits not in the clerk's transcript must serve and file a notice in superior court designating such exhibits and serve a copy on the reviewing court. (Rule 8.224(a).) A party in possession of the exhibits must put them in numerical or alphabetical order and send them to the reviewing court with two copies of the list of exhibits. (Rule 8.224(b)(2).)
After the period specified has expired, a party may apply for permission to send an exhibit to that court.
If the record is missing items that were previously designated, you will need to file a letter pursuant to Cal. Rules of Court, (rules 8.155(b), 8.340(b), and 8.410) in the superior court and serve a copy of the letter on the Court of Appeal.
If you forgot to designate certain items that were before the lower court and would like to add them to the record, you will need to file a Motion to Augment pursuant to Cal. Rules of Court, (rule 8.155). Please see the Motions/Requests/Dismissals section on how to file and serve the document.
If you would like to add new items to the record, you may either file a Request for Judicial Notice (for items that were not before the lower court, Cal. Rules of Court, (rule 8.252(a).) or a Motion to Augment items that were before the lower court but were not designated, Cal. Rules of Court, (rule 8.155). Please see the Motions/Requests/Dismissals section on how to file and serve the document.
If you are an appellant or a cross-appellant in a civil appeal, you must serve and file a Civil Case Information Statement (CCIS) within 15 days after the superior court clerk mails the notification of the filing of your appeal (Rule 8.100(g)). Click here for the required form: 2DCA/APP-004. Your answers help the court to know whether the notice of appeal is on time and whether the judgment or order is appealable, among other things. Include a copy of the judgment or order from which you are bringing the appeal. Also attach a proof of service on all parties to the appeal. You may e-file the CCIS in lieu of filing a paper original.
The court will send you a notice of default if the clerk's office does not receive your completed CCIS. You must cure the default within 15 days (generally by correctly filing the CCIS), or your appeal will be dismissed.
Other than family, juvenile, guardianship, and conservatorship cases, each party to a civil appeal or writ must complete a form, called a "Certificate of Interested Entities or Persons," to let the justices know of potential conflicts of interest. Click here for Judicial Council (form APP-008). You must include this form when you file your principal brief (including any petition for writ of mandate or review) after the cover and before the tables. If you file a motion (for example: to augment the record, to dismiss) prior to filing your principal brief, you must file your CCIS at that time; and, when you file your brief at a later time, include a copy of the form in your brief after the cover and before the tables. See (rules 8.208, 8.488, 8.495(c), 8.496(c) and 8.498(d). ) You also have a responsibility to update this form if you learn of changed or additional information that must be disclosed. (Rule 8.208(f).)
For Civil Appeals CRC (8.212.)
|Filing Procedure
|Service Procedure
Appellant's opening brief (AOB)
Covers: green
Appellant's appendix
Covers: green
respondent's brief (RB)
Covers: yellow
Respondent's appendix
Covers: yellow
Joint appendix
Covers: white
Appellant's reply brief (ARB)
Covers: tan
Amicus curiae brief
Covers: gray
For Criminal Appeals CRC (8.360)
|Filing Procedure
|Service Procedure
Appellant's opening brief (AOB)
Covers: green
Respondent's brief (RB)
Covers: yellow
Appellant's reply brief (ARB)
Covers: tan
See (rule 8.29) of the California Rules of Court for service on a nonparty public officer or agency. See Judicial Council (form 2DCA/APP-004) for a list of examples of statutory requirements.
If your deadline to file a document or brief falls on a day (such as a Saturday, Sunday or holiday) in which the clerk's office is closed, then your filing deadline is automatically extended to the next day in which the clerk's office is open. (Code Civ., Proc., § 12a.) Click here for a list of court holidays.
In civil cases with cross-appeals or multiple appeals, the parties must submit a proposed briefing sequence (preferably by joint agreement) within 20 days after the second notice of appeal is filed. (Rule 8.216(a).) The respondent's brief and cross-appellant's opening briefs are combined into a single document (yellow cover), as are the appellant's reply brief and cross-respondent's briefs (tan cover). (Rule 8.216(b).)
Civil Appeals
Criminal and Dependency Appeals
Brief Covers & Binding
Brief colors
Appellant's Opening Brief green Appellant's Appendix green Respondent's Brief yellow Respondent's Appendix yellow Appellant's Reply Brief tan Appellant's Reply Appendix tan Joint Appendix white Amicus Curiae brief gray Answer to Amicus Curiae brief blue Petitions for Rehearing orange Answers to Petition for Rehearing orange Writs red
The brief cover should be made out of stiff paper called "cardstock." Try to use recycled stock (rule 8.204(b)(10).)
Include the following on your brief cover:
- Brief title (e.g., Appellant's Opening Brief, Respondent's Brief, etc.)
- Case title, Court of Appeal number and trial court number
- Trial judge's or trial judges' names
- The name, address, telephone number, California state bar number, and (preferably) the fax number and e-mail address of each attorney filing or joining in the brief.
Briefs shall be bound in book or pamphlet form with suitable covers. If stapled, the bound end and the staples should be covered with tape. (Rule 8.204(b)(8).) No plastic covers will be accepted.
Table of Contents & Table of Authorities
List the sections of the brief in the table of contents, by page number. The table of authorities should list the cases, in alphabetical order, the statutes and other authorities used in the brief. (Rule 8.204(a)(1)(A).)
Certificate of Interested Entities or Persons
Include a copy of the Certificate of Interested Entities or Persons (or a copy if previously filed) in your principal brief after the cover and before the tables. (Rule 8.208(d)(1).) The contents of the certificate are described in (rule 8.208(e).) Click here for Judicial Council (form APP-008).
Typeface, Margins, Spacing, and Type of Paper
The paper must be white or unbleached, recycled, 8½ x 11 inches. (Rule 8.204(b)(1).)
Do not use numbered paper. You may use both sides of the paper, unless you use a typewriter. (Rule 8.204(b)(4).) Be sure to consecutively number the pages. (Rule 8.204(b).)
Use single spacing only for block indented quotations, and for headings and footnotes. The brief text should be double-spaced or with 1½ spacing.
You may use any conventional roman typeface, but the type size must be at least 13 points. (Use the same type size for footnotes.) If your brief is typewritten, you must use pica type.
Record References
You must support your references to the record on appeal with a citation to the volume and page number of the clerk's transcript, reporter's transcript, or appendix where the matter appears.
Here are some suggested abbreviations for your record references:
- Clerk's Transcript - "CT". For example, to cite to Vol. 4 of the clerk's transcript, page 206, lines 4 through 7, use "4 CT 206:4-7."
- Reporter's Transcript - "RT". For example, to cite to Vol. 20 of the reporters transcript, page 1955, line 23 through page 1957, line 8, use "20 RT 1955:23-1957:8."
- Joint Appendix - "JA". For example, to cite to pages 405 through 407 of a single volume Joint Appendix, use "JA 405-407.
- Appellant's Appendix - "AA". For example, to cite to Vol.3 of an Appellant's Appendix, page 692, line 5 through page 693. line 7, use "3 JA 692:5-693:7.
- Respondent's Appendix - "RA".
- Appellant's Reply Appendix - "ARA".
Citation References
Use italics or underlining for case cites.
The comments to the appellate rules "encourage" you to follow the California Style Manual in your briefs and papers on appeal. See (rule 8.204), Advisory Committee Comment. The most recent edition is the Fourth Edition, which was published in 2000.
Here are some examples of citations using the California Style Manual.
- Case Citations The first time an opinion is cited in full, indicate the year of filing in parentheses immediately following the title. You don't have to include parallel citations. Caution: California Rules of Court, (rule 8.1115(a).) prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published.
(Fair v. Bakhtiari (2006) 40 Cal.4th 189.)
(Pico v. Sepulveda (1885) 66 Cal. 336.)
(City of Stanton v. Cox (1989) 207 Cal.App.3d 1557, 1564.)
Fund for Environmental Defense v. County of Orange (1988) 204 Cal.App.3d 1538, 1555 (dis. opn. of Crosby, J.)
(United States v. X-Citement Video, Inc. (1994) 513 U.S. 64, 77.)
(Craig v. United States (9th Cir. 1936) 81 F.2d 816.)
(Dworkin v. Hustler Magazine, Inc. (D.C.Wyo. 1985) 611 F.Supp. 781.)
Kemp Bros. Construction, Inc. v. Titan Electric Corporation (Jan. 23, 2007, G035607) ___ Cal.App.4th ___ http://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions (used as example of recently filed opinion)
(In re FairWageLaw (Dec. 7, 2006, G037378) [nonpub. opn.].) (where appropriate to cite unpublished opinion under rule (8.1115(b).) Donato v. Moldow (N.J. Super.Ct.App.Div. 2005) 865 A.2d 711, 720-727
- Statutes & Rules
(Cal. Const., art. VI, § 10.)
(U.S. Const., art. I, § 5, cl. 3.)
Civil Code section 51
(Bus. & Prof. Code, § 16700 et seq.)
(Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.200(a)(5).)
(Ct App., Fourth Dist., Div. Three, Internal Practices and Proc., III A, Procedures for processing Cases.)
- Treatises
(4 Witkin, Summary of Cal. Law (9th ed. 1987) Real Property, § 800, pp. 977-978.) (Eisenberg et al., Cal. Practice Guide: Civil Appeals and Writs (The Rutter Group 1997) ¶¶ 8:15 to 8:18, pp. 8-4 to 8-6 (rev. # 1, 1998).)
- Law Reviews & Books
Deason, Enforcing Mediated Settlement Agreements: Contract Law Collides With Confidentiality (2001) 35 U.C. Davis L.Rev. 33, (Patel, Immunizing Internet Service Providers From Third Party Internet Defamation Claims: How Far Should Courts Go? (2002) 55 Vand. L.Rev. 647, 684.) (Rifkin, The Biotechnical Century (1998) pp. 137-139.) (Aragaki et al., A Litigator's Guide to Effective Use of ADR in California (Cont.Ed.Bar 2005) §§ 12.14, 12.19.)
You may attach up to 10 pages of exhibits or other materials in the appellate record to your brief. You may not attach matters that are outside the appellate record. (Rule 8.204(d).)
If you are a party to an appeal, you may join in or adopt by reference all or part of another party's brief. (Rule 8.200(a)(5).)
Noncomplying Briefs
The clerk's office may refuse to accept your brief for filing if it does not comply with the court rules. Instead, it may be marked "received but not filed" and returned to you. Even if a noncomplying brief is accepted for filing, the court may later decide to return it for corrections and refiling on its
All should be e-Filed. When e-Filed, no paper copies are to be sent to the Court of Appeal. Otherwise, see below.
Civil Appeals
Click here for Stipulation form (2DCA-01) or Application for Extension of Time (Brief – 2DCA-04)
Criminal Appeals & Dependency Appeals
(Except termination of parental rights).
Click here for Application for Extension of Time (Brief – 2DCA-04)
(Extensions - Appeals from all terminations of parental rights)
(Rule 8.220(a).) Notices (formerly called "Rule 17(a) notices" before the appellate rules were renumbered in January 2007)
No Further Notices. This court will only issue one (rule 8.220) notice for any particular brief. If any additional extensions are granted, the court may impose the sanctions for late briefs without further notice. (Rule 8.220(d) and 8.412(d)(3).)
All should be e-Filed. If e-Filed no paper copies are to be sent to the Court of Appeal. Otherwise, see chart below.
|Filing Procedure
w/ proof of service on all parties
|Service Procedure
|Motions & applications (other than time extension)
[Covers: blue]
|Extension requests
[Covers: none]
|Oppositions to motions
[Covers: blue]
|Replies to oppositions to motions
[Covers: blue]
Requests for judicial notice must be made by separate motion. Requests for judicial notice may not be included within a brief alone. (Rule 8.252(a)(1).) Explain the relevance of the matters sought to be noticed. Include a copy of the matter to be judicially noticed, or explain why it is not practicable to do so. (Rule 8.252(a)(2) and 8.252(a)(3).) The court may immediately rule on the request for judicial notice or may defer the ruling until it decides the merits of the appeal.
Appellate sanctions are only awarded by motion of a party or on the court's own motion. Sanctions requests may not be included in appellate briefs. The court will not consider a sanctions request that is only made in a party's brief. A party's motion for sanctions must be served and filed no later than 10 days after an appellant's reply brief is due. (Rule 8.276(b).)
Grounds include: taking a frivolous appeal, appealing solely to cause delay, unreasonably violating court rules or a court order, and filing an appendix that contains inaccurate copies of documents. (Rules 8.124(g), and 8.276(a).)
The court will provide written notice to the parties if it is considering sanctions. Only then should the opposing party file an opposition to the sanctions motion. Any opposition must be served and filed within 10 days after the court gives such notice. (Rule 8.276(d).) Oral argument on the sanctions motion usually is heard in conjunction with the appeal on the merits.
If the record on appeal has not been filed in the Court of Appeal, a written abandonment by appellant or stipulation for abandonment must be filed with the clerk of the superior court, who will then forward it to this court Cal. Rules of Court, (rule 8.244(b)(1) and 8.57(a).) If a respondent wishes to dismiss the appeal, the respondent must file the motion to dismiss the appeal at the Court of Appeal, in conformance with the district's policies regarding motions.
If the record on appeal has been filed in the Court of Appeal, a written request by appellant or stipulation for dismissal must be filed with the clerk of the Court of Appeal. If the parties stipulate to dismiss the appeal, the parties may stipulate to costs and issuance of the remittitur. If there is no such stipulation, respondent will be awarded costs and the remittitur will be issued on the 61st day after the filing of the order to dismiss. Again, if a respondent wishes to dismiss the appeal, the respondent must file the motion to dismiss the appeal at the Court of Appeal, in conformance with the district's policies regarding motions.
The Court of Appeal generally does not conduct hearings on motions.
The only laptops and tablets allowed in the courtroom without prior written approval from the court are those to be used by counsel and second chair counsel or self-represented litigants as an aid in presenting oral argument and cannot be used to display demonstrative evidence or for any other purpose.
Cell phones and other electronic devices (except assistive listening devices) are not permitted in the courtroom.
Devices must be:
Silenced and placed in "airplane mode"*
No Audio or Video recording or the taking of photographs is allowed unless approved pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 1.150. Any person who fails to comply with these restrictions will be removed from the courtroom.
*Airplane Mode is a setting that when activated, suspends the devices wireless features and limits interference with the courtroom sound system.
The court does not transcribe oral arguments, however a recording is available. (Please see form.)
The court accepts requests for copies of the recorded argument by letter with $40.00 fee enclosed. The fee is required prior to preparation. Checks are to be made payable to "Clerk, Court of Appeal". The recorded argument can be e-mailed directly to you or burned to a CD to be picked up in person or delivered by general US mail.
Filing Procedure
Service Provider
Petition for rehearing (Civil)
Covers: orange
Petition for rehearing (Criminal)
Covers: orange
Answer to petition (Civil)
Covers: blue
Answer to petition(Criminal)
Covers: blue
The Court of Appeal retains jurisdiction for 30 days from the filing of its opinion. If it fails to act on the petition within the 30-day period, the petition will be deemed denied under Cal. Rules of Court, (rules 8.264(b)(1) and 8.268(c).)
The "Submission" Date. The "submission" date triggers the deadline for appellate decisions. The court files a written opinion within 90 days after it has been submitted for decision. (G.C. 68210 and Article 6, Section 19, Calif. State Constitution.)
Oral Argument Cases. A case is generally "submitted" at the end of oral argument, as directed by the Presiding Justice. However, if the Presiding Justice allows the parties to submit supplemental post-argument letter briefs, the case will be deemed submitted when the supplemental briefs are due or have been filed. (Rule 8.256(d)(1).)
"Waiver" Cases. If there is no oral argument, the case is submitted at the conclusion of briefing and when the court accepts the waiver of argument. (Rule 8.256(d)(1).)
Vacating Submissions. The court may vacate the submission for good cause (for example, to consider the impact, if any, of a new Supreme Court opinion, or to consider diverging views by one or more panel members). The resubmission order will set a new timetable for the decision. (Rule 8.256(e).)
The Court of Appeal has jurisdiction over an appeal for 30 days from the date the opinion was filed or a request for publication was granted or an opinion was modified in a manner that changed the judgment. The court cannot modify or change an opinion or grant rehearing after an opinion becomes final. (Rules 8.264(b)(1), 8.264(b)(3), 8.264(c)(2), 8.268(a)(2), 8.268(c))
While the Court of Appeal may shorten the time for finality for good cause, it may not extend it. (Rules 8.264(b)(3), 8.264(c), 8.268(c) and 8.490(b)) Dismissals of appeals on request or stipulation become final immediately, as do summary denials of writ petitions. (Rule 8.264(b)(2))
The parties only have 10 calendar days from the date of finality to file a petition for review with the California Supreme Court. (Rule 8.500(e))
The remittitur, the document which returns jurisdiction to the superior court, will be issued by the Court of Appeal 61 days after the filing of its opinion, barring any time extensions by the Supreme Court. The remittitur alerts counsel to file their cost bill in superior court. See Cal. Rules of Court, (rule 8.278) for costs on appeal.. Counsel have 40 days from the date the remittitur is issued to file a memorandum of costs in superior court as prescribed by (rule 3.1700).
(Rules 8.1105 and 8.1110), CRC, set forth the bases for evaluating whether an intermediate appellate court opinion should be published, in full or in part. Factors the court is required to consider include whether the opinion:
|Filing Procedure
|Service Procedure
Covers: red
original + 3 copies and 1 electronic copy to the Court of Appeal
Exhibits to a petition
Covers: red
original and one electronic copy to Court of Appeal
Opposition to petition
Covers: red
original + 3 copies and 1 electronic copy to the Court of Appeal
Reply to opposition
Covers: red
original + 3 copies and 1 electronic copy to the Court of Appeal
A $775 filing fee is required on all writs except for criminal proceedings, juvenile matters, writs of supersedeas (if not paid with the appeal) or Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) writs of review and all petitions for a writ resulting from contempt proceedings. Government agencies are also exempt. Make checks and money orders payable to: Clerk, Court of Appeal. An indigent petitioner may submit a request for waiver of fees on Judicial Council (form FW-001).
The procedural requirements for writ petitions vary depending on the type of petition. Refer to the following Rules of Court:
(Rule 8.452 or 8.456) (dependency writs)
(Rule 8.112) (supersedeas),
(Rules 8.116, 8.384, 8.485,8.486and 8.498) (all other writs)
Cal. Rules of Court, (rule 8.204(c)(1).) does apply to petitions Cal. Rules of Court, (rule 8.485 and 8.486(a)(6).) In fact, a petition must comply with (rule 8.204) in its entirety if you are filing a petition for writ of mandate, certiorari or prohibition.
Emergency Stay Requests
A petition for an extraordinary writ with a request that a stay, injunction, or other form of relief be issued within 15 days must be personally served prior to filing with the Court of Appeal and shall be accompanied by a declaration establishing service or lack thereof.
Other Stay Requests
For other temporary stay requests, the document's cover must prominently display the notice "STAY REQUESTED", and identify the nature and date of the proceeding sought to be stayed. (Rule 8.116(a).)
File the petition as soon as you can. The petition is deemed filed when the documents are received by the clerk's office. The special rules for overnight delivery of briefs do not apply to writs. (Rule 8.25(b)(4).)
10 days after service of written notice of order
Disqualification/challenge of a judge
Code Civ. Proc., § 170.3(d)
Quash service denied
Code Civ. Proc., § 418.10(c)
20 days after service of
Code Civ. Proc., § 404.6
written notice of order
Expunge lis pendens
Code Civ. Proc., § 405.39
Good faith settlement
Code Civ. Proc., § 877.6(e)
Inspection of public records
Gov. Code, § 6259(c)
Reclassify civil action
Code Civ. Proc., § 403.080
Summary judgment denied or summary adjudication
Code Civ. Proc., § 437c(m)(1)
Code Civ. Proc., § 400
20 days after first arraignment
Juvenile unfitness
Rule 5.770(i)
15 days after entry of order denying motion to dismiss
Set aside information or indictment
Pen. Code, §§ 995, 999a
30 days after entry of order granting or denying motion to suppress evidence
Suppression of evidence
Pen. Code, §§ 1538.5 (i), (o)
30 days after issuance of final ALRB order
Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB)
Lab. Code, § 1160.8
30 days after PUC decision on rehearing
Public Utilities Commission (PUC)
Pub. Util. Code, § 1756
45 days after denial or disposition of reconsideration
Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB)
Lab. Code, § 5950
NONSTATUTORY 60-Day Rule:
60 days after entry of order
Nonstatutory writ petition
Popelka, Allard, McCowan & Jones v. Superior Court (1980) 107 Cal.App.3d 496
Formatting: Exhibits must contain a table of contents listing exhibits by document title and corresponding index-tab,, be tabbed (by number or letter) on the right hand side and consecutively paginated. Include a comprehensive table of contents covering all volumes. (Rule 8.486(c)(1).) Use a red cover.
Number of Pages: Don't put more than 300 pages in any single volume of exhibits. Consecutively number the pages. (Rule 8.486(c)(1)(A).) If you don't have many exhibits, you may bind them together in a single volume with the writ petition, in which case the exhibits should be consecutively numbered with the petition.
Filing: You only need to file an original and one electronic copy of the exhibits if they are bound separately from the petition. If the electronic copy of the exhibits exceeds 5MB, provide the electronic copy on a CD, DVD or external drive.
Service: You must serve a complete set of the exhibits on each real party in interest. You do not have to serve a copy of the exhibits on the superior court. (Rule 8.486(e)(1).)
At the time of filing, the writ must be accompanied by either a motion for leave to file under seal or a superior court order sealing the record Cal. Rules of Court, (rule 8.46).
Reply to Preliminary Opposition: A petitioner may file an optional reply in support of a writ petition after receiving preliminary opposition from the other side. You may serve and file a reply within 10 days after the preliminary opposition is filed. (Rule 8.487(a)(3).) But be aware that the writ panel already may have reached a decision on your writ petition before this time!
Reply to Return: You may have a longer period of time to file a reply if the court issues an alternative writ, order to show cause or a "Palma notice" (that the court is considering issuing a peremptory writ in the first instance). The court usually will specify the deadline for such a reply in the alternative writ or order to show cause. If it does not, you have 15 days to serve and file a reply after the return or opposition is filed. (Rule 8.487(b)(3).)
Filing with the Appellate Division:
You should file a writ petition challenging a ruling in a limited civil case with the Appellate Division of the Superior Court, not with the Court of Appeal. That is because the Appellate Division is the next higher court capable of granting relief.
Filing with the Court of Appeal:
Appellate Division Transfers:
Appellate division transfers are considered under Code of Civil Procedure section 911 and (rules 8.1000) et seq. Under the Rules of Court, transfer may be ordered only where the appellate division has either published its opinion or certified the case for transfer or upon a party's petition to transfer. The Court of Appeal has "uncontrolled discretion" to grant or deny transfer. (Dvorin v. Appellate Dept. (1975) 15 Cal.3d 648, 650.) Transfer will be ordered only if the Court of Appeal determines "that transfer is necessary to secure uniformity of decision or to settle an important question of law." (Rule 8.1002).
The writ panel discusses the merits of the writ petition at the writ conference and decides upon an appropriate remedy. The writ panel has a number of procedural options.
The Court of Appeal is not bound by a time limit for ruling on a petition. The consideration of any particular writ depends upon the urgency of the relief, the adequacy of the record, whether preliminary opposition is requested, the size and complexity of the writ petition and the other matters for the writ panel to consider.
A petitioner who requests an immediate stay must explain in the petition the reasons for the urgency and set forth all relevant time constraints. In addition, the date of the requested stay must be stated on the front cover.
Show proof of service on the clerk of the superior court and opposing counsel. The proof of service must indicate the party represented by each attorney served and must give the telephone number of each attorney.. Providing the State Bar number of each attorney on the proof of service may expedite the processing of your writ petition.
A petition for an extraordinary writ that seeks review of a superior court ruling must be accompanied by the following: a copy of the order or judgment from which relief is sought; copies of all documents submitted to the superior court supporting and opposing petitioner's petition; and a transcript of the proceedings leading to the order or judgment in the superior court. Failure to provide an adequate record is ground for denial.
Exhibits to the petition must be tabbed, consecutively paginated, and accompanied by a table of contents. Include a comprehensive table of contents covering all volumes.
No bound documents can exceed 300 pages per volume.
A record request must be made in writing and if the record is in storage a fee of $40 per case (for retrievals involving multiple boxes, $25 for each additional box) be paid in order for the record to be retrieved. Once it is retrieved, the clerk will make a phone call notifying the requesting party that the record is available. The requesting party may hire a copier service or bring in their own copy machine/fax to make a copy of the record. The record cannot be borrowed, it cannot leave the premises. The clerk's office can only provide copies of the opinion or orders.
Most docket sheets may be obtained online.
Records may be viewed in the Clerk's Office lobby during regular office hours. You may want to call ahead to verify the record is available before visiting.
The party seeking certification must submit a true and accurate copy of the document he/she desires certified. The remittitur can only be certified by the trial court. The timeframe for certification of documents is three to five days once the documents are received by the Court. A certification fee will apply.
Yes. Call the Court of Appeal to verify the availability of the record before visiting. Inactive cases may be offsite.
Criminal and Civil files are public record and available for viewing unless they have been sealed by the Court. However, juvenile, paternity and mental health cases are confidential and not available to the public.
Court of Appeal records may not be taken offsite under any circumstances. Records may only be viewed in the lobby.
It takes about 5-10 business days in order to retrieve the record.
Records are typically held for 2-3 weeks.
The Court cannot receive requests by fax or other electronic methods. Nor can the documents be transmitted to the requesting party electronically at this time.
Yes. The Court of Appeal also accepts payments by check or money order made payable to the Clerk, Court of Appeal.
Not at this time. The one exception is opinions as mentioned above.
Some records may be preserved locally or archived at the California State Archives in Sacramento. For more information regarding archived records, please see the California State Archive website at: http://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/
The only time you may do this is if you have the appropriate equipment to rebind the documents. The exception is documents with tape binding. These documents may not be unbound under any circumstances. Additionally, cases from the 1980s and prior may contain documents printed on very thin onion paper. Copying/scanning these documents with a feeder will require special equipment able to handle this sensitive paper. If you do not have access to this type of equipment these documents must be copied on the glass surface of the copier/scanner.
The purpose of this document is to provide members of the bar and other interested persons with general information concerning the organization of the Second Appellate District and its procedures for processing cases.


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Caramel cake is a Southern comfort, and it's a no-brainer to see why: tender yellow cake is smothered with caramel that sticks like chewing gum to the roof of your mouth. However, an accompanying warning label to see your dentist is in some cases warranted as it can veer into the tooth-achingly sweet.
This recipe preserves the basic elements of the cake but includes a few twists to balance the sweetness and add nuance to the standard vanilla flavor. The cake is made with cake flour to produce a fine-crumbed texture and uses brown butter, whose nuttiness stands up to the heady caramel coating.
While some versions of the cake are layered and iced with creamy caramel-flavored frosting, this construction is easier, made in a 13- by 9-inch pan and simply bathed with straight up caramel. Caramel is often made with white sugar: you can see the white sugar melt and turn mahogany, but this recipe calls for brown sugar. Visual cues are always important in cooking, but caramel making, whatever sugar you use, demands the use of a candy thermometer. What you're looking for is for the mercury to register 235°F, otherwise known as the soft-ball stage. At this stage, a spoonful of the mixture would turn into a pliable little blob when dropped into a bowl of ice-cold water. This caramel is accentuated with brown butter to mirror the cake, sour cream, and salt—sticky and rich, the ideal foil for a buttery cake.
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It's time for another edition of Headlines From The Past. I hope you enjoy a look at news articles from yesteryear. This edition also include a few excerpts from what was called "County News."
Aug. 24, 1909,
Bureau County Record:
Two Italians from Spring Valley were arrested for killing turkeys owned by Paul Pyzaia of Peru. Six men total had the habit of visiting Mr. Pyzaia's farm on Sundays and killing his turkeys. When Sheriff Benson of LaSalle County turned up at the mine where the men worked, none of the Italians would point the accused out. Benson was finally able to pick out two of the gentlemen from the crowd. One of the men informed the sheriff that since they were not American citizens, he had no right to arrest them, and they could not be punished by American law.
Nov. 7, 1907,
Bureau County Republican:
Owen Ryan of Tiskilwa is husking corn for James McMahon. Herbert Whiting on Wednesday was an insurance caller at George Minier's of Milo. Mary Hetrick began attending Tiskilwa High School on Monday.
Oct. 24, 1907,
Headline reads, "Jack The Clipper After Horses." It seems several horses in LaSalle have had their manes and tails clipped by a fiend in the area. Louis Davidson had the mane on his horse clipped so deeply in the middle that the rest of the mane was taken off for appearance sake. Thompson Brothers had a horse robbed of its tail, and in broad daylight. No clue as to who is guilty of this nefarious business.
Aug. 18, 1909,
Bureau County Record:
Peter McConnell was pardoned by Governor Deneen for the murder of Michael McDonald. McConnell had a dispute with a John Doyle of Spring Valley the day of the murder and waited outside Doyle's store with a rock in hand. McDonald came around the corner and was struck by McConnell thinking it was Doyle. McDonald eventually died from his injuries. McConnell was arrested at his home in Marquette, Ill., and later pleaded guilty to murder. His excuse was $2.50 worth of whiskey is what caused all the trouble.
Oct. 24, 1907,
While on a buggy ride, Mrs. Anna Mayers of Buda, met up with an automobile. Mrs. Mayers had stepped out of the buggy before the horse bolted going over a hedge, buggy and all and landing in Will Carper's field. Mrs. Mayers was not hurt and driver of the automobile paid her $5 for damages. Mrs. Edith Powers and her daughter had a similar incident when their horse overturned their buggy due to automobile fright. The automobile driven by L.H. Scott frightened the horse, and the passengers of the buggy were thrown into a ditch. Scott stopped so suddenly that something broke in the auto and he was unable to restart the machine. Mrs. Powers received scratches on her face and a bruised shoulder. The girl was unhurt.
July 21, 1909,
Bureau County Record:
Search parties were formed to look for a man named Fred Young of Princeton. He was found 72 hours later wondering the streets of Seatonville. Young had recently taken treatment at a hospital and then returned home. Later Young disappeared and ended up in Galesburg. When he came to his senses, he found himself at the train depot, and the train caller called for Princeton. He then took the train home. On another occasion Young was found wandering near Zearing, Ill., with no hat or coat. Young was discovered Saturday by Bert Piper, S.L. Richardson and Ira C. Gibbons while they were traveling in their automobile to Seatonville on business. Young was offered a ride to Princeton which he accepted and was taken to Bureau County Jail for evaluation. When asked, Young remembered only a little about his trip but said he had plenty to drink. Mr. Young is well known in Princeton and has no bad habits as smoking or chewing. He was taken to Watertown by Sheriff Skoglund and his brother, Albert Young, on Monday.
So there you have it. Another edition of "Headlines from the past." Enjoy and have a great weekend!
Princeton resident Todd Borsch can be reached at email@example.com.


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My apologies for the lack of activity. I've moved, had to deal with a TON of work and personal stuff that has pretty much rendered me scheduled 24/7 *sigh*
Ok, so, let's get down to business shall we? The NHL draft is less than 24 hours away and we know the trade talks will heat up and eventually something is going to happen right? This is the time to spell out what my gameplan would be if I were the GM of the New York Rangers.
Fist, let's talk about the team as it stands right now going into next season. The Rangers will be without their leading point scorer and most dangerous offensive weapon, Marian Gaborik, till probably November or December, assuming the season starts on time, which it likely will not. They will, however, have Marc Staal to start the season, and that is excellent news considering they were without the all-star defenseman till New Years last season. So going into next season our lines will look something like this as it stands today.
Hagelin – Richards – Dubinsky
Kreider – Stepan – Callahan
Anisimov – Boyle – ??????
Rupp – ????? – ?????
Mcdonagh – Girardi
Staal – Del Zotto
???? – ?????
Let's start with the goalie. I know everyone loves Marty Biron, but if you crunch the numbers you'll see there are actually many better options. Personally, I'd let Biron walk. Nice guy, but he's probably going to want a raise, and frankly his play probably dictated that he should get a pay cut. He was outstanding to start the season, and his quick start is the only reason he didn't have a save percentage in the mid 800's. Personally I would sign Hedberg. He's older, but in my opinion, steadier, and just flat out a much better goalie than Biron, even at his age.
The defense has several holes in it, particularly since I can't pencil in Michael Sauer into the fold. I would look to bring in someone like Steve Eminger, a reclamation project, in addition to throwing the kitchen sink at Justin Schultz. Schultz is a legitimate bluechip type prospect. Frankly he's probably the best free agent out there other than Parise and Suter. That's all I would do. Bring in a competent 6/7 type defenseman (assuming Stralman is out) and nothing more. I would let the kids play. Schultz, McIlrath and Erixon can battle it out for a spot. LET THE KIDS PLAY.
Next we have our forwards. We have Brandon Prust and Ruslan Fedotenko as UFA. I think both will walk. I love Prust, the guy bleeds Ranger blue, but the fact is, some GM out there will give the guy 2.5 mil a year. That's just how awful this free agent class is. Teams will need to get to the cap floor, and Prust will help them do that while playing valuable minutes. He's worth about 1.2 mil a year to the Rangers, no more. We can't afford to pay him what it would take to keep him, we have too many other important pieces to bring in. Similarly, Fedotenko, who was quite good in the playoffs should walk as well. Never been super high on Feds. A good soldier, but pretty overrated. So this leaves quite a few holes to fill, with the Rangers simply not having many prospects who are NHL ready. MAYBE JT Miller could shock the hell outta us and earn a spot. Similarly Christian Thomas might have a spectacular showing, but I wouldn't count on it. So, what would I do? I would trade for a superstar forward. I think the Rangers are going to need a lot more firepower, and if I am them, I look to acquire 1 elite winger. Who would that winger be? I have several options….here they are in my preference.
1)Rick Nash. I love Nash's game. He is big, strong, one of the best power forwards in the game. His numbers have been dampened playing with garbage players his whole career. Bring him in and I think he's back to his usual 40/40 self of old. Biggest problem is getting him in out OUR price. My offer? Brandon Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov and our 1st rounder. 2 roster players and a low 1st. I know Howson wants the farm, but in my opinion, he's got several things working against him. First, Nash has a No Movement Clause, which he has, so far, been unwilling to waiver from. Therefore the list of potential suitors drops to about 7 teams. Furthermore the cap is an issue, Nash is on a mega-deal and it's tough for the better teams to fit it into their payroll. If Howson wants to play hardball, like he has, I go on to other options.
2)Evander Kane. Probably the least likely of all my options, but one of the most desirable. Let's just put it this way. I am about as huge an Evander Kane fan as you're going to find. I saw him live in person many times when the Thrashers were here. Kane is the entire package. Think Jarome Iginla, 10 years ago. I think Kane is without a doubt going to be a 35/35 guy for the rest of his career. Would probably take a kings randsom to get him, but if he's available, I go HARD after him.
3)Bobby Ryan. Great player, great goal scorer, but needs a kick in the pants to get going a bit. Could be a 40 goal scorer in the right situation, but more likely a steady 30-35 guy. He's also on an affordable contract, and is younger than Nash.
4)Jarome Iginla. The Flames are probably going into rebuild mode, if that's true, it's in their best interest to trade Iginla who is on the last year of his deal. Iginla is in many ways an ideal fit because his contract, while gigantic, isn't long term, so it gives us flexibility going forward, however there is the very real option we could give up a boat load to bring him here, and then lose him after only 1 year. That's the epitome of a rental player. This is why I would rather get a guy with a longer term deal. Also, guys like Iginla tend to fade, and fade quickly because of the way they play. Iginla has a lot of miles on his body. I wonder how much he has left in him. Still a 30+ goal scorer though. Iginla also could be used as a 1 year stop gap till a massive free agent bonanza next year when guys like Jordan Staal, who wants to play with one of his brothers, are available. Wouldn't be the worst option.
5)****Alexander Semin****I have Semin here only because he is available, and may be had for a 1 year cheap deal if he wants to "prove himself". Never discount the power of $$$$ when it comes to motivating a player. Semin bought into Hunters defensive style, and still has one of, if not the hardest shot in the league. on a 1 year deal in the 5-6 mil range, he could be a steal, or he could be a lemon. I wouldn't be opposed to it as long as it's not a monster contract because you do not want to get stuck with a guy who is known to disappear for long stretches. Guy is a legit 30+ guy though, you can't argue the touch he has.
6)Nobody. Beyond this, I'm not really super interested. There's talk about Patrick Kane being available, etc, but I'm really looking for goal scorers, guys who can bring what we need. Zach Parise would be on this list except he said he doesn't want to play here. He's backtracked a little recently, but that's probably just to drive up his contract. He wants to play in Detroit or Minnesota, everyone knows it. If we can't get a big scorer, I DO NOT look to get some of the mid ranged guys since they will probably be overpaid significantly just because of how god awful this free agent class is. Get someone big or don't get anyone. Rangers can fill in the depth spots from within.
My ideal lineup next year when Gabby is healthy….
Hagelin – Richards – Gaborik
Kreider – Stepan – Nash
Anisimov – Boyle – Callahan
Rupp – Konopka (~750k- 1 Mil) – Prust
McDonagh – Girardi
Staal – Schultz
Del Zotto – Erixon
Young defense, but who cares, our D has been young for how long now? It's never hurt us as long as we have the Vezina winner between the pipes….


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Lois Lowry's Blog
Fantasy Night
Last night I went to a dinner party at which some of the guests (Gregory Maguire, Neil Gaiman) were writers of fantasy, one was a writer about fantasy (Maria Tatar) and others were artists of various sorts: a filmmaker, a rock musician, et al)...and during dinner the question came up: which character from a children's book...a fantasy...would you like to be?
A lot of people chose critters from Wind in the Willows. Neil said Badger. I think it was filmmaker Chris who chose Rat and Mole, for the messing around in boats. And Gregory went for the Darling boys in Peter Pan: not Wendy, but the her two brothers; he liked being on the periphery, he said.
The rock performer Amanda Palmer said The Cat in the Hat....she pointed out that the cat in the hat goes into people's houses, creates chaos, then leaves. I guess that's what a rock star does, as well, so it was the right choice for her.
When faced with such questions...which usually happens around a dinner table...I always feel rushed and wish I had more time to consider it deeply. But I said Stuart Little, I guess because his smallness, his yearning quality, and his optimism appeal to me; and in the light of day, 24 hours later, I still like my choice okay.
I am going to be sorry to move away from Cambridge, which has always been the type of place where such dinner parties happen.


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The new series of financing was completed in conjunction with existing investors who support Osseon's vision of becoming a preeminent spine company. "This infusion of capital will allow us to continue to develop our patented Orthopedic products and will propel us to the next level of commercial success," said CEO, Ron Clough.
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Osseon Therapeutics, Inc., headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA, is dedicated to developing and commercializing state of the art medical devices for minimally invasive treatments for degenerative bone and joint disease, including the treatment of vertebral compression fractures. The company's patented, steerable delivery system offers more treatment options than other commercial solutions as well as offering significant advantages in procedural efficiency and cost. By improving the treatment of compression fractures within the thoracic and lumbar vertebral spine, Osseon offers new, forward thinking solutions to patients suffering from these maladies, as well as to the physicians and medical facilities that treat them. Osseon's products are distributed globally.
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The Engineering department is a team of 70 engineers. By using cutting edge technology, we develop an advanced portfolio of applications for conditional access, key provisioning, rights management, multi-screen, home networking, piracy-control and business intelligence services. We participate in shaping the future of Irdeto by building innovative products that the market needs.
We do this by ensuring excellent quality in our products and support. We deliver on time as committed to our customers; We deploy tools and processes that makes life easier for us and makes us more effective. And above all, we have fun while doing this. Learning by doing is out motto! We are a truly international team; the people are dressed in business casual; open in communication and working in a flex and green office. Our CEO could be sitting next to you.
The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for technical solution for our key provisioning and workflow products.
•Maintain architecture, design and process information
•Software development involving the creation of component designs, coding and unit testing.
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•Leading, coaching and advising the junior tean members.
•Estimation and planning.
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When you use the Hewlett-Packard Universal Printer driver, Adobe Reader and Acrobat may crash. The following error may appear in the OS event log:
Access violation - code c0000005 (first chance) First chance exceptions are reported before any exception handling. This exception may be expected and handled. eax=083a8310 ebx=0701649c ecx=08431f30 edx=00000be8 esi=00000000 edi=0000002c eip=0700bf92 esp=0012cea4 bp=0012cef4 iopl=0 nv up ei pl nz na pe nc cs=001b ss=0023 ds=0023 es=0023 fs=003b gs=0000 fl=00210206 *** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols for C:\Programme\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Reader\BIB.dll -BIB!BIBLockSmithAssertNoLocksImpl+0x4b7b:0700bf92 0fb772fe movzx esi,word ptr [edx-2] s:0023:00000be6=????0:000> kb *** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols for C:\WTSRV\system32\ntdll.dll - *** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols for C:\Programme\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Reader\AGM.dll -
This issue occurs only after printing multiple times; sometimes only after the fourth or fifth print job. It is only reproducible in certain environments (for example, German Windows locale, with a German domain). This issue was thought to be an Adobe issue, based on the error message above pointing to an Adobe DLL.
After further investigation, Adobe discovered that strange results from the call to the Microsoft API "DeviceCapabilities" cause this error. When correct, this call returns the number of pages that were sent to the printer. For a document with 22 pages, it sometimes returns 39 sometimes 22 and sometimes -1, which means the function failed. Any result other than 22 is false and could result in the crash. If the function returns 39, then there is space for 39 pages reserved in memory when only 22 are written. Therefore, some other memory is overwritten by mistake, which would result in an application crash.
HP have developed an updated driver to fix this issue. Other customers experiencing this issue should contact HP to get the updated driver.
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