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12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
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Fairfax County BPOL Application Deadline March 1
All persons, firms or corporations conducting business in Fairfax County must file an application for a Business, Professional and Occupational License (BPOL) and pay the tax no later than March 1 of each tax year. Because this date falls on a Saturday this year, payments received (or postmarked) by the next business day, March 3, will be acceptable.
Businesses located or operating in Fairfax County and whose gross receipts exceed $10,000 in a calendar year must obtain a BPOL license. BPOL tax is based on a business' gross receipts for the previous calendar year (or an estimate of gross receipts if the business has been operating for less than two years).
For existing businesses, renewal applications must be filed by March 1,
2003, and the tax must be paid at the time of filing. Failure to file or
pay by that date will result in penalties. Businesses beginning operation
in Fairfax County must file a business license application within 75 days
of the date business commenced. Failure to file within the prescribed
time frame will result in additional penalties. New businesses will be
billed for any amount due.
Applications for new businesses may be obtained at the Department of Tax Administration's page on the county's Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dta or by phone at 703-222-8234, TTY 703-222-7594. Applications are also available in the Fairfax County Government Center, located at 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 223, Fairfax. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Thursdays 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Renewal applications for businesses that filed for a BPOL last year have been sent. Requests for duplicate applications may be made via e-mail to email@example.com or by calling 703-222-8234, TTY 703-222-7594, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
In addition to the requirement to obtain a Fairfax County business license, the County Zoning Ordinance requires all businesses, including those conducted from a home, to file for and receive approval from the zoning administrator. The zoning ordinance restricts certain business activities that may be conducted from a home and specifies limitations with which all businesses must comply.
For more information on business license taxes, call 703-222-8234, TTY
703-222-7594 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dta. For
more information on zoning ordinance regulations, call the Zoning
Administration Division of the Fairfax County Department of Planning and
Zoning at 703-222-1082, TTY 711 (Virginia Relay Center).


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1. An anti-gay Puerto Rico lawmaker has resigned after he was caught posting nude pics on Grindr. In what has to be one of the worst defenses ever, Republican Sen. Roberto Arango initially tried to claim that he took the photos — which included one taken from behind with him on all fours — to document his recent weight loss. Not surprisingly, Arango has opposed both same-sex marriage and civil unions in Puerto Rico, and he once mocked a political opponent with an anti-gay epithet.
2. Not to be outdone by Texas Gov. Rick Perry — who signed an anti-gay marriage pledge on Friday and has raised eyebrows for comparing homosexuality to alcoholism in one of his books — GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum is accusing the gays of conducting a "jihad" against him.
3. Lady Gaga performed as drag persona/male alter ego Jo Calderone to open MTV's Video Music Awards on Sunday night. Gaga also took home the Best Video With A Message Award for "Born This Way." Gaga even tried to kiss Britney Spears, who wasn't having it. Watch Gaga perform "You and I" as Calderone below.


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New Mexico's history is littered with nuclear fallout, mostly in the form of long-abandoned uranium mines, contaminated groundwater and class-action lawsuits. But while New Mexico's mining belt still needs cleanup from its mining past, a recent ruling by the US 10th Circuit Court of Appeals seems to have green-lighted its mining future.
On March 8, US Appeals Judge David Ebel ruled to uphold a license for uranium mining in northwestern New Mexico. It's a decision that concludes (temporarily, at least) 22 years of legal wrangling between a Navajo community and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
The NRC is the government-created agency charged with safely developing nuclear resources while protecting the environment and public health. In 1998, the NRC issued the license to Hydro Resources for a handful of sites close to Navajo Nation land. Some of the sites had been mined in the past and, in certain areas, radioactive contamination levels already exceeded Environmental Protection Agency standards. Outraged that the NRC would allow additional mining in already-contaminated areas, two groups, Eastern Navajo Diné Against Uranium Mining and Southwest Research and Information Center, filed the first-ever challenge to the NRC's licensing process.
The court, however, sided with the NRC. In his decision to uphold the license, Judge Ebel writes that the NRC's job is to regulate only what contamination would result from the current Hydro Resources license—not what it would mean when combined with contaminants that are already there.
Lead appeal attorney Eric Jantz of the New Mexico Environmental Law Center, which represents ENDAUM and SRIC (two other intervening community members are represented by DNA-People's Legal Services of Window Rock, Ariz.), describes the majority opinion (2-to-1, with a stinging dissent) as disappointing.
"What the NRC did was contrary to its own regulations," Jantz maintains. "The majority passed up the opportunity to watch the watchman, as it were."
Jantz says the plaintiffs are weighing their legal options.
David McIntyre, a spokesman for the NRC, says the agency is "gratified that the court upheld our extensive review and adjudicatory process."
The type of uranium mining Hydro Resources proposes, in-situ leach mining, involves pumping a chemical solution through an underground ore deposit to leach out the uranium. While the in-situ method may eliminate some of the evils of old-style uranium mining, like tailings piles (still-contaminated mining detritus), the NRC itself has admitted in past reports that the new method still "tend[s] to contaminate the groundwater."
For Richard Van Horn, executive vice president of operations at Uranium Resources, Inc. (the parent company of Hydro Resources), the court's ruling is a victory, and he heralds the start of New Mexico's "uranium mining renaissance."
Van Horn, whose company owns approximately one-third of New Mexico's 350 million pounds of known uranium deposits, says such a rebirth would create more than 8,000 jobs in New Mexico alone.
"If we didn't believe in [a renaissance], we wouldn't be here," Van Horn says. "It has to come. In order to address levels of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases and all this kind of stuff, we should see nuclear power taking a bigger and bigger share" of the US energy supply, he says.
Simply put, uranium is the fuel most commonly used by nuclear plants. And support for an overall nuclear energy renaissance can be heard from a variety of sources. In his State of the Union address this January, President Barack Obama lauded the virtues of nuclear power and, in February, awarded $8.3 million in federal loan guarantees for the construction of two new nuclear reactors in Georgia.
Even the typically liberal New Yorker magazine offered a cautious endorsement of nuclear energy in its latest issue.
Skeptics remain unconvinced.
"It's an inherently dangerous way of generating electricity," Chris Shuey, the director of the Uranium Impact Assessment Program at SRIC (a petitioner in the case), tells SFR.
Leaks at a Vermont nuclear plant prompted state senators to order its closure just last month and, in Shuey's view, the same risks—radioactive contaminants, disposal of radioactive waste and exposure—accompany uranium mining.
Santa Fe Institute professor J Doyne Farmer, a former Oppenheimer Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory, questions the economics of nuclear power.
"Nuclear power is expensive relative to fossil fuels and, unlike renewables like wind and solar, where prices have been coming down, with nuclear power they've been going up," Farmer explains.
Why should that matter? Because taxpayers are the ones paying the $8 million loan guarantees—as well as insuring nuclear power companies against large-scale accidents.
"Given that the nuclear power business has been heavily supported now for 50 years," Farmer says, "it seems like they should be weaning themselves from that by now if it's really a viable way to make power."
Farmer is currently working on a nuclear energy article for the journal Nature, and he's the keynote speaker at the upcoming Global New Energy Summit, a conference on energy innovations and policy developments (March 21 to 23 at Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino). One theory for the rise of nuclear energy, he says, is its popularity among conservatives—a phenomenon Shuey finds strange.
"We hear over and over about how health care is all this socialism," Shuey says. "We don't hear a concomitant outcry about the socialization of our energy infrastructure, which is what the supporters of nuclear power want. They want the government—and they need the government—to put taxpayer money behind private investment."
To Navajo Larry J King, a former miner in the United Nuclear mine in northeast Church Rock and a petitioner in the case against the NRC, paying taxes to the very industry that's proposing to put a mine next to his house is anathema.
"I worry about it every day," King says. "The majority of the former [mine] workers are experiencing respiratory problems." King is one of them, and he's disinclined to trust that things will be different this time around.
"The [contamination] legacy has to be addressed before we can even think about sitting down with these new companies!" King says. He pauses, sighing.
"Nobody from NRC, nobody from [Washington] DC is gonna listen to some Navajo people," King says. "It seems like they don't care what happens to us out here. It really upsets me."
On March 12, New Mexico's congressional delegation—Democratic Reps. Ben Ray Luján, Harry Teague and Martin Heinrich—introduced a bill to make an additional $14.5 million available for cleaning up 137 uranium sites across New Mexico.
The legislation "seeks to reverse the decades of environmental damage caused by uranium mining in New Mexico," Luján's communications director, Mark Nicastre, tells SFR in an email, but "it does not address the specific legal questions" of this particular NRC case.
When it comes to the case, Jantz worries about how the Appeals Court decision will impact licensing and oversight of future uranium operations.
"This opinion has signaled to the NRC that it can regulate however it wants, no matter how lax," Jantz says. "If there's a nuclear renaissance, we're going to have the same situation we had in the last uranium boom: millions of acre-feet of contaminated ground and surface water and whole communities of sick people."
Not if King has anything to do with it.
"As long as I'm here, I'm going to fight that," King says. "It's not over."


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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears Holdings reported a first-quarter net loss of $170 million, or $1.58 per diluted share, in line with the company's expectations for a net loss in the range of $145 million and $195 million, or between $1.35 and $1.81 per diluted share. The company reported net income of $16 million, or 14 cents per diluted share, in 2010.
The company reported that total revenues decreased $341 million to $9.7 billion for the quarter, as compared with total revenues of $10.0 billion for the same period last year. The decline in total revenue for the quarter was primarily a result of a 3.6% decrease in domestic comparable-store sales and the effect of having fewer Kmart and Sears full-line stores in operation, in addition to a 9.2% decline in comparable-store sales at Sears Canada, partially offset by an increase of $54 million due to changes in the Canadian foreign exchange rate.
The domestic comparable-store sales results included a decrease at Sears domestic of 5.2% and Kmart of 1.6%. Decreases in sales for the quarter at Sears domestic were primarily driven by the appliance, apparel and consumer electronics categories, partially offset by increases in the home, sporting goods, jewelry and footwear categories. Appliances experienced a low double-digit decline and benefited in the prior year from the cash for appliances rebate programs.
Apparel experienced slow spring/summer sales due in part to worse weather than the prior year. The Kmart quarterly decrease in comparable-store sales was primarily driven by decreases in the food and consumables and pharmacy categories.
"Our first quarter was adversely impacted by unfavorable weather, economic pressures facing our customers, and comparisons to last year's government-sponsored stimulus program relating to the purchase of appliances. However, we also fell short on executing with excellence. We cannot control the weather or economy or government spending. But we can control how we execute and leverage the potent set of assets we have," said Lou D'Ambrosio, Sears Holdings' CEO and president.


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The Star's editorial board has taken a hard stance on the CIB / Pacers negotiation.
And by "hard" I mean anti-Pacers.
Extreme situations call for extreme measures, and the Capital Improvement Board certainly has taken them. Can its prize tenant say the same?
Facing a deficit of $47 million last year, the quasi-governmental body that owns Conseco Fieldhouse and operates Lucas Oil Stadium pulled out all the stops.
In partnership with the mayor's office, the CIB petitioned the legislature for new ways to raise local taxes and for a state loan. It also slashed $33.5 million from its budget, sacrificing arts and cultural programs as well as employees. Not all of those cuts can be made permanent, so the problems remain.
How, then, can the city justify publicly laying out $15.4 million for the Indiana Pacers, who indicate no intention of taking a hit in return?
Even granting that we would hate to lose the Pacers and the CIB would have to finance operation of Conseco Fieldhouse if they were to leave, this is a strange way to go about making a deal.
The Pacers' ownership won't even say how much "help" it needs with the operating cost of Conseco, which the team agreed to take on a decade ago in exchange for a free $180 million palace. For the city, in the person of CIB member Paul Okeson, to tell the world it is "seriously thinking about" shouldering the entire $15.4 million while the Pacers say they'll think about it is mindboggling. The city isn't even ruling out letting the team continue to rake in proceeds from non-Pacer events.
The Pacers have a contractual right to renegotiate the operating expense issue, but how is this negotiation? Where is the "give" from the other side?
Forgive us our dredging up of the proposed library closings, the teacher layoffs and the disintegrating streets, but even part of the $15.4 million would be too much to ask of taxpayers. For the business that uses this public building to offer none of the sum in question is a rank insult.
Owner Herb Simon says he has lost $200 million in 27 years on the franchise. The taxpayers are not responsible for that. Nor should the taxpayers begrudge the fact that Simon Property Group was able to offer $2.5 billion for a bankrupt shopping mall company just this week.
The Pacers are part of a business empire at whose capabilities the people of Indianapolis can only guess. They might guess that Simon could sell the team, if it is an intolerable burden, to someone who would keep it here.
They also might guess that the team can spare more than the people can in the current crisis. They don't have to guess how the game is going so far.


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Set against the backdrop of one of the rarest natural phenomena in the world, the Falls of the Ohio fossil beds, the Geology Center+ not only coexists, but conforms to its surroundings, disappearing into the landscape. The goal was to blend in with the scenery while still generating a clear formal identity, a landmark for the city of Louisville. Rich in views of nature and the city, with access to the fossil beds, the site immediately becomes a circulation hub for different user groups with very different needs on the site. A clear circulation that provides access and efficient maneuverability become the driver of the design. Separation and connectivity. The three main circulatory paths serve the three main user groups: Education (those researching the fossils and lecturing in the museum), Learning (those at the site to see the fossils and visit the museum), and the employees. Once program is placed on the site, the paths come together in public zones and separate to reach user specific areas. The resulting overlapped condition creates a dynamic space that responds not only to user needs, but also to the rhythms of the falls.
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This is the second of a six-part series on liability defenses that every inside counsel should know. Based on more than 30 years of litigation practice, this series discusses the liability defenses I have found to most often result in successful summary judgments or dismissals, providing the best potential to end expensive and time-consuming litigation. This installment focuses on the "economic loss rule."
The U.S. Supreme Court and numerous jurisdictions across the United States have adopted the economic loss rule to bar plaintiffs from recovering tort damages for purely economic losses. This rule can and should be used to obtain dismissal of tort claims that are inappropriately pled in many cases involving commercial transactions. The dismissal of these inappropriate claims is important because there are certain types of damages, most notably punitive damages, that are typically recoverable based only upon tort claims.
The economic loss rule precludes tort claims in two situations, which often overlap in an individual case: (1) where the economic loss that the plaintiff seeks to recover is the subject of a contract; and/or (2) where tort claims arise from an alleged defect in a product that fails and then damages only the product itself and does not cause either personal injury or damage to other property.
With regard to the first situation, when the claimed injury is only economic loss tied to a contract, then contract law, rather than tort law, prevails. The parties to a contract are free to agree on warranties, remedies, limitations and disclaimers, which means the economic loss rule dictates that any lawsuit to recover for economic loss caused by the failure to perform such a contract must be based upon breach of contract or breach of warranty, and not tort law.
In the second situation, the economic loss rule bars tort claims against a manufacturer or seller of a product that fails but causes damage to only the product itself. One of the leading discussions of this application of the economic loss rule is the opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court in East River S.S. Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval, Inc.
In East River, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the economic loss rule bars tort claims arising out of the failure of a product that causes damage only to the product itself without causing personal injuries or damage to other property. The U.S. Supreme Court explained that damages to the product alone are the essence of a warranty action, through which a contracting party can seek to recoup the benefit of its bargain. Such damage means simply that the product has not met the customer's expectations; in other words, that the customer has received insufficient product value. Contract law, and the law of warranty in particular, is best suited to commercial controversies of this sort because the parties set the terms of their own agreements. The U.S. Supreme Court found "no reason to intrude into the parties' allocation of the risk" by allowing a tort claim in addition to a claim for breach of contract or breach of warranty.
Courts in numerous jurisdictions follow the economic loss rule. The Texas Supreme Court explained in Mid-Continent Aircraft Corporation v. Curry that courts must adhere to the economic loss rule in order to give effect to the purpose of Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code concerning sales of products:
"The Uniform Commercial Code was adopted by the Legislature as a comprehensive and integrated act to facilitate the continued expansion of commercial practices. For sales of products the above purpose is carried out by Article 2 of the Code, which supplies a complete framework of rights and remedies for transacting parties. In light of the Code's scope and purpose, its terms should not be nullified by applying strict liability when the parties have contracted otherwise. Such an expansion of strict liability would frustrate the Code's purposes of codifying the law of commercial transactions by displacing its applicability in all cases where the sale of faulty products is involved."
In the East River case, the U.S. Supreme Court found that the economic loss rule bars tort claims when the failure of a component part has caused the loss of the finished, integrated product, ruling:
"Since all but the very simplest of machines have component parts, [a contrary] holding would require a finding of 'property damage' in virtually every case where a product damages itself. Such a holding would eliminate the distinction between warranty and strict products liability."
Courts across the nation have adopted the reasoning in East River by applying the economic loss rule to bar tort claims against manufacturers of allegedly defective component parts that cause only the loss of the finished product into which they are integrated. Many courts even apply the economic loss rule to replacement parts that are later added to a finished integrated product. These courts bar tort claims for economic losses caused by the failure of component or replacement parts if the damages sought are limited to the loss of the finished integrated product.
The economic loss rule can and should be used to obtain dismissal of inappropriate tort claims that are often added to commercial lawsuits for economic losses arising from breach of contract or breach of warranty, or arising from the loss of a product. In these circumstances it can and should also be used to obtain dismissal of damage claims that are based only on tort law.
Part 1 of this 6-part series can be found here.


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New York -- Saks Inc. has opened its first Saks Fifth Avenue store in Kazakhstan, in the city of Almaty.
The three-level, approximate 91,000 sq. ft. store is located in the Esentai Shopping Mall, which is the first of its kind in Kazakhstan. In addition to being anchored by Saks Fifth Avenue, the Esentai Shopping Mall includes a large selection of branded luxury fashion and jewelry stores. The shopping mall is part of Esentai Park, a new mixed-use development which includes luxury residential and commercial towers as well as a five-star hotel, which is expected to open in 2013.


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When Stalina Folskaya flees her native Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, she sets out for America with her dreams - and her painful past - firmly in tow. In St. Petersburg, Stalina was a trained chemist, but in America, disillusioned with her profession, she takes a job as a maid at the Liberty, a seedy, "short-stay" motel on the outskirts of Hartford, Connecticut. Even here, gutsy Stalina sees opportunity, convincing the owner to let her transform the motel into a destination with fantasy settings.
Even though her "Rooms for the Imaginative" put the American dream within her sights, the ghosts of her past will not go quietly. Obsessed with the desire to avenge her family while also longing for a new life in her new land, Stalina must choose between her obligations to the past and her hopes for the future.
Stalina is a remarkable immigrant's tale about a woman whose imagination - and force of personality - will let her stop at nothing.
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"Emily Rubin's Stalina is an engaging international epic, a funny feminist treatise and a wise and emotionally satisfying serious novel all at the same time." (Susan Shapiro, author of Overexposed and Speed Shrinking)
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What To Do If You Lose the Master Password to Your Password Manager
Using a password manager is smart security. That's nothing new. However, the best password managers keep your credentials locked behind a single "master" password that only you know. But what happens if you lose that master password?


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Donaghy says betting interests may have swayed NBA game decisions
JUNE 3--While federal investigators found no evidence that disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy "intentionally" made bad calls in games in which he had a betting interest, the convicted felon said that "his personal interest might have subconsciously affected his on-court performance," according to federal prosecutors. Donaghy, who pleaded guilty last year to a fraud and conspiracy charge, also noted that he "compromised his objectivity" due to his financial stake in the outcome of basketball contests he officiated. Donaghy's admissions are contained in a May 8 pre-sentencing letter prepared by federal prosecutors (and which a U.S. District Court judge in Brooklyn unsealed yesterday). The letter, which cites Donaghy's "substantial assistance" to investigators, reports that he bet on about 40 games annually between 2003 and 2007. Prosecutors singled out a December 2006 Washington Wizards-Memphis Grizzlies game to illustrate how Donaghy used inside information when relaying his picks to coconspirators. After initially telling a cohort that he thought Memphis would prevail, Donaghy recalled that an "official NBA scorer" entered the referees's locker room and reported that the Grizzlies were "all banged up." Armed with that injury information, Donaghy quickly called his coconspirator and "changed his pick to the Wizards." Washington, which was favored by eight points, easily won the game, 116-101. A lawyer for Donaghy, who is scheduled to be sentenced on July 14, has asked Judge Carol Amon to levy a probation term, instead of a prison stretch. (8 pages)


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With some help from a forum member, I got the functionality of this plugin working tonight. It allows for a checkbox or link to make the password field of a form show the hidden characters, because sometimes it's nice to see them. I turned it into a plugin, and because I still consider myself a beginner with javascript, I thought I'd ask for a review so hopefully I can learn something. I tested it in FF5, IE7, IE8, IE9, Latest Opera, Latest Chrome, and Latest Safari.
$.fn.passwordToggle = function(options) {
/* Set defaults */
var defaults = {
target: '#password',
extra_attr: ''
/* Override defaults with options */
var options = $.extend(defaults, options);
// Register the click event on the trigger
$(this).bind('click', function(e){
// Prevent default in case trigger is a link
// Get the value
var current_password = $(options.target).val();
// Get the type
var current_type = $(options.target).attr('type');
// Get the ID
var current_id = $(options.target).attr('id');
// Determine the replacement type
if( current_type == 'text' ){
var replacement_type = 'password';
var replacement_type = 'text';
// Build the replacement
var replacement = '<input id="' + current_id + '" type="' + replacement_type + '" value="' + current_password + '"';
if(options.extra_attr != ''){
replacement += options.extra_attr;
replacement += '/>';
// Do the replacement
I saw some areas which could be shorten and improved on so i made a jsFiddle so you can see them live and in action.
Edit this Fiddle - jsFiddle - Online Editor for the Web (JavaScript, MooTools, jQuery, Prototype, YUI, Glow and Dojo, HTML, CSS)
Let me know if you have any questions and i would be happy to answer them
I really like the way you built the new input element:
var $new = $('<input />', {
type : type,
value : field.value,
id : field.id,
'class' : field._class
One thing that I was thinking about was using .each() or another function to get all current attributes, and then transferring them to the new input element, changing the type of course.
Thanks for taking the time to make some recommendations. I appreciate it.
I have a similar script that could be modified to do the same thing but with a LOT less code at Self Labelling Password Fields - for those who don't want the overhead of needing jQuery in order to do something that can be done with about the same amount of ordinary JavaScript.
The only difference is my script simply has what the field is displayed in it at the start rather than toggling the display - but most of the code required to toggle the display is already in my script.I t always amazes me how many scripts I see using libraries where the code that has been added to perform the processing using the library is as long or longer than the code that could be used to do the same thing without the library.
@skunkbad: No problem, i also had the same thought about loop through the valid attributes but felt it was not needed because i rarely see more then those 4 been used.
@felgall: That's a nice little script there, when i was doing some tests last night i couldn't get jQuery to change the type of the field but now i see the solution behind that
I have updated the jsFiddle so it uses an onfocus event to allow for the type attribute to be changed.
@felgall - I guess for me, and probably a lot of people that use jquery, is is that it's easy to understand, the documentation is simple, and for my level of experience with javascript, it's like a pair of crutches. When I look at your code... it might as well be in Chinese, because it's totally different than what I'm used to. It's been my long time desire to learn more about javascript though, so I do appreciate the response. I'll definitely study your code and try to understand it.
@SgtLegend - When I tried your updated jsFiddle in IE7 and IE8, it didn't work anymore! I do have a question about the last version though. When you were collecting attributes, you put an underscore in front of class. Is this because class is a reserved variable/word in jQuery or javascript?
Yes it's because class is a reserved word in JavaScript, i am currently looking into why the code won't work in IE 7/8.
EDIT: Found the reason behind IE been stubborn, again IE 8 and below has what's referred to as a read/write once only policy. Because of this it's not possible to set the type property once the element exists in the DOM, to fix this i had to refer back to the first snippet of code i used.
That newest version is very nice! It was impossible for me to find a jQuery plugin that did this, so hopefully other people who are looking for this will find your jsFiddle page. Do the jsFiddle pages last forever?
I believe so but jsFiddle is still considered as BETA software so who knows what will happen when they hit the RC stages.
Do you think there is a way to use something other than focus()? It's just kind of weird that it applies the focus to the input, and if there is more than one password field, such as when a Confirm Password field is used, it applies the focus to the second input.
Maybe blur()?
Further testing shows that in IE7 and IE8, the post vars are missing if the password was shown/hid. This is on a standard submit, not one using ajax or javascript. What do you think is the solution?
I figured it out. I just needed to make sure the new element has a name attribute!


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Growing interest in the practices used to produce meat and produce has made consumers less confident in the food available to them.
A consumer confidence survey shows fewer people have a "great deal" of confidence in food safety according to results of a recent study compared to data collected five years earlier. While one in four adults surveyed in 2008 expressed a "great deal" of confidence in food safety, the ratio decreased to one in six in an updated survey this summer.
Consumers are influenced by the growing number of choices available to them in their trip to the grocery store. The survey found common concerns about food safety were related to the amount of pesticides used on food, the antibiotics and growth hormones used in the livestock industry and consumer exposure to food-borne pathogens like e. coli and salmonella.
Participants of the survey also made an effort to purchase more fresh foods and avoid items with a long list of ingredients. They tended to gravitate to labels with the following buzzwords: all natural ingredients, no artificial ingredients, no artificial preservatives, no high fructose corn syrup, organic and no artificial colors.
Additionally, Millennials were the audience most likely to purchase foods labeled as 'organic,' 'hormone-free' and 'free-range.' Older generations were more focused on nutritional information.
The Multi-sponsor Survey, Study of Clean Food & Beverage Labels, surveyed 2,100 adults in May and June.


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"One of the most promising and provocative singer/songwriters to emerge from England in years, Gilmore detangles sex, religion, and politics with a literate eloquence and defiance that recall the early poetic eruptions of Bob Dylan." -USA TODAY
It is not unusual for a songwriter to stray from the beaten path as they mature, to experiment more intrepidly and find a thoroughly distinctive voice. But when this happens at age 25, people take notice.
It is fitting that Thea Gilmore conceived her Compass Records release, Songs From The Gutter, as part of a Bob Dylan tribute album. Like the obstinate American songwriter to whom she is frequently compared, Gilmore seemed unshackled by convention even in her early work, able to escape the confines of both genre and industry and give her creativity space to grow.
Gilmore believes that audiences don't want to be pandered to and that people will respond to honest expression more than accessibility. The young Brit's respect for music listeners paid off and accolades poured in from such respected sources as USA Today, Mojo, and Guardian. Gilmore was invited to appear on Radio 4 and at Glastonbury Festival, one of the UK's largest musical events. In the fall of 2004, she toured the US with Joan Baez.
A steadfastly original lyricist generating recordings at a breakneck pace, Gilmore has kept her growing fan base almost satisfied with a new project nearly every year. While most of her peers spend years in the planning stages, Gilmore takes her ideas to the studio quickly, capturing the muse of the moment and allowing it to be whatever it is, whether that fits in with any larger trajectory or career plan — or not. Following the highly successful 2003 release of Rules for Jokers, Gilmore changed direction with 2004's lush, Avalanche.
Songs From the Gutter is a textbook example of Gilmore's method of creation. Invited to contribute to a Bob Dylan tribute CD sponsored by Uncut magazine, the ever-generating artist found herself in a studio in Cheadle Hulme in May of 2002. Five days later she emerged with ten tracks, which she promptly added to several older, unavailable cuts for an internet-only, double album release. Nigel Stonier's production and a mastering job at Abbey Road polished the collection without taking away any of its nerve, and fans clamored for the disc at Gilmore's live shows. Making its American debut on Compass Records this August, Songs from the Gutter glimmers with the immediacy and unpredictability of Gilmore's performances, delving into her darker, grittier side. True to her varied and prolific form, Gilmore will follow Songs from the Gutter with Loft Music, an album of covers that will be released on Compass Records this fall.
Gilmore is best described as a gritty but lyrical poet, one who is frequently asked about politics and social issues because of her hard hitting lyrics. Her response to such a question in a recent See Magazine interview is classic take-no-prisoners Thea – "I just take a more social standpoint — personal politics rather than politician politics. My politics basically comes from trying to put a rocket up people's asses and saying open your eyes a bit."


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Computers and computing have changed dramatically over the years due to the innovation of new technology. This article looks at the path taken to achieve The Cloud.
Some think that in some form the concept of The Could has been around since the development of the ARPNET, which was in itself a network enabling one computer to talk to another one. Others believe it was really down to an American, John McCarthy who thought that there should be a national computer network, just like the gas and electricity companies, and that was as far back as 1961. In reality, The Cloud network builds on the ideas of both these ideas, and it is only possible now due to the evolution of technology.
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ByAlexandra Cheney
The initial idea for "Turbo" began when director, co-writer and story creator David Soren realized he had a snail problem.
Living in Sherman Oaks, Calif., a suburb in the San Fernando Valley, Soren had planted a group of tomato plants, only to have his front yard "decimated" by the creatures.
The plants, in various states of ruin, kept snails on Soren's brain.
But the story wasn't transformed into a screenplay until his son, now six and a half, turned two. "From the time he could talk he's been obsessed with anything that could go fast," Soren told the Journal. "I liked the pairing of two things that are completely analogous to each other."
Soren, who failed his driver's license test three times before passing, first pitched the story to DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. 10 years ago during an internal studio competition called "Pitch Fest." He won but ended up putting "Turbo," which he describes as "a 'Fast and Furious' with snails," on hold for six years.
"To me this is an underdog story, the character of a snail is a character that you just never expect to succeed," the director said.
The snail, Turbo, voiced by Ryan Reynolds, is transformed during a freak accident into a supercharged snail, capable of going 200 miles per hour.
Along with his sluggish older brother Chet (Paul Giamatti) and a pit crew of snail and human supporters (including Michelle Rodriguez, Maya Rudolph, Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Peña), Turbo finds himself fulfilling his dream of racing in the Indianapolis 500.
Although Soren and his production designer went to great lengths to faithfully re-create parts of Los Angeles and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Ind., hiring three -time Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti and Christopher Nolan's director of photography Wally Pfister as consultants, the duo purposefully took liberties with the snails.
"Since snails can be pretty gross, we wanted to make them more toy-like," said Michael Isaak, the production designer on the film, "we made them less slimy and more appealing in their shape. Then we really had fun with the colors."
Turbo and his pit crew range in colors from lime green to bright orange and electric blue.
"We spent so much time making sure the scale was right and the details at Indy were right and the color of the tomatoes were right, we just wanted to go for more of a cartoony approach with the snails," said Soren.
When Turbo zips around, a "toxic blue color" is left in his wake, said Soren. "That's the color of NOZ [nitrous oxide] and it is the magic juice that gives him his powers."
At first, Franchitti said the idea of the film, which has a production budget of $135 million, was a tough sell for him.
"I think it's a crazy outlandish idea, a snail competing in the Indy 500, but then I heard DreamWorks was going to be doing it and I thought if it was a company I hadn't heard of, I never would have signed on because it was so farfetched," said Franchitti.
But Soren hopes the impossibility of the tale attracts families and race fans alike. He purposefully used the voices of Franchitti and Mario Andretti as Easter eggs, or hidden treats for fans, outside of the racing scenes.
"This film is a brilliant way to engage a whole new audience to IndyCar racing and vice versa. We need some more great racing films," said Franchitti, "and this one has snails. Go figure."
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A Study of Three Drug Combination Therapies in HIV-Infected Patients Who Have Never Been Treated With Anti-HIV Drugs
This study has been completed.
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
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NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: November 2, 1999
Last updated: June 23, 2005
Last verified: November 1998
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The purpose of this study is to see if it is safe and effective to give one of three different triple-drug combinations to HIV-infected patients who have never been treated with anti-HIV drugs.
|HIV Infections
|Drug: Indinavir sulfate Drug: Nevirapine Drug: Lamivudine Drug: Stavudine Drug: Didanosine
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Randomized Open-Label Strategic Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of 3 Different Convergent and Divergent Drug Combination Therapies in Anti-Retroviral Naive HIV-1 Infected Patients With CD4+ Counts Above 200/mm3
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDSU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service:
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
Patients must have:
- Diagnosed asymptomatic HIV infection.
- HIV-1 RNA greater than 500 copies/ml.
- CD4+ T-cell count greater than 200/mm3.
- Never received antiretroviral therapy.
Exclusion Criteria
Co-existing Condition:
Severe non-HIV-related disease.
Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:
History of neuropathy.
Prior Medication:
- Investigational drug within 1 month prior to study.
- Immunomodulatory drug within 1 month prior to study.
Prior Treatment:
- Radiation therapy within past month.
- Chemotherapy within past month.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00002407
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00002407
|United States, New York
|Cornell AIDS Clinical Trials Unit
|New York, New York, United States, 10021
Sponsors and Collaborators
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
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Katlama C, Murphy R, Johnson V, Squires K, Horban A, Gatell J, Clotet B, Staszewski S, VanLeeuwen R, Clumeck N, Moroni M, Pavia A, Schmidt Au Gonzalez-Lahoz J, Antunes F, Gulick R, Banhegyi D, Montaner J, Calvez V, Sommadossi JP, Lange J. The Atlantic study: a randomised open-label study comparing two protease inhibitors (PI)-sparing antiretroviral strategies versus a standard PI-containing regimen. Conf Retroviruses Opportunistic Infect. 1999 Jan 31-Feb 4;6th:70 (abstract no 18)
Norton M. Choosing the right initial antiretroviral regimens. GMHC Treat Issues. 1999 Feb;13(2):7-10.
Douglas J. Ward, MD. Lipodystrophy Substudy of Atlantic Trial Offers Limited Insights. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/438301
Murphy RL, Katlama C, Weverling GJ, et al. Fat redistribution and metabolic changes with a nucleoside-reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI), non-NRTI, or protease inhibitor-based regimen: FRAMS substudy of the Atlantic study. Program and abstracts of the XIV International AIDS Conference; July 7-12, 2002; Barcelona, Spain. Abstract WeOrB1306.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00002407 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|November 2, 1999
|Last Updated:
|June 23, 2005
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-HIV Agents
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inducers
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
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A Phase III Randomized Double-Blind, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of 3TC/ZDV/1592U89 and 3TC/ZDV/IDV in HIV-1 Infected Antiretroviral Therapy-Naive Subjects.
This study has been completed.
Glaxo Wellcome
Information provided by:
NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: November 2, 1999
Last updated: June 23, 2005
Last verified: November 1998
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Detailed Description:
To compare the safety, tolerance, early antiviral activity, and durability of antiviral response of the lamivudine (3TC)/zidovudine (ZDV)/1592U89 arm versus the 3TC/ZDV/indinavir (IDV) arm. To determine the effect of the two arms on clinical efficacy as determined by the occurrence of new CDC, defined class B/C events, survival, medical resource utilization, and the development of plasma viral genotypic and phenotypic resistance.
|HIV Infections
|Drug: Indinavir sulfate Drug: Lamivudine/Zidovudine Drug: Abacavir sulfate
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase III Randomized Double-Blind, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of 3TC/ZDV/1592U89 and 3TC/ZDV/IDV in HIV-1 Infected Antiretroviral Therapy-Naive Subjects.
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDS
Drug Information available for: Lamivudine Abacavir Abacavir sulfateU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service:
|Estimated Enrollment:
In this international study, 550 patients are randomized (225 per arm) to receive Combivir in combination with 1592U89 or indinavir. If after 16 weeks (and every 8 weeks thereafter until week 48) a patient has HIV-1 RNA >= 400 copies/ml (by PCR on two occasions >= 1 week and < 4 weeks apart), the patient has the option to switch to open-label therapy consisting of indinavir, 1592U89, and Combivir.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|16 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
Concurrent Medication:
GM-CSF, G-CSF, and erythropoietin.
Concurrent Treatment:
Local treatment for Kaposi's sarcoma.
Patients must have:
- HIV-1 infection documented by a licensed HIV-1 antibody ELISA and confirmed by Western blot detection of HIV-1 antibody or positive HIV-1 blood culture.
- CD4+ cell count >= 100 cells/mm3 within 14 days prior to study drug administration.
- HIV-1 RNA >= 10,000 copies/ml within 14 days prior to study drug administration.
- No active diagnosis of AIDS according to the 1993 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) AIDS surveillance definition (excluding CD4+ cell counts < 200 cells/mm3).
- Signed, informed consent from parent or legal guardian for patients under 18 years of age.
Exclusion Criteria
Co-existing Condition:
Patients with the following conditions or symptoms are excluded:
- Malabsorption syndrome or other gastrointestinal dysfunction that may interfere with drug absorption.
- Serious medical conditions such as diabetes, congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, or other cardiac dysfunction that would compromise the safety of the patient.
Concurrent Medication:
- Cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents.
- Agents with documented anti-HIV-1 activity in vitro.
- Foscarnet.
- Immunomodulating agents such as systemic corticosteroids, interleukins, thalidomide, or interferons.
- Terfenadine, astemizole, cisapride, triazolam, midazolam, and ergotamine/dihydroergotamine.
Concurrent Treatment:
- Radiation therapy.
- Other investigational treatments. NOTE:
- Treatments available through treatment IND or other expanded access programs are the exception and evaluated individually.
Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:
History of relevant pancreatitis or hepatitis in the last 6 months.
Prior Medication:
- Cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents within 30 days of study drug administration.
- Prior antiretroviral therapy.
- HIV vaccine dose within 90 days of study drug administration.
- Immunomodulating agents such as systemic corticosteroids, interleukins, or interferons within 30 days of study entry.
Prior Treatment:
Radiation therapy within 30 days of study drug administration.
Current alcohol or illicit drug use that may interfere with patient compliance.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00002199
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00002199
|United States, Massachusetts
|Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
Sponsors and Collaborators
Glaxo Wellcome
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Keywords provided by NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service:
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Staszewski S, Keiser P, Montaner J, Raffi F, Gathe J, Brotas V, Hicks C, Hammer SM, Cooper D, Johnson M, Tortell S, Cutrell A, Thorborn D, Isaacs R, Hetherington S, Steel H, Spreen W; CNAAB3005 International Study Team. Abacavir-lamivudine-zidovudine vs indinavir-lamivudine-zidovudine in antiretroviral-naive HIV-infected adults: A randomized equivalence trial. JAMA. 2001 Mar 7;285(9):1155-63. Erratum in: JAMA 2001 Jun 13;285(22):2858.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00002199 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|November 2, 1999
|Last Updated:
|June 23, 2005
Keywords provided by NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service:
Drug Therapy, Combination
Drug Resistance, Microbial
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Anti-HIV Agents
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Lamivudine, zidovudine drug combination
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-HIV Agents
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
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Two keys to Australian wine quality are the continent's mostly hot and dry climate and its great number of technically proficient winemakers. Australia's wine regions are spread across the southern rim of the country, generally close to the sea, from the Hunter Valley, just above Sydney on the east coast, across to the Margaret River, south of Perth on the west coast-a distance of roughly 2,000 miles. (The generic appellation South Eastern Australia is used to describe blended wines from virtually anywhere but Western Australia.) Making blanket statements about Australia's weather in a given growing season would be almost like saying that Southern California and North Carolina experienced the same climatic conditions.
Even within fairly small areas conditions can vary dramatically according to ocean influence, altitude and type of soil. The often scorching hot Barossa Valley in South Australia, for example, can produce red Australian wines that approach vintage port in their dried-fruit flavors and alcoholic heft. But parts of the Clare Valley, less than 50 miles away, are significantly cooler. At the same time, though, Barossa benefits from a high percentage of old vines with deep root systems, which are more likely to be able to get water than younger vines in other regions, which rely heavily on irrigation and scarce water resources.
One of the more versatile white wine grapes, Muscat is grown around the world for use in use in light and dry wines, low-alcohol sparkling wines, and sweet, late-harvest wines. Its proliferation around the world (and especially around the Mediterranean) leads us to conclude that Muscat was one of the first domesticated grapes. Indeed, scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have analyzed pots excavated from King Midas's burial mound to conclude that Muscat was a major component of the alcoholic beverage served at his funeral feast.
Even if Muscat is cultivated across the Mediterranean basin and in some New World locales, we find that the best dry expressions of the wine come from Alsace. When vinified dry, to eliminate all residual sugars, Muscat makes a pungently aromatic wine that can handle the two wine killers, asparagus and artichokes. Gewürztraminer may be Alsace's standard-bearer with regard to intensely aromatic wines, but Muscat is no wimp, even if it is a little tamer and more refined. Expect to find notes of ripe peach and apricot, flowers, and fresh herbs. We like wines from Domaine Barmes Buecher and Domaine Ernest Burn.
Many may remember the ubiquitous advertisements for Asti Spumante, the sweet sparkling wine from Piedmont in Italy. This wine is also made from Muscat grapes. We prefer its cousin, Moscato d'Asti, which is bottled within months of the harvest at an even lower alcohol level- sometimes below five percent. This light, sweet, bubbly wine shows exuberant flavors of peach, apricot and pear, and is an outstanding apertif. Its low alcohol is also refreshing at the end of a meal, paired with fresh fruit desserts. Look for wines from Saracco and La Spinetta.
Muscat also makes traditionally-styled, carbonation-free sweet wines in many parts of the world. Some of these are consumed almost entirely within the country of origin, while others do make it onto the international market. Australia has a long history of fortified wine production, especially in the Rutherglen region of northeast Victoria. Here, old stocks of Muscat are blended to produce a non-vintage fortified wine that is typically between 18 and 20 percent alcohol. These bottlings are marked by flavors of caramel, toffee, and exotic spices. Try wines from R. L. Buller and Sons as well as Chambers Rosewood.
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An integrator's persistence and timely follow-up with a private school leads to a new client.
Today, securing a new client requires persistence and timely follow-up, and that's exactly what worked for systems integrator United Security Alliance (USA). After three years of periodic follow-up, USA reconnected with a private school in Miami at the right time to discuss the replacement of an existing analog surveillance system with IP megapixel cameras, wireless technology, and video management software.
The school, Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, is located on a 30-acre campus. "The timing wasn't right initially, as is frequently the case," recalls Terry Ottinger, president of USA. "The sales representative developed a relationship with the business manager of the school and several others over a period of time. In a subsequent conversation with them, they said the project had been turned over to IT for sourcing."
It was September 2011, and the school's IT staff had just started to review video surveillance options. The IT staff had been in touch with two of USA's competitors, and that meant there was no time to waste. Already familiar with the school's needs, USA quickly drew up a proposal that ultimately won the bid to deploy 40 Arecont Vision IP cameras, 4 Cisco wireless bridges, and a Geutebrück video management system with advanced search-and-review capabilities.
Ottinger says, "They had specific questions about recorded video with search-and-review capabilities. We demonstrated that capability for them when others weren't able to." USA's 24/7 post-installation client support, its fix-or-replace warranty, and the relationship it had developed with the client also weighed in on the decision, Ottinger says.
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The Arecont Vision cameras were installed to keep an eye on the external areas of the campus as well as interior areas such as hallways with student lockers. Cameras deployed around school grounds included 2-, 3-, and 5-megapixel models, some of which have day-and-night capabilities. Also included were seven 180-degree, panoramic, 8-megapixel cameras for some of the interior and exterior areas.
Ottinger says Arecont cameras offer features such as on-camera compression that reduces infrastructure and storage requirements. Most cameras don't offer that level of compression, which is processed in the management system. Arecont cameras also have low-light capability for nighttime picture color in dimly lit areas, while most cameras switch over to black and white in those settings.
The school wanted megapixel cameras that produce high-quality video for two main reasons — security and asset monitoring. Specifically, the school wanted to protect laptops issued to students. Students carry their equipment, including books and laptops, in backpacks that often are identical. If a student picks up someone else's backpack by mistake, figuring out who is the actual owner can be difficult. With 1,000 iPads on order for students at the time of the video surveillance installation, the school considered advanced search a priority.
With the Arecont cameras and the "smart search" capability of the Geutebrück video management software, matching backpack and owner takes only minutes, says Ottinger. Looking at footage from the cameras, a user "can draw a box on the screen where the book bag was and you ask the system to do a reverse search that goes back to find out when that bag was there," he explains. Seconds later, the system finds the instant when the bag was set down and the owner is identified.
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USA designed and deployed the surveillance system for Belen Jesuit in about six weeks. The project included two USA engineers who designed the system and four of USA's Arecont/Geutebrück certified technicians who performed the installation. One day was spent training the school's staff on the system.
Ottinger says feedback from the school has been positive, and Belen Jesuit has asked USA to install six more cameras to cover additional areas of need, identified since the original installation. By using Belen Jesuit as a reference, says Ottinger, USA also is working on a number of new sales opportunities. "We are currently working with a number of private schools around the country on deploying similar systems," he says.


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Santana, Braves continue tough stretch with loss
Atlanta loses for ninth time in 15 games as righty allows four runs
ATLANTA -- Ervin Santana extended the struggles that have followed him for more than a month and Kyle Kendrick resumed his tradition of having his way with Atlanta's offense. Consequently, the Braves limped away from Tuesday night's 5-2 loss to the Phillies forced to wonder if they will ever regain their early season promise.
"We want to get it going," Braves third baseman Chris Johnson said. "We obviously want to throw up some crooked numbers. We just have to keep grinding. We can't get too frustrated. We can't get too down. We just have to keep battling, keep working at it and hope that our hard work pays off in the end."
The Braves have gone 19-27 since winning 17 of this season's first 24 games. It appeared they might have righted themselves when they regained sole possession of first place with a three-game sweep of the Marlins a couple weeks ago. But they've since lost nine of 14 and fallen a half-game behind the first-place Nationals club they will visit this weekend.
"Mentally we're in this every day," Braves right fielder Jason Heyward said. " Every day is a new day and that is that. We can't control the day before or tomorrow."
Possibly fatigued by the fact they had suffered 13-inning losses two of the previous three nights, the Braves once again looked flat against the last-place Phillies, who will be attempting to claim a series sweep on Wednesday afternoon.
Heyward, who doubled, did not score on B.J. Upton's two-out single to left field in the third inning. During the half-inning that followed, the Phillies tallied a pair of runs that could have been prevented with some defensive assistance. Reid Brignac dropped a one-out double in front of Upton, putting Dominic Brown in position to score on a Santana pitch that went through catcher Gerald Laird's legs.
To cap off an ugly evening, Andrelton Simmons booted Brown's ninth-inning grounder and consequently found himself charged with two errors for just the second time in 271 games.
"This is a team," Santana said. "We play as a team. We win as a team and we lose as a team. I know we're having our ups and downs right now. But at the same time, we just have to keep our minds positive and take it one game at a time."
Santana, who allowed the Phillies four runs -- three earned -- in six innings, has been trending downward since producing a 1.99 ERA through the first six starts he made after the Braves gave him a $14.1 million salary. He has produced a 6.17 ERA in the seven starts that have followed.
"We've got ups and downs and nobody is perfect," Santana said. "We have to keep the same mentality positive all the time. We're going to get out of this … I know I'm close to getting out of this. I just need to make good pitches."
Santana felt like he made a good pitch to Ryan Howard in the first inning. But like he has done so often against Braves pitching, Howard sent the 95-mph fastball the other way for a two-run homer.
Howard has hit more home runs (46) than any other active player against the Braves. Among all players who have ever hit at least 25 homers against the Braves, he possesses the second-best at-bat/home run ratio (11.41), trailing only Dave Kingman (11.17).
"I think he's still a scary hitter," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said of Howard, who has hit three of his 13 homers this season within a span of 15 at-bats against the Braves.
The Braves finally dented the scoreboard in the fifth inning when Gerald Laird drew a one-out walk and advanced to second base on Santana's sacrifice bunt. Heyward followed with an RBI single. The only other run Kendrick surrendered in seven innings came courtesy of Laird's double-play groundout which scored Chris Johnson, who had doubled with one-out in the seventh.
Kendrick has compiled a 3.34 ERA in 16 career starts against the Braves. He has produced a 4.51 ERA in the 151 starts made against other Major League opponents.
"We're still struggling to find it," Johnson said. "We're still struggling to find ourselves and our offense a little bit. But there's still a lot of baseball left. So we'll just keep working at it and hopefully we'll run into it."
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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In August, when Philadelphia got a shiny, new zoning code, developer Nick Pizzola saw an opportunity. Believing that the city's building requirements would be more predictable under the code, he bought land in Port Richmond and made plans to build 10 apartments.
"I have an opportunity to grow my business," says Pizzola. "For the community, it's an opportunity for them to have new housing that's affordable. It's a win-win."
But the project is in jeopardy, Pizzola says, because of a controversial bill introduced by Councilman Brian O'Neill on behalf of Council President Darrell Clarke.
Clarke says his proposal would attack a serious problem: the shortage of parking spaces in neighborhoods including Fishtown and Fairmount. Critics argue that it's too soon to change the new zoning code and that it was revamped for the first time in 50 years to keep projects from needlessly stalling.
"I have one business model in place, ready to go, based on the existing zoning code," says Pizzola. "Now that's in question."
Clarke's bill, which got committee-level approval last week, would require that developers provide parking in some residential and mixed-use areas where they currently don't have to, and would change certain lot sizes.
Clarke says he's pro-development but has to weigh the needs of builders with those of residents.
"Most developers wish that they didn't have to get approvals from anybody," says Clarke. "I have to be responsive to the needs of the residents. They don't have enough parking."
If Clarke's bill passes, it would be the first change in the city's new zoning code since it went into effect. Philadelphia spent four years and nearly $2 million to adjust the rules that govern development in Philadelphia.
Council has proposed other zoning changes recently, but Clarke's idea has taken the most heat.
"This does not bode well," says Harris Steinberg, executive director of nonprofit design group PennPraxis. "Council had their fingers in the old zoning code so deep that nothing could get done, and that's one of the reasons why we had to have a new code."
The city's Planning Commission recommended that Council approve Clarke's bill with a few amendments. However, the commission's staff — which gives information to the commissioners — was so upset about Council's various zoning proposals that it wrote a sarcastic blog post on its site, philadelphiaplaneto.com.
"Thank goodness everyone's taking the time to really let the new zoning code sink in," the post reads. "Except unfortunately that isn't the case. No, that's not what's happening at all."
Eva Gladstein, deputy executive director of the Planning Commission, won't say which staff member penned the screed, but echoes the staff's complaints.
"Councilman Clarke is trying to address a real issue," says Gladstein. "We were hoping, just in general, to have more time to be able to review the impacts of the code before suggesting changes."
Clarke says the Planning Commission initially brought parking issues to his attention.
"They were keenly aware of this issue," says Clarke. "Then, allegedly, someone who happens to be a staffer whose name has not been attributed to the blog makes a statement. It kind of makes it difficult to respond to."
Gladstein says that the Planning Commission staff is in talks with Clarke's office and that "further refinements to the legislation may be forthcoming."
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Towards Judicial Reforms in BangladeshDec 12, 2013
For the first time in the history of Bangladesh, the Judicial Strengthening Project (JUST) of UNDP placed the judicial reform agenda before the Supreme Court Special Committee for Judicial Reforms (SCSCJR) chaired by the Chief Justice. This is an unprecedented development as SCSCJR has also principally agreed to all the reform proposals on incremental basis.
While speaking at a meeting organized by JUST at the Judges Lounge of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on December 10, 2013, International Judicial Reform Consultant Dr. Livingston Armytage said, "Judicial Leadership is the key cornerstone for judicial reforms" He stressed on the need for strong judicial leadership at every level especially at the apex court while discussing the reform agenda. The meeting was chaired by the chief justice, Justice Md. Muzzammel Hossain.
The reform proposals range from mandatory cost imposition for delay reduction to reorganization of court management system, which will facilitate a modern and efficient judiciary in Bangladesh, to facilitate access to justice opportunity for the vulnerable groups including women, children and persons with disability and timely, affordable and qualitative justice for all.
These proposals are drawn from the exercises done throughout the year of 2013 on case flow analysis and capacity assessment of the registrar office of Justice System of Bangladesh, to streamline the existing case management process of both the Supreme Court and Pilot District Courts and find the best possible ways to improve efficiency of the judiciary and enhance service delivery capability especially in speedy dispensation of cases. Based on observations and findings of the study, JUST Project developed a comprehensive agenda for the Judicial Reform Committee of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh to promote affordable and timely justice for the citizens of Bangladesh.
Starting from July, the JUST team initiated their six month long mapping exercise of the Justice System of Bangladesh and came up with some specific recommendations and reforms agenda.
The Judicial Reform Committee of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the highest body in judiciary reforms aspect, have agreed in principle to the reform agenda.
Emphasizing that "Success lies behind implementation", the committee lauded JUST for its detail exercise in the history of Judiciary and underscored its implementation for timely and affordable justices. The meeting was also attended by Judicial Reform Committee Members Madam Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana, Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, Justice Mohammad Anwarul Haque and Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury.
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh had formed the Judicial Reforms Committee during the very beginning of the JUST Project. This committee consisted of the honorable Chief Justice of Bangladesh and the judges of the Appellate division of the Supreme Court, in order to make policy level decisions related to judicial reforms.
Mr. Kennan G. Kasady, International Case Management Expert and the Consultant of JUST, presented the gaps and bottlenecks in both procedural and practical aspects of case management at the meeting. During the presentation, he also addressed the problems of the existing typical file management system and court hierarchy of both the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and the district courts. He also provided recommendations to address those problems by redesigning policies and procedures to the development of the case management mechanism in ensuring access to justice for all. The presentation was highly appreciated by members of the reform committee.
JUST Team presented possible solutions based on existing problems and way forward with the reforms i.e., organization, work flow, case flow and rules reform. He suggested to the committee to initiate processes for improving Service Delivery System which will eventually ensure accessibility to the marginalized. He particularly focused on how to improve public trust towards judiciary.
The JUST Team was thanked for the dynamic leadership of Chief Justice and the Reform Committee and was recommended a Judge-led and Court owned inclusive and participatory approach for timely and affordable Justices as well as recommended to make continuous dialogue with Bar and legal academy, outreach to community etc.
The committee agreed to establish a research and coordination unit which will meet on a quarterly basis to track progress for expediting the reform agenda.
Backlog of cases is the single biggest impediment in the way of dispensation of quality justice in Bangladesh,which is placing considerable pressure on the court system and is hampering access to justice, especially for disadvantaged and vulnerable groups. UNDP has undertaken Judicial Strengthening project in 2012, implemented by Supreme Court of Bangladesh to strengthen its capacity to administer the court system and reduce the case backlogs. As such the reduction would provide a sustainable foundation to improve access to justice to the public, especially, vulnerable groups such as the poor, women and children.
It is expected that the successful implementation of case flow analysis and review of existing state of judicial reform will play a significant role in changing the existing business process to intervene in the modern case management mechanism and help to formulate policy and strategy to improve the justice system.The ownership of the programme is also critical to roll out the development model throughout the lower judiciary in order to truly ensure justice for the people of Bangladesh.


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Pirates select honorary bat girl for Mother's Day
PITTSBURGH -- Maria Heddleston has been selected as the Pirates' honorary bat girl for upcoming Mother's Day celebrations at PNC Park.
The selection of honorary bat girls for all 30 Major League clubs, begun in 2009 to further raise awareness of MLB's "Going to Bat Against Breast Cancer" program, is through fan voting.
Additionally, input is given by a panel of five judges, which included the Pirates' Andrew McCutchen.
During MLB's annual Mother's Day national day of recognition, honorary bat girls will take part in pregame activities, be honored during an on-field ceremony, and will receive pink MLB merchandise and two tickets to the game.
The Bucs will be in New York on the actual Mother's Day, this Sunday. Like other clubs away on that day, the Pirates will designate another home game later in May to recognize Marie.
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Did we win in a shootout? GTFO!
Seriously? The Lightning won in a shootout?
- After being scratched, defenceman Victor Hedman returned to the Lightning lineup tonight
- Niittymaki made 37 saves tonight which makes his record against the Thrashers 15-0
- Stamkos got the only goal in regulation
- Martin St. Louis went down after being knocked down by Pavel Kubina, the photo that emerged did not show St. Louis in the most attractive facial expression. Kinda leech-like or something going on there
- Fedoruk got kicked in the junk
- The Thrashers have lost the last 13 of 15 on the road. That reminds me of the Lightning...
- The Green Men were in attendance of this game
- Foster has a disallowed shootout goal as it went off of his leg on the rebound from Hedberg's initial stop
- Everyone's favorite ref, Stephane Auger is reffing this game
- Halpern scored in the 5th round of the shootout
- Attendance is reported as 16212. The Nashville @ Colorado game tonight had an attendance of 12452, then again, upper bowl seats were like $10 non?
Donate to Haiti! See a hockey game! For only 10 bucks....what? So the Lightning will be the real leaders in the donations race in the NHL right? The management can barely afford their own team, oh wait they can't?
Enemy blog: There really are so many. Check out my favorites:
- Eyebleaf's blog Sports and the City for all things Toronto
- Pension Plan Puppets
- Down Goes Brown for the funniest blog written
With all the changes in the Lightning these days, it seems like the circus is back to town. The Lightning just picked up center Nate Thompson off of waivers from the NY Islanders. Cristodero says there is a corresponding move coming, so does that mean Wright is going down?
Hedman will be benched tonight because of his poor play, with Hale and Walker drawing in to the lineup. Then you ask yourself, what the hell? 1 guy scratched, 2 D in, math just doesn't add up. That's because Foster will be playing as a forward. Like I said, it seems like the circus is back to town. Oh and that Paul Ranger coming back soon thing, seems like a myth.
The Lightning have split the last two meeting with the Leafs, the next time we play them will be on March 11th. After embarrassing massacres, the Lightning really need to win a game.
I'm having a hockey high today, two games on deck (Lightning/Leafs, Canucks/Stars) that I can actually see on my TV in my living room....last year it seemed the Lightning were always invading TSN...now it's been a rare occurrence. As always, I'm excited for the quiz and James Duthie.
Line-up Notes:
- Hedman is benched
- Brandon Bochenski is benched
- Niitymaki to start in net, Mike Smith still out
- Kurtis Foster will play as a forward
- David Hale and Matt Walker will be on D
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The second Lightning player Antero Niittymaki is now up at the Olympic Hockey Blog, do check it out. He sucks right now, but he was lights out at the 2006 Olympics.no comments
You will have noticed to the right of your screen, I now have the Bloguin Olympic penguin up and a list new posts on the Olympic Hockey Blog. Check out the site for all of your bloggy Olympic Hockey needs, it is ridiculously good and really will only get better.
For your Lightning fix, the player profile on Andrej Meszaros written by yours truly is up and can be found here. I'll post links for Lightning related posts as they get posted.no comments
So new rumour drama again regarding the Lightning ownership...
- The blog of Bruce MacLeod of the Macomb Daily has some interesting stuff on the loan to the Lightning from Palace Sports and Entertainment. MacLeod writes that the Lightning have defaulted on the loan, which is not surprising to hear, since the owners are OK Hockeyt. Wasn't there some deadline of ownership buyout? That deadline has long since passed with no news. Another source of MacLeod's says that the NHL is setting a Feb 15 deadline for new ownership. Ok so that's right at the start of the Olympics, but then you gotta ask yourself, who would really want to buy the team?
- The Lightning are last in the list of teams with regards to the number of man-games lost, what I'm saying in English, is that out of all the 30 NHL teams, we have the fewest man-games lost at 47. Edmonton leads the league with 270. Ouch. And the Lightning have 1 point less than the number of games played....errr...
- The Lightning are teaming up with the American Red Cross to donate money to Haiti. For the next 8 games, the team is pricing certain seats at $65 for lower level seats and $10 for upper level seats. The Lightning will then donate $15 for each lower level seat, and $5 for each upper level seat to the Red Cross. So do the math, you go to the game, pay 5 bucks for a ticket and donate 5 bucks to charity, it really is win-win here. You can go to a hockey game and feel like you did something nice. For more info, see here
- Cristodero is thinking that Hedman will most likely be benched for the game against the Leafs
- Although Smith practiced for third consecutive day, it is unlikely he'll play tomorrow against the Leafs, so instead we should see Niittymaki again
This is pretty much what Versus vierwers got to see last night...over and over and over again.
Did I say in the game preview that the Rangers were having trouble scoring? Yeah, I think they fixed that problem. By the time I had gotten to my dinner location, where they were conveniently playing this game, it was already an embarrassing 6-2. And Tokarski then was in net. And the Lightning played very very very bad. Final score was 8-2. Puke.
The only thing that was kinda hot about the game?
Malone fightning. YES.
The video of the fight is tucked away after the jump.no comments
The Rangers can't score until yesterday, the Lightning can't win until yesterday, and both Tortorella and Tocchet love to juggle their lines (still the same)...
Enemy blog: Check out Scotty Hockey for your opposition blog
The Rangers (23-19-7) stomped all over the Canadiens yesterday with Wade Redden getting into a fight! OMFG. And Avery had a tussle with Josh Gorges. After having trouble scoring goals over the past few games, the Rangers came back in the 2nd and 3rd period against the Habs with 6 unanswered goals. Will this continue?
The Lighting won over the Hurricanes last night, with goals from Malone, Lecavalier and Downie (!). The Lightning are still without Mike Smith as he is back home in Tampa getting treatment for his neck strain (there only so many times I can call it a cervical strain, far too much giggling every time I do), so in net Niitymaki will mostly likely by starting in net with Toka backing him up.
Tonight's game will be broadcasted nationally on Versus in the US, with TSN2 picking up the Versus feed for Canada. Joy. Enjoy the game kiddos.
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