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Many first time tax lien certificate and tax deed investors make simple and easy to avoid mistakes just because they don't know any better when attending a tax sale
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TedThomas.com has released a new online video training for both beginning and advanced investors to learn about the various ways to avoid common mistakes when purchasing a tax lien certificate or tax deed. A person building their investment portfolio or who is just getting started could benefit from this expert advice now offered for no cost online.
Many first time tax lien and tax deed investors make simple and easy to avoid mistakes just because they don't know any better when attending a tax sale, said Ted Thomas, a tax lien certificate and tax deed investment expert.
He identified the most common mistakes and how to avoid them.
The biggest mistake when investing in tax lien certificates or tax deeds is not being prepared on the auction day and not knowing the auction rules. For example, make sure that you know what kind of payment is necessary when attending the tax defaulted auction.
"Most counties will require cash or cash equivalent and few counties will accept a credit card or personal check," Mr. Thomas said. "Some counties require payment the moment the bidder wins the property even while the auction is still being conducted and other counties will require payment once the auction is over and everything is tallied."
Some county tax auctions require 10 percent of the bid at the time of registering for the sale and then the remaining balance within 30 days.
"Don't guess. Find out for sure. Call the tax collector's office to find out what the payment procedure is and read the counties auction rules," Mr. Thomas said.
Most counties require registration before the date of the tax defaulted auction and require a deposit with registration. He pointed to Los Angeles County. Tax deed bidders must pre-register 30 days before the tax sale and post a refundable $5,000 deposit to participate in the auction. Mr. Thomas said this large of a deposit is unusual, but is an example of why knowing the auction rules is necessary.
Many tax authorities which conduct these sales will have a website where you can access and download the auction rules. The county wants to make it easy for you to be educated on the auction rules before participating in the tax defaulted auction.
These need to know tips and many others are explained in detail at TedThomas.com in a new video training created to help educate those getting started and guide them through avoiding the common mistakes that both beginning and advanced investors make when purchasing tax lien certificates and tax deeds.
About Ted Thomas:
Ted Thomas is a private coach, public speaker, educator, author and top tax lien certificate and tax deeds real estate investor. Through in-person live events and other training, Ted helps to educate men and women who are new or expanding on the process of earning 16-36 percent interest rates with tax certificates or owning mortgage-free real estate with tax deeds. The methods that are taught have been pioneered by Ted Thomas over the past 25 years.


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OK, so technically, we're completely lying with that headline. As far as we know, kingpin Esteban's evil ex-wife associate Pilar didn't survive on Weeds (although wouldn't that be intriguing?), but the actress who played her, Kate del Castillo, has indeed experienced a resurrection of sorts. See, del Castillo is the star of La Reina del Sur, the blockbuster telenovela about a poor Mexican girl who rises to power as the greatest drug lord of her day. Juicy, no?
In case you haven't heard of La Reina del Sur, the Spanish-language soap has been regularly dominating English-language broadcasts in its time slot and is expected to continue its record run through the end of spring. E! News chatted up Sur star del Castillo about her wildly successful show, and based on what we're seeing and hearing, we plan to start TiVo-ing , as soon as we figure out where the English-language closed captioning is on our TV:
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Mountain View, CA--February 27, 1997--Sun Microsystems Inc. (Mountain View, CA) announced the appointment of co-founder Bill Joy as the co-chairman of President Clinton's Advisory Committee on High-Performance Computing and Communications, Information Technology, and the Next Generation Internet.
The Advisory Committee will provide advice on all areas of high-performance computing, communications, and information technologies. The Committee members will offer valuable guidance to the administration's efforts to accelerate development and adoption of information technologies that will be vital for American prosperity in the twenty-first century. One of the Committee's first tasks will be to provide guidance on the Next Generation Internet Initiative announced by the President in October 1996.
Joy is the co-founder and current vice president for research at Sun Microsystems. He is researching new architectures for human-computer interaction, involving new kinds of interfaces, new system and application software architectures, and new ways of storing information to make information systems more agreeable to use.
Joy was the principal designer of the University of California, Berkeley version of the Unix operating system, whose networking protocols and implementations helped spawn the Internet. In the 1980s he spearheaded Sun's evangelism of the "open systems" model of computing, which allows different groups to contribute design by making the specifications of its components freely available. In the last year he has led the basic design investigations for UltraSparc-IV, negotiated Sun's contract with Netscape for Java, and driven the technical team that specified Java Applets and the release 1 version of the Java Programming Language.


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San Diego [33] is a beautiful city on the Southern California seacoast known for its ideal climate, miles of beaches, and its location on the Mexican border. It has a rich heritage built around sailing and is even home to the Pacific Fleet of the United States Navy. It is also well known for its part in the wildlife conservation movement, being home to a SeaWorld theme park and of course the legendary San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park.
San Diego is divided (rather arbitrarily) into eight regions, each of which is subdivided into a number of neighborhoods:
San Diego was established in 1769 as the first Spanish mission in California.
San Diego is an excellent place to escape from the hustle and bustle of nearby Los Angeles. Public transportation, walking, and bicycle are very prevalent here, making it an ideal place to visit without having to deal with the problems of driving.
Notice all the people in uniform? San Diego is home to the Navy's Pacific Fleet, and is a favorite leave location for sailors.
San Diego lies right across the U.S.-Mexico border from Tijuana, Mexico. The two cities form a bi-national metropolitan area of nearly 5 million people.
The San Diego area can be an incredible place to visit almost any time of the year. With coastal temperatures around 75 degrees (24°C) most of the time, the weather is ideal. The climate of Southern California is rather complex, however, and temperatures change rapidly as one travels from the coast eastward. In the summer during the day, the temperature might increase as much as one degree Fahrenheit for each mile going east. In the winter, especially at night, eastern areas are usually relatively cooler. Some valleys and other areas have significantly different weather due to terrain and other factors; this is often referred to as "microclimates". September is usually the hottest month of the year in the daytime, though by then, nights are slightly cooler than in August. Along the beach during the warmer half of the year, it can get surprisingly cool after dark, even when it's not too cold a short distance inland.
Get in
By plane
San Diego International Airport (IATA: SAN) is less than 10 minutes from downtown San Diego. The descent into the airport, passing remarkably close to downtown buildings, can be a bit alarming for first-time visitors. It is served by American Airlines, Delta Airlines, ExpressJet, JetBlue, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways and most other major West Coast carriers. Beware that even discounted coach airfares between San Diego and Los Angeles (about 120 miles/190 km) can cost nearly as much a trip to the east coast. (This will usually be greatly discounted for connecting flights if it's part of the overall routing.)
There are a number of airport shuttle companies that handle transportation to and from the airport. They cost around $15 per person. Metro bus #992 The Flyer ($2.25) travels 10 minutes to downtown San Diego, and connects to the Coaster commuter train, the Trolley, and the Amtrak station.
Driving out of the airport can be a little confusing. Unless your headed to Point Loma or Harbor Island, you want to go east towards downtown. The first left turn after the airport is Laurel Street to Balboa Park. The second one is Grape Street, and this has access to all the freeways. For the I-5 north freeway, stay in the left lane of Grape St., or the right lane for I-5 south. The 163 north and 94 east freeways are via I-5 south. Stay in the right freeway lanes for the 163 and 94 as these exits will come very quickly. If going downtown, Petco Park (baseball), Seaport Village, or the Convention Center, just remain on Harbor Drive from the airport. However, for the east side of downtown, it may be easier to use the 10th Ave. exit from I-5 south, which is the furthest right lane of the 163 freeway exit.
McClellan-Palomar Airport (IATA: CLD) is the other commercial passenger airport in San Diego County. Commercial operations are limited to two commuter airlines, United Express and US Airways Express, which provide service from Los Angeles and Phoenix. The airport is located in the city of Carlsbad, about 35 miles north of downtown San Diego. Exiting the airport by car, turn right onto Palomar Airport Road and proceed onto Interstate 5 southbound to reach San Diego proper. There is an AVIS car rental facility on-site.
Private pilots will prefer the nearby general aviation airports, Montgomery Field (ICAO: KMYF) in Clairemont Mesa, Gillespie Field (ICAO: KSEE) in El Cajon, or Brown Field (ICAO: KSDM) east of San Ysidro. Some air taxi and air charter firms offer specials to the San Diego area from local airports, including from many smaller Los Angeles airports and from the San Luis Obispo area.
By train
San Diego's Amtrak station is the historic Santa Fe Depot located at 1050 Kettner Blvd. The station is the southern terminus of Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner which runs to Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo. It is within walking distance of downtown hotels and situated next to San Diego Bay. Shuttles offer service between the train depot and San Diego International Airport. Rail services include 'The Coaster', which is a daily commuter between northern San Diego County and downtown.
Trolley service is limited to certain sections of San Diego, although expansions in recent years have continued to improve service. Major stops include downtown, El Cajon, Santee, SDSU, Mission Valley, Qualcomm Stadium and San Ysidro, the border crossing between the US and Mexico.
By car
San Diego is easily accessible by car using any one of the three major interstate roadways, the 5, 8, and 15 Freeways.
Additionally, there are numerous other freeways that crisscross the county, making access to most places in San Diego relatively easy. However, be advised that traffic is frequently congested during daytime hours.
By bus
By boat
Current cruise services only offer excursions departing from San Diego to Baja Mexico and Los Angeles. These include dinner cruises, three-day gambling cruises and 'party excursions' to the Mexican coastal ports of Baja.
Get around
Generally speaking, San Diego's transportation infrastructure is much more efficient than that of Los Angeles; both automobiles and public transport are almost equally efficient in getting from one place to the next. The weakest points in the transit system are suburb-to-suburb travel and poor links between the individual coastal communities, both of which often require long trips to one of the transit hubs.
By car
The San Diego metropolitan area is large and sprawling. If possible, car travel is the most efficient way of navigating the city and county. However, in the beach communities parking can often be in short supply.
By bus
The Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) [36] operates bus service to almost all parts of the county, although service in many areas is sparse and infrequent. If you will be mainly in the areas around downtown, the bus may be suitable, but as a rule San Diego has inadequate mass transport for tourists or residents. The fare is $1.75 for local/neighborhood routes, $2.25 for urban routes, and $2.50 for express routes. All downtown buses intersect with Broadway Street at some point. During the day all kinds of people will be taking the bus. At nights some people might feel a little less comfortable, but generally not unsafe on the main parts of downtown. The MTS has offices in downtown, on Broadway Street.
By trolley (light rail)
The San Diego Trolley [37] is a light rail system operated by the MTS which mainly serves tourists and people living in the southern and eastern parts of the city that need to get to downtown areas. There are three trolley lines: blue, green, and orange. The Blue Line operates from the US-Mexico border through Downtown to Old Town. The Green Line travels from Old Town to shopping destinations in the Mission Valley area, Qualcomm Stadium, SDSU, and east to Santee. The Orange Line connects the eastern cities of El Cajon and La Mesa with Downtown (generally not as usable for tourists except for getting around parts of downtown). Standard one-way fares run from $1.25 to $3 depending on how far you travel. Day passes run at $5. Bus and trolley transfers are interchangeable. There's no formal system to check if you've purchased a ticket, but there are trolley guards that may come around and ask to see your ticket. The fine is normally around $120 for not having a ticket, although sometimes (not recommended) you can talk them into simply letting you get off at the next stop and purchase a ticket. A $5 all day pass is available, as are 2 and 3 day passes, valid on both bus and trolley.
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San Diego is a major technology and defense hub of California and the United States. Major industries include defense, telecommunications, biotechnology, computers and scientific research. With five major military bases located within fifty miles of San Diego, defense related services and support are a key part of San Diego's prosperity.
Major employers located in San Diego are:
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San Diego is dotted with major shopping centers and upscale boutiques catering to nearly every style of dress and expression. The following is a list of a few of the major shopping centers in the San Diego area:
A lot of stores also exist around the Gaslamp Quarter. The Gaslamp Quarter is a wonderful area to walk around.
The district sections of San Diego offer more details on local places to eat. Food representing almost every world cuisine can be found somewhere in the city, including Mexican, Moroccan, Thai, Vietnamese, Afghan, Persian, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, French, British, Italian and Cuban cuisine.
Most of the top beer brands like Heiniken, Budwiser, Fosters etc. are available in supermarkets, smaller minimarts, restaurants, and popular tourist spots. Valid identification ( Driving License, Passport i.e. Issued by government ) with your Birthdate on it will usually be required to purchase any alcoholic beverage.
···Note··· Some places (Bars, Clubs and Grocery Stores) do not accept a passport as a valid form of identification due to the lack of physical description. If you remain calm and talk to the person often they will let you purchase the beverage anyways, however sometimes they stand by policy
Bars and clubs can stay open past 2:00am but are not permitted to sell alcohol after this time.
Stay safe
San Diego is considered to be one of the safest cities in California. Though, crime is present, violent crime is on an overall decrease, but property crime still exists. But one should use the same precautions as you would in any large metropolitan area. Avoid walking in Southeast San Diego at night. If you do or must, avoid walking down dark alleyways or approaching unknown people. Most people do not encounter any problems if they avoid buying illegal drugs or prostitution. In addition, gangs are not as present as they are in Los Angeles, but they still exist.
In an emergency (immediate danger to loss of life or limb), call 911. Be aware that if you call from a cell phone, 911 calls are currently directed to the California Highway Patrol, which can result in delays in contacting city police. (911 calls made from land-line telephones are directed to the appropriate local agency.)
In many cases when within the city limits it may be more appropriate to directly dial the San Diego non-emergency number, (619) 531-2000. For example, to report a crime in progress when you are not in direct danger, it is probably best to call the San Diego Police (or other local municipality) directly.
San Diego is served by a professional police force [72] as well as a county sheriff department; additional protection is offered on the major highways by the California Highway Patrol (CHP).
Fire Department
The city of San Diego fire department is a top-rated service offering fire protection, emergency medical care, hazardous waste cleanup, and search and rescue functions. If you dial 911 for an emergency it is guaranteed that the first responders will be the San Diego Fire Department. Urban brush fires are always a risk during the summer and fall, but rarely affect tourists.
There are numerous public and private hospitals in San Diego. These range from state funded institutions such as UCSD-Hillcrest and Thorton to private, world-renowned hospitals of Scripps La Jolla and the Children's Hospital. Non-profit Sharp Health Care also owns several hospitals, and has many "Urgent Care" centers for non-so-serious injuries such as a broken leg (daytime and early evening only). First-rate, world-class medical care can be found at any of these hospitals, as well as interpreters for more than a dozen languages.
San Diego is home to some of the most cutting edge health research in the country. The University of California, San Diego Medical Center is known for it's world class research. Some residents head to Mexico for cheaper health care, but this can be risky, and it would be more wise to use San Diego hospitals and clinics. Many of the institutions have doctors of all nationalities so language may not be a problem for some whose English skills may not be so good.
Beach Safety
Rip currents are notorious in San Diego for their strength and sudden appearance. Do not go out in the water without lifeguard supervision or at night. At La Jolla Shores, rip currents can be so strong that people standing (not swimming) in waist-deep water have been pulled out over their heads -- sometimes with deadly results (especially for non-swimmers). Except for sunbathing, avoid low tide like the plague at this beach. (This means the largest of the two daily tide cycles. Check newspaper weather page for Scripps Pier, or view the Weather Channel.) All of the major beaches have lifeguards on duty in the summertime, with only the more popular beaches having lifeguards year round.
Many of the ocean cliffs are made of a compressed sandstone and are prone to collapse, especially in rainy weather. Follow all signs. Also the bridge that connects Torrey Pines (north of Black's Beach) with Del Mar (former Hwy US 101) is old and in need of repair. Avoid walking directly underneath, as pieces of concrete occasionally fall off. It's still considered safe enough to drive over for now. If concerned, access this area from the south via I-5 and Genesee Avenue (exit #29) which soon becomes N. Torrey Pines Rd.
Access to the beaches is safely made by using any of the public stairways provided; they are well maintained (except at Black's Beach) and free. Always supervise children very closely at places such as Sunset Cliffs and the Torrey Pines Glider Port above Black's Beach. It may be necessary to hold their hand at all times. If you have unruly kids, don't go there.
Heavy rain may cause rising bacteria and chemical levels in the ocean waters. Care should be taken to read the newspapers or call the county health office to see if the water is safe for swimming. Generally most people keep away from the beaches for 24 to 72 hours after rain.
Thefts do occur at the beach, do not leave any purses or other personal items of value alone on the beach or in an open car. Vehicle burglaries are more prevalent in most beach communities.
In addition, take caution when around certain beach areas, as you may wonder (inadvertently) on to a military instillation, where security is tight and beaches are either reserved for military patrons and their families or training centers.
Smoking is banned in all restaurants, bars, public offices, and other places by order of California law. There is a county wide ban on smoking in all state parks and there is city wide bans in San Diego, Del Mar, and Solana Beach that forbids smoking on public parks and beaches. El Cajon bans ALL outdoor smoking in public places. A new law enacted in January of 2007 prohibits smoking within 25 feet of any MTS transit station or bus stop. Throughout the month of June 2007, signs are being posted and verbal warnings issued. Beginning July 1, 2007 those caught smoking near transit facilities will face a fine of $75.
In the area of the Westin Hotel, there is free WiFi. The SSID is "turbonet".
In the Little Italy area, there is free WiFi.
Get out
San Diego is probably the best city in America for making a quick trip to Mexico. Tijuana, San Diego's twin city across the border, is only a short trip by car. Trolley service is also available from downtown San Diego to the US-Mexican border. Avoid driving hassles and long waits when returning by parking in pay lots near the border and walking across.
For a delightful, low-key alternative, drive 60 minutes on the American side to the small border crossing of Tecate (home of the Tecate brewery). It's a short walk to the town square. Coming back, there are typically only a couple of people in line at the pedestrian crossing. You can easily combine a trip to the train museum in nearby Campo with a quick trip across the border for lunch!
Julian is the largest and most popular mountain community in San Diego County. Also, nearby is Cuyamaca Rancho State Park and Palomar Mountain which has a large observatory.
The greater San Diego County has a lot of smaller, more private beaches, and some great small towns to stay in and explore. Further east, the Imperial Valley and the California Desert give a change of scenery.
It's also relatively easy to get up to Los Angeles and other points in Southern California. The 5 freeway extends through Oregon and Washington the Canadian border. Although slower, Highway 1 (Pacific Coast Highway in most of Southern California) and the 101 Freeway, through the Central Coast, Monterey Bay, and the San Francisco Bay Area, make for more of a pleasant and fruitful trip.
Temecula Wine Country. Located about 60 minutes northeast of San Diego, there are about 20 vineyards (with tasting rooms) located fairly close to each other. This trip makes a good day trip from San Diego. One hour further is the mountain resort of Idyllwild which features shopping and outdoor activities in an alpine forest.


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The Ministry of Defence was under increasing pressure yesterday over its role in naming Dr Kelly as the Whitehall "mole" after it emerged that the weapons expert had felt "betrayed" by the MoD when his identity was made public.
In what is believed to have been his final interview a few days before his death, Dr Kelly said he had been distressed to hear from MoD officials that his name would appear in newspapers the following day.
"I am shocked. I was told the whole thing would remain confidential," he told the Sunday Times.
The 59-year-old weapons expert is understood to have asked that every effort be made to keep his identity secret as part of an agreement with MoD officials who interviewed him over his meeting with the BBC correspondent Andrew Gilligan.
On Saturday, however, Pam Teare, director of news at the MoD, admitted that her office had confirmed Dr Kelly's name to any journalist who had asked "directly" if he was the official who met Mr Gilligan at the Charing Cross Hotel on May 22.
The name duly appeared next day in the Times, the Guardian and the Financial Times.
Often, government spokesmen will be far less forthcoming when asked to confirm accurate stories or information, including names, refusing to comment at all if it is in their interests to do so.
The release of Dr Kelly's name - in his view in breach of the deal - put him at the centre of the bitter public spat between the BBC and the Government. It also led to a decision by the foreign affairs select committee to summon him to give evidence last week.
Since his death, Dr Kelly's family has said that after that appearance he felt deeply upset and under very intense pressure. Shortly before he left home for the last time last Thursday, he sent an e-mail to a reporter on the New York Times, referring to "many dark actors playing games".
An MoD spokesman last night refused to address the issue of whether the department had broken an agreement with Dr Kelly, saying that all such issues would be considered by the judicial inquiry headed by Lord Hutton.
The spokesman denied that Dr Kelly's name had been handed to journalists last week. "We did not volunteer the name. We confirmed that name to those who asked us directly if it was Dr Kelly." He said all further questions would be matters for the inquiry.
David Davis, the shadow deputy prime minister, accused Geoff Hoon, the Defence Secretary, yesterday of having misled the public by saying that his department did not leak the name.
"No sooner had the inquiry into this sad affair been set up than a senior minister, Geoff Hoon, is caught out misleading the public by his claim that the Ministry of Defence did not leak Dr Kelly's name to newspapers. It clearly did as is demonstrated by the testimony of his senior press officer [Ms Teare]."
While Mr Hoon has said that he did not authorise the leaking of Dr Kelly's name, sources say it is hard to imagine how the decision to permit his officials to confirm it could have been made without his knowledge and that of Alastair Campbell, the Prime Minister's director of communications.
Mr Hoon said on Saturday that Dr Kelly had been told that efforts would be made to keep his name secret but there was a risk it would leak out as journalists hunted for the mole.
Mr Hoon said: "It was explained to him that despite our best efforts to preserve his anonymity in the early period, he would inevitably face some questions to his identity once journalists began to investigate the story. So he was warned of the risks that his name would come out."
In the immediate aftermath of Dr Kelly's death, there were signs that the MoD and Downing Street were blaming each other.
The message from No 10 insiders was that Mr Hoon had been instrumental in rooting out Dr Kelly in the first place, through a heavy-handed leak inquiry. Some believe he felt he was doing what Mr Campbell wanted him to do.
But yesterday a senior Government official supported Mr Hoon's statement.
"It was explained to Dr Kelly after he came forward to say he had met Mr Gilligan that we had to make a statement saying someone had done so. If we had not done so, we would have been accused of a cover-up. It was also explained to him that because he was one of a very small number of people working in this field, it was likely his name would come out.
"We made clear we would not assist that process but, equally, we made clear that if we were asked directly we would confirm it. If we didn't do that, suspicion would be heaped on the others working in that field." The official said he did not know why Dr Kelly had formed another impression.
From the very moment the Government revealed that a mole had come forward, it seemed less than determined to protect Dr Kelly's identity.
At a lobby briefing on July 9 - the day after Mr Hoon had sent a letter to Gavyn Davies, the chairman of the BBC, naming Dr Kelly as Gilligan's source - Westminster journalists were given an unusually rich seam of leads to follow that put them on Dr Kelly's scent.
On that day, the Prime Minister's official spokesman said the mole did not work for the MoD. Instead, he was a "technical expert", said the spokesman, "who had worked for a variety of departments, including the MoD, with whom he was currently working".
He went on: "The nature of his work meant that he was more of a consultant than a secondee." Given the small number of experts in Dr Kelly's field, this narrowed the field greatly.
The reason it would have benefited the Government and Mr Campbell to have the mole's name in the open was that the BBC had, on several occasions, indicated that its source was a credible figure working in "intelligence".
Dr Kelly was no such thing - and Mr Campbell knew it. He was a senior weapons expert. But Mr Campbell was still sure that Dr Kelly was Gilligan's source. By allowing the name to slip out, the Government could show that the BBC had been less than completely honest when trying to protect the identity of its source.
But had the Government, in fighting its battles with the BBC, betrayed Dr Kelly?


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Internet won't work at home (RH9)
A very weird problem with my Red Hat 9 on my laptop.
The internet works (plug & play) at my friend's place, a pppoe connection with DLink router.
The internet also works in my school, a lab with public internet connection access.
The internet, however, does NOT work at my own home no matter how hard I try. Sometimes ethernet won't activate with indetermined ip msgs, sometimes it activates but returns like 90% data loss when pinging my router...
I am almost certain that it's not caused by the Red Hat distro itself since it works in a lot of other places.
My router at home is DLink DI-704P configured for DHCP, I tried played around with router settings, with no luck...
Anyone having similar problems before or having a solution for this problem?
Thanks in advance!
It's most likely the router or the cable.
Check the cable first, that's pretty easy.
If cable is ok and router config is ok my guess is you have to replace it.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Jrue Holiday's 3-point play in the waning seconds of the third overtime Monday provided the difference in New Orleans' marathon 131-128 win over Chicago.
Holiday came off a screen at the top of the key, got a pass from Tyreke Evans and cut down an unguarded lane for a layup while being fouled by Taj Gibson.
Holiday added a free throw and the Bulls' Mike Dunleavy missed a 3-point jumper at the buzzer, giving the Pelicans the hard-fought victory.
Ryan Anderson pumped in 36 points and Eric Gordon added 23 for New Orleans, which completed a three-game road trip sweep.
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Symantec's Talbot shared the same concerns "For enterprises, not only is there a cost to purchase software, there is also the cost to deploy and maintain. An enterprise must quality-assure software to ensure the new version meets the current needs and that there are no compatibility issues. They must also allocate IT resources to deploy the update. Then there is also an education component that must be provided for users to address differences between versions and how to handle known compatibility issues."
A Microsoft spokesperson commented via e-mail to say "Microsoft has consistently recommended that consumers upgrade to the latest version of our browser. Internet Explorer 8 offers improvements in speed, security and reliability as well as new features designed for the way people use the web. While we recommend Internet Explorer 8 to all customers, we understand we have a number of corporate customers for whom broad deployment of new technologies across their desktops requires more planning."
I understand that it can be a daunting undertaking to ensure that all commercial software and custom internal applications used by the organization will work properly under a newer Web browser--or find and implement alternate applications that will. Continuing to run IE6, though, is like leaving your car unlocked with the keys in the ignition.
Internet Explorer 8 Wins Against Social-Engineering Attacks
A recent report from NSS Labs illustrates why moving from IE6 (or even IE7) to IE8 should be a priority for IT administrators. It also contradicts the IE-bashing wisdom and shows that IE8 is actually the most secure Web browser when it comes to protecting systems against social networking and Web 2.0 attacks.
Socially-engineered malware attacks--or phishing attacks--pose an increasing risk to organizations. These attacks use social engineering and exploit the trust of the end-user to compromise, steal, or damage sensitive information.
The NSS Labs report claims "53 percent of malware is now delivered via Internet download versus just 12 percent via e-mail according to statistics from Trend Micro. And, according to Microsoft, as many as 0.5 percent of the download requests made through Internet Explorer 8 are malicious."
NSS Labs tested five Web browsers (IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, and Opera) over the course of 18 days. Testing was conducted 24x7 during the evaluation period, attacking the browsers with more than 550 socially-engineered malware links.
This was the third time NSS Labs has conducted these Web browser security tests. According to the report, "Over the three tests, Windows Internet Explorer 8 provided the best protection against socially-engineered malware and was the only browser that improved its block rate test-over-test, successfully stopping 69 percent, 81 percent, and 85 percent of threats in each respective test."
Talbot explained that there is nothing magical that makes any Web browser inherently superior to the rest. "Applications and operating systems from any vendor typically don't have anything special in terms of their code that makes them impervious to vulnerabilities and therefore attacks."
"It really comes back to the fact that the more popular software is the more it will be targeted. Thus, if everyone in the world switched to some obscure browser with very little market share, attackers would start targeting it. Attackers go where the money is, and the money is wherever the people are," summed up Talbot.
Tyler Reguly, lead research engineer for nCircle, also responded by e-mail and expressed similar sentiment that the browser itself is not the issue. "The insecurity these days comes from a lack of 'smart browsing' or 'safe browsing'. People are too willing to browse the seedy underbelly of the internet. Many people wouldn't walk down a dark alley and purchase items from a guy sitting in the dark, but they're willing to visit (and purchase from) websites that are the cyber-equivalent."
To sum it up--stop using Internet Explorer 6. You will be doing yourself, your company, and the rest of the world that shares the Web with you a tremendous favor. And, as long as you're upgrading away from IE6, IE8 offers a solid Web browser to switch to.
Other Web browsers such as Firefox or Chrome would also be exceptionally more secure than IE6, however organizations that are used to managing IE through Group Policy and updating it using the tools provided by Microsoft need to consider how supporting and patching alternate browsers will fit into the network infrastructure.
R.I.P. IE6. We knew thee (too) well.
Tony Bradley is co-author of Unified Communications for Dummies. He tweets as @Tony_BradleyPCW. You can follow him on his Facebook page, or contact him by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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If you're wondering what hip-hop will look like in 2013, rappers LL Cool J, 50 Cent and French Montana have already announced they will be releasing new projects in the coming months. But with every year comes a new breed of fresh faces that have the potential to garner mass appeal. Many of these artists have support from their hometowns and even reached outside of their region, building loyal fan bases. Some have record deals while others are riding the independent route.


text: Medical linkup: Healtheon Corp., Santa Clara, Calif., confirmed it is in merger negotiations with WebMD Inc., but said the companies have not yet reached an agreement. The Wall Street Journal reported that Healtheon and WebMD are expected to announce a stock-swap merger valued at about $5.5 billion that will include major investments by partners such as Microsoft Corp., Excite Inc. and Intel Corp. Atlanta-based WebMD provides Internet-based services and information for physicians and health-care information services and on-line communities for consumers. Healtheon provides Internet-based electronic commerce services linking doctors, consumers and health-care institutions.


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Finally, Nintendo releases a game that requires the use of your eyes.
Despite a somewhat different title, Flash Focus is a blatant imitation of the Brain Age series. The good side of that comparison is that fans of brain training will like eye training just as much. The bad side is that Brain Age 2 was released just two months ago, so if you recently played through that game (or are still playing it), Flash Focus is probably too much of a good thing.
I'm extremely skeptical of any claims that Flash Focus can actually improve your eyesight. More likely, it just teaches you to play the included mini-games better, so it's not so much your eyes getting stronger but your brain figuring out where to put your eyes for each exercise. In the interest of giving a more natural viewing field for these vision-based activities, the game is played in the standard (horizontal) DS layout, which is the first major departure from the Brain Age formula. Instead of a creepy dismembered head, your guides through the exercises are a gang of nameless athletes depicted in 8-bit pixel art, much like the little guy from Excitebike on NES. The appearance of these sports players is a clue that Flash Focus is heavily sports-based. Half of the mini-games are loosely based on various sports, and almost every line of text in the game mentions how this or that visual skill applies to sports. Although it comes across as forced, the emphasis on athletics is effective in making Flash Focus seem less nerdy than Brain Age.
Most of us think of vision in terms of visual acuity (accuracy), with measurements like "20/20" (i.e. your vision at a distance of 20 feet is the same as the average person's vision at the same distance). Flash Focus totally avoids standard visual acuity, and rightly so, since the small DS screens are poorly suited for displaying eye charts. Instead, your vision is rated in areas like eye movement, hand-eye coordination, and peripheral vision. The game's "core" activities tend to work on just one or two of these areas, while the sports activities combine multiple areas for a more well-rounded exercise. The core mini-games are similar to what you'd find in Brain Age, with abstract graphics and zero personality. The sports mini-games are more fun and more graphically impressive, because they use digitized photographs and even full-motion video in ways that you won't see in many other DS games. Each exercise (whether core or sports) takes one or two minutes to complete, and your score is recorded for daily comparisons to yourself and anyone else with a save file on the game card. Despite its casual façade, Flash Focus has a subversively old-school streak in the way it pushes you to compete for higher scores in relatively simple activities.
The daily training aspect works better than in Brain Age. Every day, the game will offer an optional "Eye Age" check (it recommends checking three times per week for accurate results) and then recommends a training regimen based on your most recent Eye Age. Although your Eye Age is summarized in a single number, just like your Brain Age, this game also tracks your performance in five different categories of visual skill, so the test results are considerably more thorough and nuanced. The recommended regimen of exercises in Daily Training seems randomly chosen among such themes as "Focus On Your Strengths", "Balanced Training", or "Sports Training". The game will choose five activities based on the theme, and when you've completed them all, you'll be treated to some optional Eye Relaxation Exercises, which are guided by a voice so you don't have to look at the screen for instructions. After the relaxation phase, the game jumps back to the main menu, effectively recommending that you stop playing for the day. Of course, you can always log back into your profile and play some more, and you can always choose from any of the unlocked mini-games with Custom Training, but the Daily Training feature is a convenient way to pace yourself and avoid playing the two or three mini-games that you happen to like best. Brain Age could really benefit from including a feature like this.
Unsurprisingly, Flash Focus awards you a stamp on the calendar after completing the first exercise of each day. Unlike in Brain Age, every single stamp unlocks something new, and the first eleven stamps open up the eleven locked mini-games, so you don't have to suffer through weeks of lesser bonuses before getting the good stuff. Most of the unlockable events are sports mini-games, which are the most fun of the lot, so it's exciting to get a stamp each day (or several, if you want to cheat by fudging the system calendar).
There's not much else to say about Flash Focus. It follows the now familiar non-game/mini-game formula of numerous other DS titles. Although it's not very original, the content found here is compelling and fun, and the sports twist proves to be inspiration for several addictive mini-games. Whether any of this will improve your vision is dubious, but Flash Focus is nevertheless a fine addition to the Touch Generations lineup.


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CONCORD — Some students in the Mt. Diablo school district will soon have the opportunity to immerse themselves in both English and Spanish as part of a plan to develop biliteracy.
The innovative program is part of the district's English Learner Master Plan, which strives to improve education for students not fluent in English, while also offering English-speaking children the chance to become bilingual in Spanish.
District officials plan to first start a pilot program at a few schools, before expanding it to more campuses, said Jeanne Duarte-Armas, director of English learner services. The plan also calls for more intensive bilingual instruction for students who are not learning English quickly enough in elementary school and a "World Academy" program for immigrant students at Mt. Diablo High.
"We want students to acquire English," Duarte-Armas said. "Not just learn it. Live it. Dream it. Feel it."
The board unanimously approved the plan Monday night, praising Duarte-Armas and an English Learner Task Force that has worked collaboratively to come up with the plan. It was initiated more than a year ago, after the state found the district's English learners were lagging behind those in other districts.
Also at the meeting, the board heard several recommendations for cutting the district's special education budget. The Fiscal Crisis Management Assistance Team, or FCMAT, a independent team of educational consultants, recommended the elimination of a parent liaison, program manager, five speech and language pathologists and some psychologist positions. The team also recommended combining classes to increase the number of students; hiring fewer outside contractors for specialized services such as nurses; reducing the number of students placed in private schools; and reducing services provided through a popular mental health collaborative program.
Several parents voiced concerns about the proposed cuts, saying they would adversely affect students.
"There are several items that don't make sense," said parent Denise Lambert. "Our award-winning mental health collaborative should stay in place. Don't dismantle the vehicle if the problem is the fuel pump."
The board plans to vote on the recommendations March 25. The district initially commissioned the report because it wanted to reduce the amount of general fund money being spent on special education.
But trustees also got some good news Monday, when Chief Financial Officer Bryan Richards reported that the district will be able to pay all of its bills in the next three years after all. The district had filed a qualified budget last fall when it was anticipating cuts if Proposition 30 failed.
Details about the Mt. Diablo district's English learner plan, special education report and budget are available by calling 925-6582-8000 ext. 4000 or by visiting http://esbpublic.mdusd.k12.ca.us. Click on March 11.
For additional information, visit the On Assignment blog at www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment.


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LUZ MARIA CEBRECO,v MUSIC HALL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMANCE ARTS, INC.,BERNICE ANDERSON,
No. 180954
LC No. 93-319331-NO
FOR PUBLICATION October 11, 1996 9:05 a.m.
Before: Michael J. Kelly, P.J., and Markman and J. L. Martlew,*
Plaintiff appeals as of right from a decision granting summary
disposition to defendants in this handicap discrimination action.
We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.
Plaintiff is confined to a three-wheeled motorized personal vehicle
known as an Amigo. She and a friend purchased tickets for a performance
at defendant Music Hall. Prior to the performance, plaintiff
called Music Hall to inquire about handicapped accommodations
and was assured that Music Hall could and did accommodate handicapped
persons. Upon arriving at Music Hall, plaintiff and her friend
were taken to an entrance in an alleyway where an employee of
Music Hall placed a ramp at the door and assisted plaintiff to
enter the premises. Once inside Music Hall, the employee directed
plaintiff and her friend towards the designated seating area for
handicapped individuals, located at the end of rows F through
I. Handicapped persons were either allowed to sit in their wheelchairs
in the aisles at the end of these rows or were assisted into the
last seat of one of these rows. Plaintiff's Amigo could not climb
the sloped aisle to the last rows and she believed that she would
not be able to watch the show from her vehicle because she would
be sitting on a downward slope. She therefore positioned her
Amigo next to the last seats of the front row.
Both Bernice Anderson, the manager of the Music Hall, and the
assistant manager asked plaintiff to move to the handicapped seating
section or to leave. Plaintiff refused to do either. Anderson
then called the police defendants and requested that they remove
plaintiff. Plaintiff still refused to move to the handicapped
section or leave when requested to do so by the police. The police
alleged that plaintiff became "loud, boisterous and profane"
and that they attempted to move her by pushing and pulling her
Amigo. Before they attempted to move her, plaintiff told them
that the Amigo was unstable. While they were attempting to move
her, plaintiff fell or pushed herself out of the Amigo and onto
the floor where she landed on her knees. The police issued plaintiff
a ticket for disorderly conduct.
Plaintiff's complaint alleged that defendants discriminated against
her by reason of her handicap in violation of the Michigan Handicappers
Civil Rights Act (MHCRA). MCL 37.1101 et seq; MSA 3.550(101)
et seq. She contended that defendant Music Hall failed
to "accommodate" her handicap by providing adequate
seating for her at the concert. She also alleged that police
defendants Simpson, Burton and Dawson were grossly negligent toward
her in the course of removing her from the concert after she protested
Music Hall's alleged non-accommodation and thereby caused her
The trial court erred in granting summary disposition to defendant
Music Hall with respect to plaintiff's MHCRA claim. Plaintiff
is clearly handicapped for purposes of the MHCRA and established
a genuine issue of material fact with respect to the adequacy
of the accommodations provided. MCR 2.116(C)(10). The MHCRA
prohibits public accommodations, such as Music Hall, from denying
any person the "full and equal enjoyment of goods, services,
facilities, advantages and accommodations of a place of public
accommodation because of a handicap that is unrelated to
the individual's ability to utilize and benefit from the goods,
services, facilities, privileges, advantages or accommodations
or because of the use by an individual of adaptive devices or
aids." MCL 37.1302; MSA 3.550 (302).
Plaintiff argues that the trial court inappropriately concluded
that she was not "handicapped" because her disability
was related to her "ability to benefit"
from Music Hall's services. In its motion for summary disposition,
Music Hall argued that, because it is not wheel-chair accessible,
that plaintiff's handicap– that is, being wheel-chair bound–
prevented her from accessing the Music Hall and comfortably watching
However, there is evidence that plaintiff was able to use and
enjoy the services of Music Hall. The undisputed facts in this
case show that plaintiff did enter Music Hall and was able to
find a place within the facility from which she could watch the
performance, although that position had not been designated for
handicapped use or for otherwise viewing the performance. Further,
Music Hall had established a policy for helping its handicapped
patrons enter the theater and had designated an area for handicapped
seating. This indicated that, once helped to obtain proper seating,
individuals with plaintiff's disability were able to use
and enjoy the performances. Therefore, Music Hall's argument
that plaintiff was not "handicapped" because she was
unable to use and enjoy the performance because she could not
access the facility are without merit. Principally, this argument
begs the threshold question of whether Music Hall had a duty to
assist plaintiff in entering and obtaining adequate seating.
Music Hall's reliance on Miller v City of Detroit, 185
Mich App 789; 462 NW2d 856 (1990) is misplaced. In Miller,
this Court found that plaintiffs were not handicapped under
the MHCRA with respect to the city bus system because their handicap
prevented them from using the buses. Id. at 792.. Because
plaintiffs could not enter the buses, we found that their handicap
related to their ability to use and benefit from the public
accommodation at issue. Id. In this case, Music Hall
provides musical and theatrical performances. Plaintiff's handicap
does not prevent her, in any way, from viewing and appreciating
these performances. The fact that Music Hall might have to make
special accommodations to provide plaintiff the full benefits
of its services, or to overcome practical difficulties incidental
to the ability to benefit from the services, does not mean that
a person is not "handicapped" under the MHCRA. See
Crancer v University of Michigan, 156 Mich App 790, 797;
402 NW2d 90 (1986). Indeed, the requirement to make such special
accommodations– where they do not constitute an undue burden–
is a principal purpose of the MHCRA.
Once a plaintiff has demonstrated that he is able to benefit
from services provided by a public accommodation and that he is
being denied an "equal opportunity" to do so because
of a "physical or mental characteristic", the facility
has a duty to accommodate the person. MCL 37.1102(2); MSA 3.550(201)(2).
In this regard, the only disputed issue is whether the accommodations
provided to plaintiff were sufficient to satisfy the MHCRA. This
Court has found that the obligation to accommodate handicapped
persons in the employment context potentially includes the duty
to make physical changes in the facility to enable access. Wardlow
v Great Lakes Express, 128 Mich App 54, 65; 339 NW2d 670 (1983).
Further, the Supreme Court has found that the Legislature intended
to expand the duty to provide accommodation beyond that imposed
by Michigan's other handicapped rights laws, by amending the MHCRA
to require accommodation unless doing so would cause undue hardship.
Carr v General Motors Corp, 425 Mich 313, 320-21, 321
n 4; 389 NW2d 686 (1986).
There is no question that the MHCRA imposes a potentially heavy
obligation upon public accommodations with respect to handicapped
individuals. Something more than merely equal treatment is required
in order to satisfy the "equal opportunity" obligation
of the MHCRA. Such an obligation, however, is expressly set
forth in the language of the statute and must be given reasonable
meaning by this Court. The Legislature is presumed to have intended
the meaning it plainly expressed. Frasier v Model Coverall
Service, 182 Mich App 741, 744; 453 NW2d 301 (1990).
The MHCRA requires plaintiff to make a prima facie showing that
defendant has failed to accommodate his handicap. Once such a
showing has been made, the burden of proof shifts to defendant
to show that the accommodation required would impose an "undue
hardship". Hall v Hackley Hospital, 210 Mich App
48, 54-5; 532 NW2d 893 (1995). In this case, plaintiff presented
evidence that the accommodations made by Music Hall for handicapped
persons were not adequate to allow her "equal enjoyment"
of the musical and theatrical presentations. Defendant does not
dispute this conclusion. Rather, defendant relies on the inadequacy
of its accommodations to argue that plaintiff's handicap is related
to her ability to use and benefit from its services because the
facility is not designed to permit her to enter and be seated
comfortably. In other words, defendant argues that plaintiff's
handicap is not within the purview of the MHCRA, at least insofar
as it relates to Music Hall's services. This argument is tautological.
Since, with some accommodation, plaintiff would be able
to enter the facility and watch and enjoy the performances, her
handicap is, in fact, unrelated to her ability to use or benefit
from the services provided by Music Hall. The concededly inadequate
nature of the accommodations provided by Music Hall presents a
genuine issue of material fact concerning whether adequate accommodations
could be provided without "undue hardship" on the part
of Music Hall. Plaintiff having raised a prima facie issue of
defendant having failed to accommodate her handicap, it is accordingly
defendant's burden of proof to demonstrate that further accommodation
cannot be accomplished without "undue hardship", e.g.
financial expenses, inconvenience to other patrons, safety or
fire hazards, etc. Id. at 55. If that is established,
it is then plaintiff's burden of proving by a preponderance of
the evidence than an accommodation would not impose such a hardship.
Id. Accordingly, the trial court erred in granting summary
disposition to defendant Music Hall regarding plaintiff's MHCRA
We conclude that the trial court did not err in granting summary
disposition to police officer defendants Burton, Simpson and Dawson
based on their claim of governmental immunity. These defendants
can claim the protection of governmental immunity from tort liability
unless they were acting in such a reckless manner as to constitute
"gross negligence". Vermilya v Dunham, 195 Mich
App 79, 82; 489 NW2d 496 (1993). Although the facts surrounding
plaintiff's fall from the Amigo were in dispute, she has presented
no facts, in our judgment, from which reasonable minds could find
that defendants were grossly negligent in their conduct. MCR
2.116(C)(10). Given that plaintiff had refused to move the Amigo
when requested to do so by management and the police, the latter
could take no other reasonable action than to attempt to move
it themselves. In attempting to do so by pushing the Amigo with
one officer stationed at each wheel, Plaintiff fell out of the
vehicle during the course of her removal. The trial court correctly
determined that these facts do not establish gross negligence.
We also reject plaintiff's contention that defendant Dawson was
not acting within the "scope of his authority" and thereby
acted without governmental immunity. Id. A government
employee is immune from tort liability for discretionary actions
taken in good faith during the course of his employment if "he
is acting or reasonably believes that he is acting" within
the scope of his authority. Ross v Consumers Power (On
Rem), 420 Mich 567, 593; 363 NW2d 641 (1984). The act of removing
plaintiff from the Music Hall premises, under the circumstances,
were clearly within the scope of Dawson's authority.
Therefore, plaintiff's claims of gross negligence against defendants
Simpson, Burton and Dawson were properly dismissed under MCR 2.116(C)(7)
and the trial court is affirmed in this regard. With respect
to the MHCRA claim against defendant Music Hall, the trial court
is reversed and this matter is remanded for trial.
/s/ Stephen J. Markman
/s/ Jeffrey L. Martlew
Judge Michael J. Kelly not participating.


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Morris Public Library will re-open Monday, June 16
MORRIS – The Morris Public Library will re-open to the public on Monday, June 16 after a two week closure, but patrons will have limited access to some collections and services until after repairs to the building are completed.
The library has been closed since Monday, June 2 due to extensive water damage.
City Manager Blaine Hill told the Morris City Council on Tuesday that the damaged was caused by the roofers who were in town doing a repair to the roof.
"If they hadn't been there fixing the roof, we wouldn't have had the damage that was inside," Hill said. "The nature of the repairs that they're making, they actually opened up an area that everybody pretty much knew about that wound up having water come into it."
Although the insurance companies for the city and roofing company are still negotiating, Hill said he was confident all of the damage would be fixed.
"Our job is to get it all put back together," said Hill.
This week, city staff and contractors have continued to dry out the building and assess the damage. More than 200 gallons of water were pulled from the carpets after the storm. Some shelving units have water damage and a section of the carpet will eventually be replaced.
After the storm, small amounts asbestos were found in the spray on the ceiling, the floor tiles under the carpeting, and underneath some wood paneling. The library will remain open on this limited basis until an asbestos abatement team is brought in to move forward with removing the asbestos.
There is a 10-day waiting period for the asbestos abatement team to file for permits with the state. It also takes time to get a certified supervisor for the abatement process. The team estimated it would take about five to 10 days to complete the abatement, Morris Public Library Director Melissa Yauk said.
During the abatement process the library will have to be closed because the public and staff will not be allowed in the building, Yauk said.
Mick Jacobson, the city's building inspector, visited the library on Thursday and verified it is safe to reopen. Prior to opening on Monday, all of the carpet will be vacuumed and the children's area will be shampooed.
But for now, the library is safe and available to open on a limited basis. Beginning June 16, the library will be staffed during regular business hours. Patrons will have access to most of the collections, but the library's computer resources are limited.
The library's copier is still in storage, and parts of the DVD collection are unavailable.
A temporary WiFi router has been installed to provide Internet access to those with a laptop or mobile device. The library's regular bank of six computer terminals are not available, but patrons will have access to the library's six laptop computers, said Yauk.
The library's regular hours are Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sign ups for the Summer Reading Program will continue. Story time on Thursdays will resume in the children's area of the library. Lunch Bunch, Book Bunch and movies will once again take place in the library meeting room.


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|USOC 'excited' with choice of Boston as American city to compete for 2024 Games
|01.08.15 at 7:18 pm ET
The first step has been taken toward Boston becoming an Olympic city.
On Thursday evening, the United States Olympic Committee announced that it has chosen Boston to be America's representative in the worldwide competition to host the 2024 Olympic Games.
Boston beat out Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and San Francisco as the USOC made the announcement after a meeting at the Denver International Airport. It is the first time Boston will be America's choice to beat out other bids from across the globe. Los Angeles has hosted The Games twice previously, in 1932 and 1984.
"We're excited about our plans to submit a bid for the 2024 Games and feel we have an incredibly strong partner in Boston that will work with us to present a compelling bid," said USOC Chairman Larry Probst, in a statement.
The statement also indicated that "a spirited discussion and more than one round of voting" took place over several hours.
Boston's official reaction was no surprise.
"This selection is in recognition of our city's talent, diversity and global leadership," Boston mayor Marty Walsh said in a statement.
"It is an exceptional honor for Boston to be chosen as the U.S.representative in the running for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Our goal is to host an Olympic and Paralympic Games that are innovative, walkable and hospitable to all. Boston hopes to welcome the world's greatest athletes to one of the world's great cities."
Now, comes the hard part.
The group heading up "Boston 2024″ will be required to fill in the details of its limited Olympic venue and transportation plans, gain public support and convince many skeptics that Boston can put on the world's most prestigious international sporting event in just nine years.
Boston enters a fray that could include some of the most high profile cities in the world, including Paris, Rome, Hamburg or Berlin, Budapest, and Istanbul.
The final decision on the 2024 Games won't come until the International Olympic Committee convenes at a meeting in Lima, Peru in 2017.
Among the existing venues that could play host are TD Garden, Harvard Stadium, Conte Forum (Boston College) and Agganis Arena (Boston University). The IOC's new bidding guidelines, known as Agenda 2020, could help Boston's bid. Last year, the IOC approved guidelines pointed toward holding down the cost of staging the Olympics, making use of existing facilities as well as low-cost temporary venues.
|Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleads not guilty to Boston Marathon bombings
|07.10.13 at 4:21 pm ET
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty Wednesday afternoon to terrorism charges in his first courtroom appearance since his capture on April 19, four days after he and his deceased brother allegedly set off a pair of blasts at the Marathon finish line, killing three while injuring and maiming over 260 others.
Showing off a smile through an apparent jaw injury, the 19-year-old Tsarnaev blew kisses at his sisters in court after leaning over a microphone and uttering "not guilty" repeatedly in a Russian accent to 30 charges, including using a weapon of mass destruction to kill.
The arraignment lasted just seven minutes and took place in a courtroom packed with bombing victims, their families, police officers, and members of the public and the media.
Authorities say Tsarnaev coordinated the April 15 Marathon attack along with his older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who died following a shootout with police three days after the bombing.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was arrested on April 19 when he was found hiding in a boat in a suburban backyard. He was initially charged in the hospital, where he was recovering from wounds suffered in a police shootout.
Three people ' Martin Richard, 8; Krystle Marie Campbell, 29; and Lingzi Lu, 23 ' were killed by the bombs, which were improvised from pressure cookers. Authorities say the Tsarnaevs also killed Massachusetts Institute of Technology officer Sean Collier days later while they were on the run.
Numerous bombing victims had legs amputated after the two explosions, which detonated along the final stretch of the race a couple hours after the elite runners had finished.
Tsarnaev's two sisters, both dressed in Muslim wear, were in court Wednesday. One was carrying a baby, the other wiped away tears with a tissue. The suspect's parents remain in Russia.
Reporters and spectators began lining up for seats in the courtroom at 7:30 a.m. as a dozen Federal Protective Service officers and bomb-sniffing dogs surrounded the courthouse.
Four hours before the hearing, the defendant arrived at the courthouse in a four-vehicle motorcade that included a van, a Humvee and a state police car.
A group of about a dozen Tsarnaev supporters cheered as the motorcade arrived. The demonstrators yelled, 'Justice for Jahar!' as Tsarnaev is known. One woman held a sign that said, 'Free Jahar.'
Lacey Buckley, 23, traveled from her home in Wenatchee, Wash., to attend the arraignment. Buckley said she has never met Tsarnaev but came because she believes he's innocent. 'I just think so many of his rights were violated. They almost murdered an unarmed kid in a boat,' she told The Associated Press.
According to prosecutors, Tsarnaev, wrote about his motivations for the bombing on the inside walls and beams of the boat where the Muslim was captured. He wrote the U.S. government was 'killing our innocent civilians.'
'I don't like killing innocent people,' he wrote, but added: 'I can't stand to see such evil go unpunished. We Muslims are one body, you hurt one you hurt us all.'
|Second suspect reported 'pinned down' by authorities in Watertown
|04.19.13 at 7:39 pm ET
The second suspect wanted by federal, state and local authorities for Monday's Boston Marathon bombings, the killing of an MIT police officer and the wounding of transit police officer has been cornered and pinned down inside a boat on Franklin Street in Watertown, according to various media outlets.
The sound of gunfire was reported Friday evening in Watertown, where authorities had been searching for the lone surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings.
Emergency and military vehicles sped through town. Police told The Associated Press that multiple shots had been fired. Boston police said people should stay inside around a street in Watertown, 10 miles west of Boston.
It wasn't immediately clear whether authorities had found 19-year-old college student Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Tsarnaev had fled on foot after a furious overnight gun battle that left 200 spent rounds behind and after a wild car chase in which he and his brother hurled explosives at police, authorities said. His brother, 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, died in the shootout, run over by his younger brother in a car as he lay wounded, according to investigators.
|Report: Jack Parker to announce his retirement on Monday
|03.10.13 at 7:09 pm ET
Boston University hockey coach Jack Parker will take the occasion of his 68th birthday to announce his retirement Monday, according to a report by ESPN.
The college hockey coaching legend has coached the Terriers for 40 seasons, winning three national championships and leading BU to 24 NCAA hockey tournament berths, more than any coach in history.
His 894 career victories are the most by a coach with one school, and third most all-time, trailing current Boston College coach Jerry York and former Michigan State coach Ron Mason.
Under Parker, BU also won seven Hockey East titles and 21 Beanpot championships. This season has been an up-and-down campaign for Parker's Terriers. They finished the regular season with an 18-15-2 mark, and will face Merrimack in the quarterfinals of the Hockey East tournament next weekend.
The Terriers suffered two bad losses in the Beanpot this year when they were beaten by Northeastern and Harvard in back-to-back Mondays in February, finishing in last place. Below is Parker's post-game press conference from the Northeastern loss on Feb. 4.
The last 18 months have been difficult for Parker and his legacy at the Boston hockey institution. A report commissioned by the school concluded that hockey players were given star treatment and lived in a "culture of sexual entitlement", chronicling several inappropriate incidents. The report was commissioned after two BU players were charged with sexual assault, in different incidents, less than three months apart.
The report did not conclude that Parker knew of the inappropriate behavior, but led to Parker vacating his title as executive athletic director.
|BC handles Harvard, earns Beanpot title date with Northeastern
|02.04.13 at 10:37 pm ET
Quinn Smith scored twice and senior goalie Parker Milner stopped 19-of-20 shots as Boston College advanced to its fourth consecutive Beanpot title game with a 4-1 victory over Harvard in Monday night's nightcap at TD Garden. The Eagles dominated the game, outshooting Harvard 46-20.
The fifth-ranked Eagles (16-7-2) will face underdog Northeastern, which upset Boston University, 3-2, in Monday's first game.
After Harvard (5-15-1) had a couple of early scoring chances in the first period, the Eagles dominated the game the rest of the way. BC finally broke the ice when Smith parked himself in the low slot in front of Raphael Girard and collected the puck from Patrick Wey. Smith beat Girard up top glove side for the 1-0 lead with just 28.8 seconds left in the first. BC carried the play in the final 15 minutes of the period and outshot Harvard 15-8 in the first period.
Girard kept Harvard close in the second, but the Crimson could not capitalize on a pair of power plays. Late in the period, BC put the game out of reach with a pair of goals 51 seconds apart.
Smith scored his second of the game and fourth of the season at 18:18 of the second. Less than a minute later, with BC on the power play, Michael Matheson beat Girard from the right circle to make it 3-0 Eagles. Boston College held a 31-14 shots advantage after 40 minutes.
Harvard senior Danny Biega ruined the shutout for Milner and BC with his first of the season with a goal at 9:17 of the third. But Steven Whitney got that marker back with an unassisted goal of his own with 5:02 left in the game.
BC will look for its fourth straight Beanpot next Monday night and its fifth in six years while Northeastern will be gunning for it's first since 1988 and just its fifth in school history.
|Huskies can sniff a chance at their first Beanpot since 1988
|02.04.13 at 10:06 pm ET
Northeastern forward Kevin Roy scored a hat trick while Chris Rawlings stopped 32 of 34 shots in goal as the Northeastern Huskies beat the Boston University Terriers 3-2 Monday night in the opening round of the 2013 Beanpot championship at TD Garden. Northeastern coach Jim Madigan said it was a milestone win for his program.
|BU's 'devastating' Beanpot loss brings Wade Megan to tears
|02.04.13 at 9:44 pm ET
There are losses. There are bad losses. Then there are losses that make the kind of history no player wants any part of.
Such was case for Boston University senior Wade Megan after the 3-2 loss to Northeastern in the 2013 Beanpot first round Monday night at TD Garden. Megan had tears in his eyes when he was asked about being a part of the first class since 1965 to not win a Beanpot title, when coach Jack Parker was a freshman at BU. He cleared his throat a couple of times and exhaled hard before answering Steve Buckley's question.
"It's pretty devastating," Megan said. "I just wanted it so bad for my teammates, my classmates and my school in general, the BU community. But we have lot of season left. Can't feel sorry for ourselves, just turn the page."
It also marks the first loss by BU to Northeastern in the Beanpot since the 1988 title game, the last time Northeastern won the prestigious tournament. The last time BU went four years without winning a Beanpot was 1959-1965.
|Northeastern beats BU in Beanpot opener
|02.04.13 at 7:30 pm ET
Kevin Roy converted a bad turnover from Boston University senior Ben Rosen into a gift goal that broke a 1-1 tie and finished with a hat trick to lift Northeastern to a 3-2 win over the 11th-ranked Terriers on Monday night at TD Garden in the opening game of the 61st Beanpot Tournament.
Chris Rawlings turned aside 32 of the 34 shots he faced to lead Northeastern into the Beanpot final for the third time in five years. However, Northeastern, which will play the winner of the Boston College-Harvard nightcap, hasn't won the tournament since 1988. The 25-year drought is the second-longest in the history of the tournament. Northeastern went the first 27 years without winning the title before breaking through in 1980. Harvard's last championship came in 1993.
The win also snapped a 15-game losing streak to the Terriers in Beanpot play, dating back to the 1988 championship game, the last time Northeastern won the prestigious Boston tournament.
Roy put Northeastern (8-13-3) on top just 2:09 into the game. But the Terriers responded when Danny O'Regan beat Rawlings for his 10th of the season just over three minutes later.
Roy was charging down the slot and applying forechecking pressure when Rosen put the puck in front of his own crease, expecting goalie Matt O'Connor to be there. When O'Connor couldn't handle the puck, Roy put the puck in an open net with 8:24 left in the second.
The Huskies then showed their skill on special teams, killing off a 5-on-3 Boston University advantage for 1:56. Just 10 seconds after that kill, they picked up another boarding penalty but killed that off to end the second and open the third, gaining momentum for the rest of the game.
With 4:38 left in the third, Roy completed the hat trick, beating O'Connor short side for his 15th of the season. Sahir Gill scored with 1:11 left to make things interesting in the final minute but the Terriers couldn't find the equalizer, and Northeastern punched its ticket to next Monday's final.
Boston University (13-11-1) lost in the Beanpot opening round for just the third time since 1994. It also marks the first time in over four decades that an entire BU class has gone without a Beanpot title, something that made senior center Wade Megan tear up in the postgame press conference. BU's last title came in 2009. The last time the Terriers went that long without raising the pot of beans was a seven-year stretch from 1959 to 1965.
|Jared Sullinger gives a glimpse of what to expect at the next level
|03.25.12 at 11:46 am ET
It was an innocent enough comment that gave praise to teammates who picked up Jared Sullinger when he got into foul trouble in the first half of Saturday's East Regional final against Syracuse. He finished with 19 points and seven rebounds after sitting the final 13 minutes of the first half and contributing just four points to the cause.
With 13:42 left in the first half and Ohio State up, 13-10, the All-American Sullinger was called for a foul on Dion Waiters' layup. He sat for the rest of the first half. But a funny thing happened. The Buckeyes didn't crumble.
"I didn't know Coach [Thad Matta] was going to sit me," Sullinger said. "But these guys have played without me before, so they know what they have to do. We just kept competing on the defensive end. I think that's what won the basketball game. And also in the first half that's what got the game so knotted up. It's not the first time they've played without me, so I'm just proud of these guys."
They managed a 29-29 halftime tie against the top seed in the East, playing without a big of their own in Fab Melo. The TD Garden and national audience were introduced to names like Lenzelle Smith, Jr., Amir Williams and Evan Ravenel while Sullinger had to cool his heels.
"Lenzelle had big games before, when we played Indiana and then when we played Michigan," Sullinger said after Ohio State's 77-70 win that propelled them to New Orleans and the Final Four next weekend. "Lenzelle, the bigger the game I think the better he plays. With Amir, Amir always had talent. It's just unfortunately he's playing behind me and Evan at the time, so watch out for him next year. But those guys, they played big when it came to a big time game, and I thought that was tremendous for this basketball team."
Watch out for him next year. Was that a message, a hint that Sullinger – a super sophomore – is in his final days as a collegian?
"Not at all. I'm not making any promises but I'm just saying next year you don't know what can happen," Sullinger said with a sheepish smile.
At 6-9 and 280 pounds, Sullinger is projected as a lottery pick right now by some NBA scouts because of his ability to score and rebound and dominate with his moves in the post, a precious commodity as witnessed in Boston this NBA season.
Another aspect Sullinger has mastered is the disrespect card – or more to the point – how to play it. Asked about his remarks that making the Final Four and playing for a title was the reason you came back to school for his sophomore year, Sullinger showed the classic chip on the shoulder.
"I appreciated everyone that doubted this basketball team, said we was the underdogs, we wasn't good enough, mentally strong enough, not physically strong enough, mentally immature, we heard it all," Sullinger said. "When we was going through that slump in February, everybody was saying this basketball team was kind of on a downhill. We heard negative comments. I want to thank y'all because through all the adversity, we constantly pushed through that. I'm so proud of these guys. It's just I mean, we came from nothing, according to y'all, to something now.
"We know hopefully it's not our last game, so we're just trying to play hard and play smart, and not going down to New Orleans for a vacation, it's a business trip."
With next season almost certainly coming in the NBA, it'll be ALL about business for Sullinger.
|Scoop Jardine: 'They can say what they want… we're the best team in the country'
|03.25.12 at 11:10 am ET
Saturday night's 77-70 loss to Ohio State in the East Regional final was too much for Scoop Jardine to take.
He broke down in the Orange locker room after the game, maintaining all the time that no matter the result, he still believes Syracuse is the best team in the tournament.
Jardine and the Orange won more than any Syracuse team in school history. They finished 34-3 and just a game away from the fifth Final Four in Cuse history.
Jardine had so much to be proud of this season but the point guard with 14 points and six assists couldn't do enough Saturday night – and it was painful to talk about afterward.
"I don't think we ever had any tough times on the court," Jardine said with tears in his eyes. "Going through a season like that and being as successful as we were throughout the year, it hurts just a little bit more. I'm proud of all 20 guys on this team, even the coaches because we put everything into it. We just came up short.
"I tell you one thing, we're one of the best teams in the country. They can say what they want. They have doubted us all year. They thought we wouldn't get this far. I think we're the best team in the country, for real."
Jardine is not like Fab Melo – the star shot blocker ruled ineligible for the tournament. He did not come to Syracuse for an NBA tune-up. He spent five years in Central New York – missing his sophomore season with a stress fracture in his left leg. He put body and soul into trying to lead this team to the Final Four.
The likable and adored Jardine represents a four-year class that won more games (119) than any team in school history. It's a history he now leaves behind as a fifth-year senior and it's why Saturday hurt so much.
"I think I took full advantage of my opportunities that coach [Jim Boeheim] and the coaching staff gave me," Jardine said. "As a kid, you go to college, you might try to leave early and go to the NBA. It was never in my mind. I was just trying to be a better person and a better player and that's what I'm leaving with."
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The Mavericks showed heart but ran out of gas in Saturday night's 103-97 Game 4 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night at AAC. Despite a 13-point second-half lead, the Mavs were swept. The question now is ... what next? Will you consider the season a success if Dallas is able to land Deron Williams or Dwight Howard in the off-season. What if Mark Cuban isn't able to lure one of those two to Big D?
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