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Energizer Personal Care, the makers of Banana Boat sunscreen, has launched its Great Big Family Reunion initiative to encourage families to get together and have fun in the sun, while helping to protect everyone from harmful UV rays.
The Speed Stick Gear team and NASCAR driver Cole Whitt have announced a new online sweepstakes aimed at rewarding those who step up in high-pressure situations with a chance to join Whitt during NASCAR's final race in Miami on Nov. 16.
As a sponsor of the Washington, D.C. tour stop for 'Oprah's The Life You Want Weekend,' Giant Food of Landover on Monday offered customers the exclusive opportunity to attend the transformational weekend September 19-20 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., in partnership with Procter & Gamble.
Nexcare, a brand from 3M, announced the launch of a new digital campaign that highlights the performance of its Nexcare Waterproof Bandages.
Energizer Personal Care, the makers of Banana Boat sunscreen, along with actress Busy Philipps, announced on Thursday the launch of the Best Summer Ever Sweepstakes.
Aquafina, a product from Pepsi-Cola North American Beverages, is launching a campaign encouraging people to drink more water.
Anti-aging skin care brand dr. brandt is launching a national advertising campaign — the first in brand history — to introduce its new Do Not Age pearl serum.
With Super Bowl XLVIII only weeks away, Procter & Gamble's Gillette has announced the chance for football fans to score last-minute tickets to The Big Game.
Yankee Candle has added five new fragrances to its lineup.
Procter & Gamble's Gillette has announced the kick off of its "Best a Fan Can Get Sweepstakes" where fans across the country have the opportunity to win NFL prizes, including one grand-prize winner who will receive a pair of season tickets to their favorite NFL Team — for the rest of their life.
GNC Holdings concluded its Total Lean Challenge and Sweepstakes, rewarding 13 participants with a share of $25,000 in cash and prizes.
Coinciding with the launch of the new pet food line is a Pinterest sweepstakes where participants have the chance to win a trip to New York City.
Smart Puffs all-natural cheese puffs is offering a special limited-edition 4.5-oz. package and a sweepstakes where parents have the chance to win $10,000 toward their child's education.
American Licorice Co. announced that its Sour Punch Punchies candy will be available nationwide at all Target stores beginning in June.
Banana Boat sunscreen manufacturer Energizer Personal Care has teamed up with Great Wolf Lodge Waterpark Resorts and "Dancing with the Stars: All Stars" champion Melissa Rycroft to launch the Unconditional Fun Sweepstakes.
Prince of Peace Enterprises on Thursday named the winners of its Tiger Balm Singapore Sweepstakes.
Hygiene products manufacturer Gojo Industries is sponsoring a special promotion targeted at people that really get their hands dirty at work, the company announced.
Starting today, April 17, Kleenex brand, the only facial tissue with Sneeze Shield in all of its tissues, according to the company, is giving three schools a chance to win 250,000 eBoxTops for the 2013-2014 school year through the Kleenex brand in the Classroom sweepstakes.
Novo Nordisk has launched a diabetes awareness sweepstakes in which the winners get a free trip to the 2013 IndyCar finale, the Danish drug maker said.
Health and wellness products retailer GNC is sponsoring a 12-week effort to encourage consumers to transform eating and exercise habits for long-term weight management, the company said.
A customer of Giant Food of Landover, Md., received $7,800 in Giant gift cards after winning an online sweepstakes, the Ahold banner said.
Out of more than 200,000 entries, Procter & Gamble named "William R." of Pennsylvania winner of the ultimate sports pack as part of Wild American Flavor Sweepstakes sponsored by Prilosec OTC Wildberry.
Stop & Shop is offering free produce for a year to winners of a healthy eating contest it is sponsoring, the Ahold banner said.
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Commander Erlina A. Haun is from Virginia Beach, Va., and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1996. Upon commissioning, she served as a Surface Warfare Officer and transferred to Naval Oceanography in 2002.
At sea, Commander Haun served as the Electronics Division Officer onboard USS Wasp (LHD-1) in Norfolk, and Navigator onboard USS O'Brien (DD-975) in Yokosuka, Japan. As a part of Mobile Environmental Team Bahrain and Mine Warfare Officer in Commander, Fifth Fleet, she served onboard USS Ponce (LPD-7) to support Mine Warfare Countermeasures Squadron Three during the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. As Commander, Carrier Strike Group Eight's Oceanographer in Norfolk, she deployed as Surface and Future Operations Officer onboard USS Eisenhower (CVN-69) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Ashore, she was assigned as the Operations Training Department Head at Fleet Training Center,San Diego, and Operations Officer at Navy Meteorology and Oceanography Professional Development Center, Gulfport, Miss. She also served in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV N97)'s Undersea Warfare Division as a Requirements Officer for Integrated Undersea Surveillance Systems (IUSS), and supported the Navigator of the Navy's (OPNAV N2N6E) Precise Time and Astrometry (PTA) requirements.
Her education includes a Bachelor of Science in General Science from the Naval Academy; a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix; and a Master of Science in Oceanography and Meteorology from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif.
Commander Haun's personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (four awards), and various unit and campaign awards.
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Masters of the universe: How power and accountability influence self-serving decisions under moral hazard
This paper provides an answer to the question of why agents make self-serving decisions under moral hazard and how their self-serving decisions can be kept in check through institutional arrangements. Our theoretical model predicts that the agents' power and the manner in which they are held accountable jointly determine their propensity to make self-serving decisions. We test our theory in the context of financial investment decisions made under moral hazard using others' funds. Across three studies, using different decision-making tasks, different manipulations of power and accountability, and different samples, we show that agents' power makes them more likely to behave in a self-serving manner under moral hazard, but only when the appropriate accountability mechanisms are not in place. Specifically, we distinguish between outcome and procedural accountability and show that holding agents accountable for their decision-making procedure reduces the level of self-serving decisions under moral hazard and also curbs the negative consequences of power. Implications for decisions under moral hazard, the psychology of power, and the accountability literature are discussed.
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The Washington-based Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence group is working to urge Starbucks to prohibit customers from carrying guns in all California Starbucks.
Carrying a concealed weapons in California requires a special permit, but it is legal to openly carry an unloaded handgun and ammunition with some exceptions around schools. That is exactly what some pro-gun advocates are doing here in the Bay Area.
The push on Starbucks comes in response to those gatherings. Some are calling them "brazen displays of handguns by gun enthusiasts at several California stores, which have frightened some customers and alarmed law enforcement officials," according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.
"We think Starbucks should adopt a national policy not to allow guns to be openly carried at its stores,"said Peter Hamm, a spokesman for the Brady Campaign. "There have been a number of meetings of 'open carry' advocates at Starbucks."
He said gun enthusiasts were intentionally targeting Starbucks coffee shops for their meetings and openly carrying their weapons strapped to their hips.
One such gathering happened this weekend in Walnut Creek when a group of gun-packing men and women gathered at Buckhorn Grill. Most bystanders didn't seem to notice the group had guns in holsters on their hips.
Other coffee shops and eating establishments, such as Peet's Coffee and the California Pizza Kitchen, have already banned customers from openly carrying guns following similar demostrations at their businesses.
The CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, has not responded to the Brady Campaign's letter asking him to change their policy, according to Hamm.
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XCA is an interface for managing RSA and DSA keys, certificates, certificate signing requests, revocation lists and templates. It uses the OpenSSL and Qt4 libraries. Certificates and requests can be created and signed and many x509v3 extensions can be added. XCA supports multiple root and intermediate Certificate authorities. The CAs can be used to create CRLs and extend certificates. The following file-formats are supported: PEM, DER, PKCS#7, PKCS#8, PKCS#10, PKCS#12, and SPKAC.
nsLight PKI is a CGI script that uses OpenSSL to provide Public Key Infrastructure operations. Its features include key ceremony workflow for initialization, requesting of certificates in centralized mode (PKCS#12 generation), certificate view and revocation,CRL generation (at revocation time and once a day by cron job), certificate expiration notifications, and UTF-8 support. It has built-in support for RSA/SHA-1/3DES and GOST R 34.10-2001, GOST 28147-89, and GOST R 34.11-94, the cryptographic provider being OpenSSL 1.0. The script is used both as Web-based interface and cron task.
ecca-proxy is a Web proxy server that transparently handles Eccentric Authentication key and certificate management. Eccentric Authentication is a protocol designed to make using client certificates easy, secure, and private. The proxy handles the difficult cryptographic details and provides an easy to use interface to the user.


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wow quick review, just put this album up the other night, lol but anyways, i somewhat disagree with your review, but it's a good review, im not sure what you mean by "rock out", it's the Eagles, they're not really a hard rock band by any means besides a few songs. I fail to see any dull songs but i guess that is popinon. And finally, i agree it's indeed great driving music!
I like this album. Kind of remarkable that an album of previously released material could sell 30 million copies, but these songs are so tight it really does sound like an album of originals. I always did see The Eagles as a singles band, and this album sort of goes to prove that point. Your review isn't bad. It sort of degrades at the middle and stalls in places, with sentences that don't seem complete. And you seem caught somewhere between a track by track and a conventional detailed review. But it's not a bad first effort. It suffers from poor formatting and paragraph structure, however. You can fix those things through the edit function in your profile anytime. Keep writing them. Sometimes it's the trying that counts until you get it right. This Message Edited On 06.07.06
Thanx for the tips JXD, i fixed up all the mistakes i could find.
Good review, I love this album.
did I mention I love this album?
Why isn't in the city on this album?
Album Rating: 4.0Can't believe this sold 30 million
Album Rating: 4.5The Eagles were an inconsistent band. Prior to this one, they released four albums, which were consisted of great songs, friendly-radio hits, and a bunch of really boring songs. With this first compilation the band is putting together their greatests hits, (mind that the album isn't called "best of" and for a good reason) which are all great songs, and they give the listener the chance to expose himself to the band's best moments.
The definite Eagles offer.
I love "Desperado".
Eagles don't have a single 4.0 on here. What the actual fuck.
Album Rating: 4.5Sputnik doesn't love this band
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For every criminal offender under local supervision, there's a plan.
A plan to change bad habits. To stay away from away from drugs, alcohol and gangs. To get treatment for mental health issues.
To stay out of trouble.
In San Diego County, it's the Probation Department's job to see that each offender sticks to that plan — a task that became more complicated two and a half years ago after public safety realignment became California law.
The county is now responsible for supervising thousands of additional offenders, many of whom would have been monitored previously by state parole officers.
Local authorities say they are adjusting to meet the needs of a group that's more criminally sophisticated than the "traditional" probationer, and more likely to commit new crimes.
"It's a tough population that we're dealing with. Now we're getting offenders coming out of state prison," said Scott Huizar, director of probation's Post Release Offender Division, which is now fully staffed.
The division has more than 60 supervision officers, who identify an offender's housing, employment and treatment needs and work to link them with the right services.
"They're not just probation officers, they're case managers," Huizar said.
By the numbers
Realigned individuals supervised by the Probation Department since Oct. 1, 2011:
Realigned offenders under probation supervision as of June 26:
435 on mandatory supervision
1,833 on post-release community supervision.
2,268 total
But it isn't all processing and paperwork. There's an expectation within the department that its officers will have contact with each high-risk offender it supervises at least twice a month, either in the office or in the field.
On a recent Thursday afternoon, officers dressed in tactical gear conducted surprise checks on offenders living in La Mesa, dropping in at houses and apartments where they were living, and checking whether they were following the rules.
"It's the true test of what this guy is doing and where he is at," said Supervising Probation Officer David Joralemon.
"We're identifying what the needs are," he said, adding that those who break the rules, by testing positive for illegal drugs or possessing weapons or other contraband can be sent to jail. "You can't have all treatment and no sanction."
The Public Safety Realignment Act, also known as Assembly Bill 109, shifted responsibility for supervising certain lower-level offenders from the state to the county. That meant probation authorities would have to deal with a different type of offender, whose most recent conviction sent him or her to prison for a nonserious, nonviolent crime.
The offender could, however, have been convicted of violence in the past.
A recent report by the San Diego Association of Governments showed that this new probation population is more likely to be arrested again than the typical adult probationers.
Released in May, the report looked at more than 83,000 adults arrests in the year after realignment went into effect, and found that 12 percent were under some type of probation supervision, which probation authorities said was encouraging.
"That's not a lot relative to what we might have thought," said Mack Jenkins, the county's chief probation officer. "It shows there wasn't a steep increase in arrests of persons under supervision in the first year of realignment."
However, the report also noted that of the 23,000 people under supervision in 2012 — some of whom had been arrested before the start of the calendar year — more than a third of the "realigned" offender population were rearrested that year, compared to less than a quarter of the traditional probationer group.
Offenders who had been released from state prison under the realignment law were also more than twice as likely to be rated as high-risk to reoffend than traditional probationers.
Jenkins said that shows that the method his department uses to determine whether a person is high, medium or low risk is fairly accurate.
"Our tool is predictive of the individuals who are most likely to be rearrested," he said.
Realignment was described as the biggest change to California's criminal justice system in decades. It was intended to help the state comply with a federal court mandate to reduce prison overcrowding. And it seems to be working.
The state's prison population has dropped by more than 25,000 inmates, or nearly 16 percent, since the law went into effect in October 2011.
On the other end, the counties — including San Diego — have struggled to keep jail populations from exceeding capacity now that defendants convicted of nonviolent crimes can be sentenced to years in county jail instead of state prison.
Some defendants are eligible for split sentences, meaning they would spend part of their sentences behind bars and the rest under mandatory supervision in the community.
Locally, the Probation Department is charged with monitoring offenders on mandatory supervision, as well as those who fall into a new category — post-release community supervision — for people coming out of prison who, before realignment, would have been on parole.
Offenders released from prison are taken to the county's Community Transition Center in Point Loma, which opened in January 2013. The facility shares space with The Lighthouse Residential Drug Treatment Program, and offers offenders temporary bed space while arrangements for longer-term needs such as housing, counseling and employment are developed.
"The first 72 hours are critical for an offender's success," said Karna Lau, a supervising probation officer, who oversees operations at the center. "We just want to make sure we don't just release people from the gate and say, 'Good luck.'"
When conducting checks in La Mesa earlier this month, probation officers contacted a handful of high-risk offenders, including a man with an assault conviction for breaking someone's nose during an alcohol-fueled fight, and an older man with a long criminal history including vehicle theft, battery, reckless evading and a 25-year-old murder.
His most recent conviction was for possessing a heroin-loaded syringe hidden in his sock.
The officers did not make any arrests that afternoon, but told some offenders to check in at the probation office the following day.
"The number one tool that we have and we use is the gift of gab," said Brian Barnum, a senior deputy probation officer who has 13 years with the department. "Nine times out of 10, if you are able to talk to people, you are able to accomplish what you need."
But violations are common, they said, particularly among offenders just released from prison.
Before realignment, parolees who violated the terms of supervision could be sent back to prison for up to a year. Now, those who break the rules while being monitored by probation could serve up to 180 days in jail but are more likely to serve half that.
They would serve less time if the Sheriff's Department, which runs the jails, grants additional custody credits.
Having less of a hammer to hold over the offenders they monitor is frustrating, the officers admitted, but it's the law.
"You will have those who will continue to violate," Joralemon said. They're going to do what they're going to do, regardless."
The others concurred.
"We're agents of change," Barnum said. "But we can only change people that want to change."Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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Germany's Rhein Main Services (RMS) has selected Cubic technology for the country's first large-scale electronic ticketing system. The system will serve a region with a population of more that five million where an estimated 650 million journeys are taken annually on public transport.
RMV ordered the system on behalf of the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV). The RMV and its partners operate trains serving 600 stations, along with 3,300 buses.
The work will be performed through Cubic Deutschland, part of the transportation segment of San Diego-based Cubic Corp. a global provider of fare collection systems and ticketing services.
Steve Shewmaker, president of Cubic Transportation Systems worldwide, said: "While this contract is our largest in Germany, we also have contracts with RMV and other German cities to extend the use of mobile phones for electronic ticketing. We expect to merge these efforts in the future and provide Germany with some of the most modern and efficient electronic ticketing in the world."


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"Entitlement Holders"). Entitlement quantities for Customers with executed service
agreements under Rate Schedule MLS-1 will be calculated in accordance with Rate
Schedule MLS-1 and the executed MLS-1 Service Agreement. The Operational Segment
Capacity Entitlements shall be controlling for the scheduling of Gas within the Access
Area subject to this Section 9 and Section 4.3. Pipeline shall recalculate on an
annual basis in a not unduly discriminatory manner Customer's Operational Segment
Capacity Entitlements based on information provided by Customer or Pipeline
projections, including the peak day receipts of Gas by Pipeline and deliveries of Gas
by Pipeline. Such recalculated Operational Segment Capacity Entitlements, along with
supporting documentation explaining the basis for any change(s), shall be filed with
the Commission each September 1 to be effective the following November 1, subject to
Commission approval. Adjustments to entitlements pursuant to this Section 9.1 will be
applied to capacity obtained by Replacement Customers pursuant to Section 3.14, each
November, as applicable. Adjustments will be applied pro rata between each Customer
and Replacement Customer, or such other method mutually agreeable to the affected
parties. The Operational Segment Capacity Entitlements as well as the input
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You have encountered an issue specific to Microsoft Silverlight, the software used to watch movies on the Netflix website. This issue is often resolved by uninstalling and then reinstalling Microsoft Silverlight on your computer.
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After completing the above steps, attempting to Watch Instantly on www.netflix.com will prompt you to reinstall Microsoft Silverlight.
I am using macbook, OS X 10.6 ( Intel based ). When trying to access Netflix, i started getting the above error. I tried removing plugin, however, it doesnt seem to fix the problem. Any help is appreciated.
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YouTube, Red Cross, and Flashlight take top spots in App Store in wake of Hurricane Sandy
If you hadn't heard, here in the US there is currently a hurricane hitting the Northeast region of the country, including the New York area. This storm has caused cities such as New York City even to close down its public transportation to help protect the well-being of both its workers and its citizens. Well due to the storm, YouTube partnered with the Weather Channel to stream live coverage of the storm 24/7. Also, the Red Cross has an application in the App Store that allows you to stay up-to-date with your area. These two apps, plus the Flashlight app (for obvious reasons) have all 3 propelled to the top of the App Store's "Free" chart.
It's unsurprising to see these applications jump to the top as this storm hits the US. The affected areas are heavily populated, so with all of them going to download these apps there was no question the top charts would be impacted. I hope everyone in the areas hit by Hurricane Sandy are staying safe. Being from Florida, I know how hurricanes can be.
Have you been hit by the hurricane? Are you one of the many who downloaded these apps? If so, have the helped? Let us know in the comments.
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Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday impounded three consignments of N351million worth heroin hidden inside balls and woollen carpets at the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Shed, Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
The consignments of drug, imported from Pakistan, were detected through the help of the agency's sniffer dogs weighing a total of 29.260 kilogrammes.
The rug consignment containing 14 kilogrammes of heroine came as cargo on KLM flight while the other two consignments of balls weighing 10.230 kilogrammes and 5.030 kilogrammes were imported on Saudi Arabia Airline.
Chairman of NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, vowed to incapacitate drug trafficking syndicates in the country through counter measures.
"Every drug seizure is important to us because of the value of the drugs and the fact that every seizure made advances the anti-drug campaign. This seizure is important to the country because the damage the drug would have caused cannot be quantified. Drug trafficking cartels may be sophisticated in drug concealment, but the seizures are indicators of Nigeria's counter efforts. We will not relent in protecting the country from the activities of drug traffickers", Giade stressed.
According to Giade, investigation is on-going to unravel the cartel behind the shipments of narcotics.
Meanwhile, the NDLEA Airport Commander, Mr. Hamza Umar, pointed out that the goods were abandoned by the importers as soon as they arrived the airport, adding that the officials of the agency had to tear the consignment to uncover the drugs.
"The drug was factory packed in the cartons containing the balls. The rug concealment was also factory packed because we had to tear and unfasten to recover the drugs. Four rugs were found to contain heroin. So far, no arrest has been made but the cases are under investigation" Hamza explained.
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First Look…
This is the new Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition à Quantième Perpétuel 8 jours SQ, inspired by a historical Grande Complication pocket-watch from 1928. This watch combines the best of enameling, openworking (aka skeletonizing/squelette aka "SQ"), and engraving in addition to the highly complicated Jaeger-LeCoultre Caliber 876 perpetual calendar movement in skeletonized form.
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition à QP 8 Jours SQ
limited edition 200 pieces
42mm white gold case (11.55mm thick), manual wind JLC Caliber 876 (double barrel, 8 days power reserve, 28,800/4Hz)
In addition to the time, the dial also displays the the date, the day of the week, the month, the year (which is absurdly challenging to read , and the age of the moon. There is also a power-reserve indicator and a day/night display with a red safety zone highlighting the calendar's daily switching phase (i.e. indicating a time not to be setting the watch!). You can see the pusher on the side of the case (~8 o'clock) that advances all calendar displays one day at a time for easier setting.
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master engraver Dominique Vuez at work
You can see in these images how the watch has been meticulously openworked and engraved.
Also, on the outer edge of the case — both front side and back — is ringed with bleu enamel, done in the grand fre "champleve" method. Of course the press image renderings here do the enamel modest justice at best — the actual surface is delicately polished and will exude its own unique character and hue of blue.
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master enameller Miklos Merczel at work
The inspiration, circa 1928
A splendid watch with not only the heralded perpetual calendar function but representing a fine demonstration of the unique character brought on by master engraving, enamelling and skeleton work.
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7. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
MGM Holdings Inc is the parent company of MGM Studios.
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MGM is a media company mainly into production and distribution of films and television series. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was founded in 1924 by Marcus Loew and it has headquarters in Beverly Hills, California, US. Gary Barber is the chairman and CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The two product divisions of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is motion pictures and television programs.
The various channels used by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer are either wholly owned or joint venture. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has 55% stake in United Artists Media group and 19% stake in Sudio 3 Partners. Traditional channels like home entertainment, theatrical and television are contributing to the revenue. However, revenue from digital distribution channels has increased over time.
MGM has built a very intriguing and extensive library and it took years to have such a vast variety. Now MGM includes not only film and series of its in-house and other companies. Companies like United Artists, Orion Pictures, American International Pictures, Filmways, Streamline Pictures, Island Pictures, Gladden Entertainment, The Cannon Group, 21st Century Film Corporation and many others.
MGM television content consists of Vikings, Season 3, Teen Wolf, Season 5, Lauren Lake's Paternity Court, Season 3, Fargo, Season 2. Some of the 2014 releases by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer are Robocop, 22 Jump Street, Hercules, If I stay, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Hot Tub Time Machine 2, Hot Pursuit, Poltergeist are 2015 releases and the upcoming films include Max, Spectre, Creed, Ben-Hur, Barbershop 3 and so forth.
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The Dell Vostro 1320 is a good choice for any business user who wants a laptop that offers the best of both worlds: portability and fast performance. We just wish it had better battery life and more modern ports.
It's got a burgundy-coloured lid and a black base, but don't let its looks fool you — the Dell Vostro 1320 isn't a notebook for hipsters to parade at coffee shops (that's what Eee PCs are for). It's a 13.3in laptop that's designed for small business users who want something that avoids the tedious black-on-black that adorns most meeting rooms and cubicles. It's solidly built, it's relatively fast and it's a good size for taking with you when you're travelling.
The Dell Vostro 1320 weighs 2.15kg, but this includes a built-in optical drive and a 4-cell battery, as well as a modest assortment of ports and slots. You get four USB 2.0 ports, FireWire, Gigabit Ethernet, D-Sub, an ExpressCard/54 slot and an SD memory card reader. It doesn't have anything as modern as eSATA or HDMI; these are the types of ports that would make the Vostro 1320, with its powerful 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 CPU, come into its own as an all-round entertainment and productivity machine. As it stands, it's a great notebook for business users.
Even with only 1GB of DDR2 SDRAM our test model scored 90 in the WorldBench 6 suite of application tests, which represents good speed for office programs, multitasking and even 3D rendering and photo manipulation. It would have performed even better if it had more RAM (perhaps reaching the same level as the Dell Vostro 1520, which scored 96 with a slightly slower CPU). In the Blender 3D and iTunes MP3 encoding tests, it recorded times of 1min 11sec and 1min 06sec, respectively, which is around what we expected of the P8700 CPU.
The Vostro 1320's hard drive (a Seagate Momentus ST9250421ASG) was also very fast. It recorded an average file transfer speed of 28 megabytes per second in our tests. This is approximately 5MBps faster than the hard drive of the Vostro 1520. This means the Vostro 1320 will serve you well when conducting disk-intensive tasks such as compressing data.
An NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS graphics adapter is present, which has its own memory and gives the Vostro 1320 relatively good graphics performance for a business laptop. It scored 2379 in 3DMark06, meaning it can play games with low-detail settings if you ever get sick of being so productive.
While its performance was impressive despite the very low amount of RAM, the Vostro 1320's build quality is another reason to consider buying this unit. It feels very solidly built — from its base to its lid. You can pick it up from either corner without the chassis bending noticeably or making any disturbing noises. And unlike the chassis around the optical drive in the Dell Vostro 1220, it didn't unnecessarily contact the optical drive's tray and make clicking noises. Furthermore, the lid protects the screen well. There isn't excessive puddling when you move it from the edges; its hinges are strong and hold the screen perfectly in place at the angle you desire. The screen is latch-less, but it can't be lifted open with one hand — that's how strong the hinges are.
The Vostro 1320's 4-cell battery lasted 2hr 20min in our video rundown test, which we conduct with maximum screen brightness and the wireless radio enabled. This result is poor when compared to the 2hr 45min that was returned by the bigger Vostro 1520. We expected the Vostro 1320 to last close to three hours.
Using the Dell Vostro 1320 for a prolonged period will give you a warm lap, but it's not uncomfortable (especially during winter). In summer, you may want to plonk the unit on a notebook cooler or desk instead. Typing on the Vostro 1320 is comfortable after you adjust to the keyboard, although it does tend to bounce a little and its keys need a little less resistance. The primary keys are 18mm wide, which is not exactly full-sized, and the function and arrow keys are half this size. One thing we love about using this laptop is its touchpad, which is responsive and has soft buttons that don't make a noise when you press them.
Our review unit retails for $1968. This includes an Intel WiFi Link 5300 wireless networking adapter, a Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth 2.0 Mini Card module, the burgundy lid, 4-cell battery, and Windows Vista Ultimate Edition (and the rights to upgrade to Windows 7). It's not a bad price considering the build quality of the laptop, and with cash-back offers and online discounts (as well as free RAM upgrades) it is even better value.
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Sharp PN-40TC1 Huddle Board
Brainstorming, innovation, problem solving, and negotiation have all become much more productive and valuable if people can easily collaborate in real time with minimal friction.
Brother QL-820NWB Professional Label Printer
The print quality also does not disappoint, it's clear, bold, doesn't smudge and the text is perfectly sized.
Sharp PN-40TC1 Huddle Board
The Huddle Board's built in program; Sharp Touch Viewing software allows us to easily manipulate and edit our documents (jpegs and PDFs) all at the same time on the dashboard.
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The biggest perks for me would be that it comes with easy to use and comprehensive programs that make the collaboration process a whole lot more intuitive and organic
Brother PocketJet PJ-773 A4 Portable Thermal Printer
I rate the printer as a 5 out of 5 stars as it has been able to fit seamlessly into my busy and mobile lifestyle.
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It's perfect for mobile workers. Just take it out — it's small enough to sit anywhere — turn it on, load a sheet of paper, and start printing.


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Necessity of irrigation in India
For a failure of the monsoon means drought, the interruption of agriculture for early a year, and famine
In a country like England, which has a heavy rainfall, the problem of the farmer is to get the excess of water off his land. The important question there is drainage. In a dry country like India, which depends upon the monsoon (an uncertain factor), the problem is to get the water on to land, and keep it. The important question here is irrigation. For a failure of the monsoon means drought, the interruption of agriculture for early a year, and famine.
Irrigation in India is carried on by means of tanks, wells and canals.
A tank is an artificial reservoir for catching and keeping the rain water. Most of the tanks, some very large, are to be found in Southern India, many of them constructed by the ancient India kings. They are useful; but their chief fault is that they generally run dry just when they are most wanted –that is, during a drought.
Wells are found all over, and are of great use, especially where the sub-soil water is near the surface, as it is Punjab. Different parts of India use different methods of raising the water from the wells, as the Persian-wheel in Punjab, the inclined plane in the Utter Pradesh, etc.
It is a great engineering feat, and an incalculable blessing to the poor farmers, and to the whole India
But the most important means of irrigation is by canals. The most wonderful system of canal irrigation in the world is that of Punjab. Punjab is wanted by five main rivers (hence its name); but formerly most of the water of these rivers flowed away to the sea, leaving large tracts of fertile lad UN watered and so uncultivated. The precious river water is now caught and distribution by a vast ad intricate system of canals all over the state; so that thousands of acres of land, formerly desert, now produce crops of enormous value, and independently of rainfall. It is a great engineering feat, and an incalculable blessing to the poor farmers, and to the whole India.


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EU plans massive crack-down on cigarette smoking
This in proposals released on Wednesday, the first for more than a decade.
The proposed new rules on labelling, ingredients and smokeless products, fall short of demands by some health campaigners for a total ban on company branding and logos on packets, along the lines of measures enforced this month in Australia.
But "member states remain free to introduce plain packaging in duly justified cases," a European Commission statement said.
"Tobacco kills half of its users and is highly addictive," said Health Commissioner Tonio Borg. "With 70% of smokers starting before the age of 18, the ambition of today's proposal is to make tobacco products and smoking less attractive and thus discourage tobacco initiation among young people."
Almost 700 000 Europeans die from tobacco-related illnesses each year – equal to the population of Frankfurt or Palermo – with associated health costs running at more than €25-billion euros.
Flavoured tobacco
A key measure will be a ban on cigarettes, roll-your-own or smokeless tobacco products that have strong or "characterising" flavours – such as menthol, chocolate or vanilla. These flavours are often popular with young people.
"Tobacco products should look and taste like tobacco products," Borg said. "This proposal ensures that attractive packaging and flavourings are not used as a marketing strategy."
The new rules must be approved by member states as well as the European Parliament, with Borg saying he hoped to see the legislation adopted in 2014, meaning it would come into effect in about three years.
Packs of less than 20 cigarettes will also be banned as well as 'slims', while electronic cigarettes, which contain some nicotine, will only be authorised as medicinal products. – Sapa-AFP


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According to Yale researchers, the average American tosses about 5 pounds of trash per day...
Yikes. If the amount of garbage piling up in US landfills was divided amongst all 316 million Americans, it would mean each individual is responsible for tossing out about five pounds of trash per day. This inexcusable amount of waste is causing a staggering amount of trash to pile up in landfills and is negatively affecting the environment.
According to Yale researchers who calculated the actual (instead of just estimated) volume of garbage that landfills were reporting to the Environmental Protect Agency (EPA), US residents are actually throwing out twice as much trash as previously thought.
Perhaps it's pure laziness or ingrained habit; whatever it is, Americans need to be made aware of this stat so they can reform their ways.
As Phys.org reports, in 2010, the EPA required a large number of municipal landfills to report how much trash was coming onto the property and being dumped. The requirement was mainly to monitor, and hopefully lower, dangerous methane emissions. However, the data proved to be useful in other ways.
According to the EPA, 135 million tons of trash was accumulated in 2012. The Yale researchers who pored over the data found that what was actually being thrown away was closer to 289 million tons. In 2013, numbers crept up another 5 million tons.
Thomas Kinnaman of Bucknell University, who studied the economics of recycling and waste, suggests that these numbers really aren't as shocking as they appear to be. He argues that landfills have a lot of room to expand to accommodate the rising tons of waste. But just because space is still available, should Americans continue wasting so much? The common sense answer is "No."
If these numbers are correct, it could be assumed that Americans aren't recycling as much as they should. The EPA estimates that recycling activity is near 34.5%, but John Powell of the Yale study says that the data represents more of a 21.4% ballpark. With 12.8% of landfill trash supposedly coming from construction and demolition debris, it would seem there's still a lot of waste Americans produce that could be reused or repurposed.
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I am going to change my eating habits and exercise come January. These sound like they could be a good snack.
I hope that more parents start buying these for their kids. I'm going to tell my sister-in-law about these, because she is always looking for gluten-free brands for my niece.
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Volvo Car Group has completed a research project using magnets in the roadway to help the car determine its position.
The research, which has been financed in strategic co-operation with the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket), is a potential key to the implementation of self-driving vehicles.
Reliable and highly accurate positioning is one of the crucial issues in the development of self-driving cars.
While established positioning technologies such as GPS and cameras have limitations in certain conditions, road-integrated magnets remain unaffected by physical obstacles and poor weather conditions.
The magnets create an invisible 'railway' that literally paves the way for a positioning inaccuracy of less than one decimeter.
Volvo Cars currently plays a leading role in a large-scale autonomous driving pilot project in which 100 self-driving Volvo cars will use public roads in everyday driving conditions around the Swedish city of Gothenburg.
Helps prevent run-off road accidents
In parallel with the potential in the field of autonomous driving, road-integrated magnets open up a number of other possibilities:
• Incorporating magnet-based positioning in preventive safety systems could help prevent run-off road accidents.
• Magnets could facilitate accuracy of winter road maintenance, which in turn could prevent damage to snow-covered objects, such as barriers and signs, near the road edge.
• There is also a possibility of more efficient utilization of road space since accurate positioning could allow lanes to be narrower.
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Band of Outsiders [1964] [Criterion] (BLU)
Jean Luc Godard
Four years after Breathless, Jean-Luc Godard reimagined the gangster film even more radically with Band of Outsiders. In it, two restless young men (Sweet Movie's Sami Frey and Eyes Without a Face's Claude Brasseur) enlist the object of both of their fancies (Pierrot le fou's Anna Karina) to help them commit a robbery-in her own home. This audacious and wildly entertaining French New Wave gem is at once sentimental and insouciant, effervescently romantic and melancholy, and it features some of Godard's most memorable set pieces, including the headlong race through the Louvre and the unshakeably cool Madison dance sequence.
Product Details
- Starring: Anna Karina, Claude Brasseur, Sami Frey, Danièle Girard, Louisa Colpeyn
- Format: Black & White, Dolby
- Language: French
- Subtitles: English
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of Discs: 1
- Rating: Not Rated
- Label: The Criterion Collection
- Release Date: 05/07/2013
- Run Time: 95 minutes
- Catalogue #: 174
Special Features
- Visual glossary of references and wordplay found in Band of Outsiders
- Exclusive interviews with cinematographer Raoul Coutard and actor Anna Karina
- Excerpts from a 1964 interview with director Jean-Luc Godard
- Filmmaker Agnes Varda's 1961 silent comedy Les fiances du pont Mac Donald
- Godard's original theatrical trailer and the 2001 U.S. rerelease trailer
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Updated | Six to be extradited over 'Ndrangheta betting network set up in Malta
Calabrian magistrate says Italian national Mario Gennaro - now served with a European Arrest Warrant in Malta - serves as 'ndrangheta's point-man in betting industry by setting up host of companies in Malta • Gaming Authority repealed all licences of suspected betting firms
Matthew Vella / Jurgen Balzan
22 July 2015, 2:30pm
Calabria police described 39 year-old Mario Gennaro, who is registered at a Pendergardens address at St Julian's, as the mastermind behind the web of illegal online betting and gambling in Italy on behalf of the 'Ndrangheta.
Six Italian nationals - Gennaro, Margherita Giudetti, 34, Francesco Ripepi, 38, Alessandro Ciaffi, 40, Rocco Ripepi, 36 and Fortunato Stracuzzi, 37 - connected to the Betuniq brand who were living in Malta, have been arrested under a European Arrest Warrant and will spend the next 10 days in custody until they are deported to Italy. Their defence counsels are Joe Giglio and Stephen Tonna Lowell. Deputy Attorney General Donatella Frendo is prosecuting, with Lara Lanfranco and inspector Mario Cuschieri.
The police said that Gennaro registered a company in Malta – Betuniq – which controlled 1,500 gaming and betting agencies spread all over the Italian territory. The Italian media described the operation as an "economic power of gigantic proportions."
The Malta Gaming Authority has suspended with immediate effect the licenses of Uniq Group Limited (Betuniq) and Betsolution4U Limited. The firms had been operating in Malta since 2011. "The MGA is providing full support to the relevant authorities so that Malta's reputation as a gaming jurisdiction of excellence is kept free from crime and money laundering. The MGA is also alerting counterpart regulators in other EU jurisdictions about this case."
Judge Caterina Catalano ordered the arrest of 41 people and the seizure of assets worth some €2 billion.
Gennaro was described by the judge as the mafia's "new man" (homo novus) who acted as the 'ndrangheta's "instrument and guarantor" in its attempt to infiltrate the betting industry through ostensibly lawful operations.
In recent years, Italian police had been following Gennaro's movements closely, especially his frequent trips to Malta, where he participated in poker tournaments with notorious people from Calabria well known for their affection for casinos and sports betting.
Reports in the Italian media said that the police inquiry dubbed 'Gambling' shows that the Texas Holdem Poker tournaments in Malta were being used for the recycling of money deriving from criminal activities, principally from the Tegano clan.
Anti-mafia magistrates concluded that Gennaro's frequent trips to Malta and his participation in poker tournaments confirmed that the mafia's money was being transferred to Malta.
The mafia uses these multi-million legal betting operations for money laundering and tax evasion purposes.
The people identified as having been served with an arrest warrant include those names appearing under the Betuniq directors registered at Malta addresses: Serena Parvenza, Antonio Pantisano Trusci, Margherita Simona Giudetti, and Marco Zucco.
Maltese companies
The companies identified by the Calabria police were: Uniq Group, Uniq Shopping, Tebaral Holding and Teberal Trading, Betsolution4U ltd, and Fast Run Limited. All form part of the international Betuniq brand.
MaltaToday has established that Marco Zucco and Serena Parvenza, together with Paola Vero, Jessica Zucco and Annunziata Leopatra, were formerly shareholders in La Baronessa Limited, a company registered at the same Gzira address as Uniq Groupm, as well as GM Holdings, a company solely owned by a certain Mario Gennaro, registered address at Pendergardens in St Julian's.
Both La Baronessa and GM Holdings are in dissolution.
Uniq Group, registered in 2010, is owned by Start Games Limited, whose shareholders are the fiduciary company GVM Holdings, owned by the law firm of former prime minister Lawrence Gonzi. GVM offers its fiduciary services to dozens of gaming companies, and it appears as the nominal shareholder in the companies Uniq Group, Uniq Shopping, and Enetsport Service.
Enetsport is then owned by Start Games, Solution for Bet Limited, OGC Company Limited, and MGame Holding Limited – which companies in turn also own BestSolution 4U.
Matthew Vella is executive editor at MaltaToday.
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San Diego-based eAccess LLC, part of Cubic Corp., said Thursday it will deliver 1 million smart cards to the Port Authority of NewYork & New Jersey's PATH rail system under a new three-year-contract.
The company will deliver a substantial quantity of Limited Use Contactless Smart Cards later this summer. The cards will be packaged with a secure RFID shield for convenient storage and retail handling, and will be sold through retail kiosks at various PATH stations.
"The eAccess Limited Use smart card allows transit riders who have been using paper magnetic tickets to switch to cutting-edge contactless technology," said Paul Orloff, director of marketing for eAccess for the Eastern region. "This will ensure a consistent and efficient experience for transit patrons by reducing the time they spend at fare gates. Our cardsuse the most advanced, proven technology available, and complement the successful SmartLink(SM) contactless full-featured smart card already used by many transit riders in the New York/New Jersey area."
The new cards meet the ANSI 410 standard adopted by the American National Standards Institute, as well as ISO/IEC 14443 compliance.


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Documents leaked to Greener Leith suggest that local councillors are planning to back pedal on providing protected cycle lanes on Leith Walk despite clear local support for measures to improve the safety of cyclists using the street.
The papers suggest councillors have apparently agreed to abandon first draft designs produced for the street seen by Greener Leith in September – in favour of proposals that would be cheaper but more dangerous for cyclists. (Officers refused to provide us with electronic copies of the September design at the time so we can't include the plans in detail here).
That first draft wasn't perfect but it did include a protected lane – with cyclists able to travel on the inside of parked cars next to the pavement – installed on the uphill carriageway from Pilrig Street to Picardy Place along with improvements to the two round abouts at the top of the Walk.
We now understand that the latest proposals will only include a tiny section of protected lanes between the two roundabouts at the top of Leith Walk.
The design of the rest of Leith Walk may barely change at all from how it was laid out before the Omni-trambles hit the street.
Back at that September consultation meeting we also sought to emphasise that the current arrangements that force cyclists to share space with buses deters too many would-be cyclists from using the street. We know that 51% of Leith households have no access to a car and 49% say that improvements to bike infrastructure would encourage them to cycle more. If the council is to meet local aspirations, its own targets for boosting cycle use and its legal obligations under air quality laws – it must consider protected cycle lanes that run the full length of the Walk.
And as this map shows pedestrians and cyclists get injured North of Elm Row too – almost always by cars.
It remains unclear why the council has seemingly decided to ignore the top priority action identified by so many locals for the area.
At the last focus group we attended on this issue, Greener Leith also called on the council to present more than one design for the street – or at least a range of options for key parts of the street – so that local residents could make an informed decision between different design proposals. Sadly – and we would love to be proved wrong – the indications are that that officers plan to present local residents with just one design option, as set out in the summary above.
Bizarrely, local councillors are warned in the most recent note (pictured above) not to promise members of the public anything that can't be delivered within budget during the next phase of consultation – as it would appear that council officers have already decided what most of the money will be spent on.
The papers also suggests that local neighbourhood staff, whilst happy to spend £4500 on consultation consultants, believe they need further funding from other council departments – especially the cycling section or possibly SUSTRANS – to complete their draft original plan which included a protected cycle lane from Pilrig Street.
Leith Walk Improvement Programme Documents
Earlier this week Dutch experts were invited over to Edinburgh in order to attend the national Cycling Scotland conference. After the conference, Cllr Jim Orr, Vice Convenor of the city Transport Committee published a blog post on the council website urging other Scottish councils to "Go Dutch" – and he says: "more local authorities should be following Edinburgh's example."
On present evidence, the only lessons Leith Walk will offer for other Scottish local authorities is as an example of how to throw away a golden opportunity to revitalise a whole neighbourhood.
Instead, Scottish councillors may do better to see what they could learn from New York.
Residents will be able to make their views known once again at a dedicated public consultation on the proposals planned for the 3rd of December in the Nelson Hall.


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Qtfw is a Qt gui frontend for ipfw utility in FreeBSD. It helps
configuring firewall in FreeBSD with a nice and comprehensive user
WWW: http://sourceforge.net/projects/qtfw/
No installation instructions: this port has been deleted.
The package name of this deleted port was: qtfw
PKGNAME: qtfw
distinfo: There is no distinfo for this port.
NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered.
No options to configure
Number of commits found: 27
KDE3 and QT3 expired on 2013-07-01, remove these ports.
Unfortunately, this also affects some ports using QT3 as a GUI toolkit.
Changes to infrastructure files:
- bsd.kde.mk : obsolete, remove
- bsd.qt.mk : note that a CONFLICTS_BUILD line can probably go after a while
- CHANGES : document the removals from bsd.port.mk
- KNOBS : remove KDE and QT (KDE4 and QT4 should be used instead)
- MOVED : add the removed ports
PR: ports/180745
Submitted by: rene
Approved by: portmgr (bapt)
Exp-run by: bapt
- Deprecate QT3, KDE3 and unmaintained ports depending on them. QT 3.3.8
was released in 2007 and KDE 3.5.10 in 2008 and both are no longer
maintained upstream nor in our tree.
- Set EXPIRATION_DATE to 2013-07-01
Discussed with: bapt, tabthorpe
- update png to 1.5.10
-remove MD5
- update to 1.4.1
Reviewed by: exp8 run on pointyhat
Supported by: miwi
- update to jpeg-8
- Switch SourceForge ports to the new File Release System: categories starting
with P,R,S
- bump all port that indirectly depends on libjpeg and have not yet been bumped
or updated
Requested by: edwin
Bump portrevision due to upgrade of devel/gettext.
The affected ports are the ones with gettext as a run-dependency
according to ports/INDEX-7 (5007 of them) and the ones with USE_GETTEXT
in Makefile (29 of them).
PR: ports/124340
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Byrd to Step Down as Appropriations Chair
At 90, Senator Has Been Cause of Worry
Saturday, November 8, 2008; Page A02
Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.), 90, the longest-serving senator in U.S. history, announced yesterday that he is stepping down as chairman of the Appropriations Committee, one of the most powerful panels on Capitol Hill.
Byrd, whose penchant for steering billions of dollars to his state made him a legend at home and in the Senate, will relinquish his gavel under pressure from Democratic leaders who believe he has become too frail to continue in such an important job.
In a statement, Byrd cited the victory of President-elect Barack Obama (D-Ill.) as the moment that caused him to recognize the need for new leadership at the committee, which doles out more than $1 trillion a year in federal spending.
"A new day has dawned in Washington, and that is a good thing. For my part, I believe that it is time for a new day at the top of the Senate Appropriations Committee," Byrd said.
Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), 84, the second-ranking Democrat on the panel for decades, is expected to succeed Byrd as chairman.
Byrd's action comes with several of the Senate's elder statesmen under fire, creating the potential for a new, and in some cases younger, generation of leaders on important committees.
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), the longest-serving Republican in Senate history and a close friend of Byrd's, was convicted last month on seven felony counts for failing to disclose gifts and is awaiting the final results in his close reelection contest. Stevens is currently ahead by two percentage points. When he was indicted last year, Stevens stepped aside as the ranking member of the commerce committee and the defense subcommittee of Appropriations.
In the House, Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.), 82, who in February will become the longest-serving member in that chamber's history, is facing a challenge to his chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which reviews critical legislation, including health-care and oil-production bills.
Byrd, who turns 91 on Nov. 20, was hospitalized in February after a fall in his home. He suffers from a condition called essential tremor that is common among people his age.
At times he has let junior colleagues on the committee run hearings and negotiations. He has been unable to perform a host of public duties that come with his chairmanship and his status as president pro tempore of the Senate, which places him behind the vice president and House speaker in the line of presidential succession.
Byrd did not address whether he would remain as president pro tempore, which by tradition has been given to the longest-serving member of the majority party.
He said he will continue to serve as a rank-and-file senator -- he was elected to his ninth term in 2006 -- and on the Appropriations Committee, with a larger number of Democrats because of the majority's gain of at least six Senate seats in Tuesday's elections.
"This is a decision I made only after much personal soul-searching, and after being sure of the substantial Democratic pickup of seats in the Senate. I am now confident that stepping aside as chairman will not adversely impact my home state of West Virginia. God willing, I will continue to serve on the Appropriations Committee," Byrd said.
Byrd's colleagues had been quietly saying that they hoped he would give up the chairmanship voluntarily, rather than being subject to a secret vote early next year over his ouster.
Democratic Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV praised his fellow West Virginian, noting his parliamentary and constitutional expertise. "He is the conscience of the Senate, the guardian of our Constitution, and to all of us in West Virginia, he is our hero," Rockefeller said.
Byrd's political career began in the 1940s after a stint as a leader of his state's Ku Klux Klan. His early days in the Senate were marked by staunch opposition to civil rights legislation, a position he has since renounced.
His 50-year tenure on the Appropriations Committee has witnessed the funding of multiple wars, the fall of the Soviet Union, the 2001 terrorist attacks and the election of America's first black president.
"I have learned that nothing is quite so permanent as change," Byrd said. "It is simply a part of living and should not be feared."


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Big cash discovery leads to a lesson in honesty for new Bountiful homeowners
crunchem Cedar City, UtahJune 4, 2011 12:16 a.m.
this story will be included in my next priesthood lesson on honesty, or character, or......
The Caravan Moves On Enid, OKMay 22, 2011 2:21 p.m.
What a good example of just because something is "legal" does NOT mean it's "moral".
I know a certain group of individuals who seem to be often getting confused on this...
Anyway, I commend you for returning the money and belongings!
bobosmom small town, NebraskaMay 22, 2011 10:22 a.m.
I was reading it in the local paper back here yesterday. Very wonderful of the family to return the money to the Bangeters. The story was almost 3/4 of the page. Had lots of pictures. There was even a 3 second bire on abc news about it. It is so refreshing to see such honesty in this world.
washcomom Beaverton, ORMay 20, 2011 11:49 a.m.
Honesty principle in action. So awesome!
plyxply SLC, UTMay 20, 2011 11:48 a.m.
we are surrounded by great people, thanks for the story.
Alamo San Antonio, TXMay 20, 2011 10:26 a.m.
I had hoped to see at the end of this great story, a note saying that to reward Mr. Ferrin for his honesty, the Bangerter family returned half of the found money to him. That would have been a perfect ending in my eyes.
Less Is More Ogden, UTMay 19, 2011 9:20 p.m.
Someone's mansion in heaven just got bigger...remarkable example of guiding principles in action. The amazing thing is that, by law the money was his! Legal isn't always ethical. Thanks for the inspiring story on a raining day!
jeffcorry Orderville, UtahMay 19, 2011 7:54 p.m.
Good for him!
baddog Cedar Rapids, IAMay 19, 2011 6:59 p.m.
I'd say it's more a lesson in honesty for the rest of the world. The family seems to have the lesson down just fine.
katiefrankie Provo, UTMay 19, 2011 5:30 p.m.
I remember sitting around the lunch table in high school (not all THAT long ago) discussing a similar topic with my friends: "If you found a wallet with money in it, what would you do?" My friends all said, "I'd keep some of it. After all, I deserve a 'reward' for even telling the owner about it. Then I'd call them and tell them to come get their wallet." The only two people at the table who said they would return the wallet with its contents intact and not expect, ask for, or accept a "reward" were me and my sister. We weren't brought up that way. It isn't my money, and honesty is rewarded in its own way, not with a payment in cash. I'd sure love a few extra bucks, but that isn't the way to go about it.
Allen#1 West Valley, UTMay 19, 2011 4:58 p.m.
To Linda A: The Government does NOT take 80 % of anyone's money. Top rate is now much lower than 40 % thanks to George W. Bush tax cut for the rich.
BTW, wouldn't it be heart warming if the Bangerters gave the honest man AT LEAST $ 5,000 for not keeping the money?
oldcougar Orem, UTMay 19, 2011 4:46 p.m.
@utesovertide/underallPAC12opponents: We were discussing honesty in the face of temptation -- not investing. See if you can stay on topic. :)
HaveANiceDay Ogden, UTMay 19, 2011 4:19 p.m.
After reading this story and all the comments I have come to a different conclusion than most of you.
This story is not about honesty, or covetousness, or how to invest money. It is about loving your neighbor as your self. This was an act of love.
jles Bountiful, UTMay 19, 2011 3:26 p.m.
We have lived near the Bangerters for nearly 20 years. They were wonderful people who were much loved in the community. No one who knew them is surprised that this money was hidden there.
Ferrin family, you are amazing. Can't wait to get to know you!!!
Weber State Graduate Clearfield, UTMay 19, 2011 3:14 p.m.
The best part of this story is the teaching opportunity it provided to these young boys...our future leaders.
jazzfanzz WB, UTMay 19, 2011 3:00 p.m.
Thanks for the story. Made me think, what would I have done? I honestly don't know if I would have given it back. Thanks for the inspiration to be better.
Most Truthful and Patriotic Layton, UTMay 19, 2011 1:59 p.m.
Linda A: can you explain your comment "The government thanks you. They will be shortly to collect their 80%!!"
Unless this estate totalled more than one million dollars, there are no estate taxes. It's an inheritance that passes through the estate into the survivors.
Reasonable Person Layton, UTMay 19, 2011 1:56 p.m.
To Oh My Heck!
My parents came through the Depression and DO trust banks. They saved, like Mr Bangerter and took money to the bank after receiving every paycheck.
Now, they have $1.2 million dollars in various insured accounts (spread among high-rated banks). They are 91 and 92 years old.
They were more afraid of people breaking into their home, than of the banks.
Because they're deemed newsworthy, it gives the impression that honesty is rare.
In my experience, honesty is the rule.
Older Reader Tooele, UTMay 19, 2011 1:46 p.m.
What a fantastic lesson in honesty for all of us. I would hope most people would return it.
Mayfair City, UtMay 19, 2011 1:44 p.m.
What a legacy of hard-saved cash for Mr. Bangerter to leave for his family.
And what a legacy of character for the Ferrin's to give to their sons.
Pagan Salt Lake City, UTMay 19, 2011 1:32 p.m.
Good for them!
mecr Bountiful, UTMay 19, 2011 12:44 p.m.
when the financial system cracks and suddenly you find out banks are closed, you can't cash your checks, cash bonds, 401K, cds, etc., and you can only buy groceries with the cash you have at hand, what are you going to do? People from the depression era learned the lesson the hard way. Church recommends to have not only food storage but some cash aside for this kind of emergency.
You would be amazed how church leaders gave that advise very strongly in some 3rd world countries and years or months later, it happened.
utesovertide Salt Lake City, UTMay 19, 2011 11:52 a.m.
There is a huge difference between buying bonds, gold, or currencies and buying a lottery ticket, but thanks for playing.
catfish987 Rexburg, IDMay 19, 2011 11:51 a.m.
God tests us in so many ways, doesn't he?
CB Salt Lake City, UTMay 19, 2011 11:39 a.m.
Hope this makes the national news. A great lesson in honesty and the values this entire country use to adhere too.
Linda A Orem, UTMay 19, 2011 11:35 a.m.
The government thanks you. They will be shortly to collect their 80%!!
mkSdd3 Ogden, UTMay 19, 2011 11:20 a.m.
This family has more than honesty going for them.
The desire to stumble into a fortune is a part of many peoples fantasies. However there is a problem with that way of thinking. Getting something for nothing is not a healthy way of thinking. It is associated with greed and covetousness.
When we reap what we sow, when the gains we get are from hard work, we increase our self worth. When we get something for nothing it takes a little bit of our dignity away.
This family was not only honest, they did not let greed rule their decisions, or even let the money tempt them. I say good for them! They lost nothing but gained a lot from the experience.
dueling banjos salt lake city, utMay 19, 2011 10:25 a.m.
now if all those grave robbers down south would have just thought the same. There would be a few more good men walking around...like this good man said " you can't let yourself think that way! Teach your children well!!
Irony Guy Bountiful, UtahMay 19, 2011 10:19 a.m.
I knew Arnold Bangerter. He was a fine man and dedicated to conservation. Maintained a "tight ship" at home. This story doesn't surprise me, although I would've expected him to spill the beans to his kids.
justamacguy Manti, UTMay 19, 2011 10:13 a.m.
Wow... What an answer to a question. I knew Arnold Bangerter very well. I worked with him for many years with the DWR. He was a great fisheries biologist who has a passion for his work. He was a nuts and bolts work on the ground sort of guy. His labors, experience and decisions were all make from his hands on work with the resource. No funny compute models... No conjecture. And besides being a hard worker, he was a friend. I was just thinking about him the other day and wondering what he was doing with himself... Now I know. R.I.P. Arnold. I'll be browsing your memories in my photo albums.
Oh My Heck! Vernal, UTMay 19, 2011 10:09 a.m.
To "Reasonable Person" and others who have commented about how the money should have been in the bank. People who lived during the Depression did not trust banks. Heck, sometimes I don't trust them, either, because the interest on money saved is practically nil. Granted, if the house had caught on fire, the money would have been lost. But I can understand why someone would want to have their money "in hand", so to speak, and available when needed. My parents, particularly mother, put away coins in a metal box. Some of them were silver dollars, others not silver, but "interesting" to her, such as the Kennedy half dollars. After mom passed away, I received one of her jewelry boxes with mostly odds and ends of jewelry in it that were important to her, but under the top shelf was a small compartment with a few silver dollars and other coins in it. I will keep them there, because they remind me of mom.
Great lesson learned by the children of this family. So glad to know there are still honest people in the world!
Dadof8 Pleasant Grove, UTMay 19, 2011 10:09 a.m.
My Dad had a bag of silver dollars that he had collected over the years hidden in our attic next to the furnace. We all knew they were there. When he passed and we were moving out we looked all over the attic for them. Then my mother remembered she had called a repairman to come and look at the furnace shortly after Dad had passed. She even commented to the man she had just lost her husband. Hope he enjoyed the money.....
David B. Cedar City, UTMay 19, 2011 9:42 a.m.
All I can say about this story is that this family is a class act to follow! Some people may not have ever revealed this kind of find. Good story for all to follow.
carminaburana Provo, UTMay 19, 2011 9:35 a.m.
The dad told his boys:"he was saving it for his family not for ours".
My husband's employee found bags of old coins while working at an old man's home. My husband was in the same kitchen working so he took them to the old man and have him count the items. He wasn't one bit worried about any missing. His greedy son, who was in our ward, came to my home and told my husband that he feared his dad's life now that we knew about the coins and if "anything happened to the coins he would suspect my husband's honesty". Jerk
VocalLocal Salt Lake, UTMay 19, 2011 9:34 a.m.
It's nice to hear a positive story of someone doing the right thing. Thanks!
unaffiliated_person Saratoga Springs, UTMay 19, 2011 9:33 a.m.
I noticed in the news this is more common than people think from those of the Great Depression era. People are constantly finding cash and valuables stuffed away. Note he had a handwritten note that said "I was born on a lousy day" attached to it. He knew the value of being prepared and did try, without the knowledge of anyone in his family. Kudos to him. As for those detractors saying he should have invested it...that is not as safe as you think. How much money gets lost in investments whenever we hit a recession? For Treasury Bills, what is the yield these days? In times of bank runs and mass economic panic, your investments cannot be liquidated fast enough.
oldcougar Orem, UTMay 19, 2011 9:24 a.m.
@utesovertide and unreaonable person: Actually, he really should have gone up to Idaho and bought lotto tickets. We could be talking about not hundreds of thousands, but millions...maybe even billions.
Great story. Thanks!
Mountain Bird West Jordan, UTMay 19, 2011 9:20 a.m.
The world is a better place because we have people like the Ferrin's. Thanks!
suzyk#1 Mount Pleasant, UTMay 19, 2011 9:17 a.m.
That was the perfect story for today's rain. That young man was brought up right and chose to continue to honor that upbringing. Wow, if there were only millions of others just like him. Wouldn't this world be lovely to live in and the whole countenance of our nation would be one of more peace, love and charity. Gosh, that's a nice thought - think I will revel in that for now.
R.Burgandy Cedar Hills, UTMay 19, 2011 9:12 a.m.
Thanks for being honest! It will come back to you in some other way! I would hope the family would reward you for your honesty? Maybe a nice trip somewhere?
utesovertide Salt Lake City, UTMay 19, 2011 9:03 a.m.
@Reasonable Person
"It's a sad story, though. "Preparedness" meant, in this case, that the money stuffed into the trash bags was worth a lot less than when it accumulated. Imagine what it would be worth, if it had been banked."
Or if he wanted to maintain control or liquidity, he could have bought i-bonds. i-bonds are nearly as liquid as cash, but gain interest and protect against inflation. If it had been invested in a bond vehicle like an i-bond, and the interest rate was around 3% (and we know it was higher during the 70's), the money would only take about 24 years to double. We could be talking about hundreds of thousands here in that case.
But good for him returning the money. That is awesome!
CBPapa Cedar Hills, UTMay 19, 2011 9:00 a.m.
The Ferrin Family = Win
It's Just Me South Jordan, UTMay 19, 2011 8:43 a.m.
Great example for all of us! I think that since the money was "legally" the new homeowners money the Bangerter family should consider giving them a finders fee or share it with them. That seems fair and the right thing to do.
Aggielove Junction city, OregonMay 19, 2011 8:37 a.m.
Should be a simple choice everytime.
TJ Eagle Mountain, UTMay 19, 2011 8:26 a.m.
Great people! Their sons will reap the benefit of this lesson their whole lives.
TexasAg Humble, TXMay 19, 2011 8:18 a.m.
I love it when someone does the right thing. No one was watching and it didn't even seem to cross his mind to keep the money. Great example.
phgreek Hooper, UTMay 19, 2011 8:14 a.m.
way to go Josh...more of those examples please. Congrats to the parents of Josh and his wife..."ya did Good".
roberto Moses Lake, WAMay 19, 2011 7:31 a.m.
Great story....Great example, one that I would like to think my kids would follow. Thank you, the world is a better place for it.
eleetham916 Sacramento, CAMay 19, 2011 7:21 a.m.
at least he was honest about finding this money....reading a story about a man who won 2 million dollars and still wants to collect his food stamps after his winnings made me sick...i'm happy to read a story about a family or person returning something back to the owner. with a story like that someone will offer something to that family by fixing up there new home.
Reasonable Person Layton, UTMay 19, 2011 7:18 a.m.
Keetch: thank you for YOUR honesty.
I hear what you're saying.
The stories about people who give money back, make it seem like they are rare cases. They are not.
The difference is this: we don't go running to a newspaper so we can get our little "ain't I better than everyone else" pat on the back.
In this case, I'll forgive the finder, because he DOES work for the newspaper.
It's a sad story, though. "Preparedness" meant, in this case, that the money stuffed into the trash bags was worth a lot less than when it accumulated. Imagine what it would be worth, if it had been banked.
That lesson needs to be included.
momofbron Brooklyn, NYMay 19, 2011 7:16 a.m.
Wow - what a great story,and a great family. Most other people would have kept the money. It's people like these who restore my faith in my fellow man! I believe that good things will happen for these people because they are so honest. The kids who wanted to keep a little bit, well, they're just acting like kids do. The parents set a great example for them.
raybies Layton, UTMay 19, 2011 7:10 a.m.
I am impressed by these guys, but...
Springvillepoet Springville, UTMay 19, 2011 7:02 a.m.
Yes. That is exactly why we all should return found money---so we can have news stories written about us and gripe if none are.
OnlyInUtah Cottonwood Heights, UTMay 19, 2011 6:48 a.m.
There is good in this world. I love that the Dnews reports this! Thanks for an uplifting story to brighten this rainy day.
radio_lover Toronto, OntarioMay 19, 2011 6:31 a.m.
Wonderful story! This just goes to prove a thousandfold the old saying that honesty is the best policy.
Mormoncowboy Provo, UtMay 19, 2011 6:26 a.m.
Great story!
It's nice to hear stories like this.
Rob Logan, UTMay 19, 2011 6:22 a.m.
That is wonderful. So happy you were honest. It is a story that can go on for generations.
CougarBlue Heber City, UTMay 19, 2011 5:27 a.m.
Too bad the roofers of a friends house didn't have that honesty when they took his box of silver dollars hidden in the attic.
Keetch Cedar City, UTMay 19, 2011 1:11 a.m.
This happened to me and my friends once.. we found around 15,000 dollars in and house and also gave it back. where is my news story?
Sarah B SLC, UTMay 19, 2011 12:33 a.m.
ER in EUR Belgrade, SerbiaMay 18, 2011 11:56 p.m.
Happens more than you think (people from that era stashing cash). My Grandma stashed cash everywhere in her house. In books, in old bags and purses that she never used. But we didn't even think to look into an old washing machine drum before we sold it.
The man we sold it to called in about 30 minutes. He had found an old leather bag of.... I kid you not.... gold and silver coins.
He did not even think about keeping them.
This is one of the reasons why I always argue in that old arguement that people are basically good. I want to believe it. I sometimes see it, and I am glad this story gives me more ammo to say it.
MoJules Florissant, MOMay 18, 2011 11:36 p.m.
I think that the treasure is seeing how he wrapped the money and honestly, that was his being prepared. He had money and ammo, bet he also had food storage, but he had that in a place where someone could not come in and take it. So I think he was teaching a lesson of not saving money, but having it there for an emergency. I hope that his family will be wise with what they do with that money, I think that their dad would want them to be. Dad was no dummy.
JohnJacobJingleHeimerSchmidt Beverly Hills, CAMay 18, 2011 11:19 p.m.
The reward will come later when the kids remember and teach their own children this lesson.
AZJazzFan Gold Canyon, azMay 18, 2011 11:14 p.m.
Great story. I wonder why someone would stash so much money and not tell anyone. I wonder why someone would be so careless to stash cash and not put it in a bank.
mistletoe Sandy, UtahMay 18, 2011 11:10 p.m.
Best story ever. How wonderful. Honesty matters. What a great family. And a father who is a very good example to his boys.
Two Cents Springville, UtahMay 18, 2011 10:17 p.m.
Great story! Wish I could find that in my attic. :)
Bach Rocks Sanpete County, UTMay 18, 2011 10:14 p.m.
What a wonderful lesson in honesty, not only for the children of this family making the discovery, but for us all. I wonder how many of us would do the same thing? (All of us, one would hope.)
Jonathan Eddy Payson, UTMay 18, 2011 10:13 p.m.


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Monday, March 25, 2013
Hey Matt! Welcome to OUR world. You know. The one YOU and your ilk help create? Sucks to be you.
Matt Lauer whining
Media 'Can't Just Repeat Something Over and Over Until it Sounds True. It's Not Fair'
- "Benghazi resulted from a spontaneous protest over a video.
- Romney hasn't paid taxes in ten years.
- Eric Holder didn't know anything about Fast & Furious."
- "I can see Alaska from my house".
- "Tea Party people are racists"?
- Like 'Hope & Change'?
- Like 'Bush stole the election'?
- Like 'being gay is the right side of history'?
- Like 'will not raise the deficit one dime'?
- Like 'Obamacare will lower your medical costs'?
- Like 'global warming is real'?
- Like 'fighting terrorists only creates more of them'?
- Like 'illegal aliens are harmless'?
- This is a amazing economy..
- Chrisie Matthews MSNBC...Romney is too rich and cant understand the common man..
- Andra Mitchell NBC ..Obama is the smartest president we ever had.
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