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From: Melanie <>
Subject: Re: [DVHH] Kopf Ancesrty - Keglewichhausen
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 22:21:45 -0700 (PDT)
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Would you mind researching further to see what you can come up with? I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you
John Kornfeind <> wrote:
Dear Melanie,
I do not know whether you were able to establish any relationship of your ancestor to the community of Keglewichhausen. http://www.dvhh.org/keglewit/
If you go to the site which I have created you will be able to see all the spelling variations that have been used for the community name. You should be able to compare some of these to the Ellis Island Records and see if they come close.
I do have a Chronik for the village. In looking for the name Kopf, I do not see the specific spelling of the name in any of the listings for Keglewichhausen. IN the 1940's there were a number of households in which the family name was Kopp. If you wish me to research something further please let me know.
Best wishes with your search,
John J. Kornfeind - Keglewichhausen Village Coordinator
Glendale, AZ
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To: Susan Williams ; Melanie ; Donauschwaben villages ; John Kornfeind
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: [DVHH] Kopf Ancesrty - Keglewichhausen
Keglewichhausen, John Kornfeind is the Village Coordinator:
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From: Susan Williams
To: Melanie ; Donauschwaben villages
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: [DVHH] Kopf Ancesrty
Hmmm .... Dave must have missed this one.
Check out Ellis Island www.ellisislandrecords.org
I found a Johann Kopf, age 49, arriving with his family on May 5, 1911 -
his family included a son Nicholas. (I found the entry by putting in Kopf and just reading down until I came to Nicolaus - can even remember now how the name was spelled. Johann lists his town of origin as Kegle Hungary -- there is something after Kegle but I'm having trouble reading it. The clue is that he left his brother, Nicolaus Kopf in Temesvar, Hungary. Another clue is that he was going to his son-in-law Mathias Metzger (guessing at the spelling). I think they were going to Ohio.
This might be your Nicolaus -- trouble is Temesvar is difficult to resesearch but I would search for the town of Kegle --now there is town named Keglewitschhausen -- maybe the clerk at Ellis Island wrote the short version for the town.
I know there are people on the list with ancestors from this town -- maybe they can give you their experience on this.
Take a look at the ellisisland records at www.ellisislandrecords.org
and let me know what you think. You must register to read the records but it is free. Good luck. Susan
----- Original Message -----
From: Melanie
To: Susan Williams ; Donauschwaben villages
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: [DVHH] Kopf Ancesrty
First I want to THANK YOU for getting back to me so quickly. Yes my great grandfather was born 1888 sorry about the mistype.
Ok here is where I have checked. I have check the census records. I have access to them thanks to a lady I know in NY who gave me her library card to use.
My great grandfather Nicholas Kopf made his home in Trenton New Jersey. I have this information from my father's cousin who is still living and who has also provided me with copies of the headstones for Nicholas, Johan and Barbara. If there is anything else you need please let me know.
Susan Williams <> wrote:
Hi Melanie,
Welcome to the list.
Let's see - your great grandfather was Nicolas Kopf born Nov 11, 1888 - I
think you wrote 1988 -- but 1888 makes more sense.
I have a few questions -- I did find some Kopf's in Dave Dreyer's manifest
list ... but no Nicholas.
Did Nicholas Kopf come to America? Where did he settle in America?
I have access to census records, etc. so I could do a look up for you.
Have you found any other documentation for Nicholas or Johann?
Any census records or birth records for children?
Let's see if I have it correct.
Nicholas Kopf b. 1888 married to Frances Ruff
Johann Kopf b. 1860 married to Barbara Matzer b. 1865
Nicolas Kopf b. about ? maybe about 1840 if this is the father of the above
Johann ... married to Veronica
Get back to us and we can give it a try. Susan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Melanie"
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 2:51 PM
Subject: [DVHH] Kopf Ancesrty
> Hi! I am new to the list and just figured out how to send an email to the
> list. I have come to a stopping point in my geneological research because
> i cannot find any other leads. I wonder if someone would be so kind as to
> possibly be able to help me in any way. my great grandfather was Nicholas
> Kopf born November 11, 1988. Before my grandmothers passing she said he
> was born in Hungary but due to dimentia she couldnt remember where. He
> was married to Frances Ruff also born in Hungary. Her parents are unknown
> to me. My great grandfather's father was John or Johan Kopf also born in
> Hungary. His birthdate was April 18, 1860. He was married to Barbara
> Matzer also born in Hungary on April 13, 1865. I have only last names
> for Barbara's parents. Mother's maiden name was Gaug according to the
> copy of the death certificate i have. Now John or Johan's(the spelling
> was changed) father was also Nicholas Kopf(if i remember correctly
> children were named after family members)
> anyway Nicholas was also born in Hungary. I dont think he ever came to
> the United States. Nicholas' wife was Veronica...maiden name unknown...
> I hope I have given enough information for someone to help me so to send
> in in the correct direction. I would like to thank anyone who may be
> able to help.
> Melanie Stinson
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If you are reading this, then you are obviously interested in reusing verification code. Well, who wouldn't be interested in saving time, increasing productivity and hitting aggressive time-to-market targets? However, effective reuse does not come easily.
Writing reusable verification code takes extra effort and requires engineers to follow some basic guidelines. In many respects, this is no different than writing reusable software modules or maintainable RTL hardware modules. Even with these more established languages, efficient reuse can be somewhat elusive.
It should be noted that Verisity Ltd. has created a process called the e Reuse Methodology (eRM) to help standardize reuse techniques for commercial e verification components (eVCs). While also applicable to other e code, this process represents a major step that formalizes everything from directory structure, filenames and documentation, to using new Specman features in order to facilitate improved component coexistence and cooperation. While successful verification groups will certainly use this process in the future, this article can help groups who have legacy projects and code or are temporarily tied to existing tool versions to get started reusing and creating reusable code today.
Please note that some of the views expressed in this article are philosophical in nature. A literal following is not necessarily intended in all cases, but rather, the intention is to create some thoughtful and upfront consideration about reuse. It will take a commitment from top management and project leadership along with the desire from individual designers and verification engineers not only to provide reusable code but also to accept and trust and utilize reusable code from other sources in order to increase productivity.
1.0 Verification Reuse Introduction
This discussion assumes that everyone can agree that reuse is good and noble behavior. In fact, most engineers utilize some sort of reuse all the time without even realizing it. Everything from reusing particular code fragments, to entire algorithms and procedures or processes, to using existing document formats as a template for new documents are all examples of reuse. Even the simple low-tech example of reaching into your recycle bin to use a piece of scrap paper when trying to diagram a new idea is a good example of reuse. These examples provide proof that reuse is a basic engineering tendency that saves time and increases productivity everyday.
When specifically applying reuse concepts to Specman E verification code, it will be helpful to consider the different types of possible reuse. Each of these reuse types have slightly different issues or have different priorities for the same issue. This will mean that any particular reuse technique or concept may have a different importance depending on how you are anticipate the code will be reused. Since future reuse may not always be entirely predictable, it is recommended to incorporate as many of the subsequently listed reuse techniques as possible.
Verification code reuse migration can take many paths. Some examples (in order of increased level of integration complexity) are:
- From basic module level to chip system level within the same project.
- From 1st generation project to 2nd generation project with modified functionality.
- From project X to project Y, then to project Z, each with possible individual variations as required.
Within these migration paths there may be different reuse strategies. Some examples of these strategies, in order of sophistication:
- Use original code as a template only, and then create a new independent copy of files.
- Modify existing code to handle new cases and functionality. Modifications are not backward compatible as methods may have new parameters or fields/structures removed, added or changed.
- Modify existing code to handle new cases and functionality. Modifications are specifically backward compatible so that old cases are handled in an identical manner in the default case with no changes required.
Any verification reuse migration and path combination is possible. Use of source control, project leadership and schedule, and anticipation of reuse potential will all affect the development and change strategy possibilities. In general, the more reusable the module needs to be, the more effort and consideration needs to be invested. Some tradeoffs may be required to balance the verification effort and investment against the anticipated reuse potential.
2.0 Verification Code Reuse Development
Typically, a number of verification components can be designed and created for each of the Device Under Test (DUT) modules. To optimize reuse, the verification components should be aligned logically with common buses and functional blocks of I/O ports. Some of the more common verification components are as follows.
- Bus Functional Model (BFM) driver component. This component will proactively drive and receive interface signals via the signal interface primarily based on E stimulus commands. This component is sometimes referred to as a master BFM.
- BFM receiver component. This component will reactively receive and drive interface signals based primarily on other interface signals. Any e commands for this type of component are generally limited to configuration and/or behavior mode settings only. This component is sometimes referred to as a slave BFM.
- Protocol checker component. A passive component that looks for and reports interface protocol violations. These components are typically created for the more common and complex interfaces, and frequently report errors by referring to the specific specification violation. These components must never drive any signals or influence any test actions.
- Data extractor component. A passive component that detects whenever particular interface accesses are complete, and then grabs and saves data values for verification use by other checkers in the system. Typically these components contain all of the complexity of how and when to grab the values, and then save the important access values in a data list (or scoreboard) for verification by other components.
- DUT checker component. A component that verifies the actual functionality exhibited. A checker component could range from a simple 1-method checker to a multiple-file hierarchical checker that verifies multiple facets and functionalities of the DUT. Checkers can verify at least two different aspects of DUT operations. Did the correct operation happen? Did it happen in the correct time window?
Sometimes even verifying correct operation requires a cycle-accurate checker. In this case the checker must know the exact state of the DUT to know if the operation is correct or not. This gets more difficult if the exact state can change via an independent operation. In this case the checker must predict the exact internal state of the DUT in order to accurately predict the exact external operation.
This checker may use one or more data extractors to trigger checks when accesses are detected. It may also include cycle-accurate modeling and DUT register mirrors in order to predict and verify the exact responses for every clock cycle. When required, this type of checker may also probe into the DUT module itself, for either internal checks or to help maintain mirror status.
- DUT monitor component. A component that keeps track of all defined monitor points during the course of verification testing. This component uses the specific Specman cover syntax and can be used to tell exactly how much functional coverage has taken place over the course of the simulation test suite.
Keep in mind that BFM component types will generally be discarded when moving from individual module testing to higher-level system and chip testing. They will be replaced with actual RTL modules as the system is built up. Of course, exterior pin BFMs will remain. In most verification environments, the protocol and DUT checkers and extractors will be desired at all levels of verification. It is very common to maintain the same checking ability at both module and chip level testing. Therefore the verification structure should be designed so that some components can be easily instantiated and reused at the various levels while others can be easily omitted.
Initially, monitor component reuse is also desirable at the various verification levels. While this may work in some cases, often it is discovered that fully populating a monitor at the chip level is a lot more difficult than at the module level. This is because greater control and flexibility of the module ports can be obtained at the simpler level. While the same monitor component at the system or chip level may provide some insight into chip level coverage, it may also show how difficult it will be to exercise all of the corner cases a module was designed for, within the confines of a system level test. It may be better to design specific chip level monitors, consistent with reasonable expectations of system usage and data traffic or to adjust the expected coverage goals when at the chip level.
Reusing verification code from module level to the chip level is now the expected norm. This level of reuse is often the simplest way to get started and provides the most immediate payback. If modules are reused (or expected to be reused) in newer generation products or in completely different projects, reuse can often still be realized. In these situations, both RTL modules and the corresponding verification components may need some amount of functional modifications first, but reuse is these situations can provide a substantial savings in both time and resources.
3.0 Verification Code Reuse Change Strategy
Once any reusable or potentially reusable verification code has been created, on-going maintenance issues need to be dealt with. Is the new verification user expected to just grab a copy of the existing files and use them with whatever modification is necessary?
Should the engineer use only the base verification components and then extend structures and methods to develop the different functionality or code structure required while leaving the original base code intact? There are also numerous solution possibilities that fall somewhere in between these examples. Things to consider -- is it acceptable to have lots of independent code and files that are similar but not identical to each other? How easy would it be to implement a change to some baseline behavior so that all verification code gets the change? Do some projects want to be specifically isolated from other changes that may be currently taking place?
If the verification code is tied to some RTL module, then the answer to this question should be the same for both the RTL code and the verification code. Presumably any changes made to RTL functionality will require analogous verification changes and that these changes must be maintained as a matching set. Projects using any kind of source control tool will generally check files out and in with the appropriate changes. A final label or tag will then be used to identify all of the changes that go with this set. Any project wishing to reuse the module can simply pick the most appropriate version set or simply take the latest version of the module and verification code set.
The previous example seems intuitive and straightforward. But what if the verification code set uses some basic verification components also used by other modules? What if these verification components need to follow a separate specification that describes a common interface or bus? These types of situations call for a more sophisticated reuse strategy. In these cases, it is especially important to structure the components so that users can utilize the components as is, or can easily extend methods and structures as needed.
If any portion of the interface is optional, the component should be designed to handle all possible options of the interface to minimize unique project effort when reusing the components in specific configurations. This will help ensure a consistent and hopefully error-free implementation by the component expert instead of relying on individual project personnel to make these types of changes.
When actually adding new functionality, it is generally a good idea to make all changes to the components fully backward compatible. This will allow users to upgrade to newer versions of the verification components without having to change existing tests and testbench configurations. It is reasonable to force the users to add new control code to configure and use any new features, but not to maintain their status quo. This strategy will allow users to easily update to newer versions of the components more often so they can take advantage of any model corrections or robustness enhancements, and only use the optional new features when needed.
4.0 Specific Verification Code Reuse Techniques
The previous sections describe general reuse concepts and strategies. In this section, specific reuse examples and issues are discussed in the following list. Please refer to the accompanying PDF file to view code examples associated with each numbered point below.
Port path techniques
1. Handle all hardware connections with ASCII strings and ('string') dereferences instead of hard coding HDL signal names in the verification components. Also use the Specman built-in hdl_path() construct to handle HDL signal paths. This implies using units instead of structs for components and allows for multiple instantiations and maximum connection flexibility.
2. Try to keep all connection path constraints together in one place in one file, even if this conflicts with an aspect-oriented programming style. This will not only help reusability, but also fosters improved maintainability and debug ability.
3. Try to connect to module port names instead of interconnecting signal names. These names remain constant at the different verification levels. Remember that internal node connection names may change if verifying at gate level.
4. Try to have the component perform some simple checking for all required connections right at the beginning of the simulation. This may include driving initial values and sampling all signals initially. This will avoid simple connection errors not being reported until lots of test cycles have been run.
Component configuration techniques
5. Some interfaces or common busses have optional signals. A particular implementation may or may not include the signal and corresponding function. Design the components to accept the possibility of having these signals connected or not (not connected means the ASCII string is null and has no assignment). If possible, the component should also self-configure and modify its functionality to match the implied configuration based on which optional signals are connected.
6. Some interfaces or common busses have configurable features that cannot be ascertained by connection options. Use a constrained configurable field to control this type of selection. If the functionality difference is great, consider using conditional extensions based on this field value to modify any TCM sequence. Note that TCM stands for Time Consuming Method, which is a basic logic block in Specman that is analogous to a VHDL process.
7. Whenever possible or practical, allow checkers to enable/disable individual checks or aspects of the checks they make. This will allow easy reuse when these particular checks do not make sense for specific projects. This will also allow specific tests or portions of specific tests to temporally disable checks when purposely causing errors.
Component architecture techniques
8. Allow/expect multiple instances of all e verification components -- provide unit id, string id, or even a type id to allow a user to make each instance unique during instantiation. Remember that a type id is required for conditional extensions and that these extensions are not dynamic throughout the test.
9. Take special care when rewriting long TCMs with an "is only" construct, especially when most of the code is the same and only minor changes are needed. This situation will cause the modified TCM to miss any updates to the original TCM, and will have to be identified and changed manually. It is better to rewrite the original TCM with additional leaf methods that encapsulate the exact functionality that needs to be changed for the new situation.
10. BFM driver and receiver components should always be separated from extractors, checkers and monitors so they can be used at the module level, but excluded at the subsystem or chip level when various RTL modules are interconnected.
11. Keep data extraction functionality separate from DUT checker functionality. It is very common to initially design these two functions at the same time in the same unit. Also keep checker and monitor functionality in separate files as well. It is not uncommon for monitors to have dependencies on the checker and for the checker to have dependencies on the extractors, but not the other way around. This rule is especially important when multiple checkers (or multiple TCMs of the same checker) use the same data extractor or when the project requires that checkers will always be used, but monitors will be selectable.
12. Consider cycle-accurate checkers carefully. Sometimes it is necessary for the checker to maintain a cycle-accurate mirror register or internal state in order to accurately predict proper operation. While it is acceptable to monitor internal signals to help keep track of required states (and to possibly verify them as well), a checker should never force external or internal signal values. Leave the forcing of signals to the BFM components. Remember that cycle accurate checkers will have a very tight linkage to the RTL module, which implies that any change in timing due to a RTL change will require a corresponding e code change.
13. Consider reset handling early. There are some techniques that try to handle resets by killing threads and methods when resets are asserted, and then starting them when reset is de-asserted -- but not all resets are created equal. Sometimes a module will have a global and a local reset, or a requirement that certain operations must be stopped cleanly in case of a reset condition. These cases must be handled uniquely. Also consider that some signals that can act like a reset but are really not (such as special emulation or test modes) and require special handling.
14. BFMs (stimulus drivers) should be able to create and drive random stimulus as well as specific directed stimulus. The directed stimulus should also allow the test writer to purposively cause errors and faults in order to verify DUT handling. However, the default constraints on the random stimulus should only produce valid data accesses. This will also allow for some BFMs to drive specific cycles while other instances drive random cycles in the same simulation.
15. Consider creating a separate TCM in any BFM that drives RTL signals. This TCM can be used as a synchronizer to drive signals at a specified delay time that is not coincident with a clock edge. The BFM logic can drive the internal variables as needed throughout the code, and then the synchronizer TCM can sample these internal variables and drive the signal ports in one convenient place.
16. When modifying/supporting features, careful consideration needs to be given to portions that may be added/subtracted in different designs. For instance, if a bus checker handles four types of accesses, consider the possibility that someday a fifth will be added. User defined types and case statements for these types normally produce effective self-documenting and easy-to-modify coding styles.
17. Keep all project specific code and functions out of the core code to be reused. Instead use a common but separate file for all constraints and configurable code fragments for unique project modifications. This aspect-oriented approach allows for easy identification and maintenance of all modifications without affecting the standard base code.
Error handling/reporting techniques
18. Whenever possible, report protocol errors as clearly as possible with either the exact numbered specification rule id or create your own numbered rule set.
19. Reserve reporting DUT errors for actual erroneous DUT behavior. Consider using a DUT warning for accesses that are technically illegal but handled correctly by the DUT module. For instance: a logged warning equals bad stimulus, which may or may not have been created on purpose.
20. Use Specman's built in error reporting feature whenever possible. This feature will report the any user message as well as the exact file and line of code, plus it will allow you to define and customize handling of different classes of errors. For example, you could define: 1 class of errors that are fatal, a 2nd class that are DUT errors, and a 3rd class that are test sequence warnings. Of course, you can also configure how the simulator will handle the error, such as: Fatals stop the test immediately, Errors get counted but the test is not stopped, and Warnings get counted separately but the test is not stopped. The test passing criteria could be number of errors must equal 0.
21. Avoid having long multi-cycle expect statements that report a single generic error whenever a complicated sequence does not occur as expected. These make it difficult for non-experts to ascertain the exact cause/step of the error.
Testbench architecture techniques
22. Sometimes it may be advantageous to build an e testbench structure that parallels the corresponding RTL structure. With each level of e, you're assigning and appending its RTL instance path name to the HDL_PATH structure. This makes entire subsystem reuse (both RTL and e components) very easy to handle.
23. When trying to verify parameterizable RTL, use Specman to read in generics or parameters and then self configure the E testbenches and tests to appropriate configurations. This may involve the components or testbenches actually "building" signal string names themselves based on the detected configuration.
Import file techniques
24. When importing e files, always try to use a consistent pathname convention. There are at least two different conventions that could be used and the decision on which to use should be based on your intended project file directory structure. If reusable modules will be kept in some standard dir or library (preferred), then it would be better to always use full pathname syntax for all import statements. If reusable modules are kept (as snapshot copies or links) in each individual project directory, then it would be better to use relative pathname syntax for all import statements. Either way, a consistent convention will ensure reusability without import statement modification.
25. Try to have each reusable e file import all required files itself instead of relying on some previous file to import all files as a group. This will help illustrate actual file dependencies as well as allow Specman to handle any cyclic dependencies. It will also help each file to stand alone in the case of a partial-reuse situation.
5.0 Conclusions and Summary
As verification reuse opportunities continue to grow, and schedules continue to shrink, more and more engineers will need to both create reusable-friendly code and reuse other code as well. Inevitably, it will become the normal and expected way to verify all ASIC designs. Just as the tools and languages have evolved into allowing this to happen, specific reuse techniques will also evolve to make it able to happen more efficiently.
This discussion, and others on the same subject, can provide a solid foundation -- but the real improvements (and productivity gains) will be the result of well designed verification code and components that have had reusability techniques implemented initially.
Peter Spyra works as a verification consulting engineer for Integre Technologies in Rochester, N.Y. His recent project work includes multi-processor SOC verification for a major foundry.


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Point West CU Expands Service to Hispanic Community; Ramps up Financial Education Programs in Portland Schools
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Can money make you sick? Mike Fletcher of Point West Credit Union here makes a direct connection between health and financial well-being. He's delivered a presentation titled "Can Money Make You Sick?" which covers the basics of financial education and its effect on stress many times, including at a Health and Wellness Fair at Portland Community College last year. Back then, Fletcher, VP of Marketing & Business Development, said he hoped the program might be expanded.
That hope is now a reality, along with a growing emphasis on Point West's outreach to the Hispanic Community. Within three years it has opened a new branch and expanded staff from 35 to 50 and offered new products, all directed at growing this $106 million, near 13,000-member CU as it celebrates its 75th year. To kick things off, it's running a 7% CD offer that's already brought in $1.5 million in new money. The 5-month CD is available to members who have checking accounts and direct deposit and 74 members opened promotional CDs on the first day of the promotion.
PWCU was seeking a way to expand its financial education efforts and will deliver the "Banking on our Future" program, which is geared to youth ages 9-18 free to school districts. PWCU has worked with students in Portland public schools for some time, teaching the basics of banking, checking and savings accounts, credit, and investing.
"Our CEO Robert Barzler and our board, which is very young and diverse, is very passionate about being a 'real' credit union," said Fletcher. "You hear it all the time, but they give us a clear definition of what it means." What it doesn't mean is hoarding 10% or more in capital, added Fletcher. "How we use our reserves is part of living that philosophy every day. Our budget is designed with our capital ratio in mind." PWCU's capital ratio is now at 8%.
Amy Nelson is the newest addition hired to do training and the fifth PWCU staffer to earn certification in the Banking On Our Future (BOOF) program. The training and education manager said, "I was teaching in a high school classroom three weeks after I started at Point West," said Nelson. Alison Carr, vice president of corporate development noted that Nelson "will equip each staff member with the tools necessary to provide the high level of service we promise members as we continue to grow."
Since merging with the former Hacienda Community Credit Union and its 2,800 Latino members in March 2005 PWCU has developed alternatives to check cashing and payday lending. Its Fresh Start Checking and free financial counseling resource called BALANCE allows CU members to open a checking account without previously established credit, Social Security Number or Individual Tax I.D. Number.
The checking account provides ATM access, online banking access, checks, and access to direct deposit. For a $10 monthly fee a member can avoid high check cashing fees and charges for money orders. If in good standing for a year, it automatically converts to a regular free checking account with additional privileges. A free online course (in Spanish) is required, which can be completed in the CU lobby.
The BALANCE resource comes from a division of CCCS of San Francisco that provides counseling over the phone or online with certified financial counselors. It's available in both Spanish and English. Barzler said he placed a premium on having multiple bilingual staff throughout the credit union to serve members in nearly every department of each branch and a fully translated Spanish version of its Web site (www.pointwestcu.com). "Serving the Hispanic community is an important part of our mission," he said.
Reaching Out
Business Development Officer Ximena Quiroz came from Hacienda and translated many of the CU's in-house forms into Spanish. She commits a significant portion of her time to educating the Latino community by seeking out companies with large Hispanic workforces and making them aware of the benefits of CU membership. Quiroz works through several community groups, including the Portland Housing Center and the local library. "I try to get the word out that Hispanics here can buy their own homes.
PWCU was a sponsor of Latino Home Initiative, a fair that gives help to Latino families in the home buying process. Quiroz served on the planning committee and taught three of the seminars at last year's event. PWCU also sponsored one of the $5,000 down payment grants for a participant, one of 30 candidates selected from those Lations who attend and enter a raffle.
They can win a down payment grant ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 when they purchase a new home. Francisco Bautista Parra, a Point West Credit Union member, was selected and is now trying to complete the homeownership course and find a home.
Given the rising political heat over recently proposed legislation on immigration, Quiroz commented, "It shouldn't be political. Credit unions are here to help people and keep them from usurious payday lenders."
Multnomah County Chairman Ted Wheeler attended the opening of PWCU's new branch on May 10. It was fitting because PWCU was chartered in 1932 by seven Multnomah County employees and they are its original base.


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In the first 18 months since solicitor advocates began to appear in the Higher Courts there has been a slow but steady stream of litigation solicitors who have obtained the Higher Courts qualification.
Currently there is no sign that the stream is increasing, but the truth is different. The City giants are not asleep; they are preparing for a future in which they will offer a fully integrated litigation service for the first time.
City law firms are untapped pools of advocacy talent. No longer do the best lawyers have to choose between the roles of problem-solving tactician and advocate. Today they can choose a career in a firm which combines the best of both sides of the former artificial divide. No longer can the Bar solicit the best advocates for the next generation; the solicitors' profession is no longer a bar to a career in advocacy.
City firms are working to overcome the obstacles of progress. They are providing specialist training, undertaking more cases in the lower courts where there are real prospects of advocacy experience, and, most importantly, they are increasingly appearing as advocates in the Higher Courts.
But a career in advocacy does not necessarily mean a career spent in the courtroom. The post-Woolf inquiry advocate will spend more time in the office with clients and witnesses, researching, advising and constructing written arguments, than in court. He or she is more likely to be surrounded by the latest technology than by files wrapped in pink ribbon.
He will only wear the court dress of a bygone era with reluctance and will be an advocate more comfortable in the dynamics of modern litigation, who little cares for tradition if it does not serve the client.
Do not doubt that clients require the integrated service – it is the pressure from clients and potential clients which is bringing about change. Clients are increasingly questioning the roles of lawyers in litigation. They recognise that, when there was no choice, they were obliged to pay for duplication. Now they have a choice, they will increasingly refuse to pay.
But clients do not want their solicitors to pretend to be barristers. They want their choice of litigation solicitor to be their advocate. If a client retains a highly specialised commercial litigation solicitor, he is entitled to expect that specialist to argue his case. He does not want the presentation of his case delegated to a generalist. Let there be no mistake about this – barristers have largely become the GPs of the legal world; City solicitors have long since taken their place as the consultants. Solicitor advocates are not taxi drivers.
The call for change is not confined to some firms but applies to all firms. If a firm is offering a fully integrated litigation service, it has an advantage over one which is not. No firm can continue to ignore the changes to rights of audience which have occurred. Recruitment advertisements for junior lawyers with advocacy experience have begun to appear.
And what of the commercial Bar, whose work is the battleground for City solicitors? Increasingly City firms are performing the advocacy work previously undertaken by junior barristers.
That will continue. Eventually there will be no reason for any City firm to use a junior barrister in commercial litigation. Even in major commercial litigation solicitors will insist on working with senior barristers to the exclusion of junior barristers.
The work of junior barristers will disappear and the source of tomorrow's senior barristers will run dry. Today's top advocates, senior commercial barristers, will be replaced by solicitors. Today's junior litigation partners will be tomorrow's trial advocates.


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May 24, 2012 at 3:38 am #12669
I'm making modifications to the Angular theme I recently purchased, and I've hit a roadblock when trying to use @font-face.
I have 3 main fonts I want to use for different elements throughout the site. Currently, I have the font kits in a folder I added to the Angular theme content (I originally had them on my root and tried globally linking them. This was unsuccessful as well).
Here's my markup for one of the fonts (would post all 3, but I'm using the same syntax for all of them):
@font-face {
font-family: 'ZagBoldRegular';
src: url('../fonts/zag/zag_bold-webfont.eot');
src: url('../fonts/zag/zag_bold-webfont.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'),
url('../fonts/zag/zag_bold-webfont.woff') format('woff'),
url('../fonts/zag/zag_bold-webfont.ttf') format('truetype'),
url('../fonts/zag/zag_bold-webfont.svg#ZagBoldRegular') format('svg');
font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal;
Then I try to apply it to all h1 tags:
h1 {
font-family: ZagBoldRegular; /* tried this with and without quotes) */
font-weight: normal;
But unfortunately, this has no effect. I read a couple other threads where this was happening, but they were for different themes. I tried a couple solutions and had no luck.
Do you have any idea how I might be able to fix this? Thanks in advance for your help.May 27, 2012 at 8:21 am #76321
Can you post a link to your website please? Maybe the fonts don't load properly because the url/path is wrong. Personally I always add the font folder to the css folder (angular/css) and then you just need to use " src: url('fonts/zag/zag_bold-webfont.eot'); " in css/custom.css.May 31, 2012 at 2:29 am #76322
Hey Dude,
Sorry for the delay. I had to get my site live over the last couple days (I was using a maintenance mode plugin while working on it).
I decided to activate a custom font through the theme for the time-being, and turned of my @font-face code, but the font files are located in a folder named "fonts", one directory outside of the custom.css file. I should add that I had no custom fonts selected when I originally tried to get this to work. I hope this helps.
The link to my site is:
ThanksJune 4, 2012 at 6:33 am #76323
I tried to access eg http://stevemonfils.com/wp-content/themes/angular/fonts/zag/zag_bold-webfont.eot directly but it gives me a 404 error. I'd check if the path is correct, if the file exists and the ftp permission rules for the fonts directory.June 13, 2012 at 4:07 am #76324
Hey Dude,
This turned out to be a simple permissions issue with my hosting. I had it fixed, retested, and the custom fonts work great!
Thanks for the insight.June 13, 2012 at 5:58 am #76325
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Krome Studios Melbourne
Formerly called
|Beam Software (1977–2000)
Infogrames Melbourne House (2000–2003)
Atari Melbourne House (2003–2006)
|Video games
|Video game developer
|1977 in Melbourne, Australia
Key people
|Fred Milgrom, Naomi Besen, Adam Lancman, David Giles, William Tang, Kevin Burfitt, Myles Abbott, Mark Coombes, Holger Liebnitz, Russel Comte, Darren Bremner, Marshall Parker, Kyuji Kawase, Neil Brennan
Number of employees
|Infogrames/Atari (2000–2006)
Krome Studios (2006–2010)
Krome Studios Melbourne, originally Beam Software, was an Australian video game development studio founded in 1977 by Alfred Milgrom and Naomi Besen and based in Melbourne, Australia.[1] The studio operated independently from 1988 until 2000, when it was acquired by Infogrames, who changed the name to Melbourne House.[2] In 2006 the studio was sold to Krome Studios.[2]
The name Beam was a contraction of the names of the founders: Naomi Besen and Alfred Milgrom.
Home computer era[edit]
In the early years, two of Beam's programs were milestones in their respective genre. The Hobbit, a 1982 text adventure by Philip Mitchell and Veronika Megler,[3] sold more than a million copies.[4] It employed an advanced parser by Stuart Richie and had real-time elements. Even if the player didn't enter commands, the story would move on.[4] In 1985 Greg Barnett's two-player martial arts game The Way of the Exploding Fist helped define the genre of one-on-one fighting games on the home computer.[4] The game won Best Overall Game at the Golden Joystick Awards, with the company also picking up Best Software House.[5]
In 1988 Beam's publisher, parent company Melbourne House, was sold to Mastertronic for £850,000.[6] Subsequently games were released through varying publishers. The 1988 fighting games Samurai Warrior and Fist +, the third installment in the Exploding Fist series, were published through Telecomsofts Firebird label. 1988 also saw the release of space-shoot'em-up Bedlam, published by GO!, one of U.S. Gold's labels, and The Muncher, published by Gremlin Graphics.
Shift to consoles and PCs[edit]
In 1987 Nintendo granted a developer's licence for the NES and Beam developed games on that platform for US and Japanese publishers. Targeted at an Australian audience, releases such as Aussie Rules Footy and International Cricket for the NES proved successful.[citation needed] In 1991 they released the original title Nightshade, a dark superhero comedy game. The game was meant to be the first part in a series, but no sequels were ever made; however, it served as the basis for Shadowrun.
In 1993 they released Shadowrun, with an innovative dialogue system using the acquisition of keywords which could be used in subsequent conversations to initiate new branches in the dialogue tree. In the mid-to-late 90s, Melbourne House found further success with PC titles Krush Kill 'n' Destroy (KKND), and the sequels KKND Xtreme and KKND2: Krossfire.[7] Unfortunately, they released KKND2 in South Korea well before they released it in the American and European markets, and pirated versions of the game were available on the internet before it was available in stores in the U.S. They were the developers of the 32-bits versions of Norse By Norse West: The Return of the Lost Vikings for the Sega Saturn, PlayStation and PC in 1996.[7] They also helped produce SNES games such as WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling, Super Smash TV and an updated version of International Cricket titled Super International Cricket.[7] They ported the Sega Saturn game Bug! to Windows 3.x in August, 1996.
1998 saw a return to RPGs with Alien Earth, again with a dialogue tree format.[8] Also in 1998, the studio developed racing games DethKarz[7] and GP500.
In 1999 Beam Software was acquired by Infogrames and renamed to Infogrames Melbourne House.
They continued to cement a reputation as a racing game developer with Test Drive: Le Mans and Looney Tunes: Space Race (both Dreamcast and PlayStation 2), followed by the technically impressive Grand Prix Challenge (PlayStation 2), before a disastrous venture into third-person shooters with Men in Black II: Alien Escape (PlayStation 2, GameCube).[9]
In 2004 the studio released Transformers for the PlayStation 2 games console based on the then current Transformers Armada franchise by Hasbro. The game reached the top of the UK PlayStation 2 games charts, making it Melbourne House's most successful recent title.
The studio then completed work on PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable ports of Eden's next-generation Xbox 360 title Test Drive: Unlimited.
In December 2005, Atari decided to shift away from internal development, seeking to sell its studios, including Melbourne House.[10] In November 2006 Krome Studios announced that it had acquired Melbourne House from Atari and that the studio would be renamed to Krome Studios Melbourne.[11]
As Beam Software/Melbourne House[edit]
- 1982 Hungry Horace, Horace Goes Skiing, Horace and the Spiders
- 1987 Bop'n Rumble (https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/Bop%27n_Rumble)
- 1988 Samurai Warrior: The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo
- 1989: Back to the Future (NES)
- 1990: Back to the Future Part II & III (NES), Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum (NES), Boulder Dash (Game Boy), NBA All-Star Challenge (Game Boy), The Punisher (NES)
- 1991: Hunt for Red October (Game Boy), Smash TV (NES), Family Feud (NES), J. R. R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan (DOS), Aussie Rules Footy (NES), Power Punch II (NES)
- 1992: T2: The Arcade Game (Game Boy), NBA All-Star Challenge 2 (Game Boy), Tom and Jerry (GB), Super Smash TV (SNES), George Foreman's K.O. Boxing (Game Boy)
- 1993: We're Back BC (Game Boy); Agro Soar (Game Boy); The Simpsons: Itchy & Scratchy in Miniature Golf Madness (Game Boy); Blades of Vengeance (Genesis); NFL Quarterback Club (Game Boy); Radical Rex (Genesis); Super High Impact (Genesis, SNES); Tom and Jerry - Frantic Antics (Genesis)
- 1994: WCW: The Main Event (Game Boy); Super Smash TV (GG, SMS); Solitaire FunPak (Game Boy); Cricket '97 Ashes Edition (PC); Radical Rex (SNES)
- 1995: True Lies (GB, Genesis; SNES); The Dame Was Loaded (PC)
- 1996: 5 in One Fun Pak (GG); Wildcats (SNES)
- 1997: Caesars Palace (PlayStation)
- 1998: Dethkarz (PC)
- 1998: NBA Action '98 (PC)
As Infogrames Melbourne House/Atari Melbourne House[edit]
- 2000: Test Drive Le Mans (Dreamcast); Looney Tunes: Space Race (Dreamcast)
- 2001: Le Mans 24 Hours (PS2)
- 2002: Le Mans 24 Hours (PC); Space Race (PS2); Men in Black II: Alien Escape (PS2); Grand Prix Challenge (PS2)
- 2003: Men in Black II: Alien Escape (Nintendo GameCube)
- 2004: Transformers (PS2)
- 2007: Test Drive Unlimited (PS2, PSP)
- ^ http://www.crashonline.org.uk/03/hobbit.htm
- ^ a b Beam Software Timeline. Archived 11 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Documentation for a 2007 exhibition at Australian Centre for the Moving Image
- ^ Sharwood, Simon (18 November 2012), Author of '80s classic The Hobbit didn't know game was a hit, The Register, retrieved 10 December 2012
- ^ a b c DeMaria, Rusel and Wilson, Johnny L. (2004) High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games McGraw-Hill/Osborne, Berkeley, Calif., p. 347, ISBN 0-07-223172-6
- ^ http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=C+VG/Issue055/Pages/CVG05500090.jpg
- ^ Anthony Guter: History of Mastertronic.
- ^ a b c d e "Company bio: Beam Software". Gamespy. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ Al Giovetti. "Alien Earth". The Computer Show.
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/men-in-black-ii-alien-escape
- ^ Foster, Lisa (17 February 2006). "Atari plans studio sell-off". MCV. Intent Media. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
- ^ "Krome Studios expands with new studio in Melbourne". Krome Studios. 3 November 2006. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
External links[edit]
- Melbourne House profile on MobyGames


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Prisoner Cell Block H: Volume 17 DVD
Starring Elspeth Ballantyne, Patsy King, Colette Mann, Judith McGrath, Sheila Florance, Betty Bobbit, Maggie Kirkpatrick, Yoni Pryor, Babs McMillan, Maxine Klibingaitis, Bryan Marshall
Episodes 513-552 of the long-running Australian soap.
Set within the walls of Wentworth Detention Centre for Women, the show offers an unflinching portrayal of issues including racism, domestic abuse, violence and rape.
This volume contains one of the most dramatic incidents to take place at Wentworth: the terrorist break in that results in the prison's inmates being held as hostages.
With the captives including Joan 'Freak' Ferguson (Maggie Kirkpatrick) and the terrorists threatening to kill an inmate every hour until their demands are met, a tense and dramatic showdown looms.
- Format: DVD
- Region: 0
- Certification: (12)
- Catalogue number: FHED2961
- Studio: Fremantle Home Entertainment
- Release date: 05/11/2012
- Genre: Drama
- Colour: Colour


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Edward Walter Huneke, 79, died Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, at Ogden Regional Medical Center in Ogden, Utah, of cancer. He was born Jan. 10, 1929 in Lemon Cove, the son of Paul Walter and Eva Mabel Hambright Huneke.
Edward lived in Lemon Cove for 49 years; El Paso, Texas, for two years; Douglas City for five years, Crescent City for 20 years and in Logan, Utah, for the past three years.
He served his country with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Ed was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Lemon Cove. He worked for the U.S. Forest Service as a ranger for many years. Ed was a member of the Elks Club.
He enjoyed football, baseball, hunting and fishing.
Survivors include his sister, Nellie Ruth Sharp, Logan, Utah.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Verne Huneke and John Huneke.
Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Utah Veterans Memorial Park, 17111 Camp Williams Road, Bluffdale, Utah.
Lindquist's Ogden Mortuary is handling arrangements.
Send condolences to the family at: www.lindquistmortuary.com.


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Parenthood is one of those life experiences that change you fundamentally. No matter who you are or whatever demographic or category you fall into--whatever your race, gender, profession, etc.--becoming a parent will be a life-altering experience that has a seismic impact on your life.

Being a parent is also, without a doubt, one of the toughest, but at the same time, rewarding, jobs out there. Raising a child tests your mettle, reveals what you're really made of, and makes you stronger. It makes you open your heart and unlocks reserves of patience and love you didn't know you had. Here are some of the many big as well as small ways being a parent changes you.

When you are a parent, one of the things you begin to fully understand is the phrase, "Time flies." One minute, your child is a tiny infant and you're knee-deep in dirty diapers and desperate for sleep; the next, your child is a crawling baby who's headed for the stairs or a wriggling toddler whose shirt takes 5 minutes to put on because she just doesn't wanna get dressed that day. And then before you know it (and all too soon), your child is suddenly a lanky teenager and you're handing her the keys to your car.

While the day-to-day demands of parenting can drag on (yes, sometimes a few hours with a cranky baby or unreasonable toddler can seem like weeks, especially when you're sleep-deprived), parenting means suddenly realizing that all those long days have suddenly flown by.

Your distracted, dawdling and day-dreaming child may take 10 minutes to put on a sock when you need to get out the door in time for school and work. Your lovely little one may hear you, but he may have trouble listening when you ask him to set the table or pick up his toys. For the seventh time.

These are typical kid behaviors, and it's common for young children to dawdle, move slowly, or just not pay attention. (Not listening to you may sometimes be a form of defiance, but kids may simply be daydreaming, too--which can actually boost their creativity and be a good thing.)

Younger kids are also often eager to do things on their own, which means that you may well be standing and waiting for your 5-year-old to zip up her own jacket for 5 minutes or have to mop the floors after your child tries to help you load the dishwasher.

Not only will you learn how to be Zen about delays and messes, but letting go of expectations and perfection will be good for your child, too, and will give her the time she needs to learn how to get better at doing things like age-appropriate chores and learning how to follow schedules and get ready on time.

Being a parent means that you will become the Jedi Master of multitasking. Cirque du Soleil? Hah! Professional jugglers have nothing on you. Let's see them try to sooth a cranky toddler, organize the schedule of a busy school-age child, meet a work deadline, and try to coordinate your busy schedule with your spouse's to stay connected and get at least a little together time--all at the same time. Oh yeah, and still make dinner and try to keep everyone and everything organized, day after day.

Some days, it will seem like your kids are fighting over every single little thing, from who will walk out the door first to who will sit where in the car to who will get to pick a movie for you to watch together as a family. Or your child may have a play date and proceed to have a meltdown over a toy that his playmate is not sharing.

Whatever the conflict or crisis, you'll learn how to help parties negotiate, resolve their differences, and shake hands before having their snack. And you'll smile proudly the next time your child tries to work out a problem on his own without your help and says something like, "Let's not fight," or "Why don't we take turns?" the next time he has a problem with a sibling or a friend.

Teeth brushed, breakfasts eaten, buttons buttoned, hair combed, and shoes and socks put on. These small tasks can turn into chaos without the right sergeant at the helm: you. Becoming a parent means you learn how to coordinate everyone and make sure they do what they need to do, and more importantly, get kids used to doing things they're supposed to do like chores and getting ready for school on their own, without being asked.

Being a parent means learning to live with the fact that you need a 30-hour day to get everything done and knowing that you'd probably still not be able to get enough sleep even if that were possible. While the first weeks and months after the baby is born are usually the most intense and the toughest for most parents when it comes to not getting enough sleep, the truth is that once you become a parent, your days of sleeping in and having a lazy weekend morning or having the time to finish the things you need to or want to do are pretty much over, even when your kids grow up to be big school-age kids.

There's the fact that young kids tend to wake up early in the morning, wake up during the night from nightmares, accidentally wet the bed, or need a drink of water. School-age kids also often get sick (which means parents have to nurse a feverish and cranky and crying child and sometimes have to call the doctor in the middle of the night) and have trouble getting to bed on time or use screens way too late in the evening, which is one of the top things that can interfere with kids' sleep. All these things can add up to parents often not getting enough sleep at night. (And when kids get older and start going out without you, good luck trying to sleep until they come home and are safely tucked in their beds.) Bottom line: Parenting is a job that requires a lot of time and attention, and that means that we are all very tired.

Stopping to look at a backhoe in action or at a fire truck for 10 minutes? Watching a squirrel run around the park? Build with Legos or have a tea party with stuffed animals? Check, check, and check. Being a parent means you get to get down on the floor and play and see the amazing things around you through the eyes of your child.

These moments are not just an opportunity to connect with your child--research has shown that playing with kids is good for their development. And having fun with your child is a great way to nourish your spirit, too. C'mon, admit it: You know you love building with Legos or having a tea party.

Speaking of having fun, being a parent means that you can watch or Star Wars for the 20th time without any guilt. Reading with your 7-year-old? It's to build his reading skills--nothing to do with how much you love the books. (Okay, maybe it has a little to do with how much you love these books, too.) So belt out those songs with your child and let your inner kid enjoy kids' movies and books and shows with abandon.

Spending some downtime with your child reading or playing tag or other games outside, eating dinner together as a family as much as possible, and making sure your child is learning to become independent, kind, and well-mannered and disciplined will be on your list of must-dos. Keeping the house looking like it's out of a magazine spread will not be. Parenting means you will quickly sort out what matters and what doesn't. There are only so many hours in the day--worrying about things like whether or not your child is wearing matching socks will take a backseat to whether or not he's belted in his car seat or booster seat properly or is growing up to be a responsible and nice person.

Does the house need to look perfect and neat all the time? No. (And yes, there will probably be times when it looks like a cyclone went through it.) Is your child covered in mud and dirt but he had fun playing outside and got lots of fresh air and exercise? Awesome. And you'll be not only okay with dirt and mess and stickiness everywhere, but (hopefully) smiling as you have fun playing with your child, and then cleaning up together after you have fun.

You will realize that you will never stop thinking about your children and that you'll always wonder if they're safe or happy or okay, even long after they become independent and older. No matter what you're doing or where you are, your mind will always go to your children. As kids get older, you'll naturally spend more time apart and have more things that occupy your thoughts that don't have to do with your children. But the fact remains that your children started their lives with you, and you will have a bond that's stronger than distance or time spent apart.

Before you became a parent, you may have heard friends speak about how amazing it is to raise children, and about how powerful (and exhausting) the experience is. But until you held your own beautiful child in your arms, you probably didn't begin to understand just how big that love is or how strong it would make you.

While you may have been strong mentally, physically, and emotionally before you had a child, the maternal and paternal instinct that's powerful enough to defend your child against any threat, be it a bear or a bully, is something that you realize you can tap into in a moment's notice when you become a parent.

You'll also find yourself always wanting to do your best, and will try to make choices that are good for your child and for yourself, like getting exercise and eating healthy foods. You'll want to eat better, try to fix your parenting mistakes, and set a good example in your daily life so that your child grows up to be a happy and healthy individual.


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Most people know that it's illegal to open mail that is addressed to someone else. In fact, there is a federal law that makes it a crime to do so. The good news is that the law only applies under very specific circumstances.
Accidentally Opening Someone Else's Mail
A federal statute known as 18 USC Section 1702 makes it illegal to open correspondence addressed to someone else. However, the law cannot be applied if you did not recognize that the mail was not yours when you opened it. For example, if you received several items in the mail and were opening all the envelopes without paying particular attention to the addressee, it is conceivable that you could open mail that was not yours. Because you did not recognize the mail as belonging to someone else before you opened it, no crime has been committed.
After You Accidentally Opened Someone Else's Mail
Although you may have opened someone else's mail unintentionally, what you do with it afterward is what really counts. Toss the mail in the garbage, and you have intentionally obstructed the delivery of that correspondence. That is a crime, and there may be consequences. The best practice is to write Return to Sender or note Wrong Address on the envelope and pop it into a mailbox. This way the letter can still eventually reach the intended recipient.
Intentionally Opening Someone Else's Mail
The U.S. Postal Service is mainly concerned with mail that is stolen from their custody. In other words, once they have delivered mail to your box it is no longer in their possession and they are relying on you to react appropriately if correspondence has been mishandled. The statute mostly addresses mail that is wrongfully removed from Postal Service custody, such as if it is stolen from a Post Office, a letter carrier or a mailbox. Should the stolen mail be used to conduct another crime, like identity theft, then the thief might be facing additional charges.
Potential Penalties
A person who steals mail from Postal Service custody may be looking at as much as three years in prison. That sentence may be in addition to or concurrent with other prison terms that the thief is sentenced to in relation to other crimes they may have committed after stealing the correspondence. Sizable fines may also be involved. Considering the consequences, stealing mail hardly seems worth the effort.


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"Breaking into our houses and stealing our stuff must have gotten boring."
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text: Ok so im slowly going to start to collect parts to build a 302 bored .30 over to a 306. I was wondering whats the advantage to putting 351 heads onto a 302? I already know putting 289 heads onto a 302 give it a higher compression but dont quite know why someone would put 351 heads on. Any input would be greatly appreciated. EDIT: I don't really wanna run premium gas. (Just because of prices)


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Daily Fantasy Gaming Discussed at Symposium
While a panel of experts on daily fantasy gaming and its current legality differed on some details, they largely agreed this relatively new gaming form is here to stay and racing should work with it.
While a panel of experts on daily fantasy gaming and its current legality differed on some details, they largely agreed this relatively new gaming form is here to stay and racing should work with it.
Portland Meadows will begin hosting live racing on Tuesdays for the remainder of the 2014-15 meeting, the track reported Nov. 9, and will abandon previously scheduled Wednesday programs.
Portland Meadows received approval from the Oregon Racing Commission to greatly alter its traditional racing schedule by switching from winter to summer racing.
Led by strong performances from Twinspires.com and Youbet.com, collective handle for the four largest domestic advance deposit wagering platforms increased by roughly 15% in the first quarter of the year, while their overall share of the national betting pie grew by more than 2%.
Betfair wants to establish a worldwide betting exchange that includes the United States, but will focus its U.S. efforts for now on strengthening its newest acquisition, the TVG horse racing network, an official with the London-based wagering conglomerate said recently.
Even though TVG, TwinsSpires.com, and XpressBet.com enjoyed handle growth in 2008, total wagers processed by advance deposit wagering entities through hubs in Oregon decreased for the first time this decade, though the numbers are skewed by actions related to another member of the "Big Four," Youbet.com.
The Oregon Racing Commission has approved a schedule change for Portland Meadows that will drop four Sunday programs in January while adding eight Wednesday dates through the end of February, the track announced.
Members aligned on different sides of advance deposit wagering's "Big Four" reported mixed handle results in the third financial quarter amid declining national betting trends.
A July 21 mediation session with a member of the Oregon Racing Commission yielded no agreement in a standoff between TVG and Portland Meadows on source-market fees, although progress was reported.
Two advance deposit wagering companies operating through the hub system in Oregon recently had their annual license renewals tabled by the state's racing commission, but will be able to rectify the situation at an upcoming July 17 meeting.
Magna Entertainment Corp. said it is "considering all of its legal options" after the Oregon Racing Commission rejected its request to allow installation of Instant Racing gaming terminals at Portland Meadows April 25.
Youbet.com will close its troubled off-shore telephone wagering entity International Racing Group, according to a Feb. 13 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
A spokesman affiliated with Youbet.com says certain customers of subsidiary International Racing Group have received funds owed by the off-shore rebate shop, which is part of an investigation being conducted by the federal government.
International Racing Group has contested a decision by the Oregon Racing Commission to suspend its state operating license, and will continue to conduct business through its hub pending an administrative law hearing.
International Racing Group and parent company Youbet.com are facing a Nov. 12 deadline in regards to IRG's license to operate a wagering hub in Oregon, and basically have two avenues to pursue for continued operation there.
The Oregon Racing Commission has notified International Racing Group that it intends to suspend its state operating license as an advance deposit wagering company, but parent company Youbet.com says it is working to prevent such an event.
The Oregon Racing Commission is looking into whether there are any statutory licensing actions to be taken against International Racing Group, which has had $1.5 million in funds seized by federal authorities.
The Oregon Racing Commission has approved the 2007-08 Portland Meadows race meet application submitted by MEC Oregon Racing.
Magna Entertainment Corp. and two Oregon horsemen groups have agreed to an abbreviated 60-day meet to begin this fall at Portland Meadows.
International Racing Group, a rebate shop located in Curacao but owned and operated by United States-based Youbet.com, was licensed by the Oregon Racing Commission Nov. 2, and is the first such entity to be licensed by U.S. regulators.
AmericaTab Inc. has contributed $100,000 to the University of Arizona's Race Track Industry Program (RTIP) to help endow a proposed faculty position to conduct industry business research and to head the group's masters degree program according to RTIP director, Doug Reed.
Five account-wagering hubs in Oregon handled a total of $883 million last year, up about 6% from the 2003 figure. Meanwhile, fourth-quarter handle for 2004 was down slightly from the same period in 2003, according to Oregon Racing Commission statistics.
The Oregon Greyhound Association filed a $1-million lawsuit against Magna Entertainment Corp. Jan. 20, alleging breach of contract for the company's failure to renew its operating lease for Multnomah Greyhound Park and for canceling the 2005 dog racing season.
Magna Entertainment Corp. has threatened to discontinue operations at Portland Meadows in Oregon unless it receives concessions from the state legislature.
Several jockeys earned bonsuses this summer under the Oregon Racing Commission's jockey incentive program, which is designed to encourage riders to participate at fair meets in the state.
The Oregon Racing Commission is the latest pari-mutuel regulatory agency to rejoin the Association of Racing Commissioners International. Since July, Maryland, New York, and Virginia have reinstated membership.
Three account wagering providers that hub through Oregon set all-time records for a three-month period in the second quarter of 2004, according to statistics provided by the Oregon Racing Commission.
Five account-wagering hubs in Oregon handled $226.97 million in the fourth quarter of 2003, up $75.72 million from the same period in 2002, according to Oregon Racing Commission statistics.
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association's operation of wagering hub in Oregon met with much resistance from some of its member racetracks at the beginning of the decade, but one thing's for certain: The concept has caught on, even though the NTRA is no longer a player.
The five account-wagering companies that have multi-jurisdictional tote hubs in Oregon reported gains in handle in the second quarter of 2003 compared with the first quarter of this year. Total handle through the five hubs was $222.21 million, up about 150% from the second quarter of 2002.
Instant Racing, a pari-mutuel video lottery game currently offered at racetracks in Arkansas, has been approved by the Oregon Racing Commission for use at the state's racetracks. Oregon is the second state to approve the devices.
Account wagering through several hubs based in Oregon continued to ramp up in the fourth quarter of 2002, according to figures released by the Oregon Racing Commission.
Steve Barham, executive director of the Oregon Racing Commission for the past 17 years, has been named associate coordinator of the University of Arizona's Race Track Industry Program.
An eight-hour power outage Sept. 14 shut down an Oregon wagering hub and cost three online wagering services about $100,000 in handle.
Account wagering services continue to post handle gains through their betting hubs in Oregon.
The Racing Channel, an online handicapping and odds service with links to Philadelphia Park's Phonebet service, was granted approval to operate a "multi-jurisdictional simulcasting and interactive wagering totalizator hub" in Oregon. The approval includes an international marketing service that would take wagers from the United Kingdom through legal bookmakers.
AmericaTab, an online wagering company owned by two Ohio racetracks -- Beulah Park and River Downs -- has added Northfield Park to its stable. The northern Ohio harness track has been approved as an equity partner in AmericaTab by the Oregon Racing Commission.
The Oregon wagering hub first operated by NTRA Services and now in the hands of the TV Games Network handled $13,033,508 for the second quarter of this year, more than double the first-quarter handle and by far its best three months ever.
The Oregon Racing Commission on Friday approved an application by the TV Games Network for to operate a wagering hub. Currently, TVG wagers run through a hub operated by NTRA Services, a subsidiary of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association and marketing partner of TVG.
NTRA Services will not renew its license to operate a wagering hub in Oregon. Instead, the TV Games Network, for which the National Thoroughbred Racing Association subsidiary operates the hub, is expected to apply for the license itself.
The Ohio-based online wagering service has been approved to operate in Oregon, where other entities such as NTRA Services and US Off-Track have set up betting hubs that return a portion of revenue to the horse and Greyhound industries.


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Masterful Ronaldo sends out warning to old team-mates
It was almost as if Cristiano Ronaldo had acknowledged Alex Ferguson's observation that his former Manchester United charge is now a better player than Zinedine Zidane and had decided to demonstrate that, more than that, he might just one day be seen as the greatest player ever to wear the hallowed white shirt of Real Madrid.
With a performance to send a shudder through Old Trafford, yet actually only a routinely brilliant one by his ridiculous standards, the one-time Red Devil Ronaldo was now being hailed on the front pages here as 'El Diablo Blanco' after reminding his old mentor Ferguson, with this wondrous hat-trick against Seville, just how he could demolish his Champions League dream here on Wednesday night.
How the devil to stop him? At United, Ronaldo netted just one hat-trick.
This was his 20th for Real Madrid in three-and-a-half seasons. That is how he has flowered as a player.
"Figo, Zidane, Roberto Carlos, Raul. I don't think any of them were as good as him," said Ferguson. He may well be right.
The way he is going, is it feasible that only one man could end up standing above Ronaldo in the Bernabeu pantheon? Yet even the peerless Alfredo Di Stefano – 31 Madrid hat-tricks, incidentally, and now the revered grand old man of the club – is waxing lyrical about his successor.
"Although life goes on, the rivers flow and the birds migrate," the 86-year-old said recently, "we'll always have the tireless Cristiano and his goals in a Real Madrid shirt."
Yes, Ronaldo makes everyone feel poetic here. There is much to fear for Real with this United game; the mood is uncertain, the club once again riven by political division, with Jose Mourinho and key players at loggerheads.
Yet Ronaldo remains the one constant, vibrant symbol of Madrid's hope and glory.
When he was substituted half-an-hour from the end of a 4-1 win, the roaring acclaim of the Bernabeu told of someone now quite adored. In contrast, the noise which greeted Mourinho's own name before the start was a decidedly mixed bag, probably 70pc cheers and 30pc jeers.
Last month, after the Copa del Rey game against Valencia, the two men were locked in a well-publicised dressing-room shouting match which supposedly featured Mourinho barking that "in the last 15 minutes you went hiding, Cris" only for Ronaldo to snap back "I give my life for you and you are wrong to criticise me!"
If that made it sound as if Ronaldo had responded like a hurt kid, then his performances since – two hat-tricks have ensured the first own goal of his career last weekend was forgotten – have demonstrated only indignant positivity.
No wonder Mourinho, silent again after the game such are his frosty relations with the local press, at least appeared to be all smiles on the bench. He has had wars with too many of his players to be able to afford to lose the support of the one champion who can ensure his tumultuous reign at the Bernabeu ends in glory at Wembley.
"Cristiano is spoiling us," enthused Raul Albiol, making Ronaldo somehow sound like the Ferrero Rocher ambassador.
His first goal was a thing of wonder, a step-over shuffle to leave his marker rooted like a blinded statue followed by a dipping 25-yarder which scorched on the only missile path which could possibly defeat the Seville goalkeeper Beto. With his supposedly weaker left foot too.
His third? Galloping the length of the field from outside his own area on the break, finding Gonzalo Higuain, and taking the return to slot home from close range. Ho hum.
"He's scoring so many goals and playing such great games, we expect him to do so every day," said Albiol. "We hope he can score another three on Wednesday."
Why not? We are six weeks into 2013 and he has three hat-tricks already this year. Di Stefano has said he sees a determination and fire in Ronaldo which make him a role model, leaving others with long memories here believing they can see shades of the peerless Argentine himself in this fantastic player.
It was former general manager Jorge Valdano who dubbed Ronaldo "our Di Stefano for the 21st century" despite Di Stefano winning five European Cups here and Ronaldo having only the one to his name at Old Trafford.
Yet game by game, nobody can say the devil is not doing his remarkable damnedest to give real credibility to the comparison. (© Daily Telegraph, London)
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When joggers on Kelly Drive saw Zack Bird standing next to a graffiti-ridden wall, paintbrush in hand, they let loose an angry shout.
"I could hear somebody say 'Hey!' and I turned around and thought 'OK, as long as it's not cops,' and I just kind of ignored them," he said.
Standing there for a few more minutes, they soon realized he wasn't adding further insult to the decades-old stone wall – he was restoring it.
"At first, they thought I was up to no good, but then they realized I was painting it out," he said.
Bird, a faux and mural artist, is on a mission to clean up an influx of graffiti in and around Fairmount Park and the Wissahickon Creek. He's painting over the tags, matching the surrounding rock's color and aging to return them to their original look.
The Germantown native says he used to play in the park as a kid and got frustrated over recent tagging on walls, bridges and even trees and rocks. Bird said after sulking about the blight, he decided to grab a few cans of paint and use his skilled-eye to erase the graffiti.
"I was thinking, 'You know what, I can go fix this,'" he said. "I did it one day and it felt great. The feeling you get after doing a little service like that is incomparable."
After the first restoration, Bird says he was so energized he decided to do more. In the past few months, he's completed seven projects – removing dozens of graffiti tags around the park.
"Usually I'll go out to do one, and I'll see something over my shoulder and go do that too," Bird says. "I am trying to beautify the city and the perspectives you get in the park."
To achieve an authentic stone look, Bird says he first uses paint samples to find the closest color. He then uses liquid tints to adjust the indoor paint for his use.
"I have to frequently darken them…and take out the color to make it a more natural color," he said.
Bird says the paint is better than power washing or sandblasting because he's able to retain the structure's aged look -- wear that can be lost by using the other removal methods.
The 43-year-old honed his faux skills at Philadelphia's High School for the Creative and Performing Arts and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He calls the graffiti removal his "hobby" and doesn't get paid. For a day job, Bird paints murals in homes and Palm Restaurants around the country.
"The payment I get is this wonderful sense of pride when I drive through the park and there's no graffiti," he says.
Bird concedes graffiti is part of any big city and says he's not waging a war on graffiti artists, but is asking them to choose another canvas.
Philadelphia as a whole has seen an increase in the amount of graffiti recently. Deputy Managing Director Tom Conway says the city's Anti-Graffiti Network removed graffiti from 126,000 properties last year. That's a jump of 9-percent from 2011.
Conway says graffiti is a "huge problem" and believes an influx of younger people who are more tolerant of graffiti moving into the city is linked to the rise.
The city spends $1.2 million a year to run the Anti-Graffiti Network. The network has 12 crews of two that traverse the city to remove tags as quickly as possible from both public and private properties. The crews both power wash and paint on surfaces.
"The quick removal of graffiti is our best deterrent," he said. "It's kind of a cat and mouse game."
Conway says he's aware of Bird's project and applauds his work.
"We need all the help we can get to combat graffiti," he said. "Especially since he's an artist and I understand he color-matches the paint very well to the surface, so he's not going out there painting haphazardly."
City graffiti removal is offered free-of-charge and residents can notify the network about spots either by phone or online. Conway says people are also free to take Bird's lead.
"The more people that get involved and help us either by calling 311 and reporting graffiti or removing graffiti themselves is great," he says.
Bird says he realizes not everyone is going to grab a bucket of paint and head to the park. He says, however, blight can be reduced in other ways – like picking up trash.
"If someone would pick up 10 pieces of trash on their jog, that would help," Bird says. "Add a little knee bend into your exercise."
"We all know if you use something and don't put anything else back into it then you use it up eventually," he said. "So a little maintenance is what we need to do as a group."
Contact Vince Lattanzio at 610.668.5532, firstname.lastname@example.com or follow @VinceLattanzio on Twitter.


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Ghostcrawler (lead systems designer) recently posted a fascinating Developer Watercooler with a review of the Cataclysm talent tree changes. In it, he suggested that for the most part, the talent tree changes were successful, while acknowledging there were still some disappointments. But at the end, he said this:
Now, we all know that Ghostcrawler's statements are sometimes deliberately vague or obfuscated and require some interpretation. Let me clear up what he really means in plain English:
Well, hunters -- we don't want to let the big GC down. It's time to roll up our sleeves and start suggesting what we'd like to see done with the hunter talent trees. To help focus the discussion a bit, we're starting off this week with just the Beast Mastery tree. Join me after the cut to get started!
All of us here at Blizzard would love to hear from the hunter community on exactly how we could tweak and further improve the hunter trees. Feedback from the greatest community in WoW in invaluable, especially compared to the whining of the hunter support classes, who can all just die in a fire as far as I'm concerned.


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A Southern California teacher who survived last week's deadly shooting at LAX is recovering after a bullet shot through his right leg, and his students rallied Tuesday hoping to heal his spirit.
Brian Ludmer was shot Nov. 1 while he stood between a pair of airport security agents in Terminal 3, where a gunman targeting TSA agents opened fire.
"I crawled to safety, applied a tourniquet, and was later found by the police who pulled me out of the building despite great risk to themselves as the shooter was still active at the time," Ludmer said in a statement.
The 29-year-old teacher at Calabasas High School suffered minimal nerve damage, which means there's a "good chance" he'll regain full use of his leg and foot. At least two more surgeries and a metal rod are in his immediate future.
Students rallied at Calabasas High School Tuesday to protest gun violence.
"This is a teachable moment and they want to seize the moment and make something positive and really send a message that says, 'For this generation, this has got to stop,'" said C.J. Foss, prinicipal at Calabasas High School.
Foss said he visited Ludmer in the hospital and said the young educator was "back to himself but there is a deep quiet about him that I think has changed him."
Ludmer has not been working at Calabasas High School long enough to accrue the medical insurance or paid sick days he now needs to recover.
A fundraiser has been set up to pay for Ludmer's mounting medical bills. Nearly $19,000 of the $100,000 goal had been collected by 4 p.m. Tuesday.
To donate to Ludmer's fund, click here.
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text: Hi, I suspect some of my hives are infected with Nosema apis, and I might want to try the "drench" method for applying Fumagillin-B. Anyone here have experience with that? More specifically, does anyone have information about dosing amount with this method? I believe Randy Oliver mentioned using 30mg per 1 cup of syrup on each 10 frame colony in his trial. I can't measure 30 mg by weight, and have no idea what that would be measured by volume of the powder. I would likely be looking at tiny amounts, as I'm looking to treat nucs that are due to accept queens that I do not want to lose. I'm also mid-honey flow, so do you think this method is OK while honey supers are on full size hives? Just looking for opinions here. The thinking out there is that with spraying the bees directly on the frames, they consume most or all of the medication and don't necessarily store it. It is also thought to be a more effective and economical method (if not in labor) application because you can use a lower amount of the medication. Hmm...? -Dan


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I'm using build 2195 on my MacBook Air, and when I"m in vintage mode, holding down j or k doesn't repeat the move up/move down command. It works correctly on my Windows 7 portable version with the same build.
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Chris O'Neil is a sports nut. If there is a sport to watch on television, live, replay or classic, he watches it. While he does have his favorite teams (Chicago Cubs, Bears, Bulls), he is a true sports lover and will cheer for any team that plays the right way.
I am finishing up my JUCO career at Harper College in Palatine, IL, and will be transferring to a 4-year school in the spring of '09. I have been a diehard Cubs fan for my entire life, and have been known to have my mood controlled by whether the Cubs won or lost.
While I am not overly "athletic", I am above-average in pretty much any sport I play. Between knowing every rule and stat for the MLB, NFL, and NBA, schoolmates and friends have come to me plenty of times to solve their sport arguments.
If you want to contact me, please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com with Bleacher Report as the subject line.
I did my homework on this one. I would appreciate a read & comment.
Thanks, Bob
Think the Bulls can do it? I sure do.
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text: After selling my pride and joy M3 Evo when my daughter was born, I ended up buying a 2.0T Avant as it gave me the space I needed and had a bit of umph if I wanted it. I'm now questioning the wisdom of doing this as its one thing after another with it. First the blower fan broke, now its the rear wiper motor and the traction control light is mysteriously coming on and off! Its 5 years old with 46,000 on it, full Audi history. After running BM's and a couple of Japs, I was hoping the Audi would be as reliable (never had problems like this with similar age and mileage before). What can I expect next? Have A4's a list of things that pack up after a certain length of time? Hoping for someone to restore my faith that it was a good choice of car and I'm not going to be continually replacing things! Cheers


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Media Alert
What: IZOD IndyCar® Series driver and Racing For Kids representative Sebastian Saavedra will visit youngsters at Akron Children's Hospital leading up to the Honda Indy 200 on August 4 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Saavedra will drive the #6 entry for Dragon Racing in Sunday's race.
Saavedra will be joined by Indy Lights driver Zach Veach. Both drivers will visit children in the hospital and spend time with youngsters outside the main entrance at the Team Pelfry Showcar. The drivers will hand out Racing For Kids caps, sign autographs, pose for photos and talk about their passion for racing.
Racing For Kids National Spokesperson and former racer Robbie Buhl will accompany the drivers on the visit.
When: 10 a.m., Thursday, August 1, 2013
Where: Akron Children's Hospital, One Perkins Square, Akron, OH 43308
Who: Sebastian Saavedra, IZOD IndyCar Series driver
Zach Veach, Indy Lights Series driver
Robbie Buhl, former racer and Racing For Kids National Spokesperson
Parking: Parking Is available in the Bowery Street Parking garage. Take the third floor bridge over to the hospital.
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Info: Racing For Kids, a Detroit-based national charity founded in 1989, uses the increasing popularity of motorsports to focus public awareness and funding on the health care needs of children. Racing For Kids celebrity racecar drivers have visited nearly 25,000 children in more than 500 children's hospitals in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Japan and Australia. The charity has raised $5.5 million for the hospitals visited and for children's health institutions across the country. Racing For Kids celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2009. For additional information go to www.racingforkids.org.
Sebastian Saavedra drives the # 6 entry for Dragon Racing. He is currently in 23rd place in the series.
Zack Veach drives the #12 car for Andretti Autosport. He is currently in 6th place in the Indy Lights Series
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