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When he was playing the coaches always said he was the best LB to cover TEs, on this team anyway.
DJ, like Al Wilson has the speed to cover Slot WR's and the body and skills to not get boxed out by TE's. He can cover. The problem is, when he has to make reads and situational adjustments to his coverages. His slow decision making skills negate all the natural physical advantages he possesses. Plus, he lacks anticipation on the ball arrival with route stems. In short, he fails to consistently break on routes he should own with all that ability, especially in zone coverages.
I have seen him cover a slot WR all the way up the seam to the End zone 30 yards down field and not give up seperation. However, I have seen him miss a route combination in front of him and fail to take the right position to stop a First down and force the check down underneath and make the tackle short of the first down all too often. Situational awareness keeps him from being the stud Cover LB he should be.
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The 2nd Asia-Pacific Conference on Business and Social Science (2014 APCBSS) is scheduled to take place in Taipei, Taiwan from 21th to 23th of November in 2014. This conference aims to provide a communication platform for academics, researchers, graduates and industry professionals to not only present their recent and latest researches but also share their thoughts and discuss the future development in the field of business and social science. We sincerely invite contribution in the field of information and management. Papers submitted will be reviewed and notified in groups and in sequence.
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The Agenda 21 End Game – A Global Smart Grid
Technocracy's Endgame: Global Smart Grid
"There is a new world wide web emerging right before our eyes. It is a global energy netÂwork and, like the internet, it will change our culÂture, society and how we do busiÂness. More imporÂtantly, it will alter how we use, transÂform and exchange energy." – Terrawatts.com home page
The dark horse of the New World Order is not ComÂmuÂnism, Socialism or FasÂcism: It is Technocracy.
The develÂopÂment and impleÂmenÂtaÂtion of Smart Grid techÂnology in the U.S. – reinventing the elecÂtrical grid with Wifi-enabled digÂital power meters – is proÂceeding at breakÂneck speed. Although Smart Grid is the result of years of govÂernÂment planÂning, the recent kickoff was made posÂsible through masÂsive "green" grants that were quiÂetly included in PresÂiÂdent Obama's ecoÂnomic stimÂulus package starting in 2009.
These lucraÂtive grants have drawn in a host of corÂpoÂrate players, from utility comÂpaÂnies to digÂital meter manÂuÂfacÂturers to conÂtrol softÂware venÂdors. Global comÂpaÂnies like IBM, GE and Siemens are putting their full effort behind the "build-out" that will conÂsolÂiÂdate all of America into a single, inteÂgrated, communication-enabled elecÂtric delivery and monÂiÂtoring system, colÂlecÂtively called Smart Grid.
ProÂpoÂnents of Smart Grid claim that it will empower the conÂsumer to better manage his or her power conÂsumpÂtion and hence, costs. The utility comÂpaÂnies will thereÂfore be more effiÂcient in balÂancing power loads and requireÂments across diverse markets.
HowÂever, like carÂnival barkers, these Smart Grid hockÂsters never reveal where or how SmartÂGrid came into being, nor what the ultiÂmate endgame aims to achieve; perÂhaps most of them have no idea either, but simply repeat the mantra as if they know what they are talking about.
In SmartÂGrid: The ImpleÂmenÂtaÂtion of TechÂnocÂracy?, I revealed the backÂground of both TechÂnocÂracy and Smart Grid, and most imporÂtantly, the links between them. Smart Grid is born out of TechÂnocÂracy and not the other way around.
TechÂnocÂracy is a totalÂiÂtarian system of govÂernÂment where sciÂenÂtists, engiÂneers and techÂniÂcians monÂitor and conÂtrol all facets of perÂsonal and civic life – ecoÂnomic, social and politÂical. Herein lies the real danger: Who are these unelected conÂtrollers and why should anyone believe that they would be benevÂoÂlent dicÂtaÂtors instead of tyrants? AmerÂiÂcans are a freedom-loving people who would cerÂtainly reject Technocracy's stealth takeover, if only they were aware of it. Indeed, AmerÂiÂcans did pointÂedly reject TechÂnocÂracy in the 1930′s!
Thirty years ago, a researcher's mantra was "Follow the money, follow the power." This must now be restated: "Follow the energy, follow the power."
In 1932, TechÂnocÂracy, Inc. called for the destrucÂtion of price-based ecoÂnomic sysÂtems and the creÂation of an energy-based accounting system that would meaÂsure inputs and outÂputs of human activity in terms of energy proÂducÂtion, disÂtriÂbÂuÂtion and conÂsumpÂtion. The requireÂments for a sucÂcessful system was co-authored by M. King HubÂbert, a young geo-physicist who later develÂoped "Hubbert's Peak Oil Theory" that proÂvided intelÂlecÂtual backing for the modern enviÂronÂmental or "green" movement.
SpecifÂiÂcally, HubÂbert detailed the requireÂments for a sucÂcessful impleÂmenÂtaÂtion of Technocracy:
- "RegÂister on a conÂtinÂuous 24 hour-per-day basis the total net conÂverÂsion of energy.
- "By means of the regÂisÂtraÂtion of energy conÂverted and conÂsumed, make posÂsible a balÂanced load.
- "ProÂvide a conÂtinÂuous invenÂtory of all proÂducÂtion and consumption
- "ProÂvide a speÂcific regÂisÂtraÂtion of the type, kind, etc., of all goods and serÂvices, where proÂduced and where used
- "ProÂvide speÂcific regÂisÂtraÂtion of the conÂsumpÂtion of each indiÂvidual, plus a record and descripÂtion of the indiÂvidual."[Scott, Howard et al, TechÂnocÂracy Study Source, p. 232]
Of course, the techÂnology to fulÂfill these requireÂments did not exist in 1932. HowÂever, it is worth noting that TechÂnocÂracy Inc.'s leadÂerÂship was intiÂmately familiar with the early work of InterÂnaÂtional BusiÂness Machine's (IBM) comÂputing techÂnology. They clearly enviÂsioned a time in the future where the advanceÂment of the techÂnology would meet the minÂimum level necÂesÂsary to impleÂment these requirements.
That day of advanced techÂnology has come and the project is now calledSmart Grid. The endgame is to impleÂment a modÂernÂized verÂsion of hisÂtoric TechÂnocÂracy on a national, conÂtiÂnental and global basis.
It is strongly recÂomÂmended that the reader careÂfully review SmartÂGrid: The ImpleÂmenÂtaÂtion of TechÂnocÂracy andCarbon CurÂrency: A New BeginÂning for TechÂnocÂracy? to gain a solid perÂspecÂtive on the hisÂtorÂical aspect of Technocracy.
Some would argue that it is mere coinÂciÂdence that these requireÂments are fully met with Smart Grid techÂnology. HowÂever, the reaÂsons for the exisÂtence of TechÂnocÂracy in the 1930′s are the same reaÂsons given today: Energy effiÂciency, load balÂancing, fairÂness, alleÂviÂating poverty and hunger, etc.
The feigned conÂcern for those in poverty and hunger in the underÂdeÂvelÂoped nations is hollow. TechÂnocÂracy is pointÂedly amoral in its pracÂtice: The means (their sciÂenÂtific method/process) jusÂtiÂfies the end, whatÂever the end might turn out to be.
Going Global
In addiÂtion to the United States, Smart Grid is being impleÂmented in both Canada and Mexico. PlanÂners are working on stanÂdards that will inteÂgrate all of North America into a single, uniÂfied Smart Grid system.
MoreÂover, there is a serious iniÂtiaÂtive underway to create a Global Smart Grid that will inteÂgrate all the conÂtiÂnents on the globe!
The Global Energy NetÂwork InstiÂtute (GENI) presents this Dymaxion ™ Map of the world from the perÂspecÂtive of the North Pole that reveals the global grid curÂrently under conÂstrucÂtion. The only part of planet earth left untouched is AntarcÂtica. The yellow lines repÂreÂsent high-voltage elecÂtrical transÂmisÂsion links that are capable of transÂferÂring large amounts of energy from conÂtiÂnent to continent.
The GENI project is gathÂering momentum and is endorsed by the Dalai Lama, ArchÂbishop Desmond Tutu, Sen. James JefÂfords (I-VT) and Noel Brown (North AmerÂican Director, United Nations EnviÂronÂmental ProÂgram), the United Nations and by the govÂernÂments of Canada New Zealand, SwitzerÂland, and China, among others.
The nature of the global grid is revealed on the TerÂrawatts website:
"There is a new world wide web emerging right before our eyes. It is a global energy netÂwork and, like the Internet, it will change our culÂture, society and how we do busiÂness. More imporÂtantly, it will alter how we use, transÂform and exchange energy.
"There is no energy supply problem, there is an energy disÂtriÂbÂuÂtionproblem, and the emerging soluÂtion is anew world wide web of elecÂtricity." (Color and emphasis in origÂinal text)
The conÂcept of a NetÂwork of Things was preÂsented in "Smart Grid: The ImpleÂmenÂtaÂtion of TechÂnocÂracy?" As the traÂdiÂtional Internet conÂnects people (e.g., FaceÂbook, e-mail, videos, web sites), the Energy Web will conÂnect inanÂiÂmate objects like therÂmostats, appliÂances, meters, staÂtion conÂtrollers, data colÂlecÂtion and conÂtrol comÂputer sysÂtems, etc. for the autoÂmatic balÂancing of load conÂsumpÂtion across the target power grid. Once comÂputer proÂgrams and algoÂrithms are in place, such a grid will operate autonomously with minÂimal human intervention.
GenÂesis of Global Smart Grid: R. BuckÂminÂster Fuller
The GENI webÂsite credits the late R. BuckÂminÂster Fuller (1895 – 1983) as the conÂcepÂtual father and designer of the global energy netÂwork. In his 1982 book, CritÂical Path, Fuller wrote,
"This world elecÂtric grid, with its omni-integrated advanÂtage, will deliver its elecÂtric energy anyÂwhere, to anyone, at any one time, at one common rate. This will make a world-around uniÂform costing and pricing system for all goods and serÂvices based realÂisÂtiÂcally on the time-energy metaÂbolic accounting system of Universe.
"In this cosÂmiÂcally uniÂform, common energy-value system for all humanity, costing will be expressed in kilowatt-hours, watt-hours and watt-seconds of work. Kilowatt-hours will become the prime criÂteria of costing the proÂducÂtion of the comÂplex of metaÂbolic involveÂments per each funcÂtion or item. These uniÂform energy valÂuÂaÂtions will replace all the world's wildly inter-varying, opinion-gambled-upon, top-power-system-manipulatable monÂeÂtary sysÂtems. The time-energy world accounting system will do away with all the inequities now occurÂring in regard to the arbiÂtrarily maneuÂverÂable interÂnaÂtional shipÂping of goods and top ecoÂnomic power structure's banker-invented, interÂnaÂtional balance-of-trade accountÂings. It will elimÂiÂnate all the tricky banking and securities-markets exploitaÂtions of all the around-the-world-time-zone activÂiÂties difÂferÂences in operÂaÂtion today, all unbeÂknownst to the at-all-times two bilÂlion humans who are sleeping."
If this sounds familiar, it should: It is an unvarÂnished re-hash of 1930′s-style TechÂnocÂracy, except on a global, versus conÂtiÂnental, scale. ElecÂtricity is delivÂered equally to all, and the the price-based ecoÂnomic system is replaced by a "time-energy world accounting system" based on kilowatt-hours, watt-hours and watt-seconds.
There is no eviÂdence that such a system will ever work, but that hasn't stopped global groups from rushing headÂlong into this global iniÂtiaÂtive. Take, for instance, the World EcoÂnomic Forum…
World EcoÂnomic Forum and CliÂmate Change
If a skeptic were to quesÂtion the seriÂousÂness of orgaÂniÂzaÂtions like TerÂrawatts and GENI, they should conÂsider that the elitist World EcoÂnomic Forum (WEF) has thrown its colÂlecÂtive weight behind the iniÂtiaÂtive. It has manÂaged to link the advanceÂment of Smart Grid to the reducÂtion of carbon emisÂsions, thus promising a tanÂgible way to fight global warming.
Founded in 1971, the WEF meets annuÂally in Davos, SwitzerÂland. AttenÂdees are mostly the "who's who" of the global elite.
The WEF preÂsented a major progress report in JanÂuary 2011 titled, "Energy Industry PartÂnerÂship ProÂgramme":
"AccelÂerÂating SucÂcessful Smart Grid Pilots, a World EcoÂnomic Forum report develÂoped with AccenÂture and industry experts, sets out the cenÂtrality of smart grids as key enablers for a low-carbon economy and in response to increasÂingly growing energy demands. Over 60 industry, policy and regÂuÂlaÂtory stakeÂholders were engaged in the AccelÂerÂating SucÂcessful Smart Grid Pilots report, to idenÂtify the facÂtors that deterÂmine the sucÂcess, or othÂerÂwise, of smart grid pilots… There is an opporÂtuÂnity to launch the next wave of develÂopÂment towards a lower carbon energy system, and sucÂcessful smart grid pilots will be a key step in this process." [emphasis added]
Mark Spelman, Global Head of Strategy at AccenÂture, parÂticÂiÂpated in the WEF's Smart Grid WorkÂshop in 2010. When asked the quesÂtion, "What value can Smart Grid add in the next 30 years?", Spelman replied, "Smart Grids are absolutely funÂdaÂmental if we are going to achieve some of our cliÂmate change objecÂtives. Smart Grids are the glue, they are the energy internet of the future and they are the cenÂtral comÂpoÂnent which is going to bring demand and supply together."
Spelman may not call himÂself a TechÂnoÂcrat, but he cerÂtainly uses the lanÂguage of TechÂnocÂracy like a pro.
The IEEE StanÂdards Association
The global energy netÂwork, or Smart Grid, will operate according to uniÂverÂsally accepted engiÂneering stanÂdards that make data and energy flows comÂpatÂible with each other. Who will supply such stanÂdards? The venÂerÂable InstiÂtute of ElecÂtrical and ElecÂtronics EngiÂneers, or IEEE
The IEEE claims that it is "the world's largest proÂfesÂsional assoÂciÂaÂtion dedÂiÂcated to advancing techÂnoÂlogÂical innoÂvaÂtion and excelÂlence for the benÂefit of humanity." Founded in 1884, it has been involved with elecÂtricity stanÂdards and develÂopÂment since Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. Today, howÂever, the IEEE is masÂsively global, with 395,000 memÂbers in 160 counÂtries and it supÂports approxÂiÂmately 900 active stanÂdards in varÂious fields of engiÂneering and electronics.
As it states on its Smart Grid webÂsite, the IEEE has staked its claim, in clear lanÂguage, on the global energy initiative:
"There's no global orgaÂniÂzaÂtion to oversee all nations' energy sysÂtems transÂforÂmaÂtions' it is a vast moveÂment and it's in its infancy. With our 38 sociÂeties and seven counÂcils IEEE is posiÂtioned to lead the smart grid iniÂtiaÂtive. Through them and our 395,000 memÂbers, who work in the world's acaÂdÂemic, govÂernÂment and priÂvate secÂtors, IEEE touches virÂtuÂally every aspect of the smart grid.
"We leverage our strong founÂdaÂtion and incluÂsive colÂlabÂoÂraÂtion to evolve stanÂdards, share best pracÂtices, pubÂlish develÂopÂments and proÂvide related eduÂcaÂtional offerÂings to furÂther the smart grid. We are at the foreÂfront of advancing techÂnology and facilÂiÂtating sucÂcessful deployÂments throughout the world. Working hand in hand with other leading orgaÂniÂzaÂtions to create one set of stanÂdards for the smart grid is the way we can ensure sucÂcess."
IEEE's bravado is not unwarÂranted: It truly is the only global orgaÂniÂzaÂtion capable of such a monÂuÂmental task. When given the chalÂlenge to unify the global energy netÂwork, 395,000 engiÂneers should be enough to comÂplete the mission!
The IEEE StuÂdent Branch at Northern IlliÂnois UniÂverÂsity notes in theirAbout Page, "IEEE has manÂaged to bring techÂnocrats from all over the world on a single platÂform." Indeed.


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Obituaries May 3, 2014
Hugh Beck
LEXINGTON — Hugh Clifford Beck, 81, of Arvil Hunt Road, died Thursday, May 1, 2014, at Hinkle Hospice House. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday, May 5, 2014, at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 4, 2014, and other times at the home.
Joshua Beeker
LEXINGTON — Joshua Lee Beeker, 40, of Glendale Road, died Thursday, May 1, 2014, at Wake Forest Baptist Health - Lexington Medical Center. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday, May 5, 2014, at Jersey Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall following the service and other times at the home of his grandparents on Glendale Road.
Eugene Black Jr.
HIGH POINT — Eugene Leroy Black Jr., age 86, died Thursday, May 1, at Starmount Golden Living Center in Greensboro . A funeral service, with military rites, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Sechrest Chapel in High Point. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
Linda Brooks
GREENSBORO — Linda S. Brooks, 70, died Friday, May 2, 2014. Cremation Services entrusted to Triad Cremation Society & Chapel.
Louise Clinton
HIGH POINT — Mrs. Louise Clinton, 88, passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2014, at Shannon Gray Rehab and Recovery Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time at Phillips Funeral Service Inc., High Point.
Archie Cothren
LEXINGTON — Archie Clifford Cothren, 71, passed Wednesday morning, April 30, 2014, at his home. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, 2014, at Union Grove Baptist Church. A visitation will be held prior to the service from 2 to 4 p.m. at the church. Davidson Funeral Home, Hickory Tree Chapel is assisting the family. Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.
Betty Hedrick
HIGH POINT — Miss Betty Ann Hedrick, 75, died Thursday, May 1, 2014. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home in Thomasville.
Doris Trotter Hiatt
RALEIGH — Mrs. Doris Rebecca Trotter Hiatt, 85, a resident of Sunrise of Raleigh, died Thursday, May 1, 2014, at Sunrise of Raleigh. She was born on March 26, 1929, in Davidson County, to Dallas Tillet Trotter and Effie Louise Younts Trotter. She retired from Thomasville Furniture Industries as a personnel manager and was a member of Emanuel Reformed Church and a former member of Memorial United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Prevett Hiatt on January 20, 2008.
Surviving are a daughter, Lisa Hiatt Welde and husband, Eric, of Raleigh; son, Dale Hiatt of Thomasville; brother, Alvah Lee "Bud" Trotter of Thomasville; three grandchildren, Chelsea Jensen and fiancé, Ryan Hunter, of Poquoson, Va., Ian Hiatt of Boulder, Colo., and Taylor Hiatt of Advance.
A funeral service will be held on Monday, May 5, 2014 at 3 p.m. at Emanuel Reformed Church with Pastor Rickey Payne officiating. Interment will follow in Thomasville City Cemetery. Mrs. Hiatt will remain at the J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home in Thomasville until taken to the church 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will be at the funeral home on Sunday from 6-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Alzheimer's North Carolina, Inc., 1305 Navaho Dr. Suite 101, Raleigh, N.C. 27609 at www.alznc.org. Online condolences may be sent to www.jcgreenandsons.com.
Dorothy Hill
ASHEBORO — Mrs. Dorothy Cornelison Hill, 93, of Asheboro, died Thursday, May 1, 2014. A funeral service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, May 4, 2014, at Crestview Wesleyan Church. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Saturday, May 3, 2014, at Ridge Funeral Home and other times at the home. Arrangements by Ridge Funeral Home & Cremation Service.
Billy Lawson
GREENSBORO — Billy Lawson, 69, died on Thursday, May 1, 2014. Cremation Services entrusted to Triad Cremation Society & Chapel.
Mark Rintoul
HIGH POINT — Mark Rintoul, 66, died on Friday, May 2, 2014. Cremation Services entrusted to Triad Cremation Society & Chapel.
Thomas W. Russell
LEXINGTON — Thomas Wilson Russell, 89, of Lexington died Sunday April 27, 2014. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, May 17, 2014, at Grace Episcopal Church Chapel. Piedmont Funeral Home is serving the Russell family.
Helen Wallace
HIGH POINT — Ms. Helen Wallace, 85, passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014, at Adams Farm Living and Rehabilitation. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time at Phillips Funeral Service Inc., High Point.
Lucille Wilhite
THOMASVILLE — Mrs. Lucille Moss Wilhite, 95, departed this life on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at Hinkle Hospice House of Lexington. She was born on June 30, 1918, in Newberry, S.C., to the late Russell Moss and Rosanna Sanders Moss.
She moved to Thomasville at an early age and attended the public school. She was a member of Brown New Calvary Baptist Church and the NAACP. She was united in marriage to Dewitt Wilhite, and to this marriage, one son, Henry Gordon Wilhite, was born.
Affectionately called "Little Man" by her family and close friends, Mrs. Wilhite was a devoted matriarch who loved her family and friends, and always greeted everyone with humor, leaving them with laughter, helping those in need whenever and wherever she could.
Surviving are four grandchildren, Emmanuel Wilhite, Alicia Wilhite Rutherford, Lightfoot Wilhite and David Wilhite all of Calif.; several nieces and nephews, among them who were her caregivers: Ricky (Pearl) Moss, Ophelia Moss and Sylvia Snuggs all of Thomasville and Kevin (Pamela) Gibson of High Point. Memorial services are incomplete and will be announced by S. E. Thomas Funeral & Cremation Service.
Phyllis Wray
TRINITY — Mrs. Phyllis Bullins Wray, age 79, a resident of Trinity, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014. She was born on September 21, 1934, in Rockingham County, to the late Davis Bullins and Lucy Manuel Bullins and had lived in the Trinity area most of her life. She worked for Silver Knit Hosiery for 40 years and later for Hamrick's in Lexington for 8 years. Phyllis was of the Baptist faith.
She enjoyed planting flowers and spending time with her family and friends. In addition to her parents, preceding her in death were her husband, Alson Wray; a sister, Elsie Stanley and her brother, Otis Bullins.
She is survived by her children, Debra Honeycutt of High Point and Steve Wray of Trinity; her granddaughter, Heather Fagan and her husband, Mike, of Thomasville; and her step-great-grandson, Caleb Fagan. Also surviving are her sister, Mary Ruth Wilkins of Madison and several nieces and nephews.
A service to celebrate Phyllis' life will be held on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Chapel of Cumby Family Funeral Service, Archdale, with Pastor Roger Carmichael officiating. Interment will follow in Holly Hill Memorial Park in Thomasville. The family will receive friends on Sunday one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
The family would like to say a special thank you to the Doctors, Nurses and staff of CCU at High Point Regional Hospital, for their care and concern shown to Phyllis during her illness. Online condolences may be made at www.cumbyfuneral.com. Cumby Family Funeral Services of Archdale is in charge of arrangements.


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Magellan Petroleum Announces Appointment Of New General Counsel And Agreement For Inducement Grant Under NASDAQ Rule 5635(c)(4)
The inducement grant to Mr. Brannum will consist of (i) nonqualified options to purchase 800,000 unregistered shares of the Company's common stock, with the options to have a ten-year term and an exercise price equal to the per share NASDAQ closing price for the Company's common stock on September 5, 2012, and (ii) 50,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock. The options will be scheduled to vest in three equal tranches over a three-year period as follows: 266,666 option shares on September 5, 2013, 266,667 option shares on September 5, 2014, and 266,667 option shares on September 5, 2015. The restricted shares will be scheduled to vest as follows: 25,000 restricted shares on March 5, 2013, and 25,000 restricted shares on September 5, 2013. The vesting of the options and the restricted shares will be contingent upon Mr. Brannum's continued employment with the Company, subject to acceleration upon certain events. The options and the restricted shares will be issued pursuant to applicable private placement exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, will be non-transferable except under limited circumstances, and will be subject to the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933.
As a result of Mr. Pharo's retirement, options to purchase 333,334 shares of the Company's common stock that were previously granted to Mr. Pharo will be cancelled in accordance with their terms.
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Somerset, Maryland
For population 25 years and over in Somerset:
For population 15 years and over in Somerset town:
181 residents are foreign born (6.6% Europe, 3.3% Asia).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2012: $10,001 (1.0%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bethesda, MD (1.6 miles , pop. 55,277).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (5.7 miles , pop. 572,059).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (126.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities: Friendship Heights Village, MD (0.6 miles ), Friendship Village, MD (0.6 miles ), Chevy Chase Village, MD (0.9 miles ), Chevy Chase, MD (1.1 miles ), Chevy Chase Section Three, MD (1.2 miles ), Chevy Chase Section Five, MD (1.2 miles ), Bethesda, MD (1.3 miles ), Martin's Additions, MD (1.3 miles ).
Latitude: 38.97 N, Longitude: 77.09 W
Property values in Somerset, MD
Unemployment by year (%)
Population change in the 1990s: +59 (+5.5%).
Work and jobs in Somerset: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Average climate in Somerset, Maryland
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Somerset-area historical tornado activity is above Maryland state average. It is 65% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/28/2002, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.2 miles away from the Somerset town center killed 3 people and injured 122 people and caused $124 million in damages.
On 9/24/2001, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.7 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 55 people and caused $101 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:Somerset-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from the city center
On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 95.5 miles away from Somerset center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 93.1 miles away from the city center
On 9/22/2001 at 16:01:20, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 2.5 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 95.9 miles away from the city center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.1 miles away from Somerset center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)
Natural disasters:The number of natural disasters in Montgomery County (13) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Snowstorms: 3, Storms: 3, Floods: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricanes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Local government website: www.townofsomerset.com
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Air Quality Index (AQI)
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.548. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.0 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 3.48. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.0 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 15.7. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 3.9 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 25.2. This is about average. There were 40 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.52. This is about average. There were 13 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 17.8. This is better than average. There were 15 monitors within city limits.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 0.00247. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 1.1 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2012: 1.4%
(1.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
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Religion statistics for Somerset town (based on Montgomery County data)Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 52.66%
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 203
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 94
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 134
Number of full-service restaurants: 556
Adult diabetes rate:
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Somerset government finances - Expenditure in 2002 (per resident):
Somerset government finances - Revenue in 2002 (per resident):
Somerset government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002 (per resident):
7.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,595 average adjusted gross income)
0.44% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,481 average AGI)
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($63,916 average adjusted gross income)
0.24% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,609 average AGI)
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $22,000
Total average daily traffic: 25,485
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,255
Total future (year 2031) average daily traffic: 28,355
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 7055.00
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 7055.00
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Bill writes:
1988 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Review
all round great truck
could have a bit more power
Chevrolet C1500 — this was a great truck. It pretty much towed a trailer of one kind or another for its whole life.Got rid of it with 300000 on the clock cause ontario winters were getting the best of it.This truck averaged 17 mpg rarely broke down.(one fuel pump,one transmission(probably due to all the towing),one ignition module).The rest just regular maintenance. If it wasnt for the ontario road salt causing it to rot away I would have kept it forever.It still rode and drove good when I got rid of it.
Primary Use: Utility (towing boats, transporting cargo, etc.)
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Chris writes:
1988 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Review
is a sweet fast ride
the gas mileage
Never Will Get Rid Of — my favorite vehicle. i love this truck. it has plenty of horse power and speed. it can and will out run most vehicles. it takes littlle to nothin to maintain. it so fun to drive and show off. every loves a good ole chevy turuck
Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)
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1988 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Review
No Problems!
I Primarily Use This Vehicle For Everything — This truck has been my constant daily driver for 6 years now. It, for the most part, gives me no problems. it just goes where I want it to. Right now, 12/12/2010, The odometer has 416,167 miles on it. I drove it 140 miles last night. No problems what so ever. WHAT MORE DOES A PERSON NEED?
Primary Use: Commuting to work
Eric writes:
1988 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Review
proven to be diehard , eays to work on, 5.7liter is heavily backed with tons of aftermarket hop up parts
terrible turning radius, usually very high mileage due to age
A Solid Work Or Camp Truck If Well Kept Over The Years — terrible on gas and underpowered 5.7liter v8 . loads of torque for hauling but thats where the fun stops. don't expect to win any races chevy built this thing as a work truck in my opinion and that it does well.
Primary Use: Utility (towing boats, transporting cargo, etc.)
Colt writes:
1988 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Review
Great Riding, Great Handling, Pretty Good Power, Good On Gas, Very Good Truck
Brakes could be a lot better, needs disc brakes in the back
I Love This Thing — Has decent power stock, but definately needs a cam and vortec heads to open it up, handles quite well for a full size truck, build quality is good, normal mantienance is all it needs, gets good gas mileage as well even with a 350.
Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)
Greg writes:
1988 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Review
305- desent fuel mileage
Short on power
Nate writes:
1988 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Review
This truck has simply been a good, reliable truck. It's not fancy but it's good for what I need it for.
Gas mileage sucks. Other minor problems as well. But mainly, gas mileage. If gas didn't cost 3.50 a gallon it wouldn't be that big of a deal.
Jonathan writes:
1988 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Review
ITs bad ass
Betsy — This truck servs me well it is a LWB witch makes it nice for hauling it also draws looks and has plenty of power. I defiantly love the extra lights comes in handy when in the woods or out in a field
Primary Use: Utility (towing boats, transporting cargo, etc.)
Cody writes:
1988 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Review
work horse
rusty usualy
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|Mon, 11-24-2003 - 7:10pm
Any suggestions as far as food, expectations, experiences would be greatly appreciated.
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|Mon, 11-24-2003 - 7:53pm
If you are just doing appetizer type stuff (which is a GREAT idea by the way!), there are many different dip recipes down below. You can also make tea sandwhiches...cut the crust off of bread and cut the bread in half. Then add whatever you like...cream cheese and locks, sour cream with a slice of cucumber on top, mayo with a slice of hard boiled egg, etc. Ham roll ups are also good...slice of ham (deli ham works best), spread cream cheese (mixed with a little bit of horse radish), cheese (I prefer swiss) and roll up - refrigerate before serving.
Meat balls are also good! My mom makes the BEST sweet and sour meatballs, The sauce is (and don't get grossed out here - it really is wonderful), equal amounts of chili sauce and grape jelly. After browning and cooking the meat balls she puts them in the sauce in a crock pot for serving.
Water cress and bacon - use whole water chestnuts and roll in a piece of raw bacon. Bake until bacon is cooked. Sauce is made of butter and brown sugar. Cook in crock pot.
|Mon, 11-24-2003 - 7:55pm
Hi and welcome to the board Nancy!
Haven't done anything like that in a while, but we used to do a Chili buffett that was Very popular.....I'd make a couple different kinds of chili...(beans in one, spicy one, very plain one)...and have little bowls and different toppings...onion, cheese, jalapenos, . . . then just different chips/crackers and cheeses......and different cookies.
|Mon, 11-24-2003 - 8:38pm
Those meatballs are to die for! Maybe I'll cook some up soon for myself!
|Tue, 11-25-2003 - 10:54am
For cold apps - deviled eggs are always a hit, veggie tray - easy and feeds a lot, hummus and pita bread - a personal favorite of mine. If you have a BJ's, Costco or Sam's near you they also have some wonderful appetizers/dips - no one says you have to personally cook/bake everything!! And don't forget some nuts or chex mix - that munchy stuff is always good. For dessert items - we generally would have a cheesecake, a pie and then some cookies. I like cookies/bars because their easy to eat while standing and chatting. I have a wonderful recipe for raspberry squares that I'll post tomorrow (recipe is at home) - they are so easy and would be a festive color this time of year.
For beverages, I'd even stick with soda, coffee and hot cider - a must have at our house this time of year. Or you could even offer egg nog.
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Hey thanks for joining me in this chapter where we are going to look at how we can modify color and tone. Working with color and tone in Photoshop is so much fun. Sometimes I get lost working in color tone because I spend so much time doing it, because it's pretty exciting stuff. Now let's open up this file corwig_first_aid. You can find that file on the chapter 21 folder. Double-click it to open it in Photoshop, have to go to Full Screen View mode, all right. Well here we have this interesting first aid kit and that's on the wall, just down the hall from my office and one thing that's interesting to do is to do a photo walk where you work. Sometimes you'll notice things that you would have otherwise not noticed. Like I walked by this first aid kit a 100 times but when I walked by with my camera and I was looking for pictures, wow! Interesting colors. Well, I want to change those colors, I'm going to do that by way of Hue Saturation, so I click on the Hue/ Saturation icon in order to open up or create a Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer.
Now here I'm just simply going to shift the overall Hue of the image and I'm going to focus in on shifting the letters. I want those letters to be red. I really like that. Okay, well there is a problem right, my mask is filled with white. I need to invert the mask, so I click on the Mask panel and here is why I have a problem. Because I don't want to affect the background so I click Invert. So now nothing is affected. I can also use that shortcut, Command+I on a Mac, Ctrl+I on a PC. That inverts the mask. Now I'll grab my Brush tool press B on the keyboard and here I'm going to paint with white, I'm going to paint with white across these letters and across that line up top. I have now successfully changed the color just of those letters.
Now there are times when you need to be really careful with your mask. In this case I didn't need to be very careful because of the white background. Now one of the things that you also want to experiment with is, once you have modified one aspect of an image, you have created a mask and an adjustment. You might as well duplicate the adjustment and see what else you can come up with. So I'll do that here. Command+J on the Mac/Ctrl+J on a PC that copy that to a new layer or I could click on this Adjustment Layer icon and drag it to the New Layer icon in order to duplicate it that way. Now in this case I want to invert my mask the other way so I'm controlling the background. So now I have one adjustment, which controls a background. Double-click on the thumbnail there to open up the Hue/Saturation option. I'll go ahead and change the color of the background.
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I have no idea why it took me so long to sew my own Charlotte Skirt since every version that I've seen is stunning. And I don't need to tell you how flattering or perfect this pattern is because I'm sure you already know. I've been pretty excited about all the large stripes in clothing lately and I thought I'd try my hand at the trend. More about the alterations I made to this skirt here.
Charlotte skirt pattern , By Hand London, 2 yards of canvas canopy stripe fabric, 2 yards of black lining, ½ yard of fusible interfacing, Invisible zipper, Hook and eye, Thread
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Well, it look slike they are going ahead with one: Steve Jobs: The Movie in the works ? The Register
I note that they show the studio that made The Social network as the one who will shoot this, but I hope they do a better job (no pun intended) than that, which on reflection was not quite what I was expecting, however they do note The Pirates of Silicon Valley as the only other film to feature Steve Jobs (Note - If you have not seen POSV I highly suggest you try and locate a copy. netier Steve Jobs or Bill Gates comes out of it in a good light, but given the cut throat nature of the business it's hardly surprising).
It would be nice to see a 'warts-and-all' film, and, given the life he's led and the things he's achieved the truth will be far better than any scriptwriters imagination, and hopefully it will make geek culture a bit more open to the movie business. I'd love to see a movie about ID Software :)


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It might not seem terribly noteworthy that UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt acknowledged this week what most people can plainly see about the schools academic and athletic scandals. But given the universitys evasive, combative, nothing-more-to-see-here posture of the last several years, its progress.
At a Board of Trustees meeting Thursday, Folt said that UNC accepted responsibility for the lack of oversight that resulted in years of bogus African studies courses. Almost half the students in those classes were athletes, she said. It has undermined our integrity and our reputation, and created a very unhealthy atmosphere of distrust, she said.
The scandal involving those courses, as well as other academic and athletic issues at UNC, has been reported for years by our colleagues at the News & Observer in Raleigh. So Folts acknowledgment was about as revelatory as admitting that UNC really likes to beat the school down the road in Durham in basketball.
But Folt, importantly, also said this: At Carolina, proceeding toward meaningful athletic and academic reform is requiring us to fully acknowledge and accept lessons of our past. Its encouraging that Folt, just six months into the job, went further with those words than UNC officials have gone in years.
As recently as last week, however, the school continued to fight back against the perception that athletic and academic problems might run deeper than officials have admitted. When whistleblower Mary Willingham told CNN this month about research showing low literacy levels among UNC football and basketball players, UNC responded with a full court defensive press. Provost Jim Dean called the research a travesty. The university issued news releases poking at Willinghams work. The school decided, suddenly, that the research threatened student privacy, and halted it.
Its true that Willingham might have shared her research with UNC before divulging it to media, but school officials already had responded dismissively to concerns shed previously expressed about athletes and academics. A better response to the CNN story would have been to acknowledge Willinghams concerns and offer to meet and explore her research. Attacking the messenger only deepens the atmosphere of distrust that Folt lamented this week.
Similarly, UNC has denied requests from the News & Observer for data that could shed more light on the athletic and academic scandal. Since June, the newspaper has asked for data about bogus academic classes that the school sent to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. UNC officials say they are protecting student privacy, but the N&O has requested info that excludes information that could identify individual students.
The newspaper finally sued for that information Thursday, the same day Folt made her remarks to trustees.
Its old-school public relations to acknowledge what everyone already knows in an effort to avoid what everyone doesnt yet realize. UNC officials have used the tactic from the beginning of these athletic and academic scandals. We hope Chancellor Folt wasnt attempting the same this week, but her words will be meaningful only if she follows through on the fully part of acknowledging and accepting the past.
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I was utterly shocked yesterday as I got to know about my dance course's new schedule.
I read on the site that from 6.00 - 8.00 pm they were moved to 8.00 - 10.00 pm.
I could not believe my eyes.
It's almost impossible for me to get tho the gym at 8.00 pm.
Less buses around, I'd be back home at around 11.00 and my classes in the morning are scheduled at 8.00 am.
But my dance classes are the backbone of my activity routine.
So I was in utter despair - but suddenly I rememebered I had planned a visit to Virgin gym today at 6.00 pm.....I was thinking of adding a few sessions to my usual dance class, for variety and muscle development.
This was really something important, I might as well register with Virgin - even it's far from where live - and later add some dance classes...
ps what's really incredible is that I'm trying most fashionable gym in town...yes I 'm worth it
One of the monsters I' encountering in this healthy journey (body & mind) is my fear of being alone.
I've suffered from it since I was a child and it got worse as I was a teenager.
It's been always hard for me to find the right people as I have always been a rebel and did not like to go with the crowd.
Now I've been letting people out of my life as this journey has gone on, partly due to their naturally disappearing partly due to the fact that now I'm so much more careful at avoiding negativity onto my life.
Taming this particular fear is something I'm trying to do and it's not easy.
Since I've started SP I've noted my life's getting more and more adventurous and the less people I meet the fitter they are to me- just like my clothes,,,,they're fewer but they seem to fit so much better.
Is this the same for you my dear SP???? - Is this healthy????
Btw occasionally I still entertain boring people & colleagues but I'm fully aware my heart is somewhere else... certainly with you....
I have to reconsider my emotions related to my yesterday experience - thanks for your comments.
Actually what happened was really 'neutral'. I have a job and -even if my boss seems to consider it as non-existent, I have to admit he can't damage it either.
He normally changes all my classes therefore I have to change my students every year. I normally consider it a misfortune but it's not, because:
1.I can reach every year about 120-160 teenagers.
2.I can try to connect to them and teach them something.
At first it's hard to tame them, and normally it takes me some months, anyway the whole situation once I reconsider it - leaves no opportunity for me to complain.
On the contrary:
I will experiment the book I've written .
I will try to have them enjoy while they learn.
Moreover, I personally have nothing against my boss and maybe he has nothing against me...even if I asked something he will never grant me.
I have to thank you my SP friends in helping me to identify emotions which would have driven me directly to the cupboard looking for something sweet.
Everything changes when I analyze what happens and my reactions and work on them.
I'm glad these days don't come very often...back to work and long boring meeting with everybody just anxious to get to know their new timetable, almost forgotten as far as i was concerned to ask for my favourite ones.
In all cases, my boss who just doesn't like me has succeeded in giving me the worst job situation he could and as I told one of my colleagues I discovered he was even less fortunate than me.
He asked to talk to me privately and opened up about a big problem in his life he suffers a lot from.
I could not do anything but sympathizing....and feeling a bit awkward as there's nothing I could do about it.
Anyway it seems me a totally negative day, hopefully it's gonna be better tomorrow!!!!
PS I'm not looking for chocolate anywhere in the house which I think it's such a big success.
To sum up everything, I can tell you I'm not yet where I want to be. I wish I could lose at least 5 kg. more and get a more professionally skinny body.
This is not just because I want to get a revenge - mainly , it's because I want to continue practicing contemporary dance and I need a slenderer body.
That's my main motivation, alongside with health issues and feeling better with myself.
I've been in a plateau for months but I've been noticing my energy levels are so high - even if here it's still 33C� and I'm back to work.
I'm wearing the lowest end of my clothes (size 6 & (8) and in some cases even clothes I bought at the beginning of the summer fit better.
Therefore, I guess my muscles are getting stronger and I just feel so light...and I hope I'll get there even if I aim at it very very gently , no anxiety or stress.


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Viacom, Google Settle Long-Running YouTube Copyright Lawsuit
UPDATED: The resolution ends a nearly seven-year-old case that was closely followed in both the entertainment and tech sectors.
Viacom and Google announced today that they have resolved a massive copyright case.
The closely-followed lawsuit was filed in New York federal court in 2007. It was alleged that YouTube, which was bought by Google in 2006, had built its business by hosting without authorization tens of thousands of copyright-infringing videos, such as Comedy Central's The Daily Show and Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants.
STORY: Viacom Demands New Judge in YouTube Copyright Fight
In 2010, U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton granted Google summary judgment.
The core issue in the case was the "safe harbor" provision under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Upon notice from a copyright holder like Viacom, an ISP has a duty to respond expeditiously to takedown requests in the interest of escaping any liability for contributory infringement. The courts had to decide what qualified as requisite knowledge to compel an ISP to act. Viacom had asserted that there were "red flags" and that YouTube had willfully blinded itself to infringements on its system.
With billions of dollars in estimated damages, Viacom appealed the summary judgment ruling up to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals.
In April 2012, the 2nd Circuit agreed with much of Google's reasoning that it needed to be directed with "actual knowledge" to copyright infringements by a copyright holder but nevertheless revived the dispute, saying that there were still factual issues that needed to be addressed.
STORY: YouTube Again Beats Viacom's Massive Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
The 2nd Circuit judges noted estimates that 75 to 80 percent of all YouTube streams contained copyrighted material in its early days. According to the ruling, "These approximations suggest that the defendants were conscious that significant quantities of material on the YouTube website were infringing."
Back at a New York district court, Judge Stanton then gave Google a second summary judgment victory. Last April, the judge wrote, "The burden of showing that YouTube knew or was aware of the specific infringements of the works in suit cannot be shifted to YouTube to disprove."
Not satisfied, Viacom then appealed the verdict again up to the 2nd Circuit, where it was pending until today's announcement of a settlement.
According to a joint announcement by the companies, "Google and Viacom today jointly announced the resolution of the Viacom vs. YouTube copyright litigation. This settlement reflects the growing collaborative dialogue between our two companies on important opportunities, and we look forward to working more closely together."
Terms of the settlement have been kept private by the parties.
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