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There used to be the phrase "Original-Schön" in the film days, meaning the focus, sharpness, and contrast look all good upon looking into film(=original) with a loupe, but once the picture has been made to a large print, the picture appears flat and pale without depth and gradation. This type of lens can only take pictures that looks "Schön (beautiful)" only in the "Original (film)" format.
Optically speaking, this happens when the contrast is only apparent in low frequency component. The picture may appear sharp upon the first impression, but resolution and contrast in high frequency range are missing, therefore the photo appears flat as the photo has been made to a large print.
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Following the religious revivals of the Second Great Awakening, many Americans strove for moral and physical perfection in an effort to hasten the second coming of Christ. Hydropathy, or water cures, became popular beginning in the 1840s. Practitioners encouraged patients to relieve their ailments by drinking cold mineral water or immersing in a cold bath. Following the Civil War, the technology to bottle water became available, and health practitioners promoted drinking mineral water to help ease internal pains. Mineral water was said to have special chemicals that flushed the system. Drinking mineral water, formerly a key activity at hydropathic spas, was now available at home. This bottle contained mineral water from the springs of Guilford, Vermont. Being a small, rural town, residents of Guilford shipped their water to Saratoga, New York, to be bottled and distributed.
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After receiving her B.S. from Massachusetts State College in 1941 and M.S. in microbiology from UMass in 1957, Iona Mae Reynolds embarked upon a teaching career of over 30 years in the Stockbridge School of Agriculture, later serving as the school's Assistant Director. In 1985 Reynolds was awarded the Chancellor's Medal for her service to the University as a faculty member and her many years on the associate alumni Board of Directors.
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Brown, also known as Scary Spice during her time with the 1990s pop group, will take her seat alongside Howie Mandel and Howard Stern when the variety competition show returns for its eighth season this summer on NBC.
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After her first star turn in "Pirates of the Caribbean," Keira Knightley had over a dozen photographers camped outside her London flat every day, poking their camera lenses into her windows.
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"The price of images for girls going out and falling out of clubs or having any kind of mental breakdown or crashing a car was so massive," said the actress, now 27. "So, I was like, 'I am not going to help you. I am literally going to stay in my house and I am not going to go out.'"
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The paparazzi began hounding her nearly a decade ago, after Knightley took on the high-profile role of Orlando Bloom's love interest in the big-budget movie franchise "Pirates of the Caribbean." Playing the female lead in the first three films catapulted her to global recognition, but didn't exactly show off her acting chops. That came with 2005's "Pride & Prejudice," where her role as Elizabeth Bennet in the adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel earned her an Oscar nomination for lead actress.
This weekend, Knightley returns to the kind of movie for which she has been most celebrated — a period drama, in "Anna Karenina." The movie marks her third collaboration with filmmaker Joe Wright, who directed her in both "Pride & Prejudice" and 2007's "Atonement," another sweeping romance, set in the 1930s.


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BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Thailand's protest movement on Tuesday extended his extraordinary claims to holding power over government activities, issuing orders to officials over whom he has no legal or actual authority.
Suthep Thaugsuban's latest move was bold, but bizarre. He turned the tables on his nemesis, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, saying his opposition group was ordering the prosecution of her on a charge of insurrection — a capital crime for which he himself has been charged for leading temporary occupations of government offices and urging civil servants to refuse to go to work.
The orders from Thaugsuban gave no clue as to how the deadlock over Thailand's political crisis may be resolved, but were likely to keep tensions high after violent clashes early last week between protesters and police.
There is widespread speculation that the military, which has staged about a dozen coups since Thailand became a constitutional monarchy in 1932, may be the ultimate arbiter of power, but it insists it is neutral in the political struggle.
Yingluck said earlier Tuesday that she would not resign ahead of national elections set for Feb. 2. Her opponents scorned her declaration and claimed they would appoint their own government in her place.
Yingluck spoke one day after she announced the elections — and one day after Suthep told his followers to stay in the streets and insisted his movement had more right to power than the elected government.
The brazen claim — unbacked by law or control of any state institutions — has nonetheless been taken seriously by protesters and some Thai media.
The protesters want to oust Yingluck, accusing her of serving as a proxy for her billionaire brother, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who lives in self-imposed exile to avoid jail time for a corruption conviction but still wields immense influence in the country.
In addition to calling for Yingluck be prosecuted for insurrection for allegedly trying to overthrow the constitution, Suthep in a speech late Tuesday night told the police chief to order all his men to withdraw from their posts in 12 hours and said soldiers should take responsibility for protecting government offices.
In what he called the second "order" of his "People's Democratic Reform Committee," he also called on people to "monitor" the movements of the Shinawatra family and their allies, and express their feelings toward them in a "non-violent way." Although couched in legalistic language, it was an obvious appeal for his supporters to harass their targets.
On Monday, Suthep called for civil servants to report to the protest group instead of the government, and urged citizens to set up their own neighborhood peacekeeping forces to take over from police. The protesters have castigated the police for being zealous defenders of the government.
Suthep said Tuesday evening that his "People's Democratic Reform Committee" would name a prime minister who is "acceptable to the people" as a stepping stone for installation of a temporary non-elected reform administration.
He sidestepped questions about the proposal's constitutionality. He has said the ultimate goal is to hold free and fair elections and purge Thailand of corruption and money politics.
The streets of Bangkok were quiet Tuesday, a national holiday, after weeks of sometimes violent political turmoil.
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"This season, she has had to carry that team on her back,'' Georgetown coach Terri Williams-Flournoy said.
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Even then, the Hoyas might have pulled off one of the biggest upsets in NCAA tournament history had they converted several chances to build their lead to nine – or more – in the final 10 minutes of what became a 68-63 Connecticut win in Sunday's regional semifinal.
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The graphic on the right shows how you compare to the graduating class of 1976. Your year is in blue. A tall, narrow blob is the best scenario: higher income with lower costs elsewhere. But today's graduating class has exactly the opposite: lower income with higher tuition, loans and housing prices.
This chart shows total median income for young adults in constant 2010 dollars. This is a way of comparing the purchasing power in previous years to 2010, which is the most recent year for which Statistics Canada has data.
Canadians between the ages of 20 and 24 have significantly less purchasing power today than they did 30 years ago. Part of the explanation is that more young people are going to college and university and thus not generating significant earnings. Other explanations include declining wage growth and comparatively high youth unemployment.
Housing and mortgages
House prices have soared since the late 1990s. Today, first-time home buyers must save more for down payments and take on larger mortgages. Here, the average house price is plotted against the average yearly interest rate for five-year mortgages. These declining mortgage rates have helped with affordability.
The jobless rate for 15- to 24-year-olds is shown here. A higher unemployment rate means worse employment prospects, particularly for young people just graduating from post-secondary programs.
Historically, the unemployment rate has risen and fallen in a cyclical pattern. We're not at the highs seen in past recessions, but the trend looks negative.
The latest numbers from Statistics Canada show post-secondary tuition costs rose by 5 per cent on a year-over-year basis, while the consumer price index — a basket of everyday goods and services — rose by 1.3 per cent. Tuition fees have been rising steeply for more than two decades. If you were a student in the 1980s or earlier, you were fortunate.
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This chart shows the average amount borrowed each year by full-time students through the government student loan program, as opposed to student lines of credit offered by banks. As tuitions rise, students must borrow more.
We expect tuition costs, student borrowing and housing costs to go up over time. That's natural. The surprise here is the way in which the purchasing power of young adults has shrunk. All these factors together suggest today's young adults have it worse.
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- Built in 1896 as a Victorian hotel, this historic bed and breakfast located in the Sierra Nevada foothills has since been remodeled in the California Mission style with Spanish tiled roofs and arched walkways.
- The property has welcomed a number of Hollywood starlets over the years, including Drew Barrymore, who stayed here during the filming of Bad Girls, and actress and former Princess of Monaco Grace Kelly.
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- The hotel is 5 miles from Columbia State Historic Park, where visitors can experience the former mining town's old gold-rush-era days by making candles, panning for gold, and riding through town on a horse-drawn carriage.
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Couple Retires after 55 Years of Service
Not every working married couple gets to have lunch together every day. But Larry and Jane Huss have been able to do just that quite often over the years. The Huss' are retiring from Columbia International University after a combined 55 years of service.
Larry has been at CIU for 35 years as an accounting clerk, accounting manager, and controller. Jane has 20 years of service – 11 years at Ben Lippen School, CIU's Pre-K to 12th grade Christian school, where she taught middle school music and choir, high school choir, and was head of the Fine Arts Department. For the last nine years she has served at CIU as assistant registrar. Many will also remember Jane as the pianist for CIU's commencement exercises.
Both look back at their time at CIU with great fondness with Jane saying she will miss the people.
"That is the best thing about my job," Jane said. "Getting to help students, staff, faculty, and the deans."
Larry considers it "a great blessing for both of us to have worked at CIU. Another of God's gifts to us."
Besides continuing to have lunch together, the Huss' have a number of plans for retirement, including more time with the grandkids.
"I love doing crafts, and have quite a few things around the house that need attention," Jane said. "We have also talked about taking day trips around the area, but never found the time to do that. So I hope to do a couple of those every month."
When asked about retirement plans, Larry says he wants to become a professional wrestler under the name "Ferocious Larocious," but quickly adds, "Actually I plan to garden a lot and read."
The Huss' have two sons. Both graduated from Ben Lippen School and one of them from CIU.
"I will always be a huge supporter of both Ben Lippen and CIU, and will always promote them to anyone who is thinking of attending," Jane said. "They will always have a special place in our hearts."
Larry echoes the sentiment.
"As I look back over my time at CIU, I can only say what a tremendous blessing it has been to work here," Larry said. "It is a rare privilege that few enjoy. Thank you Lord!"
The Huss' retirement also generated media attention in Columbia. See the Q&A with Larry and Jane in The State newspaper of Columbia.


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3 named to Stonehill dean's list
Warwick students Hannah E. Pearsall, class of 2013; Connielyn E. Ramos, 2014; and Sara A. Morris, 2016, have been named to dean's list at Stonehill College this spring.
2 receive Quinnipiac honors
Chelsea Byrd and Matthew Morris, both from Warwick, have made the dean's list at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn., for the spring 2013 semester.
2 graduate from James Madison
Caitlin McLaughlin and Svetlana Lasnier from Warwick graduated this spring from James Madison University during Commencement exercises on May 4.
Izzi earns degree from Tufts
Jessica Izzi from Warwick graduated from Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University on the school's 31st commencement ceremony on May 19.
Parente earns degree
Peter M. Parente Jr. '13 of Warwick received a bachelor's degree during the 2013 Commencement ceremonies of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, held Sunday, May 19. Parente, the child of Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Parente, majored in Political Science and English. While a student, Parente participated in the study abroad program and made the dean's list.
Joshua Frank makes President's List
Joshua Frank of Warwick earned President's List honors for the fall 2012 semester at University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. President's List at University of Alabama requires a 4.0 GPA. Joshua graduated from Toll Gate High School in 2012.
Local residents named 2013 Coastal Fellows at URI
Warwick residents Ghyllian Conley and Jack Anderson were among students named as 2013 Coastal Fellows at the University of Rhode Island.
The Coastal Fellows program is a competitive environmental fellowship initiative designed to involve URI undergraduate students in addressing current environmental problems.
Now in its 19th year, the program teams students with faculty, research staff and graduate students to conduct hands-on research that will the help students gain skills that will ensure their future success. The fellows will study such topics as invasive species, salt marsh ecology, evolutionary genetics, wildlife habitat, natural pesticides, shark behavior and water quality.
Local residents graduate from Springfield College
The following Warwick residents have earned degrees from Springfield College in Massachusetts for studies completed in 2013: Mark Loiselle, Bachelor of Art in Communication/Sport Journalism; Adrina Riggins, Bachelor of Science in Human Services; Sarah Patricio, Bachelor of Science in Rehab & Disability Study; and Matthew LaCroix, Bachelor of Science in Applied Exercise Science.
Johnson earns degree from Drew University
Warwick resident Kelly Johnson received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Drew University on Saturday, May 18, 2013, at the university's 145th commencement. Drew President Vivian A. Bull presided over the ceremony, which featured a keynote address by Shakespeare scholar Frank Occhiogrosso, a 43-year veteran of the Drew English faculty.
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While the month of December has been like the Twilight Zone to the Saints the past two seasons, they have no choice but to make the most out of it this year.
With their backs pressed firmly to the wall, the 6-6 Saints may have to win each of their four remaining games to have any shot at making the six-team postseason field in the NFC.
The quest to come all the way back from a horrific 1-4 start begins Sunday against the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Superdome  the site of three of the Saints' final four games.
The Saints have faded badly in December and January games under coach Jim Haslett, dropping four straight in 2001 to fall out of playoff contention after being 7-5. Then, they dropped three in a row last season when all they needed was one win to reach the playoffs after a 9-4 start.
Knowing that his team will be scrutinized moreso this month than in any other, Haslett tried to cut it off at the pass earlier this week after his team's 24-20 win over the Washington Redskins kept them in the race.
"You have to write something; you have to say something," Haslett said. "That's what you get paid to do, so you will bring it up. I don't think that it's an issue because every year is different. Every year at this time it is different. Every team is different every year.
"This time of the year, guys really separate themselves," he said. "Some teams are in and some teams are out. Others are on the brink and some have their hopes up. You know what kind of team you have by whether they play hard and if they're fighting down the stretch. That's something they should do."
The Saints have played well lately, winning five of their last seven after that rugged start. They have even more confidence knowing that they've beaten the Bucs three straight times  including a 17-14 win at Raymond James Stadium on November 2.
"I think we just need to continue doing what we have been doing and improve in every area," Haslett said. "Hopefully, this home-field advantage will help us and we can take advantage of it."
After the 5-7 Bucs, the Saints face a final three-game stretch that includes games with the New York Giants (4-8), at the Jacksonville Jaguars (3-9) and back home with the Dallas Cowboys (8-4).
"You look at it now and say (teams) have a losing record, but at the end of the season, they might not have a losing record," Haslett said. "You can't count things out until the season is done.
"We are playing a good football team this week. They are the defending champions. The team has a lot of talent. They are very dangerous."
SERIES HISTORY: 24th meeting. The Saints lead 16-7, having won the last three games in a series that began in 1977. In their last meeting on Nov. 2 in Tampa, the Saints took a 14-0 lead into the fourth quarter and, after the Bucs tied it, drove to the game-winning field goal with eight seconds left.
â€â€ÂRunning back Deuce McAllister has had the three-highest rushing totals of his career during the last three outings in his streak of nine straight 100-yard games. McAllister had 173 yards on Nov. 16 against Atlanta, 184 yards on Nov. 23 at Philadelphia and 165 yards in last week's win at Washington.
With 150 rushing yards against the Bucs on Sunday, McAllister will join Earl Campbell as the only players in NFL history to record four consecutive 150-yard rushing games.
â€â€ÂEven though he caught only two passes for 10 yards (he drew two interference calls and dropped a long pass) in the win over the Redskins, Saints wide receiver Joe Horn expressed remorse for a postgame outburst a week ago.
Horn questioned the way he was used in a 33-20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, a game in which he caught four passes for 76 yards.
"I had a meeting with (offensive coordinator) Mike McCarthy, and I apologized to him," Horn said. "I shouldn't have called him out and said he wasn't getting me the ball. He called my number. I just didn't get the rock sometimes, but it wasn't Mike's fault."
â€â€ÂQuarterback Aaron Brooks had touchdown runs of 7 and 3 yards against the Redskins, his first rushing touchdowns since Game 7 of the 2002 season against the San Francisco 49ers.
It was also the first time Brooks has scored twice in a game on the ground since his first start with the Saints against the St. Louis Rams in Game 12 of the 2000 season.
â€â€ÂBackup quarterback Todd Bouman has signed a three-year contract extension with the team through the 2006 season. Bouman and General Manager Mickey Loomis confirmed the deal had been done, but said they would not discuss the matter until after the season ends.
Bouman, 31, was acquired by the Saints from the Minnesota Vikings this past off-season for a sixth-round draft choice. He has played sparingly this season, completing 5 of 9 passes for 62 yards and one touchdown.
â€â€ÂThe Bucs are one of only four teams that the Saints have a winning record against all-time. The others are the Bears (11-10), Colts (5-4) and Texans (1-0).
â€â€ÂStrong safety Jay Bellamy will make the 100th start of his 10-year NFL career on Sunday against the Bucs.
BY THE NUMBERS: 17  Number of 100-yard rushing games by Deuce McAllister, which is a club record, since he became the starting halfback in 2002. George Rogers, who played for the Saints from 1981-84, had 16 100-yard games from 1981 to 1984.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "I think if we can continue to do what we did (against the Redskins) like eliminate penalties, take care of the football, and execute on all three phases, you should have a chance to win them all."  Saints coach Jim Haslett on his team's chances down the stretch.
The Saints were dangerously thin at running back when backups Fred McAfee and James Fenderson left with sprained ankles in the first half of last week's game with the Redskins.
Because Lamar Smith had been signed just four days earlier, he was inactive for the game. That meant the Saints were down to just two healthy backs  Deuce McAllister and fullback Terrelle Smith  in the second half against the Redskins.
With McAfee and Fenderson questionable for Sunday's game with the Bucs, Smith should be ready to play and give McAllister a break if he needs it.
â€â€ÂDT Willie Whitehead aggravated his right knee injury against the Redskins and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game with the Bucs after sitting out Wednesday's practice.
â€â€ÂRB Fred McAfee sprained his left ankle on a kickoff return in the first half and didn't play in the second half. He also is questionable for the Bucs.
â€â€ÂRB James Fenderson, who returned after missing three games with a sprained ligament in his left foot, is questionable after spraining his left ankle against the Redskins.
â€â€ÂMLB Cie Grant strained his right calf muscle on the opening kickoff against the Redskins is questionable for the Bucs' game.
â€â€ÂTE Zach Hilton injured his left knee in the win over the Redskins and is questionable for Sunday.
â€â€ÂLCB Dale Carter was inactive for Sunday's game because of a strained right quadriceps muscle and is questionable. He practiced with the scout squad Wednesday.
â€â€ÂWR/KR Michael Lewis did not play against the Redskins because of a sprained left ankle. He is listed as questionable, but was able to practice Wednesday.
â€â€ÂLG Kendyl Jacox is expected to miss another week with an injury to his right knee that required arthroscopic surgery. Jacox, who is officially listed as doubtful, did not practice Wednesday.
â€â€ÂWR Donte Stallworth missed his second straight game with a sprained left ankle and is questionable for the Bucs even though he returned to practice on Wednesday and worked with the scout squad.
â€â€ÂLCB Ashley Ambrose started Sunday's game in place of Dale Carter and will do so against the Bucs if Carter can't go.
â€â€ÂMLB Darrin Smith, who returned last week from a groin injury, returned to the lineup and started in the middle after filling in at strong side 'backer for Sedrick Hodge for seven games.
â€â€ÂCB Keyuo Craver and RB Fred McAfee returned kicks on Sunday in the absence of WR/KR Michael Lewis. Craver returned punts and added kickoff duties when McAfee left the game in the first half with a sprained ankle.
â€â€ÂLG Montrae Holland, the Saints' fourth-round draft pick this season, will start again on Sunday if Kendyl Jacox can't play.
â€â€ÂTE David Sloan, a nine-year veteran, was signed by the Saints on Wednesday to provide some depth at the position. Starter Ernie Conwell is on injured reserve and Zach Hilton sprained his left knee on Sunday against the Redskins, leaving the Saints with only Boo Williams and Walter Rasby.
Sloan started 14 games for the Saints last season, but was waived on the final cut this summer.
â€â€ÂDT Henry Ford, who played in only four games, was released to make room for Sloan on the 53-man roster.
GAME PLAN: With the exception of the running game, the Saints' offense has been up and down this season. So they'll need to be more consistency this week against the Bucs. The key will be in their power game, which they've used to secure three consecutive wins over Tampa Bay. Deuce McAllister has posted two 100-yard games and a 99-yard effort in the last three games with the Bucs, so getting the most out of him will be vital to their success.
MATCHUP TO WATCH: Saints left tackle Wayne Gandy vs. Bucs right defensive end Simeon Rice. Dating to last season, Rice has had great success against the Saints, getting three sacks in their second meeting last season and also getting one in their earlier matchup this season. So taking care of Aaron Brooks' back side against Rice, who is tied for the league lead with 12 sacks, will be a huge priority for Gandy.
INJURY IMPACT: The Saints had all kinds of injuries on offense and defense earlier this season, but they were hit hard on special teams in their win over the Redskins. They were down to their fourth return man in Keyuo Craver because Michael Lewis, Donte Stallworth and Fred McAfee were all injured. In addition, several of their starters had to be pressed into action on the return units and cover teams. If Lewis can return this week, he'll at least lighten the load for other players in the return game and on cover teams.
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Costner (who's also a producer) plays to his middle-aged strengths in a role that exaggerates male weaknesses.
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2. The source code contains some .c files which are GPLv2 and some other .c files which are GPLv2+. They're compiled together to form an executable. In this case, the stricter license wins, so the resulting executable is GPLv2. The License tag should read:
License: GPLv2 Note that you do NOT need to list GPLv2 and GPLv2+ in the License tag.
3. A package has multiple binaries, some of them are GPLv2, some are GPLv3, and some are MIT licensed. In this case, you do need to list all of the individual licenses of the compiled binaries in the License tag, so it should read:
License: GPLv2 and GPLv3 and MIT
4. The source code in my package is dual licensed, it says I can choose either the BSD or the GPLv2 license. In this case, you need to specify that there is a choice in the License tag, it should read:
License: BSD or GPLv2
5. The source code in my package is dual licensed, but one of the licenses is a proprietary license (the other is GPLv2+). You do not need to list the proprietary license in the License tag, so it should read:
License: GPLv2+
Q: All of the source code in my package is licensed as BSD, but I link to a GPLv2 library. Do I need to use "GPLv2" as the License tag for my package?
A: No. You should only be considering the utilized source code in your package when determining your License tag.
Q: What about interpreted languages (perl, python, etc)? If I have a package written in an interpreted language, and it pulls in code (of the same language) from a different, independent package at runtime, should I take its license into account when tagging my package?
A: No. You should only be considering the utilized source code in your package when determining your License tag.
Q: What about the RSA license on their MD5 implementation? Isn't that GPL-incompatible?
A: The short answer is no, not in Fedora. Here's the long answer:
The original RFC1321 reference code is here: http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1321.html
That code is under BSD with advertising (which is GPL incompatible). The contents of the RFC are explicitly stated to be freely redistributable (not public domain).
In 2000, RSA clarified some of the legal issues: http://www.ietf.org/ietf/IPR/RSA-MD-all
What they said was that:
Implementations of these message-digest algorithms, including implementations derived from the reference C code in RFC-1319, RFC-1320, and RFC-1321, may be made, used, and sold without license from RSA for any purpose.
This means that the RFC1321 reference implementation can be used without the license, and it effectively becomes Copyright only.
Accordingly, Fedora deals with this issue by implementing a policy that whenever we come across C code that implements RFC-1319, RFC-1320, and RFC-1321 (MD2, MD4, MD5) under the troublesome BSD with advertising clause, we will be using it without license from RSA.
In English, it means that we don't need to worry about resolving these conflicts, but we should advise upstream of the situation, and recommend that they "use" this code without RSA's license as well, and reflect that usage in the source code by removing RSA's license (but not RSA's copyright).


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○ Stable, mild fasting hyperglycemia (100–150 mg/dL [5.5–8.5 mmol/L]), stable A1C between 5.6 and 7.6% (between 38 and 60 mmol/mol), especially if nonobese
Cystic fibrosis–related diabetes (CFRD) is the most common comorbidity in people with cystic fibrosis, occurring in about 20% of adolescents and 40–50% of adults. Diabetes in this population, compared with individuals with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, is associated with worse nutritional status, more severe inflammatory lung disease, and greater mortality. Insulin insufficiency is the primary defect in CFRD. Genetically determined β-cell function and insulin resistance associated with infection and inflammation may also contribute to the development of CFRD. Milder abnormalities of glucose tolerance are even more common and occur at earlier ages than CFRD. Whether individuals with IGT should be treated with insulin replacement has not currently been determined. Although screening for diabetes before the age of 10 years can identify risk for progression to CFRD in those with abnormal glucose tolerance, no benefit has been established with respect to weight, height, BMI, or lung function. Continuous glucose monitoring or HOMA of β-cell function ( 90 ) may be more sensitive than OGTT to detect risk for progression to CFRD; however, evidence linking these results to long-term outcomes is lacking, and these tests are not recommended for screening ( 91 ).
CFRD mortality has significantly decreased over time, and the gap in mortality between cystic fibrosis patients with and without diabetes has considerably narrowed (
). There are limited clinical trial data on therapy for CFRD. The largest study compared three regimens: premeal insulin aspart, repaglinide, or oral placebo in cystic fibrosis patients with diabetes or abnormal glucose tolerance. Participants all had weight loss in the year preceding treatment; however, in the insulin-treated group, this pattern was reversed, and patients gained 0.39 (± 0.21) BMI units ( 0.02). The repaglinide-treated group had initial weight gain, but this was not sustained by 6 months. The placebo group continued to lose weight (
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Borrelia burgdorferi –specific IgG and IgM scoring is based on the presence of at least 5 out of a possible 10 diagnostic IgG bands and 2 of a possible 3 IgM bands following reaching the threshold of a positive or equivocal screening EIA [ 248 ]. The IgM blot is not clinically meaningful in patients who present 30 days or longer after symptom onset due to high rates of false positivity. Additionally, seropositivity for both IgM- and IgG-class antibodies to LD-associated Borrelia spp may persist for months to years (>10–15 years) following resolution of the infection [ 249 ]. Since positivity by the TTTA may reflect remote exposure rather than current infection, it is recommended that only symptomatic patients with an appropriate exposure history be tested for LD. Finally, multiple LD "specialty" laboratories have emerged in recent years, claiming expertise in tick-borne disease diagnosis and offering LD diagnostic assays with improved sensitivity [ 250 , 251 ]. These laboratories may not be CLIA-approved and offer LD diagnostic assays using methods and interpretive criteria for which validation data has neither been made publically available nor been vetted by high-quality peer review. Submission of patient specimens to such laboratories is not recommended.
Classical relapsing fever transmitted by the bites of soft (argasid) ticks burdens residents or travelers to mainly the western United States, although sporadic cases occur in the south-central states. Louse-borne relapsing fever is endemic to tropical countries or may become epidemic in refugee camps; travelers would be the only patients who might present with louse-borne relapsing fever, and their diagnosis would be similar to that for tick-borne relapsing fever. Relapsing fever presents as recurrent fevers of several days' duration, terminating with crisis and resuming after a few days; febrile episodes are marked by the presence of large numbers of spirochetes in the peripheral blood. Relapsing fever-like borreliae ( B. miyamotoi ) transmitted by the same hard tick as that transmitting the agents of LD cause fever that has a less characteristic presentation and may be confused with human granulocytic anaplasmosis; spirochetes are sparse in peripheral blood but are usually detectable by NAAT (particularly reverse-transcription PCR [RT-PCR]). Recent data suggest that both acute and convalescent sera from patients with B. miyamotoi infection are frequently reactive by first-tier serologic assays for LD (eg, C6 EIA) and convalescent sera may be positive of B. burgdorferi– specific IgM blots [ 252 ]. Despite this, testing for B. miyamotoi infection using B. burgdorferi serologic assays is not recommended.
In the United States, rickettsial diseases that are transmitted by ticks include Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) due to Rickettsia rickettsii ; "mild" RMSF ( Rickettsia parkeri and other spotted fever group Rickettsia spp), human granulocytic anaplasmosis ( Anaplasma phagocytophilum ), human monocytic ehrlichiosis ( Ehrlichia chaffeensis ), and ehrlichiosis caused by Ehrlichia ewingii or Ehrlichia muris [ 253 , 254 ]. Although clinically similar, these diseases are epidemiologically and etiologically distinct illnesses. Endemic typhus and flea-borne typhus ( Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia felis , respectively) may also infect people in the United States, mainly in warmer sites where fleas are common throughout the year. Rare epidemic typhus ( Rickettsia prowazekii ) cases have been recorded in the United States from contact with flying squirrels or their nests. Rickettsialpox ( Rickettsia akari ), comprising a mild febrile disease with rash and eschar, is maintained by mouse mites in many large urban areas. The diagnosis of patients with these infections is challenging early in the course of their clinical infection since signs and symptoms are often nonspecific or mimic benign viral illnesses. Rash is usually present in most acute rickettsiosis, but skin color may prevent its recognition. The likelihood of severe morbidity or mortality with delaying treatment for RMSF means that patients should be presumptively treated without waiting for laboratory confirmation, which rests mainly on seroconversion.
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Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan reportedly "considers abortion rights to be settled law" (USA Today, May 21, p. 5A). And we can expect during her confirmation process to hear a number of Senators echo that assertion. Yet America's courts and legislatures have a proud history of changing "settled law."
America has, on various occasions, recovered the recognition of the equal dignity of those who were deprived of their rights and suffered violence which was given legal cover under a different name. This legal cover was often mistakenly recognized by the Supreme Court for a while, but then such decisions were overturned.
Dred Scott v. Sandford (1856) is the most commonly cited instance. The slaveholder's right to property eclipsed and subsumed the slave's right to freedom. But the Constitution was eventually amended to correct the error.
Decisions like Lochner v. New York (1905) show us another error: employers' right to contract eclipsed and subsumed the workers' rights to humane conditions and hours. These abuses were corrected by subsequent Supreme Court decisions like Muller v. Oregon and Bunting v. Oregon.
The "Separate but equal" doctrine of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) sanctioning segregation was overturned by Brown v. Board of Education some 58 years later.
Erroneous decisions like Hammer v. Dagenhart (1918) institutionalized child labor. But this was overturned 23 years later by United States v. Darby. A new development -- a "pedagogical moment" -- occurred here in Constitutional law. The question was whether constitutional rights applied to children too. The answer was yes.
Many reversals of Supreme Court cases came about when new evidence was brought forward that made it clear that someone's rights, not previously recognized, were being violated. Thus, Louis Brandeis brought forward the facts about how workers were being harmed.
We are now witnessing the same trend regarding the children in the womb. Evidence that has been around for quite some time demonstrating their humanity is finding its way into legislatures and courts. One of the most striking instances comes out of South Dakota.
Federal courts have upheld South Dakota's law requiring that abortion providers tell women that the procedure destroys a "whole, separate, unique, living human being." This came about because of the evidence presented to the court regarding the humanity of the unborn child.
With hundreds of embryological sciences, and massive evidence of the harm abortion does to women, such evidence, combined with new legal concepts, can challenge Roe vs. Wade in the same way its erroneous ancestral decisions were challenged.
The day after Roe vs. Wade was decided, the New York Times headline read, "Supreme Court Settles Abortion." Yet it has remained the most unsettled issue on our national landscape.
The facts above should shape the way that senators, Supreme Court nominees, and all the rest of us speak about Roe vs. Wade and the so-called "right" to choose an abortion. History should shape our language, and should strengthen our hope that abortion policy can change again just as radically as it did in 1973.


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Kevin Towers saw a winner, where others saw a last-place team. Inspired by what he believed the Diamondbacks could soon become, the former Padres general manager proposed having two of his future salaries become guaranteed only if the team won a lot more often. Towers was interviewing for Arizona's general manager's job late in the 2010 season, the same job for which he interviewed in 2005 only to lose out to Josh Byrnes. The Diamondbacks were cemented to last place and soon would finish 65-97, yet Towers seemed sure that he could turn them into a winner and also build for later years.
"I kind of put my neck out there and said, 'Yeah, I think we can be good and if not, you shouldn't be married to me,' " he said.
Towers got the job and then began to install his plan. But his offseason moves, directed at the team's culture as much as its talent, dazzled neither oddsmakers nor baseball pundits.
Entering 2011, the over-under betting line for Arizona's victory total was 72 and media experts near and far said the club would finish last or next to last.
"I felt confident that we could win," Towers said.
The bullish belief was evident in the GM's contract, this blog has learned. Towers's salaries agreed to for 2011 and 2012 were smaller than the salary he received from the Padres in his 14th and final season as their GM. Incoming GMs often get three to five guaranteed years, but Towers's third and fourth years with Arizona were club options that would vest only if the team met a stipulated level of performance.
Towers declined to say what the vesting trigger was, but industry insiders say it was a total winning record from 2011-2012.
In 2010 the Diamondbacks had lost more games than all but three other clubs. For 2009-10, only four major league teams exceeded Arizona's total of 189 defeats.
Not many baseball experts would've predicted in September 2010 that Arizona would be a winner over 2011-12.
Hungry for the job, Towers told Diamondbacks execs he would work under a one-year contract if that's what it took.
"I felt the team was better," he said. "I inherited some talent. I felt the team had kind of under-performed the last two years. In this division, I felt we could win. I just wanted the opportunity. There are only so many of these jobs."
The National League West was known for producing surprises, and the Diamondbacks joined the list by winning 94 games in 2011 to go from worst to first. The victory party last September was familiar to Towers, whose Padres teams won the West in 1996, 1998, 2005 and 2006.
Impressed by Arizona's 29-victory improvement, Diamondbacks CEO Derrick Hall guaranteed Towers's salary for 2013-2014. Hall didn't respond to an interview request for this story.
The Diamondbacks are off to a 5-1 start this year. If Towers has a vision of their destination, he's not sharing it.
"This division, I'm not smart enough to handicap it," he said. "We're humble. We're very fortunate to have won the division last year. We've got a greater challenge this year."
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Friday, April 13, 2012
The Gunslinger's vision
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Someone forgot to rake a bunker, and now you find your golf ball in a footprint. What to do? Local teaching pro Craig Shankland, a world-renowned instructor, offers his help.
Editor's Note: This is the second of a three-part series.
Bad bounces — and the wide assortment of other negative occurrences the game offers — are a sad fact of golf generally characterized by the phrase "rub of the green."
But nothing rubs a golfer the wrong way quite like watching the ball come to rest in the middle of someone's footprint inside a bunker.
Step 1, naturally, is anger. Unlike so many tough breaks, this one was avoidable — if only the bunkered golfer, somewhere in a group ahead of you, had raked behind himself, you would've been faced with a merely difficult situation. Instead, it's borderline impossible.
Hitting from a footprint should be treated the same as hitting from the famous "fried egg" lie. The ball is basically sitting inside a saucer — or maybe worse, a bowl — of sand.
"There's that piece of sand behind the ball and it's gonna interfere with the club getting to the ball," longtime teaching pro Craig Shankland said. "So, you have to take that piece of sand with you. Try to visualize taking that piece of sand, and the ball, and putting both on the green.
"You have to go a little deeper, so use a more vertical swing than normal, more up and down. Use the front edge of the club instead of the flange. You want the club to dig, not skip or slide, so you might want to use a club with less bounce than a sand wedge — a pitching wedge or gap wedge, with a sharper leading edge."
And finally, employ some strategy, especially if there's trouble beyond your intended target, because there will be no backspin on the shot, and it will roll and roll and roll.
"You don't have to hit it as hard as you do a normal sand wedge," Shankland said, "because it will definitely roll out."


text: Eduardo Barragan, son of Kay Barragan whose $2,000 loan helped found 1-800-mattress retailer empire, is the sole suspect in her murder. A day after 66-year-old Barragan was found dead at the foot of a staircase in her home, doctors at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow were working to stabilize her son, Eduardo, 39, so he may be arraigned on second-degree murder charges, said Det. Lt. John Azzata, commander of the homicide squad.


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VisionTek 4850 1GB B2 Review
The majority of the market for video cards revolves around the midrange selection as not everyone can afford the cream of the crop. The high-end cards from the major competitors, Nvidia and ATI, are the GTX285, GTX295, 4870x2, 4890, and so on. They all battle for the best frames possible in graphic intense applications, while the midrange cards just aim to get the job done. The video card reviewed today is the VisionTek 4850 with 1GB of GDDR3 running at 950MHz. The RV770 core is clocked in at 625MHz with 800 pixel shaders. This card is very similar to the 4870, by sharing the same core minus the speed, and having lower memory bandwidth from the GDDR3 rather than GDDR5. Performance wise, the 4850 and 4870 are in different classes; the 4850 will likely compete with the GTS250/9800GTX cards. Floating around on the net were false rumors that VisionTek had planned on filing for bankruptcy - VisionTek has not filed for bankruptcy and intends to stick around.
Closer Look:
The package for the VisionTek video card was sealed in a bag to keep the contents clean and protect the box. The front has a large sticker placed on it, giving key information about the video card, such as PCIe bus, 1GB memory and that it is the 4850 model. The model number is at the bottom of the sticker, but the VisionTek website currently doesn't list the card. The box art is simple with a flame in the bottom corner of the front, a large B2 logo and ATI RADEON logos posted all over the place. The box is very small.
The back of the box is clean, with more ATI Radeon logos and a small VisionTek logo in the corner. The sides are the same as the rest of the box, with a B2 logo to the right of the VisionTek logo.
The ends of the box have a small V logo, for the VisionTek brand, and another for the ATI Radeon status of this card. People should have a real easy time figuring out that there's an ATI card inside this box. Opening the flap reveals a cardboard box tightly fit inside.
After pulling it out, opening the cardboard box reveals a red bubble wrap bag protecting the video card, which sits above the included peripherals.
Underneath the video card you will find a driver disk, manual, DVI to HDMI adapter, VGA adapter, and Molex to 6-pin PCI Express power adapter. These are the bare necessities that should get most users up and running quickly.
Let's take a peek at the card!