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List of Exhibitors
Altarama Information Systems - Booth 2778
Come by and see the newest features of RefTracker Release 3.1.2, VRLpluschat reference, and Reference by SMS, the second generation of this exciting way libraries can reach out to patrons.
Association of College & Research Libraries
Please visit the ACRL membership booth for your chance to win free registration to the ACRL 14th National Conference in Seattle in 2009. While there, chat with current members to learn about the association and its sections, activities, services, and publications.
Bullfrog Films presents new award-winning DVD programs in Booth 763. This is a shared exhibit space with the National Film Board of Canada. Meet with Dylan McGinty of NFB and Elizabeth Stanley of Bullfrog Films.
Brookhaven Press (Booth 1414)
Brookhaven Press digitizes and reprints out of print state and county histories and other genealogy titles for more than 27 states, with more states and titles added regularly. Available as hardbound books or searchable CDs, our titles are page for page duplications of the original material. Many of our titles are also available on Clio, our digital bookshelf product.
When you purchase Clio, you choose 500 books from the Clio collection, which are then indexed and mounted onto an external hardrive, ready to be searched on one PC or on your local area network. Additional titles may be added from our collection or you may add your own titles, scanned to the specifications required by the open source software that drives Clio. We also offer hardbound reprints of titles from the Historic Pittsburgh Collection and Nietz's 19th Century Schoolbooks Collection. Additionally, we offer a wide selection of microfilm and fiche on a range of topics, from history and biography to government publications to foreign language materials.
Visit us at www.brookhavenpress.com or call 1.800.236.0850, ext. 131, for more information. Or come see us at Booth 1414 and enter our drawing for our "Taste of Wisconsin" basket.
Candlewick Press (Booth 2554)
Now based in Somerville, Massachusetts, Candlewick Press publishes outstanding children's books for readers of all ages. Since we first opened our doors in 1991, we've received more than 1500 accolades and honors, and have been named "the fastest growing children's publisher in the U.S." by Publishers Weekly.
Visit our booth where you will find exciting new books, including the latest Judy Moody from Megan McDonald, Dr. Ernest Drake's Monsterology, and God's Dream by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams, and LeUyen Pham.
Click here for a listing of author signings.
ChunkIt by TigerLogic (booth 279)
Come visit Booth 279 for a hands-on demonstration of ChunkIt!. Your research experience will never be the same.
ChunkIt! is a browser-based personal search engine for discovering a whole new world of information from the Web. This innovative application mines content from any web page and its numerous hyperlinks. With a single-click, ChunkIt! will extract and preview highly relevant blocks of content ("chunks") pertaining to your key search terms. In addition to web page links, ChunkIt! is ideal for mining the search result links generated by popular search engines such as Google & Yahoo, on-line databases like LexisNexis and Edgar, as well as the search results delivered by any website's search box.
ChunkIt! saves you invaluable time (and frustration) by quickly finding precisely what you want without ever having to open a link. Revolutionize your online research with ChunkIt! by TigerLogic. Download ChunkIt! It only takes seconds and it's FREE!
Geographic Research, Inc. provides research, mapping, and spatial analysis services to educational institutions, research firms, government agencies, businesses, and non-profit organizations. We are experts in mapping and analyzing data, and we specialize in research studies that have a geographic component. From academic research to market research, we can help you get the most out of your research objectives and help you intelligently answer your research questions. SimplyMap, our web-based mapping application, lets users quickly create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using powerful demographic, business, and marketing data. SimplyMap turns complex data into valuable information that is easily accessed through an innovative and user-friendly interface. Come visit us in Booth 218.
Northern Micrographics (Booth 1515)
Northern Micrographics offers high quality imaging products and services. NM can scan bound or disbound material as well as microfilm in 16, 35, 105 and aperture card format. A number of digital imaging post-processing services are available including cropping, deskewing, despeckling, OCRing and image derivative production. Northern Micrographics can also assist with indexing, file directory structure development, and metadata development.
Our production facilities offer state of the art equipment and processes to allow the best image capture possible while maintaining the integrity of the original material.
Northern Micrographics can also help place your digital collection online with NDLSWeb. NDLSWeb provides a cost effective yet robust method for storing, searching, viewing and printing your digital images.
While you're at the ALA annual meeting this month, please take a moment to visit Booth #693 to find out about our open standards, open source approach to digital collections.
ResCarta Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit corporation established to create and use open standards for organizations to achieve interoperability among digital collections. We offer a free, complete open-source toolkit to assist you in mounting your digital materials on the web, ready for searching and viewing.
Stop by our booth and pick up the latest software toolkit. It will have you producing standard METS/MODS/MIX metadata in seconds. Yes, its that easy to run on your Windows, MAC or Linux based system.
See more about us at www.ResCarta.org or see a sample of our software in action at the Los Angeles Public Library. Los Angeles City Directories. More interested in photos? See Mississippi Steamships or small library digital collections.
You can also download the tookit from our website in either a Java Jar installer or a Windows executable installer. Full documentation is also included.
Thinking about that box of postcards, those overused precious city directories and wondering how you will ever get them on the web? Scanning them is a given. But what to do after that?
If you're on Monday, June 30 from 10:30 am to noon, consider attending our information meeting, "Introduction to ResCarta" at the Hilton Anaheim, Balboa B. Our representative will offer an overview of ResCarta Foundation and our toolkit, showing the ease in which ResCarta software may be used and the robust nature of the software. You will see the process from raw images to a fully indexed website in less than a half hour.
TDNet Booth 1333 - TDNet Inc. will be offering a series of educational sessions in our booth (#1333). The sessions are designed to be short in length, and instructional, so attendees can quickly learn about TDNet's e-resource access and management solutions. After each session, attendees will be given the opportunity to enter a drawing to win the new Apple iPhone valued at $200.00.
TDNet is an innovative information solutions company that develops and markets technology to help libraries and their users to easily view, manage and access e-resources. Key partnerships with industry leaders complement TDNet's completely integrated suite of services: Searcher Analyzer federated search service; Full Text TOUResolver; Journal Manager; eBook Manager, and Holdings Manager. Additional Web services, integrated statistics, authentication and reference tools are available. TDNet's unique service solution is based on a premier Knowledge Base of metadata for over 260,000 unique titles coupled with extensive experience in the information industry. For additional information about TDNet and its services, please visit http://www.tdnet.com
TigerLogic presents ChunkIt (booth 279)
Come visit Booth 279 for a hands-on demonstration of ChunkIt!. Your research experience will never be the same.
ChunkIt! is a browser-based personal search engine for discovering a whole new world of information from the Web. This innovative application mines content from any web page and its numerous hyperlinks. With a single-click, ChunkIt! will extract and preview highly relevant blocks of content ("chunks") pertaining to your key search terms. In addition to web page links, ChunkIt! is ideal for mining the search result links generated by popular search engines such as Google & Yahoo, on-line databases like LexisNexis and Edgar, as well as the search results delivered by any website's search box.
ChunkIt! saves you invaluable time (and frustration) by quickly finding precisely what you want without ever having to open a link. Revolutionize your online research with ChunkIt! by TigerLogic. Download ChunkIt! It only takes seconds and it's FREE!
Wiley (Booth #558)
Wiley is a global publisher of print and electronic products, specializing in STM and social sciences books, journals, databases, education materials, professional/consumer books and online subscription services. Wiley is the parent company of Wiley-Blackwell and includes the imprints For Dummies, Webster's New World, CliffsNotes, Jossey-Bass, Pfeiffer, VCH, Frommer's and others. www.wiley.com.
Meet the authors at ALA!
Saturday, June 28 at 2 p.m. Pultizer prize nominated investigative journalist Caitlin Rother will be signing her thrilling new true crime account Twisted Triangle: A Famous Crime Writer, a Lesbian Love Affair, and the FBI husband's Violent Revenge.
Sunday, June 29 at 3 p.m. Stop by the Wiley booth and discover the secrets of online auction with Marsha Collier, author of eBay for Dummies!
WT Cox Subscriptions - Please visit the booth of WT Cox Subscriptions (844). There will be an iPod give-a-way, American Express gift card give-a-way and free oversized cloth book bags to the first 400 visitors. WT Cox Subscriptions is a full service subscription vendor serving all library types with print and electronic subscriptions. Learn more about WT Cox Subscriptions at http://www.wtcox.com


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Lea Michele: New 'Dorothy of Oz' Stills!
Check out these new stills from Lea Michele's upcoming animated film Dorothy of Oz, provided exclusively to JustJared.com!
The film follows Dorothy Gale (Michele) as returns to Kansas to find it devastated. Dorothy then finds a new way to get back to the Land of Oz, only to discover that her old friends the Scarecrow (Dan Aykroyd), Tin Man (Kelsey Grammer), Cowardly Lion (Jim Belushi) and the entire Land of Oz, are all in grave danger. On Dorothy's new journey through Oz, she meets new friends like a marshmallow man named Marshal Mallow (Hugh Dancy), a china doll princess (Megan Hilty), a tugboat named Tugg (Patrick Stewart), and a large owl named Wiser (Oliver Platt). With the help of her new friends, they band together against a wicked Jester (Martin Short) who wants to control Oz by turning important people into china dolls.
Dorothy of Oz also features Broadway legend Bernadette Peters as Glinda (pictured below). The Summertime Entertainment film, produced by Ryan Carroll and Roland Carroll, hits theaters next year!

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This article is based on a longer study commissioned by the Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre in Oslo.
Israel's relentless drive to establish "facts on the ground" in the occupied West Bank, a drive that continues in violation of even the limited settlement freeze to which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu committed himself, seems finally to have succeeded in locking in the irreversibility of its colonial project. As a result of that "achievement," one that successive Israeli governments have long sought in order to preclude the possibility of a two-state solution, Israel has crossed the threshold from "the only democracy in the Middle East" to the only apartheid regime in the Western world.
The inevitability of such a transformation has been held out not by "Israel bashers" but by the country's own leaders. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon referred to that danger, as did Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who warned that Israel could not escape turning into an apartheid state if it did not relinquish "almost all the territories, if not all," including the Arab parts of East Jerusalem.
Olmert ridiculed Israeli defense strategists who, he said, had learned nothing from past experiences and were stuck in the mindset of the 1948 war of independence. "With them, it is all about tanks and land and controlling territories and controlled territories and this hilltop and that hilltop," he said. "All these things are worthless. Who thinks seriously that if we sit on another hilltop, on another hundred meters, that this is what will make the difference for the State of Israel's basic security?"
It is now widely recognized in most Israeli circles–although denied by Israel's government–that the settlements have become so widespread and so deeply implanted in the West Bank as to rule out the possibility of their removal (except for a few isolated and sparsely populated ones) by this or any future Israeli government unless compelled to do so by international intervention, an eventuality until now considered entirely unlikely.
It is not only the settlements' proliferation and size that have made their dismantlement impossible. Equally decisive have been the influence of Israel's settler-security-industrial complex, which conceived and implemented this policy; the recent disappearance of a viable pro-peace political party in Israel; and the infiltration by settlers and their supporters in the religious-national camp into key leadership positions in Israel's security and military establishments.


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Samson cast out in first 'Survivor' episode
JUPITER, Fla. -- Never one to walk away from a challenge, Marlins president David Samson embraced and enjoyed the opportunity to fulfill a dream of competing on the hit reality TV show, "Survivor."
But his quest to be the lone survivor turned out being a quick one.
JUPITER, Fla. -- Never one to walk away from a challenge, Marlins president David Samson embraced and enjoyed the opportunity to fulfill a dream of competing on the hit reality TV show, "Survivor."
But his quest to be the lone survivor turned out being a quick one.
"Survivor: Cagayan," on CBS, debuted with a two-hour premiere on Wednesday night. And Samson, who turned 46 on Wednesday, was voted off in the first tribal council, which came a little more than one hour into the episode.
The first to go is not how Samson envisioned his stay in the series he has watched since it came on the air in 2000.
"I have no regrets," Samson said on camera. "I played the way I thought I needed to play to get forward in the game, and the tribe just doesn't have it together. Or they have it together, just against me. But no hard feelings to any of them. I consider myself pretty much the luckiest person in the world."
"Survivor: Cagayan" was filmed in the Philippines last summer, and the cast was officially announced in January.
The 18 contestants were divided into three tribes -- Brains, Beauty and Brawn. With a degree in law, Samson was placed in the Brains tribe, which had an average IQ of 130.
Arriving at the island wearing a navy-blue blazer, blue shirt and khaki pants, Samson looked ready to lead and succeed from the second he stepped on the sand.
"In baseball, there is only one winner at the end," Samson said. "Same with 'Survivor.' The difference is we're on a beach."
Each tribe selected a leader, and Samson -- who asked aloud if it was because of the blazer -- got the vote from his teammates.
As tribe leader, Samson's first order of business was a controversial and ultimately costly one. He was asked to identify the weakest link. To the surprise of the rest of his team, Samson immediately weeded out Garrett, who also happened to be the biggest and strongest of the six.
Samson reasoned he felt Garrett would be a liability the last two-thirds of the game. He also conceded Garrett would be formidable as the game progressed.
Garrett was sent ahead to the island, given a head start to get camp set up. Garrett also found a clue and located the immunity idol. In doing so, he gained major leverage, while vowing to himself he would do everything "to get rid of David."
The Brains got off to a rough start, encountering trouble building a shelter, which collapsed when contestant J'Tia sat on it to test its stability.
The first immunity challenge was tabbed a disaster by host Jeff Probst, who went on to proclaim the performance was one of the worst in the history of the show.
For Brains, it was tribal council.
Samson cast his vote for J'Tia, a nuclear engineer. In doing so, he whispered to the camera, "In the real world, I may hire you." Then he added, "Not tonight."
By a 4-2 vote, it was Samson who was asked to turn in his torch.
In promoting the series, Samson called the experience surreal when Probst said at the beginning, "Welcome to 'Survivor: Cagayan.'"
In parting, Samson heard Probst declare: "The tribe has spoken."
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro.


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Multiple tickets for popular 20-cent wager cash for $88,271.34
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot survived another racing day Monday at Gulfstream Park, generating a carryover of $1,042,557.91 for Thursday's card. However, two ticket holders of the 1-1-2-12-6-2 combination for the six-race sequence still enjoyed a lucrative afternoon, each cashing for $88,271.34.
The Rainbow 6, which requires a bettor to hold the only ticket with all six races to collect the jackpot, went unsolved for the 28th consecutive racing day Saturday. The jackpot has not been paid out since a single bettor cashed for $30,670.26 on Jan. 10.
There were also a few happy 50-cent Pick 5 ticketholders with the winning 1-2-12-6-2
combination for the final five races that was worth $46,028.50. There were four winning tickets.
Gonzales Scheduled for Release from Hospital
Jockey Jonathan Gonzales, who was involved in a spill during Sunday's first race, was expected to be discharged from a local hospital Monday afternoon. According to his agent, Gil Graell, Gonzales had three hairline fractures in his back.
Who's Hot: Jockey Juan Leyva scored on a pair of longshots: Starship Wildcat ($20.20) in the sixth race and Cajun Sunrise ($89.20) in the eighth race. Leading rider Javier Castellano doubled up with What a Party ($7.40) in the fourth and Integrity ($5.60) in the ninth.
Trainer Steve DiMauro notched his first two victories of the Champions Meet with Now Hear This ($20.60) in the third and Cajun Sunrise in the eighth.
Rainbow 6 Carryover: $1,042,557.91


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Round 1 Inspired by Words
*Proverbs, funny sayings or uplifting sentences for your inspiration!
*A photo inspiration challenge with a homely twist!
Round 3 Theme with an Optional Twist
* Popular, easy themes for everyone's taste!
Round 4 CASE... With Your Own Twist!
*We CASE different designers each time and add our own twist to their styles!


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ASUS HD 7970 DirectCU II Review
ASUS HD 7970 3GB DirectCU II Introduction:
With AMD's 28nm Northern Islands-based HD 7970 having been out for about a year now, it has gone through several revisions including GHz Edition cards that touted 1000MHz base clock speeds on the core and an additional boost clock when thermals and power usage were within spec. For many, a reference-based video card will offer up the FPS needed for gaming, while keeping the card cool and adequately quiet enough for stock speeds. However when the chips are down and the thermal load is getting pumped up due to poor airflow in the chassis or overclocking, the same reference coolers' noise profile usually has an exorcist moment and turns into a screaming banshee intent on destroying your eardrums. We all know heat is the enemy of our graphics cards and we go to great lengths to keep them cool. This is where ASUS comes in with the HD 7970 DirectCU II and addresses all of the issues that conspire to shorten the life of the graphics card. Packed full of features that include a massive Direct Contact cooling solution which cools not only the GPU core, but the onboard components, ASUS's own Super Alloy Power DIGI+ VRM 12-phase power circuit, and the ability to handle a 6 panel Eyefinity setup. As a card that is built for the enthusiast, the ASUS HD 7970 comes with a very exclusive feature called VGA Hotwire that is used with specific ASUS ROG series motherboards to control the core, memory, and phase (PLL) voltages at a more precise hardware level.
The ASUS HD 7970 Direct CU II comes in both standard and TOP versions, the latter having a highly binned core that will, on average and from prior experience, deliver a higher overall clock speed than the standard version. At $415, ASUS has the HD 7970 DIrectCU II priced above a reference card, yet below some of its competitors' upper end custom offerings. In the past, ASUS's DirectCU II offerings have delivered excellent performance and cooling, so let's see how this iteration performs.
HD 7970 3GB DirectCU II Closer Look:
ASUS's packaging for AMD-based video cards has been fairly static over the past generation, with the depiction of a medieval warrior ready for battle as the featured artwork and an orange background signifying AMD hardware. What has changed here is the information surrounding the artwork. On the top left corner is the ASUS logo, under which is information on the DirectCU II cooling system used on the card. Using the DirectCU II cooling solution, Asus touts a 20% cooler and 14dB quieter CPU than an HD 7970 equipped with AMD's reference cooling. Underneath the cooling system info is additional information disp[laying the AMD Radeon emblem, the 6-display Eyefinity capabilities, the 3GB of GDDR5 memory onboard, ASUS's DIGI+ VRM power control, and ASUS's own GPU Tweak software that can be used in conjunction with the HD 7970 to tweak its operating characteristics. The back panel touches on more features such as the card's VGA Hotwire functionality that allows the user to solder on wiring to control and monitor voltages at a hardware level while using select ROG motherboards (including the previously reviewed Rampage IV Extreme). There is also more in-depth information about ASUS's SAP DIGI+ VRM all-digital power control, which is employed for improved stability, reliability, and longevity. Additional information is presented on display connectivity and the included ASUS GPU Tweak GPU tuning utility.
Inside the outer sleeve is an all-black box that has a gold embossed ASUS logo on the front panel – a stylish box that we've commonly seen with other ASUS products. Inside the package is an open cell foam block that holds the HD 7970 DirectCU II and the included accessory bundle. Once you pull the top off the foam block, you can get a feel for how thick this card really is.
ASUS's accessory bundle for this card is pretty slim, yet includes something rarely seen as part of the accessory bundle on a video card. A sleeve holds the quick start guide and driver disk. You also get a Crossfire bridge connection, a dual 6-pin-to-8-pin PCIe power adapter, and a heat sink used to cover the mosfets of the Super Alloy Power DIGI+ VRM power circuit when using liquid or sub zero cooling methods such as Liquid Nitrogen. If you did not know already, this series of cards has been a choice pick for the extreme overclocker, setting many records due to the strength of the build process and power circuits.
The packaging and accessory bundle are but a small part of what ASUS brings to the table with its HD 7970 DIrectCU II. Let's take a closer look at what makes this card tick.


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Speak up. "If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you" (Matt. 18:15 NIV). "God calls us to be peacemakers, not peacekeepers," points out Vernick. She says pursuing peace might mean risking conflict in order to bring about a genuine peace (Ps. 34:14; Heb. 12:14 NIV). Speaking up is very different from venting, which can have negative consequences. We should speak the truth to someone in love after we have spent time praying and preparing for our time together. Approach that person in gentleness and with humility (Gal. 6:1 NIV).Speak up.
Stand up. "But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that 'every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses" (Matt. 18:16 NIV). God calls us to stand against sin, evil, deception, abuse and wickedness. When others are blind to their sin, God calls us to enlist the help of others. With a supportive person or church by your side, say, "I will not continue to live in fear," "be lied to" or "be degraded."Stand up.
Step back. "If he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector (Matt. 18:17 NIV)," says Jesus. In biblical culture, Jews did not have close, personal relationships with pagans and tax collectors. Vernick says when someone refuses to respond to our concerns, the relationship changes. "You cannot have fellowship with someone who refuses to respect your feelings, doesn't care about you, won't respect you and who isn't honest." When we step back from the relationship, it helps minimize the damage and gives the other person time to reflect on his behavior and the relationship. It sends a message that a pattern of sinful, destructive behaviors is unacceptable to us and to God.Step back.
She points out that even when we find it necessary to step back from a situation, God calls us to love. The apostle Paul says, "We bless those who curse us. We are patient with those who abuse us" (1 Cor. 4:12 NIV). And in Romans 13:10, "Love does no harm (NIV)."
As we learn to identify destructive conflict and apply God's Word to our situations, we can minimize its damage in our lives. What's more, we move from victim to victor, honoring God in even the most difficult of circumstances.
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In the risk-filled world of real estate investing, having a smart strategy can help you reap the rewards.
Investing in real estate is risky business. But the rewards—an extra stream of income, the chance to build wealth and that gold ring called financial independence—can be well worth the reach.
Risk arises from uncertainty. And, in the world of real estate investing, there is no "set it and forget it." Risk management for real estate investments requires ongoing diligence and a strategy that needs to be constantly monitored and adjusted accordingly.
As Drew Reynolds of Realized reflects, "Real estate investment is risky. The dollars at stake are often significant. The losses can really hurt. However, through proper risk management, a diligent investor can "stack the deck" in their favor."
Therefore, risk management can be defined as the process of reducing the probability and limiting the severity of potential negative outcomes involved with real estate investments. In other words, having a solid real estate strategy in place.
The first step in mitigating risks is being able to identify what they are. Here are three of the most common risks that threaten to derail every real estate investor—along with straightforward tips for overcoming them:
Buying the right property in the right location is perhaps the most important part of being a successful real estate investor. And, it's important to not overspend on a property. For example, make sure you don't buy a rental property that is more damaged than it looks, or you risk dealing with costly repairs and maintenance.
TIP: Bring along an inspector to any property you are considering—a professional that can discover any hidden damage.
Corleone Forever
Black Panther gave Marvel a fresh spin on superhero films. A predominantly black cast telling a story about colonialism and exploitation, an incredibly realised Afrofuturist setting in Wakanda, and an array of complex female characters who carry the narrative while also finding time to smack wrong 'uns about.
However, it turns out that director Ryan Coogler looked to two of the most iconic characters from cinema's past to come up with something which felt so new.
Speaking at his QA session at Cannes , Coogler said that Marvel told him Black Panther was to be "their James Bond".
"I hadn't thought of that myself, but I liked it," he admitted. So, he stuck on his copy of Octopussy and started making notes.
"We watched a bunch of Bond films, but that was early research. Once we realised the themes we wanted to explore, we started to watch different films," he said.
"A big one was we realised we were making a film about a guy who lives in this secretive country nobody really knows, he works with his family, his father dies, he has to step into this position of power, and it was like 'Oh man, we've got to look at The Godfather .' So once we pivoted and looked at the Godfather films, a lot of things opened up for us."
Yes, it's disappointing to hear someone as cool as Ryan Coogler talking about 'pivoting' to anything, but he's got more than enough credit in the bank at this point to get away with it. He was understandably quite bashful about telling people he wanted to go the full Coppola in a superhero film.
"You tell people you're trying to make a superhero movie but it's going to be like The Godfather , and I was worried about people thinking we were aiming too high."
Coogler also looked to Ron Fricke's documentaries Baraka and Samsara to work out how best to immerse an audience in an unfamiliar Wakandan landscape: "We would screen those with our whole art department and talk about how we wanted the areas in Wakanda to feel."
He also remembered how his wife forced him to go back to the comic books and rediscover how it made him feel as a child when the project threatened to overwhelm him.
"My wife is real cool – she made me go back to the comic book shop where I first found out what Black Panther was, and I went back there and bought a Panther book, and that reminded me of the awesomeness of it.
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We wonder how the beetle's brain processes all this extra visual information. Eduardo Zattara/IU Bloomington
We don't know about you, but we're always quite excited by any news story that starts with the phrase "scientists have accidentally created" – it's either going to be something incredible or it'll be the future plot of a Hollywood movie.
The latest accident features the use of some very quirky genetic manipulation. Courtesy of Indiana University (IU), we now have beetles with functional third eyes. As pointed out by a rather marvelous
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As emphasized by the team, there's no single "gene" that influences the development of the eyes. Plenty work in unison to produce complex effects, and sometimes altering one can have unintended consequences elsewhere.
This means that finding out how to intentionally trigger the appearance of a third eye in the center of the beetle's forehead isn't as simple as finding an on-off switch. Saying all that, however, the team discovered that the silencing of just one single gene led to the fusion of two sets of extra eyes.
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Surprised mother welcomes son home from AfghanistanBy TIM BUCKLAND
New Hampshire Union Leader
January 30. 2014 9:26PM
MANCHESTER — At first, Sally Deschenes didn't notice the man walking toward her table at Cactus Jack's restaurant Thursday night.
But, after a tap on the shoulder from her daughter, Laurie Forrence: "Oh, my God! Oh, my God!" Deschenes, who is battling breast cancer, shouted as she saw her son, Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Mike Tower of Weare, for the first time in months.
"Oh my goodness. I can't even talk now," Deschenes, of Litchfield, said after (finally) releasing her son from a hug. "I'm so glad he's home. I didn't like him being over there."
Forrence and Tower set up the encounter, which was a surprise for most of the family. She said Cactus Jack's is her mother's favorite restaurant and that they'd set up the surprise by telling the whole family that Tower would be arriving at the airport the next day.
"It's wonderful," she said of her brother's return. "Hopefully, he'll stay home now."
Count among those surprised Tower's daughter, Kayleigh, a sophomore at Keene State College, who shrieked upon seeing her dad for the first time since he left for a deployment to Afghanistan five months ago.
"Are you trying to make me cry, man?" Tower said when asked to describe his emotions after hugging his daughter and mother. "Pure elation, I think."
While the family cried out, Tower was treated to a standing ovation from most of the restaurant's patrons.
"It feels great," Tower said. "It's exciting to see my family."


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The Internet opens new doors to artists, there is no question about that. And between geeks like us here at OSNews, we should be supporting the independent artists. The most well-known online Indie short film competition, DVXFest, finished last week and the results are in. The latest theme was "make a spy movie", and one of our favorites, "Imprint" by Van Blumreich was awarded second place (a production that cost just $500). The story is set in a somewhat-futuristic time that's been plagued by the deadly Long Virus. Rob Cardine is dying of it and in order to keep himself alive, he carries out ethically questionable assignments in order to receive treatments for his disease. But when an assignment goes wrong, Rob is confronted with his own questions of ethics and humanity. How far is too far? Click here to download and view the short movie for free (48 MB), and read more for our interview with Van Blumreich.


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Thought I would write a review of my new Rhino 4 20M kite. This forum helped me a lot when deciding what to get for my big kite so I thought I woud share my feedback.
I have been riding for a about a year and a half now. I have been on mid aspect Airush kites until this recent purchase. I was under the impression from all my readings that medium to low aspect kites are better for gusts than high aspect. How wrong I was.
The Rhino 04 is such a well built kite and seems very durable. They did not miss any details on this kite that is for sure. The materials are top
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Initially I thought these kites were heavy and would probably not fly well. It turned out to be the best flying kite I have ever flown. This kite just sits perfectly in the window when on shore and is extremely stable. On top of this there is less bar weight and it is easier to turn than my 16M!
It does actually feel kind of heavy when carrying it around on shore but once in the air it just sticks there... even in lulls of 6MPH or so. In gusts and lulls the kite adjusts position in the window nicely and power delivery to the rider remains smooth.
In terms of riding it is very easy to use. This kite just pulls you upwind if you want or lets you cruise effortlessly in light winds. I take this kite out in anything over 10MPH and less than say 17MPH. Below 10 I go downwind but I am on a small board.
basically I bought this kite so I could ride all those light wind days when no one is even out at the local spots. The only downside to this is I am having to teach folks how to launch me. I feel this is safer than self launching especially with a kite of this size.
I am glad to answer any questions you have about this big kite. So far I have had 3 sessions with it and I can not wait to take it out again. My only complaint is that the thing is tough to get back in the bag. It can be done but you really need a flat area with no wind or it will just drive you nuts. I just roll it up and leave it in the car out of the bag.
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posted by Thom Holwerda on Tue 6th Apr 2010 22:00 UTC, submitted by Cytor
"Last Friday HTC unveiled its entry-level Smartphone, aptly named the Smart. [...] However, what we'd like to tell you about is not the new handset, but instead what happened during the press event inside the Taipei 101. This news story hasn't made it outside of Taiwan so far and we felt it was worth reporting on, despite the event taking place a few days ago. As the press conference was drawing to a close and the group photos were about to be taken, the event was gate crashed by representatives for one of HTC's suppliers. A woman came in shouting with several other people following her and there was a general confusion among the media at the event. The HTC PR representatives were doing their best to drag her away from the stage, while she was trying to hand over some kind of a list to Peter Chou, the president and CEO of HTC."


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The spider family Pholcidae (cellar spiders, daddylonglegs spiders) includes 1340 described species; the family is largely tropical, but several dozen species occur in North America north of Mexico, with the highest diversity in the southeastern United States (Huber 2005; Platnick 2013). In North America north of Mexico, six of the 12 genera found in this region are represented by introduced species only. Many pholcid species have adapted well to human habitats and are commonly found in corners and dark spaces in and around buildings, especially in basements. Pholcus phalangioides, for example, is common in buildings worldwide (Bradley 2013).
The cephalothorax of a pholcid is typically about as long as it is wide. The legs are extremely long and thin (this feature accounts for one of the common names for spiders in this family, "daddylonglegs spiders", although unlike daddylonglegs, which are not actually spiders, they spin webs). The legs have flexible tarsi that are usually held in a curved position. Most pholcids have eight eyes, although some have only six. When long-legged pholcids are disturbed in their web, they move rapidly, flexing their legs so that the body gyrates in a circular motion. This may make them difficult to see and perhaps difficult for their main predators, wasps, to capture (Bradley 2013). Short-legged pholcids can run rapidly (Huber 2005).
Pholcid females frequently carry their egg case in their chelicerae. The eggs are held together by a thin silken net and individual eggs are easily seen. The palps of adult males are very large and conspicuous. Web structure varies considerably within the family. Huber (2005) notes that the taxonomy of Nearctic pholcids is greatly in need of revision (this is presumably true for other regions as well). Much progress has been made, however, in understanding the higher level systematics and biogeography of the pholcids (Huber 2011; Dimitrov et al. 2013 and references therein). References cited in Dimitrov et al. (2013) provide an excellent entry into the pholcid literature.


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NEW YORK (AP) — High prices help sell watches, sports cars and handbags by suggesting rare quality. Now, they may be helping sell stocks, too.
The number of stocks priced at $100 or more is at a multi-decade high. Companies worried that sticker shock would keep small investors from buying used to split their shares in two or more to lower the price. But now splits are scarce, and a triple-digit stock has cachet.
"It shows investors have confidence in you," says Jon Johnson, editor of Stocksplits.net, an investing newsletter. "It's another thing you can point to and say, "We're doing fine in uncertain times."
Jeffrey Hirsch, editor of the Stock Trader's Almanac, calls it a new "badge of achievement."
Among stocks in the Standard & Poor's 500 index, 42 trade for $100 or more, according to Howard Silverblatt of S&P Dow Jones Indices, which manages the index. That is the highest in his records, which date back 36 years.
A surging stock market has helped lift the price of stocks, as has inflation over the years. But experts suggest a bigger reason is that more companies are refusing to cut prices with splits that swaps a single share for multiple shares. A two-for-one split, for instance, cuts a $100 share into two $50 shares.
Other features of the rise of triple-digit stocks:
— It reflects an investor retreat. Companies used to split shares because they worried small investors would get spooked by a $100 price tag, Silverblatt says. But Main Street folks have been selling hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of individual stocks from their brokerage accounts in the past 5½ years, according to the Federal Reserve. That has left much of the stock trading to professional investors and hedge funds and other so-called institutions with plenty of money. So companies don't feel pressure to split shares.
"They don't care about the individuals anymore," says Kristina Minnick, a finance professor at Bentley University in Waltham, Mass. Their owners are "mostly institutions, and (high prices) don't faze them."
— Credit lower trading fees, too. Investors once bought and sold stock mostly in so-called round lots of 100 to avoid paying higher broker commissions for so-called odd lots. A high stock price made buying in blocks of 100 out of reach for some small investors. That was one reason companies split their stocks.
In 1975, regulators banned fixed minimum charges for stock trading, forcing brokers to compete on commissions. Fees plummeted further with online trading in the 1990s. Now, discount brokers charge a straight fee per transaction, sometimes as low as $2, so it doesn't matter how many shares you buy.
— It's no bull-market fluke. When the market was higher, at its October 2007 peak, $100-plus stocks numbered 33, fewer than today. In the dot-com boom in 1999, 27 breached the triple-digit mark. In 1985, a peak year for that decade, only 17 hit that mark, though the number for that year is higher if you adjust for inflation.
— Don't be fooled. A higher price may add prestige, but it says nothing about whether the stock is a good value. To figure that out, experts say, you need to look at how the price compares with its per-share earnings, among other measurements.
In the bull market of the 1990s, companies split stocks constantly to broaden their appeal. Dell and Microsoft split seven times each that decade. Cisco split eight times.
Since then, the number of splits has bounced around, but the trend has been down, and sharply. In 2000, there were 70 splits. In 2004, there were 38, a high for the past decade. In 2006, the last calendar year before the Great Recession, there were 32. The tally in 2012 is 10.
Splits have a bad reputation among some investors because they're largely done for cosmetic reasons. After all, giving investors two new shares worth $50 each for an old one worth $100 does not make the new shares more valuable.
Or to put it another way, a pizza pie doesn't taste any better if you cut it in more pieces.
In 1983, Warren Buffett blasted splits in an annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. He said they suggest a company is focused more on the stock price than on value. He also thought they attracted more short-term investors — not a good thing, in his opinion. "A hyperactive market is the pickpocket of enterprise," he wrote.
Berkshire created cheaper Class B shares in 1996 and split them 50-for-1 in 2010, to make it easier for owners of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, a railroad that Berkshire bought, to exchange their shares for Berkshire shares.
One possible casualty from the fall in splits is finance professors. They've written voluminous studies about them. There have been studies on the rise of splits, the fall of splits, why older firms tend to split less often than young ones, trading before splits, trading after splits and, most recently, why Vietnamese companies plagued by insider-trading are more likely to split.
The danger with the lack of splits is that investors will buy stocks because they think a higher price means it's more valuable.
It's "psychological," says Joe Bell, senior analyst at Schaeffer's Investment Research, about the appeal of triple-digit stocks. He adds, "It's much ado about nothing."
Among members of the S&P's $100 Club, the highest price belongs to Google, at $682. Apple is in second place at $610. The rest come from a broad range of industries, from railroads (Union Pacific) to gambling (Wynn Resorts) to restaurants (Chipotle Mexican Grill) and oil (Chevron).
The biggest gainer among new members is Sherwin-Williams, the paint maker. Its stock has risen 69 percent since the start of 2012 on higher revenue and earnings. It closed Friday at $151.
For those coveting really high-priced stocks, the prize remains Class A shares of Berkshire Hathaway, which aren't in the S&P 500 and have never split. They are worth $133,841 each.


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Semerjian Appointed as Visiting Professor
Dr. Hratch G. Semerjian, the former President and Executive Director of the Council for Chemical Research (CCR), has been appointed as a Visiting Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. A member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Semerjian previously served as Chief Scientist, Acting Director, and Deputy Director of the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD. As NIST Deputy Director, he was responsible for overall operation of the Institute, the effectiveness of NIST's technical programs, and interactions with external and international organizations. He holds M.Sc. (1968) and Ph.D. (1972) degrees in Engineering from Brown University and is the winner of the Brown Engineering Alumni Medal, the U.S. Department of Commerce Meritorious Federal Service (Silver Medal) Award, and the U.S. Department of Commerce Distinguished Achievement in Federal Service (Gold Medal) Award.
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Police, community and calendar briefs for Jan. 4, 2014.
Police seek help in finding card thieves
Ocala police are hoping someone can help them identify two people believed to have used credit cards stolen from a woman's purse in December.
The victim told police that she was shopping at Target on Dec. 10 when her wallet was stolen. That same day her credit cards were used to make purchases at Hollister, Best Buy and Walmart, for a total of $1,484.49.
Anyone with information about the man or woman seen in surveillance images can call Detective Scott Rowe at 369-7155, the Crime Line at 369-7061 or Crime Stoppers at 368-STOP.
Ocala teen accused of stealing Pokemon cards
A 19-year-old Ocala man that police say was caught stealing Pokemon cards Thursday was arrested.
According to Ocala Police Department reports, a loss prevention officer at Walmart at 2600 SW 19th Avenue Road, Ocala, told an officer she saw Wesley Aldrich walking fast throughout the store while holding a stack of Pokemon trading cards in his hands. She saw Aldrich shove half the stack of cards down the front of his pants and then go to another aisle and put the rest of the cards in his pants. Aldrich left without paying for the cards and was stopped by the store official.
As they were walking by the customer service desk, Aldrich ran throughout the store trying to hide. He even took off his maroon sweatshirt and put on a Gator shirt in an attempt to conceal himself.
Aldrich was eventually caught by the loss prevention officer and was later interviewed by a police officer. He said he trades the cards and that some of them are very valuable, reports state.
Aldrich was charged with retail petit theft and resisting a merchant and was taken to the Marion County Jail.
Theater to show BCS Championship Game
The Marion Theatre at 50 S. Magnolia Ave., Ocala, will show the BCS Championship Game between the No. 1 Florida State University Seminoles and No. 2 Auburn Tigers. The screening begins at 8 p.m. Monday.
Admission is free. Beer, wine and snacks will be available for purchase.
For more information, call 629-6300.
Temporary change for Newton Recycling
Beginning Monday, the Newton Recycling Center at 1750 NW 100th St., Ocala, will accept only household garbage during renovation-related construction.
Residents should take items for recycling, yard waste, appliances and household hazardous waste to another recycling center. The nearest alternatives are Wright Road Recycling Center, 11190 NW 90th Ave., Reddick; Martel Recycling Center, 296 SW 67th Ave. Road, Ocala; Citra Recycling Center, 17780 NE 19th Court, Citra; and Orange Lake Recycling Center, 18290 NW 53rd Court, Orange Lake.
The renovations at the center include drainage and stormwater improvements and adding a second access lane to help traffic flow. The project is expected to take five to six months.
For more information, call 671-8465 or visit www.marioncountyfl.org/solidwaste.htm.
Park playground to be closed for renovations
The playground at Ray Wayside Park at the Ocala Boat Basin will be closed Jan. 6-20 for installation of new ground surface material.
For more information, call 671-8560 pr email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Dog obedience classes at Livestock Pavilion
Marion-Alachua Dog Training Association classes for agility, rally, conformation, upper level obedience and more start Monday at the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion, 2232 NE Jacksonville Road, Ocala.
To learn more, visit www.madta.org or call 369-5551.
Horses for Hospice Trail Ride to be held Feb. 22
Hospice of Marion County, Inc. will hold its 14th annual "Horses for Hospice" Trail Ride on Feb. 22 on the Central Florida Greenway at the Florida Horse Park, 11008 S. County Road 475, Ocala.
Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the first ride leaves at 9:15 a.m.
Following the ride, participants can enjoy a barbecue lunch, entertainment by Bordertown and door prizes.
The minimum donation to ride is $30. Wagons are welcome; $30 for driver and $10 per passenger. The cost for lunch and entertainment only is $10. Proceeds will benefit Patient Care Programs.
For more information or to register, call 854-5218.
City hosting scavenger hunt for art exhibition
The city of Ocala has launched a scavenger hunt for its Outdoor Sculpture Competition Exhibit, which is on display in Tuscawilla Park through Sept. 21.
Scavenger hunt brochures may be obtained inside the Discovery Center, 701 NE Sanchez Ave., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or online at www.ocalafl.org/outdoorsculpture.
Individuals who complete the scavenger hunt may exchange their answers for a free family admission to the Appleton Museum of Art.
For more information, call 629-8447 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
CEREMONY: Quarterly Memorial Ceremony, 10 a.m. Saturday, Ocala-Marion County Veterans Memorial Park, 2601 SE Fort King St., Ocala. (671-8422)
CONCERT: Jeannie Seely and T.G. Sheppard, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Orange Blossom Opry, 13939 SE County Road 42, Weirsdale. (821-1201 or www.obopry.com)
CHILDREN'S ART: Winter in Florida, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Appleton Museum of Art, 4335 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. (www.appletonmuseum.org)
THE MYSTICS: 7 p.m. Saturday, Circle Square Cultural Center, 8359 SW 80 St., Ocala. $13-16. (854-3670 or email@example.com)
WRITERS: The Writers Group of Central Florida, 1 p.m. Saturday, Dunnellon Public Library, 20351 Robinson Road Dunnellon. (firstname.lastname@example.com)
CRAFT SHOW: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Harvest Village, 22050 N. U.S. 441, Micanopy. (525-0349 or email@example.com
CRUISE-IN: Twilight Cruisers of Belleview, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Kmart, 10301 SE U.S. 441, Belleview. (347-4496)
TRIKES: Brothers of the Third Wheel, 10 a.m. Saturday, 9360 S. 441, Ocala. $1. (216-9704)
MOTHER GOOSE: Mother Goose of the Loose, for infants to 36 months, 10:15 a.m. Saturday, Marion County Public Library, 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. (671-8551)
MAGIC: Happy Magical New Year with Brian LaPalme, 11 a.m. Saturday, Dunnellon Public Library, 20351 Robinson Road, Dunnellon. (438-2520)
RIB SALE: VFW Post 4493 Men's Auxiliary barbecue and rib sale, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, 11100 County Road 464, Candler. Live entertainment 2 p.m. (687-4493)
FIT EXPO: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Doc Hall's Fitness and Nutrition, 500 SW 10th St., Ocala. Special guest Candice Keene. (622-3627)
BOOK SIGNING: Glenn Munyan, author of "Max City Dog," 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Blue Run Veterinary, 20691 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Dunnellon. (527-2020 or www.Resuingmax.com)
CHESS: Freedom Public Library Chess Club, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Freedom Public Library, 5870 SW 95 St., Ocala. (873-2276)
PET VACCINES: Florida International Teaching Zoo's low-cost pet vaccinations, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sit N Pretty Dog Grooming, 7763 SW State Road 200, Ocala. Rabies $7, distemper/parvo $15. (867-7788 or www.facebook.com/PetVaccinations/events)
JUBILEE: Marion County Branch of the NAACP annual Jubilee Celebration, 7 p.m. Sunday, New Covenant Baptist Church, 606 W. Broadway, Ocala, to commemorate the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln. (351-0824 or firstname.lastname@example.com)
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Ellis scores OT winner for Canada against Sweden
Sweden has to be sick of seeing Canada on the international hockey stage.
Nashville Predators defenceman Ryan Ellis scored 2:38 into overtime to give Canada the 3-2 win over defending world hockey championship winners Sweden on Sunday in Minsk, Belarus.
Ben Scrivens made a great kick save on one end of the ice, which started a 2-on-1 for Canada led by Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele, who patiently slipped the puck over to Ellis, who then in turn, got his stick on the puck to deflect it home.
Canada has now posted five wins in a row after dropping their opening game to France.
"Good play by (Mark) Scheifele," Ellis told the Canadian Press. "The patience from Scheifele was unbelievable for such a young guy. He put it right on my tape and I just had to touch it."
The Canucks trailed 1-0 after Sweden's Joakim Lindstrom scored with 6:11 remaining in the first period with a backhander that snuck past Scrivens.
Sweden quickly went up by two after Detroit Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist centered it to Linus Klasen, who easily beat Scrivens.
But Canada stormed back, first through Philadelphia Flyers forward Brayden Schenn, who tapped in a Jonathan Huberdeau rebound at 3:52 in the second period.
The game was tied four minutes later after Vancouver Canucks defenceman Kevin Bieksa blasted one past Swedish goaltender Anders Nilsson on the power play.
"I'm happy we won, but we have some things we have to clean up," Canada goaltender Ben Scrivens said after the game.
Team Canada now faces Norway on Tuesday in the final game of the group stage. Sweden could still grab top spot in the group if it beats last-place Italy on Monday.


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Political Science
If Aristotle is correct when he observes that the end of politics is the good for man, then we may appropriately conclude that the study of politics—no less than a complete liberal arts education—aims at a comprehensive understanding of man and human communities. The following requirements for students in political science include five major categories which subdivide the disciplineand help to articulate its many facets.
- Introductory-Level Political Science
- Political Philosophy
- American Government and Politics
- Comparative Politics and International Relations
- Constitutional Law, Public Administration and Policy
The political science major requires 11 courses in political science. In addition, four courses must be taken from three other social science disciplines (geography, sociology, psychology, criminal justice and history).
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Crews search Youghiogheny River for missing kayaker
Crews search Youghiogheny River for missing kayaker
SOUTH VERSAILLES TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
Investigators confirmed that the body of missing kayaker James Leffard was pulled out of the Youghiogheny River on Sunday.
Leffard was reported missing on Friday night. The 58-year-old man's cellphone and kayak were found along the water near the town of Coulter.
Late Sunday afternoon, search crews recovered the body from the river near Third and Railroad streets. An autopsy will be performed Monday to determine how Leffard died.
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I write this just after returning from McCormick Place where I listened to President Barack Obama deliver one of the best speeches of his political career. My back, legs and feet ache from standing on the unforgiving concrete for six-and-a-half hours while we waited for the news of Obama's re-election, for Mitt Romney to write his concession speech, and for Obama to deliver his.
In the days ahead there will be time for hand-wringing about the so-called "fiscal cliff," the Northeast will no doubt suffer further devastation, and we can all start freaking out about whatever useless story of the moment consumes the media. For now, however, allow me to gloat about the incontrovertible shift in American politics that is underway.
As I've been saying since June, there was never a moment I didn't think he'd win another term. The win was not as decisive as 2008, but in the end Obama cleaned up the swing states and became the first Democrat since FDR to get re-elected with 50% of the vote. But it's not just that Obama won. It's that he was elected at the very beginning of an existential economic crisis that would define his entire first term. He also faced an opposition that cynically used that crisis as well as every legislative trick to attempt to destroy him. The right-wing media has been relentless and hideous in its attempts to discredit him. Even as he passed two enormous, landmark pieces of legislation that will benefit Americans for years to come in the Recovery Act and generations to come in Obamacare, that opposition was willing to sink to basically whatever depths it could find in the bottom-feeding dredges of political sabotage, including fabricating a debt-ceiling crisis in order to make him unelectable in 2012. He then faced the best-financed presidential challenger in American history along with a sea of dark money.
And not only did Obama survive it, he triumphed in re-election. With a fired-up conservative base wishing to defeat a president they viewed as an illegitimate socialist ("the worst president ever" we so often heard) Republicans really didn't even come close. Though the individual state races had narrow margins, anyone who was actually paying attention to the polling numbers throughout the campaign understood they had basically no way to 271 electoral votes. Slim though the popular vote margin may be, the Obama coalition has always been about bringing new voters to the polls where they are needed (for instance, do you think if there was no electoral college the campaign wouldn't have turned out enough new voters in California and New York to eat Romney-Ryan alive?). Also, the Republican candidate has now lost the popular vote in five of the last six elections.
Furthermore, though the Republicans retained leadership in the House (numerous retiring Democrats and gerrymandered districts from 2010 put this safely out of reach) two years ago they seemed all but assured to win control of the Senate. As of this writing Obama's party will not only retain control but possibly pick up two seats. This freshman class will replace well known rat-fink Joe Lieberman with the more liberal Chris Murphy, install the poster child for progressives, Elizabeth Warren, in Massachusetts (likely permanently), defeated right-wing clowns Todd Aiken and Richard Murdouck in two states Republicans should have easily won, and elected Tammy Baldwin, the first openly gay senator, against a popular former governor who was supposed to have a cake-walk.
Furthermore, referendums legalized marijuana in Washington and Colorado, the first states to do so. Maine and Maryland became the first two states to approve gay marriage through ballot initiatives, while Washington appears it will follow suit as well.
What this proves is 2008 was no fluke, that the country is getting more progressive, more tolerant, and yes, that we do want to tax millionaires more before we cut Head Start for kids. In his speech, Obama identified several causes that offer the next targets in this resurgence: climate change, voter suppression, and immigration reform.
But he also spoke to something I have been railing about since early in his presidency, which is that part of the strategy of the status quo is to convince people that voting doesn't matter, the two parties are the same, nothing changes, wah-wah-blah-blah. Cynicism and despair and ironic distance and "disappointment" are tools of that status quo as much as money is.
The powers-that-be want you to be cynical, they want you to believe nothing ever changes, and when someone comes along—someone who tells you that things can be different and then goes out and tries to do just that—they want you to be disappointed in him.
Yet election 2012 put the ball firmly back on one side of the court. Barack Obama is again our president, and in these next four years he—and we—have an unprecedented chance to move forward on climate, immigration, employment, a fairer tax system and gay rights. Call it what you want, but I'll call it—unironically, uncynically, unjadedly—hope.


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US reopens vast expanse of Gulf for fishing, but experts stress caution on seafood
While authorities cited tests showing seafood caught along the coasts of Florida and Alabama found no obvious oil, dispersant or chemical smell, experts say the tests did not search for toxic heavy metals which can bioaccumulate up the food chain after major disasters like an oil spill.
The area covers 6,879 square miles (17,800 square kilometers) off the coasts of Florida and Alabama, and is the ninth reopening of waters since the spill, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said in a statement on Friday.
The question of when seafood from the area affected by the Gulf catastrophe will actually be safe to eat is still very much up in the air.
These tests which have been performed are no where near thorough enough to honestly make the declaration that the seafood harvested from here is actually "safe to eat": Obama and BP simply want the issue to go away for the election.
Were fish I was thinking about buying identified as coming from this region, I would probably say "no thanks" for quite some time to come.


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I have a friend who's a database administrator is looking for guidance. He wants to know what the best practices are running anti-virus software on a database server.
The situation he recently found himself into was the IT department installed McAfee on one of his Oracle database servers and he's concerned (feels) there's been a performance hit. Even worse the install had nothing excluded and was scanning all files, etc.
I know that there is some AV software that have database server agents...least I've heard they do. But other than the file system I'm just wondering what the threat is and/or point of installing AV to scan the transactions for example.
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Over the years I have developed my index finger as a highly skilled glue-spreading appendage. Combine it with a proper bead of glue on the edge of a board and I can spread it evenly in nearly one swipe. The only bad part is the glue left on your finger then puts glue where you don't want it while handling the wood.
Then a few weeks ago a package from Rockler landed on my desk. A newfangled glue spreading brush – they call it a tool – with the bristle business end made of cast silicone. Well, actually they sent two brushes, an unused one and one caked in dried glue. Supposedly, most wood glues won't stick to the silicone. Watch the video to see how it works and learn more about this $3.99 tool. I'll only add that as a glue spreading brush, it works very well.


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former mailroom worker at the Philadelphia Water Department is facing federal charges in what authorities call a million-dollar scam involving printer ink and toner cartridges.
Prosecutors said Wednesday that since 2006, 61-year-old Calvin Duncan used city funds to place more than $1.3 million in excess orders for ink and toner. Investigators said Duncan had the loot shipped to an Arkansas printer supply company that paid him $545,000.
The FBI alleges Derek and Anita Willis of Russellville, Ark., bought the discounted ink to resell at markup prices at their business, Laser Cartridge Plus Inc.
The charges against Duncan carry a maximum sentence of 100 years in prison and a $1.25 million fine. The Willises face similar penalties. It wasn't immediately clear if the three defendants had lawyers.


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Yes people, this is the post that you have been waiting for! How to make your WoW ready for the summer!
The summer months mean higher temperatures and with dust build up it could make your computer run like a brick. So the first thing that you need to do is care for your machine in the physical type of way. You need to give it some TLC and it is actually pretty simple to do.
If you have never cracked your case open I am given you permission now. Have a nice vacuum cleaner close to you and get ready to suck some dust out of there. Unplug all cables from the computer, specially the power cable. Use one of the nifty attachments and make sure that if you remove some screws opening the case, they don't get sucked in by the vacuum. Once you have it all clean and and free of dust dinosaurs, FIRE IT UP with the case open. Check to make sure that every single fan is working (specially the one for your video card and the one for your motherboard and CPU.) Also make sure that none of them are too loud. If they are you might have to replace them. Get a friend to do it for you if you have never done it before, but someone with some hardware knowledge should be able to replace them.
Depending on how hot the room is, you might want to consider to leave the case completely open during this summer months. The CPU and video card can get really hot and leaving it open is an option. Also be very mindful of positioning and don't have it too close to a wall or inside of a cabinet, airflow is the key!
The following are not summer related, but a good reminder of things that you should do to make your WoW work awesome!
– Defrag your computer.
– Clean up any viruses or malware. (Malware bytes) is the newest free flavor or the month.
– Always have at least this one running (AVG Free)
– Back up your data.
– Change your Password (both e-mail and WoW)
– Get an authenticator.
There will be plenty of fun to be had on and off the game this summer, just make sure you keep your computer clean both software and hardware wise!


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(Left) Margaret McGuire, 2002, and Christina McGlosson-Wilson, 1998, have been elevated to new positions that support the office of the director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement.
Two CUA Law Alumnae Receive Senior Appointments
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Two graduates of the law school's Securities Law Program have been promoted to influential new positions within the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Margaret McGuire, 2002 has been named senior counsel to the director and deputy director at the SEC effective May 2010. In her new position McGuire will serve as a senior policy adviser, providing assistance, support and advice for a wide range of issues presented to the office of the director. These include strategic initiatives, case monitoring and development, project management, policy development, legislative inquiries and speechwriting and public communications. McGuire will also represent the director's office at internal and external meetings.
She joined the division in 2002, and was appointed as a branch chief in 2006. Her extensive experience in financial fraud investigations includes having worked on several complex accounting fraud matters. She has also assisted in the coordination of the SEC's nationwide enforcement efforts related to options backdating. McGuire has conducted or supervised many investigations involving potential financial fraud, proxy violations, insider trading, touting/scalping, and violations of the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA. McGuire is a three-time recipient of the SEC's Division Director's Award, which saluted her work on cases involving financial fraud at Fannie Mae, FCPA violations at Monsanto, and document retention and production failures at Merrill Lynch, among other cases.
While a student at the Columbus School of Law, McGuire won a national Securities Law Moot Court Competition. She has taught intermediate financial accounting as an adjunct professor at Catholic University since 1999.
In a newly created position, Christina McGlosson-Wilson, 1998, has been named counsel for management and administration to the Office of the Director. She will oversee projects related to the effective operation of the office, including working with the division's senior communications adviser on internal and external communications projects; drafting speeches and talking points for the director; managing the division's quarterly case review process; managing enforcement-related responses to the GAO, Inspector General and other entities; and various operational projects related to the proper functioning of the division of enforcement.
McGlosson-Wilson had served as senior counsel in the Division of Enforcement's office of chief counsel since 2006, where she reviewed proposed enforcement recommendations and served as an enforcement liaison in the areas of financial and accounting fraud.
Earlier, she investigated complex financial fraud cases and received Enforcement Division Director Awards in 2005 and 2004 for her work.
"This significant, double-appointment of two outstanding law school alumni gives me special pride," said Professor David Lipton, who taught both women while they were in law school and has strongly supported their careers since. "Both of these appointments put graduates of our securities program in policy-making positions, where they have the opportunity to affect the public image of the SEC. Our students are well-versed in securities law, but they also know policy and politics."
For her part, McGlosson-Wilson was equally complimentary of Lipton. "You helped guide us each step of the way," she wrote to him when announcing the news.


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I love bookstores. It's not unusual to find the whole Maxwell clan holed up in the Winter Park Borders, sipping coffee or hot chocolate while leafing through magazines and picking out books for the kids.
You know who else loves bookstores? The people who work there.
Working there allows them to earn a living and feed their families.
Unfortunately for those people, Florida lawmakers are helping put our local bookstores out of business — and putting brick-and-mortar stores of all kinds at a competitive disadvantage to online retailers.
They do so by forcing local companies to collect sales taxes while giving a break to out-of-state retailers.
Not only does this hurt local businesses and cost jobs, it also robs the state's coffers of as much as $1 billion.
That's right — a billion.
At a time when we're talking about laying off teachers, cutting funding to veterans programs, slashing funding for nursing homes and everything else.
And to what end?
So that Amazon.com can sell Twilight for 47 cents cheaper than the businesses that actually help our economy?
That's just wrong.
Let's back up for a minute, though, and start with the basics.
Current Florida law requires residents to pay sales tax on most purchases — including those purchased over the Internet.
Surprised? Well, you're not alone. Most Floridians are completely unaware that they're tax cheats.
Even the state knows this, posting on the Department of Revenue's website: "Most Florida citizens are not aware that this state has a 'use tax.'"
We do. Residents are supposed to file an "out-of-state purchase return" equal to 6 percent of any tax-free online purchases.
But the vast majority of Floridians file no such thing.
That's why it would make more sense for online retailers to collect the taxes themselves. Retailers with a physical presence in this state already do.
Let me give you an example with the Twilight book I mentioned above.
Now, I don't actually want to read Twilight. I think I'd rather offer my jugular directly to a vampire.
If I did want to purchase the book online, I would pay no sales tax on Amazon.com. (It says so right there at checkout: "Estimated tax to be collected: $0.00.")
But if I were to buy Twilight from Borders.com, I have to pay 47 cents in state sales tax.
They're both national online retailers. But Florida forces only one of them — the one that actually has a store that employs Floridians — to collect the sales tax.
Oh, and Borders — the one without a tax loophole— announced last week that it was closing 200 stores nationwide, four of them right here in Central Florida.
Say goodbye to 110 local jobs.
Now, obviously sales-tax collection isn't the only thing hurting bookstores.
Kindle is to paperbacks is what the Internet is to newspapers. Bookstores are having a tough go of things everywhere.
But other states are taking action to stop these punitive tax policies that give a competitive advantage to out-of-state retailers that don't do a thing for local economies.
Nearly half the states in America have joined forces to push legislation that would force online retailers to collect sales taxes nationwide. The states joining the Streamlined Sales Tax project are a mix of red and blue — from Wyoming to North Carolina. Our neighboring state, Georgia, was among the most recent to join, just last month.
Florida, however, has not joined the fight. Nor have Sunshine state "leaders" pushed Congress to implement national legislation to streamline collection practices — even though our state's staunchest business advocates have called for change.
Everyone from the Florida Chamber of Commerce to TaxWatch has described Florida's current non-collection policies as detrimental to the businesses that actually employ Floridians and help our economy churn.
Florida lawmakers should listen to them.
There is too much money — and too many jobs — on the line.
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Opinion: Tax reform moving faster than expected through the Senate
EDITOR'S NOTE: Boris Epshteyn formerly served as a Senior Advisor to the Trump Campaign and served in the White House as Special Assistant to The President and Assistant Communications Director for Surrogate Operations.
WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) - Tax reform now moves to the Senate floor, where the real challenge lies.
Since the plan is to pass the bill under reconciliation rules, 51 votes are needed to pass. With a slim 52 seat-majority the GOP can only lose two Republicans votes. Vice President Pence would be the tie-breaking vote at 50/50.
A number of Republicans have expressed concerns but I don't think they're deal breakers on tax reform.
You have the deficit hawks: Senators Bob Corker and Jeff Flake. Both are not running for reelection. Both are outspoken critics of the president. They want to see triggers which cancel the tax cuts if economic growth is not paying for them.
Senators Ron Johnson and Steve Daines want to see the tax bill provide more tax cuts for businesses, mostly small and medium corporations, known as "pass throughs" that don't get the benefit of the corporate tax cut.
Senator Collins had been opposed to the repeal of the individual mandate as part of tax reform.
Senator McCain has been tight lipped about his reservations, but has made it clear they exist. He voted against the two Bush era tax cuts because he believed that they only benefited the wealthy.
Here's the bottom line: the tax bill has moved faster than I expected and momentum is important. I believe that the concerns of the holdouts are being addressed and there's now a realistic chance tax reform gets to the president's desk by the end of the year.


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Ronda Rousey Is Really Doing This Acting Thing, Lines Up Roles in 'Entourage' and 'The Athena Project'
(Moments later, a tricked-out Mitsubishi Lancer crashed through the window, and Ronda armbarred it. Cut to tasteful sex scene. / Photo via FlicksandBits)
Roles in the The Expendables 3 and Fast and Furious 7 didn't stop Ronda Rousey from dominating Miesha Tate in December. And so, the UFC women's bantamweight champ is delving even further into acting, with a pair of major movie projects lined up for 2014.
According to Variety, Rousey has landed a gig as one of the female leads in the upcoming Entourage movie, which starts filming in mid-March. [Ed. note: Please be Turtle's girlfriend...please be Turtle's girlfriend...] After that, Rousey is attached to star in a Warner Bros. adaptation of The Athena Project, which is about "a top secret, all-female Delta Force counter-terrorism team…sent in to hunt and kill a master terrorist after a bombing in Rome kills 20 Americans. Trouble ensues once the team realizes there's more at play than a simple bombing." Man, isn't there always?
Though Warner Bros. is still negotiating rights to produce The Athena Project, which currently lacks a script, Variety's sources say that Rousey "fell in love with the book and also quickly clicked with author [Brad] Thor, attaching herself to the project before it even had a studio involved." And here's one more line from Variety's report that was interesting:Read More DIGG THIS


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After four decades at the forefront of high-end, capital-J broadcast journalism, Bill Moyers is retiring from PBS and his weekly show, "Bill Moyers Journal," tonight. The former member of the Johnson Administration (he was LBJ's speechwriter and press secretary), and newspaper publisher, turned preeminent broadcaster, was the closest we've had to a preacher on the job. He was an ordained Baptist minister before becoming one of the leading lights of "deep-think" journalism.
Moyers said on the air last week he'll miss the "virtual community of kindred spirits" who had formed the weekly Moyers Journal habit. Not as much as television will miss him and his standards. His departure is "entirely voluntary," he said.
On the verge of 76, he's leaving with a terrific legacy: at CBS and PBS in the 1970s; he conducted meaningful TV dialogs with some of the big thinkers of the day (notably the Conversations with Joseph Campbell, a series on poets and poetry, and his "World of Ideas" series). Not his least contribution has been an ongoing focus on the power of media and meditations on the future of journalism.
Another WNET public affairs series, "Need to Know," debuts May 7.
NPR's "Fresh Air" is rebroadcasting some of the highlights of his career, including pieces done during the Vietnam war and his thoughts on working for LBJ.


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Eugene F. Fama, Robert J. Shiller and Lars Peter Hansen shared the 2013 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their research on how the market prices of assets such as stocks move.
The three laureates, all Americans, "laid the foundation for the current understanding of asset prices," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which selects the winner, said today in Stockholm. "It relies in part on fluctuations in risk and risk attitudes, and in part on behavioral biases and market frictions."
Their work spans almost 50 years of research, beginning with Fama's finding that it's difficult to predict price movements in the short run, a conclusion that contributed to the development of stock-index funds. Later work by Shiller and Hansen focused on longer-run price swings and the extent to which they could be explained by such fundamental features as dividend payouts on stocks and the risk appetite of investors.
The awards are a "very interesting collection because Fama is the founder of the efficient market theory and Shiller at least is one of the critics of it," said Robert Solow, winner of the Nobel economics prize in 1987 and professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.
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"It's like giving a prize to the Yankees and the Red Sox," he said, comparing the competing economic theories to the rivalry between the New York and Boston baseball teams. "It was just an indication that what they were interested in was all those that had contributed to the modern theory of finance at both ends of the spectrum."
Fama, 74, known among economists as the "father of modern finance," is a professor at the University of Chicago. In the mid-1960s he propounded theories that argued that stock-price movements are unpredictable and follow a "random walk," making it impossible for any investor, even a professional, to gain an advantage. He also showed in later work that so-called value and small-cap stocks have higher returns than growth stocks, and he rejected the notion that markets often produced bubbles.
"Fama's research at the end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s showed how incredibly difficult it is to beat the market, and how incredibly difficult it is to predict how share prices will develop in a day's or a week's time," said Peter Englund, professor in banking at the Stockholm School of Economics and secretary of the committee that awards the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. "That shows that there is no point for the common person to get involved in share analysis. It's much better to invest in a broadly composed portfolio of shares."
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Allstate Sugar Bowl Wraps Up Second Regatta Event of Season park
The second regatta event sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, the Optimist Midwinters, wrapped up on Sunday at the Southern Yacht Club on Lake Ponchartrain.
Local skipper Jonathan Potharst of host Southern Yacht Club was the Blue Fleet champion, while Geoffrey Nelson of Chandler's Landing Yacht Club in Heath, Texas, was the Red Fleet winner and Wiley Rogers from the Houston Yacht Club captured the White Fleet title.
The remainder of the regatta events sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl are as follow:
Dec. 19-20, Handicap (PHRF), New Orleans Yacht Club
Dec. 19-20, High School, Southern Yacht Club
Dec. 26-27, Board Boats, One Design & Optimist, New Orleans Yacht Club
Dec. 30-31, Intercollegiate, Southern Yacht Club
The original Sugar Bowl Regatta has been held on Lake Ponchartrain every year since 1935, except during World War II.
2009 Allstate Sugar Bowl Optimist MidwintersNovember 27, 28, 29
Final Results
Red Fleet
1. Geoffrey Nelson, Chandlers Landing Yacht Club (Heath, Texas)
2. Dustin Brennan, Southern Yacht Club (Jefferson, La.)
3. Kohl Killeen, Southern Yacht Club (New Orleans, La.)
4. Dwight LeBlanc, Southern Yacht Club (Metairie, La.)
5. Riley Legault, Bonita Springs, Fla.
Blue Fleet
1. Jonathan Potharst, Southern Yacht Club (New Orleans, La.)
2. Will Logue, Riverside Yacht Club (Riverside, Conn.)
3. Jack Parkin, Riverside Yacht Club (Greewich, Conn.)
4. David Hein, Edgewater Yacht Club (Rocky River, Ohio)
5. Dane Byerly, Lakewood Yacht Club (Seabrook, Texas)
White Fleet
1. Wiley Rogers, Houston Yacht Club (Houston, Texas)
2. Boyd Housey, Pass Christian Yacht Club (Pass Christian, Miss.)
3. Matt Logue, Riverside Yacht Club (Riverside, Conn.)
4. Davis Friend , Southern Yacht Club (New Orleans, La.)
5. Ricky Welch, Long Beach Yacht Club (Long Beach, Miss.)


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Remote Utilities Is a Free Alternative To LogMeIn For Personal and Business Use
Subject: General Tech | February 12, 2014 - 10:40 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: screen sharing, remote utilities, remote support, logmein
After the free version of LogMeIn shut down (on rather short notice), I started to look for alternatives for the occasional remote support session with family and friends. One alternative I was directed to on a forum I frequent was a software utility called Remote Utilities. The developers recently announced (in response to LogMeIn Free's shutdown) that their Remote Utilities software is available with a free license good for business or personal use on up to 10 PCs. It seemed interesting, so I decided to give it a try for myself.
The Remote Utilities Viewer GUI.
The download weighs in at 16.4MB and comes in a zipped folder with two installers for the viewer and host along with a single page quick start guide (PDF). Installation of both programs was simple enough, and it would be easy enough to guide someone through over the phone. The host installer defaults are decent. It will ask the user to enter a password that will be required to access the PC remotely.
It will also offer to create an "Internet ID" which is a code that can be emailed or otherwise given to the support technician. It is used to connect to the client PC without needing to figure out the IP and port forwarding situation of the client PC. Alternatively, you can choose to connect directly via IP without going through Remote Utilities connection servers.
My desktop connecting to my laptop using the Remote Utilities application.
Once the host PC is setup and the viewer application is installed on the other PC, you can connect to, and log into the remote PC. The application allows file transfer, terminal (or command prompt) access, screen sharing, and full GUI remote control of the PC. You can remotely restart and install applications as well. Needless to say, there are a lot of advanced settings and tools for those that like to dive into things while being easy to use in a default state. For a free application, it is very fully featured and easy to use. Performance of the remote control session was very smooth, particularly over the same LAN (naturally). It was at least as responsive as Crossloop and noticeably better than the VNC options I've tested in the past.
As far as encryption options for the connection, Remote Utilities claims to use RSA 2048 asymmetric + AES 256 symmetric (Microsoft Crypto API) for all data sent over the network. The encryption is enabled by default, and cannot be turned off (heh).
This is by no means a full review, and I do not intend for it to be. However, I do believe that it to be an interesting alternative to LogMeIn that is worth sharing. If you are still looking for a free remote support tool, I encourage you to check this one out.
You can grab the free download from: http://www.remoteutilities.com/
What is your favorite free remote support tool?
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