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Wilhelm Maybach founded the Maybach company with his son in 1909. Wilhelm Maybach left the Daimler Motor Company in 1907 and found his own German luxury car brand.
Maybach History
Initially, Maybach produced engines for Zeppelins and rail cars. In 1921, its first car was introduced at the Berlin Motor Show. Maybach continued to produce several different luxury vehicles until World War II when it produced engines for German medium and heavy tanks. After the war, the company began producing cars again. Repair services were provided, but Maybach vehicles were no longer in production. In 1960, Daimler-Benz purchased the Maybach company, but did not revive the brand until the end of the century.
Maybach in America
In 1997, the first Maybach to be produced since the 1940s was unveiled by Mercedes-Benz. Parent company Daimler wanted a brand to compete with Rolls-Royce and Bentley, so it was revived in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Initially, it was called the Mercedes-Benz Maybach, but it was decided to market the luxury vehicle solely under Maybach. As with the previous vehicles, customers can customize their car with various options and equipment combinations.
Daimler launched two sizes of the new Maybach model, the Maybach 57 and the 62, in 2002. The numbers represented the length of the vehicle in decimeters. Both were designed as ultra-luxury vehicles, with the Maybach 57 targeting owner drivers and the Maybach 62 meant for chauffeur-driven vehicles. Both were based on the Mercedes S-Class sedan. In 2005, the 57S model was launched, which was a sportier version of the 57.
Daimler-Chrysler had high expectations for sales of the Maybach vehicles and expected 50 percent of its sales to come from the American market. Unfortunately, these sales never materialized and the company was further damaged by the financial crisis of 2008. As a result, Daimler announced in November 2011 that production of the Maybach brand would cease as of 2013. The Maybach brand is reported to be replaced by the latest version of the Mercedes S-Class sedan, which is due to be released in 2013.
Maybach Models
The first car created by Maybach was the Opus 1. It was heralded as the latest in technology and style, and has been called the first Mercedes. Several different models were produced from the 1920s to the 1940s, and all could be customized to meet a client's needs. Body style options as well as additional features could be changed and added by the buyer.
The first vehicles produced by Maybach were typically designated by W and a number. In 1928, the first Maybach Zeppelin was introduced. Until the mid-1930s, it was the top model sold by Maybach and came as a two- or four-door convertible or a four-door sedan. There were two versions, both with V-12 engines. The DS8 version was the most powerful vehicle available at the time.
In the 1930s, Wilhelm Maybach's son, Karl, took over the company and introduced a new, smaller vehicle, which had the SW designation. Until the mid-1940s, several different SW vehicles were produced, which could all be personalized by the purchaser. Larger sedan and limousine versions were available, as well as a two-seat roadster.
Current Maybach models that are available are the Maybach 57, the 57S, the 62, the 62S and the Landaulet. The 57 and 57S are ultra-luxury sedans for four or five passengers. The S version has a different engine combination as well as several cosmetic changes to make it look sportier than its sister version. The 62 and 62S have similar changes, making the ultra-luxury, chauffeur-driven vehicles aesthetically different to give the S version a sportier look and a slightly different performance compared to the 62 version. The Landaulet is an open top chauffeur-driven vehicle that launched in 2007. The key feature of this model is that the roof at the rear of the vehicle can be opened completely, while the chauffeur compartment remains closed.
Maybach Products and Technologies
Purchasing a Maybach vehicle is a unique experience from start to finish, including service during ownership. Each customer is assigned a Maybach Relationship Manager, who works with the customer to create their personalized vehicle. All Relationship Managers are highly trained and will help customers choose everything from features to the color of their car. Almost every feature can be completely customized.
Maybach 57
2012-2004 | Luxury, Sedan
The Maybach 57 was introduced to the U.S.
Maybach 62
2012-2004 | Convertible, Luxury, Sedan


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Emd4600 [ASR] wrote:Forggoten Spore (supreme676) has answered his post, saying this for you, HACKER:
Lol Wow!
Well Im gonna say this first!Thanks for stealing my Infinite colony Mod and posting like its yours haha!
Second I told everyone at sporums how to save with this mod add Planets and how to start the Evolution Process!Tribes/Colonies plus all in game Items was put in the Editor.
You say people at DavoOnline dont like me? LOL since 2010 Davo didnt like me!He's the one that said "NO!!!Theres No Earth Script so you cant Monolith EARTH!!" HAHA "and Infinite Colonies is near impossible!" I created these Impossible mods Easy
My simple mods made people in sporums plus my Youtube Page vote me One of the Best Modders...
Oh and Ill Repeat myself again Kassa80 (I have to do this alot with you).The Level Editor is an In game file that ALL SPORE PLAYERS HAVE...(Wait child dont talk just Read)...The Files are there along with The Terrain Editor Flora Editor and some other editors I cant currently name...(Ok Wait for it read dont talk) Its A SPORE CREATED FILE THAT WAS NOT PUT IN THE MAIN GAME.....Spore created the Editors I just put them back into the game without using -state
Now to make it more simple for you because you probably still don't understand
(Maxis,You know the People who made Spore?)
Now lets see what you did for spore
This mod here is a Mix of everyone else's mods put in one and renamed...GJ!
Adventure Mod
Camben created this mod you stole it
Spore New Stage!
OMG REALLY A NEW STAGE!!!.....Nope he just replaced the stick?In creature stage HAHA!Whats the point of this mod?
New Big Mod!
Another mix of stolen mods
You did nothing for spore but steal Good modders work and claim it as your own so again GJ!
Your a child that annoys the hell out of me because of these Facts.Its good though keep it up I'm done with Spore but I still create "Content" for close friends.This time Im making sure you cant steal my mods is all.
LOL, I have no answer to this xD
PD: Sorry for sayinng you a liar, Davo
Davo wrote:link on sp2 please, i wanna read this...
Emd4600 [ASR] wrote:Look at this, too:
Davo wrote:if i were you i would work on trying to become stable with the people that dislike you.
i got caught up in the confusion of this guys multiple usernames and if anyone know better than you hacker, i always get on people for taking others credit. i believe this was the case with me and FS/AvP/Supreme.
i cant always think for others lol, but i wish you guys would just make a name relevant to what people call you.
when i walk down the street, people dont call me weird titles from games or movies lol.
Emd4600 [ASR] wrote:Okay, but please stop discussing on the Sporepedia2.com, please :3
And, if you dislike that your mods re posted in the S2, too, say it, please.
HACKER80 wrote:Emd4600 [ASR] wrote:Okay, but please stop discussing on the Sporepedia2.com, please :3
And, if you dislike that your mods re posted in the S2, too, say it, please.
It's okay and check my new message on sporepedia2 I also think I'm going to be only around here because I don't speak spanish and davoonline.com is than much better to chat and upload mods. But you can post my mods on sporepedia2, I don't have a problem with that
Emd4600 [ASR]
I love working in the SR, especially to know that we can kick those asses online Davo About the mod, the graphics are good, I'm changing the intro. This is just a picture of the new intro, however, it is quite possible to replace the "Galactic Aventuas" by "Resurrection2 may also change the animation of the intro.
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It was perhaps inevitable that the first-ever war broadcast live on TV would produce an outsize media hero like its commander, Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf.
But the four-star general, who died Thursday at 78, was no creation of the media — though he was a natural in front of the cameras.
He was, instead, a battle-hardened, highly decorated combat veteran and a brilliant tactician who resisted the impulse of too many other generals to play politician.
Never before had America enjoyed such a stunning military success as the air and land assault that drove Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait.
True, that first Gulf War didn't finish the job — Saddam Hussein remained in power for another decade, and his vaunted Republican Guard largely escaped the meat-grinder.
But those were political decisions made in Washington. And while Schwarzkopf acceded to them, he generally left policy-making to the politicians.
Though largely unknown outside the military before Iraq, Schwarzkopf had long ago earned the hero's mantle.
The son and namesake of the New Jersey State Police's founding commander — himself notable for having led the investigation of the notorious Lindbergh baby kidnapping — Schwarzkopf graduated in the top 10 percent of his class at West Point.
He served two combat tours in Vietnam, where he was twice wounded and earned three Silver Stars for bravery — including for personally rescuing troops trapped in a minefield.
In 1983, he coordinated the task force that won another lightning victory, toppling the Cuban-supported Marxist government of Grenada.
He had his critics — his "Stormin' Norman" nickname came as much from his volatile temper as from his combat attitude.
But journalists and the public ate him up: His often-lengthy Gulf War briefings, aired live, were immensely popular both for their sense of humor and their free-of-military-jargon clarity.
Norman Schwarzkopf was truly one of a kind. RIP.


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Pickett County Government
For more information contact the Byrdstown Pickett County Chamber of Commerce.
931-864-7195 • Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
New Local Officials Take Office in September. Election Results here.
Richard Daniel, County Executive for Pickett County
1 Courthouse Square, Suite 200, Byrdstown, TN 38549
Phone: (931) 864-3798 • Fax: (931) 864-6615 • Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Sam Gibson, Mayor of Byrdstown
P.O. Box 325, Byrdstown, TN 38549
Phone: (931) 864-6215 • E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Pickett County Comnmissioners
County Commission meetings are held the 3rd Monday of Each Month at the Pickett County Library
County Commissioner David Harer
County Commissioner Darrell Garrett
County Commissioner Carter Martin
County Commissioner Eddie Holt
County Commissioner Colon Huddleston
County Commissioner Matthew Storie
County Commissioner Mitchell Cross
County Commissioner Brad Richardson
County Commissioner Jim Richardson
County Commissioner Gary Stover
County Commissioner Carey Garner
County Commissioner Larry Ledford
2014 Pickett County Planning Commission
Richard Daniel, County Executive • Sam Gibson, Town Mayor • Rhonda Elder • Debbie Cross
Opal Clayborn • Lana Baker Rossi • Debbie Garrett
2018 Pickett County Directory of Officials
Pickett County Executive - Richard Daniel
1 Courthouse Square Suite 200, Bydstown, TN 38549
Phone: (931) 864-3798
Hwy Chief Admin Officer - Jimmy Cope
P. O. Box 429, Byrdstown, TN 38549
Phone: (931) 864-3639
Circuit Court Clerk - Larry Brown
1 Courthouse Square, Suite 100, Byrdstown, TN 38549
Phone: (931) 864-3958
Director of Schools - Diane Elder
Phone: (931) 864-3123
Trustee - Jennifer Anderson
1 Courthouse Square, Suite 205, Byrdstown, TN 38549
Phone: (931) 864-3956
County Clerk - Charlie Lee
1 Courthouse Square Suite 201, Bydstown, TN 38549
Phone: (931) 864-3879
Adm of Elections - Johnny Lee
101 South Main Street, Room 5, Byrdstown, TN 38549
Phone: (931) 864-3583
Assesor of Property - Kim Logan
1 Courthouse Square Suite 202, Bydstown, TN 38549
Phone: (931) 864-3114
Clerk & Master - Leana Neal
1 Courthouse Square Suite 203, Bydstown, TN 38549
Phone: (931) 864-3359 • firstname.lastname@example.com
Register of Deeds - Letha McCurdy
1 Courthouse Square Suite 204, Bydstown, TN 38549
Phone: (931) 864-3316
Sheriff - Dana Dowdy
1 Courthouse Square, Suite 300 Byrdstown, TN 38549
Phone: (931) 864-3210
General Sessions Court Judge - James Brown
PO Box 5, Byrdstown, TN 38549
Phone: (931) 864-3958
Police & Sheriff Officers................................................8
Police Cars.................................................................10
Planning Commission.................................................Yes
Zoning Regulations..........................................In Progress
Industrial Development Corp......................................Yes
Fire Defense Equipment.......................................6 Trucks
Volunteer Firefighters.................................................60
Insurance Rating: 8 within 5 miles of the Station or Substation
State Taxes
Corporate Income or Excise Tax: Tennessee levies an excise tax of 6% on net earning of corporations, foreign or domestic from business conducted in the state, or on state apportionment of total earnings of interstate corporations.All taxes are deductible in determining the state excise tax base, except excise taxes and income taxes paid to the federal government or a foreign government.
Franchise Tax: The franchise tax applies to a foreign and domestic corporations doing business in Tennessee. The rate is based on the issued and outstanding stock, surplus, and undivided profits, apportioned to Tennessee, at the end of the fiscal year. The franchise tax rate is $.25 per $100 with a minimum of $10.
Gasoline Tax: The state levies a gasoline tax on gasoline at the rate of $.20 per gallon.
Sales & Use Tax: The sales tax applies to any person or company who manufactures, distributes, or retails tangible personal property within the state. The sales tax law places the legal incidence of the tax upon the seller. The Tennessee state sales tax rate is 7% and the local option sales tax is 2.75%.
Property Tax: Tennessee does not impose a state property tax. The property tax is levied on real and personal property by county and municipal governments. All owners of property are liable for property taxes.
Utility Gross Receipts Tax: The utility gross receipts tax of 3% is based in intrastate gross receipts. Gross receipts taxes are paid only by bottlers, utilities, gas, water, electric power and light companies, telephone and telegraph companies, and sewage companies.
Personal Income Tax: The State of Tennessee does not tax earned income. A 6% tax is levied on dividends and bond interest received by individuals or other entities, including partnerships and trust.
Unemployment Insurance Tax: Unemployment compensation taxes are collected by both federal and state governments with Tennessee's portion of the tax serving as a credit against a portion of the federal taxes owed. The rates for employers vary. For new employers the rate is 2.7% of the first $7,000 of employee pay.
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Pickett County has Achieved 3-Star Certification!
The Three-Star Program is designed as a road map to assist local communities in their effort to achieve excellence in community and economic development. Participating communities are guided through a comprehensive plan of essential criteria developed by local economic development professionals and a cooperative collaboration of various state agencies. These combined efforts have made the Three-Star Program an important component of our state's economic strategy.
Committed to the Future of Tennessee
This program is designed to help communities take full advantage of economic development opportunities. The goals are to preserve existing employment, create new employment opportunities, increase Tennessee family income, improve quality of life and create a strong leadership base.
Certification Process
To achieve Three-Star certification, communities must complete a formal review and evaluation process conducted by a team of economic and community development (ECD) professionals.
Recertification Process
Three-Star Communities are recertified annually to ensure each has maintained the basic program requirements and added new elements to expand or enhance their development plans.
Five Steps to Three-Star Status
• An ECD team member works with the community to meet certification criteria. See Three-Star Community Criteria.
• The community develops, then submits to ECD a strategy documenting that the criteria have been met.
• The review team evaluates the community and makes recommendations on how to improve economic competitiveness.
• The review team recommends Three-Star certification to the Governor.
• The Governor personally presents the Three-Star Award to the community.
Leadership Pickett Program
For more information about the Leadership Pickett Program contact the Byrdstown Pickett County Chamber of Commerce.
Tel: (931) 864-7195 • Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Pickett County Adult and Youth Leadership Mission statement:
To provide an educational program where individuals practice leadership skills, deepen their understanding of community issues and prepare for leadership roles, thereby creating a network of individuals committed to the future of Pickett County.
Program Overview:
The Pickett County Leadership Program is designed to build community leadership. Participants meet for 7 half-day sessions and 1 full day session (September through August). Sessions focus on building community leadership skills (i.e. consensus building, decision-making, team building) and raising awareness of community issues (i.e. Healthcare, Economic Development). Participants also learn about the history, structure and resources of Pickett County communities. The program is made possible through a partnership of the Byrdstown Pickett County Chamber of Commerce and Local Business and Government Stakeholders.
Don't keep your leadership abilities bottled up!
Release your potential through Leadership Pickett - an exciting adventure in self-discovery, while examining the diverse world of social, economic, environment and political issues. The Leadership Pickett Program of Pickett County strengthens our community through preparing our leaders to effectively deal with today's changing world. The social and economic issues facing our community require our best leadership. A simple definition of leadership is that leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal. Put even more simply, the leader is the inspiration and director of the action. He or she is the person in the group that possesses the combination of personality and skills that makes others want to follow his or her direction.
Five Keys to Leadership:
"Leadership is a winning combination of personal traits and the ability to think and act as a leader, a person who directs the activities of others for the good of all. Anyone can be a leader, even if the only person they're leading is themselves."
1. A leader plans. The core of leadership is being proactive rather than reactive. Sure, leaders are good in crises – but that doesn't mean they sit around letting crises develop. Leadership involves identifying potential problems and solving them before they reach crisis proportions – and the ability to identify and reap potential windfalls. So good leaders analyze and plan and adapt their plans to new circumstances and opportunities.
2. A leader has a vision. Vision is essential to good leadership. Vision provides direction and without direction, there's not much point to all that planning. Because it embodies your dreams and your passions, a vision statement will also serve as a leadership vision.
3. A leader shares his/her vision. Sharing your leadership vision helps your vision grow and your leadership develop. As you tell your leadership vision to others, you will strengthen your own belief in your vision and strengthen your determination to make your leadership vision become reality. And other people will start to see you as a person who's "going places". Your leadership skills will grow as you and other people recognize you as a person with leadership potential.
4. A leader takes charge. At this stage of leadership, you put together your planning and your leadership vision and take action. Whether it's implementing a specific plan to improve the bottom line or responding to a crisis, you, as the leader, are the one who makes the decisions and sees that the appropriate actions are carried out. You can't just "talk a good game" to be a leader; you need to act and to be seen as taking effective action for the good of your community.
5. A leader inspires through example. If asked, you could easily name three people whose leadership qualities inspire you. If asked why, you'd tell about the things these inspiring people did or are doing. Leadership is defined through action. Therefore, in developing your own leadership skills, you have to act in ways that are fitting to your leadership vision and your self – all the time. We can all name many actions of other people whom we admire, but what inspires us is the integrity that gives these actions meaning. Becoming a leader isn't easy because it takes a conscious commitment and consistent effort to develop one's leadership skills. But on the positive side, anyone who is willing to make the effort can become a good leader.
Leadership Pickett Program
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To identify potential and existing leaders and to help them prepare for community services. To provide leaders with an understanding of difficult issues and potential opportunities facing Pickett County. To improve communication with a broader commitment resulting in active participation in community activities.
Youth Leadership Pickett is a program designed to inform and motivate participants to develop and enhance the quality of their leadership skills while addressing pertinent community needs.
Youth Leadership Pickett will educate and prepare you for leadership in your community. You will graduate this program with an understanding of the economic demographics and industry of Pickett County, population, culture and history, and network with local and state government, expose you to basic life skills, and management of future goals. Network with current leaders and experience leadership by enrolling today and involve yourself in our regions future!
Leadership Pickett Program
For more information about the Leadership Pickett Program contact the Byrdstown Pickett County Chamber of Commerce.
Tel: (931) 864-7195 • Email: email@example.com
To identify potential and existing leaders and to help them prepare for community services. To provide leaders with an understanding of difficult issues and potential opportunities facing Pickett County. To improve communication with a broader commitment resulting in active participation in community activities.
Youth Leadership Pickett is a program designed to inform and motivate participants to develop and enhance the quality of their leadership skills while addressing pertinent community needs.
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I never was much of a wrench, and I have not gotten better with time, as I proved last night while assembling bikes for families in need.
It took about one minute to recall why I didn't enjoy working in the repair shop at Palo Alto Bicycles back in 1979. I'm like a beginner violinist. Lacking coordination, unpracticed. No mechanic worth his weight in Phil Wood grease would need five minutes to adjust a front brake.
I once hired a Toyota dealership moonlighting mechanic to work on my car and he let me watch. It was like cellist Yo-Yo Ma making beautiful music. He could troubleshoot like no other, and there was nothing he couldn't fix.
But I digress. Fortunately I broke my wrist in a bike crash on Mt. Hamilton and that put me in mail order. Much better. I could sort and pack, process returns.
Target bike quality
While working on the bikes sold by Target I learned a few things. Magna mountain bikes, retail $100, aren't bad. They would be fine for around-town riding. Just don't take them on a trail with serious jumps. They'll snap like a dry twig.
How Target can make a profit on a bike costing so little is a mystery. It's not like they'll get rich from return customers buying bike accessories. Tubes? Tires? Give me a break.
Quality is decent. Sure there was a glaring gap in one of the robot-welded frames, but all in all the parts work. I was especially impressed with the gears. Nice shifting.
A few pointers. These bikes need tuning by a pro. The bottom brackets barely turned on some bikes. Fortunately I had the tools. Brakes are hard to adjust. It was a combination of poor alignment, cheap parts, lack of lubrication, and incompetence.
Headsets were tight, some so bad the forks barely turned. That's an easy fix when you have the right tools. But what of the poor person buying this bike and trying to assemble with no experience? It's a frightening thought.
Fortunately some local agencies have the best interest of the less fortunate in mind. They relied on experienced bike riders to put them together and then they took those bikes to a shop for further inspection. So for someone's Christmas morning it's going to be a smooth ride on a shiny new bike. It was a pleasure to help.


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North American Juniors Game Night: 3/18/11
Tri-City Storm 1 @ Fargo Force 3
C Jimmy Mullin, FGO: 1-1-2, +2, 0 PIM, 4 SOG
Season totals: 45 GP, 20-32-52, +26, 24 PIM
The Storm outshot the Force 35-22 but Mullin's two points helped Fargo to a 3-1 win. Mullin is tied for ninth in the league in points and fourth in plus/minus.
Rimouski Oceanic 1 @ Gatineau Olympiques 3
D Adam Janosik, GAT: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 3 SOG, 0 Hits
Season Totals: 59 GP, 7-24-31, +16, 35 PIM
Janosik had three points in his last two games coming into Friday night's contest.
Montreal Juniors 3 @ Victoriaville Tigres 2
D Charles Landry, MTL: 0-1-1, +1, 0 PIM, 2 SOG, 1 Hit
Season Totals: 57 GP, 11-29-40, +26, 30 PIM
Landry hit the 40-point mark with one game to go in his regular season. Montreal clinched the league's second-seed with the win. They will play 15 seeded Halifax in the first round.
Owen Sound Attack 5 @ Guelph Storm 2
D Geoffrey Schemitsch, OS: Did not play (injured - broken arm)
Season totals: 45 GP, 1-19-20, +17, 14 PIM
G Michael Zador, OS: Did not play (backup)
With Attack: 13 GP, 9-2-0-0, 3.06 GAA, .900 sv%, 0 SO
With Oshawa: 18 GP, 10-3-1-1, 3.36 GAA, .879 sv%, 1 SO
Season Totals: 31 GP, 19-5-1-1, 3.23 GAA, .888 sv%, 1 SO
C/W Richard Panik, GUE: 0-0-0, -1, 2 PIM (roughing)
With Guelph: 23 GP, 12-12-24, -8, 36 PIM
With Belleville: 27 GP, 14-17-31, E, 33 PIM
Season totals: 50 GP, 26-29-55, -8, 69 PIM
Panik played his first game since February 11 when he suffered a sprained ankle. He's back for the Storm just in time for the playoffs. Guelph is still in seventh in the West, though eighth place London is two points behind with a game in hand. The eighth place finisher meets top-seeded Owen Sound in the first round. Zador was back on the bench for Owen Sound after starting two games this week and winning them both. Schemitsch is expected back for the Attack's playoff opener.
Chilliwack Bruins 1 @ Tri-City Americans 5
RW Carter Ashton, TC: 1-0-1, E, 2 PIM (cross-checking)
With Tri-City: 31 GP, 16-26-42, +8, 62 PIM
With Regina: 29 GP, 16-11-27, -12, 44 PIM
Season Totals: 60 GP, 32-37-69, -4, 106 PIM
Ashton now has 15 points (7 goals) in March (9 games).
Prince George Cougars 3 @ Kamloops Blazers 2
RW Brett Connolly, PG: 2-0-2, +1, 0 PIM, *Second Star*
Season totals: 58 GP, 45-25-70, -4, 26 PIM
Connolly (pictured) scored twice in the first period to spark Prince George to a 2-0 lead, but Kamloops fought their way back to tie the game and send it to overtime. Connolly failed to convert his shootout attempt. With the win, the Cougars eliminated Kamloops from playoff contention. PG is still hanging on to the eighth spot in the West.
Seattle Thunderbirds 0 @ Spokane Chiefs 5
C Tyler Johnson, SPO: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM
Season Totals: 69 GP, 51-60-111, +26, 48 PIM
Johnson went scoreless for the second straight game, which normally wouldn't be a big deal, but he's trying to catch Medicine Hat's Linden Vey for the league scoring title. Vey leads by three points. Spokane put up 34 shots on Seattle a game after they peppered Chilliwack goaltender Lucas Gore with 78 shots. Only one went in as the Chiefs beat the Bruins 2-1 in a shootout. Johnson earned three awards, including the Chiefs Player of the Year honor, in a pre-game ceremony on Friday night on the Chiefs Coca-Cola Regular Season Finale. Johnson was named the Chiefs Player of the Year in a pre-game ceremony, and also given the team's Humanitarian of the Year award for the third straight season and the Ken Rabel Most Sportsmanlike Player of the Year.
Saskatoon Blades 3 @ Regina Pats 2 (OT)
D Teigan Zahn, SAS: 0-1-1, +1, 0 PIM
Season totals: 71 GP, 3-21-24, +39, 133 PIM
Zahn earned the only assist on Brayden Schenn's overtime winner for Saskatoon. Though Zahn has 133 penalty minutes on the year, he has only two in his last 11 games. The captain will need to stay out of the box in what looks to be a long Saskatoon playoff run.
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By Matthew Heimer
It's an event that's comparable to the surgeon general undergoing surgery, or the secretary of agriculture growing a prize-winning watermelon. Michael J. Astrue, who serves as the nation's retirement czar in his role as commissioner of Social Security, announced yesterday that he will retire from the post next month.
During his six-year term, Astrue earned kudos for making Social Security more digitally savvy. He launched Social Security's retirement estimator, which helps civilians figure out how big their benefits are likely to be. He also worked to upgrade the administration's electronic services and convert the payment system from paper checks to electronic deposits (a move that still has its share of hold-outs and critics). A Republican and George W. Bush appointee, Astrue also served in the Reagan and elder Bush administrations, and he's had some success in the private-sector as a biotech executive.
Of course, through no fault of his own, Astrue also presided during an era when the phrases "Social Security" and "budget catastrophe" became much more frequently linked in the public consciousness. President Barack Obama hasn't appointed Astrue's successor yet, but whoever it is will need Senate confirmation. While hearings for the post haven't historically generated a lot of controversy, this time could be different, given the state of permanent budget warfare on Capitol Hill.
Astrue, who's finishing a six-year term, hasn't announced his next move yet, but he's only 56—too young to collect Social Security—so an encore career is hardly out of the question. Perhaps he'll pursue poetry: He's already published original works and translations of Greek classics under a pen name, and has taught poetry at Emerson College. Long live the renaissance bureaucrat!


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For a few generations, people who needed to sharpen their mental focus reached for a stimulant -- often coffee.
In the 1990s, Ginseng tea and other Far East herbs got some attention for their reputed power to enhance brain function, and they soon were challenged by the European herb Ginkgo Biloba.
Now, a Fairfield company launched by three young entrepreneurs has entered a growing market of mental-focus supplements with a new product -- Nootelligence Focus.
The supplement was rolled out a month ago by Focus Now Solutions LLC, which has headquarters at 1140 Post Road, just west of Round Hill Road.
Nootelligence is a two-ounce shot of antioxidants, amino acids and other nutrients that company co-founder Jeff Moss said can protect the brain and enhance mental functions such as memory and learning.
The ingredients are among a group of natural substances known as nootropics, Moss said, and thus the name Nootelligence. They are contained in foods, but many people either don't eat all of them or enough of them to have the same effect as the supplement, he said.
It retails for $2.99 per bottle.
The company is working to separate its product from those in a separate category -- caffeine-loaded "energy" supplements like 5 Hour Energy, Energy Plus and Stamina Shot, plus energy beverages such as Red Bull, Rock Star and Full Throttle.
In fact, a slogan in huge letters on Nootelligence's website advises, "Don't get stimulated, get intelligent!"
"Our packaging and brand image are intended to differentiate us from those energy-related markets," Moss said in an email.
Even in sweeping aside the energy supplements, however, Nootelligence has entered a crowded field of mental-focus supplements. Among established competitors are FocusFactor, Brain Prep, SharpMind, Organic Brain Support and others.
A Westport resident, Moss and a pair of his Staples High School classmates -- Ian O'Connell and the NASCAR driver Parker Kligerman -- launched the company last fall.
O'Connell, who graduated a year ago from Boston University, learned about nootropics as a student there. While some students tried to enhance mental focus by taking prescription drugs such as Adderal -- used to treat narcolepsy and ADHC -- O'Connell was interested in a safer, legal and more accessible way to sharpen his focus to study, Moss said.
O'Connell began researching nootropics -- which existed in pill and powder forms -- and eventually came up with the idea of producing them in a more convenient liquid form. O'Connell's longtime friend Kligerman bought into the idea, and the pair soon brought in Moss as a third partner.
None of the three has any formal scientific training, Moss said. O'Connell experimented with different ingredients and dosages, and consulted research available online. The owners tested it and tapped into discussion boards and forums where the nootropics community shares information.
Nootelligence's website lists 13 ingredients, including multiple forms of Vitamin B, green tea extract, ginseng and caffeine, plus several amino acids and the nutrient alpha GPC. They already were approved by the FDA, so no regulatory approvals were required, Moss said.
A "beverage architect" in Kentucky formulated the product, "and they made it taste good," Moss said. It is packaged by a company in New Jersey.
The marketing plan is minimalist, even by entrepreneurial standards, but Nootelligence has capitalized on Kligerman's notoriety as a fledgling NASCAR driver.
Nootelligence can be purchased on its website, and it is on the shelves of about 40 retail stores, including about 20 in Westport and about 10 in Fairfield. But shelf space at chain stores is tough to crack even for products with fat marketing budgets.
The company has given away free samples on college campuses, used mobile and online advertising and is working to optimize search-engine results, Moss said.
Most marketing mileage has come from Kligerman, who has to focus when he's rocketing around a track at speeds of up to 200 mph.
He has mentioned Nootelligence on ESPN several times, Moss said, has worn its logo on his racing suit and had the product's name on the back of a pickup truck he raced at Daytona International Speedway.
But the racing team for which Kilgerman drove was recently sold, and he lost his spot behind the wheel. So his immediate future in racing -- and his effectiveness hyping Nootelligence -- is unclear.
"He is certainly part of our marketing plan," Moss said, "and he acts as our spokesperson to major media outlets, particularly sports outlets."
For more information, visit: www.nootelligence.com.


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This Positive Life: An Interview With Anthony Castro and Frank Lopez
February 1, 2011
Welcome to This Positive Life! We have with us Anthony Castro and Frank Lopez, a loving couple from San Francisco. In 2000, Anthony, a then-19-year-old immigrant from Chile, discovered he was HIV positive. With an initial CD4 count of four, he was given only six months to live. Anthony's partner, Frank, was diagnosed in 2007. He had been living a party lifestyle after a long year of heartbreak and financial frustration. Anthony and Frank tell us about their experiences living with HIV; how they met and fell in love; and how they cope with the cultural stigma they both face for being both positive and gay.
Bonnie Goldman: Welcome to This Positive Life. I have an amazing couple with me today. They will introduce themselves and tell you a little bit about their story. Anthony, why don't you start?
Anthony Castro: Hi. My name is Anthony. I'm 28, and I was diagnosed with HIV in the year 2000. I just came to this country that year, in February, and in May I was diagnosed with HIV.
Bonnie Goldman: Where did you come from?
Anthony Castro: I came from Chile.
Bonnie Goldman: What, you came as a tourist?
Anthony Castro: I came as a tourist. Basically, I was thinking of staying in the country, but I was not really sure, coming from a Latin country where gays are not well seen. Basically, they get discriminated a lot and even sometimes harassed on the streets. I wanted to see a new country, probably for me to live in. So I was in that process. I came in February. Unfortunately, my family didn't like it that much, so they left before me.
Bonnie Goldman: What made you get tested?
Anthony Castro: I was dating this person, and he wanted to have unprotected sex. For that reason, we decided to get tested before that. I got tested and I found out that I was HIV positive.
Bonnie Goldman: What did you feel like? What did you know about HIV when you were first diagnosed?
Anthony Castro: I didn't know much about HIV. Basically, I knew what people would tell me. It was a "gay disease." It was a "death sentence." So I was really scared. I didn't want to get it. But it happened. Unfortunately, when I went to the doctor it was my first doctor experience in this country.
Bonnie Goldman: How did you go to the doctor? Did you have insurance?
Anthony Castro: No, I didn't have insurance. I went under this person's insurance. He could take some people with him. So that's how I got tested.
Unfortunately, the doctor didn't know much [about] how to talk to people with the virus. He told me I was really sick. He told me not to make plans for the end of the year because I was too sick, that basically, I should start making my peace with everybody. Yeah, I mean, he didn't know how to speak to someone. I mean, it's shocking news, telling somebody that you have a disease that has no cure yet.
Bonnie Goldman: But in 2000 there was good treatment.
Anthony Castro: Yeah, there was good treatment. But he told me that with the way that the virus was advancing on my body, treatment would make me even worse, that my body would now resist the treatment because I was too sick. So he said, "It wouldn't have any importance for you to take meds because they will make you sicker than you are."
Bonnie Goldman: What were your numbers?
Anthony Castro: My T-cell count got to be 4, and my viral load got to be 6 million. So I was -- yeah, I was really sick. I was. I didn't look that sick at the time. But with time, I started to lose my hair. Then I lost my nails. Then I lost my toenails, too. I got really skinny.
Bonnie Goldman: Did you start treatment?
Anthony Castro: No, because of what the doctor said.
Bonnie Goldman: Oh, so you just thought it was over.
"So for a 19-year-old guy, to tell him at 19, 'Your life is over,' I started to do anything that I hadn't done before -- meaning, trying drugs, drinking, going to clubs, having sex."
-- Anthony Castro
Anthony Castro: Yeah. The doctor told me that by the end of the year, I shouldn't be alive.
Bonnie Goldman: And so he didn't provide treatment?
Anthony Castro: He didn't provide treatment. He said that it was going to make me sicker.
Bonnie Goldman: Where was this?
Anthony Castro: This was in Miami. It was difficult news, and obviously, I was at the time just 19. So for a 19-year-old guy, to tell him at 19, "Your life is over," I started to do anything that I hadn't done before -- meaning, trying drugs, drinking, going to clubs, having sex (which I hadn't done that much, but the few times that I did, obviously, I got infected).
So I started with this self-destructive behavior that drove me to lose my hair, lose my toenails, my nails. I was so skinny. I'm 5 foot 8. I got to weigh 120 pounds. And my skin was full of rashes. My body was shutting down.
But then the antigen came. And I was still alive. I'd keep getting involved in all this self-destructive behavior, till one day, I realized it was already 2003 -- and I was still alive. So maybe I was not supposed to die. So I started educating myself about the virus. What can I do? Obviously, I've passed the few months of life that they gave me. So there had to be a reason for me to still be alive. So I educated myself about the virus: What could I do?
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About Mockingbird
Another legal institution that may aptly be compared to copyright is the old feudal privilege of suit-to-mill. Something I wrote about this 10 years ago seems still to be on point:
Human institutions tend to perpetuate themselves at others' expense, and even at the expense of the purposes for which they were originally set up. A possible asymptotic condition resulting from this process can be seen in the grievances of the Senechaussee of Rennes, who in 1789 petitioned the Estates General praying forSupression de la servitude plus meurtrière du droit de suite de mouline...usage libre des meules à bras; proscription absolue de la capitation seigneuriale à raison de ces tristes machines; et que la postérité ignore, s'il se peut, que la tyrannie féodale bretonne, armée du pouvoir judiciare, n'a pas rougi, dans ces derniers temps, de briser les meules à bras, et de vendre annuellement à des malheureaux la faculté de broyer entre deux pierres une mesure d'orge ou de sarrasin. (Translation: Suppression of the mankilling servitude of suit-to-mill, ... free use of querns; [and] absolute abolition of the royalty on these pathetic engines; that posterity may never know (if that is possible) that the tyrannical Breton lords, armed with the judicial power, did not blush in these modern times to smash querns, and to "sell" to the unfortunate folk annual "license" to grind a measure of barley or buckwheat between two stones.) M.J. Mavidal and M.E. Laurent, eds., Archives Parlementaires de 1787 a 1860, 1st Series, Vol. 5, Paul DuPont, Paris, 1879, p.547 (Article 171).What might originally have been a reasonable way of funding the construction of large mills had degenerated into a lords' right that reached even to one of the simplest of everyday activities. The peasants had to get a "license" even to crush grain. I little doubt the lords defended their "property right" in the milling monopoly with many fine words.
From The Ballad of Dennis Karjala
It wasn't many years ago, in nineteen and seventy-eight,So if the NZ songwriter's wisecrack is seriously meant, it's a case of life imitating art.
they added nineteen years onto the term of copyright;
then said the movie barons and the proud high-lords of song,
"our copyrights will suit us well if they can last this long."
But when the nineteen extra years were nearly past and done,
those same proud barons then returned with cash to Washington.
"We want another twenty years, we hate the public domain.
And here's some cash that you can use to fund your next campaign."
Did Lomax ever enforce his claims, asking for injunctions against anyone who reprinted the songs he collected? If so, then we may fairly find fault with him. If not, his registration of claims may have been intended to be a way of protecting downstream users. In the 1930s, a record label recorded "The Wreck of the Old '97." They found the author of the words and paid him for his contribution. (The tune, The Ship that Never Returned by Henry Clay Work, was in the public domain by then.) But then another claimant came forward, claiming he was the author, and that the label had violated his common-law right of first publication. The case, David Graves George v. Victor Talking Machine Company, 17 USPQ 133 (D.N.J, 1933), 20 USPQ 107 (3rd Cir., 1934), 293 U.S. 544 (1934), 293 U.S. 377 (1934), 38 USPQ 222 (D.N.J, 1938), 42 USPQ 346 (3rd Cir., 1939), certiorari denied 308 U.S. 611 (1939), rehearing denied 308 U.S. 638 (1939), 309 U.S. 693 (1940), went on for about 7 years. Perhaps with cases like the George case in mind, Oscar Brand wrote in 1962,
If I were to sing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic on a program, the "music clearance" department would insist on knowning the name of some book or publisher who would be willing to claim authorship. (The Ballad Mongers: Rise of the Modern Folk Song, Funk & Wagnalls, New York, 1962, p. 209)Registering copyright claims may (or may not) have been Lomax's way of saying that he would take responsibility if any RFP claimants for any of the songs, or parts of them, ever came forward. Also it may (or may not) have been intended strengthen the case, by making an official record of the publication, that any such claimants in the songs, or parts of them, had "acquiesced" in the publication of the songs, and so lost their common-law rights. Finally, we should remember that in those pre-Feist days, some circuits had a "sweat of the brow" theory according to which a collector might indeed claim copyright in songs collected. This was how Wihtol v. Wells, 231 F.2d 550 was interpreted by at least one commentator.
My reasons for not signing are stated here.
James Madison called patents and copyrights "sacrifices of the many to the few." Levi Lincoln, U.S. Attorney General under President Thomas Jefferson, called patents "monopolies in derogation of public right"--a description that I would apply to copyrights also.
This language means that the public initially has rights in works of the human mind which it temporarily "sacrifices" or "derogates" to the rightsholder for purposes of public policy ("to promote the progress of science.") At the point of legislative drafting, the question then becomes, how much of the public's rights will be derogated or sacrificed to achieve the policy's goals. The language of balance, or trade-off, is a reasonable choice of language to describe this sort of political calculus. The language of balance, or trade-off, or "spoils fight" becomes even more appropriate when interested parties become involved.
Hence I will continue to use the terms "balance" or "trade-off" when appropriate in describing the legislative drafting process, however little others may care for such language.
Appointing Espinel to the post of IPEC ("IP Tsar") and placing the IPEC in OMB are not, in and of themselves, alarming acts. The IPEC's role, read narrowly, deals mainly with enforcement of existing laws and international agreements. The OMB and the office of the USTR are explicitly required by law to be part of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Advisory Committee which the IPEC heads. Considered from this narrow perspective, Appointing Espinel to the post and placing the IPEC in OMB are reasonable moves.
But "this narrow perspective" is not the only way to look at things. One of the IPEC's duties is to "make recommendations, if any and as appropriate, to Congress for improvements in Federal intellectual property laws and enforcement efforts." A broad perspective could make the IPEC's work part of a comprehensive policy of copyright reform. But we learn from the CNET interview with Aneesh Chopra that copyright reform is simply not a priority for President Obama. Seen in this light, placing the IPEC in OMB can be taken as part of a comprehensive policy not to rock the boat where copyright is concerned. The clear conclusion to draw is that we copyfighters frankly have much much more work to do if we want to get our concerns assigned higher priority in the halls of power.
Edwards' piece, assuming it's tongue-in-cheek, is not as funny as Lore Sjöberg's Fire, work with me.
The original U.S. copyright statute of 1790 had no derivative work right. Abridgements and translations were free, as were all other derivations. Derivation-rights began to be added in the later 19th century. Perhaps at next April's Berkeley Symposium on the 300th anniversary of the Statute of Anne we'll get some discussion of the pros and cons of a derivation right.
Someone wrote: "The Catcher in the Rye knockoff wasn't banned from existing, it was simply banned from being sold."
Actually, the right in the present statute is the right "to prepare derivative works based upon the copyrighted work". Not "to prepare derivative works for publication or sale." Simply "to prepare". No qualifications. No exceptions. Simply creating an unauthorized derivation, even in private, is prima facie a violation of the derivation right.
We shouldn't be having the discussion at all. If the copyrights from the 1920s had expired after 56 years, as the public was promised they would when the copyrights were secured, all that music would be in the public domain now.
An analogy I have used before on these boards is the analogy of copyrights to patents in antibiotics. For the public to get the full benefit of the patent in an antibiotic, the patent should expire, and the drug be promoted to the public domain, while the drug is still near the peak of its effectiveness: sooner, in other words, rather than later.
In the same way, for the public to get the full benefit of a copyrighted song, copyright in songs should expire while the song's popularity is still a living memory. This puts an upper limit of about 60 years on such copyrights, with shorter terms being better still.
Are there any actual treaties that require the U.S. to have a term of life+70? Berne only requires life+50. The U.S. could drop back to life+50 without running afoul of Berne. I would especially like it if, at the same time, 1909-Act works had their copyrights knocked back down to 75 years, or to "time already served" whichever is longer. I think this would be constitutional since what Congress gives it can take away, and all 1909-Act works that had their terms extended by the CTEA have already gotten more than the 56 years they originally settled for.
1) Withdraw from the Berne Convention
2) Reduce the duration of copyright to 60 years maximum for published works. Shorter still would be even better.
3) If the term of copyright in published works is greater than 50 years, require formalities for the copyright to be fully effective beyond the 50th year. If the formalities are not complied with, the copyright would subsist for the full term, but remedies would be much reduced.
4) Repeal the DMCA's "device" and "circumvention" provisions
5) Automatic termination of all assignments at fixed intervals.
6) Author's successors to be specified by statute. Not even the author can will the copyright to anyone else. This, together with the automatic termination, will prevent excessive fragmentation of rights and provide for easy identification of the rightsholder.
7) Provide for more generous margin of fair use, possibly narrowing the derivative work even so far as to reach only to translations, abridgements, arrangements, and other derivations that remain close to the original.
8) Scrap copyright in architectural works themselves. Blueprints will of course remain copyrightable.
9) Amend the law of trademark to focus more narrowly on graphical marks (no sounds.) Burden to be on mark-holders to inform the public to look for its mark and beware of imitations. Any publisher, for example should be permitted to publish Peter Rabbit in an edition of the same dimensions as the Warne editions. The public would need to take care to look for the Warne mark if it wanted Warne editions.
The statute can be reviewed periodically to see how well it "promotes progress". Further changes should be made cautiously, on the basis of clear evidence of need, with a decent respect for copyright's public purposes as former Congressmen Kastenmeier advised so long ago.
The Four Masters were 17th century writers.
The early medieval annals record a controversy involving Columba and the right of sanctuary.
A 14th or 15th century source reports a controversy between Columba and Finnian "concerning a book" but gives no details.
The 16th century Irish life of Coumba then gives the familiar "copyright" version of the story.
My own hunch is that when the late medieval source reported a controversy "concerning a book" (de libro) this was a misspelling for "concerning a boy" (de libero,) that is, the writer was intending to repeat the old story about the violation of Columba's sanctuary. The 16th century compiler of the Middle Irish Life of Columba then embellished the (mistaken) report of a controversy "concerning a book" into the form we now have.
But however that may be, the "to every cow its calf" story is not recorded in its present form before the 16th century.
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All "modern" works will enter the public domain at some point. It might not be fast enough to be "in your lifetime", but it isn't lost.
That remains to be seen. We have already seen calls in Europe for an extension of the copyright in phonograms from 50 to 95 years. (More recent proposals knocked this down to 70 years, but an extension will still pass if the Council of Ministers agree to it). And writer Mark Helprin has already begun beating the drum for yet another U.S. extension. Is he a lone crackpot, or a pilot fish for the robber-barons? We'll see in a few years, when the copyright in Steamboat Willie will again approach expiration.
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Mickey Mouse is as vibrant and fresh today in new material as the mouse was 50 years ago, so why suddenly push a whole bunch of material into the public domain? Would the world suddenly be a better place if you could make legal copies of Steamboat Willie?
The world would be a freer place if we had freedom to market competing editions of Steamboat Willie. This is called "free trade" and "competition". Deluxe versions would go for more, but still, lower prices would be available for those who wanted them, as budget editions would be sold at prices close to the marginal cost of production. The monopolistic market would become a competitive market. The monopolist's surplus would become a consumer's surplus. Ordinarily competitive markets are considered better than monopolistic ones. Ordinarily consumer surpluses are considered better than monopolistic surpluses. That is how the world would be a better place if the copyright in works published in 1923 through 1928 were to expire.
And of course the market for Steamboat Willie should become a free market while the film is still "vibrant and fresh". Just as the patent on an antibiotic drug should expire while the antibiotic is still near the height of its potency.
In the course of the 20th century Spain reduced its term of copyright, at least for some classes of works, from life+80 to life+60 years post mortem auctoris. This applied to works created after the new term went into effect; works that already had a life+80 copyright term did not have their term reduced, or so I understand. In the 1990s, of course, the term of Spanish copyrights was raised to life+70 in accordance with EU directive.
To say that unpublished works would "never" have entered the U.S. public domain is to overstate the case, just as it would be an exaggeration to state that the common-law right of first publication (RFP) was "perpetual". It is more accurate to say that the RFP was indefinite. It could last for generations if it was carefully maintained, but unless it was carefully maintained, there might after a few generations have been no one able to claim the right, and hence no one able successfully to challenge a would-be publisher. Under such circumstances an "unpublished" work could in practice be published by anyone who came into possession of the manuscript.
The biggest problem with the indefinite RFP was that for two classes of works, sound recordings and plays, public performance of the work did not count as "publication", resulting in the unfair situation that a work that was being publicly exploited might not have its copyright clock running. The 1976 act took care of this problem. The 1976 act. The 1998 CTEA was completely unnecessary.
BibinBaltimore, I agree that things were very different in 1728, but that's part of the point. The 69 tunes in the Beggars' Opera outnumber those of many of our modern jukebox-musicals by 2-to-1 or more. Yet Gay was able to (1) use all 69 of the tunes he wanted, which were popular standards of the time, and (2) write new words to all of them. To all appearances, he had full creative freedom. Copyright, by contrast, creates a frictional force against many types of creativity. For example, the Def Leppard song "Rock of Ages" is not in the set list for the play "Rock of Ages", apparently because Deff Leppard denied permission. And this lawyer notes that
I've been brought in to help with more than one musical where songs have had to be ˜pulled" and replaced because of license expirations, or ˜holdback" provisions imposed by publishers. Obviously, changing a show mid-run can be a hair raising adventure, and may disappoint audiences and critics.It is true that there is an important cultural difference between Gay's time and ours. The popular airs Gay used were melodic formulas that were commonly used with more than one set of words. In our time, when a new set of words is set to an existing contemporary tune, it is often for comic effect, as in the work of "Wierd Al" Yankovic. I'm not aware that it is often done seriously with contemporary tunes. Maybe someone should try it in a serious way. But maybe, someone who tried wouldn't get permission.
You write
That monopolies are "illegal" is a consequence of a Congressional statute. But for those statutes, monopolies would be perfectly legitimate. In other words, there is nothing inherently unconstitutional about a monopolyMaybe not. Freedom from unreasonable monopolies was considered an inherent right by some thinkers (including Thomas Jefferson) at the time of the framing of the constitution, so it is at least arguably latent in the 9th amendment. (Argument here:(link.))
The following may be of interest: In my own take on this story I note that the article on A.S. Sulliavan in the first edition of The New Grove held that the expiration of copyright in Gilbert and Sullivan's operettas "proved Salutary, leading to...an all-round improvement in standards and a reawakening of imaginative interest."
Depending on who is put in charge of the Cunningham copyrights, we may have a long wait before we get such a "reawakening of imaginative interest" applied to the Cunningham dances. If the Cunningham estate goes the way of the James Joyce and Samuel Beckett estates, policing Cunningham's work with a heavy hand, the wait will seem long indeed.
Grimmelmann's license was later "revoked" by the AP, and his fee refunded. The update is on his blog:
The report is too perfunctory to be rightly deemed as having "many, many problems." Rather, it has the single overarching problem of being too vague. Because it never defines a "core copyright industry" and never breaks down its $13.8 billion figure, there aren't any precise mistakes mistakes we can catch the author, or the lobbyists, on.


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Friday, June 29, 2012
Thought for the Day, #46
–Mother Teresa
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- AnonymousJune 29, 2012 at 10:30 PM
It's like you've read my mind. That quote sums up perfectly what I've been feeling for the past while.ReplyDelete
Thanks for it!
Anonymous, I knew someone would appreciate this quote.ReplyDelete
I also thought a reader might ask, what does it have to do with gay men (and I suspect lesbian women)? It's true that gay men don't have a monopoly on loneliness; there's enough of that going around for everyone. I've long thought loneliness, and the sense of not belonging, is an epidemic, no matter location, culture, or sexual orientation.
But I know from personal experience what real, searing loneliness looks like. For most of the time before I met Chris, I was lonely beyond description, knowing I didn't belong in the straight world, and always feeling like I was on the outside looking in on the gay world. It's that sense of being in limbo, of acute isolation–despite living in large cities at the time–that nearly did me in.
If you read enough of my blog, you'll note that, although the topics of posts appear diverse, they primarily relate to bringing people together, for something more than just sex. I want gay people to be in happy, fulfilling relationships. I want gay people to know what I've known with Chris for the past twenty years–the best twenty years of my life.
And I believe, in my heart, the only way we can do that is to understand ourselves better, so we can accept and love who we are and, ultimately, make better choices. It's only then that we have what we need to truly allow someone into our lives and into our hearts in a meaningful way.
I want every single gay person to experience real, true, committed, and enduring love. I want loneliness, and not belonging, to be a thing of the past. I sincerely hope this happens for you and everyone, gay or straight, who seeks it.
Thank you so much for your interest in my blog and for taking the time to leave a comment. I really appreciate it.


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The globe in perspective
Research for a sustainable and equitable world
Initially proposed in the Challenge Campaign launched by former President Howard Petch in 1990/91, the Centre for Global Studies (CFGS) was formally established at the University of Victoria in 1998. Leading up to Dr. Smith's retirement (June 2012) the CFS underwent a renewal process driven by a working group established by the Office of Vice President Research. The key motivation behind the transformation of the Centre was to "build on the centre's existing research and advocacy strengths and to ensure that the CFGS is fully woven into the academic and social fabric of UVic in the future".
Under the leadership of its current Director, Dr. Oliver Schmidtke (Poli and History), the Centre focusses on a mandate to promote collaborative, multidisciplinary, and cross-regional research and engage in connecting research in the field of globalstudies to local, national, and international communities. As such, CFGS is uniquely positioned to bridge academic research and student mentoring with knowledge mobilization and effective community engagement. The Centre awards fellowship to advanced graduate students, international scholars, and faculty researchers. These fellowships provide office space, a fellowship stipend for graduate students/visiting scholars and course and administrative release for faculty ranging from several weeks to a year in residency.
The CFGS is also host to numerous conferences, workshops and speakers. The centre's activities in Victoria, Canada, and abroad are designed to promote critical citizenship in a complex and rapidly changing global environment. CFGS research and public engagement build upon the University of Victoria's intellectual expertise in four core themes: governance, environmental challenges, social justice, and culture and identity. The CFGS strives to produce quality and practical research with tangible benefits to both the local community and internationally. The CFGS has a rich history of producing cutting edge research and disseminating it in concise and accessible ways for both policy makers and the wider community.
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This kills the Lumia 920
In case you've been curious about how the Nokia Lumia 920 would finally meet its demise, the site PhoneBuff has finally managed to murder the phone on video. The last part (of evidently a three part series) has the host trying to kill the Nokia Lumia 920, which so far has put up a decent fight.
From dropping on the pavement, keys, knife slashing and even a hammer, the Lumia 920 is certainly a tough phone. In fact, you can even run over it with your car, screen up and evidently the thing will still work. So what does finally stop the 920? Tossing in the air and whacking it with a stick over concrete. Surprisingly though, that only stopped the electronics as the body still had life in it. That is until you smash it against a lamp post...
Though it may have been painful to watch, especially if you're waiting to get a Lumia 920, you have to give Nokia credit here for building one solid device. But as we've seen before, all it takes is one wrong drop and you can still ruin your phone. So be careful out there.
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Suit Up In Style With The DVFlovesROXY Limited Edition Collection
Whether you're looking forward to spring break—we wish!—or just getting a jump-start on your beach wardrobe, you simply must check out the limited-edition collection from Diane von Furstenberg and ROXY. The 35-piece line, DVFlovesROXY, combines DVF's signature graphic prints with ROXY's beloved silhouettes and features playful swimwear, board shorts, rash guards, cover-ups, and beach bags. Whether your summer plans involve poolside BBQs or weekend beach trips, you're sure to turn heads in these standout designs. While we're hankering for the Knotted Bandeau Bikini ($100) and adorable beach bags, you can shop the entire collection at ROXY and DVF stores nationwide and on ROXY.com and DVF.com. Plus, be sure to check out the swimwear in action, as ROXY pro surfers Kelia Moniz and Monyca Byrne-Wickey hit the waves in this must-see video!
Knotted Bandeau Bikini Top ($54) and Paneled Side Bikini Bottoms ($46)
We love the retro feel of this knotted bandeau bikini with hibiscus print. It's sweetly feminine, super flattering, and versatile, thanks to the removable straps.
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Emmaandkevin05 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 277 designs submitted by 43 freelance designers.
KiDs of Bolton
KiDs of Bolton is a charity set up by the Captain of Bolton Wanderers Football (soccer) Club, Kevin Davies, to raise money for underprivileged kids in Bolton, UK.
The charity is Kevin's own initiative and NOT via the club although the club supports the charity.
KiDs should be the focus of this logo as it has my initials in it (K is for Kevin and D for Davies). I would like to have my name incorporated into this maybe but only if it is easy on the eye and does not take to much focus away. The use of his name in the Bolton area will be a big pull for the charity. I like the idea of having the figure of a child in the KiDs bit but am looking at all options.
Would like to see a few ideas with KIDS highlighted within my name and then just have "Of Bolton" off that.
Also i like the idea of a child in there doing something or maybe a mascot type logo which we could use on the website and in printing, and maybe produce merchandise.
Also could maybe use the initials K I D S in my name somehow.
The website is http://www.kidsofbolton.com/ but this is not running yet there is just a holding page .
Anyone that would donate to a charity from the individual to big industry
I want the logo to be eye catching but not to busy with to much going on so it can be used on stationary such as letter headed paper but the following themes should be considered.
1. Charity
2. Kids
3. Football (soccer)
4. Highlight the K and D in KiDs (as was started by Kevin Davies)
5. If the name KEVIN DAVIES could be used in-full this would be a huge advantage
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World experts on girls education meet in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, June 2008 Education experts representing United Nations agencies, donor countries, national governments and non-governmental organizations are meeting in the Nepalese capital today to discuss issues related to gender equality in education in the Asia-Pacific region.
During the two-day event, participants, representing the Global Advisory Committee of the United Nations Girls Education Initiative and senior technical partners from 13 countries, will look at the progress achieved in girls education in the Asia-Pacific region and the obstacles remaining to gender equality in education. It is the first time that the Committee convenes at the regional level, a move aimed to focus attention on countries efforts to ensure that all children, including girls, enjoy their right to education.
We are working to address the complex challenges of making sure that all girls, no matter how marginalized they are or how hard-to-reach they can be, still enjoy their right to complete quality education, said Cheryl Gregory Faye, head of UNGEIs Global Secretariat.
The choice of the Asia-Pacific region as venue for this meeting recognizes the tremendous strides that the region has made towards ensuring quality education for all children. Yet it also acknowledges a persistent gender gap in educational enrollment, retention and performance in a number of areas, as well as inequalities in the teaching and learning process and in education outcomes.
In the face of persistent gender inequities, countries in the region are adopting special measures to promote girls education. Cambodia and the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, for example, have set up specific bodies tasked with monitoring gender parity in education. Nepal has developed a Girls Education Strategy Paper to promote gender parity and equity in education. Afghanistan made special provisions for girls education, health and employment so they participate to a greater extent in national development.
The discussions at the Kathmandu meeting will focus on a range of issues including how to improve the nature of the curriculum and the textbooks adopted so they empower girls and women in their learning, how to make the school environment girl-friendly and safe, and how to enhance the quality of teachers and teaching-learning processes.
With many countries facing a serious shortage of qualified teachers, a first priority for the Advisory Committee will be how to advocate for improving the status, pay and support of teachers, especially those posted to rural or underprivileged areas.
Financing education is also a major issue for the Committees advocacy work with governments. These are encouraged to increase their investment in pre-primary education and to abolish school fees and other related costs at primary and secondary levels. In addition, offering individual families stipends, conditional cash transfers or food supplements allows families to have all their children girls as well as boys - complete their education.
The Committee, currently co-chaired by the Campaign for Female Education (Camfed) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), is expected to call for strong sanctions against sexual abuse and harassment of girl pupils, and for increased community involvement in school management as an effective means of making schools safer places for children, particularly girls.
Prior to the meeting, field trips to the Katmandu Valley, Kaski District (Pokhara) and Kapilvastu District Bhairahawa will enable participants to observe first-hand school conditions and to meet the relevant education authorities, teachers, students, and members of school management committees. The field visits will explore complex issues - such as madrassas, or religious schools, child labour, multi-grade teaching, early childhood development and children with disabilities - and show how the community and government are addressing them.
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- The Asia-Pacific region includes the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Niue, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Viet Nam
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No one understands the impact of the gun violence plaguing the city of Chicago better than a local woman who has lost all four of her children in fatal shootings.
"Four, no more. They took all of my babies to gun violence," said Shirley Chambers. "I don't understand it."
Her son Ronnie Chambers, 34, was fatally shot in the head early Saturday while sitting in a van in the 1100 block of S. Mozart Street on Chicago's west side. She lost her son Carlos, 18, in 1995. She lost her daughter LaToya, 15, in 2000, and her son Jerome, 23, was shot and killed a few months later.
It was a violent weekend in Chicago with at least 7 people killed in shootings on Saturday alone. For the third week in a row, police held a press conference on Monday to show off confiscated weapons and push for tighter gun laws. Police say they have seized 574 firearms, so far this year.


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Five Steps to Setting Up Your Online Business
by a guest poster • September 10, 2013 • Tagged: advertising, art, customer_service, employment  • Comments
There are several online services that allow you to sell products, whether those products are hand-crafted wares, antiques, or even baked goods. Of course, getting your online business up and running can be a little daunting, depending on how complex or competitive your industry may be. These five steps can help you achieve a no-sweat startup for your new business.
Shop Around
The first step, naturally, is to get a sense of what's already out there. You'll really want to look for the exact products that you plan to sell. This is the best means of determining not only what your target prices should be, but also how to distinguish your business from the competition. It may also be a good starting point for ideas; for example, if you weren't initially planning on highlighting your customer response, you may find an aesthetically pleasing way of having your customers share their reviews and photos of your product.
Partition Shipping Costs
Customers are obsessed with shipping costs. Even if an item is relatively cheap, a heft shipping charge will stop most consumers in their tracks. A good way around this is something called "price partitioning," which calls for you to divide the shipping costs between the listed item and shipping costs. So, if you want to charge $20 for that poster sized print, and shipping would cost six dollars, you may want to list the item as a $26 print with free shipping. If figuring out shipping costs to begin with is your hang-up, consider directing your business's finances through PayPal. They have a useful online service to help you figure out PayPal shipping rates.
Take Good Photos
Because your customers will be unable to physically examine your products, the pictures that you use to display them are of utmost importance. Take the highest quality images possible, and, when possible, photograph your items in natural light. It's also encouraged that you take pictures of your products from multiple angles. Close-ups are also useful for giving your prospective customers a sense of your item's finer details.
Promote Yourself
Though it's easy to assume that customers will stumble across your store themselves, this is not likely to happen when you're just starting up. Take advantage of social media to promote your store and encourage your friends to share it. This is a good way to get you some early customers, and, by extension, product reviews. If you're using a community-based site for your business, consider contacting other shop-owners and offering to promote their products on yours. Chances are that they'll offer to do the same in return, resulting in an arrangement that's mutually beneficial.
Provide Excellent Service
You want your customers happy, and the best way of achieving that is to go above and beyond the call of duty. Be prompt about shipping and notify them when products have shipped. If they have questions, respond to those quickly, too, and try your hardest to fulfill any special requests they may have. If you follow this advice, you should have a large and dedicated customer base in no time.


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March 9, 2011
For the second time during the Wabash tennis team's spring break trip to Puerto Rico the Little Giants took on an NCAA Division I opponent. Wednesday afternoon Wabash lost 7-0 to the University of Connecticut, but not without taking one doubles flight from the Huskies.
Senior Ricky Ritter (right) and junior Peter Gunderman combined for an 8-4 victory in number two doubles over Ricardo Cardona and Wei Lin from Connecticut. The Huskies maintained the team shutout by winning the two remaining doubles matches to earn the team point in Division I scoring.
The Little Giants close out the competition portion of their trip on Thursday with a match against the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez team. Wabash returns to action after spring break with a Wednesday afternoon home match against Rose-Hulman on March 16.


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New Vice President for Finance and Operations/CFO Appointed
September 26, 2012
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Jay Trewern as Gordon-Conwell's new Vice President for Finance and Operations/CFO. Mr. Trewern comes to Gordon-Conwell having served nearly 13 years as Vice President for Business and Finance at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, TX.
Mr. Trewern holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Arizona, with a concentration in Accounting. In his current position as VP for Business and Finance he has provided administrative oversight to the following units: Budgeting, Finance, Accounting, Student Financial Aid, Human Resources, Information Technologies, Physical Facilities, the Bookstore, Food Services and Risk Management.
In his oversight of Capital Construction, Jay served as project manager for the construction of four new buildings. During his tenure as Chair of the Campus Master Planning Committee, the square footage of the SAGU campus has doubled. Trewern has also negotiated highly favorable financing terms and conditions for the University. During his tenure, two rounds of SACS regional re-accreditation were completed with a high level of success in areas related to finance.
Previous to his current position, Mr. Trewern served for seven years as Assistant Town Manager then Town Manager for Clarkdale, AZ where he was responsible for all facets of Municipal government, including finance, budgeting, grant writing, police, fire, buildings, streets, sewer systems, trash, zoning, Boards, Commissions, and Town Council functions.
Mr. Trewern is an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God denomination, and has served on pastoral staff with several churches. He is married to Trish Trewern, a licensed minister with the AG, who has served as Women's Ministries Director for the North Texas District. She has also served in various roles at SAGU including as an admissions counselor, projects planning coordinator, and assistant chaplain. She continues to play an active discipleship/mentoring role on campus with young women. Trish is a frequent speaker and has been invited to preach in 7 different countries. Trish and Jay have recently completed a short-term assignment as interim co-pastors of the International Christian Fellowship Church in Rome, Italy. The Trewern's have two adult sons, Kyle and Kendall.
Trewern will begin his position at Gordon-Conwell on November 1, 2012. He comes with the warm affirmation of SAGU President Kermit S. Bridges who wrote the following when announcing Jay's resignation to the university community:
To describe Jay's service to this institution as distinguished is an understatement. Jay Trewern typifies our core value of servant leadership. The administrative areas under his charge operate at the highest level of excellence and his fair-minded and collaborative approach to leadership have earned him respect by all who interact with him… I think it is particularly meaningful that several months ago the Alumni Association selected Jay to be the recipient of the 2012 Honorary Alumnus Award that will be presented during our upcoming Homecoming activities.


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Boston public radio station WBUR is expanding its reach on Cape Cod and the Islands, announcing on Tuesday the purchase of the 92.7 FM signal in Tisbury currently held by rock station WMVY.
For WBUR, the acquisition for an undisclosed sum fulfills a two-decade effort to expand its presence in the area and will allow it to broadcast to as many as 60,000 new listeners, starting early next year.
"It's a dream realized," said WBUR general manager Charlie Kravetz.
For WMVY, the sale by parent company Aritaur Communications means an uncertain future. The station, which has broadcast on 92.7 FM for nearly 30 years, will attempt to continue as a nonprofit, streaming commercial-free music online and possibly broadcasting on a new FM channel. But it must raise $600,000 by the end of January to cover its annual operating costs and avoid a complete shutdown.
"We do see it as a realistic goal, based on the support we have from the audience we've already built online," said Barbara Dacey, WMVY's director of worldwide programming.
Longtime WMVY listeners, however, were upset at the prospect of losing a staple of island life. The station features a blend of new and classic rock music, spotlights local artists, and sometimes introduces listeners to up-and-coming musicians.
Singer-songwriter Carly Simon, who lives on the Vineyard, said she has fond memories of visiting the small building that houses WMVY to promote performances at the Hot Tin Roof, a former night club in Edgartown that Simon co-owned. Simon said she and other WMVY listeners feel personal connections to the station's disc jockeys.
Whenever she would return to the Vineyard by car, Simon said, she would "always see at what point I can get 92.7 because it's part of Martha's Vineyard. It's a beacon. To lose it would be unimaginable."
WMVY listeners who called the station Tuesday voiced their disappointment at the possibility it could disappear from the radio airwaves. Others posted supportive messages on the websites of local media outlets and pledged to contribute to keep WMVY alive.
Kerry Alley, an Oak Bluffs resident and codirector of the Red Stocking Fund of Martha's Vineyard, said in an interview that WMVY's instability is a "very scary thing" for his group, which collects money for needy children's Christmas gifts and delivers holiday meals to local families.
"We have three big fund-raising events that raise most of our $75,000 or $80,000 each year, and two of them are sponsored by the radio station," Alley said.
For WBUR, adding 92.7 FM is the latest move in its long-running competition with public radio rival WGBH, which broadcasts a mix of syndicated and local programming on WCAI in Woods Hole.
WGBH has made a series of recent moves to challenge WBUR's local news presence, including cutting jazz shows to increase its news and talk programs, and in July purchasing Public Radio International, a syndicator of popular shows such as "This American Life."
WBUR's new signal also extends its potential donor pool to the affluent summer retreat of Martha's Vineyard.
"Any time you can grow your audience, you can grow your support base," Kravetz said. "We're excited about that, but that was not the driving force."
With new audience members in mind, WBUR will likely cover the Cape and Islands more extensively, Kravetz said. But there will be no new bureau or major personnel changes. The 92.7 signal will carry the same content that airs on 90.9 FM, WBUR's flagship station.
WBUR has been eyeing the Cape and Islands for over 20 years, Kravetz said, and made unsuccessful bids earlier this year for stations in the region.
WBUR already broadcasts on two FM stations on Cape Cod, WSDH in Sandwich and WCCT in Harwich, but the 3,000-watt signal at 92.7 is significantly more powerful than those two little stations.Callum Borchers can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Game&Fish to Outline Financial Status [AUDIO]
Wyoming oil and gas industry officials say they are not surprised by the results of new research on fracking dust. Amy Richards has a report. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will hold a public meeting on Thursday in Cheyenne to discuss their current financial status and the agency's funding needs in future years. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.