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"there is no indication anywhere that giving people unlimited free access to stuff "
Nobody's pushing this as a solution. Stop lying.
The funny thing is, we already have access to unlimited free stuff! It is out there right now on torrent sites, p2p applications and even the passing of physical drives from friend to friend. And yet people still are buying a ton and your highest spending customers are the ones most accessing this unlimited free stuff! Therefore the solution should automatically be on how to use the free stuff to make MORE money! How can you maximize this unlimited resource to your advantage.
Unfortunately, it appears that the show went in the other direction and did the cliche and totally bogus storyline that digital downloads are a form of organized crime costing billions.
Digital downloads ARE costing us billions. Have you seen the prices on iTunes!?! :)
The History channel has, yes, Ancient Aliens.
Don't knock Ancient Aliens! The best comedy show the History channel ever had!
I think this is very applicable. In both the immortal (and stupid) words of Homer Simpson and Chief Wiggum:
No surprise for me though.
I knew we had gone completely off the deep end when we got to the point where a company thought it was a good business model to link individual DVD players up to the net and were STILL sued.
This ++++
At what point has things become so fucked up in copyright that people believed this setup was a valid business model option of streaming in the digital age. And the movie companies STILL fought it. It is frankly ludicrous.
The future of innovation. Having lawyers and business models that try find a legal way to do something, whether viable and sane or not.
Canada and the US have the longest shared border in the world. At any time I can cross that imaginary line with little problem physically. However, suddenly when it becomes trying to cross it digitally for content, roadblocks are thrown up everywhere.
As a Canadian, I have face similar problems attaining media in the past because of insanely stupid digital licensing restrictions. Amazon MP3 isn't available here for instance. Hulu and most US websites like comedy central's block Canadian IPs. I have quite a few friends who pay for American proxy connections just to watch stuff and there are many websites dedicated to getting around the problem.
There should be ZERO reason for this. These are all problems that shouldn't exist and highlight the lack of insight these companies have for the Internet. No wonder people are driven to piracy to just find content.
I guess Anti-musician Non-Canadians just doesn't have the same ring to it.
The funny thing is, vinyl is the one format I still collect! And I am not just talking about the old flea market or antique store vinyl (which I still do look around for) but many new bands still release vinyl in modern times: NIN, Tool, Radiohead, Broken Social Scene, Arcade Fire, Kid Cudi, The White Stripes etc. I have a bunch of vinyl from my Dad that I grew up with in the 80's, and I still collect new stuff that comes out as a hobby. The latest I am looking forward to is the Tron soundtrack by Daft Punk that is coming out next month. I love the sound of vinyl, but I still have an huge collection of CDs all ripped for portability.
What he thinks was lost is wrong. It has now broken free of the old limitations. The old limitations are what was killed, not the love of music.
Let me know how that goes. Also, let me know if you left the same messages concerning The Hollywood Reporter, which is saying the same thing I said. Thanks Mike for talking about the Hollywood Reporter. I have never gone to their site before but it is a good site that I will be regularly checking out.
Let's face it, the subsection of people effected that want to hack for legitimate reasons and use the PSN are small.
There are three main groups affected by this:
The first big ones that use the Other OS options, like the Airforce, are probably not having people game on those systems and likely not affected at all by the PSN if they want to hack to install their own software.
The seconds ones that are simply hacking for piracy/cheating methods are likely the second biggest group. I don't have much of an issue with people getting kicked off the PS network for that.
The final group, the ones that will be most legitimately effected by this are people of both game legitimately and use the PSN network and wanted to install another OS or homebrew that wasn't piracy/cheating related.
It somewhat sucks that that last subsection gets caught up for the trouble of Sony's decision in the first place to remove the other OS option. But if you want to play in Sony's network you have to abide by their rules.
If you don't like it, don't buy Sony products in the first place. Especially where company decisions like these are hardly new. Don't buy into a closed system and expect to have it both ways.
I have little sympathy for those people that get caught up in this. Let's face it, in the end this will have little hurt on Sony financially, limit the amount of cheaters on the network, and really have no effect on the regular users.
"This link doesn't actually prove that, it only serves up Michael Geist's opinion, which to now surprise is against their decision."
That is false.
Von Finckenstein opening statement:
"All ISPs advertise their rates, bandwidth caps and the additional usage charges that apply. Consumers can shop around for the plan that best meet their needs. Internet services are now sold like other public utilities, such as water, gas and electricity. As we reported in our most recent Communications Monitoring Report, Canadians used on average 15.4 gigabits per month in 2009. Most users therefore fall well within the caps currently set by the Large Distributors and would not be charged more unless their monthly usage increased dramatically."
Which Michael Geist goes on to counter the many false points:
"The practical reality for most Canadians is that there are very limited choices - typically the duopoly of cable and DSL - with plans that mirror one another. "
Very true statement. In my area you get Bell or Rogers who's plans are pretty much the same, and Teksavvy, who for Bell's prices offers 200GB cap. Without the independent ISP I would have no choice, and this is the same for pretty much everyone else.
"Second, the frequent comparison of Internet services to utilities such as electricity or gas is misplaced. Electricity and gas are consumed - as you use it, it disappears. Bandwidth does not disappear once used. Moreover, Von Finckenstein conveniently omits the fact that pricing for electricity and gas are regulated in virtually every province in Canada. For electricity, there is a range of regulatory regimes that control both wholesale and retail prices. For natural gas, the prices on transportation and distribution are regulated and the commodity cost of gas changes in response to markets. "
So the CRTC is comparing Internet services to Gas and electricity utilities which are far from analogous.
"Third, Canadians should be very uncomfortable with the CRTC's notion of "heavy users" and the reports that 15.4 GB represents an average user. If we are to set the standard of heavy users based on 2009 data, the majority of users will be classified as heavy users (and find themselves paying for overages) before long. As MP Peter Braid noted during the hearing, policies should be forward looking and it feels like the CRTC's reference point for Internet usage is stuck looking back in the rear view mirror."
And this kicker. This is setting up everyone to be locked down in low cap plans with ridiculous overages or overpriced high cap plans. Choose your poison.
"Considering that Bell Canada's "low bar" is low but reasonable (25gig on small plans, 75-100gig on fast plans) and that they do sell "overage" at a reasonable price (doubly the fastest plan's bandwidth for about $10 a month) it isn't particularly out of line. A low bar would be a cap of 2 or 3 gig a month, which would trap almost everyone." That's bullshit. $2/GB is not at all reasonable when the actual costs are around 2 cents / GB or around 10-100 times the actual costs. And notice the low users don't get cheaper plans either. This is pure greed. And all this based on Bell's information and word. What a joke.
"Furthermore, the judge has ordered Hotz to "retrieve the code" that has been distributed. Yes, think about that for a second. Retrieve the code."
That's awesome. Why don't they just tell him to go retrieve the Voyager spacecraft while he's at it.
This is not a non-story, it is a long line of examples of Apple's increasing lock down of their products. Many people repair phones, swap old batteries, and replace broken components. No different than doing so with computers and laptops. Before the iPhone I repaired my Blackberry quite often and there are many others as well. The iPhone was by no means a watershed moment for taking apart phones.
First, the problem was I never had to buy some geeky tool to disassemble my phone. The screws used by every other major manufacturer were pretty much Phillips or Torx. I have been using the same precision set of tools since I was a kid. The move to new screws is just another roadblock Apple throws up for no other reason then to prevent people from opening up their phone and doing their own repairs: another example - integrated batteries on Macbooks and over engineered cases on iMacs (much more difficult to swap drives these days).
Second, they are changing the screws on the phone when they repair it. So if there was something I wanted to repair under warranty they would be now putting up another roadblock.
If I had done a warranty repair recently and they replaced the screws and I hadn't noticed (more than likely), I would have been pissed. A couple of days ago I dropped my iPhone 4 in a puddle outside work by accident. Luckily I was able to get it inside and take off the back case and remove the battery because the screen stopped working and I couldn't power it down. I used my same old trusty set of precision tools, took off the back, removed the battery connection (screwed in by the way) and proceeded to take the phone apart and dry it out. I got out all the water, and the phone after reassembling works perfect. Now if they had those stupid new screws and I hadn't known, I would have had a dead phone. Instead I was able to use my existing industry standard tools to fix my own phone. Big warning flag for me.
That is why this is not a non-story. Every year Apple pushes the envelope of what they lock down. Step by step, they make it harder for regular people to do simple repairs and funnel more and more people to Apple stores where they can make a buck off you. Apple products, Apple store, Apple screws, Apple Apps etc. further and further down the lock down hole making it harder for people to switch or repair phones. I like Apple products, but if they continue to do these sort of things, my iPhone 4 will be the last Apple product I buy.
You can add me to this as well. Dumped Rogers instead of Bell (I dumped Bell for Rogers a while back) but now I am a happy TekSavvy member. I will never pay Bell another red cent.
" Why are they tactically playing directly into Assange's hands?"
Because they simply do not understand the Internet. There is a huge gap in the understanding of the modern digital world between the modern generations (80's to today) and the generation in power in the government. It is like trying to explain the combustion engine to someone who lives with horse carriages. They simply can't wrap their heads around the concept. And as our world advances, those older generations will be left behind more and more. The same can be applied to RIAA/MPAA etc. These new concepts are totally alien to most in power.
"Again, obviously, there are many other factors that go into such ratings, but it does seem rather telling that so many of the countries that have very publicly hid behind bogus claims to avoid publicly discussing an agreement that will impact many people, are somehow viewed as more corrupt than in the past. "
I think this entire article needs the old correlation doesn't imply causation reminder first. Just because you put the "obviously" part doesn't make that statement, or article, any less of a stretch. It isn't really THAT telling that the ACTA negotiations had any significant effect at all on the corruption perception index.
From the new article:
"Of course, other factors are measured to determine the corruption perception index (CPI), and may be that the dark ACTA negotiating process has influenced, might not."
From the same article (comments)
The American team used a combined set of observations: One 11-year-long set consisted of 122 measurements made by the team, while the other set was 4.3 years long and consisted of 119 measurements published by the consortium.
[The Swiss group] used only their own observations, but they expanded their published data set from what the U.S. group included in its analysis to a length of 6.5 years and 180 measurements.
So, the American study had 241 observations over at least 11 years and the data is peer reviewed and published. The Swiss apparently are refuting that by ignoring half the data and adding 61 data points from 2.2 years that haven't been peer reviewed. Obviously they're a reputable group, but I'll wait for them to look at *all* of the data available to them, preferably published data, before just taking them at their word. Doubly so for a negative finding since alpha (chance of a false positive) tends to be a lot smaller than beta (chance of a false negative).
This will "eliminate" the lost sales. Now that the infringer is no longer downloading, those files can no longer be counted as lost sales, and therefore the loss sales numbers will stop. Boom, no more losses to the industry and the billions will return! People will start buying things like in the old days. It will be easy to enforce since it is dealing with computers, everyone will surely be guilty, and the punishment fits the crime!
It surely will work.
Well this is the third one of these ridiculous bills. I don't think anyone doesn't see through the insane digital lock provision as well as others. And knowing that the PMO directly is looking to satisfy the US pretty much guarantees this bills death. Although not outrightly spoken, there is an anti-American mindset that runs in Canada. Whenever something like this shows up, where the Americans are pushing something, it tends to cause a backlash. Considering how the last two bills went, and how after the copyright consultations were completely ignored, I imagine this bill will go for the same ending.
However that doesn't mean we should rest on our laurels. I have already wrote and sent a letter to my MP, the opposition and the PM (though as if he really cares), and have been informing everyone I know about the bill and to do the same. Many of my friends and family are now involved. I hope all Canadians will do the same.
As well, in general, I appreciate every day that we have someone like Michael Geist who brings these issues both to the light and in a way that everyone can understand. Without his knowledge and organization of the resistance to these changes, I couldn't imagine where Canadians would be right now.


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Glyphosate-resistant alfalfa (Roundup Ready or RR alfalfa) can be planted in Arizona following the USDA-APHIS decision in January 2011 to grant it non-regulated status. This technology adds a tool to the alfalfa weed control arsenal but there are tradeoffs in using it.
A healthy, vigorous alfalfa stand will suppress weeds. Growers in cooler parts of Arizona frequently do not need to use herbicides after establishment, because cutting and alfalfa competition suppress weeds. These growers may not be able to economically justify the greater seed cost of RR alfalfa.
In warmer areas of Arizona, summer temperatures are higher than optimum for alfalfa growth, and weeds including purple nutsedge and barnyardgrass compete with alfalfa. Growers in these areas may be able to justify the increased seed cost through higher quality hay and extended stand life.
Weed control during stand establishment is critical to assure a uniform, high density distribution of alfalfa plants that will maximize yield and quality. Due to the polyploid genetics of alfalfa, 3 percent to 7 percent of seedlings will not contain the RR gene.
For weed control and to remove non-RR plants, the best time to apply glyphosate is at the 3–4 trifoliate leaf growth stage. Apply 0.75–1.5 pounds active ingredient per acre of glyphosate. Our field research showed this early application was sufficient given the competitive nature of alfalfa to provide weed control up to the first cutting in the spring following fall planting.
A second application may be made up to five days before the first cutting.
RR alfalfa may be treated with glyphosate at rates of 0.75–1.5 pounds active ingredient/acre per application; sequential applications should be at least seven days apart. The combined total of all in-crop glyphosate applications per calendar year may not exceed 4.64 pounds active ingredient/acre.
Potential glyphosate rates and numbers of applications per year are: five applications at 0.93 pounds active ingredient/acre, four applications at 1.16 pounds active ingredient/acre, and three applications at 1.54 pounds active ingredient/acre, or 26, 33, and 44 fluid ounces an acre of a 4.5 pound active ingredient/gallon glyphosate formulation.
Research in western Arizona on purple nutsedge found that multiple applications at 1.16 pounds active ingredient/acre provide better control than fewer applications at 1.54 pounds active ingredient/acre. Often it is advantageous to use other post-emergence and pre-emergence herbicides to manage weeds in alfalfa.
As an alfalfa stand ages and density declines due to natural self-thinning, devote more attention to weed management to maintain quality.
Click on this link, http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/RR-alfalfaShortF.pdf, for the related tables and photos with this article.

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Nanomaterial Chemist Has Sights Set on Ionic Liquids
Ionic systems attracting attention worldwide due to their liquidus state at ambient temperatures
Dr. Sheng Dai, nanomaterial chemist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, presented "Ionic liquids for syntheses of sol-gel and low-dimensional materials" at the Frontiers in Materials Sciences Seminar Series held January 26, 2009, at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The series features innovative speakers from industry, government, and academia to discuss novel ideas and advancements in material sciences.
Dai's talk explored ionic systems consisting of salts that are liquid at ambient temperatures and can act as solvents for a broad spectrum of chemical species. These ionic liquids are attracting increased attention worldwide.
Ionic liquids, which are defined as salts that melt at or below room temperature, have gained a recent resurgence of interest for applications in catalysis, analysis, separation, and electrochemistry based on their distinctive physicochemical properties, such as thermal stabilities, negligible vapor pressures, and relatively high ionic conductivities. According to Dai, the overall goal is to explore new synthetic methodologies for advanced materials through ionic liquids.
Dai noted that a unique intrinsic property of these liquids is that they consist only of ions and that they can be made either hydrophilic or hydrophobic! The novel dual property of these ionic liquids makes them efficient solvents for both inorganic and organic species. The solvation environment of these ionic liquids provides new reaction media for controlling formation of polymeric materials and tailoring morphologies of advanced materials. "This highlights a new opportunity for using the solvent," said Dai.
ILs can be either aprotic or protic in nature, formed either by transfer of an alkyl (or equivalent) group or by proton transfer between Brønsted acids and bases. Aprotic ILs have been most widely studied as highly conductive media with wide electrochemical potential windows for a range of electrochemical applications and as solvents for catalysis.
More recently, interest in the development of protic ILs has considerably increased because of the great potential offered by ILs for proton-transfer applications in advanced fuel-cell technologies.
Dai's work has been featured in more than 200 peer-reviewed journal publications. In 2004, he was awarded "Significant Achievement in Nanonmaterials" by Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.


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Ciaté's Very Colourfoil Manicure, $19, sephora.com, is definitely one of our new favorite things this year.
Inspired by gleaming metallic accessories and London's urban street artists, the brand's Creative Director Charlotte Knight decided to translate this trend into a very cool nail look.
The three limited-edition kits she created—Carnival Couture, Kaleidoscope Klash, and Wonderland—each contain a different colored nail polish (aka Paint Pot), six vibrant metallic sheets of foil, and a Foil Fix glue, making it easy to build a multi-layered, shiny mani.
We tried on this cool trend and had to spread the word. But first, here's how the magic happens:
1. Paint your nails using the Paint Pot nail polish (any lacquer can be used but, as mentioned above, one comes in each kit) and wait for it to dry completely.
2. Swipe the Foil Fix glue onto your nail wherever you want the foil to stick to your nail.
3. Pick a Colourfoil sheet from the packet (there are tons of colors, PS) and firmly press it onto your nail with the shiny side facing up.
4. Pull the foil off of your nail in one quick movement.
5. Repeat steps one through four to layer more metallic foil on top of each other for a multi-colored, multidimensional effect.
Pretty cool, right? So, will you be trying out this kick-ass kit?
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Dear OncoLink "Ask the Experts,"
My 8-year-old Labrador Retriever had a rhinectomy on due to squamous cell carcinoma. I am very worried about how he will adapt and if there are any particular things I should keep him from doing, like swimming. I would love to hear anything about this procedure.
Lili Duda, VMD, Editor of the OncoLink Veterinary Oncology Section, responds:
For a nasal squamous cell carcinoma in dogs, some form of adjuvant treatment is indicated, as surgery alone ("rhinectomy", also called "rhinotomy") is strictly a diagnostic and palliative procedure. The treatment of choice for tumors that have no evidence of metastasis is radiation therapy. If there is evidence of metastasis, or if radiation therapy is not an option, then chemotherapy should be considered. Another option might be the NSAID piroxicam (Feldene) depending on the dog's gastrointestinal and kidney status. Regardless, nasal squamous cell carcinoma can be an aggressive tumor, and while it can be controlled for some period of time, cure is unlikely.
Once a dog has recovered from a rhinectomy, which usually takes about two to three weeks, he can return to normal activities. Basically, he can do whatever he wants to do. For example, swimming is fine. The primary complication with this surgery is that the dog is prone to rhinitis/sinusitis, which means he will tend to have a runny nose and a fair amount of sneezing, and may require intermittent antibiotic therapy. Nosebleeds are not expected once a dog has recovered from this surgery. If a dog does get nosebleeds this may indicate tumor recurrence. Similarly, a significant worsening of nasal discharge, snorting/sneezing, or snoring at night might indicate recurrence as well.


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Danielle Staub's past unraveling in front of the public eye apparently means big business for her ex husband, Kevin Maher. The book he helped write about his and Danielle's past, Cop Without A Badge, has now gone back into print. It is due out July 10th for all those wishing to their hands on this very significant piece of history.
Below are some more interesting excerpts from the book about Danielle/Beverly Merrill courtesy of Starcasm –
The book's description of Beverly / Danielle's involvement with the kidnapping:
"Some rich kids kept saying he didn't have the money. But the DD knew the father was some rick old f**k, so the DD [dealer] grabbed the kid. Beat the s**t out of him for three days. Didn't feed him. Kept telling the kid that if his father didn't send money, he was going to kill them . . .
'She was there man', Uribe said with a sigh. 'She was there through the whole f**king thing. She was partying with the DD for a month straight."
What Kevin Maher thinks after meeting the pantiless Beverly/Danielle in Miami:
"She's beautiful. I hope she's not just another coke whore."
After a couple lines of coke and romp in the sack Kevin has a startling revelation about Beverly/Danielle:
"She has no morals, but she's a good person."
Coke-fuelled insights don't lie and within hours Maher is "in love," forgetting completely that at that time he is still married to a woman named Beth. How Maher got Beverly / Danielle off with probation instead of prison for her kidnapping charges:
"Maher . . . bent the truth about one of the dealers."


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Museum of the American Railroad and City of Frisco Finalize Move
Posted on May 05, 2009 17:23
MAY 5, 2009: Today Museum of the American Railroad officials signed, and the Frisco City Council approved, a formal agreement that finalizes plans to move the Fair Park collection of trains to a new site in Frisco. The City Council passed by unanimous vote the Development Agreement and Lease that enables the museum to move from the planning stage to Phase I design and construction. The Museum of the American Railroad joins an exciting array of attractions in this North Texas city including the Frisco Heritage Center and Museum. It will also be adjacent to a system of planned outdoor spaces and recreational areas to be known as Grand Park.
Last year, the Museum of the American Railroad entered into an agreement with the City of Frisco that initiated serious discussions between the two organizations. The two quickly arrived at terms that were mutually beneficial and an engineering firm was hired to prepare a conceptual engineering site plan. The plan, prepared by Lunsford Associates of Arlington with Wilson & Company of Fort Worth, calls for nearly a mile of trackage and future exhibit buildings totaling 94,000 square feet. The museum's priceless collection will also be covered by a train shed reminiscent of turn-of-the-century stations.
With the Council's adoption of the formal agreements, the railroad museum will now finalize its site plan and prepare engineering specifications for Phase I construction. Phase I calls for some 5,000 feet of track to be laid at the museum's new Frisco location, including 3,000 feet of exhibit track that will accommodate the current 36-piece rolling stock collection. The museum's two landmark structures will also move to Frisco and compliment the historic locomotives and railway passenger cars.
The City of Frisco will provide 12.34 acres of land for the project. Located on Cotton Gin Road, the new site is adjacent to the Frisco Heritage Center and borders the BNSF Railway line to the east. The museum currently resides on a 1.8 acre footprint in Fair Park and stores one quarter of its collection offsite.
A majority of Phase I funding will come from Frisco to construct the basic facilities necessary to relocate the museum from Fair Park. The museum will raise their portion of the funding privately. Upon completion of Phase I, the museum will open for business at the new site. "We are very excited to get to this point; it's been mostly planning until now. We're getting close to turning some dirt and watching the wheels roll. The area railroads have pledged their support and we should be moving equipment in early 2011," said Bob LaPrelle, MAR's President & CEO.
The museum will continue operations at its present Fair Park location until the rolling stock begins moving to Frisco. Educational programs for Dallas area schools will also continue through late 2010.
While the collection will be relocating to Frisco, the move is viewed by museum officials as an operation becoming more regional rather than one leaving the Dallas market.
With nearly half a mile of locomotives and cars weighing almost 3,600 tons, the move of the museum's historic rolling stock collection will be an event in and of itself. The museum has fielded calls from as far away as New Zealand since the announcement of the move last year. The museum's Big Boy steam locomotive, the largest ever constructed, will attract interest from all over the world when it begins to roll to its new home.
The museum has worked closely with Frisco city officials to finalize plans and create an attraction that embraces the city's rich railroad heritage. Frisco derives its name from the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company which established a water stop there following construction in 1902. Initially satisfying a thirst for steam locomotives, the area was later subdivided and plots were sold by the railroad. A few years later the town of Frisco was officially incorporated and has grown in population to just over 100,000 today.
While the museum will endeavor to tell the story of railroads on a local level, its collection is national in scope. In 2006 the museum, with the aid of M. Goodwin Associates of Los Angeles, created a Strategic Plan that identified its strengths and addressed limitations at its present site. The Plan acknowledged the significance of the collection as one with great potential that tells the story of the American Railroad on a national level.
The new facilities in Frisco will allow for expanded programming and house the collection in a setting that is befitting of its heritage. Future buildings will present the trains in the context of a large, urban train station while featuring all the amenities of a museum. Visitors will climb aboard trains that once arrived and departed stations at nearly every major city in the nation.
Museum officials have chosen a style of architecture for its new main building that compliments neighboring structures in Frisco Square. A Neoclassical style is represented in the museum's proposed building that borrows elements from the great train stations of the past. To be constructed as part of a Phase II capital project, the facility will feature a grand hall and concourse that will serve as a museum facility by day and a venue for community activities after hours. "We envision this building being a center for local activities and events _ a place that is at the heart of a community just as train stations were in their day," said LaPrelle.
The new museum will also serve as an anchor arts & cultural institution in Frisco. The facility will provide educational programming for Frisco ISD and surrounding school districts through interactive tours and in-class programs. The museum's grand hall will also act as a venue for the visual & performing arts.
Over the past year the museum has consulted with Freeman Ryan Design, an Australian company, to develop spatial requirements and visitor flow patterns for the new main building and train shed. Specializing in creating museums around large objects, the Sydney-based company has addressed the architectural considerations associated with housing and presenting the museum's extensive rolling stock collection.
Using the latest technologies, the museum will entertain and educate visitors and students with exhibits on the cultural history and technology of railroading. Programs will also explore the role of the railroad as a solution to the nation's transportation challenges. Where railroad museums have typically been viewed as looking back, the new Frisco museum will also look forward and showcase what the rail industry has to offer now and in the future.
The City of Frisco has generously provided the railroad museum with offices and 800 square feet of exhibit space in the new Frisco Heritage Museum. Located at 6455 Page Street, visitors can enjoy exhibits on Frisco history, including the arrival of the railroad in 1902. With offices and programming already established in Frisco, the railroad museum is on its way toward building a brand and engaging in fund raising and development.
With today's vote, the City of Frisco and the Museum of the American Railroad have solidified a partnership and created much excitement toward establishing the premiere museum of railroad history and technology in the Southwest.
The Museum of the American Railroad would like to extend its most sincere gratitude to the City of Frisco and its citizens. Their generous contributions and endorsement of our museum will ensure its future role as a cultural history center and educational resource in North Texas.
Consistent with its mission of …sharing the rich history and heritage, as well as the current and future development of the institution of the American Railroad through artistic, cultural, and educational programming & outreach…, the Museum of the American Railroad is about to embark on the greatest journey in its 46-year history.
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The New York Times reported recently that police and paramilitary troops attacked a village in southern China's Jiangxi Province, killing two residents and wounding at least 18 others on a Sunday morning.
The attack followed three years of confrontations in which villagers in Yuntang refused to pay what they called illegal and excessively high local taxes on their cropland. Residents had erected a steel gate across the only road into the village to block officials from entering.
Disputes over taxes and charges of corruption by local officials reportedly have been common in this part of China, known as the cradle of Mao's Communist revolution. But, they rarely have erupted in gunfire such as that on April 15.
Even as the national economy has been booming, economic conditions have stagnated in the Chinese countryside. Millions of Chinese young people have migrated to the cities in search of jobs. Local governments have raised taxes to try to offset the loss of revenues, but officials and teachers often go unpaid for months.
Long simmering resentment over the taxes apparently came to a head after the Yangtze River flooded in 1998. Although the water reached as high as eight feet on Yuntang residents' homes and destroyed their crops, officials raised their taxes by one-third. The villagers refused to pay in 1998 and in 1999, when taxes were raised again.
The Times reported that Su Guosheng, a village leader who had complained to Beijing about the taxes and low rice prices, was arrested on April 14. At 4 a.m. the next morning, 600 local police and People's Armed Police assembled outside the village and moved in.
When a crowd gathered to protest the intrusion, police began firing. Reports said the villagers fought back with sticks and rocks.
Losing control of the countryside continues to be a major concern of the Chinese government. When officials announced reforms of the cotton procurement system two years ago, the government moved troops into the major cotton-producing provinces to deal with any unrest.
The reforms included reduced price guarantees for cotton, stocks of which had reached gargantuan levels. Officials hoped that growers would switch to grain crops.
The reforms had little effect. Instead of growing less cotton, USDA estimates China's farmers produced the equivalent of 20 million 480-pound bales in 2000, up from 18 million in 1999. The latest Chinese government forecast projects 2001 production at 21 million bales.
Some U.S. analysts have been projecting for months that China would import two to three million bales of cotton once the shortfall in Chinese production resulting from the reforms became apparent.
Reports that analysts were lowering their sights on Chinese imports — and the continued problem of certificated stocks — led to May futures hitting a 15-year low on April 20. The May contract closed down 175 points to 44.06. Observers say futures could fall into the 30s before the market improves.
Much is being made of the administration's reliance on trade policy to bring U.S. agriculture out of its current economic malaise. If that's the case, someone needs to find a more stable country to hang our hopes on.
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They are one of the biggest and loudest family's on Channel Ten's Googlebox.
And they are about to get a whole lot bigger!
In an interview with New Idea, Grant Jackson has revealed he is becoming a grandfather at the ripe old age… of 36.
His son Corey, 18, is expecting his first child with girlfriend Taylor.
The father-of-six had admitted that he and his wife Stacey, 35, were left shocked when they first heard the news.
'Corey took us aside and said he had to talk to us about something... our very first reaction was probably shock,' Grant said.
Stacey gushed about the moment, saying: 'It was after that moment I had this feeling of love for this little person I hadn't met yet but who was going to make a very special addition to our family's lives.'
Grant said he was worried about his son becoming a father at a young age, as he knows the struggles that are ahead after he became a father at age 16.
Corey announced he was expecting his first child earlier this year after they got engaged.
At the time, he shared a photo of the baby's ultrasound with the caption: 'Taya and I are excited to announce that we are expecting a baby due in December.
'Thanks to both of our families and friends for all their support.'


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Editor's note: This is the second of two stories about drinking and driving.
There's a difference between losing someone after a long illness and a death that occurs suddenly. Mark and Sue Riley learned that the hard way.
"Your life changes, literally, in a minute — a second," Sue said.
The east metro couple got word in 2013 that their son, New Richmond resident David Riley, had been killed in a nighttime boating crash on the St. Croix River. He'd been a passenger. His parents later learned the boat's driver was drunk.
News of David's death shattered the Rileys.
"Our life will never be the same," his father said.
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More than four years after the crash that killed David, the former harbormaster at a popular Afton, Minn., marina, the Rileys said their pain was compounded by a protracted legal process surrounding the boat's driver, who eventually pleaded guilty to homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.
The family held a front-row seat to a criminal justice system they said left them disillusioned and disgusted.
"I'll never call it the justice system again," Mark Riley said.
In spite of complaints from the Rileys and others about how drunken drivers exist within the criminal justice system, alcohol-related fatalities and injuries have plummeted in recent decades in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Officials agree they've made headway on reducing the frequency and impact of drunken driving. But when it comes to meting out justice, solutions vary by state. Wisconsin has moved toward enacting stiffer penalties for repeat offenders while Minnesota has turned its focus on rehabilitating offenders outside of prison.
Chief among the Rileys' concerns is sentencing, in which Wisconsin judges have ultimate discretion and can override Department of Corrections recommendations, victims' wishes and even plea agreements.
In the family's case, the negotiated plea agreement called for a year in jail. The judge sentenced Patrick Puhalla, who had previous drunken-driving convictions in Minnesota, to six months in jail on work release.
"We felt like Dave's life meant nothing," Sue Riley said.
While that judge, Buffalo-Pepin County Circuit Court Judge James Duvall, offered a lighter sentence, data suggests Wisconsin judges are more likely to imprison chronic and repeat drunken drivers than their Minnesota counterparts.
According to the Minnesota Department of Corrections, 546 people were incarcerated in state prisons for DWI-related offenses as of last month.
In Wisconsin, the number of inmates serving time in prison for impaired driving offenses is nearly four times higher, according to the state's corrections department.
A RiverTown Multimedia analysis of conviction data shows courts in Minnesota and Wisconsin found a combined 48,165 impaired drivers guilty last year, enough to overfill Target Field or Miller Park.
Roughly one-third were repeat offenders, who continue to spark public outrage, leading to calls for harsher penalties and other solutions, such as expanded use of ignition interlock systems requiring an alcohol breath test before starting a vehicle.
Minnesota lawmakers have tread cautiously in imposing harsher prison sentences following concerns of prison overcrowding.
Others feel sentencing chronic offenders isn't an effective path toward getting to the root of the problem.
"I think you'll find that people who have 10 or 15 DWIs, a majority of them have probably spent time in prison," said David Bernstein, chairman of the Minnesota's DWI Task Force, whose mission includes raising awareness about impaired driving. "They're back because their addiction was never addressed."
Drunken driving courts
Janet Carlson knew she was dying but didn't know if she could stop drinking.
More than five years ago, the Minnesota mother was charged with her first DWI. Within the span of two years, she racked up two more.
The first judge she saw told her he doubted he'd ever see her again, she recalled. Not long after, she found herself in front of a Washington County judge facing the same offense after leaving a party in Woodbury.
"I didn't know I was dealing with alcoholism," Carlson said. "My problems were starting to pile up, but my life had been pretty normal up until that point."
Carlson saw she had a problem but struggled to keep to her sobriety. Her first relapse ended with a third DWI.
The first time was a fluke, she said; the second time, she was getting away from an abusive boyfriend. "The third time I was sitting there saying 'this is me,' and if this keeps up I'm going to die or I'm going to kill somebody," Carlson said.
She enrolled in Hennepin County's DWI court, one of 18 specialty courts in the state repeat offenders have the option to enter. But the process is rigorous and comes with steep conditions, including random drug and alcohol screenings, mandatory support meetings and regular check-ins with a judge for roughly 18 months.
Aside from fines, fees and other penalties, the maximum penalty for a third DWI is a year in jail. For Carlson, her latest offense put her one step away from becoming a felon.
Officials have touted successes the program has had in reducing the likelihood someone drives drunk again by about 70 percent and saves the state millions of dollars.
Meanwhile, St. Croix County is planning to join 18 other Wisconsin counties with active OWI courts next year.
Counties without OWI courts often include offenders in drug courts, where officials say they're often a poor fit. Judge Michael Waterman, who presides over the St. Croix County's drug court, said it's crafted mainly with methamphetamine addicts as the target group. This makes the system of sanctions, treatment and rewards out of whack with what works for OWI offenders, he said.
"It's almost like putting a square peg in a round hole," said St. Croix County Circuit Court Judge Scott Needham.
The judges said there's little statewide data so far to quantify the program's effectiveness, but they noted that two Wisconsin counties — Eau Claire and Milwaukee — have so-called evidence-based decision-making systems that have proven successful.
Stiffer penalties
Wisconsin remains the nation's only state that doesn't criminalize first drunken-driving offenses, a policy that's drawn fire from critics who say the lack of criminal punishment sends the wrong message.
When a person is found guilty of drunken driving in Wisconsin, offenders receive a forfeiture and a fine the first time. Sometimes they're not even arrested on the spot.
Few argue the policy is out of step, but numerous obstacles suggest it's unlikely to change.
Needham said it's possible light penalties for first-timers serves as a catalyst for repeat offenses. However, the director of Wisconsin's state courts determined criminalizing first OWIs would require adding about a dozen more circuit-court judges to handle the extra caseloads, Needham said. As it stands, municipal courts sort out many first offenses.
Waterman said there's also a flipside to not criminalizing first offenses. Those OWIs aren't subject to the same due process as criminal allegations, so they get through the system faster than they might otherwise by allowing offenders to plead guilty quickly and begin attending programming, the judge said.
Waterman noted many Minnesota DWIs are plea-bargained down to reckless driving violations, which are also non-criminal.
"You're basically getting the same effect we have in Wisconsin," he said.
Seldom does that happen in Wisconsin, Needham said. In 23 years on the bench, he said he can count "on one hand" the number of OWI cases amended to a lesser offense in St. Croix County.
Rep. Jim Ott, R-Mequon, has long sought tougher drunken-driving laws. He said he'd support a bill criminalizing first offenses but has softened his position over the years.
The prospect of a criminal conviction sticking on a person's record for a potentially youthful indiscretion can be troubling for lawmakers, Ott said.
He floated the possibility of criminalizing first offenses with the condition of a "lookback period" wiping the offense after five years if a driver doesn't re-offend.
Penalties vs. recidivism
Roughly one in seven Minnesota motorists has at least one DWI, according to the Department of Public Safety. Of those, 42 percent have a prior DWI in their lifetime.
Courts throughout the state found 23,392 people guilty of impaired driving in 2016, with 1,839 convicted of their fourth or higher violation.
A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration highlights Minnesota as having the nation's highest rate of recidivism for impaired driving.
"Drinking and driving, even though there's been a lot of strides, in so many ways feels like a culture," Sue Riley said. "It's still just out there."
Nearly half of Minnesota and Wisconsin counties saw increases or no change in the number of chronic drunk drivers with four or more offenses between 2015 and 2016, according to an analysis of conviction data.
Needham said that if harsher penalties result in fewer drunken-driving offenses, there's not yet a mountain of evidence to support it.
"I'm not seeing that correlation," said Needham, who serves as chief judge of Wisconsin's 10th judicial district.
Last year, Wisconsin lawmakers passed laws making fourth OWI convictions a felony.
The state saw more than 9,000 chronic OWI offenders in the past five years, conviction data shows. Minnesota courts convicted more than 10,000 over the same time period.
Waterman speculates only a certain segment of the population responds to heightened penalties. Often people learn from their first mistake whether or not it's criminalized, he said.
Minnesota laws carve out a number of exceptions allowing judges to sentence differently on their own.
"Each county, each judge, each city encounters its own issues with repeat offenders," said Joe Van Thomme, a city prosecutor for Woodbury and other east metro cities. "Some counties are harder than others, some judges are harder than others."
Prosecutors aim to strike a balance for what repeat offenders need, including jail time, alcohol abuse treatment, monitoring or any mixture of those methods. Van Thomme said the various means to issue correction tends to be on an individual basis.
Still, some people are not ready to give up drinking, making them poor candidates for treatment programs.
"There are defendants that I look at and say, 'I don't know what to do with you anymore,'" Van Thomme said.
Legislative fixes
Wisconsin Rep. Jim Ott introduced the 2016 bill that led to fourth OWI convictions becoming a felony.
"The penalties are not high enough," he said. "We have a ways to go."
A few bills he's introduced are gaining traction in Madison. One would set a mandatory 18-month jail sentence for fifth and sixth drunken-driving convictions. Current laws only call for six months.
Another bill would set a mandatory five-year minimum for offenders convicted in an alcohol-related road fatality.
Ott acknowledges the bill adds $660,000 to the corrections department's annual expense. He said he weighs that against the possibility an offender kills someone else.
Another bill proposes a lifetime ban on offenders who reach four OWIs. The bill, proposed by Racine Republican Sen. Van Wanggaard, also bans drivers with at least two OWIs and two felony-level driving offenses.
"This will push people to realize that this is not a game anymore," Wanggaard said of the bill, which is likely to see a Senate floor vote this fall.
The bill provides a pathway back to licensure after 10 years but with heavy restrictions.
Even then, drivers would be subject to alcohol monitoring, Wanggaard said. Most people simply won't go for that, he said, and the license is basically gone for life.
The bill also calls for jail time if those convicts are caught driving while revoked.
Minnesota has also struggled with drivers continuing to drive in spite of a revoked license.
"One of the unfortunate deficiencies of Minnesota's system is there is a lot of honor code systems," said Bernstein of the Minnesota DWI Task Force.
He points to a shortfall allowing convicted drunken drivers to continue driving despite having a revoked license: They simply drive illegally.
That's because driving on a revoked license is a payable offense, similar to a speeding or parking ticket. Some people don't pay it, Bernstein said.
"Their citations sit out there in purgatory while they continue to drive illegally," he said.
The task force asked the Legislature to up the penalty to a criminal offense when revocations stem from a DWI.
Lawmakers were lukewarm on the idea, with some saying it amounted to punishing offenders twice for the same crime. The courts also worried it would strain the judicial system.
"It just wasn't a priority," Bernstein said.
Minnesota Sen. Dan Schoen agrees there's a strong need for consequences, especially for chronic offenders. But balancing punishments with the need to treat offenders with alcohol addictions is tricky, the St. Paul Park DFLer said.
"You can penalize someone all you want, but if they're sick, they're sick," said Schoen, who also is a police officer in nearby Cottage Grove. "They're going to get behind the wheel because they're not making clear decisions."
Ignition interlocks
Believing a solution is in separating the drunk from the driver, some have pushed to create a barrier through expanded use of ignition interlock devices.
Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) has pushed for policies requiring interlock devices for all DWI offenders and for longer durations. The device requires drivers blow into a mouthpiece before starting the vehicle and as they drive.
"Even people who want to get sober will have relapses," Bernstein said. "There's not a ton that we can do to control alcohol intake, but what the ignition interlock does is prevent the driving."
First-time offenders are required to install an interlock device only if they're twice the legal limit. Minnesota judges can also require them for a person with three or more DWIs for up to six years depending on the number of offenses they have.
In Wisconsin, the devices can be ordered for a year on first and second offenses if alcohol concentration is 0.15 or more. The interlock equipment — or a 24-hour sobriety program — is required for at least one year on third offenses.
Some worry the costs are prohibitive for mandating the program for all convictions.
Offenders bear the total cost of the devices, which can cost between $1,000 to $2,000 annually. Add the costs of fines, attorney's fee, hiked up insurance costs, and it can quickly become out of reach for some people, Bernstein said.
Officials also point to a lack of transportation options, especially in rural communities. Ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft, for example, are not available in places like St. Croix or Pierce counties in Wisconsin, as well as areas in greater Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Shoen said he believes revoking licenses for a long period of time, such as the Wisconsin proposal, could make it difficult for offenders to enter back into society.
"I want these people to go to work and pay their taxes," he said. "No one wakes up and says, 'I'm going to get my 10th DUI and go to prison for four years.'"
Ott, the Wisconsin Republican, is pushing for greater use of the ignition interlock device. The current law has a loophole, he said, that doesn't require convicts install the device while they're on suspended licenses.
"The problem is, some people choose to drive before their license is reinstated," Ott said.
His bill would create a violation for certain offenders driving any vehicle without an interlock device during the duration of their probation.
A new life
The case involving their son's death exposed Mark and Sue Riley to an aspect of licensing they'd never experienced.
Some repeat offenders in Minnesota can be issued what's called a B-card, which allows them to regain their driver's license after a third or higher DWI offense. But there's one caveat — they can't drink or legally purchase alcohol.
The Rileys learned the man later convicted in the fatal crash, Bayport resident Puhalla, had been issued a B-card prior to the 2013 incident.
The state issued 1,803 cards last year, according to the Department of Public Safety.
Violating the conditions are severe and include criminal charges, as well as proof that a person has abstained from drugs and alcohol for some time up to six years before their license is reinstated.
B-card recipients aren't under monitoring in order to abide their sobriety pledge. They only have to put it in writing.
"There's a lot that needs to be changed," said Lisa Alvarez, David Riley's partner, who questioned how the state monitors repeat offenders on no-drink provisions.
Just as victims like Alvarez and the Rileys adjust to a new way of life, so too do offenders like Janet Carlson. Sober since her last offense, she volunteers at DWI court a few days each week to lend support to others in a similar position as hers.
The memory of her daughter picking her up from jail is still fresh. "Mom, I knew you wanted to be sober, I just didn't know if you could," Carlson recalls her telling her.
She's open about her past and is given the flexibility to work her schedule around days she volunteers at the court.
"I get a front-row seat to miracles every day," Carlson said.


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Ask the Half M.D.: what is the fourth year of medical school like?
Over the past few weeks, several medical students in the first through third-year classes have been asking me what the final year of medical school is like. I'll be the first to confirm that the fourth year is indeed the promised land of your medical education. After working nearly 80 hours a week as a third-year medical student, you can look forward to the warm light at the end of the tunnel that is your fourth year.
Whenever I encounter residents or attendings and tell them that I'm a fourth year student, they tilt their heads to the side, stare off into space for a few seconds, and release a nostalgic sigh as they remember the joys of their own fourth year. A typical conversation might go something like this:
Senior resident: You're late. Where have you been?
Me: I'm a fourth-year medical student.
Senior resident: Oh, in that case you don't even have to be here. Would you like to go home?
The final year for medical school can roughly be divided into two domains: getting into residency and vacation. You'll certainly have to do some work this year as you will travel the country on externships in an attempt to impress various programs where you might want to enter residency later. During these externships you'll serve as a star student reliving the 80-hour work weeks that you grew to hate so much during third year. You will study hard, work hard, arrived early, leave late, and introduce yourself to every faculty member in the department in the hopes that you can get a favorable review when the time comes to apply for residency.
Fourth-year is also filled with lots of administrative headaches such as tracking down grades, securing rec letters, meeting with deans, applying through ERAS, setting up interviews, booking flights, and voting in the presidential election. But after your you have finished all of those tasks, you are ready to enjoy the next six months.
Whereas the third years are required to take courses in surgery and obstetrics where they invariably get yelled at for not knowing everything on the first day, fourth years get away with courses such as nuclear medicine and geriatrics. Typically, the day starts at 9:00 a.m. when I come in and meet my resident to obtain his signature on my attendance form. I then go home at 9:05. Thanks to the accreditation board which requires that we attempt to learn something during this glorious year, clerkships hold afternoon lectures which usually revolve around having an attending show up late, tell us how wonderful fourth-year is, give out the answers to the final exam, and then end class early.
That's not to say that all medical students take fourth-year so lightheartedly. There are a few scabs at could never let go of being a gunner for the previous three years and for some reason, feel the need to study and work away their last year of freedom. These students will take clerkships in the intensive care unit and hematology/oncology service where they will work to the point of exhaustion while the rest of us play drinking games during the presidential debates. As for me, I started brewing my own beer and I've been working my way through all of John Grisham's novels. As far as I'm concerned, those are the only sorts of activities that fourth-year medical students should be involved in.
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Sammy K said,
I'm in the OR right now, third year, and I'm depressed as all hell. can't wait until 4th year
Erin said,
Please tell me that's not sarcasm…
Aaron said,
No sarcasm…fourth year rocks! The best year since college; a little break between med school and residency.
Scrub Notes said,
Agreed – fourth year is awesome. Especially if you go to a school that has a shortened basic science curriculum (UPenn, Baylor, Duke), potentially giving you even more free time your fourth year. For me, this means I won't be required to do much of anything, school-wise, between October and graduation… =D
happyhospitalist said,
the goal of fourth year students every where is to sign up for as many outpatient rotations as possible. No weekends and no long days. Such rotations as dermatology, radiology, and "research"–now that's a laugh. I remember my fourth year. People climbing over each other to get that coveted spring time dermatology month. Ah the memories. The most helpful fourth year rotation I did was EP cardiology. I got to read every single EKG in the entire academic hospital for an entire month. That's how you learn EKGs. It made my first year of residency much more enjoyble and less frightening
Kat said,
To be fair, there's some of us who couldn't WAIT to get into the ICU and have the chance to really see what critical care was like.
…ok, so I'm a gunner.
Even though I am giving up prime drinking time, I am really glad I'm doing ID, nephro and cards rotations during 4th year. It's nice to actually know what goes on with consult services. 🙂
Frank Drackman said,
4th Year WAS great. Best was the ER rotation where the Chairman said he didn't care if we came in at all, so we didn't (went in a few times just to make sure he wasn't jokin). Even better if you had a military scholarship and got that Big O-1 pay for drinkin beer at the "O" Club. Also describes how much I learned, "O". Not sure what was better, Surgical Pathology, with a Super Model Attending, or Radiology, where even the Attendings barely worked 6 hours a week.
Frank Drackman said,
And as easy as 4th year was (you did have to take a Surgery rotation, and either Neurosurgery or Neurology) there was a definate change once the Match was over, and you became a "FYiGMI"(pronounced FIG-ME) (for F-You i-Got-My-Internship) Warrior. Thats when you didn't even have to hide the fact you were leavin at 9:15 am.
fizzlemed.blogspot.com said,
Hooray. Just when I had begun thinking it would be best to forego medical school and join the circus instead, you talked me back into it. Sometimes you need the light at the end of the tunnel. FYIGMI– A mnemonic I shall never forget 🙂
Miami_med said,
Hey now, some of us just kind of like the ICU. I may be a nerd sir, but I am no gunner. I have the grades to prove it.
Abiy said,
in ethiopia, med 4th is z worst, its 5th yr which rocks, but 6th yr it realy rocks,
jeff said,
Damn, 4th year of veterinary school is very different. It's definitely the best year, but you work the hardest (in terms of number of hours) and could essentially be described as indentured servitude. Of course, we are then rewarded with the option to practice rather than becoming a resident or intern, though more and more are doing that anyway nowadays.


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George Strait Agrees to Record Five More Albums With MCA
George Strait has released 40 albums on MCA Nashville, but that total will reach at least 45 before he's done. On Wednesday night (Aug. 28), his label CEO announced that the legend has signed a contract to record five more albums, even though he's retiring from the road after next year.
Universal Music Group president Mike Dungan shared the news during an event to celebrate Strait's music. According to the Tennessean, Strait then took the Schermerhorn Symphony Center stage with his Ace in the Hole Band.
"In 1981, when I signed with MCA Records, it seems like yesterday," he told a private audience full of industry personnel and songwriters (quote via USA Today). "I think I've been at MCA longer than most people in this room have."
Strait's two-year farewell tour ends in 2014, and its expected dates for those shows will be revealed in the next week or two. The 61-year-old announced his retirement from the road last September, but stressed that he'd continue recording music.


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The possibility of a campus file was revealed in a decision by Judge William Sylvester in which he ruled prosecutors be given access to documents from Holmes' time in a neuroscience program at the University of Colorado, the Denver Post reported Thursday.
Holmes is accused of opening fire inside a movie theater during the premiere of the new Batman movie, killing 12 people and injuring 58 others. He faces 166 counts of murder, attempted murder and other charges.
"The people acknowledge that they 'probably have campus police records, but [they] don't know that for sure,'" Sylvester wrote in his decision. "If the University of Colorado Police Department has a law enforcement investigation file about defendant, that information is likely relevant."
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