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Financial Aid & Scholarships
How much will it cost?
For complete tuition / course fee information, visit
The 4-year tuition compact
For first-time freshmen only - The 4 year tuition compact provides an established fixed tuition rate for four calendar years. There is no increase in the rate for four years. It also sets the campus and course fee levels for those four years so the costs are known in advance. The fixed rate is in effect for four calendar years (includes summer sessions) from the time the student enrolls in KU. When it expires, students must pay the going standard rate. Four years is the time it takes for a student, taking 15 hours of courses a semester, to graduate with a bachelor's degree.*(Music Therapy is a 4½ year program.) The compact is not a tuition discount or savings plan. It does, however, give students and families the ability to calculate the cost of tuition and fees for an entire college degree. The rates for any given year are established by the Kansas Board of Regents typically around in the last week of June.
What Financial Aid options are offered?
School of Music
Departmental scholarships are typically available to new students based on the numerous audition criteria used for admission to the school. For specific scholarship questions please inquire with the School of Music at 785-864 -3436.
University of Kansas
For complete information, visit KU Office of Student Financial Aid »
When is your Financial Aid deadline?
- March 1st: For Federal Student Aid priority deadline, apply online at www.fafsa.ed.gov ». KU's Federal School Code is 001948.
- May 1st: For State of Kansas Student Aid Application priority deadline, apply online at www.kansasregents.org ».
Type of Awards
Financial Need based on FAFSA
|Both Need Based and Non-Need Based
|Generally Need Based
|Federal Work-Study
|Need Based
|Kansas Career Work-Study
|Non-Need Based
|Federal Perkins Student Loan
|Need Based
|Federal Loan for Disadvantaged Students (LDS)
|Need Based
|Federal Subsidized Stafford Loan
|Need Based
|Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan
|Non-Need Based
|Federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS)
|Non-Need Based
|KU Endowment Association (KUEA) Loan
|Non-Need Based
|Alternative Loans
|Non-Need Based
Financial Aid
To be considered for University Fellowships and have priority consideration for Graduate Teaching Assistantships, your application materials must arrive by December 1 for admission to the following fall semester.
General Information
Graduate students have several opportunities for financial assistance in all areas of music study at the University of Kansas. Before you can be considered for any of these opportunities, however, you must be admitted to the University and the program that you intend to pursue. The current costs can be found at: www.affordability.ku.edu »
The School of Music offers a variety of scholarships. Students must contact their department for information about eligibility and application procedures.
The Graduate School awards many types of Fellowships, Scholarships, and Teaching Assistantships. A complete list of the programs and their descriptions can be found at: www.graduate.ku.edu/funding-opportunities »
All awards are made on a competitive basis. Applications and the relevant materials must be received by December 1 to be considered for the Graduate School awards.
The School of Music awards graduate teaching assistantships in ensembles, music education, music therapy, musicology, music theory and composition, and in many areas of performance. On occasion, graduate research assistantships are available in music education and music therapy.
Award amounts generally range from $5,300 to $10,500 and carry with them tuition waivers ranging from 25% to 100%, depending upon the percentage of the appointment. The School makes about 80 appointments each year. They are renewable upon mutual agreement for up to two years for master's work, three years for doctoral work, or five years combined. The deadline for priority consideration for these awards is December 1.
Other Opportunities
The School employs many students annually to work as accompanists, stage managers, ensemble librarians, classroom assistants, laboratory monitors, office assistants, librarians, recital monitors, recording assistants, and stage crew. These positions are generally filled after students have enrolled. Go to www.employment.ku.edu » to search for these positions.The University of Kansas is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution committed to a policy of equal opportunity in student admissions, student financial assistance, and faculty/ staff employment.
Student Loans
Student loans are available through the Office of Student Financial Aid. For further information concerning financial assistance contact:
KU Visitor Center
1502 Iowa St.
Lawrence, KS 66045-7576
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Fax: 785.864.5469
Phone: 785.864.4700
Website: www.affordability.ku.edu/financialaid »


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Bloomsburg University's Instructional Media Services (IMS), located on the first floor of McCormick Center for Human Services, provides a wide variety of audio and video equipment, facilities and services to students for media projects or productions related to their approved class assignments.
These include digital (tapeless) video cameras, digital photography cameras, digital audio recorders, high definition television studios, video editing suites, video conversion, and online media distribution.
The IMS staff is available to provide basic tutorials relating to the operation of equipment or facilities students need to complete class projects. We also provided additional equipment and services to BU faculty and staff including laptop computers, data/video projectors, and projection screens. The IMS professional staff offers consultations in evaluation, specification, and purchase of media technologies used in the delivery of instruction.
In addition, IMS creates, acquires, schedules, and distributes daily television programs through BUTV (local cable channel 10). Students who wish to have their original programs aired must submit them to the manager for approval. IMS also serves as technical advisor to WBUQ-FM, the student-operated radio station.
Hours of Operation
Monday-Thursday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
During Break 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
IMS Contacts
Larry Zapotocky | 570-389-4778
Asa Kelley | 570-389-4234
Adam Hower | 570-389-4393

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WASHINGTON, DC, August 21, 2008 (ENS) - Saying the Bush administration's most recent Endangered Species Act rulemaking is "anti-democratic," 104 conservation and scientific organizations today submitted a letter to Cabinet officials calling for increased transparency and opportunities for public participation.
The new rule published in the Federal Register last week would change the way the Endangered Species Act is administered concerning both land and marine species.
The groups say the rule would "radically weaken" the Endangered Species Act yet only 30 days have been allowed for public comment and the public comment process has been restricted in other ways as well.
Their letter to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez requests an extension of the comment period to 120 days.
The groups say a longer comment period would allow the public adequate time "to address the breadth and depth that these changes to the Endangered Species Act regulations will have on protecting our most imperiled wildlife."
The rule would, for the first time, give federal agencies the authority to decide without expert consultation whether their activities such as logging, mining or roadbuilding could harm endangered and threatened species. It also would prohibit consideration of the impacts of global warming on wildlife.
The rule states, "These regulations would reinforce the Services' current view that there is no requirement to consult on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions' contribution to global warming and its associated impacts on listed species (e.g., polar bears)."
Earlier this year, Secretary Kempthorne added the polar bear to the federal endangered species list, classifying it as Threatened. But he qualified the listing with a requirement that it cannot be used to limit greenhouse gas emissions although it is the warming climate that is destroying the sea ice needed for polar bear survival.
Administration officials maintain the proposed rule is a minor change that would make the law easier to implement, but the conservation groups say the rule is a fundamental change in the law that will hurt wildlife's chances for survival.
"Rather than a narrow tweaking of the regulations, the proposal represents a back-door attack on the Endangered Species Act," said Leda Huta, director of the Endangered Species Coalition, a national network of hundreds of conservation, scientific, sporting, religious, humane, business and community groups.
"The American people deserve and expect a full public process to vet such far-reaching changes to this landmark conservation law," Huta said.
The administration is refusing to accept e-mail comments or hold public hearings on the proposed rule.
Instead, comments will be accepted by postal mail, or through a government website that warns reviewers their personal information will be posted on the Internet for public dissemination.
"It appears as if the administration is doing whatever it can to discourage participation in the democratic process," said John Kostyack, of the National Wildlife Federation. "I think we can expect more sneaky assaults like this on our public land and wildlife laws as this administration heads for the exits."
The proposed regulatory changes were published on August 15, while Congress was out for recess and many Americans were enjoying the summer holiday.
The groups warn that the abbreviated timeline and restrictive commenting options raise serious concerns that the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce is attempting to rewrite a bedrock environmental statute without allowing for adequate public involvement.
Sean Cosgrove with the Conservation Law Foundation said today, "For one of our nation's most important and successful environmental laws, the 30 day comment period is woefully inadequate for the public to review and comment on this critical proposal."
"The Bush administration proposal eliminates the critical checks and balances needed to protect imperiled birds and cuts species experts from the process of making decisions that need to be science-based," said Mike Daulton, with National Audubon Society, a bird conservation organization.
"The Endangered Species Act is a safety net for our nation's wildlife, fish and plants on the brink of extinction, said Bill Snape of the Center for Biological Diversity. "The Bush administration's proposed regulations will cut a giant loophole in the safety net."
Susan Holmes of Earthjustice, a nonprofit public interest law firm, said, "Animals on the brink of extinction need consideration and protection guided by the best experts in the federal government - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service biologists."
To read the proposed rule in the Federal Register and the instructions for submitting comments, click here.


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I thought there wasn't a need for this editorial. I thought that doing the right thing would be obvious. But then I started to read more about the issue of automated external defibrillators (AEDs), and I was surprised by some of the resistance to purchasing AEDs and putting them in clubs.
Now, I don't believe that any club owner is so cold hearted that he or she wouldn't want to save a life if he or she could. After all, most club owners got into this business to help people. And more than likely, many of you already have AEDs in your clubs — whether mandated to do so or not. However, if you don't have an AED in your facility, two things are probably holding you back: concern about the cost of purchasing an AED (about $2,000) and training your staff to use it, and concern about being sued should your staff not use the AED properly (a liability concern that ultimately comes back to money).
Perhaps it's just that club owners are entrepreneurs who like to do their own thing, and you don't want to be told by the government that you have to do something. Or maybe it's because you don't like that state and local governments have singled out health clubs in their mandates for AED use. Well, let's face it, your members are putting stress on their hearts while working out at your facility. Does it matter that the restaurant owner who serves up fatty and greasy foods isn't required to also have an AED on the premises? No. You as a business owner should be prepared to deal with any situation that may arise regardless of what the business down the street is doing.
It's too bad that someone has to say, 'Just do the right thing. If you can save a life, then get an AED and make sure your staff is properly trained to use it — damn the expense.'
I'm sure Adam Utz's family would say an AED is worth the expense. Heck, I'm sure Adam would say it, too, since he's alive and well today because of an AED. While playing basketball at a Prairie Life Center facility in Olathe, KS, Adam suffered a heart attack, and the staff used the club's AED on him, saving his life. (Did I mention that Adam is 24 years old? Goes to show that AEDs aren't just for clubs that cater to the 50-plus market.)
Just think, Adam could have been your son, your husband or your brother. If your family member suffered a heart attack in your club (and most of you have family and friends that work out at your club), wouldn't you want the best technology to be available for them?
Sure, no technology is full proof, but by most accounts, AEDs are simple to use and more effective than CPR. Two studies recently found that doctors, nurses and paramedics often perform CPR inadequately. One study found that they failed to follow at least one CPR guideline 80 percent of the time. Considering the rigorous training that these professionals undergo, that finding is astounding. If professionals who make it their job to save lives and who have years of training often can't get CPR right, just think how inadequately your staff may perform CPR despite yearly training.
I guess that's why the whole issue of AEDs seems like a no-brainer to me (See our story on page 32 for more details about the AED issue.). Yes, there are liability issues either way, but if you have an AED on hand that can walk you through every step and you can save a life, then why not do it?
So, are you one of the club owners sitting on the sidelines with your fingers crossed hoping that an AED is never needed in your facility? Or have you taken a proactive stance, bit the bullet, trained your staff and purchased an AED on the chance that someday your preparation could pay off in a life saved?


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Relieving Mesothelioma Pain Through Aquatic Therapy
By: Jackie Clark
Mesothelioma is a rare and severe form of cancer caused by asbestos exposure. According to The Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance, 2,500 – 3000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with mesothelioma each year. There is no cure, but there are effective treatments. Standard medical treatments for mesothelioma may include surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. However, there are alternative, or complementary, forms of treatment that can also relieve pain, increase energy, and improve the quality of life for mesothelioma patients.
One such option is aquatic or spa therapy. Therapists have long recommended aquatic therapy for people with a variety of conditions and injuries. In recent years, evidence has shown that this soothing form of therapy is also beneficial to mesothelioma patients. Common symptoms of mesothelioma include fatigue, difficulty breathing, and pain in the chest and ribs areas. Several aspects of aquatic or hydrotherapy work to in conjunction with each other to combat these painful symptoms. The warm water relaxes sore muscles and joints and reduces pain sensitivity and muscle spasms. The buoyancy of the water increases mobility and stimulates the muscles and nerves. Hydrostatic pressure relieves muscle pain and tension. The water surface tension creates enough resistance to gradually and gently strengthen weakened muscles. Patients recovering from surgery often heal faster with aquatic therapy because the low-impact movement in the water allows for earlier weight-bearing activities.
Another benefit of aquatic therapy is the renewed body, mind, and spirit. Relieving stress and improving one's life outlook is critical for people facing cancer or any serious condition. The painful symptoms and the uncertainty of life with a mesothelioma diagnosis can take a toll on the patient's emotional and mental well being. The relaxing and low-impact nature of aquatic therapy can work wonders at restoring a patient's confidence in the ability to heal.
Patients should consult their physician for the best treatment options. An effective mesothelioma treatment plan both fights the cancer in the body and restores balance and calm to the mind. Ultimately, a combination of traditional medical treatments and complementary treatments like aquatic therapy can improve a patient's prognosis and potentially increase the mesothelioma life expectancy. Healthier minds and spirits lead to healthier bodies.
Help support cancer research: The Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance will donate $1 to cancer research every time someone simply "Likes" their page on Facebook.
For additional information on the mesothelioma, visit www.mesothelioma.com.
Jackie Clark joined the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance in 2009 as research assistant after graduating with a bachelor's degree in English and a minor in fitness and nutrition. Jackie's experience in technical and medical research has allowed her to assist in the development of medical content and outreach efforts, with specializations in alternative care, cancer support programs, and social media campaigns.


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Company Refused to Accommodate Deaf Employee, Then Fired Her, Federal Agency Charges
OSHKOSH, Wis. – Miles Kimball Company of Oshkosh, Wis., violated federal law by denying Laura Nejedlo an accommodation for her disability (deafness) and then firing her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has charged in a new lawsuit.
According to John Rowe, director of EEOC's Chicago District, which includes Wisconsin, the agency's investigation revealed that while working in Miles Kimball's Information Technology Department in 2007, Nejedlo was assigned to use a new software program for the company's computer system. She was allegedly denied her requested accommodation of a sign language interpreter for training and so could not fully utilize the new program. In February 2008, after 13 years of successful employment with Miles Kimball, Nejedlo was fired. Denying an employee a reasonable accommodation and then firing her because of her disability violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process. The agency seeks lost wages and compensatory and punitive damages for Nejedlo, an order barring future discrimination, and other relief. The suit, captioned EEOC v. Miles Kimball Co. (Civil Action No. 11-C-850), was filed Sept. 8 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and assigned to U.S. District Judge William Griesbach.
"The ADA was enacted to ensure that people with disabilities can earn a living if they can perform their work with or without a reasonable accommodation," Rowe said. "All Ms. Nejedlo wanted was a sign language interpreter for training so she could keep on performing successfully. Our contention is that there was no good reason why Miles Kimball denied her an interpreter and then fired her."
EEOC Chicago Regional Attorney John C. Hendrickson added, "In our view, this is one of those cases in which a reasonable accommodation would have made all the difference. An employer would have kept an able and loyal long-term employee. The employee would have kept a needed job. That didn't happen, apparently because of a violation of federal disability law. Our objective here will be to set things right."
According to Miles Kimball's website, the company has 1,300 employees in its Oshkosh facilities. It sells Christmas cards, home accessories, cookware, candy and high-end décor through catalogs. One of America's largest direct marketers of consumer gifts and household products, Miles Kimball is a subsidiary of Blyth, Inc., of Greenwich, Conn. Blyth markets home fragrance products, decorative accessories, seasonal decorations and household convenience items.
The EEOC's Chicago District Office is responsible for processing charges of discrimination, administrative enforcement and the conduct of agency litigation in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, with Area Offices in Milwaukee and Minneapolis. The case will be litigated by attorneys in the Milwaukee Area Office.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting discrimination in employment. Further information about the Commission is available on its website at www.eeoc.gov.


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The 16 members of NAMI's National Board of Directors are elected by NAMI members to provide strategic guidance in the fulfillment of NAMI's mission to eradicate mental illnesses and improve the quality of life of all whose lives are affected by these diseases. NAMI National Board Members have broad responsibility to govern the organization. Together and with input from all members, they make policy to govern NAMI, determine NAMI's official position on matters of public policy, set the budget and priorities of the national office, and develop strategic plans to guide organizational development.
Keris Jän Myrick, M.B.A., M.S., Ph.D.c, President
Keris is the president and CEO of Project Return Peer Support Network. She serves as a systems leadership team representative and stakeholder delegate in the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health planning process for the Mental Health Services Act.
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Jim Payne, J.D., First Vice President
Jim comes from Falls Church, Va., where he has served as president of NAMI Northern Virginia. He previously served on the board of a nonprofit organization that promotes research and awareness for borderline personality disorder, where he also led family education courses.
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Linda E. Jensen, Ph.D., R.N., M.N., Second Vice President
Linda is a professor of graduate nursing at Clarkson College in Omaha, Neb. She served on the Behavioral Health Oversight Commission for Behavioral Health Reform in Nebraska and the Nebraska State Mental Health Planning and Evaluation Council.
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Ralph E. Nelson, Jr., M.D., Treasurer
After several years as president of NAMI Tulare County, Ralph was elected to the NAMI California board of directors. He chaired the NAMI States Presidents' Council for two years.
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Marilyn Ricci, M.S., R.D., Secretary
Marilyn Ricci serves on the NAMI Board of Directors and is president and a consulting dietician at Cornucopia Food Service, Inc. Marilyn is a serving her second year as President of NAMI Farmington Valley in Connecticut, which she helped found in 2004.
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Lacey Berumen, Ph.D.c, M.N.M., C.A.C. III
Lacey Berumen is a member on the NAMI Board of Directors, and a Deputy Director of Operations at Federation of Families for Children�s Mental Health �CO Chapter in Denver. Lacey was previously the ED at NAMI Colorado.
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Kym Bolado is a member of NAMI San Antonio. She is the president of Advanced Childhood Learning. As a member of the Board of Directors, Bolado hopes to help NAMI grow in infrastructure and strengthen the standards of excellence.
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Joyce Burland, Ph.D.
Dr. Burland is the author of the NAMI Family-to-Family program. She is a recipient of the 2011 NAMI Distinguished Service Award.
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Ron was instrumental in the creation of the National Council of Urban Indian Health and its first president. He is a member of the Psi Chi Psychological Academic Honor Society and the Society of Indian Psychologists.
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Ground beetles: Beller's ground beetle (Agonum belleri)
(Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalinae)
Profile prepared by Sarah Foltz, The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
Agonum belleri is a wetland-dependent ground beetle species endemic to the Pacific Northwest. It is known from sea level to high elevation mountain areas where it occurs in acidic Sphagnum bogs in forested regions, particularly floating mats of Sphagnum immediately adjacent to open water. Threats to this species include habitat destruction from urban development, logging, water-level alteration, peat-mining, pesticide application, and livestock grazing and trampling. Logging and development may be the most serious threats to individual populations of this species, as a substantial number of bogs have been destroyed by these two activities. Global climate change may also threaten populations by altering bog water levels and seasonal duration periods. Known sites of this species should be managed to protect water quality and quantity as well as the surrounding plant community.
Nation: United States
National Status (United States): NNR
State Statuses: S3 (Washington), S1 (Oregon)
(NatureServe 2008)
A member of the Carabidae (ground beetle) family, this species is distinguished as follows: 6.0 – 7.5 mm (0.24 – 0.29 in.) in length; narrow body; metallic color, typically coppery-bronze, but may reflect green or blue; antennae densely pubescent; elytra striate, punctured and pubescent (Johnson 1979). The even covering of bristles on the dorsal surface is one of the most distinguishing characteristics to use when identifying this species in the field, and is most apparent when the insect is back lit, or held under a hand lens in oblique light (J. LaBonte in Martin 2003). Although there is another Agonum species possibly found in the region (A. melanarium), it is unlikely to be found sympatrically with A. belleri, as it prefers dryer habitats (Johnson 1979).
The technical description of this species is as follows: Above shining aeneous or virido-aeneous. Head impunctate; antennae black, pubescent from apical half of third segment; head through eyes wider than apex of pronotum. Pronotum nearly three-fifths as long as wide; side arcuate, feebly oblique behind; margin reflexed, narrowly so in front, more widely so behind; the foveae of hind angles large, their outer edge formed by the reflexed margin; pronotum smooth, impunctate, except for the side margin and the basal foveae which are densely rugose; mid-dorsal impressed line attaining neither base nor apex, crossed by an evident impressed line toward apex. Elytra very finely microreticulate with evident humeri, very feebly wider behind middle; the striae impressed, finely punctate; the first (sutural), third, fifth, and seventh interstriae more or less densely set with coarse seta-bearing punctures, the second interstriae with from four or five to a dozen punctures, the fourth interstria rarely with one or two punctures. Venter and legs viridescent, shining, finely alutaceous, impunctate; second to fifth visible abdominal sternites with single seta-bearing punctures on either side of the middle towards the hind margin. Protarsal segments feebly dilated and squamose beneath (male) or unmodified and simply setose beneath (female) (Hatch 1933).
Expert determination is suggested to confirm field identifications.
Adults breed in the spring, and lay eggs which hatch into larvae that complete development by late summer. Larvae have not been collected or studied. Adults are collected in spring and summer months, April through September. Adults probably live less than a year. Adults will eat seeds, scavenge plant and vegetable material, and prey on small invertebrates. Larvae probably do not eat seeds and may be more specialized on invertebrates (Bergdahl 1997). Invertebrates taken from Drosera may be an important food resource (Bergdahl 1997). The species is constantly brachypterous and flightless (Lindroth 1969), and is quite active on Sphagnum bogs. It overwinters in upland habitat around wetlands (Bergdahl 1997).
Range-wide: This Pacific Northwest species was historically known from approximately seven Sphagnum bogs in northern Oregon, western Washington, and southwestern British Columbia. An extensive 1997-1999 survey for this species in Sphagnum bogs between northwest Oregon and southwest British Columbia increased the number of known populations to ~25, including the first records in many Puget Sound counties, the mainland of British Columbia, and Vancouver Island (unpublished data, Bergdahl 2008, pers. comm.). Patches of suitable habitat are small and scattered throughout range, and abundance estimates are not available for existing sites.
Washington: Known records are from Skagit, Snohomish, King, Kitsap, and Mason Counties (Bergdahl 1997). Although the species was believed to be extirpated from the Washington type locality (Chase Lake) due to suburban residential development (Applegarth 1995), recent surveys (1996-1997) by James Bergdahl have revealed low numbers of this species (Bergdahl 2009, pers. comm.).
Oregon: In Oregon the species has been found at two sites: Bear Springs in Wasco Co. where the population may now be extinct, and Little Crater Lake in Clackamas Co. where the population faces serious threats from humans and livestock (Applegarth 1995, LaBonte 1995). The species may be more widely distributed in Oregon than is documented (Applegarth 1995), and surveys of potentially suitable habitat for new populations may be promising.
Federal Land: This species is documented on Mt. Hood National Forest (Bear Springs in Wasco County (one specimen collected in 1942), and Little Crater Lake Meadows near Timothy Lake, Clackamas Co. (1982)) (LaBonte 2006, pers. comm.). It is probably present on Mt. Baker/Snoqualmie National Forest, and possibly present on Olympic and Gifford Pinchot National Forests.
Acidic Sphagnum bogs in forested regions are the primary habitat for this species. It tends to be found in floating mats of Sphagnum immediately adjacent to the open water of bogs and lakes (Johnson 1979). Marginal habitat includes small patches of Sphagnum at springs and in the backwaters of streams, as well as bogs that are in late stages of succession (becoming meadows) (Gray and Hatch 1941, Hatch 1953, Leech 1935, Lindroth 1969, LaBonte 2006, pers. comm., Kavanaugh 1992). In addition to Sphagnum species, such as S. magellanicum and S. sqaurrosum , this beetle is often found in association with certain plants, including Eriophorum polystachion, Drosera rotundifolia, Eriophorum polystachion , and Vaccinium oxycoccos (Johnson 1979, LaBonte 1995). The species is known from sea level to high elevation mountain areas (~1005m, 3300 ft.) (Applegarth 1995, LaBonte et al. 2001). At sites with a moisture range, individuals are only found in the wettest areas (Bergdahl 1997, Maynard 2004).
One example of A. belleri habitat is the Kings Lake Bog in Washington, which is surrounded by a forest of Acer macrophyllum, Alnus spp., Abies spp., Tsuga heterophylla, Thuja plicata and Pseudotsuga mensiesii . The ecotone consists of dense thickets of Ledum glandulosum and Kalmia occidentalis with sparse, short (less than 5 m tall) Thuja and Tsuga, and an understory of Sphagnum, reindeer lichen and associated plants including Sphagnum magellanicum, S. sqaurrosum, Eriophorum polystachion, Drosera rotundifolia, Vaccinium oxycoccos, and a few large rushes. The Sphagnum within a few meters of the water at this site is devoid of all but evenly distributed Eriophorum and abundant Drosera (LaBonte, 2006 pers. comm.).
Inventory: Conduct surveys in suitable habitat near known locations.
Management: Manage known sites to protect water quality and quantity as well as the surrounding plant community. Surveys of potentially suitable habitat for other populations, fencing of the sphagnum areas, manually eliminating or reducing encroaching meadow vegetation to retain open sphagnum, and conducting non-destructive demographic surveys of the Little Crater Lake population have all been recommended (LaBonte 1995).
Applegarth, J. S. 1995. Invertebrates of special status or special concern in the Eugene district. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. 126 pp.
Bergdahl, J. 2008. Personal communication with Sarah Foltz, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Bergdahl, J. 2009. Personal communication with Sarah Foltz, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Bergdahl, J.C. 1997. Endemic Sphagnum bog beetles from the Puget Sound Region: Kings Land and Snoqualmie Bogs, King Co., Washington. Unpublished report for Northwest Biodiversity Center.
Gray, B. and M.H. Hatch. 1941. The Coleoptera of Washington. (Carabidae: Agonini). University of Washington Publications in Biology. 10 (1,2,3,): 1-144.
Hatch, M.H. 1933. Notes on Carabidae. Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 9(3): 117-121.
Hatch, M.H. 1953. The beetles of the Pacific Northwest. Part I: Introduction and Adephaga. University of Washington Press, Seattle, 340 pp.
Johnson, P.J. 1979. Report on a survey for Beller's ground beetle on the North Fork Snoqualmie River, King Co. WA. Report to the US Army Corps of Engineers. 19 pp.
Kavanaugh, D.H. 1992. Carabid beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae) of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences. No. 16. 113 pp.
LaBonte, J.R. 1995. Possible threatened or endangered terrestrial predaceous Coleoptera of the Columbia River Basin. Report prepared for Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service, Upper Columbia River Basin Ecosystem Management Project. 31 pp.
LaBonte, J.R., D.W. Scott, J.D. McIver, and J.L. Hayes. 2001. Threatened, endangered, and sensitive insects in Eastern Oregon and Washington forests and adjacent lands. Northwest Science. 75: 185-198.
LaBonte, James. 2006. Personal communication with John Fleckenstein.
Leech, H.B. 1935. British Columbian records of Carabidae and Hydrophilidae. Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 11(3): 120-124.
Lindroth, C.H. 1969. The ground-beetles (Carabidae, excl. cincindelidae) of Canada and Alaska. Parts 1-6. Berlingska Boktryckeriet, Lund, Sweden. 1192 pp.
Martin, R. 2003. Final Report: Analysis Species Assessment: Beller's Ground Beetle (Agonum belleri). Unpublished Work, Puget Sound Energy, Inc. Relicense study T-4, FERC Project No. 2150.
Maynard, C. 2004. Unpublished report on carabid beetles at Sheehan Lake. 11 pp.
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Tor at the Heart: OnionShare
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By Micah Lee
In August 2013, David Miranda was detained for nine hours and searched at Heathrow Airport in London while he was trying to board a plane back home to Rio de Janeiro. Working on a journalism assignment for the Guardian, he was carrying an encrypted USB stick that contained classified government documents. When I first learned about this story, I knew there must be safer ways to move sensitive documents across the world than physically carrying them, one that didn't involve putting individual people at risk from border agents and draconian "terrorism" laws that are used to stifle award-winning journalism.
Here's how I would have done it: In Berlin (where the secret files originated), I would set up a local web server on my computer, that isn't accessible from the internet. The only thing on the website would be a download link to an encrypted file that contained the secret documents. Then I would setup a Tor onion service -- one of the coolest and most under-appreciated technologies on the internet, in my opinion -- to make this simple website accessible from a special ".onion" domain name. I would send my colleague in Rio (in this case, Glenn Greenwald) the URL to the onion service. He would open it in Tor Browser and download the encrypted file. As soon as he finished the download, I would stop the local web server and remove the onion service, so it would no longer be on the internet at all.
Of course, the problem is that while this may be simple for seasoned nerds like myself, it's not for many journalists, activists, or lawyers who run into similar problems on a regular basis. Inspired by this idea, I developed a simple and user-friendly open source tool called OnionShare that automates this process. You open OnionShare, drag some files into it, and click the "Start Sharing" button. After a moment, OnionShare gives you URL that looks something like http://4a7kqhcc7ko6a5rd.onion/logan-chopin. You send this URL to someone you'd like to share files with, and they load it using Tor Browser and download the files directly from the web server running on your computer. The moment the download is complete, OnionShare shuts down the web service, the URL no longer works, and the files you shared disappear from the internet. (Since OnionShare runs a server directly on your computer, this also means that your computer needs to be online for the URL to work -- if you suspend your laptop, for example, the URL won't work until you get back online.)
Onionshare server side
Onionshare client side
I'm the developer of OnionShare, but I have no idea how many users it has. I consider this a feature. It's completely decentralized, anonymous, and private. I don't run a central service -- instead, every user runs their own short-lived service, often only for a few minutes, and that service disappears as soon as they finish sharing their files.
However, I do know that people use it. I use it on a regular basis myself while working on sensitive journalism projects with my colleagues at The Intercept. Sources use it to send me and other journalists documents. I've heard from digital security trainers that OnionShare is used by the Movement for Black Lives in the United States, and by activists in Latin America. A European human rights lawyer told me that their client in Africa used it to send them sensitive files.
What OnionShare protects against:
- Third parties don't have access to files being shared. The files are hosted directly on the sender's computer and don't get uploaded to any server. Instead, the sender's computer becomes the server. Traditional ways of sending files, like in an email or using a cloud hosting service like Dropbox or Google Drive, require trusting the service with access to the files being shared.
- Network eavesdroppers can't spy on files in transit. Because connections between Tor onion services and Tor Browser are end-to-end encrypted, no network attackers can eavesdrop on the shared files while the recipient is downloading them. If the eavesdropper is positioned on the sender's end, the recipient's end, or is a malicious Tor node, they will only see Tor encrypted traffic.
- Anonymity of sender and recipient are protected by Tor. OnionShare and Tor Browser protect the anonymity of the users. As long as the sender anonymously communicates the OnionShare URL with the recipient, the recipient and eavesdroppers can't learn the identity of the sender.
- If an attacker enumerates the onion service, the shared files remain safe. There have been attacks against the Tor network that can enumerate onion services. If someone discovers the .onion address of an OnionShare onion service, they still cannot download the shared files without knowing the full URL, and OnionShare has rate-limited to protect against attempts to guess the URL.
What OnionShare doesn't protect against:
- Communicating the OnionShare URL might not be secure. The sender is responsible for securely communicating the OnionShare URL with the recipient. If they send it insecurely (such as through an email message, and their email is being monitored by an attacker), the eavesdropper will learn that they're sending files with OnionShare. If the attacker loads the URL in Tor Browser before the legitimate recipient gets to it, they can download the files being shared. If this risk fits the sender's threat model, they must find a more secure way to communicate the URL, such as in an encrypted email, chat, or voice call. This isn't necessary in cases where the files being shared aren't secret.
- Communicating the OnionShare URL might not be anonymous. While OnionShare and Tor Browser allow for anonymously sending files, if the sender wishes to remain anonymous they must take extra steps to ensure this while communicating the OnionShare URL. For example, they might need to use Tor to create a new anonymous email or chat account, and only access it over Tor, to use for sharing the URL. This isn't necessary in cases where there's no need to protect anonymity, such as coworkers who know each other sharing work documents.
You can find the source code for OnionShare here, and you download it from its website here.
I tested all the free
I tested all the free "Cloud" services out there: Google Drive, Dropbox, ... to send a 'big' 4Go zip file, in all cases the upload would terminate at some point due to my terrible connection, and I didn't have the patience to continue. Then I learned about OnionShare and I've never been more happy! Even do I don't care much about the privacy side, OS managed to finish the zip transfer. Thank you Micah!
To get around the URL
To get around the URL exchange (key exchange) issue you could either:
a) Pre-generate a fully random service public key and share it face-to-face before departing
b) Use one of the following to generate a predetermined string for the URL that the other party already gave you
c) If only the keys were ECC Curve 25519, you could generate them deterministically from a shared secret and a windowed timestamp.
Or just send them to the
Or just send them to the recipient using encrypted means, such as PGP, Signal, ...
The advantage of the
The advantage of the Onionshare is that is just disappears after the usage. Nothing to trace - it is gone.
I agree that's a huge
I agree that's a huge feature.
I think the original person was asking about how to get the url to your recipient though.
And for that, yes, Ricochet or the like is not a bad answer -- "however you do secure metadata-resistant messaging now."
(It seems to me that Signal and email are less good, because you leave clear metadata right before doing the thing that doesn't leave clear metadata, so you undermine your security properties.)
Is there/are there plans for
Is there/are there plans for an Onion Share Android app or extension to Orfox browser?
OnionShare for Android? That
OnionShare for Android? That would be FREAKING AWESOME!!
There isn't an OnionShare
There isn't an OnionShare for Android yet, but I have talked with people from Guardian Project (who made Orbot) who have some interest in it.
CameraV, a secure camera app that Guardian Project made, already has some support for sharing via onion service. If you dig through the source code that feature uses something called libonionshare :).
It is very interesting and i
It is very interesting and i did 'nt know this tool :
OnionShare : where are the steps to install a server on his own computer ?
OnionShare : do i need to install a server version of an operating system or only download & set up it ?
OnionShare : do i need to create an onion service before or does it every time that i wish send a file ?
OnionShare : can i send encrypted file (so it must be encrypted on the server onion * mine installed on the local folder , right ?) ?
OnionShare : has it a pgp key ?
OnionShare : has it a test page _ a server user test under the responsibility of the tor team or the maintainer (yourself is 'nt it ?)
OnionShare : whitout a pgp key verifying the download/installation & clear answer to simple questions ; it is a difficult to give it a try blindly.
URL : Whare are you thinking about these 2 ways to communicate the url :
URL : https://secrets.xmission.com/about/
URL : SMS4TOR is a Tor-friendly version of PrivNote : http://sms4tor3vcr2geip.onion/
Secure Messaging System for TOR
Anonymous Encrypted Messages That Self-destruct When Read
URL : i wonder if ricochet could be used and if my email could do the job.
Under the hood, OnionShare
Under the hood, OnionShare starts a web server and creates a Tor onion service for you. But this is all completely invisible to the user -- you don't even have to realize that it does this to use it. It works in Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, and literally all you have to do to use it is:
1. Open Tor Browser in the background (OnionShare needs it for its tor process)
2. Open OnionShare, drag files into it, and click "Start Sharing"
That's it. That's all you need to do to set up the server on your own computer. Then finally:
3. Send the OnionShare URL to the person you're sharing the file with. They need to open the URL in Tor Browser, and then they can download the file.
You can send encrypted files, or you can send plaintext files. It also lets you send folders full of files. It's all up to you. However onion services are end-to-end encrypted, so pre-encrypting files manually yourself (like with PGP) just gives you an extra layer of encryption, but isn't strictly necessary.
As far as sharing the URL, it depends on your threat model. In many cases, it's probably fine to just send a private message on Twitter or Facebook -- it's unlikely that an attacker will see the URL, open it in Tor Browser, and download the file _before_ the intended recipient gets it. However it's always safest to use encryption to share the URL -- like a Signal message, a PGP email, and OTR chat.
could it run on an usb/card
could it run on an usb/card or rasperry ?
You'll have to build it
You'll have to build it yourself, don't know if that's possible in a Raspberry
It should definitely be able
It should definitely be able to run on a Raspberry Pi -- and in fact, I believe it's in Debian contrib already, so you likely can just "apt-get install onionshare" from your Pi running Raspbian (although, the version in Debian is very old, so I'd build it from source to get the newest version).
But Tor Browser itself isn't support for Raspberry Pis because they use arm processors. So in you'll have to do a few tweaks to make OnionShare work with your system tor. The next version of OnionShare will include better support for working with a system tor.
I don't know if it's
I don't know if it's portable, as in only writes to its own directory, like Tor Browser is, but if it is then you could definitely run it from removable media. You could try running it from a chroot installed on the removable drive, if you're so inclined.
I don't see any reason you couldn't run it on a Raspberry Pi. It's written in python so it should be architecture-independent. Depending on which distro you're using, you might have to build it yourself like the other commenter says, but that should be quite possible.
onionshare is one of my fav
onionshare is one of my fav tor apps, thanks you for your work :)
What I like the most about
What I like the most about onionshare is that it forces the receiver to use Tor, and if he gets things wrong the *.onion link wont even work
This is the first time I
This is the first time I heard about OnionShare. I especially like how the client user doesn't have to install anything besides Tor Browser. Maybe someday OnionShare will also be able to accept files from the client, uploaded in the browser?
Just a question. Does it bundle and manage its own Tor client (like Tor Browser + Tor Launcher)? Or does it expect to be able to connect to an already running SOCKSPort and ControlPort?
closet you get would be
closet you get would be securedrop https://securedrop.org/ which i believe have been mentioned in the recent "Tor at the Heart" series.
Thanks for the tip. I
Thanks for the tip. I suppose that's an alternative, but it comes with some drawbacks. For one thing, it's centralized, which means that a server compromise could leak the files, whereas OnionShare creates temporary ad-hoc servers. Also, I think you have to register with Secure Drop to receive files, making it only pseudonymous. It would be good for certain use cases, but it's not that much different from using Drop Box or Google Drive, or even an anonymous (as in, no registration) Megaupload-style service, other than being accessible by .onion only.
I didn't want the
I didn't want the responsibility of shipping my own version of tor, so the user needs to provide their own. The easiest way to use OnionShare is to just open Tor Browser in the background, and OnionShare will use its tor.
And in terms of using OnionShare to accept files, I hope to support this eventually. Here's the open issue for it: https://github.com/micahflee/onionshare/issues/97
Would Onionshare work for me
Would Onionshare work for me if only obfs4 or meek-amazon bridges work for now for me?
There's nothing with bridge
There's nothing with bridge use that prevents normal onion servies (hidden services) from working.
Yes. OnionShare doesn't come
Yes. OnionShare doesn't come with its own version of Tor, it uses one you already have, like your Tor Browser. So if you configure Tor Browser to use a bridge, OnionShare will too.
no .deb for jessie
no .deb for jessie
Can we get this in the
Can we get this in the Debian repositories too?
It already is! It's in
It already is! It's in contrib though, not main:
The reason it's in contrib is because it currently has a dependency for torbrowser-launcher, which is also in contrib. But I'm hoping to drop that dependency in the next version, and get it in main instead.
I also run an Ubuntu PPA, that has newer versions of OnionShare in it:
You are my hero! Will check
You are my hero!
Will check it out later.
Can you help ensure that OONI is better integrated with Debian infrastructure and with the onion services repositories? And to persuade Debian to ensure that there are Debian mirrors for the *entire* vast Debian repository?
If you get a chance, please pass on the warm regards of an utterly random Tor user to our man in Moscow :-)
Oh my, the dirty b-ds, a
Oh my, the dirty b-ds, a certain evil-minded Congressional committee waited until all the tech-minded editorialists (in particular Glenn Greenwald) were on vacation before suddenly releasing their absurdly counterfactual "report", which is actually a fine example of the kind of "fake news" we can expect from USG's new Ministry of Propaganda (the Global Engagement Center under the US State Department which was just created by a few lines in the NDAA).
On the bright side, the timing shows our enemies believe the tech community is effective at preventing the bad guys from always getting whatever they want.
I just hope FBI is not following the same tactic (as it has done before) by suddenly attacking Tor network while key people are on vacation.
Suggest updating your
Suggest updating your documentation about Debian installation to point this out.
> But I'm hoping to drop
> But I'm hoping to drop that dependency in the next version, and get it in main instead.
Another good reason to do that: Debian users can then obtain it using the onion service mirrors of the main section of the Debian repositories.
But in any case, I hope Peter P can get onion service mirrors of the *complete* Debian repositories very soon!
@ Micah: Are you and/or Tor
@ Micah:
Are you and/or Tor Project working with Citizen Lab to capture and reverse engineer samples of (possibly state-sponsored) malware attacking Tor users?
Would Onionshare be a suitable way to share malware samples with Citizen Lab?
In order to use Onionshare,
In order to use Onionshare, are there any restrictions on your local (desktop) or LAN firewall?
As far as I can tell, if
As far as I can tell, if your Tor client can reach the Tor network (you can browse with Tor Browser), then you can use OnionShare. Onion services have a side-effect of NAT traversal.
Nope. If you can connect to
Nope. If you can connect to Tor, OnionShare will work too. You won't need to do any configuration to your network at all. This is one of the magical things about Tor onion services, they slice through all inbound firewalls like NAT.
Allow me to disagree, using
Allow me to disagree, using Ubuntu I have my firewall configured so that it only allows access on ports 80 and 443, which is enough for Tor Browser to work. However when I click on "start sharing" in Onionshare, it crashes the program. Works fine when I allow all outgoing traffic in Gufw.
Or maybe I am doing something wrong??
Fantastic! Sometimes people
Sometimes people need to pass something (e.g. a hard drive or USB with forensic image of same) through US customs but do not wish to give up passphrases. For example, trying to get CitizenLab help in investigating suspected state-sponsored malware.
More generally, people relocating need to pass through customs but don't want to give up the passphrase to the detached hard drive containing their entire life. Could Onionshare be used like this?
o set up webserver to be active in certain narrow time frame, with protected access to the original LUKS encrypted hard drive with tarball backup,
o leave old country and set up in new country,
o buy new detached hard drive, computer, etc. in new country,
o use Onionshare to retrieve the original tarball and reconstitute ones life.
Could be useful for journalists, mineral exploration engineers, political dissidents, etc.
That could work, but if the
That could work, but if the server crashes or becomes inaccessible for any reason when you're a thousand miles away, you'll need some way to get it running again.
In this case, it is more reliable to encrypt the file and upload it to an anonymous DropBox account or the like, since nothing needs to be running once the file is uploaded. This solution also allows you to use a user-generated password and encryption passphrase, avoiding writing down an .onion URL or Tahoe-LAFS "cap" that Customs could find in your baggage/pocket and use to download the file themselves.
You might also consider Tahoe-LAFS, which doesn't require the uploader to be online when the file is downloaded (but keep an eye out for storage servers' garbage collection algorithms!), although this is much more difficult to setup. https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-heart-tahoe-lafs
I recommend a CCC talk called "Crypto Tales from the Trenches" in which a panel of journalists discuss securely traveling with documents.
@ Shari, Micah: As you know,
@ Shari, Micah:
As you know, urged on by embattled FBI Director James Comey, the know-nothings in the US Congress are continuing to scream for mandatory backdoors in all civilian encryption, or even a ban on civilian encryption. And the Trump campaign has signaled strong support for the know-nothings.
One of the most effective ways to decisively remove this threat would be to persuade essential "civilian" USG agencies to adopt onion services. And one of the most essential "civilian" USG agencies--- so essential that even Trump promised not to attack it, although his extremist advisors appear to be reneging on that promise--- is the Social Security Administration. And SSA has a enormous problem which I think Onionshare could fix.
The problem is that SSA needs to share extremely personal/sensitive/dangerous information on essentially all US citizens in order to administer the program. In particular, it often needs to obtain the complete medical files of individual citizens from their medical provider(s), including such highly sensitive items as interviews by psychologists. However, SSA's core computer system is so antiquated, and the workforce so limited, that SSA has experienced great difficulty in using suitably strong encryption. The result is that in almost all portions of the USA, the default is for medical providers to share files with SSA (and each other) by sending them by unencrypted fax.
I hardly need explain why this is so dangerous, but would like to stress the fact that some of us have been warning for years that in the 21st century, no citizen is too small-fry or too innocent to be attacked by professional spooks with extensive resources, not infrequently including spooks working for the government of some nation regarded by USG as an adversary. And during the past year, agencies running the gamut from NSA to CIA to FBI have joined the chorus of warning voices.
It seems that if Onionshare can scale to the enormous volumes required, it might be just what SSA has been looking for, because the system requirements and employee expertise appear to be sufficiently modest that SSA could adopt it if it provided some high bandwidth Tor nodes to help accommodate the increased network flow. It may be just a matter of TorProject giving SSA officials a few briefings to get a test program set up to demonstrate the potential of Onionshare for solving SSA's biggest technical problem.
More generally, it seems that Onionshare could be just what hospitals and other medical providers need to securely share highly sensitive patient files. The same goes for law offices.
Somewhat worrisome: law enforcement agencies, jails, and court networks also share enormous volumes of highly sensitive information on US citizens, using woefully inadequate security, and Onionshare could solve their problems too. I hate to think of Tor Network carrying information on behalf of the Surveillance State, but there is no better way of killing off FBI's attacks on onion services than by persuading its local "partners" that since they shouldn't be trying to beat us, they should be pleading for us to help them join us.
I point to the example of Wikipedia as a project which grew from something very tiny (two employees) to something which the whole world regards as an essential resource. In the same way, because Tor Project provides a number of comparatively easy to use cross platform services which solve a broad range of critical infrastructure problems for which no other solutions appear to exist, I believe it now has the potential to make itself equally indispensable.
Of course, enormous growth to Wikipedia scale carries significant risks which TP has never previously confronted, but that would be a suitable topic for discussion in the future. The first task is to work hard to get agencies like SSA willing to seriously consider what onion services have to offer. I suspect that NIST could be very helpful here.
let not forget MI5 and MI6
let not forget MI5 and MI6 with their new draconian spying powers etc
> @ Shari, Micah: # if it is
> @ Shari, Micah:
# if it is a private message to @ Shari, Micah: write them with your favorite e-mail or use OnionShare (where is your or their pgp key ? and your photo ?)
# you are boring us with your stupid propaganda
> Wikipedia
# you are boring us with your stupid propaganda
> but there is no better way of killing off FBI's attacks on onion services than by persuading its local "partners" that since they shouldn't be trying to beat us, they should be pleading for us to help them join us.
# you are boring us with your stupid propaganda
Nota Bene : encryption is not a right ; banning, allowing ,regulating, surveying, monitoring, licensing, have nothing to do with the encryption protocol or model or code. It is their infrastructure and their potential client ; the worst was avoided because trump was elected legally-fairly-rightly.
Wow, you really had to
Wow, you really had to finish your complaint about being off-topic with a trump pitch? :)
I'm going to close this part of the thread so it doesn't turn into name-calling.
I hope you will reconsider,
I hope you will reconsider, for at least two reasons:
o TP should not make it so easy for our enemies to censor comments expressing views which they dislike as "make nasty comments and watch Roger shut down the thread"
o You should know by now that I am not as volatile as the... er, cited media personality :-) and am not likely to react to our troll by calling names.
If you are getting many hate comments, this is regrettable, but you should never forget who are the friends and who are the enemies of the Project.
The cyberwoes of SSA are
The cyberwoes of SSA are sufficiently glaring to have caught the eye of the Congress:
How did the government's technology get so bad?
Joe Uchill
13 Dec 2016
> The Social Security Administration was one of the first groups in government to
adopt a big-data approach to operations. Once an international leader in cutting-edge technology, the administration was "pushing the edge," said the agency's chief information officer, Robert Klopp. " IBM was scrambling to make systems big enough to solve the complex problems we'd pose." Forty years later, times have changed, and much of the core software running the Social Security Administration is pushing a different kind of edge. Despite decades of improvements to commercial technology that have made it more secure, efficient and cost-effective, the administration uses a core system that is more than 30 years old.
>> The problem is that SSA needs
Another big problem is authentication. This might help:
This low-cost device may be the world's best hope against account takeovers
Privacy-preserving "cryptographic assertions" are impossible to guess or phish.
Dan Goodin
23 Dec 2016
>>> The past five years have witnessed a seemingly unending series of high-profile account take-overs. A growing consensus has emerged among security practitioners: even long, randomly generated passwords aren't sufficient for locking down e-mail and other types of online assets. According to the consensus, these assets need to be augmented with a second factor of authentication. Now, a two-year study of more than 50,000 Google employees concludes that cryptographically based Security Keys beat out smartphones and most other forms of two-factor verification.
Let's put an onion in every Social Security office and a keydrive in every pocket!
Any chance of getting
Any chance of getting Onionshare incorporated into Tor Messenger?
(Someone already said that Tails Project is considering incorporating Tor Messenger, which seems to fit with Onionshare to make a very powerful and convenient way for sources to share sensitive files with journalists, or for human rights groups to share information across international boundaries.)


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There are rumors that this is another server by Yrvine. Can anybody confirm? Would hate to play in a server that dies in less than 6 months
Can't confirm but by the looks of it I get why the rumors are flying around.The NPC positions are nearly the same, the donations are the same, fb posts (updates) are showcased the same way, they don't have a forum (last forum was maintained by only him and poorly) and from what I heard the admin is not really active ingame.But then again, it could be someone who purchased the files off yrvine as he sold them recently. Either way, at least people have a new place to play now?
You sound a bit salty here. how can you even comment on a server you don't even play? Admin is like online 24/7 half a time he afk. This server is 100x better than your Elaria.
^ Daifuku. Makes sense you should just launch your ElariaRO and bring your fanboys ^
This server is 100x better than your Elaria.
How can you write review when you didn't play at all ? xD You pissed off because he didn't say "hi" to you?


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The Other Original Bombay Thread
The WCO franchise is glaringly omitted from these Jerks of Circle.
"The Hamper Is Rockin'"
"Help, Somebody is Going to Be a Dad"
"Dirtstar, I Love You"
Well, there must be another one.
Okay, I added quite a few more. Major kudos to SBIII as he started a thread like this last year. I pulled some real gems from there.
Reading the SuperNewb thread, I saw sg3 had a great idea for a thread...
'The World According to Frank Moga'
What about the hot GF thread with the really fugly asian chick in front of the Trans AM?
That was from a different site--I think the guy killed himself.
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Someone really needs to find the CHE reference. It's driving me crazy!
DWC- Does anyone realize they're building underground cities all over America?
SBIII- When did you give up your dreams?
FF2-Photoshop of the Jetflight Crew tryouts
ESPN Mike and Mike: Pats caught filming SB practices--was on the morning of Pats-Giants SB--30 JI'ers literally killing Tex for HOURS
EDIT 2- WCO has the earliest reference from what I see. It's in the OT- It's funny/stupid/cool Pic thread which is all screwed up, page-wise. Might have been why it was so hard to find, the search post link doesn't match up with the actual post.
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Gentlemen! Cease and desist immediately!
If you keep revealing the secrets of the CHE, then there can be no more CHE!
The first rule of CHE is never talk about CHE.
Not that I have my gold CHE card and monacle anyways, but still...
What's interesting is that I had no idea how many of you mooks have that monocle and top hat in your sigs. I thought southside was a clique of one. Shows how much I pay attention.
Someone needs to dig up the Los Yets Steelers thread. One of my favorites. There was also some good poetry done back in the day. Wouldn't even know how to start finding those threads.
Also, I never read the roomate thread. I just had to shut my door I'm laughing so hard. I've always seen the pic but had no idea what it was from.
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JPEG DisputeApril 26, 2004
Fantastic new business model: start a company, but don't bother producing anything. This is the Age of the Lawsuit! Acquire another company's intellectual property and sue the pants off of anyone else using code that even faintly smells of your new patents.
In a lawsuit strikingly reminiscent to the current SCO flap, the JPEG image format is under attack by a 300-person strong scheduling software developer (not that suitability or appropriateness would ever come into play in a patent dispute).
Forgent Networks of Austin, TX announced it was suing 31 major hardware and software vendors, including the likes of Canon, Apple, Adobe and HP. Mentioned in the article but not underlined in big red letters is the fact that since they've started 'licensing' this patent in 2002, over 30 companies have deemed it enough of a threat to pony up a combined $90 million.
Of course, this isn't the first time a popular image format has come under fire. The GIF format was built on top of a patent owned by Unisys, who promised they'd never actually take advantage of that for profit, and naturally went back on their word when it looked like they needed the money.
The GIF patent expired last year, but perhaps more importantly was the development of a patent-free image format, PNG, which sprung from that particular mess.
What does this new dispute mean for us, the users and consumers of JPEG? It's too early to say. If the large companies named in the lawsuit pony up a settlement, what's to stop Forgent from coming after individual users with a new-money afterglow? If the large companies named in the lawsuit fight it and win, what's to stop Forgent from coming after individual users in embittered retaliation? There are a lot of variables here which can go in many different ways, so the only sure thing is that this is one to watch.
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Well, to be more precise it's not 300 people. We're talking about a MUCH smaller company at this point.
I don't honestly think these guys can win. The format was already in use before they got the patent, and I forget what the wording is exactly, but there is something in US patent law that one cannot patent an already present idea. So, for example, one cannot patent the concept of a chair and then sue everyone who makes and uses chairs.
And suing individual users? C'mon, that's ridiculous. Maybe huge web design firms, but only if they win the first suit against the companies.
This weasel company's claim will be squased in a year or two and no one will notice. Nature abhors a weasel.
And like SCO, they won't win. Nor will they come after individuals, unless they want to sue every computer user in the world. They are aiming their lawyer cannons at the money targets — Adobe, Apple, et al.
Hooray for PNG. I have been using it almost exclusively in all designs, except where I need 1-bit transparency that just works.
unfortunately, photoshop's PNG support is lousy at best - images are often substantially larger than they should be.
thank god for the corporate asshats who seem to run america these days. what would we do without ridiculous lawsuits? that's right, nothing!
Does this patent infringe on the jpeg 2000 format? If not, are there any signs that jpeg2000 will get pushed for wider acceptance by this bs?
"And suing individual users? C'mon, that's ridiculous."
Yeah… Ridiculous!
I mean, would the RIAA go after individuals?
"I don't honestly think these guys can win."
Perhaps not, but the $90 million in licensing fees they've collected so far goes some way toward proving there's something to their suit. Sony doesn't hand out $16 million to just any company that comes along and asks for it.
"And suing individual users? C'mon, that's ridiculous."
Go read up on the history of the GIF patent struggle, okay?
Hey, I'll even make it easy:
I don't think they can go after the individual users because it is the *software* that made the JPG images, not the users. That's why they go after the software.
This doesn't hold much water. Forgent's had the IP for 7+ years, and only recently started seeking licensing fees. They pretty much already shot themselves in the foot. However, it might bring about another, better, format.
Christian, I think the term you're searching for is "prior art", but I'm not sure whether it would apply to this case.
It's ridiculous indeed, but it works. There are plenty of companies which have made phat stacks with this model. It's just more proof that we need some copyright reform.
If anything, this should be reason enough to make PNG the de facto standard image format in web sites and applications. And yeah, that includes IE, the one and only browser that is holding back a widespread use of PNG.
It's the http://burnallgifs.org/ story all over again.
It's about time to revisit and re-write current copyright laws that allow these imbecilities to happen.
http://www.libpng.org/pub/mng/spec/jng.html - JNG, anyone?
According to http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/23/forgent_jpeg_suit/ the patent expires in 2 years. I'm guessing Forgent realised this and so they're getting the money while they can.
I don't see what all the fuss is about. The patent was originally granted by USPTO on Oct. 6, 1987. As such, it expires October 6, 2004. Forgent is making a last extortionate push to get some cash out of litigation averse companies before the patent expires. They won't have time to sue end users before October, and suing end users is silly because they have no money. :-)
At best, they could get a settlement for past infringement from the companies in the lawsuit, and such a settlement would preclude them form suing individual users for past infringement. If you also consider that they have not acted in a timely manner to defend their patent as required by US law, you can understand why all the companies in the lawsuit laughed at them.
This is a good example of why the USPTO needs to seriously reconsider this bizarre habit of allowing mathematical algortihms to be patented.
Congrats to Forgent's public relations department, though. A single press release can do so much for the company profile … :-)
The Register article is incorrect. The 20 year rule applies only to patents granted after 1995. Forgent's patent is covered by the 17 year rule.
Pete Trachy: Does this patent infringe on the jpeg 2000 format?
I'm not sure about this specific patent but there are other patents regarding them, I could not find a better link then this but its something
Greg K Nicholson: JNG, anyone?
My quick reading of the spec gives that its basicly a wrapper around jpeg, so the same patents apply
This thing makes me even more sure that free software is the way to go, and that the debian social contract is important, it might "stop" (not realy just making it harder to get) me from using some software but on the other hand it protects me from a lot of problems down the road.
There is no point in discussing whether it is the 17 yr or 20 yr rule. If a court says their patent rights have been infringed, folks have to pay up. Yes, it doesn't matter if the patent has lapsed.
Dave: Patent laws and licensing fees are the next realm in software. The discussion in my Adelaide LUG recently focussed on this. The driving force in software development still remains "what can be patented", and as "broadly" as possible. This was the speaker's own experience.
The goal of these patents remains dual: licensing, and protecting self from lawsuits.
Firstly IBM comes into mind. No other tech company has more patents granted each year than Big Blue. Some figures estimate that IBM reaps licensing fees to the tune of $1 billion US per annum on its patents!
Secondly, patents are used in a specific case when another firm is threatning to sue. So you just show them your patents they are infringing. Nice little agreement, case closed.
All of this was nice and good until the quite recent adventurism of these small players to hit the motherlode. Burst, SCO and now Forgent come to mind.
Legal costs will surely preclude end users from being sued. Forgent is just gaming the big names Apple, Adobe to cough up the cash. But surely this doesn't mean they will not come after end users. if nothing else works for them, they will come. Its just the nature of the beast.
Yeah, Sunny. I belive I wrote "At best, they could get a settlement for past infringement from the companies in the lawsuit, and such a settlement would preclude them form suing individual users for past infringement."
You could at least read my post in its entirety before dismissing me. Sheesh.
"They can't go after the users" is a common refrain because it is legally correct. The Internet is full of commentators who don't understand the difference between using and distributing.
Legally, copyrights and patents have no application to use, they apply to distribution. You buy something, you can use it, period. If a vendor didn't dot all their i's in selling you (or giving you) a product, that's their problem, not yours.
Forgent can go after software companies implementing JPEG compression, because Forgent a patent. It's stupid, but legally possible. However, the end user *by definition* is not writing infringing software, and thus the end user is not violating any patents. Simple, huh?
People who point to the RIAA as a litigator of end-users forget that this isn't the case. The RIAA is only going after people who *distribute* music, not those who download or listen to music.
That's why the SCO debacle is such a farce. Darl is trying to argue that they can go after end users because "all Linux end-users also distribute Linux" or something ridiculous to that effect. It would never stand up in court, and they know it, which is why they haven't (and won't) sue any end users for copyright infringement. Instead, they're pursuing purely contract cases (like the Autozone case).
I don't know if its part of the PNG standard but my copy of Fireworks MX 2004 seems to support a 24bit PNG format. Might this be a possible replacement for JPG?
Bardas: I was making a general statement regarding this issue. Many may feel that since the patent lapses in couple of years, this is a non-issue. That is certainly not the case. I am sorry for not acknowledging your point. I apologize if my words have led you to believe otherwise. It was not my intention to dismiss you.
I will concur with Dave in saying that this is not at all laughable. This company has secured $90 million US in licensing including Sony. None of these companies fork out that sort of cash for nothing.
Like you, I find it unlikely that end users will be sued, but its not entirely implausible. As I said, it could be a last ditch effort.
Of course you are right about the need of reform in this process. I think USPTO should take heed from their British counterparts who are very lukewarm/apprehensive about software patents. I doubt if anything will change at all. Like I mentioned in my earlier comment, patents are just the way of doing business in today's world.
The first rule of law is don't sue folks with no money (if that is what you're after, and it almost always is if you're inclined to judicial contest). So, other factors aside, individuals are mostly safe by virtue of the fact that they don't produce enough nectar to justify a run through the juicer.
"Right. So why did the RIAA sue individuals?"
Cuz it was cheap press…. but a risky move by a formerly cash-drunk-but-presently-less-so industry confused and desperate to do *something* in the face of a systemic technological/cultural shift. Different scenario entirely.
"So individuals are safe?"
Yeah. Sleep tight, Billy. Nobody is going to sue Grandpa for playing with the images off his new digital photo kamera.
he he, not to mention the company that tried to sue Microsoft (dunno if it over yet) because of the calculator implementation in Windows, the company had a professional calculator application :-)


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The Old Town Bluffton welcome sign near Stock Farm greeting motorists in the approach from S.C. 46 will soon receive a makeover.
A newly formed beautification committee is putting its $18,000 in private donations and accommodations tax money to use with $8,600 in landscaping upgrades, with the goal of finishing work in the area before the end of the year.
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