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Flea Market Fakes: 'GMA' Goes Undercover at N.C. Sting of Counterfeit Merchandise
Learn how you can spot counterfeit merchandise.
March 16, 2011 -- That designer flea market bargain you thought you were getting is probably a fake and possibly dangerous.
Counterfeits have existed in New York City for years, but now they're being found in the suburbs and small towns of America.
"GMA" went undercover with authorities in North Carolina for an exclusive investigation.
Click HERE for tips on how you can spot a fake.
Purses, shoes and DVDs are still the most common counterfeits, but investigators are seeing more sinister fakes, too – like electric cords that easily catch fire, contaminated cosmetics, even fake prescription medicines. Now, some states are taking incredibly aggressive steps to stop them.
Operation Faux Pas
The North Carolina Secretary of State's office gathered police officers from across the state to launch Operation Faux Pas, a sting operation designed to nab suspected counterfeiters at a local flea market.
During a police briefing, Sgt. Henry King of the Rocky Mount Police Department explained the plan. "Around this area right here is where the DVDs, shoes and pocketbooks are going to be."
Officers have to catch vendors actually selling the fakes to press charges, so four undercover teams attend the flea market first.
"Sgt. King's team is going to make a buy - they're going to have the vendor under surveillance," said John Lynch, Special Agent in Charge with the North Carolina Secretary of State's office.
Why so aggressive? Because of one woman, Secretary of State Elaine Marshall.
"If we can make it, somebody can fake it," she said.
Marshall's office runs the most intense anti-counterfeiting operation in the country. They've seized more than $12 million worth of fakes in the past year alone.
Marshall says this is a global issue.
"It absolutely is. Organized crime has found that we as Americans, think it's funny to buy something that we clearly know is a knock-off," she said. "And we don't think any further than that. We don't understand-how did it get here? Who made it? Where is this cash money going?"
You can buy fake products at a fraction of the price, but at what cost? Marshall says some are dangerous, others made by child labor. Plus, North Carolina has seized illegal drugs and weapons that were shipped alongside the counterfeits.
'GMA' Goes Undercover
"We're seriously talking about organized crime. We're talking about Al Qaeda. We're talking about serious terrorists ... laundering things through South America and bringing them to America," she added.
Back at the flea market, "GMA" is undercover, too.
Suddenly, vendors start to pack up.
Some take off running, but they don't get far.
Meanwhile, some flea market patrons rush in to steal some of the vendors' abandoned merchandise.
Officers confiscate the suspected fakes, enough to fill a flatbed truck.
If they spot enough counterfeit merchandise in a vendor's vehicle, they can confiscate that, too.
"You name it, they have it in there," Sgt. King said.
Police arrest six suspects in all. When "GMA" talks to them, most deny selling counterfeits or being part of a larger network.
Because of North Carolina's tough stance, they could face felony charges.
Authorities say often the vendors are low-level players forced to sell to pay off a debt.
Later, at a secret warehouse nearby, officers count and catalog all the merchandise that is now evidence in criminal cases.
The final tally? Alleged counterfeits with an estimated retail value of $712,395.00.
Web Extra Tips: How to Spot a Fake
Spotting a Fake Purse
Experts tell "GMA" that the best way to spot a fake purse is to look at the price. If you're paying way below what you think you should be paying, then it's probably a fake.
Retailers will only sell their products at their own stores, department stores, and official websites. A designer purse sold at any other location is most likely counterfeit.
Spotting a Fake DVD or CD
Below are tips -- provided by the Motion Picture Association of America-- for how you can spot a fake consumer DVD or CD:
Remember the adage "You Get What You Pay For": Even if you are hoping to get your favorite movies or albums at a discount, new or used, extremely low prices might indicate illegal product.
Watch for Titles that are "Too New to be True": Movies that have yet to be released in theatres, or which are still out in theatres, should/will not be available in the DVD format. If very recent titles are being sold on the streets or through an auction or other online retail sites, they are most likely illegal.
Watch for Compilations that are "Too Good to Be True": Many counterfeiters make "dream compilation" CDs, comprised of songs by numerous artists on different record labels who would not likely appear on the same legitimate album together.
Read the Label: If the true name and address of the manufacturer is not shown, it is most likely not legitimate product. These products often do not contain a bar code. In addition, if anywhere on the package it reads that the disc is an "All-Region," "0-Region," or "No Region" product, it's highly likely that the CD or DVD is illegal. Furthermore, if the record label or movie studio listed is a company you've never heard of, that should be another warning sign.
Look for Suspicious Packaging: Carefully look over the packaging and beware of products that do not look genuine. Packages with misspelled words, blurry graphics, weak or bad color should all raise red flags. Inferior quality print work on the disc surface or slip sleeve cover, as well as the lack of original artwork and/or missing studio or label, publisher, and distributor logos on discs and packaging, are usually clear indicators that the product is pirated. CDs and DVDs with loose or no shrink wrap or cheaply made insert cards, often without liner notes or multiple folds, are probably not legitimate product.
Watch for Product Being Sold in Unusual Places: CDs and DVDs sold in non-traditional venues, like flea markets or on the street are probably not legitimate. In addition to tips to avoid being duped by counterfeit product, the RIAA and MPAA offer a wide array of legal, hassle-free services where fans can purchase their favorite movies and music at affordable prices.
For a list of these services, please visit www.mpaa.org or www.riaa.com.


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Winning sounds on slot machines make gambling more exciting, according to a new study by Mike Dixon and colleagues from the University of Waterloo in Canada. Moreover, their work shows that sounds also cause players to overestimate the number of times they won while playing on slot machines. The study is published online in Springer's Journal of Gambling Studies.
Sound has always been an integral part of the slot machine playing experience. Since the early 1900s, players have been rewarded with a ringing bell every time they have a winning combination. Today's slot machines average about 400 sound effects.
Modern slot machines allow players to wager on multiple lines. When they spin and lose, the machine goes quiet. When they spin and win more than their wager, they hear a celebratory song. Interestingly, when they spin and win back less than their wager (bet $1.00 and win back 20 cents) they still hear the celebratory songs despite the fact that overall they lost money on these spins. Dixon and colleagues sought to see if these celebratory sounds could hide the fact that players were losing money on these so-called 'losses disguised as wins.'
Dixon and team measured gamblers' physiological responses to various slot machine game outcomes – wins, losses and losses disguised as wins – with and without sound during play. During slot machine play, palms may sweat, which increases skin conductance – a measure of arousal.
A total of 96 gamblers played two sessions on a slot machine simulator. In one session, both wins and 'losses disguised as wins' were accompanied by rolling sounds and celebratory winning jingles, as well as visual feedback. In a second session, the sounds were turned off and players only received visual feedback. The researchers measured the participants' skin conductance and heart rate responses to the various outcomes. At the end of play, the gamblers were asked which session they preferred and why. They also estimated how many spins they had won back more than they wagered.
Sound influenced the overall levels of arousal of players. Skin conductance responses were significantly greater in the session with sound than in the session without sound. Players also rated the noisy session as more arousing than the quiet session. The majority of players preferred the playing session where wins were accompanied by sounds, which suggests that not only do sounds make playing more exciting, players enjoy this extra level of excitement.
Sounds also contributed to players overestimating their number of wins. While this overestimation occurred both in the quiet and noisy sessions, it was significantly higher in the session with sound – 24 percent versus 15 percent in the session without sound. The authors suggest that sounds may be an integral part of 'the disguise' in losses disguised as wins, causing players to think that they have won more often during a playtime session than they actually have.
The authors conclude: "Although sounds may have contributed to players' enjoyment of the game, sound may also lead to an overestimation of winning. Both of these effects may contribute to gambling problems, such as misbeliefs about the true chances of winning, and persistence that some players experience when playing slot machines."
Dixon MJ et al (2013). The Impact of Sound in Modern Multiline Video Slot Machine Play. Journal of Gambling Studies; 10.1007/s10899-013-9391-8

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This Fall, the time is right for Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide, written by saga expert Ryder Windham. The entire Star Wars experience is explored -- from the films, expanded universe, behind-the-scenes, collecting, Star Wars fandom, and more. It's the perfect introduction for new fans and an invaluable addition to every fan's collection. Here's a preview of some of the spreads in the book, which is due out in October.
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Quote from: Dimetrodon on June 25, 2005, 01:03 AMWhere is there a picture of the cover?Uhh, first post of this thread, maybe?
It sounds like it's going to be a giant compendium of all of DK's previous books: Incredible Cross-Sections, Inside the Worlds of... and Visual Dictionary, for the entire Saga. Wonder what it's gonna cost... I'm guessing at least $50, probably more.
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4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review
Most serious about peeping: Delegate Rob Bell sponsors his traditional Peeping Tom bill, and Police Chief Tim Longo shows up in Richmond January 23 to endorse the bill, which would change a third peeping conviction from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony and require registration as a sexual offender.
Best bipartisanship: Senator George Allen and former Governor Mark Warner join forces to promote university-based research and development, hoping to bring state institutions up in National Science Foundation ratings, where UVA ranks number 67 nationally, behind UNC at number 29 and University of Maryland at 35.
Most incompetent: Berman Justus Jr., 28, is found incompetent to stand trial in the 2003 murder of his estranged wife, Amanda Justus, and her boyfriend, Joseph White, Kate Andrews reports in the Daily Progress. The January 24 ruling is the second time Justus has been judged unable to stand trial.
Biggest closing: The 2,300-acre Bundoran Farm in southern Albemarle goes for $30.8 million to Edge Valley Preservation LLC, which includes partner Qroe Preservation.
Biggest merger: Walt Disney buys Pixar Animation for $7.4 billion.
Most underage drinking: University police arrest a first-year male for underage possession of alcohol January 23 on Emmet Street, the Cav Daily reports. And Dean of Student Affairs and Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life Aaron Laushway emails fraternity presidents that six first-year males were involved that same night in alcohol-related incidents connected with fraternity rush. One went to the hospital, two spent the night in jail, and three were charged with alcohol, pot, and fake ID possession.
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Worst failure to learn from mistakes: Joseph Albrecht, 18, and another juvenile are arrested January 29 for breaking and entering the Charlottesville Bureau of Credits on Dobleann Drive off Airport Road. The two were busted in November for B&Es into businesses in that same area, but haven't gone to court yet for the earlier charges.
Best news for seniors who still dig collegiate fun: Albemarle offers a VIP Gold Card to county residents over age 62 for free admission into any public school event.
Best in show: Fourteen beagle and hound mix puppies from the Humane Society/SPCA of Nelson County will frolic in Puppy Bowl, which airs on Animal Planet at 3pm February 5 opposite Super Bowl pre-game shows. According to a release, seven of the Nelson canines are contenders for MVP, most valuable puppy, and viewers can cast their vote on animalplanet.com.
Best chance to savor the D-list first hand: Celebrity-dishing comedienne Kathy Griffin's February 16 show at the Paramount will be taped for Bravo and air on her reality show, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List.
Best case for hand-holding: Stressed-out women find immediate relief holding their husband's hand, a study led by UVA's Dr. James A. Coan discovered– using MRIs– the New York Times reports.
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Only stupid people judge once.
For the rest of us, the world is a pretty exciting place. There's always new things to consider, surprising details come up, and the "sure thing" of yesterday becomes the "maybe!" of today (and vice versa!)
At any given time, what we think of a person, a situation, or an event is our judgment. What we thought about it the last time (and the time before that) was our prejudgement, or prejudice. Our prejudices form our bias. What we will think in the future is our Monday morning quarterbacking, the difference between which and what your judgment is our hindsight bias.
If you have the correct prejudices, your hindsight bias will be l0w because your judgment will be correct. The Zimmerman Affair provides a good example of how this could work.
Knowing nothing else about the case, reasonable prejudices would provide a pretty good clue as to who violently attacked whom in the following pair.
person 1:
Sex: Male
Age: Upper 20s
Height: 5'7
Workplace: Desk
Fitness: Out out shape
Ethnicity: Hispanic
person 2:
Sex: Male
Age: Upper teens
Height: 5'11
Workplace: Unemployed (full time school)
Fitness: Athletic
Ethnicity: African-American
With this prejudice, all facts are filtered (this is analogous to the Bayesian process of "updating priors") and one would come to the same conclusion that the jury in the Zimmerman case did: person 1 is not guilty on all counts.
But of course, only stupid people judge once.
Time goes on, our priors of person 1 are continuously updated , though there is a censorship effect in gathering new information about person 2.
There are remarkably easy ways to predict when some people have the wrong biases. But that is a post for a different time.


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About 16 times more U.S. troops were drummed out of the Army this year for being overweight than were five years ago, military officials say.
The Washington Post reported Monday during the first 10 months of this year, the Army discharged 1,625 soldiers for being out of shape.
The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center says between 1998 and 2010, the number of active-duty military personnel categorized as overweight or obese more than tripled, with 86,186 troops diagnosed as overweight or obese in 2010.
The effort to weed out the overweight comes as the military moves to reduce its forces by tens of thousands of troops in the coming years to save money, the Post notes.
"A healthy and fit force is essential to national security," said Cmdr. Leslie Hull-Ryde, a Pentagon spokeswoman.
The weight problem in the military is a reflection of the U.S. population in general.
Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling said that in 2009 he found 75 percent of civilians who wanted to join up were ineligible and obesity was the leading cause. And of the 25 percent who could join, 65 percent could not pass the physical training test on the first day.
But with two wars to fight, the Army granted waivers and overweight recruits made it in. Now with the wars winding down, the Army is able to tell soldiers to get fit or get out.
"We will use the drawdown as an opportunity to shape our Army by ensuring that we retain only the very best soldiers," the Post said Army Secretary John M. McHugh wrote in a Feb. 2 memo.


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Some folks probably were comforted by an article that appeared online last year -- an article titled, "Why You Probably Won't Experience Your Own Traumatic Death." "Ever wonder what it would be like to get shot in the head, or have your face smash into a car's windshield? Well, you can stop wondering, because you'll never know -- even if it does happen to you... "It takes as long as 150 to 300 milliseconds (ms) to be aware of a collision … [Read more...]
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beauty, creative, CT Wedding photographer, education, headshots, light, Pocket Wizards, Portfolio, portrait photography, professional photographer, Profoto, SB900, strobist, teaching
Hi and welcome back.
I've been commissioned by the law firm of Koskoff, Koskoff and Bieder to do a large group photo of the managing partners.
Shooting in office spaces poses a lot of technical challenges: warm tungsten light, bad overhead light, slow shutter speeds for ambient light, and high ISO's.
I met this challenge head on by bouncing all of my light around the room.
Here's my setup:
One SB900 with 1/2 CTS gel for a bit of backlight
One Profoto 300ws monolight with a 1/2 CTO gel pointed into the corner to bounce light around the room and turn the room into my softbox.
I shot tethered to my laptop so the art director/marketing manager could view the images and make corrections as we went.
Here's a setup shot:
And here's an initial proof:
They wanted something casual and somewhat formal: not the stodgy lawyer shot.
It was a great and fun group to work with. I'd like to thank them all for being patient and having fun with me.
That's it for now. Till next time, happy shooting.


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TeslaIntegration necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 105 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
Tesla Access & Integration
We provide remote access to our client's home and business providing them total control to their electronic systems.
What we provide remote access to:
- Lights (on/off)
- security (arm/disarm)
- surveillance (view cameras)
- irrigation (sprinklers on/off)
- doors (lock/unlock)
- a/v equipment (on/off, volume control)
How we do it:
Using an iPhone, blackberry or other web-enabled device, our client can log into their home or business and control any of the items listed above.
Our target is a business owner or executive (35-55), travels often and needs an easy way to keep an eye on their home and business while away.
*** LAST DAY FOR SUBMISSIONS. Forget about the requirements, if this was your company, what would YOU do? ****
Our existing logo is all text and doesn't do a good job explaining what we do. We're hoping you can incorporate some graphic(s) or image(s) that gives our target a better understanding of who we are and what we do. (We provide mobile access to our clients home and business)
1. Create a graphic or image that helps explain what we do
2. Include the company name in the logo
3. One possible theme for the logo is showing how we connect our target to their home or office remotely.
4. Please supply vector graphics .eps preferred.
Incorporate our brand color into logo: #00759b (Pantone 7468C), feel free to introduce other colors (#ff6418 as an example), too!
We like Trajan Pro, you may consider using that font for the text
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


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Silverdale, Wa — Navy Region Northwest sailors and their families participated in the fourth annual Spinvivor Spin-a-Thon captain's cup event at Naval Base Kitsap, Bangor, Fitness and Aquatic Center in mid-December.
More than 50 sailors from 11 commands throughout the Navy's Northwest region competed in the exercise bike marathon, which began at 6 a.m. and ran until noon. The captain's cup program promotes command unity and physical readiness through healthy competition in fitness and sports.
"The purpose of this event is to build command morale and teamwork among service members," says Lisa Bertolacci, Spin-a-Thon coordinator. "The command with the most time wins points toward the captain's cup competition. It's all about promoting fitness and having a good time together."
One sailor, who biked for six hours, found the event to be a great way to prepare his body for future competitions.
"I enjoy challenging myself physically and staying fit through fun events like these," says Master Chief Machinist's Mate Greg Pelton, Naval Submarine Support Center (NSSC). "It's great to see the commands come together and this also prepares me for the Iron Man challenge."
Family members also could participate and earn captain's cup points for their sailors' command.
"Since my husband is at sea with the USS Louisiana crew, I decided to help his command out by participating in the event," says Lisa Ragan. "This event was really fun, and I'm glad I could participate and add points toward USS Louisiana's captain's cup point roster."
NSSC won the event by earning the most points. "I am happy to be part of a winning team, and it's great to share our comradeship," says Religious Program Specialist 2nd Class Stacey Ruthemeyer, NSSC.


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Miami man to serve as inaugural poet
Richard Blanco handpicked by President Barack Obama for Inauguration Day
MIAMI – A man raised and educated in Miami will serve as the inaugural poet on Monday.
Richard Blanco was handpicked by President Barack Obama. It was big news to those who know him best.
"For him to be endorsed by President Obama, I feel like he is endorsing all of the diversity of Miami," said John Bailly, a professor at FIU.
Bailly met Blanco about 20 years ago when both were students at FIU.
Recently, the pair worked on a collaborative project called "Place of Mind," a mix of painting and poetry.
"It wasn't just reworking certain lines or certain words. It's essentially -- he's got this idea at the heart of the poem, but then everything around there -- it's building a house of cards, knocking it down, and building it up again," said Bailly.
At 44 years old, Blanco is the youngest inaugural poet ever selected. He's also the first Hispanic and gay person to be chosen.
Blanco was born in Spain. His parents were Cuban exiles who settled in Miami, where Blanco was raised. He currently lives in Maine.
Bailly said he can only imagine the pressure his friend feels right now.
"It would be difficult enough to recite an exciting poem, but to have to write three new, occasional poems specifically for this would be an overwhelming pressure," he said. "However, with Richard, tension is what leads to beauty."
Blanco has released three books of his works and often returns to FIU to read his poetry to students.
"I don't think that it could have happened to a greater poet and a nicer person," said Bailly.
Robert Frost was the first inaugural poet. He served in John F. Kennedy's Inauguration Day in 1961.
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City of Tranquil Light
About the Book
City of Tranquil Light
Bo Caldwell's 2001 debut novel, THE DISTANT LAND OF MY FATHER, set in historic China and based on the story of her uncle, was a critical and commercial success --- a national bestseller that was loved by critics, booksellers, and readers in equal measure. In 2002 Caldwell turned to the story of her maternal grandparents who were missionaries in China in the early 1900s. For years her mother had urged her to write about them and when she dove into the research she found their lives full of conflict, danger, and heartbreak, as well as joy and fulfillment. But life, in the form of a cancer diagnosis, kept her from her writing desk until 2006. When she returned, she completed CITY OF TRANQUIL LIGHT (Henry Holt and Companympany), a searing love story of a man and a woman, their God, and the country they jointly loved and a deeply researched and page-turning portrait of a country in utter turmoil.
At the center of the novel are Will and Katherine, two Mennonite missionaries from the heartland who have come to China because they feel called by God to serve the poor and spread the Good News. But this is more than a missionary story; it is really the portrait of a marriage set against the backdrop of a radically shifting nation that is plunging into revolution.
A novel based on her grandparents wasn't Caldwell's idea. "I'm embarrassed to say that before I had dismissed my grandparents' lives as too dull and simplistic. But as I reread my grandfather's memoir and began to ask my mom about my grandparents, I learned how wrong I'd been." As she began to see her grandparents as her mother had seen them, and to read the biographies and autobiographies of other American missionaries in China, Caldwell found similar stories. "I saw a pattern emerge in the later lives of many of these men and women. Most eventually returned to the United States, usually to be near their children (now grown) and grandchildren, but also because of illness or frailty. I was moved by the contrast between their lives in China and their later lives in the U.S. After enduring decades of war, famine, illness, personal danger, and great hostility toward their work, these people settled safely in the suburbs where they walked in rose gardens and played with their grandchildren and lived out their days. I was struck by the sacrifice that must have been involved in leaving the people and work that had been at the center of their lives, even with the reward of the comforts of modern life. I also began to feel that missionaries often get a bad rap in fiction. While there were certainly those who exploited the people they had come to serve, there were also many who poured out their lives for strangers and for their faith. And I wanted to tell their story."
That story is one of marriage, of leaving one home and finding another, and of faith. "When I began the novel, I tried to understand my grandfather's faith and to present it accurately," says Caldwell. "I tried to see the world through his eyes." Once Caldwell returned to writing, she returned as a different person. The combination of sobriety and a serious illness had affected her faith deeply, and she was no longer writing about her grandparents' faith. She was writing about her own.
CITY OF TRANQUIL LIGHT © Copyright 2011 by Bo Caldwell. Reprinted with permission by Henry Holt and Company. All rights reserved.


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The following is a guest post by Kari Woolf, Senior Global Product Marketing Manager, Novell.
Traditional healthcare organizations are no longer the only enterprises expected to comply with the strict rules and regulations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued the final omnibus rule of HIPAA, which creates significant liability for many technology enterprises, as it has extended the requirement of HIPAA compliance to healthcare "business associates."
Defining an "organization" and a "business associate."
A healthcare organization is a healthcare provider, health plan or healthcare clearing house. A business associate is defined as any company that provides its services to healthcare providers, health plans or healthcare clearing houses. These organizations have always been required to comply with HIPAA. Under the new omnibus rule of HIPAA, business associates are now required to be HIPAA-compliant as well. Even companies that may not view electronic protected health information (ePHI), but store, transfer, conduct transactions or in any way manage files for healthcare organizations must comply, and healthcare organizations have to have a business associate agreement in place with those companies.
What does this mean for healthcare organizations?
Organizations often let their employees use cloud-based solutions because they believe sharing internally is not in violation of any HIPAA ordinance. However, any time a file is shared via the cloud it is then in the hands of a company that could be considered a business associate. In most cases, these business associates are not HIPAA-compliant, creating an unnecessary risk for the organization.
The business associate might get in trouble—but the healthcare organization is almost sure to get in trouble. HIPAA regulators are cracking down on traditional healthcare organizations. HHS recently announced the first HIPAA breach settlement involving less than 500 patients at the Hospice of North Idaho (HONI). According to the HHS resolution agreement, HONI did not evaluate the likelihood and impact of potential risks to the confidentiality of ePHI maintained in and transmitted using portable devices. This resulted in a $50,000 fine, a two year probation period and extensive reporting requirements for up to six years.
What can healthcare organizations do?
Regardless of any regulations, organizations must enable employee access to important materials from whichever devices or locations employees need to work from. This challenges IT to maintain control of ePHI while still enabling employees to access and share files.
An on-premise solution is a viable option for these organizations to remain HIPAA compliant. Employee productivity and user experience don't have to be abandoned, as a robust on-premise solution can enable a cloud-like, user-friendly experience with corporate data and files. Organizations can remain HIPAA compliant with certain, trusted cloud solutions, but IT needs to ensure that the cloud provider they choose has the enterprise experience to keep data safe, and with controls and restrictions that only allow the right people to access the right files. Consumer-focused cloud solutions like Dropbox won't be sufficient for HIPAA compliance. SkyDrive from Microsoft, for example, just announced that IT can now see who has viewed and altered certain documents from the platform. While this is a step in the right direction, visibility alone does not prevent data breaches; it only serves as a notification after the fact, when it may already be too late.
Here's a quick list of action items to help you maintain HIPAA compliance:
- Consider an on-premise solution: Reconsider whether the trouble of relying on a business associate is worth the benefit. On-premise solutions offer all the same capabilities that cloud solutions do, and in fact, most on-premise solutions are more mature and offer better features. Most importantly, they provide a secure foundation for accessing and working with ePHI.
- Conduct a full audit of third-party apps in use: Popular mobile apps like Dropbox, Evernote and even Gmail are not HIPAA-compliant. Using these apps constitutes giving ePHI to noncompliant business associates. Employees may not realize this—they simply want to use the apps they're familiar with. You need to police the issue. Not sure how to do this? A good mobile device management solution should have tools to help you.
- Use a mobile device management tool that can remotely wipe a device if it is lost or stolen: This empowers the network administrator to track and manage access to sensitive data. If a device with ePHI is compromised the network administrator can quickly and efficiently delete the data and minimize any risks. Better yet…
- Use your mobile devices as gateways, not destinations: Employees are going to use mobile devices, and there's little sense in trying to stop them. Instead, make sure those devices don't become the destination for your ePHI and instead act as a gateway. Employees can access files through their mobile devices without having the actual files on the mobile devices. On-premise solutions will keep ePHI in your data center without it being compromised through cloud storage and file-sharing services.
- Audit mobile devices frequently: All organizations need to have an updated auditing schedule for mobile devices to ensure they are in compliance with any and all organization and regulatory requirements.
- Sign a business associate agreement with any outside organization that touches your ePHI: If a cloud vendor or other business associate won't sign an agreement, find one that will or consider an on-premise solution.
Kari Woolf is a Senior Product Marketing Manager and Collaboration Marketing Lead for Novell. She has been with the company for more than 14 years in a variety of marketing and communications capacities. In addition to her high tech marketing experience, she served as an account manager and content director for a creative agency specializing in live events. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Brigham Young University.


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The King of Late Night is downsizing his show, but unlike a certain red-haired former host, it has nothing to do with ratings. Despite the prime time and late night turmoil NBC has experienced over the past few years, The Tonight Show is still the top-rated late night gabfest, yet NBC insiders tipped off Deadline Hollywood to massive cuts at the network's flagship program.
The downsizing includes dumping as many as 25 staffers and putting a sizable dent in host Jay Leno's $27 million to $30 million salary. Leno reportedly took a bigger cut than parent company Comcast initially requested, in order to retain some staff positions. Even Conan could muster up a golf clap for such a move. On second thought...nah.


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Just a rough outline of what the film will be about.
I'll kick off with:
Attack of the Giant Killer Sea Snails
Those quiet-looking tropical snails with their beautifully-patterned shells are actually predatory killers whose extraordinarily-toxic venom is under study for use in medical or even military applications.
Small Australian town has been dumping Castlemain XXXX into the sea for years (best place for it). Encouraged by a mysterious business man from Canberra (who is actually a government agent acting for the Australian Military).
We don't give a XXXX about the environment says the town mayor played by Crocodile Dundee actor and comedian Paul Hogan (he needs the work these days...Crocodile Dundee 3 was a bit of a flop).
British tourist tries to start a Barbie on the beach and hears a slithering noise...screams, blood, horror. No body but a trail of slime leading to a cave and a huge pile of bones.
Sea Snails have mutated into Giant harpoon firing Monsters.
Mayor tries to keep the beeches open, loads of tourists and nasty politicians get slimed and eaten.
Quotes: Crikey! Not even salt will stop the bastards!
It's a blockbuster...with snails.


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1 16 oz. pkg. macaroni
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 12 oz. can evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups milk
1 teaspoon salt
4 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup melted butter
Cook macaroni in boiling salted water, following package directions. Drain well. Grease bottom and sides of 3 1/2 to 5-quart crockpot. Toss hot macaroni in slow cooker with the vegetable oil then add all remaining ingredients. Stir gently to combine then cover and cook on LOW for 3 to 4 hours, stirring occasionally.
I like to add a little more cheese about 30 minutes before ready to eat.
Hint: What I like to do is use the crockpot liners instead of greasing the crockpot. This makes for easy cleanup.


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DETROIT—Authorities here have teamed with the Security Industry Alarm Coalition and the Burglar and Fire Alarm Association of Michigan to enact an enhanced call verification policy to help reduce false alarms. The ECV policy went into effect Dec. 1 and, according to SIAC, resolves a situation that could have gone very badly for the industry.
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BALLSTON SPA -- Three local men were charged Saturday with a total of 11 felonies after police say they went on a burglarizing spree that spanned five towns and lasted three weeks. Cyrus B. Oechler, 20, of Ballston Spa; Michael S. Lester, 21, of Greenfield; and Tyler E. Lester, 18, of Greenfield allegedly stole approximately $20,000 in cash and stole or damaged $10,000 worth of property from businesses, homes and vehicles in Malta, Wilton, Milton, Greenfield and Saratoga Springs, police said. All three men have prior criminal records. Tyler Lester is on probation and Michael Lester is on parole. Two Saratoga County Sheriff's Department investigators, Timothy and Steven Brown, collected evidence and witness accounts and eventually noticed a pattern in the criminals' behavior. They tracked down and apprehended the suspects Saturday. Police say the investigation is ongoing and some specifics are still being researched, but the trio admitted to their roles in the spree that includes at least 100 vehicle larcenies and the burglary of a Saratoga Springs business. Police also recovered two business safes from the bottom of a pond on Locust Grove Road with the assistance of the Greenfield Fire Department. Police are attempting to return the few stolen goods recovered from the three men, but the majority of the stolen money was squandered on hotel rooms, narcotics, designer clothing and gear, gasoline to commit additional crimes, restaurant meals and food, cigarettes, gifts for girlfriends and electronic gadgets. The three men were brought to Milton Town Court and remanded to Saratoga County Jail in lieu of bail and are scheduled to return to court Tuesday, Oct. 23. They'll each face two counts of second-degree burglary in Malta and one count of second-degree burglary in Wilton, violent felonies; as well as two counts of third-degree burglary in Milton, third-degree attempted burglary in Milton, two counts of third-degree burglary in Wilton, third-degree burglary in Wilton, second-degree criminal mischief in Wilton and fourth-degree grand larceny in Wilton, felonies. Specific areas where the burglaries took place are Geyser Road and Rowland Street in Milton; East High Street and Ruhle Road South subdivisions in Malta; the Brittany Chase neighborhood off Wilton-Greenfield Road in Greenfield; and Route 9 and the developments off Northern Pines Road and the Challedon Way area in Wilton.
Three men charged in string of burglaries that encompassed five Saratoga County towns and went on for three weeks
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3-29-2012 Tokyo Dome
I woke up this morning at around 6am and got my day started right away. I've mastered my way around my hotel room (which is about the size of an airplane cockpit) and watched a little Japanese tv before I was ready to venture out for the day. Today was fish market day and I was pretty pumped about that. Oh, here's a picture of my hotel room. See how small it is?
The door on the right is the bathroom and it's literally so small that when I bend over to get dressed, I bump my backside on the door. I'm 6'0 225 (the blog minuses 5-10 pounds) and I need a lot of room. Farther into the room you can see the bed on the right. And that's about all there is to my hotel room. I get my little window for fresh air and that's about it. It's no bigger than a prison cell. But it's cozy so I dig it. And get this. It's actually a double occupancy room! Two people can sleep here! So I guess that's what the couch is for. Ha!
My plan for the day was simply this; I'd walk from my hotel, which is in Ueno, to the Tokyo Dome, which is in Tokyo, and then I'd head due south towards the fish market. When I got to the Tokyo Dome and started to head south, I sort of lost my bearings and ended up thinking I was walking in the wrong direction. From my hotel, the fish market it roughly 4-5 kilometers. Not a bad walk. That's about 3 miles or so. But three miles is three miles and when you're hoofing it through Japan, and everything looks relatively the same, it's hard to stay on course and know exactly where you're headed. I just knew I needed to head south. And after about an hour of walking "south" I gave up and hailed a cab. This cab ride ran me about 2,600 yen which is way more than I anticipated. But I got to the fish market. This was the view as I exited the cab:
I really didn't do much research on the fish market prior to leaving my hotel room. All I knew were the basic rules, which boils down to not being a jerk in a foreign country. Rule number one stated that you aren't allowed to touch anything or sample anything unless directed by the vendor. Common sense, I suppose. The second rule was no smoking. But I actually saw a lot of vendors smoking inside their shop. So maybe the rule didn't apply to them. The third rule was, don't bring oversized luggage that will block people or traffic. I just had my back pack on so I was good there. The first shop I stopped at offered me some scallops and some of these miniature lobster looking things. I tried both as I didn't want to be rude and then I asked to take a picture of the shop. Check it out:
I also shelled out 300 Yen for some scallops because when I asked to take a picture, the young lady kind of wasn't happy about it but let me anyway. On top of that, I tried a bunch of food she had out. I wanted to leave a good impression. I continued my journey through the fish market and I noticed a large crowd of people with cameras and video camcorders creating quite a ruckus half way down the street. My first thought was it may be a baseball player inside eating ramen or something. How cool would that be if I ran into Felix Hernandez or Jason Vargas at the fish market? I took off down the street passing this…
….and when I realized what was happening, I wasn't very impressed anymore. It's not that I'm some animal rights activist, it's just that watching someone slaughter a fish really isn't that cool for me. But apparently it's a huge deal at the fish market. Everyone wants to see some yellow fin tuna guts, I guess. Here's the crowd outside the shop video taping, and taking pictures:
I was able to get a quick picture of the tuna carcass after the crowd dispersed a little bit:
I continued to explore the fish market and I ended up in some huge warehouse I wasn't sure if I was supposed to be inside. I saw other people walking around that looked sort of like tourists. I figured if I wasn't supposed to be inside I'd get yelled at by some angry warehouse worker. The warehouse looked like things were sort of winding down for the day. The fish market closed early in the afternoon so there wasn't a whole lot going on when I walked inside it. I did see a squid/octopus looking thing in a bucket that was still alive and I saw a lot of clams, crabs, lobsters, and scallops all in containers full of water and ice. It really was a sight and I sort of regret not taking pictures. I just wasn't sure if I was allowed to or not. This is what the entrance of the warehouse looked like, though:
I had to meet Zack Hample at the Tokyo Dome at 2pm for game two of the opening series at the Dome, so I decided I'd had enough fun at the fish market and it was time to head into Tokyo to take care of business. I'd eaten some scallops (even bought some) and almost got to see a guy gut a yellow fin tuna. Not too bad on the day.
As I headed out, I wasn't quite sure which way to walk. I retraced the route that the cab driver took but eventually I was lost. Well, not really lost. Just…sorta lost. You understand. I found a street sign that directed me towards Ueno (which is where my hotel is at) so I just followed the street sign. Initially, it said 4km and after about an hour of walking, it said 3km. I was a little confused that I only traveled one kilometer on foot in an hour? I did manage to take a few photos while I was walking around. Since the fish market is located in Ginza, that's mainly where I took my photos. There were lots of interesting things going on in Ginza. Since it's like, a huge shopping area for women, there were some nicely dressed people in that area. I even saw the Ginza Bon Marche!
Here's another picture of the downtown area:
When I finally gave up on walking, I hailed another cab and all I had to say was "Ichiro!" and the guy knew exactly where I wanted to go! Well, it wasn't just like that, but I did mention Ichiro was at the Tokyo Dome. He got super excited and started laughing and saying "Go Mariners! Go Mariners!" I couldn't help to laugh. It was truly a sight to remember. When I realized where I was at, finally, I asked the driver to stop and let me out. He thought I wanted to window down and when I flashed him a 1,000 Yen, he started to understand. I had about a quarter of a mile left to go until I reached the Tokyo Dome and I was super-exhausted (from lack of sleep) and I was so hungry! I wanted to try this burger joint at the Dome because Zack ate a hamburger there yesterday and it looked so delicious!
When I placed my order, I sort of confused the waitress. I ordered one cheeseburger and one hamburger with a glass of water and a glass of coke. She kept asking me if I was changing my order to a cheeseburger from a hamburger. It worked out in the end and this is what they brought out to me…
What? I'm an American! I eat and I eat a lot! I even got a couple of odd stares from people as I devoured both burgers. But let me tell you something. These two hamburgers were the best tasting, most flavourful, most juicy burgers I have ever eaten in my entire life. The meat was so, so fricken good! I can't even put it into words how good they were. Of course, I had to pay an arm and a leg for them, but it was worth every Yen I shelled out for the meal. If you ever go to Japan, no matter where you go, get to the Tokyo Dome and visit this place! It's so worth it.
I waited for Zack after my delicious meal for about ten minutes at the train station and then ventured off to find him. I found him at gate 11 and we were already facing a problem. You see, he had my ticket to get into the stadium. Well, actually it was his that he loaned out to me to get in. He wanted the ticket stub back which was fine with me. But his ticket was for gate 25 and my ticket was for gate 22. Gate 22 is behind home plate and gate 25 is near third base. We both wanted to get inside the stadium via left field entrance like yesterday and the security guard was already checking tickets. I think they had so many people trying to get into gates they weren't supposed to get into that the guards were practicing a little pro-active-ness. Which is fine. It just sucks a little. Zack and I wandered to gate 25 and waited in line there. And when the gates opened up, Zack got in and my playing dumb role like yesterday didn't fool anyone today. The guard actually escorted me out of line and pointed to gate 22. "Gate 22! You go now!" he exclaimed. Wow. Okay, gate 22 it is!
Gate 22 was on the other side of the freaking stadium. I laced up my PF Flyers and booked it, I mean, booked it towards gate 22. I was flying, man. I'm telling you. I don't know what it was, maybe the burgers, but my legs were pumpin`. I arrived at gate 22 with no line at all, they checked my bags, got the body scanner thing done, scanned my ticket, busted through the doors and hauled ass towards left field. I hit the brakes and made a bee line for the first row and started calling out to Brandon McCarthy for a toss-up when I got to left field. I lost maybe five minutes of batting practice at best, but the seats were filling up fast and I wanted to get on the board with at least one baseball as fast as I could. It wasn't until the last few minutes of the Athletics portion of batting practice did I score my first baseball. I was able to get it via a new technique I made up on my own. It's called "crow-hawking." Basically, I let others call out to the players for a baseball and I kind of judge where the baseball might be tossed to from the player, line up behind that group of people and wait for the bobble or the dropped baseball, then I snatch it up! And that's sort of what happened but with a BP home run ball. The ball caromed off the bleachers and bounced down to the first row of people, it bounced around, and I eventually got my hands on it. Possession! It counts! unfortunately, security was hot on it and as soon as I turned to run away, he was standing there asking for it. I couldn't even get a picture of the baseball. And that's why yesterday I really didn't try for any BP home runs. I want documentation!
I won't go too much more into detail about batting practice because it was pretty uneventful until about the last 10 minutes. I took up a spot in right center field and yelled my tail off to Steve Delabar when he got a baseball. I yelled and yelled and flailed my arms just like I did when Jesus Montero had a baseball. Steve looked at the baseball and sort of stared at me while I waved my arms. I started to feel like an idiot. But then he launched it my way. And it was dead on! I leaned back, took a deep breath and then saw a mess of baseball gloves closing in on the ball. I did everything short of getting physical to get my glove out in front of the growing pile and made the smooth catch! I gave Steve Delabar a thumbs up and pointed at him after I made the catch and got a few pats on the back from the locals. That was number two. Number three came from George Sherrill in left field and I had to sort of use my crow-hawking technique. Sherrill launched one my way and I wasn't quite sure it was intended for me or for someone else. But the baseball seemed to have bounced off someone elses glove and the ball actually landed on my wrist not in my glove. I quickly secured the ball with my free hand and placed it back in my mitt. Feeeww!
Here's the Delabar baseball…
…you can also see Shawn Kelley standing next to him. And here's my George Sherrill baseball:
Tom Wilhelmsen and Charlie Furbush are on the right side of Sherrill. Anyway. So I bagged three baseballs on the evening, which for me, that's pretty good, and especially good in a foreign land in a stadium I've never been to. Five baseballs total in two games. I really wasn't interested in any third out baseballs or foul balls or home run balls either. I will say this about the Tokyo Dome security. For the most part, it's easy to sweet talk your way through them. It's easy to catch them off guard and sneak past. So if you ever end up going to a Major League game in the Tokyo Dome, remember that. Security is there to ensure safety, enforce the rules, but they're human beings after all and if you can stay one step ahead of them, you'll do just fine.
And remember; watch out for batted baseballs:
Here's Zack and I hanging out after batting practice:
The next morning when I woke up, I started to pack and get my things ready to leave. I thought check-out was at like, 3pm but it was at 11am. Oops! Sorry! Anyway. I walked down for breakfast and when I returned it was like, 10 minutes to eleven. I started to blog about the first game at the Tokyo Dome and then I got a phone call from the front desk instructing me that check out was like, now! Helloo!! Time to leave, right? Well, I had to do one last thing before I left.
When I walked down stairs, I told the young lady at the counter that I had a gift for her. I pulled out one of the baseballs that I caught at the game and left one of my business cards as well. I wrote a nice little note on the back of my business card stating that I had a great time at the hotel and it was a great place to stay. And I truly did enjoy my stay. It was the quietest hotel I've ever stayed at in my life. I also told them that Ichiro hit the baseball I had given them. The young lady's hands were actually shaking when I told her that. Ichiro is huge in Japan, we all know this. Here's a picture of them after I donated the baseball to the hotel:
And that pretty much concludes my trip! Unless you want to see pictures from the skyliner train from Ueno to Narita, that's about all I got to show! I hope you all enjoyed reading about my trip as much as I enjoyed visiting Japan! I'm not too sure where I'll end up next as far as baseball games, but I am planning on visiting Oakland in April possibly for the Royals series. I think that would be a good start to the 2012 season after this epic trip, you think? Anyway, if you're in Oakland, drop me a line!
I'm snagging baseballs for puppies again this season for the Seattle Humane Society! If you want to check out my charity information, just click here!
Last season, with the help of all of you, we were able to raise over $250 dollars! This year I'd like to break $300!
Today's game snagging Highlights: Oakland Athletics Vs. Seattle Mariners- attendance 43,391
Baseballs snagged: three (One BP HR, toss-up from Steve Delabar and George Sherrill)
Total baseballs snagged this season: 5
Total baseballs snagged last season: 135
Total dollars raised for Snagging Baseballs for Puppies this season: $3.70
Total dollars raised for Snagging Baseballs for Puppies last season: $257.00
Total number of donors this season: 4
Total number of donors last season: 7
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ATLANTA – On the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," his niece, Dr. Alveda King, Director of African-American Outreach for Priests for Life, says her uncle's letter applies just as profoundly today to abortion as it did in 1963 to segregation.
Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, concurred, saying, "Today, that letter still speaks. Just as it spoke in his day on behalf of those who suffered the violence of segregation, so now it speaks for those who suffer the violence of abortion."
Dr. King said of her uncle's famous letter:
"If Uncle M.L. were alive today, he would surely include the 21st century womb babies and their mothers in his 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail.' The atrocity of abortion in America has killed millions of human babies who are often considered to be property, chattel, and less than human.
"In his 1963 letter, he wrote that segregation 'ends up relegating persons to the status of things.' Change 'segregation' to 'abortion' and you have the year 2013. "Jim Crow laws gave us the continuing dehumanization of African-Americans, beatings, lynchings, and the Ku Klux Klan. Roe v. Wade has given us the dehumanization of unborn and, now, born babies, skull crushings, spine snippings. Consider Kermit Gosnell in Philadelphia; the Planned Parenthood Chicago facility that killed Tonya Reaves; and all of the other hundreds of abortion providers and Planned Parenthood officials who can't say whether fully born babies who survive abortions should be helped to live. "In 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail," Uncle M.L. noted that by their effort and example, early Christians 'brought an end to such evils as infanticide' in the Greco-Roman world. We now know, however, that the Greco-Roman world has been revived in abortion clinics across the land. Where the ancients would leave their unwanted babies to die of exposure, abortionists now leave their 'mistakes' to die in corners or closets – or worse.
"My Uncle M.L. once wrote in 1953 that the most segregated hour in America is 11 a.m. on Sunday because back then blacks and whites didn't often worship together.
"Fast forward to 2013, where minority mothers and our babies are targeted by abortion providers as the most vulnerable recipients of abortion in the name of women's rights and solutions to poverty. Even Gosnell, whose defense lawyer said if women want Mayo Clinic standards they should go to the Mayo Clinic, yes even Gosnell's 'House of Horrors' had a slightly cleaner 'White Only' surgical room, while black women and their babies were butchered in a torture chamber in another section of the abortion mill. All the while, they all keep trying to hide the fact that all abortions are dangerous to a woman's health, her baby's life, and generally result in death and misery.
"The most segregated place a woman can go today is an abortion mill!
"Uncle M. L. once asked: 'How does one determine whether a law is just or unjust? A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law. To put it in the terms of St. Thomas Aquinas: 'An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law.' "Rev. King was a man of God and a preacher of the Word. He sought a peace that was not just the absence of tension, but the presence of justice. He would agree that there can be no real peace in a society that tolerates injustice. He would most certainly agree that the taking of innocent lives is a horrible injustice. There is no doubt that just as my Uncle M.L. called America's clergy to awaken 50 years ago to the moral transgression of segregation, he would today sound out a call for a moral awakening and urge all Americans and indeed all human beings around the world today to awaken to the grievous wrong of abortion, and the subsequent devastation of natural marriage and family."
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This AC is based on the performance standards, specifications, and recommendations contained in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Aerodrome Design Manual, Part 6, Frangibility, and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Engineering Technical Letter (ETL) 01-20: Guidelines for Airfield Frangibility Zones.
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With today's announcement that vtm will be airing the first season of Belgium's Got Talent (let's just ignore 2007's Supertalent on VT4 for now) it seems as though the dust has settled on season one of The Voice Van Vlaanderen.
Late last year tv channel vtm set out to look for the best voice in Flanders, the Dutch speaking part of Belgium. (French speaking public broadcast RTBF did the same for Wallonia with The Voice Belgique, but that's for another post) Manning the spinning chairs were four of Flander's biggest names in music: Clouseau frontman Koen Wauters, Arid lead singer Jasper Steverlinck, Idool's biggest success story Natalia and Hooverphonic mastermind Alex Callier.
With this post I'll try and do a bit of a round-up on what the musical future holds for some of this season's best loved contestants. With few official announcement available, all information was acquired from various websites, newspapers, magazines, Facebook accounts etc. If I've missed out on anything/anyone, if you've got an update on the information posted or even if you're with a label and want to tell us about your post-The Voice plans, don't hesitate to comment below!
So, let's get to it, shall we?
Glenn Claes, winner: Last month I already introduced you to The Voice Van Vlaanderen winner Glenn and his debut single. Since then "Knight In Shining Armour" got into the top 3 before gently starting to slide down the charts. However, Glenn is currently doing a signing tour at Free Record Shop stores all over Flanders which will surely have a positive impact on physical sales, so don't write the gentle guitar ballad off just yet! A rush-released album was originally planned for April, but was pushed back to September to allow for a quality collection of what will no doubt be radio friendly, Kooks-ish guitar pop. A second single for the summertime seems like a given.
Silke Mastbooms, runner-up: With her single 'Awake' peaking at number 2 and, to this day, still clinging on inside the top 10, Silke is doing impressively well in the charts despite not winning. It's no surprise she was offered a record deal as well. Silke impressed on a weekly base with her clear vocals, but the challenge for her will be to find her own musical niche. Will she be a Belgian Leona? Will she do quirky girl-pop like Carly Rae Jepsen? Will it be something completely different? I for one can't wait to hear what Sony Music comes up with for this girl! (And, you know, if she wants to cover Jesper Nohrstedt's "Take Our Hearts" then I'm not complaining at all…)
Iris Van Straten: Before she entered The Voice Iris was best known for playing Sabrina on the 90's sitcom "De Familie Backeljau". However, come 2012 the ditzy blonde had become a crazy-in-a-good-way smoky-voiced chanteuse. With Iris it wasn't so much about every note being perfect, it was the unique sound of and character in her voice. Combined with coach Alex Callier's impeccable song choices (Springsteen's "The River"! Cash's "Hurt"! Boy George's "Somebody To Love Me"!) it was a story of success. Despite her single "Teasing" going top 10, she was deemed too much of an acquired taste at first, so an album seemed uncertain. Luckily, Alex stepped in and promised to write and produce it for her.
Bert Voordeckers: His "Come" was the least successful of the finalists' singles, but that isn't stopping Bert from making musical plans. He is said to release a studio version of his audition song, "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon", and has announced a theater tour with sports commentator Michel Wuyts. First though, he is recovering from getting a gastric band put in, in a bid to lose 70 kilograms.
Axelle Aerts: Going into it, Axelle Aerts seemed to have it all going for her. I even said as much in a post on this blog. She had talent show experience from when she did Junior Eurovision, she was the opening act on coach Natalia's SingStar Glamorous Tour, she'd shown some major pop promise with her first proper single as Axeela and her The Voice audition was impressive to say the least… And yet, she had to leave the show in the first week. After forgetting to put in her in-ear monitors during her rendition of Jessie J's "Domino", the public chose not to send her straight through to next week. And when it came to it, Natalia decided to save Yass Smaali over Axelle, because she felt the latter still had a life of other opportunities ahead of her. And it does seem that Axelle's talent didn't go unnoticed… Not only will she part of the upcoming The Voice tour, she has been tweeting about being in the studio! It is however unclear if a future single will be released through Sony Music or her old label SonicAngel.
Charlotte Buyl: Charlotte is another contestant who didn't make it out of the first live show. Since leaving the show she's hinted at a possible new single for her dance project Pearl. You may remember their excellent singles "Like A Video Game" and "Speechless". Nothing's been confirmed yet, but with Charlotte more famous than ever, why wouldn't N.E.W.S Records revive the Peter Luts produced project?
Stéphanie Onclin: Stéphanie may have stranded in the semi-final, but her rocking performance of Skunk Anansie's "Weak" seems to have struck a chord with the Flemish public. Stéphanie will be part of "The Voice On Tour" and is said to have a single coming up. Here's to hoping we finally have a new Laura Ramaekers!
Zusjes Vinken: The Vinken sisters' rendition of "Hallelujah" managed to enchant the nation and even got The Voice to bend its rules and allow a musical trio. Surprisingly, Elisabeth, Gabriëla and Alexandra only lasted two live shows despite their "Bang Bang" being one of The Voice's first chart hits. No announcements have been made, but considering the pre-live show hype and support from the likes of radio station MNM, it would surprise me if no one signed them eventually. Oh, and can I put in a request for them to do an Appleton and simply go by Vinken from now?
Claudia Decaluwé: I was so happy to hear Claudia auditioned for The Voice. When I was a kid her 90's girl duo Sha-Na was perhaps the first act I was ever a fan of. After leaving the group Claudia went on to Eurovision fame, forming the band Spark with her then husband. They came second with the catchy "Someday" in 2002's national final. Later she would also join Ameerah (of "The Sound Of Missing You" fame) in the Twinsband. Since not making it out of the Battles in The Voice, Claudia has restarted Spark, posting a cover of "Boys Of Summer" as a first taster.
Eva Jacobs: With an impressive rendition of "If I Ain't Got You" Eva seemed a certainty for the live shows. Surprisingly, coach Koen opted to send through Pistice Yoka Mpela instead. But not to worry, Eva had her album recorded even before she auditioned. A single will be released just three weeks from now, with a Wouter Van Belle produced album to follow. If you're curious as to what it'll sound like, check out her 2011 single "Shine" (written by Das Pop's Bent Van Looy!) and a sample of "Stay With Me" on her official website.
Lien Vervoort: Lien was no stranger to talent shows when she signed up for The Voice. She'd already taken part in Can You Duet and Let's Go Lasgo, which had resulted in providing vocals on the Peter Luts hits "The Rain" and "Hands Up". For her first release after The Voice Lien has teamed up with Peter's former Lasgo colleague Dave McCullen. Lien is the voice on dance anthem "Calling Your Name" which hit iTunes at the end of last month.
Zippora De Brauwer: Being responsible for the epic "Lotus Eater", Zippora will always be an early 00's dance legend no matter what. Since stranding in the Battles of The Voice Van Vlaanderen she's gone right back to her dance roots and we wouldn't want to have it any other way! She released "Never Again" with producers Nils van Zandt and Sergio Silvano and considering she's put out a couple of singles with BIP Records in recent years, I'm confident that there's more to come.
Update 4.5.2012: Sony Music has announced that Glenn, Silke, Bert, Axelle and Stéphanie will all be releasing a single before the summer.
See also: Charley says TV! Looking For Pearl
See also: Charley says INTERVIEW! Peter Luts
See also: Charley says VIDEO! Pearl – Like A Video Game
See also: Charley says TV! Axelle on The Voice Van Vlaanderen
See also: Charley says ARTIST! David Vervoort (Formerly Of Lasgo)
See also: Charley says VIDEO! Peter Luts ft. Lien Vervoort – The Rain
See also: Charley says SONG! Peter Luts ft. Lynn Larouge – Hands Up
See also: Charley says ARTIST! Glenn Claes (Winner Of The Voice Van Vlaanderen)


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Resistant wheat rebuilds cell walls when attacked by Hessian flies
(PhysOrg.com) -- Wheat plants found to be resistant to Hessian fly larvae may be calling in reinforcements to build up rigid defenses.
Christie Williams, a research scientist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service and a Purdue University associate professor of entomology, found that resistant plants under attack by Hessian fly larvae increased production of surface waxes and cutin, a molecule responsible for rigidity and integrity of epidermal cells. In plants susceptible to the fly larvae, the genes thought to be responsible for cutin production were turned off - likely by the attacking larvae.
"The fly larvae seem to hijack the regulation of certain plant genes and cause the plant to turn off defenses that would keep it from becoming susceptible," said Williams, whose results were published in the early online version of The Plant Journal. "If we could find a way to block the larvae from affecting genes that are responsible for cutin production or find a way to keep that cutin from degrading, the plants might be more resistant."
Hessian fly larvae deposit saliva on wheat at their feeding site, and that ultimately makes the leaf surface permeable. The larvae then lap up the liquid that flows out of the plant's cells.
"We believe that the susceptible plants are becoming permeable because cutin is being degraded and not replenished," Williams said.
The changes in waxes and cutin production were measured through gas chromatography, in which samples from feeding sites were carried by a gas through a liquid column to separate the chemicals.
Jill Nemacheck, a USDA/ARS biological sciences technician at Purdue, said susceptible plants had large decreases in cutin. Resistant plants had slight increases in cutin and large increases in the wax found in the cuticle, or surface layer, of wheat plants.
Williams and Nemacheck also observed that expression of the genes thought to be responsible for cutin and wax production was affected by the fly larvae.
Nemacheck said real-time polymerase chain reactions were used to quantify gene expression. The process uses an enzyme and other reagents to amplify target sequences from the gene of interest to levels that are detectable in order to determine the levels of messenger RNA in the tissue samples. Comparing the amount of messenger RNA in different plant samples is important because messenger RNA carries instructions that tell cells which proteins to produce, such as those responsible for generating cutin or wax. Less messenger RNA in the original tissue samples would indicate lower levels of gene expression, which ultimately determines cutin or wax production.
"The change in gene expression reflected what we observed," Nemacheck said. "In resistant plants, expression of the genes that control wax and cutin production was increased. Susceptible plants had a decrease in the expression of those genes."
Plants were determined to have become permeable through staining the tissue with a red dye that was placed on the larvae feeding sites. Resistant plants that were observed to have increased cutin production had slight red spotting along the leaves from the dye. But those that were susceptible absorbed the dye because cutin was lacking and the dye was able to seep into the plant's cells.


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