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At the beginning of 2002, the Center received a two-year grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to model and test a framework for the distributed, long-term retention of artifactual collections, using JSTOR journals as a test bed of materials.
The Mellon grant proposes to look at five critical areas essential to the development of a national print archival system: the economics of distributed, long-term retention of artifactual collections; the framework and logistical support necessary for such collections and CRL's role in providing this support; the development of access archives in addition to dark archives; the development of specific and formal terms and conditions; and the definition and analysis of risk factors associated with those terms and conditions.
What We Have Done to Date
The project got off to a good start in June 2002 when members of the Center staff met with the three partners from Michigan State University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Yale University. The Center staff used that meeting to clarify the role of the partners in developing the model, to define the role CRL would play in the process and to begin to develop criteria for the terms and conditions that each institution would sign.
In July, the Center hired Barbara DesRosiers as the project coordinator for the grant and began working on the terms and conditions. In September, the Center sent a draft of the terms and conditions to the partners for their feedback. The terms and conditions are being revised and will soon be sent to the Center's legal counsel for guidance in developing them as legally-binding agreements. Once finalized, the terms and conditions will be posted on the Center's Web site and available to the scholarly community at-large.
During these early months the Center has also pursued the equally critical work of soliciting libraries to donate material for the project. We are locating or acquiring multiple copies of titles to be held in distributed locations as regional access copies. As part of this effort, the Center continues to add to its own collection of JSTOR titles as a "dark" copy, meant for use only in cases of catastrophic loss or other exigent circumstances.
What We Have Learned from Our Partners
These critical early steps have valuable provided learning opportunities for the Center. Each one of the partner institutions brings a different set of local conditions to the project. Michigan State has very limited space for their collections and will be working with materials from their own holdings that match the profile of the grant. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has very crowded conditions now but anticipates a state-of-the-art shelving facility to be completed and functional by Summer 2003. They are working with a limited number of locally held titles for the first year, but will take on other materials, possibly from outside donations, in the second year. Yale University has a library shelving facility that is already up and running. They are the primary modeling site for materials that are donated to the Center from other libraries. We are also working with Yale to identify the issues involved with a creating an access archive for some of the JSTOR material held in special collections.
In each case, the unique conditions of the institution shaped their response to the draft terms and conditions. Working with them, the Center has revised the documents to reflect the specific local conditions that dictate the shape and degree of each institution's participation. The Center hopes that a model that has the flexibility to adapt to partners, rather than forcing partners to adapt to a national plan, will result in greater dedication to the project and more participation from the library community.
What We Have Learned from Potential Donors
Potential donors have told us a lot about their use of JSTOR and how the Center's efforts can help them at their own institutions. Whether they came to the project because their own shelves were overflowing or because the print materials simply are not in demand anymore, these librarians and decision makers have indicated that they can benefit locally by donating their materials to the Center. Informing their colleagues and faculty that they could be part of a larger, community-based preservation effort can tip the scales in favor of the decision to remove JSTOR volumes from their collections. It is gratifying that the timing of this grant creates so much interest in the Center and synergy within the library community.
Some libraries have already begun to make significant changes locally. Many have stopped binding JSTOR titles in print. Some have further resorted to discarding print materials that are available on JSTOR, retaining only those volumes not yet online because of the moving wall. The donating libraries often have limited shelving capacity and do not expect to plan additions or renovations. They have found that their budgets do not allow them keep up with the cost of retaining both print and digital access to resources. For all these reasons, they are relying solely on the stability of JSTOR.
In addition, efforts at local libraries and among regional groups mirror the effort the Center has undertaken. Librarians are joining up with colleagues at neighboring institutions to develop joint collections, to undertake local de-duplication projects, to assign "last copy" responsibilities among themselves and to develop joint storage or shelving facilities. The Center has received a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources to write a report on some of these efforts. (Look for more on this in a future issue of FOCUS.)
Next Steps
After the terms and conditions are in place, the Center will take up other important activities. A representative of the Center will perform at least one site visit to each partner's archival site to certify that the conditions of storage are being met. The Center will work to develop a national registry system. Third parties will have the ability to search the registry, locate the corresponding terms and conditions online and decide whether the conditions and number of copies stored are sufficient for them to remove the material from their own shelves. The Center will compile data on the costs associated with these activities and on the experience of the partner institutions.
Donation solicitations are an ongoing activity, both for the archive at the Center as well as additional copies which would be placed in one of the partners' facilities. More information about the Center's holdings of JSTOR titles and the project. Members who are interested in donating JSTOR titles to the Center should contact Margaret Stigler. [contact info updated 2/2/04].


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I guess it was just a matter of time before the meth industry got serious in China and the government struck back:The State Food and Drug Administration has called for stricter enforcement of measures limiting the sale of cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine, which has been used for the illicit manufacture of the drug methamphetamine.
Now I know what that funky Beijing smell is really all about. We'll see how long it takes before drugstores simply stop selling this stuff. In Shandong, the authorities are already taking action:
The Shandong provincial food and drug bureau has issued an emergency notice asking drugstores to keep a closer check on the identity of customers who buy the cold medicine Contac NT.
The pharma companies are also considering going with different formulations. This is all quite familiar to many in the West, or to anyone who has seen Breaking Bad (I miss that show).
And then there's heightened security. There are already purchase limits, beyond which prescriptions are necessary. Perhaps a new Real ID system is in the offing, or maybe retinal scans or facial recognition? Of course, by the time you're done going through all those security measures, your cold is probably long gone.
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Demetrious Johnson successfully defended his flyweight title at UFC Chicago, unanimously outpointing John Dodson in front of a capacity crowd Saturday night at the United Center.
CHICAGO — Demetrious Johnson successfully defended his flyweight title at UFC Chicago, unanimously outpointing John Dodson in front of a capacity crowd Saturday night at the United Center.
Dodson, fighting at 125 pounds, landed left hands twice in the second round, sending Johnson to the ground. In the third round, Johnson had a takedown and landed a knee to get back in the fight. Johnson was warned after two illegal knees, a low blow in the first round and an illegal knee in the fourth round.
Johnson (17-2-1) started taking control late in fourth land, landing a series of knees to Dodson's head and a series of punches as Dodson (15-6) tired. It continued in the fifth and final round, as Dodson couldn't defend repeated knees to his head.
Johnson struggled in the first two rounds.
"I got dazed a little bit, but I am in good shape," Johnson said. "It is going to happen. You are going to get hit."
In what may have been the most anticipated fight of the night, Glover Teixeira topped Rampage Jackson in an unanimous decision in a light heavyweight bout.
Jackson, the 34-year-old former light heavyweight champion was taken down in all three rounds, but Teixeira (20-2) couldn't take advantage. Jackson (32-11) got back to his feet every time. Late in the second round, both fighters exchanged blows. Jackson tried to shrug off Teixeira's punches, but fatigue appeared to be setting in.
"I really wanted to win that fight," Jackson said. "I kind of wish I fought smart and didn't get hit so much, but I always said I would rather lose a good fight than win a boring one and the fans are telling me that was an exciting fight. So I guess I'm sad but not so sad. I fought like Rampage tonight."
The fight was scored 30-27, 30-27, 29-28.
Jackson, who fought his last fight under his current UFC contract, has been critical of the UFC and how he perceives the organization treats its fighters. He insists the fight was his last in the UFC, but plans on continuing his MMA career.
In a lightweight bout, Anthony Pettis (14-2) landed a left kick to Donald Cerrone's body and followed with a left jab in the second round, knocking Cerrone (19-5) to the ground and winning his third straight fight.
"Shutting that guy up was the biggest thing for me," Pettis said. "Now I never need to hear about that guy again. He's done. He got beat in one round. Goodbye."
Pettis put himself in a position to fight Benson Henderson for the lightweight UFC title and asked the question to UFC President Dana White.
"I am not scared to fight anybody. I want the champ ASAP," Pettis said. "Dana White what do I have to do for this title fight?"
In another main card fight, 30-year-old Chicago native Ricardo Lamas (13-2) dropped a series of elbows and punches on 24-year-old Erik Koch (13-2) before the featherweight bout was stopped by referee John McCarthy. Lamas had Koch pinned to the ground and went to work on Koch's bloodied face.


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Comprised of keyboardist Paul Bell, guitarists Robert Harvey and Mark Fisher, drummer Ed Fletcher and bassist Bob Rosencrans, the band was formed in 1990.
"After paying to see them for so many weeks and wondering why there was no keyboard player, I joined the band in 1995," Bell said. "I left for a year and a half and came back, and have now been playing non-stop with EWB since 1998."
For Bell, his inspiration for being in the band came from his school days.
"I got into the [Grateful] Dead right out of high school and went to a lot of West Coast Grateful Dead shows between 1990 and 1995," he said. "I learned the music from seeing them live, and used to seek out piano-practice rooms at the local community colleges wherever I was, so I could put on my own Grateful Dead sets on the piano. That said, I don't think I ever would have imagined I would do something like play this music weekly for 16 years straight."
Beyond their regular Monday night Ocean Beach gig, Electric Waste Band has also performed in Hawaii and Las Vegas.
Today, the band has a set list of more than 100 songs, ranging from originals to songs the Dead covered by Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and Buddy Holly.
"We do a few they never did, like some Pink Floyd or Allman Brothers. We do not plan out a set. We rely on people from the crowd shouting at us," Bell said. "We will do things, like discuss which songs are being overlooked or might be due to be played. The varying degree of our sets and of Grateful Dead music, in general, over the years, is one of those things that keeps me, and I suspect a lot of Dead Heads, coming back for more," Bell said. "More so than any other band, the Grateful Dead's wide song list is a true luxury for a musician. I mean, if I played in an Eagles cover band or something, I would be playing the same songs, the same way, night after night. The wide song list is a big part of being able to do this for so many years."
He cites "Shakedown Street" as a particular crowd pleaser.
For Bell, his musical aspirations started much earlier than his 1995 entry into the band.
"In kindergarten, on my first day, I was arguing with some kid about something, and for punishment, my teacher made me sit on the piano bench during recess while the other kids went outside. I started playing the theme from 'Jaws,' and then asked my parents for lessons."
Though he gave a piano recital as early as age 5, music didn't end up being Bell's main focus in life, but that doesn't make it any less important to him.
"At that recital, I did 'Fur Elise,' and made a mistake halfway through," he remembered. "So, being somewhat of a perfectionist, I started the whole thing over and nailed it. The crowd loved it."
Ultimately, Bell didn't become a full-time musician, though he's played in local band Last Exit, has a solo CD called "Hourglass," and is working on a follow-up.
"I have sold dozens of albums, and stand to make literally tens of dollars," he joked. "It is kind of funny, because there is another guy with my same name over in England with a few releases, and if you look for me on Spotify, or whatever, you get his stuff in there, too. I gave up on trying to fix i.t"
For Bell, it's all just part of the process of making music.
"I didn't choose musician as a profession, although I knew I would always make music and I would always be a musician," Bell said. "Unlike other trades, where there is usually a motive behind it, making music is its own motive. I will always feel the need to write music, kind of like I will probably always feel the need to play through some good old Grateful Dead tunes at least once a week."
• Electric Waste Band: Monday, April 8 and April 15 at Winston's Beach Club, 1921 Bacon St. 9 p.m. $5. 21 and up. www.winstonsob.com


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What kinds of books would interest older adolescents who have outgrown Harry Potter? One-Minute Book Reviews had suggestions for teenage boys on July 6, 2007 www.oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/07/06. Today: a couple of recommendations for teenage girls. Both of the following new releases are adult books that may also interest many girls ages 13 and up (and some younger ones who are strong readers).
By Janice Harayda
Looking for a book for a teenage girl who loves to read? Consider Mindy Schneider's Not a Happy Camper (Grove, $24) www.not-a-happy-camper.com. Schneider remembers her eight weeks an off-the-wall summer camp at the age of 13 in this light and lively memoir. (Sample experience: A bunkhouse burned down when a group of boys put candles under their beds to see if they could warm them up by nightfall.) Not a Happy Camper is a book for adults, reviewed on this site on July 17 www.oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/, that teenagers and their parents may enjoy for different reasons. And because it is an adult book, you don't have to worry that most 16-year-olds will find it "too young."
Teenage girls may also enjoy Marjorie Hart's lovely memoir, Summer at Tiffany (Morrow, $14.95). As students at the University of Iowa, Hart and one of her sorority sisters become the first female pages at Tiffany & Co. in 1946, when the Fifth Avenue jewelry store had trouble finding male employees because World War II. And Hart recalls the experience warmly in Summer at Tiffany, reviewed on this site on July 2, 2007 www.oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/07/02. Bcause Japanese surrendered while she was living in the city, she also gives a memorable account of how New Yorkers celebrated the end of World War II.
Caveat lector: The books reviewed today and on July 6 are not gender-specific. Many girls might like the books reviewed two weeks ago, and many boys might like those discussed today. I've recommended the books for "boys" or "girls" only because many parents come to this site looking for books for one sex or the other. And those labels will make it easier for them to find the posts through search engines.
Read excerpts from Not a Happy Camper and Summer at Tiffany: You can read an excerpt from Not a Happy Camper at www.teenreads.com/reviews/0802118488.asp. To read the first chapter of Summer at Tiffany, to www.harpercollins.com and search for the title of the book. Click on "Search Inside," then on "Chapter 1." When you see the first page of Chapter 1 on your screen, click on the arrows on the top of the toolbar to "turn" the pages.
Click on "Children's Books" under "Categories" in the right-hand column on the One-Minute Book Reviews home page to read reviews of books for younger children, including toddlers, preschoolers and young school-age children.
A review of a book or books for children or teenagers appears every Saturday on One-Minute Book Reviews. Today's review is a day late because of the Harry Potter feeding frenzy and, in a normal week, would have appeared yesterday.
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Some 750,000 jobless Floridians will receive checks estimated to be 11 percent smaller, even as workforce boards' funding is cut
Once a worker in Florida has gone through 19 weeks of unemployment compensation, federal emergency compensation checks kick in.
But because of the automatic budget cuts now winding their way out of Washington to various direct providers through the so-called "sequestration," those checks will be about 11 percent less by the end of March, according the U.S. Department of Labor.
In addition, the operations of the Sunshine State's 24 primary job-assistance agencies, or workforce boards, are likely to see cuts to the money they receive from the federal government by way of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, or DEO.
The National Employment Law Project estimates that roughly 115,000 Floridians will see their unemployment checks shrink under federal budget cuts.
"It can have a real ripple effect," said Kent Spuhler, executive director of Florida Legal Services. "These people are barely covering their expenses as it is. All of a sudden, it gets cut, and their rent is due and they were counting on that money to help pay their rent."
Shrinking checks
In most states, the federal unemployment compensation checks begin after someone out of work goes through 26 weeks of state money.
In Florida, the Gov. Rick Scott administration trimmed the state's obligation to 19 weeks, however, so the federal checks are relied upon more heavily.
After receiving the 19 weeks of state money, Florida workers are qualified to receive another 27 weeks of federal money, for a total of 46 weeks, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Nationally, roughly two million people are receiving the federal emergency unemployment compensation checks, the Labor Department reports.
Projecting from now to the end of September to include others who will cycle through the program, the number is nearly twice that, the federal agency says.
"We estimate that more than 3.8 million people receiving emergency unemployment compensation payments will see their benefits reduced by about 11 percent," said Labor Department spokesman Stephen Barr.
Starting in late March and through September, the affected individuals would lose an average of about $450 in benefits, Barr said.
So far, the DEO has not provided much information on either the cut in unemployment checks or on how much of a hit the workforce boards will take.
Those seeking an update on unemployment claims read this Wednesday on the DEO's FloridaJobs.org website:
"The Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) requires across-the-board budget cuts to many federal programs, including the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program. Due to this federal budget cut, all payments of EUC will be reduced. The DEO computer systems that process claims will need to be updated to meet this requirement at the time official information is made available from the U.S. Department of Labor.
"At this time, information for individual EUC claims is NOT AVAILABLE."
During December, there were 749,000 jobless Floridians, or 8 percent of the state's work fore of 9,347,000, according to the DEO.
Waiting for information
Four working days after sequestration started, administrators at Suncoast Workforce and the other workforce board offices are still waiting to hear how their operational budgets will be affected.
"Right now, we are all in a holding pattern as far as not having any details to respond or react to," said Adriane Glenn Grant, a spokeswoman for Workforce Florida.
The DEO also acknowledged that Workforce Florida budget cuts are coming, but could not provide details.
"We do expect there to be reductions," agency spokesman James Miller said.
Suncoast's $9.8 million budget consists almost entirely of federal dollars.
Statewide, 24 workforce boards administer 100 One-stop Employment Centers, where job-seekers can go for leads on employers seeking workers, for counseling, for help with r�sum�s and cover letters, or to use the computers in their own search. Suncoast Workforce has three main offices in Venice, Sarasota and Bradenton.
Last month, Suncoast, in partnership with the Sarasota County School District, opened a new branch office at the Sarasota County Technical Institute.
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Cheonan (천안, 天安) [4] is a city in South Chungcheong, South Korea.
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The KTX from Seoul takes just 35-40 (depending on which train) minutes to zip to Cheonan-Asan Station (W12800), but you'll need to connect to the painfully slow #20 or #13 bus (W1200 without a card) to get to central the Shingsegae/Bus Terminal area of Cheonan. Alternatively, you can walk about 200m to Asan Station, where for W1000 you can get a 5 minute subway (not underground) train ride into Cheonan Station. From here you can connect to both north lines going towards Suwon/Seoul or to the south lines heading to either Busan or Gwangju/Mokpo.
Alternatively, you can take a 급행 (express) subway directly to Seoul or Yongsan stations in about an hour and a half. These trains run roughly once per hour. You can find the up-to-date timetables in the ticketing area of Cheonan station where you enter for the subway only lines.
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The express and intercity bus terminals are located near each other in the northern part of town. Note that the intercity terminal is hidden in the basement of the Shinsegae department store.
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A complex and confusing system of buses covers the area, but there is no information whatsoever in English at the stops or in the buses themselves. However, nearly all services start from or terminate at the intercity bus terminal.
The subway line has been extended from Cheonan Station to KTX Cheonan-Asan station and continuing to Asan.
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Gagwonsa Buddhist temple at Taejosan (Mt. Taejo) 태조산 A nice place to go hiking. The Buddhist temple has one of the largest sitting Buddhas in Korea.
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Upstairs from the bus station is a movie theater which plays korean and western films.
A pool competition is held every Thursday night at 10pm across from Shinsegae Department Store at I.D. Billiards. The size of the turn-out varies, but the people are generally very friendly making it a good place to meet fellow foreigners.
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As of late 2010, the old Galleria shopping complex which doubled as the Cheonan Bus Terminal was remodeled and renamed to Shinsegae. The new Shingsegae is where most Cheonanites go for their local shopping of luxury items in Cheonan.
There is also a new Galleria now opened which is an architectural marvel. It's won many design awards and is set over 9 floors. Definitely worth a taxi ride of ten minutes just to see the building. (If you go planning to buy take a LOT of money).
Around the same time in late 2010/early 2011, a new Emart location opened up in the basement of the Shinsegae shopping complex.
Across the street from Shinsegae Department Store is a whole host of other venues to buy you much needed items. Once you exit the Bus Terminal, you'll see the crowds flowing across the street at every green pedestrian light. Over there you'll also find many more food options awaiting your tongue and stomach.
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Mount Fishtail is near Cheonan Station (천안역). It's Probably the only South-Asian curry restaurant in Cheonan, and a pretty good one at that. They have decently priced curries from around 8000-10000 won per dish. Nan bread and rice is extra. It's owned by a lovely Nepalese couple. Walk out the East exit of Cheonan Station and cross the street and it's on the building on the right on the second floor. They have a new location called India Mahal that is in the Yawoori area across the street from Shinsegae Department Store, directly up the street from Art Box and then down one of the small side streets on the right.
Applebee (not to be confused with the American chain restaurant 'Applebee's'.) This restaurant is located near Ssangyong station (쌍용역). The way it works is you order a main meat and you can choose from a all-you-can-eat buffet of pastas, salads, other meats, desserts, drinks for prices hovering over 20,000 won a meal. It's a good place to go if you really want to get stuffed or take a huge crowd of people.
Dono Marco has probably got to be the best Italian in Cheonan. Their Cheonan location is in the Yawoori area across the street from the Shinsegae Department Store and in the warren of small streets of shops and restaurants. Walk straight up the straight by Art Box and look for the big yellow sign with a D on it. Small space. They have wine and can be pricey. Free coffee.
Cafe Riposo has probably the second best Italian in all of Cheonan. Seriously. They have authentic Italian pizzas, pastas, risotto and calzones. Beer and wine is also on the menu. Better taste and prices than anything one can experience in Seoul, however the service is terrible and they are unable to accommodate larger parties.
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Banana Bar in Shinbudong, across the road from Shinsegae Department Store is a great place to fellow expats and Koreans. Pool competitions, open mic night, quiz night and a full stage for performers and bands are available. You can call 010-3424-6309 and speak to Mr Oh.
Around the corner from Banana is NV. The owners are foreign English teachers and very friendly. Happy hour is on Fridays from 11 to 1.
Another common foreigners place is Caliente - located in Shinsegae area. They have music on Friday nights (sometimes Saturdays) and you will usually find more foreigners than Koreans there. The owner is very friendly.
Dolce Bar is another really good bar near Cheonan Station. Walk out the east exit and walk towards Mount Fishtail Indian Restaurant. A few stores past Mount Fishtail is Dolce bar on the basement level. They usually have some kind of theme on Fridays or Saturday nights, decent selection of bottled beers and usually flat draft Korean beer. Complementary chips and salsa and peanuts are common. The owner is Korean and speaks very good English. He's a good guy to talk if you happen to stroll in by yourself.
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There are plenty of motels in the alleys across the street from the bus terminals and near the train station.
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Surveillance and/in Everyday Life Conference
20 February 2012 to 21 February 2012
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The University of Sydney's Surveillance and Everyday Life Research Group is hosting a two-day international conference entitled, Surveillance and/in Everyday Life: Monitoring Pasts, Presents and Futures. The event, to be held in The University of Sydney's state of the art Law School Building, will bring together key international scholars, policy makers, practitioners, artists and social commentators to discuss the social, cultural, historical, political, legal, economic and technical dimensions of surveillance. Few topics have greater contemporary public relevance and social significance than the increased monitoring and visibility of everyday living and the emergent surveillance capacities of new information communication technologies and organizational practices.
The Surveillance and Everyday Life Research Group project brings together a number of early career, mid career and distinguished scholars from across The University of Sydney to critically and collaboratively examine the everyday production and experience of surveillance, and to explore the multitude of thematics emanating from the transactional interplays and exchanges among organizations, technologies and individuals.
About the conference
The intensification and diversification of surveillance in recent decades has been remarkable. CCTV cameras, private investigators, loyalty cards, body scanners, DNA swabs, RFID tags, Web 2.0 platforms/protocols and internet cache cookies constitute only some of the many instruments facilitating the routine extraction and collection of personal information.
Advancement in technological applications, and wider cultures of risk, uncertainty, distrust and consumption, have all helped to legitimate and naturalize surveillance as a multi-purpose tool in the everyday lives of individuals and organizations. Yet, whilst surveillance seems increasingly embedded in the physical and cultural fabric of contemporary living, and whilst surveillance today is qualitatively and quantitatively different from previous modes, it is by nomeans a novel phenomenon. From time immemorial, detailed records have been accumulated on the health, morality, cognitive development, motivations, sexualities, incomes, work activities and whereabouts of certain populations - not to mention on animal relations, planetary constellations, environmental conditions, and the like. In the past, as in the present, forms of life have been and are targeted by a polymerous array of monitoring and recording devices. Moreover, surveillance as a mode of social regulation, a cultural medium, a symbolic resource and a companion species is set to further dominate the political, economic and socio-cultural landscapes of future human societies and social assemblages; but with what implications for social justice, social relations and subjectivities? This conference critically considers the significance of everyday surveillance in relation to temporality, exploring the changing nature of surveillance as it relates to cultural specificities, past transformations, present landscapes and possible/emergent futures.
Confirmed keynote conference presenters include:
* Professor David Lyon, Queen's University, Canada
* Professor Kevin Haggerty, University of Alberta, Canada
* Professor Pat O'Malley, University of Sydney, Australia
There will also be a specialist 'anecdotal' roundtable keynote featuring leading surveillance practitioners, commentators and dissenters.
Click here for a copy of the conference program.
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Food and refreshments will be provided throughout the day and drinks and canapés served in the evening of 20 February 2012.
Registration fees:
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MCLE/LPD points will be advised on finalisation of the program.
Time: 9am-5pm (registrations from 8.30am)
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Channel: Caliente
Title: "Fania Revolution with Salsa Icon Ismael Miranda"
Description: Fania Records, the legendary New York label that pioneered salsa, has often been called the Latin Motown and responsible of producing some of the biggest names in Salsa music history- Celia Cruz, Hector Lavoe, Ruben Blades, The Fania All Stars and many more. Only Caliente brings you another installment of this monthly show called, the "Fania Revolution" hosted by "Ismael Miranda". In this show, listen to stories about the competitiveness among the Fania artists, the stellar performances and recordings created or performed with non-Fania artists like Jorge Santana, Stevie Wonder, and Celia Cruz. Who better to take you on the journey than salsa legend and Fania artist, Ismael Miranda! Listen to the stories and memories of this milestone moment in Latino music history as told through the eyes of the man who lived it.
On-Air Time: 5/3 @11AM (ET)
Rebroadcasts: 5/9 @ 9PM (ET)
Duration: 2 HR
To listen for free visit www.siriusxm.com/latino/freetrial


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October 28, 2007
Why do we photograph? A discussion.
"Welcome to what may be my very best conversation yet," says George Jardine of the latest Lightroom podcast. "Or at least the most fun and insightful."
George sat down with photographers Jay Maisel, Greg Gorman and Seth Resnick for "a long and rambling discussion about film archives, digital archives, various sorting and editing methods, and how they all intersect. Or not… I found Jay continually driving at a singular point about why he photographs, how he edits, and why he feels shooting to please yourself is the only important thing for a photographer." [Update: George has transcribed a couple of key bits & added some comments; I've now included these in this post's extended entry.]
The podcast is on George's iDisk under "20071016 Podcast – Maisel Gorman Resnick." This podcast & others can be found on iTunes by searching under Podcasts for "Lightroom," or via the Lightroom podcasts RSS feed. [Via]
From George:
Upon listening carefully (about 10 times during editing…) I'm finding some really nice kernels in here. Near the end, we get to a VERY interesting conversation about WHY we photograph. On the one hand, Jay seems to say that he photographs for himself.
Jay says: "You have to understand that what makes for a really successful thing is a thing that speaks immediately to many people. And things that _we_ like, speak to other photographers. There are a lot of pictures that I think are some of my best, that everybody except the photographer looks at and says 'so what?'. Because I'm interested in solving problems that are unique to the way photographers see, and other photographers see it, and are kind of fascinated by it, but the average person looks at it and says 'big *% &$*% deal. so what.'."
Seth clarifies, by saying "But you don't make pictures for the average person. You make pictures for yourself."
Jay agrees, but then throws out the Degas quote*, and finishes the (useful part of the) recording by saying, "That's very important, because sometimes you see, and you can make your fellow artists see, but if you can't make the world in general see, then it doesn't matter any more."
So…… is this an inherent contradiction? Is Jay really saying that in the end you have to photograph for yourself? Or that in the end, you have to make photographs that have the ability to "make others see"? Or… is Jay saying that you should be doing do both at the same time? :-)
* "Art is not what you see, but what you make others see." – Edgar Degas
Knowing Jay, I hate to put any words in his mouth, but I'd say that Jay always shoots for himeself. Always. He has to shoot like he has to breath.
But being a realist, he knows that if a photo doesn't resonate with others, no matter how much he likes it, it may not matter. Sort of like taking a photo of a tree falling in the woods. If no one sees the photo, did the tree really fall?
Quite interesting. Recommend reading this post on 'why we photograph'… http://www.thinkvein.com/2010/11/17/why-do-we-photograph/


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Tour Name : Lombok Komodo Flores Cruise 05 Days 04 Nights
Rate : USD 800/person/twin share for Smy. Tropic Princess (Direct Booking Only)
Participant : Minimum 4 person
Duration : 05 Days 04 Nights
Lombok Komodo Flores Cruise 05 Days 04 Nights
SMY. Tropic Princess
We are a quality provider of liveaboard Boat Charter services in Lombok, Indonesia. We charter for surfing, diving and cruising clients. Our main pickup points are Bali and Lombok (Indonesia), but we often pick up clients from other Islands such as Flores, Sulawasi, Sumbawa and Timor.
When cruising with our vessel "Tropic Princess" you will experience what most people only dream about. The vessel comes fully equiped with International Safety Standard and Snorkeling equpiment. The vessel has a home anchorage at Labuan Lombok on the East the coast of Lombok, Indonesia
"Tropic Princess", is one of the most unique sailing vessels in Indonesia. Hand built in Sulawasi from wood as far as Irian Jaya and Java, and completed with original parachute sails. A true site to see under sail. For more technical information on the vessel.
Smy.Tropic Princess is our proud and comfortable vessel with a length of 20 meters, Height of 2.75 meters, width 5.5 meters and 04 single bed with sharing AC 4 persons offers total comfort . Completed by 1 sharing bathroom, dining room, freezer – refrigerator, wooden covered sun deck, tender life raft, kitchen mini bar and lazy chairs.
The vessel is of coarse complete with a captain and 4 experienced and very friendly Crew. Our manager will travel with you as your guide as you explore the beauty of Lombok or a possible 10,000 other Islands of the eastern archipelago at your leisure..
"Tropic Princess" is predominately chartered for Surf and Cruise Charters around the Islands of Lombok, Sumbawa and of course Komodo, West Flores and Taka Bonerate Atoll as far as to South Sulawesi Islands. "Tropic Princess" is also chartered for Diving Charter, cinema sets and has often been used for 'on-location' fashion photography.
- Length: 20 m
- Beam: 5.5 m
- Draft: 2.75 m
- Power: 220 HP Mitsubishi
- Crew: 5 persons + guide
- Communications: VHF Radio, GPS
- Freshwater: 1.000 liter and Fuel: 600 liter
- Electric: 12 V/24V/220V
- Dinghy: 1
- Dinghy: 15 Hp outboard
- Capacity: 04 passengers only
02 Cabins with 04 small double beds for 08 passenger max
The trip From Lombok from Labuan Bajo sailing adventures trip, below is the itineraries:
Itinerary : 05 DAYS 04 NIGHTS SAILING ADVENTURES
Day 01, SENGGIGI-EAST LOMBOK- GILI KONDOS AND REEFS-MOYO ISLAND
Pick up and transfer services to Labuan Lombok harbor east of Lombok in 2 hours drive, Aboard on MS. Iris Princes and short tours onboard.
Sail to Gili Kondo, snorkeling or beach combing, spend your time on beautiful island of Kondo and enjoy the reefs, afternoon sail to Moyo island and park. ( Lunch and Dinner onboard )
Day 02: MOYO ISLAND-SATONDA ISLAND
Arrive in Moyo island in the morning at Labuan Haji harbor, Soft trekking to Moyo Aik Manis waterfalls and enjoy the nature and rainforest of Moyo island, return to your boat and sail to Satonda Island and overnight night. (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner onboard)
Day 03.SATONDA ISLAND-GILI LAWA ISLAND
Walk up by the sunrise, swimming or snorkeling in Satonda Sunken Island, enjoy the white beaches of Satonda, Visit the Saltwater lake of Satonda, by Lunch time sail to Gili Lawa, this will be long sailing as you will arrive at Gili Lawa or Manta Point in the morning, Overnight during sailing.
(Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner onboard)
Day 04. GILI LAWA-RED BEACH-KOMODO ISLAND-RINCA ISLAND
Arrive in Gili Lawa in the morning, enjoy your swimming or snorkeling of Komodo island reefs, You can also hike to the island top hill to sea the spectacular view of Komodo National Park Marine,
Lunch on the way to Red Beach for another spectacular coral reefs and fishes. After lunch sail to Komodo Island and trek to see Komodo Dragons and it's wildlife. late afternoon sail to Rinca island and overnight at Loh Buaya or Kalong island.
(Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner onboard)
Day 05, RINCA ISLAND-KELOR ISLAND-LABUAN BAJO
Early morning Sailing to Rinca Island., Walk to Rinca Island park for trekking, search for Komodo dragons, wild horses, wild water buffaloes, wild boars, Deer, crab eating macaques and birds. Return to your boat and sail to Kelor island for your last spectacular snorkeling before heading to Labuan Bajo. (Breakfast and Lunch)
Upon arrive in Labuan bajo in the afternoon, we will transfer you to your hotel.
End of services.
August 2015
- 08-12, Spaces available, Special Rate USD 650/person
- 21-25, Spaces available
September 2015
- 03-07, Spaces available
- 17-21, Spaces available
Price included:
All meals, snorkeling gear, all land tours and trekking, mineral drinking water, entrance fees, guide fees on the island, ranger fees, pick up and transfer in Lombok and Labuan Bajo, English speaking guide, conservation fees in Gili Island, Satonda Island and Komodo National Park in total is : USD 75/person (included)
Price excluded:
Alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks, Soda ( Sprite and Fanta ) , return air tickets, Camera taxes,accommodation on land and personal expenses.


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On Monday morning at 10:30 a.m, 34-year-old Vincent Wade of Pennsauken, New Jersey, seemed to be feeling pretty good. According to police, Wade crashed his car into the Crown Fried Chicken at 5th and Lehigh in North Philadelphia and then disrobed.
An onlooker shot this video, which captures what Wade does next. He was charged with a DUI. Why he wasn't charged with indecent exposure or public lewdness is anyone's guess. Though the video isn't 100% clear as to the self-pleasuring activity, the man who shot the video tells me, "Oh, he was most definitely making himself feel happy."
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Wednesday 11 September 2019 - Saturday 30 April 2022
In Changed forever, stories of migrants who have resettled in Australia from war-torn countries are presented beside those of recent veterans of overseas service in the Australian Defence Force. This moving exhibition explores the impacts of global and civil conflict in changing lives and shaping contemporary Australia.
All have been redefined by the emotional and physical dislocation of war, and seek to reconcile this with their new lives.
Enhanced with art, objects, photographs, audio-visuals and interactives, their personal stories reflect the range and depth of experiences in conflict and life post war.
Please check the venue websites for current advice on opening hours in light of the current coronavirus pandemic.
Email [email protected] to discuss the possibility of hosting this exhibition at your venue.
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Changed Forever is supported by the Victorian Government and the Victorian Veterans Council.
Thursday 19 September 2019, 11:30am
Wreath Laying in the Sanctuary
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Shrine Life Governor Mr. Peter Whitelaw
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It's hard to believe it now, but, according to this ad for Mag Star wheels, there was once a time where people were cross-shopping a new set of mag wheels or a pair of pants. I've foregone things to save up for car parts before, but I don't think I've ever had to deal with shredded pants as part of the deal.
I found this ad in a June 1968 Hot Rod magazine, and I really love that this company, Kelsey-Hayes, is actually trying to convince people to wear hobo-grade pants so they can get a fancy set of Mag Star wheels. This brings up a few questions:
• Did a pair of pants cost about as much as a full set of new sport wheels back in 1968? Was the US suffering from a major pants embargo from the People's Republic of Trouserstan?
• Are they really suggesting that you can use your car as an effective pants-replacement device?
• What's this guy doing to his ass that's tearing up his pants? Are his Mustang's seats upholstered in sandpaper?
Still, that Mustang does look pretty good with those wheels.


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Bteofilo necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 241 diseños de 53 diseñadores freelance.
Gorilla Sprouts
I am a Holistic Nutritionist. My husband and I are wanting to
launch this Vegan/Vegetarian, 'Live' Food restuarant, and juice bar. The menu will consists of Organic whole foods, sprouts, as well as a variety of smoothies, freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable juice.
Target audience are middle aged people who are ready to begin their
journey to a healthy lifestyle. This market is relativley new, and we are
hoping to break through to our surrounding community.
We are looking for a logo to represent our organic eatery 'Gorilla Sprouts'.
We are looking for a Gorilla to be incorporated into the logo in some way making it the main focus of the design, as well as incorporating sprouts into the design.
1.Colours should consist of Black, White, Green and Purple.
2.Clean and attractive but bold.
3.Truely want this logo to be inviting and fun.
Please enjoy creating this design for me as this will open a new chapter in my life!
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|System: X360, PS3, PC
|Review Rating Legend
|Dev: InXile
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: Codemasters
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: TBA
|2.5 - 2.9 = Average
|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 1
|3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
|ESRB Rating: Pending
|3.5 - 3.9 = Good
by Tom Becker
April 27, 2007 - The late 1960s were a golden age of action films. Even as American art films came into their own, classic action flicks like "Bullitt" defined a genre that was more concerned with cool dialogue and amazing car chases than big ideas. It's a fast-moving, slick, visually engaging medium, and it's fertile ground for a solid adventure game. That game is "Heist," the latest sandbox-style action adventure from inXile.
The game centers on San Francisco, or a slightly compacted version of it, in 1969. The player takes the part of Johnny Sutton: veteran criminal and the latest in a proud line of highly respected miscreants. His father was even gunned down while on-the-job, so there's no denying Johnny is to the manner born. Recently released from jail, Johnny reunites with his uncle Sal and the old crew and sets about the business he knows best. Johnny must coordinate all his contacts and rob his way around the Bay Area until he takes on the big score: the San Francisco Mint.
The gameplay is essentially like any other sandbox game. The world is an open playground wherein the player can run amok either following missions in the main storyline or devoting oneself to loftier pursuits like stealing cars and driving them off parking garages. Heist takes a significant, more sophisticated turn than the average sandbox game. In order to succeed, the player must strengthen their contacts around the city to establish a reputation, develop a crew, and nurture leads on potential heists. It's more than just showing up at the Leone mansion for a mission assignment, boosting a car, and heading off to some corner of Liberty City. As the player progresses through the story, the game will adjust to their individual playing style. If you're a strongman who's short on patience and quick on the draw, you're likely to encounter more armed resistance during heists. If you're more of a smooth operator, bank employees and bystanders will be more compliant and you'll have to be more subtle to get what you want. Perhaps the biggest break from traditional sandbox games is Heist's focus on crowd control.
In order to do your job efficiently you need to be surrounded by dependable hoods who know how to keep innocent bystanders in line. It's not just the bystanders you need to keep an eye on either. You may have to slap one of your thugs upside the head if they're too busy flirting with a teller to focus on the matter at hand. Finding dependable professionals who share your robbery style is the key to this aspect of Heist. A well-controlled crowd of customers and bank tellers can mean the difference between walking right in and having to blow the doors off. There's always more than one way to get the job done, and even when alarm bells ring and security gates slam down in front of you it's not necessarily over. Once you have the loot in hand, it's time to make your getaway.
Developers at inXile claim the game is about 50 percent robbing, 50 percent driving. This is crucial to the look and feel of the game, as bank robberies and car chases go together like night follows day. Like GTA3's Liberty City, the San Francisco of Heist is a simplified, scaled down version of the real thing, designed to capture the ambience and basic geography of the place while allowing for maximum playability. There's more to driving in Heist than just getting away from the pigs. A variety of strategies can be employed to use traffic in your favor. For example, you can aid your escape by having one of your team create a traffic altercation, allowing you to slip by while the cops get stuck in gridlock. Driving is as sophisticated and integral to Heist as the robberies themselves, but a balls-to-the-wall car chase is a big part of the game. It's no mistake that Heist is set in one of the hilliest cities in the world. Many a sweet, physics-defying jump will be taken before the game is through. Playability is key here and, like a lot of sandbox games, graphics and sound take a back seat.
The game looks good, but about as good as any of the recent Rockstar games. The biggest criticism of these titles has always been that they were tremendously innovative and playable, but essentially ugly sandbox games. Heist is an improvement with its attention to the atmosphere of the time. Saarinen-style chairs fill the lobby of some banks, bellbottoms are ubiquitous, and afros abound. The focus here is clearly more about setting the tone for an open-ended experience rather than dazzling the player with an endless stream of eye candy.
Playability and re-playability are key to the long-term success of any game and represent the strongest draw of any sandbox game. Heist seems to have playability down, but it demands a bit more of the player than no-holds-barred power fantasies like Crackdown. If you're more into atmosphere, strategic gameplay, and story then Heist may just be the score you're looking for.
Tom Becker
CCC Freelance Writer


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 76 diseños de 21 diseñadores freelance.
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Epitome Media specialises in social media performance measurement, strategy and social presence management for brands and small to medium enterprise, delivering insights and expertise that allows companies to connect and engage with their customers.
We have 3 main target audiences - brands that require social media performance measurement, small to medium enterprise that require social media presence management and media companies who require social business intelligence and strategy for clients.
We require a logo for use on our website and all our other assets (email, business cards, social presences) that really makes an impact. Our name, Epitome, is a synonym for embodiment, and this is what we want our logo to be, an embodiment of the professionalism, the top shelf strategy and the best in breed service that we will offer.
We want something that is cutting edge, no cartoonish fonts or bright garish colours. It's a business to business brand and must come across as credible, sophisticated and intelligent.
We don't want to be too prescriptive in look and feel, so let your creative juices flow.
An important consideration is that the logo needs to be incredibly scalable, clear and compelling both as a large on screen brand, and also when reduced to business card size.
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2016 Ram 1500
$29,454 • Used
Asking Price
Ext. Color
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Stock Number
Odometer Reading
8 Cylinder
Int. Color
Black w/ Black seats
Four Wheel Drive
Installed Options
Adjustable Pedals
Adjustable Steering Wheel
AM/FM Stereo
Auto-Dimming Rearview Mirror
Automatic Headlights
Auxiliary Audio Input
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Back-Up Camera
Bluetooth Connection
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Brake Assist
Child Safety Locks
Chrome Wheels
Climate Control
Conventional Spare Tire
Cooled Front Seat(s)
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Driver Adjustable Lumbar
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- Q: Can I use Mitsubishi Diamondback Linesets on a City Multi system in compliance with Conservation Construction Code of New York State (ECCCNYS)? A: Mitsubishi recommends following all local codes. Diamondback linesets come from the factory with ½†of insulation. An installer can either apply extra insulation directly over the Diamondback Lineset, or may revert to using ASHRAE 90.1 The ECCNYS requires 1-1/2†insulation on all refrigerant lines. Chapter 5 – Commercial Energy Efficiency (Section 501 – General) of the ECCCNYS states: "These commercial buildings shall meet either the requirements of ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, or the requirements contained in this chapter†ASHRAE recommends ½†insulation on all refrigerant lines. One caveat to referring to ASHRAE 90.1 to meet New York State code, is that ASHRAE 90.1 must be used in its entirety throughout the project.
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Senate Democrats set aside their effort Wednesday to win support from conservative Sen. Tom Coburn for requiring federal background checks for nearly all gun purchases, at least temporarily hurting President Barack Obama's chances for pushing one of his top priorities through Congress.
Democrats' failure to resolve a final dispute with the Oklahoma Republican means they've lost a valuable ally, at least for now. Coburn has an A-rating from the National Rifle Association and could have prompted backing from other Republicans and from moderate Democrats from GOP-leaning states leery of alienating voters.
In addition, gun-curb supporters say the Senate will have to approve legislation with strong bipartisan support to boost their chances of success in the GOP-led House. Republican leaders there have said they won't act until the Senate produces legislation.
Senate Democrats instead will seek backing from other Republicans for what they still hope will be a bipartisan drive to expand the current background check system, said an aide to Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who has been leading the Democratic effort.
The aide, who spoke only on condition of anonymity because the talks were private, said conversations with Coburn would continue. But it was clear that Democrats' focus was shifting elsewhere.
Requiring nearly universal background checks is the foundation, and most popular part, of the proposals to curb firearms that Obama unveiled in January. That package came a month after the shooting massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., of 20 first-graders and six staffers.
Currently, the checks are required only for sales by the nation's 55,000 federally licensed gun dealers, not for private sales between individuals, like those at gun shows or online. An Associated-Press-GfK poll in January found 84 percent favored requiring background checks at gun shows.
The talks between Coburn and Schumer foundered because Schumer was insisting that records be kept of private gun sales, perhaps by the seller, the manufacturer or others. Negotiations had lasted weeks and the two sides were stuck on the issue for some time, so Wednesday's development was not a surprise.
Schumer argues that retaining such data is the only way to assure that private transactions include background checks, which are designed to keep guns from criminals, people with mental problems and others. Coburn says such checks could be a precursor to a federal registry of gun owners, which is vociferously opposed by the NRA, is illegal under current law and which the White House says will not happen.
"Dr. Coburn is still hopeful they can reach an agreement," Coburn spokesman John Hart said.
The government must quickly destroy records of background checks it conducts. But licensed gun dealers are required to keep paper records of firearms they sell for 20 years, and must turn them over to the government if they go out of business.
The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to begin voting Thursday on four gun control measures.
Lacking a deal with Coburn, one of the bills will be from Schumer, requiring nearly universal background checks resembling a measure he proposed two years ago. It will lack some of the provisions he tentatively had agreed to with Coburn, such as an appeals mechanism for veterans barred from obtaining guns because they have been formally declared to have serious mental difficulties.
The panel also plans to consider bills banning assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines, making gun trafficking and buying guns for people forbidden to own them federal crimes, and boosting aid to schools for security measures like installing video cameras.
All are expected to pass the committee, but their fate in the full Senate is less certain.
Schumer's bill could be amended to reflect any bipartisan agreement that is reached by the time gun legislation reaches the floor, probably in April.
Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Mark Kirk, R-Ill., also have been involved in the background check negotiations and said in a joint statement that they would continue looking for an agreement with other senators.
"It is clear that ultimately we will need bipartisan support," Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, said in an interview.


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KDE at UK Linux Expo's
I have been in the progress of organising a KDE booth at the Linux Expo in London on the 4th/5th July 2001. I have some more good news in that we will also have a booth at the Linux Expo in Birmingham, at the NEC on 12th/13th September.
If you are interested in helping, visiting or funding (yes we need some funding!), please see the website I have mocked up here. Included are details on a proposed KDE Usability Study. Update: 03/19 02:08 AM by N: A new mailing list has been created for people wishing to get involved in the KDE Usability Study.
Re: KDE at UK Linux Expo's
I hope someone is doing a write-up like David did last time. Those of us who can't attend love that stuff.
By KDE User at Fri, 2001/03/16 - 6:00am
Re: KDE at UK Linux Expo's
Well I am thinking of actually filming what it was like at the expo and having a streaming video if my ISP lets me. :-)
There will be a write up if I cannot do this.
By Jono Bacon at Fri, 2001/03/16 - 6:00am
Re: KDE at UK Linux Expo's
Use poor bandwidth starved luddites would also appreciate a text writeup if you have time ;-)
By George Russell at Fri, 2001/03/16 - 6:00am
Re: KDE at UK Linux Expo's
Of course! I should have thought have that. :-)
I will do a writeup anyway. :-)
By Jono Bacon at Fri, 2001/03/16 - 6:00am
Re: KDE at UK Linux Expo's
Hello --
(I have also e-mailed this text to [email protected] & [email protected])
I've been wanting to communicate some accumulated observations about the end-user experience and KDE's current GUI. I'm doing this right now before I forget, though be aware I am typing all of this from memory as I am at the office.
While KDE 2.x gives an impression of being more polished/more advanced, at the same time has become more complex and less intuitive. KDE 2.1 is not one of those old, primitive window managers of old. It is far more functional, nice-looking and intuitive than whatever you'll find usually with (say) twm or olwm, but is less intuitive than *cough!* Windows. Essentially, KDE 2.x has all the fundamental functionality, integration and overall look-n-feel we should expect from a competitive desktop environment, it's now a question of getting the details right. This is important, because it is the accumulation of details that can make an environment user-friendly... or not. It is those same details that could make KDE > 2.1 truly stand out from Win9x in a good way, which we need to get people to even consider an alternative to M$.
I don't like to say that a *nix GUI environment is less intuitive than anything that comes out of Redmond, but considering the design of all those added bells and whistles in KDE and how to access them, it's kind of true. My biggest beef, for example, has been with the menu that pops up when you right-click on the desktop: it has become more "complex", intimidating... while losing the "display properties" item found in KDE 1.1.x
Furthermore, the "buttons" (quit, maximize, minimize and...?) in the top-right corner of each windows are somewhat inconsistent and not always obvious to figure out what they mean. The "X" I can figure out, but sometimes, there is one that is a circle which I cannot for the life of me figure out what it means. Do we really need it, anyway? And then there is that "?" (question mark) button which does not seem to bring anything usefull or be really supported by the environment. Well, what I am expecting after I click on this button is not happening. Aaannnd of course, if I am to rant about these buttons, I should also bitch about the inconsistent/always changing "maximize/minimize" ones. While I am of the "more power"/"the more is the better" frame of mind, there can be too much of a good thing.
Essentially, what I am deperatly trying to convey here is that some streamlining is in order for KDE, and the sooner the better. We cannot throw everything at the user all at the same time and hope he/she can figure it out. Anyone can be overloaded (I know the concept of "task loading" doesn't fit quite well here, but we are talking about similar principles here), attention must be paid about the order of presentation, and of when does it make sense or not to show something or make a menu item available to the end-user. For example, the menu brought out by a right-click on the desktop could be steamlined -- for once, what one sees if one right-clicks on a M$-Windows desktop makes senses. (That does not happen often.) I am not saying we must copy Redmond's design 100%, but take a cue from them when they do something right (again, this does not happen often.). Another place where some serious thinking needs to happen is with the panel at the bottom of the screen (KPanel ? I've just looked at the SuSE 7-loaded Ultra-SPARC I have in my cubicle.) All those quick-access buttons (shell, control centre, misc. KOffice applications, etc.) did confuse all those not familiar with Linux that I tried to introduce to Linux, and do clutter the panel to the point of making it, er, non-appealing. I can't exactly put my finger on it, but I guess It can be said that the panel can be too cluttered, confusing and inneficient. It would only take some minor tweaking to transmogrify the panel into a reference for efficiency and user-friendliness. One possible tweak could be to put these quicklaunch buttons into a panel quick-launch pop-up menu.
Lastly, some thought should go into what apps and utilities make it into KDE2.x; we can't just throw everything into the base environment, a seperation (sp?) must be made between the core environment and the apps running under it. It has to be decided what comes pre-canned with KDE, what should come with some sort of "Plus" pack (I am just using this name to help you understand what I am trying to say) and what is a 3rd-party application. Seperating (sp?) Koffice from KDE will make downloading/updating the environment more feasible & manageable. Not only that, but the KDE team cannot create everything under the sun, it has to concentrate on making an better environment with the basic/reference apps that comes with it, which can be quite a task in itself.
The OpenSource movement essentially now has all the building blocks to create a platform that can for the first time challenge M$ on the desktop (well, when KDE gains the new printing architecture promised for release 2.2), but it now has to sweat the *details* of the user experience to truly succeed. Well, this and the tools and apps Joe Sixpack, Suzie Secretary and Harry Consultant need to get their work done. But the apps will not come as long as the environment is lacking and/or puts off the end-user.
One thing is for sure: I *will* look into compleating that KDE usability study questionnaire to help make KDE > 2.1 a much better overall experience. And I hope many others will do the same.
By Anonymous Cowar... at Fri, 2001/03/16 - 6:00am
Re: KDE at UK Linux Expo's
I do agree with most of what you are saying. I agree with streamlining and making the process of upgrading easier. Where I do have a problem is the constant referrals to MS when you want soemthing "improved". KDE is not MS. I personally think the BeOS has a cleaner and more intuitive interface than both KDE and WinWhatever. You seem to be saying that for KDE to be better, it must copy MS because they "got it right". They only "got it right" because you are used to it. If you were used to something else, you would rather suggest that platform. KDE must NOT become an MS clone, please!!!. I can't stand how similar it is to MS already.
KDE must have an identity of it's own. Take a look at the Find menu under Win95 and compare it to KDE. It is a carbon copy. That screen uses tabs, a menubar and input fields all on one screen. That just screams bad UI design. I would love to see KDE follow it's own philosophy, that is, to take the best elements from different OS's and combine it into one. So far, the philosophy has been, to make an almost carbon copy of Win because most users are Win users.
By KDEBoy at Fri, 2001/03/16 - 6:00am
Re: KDE at UK Linux Expo's
I agree that KDE must not become a WinGUI clone. However, I don't agree that the philosophy has been to make a carbon copy of Windows. The further along 2.x gets, the less and less it is looking and feeling like Windows, especially as compared to the 1.x serious IMO.
The visuals are different, but it is also much deeper than just that. Compare The K Control Center to Windows' Control Panels. Compare Kicker to .. uh ... well, nothing in Windows really. Compare how the windows act (the titlebars, esp ones like BII, as well as the borders). There are many more examples to be found if you poke your mouse around a bit...
Of course, KDE does borrow some ideas from Windows, as not everything from Redmond is absolute crap. On the surface, using KDE is familiar enough to Windows users, largely because KDE is relatively consistent and uses the WIMP style (like everybody else). But plumb deeper than the surface and the GUI is hardly reminiscent of (my experiences with) Windows.
By Aaron J. Seigo at Fri, 2001/03/16 - 6:00am
Re: KDE at UK Linux Expo's
I made references to M$ because more people are familiar with it than MacOS or BeOS. I guess I should have qualified my statements.
What I was trying to say (never try to make a sane and well thought-out argument when you are in a hurry) what that many commercial houses, including M$, did get quite a few UI points right. And that a better UI sometimes mean not throwing everything *and* the kitchen sink at the user, all at once. I am pretty sure that there is some information that is more critical than other, that the user must see some things before others. That the "other" stuff (say, some more "esoterical" configuration detail) can be accessed through either a "more options" or a "advanced" button/tab. Give information, options and whatnot to the user *gradually*, as needed.
I consider myself a "UI snob" that can tell what makes senses and what doesn't. Because of this, I am absolutely not advocating mimicking M$ to the last detail, far from it. It's just that if M$ did have a good idea (which doesn't happen very often), it should be looked at and considered for inclusion in the UI design of KDE. Ditto for design points in BeOS and MacOS (even MacOS X). These companies did pay to have people *THINK & DESIGN* UIs, we should consider what they came out with and the reasons behind these things not to make the errors they avoided. (I think that we are thinking along quite similar lines, here...)
To come back to my original idea, one of good ideas that other entities came out with for their own GUI is steamlining of the UI. (Not dumbing it down, which is different.) KDE *can* have its own personality, the KDE team does not need to display NIH syndrome to acheive it.
By Anonymous Cowar... at Fri, 2001/03/16 - 6:00am
Re: KDE at UK Linux Expo's
1) I don't see what this has to do with UK Linux expo. Post a new item or go to one of the many mailing lists if you want to engage this... also open souce contirbution is generally not anonymously posting to play a significant part in contirbuting to an open development effort.
2) How intuitive you percieve something is often related to how familiar you are with it in the first place.
3) If you were to actually put some research into your commentary you would find that many developers brought forward ideas from a wide variety of interfaces... plus KDE has a written interface standard.
4) As far as streamlining goes I think KDE has done a good job here. Kcontrol also makes it very nice to find and configure things. There is a trade off with more power and configurability that there will be some degree of complexity under the hood so you set up good defaults. Obviously some computer neophytes will freak out with more than 2 or 3 options, but looking at the RMB menu what *exactly* is too much?
5) Everything included in KDE? I can tell you have not looked at the actual packages or ever tried to get something included into core KDE. I have seen people complain about programs that were in the nonbeta package that their distro included. Before anyone can have a discussion here they must first do that thing that is required of programmers... be clear and explicit.
6) KDE == NIH syndrome? Who are you really and are you trolling? Everything you've said is very vague... I believe NIH examples would be things like hacking X instead of using Xft.
7) If you really feel your ideas are that good then why post them to a news outlet. Why not grab CVS and get to work on it? I'll be watching for submits from anonymous.
By Eric Laffoon at Fri, 2001/03/16 - 6:00am
Re: KDE at UK Linux Expo's
Sorry if I gave the impression I was trolling by posting as an AC, it was not my intent. It's just that the last few times I had my e-mail address on a web-forum I ended up with weeks worth of spam in my mailbox. And I am talking about massive quantities. Maybe I was really unlucky and got onto some real as**ole's uber-mailing list, but a cat burned...
Also, sorry if my posting might have been slightly OT. I just wanted to atract (sp?) attention on some *details* that could be bettered (sp?). I am not saying KDE is bad (I actually feel it is quite close tob being genuinly (sp?) beautiful), it's just that a few *details* here and there could be made better. I was talking from recent personal experiences with KDE 2.1 (the Debian packages for Potato, used with Woody, FWIW), not from quick glances at screenshots.
I'll try to create a document with examples of whatever I feel is not as streamlined/whatever as it could be, complete with proposed solution (mockups) and send it to TPTB. Question is, who exacltly could I send it to?
By Anonymous Coward at Sat, 2001/03/17 - 6:00am
Re: KDE at UK Linux Expo's
"They only 'got it right' because you are used to it."
By Anonymous (no e... at Sat, 2001/03/17 - 6:00am
Re: KDE at UK Linux Expo's
I sorry, but I totally dis agree with you.
1)I checked the right click on the desktop, and all entries I see are used only for the desktop. I don't find it imidating, ther is IMHO no unnessesary stuff in it, and everything is all clear to me
2)KDE comes with several window decorations. If you want the trusint windows look & feel on it, pleas select it I found the SuSe decoration very clear and intuitive.
3) Windows also putting buttons on its panel. Most users I know have no idea how to use them. If you don't want them, just remove them, like you would in windows. BTW: the Office buttons are put ther by the package KOffice, if you don't install it, they won't appear, makin the panel amost 100% like the one in WindowsME
4) Waht do you mean by trhowing everything in a base environment? KDe consist of several packages like
I work a lot with newbes on cmputers in general.
I use KDE on a daily base, and Windows twice a week. I find Windows less intuitive then KDe, lots of things that are normal in kde (window focus control, shading windows, multiple desktops, easy copy/past between commandline and gui apps etc....) are simply not present in Windows.
Kind regards, Rinse
By rinse at Fri, 2001/03/16 - 6:00am
Re: KDE at UK Linux Expo's
I cannot answer everything you said, but let me ask you one question: you're not a newbie, right? You're an active developper, one that is not traumatized by recompiling his kernel, right?
Have you considered that what Joe SixPack, Suzie Secretary and Harry Consultant want and need in a User Environment might be different than what you feel is absolutely normal?
You do not find KDE2.1 intimidating and obscure -- and I respect your experience and your opinion. But think about the "Lusers", they don't see things the same way the geeks do. Just think about it. I *really* did get photocopies of disquettes when I asked for copies of them over the phone in my helpdesk days; what is obvious to us computer litterate is not to the unwashed masses...
Have a nice day.
By Anonymous Cowar... at Fri, 2001/03/16 - 6:00am
Re: KDE at UK Linux Expo's
To be honest, I am a cook. I use computers now for about 3 years, KDE for about 1,5 jears. In my proffesion I don't have anything to do with computers, so everything I know about it, I learned in my free time by trying things out.
so I guess I'm not a newbe, but also not an experienced UNIX programmer or someone who's active in the ICT branch. I more like Joe average who happens to like computers in his spare time.
The problems with linux/kde is currently things like hardware-installation, installing software, and so on.
Kind regards, Rinse
By rinse at Sat, 2001/03/17 - 6:00am
Re: KDE at UK Linux Expo's
Most of your pet peeves (most, not all) can be customized. I agree about the crowded menus 100%. Here are some of my ideas...
In the Control Center (is that what its called? cant remember, being forced to use windows now), in an EASILY ACCESSIBLY place (perhaps with a large button on the main control center screen) you would have a feature allowing you to use different themes. But you should be able to get to it without clicking through the menu. There, newbies could select from several pre-made themes which customize the close/minimize/maximize buttons, colors, etc etc etc, with several made to mimick popular operating system environments, and several completely unique ones. They could further customize those in a separate tab, and even save their custom themes. Perhaps if the components of each theme were kept in their own directory, it would be easy for users to share/exchange themes?
The other idea is a bit more complex, but for customizable menus. My dad likes having all those options when he right clicks, but I don't. So why not an area in the control center to select what components not to show, and to add any components you want. Just a thought.
By dingodonkey at Sat, 2001/03/17 - 6:00am
Re: KDE at UK Linux Expo's
That "?" (question mark) button is actually quite well supported by some applications already, such as the KDE Control Center.
Just try it on some text input boxes. Certainly faster than launching full-blown help only to later seek for that exact input box in a long manual.
By Toastie at Sun, 2001/03/18 - 6:00am
Speaking of usability... How do you kill Apps?
The one usability feature I miss (from GNOME) is the ability to right click on an application (in the taskbar) and kill it.
This seems essential to a good user experience, especially since many KDE apps are not 100% stable. It's great that a misbehaved application doesn't freeze the interface, but it would nice to be able to get rid of program that can't even redraw itself. Maybe I'm missing something?
PS - Yes I know you can kill appps using the command line or KDE's system monitor, but you shouldn't have to.
By Rimmer at Fri, 2001/03/16 - 6:00am
Re: Speaking of usability... How do you kill Apps?
Hit Ctrl-Alt-Escape, and your cursor will change to a crossbones. Then click on the app you want to shoot down. It's duckhunt!
By Justin at Fri, 2001/03/16 - 6:00am
Re: Speaking of usability... How do you kill Apps?
> Hit Ctrl-Alt-Escape, and your cursor will
Not good for VMWare users however. Ctrl-Alt-Escape is used there to release the cursor from Windows mode back to normal operations. I've killed my VMWare more than a few times under KDE because of these keys being used for the same things!!!
By Dr_LHA at Fri, 2001/03/16 - 6:00am
VMware tip
You should use the Windows VMware tools so that you can move the mouse between VMware and the rest of your X desktop seamlessly. Then you won't need Ctrl-Alt-Escape. The only downside I found is VMware would grab the cursor sometimes when I don't want it to. I've found a good solution was to disable grabbing on mouse-over. So now I can release the cursor by moving out, but I have to click for it to grab again.
'Course, if you're using fullscreen then that's another story.
By Justin at Fri, 2001/03/16 - 6:00am
Re: VMware tip
> 'Course, if you're using fullscreen then that's another story.
Guess what? :-)
By Dr_LHA at Sat, 2001/03/17 - 6:00am
Easy to fix.
Go to Preferences | Look & Feel | Key bindings and change Kill Window in the Global shortcuts!
By KDE User at Sat, 2001/03/17 - 6:00am
Re: Speaking of usability... How do you kill Apps?
It is not always a good idea to kill an application through killing its window. Some applications wil continue to run in the background, while the windows are gone. Best way to kill is by using a process manager
Kind regards, Rinse
By rinse at Sat, 2001/03/17 - 6:00am
Well that is just silly!
New Linux users won't even know that a process manager is! Second, you should not have to open a new application to deal with another application that isn't responding. Third, most linux boxes have way too many processes running to ask users to pick the right one to kill. It would help if the process manager had better descriptions of what each process does (and which ones should always be running).
A right click (or middle click) on the taskbar (or maybe someplace on the window) should give you the option of killing the entire APPLICATION...
Just try to convince me otherwise :)
By Rimmer at Mon, 2001/03/19 - 6:00am
Re: Well that is just silly!
Well, I am in the luxurious position of being a Linux newbe. when I found out about the proces manager, I thought it was great!!
KDE prvides an applet kalled naughtyapplet. It watches your system for applications that are not responding or using lots of resources. Naughtyapplet kan kill the process for you
By rinse at Mon, 2001/03/19 - 6:00am
Re: KDE Usability Study at UK Linux Expos
Two suggestions:
2. In the questions, take account that some people may not have heard of some of the alternative apps and operating systems. Either say "tick all you are familair with" or include "never used" in the choices. (eg. I have never used Opera, Nautilus or BeOS.)
By Paul C. Leopardi at Fri, 2001/03/16 - 6:00am
Re: KDE at UK Linux Expo's
I have set up a mailing list for people to get involved in the study.
Go to http://master.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-uability/ to join.
By Jono Bacon at Wed, 2001/03/21 - 6:00am