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Rick Ross crashed his Rolls Royce into a building in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. early Monday while trying to escape gunfire from another vehicle, TMZ reports.
Police told TMZ that Ross was on his way home from celebrating his birthday at a Miami club when a vehicle pulled up next to his and a gunman opened fire, getting off "dozens of shots" before fleeing the scene. No one was shot, but several buildings were hit by bullets, according to the report.
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Ross's girlfriend, Shateria L. Moragne-el, was a passenger in his Rolls at the time of the crash, which happened around 5 a.m. Neither one was injured.
No arrests have been made.
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The proprietor of one of the sleaziest "revenge porn" websites has gone public in a big way. The 28-year-old Colorado Springs man who created the site IsAnybodyDown, Craig Brittain, has been featured in a report airing on Denver TV station CBS4. Reporter Brian Maass also interviewed two women who were featured on the site against their will, and the station says it has been in contact with a half-dozen Colorado women in the same situation.
IsAnybodyDown posts revealing pictures, mostly of women, without their consent, along with their full names and identifying information like phone numbers and Facebook snapshots. If they want to get off the site, victims are directed to a takedown "service" that costs $250. The site is an even sleazier, and possibly more extortionate, version of Hunter Moore's famous site "IsAnybodyUp." (Moore's site has since gone dark, but he's hardly worse for the wear; he's even working on creating his own TV show.)
In the interview, Brittain said his site should just be considered "entertainment" and not extortion. He was also straightforward about his desire to turn the controversial business of "involuntary porn" into a big moneymaker. As for the Facebook information he solicits and posts, Brittain said he just wants readers to get a more holistic view of "who the women are and what they are about," according to the CBS report.
"We don't want anyone shamed or hurt. We just want the pictures there for entertainment purposes and business," said Brittain, who said he makes $3,000 per month off the site. "I would say our business goal is to become big and profitable... We're not out for revenge or being malicious. We just want entertainment, we want the money, we're after making the buck."
Brittain also countered persistent allegations that the supposed "takedown lawyer" David Blade III, who will help women get off the site, doesn't exist. When the CBS reporter asked Brittain if he was actually Blade, Brittain said, "I'm not. Not true at all."
That contradicts a forensic expert approached by CBS who looked at Blade's e-mails. The expert said that they were "likely sent not just from the same IP address, but from the same computer."
When asked whether he thought what he was doing was "really sleazy," Brittain offered this: "We live in a really sleazy society."
CBS4-Denver's interview with Brittain is scheduled to air at 10:00pm tonight, Colorado time. The station also plans to put the raw footage of Maass' nearly one-hour interview with Brittain online.
Will copyright be the tool that pummels IsAnybodyDown?
So-called "involuntary porn" sites are certainly pushing the legal boundaries of free speech—especially when they include thinly veiled attempts to wring money from the people portrayed. One question that springs to mind when hearing stories of those like the victims who spoke with Maass: since they took the photos themselves, couldn't copyright law be a tool for getting their content off the site?
Copyright law is intended to promote the production of more creative works; it isn't really meant for shutting down questionable activities like "revenge porn." And Marc Randazza, an attorney who's been out to get Brittain since learning about the site, is aware of that. "But when it comes down to it, someone owns that photograph, and it [Brittain's use] sure isn't fair use," Randazza said. In fact, he believes that copyright law "will probably be [Brittain's] downfall."
Photographs are automatically copyrighted by their "author," typically the person who took the photo, as soon as they are created. However, before a copyright infringement lawsuit can be filed, the owner of the photo has to register the work with the Copyright Office. That process can take a few months.
The burden of going through that process—and the wait involved—is what often pushes victims on IsAnybodyDown to just pay $250 to the "takedown lawyer" advertised on the site, Randazza said. Lots of people end up paying, despite the fact Randazza has offered to represent victims pro bono.
"I have heard from girls who said they paid him," Randazza told Ars today. "The problem is, if you pay him, how do you know he's going to dispose of your photographs, even if he promises he does? He was already impersonating a lawyer. Do you think he's not holding on to the pictures?"
Not everyone has been deterred, however.
"I can tell you, there are a number of people ready to file suit as soon as their copyright registration comes in the mail," Randazza said. "I told this guy I was coming for him, and I don't break my word."
A finding of copyright infringement could lead to huge damages against Brittain—up to $150,000 per work for willful infringement.
Some sites can claim a "safe harbor" from copyright litigation under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) if they do certain things, like promptly respond to takedown notices. But a site like IsAnybodyDown, which doesn't even have a DMCA agent to contact about a takedown, is a long way from being able to claim that safe harbor.
In addition to pursuing the copyright angle, Randazza said he's working with two victims who say they were under 18 in photos that have been featured on IsAnybodyDown. If that's true, Brittain might be liable under child pornography laws, which could lead to even larger civil penalties or worse. "It's difficult to get law enforcement to care about a lot of things, but they get interested in child pornography cases," said Randazza.
For victims who didn't take their own photos, a tougher path
Many of the photos on the site are clearly owned by the women they are portraying—both victims who spoke to CBS4-Denver, for example, took the photos themselves.
But not all of those portrayed on these sites did take their own pictures. The term "revenge porn" originated because victims often suspect the pictures are put on such sites by jilted ex-lovers.
Copyright law allows for large damage awards and often for the collection of attorneys' fees. For a victim of "revenge porn" who didn't take the photo, however, it might be tougher to take legal action. Other laws that could conceivably be broken, like defamation or invasion of privacy, don't have the large damage awards that make filing a copyright suit attractive to lawyers. In addition, these sites may have a defense in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which prevents sites from being held liable for user-posted content.
Randazza, for one, is certain that Section 230 won't cover someone like Brittain. "The information doesn't go up automatically," said Randazza. "He [Brittain] gathers it, solicits it, pays for it, and then posts it."
Other lawyers appear willing to take a gamble that they can beat away any Section 230 defense as well. Two women who were featured against their will on a site called Texxxan.com filed a lawsuit last month alleging invasion of privacy.
However, those who don't own the copyright to their photos are at a disadvantage. Using something like a privacy claim or a right of publicity claim to go after a revenge porn entrepreneur is going to be more difficult, Randazza acknowledged. "They're a little harder, and they don't have the same sledgehammer effect [as copyright]," he said.


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A scheduled court hearing in the dispute over drilling for natural gas on a property across the street from U.S. Rep. Jared Polis's weekend getaway in unincorporated Weld County was scuttled Friday when the congressman withdrew his complaint — while retaining the right to refile it.
Before the day was over, both sides fired verbal volleys in a controversy that saw the Boulder congressman representing Colorado's 2nd Congressional District center stage in the latest local drama around hydraulic fracturing — fracking, to its detractors.
Lawyers for the company doing the drilling, Sundance Energy Inc., of Denver, had filed their own motion in Denver District Court the previous day to dismiss Polis's complaint. The company argued that since the energy extraction was permitted earlier this year as required by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, any dispute must first be taken up by the commission, prior to any involvement by the courts.
The energy company's argument was not heard or ruled on by Denver District Judge Kenneth Laff, since it was soon made moot by Polis's own motion to dismiss his complaint "without prejudice," meaning it could be refiled at a later time. Polis's filings are in the name of Mountain Property Improvement LLC, the holding company which has title to Polis's Weld County property.
Polis also has lodged an official complaint over the drilling with the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, alleging that the activity "created an uninhabitable atmosphere, substantially and unreasonably interfering with the occupancy of my property."
An on-site inspection was carried out by the state in response to that complaint Wednesday.
On Friday, Sundance Energy released this statement:
"Sundance Energy is gratified that this unfounded lawsuit was dropped by Rep. Jared Polis because the claims were completely without merit. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, an independent state agency, conducted an inspection of our operations yesterday and did not find any violations related to the congressman's allegations."
The company added: "Sundance Energy is committed to conducting our operations responsibly and being a good citizen of Weld County and everywhere else we operate. As such, the company is voluntarily installing a noise mitigating barrier and stands ready to discuss any remaining concerns related to our operations. We hope these good faith efforts can set a more positive, constructive tone for any future issues that may arise."
Meanwhile, Polis visited his 50-acre property just east of Berthoud on Friday for the first time since drilling equipment suddenly appeared there July 18. Seeing the drilling underway firsthand did little to mute his anger.
"It's been totally transformed," he said of his rural neighborhood. "It's just… you can't live here. Our lives are upended. I don't know what the future holds. There's very little you can do, under Colorado law."
The Polis neighbor whose property is being drilled is identified in court documents as Irene Hornung, and state records show the owner of both the surface property and mineral rights there are one and the same. Hornung could not be reached for comment Friday.
Polis critical of Weld County
Polis had strong words for Weld County authorities, who do not have regulatory control over the issuance of extraction permits, and look more favorably on the industry than, for example, Boulder County, where a moratorium on new oil and gas permitting was extended last month by 18 months.
"Weld County is really completely wild in this regard," said Polis, speaking from his property on Weld County Road 5. "Homeowners have no rights other than that which they have under Colorado law. And I think people will look warily upon moving to Weld County for that very reason, and it hurts their long-term prospects."
Weld County Commissioner Doug Rademacher, who has advocated for the county's secession from Colorado to form the union's 51st state, dismissed Polis's remarks as "laughable."
"I would think the congressman needs to be educated, since Weld County is one of the fastest growing counties, next to Douglas County, in the state," Rademacher said. "There are people moving here from his county and Larimer County every day."
Pointing out that Weld County's only authority in regulating the energy extraction industry involves issuing permits to access the concerned property, Rademacher said everything else is out of Weld County's hands. He did note, however, that the county last year started offering free testing of residents' well water.
"If he (Polis) has issues on emissions, or water contamination, or anything to do with practice, he needs to aim those at the state government, or the federal government, for that matter," Rademacher said. "We have no purview over that, whatsoever."
'Grab some headlines'
The dispute is being monitored by Energy In Depth, a research, education and public outreach campaign of the Independent Petroleum Association of America.
"This lawsuit was active just long enough for the congressman to grab some headlines and generate some publicity for his anti-industry political views," said Courtney Loper, the organization's mountain states field director. "In fact, it looks an awful lot like the congressman started suing people and pitching stories to the media before he even filed a complaint with the state of Colorado."
Loper cited the follow-up report to Polis's complaint on file with the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. It confirms that a site inspection was performed Wednesday, and states, "No odors were identified except engine exhaust," and that wind conditions precluded a noise survey.
It also showed that a state inspector worked with a Sundance representative on noise mitigation, forklift operation and installation of a noise wall on the northwest side of location.
Polis dismissed the findings of Wednesday's on-site inspection. And he denied any suggestion that his complaint was a bid for publicity or a political ploy.
"I feel like the universe has selected me to be a poster boy for reining in out-of-control fracking," said Polis. "If I have more of a soap box now… I will continue to fight for Colorado families."
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Let's begin with a confession: I was born and raised in the great state of Texas and prior to two weeks ago, I had never fired a gun. That will certainly be surprising to some folks as Texas often invokes images of shotguns, six shooters and gun-toting cowboys. For me, however, Texas is about home, family, the State Fair and where my own brand of quirky country makes perfect sense. While, like the rest of the country, I grew up in a pervasive gun culture, there was not one in my immediate family. I didn't grow up around hunting trips, shotguns, rifles and pistols. My experience with guns was not linked to family or individual recreation, as it is for some, but to fear, intimidation and violence. I remember having to run, duck and hide more than my fair share because somebody at a football game or an after party decided to flex and start shooting in a crowd. I know the sting of losing friends and classmates to shootings and self-inflicted gun shot wounds. I remember how I felt being pushed inside a vault as three men armed with guns robbed my partner and me. So, while I had never shot a gun before, I knew all too well its power and effects.
Imagine my surprise when I found myself at a gun range on the outskirts of Atlanta. It was supposed to be an outing with friends (somebody found a groupon, so you know how that goes). I thought it might be a chance to address some of my fear of guns so I agreed. Slowly but surely, everybody got a little too busy to go and I was the last woman standing. Far be it from me to waist money or a good coupon, so I went. I didn't fully realize how frightened I would be until I walked in the door of the range. For a while I was the only woman and one of two people of color in the building. It was strange to be standing in a room full of firearms and white men in camouflage hunting caps and biker boots. That could have been a very different scene at a different time of day, in a different location. I was fully aware that I was out of place and that being out place as a woman and as a person of color is always potentially dangerous. I remained out of place in the range that day as I jumped every time I heard a gun fire, including my own. I shot fifty rounds and even though it turns out that I'm pretty good shot, I never felt fully comfortable loading the bullets, holding the gun or pulling the trigger. Yet, a mix of exhilaration, pride and fear left me shaking for at least thirty minutes after I left the range. Though I wasn't fully sure how to process it, and I'm still not, I was sure I would be back.
And back I was, this time at an outdoor range in Texas and anything but alone as I went with my mother, her partner and a good family friend who owns the guns we used, and who happens to be white. This trip felt decidedly different from my first experience. I am sure it was the combination of sunlight, fresh air and not being by myself. It wasn't lost on me, however, that though I was not alone this time I was still very much out of place. Two Black women, a Black man and a White man are still an "odd" grouping to many. It was certainly "odd" to most of the folks at the gun range that day as we got plenty of stares and double takes, some lasting longer than others. It wasn't long before I noticed two white men who had taken a particular interest in us. Staring each time I stepped up to operate the manual launcher as we shot at clay targets and loudly commenting on my shooting and on our family friend's efforts to assist me, they made their disgust and discomfort at our presence known. It was a stark reminder of the history/reality of guns, race and place in the South or anywhere for that matter.
For me, both of these experiences at gun ranges in two different major Southern cities brought up issues of race, place and belonging. There was certainly something powerful in my ability to walk into these ranges, spaces dominated by white masculinity, and be defiantly "out of place." Yet, I also felt "out of place" in my own skin as I tried to reconcile my enjoyment of recreational shooting with my own history and politics. How can I understand my experiences with gun violence on a number of different levels with wielding a gun in the controlled environment of a gun range? Can I be interested in guns, even recreationally, and still be vehemently anti-violence? Where do guns figure in my Black feminist politic? Is there room to think about women, safety and guns in a kind of feminist politics of self-defense? While going to the gun range was not about self-defense for me, as I write this a local news story is airing about a young Black woman who shot one of two men attempting to break into her home at 11am in broad daylight. Her father says he is proud of her for defending herself. He said that he taught her to use the gun for just that purpose and now he will teach her to forgive herself for doing what she had to do. I'm relieved that she was able to defend herself but I am afraid because she will still have to wait for the final word from a grand jury to decide whether there will be charges. And Black women don't always have an easy time making claims of self-defense especially not when guns are involved, just ask Marissa Alexander…
Clearly, I'm left with more questions than answers. On some level, I wish I could say that going to these two ranges has given me a clear position either completely for or against guns but it hasn't. What I am sure of is that these two experiences refuse to let me take any position for granted. They are, however, undoubtedly forcing me to think deeply about my politics, my fears and my history in order to move more fully into an understanding that refuses neat or logical conclusion but bravely tangles with the messiness and nuance that lies at the heart of the personal and the political.


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"As the president said, if your actions result in only saving one life, they're worth taking," Vice President Joe Biden declared on Wednesday as he previewed what his commission on gun violence might actually do.
"There are executive orders, there's executive action that can be taken. We haven't decided what that is yet. But we're compiling it all with the help of the attorney general and the rest of the Cabinet members as well as legislative action that we believe is required."
Biden insisted that it is a moral imperative for the White House to do something: "It's critically important that we act."
Most of the attention, understandably, is on Biden's suggestion that the president will consider using executive orders to do things he couldn't possibly accomplish legislatively. The imperial presidency is always troubling, but when it rubs up against the Bill of Rights it is especially so.
But what I find to be arguably the most disturbing — and definitely the most annoying — part of Biden's remarks is this nonsense about if it saves only one life, the White House's actions would be worth it.
Maybe it's because I wrote a whole book on the way phrases like "if it saves only one life, it's worth it" distort our politics, but whenever I hear such things the hairs on the back of my neck go up.
The notion that any government action is justified if saves even a single life is malarkey, to borrow one of Mr. Biden's favorite terms. Worse than that, it's dangerous malarkey.
Let's start with the malarkey part. The federal government could ban cars, fatty foods, ladders, plastic buckets, window blinds or Lego pieces small enough to choke on and save far more than just one life. Is it imperative the government do any of that? It's a tragedy when people die in car accidents (roughly 35,000 fatalities per year), or when kids drown in plastic buckets (it happens an estimated 10 to 40 times a year), or when people die falling off ladders (about 300 per year). Would a law that prevents those deaths be worth it, no matter the cost?
Now one obvious response to this sort of argument ad absurdum is to say, "We don't have to ban buckets or cars to reduce the number of deaths. We can simply regulate them." And that's true.
Indeed, that's the point. But when we regulate things, we take into account things other than the singular consideration about saving lives. Banning cars would cost the economy trillions — and also probably cost lives in various unintended ways. So we regulate them with speed limits, seat belt requirements, etc. And even here we accept a certain number of preventable deaths every year. Regulators don't set the speed limit at five miles per hour, nor do they make highway guardrails 50 feet high.
Every serious student of public policy — starting with Joe Biden and Barack Obama — knows this to be true. Some just choose to pretend as if it isn't true in order to push through their preferred policies.
The idea that the government can regulate or ban its way into a world where there are no tragedies, no premature deaths, is quite simply ridiculous. But that is precisely the assumption behind phrases like "if only one life is saved, it's worth it."
Which brings us to the dangerous part. Pay attention to what Biden is saying. The important thing is for government to act, not for the government to act wisely.
And that's the real problem with this kind of rhetoric. Not only does it establish a ridiculously low standard for what justifies government action — indeed, action itself becomes its own justification — but it also sets the expectation that the government is there to prevent bad things from happening.
Biden has a warrant to investigate the role not just of gun laws but also video games, movies, mental health policies and lord knows what else in order to make sure we don't have another Newtown or Aurora massacre. I am wholly sympathetic to the desire to prevent such a thing from ever happening again.
But for starters, I would first like to hear exactly what Biden would have us do, with regard to the First, Second and Fifth Amendments, before I think action is self-justifying on the grounds that if it saves even one life, it's worth it.
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Bungie's next game and its first title under the Activision banner has finally been revealed. At least, bits and pieces of it have been. There are still several questions that need to be answered, but one thing is very clear: Destiny is an extremely ambitious game.
When Bungie announced that it signed a publishing deal with Activision for four games over 10 years, the gaming industry stood up and took notice. Thanks to Halo, the developer had solidified an impressive reputation that it began to foster years earlier with games like Marathon and Myth. But ever since its founding in 1991, Bungie has always worked on a limited number of systems. When it began, it made games specifically for Mac. It then expanded to Linux and PC, but stayed away from console games, with the exception of 2001's Oni on the PS2, although the actual console port was handled by Rockstar Toronto. Then came the Halo franchise, which has become synonymous with the Xbox brand. Destiny, however, will be everywhere.
Bungie has yet to confirm what systems the game will be released for, but it will be multi-platform. Despite protestations from Bungie, the safe money is on a next-gen release along with PC, possibly Mac as well. This will be Bungie's largest release, and those who haven't followed Halo are going to soon be introduced to one of the most influential developers in gaming.
Earlier this week, Bungie and Activision invited a handful of gaming journalists to Bungie's Bellvue, WA, offices to get a first look at Destiny, a sci-fi based first-person shooter. We do not yet know every detail about the game, but what Bungie laid out was both intriguing and ambitious, if a bit vague.
"There have been a lot of rumors that we are making an MMO FPS, whatever that could be; rumors that we are making a social game," Jason Jones, co-founder of Bungie claimed. "The truth is this: if you enjoy shooters, if you enjoy first-person shooters, Destiny is going to be the best shooter you ever play."
The World of Destiny
The setting of Destiny is still something of a mystery, or at least the details of it are. It takes place centuries, or possibly millennia, after the end of the golden age of humanity, when the solar system was colonized and great civilizations grew before being swallowed by the ravages of time. The human expansion has stopped, and the last great human city stands as a safe haven against alien aggressors that roam the planets and moons near us, as well as countless other dangers.
Haunting the galaxy alongside many unknown enemies will be a group of aliens known as the Cabal, consisting of "War Rhinos," which look like intelligent rhinos armed and wearing armor. Spider pirates will also populate the solar system along with space zombies, and – interestingly – time travelling robots.
The player operates out of a "Tower," located in the last city on Earth, situated underneath a mysterious but benevolent orb known as the Traveler. How this object fits in remains a secret, but the Tower is your central hub. From here you can access stores, mini-games, and what you do next. It is also the central source of commerce, and a social hub as well.
With each major quest you complete, you earn a reputation that influences the path of your story. Bungie hasn't laid this all out yet, but your character will be known for the missions you complete and the choices you make. It's an intriguing idea, but one that raise more questions than it answers.
The game spans the length of the solar system. From ruins on Mars to the swamps of Old Chicago on Earth to alien controlled outposts on Venus, exploration and variety play a huge part of Destiny. Bungie is even using real information to help design the planets – to a degree, at least. Mixed in with real geography and characteristics interpreted through the prism of Destiny's sci-fi setting will also be several alien locations, as well as some surreal places born of pure imagination that will pop up now and then. Your journeys will also take you to the alien controlled Hellmouth on the broken remains of our moon, the uncharted "reef" in space, a derelict fleet in orbit around Saturn, the mysterious obsidian pyramid ships that Bungie isn't talking about yet, and many other locales.
Bungie described the narrative path as several books within the main story, and each book contains unique narrative story arcs with its own beginning, middle, and end that intertwine. If that sounds to you to be a bit like Skyrim and games like it, you aren't alone. But imagine Skyrim with a much bigger world and other real people to play it with.
You're never truly alone
Destiny will require a constant online connection. It is being dubbed a "persistent world," which should strike an immediate chord for MMO fans. Bungie claims it is not an MMO, but rather something altogether new. While Bungie wouldn't rule out microtransactions, it did confirm that there won't be a subscription fee.
The game features co-op but in an untraditional way, and it was built from the ground up with co-op in mind. You will still have the option to pair up with friends and form a "fire team," in order to head out and complete missions together. Bungie didn't say how many players can join each team, but this is where one of Destiny's more distinctive features comes in.
"Everything that is fun to do is more fun if you're doing it with your friends, and everything that's fun to do, is more fun to when other people are around you." Jones said, explaining some of the philosophy of the game.
Part of the reason Destiny requires a constant connection to the internet is that behind the scenes you will constantly be jumping between servers without knowing it, in a fashion somewhat akin to how your cell phone jumps from one tower to the next for service. As you travel from one server to the next, you are entering a zone with other players that you may never even see – or you may run right in to by accident.
For example, you and your co-op partner may be on a mission and find yourself in a firefight with alien hordes. As you engage the enemy, suddenly another player might see the fight and join in. They could then help you fight off the aliens and leave to complete their own objectives, or join your quest. They could even continue on their quest and stay with you as long as your paths coincided before leaving, or they could ignore you altogether and leave you to your fate.
These meetings can happen at anytime, anywhere, in a manner similar to Journey. Oddly, Bungie would not discuss voice chat, instead hinting that communication will be more complicated than that. While the core of the game is built around the single player narrative, there will be missions that require groups to complete. Some missions will simply be too difficult to tackle alone, while others require multiple players for other reasons Bungie wasn't ready to discuss. These missions will be optional though, and a solo player will have the chance to go it alone. Each encounter will also help to further your own story without impinging on the story of others.
"If we've learned one thing over the years, one lesson that's critical for the success of Destiny, it's this one: The most important stories we tell, they're not going to be told by us," said Joe Staten, story lead for Destiny. "They're going to be told by players, and these stories are going to players' personal legends that they build over time out of their shared adventures."
Being that this is Bungie there will, of course, be competitive multiplayer mixed in as well, but how that will be worked into the game is being kept under wraps for now.
Your personal journey
Each character will play as one particular class that affects your method of gameplay. Bungie didn't say how many classes there will be or even how exactly you will select your class, but each class will have its own unique look and feel. There will also be a massive number of weapons to find, including rare and exotic weapons. They even have their own names, like "Thorn" and "Super Good Advice." Bungie has added customizable outfits as well, including rare clothes and items.
Another customizable option will be the ship that you use to navigate the solar system. How this plays in to the gameplay and whether or not you can engage in space combat isn't known; but there will be an economy in the game, and part of that will be used to increase things like the type of ship you purchase. And there will be some impressive rides to be had. Although none were displayed during our meeting with Bungie, other vehicles will be available for use throughout the game as well.
As you progress, your character will grow and change to fit your unique style, which suggests an experience system built around an ability tree of some sort. The economy will also play a part in your character's growth, and although the competitive aspect wasn't discussed, Bungie did confirm that what you earn in competitive multiplayer will also carry over to the rest of the game. If you want to stick to solo play, you can also accept bounties and side quests specifically to earn money.
Rebuilt from the ground up
Destiny was built completely from scratch. Bungie went to work and created a new, interactive world editor known as "Grognok," and the game will feature a completely new graphics engine that places a huge emphasis on light and shadow to compliment the original art work. Destiny will also feature a time progression mechanic that changes the settings from day to night, making the lighting all the more important.
Everything you do will be part of a "shared universe" and your actions will have an impact on how others see the game. What exactly that means isn't quite clear, but it does signify that the servers will need to matchmake in the background to allow players to interact seamlessly. The technical demands for Destiny sound staggering.
So far, Bungie is remaining quiet on what platforms Destiny will be available on, but to fulfill the promise of this game a next-gen release seems more than likely. During Activision's recent earnings call to discuss the last year and to highlight what is coming in 2013, investors were not told to expect a Bungie game this year. Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg later confirmed this. With the next consoles from Microsoft and Sony expected later this year or early into the next, it makes sense that Bungie's next game would take full advantage of the power available to them.
Destiny is not just Bungie's first game since Halo, it is a new universe that is the lynchpin of its 10 year contract with Activision. For now, there are more questions than answers – we haven't even seen more than a few seconds of actual gameplay – but the potential is impressive.
What has been revealed portends a massive game that spans the entire solar system, with an interactive story that you help to design through your choices and interactions. With the matchmaking and server integration constantly working in the background to introduce you to other players, there promises to be a fluid and dynamic feel that is constantly changing.
Bungie claims that it is not just a first-person shooter with an MMO flair, but rather something new and different. What the developer has revealed sounds a bit like a cross between Skyrim and Borderlands 2, but that may underestimate Destiny's scope.
It is an ambitious game from one of the top developers operating today. Can it live up to the potential? Time will tell.
(This article has been updated to correct typos.)
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CPUFREQ(4) BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual CPUFREQ(4) NAME cpufreq -- CPU frequency control framework SYNOPSIS device cpufreq #include <sys/cpu.h> int cpufreq_levels(device_t dev, struct cf_level *levels, int *count); int cpufreq_set(device_t dev, const struct cf_level *level, int priority); int cpufreq_get(device_t dev, struct cf_level *level); int cpufreq_drv_settings(device_t dev, struct cf_setting *sets, int *count); int cpufreq_drv_type(device_t dev, int *type); int cpufreq_drv_set(device_t dev, const struct cf_setting *set); int cpufreq_drv_get(device_t dev, struct cf_setting *set); DESCRIPTION The cpufreq driver provides a unified kernel and user interface to CPU frequency control drivers. It combines multiple drivers offering differ- ent settings into a single interface of all possible levels. Users can access this interface directly via sysctl(8) or by indicating to /etc/rc.d/power_profile that it should switch settings when the AC line state changes via rc.conf(5). SYSCTL VARIABLES These settings may be overridden by kernel drivers requesting alternate settings. If this occurs, the original values will be restored once the condition has passed (e.g., the system has cooled sufficiently). If a sysctl cannot be set due to an override condition, it will return EPERM. dev.cpu.%d.freq Current active CPU frequency in MHz. dev.cpu.%d.freq_levels Currently available levels for the CPU (frequency/power usage). Values are in units of MHz and milliwatts. dev.DEVICE.%d.freq_settings Currently available settings for the driver (frequency/power us- age). Values are in units of MHz and milliwatts. This is help- ful for understanding which settings are offered by which driver for debugging purposes. debug.cpufreq.lowest Lowest CPU frequency in MHz to offer to users. This setting is also accessible via a tunable with the same name. This can be used to disable very low levels that may be unusable on some sys- tems. debug.cpufreq.verbose Print verbose messages. This setting is also accessible via a tunable with the same name. SUPPORTED DRIVERS The following device drivers offer absolute frequency control via the cpufreq interface. Usually, only one of these can be active at a time. acpi_perf ACPI CPU performance states est Intel Enhanced SpeedStep ichss Intel SpeedStep for ICH powernow AMD PowerNow! for K7 and K8 smist Intel SMI-based SpeedStep for PIIX4 The following device drivers offer relative frequency control and have an additive effect: acpi_throttle ACPI CPU throttling p4tcc Pentium 4 Thermal Control Circuitry KERNEL INTERFACE Kernel components can query and set CPU frequencies through the cpufreq kernel interface. This involves obtaining a cpufreq device, calling cpufreq_levels() to get the currently available frequency levels, check- ing the current level with cpufreq_get(), and setting a new one from the list with cpufreq_set(). Each level may actually reference more than one cpufreq driver but kernel components do not need to be aware of this. The total_set element of struct cf_level provides a summary of the fre- quency and power for this level. Unknown or irrelevant values are set to CPUFREQ_VAL_UNKNOWN. The cpufreq_levels() method takes a cpufreq device and an empty array of levels. The count value should be set to the number of levels available and after the function completes, will be set to the actual number of levels returned. If there are more levels than count will allow, it should return E2BIG. The cpufreq_get() method takes a pointer to space to store a level. Af- ter successful completion, the output will be the current active level and is equal to one of the levels returned by cpufreq_levels(). The cpufreq_set() method takes a pointer a level and attempts to activate it. The priority (i.e., CPUFREQ_PRIO_KERN) tells cpufreq whether to override previous settings while activating this level. If priority is higher than the current active level, that level will be saved and over- ridden with the new level. If a level is already saved, the new level is set without overwriting the older saved level. If cpufreq_set() is called with a NULL level, the saved level will be restored. If there is no saved level, cpufreq_set() will return ENXIO. If priority is lower than the current active level's priority, this method returns EPERM. DRIVER INTERFACE Kernel drivers offering hardware-specific CPU frequency control export their individual settings through the cpufreq driver interface. This in- volves implementing these methods: cpufreq_drv_settings(), cpufreq_drv_type(), cpufreq_drv_set(), and cpufreq_drv_get(). Addition- ally, the driver must attach a device as a child of a CPU device so that these methods can be called by the cpufreq framework. The cpufreq_drv_settings() method returns an array of currently available settings, each of type struct cf_setting. The driver should set unknown or irrelevant values to CPUFREQ_VAL_UNKNOWN. All the following elements for each setting should be returned: struct cf_setting { int freq; /* CPU clock in Mhz or 100ths of a percent. */ int volts; /* Voltage in mV. */ int power; /* Power consumed in mW. */ int lat; /* Transition latency in us. */ device_t dev; /* Driver providing this setting. */ }; On entry to this method, count contains the number of settings that can be returned. On successful completion, the driver sets it to the actual number of settings returned. If the driver offers more settings than count will allow, it should return E2BIG. The cpufreq_drv_type() method indicates the type of settings it offers, either CPUFREQ_TYPE_ABSOLUTE or CPUFREQ_TYPE_RELATIVE. Additionally, the driver may set the CPUFREQ_FLAG_INFO_ONLY flag if the settings it pro- vides are information for other drivers only and cannot be passed to cpufreq_drv_set() to activate them. The cpufreq_drv_set() method takes a driver setting and makes it active. If the setting is invalid or not currently available, it should return EINVAL. The cpufreq_drv_get() method returns the currently-active driver setting. The struct cf_setting returned must be valid for passing to cpufreq_drv_set(), including all elements being filled out correctly. If the driver cannot infer the current setting (even by estimating it with cpu_est_clockrate()) then it should set all elements to CPUFREQ_VAL_UNKNOWN. SEE ALSO acpi(4), sysctl(8) AUTHORS Nate Lawson Bruno Ducrot contributed the powernow driver. BUGS The following drivers have not yet been converted to the cpufreq inter- face: longrun(4). Notification of CPU and bus frequency changes is not implemented yet. When multiple CPUs offer frequency control, they cannot be set to differ- ent levels and must all offer the same frequency settings. BSD April 10, 2005 BSD
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Hot Spring County Clerk Malvern AR 210 Locust Street 72104 501-332-2281
Hot Spring County Boards of Elections are responsible for carrying out public elections, and one of their duties is to process Hot Spring County voter registration applications submitted by citizens in Arkansas. A Board of Elections certifies eligible voters in their particular jurisdiction and maintains an up-to-date list of registered voters in Hot Spring County. They also verify voter information and may contact registered voters to keep Hot Spring County voter list information current. Boards of Elections are usually operated at the county or local level, and may be known as a Board of Registrars.
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Hot Spring County The primary responsibility of the DMV, or Department of Motor Vehicles, is to grant Arkansas driver's licenses and identification cards to AR residents, but the DMV also plays an important role in Hot Spring County voter registration. Citizens who want to register to vote in Hot Spring County can do so at the DMV, which will transfer the information, such as full name and address, to the local Hot Spring County Board of Elections or Hot Spring County Clerk's Office. This can be an easy way to register to vote while applying for a license or renewing a license. The DMV may also be known as a Hot Spring County DOL, or Hot Spring County Department of Licensing.
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We reported last week on a massive distributed denial of service attack that was intended to take anti-spam organization Spamhaus offline.
We described the scale of the attack as "Internet-threatening," elaborating further that the attack, peaking at more than 300 gigabits per second, "is the kind of scale that threatens the core routers that join the Internet's disparate networks."
Subsequently, posts on Gizmodo and The Guardian called into question these assessments, with Gizmodo casting doubt on the description by asking some "simple questions" and The Guardian specifically claiming that it was "shoddy journalism."
We stand by our original description and reporting. Here's why.
A network of networks
Before looking at the anti-Spamhaus attacks specifically, it's important to know a little about how the Internet is constructed. The Internet is often described as a "network of networks." Organizations around the world have their own independently owned and operated networks—university campuses, the retail Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that provide DSL, cable, and more exotic connections to homes and businesses, corporations, government departments, and so on and so forth.
All of these are useful networks in their own right, but they become enormously more useful when they're joined up. Joining up networks creates an internetwork. The first internetwork infrastructure came from the US government, and the first internetwork, ARPANET, joined a number of US universities in the 1970s.
Through the development of a series of other internetworks—both academic and commercial—and the establishment of international internetworks, we came to the situation we have today.
A small number of companies (about a dozen, though it's hard to know with absolute certainty) own and operate high-speed, transnational networks. These companies, called Tier 1 providers, pass traffic between one another freely, providing transfers between smaller networks. This free traffic transfer is called peering.
They provide the thing that's closest to the Internet's "backbone" (though the term isn't really accurate: there's no single fragile spine, but rather a complex mesh of redundant, interconnected networks): from a Tier 1 provider, it's possible to send traffic to any public IP address.
Purchasing connectivity from the Tier 1 providers are the Tier 2 providers. Tier 2 providers buy Internet connectivity from Tier 1 providers, which is called transit. However, they also connect directly to other Tier 2 providers, with peering relationships. Tier 2 providers can be regional, but they can also be large transnational networks.
Large Tier 2 providers can peer with many, many other Tier 2 providers, with the result that Internet traffic from that provider only infrequently has to use the Tier 1 connectivity. The distinction between Tier 1 and Tier 2 is not size or scale as such; it's simply that Tier 1 networks only use peering. Tier 2 networks have to buy at least some transit.
Tier 1 providers generally sell only to Tier 2 providers. Tier 2 providers may sell directly to end users, or they may sell to Tier 3 providers: ISPs who only buy transit and don't have any peering.
Tier 2 and 3 providers fall into two further categories. They can be multi-homed, with multiple transit connections to different networks, or they can be single homed, with just one transit link.
When two providers want to connect to one another, whether for peering or for transit, they obviously need a physical link of some kind. For providers with only a few connections, one-off point-to-point connections known as private network interconnects (PNIs) are used. But if you want to connect with lots of peers, you don't want to build lots of individual expensive optic fiber links. You want to consolidate: bring all the peers together in one place, and then stick a router or a network switch between them all to join them up.
As a result, around the globe are dotted a few hundred Internet Exchanges (IXs). At each IX, there may be hundreds of providers from all three tiers coming together. The IXs generally use Ethernet infrastructure for their internal connectivity. Gigabit and 10 gigabit Ethernet are predominant, but 100 gigabit Ethernet is starting to gain more use, though its cost today prevents it from being used as the standard technology. Longer links may be gigabit, 10 gigabit, 40 gigabit, or 100 gigabit. In principle, faster speeds still are possible through aggregating these 100 gigabit connections, but in practice, today's IXs are mainly 10 gigabit (or aggregated multiples thereof) networks.
IXs are important. Major service providers such as Google, Microsoft, and Facebook connect to IXs. If two Tier 2 operators can send traffic directly to each other, via peering at an IX, that's cheaper and more efficient than going via transit to a Tier 1.
Enter Spamhaus, STOPhaus, and CloudFlare
Spamhaus provides useful services to e-mail administrators wishing to keep junk e-mail out of the servers they own and operate. STOPhaus is an informal group that doesn't like Spamhaus. STOPhaus members wanted to knock Spamhaus off the Internet using a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that flooded Spamhaus's systems and drowned out legitimate traffic. They did so by aiming a flood of DNS traffic at Spamhaus's servers.
In response, Spamhaus started using the services of CloudFlare, a company that specializes in providing robust serving that's difficult to take offline with DDoS attacks. CloudFlare does this by replicating content around the globe and using a routing technique called anycast. Anycast allows servers with the same IP address to coexist simultaneously around the globe. Internet providers will generally route traffic to the geographically nearest instance of those anycasted IP addresses.
This does two things. By picking a site that's geographically close, it cuts the latency to access the site, making it react faster. Second, it dilutes the effect of DDoS attacks. Instead of a distributed attack using systems around the world being able to focus its flood on a single IP address in a single location, each attacking system can only focus on a nearby target.
Two attackers on opposite sides of the world may still be aiming at the same victim IP address, but their traffic will go to different computers that are relatively nearby.


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Four years ago, at the beginning of March, I started this blog. At first I began tentatively, not sure who would ever read what I had to say, unsure of if I even had anything to say at all. Unsure of what my blog was about (I hadn't even really read other blogs), I titled it "Journeys and Adventures" and just sort of typed whatever came to mind, the latest happenings in our lives, reviews of articles I read or documentaries I watched.
I quickly noticed a theme. I wanted to be a farmer. But I lived (live!) in a city. During my first month of writing I covered the garden or buying our first chicks in at least every-other post. I did not know anything about "urban homesteading" or that people called themselves this or that other people we like me at all – playing farmer on little patches of earth, where ever their feet had landed them in life.
There were lots of Monday morning posts chronicling the progress of our garden over the weekend or the construction of our chicken coop. And I began to understand that this was therapy – the gardening, the chickens, and the writing about it. I took more pictures, I squeezed more into the dirt we had. I found more dirt and eeked out more spaces to grow things. I dreamed of a bee hive. But this space remained a sort or personal journal.
One day, as Rick was reading, he asked why I didn't make the blog public, since only friends and family had access to it at this point. I thought about it for a while and decided I was afraid to put myself out in the open to any and everyone. But he encouraged me to do it, convinced that people would like what I had to say, and enjoy reading about our crazy adventures in playing at urban farming. So I did, and I decided to change the name of the blog too, so that it would reflect more of what it was now about.
I thought about the name change for a long time, mulling over terms like green, dirt, crunchy, city, suburbs, farming, etc. Through lots of reading, I discovered the term urban homesteading and found it described what we were doing. I still thought we virtually were alone in doing it, but I knew the phrase was the right one for our family and our journey.
A search engine led a writer for the Denver Post to my blog, and he contacted me, wanting an interview for a story he was doing on urban homesteaders. Because I was skeptical (hey! I didn't know this guy), I refused to be interviewed without Rick home, so I missed my chance. Timing was off and he couldn't come on the day Rick could be here. But I was so excited when the article came out. I discovered we were NOT alone. There were people in my own neighborhood doing this. People all over Denver!
Now look:
There is a reason I'm taking the time to write this trip down memory lane. It's not because it was my blog-iversary. It's because today is the third Day of Action for Urban Homesteaders across the internet.
Back in February of this year the Dervaes family of Pasadena, CA trademarked the terms "urban homestead" and "urban homesteading." I am not linking to who the Dervaes family is, but in short, they are a father and three grown children growing lots of food in a small area in California. They are a family church, with the father being the pastor and to my knowledge, the children are the members. A church of what is pretty unclear. From what little I know of them, they've done a lot with their space and many in the urban homesteading community admired them. I never really read much about them until now.
So the big deal? They sent out cease and desist letters to bloggers, businesses and organizations (even a library) who were using the two trademarked terms. They want credit with links every time the phrases are typed. I've seen the letters. They sent one to Denver Urban Homesteading, our local indoor farmers market, and had their Facebook page (and main marketing tool) shut down. Problem is they don't have the legal grounds to do this. They didn't invent the phrases, nor were they the first to use them. And their trademark does not give them the right to restrict the use of the English language in the way they claim. I know this because I know the owner of Denver Urban Homesteading. James, the person I worked with on Denver's inaugural chicken coop tour (with the Denver Botanic Garden's) last year, and the one I helped to make the Free the Chickens video with, also just happens to be a lawyer. Apparently the Derveas picked on the wrong homesteader.
Bloggers and urban homesteaders across the country have been outraged by the actions of people who were supposed to be leaders within our community. A Facebook page was created and quickly grew to over 6000 fans supporting the canceling of the trademarks and begging the Dervaes family to, at the very least, help us understand. There have even been claims that the Dervaes' are plagiarizing others' work (some of it used to support their claim to the trademarked phrases?). But the D-family closed all the comments on their many blogs. They temporarily took down their facebook page. They refused to answer email and letters. The only communication was denial of any wrong doing and to claim they were being persecuted, they were under attack. They did not (and still don't) approve of the fact their letters were put out in the open. A quick Google search will lead you to the letter if you want to read it.
Through all of this, over the last month-plus, I've stayed silent. All this uproar literally struck fear into my heart. I called my mom, nearly in tears. I told my BFF. I temporarily changed my blog name. I followed fellow bloggers as they posted and united in two previous Days of Action (read my favorite post on all of this here, from Northwest Edible Life). But I was afraid. This blog holds my heart. Like I said it is my therapy. And it's my personal journal. And it holds videos of my boys' first steps and first words. I don't want to loose any of it. Not over words.
But I've collected my thoughts. I've decided I can't be silent because all of this is too important to me.
So, today, on this Urban Homesteader's third Day of Action, I'm asking for your help. Please go to Change.org and sign the online petition to Cancel Trademarks on Urban Homestead and Urban Homesteading.
This petition is addressed to Jules Dervaes, and despite fears that he won't listen to this community, the petition can be used to help support our cause in other ways. It is a petition, a protest, and a plea to the Dervaes family. Whether or not they listen, legal actions are also being taken. Because like all the others, I too, am an Urban Homesteader. Thanks.


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Breast cancer and men
Gene mutations that contribute to risk can also signal prostate, pancreatic cancers
This article appears in Paint it all Pink magazine 2018.
Having a mother or daughter who carries a mutation on the BRCA1 or 2 genes puts women at an increased risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. The same is true for men, although few men undergo genetic testing.
"Men are equally as likely as women to inherit a BRCA mutation," said Dr. Christopher Childers, a resident physician in the department of surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles. "If a male has a BRCA mutation, his risk of breast cancer increases a hundredfold."
A study published in JAMA Oncology in April found that few men are screened for BRCA genetic mutations. Analyzing data from the 2015 National Health Interview Survey, researchers found that men underwent testing for breast/ovarian cancer genes at one-tenth the rate of women.
It may be the first national study analyzing the rates of genetic cancer testing for both men and women, Childers said.
"Men who carry BRCA mutations are at higher risk for a variety of cancers including breast, prostate, pancreatic and melanoma. In particular, males who carry BRCA2 mutations are at increased risk of often early and more aggressive prostate cancers," Childers said.
Check family history
Previous studies have shown that men believe breast cancer is a female issue, but this couldn't be further from the truth, said genetic counselor Kimberly Childers, study co-author and regional manager at the Center for Clinical Genetics and Genomics at Providence Health & Services Southern California. The Childerses are married.
"The strongest risk factor for carrying a BRCA mutation is having a family member with a BRCA mutation. If your mother, father, sister, brother or child has a BRCA mutation, you have a 50 percent chance of having the mutation as well," Kimberly Childers said.
Other factors that may indicate a high probability of carrying a mutation include a personal history of male breast cancer, pancreatic cancer or high-grade or metastatic prostate cancer, Kimberly Childers said.
"Men without a history of cancer may also be at risk of carrying a mutation if there is a strong history of these cancers in their family," she said. "It's important for men to know that if their female relatives have ovarian or early breast cancers, that this may translate into a higher cancer risk for them, too."
Course of action
Men with a BRCA mutation are recommended to undergo clinical breast exams every year starting at age 35, Christopher Childers said.
"Once a BRCA mutation is identified, it is important that they ask their doctor to show them how to perform a self-exam of their chest, learning what abnormal tissue might feel like and what could be of concern," he said.
Most but not all breast cancers in BRCA-positive men occur after age 50. Starting at 45, men with BRCA mutations are often recommended to undergo prostate cancer screening (prostate-specific antigen and digital rectal exams), Christopher Childers said.
If men are concerned about their risk they should discuss it with a primary-care provider or genetic counselor. To find a local genetic counselor, visit nsgc.org/findageneticcounselor.


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Redouté Les Roses Pl. 5 Musk Rose
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14 1/4" x 10 5/8"
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Published 2008
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Les Roses—Published by Oppenheimer Editions
Comprising 169 images, Les Roses was published in 30 parts between 1817 and 1824 and enjoyed immediate success. Redouté, masterfully employed stipple engraving to depict the translucency of the flower petals and portrait-like individuality of each leaf and flower. The intensity of inking and subtlety of coloring all contribute to engravings of unrivaled beauty.
Considered to be a French artist, Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759—1840) was born in the village of Saint-Hubert, now a part of Belgium. The descendant of a long line of painters, he was first trained by his artist father, Charles Joseph Redouté (1715—76). At the age of 15 he left to make a living as an itinerant painter and decorator. In 1782, his elder brother, Antoine Ferdinand Redouté (1756—1809), a highly regarded decorative artist, invited him to join him in Paris. There he began sketching rare plants at the Jardin du Roi. At the Jardin du Roi (now the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle), his artwork was noticed by the Linnaean botanist Charles Louis L'Héritier and Gerard van Spaëndonck, Royal Professor of Painting. Redouté became L'Héritier and van Spaëndonck's most gifted pupil. Gerard van Spaëndonck is recognized for developing the watercolor technique that Pierre-Joseph Redouté later popularized.
In 1786, Pierre-Joseph Redouté spent a brief period in England where he was introduced to the stipple-engraving technique. Employed at that time primarily for portraiture, it is a process of incising minute depressions in a copper plate forming a field of dots rather than lines. Stipple engraving is sublimely suited to conveying the subtle tonal gradations of watercolors. Pierre-Joseph Redouté, who is credited with perfecting this technique said, "The process which we invented in 1796 for color printing consists in the employment of these colors on a single plate…. We have thereby softness and brilliance of a watercolor." The dynamic realism he achieved surpassed all previous attempts at color botanical printmaking. In recognition of this valuable contribution, Pierre-Joseph Redouté was awarded a medal by Louis XVIII.
On the eve of the French Revolution, Pierre-Joseph Redouté was named to the position of Draftsman to the Cabinet of Marie Antoinette. Remarkably, he not only survived the Revolution, but attracted the patronage of Josephine Bonaparte in a seamless transition from the royal court to the French Republic. In 1798, Josephine Bonaparte acquired a grand estate, Malmaison, and began to fill its gardens with the rarest plants that the old and new worlds could furnish. Many of the examples depicted in Les Roses are from Josephine Bonaparte's gardens at Malmaison, as well as from other significant gardens of that time.
References: Sacheverell Sitwell, Great Flower Books, 1700—1900, page 128, 1990.
Established in 1999, Oppenheimer Editions has partnered with prestigious museums to make prints from their holdings. Works from the New-York Historical Society's unrivaled collections of John James Audubon's watercolors and the Hudson River School paintings are examples of art that otherwise would be unobtainable. Among the institutional collections we have partnered with are the American Museum of Natural History, the Field Museum, and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. These are not mere reproductions. They are limited-edition fine art prints made with the finest quality archival pigments on rag watercolor paper and executed to exacting standards.


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Teachers classified as special education teachers are not included. Unit districts show both the elementary and high school student/teacher ratios on all displays.Research indicates that children in lower grades show the potential for higher achievement scores when they are in smaller classes. Many factors contribute to student achievement, and class size is only one part of this bigger picture. Special education classes are not included in this calculation.