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Antitrust Is More Interesting Than You Think, Part 8
by Greg Curtis | Jun 24, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 comments
By the mid-twentieth century antitrust enforcement in the US had become far more sophisticated than it had been for the first six decades after the Sherman Act was passed in 1890. Unfortunately, the ratio of success-to-fiasco remained roughly constant.
Consider the IBM case. As I mentioned earlier, the New York law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore defended both IBM and AT&T against government antitrust prosecutions. In the IBM case the government filed its action in the waning days of the Johnson Administration – 1969 – and the case, a modern counterpart of Jarndyce v. Jarndyce (cf., Bleak House), dragged on for thirteen long years until the government finally threw in the towel in 1982.
Thirty million documents were produced during that litigation and the legal and court costs and expenses mounted into the millions and millions of dollars. 974 witnesses testified. Finally, Cravath wrote a letter to the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department beseeching it to "stop this unprecedented waste of public and private resources."
The IBM fiasco demonstrated several profound problems with the government's approach to antitrust enforcement: (1) Prosecuting a firm that got big only because it outcompeted other firms is a really bad idea. (2) In a complicated sector of the economy like technology, the government is a really bad prognosticator of where the sector is headed – by the time the antitrust case against IBM was in mid-stride, IBM was already being outcompeted by nimble new competitors like Microsoft.
It's true that the government won its case against AT&T, which was broken up into the "Baby Bells." But, hello, the government set up that monopoly itself.
Under the so-called Kingsbury Commitment in 1913, AT&T agreed to divest itself of Western Union (but not Western Electric), and to allow local telephone companies to connect to its long distance lines – after buying the connecting equipment from Western Electric. But AT&T didn't agree to connect its local services with other local phone companies, nor did it agree to connect its long distance lines with those of other long distance carriers.
Pretty thin soup, but in return for these minor concessions the US government gave AT&T a monopoly it didn't relinquish until 1982. To make matters worse, AT&T quickly regained its dominance after it lost the Baby Bells.
Or consider the antitrust case against Microsoft. The main thrust of the government's case was that Microsoft was incorporating the Internet Explorer browser into its Windows operating system, giving Explorer an unfair advantage over other browsers. "So what?" you may well ask, and I would agree. (So did the government, after a massive expenditure of time and money.)
Because Explorer was incorporated into Windows, buyers had a free and easy way to browse the Internet, then a very new and confusing world. Any Windows user could also use any other browser, simply by downloading it and paying $39. So the government's lawsuit effectively argued that consumers were lazy and stupid and should pay more and therefore Microsoft was engaging in monopolistic practices.
By the time the government surrendered, in 2001, the Explorer browser had a 90% market share. But where government action failed, simple competition in the marketplace succeeded. By 2010 Explorer's share of the market was just over 50% and by 2013 Google's Chrome had surpassed Explorer as the market leader. In 2016 Explorer had fallen to third place, and just a few weeks ago Microsoft abandoned the product.
And what should we think about the government's antitrust suit against Apple and the country's largest book publishers (HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, etc.)? Practically forever, the publishers had insisted on their right to charge whatever they wanted for books, just like any other vendor. But Amazon decided, against the publishers' wishes, to charge $9.95 for every eBook.
Apple met with the publishers and offered to sell eBooks at the publishers' prices on Apple's iPad platform. The Antitrust Division claimed this was straightforward price-fixing and forced the players to halt the conduct and pay serious fines.
Uh, hello, Antitrust Division – before the "conspiracy" between Apple and the publishers, Amazon had a 90% market share in eBooks and was on the way to almost 100%. Yes, Apple and the publishers did in fact commit a technical black-letter-law violation, but only as a means of defending themselves against the vast monopoly power of Amazon, which the government casually ignored.
And, finally, what about the fiasco of the government's actions to block a merger between Staples and Office Depot (twice)? The government, apparently as myopic as ever, claimed the merger would result in a monopoly in big box office supply stores. But for years Amazon had been utterly dominant in office supply products, and weakening the big boxes only played into Amazon's hands.
We could even look at the private antitrust case of Big Steel v. Bigger Steel, mentioned earlier in this series. Thanks to the Sherman Act, the plaintiff was able to take a run-of-the-mill breach of contract case and turn it into a massive antitrust case that, had the plaintiff won, would surely have bankrupted our client. Thousands of jobs would have been lost. It was pure folly.
The issue of the government's competence in controlling anticompetitive behavior has taken on increased urgency for two reasons. First, the US, the EU, and many American states have already launched antitrust actions against the major tech companies. If those actions fail, or if they succeed in typically myopic fashion, the consequences will be very significant.
Second, serious attempts are being made in the US Congress to modify or even completely rewrite the country's antitrust laws (the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, and so on.) Getting that effort wrong will have consequences that will haunt us for decades.
But before we grapple with those issues, it's important to point out that one very profound reason why antitrust enforcement has been such a mess from the beginning is that there has never been any widely accepted underlying theory about monopolistic behavior. We'll take a quick look at that issue next week.
Next up: Antitrust Is More Interesting Than You Think, Part 9


*Dr. Awtar Krishan is a brilliant scientist himself. He obtained his PhD's from Panjab University (1962) and the Univ. of Western Ontario, Canada (1963) in Cytogenetics and Anatomy. From 1965 to 1977, he was at the Sidney Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School as Head of the Tissue Ultrastructure and Experimental Pathology Labs.


The Cerritos Regional Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony for the latest addition to the Chamber's growing membership, Blaze Pizza, this past Thursday September 8th. Blaze was the fastest growing restaurant chain in 2015, as it exploded from 50 locations in 2014 to its current 150 locations. It plans to expand nationwide to 350 locations by 2020. Elise and Rick Wetzel founded the company in 2012. The Wetzel's decided to venture into the $40 billion pizza industry with a do-it-yourself model featuring high-quality customized ingredients. It is a chance to create your own masterpiece, one ingredient at a time. Located in Plaza 183, just west of Gridley Road, Blaze Pizza is at 11269 183rd Street in Cerritos.


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School of Social Policy
Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology
Civil Society and Volunteering
The Civil Society and Volunteering research theme brings together researchers from across the Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology, engaged in novel ways of thinking about contemporary social questions. Our research investigates the evolving relationship between the state and voluntary organisations as well as individual acts of volunteering.
Current and recent projects
CONSORT-SPI: A CONSORT extension for social and psychological interventions
GRADE Guidance for Complex Social Interventions
How empty are empty reviews?
Our Bigger Story
The DHA (docasahexaenoic acid) Oxford Learning and Behaviour (DOLAB) confirmatory study
McCabe, A. and Phillimore, J. (eds.) (forthcoming) Community Groups in Context. Local activities and actions. Policy Press, Bristol
Bennett, M. R.,Einolf. C. (2017). Religion, Altruism, and Helping Strangers: A Multilevel Analysis of 123 Countries. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 56(2):323;341.
Bennett, M. R., Heaney J., Mach-Mortensen, A. M., and Pemberton, S. (2017). What are the effects of charitable giving on inflammatory markers among adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis. PROSPERO CRD42017079092
Bennett, M. R., Heaney J., Mach-Mortensen, A. M., and Pemberton, S. (2017). What are the effects of volunteering on inflammatory markers among adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis." PROSPERO CRD42017079083
Phil Child, 'Landlordism, Rent Regulation and the Labour Party in mid-twentieth century Britain, 1950-64', Twentieth Century British History (2017).
Daiga, K., Bennett M. R. (2017). Rewarding Work: Cross National Differences in benefits, Volunteering During Unemployment, Benefits, Well-being and Mental Health.Work, Employment and Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017016686030
McCabe, A., Wilson, M. and Macmillan, R. (2017) Beyond the Early Years. The longitudinal multi-media evaluation of Big Local. Local Trust, London/Third Sector Research Centre, Birmingham. http://ourbiggerstory.com/reports.php
McCabe, A. and Harris, K. (2017) Trouble in Utopia: Community Action and Social Media (Working Paper 140). Third sector Research Centre, Birmingham http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/generic/tsrc/documents/tsrc/working-papers/BTR-CASM-working-paper-140-final-2.pdf
McCabe, A. and Harris, K. (2017) Community Action and Social Media – a review of the literature (Working Paper 139). Third Sector Research Centre, Birmingham http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/generic/tsrc/documents/tsrc/working-papers/Working-Paper-139-Community-Action-and-Social-Media-Final-2.pdf
McCabe. A., Buckingham, H., Miller, S. and Musabyimana, M. (2016) Belief in Social Action: Exploring faith groups' responses to local needs (Working Paper 137) Third Sector Research centre, Birmingham https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/generic/tsrc/documents/tsrc/working-papers/working-paper-137.pdf
Mohan, J. and Bennett, M. R. (2016) "Community-level impacts of the third sector: does the local distribution of voluntary organisations influence the likelihood of volunteering?", TSI Working Paper Series No. 7, Seventh Framework Programme (grant agreement 613034), European Union. Brussels: Third Sector Impact.
Members of the Civil Society and Volunteering theme
Dr Phil Child
Phil is a political historian of modern Britain, focused on cities, housing and voluntary action. He is also a member of the Civil Society and Volunteering research theme and an associate member of the Centre for Modern British Studies within the Department of History.
p.child@bham.ac.uk
Dr Angela Ellis-Paine
Angela Ellis Paine is a Research Fellow at the Third Sector Research Centre in the Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology. She has been involved in research on voluntary action for over twenty years, with a particular interest in volunteering and participation. Angela is currently co-investigator on two studies exploring different aspects of voluntary action, both funded by the ...
Dr Kelly Hall
Reader in Social Policy
Director of Global Engagement for the School of Social Policy
Kelly is a Reader in Social Policy based in the Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology. She is the Director of Global Engagement for the School of Social Policy. Her main research interests include ageing, health/social care, migration and the third sector.
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Dr Laura Kelly
Lecturer in Criminal Justice
School of Social Policy Student Experience Lead
Laura joined the University of Birmingham in October 2017. She previously worked at Durham University and Liverpool John Moores University. Laura's research interests centre on work with children and young people, particularly in relation to youth crime and justice. She is a member of the Youth Justice Board's Academic Advisory Panel and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She ...
l.kelly@bham.ac.uk
Dr Laurence Lessard-Phillips
Senior Research Fellow, IRiS
Laurence Lessard-Phillips is a Senior Research Fellow who joined the Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS) in May 2016. Her main research interests lie in the perceptions, measurement, and dimensionality of immigrant adaptation; ethnic inequalities in education and the labour market; the transnational behaviour across immigrant generations; and social inequalities and social mobility. ...
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Mr Angus McCabe
Angus has a background in community development work both in inner city and settings on peripheral estates. His research interests include resident led change, health and crime as well as community based education. Until 2006 he was Knowledge Manager for the National Evaluation of the Children's Fund and evaluator with the Centre of Excellence in Interdisciplinary Mental Health.
He is currently ...
a.j.mccabe@bham.ac.uk
Professor John Mohan
Professor of Social Policy
Director of the Third Sector Research Centre
John is a Professor of Social Policy in the Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology, and is currently Director of the Third Sector Research Centre.
j.mohan@bham.ac.uk
Professor Paul Montgomery
Professor of Social Intervention
Director of Postgraduate Research for the School of Social Policy
Cross Whitehall Trials Panel Advisor and Affiliate Professor at the Department of Family Studies, University of Malta
Prof Montgomery arrived at Birmingham University in 2017 to take up his current post after twenty years at Oxford University where he was Professor of Psycho-social Intervention. His work is methodologically based in three main areas: Systematic Reviews, Trials (many of them RCTs) and Methods Advances in Complex Interventions. Topically, his work is wide ranging and includes Sleep where ...
p.x.montgomery@bham.ac.uk

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Gaborone — Botswana's 800m rising star, Tshepiso Masalela's dominance on track continued on March 9 as he cruised easily to the finish line with a Personal Best (PB) time of 1:47.81 during the Botswana Athletics Association track and field event held at the National Stadium.
The Region 5 Youth Games Gaborone 2018 champion started the race at a very high tempo controlling the first lap as he crossed the 400m half with a convincing time of 53.00.
In the last lap, Masalela showed his skills as he opened a big gap in the last 100m of the race, hitting the finish line unmarked.
In an interview after the race, Masalela said the plan was to up the tempo in the first lap and relax in the last 400m, something which he said worked for him.
He said he enjoyed the race as he finished healthy, adding that he was happy that he managed to salvage a PB.
Meanwhile, Kentse Tshwenyego settled for second position with a time of 1:54.51 followed by Kabelo Obiditswe with 1:55.75.
In the 400m senior men category, Lee Eppie won the race clocking 46.98 followed by Loungo Scotch with 47.10 and Victor Ntweng settled for position three with 47.15.
Another interesting event was in the 200m senior men heat final two where Onneile Phokedi, was out of his comfort zone of 400m, outclassed his opponents as he clocked 21.54 to claim position one, followed by Kemorena Tiisang with 21.90, while Koorapetse Lesotlho finished third with 22.10.
Another 400m runner, Ditiro Nzamani claimed position one in the 200m senior men heat final one with a time of 21.98, followed by Boyce Mogapi with 23.08, while Oanthata Letlhogela finished third with 23.31.
In the women's category Galefele Moroko won the 200m event with a time of 24.58, followed by Nancy Budzani with 25.62, while Gofaone Ditsheko settled for position three with 25.77.
In the 400m race, Amante Monwa finished first with a time of 1:00.20, followed by Serwadi Taolo with 1:04.61 and Malebogo Motlalamadi clocked 1:18.61 to finish on third position.
In field events, long jump men's final was won by Tsame Lepelonyane with 7.12m, followed by Ruri Rammokolodi with 6.39m, while a jump of 5.71m ensured that Bokang Mbigani claims position three.


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namespace arc {

TEST(ArcFileSystemWatcherUtilTest, AppendRelativePathForRemovableMedia) {
  base::FilePath android_path(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/storage"));
  EXPECT_TRUE(AppendRelativePathForRemovableMedia(
      base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/media/removable/UNTITLED/foo.jpg")),
      &android_path));
  EXPECT_EQ("/storage/removable_UNTITLED/foo.jpg", android_path.value());

  android_path = base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/storage"));
  EXPECT_TRUE(AppendRelativePathForRemovableMedia(
      base::FilePath(
          FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/media/removable/UNTITLED/foo/bar/baz.mp4")),
      &android_path));
  EXPECT_EQ("/storage/removable_UNTITLED/foo/bar/baz.mp4",
            android_path.value());

  android_path = base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/"));
  EXPECT_TRUE(AppendRelativePathForRemovableMedia(
      base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/media/removable/UNTITLED/foo.jpg")),
      &android_path));
  EXPECT_EQ("/removable_UNTITLED/foo.jpg", android_path.value());

  // Error: |cros_path| is not under /media/removable.
  android_path = base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/storage"));
  EXPECT_FALSE(AppendRelativePathForRemovableMedia(
      base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/foo/bar/UNTITLED/foo.jpg")),
      &android_path));
  EXPECT_EQ("/storage", android_path.value());

  // Error: |cros_path| is a parent of /media/removable.
  android_path = base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/storage"));
  EXPECT_FALSE(AppendRelativePathForRemovableMedia(
      base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/media")), &android_path));
  EXPECT_EQ("/storage", android_path.value());

  // Error: |cros_path| does not contain a component for device label.
  android_path = base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/storage"));
  EXPECT_FALSE(AppendRelativePathForRemovableMedia(
      base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/media/removable")), &android_path));
  EXPECT_EQ("/storage", android_path.value());
}

TEST(ArcFileSystemWatcherUtilTest, GetAndroidPath) {
  // Tests if the function is able to convert a nested removable media path
  // correctly.
  EXPECT_EQ(
      "/storage/removable_UNTITLED/foo/bar/baz.mp4",
      GetAndroidPath(base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL(
                         "/media/removable/UNTITLED/foo/bar/baz.mp4")),
                     base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/media/removable")),
                     base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/storage")))
          .value());

  // Tests if the function is able to convert a single top level file path for
  // removable media device correctly.
  EXPECT_EQ(
      "/storage/removable_UNTITLED/foo.jpg",
      GetAndroidPath(base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL(
                         "/media/removable/UNTITLED/foo.jpg")),
                     base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/media/removable")),
                     base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/storage")))
          .value());

  // Tests whether the function is able to convert an arbitrary chrome path to
  // any Android path.
  EXPECT_EQ("/android/dir/foo/bar/baz.mp4",
            GetAndroidPath(
                base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/cros/dir/foo/bar/baz.mp4")),
                base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/cros/dir")),
                base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/android/dir")))
                .value());

  // Tests if the function is able to handle the case where |android_dir| is
  // "/".
  EXPECT_EQ("/foo/bar/baz.mp4",
            GetAndroidPath(
                base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/cros/dir/foo/bar/baz.mp4")),
                base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/cros/dir")),
                base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/")))
                .value());

  // Tests if the function is able to handle the case where |cros_dir| is "/".
  EXPECT_EQ(
      "/android/dir/foo/bar/baz.mp4",
      GetAndroidPath(base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/foo/bar/baz.mp4")),
                     base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/")),
                     base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/android/dir")))
          .value());

  // Tests if the function is able to handle the case where both |cros_dir| and
  // |android_dir| are "/".
  EXPECT_EQ(
      "/foo/bar/baz.mp4",
      GetAndroidPath(base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/foo/bar/baz.mp4")),
                     base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/")),
                     base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/")))
          .value());

  // Error: |cros_path| is not /media/removable.
  EXPECT_EQ("",
            GetAndroidPath(
                base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/cros/path/foo/bar/baz.mp4")),
                base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/media/removable")),
                base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/storage")))
                .value());
}

TEST(ArcFileSystemWatcherUtilTest, AndroidSupportedMediaExtensionsSorted) {
  const auto less_comparator = [](const char* a, const char* b) {
    return strcmp(a, b) < 0;
  };
  EXPECT_TRUE(std::is_sorted(
      kAndroidSupportedMediaExtensions,
      kAndroidSupportedMediaExtensions + kAndroidSupportedMediaExtensionsSize,
      less_comparator));
}

TEST(ArcFileSystemWatcherUtilTest, HasAndroidSupportedMediaExtension) {
  EXPECT_TRUE(HasAndroidSupportedMediaExtension(
      base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/tmp/kitten.3g2"))));
  EXPECT_TRUE(HasAndroidSupportedMediaExtension(
      base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/tmp/kitten.jpg"))));
  EXPECT_TRUE(HasAndroidSupportedMediaExtension(
      base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/tmp/kitten.png"))));
  EXPECT_TRUE(HasAndroidSupportedMediaExtension(
      base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/tmp/kitten.xmf"))));
  EXPECT_TRUE(HasAndroidSupportedMediaExtension(
      base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/tmp/kitten.nef"))));

  EXPECT_TRUE(HasAndroidSupportedMediaExtension(
      base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/tmp/kitten.JPEG"))));
  EXPECT_TRUE(HasAndroidSupportedMediaExtension(
      base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/tmp/kitten.cute.jpg"))));
  EXPECT_TRUE(HasAndroidSupportedMediaExtension(
      base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/tmp/.kitten.jpg"))));

  EXPECT_FALSE(HasAndroidSupportedMediaExtension(
      base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/tmp/kitten.txt"))));
  EXPECT_FALSE(HasAndroidSupportedMediaExtension(
      base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/tmp/kitten.jpg.exe"))));
  EXPECT_FALSE(HasAndroidSupportedMediaExtension(
      base::FilePath(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("/tmp/kitten"))));
}

}  // namespace arc

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Hawkins County Board of Education
Hawkins BOE names Dr. Reba Bailey as its interim director
Jeff Bobo • May 3, 2018 at 9:21 PM
CHURCH HILL — When Dr. Reba Bailey woke up Thursday morning she had no idea she'd find herself being elected Hawkins County Schools interim director before the day was done.
Bailey, who is one of two current assistant directors, said she'd start preparing for the job, reading and familiarizing herself with school policy, before going to bed Thursday night.
Aside from being the one meeting per year held at Volunteer High School, Thursday's Hawkins County BOE meeting was also special because it was Director Steve Starnes' last regular monthly meeting at the helm.
Starnes, who has worked at Hawkins County Schools for 30 years, including the past four as director, was appointed last week as the Greeneville City School director. His last day in the Hawkins County Schools will be May 31.
State law dictates that a school board cannot hire a new director 45 days before a school board election (which is Aug. 2 this year) or 30 days after an election.
As a result the BOE won't be making any decisions to approve a new director at least until September.
Without consulting Bailey, BOE vice chair Debbie Shedden made a motion as the last item on the agenda Thursday to appoint Bailey as interim director.
The board has a policy that the interim director cannot seek the permanent position, and no one on the board had even asked Bailey if she planned on applying for the job.
Before taking its vote, board chairman Bob Larkins asked Bailey if she planned on applying for the director position, to which she replied she was not.
The board then voted unanimously to appoint her interim, and to bump her pay up to director level beginning June 1 until a new director takes over.
Bailey is a graduate of the former Rogersville High School, and has been employed in the Hawkins County School system for 37 years.
She started as a special education teacher at Bulls Gap School, and later taught English and Math. She was assistant principal at Bulls Gap School, before moving to the Central Office where she has served as pre-school coordinator, gifted and talented coordinator, and assistant director of special education.
Aside form being assistant director she is also currently federal programs and testing supervisor.
"I will probably start tonight," Bailey said. "I like to read things about school and research about education. I'm familiar with policies, but I'll probably review those."
She said she's not interested in the permanent director job because she likes her team, and she likes what she's doing right now.
The BOE will have a budget workshop Monday at 6 p.m., but the first item to be discussed will be whether the BOE plans on hiring a consultant to help find Starnes replacement.


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The best 1980s military TV shows come in many forms. Some top '80s military series are dramas, and other good 1980s military TV shows are comedies. World War II, the Civil War and the Vietnam War are just a few of the events covered in the programs on this list.
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M*A*S*H is an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart, adapted from the 1970 feature film MASH. The series, which was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for CBS, follows a team of doctors and support staff stationed at the "4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital" in Uijeongbu, South Korea during the Korean War. ...more on Wikipedia
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Geinimi Android Trojan horse discovered
There has been something of a sting in the tail of the year for lovers of the Android mobile operating system, as researchers uncovered a new Trojan horse.
The Troj/Geinimi-A malware (also known as "Gemini") has been seen incorporated into repackaged versions of various applications and games, and attempts to steal data, and may contact remote URLs.
Although some media reports have portrayed Geinimi as the first ever malware for the Google Android operating system, this isn't correct. For instance, in the past we've seen banking malware has been found in the Android Market, security researchers have demonstrated spyware rootkits for Android devices, and users have been warned about Trojans from Russia which send SMS text messages to premium-rate numbers.
In the case of the Geinimi malware, the good news is that it appears not to have made it into the official Android market app store - meaning that you would only have been putting yourself at risk if you installed poisoned software from an unauthorised source. Researchers at mobile security firm Lookout say they have only seen the software on unofficial Chinese app stores.
And you have to deliberately change the settings on your Android smartphone to make it possible to install software from such "unknown sources".
So, the sky is not falling - and it's not the end of the the world as we know it if you love all things Android. But Android users should still be sensible about security.
Android is a much more "open" operating system than the Apple iOS used on iPhones and iPads, and Android users don't have to jump through as many hoops to install applications that have not been made "officially" available.
And, it shouldn't be forgotten that not all attacks are OS-specific. Phishing attacks, for instance, don't care what operating system you're running - they just rely on you not taking enough care about the link you are clicking on (something that's pretty easy to do when you have a small screensize to view a - perhaps - long url).
And increasingly we are seeing examples of threats which only exist "within the browser" or spreading entirely inside a social network, never touching your smartphone's operating system.
So there are dangers out there whatever kind of browsing device you are using. Desktop or laptop, mobile or tablet.
Sophos products can detect samples of the Geinimi Trojan we have seen to date as Troj/Geinimi-A.
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Searching for free stuff online can be costly
This pie chart shows the different threats that can come from visiting Web sites that advertise unauthorized content.
(Credit: McAfee)
It's common knowledge that you can catch computer viruses on porn Web sites. But did you know it's also risky to surf the Web searching for free movies or music?
A study from McAfee to be released on Tuesday finds that adding the word "free" when looking for entertainment content in search engines greatly increases the chances of landing on a site hosting malware.
For instance, searching for free music ringtones increases the chances of hitting a malicious site by 300 percent, according to the report, "Digital Music & Movies Report: The True Cost of Free Entertainment." (PDF)
Searching for "lyrics" for a particular artist is twice as risky on average as searching for "ringtones" for the same artist for the first five pages of results, the report found.
And including the term "MP3" increases the riskiness of music searches in general. There has been a 40 percent increase in the number of Web sites that are delivering infected MP3 files or that seem to be built for purposes of financial fraud or delivering malware, according to the report.
Meanwhile, McAfee found malware associated with a number of Web sites around the world advertising free downloads of sports games, movies, and TV shows.
Twelve percent of sites that distribute unauthorized content are distributing malware, and 7 percent of sites offering unauthorized content have associations with cybercrime organizations, the report concluded.
"The sites often look very professional and attempt to lure the user with the idea of a 'trial period' or even some nominal fee that is much less than what may ultimately be charged," the report says. "Once the user agrees, they have to authorize their computer to access and interact with computers that are involved in a wide range of schemes--from money laundering to stealing credentials such as user names and passwords. In addition, with this access, your computer is profiled--with all of its software versions, user agents, and any other date--and this information can be provided to third parties for malicious purposes. (This is often called 'fingerprinting.')"
To reduce the chances of landing on malicious sites, McAfee recommends avoiding the use of the word "free" in searches for entertainment content, avoiding clicking on links in banner ads on content sites that aren't well established, not clicking on links posted in forums and on fan pages, keeping security software up to date, and using safe search plug-ins like McAfee Site Advisor that warns of potentially risky sites.
How secure is your e-mail password?
Access to an e-mail account opens up access to all sorts of other information that could be used to steal someone's identity and drain bank accounts, open up credit cards, and even take out loans in their name.
It's not just personal information at stake in e-mail accounts. Use of weak password-reset security questions is believed to have allowed someone to access the Yahoo e-mail account of a Twitter employee last year and then use that to access the person's Google Docs account where there was sensitive corporate information.
In agreeing to the project, Thompson(Adjunct professor of software security at Columbia University and founder of consultancy People Security) had already done some homework and had a list of specific security questions that the major Web-based e-mail providers use. The questions include a mix of preference questions, like what is your favorite book, musician, town, and restaurant. Easy questions as they may seem on the surface, they are subject to change as peoples' tastes change. For instance, you are likely to have a different favorite movie every couple of months or at least likely to forget what your original answer was. These aren't always easy for a stalker to find either, unless the target happens to be a blogger who shares a lot of personal information. It's the same for the category I'll call "firsts," such as what was your first pet's name, teacher's name or job.
Then there are the fact-based questions that are easier to find from public databases, such as the hospital you were born at, the street you grew up on or the town, your first phone number, high school you attended, last four digits of your Social Security number, mother's birthplace and grandfather's occupation.
Finally, there are the questions that people don't usually remember or tend to have handy so they are less likely to choose them. These include what is your primary frequent flier number or library card number.
Armed with a list of common questions from Gmail, Yahoo, Live Mail and AOL, Thompson knew what information to look for. Using a Web-based conferencing system, I was able to watch his screen as he traversed the Internet. His first stop was Google where he typed in my first and last name. (All Thompson knew about me at the onset was my first and last name and that I work at CNET.)
Thompson went straight to my LinkedIn profile where he learned where I went to college and details of my past work experience. He then searched for me on a people search engine called Pipl.com and came across references for city, state, age, middle name, address and phone numbers. He found additional addresses on 123people.com.
On Intelius.com, another site that offers some basic information for free but charges for additional data, he came across other people with the same last name who were supposedly associated with me and their ages. (Most but not all of the information uncovered in this experiment was accurate.) By comparing information on the various sites and cross checking purported relatives and addresses, Thompson was able to guess which state I grew up in and what cities I have lived in.
Then Thompson called in the big guns--Ancestry.com. The site, which is designed for people creating family trees and doing genealogy research, pulls data from a host of public databases and provides more information than the free searches on the other sites but charges a subscription, of course. There is also a 14-day trial offer.
On Ancestry.com he had to guess at the birth year after learning my age on a different site but not knowing the exact date and took an educated guess at the city of residence too. Voila! Up came a birth date, a bunch of previous addresses, and even at least one phone number.
Someone could easily take the address information to figure out answers to some of the preferential security questions by using Google Street View to zoom in on bars, restaurants, and other hangouts in the immediate vicinity, said Thompson, who also is chair of the RSA Conference. "The longer you lived at an address, the more interesting those searches are," he said.
Then he used Ancestry.com to search on one of the names linked to me and that he suspected was my mother because of the associated ages. "Your mother is the most interesting relative for us to look up because her name typically tells us what your maiden name is, but it also is a gateway to find out who her parents were," Thompson said. "If we know their names then we know what your mother's maiden name was."
A common address between mother and subject also indicates the childhood home address. "That's valuable for password reset questions that ask what street you grew up on," he said. "Then you can search the addresses for the schools that are nearby and then go on Classmates.com and bring up teachers by year at that school."
Thompson then went back to Google to see if I had a resume online, but that proved to be a dead end. Resumes have a wealth of personal information, including e-mail addresses, phone numbers, addresses and college. Outdated resumes are even more valuable, according to Thompson.
Following the e-mail trail
Satisfied with the amount of biographical information he had accumulated on me, Thompson then decided to see what e-mail addresses he could find. Since e-mail services allow you to reset your password by sending a message to your alternate e-mail address, getting the earliest e-mail address for someone is key because that is the one most likely to offer up security questions. If it's a school e-mail address, that is even better because those security questions are likely to be the least secure, he said. The idea is to follow the trail of e-mail addresses as far back as possible. Corporate e-mail addresses, meanwhile, aren't much help because they typically reset passwords internally through the corporate IT department.
Since I was in school before e-mail was popular (now you know I'm no spring chicken!) there was no school e-mail address for me. If there had been one, Thompson said he would have searched for the school on Classmates.com and checked for the domain there and guessed what my e-mail address would have been. He also could have looked for public records associated with possible student loans to get an e-mail address that way, he said.
Thompson guessed that I would have a Gmail address and that as an early adopter it would follow a particular, simple format. But when he tried to reset the password, the system offered to have password reset information sent to my alternate e-mail address or phone number. Gmail provided enough of the other e-mail address to figure it out and a few letters of the cell phone that could be compared against phone numbers uncovered on the people search sites. He then would have had to hack my cell phone or otherwise get physical access to it in order to get to the text message and choose the password he wants in order to hijack my account.
Thompson and I ran out of time, but I went ahead and finished the process and tried to reset the password on my alternate e-mail account. I struck gold--from an attacker's point of view--in that it did ask security questions instead of referring me on to yet another e-mail address. But two of the three questions it asked (which I must have created) were unlikely to appear in any public databases and were not based on preferences. I'd share them with you, but then I'd have to kill you. (Just kidding. See below for some suggestions.)
The third security question asked was (yikes!) my mother's maiden name, which Thompson had not yet uncovered but would have eventually if we had had more time.
I compared the accurate information uncovered by Thompson with the list of about 30 or so security questions that the e-mail providers offer as default questions and found that about eight of them would have easily been answered and another four probably could have been.
Phew! Safe enough--for now
Because of the time constraint and the fact that I write about computer security issues and am thus more likely to be more security-conscious, Thompson did not hijack my e-mail account. But the experiment was fascinating, nonetheless. It showed how easily a stranger can dig up all sorts of information on someone. And it showed just how easy to guess many of the password-reset security questions are.
Thompson recommends that people conduct this experiment on their own identity to see what the results are and how secure their e-mail accounts are. And I would suggest the same. Then, either choose the safest default questions or, better yet, create your own, if that is an option.
When selecting a question option, think of an event in your life or a fond memory that is not going to be found on a public document and which you won't likely forget. Choose something that you haven't exposed to the public in a blog, Facebook posting or other online site. And think about specifics related to that memory, like a person, place or thing. Avoid referencing anything that can change over time such as a preference or feeling. Then set the question based on that.
When I realized the amount of information Thompson had amassed on me in a relatively short period of time, I was shocked and a little nervous. It's fine for someone I trust to be trawling the Internet for details of my personal life, but if he could do this so could someone else.
Posted by Elinor Mills (CNET Writer). Posted In : Security


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How to Remove the Grinder Cap Off of McCormick Sea Salt
By Nathan McGinty
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Sea salt contains different minerals and tastes slightly different than normal table salt. The McCormick company introduced a series of spice grinders, including one for sea salt, to give cooks a choice in the kitchen. However, their sea salt containers aren't designed to be refillable. It's possible, with a little bit of elbow grease, to remove the grinder cap off McCormick sea salt so you can use it again or use it for other spices.
Rinse off the outside of the sea salt grinder. Dry with a paper towel.
Fill a bowl with extremely hot, but not boiling, water. Heat water in a tea kettle or by placing it in a microwave oven for five minutes.
Turn the McCormick salt grinder upside-down so the grinder part is at the bottom. Set this in the dish so that the grinder is immersed in the water. Wait for five minutes.
Pull the grinder out of the water. Insert a flat-blade screwdriver or kitchen knife between the edge of the grinder and the bottle. Gently wedge the side of the grinder away from the bottle by prying it backwards.
Continue wedging the cap off as you make your way around the grinder.
Don't pry too hard, as this could cause the grinder cap or bottle to break.
McCormick: Sea Salt
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Nathan McGinty started writing in 1995. He has a Bachelor of Science in communications from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Arts in international journalism from City University, London. He has worked in the technology industry for more than 20 years, in positions ranging from tech support to marketing.
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The Mitchell Library has a collection of over 1500 children's books, including fairy stories, classic novels, annuals, picture books, nursery rhymes, school books and encyclopedias. The majority of titles are pre-1939, often with a Scottish connection. Many have fine pictorial bindings, typical of 19th century children's books.
The collection mirrors the development of children's literature - from the 'improving' stories of the Victorian age to the colourful Christmas annuals of the 20th century. Popular authors like G.A. Henty, Arthur Ransome and R.L. Stevenson are well represented alongside titles which were once firm favourites but are now forgotten, such as the 'Elsie' series of books by Martha Finley or 'The Lamplighter' by Maria S. Cummins.
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FDA Wants Until 2076 to Fully Release Pfizer's CCP Virus "Vaccine" Data: Lawsuit
Despite promises of full transparency to the public, the Food and Drug Administration has requested that a federal judge permit the organization to wait until 2076 to release information related to the licensing of Pfizer's Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Virus "vaccine."
In September, a group of over 30 top scientists and professors from various universities filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. These scientists come from prestigious institutions such as Yale, Harvard, Brown, and UCLA.
These professionals reasoned that releasing the information would encourage the members of the vaccine resistant public to change their minds and become vaccinated. The group wanted to increase public confidence that the Pfizer vaccine was both safe and effective.
In 1967, the Freedom of Information Act was enacted to force federal agencies to operate with greater transparency. This act requires government bodies to respond to requests for information within 20 days.
However, a loophole in the act states that sometimes the time that is taken to actually release the information may vary "depending on the complexity of the request and any backlog of requests already pending at the agency," according to the Freedom of Information Act website.
Attorneys representing the Food and Drug Administration in this case say that the amount of information requested is too great to quickly be released. This information amounts to over 300,000 pages and the FDA cannot quickly release the pages.
The lawyers for the defense say that all of this information must be reviewed before release to the general public because it may contain private business and trade secrets of the companies involved. This confidential information must be thoroughly reviewed, and the confidential parts have to be redacted to protect both the business practices of Pfizer-Biotech as well as the privacy of the individuals involved in the clinical trials.
Food and Drug Administration lawyers propose releasing as little as 500 pages per month of this information. They say that the department of the administration that handles such request is understaffed, having only 10 employees to process this information. Additionally, the Food and Drug Administration employees are busy processing about 400 additional Freedom of Information Act requests.
Attorneys for the FDA say that, in the past, releasing 500 page increments has been acceptable for other Freedom of Information Act requests. They say that they are not asking for anything unusual, since precedent has already been set.
The plaintiff's attorneys responded that the information should be released no later than March 3, 2022. The plaintiffs believe that the importance of their request should be top priority and the 108-day window should be adequate.
"This 108-day period is the same amount of time it took the FDA to review the responsive documents for the far more intricate task of licensing Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine," wrote Aaron Siri and John Howie, attorneys for the plaintiffs.
They added, "The entire purpose of the FOIA is to assure government transparency. It is difficult to imagine a greater need for transparency than immediate disclosure of the documents relied upon by the FDA to license a product that is now being mandated to over 100 million Americans under penalty of losing their careers, their income, their military service status, and far worse."
The plaintiffs also add that under the FDA's own regulations, the FDA is supposed to immediately make documents available when a vaccine is licensed. They believe that the paperwork related to the Pfizer/Biotech vaccine should already be in the process of preparation for release.
To meet the deadline proposed by the plaintiff, the FDA would have to prepare and release 80,000 pages every month. The plaintiffs point to the 18,000 employees and $6 billion budget of the federal agency to prove that this goal is, in fact, attainable.
Plaintiffs want the general public to be able to have access to the documentation detailing the approval process. Siri and Howe, attorneys for the plaintiff said, "Reviewing this information will settle the ongoing public debate regarding the adequacy of the FDA's review process."
On December 14, U.S, District Judge Mark Pittman set up a scheduling conference to reconsider the timeline for document release.
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relic211 says:
Sounds like they know the information, if released, will be devastating. Question: Why would anyone trust anything coming from our totally corrupt government?
Considering that the FDA requires computerized copies of all information pertaining to the approval of a new drug the 300,000 pages should take just minutes to provide. If paper copies are needed I would bet that the family members and their attorneys of those who have been injured or killed by the vaccine injections would gladly supply a workforce to make the copies. The assertion that they are too busy to comply in this day and age is repugnant to anyone capablecof using a thumb drive.
Bret Skurdal says:
We need a lawsuit and criminal suit against all agencies involved and 10 million or more people in America to sign onto and at least 100million world wide
The reason they don't want it out is because after they do people will read it and know it's no good all these corrupt individuals want people to follow them into death and many are please do your homework before you jump in or let your kids volunteer for these tests wake up America and think for yourself don't let the corrupt government think for you


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This bedroom also has an integrated bath of its own.
Of course a bath of it's own is also part of the second bedroom, this is not integrated, however, but directly accessible from the living room.
The very spacious living room with radio/CD and Colour TV and sleep couch as well as an separate eating area, is separated from the kitchen by a bar.
The kitchen is equipped with a big refrigerator with a separate freezing compartment, gas stove with oven and a sink unit. Also blenders and toasters are available.
By the approx. 35 m remote pool, by the block of flats, our entrance area and car park the mansion and it's terraces are protected from strange looks.


The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company named Mary Kay Haben as group vice president and managing director, North America. Haben will report to Bill Perez, president and CEO and will lead the growth and development of Wrigley's U.S. and Canadian businesses, effective April 16, 2007. In this role, she will also join Wrigley's executive leadership team.
Haben brings to Wrigley extensive experience in global management after a 27-year-career at Kraft Foods Inc., where she most recently served as senior vice president, Open Innovation, leading the company's new innovation processes targeted at bringing outside ideas into the company and driving innovation culture change globally.
She has served in various executive positions at Kraft since 1979, including senior vice president, Global Convenience Meals, Grocery and Snacks Sectors from 2004 until 2006; group vice president and president, Cheese, Enhancers and Meals from 2001 until 2004; group vice president and president, Kraft Cheese, Mexico and Puerto Rico from 2000 until 2001; and executive vice president and president, Kraft Cheese Division from 1998 until 2000.
"Mary Kay has a proven track record for successfully managing fast-moving consumer goods businesses, growing existing brands and developing new product and packaging innovations," said Perez. "I am confident that her strong skill set, strategic insights and global perspective will help us further drive our North American confectionery business."
Haben serves on the board of directors of Liz Claiborne, Inc. and the board of directors and the executive committee of Junior Achievement, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping children succeed in the business world. She also serves on the visiting committee of the University of Michigan Business School and as chair of the board of directors of the University of Illinois Alumni Association.


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Q: CALayer drawrect Anti-Aliasing didn't worked
I draw a wave layer by override drawInContext:(CGContextRef)ctx method,since the wave line is sine-wave ,so I cut it into segments by calculate wave value and join them into CGMutablePathRef
Here is what I have done in -(void)drawInContext:(CGContextRef)ctx
//join style
CGContextSetLineJoin(ctx, kCGLineJoinRound);
CGContextSetLineCap(ctx, kCGLineCapRound);

CGContextSetAllowsAntialiasing(ctx, true);
CGContextSetShouldAntialias(ctx, true);

CGContextSetFillColorWithColor(ctx, [UIColor themeColor].CGColor);
CGContextSetStrokeColorWithColor(ctx, [UIColor themeColor].CGColor);

CGContextSaveGState(ctx);

CGMutablePathRef mutablePath = CGPathCreateMutable();

CGPathMoveToPoint(mutablePath, NULL, 0, 0);
CGPathAddLineToPoint(mutablePath, NULL, 0, [self getSinPoint:0 WaveHeight:self.waveHeight]);

//Calculate the Sin funciton value to draw lines and join them into path
for (float i = 0; i <= self.bounds.size.width; i+= 1) {
    NSInteger pointY = [self getSinPoint:i WaveHeight:self.waveHeight];
    CGPathAddLineToPoint(mutablePath, NULL, i, pointY);
}

CGPathAddLineToPoint(mutablePath, NULL, self.bounds.size.width, 0);

CGPathCloseSubpath(mutablePath);

[[UIColor themeColor]set];

CGContextAddPath(ctx, mutablePath);

CGContextFillPath(ctx);

CGContextRestoreGState(ctx);

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One solution is using BezierPath to draw the wave,
1.cut the line into segment such as 20
2.if current line index is event, get the control point below the center of the current segment
3.if current line index is odd,then get the control point up the center of the line
...
for (NSInteger i = 0; i <= self.waveCount; i++) {

    CGPoint beginPoint = CGPointMake(i * self.waveWidth, pointY);
    CGPoint endPoint = CGPointMake((i + 1) * self.waveWidth, pointY);
    if (i%2 == 0) {

        CGPoint controlPoint = [self getCenterControlPointUp:beginPoint End:endPoint];
        CGPathAddQuadCurveToPoint(mutablePath, NULL, controlPoint.x, controlPoint.y, endPoint.x, endPoint.y);
    }else{
        CGPoint controlPoint = [self getCenterControlPointDown:beginPoint End:endPoint];
        CGPathAddQuadCurveToPoint(mutablePath, NULL, controlPoint.x, controlPoint.y, endPoint.x, endPoint.y);
    }
}
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method to get the control point of a segment line
//Below
-(CGPoint)getCenterControlPointDown:(CGPoint)begin End:(CGPoint)end{
    return CGPointMake((begin.x + end.x)/2, (begin.y + end.y)/2 + self.waveHeight * 2);
}

//Above
-(CGPoint)getCenterControlPointUp:(CGPoint)begin End:(CGPoint)end{
    return CGPointMake((begin.x + end.x)/2, (begin.y + end.y)/2 - self.waveHeight * 2);
}

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ASPEN TRAVEL GUIDE
Aspen Mountain (often called by its former name of Ajax among locals) is a ski area located in Pitkin County, Colorado just outside and above the city of Aspen. It is situated on the north flank of Aspen Mountain (for which it is named) and the higher
Bell Mountain, elevation 11,212 ft (3418 m) just to the south of Aspen Mountain. It was founded in 1946 as the first ski area venture of the Aspen Skiing Company founded by Walter Paepcke, and today it is one of four adjacent ski areas operated
by the company as part of the Aspen/Snowmass complex. At only 673 acres (2.7
km²), it is somewhat small compared to other ski areas, especially compared to the
much larger nearby Snowmass ski area, and retains a unique cultural flavor that
hearkens to the earlier days of recreational skiing in the state. The ski area is
located within the White River National Forest and is operated under permit from the
United States Forest Service.
Prior to 1946, the mountain had been the site of skiing using a crude boat lift, and by
the use of the jeep trails up the back side of the mountain on Midnight Mine Road.
The foundation of the ski area in 1946 was accomplished by the building of the
single-chair chairlift, Lift-1, which opened on December 14, 1946 as the longest
chairlift in the world at the time. Lift-1 was superseded in 1972 by two double
chairlifts, Shadow Mountain and Ruthie's. Access to the mountain was radically
changed in 1986 with the installation of the Silver Queen Gondola, a gondola lift
which ascends to the summit of Aspen Mountain, with a vertical rise of 3,267 ft (996
m). The area's lifts also include 1 high-speed quad, 1 high-speed double, 2 quads,
and 3 doubles.
The gondola is one of two lifts, along with the Little Nell chairlift, which ascend from Gondola Plaza in the heart of the downtown Aspen. The configuration allows visitors
to ascend the mountain from the center of town, and ski down the Little Nell Run back into town. The mountainside contains hidden and open remains of the intense
silver mining activity from the Colorado Silver Boom in the late 1880s and early 1890s. In January of 2001, it was decided to end Aspen Mountain's long-time ban on
snowboarding. However, as a courtesy to season-pass holders, the resort was not
officially opened to snowboarders until April 1, 2001.
The longest run is 3 miles/4.8 km. The lift capacity is 10,755 riders per hour. The
average annual snowfall is 300 inches (7.6 m). It has snowmaking capabilities of
210 acres (0.8 km²), which comprises approximately one-third of the area. The
mountain is considered moderate-to-difficult with no "green" (beginner) runs. Novice
skiers must go to Snowmass, Buttermilk, or Aspen Highlands. Approximately 26% of
the terrain is considered expert. The season on the mountain ranges from late
November to early April. It is typically the last area, along with nearby Snowmass, in
the resort complex to close for the winter.
The ski area has a unique "homespun" culture that dates from its early foundation
as part of the Utopian social experiment in Aspen created by Walter Paepcke in the
1940s, retaining somewhat of a throwback culture in comparison to the other three
areas of the complex. The culture is reflected in the numerous homemade
memorials and tributes that dot the trees of mountains created in honor of famous
personages such as John Denver and Hunter S. Thompson.
John Denver Park - this Aspen park is a pleasant place to take your dog or your
kids for a splash in the creek in summertime. The park is named after the famous
Country and Folk singer who resided in Aspen. Lyrics from his most popular songs
are inscribed in the creekside boulders. John Denver Park is on the creek trail on the
north side of Aspen, near the Rio Grande Ball Field and park at N. Mill St. and Rio
Grande Pl.
Maroon Bells - a short drive outside of Aspen, the Maroon Bells are one of the
most photographed mountain scenes in Colorado. The lake and views of the 14,000
ft range are spectacular. A very short trail leads to the lake from the parking lot, and
continues onwards approximately a mile to a 2nd higher lake and then through a
u-shaped glacier carved valley. To get to the Maroon Bells, turn south on Maroon
Creek Rd from Hwy 82 approximately 8 miles. In summer, it is not always possible
to drive directly to the parking lot during daytime hours (8am-5pm) and visitors must
take a shuttle bus from Aspen.
By air - Aspen-Pitkin County Airport, . Major carriers to Aspen include United, US
Airways, Delta Airlines, and Frontier Airlines. ASE is a small airport for small planes
only, and traffic tends to stop in any inclement weather. Flying into Denver Airport and
driving up to Aspen is more reliable and often cheaper.
By car - The drive to Aspen is about 4 hours from Denver. There are two major
routes from Denver - through Glenwood Springs or through Independence Pass.
Independence Pass is only open in the summer months, but provides spectacular
views and can be a bit faster than the longer route through Glenwood. To take this
route, travel south from Copper Mountain exit off I70 through Leadville.


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Black sailor finds noose on US ship, racism probe on
The US Navy is investigating apparent racism in an incident involving a Black sailor finding last week a noose on his rack aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain.
The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) said late Tuesday it has begun its own investigation, in addition to ship officers starting their own probe.
"NCIS is investigating an incident aboard USS Lake Champlain where an object resembling a noose was found in a berthing area … The Navy takes all allegations of sailor misconduct and racial discrimination seriously," Cmdr. Nicole Schwegman said in a statement.
There were no charges filed as of Tuesday.
NCIS said its officials interviewed some crew members of the ship during the weekend, and this led to a suspect who claimed he left the noose on the rack of the Black sailor as a joke.
The incident came as the US Navy is about to release its much-awaited report on race, diversity, and inclusion that started last year amid racial justice protests across the US.
A noose is a loop at the end of a rope in which the knot tightens under load. It was the main object used during the segregation era lynching in the US.
The object is often left as a message to intimidate people, while it is illegal to display a noose in a threatening manner in the states of Virginia, New York, and Connecticut.
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Selena Gomez Wins Hearts At The AMAs
Ria Das
Pop star Selena Gomez, who accepted the award for Favourite Female Artist in the pop/rock genre at the American Music Awards on Sunday night, stunned the audience with a heart-melting speech about the pressures of fame. Yes, the 24-year-old won hearts!!
Congrats, @selenagomez!
Makeup artist Hung Vanngo tweets:
Reunited w/ this amazing lady today for the #AMAs ❤ @selenagomez ❤
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VIDEO: Selena arriving! #AMAs pic.twitter.com/bsgr4QvQQZ
— Selena Gomez News (@MyLifeIsSelG) November 21, 2016
Here goes the full speech:
The emotional words did not come out of Selena's mouth out of the blue. Those who follow her life know that the singer was on a long break from the spotlight to handle the anxiety and depression she was going through and took some time off to focus on her health. Lupus — a serious autoimmune disease with which she was diagnosed in 2013 — had affected her mental health.
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"As many of you know, around a year ago I revealed that I have lupus, an illness that can affect people in different ways," she told People in August and announced a break.
Most of all, the Selenators (her fans call themselves) are the happiest since the pop star's comeback call was confirmed.
Here are the best of all quotes by Selena from the memorable night:
"I kept it all together enough to where I would never let you down. But I kept it too much together to where I let myself down. I had to stop, because I had everything and I was absolutely broken inside."
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"I'm not trying to get validation, nor do I need it anymore."
We are all @LadyGaga after that @SelenaGomez #AMAs acceptance speech! pic.twitter.com/I1cdprAnRl
— AMAs (@AMAs) November 21, 2016
"If you are broken, you don't have to stay broken."
You go girl @selenagomez pic.twitter.com/za5Vqu9LB7
— Music News & Facts (@musicnews_facts) November 21, 2016
"I don't want to see your bodies on Instagram, I want to see what's in here (indicating her heart)."
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"I have to say thank you so much to my fans, because you guys are so damn loyal, and I don't know what I did to deserve you."
Taylor's Instagram story celebrating her BFF Selena Gomez's win at the #AMAs! Congrats @selenagomez! pic.twitter.com/UDH9Z9yMfe
— Taylor Swift News (@TSwiftNZ) November 21, 2016
"That's one thing you should know about me – I care about people. And this is for you."
The room erupted in cheers, so did we!
Whether or not you're a fan of Selena Gomez' music, you'll definitely fall in love with her powerful words. There's still so much stigma around mental health, but if people like Selena come forward and help others by talking about their personal struggles, it'll make a big difference.
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Full transcript of Selena's acceptance speech below:
In 2014, this stage was actually the first time that I was authentically, 100-percent honest with all of you. I think it's safe to say that most of you know a lot of my life, whether I liked it or not. And I had to stop. Because I had everything and I was absolutely broken inside. And I kept it all together enough to never let you down, but I kept too much together, to where I let myself down.
I don't want to see your bodies on Instagram. I want to see what's in here [taps chest]. I'm not trying to get validation, nor do I need it anymore. All I can say from the bottom of my heart is that I'm so grateful to have the opportunity to be able to share what I love every single day with people that I love. And I have to say thank you so much to my fans because you guys are so damn loyal and I don't know what I did to deserve you. But if you are broken, you do not have to stay broken. And if you have respect for me or not, that's one thing you should know about me, is I care about people. And thank you so much for this. This is for you. Thank you."
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