Voucher company Groupon has been given three months to improve the way it operates by a UK regulator.
An investigation by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) found "widespread" examples of breaches of consumer protection rules.
The OFT has specific concerns over "pricing, advertising, refunds, unfair terms, and the diligence of its interactions with merchants".
Groupon has agreed to change to ensure honesty with customers.
Groupon, which is the trading name of MyCityDeal Ltd, negotiates discounts with businesses. It then sends an email to its customers outlining the various deals on offer each day.
If enough of these people sign up to the offer, they can then present a voucher to the trader and benefit from the advertised discount.
However, concerns have been raised in the UK about the exaggeration of some of the discounts on offer and a time limit to take up services.
In one case, the Advertising Standards Authority said it had found that there was no evidence that advertised deals were available. This included deals claiming that consumers could buy a bouquet of flowers for £8 and that they could take advantage of an "all you can eat in London for £3" offer.
Groupon has agreed to make sure that prices in its adverts are accurate and honest and that any limitations on availability are made clear.
The OFT warned Groupon that it would monitor complaints closely and that any breach of the undertakings could lead to court enforcement orders.
"Collective buying and discount schemes can offer real benefits for both consumers and merchants," said Cavendish Elithorn, from the OFT.
"The market is growing rapidly, but it is important that consumers benefit from consumer protection law as well as from the discounted offers.
"Groupon has cooperated fully with our investigation and is making changes to its business practices to address our concerns. We will be monitoring the situation closely to ensure that consumers benefit from these improvements."
Groupon customer Sarah Luty, a 31-year-old from Luton, said she had become much more selective on which deals to buy after finding it difficult to redeem one voucher.
"I bought a spa day from Groupon which included a massage, glass of bubbly and full use of the facilities," she said.
"When I bought it, they had sold so many I had to book a midweek slot five months later, as that was all that was available. Meanwhile in those five months, Groupon continued to sell spa days to the same place."
Another customer - Karen Bellerby - told the BBC News website that Groupon had some good deals, but it was important for customers not to blindly accept everything was cheap.
The charity worker from Colchester said that one of the best deals she had bought was having her hair done for £29, but the electronic goods were often no cheaper than elsewhere, and there were some restrictions on travel deals.
"Sometimes you might get a similar deal by going direct. It is like any shopping on the internet - you should shop around," she said.
Roy Blanga, Groupon's UK managing director, said: "As a young and innovative business, Groupon acknowledges that our processes and procedures have not always kept pace with our rapid growth.
"We have independently made many improvements since early 2011 and have worked transparently and constructively with the OFT to identify areas that require further changes. We take their concerns very seriously and will be willingly implementing the recommended changes."
In February, its first set of results since listing on Nasdaq stock exchange in November, Groupon reported a net loss of $42.7m (£27.0m).


Stanford Blockchain Conference will explore the use of formal methods, empirical analysis, and risk modeling to better understand security and systemic risk in blockchain protocols. We aim to foster multidisciplinary collaboration among practitioners and researchers in blockchain protocols, distributed systems, cryptography, computer security, and risk management. The talks and papers from the previous event in this conference series (formerly known as BPASE) are available here: 2017; 2018.


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2017 Anti-Trump FAKE NEWS Wrapup
This is just a partial list. I deleted a whole bunch of stuff to keep this post a reasonable length.
ALL YEAR: According to the U.S. intelligence community, Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election, but did NOT "hack the election" — i.e., change voter tallies or anything of the sort.
The media talked incessantly about how "Russia hacked the election", supposedly to help Trump get elected. Nobody explained why Russia would WANT Donald "Make America Great Again" Trump in office rather than their long-time, uranium-selling collaborator and successor to Barack "America Sucks" Obama, Hillary Clinton.
JANUARY: On January 20, Time reporter Zeke Miller wrote that a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. had been removed from the White House.
This was not true. Miller didn't happen to see the bust in the crowded Oval Office, so rather than ask someone, he went ahead and peddled the Democrat lie that Trump is a flaming RAAACIST.
JANUARY: When a new president takes office, it is routine for the previous administration's White House web content to be archived, so the new administration can use whitehouse.gov for its own business.
The New York Times reported that the Trump administration had "purged" any "climate change references" from the White House website, as if Trump was some kind of digital book burner.
JANUARY: It is customary when a new administration enters the White House for officials to submit resignations. Trump accepted the resignations of four mid-level State Department officials.
WaPo reported that the U.S. State Department's "entire senior administrative team" resigned en masse in protest of Trump's presidency.
JANUARY: Five days before President Trump's executive order banned travel from some predominantly Muslim countries, Mike Hager's mother died in one of those countries.
The story that she had died BECAUSE of the travel ban went viral.
FEBRUARY: President Trump and Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto talked by telephone.
Based on an AP report, Trump told Nieto he was planning to invade Mexico. The story went viral, but even the Mexican government said that was not at all what Trump had said.
FEBRUARY: A leaked draft of a memo from inside the Department of Homeland Security contained a suggestion that maybe the National Guard could assist in the "investigation, apprehension and detention" of criminal aliens.
AP reported that President Trump was definitely considering mobilizing 100,000 National Guard to help round up and DEPORT illegal aliens.
FEBRUARY: NBC News national correspondent Peter Alexander tweeted that Trump was going to allow Russian companies to do business with Russia's secret service.
The story that Trump was obviously cozy with the Russian government went viral. In reality, the change was merely a technical policy fix that had been planned under Obama.
MAY: The GOP's American Health Care Act said states could apply for waivers that would allow insurance companies, under certain limited circumstances, to charge higher premiums to people based on their personal medical histories. States that were granted these waivers would be required to set up special high-risk insurance pools to help defray costs for these people, as is common with car insurance.
CNN and several others reported that the bill would classify rape and sexual assault as preexisting conditions and allow insurance companies to deny survivors coverage, which was a total lie.
JUNE: On June 6, CNN ran a story claiming former FBI Director James Comey planned to REFUTE President Trump's claim that Comey had assured him three separate times that he was not under FBI investigation.
On June 6, Comey's prepared remarks were released to the public, showing that Comey would actually CONFIRM Trump's assertion.
NOVEMBER: While in Japan, President Trump followed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in dumping a small bowl of fish food into a koi pond.
CNN dishonestly cropped Abe's prior action out of the video, then reported that Trump's bowl dump had been a diplomatic faux pas.
DECEMBER: In late 2016, PRESIDENT-ELECT Trump told his transition team to contact world leaders regarding the incoming administration's foreign policy objectives, which is standard for incoming presidents.
ABC News reported that CANDIDATE Trump had told Michael Flynn to contact Russia.
http://thefederalist.com/2017/02/06/16-fake-news-stories-reporters-have-run-since-trump-won/
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/here-are-the-10-worst-media-moments-from-2017/article/2644637
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/08/7-times-cnn-botched-the-news-in-2017/
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cth: 2017 Anti-Trump FAKE NEWS Wrapup
This is just a partial list.
Yeah, my first thought on seeing the headline was, it would have to be partial or take over the blog.
Especially if you accompanied it with a list of Trump's #winning works from the past year.
Turned out, 2017 was nothing like I expected.
I expect 2018 to be the same. 🙂
I'd like to see 2018 also bring a parade of corruptocrats fitted out with the handcuffs and orange jumpsuits they have so richly deserved for far too long. 🙂

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Sorry I'm pretty back logged from the past 2 weeks for blog updates. I went to Batken in Southern Kyrgyzstan two weeks ago and shot an event for ACTED and stayed with some OSCE and UNDP folks. Here's a zoomed map showing Batken and the territories within a few kilometers of Batken. There is a frequent conflict over border demarcation, and water rights among other issues in this region. Requests for funding to fix massive infrastructural problems have long been ignored by the central government, presumably because of the distance between Batken and the capital city Bishkek in the north. A Kyrgyz man was shot by Uzbek guards the night before I was supposed to return and there was disagreement about what happened. Needless to say, there were protests and my trip back was delayed for a day. Seeing a map as marked up as this and knowing how historically fluid ethnicity has been in the region brings up a lot of questions regarding peace and what the intentions of these borders were. There is frequent conflict in Batken, although I had a nice stay myself. More images to follow.


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Netflix Picks India for World Premiere of 'Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle'
Andy Serkis, Christian Bale, Freida Pinto, Louis Ashbourne Serkis and newcomer Rohan Chand will walk the red carpet in Mumbai on November 25 for Netflix's 'Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle,' the first time a major Hollywood film has celebrated its world premiere in India.
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In what will be the first-ever world premiere for a Hollywood film in India, talent from Netflix's Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle will jet down to Mumbai to walk the red carpet on Nov. 25.
Director Andy Serkis will be joined by Christian Bale, Freida Pinto, Louis Ashbourne Serkis and newcomer Rohan Chand, who plays Mowgli in the film, at the world premiere.
Netflix picked up worldwide rights to the live-action feature, based on Rudyard Kipling's classic novel The Jungle Book, and will stream Mowgli on its service Dec. 7.
The cast of the film includes Benedict Cumberbatch as the tiger Shere Khan, Cate Blanchett as the snake Kaa, director Serkis as the bear Baloo and Bale as the panther Bagheera. Naomie Harris, Peter Mullan and Matthew Rhys also star.
The film's trailer was launched last week in Singapore at Netflix's See What's Next: Asia event where the streaming giant also unveiled its upcoming India slate.
Netflix has been ramping up its marketing offensive in India as it strives to expand in the region. The streaming giant recently flew down talent, including actors Michael Pena and Diego Luna and showrunner Eric Newman, for the launch of Narcos: Mexico to Mumbai. Last year, Netflix brought A-listers Brad Pitt and Will Smith to India to promote its features War Machine and Bright, respectively.
Brad Pitt, Shah Rukh Khan Talk Appeal of Netflix, Bollywood
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From metrics to meanings : culture change and quality of acute hospital care for older people [PDF]
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The study explores areas where a change in the culture of care has been introduced and attempt to identify those factors that result in positive change. Several methods will be used including...
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Changing management cultures and organisational performance in the NHS [PDF]
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This research study looks at changing management cultures and organisational performance in the NHS. The study was commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research and involved the...
Unchartered territory: a report into the first generation growing older with HIV [PDF]
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In 2010, Terrence Higgins Trust, Age UK and The Joseph Rowntree Foundation released a groundbreaking piece of research, A National Study of Ageing and HIV (50 Plus), that explored the needs and...
MODEM modelling outcome and cost impacts of interventions for dementia: advanced care planning [PDF]
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The Dementia Evidence Toolkit is for commissioners, care providers, people working in health and social care and people with dementia and their families. It contains summaries of the resarch...
MODEM modelling outcome and cost impacts of interventions for dementia: magnetic cognitive stimulation therapy [PDF]
MODEM modelling outcome and cost impacts of interventions for dementia: cognitive stimulation therapy [PDF]
Systematic review and mapping study of alternatives to inpatient care for children and adolescents with complex mental health needs [PDF]
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Providing mental health services in the community to young people with a severe mental health problem so they do not need to be admitted to hospital may help to improve symptoms and other outcomes.
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Emergency planning in health : scoping study of the international literature, local information resources and key stakeholders [PDF]
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The needs and experiences of services by individuals with long-term progressive neurological conditions and their carers : a benchmarking study [PDF]
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This report describes a project to assess experiences of health and social care services for patients with Motor Neurone Disease (MND), Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson's Disease (PD), and...
Artificial intelligence and health. Summary report of a roundtable held on 16 January 2019
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is likely to have a ground-breaking impact on biomedical research and healthcare. However, for the UK to take full advantage of the potential of AI, the current...


July 2018 Vet-Advantage Calendar — Click Here to View.
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"Work hard, stay positive, and get up early. It's the best part of the day." – George Allen, Sr.
The United States is home to the world's largest pet care veterinary services market, according to a new report from the international firm The Business Research Co. highlighted by Today's Veterinary Business. The report, "Veterinary Services Global Market 2018," set the U.S. segment at $13.5 billion in 2017. The pet care number was far short of the $27.5 billion U.S. market for livestock veterinary services. China's livestock segment, by comparison, was worth $5.5 billion in 2017.
Zoetis announced the launch of its VetVance® mobile application, a mobile version of the VetVance website. VetVance, part of Zoetis' Commitment to Veterinarians™, is a free educational resource that provides students and recent graduates with valuable online content relating to professional development, business skills, professional stewardship, financial literacy and personal wellness. Veterinarians, veterinary students and veterinary technicians now have the convenience of on-the-go access to the repository of online content offered through the VetVance platform. The new mobile application, available for use on iOS smartphones and tablets, and Android smartphones, features many of the tools found on the VetVance website including courses, course progress tracking and registrant profiles.
According to the Santa Ynez Valley Star, Doug Herthel, veterinarian and co-founder of Platinum Performance, passed away recently. "Doug succumbed to a 17-month long, hard fought battle with Lewy body disease, a progressive and aggressive form of dementia," his sons Mark and Troy Herthel wrote on their Facebook pages. Herthel is an alumni of U.C. Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and founded the Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center with his wife Sue in 1972. Herthel has made numerous breakthroughs in abdominal surgery, fracture repair, regenerative medicine and nutrition therapy. In 1996 Herthel developed and founded Platinum Performance, a supplement which helps heal equine patients after surgery. His line of products have expanded in the past three decades to include health supplements for other domestic animals and humans. Herthel was notably the veterinarian for President Ronald Reagan during his tenure at Rancho del Cielo, commonly known as the Western White House at the top of Refugio canyon.
According to TIME, potato-based pet foods may be causing heart disease in dogs, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration warned. The government agency is investigating a potential link between pet foods with peas, lentils, potatoes and other legume seeds and instances of canine dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs not typically vulnerable to the disease. "Highly unusual" reports of these dogs contracting the disease prompted the FDA to investigate their food sources, which, the agency notes, largely contained those certain ingredients. Found typically in larger breeds of dogs like Great Danes and Newfoundlands, canine dilated cacdiomypatohy enlarges the heart, thus weakening it and often leading to heart failure.
Petco today announced the launch of PetCoach, a first-of-its-kind pet care store concept that offers a whole new way for pet parents to provide complete care for their pets. Now open in San Marcos, Calif., PetCoach offers the highest quality suite of personalized pet services, products and experiences – all designed through a veterinary lens – to address total pet health and wellness, according to a release.The new model brings Petco's previously online-only, veterinary-led PetCoach platform to life in a retail setting, enhanced by digital and mobile tools, so pet parents have 24/7 access to the support they need – whenever and wherever they need it. On-site services include grooming, training, veterinary care, nutrition consultations, day care, self-wash, mobile vet house calls and dog walking – all in one place. The store design highlights the experiences offered, with clear visibility into each service area and casual gathering spaces for personal interactions and educational events.
This past June, Dr. Bruce Somerville joined the AVMA as director of the Division of Animal and Public Health. The DAPH is one of two divisions within AVMA's Public Policy Strategic Business Unit, the other being the Animal Welfare Division. Dr. Somerville's role as director is to provide the vision, expertise, and leadership required to plan, develop, implement, and manage Association activities supported by the DAPH. Dr. Somerville most recently was director of research and development for pharmaceutical clinical development at Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica. Prior to that, he was the global head of pharmaceutical project management for Merial.
According to National Hog Farmer, the Trump administration is getting ready to escalate the trade war with China by announcing it is preparing to hit China with additional tariffs of 10% on $200 billion of Chinese exports. This comes a week after the United States placed a 25% tariff on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods followed by China retaliating against U.S. products. The products on the administration's latest list targets a large number of consumer goods including clothing, refrigerators, air conditioners, tires, luggage, baseball gloves, some electronics, fish, fruits and vegetables. The last round of tariffs hit mostly raw materials. China's Commerce Ministry says the new list is "totally unacceptable" and China would impose countermeasures and file a case with the World Trade Organization. President Trump earlier said if China retaliated against the United States he would put tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese goods.
According to Feedstuffs, four of the nation's largest food companies have launched the Sustainable Food Policy Alliance, a new organization focused on driving progress in public policies that shape what people eat and how it affects their health, communities and the planet. Founding member companies include Danone North America, Mars Inc., Nestlé USA and Unilever United States. The launch comes after all four, along with seven other major firms, had previously dropped their membership from the Grocery Manufacturers Assn. (GMA) amid philosophical disagreements in 2017.
According to MEAT+POULTRY, the national rollout of a Steak Bowl meal kit line is underway. The kits were developed by American Foods Group, a beef processor owned by Rosen's Diversified Inc., in collaboration with the Beef. It's What's For Dinner. program. The kits, which were tested in select stores in February, will be sold in fresh meat departments at 1,500 stores this year. The kits are a complete meal that consumers can eat as is or include their choice of vegetables. The meal kits include USDA Choice beef packaged raw with the ingredients. Flavors include Korean Style Bulgogi Beef Bowl, Steak Burrito Bowl, Steak & Tzatziki Bowl and Steak and Mash Bowl.
Virbac Corporation has announced the launch of C.E.T.® VEGGIEDENT® FR3SH® Tartar Control Chews for Dogs, which uniquely targets bad breath while supporting proper digestion. C.E.T. VEGGIEDENT FR3SH Chews are able to uniquely target bad breath and support proper digestion by a 3-way performance: Cleanse (addresses oral causes of bad breath), Freshen (freshens breath with every chew) and Balance (promotes proper digestion).
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Nizaam Ali, Malcolm Nance, Nicholas Kristof, Jack Rice, Cristian German, Nizam Ali
Show: THE LAST WORD WITH LAWRENCE O`DONNELL
Guest: Nizaam Ali, Malcolm Nance, Nicholas Kristof, Jack Rice, Cristian
German, Nizam Ali
LAWRENCE O`DONNELL, HOST, THE LAST WORD: Good evening Rachel, thank you.
MADDOW: Thanks.
O`DONNELL: Well, for 24 hours, they were just a number, 14. Fourteen dead
in San Bernardino.
When we heard that number yesterday in American newsrooms, we all knew that
we would be talking about nothing else in our coverage.
Because coverage of these events, multiple murders in America are simply
determined by body count, 14. Fourteen stopped us all yesterday.
But if it had been two, if it had been three, we would not be paying this
much attention to it. Fourteen, that`s what this story is about.
This story is about those 14 and now we have their names. Thirty seven-
year-old Michael Wetzel, a father of six who coached youth soccer.
Forty two-year-old Daniel Kaufman who trained development with disabled
employees at the Inland Regional Center`s coffee shop.
Fifty two-year-old Nicholas Thalasinos, a loving husband, 27-year-old
Sierra Clayburn whose sister says she was a loving, protecting person and
loved helping people as a health inspector.
Fifty eight-year-old Damian Meins, a health worker who also played Santa
for children. Forty six-year-old Bennetta Betbadal, she fled Iran at age
18 to escape Islamic extremism.
Forty-year-old Robert Adams leaves behind a wife and a 20-month-old
daughter. Sixty year-old Isaac Amanios remembered as a great human being
by his cousin, NFL player Ned Barry.
Thirty one-year-old Tin Nguyen, she was engaged to be married. Aurora
Godoy, was 26. Harry Bowman was 46. Yvette Velasco was 27 years old.
Juan Espinoza was 50 years old. Shannon Johnson was 45 years on the last
day of her life. We continue to learn more about the attackers, the
"Associated Press" reports tonight that the two shooters met formally for
the first time in Saudi Arabia in 2013 during the annual Islamic
pilgrimage.
The woman Tashfeen Malik came to the United States on a Pakistani passport
on July 2014 and became a conditional resident after she married Syed
Farooq who was born a United States citizen in Chicago.
They had a 6-month-old daughter who they dropped off with their paternal
grandmother on their way to commit mass murder.
We also learned today that Syed Farooq communicated online with people who
were being monitored by the FBI in connection with a terrorism
But the shooters did not have criminal records and neither was on the FBI`s
radar in any real way. Authorities are still investigating the attackers
motive.
Police recovered a massive pile of ammunition, bombs, material that could
be used to make bombs.
In addition to the 65 to 75 rounds the attackers fired, authorities found a
remote controlled-pipe bomb and four high capacity assault rifle magazines
at the scene.
The attackers had 1,600 additional rounds of ammunition inside the SUV
where they were killed in that shootout yesterday.
And at the house in Redlands that the police searched, they found 12 pipe
bomb-type devices and more than 4,500 rounds of ammunition.
Joining us now from San Bernardino is Chris Jansing. Chris, we had an
update tonight, another press conference update tonight. What were the –
what were the most important additional items we learned tonight?
CHRIS JANSING, NBC NEWS: We got to feel, Lawrence, for what it must have
been like, the horror to be in that room. Seventy five to 80 people of 91
people who were invited to be there that day.
And this couple walked in and he knew them. We learned tonight that 12 of
the 14 people who were killed were his co-workers, were folks who actually
worked in the center that is behind me.
So, this was something that was very personal as well as very deliberate.
And we saw pictures for the first time, pictures of the weapons that were
used to kill and injure these people, to terrorize them.
You see the two large assault weapons that are there. Now, assault weapons
are banned in California, but these AR-15s can be modified in such a way
that they are legal.
And all four of these were legally obtained. They cost $550 to a $1,000,
and go online Lawrence, you can see an advertisement for these AR-15s, they
call them easy to use.
You don`t need any special kind of training. We saw new photos of the
cars, one of the – from the officer that had bullet holes in it.
But the bullet hole-ridden car of this couple, one person described it as
looking as if a bomb went off.
Four hundred and fifty six rounds of ammunition police say were exchanged
between police and those two gunmen. And then we also – and there you see
the higher image of what happened there.
But what we heard that was incredibly moving was a first-person account
from Lieutenant Mike Maddon(ph). He was one of the first responders on the
And he was someone who said that he had prepared for this after
(INAUDIBLE), they had training for it, they thought they knew what it would
be like.
But nothing prepares you for this kind of situation. Here`s part of what
he said tonight.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The situation was surreal, it was something that I
don`t think again, we prepared for and they tried to – an active shooter,
we talk about sensory overload, they just try to throw everything at you to
prepare you for dealing with that.
What you`re seeing, what you`re hearing, what you`re smelling, and it was
all of that and more. It was unspeakable, the carnage that we are seeing,
the number of people who were injured and unfortunately already dead.
And the pure panic on the face of those individuals that were still in need
and needing to be safe.
JANSING: He talked about trying to bring calm to the chaos and you could
imagine what a chaotic scene it was.
He described very vividly about people screaming in pain, about trying to
get some people out of there, but they were so afraid they didn`t want to
So you really see very personally how this has impacted this community,
these very brave first responders, we`ve heard from some of the people who
were essentially first responders at the hospital.
And all of this playing out as the investigation obviously, Lawrence, is
really in its very early stages with hundreds of investigators looking at
three main scenes.
O`DONNELL: And Chris, when you talk about their training for this, the one
thing that they can`t include in that training is any experience of seeing
14 dead bodies.
There`s nothing like that that you can put into training.
JANSING: And the – he described, you know, you can still smell obviously
the gunpowder in the air, you can smell the smell of shots.
And he said right away when they got there, he realized that it was what
they thought it might be. And it was clear that there were a lot of people
there who were deceased.
And you know, over the years, I`ve heard a lot of people in this situation
trying to describe what it`s like. And of course, it is absolutely
indescribable.
It`s worth repeating as obviously, as obvious as it may seem. This is
their community, these are their friends, these are their neighbors.
These are the people that they go to church with. As you describe, a
father of four, somebody who ran the local coffee shop who probably knew a
lot of these folks.
So, they`re going into this situation where the decisions that they have to
make and the training that they have to allow to kick in really is in an
active shooter situation, a matter of life and death.
And he also – what I thought was really interesting, he sort of alluded to
the fact that there`s been some sort of bad things done about police and
the way they respond to situations.
There was a little allusion to that. And you realize that in the grand
scheme of things when you have a situation like this, how lucky people are
to have someone who is willing to go in there and do what he was able to do
that night.
O`DONNELL: Really heroic police work in this case, no question about it.
Chris Jansing in San Bernardino, thank you very much for joining us
tonight, really appreciate it.
We`re joined now –
JANSING: Thank you –
O`DONNELL: By Nbc News Justice correspondent Pete Williams. Pete, what do
we know about the timetable on the acquisition of these weapons?
PETER WILLIAMS, NBC NEWS: Well, the – we`re told that the assault
weapons; the larger, long guns that you saw in that picture were bought
three or four years ago, but not by Syed Farooq or his wife, the two big
ones.
The two smaller ones, the hand guns were purchased by Syed Farooq we`re
told. So there`s a question here of how did they end up with these two
assault rifles?
Somebody legally purchased them, but it wasn`t Farooq or his wife. So, was
that a – what is called a straw purchase where you pay somebody to buy the
guns for you or was it a simple matter of somebody buying them and then
giving to them or what was the deal there?
They`re trying to figure that out. There`s – remember, this was three or
four years ago. Farooq has said he liked to do target practice.
So there may be a more or less innocent explanation for this, but they do
want to try to nail that down. There`s nothing that we know in his record
that would have disqualified him from buying the gun.
But perhaps it was a matter of he thought he couldn`t get it with a name
like the one he had or they would raise questions. That`s something
they`re trying to nail down.
O`DONNELL: Nbc`s Pete Williams, thank you very much for joining us tonight
Pete, really appreciate it –
WILLIAMS: OK –
O`DONNELL: We`re joined now by Jack Rice, a former CIA special agent and
terrorism expert. And Jack, we`ve learned an awful lot more since we last
talked here last night.
Given all we know now, what do you think of the most important things we`ve
been learning today?
JACK RICE, FORMER SPECIAL AGENT, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY: Well, I
think what`s most important is that the FBI has really stepped up their
involvement here.
They`re really looking at not just social media sites, they`re also taking
a look at the computers themselves.
I mean, as Pete just put this, this is about trying to determine where the
AR-15s came from, to see if there`s a connection there. But there`s also a
need to find a connection.
Everybody wants to understand the motivation. Everybody wants to
understand this, and I think that`s what the FBI is driving forward with.
There`s a reason they took all of those computers to Washington. They want
answers now so they can follow up as quickly as possible.
O`DONNELL: Let`s listen to what the sheriff said today about, were they
targeting individuals, specific people during the shooting? Let`s listen
to what he said about that.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They sprayed the room with bullets. So, I don`t know
if there was any one person that they openly targeted. They killed 14
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What was the –
O`DONNELL: Jack, what does that tell us? Here`s someone going into his own
work place to do this. But witnesses don`t get the feeling that he was
targeting any specific individuals.
RICE: Yes, I agree. I mean, that`s what it sounds like to me as well.
And I think we also have to realize this wasn`t a spur of the moment thing.
The idea to come in and bring in bombs. The idea to come in with this
amount of weaponry. The idea of preparing with 1,600 rounds.
This is not something that`s done in five seconds. This was a planned
effort. This was a planned attack. And so I think it`s important to
realize there is something more behind this than one disaffected man who
was angry at one particular person.
This was about something much bigger than that. That`s what people are
trying to find answers.
O`DONNELL: So, Jack, just to underline the point. If the emphasis here
was on the investigation of a workplace grievance of some kind, that`s
where you might expect something more like an individual targeting going on
RICE: Absolutely. I mean, what makes this unusual is that you`re not
targeting a particular individual, but typically where that has happened in
the past if one person doing it.
The idea that somebody would actually bring their wife along to be the co-
conspirator here sort of changes the entire dynamic anyway.
And then to come and take out as you put this rightfully so, 14 people,
injuring more than almost two dozen more. This was not about taking out
one person because you`re angry.
This is about something fundamentally different than that.
O`DONNELL: Jack Rice, thank you very much for joining us tonight. Coming
up, a man who attends the same Mosque that Syed Farooq belong to will join
us to talk about the man he knew.
And one Republican senator actually dared to show courage in Washington
today. And this is what it`s come to in Washington.
This is what courage was today; voting to prevent terrorist from being able
to buy firearms in America. Only one Republican senator was willing to
vote for that.
That`s coming up.
CARLOS ORTIZ, FATHER OF KEVIN ORTIZ: The door and started shooting, he got
hit, right at that time and they ducked, he ducked under the table, and
then he tried to hide himself and tried – there was – as he said that
they came back and were shooting some more and they actually shot us when
they got shot in the legs.
O`DONNELL: That`s Carlos Ortiz talking about his son Kevin. More about
Kevin next.
BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: This is of course the most
wonderful time of the year, but we would be remiss not to take a moment to
remember our fellow Americans whose hearts are heavy tonight.
Who grieve for loved ones, especially in San Bernardino, California. Their
loss is our loss, too. For we`re all one American family. We look out for
each other, in good times and in bad.
And they should know that all of us care about them this holiday season.
They`re in our thoughts, they`re in our prayers, and we send them our love.
O`DONNELL: Today, police announced the number of people wounded in San
Bernardino massacre increased to 21, the number yesterday was 17.
They`ve increased that now to 21. That number includes the two police
officers who were wounded during the shootout with the suspects in the SUV
Kevin Ortiz was also wounded in the massacre, he was shot five times.
Kevin Ortiz called his wife who he married just two weeks ago to tell her
that he was hurt but he was going to be OK.
He then made the same phone call to his father. Kevin Ortiz is in the
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, he`s in stable condition in the
intensive care unit.
Joining us now, Pastor Cristian German, he`s a close friend of Kevin Ortiz
and his wife. He`s also the youth pastor of Fontana First Assembly of God
where the couple attends church.
Pastor German, you visited Kevin in the hospital, what can you tell us
about how he`s doing and your conversations with him there in the hospital?
CRISTIAN GERMAN, REVEREND MINISTER: Sure, yes, I visited him today. I`ve
seen him to be – he was doing much better, he`s recovering from the wounds
and he`s doing much better now.
O`DONNELL: And what does he remember about the shooting?
GERMAN: Very little. From what he told me, he says that they were at the
company`s Christmas party when all of a sudden he heard pops in the
hallway.
And after that, he said he saw somebody come inside the room where they
were celebrating and the person – the suspect was wearing a mask and he
just began to shoot at everybody.
O`DONNELL: And what does he say about Syed Farooq, he worked with him, he
knew him, how – what was his reaction to discovering who was doing the
shooting?
GERMAN: He doesn`t know –
O`DONNELL: He still –
O`DONNELL: Go ahead –
GERMAN: He still doesn`t know.
O`DONNELL: So, no one has discussed with him what we know about the facts
of this case, that`s not something that people are discussing with him at
the hospital?
GERMAN: Right, they haven`t discussed that with him.
O`DONNELL: And is he asking about that? Is he asking questions about what
we know about what happened?
GERMAN: No, not at all, he`s just very concerned about his fellow co-
workers who he had seen them injured yesterday on the scene.
O`DONNELL: What was his wife`s reaction to getting that phone call from
him when he`s been shot five times?
My understanding is, he made the phone call once a police officer was close
to him, so that he could assure her that although he`s been hurt, he`s with
a police officer and he`s going to be safe.
What did she say about what it was like to receive that phone call?
GERMAN: Well, in fact, she didn`t – she thought it was just a prank call
at first because he had called from a different phone.
So, she thought it was just a prank call until he was very serious and she
recognized his voice and he had told her that he had been shot.
But that he wanted – he wanted to let her know that he loved her and that
he was going to be OK. And then that`s when the line cut off. And right
after that, she called me, shocked, crying, very emotional.
O`DONNELL: And was – did he make the call to his father with the same
phone or with a different phone?
GERMAN: Yes, with the same phone.
O`DONNELL: And what did his father tell you about receiving that call?
GERMAN: I`m sorry, I couldn`t hear that last word.
O`DONNELL: What did his father tell you about receiving that call? Did he
realize how serious this was right away?
GERMAN: Oh, yes, of course, he was really scared.
O`DONNELL: Cristian German, thank you very much for joining us tonight. I
really appreciate you taking the time and please give our best wishes to
Kevin, we wish him a speedy recovery.
Very sorry for what he`s been through.
GERMAN: Thank you.
O`DONNELL: Thank you. Up next, a man who attended the same Mosque as Syed
Farooq will join us.
DAVID BOWDICH, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, LOS
ANGELES: We do not yet know the motive, we cannot rule anything out at
this point.
Again, it would be irresponsible of me and it would be way too early for us
to speculate on motive of why this occurred.
O`DONNELL: Nbc News is reporting tonight that according to authorities,
Syed Farooq had been in touch with persons of interest in the Los Angeles
area who have expressed Jihadist-oriented view.
Intelligence sources say that Syed Farooq was also in communication with
individuals overseas who are also persons of interest to U.S. authorities.
Joining us now, Malcolm Nance; a former Counterterrorism Intelligence
officer, combat veteran and the author of "Defeating ISIS: Who They Are,
How They Fight, What They Believe."
Also joining us from the vigil at San Manuel Stadium in San Bernardino is
Nizam Ali who knew Syed Farooq, they attended the same Mosque in San
Bernardino.
Mr. Ali, thank you very much for joining us tonight. And first of all, I
want you to talk to us about where you are at that vigil tonight. How have
you been received there by people at the vigil?
NIZAM ALI, ATTENDED SAME MOSQUE AS SYED FAROOQ: Honestly, I mean, I just
came here about 15-20 minutes ago and everything is fine, I mean I`m not
getting – you know, everything goes through, I`m being welcome, you know.
O`DONNELL: And are you aware –
ALI: Yes, a good response –
O`DONNELL: Of any organized attempt to have Muslims in your community
attend this vigil tonight or are people just coming –
ALI: Yes –
O`DONNELL: On their own initiative?
ALI: No, there was actually from the Redlands community. Actually, right
now, they`re having one of the speakers from the Mosque in Redlands, you
know, speaking on behalf of the Redlands community, Muslim community, that
O`DONNELL: And we just heard the applause there for that. This is a –
ALI: Right –
O`DONNELL: A great – it seems like a great coming together there tonight.
Please tell us what –
O`DONNELL: You can about Syed Farooq, how long you have known him and any
changes you might have observed in him over time.
ALI: First of all, I wanted to, you know, express my condolences on behalf
of the community in San Bernardino. You know, I take this personally since
I was born and raised here in San Bernardino.
This is my residence, this is where I was born, this is where I was raised.
So first, you know, my condolences to the families and to those that are
injured on behalf of the Muslim community at large.
As you were asking – so I had met him in the Mosque. He used to come on
lunch break to the Mosque, and I noticed, you know, we`re a very small,
close-knit community here in San Bernardino.
We have about five to ten attendees per prayer, we pray five times a day.
So, in any prayer, we have about five to ten people. So, everyone knows
each other, you know, pretty much.
So we noticed a new person is coming in, this was about two years ago. And
I noticed, you know, he`s coming frequently. So, I –you know, we try to
be welcoming to newcomers.
So, I approached him and I said, hey, how are you? Where are you from? I
noticed, you know, you`re coming more frequently.
So, he said, you know, I work in this area, I have lunch break so, you
know, I`m coming for that reason.
So from then, you know, I started to, you know, engage in some contact with
him and slowly – I wouldn`t say I was a friend of his. We had
acquaintances with each other.
I would meet him frequently, however, he never expressed any type of, you
know, emotional breaks or anything like that. I know him as being a very
respectful individual.
He was shy in the beginning, he was not somebody that was violent, he was
not somebody that was emotional.
He was not somebody that I knew that was – you know, he did not have any
negative characteristics. I mean he was always respectful. I mean he was
a really nice guy. And, to found this out yesterday, last night, to hear
that this is the individual that did that, I mean it is shocking. It is
heartbreaking. It is devastating.
There is no words I have, you know, to express and same thing with the
members of our community. We are devastated. We cannot believe that a
person like this, you know, would do such a thing.
So, at the time I met him, he was saying, you know, I am going to be
getting married soon and you know, I congratulated him on that and after
that, he got married and then he returned back with his wife.
O`DONNELL: Did he –
ALI: And, then I had –
O`DONNELL: Can I just ask you about his wife, Tashfeen Malik. Did he tell
you how he met her? How he came to be connected to her in the first place?
ALI: What I remember is that he had mentioned, he met her online on some
Muslim dating site or Muslim matrimony site or something along those lines,
but I do not know anything beyond that. I know that he said that she wore
a niqab, which is the face veil that is covered on the face.
So, other than that, I do not know anything about her. I believe he said
that she was from Pakistan. And, I remember he was saying that he was
going to go to Saudi Arabia to Mecca, you know, the holy trine in Islam to
get married there.
So, I remember he was mentioning that I am going to go there and get
married and bring my wife back. And, then, eventually, he came back, I
think he was gone for a few weeks. And, then, I saw him again and, you
know, I congratulated him.
And, he was saying, you know, I want to do some type of banquet here in my
community, here in San Bernardino – here in Riverside. Riverside was his
community. That was his local mosque, which is about 15 miles– minutes
from San Bernardino.
So, and, I said, "Hey, let us do it in our mosque in San Bernardino." And,
he said, "No, I suggest it would be better in my community. You know, it
is my – those are the people I grew up with and that I know." So, I said,
"OK, fine." So, I made some food and we took it over, and you know we had
a little banquet. And, that was it.
I would say, it would be a few hundred people attended, something like
that. Then, after that, I heard that he had mentioned his wife getting
pregnant. And, after that, you know, he had a baby about six, seven months
back. And, after that, I started school. I am studying in Cal State, San
Bernardino, myself.
So, my timing – you know, my schedule became a little bit different than
his. So, our interactions became less and less. I mean, like I said, I
did not interact with him except at the mosque. Occasionally, he came to
my house, you know, and things like that. But, I would not say that he was
a friend of mine. You know, I was not someone that was as close with him
as others could have been.
O`DONNELL: Malcolm Nance, I would like to get your reactions on what you
just heard from Mr. Ali about this experience of knowing this guy and being
so shocked, never seeing any hint of anything like this being possible.
MALCOLM NANCE, COUNTERTERRORISM EXPERT: First, I think it is absolutely
brilliant that the Muslim community of San Bernardino is coming together to
show unity of themselves and to show that what the true face of Islam is.
But, speaking of Syed, the first thing that I see here is that, we see that
within the people who are radicalizing, that they come in two different
flavors.
For the most part, the ones that we all know about are the People who are,
you know, completely withdrawn, start talking all the Jihadic rhetoric,
start making calls for action. But, on the other hand, there is another
type of jihadist, or someone who could be radicalized into jihad. And,
that is the person who goes on self Hindra.
Hindra is the technical term that is used amongst Jihadist. It is actually
a religious term to emigrate, like Prophet Muhammad did from Mecca to
Medina. Well, amongst the groups like ISIS and al-Qaeda, they mentally
emigrate to a safe zone, where they live amongst themselves and essentially
isolate themselves from the other community.
And, in this case, it is quite possible that, that could have happened
where the entire Muslim community of San Bernardino and Redlands would
have, absolutely, no idea that mentally this person has essentially gone
off the reservation and has brought himself to a state of mind to where he
believes other things and that action should occur.
O`DONNELL: Mr. Ali, have you had any experience seeing anyone else develop
in a way that indicated you might be suspicious of some kind of radical
tendencies?
ALI: Absolutely not. I mean like I said, he was a sweet guy. He was, you
know, a very friendly person, very charismatic person. I mean, he was not
a mean person. He would never argue, like I said, you know, he would never
even – I never heard him raise his voice. I never seen him in emotional
You know, I never seen him flip out for any reason, you know, based upon
whatever circumstances, there may have been. He was always relaxed, always
calm. And, to so that this person was capable of doing such a thing is –
like I said, there is no word – I cannot find a word to describe it,
devastating, surprising, shocking. I mean I cannot express the words. I
cannot express the feeling.
O`DONNELL: And, let me just ask you more generally, Mr. Ali, about – have
you seen other people – you know, there is articles in newspapers in
America every day about American radicalization of Muslims and people out
there could get the feeling. And, I think there are some political
candidates, who want people to get the feeling that this is happening
everywhere all the time in America.
And, that, you know, with your experience in being as religious as you are
and as frequent a visitor to your mosque, surely you would come across
people frequently, who were going through this kind of metamorphosis into
more and more radicalization.
And, I am just wondering what you would say to people, who think that this
is common in America and common in Muslim life in America. Just how much
of this have you witnessed?
ALI: Honestly, this is the first case that I have seen it, you know,
firsthand like this, knowing a person that close, seeing him two to three
times a week. But, like a said, the frequency was a lot, but the duration
was five minutes, two minutes. You know, how are you? What are you doing?
So, there is no – I cannot answer you, you know, unfortunately, in the
best way. I mean, in my opinion is that – I would say that, it is a duty
upon all the citizens, Muslims and non-Muslims alike that if we see such
activity, if we see people that are headed towards this path, that we
should notify the authorities to let them know this is the situation.
Had I known that this person was in this state of mind, and I had knowledge
of such a thing, I would have been the first person to report it to the
proper authorities to prevent such an atrocity from occurring.
O`DONNELL: And, just to clarify, I mean, what you are telling us is in all
your experience in Muslim life in America, you have never witnessed anyone
like this going down a road like this. And, it is not – and I would take
from that, the inference that it is very uncommon for American Muslims to
witness this kind of aggression?
ALI: Absolutely. Absolutely. And, on top of that, I would like to add
one more thing. He was – We were, you know, discussing this in the mosque
amongst the brothers that he was an example of the American dream, if you
O`DONNELL: Yes.
ALI: He had a good job. According to what we have learned yesterday, he
was making $77,000 he made last year, right?
ALI: He was making good money. He had a family. He had a house. He was
successful in life. And, I remember six to nine months back, he had
mentioned he was going to start his masters degree. He was going to pursue
his masters degree.
So, this was an educated individual. He had a job with the county
environmental development - Environmental or health department, sorry with,
you know – so, he was a professional individual. And, to see that
transformation is just, you know –
ALI: Puzzling. I do not see the correlation.
O`DONNELL: Nizaam Ali –
ALI: So, definitely, something is not common.
O`DONNELL: Nizaam Ali, thank you very much for joining us tonight.
ALI: You are welcome.
O`DONNELL: And, thank you for your invaluable –
ALI: Thank you very much.
O`DONNELL: I want also thank you for your invaluable contribution to that
vigil tonight. Your presence there tonight is very important.
ALI: You are welcome. My hope –
O`DONNELL: And, we are glad to see you doing that. Go ahead.
ALI: My hope to the community, you know, is that we – my hope was coming
out was, you know, that we do not get any backlashes from the community
because of ignorance, because of, you know, stereotypes. Because, you
know, such an incident happened here locally in our presence. And, this is
something that is unacceptable.
So, my hope is that, you know, we ask God to give us the patience as a
nation to go through this and give us the perseverance and allow us and
enable us to go through this phase in life and become better people and
understand, you know. And, we will move on in life. And, we hope we will
become more united.
O`DONNELL: Again, thank you very much for joining us tonight and thank for
being there.
ALI: You are welcome. God bless you.
O`DONNELL: Malcom Nance, thank you also for joining us tonight. I
NANCE: You are welcome.
O`DONNELL: Coming up, a profile in courage in Washington today. It is
just shocking how low the bar is now on courage in Washington.
O`DONNELL: Today`s "Profile in Courage" in Washington is Illinois Senator
Mark Kirk. He is the only republican senator who voted today to make it
slightly more difficult for terrorists to obtain the tools of terror in the
Mark Kirk was the only republican senator who voted to prevent people whose
names are on the American government`s terror watch list from purchasing
guns and explosives. That, that is what passes for courage in 21st century
American politics. A republican voting to prevent people on the terror
watch list from being easily able to legally purchase guns and explosives
in the united states.
Every republican senator voting today voted to continue to make it as easy
as possible for terrorists including people on the terror watch list to buy
guns legally and easily, to buy explosives legally and easily. They voted
to make sure that the United States of America remains the friendliest
weapons supplier of terrorists in the world.
And, of course, the terrorists won today in the United States senate as
they do every time any legislation about restricting access to firearms
comes to a vote in today`s senate. Forty-five senators voted for Dianne
Feinstein`s amendment to prevent people on the terror watch list from
buying guns and explosives.
And, 54 United States senators, oath-taking United States senators, voted
to make sure that people on the terror watch list can buy as many guns as
they want and explosives and they did it. They voted for that, the day
after the latest explosion of gun terror in America left 14 dead on the
floor of the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California.
SEN. CHRIS MURPHY, (D) CONNECTICUT: Members of congress get paid to change
policy to make people safer. And, what is so offensive to those of us,
particularly, who lived through Sandy Hook and watched communities live
through similar episodes, is that it is not bad enough that we have not
passed any legislation to try to address these epidemic rates of gun
violence. But, in this congress, we are not even trying. We are not even
making an attempt. That is offensive.
O`DONNELL: We will be right back.
O`DONNELL: MSNBC News is now reporting that the suspects in the shooting
tried to modify at least one of their rifles to operate in full automatic
mode, which just would have meant pulling the trigger once and having the
thing constantly spray gun fire.
We are joined by "The New York Times" Columnist, Nicholas Kristof and "The
Washington Post" Eugene Robinson. You both written about this today, and
Nick, it keeps coming back to the guns.
NICHOLAS KRISTOF,"THE NEW YORK TIMES" COLUMNIST: Absolutely. I mean the
larger point is not what happened in San Bernardino. It is not what
happened in Colorado, it is the fact that every 16 minutes in America, one
life is lost to guns. And, we have to address that. There are no silver
bullets, so to speak.
Maybe that is the wrong metaphor, in fact there are steps we know that
could reduce the toll. And, if we could reduce the toll by 1/3, which
experts think is a reasonable estimate, that would be 11,000 lives saved
each year. And, yet we are not even trying.
O`DONNELL: And, Gene, you know, they will – the opponents of the – do-
nothing people –
EUGENE ROBINSON, "THE WASHINGTON POST" COLUMNIST: Yes.
O`DONNELL: – will look at a particular shooting and say, "Oh, well, the
thing you just proposed would not have mattered." You know, they did a
background check on the mother of the kid, who killed all those people in
Connecticut. And, yet, they do not say that about seatbelts.
They do not say that when someone dies in a car with the airbags working
and the seatbelts working that, that is somehow the fault of the seatbelt
or the airbag or the government regulation.
ROBINSON: Exactly. They know full well that it would stop some incidents.
It would stop some escalation. It would stop some individual killings. It
would stop some suicide. You know, 2/3 about of the 33,000 or so lives
that are lost in this country every year to gun violence are suicides.
And, studies have shown that many of those suicides would not happen if a
gun had not been right there. Now, some people will kill themselves and
find some other way to kill themselves. But, many people will not.
It is the fact that the gun is there enables the suicide. It is – Well,
we agree. So, you know, we cannot argue about this. But, I get tongue
tied, because it is difficult to understand why we accept this level of gun
violence in this country, a level that no other developed country accepts.
O`DONNELL: And, the republican, who would never understand what the
Republican Party did today in the United States Senate was Ronald Reagan.
KRISTOF: That is right.
O`DONNELL: You quoted him in your piece today.
KRISTOF: Yes. I mean he saw gun violence firsthand. He experienced it.
O`DONNELL: Uh-huh.
KRISTOF: And, so, he was an advocate. He wrote an op-ed in "The New York
Times" about the need for reasonable limitations on guns. And, yet that is
something that, even though the party reveres Reagan in other contexts will
not adopt his wisdom in this one.
I mean even when he was in California, he approved two-week waiting period
to buy handguns. And, you know, I think that the car analogy used earlier
is exactly right. People always say, "Well, you know, cars kill." Sooner,
a number of people, we do not ban cars, but we do regulate cars to make
them safer.
(LAUGHING)
So, since the 1921, the auto fatality rate in the U.S. has been lowered by
more than 95 percent, and it is not one thing. It is a million things. It
is seat belts. It is air bags. It is graduated driver`s licenses. It is
the guardrails. It is the liability insurance.
And, in the same way, there is no single way we are going to reduce gun
violence immensely, but there are a number of steps, each of which will
have an incremental effect and yet we are not doing it.
O`DONNELL: And, gene, they oppose every conceivable advance including
technological advances. We saw the invention of that gun that will only
work with the correct fingerprint.
ROBINSON: With the correct fingerprint. Exactly.
O`DONNELL: Somehow, they are opposed to that.
ROBINSON: Oh, no. We cannot have that.
ROBINSON: I do not know why. I mean you still get your gun, right?
ROBINSON: You still get to shoot it. I do not quite understand it. Well,
I do understand it. It is fear of the NRA and fear of being opposed by the
NRA and angering base voters in the Republican Party.
O`DONNELL: The majority in favor of this is gigantic. Most of the things
we are talking about have over 75 percent majority supporting.
ROBINSON: Yes.
KRISTOF: Even gun owners.
KRISTOF: And indeed – you know, I do think that liberals have sometimes
adopted the wrong strategy here. I mean, I think that, that all the
political capital devoted to the assault gun ban was probably misplaced.
I mean the real issue here in terms of fatalities is handguns. And, the
steps that seemed to the greatest difference are things like safe storage
requirements to reduce child accidents or suicides.
KRISTOFF: It seems like reducing access to people, who have domestic
violence warrant against them, people who have problems with alcoholism and
violence. And, those steps are the things that would make the greatest
impact on reducing the toll.
ROBINSON: And, guess what, maybe people on the terror list.
O`DONNELL: Yes, maybe that.
ROBINSON: Maybe, we should single out terrorists as a class of people, who
should not be able to purchase or get guns.
O`DONNELL: It does not get crazier. Nick Kristof and Gene Robinson, thank
you both for joining me tonight on this report and I really appreciate it.
We will be right back.
O`DONNELL: There is always good news even during our darkest times. And,
there is some good news tonight. I will have a few words of good news
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And, now tonight`s "Last Word." A story of survival. Patrick Baccari is
one of the lucky survivors of the massacre at the Inland Regional Center.
He remembers seeing Syed Farook at the Christmas Party he was attending
with his co-workers.
PATRICK BACCARI, CA MASS SHOOTING SURVIVOR: He sat at the very end of the
table that I was at. And, that is toward the back of the room. Somebody
asked, "Where is Syed?" Well, I did not realize he was not there at the
moment. About the next recess they gave us, I left to use the restroom.
In the restroom, I am getting ready to return, I hear explosions. The wall
is pummeling. I look back at the mirror, I see I am blooded on my face.
As I go to exit, not knowing what is going on, I could see the bullet holes
hire on the wall. So, I told everybody, we are being attacked. Get on the
floor. And, we just secured the restrooms, so nobody could enter.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE INTERVIEWER: How?
BACCARI: I laid on the floor and put my feet against the door, and I had
the other gentleman beside me do the same. And, I told the other one to
get on the ground. But, he preferred to stand on the toilet the whole
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Did the gunman come into the restroom?
BACCARI: He was not going to be able to get in. I guess if he did, it
would have been over our dead bodies. When the S.W.A.T. Team finally came
and we opened the door and exited the restroom, I exited with everybody.
Basically, tried to run as fast as we could away from the building and
follow whatever procedures they wanted. I told them I was a medic and so
other the guy, he was.
And, one of my good friends there, she was shot. And, so I tried to render
her aid with what minimal equipment we had. I could see her wounds were
life threatening, but you do not know. She got shot multiple time and we
could see the bullets lodged under the skin on her wrist and that was not
were the entries were.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE INTERVIEWER: (INAUDIBLE)
BACCARI: God helped us.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Where do you go from here? –
BACCARI: Just take each day as cherished as can be.
O`DONNELL: For the last few years, Patrick Baccari went to work every day
in the same cubicle where Syed Farook worked. That is tonight`s "Last
Word." Chris Hayes is up next.
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As the Installation Technician based in the DFW area, the products you install will make a major impact on the way surgeons and healthcare professionals perform their jobs. You will partner with your team and Manager to ensure that Stryker's Communications (integrated operating room technology) products are installed in to best in class healthcare facilities across the US. No medical background is required – just great technical, interpersonal, and project management skills to help you thrive in the culture that Stryker provides. This role is up to 85% travel.
You will be given autonomy and ownership of operating room (OR) construction sites where you will be one of two main points of contact for Project Managers, electricians, and construction crew members, while working hands on in installing the products on a daily basis. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are a must have, along with the ability to travel full time throughout the week (Arrive onsite Monday, leave site Friday, spending full work week in one location).
- Interpret A/V system flow schematics, large scale integration, wiring, and project management.
- Adjust plans on the go to adapting to the environmental and infrastructure needs, as well as troubleshooting technical and logistics issues as they arise.
- Maintain our high quality operations. This person must be extremely detail oriented, with an eye for improving processes and controls in the field and in house as needed.
We look for people who are passionate, career oriented, and focused on collaborating with internal teams/departments to promote a culture of inclusiveness and cooperation. You will be responsible to live and drive Stryker's Values: Accountability, Integrity, People, and Performance.
This role will require someone with an incredible work ethic, who will do what it takes to get the job done – opening the OR on time so surgeons can perform life changing surgeries will depend on you!
• Will make travel arrangements for self and possibly for other installation personnel, gather documentation and contact customer prior to every project when needed.
• Will verify all aspects of infrastructure are in place upon arrival at site. Will work with and make suggestions to any/all contractors and customers regarding integration needs.
• Will be required to comply with integration and documentation procedures and standards.
• Will coordinate with offsite Project Managers and engineers conveying needs/issues to ensure appropriate tests, equipment and results are obtained.
• Will submit daily reports to Project Manager, Installation Supervisor and appropriate individuals to maintain open and timely communication updates regarding integration process.
• Will communicate scope to additional installation personnel.
• Will be required to perform initial system functional checks identify problem areas and affect calibration adjustments.
• Will be required to read and understand system flow documentation and amend such documents to reflect the "as built" system.
• Will train others on operational function of installed systems.
• Must have a professional appearance while interacting with the client.
• Must supervise daily work efforts of other installations personnel and additional sub-contractors specific to achieving project completion and maintaining quality.
• Outside vendors and contractors: Must supervise work details of outside contractors to ensure quality system requirements are met.
• Is responsible for staying current on all assigned training.
• Interacts with customers with regard to post market surveillance activities.
• Other duties as assigned by Project Manager, Installation Supervisor, and Regional Integration Service Manager.
• Has the independence and authority to perform required tasks to ensure all provisions of the quality system are met.
• Heavy work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
• Must be able to review printed materials.
• Must have demonstrated fine motor skills.
• Must be able to use sophisticated test and office computer equipment (e.g. calculator, PC, telephone, Broadcast test and measurement equipment etc.).
• Must be able to analyze and resolve non-routine testing and/or equipment issues using independent judgment.
• Must be able to follow and explain detailed instruction and inspection procedures.
• Must be able to complete detailed documentation accurately.
• Must be able to identify issues outside scope of project and refer to appropriate individuals.
• Must be able to travel 90% to 95% of the time and arrive to job site as specified by Project Manager/Installation Supervisor.
• Must be able to work in a fast pace, independent environment and use good judgment.
• Intermediate PC and appropriate application skills.
• Demonstrated ability to operate small hand tools (e.g. pliers, screwdrivers, hammer, wrenches, strippers, crimpers, etc.), power tools, and test equipment (e.g. data loggers, strip recorders, micrometers, voltmeters, waveform/vectorsopes, etc.).
• Intermediate math and technical writing skills.
• Must be of high morals and strong character.
• Established talent for cable management and connection techniques.
• Must be able to interpret A/V/control system flow schematics.
• 2-3 years related technical experience.
• 2-3 years experience as an Associate Installation Tech. or equivalent.
• Experience with interpreting schematics diagrams.
• Experience with large scale integration techniques.
• Experience with customer/project management/sales.


As the forces of Good and Evil lie locked in their final struggle, mankind must choose its destiny or its fate. While there are many characters in this story – each with a role or roles to play, the main character is all of humanity, not a particular individual. The hero and the villain are also humanity. The question is: which aspect of humanity will triumph and at what cost? While each character has its own agenda, the Divine has another.
This is part of a far larger novel takes place in 16,000 B.C. and follows the adventures of YoDoNi in the last days of his life. Perhaps.
YoDoNi belongs to the original human species, always relatively few in number but, baring accidents, immortal. At the time of the story, he is a young man of 425 years, his wife has recently and unexpectedly been called by the One, while his only child, a son, lives far away in another land.
YoDoNi was gifted with the ability to bargain and trade, allowing for a swift rise to the head of the Merchants. But, following the mysterious disappearance of his grandfather and the taking of his wife, discovered another gift as a Speaker for the One.
On one particular day, the day the story begins, the world changes. YoDoNi is literally caught up in the-event-that-changes-everything. Stripped of all that is known and familiar, the story follows him as he struggles to survive under increasingly hostile conditions.
Paperback, 72 Pages. Adventure/Theo-fiction/Sci-fi. Download $2.50. Rated 6 of 6 Stars.
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Medica is the leading international trade fair for the medical sector and once more, Datrend will be among its exhibitors.


If you are considering an upgrade or making the decision to purchase your first large-format printer, investing the time to have an industry professional show you the features and benefits of the equipment will save you time, money and long-term frustration!
Websites & Brochures – Don't always provide enough information to make a truly informed decision. As an example equipment, print speeds can be deceiving. Brochures will state that a system can produce anywhere between 2 to 30 prints per minute.
However, this information is based on the best possible scenario. You may find that that your specific file type, file size, and image coverage may dramatically affect the actual prints speed and production volumes.
Technology – The wide format industry offers two standard technologies inkjet and Selecting the technology that best fits a companies needs is too often based on the initial purchase cost of the print system rather than the consideration for the long-term costs associated with both technologies. Scheduling a demonstration to understand your printing volumes, peak demands and quality requirements will ensure that you have the knowledge to make an informed decision.
Supplier Satisfaction – Your wide format print device is an integral part of your daily business, downtime or delays related to these printers can severely affect your revenue stream. Taking the time to visit your potential new vendor will give you the knowledge and confidence to ensure that they are dedicated to your success and not simply to making another machine sale.
Making the decision to have a product demonstration will certainly cost you time. However, the investment in time will likely be rewarded with a purchase of a product that best fits your needs and a new vendor relationship that gives you confidence in your decision for many years.


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The full movie is available on the same channel and has almost a million views at the time of this writing. It's a locked room murder mystery, you'll love it!
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My video essays are different because I've actually spent 15 years in the field, and I know the what is really useful and what is just fluff. The fluff might sound cool, but it won't help you any.
How the filmmakers achieved a complex storytelling process.
What gear was used, and why.
I'm not sponsored by anybody and I don't get any gear for free. You can imagine how tough it must be to make weekly videos. Yet, somehow, I've managed to keep at it for 4+ years. The thing is, I want to keep going and make more, better, videos.
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Maine-ly Marine has been a staple in the Sebago region for many years, in April the service branch of the business was purchased by employee and lead marine technician Tim Manson and became Manson's Marine. The business is at the same location 627 Roosevelt Trail in Windham.
One new addition is that they now sell Lighthouse Docks. These high-quality aluminum docks, lifts and accessories are on display outside the office. The lightweight docks provide "the perfect balance of beauty and strength." They offer floating and semi-floating docks, a large range of lifts for kayaks, personal watercrafts, speed boats and pontoons, piling docks and gangways. Accessories include wheeled sections, bumpers, lights, swivel chairs and stairs. Options and configurations for homeowners are only limited by their imaginations.
On the service side of the business, they do service calls on location at the lake. With four employees, they are kept busy in the shop and on the road. Their customers are mostly boat owners within a 30-mile radius from Windham. Delivery and pick-up are also offered for a fee.
Manson's Marine is unique because it is not brand specific. The technicians will work on any make and model. They also do fiberglass repairs, bottom paints and even detailing.
At Manson's Marine, they value their customers and go above and beyond to get their clients back on the water. They are honest, reliable and offer trustworthy repairs at a reasonable rate.
Manson's Marine offers seasonal service as well. The do winter maintenance, storage, shrink wrapping, small engine repairs including snowmobiles and they work on generators. In the winter, the company also installs remote car starters in customers' cars and trucks.
There is a winter maintenance program they offer. The technicians will go over the boat and give an estimate for work that needs to be done. After a deposit, they will get the boat caught up on maintenance and will store it for the winter. "It's very budget friendly", Manson said.
Manson has been spending money to update the equipment and tools they use to fix the boats and other small engines like lawnmowers and ATVs. Every winter the employees take classes to train on all boat and engine brands. They learn trouble shooting and diagnostics.
The storefront is small and only carries commonly needed items like dock lines and life jackets. However, most parts can be in the next day from Manson's suppliers. If boaters need a tube for the weekend, it can be ordered and, in the store, the next morning.
There are only two boats for sale at the shop, but for those who want to do consignment, they accept those.
For more information, visit www.mansonsmarine.com, find them on Facebook or call 207-892-9191. They open Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.


In the central and northern part of Bucharest, there are many real estate agencies that want to promote and sell properties. Instead, at Nordis you will find the most of the properties from Herastrau – Nordului street area. Our offer includes almost 90% from the properties form the area, both those for sale and for rent.
Thus, when you to think to make a real estate acquisition in the central or northern part of Bucharest, you can take into consideration the testimonials from those who have seen who we make business. At least, you should come to us for a talk!


Homeless feed « Delish Home Cook - Asian inspired, FODMAP, gluten free and more..
Last Saturday my 10 year old boy bought a ham for the homeless feed out of his own pocket money. He and his dad sliced up the ham and left a pile of ham fat behind.
This Saturday was the Christmas dinner for our homeless friends. So I made this colorful chicken terrine with left over ham fat. I also added apricot, raisin, saute onion, corn kennel, cumin powder, cinnamon powder, thyme, bay leaf, strawberry jam, salt and black pepper.
Looks and tasted great, and so easy and cheap to make.
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Cooking something nice in bulk and with a budget is not an easy task, often involving extra preparation time to trim and slice a cheaper cut of meat. Pork shoulder is one of the easier meat to prepare and cook in bulk. It is also so tasty and nutritious.
Last week I bought 2 large pork shoulders, about 5kg in weight. I trimmed off the skin and most of the fat, then thinly sliced the meat. I marinated the meat with BBQ sauce, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, maple flavor syrup, sherry, sesame oil, sesame seed and some potato starch. I left the meat in the fridge to settle for 2 days in a tight sealed container.
On Saturday for the homeless feed, I simply pan fried the sliced pork with some oil, onion and capsicum The meal looked and tasted delicious. At the street banquet, the dish was very popular and it disappeared quickly.
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Akbal Music | Hall & Felli-Deep Delussion EP.
For this new Akbal Music episode we present a release featuring an amazing deep cut by Hall & Felli, Jim Felli is the man behind Stupendous Music , a well known US label that has released music by Grant Dell , Jay Tripwire and Tony Thomas to name a few. This package contains 3 tracks that are ready to move the dance floors for this spring and summer. Hall & Felli's original track is an excellent tool for the begging of a deep set, slowly driving you in with spaced out chords and delays. The introduction of a delayed vocal complements the track perfectly making it even deeper.
To complete the record we got on the bill two superb artists remixing the original cut. Phillip Arruda's (Roots & Wings) remix has more of a techy feeling for the dance floor incorporating percussive elements and a moving bass line. It starts straight to a bumpy groove gradually building up to an intense break with lush atmospheres and a high pitched string followed by a smooth comeback to the main groove. And finally to close de package Dirty Boots (Highgrade) brings nothing but a great tool for your hot summer sessions! Based on the groove of the bassline and a funky percussive element this tune transforms to a deep house ride incorporating chord stabs and clever programming of the original samples.
Agnes, Brother's Vibe,Gruber & Nurnberg,Luke Solomon, Neil Quigley and more.


A learner driver charged over a hit-run collision that left a man in a wheelchair seriously injured is alleged to have use false documents to rent the car involved in the crash.
Police said Jake Pedersen, 23, from Altona North handed himself in to Melbourne North police station on Monday afternoon.
Mr Pedersen was allegedly travelling down Bourke Street, near the intersection of Cumberland Street and Seafarers Lane, in a rented blue Ford hatchback about 1.20pm last Tuesday when he crashed into victim Judeland Antony who was in his wheelchair crossing the road.
Mr Antony, 33, was left lying in the middle of the road and his mangled wheelchair was found 20 metres away.
Police alleged the driver, who they say was Mr Pedersen, then dumped the car several streets away before making a phone call. The car was found about 100 metres from the Melbourne West police station.
Mr Pedersen faced court on Monday night charged with failing to stop and render assistance at the scene of an accident and other traffic-related offences.
He was charged with using a false document to rent a car from the Royal Automotive Club of Victoria the day before the crash on October 29, hiring the vehicle under the identity of another person.
Court documents also show Mr Pedersen was a learner driver and allegedly drove without L-plates on the car and without an experienced driver beside him on the day of the alleged hit-run.
A legal representative for Mr Pedersen said it was his first time in custody. He did not make an application for bail and was remanded to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates Court for a mention at a later date.
Mr Antony, a wheelchair footballer, survived the crash, but suffered a broken pelvis, broken hand and spinal cord injury.
Mr Antony remains in hospital in a stable condition.
"When I look at the footage of it I just think it's a miracle I am alive," he told Fairfax Media from his hospital bed last week.
"The way my body was thrown into the air I can't believe I didn't hit my head. I am so grateful just to be here today and be surrounded by my family.
"The last thing I remember was looking to the right just before I crossed the road. I didn't see any cars coming so I started to cross... then I saw a flash of blue in the corner of my eye as the car came racing towards me ... I tried to move my wheelchair back but it was too late."


These bikes are not Cyclocross bikes, or Endurance Road bikes, and they are clearly not Mountain bikes.
Built with versatility at front of mind, Adventure Road bikes are designed for day-long rides that can lead anywhere – they can handle singletrack, grass or gravel, but they still feel great on the tarmac.
Adventure Road bikes are usually shod with large, fairly knobbly tyres that provide the perfect balance between grip off-road, and speed on the road.
The frames have more space for tyre clearance, so tyres often around 35c and up to 42c can be fitted, and mud doesn't build up and cause an obstruction.
The frame however is still much like a road bike, so with slicks on you'll still enjoy the speed that you're used to expecting from an Endurance Road bike.
Unlike a Cyclocross bike's higher bottom bracket, designed to prevent knocks on tree roots or other obstructions, Adventure Road bikes aren't created for racing so the geometry is truer to a road bike.
Like many Endurance Road bikes, and Cyclocross bikes, Adventure Road bikes have disc brakes – these provide reassuringly quick stopping, even in wet, muddy conditions.
Most of these bikes come with racks for panniers and mudguards, so they're great for transforming into a winter commuting mule, or even for touring adventures.
Evans Cycles stock the largest range of Adventure Road bikes in the country. Their in-house produced Pinnacle Arkose Adventure Road models are their bestselling range, with bikes staring at £700 and going up to £1450 for hydraulic disc brakes and SRAM Force groupset.
If you want to find out more about Adventure Road bikes, you can read a buying guide here.


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Hey whats up everyone one, im just wondering what all you guys are watchin on TV these days.
I mainly watch chuck, heroes(boring), fringe(gettin weird) and there's some more but thats about it.
MythBusters, Iron Chef, Heroes, Smallville...will edit more in later...school starts.
Iron Chef is still on?
Chowder on Cartoon Network is fricking hilarious. My friends and I (we are all 14 and 15) were watching this episode about some baseball type game and we laughed until we cried.
I thought this show would of sucked like all of those younger aged targeted shows.


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Le stockage structuré COM (COM Structured Storage en anglais, aussi connu sous le nom de OLE structured storage) est une technologie développée par Microsoft pour son système d'exploitation Windows pour stocker des données hiérachiques dans un seul fichier.  Strictement parlant, le terme stockage structuré se réfère à un ensemble d'interfaces COM qu'une implémentation conforme doit fournir, et pas à une mise en œuvre spécifique, ni à un format de fichier spécifique (en fait, une implémentation de stockage structuré n'a pas du tout besoin de stocker les données dans un fichier). En addition à l'apport d'une structure hiérarchique des données, le stockage structuré peut également fournir une forme limitée de support pour les accès aux données.

Le stockage structuré est largement utilisé dans les applications Microsoft Office, ainsi que Microsoft SQL Server, le shell de Windows, et plusieurs programmes de CAO développés par d'autres éditeurs.

Principe
Le stockage structuré résout certaines difficultés inhérentes au stockage de plusieurs objets de données dans un seul fichier. Une difficulté se pose quand un objet appartenant au fichier change de taille à la suite d'une mise à jour. Si l'application qui est en train de lire/écrire le fichier s'attend à ce que les objets dans le fichier restent dans un certain ordre, tout ce qui suit la représentation de cet objet dans le fichier peut avoir besoin d'être déplacé vers l'arrière pour faire de la place si l'objet s'élargit, ou vers l'avant pour remplir l'espace laissé si l'objet se rétrécit. Si le fichier est grand, cela pourrait être une opération coûteuse. Bien entendu, il existe plusieurs solutions possibles à ce problème, mais souvent les programmeurs d'application ne veulent pas s'occuper des détails de bas niveau comme les formats de fichiers binaires.

Le stockage structuré COM permet de stocker de manière efficace plusieurs types d'objets dans un seul fichier : dans ce seul fichier est défini tout un système de fichier. Ce système de fichier est une collection structurée de 2 types d'objets : des storages (stockages) et des streams (flux) qui jouent le rôle des répertoires et des fichiers. Un stream peut résider dans la RAM, dans un fichier, ou dans un autre stream, etc. Un storage peut contenir des streams, ou d'autres storages.

Lorsqu'un nouvel objet vient s'ajouter dans le fichier, il n'y a pas de réécriture et décalage de plusieurs secteurs du disque. L'objet est simplement écrit dans le premier emplacement disponible, et la table des pointeurs du fichier est mise à jour pour indiquer cet emplacement.  Le stockage structuré COM permet à l'utilisateur de voir et de manipuler son fichier comme un simple fichier et non pas une hiérarchie d'objets séparés.

Un fichier composé COM est constitué d'un objet de stockage racine contenant au moins un objet stream et au moins un objet storage. Un objet stream se comporte comme un fichier et contient des données rangées comme une séquence d'octets. Un objet storage se comporte comme un répertoire et renvoie éventuellement aux autres emplacements storages et streams faisant partie du fichier composé COM. L'objet de stockage racine mappe à un nom de fichier, quel que soit le système de fichier dans lequel il est hébergé.

Un fichier composé COM est formé d'un nombre de secteurs de longueurs égales, par exemple  chacun. Le premier secteur contient l'entête du fichier composé. Les secteurs suivants sont identifiés par un nombre entier de 32 bits, donc chaque fichier composé peut avoir jusqu'à 4.294.967.295 secteurs. Les secteurs à l'intérieur d'un fichier composé peuvent se regrouper en groupes, appelés chaînes de secteurs (sector chain). Les locations physiques des secteurs membres d'une chaîne de secteurs peuvent être parsemées, et les numéros de secteurs d'une chaîne de secteurs peuvent être non contigus. Par exemple on peut avoir une chaîne de secteur regroupant les secteurs 2-3-11-15-16, et une autre chaîne de secteurs regroupant les secteurs 4-5-14.

Avantages
Le stockage structuré COM permet également les utilisations suivantes :
Accès incrémentiel : Un utilisateur peut accéder en lecture/écriture à un simple objet à l'intérieur d'un fichier, sans toucher le reste du fichier.
Multi-utilisateurs : Un fichier composé peut être accessible en même temps par plusieurs utilisateurs et/ou applications en lecture/écriture.
Mode transaction : Les opérations d'écriture aux fichiers composés peuvent être mises en mémoire tampon, pour être appliquées en une seule fois comme avec la commande commit.
Mémoire faible : Les fichiers peuvent être sauvegardés dans les situations où il reste peu de mémoire disponible.
Systèmes de fichiers différents : Les fichiers composés peuvent être stockés sous FAT, NTFS ou Macintosh File System (HFS) et peuvent être ouverts par les applications travaillant avec ces systèmes de fichiers.
Navigateurs différents : Tout utilitaire navigateur utilisant les interfaces COM standards et APIs peut lister les objets d'un fichier composé, même si les données dans certains objets peuvent être codées dans un format propriétaire.

Applications
Les applications suivantes utilisent le stockage structuré COM (Compound Document Format) :
 Microsoft Office 97-2003 pour
 Les documents et modèles (.DOC, .DOT) de Word
 Les feuilles et modèles (.XLS, .XLT) d'Excel
 Les présentations et modèles (.PPT, .POT) de PowerPoint
 Les fichiers .PUB de Publisher
 Les fichiers .VSD de Visio
 Les fichiers .MPP de Project
 Les fichiers .MIX de Microsoft PhotoDraw
 Les fichiers .MSG d'Outlook
 Windows Installer avec les fichiers .MSI, .MSP, .MST
 Microsoft Picture It! / Microsoft Digital Image avec les fichiers .MIX
 Internet Explorer RSS avec les fichiers .feed-ms
 Windows 7
 StickyNotes avec les fichiers .SNT
 Les fichiers jump lists
 Les thumbnail caches de Windows (Thumbs.db)
 Les packages DTS de Microsoft SQL Server 2000
 Autodesk Revit
 Autodesk Inventor

Produits connexes ou concurrents
 OpenDocument
Pour Microsoft .NET :
 GemBox.CompoundFile -  Composant .NET pour lire et écrire les streams individuels et storages dans le format OLE2 Compound Document.
 OpenMCDF - Pour manipuler les fichiers Microsoft Compound Document File Format, licence public MPL.
Pour Linux:
 GNOME Structured File Library – Peut faire de la lecture et l'écriture de fichiers composés de plusieurs formats, dont celui de Microsoft.
 POLE – Bibliothèque C++ portable pour accéder aux données de stockage structuré.
 Multiplateforme C++ pour Window/MacOSX/Linux:
 POLE - portable library for structured storage.
Pour Java:
 POIFS –Implémentation Java du format OLE 2 Compound Document, dans le projet Apache POI.

Références

Logiciel pour Windows
Bibliothèque logicielle
Logiciel Microsoft
Système de fichiers

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Jr NTR Makes Fun with Fight Master Vijay's Wife at Ee Maya..
Ee Maya Peremito is a latest Telugu film in which Rahul has been playing a lead hero role. Rahul is the son of fight master Vijay. Addressing at the audio launch event, the Young Tiger has reminded a funny love story of the fight master Vijay and his wife. Jr NTR in a funny note asked Vijay's wife how she has fallen in the love trap of Vijay. However, Jr NTR has heaped praise on the fight master saying that his hard work made his son and daughter to come up in the life.


A Danish Wheel of Fortune game by Alan Sørensen. Bootable floppy, but crashes during boot. Booting up with another disk to run the program does not solve the problem. If you have a working copy, please let us know.


Ready to take your marketing or communications career to the next level? Make it official with a graduate certificate from Webster University.
At Webster, you'll learn from professors with years of industry experience – from art directors to media buyers and everyone in between. Our course integrates both theory and practice as we cover current and emerging technical, creative and managerial aspects of communications.
Learn to craft messaging, build and maintain brand-standards and influence others through communications. As a result, you will emerge ready to solve real-world problems and become a leader in your industry.
Like all of Webster's certificate and degree programs, this certificate features small classes, hands-on experience, internship opportunities and cross-discipline collaboration.
Take control of your future – today. Check out our list of graduate certificates today.
The Marketing and Communications Certificates certificate-seeking student should consult the Admission, Enrollment, and Academic Policies sections under Academic Policies and Procedures for policies regarding application, admission, registration, and the academic policies of Webster University. Academic policies or exceptions to policies applicable to Marketing and Communications Certificates students are noted under their respective general academic policies.