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<title><![CDATA[iTunes und Fairplay-DRM]]></title>
<link>http://kenny1987.wordpress.com/?p=156</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>kenny1987</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Auch wenn ich keinen Mac besitze, höre ich regelmäßig den MobileMacs-Podcast. Darin hatte Tim Pri]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Auch wenn ich keinen Mac besitze, höre ich regelmäßig den <a href="http://www2.mobile-macs.de/">MobileMacs</a>-Podcast. Darin hatte <a href="http://tim.geekheim.de/">Tim Pritlove</a> erwähnt, dass gekaufte Lieder, Programme und Videos erst im lokalen iTunes mit dem <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitale_Rechteverwaltung">DRM</a> versehen werden. Ich hatte das so verstanden, dass iTunes Dateien aus dem Store als unverschlüsselte Inhalte herunterläd.</p>
<p>Prima dachte ich mir, dann hab ich ja bald eine schöne Sammlung an DRM-freien <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP4">M4A</a>-Dateien auf meiner Festplatte rumzuliegen. Die erste Aktion war also Wireshark anzumachen und mir einen Song im iTunes-Store zu kaufen. Die heruntergeladene Datei wollte ich dann mittels Wireshark direkt speichern.</p>
<p>Das Ergebnis war relativ enttäuschend. So wie ich es mir vorgestellt hatte, funktioniert es nicht. Die iTunes-Server schicken, nach Austausch diverser Daten, zunächst unverschlüsselt das Coverbild als jpg und anschließend den Song. Dieser wird im m4p-Format geschickt. Eine M4P-Datei ist eine in einem MP4-Container verpackte und DRM-geschützte Datei.</p>
<p>Die englische Wikipedia stellt den Prozess ähnlich dar. Der Artikel über Apples DRM-System <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FairPlay_(DRM)">Fairplay</a> sagt über die Funktionsweise folgendes:</p>
<blockquote><p>FairPlay-protected files are regular <a class="mw-redirect" title="MPEG-4 Layer 14" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4_Layer_14">MP4</a> container files with an encrypted <a title="Advanced Audio Coding" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Audio_Coding">AAC</a> audio stream. The audio stream is encrypted using the <a title="Advanced Encryption Standard" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard">AES</a> algorithm in combination with <a title="MD5" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD5">MD5</a> hashes. The master key required to decrypt the encrypted audio stream is also stored in encrypted form in the MP4 container file. The key required to decrypt the master key is called the "user key."</p>
<p>Each time a customer uses iTunes to buy a track a new random user key is generated and used to encrypt the master key. The random user key is stored, together with the account information, on Apple’s servers, and also sent to iTunes. iTunes stores these keys in its own encrypted key repository. Using this key repository, iTunes is able to retrieve the user key required to decrypt the master key. Using the master key, iTunes is able to decrypt the AAC audio stream and play it.</p>
<p>When a user authorizes a new computer, iTunes sends a unique machine identifier to Apple’s servers. In return it receives all the user keys that are stored with the account information. This ensures that Apple is able to limit the number of computers that are authorized and makes sure that each authorized computer has all the user keys that are needed to play the tracks that it bought.</p>
<p>When a user deauthorizes a computer, iTunes will instruct Apple’s servers to remove the unique machine identifier from their database, and at the same time it will remove all the user keys from its encrypted key repository.</p>
<p>The iPod also has its own encrypted key repository. Every time a FairPlay-protected track is copied onto the iPod, iTunes will copy the user key from its own key repository to the key repository on the iPod. This makes sure that the iPod has everything it needs to play the encrypted AAC audio stream.</p></blockquote>
<p>Das hört sich durchaus so an als ob beim Abruf bereits ein mit dem Master-Key verschlüsseltes M4P-File empfangen wird. Der Master-Key ist in dem File mit dem User-Key verschlüsselt enthalten, so das man nur den User-Key benötigt um den Masterkey und damit das File zu entschlüsseln und abzuspielen. Den Key bekommt man dann von einem Apple-Server oder im Falle eines Offline-Devices, wie dem iPod, aus dem lokalen Repository.</p>
<p>Dennoch kann Tim mit seiner Aussage nicht ganz falsch liegen. iTunes verändert die Datei nach dem Herunterladen zumindest. Denn vergleicht man die M4P-Datei, die heruntergeladen wird und die M4P-Datei, die abgelegt wird, so sind die Dateien zwar größtenteils identisch - dennoch gibt es zwischen den beiden Dateien Unterschiede. So ist die abgelegte Datei im getesteten Fall um circa 140KB größer (die Gesamtgröße ist circa 3.3MB) .</p>
<p>Schaut man sich die beiden Dateien mit WinMerge an, so wird man feststellen, dass in der abgelegten M4P-Datei bei circa 48KB Inhalte eingefügt werden. Das sind die circa 140KB Unterschied. Im Anschluss daran sind die Dateien jedoch wiederum Identisch.</p>
<p>Da der Großteil der Datei nicht verändert wird - also der Audiostream definitiv nicht lokal verschlüsselt wird - nehme ich nicht an, dass das DRM lokal wesentlich verändert wird. Dennoch interessiert mich, was genau passiert.</p>
<p>Falls jemand von euch Informationen dazu hat - bitte postet entsprechende Infos in die Comments. Danke :-)</p>
<p>Hier noch kurz ein Screenshot der Wireshark-Session. Die beiden M4P-Dateien kann ich auf Anfrage gerne auch bereitstellen.</p>
[caption id="attachment_157" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Wireshark-Session eines iTunes Downloads"]<a href="http://kenny1987.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/itms_download.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-157" title="Wireshark-Session eines iTunes Downloads" src="http://kenny1987.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/itms_download.jpg?w=300" alt="Wireshark-Session eines iTunes Downloads" width="300" height="40" /></a>[/caption]
<p><strong>Edit :</strong> Das Cover ist auch so circa 140KB groß. Und wenn man sich das Cover und die zusätzlichen 140K anschaut sieht man, dass zumindest ein Teil der 140K das Cover sind.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sportsmanship]]></title>
<link>http://wd40nductape.wordpress.com/?p=37</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wd40nductape</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[I grew up in an atmosphere that demanded good conduct. At home, school, church, and in public the ex]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I grew up in an atmosphere that demanded good conduct. At home, school, church, and in public the expectation was that I and my siblings should behave toward others as we would wish others to behave toward us. This same standard was part of the rules of conduct in the sports program of my high school and college. Those who failed, or refused, to abide by the rules of good sportsmanship were penalized for it--and rightly so.</p>
<p>Recently, I was appalled, disgusted, and disappointed at the unsportsmanlike conduct exhibited by some participants in the Olympic games. How rude, childish, and disrespectful some behaved. Sometimes unsportsmanlike conduct could be state-sponsored as in a case where a nation might allow those who represent their nation in international competitions to do so while lying concerning the ages of the participants.</p>
<p>Using illegal drugs is unsportsmanlike conduct. Cheating in other ways, and misbehaving before, during, and after a competition should reap appropriate consequences for those involved. Spectators should also conduct themselves in a sportsmanlike way. We have all seen situations where the crowd becomes unruly and parents run onto a playing field to take a swing at a coach, or swear at a coach or an opponent.</p>
<p>I am all for "going all out" and playing to win in competition. I believe that one must have his or her heart 100% in his game or he should quit. Every participant should play like his life depended on winning. But, one can do that without abusing his opponents, the officials, or even his own team. What many fail to understand is that a game is simply a game. A game should be played for the fun of it. And, win or lose, we should enjoy the rivalry, the implementation of various legitimate strategies for winning, and the camaraderie that is involved. Being a good sport, being fair, being good-natured is a character-building experience in athletic activities.</p>
<p>Basically, good sportsmanship is following a fundamental rule of life that was set forth by Jesus, the Son of God-- <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.    <span style="color:#000000;">Matt. 7:12.</span></span></strong></p>
<p>We live in a time when some abhor rules. We live in a time when some think that everyone should be given an award whether they win or lose. We live in a time when some think that bullying is the way to win. We live in a time of moral relativism (secular humanism) when even mentioning the idea of following the Bible on such a topic as this would bring a lawsuit, and perhaps the dismissal of a teacher or coach who would encourage it. We should be ashamed!</p>
<p>Below, I have added some links to various websites that set forth some modern rules of good sportsmanship. Check them out.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mhsa.org/Sportsmanship/SportsmanshipCrowdControl.pdf">Montana High School Association</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.articleclick.com/good-sportsmanship.html">Good Sportsmanship</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.iahsaa.org/char6-98.htm">Iowa High School Athletic Association</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.slopitch.org/sportsmanship.htm">Touching Base Magazine</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.glen-ullin.k12.nd.us/Templates/sportsmanship.htm">Glen Ullin Public School, North Dakota</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.rochester.edu/athletics/Recreational/IMdocs/IMsportsmanship.html">Sportsmanship Code-University of Rochester</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.rochester.edu/athletics/Recreational/IMdocs/IMsportsmanship.html">Mack Days Fishing Events</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.specialolympics.org/Special+Olympics+Public+Website/English/Coach/Coaching_Guides/Floor+Hockey/Floor+Hockey+Rules+Protocol+and+Etiquette/Sportsmanship.htm">Special Olympics Hockey Sportsmanship Guide</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.wviz.org/gameshow/goodsportsmanship2.pdf">WVIZ Public Television Game Show-Cleveland, Ohio</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content4/children.sports.pn.html">Children and Sports-Don't Forget to Practice Sportsmanship!</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content4/children.sports.pn.html">SPW</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Futebol - A "Arte" de Decepcionar]]></title>
<link>http://musashinm.wordpress.com/?p=425</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>musashinm</dc:creator>
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Admito que este post se deve à nossa brilhante seleção de futebol. E, confesso também, que não]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Admito que este post se deve à nossa brilhante seleção de futebol. E, confesso também, que não escrevi este post antes, para, primeiro, abrandar a revolta interna que eu sentia (rs). Porra (desculpem o palavreado), eu não me importo se o meu time perde, desde que ele entre em campo para ganhar. Ou, mesmo que não tenha jogadores com habilidade, entre para jogar com muita raça. Agora, o que me deixa puto, é quando o time entra em campo com, o famoso, <em>salto alto</em>. Ou para jogar <em>na retranca</em>.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Sinceramente, o que se passa na cabeça do técnico? "A gente vai entrar em campo na retranca, mas (sabe-se lá Deus como) vamos ganhar!". Sem comentários, né? Vai ser burro assim no inferno.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">E, o que é pior: "Há quantos anos a nossa seleção vem nos decepcionando?". Faz muitos, né? Nasci em 1980 e, sinceramente, só não me decepcionei duas vezes com a <em>seleção canarinho</em>. Uma em 1994 (ninguém pode negar que, aquela seleção, jogou com muita raça) e a outra em 2002 (graças ao <strong>Felipão</strong>). E vocês? Há quanto tempo que a seleção te decepcionam?</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Bom, o jeito agora é torcer pela nossas <em>meninas do futebol</em> (como diria o <a href="http://galvaobueno.globo.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Galvão</strong></a>).</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">E, para não perder o costume (como sempre), segue alguns vídeos da série <strong>Joga Bonito</strong> feito pela <a href="http://www.nike.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Nike</strong></a> (com alguns dos meus ídolos do futebol):</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/1CrO82dR1RQ'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/1CrO82dR1RQ&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/tBOwvxQR044'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/tBOwvxQR044&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Segue, também, um dos gols mais bonitos que eu já vi (feito por <strong>Zlatan Ibrahimovic</strong>):</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/ZgqsaDnsEq8'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/ZgqsaDnsEq8&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Observação</strong>: O nosso querido presidente, <strong>Luiz Inácio "Lula" da Silva</strong>, disse que o (também querido) técnico <strong>Dunga</strong> deveria sair (depois da derrota para a Argentina). É o sujo falando do mal-lavado, né? Pronto, agora, para completar, vamos falar de religião (rs)?</p>
<p align="justify"><strong>Atualização</strong>: Não sobrou nem as <em>meninas do futebol</em> para nós. Mas, vamos ser sinceros, vai: "Quem queria ver as beldades americanas (como: <strong>Hope Solo</strong> ou <strong>Amy Rodriguez</strong>) tristes?" (rs).</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Last long training run of summer]]></title>
<link>http://hardscrabbletimes.wordpress.com/?p=69</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Hal Walter</dc:creator>
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Most summers I do a final longish run about 10 days before the Triple Crown pack-burro races begin.]]></description>
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<p>Most summers I do a final longish run about 10 days before the Triple Crown pack-burro races begin. It's no big deal like some of the runs up to 4.5 hours that I've done in weeks past. It's just one last test of over two hours. It allows me to check out my burro, my gear, my own health and fitness. I decided to jog Laredo up Hermit Pass in the Sangre de Cristo Range just to get in a short, but steep and rocky climb. Now 10 days of recovery before Fairplay, July 27, 29 miles; Leadville, Aug. 3, 22 miles; and Buena Vista, Aug. 10, 12 miles. That's a lot of racing miles in three consecutive weekends. I always feel a sense of relief when this training run is over. There's nothing to do now but show up. This year I packed a digital camera along and so you get a brief 8-second glimpse of what it's like. Eight seconds is how long a bull rider rides. Of course a pack-burro race is much longer.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Fußball verbindet!]]></title>
<link>http://gutenachrichtenreporter.wordpress.com/?p=245</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kerstin</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Kerstin findet die positive Nachricht:
Nach dem Spiel Deutschland - Türkei am Mittwoch kam es zu ke]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kerstin findet die positive Nachricht:</p>
<p>Nach dem Spiel Deutschland - Türkei am Mittwoch kam es zu keinen großen Ausschreitungen zwischen den Anhängern beider Nationen. Ich habe keine Schlagzeile gestern gefunden, die das mal ausdrücklich betont und gelobt hat :-) Also mache ich das mal. Achtung...</p>
<h2><strong>Tooooor! Tooooor! Tooooor für interkulturelles Fußball-Fieber!</strong></h2>
<p>Also, ich muss sagen, Sport darf ruhig höher bewertet werden, wenn es um Möglichkeiten von Integration und Multikulturalität geht. In Berlin gibt es etliche Döner-Läden mit zwei Fahnen, etliche Asia-Imbisse mit schwarz/rot/gold....etliche Menschen, die einfach gemeinsam Spaß haben. Man sollte das mal mehr betonen, als immer nur auf Prügel zu warten. Ich freu mich aufs Finale! Ole Ole Ole ! (das war spanisch :-))</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Gesucht: Fairste EM-Geste 2008!]]></title>
<link>http://gutenachrichtenreporter.wordpress.com/?p=157</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 07:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kerstin</dc:creator>
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Kerstin findet die Gute Nachricht zur EM:
Zum Start der Europameisterschaft hat die Deutsche Olympi]]></description>
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<p>Kerstin findet die Gute Nachricht zur EM:</p>
<p class="vorspann">Zum Start der Europameisterschaft hat die Deutsche Olympische Gesellschaft eine <strong>Fair Play Hotline</strong> geschaltet, unter der faire Gesten von Sportlern, Fans und anderen rund um die EURO 2008 gemeldet werden können. Zum Ende der EM wird die „fairste Geste der EURO 2008“ ausgezeichnet.</p>
<p><span class="text">Außergewöhnliches Verhalten der Person bzw. Organisation im Sinne der Fair Play Definition sind Voraussetzung für die zeitnahe Meldung.</span></p>
<p>Fair Play spielt bei einem solch bedeutenden Ereignis, sowohl auf dem Fußballplatz als auch unter den Fans verschiedener Nationen, eine große Rolle. Rücksicht und Hilfe bei sprachlichen Barrieren, Akzeptanz von Fehlentscheidungen der Schiedsrichter sowie Unterstützung des eigenen Teams in Situationen wo der „Ball nicht rund läuft“, sind nur einige Schlagworte der neun Goldenen Regeln zum fairen / vorbildlichen Verhalten eines Fußball-Fans. <em>„Der Sport ist heutzutage viel zu sehr von Betrug und Egoismus überschattet. Fairness auf und auch neben dem Platz ist die Grundlage für sauberen Sport und ein völkerübergreifendes Miteinander!“</em>, betont DOG-Präsident Harald Denecken den Schwerpunkt der Fair Play Initiative.</p>
<p>Bei der Fair Play Hotline zur EURO 2008 sollen insbesondere Kinder und Jugendliche mit Beispielen über faires Verhalten im Sport informiert und aufklärt werden, um so negativen Erscheinungen im Sport entgegenzuwirken.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dogbewegt.de/engagement_fairplay.htm?part=3" target="_blank">Quelle: www.DOG-bewegt.de </a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[JD to appear at South Park Music Tour]]></title>
<link>http://jdfeighner.wordpress.com/?p=18</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 16:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>zhashim1</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[JD Feighner to appear at South Park Music Tour, Saturday, June 28th, Patio, 3-4:30PM.  Y&#8217;all ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>JD Feighner to appear at South Park Music Tour, Saturday, June 28th, Patio, 3-4:30PM.  Y'all come on out!</p>
<h4>"By Emily H. Lanigan</h4>
<p><img class="imageframe" src="http://marqueemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/south-park.jpg" alt="south-park.jpg" width="480" height="118" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.southparkmusictour.com/"><span style="color:#f7bd31;">www.southparkmusictour.com</span></a></p>
<pre>Dates: June 26-29
Location: Fairplay, CO</pre>
<p>The South Park Music Tour is the highest festival in the country, according to its promoters, and that’s not just a nod to the fact that Fairplay is just under 10,000 feet in elevation. Hell, even the zip code ends in 420.<br />
But beyond that, the South Park Music Tour is a gem for discovering bands and the lineup is made up predominantly of emerging artists. If each week you look at the local calendar and wonder who a lot of the local bands are, this is the festival to check out. Lots of Colorado bands play the festival and the ones who aren’t local regularly tour the region.</p>
<p><strong>TRAVEL TIME:</strong><br />
(As calculated by <a href="http://mapquest.com/"><span style="color:#f7bd31;">mapquest.com</span></a> from Denver, Colo. to Fairplay, Colo.)</p>
<pre>Total Est. Time: 1 hour, 35 minutes
Total Est. Distance: 85.95 miles</pre>
<p><strong>YOU NEED TO KNOW:</strong> The old saying in Fairplay is “Come on vacation, leave on probation.” So, if you must break the law while in Fairplay, be very, very discreet about it."</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Snow Covered Mountains]]></title>
<link>http://jennytomlin.wordpress.com/?p=21</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 04:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jenny</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[As the popular Christmas/Winter song goes, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!  At least that is]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As the popular Christmas/Winter song goes, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!  At least that is how I feel all through the winter months.  I absolutely LOVE snow and it is really hard for me to handle the holidays without it.  I really only as for 3 days to definitely have snow, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and My Birthday!  It's not like I'm asking it to snow in August, my birthday is January 7th, and so it's not an unreasonable request.  I will admit that I can become tired of all the snow, but it's not usually until March arrives and Spring is trying to come out, this year was particularly strange as I was plenty sick of snow come March and it just wouldn't quit.  It eventually warmed up and the weather has been pretty decent, a little chilly but not bad.  I was looking forward to the same kind of weather out in Colorado two weeks ago; however I was in for a shock to the system!</p>
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<p>I was completely taken back by the fact that there was snow on the mountains when we started our journey from Denver to Pagosa Springs on May 10th, let alone how much there seemed to be and that there was more on them by the time we left which was a week later!  Around here we are used to the snow being pretty much a distant memory by the time April hits, however it was the middle of May and it looked like February does here!  Once the shock wore off of actually seeing snow, it was pretty cool to see and take pictures of, I must admit. </p>
<p>While driving the 5 hours plus between locations it became more apparent that the snow on the mountain tops was not the only snow I was going to see on this trip.  I started seeing it along the roadside, where I am sure plows had piled it after a snow storm and it hadn't completely melted yet.  The biggest shock came when as I was driving, we came across actual snow that was <strong><em>FALLING FROM THE SKY!  </em></strong>Granted it was only flurries but that was all I needed! <strong><em> </em></strong>I was in such awe of this that I was actually laughing at the idea of driving through a snow storm in May!  It was quite the sight.  Now people had joked to me about driving through snow and/or blizzards, but I thought they were joking!  Unfortunately the joke was on me!</p>
<p>We heard on the news Monday night that a town we had driven through, Fairplay CO, was supposed to get 8 inches of snow on Wednesday or Thursday.  I was not as shocked as I had originally been but again it was one of those, I'll believe it when I see it kind of things, I mean it's the middle of May!  I learned pretty quickly during that week, that mid-May means pretty much nothing to Colorado as far as weather is concerned.  Twice we tried to get to some hiking trails that lead to some waterfalls and both times the roads to them were closed until May 31.  Due to the weather a lot of roads are closed beginning November 1 until the end of May, apparently we planned our vacation three weeks too early! </p>
<p>Heading back up towards Denver the day we left, I am sad to say, that I now believe it because I saw it, indeed, Fairplay Colorado did have a snow storm throughout the week which left several inches after all was said and done.  I guess from now on I will do a little more research on vacation spots and their typical weather time tables!!  I can't complain too much because we did get a hike in and while in our jeans and t-shirts would have been able to have a decent snowball fight!  You can't say that about Chicago winters!!</p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 22:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Etwas Glück braucht es noch, aber das hatte der DFB: Bei der Auslosung von zwei zusätzlichen UEFA ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Etwas Glück braucht es noch, aber das hatte der DFB: Bei der <a href="http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/artikel/378535/">Auslosung</a> von zwei zusätzlichen UEFA Cup Qualifikations-Startplätzen am Rande des UEFA Cup-Finals in Manchester wurde neben Dänemark auch Deutschland gezogen. Berücksichtigt wurden alle Verbände, die in der UEFA Fairplay-Rangliste mehr als acht Punkte erzielten (basierend auf Spielen der Nationalteams und der Europapokal-Teilnehmer), in dieser Saison waren das sieben (plus England, die als Sieger automatisch einen Platz erhielten).</p>
<p>Entsprechend dem Grundgedanken dieser Verlosung wird nun der Sieger der deutschen Fairplay-Wertung den UEFA Cup-Platz erhalten. In die Wertung gehen 'harte' Kriterien wie die Anzahl der gelben und roten Karten ein, aber auch 'weiche' wie das Verhalten der Offiziellen und des Publikums. Nach der Karten-Rangliste dürften sich Hertha BSC und Eintracht Frankfurt die größten Hoffnungen machen; den 'Gewinner' wird die DFL aber selbstredend erst nach dem letzten Spieltag bekanntgeben. Ehemals hatte der FSV Mainz von dieser Regelung profitiert, der dann aber in der ersten (Haupt-)Runde an Sevilla scheiterte. Mit Berlin und Frankfurt stehen jetzt zwei Teams zur Auswahl, die sicher Ambitionen und auch Möglichkeiten hätten, die Gruppenphase zu erreichen. Könnte also sein, dass wir in der nächsten Saison bis zu sechs deutsche Teams im UEFA-Pokal erleben (wenn man mal davon ausgeht, dass sich der S04 nicht für die CL qualifiziert).</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Handy-Flatrates in Österreich]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Hab ich eigentlich schon mal erwähnt, dass ich es toll finde, dass ]]></description>
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<p>Foto:  <a title="Link to youngadultcrisishotline's photostream" href="http://flickr.com/photos/youngadultcrisishotline/"><strong>youngadultcrisishotline</strong></a></p>
<p>Hab ich eigentlich schon mal erwähnt, dass ich es toll finde, dass in Österreich so ein großer Wettbewerb am Handymarkt herrscht? Ich hab das Gefühl, dass Telefonieren (noch) immer billiger wird. Da scheint ja kein Ende des Trends in Sicht zu sein. Die Anbieter überbieten sich netterweise immer wieder mit günstigen Angeboten (Hoffentlich überleben die das alle auf Dauer, für uns Kunden kann das nur gut sein ;-) ). <strong>Ich hab mal eine kleine Übersicht für die Vieltelefonierer erstellt</strong>.<!--more--></p>
<p>In Österreich gibts jetzt ja auch schon länger Flatrates. Ich glaube, dass es die Leute von <strong><a href="http://www.one.at/" target="_blank">One</a></strong> waren, die als erste eine echte Flatrate auf den Markt geworfen haben. Die ist aber wieder verschwunden, und momentan gibts da die <strong>Große Plaudertasche</strong>: Damit hat man 1.000 Minuten in alle Netze in Österreich, und wenn die aufgebraucht sind, noch 4.000 ins Netz von One und zur Sprachbox. Anrufe woanders hin kosten dann 10 Cent/min, die Grundgebühr ist 25€ und nur 10€ pro Monat für den Rest von 2008, wenn man jetzt anmeldet.</p>
<p>Von <strong><a href="http://www.t-mobile.at/privat/tarifangebote/vertragstarife/index.html#fairplay" target="_blank">T-Mobile gibts den Tarif Fairplay</a></strong>. Für 25€ kriegt man jeweils 1.000 Minuten ins T-Mobile Netz, ins Festnetz, zur Sprachbox (1.000 Minuten Sprachbox abhören! ;-)) und in alle übrigen Mobilfunknetze gemeinsam. Nach Überschreitung der Minuten werden in alle Netze je 25 Cent/min verrechnet.</p>
<p><strong>A1</strong> hat jetzt endlich auch mal ein vernünftiges Paket auf den Markt gebracht. Blöderweise, nachdem ich schon kurz vorher einen neuen Vertrag abgeschlossen hatte. Ich konnte aber netterweise noch auf Kulanz wechseln ^^. Bei <a href="http://www.a1.net/privat/absolutzero" target="_blank"><strong>A1 Absolut Zero</strong></a> kann man unbegrenzt ins Festnetz, zu A1 und B.Free und zur Sprachbox telefonieren. Also wirklich Flatrate dorthin. Für die anderen Netze gemeinsam hat man 1.000 Freiminuten. Der Tarif kostet 35€, die ersten 6 Monate sind aber gratis, womit man über die Mindestvertragsdauer etwa an den Preis von Fairplay rankommt. Bei Überschreitung der Minuten werden 25 Cent/min fällig.</p>
<p><strong>Telering</strong> hat <strong><a href="http://telering.at/Content.Node/mobil/basta.php" target="_blank">Basta!</a></strong> im Angebot. Man telefoniert die ersten 1.000 Minuten in alle Netze gratis, danach noch 4.000 Minuten netzintern und zur Sprachbox. Wenn man drüberkommt, legt man 10 Cent/min in alle Netze hin. Basta! kostet 19€, aber nur 9€ im Monat bis Ende 2008, wenn man jetzt anmeldet.</p>
<p><strong>Edit</strong>: Man möge mir verzeihen, einen Tarif hatte ich übersehen - danke Dave ;-). Bei <strong>3</strong> kann man <a href="http://www.drei.at/webshop/prepareSelectionTarifDetail.do?tarifId=ATS0043&#38;snId=C74698&#38;" target="_blank"><strong>Showtime XL</strong></a> anmelden. Für 24€ sind 3.000 Gesprächsminuten drinnen, davon jeweils 1.000 Minuten ins eigene Netz und zur Sprachbox, 1.000 ins Festnetz und 1.000 in die anderen Netze. Wenn man das Volumen überschritten hat, zahlt man 10 Cent/min extra. <strong>/Edit</strong></p>
<p><strong>Alle Tarife haben eine Mindestvertragsdauer von 24 Monaten, Taktung von 60/30 (3: 60/60) und SMS in alle Netze kosten 25 Cent</strong>. Basta! und die Große Plaudertasche bieten sich an, wenn man insgesamt beim Telefonieren nicht viel über 1.000 Minuten im Monat kommt. Fairplay und Absolut Zero und Showtime XL kommen den größeren Quasselstrippen entgegen, wobei Absolut Zero wegen echter Flatrate zu Festnetz und A1/B.Free momentan die Nase vorn hat. Mal sehen, wie T-Mobile und 3 gegen diesen Kampftarif dagegen halten.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Registrazioni Zelig OFF]]></title>
<link>http://slapsus.wordpress.com/?p=161</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 11:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>slapsus</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Vuoi assistere dal vivo alle registrazioni della V e VI puntata di Zelig OFF e scoprire in anteprima]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vuoi assistere dal vivo alle registrazioni della V e VI puntata di Zelig OFF e scoprire in anteprima i nostri nuovi sketch di nuoto sincronizzato appositamente creati per la trasmissione? Tutte le info in <a title="AREAZELIG" href="http://www.areazelig.it/dettaglio.php?id=64&#38;type=p" target="_blank">AREAZELIG</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Fangsten var overraskende god. ]]></title>
<link>http://hodja.wordpress.com/?p=8574</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 08:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Hodja</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Skattecenter Århus har 1. maj som en del af den landsdækkende Fairplay-kampagne mod skatte- og afg]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Skattecenter Århus har 1. maj som en del af den landsdækkende Fairplay-kampagne mod skatte- og afgiftunddragelser besøgt 24 små kiosker og fødevareforretninger.</h2>
<p><a title="Mere på Jyllands-Posten" href="http://jp.dk/indland/aar/article1337027.ece" target="_blank">Mere på Jyllands-Posten</a></p>
<p><strong>Overraskende? Det er da ikke spor overraskende.</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Mobbing am Arbeitsplatz ]]></title>
<link>http://kdm13.wordpress.com/?p=174</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 10:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>MobbingRecht&#38;Politik</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Mobbing verletzt die Menschenwürde, zerstört soziale Bindungen, vergiftet das Betriebsklima, schä]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mobbing verletzt die Menschenwürde, zerstört soziale Bindungen, vergiftet das Betriebsklima, schädigt Wirtschaft, Gesundheits- und Sozialsysteme, gefährdet gesellschaftliche Strukturen und staatliche Grundordnungen. Arbeitsplatzkonflikte und Mobbing machen krank.</p>
<p><strong>Mobbing-Beratung, Coaching, Mediation und Seminare</strong></p>
<p>Hilfe für Betroffene durch individuelle Arbeitsplatzkonflikt- und Mobbingberatung bei Konflikten am Arbeitsplatz - Ihr Ansprechpartner in allen Fragen rund um systemische Konfliktlösungen: <a href="http://www.fairplay-mobbing.de" target="_blank"> Willi Wieland "fairplay" </a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.mobbing-rechtshilfe.de" target="_blank">Rechtsanwälte</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.mobbing-web.de" target="_blank">Lobby gegen Mobbing am Arbeitsplatz</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[and the winner is...]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 09:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Gabriella!!! L&#8217;affezionatissima presidentessa del nostro fun club di Biella! Ti faremo sapere ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright" style="float:right;" src="http://www.grandtheatreco.com/images/Ticket.gif" alt="" width="123" height="123" />Gabriella!!! L'affezionatissima presidentessa del nostro fun club di Biella! Ti faremo sapere al più presto quando effettueremo le prossime registrazioni a Milano dove troverai il biglietto omaggio alla cassa. Grazie a tutti quelli che hanno partecipato al quizzone! Non disperate... ne stiamo per inventare altri...</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Cosa ne dici? (aggiornato)]]></title>
<link>http://slapsus.wordpress.com/?p=18</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 22:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>slapsus</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Hai visto il primo sketch degli Slapsus a &#8220;Zelig off&#8221;, questa sera? Se te lo sei perso p]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-13" style="border:0 none;margin:4px;" src="http://slapsus.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/logo-zelig-off-sfondo-nero.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="159" height="120" />Hai visto il primo sketch degli <em>Slapsus</em> a "Zelig off", questa sera? Se te lo sei perso puoi rivederlo qui</p>
<p><a title="Il primo sketch di nuoto sincronizzato degli Slapsus a Zelig OFF 2008" href="http://www.video.mediaset.it/video.html?sito=mediaset&#38;data=2008/05/05&#38;id=4266&#38;categoria=zelig_off/gruppi&#38;from=email" target="_blank">Zelig OFF 2008 - Nuoto Sincronizzato 1</a></p>
<p>oppure qui:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNwMeCKmsP8">Altra registrazione.</a></p>
<p>Ti è piaciuto? Hai dei commenti da fare? Inserisci la tua opinione qua sotto! E, meglio ancora, fallo sapere alla direzione di Zelig off, utilizzando il <a href="http://www.areazelig.it/blog.php" target="_self">Forum sul sito di areazelig</a>, e/o scrivendo direttamente a: <a href="mailto:artistico@areazelig.it" target="_self">artistico@areazelig.it</a>.</p>
<p>Chissà che questo non ci permetta di registrare altre puntate....</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Vinci un biglietto per Zelig OFF!]]></title>
<link>http://slapsus.wordpress.com/?p=156</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 10:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>slapsus</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Nello sketch in onda questa sera ci sarà una piccola differenza rispetto all&#8217;originale&#8230;]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright" style="float:right;" src="http://www.grandtheatreco.com/images/Ticket.gif" alt="" width="123" height="123" />Nello sketch in onda questa sera ci sarà una piccola differenza rispetto all'originale... chi la indovinerà per primo vincerà un biglietto omaggio per assistere alla nostra prossima apparizione nello storico locale di viale Monza a Milano! Per partecipare al "concorso" lasciate un commento a questo post con la vostra risposta e scrivete al nostro indirizzo dandoci un email per contattarvi!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Today's letter - checkbox for hate]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 08:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Dear Governor Schwarzenegger - 
I still need your help again to fix the language on California EDD F]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Governor Schwarzenegger - </p>
<p>I still need your help again to fix the language on California EDD Form DE1-HW. I wrote to you in July 2007 complaining about the checkbox for HUS/WIFE. As members of a California Registered Domestic Partnership trying to hire a nanny, we were quite alienated by this clear state preference for man-on-woman marriages in contrast to the letter and intent of the law that you signed in 2000 authorizing our partnership (and our Constitutional bans on discrimination based on gender and sexual orientation.)</p>
<p>At the time you referred us to Mr. Robert Affleck, Deputy Director, Tax Branch, who referred us to Mr. Stan Adge, Tax Administrator, Taxpayer Advocate’s Office. Through ensuing conversations with Mr. Adge, he made it clear that this issue would be considered for the “next revision of the form.” Then he left the department, Ms. Leslie Weiss took over his job, and Ms. Michelle Mosley took over the mantle to fix this form. </p>
<p>According to verbal conversations with Ms. Mosley, “the form has been revised” and is “awaiting internal review” before being released to the Web site. But I have been unable to secure written confirmation if and when this will happen, and nobody in my community has had an opportunity to review the revised form to see if it complies with our need for equal treatment under the law. </p>
<p>Above all, this slow response and obscured process has made me feel as though this critical change to comply with an eight-year-old law is not a priority within EDD as it is within our community. I fear that the process has been derailed, the outcome will further alienate my family, and the result will please no one. This should be an emergency change to comply with state law, not a “suggestion” to be “considered with the next revision.”</p>
<p>Would you “work your magic” to get EDD to take this seriously? I don’t have anybody else to turn to to make sure that as long as lesbian and gay couples are being treated separately in California, they are at least treated equally. </p>
<p>Yours,</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Lunedì 5 maggio, Slapsus a Zelig off!]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 23:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>slapsus</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Slapsus a Zelig off! Lunedì 5 maggio, dalle ore 23,30 sintonizzatevi su canale 5. In occasione dell]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GWB gewinnt coop eG als Mieter für neuen Verbrauchermarkt in Buxtehude]]></title>
<link>http://pressemitteilungen.wordpress.com/?p=111</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Immopro24.eu</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Nachdem das Oberverwaltungsgericht Lüneburg den Weg für den geplanten Verbrauchermarkt in Buxtehud]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Nachdem das Oberverwaltungsgericht Lüneburg den Weg für den geplanten Verbrauchermarkt in Buxtehude frei gemacht hat, wird die GWB IMMOBILIEN AG im Mai den Bauantrag für das Vorhaben am Standort Fairplay bei der Stadt Buxtehude einreichen. Geplant ist, noch in diesem Jahr mit den Bauarbeiten zu beginnen und das Objekt mit einer Fläche von rund 5.400 m2 im 3. Quartal 2009 an den Mieter plaza der coop eG zu übergeben.</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://www.gwb-immobilien.de/uploads/RTEmagicC_dr_herrmann.jpg.jpg" alt="" width="81" height="97" /></p>
<p>"Mit der coop eG aus Schleswig-Holstein haben wir einen optimalen Mieter für den geplanten Verbrauchermarkt in Buxtehude gefunden," so Dr. Norbert Herrmann, Vorstandsvorsitzender der GWB IMMOBILIEN AG. "Die plaza SB-Warenhäuser der coop eG bieten ein umfassendes Lebensmittel-Vollsortiment mit einem Angebot von bis zu 70.000 Artikeln sowie gastronomische Einrichtungen, Dienstleister und Fachgeschäfte, die den Vorkassenbereich ergänzen."</p>
<p><a href="http://www.immopro24.eu/pressemitteilungen/gwb-gewinnt-coop-eg-als-mieter-fuer-neuen-verbrauchermarkt-in-buxtehude_14551.html" target="_blank">weiterlesen...</a></p>
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