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Secure authentication with one-time passwords
Safety Net
The next step is to integrate the authentication mechanism with the PAM stack (see Listing 2). The pam_unix or pam_unix2 modules do most of the work. These modules are tagged with a sufficient control flag, but as you want to replace the pam_unix.so or pam_unix2.so libraries with the pam_opie.so library, you should modify the configuration accordingly.
Listing 2
01 ... 02 auth sufficient pam_opie.so 03 # You can leave out this line if you have tested OPIE: 04 auth sufficient pam_unix.so nullok try_first_pass 05 ...
Note that it is possible to configure your system so that, if OPIE fails for any reason, users can still use legacy passwords to authenticate.
Once you have modified the PAM configuration, your system is OTP-capable. Some services, such as the SSH daemon, still need some manual attention before they start using one-time passwords. In the case of SSH, you need the following line in the server configuration file /etc/sshd/sshd_config:
Listing 3 shows an SSH login using OPIE. After successfully authenticating, OPIE updates the /etc/opiekeys file, adding the new sequence number and the hash of the last password used.
Listing 3
SSH Login with OPIE
01 $ ssh firstname.lastname@example.com 02 otp-md5 498 te5843 ext 03 Response: 04 # cat /etc/opiekeys 05 root 0498 te5843 2b84befd37cacb9f Feb 16,2008 05:58 06 #
Sowing and Harvesting
Users need opiekey to generate one-time passwords. The generator in Listing 4 expects the user password, the seed, and the current sequence number. Users can run opieinfo to view this information. OPIE also has a mechanism that generates a list of OTPs in case a user doesn't have a generator.
Listing 4
Creating three OTPs with opiekey
01 # opieinfo 02 497 te5843 03 # opiekey -5 -n 3 `opieinfo` 04 Using the MD5 algorithm to compute response. 05 Reminder: Don't use opiekey from telnet or dial-in 06 sessions. Sorry, but you don't seem to be on the 07 console or a secure terminal. 08 Warning: Continuing could disclose your secret pass 09 phrase to an attacker! 10 Enter secret pass phrase: 11 495: MUSH ACT GRIM SEE MAID LIES 12 496: HAD FED WORD ROY STAB ACID 13 497: IO INK RIG DAME RULE TUM 14 #
Other generators in addition to opiekey are also available. The Java program JOTP [6] will run on a Java-capable cellphone or on a normal website, although the website must be trustworthy. Palm owners can run Palmkey [7] or Pilotp [8], and desktop users can run Optcalc [9].
The opiepasswd -d command disables a user entry in /etc/opiekeys and thus bans the user from the OPIE system (see Listing 5). The system overwrites the password hash with a series of asterisks (*), although the sequence number and seed remain visible.
Listing 5
Disabling OPIE for a User
01 user1@rechner$ opiepasswd -d 02 Updating user1: 03 Disable user1's OTP access? (yes or no) yes 04 ID user1 is disabled. 05 user1@rechner$ su - 06 Passwort: 07 # grep user1 /etc/opiekeys 08 user1 0359 te2880 **************** Feb 16,2008 08:37 09 #
Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)
PAM defines four categories for the authentication process: auth, account, password, and session. The auth category handles the authentication itself, while password defines whether and how a user can change their password. PAM uses account to manage access based on the user account and session to handle the environment setup.
PAM has a selection of various modules in each category and organizes them in a stack. Each module is tagged with a control flag. This approach lets admins define how PAM reacts to successful or unsuccessful processing of a module. The following flags exist: required, requisite, sufficient, and optional. If a module flagged required, requisite, or sufficient fails, the complete authentication process fails. If the module is tagged requisite, PAM immediately stops processing the stack.
After successfully processing a module flagged required, requisite, or optional, the next PAM library steps up. PAM views the category as successfully processed if the module is flagged sufficient.
The OTPW Alternative
The OTPW software-based solution does not use the method specified by RFC 2289 but relies instead on a 160-bit version of the RIPEMD hash. OTPW includes a modified version of the program login (demologin) and an alternative module for integration with the PAM stack. Users are issued passwords in the form of a list, which is similar to the legacy TAN lists issued by banks.
When authenticating, the user types a string comprising the list entry and their own password. The OTPW server stores the RIPEMD hashes of all valid one-time passwords (along with a number) in the .otpw file below the user's home directory. The program overwrites used passwords with dashes, thus preventing reuse.
The OTPW package is far smaller than OPIE; the source code comprises just 18 files. A simple make will create the demologin and otpw-gen programs, as well as the pam_otpw.so PAM library.
For Linux systems with PAM, OTPW requires only the otpw-gen generator and the pam_otpw module. The user initializes the OTPW system by running otpw-gen (Listing 6). After entering a password, otpw-gen creates a list of OTPs and displays the results.
Listing 6
Setting up OTPW
01 # otpw-gen -h 5 02 Generating random seed ... 03 04 If your paper password list is stolen, the thief should not gain 05 access to your account with this information alone. Therefore, you 06 need to memorize and enter below a prefix password. You will have to 07 enter that each time directly before entering the one-time password 08 (on the same line). 09 10 When you log in, a 3-digit password number will be displayed. It 11 identifies the one-time password on your list that you have to append 12 to the prefix password. If another login to your account is in progress 13 at the same time, several password numbers may be shown and all 14 corresponding passwords have to be appended after the prefix 15 password. Best generate a new password list w en you have used up half 16 of the old one. 17 18 Enter new prefix password: 19 Reenter prefix password: 20 21 Creating '~/.otpw'. 22 Generating new one-time passwords ... 23 24 OTPW list generated 2008-03-16 10:23 on testvm3.seidelnet.de 25 26 000 a7Sj rWoC 001 %URK VvmD 002 EoQa sgon 003 IQhJ kVMG 004 QsS% H=aU 27 28 !!! REMEMBER: Enter the PREFIX PASSWORD first !!! 28 #
The -p1 parameter tells otpw-gen to output the OTPs as a list of four-letter words, for example:
hare lane fyfe self lucy
Deleting the .otpw file disables the use of one-time passwords for the account.
It makes sense to print the list. Users are responsible for keeping track of how many valid one-time passwords they still have.
If you want to save paper, check the content of .otpw when you log in. Used OTPs are tagged with -. Integration of OTPW with the PAM system follows the same steps as for OPIE.
According to the documentation, adding this entry
session optional pam_otpw.so
tells OTPW to let you know how many OTPs you have left when you log in. This command did not work in our lab. The manual steps for the SSH daemon are similar to those for OPIE.
Users create one-time passwords by concatenating their user passwords with the strings in the list generated by otpw-gen.
When a user attempts to log in, OTPW creates a symbolic link for .otpw.lock in the user's home directory. If the user cancels the login attempt by pressing Ctrl+C, the symbolic link is kept. The user is locked out while the link exists, as it prevents the use of OTPW.
On top of this, OTPW does not normally support simultaneous logins for security reasons. According to the program documentation, the user enters an extended one-time password in this case. The extended OTP comprises the user password and three strings from the list. We were unable to test this behavior in our lab.
One-time passwords are useful for insecure environments with a danger of password sniffing. The OPIE and OTPW implementations are easily integrated with popular Linux distributions thanks to PAM.
- Digipass 300 Pro: http://www.vasco.com
- RSA Secur ID: http://www.rsa.com
- Onetime Password In Everything (OPIE): http://www.inner.net/opie
- One-Time Password (OTPW): http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/otpw.html
- Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM): http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/
- Java OTP Calculator (JOTP): http://www.cs.umd.edu/~harry/jotp/
- Palmkey: http://palmkey.sf.net
- Pilot OTP Generator: http://www.valdes.us/palm/pilOTP/
- OTP and S/Key Calculator for X-Window: http://killa.net/infosec/otpCalc/
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DeKALB – For the Northern Illinois golf teams, short is good.
A new short-game practice facility is just a short ride away.
The Huskies will now hone the delicate-scoring shots that NIU women's golfer Jessica Parmenter said can make or break a round at a new 40,000 square foot practice facility at the Kishwaukee Country Club.
"It's great for practices and if we have time to come out here on our own it is awesome to have a facility that is five minutes away," Parmenter said. "The short game is an art form and the facility is great."
The facility has a 25-yard deep creeping bent-grass green that is mowed just under an eighth-of-an-inch. The fairway is bent grass that is mowed at one-half inch. There is a fairway bunker at 40 yards and a greenside bunker at 20 yards.
The comprehensive facility accepts just about every shot imaginable from 75 yards and in.
"It is a great facility and I think it will hold up with the offseason use we will give to it," said NIU women's golf coach Pam Tyska. "It is a large hitting area and large green which can accommodate NIU players and members."
The women's team plays its qualifying rounds at Kishwaukee and the men also use the course for practice. Both teams will use the short-game practice facility. Even though the men's team calls Rich Harvest Farms home, a Golf Digest Top 100 Course, the proximity to campus makes the facility at Kish a valuable practice asset for assistant coach Kyle Murphy.
"We have Rich Harvest Farms," Murphy said. "But you know how it is trying to get college kids to drive more than five minutes."
The facility started as a storage space for Kishwaukee superintendent Jeff Host during a bunker renovation program, but has taken on many entities in a short period of time.
Originally an abandoned tree nursery just north of the 18th fairway, Hoste was piling up soil when he realized there was ample space for a nursery green. Eventually Hoste saw a home for a practice facility. With a financial boost from NIU, he was able to begin the fun part of his job.
"If I came to work and mowed grass everyday it would be a ho-hum job," Hoste said. "They gave me some artistic license with the practice area and I put my stamp on it."
The practice facility was seeded late last fall and was ready for use in mid-July. All winter and spring an orange snow fence surrounded the young grass, erected to keep out animals and people.
It served its purpose. But in turn the Kish members and staffers were like restless children unable to sleep on Christmas Eve because the lure of unopened presents created too much anticipation.
So when mid-July arrived, Hoste was finally unable to unwrap the present for all the members and the Huskies.
Because Kishwaukee was built in 1901 the original architects didn't have the technological advancements available to today's superintendents. Over the years some greens have been tweaked, updated and replanted. The course has some greens that are 105 years old and some that are 40 years old.
That gave Hoste an additional challenge. He had to make a practice facility mix similar to the on-course conditions.
"In 1901 they brought out a plow on a horse, made a big pile of dirt and threw some grass seed on top of it and that was fine," Hoste said."What we did was also make the green here similar to the course so pieces of it could be used to replace any damage done to greens or fairways on the course."
It is a trip down memory lane for Kishwaukee PGA Professional David Paeglow when collegiate golfers walk amidst the tall, stately trees that line the fairways as they head to the practice facility. Paeglow has worked junior clinics with NIU golfers acting as teaching assistants and has enjoyed the partnership that has emerged with NIU.
"I played college golf so it brings me back to my college days where I would go to class and then come out to the course to practice, go to meets and go through qualifiers," Paeglow said. "That challenge of judging schoolwork and practice is exciting."
For Kishwaukee General Manager Dennis Fisher, having the Huskies on the course also ensures the well being of the business he has worked in for the last 15 years.
"This is the future," Fisher said. "These are the individuals that will carry on the game and the industry. It is exciting to have them out here."
NIU senior associate athletics director Tim McMurray said the premier facilities that are available for Huskies' golfers are amongst the best in the Mid-American Conference. It is an important practice tool and recruiting chip. With the search for a men's golf coach under way, the facilities are a tempting bonus.
"This gives us the opportunity to be dialed in to the needs of our student athletes and the members here," McMurray said. "Our access to facilities is a difference maker, Rich Harvest Farms is a legit top 50 course. Kish has embrace both golf teams, we also use Whisper Creek and with two DeKalb Park District courses available that gives us access to five very different excellent golf facilities. For a MAC program that is very good.
"Basically, it is a simple business model; reinvest in your consumers and our No. 1 consumer is out student athletes. When they are out here smiling, chipping and working on their short game that means we are doing something right."
"We updated, renovated or created new practice or competitive space for all our athletic teams," Tyska said. "It drains great and receives balls well. For the short life it has had so far it is a hardy and well-seasoned facility."
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NIU golf teams will benefit from Kishwaukee Country Club's new facility
DeKALB – For the Northern Illinois golf teams, short is good.

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Family and friends of Wanda Sharrock Ingram celebrated her life of 77 years on Oct. 27, 2011 at First Baptist Church in Lubbock. She died on Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. Wanda Nell was born Sept. 11, 1934, in Sweetwater, Texas to Orin Ted and Eavvie Sharrock. She graduated from Crane High School and later earned a Bachelor's degree from Mary Hardin Baylor College in Belton, Texas. Wanda retired from Texas Utilities in 2000, after serving as a training supervisor for 20 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Lubbock.Survivors include her sons, Mark Quinten Ingram and wife, Lore, Jay Eric Ingram and wife, Paula and Scott Randall Ingram; and sister, Mary Pearce and husband, Phillip. Wanda is also survived by her grandchildren, Daniel Ingram, Michael, Zachary, and Kavan Ingram, Justin and Trevor Gielish; and three great-grandchildren.Wanda is preceded in death by her parents; and a grandson, Mark Ted Ingram.A tribute page is available at www.memorialdesigners.net, where you may leave expressions of sympathy for her family.


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Konami Digital Entertainment's bundled high-definition remakes of the original Silent Hill games are planned for a March release at retail for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Now, it appears as though the games included in the Silent Hill: HD Collection are likely to see individual digital releases on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as well, at least in Europe.
The European game ratings entity known as PEGI has recently rated both Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3 for both Sony and Microsoft's current generation of consoles.
Industry news site Siliconera also points out that Konami's Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection received similar treatment, with Metal Gear Solid 2, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, and Metal Gear Solid: PeaceWalker all receiving individual digital HD releases on the PlayStation Network in Japan. Those digital releases are also slated to hit on Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network in North America sometime in 2012.
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LOMBARD — On Tuesday, teachers from Stanford University Hopkins Marine Biology Laboratory and throughout the state, along with a group of international educators from Sweden, will be at Glenbard East High School observing classes taught by Tom Martinez, AP biology and biotechnology teacher.
He will host the group in his classroom before they tour the Shedd Aquarium.
Later in April, Martinez will give a presentation that focuses on teaching students about identifying anticancer compounds in marine animals at the National Science Teachers Association conference in San Antonio. In September, he will give the same presentation in England and Sweden.
This program is funded by a grant that allows teachers in America and Sweden to collaborate resources and teach students about current issues in oceanic environments.


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Pilgrims have new life in state tourney
PLYMOUTH — It's been a rocky season for Plymouth, and the Sectional 19 hosts could use a fresh start.
The Pilgrims (5-14) entered the season without one of their two leading returning scorers in senior Brock Smith after he was sidelined with a shoulder separation late in the football season, and have since had to endure extended stretches without 6-foot-8 Sean Smith and fellow senior forward Mitch Holloway due to suspension and injury, respectively. With the lineup only recently returned to full strength, Plymouth will get a chance to start over in the post-season against New Prairie (8-11) at home Wednesday.
"We haven't had the outcomes that we've wanted," said Plymouth head coach Kevin Stuckmeyer. "It's going to be key for our guys to understand that when sectional comes around it's a new season, and you can throw records out the window. There's no question that we've been battle-tested this year from injuries to suspension to having guys come back and having to figure out a rotation: We've had 10 different guys start this season, which is not traditionally normal, not something we're necessarily accustomed to. It just shows a lot of guys have gotten experience and we've been in several overtime games, several clutch games that came down to one possession here or there, so there's no question that we've had the tests in that regard and the understanding of what it's like to be in those situations, and when you get to the tournament a lot of games come down to one possession here or there."
"With everything that's gone the way it has it's nice to maybe have a little bit of a fresh start and to not have as much pressure put on you," Stuckmeyer added. "You can just go out and play and prepare and know that you have something to look forward to and a goal that's out there to reach. I think any competitor really enjoys those situations, and I expect all of our guys to be hungry and look forward to that challenge."
While Plymouth takes on New Prairie, Glenn plays Mishawaka Marian and Rochester matches up with South Bend St. Joseph's in the other first round games at Class 3A Sectional 19, while Culver Military Academy drew the bye in the seven-team field and awaits the winner of Tuesday's Glenn-Marian contest.
The Cougars are hunting for their first sectional title since 2003 and look to upend the defending sectional champion Pilgrims, something they haven't had much luck in doing with three straight first round losses to Plymouth the last three years at the tilt. They'll need to speed up the tempo and use their length and athleticism if they hope to break that streak this year.
"It's kind of becoming the norm these days; I think this is four years in a row now we've drawn New Prairie... Just like they've kind of been in the last couple years — just really long, really athletic. A difficult match-up as always," said Stuckmeyer.
"We're definitely going to have to control the tempo against New Prairie. Our shot selection is going to have to improve, and we're going to have to enjoy the ball in our hands a lot more than we have the last few games. They really like to get up and down and score a lot of points, and as we've shown, that's really not necessarily our strength. Our strength is to control the ball and control the game and dictate the tempo so it'll be important for us to do that, and we'll also have to rebound."


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A rubber duck is a Muggle toy, shaped like a duck and used for recreation in a bathtub. They apparently do not exist in the wizarding world, or are simply uncommon, as Arthur Weasley once asked Harry Potter what their function was.
Behind the scenes
- Rubber ducks are a recurrent theme in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4:
- The trio trick Fluffy with a rubber duck toy.
- Myrtle throws rubber duck toys at Harry and Ron during the boys' fight against her.
- Cedric Diggory gives Harry a rubber duck as a clue to figuring out the golden egg's secret.
- Harry uses a rubber duck to distract a copy of The Monster Book of Monsters while at the Leaky Cauldron with Arthur Weasley.
- Daniel Radcliffe, in recalling the moment he learned that he had been cast as Harry Potter in the films, laughed upon "recalling how, at such an important moment, he was surrounded by bubbles and in the company of a rubber duck," as he was in the bath at the time the call came in.[1]
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
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I hate it. It must be retired. Eliminated. Wiped from our vernacular. Now. ... Please?
Theo calls Brendan Donnelly "a very interesting piece of the [bullpen] puzzle". And "We see [J.C. Romero] as a buy-low guy, someone who's a couple of adjustments away from being a very valuable addition to our bullpen."
Donnelly, to the LA Times:
It stinks that I'm leaving the Angels, because they were the only team that gave me a chance ... The flip side is, I'm going to Boston, and the fans there embrace baseball like no other. I'm excited about getting a fresh start, being with a team that's going to win. I'm leaving a good rivalry with the Angels and Oakland and going to the biggest rivalry of all, Boston-New York.Curt Schilling says he is "ecstatic about the [Matsuzaka] move ... The potential for this rotation is pretty impressive." ... Are there problems with the results of J.D. Drew's physical?
Johnny Damon, on the Sox spending money:
That's water under the bridge. I got a great offer and a great contract from the Yankees and I'm happy. ... Maybe [Boston] learned a lot from what happened last year. They finished in third place ... [We] brought back Andy Pettitte - a guy who knows how to play in New York, knows how to deal with pressure and how to work big games, especially in the postseason.(Not always, Noodle-Arm.)
BDD is already hinting at the special treatment Matsuzaka will get:
Special-K's Not Going to Be One of the Guys ... Reports Persist That Roger Clemens May Have to Carry His Luggage ... Wait Until Pedro Hears About ThisSigh. I guess it's never too early to annoint a new "diva".
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Six people were murdered in July.
The latest victim, a 21-year-old man, according to Hudson County Prosecutor spokesman Gene Rubino, was shot multiple times and was taken to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced on arrival.
A possible motive for the crime has not been released.
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What is the Central Degree Audit?
The Central Degree Audit is UCM's degree audit system. It uses the DegreeWorks software from Ellucian. The Central Degree Audit is a valuable academic planning tool for students and academic advisors. The Central Degree Audit is personalized to the student and contains academic information about the student's degree, major(s), and minor(s).
The Central Degree Audit gives a complete picture regarding what degree requirements have been met, are in progress of being met, and are remaining. It is a quick tool that can be used to check your progress in your degree program.
How do I get a copy of my Central Degree Audit?
Students at UCM have access to their Central Degree Audit online via MyCentral. Once logged in go to the "Student Services" tab, "UCM Student Records", and then "Central Degree Audit". Click on the DegreeWorks button.
A new window will open (outside of MyCentral) and your current Central Degree Audit will show on the screen. The audit defaults to the "Student View". You may also choose to show only uncompleted requirements by selecting "Registration Checklist" and clicking the "View" button.
You may choose to save either/both the Student View or Registration Checklist as a pdf (the file will come up as .cgi, change it to .pdf to save). It is recommended that students run and save a copy of their Central Degree Audit prior to enrolling in classes (to see what requirements remain unfulfilled) and then again after processing enrollment (to make sure what you signed up for is counting where you thought it would). Students should keep these pdf copies of the Central Degree Audits for their permanent academic files.
My Central Degree Audit lists the wrong major!
If your Central Degree Audit lists the incorrect degree, major(s), or minor(s) or catalog year, see your Office of Academic Advisement to have your curriculum updated. Graduate students should contact the Graduate School at 660-543-4621.
I am thinking of changing my major or adding a minor? Can I do a "What if" degree audit?
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To run a "what if" audit, log into MyCentral and bring up your current Central Degree Audit. Next choose the "What If" option on the left side of the page. Pick your level (typically Undergraduate), degree type, and catalog year. (Tip: either use your current catalog year from your existing degree audit or choose the most current catalog year.) Choose the major or minor that you want to view. If the major has an area/option, choose that as well. (Tip: read about the major first in the appropriate catalog at www.ucmo.edu/catalogs to see if it has an area/option.)
What do the different symbols on my degree audit mean?
There is a legend at the bottom of your Central Degree Audit that will explain what each symbol means. A green check mark means that a requirement is completed. "IP" denotes "in progress" and will be next to any classes that you are currently enrolled in or are enrolled in for a future semester. An empty box with a red outline indicates that a requirement is not yet completed. The degree audit will tell you what specifically is "Still Needed:" in red text.
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All catalogs older than 8 years are expired and audits are not available for these catalogs. If your degree audit lists an expired catalog year you should meet with your academic advisor to update to a valid Undergraduate Catalog.
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The following is from FamilySearch.
The FamilySearch January 2011 Bloginar recording is now available online. If you were unable to attend the event on January 18, 2011, you or your subscribers can now listen to and view the free presentation and discussions at FamilySearch Wiki. Go to Wiki.FamilySearch.org, and search FamilySearch Bloginar.
Following is a summary of the January Bloginar agenda.
· FamilySearch latest collection updates
· Indexing milestone(s)
· RootsTech 2011 Conference Update: Overview of Scheduled Open Panels and Discussions
· FamilySearch Research Courses Online
· 90 day outlook of upcoming developments
· New webinars and podcasts offerings
· Big picture of research curricula coming online
· Community involvement and free training recording services
FamilySearch International is the largest genealogy organization in the world. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch has been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources free online at FamilySearch.org or through over 4,600 family history centers in 132 countries, including the renowned Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.


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|Thirteen Days
|Tuesday, 10 July 2001
Normally, when historical events are dramatized for dramatic films, there is some question as to which parts are accurate representations of actual events and which parts have been altered to be more screen-worthy. The DVD release of "Thirteen Days," the premier installment in New Line Home Entertainment's Infinifilm series, aims to address this issue by packing as much factual supplemental information on the disc as seems technically possible.
"Thirteen Days" takes its title from a period of extreme tension and military/political brinksmanship between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. in October, 1962. American spy planes photographed secret Soviet missile bases in Cuba, which would have made it feasible for the Russians to ground-launch nuclear weapons at the United States. President John F. Kennedy, his counselors and his adversaries within the White House and the Pentagon battled one another verbally as they all sought to find some way to prevent larger war from breaking out. One solution, favored by an anti-Kennedy contingent, was a pre-emptive nuclear strike, which would likely have resulted in WW III.
Since the world as we know it is still here and most of it hasn't succumbed to radiation (Chernobyl, Three Mile Island and certain other key sites notwithstanding) nearly 40 years later, viewers can surmise the conclusion of the events in "Thirteen Days." How war was avoided – and how it very nearly broke out – is the film's subject.
The events are seen largely from the point of view of presidential aide Kenneth O'Donnell (Kevin Costner), who has a sympathetic yet critical view of both the President (Bruce Greenwood) and his brother, Attorney General Robert Kennedy (Steven Culp). To the film's credit, O'Donnell's influence isn't inflated to improbable proportions simply because he's played by the cast's best-known member. Costner, Greenwood, Culp and their colleagues – including Dylan Baker as Robert McNamara, Michael Fairman as Adlai Stevenson, Kevin Conway as Gen. Curtis LeMay and Len Cariou as Dean Acheson – all convey the intensity of men who honor the social contract (if sometimes only by a thread) while feeling that destiny is in their grasp. All of the actors are on the same wavelength, giving strong performances. Greenwood and Culp, as the two most famous figures in the piece, capture the Kennedy personas without trying for outright impersonations.
David Self's script is articulate and engrossing and director Roger Donaldson is adept at segueing from the emotional, verbal heat of the conference room to the visceral charge of what it's like to be in a fighter jet dodging ground-to-air missiles in Chapters 16 and 26. The picture quality is especially beautiful in Chapter 26, with the vivid royal blue of the sky outside the atmosphere thrillingly reproduced. The soundtrack makes expert directional use of the 5.1 system, with aircraft and the pursuing missiles flying through the system front to back and side to side. Other especially exciting aural moments can be found in Chapter 7, in which a plane screams through the rears as it seems to cross the sound barrier and huge wave sounds in Chapter 18 as the ocean crashes across a ship's bow.
Compelling as "Thirteen Days" is, what makes this DVD exceptional is the Infinifilm treatment. The film can be viewed uninterrupted in its straight theatrical form by simply clicking on "Play Movie." Clicking on the Infinifilm option allows the viewer to either explore the multitude of historical and biographical samples one at a time or encounter them within the context of the film. For example, when O'Donnell's character is introduced, choices appear on the bottom of the screen. We can view a deleted scene that would have played here in a longer cut (with or without director Donaldson's commentary) and/or check out a brief biography of O'Donnell. Each of the options helpfully comes with an individual running time notation. The options remain onscreen long enough for the viewer to reach a decision and click "enter." If the options are ignored, they eventually disappear, to be replaced with more options a little further down the line. One note: there are roughly twice as many chapters on the Infinifilm track as on the regular film track. The chapter titles in the liner notes correspond to the chapters on the regular film track only.
The supplemental materials are magnificently specific – on the "Historical Figures Commentary," a voice informs us who will be speaking next, so that there's never any doubt. Commentators include everybody from an ex-CIA pilot to Russian politicians. The sound quality on these comments varies – some of the original tapes are obviously fairly old – but the restoration job is admirable.
"Thirteen Days" is a potent, energetic film that serves as both history lesson and insight into the way life-and-death deals are still made. It's also a working example of how film buffs may wish all DVDs were made.


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Liz teams with Donna, Tommy vs. Diesel and BronBron nets Gisele
LeBron Shoots: King James takes his career—and Tom Brady's girl—in his hands by posing next to Gisele "Game Killer" Bundchen on the cover of Vogue. [NYMag]
Land War: Join the fight as Diesel and Tommy Hilfiger battle for control of Manhattan in a Fifth Avenue cage match to the death. [Antara and DNRNews]
Girls Dressing Boys: Liz Claiborne and Donna Karen International are teaming up on a new DKNY line. Neither Donna or Liz will be involved as they are retired and dead - respectively of course. [Reuters]
Fashion Capital: The fashion industry is already chasing after New York's awesomely non-disgraced new Governor. [DNRNews]
Spank Rock: An Irish "Sperm for Tickets" scheme gets way out of hand. Sorry about that. [NME via Radar]
Paris, je t'aime: Next time you're strolling by the Seine, pop into the stunning April 77 store. [Refinery 29]


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Way Back When
(The Spirit is pleased to share with our readers vignettes of life in the 19th Century as originally reported in past issues of the newspaper. These reprinted stories include their original headlines and spelling.)
Local Intelligence
(March 25, 1896)
An Old German Tailor
in a Moment of Confidence
Gives Up a Secret
John Sedler, an old German tailor, who resided for many years in Reynoldsville, came into the Spirit office the other day looking very much the worse for wear. He said his wife had died several years ago and he had recently lost his property in Reynoldsville, and was old and on the rocks of poverty, and despair. He looked it. Poor old John, we knew him when he dressed like a dandy. He made our first tailor-made suit. Harry Ernst and Clint Reikard had one made about the same time — long Prince Alberts.
And maybe we didn't think we amounted to something then! Whew! We tried to suppress our egotism as much as possible, but when a youth of seventeen, who has worn yarn socks, knit galluses and home-made pants all his life gets a tailor-made suit, he is considerably exalted. He soars. His thoughts are among the gods. Great Jove, Apollo, Ulysses, Achilles, Hercules, and all those fellows were well enough in their way, but they lived in a crude and innocent age, and of course were not in it with a youth with a tailor-made suit.
But to return to John Sedler. John was on the ragged edge. He said, "Master Smeet, I haf hare a prescreeption vat will cure de vors case of rheumatism in a few minutes. I sell it all over daes country. The doctairs know noddings about it. Dase vas gotten fon a great Catholic Bishop, who got it fon von ancient doctair, and some reech man vot got bad rheumatism gif a million dollars for heem. I sell dees to von Baltimore man sax months ago an he mack nine hundred dollars out of it. Von man gif heem two hundred dollars to cure his rheumatism. It cures daes greep in a few minutes. I gif it to you, and I gif it to no vpn else. Von anybody got rheumatism or greep you tael heem you cure heem."
And Mr. Sedler wrote out the famous prescription. We paid him for it, and have the secret. Of course he has not given it to anybody else in town. So bring on your rheumatism, and if this ancient and honorable prescription will cure you, as Mr. Sedler assures us it will, in very short order, you shall be cured.
It is worth, according to Mr. Sedler, a million dollars, but we are not covetous, and don't care for a little thing like that.


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Hope Jordan caps off outstanding Bremen CC season
BREMEN — A coach's expectations can be hard to surpass, but the Bremen girls cross country team did so this fall.
Coach Mick Gardner's Lions won the Northern State Conference title and went to semi-state as a team, while senior Hope Jordan made it to state as an individual.
"I didn't think we'd make it that far at the beginning of the year," Gardner said. "I thought we had a good shot at making it out of the sectional. They surprised me in individual races and in how far we made it as a group. It was a lot of fun."
Bremen's season ended at Saturday's state finals in Terre Haute, as Jordan finished 61st with a time of 19:48, a minute slower than her fifth-place finish at the New Haven semi-state.


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Abbott Government urged to focus on mental as well as physical health of Australian workers
30 September 2013
The University of Sydney's high-profile Happiness, Health and Wellbeing at Work Conference is this year expected to call on the Abbott Government to give priority to mental health in the workplace as it conducts its promised review of mental health services.
The annual conference, organised by the University of Sydney Business School's Workplace Research Centre (WRC), is also expected to highlight some of the causes of mental illness amongst workers, including vicarious trauma suffered by those who work with trauma victims.
A long-time campaigner for action on workplace bullying, Josh Bornstein of Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, will be a key conference participant, highlighting the importance of managing vicarious trauma in the workplace
"During the election campaign, the Coalition promised a review of our mental health system. We believe that there needs to be a focus on mental illness in the workplace, which impacts on the lives of individuals and on productivity," said WRC Director Professor John Buchanan.
The Department of Defence will participate in this year's conference for the first time, as will Hunter Valley aluminium manufacturer, Tomago Aluminium, which recently won a national workplace health award for an obesity-related project.
"While mental health will be a feature of the Conference, the physical wellbeing of workers is also essential, and the Conference will look at the role of the workplace when it comes to healthy lifestyles," said Professor Buchanan.
"Importantly, this Conference will bring together academics who are expert in this field as well as people with practical industry knowledge and experience," he added.
Conference Details
Date: Thursday 3 October
Time: 9.00AM to 5.00PM
Venue: Wesley Conference Centre, 220 Pitt Street, Sydney
See the full agenda on the Conference website
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Come September, UPN and The WB are out, and "The CW" is in. The CBS Corporation and Warner Brothers are merging their two networks in an effort to drive up ratings.
Two networks joining forces: an unprecedented event in television history.
"The CW will be able to do, in its first season, something truly remarkable -- program already hit shows every single day of the week," according to CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves.
"No one knew this was going to happen," said Dell Billings, KBTX promotions manager, "and when we all found out, we said, 'OK, what do we do now?'"
It's the critical question on the minds of many stations, especially one that launched a UPN affiliate just hours before the stealthy announcement.
"This is a work in progress," said KBTX General Manager Mike Wright. "It's just underway. None of us have any answers. It's all a wait and see."
While some of the larger market affiliations have been decided, the new network will look at each market individually to decide where The CW will land. For the heads of UPN BCS, there is a distinct determination to be home to the new station.
"I don't think that with our relationship and standing with CBS for so many years that the relationship is going to go unnoticed," Wright said.
And the work it would take to again launch a new network?
"The logistics don't change. The graphics do," said Billings. "In a way, it's not a difficult change for us if we become an affiliate of The CW."
"You can pretty well count on us being very aggressive in this effort," said Wright, "to know that we want to do what is best for this community to fill the programming void that exists, and we certainly plan on The CW being part of the KBTX family when the dust settles."
But for now, it's still very much rising.
Officials at the local station that airs WB programming locally, KYLE, were unavailable for comment.
General Manager Mike Wright says KBTX's new station will not shut down if The C-W does not air on the channel.
The following story is from the Associated Press on Tuesday's merger.
NEW YORK -- CBS and Warner Brothers Entertainment plan to form a new fifth TV network and launch it this fall.
At the same time, the two companies will cease operations of their respective networks -- UPN and The WB. They will continue to broadcast their respective schedules independently until the fall.
CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves says the new operation, to be known as The CW, will target an 18-to-34-year-old audience and use existing programing from UPN and The WB.
The CW will also broadcast the schedule of children's programming now known as Kids' WB!, a five-hour original programming block on Saturday mornings.
The programming will be distributed by Tribune Broadcasting and CBS's UPN affiliates, which have agreed separately to sign ten-year affiliation agreements with the new network. That combination will give The CW instant coverage in 48 percent of the country.


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Easter Sunrise Services Set
Easter is fast approaching. This year it fall on Sunday April 8th. The 74th Annual Kiwanis Easter Sunrise Service is planned for that morning beginning at 6:30 am.
The Reverend Sam Martinez, Pastor of Central Assembly of God will be the leading the service. Music will be presented by Amy Freedman and Kevin Lusk who is band director at Fouke High School.
Bob Bruggeman, Mayor Pro Tem of Texarkana, Texas, and Past President of Kiwanis will be involved.
The Easter Sunrise Service will be held at Camp Preston Hunt at the Texarkana Boy Scout Camp. For more information phone (870) 774-7525.


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Let me guess... this move, by the second-largest US carrier (and largest GSM carrier in the US) is supposed to "improve" competition, just like their last attempt?
AT&T bought the part that the government said Verizon couldn't buy
verizon had to sell off a lot of alltel markets and AT&T bought them up
I first read your post as "AT&T bought that part of the government...". Then I realized that was the case.
But that's old news...
Let me guess... this move, by the second-largest US carrier (and largest GSM carrier in the US) is supposed to "improve" competition, just like their last attempt?
You got suckered by Sprint's explanation that they were only concerned about "competition" and that's why they opposed the T-Mobile buyout by AT&T. The real reason Sprint opposed it is that having a weak T-Mobile around allows them to tell their investors "We're number three! We're number three! Keep believing in our flatlined stock because at least we're still not the smallest player in the market!" Sprint cares nothing about competition. They just feared becoming the weakest and smallest major w
Sprint? I'm not even vaguely talking about Sprint. I'm talking about the massive line of bullshit that AT&T fed the FTC, telling them that somehow, buying up what is arguably their only direct competitor would *improve* competition somehow. Sprint, Verizon, and so forth weren't even in my mind. I'm just curious as to whether AT&T thinks they have a better shot at pulling off "no really, this is for the *good* of the GSM users in the USA!" argument this time around... or whether they're even going to
To put that price in perspective, its the revenue from a third of a million iphone contracts
$100 per contract per month * 24 month contract * 325000 = 780e6
Obviously you're not allowed to put 100% of your revenue toward any specific task, but it provides a bit of perspective.
Also I'm not sure if $100/month would be considered cheap or expensive for an iphone monthly bill.
I stopped paying $6 for a virgin mobile dumbfone and upgraded to $19 for a republic wireless android phone some years ago when it was in b
iphones are $100 per contract if you're single
i'm on a 4 line family plan and my first month of the shared plan for 4 smartphones is going to be $200. maybe a little less. 3 iphones and a galaxy s3
To put that price in perspective, its the revenue from a third of a million iphone contracts
I prefer to look at it a simpler way-
$780 million purchase price divided by 585,000 customers is $1333.33 per customer (coincidence??). I am not a business major, but this should be the valuation of both the assets of the company plus their expected future earning potential. You can then make various assumptions about profit $/customer/year. Then you can guess at the value of all the company's assets divided by the number of customers ($ infrastructure/customer). $1333.33/customer seems high to me fo
That's probably a good running start.
I don't think that 1333/customer is exactly the right calculation though, because AT&T will have these service areas for a long time to come so there are future customers to consider as well.
If they do a good job (I know its AT&T, but it COULD happen...) they should be able to hold onto those customers (with new phone incentives - see below) and attract new ones. And, you are correct, the spectrum has a lot of value.
Missed by many is the fact that the cost is no
I can pretty much guarantee you that this is not about spectrum or improving service. What the bigwigs actually care about when they plan big purchases like this is a larger customer base. Well, that and their personal bonuses.
Someone nerdier than me: does the acquisition of spectrum only apply/assist reception for customers in the geographical area that Alltell serves? That is, by buying this spectrum the intention is to improve ATT service in this local area and has no effect nationwide?
Not much effect nation wide, other than to provide roaming services to travelers, (theirs as well as others).
The specifics as to which areas the spectrum licenses cover hasn't been made public. Sometimes these licenses cover a wider area than is currently being exploited.
So the expectation is that this will just fill a hole in AT&T's coverage map, and/or free them from having to pay roaming fees to their own customers that visit these areas.
Anyone else look at AT&T (ma-bell) and imagine the phone company as Voltron, reforming into a gigantic beast?
happens in ever industry
in the early 1900's there were dozens of car companies
cell service is a commodity, its about the same everywhere in the USA. no need for 20 companies like we had in the 90's. i remember those days, they sucked. cell phone service ridiculously expensive back in 2001
Odd you give subtitles for AT&T, but non for Voltron. Not all of us live and die by comic books or animated cartoons.
Thanks for yet another business example of why you don't put all your eggs in one basket. I.e. Zynga -> Facebook relationship, or sort of similar situation in Chicago with Areawide Cellular and Cingular. At least the family that ran Areawide Cellular also ran nursing homes. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2003-04-28/business/0304270544_1_wireless-carriers-cingular-wireless-at-t-wireless [chicagotribune.com]
I am sure you also tried to sell Dish/Direct for that same commission hit as a diversification measure. Problem is th
I've got a bad feeling about this.


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The euro fell for the first time in four days versus the dollar as investors expressed skepticism that the region's debt crisis is being contained.
The shared currency slid versus most of its 16 most-traded peers as Greece's coalition failed to reach a deal on 11.5 billion euros ($14.7 billion) of spending cuts. A German court will rule on the nation's participation in Europe's permanent bailout fund in two days, when the Netherlands is due to hold elections. Implied volatility of three-month options for Group of Seven currencies fell to an almost five-year low.
"We had a fairly sizable rally in the euro late last week," Vassili Serebriakov, a currency strategist at Wells Fargo & Co. in New York, said in a telephone interview. "There's still significant event risk this week, and markets are understandably in a more cautious mode."
The euro fell 0.4 percent to $1.2760 at 3:42 p.m. New York time, after reaching the highest level last week since May 22. It was 0.4 percent weaker at 99.88 yen. The dollar was little changed at 78.26 yen.
The 17-nation currency's 14-day relative strength index dropped below 70 after exceeding it on Sept. 7 for the first time since May 2011. A reading above 70 signals an asset may have rallied too far, too quickly and is due for a correction.
Next Level
The euro may rise toward its 200-day moving average, currently at $1.2838, during the next week, according to Michael Derks, chief strategist at FxPro Group Ltd. in London. The shared currency has only traded above the key average on three days during the past year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
If the shared currency rises above 100.73 yen, the 38.2 percent Fibonacci retracement level from the 2012 high reached in March, it may gain to 101.40 yen, followed by 101.83, the 200-day moving average and the highest level since May 22, Niall O'Connor, a New York-based technical analyst at JPMorgan Chase & Co., said in an interview.
The euro has fallen 3.4 percent this year, the second-worst performance among 10 developed-nation currencies tracked by Bloomberg Correlation-Weighted Indexes. The yen has dropped 3.7 percent, while the dollar has declined 1.8 percent.
The Norwegian krone weakened against all of its 16 major peers after a report showed underlying consumer prices slid 0.7 percent in August.
The currency dropped 1.2 percent to 5.7908 per dollar.
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Check off These Spring Cleaning Tasks to Refresh Your Home for Warmer Weather
Spring is in the air. Also in the air: a winter's worth of dust.
Welcome the warmer weather by refreshing your house with these spring cleaning tips.
The Storage Closet
The storage closet – a catch all for the discarded and forgotten. When you organize this space, you'll bust the dust and add life to your belongings.
One item that can easily get crunched in a storage space is your artificial Christmas tree. Keep your tree in top form and save storage space with a Christmas tree storage bag. You can also organize other Christmas or holiday décor by putting stackable, labeled bins in your storage closet.


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Welcome: Why build an open cloud?
This is Linux.com's new forum for community members to discuss cloud computing and the open cloud. Just like the LF's upcoming CloudOpen conference in August, the forum is intended to help highlight the people, projects and ideas behind the open source cloud and advance the conversation around creating open standards for cloud computing.
I'd like to know why it's important for businesses to fight for an open cloud. The threat of vendor lock-in is a widely cited reason and received a bit of attention recently at GigaOM's Structure Conference after presenters discussed whether Amazon Web Services should be considered competition or the new de facto standard.
Amazon certainly provides motivation for competitors but it can't be the only threat, here. Why support an open cloud?
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Submission + - Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Protein and now Fat (slashfood.com)
ral writes: The human tongue can taste more than sweet, sour, salty, bitter and protein. Researchers have added fat to that list. Dr. Russell Keast, an exercise and nutrition sciences professor at Deakin University in Melbourne, told Slashfood, "This makes logical sense. We have sweet to identify carbohydrate/sugars, and umami to identify protein/amino acids, so we could expect a taste to identify the other macronutrient: fat." In the Deakin study, which appears in the latest issue of the British Journal of Nutrition, Dr. Keast and his team gave a group of 33 people fatty acids found in common foods, mixed in with nonfat milk to disguise the telltale fat texture. All 33 could detect the fatty acids to at least a small degree.


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As an undergraduate student majoring in psychology and minoring in health and nutrition, Eva Statler discovered her future life calling by combining her interests and conducting research on ways to treat eating disorders.
Today, as a student in Barry's Master of Science in Clinical Psychology (MS) Program, Statler continues to devote herself to this calling with the hopes of pursuing a Ph.D. and one day becoming a head psychologist at an eating disorder inpatient clinic.
"I am fascinated by the complexity of the disorder and the wide range of therapeutic needs of these clients," Statler said.
Statler, who was a McNair Scholar as an undergraduate at Northern Michigan University and the first in her family to attend college, grew up in single-parent home, in which she and her father struggled financially, living paycheck to paycheck.
By earning a master's degree and, one day, a doctoral degree, she hopes to create a new life for herself that is different from what she knew growing up, she said.
"My education has always been my number one priority," Statler said. "I would never change my experiences, because they made me who I am today, but I always told myself that I wanted to be different. I want to enjoy my career, live a comfortable lifestyle, and be able to provide for my family. I want to better myself intellectually, socially and emotionally. Most importantly, I made a commitment to myself to change the negative cycles of my family and begin a path of success and happiness."
Growing up, Statler always wanted to pursue nursing as a profession, she said, and even began her undergraduate studies as a nursing major. Upon taking her first course in psychology, however, she developed a strong interest in the field and enrolled in more psychology courses, which ultimately prompted her to switch her major and pursue psychology as a career.
"After taking my first psychology course I was hooked," Statler said. "I quickly became fascinated with human behavior and found myself pursuing the meaning behind every interpersonal interaction I was involved in."
As a psychology major, Statler enrolled in courses focusing on nutrition, health and fitness, cultural differences, and overweight and obese populations and completed a two-year research assistantship studying populations with eating disorders. During her senior year, she was accepted into the McNair Scholars Program, a federally funded program designed to prepare undergraduate students for doctoral studies through involvement in research and other scholarly activities.
When exploring options for graduate school, Statler visited Barry's campus to meet with Frank Muscarella, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Psychology, and tour Barry's campus and psychology facilities. During her visit, Statler also had the opportunity to speak with second- and third-year graduate students in Barry's Master of Science in Clinical Psychology Program.
"The graduate students had nothing but good things to say about the program and felt as though they had received an excellent education," Statler said. "After touring the university and spending some time exploring the surrounding areas, I knew I wanted to attend Barry University to receive my master's degree."
As a master's student at Barry, Statler has continued to pursue a career in studying treatments for those affected by eating disorders. In March, she presented her paper "Body Satisfaction and the Transtheoretical Model of Change as Predictors of Weight Loss" at the Florida Academy of Sciences Annual Conference in Miami Shores, Fla. The paper, which suggests that the Transtheoretical Model of behavior change model can be used to identify misperceptions in weight status, will serve as the basis of her thesis.
"Eva is determined, dedicated and thoughtful," said Sabrina Des Rosiers, Ph.D., an assistant professor for Barry's Department of Psychology. "It is a real pleasure to work with her on her thesis research project and contribute to her scholarly and professional development."
Statler is also completing a practicum experience at Fort Lauderdale Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., which specializes in the treatment of drug addiction, mental-health issues and co-occurring disorders for adults and adolescents. As part of her practicum experience, Statler will conduct psychosocial evaluations, individual psychotherapy and group psychotherapy.
"I am excited to have access to staff members who can coach and teach me practical applications for the things I have learned in school," she said. "This experience, combined with my educational background, will make me a strong candidate for a doctoral program and prepare me for my future career."
Statler has also committed herself to learning about her field outside of the classroom, serving as a member of multiple student and professional organizations, including the Graduate Association of Students in Psychology (GASP), Psi Chi (The International Honor Society in Psychology), the American Psychological Association (APA), the Society for Neuroscience, the APA's Division of Health Psychology, the American Society for Nutrition, The Obesity Society and Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society).
Today, as a second-year master's student, Statler has experienced a personal and professional transformation, she said.
"Upon completing my first year in the graduate program at Barry University, I have grown tremendously," Statler said. "Academically, my writing and statistical skills have improved enormously. My critical-thinking skills have developed. Emotionally, I have become more self-aware. During this program, I have become more in tune with my emotions and am more confident in myself and my abilities."
Following graduation, Statler plans to apply to Ph.D. programs in clinical psychology.
"My drive and determination have made all of this possible," Statler said. "I am able to treasure my education, because I've been through so many hardships and have worked hard to get where I am."
For more information about Barry's Master of Science in Clinical Psychology program, visit http://www.barry.edu/psychology/clinical-psychology/


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The Kishwaukee College Art Gallery is hosting an exhibition of works by the art faculty through Feb. 21.
The show will include works by Kishwaukee College art instructors Dan Connelly, metals; Robert Davis, photography and lithography; Michelle Erickson-Goettl, jewelry and ceramics; Miles Halpern, oil painting; Steven Hoover, oil painting; and Carrie Schumacher, mixed media sculptures.
A closing reception will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 19. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. The KC Art Gallery and the closing reception are free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Steven Hoover, Kishwaukee College Art Gallery director, at 815-825-2086, ext. 5610, or email@example.com.


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From wondering when a crew would show up in their neighborhood, to wondering whether Lansing Board of Water & Light even knew where all of their outages were, the lack of communication has been one of the primary complaints among BWL customers.
Which is why Lansing resident Dan Ryan decided to take it upon himself to fill the void for customers.
Ryan and his family were going on ten days without power before crews showed up in his neighborhood Tuesday night.
"I don't really think anyone could've predicted that it would've taken this long," he said.
For BWL customers both figuratively and literally left in the dark since the power outages began, Ryan decided to drive around each night to neighborhoods and intersections BWL listed on their website as not having power to find crews and--hopefully--more information on restoration times and which neighborhoods they were headed to next.
"It's the least I could do is occupy my own time by trying to help others," he said. "I take the individual streets, map them out on Google Maps... that's all the information we really have from them."
Once he obtained information from crews, the ceremonial posting to social media began to BWL's Facebook page and to the Twitter account he created, @BWLOutage.
"People are angry and losing hope and if I can be at least one optimistic voice, I feel like that's helping others," he said.
Ryan said there have been a handful of other Lansing area residents who have stepped up to conduct similar patrols. Ryan's efforts come in the wake of East Lansing resident Jeff Siarto, who created his own BWL outage map using Google Maps last week.
Ryan said he won't stop scouting, as he calls it, until all power has been restored.


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Two local women who have logged a lot of miles pounding the pavement together will be headed for the 2014 Boston Marathon April 21, one just hoping to make it through, the other to record a milestone.
Hilary Goodman and Jennifer Sowden, part of a group of about 10 women who regularly run together, are among the 36,000 official entrants for the 118th running of the world�s oldest annual marathon. While neither ran the 26.2-mile race last year, there was no real fear in having history repeat itself.
�I feel lightning does not strike the same place twice; I know they heightened security,� said Sowden, a member of the Ambler Area Running Club who is six months pregnant with her fourth child. �My own concern is just being pregnant.�
�I think a lot are going in support of the city and the bombing victims,� said Goodman, of Dresher, who will mark her sixth Boston Marathon as her 30th and last marathon.
The owner of Born to Run in Spring House and Lafayette Hill, where she sells �everything you need to run,� Goodman, 51, said if she runs another marathon in the future � ultra marathons on trails don�t count � �I�ll give away free shoes.�
A Cheltenham High School grad, Goodman, who has a law degree from Georgetown Law School and practiced for seven years, didn�t start running until law school when �I liked a guy who ran and he asked if I did, so I said, �Yeah, sure,� and 26 years later I still like it.�
Her first Boston Marathon was in 1990, her last in 2012. The most memorable, Goodman said, was the 100th anniversary in 1997 � �It was pretty amazing.�
The women who meet twice a week at Born to Run to run six miles �even did it all winter; we had ice crystals on our faces. It was quite an experience,� she said.
With a wall full of medals hanging in her store, Goodman competes �to do well in my age group,� and has done pretty well over the years, having placed second and fourth in other marathons with her �best time in Vermont in 1998,� finishing in 3:05.
�I used to be fast,� she said. �I just want to break four hours and be done. I want to go eat really bad food afterward.�
Sowden is hoping to finish.
�Just to experience [the Boston Marathon]� will be an accomplishment, she said. �I�m sure I will have to walk and jog some. I would love to get a finisher medal.�
Having grown up in Ambler and run cross country competitively at Wissahickon High School and in college, Sowden took nine years off before starting to run again in 2011. Joining a team in training for the Broad Street Run that year got her back into it. Wanting to run a marathon before age 40, she entered the 2012 Philly Marathon with a goal to �complete it in less than four hours� and ended up qualifying for the Boston Marathon.
At that point, the 2013 marathon was closed, but her qualifying time � �I made it by two minutes and change� � was good enough to run this year.
Applying early to get a spot, �I found out I was accepted well before I was pregnant,� the 38-year-old Whitpain mom of 5-, 6- and 8-year-olds, said. �It [the pregnancy] was a surprise.
�I have my passport and my room,� Sowden said. �I�ll waddle through if I have to.� Knowing other runners who have tried multiple times to qualify, she added, �How could I pass it up?�
A part-time preschool teacher at Upper Dublin Christian Nursery School, Sowden said she tries to run three times a week, but can�t keep up with her running buddies at this point. Her doctor said it was OK to keep running �as long as I feel good,� she said. Her doctor advised her to stay hydrated, and if she starts to feel tired and heavy or starts cramping, she�ll stop, she said. �I�ll just listen to my body.
�I think I was born to run; I really think I have a gift,� Sowden said, acknowledging a competitive streak. �On training runs I�m willing to hang in the back. Race time I�m focused on being up there.�
Running at Bloomsburg �I got some medals, I did really well,� she said, but �I�m nowhere close to the speed I had then. I try to push myself against my own race times. I have certain personal records I want to get.�
She was the top winner for females in the Hotfoot 8.8 km in 2012 and 2013 and at the ODDyssey half-marathon in June of last year finished 12th out of maybe 1,000 women, she said. Her last long distance race was the Philadelphia Rock & Roll half-marathon in September.
While looking forward to the Boston Marathon, Sowden is also hoping she will qualify for the race again in the future, when she could really train for it.
�I love [running],� she said. �I really do.�
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Bill Cowher, y'know the coach that almost every jets fan would like as their own, just said the problems with the jets are, in order:
1) Lack of talent. Talent that has been lost in the past few years has NOT been replaced.
2) Identitiy. They have no clear concept of the type of team they want to be.
3) Lack of leadership. From coaching to GM. No accountability to anyone.
No **** it's the talent, with the injuries the Jets have, they have players being asked to play bigger roles then they normally would have.
Identity, the Jets wanted to establish a physical ground game, they need RB's to do that, depth has been injured all year
Leadership? Horse****, leadership isn't the issue, it wasn't an issue two years ago when the team went to two AFCCG's, the team was younger then. It's all sensationalism, media crap.
You are just as bad as Tx, and FF2, you are garbage, the same applies to you, you come here to be a douchebag, and nothing more.
Sorry, but I choose to live in reality. You should try it some time.
When you are 4-7 you have already done all the f*cking tweaking you'd like and it STILL hasn't worked. That's how we got to the record we have now.
And how the hell are you going to wait for players to come back from injury?! Our two best players are both on season ending injured reserve. In other words, there's NO way they are coming back this season. All the other players that may come back from some sort of injury will never make a difference to where the Jets will start winning again.
And when it comes to Sanchez, you are as wrong as anyone could possibly be. We have watched him for FOUR seasons now and he hasn't improved one bit from the mistakes he made as a rookie. You say he needs to grow up, improve his decision making, and make strides? What kind of bullsh*t statement is that. What are you a public speaker for the NYJ? You can say things without ever pointing out anything specifically?
His decision making will NEVER get any better as evidenced by 4 full seasons in the NFL now. He will NEVER grow up with the football as evidenced by 4 full NFL seasons. He's now thrown SIX, count them SIX interceptions in the red zone and TEN over his 4 seasons as the QB. That is PROOF that he is NOT learning from his mistakes. He never has. He will NEVER make strides as evidenced by 4 seasons in the NFL. He hasn't learned. He hasn't improved, if anything he has regressed. His completion percentage is worse now than ever before. The worst part is his accuracy sucks and that has NEVER changed. And I'm sorry to inform you but if your QB is inaccurate after 4 seasons in the NFL, he will ALWAYS be inaccurate with the football.
Player development is an absurd excuse to make. It takes years to happen and Jets fans want some sort of immediate results. They at least want their team to be competitive. The Jets right now aren't even close to being competitive. You act as though the Rex Ryan regime has a thousand years to make things happen. SORRY, but it doesn't work that way. NO owner will ever tolerate PLAYER DEVELOPMENT as a given excuse for this seasons debacle.
And stop using the Giants as some sort of measuring stick for Mark Sanchez. Eli Manning is a champion and a two time champion at that. Mark Sanchez is a FAILURE as a QB. He is the complete opposite of anything Eli Manning is. Eli Manning won his 1st SB in his 4th season. Do you honestly think Sanchez will do the same? If you say yes, you do understand you'd be the laughingstock with virtually no credibility (not that you've ever had much) ever again.
And once again as you clearly are still trying to say I said something completely different. I will say it again.
In order for Rex/Tanny to keep their jobs they MUST create a better product on the field NOW. That means making changes NOW as they have already done all the nonsense things you are claiming like improving the players around him.
And I'm sorry to disappoint you but they MUST bench Sanchez and give someone, ANYONE else a shot. Mark Sanchez is KILLING this team and every single Jets fans with a pulse can see that.
All of these things just so happen to be what the fanbase has been clamoring for all season. It is coincidence, but by doing those things, Rex will appear to be LOYAL to winning and therefore loyal to the fanbase.
Right now, he DOES NOT appear to be loyal to anyone but Mark Sanchez. A player that clearly does not deserve any sort of loyalty whatsoever.
Kool aid? LOL, you're a farce.
You completely ignored my post, and have your own agenda.
Sanchez will never improve? really? You know this? He JUST turned 26 years old, so tell me, at 26, did you know everything, did you learn all there is to learn in life, with your job, were you incapable of improving at what you do or did?
I used the Giants as an example because it absolutely applies, the fan base wanted Coughlin out, they gave up on Manning, this is FACT, thsi isn't made up.
There is no ****ing way a team should give in to what fans want, that isn't loyal, that is an act of cluelessness, much like your post. Your post is crap.
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And for YOU to call ANYONE else garbage is a joke.
Bad contracts? No, the Jets went with a FA movement to bring in players like Scott when Rex first took over, it worked for the first couple of years, this year will probably be his last, they serveda purpose. Other players are running on the end of their contracts and will also be gone. That is the way it is in the NFL.
The Pats have made mistakes too, bad contracts etc, must be nice to have it all covered up by HOF QB play.
Jets have replaced many of those key players, the problem is, they are young, it's been a youth movement in the draft the past couple of years, but some of those players are still developing. Add to the fact that that youth is no longer protected by veteran players like Holmes at WR, it compromises the position. Sanchez is forced to be working with players that are being asked to play bigger roles than they are ready for in some cases, i.e. Hill.


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LOWELL -- A 50-year-old Dracut man who was arrested nine days ago on a drunken-driving charge in Pelham, N.H., now faces his fifth drunken-driving charge in Massachusetts after police say he clipped a utility pole then struck a 25-year-old female pedestrian on Mammoth Road on Monday.
Richard Poindexter, of 31 Leavitt St., pleaded not guilty in Lowell District Court on Tuesday to operating under the influence of alcohol (fifth offense), having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle, disorderly conduct and failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
Prosecutor Christopher Minue said Poindexter has four prior drunken-driving convictions in Massachusetts -- in 1985, 1987, 1989 and 2001.
Meanwhile, Pelham police arrested Poindexter on July 20, at 11:30 a.m., and charged him with driving while intoxicated, disorderly conduct, and transporting an alcoholic beverage. He was due to be summonsed into Salem District Court at a later date. The details of that arrest were unknown Tuesday night.
Poindexter appears to have had a valid driver's license at the time of Monday's accident, Minue said. But with the enhanced penalties under Melanie's Law, enacted in 2005, the Registry of Motor Vehicles said Poindexter's license is revoked for life.
Minue asked that Poindexter be held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing, but defense attorney Robin Gagne asked that he be evaluated by the court clinician first for a possible mental-health commitment. But the court clinician said Poindexter could not be committed as long as a dangerousness hearing is pending.
Minue refused to retract his request for a hearing, describing Poindexter as an "incredible danger." Judge Barbara Pearson ordered Poindexter held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing set for Thursday.
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Lowell police said officers were called to Mammoth Road and Woodward Avenue at 12:55 p.m., and found a 25-year-old Lowell woman had been struck by a car. Police found the woman laying in the fetal position in the road, with a large welt on her face and complaining of pain, Minue said.
The woman and two children were in the crosswalk and had almost reached the other side when she was struck, Minue said. The two children were not injured. The woman was taken to Lowell General Hospital with injuries that police said were not life-threatening.
Police said it appears Poindexter drove into a utility pole at the northern side of the intersection before hitting the pedestrian. According to Minue, police said they found Poindexter standing outside his car, and that he had a strong smell of alcohol and allegedly admitted to drinking a couple of rum-and-Cokes.
Officers said they found an open bottle of vodka in the car, and said Poindexter screamed at officers and bystanders as he was taken into custody. He allegedly screamed at police that the victim "jumped right out in front of me."
Police said Poindexter used a pair of racial slurs and said no one cares if someone of certain races gets run over.
Poindexter refused a field sobriety test and a Breathalyer test, Minue said.
Witnesses told police Poindexter's vehicle was "all over the road" before the accident, Minue said.
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Thank you for all of your extremely nice comments about my Forecast. I'm so, so pleased with how it turned out and I'm a huge fan of the pattern. I highly recommend it, especially to those of you who (like me) may not be such a fan of knitting sweaters in pieces and sewing them together. This pattern is easy to follow and is easily adaptable to your own modifications, and the top-down construction eliminates finishing and allows you to try it on as you go. An added bonus is that the yarn the pattern calls for -- Cascade 220 -- is very affordable (as yarns go), comes in numerous shades, and has fantastic yardage. Holly had asked me how much I used in my Forecast, and I'm still amazed that I used only about four and a half skeins, or roughly 990 yards. I think that's probably a pretty conservative estimate, too. This yarn is a great basic wool yarn and is one of my favorites; I have two sweaters' worth in my stash now, iintended for two other Stefanie Japel designs.
If anyone out there is currently knitting or planning to knit Forecast, I'm happy to help you if you encounter any tricky bits or just need another knitter's perspective.
I'm dying to start one of those other sweaters right now (still high from the success of the last one), but for now I'm focusing on socks. I started a pair Sunday night for my future MIL for her birthday (June 17) and I'll soon be starting a pair for my mother's birthday (June 18 -- Mom, if you're reading this, this is your notice that once your socks are started, you will be banned from the blog until after your birthday!), plus I'm still working on my first Knee High to a Grasshopper sock (just into the leg).
I'll be bringing at least one of these socks to the monthy meeting of the Hurricane Knitters tomorrow night, 7-ish at the Waterworks Barnes & Noble. All of you in the greater Pittsburgh area are welcome to join us for knitting and 40 guy watching -- and any of you not from the greater Pittsburgh area who'd like to join us are certainly welcome as well!
I am off to work on one of the aforementioned socks and probably cry my eyes out during the final episode of Gilmore Girls. (Feeling sad already? This will make you nostalgic.)
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
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Labels: Forecast, Knit Night
3 comments:
- Mel said...
Hi! Thx for our tip about slipping the stitches on the Forecast button band. It sounds good and I'm going to try it when I get there....whenever that is. Progress is slow...:)
Looking forward to seeing your next sweater!
Oh my gosh!!!! I'm totally ashamed with how much I balled my eyes out last night over that show...I'll see you tonight if my eyes aren't as puffy and bloodshot as they seem to be this morning...
- Donna said...
Hi, love forecast. I have not started my grasshopper socks yet. Check out my blog, I tagged you!
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AUBURN HILLS >> Classic rocker Eddie Money makes his annual start-of-the-season appearance to help kick off DTE Energy Music Theatre's 2014 summer concert season at 7:30 p.m. May 23. The Rockets will open the show.
Tickets at $34.50 in the pavilion and $10 on the lawn are on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, March 28, at Palacenet.com, The Palace Ticket Store and all Ticketmaster locations. Tickets may be also charged by phone to American Express, Discover, Visa and MasterCard by calling 800-745-3000.
Eddie Money rose to success in 1977 with his self-titled debut which featured the hits "Baby Hold On" and "Two Tickets To Paradise." Other classic rock hits from Money include "Shakin'," "Think I'm In Love," "No Control," "Gimmie Some Water," "I Wanna Go Back," "Walk on Water" and his duet with Ronnie Spector, "Take Me Home Tonight."
Money has partnered with the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (IFHF), a nonprofit organization that provides support to United States military personnel and their families, since May 2011. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the sale of his single "One More Soldier Coming Home," a tribute to the men and women of the Armed Forces who have lost their lives in service, go to the IFHF. For more information on the IFHF, please visit: fallenheroesfund.org.
Eddie Money with The Rockets at DTE Energy Music Theatre is part of the Belle Tire Concert Series.


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World No. 1 star Novak Djokovic was an easy winner Friday, as his visiting Serbian team grabbed a commanding 2-0 lead against Belgium in their best-of-five first-round Davis Cup tie.
The opening Day-1 rubber saw Viktor Troicki pop 15 aces and charge from two- sets-to-love down to post a 1-6, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 6-4 victory over Belgian David Goffin, who recorded more service breaks (8-6) in a losing effort in a 3-hour, 51-minute affair.
In Friday's nightcap on the indoor red clay at the Charleroi's Spiroudome, the Australian Open champion Djokovic pummeled diminutive Belgian veteran Olivier Rochus 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in a mere 1 hour, 39 minutes. Djokovic fired 20 aces and did not allow even one break-point chance in the predictable rout.
The 25-year-old Djokovic, who is now 20-7 in his career Davis Cup singles matches, led the Serbs to their lone title three years ago. The six-time major champion captured a third straight and fourth overall Aussie Open title last week.
Saturday's doubles rubber has a Serbian tandem of Troicki and Nenad Zimonjic taking on a Belgian duo of Ruben Bemelmans and Steve Darcis, while Sunday's reverse singles tentatively pit Djokovic against Goffin and Troicki versus Rochus.
The Serbs are captained by Bogdan Obradovic, while the Belgians are led by Johan van Herck.
Belgium is 1-0 against Serbia, with the lone previous meeting coming back in 2005.
The Serbia-Belgium winner will face the United States-Brazil victor in April's quarterfinals.


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Explore the capital and beyond
With Baltimore and Maryland close by, as well as beaches further away and scenic landscape, hire a car and hit the roads around Washington D.C.
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With Baltimore and Maryland close by, as well as beaches further away and scenic landscape, hire a car and hit the roads around Washington D.C.
Fly-drive holidays give you the freedom and flexibility to explore at your own pace. Hire a car in Washington D.C. and get more from your holiday - add on an overnight stay in Williamsburg or a relaxing break at Virginia Beach.
Extend your city break in Washington D.C. and combine a stay in one of the world's best capital cities, with time exploring the fascinating surrounding areas. Select a car type that suits your holiday requirements, choose an affordable Economy vehicle or upgrade to an Intermediate car and travel in comfort and style. Explore everything on Washington's doorstep on your fly-drive holiday.
British Airways car hire, in partnership with Avis, includes all of the mandatory charges that you'll need to drive away your car in Washington D.C.
• Unlimited mileage
• 24–hour customer support and roadside assistance
• Collect Avios on every rental
• Free additional driver for Executive Club members worldwide
Combine three nights spent in Washington D.C. with a daytrip to Baltimore. Situated in Maryland, 40 miles away and roughly an hour by car, discover the wonders of this popular, picturesque area. With museums, shopping, dining and nightlife - you'll find plenty of things to see and do. Admire the spectacular view from the 27th floor of the World Trade Center 'Top of the World Observation Level' or take in the sights from a different viewpoint on a scenic harbour cruise.
Закажите прокат автомобиля через British Airways у нашего партнера Avis и получите следующие выгодные преимущества:


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Evil flash cookies easier to delete with new Adobe player
Scrub data barnacles from your browser's keel
Posted in Software, 16th May 2011 08:39 GMT
Controversial "Flash cookies" can now be deleted from within web browsers like more traditional cookies, the software company behind Flash technology has said.
Adobe has released a new version of its Flash player which gives users the kind of control over its cookies to which they have become accustomed with normal web page cookies.
Websites store information about users' online activity in small text files, called cookies, on users' computers. Users are able to delete this information through their web browser but until now it has been more complicated for users to delete information websites collect about them through Flash.
The "Flash cookies", also known as local shared objects, can now be deleted through users' browser settings, Adobe said.
"Flash Player 10.3 enables local storage clearing within browsers' privacy settings and streamlines the controls of the Flash Player privacy, security and storage settings within the local control panel of desktop [operating systems]," Adobe said on its online Flash Player blog.
The new player is supported by Android, Linux, MacOS and Windows operating systems, Adobe said.
The "Flash cookies" can be deleted from Mozilla Firefox 4, Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and higher, Google Chrome 11, and a future releases of the Apple Safari and Google Chrome browsers, Adobe said in release notes about its new software.
Previously the only way for users to delete the information was through an online settings panel on the Adobe website.
Earlier this month Microsoft announced that it had upgraded its settings to adapt to Adobe's new software.
"When we released IE8, we added [application program interfaces] for Internet Explorer so that add-ons such as Flash can respond to Delete Browsing History and InPrivate Browsing, allowing consumers to delete Flash cookies along with other data in browsing history," Andy Zeigler, program manager for Internet Explorer, said in a blog post.
There have been privacy concerns about a website's ability to track user activity through "Flash cookies". Online companies can use the information obtained from Flash applications, such as adverts and videos, to regenerate cookie data that users had otherwise deleted in their web browser settings.
Advertising networks use information collected from cookies about internet users to decide which adverts to show that user. Advertisers hope that this process results in users seeing "targeted" ads that they will be more likely to act upon.
In 2009 the European Commission announced a package of telecoms reforms that included changes to the way the EU Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications treat cookies.
The new law said that sites must have a user's consent before placing a cookie in their browser.
Industry groups have argued that a user's browser settings can indicate consent to the use of cookies, but privacy lobbyists have said that this does not represent full consent.
The Information Commission's Office (ICO) published a guide on Monday that said online businesses should not rely on browser settings for consent. Websites could prompt users with questions about consent or obtain permission from users when they sign up to the site's terms and conditions, the ICO said.
Website features, such as videos, that remember how users personalise their interaction, can also determine user consent, the ICO said.
The guide was issued to advise websites how to comply with the new cookie law when it comes into force in the UK from 26 May.
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