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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - After pushing MIT to the top of the conference standings with two league wins, senior Mike D'Auria was named NEWMAC Player of the Week in men's basketball for the first time this season.
In a 75-54 victory against Coast Guard on Thursday, D'Auria finished 9-of-14 from the floor for 21 points, while also recording four assists and two steals. Two days later, D'Auria scored 25 points, including two key baskets in the final minute of a 69-66 victory at Wheaton. In addition to connecting on 9-of-17 field goal attempts, D'Auria added a career-high 11 rebounds, three steals and three assists in the win over the Lyons.
The senior quad-captain from Newton, Mass., also added 25 points, five steals and four assists in a non-conference loss at Tufts early in the week. D'Auria was the game's leading scorer in all three games last week and has paced the Engineers in scoring through all 11 games this season.
D'Auria has scored 243 points during the campaign, and at 22.1 points per game is carrying the highest scoring average since the Engineers' Dave Tomlinson average 22.7 points in the 1990-91 season. With 1,185 career points, D'Auria is 10 markers behind Keith Whalen '95 for 13th place on the Institute's all-time scoring list.


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Lately I've been having weird and specific baking cravings. Ones for coconut with chocolate. I know, I know. That's not that weird. But it is a combination I haven't really baked with. Coconut for me has always meant vanilla or lime.
Coconut + chocolate = unexplored territory. I set out to right the wrong.
As a result coconut flakes and chocolate have been flying left and right in my kitchen.
I started off with a drop cookie packed with profuse amounts of chocolate chips, coconut flakes and nuts. A kicked-up chocolate chip cookie. Turns out coconut with chocolate is insanely addicting. Once you've eaten one you've as good as eaten
two five.
Crispy around the edges and soft in the middle they have a chewiness that is hard to resist. Between the boatload of coconut flakes and the finely chopped nuts laced throughout they have a super hearty texture.
This recipe makes a huge batch of cookies. It's a good thing. My family swooped in and gobbled them up like a coconut – chocolate deprived pack of starving wolves with raging sweet tooths. Little do they know what's in store for them.
They haven't seen the stack of coconut recipes lying in wait.
A kicked-up chocolate chip cookie packed with chocolate chips, coconut flakes and nuts.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy about 4 minutes. Beat in eggs and extracts. In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and beat well.
- Stir in the coconut, chocolate chips and nuts.
- For a small, thinner cookie drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. For a bigger, thicker cookie (like mine) drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned around edges. Cool for 5 minutes on baking sheet, then on wire racks. Store in tightly covered container up to 1 week.
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Writing PMD rules is cool because you don't have to wait for us to get around to implementing feature requests.
There are two way to write rules:
We'll cover the Java way first and the XPath way second. Most of this documentation is applicable to both methods, too, so read on.
Lets's figure out what problem we want to spot. We can use "While loops must use braces" as an example. In the source code below, it's easy to get lost visually - it's kind of hard to tell what the curly braces belong to.
class Example { void bar() { while (baz) buz.doSomething(); } }
So we know what an example in source code looks like, which is half the battle.
PMD doesn't use the source code directly; it uses a JavaCC generated parser to parse the source code and produce an AST (Abstract Syntax Tree). The AST for the code above looks like this:
CompilationUnit TypeDeclaration ClassDeclaration:(package private) UnmodifiedClassDeclaration(Example) ClassBody ClassBodyDeclaration MethodDeclaration:(package private) ResultType MethodDeclarator(bar) FormalParameters Block BlockStatement Statement WhileStatement Expression PrimaryExpression PrimaryPrefix Name:baz Statement StatementExpression:null PrimaryExpression PrimaryPrefix Name:buz.doSomething PrimarySuffix Arguments
You can generate this yourself by:
So you can see in the example above that the AST for a WhileStatement looks kind of like this (excluding that expression gibberish for clarity):
WhileStatement Expression Statement StatementExpression
If you were to add curly braces around the call to buz.doSomething()and click "Go" again, you'd see that the AST would change a bit. It'd look like this:
WhileStatement Expression Statement Block BlockStatement Statement StatementExpression
Ah ha! We see that the curly braces add a couple more AST nodes - a Block and a BlockStatement. So all we have to do is write a rule to detect a WhileStatement that has a Statement that's not followed by a Block, and we've got a rule violation.
By the way, all this structural information - i.e., the fact that a Statement may be followed a Block - is concisely defined in the EBNF grammar. So, for example, the Statement definition looks like this:
void Statement() : {} { LOOKAHEAD( { isNextTokenAnAssert() } ) AssertStatement() | LOOKAHEAD(2) LabeledStatement() | Block() | EmptyStatement() | StatementExpression() ";" | SwitchStatement() | IfStatement() | WhileStatement() | DoStatement() | ForStatement() | BreakStatement() | ContinueStatement() | ReturnStatement() | ThrowStatement() | SynchronizedStatement() | TryStatement() }
Create a new Java class that extends net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.AbstractJavaRule:
import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.*; public class WhileLoopsMustUseBracesRule extends AbstractJavaRule { }
That was easy. PMD works by creating the AST and then traverses it recursively so a rule can get a callback for any type it's interested in. So let's make sure our rule gets called whenever the AST traversal finds a WhileStatement:
import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.*; import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.*; public class WhileLoopsMustUseBracesRule extends AbstractJavaRule { public Object visit(ASTWhileStatement node, Object data) { System.out.println("hello world"); return data; } }
We stuck a println() in there for now so we can see when our rule gets hit.
Now our rule is written - at least, the shell of it is - and now we need to tell PMD about it. We need to add it to a ruleset XML file. Look at src/main/resources/rulesets/java/basic.xml; it's got lots of rule definitions in it. Copy and paste one of these rules into a new ruleset - call it mycustomrules.xml or something. Then fill in the elements and attributes:
The whole ruleset file should look something like this:
<?xml version="1.0"?> <ruleset name="My custom rules" xmlns="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset/2.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset/2.0.0 http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset_2_0_0.xsd"> <rule name="WhileLoopsMustUseBracesRule" message="Avoid using 'while' statements without curly braces" class="WhileLoopsMustUseBracesRule"> <description> Avoid using 'while' statements without using curly braces </description> <priority>3</priority> <example> <![CDATA[ public void doSomething() { while (true) x++; } ]]> </example> </rule> </ruleset>
OK, let's run the new rule so we can see something work. Like this:
pmd.bat c:\path\to\my\src xml c:\path\to\mycustomrules.xml
This time your "hello world" will show up right after the AST gets printed out. If it doesn't, post a message to the forum so we can improve this document :-)
Now that we've identified our problem, recognized the AST pattern that illustrates the problem, written a new rule, and plugged it into a ruleset, we need to actually make our rule find the problem, create a RuleViolation, and put it in the Report, which is attached to the RuleContext. Like this:
public class WhileLoopsMustUseBracesRule extends AbstractRule { public Object visit(ASTWhileStatement node, Object data) { SimpleNode firstStmt = (SimpleNode)node.jjtGetChild(1); if (!hasBlockAsFirstChild(firstStmt)) { addViolation(data, node); } return super.visit(node,data); } private boolean hasBlockAsFirstChild(SimpleNode node) { return (node.jjtGetNumChildren() != 0 && (node.jjtGetChild(0) instanceof ASTBlock)); } }
TODO - if you don't understand the code for the rule, post a message to the forum so we can improve this document :-)
Daniel Sheppard integrated an XPath engine into PMD, so now you can write rules as XPath expressions. For example, the XPath expression for our WhileLoopsMustUseBracesRule looks like this:
Concise, eh? Here's an article with a lot more detail.
Note that for XPath rules you'll need to set the class attribute in the rule definition to net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.XPathRule. Like this:
<rule name="EmptyCatchBlock" message="Avoid empty catch blocks" class="net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.XPathRule"> <description> etc., etc.
Note that access modifiers are held as attributes, so, for example,
Thanks to Miguel Griffa for writing a longer XPath tutorial.
An obvious limitation of the previous mechanism is the "class-centric" focus of the rule. How can you implement a rule that checks stuff accross the all source code ? Let's take a dummy example. Let's say you want to implement a rule that count how many Expression Node you have in your source code (told you, it was a dummy example :) ).
You realize quite simply. You just have to add static field to the RulesContext, as an attribute, and uses Rule.start() and Rule.end() hook to initialized and finalize your rule's implementation :
package net.sourceforge.pmd.rules; import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong; import net.sourceforge.pmd.RuleContext; import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.AbstractJavaRule; import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTExpression; public class CountRule extends AbstractJavaRule { private static final String COUNT = "count"; @Override public void start(RuleContext ctx) { ctx.setAttribute(COUNT, new AtomicLong()); super.start(ctx); } @Override public Object visit(ASTExpression node, Object data) { // How many Expression nodes are there in all files parsed! I must know! RuleContext ctx = (RuleContext)data; AtomicLong total = (AtomicLong)ctx.getAttribute(COUNT); total.incrementAndGet(); return super.visit(node, data); } @Override public void end(RuleContext ctx) { AtomicLong total = (AtomicLong)ctx.getAttribute(COUNT); addViolation(ctx, null, new Object[] { total }); ctx.removeAttribute(COUNT); super.end(ctx); } }
As you can see in this example, the method start will be call the first time the rule is going to be used, so you can initialize properly your rule here. Once the rule will have finished to parses the source code, the method end() will be invoke you can assert there if, or not, your rule has been violated.
Note that the example log a violation without a proper classname. This is not really a good idea. Indeed, a lot of aggregating tools that PMD (Such as XRadar, or Sonar) probably uses this kind of meta data on their aggregation processes. So, when implements such a rule, always try to find a way to add classname to the violation report.
PMD XPath syntax includes now a new function called typeof which determines if a node (ClassOrInterfaceType only right now) is of the provided type. it also scans the type's hierarchy, so if you extend a class it will also find this out.
Here a an example of use, inside an XPath Query:
//ClassOrInterfaceDeclaration[ //ClassOrInterfaceType[typeof(@Image, 'junit.framework.TestCase','TestCase')] ]
import junit.framework.TestCase; public class Foo extends TestCase { }
Below an other sample of use of type resolution inside a java code:
/** * A simple to detect the use of the class 'com.forbidden.class'. */ @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public Object visit(ASTClassOrInterfaceType type, Object ruleCtx) { Class clazz = type.getType(); if ( "com.forbidden.class".equals(clazz.getName()) ) addViolation(ruleCtx,type); return super.visit(type, ruleCtx); }
Note, that this will only work, if the auxiliary classpath for PMD is setup correctly, so that PMD can actually find the (compiled) class "com.forbidden.class" and you get the actual Class instance by calling getType().
Otherwise, you'll have to string-compare the image, e.g. "com.forbidden.class".equals(node.getImage())
To use your rules as part of a nightly build or whatever, it's helpful to bundle up both the rule and the ruleset.xml file in a jar file. Then you can put that jar file on the CLASSPATH of your build. Setting up a script or an Ant task to do this can save you some tedious typing.
I've found that my rules usually don't work the first time, and so I have to go back and tweak them a couple times. That's OK, if we were perfect programmers PMD would be useless anyhow :-).
As an acceptance test of sorts, I usually run a rule on the JDK 1.4 source code and make sure that a random sampling of the problems found are in fact legitimate rule violations. This also ensures that the rule doesn't get confused by nested inner classes or any of the other oddities that appear at various points in the JDK source.
You're rolling now. If you think a rule would benefit the Java development community as a whole, post a message to the forum so we can get the rule moved into one of the core rulesets.
Or, if you can improve one of the existing rules, that'd be great too! Thanks!
Finally, for many more details on writing rules, pick up PMD Applied!


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(MCT) — MESA, Ariz. – Matt Garza enters his free-agent season with a chance to cash in.
Whether the Chicago Cubs will be the ones paying him the big bucks remains to be seen. Garza is coming off an elbow injury that sidelined him the final two months of 2012.
"I'm just going to go out there and pitch," he said. "I'm going to make people want me."
Does Garza want to stay with the Cubs long-term?
"My goal is to go out there and pitch and prove that I'm healthy enough and make them want me to stay," he said. "That's my job. Right now there's all the questions: 'How is he going to come back? How is he going to rebound?' Those are legitimate questions. I haven't thrown off a mound competitively for two months. Now I'm getting back into it, feeling great. ... I'm just excited to be pitching again. Not really too worried about what the future holds. All I know is April 1 is Game One and I want to be there."
The Cubs tried to deal Garza last July, including talks with Cincinnati after his elbow problems surfaced but before he was placed on the disabled list. If he proves he's healthy this spring, there's a chance the Cubs will put him on the market again.
"My name has popped up every year in my professional career," he said. "It's nothing different. I'm just happy to be able to be back pitching again. Yeah, it's a big year, but it doesn't matter. If we win, we all win. We get to October, that's the only thing I play for."


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The Jets reportedly met with 2011 Heisman Trophy finalist Tyrann Mathieu on Monday at the Senior Bowl according to multiple outlets. Mathieu was was dismissed from LSU this past summer repeatedly violating team rules, more specifically, violating the team's substance abuse policy for athletes.
After returning to LSU as only a student, Mathieu was arrested in October for marijuana possession which all but ended any possible return to the team.
Mathieu's talent is not to be ignored, as he was the MVP of the 2011 SEC Championship game, to go along with the aforementioned multiple individual awards and other individual defense awards.
The Jets need to look everywhere they can to find value and I have no problem with this. Assuming our secondary is Revis, Bell, Wilson and Cro - whatever DB that comes in is coming into a veteran group that's plenty able to set the tone of how things should be done.
Jets haven't really hit on a 6/7th rounder in a long time. I'd have no issues taking him there, if he's even still around.
How could he be a Heisman finalist with those problems?
Don't understand the premise of this "article."
I'm sure Idzik is simply doing his due diligence.
If they plan on taking him in the 1st round, then maybe there's cause for alarm.
If he is there in the 5th round, you definitely have to consider him. The guy is a top 10 draft pick if not for the off the field issues. Not 100% sure what the issues were, other than smoking weed, which I dont consider to be THAT big a deal.
The Patriots had a CB playing for them Sunday that shot a gun at his sister's boyfriend. If he was a better shot, he'd be a murderer.
Glad to see Idzik doing his "due-diligence" or whatever you call it. Just dont let the honey badger end up in Foxboro!!!
We drafted Kyle Brady (I believe) over Warren Sapp , all because Sapp supposedly smoked a little weed.
Which by the way is now legal in certain states.
Matheiu doesn't make it to the 3rd rd. guaranteed.
New England drafted Aaron Hernandez who had reportedly failed some drug tests in college and we know too well how that is panning out. Why should the Jets and the rest of the NFL let these types of players continue to go to these teams. Just last year, the Rams took Janoris Jenkins in the second round and that looks like a steal at this point.
terrible article.
What's the harm in picking the guy up for a song? Incentive laden that states very specifically that the Jets can drop him at any time if he f*cks up and no cap harm.
I would be all for that. Who knows? Maybe the Jets can catch lightning in a bottle.
Jets need to pull out all the stops to acquire talent on this team. Cause FA signings are mostly going to be cosmetic at best.
Visiting Mary Jane once in a while doesn't mean he's a bad character. It's a bad choice though... if you want to have a career in the NFL.
Mathieu is talented. He could be a huge impact player, with Rex and Thurman coaching him. Oh...and Tim McDonald will soon be announced as the new Jets DB coach. A former six time Pro Bowler for the 49ers.
If Idzik drafts Tyrann...does this signal a possible departure of either Revis or Cro?
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=.=......im at a loss for words.The world is being corrupted faster than we know it....=.=.
It is worse than a virus blehs just for getting scolded must kill teacher -.- do they really think -.-
<<There's nothing...
Well, sometime in the future, kids would bring guns to school and form up gangs..ahahahahaha!
anyway, it's tough being a teacher now a days..you'd need to have a decent knowledge of self-defense..ahahahaha! ^_^
"Even if the morrow is barren of promises, nothing shall foretell my return."
Quite shocking.. but for kids to do that.. I think.. It's not as simple as being scolded.. Maybe the teacher did something more than just scolding them... still... unbelievable..
Let's hope that.. This incident won't affect their entire future..
It's been forever! Haha
ermmm.......they were seriously gonna kill the teacher because she told one of the kids 'don't stand on the chair you'll hurt youself, get down now'....a new stupidity for young ones <.<, the last stupidity from young ones was, i think, ow yea
'A little girl aged 9 named, Lilia, was always nice and kind to everyone. she helped where she could, she worked as hard as she was able to and never got into trouble.... until yesterday (this happend 3,5 years ago) when she was found drenged in blood from her little brother.
She was found in the living room by her cousin (14 years old, Christy) next to her brothers corpse (7 years old, Koby) coverd in his blood with a knife in one hand and an iron tin man in the other. from the autopsie it was learned that she stabbed Koby 37 times and hit him with the tin man atleast 50 times.
Koby was walking around with the vacuum cleaner cleaning everything, including her sister as a joke, but it seems she couldn't appreciate it and decided to kill her little brother (NOTE: this is exactly how she explained it to the police). she showed no regret what so ever and refered to Koby as vermin and a nouisance.
2 weeks later she got her verdict from the judge. it was seen as an act of insanity and she was convicted to the mental institution for 8 years. if she was seen as healed she will be released into society on the other hand, if she is not, she'll be convicted to prison for 5 more years.' i think this was pretty twisted <.<
listening to music ^^ *playing guitar along with it :D* ~nyaa
Humans sure are fascinating. Albeit a tad fucked at times, 'tis all quite interesting.
oh this is nifty
to be honest, im lmao right now.
Tsurugi No Mai.
Just because one idiot got scolded for standing on the damn chair? Oh, please! That's such a small, tiny little matter, and they went to such an extent to show their discontent. Stupid children.
Wait...where's the source? Is this another April fool jokes? >_> I'm kinda sick of them already...
Ninja has died.
just imagine if they actually did it... what would be reported in the news.. it would be a bizzare
I can confirm it I saw it on CBS last night .... man american kids are getting more and more evil..... al queda and enemies of america beware.....
that's one thing i hate from those american parents.... they are too soft with their kids... as a result those kids become so spoil, they just want to do anything they want, and eventually, they don't want anybody to teach them.... what a cry baby... anyway, im really wondering if their snottty plan actually going to work.... coz it just sound so stupid... if i was the teacher, i will knock them all down before they even touch me.... lol.... 3rd grader.... too young... too young... lol
ou, but at least, i get a feeling there is at least one smart kid in the group..i wonder if the kid who planned that will become a baldy Evil Proffessort in the future....
they are only 8 year olds. i could've taken them all out. and they would never reach my head with the paper weight unless they threw it. and 3rd graders have shtty aim.
So the parents are serial killers? =0
Wont be suprised if a 3 year old wants to kill his teacher ...>_< They are getting younger and younger...
Where the Fuck did they get the Handcuffs From??
Bored and Tired...
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|Problem Summary
|ACD database item yyy does not match the Unified ICME Schema element yyy.
|Error Message
|Possible Cause
|You are probably trying to match unlike data elements when comparing Unified ICME and ACD data. If you attempt to match unlike elements from the Unified ICME and ACD, you see discrepancies in the reporting data.
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You get what you pay for... and then some.
The less you pay, the more you get!!!
And you'll like it too.
or mozilla can fix the fucking bug.
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=446139 [mozilla.org]
I don't see why people are upset about this.
1) The addon/plugin is tied to your computer - not your profile. It's similar to installing quicktime. It registers plugins with your browser. But for some reason it shows up as an addon rather than as a plugin - perhaps because of the featureset it requires? It looks like they split prefetching functionality from the main plugin, so that it can be disabled if desired.
2) It's easy to turn off. Just go to the java control panel and disable it. If you can't figure it out, here [aaacomputer.com]. (first result on google)
3) Prior to Firefox 3, nobody even knew this stuff was running. Now you do, and you actually have the option to disable it, or totally remove it. Isn't this a good thing? Why are you screaming now that you know it's there?
4) This happened something like 6 months ago.
5) This feature was not "slipped in". Sun wrote about it in April 2008 [sun.com]. Maybe if you were going to throw a fit, you should've done it when they first announced it.
6) Technically you did choose to install the addon. It's part of Java. A checkbox when installing would be nice, but really, isn't required - especially since this is easy to disable, and the functionality is known, and has been disclosed for almost a full year.
If you want something ludicrously invasive, go look at OpenOffice. It silently steals file associations, has no way to manually register extensions, etc.; half the changes they make are so poorly documented that deploying a new version in a production environment can leave things totally FUBAR.
(not that I'm dissing them - just pointing out that this isn't a big issue to me, because Sun did just about everything right, and people are still screaming about it - typical)
The problem is that this should be an opt-in system, not opt-out later by going in.
You talk about convenience, but they certainly don't offer as convenient of an opt-out as they should have.
In order to have this happen to you, you have to install a completely optional automatic update package from Java, so you are opting in.
That it doesn't ask you again later doesn't mean much.
You are opting in to the update, not the Firefox extension. That's installed silently as part of the update. The only reason it was detected was that Firefox told him that it had been installed, after the fact. If it were, as you claim, opt-in, he would have been asked if he wanted it before it was installed. See the difference?
It's automatically updating the entire JRE, and you're worried about some little plugin? That's like opting in to unprotected anal sex and then freaking out at the post-coital cuddling.
Its like getting a call from an auto dealer with the words "Thanks for buying the car, by the way there's a body in the trunk."
It's like opting in to unprotected anal sex in the back of a voltswagen, then freaking out at the small back seat size when in post-coital cuddling?
Sounds like a very uncomfortable place.
Like getting a free oil change and complaining about the windshield sticker next service reminder?
It's like playing Fast and Furious in rush-hour traffic, then worrying about developing carpal-tunnel syndrome from how you hold the steering wheel.
Um, JVM have always included plugins for browsers. Being shocked or surprised at this is like being flabbergasted and croggled by Mozilla Corp adding a "know your rights" bar rather than a click through EULA in version 3.05. Or like the FSF including a getwchar() in libc.
It is what it is.
Same with Acrobat Reader (at least on Mac OS X, probably also on Windows), where Adobe installs, both without warning OR notification that they install Adobe AIR. And they don't use Apple's installer, so you can't even find out what files they've spammed to you system.
Acrobat Reader 8-109 Mb
Acrobat Reader 9-190 Mb
You're right, you have to turn it off - because you sure as hell can't uninstall it.
It's unwanted, it's unneeded (Java works fine without it) and it's useless (all it does is waste memory and make Firefox take even longer to start).
So why does Sun force it onto us without even asking? Damned if I know.
Fortunately it's easy to disable. Unfortunately it gets reenabled every single time you update Java, which is a fairly routine thing thanks to the massive number of security holes lingering in Java. (Even worse, if you allow it to update automatically, this just happens in the background, so your only sign that it got reinstalled behind your back is Firefox randomly being slower).
Honestly, I only have Java installed for a couple of "enterprise" applications I use that require the massive Java bloat. I'd much prefer it keep its hooks out of my browser: Java applets are dead and have been for years. The only reason I have Java at all is thanks to the "enterprise" weenies who think that J2EE makes everything better.
But you can't keep it out of your browser. Install it, and it sticks its hooks into your browser without giving you an option. Even better, it now advertises Open Office and demands that you register Java.
But this isn't really news - Sun's been doing that for at least the past year and quite possibly longer. It's not a new feature.
It's still scummy, and makes me incredibly wary about using any Sun software (eg Open Office and MySQL) for fear of what Sun bloat now lingers in them.
You're downloading the wrong packages. If you download from the main java download page [sun.com] it doesn't include the extra crapware.
It will still show a splashscreen for OpenOffice though. Shocking. Quite shocking.
You're whining because you can't uninstall (only disable) half a meg of application, but you're okay with having the entire JRE installed?
Do you have any idea how incredibly stupid you sound?
I'll help you though.
Open regedit
(the following should be done for both HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and HKEY_CURRENT_USER for any users you want this to apply to)
Go to the 'SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions' key (This may be different if you are using an alpha or other version running as a codename (like shredder) rather than
I mentioned this [slashdot.org] during the discussion about the Microsoft add-on three weeks ago. How is this news now?
And it's been going on for longer than that; a few months at least.
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=921325&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=15 [mozillazine.org]
Or so says Sun. That being said... I cannot think of one thing I might need a Java tool bar for. Honestly, I have not read the article yet and am sitting here trying to think of one useful thing such a tool might do for me. Anyone?
Ahhh.. silly me. It's a toolbar to help Java start more quickly. Anyone find this valuable? Is there a yes/no toggle: "Start quickly, don't start quickly?"
If you encounter a java applet does a popup ask you... "would you like this to start quickly"? Can I disable it from starting quickly? HELP.. java is starting too quickly.
Deep breath.
Please discuss!
Look a lot of apps have agents that load on startup so that when you want them the visual startup time is much shorter, because it has been differed to when the system started up.
Over the history of Java people have complained about how long the JVM startup time is. While Sun has made many improvements in this over the years, the FF add-on just assists this even more. When you launch FF and this add-on is enabled it initializes the JVM and the applet sub-system.
This way if you go to a site that has an app
It's not a toolbar (what made you think it was?). It's just an extension which preloads some java stuff so that applets load faster. Don't want it? Uninstall it.
It's the same as IE and Office being preloaded with Windows so that they pop up instantly after your new 5 minute boot time.
there, fixed that for you.
Could Firefox add some sort of public/private key extensions signing so I can sign extensions I want to use? Then unsigned extensions wouldn't be loaded and this sort of thing could be stopped ( by the technical minded anyway ).
Sounds like a great idea for an extension!
Maybe, but the source code is available, why don't YOU do it?
I would if I knew . But I don't.. yet.
This is a security issue really. Firefox shouldn't run any extensions not explicitly approved by the user. If a third-party installer puts an extension in, Firefox should keep it disabled until the user explicitly enables it (or uninstalls it) in the Addons Manager.
If legitimate companies are stooping as low as illicit extension installs into Firefox, it is an obvious next step for spyware and malware programs running on people's computers to begin to do the same. It doesn't matter that Firefox alerts yo
The user did approve them, by lettering code run on their machine that updated software. The security issue is the stupid users who allow the updaters to run and then get pissed off when they update stuff.
Jesus I hate when idiots like you post.
This is a security issue, but it has nothing to do with Firefox, its the user. The user allowed the update to update his machine on its own. The security problem is that
This is a security issue, but it has nothing to do with Firefox, its the user.
That's the excuse we used to use with Windows too. But everyone has since realized that while you can never inoculate against dumb users, some software is inherently less secure because of the way it is designed. You're right that if users had perfect knowledge of what they were running, what they were installing, and what it all meant, then there would be no problem. Unfortunately that is not the case—in practice, people have limited knowledge about what they're running and what they're installing, as evidenced by the wild success of spyware and adware and malware. Tens of millions of users have malware running local code while logged in on admin-level accounts, the malware is running without their full knowledge, and this presents a wide open vector for attack.
We can follow your model, in which we place the onus entirely on the user. And similar to abstinence-only sex ed, which ignores the well-demonstrated reality of human behavior, it will fail and Firefox will be exploited. Or we can follow my model, which adds another layer of security on the assumption that people do make mistakes and ill-informed decisions, and design around that. Firefox's good reputation will be preserved, with trivial hassle to the end user.
Watch out! It seems that some other malicious updaters installed IEtab and a twitter addon in your firefox, too!
What is a "sysbar bubble based Java update?"
The whole thing seems like a total yawner to me. When I install a package on my ubuntu box, it will typically have side-effects. It may have to install other software that it depends on, and possibly make changes to my system's configuration (e.g., the default if you install apache or ssl is to activate the relevant service). I may or may not agree with Canonical and Debian's choices. If I disagree with them, I can either override them, or choose a different di
It's an automatic update watcher that runs all the time in your taskbar and keeps your JRE up to date.
It's an optional feature that is required by absolutely nothing, and one of the things it does is updates your browser. Apparently now it adds an extra update that does some prefetching that makes java load faster, and we must all riot because we didn't specifically ask for that one.
All this plugin does is speed up loading of Java applets. Its benign, and Sun provides instructions on how to turn it off: http://www.java.com/en/download/help/quickstarter.xml [java.com] .
Yeah, what a complete waste of a story. It is installed with java which preloads core java so that when your browser runs applets, they start faster... Damn those frigging bastards at sun for making my life easier!
It preloads all the bloatness of Java, every single time, even if you installed it just for a single page you visited half a year ago.
Yeah, what a complete waste of a story. It is installed with java which preloads core java so that when your browser runs applets, they start faster...
They start faster because every time you open a browser window, the "Java quick start" has to take time to load, even if it was already loaded. If you don't believe me, try timing it.
Also, you now have memory used by a program "just in case you might want to use it someday". And, it's possible to configure the Java runtime to not be available as a browser add-on, but still allow you to run Java apps on your computer. Any bets on whether this extension will load regardless of your browser settings for Jav
What does the MS one do that's not benign?
So if someone breaks into your house and cleans your kitchen, you'd think that's okay too?
Actually that'd be fine with me... my kitchen is a mess.
Hell if they will do the bathrooms too I'd pay them.
I would bet it also makes loading Firefox take longer and uses up RAM even when not using Java.
and in similar news, Sony installed [wikipedia.org] a 'helpful system driver' that made your music playing and purchasing life easier too, helping to protect you from pirate music.
The point is simply that it gets installed on the sly, if its so helpful, they should make it opt-in and surely everyone will accept the install.
Applets, you have heard of them?
When you install / upgrade Java, you get support for the latest Java runtime in your browser to run those applets. It has been thus since the olden times (the mid-nineties when Java was launched).
From the description, this is just a performance optimization so the runtime is loaded and you don't get a delay when there is an applet in the page.
Whether I am right about what the plugin does or not, installing / upgrading the Java Runtime Edition has always affected your browser.
Right. There's always been a java extension/plugin/control etc. I guess slashdot is targeting the 'OMG ALL CORPORATIONS SUCK AND ARE AFTER ME!!!!' crowd, which sadly, gets ad impressions.
And of course, if you were a dumbass who didn't understand what extensions were, you might say No out of fear, and then later decide you don't like java. And then later decide buying an iPHone isn't that bad, because it doesn't support java, but java never works anyway.
At some point, you have to let the machine work for you. Remember all the people who complained about windows asking your permission before doing anything possibly harmful? Seems like whether you ask people or not, someone is going to whine on either side of the fence.
There's enough problems with things BROKEN because people DON'T do automatic updates. Then when updates to happen automatically, people STILL whine.
Can't win.
People who understand what "!=" means will already know that, so
Java does NOT equal Javascript.
(Dilbert in a cap, with his tie stuffed in his mouth)
And of course if it asked you
From the screenshot it doesn't appear there was anything to ask, as it was disabled. Installed but not enabled would seem to be as opt-in as plugins or extensions get. It is certainly better than the ones Mozilla installs that you can't even uninstall. Not different from what Ubuntu and MS are doing.
What we need now is an open repository for plugins. The current Mozilla-managed repo is a bit too Google-friendly for my tastes, especially when I'm looking for the Scroogle plugin.
It helps preload the JVM so that any Java applets load faster.
It's not some evil conspiracy.
You told it to update your computer. It didn't tell you exactly what it was doing. Does Microsoft Update tell you everything it's going to touch?
If you don't like it, run Linux, install SELinux and block everything by default.
Not trying to sound like a dick, but this really is a non-issue.
You told it to update your computer. It didn't tell you exactly what it was doing. Does Microsoft Update tell you everything it's going to touch?
If you ask, yes.
(Even eeeeeeeeeeeevil WGA is in the list!)
Are you kidding? How your troll of a comment ever got modded 5 Insightful, I don't know.
If you don't like it, dump your OS? This is as insightful as saying if you did't like the way Bush was running the USA, move to another country.
You're right it's not an evil conspiracy. Then again, no one ever said it was, apart form your straw man.
It is not a non-issue.
When a party modifies a third party's software without permission and blocks the uninstall facility of that modification it is an abuse - of trust and ow
Just FYI: the RFE to remove those addons [mozilla.org] was marked WONTFIX by mozilla, because "they should be removed by the Installer that put the files there".
IMO it has to be possible to remove them from the Add-On manager.
Why cry about a plugin. If you really hate the add-on enough then just disable it. Hate it so much that you can't live with it? Uninstall java and choose to never use it again.
If you did: "sysbar bubble based Java update"
If you did a Firefox update then it is not Suns fault, but the fault of the guys who bundled the update that you where not asked beforehand.
I think the attitude towards Software Providers may it be MS or Sun, or any other, should b
So, they get the majority of the users out there with working Java in their web browser, which they would expect if they have Java installed, and in the process they piss off a few geeks who can't see beyond their own little basement walls.
Pardon me if I find this whole thing a little amusing. If you want Firefox to take over the world it has to be user friendly. As any Vista user will tell you, prompting you to do every little thing is fucking annoying, so they've taken a more traditional approach and ju
There's lots of software that installs browser addons automatically, without even asking you. That's been normal and expected behavior for a decade, it's long since past time to raise Caine over this one.
I think Sun should be accoladed for giving you the option to opt out.
Ever try to install Acrobat without getting the browser plugin? You have to rummage around in the Acrobat directory and remove the plugin component or else EVERY TIME you run Acrobat the plugin will be reinstalled.
Yes, I could opt out of it, but why are Sun installing Addons to my Firefox without me making specific choices in the application itself?
Because you could opt-out of it.
Next thing you know they'll be adding crap to HKLM/Software/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run without asking ?
Oh wait
How many IE installs have you seen with a dozen ugly search bar below the title bar? It seems like every app installs one, if you are lucky they hide a little checkbox and disclaimer in the installer to avoid it. it's one of peoples big annoyances with IE, even if at it's core it's not IE's fault. I installed Foxit Reader on my laptop the other day, and did not read all the options. To my surprise I had some ridiculous Ask.com toolbar in my firefox install.
Currently if you try to install an extension, Firefox pops a warning up. It needs to do the same if another app installs one. All extensions need to be uninstallable, they need to remove all options otherwise. Ideally, it would be able to verify the integrity of all browser files from a secure source and delete anything that did not follow the "rules" (I.e. can be uninstalled at any time).
All extensions not installed by direct user action (ie going to the firefox addons menu and choosing to install it) should start disabled and have to be manually enabled before they can work.
Firefox is gaining ground in the browser wars, and that means it is going to be targeted. Already malicious sites that attempt to exploit flaws in Firefox exist and are growing in number. I expect it's just a matter of time before spyware extensions start showing up, claiming to do something useful while reporting your browsing habits.
Mozilla foundation needs to keep in mind it is YOUR computer, and YOUR browser, and it should only do the things you want it to, regardless of what other companies want.
Ive been using Firefox since it was called Firebird, and despite the many improvements, it will be a victim of it's own success if it is not careful.
Currently if you try to install an extension, Firefox pops a warning up. It needs to do the same if another app installs one.
Already done, had you even read the summary you'd know thats how this started, the handitard that posted the original noticed it when Firefox warned him that a new one had been installed.
All extensions need to be uninstallable, they need to remove all options otherwise.
No, they don't. There are provisions that allow network admins to install plugins. Regardless of what you think,
This whole posting is dumb but...
I really fail to see how anyone with 'TwitterBar' extension installed can bitch about the Java quickstart extension.
I guess if I would have looked at the screenshot sooner I would have realized the guy is just a douche bag and skipped this one
The install of Java already includes a java browser plugin, they are only extending it's functionality with a firefox addon rather than doing something completely new and unexpected.
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4pm: The Kings Highway remains closed between Bungendore (near Queanbeyan) and Braidwood Road. Motorists are advised to use Braidwood Road to Tarago then Bungendore Road instead.
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Over the weekend lightning strikes caused a number of fires in the local area affecting Wallendbeen, Bethungra and Dirnaseer. No major damage was reported and all were brought under control quickly through the good work of RFS crews.
The Goulburn Mulwaree local government area has been classified as being in catastrophic fire danger today.
The forecast temperature range for today is between 22 and 38 but very high winds have necessitated the catastrophic classification and also mean that back-burning is not available as a firefighting option today.
A temporary headquarters for emergency services has been established in Goulburn Mulwaree Council chambers and will be activated the moment fire dangers escalate.
Council staff spent parts of yesterday and this morning setting up the chambers. Emergency services personnel will coordinate their response from the chambers.
"It's on standby now," council's general manager Chris Berry said.
"They'll be ready and raring to go."
Southern Highland News
A top temperature of 37 is forecast for today. Catastrophic fire danger has been classified, but there are no known fires in the area at the moment
Yass Tribune
Residents of the Yass Valley are on high alert today, with many seeking advice on what to do and where to go.
High winds are causing a bit of havoc, with reports just in that a tree has come down on Yass' main thoroughfare, Comur Street.
The region is relatively fire-free at the time of writing and hopes to stay that way, but to be on the safe side campers at Wee Jasper Reserves (considered a high risk area) have been asked to vacate for the day.
Many others have left the region for the day, also, choosing to visit cool shopping centres in Canberra or visit relatives in other areas. Those who haven't left are sitting by their TV or computer, watching and listening for updates.
RFS volunteers are on high alert, ready to go at a moment's notice.
Young Witness
Everyone is on tenderhooks with an eye to the sku here in the Young Shire as the mercury steadily makes its upward crawl - with most people waking to a 6am temperature reading of 26.6, almost seven degrees higher than yesterday's 6am temperature of 19.2.
By 10am it was 31.6 degress celcius with the forecast expected high of 41 degrees. Partly cloudy, the winds are now picking up which is the biggest concern for farmers and RFS teams who are facing an day of extreme fire danger.
No fires in the Young Shire at present.


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by Dave Grayson On Mon, Mar. 18, 2013
From the racing is rubbing on the track to the near misses on a very narrow pit road, the Bristol Motor Speedway lived up to its reputation and the Food City 500 delivered an extremely entertaining Sunday afternoon in Tennessee's Thunder Valley. The unique Bristol, "have at it boys". mentality began the moment the green flag fell on the 43 cars and continued well past the end of the race with a good old fashioned skirmish that resembled a World Wrestling Entertainment pay per view. Now that was entertainment.
HOORAH. That competition killing combination of driver Kasey Kahne and crew chief Kenny Francis was formidable during this race and placed Hendrick Motorsports back into the Bristol victory lane. Kahne led 109 laps on the way to his first win of the season, his first win at Bristol and his 15th career win. He also elevated himself to seventh in the championship points standings.
WAZZUP. Okay, let's get to it. It seems we have a new driver feud to focus on and possibly, depending on what you choose to believe, even an old fued rekindled that we were never really aware of. On Lap 349 Denny Hamlin's Toyota got into the rear bumper of Joey Logano's Ford. Logano spun in turn two and tagged the wall. Hamlin came over his radio and said: "I meant to bump him but I didn't mean to f***ing wreck him." Was anyone else thinking of Dale Earnhardt Sr when they heard that line?
WAZZUP. The post race speculation came quicker than a new track qualifying record and claimed that these two drivers were never on the same page even when they were team mates at Joe Gibbs Racing. Logano himself poured some fuel on that fire, during a post race comment to ESPN, when he said: "we've got a freaking genius behind the wheel of the #11. Probably the worst team mate I've ever had, so I learned that now."
WAZZUP. The speculation also claimed that the race incident stemmed from a pre season "Twitter" war these two drivers were engaged in. There may be some credence to the theory. It appears that, when both drivers retreated to their car haulers, their first action was to light up their cell phones. Logano sent a "tweet" that read: "hey @dennyhamlin, great job of protecting that genius brain of your by keeping your helmet on." Hamlin responded with: "Why's that- – -what would u do?" Aren't reading other people's "Tweets" fun?
HOORAH. Joey Logano's post race anger was handled in a very proper manner when he exited his car and walked over to speak to Hamlin. Too many times in the past we have seen one driver use his car as a battering ram against the rear bumper of another car on pit road. After these races are over, pit road is immediately filled with crew members, NASCAR officials and the media performing their respective duties. This is absolutely not the environment for intentional collisions.
HOORAH. Denny Hamlin did indeed remain in his car with his helmet on and it was, indeed, the smart thing to do. It reduced Logano's temptation to throw a punch. Those NASCAR helmets have been known to leave some serious bruises on bare knuckles.
WAZZUP. Following the driver's verbal exchanges, there was a brief skirmish between crew members from the two teams which ended almost as quickly as it started. I choose the word skirmish because no one in their right mind would call this pit road incident a fight. I've personally witnessed girls in cocktail lounges who fought better than that.
WAZZUP. The word retaliation is already flying around like confetti in victory lane. Logano also poured some fuel on this fire when he said: "I have a scorecard and I'm not putting up with that. What goes around comes around." There is already rampant speculation that says we might see some payback next weekend at the Auto Club Speedway. That's not likely. This giant two mile oval, with speeds in excess of 200 MPH, just isn't a very good location to get even with someone. The sweet spot for retaliation will be coming the following week. April 7th, when the Sprint Cup Series returns to short track racing at Martinsville, Virginia. That's where we need to keep a sharp eye on Logano versus Hamlin.
WAZZUP. We're going to see the Bristol post race Bristol video of this incident over and over again all week long, and probably beyond that, on the NASCAR themed television shows so find a way to get used to it.
HOORAH. We now have a new video clip to replace the massive showings of Jeff Gordon versus Clint Bowyer from the Phoenix race. You have to think that Gordon and Bowyer will be happy to hear this news.
HOORAH. On the Monday morning following the Bristol race, NASCAR officials said that no penalties were expected for either Logano or Hamlin and the members of their teams.
WAZZUP. The no penalty decision could, however, create a conflict in the minds of the NASCAR nation. Denny Hamlin bumps into a driver's car, spins him out and it's covered by the "have at it boys policy." On the other side of the conflict: Denny Hamlin criticizes the new race car he's driving and gets fined $25,000 for action detrimental to stock car racing. HMMM!!!!
HOORAH. The final acclaim goes to the always fun Kenny Wallace. During the SPEED Channel's "NASCAR Victory Lane" program Wallace said: "the only problem I had at Bristol was I paid $436 for a hotel room at the Fairfield." It was great to see someone, on national television, champion the cause of inn keepers hiking up their rates, sometimes to the level of extortion, during a NASCAR race weekend. This was yet another example of why so many fans love Kenny Wallace.


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GROTON -- When Ann McKinney's horse suffered a hairline fracture of its left front leg, the veterinarian suggested surgery to treat the potentially life-threatening injury. After much discussion, a wait-and-see approach was agreed upon, with only minimal walking of the horse allowed.
McKinney, a licensed acupuncturist who normally treats people, asked if she could try acupuncture on the horse. The vet's response: It couldn't hurt.
After two weeks of acupuncture, supplemented with infrared light and microcurrent therapy, the horse was doing so well that McKinney asked for a new set of X-rays to see how the leg was healing.
The X-rays showed the fracture had healed. The veterinarian, interestingly enough, did not have much to say.
For McKinney, owner of Acu4life of Groton, it's just another example of the ancient practice of acupuncture, paired with newer noninvasive technologies, building on the body's natural ability to heal itself.
The U.K. native entered the field of acupuncture almost by accident. After years in the corporate world, McKinney was ready for a change. "It wasn't satisfying or rewarding," she says of the career she'd been building. An avid equestrian, McKinney explored veterinarian school but realized she would not be comfortable euthanizing an animal. It took a friend to suggest acupuncture before McKinney saw the possibility of work that could satisfy her search for personal growth and fulfillment.
McKinney studied acupuncture at the International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ICTCM) of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Acupuncture uses special needles that are inserted into specific points along meridians believed to channel qi (pronounced chee), the vital energy that flows through the body's systems and organs. In traditional Chinese medicine, disease is thought to be the result of an imbalance within the body, or disruption of qi. Eastern acupuncture works to rebalance the body, with each successive treatment building on progress made in previous treatments to correct the individual's qi and restore body systems and organs to health.
McKinney actually hadn't had much experience with acupuncture before enrolling in ICTCM. "I'd gone to a chiropractor who did acupuncture on me, but he wasn't a licensed acupuncturist." She remembers getting mediocre results from the treatment.
It wasn't until she suffered a painful shoulder injury that she considered acupuncture again. Students at ICTCM receive free treatment from the school, so she decided to give it another try.
During the treatment, the ICTCM acupuncturist asked her to lift her arm. "I argued with him. I told him I hadn't been able to even use that arm and he was asking me to lift it." He inserted a needle, and with his continued insistence, McKinney reluctantly did as asked.
McKinney was shocked. "There was no pain, none whatsoever." She suddenly realized how life-changing her newly chosen career could be.
After five years of training at ICTCM, McKinney passed the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine exam to become a licensed acupuncturist, allowing her to practice almost anywhere in the United States.
Treating the whole system often leads to unintended, positive side effects for McKinney's patients. "Patients often say they're more relaxed, they sleep better, have improved digestive systems, and have more energy."
Most of her patients come in for pain management. "I get a lot of people with osteoarthritis or work-related, repetitive-motion injuries. I also have a lot of fibromyalgia patients who do really well with acupuncture."
Many come in as a last resort. They've tried traditional medicine, prescriptions for pain, physical or occupational therapists, and still find pain affecting their quality of life.
And after acupuncture? "Ninety percent say they wish they'd come in earlier."
Acupuncture often works best after several treatments. "Treatment takes time to work," McKinney explains. "We don't get out of balance quickly, unless it's a traumatic injury. It takes time to heal."
While Western medicine focuses on fixing a problem quickly, there's no denying the refreshed and relaxed look of her patients after they receive one of McKinney's treatments. During a visit to her office at 300 Main St., Groton, an elderly gentleman came out of the treatment room gliding easily across the floor with his walker towards his waiting wife.
"How do you feel?" she asked.
The gentleman looked so invigorated, as if he were ready to dance the night away, or at least take his wife for a few turns around a dance floor.
"I feel great," he enthused. How many patients say that after a visit to their doctor?
"There's not a day that goes by without my being amazed at the results (of acupuncture)," McKinney admits. And by the smile on her face, one can tell that feels amazingly good.


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VAL DI FIEMME, Italy – (March 1) Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT), Kris Freeman (Andover, NH), Noah Hoffman (Aspen, CO) and anchor Tad Elliott (Durango, CO) endured the unusually warm conditions to finish 10th in the men's 4x10k relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. It was a back and forth race with the USA in the lead or first chase group much of the race, finishing just a minute back from Norwegian Petter Northug who anchored Norway to the gold. Andy Newell and Kris Freeman skied the first two classic legs while Noah Hoffman and Tad Elliott wrapped it up with two skate legs.
QUOTESAndy NewellI thought we skied well today as a team. We were hoping to be top eight. I think we can be even better than that on our best days. I think we were about a minute out which is a lot better than what we have been in the last World Championships. We've improved. We were right up in the lead packs and among the leaders on the first legs and made it there in time for the last legs, so it was perfect. Everyone skied really well. To be that close is an encouraging sign looking toward the Olympics
Chris Grover, U.S. Nordic Ski Team CoachOverall, really good for the guys. To be one minute out of a 40k event like that is new territory for this group. Especially given the fact that not everybody had a great race out there. I know Kris isn't happy about the way his race went. I know Tad might reconsider pacing it the next time, but he also recognized that he had to get back into the mix. So overall awesome: huge leg by Noah, huge leg by Andy, great leg by Tad, Kris fighting super hard the whole time. It's coming closer and on a day we get all four guys ready to go we're going to be in that mix.
Noah HoffmanNewell skied an awesome leg. I was super impressed with him and psyched to see him mixing it up right in there. It's awesome. He's evolved into an incredible distance skier and I'm really impressed.
Kris skied a great leg, right in the mix, for more than two laps. It looked like they were doing really good and then I think he kind of died a little bit. He tried his hardest and tagged me off in a good position.
I had the French team and somebody else right behind me. They started faster than I did so they caught on me right away and I just got right in that group. Then the French skier decided to go and I was feeling good so I followed him. He was making good time; I think we were gaining on the guys in front of us. We caught at least one team and almost caught the Japanese team at the end. So I'm really psyched. I tried to get away from the French team on the last lap but he was really strong so I couldn't do it.
Tad ElliottWe were talking as a team last night and we said a dream race would be top eight. I was in seventh there with France and Japan and knew I was skiing better than they were. I felt so smooth; our skis were great. I heard those guys were walking up front but I've been told that in many World Cups and never got on. I came down on my last lap here with France and saw they were leading walking. I kind of let go of top eight and really wanted to create some magic. So I risked it, got in the group and was yo-yoing on the group there. Every time I'd catch on it felt like they would accelerate. Hopefully I made it exciting out there and got some TV time. It was good.
We've got to give it up to Andy, for sure. He skied awesome, an incredible first leg with those guys. And Noah too, skiing awesome in the group he was in. He skied smart and really smooth. It was up to me and I kind of risked it. But it's really exciting looking into next year and to the Olympics. If we all have a little bit better day, which is totally possible, we could be in the mix. Hopefully I can save my accelerations to go with the group instead of trying to catch them. So we're close.
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Scored Twice In Win Over St. Francis (N.Y.)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Freshman Scott Armbrust has emerged as one of Yale's top scoring threats. He had the first multi-goal game of his young career when he scored twice in the Bulldogs' 4-1 victory over St. Francis (N.Y.) on Saturday. Armbrust was rewarded for his efforts on Monday by being named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week.
His two goals came in a two minute and 48 second span to give Yale a quick 2-0 lead. The first came when he fired a hard shot into the right corner. On the second, he worked himself free right in front and had an easy tap in of a Brad Rose cross. Armbrust now leads Yale with three goals on the season.
Rose, who had a goal and two assists in the game, was named to the Honor Roll.
The Bulldogs are back in action on Tuesday when they host Rhode Island at 7:30 p.m.
Report filed by Tim Bennett, Yale Sports Publicity


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Jeter Placed On 15-Day Disabled List
The New York Yankees have placed Derek Jeter on the 15-day disabled list with a right quad strain sustained in his first game back with the team last week after being out all season with a broken left ankle.
The Yankees made the announcement Friday before the team opened the second half of the season against the Red Sox in Boston. The 39-year-old shortstop singled on his first pitch in a major league game this year as the Yankees beat Kansas City on July 11, but he left in the eighth inning when his quad tightened.
At the time, Jeter said he hoped the strain was "not a big deal."
The Yankees also signed infielder Brent Lillibridge from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.


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STOCKTON - An Arizona priest who was critically injured during an attack on church property in downtown Phoenix on Wednesday is a Lodi High graduate and was ordained by the Catholic Diocese of Stockton.
STOCKTON - An Arizona priest who was critically injured during an attack on church property in downtown Phoenix on Wednesday is a Lodi High graduate and was ordained by the Catholic Diocese of Stockton.
Diocese spokeswoman Sister Terry Davis confirmed that the Rev. Joseph Terra, 56, who was able to maintain his composure well enough to deliver last rights to fellow Priest Kenneth Walker as he was dying, was ordained in Stockton in the early 1990s before he transferred to his current order: the Fraternity of St. Peter.
While he didn't serve the church long locally, Terra did graduate from Lodi High in 1976, according to his friend, Sherry Wyllie.
"He grew up here and has a lot of brothers and sisters. My sister dated him for a while in high school," Wyllie said. "We've remained friends. He's just a really, really nice guy. He's a talented painter, does calligraphy, and I know that he embroiders the vestments that he's given to a lot of priests."
According to Wyllie, Terra went to seminary school in Ireland and, after being ordained, served at St. Mary's Church in Stockton as well as some other parishes in the foothills and Modesto. He then transferred out of state.
Wyllie recalled one light-hearted moment when her family took Terra out to water ski when they were high schoolers.
"He just couldn't stand up on those skis," she said. "He tried all day, and I just remember feeling bad for him."
Wyllie keeps in touch through email, and occasional visits. Wyllie has not been able to get regular updates on his condition. The Diocese of Phoenix released a statement Thursday calling Terra "critical but stable," and the Los Angeles Times reported that, as of Friday, he remained hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
Terra is a priest at the Mother of Mercy Mission in downtown Phoenix. Police are still investigating the case, but early leads have indicated that the shooting occurred during a robbery. Police have reportedly stated that they remain open to the possibility of other motives.
Witness accounts have investigators searching for a white man in his 40s. His identity could be found through physical evidence in Walker's 2003 Mazda sport-utility vehicle, which the suspect stole and then abandoned a few blocks away from the church, according to Fox 10 News of Phoenix.
Contact reporter Keith Reid at (209) 546-8257 or email@example.com. Follow him at recordnet.com/edublog and on Twitter @KReidme.


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Bask in the beautiful voice of world-renowned tenor Plácido Domingo on PBS Arts from Los Angeles: Great Performances "Il Postino From LA Opera" with Plácido Domingo as he performs this romantic new opera on Friday, November 25, at 8 p.m. Adapted from the Oscar-winning Italian film, Il Postino recounts the fictionalized story of a fisherman-turned-postman on a Mediterranean island whose life is transformed by the arrival of exiled Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.
Due to the length of this broadcast, there will not be a corresponding mini documentary.
Get a glimpse of opera through the eyes of the youth on Opera Camp, as you follow 23 of Austin Lyric Opera's young campers as they write, produce, direct and perform their original work, "Quarantine."
In a special Austin City Limits program, see highlights from the annual Americana Music Awards ceremony taped at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, as well as performances by Lucinda Williams, Gregg Allman and Robert Plant at 10:30 p.m.


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Sorry I can't be more specific in describing what I was doing in each instance, but I'm experiencing a high incidence of crashes in iOS (5.1.1) of late.
I see others here on the forum identifying particular commands/functions--mine just seems to be crashing during simple scrolling, switching texts, adding panes.
Thank you for a wonderful program nonetheless!
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City firefighter vacancies to be filled on an 'on call' basis
City firefighter vacancies to be filled on an 'on call' basis
WOONSOCKET - The Woonsocket Budget Commission took another step forward toward implementation of their five-year plan on Monday, passing an enactment to install a new contract for city firefighters effective July 1, 2014, if an alternative agreement cannot be reached. As part of the resolution, the commission will also change the policy on how they fill vacancies in the fire department starting immediately, using "on call" employees in place of hiring staff for permanent positions.
Local 732 IAFF President Michael Morin vowed to fight the policy.
"We may file an unfair labor practice. We may go to court. We certainly will file a grievance," said Morin.
The union is the last in Woonsocket with an active contract, negotiated prior to the state appointed commission's takeover of city finances in May of 2012. The commission ratified agreements with five other unions representing city employees last June, and in July, they voted to enact the concessions they were attempting to negotiate with the city's police union.
State law, however, does not allow the board to alter existing contracts, and elements of Monday's enactment will not take effect until the firefighters' bargaining agreement expires on July 1 of next year.
According to attorney Daniel Kinder, who has been representing the city in ongoing negotiations with the IAFF, the new hiring policy, however, begins now.
"It's just a description of the way in which the commission will have us filling vacancies in the fire department between now and July 1, 2014," said Kinder. "We will fill the vacancies with on call personnel."
But Morin says the policy could have an enormous negative effect on departmental operations.
"There's a safety issue. There's a training issue," said Morin. "It's an issue we certainly will fight via every avenue available to us." Typically, he said, new employees go through extensive departmental training period prior to fighting fires.
Morin points out that the approved budget for the fire department includes salary for 117 employees, but the department is currently running with just 108 and the commission will not approve any new hires. According to the union leader, that decision has resulted in the spending of an average of $40,000 a week in overtime.
"Guys are spending so much time away from home," said Morin. "They're tired of it. It's just too much."
The firefighter injured while battling a fire on South Main Street Sunday, Morin said, had done 50 hours of overtime during the week. As of Tuesday, he was still being treated in Miriam Hospital's Critical Care unit.
"The physical stress is a problem," said Morin. "It seems like we're just a number to them."
Surprisingly, however, both sides were still somewhat hopeful on the subject of negotiations.
"The enactment specifically says the city will remain available to negotiate with the firefighters' union for alternate terms and conditions," said Kinder. "There's still some discussions going on."
"They are not completely dead, but the optimism that I think we had on both sides a few weeks ago has diminished," he added.
The groups met last week and Morin said he requested some additional information on proposed health care changes.
"Neither side has made their last offer," said Morin. "There's been a lot of progress."
Morin said health care has been a major sticking point between the union and the commission. The other city unions have been switched to a single Blue Cross/Blue Shield health care policy with a 20 percent co-pay.¬?
"The Budget Commission has also put a lot of non-monetary issues on the table," Morin added, pointing to staffing disputes. "We have a staffing plan that comes close to the number that they're looking for in savings, but they'd rather go with their plan."
Morin said he suspected the enactment, which has been on the commission's agenda, but has been tabled at every meeting for the past several months, was finally scheduled for vote when the city did not want to set up another meeting.
"We've been putting it off because we were in the middle of negotiations and at this point we decided that we had to get it in place," commission chairperson Dina Dutremble explained of the vote. "It was time."
Morin said he's most frustrated that the demands on the enactment were not even given to him in writing.
The union chief approached Kinder after Monday's meeting to ask for a copy of what the commission had passed, but said he was unable to obtain one. On the Budget Commission's website, meanwhile, where supporting documents were posted for every agenda item in 2012 and much of 2013, nothing has been posted from the past five meetings.
The enactment passed by a vote of 3-0. Mayor Leo Fontaine and City Council President John Ward were not present for the vote.
No Suprise - Fontaine and Ward not present
It should not come as a surprise to anyone that Leo Fontaine and John Ward were not present for the vote. Fontaine and Ward have both been shirking their responsibilities for a long time. They are the main reason(s) that Woonsocket is being controlled by a budget commission. They are both responsible for the huge increase in taxes and supplemental tax bills shoved down the throats of those of us who have to pay taxes. There is an election coming up and they don't want to upset the union by voting on an unpopular course of action. Hopefully the majority of the voters in this city have had their fill of both Fontaine and Ward - I know I have.


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PARIS (AP) — Serena Williams won her opening match at the French Open, and then achieved a career breakthrough by speaking French to the crowd for the first time.
"'I'm a beginner," Williams said — referring to her French, not tennis.
Her play spoke volumes Sunday. Williams returned to the red clay that tripped her up in the first round a year ago, channeled any lingering frustration into her overpowering strokes and drubbed Anna Tatishvili 6-0, 6-1.
Also advancing on a chilly, gray first day of play were Sara Errani, the 2012 runner-up to Maria Sharapova, and 2008 champion Ana Ivanovic.
Williams lost her opening match at a Grand Slam tournament for the only time in her career a year ago, when she was beaten by France's Virginie Razzano. That was the most shocking in a succession of losses for Williams at Roland Garros, where she hasn't won the title since 2002 and hasn't reached the semifinals since 2003.
Determined to avoid another bad start, Williams won the first nine games, and 30 of the first 37 points. There was no letup from there, and she was still pumping her fist and shouting "Come on!" a game from the finish.
Williams won 56 of 78 points, including 28 of 33 on her serve, and hit eight aces. She maintained a stern expression throughout the match, and allowed herself only a brief smile when Tatishvili pushed a forehand wide on match point.
Williams, who keeps an apartment in Paris, was then interviewed on center court and spoke French with only a slight accent.
"I think I am French because I have a flat here," she said. "I love Paris."
She'll face tougher competition in the rounds to come — Tatishvili fell to 2-11 this year and 0-3 at the French Open.
Play began with the temperature in the mid-50s (13 C), and an hour into the tournament, Errani was into the second round. The tenacious Italian beat Arantxa Rus 6-1, 6-2 in the opening match on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
Errani reached a Grand Slam final for the first time a year ago at Roland Garros.
"Last year was an unbelievable tournament, the best tournament of my life," Errani said. "But I don't want to think about that. I just want to come here and play another tournament. I try to concentrate on my tennis, not too much about last year."
Now ranked a career-best No. 5, Errani dominated Rus from the baseline and won four games at love. Rus double-faulted seven times and lost her 13th consecutive match on the WTA Tour.
Ivanovic, seeded 14th, beat Petra Martic 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. Ivanovic improved to 30-4 in the first round of Grand Slam tournaments.
In men's play, No. 14 Milos Raonic hit 16 aces, won 32 points at the net and defeated Xavier Malisse, 6-2, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. Malisse, ranked 56th, fell to 0-5 this year on clay.
Former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt, playing in his 13th French Open, lost a seesaw marathon against No. 15-seeded Gilles Simon, 3-6, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-5. Simon overcame a two-set deficit to win for the first time in his career despite blowing a 5-love lead in the final set.
No. 23 Kevin Anderson beat lucky loser Illya Marchenko 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.