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|Canon's EOS Digital SLR cameras utilize advanced 14-bit converters to process the output of the imaging sensor. Tonal transitions are almost indiscernible; gradations are incredibly natural with infinitely superior colour fidelity. As EOS Digital SLR cameras record RAW images at 14 bits, the processed 16-bit TIFF images contain the full range of tonal values as captured by the sensor.
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|The Auto Lighting Optimizer feature in EOS Digital SLR cameras automatically adjusts brightness and contrast levels, allowing captured images to achieve an optimal and balanced exposure. Images with areas of under - or over-exposure can be easily corrected without compromising on inherent shadow and highlight details. The Auto Lighting Optimizer is both an automatic feature as well as adjustable for use in other modes. This feature can be applied in post-processing for RAW mode shots.
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|Chromatic aberration, more commonly known as colour fringing, happens in digital imaging. This occurs when colours are not focused through the lens at the exact point on the camera's sensor. This issue can be amended with the built-in feature found in certain EOS Digital SLR models performing the correction. EOS Digital SLR cameras come stored with correction data for quite a number of lenses, further relieving photographers of the need to reconfigure settings when they switch lenses.
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The innovative CMOS sensors developed by Canon enable incredibly sharp pictures to be captured yet limit the likelihood of large power consumption. Unnecessary charge transfers are reduced, thus prolonging battery life. DSLR Cameras equipped with CMOS sensors are proven to be highly responsive as the data transfer speeds are increased by the use of multi-channel signal paths.
Canon's CMOS sensor technology speeds up the process of sensors transferring signals to the image processor, as each individual pixel has its own amplifier. Even at high ISO speeds, resolution and quality are not compromised by low-noise performance. A low-pass filter sieves out false colours detected by the CMOS sensor while retaining full detail when processing the image. Various EOS models contain differing numbers of low-pass filter.
EOS Digital SLR models with full-frame sensors do not require a focal length conversion factor. Unlike other digital SLR cameras in the market, EOS full-frame cameras deliver the angle-of-view similar to 35mm film cameras. This unique feature provides greater control over the depth of field essential to creating beautiful portraits and close-up shots with an ideal amount of background blur. At any ISO value, a full-frame CMOS sensor possesses a larger light-gathering area for significantly reduced noise levels.
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| A seamless transition from the capturing stage to recording stage is ensured by the cutting-edge signal processing technologies of the DIGIC Imaging Processor chips. Together with the CMOS sensor, the DIGIC Imaging Processor uses advanced signal processing algorithms and a high-speed DDR-SDRAM buffer to produce a highly responsive DSLR camera. This results in an intuitive shooting experience with undeniably true-to-life image quality.
The fast processing speeds of the DIGIC Imaging Processors has made possible a number of features such as Live Face Detection AF, HD video recording, Auto Lighting Optimizer and Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction.
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Should any dust manage to make it pass the camera's anti-dust measures and fall onto the low-pass filter, it is shaken off using high-frequency ultrasonic vibrations. Every time the camera is powered on or off, this routine is automatically activated. The dust is then trapped on a sticky lining surrounding the filter assembly, and is prevented from ever falling back into the assembly.
For cleaning via software, simply capture an image of a plain white sheet in order to create Dust Delete Data. This data is basically a map of the sensor and where any dust may be located, and can then be appended to every image for the Digital Photo Professional (version 3.2 or later) software to automatically minimize the effects of dust particles.
Highlight Tone Priority
|Highlight Tone Priority deals with images that suffer from loss of detail due to overexposure by cleverly identifying the problem areas. These areas are then fixed by expanding the gradation range within the highlight regions, resulting in subtle image details being preserved with richer and more realistic colours.
Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction
|This correction feature brightens the edges of an image where light falloff has occurred, thus enhancing image quality. Based on the specific Canon lens used, the Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction data is automatically detected by the camera and applied to JPEG format images. The illumination characteristic and correction data can be loaded manually onto Canon's EOS Utility software and also available in post-processing for RAW images via the DPP (Digital Photo Professional) software.


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Doris E. Lyons of Sag Harbor volunteered her time to the American Heart Association and loved to dance, quilt, and spend time with her family. She died at San Simeon by the Sound Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Greenport on Monday. She was 82.
She was born on Oct. 10, 1929, in Bridgehampton, a daughter of Fredwin Yost and the former Minnie Schwenk, and grew up there, where her grandparents had farmed. She was a graduate of the Bridgehampton School.
In 1948 she married William D. Lyons. They were married for 50 years. Her daughter, Pamela L. Hulse, lives in Greenport. Her son, Kimberly R. Lyons, lives in Johnstown, N.Y. Her husband predeceased her, as did a sister, Lois Ward of Sag Harbor.
Ms. Hulse said her mother's dancing feet led to dancing lessons for both parents. "They went out dancing and had fun," Ms. Hulse said. She added that her mother was an excellent quilter, "all by hand, no machines." Family was extremely important to her, she said. Mrs. Lyons also worked for the East Hampton School District for 10 years.
A graveside service was to take place today at 11 a.m. at Oakland Cemetery in Sag Harbor. Memorial contributions have been suggested for the American Cancer Society.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Chase Elliott can't remember a time he wanted to be anything besides a race car driver.
The little boy spent his early years at the race track watching his father, "Awesome Bill", win races deep into his 40s.
He's gotten his chance this year to pursue racing on the national level. A change to the NASCAR rules this year permits drivers as young as 16 to run in Truck Series races on ovals a mile or shorter in length and on road courses.
So the 17-year-old Elliott will make his fourth national start this weekend at Iowa Speedway in a joint effort between Hendrick Motorsports and Turner Scott Motorsports.
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As long as there are celebrities, and people are curious about their lives, there will always be celebrity gossip. The media has recently been a flutter with the rumour that Raven Symoné may potentially be in a same sex relationship with America's Next Top Model beauty AzMarie Livingston. Ms. Symoné took to Twitter recently to respond to the speculation.
Raven is not the only celebrity whose private life has been speculated about like this. Will Smith, Queen Latifah, and Anderson Cooper all face ongoing questions about their sexuality and all have refused to comment, preferring instead to keep their private life private. A refusal to answer in the minds of many constitutes affirmation that one is indeed a member of the LGBTQ community.
These inquires arise because we live in a heterosexist world, which assumes everyone is straight, thus turning homosexuality into something that must be divulged. If a celebrity plays a role in which they are a LGBTQ character, or sits too close to someone of the same sex, the rumors are off and flying. Will Smith didn't even actually kiss his co-actor in Six Degrees of Separation and has been married to Jada for many years, yet still people continue to question his sexuality.
There can be no doubt that out celebrities serve as positive reminders that LGBTQ people are present in our society. In the case of LGBTQ youth, this can be especially helpful because it shows them that they are not alone, and that they are not deviant. The pressure for an individual celebrity to come out, however, normally has very little to do with affirming the life of LGBTQ people and very much to do with marking them as "other."
One never has to disclose being heterosexual, or having an affair with a person of the opposite sex. This of course aligns with the fact that no one ever has to come out as straight because heterosexuality is assumed. The speculation about sexuality goes above and beyond the typical curiosity that the public has about celebrities. There are several celebrities who are out now, though coming out can have extreme consequences to one's career. The attention is not focused on them to the degree that it is focused on those who might potentially be gay. Instead, out celebrities must deal with the doubt that they are capable of playing straight characters — as Sean Hayes discovered — though the process of acting means taking on a different persona. Actor Rupert Everett claims to be happier than actors who are closeted, but he asserted in 2009, "It's not that advisable to be honest. It's not very easy. And, honestly, I would not advise any actor necessarily, if he was really thinking of his career, to come out …"
For LGBTQ people, coming out can be a powerful experience. Coming out means the end of the closet; however, it is worth noting that once out, many still have to struggle to stay out, due to homophobia. In an ideal world, the process of coming out wouldn't even exist, or it would be a process that all people have to deal with. This conversation began with the rumours circulating around Raven Symoné's sexuality, but the truth is, speculation about sexuality is an everyday phenomenon. One need not be a celebrity for people to begin gossiping about your sexuality, as though this is anyone's business in the first place.
The fact that we don't gossip that someone might be straight, evidences exactly how deviant a queer sexuality is understood to be socially. No matter how far we think we have come, the demand that someone must come out, or the suggestion that they are being dishonest by their refusal to address something that is no one's business in the first place is highly problematic. The way the conversation is framed positions a LGBTQ identity as something that must be defended against, rather than a simple occurrence in nature. As long as this is the dominate attitude about sexuality, then LGBTQ people will forever be positioned as "other."
I completely support the way that Raven Symoné has handled questions about her sexuality. She is one hundred percent right, this is indeed a matter that concerns only her and the person she is involved with. Being a celebrity does not give the world the right to have access to the intimate details of one's life. It shouldn't matter whether she is gay, bisexual, or straight. With all of the consequences that come with being gay in a heterosexist world, no one should be pressured to declare for the purposes of the public's curiosity.


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The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy recently welcomed Charles Dallara, managing director of the Institute of International Finance, to present the 2012 Constantine G. Karamanlis Chair in Hellenic and European Studies Annual Lecture. In his discussion, titled the "Greek Economy at a Crossroads," Dallara addressed the ongoing challenges posed by the Greek financial crisis and made several recommendations on how to move the economy forward.
Dallara (F75, F86) has held a number of leadership positions in the public and private sectors, including managing director at J.P. Morgan & Co., assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury for International Affairs, and United States executive director of the International Monetary Fund. He recently served as chief negotiator on behalf of the private sector institutions engaged in Greece's sovereign-debt restructuring.
The Constantine G. Karamanlis Chair in Hellenic and European Studies at The Fletcher School was founded in 2001 at the initiative of the Karamanlis Foundation in Athens. The Chair was set up to "promote the scholarly study of Greece, its neighbourhood, and Europe at large." The Karamanlis Lecture was instituted as part of the endowment and has been a key feature in Fletcher's annual calendar. Last year, the School celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Chair with an international meeting on the Greek crisis. Only a few days later, one of the participants, Lucas Papademos, was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Greece.
Konstantinos Karamanlis (F00), executive member of Fletcher's board of advisors, welcomed the audience. As a prominent Greek industrialist, Karamanlis voiced some of the key concerns that the business sector was facing during the economic crisis. Dallara was introduced by Professor Michalis Psalidopoulos, current holder of the Karamanlis Chair. He began his remarks by paying tribute to Constantine Karamanlis, whom he described as "a towering figure in European politics; the father of modern democracy in Greece," Dallara said. "He led the country with a sense of perspective and balance that many leaders could learn from today."
Dallara also expressed gratitude for his Fletcher education. "If I've been able to make a modest contribution towards solving the Greek financial crisis, I owe it to the years spent here," he said. "At Fletcher, I learned that there are no pure economic problems, or for that matter, pure financial or environmental problems. Fletcher taught me to see things from a holistic perspective, and I am grateful for that."
Turning to the crisis, Dallara noted that though Greece had made some headway, momentum remains hampered on a number of levels. First, Greek and European fiscal policies haven't been entirely compatible, he said, and progress is hindered by "the inability of leaders to…compromise on fiscal challenges. Banks in Europe find it difficult to extend credit [to Greece] owing to huge regulatory obstacles that the political establishment has saddled them with."
Dallara and other leaders in the financial sector have spent recent years trying to persuade investors, who are credit constrained themselves, to accept the losses that they have suffered as a result of being exposed to a turbulent economy. "For the future of Greece, they would have to give up value of 75 percent of debt claims, and that is more than a hundred billion euros. Naturally, persuading them to forego this value has been tough," he said.
The sovereign debt crisis in Europe was not confined to one region, added Dallara. It has had global repercussions, and in his opinion, it was "a mistake" not to have had the United States and the International Monetary Fund on board in the initial stages of the crisis.
Dallara explained that since 2004, Greek governments have tried to "come to grips with a seriously mismanaged macroeconomic situation." He noted that he was "impressed" with the current leadership, "which has sought to rebuild credibility with European leaders, global markets and with its own citizens."
At the same time, Dallara expressed his concern that the ascension of extreme right-wing parties within Greece might hamper a recovery. "It is simply staggering that 27 percent of the vote has been captured by fringe political parties with extreme agendas. Greece needs to understand that financial assistance can only come if you've rebuilt credibility with the world."
"The strategy that Europe is pursuing today is not sensible to help Greece move past its troubles," said Dallara. "The economy has contracted by nearly 20 percent over the past years and the pace of fiscal adjustment has been demanding. Greek resolve is not endless; Europe and the global community must show that there is light at the end of this tunnel."
According to Dallara, structural reforms provide the best option forward. "Greece has regained external competitiveness, owing to wage contraction…but we cannot be sure that this progress would be permanent. What is needed is structural reform of the Greek economy, supported by Eurozone investment funds. Right now, the bulk of money from Europe is going to Greece's creditors, and this is simply not sustainable in a weak economy. The interest paid by Greece [to creditors] alone is equivalent to the entire operational budget of the IMF," he said.
Dallara observed that the attitude of European leadership to the crisis was distressing "There are no saints and sinners in this world – Greece is responsible for its problems but so are investors, and we must work together."
Dallara concluded his lecture with sagacious words for both Europe and for Greece. "Europe and the global community have a choice to make here; Greece's problems cannot be solved by endless doses of austerity. You must depoliticize funding, and help Athens turn the tide with sustainable reforms."
"Greece," he said, "would do well to heed the words of Constantine Karamanlis when he assumed the office of Prime Minster in 1958: 'from today Greece accepts once and for all its European destiny without losing its own national identity.'"
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Although it is not the beginning of a new year, back-to-school still seems like the beginning of a new year to me. With this "new year" we are making some changes at the circulation area of Central Library.
The Circulation Desk will transition to a Customer Service Desk. We'll handle library card registrations and account questions or problems at that desk. Staff will be at the checkout kiosk to help library users check out materials there.
There is a change at the checkout kiosks. We have eliminated locked cases for DVDs and CDs so the checkout process for those items is much easier….no more unlockers.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — The question for Andre Drummond was straight and to the point.
Are the Pistons a playoff team?
Drummond's response was just as matter of fact.
"I thought we were a playoff team last year," the second-year center said Sunday after the Pistons' victory over the Nets to open summer-league play. "I never doubt our team. Even before, even without him, I thought we were a playoff team."
"Him" is Pistons free-agent acquisition Josh Smith, who agreed to a four-year, $54-million deal Saturday.
The team can't officially announce the move until Wednesday, when the league's moratorium ends, but the most important work to improve the Pistons' fortunes is happening this week during summer-league play.
Not only are members of the group's young core working at improving basketball skills. There also is a growing confidence that they are more than capable of turning the franchise around — with or without Smith, who undoubtedly makes the Pistons better on paper.
"That's just who I am as a person," Drummond said. "I got confidence in my teammates and my coaching staff and everything is going to be great."
It might be youthful bravado, but the organization has to be pleased to hear such words. Teams want guys who are not waiting around for outside help.
All that said, the Pistons realize Smith is coming to help.
They plan on playing Smith at the small forward. They want to create an imposing frontline with Drummond at center and Greg Monroe at power forward.
That would leave Medford's Kyle Singler as the odd man out in the starting lineup. He started 74 games last season during his rookie year, but it's obvious he goes to the bench.
Singler said that's understandable considering Smith's reputation as one of the best two-way players in the game.
"I don't take it personally," Singler said. "It's a great challenge. I'm always about the team and whatever is going to help the team I'm definitely for.
"To have a guy like that to look to and improve myself, I'm looking forward to it."
Drummond is already envisioning Smith adding his shot-blocking prowess to the team.
"It takes a little bit of stress off both me and (Monroe)," Drummond said. "If one of us gets beat, we know we got a third person coming to beat a shot up."
The players are aware that Smith causes expectations to rise and creates speculation about Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars' next move.
But aside from normal curiosity, the players aren't looking for the cavalry.
"Fans and outside people are going to say what they say," third-year point guard Brandon Knight said, "believe what they believe and think we should get that person or that person.
"But me as a Pistons player, I have to focus on what we have and what we're doing here. I'm not concerned about who may come or who fans want or any of that stuff. It's all about the organization and who the Pistons have right now. You never know what's going to happen, but for us to improve, we have to work on what we know, and that's who we have in this room right now."
Smith's arrival likely to send Singler to bench
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We all know how ugly the numbers are for Bruins forward Milan Lucic through 40 games of this season.
The would-be power forward has produced just five goals this season, which would put him on pace for just about 11 in a regular 82- game schedule.
The left wing, who signed a $6 million, three-year extension that will kick in next season, hasn't scored in his last nine games. He has just one goal in his last 25. Lucic is running out of time to have a respectable stats line in this shortened season.
It would seem Bruins coach Claude Julien has done everything he can to motivate Lucic, as far as things we can see on the ice. Lucic has been switched to several different lines. He was removed from the power play Thursday against the New York Islanders. Those screaming for Lucic to be sat out need just look at the Bruins' press box, where only Jay Pandolfo is the only option right now with Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand injured.
Julien has been left wondering with the rest of us whether we're going to see the Lucic that once scored 20 goals and followed up with a 26-goal season in the 2013 portion of this season.
"It's not a good pace. It's just one of those things where Milan has to do it, pick up his game and get his feet going and get the game that has made him popular going," the coach said after an optional practice Friday. "And like I said, you push guys and you try and do things for them, but at the same time the biggest difference maker is him. And that's going to be up to him and we're very hopeful that he's going to start doing that."


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The Pine Island Food Pantry received $1,000 from the Wells Fargo Community Partners Program last month.
Wells Fargo Bank Manager JoAnn Catlin said Wells Fargo is very active in community volunteering. She said they log volunteer hours on a website by keeping track of the associate hours.
As part of the community involvement, Wells Fargo has a Community Partners Program that provides Wells Fargo with the opportunity to choose a local charity, which will receive funds for the organization.
This year the recipient was treated to a full-course breakfast at Florida Gulf Coast University on Thursday, May 16, which was then followed by a donation ceremony.
Laura Worzella, the area president for Wells Fargo, Catlin and Wells Fargo District Manager Diane Colon accompanied Pine Island Food Pantry President Dave Grueser to the breakfast.
Grueser was among the recipients that received $1,000.
"That's wonderful," he said of the donation. "Like everyone who contributes, the money is well needed and well spent."
Grueser said the money donated will help them buy items that cannot be purchased with food stamps - bar soaps, dish soap and laundry soap to name a few. The money, he said will also help purchase cheese, milk and eggs twice a week, since the pantry cannot obtain those items through the Harry Chapin Food Bank.
The Pine Island Food Pantry does not receive as many donations from the community during the summer because the winter visitors go back home. Grueser said the situation is they have to spend more money during the summer because the contribution of cans goes way down.
Catlin said Wells Fargo donated a total of $60,000 to community partners of Lee and Collier County that morning.
"It was amazing," she said of the donation.
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Walter L. Griffith Jr. was eager to help.
Intent on exposing wrongdoing in the failed rehabilitation of the historic Hotel Sterling, the Luzerne County controller answered a federal subpoena with reams of evidence, including business records and a flash drive filled with recorded conversations.
Federal agents analyzed the recordings and determined Griffith may have made them without the consent of the people he spoke with - a violation of the state's strict wiretapping law. The agents alerted Luzerne County District Attorney's office, which launched a secret, six-month investigation into Griffith's behavior.
District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis confirmed the investigation to The Citizens' Voice on Monday after the chairman of the organization that owns the Hotel Sterling property, CityVest, sued Griffith and the county for illegal wiretapping and invasion of privacy.
Read a copy of the lawsuit against Griffith
Salavantis said her office's investigation found Griffith recorded dozens of telephone and in-person conversations with numerous people, including attorneys and the CityVest chairman, Judd Shoval, without their consent, Salavantis said.
"The bottom line is he broke the law," Salavantis said.
In Pennsylvania and 11 other states, a person must obtain permission from each party involved in a conversation before recording. Linda Tripp, who helped expose former President Bill Clinton's extramarital dalliances, was charged under a similar statute in Maryland for recording telephone conversations with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
Each violation of the wiretap law is punishable by up to seven years in prison, First Assistant District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce said.
Griffith, 58, of Trucksville, sounded surprised Monday when a reporter asked him about the wiretapping probe. The first-term Republican is facing re-election in November.
"I'm not aware of any complaint or any investigation," Griffith said. "I would have to check and see about that. That's news to me. That's the first time I've heard that one. It's interesting. Very interesting."
Salavantis, citing her office's frequent dealings with Griffith and his office, said she referred the investigation to the state Attorney General's Office. Salavantis said the incoming attorney general, former Lackawanna County prosecutor Kathleen Kane, will decide if and when Griffith will be charged.
Nils Frederiksen, a spokesman for the Attorney General's Office, said Monday the office could not "confirm nor deny" it was handling the Griffith investigation.
Heidi Havens, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office, declined to comment on the involvement of the federal agents in the Griffith probe and on the status of the grand jury investigation into CityVest.
County detectives interviewed Shoval last November and played the recording they obtained from the federal agents of a telephone conversation he had with Griffith in March 2011. Shoval told the county detectives he never gave Griffith permission to record the conversation.
The March 2011 conversation between Griffith and Shoval appeared to stem from the controller's audit of CityVest's use of county funds to acquired the four buildings in Wilkes-Barre that comprise the Hotel Sterling complex in late 2002.
Griffith, in a brief telephone interview Monday, said he remembered one conversation with Shoval on the CityVest issue that took place "a year or two ago."
"I don't even remember if I recorded that conversation, to be honest with you," Griffith said. "I don't know that I did."
If he recorded the call, Griffith said, "I'm pretty sure I disclosed that."
Shoval, in his lawsuit, requested that a judge refer Griffith to "proper authorities" for removal from office under the state constitution.
Leonard Piazza, fired as county elections director last April after a clash with Griffith over a campaign finance audit, called on the controller to resign.
"If true, the man should not hold public office, and he should go to jail," Piazza said.
County Council chairman Tim McGinley, a Democrat, said the investigation "worried" him but that it was "a little premature" to consider whether Griffith should resign.
"That's a very important office for Luzerne County, and depending on what comes out of the investigation, we may face some problems," McGinley said.
Council member Rick Morelli, a Republican who served with Griffith on the commission that drafted the county's home-rule charter, said he would be "very disappointed if the allegations are true."
"If someone was recording me, I would feel violated," Morelli said. "There is a process, and if anyone knows what the process is, it's Walter. He knows all the details on what you should do and shouldn't do. He should have known better if he was recording conversations."
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Hello all,
I have a system which consists of a web application and a separate web server. All written in ASP.NET, C#. The Web Application gets requests from the user and sends calls methods from the Web Server, which processes all the data. I would like to add the authorization functionality to the system, based on the Forms authorization mechanism. Thus, every user will have to register and sign in before using the Web Application. This is done in order to make secure and authenticated access to the user data stored in the Web server. My question is, assuming a user has signed in to the Web Application, how can I pass the authorization data to the Web server securely?
Thank you in advance,


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My current SP's are: Randy Johnson, Mark Prior, Jason Schmidt, Ramon Ortiz, Javier Vazquez, Ted Lilly, and Kris Benson.
My current RP's are: Keith Foulke, Eddie Guardado and Jose Jimenez.
There are several teams that need a closer. I was thinking of making some offers to them. I would be trading Vazquez and Jimenez and in return might be able to get:
1) Odalis Perez
2) Mark Mulder
3) Freddy Garcia
4) Wade Miller
After doing this trade I could pick up another closer out of F.A. Here are my choices:
1) Mike DeJean
2) Antonio Alfonseca
3) Scott Stewart
4) Alan Embree
5) Lance Carter
6) Jesus Colome
7) Joey Eischen
8) Brandon Villefuerte
9) Franklyn German
10) Mike Remliinger
11) Matt Anderson
12) Mike MacDougal
Out of this group I'd probably take Embree, as he is on the winniest team, and even though he is expected to be part of a CBC (closer by committee), he should have good periferal numbers as well. Of course, I could probably also pick up another SP like Kenny Rogers, John Patterson, Cory Lidle, Brandon Duckworth, or Darren Dreifort, but I like having 3 guys that could get me saves with good periferal nuimbers.
What SP would you try and trade for, and which closer would you pick up?


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PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) -- A Pueblo police officer is recovering from a gunshot wound after an early-morning shootout that left the suspected gunman dead.
KKTV reports that an officer was shot at about 3 a.m. Tuesday by a man fleeing a car the officer was pursuing. The officer wasn't immediately identified but was reportedly hospitalized in stable condition.
The station reports that the officer heard gunshots, went to investigate and then chased a vehicle that sped off. More than one person fled the car on foot when it crashed.
After the officer was shot, the suspected gunman fled on foot. Another officer saw the suspect and shot and killed him near Highway 50. The suspect wasn't immediately named.


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Scotland Yard has launched an investigation into the recording of phone calls to an anti-terrorist hotline after intercepts were recorded and leaked on the Internet.
The force said it initiated an investigation on Thursday after being made aware that the phone calls might have been breached.
A force statement said: "We are aware of an issue whereby telephone conversations relating to the anti-terror hotline were recorded.
"Officers are currently looking into the matter and appropriate action will be taken."
The announcement from the force came as a recording said to be a "prank call" to MI6 was uploaded on YouTube, attributed to the "hacktivist" group TeaMp0isoN.
The group were said to have compromised a server from Malaysia to record conversations before Trick, the leader of the group, allegedly called MI6 offices in London.
Group leader Trick emailed the Press Association: "The phone denial of service was done via a custom script for Asterisk which was installed on an overseas server.
"The conversation was tapped into via a private phreaking method, their phone system is old and we found a way to get in via basic but private phreaking technique."
In response to the Scotland Yard statement, @_TeaMp0isoN tweeted:
"It wasn't a hard hack at all," said Trick in an exclusive interview with the Huffington Post UK.
"You just have to learn how phone systems work and learn the art of phreaking, which most so-called hackers these days don't even read about. Nor do they even know what phreaking is, except for the underground that is," he said via Skype.
"Its not hard to learn either but most novices in the hacking scene would rather follow groups like Anonymous and pick up pre-made tools to perform attacks, which is not hacking at all."
Trick is reportedly a teenage hacker who launched the group in 2010.
The group has been linked to alleged hacking attempts on Facebook and a personal email account linked to a former staff member of Tony Blair's.


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Taylor Swift has won her second straight entertainer of the year trophy at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
She bested her all-male competitors, including four-time winner Kenny Chesney, on Sunday night.
The 22-year-old superstar had the second best-selling album of 2011 with her multiplatinum "Speak Now," and Billboard recently named her as their top moneymaker of the last year, raking in an estimated $35 million. She won two Grammys for her song "Mean" earlier this year and just Saturday, First Lady Michelle Obama lauded Swift at the Kids Choice Awards for her charity work.
Swift also beat out Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton and Jason Aldean.


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"with the dirty work being handled by companies that most consumers have never heard of."
That would be the NSC.
You jest, but isn't it a little sad that one must be an amateur cryptographer to have some privacy?
Without encryption, your expectation of privacy should be no more than that of a ham radio operator.
That said, the article seems to be about phone location snooping — somebody, somewhere records where you (or, rather, your phone) were, and not, what you said. Encryption will not help you here, but your privacy is not violated either — or not nearly as much, as the "Heil Bush" moron [slashdot.org] would like you to think.
It is not even illegal — for example from an earlier era, consider the fact, that although the contents of your mail correspondence is private, the fact of the correspondence is not. The government can observe/record/use against you the fact, that you wrote to so-and-so and/or received letters from such-and-such even if it does not know, what was written, because it could not (or would not) obtain a warrant to open up your mail.
People need to think rationally about this instead of being paranoid. It's entirely possible the NSA or others have this kind of ability, but it's not going to happen through a host of some number of 3,000 obscure wireless companies. As you increase the number of organizations you're dealing with, the risk of exposure reaches 100%.
. . . the article seems to be about phone location snooping -- somebody, somewhere records where you (or, rather, your phone) were, and not, what you said. Encryption will not help you here, but your privacy is not violated either -- or not nearly as much, as the "Heil Bush" moron would like you to think.
It is not even illegal
It sounds a lot like stalking, which is illegal in most US States.
It sounds a lot like stalking, which is illegal in most US States.
The illegal kinds of stalking are those, where (unwanted) physical presence takes place. It is criminalized [wikipedia.org] under names such as "criminal menace" or "criminal harassment". I don't think, what we are talking about here (which, mind you, is in itself some blogger's speculation), would rise to illegal stalking, even if it were true...
You jest, but isn't it a little sad that one must be an amateur cryptographer to have some privacy?
Why? Why is that sad? That has been true, throughout all of history. The more people you interact with, the less privacy you have. The equation has remained the same time immemorial.
That's because Privacy at the levels some seem to think they are entitled to now, is incredibly hard and basically does not work without much diligence.
What we can all be happy with though is the fact that larger amount of interconnected data render us not invisible, but instead anonymous. Yes people CAN track your cell phone, along with tens of thousands and millions of people in the same city. Yes you are watched by a hundred hundred cameras on your way to work. But who cares, because NO ONE can sift through all that data unless they have a very specific purpose, and even then the data is so lossy the value in it is practically nil.
Just look at England, a camera network set up specifically basically to spy on the public. The fact that it has no impact on the crime it was meant to deter and punish means that even when you try to keep the data organized, there is so much that you will fail.
So smile for the camera, because chances are it's the only thing that will ever see you. You are not important enough to watch, and if you were no systems are really good enough to watch you all the time.
Just look at England, a camera network set up specifically basically to spy on the public. The fact that it has no impact on the crime it was meant to deter and punish [...]
These claims are often made by privacy advocates [epic.org], but other sources have the opposite view [bbc.co.uk].
However, even the EPIC acknowledge, that there was some contribution made by the CCTV surveillance: "Evidence from Europe, however, suggests that the benefits of CCTV are significantly overstated." They then skillfully juggle the facts: "While th
...and patriotically proclaim "Heil Bush!" at the end of every call.
Gag orders themselves are not legal:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
I can think of no greater service the press performs than to inform the population of a pending trial/investigation.
The right to investigate the government's actions is reserved to the people. Period.
While what you say is true in the general case, it is not necessarily true. In particular, when the courts rule it to be in the greater good (INIAL, so I'm not sure the specific criteria) they can suspend free speech rights. Also, of course, contracts are frequently used to limit speech on certain subjects, though of course those can only impose civil penalties and must be agreed to by both parties.
So, while the gag orders very likely do not fit within those limitations, they do pose one very real problem: how do you challenge them without violating them? If you just want to take the hit, you can always just ignore it, but you'll almost certainly be in federal prison for a couple years before hearing the first verdict with regards to the constitutionality of the order. And furthermore if you were successful challenging them, do you really want to be on the NSA and FSI's shit list?
Finally, there is no evidence (I am aware of) that these orders are so bad. If the NSA was targeting, say, 10 people, I'm pretty sure most people would agree that would be pretty fair and fall within the realm of a standard investigation (in which case the gag orders would be seen as fair). The real problem is that the providers aren't even allowed to say "chill out it's only a handful of people". And that, I suppose, is the big problem.
. . . do you really want to be on the NSA and FSI's shit list?
I'm with the other responder, "yes". In fact, the more people on the "shit list" the better. Then the "shit list" isn't worth -- shit. It's just a phone book. If the NSA and FBI are keeping a "shit list", they are derelict in their actual duties.
Finally, there is no evidence (I am aware of) that these orders are so bad.
Well, that's the beauty of keeping it secret.
Finally, there is no evidence (I am aware of) that these orders are so bad.
http://www.aclu.org/safefree/nationalsecurityletters/ [aclu.org]
"The Justice Department's Inspector General has reported that between 2003 and 2006, the FBI issued nearly 200,000 NSLs. The inspector General has also found serious FBI abuses of the NSL power."
Gag orders are quite legal.
First Amendment rights can be suspended if it can be shown beyond a reasonable doubt that it is in the interest of the common good. That is why it is illegal to yell "fire" in a theater when there is no fire - the possibility of people getting hurt in a panic balances your right to free speech.
Gag orders protect many national secrets that would cause the death of thousands, perhaps millions of people. They conceal the locations of government operatives, and protect the true capabilities of the nation's defense.
They are extremely beneficial when used correctly. Unfortunately, they are abused at a rate that is quite alarming by corrupt politicians and greedy businessmen.
Yelling "fire" in a crowded theatre is not in-and-of-itself illegal. For instance, some movies cast a character who yells "fire."
What is illegal is endangering the public by suggesting there is an emergency when there is none. Suggesting there is a fire by opening the fire escape and waving everyone towards you is also illegal, and for the same reason.
This particular example has nothing to do with the first amendment.
This particular example has nothing to do with the first amendment.
It has everything to do with the first amendment. This example was used by the Supreme Court to show how speech can be limited. See Shouting fire in a crowded theater [wikipedia.org] for details.
RTFAmendment. Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.
It says nothing about the courts. Congress could remove the courts' ability to make gag orders, but the courts don't need Congress' approval for rulings pertaining to the fair application of justice. IANAL - this is just my understanding of the system, so more knowledgable folk should feel free to raise an objection.
What would be the motivation for *real-time* tracking of millions of people? How many watchers do you need to watch a million people?
You don't watch them. You just keep a log.
After a leak occurs, you cross-reference the reporter's path with the paths of everyone that had access to the information. When you find one person who was in the same place as the reporter for a half hour the day before the story broke, chances are you've identified the whistleblower to retaliate against.
Or you pick out whoever your most vocal critic is for the day and find out where their dirty little secrets are. Use whatever you learn to discredit them.
If you need something done, find a random person's secrets and blackmail them.
You need to blackmail someone in particular? They live a perfectly clean life? Find their associates and use (blackmail) them to pressure your target.
the NSA could be using loopholes in the law
Why use loopholes when they don't have any qualms about outright breaking the law?
Why use loopholes when they don't have any qualms about outright breaking the law?
Why break the law when they can follow to the letter every initiative passed by a corrupt Executive in Chief?
What loopholes? You're carrying around a frigging transmitter that conveniently even transmits a unique identifier. There is no expectation of privacy any more than if you're talking on an old citizen's band radio.
The only forms of communication interception that require a court order are opening and reading someone's mail (strictly snail mail) or listening in on an actual phone conversation:
- phone records are public (who called who and for how long)
- e-mail is not private; never has been due to it's store and forward nature
- external addresses of snail mail received
If the information is readily available, there should be no expectation of privacy. A case can even be made that *ANY* broadcast communication (cell phone, wireless home phone, bluetooth headset, etc.) is not private. If you throw it out on the air waves, there's no guarantee that someone else isn't listening; even if by accident. As a guess, the government can also legally track you without a warrant (given sufficient interest and effort) using an RFID chip in one of your credit cards.
This isn't news. Get over it.
phone records are public (who called who and for how long)
Phone records are private, at least in the US, only phone numbers may be public if they're not explicitly setup as unlisted numbers.
As a guess, phone records are about as well protected as say the T.J. Max customer database. Also, I was only thinking about phone number to phone number records. They yield sufficient information to do traffic analysis (who talks to who and in what sequence). Finally, I would be really surprised if the phone companies were all that careful about who has access to such data. If you consider all of the much more sensetive data that people have downloaded onto laptops that were then stolen or lost, I'd gu
Uh, e-mail _is_ private. Need a warrant to search it.
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/06/appeals_court_s.html [wired.com]
Uh, e-mail _is_ private. Need a warrant to search it.
Hi there. This is Slashdot. A technical site.
As such, we here have a few requirements for readers. Such as, when we say "store and forward" in the context of email you are to understand that technically that content is stored anywhere, forwarded anywhere, all not under your control.
So instead of being some kind of suit who laws the laws bend rules of nature, why don't you put on that technical hat and realize that it doesn't matter what the law says -
As a guess, the government can also legally track you without a warrant (given sufficient interest and effort) using an RFID chip in one of your credit cards.
Pray tell, how can you track someone using a device that requires radiated energy from a transmitter no more than 5 feet away? Wouldn't the spook with the fedora and trenchcoat following you around with an RFID receiver pointed at your ass kind of be a giveaway?
Wouldn't the spook with the fedora [...] be a giveaway?
Yeah; he should use Hidden Linux [hiddenlinux.com] instead.
Suggest you read the most recent issue of Scientific American. You'd be surprised what can be done with RFID chips.
It's one thing to read sufficient information to complete a sale; it's something else to just be able to track someone. Also, the "five feet" is what can be accomplished with commercial equipment. Any bets that a higher gain antenna can do better? It may not be convenient for a retail application but it probably is feasible if someone really wants to track you.
Warrants have been required in case law for GPS admissibility for some time now.
The principle that the airwaves are public and anyone can 'listen to' any transmission (or perhaps more correctly, 'look at' any part of the EM spectrum) is very useful.
IIRC, this principle has been the basis for throwing out laws that forbid the use of radar detectors, which are, of course, simply radio receivers tuned to a particular frequency.
This isn't news. Get over it.
You're an asshole.
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With about 1000 dollars of radio gear and gnuradio, I could set up a similar system. If I dump 1000 more into an fpga I can passively crack a phone call every 30 minutes. This was demonstrated, and code was released 2 years ago. It has also been on the market since at least 2001.
Sure, I think it would be dumb if our three letter agencies were wasting our tax dollars on this, but I don't really see any legal issues here. This tech is even currently deployed in many shopping malls around the country so ma
I was recently hired by a company that works on classified information. Cell phones are not allowed, by DOD policy. The risk lies in the ability of [??] to remotely activate the phone and eavesdrop on the microphone. This wasn't a joke, several people believe the capability already exists.
I was recently hired by a company that works on classified information. Cell phones are not allowed, by DOD policy. The risk lies in the ability of [??] to remotely activate the phone and eavesdrop on the microphone. This wasn't a joke, several people believe the capability already exists.
Having the cell phone remotely activated is the least of their concerns. They're more concerned about YOU activating it, or using it to store something.
I have a friend who works on classified stuff too (as does just about anyone who works in DC/Maryland.) They have a room that is for use of classified systems and materials.
Cell phones etc are kept outside because everything that goes in, stays in, so that it can't be used to bring something out. For example, he took a USB mouse in, and had to buy a new one to replace it- they wouldn't let the USB mouse out, because it could be used to hide stuff. Maybe it had been modified with memory, or opened up and something classified stuffed inside the case. Etc.
I understand this, but then there are people who could memorize data. Then there are several places in and on your body where you can hide stuff. Take in a cheapo phone with a miniSD card. The card could be easily placed in many places on or in your body.
Obviously the phone will have a second card with real music on it, so if they investigate it, they will find a normal phone.
Obviously you will loose your phone, but when you do such a thing, your phone might be the least of your worries.
everything that goes in, stays in, so that it can't be used to bring something out.
what about clothes?
oh, and for that matter, what about your ass?
This has been possible for a long time already. The Nokia 5160i released in 1998 could be used to eavesdrop. Simply short the answer button to the light up key pad. Toss it in a room and call it at your convenience. The phone will answer immediately without ringing.
That's a stupid policy.
1. [??]
2. Profit!
The risk lies in the ability of [??] to remotely activate the phone and eavesdrop on the microphone. This wasn't a joke, several people believe the capability already exists.
They believe [cnet.com] the capability exists?!?
If the FBI can do it, who else can do it? The Ruskies? Your insurance company? Coca Cola's marketing department? Your neighbor?
I, for one, look forward to owning an auditable open source phone some day.
As long as my wife doesn't know where I am then who cares about the government.
I suspect you will when the government threatens to tell your wife! Now, you don't really want to show up in court and counter that cop's testimony, do you?
Yes indeed -- and recall the old toast "To wives and sweethearts; may they never meet."
I'm absolutely against this sort of terrible thing, but, um... it is the kind of contract with more immunity to outsourcing.
If you can vote, please vote for Congresscritters and a President who explicitly endorse an end to this bullsh*t.
On these matters, both candidates use the same agenda. It's like when I want a new computer and ask my wife about what color should it be. She's happy with the color election and she feels part of the whole process but, what she doesn't get to vote for is, whether we need another computer or not.
It is easy to keep a secret: tell no-one! Two people can only keep a secret if one or both of them are dead.
Sure, the NSA could try. Maybe even under a legal smoke-screen. The problem is the gag order wouldn't stick. Too many people would need to know, or see the traffic. Somebody, somewhere would leak. Lots of good, anonymous ways. And it is not as if they're comitting treason.
Besides, I don't think this would yield much. Anyone concerned with surveillence should have their cells turned off unless making a call or expecting incoming/gathering txts. More concerned invidividuals will use disposible phones.
I agree. There's no way on earth the number of people who would have to know would be kept quiet. Let's face it, regardless of how potent the NSA is in some aspects, when they work with private companies the hearsay and rumors of what's going on will get out very quickly. Especially for anything "large scale".
Quite honestly, I feel stories like this are propaganda. If you can trick some guy considering joining some organization meant to harm the US, then it's probably not so bad of a thing to make him think
In the country I was born, about a quarter of the population were recurited as informers of the secret services.
The scale of this "domestic intelligence" was virtually unknown (although suspected by some) until recent laws allowed some old records to be opened.
Yet, even now there are still people who (out of ignorance, political reasons, blind trust in the government, financial gain etc.) still ignore or deny the fact that mass spying was going on such scale.
Based on this experience, if I were you I'd at least entertain the possibility that such thing is possible to do.
Especially if, as the article points out, it is possible that a lot of seemingly innocent data is obtained from a variety of (helpful) sources and then stitched together into a coherent profile by a secret agency with huge budget.
Yes, I'm well aware that occupied East Germany and some other countries had huge networks of informants. The problem became dealing with so much humint. But that was known and legal.
Here, the problem the NSA faces is oversight. Even if their activities are only leaked to the minority members of the Congressional Intelligence oversight committees, they face very serious scrutiny, If the leaks make it to the press, the firestorm burns them badly. The fundamental difference is the people still control bo
Your cellphone is useless if the network doesn't know what cell you are in, who you are calling, and what cell they are in. Nor does it work if the network doesn't know which handset and SIM are yours. Credit and debit cards only work because the system knows who to transfer money from and who to transfer it to. Hell, the internet isn't going to work all that well if systems between you and your destination don't have the information they need to deliver packets.
- it's called polling. Sure it's not as fast, but if the data is queued up somewhere that can be reached with a request and an identifier, then it should be possible to anonymize the original location (proxies and such.) It is possible to do but noone does it this way because it is not a primary concern (usually.)
See, people like to think that nobody else knows about them. At least, when they don't want anybody to.
But the truth is that when you are in public, there's this horrible electromagnetic vibration generated by a large source (called the "sun") which generates EM radiation. Almost without exception, some of these EM rays will bounce off you and be detectable by other biological units that contain passive EM radiation sensors. (eyes)
Once so recorded by biological units, the information about your whereabouts
305,063,243 Americans
talk 0.11 hours per day on the phone or 6.6 minutes on average per day or 2,409 minutes a year
or 734,897,352,387 total minutes a year
Using GSM cellphone audio compression technology of 5.6kbps or 336kbpm or 246,925,510,402,032 kb/year or
30,865,688,800,254 KB/year
30,142,274,219 MB/year
29,435,815 GB/year
28,746 TB/year
28 PB/year
and if you assume people mostly talk to other Americans you only need to record half of the conversions
or 14 PB/year
1TB drive currently costs about $200 or
$3 million dollars to store all the made calls in the US in a year plus overhead.
Yes, let us look at that overhead.
High speed data connections to every data center of every cell phone service provider. We are talking OC3s at a minimum.
Paying the network admins, sysadmins, production support analysts, managers, accountants, and executives of every company, even after they leave the company and/or industry. Oh, and some of those people will have to falsify financial reports, SOX compliance, etc. which can get them sent to jail, so it won't be cheap.
Everyone always forgets that the difficu
At this point, I think it's pretty clear that people need a secure way to perform key exchange with friends and have the keys stored and the conversations decrypted off of their mobile phone devices.
Why aren't such systems in the consumer space yet, and cheap?
I started using encryption for most of my communications ages ago - first ssh and ssl, then email and chat encryption - and I still haven't had any problem from whatever evil forces are spying on me.
The real problem is elsewhere -- encryption is hard to do, entails cost in convenience and implies a warranty on the part of the body that provides the service/device.
Given the high profile that privacy glitches get in the news, it is likely every discovered bug will generate a small PR nightmare for the provide
This will not solve the problem of the NSA and everybody else knowing who you speak to and for how long and what time. The fact that your only words on the phone are "Aunti feels better now" are encrypted or not are mostly irrelevant. (Perhaps even the message is some sort of code)
With all the data available, what they are interested to see is who talks to whom and se how the networks are. Only then will they perhaps be interested in taking a closer look at what you do.
The phone companies GIVE AWAY gobs of their best technical services for free to the NSA. One would think that if they can afford to do that they could give us kulaks better or cheaper or more effective and comprehensive service. I for one am mightily pissed off that I'm paying my horribly inefficient and service-lacking cell phone company to do this. To me this is a hidden tax.
* GPS (It knows where you are)
* No way to remove battery (You can't turn it off)
* No multitasking/process monitoring without jailbreaking (You can't see what it's doing)
* No video capabilities (You can't record the police-- which is one of the few dangers to the state, these days.)
Interesting that a device so compelling in so many ways is crippled in such specific ways.
Oh, and of course... it's AT&T.
ThorpeGlen's vice president of global sales showed off the company's tools by mining a dataset of a single week's worth of call data from 50 million users in Indonesia, which it has crunched in order to try and discover small anti-social groups that only call each other.
Data mining can work, but it requires a lot of care and validation. This sounds like snake oil to me: people finding patterns in data, and then putting some interpretation on it.
Data mining can work, but it requires a lot of care and validation. This sounds like snake oil to me: people finding patterns in data, and then putting some interpretation on it.
Does ThorpeGlen care ? As long as someone buys their product.
Why is this kind of non-news blogspam being allowed on
"Well, they could do it...." is only acceptable when there is some evidence that "they" are actually doing it.
After all, the author of the blog post could be a child rapists and murder, but there is no evidence he actual is.
Nondeterminism means never having to say you are wrong.


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Purchase Strengthens Company's UK Strategic Weapons System Services Capabilities
Bethesda, MD, April 30, 2009 -- Lockheed Martin UK Limited (LMUK), a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT], has acquired Imes Strategic Support Limited (ISSL), a subsidiary of the IMES Group, a privately held company based in Helensburgh, Scotland. Terms of the transaction, which will not have a material impact on the Corporation, are not being disclosed.
ISSL provides engineering, maintenance, repair, and support services for key sub-systems of the UK Royal Navy's Trident Strategic Weapons System program at HM Naval Base Clyde in Scotland with additional activities within the Devonport Dockyard in Plymouth, the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Headquarters at Abbey Wood, Bristol and the United Kingdom Software Facility. ISSL was recently awarded a new 10-year extension to provide these services, with an option for a further five- year extension.
Lockheed Martin UK Limited will manage ISSL in coordination with Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, based in Denver, Colorado.
"Lockheed Martin is already a leader in the development, design and servicing of strategic weapons systems in the United States and this transaction represents a natural strategic fit," said Joanne Maguire, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin's Space Systems Company. "ISSL will provide an important set of capabilities in the United Kingdom and will enable us to offer a broader set of solutions to our US and UK customers."
Stephen Ball, chief executive of Lockheed Martin UK Limited said, "ISSL is known as a firm of constant innovation. Adding its capabilities to the Lockheed Martin UK portfolio is an important step for LMUK and signifies our commitment to our British strategic weapons systems customer."
"ISSL has been a key service provider to the UK Ministry of Defence and has a solid history of delivering outstanding support for the Strategic Weapons System program," said Melfort Campbell, chairman of the Imes Group. "We are very pleased that ISSL will now become a part of Lockheed Martin UK Limited. Adding the strengths and commitment of Lockheed Martin to those of ISSL will ensure our customer and our employees will realize significant benefits from this acquisition."
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 146,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2008 sales of $42.7 billion.
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Global Positioning Systems and GIS
Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers collect spatial information for use in GIS and elsewhere. The accuracy, precision and overall capabilities of GPS receivers differ dramatically. The basic concepts of GPS will be introduced, and a variety of GPS receivers will be used to collect locations on campus. The data collected will then be uploaded and displayed in ArcGIS, Google Earth, and other applications.
Audience: Grad students and researchers
Location: E-Classroom, 225 Lewis Science Library
Date/Time: 04/04/13 at 1:30 pm - 04/04/13 at 3:00 pm
Category: GIS Training Sessions
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The "Cobra Spotlight" is a weekly highlight of a student-athlete at Coker College. Each week we take a different athlete from a different sport and display some facets to get more familiar with them. This week we take a look at Mackenzie Baker and Mandy Lopez, members of the women's lacrosse teams. Read more…
- This week's matches:
- Sunday at 2:00 a.m. (A) – George Mason
- Last week's matches:
- Ohio Valley (W) – 28-17
- King (L) – 24-21
- The Cobras picked split their two matches at the King Duals last week, picking up a win over Ohio Valley and falling just short against King. This week they will hit the road to Fairfax, Va. for their final dual match of the season before the NCAA Regional. Coker will take on Division I George Mason on Sunday.
Women's Basketball
- This week's games:
- Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. – (A) – Catawba
- Saturday at 2:00 p.m. (A) – Brevard
- Last week's games:
- Lenoir-Rhyne (L) – 69-60
- Mars Hill (L) – 71-65
- The women will hit the road this week for a pair of SAC road games. The first on Wednesday at Catawba and the second on Saturday at Brevard.
Men's Basketball
- This week's games:
- Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. – (A) – Catawba
- Saturday at 4:00 p.m. (A) – Brevard
- Last week's games:
- Lenoir-Rhyne (L) – 67-58
- Mars Hill (W) – 97-90
- The Cobras went 1-1 last week with a 97-90 win over Mars Hill, completing the two-game season sweep of the Lions. Senior Julian Nelson scored 30 plus points in both games last week, the third time he has scored 30 or more points in the last five games. This week, the men will take to the road for two SAC contests at Catawba and at Brevard.
Men's Volleyball
- This week's matches:
- Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. (H) – Barton
- Saturday at 2:00 p.m. (A) – Lees-McRae
- Last week's matches:
- Mount Olive (L) – 3-0
- Belmont Abbey (L) – 3-0
- The Cobra men's volleyball team will take on two former Conference Carolinas foes this week. The first on Wednesday at home against Barton, followed by a road match on Saturday at Lees-McRae.
- This week's games:
- Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. (H) – Claflin
- Saturday at 2:00 p.m. (A) – Limestone
- Sunday at 2:00 (H) – Limestone
- Last week's games:
- Wingate – 10-1 (L), 3-1 (W), 6-5 (L)
- The baseball team had a rough week, going just 1-2 last week. This week they will take on Claflin on Wednesday, and Limestone on Saturday and Sunday.
Men's & Women's Tennis
- This week's matches:
- Friday at 12:00 p.m. (A) – GRU Augusta
- Saturday at 11:00 a.m. (A) – USC Aiken
- Last week's matches:
- Winthrop – 4-0 (L) - men
- The Coker men and women will hit the road for a pair of non-conference matches at GRU Augusta and USC Aiken on Friday and Saturday this week.
Men's Golf
- This week's tournaments:
- Spring Kick-Off Intercollegiate at Fleming Island, Fla. – Feb. 10-11
- Last week's tournaments:
- None
- The Coker men will open the spring portion of their schedule this week when they travel to Fleming Island, Fla. for the Spring Kick-Off Intercollegiate. The men are coming off a fall season that saw them finish all four events in the top 10.
- This week's games:
- Saturday at 1:00 p.m. (A) – St. Andrews (DH)
- Sunday at 1:00 p.m. (H) – Columbia (DH)
- Last week's games:
- USC Aiken – 8-0 (L)
- Clark Atlanta – 13-2 (W)
- St. Augustine's – 12-8 (W)
- Claflin – 5-2 (W)
- Ohio Valley – 10-1 (W)
- Lander – 7-1 (L), 1-0 (L)
- The softball team opened the 2014 season by going 4-3 in its opening weekend. This week the Cobras will travel to St. Andrews on Saturday and then they will host Columbia College in their 2014 home opener on Sunday.
Men's Lacrosse
- This week's games:
- Saturday at 4:00 p.m. (H) – Florida Tech
- Last week's games:
- Shorter (W) – 22-15
- The Coker men's lacrosse team defeated Shorter University for the third straight year last week, 22-15. Andy Campos tied a single game record for points with 11, scoring six goals with five assists in the game. This week the Cobras will play host to Florida Tech on Saturday.
Women's Lacrosse
- This week's games:
- Thursday at 6:00 p.m. (H) - Furman
- Saturday at 1:00 p.m. (H) – Erskine
- Last week's games:
- None
- The Coker women's lacrosse team will open play in its inaugural season with two games this week. The first ever women's lacrosse game will be Thursday night against Division I Furman University, followed by a game on Saturday at home against Erskine.


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Two Local Talents Create Big Names
In a current economy that trends rejection and tough times, former school mates Casey Clark and Southey Blanton found that patience and persistence are key to their growing success. "It's a process of playing the odds," said Clark. "You go into the music industry knowing and hearing it's a tough field, but that's a myth I like to dispel." After graduating college, Clark and Blanton went on to pursue their dreams and make use of their talents. "Ninety-nine percent of the time, you are told, 'No," said Blanton, with regard to auditions in Hollywood since his move in July 2009. Blanton's message speaks to several people filled with uncertainty in a difficult job market. "I think the whole thought of being an actor in most places is considered a little crazy," he said. "You have to really want it, and that's true in any career … you keep training to achieve that one percent. Chasing down the task is part of the fun, and once you find exactly what you want to do, you realize it." Blanton, a 2005 graduate of the University of North Carolina, moved to Hollywood with his wife Nicole last year to chase his acting dream. Recently, he stars as Big Money in Progressive Direct insurance's commercial alongside Stephanie Courtney, better known as "Flo." "A big national commercial like that is a goal that most commercial actors [in Los Angeles] aspire towards. Booking something like that lets you know you're doing something right," said Blanton. When asked about his most surreal experience, the actor reflected on his work with Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker in "The Great Debaters," where he played a white labor organizer. During conversations with Washington, Blanton said the prolific actor was down to earth, "chatting about life as if he had known the entire cast for a long time." Once skeptical of the possibility of creating a name for himself, Blanton now views Los Angeles as a competitive city with a talent pool where he can take part and compete. "When directors see 450-500 guys a day, you have to bring a nuance to [the audition] or make it your own, so that it's not boring," Blanton said. "A way to stand out is to be creative." As the professional actor awaits the release of his national commercial with Progressive, he recognizes his escalating success, and looks for more roles to fill. Similar to Blanton's experience, Clark's realization of growing success came from hearing his song "Movie Scene" on Kiss 95.1's show "Give the Band a Break." Out of 300 song entries, the popular radio station played his song from his recent, independently released CD "Shades of Love – EP." "'Movie Scene' describes the feelings that are involved when you're on top of the world with somebody you are attracted to," said Clark. "It is a figurative song, with lyrics demonstrating how you feel like you are ready for anything when you meet someone special." Clark's album didn't come together overnight. It took practice and patience. "Everything I do is meticulous," he said, regarding his relationship-driven album. "My point is to move people musically and lyrically, using sounds that evoke emotions." Clark, who writes music in all genres, is a firm believer that pursuing an interest can lead to happiness. "Find a way to do something you love, and you'll never work a day again in your life," Clark said. He continues to write, play and record music, and hopes to release a full-length album in the future. To learn more about Clark or Blanton, visit www.caseyclarkmusic.com and www.southeyblanton.com.


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Dr. Julia Porter, associate dean of the Division of Education at MSU Meridian, tells us, "Originally, a Bachelor's degree was the thing that opened the door. That was the credential that you needed in order to get a good job, and in today's job market, it's now a Master's degree to get the same type job, the same level that you had with a Bachelor's degree say 30 years ago."
Graduate schools look at three parts of the application process to determine who to accept, and the GRE is a major component.
"We have criteria that we use to determine whether applicants are qualified to pursue a graduate degree, and in most of the programs, a third of the evaluation is the GRE score, so it's a very important part of the program," says Porter.
The GRE, or Graduate Record Exam, is required of most graduate programs not in the business field. MSU Meridian wants to help those looking to obtain an advanced degree by holding a workshop on the GRE.
Dr. Vicki Gier, assistant professor of psychology at MSU Meridian, explains the impact of the workshop. "Students who have taken it before, and then taken it again are saying that their scores are improving. Also, students who are taking it for the first time after the workshop are feeling more confident going in there because they know that they have prepared well for it."
That workshop will be September 29 from 8am until 5pm. The cost is $40 for MSU students and $60 for non-students. For more information or to register, call 601-484-0298 or click on the link at the bottom of the article.


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ROCKFORD — Rock Valley College may soon be looking for a new leader. Trustees approved a contract extension Tuesday with President Jack Becherer that ends his employment July 1, 2014.
ROCKFORD — Rock Valley College may soon be looking for a new leader.
Trustees approved a contract extension Tuesday with President Jack Becherer that ends his employment July 1, 2014.
Becherer has expanded RVC's community profile since joining the college in 2004. Academic partnerships with area high schools are growing, allowing students to simultaneously earn a high school diploma and an associate degree at RVC.
Building expansions and renovations during his tenure have significantly enhanced the North Mulford Road campus, and upward of $60 million in campus improvements will begin this fall.
Becherer declined to say much about his reasons for agreeing to stay at RVC only through next June. His previous contract doesn't expire until Oct. 31, although he feels good about what's ahead.
"I feel fortunate to be the president of a community college, especially to be working in a community that desperately needs us and needs the services we provide," he said. "It was a privilege when I came 8½ years ago and it will be hard to leave."
Board Chairman Michael Dunn Jr. said RVC is in a far better place than when Becherer arrived.
Trustee Kathy Kelley cast the "no" in the 4-1 vote — Mary Tuite and Stephanie Raach were absent — on Becherer's contract, explaining later that she opposes his "level of compensation." She praised Becherer for expanding academic programs, especially vocational programs in partnership with the business community and other higher education providers.
Becherer's annual salary will remain at $179,071, although he'll be eligible for a merit increase in October, when the board reviews his performance. At no time will his salary result in an increase of more than 6 percent in creditable earnings, so as not to penalize his eventual retirement benefits under the State University Retirement System.
Faculty union President George Hernandez said he wasn't surprised by the short term of Becherer's new contract. He credits the college leader with improving RVC's reputation in the community.
Relations among trustees, administrators and the faculty union were strained a year ago during faculty contract talks. Becherer entertained a job offer at an Idaho community college but ultimately pulled his name from consideration.
"There's quantifiable evidence that faculty didn't have the issues with Jack that they had with" his predecessor, Hernandez said. "Is everybody happy with Jack? No. But I think the college is in a better position than it was when he came here."
Becherer said he's accustomed to working long hours, and there will be many campus improvement projects and potential academic expansions that will keep him busy.
"Most of us who decided in the 1960s to teach are mission-driven people," he said. "But we did these types of things, we got into the community college movement because we thought it was important and I've never looked back. And to come to Rockford and to probably end my academic career here — I couldn't have picked a better place. I couldn't be in a better place."
Isaac Guerrero: 815-987-1361; email@example.com; @isaac_rrs


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With DD1 my period came back at 5 mo pp.
DD2 is currently 2.5 mo old.
My pp bleeding was all gone by 3ish weeks pp. But around the 8 week mark I had some spotting for about 5 days. Nothing serious, maybe a pantiliner or 2 a day.
Then it was gone for a little over a week and I just spotted again for another 5ish days.
I know that there are some hormonal fluctuations between 8-12 weeks pp but is this normal? It isn't much blood but I'm not really amused that I'm spotting so often.
Any thoughts?
FWIW DD2 is nursing every 2.5-3 hours during the day and sleeps 4-7 hours in a row at night


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I had previously ordered and received quite a few PA death certificates, including for my husband's great-grandmother, Goldie Levitt. Today, I filtered the names in Family Tree Maker to show those who could possibly have a Pennsylvania death certificate in this time period. This way, I could more easily search Ancestry's indexed records if I didn't know a death date.
Also, although I have over 4,700 individuals in Family Tree Maker (mostly for my family, but a couple hundred for my husband's family), I had no record that anyone had died during the 1918 Influenza Epidemic...until now.
My husband's grandmother, Rose Levitt, had four older half-siblings (David, Manuel (?), Minnie, and Rebecca). David was married to Becky (last name unknown) according to my mother-in-law, and had three children: Adele (b. 1913), and twins: Aida and Pauline (b. Nov. 1914), who are (half-) first cousins to my mother-in-law.
I had found David living on Morris Street in Philadelphia in the 1920 U.S. Census.
With the unique family names of Adele, Pauline, and Ida (Aida), I knew I had found the right family. I'm not sure who Rebecca Cooper and Catharine Cooper are, but I had assumed they were relatives. (I know...I shouldn't assume.)
Because these are older cousins, my mother-in-law didn't know when their mother died, but I knew it had to be between 1915-1920. Searching for Rebecca Levitt, died in 1918 +/- 2 years in this record set, I immediately found her death certificate:
|Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Ancestry.com, Death Certificate No. 146360 / 27263. Record for Rebecca Levitt, died 7 Oct 1918.
David Levitt continued to live at 1332 Morris Street in Philadelphia, where I find him in the 1930 and 1940 U.S. Censuses.
I think Rebecca's parents' names are Ralph Neminroff and Rebecca Weintrop. I was hoping that the burial location would be where I would find many more Levitts, but I have not had luck finding any information on "Son Judah" Cemetery in the Philadelphia area; perhaps this is an inactive cemetery?
Ultimately Ancestry.com should have death certificates up through 1964, fifty years ago, which will help me find details on more Philadelphia relatives of my mother-in-law.


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Chico & Rita
Academy Award nominee "Chico & Rita" is a stylistic adult animated film that tells a tale of romance and heartache set in Cuba and New York circa 1948. Easily a story that could have been told with real A-list talent, it also works in the animated world because of the beauty of the palette created by director Fernando Trueba ("Belle Epoque") and Spain's renowned artist and designer Javier Mariscal.
The story begins in Cuba where a tired old man named Chico returns home to his small run-down apartment only to hear a song on the radio that brings him back to memories of his past. The story that follows is of his days as a piano player where he meets the lovely blues singer Rita with whom he begins a volatile and sexually heated relationship. The two become an entertainment duo only to have Chico's past lover put a wrench in the works and as a result they become estranged. As Rita's career skyrockets and she takes off for New York, Chico's love for her keeps him making terrible choices which hurt them both. Not that Rita doesn't do the same thing. So while the film has an unshakable beauty to it, the back and forth of their relationship grows weary.
As an epic romance, it might have worked better as a flesh and blood film. The style of animation leaves the characters' faces flat and emotionless and since the film is all about their love and heartbreak, losing that gives it a cold feeling.
There is much to appreciate here, but the 93-minute running time does feel a bit too long.
Special features include only the theatrical trailer and a 30-minute making of documentary.
The Blu-ray/DVD Combo pack comes not only with both disc formats, but also the award-winning soundtrack and an excerpt from the best-selling graphic novel.
"Chico & Rita"
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|Newton, MA
Charles W. Butler '36
Hometown: Newton, MA
Sport: Baseball
Year Inducted: 1976
Charles W. Butler '36 was one of the hardest hitters in modern Brown baseball history. A versatile athlete, he was also the first of the great rushing defensemen at Brown and one of the finest hockey players in the East. A 6-6, 205-pound power hitter, Butler owned seven career batting marks when he graduated: most at bats (253), runs scored (52), hits (67), RBI's (52), doubles (11), triples (8), and batting average (.328). He also owned the career record for stolen bases with 17. Forty years after his graduation, Butler still holds two of these records - RBI's and triples. "Charlie Butler was a right-handed slugger who hit screaming line drives that really climbed," says Jackson Skillings '37, a fraternity brother and friend. "His drives were the kind that would hit the left field wall at Fenway Park for a single but would climb out of many other parks. Most college fields in Charlie's day didn't have outfield fences and so the players played him deep, robbing him of many home runs." The native of Newton, Mass., also was a good fielding first baseman, offering a big target to his infielders. Butler played one year of pro ball with Albany of the Eastern League and spent several summers with Falmouth of the fast Cape Cod League. Some feel that Butler was equally good as a hockey player. He was influenced by the great Eddie Shore who made it fashionable for defensemen to rush up ice with the puck. Butler was a good stick-handler and knew how to use his large frame to move around the other team's defensemen and get off his wrist shot. Butler had great confidence in his own ability, was aggressive, and scored many big goals in key games for the Bears. He's now living in Boston.


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(BPT) - You've seen it time and time again. Your favorite football team is trailing late in the game with the ball not far inside the opponent's territory. It's what's commonly referred to as "four-down territory." Attempting a field goal is either a long shot or doesn't garner enough points to win the game. The best option is to "go for it" on fourth down. As the saying goes, the future is now.

So when it comes time to host your big-game party, take heed: It's always four-down territory when it comes to food safety. Remember: Clean. Separate. Cook. Chill.

The culmination of the pro football season ranks behind only Thanksgiving as the biggest chow-down in the United States. From the pregame show to the presentation of the Lombardi Trophy to the winning team, it's a long day. And just like the game, it's critical to practice effective clock management with the buffet.

If cold foods are left out of refrigeration and hot foods cool down too long, that's poor defense against harmful bacteria that can cause food poisoning. While much of the focus on this year's football event surrounds the game being played in an outdoor, cold-weather stadium, it's the room temperature in your home that could spell trouble for your guests. If the buffet has been sitting out for two hours or more without a heat source for your hot foods or a cold source for cold food, call a time-out and remove it from the eating game. Hot foods should be 140 F or above, and cold foods should be 40 F or below.

The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service recommends the following guidelines for your football feast:

Make it a clean game: You take great care to keep that official team jersey clean from salsa and barbecue sauce on game day, but it's even more important to always wash your hands with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds before and after handling food. Wash dishes, utensils and food contact surfaces with soap and hot water.

Separate: While the opposing teams will be mixing it up all game long, beware of cross-contamination, and keep the raw meat and poultry away from cooked foods. Use separate plates and utensils in preparing veggies and meat and poultry.

Don't practice the hurry-up offense when it comes to cooking: Use a food thermometer to make certain meat and poultry are cooked all the way through to a safe internal temperature:

- Steaks should be cooked to 145 F, with a three-minute rest time;
 - Ground beef should be cooked to 160 F; and
 - Poultry should be cooked to 165 F.

Even if it looks like all is lost for your team, chill out. Or when it comes to the food, keep it cold by nesting dishes in bowls of ice. Otherwise, use small serving bowls and replace them with each helping. As for the leftovers, refrigerate or place in the freezer within two hours to prevent bacteria from multiplying.

"Ask Karen," the virtual food safety representative, is available 24/7 at AskKaren.gov. Weekdays between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET, the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline is available by calling 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854) or via live chat at AskKaren.gov.


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White House says it isn't behind 'Adorable Care Act'
It would have been a clever move for the White House or Organizing for Action to turn to cute animals and social media to try to draw attention to the start of the Affordable Care Act's registration period.
But both deny having any connection to the Adorable Care Act accounts on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook that caught the attention of the political press -- and the White House -- on Thursday.
"The 'Adorable Care Act' Twitter and Tumblr accounts are not run by the White House," a White House official told POLITICO. "On social media channels, the White House highlights content from outside individuals, groups and organizations. The Adorable Care Act was highlighted by official White House channels as a creative way to raise awareness around the Affordable Care Act and HealthCare.gov."
The White House's official Twitter account shared some of @adorablecareact's images on Thursday -- beginning with one featuring a mouse saying: "I can rest easy knowing that lifetime caps on health coverage have been eliminated! Thanks, Adorable Care Act." The White House's shares helped the account attract hundreds of new followers, hitting a total of 900 just as this post was filed.
OFA also offered a denial of any involvement. "Not us," an official there said.
"Kitten coverage till age 26: prayers answered," reads the most recent image posted on @adorablecareact. It features a photo of a kitten and blue-and-white graphics reminiscent of the 2012 Obama campaign's iconography.
The earliest tweet is from Sept. 20, but the earliest post on Tumblr dates back to July 18, and features a pony and this message: "Introducting the Adorable Care Act protecting America's greatest resource one pony at a time."
(Also on POLITICO: Wall Street to GOP: Are you nuts?)
Earlier in the day during his daily briefing, White House press secretary Jay Carney said he wasn't aware of the emerging meme. He did, though, have a take on why it's gained traction. "Everybody loves cute animals," he said.
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