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April 10, 2010
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The junior attack unit of Grant Catalino, Travis Reed and Ryan Young combined for eight goals and five assists to pace the No. 5 University of Maryland men's lacrosse team to an 11-9 victory over in-state rival Navy in front of 5,618 fans at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium Saturday afternoon.
The victory improves the Terps to 7-2 on the season, while the Midshipmen fall to 5-6.
The opening quarter started as a defensive battle with Navy goalie RJ Wickham making three of his 17 saves in the first nine minutes, while Maryland goalie Brian Phipps made two stops in the first 7:30. The deadlock was finally snapped by Maryland redshirt freshman Owen Blye, who wrapped around the right side of the crease and snuck the ball past Wickham at the 5:34 mark.
But the Mids scored twice, on goals by Joe Lennon and Patrick Moran, in the final two minutes of the first quarter to take a 2-1 lead heading into the second. Lennon would then score again with 10:55 to go in the second to put Navy up 3-1.
Maryland was held without a goal for more than 15 minutes, but Catalino put a stop to the scoreless stretch with three straight goals in a span of 2:28 as the second quarter was coming to a close. He scored his first at the 5:13 mark from the left wing off a feed from redshirt sophomore Drew Snider on a hard shot to the lower right corner.
Catalino's second tally came just over two minutes later off an assist from Young. Young rolled around the back of the cage and fired a great pass to Catalino on the left side where he beat Wickham to tie the game at 3-3.
Catalino finished the natural hat trick 15 seconds later to give Maryland a 4-3 lead heading into halftime. Senior Bryn Holmes won the ensuing face-off with junior Dan Burns picking up one of his five groundballs on the day. Burns flipped the ball back to Holmes, who raced into the attack zone and found Catalino perched on the left wing where he ripped a shot inside the far post.
The Mids would not go down without a fight in the second half and tied the game at 4-4 on Nikk Davis' goal a minute and a half into the third quarter. But that would be the last time Navy shared the lead in the game.
Freshman Jesse Bernhardt caused a turnover during the ensuing face-off to give possession back to the Terps. From there it didn't take Maryland long to regain the lead thanks to the Young-to-Reed connection, which hooked-up for three goals in the game. The first of which came when Bernhardt flipped the ball to Young, who found Reed on the right wing, where he laced a low-to-high shot into the Navy goal to make it a 5-4 game in favor of the Terps.
Sophomore Joe Cummings upped the Maryland lead to 6-4 less than a minute later with a bounce shot from the right alley into the left side of the Midshipmen goal.
Moran scored his second of the day to trim the lead back to one with 11:35 left in the third, but Reed scored back-to-back goals off assists from Young to give Maryland its biggest lead at 8-5 at the 8:13 mark. Reed's second goal of the day was a top-shelf rip from the right wing. His third tally was from the same spot on the wing, but this time he went top near corner and the ball rattled off of the crossbar and the near pipe before bouncing into the net.
Navy continued to fight back and got back to within a goal on back-to-back goals by Kyle Kapron. The second Kapron score came with just 14 seconds left and seemed to give Navy the momentum heading into the fourth quarter, but redshirt junior Brian Farrell and Burns had another idea.
A violation by Navy's Robby Battle on the face-off following Kapron's second goal gave Maryland the ball. Farrell pushed it up the field and passed it to Burns in the left alley. Burns used a quick ball fake to get some separation from his defender and got off a good bounce shot that beat Wickham with four ticks left in the third quarter to push the Maryland lead back to two at 9-7.
The fourth quarter saw Navy and Maryland trade goals with Kapron finishing his hat trick with his third unassisted goal of the day with 12:04 left to make it a one-goal game again at 9-8.
Maryland answered back less than two minutes later on Reed's fourth goal of the day. Cummings dodged past his defender on the left side of the attack box and skip a hard cross-field pass to Reed, who ripped a shot into the far upper corner of the net from his favorite spot on the right wing.
Lennon capped off his hat trick for the Mids with 9:14 left to cut the lead back to one at 10-9, but Young and Reed hooked-up again to score the insurance goal and finish the scoring at the 7:16 mark. Catalino started the play with a skip pass across the field to Reed, who make the "one-more" pass to Young. Young then wrapped around the right side of the crease and scored his lone goal of the day.
While the offense shined, putting up its highest goal total against Navy since 1998, the Terrapin defense also put on a display. The Terps dominated the Mids when the ball was on the ground, winning the groundball battle 47-26. Farrell and junior All-American Max Schmidt led the way for the Terps with five groundballs each, while Bernhardt tied his career high with four. Bernhardt also contributed a career best three caused turnovers in the victory. Junior Brett Schmidt easily won his match-up with Nay's top attackman, Andy Warner, holding the Mids' second leading scorer to just one assist and one shot on the day. Phipps finished the afternoon with 10 saves, to go along with four groundballs.
Both teams entered the game struggling facing-off, but Holmes controlled the X, winning 15 of the 21 draws he took. Overall, the Terps won 17 of 23 face-offs and were a perfect 17-for-17 in the clearing game.
Maryland returns to actions next Saturday, April 17, in the Smartlink Day of Rivals at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. The Terps will renew college lacrosse's greatest rivalry against Johns Hopkins in the second game of the double-header that features the annual Army-Navy game in the opener. The Terrapins and the Blue Jays are slated for a 6:30 p.m. start in a game that will also be televised nationally on ESPNU.
Game Notes:
With today's 11-9 win Maryland is now 51-34-1 all-time vs. Navy.
Junior Travis Reed tied career highs with four goals and five points and now has 25 multi-point and 16 multi-goal games for his career.
With a goal and four assists junior Ryan Young now has 31 multi-point and 18 multi-assist games for his career.
Junior Grant Catalino's three goals gives him 32 multi-point and 25 multi-goal games for his career. He is now one point shy of tying Alan Lowe for 25th on Maryland's career points list.
With a goal and an assist sophomore Joe Cummings now has eight multi-point games for his career.
Senior Brian Phipps' 10 saves gives him 406 for his career, making him just the sixth goalie to eclipse the 400-save plateau at Maryland. He needs just two saves to tie Pat McGinnis for fifth-place on the all-time saves list.


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OMG a new digital music format. I can't wait. Actually this might be nice. It appears that you will be able to make lossless audio mp3s that are compatitble with the older format. I am not totally sure what that means other than being able to play a lossless file on a player, possibly a Zun or Sanyo or other iPod like player that doesn't support lossless mp3s and then being able to play that mp3 on your PC which would have the new codex.
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03/19/09 — Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS), worldwide leader of services to the content creators, today introduces mp3HD, the latest addition to the mp3 family.
The new mp3HD format allows mathematically lossless compression of audio material while preserving backward compatibility to the mp3 standard.
Content creators, the music industry and end users are now able to enjoy the ultimate audio quality experience with the same ease of use as the mp3 format. Users and content owners can organize their music library with the simplicity that they are used to with mp3 files. With the mp3HD format, the music industry can engage in user-friendly distribution of lossless music and audio files. The added file size required for lossless compression no longer being a limiting factor thanks to the continuous increase in Internet bandwidth capacity and file storage size.
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Kittens are usually immune to catnip, so if you have a kitten, refrain from purchasing catnip until your pet is at least 6 months of age or older.read more
Name: Ms.Lady
Age: 2 1/2 Years
Owner: Amanda and Larry
Hometown: Randallstown, MD
Likes: Salami
Dislikes: McDonnalds Chicken Nuggets (?)
Amanda and Larry says:
lady is special because shes beautifull and classy, hence the name Lady. Shes also very loving and attentive.
Cats reach full skeletal development when they are this old:


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Original URL: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/11/isoft_results/
iSoft shares up on news of six month loss
Losing £14.3m better than £300m or so
Posted in The Channel, 11th December 2006 10:52 GMT
iSoft, the troubled and much investigated medical software provider, has delivered on its promises of widening losses for the six months ending October 31.
The company has reported a pre-tax loss of £14.3m for the period, compared to a profit of £8m for the same period a year ago. This still seems tiny compared to the £343.8m loss it reported for the 2005-2006 financial year. This massive deficit was largely due to the company changing the way its stated its accounts, incurring a massive goodwill impairment.
The company said that sales dropped 11 per cent in the period to October 31, with revenues reaching £85.9m. But job cuts cost money, which took iSoft back into the red, overall.
iSoft is supposed to be playing a central role in the world's largest public sector IT project - the ever-popular National Programme for IT (NPfIT) to transform technology use in the NHS.
But to everyone's surprise, the mammoth government IT project has been hit by delays. There has also been much debate over iSoft's contract. Consulting firm Accenture recently withdrew from the NPfIT, blaming iSoft for some of the delays.
Meanwhile, the company is being investigated by the Financial Services Authority for possible "irregularities" in its accounts for 2003 to 2005.
Still, shares were up 14 per cent on the latest financials, suggesting investors are pleased with the company's performance. The company has funding until the end of 2007, and says it is stil talking to investors about a possible sale.
"We have made significant advances since the middle of 2006," said iSoft chairman and CEO, John Weston. "We have still to put long-term financing in place but iSoft is today in considerably better shape than it was a few months ago." ®


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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Accretive Health Inc. AH, -1.97% lost more than a fourth of their value Wednesday after the financial consultant for the health-care industry delayed the release of its fourth-quarter and full-year results. The Chicago-based company said it was re-evaluating the way it recognizes sales under the revenue cycle management pacts it has with its clients, adding if a change is warranted, it may have to restate prior financial statements. Accretive shares were down $3.21 to $8.90 in recent action, a drop of 26.5%
Accretive Health delays earnings; shares plummet
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Patrick Vieira "humiliated" by Domenech
Several French papers lead with the selection of France's football squad for the World Cup. Raymond Domenech has been criticised for choosing a larger squad than promised and thus hedging his bets. The other big story is the opening of the Cannes Film Festival tonight with bad weather and a certain volcanic cloud threatening proceedings. WEDNESDAY, 12th MAY 2010


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char str[20];
write(fd,str,strlen(str)); /* record pid to lockfile */
// leave file open, so nobody else can lock it
return true;
I'm not as familiar with C++ as I am C, but I looked up sprintf and saw it was exactly like printf but it writes its results to a string instead of stdout. Plus it doesn't look like any kind of bounds are set on protecting anyone from feeding "char str[20];" with more than it could hold. Did some nice experimenting with `perl -e 'print "A" x 21'` and got an error box from the application saying this either a corrupted file or not a valid file type. Tried many, many different sequences in that little perl string but never got a segmentation fault. (Possibly because this app is in C++, not C?) But I fired it up inside gdb (linux debugger) and when I used the list command it pointed exactly to the line with sprintf I have listed in the code above. I can even set a breakpoint on it but it doesn't seem to matter. I can't get seem to get eip?
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Breakpoint 1 at 0x80621e7: file /tmp/build/xxx/main.cpp, line 61.
(gdb) run `perl -e 'print "A" x 600'`
Starting program: /usr/bin/xxx `perl -e 'print "A" x 600'`
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread 0xb5e6b6c0 (LWP 21085)]
Program exited normally.
(gdb) info reg eip
The program has no registers now.
What can I do to find eip? Or am I just chasing my tail?(Not exploitable?)


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By Michael Aneiro
Peritus Asset Management, which runs the actively managed AdvisorShares Peritus High-Yield ETF (HYLD), on occasion likes to trumpet the advantages of its strategy over passively managed peers, such as the larger SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) and the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond fund (HYG).
With the recent announcement that Dell (DELL) plans to go private in a $24 billion buyout, Peritus this week takes aim at passive management through the lens of leveraged buyouts, particularly the case of Energy Future Holdings, formerly known as TXU. Since a private equity consortium led by KKR took TXU private in 2007 in the largest-ever LBO, valued at $45 billion, TXU has become a byword for the supersized, super-leveraged, top-of-the-market buyout gone awry. The amount of junk-rated debt involved in the deal meant just about every index-tracking bond fund and ETF had some TXU debt, often a lot of it, at some point. Here's Heather Rupp of Peritus:
However in the five years since, TXU has run into tough times as natural gas prices have declined and taken electricity prices down with them. The expected cash flows that were going to be used to service this massive debt load have not materialized.
Just last week, they undertook the seventh (yes you read that right) distressed bond exchange, swapping existing bonds for new, longer dated bonds as they attempt to address their refinancing risk. In today's wide open new issue market, the fact that the issuance market is not there for them and they are instead having to turn to distressed exchanges should wave a big red flag. And some of the new bonds are PIK-toggles (pay-in-kind), meaning that the company has the option to pay the interest payment with more bonds in lieu of cash. This allows the company to reduce their cost of interest, but as an investor begs the question, if a company already can't service their existing debt, why would you want more of their bonds?
We view this company as case and point of the value of active management in the high yield space. Active managers can avoid investments in companies such as this that are in essence the living dead.
Also this week, a Debtwire story saying Energy Future Holdings had retained Kirkland & Ellis for restructuring services sent the company's bond and loan prices lower.


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By Lucy Williams, Editor & Publisher
Twenty-six angels, carved from wood, stand as a tribute along U.S. Highway 64 West to the victims, most of them young children, of the Dec. 14 tragedy in the tight-knit community of Newtown, Conn.
"I just felt so bad for all the kids and their families," said Jeff Parker of Parker Construction and the Parker Valley Farm in McBurg. "It just came to me … At first I thought building something like this was silly, but as I talked to my employees and family, I thought it was something that needed to be done."
The 26 angels line the gentle slope of a hill on the south side of U.S. 64, about 11 miles outside of Fayetteville. Twenty of the angels form the shape of a heart in remembrance of the 20 young lives taken when a heavily armed man walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown and opened fire. Flanking the heart-shaped outline are six more angels, three on either side, for the six adults killed at the school by the gunman.
Each of the angels bear the name and age of a victim, and above them all is a sign, stating simply, "God Bless Newtown." The sign itself is flanked by what Parker called two guardian angels.
"It took us four days to build," he said of the work he, his employees and his family did, cutting the angels from plywood, painting them, and then adding each of the names and ages of the victims. Then building the display and lighting it.
Helping in the project were Jimmy Thomas and Ronny Spears, as well as Parker's wife, Betty, daughter Crystal, and stepdaughter Anita Forbes.
"Louis Tucker let us run electricity off his barn, and David Hall donated the letters for the sign," Parker said, appreciative of everyone's work.
"Once we decided to go through with building it, everything just came together," he added, noting that the display will likely remain up through this week. "I can't believe how many cars have stopped and how many people have taken pictures … I think everybody everywhere was really impacted by what happened in Newtown."
Parker has been in the construction business almost 40 years. He and his family also have the Parker Valley Farm, a farm established there in the McBurg area in 1932.


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"Heaven's Venom", the new album from Canadian extreme metallers KATAKLYSM, sold around 2,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 8 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
KATAKLYSM's previous CD, "Prevail", opened with 2,250 units back in June 2008.
"Heaven's Venom" first-week chart positions:
Austria: #32
Germany: #35
Switzerland: #53
"Heaven's Venom" was produced by KATAKLYSM guitarist Jean-Francois Dagenais (MALEVOLENT CREATION, MISERY INDEX) and was mixed by Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, MNEMIC, DARK TRANQUILLITY).
"Heaven's Venom" track listing:
01. A Soulless God
02. Determined (Vows Of Vengeance)
03. Faith Made Of Shrapnel
04. Push The Venom
05. Hail The Renegade
06. As The Walls Collapse
07. Numb & Intoxicated
08. At The Edge Of The World
09. Suicide River
10. Blind Savior
"Push The Venom", the new video from KATAKLYSM, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed in July in Belgrade, Serbia with director Ivan Colic (TYPE O NEGATIVE, UNLEASHED, DEATHSTARS, EX DEO).
Dagenais previously stated about the new CD, "Everything you wish for in a KATAKLYSM album is here and some unexpected musical adventures as well. Everyone here has given 150% of themselves!
"As KATAKLYSM turns twenty next year, we want to be remembered as the band who never gave up and faced the odds. This explosive slab of metal will lead scene for future conquests and not be forgotten ever. The music, the vocals and the production are all top notch."


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#1 Why can't we generate the power to run our electric cars?08-19-2008, 02:26 PM
Its time to play - Pick a lunatic at the DUmp! They are all insane!
Looney tunes
SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Tue Aug-19-08 12:21 PM
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Why can't we generate the power to run our electric cars?
Advertisements [?]What if:
Solar panels on the roof of the garage, generated the power that the car plugged into?
and solar panels in our yards/on roofs generated the power for each house?
It seems so simple, and do-able..
I know that solar has been "too expensive", but if we are truly in crisis mode, isn't it still cheaper to mass-produce and install these, than to waste all our money on wars?
Of course, this cuts out the poor power companies who have been bleeding us dry for decades..
Our whole energy crisis, seems (to me) to be more about preserving the monopolies and price gouging ways of the power/fuel industries, than about real energy services to people..
Paging Einstien!
Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Tue Aug-19-08 12:24 PM
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1. Personally, I don't know why geothermal power isn't widespread
Drill a deep, deep hole, pump plain water in one end, get high pressure steam out the other... what's so hard about that?
Simple minds
Parche (1000+ posts) Tue Aug-19-08 12:24 PM
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2. Solar
The desert southwest could power the whole united states
Africa could power europe,
middle east could power asia
Bornaginhooligan (1000+ posts) Tue Aug-19-08 12:26 PM
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3. There isn't the will. That's pretty much it.
Solar power is, for practical purposes, a perpetual motion machine. Free energy.
Things would be so much better if we'd just listened to Carter
Calculator time!
KansDem (1000+ posts) Tue Aug-19-08 12:31 PM
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5. "...than to waste all our money on wars?"
Edited on Tue Aug-19-08 12:32 PM by KansDem
$3,000,000,000,000 (Iraq war) \ 300,000,000 Americans = $10,000 for every American man, woman, and child.
Just think of what we could have done with that $10,000:
A family of four would have $40,000--
1) Send children to college
2) "Green" a house with solar panels and other renewable energies
3) Buy a new home
4) Pay off debt (student loans)
5) Buy two Priuses
6) Establish IRAs for medical care and retirement
edited to add: 7) Start a new business
But what do we have to show for Bush's invasion?
Hey DUmmies, solar panels for daytime and lunar panels for nighttime and water panels fo rainy days!:D
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Developer S2 Games is joining the growing free-to-play trend with its DotA-esque Heroes of Newerth. "With the transition to free-to-play we're opening HoN up to new audiences as our players can now easily introduce the game to their friends," S2 Games CEO Marc DeForest said in a press release.
The developer promises "the game mechanics and style of play will remain intact," and detailed how the community will evolve based on today's decision.
S2 previously offered free access to HoN during its "HoNiversary." This, however, is a drastic change for the game.
There will be three tiers of accounts under the new free-to-play model. All users that have already paid for the game will become "Legacy" users. The premium users will be to play in "Verified Only" matches, "to ensure that experts and beginners are separated." Starting today, Legacy accounts cannot be purchased.
Newcomers will be able to access two tiers of accounts. "Basic" is the standard, free account that all new players will receive. Once a player purchases Goblin Coins or reaches a "certain threshold of play time," the account will be upgraded to "Verified," where players will be able to play against Legacy users in the Verified Only matches. Basic players will be locked out of games designed for Verified and Legacy matches.
HoN will monetize the game by charging for characters. Basic and Verified accounts will have access to a rotating selection of 15 free characters, while Legacy accounts will get permanent access to all heroes. Whenever new characters are released, they will be available to purchase. Legacy members, however, will get new characters for free after a short waiting period. Should Legacy members want early access to a hero, they'll have to pony up money as well.
Free-to-play has been a popular offering for developers as of late. Recently, Valve turned popular online game Team Fortress 2 into a free-to-play shooter. S2 is hoping that current fans will continue playing, even as it transforms the game's business model. "We have gone to great lengths to ensure that the superior experience HoN delivers will remain untouched for our loyal fan base during and after the free to play transition," DeForest added.


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A new report out by the National Resources Defense Council lists Florida as the third worst states for toxic air pollution in the nation, making the list as one of the nation's Toxic 20.
The primary source of Florida's dirty air is coal and oil-fired electric power plants, which emitted 33.4 million pounds of harmful chemicals in 2009 and accounted for 68 percent of the state's pollution, according to the latest federal Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data, which identifies the 20 states with the most toxic air pollution from electric power plants.
Although most of Florida gets its electricity from natural gas or nuclear power generating electrical plants, the amount of dirty air that comes from coal and oil-fired plants exceeds the pollution from other states that are more dependent on those plants but have taken greater steps to clean up the pollution.
Why should the public care?
Ringenberg said acid gases form sulfur dioxide and metals and pollutants adhere to the particles. They travel great distances and "can affect a lot of people." The pollutants disproportionately affect poor communities and people of color, she said.
The federal Environmental Protection Agency is seeking new standards for air pollution but proposals pending before Congress seek to postpone or block those rules. Many utilities, including those in Florida, are seeking to delay and block the measures.
The Public Service Commission last week echoed the concerns of the utility industry that the proposed air toxics rule would cost too much -- estimated at between $4 billion to $6 billion a year. Read more here.
Dan Lashof, Climate Center Director at NRDC, the rules were mandated by the 1990 Clean Air Act but have been delayed for decades. "The argument that the power industry needs more time are "absolutely baseless," he said.
Implementing the standards will save up to 1,700 lives a year, 120,000 cases of asthma per year and help to prevent thousands of other diseases. The NRDC is following the progress of the legislation before Congress at its website, DirtySecrets.org.
The plants with the worst record in Florida are:
* Southern Company's Crist and Lansing Smith plants
* Progress Energy's Crystal River plant
* JEA and NextEra's St. John's River plant
* Seminole Electric Coop's Seminole plant
* Orlando Utilities Stanton plant
* Tampa Electric's Big Bend plant.


text: The Washington City Council this week heard from Scott Clark and Seth Cornwell, both of Wellman, who spoke about the city's proposed resolution to create a weapons free zone. They both stated the importance of the second amendment and how the state is handling weapons ordinances. Both Clark and Cornwell said they would like to see the City Council not pass the resolution to prohibit handguns. During this week's meeting, the council was to discuss the resolution that was tabled from their last meeting. In order for the resolution to be discussed, a member would have to present a motion to "untable" the resolution to proceed with the passage or denial of the resolution. No one presented a motion to open the resolution for discussion and the motion will remain tabled until the next city council meeting on Wednesday, February 16th.


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The "mindless action movie" is sometimes a misnomer, if only because some actually know what they're doing. The best ones seem mindless in their execution, but they're usually meticulously sticking to a formula that has been proven to entertain (at least to people that are into that sort of thing). Sylvester Stallone's Expendables series is smart, only in the sense that it taps into that violent, exciting, visceral sensibility while adhering to the guidelines of an entertaining action movie -- enigmatic villains, consistent pacing, lack of bogged-down plot and plenty of well-timed explosives.
Bullet to the Head doesn't even get the last one right.
In the sleepy Bullet to the Head, Stallone plays Jimmy Bobo, an old hitman for whom stealth is never really a strategy. After a successful job that is anything but inconspicuous, Jimmy's partner gets shanked at a bar by mercenary Keegan (Jason Momoa). Vowing revenge, Jimmy forms an unlikely alliance with a cop named Taylor Kwon (Sung Kang) who's investigating the murder of his partner -- Jimmy's first kill in the film.
The level of corruption in this town (New Orleans, though it's never officially named) is ridiculous, even for a movie like this; Kwon gets shot at multiple times in broad daylight by crooked police officers. Are there no Internal Affairs investigations in this universe?
He and Jimmy eventually uncover some unintelligible scandal involving Morel (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), a bad guy whose most interesting -- and annoying -- characteristic is his need to use two crutches. The handicap gives off the same volcanically dormant aesthetic as it does for other crippled villains like Mr. Potter or Dr. Strangelove, but it has none of the powerful personality that enhances the handicap by making it more intimidating. Morel's really just a wimp.
The cast is full of wasted potential. Akinnuoye-Agbaje played Simon Adebisi on Oz. Momoa played one of the coolest badasses ever, the Dothraki leader Khal Drogo, on Game of Thrones. Christian Slater played ... well, Christian Slater's got talent, I think. But they all mail it in here, especially Slater in a scenery-chewing cameo as a local rich scumbag. Momoa tries hard to elevate his one-note psycho character, but he spends more of the movie looking menacing instead of actually being menacing.
The movie needs more action more frequently. The action scenes that work (basically the two Stallone-Momoa fights that bookend the film) come few and far between, separated by the explanation of a cloudy conspiracy, boring car chases and a useless subplot involving Jimmy's daughter (Sarah Shahi), who's mostly there to get captured and to show her breasts. And at the head of it all is Stallone, who seems to look older the worse his movie is; in this one, he looks like he should retire sooner rather than later. Grade: D
(Rated R for strong violence, bloody images, language, some nudity and brief drug use)
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Hi there heidi, I've been on the diet for eight months and seeing real benefits. It has in fact sparked off a fascination with nutrition. As part of my reading round, I have recently come across a book "Food, Your Miracle Medicine" by Jean Carper that reports on varioustheories and research. There is a huge chunk on how beneficial wheat bran has proved to be in prevention of bowel cancer and in the shrinking of premalignant polyps. Also, it is pretty definate that it is wheat bran that is the most eficacious, not oat bran or rice bran. As an A type I found this interesting. However, Dr D'Adamo's advice is to cut down on wheat and certainly Bran is an avoid for me. Does Dr D'Adamo know of this research? I would be really interested in his evaluation of the credability of the studies. If the results really are as they have been reported in the book, would this be a case for the benefits of the bran outweighing the disadvantages as far as the blood type diet goes. I am in a quandry as to whether to include bran or not in my diet. Thanks Maggie
Hello, Maggie! It's nice to hear from you ~~ thank you for writing!
I have not read Jean Carper's book, and cannot comment on it specifically. Peter hasn't written about it, either, so ~ begging your indulgence, I'll give your question the old College try. I think it may not be as esoteric a matter as it first appears.
Bowel cancer usually arises from a long history of heavy stresses and poor diet which lead to a variety of serious illnesses -- diverticulitis, IBS, colitis, and cancer. For type A, a heavy meat, nightshade, hot spice, white flour and fat diet is murder on the colon. For a type O, a steady intake of grain, dairy, transfats, sugar, sodas, pork, and lots of processed foods providing little or no FIBER will get her to the same place.
Could this be the key to this treatment's efficacy? Did the individuals in Carper's reports eat little or no fiber of any kind before beginning the bran therapy? A person in terrible colonic shape who is given ANY kind of fiber may experience healing results if that is what they needed in the first place. Perhaps it was the vitamin E in the wheat bran PLUS the broom effect which helped these people far more than other kinds of bran. Or, simply the robust "clean sweep" may have done the trick for them. This is entirely a different mechanism from the lectin interactions which make wheat bran an avoid food for most of us; rather, it is a therapeutic method designed to get one job done in a hurry.
The caveat here, of course, is that many forms of intestinal disease will get worse rather than better if rough fiber like wheat bran or psyllium husks is introduced. In any case, a cancer prevention strategy must address more than one element in the diet.
The blood type plans by default are preventive and therapeutic. They recommend plenty of fiber from approved sources, live enzymes, food for our beneficial gut bacteria, and polyamine-reducing compounds. They eliminate foods which can cause major health difficulties -- including bowel cancer -- by supporting immune system strength (remember the vast immune functions performed by those healthy critters in a healthy colon!). And, unlike a universal quick-fix-in-a-jam, they are based upon the specific biochemistries of the people who use them, and confer unlooked-for benefits in their use.
Colon health is part of total health, approached through diet, stress reduction and exercise. High energy, sound elimination, and a peaceful mind are its hallmarks. With these tools in hand, I feel more than confident in avoiding wheat germ in favor of raw vegetables, fruits, nuts, and ground flaxseed, as part of the BTD whole. I hope you still do, as well!


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While Microsoft has several partners that are bringing out Windows Phone 8 devices, including Nokia and HTC, this would be the company's first foray into the handset market as a hardware manufacturer.
Microsoft has not publicly acknowledged the rumors. "We are big believers in our hardware partners, and together we're focused on bringing Windows Phone 8 to market with them," spokesperson Nina Huang told TechNewsWorld.
The fact that "soft" is in the company's name doesn't mean that Microsoft hasn't dabbled in hardware in the past. Over the years, it has introduced a number of hardware hits, along with a few misses.
"The company has a long history with hardware, and its most successful product has been the Xbox game console," said Ian Fogg, senior principal analyst and head of the IHS mobile sector at IHS iSuppli.
"It has a long history making mice and keyboards, and has made other consumer hardware such as the Zune. However, hardware has not been the core part of their business," Fogg told TechNewsWorld. "It has not been a core part of their strategy -- but there are a couple of things here. This is part of a strategic shift at Microsoft that is happening at the moment in terms of how they bring products to the market."
CEO Steve Ballmer made it clear in an Oct. 9 shareholder letter that Microsoft was making a significant shift, repositioning itself as a devices and services company.
This change in strategy for Microsoft is not entirely unexpected -- especially considering the changing consumer-technology landscape. The traditional desktop faces increased competition from both tablets and smartphones; moving into smartphone hardware development could just be a natural response from Microsoft.
"Apple is a strong and growing company," said industry analyst Jeff Kagan. "Microsoft is starting to follow much of what Apple is doing, hoping to be as successful on their side of the fence. Google is another. They are an Internet browser company who is spreading their wings. They are now also the leader in the smartphone business, with Android."
It could be said that Microsoft is simply following Apple's and Google's lead, but is this really the most obvious response?
"This speculation has been around for some time," said Chris Silva, industry analyst at the Altimeter Group.
"On one hand, Microsoft has asked partners, specifically Nokia, to hitch their wagon to its star. To go out and create a Microsoft-branded device might try those relationships," he told TechNewsWorld.
"Conversely, if you look at Google's approach to getting Android to market, it seems to be doubling down on its pure-Google device family with the recent expansion of the Nexus device family," Silva told TechNewsWorld, "possibly an indicator that going to market directly -- though still with a named partner, in the case of Google -- is better for the advance of a new OS on mobile."
Another possibility is that Microsoft has two plans in place and can handle however the market reacts to Windows Phone 8.
"The company has done tactical hardware with its previous devices," said Fogg, "but by bringing a phone to market, this is the company's move to strategic hardware."
Plan A in this twin strategy could be to ensure that the very best hardware is provided to the end user.
"This could give Microsoft control over the overall product," Fogg told TechNewsWorld. "It is clearly because they understand [that] to have the full benefit of what the software can offer, they need to have it integrated with the very best hardware. By producing their own hardware, there is less danger that one rough edge will undermine the device."
In this way, Microsoft could produce a signature device rather than an also-ran, which could motivate its partners to innovate.
"This is what they are trying to do with the Surface," said Fogg. "They are trying to boost products in the market and push the partners. This is not that different from what Google is doing with the Nexus line. It is a way to show off the best of the products and drives innovation in the platform.
Plan B could be to ensure that the platform doesn't suffer if the partners don't deliver, don't innovate, and don't produce products that capture the market.
From Microsoft's perspective, that possibility is almost unspeakable.
"What happens if the partners fail with devices for Windows Phone 8 and go to Android instead?" asked Fogg.
If that scenario should unfold, the rationale underlying Plan B is that instead of merely being a signature device, a Microsoft-produced handset could do the heavy lifting to drive the platform.
"This is the fallback plan," said Fogg, "but it comes as Microsoft is also refreshing the entire product line. It is almost as if they are relaunching the company at the same time. It is part of the big shift to the strategic products."


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Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley has spoken glowingly of his on-pitch relationship with summer signing Shinji Kagawa.
The 23-year-old England international has started the 2012/13 campaign brightly alongside the former Borussia Dortmund playmaker, who has wasted little time in settling into his new surroundings.
Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson has been full of praise for the contribution of his creative midfielders this season, providing the service for a lethal front line that includes Wayne Rooney, and another recent acquisition Robin van Persie.
Kagawa in particular has taken well to the Premier League, and Cleverley believes their similar pass-and-move styles has made for a natural understanding.
"I've really enjoyed playing with Shinji," he reveals in the latest edition of Inside United. "He's really on my wavelength when it comes to playing one and two-touch football."
Cleverley also talked positively about the impact of United's other acquisitions, who have all made their presence felt at Old Trafford, which can only be good for the squad as a whole, as they look to wrestle the domestic title back from rivals Manchester City.
"They've all brought so much," he explained. "We all know what Robin van Persie is about and Nick Powell is a really good footballer and a good lad. He's definitely one for the future."
Manchester United maintained their perfect start to their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 victory over CFR Cluj in Transylvania on Tuesday, and return to Premier League action when they travel to Tyneside to face Newcastle on Sunday.
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2010-11 Men's Basketball
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Bluffton ends season with 75-60 loss to Anderson in HCAC Tourney
February 25, 2011
NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. - The Bluffton University men's basketball team fell to Anderson in the first round of the Heartland Conference tournament at Manchester College on Friday, February 25, 2011. The Ravens went up 24-4 midway through the first period and Bluffton never recovered as the No. 3 seed dispatched the Beavers by a final score of 75-60. Bluffton ended its season with a 15-11 mark, while Anderson improved to 18-8 on the year. The Ravens move into the HCAC semi-finals at 5 p.m. on Saturday against No. 2 seed Hanover College before Manchester hosts Transylvania at 7 p.m.
Anderson needed just two minutes and four consecutive Bluffton turnovers to bolt to a quick 9-0 lead, eliciting visions of the Beavers' start against AU less than a month ago in Founders Hall. The Ravens continued to pour it on, going up 24-4 following a Jarrin Forte triple with 10:15 to play in the first half.
Bluffton pulled to within 24-13 thanks to a Nick Lee (Vanlue) jumper and a Brent Farley (Lima/Shawnee) layin, but Anderson answered with eight straight counters for a 32-13 advantage with 6:24 to play in period one.
Will Pope (Somerville/Preble Shawnee) capped an 8-0 Bluffton run with a free throw before Anderson closed the half on an 8-4 spurt that made the score 41-27 at the break.
The Beavers made it an eight-point game with 16:51 to play on the strength of back-to-back Farley and Dustin Kinn (Alvada/New Riegel) chip shots. A Farley deuce at the 8:57 mark kept Bluffton within striking distance. However, an 11-2 Anderson rally pushed the Bluffton deficit to 18 points with less than six minutes to play, effectively icing the contest while sending Anderson into the conference semi-finals against Hanover on Saturday.
Sophomore Scott Schnipke (Kalida) used a Cam Saylor (Belle Center/Benjamin Logan) dime with 1:51 remaining to make the score 72-58. Schnipke then found Rob Luderman (Ayersville) for the Beavers' final basket of the season with 25 ticks left. Seniors Cam Saylor and Rob Luderman both wore a Beaver uniform for the final time on Friday night in North Manchester, Indiana.
Freshman Josh Johnson (Ottawa/Ottawa-Glandorf) paced the Beavers with 14 points on 4-of-5 shooting from distance. Brent Farley also reached double figures with 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field. He just missed a double-double, pulling down a game-high eight boards while blocking three Anderson shots.
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RENO, Nev. – The University of Nevada (27-22, 15-12 MW) baseball team was unable to hold a lead after seven innings for just the fourth time this season falling 6-5 to Mountain West leading New Mexico (35-17-1, 18-9 MW) on Senior Day at Peccole Park Sunday afternoon. The Wolf Pack was 21-3 when leading after seven innings but the Lobos rallied in the eighth to take the game and series 2-1.
Seniors Brad Gerig, Scott Kaplan, Bryce Barger, Joe Setum, Ryan Baker and Michael Bradshaw were honored for their contributions to Wolf Pack baseball prior to first pitch.
The Pack and Lobos played three one-run games over the weekend. The loss dropped Nevada into a tie for third with San Diego State at 15-12 while UNM moved into first with an 18-9 MW mark. Overall Nevada is 27-22 and the Lobos improved to 35-17-1.
Nevada scored a run in the bottom of the first inning when left fielder Kewby Meyer came home from third when center fielder Trenton Brooks was caught attempting to steal second base. The Pack held the 1-0 advantage until the top of the third when the Lobos scored three runs on four hits to move in front 3-1.
Senior third baseman Bryce Barger's RBI single in the bottom of the third inning scored right fielder Brad Gerig to get the Pack within a run at 3-2. Meyer scored on a throwing error in the bottom of the fifth to knot the score at three.
Brooks put the Pack on top in the bottom of the seventh inning with a two-out two-RBI single and Nevada led 5-3. The Lobos responded with three runs in the top of the eighth to take the lead 6-5. Catcher Alex Real's two-out single scored the final two runs of the game.
Adam Whitt (5-5) the third Pack pitcher of the game suffered the loss allowing one run on two hits and did not record and out. Victor Sanchez (4-0) earned the win tossing 2.1 shutout innings of relief.
Brooks (2-for-4,2RBI) topped the Pack with two hits and drove two. Meyer scored twice and had one of Nevada's five hits in the game.
John Pustay (3-for-4,R,RBI) finished with a game-high three hits while Chase Harris (2-for-4,2R,RBI) and Real (2-for-5,3RBI) had two each as the Lobos had 11. Real drove in a game-high three runs.
Nevada plays its final home game of the season on Tuesday when Utah Valley (24-25) comes to Peccole Park for a 6 p.m. game. The Pack travels to Las Vegas for a three-game MW series that starts on Thursday at second place UNLV (30-20, 17-10 MW) to end the regular season.
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GREENVILLE, Ill.-- The Greenville men were once again victorious, overtaking the Iowa Wesleyan Tigers 3-2.
The first half of the game was scoreless, with GC outshooting their opponents 5-2. The back-and-forth play gave Greenville many chances, but the score remained 0-0 as the team headed to the locker room. GC goalkeeper, Thomas Crown had two saves in the half.
The Panthers Spencer Pulliam was the game's first goal scorer, shooting past the Tigers keeper after a GC corner kick had the ball loose in the box. Sean McQuillan was next to find the back of the net, scoring just three minutes later when Robert Wright threw the ball in and McQuillan headed it past the keeper. Iowa Wesleyan's Christopher Matthews scored in the 56th minute, to bring the score to 2-1 GC. Jacob Krisher answered three minutes later off of a free kick by McQuillan. In the 77th minute, Caio de Costa finished a penalty kick for Iowa Wesleyan bringing the game to its final score of 3-2. Crown finished the game with 12 saves.
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Special Committee of Inquiry Releases Final Report and Recommendations
The Special Committee of Inquiry, chaired by Senator Eric T. Schneiderman, to investigate the conduct for which Senator Hiram Monserrate was convicted by the State Supreme Court of Queens County, today released its final report with recommendations.
In its report, the Committee finds that the nature and seriousness of Senator Monserrate's conduct, as demonstrated by the surveillance video and the other unrebutted evidence, showed a reckless disregard for his partner, Karla Giraldo's well-being and for the severity of her injury. The Committee concluded that Senator Monserrate's misconduct damages the integrity and the reputation of the New York State Senate and demonstrates a lack of fitness to serve in this body.
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- 1-1/2 cups vegetable oil
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- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
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- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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- In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar, carrots, cream cheese and oil until well blended. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to carrot mixture. Stir in pineapple and nuts.
- Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove to a wire rack to cool.
- In a heavy saucepan, cook and stir flour and milk over medium-low heat until a thick paste forms, about 10 minutes. Chill for 30 minutes. In a large mixer, cream the butter, sugars and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in the chilled flour mixture until smooth, about 5 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Frost cake. Sprinkle with nuts. Yield: 12-16 servings.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Gauchos won one relay event and three individual events and it was not enough to defeat University of Las Vegas Saturday January 28, 2006 at Campus Pool.
Pat Ota, Blake Nilsson, Pat Cary and Grant Hurst made up the winning 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:32.39. Senior Pat Ota won the 100 back for the Gauchos with a time of 50.15. Senior T.K. Erwin placed second in that event with a time of 52.09. Both seniors were honored with the rest of the graduating Gauchos for their achievements as seniors at this meet.
Junior Pat Cary won the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:49.63. Freshman teammate Chris Good took second in that event with a time of 1:52.35. Good took first in the 200 back, 1:50.64 and second in the 200 individual medley with a time of 1:56.58. In the IM event Dan Leelachat took third, 1:57.63 and Pat Cary took fourth, 2.00.66. Cary took second in the 100 fly, 49.27 and Pat Ota took fourth in the fly event, 51.23.
Brooks Felton took second in the 1000 free, 9:28.69 and third in the 500 free, 4:38.60. Senior Captain Garrett Porteous took second in the 200 free, 1:41.76, and second in the 500 free, 4:34.94. Senior Grant Hurst took third in the 100 free, 46.28 and fourth in the 200 free, 1:42.14.
The Gauchos will welcome UC Berkeley to Campus Pool on Saturday February 4, 2006 for a non-scoring meet before they prepare for the championship segment of the season starting with the Big West Championship meet February 15-18, 2006 in Long Beach, California.


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As the world continues to mourn the passing of Pope John Paul II, local worshipers are remembering the time he came to visit the Lone Star State.
Mary Elizabeth Dresser, was among the hundreds of thousands of people who flocked to San Antonio to see the holy father.
"We walked on dirt roads to get to this big pasture. It was dusty and now thinking back, it was like a pilgrimage. Not just the pope, but so many people from so many backgrounds are coming together to celebrate the mass," says Dresser.
Several bus loads of local Catholics made the trip to the Alamo City to be a part of an opportunity of a lifetime.
The Pope came to San Antonio in September of 1987 and was the first visit by any pope to the Southwest.
"It was a lot of anticipation for many people...for many people would not have the opportunity to go to Rome which is the other way you could ever see the Pope," says Dresser.
An estimated 300,000 people gathered at the site of mass. Mary Elizabeth was serving as one of the many Eucharistic ministers passing out communion to the pope's followers.
"I can remember how excited we were that we hoped to get back to St. Mary's before 7 o'clock mass or at the beginning of mass, so we could bring reserve hosts and share them with the people who weren't able to be there."
They were able to make it back to the evening mass to share the experience of being in the presence of their spiritual leader.
The spot where the Pope once led thousands of people in worship in San Antonio will soon be home to a new high school. Coincidentally named after U.S. Supreme Court Justice, John Paul Stevens.


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Data - yours, mine and his
This week, the headlines were all about data. The banks left it out on the streets, the government wants to share it around, and Google promised to ditch it after two years.
Google says the change of policy, which it will roll out at the end of the year, was prompted by concerns raised by privacy watchdogs, and the need to defend itself against government demands for data. It says it will hang on to data for 18 to 24 months before scrubbing some of the bits in IP addresses associated with searches.
Will you share your data with HMGov?
Six months after the government announced it would review whether data protection laws were a "barrier" to its information sharing plans, it is still not ready to share its thoughts on the matter. It wants to compare the data its various agencies hold on us to spot trouble before it occurs.
Meanwhile, eBay had a rather embarrassing spillage of its data when a hacker named Vladuz managed to gain employee level access to the auctioneer's forums. The intrusion, like the others preceding it, is fuelling suspicions that eBay suffers from systemic security problems.
Dangerous littering
The Information Commissioner has told 11 UK banks to stop dumping customers' statements in bins on the pavement outside branches. Consumer advocates complained to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) that identity thieves might be rifling through the rubbish bags for people's personal details.
But for all the worries about identity theft, when the figures for dodgy transactions in the UK were published, they revealed an overall drop in fraudulent payments.
Tracking down the bad guys
A national computer forensics lab for the US has been established in Alabama. The facility, developed by the US Secret Service and partially funded by the Department of Homeland Security's National Cyber Security Division, will serve as a national cyber crimes training facility for prosecutors and judges as well as law enforcement investigators.
And while you're hunting for traders in malware, McAfee's new atlas might be useful. It's tracked where in the world the most dodgy sites are hosted. The worst haven for malware belonged to the the tiny Pacific island of Tokelau (.tk), where more than 10 per cent of websites contained dodgy content. Eastern European domains were also risky, it found, while Nordic nations were the safest.
So, what to do? Get yourself tooled up with new security stuff from Grisoft?
A decade of partnership
Feel the love, we did. EMC and Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) have expanded and extended their 10 year old strategic alliance. Officially, the two will work together on advanced data centre architectures, while FSC will also provide services for the EMC midrange storage that it sells in Europe. Lovely.
Liked it so much, Cisco bought the
company companies
Cisco went of a shopping spree, snapping up NeoPath, a firm it invested in last year for an undisclosed sum. The company also agreed to pony up $3.2bn for online conferencing firm Webex.
Expanding collections
Oracle also bought itself a new database. Just in case it didn't have enough at home. The market thought it was a great idea for Hyperion.
Blades unsheathed in duel
Meanwhile, HP and IBM went head to head over the world of the blade. Two sides of a coin?
Criminal minds at work
US authorities have charged three Indian nationals for an elaborate pump-and-dump scheme that used hijacked brokerage accounts to manipulate the prices of 14 securities including Sun Microsystems and put options for Google.
The men were charged criminally in a 23-count indictment for conspiracy, securities fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and computer fraud.
This week also saw the SEC throw the book at four former Nortel execs. Frank Dunn, ex-CFO and CEO at the Canadian telecoms equipment maker; Douglas Beatty, ex-controller and CFO; Michael Gollogy, ex-controller; and MaryAnne Pahaphil, ex-assistant controller, are accused of manipulating secret cash reserves and recognising revenues earlier than they should have done to meet Wall Street expectations and to line their own pockets. Tch tch.
Hiring and firing in techland
Work Permits UK (WPUK) has moved to quell industry fears that British IT workers are being undercut by immigrants employed on work permits on lower salaries.
Union? No, never heard of it
Vodafone has trouble recognising a union. We'd like to help it: Vodafone, it's the large group of employees demanding collective bargaining on pay, hours, and holiday. Name of "Collect". Never say we don't help out.
Piracy is bad, m'kay? Except when it grows the market...
A senior Microsoft exec has admitted that some software piracy actually ends up benefiting the technology giant because it leads to purchases of other software packages.
Would you look at the prior art on that?
The campaigner behind attempts to invalidate Amazon.com's '1-Click' patent has gained access to Amazon's filings at the US Patent Office and still believes he has a case.
New Zealander Peter Calveley is pursuing a reexamination of the 1-Click patent granted to Amazon. The US Patent and Trade marks Office (USPTO) last year agreed to conduct a reexamination and the process is ongoing.
While in the UK, the Patent Office has proposed a new set of rules it says will modernise its processes. The rules are open for consultation until June.
Justice, the HP Way
A California state judge has dropped all criminal charges against former Hewlett-Packard chairman Patricia Dunn and paved the way to clearing three others caught up in the spying scandal, which was initiated to discover the source of leaks to the media.
Get orf my copyright
Viacom's patience with Google has finally run out, and the entertainment giant has filed a $1bn copyright infringement suit against Google.
Viacom says the ad giant's YouTube service is hosting 160,000 infringing works, which have been viewed 1.5 billion times. It alleges that YouTube has "built a lucrative business out of exploiting the devotion of fans to others' creative works in order to enrich itself and its corporate parent Google".
And finally, the sillier side of the net did not disappoint this week, with chocolate pilchards on offer, while Indian students were told to go offline and get a life.
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CARPENTSVILLE – A Carpentersville man has been charged with sexually assaulting a female juvenile relative, according to authorities.
Alfredo Vidigaray, 36, has been charged with five felony counts of criminal sexual assault of a family member younger than 18 years old.
Vidigaray was arrested Wednesday at his home in the 100 block of San Juan Road, according to the Carpentersville Police Department. Officers received the initial report Tuesday and the investigation was handled in conjunction with the Children's Advocacy Center.
He is currently being held at the Kane County Adult Justice Center on a $500,000 bond.
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Former Kings Superstar Defenseman Rob Blake Joins LA Kings Braintrust As Assistant GM
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ROB BLAKE NAMED ASSISTANT GM: Frozen Royalty brings you in-depth coverage of the Los Angeles Kings naming their former superstar defenseman Rob Blake as their new assistant general manager, replacing Ron Hextall. For those who are critical of bringing Blake back into the fold, be sure to read the next story on Frozen Royalty, featuring Dean Lombardi explaining why the criticism is unwarranted.
LOS ANGELES — July 18 turned out to be a big news day for the Los Angeles Kings, who named former Kings defenseman Rob Blake as their assistant general manager, replacing Ron Hextall, who has accepted the assistant general manager position with the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Kings also signed winger and captain Dustin Brown to an eight-year contract extension. A story on that, with comments from Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi, as well as from Brown, will be published later here on Frozen Royalty.
Blake played the majority of his National Hockey League career with the Kings, who selected him in the fourth round (70th overall) of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, beginning his NHL career with the Kings in the 1990-91 season.


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Taiwanese Baseball Game Features Physical Umpire-Manager AltercationSeptember 6, 2013
Never grab a man's throat, even if he bumps you with his chest. All of this and many more life lessons in this edition of "What's up with the CPBL?"
Last time we checked in with those wacky ballplayers from the Chinese Professional Baseball League, they were saying their fond farewells to Manny Ramirez.
The Big Lead spotted the latest captivating video, one that sadly doesn't feature Ramirez blasting home runs.
We take you to the bottom of the fourth inning of a 4-2 game between the EDA Rhinos, Ramirez's former team, and the Brother Elephants.
The Rhinos pitcher delivers a ball but is apparently called for a balk—at least that's what we assume from the umpire's gesture.
The pitcher is flummoxed as to what he did, and his skipper comes out to argue. That's when this video goes from an unfortunate call for a creative delivery to an all-out umpire-on-manager fracas.
It all starts with a nice little powwow among the English-speaking umpire, the translator and an irate manager. The latter isn't satisfied with how things are going, so he decides to bump the umpire's chest, and that's when egregious throat-grabbing occurs.
First off, never grab a man's neck. It's overtly threatening and emasculating, and it will just lead to a brouhaha you might not be prepared to handle.
Second, the umpire seems to have missed a few steps here. If anything, it should go chest bump, shove, counter shove and then maybe a neck grab.
Still, you would think there would be a face slap or a "seriously, I'm going to grab your neck if you continue" warning in there somewhere.
Instead, the ump goes for the throat, and a near donnybrook breaks out.
Finally, we get back to some actual baseball and have evidence that umpires are horrible pretty much everywhere in the world.
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Software That Flagged HBO.com For Piracy Will Power U.S. 'Six Strikes' System 292
An anonymous reader writes "A copyright monitoring program called MarkMonitor mistakenly flagged HBO.com for pirating its own shows, and sent automatic DMCA takedown notices to the network. It's a funny story, until you realize that MarkMonitor is the same software that will power the U.S. Copyright Alerts System (a.k.a. "Six Strikes"), due to be rolled out by the five largest U.S. ISPs sometime in the next month."


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Recently in Decatur, Ala., I was privileged to visit a new ministry founded by a graduate of the Colson Center's Centurions program.
During her studies, Leigh learned to incorporate a Christian worldview into every aspect of her life. She learned to stand on the shoulders of those who had gone before her so that she could see where God was leading her.
After she graduated, God touched Leigh's heart and the hearts of two of her friends. They went to the county jail and asked to volunteer in the women's unit. They started out by becoming friends with the women, listening to them tell about what it was like to be sexually abused as children, to have parents who cooked meth, or to have mothers who offered them as payment for drugs. When Leigh saw these women through the perspective of a Christian worldview – as being created in the image of God and in the need of Jesus's redemption – she knew she had to act.
Leigh began Refuge of Hope, a peaceful shelter and place of accountability for women recently released from incarceration. The Refuge is aptly named. Without it, these ladies would most likely go right back to the temptations they faced in their old lives.
Did you know that there are nearly 1,000 Centurions like Leigh across the country, caring for the least and lost and changing the world as we they become aligned with the values of the Kingdom? You can be one, too! Visit the Centurions page to learn how you can be trained and commissioned to become a world-changer like Leigh.


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Release Date: September 16, 2010
In the world of Pro Longwear, Foundation and Concealer carry the show with creamy, medium buildable coverage right through to a flawless, natural finish. Marathon makeup to go, made from micronized pigments to promote the smoothest application and colour purity.
One of the more exciting products MAC has launched recently is the Pro Longwear Concealer. If you are wearing concealer, it's because you want to hide something. Concealer is one of those products that you don't want to fade during the day, especially considering that reapplying in public isn't the most elegant feat. Finally MAC has come up with a concealer that truly stays in place. Pro Longwear Concealer is transfer-resistant as well as water-resistant so you can even keep your flaws under cover while swimming. MAC promises this will last for up to fifteen hours without changing color. This is a welcome change from other long-wearing concealers on the market that tend to turn orange toward the end of the day.
The finish is very natural. It's a bit on the matte side but the formula isn't drying. This concealer is equally suited to the under eye area as it is to blemishes. It doesn't contain pore-clogging ingredients so you can cover pimples without worrying about creating new ones in the process. You don't have to shy away from the eye area with this product because it's ophthalmologist tested.
MAC has come out with the ultimate in long-wearing foundations with their Pro Longwear Foundation. This foundation lasts a whopping fifteen hours which means it outlasts all of the other foundations in their line. It also gives you a few minutes to blend before it dries and becomes budge-proof. The coverage is medium but it's buildable for those who need something more heavy duty. Like the Pro Longwear Concealer, it doesn't change color and it is non-acnegenic and ophthalmologist tested. It also contains special ingredients to help control oil throughout the day. This foundation has an SPF of 10 and broad-spectrum UV protection so you don't need to use a separate sunscreen with this product if you're only outdoors sporadically.
Overall, the MAC Pro Longwear Foundation and Concealer are two stellar products. They really do stay in place and the fact that the color doesn't change is a big plus. These are products that MAC devotees will be thrilled with and may even convert some non-MAC fans as well.


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Judges' CommentsLen: "Of every couple in this season, you are the biggest revelation to me."Bruno: "Great."Carrie Ann: "What makes it amazing... Is to be truly in touch with your emotion."Paula: "You should be proud of yourself."Scores: 9+9.5+9.5+9.5 = 37.5And that's it for week for of Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars. How crazy was Paula Abdul? Who was the best? Who was the worst? Who will be going home this week?(Images courtesy of ABC)


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BALTIMORE — Following an annual open practice at M&T Bank Stadium in front of 24,078; fans will not have another opportunity to see the Baltimore Ravens again until their preseason opener against the Philadelphia Eagles Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field.
Sunday's practice provided some clarity for Ravens fans however, as the team gave a look at would could be expected at various positions.
There's of course no question as to who the team's starting quarterback will be Thursday (Joe Flacco). But with starters not expected to play much in the opener, the retirement of 2010 backup Marc Bulger has left the Ravens with little experience behind him.
Rookie Tyrod Taylor (Virginia Tech) has worked as the team's backup in Training Camp, and will be likely to get the most snaps Thursday night after Flacco departs. Following Taylor is Hunter Cantwell, a practice squad QB a year ago who is currently the team's third stringer. Cantwell did VERY limited work in Saturday's practice and appears to clearly be behind Taylor on the depth chart.
The team could still make a move to bring in a veteran backup before Thursday night, but it would be unlikely a new quarterback would get significant playing time as early as Thursday after limited practice.
Once again, the team has no questions as far as starters are concerned. 2009 Pro Bowl RB Ray Rice and 2010 Pro Bowl FB Vonta Leach will patrol the backfield to open the game; but neither are expected to play significant time.
The RB position behind Rice is wide open at the moment. The most likely candidates to enter after Rice are Jalen Parmele and rookie Anthony Allen (Georgia Tech), who have each taken second team reps in practice. Parmele is more probable, but both are expected to see a number of plays.
Undrafted rookie Damien Berry (Miami) appears to be fourth on the RB depth chart at the moment, but should keep getting work. If the Ravens don't add veteran depth at the position, he's very much in the battle for a roster spot. The team also has undrafted rookie and Mervo grad Walter Sanders (St. Augustine) on the roster, he'll likely see a few snaps in the second half of Thursday night's contest as well.
The wild card in the group is veteran RB/ST Matt Lawrence, who missed all of the 2010 season with a knee injury. Lawrence has had very little participation in camp thus far (he did not practice Saturday), but would be expected to see playing time Thursday night if healthy.
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A select few of New Hampshire's communities that thrive on the tourist trade want a bigger slice of the rooms and meal tax dollar. As a result Sen. Nancy Stiles, R-Hampton, has filed a bill to do just that.
The rationale — flawed as it is — for sending more of the revenue generated by the tax to communities such as Hampton and Portsmouth lies in the argument that they suffer increased costs for police, fire and other services when tourists arrive. And, they do more than others to generate that tax.
SB 121 would rejigger the current formula away from population and more toward how much communities generate in tax receipts.
On the surface the argument seems to hold water. That is until you realize New Hampshire is a property tax state, with no sales or income tax to redistribute wealth.
Portsmouth's estimated 23,000 restaurant seats and Hampton's almost countless rentals and motel rooms translate into business which in turn translates into property values. Those values put hundreds of thousands on dollars in the coffers of such communities, dollars that would not be there without prosperous tourist businesses.
Then there are the quality-of-life issues, which are admittedly hard to tag with a price.
Communities such as Dover, Newmarket and Rochester would give their eye teeth for more restaurants and nightlife seats as found in Portsmouth and Hampton. In many cases, smaller less prosperous cities and towns have reworked their zoning to attract such businesses and to broaden their tax bases.
Imagine for a moment what Portsmouth would be like without those who live beyond its boarders and who come to spend their paychecks. No 100 restaurants, perhaps only a few coffee counters or fast-food drive-throughs; no historic Music Hall; no tall ships putting into port each summer; few to attend Market Square Day or First Night. Instead, Portsmouth would be a quaint village sending its residents elsewhere to be wined and dined. Some may want that. So too would some nearby communities delight in the prospect of added business should Portsmouth cede control.
It is also of concern that some advocates (hopefully only a few) for Portsmouth and Hampton see these communities as islands unto themselves.
Portsmouth would not have the 100 or so restaurants it does if the city had to depend alone on its 21,000 or so residents. And what of the Hampton Beach Casino's longevity and property tax bill. Even during tourist season, it takes more than just those staying at the beach to make it a success and a cash cow for property tax collectors.
This means that Portsmouth's nearby communities like Greenland, Stratham, Newington, Newmarket and beyond contribute to the success of the Port City.
That said, we do see Hampton as having a unique problem. Given the sudden start and stop of the tourist season on the beach, it is hard to gear up and hire more public safety personnel for the limited summer season, unlike Portsmouth where the city lives on a more stable base of tourists and nearby residents.
Hampton and communities like it may very well deserve added revenues based on the seasonal bind tourism brings.
But that is no reason to rejigger the distribution of the rooms and meals tax. If targeted aid is need, then the Legislature should analyze the need of those select communities. The result could be added financial help or simply redeploying more state resources during the summer season than may already be done, like State Police, liquor inspectors and road crews.
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A school bus parked Thursday and today at Echols Middle School shares a message designed to keep students getting on school buses until graduation. The Choice Bus, created by the Mattie C. Stewart Foundation, helps teach students the importance of staying in school.
A school bus parked Thursday and today at Echols Middle School shares a message designed to keep students getting on school buses until graduation.
The Choice Bus, created by the Mattie C. Stewart Foundation, helps teach students the importance of staying in school. The bus houses an interactive presentation that explains the links between education and earning potential. For instance, students learn that 75 percent of prisoners are high school dropouts. The presentation ends by revealing a full-scale replica of a prison cell that sits in the back of the bus.
"This is really focused for middle school — really ranging from fifth- to ninth (-graders)," said Lynn Smelley, a program manager for the Choice Bus. "Sixth-graders are the students that are starting to make the decisions to drop out. That's when they start transitioning into a high school-type setting, that's when they start getting behind, and they start getting scared, and then when they hit that ninth grade, they've checked out.
"If we can get them in this middle school frame, then what we can do is we can help them understand that they do need to stay in school."
The Alabama Department of Corrections donated the beds and toilets that are featured in the
replicas in all of the buses used for the program.
State Farm Insurance is paying for the visit to Echols Middle School, where 680 students will get the chance to view the presentation. Smelley said the Choice Bus travels across the country with the help of State Farm. This particular bus travels to Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and South Carolina.
"We're a nationwide company. We've seen about a million and a half students at this point since we started this program," he said. "We also have a video called 'InsideOut.' The 'InsideOut' video has now been seen in 46 states and a couple foreign countries. It's been viewed by a couple million people since 2007."
Smelley said "InsideOut" began as a public service announcement from the Mattie C. Stewart Foundation's founder, Shelley Stewart. The video focuses on inmates who share their stories of not completing high school and ending up in prison. The video also comes with a classroom curriculum that the foundation developed with the help of the Alabama Board of Education.
The Mattie C. Stewart Foundation is a nonprofit based in Birmingham that began in 2007. The foundation is dedicated to reducing the dropout rate.
"Shelley Stewart founded it in honor of his mother, Mattie C. Stewart," Smelley said. "Shelley witnessed his mother killed by his father, and Shelley realized that through the help of a teacher that there was a better way out there. In fact, that teacher encouraged him that there was a better way to stay in school and to read."
After the presentation on the Choice Bus, each student receives a pledge card they are asked to fill out. Included on the card are pledges to get a good education and make good choices, graduate from high school, make smart choices to follow their dreams and to make the most of their education.
"As they've gotten off I asked them, 'How was it?' " said Nancy Terry, principal of Echols Middle School. "They've said, 'It's good, it's good!' So I think they always enjoy something new, and this is something new and different we've never done before. I think it has a good message that they are enjoying hearing."
Smelley said they've always gotten positive reactions from the schools they have visited.
"We know that we're making a difference," he said. "It's one of those kinds of things we don't necessarily keep up with numbers, and if you think about it, to a certain degree that would be kind of hard, but the feedback we get from the schools is nothing but 100 percent positive. We have a 100 percent ask-back rate from every school that we've got to — we've never not been asked back to a school. Taking that information, we know that we are making a positive impact with these students. You've got to think that it is a positive impact because we are showing them a better way."
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The Lake Kennedy Senior Center is closed today due to a water leak.
The leak caused water damage throughout the Center, and the cleanup is under way. The City will notify the public when the Center is set to reopen.
The Lake Kennedy Senior Center is at 400 Santa Barbara Boulevard.
Source: City of Cape Coral