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Since several folks still may have their Christmas trees up and many others likely have festive lights adorning the bushes outside their homes, it's probably never too late for a leftover holiday story or two.
Particularly when it concerns high school student-athletes doing something for those less fortunate.
On the Sunday before Christmas, coach Mike Mercuri and his Hudson High boys' basketball team volunteered for four hours at Cor Unum Meal Center in Lawrence.
"I definitely think we got way more out of it than the people we were helping," Mercuri said. "It was a great team-building thing. The guys had to come together off the court to do dishes and meal prep. It was an important lesson to teach the kids."
The varsity players, members of the coaching staff and team managers each donned Santa hats and helped feed more than 100 homeless people, and assisted in the preparation of a Christmas dinner that served another 300 needy individuals.
"It was a humbling experience. We have some very fortunate kids on our team and I told them, 'That may be us someday,' " Mercuri said. "Any one of us could come on hard times and we'd want someone to help us out, so it's always important to give back."
Mercuri, in his second year as the Hawks' varsity coach, previously coached at Hudson Catholic, where his team members also did volunteer work. Last year, members of the Hudson High team worked at the Hudson food pantry.
"There were some kids the same age of our kids there and younger, so it really opened some eyes for (our players)," Mercuri said. "These things always bring us closer together as a group. On the court, it helps bind our group and we grow together as a team. It's a win-win for everybody."
Another local basketball player who had a similar giving experience was Oakmont Regional senior co-captain Alex White, who took part in "Christmas in the City" at the Hines Convention Center in Boston a couple of weeks before the holiday season.
The 6-foot-2 center, who is a member of the National Honor Society, learned of the charity when a classmate spoke about it at the school's recent induction ceremony.
White helped to make Christmas special for underprivileged children and families from the Greater Boston area through Child Services of Roxbury, where he assisted with serving a meal and also was assigned a youngster to monitor during the activities held there.
"We served them a dinner, then after that they moved into different sections where there were games and activities for the children," White explained. "The last part was the best — each kid got a present as well as a backpack filled with a lot of stuff. The kids were so happy and thanked us."
The Oakmont senior had his eyes opened by families and children who would not have had a merry Christmas otherwise.
"They were so happy with what little they got," White said. "It made me realize we're pretty fortunate where we live, the families we have and places we're brought up. To see those people who are less fortunate by the circumstances they were brought into, it's kind of like a duty for us to give back to them.
"For Christmas, I just looked at the things I got and thought, 'Wow, I don't need any of this.' It was like the greatest experience for me."
Hudson senior Jacob Loewen became the first Mid-Wach League boys' basketball player to reach the 1,000-point plateau this season when he did it last week in the Hawks' 71-51 loss to Algonquin Regional.
Despite exiting the game in the second quarter with a badly sprained ankle, he returned in the second half to lead all scorers with 21 points. His two free throws with 15.8 seconds left gave him exactly 1,000 points.
"They taped my ankle up and gave me the OK to get back in there," he said, recalling his trip to the foul line to reach the mark. "I was just thinking I had to make those shots. I didn't want that to be hanging over me going into the next game."
Loewen also has his sights set on the Hudson all-time boys' scoring record held by Jason Blackburn, who finished with 1,075 points in 1998 and also scored 1,000 points while playing at Plymouth State College. Ali Peters has the all-time school record of 1,221 points playing for the girls' team in 2003.
A four-year varsity player, Loewen has averaged about 20 points a game since his sophomore year. He hopes to continue basketball in college, either at Wentworth Institute or Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, while he studies engineering.
Maynard High junior Joey Westerman has had quite a start to his season. Of his 31 field goals, 30 have been 3-pointers. Three times he has hit seven treys in one game — against Hudson, Gardner and West Boylston. … Clinton High's Brendan Kittredge is the lone player in the league to hit for more than 30 points in a game, scoring 31 against Bromfield on Dec. 29. … Groton-Dunstable Regional's Rachel McCarron has the most points by a girls' player in the Mid-Wach — a 26-point game against Chelmsford on Dec. 21. She also had 24 against Algonquin on Dec. 14. … Have you ever seen a final score like this? In the season opener, the Wachusett Regional boys walloped North High, 63-12. The Polar Bears were ice cold from the field in the first half, failed to hit a shot from the floor, and trailed, 32-2, at intermission.
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It seemed like a big deal three years ago when two schools — Lexington and Ledford — had head football coaching vacancies. But considering what has taken place in the last few month makes that seem mild.
It seemed like a big deal three years ago when two schools — Lexington and Ledford — had head football coaching vacancies. But considering what has taken place in the last few month makes that seem mild.
When high school practice starts for the 2013 season, five of the county's eight high schools will have new coaches. That includes Bryan Lingerfelt, who has been around for a long time but is moving from East Davidson to West Davidson.
New coaches often mean new systems — and perhaps new outlooks.
The question is whether Lingerfelt will install his Air Lingerfelt bombs-away passing attack at West. That would be in contrast to the run-first philosophy of outgoing coach and incoming athletic director Dale Barnes. Lingerfelt is a recent convert to throwing the ball and he did it last year at East based on the players he had. It's no surprise he ended up at West. Lingerfelt lives in the community and rumors of him replacing Barnes had been circulating for months. It seemed like a natural fit, especially considering that Lingerfelt will be eventually be coaching his sons.
Chad Tedder, no stranger to the sports scene in Davidson County, is the new coach at Central Davidson, having replaced Brad Morton. Tedder, formerly the wrestling coach at West Davidson, was already on the Central staff after having been the head coach at East Rowan for one season. So the transition figured to be smooth as the Spartans get ready to play 3-A football in the Mid-Piedmont Conference.
Lexington still has a vacancy after the abrupt departure of Kwayu Graham, who lasted one season. Graham spent two seasons as defensive coordinator under Joe Gaddis and was promoted when Gaddis returned to Tennessee. Lexington Principal Travis Taylor said the school received a lot of applications, which is not at all surprising. There is always an abundant amount of talent at Lexington. It's going to take a while to sift through all those applications. Lexington should end up with a top quality coach, one they hope will be a keeper.
Vance Hanner, a former East Davidson player, was a natural to replace Lingerfelt after serving on his staff. That should be an easy transition since the East players all know Hanner. It's a solid choice by East Principal Billy Hunt since Hanner will probably be the coach for a long time.
South Davidson reached out all the way to Scotland County to hire Joe Cullen to hopefully turn around a program that has struggled for quite a while. Cullen helped coach quarterbacks for a Scotland County team that was prolific on offense. Facilities aren't an issue at South, which has among the best of any 1-A school. Numbers have been the problem. But Cullen's enthusiasm should translate into greater participation.
It's rare to have that many new coaches in the most high-profile prep sport and probably won't happen again any time soon.
Mike Duprez can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 218 or firstname.lastname@example.com.

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Feb. 24, 2010
Santa Barbara, Calif. - UC Santa Barbara's Benjamin Recknagel was selected as Big West Athlete of the Week. The freshman from Munich, Germany went 2-0 in singles and 1-0 in doubles this past weekend against San Diego and San Diego State.
In the Gauchos' match against San Diego, Recknagel was the only one to win in singles as he beat Abdullah Hashem in three sets, 6-1, 6-7, 7-5. He also won his doubles match with partner Lucas Sudow, defeating USD's Nikola Bubnic and Abdullah Hashem 8-3.
In Sunday's match against San Diego State, Recknagel beat Jakob Kowalski in two sets, 6-0, 6-3. He was not able to compete in doubles due to rain delays.
Recknagel has now won three singles matches in a row. He is 6-3 for the season, which gives him the second most wins on the team. He and Sudow are also tied for most doubles wins. Recknagel is the second Gaucho to be named Athlete of the Week this season.
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In the past decade, blogs have gone from personal diary sites to must-have social media tools for people of every professional stripe. They're how big companies, celebrities and even political figures help make themselves relatable, share information and connect with their audiences and markets. Today, as you surf through the blogosphere, it often looks more like a billboard highway than authentic communication.
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ITRC Fact Sheet 120
Identity Theft and Children
This guide will cover a number of topics:
- About this crime
- Moment of discovery
- Potential impact
- Record clearance and "Do I need an attorney?"
- Should the Social Security Number be changed?
- Emotional impact
- Resources
Child identity theft occurs when a child's identity is used by another person for the imposter's personal gain. The perpetrator may be a family member or someone known by the family. It could also be a stranger who purposely targets children because of the often lengthy time between the fraudulent use of the child's information and the discovery of the crime.
There are some cases that appear to be identity theft but are not. Receiving a pre-approved credit card offer in your child's name might upset you as a parent. However, it might only be an innocent marketing tool sent by an affiliate of your bank because you opened a college fund for your child. (Please refer to ITRC Fact Sheet FS 120B – A Guide for Parents – Child Identity Theft Indicators.) A quick check of credit reports will help you sort out the truth. Currently, all three reporting agencies use automated systems for ordering credit reports. You should contact them directly and request a credit report for your child. If you are told that there is no credit report, that is good news. The reality is that a credit report should not exist until that child's first credit application as an adult.
In some of the topic areas, we will be dividing the discussion by victim types. They are:
- Adult/child victims: Adults who found out that their identity was stolen as a child
- Child victims: Children who have a parent or guardian who finds out about the crime
Financial identity theft occurs when the Social Security Number (SSN) and other personally identifying information (PII) is used to establish new lines of credit.
What most people do not understand is that credit issuers do not always verify the age of the applicant. The information on the application is typically taken at face value. Few credit issuers request sufficient proof of identity. This is a fault within our system that needs to be rectified.
A second misconception is that the credit reporting agencies (CRAs) will know that an application is fraudulent because the applicant is a minor. The age of the applicant for a credit reporting agency becomes "official" with the first credit application. For example, if the first application indicates that the applicant is 24, the credit agencies will believe that person is 24 until a dispute is filed and proven.
Criminal identity theft occurs when a person steals the information of the minor to get a driver's license or uses the child's identity when caught in a criminal act. This person may be an undocumented worker who bought the information or a relative who has had a license suspended or revoked.
Parents or relatives of child/victims are usually the first to notice something is not quite right. Some of these cases involve split families (one of the parents is the perpetrator, and the crime is exposed by the other, unoffending parent). Discovery of child identity theft often comes:
- When attempting to open a savings account or college fund for the child. In this scenario, an unoffending parent discovers that there is already an account with that SSN or that the new account is denied due to a bad check record
- When numerous credit cards, checks, pre-approved credit card offers, bills or bank statements are received in the name of the child
- When collection agencies call or send letters about accounts not opened by the child
- When a teen is denied the right to get a driver's license because another person has a license with that SSN as ID. The imposter may even have accumulated tickets or citations in the child's name
- While going through papers during a divorce or while straightening up the house (parental identity theft)
- When law enforcement comes to the door with a warrant for an arrest of the child
Adult/Child Victims typically find out in the same manner as adult victims of identity theft, when they:
- Are denied credit, mortgage or loan for a vehicle or college tuition
- Are unable to open a bank or checking account
- Receive collection notices in the mail or by telephone
- Are denied tenancy, utility or phone service
- Are denied driver's license renewal
- Are discharged from a job or continually and unexplainably denied employment
- Have been receiving bills or credit cards they never requested, perhaps for years
- Are arrested for an activity they never committed
- Are denied SSI or welfare services
Below are some examples to provide more insight into different ways child identity theft occur.
Situation One: Adult/Child Victim
In this case, the perpetrator may be a relative or a stranger. The 18-year-old student doesn't find out until he or she eventually applies for a college loan, a driver's license, an apartment, a job or credit. It may be 10 –15 years from the time the information is stolen until the crime is discovered. By that point, the crime trail is cold and damage to the child's credit record can be great. The original fraudulent accounts opened may have gone through several hands with company mergers and sell-outs. This makes it difficult to track down original application and transaction records. The criminal may have used the information until the credit history is destroyed and he or she can no longer get credit using that identity. The adult/child has not checked his or her credit report because they assumed one would not exist.
Situation Two: Child Victim
The parent finds out about the problem and is faced with the tedious task of proving that his or her child did not open the accounts. They often have to prove that the child is a minor and indeed their dependent. They are placed in the position of being the primary investigator and have the ultimate responsibility of restoring their child's identity.
Situation Three: Parental Identity Theft and the Child Victim
In this case, the parent may have destroyed his or her own credit or driving record or has a criminal record. Instead of repairing or living with the damage done to their own records, this parent begins to use the identity of their child in order to attain credit, a driver's license or employment.
Child Victims: Parents will have to act on their behalf
- Follow the procedures on ITRC Fact Sheet FS 120A – To Order a Credit Report for a Child, report the crime to the police, and contact the credit issuers to clear your child's records (see ITRC Letter Form LF 120 – Request a Child's Credit Report). Even if there is no credit report, there is a possibility that something might show up later. Check reports again when the child is 16.
- You will need a copy of the child's birth certificate for most requests.
- Only speak with fraud investigators when contacting credit issuers or collection agencies.
- Keep a detailed log. This log should include the name, phone number, and title of each person with whom you speak and summary of the conversation. Refer to ITRC Fact Sheet FS 106 - Organizing Your Identity Theft Case for information on how to track and use the information you will collect as you investigate.
- For accounts that have gone to collection, use ITRC Fact Sheet FS 116 - Collection Agencies and Identity Theft, which explains how to stop collections on fraudulent debt.
- Point out that the child is a minor and that by law is not permitted to enter into a contract.
- Ask to have all accounts, application inquiries and collection notices removed immediately from your child's credit report. You can do this via the credit issuer or through a dispute process with the credit reporting agencies (ITRC Letter Form LF 100-3). ITRC recommends that you make the request of both entities.
- Request copies of all application and transaction records (ITRC Letter Form LF 100-1). Make copies and provide those to the police investigating the case. They may help you discover how this crime occurred.
- If this is a case of criminal identity theft, please refer to ITRC Fact Sheet FS 110.
Do you need an attorney?
That depends on the offender or person who is using the information. If the offender is a parent or relative, or if this is a case that could be tied into a custody or divorce issue, it may be necessary to involve a family law attorney. This is especially true in joint custody cases. If you have joint custody of the child, timing is critical. If you fear that the offending parent might run off with the child, seek the advice of your attorney as to timing, legal actions that might assist you in protecting the safety of the child, or the need to involve child protective services.
- If the offender is a relative, you might find that law enforcement is reluctant to get involved. Be patient, but persistent when requesting a police report for identity theft.
- Do you need to contact the police? If the imposter is a stranger, don't hesitate to contact the police. However, we do understand that calling the police is a sensitive topic if the imposter is someone you know. Please read through our information in ITRC Fact Sheet FS 115 – When You Personally Know the Identity Thief. If you wish to discuss how this will impact you, the imposter, your child and your family, please do not hesitate to contact ITRC at 888-400-5530.
Adult/child Victims:
- Follow the procedures found in ITRC Fact Sheet FS 100 – Financial Identity Theft - The Beginning Steps, which includes contacting the three credit reporting agencies, reporting the crime to the police and notifying the credit issuers so you can clear your records.
- Only speak with fraud investigators when contacting credit issuers or collection agencies.
- Keep a detailed log. This log should include the name, phone number, and title of each person with whom you speak and summary of the conversation. Refer to ITRC Fact Sheet FS 106 - Organizing Your Identity Theft Case for information on how to track and use the information you will collect as you investigate.
- For accounts that have gone to collection, refer to ITRC Fact Sheet FS 116.
- Point out that you were a minor at the time the account was opened, and by law were not permitted to enter into a contract. In many situations, you will need to submit a copy of your birth certificate so try to have one on hand.
- Ask to have all accounts, application inquiries and collection notices removed (or blocked) immediately from your credit report. You can do this via the credit issuer or through a dispute process with the credit reporting agencies. (ITRC Letter Form LF 100-3 – Requesting a Fraudulent Inquiry to be Removed). ITRC recommends that you make the request of both groups.
- Request copies of all application and transaction records (ITRC Letter Form LF 100-1). Make copies and provide those to the police investigating the case. They may help you discover how this crime occurred.
- If this is a case of criminal identity theft, please refer to ITRC Fact Sheet FS 110.
Do you need an attorney?
- Try to get the support of other family members. They may help you fill in some of the gaps and provide a shoulder to lean on. They must also be notified that their information may also be in jeopardy.
- Should you contact the police? If the imposter is a stranger, don't hesitate to contact the police. However, we do understand that calling the police is a sensitive topic if the imposter is someone you know. Please read through ITRC Fact Sheet FS 115 – When You Personally Know the Identity Thief. If you wish to discuss how this will impact you, the imposter, and your family, please do not hesitate to contact the ITRC at 888-400-5530.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has very strict standards about granting a new Social Security Number. We recommend that you read our ITRC Fact Sheet FS 113 - Should I Change My Social Security Number, in which many of the specifics are detailed. Please contact ITRC if you decide to proceed. Contact the SSA by calling (800) 772-1213 or by going on line: www.ssa.gov. Click on the following link for the SSA Electronic leaflet: Identity Theft and Your Social Security Number.
In most circumstances, ITRC does not recommend that victims should apply for a new Social Security Number. However, some child identity theft victims can benefit from such an action.
Please read ITRC Fact Sheet FS 108 – Overcoming the Emotional Impact and ITRC Fact Sheet FS 115 - When You Personally Know the Identity Thief. These might assist you in understanding what the different emotions experienced by many victims.
Child Victims:
Stranger Theft: This crime can affect the way that your child sees the world. It is up to you to help him or her understand that criminals exist in this world, but that they don't have to control the way we live our lives.
- Don't feel the need to involve the child in the activities of clearing records. They don't need this type of education unless they are very mature and old enough.
- Expect rage, denial, embarrassment, fear and misplaced anger. Children act out their feelings more often than they express them. Keep telling them they are loved and that it is okay to express their feelings appropriately. Obviously, kicking walls is not acceptable.
- Drawing is another way some children express emotions. Allow them an opportunity to share their drawing if they wish, but don't push it. Let them lead the way; you are there to be available if and when they want you.
- Explain that identity thieves will not come and take them away, will not break into the house or hurt them physically. Reassure them that they are safe and that you will not let anyone hurt them. Other behaviors to watch for include nightmares, things they had outgrown such as bedwetting, or the fear of sleeping with the lights off. These are indicators of emotional trauma. Keep reassuring them.
Family Identity Theft: Now is not the time or the way to get back at your ex-spouse. Your child will have a difficult enough time with this emotionally. Don't add to his or her burden. You may want to seek therapy, especially in cases of child identity theft done by the other parent or a relative. This can affect the child's ability to trust or develop lasting relationships. Even adults struggle with this issue.
- The child needs to know that he or she did nothing to cause this. They need to understand that the parent made a choice. If you consider how you talked with your children about a divorce or separation, and remember the reactions to that discussion, the right words will come.
- Keep any discussion age specific. Clearly, an older child may want more information and be able to handle it. As with any adult discussion, let the child's questions guide your responses and keep it age appropriate. Do not embellish your answers. Keep them simple and to the point. The child will ask more if he or she wants to know more.
- Your emotions should not enter the conversation. Children often tune into your body language and your tone of voice more than what you say. Be aware of that and how it might taint the discussion. Try to help them understand that stealing is a symptom of a bigger problem.
- Finally, if the imposter is arrested and is also your child's other parent, clearly that issue will need to be discussed with older children. Let them guide you.
Finally, find resources to help you. Consider a good children's therapist who works with crime victims. (See the list at the end of this fact sheet for suggestions.)
Adult/Child Victims:
- If the offender is a parent or guardian: It is understandable for you to feel betrayed, violated, guilty and isolated. This is the person you should have been able to unconditionally trust. Hindsight is perfect and you probably saw signs of the problem long before you pieced together the puzzle.
- YOU DID NOT CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. This person is ill or has significant problems. We understand that knowing this doesn't eliminate or help ease the pain you are feeling.
- ITRC highly recommends that you seek counseling to help deal with the anger that may eventually boil up and with future trust issues. You have control over how this will ultimately affect your life, and therapy will help you in the healing process.
- If the offender is a stranger: It is common for you to feel distrustful and wonder about how this happened. Unless you uncover evidence that helps to reveal the offender, trying to reason out why this happened is a waste of time.
- Each person finds a different way to deal with this crime. Unfortunately, you will need to mature quickly. How this ultimately affects you depends on you, your support team and your ability to understand that one person does not represent the rest of the people you will ultimately meet in your life. To allow this one stranger to affect the rest of your life would be the tragedy - not the crime itself.
Victim assistance professionals have long recognized the value of support groups and counseling for victims of crime. Both you and your child (in the case of child victims) are victims of crime, whether your police department recognizes it as such or not. In some cases, you can seek restitution for the services of a professional therapist should your case go to court.
The following is a partial resource list for those who may not be financially able to afford a private therapist themselves or who may need the name of a good therapy program. We also recommend you look in the front of your local phonebook under: Crisis Intervention; Psychologists; Marriage and Family Counseling; Clinical Social Workers; and Mental Health Professionals/Clinics.
- Local religious leader - your pastor, rabbi or minister
- Family Service Association
- Ask for a low-cost referral from your family physician
- School counselors, psychologists or principals
- YMCA Family Stress Counseling Services
- Your county Mental Health Association
- Many counties have Victim/Witness Assistance programs affiliated with your local district attorney or police departments. You might also look up a Victim Assistance unit of your state attorney general's office
- Many professional counseling associations refer clients to free or reduced cost programs.
- Local hospitals often maintain lists of both governmental and non-profit assistance programs. Some sponsor clinics and support programs. Talk with the mental health department.
- Many businesses have an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). You may want to talk with your HR representative to find out about its availability
- 12-step programs have been of value for some victims. Ones to consider include Al-anon, Ala-teen and Ala-tot.
- Older supportive family members or family friends


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Germany's constitutional court: Britain's EU reservations 'cannot be dismissed'
Professor Hans-Juergen Papier is president of Germany's constitutional court and therefore Germany's most senior judge. And he is concerned by the 'subsidiarity' principle, whereby the actions that may best be performed at a regional level should see the EU devolve such powers to member states. But he observes that national parliaments 'have no guarantee that EU powers will not continue to grow'.
Professor Papier points out that the sheer number of laws coming from Brussels - there were 18,167 regulations and 750 directives between 1998 and 2004 - means that effective scrutiny is 'somewhat impracticable' within the brief period of time available for new EU laws to be considered. He says that the dynamics of subsidiarity are connected to the 'ever closer union' principle, meaning that there is 'from the point of view of member states no fixed limit guaranteed to the creeping transfer of competences (to EU level)'.
The 'Constitution for Europe' may be called the 'Treaty of Lisbon', but this Treaty contains within its text the very mechanism by which it may become a constitution at any point in the future, should it so be wished. It introduces 'simplified revision procedures' which means that the Treaty is self-amending. Article 48 (6) has been called the 'ratchet clause' and allows Treaty amendments to be made without the need for a new amending treaty or further ratification. It also allows for the revisions of text 'on internal policies and actions of the Union' without the necessity to convene an Inter-Governmental Conference.
Professor Papier therefore fully understands the UK's (and Poland's) decision to opt out of the EU's charter of fundamental rights, which reflects a 'deeply rooted mistrust of a union and a court' that pulls 'ever more competences to it'.
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He says that at first glance this mistrust appears 'misplaced' because the charter specifies that it only applies to EU law.
'But at second glance, the reservations of Poland and the United Kingdom cannot be dismissed fully out of hand.'
He concludes that too much of what emanates from the EU is 'less derived from legal texts but from a "platonic legal heaven," with a vagueness concerning both their content and their actual existence'.
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Hackberry Creek presents check to The Dallas Mavericks Foundation
Although the game didn't end favorably for Dallas, Hackberry Creek Country Club in Irving, Texas was able to represent the metroplex during the halftime show at the February 24, 2013 Mavericks game against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Staff members from Hackberry Creek and ClubCorp President and CEO Eric Affeldt were invited out on the court to present a check for $10,545 to Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban who accepted the donation on behalf of The Dallas Mavericks Foundation.
The donation was made possible by the Club's 2012 Charity Classic event, which raised more than $35,000 during two sold-out golf events, a tennis tournament, a fun run family day and a silent auction awards dinner featuring Mavericks guard Roddy Beaubois, Mavericks cheerleaders, Mavs Maniaacs, and play-by-play announcer Mark Followill.
The Dallas Mavericks Foundation assists young people through programs stressing the importance of education, good health and other skills crucial to their future success.
Even though ClubCorp Charity Classic season is coming to a close, its' positive impact continues year-round.
Thank you again to everyone who helped make this year our best year yet!


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September 28, 2003 • Posted By Shaun Lyon
William Hill, the UK-based bookmakers which we preivously announced had made Alan Davies their 8-to-1 favourite to play the Doctor, have now got their full book open on who will take the role; you can visit the site by going here. Alan Davies still has the 8-1 odds, with Richard E. Grant at 14-1, Sean Pertwee (son of the late actor) at 16-1, and even Ian McKellen, Michael Caine and Don Cheadle at the extremes. Says William Hill spokesperson Jennie Prest, "Amazingly it is 14 years since the last series, but everyone remembers who was Doctor Who when they were a kid! Every time the actor was replaced there was intense excitement about who would be the next one, and this time it is just the same!!


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(IF you seek an APC to add Counseling 160 (formerly known as 'APSY 160'), scroll to the bottom of this profile for further information on if/how I issue APC's.)
Thank you for your interest in reading this profile. It WILL help you learn more of me, my counseling, the course that I teach (Counseling 160), and Saddleback College.
I have been at Saddleback College since 1991 and a Professor/ Counselor since 1998. I am one of 17 full-time counselors. The California Community College System has been my professional home since 1975. By implication, I am 'old', yet I'm a firm believer that "age is a frame of mind", and that your life 'attitude' sets the tone for everything you do. This approach frames my teaching, my counseling, and how I live my own life.
As a counselor, I cover the gamut of academic, career and personal counseling. I would add that everything we do for and with the student is 'personal' to that student! My working philosophy is that YOU have the power to make personal choices leading to a fulfilling life. A 'fulfilling life' includes all sevens day of the week! My goal in my class, and in counseling, is for you to understand, capture, and be responsible to the power that you possess. Gain confidence in your ability to take worthy risks, make good decisions! It's YOUR life! Work at it! Learn to enjoy working at it!
As a generalist counselor, we serve all students. I welcome individuals from all backgrounds, cultures, good and poor academic experiences, life styles, and majors (including 'undecided'). I do have three student populations where my experience has lead to some specialization additional to generalist counseling. These specialties are separate yet many times overlap: career counseling; pre-nursing/nursing; and student's who have had academic difficulties leading to probation. (For those of you interested in career counseling, I strongly recommend Counseling 160 as the best approach, yet there are other possible avenues)
Once again, I DO WELCOME ALL STUDENTS for either individual counseling or enrolling in my Career Exploration (COUN 160) class.
Speaking of: MORE ABOUT THE CLASS: I teach two sections each Fall and Spring semester: ALWAYS on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 - 9:45 pm and always on Tue & Thur morning 7:30 - 8:45 am. I promise, you will have no parking challenge for a 7:30 am class.
The subtitle for my classes is "Take Charge!" You may learn more about this class (and me) by visiting my faculty web site linked to this profile at the very top of this page (immediately below the counseling office phone number).
Once at my faculty web site, 'student comments' may assist your decision about Counseling 160. These are anecdotal statements written by former students during some point in their class experience. (Note again, the class title was formerly APSY 160 therefore the historic references may refer to such. COUN 160 = APSY 160
For students registered for the class, updated course materials are posted on BLACKBOARD near the start of each respective semester. Yet, the materials posted as part my faculty web site are a fair , if somewhat historical representation of the course.
MORE ABOUT ME and Saddleback College: I am one member of the College Crisis Intervention Team, a support service for students who find themselves in need of urgent assistance. Students in need of urgent assistance may approach either the Counseling Division or the Health Center. If you spot another student in need, please do not hesitate to make a referral, even walking them over.
Among the other committees or activities where I participate: Counseling Technology, Academic Appeals, Scholarship Selection, Freshman Advantage, and Commencement. I am also an active contributor to the Saddleback College Foundation.
MORE ABOUT ME BEYOND Saddleback College: Previous institutions of higher learning where I have hung my professional hat: Cabrillo College (Aptos, Ca); Monmouth College (Illinois); Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, Ill). I was also an Air Traffic Controller in the US Air Force, stationed in San Antonio, Texas; Biloxi, Mississippi; Clark Air Base Philippines; and Siskiyou County Airport (Montague, Ca)
My interests beyond the college are family; friends; golf, and more golf. I have served on the Board of Directors of The San Clemente Golf (Men's) Club, including a year as Club President. Originally from Ohio; I have lived in California for over 40 years with 'my bride' Deanie. She is the love of my life, a native of California. She was born in extreme Northern California (Yreka) in Siskiyou County, known to some as "God's Country"! We met when I was stationed there in the Air Force.
I live what I teach. I enjoy working at living seven days a week, every week. Work hard! Play hard! Learn your part in the world. Be responsible for your life! Respect and learn from others! Enjoy the voyage!
THANK YOU for taking the time to read this. If you've made it this far, you must be considering Saddleback College for one reason or another. IF you choose either my class or counseling service, I look forward to working with you. Jump on board!
If not, know that Saddleback College IS one very special place for many reasons. Opportunities abound here that frequently have a powerfully launching and positive impact for the individual.
"Go get 'em" either way!
Respectfully, Doug Barr
Seeking an APC? Read the following carefully. I provide details herein NOT to discourage you. The tasks required are minimal, but necessary. Please Read On!
I do NOT automatically provide APC's depending on the timing of your request and whether the class is full (or not).
If the class is FULL, and you attend the first week, I will assign you tasks for the next meeting. If you present those tasks required, I WILL issue you an APC.
If the class is OPEN in the first week, and "instructor permission required" it means you're seeking this class 'late', perhaps not attending the initial session/first week. Seat availability is not a problem, but you may still need to complete tasks before receiving an APC. Send me an email request (link above & built into the class schedule).
I rarely provide an APC the second week of the term for who just 'show up' without any prior communication with me and/or no tasks yet completed. Yet, show up anyway! The process for instructors providing APC's is NOT an exact science.


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On Sunday, University of Missouri defensive end Michael Sam was rated as the 90th-best prospect in May's National Football League draft. The next morning, the 24-year-old all-American had slipped to No. 160.
Only one thing had changed: On Sunday night, Sam announced he is gay.
If he's drafted, Sam would become the only openly gay active player in any of the four major professional sports.
Suddenly, NFL teams are weighing real questions about Sam's size, speed and ability — and whether his skills will be enough to overshadow the almighty "distraction," a catch-all term many teams use when addressing an issue, personality or incident they'd rather not deal with. In this case, teams will weigh whether Sam's play merits the massive media attention and possible objections from teammates and others.
"There's going to be a lot of questions," said Gil Brandt, a former executive who's now an NFL Network analyst. ". . . I would imagine that right now, everybody's got their tapes from Missouri queued up, and they're looking at [jersey] number 52."
While many welcomed the news as a landmark in the world of professional sports — among those tweeting congratulations was President Barack Obama — Sam's announcement also was met with a good measure of public and private skepticism in the NFL community.
It suggested that although Americans are more accepting of gay rights, the nation's favorite sport has been slow to shed its apprehension — an image some team leaders are trying to change.
"Regardless of who you are, what your background is and what your personal or sexual orientation is, if you can play, you can play," New York Giants President John Mara said Monday in comments provided by the team. "Michael's announcement will not affect his position on our draft board."
The Giants could be in the minority. Two weeks ago, as Sam was among a group of players preparing for a pre-draft all-star game, the Senior Bowl, rumors circulated that there were red flags surrounding the Missouri defender.
"I think the way it was put was: 'Sam may have some off-the-field problems,' " Brandt said. "Quite honestly, I didn't know what that meant."
Before Sunday's announcement, the Southeastern Conference's co-defensive player of the year was projected as a possible third-round pick; CBS Sports had rated him 90th, then No. 160 and later Monday moved him to No. 110.
But Peter King, who writes a popular NFL column for Sports Illustrated, quizzed several team officials about Sam on Sunday; one said his announcement wouldn't matter, but another predicted Sam wouldn't be drafted at all. Brandt, pointing to Sam's undersize upper body and inexperience as a starter, predicted that Sam would be selected in the sixth round; the past seven SEC defensive players of the year have been taken in the first round.
Even if Sam possessed first-round talent, Brandt said, his announcement likely would've cost him selection in the first round.
Wade Davis, a former NFL defensive back who came out as gay after his career ended, was among a small group that prepped Sam this past weekend for Sunday's announcement. Davis said by phone that Sam did not express concern that coming out would hinder his professional career.
"He wasn't worried about it," said Davis, who spent one season with the Washington Redskins and now is the executive director of You Can Play, an advocacy group that works for equality among gay and transgender athletes. "One thing that Michael told me: 'Look, man, I can play.' . . . Those guys [NFL players] only care about one thing: Can you help us win?"
Sam, who came out to his college team before the 2013 season, led Missouri to the SEC East championship and a 12-2 record. He tallied 11 1/2 sacks and 19 tackles for losses. Despite his strong season and the Tigers' surprising run, Sam rarely spoke with reporters; his teammates, meanwhile, kept his secret.
"I never had a problem with my teammates," Sam was quoted as saying in The New York Times, which along with ESPN was the platform for his revelation. "Some of my coaches were worried, but there was never an issue."
Still, a handful of NFL players have expressed reluctance at playing alongside a gay teammate. Patrick Crayton, a veteran wide receiver who spent the 2013 preseason with the New Orleans Saints, tweeted Sunday night that Sam should "stay in the closet." Jonathan Vilma, a Saints linebacker, said during an NFL Network interview last week that he had concerns about showering and dressing with a gay teammate nearby.
Doug Williams, himself a social pioneer as the first black quarterback to win the Super Bowl, said Monday that Sam's on-field ability should overshadow any preconceptions in the locker room.
"Eventually, we have to get to that point when we talk about people's sexuality and get to that point where you say: 'Hey, that's their preference, but if he's a good football player, and if he can help us win, he can be on my team,' " said Williams, who on Monday joined the Redskins in a front-office position.
Davis, the equality advocate, said Sam expects to be hazed, a rite of passage endured by many NFL rookies, particularly those with a high national profile.
Davis said Sam told him last weekend that, if a teammate asks about Sam's sexuality, he would discuss it openly. And the first step toward earning his teammates' trust, Davis said, would be in keeping locker-room conversations — and potentially insensitive language — private. A similar approach could be seen as Sam's first NFL test: At the NFL combine, a talent evaluation event held in late February, team officials surely will ask him questions about his sexuality, a topic officially off-limits, and keeping those questions confidential could earn him points in the close-to-the-vest NFL.
"The thing he knows is that, 'Hey, I'm not looking to run to the media and tell them this guy asked me this question,' " Davis said. "He understands the importance of that. He knows he has to not only protect himself but the brand, and if he wants to be a part of that brand, he's got to look out for that."
After the draft, it'll be up to Sam's new team to manage what follows. Last year, the San Diego Chargers drafted Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o in the second round, months after it was revealed that Te'o had been tricked into carrying on an online romantic relationship with a woman who didn't actually exist. Before the draft, Chargers officials met to discuss a media strategy; they would limit exposure to reporters and allow no one-on-one interviews.
After the draft, the team maintained its plan, and with Te'o willing to address questions head-on, a previously dominant story line dissolved after a few months.
Davis said Sam seemed ready to answer all questions without reservation, too. That began Sunday, when he stepped in front of the rumors circulating at the Senior Bowl and, rather than face relentless questions about his "off-the-field problems," as it had been put to Brandt, Sam provided his own answers.
"I think he did the right thing," Brandt said. "Because they would ask him about it, and then if he didn't admit it and lied, it would hurt him more. This way, it's out there."
Now, Davis said, he can prepare answers for a more pressing topic: Whether he belongs in an NFL team's lineup.
"He's such a football guy," Davis said, "that that's all he wants to talk about: 'Hey, I just want to play football. Can you line up a guy in front of me who can stop me?' "


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An air traffic controller in Daytona Beach was guiding Michael Anders to the Flagler County Airport, five miles away. But about three minutes after initially reporting the problem, Anders calmly radioed he had "zero oil pressure." That signaled the situation was dire.
Pilot Michael Anders sounded calm and in control as he and two passengers descended through the sky and clouds from 7,000 feet with a troubling vibration and dropping oil pressure in his single-engine plane.
An air traffic controller in Daytona Beach was guiding Anders to the Flagler County Airport, five miles away. But about three minutes after initially reporting the problem, Anders calmly radioed he had "zero oil pressure."
That signaled the situation was dire, said Scott Shappell, chairman of the Human Factors and Systems Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach.
"That scares me. That's the part that scares me," Shappell said.
Without oil the engine is going to seize, so a pilot needs to start searching for a spot to land, even if it's not a runway, Shappell said.
"You are looking to put it down on the beach. You are looking to put it down anywhere," Shappell said. "Personally, I think he's hard-pressed to make the (Flagler County Airport) field at that point once he's out of oil. Basically he's not lubricating the engine."
Anders never made it to the Flagler County Airport that afternoon on Jan. 4. His 1957 Beechcraft Bonanza was flying low when it fell out of the air and plunged into a house at 22 Utica Path in Palm Coast, near the east side of the airport. Inside the house, Susan Crockett managed to escape out a back window.
But everyone aboard the plane died: Anders, who had turned 58 on the day of the crash, was from Albany, Ky. Also aboard were one of Anders' neighbors', Duane Shaw, 59, and Shaw's fianc�e, Charissee Peoples, 42, of Indianapolis. The three were flying from Fort Pierce to Kentucky after a vacation in the Caribbean.
The National Transportation Safety Board is unlikely to issue a full report on the crash for about a year.
Anders was a capable and careful pilot, said his brother, Louie Anders, 68, who lives near Bowling Green, Ky. Michael Anders was a U.S. Navy veteran and a Spanish teacher at Clinton County High School in Kentucky. He was also fluent in French.
Louie Anders said he used to fly ultralights and believes his brother picked up his love of flying from him. According to Federal Aviation Administration records, Michael Anders received his pilot's license in February 2002 and was rated to fly in instrument conditions, relying if need be on gauges, indicators and other instruments to pilot the plane through murky weather.
Michael Anders had not mentioned any mechanical problems with his 1957 Beechcraft Bonanza, his brother said.
Louie Anders said that while he had not flown with his brother lately, he used to fly with him a lot. The pair had flown to Arkansas to fish for trout, to New Orleans for a birthday party and to Fort Campbell, Ky., for a chess tournament, another one of Michael Anders' interests.
"He'd pick me up and we'd just go flying, enjoy flying," Louie Anders said.
He said the trip to Fort Campbell about five years ago got dicey. Ice formed on the Bonanza's wings.
"He handled it quite well," Louie Anders said of his brother. "He let the tower know the size of the ice, the sluggishness of the plane. I don't think we had much longer as far as that plane coming down. I don't think the tower realized we had that much ice. He handled it perfectly."
But the situation over Palm Coast turned out far from perfect as Anders tried to pilot the plane to the Flagler County Airport. Shappell praised Anders' composure under the circumstances.
"The pilot is incredibly cool and calm, which is always a good thing," Shappell said.
Shappell also said that while the sky was not clear, Anders had enough space to maneuver and see the airport once he descended beneath the clouds floating 900 to 1,000 feet above the ground. That's the rough equivalent of a 60- to 70-story skyscraper worth of space, he said.
"My sense is that he made a conscious decision that he can make Flagler," Shappell said. "He is hoping he can make Flagler before the engine seizes, but he didn't make it,"
But the weather did make things tougher on Anders, said Marty Lauth, an associate professor of air traffic management at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
"It just happened that he had two things that did not work in his favor," Lauth said. "First of all, a problem with his aircraft and he was going over an area that was totally socked in. It was totally overcast; he couldn't see the ground."
Even though Anders was four to five miles from the Flagler County Airport when he reported the problem — he was flying at 7,000 to 7,500 feet, so he had to descend and maneuver to line up for the landing, Lauth said. That's why at some points in the radio transmission it seems Anders is no closer to the airport than he was at the beginning of the crisis.
And it's not uncommon for an air traffic controller to hear of a rough running engine.
"The pilot could have made it clear that this is a major problem or this thing's ready to fall out of the sky," Lauth said. "But if he can't see where to land, that's as much of a problem as a rough running engine."
And Anders did not expect his plane to suddenly plummet, Lauth added.
"It didn't even give him enough time to make a call (to say), 'Hey, we are falling or crashing," Lauth said. "It just happened."
Both Lauth and Shappell said they believe the plane went into a stall, meaning it lost the lift that kept it aloft.
Michael Anders did not declare an emergency even though an FAA manual said the initial communication should begin with "Mayday." Even though the word Mayday was not used, Anders and the air traffic controller appeared to have exchanged the information listed for a distress situation in the FAA's aeronautical information manual.
That includes information about the weather, altitude, heading, number of people on board and how much fuel remained in the plane and the nature of the problem.
Lauth said that had Anders declared an emergency, it probably wouldn't have made a difference.
"From what I have heard about it, the controller handled it almost as if it was an emergency even though he didn't declare it or the pilot," Lauth said. "And a lot of times they won't declare it."
But declaring an emergency is important, according to another Embry-Riddle professor, Dan Cutrer, associate professor of homeland security.
"In the event that there is an emergency, one of the most important things for a pilot to do is to declare that emergency, to say that word," Cutrer said. "If you don't do that, sometimes the air traffic controller understands that there is a situation but they may not understand that it's life threatening."
Pilots also sometimes misjudge the situation.
"A lot of times pilots may overestimate their own abilities or they dont' recognize how bad the situation is," Cutrer said.


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i.e. Macs are expensive to maintain. In contrast I bought a Mickeysoft XP PC in 2002 and haven't spent a dime since then for OS updates. i.e. Cheap.
(And Linux won't install my Netscape ISP's Web Accelerator software - so that's not an option either.)
So you're contrasting OS upgrade fees for OS X... versus not upgrading Windows.
Guess what? There are upgrade fees to go from XP to Vista to 7, too.
Except Windows apps from today still run on a 10-year old Windows 2000 machine, for the most part.
Mac apps are, like their makers, excessively trendy so whenever a new OS X build is released, the great majority of developers "embrace" the new features and it seems very few are committed to backward compatibility. This much is true of both big-name vendors and homebrew/shareware authors ("Free" isn't so big yet in that sphere).
>>>Except Windows apps from today still run on a 10-year old Windows 2000 machine, for the most part.
Precisely. With Windows you don't have to upgrade because it has a relatively long support cycle, and as you pointed-out you can continue using Win2000 (or even Win98) without problem. In contrast my Mac 10.4 which is not that old, refuses to run anything because virtually all the software requires 10.5 or higher.
And thus we're back to my point - "A $100 fee every year to upgrade from 10.4, to 10.
Which brings me to something I've asked several times and never gotten a real response too: Why is it so damned hard for Apple guys to admit Apple is expensive? I mean you don't see Ferrari owners going "well if you figure in all the external factors its a great value for the money" because its not. Its exotic, its fast, but it sure as hell ain't cheap. Same thing goes with Apple.
As you pointed out you get crazy long support cycles out of MSFT. Win2K will be supported until April next year IIRC, and WinXP until 2014. And the simple fact is that now Apple has switched to Intel you can buy the SAME hardware that is in a Macbook or Macbook Pro for $700- $900 or more cheaper from a Dell or HP. So the price difference is for OSX and the pretty. So for an Apple guy to say Windows is expensive when they are paying that much for OSX PLUS having to "rebuy" it every year is just nuts.
Hey, Apple Guys, if you want to drive a Ferrari, just drive it and be happy. If you think spending $700-$900 or more for OSX is great, then fine and dandy, nobody is judging you. But please stop with the bullshit, okay? It makes you sound delusional or like a koolaid drinker when you sit there and try to jump through all these logic hoops trying to justify how that $2200 you paid for your laptop isn't high, when we can buy the same gear for $900-1100. You don't see the Ferrari owners trying to justify with logic hoops how they are "value for the money" compared to Ford, do you? Hell no! So just accept you have a Ferrari and be happy. But trying to come up with all these crazy hoops to try to prove that Apple computers aren't expensive just ends up with a pile of bullshit as big as MSFT's with their "get the facts" campaign, okay?
If you want to spend that extra $$$$ on OSX, just do it and be happy already. Trying to justify it with these totally crazy "value for the money" arguments just makes you sound crazy or desperate to prove you didn't get ripped off. If you think OSX is worth the hundreds or even over a thousand you spend, then just spend it and be happy with your purchase.
Yeah. I'm pissed off because my 4-or-so-year-old dual 2.7Ghz G5 tower is becoming less and less viable - even though it's still a fast, powerful machine, even by today's standards.
I've not found the upgrades to be necessary for compatibility reasons, though we did upgrade one of our older macs (a G5) to get the benefit of the performance boost. It had been running with the OS it came with for...I'm going to say about 4 years. I'm not sure why you feel that you'd be obligated to purchase upgrades, care to offer some insight?
Certainly if you feel that a point change in the OS X world is equivalent to a service pack, I can see how you might be put out by having to pay for one. But I th
I would upgrade to a Macintosh and abandon the Microsoft/ActiveX/Exploder trojanware completely
Yeah, like if mac was better at security fixes [tuaw.com]...
Namely - A $100 fee every year to upgrade from 10.4, to 10.5, to 10.6, and so on
I don't like to contradict your wonderful hyperbole with mere facts, but the upgrade from 10.5 to 10.6 is going to cost $29 [apple.com], and comes two years after the release of 10.5, making the cost $14.50 per year, not $100. The upgrade from 10.4 to 10.5 cost $129 I believe (although it was $20 if you had bought 10.4 after 10.5 was announced) and was release 2.5 years after 10.4, making the cost per year $51.6. If you bought both of these upgrades, you will have spent $35.11 per year on upgrades.
If you bought both of these upgrades, you will have spent $35.11 per year on upgrades.
Which is close to the cost of an anti-virus subscription.
If $100/year to not have to deal with Windows' virus/trojan/takeover bullshit is a lot for you then you might want to consider finding a job that pays more than minimum wage.
i.e. Macs are expensive to maintain. In contrast I bought a Mickeysoft XP PC in 2002 and haven't spent a dime since then for OS updates. i.e. Cheap.
And I bought a Mac with 10.4 and haven't spend a dime since then for OS updates. i.e. Cheap.
And, just for those who are complaining about software - all my software works, still, on that version of the OS. Everything I have wanted to get has happened to work on that version of the OS.
Maybe it's because I'm boring, and don't want or need all new shiney software every ten seconds, but there it is - I have had no reason to upgrade.
So much for anecdotes, you have one, so do I.
Linux has traffic shaping software that is far superior to your ISP's "Web Accelerator" software. I would be willing to bet that Mac has the same features.
Web accelerators are for dialup connections, primarily. You only get ~48k on that connection, no matter what. The pages can't be fed to you any faster than 56k, period, and quality and length of wire between you and the ISP will decrease that. Wondershaper or Firestarter can ensure that QOS rules are followed, and that interactive web apps (such as yo
The thing about Active X is that is just a way to put an object oriented wrapper around a DLL. So really, its just a DLL.
The problem with DLLs is that they are good for process re-use on a desktop but not the kind of thing you want to be shoving into a browser. However, if Microsoft closed off Active X entirely in browsers, they would break Flash and third party OpenGL and movie plugins... and probably would wind up getting ripped for it.
The thing to keep in mind is that Firefox and other browsers that allow for DLLs to be loaded as plugins are going to have these problems as well. It's just that, there are less firefox plugins than there are activex controls out there, so the universe of the problem is smaller.
Strictly speaking, the GP is right. The reason that ActiveX is more vulnerable than Firefox is there are a lot more ActiveX controls than Firefox plugins. (Not to be confused with Firefox Addons, which seem to be fairly secure, and are pieces of javascript. Firefox plugins are things like the PDF viewer that Acrobat installs, etc.)
However, the reason there are a lot more ActiveX controls is a, tada, bad design. It's because ActiveX fundamentally lets you embed all sorts of stuff that came with the operating system and random applications and were not designed to be controlled by a web page. Stuff around from before web browsers!
So Microsoft has to kill each of these, one at a time. That's what the '175 killbits' is talking about....something like 125 of those were on things that it should not have been possible to load in a web browser anyway, but Microsoft decided it would be great fun if you could load all those fancy new signed-DLLs-under-another-name in a web browser. And companies that had been putting out ActiveX controls and had never had to worry about security before, because they were selling a PDF rendering control to software developers to embed in their app, suddenly found out how insecure they were.
Aka, is your car secure, right now? Yes? Alright, let's transport these dangerous criminals in it. What do you mean, it's not secure from that direction?
And this isn't helped by the fact that ActiveX controls are so easy to install. I'm not talking about malicious ones, those are easy also, but legitimate good ActiveX controls, which are signed by a legit company and everything.
And they work for two years, and web design moves on...and eventually a hole is discovered in them...and crackers download that version, put it up on their web site, and wait for people to click Yes to install this clearly legit control, signed by Macromedia or whatever, so they can buffer overflow it.
Oh, look. Have to issue a killbit for that also.
The large proliferation of ActiveX controls vs. the small proliferation of Netscapian plugins is why ActiveX is so vulnerable, but the first is entirely due to a rather stupid design decision at the start of IE that let web page designers use random ActiveX controls (Which everyone forgets were not invented for web browsers, but existed before as DLLs with well defined embedding mechanisms.) in a web browser
As a Windows repairman, I'll let you in on a little secret: You wanna know why Windows gets exploited and Linux don't? You really wanna know why? The answer is simple: PEBKAC, that's why. Linux guys just aren't gonna run email spam attachments, Hot_Lesbos.mp3.sh, or any of the other truly fucking dumb things Windows users will do. Since I believe in good story telling examples, I'll tell you a true story. Meet Velma.
This is little Velma, who works at an insurance company. Say hi Velma (Hi Y'all!) isn't she sweet? Everybody just loves little Velma. But here in the Windows repair biz we have a name for little Velma, and it is....dum dum dum....The disaster area! Because you see, little Velma has a BFF Kim, who is what we in the Windows repair biz call a "click whore" in that she will click on ANYTHING. Spam attachments, dubious screensaver programs, adware, you name it Kim will click it. And Velma trusts her BFF Kim, because they go on vacation together and anything bad from kim must be a trick, because Kim wouldn't do that. So lets see an actual interaction between the gruff but lovable local repairman hairyfeet and Velma, shall we?
/feet/ Velma, that is a password protect email attachment. That is a virus, do NOT open and run that!
And there you have it, an actual infection of an actual Windows user. Could MSFT have done anything to stop it? Short of giving Velma a thin client with no install capability no. And don't worry, Linux guys! If you manage to lure Velma and all her PEBKAC friends to your OS, I'm sure your friends at the Russian Business Network and their friends in China and Nigeria will be cooking up "Happy_pup.jpg.sh" with nice easy to follow instructions so Velma and her friends can turn Linux into a virus laden whore, just like Windows! Won't that be nice?
The thing to keep in mind is that Firefox and other browsers that allow for DLLs to be loaded as plugins are going to have these problems as well. It's just that, there are less firefox plugins than there are activex controls out there, so the universe of the problem is smaller.
There is truth in your argument that third party additions to a browser pose a security problem, but you are comparing coffee and fish.
Plugins pose a security risk because you are running software from unknown sources as part of your browser. However, you don't need to install the plugins in order to enjoy the browser functionality.
Active X on the other hand was always intended to be integrate with web pages, which means that in many cases you would not even have been able to view the content without downloading a COM object of dubious origin. Fortunately this has largely failed, and most web content is still accessible without it (though there are a number of commercial services on the other hand that require Active X to work).
The better comparison with Active X is other dynamic web code, such as scripting languages like javascript, and of course Java, which have been used for similar purposes. There are clear differences, because Active X is running native code, and so is notoriously difficult to sandbox effectively. It is obviously a matter of degree; no system is fully secure. But whereas exploits of Active X tend to often be total (access to the host machine), exploits of systems such as javascript often revolve around more subtle issues such as masquerading.
I actually think there is merit in having internet distributable native code. But having said that, there are multiple issues. I don't think the solution is merely to improve the containment of the downloaded code (indeed, that only makes it harder for the plugin to do anything useful). The problem is one of trust: how do I know if the binary code is trustworthy (Microsoft rubberstamp certification just doesn't do it for me!); and why do most sites need Active X at all (shouldn't we just be trying to agree on some browser standards like video formats so that typical functionality can be built into the browser!).
you are comparing coffee and fish
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he thing to keep in mind is that Firefox and other browsers that allow for DLLs to be loaded as plugins are going to have these problems as well
People tend to like to forget about that. ActiveX is no more or less unsafe than FF plugins [mozilla.org]. Executable code running on the client machine, non-sandboxed. Both FF and IE will prompt you before installing such things, and that's the extent of the protection you get from them. Both can be very easily abused by a malicious creator - all you have to do is get people to install it (bunnies!); or install it yourself as part of another application.
Confusing summary. Will Wednesday's demo show how to exploit ActiveX even after the patch is applied or not?
Somehow people think it's normal to embed in webpages stuff that is executable code for a particular operating system and processor architecture. WTF?!?
This is soooo fucking stupid I almost can't believe it. I've tried for years to convince people of that but they look at me as if I'm an alien.
It was a tremendous lock-in strategy for Micro$oft, though. They're still cashing in on it. Fortunately, the tide is changing, but it will take a long, long time until this ActiveX shit is gone.
There are still people that think ActiveX is a gift to humanity.
Well, nobody said it was a good gift.
damned if they do damned if they dont?
Patching a security hole ASAP is a good thing. But it's still unusual behavior from Microsoft. One would expect them to wait 2 weeks for the normal Patch Tuesday.
Patching a security hole ASAP is a good thing. But it's still unusual behavior from Microsoft. One would expect them to wait 2 weeks for the normal Patch Tuesday.
You mean you would expect them to wait 18 months and two weeks? That's absolutely ridiculous! The only reason to release now is that it's being exploited in the wild. Do you really think they would have fixed it on patch Tuesday if they hadn't done so in 18 months?
You mean you would expect them to wait 18 months and two weeks? That's absolutely ridiculous! The only reason to release now is that it's being exploited in the wild. Do you really think they would have fixed it on patch Tuesday if they hadn't done so in 18 months?
Nope, what's your point? I made it very clear. I'm only referring to the isolated action of patching something asap. I'm not defending nor attacking MSs methods. Please read the posts more thoroughly when you reply to them.
Please read the posts more thoroughly when you reply to them.
Now that was embarassingly ironic. I apologise sincerely.
I thought the weridness came from using a "killbit" solution. Any spybot programmer will easily be able to override that.
How, pray tell?
Sure, it's easy to disable killbits if you have the ability to run code on a windows system. But if you've already reached the point of running arbitrary code on a windows system, why would you go through the trouble of disabling a kill bit and then hope that the ActiveX control gets exploited so that you can... run code on a windows system? Think about it.
It's not an issue exactly, but I can't off the top of my head recall a time that MS has released an out of schedule patch that wasn't to fix a problem already well known and being actively exploited.
It's not an issue exactly, but I can't off the top of my head recall a time that MS has released an out of schedule patch that wasn't to fix a problem already well known and being actively exploited.
Me neither, but it's still a good thing. Perhaps there should be Black Hat sessions every week?
You missed the part where they knew about the flaw 18 months ago. That's just... sad.
"Sad" isn't the word for it. Evil comes close, though. The fact that the flaw was introduced by their own development tools is what's sad. The people who get exploited by this flaw will be sad.
yes activex sucks, anyone who doesn't know this already has rocks in their head, but calling a patch "weird beyond belief"? MS gets wind of security hole that might be really bad, patches it urgently.
Not only that but they patch it urgently for the 175th time. If that isn't urgent I don't know what is.
I don't know of any other OS company that's that focused on security that it patches the same kind of thing that many times : "We have to make sure, the security of our users is important to us !".
Now that's dedication !
Not only that but they patch it urgently for the 175th time.
MS haven't patched this vulnerability 175 times. They've issued 175 patches that have made use of the ActiveX killbit mechanism to disable various old controls, as opposed to patching the vulnerability in those controls.
Microsoft refused to explain the flaw and even put a cone of silence around researchers
Those suck. My dog had to wear one of them for a week. Didn't shut him up but it sure stopped him from licking what used to be his balls.
Those suck. My dog had to wear one of them for a week.
i don't think it means [wikipedia.org] what you think it means [wikipedia.org].
To make a patch that simply turned off ActiveX? I better be misreading this...
Not only that, but it forced a reboot. Why do you need a reboot to turn off a service?
In other news, why was my machine set to install automatically... and reboot automatically... Gah! What a stupid setting!
To make a patch that simply turned off ActiveX? I better be misreading this...
Not only that, but it forced a reboot. Why do you need a reboot to turn off a service?
Welcome to the best feature of Windows 7: turning off/on processes on demand, including IE!
Not only that, but it forced a reboot.
Woke up this am to find my token Winders box had rebooted overnight. Luckily I only use it as a weather station. I would have been pissed to wake up and find a work environment automatically rebooted. I save my work but sometimes I'll be in the middle of a project and it takes a lot of time to restore the workspace.
ActiveX is from the devil.
I'd suspect the vulnerability and solution was such a cluster frak, that it took that long to work it out without royally fraking everything else up.
The ActiveX killbits weren't the only thing updated. Microsoft also updated Visual Studio 2003 SP1, 2005 SP1, 2008, and 2008 SP1; along with their respective runtimes.
1. Be told of critical flaw by multiple, repeatable accounts and deny everything as a "paranoid fantasy"
2. Secretly prepare emergency patch and bury it in driver update patches
3. ???
I believe step 3 here is
3. Maintain that Windows is more secure then other operating systems because bugs are fixed really quick.
I just installed using the automatic updates thing (prompt before install) and I was not asked to reboot.
Microsoft has issued 175 killbits fixes so far.
So, how many kilobytes of killbits is that?
Experience varies directly with equipment ruined.


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Being a dominant player in the global economy, the US economy has always maintained an inverse relation with the gold markets.
Past situation
The US faced the deepest and longest recession since the Great Depression of 1930s. The manufacturing industry took a severe hit. The economy was unable to generate new jobs, driving the unemployment rate higher. The housing sector was affected by numerous foreclosures. The US had to support its wrecked banking system by quantitative easing sethods. During that time, the investors were favoring gold over the US equity markets.
Present situation
The US economy started to gain momentum in the month of March 2013. The employment data of US was encouraging with the private sector adding a substantial number of new jobs and posting good gains in the first quarter. Being a personal consumption driven economy, the US found support in the form of increased activity in motor vehicles and housing sectors. This, in turn, started stimulating the much needed labour market activity resulting in increased employment opportunities. Increased household wealth, increased spending at retail outlets and stores also showed signs of recovery. Even the home foreclosures and layoff rates were recorded at pre-recession levels. The economic recovery signs improved investors' confidence in equity markets. They started preferring equity markets over gold.
Past situation
Not just US but all the major economies across the globe experienced a major financial crisis post 2007. The turmoil in Europe with respect to the economic slowdown and the debt crisis negatively affected the euro. The Japanese economy was spiraling in the effect of the "lost decade".
Present situation
Though the current condition of the euro zone doesn't boast of full recovery, it has started showing good signs. With Cyprus banks opting for selling their gold reserves to pay off the debt, the supply of gold increased. In the anticipation of more euro nations following the suit, investors have cut down their exposure to gold. Gold ETFs experienced huge sell-off pressure.
Past situation
The quantitative easing measures by US weakened the US dollar. Demand for the dollar decreased. The major federal banks were opting for gold over the dollar, with China being the front runner. This acted as one of the driving factors for the gold price rally. In anticipation of driving inflation rates higher once the quantitative easing measures end, investors preferred gold as a hedge against inflation.
Present situation
With signs of economic recovery, the US dollar has strengthened. The current inflation data across the globe is not in sync with the anticipations. The inflation numbers were recorded lower than expected. Investors started favoring the dollar over gold.
When compared to the global markets, Indian markets experienced higher growth rates in gold prices.
The Indian rupee, which used trade around 43 per dollar, is now valued at around 54 per dollar. The global economic conditions of the past decade along with the weakness of the rupee acted in favor of higher gold prices during the last decade in India.
The economic indicators in the coming quarter will define the direction of gold in the future. If the US economy continues its good run, you can expect a further decline in gold prices in 2013.
Nitin Vyakaranam is the founder and chief executive officer, ArthaYantra, an integrated online personal finance company.
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The date is 1970 of the Galactic Era, almost 3,000 from now, and the Republic, created by the human race but not yet dominated by it, finds itself in an all-out war against the Teroni Federation, an alliance of races that resent Man's growing military and economic power. The rebel starship, the Theodore Roosevelt, under the command of Wilson Cole, is preparing to lead Cole's ragtag armada into the Republic, even though he is outnumbered thousands to one.
Cole is convinced that the government has become an arrogant and unfeeling political entity and must be overthrown. The trick is to avoid armed conflict with the vast array of ships, numbering in the millions, in the Republic's Navy. For a time, Cole's forces strike from cover and race off to safety, but he soon sees that is no way to conquer the mightiest political and military machine in the history of the galaxy. He realises that he must reach Deluros VIII, the headquarters world of the Republic (and of the race of Man), in order to have any effect on the government at all - but Deluros VIII is the best-protected world in the Republic.
But a new threat looms on the horizon. Cole, the Valkyrie, David Copperfield, Sharon Blacksmith, Jacovic, and the rest of the crew of the Teddy R face their greatest challenge yet, and the outcome will determine the fate of the entire galaxy.
Very rarely do you fine a saga that makes you want to just keep listening! Great Story, nice plot with Action and Drama. Charles Dickens is spining in his grave lol..That a side I wish there was another book.
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An amazing series! Great characters, strong and thralling. But this installment failed to achieve the mark. The ending seemed to contrived and forced. Mike Resnick is a much better author then this. The entire book felt rushed!
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Would you try another book from Mike Resnick and/or Jonathan Davis?
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
The ending seemed too by the numbers with no real resolutions and too many old and new strings left untied.
Which character – as performed by Jonathan Davis – was your favorite?
Val David and Christina
Do you think Starship: Flagship needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
YES! too many old and new strings left untied.
I throughly enjoyed the different well thought out conclusion to a very entertaining series. I downloaded them all and worked my way through them back to back. The characters came alive and the scene is set for further adventures, which I hope the writer will entertain us with
What made the experience of listening to Starship: Flagship the most enjoyable?
For once the enemy is not evil. Just bad politics (and politicians). The main characters are likeable and interesting, Wilson Cole's actions are always unexpected and clever. And, last but not least, Jonathan Davis' narration is perfect.
Any additional comments?
I wonder IF this is the end of the series.... one can imagine many more adventures to come.
The entire series is written very well and the narrator made listening to it that much more enjoyable. The author spent an appropriate amount of time when introducing characters and filling in their back stories such that they did not come off as uninteresting two-dimensional characters (with exception for possibly, the Republic characters.) Even the alien types were diverse and novel.
This book seems to be a rush job from beginning to end.
1 of 5 people found this review helpful
Well the first few books we real good. but the narrator did not do as good of a job on the voices. and this is one of my favorite ones. i even went back and listen to a bot of the previous books to make sure. the story was pretty good and i will listen to the next one.
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Nice to revisit Wilson Cole and the crew of the TR. The story is just not a compelling as the previous.
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Love the series but the ending is a bit of a letdown. Expected a bit more to wrap it up after reading all these books.
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FORT WASHINGTON – Germantown Academy senior Grant Robinson made his final diving competition ay GA's pool a memorable one. The talented senior captured the bronze medal at Monday's Inter-Ac Diving Championships with a score of 233.4.
After missing the meet as a sophomore with a broken arm from a skateboard accident and placing fourth last year, Robinson finished his Inter-Ac competition with his best performance ever.
"All my dives were good," said Robinson. "I'm very satisfied with how I performed."
Robinson's dives were front one-and-one-half, double, two-and-one-half, inward one-and-one-half, back double and front full flip with a full twist.
"My inward-and-one-half was my best dive," said Robinson."It felt like a good ride. In practices, I had been having trouble with it. With inward dives, it's hard to get the motion going for flipping. I really focused on that.
"My back double was very good too. The location was good and I really got it going fast. With the speed I get, it's hard to find my bottom and come down with minimal splash."
Germantown Academy's Zach Ross finished 11th with a score of 146.4.
"This was my first year diving and it was a good all around meet for me," said Ross, a senior who is headed to Bucknell University in the fall.
"I scored best on my inward. I made a really big improvement on that dive. My inward flip was really improved too. My spin was slow before. Today, it moved really well."
Episcopal Academy fared well in both meets. The Owsiany brothers took the top two spots in the boys' competition while Kara Madey placed second in the girls' meet. The gold medal for the girls went to Agnes Irwin School's Marin Bloise.
Josh Owsiany, a sophomore, took first with a score of 312.4 and Andrew Owsiany, a freshman, was second at 243.75. In the girls' meet, Madey scored 201.5 — a score topped only by the 247.60 posted by Bloise.
Germantown Academy's two competitors were Hannah Fried, who was seventh at 146.2, and Liz Platanova, who placed 17th with a score of 101.6.
"My best dives were my front double tuck and my inward," said Fried, a freshman. "On my inward, I got more bounce off the board. On the front double, I kicked out at the right time. I flipped fast and landed straight."
Platanova said, "My best scoring dive was my reverse somersault tuck. I got as lot of air and my spin was good. I still need to work on my kick for the entry."
Germantown Academy coach Colleen Boland, who was a standout diver at GA and Loyola University, said, "Everyone did well. Hannah had a great showing for a freshman and Grant had his best Inter-Ac meet ever."