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MEXICO CITY — It's an edifice harking to a more opulent era, an inspired fusion of Old World elegance and New World vitality. Even the name is grand: Palacio de Bellas Artes.
It was here, in this granite-clad complex considered Mexico City's and Mexico's most important cultural center, that Riccardo Muti y la Orquesta Sinfonica de Chicago — as they were billed in the program book — concluded their tour to New York and Mexico on Wednesday night.
The event recalled other stops along the 10-day, three-city tour route, in terms of both playing quality (high) and audience response (very attentive throughout, joyous at the end). You wouldn't have guessed that this was the end of a two-nation trek, so charged up did the musicians and Muti sound.
One miscreant who dared to applaud between movements of the Brahms Second Symphony was promptly shushed. The dressy crowd broke into clamorous applause even before the final chord had died away. Muti is a master at making an audience crave more. There was a wave of rhythmic applause before Muti granted an encore — Martucci's "Notturno," which he dedicated, in Italian, "to the public of this magnificent theater." A final twiddle of the Muti digits, first to the orchestra members, then to the crowd, and the tour was history.
The Bellas Artes' semicircular auditorium holds only 1,380 but looks and feels considerably larger, partly because of the vast marble-columned public areas, partly because of the high, domed ceiling that casts its light on polished maple wood floors and velvet, burgundy-colored seats.
The surprise was the quality of the acoustics, clear and pleasant, if not exactly present. An ugly latticework panel at the rear of the stage did little to push the sound out into the house. Even so, the stage kicked up enough high-frequency sound energy to flatter the fine CSO violin choir better than Chicago's Orchestra Hall has done since the 1997 renovation.
The players I talked to afterward were relieved to have the sonic horror that is the Teatro Juarez in Guanajuato, Mexico, safely behind them.
Begun in 1901 but not completed until 1934, the Palace of Fine Arts dominates the modern center of this populous city, ringed by parks and broad avenues clogged with traffic just about round the clock. Its neoclassical and art nouveau exterior is topped by a leaden glass vitraux depicting the gods of Olympus. (Muti no doubt was pleased to be rubbing elbows with Zeus and Apollo.)
There's more. A proscenium arch representing the various stages of the theatrical art through the ages frames a 1910 Tiffany-designed crystal fire curtain depicting the Mexican valley and its two major volcanoes, Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl. The massive Diego Rivera murals that line the upper corridors are a further reminder of the enormous pride Mexicans take in their cultural history.
Wednesday's concert, which made happy bedfellows of Cesar Franck's Symphony in D minor and Brahms' D major Symphony, had been sold out for months, so theater officials obligingly did what their counterparts at Guanajuato's Festival Cervantino had done for the CSO earlier in the week: They broadcast the concert via closed-circuit hookup to the plaza outside the theater where a large crowd of primarily young people watched on video screens. Had management taken heed of vacant seats, they could have invited some of the outsiders in.
The CSO's debut in Mexico City represented a collaboration between the Cervantino festival and the U.S. embassy in Mexico. I'm sure it won't be the orchestra's last visit to this culturally sophisticated part of North America.
Muti's master class
Unlike the CSO musicians, Muti is no stranger to performing in Mexico, having brought the Vienna Philharmonic on tour to Monterrey and Mexico City some five years ago. He doesn't recall much about that visit, apart from the atrocious amplification the players had to endure when playing a 9,000-seat sports arena on the outskirts of Mexico City.
The maestro was a busy man Wednesday morning and afternoon. He devoted the late morning and early afternoon to conducting a CSO-sponsored master class at the Palacio Bellas Artes. There he rehearsed and discussed Mozart's "Jupiter" Symphony with a small orchestra made up of members of Mexico's top orchestra, the Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional, or National Symphony Orchestra, which presents twice-weekly concerts here.
The event attracted roughly 700 young music students, VIPs, members of the media and lay listeners hoping for an inside look at how a great conductor takes apart a musical score phrase by phrase with an orchestra, refines the components and puts them back together to achieve a finished performance.
Addressing the orchestra and audience in Italian (with a bit of English thrown in), Muti laced his musical exegesis with bits of artistic philosophy along with his usual sly asides, anecdotes and Latin charm, which needs no translation. The orchestra players and audience members listened attentively and laughed in all the right places.
After working in painstaking detail on phrasing, dynamics, accentuation and expression in a particular passage, Muti turned his back on the orchestra and had them play it by themselves. They did so beautifully. "So you see," Muti exclaimed, "conducting is a useless profession!"
Turning serious once more, he cited the legendary Herbert von Karajan's "profound" dictum that, in an ideal performance, "the orchestra really is conducting the conductor."
By the end of the more than two-hour master class, one came away appreciating what Muti meant when he called the Mozart symphony "metaphysical." Watching and listening to him work with an orchestra he had never conducted before, you realized the Muti magic is eminently transferable from country to country, culture to culture.
Read all of John von Rhein's dispatches from the CSO tour at chicagotribune.com/vonrhein.
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On Dec. 13, someone entered a 2012 Chevrolet Suburban and stole a wallet, which contained credit cards. Surveillance photos from a local Wal-mart show a man using the victim's credit card later that day.
The man bought toys, a gift card and a prepaid phone card, according to police.
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Cape Coral Police Department are asking for the public's help in identifying a man, who reportedly used a stolen credit card to purchase items from a local Wal-mart on Dec. 13.
People can also call Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at (800) 780-TIPS (8477).
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ST. LOUIS - The women's basketball team started their season on the right foot Tuesday night as they rolled to a convincing 63-25 win against St. Louis Pharmacy.
The Lady Panthers controlled the game from tipoff, bombarding St. Louis Pharmacy in the first half with a team shooting percentage of 50% and jumping out to an early 36-15 margin. Second half action was more of the same as Greenville put away the Eutectics to clinch the 63-25 victory.
Greenville was led by junior Julia Hale (Sturgis, S.D./McCook Comm. College) as she posted 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting.
The Lady Panthers (1-0) will next tipoff Friday, Nov. 19, against Hendrix in the GC Tipoff Classic at H.J. Long Gymnasium in Greenville, Ill.


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LA Kings Broadcasters Examine The Roles Of Dean Lombardi, Darryl Sutter In Stanley Cup Win
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FROZEN ROYALTY EXCLUSIVE: Since the Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup last June, the vast majority of the attention has been on the their players, for reasons that should be obvious. But someone had to show them the way, and someone else had to put all the pieces together. In part eight of a series featuring the long-time broadcasters of the Los Angeles Kings, they share their thoughts on the contributions of head coach Darryl Sutter and President/General Manager Dean Lombardi.
LOS ANGELES AND EL SEGUNDO, CA — Before the Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup on June 11, 2012, they were a mostly beleaguered franchise that was known much more for stumbling and bumbling its way through its 45-year history than anything else.
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Kearney sure Sea Eagles centre will come up with goods for Kiwis against Aussies.
Dean Whare was shocked to just be included in the Kiwis train-on squad so when he was named in the starting side to face Australia in Townsville on Saturday night his surprise was taken to a new level.
Whare is one of three newcomers named in the Kiwis league side, along with Bulldogs prop Sam Kasiano and Melbourne second-rower Kevin Proctor. Kasiano's inclusion was expected after a top NRL season and Proctor has toured with the Kiwis but didn't play. But the 22-year-old Whare, who became a Manly regular this season, was a bolter.
Coach Stephen Kearney has complete faith in Whare and is predicting a big future for the centre.
"He played 20 NRL games this year and I think he performed really, really well in all of them," Kearney said. "With Shaun Kenny-Dowall out injured and Steve Matai missing, it was an opportunity to blood someone and we know he's got the capability and talent. He's young and we feel he can develop into a regular Kiwi centre for us."
Whare, who was born in Rotorua but moved to Australia in 1999, is a former Junior Kiwis and actually broke his leg playing for them. It delayed his first-grade career but he made an immediate impact in his NRL debut in 2010 when he scored a hat-trick against the Cowboys.
He played four NRL games that year but only one in 2011, when Manly beat the Warriors in the grand final, before becoming a regular in 2012.
"Physically I'm definitely ready," he said. "Mentally, I got the opportunity to play with Manly in the playoffs and that will help me prepare for this game. We all have each other's backs and that will help me through that."
It will also help having Manly teammate Kieran Foran beside him on the left edge and Whare believes his combination with Foran was a reason he was chosen.
Australia have an undoubted advantage when it comes to combinations because of State of Origin and it is one of the main reasons why the Kiwis have consistently struggled in one-off tests.
Kearney believes that advantage is narrowing through a consistent selection policy and pointed to the score-lines in the last few Anzac tests. The biggest margin has been 10 points.
"We have the potential and talent in this group that, if we really execute and are disciplined and focused, we have a great opportunity of getting a great result for our country," Kearney said. "We are taking steps forward. We are very confident in the group of players here that we can do a really good job."
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Australian reserves: Robbie Farah, Ryan Hoffman, David Shillington, Tony Williams.
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Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition is inching closer to release at the end of this month on PC, Mac and iPad, but Beamdog President Trent Oster told Shacknews that Sony wanted the remade classic RPG for the PlayStation Network as well.
"We were approached by Sony to bring the game to PSN, so I counter-proposed what I thought it would cost for us to do it right," Oster said. "For me, to make BG:EE a good experience on a console would require a very heavy redesign for the entire control and input scheme. We're big fans of Baldur's Gate, so we want the game to be great. Without a large scale effort we just could not make a product we could be proud of and Sony decided not to proceed. I believe they wanted to proceed with a quality product, but we just couldn't make the numbers work."
Oster said in April that the game would not appear on the Xbox 360 because of problems translating the game to a controller scheme.
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Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion; Premier League; Old Trafford; Sunday, 11th March; 1400 KO.
Team News
Rio Ferdinand is expected to return after sitting on the bench against Bilbao in the Europa League. Rafael's late error could cost him a place.
Chris Smalling is a doubt after suffering a head injury in midweek, whilst Tom Cleverley is on the verge of a senior return. Anders Lindegaard, Michael Owen and Nemanja Vidic are also close to the first team fold.
Steven Reid is set to miss out for the Baggies after suffering an ankle injury against Chelsea, and likely replacement Billy Jones faces a fitness test before the match.
Club captain Chris Brunt could start his first game in over two months after returning to training, whilst Jerome Thomas is a doubt with a hamstring problem.
De Gea demands defensive improvement
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has fired a warning to his defensive teammates after Thursday night's disappointing defeat to Athletic Bilbao.
The Red Devils face an uphill challenge in the Europa League after the 3-2 defeat at Old Trafford, with the Spanish stopper undoubtedly the home side's man of the match against an impressive La Liga outfit.
With little time to dwell on the defeat, De Gea & Co must turn their attentions to the challenge of the Baggies, but the young keeper has told his colleagues to wake-up quickly.
"For the third Athletic goal, the one Muniain scored, the defence was asleep. Rafael had fallen asleep," said De Gea.
"Some of my team-mates were a bit sleepy at Old Trafford. We played really badly and Athletic that will beat you if you make it easy for them. We expected Athletic to be very strong and they were. We'll go to the San Mames Stadium to give it another go. Athletic Bilbao are probably the best team to visit our stadium this season."
Sir Alex Ferguson was left to agree his young stopper, and will look to add experience to the future European challenge without disrupting the Premier League schedule as they challenge for the title.
"Our defending really wasn't very good at all, and that kept us on the back foot. But it was a really open, entertaining game, and our attacking play was good at times," said the Scot.
"They were the better team on the night, but we can win the game over there, no question about it. We showed we can create chances against them, but we are going to have to defend a lot better. That goes without saying.
"I am going to have to look at ways of possibly bringing Rio Ferdinand back in. He is so important to us, in terms of experience at the back, so I will have to see if that can be done, without disrupting things in the Premier League."
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8 miles & fried avocados
Yesterday 13 lucky ladies in the hiking club loaded up our cars and drove to Austin. There is a green belt in Austin called Lower Barton Creek with a hike and bike trail. We hiked 8 miles in delightful springtime weather. The skies were cloudy so it was not too warm. Little violets and big red bud trees were blooming beside the trail. The trees all had delicate green buds. It was enchanting. Spring has not yet arrived in the higher elevations of the Hill Country where I live.
We had all packed lunches and at the 4-mile post we began to look for a place to eat. Around the bend were some large boulders under a cliff. It was the perfect picnic area. I took two sushi nori rolls for lunch. Both were made with turkey and feta cheese. They caused quite a bit of comment from the other ladies. I also took a sweet potato, an apple, and a bag of carrots and celery. I anticipated being hungry during a long hike.
As we got close to the end of the trail the ladies began to talk about a famous little food stand called The Mighty Cone. The consensus of the hikers was to stop at The Mighty Cone before returning home.
I had guessed correctly about the amount of food I needed, so I was not particularly hungry. It's never a good idea to eat just because everyone else is eating, so I went along for the fun, but did not order anything. The menu at The Mighty Cone is limited. You can get a cone with shrimp, chicken, avocado or a combination.
As my friends picked up their orders, I have to admit, I have never seen anything remotely like the fare served at The Mighty Cone. They started with a paper cone. In it they put a flour tortilla, so that the tortilla also took on a cone shape. In the cone they put a scoop of Cole slaw. On top of that they put the toppings. All three were deep fried. Now, fried chicken and fried shrimp are common, but I never imagined deep fried avocado. On top of that was drizzled Thousand Island dressing.
I was so glad I had not ordered. It was a nightmare from a BTD or any other kind of nutritional perspective. But the ladies all seemed to enjoy it.
No experience should ever be wasted. As I was preparing my lunch today, I had a bowl with leftover ground beef, mustard greens, and black eyed peas. I sprinkled on some curry powder and turmeric before I warmed it up. I fixed my husband a turkey sandwich with some Cole slaw. Suddenly I thought of The Mighty Cone. Into my bowl I put two handfuls of chopped cabbage. It added a lot of crunch and I liked it.
So hurrah for The Mighty Cone with its nest of Cole Slaw and meat on top. But spare me from deep fried anything, particularly deep fried avocado.
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207 years ago today, roughly 3,000 meteorites weighing between one quarter ounce and 20 pounds fell on the town of L'Aigle in Normandy, France, 100 miles from Paris. Holy s**t!!
No one was killed. Or even hurt. And, it was the first time that scientists could actually verify that stones could come from outer space.
How the scientists figured it out is anyone's guess. Doctors at the time still believed that "humors" in the blood caused all illness. Bloodletting was the cure-all. Doctors didn't even wash their hands until the late 19th century, when Louis Pasteur and Joseph Lister's findings led to antiseptic surgery. Antiseptic practice saved thousands of lives during the Franco-German War, and yet American and British doctors--who killed far more people than they saved--long resisted the theory of sepsis.
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This week we catch up with Kendra Newkirk, who lost her home to Super Storm Sandy almost half a year ago.
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Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Cardinal Ruler
Harbaugh was hired after leading the I-AA University of San Diego Toreros (yah, I though that was an Arena League team too) to a 29-6 record during his three years as coach. He will return to Palo Alto, where he graduated from high school in 1982, when his father Jack served as a Cardinal assistant coach.
A few thoughts regarding Harbaugh's selection:
* He was also reportedly a candidate for three other jobs: Tulane, North Texas, and Iowa State. I wonder how much of a role Harbaugh's 2005 DUI arrest played in his ultimately being passed over for those jobs.
* I would love to put Stanford on the schedule for a home-and-home-to fill some of those open out of conference dates over the next few years. Stanford is a legit opponent located in a region of top high school talent. Plus, it would be nice to crush Stanford so that their undergrads regret making Michigan their safety school.
* If Harbaugh has a few good years at Stanford, would he become a top or the top candidate to replace Lloyd if he steps down over the next few years, as many expect?
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"pictured sporting a 1980's haircut." Uh, I don't want to burst anyones bubble, but he's still sporting the same 80's Michigan look. Not that there is anything wrong with that
- December 20, 2006 8:18 AM
How sad is it when Tulane passed him over and as you hint, possibly for the DUI, when Tulane is home of the drive-through daiquiri huts!
I guess Stanford was his safety when Bama didn't even offer.
- December 20, 2006 8:43 AM
- IC said...
Good point, anon. Harbaugh appears to have aged about 6 months over the past 20+years.
Jim, it could be that Harbaugh was interviewing at other schools to boost his credibility as a legitimate candidate at a place like Stanford, which seems perfect for him:
* He is following a charisma-deficient Walt Harris, who just finished a 1-11 season.
* He's leading a program that has had success (under Green and Willingham) and he will be coaching for fans whose hopes are higher than their expectations.
* He likely has forged strong recruiting ties on the west coast, which should help him rise above other struggling Pac-10 programs (ex. UW, ASU.)
* Stanford played several underclassmen in key roles last year, and finally,
* Harbaugh said yesterday in his press conference: "I vow I will attach this endeavor with enthusiasm unknown to mankind."
That's the kind of intensity that will either lead Harbaugh to the Rose Bowl or the loony bin within three years.
- December 20, 2006 10:38 AM
Ann Arbor or bust!
- December 20, 2006 11:41 AM
I think its a shitty hire for stanford. Hell he may be a great coach for all we know, but the school he coached at for 3 years in SD is a non-scholarship school. So in other words he has no idea about the whole recruiting thing. Now that might be fine in some other conferences....but when you have to battle the likes of SC, CAL, ND, Mich, Ohio State, Texas, and the SEC schools for the west coast talent, you might have a prob
- December 20, 2006 11:41 AM
Hmmm. He's going to have do a lot to:
attach this endeavor with enthusiasm unknown to mankind.
Just saying...since just in the Bay Area, there's another Division I-A coach who sleeps in his office, he loves it so much.
- December 20, 2006 12:40 PM
anon 8:41. the problem is, you're going to have a hard time getting a proven recruiter to come to Stanford.
Psyched about Harbaugh...this might just be enough for me to re-up on my Stanford season tix after this dismal season.
As for Lloyd's eventual replacement, Les Miles all the way, baby!
- December 20, 2006 12:53 PM
- Markus Arelius said...
Last games vs. Stanford were 1975 and 1976, I believe - following the 1972 Rose Bowl debacle.
Would be great to play Stanford, but I also think a home-home vs. Arizona is long overdue (1978).
- December 20, 2006 2:08 PM
- surrounded in columbus said...
nice post. going 11-1 this year has certainly quieted the "fire Lloyd now" crowd (myself included), but he's still 60+ and looking at retirement in the next few years. nothing wrong w/ speculating about the future.
over the last couple of years, Jimbo has been making his way onto the "short list".
everybody talks about Les Miles, but he has a pretty good gig @ LSU. i don't think we can assume he'd leave there to come to michigan.
on the other hand, going from stanford to michigan would still be a clear step up for a coach. Harbaugh's tenure there would give him the big time coaching experience we would want him to have, while giving everyone a chance to judge his performance in D-I competition. this new gig is basically a win for everyone.
one other name to keep in mind, mike trgovac has a lot of history w/ the program, and the HC job would still be a step up from his current post of DC for the Panthers -www.panthers.com/Team/CoachBio.aspx?id=2130.
i don't think you can have too much NFL experience in college ball these days.
- December 20, 2006 6:03 PM
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- December 20, 2006 6:38 PM
- Jeremy said...
Being a Bay Area native, Michigan alum, and son of two M alumni (one of whom teaches at Stanford), I would LOVE to see a Michigan-Stanford home and home.
Harbaugh as the potential head coach is interesting. I would love to see English get the job if he can keep the defense going strong for a couple of years (and if he does that, don't think Bill Martin won't promise him a job as Lloyd's replacement to keep him from bolting). What could be kind of "cute" is that English went to Cal, Stanford's hated rival (think smaller than Michigan-tOSU, but bigger that Michigan-MooU), so adding the Stanford-Cal rivalry to the Lloyd replacement search would be kind of neat for those of us following both rivalries. I just think English *looks* like a head coach at Michigan - he has the intensity, confidence, etc., and from the moment I saw our defense play, and then the way they shut down PJ Hill as they have every "star" RB from Wisconsin, my man-crush was in full-effect and I started arguing to my friends that English should be the heir apparent.
- December 20, 2006 6:41 PM
Well, at least it's nice that we have Harbaugh to talk about today. Otherwise we'd have to talk about Desmond Howard.
- December 20, 2006 6:50 PM
- Aram said...
Stanford on the non-conference would be fantastic. There was a stretch in the 70's where we played home-at home with Stanford for 3 or 4 years. I'd be in favor of doing that again.
Although I think that would require them to change the name of the school to "Northern California" or something like that to fit in with the directional-school precedent.
- December 21, 2006 2:50 PM
home and home with Stanford? schedule it! but give them a year or two to get back better than the MAC creampuffs on the schedule already
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No, there's no good Linux HW tracking software. Why? Cause there's no good software for other platforms either. It's all "make-you-feel-good-software" which doesn't survive a simple OS reinstallation...
No, there's no good Linux HW tracking software. Why? Cause there's no good software for other platforms either. It's all "make-you-feel-good-software" which doesn't survive a simple OS reinstallation...
It doesn't exactly give you the warm-and-fuzzies to know that this is possible; but some models have it baked right into the firmware. A suitably provisioned AMT 6+ device can do entertaining things like phone home and provide 'home' with an IP KVM, regardless of OS state.
Well, I guess it comes down to trust and if you trust the vendor.
Can you point out a free OR open-source implementation of a phone-home BIOS on a laptop? No. No one can, as there ain't one. And a closed-cource security feature is a scam, plain and simple. I'd stay away from laptops that HAVE that feature, even if "deactivated" (how would you know?) by default.
WillHPower did not make FOSS a requirement; why are you making it a requirement? Can you explain why a closed-source security feature must by a scam?
WillHPower wants to get his laptop back if it is stolen. He's not asking for ideological purity. He knows that if his laptop has a tracking device that the tracking data could be used by law enforcement against him. That's what tracking software does; it tracks. That is not a bug, that's a feature, and is actually the feature he wants to have. Apparently he doesn't wear tinfoil; he's not required to. It is his right as a thinking person to choose to be paranoid, or not be paranoid.
The best solution is some form of hardware lo-jack. Maybe a GPS transmitter that can fit in one of the external ports on his laptop, if that isn't built in already.
I'm pretty sure it could be done using coreboot [coreboot.org] (formerly linuxbios). I don't think the code for it is written yet, of course, so yeah, there ain't one - yet.
Did you see the part where I mentioned it not exactly giving you the warm and fuzzies? There are basically no FOSS x86s BIOSes at all(yeah, coreboot runs on a few things, most of them old and few/none of them laptops, or you could get an OLPC from before their switch to ARM; but that's about it). As it happens, the 'AMT' stuff isn't really part of the BIOS(I'm sure there are points of integration; but they are distinct systems). It's a separate CPU, with its own firmware(never fear, it's cryptographicially
Prey is great. It is more effective than "Find My Mac" and runs on may platforms, including most Linuces.
http://preyproject.com/ [preyproject.com]
From the FAQ:
Can Prey be removed by a thief?
Not unless he has your administrative password.
And what if he formats the computer?
That's a different story. We encourage you to add a BIOS password and disable booting from removable devices on your PC, so that the thief will be forced to boot into the previous installation and thus, not be able to format your hard disk easily.
If you have a Mac, there's a firmware password utility on your Tiger/Leopard Mac OS installation DVD (look for it in in Applications/Utilities). On OSX Lion you'll find the utility by booting from the recovery partition.
You never know....
Prayer should be effective and properly employed when petitioning for a change in ourselves, rather than in material circumstance or disposition.
We encourage you to add a BIOS password and disable booting from removable devices on your PC
So that the thief must take the disk out of the computer for formating it? It requires a screwdriver, flawless security.
How about...try to establish communications with known terrorists using it. Claim you want to start your own cell. Then the NSA will track your laptop for you, for free.
A simple lawsuit will get them to tell you its location if its lost or stolen.
How about...try to establish communications with known terrorists using it. Claim you want to start your own cell. Then the NSA will track your laptop for you, for free.
A simple lawsuit will get them to tell you its location if its lost or stolen.
You included some unnecessary steps in there. The correct procedure is:
1. Operate a computer.
2. NSA tracks the computer.
3. Computer gets stolen.
4. File FOIA request to find your stolen laptop.
5. ???
6. Don't lose as much money! (Sorry, I don't see any profit, unless you make a business model out of filing FOIA requests for other people to help them locate stolen laptops.)
Oh, and backup with Carbonite. Unless this is a trivial gaming machine, your data are more valuable than your hardware.
No, there's no good Linux HW tracking software
Of course there is. You just need to tape a note to the laptop asking the thief to compile and install it after doing a code review to make sure it's trusted, and submitting any code patches necessary back to the developers.
Note it's a hardware solution, while the question as about a software solution for existing hardware.
Some laptops actually has this built into UEFI. So it can survive a reinstall.
It's all "make-you-feel-good-software" which doesn't survive a simple OS reinstallation...
False. Computrace (LoJack) actually survives OS reinstallation, provided the new OS is compatible (i.e., WIndows).
It does it by relying on a BIOS component that checks for it to be installed and if not, patches itself back in on the hard drive.
Of course, it lacks a lot of authentication and can easily be hijacked if you modifiy the BIOS...
This is an interesting solution, and may even be the best one for a Linux laptop.
Simple, have windows and computrace on there...run linux. The software does nothing until someone steals it and tries to run or reinstall windows, at which point it activates and starts doing its thing. In the mean time, it doesn't really track you.
The only real problem comes if the thief decides to keep it running linux or some other non-windows flavor (encrypt the whole hard drive with LUKS and that should at least make it us
Of course, a Windows license is around $100, plus any other software costs.
Call it a hunch, but I'd bet that someone who doesn't have any qualms about stealing a laptop is not going to shy away from grabbing a windows All-in-one ISO from Piratebay...
And maybe more important: even if there is a hardware tracking software, you don't want it. Not only is sharing your location to others without your consent, maybe is sharing more than that.
In any case, a cron script that send you just a mail every N minutes (and if having some supporting hardware, your gps coordinates, a picture of the front camera, etc) will be enough to give a hint of what happened with it before the OS gets reinstalled.
weld one end to your desk, and the other end to... oh... a wimpy little Kensington clip. hmm. just like software tools. looks tough, acts muff.
On Dell and HP boxes, there are hooks for it to auto-load/install LoJack for Laptops the second a Windows OS is put on the machine. That might be an idea. It won't help when Linux is running, but if a thief decides to install Windows, the BIOS will automatically install the tracing program.
Of course, the best thing is to have the laptop insured, and the HDD encrypted.
I like using multiple layers of encryption, mainly for compartmentalization. One layer for everything on the HDD, preferably using a TPM (t
If the thief is that technically literate, then, arguably, you've been had, get over it. Use insurance or just buy a new machine and enjoy the fresh smell
Alas, in most cases, a BIOS/firmware password and a password-less guest account on the OS are enough the ensure that you'll hear back from your machine. Thiefs are mostly silly.
Here's a solution that will work on any Unix system [slashdot.org] (less Orbicule, of course).
It's all "make-you-feel-good-software" which doesn't survive a simple OS reinstallation...
Macintosh, use the command line for your linux needs (since it's linux based)
Enable firmware password and full disk encryption, both included free.
Current model macs cannot be overridden by any tech without your apple id. So as long as that stays secure, it's a brick if stolen. There are no back doors.
The tracking software is up to you. There are several commercially available, and I personally rolled my own. They
You're probably better off going with theft protection. Your best bet might be to label it a "Linux Laptop" in big bold letters.
ROTFL I have never heard that one but.... I used to live in a house (condo conversion) where 8 people in two apartments had 6 cars with 1 driveway (worst case, number of both cars and people changed over time). During most of that time, I had the only manual transmission (I find it amusing they are still called "standard" by many).
Generally speaking, nobody could move my car but me. Eventually someone moved in downstairs who could move it, but, for the most part, I had to do it, which meant I couldn't just
You're probably better off going with theft protection. Your best bet might be to label it a "Linux Laptop" in big bold letters.
It works even better if you buy a pink one.
That, and live the ssh server listening (passwords disabled), so that you can shred the disk if you want. There is not much more anyone can do...
Or maybe, buy one of those USB computers, plug it somewhere inside the laptop, and put a back door in it.
Assuming you have valuable and/or personal data on the machine, don't forget disk encryption. Either encrypt the entire disk, or perhaps just the data partition. Truecrypt is a good solution for this.
In fact, just forget tracking, and encrypt the whole disk---if it gets stolen, shrug it off, and buy another one (again, do full disk encryption).
There's not much you can do about crime (sure, you *might* be one of those few folks who locates their laptop, and then breaks the law in some stupid way trying to retrieve it---or infinitely less likely, gets the thief slapped on the wrist by the cops).
Password protect bios, encrypt disk, etc., make it a hassle for someone who ends up with it, but that's
If you encrypt the boot drive properly, it won't boot to anywhere useful without a password. That means you can't use any of the OS-level tracking solutions, because the thief won't be able to boot into the regular OS. If you've let a criminal boot far enough to track them properly, you've really let them get too close to your data.
It sucks in a way that a locked down system can't also phone home easily to find the thief, but realistically that's the trade-off here. I'm willing to write off the cost of a laptop if it's stolen, as long as the thief doesn't also get access to any personal data I have on the drive. Recovering from a case of identity theft costs a lot more than any single device.
Assuming you have valuable and/or personal data on the machine, don't forget disk encryption. Either encrypt the entire disk, or perhaps just the data partition. Truecrypt is a good solution for this.
Plus provide autologin, so the user won't feel the need to reinstall immediately.
I'm a big fan of these - - They deter the actual theft before it happens. http://www.stoptheft.com/ [stoptheft.com]
It seems to me that if this works, and you can't get it off, it will probably just get your laptop thrown in a trash bin, or chopped for parts. Mildly satisfying in terms of pissing off your thief, but rather questionable with regard to helping you get your stuff back.
The key is you want the thief not to just wipe it and sell it, they need to power it on.
Depends on the style of thief; your typical, garden-variety tweeker looking for something to sell to the pawn shop probably won't even crack the top, let alone try and boot the thing... a pro or semi-pro identity thief, on the other hand...
Then there's the ever-present bored-teenage-vandal types (especially prevalent this time of year)... those kids are likely going to break into the machine to see what kind of "cool" (read: pornographic) stuff you've got on there, shortly before they completely trash the hardware.
if they can't boot it.
that SSD and the screen can sell as well as the case / ram / cpu / and other parts.
Please don't forget to make and test backups every now and then otherwise you may well have your insurance payout but no data.
I keep my data on my server at home, I put stuff on my laptop if/when I need to use it when I am out & about. Nothing of real value would be lost if I were to lose my laptop.
Encrypt the hard drive. Insure against theft. Forget about it if it's stolen.
Right, your data integrity is almost always worth more than the hardware itself. In order to install a tracker, you have to permit the attacker access to your filesystem. Don't do that.
If my laptop is stolen, they'll see a grub screen, and then dracut asking them for a password. I'm SoL on ever seeing it again but I don't have to go explain to clients how their security may have been compromised.
I guess
...the problem seems to be that just knowing the IP of your stolen computer is not enough for the police to get it back for you. It seems they also want a photo of the thief taken while using the computer, which complicated matters a lot. At least that's what other users have reported.
protect yourself against the tracking by the Illuminati.
...the problem seems to be that just knowing the IP of your stolen computer is not enough for the police to get it back for you. It seems they also want a photo of the thief taken while using the computer, which complicated matters a lot. At least that's what other users have reported.
Not to mention the police will want to talk to you about all that Indonesian plant porn the thieves downloaded onto your laptop after they stole it. Denying that you did it just won't work with them, but might work with a jury if you have a good enough l*wy*r.
You'll have to try harder than that to get me to help you track people.
I would recommend Prey: http://preyproject.com/blog/2011/04/its-official-prey-is-now-on-ubuntu
I have used it and it seems to work well. It's free for up to 3 machines too.
The first thing the theft will do: an offline OS installation.
I bet the stolen Linux laptop will have its OS erased to either to run MS Windows or an other Linux distro.
The first thing the theft will do: an offline OS installation.
Exactly. My daughter's Ubuntu laptop was stolen some years back. It was configured to start OpenVPN on boot-up. The VPN never connected after the theft, so I can safely conclude that it was never connected to the Internet while the original Linux install was present.
Depending on the laptop (in BIOS), you can use CompuTrace with Dell laptops.
http://www.absolute.com/en/products/absolute-computrace [absolute.com]
Looked into this once before for a big rollout.. Very hard to get actual info on. All the BIOS chip does, is re-install the software automatically and silently in windows. (they have some sort of special encryption key or something)..
if you ever feel the need to steal a laptop, install linux, freeBSD, or make it a hackintosh, and the computrace is worthless..
Yes, that's my understanding as well. But I'm going to guess a strong possibility of the drive being replaced and reinstalled with some variant of Windows anyways. If it's a Dell, they'll just use the OEM reinstallation media that matches the COA label to bring it back to OOBE (factory) prior to selling it online. Once it connects to the Internet, it phones home.
Apologies if this sounds like I'm some sort of shill, but I'm not. Just a happy customer:
http://preyproject.com/ [preyproject.com]
* Free and open source
* Completely passive
* If the laptop is reported missing (and has net access to know this), Prey will report its geo-location via Google Maps, take passive captures of the user with the laptop's webcam, take screenshots of their activity, and if necessary completely lock down the computer (though you'd normally do this manually and as a last resort - once locked, the thief will probably ditch it very quickly). Does other things as well.
* Works on Win/OSX/Linux/iOS/Android
* Allows you to run it in two ways:
1. Make an account on the website, install the software and link it to your account, so that should your laptop go missing you can report its absence via the site and it'll do its thing once the laptop goes online elsewhere. Free accounts all you to link up to 3 devices, pro accounts allow more in addition to more features, but you'll easily be fine with a free account.
2. If you want to be completely independent, you can run Prey stand-alone. No account needed - it works by monitoring for the existence of a URL when online, and if said URL reports a 404 error, it triggers and sends reports via email. Hence, you set up some free hosting with a dummy file, point Prey to the full URL of said file, then if laptop goes walkies, remove the file from the host to trigger Prey. No reliance on accounts or anything. Bit much for a regular user but easy enough for advanced users and not dependent on a company for the software to keep working.
Since you're running Linux, you will probably discover that any thief will reformat the hard drive to install Windows. This leaves two options:
1) Look into software that may already be baked into the firmware.
2) Have it automatically, and preferably transparently, boot into Windows then follow some of the other advice found here.
Neither route will help you recover a laptop once it has passed through the hands of professionals.
Overall, you'd probably be better off detering theft in the first place: don't use it in overly public places, never leave it alone in public places, invest in a good lock, and make it look undesirable. (One thing that I like about my ThinkPad is that it looks 10 years older than it actually is. Stickers, especially "non-removable" ones, make more identifiable and harder to resell without a cleanup effort. Scratches and dings will reduces its apparent value. Heck, smashing the slot for the lock will probably deter most thieves since it would be harder to sell.) Remember, the best way to avoid being a target is to avoid looking like a target.
Oh, and write down every serial number on the system.
This will get you an IP address every 15 mins in your apache log so you can login or trace it.
*/15 * * * *
Also, if you don't want to run a full apache stack, boa [boa.org] is a nice light webserver which will do the same. Also, many options for perl/python servers which could be lighter yet but you would need to implement your own logging. Another cool option is have your laptop open a reverse ssh tunnel right to your server when it boots.
You're a slashdot guy, so you must be pretty talented. Open the thing up and find some unused GPIO (or serial port) that you can tap into and hook a small block of C4 and a detonator up to it [1]. Then, create a cron job that runs daily to check that you've been logged in at least once, and if it doesn't it should assume the laptop was stolen and trigger the detonator. No. Wait. Better make the cron job run every 12 hours. You can never be too careful. Just make sure you never sleep in on weekends or leave your house without your laptop.
Next, to be extra safe, you'll want to somehow monitor failed login attempts and trigger the C4 whenever too many happen. Not sure how to do this as I'm a hardware guy myself, but I'm sure you can figure things out on your own or with your frienemy Google. I'd say that allowing one failed login attempt should be a safe threshold, but I'd recommend against allowing any more than that, as you're just asking for trouble. In fact, unless you're some kind of pussy that can't type, you can probably get away without any grace login attempts.
If you were really paranoid, you could try to implement some sort of retina scan or proximity sensor using the built-in webcam, but that's an advanced topic probably better left for some future "Ask Slashdot" post.
[1] If you have sort sort of issue with using C4, maybe you should consider somehow using a thermite charge instead. Less "bang", yes, but definitively more colourful, and would give new meaning to the term "toasted skin syndrome".
You're a slashdot guy, so you must be pretty talented.
That assertion turned false way before Hemos left, let alone Taco.
Unless you set it to automatically login with no password, the thief will never be able to boot it up to allow your tracking software to work.
Put a Windows 8 sticker on it. Nobody will touch it.
And make sure it's a bright pink laptop. People will pay you to take it back!
Truth is, law enforcement isn't going to take you seriously if you say you have tracked down your laptop. Rather just get it insured and have your files backed up somewhere else.
Clearly identify it as a Ubuntu laptop. Your average, low-level thief is notoriously unwilling to steal things that are rare and unpopular.
This only works if you can act quickly after it's been stolen.
First, open the case. Place a block of C4 in some free area, with a detonator attached to the internal USB bus. Close the case. Remember to write down the secret code for the detonator as well as your machine's IPaddress.
When machine is stolen, send the code. Great hilarity ensues.
Doggone it -- AC ninja'd my C4 idea. Now I gotta race him to the patent office.
Chances are you'll need the police to actually recover anything, if all you have is an IP the ISP won't give you the time of day. If they're just using it from the wifi at the local coffee shop it'll be a dead end. Even a GPS location isn't all that good if it leads to an apartment building. For every case in the media I hear about anyone making a successful recovery it's probably ten where they just can't be arsed or it just fizzles. I'd say this is a case where an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of c
He's asking about how he can protect his exisitng equipment that represents a significant invenstment, not what he coulda/shoulda done before he made it.
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The US should cut its losses, give the dude his servers and money back, and go after some actual criminals. This is just pathetic.
I think they should also repay what this has cost the NZ taxpayers.
I think they should pay the host for the expenses of keeping the data for the period that they've frozen Kim Dotcom's accounts.
As such, I believe they're just stalling for time so that the host and/or Kim himself (and any other of his associates) goes bankrupt.
If the New Zealand government didn't want to pay for their part in it they shouldn't have TAKEN part in it...
As an American, I think a case could be made for giving NZ control of our DOJ.
As a New Zealander, I wholeheartedly agree with your proposal.
the Kiwis need to man up
No doubt. In fact, they're probably feeling a bit sheepish right now.
It's not really 'sovereignty' that ought to be put first, per se --- it's universal principles of justice, like due process, and not conducting illegal home invasions (i.e. home invasion without a proper warrant, etc.) - regardless of who asks for them. Sovereignty is a bit of a red herring issue, in that it distracts from the more real underlying principles.
I think it is a fair 'stupidity tax'. As a Kiwi, I feel we should be putting more pressure on our government to make the police a public resource rather than a government/foreign resource. It's our own fault, it is actually very easy to change governments in New Zealand. We have full elections every three years, and many parties which actually DO have a say. E.g. our 'right wing' government, despite being a majority government, actually makes a lot of concessions all of the Green Party, the Maori (indigenou
Are you making that claim based on legal knowledge of the case or are you just talking out your ass? As I have read [nytimes.com], the case is based on private emails of the indicted:
It quotes extensively from correspondence among the defendants, who work for Megaupload and its related sites. The correspondence, the indictment says, shows that the operators knew the site contained unauthorized content.
The indictment cites an e-mail from last February, for example, in which three members of the group discussed an article about how to stop the government from seizing domain names.
The Megaupload case is unusual, said Orin S. Kerr, a law professor at George Washington University, in that federal prosecutors obtained the private e-mails of Megaupload's operators in an effort to show they were operating in bad faith.
"The government hopes to use their private words against them," Mr. Kerr said. "This should scare the owners and operators of similar sites."
And it hinges not on the evidence seized at the arrest in NZ but apparently on emails detailing the deliberate actions of the site's proprietors to make copyrighted content widely available not just to the customers who uploaded these files, but to any visitors to the site. If you read some discussion of real legal analysis [arstechnica.com], things don't lo
You should read the arstechnica article Iinked. It offers a different slant that you might find informative (and much more legally sound than our armchair opinions):
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/01/legal-experts-say-megaupload-faces-long-odds/ [arstechnica.com]
That is written based on the indictment. Why would you trust that anything in this indictment is factual?
If you read some discussion of real legal analysis, things don't look so rosy for fat old K. Dotcom.
Analysis that is based on snippets of emails included in the indictment and we know that the FBI would never use those snippets out of context or misrepresent the meaning or import of the reported email snippets, don't we?
[if you think that the FBI would not use snippets out of context in order to make a case, then I have a bridge to sell you]
It is certainly true that legal wrangling can rule out all kinds of potentially damning "evidence" for various reasons. That's hardly a reason to call the case a joke. Those emails may yet stand up in court. That arstechnica article I linked certainly suggests the case has legs.
Did you read the emails in question? If not, why do you believe the characterizations of the emails made by people who intend to prosecute him?
Assuming the characterizations are accurate, were any of them written by the owner? Do they mention him in such as a way as to indicate that he knew what this "group of people" who worked for him knew? Why aren't the people who actually wrote the emails being charged?
From my point of view, it looks like he is probably guilty. He needs to convicted on proof though, not on what it looks like. Are we really going to convict this guy before he has his day in court? If he gets out of having to face his day in court, it is only due to incompetence on the part of the people prosecuting the supposed crime.
and go after some actual criminals
Hey, now, threatening the corporate profits [slashgear.com] of campaign donors is a crime these days.
This is what I was thinking. Even if the current case falls over, would they not try to book him on something else?
Whilst in New Zealand, the US DoJ needs a larger stick to touch him. Entering the Lions den surely has the potential to put him at a larger disadvantage than he is in now?
You are exactly right. Prosecutors have a lot of leeway in cases like this. It would not surprise me at all for the prosecutors to say, "Okay, we'll take you up on that!" then arrest him and throw him in jail as soon as his plane lands. If this guy is smart, he won't set foot anywhere near the United States or a U.S. extradition-friendly country. They can and will lie out of their asses to get him.
It's a bunch of fat worthless leeches trying to kill a tick that's fastened on to them
There's no good guy here, it's just parasites vying to see who has the biggest stomach. If only there's a way that they can all lose.
Yeah, but if Kim Dotcom loses, a lot of legitimate data whom the copyright holders themselves uploaded to the service (including files the U.S. military uploaded) gets lost as well.
They've effectively thrown the baby out with the bathwater. And I imagine they've pissed off more people domestic and international than they can imagine. This is exactly the kind of behavior we've all come to expect from decades of granting the federal government ever-increasing powers to control and limit the freedoms of the individual, whether these are U.S. citizens or not. It is also only the beginning of what's to come if we as a people don't make a stand.
This isn't about the federal government growing, it's about institutionalizing corruption. The US has basically bowed to lobbyists and let them control everything.
Or do you really think the states would do a better job than the federal government?
Mod parent up.
Ummm, why would they (FBI and media cartels) agree to this? The punishment of frozen assets is much better than risking not being able to punish at all.
Ummm, why would they (FBI and media cartels) agree to this? The punishment of frozen assets is much better than risking not being able to punish at all.
As pointless as "calling your bluff" is in poker playing: if the called player is not doing it, then it becomes pretty clear to everybody he's not playing by the rules.
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"The hacker group LulzSec on Thursday posted information it took from Sony Entertainment and Sony BMG on its site, called the LulzBoat. The information includes about a million usernames and passwords of customers in the U.S., Netherlands and Belgium and is available for download and posted on the group's site. A release posted on LulzSec's page said the group has more, but can't copy all of the information it stole. The group also said none of the information it took from Sony was encrypted."
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RE: hate to say I told you so ...
by somebody on Fri 3rd Jun 2011 22:56 UTC in reply to "hate to say I told you so ..."
lol, did anyone think differently?
except, pr move was not the worst, pissing off hackers was. one really has to be stupid to go on thin ice more than once, sony went 4 times in a row at least.
most smart companies simply bend over and take one for the team when hacked. sony >> could write a book about suicide moves when hacked;)


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Child Labour in India (Bhopal): Cruel Cycles
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- Age 22
Around the globe, more than 13% of children (10-14 years) are
employed. India and America are the major Child Labour spots.
There are over 246 million children in India and among them, 25
million are estimated to be employed. These children work for 15-
21 hours a day! This is unacceptable and wrong. Children should
be made to go to school. 5- 18 is the age to learn, not earn!
Most of these kids are employed in hazardous industries due to
which they fall ill and in many cases, lose their lives. 23
thousand children die each year because of Child Labour.
BHOPAL: Child labourers in Bhopal are having a torrid time. Four out of every 10 children are underage and most are grossly underpaid as they are not in a position to fight for themselves.
Going by the report of a survey conducted by law students of
Pune, 38% of child labourers in Bhopal are under 14 years of age.
What is even more tragic is that 80% parents of these kids know
well that child labour is a punishable offense and still send
them for earning wages because of the poor financial condition of
the family. The survey report also throws up how rampant the
practice of child labour is in the capital and the horrible
conditions these children work.
Of the 500 children surveyed at some 15 locations in the city, 92% were between 10 and 16 years of age, 54% were between 14-16 years of age and only 8% were between 16-18 years. Not just child labour, but the report also talks about employers of these children and how they are just looking for cheap labour and control.
Around 84% of the employers do not allow talking to others while at work and keep them on a tight rein. Children are so mortified of their employers that 52% of those surveyed do not reply when anyone talks to and even if they do talk, then 64% state their age to be above 18. The report also mentions the kind of work these children are involved in. Most are employed at tea stalls, followed by repair shops, selling newspapers and working in hotels.
Employed at
Tea stalls - 41%
Repair stores - 22%
Newspapers - 20%
Hotels - 17%
One popular practice is Bonded Labour where, children are either pledged by their parents for huge sums of money, or children work to pay off inherited debts by their parents. This is a cruel cycle which we cannot allow to continue as the future of these poor children are being ruined. I'm sure many of you agree with me on this.


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Manchester United moved a step closer to regaining the Premier League trophy with a comfortable 2-0 win away at lowly Stoke City on Sunday.An early goal from Michael Carrick and a second-half Robin van Persie penalty wrapped up all three points for Sir Alex Ferguson's men, but they were rarely troubled by a disappointing Potters side who now find themsleves embroiled in a relegation fight to stay in England's top flight.
United made four changes to the side that was defeated 2-1 by rivals Manchester City on Monday, with Antonio Valencia, Shinji Kagowa, Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez and Nemanja Vidic all coming into the starting XI.
Potters chief Tony Pulis also rung the changes after his side were well beaten by Aston Villa last time out, welcoming Charlie Adam, Glenn Whelan and Andy Wilkinson back into the first team.
Potters chief Tony Pulis also rung the changes after his side were well beaten by Aston Villa last time out, welcoming Charlie Adam, Glenn Whelan and Andy Wilkinson back into the first team.
It took just four minutes for the soon-to-be champions to take the lead, as the Potters failed miserably to clear a Robin van Persie corner. After several hacks at the ball by the home defenders, it eventually fell to Carrick, who toe-poked into the corner of the net from the edge of the six-yard box to give the league leaders an early advantage.
That was United's 100th goal of the season in all competitions, but the Red Devils did not look like adding to that tally for the rest of the opening period. In fact, a Robert Huth header from a free kick aside, neither side created any opportunities of note in what was a flat and uninspiring first 45 minutes.
The second started much brighter, however, with the visitors' attacking trio of Wayne Rooney, Van Persie and Chicharito forming a dangerous unit and causing several problems to Stoke's backline.
The home side also improved its intensity and created several half-chances, notably when Jonathan Walters blazed over the bar from the edge of the six-yard box just 10 minutes into the second half.
Strikes from distance from Adam and Kenwyne Jones also forced De Gea into action on the hour mark, but five minutes later the game was up as United was awarded a penalty.
It came after right back Andy Wilkinson clumsily felled Van Persie in the area, and the Dutch striker stepped to powerful place the spot kick past a helpless Begovic to double the visitors' advantage and end a personal Premier League barren spell of 10 games dating back to mid-February.
The game looked to be up for Stoke, but with 10 minutes left the Potters stirred into action and almost got themselves back into the contest through captain Ryan Shawcross. The defender found himself free at the far post and launched himself at a Adam free kick, but De Gea reacted sharply to get down to his right and turn his effort around the post.
Pulis threw on Peter Crouch and former United striker Michael Owen in the closing stages in a bid to mount an unlikely comeback, but the Potters failed to muster any real openings for their former England strike partnership, and slipped to a second consecutive home defeat that leaves their Premier League survival hopes in the balance with the club just three points and two place clear of the drop zone.


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Hartsville, S.C. – Newberry College's dominate pitching kept the Coker hitters off balance all day, as Newberry sweep the Lady Cobras with scores of 7-2 and 9-2 in their non-conference double-header on Tuesday afternoon.
The wins keep Newberry's unbeaten streak alive and moves them to 6-0, while Coker falls to 4-5.
Game One
Newberry exploded for five runs on seven hits in the top of the fourth inning, taking a 5-2 lead on their way to a 7-2 win over Coker in the first game of their double-header. Coker had their fair share of chances to cut into the Newberry lead, stranding nine runners throughout the day, including having bases loaded with no outs twice in the final three innings, but Newberry battled their way out of the jam each time.
Shelly Catlett (Orangeburg, SC) (2-2) took the loss for Coker, allowing five runs on nine hits with four strikeouts in five innings of work, while Newberry's Kristen Hicks earned the win, allowing just two runs on three hits with five strikeouts on the day.
At the plate, Anna Oswald (Lexington, SC) had a hit and an RBI, while Whitney Wallett (Shermans Dale, PA), Becky Dillon (West Palm Beach, FL) and Haleigh Rogers (Ward, SC) each had a hit for the Lady Cobras.
For Newberry, Amy Jarrell was 2-for-3 with three RBIs, and Tiffany Pigage was 1-for-3 with a double and three RBIs. Aissa Gatewood, Whitney Wiles and Kat Hammond each had two hits on the day for Newberry, with Sara Powell collecting a hit and an RBI as well.
Game Two
Newberry wasted no time getting the offense going, as they plated three runs in the first inning followed by another two in the second inning. Coker managed to get one run back in the bottom of the second, but Newberry tacked on another run in the fourth for a 6-1 lead.
Wallett gave Coker their second run of the game with a solo homer in the sixth, but a three run seven by Newberry put the game out of reach. The Lady Cobras were not without their chances again in game two, as they stranded 14 runners.
Dillon (0-1) took the loss for Coker allowing five runs on seven hits in three innings of work, while Amanda Huckestein earned the win, tossing a complete game allowing just two runs on eight hits with nine strike outs.
Wallett led the Lady Cobra offense, with a pair of hits, including a home run and an RBI, while Rogers also had two hits and an RBI and Miranda Klees (Murrells Inlet, SC) picked up a pair of hits.
For Newberry, Hammond was 3-for-4 with a homerun, four RBIs and a run scored, while Huckestein was also 3-for-4 with an RBI. Gatewood, Jarrell and Stephanie Blazer each picked up a pair of hits for Newberry as well.
Coker returns to action on Saturday, as they open Conference Carolinas play by traveling to Belmont Abbey for a double-header starting at 1:00 p.m.


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Mark Buehrle was named White Sox Opening Day starter on Sunday afternoon by Ozzie Guillen, during the manager's first press conference of Spring Training.
With the trip to the mound set for April 5 against the Indians at U.S. Cellular Field, Buehrle will set the franchise record for most Opening Day starts at eight. He was previously tied with Billy Pierce (1951-52, 1954, 1956-59).
Jake Peavy, considered the staff ace, will get the start in the second game on April 7. …
the rest of the rotation would likely be danks, floyd, garcia says gregor.


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The Thomas A. Finch Community YMCA and J. Smith Young YMCAs announced that Sharon Decker, North Carolina Secretary of Commerce, will give the keynote address at the first Community Prayer Breakfast.
The Thomas A. Finch Community YMCA and J. Smith Young YMCAs announced that Sharon Decker, North Carolina Secretary of Commerce, will give the keynote address at the first Community Prayer Breakfast.
This year's event will be held from 7:15-9 a.m. Sept. 6 at the Conference Center on the campus of Davidson County Community College. There are a limited number of free tickets available. Tickets can be picked up at the Thomas A. Finch YMCA in Thomasville and the J. Smith Young YMCA in Lexington after Aug. 5. One ticket is available per person.
"This is the first annual prayer breakfast sponsored by the Lexington and Thomasville YMCAs," said Ann McMurray, co-chairwoman of the Prayer Breakfast Committee. "This is an opportunity for everyone to come together in prayer. We are often too focused on what divides our community. I encourage everyone to celebrate what brings us together: our faith. We are so blessed to have a speaker the caliber of Mrs. Decker to host this year's breakfast."
Decker was appointed Secretary of Commerce by Gov. Pat McCrory in January. She brought more than 30 years of experience in business and commerce to the position. After graduating summa cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Decker spent more than 17 years with Duke Power Co., now Duke Energy.
She left Duke Power as chief communications officer to become the founding president of The Lynnwood Foundation, which was created to restore the Duke Mansion in Charlotte as a conference center, and to begin the William States Lee Leadership Institute. She moved to Rutherfordton in 1999 to serve as president of the Doncaster division of Tanner Companies. In 2004, she created and served as the CEO of the Tapestry Group, a nonprofit that helps individuals lead healthy lives in body, mind and spirit.
In addition to her work with Tapestry, Decker is wife to her husband, Bob, a mother of four, a lay pastor in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and a student at the Christopher White School of Divinity, completing her Master of Divinity degree with a concentration in spiritual formation. She completed an internship last year as director of graduate ministries for the Center for Christian Study in Charlottesville, Va., where she served as chaplain to students at the Darden School of Business and the University of Virginia School of Law.
For more information about the breakfast, visit the J. Smith Young YMCA website at www.lexingtonymca.com or Thomas A. Finch YMCA site at myynow.org.


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Maiden woman dies in Florida crash
A Maiden woman died in a three-car collision Wednesday in Florida while she screamed for help along a roadway.
Tammy Chester, 39, and her husband, Jeremy Chester, 28, both of Maiden, stopped their vehicle Wednesday about 8 p.m. on State Road 528 in the outside, eastbound lane in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Jeremy Chester was driving the couple's 1993 Toyota, and Tammy Chester was sitting in the passenger seat when the vehicle stopped on the road.
Tammy Chester got out the car less than one minute after the car stopped and started screaming for help. She said her husband was having a seizure and needed medical assistance, according to Sgt. Kim Montes with the Florida Highway Patrol.
As Tammy Chester called for help, she was struck by a 2004 Chevrolet driven by Kory Pyles, 22, of Titusville, Fla. The Chevrolet also struck the couple's Toyota. According to a press release, Pyles was traveling eastbound and was unsuccessful in avoiding Tammy Chester in the roadway.
Another vehicle, a 2006 Saturn driven by Michael Culleny, 26, of Cocoa, Fla., came by seconds later and struck the Chesters' Toyota again.
Montes said State Road 528 is a four-lane road with two lanes each for eastbound and westbound traffic. A median divides the lanes, and the road's speed limit is 65 mph.
There are no streetlights in the area where the incident occurred, and because the crash happened at night, visibility was limited, Montes said. The Toyota's lights were on at the time of the crash.
Montes said it's possible Pyles and Culleny didn't realize the Toyota was stopped completely or saw the vehicle and didn't have enough time to avoid the collision.
Pyles and Culleny were wearing seat belts at the time of the collisions and were not seriously injured. Alcohol was not a factor for Pyles and Culleny in the crash, according to the press release. No other passengers were in the vehicles.
Montes said state troopers are recreating the accident to determine the speed the Chevrolet and Saturn were traveling when they struck Tammy Chester and the Toyota.
Tammy Chester was transported to Cape Canaveral Hospital, where she died from her injuries.
Jeremy Chester, who was wearing a seat belt at the time of the collision, was transported to Holmes Regional Hospital in Melbourne, Fla., with minor injuries. Montes said doctors retrieved a blood sample from Jeremy Chester to determine if alcohol was involved in the crash.
The Chesters' Toyota was totaled in the incident. The Chevrolet and the Saturn received significant damage.
Charges are pending in the incident. Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the incident, which could take 60 days, Montes said.
Montes said Tammy and Jeremy Chester were visiting Tammy's sister, who lives in Florida.


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Bulldogs fall in another close one
Seventeen seniors for the Borger Bulldogs were honored on Friday night in the final home football game of their career. These are seventeen guys who are good friends, team-players, and inspiring leaders for the younger Bulldogs to look up to. Both teams came into the contest with a 1-1 district record. The Perryton Rangers came to town needing a win to keep their playoff hopes alive, their loss being to Pampa. Borger was hoping to spoil those hopes, but came up short in another close one, losing 17-14 in a very defensive, very hard-fought battle.Play started with Perryton receiving, and Suttle was there on the stop. Jensen, who had a great night defensively, had a tackle for the 2 yard loss on 1st and 15. Perryton gained a few yards on 2nd, and Jensen and Hearon had great coverage down the field to force an incomplete on 3rd. Perryton is forced to punt from their own 16, and it is a bad punt. Borger takes over on the Perryton 41 with great field position.Guinn pushed ahead for 2 before McKee is knocked back for a loss of 3 on 2nd down. On 3rd and 12, Freeman is stuffed, and Borger is forced to punt on a 3 and out. The Henry punt is down to the Perryton 13. On 1st and 10 from the 13, the Rangers fumble and Gowdy recovers it at the 10. On 1st and 10 for Borger, they give it right back as Freeman fumbles and Perryton recovers.After trading fumbles, Perryton started their drive from the 11. Suttle, Brooks, and Orona make a great stop on 2nd down, but the Rangers move it to the 33 on the next down. Henry has great coverage down the field and Galloway makes a nice play before Perryton gets it past midfield. Galloway makes three great defensive plays to force a 3rd and 18. Easley puts some pressure on the quarterback to force a Perryton punt.Borger receives and goes to work from their own 45. Guinn is dropped for a loss, but Salinas made up for that with a 5 yard reception on 2nd down. On 3rd and 9, Guinn kept it and rushed ahead for 10 yards and the 1st down. Butler (who carried many Rangers on his back the entire game) had a gain of 8 before a holding penalty was called on Borger. An illegal procedure penalty on Borger made it 3rd and 17 from their own 48. Trying something new, Hunter passed it down field to Weber. It was incomplete, but pass interference was called on the Rangers. It was 1st and 10 on the Perryton 37. Freeman had no gain, and there is holding on the play to push the Bulldogs back. Butler rushed for 4, and Guinn completes to Salinas for 9, but the Dogs would turn over on downs after a nice drive to the Perryton 31.The 2nd quarter begins with no score and Perryton with the ball on their own 31. Easley had a great tackle for a Ranger loss of 2 yards. The Rangers move it quickly down the field and march it down to the Borger 23 after two big gains. Perryton strikes first and quick with a 23 yard passing touchdown to make it 7-0 with 10:14 left in the 2nd.Borger takes over, and Salinas returned it to their own 38 to start a long drive. Butler picked up 13 big yards on 1st, carrying half the Ranger team with him for 4 of those yards. McKee and Guinn pick up 9 yards, and on 4th and 2 from the Ranger 41, Butler rumbled ahead for 14 more yards and the 1st down. Gowdy, McKee, and Butler combine for 14 more yards and get it to the Perryton 13. A Guinn to Weber pass is incomplete, and Guinn is sacked to make it 4th and 20 from the 22. Guinn passed to the endzone and Salinas leaps to make the amazing catch. He is hit very hard and goes flying, but holds on for the completion. He is stopped short at the 2, but it is a 1st down. Guinn sneaks it to the 6 inch line and Butler did the rest. He flew over the Perryton defenders to score for the Dogs on a nice 7 minute drive and the Dogs tie it up at 7 after the Aguilar extra point with 3:10 left in the half.Perryton receives and immediately has a long pass to get it to the Borger 31. That wouldn't matter, though, as Jensen intercepts it on the very next play on the Borger 15, halting the Perryton momentum.Borger takes over and Butler immediately sped ahead for 20 yards. Freeman picks up 5 more, but Borger is penalized 15 yards for tripping and backed up to their own 21. McKee and Butler pick up 10, and a pass to Salinas only nets 3 yards, forcing a punt. There is a bad snap on the punt (something that has been an issue before), and Perryton takes over on the Borger 19. Brooks puts pressure on the quarterback and the pass is incomplete. There are only 14 seconds remaining in the half. Salinas has great coverage and knocks away what could have been a touchdown pass for Perryton. They settle on a field goal, and take a 10-7 lead with 4.5 seconds left in the half. Borger receives, and time runs out to end the 1st half.Borger receives to start the 2nd half and Jensen takes it to the 33. On 1st and 10, the Dogs fumble and Perryton recovered on the Borger 40. McKee had great coverage to force an incomplete, Gowdy and Henry made a great tackle, but the Rangers pick up a 1st. That wouldn't matter though, as Gowdy makes a great play and intercepted the Ranger pass to give Borger the ball on their own 22.Butler and Freeman go to work, picking up 15 yards. It eventually becomes 3rd and 9 from the Borger 35, when Guinn made a great pass to his favorite receiver, Salinas for a 24 yard gain. On the 41, Butler fought ahead for some short yardage, and so did McKee. On 4th and short, Butler converted for the 1st down on the 30. Freeman loses yards and a pass to Lacy is incomplete to bring up 3rd and 13. Freeman picked up 10 hard fought yards, and Butler picked up the other 3 needed for a first. McKee picked up 3 more and Guinn kept it to get 7 more. It was now 1st and goal from the 10, and Freeman pushes ahead for 6, and then into the endzone for a Bulldog touchdown. Aguilar's kick is good and Borger goes up 14-10 with 3:13 left in the 3rd.Perryton receives on their own 29. Suttle, Easley, Gowdy, and Jeter all make good plays for the Dog defense. On 2nd and 20, Suttle makes a shoestring tackle on the quarterback. After the play, Easley is laying facedown on the grass, clearly hurt. He was eventually carted off on a stretcher and taken by ambulance. Updates on his condition were not available at press time. Jeter pressured the quarterback to force an incomplete and a Ranger punt. Borger receives on their own 16 hoping to add to their lead. Freeman rushed ahead for 6, and Butler breaks free for 19 yards behind some great blocks from the line. McKee and Butler keep it going for the Dogs, getting it to the Ranger 35. The Ranger defense would hold, as a pass from Guinn to Weber falls incomplete, and the Dogs are unable to convert a 4th down, giving it back to Perryton on their own 33 with 9:25 left.Villigran and Gowdy are in on the tackle and Galloway covers down field, but Perryton has a big gain on 3rd down plus a facemask penalty on the Dogs. It is on the Borger 39 when Jensen is there for the spectacular interception on the 32. Borger now has another chance to put some points up, but they go 3 and out, only gaining 6 yards. Perryton starts their drive from their own 37, and Henry was close to an interception. McKee, Henry, Suttle, and Jensen all make big plays on defense to force Perryton to punt. Borger starts on the 20, but can't get anything going again and go 3 and out. Henry punts it to the Borger 47.The Rangers take over with 3:09 left and good field position. An incomplete pass and a penalty made it 2nd and 20 for Perryton, but on 3rd and 13, they march it to the Borger 23 with two minutes remaining. Perryton keeps their drive alive after picking up 10 on a 3rd and 2. They take it to the 5, and then into the end zone for a touchdown with 50.5 seconds left in the game.Borger receives, and Butler returns it to the 34. Working quickly, Guinn starts throwing passes. A pass to Marrs is dropped, but a pass to Henry is complete for 21 yards to the Perryton 45. The next pass fell incomplete, and the Dogs were running out of time. A pass from Guinn to Myers at the 20 was good, but a Borger holding penalty brings it back to the 45. Two more passes from Guinn to the end zone fall incomplete, and Perryton holds on for the win, 17-14, in another heartbreaker for Borger.Borger finished with 275 total yards, 191 rushing and 84 passing. Guinn was 6/13 with 84 yards passing and 14 yards rushing, with no interceptions. Salinas had 5 catches for 63 yards and Henry 1 for 21 yards. Butler finished with 20 carries and 123 yards and one touchdown. Freeman finished with 17 carries for 44 yards and one touchdown. Borger had 21 1st downs. They have lost 4 games this year by 3 points, and one game by 1 point this year. They are now 1-2 in district, but not out of playoff contention since they beat Pampa last week. They play 0-3 River Road in Amarillo next Friday night in their last regular season game.


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We are at Mobile World Congress this week and have a lot of exciting news to share. Here's a quick rundown of our announcements with links to more information.
- Photoshop Touch is now available for iPad 2, via the iTunes App Store. With Photoshop Touch, you can combine multiple photos into layered images, apply professional effects to create beautiful artwork, touch up photos, paint, lay out ideas, and much more.
- Here's a stat that we're thrilled about: over the last year, our Digital Publishing Suite has powered more than 16 million digital publications across tablets. We have also added more enterprise-class functionality to the Suite, which will help organizations drive digital revenue and brand engagement through digital publications. Find out more here.
- We have unveiled the industry's first fully integrated video technology platform, code named Project Primetime, to enable smooth, TV-like experiences for ad-supported videos across Web-connected devices. This new platform delivers premium video and ad content consistently across all major platforms, including Apple iOS, Google Android, desktop operating systems and connected TVs.
- Mobile gaming gets a performance boost: we announced AIR 3.2 and Flash Player 11.2, with hardware accelerated 2D and 3D to enable the next generation of mobile gaming apps. Learn more on our Digital Media blog.


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February 25, 2009 > Chabot Softball wins two; Ohlone playing nail biters
Rain washed out games for both Chabot and Ohlone's softball teams on Tuesday, Feb. 17. But both teams resumed play on Thursday, Feb. 19, with Coast Conference North (CCN) wins.Ohlone traveled to Foothill College of Los Altos Hills and won, 8-0, while Chabot hosted City College of San Francisco and ended on top, 12-3, in a game shortened to five innings because of the eight-run mercy rule. On Friday, Feb. 20, Chabot traveled to Foothill to make up Tuesday's rain out and won, 8-4, to improve to 3-5 overall and 2-0 in CCN.Saturday, Feb. 21, saw Ohlone travel to San Jose City College for a doubleheader. In the first game they lost, 2-1, to College of the Siskiyous of Weed, a Nor Cal powerhouse. Then in game two, Ohlone prevailed, 4-2, over host SJCC, one of the best teams in Coast Conference South, to go 7-5 overall while being 1-0 in CCN.Next up for Head Coach Chelsea Spencer's Chabot Team is an away game against CCN opponent De Anza of Cupertino on Thursday, Feb. 26. Then they host American River College of Sacramento and College of the Redwoods of Eureka on Saturday, Feb. 28. Game times are 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m.For Ohlone Head Coach Donna Runyon's squad they host CCN foe Mission of Santa Clara on February 26 at 3 p.m. then have a home tripleheader on Feb. 28 at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. versus Siskiyous and Solano of Fairfield. Ohlone then hosts De Anza on Tuesday, March 3, at 3 p.m. before traveling to Chabot on Thursday, March 5, for a 1 p.m. encounter.Coach Spencer and Ohlone Scorekeeper/Statistician Cheryl Kato contributed to this article.


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Please insert foot in mouth: Reasonable, not reactionary responses only
We can enter another piece of evidence into the case against reactionary responses to the mere mention of the word abortion.
Former USCCB president and Archbishop of Chicago Francis Cardinal George issued a statement last week [1] along with the [2]Catholic Conference of Illinois [3] criticizing Illinois governor Pat Quinn for his plans to attend a luncheon held by an PAC that advocates for abortion rights.
That's not surprising. But what the Cardinal and the rest of the Illinois bishops failed to do was find out why Quinn was attending the lunch. If they had, they'd have learned the Quinn is planning to present an award to Jennie Goodman, an advocate for rape victims and a rape victim herself. But reactionary measures against Quinn resulted in a statement that accused the governor of going "beyond a political alignment with those supporting the legal right to kill children in their mothers' wombs to rewarding those deemed most successful in this terrible work."
Cardinal George told the Chicago Tribune, [4] "I first heard of Ms. Goodman only after we had crafted the statement (and) published it. Then, all of a sudden she comes forward. All of a sudden, she was there, and that wasn't part of the story as we did it."