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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After finishing the regular season with its best conference standing since 2008 — fourth place — Santa Clara baseball heads to Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, Calif. for the West Coast Conference Baseball Championship. The Broncos play in the tournament's opening game Thu., May 22 at 3 p.m. against the Pepperdine Waves.
Last weekend, the Broncos won two of three games at home against the Saint Mary's Gaels to earn a bid to the WCC Baseball Championship. In the series opener May 16, the Broncos took a 3-2 lead to the eighth inning and allowed four runs in the ninth to drop game one of the series 6-3. Facing postseason elimination May 17, Santa Clara rallied from a three-run deficit to score seven runs in a row and win 10-6. On Senior Day May 18, the Broncos overcame a 5-1 deficit and got an RBI walkoff single off the bat off T.J. Braff with two outs in the ninth to win 7-6.
Santa Clara went 1-23 in conference play last season, and made a 15-win improvement in the WCC by going 16-11 this season. The team enters the postseason on the heels of five consecutive conference series victories. The Broncos won the most games in WCC play since picking up 16 conference victories in 2004. Santa Clara was 6-42 in conference play between the 2012-13 seasons. They are looking to advance to their first NCAA Regional since 1997.
Probable Starters
Thu., May 22, 3 p.m.
SCU: RHP D.J. Zapata (3-7, 4.05 ERA) vs. PEP: RHP Corey Miller (7-4, 1.64 ERA)
Internet Radio/Video + Championship Information
The first two days of the 2014 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship feature a double-elimination format, leading up to a winner-take-all championship game Saturday.
Thursday, May 22
- 3 p.m. - Game 1: #1 Seed Pepperdine vs #4 Seed Santa Clara
- 7 p.m. - Game 2: #2 Seed Loyola Marymount vs #3 Seed Gonzaga
Friday, May 23
- Noon - Game 3: Game 1 Loser vs Game 2 Loser
- 3:30 p.m. - Game 4: Game 1 Winner vs Game 2 Winner
- 7:30 p.m. - Game 5: Game 3 Winner vs Game 4 Loser
Saturday, May 24
- 7 p.m. - Championship Game (ESPNU): Game 4 Winner vs Game 5 Winner
David Gentile is slated to call all Santa Clara games at the WCC Baseball Championship. Click here for an audio feed to all games.
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Six Bronco Baseball Players Receive Conference Honors: Karalus, Vizcaino, Jr. Named to First Team, Berman Named to All-Freshman Team
The West Coast Conference announced its 2014 Baseball All-Conference teams and individual awards Tuesday, and six Santa Clara Broncos have been recognized as part of the honors. Sophomores Reece Karalus and Jose Vizcaino, Jr. were named First Team All-Conference and Stevie Berman was named to the All-Freshman Team. Berman also received an Honorable Mention alongside seniors Casey Munoz and Quinton Perry, as well as sophomore Jacob Steffens.
"It's great that our guys have been honored," head coach Dan O'Brien said. "They've all been working very hard this season and have overcome quite a bit. At the end of the day, the individual awards aren't our focus right now. We're excited to stay tight as a team and continue to play great team baseball. We'll celebrate these individual accolades at the end of the year."
All five individual awards — along with the All-West Coast Conference First and Freshman Teams — were voted on solely by the league's 10 head coaches. Of the 25-member All-West Coast Conference First Team, 10 are underclassmen and four are freshmen.
Karalus took the mound more than any WCC pitcher in the 2014 regular season with 33 appearances, and tied for a conference high with 11 saves. He posted a team-low 2.30 ERA with a 6-2 record and struck out 46 batters in 47.0 innings while holding opposing hitters to a .202 average. The sophomore did not allow a run in 23 of his 32 relief outings, and struck out multiple batters 16 times on the season.
Vizcaino, Jr. finished in the top 20 of the WCC with a .321 batting average and topped the Broncos in that category as he took the field for all of Santa Clara's 54 regular season games. He led the Broncos with 62 hits, tied for the team lead with three triples, finished second with 26 RBIs and stole a Santa Clara best 11 bases. His conference marks of a .368 batting average, 39 hits, 22 runs scored and seven stolen bases were all team highs. He led the Broncos with 21 multiple-hit games — including six three-hit games — and recorded the longest Bronco hitting streak at 12 games from April 8-27.
Berman finished the season at fifth in the conference with a .438 on-base percentage and fourth with 29 walks in 2014. He ranks second on the Broncos with a .316 batting average, four home runs and 34 runs scored. The freshman hit safely in 15 of his last 20 games and struck out only six times in his last 29 games for the Broncos. Berman was named WCC Rawlings Player of the Week April 28 by going 5-for-11 (.455) with a double, two home runs, four RBIs, four runs scored and three walks as the Broncos defeated LMU two games to one.
Munoz ranked seventh in the WCC with 16 doubles this season and led the Broncos with 27 RBIs. He hit 11 doubles in 27 conference starts and finished second on Santa Clara with 36 hits and a .343 batting average in 2014 conference action. The senior either scored or drove in a run in 15 of his last 19 games in the regular season as he drove in 15 runs and scored 11 while hitting .390 (32-for-82) during that stretch. Munoz tied fellow senior Quinton Perry with a team-high six three-hit games.
Perry leads the Broncos in home runs for the second straight year after rounding out the regular season with five long balls. The senior tied for second on the team with a .452 slugging percentage as he posted 16 extra-base hits in 2014, including nine doubles and two triples. He led the Broncos with four home runs and a .541 slugging percentage in 25 conference appearances, while recording the second-most walks on the team with 16 in WCC play. He has a team-best 17 two-out RBIs and recorded three RBIs in five games this season.
Steffens worked as both a starter and a relief pitcher for Santa Clara in the regular season, making eight starts and seven trips out of the bullpen. He led the Broncos with 31 strikeouts in conference play and posted a 2-1 record alongside a 3.44 ERA. The sophomore was named WCC Rawlings Pitcher of the Week on May 5 after he struck out a career-high nine batters in 7.0 shutout innings against San Francisco May 4. The following Saturday, Steffens pitched a career-high 8.0 innings at BYU to earn his second straight win. The Broncos are 7-0 the last seven times Steffens has taken the mound.
Game One Opponent: Pepperdine
The Waves are the No. 1 seed in the WCC Baseball Championship with an overall record of 36-16 and a conference record of 18-9 in the 2014 season.
Pepperdine and Santa Clara met for a three-game series to open West Coast Conference play March 21-23. D.J. Zapata threw a complete game and allowed just one run to the Waves in a 1-0 loss during the series opener March 21. On March 22, the Broncos plated two runs in the first three innings before Pepperdine rebounded with a four-run seventh to win 4-2. In the series finale March 23, the Broncos and Waves played five scoreless innings before Pepperdine scored 10 runs in the last four innings to win 10-0.
2014 West Coast Conference Coach of the Year Steve Rodriguez is in his 11th season as head coach of the Waves, and graduated from Pepperdine in 2001. He enters this weekend with an overall record of 362-269 (.574 winning percentage). The Waves have won eight consecutive games against the Broncos, with Santa Clara's last victory in the series coming on April 20, 2012 at Schott Stadium.
Game Two Opponent: LMU or Gonzaga
The Lions are the No. 2 seed after finishing conference play with a record of 17-10. They tied the Bulldogs for second in the conference standings, and earned the No. 2 seed by way of a 2-1 head-to-head record against Gonzaga.
Loyola Marymount and Santa Clara met for a three-game series April 25-27 at Schott Stadium. In the series opener April 25, the teams combined for 10 runs in the first three innings and Santa Clara's late comeback bid fell short in a 6-5 loss. On April 26, the Broncos broke a 2-2 tie with multiple runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings to win 10-2. Santa Clara claimed the series with a three-run eighth April 27 to win 8-7.
Jason Gill is in his sixth season as head coach of LMU baseball, and has an overall record of 163-161 (.503 winning percentage) entering the weekend. The Lions have finished in the top three of the West Coast Conference standings in four of Gill's six seasons at the helm — including a second-place finish in 2014.
The Bulldogs are the No. 3 seed after finishing conference play with a record of 17-10. They tied the Lions for second in the conference standings, and earned the No. 3 seed by way of a 1-2 head-to-head record against LMU.
Gonzaga and Santa Clara played three one-run games in Spokane, Wash. April 11-13. Santa Clara won 6-5 April 11 in 10 innings, thanks in part to a game-ending outfield assist from Kert Woods in left. The Broncos fell 2-1 in 10 innings on April 12 and 2-1 in the shortest game of the season — two hours, two minutes — on April 13.
Mark Machtolf is in his 11th season as head coach of Gonzaga, and 22nd season overall with the Bulldog baseball program. He enters the weekend with a head coaching record of 323-269-2 (.544 winning percentage). The Bulldogs won the 2012-13 West Coast Conference regular season title with a league record of 18-6.
Bronco Offense
Casey Munoz recorded multiple hits and at least one RBI in Santa Clara's Saturday and Sunday victories — both elimination games — at home against Saint Mary's last weekend. He went 5-for-13 with three doubles, four RBIs and a run scored. The Santa Clara senior went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in a 10-6 victory May 17. On Senior Day the following afternoon, Munoz went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs in a 7-6 victory. After Santa Clara fell behind 5-1 in the fourth, Munoz hit a three-run double as part of five unanswered runs for Santa Clara to put the Broncos ahead 6-5 in the fifth.
Jose Vizcaino, Jr., T.J. Braff, Zach Looney and Munoz were the four Broncos to record a hit in each of last weekend's games. Vizcaino, Jr. went 5-for-14 with four RBIs and three runs scored against the Gaels. Looney recorded three hits, drove in three runs and scored three runs for the Broncos.
Braff recorded three RBIs, including the game-winning walkoff single with two outs in the ninth inning Sunday. He drove in senior Greg Harisis, the Bronco leader with 45 runs scored on the season.
Munoz leads the Broncos with 27 RBIs on the season and is one of seven Broncos with at least 20 RBIs in 2014. As a team, the Broncos averaged 4.3 runs on 5.9 hits, recorded seven double-digit hit games and had a 10-16 record in their first 26 games. They have upped the numbers to 5.3 runs on 9.4 hits, 16 double-digit hit games, and a 16-12 record in their last 28 games.
The senior duo of Harisis and Munoz was among the most productive offensive players last season, as Munoz led the Broncos in batting average (.308), hits (64), doubles (10) and RBIs (31) while Harisis led the Broncos in on-base percentage (.399) and stolen bases (13-for-15).
Bronco Pitching
In his final home start, Thursday's probable D.J. Zapata threw 6.2 innings and allowed two earned runs on eight hits with one walk and seven strikeouts for the Broncos. Zapata faced more than four batters just once through the first six frames; Saint Mary's sent five to the plate in a fifth inning that featured an error. His seven strikeouts were one shy of a career-high eight, set back on Feb. 20 vs. Notre Dame.
The senior makes his 16th start of the season Thursday, and is the only Bronco pitcher to be used exclusively in a starting role this season. Zapata has thrown two of Santa Clara's three complete games in 2014, and leads all Bronco pitchers with 91.0 innings and 47 strikeouts.
Peter Hendron has allowed one earned run or fewer in six starts this season. He is tied for the team lead with six wins alongside Bronco closer Reece Karalus. In his last start May 17 vs. Saint Mary's, Hendron allowed six earned runs on 10 hits with one walk and four strikeouts in 3.0+ innings.
Jacob Steffens makes has made 15 starts and eight relief appearances for the Broncos. He has started the final game each of Santa Clara's last four series, and the Broncos are 4-0 in those starts. The sophomore posted a 4.58 ERA in 19.2 innings over four starts from Feb. 16-March 9. He had a 2.70 ERA in 13.1 innings as a reliever in seven straight relief appearances March 13-April 19.
Steven Wilson has made 11 appearances and 10 starts for the Broncos, and currently owns a 1-3 record with a 4.37 ERA. Since sustaining an injury April 19 at San Diego, the redshirt freshman has made just one appearance for the Broncos. He allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits and recorded one out May 8 at BYU.
Karalus' 33 appearances are the most of all West Coast Conference pitchers entering the weekend. By earning his 11th save in the series opener against BYU May 8, Karalus is currently second place on the Santa Clara single-season save leader list. He trails only Anthony Rea, who recorded 13 saves in 2004. His 17 combined wins and saves are the highest total in the WCC this season. Karalus was 0-9 with a 7.04 ERA in a mix of 12 starts and seven relief appearances as a freshman last season.
Jason Seever is the second-most used reliever on Santa Clara's staff with a 3-2 record and a 2.47 ERA in 27 appearances. In 40.0 innings pitched, Seever is holding opponents to a .200 batting average and boasts a 29:11 strikeout to walk ratio. In his last outing May 17 against Saint Mary's, Seever threw a career-high 6.0 shutout innings and matched a career best with five strikeouts, allowing three hits and no walks to earn his third win of the season out of the bullpen.
Scouting Pepperdine
Freshman Aaron Barnett leads the Waves offense with a .374 batting average in 2014. Conference Pitcher of the Year Aaron Brown has excelled as a two-way player, leading the Waves with 44 RBIs and posting a .319 batting average alongside 11 doubles, three triples and 12 home runs. Brad Anderson has a team-best 21 walks and Hutton Moyer leads Pepperdine with 15 stolen bases.
Pepperdine's offense scored the second-most runs in the WCC this season with 288 in the regular season. The Waves pitching staff boasts a 2.58 ERA and a .235 opposing batting average— both conference bests— and Pepperdine the only of the four teams in the WCC Baseball Championship with a sub-4.00 ERA. Defensively, the Waves tied for first in the WCC regular season with San Francisco by posting a .975 fielding percentage.
Corey Miller has posted a 7-4 record alongside a 1.64 ERA, three complete games and two shutouts in 2014. Miller has struck out 72 in 98.2 innings and is holding opponents to a .235 batting average. In his last outing May 16 at Gonzaga, Miller allowed six runs (three earned) on eight hits with five walks and one strikeout in 6.1 innings of a 6-5 loss.
Miller and Zapata will face off for the second time this season, after the two were locked in a pitchers' duel in Santa Clara's first WCC game of the season March 21 — a 1-0 Pepperdine win. Miller threw 8.0 shutout innings and allowed four hits with no walks against seven strikeouts for the Waves. Zapata allowed one earned run on seven hits with two walks and three strikeouts in the complete-game loss for the Broncos.
Keep Your Enemies Closer
Santa Clara is one of 11 teams in the country to play at least 20 one-run games in the 2014 season*. The Broncos have an 11-9 record in games decided by one run. Nine of Santa Clara's last 19 games have been decided by one run (2-2) and four of the team's last seven losses have come by one run.
In the Broncos' eight West Coast Conference series this season, only two have not featured a one-run game: April 4-6 vs. Portland and May 8-10 at BYU. Three of the series have featured multiple one-run games, including all three contests against Gonzaga. Santa Clara's victory to clinch a WCC Championship berth was by a final of 7-6 in its last regular season game.
*Information gathered and distributed by Daniel Ruede – University of Hartford
Welcome to the New Age
Several Santa Clara freshmen have seen a significant part of the action this season: Stevie Berman has made 52 appearances and 50 starts (52-50), Rory Graf-Brennen (29-8), Max Kuhns (26-20 in the field, seven relief appearances), Kyle Czaplak (41-27) and Tyler Meditz (24-5).
Six of nine Bronco pitchers to make a start this season are underclassmen: sophomore Reece Karalus, sophomore Peter Hendron, sophomore Jacob Steffens, redshirt-freshman Steven Wilson, freshman Kevin George and sophomore Nick Mederios. The lone upperclassman in the weekend rotation is Thursday's starter D.J. Zapata, who is in his second season of college baseball with the Broncos.
Season Highlights
Jacob Steffens Named WCC Rawlings Pitcher of the Week (Click Here for the full release)
Jacob Steffens was named WCC Rawlings Pitcher of the Week for May 5, 2014. Steffens is the third Bronco and first pitcher to win a conference player of the week award this season. Steffens picked up his first win of the season in a co-career best 7.0 shutout innings and struck out a career-high nine batters Sun., May 4 in a 2-1 victory at San Francisco. The sophomore needed just six outs to best his prior career-high of three strikeouts; he struck out the side in the first and recorded an inning-ending strikeout in the second.
Stevie Berman Named WCC Rawlings Baseball Player of the Week (Click Here for the full release), College Sports Madness West Coast Player of the Week
Stevie Berman was named WCC Rawlings Baseball Player of the Week for April 28, 2014. Berman is the first freshman to win the player of the week award this season, which has now been handed out 11 times. During Santa Clara's weekend series, the catcher from Saratoga, Calif. went 5-for-11 (.455) with a double, two home runs, four RBIs, four runs scored and three walks.
Berman played an integral part in the team's success as part of a two-games-to-one series win over the second-place Loyola Marymount Lions. He slugged at a 1.091 clip and notched a .571 on-base percentage. Berman also excelled behind the plate, committing no errors and limiting the conference's stolen base leader in LMU to 2-for-4 in the three-game set.
Reece Karalus Named to NCBWA Mid-Season Stopper of the Year Watch List (Click Here for the full release)
Reece Karalus is one of 50 players named to the mid-season watch list for the 10th annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award, announced by the association Wednesday. The sophomore closer is one of only three West Coast Conference pitchers and one of only 16 underclassmen to make the list. The North Bend, Wash. native is 4-1 with a 2.27 ERA, eight saves and 30 strikeouts in 31.2 innings between 22 relief appearances and one start this season.
Santa Clara Bests Manhattan 10-2, O'Brien Earns 500th Career Win (Click Here for the full game story)
Bronco head coach Dan O'Brien won his 500th career game as the Broncos defeated Manhattan 10-2 on March 2. The third-year Santa Clara head coach won 454 games with his alma mater, UC San Diego, and collected his 46th win at Santa Clara in the victory over the Jaspers.
"There's been a ton of great memories and some big team wins in there, but I don't do this for the wins," O'Brien said after Sunday's game. "I coach for the countless lifelong relationships I've developed over the years. Those mean the world to me."
Peter Hendron Named College Sports Madness West Coast Player of the Week
Sophomore pitcher Peter Hendron was named the College Sports Madness West Coast Player of the Week for March 3, 2014. Hendron posted career high marks with 8.0 innings and seven strikeouts in a 10-2 win March 2 against Manhattan at the Sanderson Ford Baseball Classic in Surprise, Ariz. last weekend. He allowed two runs (one earned) on eight hits with two walks and held the Jaspers to 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position to earn the winning decision to improve to 2-1.
Greg Harisis Named Rawlings WCC Baseball Player of the Week
Greg Harisis won Irish Baseball Classic MVP honors with a stat line of 9-for-19, three RBIs, seven runs scored, two doubles, one home run and an outfield assist as the Broncos went 4-0 Feb. 20-23. He was named the WCC Rawlings Baseball Player of the Week, becoming the first Bronco to earn the honor since Patrick Terry on May 23, 2011.


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Jenny, a survivor of domestic violence, attended one of Susan Omilian's My Avenging Angel Workshops,™ supported by CT-ALIVE's Never Going Back to Abuse Project in March 2011. The work she did in the two-day workshop inspired her to continue her journey from survivor to "thriver" and she began running again. Starting with half and full marathons, Jenny chronicled her story on her blog, The Running Thriver and began a fundraising campaign for CT-ALIVE which she calls Running for the Color Purple.
For many Octobers to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Jenny ran a race that pushed her limits as a runner and athlete. She ran the Bimbler's Bluff 50K, a grueling, off-road foot race through woodland preserves in Connecticut. Finishing that race in nine hours, she raised $1,000 for CT-ALIVE from family and friends to support the free motivational workshop that helped her on her journey thriving!
For Jenny, there are no limits to what a woman can accomplish after abuse and she believes that every woman is bigger than her past story.
Trish Helps Others Step Forward into a New Life
A survivor of intimate partner violence in college, Trish attended one of Susan Omilian's My Avenging Angel Workshops™ in the fall of 2012 which are supported by the CT-ALIVE Never Going Back to Abuse Project .
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Local group beats lame duck deadline
A hectic last minute push by coalition succeeds in getting 'better' PPT bill.
If they had failed, an earlier version passed by the state Senate could have come up for a vote. It was a bill that was considered to be the "nuclear option" by most local government observers.
"We felt we were going to lose PPT with no replacement. There were the votes for that," said John Weiss, executive director of the Grand Valley Metro Council.
Businesses, on the other hand, were concerned the lack of a sufficient revenue replacement plan would scuttle the entire effort to rid the state of a tax they generally disliked. So the two distinct groups, with separate agendas, came together as a unit and succeeded in finding the necessary House votes to get a "better bill" through the Legislature in the bottom of the ninth.
"It was an interesting lame duck," said Jim Miller of Governmental Consultant Services Inc., a lobbying firm that represents Grand Rapids and Ottawa County in Lansing. "When the emphasis shifted to revenue replacement (in 2011), locals were not happy with those particular plans. We had to get 56 representatives."
Kent County, Wyoming, GVMC, Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce and Clark Hill municipal attorney Scott Smith joined Miller and his clients in talking with Lt. Gov. Brian Calley about alternative legislation last year. Then they pressured lawmakers last month to accept what they felt was a more reasonable PPT bill.
"The participants in the work group knew how the PPT worked. In some cases, we had 24 hours or less to turn over papers to the lieutenant governor," said Smith.
With time running out in the session, Smith added that the state Treasury Department only gave the group 30 minutes to change the bill's language to meet the replacement revenue provision they wanted.
"Tensions were high, as were emotions," said Grand Rapids Deputy City Manager Eric DeLong. "We knew that some PPT legislation was inevitable. Nobody loved the PTT; it's hard to administer."
"It was a fast-moving pace — faster than any other lame duck I've covered — and legislators were tired," said Miller.
Miller said they scurried to get the House votes and followed up with the Senate. "The effort the local group put into getting the bill approved can't be understated. It was a very interesting process, but they carried the load."
"It's more complicated than what we proposed, but it's workable," said DeLong. "What we achieved as far as PPT reform is concerned is better than what the Senate had."
The legislation offers many cities and counties up to 80 percent of their revenue loss when the PPT is erased from the books and gives them the authority to create an assessment to cover the difference. Starting next year, businesses that invest $40,000 or less will have their PPT exempted.
But one apprehension of the legislation's first phase-out step is that a company may invest, say, $100,000 in taxable equipment next year and then spread that investment across three separate LLCs, with each containing less than a $40,000 investment, in order to avoid the tax completely.
Andy Johnston, the chamber's vice president of government affairs, thanked the council, the cities and the counties for their roles in helping to get the legislation passed.
"This removes a significant barrier to investment and jobs. This was a big deal," he said. "We're going to have to work together to get the vote passed in August 2014."
The vote Johnston referred to is a statewide ballot measure that will ask citizens to approve shifting the revenue generated by the business use tax from the general fund to a state authority that will distribute the cash to local governments to cover some of the revenue lost from the PPT's elimination.
If voters don't approve it, then it's back to the starting block.
"If the August 2014 vote doesn't pass," said DeLong, "we're back to the nuclear option."


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TEL AVIV, June 8 (Reuters) - BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics , a developer of adult stem cell technologies for neurodegenerative diseases, has appointed Tony Fiorino as its chief executive officer.
Fiorino, 46, helped manage a healthcare equity fund and served as a consultant to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Previously, he founded EnzymeRx, a company that acquired a late-stage, pre-clinical biologic, where he led the development of the compound through clinical trials and subsequent sale to 3SBio.
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Viruses. Worms. Spooks. Super villains. Cyber threats. Auric Goldfinger. Fear and loathing. Security stories — Grok tends to stay away from them because he doesn't really understand them and can't decide if the often inflammatory coverage is warranted or just Google bait for Web publishers. (Like the first 14 words of this blog, for instance.)
But this story on "Flame" by the BBC caught our eye last night and it has subsequently gone viral (if you will pardon the pun). So against our better judgment and with all due caveats, let's dive right in.
According to the BBC report, researchers working with the United Nation's International Telecommunications Union (ITU) have revealed they are investigating a cyber attack which is being described as, "one of the most complex threats ever discovered". Of course the people who describe it as such — Russian security firm Kaspersky Labs — are in the business of selling security solutions so they would say that.
The BBC quotes Kaspersky's chief malware expert, Vitaly Kamluk, saying that Flame's intent appears to be data theft rather than system damage. "Once a system is infected, Flame begins a complex set of operations, including sniffing the network traffic, taking screenshots, recording audio conversations, intercepting the keyboard, and so on."
So far, 600 specific targets have been hit and Iran and Israel in particular (along with some other Middle Eastern states) seem to be have been on the receiving end of the attacks. Given how popular those two nations are, that pretty much narrows down potential nation state suspects to just about every country in the world. (Grok's money is on the North Koreans — comic book villains, or Tasmania, evil, evil Tasmanians.)
This is apparently a complex bit of gear, and the code itself is 20MB which the story pointed out is 20 times larger than Stuxnet — a computer worm which attacks industrial systems and which was discovered in June 2010.
Coincidently (or not), Flame appears to have been having its way since August 2010. The ABC ramps up the volume towards the hysteric under the headline "Flame virus sparks UN cyber war alert".
It quoted Marco Obiso, the cyber coordinator for the ITU suggesting, "This is the most serious warning we have ever put out."
Not everyone agrees though. The same story quoted Jeff Moss, who is a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council and the chief security officer at Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, suggesting that everyone should have a good lie down for a moment. "It will take time to disassemble, but it is not the end of the net." And a final word to Marcus Carey, from cyber security firm (and presumably Kaspersky Labs rival) Rapid7, "We seem to be getting to a point where every time new malware is discovered it's branded 'the worst ever,'" Then again, "No Big Deal" doesn't have quite the same ring to it, even in 50 point, bold Helvetica.
Meet "The smart money", he's not a banker
Meanwhile a little post script to the Facebook IPO. Business Insider spoke to one of the few people in the world who seems to be able to make sense of the otherwise alchemic approach to valuing dotcoms.
Aswath Damodaran is the professor of finance at the Stern School of Business at New York University. And he's developed an Oracle like reputation for picking the marks around tech stocks.
The BI article noted his observations that no-one really gains from overvaluing the stock. As the report said, "The bankers face major damage to their reputations, the Facebook insiders will have an even more challenging time unloading their shares, and the big institutional investors who reportedly had an informational advantage are facing huge losses."
And in Damodaran words, "I think the investment bankers priced the offering based on how shares of Facebook were trading in the private market and their assessments of institutional demand. I don't think that revenue growth, margins, risk or any other fundamentals played much of a role in the pricing. I don't fault them for playing the momentum game, but they played it badly."
He suggests the problem is that the bankers focused too much on price momentum metrics and not enough on fundamentals. As Grok mentioned* at the bottom of our May 7th piece, "Facebook IPO — retail investors beware", the Facebook IPO price was always toppy, even at a $90 billion valuation. Now, for what it's worth (which is not much frankly) at $28 bucks and falling, we are starting to get interested again.
And a postscript: As at about 9.30 am AEST, Facebook is worth $62 billion. That's less than it valued itself at ($75 billion) when it bought Instagram a little over a month ago. But don't forget, markets also overshoot on the down.
One final note: Groupon's early investors are allowed to sell their shares on Friday. Do not stand in between them and the exit sign, it might get ugly. As a spectator though, this could be a lot of fun. (Unless you are holding stock at over $30 bucks.)
*Shameless I-told-you-so plug.
Andrew Birmingham is the CEO of Silicon Gully Investments. Follow him on Twitter @ag_birmingham.
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A Beginners Guide
All About Frequency
If you are new to frequency or frequency minded music, we hope this section will help you navigate through these healing waters of sound and frequency.
So let's get started...
What is sound healing?
A healing intention focused on specific frequencies that have proven to be useful in facilitating a certain mood, feeling or brainwave state. There are many different styles and schools of thought when it comes to frequency work much less the genres of music that it's paired with. For more information on sound healing, click here.
How do you know which frequency is right for you?
At Listening to Smile we believe that everything in our perceived reality is a vibration of light and sound. We believe that our systems fluctuate based on our vibrational input such as the food we eat, the thoughts we think, the books we read, the shows or movies we watch even down to the types of people we choose to associate ourselves with. We mention all of this to say that we believe the act of healing is the act of bringing the body into balance. We believe this is a multilevel process that requires the unification of multiple systems of our being.
Frequency is a tool that can play a huge part in healing. When paired with other healing modalities is where frequency really thrives. Our favorites to work with are breath work, meditation, and energy work. There are far too many to mention in this section but sound healing can be a great addition to most forms of self-care.
In closing we feel that sound healing and self-care are very personal explorations with many different paths that have different out comes for each person involved.
If you feel like you would like help in navigating the information and applying it to your specific need please visit our Personal Frequency Coaching page.
Pure Tones
We suggest starting your journey into sound and frequency with pure tones. A pure tone is a tone with a sinusoidal waveform; this is a sine wave of any frequency, phase, and amplitude. Although there is not much to them these solo frequencies pack a powerful punch so to speak. We like to think of them as note mantras. Spending 10 to 15 minutes in meditation with these frequencies can be life changing. If truly open to the experience, we feel you will find it very beneficial. After a few days of working with these frequencies, notice how aware you become to natural frequencies in your surroundings(birds singing, engines humming, wind blowing, your own internal voice, etc.). Below you will find examples of four of our favorite pure tones. Click on each box to take a listen. Follow the link below the boxes to receive a free download of our Pure Tone Albums.
This is known as the miracle frequency of the Solfeggio scale. This tone helps DNA repair, amplifies love, aids in creativity, helps with healing, relieves anxiety, aids in deeper meditation etc
These are just a few to help you get started but please refer to the Sacred Frequency page for more information. Click here for your free pure tone album downloads to explore more. Please feel free to email other questions to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Sonic Meditations
Continue the experience at home utilizing our monthly frequency minded albums called "Sonic Meditations". Each album's tracks vary in different tempos and genres. You can utilize these albums in many areas of life from cleaning the house or walking the dog to your daily yoga or meditation practice. Be amazed!
Wellness Series
Frequency minded albums composed with specific targets, needs, and intentions in mind. There are different albums for different needs. We have albums in this series that help facilitate a peaceful state and relieve anxiety, as well as some albums that are more upbeat for movement meditations and yoga.
Binaural Beats
This music is composed for headphone use. These tracks and albums are created with very targeted and specific intentions such as sleep, meditation or focus. This is where science and sound are one.


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The children of Mosul are bearing the brunt of the intensified fight between government forces and the Islamic State group in the Iraqi city's western half, the United Nations has warned.
Iraqi forces are in their last push to drive IS militants from the remaining pockets of territory they still hold in the Old City where narrow streets and a dense civilian population are complicating the fight.
Unicef's representative in Iraq Peter Hawkins said the agency is receiving "alarming reports" of civilians being killed, including children, with some caught in the crossfire while trying to flee.
He did not give a specific number for killed children, but he estimated 100,000 girls and boys are still in the IS-held Old City neighbourhood and other areas, living under extremely dangerous conditions.
He called on the warring parties to "protect the children and keep them out of harm's way at all times, in line with their obligations under humanitarian law".
He added: "Children's lives are on the line. Children are being killed, injured and used as human shields. Children are experiencing and witnessing terrible violence that no human being should ever witness.
"In some cases, they have been forced to participate in the fighting and violence."
Backed by the US-led international coalition, Iraq last October launched a wide-scale military offensive to recapture Mosul and the surrounding areas, with various Iraqi military, police and paramilitary forces taking part in the operation.
The city's eastern half was declared liberated in January, and the push for the city's western section, separated from the east by the Tigris River, began the following month.
Iraq's second-largest city, Mosul fell to IS in the summer of 2014 as the militants swept over much of the country's north and central areas.
Weeks later, the head of the Sunni extremist group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, announced the formation of a self-styled caliphate in Iraq and Syria from the pulpit of a Mosul mosque.


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QuickBooks is the most advanced accounting and book-keeping software. Whether users are succeeding the small business or large, QuickBooks is the latest and extremely acclaimed software for the users. They can easily handle the market, account, payroll management, tax and other purposes with the help of QuickBooks accounting software. It comes with great specialties and very helpful in enhancing market prosperously.
But sometimes, the users may face some restraints while commencing the QB software due to some technical difficulties. These errors may terminate access to the software.
This article will talk about how to register QuickBooks desktop and activate the software quickly. While the users install QuickBooks, it is necessary to register QuickBooks Desktop. If the users have many transcripts of QuickBooks Desktop then, they need to register or activate it all time for each copy.
This post has contributed all the necessary facts concerning the topic. It also includes some major mistakes that you may during the activation.
Method to Register or activate QuickBooks desktop
Concerning 2016 and above new versions
Register QuickBooks Desktop for Windows
- Start QuickBooks Desktop on your network and then press the 'F2 key' on your keyboard.
- Visit the 'Stock Information' window and on the right side of the license number lookout for the registration status.
- If it tells 'Activated' then you are all set to proceed with your work on QuickBooks Desktop.
- If it tells 'Not Activated' follow the following steps:
- First, close to the 'Product Knowledge' window by succeeding on 'Ok'.
- Navigate to the 'Help' list and then activate QuickBooks from there by choosing 'Activate QuickBooks' (for 2016 version it will show 'Register QuickBooks rather of Activate QuickBooks')
- Observe the prompts that will appear on the screen to confirm your information and complete the activation process.
Register QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
- Proceed to their menu, and then choose 'Register QuickBooks'.
- Now, open the 'License number and Product number', then pick 'Next'.
- Next, choose 'Register Online'.
- And now, understand the on-screen instruction to complete the registration.
- If you don't notice any register option it means that the software is previously registered.
Concerning 2015 and older versions
It is observed that in older versions, discontinued merchandises cannot be registered for the initial time. And for that, you need to re-register discontinued commodities. Moreover, the users can contact our customer service provider to receive the validation code.
Concerns with registering or activating QuickBooks Desktop
You may face some difficulties while registering or activating the QB desktop. These are given here:
- Information not admitted – In this situation check again that the information you have entered is the same info you gave at the time of purchase.
- Blank Partition or Error Message – Temporarily damage your anti-virus software.
What is Validation Code Error in QuickBooks?
It is necessary to have the correct activation of the QuickBooks Desktop for regular functioning and task performance. Despite this, every time even after making the right steps QuickBooks activation does not appear properly. QuickBooks Validation Code is wrong, and the Product number is unreliable are some common issues related to this. The user may also encounter an error message saying the service is temporarily unavailable.
In this blog, we will explain steps to correct the 'Incorrect Validation code'.
Checkpoints before troubleshooting Problems
Assure that the below points are carried out properly before trying out any solutions:
- Verify QuickBooks is activated and 'verify the license number' & product code match the one on the sticker on QuickBooks product package.
- For downloaded commodities, View the purchase confirmation email you got from Intuit.
- If you purchased QuickBooks on CD- See the brightly colored sticker on the original CD envelope.
Reasons for the validation Error
There are many reasons for this error. These are given below:
- If there is an incorrect license number, product code, or validation code.
- The regularity date is incorrectly set to a year.
- The 'Credits' data is read-only.
- Destruction in Microsoft Windows OS
- Any Damage in the EntitlementDataStore.ECML file.
- 'Microsoft .Net Framework' privacy settings are set too lengthy.
Solutions for fixing the validation code issue
Method 1: Monitor and confirm the system date and time settings are correct
- Firstly, Close the QuickBooks Desktop
- Next, right-click the display in 'Window Task Bar', and pick 'Adjust Date/time.'
- Choose the 'Date & Time' and keep the date for the current
- Take 'Apply' and click 'OK'.
- Now Start QB Desktop and preferred 'Help >> Activate QuickBooks >> Start Activation' (if you have a Canadian variant of QB, next click 'Help >> Register QuickBooks >> Start Registration')
- Following, Type in the validation code and select 'Next'.
Method 2: Reset the .ecml file
You want to understand and learn how to re-create the damaged EntitlementDataStore.ECML file to amend license and registration problems.
Method 3: Correctly check the read-only status of the file
- Preserve OS files and hidden files by the following steps:
- Open my 'Network' and Select 'Tools and Folder Options'.
- In the 'Folder Options' window, click the 'View tab' and in the advanced settings list, choose the 'Show hidden files and folders option'.
- Select the 'Hide protected OS files' to clear them and click 'OK'.
- Search to the appropriate file below for your operating system
- Find the file and right-click the file and select 'Properties'.
- In the 'Properties window', go to the Read-only box. If the box is checked, click the box to uncheck and 'OK'.
- Open 'QuickBooks> Help>Register QuickBooks'.
Method 4: Reactivate the MSXML
For 64- bit working system-
Use the below-given commands to activate MSXML.
- Allow to 'Start Menu' and type 'cmd.' Ensuing is to right-click 'Run as Administrator.'
- While you are at the C: prompt, then start 'cd\windows \ syswow64'
- Click 'regsvr32MSXML 4.dll' and tap 'Enter'.
- Tap 'regsvr32MSXML 6.dll' and press 'Enter' key.
For 32 Bit Operating System:
Register MSXML with the below commands.
- Start 'Run' window and choose 'Windows key + R' on the keyboard.
- Tap 'cmd' and press 'Enter'
- Click 'regsvr32 MSXML 4.dll' and press 'Enter'
- Tap 'regsvr32 MSXML 6.dll' & press 'Enter' key.
Method 5: Reset the new 'EntitlementDataStore.ECML file'
- Log in as the 'Windows Administrator' on your computer.
- Allow to 'Start> Run> Open field' and enter the appropriate command for your version of QuickBooks.
- If the data is missing then, proceed to method 6.
- If the file is present then, delete it.
- Open 'QuickBooks> Help>Register QuickBooks'.
Method 6: Re-Install by completing QB Clean Install
While QuickBooks Desktop function is damaged, and just easy reinstallation of QB desktop does not amend the issue then it becomes necessary to Uninstall QuickBooks Desktop, rename the installation data that are left behind and Reinstall QuickBooks Desktop. This method is called as 'QuickBooks Clean Install' Refer to the link here for complete steps.
- In case you get a message that says- Overwrite Protection – Do you need to overwrite this file as it is already in use? You can succeed 'Yes' for these. The data are in the Temp directory and can be overwritten without any damage to other programs.
- Assure Installation wizard is for the correct year & version.
- Shut down the QuickBooks Installation Window
- Examine the Blue & Gray icon for the QB Installer on the desktop
- Now double-click the image to begin the Installation
- During the Installer extracts files, then take 'Yes to All' when asked to overwrite the existing files.
Method 7: Close all the versions of QuickBooks
- First, click 'CTRL+Alt+Delete' keys and succeed 'Start Task Manager'
- Tap the 'Processes tab'
- Now take 'Image name' to sort processes alphabetically.
End any of the methods that are given in the following list:
- QuickBooks Messaging.exe
- Any other enduring processes that start with QB.
- Close the 'Task Manager'
- Now Install the QuickBooks.
Method 8: Create a new Windows Admin
On Windows 10:
- Firstly, click on 'Start' and choose control panel.
- Next, choose 'Accounts' and click 'Users account'
- In Other users, agree 'Add someone else to this'
- At the rear of the page, take 'I do not have this person's sign-in'
- Now, at the bottom of the next page, choose 'Add a user externally a Microsoft Account.'
- Write the name of the new account.
On Windows 8:
- First Start the Computer Window and hold 'Windows +E' keys on the keyboard.
- Choose the 'Computer' option and Click 'Open Control panel'
- Now choose 'User Accounts' and click 'Manage another'
- During the Manage account Window opens, and then choose 'Add a new user in the PC frames.'
- Now open the 'Username & domain name' and click 'NEXT'
- Prefer 'Admin access' for the new user.
- Once you have built a new user, sign out of Windows & then sign back as a new user.
On Windows 7:
- Go to the 'Windows start' option and select 'Control Panel '
- Prefer 'User Accounts' and then select 'Manage User accounts.'
- During the 'User accounts' window opens, then choose "create a new account'.
- Fill in the 'new user name' and the domain name and tap Next
- Choose 'Administrator access' for the new user, select "create account".
- Done.!
We highly recommend you to use the accounting software QuickBooks Enterprise to make your business more successful. We believe that this article will make you know all the processes to Register or activate QuickBooks Desktop.
If by any chance you are incapable to register on your own, are facing any kind of difficulty or have any queries regarding QuickBooks do not hesitate to contact QuickBooks enterprise support team for expert advice on your issue. You can reach us at our help-desk number .i.e. +1(800)969-7370 (toll-free). Our professionals are always there for you.
Some other helpful topics:
How to Install QuickBooks Desktop On your Computer?
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Global Green New Orleans Competition Winner Announced
Brad Pitt and Resident Association President Pam Dashiell at announcement of winners
And the winner of the Global Green competition is Andrew Kotchen and Matthew Berman of Workshop/APD. We might have rejected them just for the punny name GreeNOLA and the retro drawings, but the scheme has winning attributes-
"The winning design integrated the newest sustainable technologies while drawing upon the wisdom of the past," said Matt Petersen, President of Global Green USA. "The impressive innovations show how to rebuild a healthier New Orleans. These homes, once built, will help improve the lives of families by lowering energy costs and improving the health of the residents." ....Pam Dashiell, President of the Holy Cross Neighborhood Association served as one of the design jury members and described the role of the community process throughout the competition saying, "these green building designs breathe new life into our communities; the amount of community input was incredible." ::Global Green Press Release
Jurors picking the short list said about the winner:
* This is a well thought out and integrated approach to ecological design. The result is a project that reduces energy demand, resulting in lower energy bills for those that live in the homes.
* The designers used a smart and efficient approach to energy using a heating and cooling system that combines natural ventilation with a geothermal system.
* The project features an innovative rainwater collection and recycling system, which reduces the potential for neighborhood flooding, provides resiliency in the event of future disasters, and provides environmental benefit.
* The planted trellises will help to cool the buildings and provide the residents an additional benefit that is aesthetically pleasing.


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text: The United States is the second largest Spanish-speaking country in the world. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this course explores the historical, social, political, and cultural configurations of this fact and of what has come to be known as Latina/o U.S.A. The course begins with a discussion on the roots of Spanish in the Americas. What are the historical and colonial relations of power leading to the presence of Spanish speaking peoples and Latino cultures in the U.S.? In posing this question the course examines the nascent U.S. nation as a political and colonizing force throughout the 19th century; its politics of colonization towards Native Americans, Mestizos, and people of Spanish and African descent through the annexation of Florida (1819), the Mexican American War (1846-1848), and the Spanish-American War (1898). Departing from these moments, the course then interrogates ongoing U.S. border politics and U.S. empire building throughout the continent, further questioning the following: How do U.S. policies relate to the massive Latino migratory patterns during the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries? How do these shape the complexities of the Latina/o experience? Literature, film, historical accounts, and social science works serve to discuss the central issues of this course: migrations, racisms, language as a marginalizing and/or empowering tool, key political and social moments in the Latino experience, the entrenchment of neoliberal economic policies and immigration, deportations and U.S. immigration policies, Latino community building, gender practices, heterogeneities of Latino populations, and politics of identity. This course is taught in English.