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My most hated team right now. Simply because I have had enough of their cancer story. It's inspiring, I really know. But I want to see other more entertaining teams like Max and Katie and Mona and Beth.This team is just MEH, and I get the Art and JJ vibes from them. I don't know why.Please be eliminated next. Thanks for your story and I appreciate it.
Quote from: Joab on March 17, 2013, 01:30:26 AMMy most hated team right now. Simply because I have had enough of their cancer story. It's inspiring, I really know. But I want to see other more entertaining teams like Max and Katie and Mona and Beth.This team is just MEH, and I get the Art and JJ vibes from them. I don't know why.Please be eliminated next. Thanks for your story and I appreciate it.Art and JJ vibes?!!! Its like were watching 2 different teams
Glad they're out but that's ONLY because of their edit.
'The Amazing Race'Another popular reality TV show that has built a family audience is The Amazing Race.Salt Lake City natives Dave and Connor OLeary competed as a father-and-son team in the most recent season.In 2007, Dave OLeary was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Luckily, the cancer was found early enough to cure through surgery. However, it was still a very painful and trying process.Three years later, Connor OLeary was diagnosed with testicular cancer and had to go through months of chemotherapy. He nearly died from blood clots developing in his lungs and in his heart.Connor O'Leary has been in remission for the past two and half years. He had always wanted to try out for The Amazing Race, and after his experience with his own cancer as well as his fathers, he was determined to make an audition video.We went into the garage and sat on some stools and had one of his friends with a video camera shoot a short video, Dave OLeary said. That was honestly the last I thought of it, but then I got an email when I was in Europe saying the producers were trying to reach us, and the rest is history.The Amazing Race focuses on values such as teamwork, culture and courage.The OLearys attribute much of their success to their ability to work as a team.The people who have the most problems in the race are typically the ones who dont get along well as a team, Dave OLeary said. I learned that even in times of adversity, if youve got a strong teammate and youre willing to work together, you can make progress.The OLearys did face adversity when Dave ruptured his Achilles tendon.Although he was in a lot of pain, the father and his son continued on for two more legs of the race, winning each.Eventually the time came for Dave OLeary to have surgery and the two left the show without regrets.To be able to show people from our standpoint that weve both had cancer and were still able to do this was pretty amazing for us, Dave OLeary said.The Amazing Race highlights various cultures across the world.The OLearys experienced the heat of the race in Bali, Indonesia. The sights were incredible, the challenges were unique, but most of all Dave OLeary enjoyed meeting the Indonesian people.We saw a number of people who have far less than we do but that are incredibly happy, he said. Theyre doing good things, they love each other and their families. That was inspiring to me.OLeary was also inspired by the people involved with The Amazing Race, including the other contestants and the producers.There were these twin OBGYN doctors from Chicago who were terrified of water, yet they overcame it and went into these diving bells, Dave OLeary said. I thought that was so incredible.The OLeary's lives have been enriched even more since their experience on The Amazing Race.Its life changing to see the world, Dave OLeary said. Its a big place and Im anxious to continue seeing more and getting out of my comfort zone.
Remember that racershave NO control over their edits...so not liking THEM based on the edit makes no sense. Dislike the edit, dislike CBS...but remember agin that the edit does NOT equal the racers.
Just met Dave...awesome man!!
Quote from: georgiapeach on May 05, 2013, 03:07:46 PMJust met Dave...awesome man!!Tell us more
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SKY REPORTER: December 2012
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Sky Data
Saturday December first, sunrise is at 7:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Nine hours 28 minutes later the Sun, located in the constellation Ophiuchus, sets at 4:29 p.m.
Saturday December 15th sunrise is at 7:13 a.m. and sunset occurs at 4:29 p.m.
On the last day of the month, Monday the 31st, the Sun is in Sagittarius, rising at 7:20 a.m. and setting nine hours 19 minutes later at 4:38 p.m. The altitude of the sun at the time of solar noon, its maximum daily elevation, varies during December from 27 degrees of arc on the first to 26 degrees on the 31st.
During this month average overnight temperatures recorded in Central Park drop from 37 degrees Fahrenheit on the first to 28 degrees on the last day of December.
Principal Phases of the Moon are:
|Last Quarter
|December 6 at 10:31 a.m.
|New Moon
|December 13 at 3:42 a.m.
|First Quarter
|December 20 at 12:19 a.m.
|Full Moon
|December 28 at 5:21 a.m.
Sky Cast
Mercury is in the predawn sky throughout December. It rises at 5:16 a.m. in Libra at the start of this month. On December 4th it has its greatest western elongation from the Sun, 21 degrees of arc. On the last day of 2012 Mercury is in Sagittarius, rising at 6:41 a.m.—39 minutes before the Sun.
Venus is a brilliant feature of the early morning eastern sky all month. Shining with its usual elegance, this second planet from the Sun rises at 4:37 a.m. in the constellation Libra on the first of December. It enters the predawn sky at 5:46 a.m. in Ophiuchus early on the morning of New Year's Eve.
Mars is lingering low in our early evening southwestern sky during December. Its orbital motion is keeping approximate pace with the Sun's eastward progression through the zodiac. On Saturday December 1st, The Red Planet is in Sagittarius and sets at 6:33 p.m. At month's end Mars has moved into Capricornus and drops beneath the western horizon at 6:31. Discoveries on Mars by the rover Curiosity make it an especially intriguing planet this month.
Jupiter, in Taurus, is above the horizon during most of the nights in December. On the second day of the month it is at opposition, rising at sunset and setting at sunrise. At year's end Jupiter sets at five a.m., two hours 20 minutes before the Sun rises.
During December Saturn moves from Virgo into Libra and rises progressively earlier in the predawn sky. On the first of the month the great ringed planet rises above the eastern horizon at 4:11 a.m. On the morning of the 31st it rises at 2:27 a.m.
Uranus is in the constellation Pisces. It begins the month setting at 1:30 a.m. and by month's end sets at 11:38 p.m.
Neptune is now in Aquarius setting at 10:43 p.m. on December 1st, and at 8:48 p.m. on December 31st.
The early December opposition of Jupiter marks the highlight of this planet's annual presentation in our night sky. It is currently in Taurus and for the next several years progresses through the most northerly constellations of the zodiac. In December, Jupiter has an altitude of about 70 degrees from the horizon when it's at the southern meridian.
During the last week of November "Mars Fever" was rampant as the rover Curiosity, which arrived on the Red Planet in August, continued to study features at Gale crater. Hints that this remarkable rolling laboratory had made an historic discovery to be revealed at the American Geophysical Union's fall meeting in San Francisco December 3rd, had pulses racing. What would be announced? Perhaps we'd learn of some interesting but not especially epic discovery, or maybe it would be a true game changer in our fundamental understanding of the universe—the long anticipated finding of evidence indicating some form of life native to Mars? By the time you read this you may already have an answer.
December 8-9 the brightest asteroid Vesta is at opposition in the constellation Taurus, with visual magnitude 6.4. That's just beyond the threshold of visibility for the average person without optical aid, but it's an easy catch with binoculars under dark skies.
The waning crescent Moon is five degrees south of Saturn on the early morning of December 10th.
The next day, Tuesday the 11th, the Moon will have moved to a position two and a half degrees directly south of Venus in the predawn sky.
At 6:45 as civil twilight begins the morning of the December 12th, a thin lunar crescent is four degrees above the southeast horizon. Then, along a sloping line to the upper right of the Moon we may see Mercury at ten degrees in altitude, Venus at 15 degrees, and Saturn 30 degrees up from the horizon.
The night of December 13-14 the Geminid meteor shower peaks with expectations of seeing over 100 events per hour at a dark sky site far from artificial lights. The best times to look are between midnight and dawn.
On the early evenings of December 14 and 15, the waxing crescent Moon is in the vicinity of Mars, which currently has visual magnitude 1.2. One hour after sunset on Friday the 14th, the Moon is eight degrees to the lower right of Mars. The same time the next evening, it is nine degrees directly above the Red Planet.
Ceres, the largest asteroid in the Solar System, is at opposition on the night of the 17-18th in the constellation Gemini. Its magnitude then is 6.7.
At the time of the Winter Solstice, 6:12 on morning of Friday December 21st the Sun is directly above the Tropic of Capricorn and winter begins in the Northern Hemisphere. At that moment the northern part of Earth's rotation axis is aimed at its maximum angular distance from the Sun's direction and the Sun is directly above a point in the South Atlantic, about 200 miles west from the coast of Nambia. That day, we have the Sun above our horizon in New York City for just nine hours 15 minutes. This is five hours and 11 minutes less than on the first day of summer.
The evening of Monday December 24, the gibbous moon is just south of the Pleiades star cluster in Taurus.
Christmas night, the bright Moon forms a striking configuration with nearby Jupiter, the pair having a separation of less than one degree of arc during early evening.
On the night of December 28 the Full "Cold" Moon lights things up from its location in the constellation Gemini.
Sky Notes
With arrival of this year's December solstice we also reach the much discussed date, 12/21/12, when the Mayan calendar's current cycle concludes. Speculation has abounded for years about what, if anything, this might mean for us. Nothing in modern astronomy suggests any sort celestial or terrestrial disruption, let alone that the end of the world will occur on this date. For details about Mayan speculations you may enjoy listening to a lecture podcast from the Museum on October 10th when Hayden Planetarium Director Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson introduced hieroglyphics expert Mark Van Stone who spoke on astronomical and cultural aspects of Mayan society:
Podcast: 2012 and the Maya: It's Not the End of the World
Sky Lore
During December, bright stars of Orion and neighboring constellations are well placed high in the evening eastern sky. This is the most magnificent array of stars seen at any time of the year, made especially vivid due to cold, clear air so typical of many nights at this time of year. The large encompassing asterism known as the winter oval links major stellar lights of the season including Sirius in Canis Major, Rigel in Orion, Aldebaran in Taurus, Capella in Auriga, Castor and Pollux in Gemini, and Procyon in Canis Minor. These stars are features of a segment of the Milk Way called the Orion Spur, a region of active star formation.


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Discovery of body detailed in Sanford hearing
The continuing preliminary hearing concerning the 1980 murder of a gas station attendant in South Lake Tahoe began at the end: with an autopsy.
Dr. Patrick Riley performed the autopsy of Richard Swanson, 16, on Aug. 14, 1980, the day he was discovered dead at the South Y Shell gas station. Alleged murderer Andrew Sanford looked on with defense attorney Eric Schlueter in El Dorado County Superior Court in Placerville Thursday as deputy district attorney Trish Kelliher had Riley explain the report to her.
Swanson suffered numerous internal injuries, mostly hemorrhaging, in the chest, brain, jaw muscles and larynx. All this pointed to the trauma being caused before death. He also had lacerations on his scalp, caused by blunt force. Riley said he was "struck, or he could have fallen against an object." Bone fragments and black specks were found in the lacerations. Microscopic evidence confirmed his prior findings. The toxicology report came back clean. In short, Riley said, Swanson died from asphyxiation by suffocation. He had still been breathing when he was suffocating – meaning he was not already dead when the murderer tried to suffocate him – though whether he was conscious or not was unknown. It would have taken between three and six minutes of suffocating to die, Riley said.
The next witness called to the stand was Richard Munk, a retired El Dorado County Sheriff's deputy SLTPD officer. Munk, a former detective and evidence technician for SLTPD, was assigned to the Swanson case. He assisted Art Ritter, the primary investigator, on the scene of the crime. He swept outside the building for latent evidence, he said, including fingerprints on the gas pumps. He also checked the parking lot and surrounding area.
Munk saw the victim, he testified, in a fetal position inside what he had been told was a locked door to an office next to the service bay of the station. Money in the register was gone, but a stack of "receipts or invoices" was still present. He was on-scene for between four and six hours that day.
He also interviewed people who had been at the station that morning, he said, including Timothy Deal and Rodney Jones. The former had left at the station around 2 a.m., with the only other person there being a still-alive Swanson. Jones stopped in around 6 a.m. to get gas, finding no one there. He left a note, Munk said, stating that he had taken gas and would be by later to pay when an attendant was present. He searched the lube service bay, and after still seeing no one, left between 6:10 and 6:15 a.m. He parked in the shopping center adjacent to the gas station and contacted the police.
There was one more interview, said Munk, of Fredrick Hudson. Hudson was at the station for about 10 minutes around 5 a.m. that morning, and saw someone in the booth. "A white male, between 17 and 19 years old, 5foot 10, brown hair, shirt and jeans," Munk recalled Hudson saying. The shirt, he noted, was not a solid color, but had a pattern.
While Munk was in charge of gathering evidence outside the building, primary evidence technician Richard Hartman searched inside. Using playtex gloves, similar to kitchen gloves, he searched for prints, specifically on Swanson's chin. He did not, however, test the duct tape used to restrain Swanson. He noted there was a cardboard box near Swanson's head soaked in the victim's blood.
Hartman removed the tape from Swanson's waist, wrists and head, putting them in evidence bags. The tape from Swanson's hands was "bunched up, stretched a little bit," he said. "Not straight and flat, from being wound around the wrists." The other sections of tape were also crumpled from use. He folded them neatly before placing them in the bags.
Later that day, Hartman was also in charge of taking photos during the autopsy, using two cameras.
Years later, Hartman wrote a report concerning a refrigerator used to store evidence. Unit 2 had broken down sometime around Feb. 27, 1996, he said. It took a few days, possibly a week, for anyone to notice, he said. Blood collected from the Swanson case had been in the unit. There were a total of 30 or 40 cases' worth of samples in the refrigerator.
After Hartman was excused, Steve Mahnken was called to testify. A retired deputy and coroner for EDSO, Mahnken was dispatched at 7:10 a.m. to act as coroner for the Swanson case. He arrived at the scene and stayed out of the way as the others collected evidence, he said. When he entered the office, he realized he knew the decedent.
"I had known (Swanson) through his parents," Mahnken said. He worked with Swanson's father, Ron, when they were both officers in another county. "I saw (Ron Swanson's) boy at the donut shop or riding his dirt bike." Mahnken often saw Richard at the donut shop where the teen worked mornings before school. Mahnken also responded to an incident where the younger Swanson had crashed his dirt bike a month before his murder.
Mahnken was shown a photo of Swanson at the scene. "Yeah, I recognize it," Mahnken said in a low voice. "That is a picture of Richard." It had been the first time he had seen the scene since the incident.
At the scene, Mahnken helped carry Swanson's body out of the building. He took care of personal effects and the notification of Swanson's parents. As Mahnken related how he gave Richard Swanson's truck keys to Ron Swanson, Ron, in the audience, wiped tears from his eyes.
Mahnken also testified that he knew Andy Sanford. He met the defendant at Sunset Ranch Stables through a mutual friend in "June or July 1980," just months before the death of Swanson. Mahnken saw Sanford a few more times over the summer at the stables, the last time just a few days prior to the incident.
"There are some things that get scarred in your mind," Mahnken said, that he has had to deal with for 32 years. One was the last time he saw Sanford.
The final witness was Angelo Rienti, a retired latent print analyst for the Department of Justice. After a lengthy questioning on how the process worked, what he tested – some of the duct tape was sent for criminal analysis that would prevent obtaining fingerprints – and names of suspects Rienti was asked to see if matches were made, he revealed a key bit of information: Of all the prints he matched, no matches were found for Andrew Sanford.
The preliminary hearing will continue on Feb. 13 at 8:30 a.m. in Department 1.


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An unidentified man working with a cardboard shredder in Lincoln Heights, LA was killed in what must have been a horrifying fashion after getting tangled in the device.
Details on exactly what happened have not been determined, but we are not above jumping to wild and absurd conclusions. As Jason Chen put it "that's why TMNT cosplay should be illegal." [LA Times Image via Flickr]


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What song should Spilborghs' rock at the plate?
Writing is both a joy and burden. Deadline writing is an entirely different animal, with adrenaline pumping and the clock ticking. I concentrate by throwing on the BOSE headphones and listening to music from the trusty Ipod. It relaxes me, eliminates distractions. Plus I love music. Have since I got AC/DC's Back in Black as my first album in elementary school. I enjoy rock, alternative rock, and as a husband and father of kids, I get into my share of pop and hip-hop.
Which brings us to today's question as we prime for spring training. With Joe Beimel gone and Johnny Cash silenced — Beimel left the bullpen to "God's Gonna Cut You Down" — the Rockies lost an original tune. So that leaves loyal blog reader Brian Kurz to ask, "what song should Ryan Spilborghs use as his batter clip this season?"
Spilborghs captivated Coors Field with "Sweet Escape" in 2007. But he told me he didn't want to be known as the "Woo-Hoo" guy. So he switched in 2008 to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" last season.
Post your thoughts on the blog and I will forward the results to Spilborghs for consideration. He may tell me to eat a drumstick. But it's worth a chance, right?
Again, what song do you think he should rock this season?


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When the Baltimore Orioles traded Jeremy Guthrie to the Rockies, the right-handed pitcher was surprised — but pleasantly so.
"The Rockies have been one of those teams that has consistently had interest, and I guess that's the silver lining in the big change," Guthrie said. "I get a chance to go to a city and play for a team that's ready to win now and ready to go after it and doing everything in their power to do that. I'm excited to pitch meaningful games all season, right from the start."
Guthrie is stoked about the change. So is Rockies general manager Dan O'Dowd.
"I think we are blessed to get the guy because I think there is a competitive edge to this guy," O'Dowd said last week.
Now, with spring training just around the corner (seriously, forget the snow and today's 20-degree temps), you have a chance to ask Guthrie a question of your own. The Rockies' newest acquisition has agreed to participate in the Denver Post's "Fan Mail" feature.
So ask away. Send your Qs in an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. Please include your first name and where you are from. Questions will be accepted through Wednesday morning.


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Hi Icey
I know this is an old post, and I've been very lax in adding writing tips to my forum. Just been busy working on rewriting my series to include all the changes editors have suggested.
I decided to write a totally new book for my first book of the series and completed it during NaNoWriMo this year, so once again, I'm a NaNo winner. Now for the editing. Perhaps I will start getting the series published in 2015.
ALL of my short stories are up on Microcerpt in their entirety.
I started adding my last years winning novel three weeks ago, a half-chapter at a time, due to their limitations.
Although Microcerpt is great, I think it is much easier to read my stories on Wattpad. I place full chapters at at time on Wattpad, and they show all of the links in the same post under the books title. I have many more readers on Wattpad than Microcerpt too. Finding me is harder though.
Placing my books up on places like Microcerpt and Wattpad has not diminished the average number of sales, and in fact, may have been the reason for increased sales.
I receive an e-mail from a reader about once every three weeks. The only way they can find my e-mail address is to find my website and get it from there. All of the e-mails have been positive. But alas, no one ever seems to post a review on Amazon or Goodreads about my books.
I do cringe when I go back and read my first short stories, they could use a lot more editing. But as my mentors say, it's water over the dam, just keep moving forward and getting better. Don't worry about the past, it's past.


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The Cameron University Alumni Association (CUAA) has pledged $60,000 toward the construction of Cameron's Veterans Grove, a place of reflection and remembrance all those who have served in our nation's Armed Forces. Veterans Grove is located on the north side of Howell Hall and was dedicated during Cameron's Veterans Day observance last fall. The CUAA's pledge represents the lead gift in a campaign to raise funds to enhance Veterans Grove.
"Cameron is committed to continuing its tradition of recognizing the role of our veterans," says Cameron President Cindy Ross. "While we recognize there is no place, no memorial and no tribute that can ever match the enormity of our veterans' service and sacrifice, Veterans Grove will be a reminder of the selfless contributions of our soldiers, veterans and their families."
"The CUAA is proud to continue to be involved with the exciting changes around the campus," says Jessica Champagne, CUAA president. "It is only fitting that we choose to honor America's veterans and their families, including those Cameron graduates who have served in the military. The CUAA looks forward to continuing the long tradition of alumni involvement with Cameron."
The CUAA is a generous supporter of the Cameron University Foundation. In the past 20 years, contributions have totaled almost $250,000, which includes a $75,000 gift to the Centennial "Changing Lives" Campaign and almost $60,000 to fund student scholarships. The association has also supported student activities, athletics, KCCU and building renovations.
The completion of Veterans Grove includes the addition of a statue, a fountain and lighting. An additional $150,000 needs to be raised to complete Veterans Grove.
"Veterans Grove is an important addition to the Cameron campus," says Albert Johnson, Jr., Vice President for University Advancement. "We are confident that our community partners will assist us in meeting that goal by contributing the funds required to make the planned enhancements."
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The second installment of Sonia Rykiel Pour H&M, the "Queen of Knits," drops on Feb. 20. In the meantime, let's check out the fun launch party photos. The swanky soiree took place at Bobo in New York last night and was hosted by Sonia's daughter, Nathalie. Also in attendance were Amanda Hearst, singer Michelle Williams, and Gossip Girls Leighton Meester and Kelly Rutherford. The bright knits were on display, but the cutest sight of the night? DJ Chanel Iman! Enter for more behind the seams action.


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PACIFIC COUNTY Ever wonder why Washington has one of the highest seat belt use rates in the country? It is due, in large part, to the highly visible Click It or Ticket campaign, which includes publicity, extra enforcement, and signage.
In June 2002, when the primary seat belt law went into effect, about 82 percent of Washington drivers wore seat belts and today, nearly 97 percent of Washington drivers are buckling up.
Now, law enforcement leaders say its time to focus on another important traffic safety concern distracted drivers who are texting and talking on their cell phones.
Between May 20 and June 2, motorists in Pacific County can expect to see law enforcement patrolling city and county roads in search of unbuckled drivers and passengers and drivers using their cell phones.
Last year, during this same time period, officers on routine and extra patrols statewide issued 3,171 seat belt violations amongst the 11,047 motorists who were stopped. Similarly, last year during this time period, 1,059 cell phone violations were written. However, taking a historical look, in 2010, (the same year cell phone use became a primary law in Washington), only 63 drivers were cited statewide.
In Pacific County, the Raymond and South Bend Police Departments, the Pacific County Sheriffs Office and the Washington State Patrol will be teaming up and participating in these extra patrols, with the support of the Pacific County Target Zero Task Force. These and all extra patrols are part of Target Zero striving to end traffic deaths and serious injuries in Washington by 2030.
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UNITED NATIONS, New York – With less than 900 days remaining to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the Forum brings together a High-Level Panel to discuss what needs to be done to rapidly accelerate the achievement of MDG5 (improve maternal health). Although progress has been made, MDG5 falls far short of agreed targets. Reaching MDG5 requires focusing on proven interventions to reduce maternal death and achieve universal access to reproductive health, including family planning, by 2015 and beyond.
A Q&A session, including live tweets, will follow the interventions by the panellists.
- Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General
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The strip's main character's diminutive body and large head with spiky hair is a cartoon version of himself. His satirical talent quickly ensured Strid a reputation as a controversial cartoonist.
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No one should have to go through what my two kids and I have just gone through.
We're the people you may have heard about in the news. On February 15, we got tossed off a Mexicana Airlines flight simply because I'd asked that the attendants not serve peanuts. I'm at risk of anaphylaxis to both peanuts and tree nuts, and distributing peanuts throughout an airplane could be dangerous to me. When I finally got home to Calgary, I complained to the media about the poor treatment that my children and I received while waiting for Mexicana to decide –over several hours – what to do with us. CBC-TV ran a news item, then posted my story online. The fallout has come as a complete shock.
There are now over 800 mostly vitriolic replies. Some people have wished I would choke on a peanut and die; I am getting hate mail at my home. I have been saddened and disturbed by the response of fellow citizens. They clearly don't comprehend the seriousness of anaphylaxis. From the airline to online, I've been treated like a troublemaker. I'm actually anything but. I just happen to have a medical condition that requires the consideration of others.
I also feel my "real" story isn't out there. So here, for the record is my recent travel experience as an allergic individual:
I BOOKED A FLIGHT to Mexico for myself and my two kids, aged 8 and 3 years old. I informed the booking agents that I have life-threatening allergies to peanuts and requested, in advance as I always have, that no peanuts be served on my flight. I was then told that to have this happen I should speak directly to the Mexicana flight staff upon boarding. As it was explained, there isn't a real communication process that's used to let the booking agents inform the flight attendants of this issue. And even if there was, I was told, it could get lost and besides, ultimately, it's the flight attendants who are in charge of serving – and not serving – peanuts on a flight.
So my family and I board in Calgary to fly down to Puerto Vallarta on February 4. I ask the flight attendants as soon as we got on to please not serve peanuts. I've successfully made such a request many times on previous flights. These attendants did look a little confused by my request, but then said: "No problem, we can understand your situation." We all get down to Puerto Vallarta safely and comfortably.
My family has a great two weeks in Mexico. On February 15, we get to the airport to leave to go home. We have a short flight from Puerto Vallarta to Mexico City and then are to continue on from there to Calgary. My children and I board the plane, get to our seats. I tell a flight attendant right away that I am deathly allergic to peanuts and ask that for this 11/2-hour flight that they please not serve them. Mexicana crew all begin to tell me that it is their "right" to serve peanuts. I tell them that there is a possibility of me not being able to breathe.
More staff come by to tell me that they "have to" serve the peanuts. They offer me a seat at the back of the plane. I don't think they realize that the entire plane will eat the peanuts – so it's not a solution for me to be stuffed in the back, behind all the peanut-eating. This situation has now delayed the plane about 15-20 minutes. So a Mexican lady stands up in the middle of the plane and explains in Spanish my situation to the rest of the passengers. Then the flight attendant explains in English what my situation is. Passengers start saying to just not serve them the peanuts! One man yells out: "I can live without peanuts for an hour!"
So the flight staff all nod their heads and everyone is ready to go. Then the pilot makes the decision to ask my son, daughter and me to leave the plane. A lady behind me starts yelling that I am not listening to the staff about going to the back of the plane.
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I have to do when a staff member yells
at me to get away from the plane."
At this point, my children start to cry because there is a lady yelling at us and we are very rudely asked to get off the flight. So I pack up and we walk out of the plane. I am waiting for them to tell me what I have to do when a staff member yells at me to get away from the plane. We walk into the terminal and sit down on the floor in a lump, crying. The plane sits there for another 15 to 20 minutes while they rummage through the baggage hold for our bags. I'm sure people are missing connecting flights.
A staff member finally instructs us to go back to the check-in counter to see if there is another flight. We stand at the counter for an hour as agents are supposed to be trying to get us on a flight. Not one person from the airline speaks to us.
I finally demand to speak to the supervisor. Another 30 minutes later, an agent says Mexicana has booked us on a flight the next day – but they are not sure if the airline will fly us home because they "have to" serve the peanuts. We go to a hotel and an airline representative calls the room. They've switched us to another airline, but I'm told I have to get a letter from the doctor in Mexico by the morning explaining that I have a peanut allergy. How am I going to go to a doctor in Mexico in the next 10 hours, and how will he even know that I have an allergy? I told the representative this was a ridiculous request. She said she just wanted me to know I might have issues again without a medical note.
At no time during this entire situation did one person tell me they wanted to help me and my children, or that they were sorry this was happening. It felt like I was a criminal. My kids and I had to spend another night in Puerto Vallarta and the next day Mexicana got us on an American Airlines and we got home.
I'm not sure what is going to happen in regards to peanuts on airplanes. Many airlines that claim not to serve peanuts still offer mixed nuts bags for sale. I am deathly allergic to all peanuts and tree nuts – so this is a huge concern for me as someone who wants to be able to travel.
"I have never realized that I am hated
by a large part of the population"
I have had enough of this peanut issue and people's "right to have their peanuts." I am not asking that the plane be fumigated, or that the seats need to be shampooed. I am just asking that the packages of peanuts that are sitting in a small box are just not served on a particular flight. Here's a thought: hand the customers their package of peanuts when they leave the plane … so they don't miss out.
It hurt so much that total strangers were yelling at me and my children. After the abuse I've taken on the CBC site, I'm actually scared to tell anyone again that I am allergic to peanuts and nuts. I will now be very careful who I tell and who I don't tell.
I have never realized that I am hated by a large part of the population – until I read those comments. There were a couple of days that I was waiting for a jar of peanut butter to be thrown through my window at home.
Having a peanut allergy is not a choice! We are born with it. Those of us with allergies don't deserve to be subjected to hate mail and having people hate us because we are different.
I will fly again on an airplane again that doesn't serve peanuts. But I will always remember the way that I was treated, the way I was made to feel. I do wish everyone here the best of luck dealing with their food allergies. Keep advocating because, there's clearly a long way to go.


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Charity Wings started the 2011 year by holding their first ever "Live at CHA" event during the CHA Winter 2011 Conference & Trade Show in Los Angeles. They invited crafters that were not able to attend the show to catch a glimpse through Ustream of the manufacturers and their new products, and let them travel the show floor a bit to see the booths and even win a prize or two. Industry personalities like Jenni Bowlin, Anna Griffin, Teresa Collins, and Melissa Forsyth & Candy Rosenberg (from the Rubber Cafe, pictured below) stopped by to take part in the live event.
For a $48 fee, Live from CHA participants received a bag filled with 5 make-n-takes and goodies from event sponsors. Charity Wings also raised money for Crops of Luv at the event through manufacturer and designer-donated items that were put up for auction on ebay during (and after ) the Live from CHA event.
Charity Wings volunteers (such as Karen Poirier-Brode, pictured below) also helped out in the Westcott booth with make-and-takes. Westcott, a Charity Wings sponsor, features the Charity Wings logo on their product packaging and helps raise money for the Charity Wings Fund to cover operating costs for the organization.
This year also marks an increased partnership between Charity Wings and Scrapbook Expo, with Charity Wings agreeing to host all of the crops for Scrapbook Expo's 2011 season.
For Charity Wings founder Elena Lai Etcheverry, all of this started from having a willing heart to help raise money at a Susan B. Komen breast cancer crop. She had so much fun with the crop she decided that she needed to help with the next one – and even joined the committee to help run the event.
It was after this experience she realized charitable work was something she wanted to do all year long. Scrapbook Royalty was born. With a talent for motivating crafters and having a wide network of crafters, retailers, and manufacturers to work with, Etcheverry decided she could really help organize and creatively inspire crafters that might not know where to start raise money for their favorite charity.
Scrapbook Royalty's first event in 2006 for the American Heart Association raised $2500. Participants enjoyed the event so much they immediately started planning the next one…and then another, and another. American Heart Association, Susan B Komen foundation, Autism awareness/research and Crops of Luv are just a few of the organizations Scrapbook Royalty has helped to raise money for.
Realizing that Scrapbook Royalty was becoming something greater than its founder had imagined, the organization applied for non-profit status in 2008. In 2009, Etcheverry was joined in her work by another charitable crafter, Sheila Goldsberry, and they changed the organization's name to Charity Wings to encompass all types of crafters and better describe their mission.
In 2010, the 100% volunteer-run organization lent a hand with 37 events across the country that raised money for over 27 different charities. According to Charity Wings' figures; the organization has raised over $347,000 for various charitable causes during their 5 year history. Their participation in events can range from coordinating the entire event and finding sponsors, to just helping to advertise the event. In addition, they hold online raffles, do "fairy fly-bys" (giveaways) at events, and even have a monthly "do good" challenge with their "Club Royalty". These challenges for the most part encourage members to use their crafts in some way to help the charity's cause of the month.
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Paper-thin cell phones, e-readers, and batteries are just over the horizon for consumers, thanks to a revolutionary, disruptive technology known as printed electronics. A combination of novel materials and cutting edge fabrication processes, printed electronics are revolutionizing the look, feel and use of computerized devices and are emerging as an estimated $300 billion market.
Along with partners in the Army and other researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology, Dr. Woo Lee – the George Meade Bond Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science in the Schaefer School of Engineering and Science at Stevens – is advancing printed electronics through the recent demonstration of a method to inkjet print electrical energy storage devices using graphene. Made of carbon sheets one atom thick, graphene has quickly become a go-to material for the next-generation of nanoscale and microscale devices. Dr. Lee's team was recognized with the Academic R&D Award at Printed Electronics USA 2011 for combining the potential of graphene with precision inkjet printing technologies.
"The printed graphene research conducted by Dr. Lee and his collaborators is destined to fundamentally change how low-cost, electronic consumer goods are produced in the future," said Dr. Michael Bruno, Dean of the Schaefer School of Engineering and Science. "Their work also demonstrates the sort of promising outcomes we have grown to expect from the long-running research relationship between the US Army and Stevens faculty."
Although a common artifact of the home or office, inkjet printers have also emerged as a scientific tool for depositing materials both precisely and efficiently. For his research, Dr. Lee's "ink" is a suspension of graphene oxide in water, which, after printing, is thermally reduced to produce graphene. The resulting material has useful characteristics including electrical conductivity, high surface area for energy storage, good mechanical strength to withstand everyday use, and transparent appearance.
Using an inkjet printer that can form and meticulously place graphene oxide droplets with a volume of 10 picoliters (1 x 10e-11 liters), Dr. Lee can realize graphene electrodes for the printed electronics industry.
"Our process allows us to print graphene droplets at a resolution down to around 50 micrometers," reported Dr. Lee. "Such precision inkjet-printing techniques require minimal handling of nanomaterials, generate very little wasted material, and can easily scale up by adapting our methods to commercial printers."
This is not Dr. Lee's first application of the inkjet printer. He currently receives funding from the National Science Foundation to investigate inkjet printing of drug-eluting micropatterns onto the surface of orthopedic implants. These biocompatible patterns of nanoparticles fight bacterial infection after orthopedic surgeries, a major cause for implant failure, and promote bone formation around new implants.
The research team includes: Dr. Lee, Stevens graduate students Linh Le, De Kong, and Yue Li; Dr. Matthew Ervin of the US Army Research Laboratory; and Dr. Brian Fuchs and James Zunino of US Army ARDEC. The collaborators received the Academic R&D Award at the Printed Electronics Awards dinner on Wednesday, November 30. Additionally, the group has submitted a joint US patent application for their work.
For more information about nanoscale research at Stevens, visit Dr. Woo Lee's research site or the Nanotechnology Graduate Program.
Printed Electronics USA 2011 is the world's largest event covering companies, products, and R&D related to an emerging technology with an estimated $300 billion market. Held in Santa Clara, California, and attended by representatives from industry, government, and academia in thirty countries, the event includes a tradeshow, seminars, and venture summit.
About Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University™, lives at the intersection of industry, academics and research. The University's students, faculty and partners leverage their collective real-world experience and culture of innovation, research and entrepreneurship to confront global challenges in engineering, science, systems and technology management.
Based in Hoboken, N.J. and with a location in Washington, D.C., Stevens offers baccalaureate, master's, certificates and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences and management, in addition to baccalaureate degrees in business and liberal arts. Stevens has been recognized by both the US Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Excellence in the areas of systems engineering and port security research. The University has a total enrollment of more than 2,350 undergraduate and 3,600 graduate students with almost 450 faculty. Stevens' graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America as well as strategic partnerships with industry leaders, governments and other universities around the world. Additional information may be obtained at http://www.stevens.edu and http://www.stevens.edu/news.


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Most governors wouldn't dream of leaving the state in the midst of what promises to be the longest and worst budget crisis in California. Most wouldn't dare leave at the height of bill-signing season.
Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't most governors.
So as Gov. Schwarzenegger prepares for his trip later this week to Asia -- funded by foundation and corporate donations, as the San Diego Union-Tribune documents -- it's worth remembering why such a trip isn't such a bad idea. After all, California is an export-oriented economy, and Asia is thus crucial. Plus, there hasn't been much progress on the budget talks with the governor around. Maybe his departure might spark... something.
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But most of all, it's worth reminding Gov. Schwarzenegger how lucky he is to have managed to secure the appointment of Abel Maldonado, a fellow Republican moderate, as lieutenant governor. Maldonado, as acting governor, won't do anything Schwarzenegger wouldn't want him to do. If a Democrat had been in that position, the temptation to sign or veto a bill might have been awfully strong. The governor, as a lame duck, would have found it difficult to enact retribution.
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New Jersey State Senator Joseph Vitale has become the latest person to jump on the anti-"Jersey Shore" show bandwagon -- and wants an investigation.
Vitale, who represents the 19th Legislative District, in coastal Middlesex County and is the chairman of the New Jersey Italian American Legislative Caucus, announced today that his caucus has sent a letter to MTV parent company Viacom asking them to cancel the controversial show.
"Saying that the young people on "Jersey Shore" represent all young Italian Americans is like saying "The Jerry Springer Show" represents responsible journalism," said Senator Vitale.
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And just to show how things operate in Jersey, the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development, at the request of Senator Vitale, opened an investigation into employment and wage practices, as well as the tax status of the "Shore Store" where cast members supposedly worked while filming the program.
"The image of young Italian Americans conducting themselves in a disrespectful and inappropriate manner at a summer home on the Shore may make for good ratings, but it's a fabrication that damages our State and cultural reputations," said the Vitale, a Democrat.
"Rather than profit off ethnic stereotypes and derogatory myths about Italian Americans, MTV and its parent company, Viacom, should do the socially responsible thing and pull the plug on "Jersey Shore."
In addition to calling on Viacom to pull "Jersey Shore" off the air, the Italian American Legislative Caucus has also asked advertisers to boycott the bobble-headed show.
UNICO National, the largest Italian-American service organization in the country, has already called for a boycott of the show, with president Andre DiMino calling it "trash television."
Fellow Italian-American, MTV programming president Tony DiSanto has defended the show.
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Recovering files from a crashed hard drive or simply recovering data from any hard drive can be lot easier now days as we all have devices and even data recovery freeware available to help us with this task. Everyone I know dreads the day when their computer might crash because they haven't quite got around to backing up the emails, files and general data from it. In fact when it does happen, and I tell them that recovering files from a crashed hard drive is relatively easy, they are surprised. I would say 80% of people I see do not know that their files can be recovered and seriously think they are gone forever.
Please note that if you have deleted files from your hard drive or usb drive then see how to recover deleted files. If you would like to try and fox your computer, here are some Windows troubleshooting tips. This article is about recovering data from a hard drive. This could mean you have an old hard drive, or had drive out of a crashed computer, and you want to find your e-mails that was stored on there.
Even when you computer has crashed and is not working you can still recover most emails, files and data. And it is very simple to do so in most cases you will not have to take it to a IT repair guy. You just have to know where the files are kept and how to recover them.
Recovering files from a crashed hard drive you will need:
- A computer that has crashed. To get it going again costs more than a new computer so therefore recovering files from a crashed hard drive is a cheaper option.
- A hard drive in the computer that didn't get harmed by the crash. What is a hard drive, you say? Its the piece of hardware that stores all the files and data for the computer. Recovering data from a hard drive is only possible if the hard drive itself is not damaged.
- Another working computer with a USB connection.
- An external hard drive case to put the old hard drive in. What is an external hard drive?
Recovering files from a crashed hard drive: which external case do I use?
This is an important question as there are a few options that you need to take into account.
- The first option is whether you have a laptop or a desktop hard drive when recovering files from a crashed hard drive. if you are recovering files from a laptop hard drive then you will need a 2.5 inch external case to put the drive in. If you have a desktop hard drive you will need a 3.5 inch external case.
- The next thing you must consider is the connection that your hard drive users. You need to see if it has our Sata connection or an older IDE connection.
Once you have sorted out these two options, then you can choose which external hard drive case to use. Now we can go on with recovering files from a crashed hard drive.
Recovering files from a crashed hard drive:
- Firstly you will have to remove the hard drive. Make sure the power is not connected and please see how to open computer cases safely. If you have removed a hard drive before see How to remove and upgrade a hard drive
- Place your hard drive into an external hard drive case while there is no power connected. After sealing the hard drive case tightly, then plug it into the computer.
- Turn the external hard drive on and the computer should find it automatically.
- Go to my computer and open up the new drive that will appear there. C drive is the main hard drive of the computer so it could be E<F<G depending on how many other drives are installed.
- Copy the files you want and paste them to another hard drive. Watch this video tutorial on how to cut, copy, and paste.
- If you cannot find the hard drive in the external case then it is possibly damaged.
Where are the emails, files, and data stored?
When you are recovering files from a crashed hard drive or even emails from a hard drive out a of a crashed computer they will be a bit harder to find.
There will be no windows there to make it look nice with links to where everything is stored. You will have to manually navigate through folders to find what you want. It just a matter of knowing where they are and how to recover them.
You will have to also change a setting so that you can view certain files.
Recovering data from a hard drive: First you must un-hide your folders so you can view them.
This is performed on the computer that the USB external drives is plugged into.
- Go to the Start menu at the bottom left corner.
- Choose My Computer.
- Go to the menu at the top and choose Tools, then choose Folder options. If you cannot see the menu press that ALT key on the keyboard.
- Choose View from the tabs at the top.
- Scroll down the list and find the Hidden files and folders section. Choose to show hidden files and folders.
- Then press Apply and then OK.
Recovering files from a crashed hard drive – Where are the files?
Here are just a few examples of where files might be when you are recovering files from a crashed hard drive. Sorry I cannot mention every file you are looking for but you can always try searching in Google for " where are program, file type stored?" For example you can search for "where are Mozilla Firefox bookmarks stored?"
- The outlook express email address book is located at C:Documents and Settingsyour user nameApplication DataMicrosoftAddress Book
- Outlook folders which include the inbox etc..C:/documents and settings/your user name/local settings/application data/identities/{your ID number}/Microsoft/Outlook express
- The very important My Documents folder which usually has my pictures and more..C:Documents and Settingsyour user nameMy Documents
- For Windows Vista and Windows 7 you can grab your individual user name folder and it will contain documents, downloads, pictures,etc.
- Thunderbird emails are located in %USERPROFILE%Application DataThunderbirdProfilesXXXXXXXX.defaultMail
- Mozilla Firefox bookmarks are in C:UsersMitzAppDataLocalMozillaFirefoxProfilesppgeotvl.default then look for the .sqlite file. This contains all your Firefox bookmarks.
- Favorites for Internet Explorer. In the older versions it is located in C:Documents and SettingsYour usernameFavorites Simply copy the folder.
- There is also more information at A list of the most important files to backup.
Here is a screen shot of when I was recovering files from a crashed hard drive. It shows me recovering my Mozilla Firefox bookmarks. To do this I had to unhide the hidden files and folders as shown in the instructions above.
Recovering data from a hard drive will not work if:
- Your hard drive was effected by the computer crash. For example you may have had a power surge that damaged the hard drive. This will make the data unreadable and the only way of recovering files from a crashed hard drive is to take it to a professional.
- If you have already wiped the files, emails, and data from the hard drive. (Like formatting the hard drive) This will make it impossible when recovering files from a crashed hard drive because the data would have been overwritten.
- If your hard drive gets damaged after you recover it from your computer. Don't laugh! People often drop hard drives or hit them with a screw driver. They are fragile and you must be careful with it. Recovering files from a crashed hard drive can depend on you handling the hard drive itself with care.
Recovering files from a crashed hard drive is extremely easy. So when your computer does crash, no need to panic too much. You will probably be able to recover your files by following these steps.
Notes to recover data from a crashed hard drive:
- You can also install the hard drive into another computer when recovering files from a crashed hard drive, however it can sometimes mess with the setup of the computer. An external case is exactly that, external.
- After you have recovered your data you can also use this hard drive as a spare storage device. How to format your external hard drive
- When putting a hard drive into an external case the two must be compatible. If the hard drive has an IDE connection and is a 3.5″ then the external case must be compatible with that. If you have a Sata connection hard drive, you need a sata external case also.
- If you are getting an "access denied" message when trying to copy a file you probably need to take ownership.
Recovering files from a crashed hard drive should not be necessary if you have backed up your files in the first place!


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The next generations of computer defenders hone skills
Computer-savvy teenagers are testing their skills in cyber-contests designed to teach them how to protect the government and private companies from hackers.
The events are sprouting up across the country under the guidance of federal officials who are keen to boost their agencies' computer-defense forces and high school teachers who want to prepare their students for high-paying IT jobs.
At Baltimore's Loyola Blakefield prep school, a team of students meets twice a week after classes to practice for the Maryland Cyber Challenge, which is being held this week at the Baltimore Convention Center. At the event, they'll have to debug viruses from their computer and defeat mock attacks by cybercriminals played by IT professionals.
"They work together as problem-solvers, and they really like the challenge," says Steve Morrill, the school's director of technology and coach of the cybersecurity team.
The contests include "Toaster Wars," an online hacking game sponsored by the National Security Agency, and CyberPatriot, a national challenge that has grown from nine teams in 2009 to more than 1,200 this year.
During the final round of the 2013 competition, staged last March at the Gaylord National Resort at National Harbor in Maryland, Kevin Houk and five classmates sat in a darkened room, huddled around a monitor and looking for any sign of attack. The teenagers, who at the time attended Marshall Academy, a program that draws students from public schools around Fairfax County, Va., were trying to prevent "black hat" programmers from activating hidden viruses in the students' computer network. The Marshall group had to protect its servers from outside intrusions and defuse ticking time bombs that may have been lurking inside.
"It's a lot like gaming, because you don't know what's going to happen," said Houk, who took computer classes at Marshall Academy. "You always have to keep on your toes."
Now a freshman at Penn State University, Houk hopes to become a cyberwarrior, someday protecting corporate or national assets and information from foreign invaders or meddlesome hackers. "Cyberwarfare is the war of tomorrow, and we don't have enough soldiers on the cyber battlefield," he said. "I just want to be one of those."
The Pentagon's Cyber Command is planning to expand its cyberwarrior force from 900 to nearly 5,000. But there's a hitch: Applicants must have exceptionally clean records. That means no arrests or expulsions for hacking into school computers or shutting down Web sites.
While students are taught advanced computer skills during the lead-up to these cyber-contests, they also receive training in computer ethics, according to Scott Kennedy, assistant vice president and principal systems engineering manager at SAIC, a defense contractor and computer security provider based in Northern Virginia. So serious are contest organizers about fair play that some students have been kicked out for getting into other teams' computers or defacing Web sites.
Houk and other students interviewed at the Gaylord contest say they know the line between a white hat and a black hat.
"We are trained in offensive security, or ethical hacking, but we do know how to monitor a network like a school and watch all the traffic going through," Houk said. "And if it's encrypted, we do know how to break that."
The advisor to Marshall's team calls himself a "gray hat," someone who knows the good and bad sides of cyberwarfare and security. Ryan Walters said he got into trouble as a young man for hacking into computers without permission and was given a choice by a judge to either go to jail or join the military.
"I joined the Air Force," said Walters, who now runs TerraWi, a small start-up specializing in security for mobile devices. "Six months later, I was doing cyberdefense for the military. I became very good at what I do because I understand how the bad guy thinks. I went from black hat to gray hat. I could never be a white hat."
Walters, who has more than 60 students enrolled in his after-school cyberdefense program at Marshall, said he teaches his students "the black-hat mentality; I'm not teaching them how to be bad guys."
Morrill, the Loyola Blakefield coach, also is concerned that some of the skills the students are learning could cause damage.
"I tell them: 'You guys better be on the good side, and you can earn a good living,' " Morrill said. "If we approach students at a younger age and instill those values, the country is going to be better off."
Walters says revelations about leaks by Edward Snowden about the NSA's domestic surveillance programs forced him and other teachers to revamp their lesson plans. In fact, during the summer, two of his students worked at Washington area defense contractors as systems administrators, the type of job that Snowden once held, albeit not with the same access to classified data.
"I teach that it's a bad thing" to leak, Walters said.
The growing interest in cyberdefense contests for young people comes at a time when Pentagon officials are warning about computer attacks from China and other nations.
And it's not just the government that is vulnerable. Utilities, power companies, tech firms, banks, Congress, universities and media organizations all have faced attacks in the past few years. In August, the Web sites of several news organizations, including The Washington Post, were hacked by a group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army, which supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
"The threat has evolved so quickly," said Diane Miller, director of information security and cyber initiatives for Northrop Grumman, which is a lead sponsor of the CyberPatriot contest. "It really has created a sense of urgency."
Northrop Grumman has hired 40 former CyberPatriot participants, including four who are working in the company's cybersecurity control center. "I tell the students that it's a position of trust," she said.
While most experts agree that introducing young minds to advanced computer skills is a good thing, some worry that the efforts need to be more broad than deep. They say that training a few highly skilled cyberwarriors is less important than having lots of people with adequate knowledge on how to avoid getting hacked.
"There's this tendency to go for the cream of the crop," said James Lewis, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and author of a recent study on computer security vulnerabilities in U.S. firms. "The debate is 'Do you need a team of computer special forces, like Navy SEALS or cyber-ninjas? Or something more like regular forces?' "
Other security experts say that computer defense skills aren't the weak link in the cyber-espionage game. It's the little everyday mistakes that cause problems giving your password to a colleague or leaving your laptop in a cab, airport or coffee shop, according to Fred Cate, director of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research at Indiana University.
"We need people trained not just how to write code for stronger protections," Cate said, "but also systems to guard against human behavioral attacks."


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Morgan Jenkins invites you to join her for the second club ride of the day on Tuesday! If you are working during the morning ride but want to get some miles in before sun down, this is the ride for you.
Morgan and the group will be riding through some of south Stafford's backroads. the ride will begin at 6 PM from the Mormon Church located at 20 Boscobel Rd., Fredericksburg in South Stafford. She asks that you park at the rear of the parking lot behind the church.
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