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The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton
I had just moved to Virginia in the middle of the school year. My English teacher gave me the book and said I needed to catch up with the class because they were already halfway through. I read the whole book in a weekend because I couldn't put it down! It wasn't the happiest time in my life, but I learned that I could get away from the sadness by getting into a book! —Teresa Embrey
The detailed descriptions allowed for my inner eye to create a scene far better than any moviemaker! —Shelley Leadfoot Wilson
I read that book six times. Loved all the characters. The book evoked all kinds of emotions, as a good book should. —Melanie Smoote Mayekar
I cried and cried. —Tanja Ewert
The Outsiders sealed the deal. —JoAnna LeMaster McIntosh
I loved [it] even more when I knew it was written by a woman. —Michelle Watkins O'Connor
It's one of my favorites to this day. It was the first book that made me wish that the characters in a book I was reading were real. —Barbara E. De Rosa
PonyBoy just called to me. —Victoria Lynch
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The lacrosse recruiting game continues to...evolve? Is that the word? The tectonic plates continue to shift, no doubt.
Two years ago, Inside Lacrosse, in response to the shifting landscape, published our first Rising Sophomore Watchlist. We decided to lean on it as a guide for the hardcore recruiting followers, those who wanted to know who to keep an eye on during the fall recruiting season, the spring high school season and into the rising junior summer (which, fortunately, continues to be the most important summer for all recruits, regardless of the uptick in the recruiting calendar).
[NOTE: 2009 Sophomore Watchlist: 2010 Sophomore Watchlist]
This season, the recruiting calendar has once again sped up. There are already close to 100 verbal commitments among the Rising Junior Class or 2013, and the first trickle of verbal commitments are being made among the Class of 2014.
In response, we decided to push up our calendar as well, and produce our first-ever Inside Lacrosse Top 20 Young Gun Sophomores Watchlist.
Using our established recruiting analytical method, we've made our first attempt at building an accurate snapshot of the 2014 Class. This is a talented group (one DI coach mentioned this would arguably the most talented group among all the recruiting classes). It is also a deep class, and there is plenty of lacrosse to be played for names to push their way up into this Top 20 list. Somewhere in the back I have 100 other names that, if we wanted to do a generic watchlist, would have ended up on here.
What do we know about sophomore recruiting? Judging offensive skill is a key element. It's not hard to see if a kid can put the ball in the net or not. Natural athleticism is also apparent, but coaches also know, among this group, that there's still time for development, so you see less defensemen and, to a certain extent, less goalies and midfielders, on this list. This is also a class that DI coaches are starting to actively compete on, so deciphering notes from the noise is also plays out at a more intense level as well.
And so, here we are, IL's Top 20 Young Gun Sophomore Watchlist. Yes, as in years past, this will continue to be a watchlist, so please share names, players, thoughts, news and notes on who we should keep an eye on heading into the November recruiting season, as well as into the spring high school season.
As always, Ty Xanders and Casey Vock were instrumental in putting this article together.
—Geoff Shannon
1. Shack Stanwick, A, Boys' Latin (Md.)
There will be plenty of players who will attempt to fight their way into the top of the Class of 2014. As of now, though, Stanwick is the established No. 1 prospect in this class. As a freshman, the 6-2, 160-pound attackman finished the 2011 season as Boys' Latin's second-leading scorer (28G, 30A — second to his brother, Johns Hopkins frosh Wells Stanwick). He continued with a hot summer, participating in the Under Armour Underclass games, Nike Blue Chip Camp, the Maryland Free State games and with the BLC Crabs. He has the established Stanwick skill level and lacrosse IQ, but his athleticism is the X-Factor. He moves like a basketball player around the net, using his size to attack the cage, create shots and post up his opponents.
2. Carney Mahon, M, Chaminade (N.Y.)
A top Long Island recruit, Mahon has excellent speed and shoots hard and with accuracy. Like his brother, Sean Mahon (Harvard), Carney's athletic skills translate both on offense and defense. He can also face off. Plays for For the Love Of the Game, which won the U.S. Lacrosse-sponsored U-15 National Champions.
3. Brian Cannon, A, Northport (N.Y.)
Cannon is another talented candidate among a strong group of New York offensive players. The Northport prospect is a lefty who can carry, feed and finish. On the opposite end, he also rides ridiculously hard. He put together an excellent showing at both the Suffolk Showcase and at Nike Blue Chip Camp. Big reputation on Long Island that will carry nationally quickly. Cannon plays for the Long Island Outlaws club.
4. Sam Bonafede, M, Chaminade (N.Y.)
Bonafede is a multi-tool talent who can play both ways, run with the ball and shoot accurately on the run. He tore it up at Jake Reed's Nike Blue Chip Camp, and hones his skills with the Long Island Express.
5. Townsend Brown, M/A, Georgetown Prep (Md.)
Making the varsity roster for Georgetown Prep is tough when you're an established upperclassman. Brown made it as a freshman, and contributed offensively through the season. Stepped up at Nike Blue Chip and in the Maryland Free State games.
6. Adam DiMillo, M/A, Bishop Timon St. Jude (N.Y.)
A second-team All-WNY midfielder as a freshman, DiMillo scored 65 goals and 40 assists in leading Bishop Timon to the Monsignor Martin lacrosse championship. A First-Team Class B All-Star and the All-Metro Newcomer of the Year as an eighth-grader at West Seneca East, he's a slick dodger, can let it rip on the run, and has very quick feet. He has fantastic hands and plays with confidence.
7. Greg Pelton, D, Malvern Prep (Pa.)
Pelton is one of the most talked about defensemen in this group. Hones his skill with the defensive-oriented Malvern Prep, learning under one of the great lacrosse minds in head coach Dave Metzbower. Greg IQ and lacrosse athleticism. Plays for the Man Up club program.
8. Jack Falk, M, Landon (Md.)
Falk provides both a great burst of energy and strong shot selection from the midfield. Showcased well at the Nike Blue Chip and in the Free State Top 44 game. Should continue to mature as a player for the Bears, building his speed and strength.
9. Brian Zappala, G, Episcopal Academy (Pa.)
This young goalie plays with a maturity that belies his recruiting age. Served as a captain for the Dukes 1 LC rising sophomore team this past summer. Great communication skills and can operate a defense effectively. Watch to see what type of varsity impact he makes. Also suits up for Mesa Fresh 2014s.
10. Riley Peters, M/A, Georgetown Prep (Md.)
Peters' earned recognition early this past summer with a great turn at the Maryland Free State Top 44 games, posting three goals on three shots. Can drive the cage and work within the offense. He's honed his skills in the Little Hoyas' lacrosse program, and with Blackwolf Lacrosse.
11. Patrick McCormick, A, Hicksville (N.Y.)
12. Tyler Ruhl, A, Gilman (Md.)
13. Justin Anderson, M, Centennial (Nev.)
14. Tyler Breen, A, Taft School (Conn.) [VIRGINIA VERBAL]
15. Tyler Butler, D, Central Bucks East (Pa.)
16. Ian Kirby, A, Massapequa (N.Y.)
17. Ryan Keenan, A, Smithtown West (N.Y.)
18. Jake Seau, M, Bishop's School (Calif.)
19. Kyle Borbi, M, Shawnee (N.J.)
20. Stuart Smith, G, Victoria (Can.)

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Last week we saw what was a very rare malware attack specifically aimed at Mac OS and Apple has now addressed the issue and will release a software update to remove the offending software.
A fake antivirus program called variously MacDefender, MacSecurity and MacProtector, was discovered last week, which targets Mac users via SEO poisoning attacks. Having downloaded the 'antivirus' software users were then told their computers were infected and prompted to upgrade to ensure the viruses were removed. Various estimates suggest that between 65,000 and 120,000 Mac users were affected by this malware. Initially Apple was seen to be denying the presence of the malware with reports suggesting that AppleCare support agents being told not to help customers who called reporting the problem. Now however Apple has spoken and said that it is taking steps to deal with the problem:
Apple has also put up directions on how to avoid the installing the malware and how to remove it, if it is already installed. Malware attacks targeting Macs are a rarity but with Apple's PCs the only one to show growth in the first quarter of 2011, their growing popularity could mean we see a lot more of this malicious software in the future.
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It was a fitting end to a hapless season for Mark Sanchez and the New York Jets as their postseason dreams were left to die in the Music City on Monday Night. New York's offensive futility reached a new low-point as Sanchez tossed four interceptions and fumbled a low snap from center Nick Mangold on the final offensive possession to seal the Jets' fate. Opposing one of the NFL's most defenseless teams in the Tennessee Titans, Sanchez put on another clunker of a performance, begging the question are his days as the Jets starting quarterback over?
By all accounts, the answer is a resounding, Yes.
Sanchez gained a vote of confidence from Rex Ryan two weeks ago despite No. 6's season-long struggles and was afforded one final chance to prove his worth and secure his status as the franchise's future signal-caller. The Jets entered Week 15 with a chance to make their playoff outlook brighter with a win, but needed help from the AFC's Wildcard contenders to slip into the postseason picture. With the Jets' defense playing some of its best football the past few weeks, the same cannot be said for Sanchez who has floundered and wilted under the pressure cooker in New York.
The fourth year gunslinger, while lacking a strong supporting cast, has committed 51 turnovers over his past 30 games and it's becoming clear that Sanchez is part of the problem, not the solution.
So the million dollar question becomes, where do the Jets go from here?
The knee-jerk reaction would be to conduct a full house cleaning by parting ways with their offensive coordinator, quarterback, quarterback's coach, head coach and general manager. So while fans will clamor for wholesale changes the key to a Jets' turnaround might very well be addition by subtraction. General Manager Mike Tannenbaum has failed to bolster Gang Green's roster, instead cutting veteran leadership in favor of salary cap saving measures.
While Rex Ryan undoubtedly mishandled New York's quarterback situation this year, he is owner Woody Johnson's right hand man and it's likely that he'll be on-board for the foreseeable future. As for Sanchez, Tony Sparano, Matt Cavanaugh and Tannenbaum, this will likely mark their last campaign in the Big Apple.
As Gang Green inches closer to a pivotal offseason period, it's almost a certainty that the 2013 team will have a much different look both on the field and in the front office after a second straight season finishing on the outside of the playoff picture looking in.


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COLUMBUS -- Gov. John Kasich continues to outpace Democratic challenger Ed FitzGerald among Ohio voters, with half of those surveyed recently by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute saying the Republican incumbent deserves another term.
Most also remain focused on public employee collective bargaining, recalling the ugly Senate Bill 5 debate of Kasich's first year, but many of those same voters say it won't really affect their ballot selection November.
"Four out of five voters say Kasich's largest embarrassment as governor -- the SB 5 fiasco -- is important to their vote," Peter Brown, assistant director of the polling institute, said in a released statement. "Many voters say the fight over collective bargaining makes them less likely to vote for Kasich, but a plurality says it won't affect their choice."
Connecticut-based Quinnipiac regularly gauges Ohioans' opinions on candidates and issues.
It polled 1,366 voters on their opinions of Kasich and FitzGerald. The results have a margin of error of about 3 percentage points.
Among other results, voters said they were backing Kasich over FitzGerald by a 48 percent-36 percent margin. That compares to 50 percent-35 percent in Quinnipiac's post-primary survey in May.
A majority of voters (55 percent) also approve of Kasich's work in office.
Half say he deserves another term, while 37 percent said the opposite.
Sixty-five percent said they still don't know enough about FitzGerald to form an opinion about him.
"County Executive Ed FitzGerald is gaining little or no ground in his bid to unseat incumbent Gov. John Kasich," Brown said. "The Democratic nominee still has a long way to go with little more than three months until Election Day. Almost two-thirds of registered voters don't know enough about FitzGerald to have an opinion of him. That's an awful lot of Ohioans who still have to be introduced to him."
Marc Kovac is the Dix Capital Bureau Chief. Email him at email@example.com or on Twitter at OhioCapitalBlog.


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Graduate chairs serve as the liaison between the Office of Graduate Education and graduate programs. They are nominated through department/graduate program determined procedures, approved by their college/school Dean and then appointed by the Graduate Dean.
The department chair submits a memo, via college/school Dean, to the Dean of Graduate Education, along with a copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae. The memo should include the nomination, a statement of agreement by the graduate faculty, and the length of his/her term. Nominations for a new Graduate chair should be submitted to OGE prior to the end of the previous Graduate chair's term.


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Whither Lunchables, that epitome of excessive packaging (and poor health), if the ethos behind Unpackaged, a northeast London grocery store, catches on? Maybe consumers will find that all those plastic containers jammed into Lunchables make handy carriers for their quinoa and honey.
Unpackaged is a store that opened in late 2007 and has garnered lots of attention as a green concept store. As the name implies, nearly all of the goods sold in the store are sold in bulk, so customers need to come prepared with containers. This isn't all that new, of course. Food co-ops and even mainstream grocery stores have been selling food in bulk for many decades, but the majority of goods are sold in cans or bottles or some other packaging that can't even be easily reused.
Plus, Unpackaged puts a price on packaging. Customers who fail to bring their own zip-locks and re-born peanut butter jars need to pay about 75 cents extra to use the store's packaging. But customers are embracing the concept: According to Reuters, more than 80 percent of the store's customers bring their own containers.
The store sells organic and fair-trade dry goods, produce, and household items such as detergent and shampoo (nearly all of it in bulk).
Unpackaged's shopkeeper and originator, Catherine Conway, was recently named one of the top 40 eco foodies in London's Observer Food Monthly.
And she's clearly on the good side of the Local Government Association, a UK lobbying organization that wants that country's major grocery chains to help the government pay for recycling programs because, it says, the financial burden of recycling and waste disposal on local governments in the UK is too high. The retail and grocery industry is pushing back, reports Elmada.)


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Hello everyone and happy Friday! How are you today? I'm feeling great because the heat has lifted and the weather is sublime which greatly impacts how I feel. And now I can take my little one outside – when it's boiling I have no will and he seems to hate sweating too, so we play indoors and he hangs out in mommy's work studio. The weekend is here so we're hoping to hit some flea markets and festivals like the Maschseefest which I just love – it's a huge open air festival around this massive lake in the center of our city with food and music and this year, they've totally changed the format to include foods for more diverse palates like mine, so I'm excited to see what they have. You can follow me on Instagram to check out my fest photos this weekend if you'd like. So, let's talk about beautiful rooms shall we?
I was thrilled (and little Aidan was very curious!) when Covet Garden Home sent a copy of their gorgeous magazine in print. They usually publish online (see all of their issues here on ISSUU), so holding it in my hands was a first for me and a really beautiful moment. I wasn't into digital magazines at all, I couldn't connect and couldn't really save anything from them, so I normally bypassed digi mags for print or just went to Pinterest for inspiration. BUT Issuu has a new "Clip" option for viewing digital magazines, which has totally changed the game for me and I'm suddenly a big fan of digital magazines on Issuu at least. I digress…
Anyway, until now, Covet Garden never hit my radar but now that they've released this print issue (below) and Issuu (which is their viewing platform) has Clip, I'm a brand new fan and totally absorbed.
As I went through the issue, I fell in love with the home stories that ranged from family nests to small spaces for artists and larger ones for couples who sought peace in the countryside. I found myself drawn to the more natural palettes with quirky handmade touches and a mix of styles, so I asked Covet Garden if I could show some of my favorite rooms for this blog post and to my delight, they were happy to do so.
This special print edition is so beautifully done, I'd like to congratulate Lynda Felton (co-editor, content lead, stylist), Jessica Reid (co-editor, creative director), and Rhonda Riche (co-editor, features editor, writer) for pulling this off. With their combined talents and rich professional backgrounds, they've managed to pull together a winning piece of quality work. I also LOVE that they were able to make this issue come to life through crowd funding on IndieGoGo where they raised $20,230 (CAD) from friends and fans. I absolutely love the concept of crowd funding GOOD ideas (there is a lot of crap to filter through on these sites more and more but some real gems definitely exist) and adore the thought of having your fans and friends financially back your work, this is a positive and rewarding way to launch a product or service that you may not be able to fund yourself but also it adds that market research component – you get to see if something has legs before you invest in it. If people don't back you, it may not be the right product, the right timing, or both. Then you have to tweak and try again or move on to another idea. But at least you didn't go into debt learning your lesson.
Here is another room below from Covet Garden that I love. I think it's that very industrial architecture combined with a very traditional decor – it's such an unexpected mix, it threw me off at first – made me look twice, and I like that. It's daring.
This sweet stool combined with that postcard holder for the wall is a sweet duo. I like showing art, postcards, notes, etc. this way – open, casual, creative and gives visitors a chance to touch your beloved favorites – it doesn't feel too precious.
I don't know if the homeowner painted those crib rails but if she did, it's a really cool idea. If not, then I guess it's worth a try if you use non-toxic paint and your baby isn't a railing chewer as I read some babies can be. I love the naturalness of this nook. Crib bumpers are risky, but it seems in Canadian publications (which this is) crib bumpers are kept in baby room photos (in Germany too), but in the USA magazines have asked me to remove all bedding (I don't have bumpers) in order for them to run the photo. Interesting isn't it? Of course, it's for baby safety and SIDS, but still interesting… Anyway, this nursery is gorgeous and I love it.
Yardsticks on the fireplace surround, black matted framed artwork, that cool couch, the tiny rug below the sofa table which breaks ALL of the boring design rules out there about "proper" rug size… What is NOT to like about this tiny living room? It really grabbed my heart. It feels so warm and inviting. The homeowner is clearly clever and creative.
Ok I'm going to be adventurous here and say I love this dining room, because I do, but I still am NOT SURE I COULD EAT around all of those insects mounted on the wall in shadow boxes. Could you? Or am I being a wimp here?
Are you a fan of Covet Garden Home magazine? If so, get your print edition while it lasts and support this wonderful home-grown business. You will love the issue and home stories (and NO ads!), I promise!
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Outsmart Hospitality Hackers
By Christina Volpe, Associate Editor | August 10, 2010
It's official; 2009 was the year of data breaches in hospitality. In a multi-industry comparison report by Trustwave (
), hackers infiltrated hospitality organizations more than any other industry last year, including retail, finance and more. According to the 2010 Global Security Report, hospitality breaches accounted for a whopping 38% of all breaches investigated by TrustWave SpiderLabs, and can be attributed to attacks on the systems responsible for the processing or transmission of payment card data.
The report identified software-based point of sale systems (POS) as the most
frequently breached area across all of the industries involved (85%), because they represent the easiest method for criminals to obtain credit card data. For some companies in last year's industry-wide blitz, insecure network connections granted hackers unrestrained network access across properties, turning a single breach into a multi-site attack.
An operator's first line of defense against a data security breach is of course compliance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS). Here are just a few solutions from the vendor community that can help:
POS protection
InfoGenesis POS by Agilysys (
) is an enterprise-ready POS solution that combines powerful reporting and configuration capabilities in the back office with an easy-to-use touch-screen terminal application. The system's Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) enables interfaces to a wide range of host systems, such as payment card processors and guest management solution providers. InfoGenesis POS v4.1 is certified by the PCI Security Standards Council as PA-DSS compliant, which ensures the security of sensitive payment card data and enables hospitality venues to operate as profitably as possible.
For its part, the new 7.05 and 8 versions of Maitre'D by Posera (
) are fully PA DSS v1.2 PCI DSS compliant. The Maitre'D EFT Module allows operators to communicate directly with financial institutions to authorize credit and debit card transactions. A proprietary algorithm embedded within Maitre'D automatically generates new encryption keys for every single transaction that takes place (maintenance free).
Additionally, Hypercom's (
) Optimum T4200-2.0 countertop and M4200-2.0 mobile product lines are both PCI PTS 2.1 certified. The certification covers the company's fixed countertop and mobile payment terminals sold in European markets. Each Optimum terminal incorporates Hypercom's full X509 PKI (public key infrastructure) HyperSafe Secure security layer to protect the terminal and applications from hacking and malware attacks.
Vendor Safe Technologies' (
) LAN Scribe Logging Client is a local area network event logging and notification solution for critical file inspection and other security-related events. Key features include: PCI logging for local area networks delivered via SaaS; validation of continuing integrity of a POS application by constantly monitoring file changes in protected directories; e-mail/SMS messaging notifications of critical file changes as they occur; and more.
Tableside & self-service solutions
Digital Dining Handheld POS (
) offers restaurants a tableside payment and ordering solution which defends against credit card skimming. Skimming most often occurs as the result of employees who steal payment data directly from the consumer's payment card or from the payment infrastructure at a merchant location. The Digital Dining solution allows guests to use their credit cards for payment without having to relinquish the card.
TableTop Media (
) offers a pay-at-the-table and digital promotion device, called Ziosk, that can be placed on restaurant tabletops. Ziosk is fully PCI PA-DSS compliant and offers wireless portability, an integrated printer, DVD quality video and 3D applications for entertainment.
Action Systems, Inc., (
) makers of the Restaurant Manager POS, offers a version of its Write-on Handheld software for use on Apple's iPod touch. Write-on Handheld allows servers to take orders and process payments right at the table.
Transaction management
First Data (
) and RSA have partnered to offer a service called the First Data Secure Transaction Management. The service enables merchants to secure payment card data and remove it from their environment while allowing access when needed. The approach uses a "layered" combination of tokenization, advanced encryption and public-key technologies to reduce the cost of complying with PCI DSS requirements.
Merchant Link's TransactionVault solution (
) is a tokenization solution for data security. TransactionVault delivers data security to merchant/customers by replacing sensitive cardholder data from the POS/PMS and other systems with a token and storing the sensitive data in the Merchant Link secure vault, out of the merchant's location and safe from the reach of hackers. According to the company, TransactionVault enables merchants to skip 175+ of the PCI DSS requirements listed in the Self Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ D), lowering the merchant's cost and effort of attaining and maintaining PCI Compliance.
Merchant Link's tokenization solution is now a part of the Micros Opera enterprise hotel management solution (version 5.0.02.00 and above) (
). The enhanced credit card tokenization capability can be configured to operate with any credit card processing vendor. OPERA can also tokenize credit card data that is transferred from other applications which may be connected to OPERA, such as online reservation systems, Web booking engines, or sales and catering systems.
Additionally, Radiant Systems, Inc. (
) is offering a new suite of payment security products known as Radiant Payment Guard; the suite currently includes Payment Guard MSR, Token Replacement and CPGateway. Payment Guard MSR is an encrypted magnetic strip reader that is installed within Radiant POS hardware terminals. By the end of 2010, Radiant will be shipping all POS terminals with Payment Guard MSR, with most terminals shipping with this security feature by July 1. Token Replacement, which is a security feature of the Aloha POS, assigns a unique identifier to cardholder data at the RBS WorldPay and Radiant Payment Services host to prevent personal information from being stored on the POS. Finally, the CPGateway service works with Radiant's retail product, CounterPoint, to encrypt cardholder data from the store to the hosting center.
Micros and TrustWave are now offering clients the Unified Threat Management (UTM) service and TrustKeeper 3.0 PCI compliance tools. The UTM service enhances the security offered by tokenization. Trustwave's UTM core technology includes a firewall, which regulates traffic that enters and exits the network; gateway anti-virus to stop viruses before they enter a network; Virtual Private Network (VPN) support to ensure confidentiality and security of communication between the merchant and remote employees; and in-line Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) which supplements the firewall to stop attacks at the application layer before it can penetrate network operations.
Micros and Trustwave will also offer Micros' merchants the TrustKeeper 3.0 Web portal which helps streamline compliance validation for all MICROS clients, including non-technical users. Using the PCI Wizard in conjunction with TrustKeeper Agent, clients work through a personalized, guided interview that reduces the complex terminology of PCI into understandable actions.
Password protection
Lieberman Software's (
) Enterprise Random Password Manager (ERPM) is a privileged identity management solution that automatically discovers, strengthens, monitors and allows secure recovery of local, domain and process account passwords in the enterprise. ERPM identifies every place in a network where privileged accounts are used. It then propagates secure, randomized passwords to each location and grants fast, audited access to authorized IT staff. Should malicious programs and unauthorized users attempt to access an operator's systems, they will encounter the frequently changing passwords propagated by ERPM. Additionally, ERPM helps operators to meet the privileged password security standards of PCI DSS, Sarbanes-Oxley and similar regulations.
PCI partner program
Mercury Systems' (
) new PCI Partner program is designed to help merchants who do not have the expertise to complete PCI DSS requirements. It offers comprehensive resources to help merchants comply with PCI DSS requirements. In addition to discounted services, support and assistance, the program provides merchant reimbursements in the event of a data security breach.
At NRA 2010, Heartland Payment Systems (
) announced the availability of E3, a new end-to-end encryption technology that feature multiple layers of security using both software and temper-resistant hardware, employing the Advanced Encryption Standard encryption. E3 encrypts all Tack 1 and 2 data from the card's magnetic strip the moment it is converted from analog to digital data, and enters a merchant's system as scrambled data. Plus, should a breach occur using E3, Heartland will reimburse a merchant's breach-related fines through the E3 End-to-End Encryption Warranty.
VeriFone's (
) Veri-Shield Protect eliminates usable cardholder data from POS applications, networks and servers by encrypting it end-to-end. End-to-end encryption ensures card holder information is protected from the exact instant of acceptance, inside a secure device, and remains encrypted as it traverses an enterprise. VeriShield Protect protects against data compromise even in the event of a security breach and offers real-time monitoring. It is available on VeriFone terminals, server software, and as a managed service.
In addition to VeriShield Protect, the company also offers a credit card encryption sleeve for the iPhone that complements its PAYware Mobile application. The sleeve, PAYware Mobile, slips over the iPhone to accommodate credit card swipes. It incorporates a stylus for signature capture and a mini USB port for charging the iPhone while the encryption sleeve is attached.
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Faculty urges Rutgers president to resign
Thirteen Rutgers University faculty members are demanding the resignation of university President Robert Barchi over his response to a video showing basketball coach Mike Rice hitting, shoving and berating his players with anti-gay slurs.
The professors' letter to the school's trustees and Board of Governors calls for Barchi's job. It says his handling of the "homophobic and misogynist abuse" was inexcusable.
Rice was fired Wednesday, a day after the video surfaced publicly. Barchi approved a three-game suspension for Rice last year after the school first learned of the video.
The taunts were especially troubling at Rutgers, where freshman student Tyler Clementi killed himself in 2010 after his roommate used a webcam to spy on him kissing another man in his dorm.
The letter was posted on an independent faculty website.
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I'm 25, I've lost over 25 kg in the last year. My cheeks have sunken but the fat above the nasolabial fold has remained giving me an older, tired, droopy look, especially in the morning. I especially don't like the fat above my nasolabial fold. What are my best and safest options to correct this one way or another? Should I do something about the cheeks or fat? For long-term results, should I opt for surgical and/or non surgical procedures? I'd prefer something thats more permanent instead of temporary fillers. Thank you.
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Soba Noodles With Basil-Parsley Pesto, Broccoli, And Potatoes
This pesto tastes very much like traditional Italian basil pesto, but it is so much healthier. It has enough great flavor so that you won't miss the cheese. I've taken the traditional pignoli nuts out too, but they've been replaced with lots of tasty seeds. It's an easy dish to make. You can make the pesto in advance and then toss it all together shortly before you are ready to eat.
First, you need a big bunch of fresh basil. Basil has anti-viral and anti-bacterial capabilities. It also is good for settling your stomach. Buy more than you need and whatever you don't use to cook with, put in a pot with water and boil it on your stove. The aroma will fill the house with a great scent that is very calming; it's good for reducing stress.
Next, you'll need half of a bunch of fresh parsley. Parsley has been shown to reduce tumors in the lungs and to neutralize the effects of carcinogens, including cigarette smoke. It is high in vitamins A and C, and is good for your heart. So, if you have a chance to use more than a few sprigs as a garnish, go for it.
Third, some garlic — the greatest thing to boost the immune system.
Put these in a food processor.
Add flax seeds… Flax can help reduce bad cholesterol and raise good cholesterol. It's also a good source of vitamin E.
Chia seeds… A great source of fiber…
And sunflower seeds. Also good for raising good cholesterol and reducing bad.
Whiz it all up.
Add some olive oil, and the pesto is done.
Saute the broccoli…
And roast the potatoes.
You can use either soba noodles or, my personal favorite — mung bean fettuccine.
In our house, I make both types of noodles. I eat the mung bean fettucine. The only ingredient in this "pasta" is: mungbeans. Nothing else. It's a protein, not a starch, and it really does look and feel like pasta. The rest of my family prefers the soba noodles. These are healthy too, but they are a starch, not a protein.
Soba Noodles With Basil-Parsley Pesto, Broccoli, And Potatoes
(serves 4 – 6)
1 large bunch fresh basil
1/2 bunch fresh parsley
3 garlic cloves, peeled
3 Tbs flax seeds
2 Tbs chia seeds
3 Tbs raw sunflower seeds
salt and pepper
about 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 heads broccoli, cut into small florets, and the stems sliced
4 medium red potatoes, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 package soba noodles or 1 package mung bean fettuccine
Preheat oven to 425 degrees, or 400 degrees convection.
Put basil, parsley, garlic, and all seeds in processor. Pulse until finely minced. Add salt and pepper to taste. Slowly add about 1/4 cup oil while the processor is running and process until pesto forms. Pesto will be thick. Tightly cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
Cook your pasta al dente.
Meanwhile, heat 2 Tbs oil in large skillet. Add broccoli stems and saute until brown and softened. Add broccoli florets and saute until cooked, but still slightly firm.
Toss potatoes with 2 tsp oil. Season with salt and pepper. Roast in oven until brown and cooked through, about 15 – 20 minutes.
Put pesto in a small pot. Add a little oil to loosen the pesto. Heat over low heat, stirring until hot.
Pour pasta into a large bowl. Stir in pesto, broccoli and potatoes.
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Cheerleaders Told No More Bible Verses on Signs
High school cheerleaders in a small Texas town will no longer be able to include Bible verses on signs at athletic events after a Wisconsin-based group sent a letter complaining about the signs.
Kevin Weldon, the superintendent of the Kountze Independent School District told Fox News he had no choice but to ban the signs after the Freedom From Religion Foundation accused the district of violating the Constitution.
The ban means any student participating in an official school activity cannot hold or create any sign, poster or banner that includes a religious message.
"I called our legal counsel and they recommended to me that we instruct all administrators in the district that religious signs or messages would no longer be permitted at school district events and that student groups and their sponsors were to be notified of the prohibition effective immediately," he told Fox News.
Weldon received the letter on Monday and on Tuesday students were notified that Bible verses were no longer allowed.
"The decision I had to make was not a personal opinion of mine," Weldon stressed. "I commend the students for expressing their beliefs. I respect them for standing up for what they believe in."
It's unclear who complained – but most residents believe the individual does not live in the community.
The incident was first reported in the Texas Conservative Republican News and word of the ban spread quickly through the tiny town of Kountze – about 85 northeast of Houston.
"It's rocked our little town," said Stacy Trotter, a parent who organized a Facebook page supporting the teenagers. "We're just a small Christian town."
The controversy surrounding giant banners that the football players run through at the start of high school football games. The last two home games featured banners that included Bible passages.
"The cheerleaders made those things on their own time," Trotter told Fox News. "It wasn't something they did at school."
She said one of the cheerleaders came up with the idea during cheer camp.
"Our boys always pray on the field before the game," she said. "They got the idea to give inspiration to the football team (with the Bible verse banners)."
Within 24 hours, Trotter's Facebook page, Support Kountze Kids Faith, had more than 30,000 supporters. It's quite remarkable considering only 2,400 people live in Kountze.
"It's brought our community closer," Trotter said. "We're going to stick together and as parents we are proud of what they've done."
Meanwhile, outside groups are vowing to defend the young girls from the Freedom From Religion Foundation complaint.
"We are disappointed that Kountze ISD is banning student speech on banners because it is from a religious viewpoint," said David Starnes, a Beaumont attorney working with the Liberty Institute. "Such discrimination and censorship is unfortunate and illegal."
Liberty Institute president Kelly Shackelford has offered his legal team's help in launching a local investigation.
"These government school officials will never learn that students' religious rights are protected," Shackelford said. "We have successfully passed state laws protecting student religious speech and have won restraining orders to final judgments protecting student religious speech."
But Supt. Weldon said he was simply following the instruction of his legal counsel.
"When I was told by the lawyers about the Supreme Court case and what we should and shouldn't be doing – obviously I'm going to follow the law – until the law changes or I'm told to do something different by the lawyers," he told Fox News.
Weldon said he understands that people are frustrated and upset – but his hands are tied.
"Our community is very close knit," he said. "There are great people here and a lot of them are Christian and they believe in that whole-heartedly. I don't fault them one bit."
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Okay so what a heck of a long day.... started at 9 AM and finished around 3pm.
I know, sounds like a long time but a few things came up.
1) I was able to replace the coolant expansion tank but as it turns out, it seems that it was the TOP RADIATOR hose that was leaking... that's my judgment right now but that's okay. I am happy I replaced it anyways, hose was extra 30 bucks..... but it was a mess. First, I did not have as much clearance as the pictured DIY showed, maybe it's because we have xDrive but I def did not have the whole front end open like that... in any event, I did it but I got coolant everywhere, ugh, even on my face. Def a learning experience...
Good news is that I believe the leaking situation is solved (finally)
2) The transfer case fluid was also done... it was black, as I expected it to be. This also took me forever... I made a big mistake and started taking apart the transfer case metal support so I can get more clearance to put a socket, that didn't work... I realized when I took that down that the transfer case came down with it, so I had to get a carjack and put it back up and tighten the mount.... FINALLY went to Advanced, picked up a 16mm and worked out fine.
So the transfer case took almost all of my quart bottle but it didn't start coming out and if so, very slightly.... should I buy another one and put it in until it's definitely coming out? I have just a tiny bit left and I think when I finished pumping and couldn't get more of it into the transfer case, it was coming out pretty slowly... which, to me, it meant that it was good to go. Thought?
3) Replace air filter (it was awfully dirty and gross); and also the cabin filter... (also disgusting)
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So far the car feels good; overall, I actually think the car feels smoother... also, the clanking from 2 to 1 has disappeared for now and I'm still taking it easy driving wise to ensure that the transfer case gets fully fully lubricated. The coolant issue seems to be fixed which I am very happy about, now I need to save up and get a radiator flush.
Car just hit 98.5k today, I plan to do the remaining maintenance schedule but I need to drive the car for at least three months without spending more money in it. Hoping it lasts!
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Sifu Todd Shawn Tei of California Academy of Martial Arts is a master of the Wing Chun style of Kung Fu, the style that Bruce Lee studied under Grandmaster Ip Man. Sifu Tei was initially taught Wing Chun by one of Ip Man's students (Sifu Chung Yuk Kwai) and has also trained with Ip Chun and Ip Ching, who are Ip Man's sons and now the Grandmasters of the Wing Chun System. Through the years Sifu Tei has studied many different styles of Kung Fu — mainly Shaolin Styles such as Choy Li Fut, Wushu and Tai Chi. He also teaches Bruce Lee's concept called Jeet Kune Do.
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The 60th volume of Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto manga topped the Nielsen BookScan's list of top 20 graphic novels in American bookstores for February. The volume is one of five manga titles on the list. Volume nine of Naoko Takeuchi's Sailor Moon rose from its #6 rank from last month to #4, making February the best showing for manga in the top five since September. Tite Kubo's Bleach volume 55, Quinrose's Alice in the Country of Joker: Circus and Liar's Game volume 1, and Yana Toboso's Black Butler volume 12, ranked at #10, #15, and #19 respectively.
Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comic series continued to dominate the chart, claiming eight places this month, the highest being The Walking Dead Compendium volume 1, which ranked at #2.
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These guys make damaged look fun. "Bandages" is the story of a truly sordid love gone awry, while "Talk To Me, Dance With Me" is a great, catchy song about modern courtship and who really drives a relationship. I'm also a big fan of "Get In or Get Out". Great Saturday night record.
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BANGKOK (AP) — Government troops in Myanmar have attacked one of the country's powerful northern militias with artillery in a bid to force rebel fighters from a strategic region where China is constructing major hydropower plants.
The fighting, which began Thursday, has killed at least four people and forced 2,000 more to flee, according to the U.S. Campaign for Burma.
The rebels belong to the Kachin, one of Myanmar's sizable ethnic minorities. Those groups have struggled for decades to win more autonomy, but their efforts have routinely been met by military suppression.
Kachin military commander Gwan Maw told U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia on Monday that the fighting in northern Myanmar's Momauk region, near the Chinese border, could spread and possibly escalate into civil war if the government refused to negotiate an end to it with the Kachin Independence Organization.
The 8,000-strong Kachin militia reached a peace deal with the country's former ruling junta in 1994, but the truce broke down last year after the militia rejected a call by the government to become border guards under army leadership. The junta made the appeal ahead of last November's elections, Myanmar's first in 20 years, which paved the way for a new a civilian government to take over in March that critics say is a simply a proxy for continued military rule.
The Campaign for Burma, a Washington-based lobbying group that uses Myanmar's former name in its title, said hundreds of Myanmar government troops deployed to the northern region to force out Kachin forces after they refused to abandon a strategic base. The base is located near a major hydropower project that being built by China's state-owned China Datang Corporation, the group said.
A three-hour gunbattle on Thursday killed three soldiers as well as one rebel fighter, who was allegedly captured and beaten to death by government troops, the said.
Skirmishes erupted again Saturday and lasted until at least Monday, with government forces shelling the area with artillery, Maw said. There were no immediate reports of fighting on Tuesday.
Maw said the violence took place about 20 miles (30 kilometers) from the China border, and schools in the region have closed down. The Campaign for Burma said at least 2,000 people have fled their homes.
The area is virtually inaccessible to outside observers, and the government has yet to comment on the fighting.
Myanmar's central government has tenuous control of many parts of the country where minority groups — many of which maintain their own militias — are strongest. It has reached cease-fire agreements with 17 ethnic minority rebel militias since 1989 and most have been allowed to keep their weapons and maintain some autonomy over their areas.
Despite sanctions against its government, Myanmar received a record $20 billion of foreign investment pledges in the last financial year, an extraordinary amount that tops total foreign direct investment over the past two decades combined.
Neighboring China, with $8.27 billion, accounted for 41 percent of the commitments in the financial year that ended in March, much of it poured into hydropower projects.
The U.S. and European Union have imposed economic sanctions on Myanmar for its poor human rights record and failure to make democratic reforms. Sanctions, including banning U.S. companies from investing in Myanmar and banning Myanmar exports to the United States, started in 1997.
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Newly crowned Fed chairman Ben S. Bernanke speaking to Congress:
"Nevertheless the risk exists that, with aggregate demand exhibiting considerable momentum, output could overshoot its sustainable path, leading ultimately — in the absence of countervailing monetary policy action — to further upward pressure on inflation."
Sound familiar? Here's what I wish he had said:
"Dudes, chill. Yes, the Fed took up rates 14 consecutive times. But we're still at a federal funds rate of 4.50% -- two whole points less than where we were before your friendly central bank slashed rates 13 times (8 of which were in generous half-point increments, no less). So, in the absence of countervailing monetary policy action, and in light of how aggregate output could potentially, conceivably and allegedly place certain upward pressures on inflation, how about you quit whining and get off my case?"
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How much for a beat up little ratrod like this?
I'm a real newbie and I want to get in to hot-rodding to have a little
hobby on the side, and I was wondering how much I should expect to
shell out for a beat up old hot rod like the one of these:
It doesn't have to have a really great engine or be in good shape or
fast as long as it runs and drives under its own power.
People are spending 10's of thousands for piles of crap like that. The best and least expensive way to have a rat rod is build one yourself. If you want to buy one you'll pay 10 or 20 times what it cost to owner to build.
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IMO, they are only good for salvaging the few good parts on them.
Hey...it looks like the one on top might have front brakes.
And yeah, the "Rat-Market" is somehow over priced...even though most of them are built out of scrap/unused parts that are not really worth anything anyway, and the work that goes into building most of these "Rats" that sell on ebay isn't really decent.
i think rat rods are owners to lazy to finish the project,
As the responses above have pointed out, the rat rod craze has inflated the prices on these sorts of cars well beyond their replacement value. Also, many are not road worthy (read safe) at all. They are brought to car shows on a trailer, unloaded on some back lot, and then driven a couple of blocks to the show site. In many cases they are simply "pretend" cars that were never meant to be driven on a regular basis under normal conditions.
As to a price tag...if I were to guess I'd say that the owner of car #1 would be asking 15-20K and the owner of #2 would be asking 20-30K. From my limited experience, I'd say buying a rat rod like those pictured is the least best way to get into hot rodding. Too much money for too little value.
If you want to get into the hobby on the cheap and you don't have the skills or experience to build your own at this point, I'd say your best bet is to bide you time and dig around for a "fire sale". This is a rodder who has started on a project but can't quite bring it to completion. Or they have a completed car but for one reason or another they have grown tired of their project and they want to move on or they have run into some financial difficulty and they need to part with their car in a hurry. Prices on these sorts of rods can vary from a couple grand or less on up to 14-15K.
Unlike some, I'm a big fan of the rat rod craze. Just like I was a big fan of Ed Roth cars and the Barris cars, and the TV Tommy Ivo cars when I grew up. I knew and understood these cars were "show" cars..."caricatures" of what hot rodding was about. But they weren't themselves actual hot rods. Actual hot rods were built to be driven...and driven hard. By true historical definition, this is very heart and soul of hot rodding. Guys who modified existing cars for speed, power, and looks for the purpose of getting themselves from point a to point b in something that was unique, individualized, and fun.
So it depends a bit on what your desires are. If you want to simply do the car show circuit and have a lot of people ooooh and aaaaah over your vehicle then buy one of these undrivable rats and tow it around. But if you want the real thrill of hot rodding...build or buy a totally street worthy rod and drive it every day of the week. I guarantee, YOU'LL be the one doing the oooohs and aaaahs.
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It"s all in the eye of the owner!!
It really depends on who ownes a rat and whats done with it. Don't rain on anyones elses parade..It really isn't any body's business how the cars or built as long as they are safe to drive. You CAN'T say all rats are unsafe because you would be wrong. So I say to each his own! Have fun driving your rat Dude. You guy's with your nose stuck up in the air know where you can stick it!!
Rat Rods Rule!!
Building a Rat-Rod is not all that difficult or expensive. The expense is in the safety, not the body mods and paint.
My 52 Ford pick up came in pieces with cab, fenders, hood, bed, and a rotted out frame. I paid $500 and that included towing to the house. The guy was glad to get rid of it.
Then get a decent frame for it. This is where you put most of your money. Brakes and steering are the important places. Replace it even if it looks ok.
Finally, get a good engine for it. It doesn't have to be a big cubed, all chromed racing engine. Once the engine is in, mount the body. Now you've got a Rat-Rod and it cost you less than $2000. The only differences between a Rat-Rod and a Show Rod is the detailed body work, flashy interior, and the $600 a gallon paint job.
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Sure, its all very simple in theory. Just buy this and that and stick it on, but
in practice, isn't it completely different? Isn't there always a tiny part that
you will need and won't have, or some minor detail that prevents you from
building it. For instance, when you have any good engine, how are you
gonna hook it up to the existing drive train? I have an old 40s international
pickup in my back yard, and its all in pieces and been sitting there for so
many years that only the bare metal is left. Its all rusty but its only surface
rust, so its still usable. I really don't want anything fancy, I have an
unexplainable attraction to cars that look like and are pieces of junk
By the way, 2 k is too much for me, I'm just a poor highschool kid. I was
thinking in the range of a few hundred Or am I getting my hopes up?
I saw a picture of a junky ratrod in Rodder's Journal and underneath it
said that someone had built it for $999.
Son let me tel you a little story. I knew a man who retired and moved to Fla. He loved to fish but could not afford a boat .So whenever he wanted to fish he went to the local marina with his tackle box his lunch and a 6 pack on ice in his cooler. Never took more than an hour before some one was inviting him to go out on their boat . After a short time he had guys calling him up and inviting him fishing. More than one way to skin a cat. Go to nearest rod shop and ask if you can be the unpaid janitor tool cleaner gofer etc. Go to car shows and talk to the older guys yes many will be A holes but keep trying .If you lived near me you would be welcome in my garage any time Dont be in a rush take your time read books about hotroding so you dont sound like a dunce when you talk to guys.Here is an opening line for you . At car show pick a vehicle that loojs good to you walk up to owner and ask permission to look it over and take a few pics when you are done tell him how much you like it and say wish my dad was interested in cars. You will make new friends and learn a lot.Here are pics of my 2 rods .PS I take my 11 year old grandson to shows and by the time we leave he knows at least 10 new people
".... I was thinking in the range of a few hundred Or am I getting my hopes up?....."
To put it bluntly your hopes are entirely unrealistic (sorry). One of the points almost everyone has stressed has been safety and it's something that that can't be overstressed. At best a "few" hundred bucks would harly cover brake parts and a decent set of USED tires.
As a high school kid you have a lot of time, a good place to start is researching and reading everything you can lay your hands on dealing with building a car, then start collecting parts.
Good luck
Hell, with the kids nowadays, anything they can paint flat black they call a rat rod. You should be able to pick up a running Neon or something along those lines for a few hundred, get a few rattlecans of flat black, and in an afternoon have a rat rod. Add a few pinstripes to really set it off. You can get the fancy scrolled pinstriping that the older rodders have on a decal sheet now at any AutoZone, Advanced, etc. Either that or go to your local paint store, get a striping brush, some model paint and stripe it yourself. After that sand it partially off so it looks old and worn. That will really give it the retro look. Throw a Mexican blanket across the seat, and add an 8-ball to the shifter. Don't worry about the rust because that is what makes it look cool. If it is a more-door, have the back doors welded shut. Don't worry about grinding the welds though because that is what makes it look cool. You may want to put a metal flake roof on it though. If money is tight, just get a few rattlecans of model paint. That's the beauty of a modern ratrod. You can save that Neon from ever making it to the junkyard. Those are the rods of the future to todays youth.
SCULLS, Kevin................Don't forget the SCULLS................
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WASAGAMING — After struggling with his game on Saturday, Jared Jacobson was on fire on Sunday, and became the men's medallist at the 81st annual Tamarack golf tournament.
Jacobson believed he was fighting his clubs while posting an even-par 72 on Saturday, but he followed that up with an impressive 69 on Sunday at the Clear Lake Golf Course that could have been even lower. The Brandonite lipped out on five holes, but he was happy to post a two-round total of 141 and the lowest total in the men's qualifying play.
"Today I just relaxed a little bit more and had a little more sleep than the night before," he said. "It was a little bit better out there and I seemed to be hitting the ball well and was all around the hole today. It could have been a couple lower, but it was a good day.
"I made some nice putts, too. They (and the lip outs) offset each other. I made a nice one on 18 to save my par, so that was good."
Jacobson came into the second round of the men's qualifying round three strokes back of Greg Clemmensen, who shot a 69 on Saturday. However, Clemmensen double-bogeyed the 17th hole on Sunday and finished with a two-round total of 145.
Jason Thorpe was also ahead of Jacobson with a 70 on Saturday, but a double-bogey on the sixth hole left him with a two-round total of 143.
Those three benefited from good playing conditions as thunderstorms rolled through in the afternoon, causing a pair of delays for the afternoon groups.
Dale Coulter and his group finished the ninth hole and sat in the snack shack during the first delay and played through the pouring rain on the 18th to complete the round. His group dealt with the situation and just played through it.
"Coming back out, the greens are definitely slower and you have to adjust for that," said Coulter, who carded a two-round total of 144 and qualified for the championship flight. "For anybody who's on the course, it's the same for everybody. You just roll with it and if you three putt, you three putt and maybe you make a better shot the next hole."
Coulter and Jacobson, who won the Grey Owl in June, are now turning their focus to match play in the championship flight.
It's a very different game as one bad hole won't hurt you as badly as in stroke play, and Jacobson has history on his side as well. Every time he has been medallist, he has gone on to win the Tamarack. Jacobson accomplished that feat in the men's event in 2001, 2006 and 2010. He also did it in the junior ranks in 1996 and 1998.
The four-time Tamarack men's champion believes the key to earning a fifth title comes down to his confidence level.
"When I'm playing good, I tend to hit the ball good," he said. "If not, then it seems to be the other way. Once you get some confidence and are hitting the ball well on this course, you can make some birdies out there."
Match play for all but two flights in men's play starts on Tuesday. The bottom two flights go today along with the qualifying rounds for the women's, junior boys' and girls' as well as the senior and champions men's competitions.
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Afterfall - Struggling On
The Afterfall site has a lengthy overview of their project's history that explains despite some interest from partners they still lack the necessary funding but will struggle on regardless:
It does look great I sure hope they work things out. :)
I wonder if they should have keep the focus small, to get something out and self-publish to get some cash flow and media attention by starting with chapters or episodes?
I could only suggest contacting known supporters of indie titles Stardock, BioWare, 3D Realms and Valve, appoligies I don't really know many EU companies.
Seems they have been focusing on publishers,while there are many compaines which consider themselves Devs first and pubs second, anyway my 2 cents.
I have really hoped for this one to turn out … I hope that they capture the funding. I also initially wondered if they might have been better turning out a smaller scope 2D game more quickly and then getting on to the 3D. But I think that reality is they had a story and some initial stuff, so that no matter what path they took they would be in largely the same place.
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Jefferson County's June rate of 10.6 percent was a statistically insignificant drop from its May rate of 10.7 percent. In June, Crook (12.6%) and Deschutes (10%) showed no change from their May unemployment rates.
Oregon's unemployment rate was 7.9 percent in June, essentially unchanged from 7.8 percent in May. The national unemployment rate was 7.6 percent in both May and June.
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Crook County: In June, Crook County's improvements in the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stalled as it remained unchanged from May at 12.6 percent. The unemployment rate in June 2012 was 14.3 percent.
Crook County's unemployment rate is the second-highest of Oregon's 36 counties. Compared to the other counties in Oregon, Crook County experienced the largest over-the-year reduction in seasonally adjusted unemployment rate (-1.7%).
The county added 110 jobs in June. Over-the-month growth was concentrated in the private sector (+110) with government showing no change from May. Leisure and hospitality experienced better than expected seasonal gains (+60). Retail trade gained 20 jobs in June. Over-the-month losses were concentrated in local government (-40) and transportation, warehousing, and utilities (-20).
Compared to this time last year, total nonfarm employment is up by 100 jobs, with all gains coming from the private sector (+140).
Manufacturing and education and health services each showed strong gains over the year, both adding 50 jobs. Transportation, warehousing, and utilities gained 40 jobs from last June.
Information continued to be the fastest growing industry, up 40 percent from last year. The federal government posted the largest over-the-year losses (-30), followed by wholesale trade (-20), and state government (-20).
Deschutes County (Bend MSA): The June seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 10.0 percent was unchanged from the revised May rate. Deschutes County experienced a significant year-over-year drop in the unemployment rate from June 2012 when the rate was 11.5 percent. However, Deschutes County maintains the highest level of unemployment of Oregon's metro areas.
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Site: Iowa City, Iowa (Bob Pearl Field)
Score: #2 Michigan 8, Iowa 2
Records: U-M (45-6, 17-1 Big Ten), Iowa (25-22, 10-8 Big Ten)
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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The No. 2-ranked University of Michigan softball team scored six unanswered runs in the final two innings to surge past Iowa, 8-2, and capture its third consecutive Big Ten Conference title outright on Friday evening (May 14) at Bob Pearl Field.
Junior RHP Jordan Taylor (Valencia, Calif./Valencia HS) was solid from the pitching circle, striking out 14 Hawkeye batters, including four straight between the sixth and seventh innings, while scattering four hits and a walk. The effort marked her 14th double-digit strikeout performance of the season and improved her record to 24-3.
The Wolverines accepted 17 free passes in the contest, earning season highs with 11 walks and six hit-by-pitches. Four different Michigan players registered hits, including sophomore leftfielder Bree Evans (Bloomington, Calif./Rialto HS), who added a pair of runs scored to headline the offensive effort. Despite not getting a hit, junior first baseman Dorian Shaw (Burke, Va./Robinson SS) reached base in all five plate appearances on three hit-by-pitches and a pair of intentional walks.
After the teams traded runs in the second and fifth innings to remain knotted up late in the game, the Wolverines claimed their third and final advantage in the top of the sixth. Evans singled through the legs of Hawkeye pitcher Chelsea to lead off the inning and after advancing on an intentional walk, raced home on senior catcher Roya St. Clair's (St. Clair Shores, Mich./Regina HS) slow-rolling groundout to the right of the pitching circle to secure the game-winning run.
The Wolverines capitalized on a series of Iowa miscues and mistakes to pad their advantage in the seventh, scoring five runs on just one hit and an error. Back-to-back leadoff walks resulted in Iowa's fourth pitching change of the contest, bringing reliever Katie Brown's return to the circle, and Michigan took advantage, using Brown's first pitch to sacrifice both base runners into scoring position before her second went wild and allowed freshman pinch runner Amy Knapp (St. Joseph, Mich./Lakeshore HS) to come home from third base.
Michigan tallied additional runs on an Iowa throwing error, a passed ball and a mental mistake by Hawkeye third baseman Katie Heim, who fielded sophomore second baseman Amanda Chidester's (Allen Park, Mich./Cabrini HS) chopper and stepped on the bag before throwing to first, failing to realize the force was not in play. In all, Iowa walked three batters and hit two more in the seventh inning.
U-M struck first in the top half of the second, taking advantage of Iowa miscues to push the initial run across. After senior designated player Nikki Nemitz (St. Clair Shores, Mich./Regina HS) followed back-to-back hit batsmen with a first-pitch single to shallow leftfield to load the bases with no outs, the Wolverines recorded consecutive grounders to the second baseman. Iowa threw out the lead runner in the first instance before settling with the 1-3 groundout in the second, earning senior centerfielder Molly Bausher (Las Vegas, Nev./Spring Valley HS) her 19th run batted in of the season.
The Hawkeyes responded in the home half but not without a good amount of controversy. With first baseman Katie Brown in scoring position after a leftfield double, shortstop Chelsey Carmody chopped a single high over the head of senior third baseman Maggie Viefhaus (Eureka, Mo./Eureka HS). Brown rounded third and headed home, reaching the plate at the same time as Evans' relay throw from leftfield. The Hawkeye was called out, but after protest from the Iowa bench and a brief umpire meeting, the ruling was overturned and the run was added to the scoreboard.
Michigan's second tally materialized much like its first as Zust struck a pair of Wolverine batters and her replacement, Chelsea Lyon, walked Chidester to load the bases with one out. Nemitz smacked a grounder to second base, where Sam Valentine bobbled the ball and allowed senior pinch runner Kristin Larsen (Orion, Mich./Lake Orion HS) to come home unattested.
Valentine redeemed herself in the bottom half, taking an inside pitch off her elbow to give the Hawkeyes a base runner with two outs. She advanced on a wild pitch before coming home on rightfielder Taylor Leichsenring's bloop single to shallow rightfielder.
The Wolverines will conclude the regular-season portion of their 2010 schedule tomorrow (Saturday, May 15), squaring off against host Iowa at 4 p.m. CDT at Bob Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa. The game will be aired live on the Big Ten Network.
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Defenders of Wildlife used to have a bumper sticker (maybe they still do) that read: "Little Red Riding Hood Lied – Restore the Wolf!" But what if she didn't lie? Maybe her story just got blown out of proportion and people got carried away with it until one day it became the one where she got eaten by the wolf, instead of just seeing the wolf. Or something to that effect. Anyway, I'm inclined to give Red the benefit of the doubt and choose to believe that they got her story wrong after a while.
Wolves aren't evil. Are we all on the same page about this? They're predators, and they have a job to do – that is, eating other animals. I know we don't always like that, but it's a fact of nature. And nature has a way of being very brutal and ugly at times. That's just reality. We can't pretend that the natural world consists only of sunshine and flowers – we have to be able to look at the yucky stuff too. Lions eat zebras alive. That sucks, but it's real. And maggots are creepy. True story. But they're still a valuable part of the natural world. Think about what would happen if nothing decayed… we'd be swimming in refuse and dead things. Nobody wants that.
I'm straying from my original point which was wolves. As important as it is not to demonize them, it's also important not pretend that they're sweet, cuddly animals and do no wrong. Living with big predators in your backyard is a challenge. Especially for folks who raise livestock for a living. Ranchers out west have legitimate concerns about wolves and other predators, but there are solutions. And wolves are far from the only problem ranchers face - they're just the easiest to target.
But wolves – and other big predators (what we call top-level predators) play an important role in their ecosystems, and we need them here in the US. The out-of-control deer and coyote populations in many parts of the country are a good example of what happens when we lose top-level predators, but it's only the most visible one. The New York Times (along with numerous professional scientific journals) has published a number of articles on the increase in biological diversity in Yellowstone National Park following the re-introduction of wolves in 1995. Wolves have affected their ecosystem from the trees to the songbirds right down to the water quality in the Yellowstone River.
Wolves were de-listed from the endangered species list not too long ago in several states, and the wolf-killing out west is distressing. I don't see a problem with de-listing wolves in general when the population is stable, but I trust the biologists who say that these populations weren't ready for an all-out hunting season. And it bothers me that the decision to de-list them in the first place wasn't made by scientists - people who actually (gasp!) study the animals and know something about them. No, that decision was made by Congress and that ticks me off. That means that the decision was political (read: bought) and made by people whose interests are in big businesses and money, and who know nothing about the biology or ecology of this species. Pathetic. I just love people who put no stock into scientific research. You know, because who can trust those shady scientists? Please. Save me.
There are efforts to get the wolf put back on the endangered species list by organizations who recognize the value of scientific research. This isn't a knee-jerk "let's save the wolves because they're pretty" movement (although I know there are those factions out there). It's based on research which has biologists concerned for the long-term survival and genetic health of the species. Which is exactly what the endangered species list was meant to help protect. We need to help these organizations. If you're inclined to do so, the Center for Biological Diversity sent a request to help stop the wolf killing by supporting their 'Save the Endangered Species Act Fund'. Or you can visit the International Wolf Center and learn more about wolves and what's happening with them across the US and the world.
So after all was said and done, what do you think really happened to Little Red Riding Hood? Was she eaten? Or just given a scare by a big animal? Maybe it was only a brief encounter; maybe she even felt lucky to see such a beautiful creature in the wild. But no matter what happened to her, the end result for the wolf was never in doubt – it was hunted down and killed.
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