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Fremont Police Blotter — Wednesday, November 28, 2012
#020 Six Arrested on Various Firearm, Drug and Probation/Parole Violations
A funeral service for a gang member who was murdered in San Francisco was held at Chapel of the Angels on Fremont Bl/Chapel Way. There was a large group of individuals dressed in gang attire in the parking lot and Fremont PD was called. The reporting party stated that a handgun was seen. Several officers responded and approximately 20 subjects in the parking lot were detained. Two adult males were arrested for various firearms violations after the handgun (.22 revolver) was recovered. One was on federal probation for a Trigger-Lock conviction. During a pat-search, a .25 caliber semi-auto was recovered from a jacket pocket of a female. The female was arrested for possession of a firearm. Additionally, an adult male parolee was arrested for a parole violation and adult male probationer was arrested after he was found to be in possession of ecstasy and marijuana. Lastly, a fifth adult male was arrested for a probation violation due to his gang conditions after he was found to be dressed in gang attire. Service reductions were implemented for approximately one hour during this incident and a total of 6 (5 males and 1 female) were arrested.
#044 Armed Robbery
Three males wearing hoodies approached a female and took her purse at gun point at the Oak Pointe Apartments (Irvington Avenue side). The weapon was some type of long gun, possibly with two barrels. Loss was a purse with credit cards.
#001 Suspicious Circumstances
Several people called about an explosion in the area of the Camden Quick Stop. Officers responded and found a small remote control car that appeared to have had an M80 or bigger taped to it. Evidence was collected. ACSO Bomb Squad was notified but not requested.
#028 Restraining Order Violation
Officer arrested an adult male for violating a protective order after he was located during a family disturbance on Lincoln Court, in violation of a restraining order.


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WASHINGTON — President Obama said Sunday that gays should be allowed in the Boy Scouts and women should be allowed in military combat roles, weighing in on two storied American institutions facing proposals to end long-held exclusions.
The president's comments in a pre-Super Bowl interview on CBS come ahead of this week's meeting of the Boy Scouts' national executive board. A proposal to open up the Scouts' membership to gays is expected to be discussed and possibly voted on at the gathering in Texas.
The Boy Scouts emphatically reaffirmed the no-gays policy just seven months ago but said last week they were considering changing the stance. Instead of mandatory exclusion of gays, the different religious and civic groups that sponsor Scout units would be able to decide for themselves how to address the issue — either maintaining the exclusion or opening up their membership.
The White House said in a statement in August that Obama opposed the gay ban. Obama, like presidents for the last century, serves as honorary president of the group. The president's comment Sunday was his first since the group said it was considering a policy change.
''My attitude is that gays and lesbians should have access and opportunity the same way everybody else does in every institution and walk of life,'' Obama said. ''The Scouts are a great institution that are promoting young people and exposing them to opportunities and leadership that will serve people for the rest of their lives. And I think nobody should be barred from that.''
Obama also had previously issued a statement supporting the Pentagon's decision last month to open up front-line combat jobs to women, but the interview with CBS's Scott Pelley included his first publicly spoken comments on the matter since the announcement. He said women are already serving in combat ''as a practical matter.''
''When they're in theater in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, they are vulnerable,'' he said. ''They are wounded, and they've been killed. And they have carried out their jobs with extraordinary patriotism and distinction.''
The policy change overturns a 1994 rule prohibiting women from being assigned to smaller ground combat units.
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If you're familiar with Cateye's excellent Loop Light then these lights from Nite Ize will look pretty familiar. Nite Ize make the Loop light for Cateye, and this is their version, which is a bit different and just as good.
It uses almost the same internals – a single LED mounted atop two 2106 button cells, where the Cateye uses 2032s – and a very similar enclosure, a two part affair made from translucent plastic. It keeps the weather off the circuits with no fuss and the see-through material gives great peripheral visibility. To operate it you simply press the casing once for steady beam and twice for flashing.
The mounting system is different though. Where the Cateye uses an elastic cord, the Nite Ize has two rubber coated wires which you can twist together to secure the light on, well, pretty much anything. We've had them attached to frames, bars, racks, helmets, saddle rails... it's super simple to get the lights on and off and there's few limits to where they'll go. Once attached they stay put, with the rubberised wires gripping whatever they're twisted onto in vice-like fashion. The two button cells are good for a couple of months of intermittent use and cheap to replace when they do finally die.
The output is very much being seen rather than seeing by, but around town they're bright enough to get you noticed on lit streets and the wide angle of vision means they're ideal for urban riding. As emergency lights go, they're up there with the Loop lights in the top tier.
Well made, simple to fit and versatile emergency lights
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Make and model: Nite Ize Twist Lit front/rear LED light
Size tested: Red/White
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
With a quick turn of the wrist, the versatile, visible Nite Ize TwistLit attaches to anything on wheels, making it easy to spot in every kind of light. Features a long-lasting LED module (one white, one red, to universally signal front and rear wheels) that is encased in specially formed housings, with curved backs that rest snugly against the round surfaces on your bike or scooter. Grooves on each side hold sturdy, flexible rubber Gear Ties in place''with ends to wrap through, over, around, or under the front and rear of bicycle handle bars, seat posts or racks of nearly any size. Twist closed, and you're done. The bright, long-lasting, battery-powered LED is activated with a simple push of a button--white in front illuminates your path and tells people you're heading their way, red clearly marks the rear wheel and signals your orientation to other commuters. Endlessly versatile, secure, and easy to reposition, the TwistLit is perfect for bikes, scooters and jogging strollers as well.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
Available in Red and White LED Colors
Glow and Flash Modes
Weather resistant
Battery Life: 20 hours Glow / 25 Hours Flash
Includes easily replaceable batteries - 2x CR2016 Lithium
Easy to attach and detach - no tools required!
Includes two 7" Gear Ties to easily grip to nearly any bike surface.
Gear Tie Technology - Tough rubber shell provides excellent grip anywhere on your bicycle, but won't scratch or mark.
Gear Tie Technology - Strong internal wire that holds its shape.
Gear Tie Technology - Quick and easy to securely attach and detach.
Gear Tie Technology - UV resistant – will not be damaged by extended sun exposure.
Weight: 1 oz
Dimensions: 7" x 2.5" x 1"
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? Yes
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes
About the tester
Age: 38 Height: 190cm Weight: 98kg
I usually ride: whatever I'm testing... My best bike is: Genesis Equilibrium with SRAM Apex
I've been riding for: 10-20 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: time trialling, cyclo cross, commuting, sportives, general fitness riding, fixed/singlespeed, mtb, Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling, track
Dave is a founding father of road.cc and responsible for kicking the server when it breaks. In a previous life he was a graphic designer but he's also a three-time Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling world champion, and remains unbeaten through the bog. Dave rides all sorts of bikes but tends to prefer metal ones. He's getting old is why.


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Hoing some java codie here can help. We have some java apps which access a database. Currently, the apps have to pass a user ID (name + password) to the database when they access it. A small number of "data owner" users also have access to this account, other users access the data via the apps.
Problem is, this ID is stored in a plain text config file. So the app developer and root can both access the account details and hence the data.
Data owners are not happy and want the password to be held in encrypted form so that only the app/data owner account can access it. Maybe there are other ways to achieve the required level of privacy.
I can't believe that this is unsolved. How does the java community usualy resolve this one?
(If you are wondering why a non-programmer needs to ask about this on a public forum, just think Dilbert.)


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Danielle Cruz (swimming & diving), Michael Christmas (cross country/track & field) and Gaby Johnston (swimming & diving)
Alexandria Volkening, a member of the UMBC dance team, was the valedictorian of the Class of 2011
BALTIMORE—On Monday, May 23, 2011, UMBC celebrated its 56th commencement exercises. Among the more than 1,600 undergraduates receiving their diplomas at the First Mariner Arena that afternoon were 77 student-athletes who represented the school with class and dignity for the past four or five years.
The Class of 2011 is a very accomplished group, both on and off the court. Among those who graduated were:
- 28 America East All-Conference honorees
- Six America East All-Academic squad members
- Nine school record holders
- Eight America East champions
- The Class of 2011 Valedictorian – Alexandria Volkening(dance team)
- One Capital One Academic All-American – Keilan Freeman (swimming & diving) – and two Academic All-District honorees – Michelle Kurowski (women's basketball) and Sara Parkinson (cross country/track & field)
- The 2011 America East Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete – Michelle Kurowski
- The 2011 MACDA Division I Post-Graduate Scholarship recipient – Keilan Freeman (swimming & diving)
- The Male Coaches' Award recipient at the 2011 America East Swimming and Diving Championship – Brad Reitz
- The Most Outstanding Male Rookie of the 2008 AmericaEast Swimming and Diving Championship – Brad Reitz
- The Most Outstanding Male Rookie of the 2007 AmericaEast Outdoor Track and Field Championship – Keith Brown
In addition, 12 student-athletes graduated with honors, including eight cum laude, three magna cum laude and one summa cum laude. A total of 53 have been recognized on the America East Academic Honor Roll, with 29 earning Commissioner's Honor Roll status for earning a 3.5 GPA or higher during their competition season.
Three former Retrievers earned their master's degrees – Geoff Bennett (track & field; information systems), Daniele Surkovich (swimming & diving; teaching) and Zach Vonder Haar (swimming & diving; chemical and biochemical engineering).
Several graduating student-athletes were also honored during UMBC's Student Recognition Week May 1-8, including:
- Keilan Freeman, Swimming & Diving – Outstanding Senior in Mechanical Engineering
- Sara Parkinson, Cross Country/Track & Field – Outstanding Senior in Geography and Environmental Systems
- Natalie Rau, Women's Lacrosse – Community Choice Leader of the Year
Two student-athletes – cross country/track and field's Michael Christmas and swimming and diving's Keilan Freeman – are members of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa honor society, while Freeman and teammate Phillip Novotny are both members of the engineering honors society, Tau Beta Pi. In addition, 13 graduating Retrievers are members of the National College Athlete Honor Society, which recognizes those students who receive a varsity letter while maintaining a 3.4 or higher cumulative GPA throughout their junior and/or senior years.
In addition, 21 Retriever student-athletes graduated in December 2010, bringing the total for the 2010-11 academic year to 98.


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You're 19 years old, you've only played a handful of games for the Internacional senior team, and you've just scored your first ever goal.
The adrenaline is pumping, you can't believe it and you want to celebrate in the most extravagant way possible - a backflip. This doesn't end well.
Poor Maurides. The teenage forward scored his first professional goal for Internacional this week, but was stretchered off the pitch just seconds later after tweaking his knee doing a backflip.
I'm not sure what would be more painful - the injured knee or the wounded pride.
The Internacional doctor is hopeful he'll recover quickly, and his team didn't suffer too much - winning the Copa do Brasil third-round tie against América MG 3-1.
Check out the clip of Maurides's goal, his celebration and the awful moment when he realises he's just made an absolute fool of himself...
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Only 14 Nevada hotel-casinos have complied with a new homeland security law requiring major resorts to file an emergency response plan with the state and police.
But the law passed by the 2003 Legislature contains no penalties for failure to comply, and the state Emergency Management Division has no plans to request the plans.
Only 13 Southern Nevada resorts and one Reno casino have filed the plans so far.
The law was designed to let firefighters, police and other emergency responders know how the properties would react in the event of a terrorist attack or other disaster. The law affects only resorts with more than 200 rooms.
Frank Siracusa, the state's emergency management chief, said his agency is powerless to enforce the law.
"We're trying to make sense of it ourselves," he told the Reno Gazette-Journal.
Jerry Bussell, chairman of the state's Homeland Security Commission, said he has no authority to enforce the law but wants the commission to address the problem.
"I do think that is an area of oversight," he said. "We need to make sure they understand what we are asking them to do or go back to the Legislature and make some changes."
Assembly Speaker Richard Perkins, D-Henderson, who co-sponsored the bill, said it's common for such laws to lack enforcement provisions.
"I'm sure that if the local police department was more persuasive the plans would be forthcoming," Perkins said. "If the plans are not yet complete, it would benefit both the property and the police department to collaborate on their completion."
Plans must include the location of emergency equipment and hazardous materials, an evacuation program, and a description of internal and external access routes.
Reno police Sgt. Jerry Tone said his agency doesn't plan to request the plans from Reno resorts.
"We are not going to go out there and force them to comply," Tone said. "If they don't comply, I don't know of any built-in ramifications from the state. It is really up to them."
Assemblyman Bernie Anderson, D-Sparks, said he was surprised by the lack of response.
"The casino industry had no objection to being included in there," he said. "In fact, they really felt they were one of the targets that terrorists would look to."
But some casino executives said they weren't even aware of the law.
"You are the first one to tell me anything about this," said Ferenc Szony, chief of Reno's Sands Regency.


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Welcome to The Music Room. Come enjoy some great music of the Church sung by you and your friends as well as the clergy of the diocese. Learn to sing the Sunday troparion and kontakion hymns which tell the world the joyful message of the Resurrection and the stichira hymns of Vespers. Listen here or download to your ipod or MP3 player.
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Here's what this is about.
A entertainment writer in Canada asked me if I'd be interesting in writing about the Emmys for his paper. I said yes, and wrote something. The entertainment writer said he liked what I wrote, but he needed something more personal. So I wrote something more personal and posted the first thing I wrote on my blog. ("Emmy's – The Oddest Award of All" – September 19)
Today, I'm posting the piece that was published in the newspaper. I'm doing this for your convenience. I wasn't sure how many of you had easy access to The Toronto Daily Star. I'm also posting it because I like it.
Pretend the Emmys are tomorrow, and enjoy.
This is Earl, the grownup talking:
The Emmys are a fundraising effort on behalf of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, structured in the form of a competition.
The Academy members are not stupid. They know that "competition" is where the money is. The juice, the excitement, the heat. And also, the actual money.
Competition energizes both the audience and the competitors. The nominees are electrified by the possibility. You can literally see sparks flying off of them. Unless you're a Buddhist, competitive craziness is deeply embedded in your DNA. We can't help ourselves. You offer a prize for what I do – I want it!
Why all the intensity? It's simple. There's winning and there's losing. Winning is better.
And so succumbs Earl, the grownup. (And pretty much everyone else who gets nominated.)
The first time I was nominated – as a writer for a Lily Tomlin "special" – we lost to some colored pieces of felt, otherwise known as The Muppets. Having been less than enthralled by losing to fabric, the next time I was nominated, for another Lily Tomlin special, I decided not to go to the ceremony. Who wants to rent a tuxedo to lose?
I went to a yoga class that night instead. When I got home, the phone was ringing. It was my mother.
"How do you feel?" she asked.
"Very relaxed," I replied. I was talking about the yoga. My voice was uncharacteristically serene.
"Don't you know what happened?"
"What happened?"
"You won!"
That's all I said. "Oh." Taking a yoga class is like gobbling a handful of tranquilizers. Even if you're more excited than you've ever been in your life – like when you've just won your first Emmy Award – it still comes out "Oh."
"Oh" or "Om."
Let me be fully candid here. Not going to the Emmys when you're nominated doesn't mean, "I don't care." It actually means, "I care too much." The following story exemplifies how much.
I nearly died going to the Emmys.
During my early years in Los Angeles, I never drove on the freeway. Too fast. Too scary. There are alternative side streets – Olympic, Sepulveda – cowardly drivers know the names. We avail ourselves of those streets, leaving the freeways to the Indianapolis 500 wannabes.
Okay, so it's Emmy night. I'm nominated for writing an episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show ("Ted's Change of Heart.") I actually have a date. It's a first date, and I'm taking her to the Emmys. I win, and who knows what could happen.
We're on our way. I'm hyper crazed, but I'm trying to stay cool, tootling along, making what I'm certain is devastating small talk. I'm turn down this "connector" road. It's a wonderful little road. You stay to the right, you get to Olympic, you go left, it's the on-ramp to the Santa Monica Freeway.
"This road is great," I explain. "You can get to the freeway from it, or it can take you to Olympic. I'm going to Olympic."
Thirty seconds later. The chitchat continues.
"It's funny. I didn't expect this much traffic on Olympic at this time of the day."
To which, my date replies,
"You're driving on the freeway."
And so I was.
I didn't know what to do. Brain-frozen by the possibility of winning an Emmy, I had unconsciously veered left on the "connector" road, and driven directly onto the I-10, which, if you stay on it, can take you all the way to New York. I started to panic. I had never driven on a freeway before. Cars were whizzing around me. I had no idea what to do.
I gripped the wheel tightly and, inexplicably, crouched down low, terrified by the unfamiliarity and the speed. I careened in and out of lanes, trying to reach an exit and safety, but unable to muster the requisite boldness to make the move. I never looked at my date. If I had, I'd have seen somebody fearing for her life.
I finally escaped the freeway, seven exits past where I supposed to get off. We arrived at to the Emmy ceremony just as they were closing the doors.
You know what happened then?
I lost.
How did the date go? Well, let's see, now. I got shut out at the Emmys, and I nearly got the girl killed.
How do you think it went?
Monday, September 22, 2008
"Remembrances of Emmys Past"
Posted by Earl Pomerantz at 4:00 AM
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Being in Toronto, I read the Toronto Star every morning. I was delighted to see one of my favorite blog writers making an appearance! Great stuff, Earl!
- September 22, 2008 at 7:33 AM
- wcdixon said...
- September 22, 2008 at 9:33 AM
Congratulations, great article!
- September 22, 2008 at 1:00 PM
- Racicot said...
Ha, ha, ha!
You should talk to someone at Jim Henson Productions, see if they can't produce an 'Earl' Muppet!
- September 22, 2008 at 2:30 PM
So happy to read Earl's article in the Toronto Star. It made me laugh out loud. Great to hear your voice again Earl.
- September 22, 2008 at 6:52 PM
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Former Playboy model and Baywatch actress, Carmen Electra, will be making a special appearance at a Dubai night club, a local Emirati newspaper has reported.
The 41-year-old American glamour girl is heading from Los Angeles to the UAE to be a guest at Dubai's Cavalli Club, Resturant and Lounge on Sunday night, reported. Electra is due on the red carpet at 10.15pm before heading inside for a sumptuous four-course meal and dancing until the early hours of the morning. She's also expected to give a brief press conference and reveal her upcoming television and movie projects, following up on Britain's Got Talent last year.
Born as Tara Leigh Patrick in 1972, Carmen Electra has been in several hollywood hits such as "Scary Movie" and "Meet the Spartans" and she won an MTV Award for "best kiss" in her role in the remake of renowned TV series "Starsky and Hutch".
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YORK, PA - York College junior attack Tyler Hutson (Westminster, Md./Winters Mill) was named the Capital Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week as announced by conference office on Monday afternoon.
Tyler Hutson led the nationally ranked York College Spartans to a 2-0 as the Green and White has now won five straight after an opening season loss at defending national champion Stevenson. Hutson began the week with six points on three goals and three assists in the 9-5 mid-week win at Scranton. With his second goal, Hutson became York's all-time goal scoring leader, passing Josh Gamble for the with 122 career goals. He also grabbed three ground balls in the victory over the Royals.
In the 13-4 win over Haverford, Hutson poured in a game-high four goals as the Spartans avenged one of their four losses from 2013. Hutson also added two ground balls in the win.
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Just days after announcing his reelection bid, Mayor William Lantigua of Lawrence has been hit with a $5,475 tax lien for allegedly failing to pay state income tax in 2011.
The state Revenue Department filed the lien against Lantigua last week, the embattled mayor's latest misstep in a three-year tenure dogged by controversy. The agency took the step after Lantigua did not respond to several notices over at least six months, a spokeswoman said.
"When we file a lien, it means we have not heard from a taxpayer," said spokeswoman Ann Dufresne. The amount includes $710 in penalties and interest.
Lantigua did file a 2011 tax return, Dufresne said. She declined to say whether he has paid any state income tax, citing privacy guidelines.
Lantigua, who is paid $100,000 a year, did not return phone calls or e-mails seeking comment Thursday.
The Eagle-Tribune first reported the lien Thursday, a day after it was recorded at the registry of deeds. The lien attaches to any personal property, Dufresne said.
"It's a notice of personal liability," she said. "We're protecting our interests."
Tax liens impede property sales and make it "virtually impossible" for someone to obtain a mortgage, according to the Revenue Department.
If Lantigua does not pay the bill on his own, the state could turn to a collection agency, seek a bank levy, or garnish his paycheck.
Lantigua has touted his fiscal stewardship of the city, which in 2010 received a $35 million state bailout to bridge a massive deficit. With state oversight, the budget has stabilized.
Lantigua's administration has been the target of an extensive state and federal corruption investigation, and in September two close associates, including his former chief of staff, were indicted on corruption charges, including conspiracy and extortion.
Melix Bonilla, the deputy police chief, was charged with falsely transferring the ownership of 13 motor vehicles from the Police Department to an auto dealer with close ties to Lantigua.
Leonard Degnan, Lantigua's former chief of staff, was charged with using his position to compel a trash disposal company to donate a garbage truck to a Dominican Republic city that supported Lantigua's mayoral campaign.
Both men have pleaded not guilty. Lantigua has denied wrongdoing and he has not been charged with any crimes.
Dan Rivera, a city councilor in Lawrence, said Lantigua's failure to pay his taxes in full and on time was troubling, and set a poor example.
"As the chief executive, you have to have a higher standard, especially at a time when the city is raising taxes and being as frugal as possible," he said. "There are some things you just have to do."
Rivera said that the lapse was particularly glaring given how much the city relies on state subsidies.
Rivera also noted that Lantigua has not filed a required campaign finance report for 2011. The state's Office of Campaign and Political Finance said Lantigua had been fined the maximum $5,000.
"I definitely get a sense that there's a pattern here," he said.
The state turned that fine over to a collection agency in August. In March, the attorney general's office began investigating Lantigua's fund-raising practices after state regulators found that Lantigua's campaign routinely violated campaign finance laws.
City Councilor Kendrys Vasquez said Lantigua's nonpayment of taxes was hard to understand given Lantigua's high salary.
"We all face difficulties nowadays, but we have to be responsible," he said.
Kevin Cuff, a recent state representative candidate, said Lantigua's failure to pay taxes would hurt him in the eyes of ordinary voters who may not have followed past City Hall controversies.
"This is finally something that will resonate with people," he said.
City Councilor Sandy Almonte said the lapse was "obviously concerning," and that she hoped Lantigua would resolve the matter quickly.
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text: Sophomore Lily Crane led the Spartans with a 60th place finish at the Lady Paladin Invitational. Courtesy: Photo Courtesy of Tim Cowie Womens Golf Wraps Up Play At Lady Paladin Invitational UNCGSpartans.com 09-22-2013 Related Links Results (PDF) Sign Up For Free Email Updates GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNCG women's golf team continued its improvement each round and trimmed four strokes off its score in round three of the Lady Paladin Invitational Sunday at the Furman University Golf Course in Greenville. The Spartans improved between the first and second round by nine strokes Saturday and cut an additional four strokes off their score in the final round Sunday as they carded a 312 to finish with a 953. Wisconsin came from behind to win the team title with a three-round score of 865 while Clemson finished second with an 867. George Regents Augusta, which had led after the first two rounds, rounded out the top three with a third place finish. Individually, Ashlan Ramsey of Clemson won the event with a 7-under 209, which is a tournament record for the Lady Paladin Invitational Sophomore Lily Crane (Jamestown, N.C./Ragsdale) paced the Spartans individually as she finished tied for 60th overall with a 234. Crane opened with a 78 before carding a 79 Saturday but posted her best round of the weekend Sunday with a 77. Sophomore Sammie Buchanan (Bluffton, S.C./Bluffton) moved up to 67th place overall as she turned in the Spartans' best round of the weekend, firing a 3-over 75 Sunday. Buchanan finished with a 236, moving up seven places in the final round. Junior Berglind Bjornsdottir (Reykjavik, Iceland/Menntaskolinn I Reykjavik) finished in 72nd place with a 239 (82-77-80). Freshman Kristin Powers (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Mendon) added a 246 (87-79-80) while classmate Maddie MacClurg (Cary, N.C./Green Hope) turned in a score of 254 (88-81-85). The 2013 Lady Paladin Invitational includes Clemson, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina, Florida State, Furman, George Regents, Georgia State, Houston, Kennessaw State, Nova Southeastern, Samford, Southern Miss, Texas A&M, UNC Wilmington, Wisconsin and Wofford. The Spartans return to action when they host the Starmount Forest Invitational at the Starmount Forest County Club Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. - UNCG -


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July 23, 2007 - Afghan National Army soldiers and coalition forces were attacked by an unknown number of enemy fighters during a patrol on the western side of the Helmand River in the Musa Qalah district of Afghanistan's Helmand province yesterday. The Afghan-led patrol was near Shaban Village when insurgents began attacking with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms, officials reported. The combined patrol repelled the initial attack with small-arms fire.
Coalition forces were then engaged by a suspected insurgent suicide vehicle bomber. Two insurgents were killed and the vehicle was destroyed during this engagement.
Immediately after the vehicle was destroyed, more than seven insurgents from two compounds within Shaban Village began firing on the forces, military officials said. Close-air support was called in to suppress the large number of enemy fighters within the compounds.
Coalition air support dropped one 500-pound bomb on one of the compounds, and ground forces immediately moved into the compound to assess the damage.
As the battle continued, additional insurgents arrived to reinforce the enemy positions within 500 meters of Shaban village. The combined force maneuvered to defendable positions and then directed close-air support to drop munitions on positively identified enemy positions. A total of four bombs were dropped during the engagement, and more than two dozen enemy fighters were killed in the prolonged battle.
"The insurgents further demonstrate their intentions to kill Afghan civilians and destroy Afghanistan with these actions," said Army Maj. Chris Belcher, a Combined Joint Task Force 82 spokesman. "By attacking the pro-government forces from civilian areas, the insurgents are knowingly placing innocent Afghans in the line of fire to create more civilian casualties. This is simply unacceptable, and the world should condemn their actions."
In other operations, Afghan National Police continued taking the lead in providing security and civil order in their country executing a unilateral mission ending in the arrest of a key terrorist leader in the Nangarhar province July 21.
Afghan officers arrested Shir Agha at his home in Tutu village and later turned him over to coalition forces in the area. The Afghan National Police leadership had minimal coalition assistance during the planning and execution of the operation.
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• • Are Apps The Future of Book Publishing?
Alex Knapp, Forbes Atlas Shrugged | One of the things about the e-book market right now is that there are a variety of experiences. Perhaps the type of e-book app that will seem most familiar to people would be something along the lines of Penguin's Amplified Edition of Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged. This edition, which is purchased as an iPad app, features things like actual manuscript pages, the ability to share quotes on social media, and audio clips of Ayn Rand on various topics.


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ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – A dog who was allegedly set on fire while chained in his owner's backyard has died.
"The poor guy didn't stand a chance," Stray Rescue founder Randy Grim told KMOX this morning.
The Shepherd-Terrier mix nicknamed, Brownie was found Thursday chained to a burning bush at a home in the 4300 block of Cote Brilliante. The dog's owner first called St. Louis' Animal Cruelty Task Force with the words "my dog is on fire."
Grim said he and his team started working right away to try and find whoever set the dog on fire. "We can see where they used an accelerant where the dog was chained to the burnt down portion of the bush."
A cash reward is being offered. The cruelty task force hotline is (314)771-6121
This is the second time in less than a week, St. Louis' Animal Cruelty Task Force had been called.
Grim says the other case of cruelty is one of two dogs who were starved to death.
Grim also says donations to help with medical bills of abused animals can be made on-line at www.stracksfund.org


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Information was provided on concepts, uses and applications of CRISTAL in the frame of the Mountain Ecosystem-based Adaptation project (ABE Peru) jointly implemented by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) and Ministry of Environment of Peru.
Peru, September 2012 (IUCN) – With the participation of professionals, technicians and officials of the Peruvian Ministry of Environment (MINAM), National Water Authority (ANA), National Protected Areas Service, Nor-Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve, UNDP, UNEP and IUCN South America connected with the ABE Peru project held a training workshop September 12-14 in Lunahuná, Peru, on conceptual and methodological aspects in applying and using CRiSTAL to plan and manage projects focused explicitly on key climate change issues, identification of climate threats and impact on community livelihoods.
CRiSTAL is a tool designed through the joint efforts of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI-US), Inter-cooperation and IUCN to support decision making on climate change adaptation and mitigation measures in communities, taking into account the Environmental Impact Assessment and Sustainable Livelihoods model. It was emphasized that use of this tool enables a logical and easily applied process to better understand the connections between climate-related risks, livelihoods of individuals or communities and the activities of a project.
Funded by BMU Germany, the Mountain Ecosystem-based Adaptation project is being implemented in parallel fashion in Peru, Nepal and Uganda, under the responsibility of UNDP, UNEP and IUCN. In Peru the project covers the Nor-Yauyos Cochas Landscape Reserve located in the Lima and Junín regions, in the upper Cañete and Mantaro River basins, and is aimed at strengthening Peru's capacities to implement Adaptation options based on Ecosystems (AbE) and reducing community vulnerability, with a special emphasis on mountain ecosystems. Specifically, the project will support: (i) the development of methodologies and tools for AbE in mountain ecosystems; (ii) application of these tools and methodologies at the national level; (iii) implementation of AbE pilot projects at the ecosystems level; and (iv) formulation of national policies and preparation of an economic argument for AbE at the national level.
Presentation on conceptual aspects of CRiSTAL
In this sense, the project will create opportunities for experimental learning between regions and countries, as well as within the same region. Parallel and cooperative development will shorten the learning curve for local and national institutions with respect to the application of methodologies and tools and implementation of pilot projects, while speeding up transfer of knowledge and experiences to build ecosystem flexibility.
The IUCN Mesoamerica Livelihoods and Climate Change unit presented examples of CRiSTAL applications in Guatemala, Costa Rica and Panama to demonstrate methodology in the field and subsequent use of the spreadsheet. Other experiences in CRiSTAL applications in the Andean region were provided by Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation Peru, along with the combined application of CRiSTAL and CVCA in projects implemented by CARE Peru.
This workshop showed in detail how the features of this tool permit the participatory generation of a comprehensive vision in order to promote climate change adaptation measures in different projects and spheres of intervention.
At its conclusion, UNEP scientific advisor for the project, Pablo Douronjeanni, said, "We knew about CRiSTAL and were interested in applying the tool, but needed training like what we received; so this workshop seemed very good to us, and very beneficial for understanding the logic of the tool and being able to apply it afterwards."
This is another demonstration of IUCN's ONE PROGRAMME approach, in which personnel from the Mesoamerica and Caribbean Initiative worked in close collaboration with IUCN SOUTH in the frame of a global IUCN project executed under the Ecosystem Management Program. The knowledge applied has been implemented in different projects and initiatives in the Mesoamerican region within the frame of the IUCN Water and Nature Initiative (WANI) working together with the IUCN's Global Water Program.
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and get rid of the decimal.
What, don't you realize they could have 999% reliability?? This could be revolutionary!! Think what you are saying, you nearly threw that away.
That is silly, it would quickly discover the only way to win is not to play.
To windows, and get 73% uptime!
Or.. that other OS that you don't have to license per seat, and get in the solid 90+% uptime.
If you can't manage two nines on a basic windows server, you're doing it wrong. If your service depends on a single server, you're still doing it wrong.
Lastly, is a performance reliability rating the same thing as uptime? I doubt it. If their server is down eight hours a day, they'd swap it immediately.
If their server is down eight hours a day, they'd swap it immediately.
As soon as they fill out all of the paperwork, and find a way to blame the downtime on someone with we don't like.
I'll pre-whoosh myself here:
There, with that out of the way. Actually, it's probably going to take until they can resurrect their last COBOL programmer or find someone who they can train on a thirty year old system in less than a year.
if you can't manage 2 nines on a an IBM mainframe your doing it wrong to begin with what makes you think they can do with something vastly more complicated as a massive windows deployment.
I made that point in my second sentence. I can't imagine a mainframe with an active support contract has less than 99% uptime. I'm pretty sure that "performance reliability rating" is not a euphemism for "service level availability."
Two nines? What, 9.9% ?
Even a monkey could manage that.
I could point out that the cost of replacing this mainframe would mostly involve rewriting its applications to run on modern hardware. But then you'd be deprived of your joke, even if it is a pretty lame one.
AC isn't lying, I'll back it up. Even if you wrote your stuff on an old System32, you can run it on most any IBM machine today.
Should have RTFA. If we're talking an IBM mainframe, then you're certainly right. I cut my programming teeth on those 40 years ago (and haven't been near one in 35), and the basic architecure is still around, though many details have changed. In fact, I've long been convinced that this kind of need for backward compatibility is the only reason people still buy mainframes. Though there are those who are convinced they're fundamentally kewler.
The problem is probably as much political as bureaucratic, if not m
But then you'd be deprived of your joke
Are you sure? I assumed that the joke was that he was posting the ad on Slashdot because he didn't like Craigslist because anyone can post anything there (unlike Slashdot, where anyone can also post anything there too).
But then I guess it's not funny if you have to explain it.
Good point. I think even the oldest IBM mainframes are still around in emulator form.
Mainframes of yore had a hell of a lot of moving parts: a large system might have dozens of tape drives and disk drives. Tape drives in particular broke down all the time and were taken offline until the maintenance guy came for his weekly or monthly visit and tightened the belts or whatever the hell they did. Knuth remarked on that situation in his magnum opus TAOCP vol 3 on sorting and searching. In the part about sorting with tape drives, he remarked that he'd never seen a large computer installation where all the tape drives were working. You'd have a computer with ten tape drives, two of them would be down pending repairs, and you'd use the other eight. In other words your computer was operational but not FULLY operational.
There is a similar situation in today's data centers. Even at the wimpy little shop I worked in last year (about 2000 computers) some were always down. We were doing pretty good if the number down at any moment was less than a few dozen. I don't think we ever had a single day of being fully operational (every single computer up at the same time). That was fine, it wasn't a requirement, it was a distributed system and the data and functions were all sufficiently replicated that we kept running, by design, even with parts of the system unavailable.
I mean why settle for five nines when you can have... NINE FIVES!
There's something about this whole thing that simply doesn't ring true. I believe parts, I believe they have a 1980's main frame, I believe it's not terribly reliable but something about the whole: leaked memo according to Joe Leiberman, we need more money, they won't give us more money' spiel sounds off. I suspect they have huge chunks of computing that's much newer and reliable, I'd be shocked if that IBM serves any significant purpose.
If nothing else I predict a large percentage of the umpteen million dollar final cost somehow going to Connecticut, but I'm probably just incredibly jaded.
If nothing else I predict a large percentage of the umpteen million dollar final cost somehow going to Connecticut, but I'm probably just incredibly jaded.
What's a few million? Connecticut is one of the top haulers, thanks to Electric Boat, where many nuclear subs (and a number of other ships) are made.
Every time the Pentagon tries to cut its budget, congrescritters get all up in arms about "jobs", so the Pentagon has all these useless projects (congress forces the programs it wants.) It's the primar
1980's mainframes did not use reel-to-reel tape. They used tape cartridges, often managed by automatic tape libraries.
The picture looks an awful lot like late 60's drives for an IBM 360 model 44.
I guess they needed a picture that screamed 'main frame'.
TG Daily claims [tgdaily.com] that the Secret Service uses a IBM 704 [wikipedia.org]
Plenty of nine-track tape was still in use on mainframes in the 1980s.
Yes, I did backups at work on 9 track well into the 1990s. Admittedly we were late for an upgrade then. The coating used to come off on the heads on the old tapes. Cleaning was a chore.
At my current job I rescued an old 9 track tape which was going to be left behind for the cleaners when we moved offices. Its at my desk right now. Maybe somebody will come looking for it one day.
1980's mainframes did not use reel-to-reel tape. They used tape cartridges, often managed by automatic tape libraries.
Nine track drives like that were still in use the 1980s. Into the 1990s, even.
The story uses a stock photo [gettyimages.com] captioned "Obsolete mainframe super computers in [Computer History] museum". I don't think the Secret Service uses IBM 2401 magnetic tape units [ibm.com]
The media uses stock photos whenever they don't have real photos of something. This is normal. I've even seen stock photos of Bumble Bee tuna used in contamination stories for another brand. (I forget which one.) Talk about misleading...
what more is there to be said aboutit?
That's better than our goal of Nine 5's...up a little over half the time!
They're claiming it will cost $187 million to replace. Bullshit. If the hardware is more than 15 years old, which it sounds like it is, it's impossible to conceive how they could spend more than $100k on hardware to replace it and still give 100x the performance and capacity. OK, let's splurge - spend 5 million on hardware.
These jackoffs would have us believe it's going to cost $180 million to replace some bullshit law enforcement database software that's 20 years old? Complete bullshit. Instead of the mythical $500 government hammer, now we've got the $180 million dollar software package that should cost
These jackoffs would have us believe it's going to cost $180 million to replace some bullshit law enforcement database software that's 20 years old?
We don't know what that software does. Thats why its called the Secret Service. My guess is that nothing will be delivered for less than 300 million USD. And yeah I do work on large civil/military projects, though on the European side.
Don't forget labor costs.
Labor with sufficient security clearance, proper technical certification, and adequate competence. It might be a "pick any two" situation...
Because they would spend 37k on hardware and hire 100 contractors at 1m/year to port everything over.
These jackoffs would have us believe it's going to cost $180 million to replace some bullshit law enforcement database software that's 20 years old?
The rated you funny, but it's true. FBI CASE system also vintage 1980's mainframe system. They have tried and failed twice to rewrite 20 year old law enforcement database software at over half a billion spent so far. First time they said they didn't even have anything salvageable to show for it and threw out the entire project which aos hap
>> People blame the government bureaucrats, but the failed work is done by the huge consulting companies.
Billions of dollars sunk into failed projects, and yet the government bureaucrats keep hiring these consulting companies for software work. Therefore they share a large part of the blame: at the least it shows incompetence and negligence, at worse it implies collusion and fraud.
"Curiously, upgrades to the Service's computers are being championed by Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut "
What's curious about that? It's not like the guy is a Luddite or something. The Secret Service, at the forefront of protecting POTUS, is a national security issue, and Lieberman is very involved in those issues. If the author threw that in because he doesn't like Lieberman's politics, then that's kind of lame. One would think that issues like keeping government IT systems up to date would transcend party politics.
They could mean it's curious that Joe Lieberman is doing something that isn't a waste of time.
then that's kind of lame
No, that's the quality of reporters these days when everyone has a blag, the true folks have forgotten what separated them.
The article is bogus, but the problem is real. Computer support systems for investigators are hard to build. The FBI has struggled with this, taking about a decade to deploy their "Field Office Automation" system. They're hard for many of the same reasons medical systems are hard - much of the incoming data is unstructured, and many people enter data relevant to the same case. It's even harder than in the medical world, because links between various individuals and events are important, but unreliable. The "customers" aren't cooperative, they usually don't have unique identifiers, and a sizable fraction of the information is bogus. The security problems are tough to even define - exactly who's allowed to see what is a big issue.
The older law enforcement systems didn't offer much searchability. Unless you had a hard search key, like a driver's license number or a full name, you couldn't retrieve much. Now, everybody expects Google-like searchability, and the older systems just didn't have the machinery for that.
They should make an effort to get at least NINE sixes. Or more.
e-credibility: the non-guaranteeable likelihood that the electronic data you're seeing is genuine rather than somebody's made-up crap. - Karl Lehenbauer


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Monarchs Wrestlers Take Third at Va. State Championships
By ODU Athletics
Jan. 19, 2003
The Old Dominion wrestling team finished third out of six teams at the Virginia Intercollegiate Meet Sunday at the Virginia Military Institute.
The Monarchs totalled 80 points on the day, finishing behind only tournament winner Virginia (94.5) and host VMI (86). George Mason finished fourth with 65 points and James Madison, 60 points, and the Apprentice School, 18 points, rounded out the standings
Senior Ben Summerlin (Lynchburg, VA) recorded falls in each of his three matches to earn the 174 pound title and was named the meet's Most Outstanding Wrestler. He pinned James Madison's Steve Broglie in 4:10, Brian Muir from UVA in 1:44 and Matt Erwin from VMI in the finals in 2:04.
Redshirt freshman Chris Buckner (Chesapeake, VA) was the other ODU Champion as he took the title at 133 pounds. He only had to get through two opponents, defeating VMI's Micah Amrozowizc, 3-2, and George Mason's Liam DeRenzis, 6-4, in the finals.
Freshman Adam Wright (Bridgewater, VA) at 184 and junior heavyweight Derrell Lorthridge (Wilmington, DE) each finished second in thier respective classes. Wright finished the meet with a 3-1 record with a fall and technical fall, while Lorthridge went 2-1 on the day. Freshman Matt Ulrey also recorded a second place showing in the 165 pound class with a 1-1 record. He shutout GMU's J.C. Cuffee 7-0 in the semifinals but lost the championship to Will Durkee from UVA, 3-2.
In all the Cavaliers had four weight class champions, JMU and ODU 2, while VMI and George Mason each had one
The Monarchs will next be in action this Friday and Saturday in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Duals hosted by George Mason.
ODU Wrestlers: 125- Starkes 1-2 133- Buckner, 2-0 149- Sichak, 1-2 157- Gosnell, 0-1, Whitby- 2-2 165- Kaplan- 2-2, Ulrey 1-1 174- Summerlin 3-0 184- Wright 3-1, Adams 1-2 197- Gill, 2-2, Dolida 1-2 285- Lorthridge 2-1, Adractas, 1-2


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Portland State University professors Ken Ruoff and Ulrich Hardt have won 2012 Oregon Book Awards honoring the finest work by Oregon writers.
The awards were announced April 23 at a ceremony at the Gerding Theater in Portland.
Ruoff (pictured left), a Portland State history professor who directs the university's Center for Japanese Studies, won the Frances Fuller Victor Award for General Nonfiction for his book, "Imperial Japan at its Zenith" (Cornell University Press), explaining how Japan's cult of the emperor fueled support for the militarism that set the stage for World War II.
"The award is representative of the strengths that Portland State University has in Japanese Studies and in History," Ruoff said.
His book reveals new details that challenge the conventional wisdom that the Japanese people were unaware of their nation's march toward war. The year before Pearl Harbor, for example, Japan honored Emperor Hirohito with elaborate celebrations and staged events that traced back imperial rule 2,600 years to the first emperor, who was descended from a sun goddess according to Japanese myth. His previous book, "The People's Emperor: Democracy and the Japanese Monarchy, 1945-1995" was awarded Japan's literary equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize.
Hardt, (pictured left) emeritus professor in the Graduate School of Education, won the Walt Morey Young Readers Literary Legacy Award in recognition of his contributions to the Oregon literary community. As a member and past president of the Oregon Council of Teachers of English, Hardt has edited the peer-reviewed Oregon English Journal for 25 years. Journal topics include educational, literary and global issues for all educator levels, elementary through college.
Also for 25 years, Hardt has directed the Oregon Writing Festival, which brings about 1,000 students in grades 4-12 to the PSU campus each spring. The festival recognizes and encourages the efforts of Oregon students and teachers to improve writing.


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NIAGARA, N.Y.. - Niagara scored three goals in the third period as the 18th-ranked Purple Eagles beat Air Force, 4-3, in an Atlantic Hockey Association game Saturday, Jan. 5, at Dwyer Arena in Niagara, N.Y. Niagara (11-3-4 overall) remains in first place in the AHA with a 10-0-1 conference record. Air Force fell to 6-9-4 overall and 4-5-2 in the league.
Midway through the first period, Niagara's top line left winger, Ryan Murphy, was called for an elbowing major and the Falcons capitalized on the power play. Jason Fabian skated the puck into the zone and his shot was saved by NU goaltender Carsen Chubak. Ryan Timar skated down the weak side and put back the rebound for his third goal of the season and first career power play goal.
Niagara tied the game midway through the second period as Ryan Rashid took a shot that was saved by Jason Torf. However, Rashid regained the puck and scored his third of the season at the 9:02 mark. The Falcons answered three minutes later. Kyle De Laurell forced a turnover on the forecheck and Stephen Carew made a centering pass from the bottom of the left circle to Cole Gunner in front. Gunner's fourth of the season gave the Falcons a 2-1 lead at 12:23 of the second period.
Niagara scored two goals in the first five minutes of the third period to take a 3-2 lead. Hugo Turcotte scored when he redirected a shot by C.J. Chartrain 56 seconds into the period to tie the game at 2-2. Chris Lochner then scored on a rebound at 4:41for a 3-2 lead. The Falcons answered 30 seconds later as Scott Holm scored at the 5:11 mark. Ben Carey made a centering pass from behind the net and Holm netted his fourth of the season. With 8:02 left in the period, defenseman Matt Williams fired a wrister through traffic to give the Purple Eagles a 4-3 lead. Air Force pulled its goalie in the final 1:15 but was unable to tie the game.
Air Force outshot Niagara, 34-31, in the game and had a 15-9 advantage in the third period. Air Force was 1-for-3 on the power play while Niagara was 0-for-2. Jason Torf made 27 saves for the Falcons while Carsen Chubak made 31 for the Purple Eagles.
"This was a heckuva hockey game," head coach Frank Serratore said. "These were two darn good hockey teams that played tonight. I like our team right now. I like our spirit, togetherness and our effort. We knew we had to win the third period. Niagara is a team that plays with a lot of confidence and give them credit, they made the plays. What an entertaining hockey game this was. It was fast. It was physical, but clean. Our compete level and our attitude were terrific. I'll take my chances with our team if we keep playing like that."
Air Force returns home for a two-game series with Army, Friday-Saturday, Jan. 11-12, at the Cadet Ice Arena. The Friday night game is at 7:05 p.m. MT while the Saturday game is at 4:05 p.m. Saturday's game will be televised nationally on the CBS Sports Network.


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Mercedes unveils racing CLA 45 AMG
'Racing Series' CLA based on baby AMG offered for customer racers…
Well this is rather dandy, no? It's called the Mercedes CLA 45 AMG 'Racing Series', and, as you can probably guess, has been built for going fast on the track.
It's available for customers as an off-the-shelf racer, built for the "crowd-pulling race series featuring 2-litre turbocharged cars", and complements Merc's SLS AMG GT3 customer offering.
The flared carbon fibre rear wings even have large cooling apetures for the brakes, and of course, no racecar would be complete without a ruddy big rear wing
Precise tech spec will vary according to race series and rules, but under the bonnet you're looking at the 2-litre turbocharged four-pot engine doing decent service in the 360bhp A 45 and CLA 45 AMGs - as a production road cars, that's the most powerful production four-cylinder turbo engine... in the world. Merc says you can spec this CLA racer as a four-wheel-drive version, or purely front-wheel-drive.
The front and rear tracks of this special racing CLA have been widened over those of the road car. The suspension level, spring rate and dampers are all adjustable, as are the track and camber at the front and rear axles. You get AMG's high-performance braking system complete with ventilated discs all round, as well as carbon fibre reinforced polymer front and rear aprons, flared arches and side sills. The flared carbon fibre rear wings even have large cooling apetures for the brakes, and of course, no racecar would be complete without a ruddy big rear wing.
Inside, there are the usual vegetable-crushing bucket seats and racing harnesses, a steel rollover cage, fire extinguisher and a racing steering wheel with paddles. It'll make its public debut at next week's Frankfurt Motor Show. Surely you need to make this road-legal, Merc?
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It was a good time mine, we'll make that Halloween edition an annual thing and have you on.
If Pouncey, Kemo, and Foster can keep Ngata under control it's going to go a long way towards the offense being able to move down the field more comfortably. Last I heard he, Ngata, was limited in practice this week but should play.


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Head First JavaScript 76
stoolpigeon writes "Head First JavaScript is one of the latest entries in O'Reillys Head First series. Like the other Head First books, it takes a somewhat unique approach in conveying information. The stated intent of the series is to help readers learn and retain material by formatting it in a manner that assists in meeting those goals. This means that the book is full of graphics, exercises and humor. There is also a refreshing note on who will benefit from the book. I've pretty much always thought of these sections in books as entertaining, in that I get to see what new way a publisher has found to say, "Everyone should buy this book!". Head First Javascript actually does a decent job of describing who this book will help, and who it will not help. That alone had me intrigued right from the start." Read on for the rest of JR's review.Who is this book for? It is for someone looking to learn JavaScript, with access to a computer and a desire to learn the material through writing code and working through a variety of written exercises. The book begins with the very basics of scripting and as it states, is probably not going to be enjoyed by an experienced programmer who is looking for a JavaScript reference guide. There is a lot of white space, drawings, pictures and opportunities to do the exercises I mentioned as well as the answers to those exercises. For the experienced coder just looking for an api or methods and properties, this will probably feel like a bloated waste of time.
|Head First JavaScript
|Michael Morrison
|O'Reilly Media Inc.
|JR Peck
|A Brain-Friendly Guide
Someone like me on the other hand, who would like to take a JavaScript class but just doesn't have the time, this book was just what I needed. I have done some programming, so I did breeze through some portions of the book, but in others I didn't mind the review. I like having new information and ideas soak in over time. This book is paced just for that kind of learning. It is possible though for someone to be too new to the topic. Some understanding of html and css would really be helpful. Someone who doesn't have at least an idea of how those technologies work may struggle a bit. Though I would think a little time with google would provide everything necessary to be up to speed.
There is an 8 page introduction that explains the reasoning and methods behind the books approach. The "Read Me" portion gives some great insight into just what this book is like. It begins, "This is a learning experience, not a reference book." and follows that up with seven main points. To summarize them, the book teaches what someone needs to know to get up and running. It is not exhaustive, it does not go over the history of the language. There are many finer points not addressed. Using multiple browsers would be helpful to the reader working through the book. Skipping activities will greatly reduce the value of the experience. There is quite a bit of redundancy, it is on purpose and beneficial. The examples are as slim as possible to focus on what matters and finally, not all exercises have definitive answers. If any of that turns your stomach, this really may not be for you.
The format does pretty much make reading straight through the book without working the exercises a waste of time. This was my biggest challenge with the book. If I wanted to read it I needed a pencil, my laptop, free time and somewhere I could work through at least a whole exercise at a time. This wasn't something I could fit in 20 minutes a night before bed. The authors recommend making it the last thing read before bed, but the end of my days are too busy to fit an exercise in. I found that a lunch hour, or a quiet week-end afternoon were my best opportunities for learning.
When I found those times, the book was thoroughly enjoyable. The humor was corny at times but almost always funny. I even chuckled out loud more than once. The exercises are widely varied as are the interspersed scenarios and stories that accompany the examples. I downloaded the necessary images for examples from the books web site though I avoided using downloaded code. It caused more errors due to typos, but I felt like I did better typing in the examples myself. I enjoyed working the cross-word puzzles and reading the 'interviews' with various pieces of technology. The time invested was much greater than for any other tech book covering similar ground, but I felt like the return justified the added time.
The style and humor reminded me quite a bit of the Dietel and Dietel How to Program books. I think that the scope is similar as well, as far as beginning from the very basics and building with each chapter. Head First starts with a basic description of just what JavaScript is and what it adds in the form of interactivity and finishes with a chapter that gives a good introduction to Ajax. In between the reader learns about all the basics like variables, looping, user input, validation, control flow, functions, code reuse, objects, etc.
As a hobbyist I felt like this was a great introduction to JavaScript. I think it gave me a foundation to build on and the ability to use more of the materials freely available on the web. Sometimes there is just so much of that out there, that it is difficult to know where to start. One of my primary goals in reading this book was to put together a couple simple web apps for myself as well as to get a better understanding of using the DOM for some Firefox plugins I would like to write. This book met those needs.
I think it is good to mention though, one last time, this is not a no-nonsense reference manual. In fact there is lots of non-sense and it is actually quite a bit of fun. But if the idea of 2 or 3 pages of big pictures to get across a couple simple ideas about data types bothers you, don't spend the money on this book. It will just annoy you and you will probably feel ripped off. On the other hand, if you've picked up hefty programming manuals and found that you didn't make it a quarter of the way through, and didn't remember much of the quarter you did finish, this approach may be much more friendly and give you a taste of success. And what good is a more information dense book if you don't read it or learn from it?
The table of contents gives a short summary of each chapter and a breakdown by section. The section titles are good for finding a place you read or stopped but wont always help find a topic. They are often named with the name of the exercise, not the subject they address. The index is good though and will help quickly track down topics. Like many new O'Reilly books, this one comes with 45 days free access to the electronic version of the book on Safari. The books site, linked above, has the table of contents, index, code examples and the complete second chapter available for viewing and/or download.
You can purchase Head First JavaScript from amazon.com. Slashdot welcomes readers' book reviews -- to see your own review here, read the book review guidelines, then visit the submission page.


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A well-known Pine Island seafood establishment plans to open a second location in the heart of downtown Cape Coral.
Red's Fresh Seafood House & Tavern will open the former home of River Palm Family Restaurant & Bar and Mr. C's at 850 Lafayette St., sometime in October.
Red's held a job fair on Saturday to begin the process of staffing the new location.
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Red's Fresh Seafood House &?Tavern owners Mary and Bud LoCicero.
Mary LoCicero, co-owner of Red's with her husband, Bud, said people in the Cape were clambering for another Red's.
"There was a location we were looking at that people have come and gone from and, we think we have a good market here for seafood," Mary said.
The new Cape location will be larger than Red's current Pine Island store with 7,100-square-feet of space, seating for more than 200 patrons and 60 parking spaces. It will include a spacious outside sports bar and patio dining.
"This place used to be Mr. C's and it was a fine restaurant during the time we had a place in Sanibel," LoCicero said. "The location can be good business, and you don't want to buy a place at the top of its game, you want a place that needs improvement."
And improve they have been doing. They are painting, restructuring and enhancing the interior space, with Mary painting chairs while being interviewed.
The restaurant will fit in with the downtown's desire to have restaurants within walking distance.
"The reaction has been good. People have walked in and say they used to come here when it was Mr. C's," Mary said. "People know we're here and I think it will work out great."
But the big plus is going to be the jobs it will create. The company held a job fair last week that brought in about 140 potential employees.
Mary said final interviews will be conducted this week.
"We need 36 people just for the front of the house. With the cooking line we'll need about 60," LoCicero said, adding that she will have no problem handling both Red's locations
"We have good people, and me and Bud will be at one of those locations at all times," Mary said.
The LoCiceros have achieved great success, having owned and operated numerous restaurants and seafood markets in Sanibel, Fort Myers and Massachusetts.
Red's opened on Pine Island in 2005 and quickly became a prime destination for seafood. Its menu also offers ribs, steak, chicken, salads, sandwiches, hamburgers and burritos, among other things.
Red's location on Pine Island is at 10880 Stringfellow Road.
Red's is open for dinner seven days a week: Sunday through Thursday, from 4 to 9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, from 4 to 10 p.m. Reservations are not accepted.
For more information, call 239-283-4412 or visit www.redsfreshseafood.com.


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Microsoft Announces Windows 8.1 With Bing To Sell Cheaper Devices 124
An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft today confirmed the rumors of a new edition of its latest operating system by unveiling Windows 8.1 with Bing. The company says the main purpose of the new SKU is to allow its hardware partners to sell lower-cost Windows devices; the first ones with the new edition will be announced next month at Computex in Tapei. Windows 8.1 with Bing is exactly like Windows 8.1 with the recently released Windows 8.1 Update, with one major difference: Bing is set as the default search engine in Internet Explorer. Users can still change that option in IE's search engine settings, but OEMs do not have that luxury."


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There's a new development in the case of an elderly Meridian woman who was hit by a car. Police are reopening the investigation. Exactly one week ago 81-year-old Pinky Hicks was struck near the intersection of 41st. Avenue and 5th. Street. At the time she was yards away from her house. No charges were filed, however, that could soon change.
This week family members of 81-year-old Pinky Hicks received the news that they've been waiting to hear.
"Tuesday the chief called me and said that they were going to reopen the case you know and everything and bring him (the driver) back in, but that my mom would have to be the one to sign the papers for him to be arrested; I couldn't do it because she was the one who got hit," says Loretta Clay.
Newscenter 11 spoke with Pinkie Hicks via phone. She says that she will definitely file charges against the driver of the vehicle, once officers bring her the necessary paperwork.
"Because my mom feels that he did it on purpose because when she got ready to cross the curb, she says that he speeded up!" says Clay.
"I was just relating to my sister about did they give this guy a drug test or alcohol test and so far they didn't. They haven't done none of that and we're waiting to see was that going on. It's not in the police report," says Hicks' son, Jerry Griffin.
Unlike previously reported, Captain Dean Harper, who is the head of investigations for MPD says the driver's speed can still be determined.
"We have accident re-constructionists on staff who can actually judge by scientific means how fast a vehicle is traveling. We have reopened that investigation just to make sure that everything was as it says."
"The chief was talking about taking it to the grand jury once she signs the papers and we take the next step," says Clay. "So, they need to go ahead on, let mama sign those papers so we can get this ball rolling, because we're not going to let it rest! You're going to do something for my mother!'
The accident happened around 7:30 last Thursday night. Pinkie Hicks family members say that she is expected to remain in the hospital for at least another two weeks.


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UT System Retains Firm to Aid UTMB Reconfiguration
UT System Retains Firm to Aid UTMB Reconfiguration AUSTIN – In a move to quickly address the reconfiguration of the clinical enterprise at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB), the UT System has contracted a consulting firm to assist the system as plans are developed to position UTMB for future success.
Atlanta-based Kurt Salmon Associates will deploy a team of experts to conduct market, facility and financial analyses of UTMB. The firm will work closely with UT System officials and UTMB with the ultimate goal of defining a successful clinical model that includes a presence on the island as the institution continues to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Ike.
"We are committed to doing all that is possible to ensure a vibrant future for UTMB as it works diligently to restore its education, research and clinical care activities," UT System Interim Chancellor Dr. Kenneth I. Shine said. "Retaining this highly-regarded, experienced consulting firm will assist efforts in the development of an optimum model that will allow UTMB to address the immediate financial crisis while at the same time outline plans for the institution's future. This includes clinical activities on Galveston island and on the mainland of Galveston County."
Kurt Salmon Associates is expected to complete its various analyses and report its findings and recommendations to UTMB and UT System officials by no later than the end of January. The UT System Board of Regents will then review the information and decide on a course of action. The institution will re-open up to 200 inpatient beds and an emergency room as soon as possible. A 16-bed maternity ward has already re-opened.
In the wake of Hurricane Ike's landfall on Sept. 12, over the last two months UT System and UTMB officials have considered several options to address the financial losses and resulting financial exigency of the institution. Those management discussions resulted in a recommendation that a significant reduction in force would be necessary to ensure the long term viability of UTMB. After reviewing legal issues related to a reduction in force and individual positions to be eliminated in an executive session, the UT System Board of Regents on Nov. 12 instructed the UT System to work with UTMB President David Callender to implement the reduction in force of approximately 3,800 full-time equivalent positions recommended by UT System and UTMB.
Furthermore, the Board directed that steps be taken to mitigate the impact of the reduction in force on affected faculty and staff, including priority hiring of qualified employees for available positions at other UT System institutions, assistance in placement of employees with other healthcare institutions and employers, and exploration of opportunities for retirement incentive packages.


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There's a new (known) bat in Southeast.
For the last three years, researchers at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game have been researching the little known bats of Southeast Alaska. At this week's "Wildlife Wednesday," hosted by the Southeast Chapter of the Alaska Wildlife Alliance, Alaska Department of Fish and Game Regional Wildlife Biologist Karen Blejwas spoke on what they've learned so far.
Up until recently, researchers in Western states "by and large have neglected" bats, she said.
In 2006, white-nose syndrome, a fungus affecting and killing hibernating bats, began spreading across eastern North America. One of the hardest-hit is the Little Brown Bat, Southeast Alaska's most common species.
White-nose syndrome hasn't yet been detected in Alaska, but the disease's spread has been a "wake-up call" for western biologists, Blejwas said.
"We stand the chance of losing bats before we really even know what we have," Blejwas said.
ADF&G biologists and wildlife technicians, and partners across Southeast, have completed research over the last three years that has begun to sketch in some of that missing information.
Bats, the only mammals that have evolved powered flight, are more closely related to primates than rodents. All of Southeast Alaska's species are insectivorous and use echolocation to hunt, detecting the shape, size, texture, distance and movement of objects within a short range, Blejwas said.
Researchers have used acoustic monitoring to detect and record echolocation calls — technology that has "revolutionized" the study of bats, helping to fill in information about their presence, distribution, seasonal patterns and activity.
Previously, the five kinds of bats known in Southeast Alaska were the Keen's Myotis, the Little Brown Bat, the Silver-haired Bat, the Long-legged Myotis, and the California Myotis. (Big Brown Bats' calls are similar to those of the Silver-haired Bat, and though Blejwas said it's possible some of the calls they detected were Big Brown Bat calls, it's not probable.) The new bat, making six known bats in Southeast Alaska, is the Hoary Bat.
Researchers discovered that California Myotis' range extends farther north than previously known; they detected it at all of their monitoring stations.
Keen's Myotis has the smallest range of any bat in North America. They also detected this species farther north than previously known.
They didn't learn anything new about the Long-legged Myotis; it hasn't been detected as far north as Juneau, Blejwas said.
The Silver-haired bat is only known from four specimens in Southeast, she said — all female, all in winter and all in or near people's homes. It has been acoustically detected across most of Southeast Alaska, though 90 percent of the calls they detected were at Hugh Smith Lake in Misty Fjords National Monument, a place they'd like to do more research, Blejwas said.
The Hoary Bat was detected using acoustic monitoring in downtown Juneau and Auke Lake, as well as in Gustavus, Hoonah and Ketchikan. It's one of the most widely spread bats in North America, detected in every other state, but hadn't previously been detected in Alaska.
Bat activity begins picking up around early April in sites like Cowee Meadow and the Mendenhall Valley in Juneau. By early June, monitors detect activity at most sites. Female bats begin lactating around summer solstice and continue through the beginning of August, and researchers detected juveniles from mid-July until late September.
Bat activity begins to taper off toward the end of September and early October. By mid-October, there is very little.
It was only this year that researchers discovered where some of the bats are going.
In eastern North America, bats tend to hibernate in caves, in large numbers. While some maternity roosts in Juneau have large numbers of bats — one maternity roost in the Mendenhall Valley, notably, had about 1,000 bats — they tend to hibernate differently.
"Bats really do seem to be doing something different in the West," Blejwas said. "They're not aggregating."
The first two years researchers tagged Little Brown Bats and tracked them, they were frustrated by losing radio signals in cloud banks around Admiralty Island. This year, they discovered that part of the reason they were having difficulty tracking signals is because bats were hibernating in rocky underground crevices.
Wildlife Biologist Michael Kohan, who successfully tracked the first bat to its underground roost, said it didn't emerge as long as the tag was functional (because the tags are so small, they last only a short while.)
Blejwas said though she's spoken to dozens of people who have built bat houses, she doesn't know of anyone who's had a bat take up residence there. ADF&G hopes to partner with the University of Alaska Southeast Construction Technology Program to develop improved heated bat houses.
"We don't know what works yet," she said.
The research project was funded by a USFWS State Wildlife Grant. Blejwas anticipates one more field season in which she hopes to learn more about the difference between the calls of northern bats and those farther south, getting a large enough repository of calls to make acoustic monitoring in Southeast Alaska more reliable. If possible, she'd like to partner with others to continue monitoring the bats past the next field season.
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Dershowitz and Yeshiva University Diss President Carter & the USA
Crossposted on Tikkun Daily
By MJ Rosenberg
Maybe I'm old school. But I was brought up to be grateful to the United States for being the best and safest home Jews have ever had.
My grandparents were immigrants who knew how lucky they were that they escaped Europe back at the beginning of the 20th century especially after their siblings, and their siblings' families who stayed behind, died in the Nazi death camps (one survived and made it to Israel after the war).
My parents were typical Americans of the World War II era. They loved this country, they loved Roosevelt and although Israel played a big part in their lives, this was their country just like English was their language and Judaism was their faith.
How patriotic were they? My dad taught me the presidents in order when I was 9. I did the same with my kids and now with my grand kids.
In fact, during the 2012 election, my then four year old grandson asked what we would do if Mitt Romney won "because we aren't for him." I told him that he'd be our president just like President Obama." He was reassured. He wants to like the president.
In our family, we respect the institutions of our country, including the presidency, even if we didn't vote for the particular holder of the office. My wife's family was even more patriotic. Her parents survived the Holocaust and she was born in a Jewish refugee camp in Germany. Criticize America and my father-in-law would say, "go to Stalin then." No matter Stalin was long dead!
In other words, we are nothing like Alan Dershowitz.
I just read that the Harvard law professor is having an hysterical fit because Yeshiva University's Cardozo Law school is presenting an award to former president, Jimmy Carter. Yeshiva is a Jewish university, as is Brandeis, about which Dershowitz also wept and gnashed molars when it invited Carter to speak.
Dershowitz told Ha'aretz why the former president should not speak at Jewish schools:
He cited a long list of Carter's offenses, saying that the former U.S. President "stood idly by" during the Pol Pot massacre in Cambodia, "never met a terrorist he didn't like", was beholden to Saudi Arabia and bore "partial responsibility" for the carnage of the second intifada because he "encouraged" Yasser Arafat at Camp David not to reach a peace deal.
And then, in the egomaniacal style that has made him the The Donald of lawyers, he demanded that "someone like myself" speak along side the former president. He said that Carter "should be made to regret that he ever agreed to accept the award."
Forget the part about Pol Pot. Dershowitz, as everyone knows, is only concerned about Carter's criticism of Israel and, in particular, about Carter's accurate description of conditions on the West Bank (not in Israel itself) as like "apartheid." Criticizing Israel is verboten in Dersh's world. And that is why he hates Carter. Israel is Dershowitz's City On The Hill, shining perfection.
That is why Dershowitz supports all prime ministers of Israel. He may like some more than others but he believes that Israel and its leaders, unlike the United States and its leaders, must be respected. You know, he feels about Israel the way we feel about the United States. (Imagine. This guy teaches about the United States Constitution at Harvard whose students apparently are more tolerant of bigoted fools than they were in the 1960′s).
The president of Yeshiva University, a guy named Richard Joel, is almost as bad. He defends the invitation to Carter but then falls all over himself apologizing.
At the core of Yeshiva University¹s expressed mission and sacred mandate stands an unwavering and unapologetic commitment to the legitimacy, safety, and security of the State of Israel," Joel wrote. "President Carter's presence at Cardozo in no way represents a university position on his views, nor does it indicate the slightest change in our steadfastly pro-Israel stance.
Joel is not appreciative that a former president is honoring Yeshiva with his presence because the primary mission of his university is "unapologetic commitment" to Israel. Really. I'm sure the students who attend Yeshiva to become respected doctors, lawyers, teachers and rabbis in America might not see it that way. But Joel is a Jewish organizational professional not any kind of educator; defending Israeli policies is his mission along with raising big bucks from lobby-affiliated donors.
The good news is that Dershowitz and Joel represent a tiny fraction of Jewish Americans. To say that Jews are loyal Americans is almost embarrassing. Of course, we are. But we are also a tiny minority and, historically, a vulnerable one. Dershowitz and Joel increase our vulnerability by sending out the message that we aren't Americans at all, that our loyalty is not to this country but to Israel. That may be true about them, just not the rest of us. (Note: Dershowitz hates me for calling people like him and Joel Israel Firsters.Uh, ok.)
It is also worth noting that no president has done as much for Israel as Carter who saved countless Israeli lives by personally negotiating the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty. How many Israeli parents have their son, how many kids their fathers, how many wives their husbands thanks to Carter?
After all, just five years before Carter produced Israeli-Egyptian peace, 2800 Israeli boys were killed in the Yom Kippur War. But, thanks to Carter, not a single Israeli has died fighting Egypt since.
Is that what really offends Dershowitz? Could it be that the great professor wants to see Israel embattled forever? Is that why he hates Carter? Does he prefer his Israelis as martyrs, to be used as fodder in his never ending war against Muslims and Arabs.
Alan Dershowitz is appalling.
NOTE TO THE SECRET SERVICE: Some alumni of Yeshiva University have issued physical threats against the former President.
Enraged alumni have threatened to physically block Jimmy Carter from entering Yeshiva University's Cardozo School of Law, where he is due to receive a peace award on April 10.
Daniel Rubin, 62, said about a dozen former alumni are planning an act of civil disobedience to prevent Carter, a harsh critic of Israeli policies on the occupied West Bank, from picking up the International Advocate for Peace Award, given annually by Cardozo's Journal of Conflict Resolution.
Rubin said former alumni would use their knowledge of the building layout to outmaneuver any attempts to stop them.
"Mr. Carter ain't going to get anywhere," Rubin said.
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