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A catholic monastery devoted to the teachings of St. Benedict
(1) This first day of December is also the patronal feast day of
Father Richard. Not counting our superiors and retired abbots,
Father Richard is the second most senior monk in our house. At 90
years of age, Father is in his 69th year of monastic profession
and his 65th year of
priesthood. Many of our alumni will know Father Richard from his
many years of teaching biology in our college. Father Richard has
been residing in our monastery infirmary for 2+ years now; a stroke
in the summer of 2011 left him blind, at which time the progression
of his Alzheimer's accelerated. Father attends Mass in our
Infirmary Chapel every day and receives from the cup. He may not be
completely aware of all that is going on around him, but he is
always the gentleman, responding graciously to any and all who call
him by name or take his hand at the kiss of peace. We pray for
Father Richard, and for all our ill and aging confreres.
(2) Father Sean is our Mass Heb on this First Sunday of
Advent. +++ Father Jeremy concluded the offering of the
traditional Barth-Hamilton Retreat at our Guest House this weekend;
60 men participated in the retreat, entitled "Vatican2:
Rediscovering the Treasure." +++ St. Benedict Cathedral
Parish in Evansville had its "Centennial Kick-Off Mass and Brunch"
this morning. Father Gregory, rector of the Cathedral, was well
enough to get out and enjoy many of the festivities. He continues
to make slow progress from his cancer therapies last month (and
those continue throughout this month), but his good spirits added
to this Sunday's celebration! Father Abbot Justin and Father Abbot
Bonaventure were among the monks who traveled to Evansville for the
celebration. +++ A number of our confreres were in
Indianapolis this evening, participating in the Evening Prayer at
the Cathedral on this eve of the installation of Bishop Joseph
Tobin as Archbishop of Indianapolis. We were privileged to have
Archbishop Joseph stay with us in the monastery this past week, as
he made a private retreat in preparation for his
installation. +++ Two rather large groups of young
retreatants are with us today: 23 students from Greenville College,
Illinois, are concluding the retreat they began several days ago;
39 senior boys from Bishop Chatard in Indianapolis are here with us
today and tomorrow for their retreat. We welcome all, and are happy
to have them join us in prayer!
(3) Father Sean, our Mass Heb, preached on this feast of Francis
Xavier, co-patron of the Archdiocese. +++ Further to
the north, Archbishop Joseph Tobin was installed as the sixth
archbishop of Indianapolis. Father Abbot Justin, Archabbot
Bonaventure, and Fathers Jonathan, Julian and Denis were among
those representing the monastery and seminary. God's blessings upon
Joseph, our Bishop, and Christopher (Coyne), his assistant
bishop! +++ Elsewhere in Indianapolis this evening,
Father Cyprian was awarded the Eli Lilly Lifetime Achievement
Award, in recognition of his "extraordinary contributions to the
field of history." Congratulations, Father Cyprian! +++
And back here on the hill, Father Subprior Guerric gave our first
Advent conference in the Chapter Room after Compline.
(4) Our seminary's schola presented "From Eden to Heaven: The
Story of Salvation," in the Archabbey Church this evening. Their
hour-long performance told the story of Christ throughout
alternating Scripture readings and the singing of hymns and
(5) The monastic chapter meet after Compline this evening, and
formally accepted two monks from the now-closed Blue Cloud
Abbey-Abbot Alan Berndt and Father Cletus Miller-into the Saint
Meinrad community. It is a full circle: Abbot Alan and Father
Cletus were originally monks of our house, prior to their
transferring their stability to the newly established foundation in
Marvin, South Dakota, in the early 1950s.
(6) A quiet day in our house, although next door the event of
the day was the St. Nicholas banquet in the seminary, planned and
hosted by our deacon class. St. Nic himself made a cameo
appearance, in the person of Deacon Nic Brown, a seminarian from
the Archdiocese of Louisville.
(7) About 80 of our oblates joined us for I Vespers of the
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception this evening, prior to
beginning their annual retreat. The retreat master, Father Eugene,
will be speaking on "Lectio Divina: Listening to the
Scriptures with the Ear of Your Heart."
(8) We followed our Sunday schedule today for the Solemnity of
the Immaculate Conception. Father Abbot Justin presided at our
Eucharist and Father Sean, our Mass Heb this week, preached.
Brother Victor from Conception Abbey, Missouri, assisted as
(9) Father Harry is our Mass Heb on this Second Sunday (and
during this second week) of Advent. Deacon Scott Carroll, a
seminarian from the Diocese of Toledo, assisted at our 9:30
Eucharist, and then joined us in our refectory for the midday
(10) We observed the thirtieth day anniversary of Father
Simeon's death, with a special prayer and intercessions at our
morning Eucharist, at which Father Harry presided. +++
After Compline this evening, Father Mark gave our second Advent
conference in the Chapter Room.
(11) This Tuesday brings with it a few more smiles on the faces
of students, faculty and staff than usual: it's the last day of
classes for the semester. It's also the day of final exams for some
courses; by Friday, all will have been accomplished and by
Saturday, all if not most, should have departed for the Christmas
(12) Today some seminarians are fulfilling their last
ministerial assignments of the semester. Most of our own "visiting
Benedictines" are preparing to head to their respective monasteries
for the Christmas break. Our prayers go with them, especially with
Brother Simon Baker; he and his confreres at St. Benedict's
Abbey, Atchison, Kansas, will be electing a new abbot shortly after
(13) Father Eugene is getting ready to offer his weekend
retreat, beginning tomorrow, to about two dozen participants at our
Guest House and Retreat Center. His topic is "Reflections on the
Letters of John and the Johannine Community."
(14) We grieve with the rest of our country today, as we mourn
the victims of the senseless massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary
School in Newtown, Connecticut. We pray for the victims, that the
Good Shepherd hold them tightly in His arms. We pray for their
families and for all who mourn them, that God's peace may shape
their hearts and minds.
(15) Abbot Dennis Quinkert, the "designated superior" of our
daughter house, Blue Cloud Abbey (Marvin, South Dakota), arrived
today for a several-day visit. As my readers may recall, Blue Cloud
Abbey had its last public liturgy this past August, and its monks
are in the process of relocating to other monasteries throughout
the country. As for Abbot Dennis: not many monks are elected abbot,
and he belongs to an even more exclusive club. Abbot Dennis was
elected abbot of Blue Cloud in 1986 and served five-and-a-half
years before resigning. He was re-elected abbot in 2009!
(16) Father Tobias is our Mass Heb on this Third Sunday (and
week) of Advent; he wore the special rose-colored vestments to mark
the celebration of Gaudete ("Rejoice") Sunday. Beginning
today, and continuing throughout the week, we will include an
intercession for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School
massacre this past Friday. May they and all who mourn them know
God's love and peace.
(17) We began the "O Antiphons" at Vespers this evening, the
first being "O, Sapientia," "O, Wisdom!" +++ Father
Prior Kurt presided at our Advent Penance Service in the Archabbey
Church this evening. As a superior of the house, he was not one of
the confessors; this ministry was fulfilled by Fathers Cletus,
Columba, Meinrad, Barnabas and Joseph. Father Gavin proclaimed the
reading-Luke 3:7-9-and offered the homily.
(18) This week before Christmas is a busy one, especially for
our co-workers in the Development Office. They and a number of
monks are on the roads, making visits and delivering Christmas
gifts to some of our friends and benefactors. We're grateful to all
who support us in our prayer and work, and ask God's blessings upon
them! +++ The "O Antiphon" for this evening: "O,
Adonai," "O, Sacred One of Israel!"
(19) Father Abbot Justin presided at a communal celebration of
the Anointing of the Sick during Vespers this evening. He anointed
nine of our confreres in the Archabbey Church. After Vespers Father
Prior Kurt (who serves also as Master of Ceremonies) accompanied
him to the infirmary, where they imposed hands upon another six
confreres before Father Abbot anointed them. May God strengthen and
sustain our ill and aged brothers. +++ The "O Antiphon"
for this evening: "O, Radix," "O, Root of Jesse!"
(20) After Compline we held our Christmas tree-trimming party in
the calefactory-one of the rooms in our house where a majestic tree
has been "planted" for the season. Assorted goodies and various
"strengths" of eggnog sustained those stringing lights and hanging
ornaments. +++ The "O Antiphon" for this evening: "O,
Clavis," "O, Key of David!"
(21) A calm and quiet Friday in the house, although it was
howling outside throughout the day. Winds were reported as being a
"steady 25," with gusts up to 45 mph. A drive around the hill in
the late afternoon showed dozens of branches-some of them quite
large-strewn about our property. +++ The "O Antiphon"
for this evening: "O, Oriens," "O, Radiant Dawn!"
(22) It's a working Saturday for many of the monks on the hill:
cleaning common and individual rooms, restocking supplies, putting
in another few hours of preparation for the holy days.
+++ The "O Antiphon" for this evening: "O, Rex," "O, King of
the nations!"
(23) Father Bede is our Mass Heb on this Fourth Sunday of
Advent. He'll have "abbreviated duty" this week, since Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday are, respectively, an O.A., an O.P., and an
O.S.! +++ The "O Antiphon" for this evening, the last
of the seven: "O, Emmanuel!" Now for the hidden treat:
take the first letter of each of the "O Antiphons" (e.g., S for
Sapientia, A for Adonai, etc.) and spell them out: you have "sarc
ore," which means…nothing. Reverse the letters, however, and you
have ero cras, which, in Latin, means "I will be (with
you) tomorrow." And tomorrow, with First Vespers and Midnight Mass,
we do indeed celebrate the coming of our God into the world as one
of us!
(24) We began our celebration of the Lord's Nativity with
I Vespers at five o'clock. Following a short break after supper, we
prayed Vigils, which included the famous Christmas sermon by Pope
St. Leo the Great, "Christians, heed your dignity!" We celebrated
"Midnight Mass" at 10 o'clock, with Father Abbot Justin presiding
and preaching. Following Mass, and after some refreshments to keep
us up just beyond the midnight hour, most of us retired shortly
(25) A special schedule for us on this Christmas Day. After
Solemn Lauds at eight o'clock, at which Abbot Justin presided, we
took a short break before returning to church for the Christmas
Mass in die ("during the day"). Father Abbot again
presided and preached. +++ We monks enjoyed a rare
"cocktail half-hour" before our Midday Meal. Naps and calefactory
conversations rounded out the afternoon until we again gathered in
church at five o'clock for Second Vespers of Christmas.
+++ As we all know all too often, even Christmas joy is
sometimes diluted with tears. This morning we received word that
only 20 minutes before the monks of Assumption Abbey, Richardton,
North Dakota, began their Midnight Mass yesterday evening, their
prior, Brother Basil Kirsch, 68 years old, died of a heart attack.
We support our brothers in prayer in their loss, and pray for the
repose of the soul of Brother Basil and all the faithful
(26) This feast of St. Stephen, the Church's first martyr, is an
O.P.-ranked feast, and so Father Prior Kurt presided and preached.
Our celebration continued in the refectory, with a festive midday
meal and a gaudeamus following our evening buffet.
(27) The feast of St. John, beloved disciple of the Lord, is a
"rare" O.S.-Order of the Subprior. Father Subprior Guerric, then,
presided and preached at our morning Eucharist. +++
We're reading about trip cancellations and complications from the
bad weather throughout the country, but so far we have received
only a light dusting and a drop in temperature. We do have one
traveler who began a journey this morning that continues for some
29 hours. Brother Peduru is flying from Louisville to Newark to
Brussels to Mumbai to his home in Sri Lanka-his first visit with
his family in eight years. We wish him safe travels and fine
(28) The feast of the Holy Innocents-a day with a special
poignancy this year, given the recent massacre in Newtown,
Connecticut. We pray for all victims of violence and terrorism, as
we pray for those who strive to protect us from these evils.
(29) We have five young men who began our Monastic Observance
program on Thursday, the 27th. They'll be with us through next
Tuesday, and will get an inside look at our prayer and work, as
they join us in the house for meals, work and recreation.
(30) Father Julian is our Mass Heb during this last
2012-beginning week, and on this feast of the Holy Family.
+++ We received word this morning that Father Odilo
Burkhardt, OSB, died shortly after eight o'clock. Father Odilo, 94
years old, was a founding member of Blue Cloud Abbey, our daughter
house in South Dakota that closed this past August. Father was
suffering from Alzheimer's disease, and was residing at St.
William's Care Center in Milbank, South Dakota. There will be a
funeral Mass for him in South Dakota, and then we will bring his
body down to Saint Meinrad for burial in our monastery cemetery,
perhaps 3-4 days from now. (Father Odilo professed his vows as a
monk of Saint Meinrad in 1945. He transferred his stability to our
daughter house in 1954.) At his death, Father Odilo was the oldest
member of Blue Cloud Abbey and of the Swiss-American Benedictine
(31) This last day of the year is also the eighth anniversary of
the election of Abbot Justin. As has been his custom, he gave the
community a conference in the Chapter Room after Compline. Prior to
that, we monks enjoyed music in place of table reading at our
evening meal, a pleasant change of pace we turn to several times
during the year. This evening's composer and work was Johann
Sebastian Bach and his "Weihnactsoratorium."
As we conclude 2012, we thank God for the many blessings we at
Saint Meinrad have enjoyed. We thank God for our friends, our
benefactors, our co-workers, those who bring out the best in us and
those who help us do our best.
We also remember those who have not been so fortunate-those who
would not think of 2012 as "a good year." May God send them
perseverance, patience and endurance. And may God send them His
angels and their friends, so they do not carry their burdens alone,
and so they may in this coming year indeed find reason to hope and
travel steadily and surely on the way to peace.
Each day the monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey write another page
in the long history of Benedictine monks throughout the world. Here
are recent events chronicled at Saint Meinrad.
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|Oracle® Real User Experience Insight Accelerator for Oracle E-Business Suite Guide
Release 6.5.0 for Linux x86-64
Part Number E17193-02
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This chapter explains how information within EBS-based applications is captured and reported by RUEI. Information about specific mechanisms or characteristics to be aware of when monitoring EBS-based applications are also highlighted. It is recommended that you review this information to better understand the reporting of EBS applications within RUEI.
An EBS implementation, the EBS instance, can be identified with a hostname and, sometimes, a URL prefix. Generally, an EBS suite can be accessed in two ways: using only the hostname, or using the fully-qualified hostname (including the domain). Generally, you only need to specify the domain, without any specific URL prefix, and the application is accessed at the default location that is configured out-of-the-box.
Table 2-1 shows how an application's dimensions are reported in RUEI.
Table 2-1 EBS Suite Definitions mapping
|Dimension level
Application/Page group
Application/Page name
action_description is a description of the action corresponding to one of the following entries in the EBS database:
The USER_FUNCTION_NAME column in the FND_FORM_FUNCTIONS_TL table.
The ATT_VALUE column in the JDR_ATTRIBUTES table with the property
docName, or
application-name is the name for the application corresponding to the APPLICATION_NAME column in the FND_APPLICATION_TL table.
app is the application short name corresponding to the APPLICATION_SHORT_NAME column in the FND_APPLICATION table.
DAD_location is the location of the pls DAD definition, the full directory, for path that starts with '
form_action provides a description of the action, and the element on which the action was performed.
form_block is the name of a functional area within the form.
form_description is the of the form corresponding with the USER_FORM_NAME column in the FND_FORM_TL table.
form_name is the 8-character technical name.
function_name is the function name of the PLS call.
html_title is the title retrieved from the HTML send from the server back to the end user.
jsp_group is the group name assigned to a set of .
jsp files.
jsp_name is the file name of a .
jsp file.
n servlet_group is the group name assigned to a set of servlets.
n sevlet_name is the name of an individual servlet.
responsibility_key is the name of the responsibility corresponding with the RESPONSIBILITY_KEY in the FND_RESPONSIBILITY table.
suite_name is the user-defined name specified for the suite upon creation.
Figure 2-1 shows an example of how an EBS application is reported in RUEI.
Figure 2-1 Example of EBS Application Page-Group Reporting
The following EBS database tables are used by the
create_EBS_info.pl script to retrieve information about the customizations:
Function_id, application_id.
Function_id is used to fill the
EBS_function_id2*.txt files.
Names and the tree structure.
Path_name is used to fill the
EBS_pathname2*.txt files.
Application short name.
Application_name is used to fill the
EBS_appshort2*.txt files.
Application name
Form_name, application_id
Form_name is used to fill the
EBS_formname2*.txt files.
Responsibility keys
Responsibility descriptions
To make the retrieval easier, the
select statements make use of the JDR_UTILS and JDR_MDS_INTERNAL packages.
Each EBS framework needs to be analyzed to obtain the correct configuration in which all hits are classified as either object hits or action/page hits. Framework-specific considerations are described below.
The OA framework is built using the M-V-C model (Model-View-Controller). Only the controller is relevant to RUEI, because that is the part that will be seen within the HTTP level. The controller decides internally to either show a specific page, or to redirect the visitor to another location that builds up the page. The redirects are recognized automatically; this is normal RUEI functionality.
Based on the URL parameters, the page name is defined (in a redirect situation, the URL of the redirected URL should be used, not the original URL with parameters of the previous page). Besides the controller, the framework also contains some fixed URLs (that by-pass the controller, such as
OALogout.jsp). These files are recognized together with the JTT-based files.
The JTT framework is built using the M-V-C model (Model-View-Controller). It differs from the OA framework definition in that there is not one controller for all applications, but one (or multiple) controllers per application. This means that more
.jsp files are involved, and that requires an investigation of all
.jsp files involved. A server-side analysis of the .
jsp files makes it possible to determine the application definition (based on the location of the .
jsp files).
A default RUEI installation recognizes different types of errors. These are in the area of network and HTTP errors. In addition, there is also the facility to manually add functional errors (that is, as site errors). For the EBS frameworks, these content-based errors can be analyzed automatically. To enable this, the functionality described below is implemented.
Oracle Forms Errors
The errors that might occur during a Forms session can be caused by different layers:
Network errors: are reported in the same way as RUEI does for all applications.
HTTP server errors (such as 500, 404, and so on) are reported in the same way as all applications are in RUEI.
Forms servlet errors (servlet connection errors) are reported with their corresponding
ifError code. These are internal communication errors that occur within the Forms framework.
A detailed discussion of the OA framework is available at
OA-based traffic is mapped to RUEI as follows:
The controller is used as a key indicator for the user-initiated actions. Hits closely related to the controller are assumed to be elements of that page. The OA framework has two controllers:
OA.jsp, and
The naming of the page is based on the parameters send to the controller. The following parameters are taken into account: function_id, _rc, akRegionCode, OAFunc, page, and region. Pages that do not contain references to a (new) form or responsibility will preserve the form name or responsibility of previous pages.
Parameter Mapping
Note that the mapping is only possible when the
EBS_*.txt files are populated with IDs that match the deployments that are being monitored. To obtain the correct configuration files, the script (described in Section 1.9, "Synchronizing RUEI With the EBS Production Environment") is used to retrieve the correct information from the deployment environment.
The script uses two methods to retrieve the relevant information:
Analysis of local JSP files to obtain the names of all possible JSP files from the JTT environment. This is done through the execution of a
find statement in the $APPL_TOP directory.
A list of SQL statements in the
create_EBS_info.pl script to retrieve the functional names of the OA framework from the database. These are described in the following section.
Not all actions relate to pages. Hence, this section explains how actions (such as HTTP requests) are reported as page views.
Each time a request is received for a page, the OA Framework creates an OAPageContext that persists until a new page finishes processing. Specifically, the OAPageBean, the primary force behind page processing, creates the OAPageContext.
Note that reporting within RUEI is based on the requests seen at the HTTP level. If the page changes within one request, the timings are reported against the original page.
A Web application's unit of work is a request/response pair: the browser submits a request, the servlet processes the request, and returns a response. The transmission of a response signifies the end of a single request, or the "boundary" between the completed request and a new one. Similarly, when the OAPageBean finishes processing a page, this is the "boundary" between the current page and a new one.Hence, in the following scenario where a user navigates from Page X to Page A and then to Page B, we have two request boundaries: the first is between Page X and Page A, and the second is between Page A and Page B. We also have two page boundaries in the same conceptual location between Page X and Page A, and Page A and Page B. This is shown in Figure 2-2.
Figure 2-2 Request and Page Boundaries the same
Different Request and Page Boundaries
However, in some situations, the request and page boundaries are not the same. Consider the following JSP Forward case:
The user navigates from Page X to Page A, as illustrated in Figure 2-2.
While on Page A, the user selects a control that the Page A code must evaluate before deciding which page to display in response. Therefore, the browser issues a request to Page A which the OA Framework processes (including creating an OAPageContext for the page). Once Page A finishes processing, we've reached the first page boundary as illustrated in Figure 2-3.
Within the Page A code, the developer evaluates which control the user selected, and issues a JSP Forward to Page B. Instead of providing an HTTP response at this point because we do not want to redisplay Page A, the OA Framework begins processing for Page B (including creating a new OAPageContext for this page). Once Page B finishes processing, we've reached the second page boundary.
Because Page B must now be displayed to the user, an HTTP response is sent to the browser. We've now reached the request boundary.
Figure 2-3 Different Request and Page Boundaries in the JSP Forward Case
Further information on how a generic JSP application is constructed is available at
The EBS-specific data items shown in Table 2-2 are reported by RUEI.
Table 2-2 EBS-Specific Data Items
|EBS suite/Code
|The code of an EBS suite, as defined in its configuration definition. This data makes it possible to distinguish between different monitored EBS suites.
|EBS suite/Name
|The name of an EBS suite, as defined in its configuration definition. This data makes it possible to distinguish between different monitored EBS suites.
|EBS framework/Name
|The EBS framework used. For example, FORMS (Forms traffic), OA (Oracle Application framework), JTT (JTT framework), servlet (servlets), and other-traffic (only visible when the unclassified pages setting is checked; use page-URL to see the actual URL).
|EBS form name/ID
|The ID of forms used.
|EBS form name/Name
|The form description of forms used.
|EBS JSP filename/Filename
|The name of JSP-based files used. For example, this could contain login-events or actions such as 'runforms'.
|EBS responsibility/Key
|The responsibility key that was used to access the area. This only applies to OA framework-related URLs, and a limited set of JTT files. In this case, EBS form name reports the form name within which the end user was browsing (using either Forms or the OA framework).
|EBS responsibility/Name
|The responsibility description that was used to access the area. This only applies to OA framework-related URLs, and a limited set of JTT files. In this case, EBS form name reports the form name within which the end user was browsing (using either Forms or the OA framework).
|EBS module/ID
|The ID of the EBS module within which the end user was navigating.
|EBS module/Name
|The EBS module name within which the end user was navigating.
|EBS screen region/ID
|The ID of the EBS region within which the end user was navigating.
|EBS screen region/Name
|The EBS region view within which the end user was navigating.
Total dabase time
The time (in milliseconds) required to execute the Forms-related querries on the database.
You may find the information sources useful:
Configuring HTTP Server to use SSL in Oracle applications (note 341904.1).
Oracle Forms Service 10g: configuring transport layer security with SSL (white paper)
Oracle Application Server Forms Services Deployment Guide 10g Release 2 (10.1.2), 5.11 Oracle Forms Services and SSL
How to enable SSL for JPI clients (Sun plug-in) (note 307429.1).

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Anders Breivik is a mass murderer who killed dozens of people, mostly teenagers, because he didn't like their opinions. He is a political extremist who wrote a hateful, rambling 1,500-page manifesto. He is a fantasist who claims to have ties to The Knights Templar. He is on trial right now for those murders, and, in the presence of his victims' broken relatives, he showboats and poses. He is a disgusting, shameful example of a human being.
He is also a gamer. He likes shooters and MMOs. He has spent long hours playing these games.
On this revelation, there's a temptation to shrug shoulders and say, 'so what?' It's such a commonplace pastime, like eating in restaurants or enjoying professional sports, that it barely merits consideration.
The public wants to know what kind of a man kills innocent youngsters on a summer island, or plants bombs in a city center.
But it's more than just one of his passing fancies. In court in Oslo, Norway today he said he played Call of Duty: Modern Warfare to improve his "target acquisition" skills. He also used a holographic device (possibly one like this, according to Kotaku) to improve marksmanship. And he played World of Warcraft for fun, but also as cover while he planned his attack.
The media has pounced on his quotes, and with good reason. The public wants to know what kind of a man kills innocent youngsters on a summer island, or plants bombs in a city center. If he had been, say, a keen cake-maker, or an avid fan of Pop Idol, this would surely also have made headlines too.
He mentions his relationship with games in his manifesto, and he has made various connections between his murderous actions, and the games he previously played. These connections are childish and idiotic, like much of the rubbish this chilling man talks. What's more interesting is the weird intensity of his relationship with games (and other fantasies), and although some might draw the conclusion that his obsessive, odd behavior somehow led him to be a murderer, it's surely more sensible to conclude that obsessive, odd behavior is just the sort of thing you might expect from such a person.
Some in the games media have been quick to cry foul over media coverage, and if this is your bag, you'll find a very decent editorial on the matter at Rock, Paper Shotgun, which links to various stories in the (mostly) British press and complains, offering plenty of evidence, that the gaming angle has been sensationalized.
The article states, "Very few press outlets took his [previous] comments at face value nor reported them as fact, strangely enough, but rather pointed out that he was either mad, or trying to appear mad. Now he has told the courts that he played World Of Warcraft for apparently 16 hours a day for a year, and saw Modern Warfare 2 as a police-shooting simulator, and not only is the press at large taking it as fact, but most are twisting Breivik's words to their own interests."
What's emerging as more interesting is the intensity of his relationship with the media he consumed.
But for the mainstream media, this angle doesn't have lasting appeal and will likely pass quickly. So many people play the games he's talking about that they do not represent anything particularly exotic or newsworthy. Breivik will say many nasty, stupid things throughout this trial, and they'll all be reported, and read and analyzed and discussed.
Indeed, it's not just gaming under fire. In CNN today, Breivik somehow becomes the focal point for all the ills of our entire social-digital culture. In an editorial headed 'Does the Internet Breed Killers?', Andrew Keen writes, "Anders Behring Breivik may or may not be found to be clinically insane. But beneath or beside his madness, there's something about Breivik which captures, in extremis, the increasingly delusional, violent and narcissistic nature of our digital culture."
In the days following the massacre and the appearance of the manifesto, IGN's Mitch Dyer wrote a smart editorial saying, "Why would a reader care about the man's favorite media? We're talking about a 1,500 page manifesto concerning the killer's motives and methods, here…Breivik's bizarre obsessions and his hatred of non-Christians is the focal point of the evil contained in his opinions. Not his irrelevant, passing media entertainment fancies."
What's emerging as more interesting is the intensity of his relationship with the media he consumed and with the fantasies he adopted– the fact that he took a whole year off to play World of Warcraft, as a "deserved" treat to himself (following failed business adventures) is extremely unusual, even to those of us who spend our lives around videogames.
He leached off his mother, lived in her apartment and spent 16 hours a day doing one single thing, playing an MMO. This is the behavior of a loser. It would be the behavior of a loser if he had spent that time watching WWE videos or breeding hamsters or reading Kierkegaard.
The fact that he sees a shooting game as a training exercise is warped. Even a child understands that the mechanical actions involved in playing a game are entirely different from their real-life counterparts.
The warped way in which he places his own vile agenda at the center of these relationships
His belief that he is refounding the Knights Templar is plainly fantastical. He compares himself to highly respectable historical freedom warriors such as Sitting Bull. Addressing the court, Breivik asked, "Were they terrorists for fighting for their indigenous culture … or were they heroes?. My acts are based on goodness, not evil." [source: Christian Science Monitor.]
If you spent five minutes talking to this guy in a bar, you'd conclude he was a nut. This isn't a flippant observation. Just about everything he says is claptrap. The fact that he plays games is one of the least interesting things about him. The fact that he likes Native American warriors is fairly commonplace. What's troubling is the warped way in which he places his own vile agenda at the center of these relationships, the way he co-opts them as arms for his "crusade".
A witness for the defense, Professor Thomas Hylland Eriksen argued that Breivik cannot tell the difference between reality and games. He said, "When he puts on his uniform he is no longer the lone slightly unsuccessful young man from the west end of Oslo, who never completed an education, never did really well in his working life. He becomes a knight, a defender of the civilization of Europe against the invading Muslims with his home-made uniform with all the insignias and medals that he has bought on e-bay and with membership in the big and powerful, secret society, the Knights Templar." [source: GamePolitics.]
We've experienced murderers-who-played-games before, usually bewildered, damaged teenagers, also lost to reality, also prone to obsessing about relatively unimportant stuff like games or music or authors or celebrities or conspiracies or personal gripes or whatever. Mostly, they have been incoherent. Breivik can manage to string a sentence together and is enjoying having an audience, his moment. He spouts nonsense, for sure, but it's the sort of nonsense that sounds like opinion and makes for good quotes in the newspapers. Unfortunately, we'll hear a lot more from him in the days ahead, evil stuff far more troubling than his enjoyment of role-playing and shooting games and his bizarrely juvenile relationship with the fantasies he enjoyed.
Colin Campbell is an award-winning games journalist based in California. Follow him on Twitter and at IGN. Here are links to Colin's recent articles.


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Through these eight new area development agreements, Smoothie King will open 28 stores, including three in Chicago, four in the north Dallas suburbs, two in the Atlanta market, five in Tallahassee, three in Jackson, five in New Haven, three in Sarasota, and three in Wichita.
Smoothie King also announced all 40 franchise agreements under its latest development incentive have been sold. Earlier this year, the brand began offering new franchise candidates 40 percent off its initial franchise fee for the first 40 agreements of 2013, a savings of $10,000.
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While trying to create a money-making Internet business, your primary goal should be to optimize your sites effectively for search engines. If no one knows about your business, it won't matter that you add the most value and offer great deals and have the best products on the market. Here are the reasons why you should build your marketing techniques and attempt to gain a higher amount of traffic to your site.
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Twitter is an example of a micro-blogging website that allows you to keep your followers posted about events and happenings in your life, by posting frequent updates.
Can you imagine the impact this could have on your business if you made an update discussing your new product/service or a great deal? You bet it would! It is true that not everyone will look at your offer, but if you had a thousand followers and 10% of them checked it out, you would have generated 100 visitors. Now take into account the amount of time that was spent writing that single line post. A few minutes at the most. Therefore, just a little bit of time and effort produced wonderful results.
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I do a weekly webinar, on the webinar I do a lot of Q&A - Typically my staff will enter all of the weeks Q&A into a ppt - we've created a simple template BUT- we need to enhance it a bit..
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I envision a torn sheet of paper with handwriting type font with the question on it, and an area in the upper right or lower right for the video feed - with surrounding areas branded with my company's info/logos etc..
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There needs to be a simple second page variation of this for when we have only video running.. We'll typically display a testimonial in the center of the page, and my image on it somewhere- this needs to be properly highlighted with the same logos' etc around the video - there would be no live feed, or torn paper with question on it..
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Painting The Town Orange at Liverpool Sound City
Painting The Town Orange at Liverpool Sound City
The hangover has well and truly abated and that mild ringing in our ears seems to have stopped as well but the memories will be with us for some time to come. Sound City saw a crazy number of great bands descending on Liverpool, including...
Noah And The Whale, Everything Everything, Bastille, Reverend And The Makers, Stealing Sheep, Future Of The Left, Wolf People, Thee Oh Sees, Enter Shikari, Mount Kimbie, Egyptian Hip Hop and Dexy's Midnight Runners
Orange amplifiers were working in partnership with Dolphin and Sound City to make sure no one had to suffer from dull, uninspiring tone (or indeed lack of volume). We've donned out gear goggles once more to choose some of our favourites pics of Orange amps at Liverpool Sound City 2013.
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Friends of mine, friends of this blog, now it can be told: I am one quarter Swedish. I will pause for you to regain your composure after this revelation.
If you know me personally, you know that my highbrow film director of choice is Peter Greenaway, not Ingmar Bergman; my classical musical tastes running to Purcell or Gilbert & Sullivan, rather than... whoever the Swedish composers are. Even with the Muppets, I always preferred Sam the Eagle to the Swedish Chef. I have just never really cared about Sweden. I don't even like Swedish fish.
|More Robert Bork than "Bork bork bork!"
My other half, at least, has an interest in some things Swedish, if you count ABBA, and Ikea's meatballs. Can we assume this swedophile tendency accounts for at least 25% of his affection for me?
If you know me through this blog alone, you will know that the ancestry I have written about is primarily British (either English or Scotch-Irish), with occasional forays into France and Denmark, but never Sweden. Until now.
This Scandinavian heritage comes to me by way of my paternal grandmother, Hazel Lucille Erickson (6 Sep 1910 - 6 May 2002); she is unique among my grandparents as she was the only first-generation American, born of immigrants. She loved all things Swedish, at least, and contributed elements of my costume, seen below, in a school pageant from second grade. (We sang a medley of "it's a small world" and "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands.") Inexplicably, I am holding a Danish flag, although I notice one of the girls in the front does have a Swedish flag... lilla slyna.
|"A Salute to All Nations, But Mostly America."
Harper Elementary School, Fountain Valley, California.
Anyway. Grandma Hazel's parents were Erick Albert Erickson (28 Aug 1864 - 27 Nov 1948) and Johanna Maria "Marie" Svärd (Feb 1875 - 28 Apr 1914). Although both were born in southwest Sweden in the Västra Götaland area, they emigrated to America in 1888 and 1892, respectively. Erick, the oldest of nine children, came alone (his four youngest siblings following some years later); Marie seems to have arrived with or shortly after her only sister, Ida Carolina Svärd (29 Apr 1872 - 4 Nov 1952).
At any rate, by 1900, they were both living and working in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Erick was working as a railroad foreman, while Marie was a waitress in her sister's cafe; perhaps that is where they met? They married on 17 January 1903, in Minneapolis.
|Wedding Portrait.
The Erickson's first child, William Arvid Erickson (21 Jun 1905 - 18 Apr 1954), was born in 1905 in Hibbing Minnesota (where just a few years later the Greyhound Bus company would be founded), followed in 1910 by my grandmother. Interestingly, Hibbing is also the home town of Bob Dylan, who in nearly every way imaginable is the exact opposite of my grandmother Hazel, who, despite many nice attributes, was famously uptight and perpetually fussy, which seems to neatly put to rest the idea that environment has much to do with personality, but I digress....
The Ericksons remained in St Louis county, now home also to Erick's youngest three brothers, who worked the mines in the Iron Range. Then in 1914, Marie died, age thirty-nine, leaving her husband alone with two young children.
|Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis Minnesota.
Photo courtesy of Reed and Mary Lou Erickson
Erick, William, and Hazel returned to Minneapolis, where Erick continued working as a railroad foreman. Sometime after 1920, my grandmother went to live with her aunt and uncle, Ida Carolina (Svärd) and Gustaf Ferdinand Erickson (5 Jun 1865 - 24 Jun 1943, and no apparent relation to her father), and their three children. My grandmother's cousin Grace B Erickson (22 Aug 1898 - 12 Apr 1993) was like an older sister to Hazel, and they remained close until her death.
|From left: Hazel Lucille Erickson, Erick Albert Erickson,
Grace B Erickson, Ida Carolina Svärd. Probably the late 'teens.
By 1930, my grandmother was living with the other Ericksons in Minneapolis, but neither her father nor brother William are to be found, at least on the 1930 U S Federal Census. It all balances out, however, as Erick, Marie and William appear twice on the 1910 Census, unless there happen to be two families with the same names, birth dates and locations, and father's occupation; both families living in St Louis County. Of course, with so many Swedish Ericksons in Minnesota at the time, anything's possible....
Erick Albert Erickson continued to work on the railroad for a few more years, finally retiring and living with his son William until his death in 1948. My grandmother met my grandfather, married, and had three boys.... But that story is for another time.
As I said, I've not had much interest in Sweden, and by extension that part of my family tree. Growing up, on summer vacations or other trips, my paternal grandparents, she prissy and humorless, he stern and humorless, were not much fun. So dour, so Swedish (at least in her case; he was a dour Yankee).
Seeing the photos above, however, I wish I had known them better.
1 Erick Albert Erickson (28 Aug 1864 - 27 Nov 1948), son of Erik Andersson (24 Oct 1830 -1917) and Anna Charlotte Clauson (5 Oct 1841 -1920), married Johanna Maria "Marie" Svärd (5 Feb 1875 - 28 Apr 1914), daughter of Johannes Svärd (3 Jun 1837 - 27 Oct 1917) and Katarina Larsdotter (8 Jun 1830 - 30 Jan 1896), on 17 Jan 1903, in Minneapolis Minnesota.
2 Hazel Lucille Erickson (6 Sep 1910 - 6 May 2002) married Leroy Stanley "Roy" Burnett (31 Aug 1910 - 11 May 1980), son of Alfred Nathaniel Burnett (19 Aug 1883 - 31 Jul 1959) and Jennie Arleta Eaton (14 Mar 1891 - 15 Apr 1979) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 21 June 1933.
3 [Living] Burnett married Beverly Alane Brown (8 Aug 1934 - 7 Mar 2010), daughter of Dana Earl Brown (26 Jan 1910 - 10 Sep 1984) and Myrna Margaret Severin (5 Nov 1907 - 12 Jun 1997), in Long Beach, California, on 4 March 1961.
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Roland TD11K V-Drum V-Compact Series (See Picture)
This entry level V-Kit now comes with the V-Compact moniker and carries the new TD-11 Sound Module which has been enhanced with the aforementioned SuperNATURAL Sound Engine. It has new backing songs to play along with and a built in USB function for easy transfer of files. COACH function helps the user build up their drumming skills making this ideal for a learning environment. This particular model contains the PDX-8 Mesh-Head Snare which offers Roland's dual trigger technology which gives the user a more even accurate sensing for picking up the differences from rim to head. The PD-8A Toms offer accurate triggering so you will never miss a beat no matter how hard or soft you hit. The CY-5 Cymbals offer a huge 10" playing zone with separate bow and edge triggering. The FD-8 Hi Hat controller gives the drummer a realistic feel hi hat with amazingly smooth transitions from open to closed. The KD-9 Kick Drum pad feels dynamic and great under foot giving the user ultimate control of their playing. You can even use a double bass pedal as it will accommodate this aspect. The compact feel to this kit just gets better and better as you do not need any bulky stands for snares or hi hats. It is exactly what Roland say, COMPACT.
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Containing 100 kits (50 Preset, 50 User) and an expressive sound library which cover a huge number of genres, the TD-15 Sound Module gives something for everyone when it comes to playing, practice and more importantly price. The TD15K has all the same pads and drum parts as the TD-11KV so if you need a refresher please see earlier on in this article. The key to the upgrade on this kit applies to its TD-15 Sound Module and its amazing SuperNATURAL Sounds and Behaviour Modelling Technology. Beyond the physical modelling of instruments, Roland goes a step further by modelling the instrument's distinctive behavior and how it responds to the performer, resulting in natural, expressive sounds that evolve organically in real-time. The TD-15 Sound Module can be connected to your computer via a single USB cable and this will transmit audio and MIDI data which makes it great for interacting with your favourite DAW and opening up the possibilities of triggering different sounds. The TD-15 is also compatible with the all new Air Recorder and V-Drums Friend Jam for the iPhone using the new WNA1100-RL Wireless USB adaptor which is also being released today (Sold Separately)
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A lot has changed in the quarter of a century that has passed since the advent of pyrethroids for cotton insect control. Crop consultant Virgil King of Lexington, Miss., has seen the arsenal of insect control products available to farmers come full circle more than once in the 25 years he has been scouting cotton fields.
King, who serves as president of the Mississippi Agricultural Consultants Association, shared his experiences with cotton insect control at the 48th conference of the Mississippi Entomological Association at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Miss.
King first got a glimpse into cotton insect management in 1975 while attending his first Extension scouting school. "I remember the late 1970s being a very difficult and critical time in cotton production. Insects, like the tobacco budworm in particular, were very difficult to control, and cotton yields were low. We were trying to improve our yields and fight insects using products like methyl parathion, Guthion and toxaphene."
All of that changed a few years later, he says, with the introduction of a new class of chemistry called pyrethroids. "Pyrethroids were really a salvation to the industry."
It was nothing like we had ever seen before. We'd put these products in the field, then go back into the field to scout for insects, and we couldn't find anything behind them. The fields were just cleaned up of all insects," he says. "At that time, I thought that anybody could put on the title of consultant and go to the field and be successful. If a fellow could determine which insects were out there and could time his pyrethroid applications accordingly, he could produce a good crop."
Beginning in the late 1980s, however, King began to see some insect control failures with pyrethroids. "We began to notice some resistant tobacco budworms. We also began to hear talk of things like resistance management, tank mixes, and a window of use for pyrethroids, in the attempt to save this very vital class of chemistry."
The incidents of control failures increased into the early 1990s, according to King. In addition to reports of crop damage due to tobacco budworms, growers began experiencing beet armyworm control failures in the mid-1990s.
"I came full circle from where I started in 1975. I entered the crop consulting business in a time when things were bleak and insects were hard to control, and in 1995 I was right back to where I started. It was during this time that we got a glimpse of what the transgenics could offer farmers.
"Now, we're back in a cycle," he says. "The introduction of transgenic varieties has greatly affected our cotton production and has given us the ability to control tobacco budworms again. The introduction of the boll weevil eradication program has also made a great impact on what's going on with cotton production right now."
That's important now more than ever before, he says, as growers lose some of the tools in their pesticide arsenal. "We're continuing to lose some of our broad spectrum insecticides because of their effects on the environment, or peoples perceptions of their effects on the environment. We do have newer insecticides available, but they are much more expensive and much more specific to individual pests."
While the introduction of transgenic crop varieties, combined with the eradication program, has greatly aided growers' battles with crop pests, it has also somewhat changed the pest spectrum they face in their fields.
Since the boll weevil eradication program began in his area, King has had increasing problems with aphids, whiteflies, stinkbugs and plant bugs. To adequately control this ever-changing pest spectrum, he says, growers and consultants must re-learn the scouting techniques required for these insects, while also figuring out exactly how they are affecting the crops, and what population thresholds should be used for treatment.
"We're also seeing a greater bollworm problem in our transgenic cotton varieties. Whether the bollworm is adapting to this type of technology or not, I don't know," he says. "We need to continue to work with the transgenics so we can have a better understanding of how they work, and how to use them more effectively. I think there are still a lot of questions out there about the transgenics and how they affect our production decisions."
Satellite imagery may be another potential tool to assist growers in their battle against damaging insects. "Using GPS yield maps may not only help us know which areas are limiting production in the field, but I think, will eventually answer some of our insect control questions," he says.
However, King says, "The biggest and most important tool that we need in cotton insect control is still money.
"We need a return on our investment. We need for our commodities to be worth fair market value so we can continue to implement new ideas and new tools, and all of the tools we'll be using over the next few years are going to depend on money," he says. "As a consultant, I've done everything I could for my producers to keep their inputs down and still try to produce a profit. This is a time that is critical for agriculture, and we've got to do everything we possibly can to make ourselves more profitable.
"I've told several of my growers this year, it's not how much cotton we can grow, it's how much profit we can make on the crop that we do grow. What is going to keep us in business is not trying to produce three bales of cotton per acre, but trying to make as much money per acre as is possible," he says.
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Given the opportunity to become more knowledgeable about her profession, Jessica Scott jumped at the chance. As a result, Ardmore residents will benefit.
Scott, an employee with the city, has become a Certified Floodplain Manager. Scott, who works in code enforcement, previously held the position of Floodplain Administrator.
"The city participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and we are required to have a flood plain administrator," Scott said. "Ardmore has a lot of floodplain and I felt I needed to know more." Scott signed up for a school that was held on the campus of the University of Oklahoma that was paid for by the state. The school lasted for one week with class and instruction taking place from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
"Only 40 percent of those that take the class pass and there was 35," Scott said. "It was difficult and some people did not show up to take the test on the last day." The test was a two-hour, closed book certification exam designed to measure competency in the basic principles of sound floodplain management. Scott was also required to complete an application that documented experience, education, training, references and contributions to the profession of floodplain management.
Scott was able to complete the requirements toward becoming a manager, learning of her accomplishment Jan. 11.
"I was elated and thrilled," she said. "I felt confident but you never know when you take the test. How disappointing would it be to fail after you left your family for a week? But even if I had failed, I would have learned so much."
So how does Scott's certification benefit Ardmore residents?"
When people are building in the floodplain, I assist them and go through the requirements, inspections and documentation," Scott said. "Right now, we have a lot of construction in the flood plain.
"I have taken what I have learned and used it already. If it can save people money and help them build safer homes, I am doing my job.
"Scott also performs building inspections, historic preservations and code enforcement. She has worked with the city for 4 ½ years after moving from southern California. "I have family here and I came to visit and met my husband, Dustin, who is the Marietta Police Chief," she said. Scott's efforts to gain certification as a floodplain manager drew praise from City Manager J.D. Spohn.
"We had asked her to be the Floodplain position and she took the initiative and took it further," he said. "We are very proud of her accomplishments and I know she will do a great job for the city in this role."


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Korea's Incheon wins tender for Myanmar airport
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A consortium headed by South Korea's Incheon will build a new international airport in Myanmar to help the Southeast Asian country cope with an influx of tourists and business executives, state media said Saturday.
Efforts to construct the sprawling $1 billion Hanthawaddy airport — the second international hub for the main city of Yangon— have been on again-off again for almost two decades.
The airport is currently scheduled for completion by 2018. Authorities say it will eventually be able to accommodate 35 million passengers per year.
The state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper said Saturday that the Incheon Airport Consortium was among 30 companies that showed interest in the project.
The existing Yangon International Airport can now handle 2.7 million passengers a year. It's also expanding, with plans to reach 6 million in 2017.


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Which company has the most Cisco CCDE certified engineers in the world? Of course, Cisco has the most certified engineers across the globe. In this post, I will introduce you to the second company that has the most CCDE engineers in the world outside of Cisco.
I like sharing the Global CCDE List whenever someone passes the exam simply because it is the most accurate CCDE list on the Internet. According to the Global Cisco CCDE list, Conscia has six CCDE's and this figure makes Conscia to be recognized as a reputable company that has the most CCDE certified engineers – outside Cisco Systems – in the world. This is a huge number, especially when you observe that even large companies such as Google, Juniper and many other high-tech giants don't have any CCDE's.


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$81.9M REDC Awards Support Binghamton University's Incubator and Innovative Academic Programs for STEM Students
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KEYWORDSBinghamton University, SUNY Binghamton, SUNY, Regional Economic Development Council, REDC, STREDC, Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council, Southern Tier, Harvey Stenger, Tom Trantor, Economic Development, Economy, Hot Spot, Innovation, Incubator, Southern Tier High Technology Incubator, Southern Tier Incubator, STHTI, New York State, New York, St Alexius
Newswise — BINGHAMTON, NY – Binghamton University stands to gain significant support from the latest Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) Awards announced in Albany Wednesday, December 11. The Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council (STREDC) was designated a "top performer" by the state and awarded $81.9 million for 87 projects. Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger is the STREDC's co-chair along with Tom Tranter, President of Corning Enterprises. Stenger was in Albany Wednesday to hear the good news.
"We were confident going into the process because we felt we had a solid plan that was regional, innovative, broad-based and catalytic," said President Harvey Stenger. He added, "I want to thank all of our Regional Council members including my Co-chair Tom Tranter as well as everyone who had a hand in crafting these proposals. Our job is to leverage these important economic development dollars from the state in order to advance our local economy and create jobs. This latest award will go a long way in helping us carry out this regional plan that we expect will pay dividends for years to come."
In addition to being a "top performer" and receiving an $81.9 million financial package that is a combination of cash and tax credits, the Southern Tier REDC also competed for and won one of the "Innovation Hot Spot" designations for its regional incubator initiative. The STREDC's plan outlined a virtual hot spot that included Binghamton University's incubator in Downtown Binghamton, Corning University's Incubator in Ithaca and Corning Incorporated's Ceramics Corridor Innovation Center, which is affiliated with Alfred University.
The virtual concept that links these three major geographic areas and their incubators is designed to foster innovation, commercialization and job creation through the collaborative efforts of academic, industry and government partners. The "Hot Spot" designation comes with $250,000 in funding and will enable the three nodes that make up the regional "Hot Spot" to take advantage of additional state sponsored support services and incentives.
President Stenger and the leaders of the other regional incubators believe the "Hot Spot" designation will help the area break down walls and build networks that take advantage of all of the strengths embedded throughout the entire Southern Tier.
Binghamton University's new incubator will be one of the keys to this regional approach. It will focus on high demand areas such as health sciences, energy efficiency and systems integration and packaging.
The Southern Tier High Technology Incubator, Inc. (STHTI) will have the physical structure as well as the collaborative network to make this a destination location for entrepreneurship and a launching pad for technology based companies.
The research done on the University's campus combined with its depth of knowledge and support system for technology transfer will play a major role in this regional collaboration.
This "Hot Spot" designation will allow Binghamton University, Corning Incorporated and Cornell University to cement together deep resources of innovation to create an entrepreneurial eco-system.
"We have a unique opportunity here to collaborate like no other region in New York State has ever done before, and as few have done across the United States," said Stenger. "This process has provided us with the opportunity to come together and figure out that while we are strong individually, we are a major economic power when we pool our resources and our intellectual capital."
Stenger believes it was this regional approach that allowed STREDC to once again achieve "top performer" status and to also become one of the first of five Innovation Hot Spots in the state.
In addition to receiving the "Hot Spot" designation for its proposed incubator, Binghamton University also received $750,000 for another priority project. This initiative focuses specifically on enhancing educational programs on campus. It's called; Exponentially Increasing Science Technology Engineering STEM Research for Economic Development.
It is an innovative, research-based program with the goal of providing every Binghamton University undergraduate STEM student with authentic research experiences throughout their four years at Binghamton. New laboratories will be designed, constructed and outfitted to provide infrastructure to fully integrate undergraduate students in leading-edge research across the disciplines.
This STEM student research experience program impacts four of seven of the STREDC strategic priorities: energy, healthcare, technology development and transfer, and workforce development.
The entire list of projects for the Southern Tier as well as the other regions can be viewed at: http://regionalcouncils.ny.gov/assets/documents/2013REDCBooklet.pdf.


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Guests are greeted at the airport by Four Seasons staff and welcomed with chilled towels and a refreshing beverage, followed by a scenic 40-minute drive to Peninsula Papagayo. Upon arrival at the Resort, guests are greeted with a glass of the fresh juice of the day.
Unwind at the Resort's pool or choose from one of the following activities:
- Rejuvenate with a rainforest massage or Costa Rican aromatherapy facial at the Spa
- Re-energize at the Fitness Centre
- Take a Spanish lesson
Delight in the Resort's authentic Costa Rican flavour in a special event with a local flower market theme, while admiring sweeping Pacific Ocean views from the Event Lawn's hilltop vantage point.
Turndown amenity: A customized floral arrangement made from flowers selected at the flower market.
Share an orientation breakfast in either Guanacaste Terrace or Cena Sociale Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar.
Explore stunning surroundings with a kayak adventure, a nature hike or a canopy tour, or take Pilates, yoga or spinning classes at the Fitness Centre. Golf tee times or a tournament can also be arranged.
Attend an elegant evening at Playa Prieta Beach Club or experience the local flavour of a Costa Rican ranch and Guanacaste rodeo at La Chacara, featuring Four Seasons catering.
Turndown amenity: A Costa Rican-crafted beach bag with sun and adventure essentials.
Enjoy a leisurely breakfast in your room or at Papagayo restaurant.
Choose from one of the following activities:
- Horseback riding at El Aromal
- Canyon tour at Guachipelin
- Hiking through Palo Verde National Park
- Carobici River float tour
- Snorkelling and sailing
- Deep sea fishing
- Golf clinic
Dine at one of the Resort's restaurants – Cena Sociale Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar, Sol y Sombra Latin Market & Seafood Grill or Caracol – or enjoy the comfort and convenience of In-Room Dining.
Turndown amenity: A basket of fine Costa Rican coffees or a "Make-Your-Own-Mojito" kit.
Enjoy a leisurely breakfast in your room or at Sol y Sombra Latin Market & Seafood Grill.
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- Trail of Giants nature tour of the Audubon-certified golf course
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Board a luxury catamaran for a breathtaking sunset reception while cruising around the Peninsula, then return to the Resort's Playa Virador for a lobster bake dinner.
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Enjoy a leisurely breakfast in your room or at Sol y Sombra Latin Market & Seafood Grill.
Choose from one of the following activities:
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- Sea experience with a glass-bottom flotation device
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The Fantasy Football season will be getting started soon and players around the nation will be contemplating their squads and doing plenty of research to track down those potential sleeper picks and breakout players. These sorts of gambles can be the difference between success and failure, but identifying a great sleeper player can be an exceptionally difficult task. Today, let's take a look at ten of the players you might want to gamble on in 2015.
Sammy Watkins, WR, Buffalo Bills
Watkins is an athletic player with the potential to create some explosive plays. Despite a rough rookie season with the Bills, he has all of the attributes necessary to be a star wide receiver. We saw glimpses of his greatness in 2014, particularly in a standout performance against the Jets where he enjoyed an 84-yard touchdown catch. His problem last year was inconsistency, but with more experience behind him, he should be in a better position heading into 2015.
Todd Gurley, RB, St. Louis Rams
Gurley had built quite a reputation before his unfortunate injury in 2014. He wound up being the No. 10 pick in the 2015 draft, but the things he did in college football cannot be ignored. His strength was unmatched and he earned 36 rushing touchdowns in three seasons with the University of Georgia. Gurley is certainly full of potential and could replicate his college form in the NFL, but he needs to stay injury-free. If he can, he could easily raise his profile this season and become a top quality RB.
Kevin White, WR, Chicago Bears
White is set to be the top choice for a Bears team that is looking to refresh itself. While at West Virginia, White recorded some impressive statistics. He's a smart player who can certainly make the difference for the bears in 2015. He'll need to stay fit, and the form of QB Jay Cutler will potentially make or break White's season. However, as first choice WR, he should see plenty of gametime and will earn your team some steady points.
Melvin Gordon, RB, San Diego Chargers
As the No. 1 pick from the Chargers, Gordon is evidently a highly-rated player heading into his rookie season. After breaking records in his college career, Gordon looks set to excite Chargers' fans with his incredible speed and tenacity. Fantasy players will be wary about choosing a rookie running back in their squads, but Gordon has all the tools needed for a successful 2015.
Jordan Matthews, WR, Philadelphia Eagles
Matthews is the top WR for the Eagles since Maclin left the team. He had a perfectly respectable rookie season last year and looks to be in good shape as he prepares to take up the role full-time. Last season, Matthews recorded some of the best stats of any rookie WR and he should be able to enjoy a successful partnership with QB Sam Bradford for a great season.
Chris Ivory, RB, New York Jets
Ivory has been one the Jets' most reliable players for quite a while now. With 821 rushing yards and six touchdowns last year, he was once again one of the team's star players. Players are wary to include Ivory in their squads because of the way the Jets play; they tend to allow various backs to carry, but Ivory is usually involved in the big plays so he should be a great choice for your team.
Jordan Reed, TE, Washington Redskins
Back in 2013, people were marking out Reed as a future tight end star. Unfortunately, since then he has struggled with injuries and some poor form from his teammates. However, we can still see moments of brilliance from Reed that show how much potential he has. He's a dynamic player who can read the game well, but he is injury-prone and that's the risk you'd be taking to include him in your squad. At the same time, if he gets some games then he should be putting up some big numbers for fantasy leagues.
Jay Ajayi, RB, Miami Dolphins
Ajayi, like others on this list, was once rated as a star of the future before injuries arrived to crash the party. When playing with the Boise State Broncos, Ajayi performed incredibly, putting up 2,358 yards in the 2014 season. The Dolphins have Lamar Miller, but he isn't guaranteed to start every game and Ajayi could take over as the top RB on the Dolphins roster as long as he can stay clear of any injuries.
Bishop Sankey, RB, Tennessee Titans
The Titans are set to be an exciting team to watch this season. With the arrival of the new QB, Marcus Mariota, they should be a more offensive side and that could certainly help Sankey after a difficult rookie season. He showed what he could do last year and will hope to be a more consistently impressive RB in 2015.
Owen Daniels, TE, Denver Broncos
Daniels has been used by many players over the years but his arrival at the Broncos could be the beginning of a great 2015 for the veteran TE. With QB superstar Peyton Manning on the field, Daniels should enjoy a better season than usual and could provide a nice flow of points for the average fantasy side.