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SanDisk is enabling the flash-transformed data center of tomorrow. Visit us in booth #153 at Gartner Data Center Summit 2015 to speak with our experts, spark new ideas, and gain key insights to keep your business moving forward.
Title: Flash in Your Data Center. If Not Now, When?
Speaker: SanDisk Customers and Gary Lyng, Sr. Director Marketing, SanDisk
Join a panel of IT professionals for an in-depth conversation about their experience deploying flash for traditional Oracle applications, flash as a content repository, and flash as a possible edge solution. You'll learn how flash is transforming the data center by enabling new possibilities for big data, providing scalability in massive proportions, and delivering on the bottom line.
The new Data Center is dealing with tremendous challenges in the growth of mobile, social and big data. At the booth you'll talk with next-gen storage experts, get best practices and more:
Discover the latest flash solutions from SanDisk, test our tech and get info on our solutions partners.
We'll have 9 flash-optimized demos for you to check out in our booth.
Talk next-generation storage technology, data center modernization, big data and more with our experts!
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Check your lower box Thursday for the March issue of SunSations. This month, the SunSations team celebrates National Craft Month. Meet some of the community's most prolific crafters and some of the unique hobbies residents have.
Hal Meeks and John Roberts debate which season is the best time of year to live in Sun City, and you can find out about the great shows coming to Magnolia Hall.
Don't forget to solve the Sudoku and crossword puzzles in the Marketplace. Submit your completed puzzles to firstname.lastname@example.com by March 13 to be eligible for a prize. The answers will be in the March 14 edition of eNews Weekly.
In April, the SunSations team asks, "What is the funniest April Fool's day prank you pulled on someone or had pulled on you?" Send your answer (up to 50 words), with your name to firstname.lastname@example.com by Friday.

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While great academics are an important part of the Andrews Institute, our real heart lies in community engagement and a dedication to educating and inspiring others to follow Nelson and Sue Andrews' example of collaborative civic leadership.
Through our citizen leadership academies, the institute develops individuals to lead the public conversation on community issues and public policy in collaboration with government, business, education and not-for-profit leaders. Together, we are working to build thriving communities.
Learn more about the institute's leadership academies, including the Transit Citizen Leadership Academy, focusing on important transportation issues in Middle Tennessee, and Music City Girls Lead!, a program for area high school girls to strengthen their pursuit of excellence through classroom learning, community experience and direct mentoring. Also, learn more about now that you ask … A Conversation Series hosted by Tom Ingram, the institute's leader-in-residence.


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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Super Bowl Halftime Show 2014 (VIDEO)
The Red Hot Chili Peppers take the stage with halftime performer Bruno Mars for the 2014 Super Bowl Halftime show on Sunday evening (February 2) in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
The band, including shirtless lead singer Anthony Kiedis, Josh Klinghoffer, and bassist Michael "Flea" Balzary, rocked out to their hit "Give it Away" alongside Bruno. Several of them even went shirtless during the show!
"Bid for @RHCPchad's drum kits used at the @nfl Super Bowl Halftime Show now #SB48″ the RHCP tweeted right after the performance. Check out this site and place your bid – the drum set was pretty cool! There are also other items up for bid as well.
Make sure to check out photos and video of Bruno performing at the show!
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Super Bowl Halftime Show 2014
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text: Dade Posted August 27, 2008 Biography Robert "Bob" Crowley (58) Hometown: Portland, Maine Occupation: Physics Teacher Robert Crowley considers himself a hybrid of Indiana Jones and Robinson Crusoe. He loves the outdoors and is always ready for his next adventure. Robert is a high school physics teacher in Gorham, Maine and holds both Associate and Bachelor degrees in forestry from the University of Maine - Orono and a Masters of Education degree from the University of Southern Maine. However, after the school bell rings, Robert becomes an entrepreneur. His wide range of jobs span from being a first mate on a research boat for the Smithsonian Institution in Canada to an entomologist for the USDA, to a skunk relocater, as well as President, Vice President and Chief Negotiator for his local Teacher's Union. When not on an adventure, Robert interests include journal writing, story telling, photography, bone collecting, archeology and camping. This tree climbing scientist, who describes himself as honest, adventurous, resourceful and witty, built his truly "green" summer cabin back when green was only referred to as the color. His "green" cabin was completely built with recycled material and requires a fraction of the energy of the average U.S. home. He's built numerous structures from recycled material including wharfs, saunas, a chicken house and a hunting cabin. Robert strategy is to be a provider and to fly under the radar on SURVIVOR. He's out to prove that nice guys can make it to the end of the game. Robert and his wife Peggy reside in Portland, Maine. They have two sons, David and John, one daughter, Page, and a high maintenance cat named William. Robert's birth date is February 25, 1951. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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I absolutely fell in love with the wonderful characters from Butternut Creek. I grew up in a very small town in central Texas and it reminds me so much of home! I love all three books and wondered if there would be another one on the horizon?
Jane I have been looking up old friends and classmates. Were you and George students at LTS in the 60's? Tom Russell
I happened onto 'The Welcoming Committee of Butternut Creek' book on CD recently at the Marble Falls Library…needed a CD for a trip. I loved it so much I drove around many extra blocks to keep listening to it, AND I ended up taking it in the house and putting the cd in my cd player! 🙂 I have recommended it to the assistant librarian, my bff, and my cousin, thus far. (bookworms)
I HAD to find out what happened to the characters, and I was desperately wanting Adam to get married…and hoped you were writing a sequel!
Then I got on the internet and found 2 MORE of the Butternut Creek books, which I downloaded to my KINDLE. I ignored my housework and chores and sensible bedtime to finish both books!
My favorite things about your Butternut Creek books:
*exactly like a small town, and I just flipped when the characters went to Marble Falls, Llano, etc. and San Saba, Liberty Hill, etc. were mentioned. This is my stomping ground! Yay!
* I wanted a 'clean' read that is knit together with faith.
* I feel like I know the characters. I want to bump into them at the H.E.B. or visit with them over pie! I laughed and giggled throughout the book…and I cried with Gussie.
Keep up the good work and the God work!
Hello Jane,
We have enjoyed your Butternut creek 3 books.
We have read them as a family. My husband and our son and I.
Will you be writing any more books in the series.
We would love to read more.
Joan from Oregon
I'm sorry I've let so many years pass before answering you! This got by me. I have worked on the 4th book but health problems have interfered. Some day, I hope!


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On Christmas Eve, HTC released the Android 4.1 update for the HTC One S across Europe. From what we can gather, the new update is available for most unlocked HTC phones. If you own a carrier branded HTC One S, you're out of luck – for now. If you have not yet received the update, you can try to manually ping HTC's update servers by going to Settings > About > Software updates >Check now. The Android 4.1.1 update with HTC Sense 4+ includes Google Now, Project Butter, offline speech-to-text, advanced notifications, a handful of UI tweaks, an updated camera app with Sight Seeing mode (allows you to launch the camera app by pressing the power button) and a new gallery app which sorts images by events and time while plotting them all out on a map.
We are excited to see the update roll out across Europe, but we're sure most of you will more interested in hearing that HTC has begun beta testing the Android 4.1 update for T-Mobile HTC One S here in the U.S. This phase of beta testing is rolling out to a select number of consumers which means we should see an official Android 4.1 release for the T-Mobile HTC One S in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!


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Nestled within 900-acres of lush preserve, active wildlife and pristine walking trails lies one of Destin's most coveted guarded and gated communities � Kelly Plantation.
"To have that expanse of green space in the heart of Destin is a phenomenal asset to Destin and the owners of Kelly Plantation," said Real Estate Broker John Paul Somers, of Somers & Company.
If you are yearning to live the Destin lifestyle to the fullest, Somers, who also resides in the community, suggests that homebuyers look no further than Kelly Plantation. Whether strolling through natural parks, practicing your backhand on the tennis court or putting on a Fred Couples championship golf course, Kelly Plantation doesn't disappoint. Of course, a quick stroll to the beach and the Gulf of Mexico helps solidify Kelly Plantation as the perfect homestead.
When it�s time to relax after a long day, homeowners can take full advantage of the community pool, hook a big redfish with the fishing club, satisfy their green thumb as part of the garden club, or stay in shape at the fitness center. Homeowners are encouraged to be part of the community in Kelly Plantation, so step outside and make a new friend.
Pete Mittleman and his wife currently have their four-bed and four-bath home at 201 Mattie's Way in Kelly Plantation on the market, and he says it's the perfect place to raise a family.
"It's fabulous, and secluded," he told The Log. "All of the houses are carefully situated to blend in perfectly with the natural surroundings, which makes this a wonderful place to live."
"It has the best golf and tennis in the area," he added. "It's homes, not just houses."
The 3,292-square foot home has a pool and spa, heated floors, a glass fireplace and is on the market for $749,900. The home, built in 2003, is situated abutting a nature preserve and Mittleman says it's "very comfortable."
When Jim Fogleman and his wife were looking to buy a house in Destin, he narrowed his search to Kelly Plantation, Regatta Bay and Sandestin. He ultimately chose Kelly due to its "stability" and the fact that residents were permanent and less transient.
�We call it our little oasis, or paradise,� he said. �It�s so convenient for us to go shopping, out to eat for dinner, to the store or Home Depot. How much more convenient could you have it?�
Situated on an estate-sized lot at 6290 Augusta Cove, Fogleman�s home has been meticulously maintained and boasts lush landscaping and faces the 13th fairway. The Ben Porter built home features a large kitchen, stone sinks, custom cabinetry, a double oven and granite countertops.
This five-bedroom, four-bathroom home is two stories, 4,109 square feet and is on the market for $975,000.
�This is a whole different atmosphere and lifestyle,� Fogleman said. �You definitely wouldn�t find something like this in New York.�
To learn more about these magnificent homes and others Somers has available in Kelly Plantation, visit www.somerscompany.com or call (850) 654-7777. You can also find them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/johnpaulsomersandcompany.
For Somers, Kelly Plantation is more than just a community; it's a family and a lifestyle.
"It's the perfect blend of amenities and conveniences that cater to primary homeowners and those who want a second home in a prime resort destination."
With Somers� involvement in selling $10-plus million dollars in Kelly Plantation alone in the last 180 days, which includes 13 separate transactions of home sites and houses, as well as condominiums at One Water Place located within the community, it�s no secret that his passion for the finest translates to his commitment to help others become aware of, and enjoy, the fabulous lifestyle of Kelly Plantation.


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Starting the Health IT Ball Rolling
John Lynn is the Founder of the HealthcareScene.com blog network which currently consists of 10 blogs containing over 8000 articles with John having written over 4000 of the articles himself. These EMR and Healthcare IT related articles have been viewed over 16 million times. John also manages Healthcare IT Central and Healthcare IT Today, the leading career Health IT job board and blog. John is co-founder of InfluentialNetworks.com and Physia.com. John is highly involved in social media, and in addition to his blogs can also be found on Twitter: @techguy and @ehrandhit and LinkedIn.
Early on in my EHR implementation experience I had an enlightening moment. In the clinic I was working at, we decided to just do a partial implementation of the EHR software in order for us to replace the scheduling and billing side of our current processes. The clinic was using some old scantron like billing technology that needed to be replaced quickly. So, instead of leaving behind the paper charts, we decided to start by just implementing part of the EHR to start.
As part of this partial EHR implementation we had the clinicians entering the diagnosis and charge capture into a note in the EHR. After a couple weeks of doing this, I was sitting with one of the providers and she said, "John, why can't I just enter my note right here where it says subjective and objective instead of in the paper chart?" After hearing this, I went to the director's office and told her what I'd heard. We realized it was a tremendous opportunity for us to finish the full EHR implementation.
It was quite an interesting realization to have them driving us to implement more of the features. I think we see this phenomenon in other areas as well.
I was talking with the hospital CTO of Intermountain, Fred Holston, about their new mobile CPOE app they built together with MModal. I asked if he was concerned about adoption of the CPOE app. It seemed that it was possible that they built an app that doctors would just choose not to use. Fred made some suggestions about why he thought this wouldn't be an issue, but then he offered an even more valuable insight. Fred suggested that their bigger concern wasn't whether doctors would use the CPOE mobile app. Instead, they were more concerned that once they rolled out the CPOE mobile app that doctors would start asking for a whole laundry list of other features and applications that were similar to it. Were they ready for that onslaught of requests?
Yesterday, I got a demo of the latest version of the Sfax secure faxing software (Full Disclosure: Sfax is an advertiser on this site.). During the demo, I asked about another possible feature and a really good comment was made, "Once you roll out new features, people start asking for even more features." We then had a nice discussion about how the product development process is never done.
In some cases, the desire for more features can lead to really unhappy users. If we'd not finished the full EHR implementation quickly, no doubt those providers would have hated the product. If Intermountain doesn't add more of the requested capabilities to their CPOE mobile app, then their users will be unhappy that the app can't do more. If Sfax doesn't continue to add features to their product their users will grow unhappy with the service.
However, the opposite is also true. This desire to use technology in new ways can be a real driver of adoption. We didn't have to sale the providers on the finishing the full EHR implementation. They'd already sold themselves. Sometimes you just have to get the ball rolling when it comes to health IT. Once the ball is rolling, just be ready to keep up with with the new ideas that start coming as people see new possibilities.


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It's 2012, so hopefully you're not reliant on the morning paper for game results from the night before. Still, maybe there are a few elderly Baltimore hockey fans a little confused by today's Sun, which omitted the Nashville/Detroit capsule for some very unhelpful dummy text.
We're slightly confused how this happened. Obviously, they laid out the space ahead of time, but it's not as if they forgot to come back before the Preds took game 1—they were able to put the correct score in, yet somehow not notice the recap was still missing.
Perhaps the newsroom was too busy counting off, pro wrestling style, as Shea Weber slammed Henrik Zetterberg's head into the turnbuckle.
Thanks to Fred for sending this in.


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Control and Censorship of the Internet
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Internet Rights Charter (November 7, 2006)
"At the recent UN Internet Governance Forum in Athens, Catherine Trautmann, France's former minister of culture and a current Socialist member of the European Parliament, took issue with "market laws that are considered more important than freedom of expression", wrote Declan McCullagh in UN attacks tech giants over China co-operation.
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) believes that the "ability to share information and communicate freely using the internet is vital to the realisation of human rights as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1976), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1976) and the Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW, 1980)," and that the Internet can "only be a tool to empower the peoples of the world if the following rights are recognised, protected and respected."
China: We don't censor the Internet. Really (October 31, 2006)
"The only problem: Few cases of Net censorship are as carefully and publicly documented as the Great Firewall of China. A study by researchers at Harvard Law School found 19,032 Web sites that were inaccessible inside China."
Net censorship spreads worldwide (May 5, 2006)
"Repressive regimes are taking full advantage of the net's ability to censor and stifle reform and debate, reveals a report (PDF)."
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
"IFLA has been heavily involved in the preparations for the World Summit on the Information Society, the first phase of which was held in Geneva, December 2003. The second phase will be held in Tunis, 16-18 November 2005." See also IFLA Position on Internet Governance.
OpenNet Initiative
"The OpenNet Initiative is a collaborative partnership between three leading academic institutions: the Citizen Lab at the Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto, Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School, and the Advanced Network Research Group at the Cambridge Security Programme, University of Cambridge. Our aim is to excavate, expose and analyze filtering and surveillance practices in a credible and non-partisan fashion. We intend to uncover the potential pitfalls and unintended consequences of these practices, and thus help to inform better public policy and advocacy work in this area. To achieve these aims, the ONI employs a unique multi-disciplinary approach that includes: Advanced Technical Means—using a suite of sophisticated network interrogation tools and metrics; and Local Knowledge Expertise—through a global network of regionally based researchers and experts. OpenNet Initiative research will be published on this website in a series of national and regional case studies, occasional papers, and bulletins. As part of its work, the OpenNet Initiative also operates a "clearinghouse" for circumvention technologies that assess and evaluate systems intended to let users bypass filtering and surveillance. We also actively develop circumvention technologies in-house as a means to explore the limitations of filtration and counter-filtration practices."
World Summit on Information Society
"The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) is held in two phases. The first phase of WSIS took place in Geneva hosted by the Government of Switzerland from 10 to 12 December 2003, where 175 countries adopted a Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action. The second phase will take place in Tunis hosted by the Government of Tunisia, from 16 to 18 November 2005."
Towards Knowledge Societies Society (PDF)
"A UNESCO report launched [in March 2005] urges governments to expand quality education for all, increase community access to information and communication technology, and improve cross-border scientific knowledge-sharing, in an effort to narrow the digital and "knowledge" divides between the North and South and move towards a "smart" form of sustainable human development. . . . Encouraging the development of knowledge societies requires overcoming these gaps, "consolidating two pillars of the global information society that are still too unevenly guaranteed—access to information for all and freedom of expression." (The first in a new series of World Reports, "Towards Knowledge Societies" will be presented at the World Summit on the Information Society (Tunis, November 16-18). The next World Report, scheduled for 2007, will examine cultural diversity.)" French version (PDF). Spanish version (PDF).
Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG)
"The first phase of World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) agreed to pursue the dialogue on Internet Governance in the Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action adopted on 12 December 2003, with a view to preparing the ground for a decision at the second phase of the WSIS in Tunis in November 2005. In this regard, the first phase of the Summit requested the United Nations Secretary-General to establish a Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG). The WGIG has been asked to present the result of its work in a report 'for consideration and appropriate action for the second phase of the WSIS in Tunis 2005.'" See also Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) Final Report (June 2005).
United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force
"In March 2001, the United Nations Economic and Social Council requested the Secretary-General to establish an Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Task Force. This initiative is intended to lend a truly global dimension to the multitude of efforts to bridge the global digital divide, foster digital opportunity and thus firmly put ICT at the service of development for all."
Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber-Dissidents
"Blogs get people excited. Or else they disturb and worry them. Some people distrust them. Others see them as the vanguard of a new information revolution. Because they allow and encourage ordinary people to speak up, they're tremendous tools of freedom of expression."—Reporters Without Borders. See also Media watchdog tells bloggers how to avoid censors.
International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) Campaigning for Freedom of Expression (PDF)
"International case studies, tools and resources for mounting campaigns against constraints on freedom of expression, including censorship of the press and the internet. The publication is aimed at equipping human rights activists around the world with essential tools to campaign more effectively for freedom of expression and press freedom. It provides best practice case studies and showcases a variety of campaign tools, including investigative missions, coalition-building, legal advocacy and Internet-based actions, such as blogging, e-mail protest letters and SMS text messaging. It also gives activists important tools for mounting campaign strategies and doing power analyses of their local situations."
The Internet Under Surveillance
"The Internet has a bad reputation. With authoritarian regimes, that's no surprise. It's to be expected the enduring dictatorship in Beijing (and we must call it that, whatever the fans of the Chinese "economic miracle" think) has set up a big Internet police force. Dozens of Internet users languish in Chinese prisons for imaginary crimes—for looking at banned websites or, even "worse," daring to post news online about forbidden topics such as the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and repression in Tibet. China is unfortunately not the only country where dissident Internet messages are tracked down. In Vietnam and Tunisia, big shots (official or otherwise) are distinctly unenthusiastic about this vast discussion forum and information exchange they have so much trouble controlling."
The Internet Under Surveillance, China
"The tremendous growth of the Internet now makes it technically impossible for the authorities to monitor the content of all the millions of e-mail messages being exchanged around the country. But the regime is still banning users from looking at websites it considers endanger "the social order and the socialist system." The authorities have created a legal arsenal to punish cybercrime and cyber-dissidence."
Yahoo calls for policy on Web censorship (February 14, 2006)
"Yahoo Inc. responded to the firestorm of criticism it's endured after helping China's government limit free speech by releasing a statement Monday that described the Web portal's belief in openness and the need for an industrywide policy dealing with repressive regimes." See also Yahoo committed to openness but will follow laws.
The End of the Internet? (February 13, 2006)
"The nation's largest telephone and cable companies are crafting an alarming set of strategies that would transform the free, open and nondiscriminatory Internet of today to a privately run and branded service that would charge a fee for virtually everything we do online."
Thailand to block over 800,000 sites (November 29, 2005)
"Thailand plans to block more than 800,000 pornographic or violent websites that officials say are harming the kingdom's youth, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says."
Statements from the World Summit on the Information Society (November 28, 2005)
"See also Final Documents, Webcast archives, and Newsroom."
World summit puzzles over delivering Internet access for all (November 27, 2005)
"Now that the world's powers have agreed to stop squabbling over control of the Internet (for now), the more than 10,000 people here for the recent United Nations forum focused on creating an information society for all people."
Voice of innovation at net summit (November 25, 2005)
"At the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), international diplomats turned their attention to the most important question yet to face the net: who should control it?"
US endorses Internet Governance Forum (November 16, 2005)
"By signing the statement (PDF), the Bush administration formally endorsed the creation of an 'Internet Governance Forum' that will meet for the first time in 2006 under the auspices of the UN. The forum is meant to be a central point for global discussions of everything from computer security and online crime to spam and other 'misuses of the Internet.'"
U.N. control of Internet? An idea for the 'delete' file (November 14, 2005)
"The best news? The Internet is already deeply entrenched. No matter how much countries huff and puff about creating alternative networks or turning off the Internet within their borders, that's likely too expensive and impractical. Even China's experiments with Internet censorship—dubbed the Great Firewall of China—have had limited success."
Summit Highlights Internet Censorship (November 15, 2005)
"As the Internet's influence grows, so too does resistance from nations wary of giving their citizens the tools to voice their opinions and mine the online mother lode of knowledge."
Who Will Control the Internet? (November/December 2005)
"The controversy over who controls the Internet has simmered in insular technology-policy circles for years and more recently has crept into formal diplomatic talks. Many governments feel that, like the phone network, the Internet should be administered under a multilateral treaty. ICANN, in their view, is an instrument of American hegemony over cyberspace: its private-sector approach favors the United States, Washington retains oversight authority, and its Governmental Advisory Committee, composed of delegates from other nations, has no real powers."
The Stage Is Set: Who Will Control the Internet? (November 8, 2005)
"The call has sounded for the creation of an international body to govern the Internet as a global resource. Such a move is expected to draw fierce opposition from the U.S., which holds firm to the belief that any change in the status quo would jeopardize the Internet's ability to function as a medium of free expression."
Kofi Annan says U.N. won't "take over" the Internet (November 7, 2005)
"As a United Nations summit on the Internet next week in Tunisia nears, last-minute politicking is on the rise. On Thursday, for instance, tech companies held an event in Washington to back the Internet status quo. Then, in an opinion article published in the Washington Post on Saturday, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan tried to play down worries about greater control of the Internet by an international bureaucratic body. "The United Nations wants only to ensure the Internet's global reach, and that effort is at the heart of this summit," Annan said. He added: "Governance of matters related to the Internet, such as spam and cybercrime, is being dealt with in a dispersed and fragmented manner, while the Internet's infrastructure has been managed in an informal but effective collaboration among private businesses, civil society and the academic and technical communities. But developing countries find it difficult to follow all these processes and feel left out of Internet governance structures. And: "Everyone acknowledges the need for more international participation in discussions of Internet governance. The disagreement is over how to achieve it. So let's set aside fears of U.N. 'designs' on the Internet. Much as some would like to open up another front of attack on the United Nations, this dog of an argument won't bark." Not all the nations participating in the event—called the World Summit on the Information Society—have been as diplomatic as the U.N. chief."
See No Evil: How American Businesses Collaborate with China's Repressive Government (October 24, 2005)
"The sports marketer is guilty of keeping his mouth shut. But other Americans actively assist the Chinese government in the maintenance of its repressive regime. Even as I talk to the sports marketer, Microsoft is concocting an Orwellian policy for its new Chinese version of MSN, a news site and search engine. Microsoft has decided (and publicly confirmed this summer) that anyone in China doing a search containing the words "freedom" or "democracy" will be shown a message explaining that those words are banned and the requested search query will not be processed."
Big Brother Is Talking (October 17, 2005)
"Like many Chinese twenty-somethings, Lu Ruchao loves to surf the Internet. He often visits a local chat room to sample the neighborhood buzz. One day, Lu noticed that Netizens were complaining that local police often drove down the main street of Suquian with sirens blaring, disturbing half the city. Lu, himself a policeman, jumped into the e-fray. He tapped out a defense of the police, arguing that a cop car sounding its siren is responding to an emergency and shouldn't be criticized. But Lu isn't just any cop. He's one of China's estimated 30,000 to 40,000 e-police who collectively serve as an Orwellian Big Brother for the country's nearly 100 million Internet users."
Who Really Runs the Internet? (October 14, 2005)
"It seems to be quite acceptable lately to invoke the UN oil-for-food scandal, say, as a reason why the US should retain oversight of the internet, while cheerfully ignoring the multitude of brazen corruptions in America's own political system. That said, very few Westerners would argue that a more suitable venue for managing the internet is a body that could so easily be steered by censorial, authoritarian regimes like China and Iran (like, say, PrepCom-3 was). It would go against the principles of openness, designed into the protocols and enthusiastically embraced by those who use the network to communicate, on which the internet has operated for the last decade. But, equally, unilateral US oversight of ICANN leaves the policymaking process open to capture by the views of those in power. Currently, that means politicians who are frequently influenced by the lobbying of right-wing Christian activists."
Study Says Software Makers Supply Tools to Censor Web (October 12, 2005)
"But a new report from the OpenNet Initiative , a human rights project linking researchers from the University of Toronto, Harvard Law School and Cambridge University in Britain, once again raises tough questions about the use of filtering technologies—often developed by Western companies—by autocratic governments bent on controlling what their citizens see on the Web."
The Beneficiaries of the Internet Break-Up (October 12, 2005)
"The impact of e-commerce offering accessibility to information, goods and services has become so powerful that it has shaken the economic and socio-cultural foundations of the developed countries. With the genie out of the bottle, the world is questioning whether a single country should be in charge. The United States is openly isolated and being pushed to relinquish control, or the more aggressive nations will simply develop their own Internet ... which would be a global disaster, a major earthquake for e-commerce, causing the most disruptive global shockwave to our daily lives that mankind has ever seen."
Reding takes on US over internet control (October 12, 2005)
"Information Society Commissioner Viviane Reding is on the offensive in the dispute with the US about governance of the internet, evoking the spectre of the internet falling apart."
Net power struggle nears climax (October 11, 2005)
"America's determination to remain the ultimate purveyor of the internet has angered other countries which believe it is time to come up with a new way of regulating the digital traffic of the 21st century."
Control of Internet Being Taken Away From US For Questionable Reasons (October 11, 2005)
Currently the US Department of Commerce (DoC) controls the 'root servers' through a private company called the 'Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' (Icann). A number of countries, including some of the world's most notorious violators of human rights, such as China, Cuba, Iran, Brazil and several African states, requested that the US relinquish control. The DoC refused. As a result the EU has announced that it will create a new forum that would decide public policy, and a 'cooperation model' comprising governments that would be in overall charge.
Keep the Internet Free (October 10, 2005)
"It would be profoundly dangerous to now set up an international mechanism, controlled by governments, to take over the running of the Internet. Not only would this play into the hands of regimes bent on limiting the freedom that the Internet can bring, it also risks stifling innovation and ultimately endangering the security of the system."
Say Goodbye to Internet Freedom - the UN is Coming (October 10, 2005)
"In a recent meeting of the Working Group on Internet Governance in Geneva harsh words were exchanged between representatives of the US government and representatives of the UK and other European countries over the issue of who controls or should control the internet."
Google reveals its 300-year plan (October 10, 2005)
"During the question-and-answer session, audience members turned to social, ethical and legal topics. One question dealt with criticism Google and Yahoo have received for cooperating with Chinese government censorship efforts. The technology is neutral. It can be applied for good or evil," he said. "Overwhelmingly, the message of technology is a positive one."
EU fights US for control of the internet (October 7, 2005)
"Amidst calls for international intervention to avoid dominance of the internet by a single state, Nominet believes that we should be looking to take more a pragmatic, incremental approach to internet governance and not seek to completely overhaul a model that allows for flexibility and innovation, and is founded on private sector investment," she said."
Breaking America's grip on the net (October 6, 2005)
"After troubled negotiations in Geneva, the US may be forced to relinquish control of the internet to a coalition of governments."
Internet Governance: Do We Expect Fireworks in Tunis? (October 5, 2005)
"The complaints in recent times from developing countries had emanated from the developing countries who were already overloaded with the one—way flow of information from the advanced nations of the world to the less developing countries. Africans have joined in the cry of Internet marginalisation. No one seems to be listening until the UN summoned anough courage to look into the all issues bothering on the Information Society."
China's Web Watchers: The Internet was supposed to be immune to censorship, but Beijing has found ways to stifle online dissent (October 3, 2005)
"Likewise, mainland Internet companies have become virtual appendages of the government censorship apparatus, employing their own human monitors to ensure their sites remain free of banned content."
Power grab could split the Net (October 3, 2005)
"At a meeting in Geneva last week, the Bush administration objected to the idea of the United Nations running the top-level servers that direct traffic to the master databases of all domain names. That's not new, of course—the administration has been humming this tune since June. What's changed in the last few months is the response from the rest of the world."
China tightens net news rules (September 26, 2005)
"China set new regulations on internet news content on Sunday, widening a campaign of controls it has imposed on other websites, such as discussion groups. Announcing the new rules, which took effect immediately, the official Xinhua news agency said: 'The state bans the spreading of any news with content that is against national security and public interest.' The news agency did not detail the rules but said internet news sites must 'be directed toward serving the people and socialism and insist on correct guidance of public opinion for maintaining national and public interests'." See also International news report: China takes aim at its bloggers.
The 11 commandments of the Internet in China (September 26, 2005)
"'You shall not spread rumours", "You shall not damage state security", "You shall not destroy the country's reputation'. There are just three of the 11 commandments ordered by Beijing, on 25 September, aimed at bloggers and websites managers. Reporters Without Borders expressed concern at this latest turn of the screw in an ongoing crackdown on freedom of expression. 'The Chinese authorities never seem to let up on their desire to regulate the Web and their determination to control information available on it ever more tightly,' the worldwide press freedom organisation said."
UN control of internet? Try again. (September 16, 2005)
"The document, produced by the UN's Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) this summer, calls for shared roles by government, commercial interests, and private citizens but doesn't spell out exactly how these roles would be played. It also calls for "effective and meaningful participation of all stakeholders, especially from developing countries" and more resources—human, financial, and technical—for poorer countries."
Iran's Internet censorship growing (September 14, 2005)
"Iranian Internet censorship has grown substantially over the past year, with an increasing focus on those who maintain web logs, The Guardian reports."
Yahoo 'helped jail Chinese journalist' (September 7, 2005)
"As Internet firms scramble over each other for a slice of the Chinese market, Yahoo's practices in the country have been condemned by an international media organisation."
Singapore Net controls shun filters (August 18, 2005)
"Singapore maintains some of the world's tightest restrictions on free expression on the Internet, but unlike other regimes, it doesn't do it with technological filters. Instead Singapore controls the Web through an unusual mix of legal pressures and access restrictions, according to a new study from three universities. Testing of 1,632 Web sites by the OpenNet Initiative found only eight blocked, mostly for pornography."
Watchdog 'disgusted' by Microsoft censorship (June 15, 2005)
"Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders said today it was "disgusted" with US software giant Microsoft for working with China to censor politically sensitive content on the internet."
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Villa fight back to hold Toffees
Villa boss Martin O'Neill had challenged his side to win their
remaining six games to give them a realistic hope of overhauling
Manchester City and Tottenham. In the end they were happy to settle
for a point after twice bouncing back from Tim Cahill goals, first
through Gabriel Agbonlahor's 50th goal for the club and then thanks
to Phil Jagielka's injury-time own goal. It kept them four points
ahead of Everton who have played a game more. Villa showed plenty
of purpose and invention in the first half but Cahill gave Everton
the lead and Tim Howard made a trio of fine saves at the other end.
Agbonlahor gave them a lifeline after a break but they lacked the
same creativity and puprose and they looked to have been undone by
Cahill's second before Jagielka's late gift. Howard was the first
keeper to be seriously extended in parrying away a low drive from
Villa midfielder Stewart Downing after he had turned away from
Diniyar Bilyaletdinov to create a yard of space. Villa started to
exert pressure and John Carew deflected a shot wide at full stretch
from a near post cross by Downing. O'Neill's side were showing
plenty of purpose and Howard again did well to turn a first-time
shot from James Milner around the post from Agbonlahor's through
ball. Then Villa keeper Brad Friedel showed his worth in parrying a
Leon Osman piledriver around a post and then blocking a rising
close range effort from Bilyaletdinov. After 23 minutes Everton
went ahead through Cahill's eighth goal of the campaign. Villa
left-back Stephen Warnock was adjudged to have brought down Osman
although it looked an innocuous challenge. Leighton Baines floated
the ball into the Villa area and Cahill was the first to react in
heading past Friedel Cahill then became the first player to be
yellow carded by referee Martin Atkinson for a challenge on Villa
skipper Stiliyan Petrov. Villa tried to retaliate and Carew showed
his power in shaking off the challenge of Jagielka before slicing
his shot into the side netting. Howard made another excellent save
three minutes before half-time to keep out a close range header
from Carlos Cuellar from Milner's centre. John Heitinga needed
touchline treatment to his ankle early in the second half after a
challenge from Agbonlahor before being able to continue. But he
quickly went down again and was substituted after 50 minutes and
replaced by Jack Rodwell. Stephen Pienaar's pass picked out the run
of Yakubu inside the Villa box but his first touch was not the best
and he was crowded out before he was able to get in a shot. The
game was less open than in the first half although Everton were
looking the more purposeful and Bilyaletdinov had an effort blocked
by Richard Dunne. Carew created half a chance from nothing when
surrounded by Everton defenders and saw his shot deflected wide.
Everton boss David Moyes made his first change after 63 minutes
with Yakubu replaced by Louis Saha. With 18 minutes remaining,
Agbonlahor brought Villa level with his 50th goal for the club –
and 15th of the campaign. Milner sent over a cross from the
touchline and Agbonlahor sent a glancing header wide of Howard into
the corner of the net. But two minutes later Cahill struck again to
restore Everton's lead. There was a question mark over Villa's
defending with Cahill presented with a free header in converting
Bilyaletdinov's corner. O'Neill brought on young striker Nathan
Delfouneso in place of Warnock as he gambled on playing three up
front. In injury time Young arrowed over a left-wing centre and
Jagielka could only deflect the ball wide of Howard who tried in
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DADT's End Cuts Both Ways for LGBT Servicepeople
The end for DADT is near. That much is certain. The nation's courts, the president/commander-in-chief, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other military brass, legislators are all chanting a similar mantra: DADT will soon be dead.
What is not certain is the impact the repealed policy will have on LGB troops. While everyone, including the mainstream media, has speculated time and again about the impact DADT repeal would have on heterosexual military members and their families, not many have asked what would happen (other than assumed violence) to the gay servicemen and women.
One thing is for certain, with equality comes ... well ... equality. There can be no double standard. This may cause a problem for many LGB service members who've done their best to cheat the system. Light, it would seem, will be shined into the cracks and the way gay and lesbian men and women in uniform conduct themselves will be forever changed.
Case in point: marriage scam. I'm not talking about the age-old tried-and-true "beard." There are hundreds, possibly thousands of marriages that are a complete fraud to collect benefits. And now, the top brass is taking a closer look.
Currently, three Southern California Marine corporals are facing charges of defrauding the government for entering into sham marriages for financial gain. The fake marriage was hatched when a lesbian couple (one a Marine and the other a civilian) decided to live together off base.
The female Marine found a male Marine (whose sexual orientation is unknown) willing to get married, allowing them to collect a housing benefit. The civilian woman also eventually married a male Marine and collected government funds. The two women ripped off the government, not once, but twice, with sham marriages.
There was a time when all of this may have gone unnoticed. Those days, according to 1st Lt. Maureen Dooley, a Marine spokeswoman at Camp Pendleton, are over. "It doesn't matter what their sexual preferences are, they will be held accountable," she said.
In addition to the fraud and larceny charges, the three Marines will have to pay back the military a hefty $75,000. If none of them can afford to pay the government, which I think it is safe to assume they can't, they could face up to one year in a military prison.
Only married couples are eligible for the $1,200 a month housing allowance. So even after the military officially drops DADT, same-sex couples, even if married, would still not be eligible for the housing stipend due to federal DOMA. While this is obviously unfair to the brave gay men and women serving in the armed forces, the fact still stands that the three Marines knowingly broke the law. They were subsequently caught.
Their reason for committing the crime? Sexual orientation. The female Marine told a San Diego news station that she and her partner were "forced" to enter sham marriages "because the military does not provide allowances for unmarried couples" and they "couldn't afford to live off-base without extra money."
She and her partner only wanted to "be a family" she said. So they broke the law to do so.
That is a double standard and, as 1st Lt. Dooley stated, "it doesn't matter the sexual orientation because fraud, is fraud, is fraud." As far as I am concerned justice was served.
In the worst example of a doubles standard that I could find came late last month when three Air Force members asked to leave the service under DADT because they are gay, moving quickly to get out of the military before the ban on openly gay service is lifted.
According to the Air Force, in June, two female staff sergeants and a male second lieutenant made statements identifying themselves as gay and asked to be separated quickly from service. That is pretty crazy in itself, but what is even worse is that Air Force Secretary Michael Donley actually approved the discharges. Then-Secretary of Defense Robert Gates had issued an order that said no one could be discharged under DADT unless it was approved by the secretary of the military service involved.
Do you know what other order Gates issued? While talking with troops in Afghanistan, the Secretary was asked by a soldier if those active duty service members who didn't want to serve with gays and lesbians wanted to get out, could they. Gates response. "No, I would expect them to finish out their enlistment just like everyone else."
And yet here we have three gay service members asking, and being granted, the right to voluntarily leave their military contract under DADT - the very policy thousands of LGB service members before them feared and to which they lost a career. That is not only a double standard it is downright shameful. If I had it my way the three would have to write an "I'm sorry" letter to the upwards of 14,000 gay and lesbian troops whose careers were ruined as they were booted out against their will.
DADT's days are numbered and with it, so is the double standard of which some LGB service people have taken advantage. When equality comes to the ranks, nobody will be allowed to use their sexual orientation as a crutch to break the law. With equality also come the consequences when it is abused.


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On April 4, 2012, a recall was issued on the Company's HeartMate II heart pumps over concern for a potentially deadly defect. Then on November 27, 2013, The New England Journal of Medicine released a study concluding that the "rate of pump thrombosis related to the use of the HeartMate II has been increasing at our centers and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality."
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Recipes With Mayonnaise
10 Mouthwatering Ways to Use Mayonnaise
10 Mouthwatering Ways to Use Mayonnaise
Hellmann's mayonnaise is celebrating 100 years of its top-secret vinegar, egg, and oil recipe, and the company has launched its biggest ever campaign, beginning today, which will feature everything from the world's largest picnic table to recipes developed by Mario Batali.
We're happy to join in on the occasion, as some of our favorite foods just wouldn't be the same without a jar of mayo. Click through our slideshow, and be ready for your mouth to water. From classic applications like deviled eggs to out-of-the-ordinary ones like artichoke dip-stuffed mushrooms, these recipes will remind even the most mayo-adverse that we could all use a little more of the creamy condiment in our lives.


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OAKLAND — Fire investigators say a blaze early Friday at a house used for administration by Children's Hospital Oakland is suspicious and have not ruled out arson, a battalion chief said.
The investigation continued hours after crews put out the one-alarm blaze, which began just after 2 a.m., Battalion Chief Geoff Hunter of the Oakland Fire Department said. A passer-by saw smoke coming from the building at 960 53rd St. and called 911, Hunter said.
Nobody was injured in the fire, which crews put out in about 15 minutes, Hunter said.
"We are treating it as a suspicious fire," Hunter said. "The consensus was that it could very well be arson, but we're not sure where the investigator left it when she left the scene."
The house is located around the corner from the hospital in North Oakland and is used as an administrative building, Hunter said. A call to Children's Hospital was not returned immediately.
The fire started in the rear of the house and got up into the attic, according to Hunter. He estimated the damage at about $150,000 but said the building was salvageable.
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The Black Arts
Secrecy: The American Experience
Bay of Pigs Declassified
There are secrets and there are secrets, and it is distinguishing between the two that has challenged some of the best minds of our time—currently Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan's—to come up with a workable commonsense approach to keeping secrets. Such an approach would grant the United States government power to remain silent about the few genuine secrets that matter, while compelling it to disgorge in reasonably good time the oceans of paper stamped "secret" solely in order to relieve officials of the awkward duty of explaining why they have done, predicted, or recommended something dumb.
What is a secret that matters? Answer: any undertaking of the state which requires for its success that it be unknown, unobserved, or unanticipated. Classic examples would be the time and place proposed for the Allied invasion of France in 1944, or Boris Yeltsin's plan to devalue the ruble. But most official American secrets—roughly six million new classified documents a year, at last count—record the conversation of the government with itself. Now that we have the actual report in hand in Bay of Pigs Declassified we can see that the CIA's Inspector General's Survey of the Cuban Operation, printed in something like twenty copies and circulated in the fall of 1961 to a handful of high CIA and government officials, contained a bushel of legitimate secrets. The Survey was not only a devastating critique of the agency's unrealistic and even reckless plans to overthrow Fidel Castro by invading Cuba, but it served as a kind of blueprint of the CIA's Directorate of Plans and discussed frankly the conduct of a struggle while it was still underway. You could argue that the policy was unwise or unworkable, but you could hardly fault the Kennedy administration for trying to keep secret exactly where and how it went wrong in a first attempt to achieve a goal—the overthrow of Castro—to which it was redoubling its commitment.
What is a secret of convenience? Answer: any item of information which, if released, might invite non-trivial public criticism of policies, endeavors, or officials. Governments entertain rosy hopes, overlook imminent dangers, lie about their purposes, and do foolish things just as people do, and so long as these gaffes remain unknown they do not have to be explained, defended, or, sometimes most difficult of all, openly confessed. For more than twenty years, and certainly since the 1976 publication of many of the agency's darkest and most embarrassing secrets in the numerous green-bound volumes of the Church Committee Report, the Inspector General's Survey of the Cuban Operation has been an outstanding example of this sort of secret, too. "In unfriendly hands," wrote the deputy director of the CIA, General Charles Cabell, back in 1961, "it [the Survey] can become a weapon unjustifiably [used] to attack the entire mission, organization, and functioning of the Agency." Unfriendly hands have got it at last, but…
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Special Campaign Launch Event with Mike Wolfe
We are starting a campaign with the National Trust for Historic Preservation that runs through August on Instagram to raise money and awareness for the forgotton places of our communities. Places that are decomposing or in danger of being torn down under the threat of "new and improved". Saving these places that matter is a cause that is very close to Mike's heart.
To kick off the campaign, Mike and team had a special event at the Nashville store last weekend. This cause is a passion of his and he wanted to share it with all of you.
It was incredible to see all the people coming with their stories of places that matter to them in their community and sharing them with us and Mike.
In case you could not make it here are some highlights from the event!
CLICK HERE to get your shirt and join the movement from home! You will still have the chance to win a visit from Mike to your place that matters!
Here are the instructions for joining the campaign and contest:
1. Buy a This Place Matters shirt HERE or at one of our stores.
2. Think of a place that matters to you in your community that is in danger of being torn down or simply left in neglect. A school, baseball field, your old house, community center, or just a neat old house that you drive by and love.
3. Put on your shirt and take a photo in front of the place. (You can take a selfie, have someone take it or if you can't get to the place hold up a sign with the name of it for the photo)
4. Upload your pic to Instagram and say why it matters to you.
5. Use #placestosave and tag @mikewolfeamericanpicker @savingplaces and @ontwolanes
This will create and incredible gallery of images and raise awareness for these places that matter. A portion of the sales from the shirts goes to the National Trust for Historic Preservation and their work in preserving these places all around.
In August we will pick a winning photo and Mike will visit your place to meet you and to bring even more attention to your place that matters.
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Pint-Size Vintage Fun: School Chair, Play Tent & Circus Print
When it comes to the holidays, turn to vintage gifts for your little ones. Just think of all those stores you can avoid in the process.
• Bethany, OK: Heywood Wakefield Chair - $100
• Los Angeles, CA: Vintage Circus Print - $200
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South Dakota State's John Stiegelmeier on Butler Win, North Dakota Match-up
It was about as good as a season opener could be for South Dakota State (1-0), last Saturday night, as the Jacks routed Butler 55-14 to start the 2013 season.
SDSU rolled up nearly 550 yards in total offense, ran off 34 consecutive points, and played 66 different players in the win. Much to the delight of head coach John Stiegelmeier:
The tone for the evening was set on the first two plays from scrimmage for the Jackrabbit offense, with Zach Zenner picking up right where he left off last season, when he led the nation in rushing, as he reeled off runs of 39 and 36 yards and SDSU was in the end zone 45 seconds into the game:
One of the highlights of the night for the offense was the play of the receivers, led by a career high 10 catches, 167 yards, and 2 touchdowns for Jason Schneider, as well as big nights for Brandon Hubert (5 catches, TD) and tight end Cam Jones (97 yards):
Junior quarterback Austin Sumner, in his first game since off-season thumb surgery on his throwing hand, completed 22 of 32 for 326 yards and 3 touchdowns. He managed the game well, but had some issues with his mechanics at times:
Defensively, the big question mark coming in was a very young group of linebackers. But 7 tackles from sophomore Charles Elmore sparked a big night from the defense, which included an interception return for a touchdown from cornerback Je Ryan Butler:
The one glaring negative for SDSU Saturday night was penalties. 10 for 103 yards. Something the coaching staff is not too happy about:
This week it's on to North Dakota (1-0) for a non-conference battle with a team from the Big Sky Conference with one of the top receivers in the nation in senior Greg Hardin, who has 10 100-yard receiving games in his career, and went for a 75-yard touchdown on the first play from scrimmage against Valpo last Saturday. Coach Stiegelmeier knows the Jacks have to be aware of Hardin and the rest of the UND offense:
Another thing North Dakota does well is play special teams. Always one of the best teams in the nation in blocking kicks, UND also had a punt return and kickoff return for a touchdown last Saturday night:
This will be the 85th meeting between the two schools dating back to the North Central Conference and Great West Conference days. Coach Stiegelmeier has plenty of memories of Grand Forks, although not many fond ones:
Kickoff at the Alerus Center is 6:00pm Saturday.


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Wiz says: I haven't got to smoke with Mike Epps yet. That should be fun. It would be tight. He's funny as hell, of course. People tell me I'm funny. I don't think I'm funny, but some people say I am. I usually just say what's on my mind.


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There will be a last formal audition today for USC's quarterbacks, but it is more of a dress rehearsal than actual game as the Trojans will not be allowed to tackle during the Coliseum scrimmage.
Trojans coach Lane Kiffin wants a mock game to get things down, like substitutions and special teams, without physical contact. And no tackling also avoids injuries, which is important for a team with 21 players out Tuesday.
Kiffin said he will still be evaluating sophomore QBs Cody Kessler and Max Wittek, who remain in a tight race most practice observers now favor Kessler.
"There will be some evaluation,'' Kiffin said. "You will still have to take command of the huddle. You're still going to have decision-making. You're still going to have an opportunity to make plays.''
The quarterbacks said they will feel the pressure of competition even if there is no tackling.
"Any day in the Coliseum, there's a heightened level of intensity,'' Wittek said.
Kessler is expected to start the scrimmage after Wittek started last week.
"I feel a lot more comfortable with the first team,'' Kessler said.
No Snoop-ing
USC denied a new book's claim that rapper Snoop Dogg picked up tailback Silas Redd in a limousine when Redd visited Los Angeles as he decided whether to transfer from Penn State. Author John U. Bacon reported the incident in his book, "Fourth and Long: The Fight for the Soul of College Football.''
But USC issued a statement Tuesday night that denied the story.
"Silas Redd has never met Snoop Dogg, much less received a ride from him in any type of vehicle,'' the statement said. "USC head coach
Lane Kiffin picked up Silas from the airport on his recruiting visit.''
Redd also denied the incident took place.
"I've never met (Snoop Dogg),'' he said.
Redd is still coming back slowly from last spring's torn meniscus surgery and Kiffin said he does not know if Redd will play against Hawaii.
"Silas is not all the way back and very limited in drills,'' Kiffin said. "Our goal is to push him slowly. I'm not sure that he will be (ready). I hope so.''
Without Redd, freshman Justin Davis could see a significant amount of playing time. Davis is the most impressive tailback of training camp.
Tight end troubles
USC's top three tight ends (Xavier Grimble, Randall Telfer, Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick) are all nursing injuries, so the Trojans relied on former defensive end Kevin Greene along with quarterback Chris Willson and walk-on Shane Sullivan at the spot Tuesday.
"One was a quarterback a week ago, one we're learning his name, and one was a defensive end,'' Kiffin said.
Among the Trojans the 21 players who missed practice Tuesday were defensive end Morgan Breslin, offensive lineman Aundrey Walker, Redd and tailback D.J. Morgan.
"You gotta play,'' Kiffin said. "Those guys that are missing time is a concern for us. D.J. Morgan didn't practice the whole camp basically.
"I think the massive amounts of people not practicing, those are big numbers. You have some unfamiliar names practicing with the first and second units. But we're physical though.''


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Aug. 19, 1946 State: Arkansas Religion: Southern Baptist Marriage: Hillary Rodham Military service: None Party: Democrat Term: Jan. 20, 1993 - Jan. 20, 2001 Vice president: Albert Gore Jr. Highlights of presidency: During the healthiest economy in 30 years, the budget deficit was cut in half, 10 million new jobs were created and the size of the federal government was reduced by almost 250,000 employees. Clinton sent U.S. troops to Bosnia in conjunction with a UN peacekeeping mandate to enforce a cease-fire. In January 1994, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) went into effect, removing trade barriers among Canada, Mexico and the U.S. After a Republican landslide victory in November 1994, Clinton vetoed budget proposals, resulting in two government shutdowns. Clinton strongly considered partially privatizing Social Security with individual investment accounts. He ordered U.S. and NATO bombings in Bosnia and Kosovo to end ethnic attacks. Multiple allegations of wrongdoing were made throughout Clinton's presidency. In the case with the most serious consequences, Clinton testified to a grand jury that he did not have a sexual relationship with a White House intern. He later publicly admitted the affair, was charged with perjury and was impeached. The House of Representatives found him guilty of obstruction of justice, but the Senate did not convict him, so he remained in office. He was the second president to undergo an impeachment proceeding; the first was Andrew Johnson. Did you know? Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III three months after his father died in a car accident. He legally changed his last name to that of his stepfather when he was 16 years old. Clinton was the first president born after World War II. He was the only president to play the saxophone. He appointed more women to Cabinet positions than any other president up to that time. He was the first president to have been a Rhodes Scholar. He was the first Democratic president since Franklin Roosevelt to serve two complete terms. Clinton also served as attorney general of Arkansas, 1977-79; and Arkansas governor, 1979-81 and 1983-92.
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Cisco Systems Boosts Investments In Startups By $150M
Cisco Systems Inc.'s corporate venture arm is boosting its investments in startups by $150 million as the networking giant seeks innovations that may be outside its traditional markets.
As part of this effort, Cisco announced three new investments related to the emerging Internet of Things—in Ayla Networks Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based startup with relationships in China that has been working to connect devices like thermostats and HVAC controllers and which The Wall Street Journal reported on earlier today; in Evrythng Ltd., a London-based startup that's giving online identities to physical objects produced by brands such as Diageo and Red Bull; and in Alchemist Accelerator, a Stanford University-based accelerator that develops startups whose customers are businesses as opposed to consumers.
Cisco was already an investor in Alchemist Accelerator, but is the founding backer of a new Internet of Things fund for Alchemist startups.
This new $150 million for Cisco Investments adds to the $100 million that Cisco Chief Executive John Chambers committed in January for investments related to the Internet of Things--the concept of connecting a wide variety of devices and appliances to the Web.
Cisco and some other corporate investors have grown bolder, according to Alchemist Managing Director Ravi Belani, and are now more willing than some traditional venture capital firms to make bets on new technology—a reversal of the way Silicon Valley used to work.
"There are entrepreneurs who are deeply passionate about creating big businesses around [the Internet of Things]," Mr. Belani said. "Cisco is moving forward as the lead where VCs are fearful to tread."
Cisco is also pursuing investments in other areas that are new to Cisco—big data and analytics, connected mobility, storage, silicon, the content technology ecosystem and innovation in India—and is stressing its ability to connect startups with Cisco business units, partners and customers. There is also more focus on mergers and acquisitions, according to Cisco Senior Vice President Hilton Romanski.
"Cisco customers want to see the next set of disruptions over the horizon," Mr. Romanski said.
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Girls' Swimming Athlete of the Year
Mikayla Rogers
Mikayla Rogers was just catching her breath after the 500 freestyle at the state swim meet when she looked up at the scoreboard.
She had to catch her breath all over again.
"I looked up at the board when I finished and I couldn't believe what I saw," she said.
Rogers, the reigning Warwick Beacon Girls' Swimmer of the Year, had expected another solid showing at the state meet. But this was something different. The junior took third overall in the 500, one of the best finishes by a Warwick swimmer in years.
She added a fifth-place finish in the 100 butterfly, capping a great year that she didn't see coming.
"I really didn't think I would do much better than I did last season," Rogers said. "My times were right around the same and I didn't think I could get any better."
But she did. Her state meet time in the 500 was 5:28.16, nearly 12 full seconds faster than her state meet time from the year before, when she finished seventh. Her 100 fly time was more than a second faster.
With tougher competition in the state, she also thought it might be difficult to improve on her top-10 finishes from her sophomore campaign.
"I expected to level out," Rogers said. "I was so surprised."
The 500 free was the biggest shocker. In the first 100, she felt like she was going slow but she was determined to stay at the feet of the swimmer in the lane next to her.
As it turned out, she wasn't going so slow after all.
"For the middle 200, I just tried to keep that pace, keep kicking, steady breathing and just relax," she said. "For the last 100, I tried to get a peek up at the board and I couldn't. The last 150, I just kicked it all into gear. I saw I passed one girl and then I saw another girl on the other side of the pool who I was even with. I wanted to pass her. I gave it my all."
It worked. Rogers finished behind only Cumberland senior Courtney Kent and South Kingstown standout Gabrielle Dunkle.
In the 100 fly, Rogers wasn't even in the top heat, but her performance was good enough for a second top-five finish.
"I wasn't in the final heat so I didn't expect to finish as high as I did," Rogers said. "That was just amazing."
Rogers has one more year to chase more success. She may eventually level off like she thought – but she may just keep right on going up too.
"Next year, I'd like to drop more time if I can and possibly place a little higher," Rogers said. "And I would really like to help my team place better."