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Writer Peter Matthiessen's books took him, and his readers, all over the globe. But he found the subject of his greatest work of fiction in Florida.
Mr. Matthiessen died of leukemia Saturday at age 86. Over 60 years, he published more than 30 books; his final novel, In Paradise, will be published Tuesday. He was the only writer ever to win National Book Awards for both nonfiction and fiction.
Born into a wealthy family and educated at Yale, Mr. Matthiessen was a passionate activist for social justice and the environment. He was also a Zen Buddhist teacher, a prodigious researcher and a lifelong adventurer; his books were set everywhere from South American rain forests to African savannas, from ocean depths to Himalayan heights, from Long Island, N.Y. (his longtime home base), to a South Dakota tribal reservation.
Florida, however, might have held his attention the longest. "I remember around 1965 hearing about this ruin of a house down in the Ten Thousand Islands, that it had belonged to a man who was shot to death by his neighbors," Mr. Matthiessen told me during a 2008 interview at his brother's home in Sanibel. "I thought, why?"
His family had spent time in southwest Florida since he was a boy, so he knew the state well. The tale that gripped him was the true story of Edgar Watson, a wealthy sugar planter with a mysterious past who was killed by a posse at Chokoloskee in 1910, amid rumors that he had murdered several people.
Mr. Matthiessen spent an enormous amount of time researching the book, including, he said, talking to "everybody over 95 in southwest Florida."
Author Randy Wayne White writes thrillers set in and around Sanibel about Doc Ford and Hannah Smith. (She is named for a character in Mr. Matthiessen's Florida books.) White wrote in an email on Sunday, "Peter was the closest of friends and confidants for more than 30 years, and he was a lifelong friend and champion of Florida. Every year for many years we ran my small boat from Sanibel to the Ten Thousand Islands and camped for a week or more while PM researched what would become his Killing Mr. Watson trilogy. ... That he was a brilliant man of letters is widely known. Lesser known is this: Peter Matthiessen was the rarest of friends if he was your friend, ever loyal, always supportive and funny as hell especially when times got tough."
Mr. Matthiessen's first fictional version of the Watson story was a 1,500-page manuscript that he said "terrified" his publisher, Random House. He broke it down into Killing Mr. Watson (published in 1990), Lost Man's River (1997) and Bone by Bone (1999). Telling Watson's story from many different points of view and rich with Florida history and settings, the three novels were critically acclaimed.
But Mr. Matthiessen decided to put the pieces back together. Seven years later, he finished Shadow Country. The 892-page novel won him the National Book Award for fiction in 2008. Compared by critics to Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, Shadow Country is an American epic and the greatest work of historical fiction about Florida.
Its protagonist, Watson, is endlessly complex, hugely ambitious and hard-working, volcanically violent, yet sensitive to natural beauty: "I forded the Santa Fe below Fort White and headed south across the Alachua Prairie where the early Indians and Spaniards ran their cattle. To the east that early morning, strange dashes of red color shone through the blowing tops of prairie sedges where the sun touched the crowns of sandhill cranes. Their wild horn and hollow rattle drifted back on a fresh wind as the big birds drifted over the savanna. That blood-red glint of life in the brown grasslands, that long calling - why should such fleeting moments pierce the heart?"
One of the reasons he found Watson's story so irresistible, Mr. Matthiessen told me, was that it was "a metaphor for the Florida frontier. It's all there, the racism, the corporate greed, the destruction of the environment, the isolation of the Indian peoples." In the hands of a such a great writer, that picture of Florida's past resonates into the present and future.
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Excellent work liverpole. It may help to relieve the angst to -- all the plagiarised nodes. That in itself sends a message to the perpetrators. This thread in itself is another excellent heads up both to these two monks, and to any others who may be tempted into the same behaviour in the future.
A number of suggestions were made in the CB. Those I recall that seem to me appropriate and likely to be moderately effective are:
Only the "shunning wall" would need any alteration to the site and probably it isn't worth worrying about. It would allow the approval checkbox to be disabled for nodes posted by shunned monks though. Something to ponder anyway, even though I'd vote against its implementation myself.
There was some discussion of a need for "rules" to cover this sort of situation. I don't see a need for that nor for intervention from the gods. The PM community has the power to shun and ignore such members and in many communities that is an awsome power indeed. Here we also have the power to take away some of the XP we have given in the past and that may be even more effective than shunning when one considers that the likely motivation for such posts in the first place is to gain in reputation among the community - and XP is a reflection of that.
(Yes, yes, I know XP is only a game and doesn't matter, but some people don't understand that so well ;). )
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If You Were Apple, You'd Ignore Low-End Smartphones, Too
Feb 18, 2014 3:34 PM PT
Smartphone sales have been rising. The 968 million smartphones sold surpassed the sales of feature phones for the first time, Gartner noted earlier this month. However, sales actually topped 1 billion, according to IDC. What's the difference of 32 million between friends? Not much.
Here's a more important point: High-end smartphone sales have been slowing fast, while low-end smartphone sales have been rising fast, both companies observed.
This may lead to the assumption that in order for smartphone manufacturers to do well, they need to sell sub-US$200 -- and even sub-$150 -- "smartphones." If they don't, they'll miss out on something really super important.
The problem is, when you look at smartphone revenues and profits, there appears to be no upside for Apple in chasing the low end.
Apple snagged 87.4 percent of mobile phone earnings before interest and taxes in the fourth quarter of 2013, said Tavis McCourt, an analyst with Raymond James, in an Investors.com report.
Samsung claimed 32.2 percent of industry profits.
If you're doing the math right now, don't worry about hurting your head -- McCourt's math takes into account the industry total earnings that resulted from many manufacturers actually losing money in the fourth quarter. Basically, while Apple and Samsung are raking in profit, their competitors have been burning money just to stay warm.
Chump Change at the Low End
Because the volumes are so high in the low-end smartphone market -- it grew to 42.6 percent of global volume to reach 430 million units in 2013, IDC reported -- there's a false sense of opportunity.
If McCourt's revenue and profit math is anywhere close to being accurate, it shows that 430 million units of low-end smartphone sales have resulted in very little profit for anyone but possibly Samsung, which sells many different models of phones at both the high and low ends.
Even if low-end smartphone sales were to double in 2014, the amount of profit likely would be a trickle compared to what Apple collects now.
Still, Shouldn't Apple Change Course?
I can't wait for a cacophony of analyst, pundits and players to begin in earnest this year.
Apple will have to cope with the flood of lower-priced phones that will hit markets around the globe, Antonio Viana, president of commercial and global development at ARM Holdings, told CNET earlier this month.
They'll be under pressure to do something, he maintained.
I'm not so sure. Heck, if I were running Apple, I'd keep the bus pointed straight ahead and hit the gas. Here's why:
- Despite sliding market share in terms of unit volume, Apple earned 87 percent of mobile phone industry profits -- up from 77 percent last year. That's a massive leap forward despite losing something as "important" as unit market share.
- Apple earned far more profit than everyone else -- including Samsung -- despite the competition releasing a flurry of seriously good smartphones. The competition has never been stronger.
- Apple sells high-end devices at an enviable profit -- and then turns that sale into additional profit via its iTunes and App Store ecosystems. In 2013, iTunes revenue leaped to nearly $24 billion or so. Which other phone manufacturer has anything like this at all? Google? Nope. Google sold the money-bleeding Motorola unit to Lenovo.
- If the low end of the market represents such a Shangri-La, the revenue just doesn't work out. In the fourth quarter of 2013, Samsung delivered 82 million units, while Apple delivered 51 million. Apple's effort claimed 87.4 percent of all revenue while Samsung's took in 32.2 percent, according to IDC. What does this tell us? It tells us that the very best, most dominant Android competitor is making far less than half of Apple's profits while producing 30 million more units to sell. Ouch. That's pretty freaking amazing execution by Apple, never mind that every single competitor other than Samsung claimed just a tiny blip of profit -- or none at all. Those competitors include Microsoft, Nokia, LG and Motorola. Aren't they supposed to be powerhouse companies?
Let's put it another way: In 2013, Samsung had to sell 300 million smartphones -- double Apple's 150 million -- in order to capture far less than half of Apple's revenue, based on Gartner's figures. Even assuming the actual count is closer to the 314-to-153 million in unit sales IDC reported, the ratios are similar.
Meanwhile, it appears that Samsung has to work far harder than Apple to capture that revenue -- particularly in advertising spend. The reports are varied and difficult to pin down accurately, but Samsung consistently appears to slightly outspend Apple in the U.S. and far outspend the company abroad.
Which business would you rather be in? The one that hopes the future not only will remain consistent but also will pay off at some nebulous date? Or the one that makes insane profit right now?
Putting the Low End Into Perspective
To follow this line of thinking applied to lack of profit seen by most manufacturers in 2013, it would be like telling your young daughter to sell cookies at a loss in the hope that she'd develop loyal customers she could potentially keep and upsell in a year or two. I don't know about you, but I think even the small children in AT&T's thinktank could decide which would be better.
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If you listen to my story on Morning Edition, you'll understand the generational divide that has led to my fear of making a pie crust.
So when I decided to overcome my fear, I did it the right way. I hopped on a train to the Culinary Institute of America, the nation's premier cooking school, in Hyde Park, N.Y. There I learned the foolproof pie crust formula that chef George Higgins teaches his students. "It starts with 3, 2, 1," he explains.
That's 3 parts flour, 2 parts fat (butter), 1 part liquid. We've laid it out for you in pictures here, to make it easy. And we also share his family's impossible-to-resist blueberry pie recipe that is made with a flaky crust.
But it takes just a bit more than that.
Higgins says a successful baker likes precision. So be sure to measure accurately. Then, of course, there's the technique.
The biggest mistake I made — and this is a pitfall for lots of newbies — was overworking the dough. Chef Higgins made me toss out my first attempt and start over! Less is more. Higgins taught me to handle it just enough to form the dough into a ball. (Kneading is for bread, not pie crust!) It's supposed to look like it's barely holding together.
Here are some other pastry chefs' tips to avoid disaster:
Your butter should be firm, cold and chunky. Ryan Westover, the pastry chef at Poste in Washington, D.C., explains that the chunks of cold butter will slowly release steam as the pie bakes. And this is important: "By releasing steam incrementally, you give the starches and gluten time to form a lattice, or a sort of balloon," he says. And this holds the steam in.
This is how a good pie crust develops its rich, delicate layers of wonderful texture and flavor, Westover says.
Additional temperature tips come from Theresa Souther, a pastry chef and head of the Professional Pastry Arts Program at L'Academie de Cuisine, a culinary school in Bethesda, Md.
She recommends putting ingredients, including the flour, in the fridge or freezer for 30 to 60 minutes before you begin.
And be sure to use ice water to mix the dough. "Cold temperatures help minimize gluten development," she explains. And if you have too much gluten, you end up with a chewy, rubbery crust.
Also, she says, let the dough rest in the fridge after you mix it and before you try to roll it and shape the pie. Cold dough is usually easier to roll and handle.
It's Pie Week at MORNING EDITION, our celebration of an American baking tradition. Now, we've heard from thousands of you already as part of our pie survey on our food blog, The Salt, and we get it: You love to eat a good pie. But when it comes to making one from scratch, well, in lots of households, that's a bit of a lost art. Here's NPR's Allison Aubrey.
ALLISON AUBREY, BYLINE: When it comes to making pie, I'm part of the lost generation. My grandmother and great-grandmother and probably her mom before that were all fabulous bakers. But then came my mom. She's of the generation that liberated themselves a bit from the kitchen. She had a career. And recently, she told me the one and only time she tried to make a pie crust on her own, it was disastrous.
BARBARA AUBREY: It wouldn't roll right. It just crumbled. It wouldn't come together. It wouldn't go in the pie plate. So, I gave up. And your dad came home, and there was no apple pie. It was just so sad.
AUBREY: And she asks me whether it's different for me.
AUBREY: Since you've been married, have you ever made a pie crust?
AUBREY: I tried one time, and I don't think it worked out so well.
AUBREY: So, you gave up. We're not very persevering when it comes to pie crusts.
AUBREY: Now, making a pie crust can't be that difficult, right? But the truth is, I'm scared. So when I decided to face this fear, I wanted to do it the right way. I hopped on a train and headed to the nation's premiere cooking school, the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.
AUBREY: It's a beautiful, leafy campus - an old monastery, actually - overlooking the Hudson River. And I get the feeling that some great things happen here. Inside the classroom, we meet Chef George Higgins.
GEORGE HIGGINS: Good morning.
UNIDENTIFIED GROUP: Good morning.
HIGGINS: How you all doing today?
UNIDENTIFIED GROUP: Good.
HIGGINS: Good.
AUBREY: This guy's been making pastries for decades.
HIGGINS: Today, we're going to devote the entire day to making pie.
AUBREY: Excellent. That's what I'm looking for.
There are about 12 other students in the class with me. We all wear chef's whites and tokes, those tall white hats. Most of them are in their 20s, and though they're dressed like pros, they look small and scared in this vast classroom. It's, like, 40 times the size of a home kitchen, and I feel their angst, too. Higgins is an imposing figure, but he tells us, really, this should be simple.
HIGGINS: It starts with something called three-two-one pie dough, three-two-one. That's the basic recipe for pie dough.
AUBREY: OK. Got it. This is the magic formula: three parts flour, two parts fat, one part liquid. Stick to this, he says. Be very exacting.
HIGGINS: And it's not like making soup, where you add a little of this or add a little of that. Bakers measure that precisely.
AUBREY: So now it's time for me to give it a try. I cut big chunks of firm butter and squeeze them into the flour.
HIGGINS: OK. So you're all flaked in.
AUBREY: Yeah.
HIGGINS: When you're done with flaky pie dough, it's supposed to look like flour with large visible chunks and flakes of fat in it.
AUBREY: OK. This is easier than I thought. Now, I add the water and start working the dough. I think I'm really getting it. I'm massaging the dough. It's actually kind of fun. But then Chef Higgins peers over my shoulder.
HIGGINS: Try not to knead flour into it.
AUBREY: Oh, 'cause I was thinking that the kneading is, like, sort of the cathartic part. It kind of like...
HIGGINS: When you make bread, it is.
AUBREY: Oh, OK.
HIGGINS: When you make pie dough...
AUBREY: Don't do it.
HIGGINS: ...you're going to stress me out. There'll be nothing cathartic about it.
AUBREY: He makes me go back and start over. He says I have ruined the dough.
HIGGINS: I'm going to come right back, and we're going to do this the correct way.
AUBREY: Yikes.
Turns out, the less you handle the dough, the better.
HIGGINS: Somebody bring that rolling rack over here.
AUBREY: My next try is more successful, and as I start to roll out the dough, I began chit-chatting, feeling a little comfortable. But Higgins tells me to pay attention, get back on track.
HIGGINS: Here. Who's the boss of the dough?
AUBREY: I am.
HIGGINS: You are. That's right. So, here, make a circle.
AUBREY: All right. All right.
HIGGINS: We know you know what a circle looks like.
AUBREY: Yes, I know what a circle looks like. I'm just having a hard time...
HIGGINS: And there you go.
AUBREY: ...rolling it up.
HIGGINS: And you just form it, manipulate it.
AUBREY: My dough looks like the state of Texas. It's thick at one end, stretched out on the other. But eventually, I get it.
HIGGINS: Oh, my God. All of the sudden, she became, like, a master of - yeah.
AUBREY: I am getting better at this.
Actually, it's not a perfect circle, but it's good enough. I get the dough in the pan. And it's at this moment, as I start to pour the blueberry filling into the crust, that the muscles in my shoulders begin to relax.
My anxiety level is so far down now. Now that I got this blueberry in the pie, I'm thinking...
HIGGINS: There's nothing to be anxious about. I listen to NPR every day, and I can't sleep at night because of the world I live in. But blueberry pie, that's nothing but joy. It's time to bake this pie.
AUBREY: When we get the pie in the oven, Higgins tells me his story is a lot like mine. He didn't grow up baking much because his mom didn't. The homemade pies in his house came from his grandmother.
HIGGINS: I make very good professional pie, but I don't think once ever it rivaled what my grandmothers did. There's something that grandmothers have been given by the forces of the universe...
AUBREY: It's always there's a secret sauce.
HIGGINS: Yeah, there's something, yeah, a power or force greater than I that gives grandmothers special abilities.
AUBREY: And all of that got me thinking: Food is about memories, right? I mean, cakes are for parties or birthdays. But pie, pie's about home. It's about being taken care of or coming together at the table. And making a pie is quite literally a labor of love.
HIGGINS: Allison? Your pie is ready.
AUBREY: All right. This is the moment. We pull it out of the oven. It smells fabulous, right?
HIGGINS: Smells fabulous. In my estimation, it looks fabulous.
AUBREY: Even before slicing it, it's safe to say that I did not fail Pie Making 101.
HIGGINS: Oh, no, you did not fail. You did an excellent job. Yeah.
AUBREY: Even if the blueberry juice is baked over the top a little and the crimping looks kind of like a Play-Doh project, well, never mind. Now, I get to taste it.
Mm. Wow. I almost want to cry.
AUBREY: That is so good.
HIGGINS: It is so good, and it's so simple. Congratulations.
AUBREY: After everyone took a taste, Higgins wrapped the rest of the pie in a nice, white pastry box and tied it with twine. And I had to take one piece home to my mom to let her try.
AUBREY: Mm. Good job, Allie.
AUBREY: Thank you. So, you approve?
AUBREY: I approve.
AUBREY: That's my daughter, who's almost two, babbling in the background, which means my mom is the grandmother now. And she says now that she's got the time, maybe she'll give pie-making another try.
AUBREY: When you see a homemade pie sitting on the counter, it does, it just says home, sweet home.
WERTHEIMER: That is Barbara Aubrey, mother of our own Allison Aubrey, who reported that story. We'd love to hear and see your pie stories and your memories. Just use the hashtag #PieWeek on Instagram and Twitter. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Backup quarterback Anthony Boone scored on a 4-yard touchdown run with 11:35 left, and Duke beat Wake Forest 34-27 on Saturday for its first win in the series since 1999.
Sean Renfree was 22 of 28 for 204 yards before leaving with an apparent right elbow injury. Brandon Connette finished with touchdown runs of 2 and 4 yards for the Blue Devils (4-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Tanner Price finished 19 of 38 for 230 yards with two touchdowns for the Demon Deacons (3-2, 1-2), but his fumble inside the Wake Forest 10 set up Duke's winning drive. Two plays after Jordan DeWalt-Ondijo forced the fumble, Boone took a bootleg in for the go-ahead touchdown.
Wake Forest netted 11 total yards on its next two possessions before C.J. France intercepted Price, and Jela Duncan stretched it to 34-20 with a 17-yard touchdown run with 2:50 left.
Price hit Tommy Bohanon with a 4-yard touchdown pass with 42 seconds left to pull the Demon Deacons within seven points, but Conner Vernon sealed the win by recovering the ensuing onside kick.
Desmond Scott finished with 11 catches for 134 yards for the Blue Devils, who snapped an irritating 12-game losing streak in the series.
They also are off to their best start since the 1994 team started 7-0 – also the last time they appeared in a bowl game, the longest drought in major college football.
Bohanon also caught a 34-yard touchdown and DeAndre Martin had a 4-yard TD run for the Demon Deacons, who trailed 20-10 in the third quarter before rallying. Price started the comeback with his long scoring pass to Bohanon.
Chibuikem Okoro forced a fumble inside the Duke 10 – and knocked Renfree out of the game – on a cornerback blitz on the next possession.
Jimmy Newman tied it at 20 with 17 seconds left in the quarter with a 28-yard field goal for the Demon Deacons, who lost star receiver Michael Campanaro – who entered with an ACC-best 36 receptions – to a broken right hand in the second quarter.
Conner Vernon tied an ACC record with his 232nd career reception with about 3 minutes left for Duke.
Connette, the Blue Devils' do-everything player, gave Duke its only double-figure lead by powering in from 4 yards out to make it 20-10 after its opening drive of the second half.
He also scored his team's only touchdown of the first half when he took a keeper out of the wildcat formation 2 yards for a score with 6 seconds left in the first quarter.
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In Rio this week, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will launch his new Zero Hunger Challenge. One billion people don't have enough to eat and the Secretary-General wants to see an end to hunger in his lifetime.
His challenge has 5 objectives:
1. A world where everyone has access to enough nutritious food all year round.
2. No more malnutrition in pregnancy and early childhood: an end to the tragedy of childhood stunting.
3. All food systems sustainable — everywhere
4. Greater opportunity for smallholder farmers — especially women – who produce most of the world's food — so that they are empowered to double their productivity and income
5. Cut losses of food after production, stop wasting food and consume responsibly
Secretary-General's message: Zero Hunger Challenge
Resources and ideas for how you can help end hunger:
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From Acersecomic (a person whose hair has never been cut) to Zugzwang (a position in which any decision or move will result in problems), Project Twins' A-Z of Unusual Words illustrates the English language's forgotten vocabulary. These words probably won't show up on the SAT, but they're fun to learn nonetheless.
You can buy a postcard book of these prints from the Project Twins shop and see the full esoteric alphabet on their site.
A-Z of Unusual Words [Project Twins via Brain Pickings]
Acersecomic - A person whose hair has never been cut.
Biblioclasm - The practice of destroying, often ceremoniously, books or other written material and media.
Cacodemonomania - The pathological belief that one is inhabited by an evil spirit.
Dactylion - An anatomical landmark located at the tip of the middle finger.
Enantiodromia - The changing of something into its opposite.
Fanfaronade - Swaggering; empty boasting; blustering manner or behavior; ostentatious display.
Gorgonize - To have a paralyzing or mesmerizing effect on: Stupify or Petrify


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Technological advances are opening cars up to a rising range of cyber security risks, and it will require a combined effort to keep the hackers at bay
A team of security researchers is trying to hack into the computer system of a gleaming new car. Sitting quietly in front of their computer screens, the experts at UK engineering consultancy HORIBA MIRA attack the car's software defences with well-honed but generic strategies. They meet a wall of resistance and then move on to more sophisticated techniques in a bid to gain access to the car's code.
"Typically the test consists of a background study to identify interesting areas, vulnerability analysis to identify weaknesses, and tests where we try to exploit those weaknesses," explains Dr David Ward, HORIBA MIRA's senior technical manager of functional safety. He is in the front line of the battle to protect the connected and automated car against cyber criminals. If a bank's software systems are broken then money may be lost; in the automotive industry, it is real lives at risk.
The connected car will transform auto insurance
The arrival of the autonomous car and rising demand for mobility services will have a dramatic impact on the auto insurance marketplace
James Dodge, a senior consultant at Milliman, warns: "This is a time of dramatic change. The whole ecosystem is changing from a traditional model in which we drove our own private cars to one with shared on-demand mobility services."
Accident rates are set to fall dramatically with less driver error. A survey from the US's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicates that currently "94% of auto accidents are caused by human errors such as speeding, driving under the influence, and driver inattention". The insurance product mix will change too, with the changing nature of risk boosting the use of commercial and product liability. "Car manufacturers are strategically rethinking their business models from the automobile business to mobility solutions," Dodge explains. "They are not just selling cars, they are selling a mobility platform."
The automotive revolution will pose challenges to risk assessors. Actuaries used to know, for example, the relationship between miles travelled and the number of fatal accidents – 1 per 90 million in the US – and the effect of gender and age. In the future their calculations may include information about how often cars are hacked, and the quality of technology – including cybersecurity – across driverless car brands.
"For the insurance companies this will be an interesting journey," Dodge says. "How do you price risk in this environment? How will all the costs be settled for example, in the unfortunate fatal Tesla accident? What is the industry learning from the Google car/bus 'crash?'
Christine Kogut, a colleague of Dodge at Milliman, maps out the co-operation needed between insurers and car manufacturers in coming years: "Actuaries, as risk assessors in this new environment, may need to learn new approaches passed along from the engineering element where mathematical models are used to estimate the reliability of a system.
"The carmakers' insurance program would ideally be structured such that there is a transparent line of sight to the cost of potential liability. The way in which the carmakers manage this risk will contribute to the success and acceptance of the autonomous vehicle market in the years to come and the insurance industry will need to demonstrate its creativity and foresight to keep innovation on the right track."
A new model of car ownership
The arrival of the connected and automated car may promise exciting opportunities that range from personalised in-car infotainment to reduced accident rates, but it also presents significant new risks such as breaches of cybersecurity.
"How do you protect a car if it is always on?"
And the technological development is transforming the automotive market from a model based on car ownership and personal insurance towards mobility solutions and a new mix of insurance options. It is a challenge to all stakeholders, from regulator to car manufacturer, who across the world are working together in a variety of testing environments to ensure the journey is as smooth as possible.
Christine Kogut, principal and consulting actuary at Milliman, the actuarial firm, highlights how essential the co-operation will be: "The enhanced sensing and response time capabilities in self-driving cars will drive new demands on hardware and software performance and spread liability across dozens of suppliers for software, systems, and devices."
The cyber test at HORIBA MIRA is an example of all the relevant stakeholders working together. The company is part of a consortium called UK CITE – Connected Intelligent Transport Environment – that is preparing 40 miles of public roads for real-life trials of connected vehicle technology by automotive, infrastructure and service companies. Active partners include Visteon Engineering Services Ltd, Jaguar Land Rover, Coventry City Council and University, Highways England Company Ltd, Huawei, Siemens, and Vodafone.
"UK CITE is an ideal opportunity for automotive manufacturers, technology and infrastructure providers and service operators, and infrastructure operators to collaborate to develop a real-world test bed for connected technology in a non-competitive environment," says Claire Lewis, Visteon's senior business development manager. "It will enable all partners to accelerate their learning on cyber security and safety whilst exploring the commercial opportunities of the connected vehicle area."
New levels of automation require complex software that could be hacked and connectedness between vehicles and other IT systems gives hackers different levels of access if they can break security barriers.
"Entire fleets of connected cars will be at risk from remote hackers"
This was demonstrated strikingly four years ago when the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency gave two specialists – Charlie Miller, 40, a security engineer at Twitter, and Chris Valasek, 31, director of security intelligence at IOActive – $80,000 to root out the weak points in the software.
A year later the pair were driving around in a Toyota Prius using a bashed-up MacBook plugged into the car's computer to blast the horn, brake suddenly, cause sudden jerks in the steering wheel, spoof the GPS and confuse the speedometer.
Miller and Valasek had direct access only to a single car's computer. Today, as cars rapidly become autonomous entertainment platforms relying on millions of lines of updatable code, entire fleets of connected cars will be at risk from remote hackers. The risks are obvious. As James Dodge, a senior Milliman consultant, asks: "How do you protect a car when it is always on?"
Over-the-air updates set to soar
The practice of updating a car's software is due meanwhile to grow tenfold in the next six years, according to IHS Automotive. Last year about 4.6 million cars got over-the-air updates for telematics applications, the research company revealed, compared with an expected 43 million units by 2022.
"The telematics supply chain will see amazing growth and innovation through the end of the decade, as more vehicles debut new connected solutions that make use of embedded modules while at the same time enabling consumers to fully leverage their mobile devices," said Anna Buettner, manager for infotainment at IHS Automotive.
For owners of the Tesla Model S the future is already here. They recently slid behind the wheel of their cars and noted they could do a range of new tricks, like automatically steer along the road, change lanes and adjust speed in response to surrounding traffic, scan for a space and parallel park. It's risk free driving unless, of course, something goes wrong.
Cybersecurity is not the only risk with the connected and autonomous car. There is also the possibility that software can fail or that automated driving systems do not respond effectively to an unforeseen driving experience. A Tesla driver, for example, recently died when his car, which was in auto-pilot mode, drove into the side of a turning tractor trailer, raising challenging questions about responsibility and liability. As Dodge asks: "Who or what is to blame for the Tesla crash? Who bears the costs?" His colleague Kogut points out: "Many carmakers have pledged responsibility for accidents caused by malfunctions in the technology, and that is a harbinger of the shift in demand for product liability."
These and many other issues will transform planning for the automotive industry over the next few years. Meanwhile, those security experts will be quietly hacking away, testing the latest defences on behalf of us all.
This content was produced by FT², the advertising department of the Financial Times, in collaboration with Milliman.


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Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday. That way he'll have an excuse to do the same to start his workday, too.
The Ravens hope that a few quality drives against the Cleveland Browns will help their offense build some momentum. … Mike Preston thinks the Ravens need to keep running the ball Sunday against the Oakland Raiders. … Offensive guards Marshal Yanda and Bobbie Williams got banged up in the win over the Browns, but their injuries are believed to be minor. … Linebacker Ray Lewis isn't expected back inside the practice facility any time soon. … The Ravens have found inspiration in former defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano.
Pete Prisco of CBS Sports believes the Ravens will hang on to win the AFC North. … Running back Ray Rice says the Ravens have never been "fancy" while winning games. … Comparing how Rice and Browns rookie running back Trent Richardson played on Sunday. … A combination of factors has led to the struggles of the passing attack. … The Ravens made some subtle tweaks along the defensive line in the victory against the Browns.
Raiders head coach Dennis Allen needs to start coaching now. … Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin, a native of Oakland, ran all over the Raiders in the second half Sunday. … Did the Raiders get greedy against the Buccaneers? … The Raiders had no choice but to ask quarterback Carson Palmer to throw 61 times against the Buccaneers. … Raiders running back Darren McFadden is likely out for Sunday's game with an ankle injury.
I looked at the snap counts from the past four games to see which playing time trends are developing with certain Ravens players.
The New Orleans beat the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night. … Eagles quarterback Michael Vick had to respond to a few crazy tweets from his brother after the game. … The Kansas City Chiefs shook things up, cutting cornerback Stanford Routt and hiring a defensive coordinator. … Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan is "embarrassed" by his team. … Pittsburgh Steelers wideout Mike Wallace is accepting his role in the short passing game.
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UA police investigate fraternity party
Members of Sigma Phi Epsilon are being questioned by police after one of the teenage pledges got alcohol poisoning
40/29 News continues to learn more about the 19-year-old University of Arkansas student, who police say got alcohol poisoning on Saturday.
Parice Bowser, the UA Director of Greek Life, said it was a party at the Sigma Phi Epsilon house where the student was drinking on Saturday afternoon, shortly after being accepted into the fraternity.
Bowser wanted to clarify this was not a university-sanctioned event.
"Future students should not be scared to join a fraternity or sorority on whatever campus. We have award-winning chapters, and we do great things here at Arkansas. I would not let a situation like this deter him or her from being a part of a great community," Bowser said.
She said there was a party at the Sig Ep house, welcoming new pledges. According to police, one of those students was just 19 years old and had to be taken to Washington Regional Medical Center with alcohol poisoning.
"From my understanding, it was a bid day celebration, and the guys had just received bids to join that fraternity," Bowser said.
"It is an active investigation, so there aren't any names or anything to be released at this point. No one has been arrested," Lt. Gary Crain, with UAPD, said.
He said police have launched an investigation because they believe someone in the Sig Ep house violated a state law by hazing the teen.
"The person who was admitted to the hospital ... we certainly want to talk to them early on," Crain said.
"We do not tolerate hazing whatsoever on this campus. The chapter is not allowed to have chapter functions at this time," Bowser said.
Other fraternities and sororities at the University of Arkansas can continue with their regular meetings and social events, but the members of Sigma Phi Epsilon are not allowed to have parties or even meetings until the investigation is over.


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Winter & Wine
Dec 29, 2014 03:33AM
By Family Features
Winter is a great time to experiment with new culinary creations that incorporate the bold flavors of wine for delicious results. Nothing pleases the senses quite like a comfort food dish on a chilly evening. If you're planning a menu for just you and your mate, a small group of close friends or a full-blown dinner party, stock up on great wine selections to complete the menu.
Smoky Chili and Murphy-Goode Homefront Red
Classic Roast Chicken and La Crema Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
Toasted S'mores and Kendall-Jackson Grand Reserve Pinot Noir
Perfect Winter Pairings
Matanzas Creek Merlot and Beef Bourguignon
Bring out the rich and savory flavors of this classic French stew with the notes of dried blueberries and cranberries, bittersweet chocolate and black cardamom in Matanzas Creek Merlot.
Freemark Abbey Napa Valley Cabernet and Pot Roast
Serve up this braised beef favorite alongside Freemark Abbey Napa Valley Cabernet, with its aromas of dark cherry, ripe plum and black currant.
Edmeades Zinfandel and Meatloaf
Each meaty bite tastes even more comforting than the last when paired with the lush texture and notes of toasted oak, vanilla and cherry cola in Edmeades Zinfandel.
Chili with Pepato Cheese
- 6 dried chili pods, seeds and stems removed
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 1/2 pounds top round cut into cubes
- 1 1/2 pounds chuck steak cut into cubes
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 small cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 ounces chili powder
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 3 tablespoons cumin
- 2 tablespoons oregano steeped in 1 cup of red wine
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 2 cups beef broth
- 10 ounces stewed tomatoes
- 1/2 cup grated Pepato cheese
- Toast dried chilies over medium heat for about 2 minutes. Add 2 cups of water and simmer for 10 minutes. Strain out chilies to cool, then chop and reserve.
- Season meat liberally with salt. Heat oil over high heat in large, heavy bottom pot until it begins to smoke. Carefully place beef into pan and brown on all sides until moisture cooks out and light brown film forms on bottom of pan. Reduce heat to medium. Drain meat of oil and fat.
- Add onions and garlic, cooking until soft. Add chili powder, paprika and cumin. Cook until fragrant. Add reserved chopped chilies and rest of ingredients (except for cheese) and stir well with wooden spoon, scraping browned bits off bottom of pot.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour, occasionally stirring. To serve, place in bowl and sprinkle with grated cheese.
Chicken Thighs with Potato, Lemon & Castelvetrano Olives
- 8 sprigs oregano, leaves picked (1/2 cup packed)
- 5 cloves garlic
- 2 lemons, one zested and one cut into eight wedges
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 chicken thighs (1 1/2 pounds), bone in, skin on
- 2 large Russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch circles
- 4 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 cup Castelvetrano olives, pitted and drained
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In food processor, combine oregano, garlic, lemon zest, cumin and 2 tablespoons oil. Process until chopped. Place mixture in large bowl and toss with chicken thighs.
- In 10-inch cast iron pan, layer 1 tablespoon oil and top with potatoes and sprinkle with 2 teaspoons salt. Place chicken thighs on top and sprinkle again with 2 teaspoons salt. Scatter lemon wedges in between chicken thighs.
- Place pan over medium heat, cook for 5 minutes or until edges start to brown. Immediately place pan on top rack in oven and bake for 10 minutes. Adjust oven temperature to 400°F and cook for another 25 minutes or until chicken is browned and internal temperature reaches 160°F. Scatter olives on top and serve.
Pinot Noir Marshmallows
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 cup Kendall Jackson Grand Reserve Pinot Noir
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 packets unflavored gelatin powder
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1 pinch salt
- In small bowl, combine powdered sugar and cornstarch. Grease two loaf pans or one 8- or 9-inch square pan and dust bottom and sides with half of powdered sugar mixture. Pour out any excess mixture back into bowl.


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Ferguson Township couple Pieter and Lida Ouwehand, longtime supporters of the arts in central Pennsylvania, have established the Pieter and Lida Ouwehand Endowment for the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State.
The future pledged endowment, designated toward classical music programming and activities at the Center for the Performing Arts, is part of a larger gift that also supports the creation of scholarships in Penn State's colleges of Arts and Architecture, Engineering and the Liberal Arts.
"We hope that this gift will help in providing enjoyment for the performing arts for future students, as well as members of the community," Pieter Ouwehand said.
The Ouwehands have been involved with the arts in Centre County since they moved to State College in 1994. They are Encore Circle-level members of the Center for the Performing Arts, and Pieter serves on the center's Community Advisory Council and the Music at Penn's Woods Advisory Council.
"I am thrilled that Pieter and Lida have chosen to include the Center for the Performing Arts so significantly in their endowment plans," said George Trudeau, director of the Center for the Performing Arts. "They have helped ensure that the programs they love and support at the center will continue as part of their legacy at Penn State."
Before retiring in 1993, Pieter Ouwehand was a chemical engineer with Merck & Co., Inc., in Rahway, N.J. His work with Merck took him to several countries in Europe, plus Brazil, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
The Ouwehands are involved in Global Connections, a Penn State-affiliated community organization that brings together people of diverse cultural backgrounds through programs, speakers, dinners and other events.
They regularly attend performances at the Center for the Performing Arts, Music at Penn's Woods and School of Music.
Pieter Ouwehand also volunteers with Special Olympics, the Nittany Valley Symphony and Meals-on-Wheels.
The Ouwehands' gift will help the College of Arts and Architecture to reach its goals in For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students. The campaign is directed toward a shared vision of Penn State as the most comprehensive, student-centered research university in America. The University is engaging Penn State's alumni and friends as partners in achieving six key objectives: ensuring student access and opportunity, enhancing honors education, enriching the student experience, building faculty strength and capacity, fostering discovery and creativity, and sustaining the University's tradition of quality. The campaign's top priority is keeping a Penn State degree affordable for students and families. The For the Future campaign is the most ambitious effort of its kind in Penn State's history, with the goal of securing $2 billion by 2014.
Learn more about the Center for the Performing Arts at http://cpa.psu.edu.
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This year's 2012 theme for World Migratory Bird Day is "Migratory birds and people - together through time" and raises awareness about the cultural, social, historic and economic connections people around the world have with migratory birds.
It is clear that migratory birds and people are inseparably connected in many different ways and on many different levels. However, many human activities including excessive land use and unsustainable hunting, as well as the impacts of climate change, fishing by-catch and pollution now gravely threaten migratory bird populations around the world.
World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD)* strives towards preserving the cultural ties we have with migratory birds and the vital economic and environmental benefits they sustain. It is important to ensure these cultural, economic and environmental bonds are conserved for future generations.
Join others around the world and take part in World Migratory Bird Day on 12 - 13 May 2012 by organizing bird-watching** events, educational programmes, lectures, art exhibitions and other public events.
* World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) was initiated in 2006 and is an annual awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the protection of migratory birds and their habitats. On the second weekend each May, people around the world take action and organise public events such as bird festivals, education programmes and birdwatching excursions to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day.
For more information about this year's theme, and to register an event visit us at: www.worldmigratorybirdday.org
** Bird-watching can help boost ecotourism industry, says UN environment agency Bird-watching, a popular hobby around the world, can present significant economic opportunities for countries through sustainable tourism, the United Nations environment agency said today, stressing that States should increase efforts to support this growing industry.
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Dwayne DeFreitas joins Blendover, as we dive into the revelation of secrets, from the news that Edward Snowden may have been in KGB sights since 2008, to the leaks to come from the app known as Secret. Also, we pay tribute to Rik Mayall of The Young Ones who sadly passed, leaving a legacy of the most violent comedy ever conceived. Finally, we discuss more secrets, this time from Star Wars.
Topics Discussed:
- Shout-Outs
- RIP Rik Mayall
- Edward Snowden
- #YesAllWomen
- Harvard Books Bound In Human Flesh!
- Secret
- Star Wars
- WTF: Man drives cross-country with corpse
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BlendoveR is the "trendover" podcast, bringing you the news that the news isn't covering. Presented by Greg Davies, we focus on topics that are not trending across the web and in the mainstream media, and have a knack accurate predictions of coming events, trends, and media coverage.
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My Generation by The Young Ones
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Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown sues eight top Bell officials [Updated]
State Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown on Wednesday sued eight top Bell officials and council members, alleging fraud, civil conspiracy and waste of public funds in the first legal action related to the city's salary scandal.
Brown demanded that the officials return hundreds of thousands of dollars in unwarranted salaries. He also said he would expand his probe into public salaries in general and called for specific legislative action to reform salary and pension action. He also announced that he would serve subpoenas on the city of Vernon, which has also come under scrutiny for giving city officials excessive salaries.
Brown launched the investigation after The Times reported that former city administrator Robert Rizzo was earning nearly $800,000 and council members were being paid nearly $100,000 a year for council and agency meetings, some of which met for only one minute.
Both the attorney general and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office have opened wide-ranging investigations into allegations of voter fraud, conflict of interest and excessive salaries in the Southeast L.A. County city. Earlier this month, the U.S. Justice Department also said it had launched an investigation into civil-rights violations focusing in part on allegations that the city improperly used towing fees and other municipal fines to generate revenues.
In addition to Rizzo's $787,637 salary, he received additional benefits that boosted his total annual compensation to more than $1.5 million. Other top administrators were also well compensated. Bell paid Police Chief Randy Adams $457,000 a year, about 50% more than Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck or Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca and more than double New York City's police commissioner. Assistant City Manager Angela Spaccia made $376,288 annually, more than most city managers. All three resigned amid public uproar.
Bell has about 40,000 residents. It is one of the poorest cities in the county, with a population that is about 90% Latino and 53% foreign-born. Its per-capita income is about half that of the U.S.
Vernon is also a new target of investigation. Eric T. Fresch, a former Vernon city administrator who now serves as a legal consultant, has topped the $1-million mark for each of the last four years, records show.
Other highly compensated employees include Donal O'Callaghan, who was paid nearly $785,000 last year as city administrator and director of light and power, overseeing Vernon's city-owned utility. He now earns $384,000 a year overseeing capital projects for the utility after stepping down July 20 as city administrator.
[Updated at 9 a.m.: Brown's lawsuit was filed against former City Manager Rizzo, former Assistant City Manager Spaccia, former Police Chief Adams, Mayor Oscar Hernandez, council members Teresa Jacobo and George Mirabel and former council members Victor Bello and George Cole.
The suit alleges that defendants deliberately misled the public about the true amount of their compensation.
The suit also demands that the defendants return all excessive compensation.
The Times reported Wednesday that Rizzo misled council members and members of the public about his salary. A press release released by Brown's office cites a "phony memorandum prepared for public distribution" that showed council members were paid $673 a month rather than $7,666 per month. The memo also noted that Rizzo was paid $15,478 monthly rather than the $52,325 he actually received.
"I'm going to continue to do everything in my power to go after corrupt officials who, rather than doing the public's business, scheme behind closed doors to line their own pockets," Brown said in a statement.]
For complete coverage of Bell, see www.latimes.com/bell.
--Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives
Photo: Robert Rizzo. Credit: Huntington Beach Police Department. Bell council members at meeting. Credit: Los Angeles Times.


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One of the world's most dangerous dive sites is in Central Texas
A popular Hill Country swimming hole is actually one of the world's most dangerous dive sites.
Jacob's Well in Wimberley is known as one of the most significant natural geological treasures in Central Texas. It provides a refreshing dip for summer revellers against a backdrop of stunningly beautiful scenery.
But little do those swimmers know, 12 scuba divers have died at the site. The dive was eventually declared so dangerous it was sealed off.
"You can go down 40 feet but then you hit a metal grate," says Paul Hesley of Canyon Lake Divers. Only specially permitted scientific divers are allowed in now.
Local diver Don Dibble played a key role in the placement of that grate. He nearly died trying to find the last two divers that got lost in the cave, which is one of the longest underwater systems in Texas.
Dibble said divers couldn't resist even if they did not have the specialist training required for cave diving. "It was the forbidden fruit, the allure of doing something dangerous."
After his accident, he cemented a grate over the tunnel entrance to the cave about 100 feet down the sink hole - the first attempt to close off the dive. But three months later he went to check on it and divers had removed it leaving a note saying "you cant keep us out." They even left a cell phone number he adds, it had a Houston area code.
Now Jacob's Well is only open to swimmers and free divers. Dibble said it could have been a successful tourist attraction, if it had not become too much of a graveyard.
The well formed as part of an underground aquaflow system. Natural spring water forces its way to the surface through porous limestone. Along the way, it creates tunnels and sometimes large chambers that cave divers like to explore in what has become known as the most dangerous sport in the world.
Perhaps the most famous cave dive site is at Ginny Springs in Central Florida which thousands of divers safety visit every year. Well-explored caves are mapped out with guide lines so divers dont get lost if lights fail in the pitch black waters.
The Yucutan in Mexico is also well known for cave diving as the dives there are available to open-water divers and contain beautiful rock formations.


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Important Safety Guidelines during reopening Phase 1 (Begins July 6, 2020)
The following facilities are available for rentals with capacity restrictions:
Whether you are looking to host a business seminar, a baby shower, a wedding, or a birthday party, Veterans Memorial Community Center has what you need to make it a success. We take care of all the details, including arranging the space to your liking and ensuring you and your guests are happy. Our rooms can be rented on an hourly basis.
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Meeting SpaceWe have five meeting rooms available for rent that seat anywhere from 10-150 guests. These rooms are available for rent to anyone in the public. These rooms are carpeted and set up is provided. This is the perfect place for that business meeting, seminar or luncheon. Also, these rooms can be rented for pool birthday parties. There is internet connection in some meeting rooms for use.
2018 Rates: Resident Fee / Non-resident Fee:
National Guard Rooms B, C $37 per hour / $47 per hour
Community Room 1, 2, 3 $42 per hour / $52 per hour
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Let us help host your next wedding reception or banquet. Our gymnasium has a seating capacity of 300 which is ideal for large events.
Set up of tables and chairs is provided to your needs. Food must be prepared off-site and a catering kitchen is available. If your event requires alcohol or a catering there will be an additional flat fee of $50 each for your rental. Rental group is responsible for securing own catering. More detailed information on alcohol license requirements and catering can be found in our rules and regulations.
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Wedding Package(max 300ppl) $900 per day /$1,300 per day
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