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Smart app shows inside of Horseshoe buildings
Get ready to add a Gamecock app to your smart phone.
The new entry, "Virtual USC," is taking shape at the College of Engineering and Computing to provide an insider's virtual tour of the Carolina Horseshoe.
"This is going to be very cool," said Duncan Buell, the professor of computer science who guided a group of 10 undergraduate students involved in the software application's development during the spring semester.
Duncan Buell
Buell is aiming for a prototype smart phone tour of the Horseshoe in which users can click on Gamecock icons embedded in a campus map to reveal historic and contemporary interior pictures of several buildings.
Among highlights will be the South Caroliniana Library and the Gressette Room in Harper College. University Archives provided historical photos and University Technology Services provided current pictures.
"Once we get the first couple of stops on the tour done adding more of them won't be conceptually difficult," said Buell, adding that tours of each building will take users through an animation that walks them to a starting point where they can then access other available images.
"With a program like this, once you get the basic structure of the app done, adding locations means a little more work and having to worry about bandwidth and things like that, but it's not that much more of an effort."
Buell embarked on the project with the intent of producing an app for an Android smart phone that would be relevant to a National Endowment for the Humanities-funded computer gaming institute at the University this summer. The institute is a project of the University's Digital Humanities Initiative.


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Microsoft execs were out in force this week, talking up Windows 8 and teasing the upcoming, aptly code-named "Blue" update. Pity poor "Blue": It must soothe not only users disgruntled by Windows 8, but also PC makers who seem ready to throw Microsoft under the bus in their rush to blame the OS for the industry's woes.
While Microsoft is still trying to make a silk purse of a pig's ear, trumpeting 100 million licenses sold for Windows 8, InfoWorld's Woody Leonhard took a closer look at the numbers and reached a much glummer conclusion: "If you buy Microsoft's numbers, Windows 8 sales are falling rapidly -- precipitously, even. If you're skeptical about Microsoft's numbers, you might want to contemplate how bad the Windows 8 activation rate really is."
Windows 8 has been called everything from "an unmitigated disaster" to "a half-baked mess," and research firm IDC has said Windows 8 helped drive a stake through PC shipments, which have been in a free fall.
OEMs have been making their displeasure known publicly as well. The head of Dell's tablet and high-end PC business complained last month about weak demand and negative market sentiment for Windows RT. Nvidia's CEO has stated, "Windows RT is disappointing to us because we expected to have sold more than we did. Everybody expected to have sold more than we did." And at a product launch in Sydney this week, a Toshiba exec chastised Microsoft for confusing the market with different flavors of the operating system, underscoring a branding problem also decried by Leonhard.
That disconnect between the picture of Windows 8 that Microsoft is pushing and what industry figures and users are saying does not bode well for "Blue." As recently as six weeks ago, when a preliminary build of "Blue" first leaked, Microsoft showed no signs of backing away from its radical overhaul of Windows. In a Wall Street Journal report this week, Patrick Moorhead, president of research firm Moor Insights & Strategy, criticized Microsoft's long-delayed admission that Windows 8 needs a reboot. "Almost everybody in the tech industry already knows the [Windows 8] experience is suboptimal," Moorhead said. "Microsoft was the last one ... in the room to realize this was the case."
But Tami Reller, a co-head of Microsoft's flagship Windows business who has been making the interview rounds, promises that "Blue" will introduce new features and address user gripes. "We feel good that we've listened and looked at all of the customer feedback. We are being principled, not stubborn" about modifying Windows 8 based on that feedback, Reller said.
What she wouldn't say was whether a Start button and a boot-straight-to-desktop option would be among the features in "Blue." Reller also didn't say whether "Blue" is the first of what will be an annual release schedule of new versions of Windows. "You shouldn't assume we won't be doing this yearly... or that we will," she said.
Transparency like that hardly seems calculated to reassure users or partners. Don't hold your breath for "Blue" as a cure for Microsoft's -- or the PC industry's -- troubles.
This story, "The Windows 'Blue' burden: Saving the PC itself," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Get the first word on what the important tech news really means with the InfoWorld Tech Watch blog. For the latest developments in business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.

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Ashanti to sing National Anthem at Pacquiao fight
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Ashanti will take on the National Anthem at the upcoming rematch between boxers Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley, Jr.
According to Top Rank Boxing, Ashanti will also be putting her money on Pacquiao. She says she's "such a huge fan" of the former champ. Apparently, she was even personally invited by Pacquiao to perform the National Anthem.
Pacquiao explains that he first met Ashanti at a New York Knicks game in February. After telling her he was a "big fan," the boxer immediately asked if she would sing at his next fight. Pacquiao adds that "the Knicks may have lost that night, but I felt like the biggest winner in the world."
The world welterweight championship event will take place on Saturday, April 12th at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena. Pacquiao lost his first fight to Bradley back in 2012. The bout ended Pacquiao's reign as the welterweight champion.
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ISIS Claims Responsibility For Paris Attack
ISIS is claiming responsibility for the deadly attack on police officers in Paris days before the country's presidential election. The shooting on the historic Champs-Elysees left one police officer dead and two others hurt.
French President Francois Hollande said he believes the attack was terror related. A terrorism investigation into the incident has been opened. There are reports the suspected shooter, who was killed during the attack, was known to authorities.
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Ronnie Dunn debuts new songs with flash mob event
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Ronnie Dunn is taking the expression "shout it from the rooftops" literally. The country star debuted a couple of new songs for fans - and much of downtown Nashville - with a surprise rooftop performance Wednesday night. His set included his latest single, "Kiss You There."
"USA Today" says Dunn played from atop a restaurant near Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, where the CMT Music Awards took place, and began his set as people were leaving the event. Streamers fell to the street as he started his show with another new song, "This Country." And when he launched into "Kiss You There" a flash mob popped up in the middle of Fifth Avenue, with more than 200 people line dancing in the street.
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Get an overview of this hotelPrism-shaped hotel near Rush and Oak streets
Popular property highlights
Close to nightlife
Located 1 block from Rush Street nightclubs, Oak Street shopping, and the Magnificent Mile, this 32-story Gold Coast hotel is 2 blocks from the John Hancock Center.
Free WiFi
Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in the lobby and meeting spaces.
Plush bedding
All 415 guestrooms at the Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile offer feather mattresses and duvets, evening turndown service, free basic WiFi (faster speeds available for a fee), and marble bathrooms with separate glass showers.
Guest Highlights
- Good location
- Proximity to shopping
- WiFi
- Overall property condition
- Helpful staff
- Clean guestrooms
Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Meeting and event space totals 10,000 square feet (929 square meters) and includes a ballroom with angled, floor-to-ceiling windows with views of the John Hancock Center. Audiovisual equipment, event catering, and complimentary wireless Internet access are available. 2 complimentary business centers provide printing, faxing, copying, and scanning.
The hotel's restaurant serves contemporary French cuisine, and a stylish lounge has a steel-topped bar and fireside seating.
Guests can use a 24-hour on-site fitness center, and Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile provides discounted access to a nearby fitness center with an indoor lap pool, steam rooms, personal trainers, and exercise classes.
- Terrace
- 24-hour business center
- Wedding services
- ATM/banking
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Total number of rooms - 415
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Number of floors - 32
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Babysitting or childcare
- Fireplace in lobby
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Free WiFi
- Tours/ticket assistance
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- Elevator/lift
- Library
- Meeting rooms 2
- Year Built 2002
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Pay movies
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- Premium bedding
- Room service (24 hours)
- Air conditioning
- Free weekday newspaper
- Phone
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
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- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Free WiFi
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
Where to Eat
Café des Architectes - Light streams in through angled windows facing a seasonal terrace from this contemporary French restaurant. The bar has white-leather and chrome barstools, and the dining room features opaque glass tables paired with black-leather or upholstered chairs. Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Le Bar - A fiber-optic ceiling mimics twinkling stars in this cocktail lounge with a steel-topped bar and a library-style sitting area with fireplace. Serving an extensive selection of wines and champagnes, as well as specialty martinis and appetizers. Open from mid-afternoon until late night.
Nearby Things to Do
The 24-hour fitness center at Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile offers treadmills, stationary bicycles, free weights, and weight-training machines. Guests also receive discounted access to a nearby health club providing an indoor lap pool, basketball court, indoor running track, and fitness classes.
The hotel is 5 blocks from Lake Michigan, where guests can walk, jog, or bike along a 20-mile lakefront path. Oak Street Beach, a half-mile away, is popular for sunbathing and swimming in the summer. Within 5 miles of the hotel, the Sydney R. Marovitz golf course offers a challenging and scenic nine-hole course along Lake Michigan.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 3 children 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets stay free
- Dogs only
- 2 per room (up to 30 lb)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
Pets allowed (no fees)
A valid credit card is required to hold a reservation at this property. This property may place an authorization of $1 prior to your arrival. For more details, please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
- Resort fee: USD 8.82 per accommodation, per night
- Internet access
- Newspaper
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Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 25.00 and USD 40.00 per person (approximately)
- Valet parking fee: USD 71 per day (in/out privileges)
- Pet deposit: USD 200.00 per stay
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Up to 3 children 12 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Awards & Affiliations
- Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile is listed in the 2013 Travel + Leisure 500.


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Driver Intentionally Knocks Cyclist off Bike
Portland Police say it's a case of road rage. On Thursday, police say 29-year-old Celine Geday was driving a Volkswagen Jetta downtown, when she cut off a cyclist in traffic. The bicyclist, 47-year-old Brian Groce, rode up to the car and told Geday what happened. She honked, and at the next light, Jackson and Broadway, she swerved into Groce, intentionally knocking him off his bike. Fortunately, he was not seriously injured.
Because police say this act was on purpose, detectives were called to the scene instead of traffic investigators. Geday is now charged with Assault in the Second Degree.
Portland Sergeant Pete Simpson says there are often altercations between cyclists and drivers, but rarely does something intentional like this happen. He also says if you are cut off in traffic, or get into a road rage incident with a driver, you should always just get the plate number and call police.


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@Z3BRA & @Goob
too bad its not real
edit: how the hell do you still have that oldie of mine
what do you mean got caught
I can understand how a cop can catch you bombing. But how could ur parents catch you.
Anyways here's what I just made.
wait sticker bombing or tagging
That sucks Coleo.. I think my parents realize I get up because I leave my slaps and everything all over my room.. and the city. I don't know why they don't ask me if I stick up my slaps.
Fake~ Your slaps look fresh, you're one of the people I need to trade with eventually if you are down to.
@cleo and @Z3BRA lol nice pics
ive had a few graff realated run ins with the cops never got in acual trouble because ether i ran or they didnt have proof but my mom know i bomb and who gives a shit about my dad but she acually understands the arrt of graffiti she like pieces throwa charecters and shit still cant covince her to like tagging
Well I just used up all my slaps I just posted. I put up about 30 of my own and a few from zebra and psys. Hopefully I will get a few pics tomorrow for you guys. I really wanna do some more trades this week.
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Anyways here's my sticker collection at home.


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Dec 06 2012 -
Statement of Vice Chairman Kevin Brady
Fiscal Cliff: How to Protect the Middle Class, Sustain Long-Term Economic Growth, and Reduce the Federal Deficit
This is last hearing of the Joint Economic Committee during the 112th Congress. On behalf of Vice Chairman Kevin Brady, the other Republican Members, and myself, I wish to thank you, Sen. Casey, for your service as the 36th Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee.
The 2010 election gave control of the House of Representatives to the Republicans and the Senate to the Democrats. Consequently, this unique Committee was equally divided. While such division would have normally produced gridlock in Washington, Chairman Casey and Vice Chairman Brady worked together and shared responsibility for organizing Committee hearings. Because of your bicameral and bipartisan cooperation, the Joint Economic Committee emerged as a widely respected national forum for debating important economic issues.
Therefore, I wish to thank you, Chairman Casey, for your leadership during the 112th Congress. I also want to recognize three retiring Members for their contributions to the Committee:
• Sen. Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico
• Rep. Maurice Hinchey of New York
• Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia
In Federalist 70, our first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton observed, "Energy in the executive is a leading character in the definition of good government." In a divided government, the President must lead and not abdicate his responsibility.
President Obama has the responsibility to propose a real, bipartisan plan to avert the fiscal cliff that can pass both Houses of Congress. Drawing from the recommendations of his Bowles-Simpson Commission, the President could propose a plan that not only averts the fiscal cliff, but also turns us away from the fiscal abyss by reforming Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and ObamaCare to make them sustainably solvent. If President Obama were to offer such a plan, Republicans would react favorably.
Going over the fiscal cliff is economically irresponsible, financially reckless, and entirely unnecessary. Yet as Kimberley Strassel observed in The Wall Street Journal, "The president is boxing in the Republicans—offering them a deal they cannot accept, a deal they can't even be seen to be treating seriously."
First, President Obama has repeatedly called for a "balanced" solution involving both more revenue and less spending. Yet, his plan is far from balanced. The fiscal cliff involves nearly $4 of anticipated revenue from higher taxes for every dollar of spending cuts. Yet, the President wants even more revenue and fewer spending cuts than if we fell off the cliff. His plan even includes a new round of stimulus spending. That's very unbalanced.
What the President's plan lacks is any entitlement reform. The unrestrained growth in entitlement spending is driving federal spending, budget deficits, and debt ever higher as a percent of our GDP. The unfunded liabilities of the U.S. government are estimated to be as high as $128 trillion. Even confiscating all income in excess of $1 million cannot pay for all of entitlement commitments that the federal government has made. Without sensible entitlement reform, our credit rating will be downgraded again and again, putting us on the road to becoming Greece.
Second, fiscal consolidation plans, such as the President's, which are heavily weighted toward higher taxes, fail to achieve their government budget deficit and debt reduction goals. Dr. Hassett has examined fiscal consolidations in 21 other developed countries. On average, unsuccessful plans were composed of 53 percent revenue increases and 47 percent spending cuts, while successful plans were composed of 15 percent revenue increases and 85 percent spending cuts. Moreover, the higher revenues in successful plans were generally from non-tax sources such as asset sales and higher fees for government services.
Third, the President argues that if the 2001 tax reductions for the middle class are extended, raising marginal tax rates on the "top 2 percent" will not harm our economy because it won't affect consumption expenditures much. However, Drs. Robert Carroll and Gerald Prante of Ernst and Young analyzed the combination of the expiration of 2001 tax reductions for the "top 2 percent" and the expansion of the Medicare tax and its extension to capital income. Under President Obama's preferred tax policy, top rates will rise:
• From 35 percent to 40.9 percent on ordinary income;
• From 15 percent to 44.7 percent on dividends; and
• From 15 percent to 24.7 percent on capital gains.
The long-term consequences of President Obama's preferred tax policies would be devastating:
• Output would fall by 1.3 percent, or about $200 billion in today's dollars;
• The capital stock would be 1.4 percent smaller;
• Employment would fall by 0.5 percent, or about 710,000 jobs; and
• Real after-tax wages would fall by 1.8 percent relative to what would otherwise occur.
Fewer jobs and lower real wages resulting from higher taxes on the "top 2 percent" harm the middle class.
The Statistics of Income (SOI) data from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reveal three important facts about the income and tax payments of high income earners:
• The income and tax payments of the wealthy rise much faster than the income and tax payments than everyone else during economic booms, but fall much faster during busts.
• The wealthy earn and report more income when income tax rates are low than when they are high.
• Adjusting for the business cycle and stock prices, higher effective tax rates on the wealthy will actually generate only about 10 percent to 20 percent of the revenue anticipated on a static basis.
There are better ways to increase federal revenue than hiking tax rates. Congress could enact a pro-growth tax reform that lowers rates, while eliminating or limiting special interest tax deductions, credits, and exclusions. President Obama could open more federal lands and offshore areas to energy exploration, development, and production. And his Administration could take a more balanced approach to new regulations.
Economic growth can help to solve our fiscal problems. If the economy had grown by 16.8 percent, as it had averaged in previous post-war recoveries, instead of the 7.4 percent that it did, and revenues had returned to the 18.2 percent of GDP as they were in the third quarter of 2007 before the recession, the Treasury would have collected an additional $653 billion in fiscal year 2012, and the federal budget deficit would have fallen by more than half from nearly $1.1 trillion to $436 billion—still bad, but remarkably better than where we are.
Republicans stand ready to work with President Obama for a truly balanced, bipartisan solution.
Individuals and businesses are looking for the federal government to lead and create a long-term, stable regulatory structure that will enable growth. Unfortunately, because of the impasse in Washington, the business community continues to be stifled. At present, no business knows what its tax rates will be going forward or which federal spending programs might be changed on January 1, 2013. In September of this year, I held an economic summit in my district in which Richard Fisher, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, was in attendance. Fisher describes the business community's position on the looming fiscal cliff as, "without some certainty, businesses can't budget, can't plan and can't run the risk of hiring and expanding beyond their replacement needs." This is the kind of outlook that cripples job creation and the ability of businesses to realize their potential.
Let us temper this fear by creating a long-term solution that does not burden individuals and gives businesses the optimism that going forward will invest in our economy again.
With that, I look forward to the testimony of today's witnesses.


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DENVER - The Lakers replaced their festive spirit with sluggish movement as they navigated the Rocky Mountain altitude. | PHOTOS
The Lakers replaced their nostalgia over Steve Nash restoring stability with a defense so porous that a revamped offense couldn't absorb it. The Lakers replaced a five-game winning streak with a 126-114 loss Wednesday to the Denver Nuggets at Pepsi Center, the most points the Lakers have allowed all season. | » Lakers Notebook
Dwight Howard epitomized the Lakers' ineffectiveness and frustration on one play that could warrant a league fine or suspension. Struggling all night in matching the Nuggets' energy, Howard knocked Denver forward Kenneth Faried to the ground on his way to the basket. Officials assessed Howard with a flagrant foul type 2, resulting in an immediate ejection with 5:02 remaining in the third quarter.
"It was just a foul," said Howard, who finished with 15 points on 4-of-6 shooting and seven rebounds. "I've been fouled harder than that before and nobody ever has gotten kicked out of the game for it. But I get penalized for fouling people hard."
Kobe Bryant described the ejection as the "right call," but the Lakers strongly disagreed Howard should be suspended. Regardless, Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni sounded honest about how much Howard's absence hurt the team.
"Not a whole lot," D'Antoni said. "I don't think he had a good game. A lot of people didn't have a good game."
The Nuggets (16-14) outmatched the Lakers (14-15) in several areas only a day after playing with promise against the New York Knicks.
The Nuggets outrebounded the Lakers 48-38 and converted on 25 second-chance points. Faried's 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting and 15 rebounds far exceeded the Lakers' energy. Faried dove into a courtside seat to retrieve a loose ball one play. He outmuscled the Lakers, namely Howard and Pau Gasol, on plenty of others to finish with 11 points and nine rebounds in the first quarter. Denver center JaVale McGee drove down the lane unguarded for a dunk on one play, prompting Howard and Nash to exchange words afterward.
"That's more the frustration because neither of us wanted him to score," Nash said. "That kind of stuff should happen. You should be (mad) when the other team scores. That's healthy."
More defensive problems ensued.
McGee threw down an alley-oop lob that Gasol didn't even bother contesting.
Denver shot 12 of 22 from 3-point range. Denver reserve Corey Brewer posted 27 points on 9-of-16 shooting, including 6 of 7 from 3-point range.
"It seemed like we were a step slow and stuck in mud," Bryant said. "We played old. They played with a lot of energy, youth and got up and down."
The Lakers tried to overcome those miscues with a proficient offense.
Bryant scored a team-leading 40 points on 13-of-24 shooting, marking his 10th consecutive game he posted at least 30 points. Nash contributed 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting with eight assists. The often maligned Gasol tallied 19 points, including two 3-pointers.
That wasn't enough.
World Peace had a rare off night, posting 10 points on only 4-of-13 shooting before fouling out with 2:07 left. The Lakers' bench combined to shoot 11 for 34 from the field. The Lakers also failed to neutralize the Nuggets' offense with enough speed and aggression.
"It's not a step backwards," D'Antoni insisted. "We won five in a row. We're good."


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Metallica's 'Through The Never' premiering today in Toronto
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Metallica's Through the Never will be making its debut today. The metal vets are spending some time north of the border for the world premiere of their new concert film at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The guys recently said they were "incredibly proud and very excited" to be a part of what they call "the most respected and prominent film festival in North America." But that isn't the only thing to get excited about. Metallica just announced plans to put out a Metallica Through the Never soundtrack on September 24th, a few days before the film hits IMAX 3D theaters on September 27th.
Through the Never will also get a wider release on October 4th.


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Alli - from Rockton, IL
Generally, fondant decorations are not eaten because most are made in advance and allowed to harden. That means, you can make your fondant decorations and store them indefinitely. Once the fondant is dry, place the decorations in an air tight container and store in a cool place. Never refrigerate or freeze fondant before use.


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You're using knoppix? I didn't even know that existed in BackTrack?
I would like to know, is it a dialup-modem you're using? Or is it cable-modem?
Or is it the most used, adsl-modem? Or is it neither of these?
With non-dialup modems BackTrack should make you able to automatic connect
to the internet, if you're using an usb-cable then pull that out and use a real cable!
After that if you still can't access the internet, make sure you have your external
interface up by writing ifconfig. In most cases when speaking non-wifi it would be eth0.
(i think as i haven't seen anything else so far).
For example if your internet device is eth0 and to bring it up i would write:
(very simple, and very good)Code:ifconfig eth0 up
If it's up write
(i am of course just assuming you get an ip normally by dhcp.)Code:dhcpcd eth0
If you are on a lan network, then you might have to specify the ip
yourself. I haven't come out for this yet, but to do this i would either
use the GUI form which is located in your 'home' directory or you could
try do it in console. (i've forgotten that command as i'm used to use dchp though)
But one thing i DO happen to know is there's probably more info here
on these forums if you use the search button, or you could try the BackTrack Wiki.
If not then you could try go to offensive-security.com and try look at some of their
vids. I do happen to know that there is a vid about general commands in BackTrack2
That's my 2 cents.


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Paul Mankins, FAIA, LEED AP, connected artistically with the owner of this Des Moines, Iowa, loft right from the start. In fact, his first thought about how to approach the long, narrow shell and its panoramic skyline views resonated perfectly with the owner's vision. Because they had very similar tastes, the design process moved quickly and smoothly. "We wanted to maintain the awe of having an 85-foot-long room but make individual spaces feel more personal," Mankins says.
The client-architect symbiosis didn't end there. Mankins prefers to establish sequences of spaces that lead to a big reveal, so he was thrilled the owner "didn't want people knocked in the face with the view the minute they walked in the door." A foyer with symmetrical openings on either side only hints at the vista that awaits. The entry vestibule anchors a string of private rooms along the interior axis of the apartment. A home office, master bath, and closet proceed from one side of the entry and a guest suite and walk-in pantry issue from the other.
The row of service spaces resolved another major concern of the client's. "He's shockingly fastidious," says Mankins, who recounts with amazement that every time he stops by for a visit, the place looks exactly like it does in photographs. Not a bad trait in an oral surgeon. But, best of all, it freed the architect to adopt a more refined look for the apartment, rather than the ubiquitous "industrial loft" style with exposed mechanical systems. A dropped ceiling and thick walls enclose the service corridor and conceal unsightly necessities such as plumbing and ductwork. Doorless openings along the circulation spine maintain the connection among spaces and lend visual texture to the expansive living area.
Public spaces flow uninterrupted along the exterior wall, but Mankins plotted with project architect Brad Hartman, AIA, to temper the vastness without impeding the view. Mahogany cabinets designed by the team define a series of smaller subspaces—living, dining, and the media lounge. The casework generates intimate zones within the airy room and makes it easy for the owner to keep things tidy. The rich wood built-ins reappear in the master suite and kitchen as well. "We tried to reduce the design to a handful of materials and create a consistent way for detailing them," Mankins explains.
Elements that had to remain exposed—speakers for the surround sound system and fire sprinklers—were incorporated gracefully into the scheme. Subwoofers are hidden in the ends of the cabinet dividers, and thin rectangular speakers hang discreetly on the wall columns between banks of windows. "The client is an audiophile," Mankins says, "but it doesn't look like the house was built around a stereo."
Nothing could be done to mask the required sprinkler system, so instead it's celebrated. The exposed pipe becomes a center line for two rows of translucent white plastic panels that hover just below the ceiling along the loft's core. The panels top off a list of gleaming finishes that may not be pristine enough for actual surgery, but they delight the meticulous surgeon who lives among them.
project: Juris Loft, Des Moines, Iowa
architect: substance, Des Moines
general contractor: Ryan Companies US, West Des Moines, Iowa
structural engineer: JP-SE, Des Moines
mechanical engineer: Engineering Technologies, Inc., Omaha, Neb.
audiovisual consultant: Audio Labs, Des Moines
project size: 2,700 square fee
construction cost: $445 per square foot
photography: Farshid Assassi


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Author Cook's Book Reviews
First Truth
Ace, June 2002, 6.99, 352 pp. ISBN 044100945x The world is divided into two groups of people who barely tolerate each other, but depend on one another to survive. The people living in the foothills are farmers while those who live in the plains are crafters. Alissa is a half-breed born of a plains mother and a farmer father disliked by both groups. When Alissa turns nineteen her mother realizes she has inherited her father's magical talents ...
Forgotten Truth
Ace, Dec 2003, 6.99, 384 pp. ISBN 0491011179 Life is never dull when Alissa, a human Master who can turn into a raku, is around. She is the hope that the Master line will be able to go on and she is studying under the auspices of the Hold's Master Talon-Toeca, otherwise known as Useless. Also living at the hold is the commoner Strell who is forbidden to court Alissa, and Lodesh, a keeper who four centuries ago was the warden of the now abandone...
Hidden Truth
In this sequel to First Truth, the evil Bailic cannot open the book First Truth himself so he begins to teach the piper Strell magic, mistakenly believing that Strell will be able to open the book. Alissa is secretly taking lesson from the master Talo Toecan. They plan to retrieve the book First Truth and escape once the snow melts from the passes. Alissa must secretly perform the magical skills for Strell without Bailic catching her. Meanwhile the b...
Lost Truth
Ace, Dec 2004, 7.99, 368 pp. ISBN 0441012280 The hold once thrived as a place where raku (dragon) masters taught human keepers how to use their magical skills. A man named Useless is the head Master. His wife Keribdis goes across the sea to find some raku. She never returns and the rest of the keepers were killed by a rogue with a grudge. Alissa, the first new student to come into the hold in years in years, defeated the renegade keeper and fr...
Cook booklist
The Decoy Princess
Princess Contessa is shopping for a gift for her fiancee, Prince Garrett. She is scheming to get a look at him, because she has never seen him. There is a prophecy about her that makes the other kingdoms either try to assassinate her, or assassinate her potential husbands, which happened to the last one. She does end up sneaking in to see Prince Garrett, but is discovered and when he meets her he tries to move up the wedding. This forces her parents ...


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haha, so im guessing its flat? happy Easter to you too...
6 "Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.'"
~Mark 16:6-7
Happy Resurrection Day!
Happy Easter everyone. It's a special time for many.
Now let spring get back on track, the winds to calm down, and the water resume warming up again!
Not really, but thanks for the positive vibes anyway.
Wayne, shut it.
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Ok let's stop this thread before it gets out of hand. Again. There are numerous threads you can and do already do this in. Let's not make SI a landfill.
It really was a happy Easter, nothing more nothing less. Jeesh. Do you guys do this when someone says Merry Christmas?


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New 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Trailer (NOT Like You Remember Them) WATCH
Here's the 2014 NEW Turtles' trailer:
Question is: Do you prefer the old or the new TMNT?
I showed the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trailer to my nephews & the 7 year old said "what'd they do to Mikey?" pic.twitter.com/t3G5tagADG
The old Ninja Turtles were chill lovable BURNOUTS & the new ones are on STEROIDS #CFADC #TMNT http://t.co/2DpaVr4CU9 pic.twitter.com/CNbOh3nCU5
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Report: Model from 'Blurred Lines' video cast in 'Gone Girl'
Listen to Robin Thicke on iHeartRadio
One of the nude models who danced alongside Robin Thicke in his "Blurred Lines" video has been cast in a major movie role.
According to "The Wrap," Emily Ratajkowski is in talks to appear in the much-anticipated movie adaptation of the novel "Gone Girl." She'll be starring opposite Ben Affleck, who is playing the novel's main character Nick Dunne, a man implicated in his wife's disappearance.
The young model-actress is being looked at for the role of Andie, Nick's young mistress who turns on him. Emily may be joining an already interesting supporting cast that includes Neil Patrick Harris and Tyler Perry.
She's previously appeared on Nickelodeon's "iCarly" and will guest-star on next week's episode of Fox's "New Girl."


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Multimodality Therapy for Esophageal Cancer
Multimodality Therapy for Esophageal Cancer
Recent developments in the epidemiology, staging, and treatment of esophageal and gastroesophageal junction cancers have led to significant changes in the way these malignancies are managed. Although a relationship between gastroesophageal reflux disease and esophageal cancer has been demonstrated, antireflux surgery has been shown to have no preventive effect with regard to the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma. The newly modified staging system of the World Esophageal Cancer Consortium has helped define the optimal number of lymph nodes to dissect during an esophagectomy. Incorporating modern techniques, such as esophageal ultrasound, fine needle aspiration, and positron emission tomography, can improve the prognostic value of staging. Use of higher-volume centers and higher-volume surgeons for the performance of procedures in upper gastrointestinal cancers is associated with better outcomes. Neoadjuvant chemoradiation using a wide variety of chemotherapy regimens appears to have become the new standard of care for stage II and III esophageal cancer.
There have been practice-changing developments in the treatment of esophageal and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancers over the past several years. New directions have been reported in the epidemiology, staging, and treatment of these cancers. This review will update the reader on the latest in all aspects of the management of these malignancies, including staging, surgery, and multimodality therapy. Particular attention will be paid to recently published and unpublished data.
Tobacco smoking is a well-established risk factor for the development of squamous cell carcinomas and adenocarcinomas of the esophagus. A study by Duan and colleagues evaluated the intensity of passive smoking exposure by counting the number of smokers who smoked in a participant's presence for at least one year and measuring the duration of each exposure. The tobacco exposure of 1,716 participants was compared to that in twice as many controls. The authors found no evidence that in persons who have never actively smoked, exposure to passive smoke during their childhood years or during their adult years influences their risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma.[1]
Human papillomavirus has now been implicated in esophageal cancer in reports from both Europe and China, where there is an increasing association, primarily with squamous cell carcinomas.[2] A recent study from the Swedish authors who first described the relationships between gastroesophageal reflux disease, obesity, and esophageal cancer made the observation that antireflux surgery had no preventive effect on the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma. In a population-based cohort study comparing 14,102 people who had had antireflux surgery (representing 120,514 person-years at risk) with the population at large, the overall risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma (n=39) was 12 times higher in those who had had the surgery; no decrease in risk was found with time after antireflux surgery (P=.86).[3]
Staging and Prognosis
Peritoneal Washings
The impact of positive peritoneal washings on gastric cancer outcomes was evaluated retrospectively in patients with gastric cancer who underwent laparoscopy with peritoneal washings. Of these patients, 198 had peritoneal or visceral metastases at the time of laparoscopy and were designated as having M1 disease. The remaining 93 patients had M0cyt+ disease, defined as cytology indicative of metastatic tumor but with no visible visceral or peritoneal metastases. Patients with M0cyt+ tumors had a significantly longer disease-specific survival (DSS) than did those with M1cyt+ disease (P<.0001). Patients with M0cyt+ disease who received subsequent chemotherapy resulting in a conversion to negative cytology at next laparoscopy had better DSS.[4]
Sentinel Node Mapping
Sentinel node mapping is a strategy whose value has been validated in the surgical management of patients with melanoma and breast cancer; it has been shown to reduce complications resulting from unnecessary lymph node dissections. A similar strategy, recently described for lung cancer,[5] has been proposed for gastric and esophageal cancers. A recent study enrolled 433 patients with early gastric cancer whose disease was limited to T1 or T2,N0,M0 tumors; all tumors were less than 4 cm in size, and patients had received no prior therapies. A dual-tracer method that employed radioactive colloid and blue dye was used to detect involved nodes. The rate of detection of involved sentinel lymph nodes was 387/397 (97.5%). The mean number of sentinel nodes per case was 5.6. Use of sentinel node status for the detection of metastases has been reported to have a 93% sensitivity.[6] Further development of the sentinel node concept is ongoing, and this approach may represent a feasible and clinically reasonable option for reducing the extent of resection in the treatment of very early stage esophageal and gastric cancers.
Revised Staging System
In several papers published since 2008, the World Esophageal Cancer Consortium (WECC) has presented a newly modified staging system for esophageal cancer (Table). The revised system includes significant changes in definitions for lymph node (LN) involvement as well as stage groupings for this disease. For the first time, the staging system has been based on a large cohort of patients who underwent surgical resection using modern staging techniques and for whom good clinical annotations were available. The essential changes to the system include the addition of tumor grade and of N (node)1 and N2 categories based on the number of LNs involved (fewer than 5, or 5 or more).[7]
Using WECC data, the relationship between survival and extent of lymphadenectomy (LND) have been described, and the optimum LND defined. A total of 4,627 patients with esophageal cancer who were treated with esophagectomy alone were identified. The risk-adjusted 5-year survival was averaged for each number of lymph nodes resected, and the optimum number of nodes that should be resected to maximize 5-year survival was determined. In moderately and poorly differentiated pN0M0 cancers and in all node-positive (pN+) cancers, 5-year survival improved with increasing extent of LND. In pN0M0 cancers, no optimum LND was defined for pTis; optimum LND was 10 to 12 nodes for pT1, 15 to 22 nodes for pT2, and 31 to 42 nodes for pT3/T4 (depending on histopathologic cell type). In pN+M0 cancers with 1 to 6 positive nodes, the optimum LND was 10 nodes for pT1, 15 nodes for pT2, and 29 to 50 nodes for pT3/T4. Greater extent of LND was associated with increased survival for all patients with esophageal cancer except at the extremes of disease severity (TisN0M0 cancers, and 7 or more regional lymph nodes positive for cancer) and in well-differentiated pN0M0 cancer. Maximum 5-year survival is modulated by T classification: resecting 10 nodes for pT1, 20 nodes for pT2, and 30 or more nodes for pT3/T4 is recommended.[8]
The proposed WECC esophageal system is superior to the current American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) gastric and esophageal staging systems for resected GEJ tumors regardless of neoadjuvant status. The WECC system incorporates GEJ tumors into the esophageal staging system and has the potential for harmonization with the gastric staging system. Unfortunately, there are still challenges involved in using this system as a pretreatment clinical tool in patients with esophageal cancer.[9-11]
Use of Modern Techniques for Staging
In addition, recent reports have emphasized the importance of using modern techniques such as esophageal ultrasound (EUS) and EUS fine needle aspirations (FNA) in pretreatment clinical staging. The use of restaging after neoadjuvant treatment has also advanced and has resulted in the identification of subgroups of patients who may or may not benefit from surgery and/or chemoradiation.[12] The postchemoradiation percentage decrease from baseline in the standardized uptake value (SUV) of positron emission tomography (PET) was shown to correlate with overall survival (OS) and pathologic response. Baseline and postchemoradiation PET/computed tomography (CT) studies were performed in 151 consecutive patients with gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma who had been treated with chemoradiation and surgery. A decrease in SUV of more than 52% was associated with a longer OS (P=.023) and a lower risk of death (P<.01). Pathologic response (50% or less residual cancer) was also associated with longer OS (P=.003). In the multivariate model, the percentage SUV decrease was the only prognostic indicator of OS (P=.01). The percentage SUV decrease was not associated with pathologic complete response.


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Topic: ASCO reporting, thoughts on the cost of cancer care
This post does incorporate some discussion of hospice care. I am worried that this piece of my report may seem negative, or that it may suggest that someone should not seek treatment. I want to be sure that everyone knows with CC, we may sometimes need to exhaust our resources and fight for our survival. Procedures and tests may need to be done, often.
That being said, I see that there will possibly be a switch towards moving patients towards hospice earlier in their diagnosis. This will most likely be because of the increased quality of care for the patients and families, but also the decrease in cost with less hospital admissions or other costly treatments.
Cost will also most likely change with the new health care bill that was passed.
I wrote this prior to that ruling.
Cost of Cancer Care
As the cost of health care continues to rise in this country, the public, health care providers, and policy makers are beginning to take notice. During the session entitled: Costs of Cancer Care: Affordability, Access, and Policy; some disturbing data and also possible solutions were discussed. t was reported that insurance premiums have doubled in the past 10 years, and increased by 9% in the year 2011 alone. With these increases, there are projected to be at least one million medical bankruptcies in the U.S. this year.
The reporting physicians discussed in detail their thoughts on how to reduce cost. It was stated that at least "30% of care is not evidence based". Evidence based meaning, there is no proven reason for giving a specific kind of care. Research has not shown the treatment, medication, procedure, etc. to be beneficial. Prescribing care when it will not benefit the patient, yet will increase the cost of their care, is a disturbing trend. It was also suggested that interventions are so often provided, yet the cost of these interventions is not considered. Perhaps the patient's life may be extended, but the issue lies in whether the quality of their remaining life is poor.
One recommendation was for any person with metastatic cancer, and a high tumor burden, to receive a hospice consult early in the process. With hospice, quality of life is of utmost importance and the cost of this care during the patient's remaining time will be greatly reduced due to factors such as: decreased hospital admissions, etc.


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In a society of ignorance, the elderly, both men and women, attempt to make other people take an interest in them. The main reason for this is the corruptive influence of the society. In the societies in which people abide by the morality of ignorance, people consider the concept of love not in relation to faith or morality but in terms of what they can get out of it. This explains why the love and interest in others goes only so far. Therefore, those elderly who are no longer in a position to offer anything to anyone try various other means to get the love and attention they want. They do so not by acting in a way that would get others to love them, but through the inappropriate methods encouraged by the society of ignorance. But, these methods do not inspire love in others; on the contrary, their amoral efforts bring just the opposite results.
One of the means by which the elderly who live by the morality of ignorance aim to attract attention is to speak constantly about their health problems, telling others about how much pain they suffer, and how difficult their lives are. In this way, they hope to make others feel sorry for them. In their condition, they complain about their illnesses, because they do not trust in Allah, or give thanks. In order to move others with their stories, they stretch the truth. They think that, if they appear ill, they will gain more attention, and others will be more tolerant towards them. In fact, though their situation moves others to pity, it also makes them angry, because they know that these elderly persons are exaggerating. They know that the only thing they want is attention, and that, though they give it to them, it is still not enough. The elderly, who exhibit this morality of ignorance want all the time to be the center of attention.
For this reason, they at times sit in a corner pouting and refusing to eat or speak. They want someone to ask them what the matter is, but pretend not to want anyone's attention. When asked, they say nothing is the matter, thus trying the patience of other people. Sometimes they will go to a remote corner of the house, and stay there for hours hoping to arouse the curiosity of others. They will sit with a handkerchief in their hands weeping, and when someone asks them what is wrong, they will sob and say they are lonely or that no one loves them. Then the others will say, "But we're here," and give them some love and attention.
If the elderly persons are not satisfied with any of this, they will try to express their concerns to the others. They will resort to innuendo, using catch-phrases popular in the society of ignorance. For example, if no one is showing them any interest, they will say such things as, "I'm not going to stay where I'm not wanted," "If I had a place to go I wouldn't be troubling you," or "Send me to a nursing home, you'll be happier." They say these things only to get the others to take more interest in them.
However, if they used all the energy they spend using these tactics instead towards behaving properly, they would get the love and attention they desired. But, trying to get what they want by resorting to inappropriate methods which are not in compliance with the morality of the Qur'an will never allow them attain their wishes.2012-01-21 02:12:08


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Dealing with Angry Customers- Logan
USL Training
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (MST)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Angry Customers Suck! A Crash-Course in Handling Some of the Worst Customers that Come Through Your Doors.
Oh yes…they're out there and they're coming to your library. Angry, nasty and even downright unreasonable customers with a mission to tell you how they feel. They really do suck! The good news is that you don't have to let them drag you down or ruin your day. And by using a few proven techniques and questions some of these angry customers could actually leave feeling better! The Angry Customers Suck Crash-Course program is an interactive and fun day filled with information and experiences that you'll be using with to more effectively work with your Angry Customers when you return to work! Participants will learn and begin to master:
- Using the E+R=O technique to reduce stress and improve their response to situations they can or cannot control
- 3 powerful techniques for not taking things the angry customers says or does personally
- Techniques to use to find the gift in angry customer situations
- The one "magical" question to ask when they feel attacked by an angry customer to help move the situation toward a resolution
- When to handle an angry customer with emotional responses and when to use logical responses
- Much, much more!
Audience: All Utah Library workers
Location: Logan Library, Auditorium
Lunch: Provided at no cost by the Utah State Library
Mileage reimbursement: Available to individuals traveling over 50 miles one way
Instructor: Andrew Sanderbeck
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Southern Utah's men's basketball team plays the final game of 2012 Saturday when the Thunderbirds host Northern Colorado in a Big Sky contest at 7:35 p.m. in the Centrum.
SUU (3-7/1-0 Big Sky) will be looking to move to 2-0 in conference play after opening the league slate with a 79-67 win over North Dakota on Dec. 17. SUU will also look to bounce back from a 72-47 setback at Denver on Dec. 21 in the team's final non-conference road game of the season. The Thunderbirds held North Dakota to 30 percent shooting, their best defensive effort of the season, and got a double-double from Jackson Stevenett, who led the team with 21 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and three steals.
Northern Colorado (3-6/1-0 Big Sky) is also looking to get off to a 2-0 start in league play. The Bears opened Big Sky competition with a 75-66 win at North Dakota on Dec. 21, breaking open a close game in the second half when they outscored UND 44-35. That win gave UNC back-to-back wins as the Bears had posted a 90-62 home victory over Tabor College on Dec. 17 to snap a six-game skid.
The Game: Northern Colorado (3-6/1-0) at Southern Utah (3-7/1-0), Saturday at 7:35 p.m. in the Centrum Arena (5,300). The game will be the second in a double-header which features SUU's women hosting Utah Valley in the first contest.
The Series: Saturday's game will be the first between the Thunderbirds and Bears as Big Sky opponents and just the second meeting overall. Northern Colorado came out on top of the first test, a 73-51 win at Hawai'i in the 2009 Outrigger Rainbow Classic.
TV: There will be no television coverage of the game.
Radio: All of Southern Utah men's basketball games are broadcast live by KSUU (91.1 FM) as well as on the internet at www.power91radio.com. Art Challis is in his 40th season as the Thunderbirds' basketball play-by-play voice. Dr. Challis - who also serves as the chair of SUU's Department of Communication - is joined on home and selected road broadcasts by former SUU standout and current SUU VP for University Relations Dean O'Driscoll.
On The Internet: Video web-streaming coverage of all of Southern Utah's home games and Big Sky road games is available on Big Sky TV, at www.bigskytv.org. Audio of all SUU games is available by logging on to the Thunderbird website at www.suutbirds.com or at www.power91radio.com.
Live Stats: Live stats of Southern Utah's home games are available on the SUU website at www.suutbirds.com. Real-time live stats of SUU's home games are available to working media, contact the athletic media relations office for access information.
Video Highlights: Video highlights of the Thunderbirds' home games will be available to accredited media outlets via SUU's FTP site. For information on obtaining those highlights contact SUU Director of Athletic Media Relations Neil Gardner.
Practice Schedule: The practice schedule calls for the Thunderbirds to work out daily at 3:15 p.m. in the Centrum Arena.
Media Availability: The schedule will remain TBA until the beginning of spring semester, at which time players and coaches will be available Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m.
Next Up: Following Saturday's game the Thunderbirds will be off for a week before taking on Northern Arizona on Jan. 5 in their first Big Sky road test. The team will then travel to Sacramento, Calif. for a match-up with Sacramento State on Jan. 7 before returning home to host Weber State on Jan. 10.
Thunderbird Club Luncheons: The Thunderbird Club's weekly no-host luncheon is held Mondays at noon at the Cedar City Crystal Inn. The public is invited to attend the luncheons where Southern Utah's in-season coaches talk about their upcoming contests and review the past week's action.
Captains: This year's captains are seniors Jackson Stevenett and Tyson Koehler.
The Coaches:
Head Coach Nick Robinson (Stanford, 2005) is 3-7 in his first season at SUU and his first season as a head coach. Coach Robinson came to Southern Utah from LSU, where he spent three seasons on the staff. Prior to his time at LSU Robinson spent a season at William Jewell College and two seasons on the staff at his alma mater, Stanford. During his time as an assistant coach, Robinson helped guide his teams to a combined record of 87-47 and four post-season appearances, including two NCAA, one NIT and one NAIA Division I national tournaments.
Robinson is assisted by Jared Barrett (Eastern Oregon, 1996), Todd Okeson (Nevada, 2005) and Drew Allen (Southern Utah, 2010).
Northern Colorado is coached by B.J. Hill (Grand View, 1996). Coach Hill is 33-36 in his third season at the helm of the Bear program and his third season overall as a head coach.
Affiliations: Southern Utah is in its first season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. All of SUU's sports except gymnastics and men's golf compete in the Big Sky. Gymnastics is an affiliate member of the WAC while men's golf competes in the American Sky Conference. Northern Colorado is also a member of the Big Sky Conference.
The Schedule: The Thunderbirds have played nine non-conference games, three at home, four true road contests, and two neutral court match-ups. SUU opened at #21 Gonzaga, then played three games in three days at the World Vision Classic, meeting Green Bay, Cal State Fullerton and host Nevada before opening its home schedule against Carroll College. SUU also played non-conference games at TCU, at Denver, and at home against San Diego Christian and San Diego. The T-Birds played their first Big Sky game on Dec. 17, against North Dakota. SUU has just one non-conference game remaining, a BracketBuster match-up at home on Feb. 23.
Last Time Out: Jackson Stevenett scored 12 points and pulled down four rebounds while Jayson Cheesman had 10 points and six boards but the Thunderbirds, who were playing without guard Damon Heuir (injury) and went without Wade Collie (foul trouble) for most of the first half, finished with their lowest point total of the season in a 72-47 loss at Denver. DU hit 26-of-47 shots for the second-highest shooting percentage SUU has allowed this season (.553), and the T-Birds committed 22 turnovers, their highest total since giving it away 22 times at Nevada on Nov. 18. Denver slowly pulled away in the final 10 minutes of the first period to take a 40-20 lead at the break, then held off SUU's charges in the second half.
T-Birds In The National Ranks: SUU has two players ranked among the NCAA's top-50 this week, and the team ranks in the top-50 in one category. Jackson Stevenett is 19th in free throw percentage at .909, while Jayson Cheesman is 22nd in blocks per game with an average of 2.6. As a team the Thunderbirds are 15th in the country with 5.7 blocks per game and are 58th in rebounding margin, at plus-5.8.
T-Birds In The Big Sky: Cheesman leads the Big Sky in blocks per game with 2.6 and Stevenett is second in the league in free throw percentage at .909. Stevenett is also sixth in scoring at 14.1 points per game, eighth in rebounds per game with 6.0, and ninth in defensive rebounds per game at 4.2, while Cheesman ranks 13th in rebounding with 5.6 rpg. Wade Collie is tied for fifth in 3-point percentage at .435 and ninth in field goal percentage at .508, Cal Hanks is tied for seventh in blocks per game with 1.4 and Damon Heuir is eighth in scoring at 13.9 ppg. The team leads the BSC in rebounding margin (+5.8) and blocks (5.7 bpg) and is second in defensive rebounds (26.6 drpg).
Cleaning The Glass:
- The Thunderbirds were out-rebounded in their first three games of the season but have won the battle of the boards in the seven subsequent games.
- SUU has reeled in 40 or more caroms five times this season, one more than last year's total of four 40-rebound games.
- SUU pulled down a season-high 51 rebounds vs. San Diego Christian and followed that with a 43-board performance against San Diego and 42 more against North Dakota. Jayson Cheesman led the way against SDCC with nine, while Jackson Stevenett and Jaren Jeffery each pulled down eight rebounds vs. the Hawks. Against USD, Stevenett and Damon Heuir each had eight rebounds while Cal Hanks came off the bench to pull down a career-best six. Against UND it was Stevenett with a career-high-tying 10 caroms, while Cheesman pulled down nine.
- Although they out-rebounded Denver the Thunderbirds finished with just 31 caroms against the Pioneers, SUU's lowest total since a season-low 28-board effort against Cal State Fullerton in the third game of the season.
Block Party:
- SUU averages a Big Sky-leading 5.7 blocks per game, which ranked 15th in the NCAA heading into the week. The Thunderbirds have rejected 25 shots in their last three games, including 12 against North Dakota, SUU's highest total since the team combined for 13 rejections against Panhandle State on Dec. 14, 2010 and the highest total in the Big Sky so far this season. The Thunderbirds combined to block 10 shots vs. San Diego. Cal Hanks blocked a then-career-high four shots, Jayson Cheesman swatted three and Jackson Stevenett, Damon Heuir and Chris Nsenki each rejected one Torero attempt.
- Cheesman didn't take much time to break into the SUU record books. In his first game as a Thunderbird the junior transfer from Salt Lake Community College blocked five shots, which tied the sixth-highest single-game blocks total in SUU history. With 26 total blocks this season Cheesman needs just four to move into 10th place in the SUU single-season blocks record book.
- Hanks tied Cheesman in sixth place on that single-game list when he came off the bench to block five shots against North Dakota. Hanks has been Mr. Rejection lately, with 11 of his 14 blocks on the season coming in the last three games.
T-Bird Notes:
- Jackson Stevenett's 29 points at Gonzaga is tied as the highest single-game point total in the Big Sky this season. His 11 field goals made against the Zags is also the highest total in the conference so far this season, while his 11-of-15 shooting night (.733) ranks second-best in the Sky, behind Northern Colorado's Connor Osborne, who hit 8-of-9 shots against University of the Southwest.
- SUU had a season-high six players score in double figures against San Diego Christian. Stevenett led the way with 15, while Damon Heuir and Wade Collie each finished with 13. Jayson Cheesman finished with 12 points and both Jaren Jeffery and Jordan Johnson had 10. For Cheesman and Johnson the totals were career-highs while Collie's 13 were a season-high. Johnson was a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor while Collie was 5-of-6 and Hanks, who finished with a then-career-high seven points, was 3-for-3 from the field as SUU finished with a season-best 55.9 field goal percentage.
- Stevenett has scored 872 points in his three-plus seasons at SUU. He needs 205 more to move into 10th place on the school's career scoring list.
- Cheesman pulled down 13 rebounds at TCU, the third-highest total in the Big Sky this season.
- SUU combined for a season-high 18 assists vs. SDCC. Freshman A.J. Hess came off the bench to lead the squad with a career-high five dimes vs. the Hawks, while Collie had four and all but two Thunderbirds who saw action dished out at least one.
T-Bird Trivia:
- SUU has nine lettermen, one squad member and one redshirt returning from last season's team that finished 8-10 (14-17 overall) and in sixth place in the Summit League.
- Five seniors, three juniors, three sophomores and four freshmen make up the 2012-13 Thunderbird squad.
- Senior Jackson Stevenett was a second-team all-Summit League honoree last season and he also earned a spot on the five-player Summit League all-tournament team.
- SUU advanced to the Summit League tournament as the number six seed last year, then upset third-seeded Oakland (84-82) in the tournament's first round before falling to eventual tourney champion South Dakota State (63-47) in the semi-finals.
- Nick Robinson is the eighth head men's basketball coach in SUU's 50-year history as a four-year institution.
- Nevada's World Vision Classic was the fourth in-season tournament for the Thunderbirds in as many years. Last year SUU competed at San Diego State's Basketball Travelers Classic, in 2010 SUU traveled to the Great Alaska Shootout and in 2009 the team was in Hawai'i for the Rainbow Classic.
- Southern Utah plays 14 home games this season, including 10 Big Sky Conference contests and one in the BracketBusters tournament. The 10 conference match-ups are the most ever in a season for SUU, a far cry from the four the team had in 1993-94 and 1994-95 when it was a member of the five-team American West Conference and there were just four home conference dates. The last several years SUU has played nine Summit League games per season in the Centrum.
- SUU's non-conference road games this season included contests at Gonzaga and vs. Nevada at the World Vision Classic, at TCU and at Denver.
- SUU and the University of North Dakota are in their first seasons in the Big Sky, making it an 11-team conference. The Thunderbirds had been members of the Summit League (nee. Mid-Continent Conference) for the past 15 seasons before joining the BSC. As members of the 10-team Summit League the Thunderbird men's basketball team qualified for the conference's eight-team post-season tournament 14 of 15 seasons, missing only in 2009-10 when the T-Birds finished ninth.
- Seven teams qualify for the Big Sky tournament, which will be hosted by the regular-season champion, March 14-16.
- SUU is in its 50th season as a four-year institution, its 25th at the NCAA Division I level. Prior to joining the NCAA Division I ranks the University spent two seasons at the Division II level and 23 as a member of the NAIA.
Scouting Northern Colorado: The Bears are currently tied with SUU in third place in the Big Sky standings at 1-0. UNC opened the season with a 127-81 win over University of the Southwest, then lost six straight before posting back-to-back wins over Tabor and North Dakota. The win at UND was the Bears' first on the road this season, where they are 1-5 heading into Saturday's game. Three Bears carry double-figure scoring averages, led by Tevin Svihovec (G, 6-2, 190, So) at 12.1 ppg. Derrick Barden (F, 6-5, 215, Jr) averages 10.8 ppg while Tate Unruh (G, 6-4, 175, Jr) chips in 10.1 ppg and Paul Garnica (G, 6-0, 160, Jr) is close to double figures at 9.8 ppg. Barden is the team's leading rebounder, with 7.1 boards per game, while Svihovec averages a team-high 2.8 assists per game. As a team the Bears average 72.2 points per game on 46.3 percent shooting (.341 threes) while allowing an average of 72.4 points on .411 shooting (.305 threes). Northern Colorado has kocked down 66.7 percent of its free throws and has out-rebounded its opponents by an average of 36.8-to-35.8 per game.


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So I am attempting to redirect all traffic on my wireless network to my SET java applet attack site.
I first went into my set_config (/pentest/exploits/set/config) and set ETTERCAP=ON and ETTERCAP_INTERFACE=wlan0
I booted up SET and chose
1) Social-engineering Attacks
2) Website Attack Vectors
1) Java Applet Attack Method
1) Web Templates
It asks me if I am NAT/Port forwarding, I say: no
I place my subnet ip 192.168.0.8
3) Google
It tells me that ARP Cache Poisoning is set to ON and asks what site i want to redirect to me I say: http://www.google.com
2) windows meterpreter reverse_tcp
16) Backdoor Executable
Port 443 (also tried 4444, should not matter I do not think)
And so it goes through its process until it boots up metasploit and sets up the listener. At this point I can only get the java cert to pop up if i go to "192.168.0.8" directly. Otherwise google just takes me to the real google. Also if instead of specifying google I have also tried the "*" flag so that it redirects everything. When I do this no pages load except for if I specifically dial in 192.168.0.8. So not sure what is keeping this thing from redirecting.
My wireless card is Atheros AR2425, Driver ath5k
I have turned off Kaspersky and my firewall for this attack.
I am on Backtrack 5 r3 gnome. I did an apt-get update and apt-get dist-upgrade, plus msfupdate and svn updates for SET and ETTERCAP.
If anyone knows maybe a better way to do this? I simply want to use the set java applet attack and redirect everything on my subnet to my SET server ip at 192.168.0.8
Thank you very much for your help and I am hoping I am posting this correct!


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WATCH: Jennifer Lopez & Iggy Azalea Tease 'Booty' In Video Sneak Peek!
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This is how it's got to be: Jennifer Lopez has big assets, and she needs to show them off. In her new music video "Booty," the dance diva enlists Hot 100 hit-maker Iggy Azalea for a remix of the track. Fortunately, for us, we have a sneak peek teaser—30 seconds of oil-showered legs, revealing underwear and booty-licious grinding— of the forthcoming clip, with the full release "coming soon."
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— Jennifer Lopez (@JLo) September 4, 2014
"Booty" is just the latest single release from Jlo's A.K.A., released in June. It follows "I Luh Ya Papi" and "First Love."


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'"I never hurt so many guys as I did last year," said Peters, who led the Sabres in penalty minutes with 151 in just 42 games. "I don't mean injuring them, but as far as the power of my punch and learning to throw a proper punch. "Before I'd throw a haymaker, now it's short and accurate."'
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Federal Cartridge Company and Pheasants Forever (PF) have paired up to help raise money for the protection of pheasants and other upland birds. Each box of PF ammunition that leaves the Federal plant will have a portion of the proceeds donated directly to PF.
Pheasants Forever is a not-for-profit conservation organization dedicated to the protection and enhancement of pheasant and other wildlife populations in North American through habit improvement, land management, public awareness, and education.
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THE CONCRETE INDUSTRY needs a few more friends in the aqua-agricultural business like Tyler Ortego, who has created a proprietary mix design for a special concrete element.
Ortego, a biological engineer and owner of ORA Technologies, is the inventor of a method of shoreline control which creates semi-artificial reefs using oysters. His graduate work at Louisiana State University focused on how to use oysters to create erosion barriers.
Ortego's research resulted in two inventions: OysterKrete and OysterBreak. Both employ the oyster's inherent nature of clustering to fill in the gaps of strategically placed submerged precast concrete rings.
OysterKrete promotes oyster attachment to the hardened concrete's surface. Aa roughened surface texture is very important for early growth. OysterKrete is a harsh mixture that results in a hardened concrete that resembles pervious concrete.
OysterBreak focuses on the artificial reef structure. The system uses stacks of specially designed concrete rings similar in size, shape, and weight to spacer rings used on manhole risers, but featuring anchor lugs and wave openings. Each ring is wetcast using the OysterKrete mix design.
These living barriers become structures for shoreline erosion protection. Placed in rows two to three deep, the OysterKrete structure allows tidal water to easily move within the structure, while resisting wave action that causes shoreline erosion.
An advantage of OysterBreak is its design flexibility. Engineers can determine the proper geometry between two segments of OysterBreak reef with coastal engineering analysis. The relationship between OysterBreak segment length (flushing gap interval), flushing gap length, and distance to shore will result in a secure structure that will yield the proper wave–shoreline interaction.
Workers place the rings with enough spacing to accommodate oyster colonization. New oysters can fill the spacing between rings for many generations. On a project on Chesapeake Bay, researchers reported oyster growth after two seasons. Another OysterBreak design advantage is that it is easily expanded. Owners can add additional rings on top of existing structures for future growth.
Ortego has licensed his two inventions to Wayfarer Environmental Technologies (WET), of Hunt Valley, Md. In turn, WET is using Oldcastle Precast as its exclusive manufacturer.
The structures offer engineers another tool to help solve shoreline erosion problems, says Dale Robicheaux, who markets these products for Oldcastle. Oldcastle engineers can aid engineers in designing customized elements to create living structures to mitigate shoreline erosion.
To learn more about OysterCrete and OysterBreak visit Wayfarer Environmental Technologies at www.wayfarertech.com.
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There is an environmental benefit from creating living oyster reefs. Where oyster beds are under duress, OysterBreak provides a safe haven. The structures give oyster larvae a secure place to nest. The new permanent residents provide millions of larvae each breeding season.
OysterBreak structures help regenerate the oyster beds. When an oyster dies, the uncemented valve falls to the seabed. In short time, the newly shelled covered area becomes a viable harvest bed. These oyster reefs have additional environmental benefits. Reestablished reefs enhance habitats for commercial fishing and expand sport fishing.


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Everything You Never Knew About The Making Of Last Starfighter
For a whole generation of video-game-playing kids, The Last Starfighter represents a special kind of wish-fulfillment: a down-on-his-luck kid becomes a video-game champ, only to find himself recruited to fight in an interplanetary war. How did something so perfect get made? Here's the whole, fascinating story.


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Educators have developed various programs designed to tell students about the danger of sexual assault. Although a number
of schools have made these efforts, many such programs have not been rigorously evaluated to see how effective they are. An
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The Esquire Guide to Ambitious Suits
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Topic: Cholangiocarcinoma/bile duct cancer
John Hopkins website - easy to understand, nicely done
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John Hopkins website - easy to understand, nicely done
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This is very helpful; thanks, Marion.
I agree, Julia. It was very direct and to the point. Refreshing to read something so easy to understand. Thanks Marion!
Good one, Marion. Thanks.
Great link Marion, thanks for posting it! Stolen and reposted over on the FB page!!
Thanks Marion and Gavin for both post. I posted on FB this should be titled "Cholangio for Dummies"! It was so patient friendly, just kind of sad we all understood it to easily.
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