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As you well know, DxOMark, the world leader in image quality analysis conducts scientific and independent testing on the latest camera sensor technology available. This time around we have Fujifilm's latest creation; the FinePix X100 an APS-C camera with an impressive array of features, and one of the most awaited products in its category. Find out Fujifilm FinePix X100's review results...
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Wildcharger PowerPad : Wireless charger technology available soon
Wildcharge are already taking orders for their Wildcharge PowerPad Wireless Charger. Apparently available from July this year.
Now although the concept is highly tempting, I never like version '1.0's and will sit back to see how it performs first before possibly having all my precious gadgets blown up.
For those risk-takers / early-adopters, lemme know how it goes! :)
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tcpdump should fit the requirement.
suppose i get a meterpreter sessions or a shell
using a reverse_tcp payload .
and i DON' t want to use ettercap and make a arp poisonning to the network
to sniff the traffic(man in the middle)
their is any software that i can download to the target pc (xp,vista...)
to sniff all the traffic passing throught his interface and store them to a .cap file in the target machine
then i will later download them??
i mean a software that can be launched from the command prompt (like nc,pexe...)
only for education purpose.
tcpdump should fit the requirement.
I'm a compulsive post editor, you might wanna wait until my post has been online for 5-10 mins before quoting it as it will likely change.
I know I seem harsh in some of my replies. SORRY! But if you're doing something illegal or posting something that seems to be obvious BS I'm going to call you on it.
agreed. I have used tcpdump in the past. Its cli, and its a small download


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Gennett homers to complete cycle bid
Milwaukee infielder makes most of rare Cactus League start
By Ashley Marshall / Special to MLB.com | March 25, 2012 3:44 PM ET
MLB.com's No. 6 Brewers prospect pulled an eighth-inning homer down the right-field line to complete his bid for the cycle in a 7-3 split-squad Cactus League victory over the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Ariz.
"I've never hit for the cycle," Gennett told MLB.com. "This is the first time."
Batting second between Major League outfielders Nyjer Morgan and Travis Ishikawa, Gennett tripled to right field off Kansas City starter Felipe Paulino in the first inning, and he came around to score the game's opening run two batters later when Paulino's wild pitch allowed Gennett to scamper home from third.
In the second frame, Gennett -- making a rare spring start -- worked the count full against Paulino (0-1) before plating Edwin Maysonet from second base with a one-out ground-rule double to right-center.
After striking out against Tommy Hottovy to lead off the fourth, second baseman Gennett slapped the first pitch he saw from Jonathan Broxton -- a fastball that clocked in at 92 mph -- the opposite way to left field.
With a runner on first base and one out in the ninth, the Florida native wrote his name into the spring record book with a deep drive over the right-field wall off reliever Louis Coleman. He said he wasn't trying to drive the ball out of the park. "Not really, cause every time I try to hit a home run, I end up rolling over or striking out," Gennett told MLB.com. "So I was just trying to put a good at-bat together and try to hit the ball hard."
The 21-year-old, who entered the day 1-for-5 in four Spring Training games, is now batting .500.
Selected by Milwaukee in the 16th round of the 2009 Draft out of Sarasota High School in Florida, Gennett has impressed at every level he has played.
In 2010, Gennett hit .309 with 55 RBIs, nine homers, 39 doubles and 14 stolen bases in 18 attempts for the Class A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers en route to being named to the Midwest League's mid- and postseason All-Star teams.
Last season the former Aflac All-American hit .300 with 51 RBIs, nine homers, six triples and 11 steals for the Class A Advanced Brevard County Manatees in the Florida State League. Selected to the league's two All-Star teams again, Gennett was named the organization's top-performing second baseman by MiLB.com.
"Scooter understands what it takes to hit," Minor League hitting coordinator Darnell Coles told MiLB.com in November. "He's just a pure hitter. He methodically works himself around the field and knows what he needs to do to prepare every day. He loves to hit in clutch situations, and he wants to be the guy. He thrives on it. He's pretty special."
Twice last year -- in a 4-3 win at home to Tampa on June 26 and in an 11-4 loss to Clearwater on July 6 -- Gennett fell a triple shy of his first cycle as a professional.
"He can hit," Brewers general manager Doug Melvin told MLB.com. "Reid [Nichols, Milwaukee's farm director] said two years ago, 'This guy is going to hit in the big leagues.' He's always hit."
The Brewers' No. 5 prospect Taylor Green almost matched Gennett's feat. He had an RBI triple in the first, a one-out single in the third and a double in the seventh. He walked on six pitches in the ninth against Kelvin Herrera.
Ashley Marshall is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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Lexicon of regionalisms to live on after final printing
If you've never put your lips to a bubbler, you're probably not from Wisconsin. Ask for a pickle in Nebraska and you might get a lottery ticket. And what you call a carbonated soft drink, whether soda, pop or coke, provides a clue about where you grew up.
Language lovers are celebrating the nation's diverse and colorful lexicon with the soon-to-be-published final volume of the Dictionary of American Regional English, also known by its acronym, DARE.
Thanks to a team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where a drinking fountain is called a bubbler, we now know that a dry-land fish to Kentuckians and Tennesseans is an edible mushroom. A tadpole is a pinkwink on Cape Cod. And a toad-strangler in the Gulf States is a turd-floater in Texas and Oklahoma and a fence-lifter in the Ozarks; all three describe a heavy rain.
The five-volume dictionary, published by Harvard University Press, is more than a collection of 60,000 quirky terms. "It is a repository of who we have been as a people, and who we are," says Baltimore Sun night editor John McIntyre, who also blogs about language.
He calls it "a work of heroic proportions." First dreamed up in 1962, the project sent more than 80 researchers to collect data from 1,002 communities. The first volume was published in 1985.
Unlike slang, regionalisms have staying power. And their origins can be traced to a particular geographic area. Author Tom Wolfe consulted DARE when writing about the Blue Ridge Mountains in I am Charlotte Simmons. Doctors have used it to diagnose illnesses. Detectives in a child abduction case narrowed their suspect list based on a ransom note demanding money be dropped on a devil strip. That's how folks from northeast Ohio describe that strip of grass between the sidewalk and the street.
Zydeco, a kind of dance party associated with Louisiana's Creole culture, closes the fifth volume. But the project is far from over. Now in progress is an online version to be launched in 2013. Volume VI will feature maps showing how synonyms are distributed across the country.
"You're never done," says chief editor Joan Houston Hall. "Language changes all the time."
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LISTEN: Lana Del Rey reveals new single 'Shades Of Cool'
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Lana Del Rey has unveiled a new single called "Shades Of Cool." She dropped the moody ballad on Monday, using the holiday to also make her upcoming album Ultraviolence available for pre-order on iTunes. The pre-sale launch for Lana's album gives fans free downloads of both "Shades Of Cool" and earlier-released lead single "West Coast."
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The new song was written by Rick Nowels, who was responsible for her Born To Die hit "Summertime Sadness" as well as "Young and Beautiful" from The Great Gatsby soundtrack.
The new music comes after Lana spent the weekend traveling to France to perform at the rehearsal dinner for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's lavish European wedding. The album is set to arrive on June 17th.
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Artist du jour of the huge hand drawn x computer wizardry style, Mike continues to lead from the front from his Brooklyn home base. Willing to test his aptitude in seemingly endless incarnations, he's produced books, clothing, mags / zines, paintings and graphics in between holding shows, blogging and teaching. His work has been picked by institutions the likes of New York Times, Microsoft and Urban Outfitters amongst a myriad of foaming-at-the-mouth magazines.
nocturnal, bookworm, graphic designer, and streetwear banger, the TONITE label and it's introverted-yet-rocked out founder Fergus Purcell is true design gold for the puritan. From his homemade tattoos to the non-existent band he shares with Perks & Mini, 'The Changes', everything he does is genius. Shooting to stylistic stardom with his work for Silas, he has gone on work for labels of the ilk of Holmes, Very Ape, Good Enough, X-Girl Japan, Hysteric Glamour, and Heavy Metals Kids as well as published by Nieves and Gas.
A man whose constellation is on a cultural tear at the moment, Will Sweeney has put on show his wide-ranging skill set since moving on from Silas to steer his own ship, Alakazam. Successfully creating pieces that come to life as easily in comic form as they do as toys and with collaborations in the giddy worlds of Undercover to GAS to Nike, he is a demigod of youth-pitched design.
Melbourne's favourite duo – Shauna and Misha have grown P.A.M. from humble beginnings on the walls of their home city to become arguably the most well respected progressive graphic artists of the Southern Hemisphere. From their namesake fashion label, to touring their mysteriously non-existent band, The Changes (a collaboration with Fergadelic and Skatething) to screen print productions and books P.A.M. continues to a wave of success more recognised outside their own country, but brimming with an intelligence that doesn't take itself seriously, but is pure genius.
The masters of raster and princes of all things pixilated, the Eboy gang have been slowly building a new world for us to inhabit – a world where lego-like monsters step over porno movie cinemas and block headed pirates raid normally serene rivers. Famously recreating cities like London and Cologne under complete 'Eboy-erisation' this creative crew have worked with brands of the caliber of Sims, Puma and Paul Smith amongst a slew of others.
As much the pin-up boy of design and current day surf-garage culture as the girls he is famous for depicting, the mysterious Rockin' Jellybean's work is intrinsically forward thinking for someone who's style references the past so heavily. Part burlesque, part manga, part hot rod and all art, JB's designs have been applied to many mediums clothing lines, album covers, skateboards, prints and as toys.
Steve Smith who works under the name Neasden Control Centre is a UK based artist whose output is not confined to one medium or message. Hailing from the north of England but based frequently between the UK and Spain, where he can be found drawing and painting his way through work encompassing illustration, design, typography, motion graphics, installations, art exhibitions and one off projects. His first book, a collection of artworks from Smith and collaborators was published and sold out by Die Gestalten in 2003.


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It is a criticism frequently leveled at those promoting wind or solar power as an alternative to fossil fuels: what happens when the wind doesn't blow or the sun doesn't shine?
Well, now there is a smart answer, at least in Europe -- we'll simply and instantly switch to another source of clean, green power.
The gird should mean that when one source falls short, another takes up the slack to ensure continuity of supply.... It is seen as an essential step towards the European Union's pledge to source 20 percent of its electricity from renewables by 2020.


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Brevard, N.C. - Brevard College Head Volleyball Coach Brenda Skeffington, in conjunction with the BC Sports Information Department, is pleased to release the 2012 Brevard College Volleyball schedule.
The Tornados have 25 competition dates during the season, featuring 12 dates in the friendly confines of Boshamer Gymnasium on the campus of Brevard College including the annual Brevard College tournament. The Tornados will also take to the road 13 times during the season, competing in the North Greenville Tournament to open the season, as well as taking part in the Converse tri-match.
Brevard will open the season on the road on August 31st, as the Tornados take part in the two-day North Greenville Tournament held in Tigerville, S.C. Brevard remains on the road as BC travels to Erskine, before heading to Spartanburg, S.C. to take part in the Converse tri-match on September 8th.
The Tornados open their 2012 home schedule and their South Atlantic Conference schedule as Brevard hosts Anderson, Newberry and Catawba, before returning to the road to take on Wingate on September 25th.
Coach Skeffington's squad continues their road trip to end the month, traveling to Carson-Newman and Lincoln Memorial, before opening the month of October in Montreat, N.C. against Montreat on October 3rd.
Brevard hosts Tusculum and Mars Hill for the first weekend of October, while traveling to Anderson and Newberry the following weekend, before returning home to Boshamer Gymnasium for the annual Brevard College tournament on October 20th.
Brevard returns to the road, heading to Hickory, N.C. to take on Lenoir-Rhyne on October 23rd, before beginning a six-match home stand. Brevard welcomes Catawba, UVA-Wise, Wingate, Carson-Newman, Lincoln Memorial and Lenoir-Rhyne to Boshamer Gymnasium over an 11 day period.
The Tornados close out the final weekend on the road, traveling to Tusculum and Mars Hill to close out the 2012 regular season.
Brevard will also serve as the host of the 2012 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Volleyball tournament, held in Boshamer Gymnasium from November 16 – 18.
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Booth Poverty Maps
The Booth Poverty Maps are a wonderful resource for family history. Whilst they don't give much information on those people who feature in our genealogy they do provide great background information which can help us understand our ancestors. Armed with this knowledge we can then search out the records in which they might be named
Who compiled the Booth Poverty Maps?
Charles Booth (1840 – 1916) was a social reformer and he is best known for his work in recording the state of the working class. It is said that he along with Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree influenced the government to consider how they could prevent poverty and this led to the founding of the old age pension.
Charles decided in 1886 that he would investigate the life and labour of the poor of London and one of the results is what has become know as the Booth Poverty Maps.
Booth employed a team of social investigators who walked around the London streets often in the company of the local policeman and recorded what they saw and heard. The notebooks that they filled out can be viewed online and make for fascinating reading with amongst other findings they record what the policeman thought of each street and sometime each building and it's inhabitants.
Where can I find the Booth Poverty Maps?
The original records from Booth's investigations are held by the London School of Economics and they can be consulted there, however the good news for those of us who don't live in London is that the LSE have put the Booth archive online at http://booth.lse.ac.uk/.
What can I expect to find in the Booth Poverty Maps?
Maps were drawn up and each street, road and lane was coloured according to a classification table developed by Booth which graded the people who lived in the street.
The seven classes were ………
A Black – The lowest class which consists of some occasional labourers, street sellers, loafers, criminals and semi-criminals. Their life is the life of savages, with vicissitudes of extreme hardship and their only luxury is drink
B Dark Blue – Casual earnings, very poor. The labourers do not get as much as three days work a week, but it is doubtful if many could or would work full time for long together if they had the opportunity. Class B is not one in which men are born and live and die so much as a deposit of those who from mental, moral and physical reasons are incapable of better work
C & D Light Blue – Intermittent earning. 18s to 21s per week for a moderate family. The victims of competition and on them falls with particular severity the weight of recurrent depressions of trade. Labourers, poorer artisans and street sellers. This irregularity of employment may show itself in the week or in the year: stevedores and waterside porters may secure only one of two days' work in a week, whereas labourers in the building trades may get only eight or nine months in a year.
Also those with small regular earnings. poor, regular earnings. Factory, dock, and warehouse labourers, carmen, messengers and porters. Of the whole section none can be said to rise above poverty, nor are many to be classed as very poor. As a general rule they have a hard struggle to make ends meet, but they are, as a body, decent steady men, paying their way and bringing up their children respectably.
E Purple – Regular standard earnings, 22s to 30s per week for regular work, fairly comfortable. As a rule the wives do not work, but the children do: the boys commonly following the father, the girls taking local trades or going out to service.
F Pink – Higher class labour and the best paid of the artisans. Earnings exceed 30s per week. Foremen are included, city warehousemen of the better class and first hand lightermen; they are usually paid for responsibility and are men of good character and much intelligence.
G Red – Lower middle class. Shopkeepers and small employers, clerks and subordinate professional men. A hardworking sober, energetic class.
H Yellow – Upper middle class, servant keeping class.
Some streets had a combination of several colours indicating that part of the street was worse or better off than another part. It can be noted on the maps that a Yellow upper class street is very close to say a dark blue street. Poverty didn't always confine itself to specific areas, but intermingled with those who were better off.
If you have family that live in London in the latter part of the Victorian period then these maps will be of interest to you. It is well worth reading the background information on the website so that you have a clear idea of what you are looking at. If there are notebooks for the area in which your family lived do take the time to read them, they are fascinating and will bring your ancestors alive.
Copies of the maps can be purchased through the LSE and also two maps have been reprinted by Old House Books and can be purchased through Amazon.


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Cher Lloyd Dishes on Her Collaboration With Demi Lovato
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By Kathleen Perricone
Cher Lloyd is featured on Demi Lovato's new single, "Really Don't Care," and although the two sound great together, they never actually recorded it in the same studio!
"I actually remember being in the studio and calling her on Skype and her telling me what she would like and we worked together on writing my verse and it turned out amazing," Cher explains to On Air with Ryan Seacrest. "This is very much a 'girl power'-type of song."
Cher's album, Sorry I'm Late, comes out May 27.
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Dangerous suburbs?
(Cleveland) — City officials and business leaders in three Cleveland suburbs say they were shocked to see their communities on a list that the French government has warned tourists to avoid.
Cleveland Heights, Euclid and Lakewood were specifically mentioned on the French Foreign Ministry website as places to avoid "at day and night" because they are supposedly dangerous. Officials call the assessments foolish and unjustified.
Notified of the concerns, a spokesman for the French Consulate in Chicago told the Northeast Ohio Media Group that it looking into how and why the cities got on the list.
The lists include 15 major American cities to avoid, as well as neighborhoods within the cities, such as the Bronx in New York City.
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It was a bold move, one that carried risks, but one also filled with the promise of very gratifying rewards.
Everett High School's Jessie Lopez, the defending state champion at 132 pounds, decided earlier this year that he wanted to move up and wrestle in the loaded 145-pound bracket for his senior season. His goal: Take down some of the top wrestlers in the state.
His coach tried to talk him out of it.
"It was not my call to have him go 145. It was his call," Everett head coach Brien Elliott said. "I spent some time trying to talk him into going 138. But he had his mind made up. The competition's going to be a lot tougher. They're bigger, they're stronger."
Lopez lost to some of those top wrestlers earlier in his career, and wants to beat them one final time before he graduates, Elliott said.
"He wrestles with a little bit of a chip on his shoulder. He feels like he's not as respected like some of the other top wrestlers in the state," Elliott said. "He was beaten by them earlier when he was a freshman. He wants to prove to himself, mostly, and everyone else that he is as good as he has trained to be. If anything, this is more proving to himself that he's this good."
The challenge got a bit easier this past week, with news that defending 138-pound champion, and current 145-pound favorite, Lucas Somera of Enumclaw was injured during regionals. Still, Elliott insists the 145 bracket is still difficult, with Hudson Bay's Aaron Blaine — who has wrestled at the national tournament in Fargo, N.D. — now the favorite, along with Matt Yuste (Bonnie Lake), John Hoover (Mount Spokane) and Marysville Pilchuck's Killian Page.
Lopez, who finished third in the 119-pound weight class as a sophomore and seventh at 103 his freshman year, went 3-0 against Page this season. Elliott thinks that experience will boost Lopez's confidence, and pay dividends for his wrestler at this weekend's Mat Classic XXV.
"I respect Killian Page from Marysville. He's one of the top wrestlers I've seen in a while and just a big strong kid," Elliott said. "And Jessie's been able to pull out the wins over him the last few times they've wrestled, and Killian's a really tough kid. Based on the way he's wrestling with Killian, I have a lot of hope he'll be able to make it to the finals and do really well and pull out a win."
— David Krueger
The Soler brothers go for the double
You've heard of Eric Soler — at least you should have.
The Lake Stevens senior was a 4A individual state champion last year and is a three-time state placer. He also made an appearance in the award-winning documentary "On the Mat" about Lake Stevens' wrestling team. In his final season, he is ranked No. 1 entering Matt Classic XXV and will be a favorite to collect his second individual crown Saturday.
However, you might not have heard yet of his brother, Michael. Chances are that's going to change.
Michael Soler is a freshman, wrestling as a lightweight, is ranked No. 3 in his class and has a chance to join his brother atop the podium at the state tournament. His regional championship wasn't much of a surprise and he is undefeated this year against in-state competition. The younger Soler also is ready for the spotlight.
"It feels good to kind of follow in his footsteps," Michael said of his brother. "All my hard work is finally paying off. I've been wrestling since I was four years old. It's kind of rewarding now … I want to see how I do on a bigger scale."
Michael was in Tacoma a year ago to watch Eric win, so the amazing spectacle that is Mat Classic will not likely intimidate him.
— Jon Saperstein
Can Lake Stevens get back to normal?
With his teamsr winning four 4A state titles in the past six years, it takes a lot to get Lake Stevens coach Brent Barnes really fired up.
But his Vikings did just that at the 4A regional tournament last Saturday, collecting seven individual crowns and advancing 14 wrestlers to the state tournament. Barnes doesn't track the numbers every year, but this year's team already is special.
"That's got to be up there," Barnes said when asked how the size of his state tournament contingent compares to past years. "I don't know. I don't really keep track of that kind of stuff, but it's a great number of kids and a great number of champions."
Then he noted he was "pretty excited."
Lake Stevens has multiple wrestlers favored to win individual crowns and will be the favorite to take a fifth team title in seven years.
"I feel like we get ready pretty well in our room to make sure that at this time of the season we try and peak," senior heavyweight Brandon Johnson said. "So we plan it out that way … at least our coaches keep saying we plan it out that way. It's been working. I'm excited for state and what's to come."
— Jon Saperstein
Revenge can be a big motivator
Wrestlers going to Mat Classic XXV competed first in district and regional tournaments around the state the past two weekends the. Although they qualified for state, many didn't win their final matches and now could find themselves in rematches Mat Classic XXV.
That provides a little added motivation which sometimes can lead to the results being flipped. Granite Falls' Ryan Nash hopes so. The Tigers 120-pounder lost to Burlington-Edison's Eman Trujillo in the semifinals of the 2A Region I tournament and he's hoping for a rematch with Trujillo sometime this weekend.
"I definitely want to see (Eman) at Mat Classic," Nash said.
Other wrestlers hoping for rematches are Meadowdale's Morgan Smith, who lost to North Central's Bryson Pierce in the 3A Region I 160-pound final; Snohomish's Tanner Perry, who lost to South Kitsap's Adam Gascoyne in the 4A Region I 152 final; and Marysville Pilchuck's Ismael Perez, who lost to Stanwood's Garret Arrona in the 3A Region I final. Interestingly enough, Arrona's win over Perez avenged his lost to the Tomahawks wrestler in the district tournament the week before.
— Aaron Swaney
Don't forget about the girls
Since becoming a Washington Interscholastic Athletics Association-sanctioned sport in 2007, girls wrestling has grown by leaps and bounds and Granite Falls' Danielle Crawford is one of the area's best girls wrestlers.
Crawford, who moved down from the 112-pound weight class, is 18-4 this season and is ranked No. 7 in the state in the most recent Washington Wrestling Report poll. She won the 106-pound championship at last weekend's Region 1 tournament.
"My goal is to win a state championship and I think my chances are really high," Crawford said.
In the spirit of Valentine's Day, Crawford will be spending Mat Classic near her boyfriend, fellow Granite Falls wrestler and state participant Tyler Groff. Groff won the regional title at 126 pounds last weekend.
"It's rare to have a couple dating who both won league and regionals and it really shows how big girls wrestling is getting," Granite Falls coach Tony Helgenson said.
The other local girls heading to Mat Classic include Lakewood's Tommie Mosteller (106), Darrington's Elesha Forrest (112); Stanwood's Shannon Gee (130); Lakewood's Allyson Lawton and Stanwood's Aubrey Butler (137); and Lake Stevens' Kelha Grow and Mariner's Jennifer Pohle (155).
— Aaron Swaney


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Cincinnati Standout Zach Collaros Tabbed For Manning Award Watch List
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Cincinnati junior Zach Collaros (official bio), No. 12 in your program, is also the 12th addition to the Manning Award Watch List, despite not finishing last year as his team's starter. Collaros played behind Manning finalist Tony Pike last year, but when filling in for an injured Pike midway through the season, Collaros piled up huge numbers and kept the Bearcats undefeated regular season alive with four straight wins as a starter. The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, is releasing the Watch List one player per day through its official Facebook and Twitter pages. The award has honored the top quarterback in the nation for the past six years.
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View the time and caller ID
The Nillkin Fresh Leather-Style View Case is aptly named as it includes a smart cut-out, which allows you to view incoming calls as well as check the time at a glance through the front cover, without having to open the front of the case.
Provides all round protection without additional bulk
Protect the front of your HTC One M8 from scratches, scrapes and front-on impacts with this premium Leather-Style Nillkin Fresh View Case. This case simply clips on the back of your HTC One M8 and then folds over the front when not in use. This means that the most important part of the phone, its screen, is protected from harm without adding unwanted bulk, which is normally associated with flip cases.
Durable Leather-Style construction offers premium protection for your HTC One M8
Made from high quality Leather-Style material, this flip cover will keep your HTC One M8's screen looking good as new. The cover is tough enough to withstand day-to-day punishment without blemishing, so both your phone and cover will stay looking sharp for longer.
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Boy Scouting, one of the traditional membership divisions of the BSA, is available to boys who have earned the Arrow of Light Award and are at least 10 years old or have completed the fifth grade and are at least 10, or who are 11, but not yet 18 years old. The program achieves the BSA's objectives of developing character, citizenship, and personal fitness; and is guided by the Scout Oath and Law.
Scout Oath (or Promise)
On my honor I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country
and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight.
Scout Law
A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly,
courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty,
brave, clean, and reverent.
The advancement program for Boy Scouts and Varsity Scouts in the Boy Scouts of America is symbolized by the earning of seven badges, six of which are considered ranks. The advancement program is often considered to be divided into two phases. The first phase from joining to First Class is designed to teach the boy Scoutcraft skills, how to participate in a group and to learn self-reliance. The Scout badge is awarded when the Scout demonstrates a rudimentary knowledge of the Scouting ideals and program. Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class have progressively harder requirements in the areas of Scoutcraft, physical fitness, citizenship, personal growth and Scout Spirit.
The second phase of Star, Life, and Eagle is designed to develop leadership skills and allow the Scout to explore potential vocations and avocations through the merit badge program. The Star and Life ranks require that the boy serve in a position of responsibility and perform community service. Except for Scout rank, all ranks as well as Eagle Palms require that the candidate participate in a Scoutmaster conference and pass a Board of Review.
Because the Scout motto is Be Prepared, training is an essential element of the Boy Scout experience. As a result, the national, regional and local scout organizations arrange for Scout training in leadership, safety, and outdoors skills among others.


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When Don Miller wanted to make a film of his book, Blue Like Jazz, he directed his fan base to a Kickstarter program and raised $300,000. And, yes, I was a contributor. Something I remembered today as I threw out my signed copy of the Blue Like Jazz poster, one of the "gifts" for those [Read More…]
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Thanks for the advice folks,im liking the idea of handing out cards.Gonna have my bulldog sat on a rug.Might get some dogs rehomed talking to loads of peeps on the market. Got some old ufc tees but not sure what to reserve em at if i put em online.
Anyroad an old lady just gave me a c dior tweed jacket with the tag on and some guy saw my rescue van in the petrol station and gave me 20 quid. There are lots of nice people with a few cunts sprinkled in.How can a man be tough, tougher than the world?
Everyones telling me to up my prices but im going for low profit high turnover slurallen oh its lord fuckin allen now,the greedy cunt,power and money bet he does us a load good as lord lofl.


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Knit this childrens v neck cardigan, a design from the Rowan archive that is now available to purchase online. Designed by Kim Hargreaves using the wonderful soft blend yarn Wool Cotton DK (wool and cotton), this classic cardi has contrasting moss stitch bands, shallow set-in sleeves and is finished with pretty buttons.
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I am thinking about ordering a Hayden Shape, most likely the Shred Sled or the Germ, Future Flex. Thoughts? Reviews? Thanks
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I am thinking about ordering a Hayden Shape, most likely the Shred Sled or the Germ, Future Flex. Thoughts? Reviews? Thanks
got the shred sled and the hypto i haven't got to ride the sled that much yet but the hypto is a blast mega fast .the future flex technology is great .
+1 on the hypto. Went to PR without boards last winter and rented a 5'10" that was a blast. The one i rented was a tri fin and I think I would have liked it better as a quad. Can't say anything about the other shapes. How much does one run?
i think i paid 700 for the hypto last summer its still in great shape .
i am 5'6 130lbs, decent surfer, in shape, what size germ or sled shred should i get?
Never ridden the germ, but have had 2 shred sleds so far and also have the hypto...I'ved talked about them before on other threads--I'm starting to feel like Matt and his love of hyperflex.
I'm partial to the shred sled and only ride the hypto when I have to in smaller waves. Hypto is fat little board and really pivoty with the pintail--reminds me of my biscuit just with a bit more of an HP feel. You'll ride it a bit more front footed then the SS or PG. Mines a stock global 5'6" that I got a great deal on--foam is different then the PureGlass models, but it has still held up. The SS is probably one of the best boards I've had in the last 5 yrs.--tons of versatility and I've ridden it in OH waves. I owned a 5'8" (recently sold it) and then picked up a 5"10" last fall (shoulder issues and the 5'8" was a bit undervolumed for me)--both from Pureglass. I usually run a quad set up usually runs blacksticks (Machados or the FAMs). Found the board takes a bit to get used to--tail is around 15 1/2" wide and planes great, but with the round tail sometimes hard to really square up off the bottom--round out your turns a bit ride it a bit more back footed and its money--off the tops, etc. Just pure fun...both the Germ and the SS are essentially the same model--sans the incut and displacement hull--if you think the incut will benefit you...and be a bit more pivoty...go for it.
Just for reference...I'm 5'10"x165lbs--if the 5'8" SS had a liter more of volume I would have kept it. Going custom later this summer--the 5'10" SS is huge and made for someone around 180-200lbs...easily.
Regardless, the SS works...case in point--love pushing this thing around...Seaside pre-Sandy Attachment 7183
whats the difference with global foam and pure glass
Thanks guys!
The foam on my Global is a different quality...seems less dense compared to the marko foam from pure glass. Maybe a 1.5lb eps compared to a 2lb marko eps...Hard to explain without having the two side by side...but it's a noticeable difference in weight.


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This picture book biography of the 1980's cultural phenom introduces young readers to the powerful message that art doesn't always have to be neat or clean--and definitely not inside the lines--to be beautiful.
A woman tells her young son the true story of how his great-great-grandfather, Captain Harry Colebourn, rescued and learned to love a bear cub in 1914 as he was on his way to take care of soldiers' horses during World War I, and the bear became the inspiration for A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh.
An imaginary friend waits a long time to be imagined by a child and given a special name, and finally does the unimaginable--he sets out on a quest to find his perfect match in the real world.
Learn what it was like to travel on the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s.
A tiny minnow wearing a pale blue bowler hat has a thing or two up his fins in this underwater light-on-dark chase scene.
A wordless picture book showing the fun a dog has with her ball, and what happens when it is lost.
Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But one day--'Ah-choo!'--he woke with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests.
In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle.
Illustrations and easy-to-read text explore the light that makes a house in the night a home filled with light.
When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.
The story of what happens when a camera becomes a piece of flotsam.
Looking through the kitchen window, a little girl and her doting grandparents watch stars, play games, and, most importantly, say hello and goodbye.
When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it.
A lyrical evocation of Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers.
Something always seems to go wrong when Rabbit is around, but Mouse lets him play with his toy plane anyway because he is his good friend.
The three pigs escape the wolf by going into another world where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow that jumped over the moon, and a dragon.
Presents an assortment of facts about the qualifications and characteristics of U.S. presidents, from George Washington to Bill Clinton.
A very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments.
A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.
A retelling of the German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress.
A saintly rabbi miraculously brings to life a clay giant who helps him watch over the Jews of sixteenth-century Prague.
The children at Napville Elementary School always ignore Officer Buckle's safety tips, until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he gives his safety speeches.
When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality.
A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.
Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.
Frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore the nearby houses while their inhabitants sleep.
Four brief "stories" about parents, trains, and cows, or is it really all one story? The author recommends careful inspection of words and pictures to both minimize and enhance confusion.
Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.
Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchildren some of the songs, dances, and jokes he performed when he was a vaudeville entertainer.
On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.
A city janitor and his treasured canine companion are transported by a large colorful bird to an island in the sky, where their comfortable paradise existence threatens to turn them into birds as well.
A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.
Retells the segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land.
A biography of the man whose fascination with flying machines produced the Bleriot XI, which in 1909 became the first heavier-than-air machine to fly the English Channel.
Free verse evocation of the eerie, shifting images of Shadow which represents the beliefs and ghosts of the past and is brought to life wherever there is light, fire, and a storyteller.
Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.
Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich.
Describes the day-to-day life of an early nineteenth-century New England family throughout the changing seasons.
Though she is fond of her people, a girl prefers to live among the wild horses where she is truly happy and free.
Retells in pictures how a pair of every manner of creature climbed on board Noah's ark and thereby survived the Flood.
Explains some traditions and customs of 26 African tribes beginning with letters from A to Z.
A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit.
An adaptation of the Pueblo Indian myth which explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men.
The spinning and knitting the devil agrees to do for her win Duffy the Squire's name and a carefree life until it comes time for her to guess the devil's name.
While chasing a dumpling, a little lady is captured by wicked creatures from whom she escapes with the means of becoming the richest woman in Japan.
After the old woman cuts off his tail when he steals her milk, the fox must go through a long series of transactions before she will sew it back on again.
Recounts how most African folk tales came to be called "Spider Stories."
In a moment of fright, Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.
When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way.
A cumulative folk song in which seven soldiers build a magnificent cannon, but Drummer Hoff fires it off.
Relates the experiences of a little girl as she learns to tell the difference between makebelieve and real life.
In this Scottish folk song, a generous family always has room for another person and invites in everyone who passes by.
A well-mannered little boy, frequently invited to visit the king and queen, always asks to bring a friend--and the friends are always wild animals--and always well-behaved.
A naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild thing where he becomes their king.
The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.
As it changes from mouse, to cat, to dog, to tiger, a hermit's pet also becomes increasingly vain.
An old woman who was too busy to travel with the Wise Men to find the Child now searches endlessly for Him each Christmas season.
Ceci anxiously awaits her first posada, the special Mexican Christmas party, and the opportunity to select a piñata for it.
A sly fox tries to outwit a proud rooster through the use of flattery.
Follows the activities of two children spending their summer vacation on an island off the coast of Maine.
Briefly describes the value of a tree.
Illustrates the well-known American folk song about the courtship and marriage of the frog and the mouse.
In her haste to leave the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper.
A hound rescues a schoolgirl from the Seine, becomes a beloved school pet, is chased away by the trustees, and returns with a surprise.
Johnny goes hunting for a bearskin to hang on his family's barn and returns with a small bundle of trouble.
Two dogs each claim a bone they have found and ask passersby for help in deciding ownership.
Katy's Easter morning discovery renews the tradition of the Easter egg tree.
Tells the story of the coming of spring and the kindliness of the San Juan Capistrano Mission as seen through the eyes of a young boy.
Winter comes to the woodland as the busy animals make their preparations.
When it begins to look, feel, and smell like snow, everyone prepares for a winter blizzard.
Depicts the changes that occur on a small island as the seasons come and go, as day changes to night, and as a storm approaches.
A collection of traditional American nursery rhymes, finger games, skipping rhymes, jingles, and counting-out rhymes.
An illustrated bedtime prayer which gives thanks for the many aspects of a child's world.
Though many try, only the court jester is able to fulfill Princess Lenore's wish for the moon.
A country house is unhappy when the city, with all its buildings and traffic, grows up around her.
Story about a mallard family who make their home near a pond in the Public Garden in Boston.
Relates the story of the author's grandparents and parents, who, though not famous, helped build the United States.
Text and illustrations present the life of the boy born on the Kentucky frontier who became the sixteenth president of the United States.
After spending an eventful day at the fair held on New Year's Eve, Mei Li arrives home just in time to greet the Kitchen God.
Contains full-page pictures of animals with their stories, taken from both the Old and New Testaments.


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Highway Fatalities
Highway Fatalities
Quarterly data
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Improved safety is the foremost goal of the U.S. Department of Transportation, and highway fatalities accounted for 94% of all transportation fatalities in 2009. (BTS, National Transportation Statistics) Traffic fatalities were the leading cause of death in persons age 15-39 in 2009, causing 15% of those deaths. (CDC) The trend of highway fatalities has been downward in recent years, and the number of deaths in 2010 is the lowest since 1949. (NHTSA)
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NOTES: Total highway fatalities includes vehicles at rail crossings and transit vehicles operating over the road.
Data for the most recent year that does not have an annual FARS dataset (2011) are estimated by NHTSA and not final.
SOURCES: 1998-2010 — U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, available at http://www.nhtsa.gov/FARS, as of April 2012. 2011-12 — U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, "Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities for the First Quarter (JanuaryMarch) of 2012," July 2012.


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The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) has created the National Cyber Security Education Council (NCEC), a public-‐private partnership between government and industry to help address formal cybersecurity education in the United States.
The NCEC will formulate a broad agreement as to how government, industry, and the education community can:
The objectives of the NCEC are to enhance formal cybersecurity education programs (including kindergarten through grade 12, higher education, career programs and technical programs) to support the development of a cyber-capable workforce and development of a skilled, professional cybersecurity workforce for both the private sector and government.
By working through a broad coalition of stakeholders representing government, industry, academia, and the nonprofit sector, the NCEC aims to form consensus around the opportunity to develop cybersecurity as a culture, an academic discipline, and a career.
Outcomes for this effort will include recommendations, guidelines, and strategies that will be used by government, industry, academia and others to inform how and where investments are being made, how to best leverage existing resources, and where to develop new initiatives. The hope is that this strategy will help speed and expand institutionalization of cyber security education by providing guidance to public and private funders about where investments are needed and what kinds of results should be returned on those investments.


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Karlie Kloss Twinkles at Target and Neiman Marcus Launch
Perhaps getting some gift ideas of her own, Karlie Kloss attended the Target and Neiman Marcus launch on Wednesday in New York City (November 28).
The Victoria's Secret stunner was as gorgeous as ever in a sleeveless black mini-dress that sported stars around the collar.
The private shopping event was also attended by Zoe Saldana, Allison Williams, Leighton Meester, Kate Bosworth, Shay Mitchell, Lauren Bush-Lauren, Diane von Furstenberg, Lela Rose, and Robert Rodriguez.
The 50+ gift collection from 24 different designers will be available to the public in stores on December 1st, and the two companies will make a joint $1 million donation to the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
For those shoppers who may not think they can afford the designer products, Target spokesperson Erica Winkels assures them that "Target is committed to offering our guests exceptional value, which we see as a balance of quality, design and affordability. The Target + Neiman Marcus collection features more than 50 products at a variety of affordable price points, so regardless of their budget, our guests can find gifting options to give and receive this holiday season."
Enjoy the pictures of Karlie Kloss at the Target and Neiman Marcus launch (November 28).
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try reloading the drivers?
So now that I'm using a newer system, and is somewhat mine (it's REALLY my fiance's but when she's not using, I am).
It's a Gateway MX6440. Sadly, not at all listed in the HCL. There are some, but not this one. So I figured I'd take this opportunity to try BT2 on it and see how it goes.
The wireless card is a Broadcom 802.11g.
So I *KNOW* there are wireless networks around me, including mine. I also *KNOW* that at least 1 of them is working. I know this because I'm using it. In Window$, if I open up NetStumbler, it'll list off ~6 networks. Depending on where I am on the apartment.
So last night, I had kismet working, and it listed off a few networks. Not all of them, but some. Now this morning, nothing's listed. BT seems to detect the card no problem, in fact, the first command window that opens up when you start up kismet (in the GUI) lists the WLAN card as monitor. But for whatever reason, it doesn't pick up any networks.
I tried all the dummy things like making sure the wireless was turned on and rebooting. I even went for a walk with it, but nothing is being picked up.
IS there anyone who may be in a position to help me unerstand why this is? I mean, the networks are there, and kismet was working fine last night.
As far as I am aware (which is VERY acutely), nothing has been changed regarding the system. Nothing added nor removed.
So yeah... Any help/info would be GREATLY appreciated.
So I did a bit more research onlie to better determine the exactly which wireless card is in my system, and it appears as though it is a BCM 4318 which is listed in the HCL, although I am still experiencing the above mentioned issues.
try reloading the drivers?
I figured that'd be accomplished by rebooting... No?
BTW, I haven't installed it yet, I'm running the live CD...
Then no. I don't know how to do that.
Is it painful?
So... I just want to make sure I'm going to do the right thing here...
In order for me to fix this little issue, I need to install BT2 (whether it be on my HDD or USB or whatever), and then...
Reinstall the wireless driver?
I'm sorry if my questions seem to retarded. It's just that I don't understand how installing BT and then reinstalling the driver is going to help any.
first of all it's a Single chip Broadcom BCM4318KFBG P11 model in this laptop(according to gateway website)
bcm4318 chipset is compatible(driver bcm43xx) with Backtrack but not for injection, so i think it will only work to normal cnx to internet but you won't be able to inject and to do proper work.......
Watch your back, your packetz will belong to me soon... xD
BackTrack : Giving Machine Guns to Monkeys since 2006
Well thanks. Useful info there.
And I went to Gateway's website, and I managed to find the BCM4318 part, but how did you find all those nitty-gritty details?
So, does kismet do any kind of injection? I don't think so. So although my card may not be able to inject, it should still be able to SEE WLANs. No? And if it can see, why doesn't kismet list any networks? And furthermore, how do I fix it?


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This conference brings together researchers and others interested in learning how families and communities are being studied in the Balkans. Of specific interest is how success is measured to improve child and family well-being and how research and evaluation are being used to bring about meaningful change for children and families.
Abstracts of potential presentations should be focused on topics of relevance to the symposium theme of strengthening families and communities. Because families are the fundamental core of all societies, it is important to understand how current social and economic forces are affecting the quality of family life. There are many changes taking place in the structure and function of families that put stress on the important role of families to act as a buffer and provide a safe place for family members. Community institutions (schools, workplaces, NGOs, places of worship) have historically been supportive of family life but are now also facing challenges in meeting the needs of families and providing meaningful support.
We are interested in presentations relating to an empirical approach, with a focus on describing changes in family life and the policies and practices of community institutions that are supportive of family life. The relative effectiveness of various strategies (e.g., family support/treatment programs, NGOs, legal action, political action, public information campaigns, educational efforts), and the lessons learned from last few generations are of interest. The overall quest is to understand what is happening to families and how might change occur to improve family life.
Among the topics of interest are:
* descriptive analyses of changes in the structure of families (e.g., divorce, co-habitation, single parents);
* analyses of the impact of changes on children, adolescents, young adults, families, and communities, in areas such as: family life, schooling, health, gender roles, sexual behavior, ethnic relations, wealth distribution, crime and victimization, international migration, religious beliefs, organization of work, opportunities for people with disabilities;
* analyses of the ways in which community institutions (e.g., faith institutions; health care; education; human services; local governments) have initiated changes and the relative effectiveness of different strategies to strengthen families;
* the types of innovations in policies, programs, and clinical practices that are needed to respond to current challenges and further develop positive trends.
Clemson University Institute on Family & Neighborhood Life
Childwatch International Research Network
International Society for Child Indicators (ISCI)
University of Elbasan Aleksander Xhuvani
Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: May 15, 2014
Deadline for Notification of Abstract Acceptance: May 30, 2014
Deadline for Submission of Papers considered for Publication: June 15, 2014
Dear Participants,
The conference organizers intend to publish select papers from the from The Balkan-American Conference "Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities" once the conference has concluded. The conference proceedings publication is intended to present an overview of the current state of family and community life as well as challenges and success stories in programs and policies that improve child and family well-being.
To have your paper considered for publication, please submit and format the paper according to "APA style," the format used for most English journals on social science (http://apastyle.apa.org). For those unfamiliar with APA style, a tutorial can be found at: http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx
Generally, in APA style, the paper should be no fewer than 20 double-spaced pages (including references) with standard 1 inch margins, the text is left-justified, with a font size of 12, and type face of Times New Roman.
The paper should include:
1. a title page (don't count this page in numbering your paper)
2. abstract
3. an introductory section
4. method section
5. results
6. discussion
7. references
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Utah State and BYU are involved in two of this season's most intriguing bowl matchups, and I've discovered good, solid reasons to tune into all 35 games in the 17 days beginning Dec. 21.
Too many bowls? Absolutely not. I'll watch 'em all. Here we go, in chronological order:
New Mexico • This logically would have been Utah's landing spot, considering Washington State became eligible by beating the Utes.
Las Vegas • Utah State lost to USC and Fresno State by a combined 10 points.
Famous Idaho Potato • Buffalo's offense will have to score two fourth-quarter touchdowns to match BYU linebacker Kyle Van Noy's production against San Diego State last December.
New Orleans • Tulane offensive coordinator Eric Price played for Ogden High School and Weber State. Former BYU assistant Barry Lamb took a medical leave of absence in early November.
Beef O' Brady's • East Carolina's Breon Allen was a 1,600-yard rusher for Snow College.
Hawaii • Oregon State's Sean Mannion passed for 443 yards and five touchdowns versus Utah.
Little Caesars • USU's coaches are studying Bowling Green's 47-point, 574-yard showing against Northern Illinois.
Poinsettia • USU's defense should be motivated to face Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch, a Heisman Trophy finalist.
Military • Maryland offensive coordinator Mike Locksley went 2-26 overall in two-plus tumultuous seasons at New Mexico, where USU coach Matt Wells worked for him in 2010.
Texas • Syracuse lost 56-0 to Georgia Tech, which lost 38-20 to BYU.
Fight Hunger • Ex-BYU QB Steve Sarkisian leads the Huskies against his old school? No. How about UW interim coach Marques Tuiasosopo being related to the perpetrator of the Manti Te'o hoax? Yes.
Pinstripe • Notre Dame playing at Yankee Stadium is good stuff.
Belk • North Carolina assistant coach Vic Koenning went 2-21 in Mountain West games as Wyoming's coach in 2000-02.
Russell Athletic • Offensive line coach Art Kehoe has worked for six Miami coaches, including Dennis Erickson.
Buffalo Wild Wings • Michigan hosts Utah next September and will meet both Utah and BYU in 2015.
Armed Forces • Navy's defensive line is coached by Murray High School graduate Dale Pehrson and ex-BYU player Shaun Nua.
Music City • Georgia Tech has been outscored 79-37 by BYU the past two seasons.
Alamo • Texas coach Mack Brown's empire began to crumble in Provo.
Holiday • Arizona State is another reminder that Utah should have qualified for a bowl.
Advo Care • Arizona's Ka'Deem Carey, who has rushed for 436 yards in two games versus Utah, opposes Boston College's Andre Williams, a Heisman finalist.
Sun • Will UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley return for at least one more season?
Liberty • Mississippi State's Dan Mullen, who coached Utah's QBs in 2003-04, needed an OT win over Ole Miss to become bowl-eligible.
Chick-Fil-A • Real Salt Lake general manager Garth Lagerwey will watch this game versus Texas A&M. Jason Kreis, his Duke soccer teammate, won't know it's being played.
Gator • BYU visits Nebraska in the 2015 opener. Will Bo Pelini still be the Cornhuskers' coach?
Heart of Dallas • Former USU quarterback Michael Canales is North Texas' offensive coordinator.
Outback • Iowa receiver Damond Powell, from Snow College, has caught only 12 passes, but five receptions covered 38 yards or longer. Powell and Jazz rookie Trey Burke were among Ohio's prep basketball MVPs in 2011.
Capital One • Wisconsin's Gary Andersen versus South Carolina's Steve Spurrier. Andersen has come a long way since coaching at Park City HS.
Rose • If not for Utah, Stanford may have played for the national championship.
Fiesta • Central Florida hosts BYU next October.
Sugar • Think anyone will ask Nick Saban about the 2009 Sugar Bowl?
Cotton • Oklahoma State defensive tackle Ofa Hautau is from East High, via Snow.
Orange • Not the destination he wanted, but Ohio State's Urban Meyer is taking a third school to a BCS game in 10 seasons, starting with Utah.
BBVA Compass • Houston staged the craziest game I witnessed this season, and maybe ever, losing 47-46 to BYU.
GoDaddy • Having graduated from Utah State, Arkansas State QB Adam Kennedy will start his second bowl game in three seasons.
BCS National Championship • Do you really need a reason?


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The Safety of Internet Search Engines - Revisited
December 11 , 2006
Ben Edelman
Hannah Rosenbaum
In May 2006 McAfee released a study comparing the safety of leading search engines. This report updates that study with new data and deeper analysis of the specific types of threats posed by search engine results.
In this study, we compare the safety of leading search engines, using McAfee SiteAdvisor's automated Web site ratings. We again find that most leading search engines are similar in the safety of the sites they link to, though AOL replaces MSN as the safest engine and Yahoo! replaces Ask as the engine with the most risky results. Across search engines, we find sponsored results significantly less safe than search engines' organic results. Unsavory e-mail conduct is the dominant security risk although search engine users are also heavily exposed to risky downloads, browser exploits, and scams.
Table of Contents
Addendum: Country-Specific Search Results
Study in Other Languages
% of Red1 and Yellow2 Sites...
By Search Engine
By Type of Result
In the U.S., the top 5 search engines (representing 91% of all search engine use) all include some dangerous results.
AOL returns the safest results with 3.6% of results rated red1 or yellow2 by McAfee SiteAdvisor. At 5.1%, Yahoo! returns the most results rated red or yellow. On average, 4.4% of search results link to risky Web sites.
8% of sponsored results are rated red or yellow - almost three times the percentage of red and yellow sites found in organic results. Notably, scam sites are found at a much greater frequency in sponsored results.
41.4% of red or yellow sites exhibit poor e-mail practices, 24.5% contain risky downloads, 26.8% are scam sites, 32.3% link to other risky sites and 3.0% contain browser exploits. Many sites posed multiple dangers.
Adult search terms are twice as dangerous as non-adult search terms.
Dangerous sites exceeded 90% of results for certain risky keywords. Particularly dangerous keywords include "bearshare", "free screensavers", and "free ringtones".
1 - "Red" rated sites failed SiteAdvisor's safety tests. Examples are sites that distribute adware, send a high volume of spam, or make unauthorized changes to a user's computer.
2 - "Yellow" rated sites engage in practices that warrant important advisory information based on SiteAdvisor's safety tests. Examples are sites which send a high volume of "non-spammy" email, display many popup ads, or prompt a user to change browser settings.
Search engines have become users' primary gateway to the Internet. Nearly 80% of Web site page visits originate from search engines. Although search engines often provide the fastest way of navigating the Web, they are not necessarily the safest.
In general, search engine rankings do not explicitly focus on Web site security. But users often make assumptions based on sites' search rankings. Over one third of searchers perceive that companies ranked high in search results are among the top companies in their field, indicating that users may falsely associate trustworthiness with search result ranking. But search rankings are not a reflection of safety. Unless users are selecting familiar Web sites that they trust from previous experience, users risk exposing themselves to numerous threats.
We compare the safety of search results from five search engines: Google, Yahoo!, MSN, AOL, and Ask. First, we compiled a list of approximately 2,500 popular keywords derived from lists of common searches from Google Zeitgeist, Yahoo!, AOL, Ask, Lycos, Wordtracker, Hitwise and other industry sources. We assess the first five pages of search results for each keyword on each of the five search engines. We analyze site safety based on result position and result type (organic versus sponsored).
Our site safety assessments come from McAfee SiteAdvisor's Web safety database of 7.9 million of the most trafficked Web sites. Since our earlier search engine analysis in May 2006, McAfee SiteAdvisor has increased its coverage of Web sites, site downloads and browser exploits -- growing from 3 million sites to 7.9 million.
We analyze Web site safety using overall McAfee SiteAdvisor ratings as well as component ratings of specific behaviors: browser exploits, e-mail, downloads, scams, annoyances (such as pop-ups), and links to other such sites.
While all search engines return some unsafe results, listings at Yahoo! are particularly risky. In our analysis, 5.1% of Yahoo! results are rated red or yellow. AOL returns the safest results with 3.6% rated red or yellow. Overall, 4.4% of search results are rated red (2.6%) or yellow (1.7%).
Percentage of red and yellow results by search engine
Since the release of our search engine study in May 2006, the percentage of red and yellow sites in search results decreased from 5.0% to 4. 4%. Google, AOL, and Ask now return safer results, while Yahoo! and MSN return riskier results. Several factors may contribute to these changes. For example, some search engines have changed their ranking algorithms. Other search engines have changed ad platforms altogether. At the same time, we have updated our keyword list since our prior analysis, in an effort to better reflect the newest and most current top search terms.
The relative rankings of the search engines also shifted. AOL replaces MSN as the search engine returning the safest results, and Yahoo! replaces Ask as the search engine returning the most risky results. MSN's safety decline is likely due to the expansion of its paid search program, which was in transition (showing unusually few ads) during data collection for our prior article. The percentage of red and yellow sites in MSN's sponsored results jumped from 6.3% in May to 10.7% in November.
|November 2006
|May 2006
|Google ()
|Yahoo ()
|Ask ()
|Organic ()
|Sponsored ()
safer since last study less safe since last study
Search engine users are exposed to several distinct types of Web site security risks. Of those search results rated red or yellow, 24.5% received those ratings due to risky downloads, 41.4% for poor e-mail practices, 26.8% for scams, and 31.2% for links to other sites with such practices. 3.0% of red and yellow search results contain browser exploits -- particularly serious threats which can damage a user's PC as a user merely browses a site. Google's recent implementation of an interstitial warning page for certain exploit sites slightly improves the safety of Google's exploit results. This recent development represents an effort by Google to steer users away from dangerous sites, but we find Google warnings for only 18% of Google search results containing browser exploits, so users cannot rely on these warnings to stay safe.
|% Search Results Rated Red/Yellow By Security Risk
|% Red/Yellow Search Results By Security Risk
These tables confirm that users face differing risks at the various search engines. Yahoo's search results include twice as many scam results as others, while AOL's search results contain the fewest scam sites. (SiteAdvisor scam ratings warn users about misleading site content such as deceptive claims, offers or billing practices.) But AOL isn't safer across the board: Exploits and bulk e-mailers are more widespread among AOL-listed results.
Percentage of red and yellow scam results by search engine
In our analysis, search engines' sponsored (paid advertising) results are approximately three times as likely to lead to red and yellow sites as are organic (non-paid) results. This result reflects well on organic search ranking algorithms, but it also indicates that search engines receive substantial payments from risky sites. By allowing risky Web sites to buy prominent placement within search results, search engines help these sites reach -- and, potentially, harm -- unsuspecting users. Search advertising will exceed $16 billion in 2006. Assuming unsafe sites' ad prices are similar to other advertisers (we think, a reasonable approximation), search engines earn approximately $1.28 billion annually from their U.S. operations by sending users to risky sites.
Red and yellow sites appear in sponsored results at almost three times the rate of organic results.
MSN has the highest percentage of risky sponsored results (10.7%), while Ask's sponsored results are safest (6.5%).
Percentage of red and yellow sponsored results by search engine.
Most notably, sponsored results contain a larger percentage of scam sites than organic results. 4.1% of sponsored results are rated red or yellow for scams as compared to 0.1% of organic results. Scam sites contain misleading site content such as deceptive claims or promotional offers and bait-and-switch billing practices. For example, scam sites may attach fees to free downloads, charge users to enter the free Green Card Lottery, or disguise pyramid schemes as lucrative work-at-home opportunities. Scam sites appear frequently in sponsored results despite search engines' advertising guidelines prohibiting deceptive content. See also Ben Edelman 's False and Deceptive Pay-Per-Click Ads.
Red and yellow scam results appear almost entirely in sponsored listings.
Popular searches containing the word "free" are particularly likely to lead users to sites with unsavory practices. For popular searches containing the word "free," 14.5% of search results link to sites rated yellow or red. Web sites buying the paid search word "Free" use a variety of strategies to ensnare users. "Free" downloads often come bundled with unwanted programs, especially adware, toolbars, or tracking software. Sites offering "free" services (like ringtones or credit checks) often make misleading claims, bury fee disclosures in inconspicuous fine print, or impose other deceptive billing practices. Other sites prey on naive consumers by charging for products that users could easily get elsewhere for free. For example, some sites charge users for the free browser Firefox, justifying the fee with dubious promises of technical support or customer service. Finally, sites claiming to offer free products (like iPods or flat screen TVs) often share users' e-mail addresses with third parties -- burdening affected users with hundreds of e-mails per week.
Percentage of red and yellow results for search terms containing the word "free."
Search result safety remains roughly constant across the first five pages of results, indicating a lack of correlation between search result ranking and site safety. First page results, which are selected by 62% of searchers, are no safer than results on subsequent pages. So users can't keep themselves safe simply by staying on top-rated search results.
Percentage of red and yellow results by search result page.
Organic search result safety is consistent across position rankings, but sponsored search result safety varies by ranking. In our tests, Google's first sponsored result on the top of the page is somewhat more likely to be safe, relative to Google's positions 2 and 3. Among Google sponsored results listed on the right side of the page, the top two results are less risky than subsequent positions. We've noticed that many #1-rated Google ads are actually non-profits receiving free advertising through Google.org. The special characteristics of these non-profits probably explain the relative safety of Google's top-most position: These ads tend to promote sites that are safe (no spyware, scams, or the like), and these ads also tend to be top-ranked since their creators need not make cash payments to Google.
Google's Results by Rank
Of the Google Zeitgeist search terms we analyze, the most dangerous Zeitgeist category is "tech toys" -- where 23.3% of results are rated red or yellow by McAfee SiteAdvisor. "Tech toys" search terms include "iPod nano", "mp3 music downloads", and "winmx" -- terms that often lead to scams and other dubious practices. Overall, music and technology related Google Zeitgeist categories return the greatest percentages of risky results. Security hazards for these categories primarily include risky downloads and scams charging for free software.
The top five most dangerous Google Zeitgeist categories include:
|Google Zeitgeist Category
|% Red/Yellow Results
|Tech Toys
|Popular Software
|Digital Music
|Technology Queries
|Popular Male Singers
Celebrity searches frequently contain many risky sites. We found many dangerous sites in searches for "popular male singers" (15.3%) such as "Usher" and "Nelly," as well as "popular women" (10.5%) such as "Lindsay Lohan" and "Paris Hilton". Dangerous search results were also widespread in "top sports queries" (11.3%) such as "Real Madrid" and "cricket," as well as "childhood favorites" (6.7%) which included keywords such as "Winnie the Pooh" and "Tweety".
In contrast, searches for keywords in the Google Zeitgeist category "Web 2.0" such as "wikipedia" and "youtube" do not contain any dangerous search results. Among other relatively safe Google Zeitgeist categories are "summer travel" (0.8%), which includes search terms such as "Expedia" and "Travelocity", and "weekend errands" (0.4%), which includes "USPS" and "Home Depot".
In our tests, the single most dangerous keyword across all search engines is "bearshare" where 53.3% of search results are rated red or yellow. Bearshare is a free file sharing program that, in our tests, bundled adware during its installation. "Bearshare" is also a risky keyword because many sites charge users to access this free program. The percentage of red and yellow search results peaked at 90.9% in a search for "rotten.com" on MSN.
The top ten most dangerous search terms:
|Search Term
|% Red/Yellow Results
|free screensavers
|free ringtones
|lime wire
Our tests suggest that adult search terms are twice as likely to lead to unsafe results as are non-adult search terms. To investigate the safety of adult search terms, we formed a set of 142 top adult keywords. 8.0% of results for these adult search terms are rated red or yellow, versus 4.1% for non-adult terms. Adult keywords returned a higher percentage of sites containing browser exploits and sites with poor e-mail practices.
Adult search terms are twice as likely to lead to dangerous search results as non-adult search terms.
It remains to be seen whether search engines' rankings will eventually evolve to incorporate site safety. Google's ad rankings already incorporate a notion of "landing page quality" -- and Google's ad guidelines mention several factors that ring true to us, like avoiding sending users excessive e-mails, and avoiding making users escape "excessive obstacles" before getting a promised free product. Still, we're alarmed that so many Google advertisers continue to promote services that, to us, seem like outright scams -- promising something is "free" when it's not, or charging for something that is widely available elsewhere for free. More generally, search engines make profits from scammers' sponsored results -- a factor that tends to discourage search engines from aggressively removing unsafe sites from their results. Rigid advertising guidelines and tough filtering might reduce search engine revenue in the short run, but such practices could ultimately benefit search engines. If sponsored results became safer than organic results, users might click sponsored links more frequently, and advertisers might increase their paid search spending accordingly.
The ease of Web anonymity creates a special problem that search engines are well-equipped to solve. If search engines look the other way, scammers can manipulate the market, trick consumers, and, it seems, largely get away with it. But search engines have an opportunity to help users avoid dangerous sites by limiting who can become an advertiser and by prohibiting deceptive and malicious ads. Meanwhile, interested users can get many of these benefits by installing the McAfee SiteAdvisor browser plug-in, which automatically annotates search results to report the McAfee SiteAdvisor safety assessment of each search result.
Some users remain naïve about Web safety. They click, submit e-mail addresses, and download freely without realizing the consequences until the damage has been done. As Web safety proponents we take that to heart, since that means their online experience is ultimately worse than in a safer world. Other users seek to avoid the dangers of the Web by limiting their activities online: They only visit familiar sites, never give out their e-mail addresses, and never download new programs. That's unfortunate also: Their caution prevents them from exploring the full Web and from benefiting from many useful and entertaining sites. Users should be able to safely navigate the Web without undue concern. We're hopeful that search engines will take steps to improve the safety of their results, to make it that much easier for users to do so.
To generate an overall snapshot
of the risks faced by users in different countries, we also examine
top searches performed at country-specific search engines outside the
U.S. In contrast to our U.S. analysis which uses the same 2,500
keywords across all search engines, our international analysis uses
each country's most popular 15 or so keywords in their local language.
This ensures we are appropriately incorporating differences in local
consumer searching patterns rather than artificially mandating a fixed
keyword list to test across all countries. For data on country-specific
top searches, we turn to
Google Zeitgeist.
At the same time, we recognize
that users in different countries tend to use country-specific search
engines, rather than simply (say)
So our international
analysis uses results from searches run on each country's corresponding
regional Google site. For international analysis, we analyze the
first page of regional keyword search results.
Popular search terms vary across
countries, and regional sites
(e.g. xyz.de)
are ranked more favorably
on their respective regional search engines
(e.g. google.de)
than on general search engines. Comparing the safety of the most popular
searches conducted on each of 30 Google regional domains, we find that
the most dangerous searches are being conducted on Google's Indian
regional domain,
9% of results for India's most popular
search terms are rated red or yellow by McAfee SiteAdvisor. Among
India's most popular risky keywords are Indian actors Salman Khan
and Aishwarya Rai. Relatively risky searches are also being conducted
by searchers in Greece (7.4%), where popular search terms include the
television series "Rebelde Way" and pop band "Erreway".
Searchers in Finland and Ireland are performing the safest searches:
only 0.7% and 0.9% of results for the most popular searches on
and google.ie
are rated red or yellow.
Search safety varies for search
engine users in different countries. Popular culture and consumer
trends vary across the world, and in turn, opportunities for consumer
exploitation vary as well. Advertisers bidding on popular country-specific
keywords can target specific audiences by selecting language and country
preferences. Therefore relatively risky sponsored results for
regional search terms may indicate greater malicious activity within
the given region. In addition, regional sites gain greater visibility
within regional search results, so searchers face greater risks where
there is a relatively high percentage of dangerous regional domains.
But even though searchers in some regions may be somewhat safer than
searchers in another region, scammers and bad actors are equipped to
reach consumers in every corner of the world.
Search safety varies across regional search engines.
Analysis of Organic Results by Search Engine and Analysis of Sponsored Results by Search Engine
Analysis by Zeitgeist Keyword Group (safest and riskiest keyword categories)
Analysis by Individual Keyword
Forrester to Marketers: Let Age Define Your Buy - ClickZ
False and Deceptive Pay-Per-Click Ads - Ben Edelman
Google Revenue to Exceed $10 Billion in 2007 - eMarketer
How Consumers Find Web Sites In 2006 - Forrester
The Philanthropic Arm of Google - Google
Search Engine User Behavior Study - iProspect
Search Engine Market Share - Nielsen/NetRatings
Google AdWords Landing Page Quality Ranking Initiated - Search Engine Journal
Search Engine Advertisement Guidelines
Google - AdWords Editorial Guidelines
Google AdWords Landing Page and Site Quality Guidelines
Inside AdWords: Landing Page Quality Update
Yahoo! - Sponsored Search Listing Guidelines
MSN - AdCenter Search Ads Content Guidelines
AOL - Ad Specs - Policies and Guidelines
Ask - Sponsored Listings - Guidelines
The SiteAdvisor Web Safety Tool


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Twisplays can be placed in sites ranging from offices and stores to restaurants and bars, allowing the locations to share their Twitter feeds, which can include company news to promotional offers, with customers, patrons or passersby and encourage them to sign up to receive tweets regularly. The LED signs can sit on a counter, mount on a wall or hang from a ceiling.
The system can either be wired to a PC or added to MB Media's national wireless network to display up to 20 tweets a day. "I think it will be a great way to expose retail customers to social media and give businesses a new way to reach customers," said MB chief executive Dave Levine.
MB Media's flagship product for vending is a scrolling LED messaging system sized to fit across the base of a glassfront machine display, including coin-op amusements like cranes, for high visibility. The signs draw patrons to machines by promoting a product or service or broadcasting information, such as up-to-the minute world news. According to Levine, the addition of the signage has proven to boost same-machine sales by as much as 20%.
During the IAAPA show, MB Media also held free consulting sessions on how to properly place a machine within a location to maximize visibility. See Dave Levine's recent VT column on the topic.


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