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President Milliken announces 2011-12 Presidential Graduate Fellows
- 07/15/2011
"The recipients of Presidential Graduate Fellowships are among the University of Nebraska's most outstanding students – future scientists, teachers and business leaders who are accomplishing extraordinary things in the laboratory, the classroom and beyond," Milliken said. "We are fortunate to have a level of private support that allows us to provide these students an opportunity to devote full time to their academic pursuits. I'm confident we will see great things from each of our fellows."
Each fellow receives an annual stipend provided through the University of Nebraska Foundation.
This year's Presidential Graduate Fellows are:
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Bradley Baurain, Chicago, a Ph.D. candidate in teaching, learning and teacher education. With 20 years of teaching experience already under his belt – half of it in China and Vietnam – Bauran's career goal is to become a university-level teacher educator and researcher. One of his prime research interests is the impact of spiritual and religious beliefs on teachers' classroom philosophies and actions, an area in which little formal data has been gathered. Baurain has written and presented on this subject, and it is the focus of his Ph.D. dissertation. Baurain's research could help lead to a more holistic understanding of how and why teachers think and act, which is key to developing better practices in student achievement and teacher development.
Shannon Cummins, Waco, a Ph.D. candidate in business. Cummins' research focuses on the uninvestigated outcomes of networks on firms, industries and marketplaces. Her dissertation – the first of its kind – explores how network ties between firms' top management teams inform the strategies these firms employ and their subsequent performance. The dissertation grew out of an earlier study Cummins had submitted to the premier journal in her field, the Journal of Marketing, which then asked her to submit an extended version of the piece. Cummins is a Fulbright Scholarship winner who studied at the Warsaw School of Economics in Poland before returning to UNL to earn her MBA in agribusiness and enter her Ph.D. program.
Rhitankar Pal, Kolkata, India, a Ph.D. candidate in chemistry. Pal's career objectives are directed toward solving fundamental problems in nanoscience and technology using modern computational chemical techniques. His research has focused on novel gold nanoparticles and how they bind with molecules such as carbon monoxide and oxygen. Nano-gold clusters have the potential to be a catalyst for a process that could remove toxic carbon monoxide from the atmosphere, thus making the planet greener and safer. Pal has built a strong research record and has been published in leading scientific journals. He also is well-known in his department for his character, receiving high ratings as a teaching assistant and volunteering each year for UNL's Chemistry Day, an event to encourage high school students to pursue chemistry careers.
Derrick Stolee, Lincoln, a Ph.D. candidate in mathematics and computer science. Stolee, a graduate of the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management, was called "probably the most brilliant student I have ever interacted with" by one of his Fellowship recommenders. Stolee combines tools from applied mathematics and computer science to tackle pure mathematical problems, a tactic that could help bridge the gap between the computer science and mathematics research communities. Stolee's specialty is graph theory, which studies relationships in a collection of objects. He already has produced several research papers on this and other topics, and he hopes to become a professor at a research university in order to continue his work while also educating the next generation of professionals.
Robert Stanton, Hoffman Estates, Ill., a master's degree candidate in biology. Stanton's master's thesis research focuses on immunological costs of parental care in Nicrophorus marginatus (a type of burying beetle). His research interests include the behavioral ecology of social and semi-social insects, particularly Nicrophorus species; the ecological impacts and implications of arthropods in prairies; plant-insect interactions; and the effects of prairie restorations on insect populations. This research has important implications for the management of insect populations. Stanton has presented at several conferences and has served as a teaching assistant at UNO for several years. He carries a 3.9 grade point average and earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Benjamin Wigert, Hastings, a Ph.D. candidate in industrial-organizational psychology. Wigert, who carries a 3.98 grade point average, is a research associate and trained facilitator at UNO's Center for Collaboration Science. His research interests include creativity, decision-making, teamwork, and facilitation of technology-based collaboration. Wigert is a member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and recently learned that he had been selected to present a poster, "Are Perfectionists Creative? The Relationship Between Perfectionism and Creativity," at the American Psychological Association Convention. Wigert also is active in the community, serving as a basketball and tennis coach for the Special Olympics and volunteering for Habitat for Humanity.
Jesse Cox, Bellevue, a Ph.D. candidate in cancer research. Cox's research focuses on understanding how transcription factors, specifically Sox2, and their associated proteins contribute to the self-renewal of embryonic stem cells and tumor cells. Specifically, Cox's team has identified Sox2-associated proteins in various cell systems, including embryonic stem cells, embryonic stem cells undergoing the early stages of differentiation, and brain tumor cells. The team has identified novel Sox2-associated proteins that are critical for maintaining the self-renewal of both embryonic stem cells and brain tumor cells. Their studies will provide new insights into the mechanisms driving stem cells and tumor cell self-renewal. Cox has been co-director of the Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum since 2008.
Parama Dey, Kolkata, India, a Ph.D. candidate in biochemistry and molecular biology. Dey's research focuses on the role of human ecdysoneless protein in pancreatic cancer. She is testing the hypothesis that hECD plays a role in the pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer by regulating cancer cell-specific metabolic pathways. Her work has important implications for developing new therapies and treatments for pancreatic cancer. She has been included as a co-author on a review article that was published in Expert Reviews in Endocrinology and Metabolism and a manuscript in Stem Cells, among other recognitions. Dey came to UNMC from the University of Calcutta, one of the top universities in India, and completed her undergraduate studies at Presidency College Calcutta, ranking 9th among nearly 800 students.
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High Energy Theory Seminar - Blaise Gouteraux - Nordic institute - Zero-temperature holographic phases with (un)broken U(1) symmetry
In this talk, we shall provide a classification of extremal scaling geometries in Einstein-Maxwell-Dilaton theories, allowing for the possibility of a broken U(1) symmetry, and examine whether they constitute acceptable ground for holographic superfluids. We distinguish between scale invariant geometries with a constant scalar and solutions with a runaway scalar. We also study to what extent the former can mediate fractionalisation transitions when a relevant perturbation exists.
Location: PCTS Seminar Room
Date/Time: 02/08/13 at 1:30 pm - 02/08/13 at 2:30 pm
Category: High Energy Theory Seminar
Department: Physics


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FILMING DOWNSHIFTING FOR RACE WEEK: With the Grand Prix sort of heating up, the annual moratorium on filming in Long Beach kicks in on Monday, not that there was an awful lot going on anyway.
About the only production revving up for regular shooting in town is the always-dependable Showtime series "Dexter," which will start scouting for more Long Beach (as Miami) scenes on May 1.
While "Dexter" is keeping Long Beach busy in its cakewalk role as Miami and environs - it has used scores of locations in town, including regular scenes shot in Los Altos, Bluff Park and the El Dorado Nature Center, to say nothing of local coastal spots, including Shoreline Village, the area around the Belmont Pier and Alamitos Bay - another once-dependable Floridian series that used Long Beach almost nonstop during the filming season, "CSI: Miami," is on the ropes, looking like a good (or bad, actually) contender for cancellation.
CBS has already announced that one of the "CSI" franchise programs, "Miami" or "CSI: NY", or possibly both, will be axed next season to make room for more half-hour comedy series and to beef up the youth demographic that has been staying away in droves from the "CSI" shows.
Online buzz tends to favor the cancellation of the East Coast part of the franchise, though a person close to the Miami production has called the renewal of the Floridian show "doubtful."
Are we worried? Do we look worried? Hollywood (we're talking the one up the road, not the one in Florida), it seems, will never tire of setting shows in and around Miami, even if it doesn't want to send the cameras and talents to the self-proclaimed Sunshine State. The exception is "Burn Notice," which is filmed on location in Florida.
But just as "CSI: Miami" might be taking a powder, Fox's Miami-set series "The Finder" has been moving into the breach and onto the beach, shooting all over our local coastline, and filming some key scenes at the Westin Hotel on Ocean recently, as well as farther down the coast at Don the Beachcomber's (the former Sam's Seafood), in Huntington Beach.
Meanwhile, CBS is pushing a new hourlong drama, "Applebaum," based on the "Mommy-Track Murders" series of books by attorney-turned-author Ayelet Waldman.
Filmers were in town last week using Mark Twain Elementary over on Centralia in the east part of town for scenes for the series pilot.
HOF'S TO SPIN!: Craig Hofman, the president of Hof's Hut and son of its founder, has already dragged a bit of St. Louis and Louisiana to Southern California with his chain of 15 Lucille's Smokehouse BBQs to add to his six Hof's Huts (many of the Huts, including those in Cerritos and Belmont Shore, were converted into Smokehouses). Now he is preparing to swamp the Southland with a taste of Kansas by becoming the first franchisee of the successful Kansas City pizza chainlet, Spin! Neapolitan Pizza.
The initial agreement with Spin!, according to Brad Hofman, director of marketing for the Lucille's side of the family business (Brad is Craig's son), is to eventually build as many as 35 Spin!s throughout Southern California, with the first, says Brad, opening well before the end of the year.
"We're looking right now for the location for the first one," he said.
The restaurants are smaller than the typical Hof's Hut (and certainly smaller than Lucille's), so Hofman said he didn't anticipate converting any of the existing family restaurants into Spin!s.
"They're about 3- to 4,000-square feet, a fast-casual hybrid where you order at the counter, then sit down and a server brings your food."
In addition to bagging a number of Kansas City-area awards, Spin! was honored as one of the 101 Best Restaurants in the country by TheDailyMeal.com foodie site, and its Margherita pizza was ranked as one of the nation's best dishes of the year by Restaurant Business magazine.
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Although landlord/tenant issues do not fall within DCA's regulatory authority, we do offer a publication pertaining to landlord/tenant issues entitled "California Tenants, a guide to residential tenants' and landlords' rights and responsibilities," that may be helpful.
Landlord/Tenant resource page on the Consumer Wiki
Consumers may also contact their local Small Claims Advisors
If you are not able to find information specific to your needs, we recommend that you contact a local agency that specializes in landlord/tenant issues (see "Getting Help from a Third Party" and "Tenant Information and Assistance Resources"). Local agencies are listed under the county you reside.
In addition, we recommend you contact the California Bureau of Real Estate (CalBRE) for assistance. The CalBRE enforces real estate laws to protect consumers in the sale or lease of real property. The CalBRE licenses many property managers and management companies and may be able to assist you. The bureau qualifies applicants for real estate licenses, promotes professional and ethical standards in real estate brokerage, and regulates the sale or lease of subdivided property and property securities. It investigates complaints involving unlicensed activities or unlawful activities of real estate licensees and land subdividers. For your convenience, we have provided the contact information below:
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text: Jesus asks Peter: Who do you say I am? Peter answers: You are the Messiah, the son of the living God! Good answer. It seems to me that there are several ways that people attempt to answer this fundamental question. I'm going to attempt to summarize this by creating unfair stereotype-based categories. Liberal Jesus This [Read More…]


text: Alright so I am trying to boot bt3 from a partitioned usb drive to allow me to save changes. Fallowing the instructions I got bt3 to boot just fine using a brand new unpartitioned flash drive. Then I downloaded a new driver for my usb that tricks the computer into thinking its a non-removable disk (the driver is a Hitachi Microdrive driver). From there I partitioned a FAT32 section just under 1.5gb leaving .5gb for the changes partition. I ran boot.bat and had to make the ( -f) changes. When attempting to boot my computer recognizes I has a usb drive but upon attempting to boot it give a "operating system not found" error and boots to windows from the hard drive. I have tried changing the flash drive driver back the the original but was unable to find a copy so I settled for the one windows gave me. It then reads the flash drive as a removable disk as it should. I have tried using boot.bat with and without the ( -f) change and it still gives me the same message. I have also tried removing the partition and it makes no difference. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I have not been able to find any information about this specific problem. Actually if anyone knows how to get a new usb driver that works for booting I would be very happy.


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Cornell University Press released today, "Project Plowshare: The Peaceful Use of Nuclear Explosives in Cold War America," written by Dr. Scott Kaufman, FMU professor of history and co-director of the Robert E. McNair Center for Government and History.
Inspired by President Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" speech, scientists at the Atomic Energy Commission and the University of California's Radiation Laboratory began a program called Plowshare in 1957. Joined by like-minded government officials, scientists, and business leaders, champions of "peaceful nuclear explosions" maintained that they could create new elements and isotopes for general use, build storage facilities for water or fuel, mine ores, increase oil and natural gas production, generate heat for power production, and construct roads, harbors, and canals. By harnessing the power of the atom for nonmilitary purposes, Plowshare backers expected to protect American security, defend U.S. legitimacy and prestige, and ensure access to energy resources.
Extensive research by Kaufman in nearly two-dozen archives in three nations explains how science, politics, and environmentalism converged to shape the lasting conflict over the use of nuclear technology. Indeed, despite technological and strategic promise, Plowshare's early champions soon found themselves facing a vocal and powerful coalition of federal and state officials, scientists, industrialists, environmentalists, and average citizens. Skeptical politicians, domestic and international pressure to stop nuclear testing, and a lack of government funding severely restricted the program. By the mid-1970s, Plowshare was, in the words of one government official, "dead as a doornail." However, the thought of using the atom for peaceful purposes remains alive.
Kaufman is the author of several other books, including "Plans Unraveled: The Foreign Policy of the Carter Administration" and "The Pig War: The United States, Britain, and the Balance of Power in the Pacific Northwest, 1846–72."
He earned the B.A. degree from Kansas State University, and the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Ohio University.
A copy of the book is available through amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, and Cornell University Press.


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Directions from I-10:
From the East:
Take the Saint Bernard exit (236B) turn left and immediately get into your right lane, turn right onto Claiborne Avenue for 3 blocks, the first traffic light you come to is Esplanade Avenue, make a left onto Esplanade Avenue come down 3 blocks and make a right onto Marais Street, at the first and only stop sign make a left you are on Governor Nicholls Street. We are at the end of that block on the left side of the street.
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Take the Esplanade Avenue exit (236A). At the bottom of the exit make a sharp right. You will be on Governor Nicholls Street. Come down 4 blocks, we are at the end of the block on the left side. Please pay attention after you take the I-10 exit, the "right" I want you to take is at the foot of the exit, coming out almost onto the exit its self.


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AMD has announced the addition of the AMD Radeon HD 6670, HD 6570 and HD 6450 graphics cards to the channel, completing the roll-out of the AMD Radeon HD 6000 family of graphics cards.
Priced at less than US$100 and consuming less than 75 watts of power, the three new graphics cards allow users to experience AMD's Eyefinity technology, turning three or more monitors into a single large surface. AMD's HD3D technology allows users to watch Blu-ray 3D movies.
The AMD Radeon HD 6450, HD 6570 and HD 6670 graphics cards will be available for purchase through system builders and at major online retailers, including Amazon, CyberPower, iBuyPower, Newegg, NCIX, and TigerDirect.
- Wireless broadband developments in Southeast Asia markets
As of 2013, the 10 ASEAN nations had a total of over 700 million mobile subscriptions, with the CAGR from 2003-2013 reaching 24%. This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the various mobile broadband markets in ASEAN and looks at the respective trends in 4G LTE development for those markets.
- 2015 global tablet demand forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report provides a 2015 forecast for the global tablet market and analyzes the strategies of key market players such as Google, Apple, Intel, and Microsoft.
- 2015 China smartphone panel trend forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the strategies of key China-based major panel makers BOE, Tianma and IVO for attacking the different market segments through technology and pricing, and their relationship to local vendors Huawei, Lenovo, ZTE, Xiaomi and Coolpad.


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Imagine what the world would be like without bullying.
"This is an issue that will take all our efforts," said Salt Lake City Councilman Charlie Luke at Tuesday's kickoff of an anti-bullying initiative sponsored by a coalition of public and private partners.
"We know bullying is a problem, but what can we do about it? People don't know where to turn," Luke said. "That's why we've organized the anti-bullying initiative."
Resources to combat bullying are now available at flipthescriptnow.org/slc. The goal is to make bullying socially unacceptable, Luke said.
Luke told an audience of about 200 at the City Hall kickoff that about 13 million school-aged kids will be bullied in the United States this year. Bullying comes in the form of verbal and physical abuse as well as electronically, known as cyber-bullying, he said.
The District 6 councilman began to organize the coalition 10 months ago after a neighbor was the target of ongoing bullying at Highland High School.
J.T. Hiskey, who was then a 14-year-old freshman, was bullied daily by three older boys at school and off school grounds.
"I tried to ignore it," J.T. said. "But I'd go to school the next day and it would start all over again."
J.T. and his family became frightened when the bullies began vandalizing their house.
"They would follow me home and send me terrible messages and insult me in the halls."
The bullying finally ended when police got involved.
J.T.'s mother, Sandy Hiskey, said she's happy Luke organized the anti-bullying initiative.
"I'm glad we're finally talking about it and doing something about it," she said.
Flip the Script Now coalition members include Salt Lake City, the Salt Lake City School District and the Salt Lake City Police Department, as well as private entities, including Comcast and R&R Public Relations.
Salt Lake City schools Superintendent McKell Withers said it's important to talk about bullying.
"Together we can do more than we can independently," he said. "We should watch out for those who can't watch out for themselves."
The community can work together to stop bullying, said coalition member David Parker, director of the Eunice Kennedy Institute at the University of Utah.
"When we all get together with one goal and put our efforts to one thing, we can be much stronger," he said."
At Tuesday's kickoff, the Hillside Middle School choir sang "You've Got A Friend" and John Lennon's "Imagine."
And Parker asked the audience to imagine what the community would look like if they carried their enthusiasm forward toward treating each other more kindly.
Salt Lake City students in grades seven through 12 were shown the documentary "Bully" in the fall.
Radio and television ads will begin running in the Salt Lake area to promote flipthescriptnow.org/slc. The spots were underwritten and produced by R&R Partners.
"This is a powerful tool that will allow us to move forward," Luke said. "Bullying is something we can work to end."


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Coping with injuries
Vulnerability is hard to accept. Most of us who have been involved in exercise or sports have experienced injuries at some point in our lives. Some injuries are so minor that they have remained unnoticed, some so severe that they have put a complete end to participation in exercise or sports. Working in the field… Read more


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For reporters: Summer Tip Sheet
To help beat the sweltering days of July and August, the Office of Media Relations at the University of South Carolina offers a variety of cool story ideas and related experts to help broadcast and print media. To coordinate an interview, contact the faculty or staff member directly or the media relations contact listed with each entry. Media relations staff members can be reached at 803-777-5400.
Permanently parked
There was a time when learning to drive a car was the ultimate rite of passage for teenagers. However, in today's age of often overly involved and overly cautious parents, an increasing number of teenagers are passing on the car keys of independence until their senior year in high school or even college. Dr. Tobin Lovell, a psychologist in the university's Counseling and Human Development Center, can discuss what parents and teens can do this summer to shift out of park, tackle fears and need for control and hit the open road. 803-777-5223; firstname.lastname@example.com. (Peggy Binette)
Keeping summer food safe
Summer means picnics and pool parties and backyard cookouts. While it's the time of year for relaxing, don't be too casual about food preparation. Cases of foodborne illnesses increase in the summer, as bacteria multiply faster in foods that are left in the sun too long. Jill Michels, director of the Palmetto Poison Center, can discuss the importance of keeping food safe in the warm summer months. (Megan Sexton)
Pickings are ripe for healthy eating
Blueberries, tomatoes, squash, peppers. Our gardens and roadside markets are filled with them during the summer months. Deborah Zippel, a dietitian with USC Campus Wellness, can take you on a stroll through USC's Healthy Carolina Farmers Market and discuss how to choose and prepare fresh foods your family will eat. She can also talk about and demonstrate how to choose and cook fresh fish, another good choice for summer. Reach Zippel at 803-777-0742 or firstname.lastname@example.com (Note: Zippel is unavailable July 12-16 and Aug. 2-6). (Megan Sexton)
Test prep while the living is easy
Between homework and activities, the school year offers high-school students little opportunity to prepare for standardized tests. Meredith Fievet, pre-university programs coordinator, says summer is the best time for students to take advantage of an array of test-prep tools and offerings. Fievet can offer tips for how teenagers can tackle test prep and still have plenty of time for fun in the sun. She also can provide details about a series of SAT-ACT test-prep institutes that USC is offering this summer in Columbia, Greenville, Sumter, Beaufort and Charleston. 803-777-9444; email@example.com (Peggy Binette)


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The fourteenth witnessed again the rise and spread of the Conceptualist theory, under the leadership of Occam.
Occam's razor will enable us at once to cut off such a theory.
He found in one of the later schoolmen, Occam, whom he preferred to all others, an opinion which he embraced.
The cause of the Nominalists was almost desperate, till Occam in the fourteenth century revived the dying embers.
Duns Scotus and Occam, also contributed voluminously to the stores of scholastic theology.
We may apply the razor of Occam: Entia non multiplicanda sunt præter necessitatem.
Here Occam would not follow him, as Aristotle would not follow Plato.
This empirical identification of meaning by means of the specific fact of suggestion cuts deep—if Occam's razor still cuts.
The succession, as it were, of Occam to Duns Scotus, is of great interest.
William of Occam (d. 1349), so called from his birthplace, Ockham, in Surrey.


text: That is the tired old line so many that host debates use to not include and marginalize anyone not a part of the "two party system". It is no secret among Libertarians that the York 912 leadership is and has been for years adamantly against the Libertarian Party. It is no less a secret that York 912 is only interested in being a power broker within the Republican Party. They'll have a Democrat speak because their membership is uniformly conservative. No threat there. They will not have Libertarians "split the conservative vote" as we have heard endlessly cried yet see no proof of. But if enough people say the sky is falling it's falling. Right?


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The answers to all those questions would fill up a book. Oh wait someone already did right here.
Ok well I am still new to back|track and getting used to all the tools. I just watched someones tutorial on just basic hacking. He use some tools that I was wondering about. I never really used metasploit before because I though it was mainly for destruction and thats not what I do. I think my idea's of what metasploit was are a little off, so could someone help me out. Basically what metaploit is is a big list of exploits that are regularly updated with exploits of gaining control of the target machine am I right? When you see Microsoft constaintly putting out new updates its because this program is exploited loop holes in common programs. Is metasploit used for other things that privilage escalation? How do you know what exploits to use on what machine? Thanks for the help.
Well I was just looking for some quick answers without having to pay $60. I found the answers to a few of my questions, but it was late last night and I was trying to get some sleep so thats why I posted here instead of looking in the first place. So at anytime please correct my thinking.
The way you find what exploit to attacking with all determines on what ports are open on the machine? I.e if there is a VNC port open then it would make sense to attack the VNC port.
I am not too sure on the payload methods, but I believe is personal preference or a kind of hit and miss thing, like if this doesn't work try this.
I'm not trying to be a jerk but there is no quick answers to your questions. If you have a specific question I would be happy to answer it.
I felt like bending the bars back, and ripping out the window frames and eating them. yes, eating them! Leaping, leaping, leaping! Colonics for everyone! All right! You dumb*sses. I'm a mental patient. I'm *supposed* to act out!
You're soo far ahead of yourself it isn't even funny. It's like you're trying to figure out how to do division without understanding addition, subtraction, and multiplication first.
There is a regular workflow (WF) for vulnerability assessments or penetration tests. First you need to learn about that. Then you need to realize that use of Metasploit comes in at step 3 of a 4 step process. (Yes the WF contains different #'s of phases/steps depending on the methodology. But 3 of 4 is sufficient for illustrating the point).
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.
I am just trying to get started and honestly I don't know were to being. I wasn't trying to make you out to be a jerk purehate...sorry if it came out that way.
Let me give you basic rundown of what im doing. I work for a company that has a nice sized network (about 150) computers/internet devices. I work right next to the guy who maintains the servers so I don't do anything with the network, but honestly he doesn't know what he is doing either. I am not trying destroy the network of the company I work for, but I though it would be a good place to start learning things. So let me break down the layout of the network. There are about 150 computers with switchs on a lot of them. I just started reading on ARP and packet capturing. I know all of the passwords for all the computers, but I am trying to get them other ways
So this is what I did, I hooked up my laptop to the network and fired up autoscan. I let autoscan run its course and it gave me all the open ports for all the computers. This is what the scan looks like.
Firewall - 11 IP's
Server - There is 2 workgroups: MSHOME, and WORK
Under WORK is Server1 and under MSHOME is 2 IP's
Unknown - 114 IP's
Workstation - WORK -> 18 computers
Workstation - MSHOME -> 1 computer
Workstation - WORKGROUP -> 1 pc name John (the guy who works next to me's PC)
So basically how we access certain server programs is by web address i.e. 192.168.1.1 and there is certain ones that say we can edit employees under one and we can change the channels of the TV's at our work on another.
So what is the next step I should take.
I am trying to learn this as a basic guide of what to do when I hook up to a new network. Thanks for the help!!
Here is the problem- It may shock you to know that people often misrepresent themselves on the internet. I for one am wary of someone who says they have access to a network of 100 computers but has no idea how to do simple scanning and OS discovery so at this point you should be reading up on the following topics
1. arp protocol
2. switched/hub networks
3. shares
4. ports and what services use them
5. nmap
Please understand out position. I cant help it if you are trying to access a unauthorized network but I will feel better knowing I did not help.
Well I knew that would be an issue so I took steps in advance. Here is a picture of the room with the server, and me holding the access card to enter the room with the server.
I didn't even see a server but anyway it is next to impossible to tell you how to infiltrate a network with no info. Try a nmap scan
bt-#nmap -sS -sV -P0 192.168.1.1-255 ( or whatever your internal ip range is )
That should give you some stuff to reasearch. Thats it for my help


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Below are staff reviews of select new books in the Youth Services Department.
For a list of all the new and forthcoming Youth books, click here.
New Book Reviews
Fortunately, the Milk
Reading Level: Ages 8 - 12
Dad has been left in charge of the house in Mom's absence and there is no milk for his children's cereal. Not much of a plot unless the author is Neil Gaiman. In the ultimate "the dog ate my homework" story, Dad explains why it took so long to get the milk. The story involves alien aduction, pirates, a dinosaur professor in a hot-air balloon, "wumpires," the space-time continuum- oh, you get the idea. Illustrator Skottie Young 's illustrations manage to match the zaniness of the plot. I'd write more, but I think Bigfoot needs help finding a book and there's the spell cast on the Youth Services Department and . . .
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Youth titles books by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman books, including books written for teens and adults
16-year-old Sydney Carton is an orphan. As a baby he was rescued from the eastern wastelands by the Benevolent Society...for a price. Syd must repay the cost of his rescue and education. To recoop their costs the Society sold baby Syd's services to Mr. Brindle, an ultra-wealthy member of the ruling class, as his son's proxy.
16-year-old Knox Brindle only thinks of Syd when he is forced to watch the screen that broadcasts Syd receiving Knox's punishments which range from violent electical shocks to weeks of hard labor.
In two years Syd's debt will be paid and he will never have to worry about suffering for his unknown "patron" again. Syd counts the days until he is free. His hopes are dashed when Knox does the unforgivable, leaving Syd to face years in a brutal maximum security prison. It is a fate Syd is determined to escape.
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Other action-packed dystopian tales include:
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Coda by Emma Trevayne
Jackie Robinson: American Hero
Reading Level: Grades 2 - 4
It's not that there's a lack of books about the racial barrier-breaking sports hero. This biography, written by his daughter Sharon, is different. Yes, this book about the racial divide in baseball and how Jackie Robinson was the first black man to play in the major leagues. It also gives a clear and interesting picture of his early years, his family life, his career in the military, and his life after baseball. Family photos throughout this short biography add that personal touch. Sharon Robinson has every reason to be proud of her father and her work.
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The Testing
Reading Level: Grades 6 - 9
A devastating world war has left the Earth ruined, nations destroyed, and survivors scattered in small colonies trying to restore the world. The United Commonwealth (formerly the U.S.A.) chooses the best and brightest to be tested for the University where they will be trained as scientists, educators and leaders. Cia lives in tiny Five Lakes Colony where nobody has been chosen for testing for years, until her graduation day when she and three other students are chosen. Although it is a great honor, being chosen means that Cia will never see her home again. If she passes all the tests she will go to the University and be assigned to a new colony upon graduation, and if she fails she will be removed from the testing and sent to a new colony to live. Or so the students are told...
Fans of the Hunger Games will not want to miss this new dystopian series.
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Weight of Water
Reading Level: Grades 6 -9
Told in free verse, this is the story of Kasienka, who has just left her native Poland for a tenament in England. Her mother was determined to follow her father who left the family two years before and hasn't been heard from since. Kasienka is miserable in her new life. At her middle school the popular girls bully her and at home her mother is determined to continue the exhausting, fruitless search for her father. Only when she's swimming does Kasienka feel good and empowered.
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The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolotionist
Reading Level: Ages 12 and up
This inspiring free verse novel is the fictionalized story of the early teen years of Cuban poet/abollitionist Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda (1814-1873.) At thirteen, Tula uses her poetry and plays to express her views about freedom, both for the slaves of Cuba and for the young girls who are sold into arranged marriages to the highest bidder. In defiance of her family's wishes Tula is determined to live a free life. Other poems give added dimension as the reader hear from her supportive brother, the nuns who nuture Tula, her disgusted mother, and the freed slave who has not had the courage to leave. Tula's is a beautiful and powerful story.
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Gone Fishing: A Novel in Verse
Reading Level: Grades 2-4
It's obvious just from the cover that this book is going to be fun to read. And it's all in poems so you can impress your teacher or your parents with your knowledge of different types of poems. (Each one is labeled with the type of poem and at the back there's an explanation of what each type is.) The story is simple. Sam has been looking forward to a father-son fishing trip, but then his pesky little sister horns in. Tamera Will Wissinger's first book will have you hooked.
Cameron and the Girls
Reading Level: Grades 7 - 10
Cameron has schiophreniform disorder, a form of schizophrenia. At fourteen, he decides he's old enough to make the decision to go off his meds. Without medication Cameron hears voices. He hears The Professor who gives good solid advice. Then there's The Girl who is everything Cameron could want in a relationship except that she's not real. Then a new voice called The Other Guy tells Cameron to be more macho and take risks. When a girl in his special ed class shows an interest in Cameron an unusual love triangle develops.
Golden Boy
Reading Level: Age 12 and up
In modern day Tanzania, the word for albino and nothing is the same. 13-year-old Habo is an albino who feels that he is nothing but a freak of nature that brings bad luck to his family. When the fatherless family loses their farm, they journey to a region where Habo learns that albinos are hunted and killed for their body parts. Albino's body parts are used by witch doctors to make good luck charms. Pursued by a bounty hunter Habo runs for his life. In the Dar Es Salaam, he meets a kind, blind sculptor who shows Habo the possibility of a new life.
In her riveting, realistic debut novel, Sullivan focuses on the treatment of albinos as she portrays the thoughts and feelings of a wonderful boy who comes to realize his worth. The appendix includes a list of organization who help albinos in East African countries.
Reading Level: Grades 6 - 8
One minute Paige is up on the school roof getting ready to test her egg drop experiment and the next she is waking up a ghost in the basement of the school. Luckily there are two other dead students, Evan and Brooke to keep her company, but she can't stand that everyone alive at the school, including her best friend, is insisting that she killed herself. How can she clear her name when nobody knows she is there and she can't even leave school property?
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SAN BERNARDINO - A man working at a railroad yard in San Bernardino was struck by a train and killed Friday morning.
The 47-year-old Colton man suffered fatal injuries when he was working on a train at 12:25 a.m. and some rail cars moved, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail yard, 1535 W. Fourth St.
The man was not identified by authorities.
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Urging to Bring Casino to Spa
At a news conference this morning (Tuesday) in Saratoga Springs, a dozen employees of Saratoga Casino & Raceway and their families gathered at the Saratoga Springs Recreation Center and called on community support for proposed expansion of the existing casino in Saratoga.
In a release, the group "Destination Saratoga" said that gaming "is the most important issue currently facing the Saratoga community, and the 630 employees of Saratoga Casino & Raceway are speaking out to ensure their voices are heard."
They are touting the positive impact that the Racino has played in the community including good-paying jobs with benefits and the other economic impact.
Saratoga Casino & Raceway has 630 direct employees, many of which are union jobs. Employees are eligible for a variety of benefits, including health insurance, paid time off, a retirement plan with an employer match, bonuses, and more. A full commercial casino license will be granted in the eight-county region that includes Saratoga County, providing an opportunity for the casino to add 600-700 new good paying jobs with benefits in addition to hundreds of construction jobs.
"Lots of people have been talking about my job lately, but nobody bothered to ask me how I feel about this issue," said Danelle Healey, a Human Resources Generalist at Saratoga Casino and Raceway. "I've worked here for ten years. I've grown with this company and my job has allowed me to raise a family and buy a home. I support the expansion of the current casino because I want to make sure others have the same opportunity I've had. In the HR office, we see 30-40 job seekers every week. They're here because we offer good jobs, with good benefits, and – contrary to what some ill informed people have said – they're exactly the kind of jobs that help keep our community strong."
Charlie Hoffman, a 68-year employee of Saratoga Casino and Raceway, said: "I'm a lifelong Saratogian. I've been a part of this community for 90-years and have worked at Saratoga Casino and Raceway since 1946. I've seen the good times, as well as the bad, and I can tell you that the racing end of this business has never been stronger. Our racing season is longer than it was before the casino opened, purses are up and the harness track is a bigger part of racing than ever before. History proves that the casino has only strengthened a racing business that has been a cornerstone of Saratoga for 100 years, and there's no reason to believe that would change if the casino was expanded."
Kathleen Anderson, the Director of Entertainment at Saratoga Casino and Raceway and a 10-year employee, said: "Before I started here ten years ago, I was a single mom unsure of how I was going to send my two girls to college.
Today, I'm the proud mother of two college graduates. My family and I are part of this community, and when I hear people saying a casino has no place in Saratoga, I'm personally offended. The casino is already very much a part of this community, and so are the 630 people who work at Saratoga Casino and Raceway. My coworkers and I deserve to be heard, and any group saying they speak for the people of Saratoga in opposing the casino expansion certainly don't speak for me, my family, or my coworkers."
"What we heard today is the same thing that we have seen in the decades since the Raceway first came to Saratoga Springs," said Dan Hogan, co-chair of Destination Saratoga. "Our region has thrived thanks to this world-class gaming destination. With a new casino coming to the region, we are dedicated to ensuring that any new casino works for Saratoga, and for the families and taxpayers who call our region home."
In his State of the State address last week, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced an aggressive timeline to create jobs and generate new revenue for local communities, education and the state through expandedgaming. No potential bidder in the Capital Region is better suited to meet this timeline than Saratoga Casino and Raceway. The expanded casino would also generate $5.5 million for both the City of Saratoga Springs and Saratoga County, helping to offset property taxes.
For more information about our goals and to add your name in support, please visit www.DestinationSaratoga.com.


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can you please help me out?
Reread the rules you agreed to uphold. There is no need to start a new thread on the same subject.
To be successful here you should read all of the following.
If you are new to Back|Track
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Failure to do so will probably get your threads deleted or worse.
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With a safe deposit box rental, you can keep your important documents and other valuables safe and secure at the bank, where you have the only access. The following box sizes are available for rent at our headquarters location (86th & Garnett) and at our High School branch (86th & 129th E. Ave.):


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The Cincinnati Reds signed outfielder Chris Heisey and pitcher Alfredo Simon on Thursday, avoiding arbitration.
Financial terms of the one-year deals were not disclosed.
Heisey hit .265 with seven home runs, 31 RBI and 44 runs scored over 120 games last season, while Simon went 3-2 with a 2.66 ERA over 61 innings pitched a year ago.


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Hello everyone, that's my first experience with backtrack and sniffing tools and i'm having troubles with ettercap :
I've two laptops and i'm trying to perform a mitm attack with ettercap (arp poisoning), it works like a charm, BUT when I try to access some "secured" website (https) like the gmail connection page, it doesn't work, i just can't access to it (time wait).
I've enabled tcp forwarding in etter.conf and set to 1 the ip_forward, same thing when i try to connect to msn. Do you know guys what's my problem ?
Thanks in advance and sorry for my poor english .
PS: I know it's a BT forum, not a script kidding school but maybe someone could help me to understand my error.
edit: i may be wrong but aren't the arp mitm attack generate a fake ssl certificate ?
edit2: of course not, but i according to some informations it still _should_ work.
Stop the TSA now! Boycott the airlines.
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You may think its stupid but when you are posting online sometimes spelling, grammar and thought put into the content of your posts is the only thing people have to measure you by and to determine the level of seriousness they should give you. So with that in mind I'd say "Yes" its pretty important.


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When the governor calls, you listen.
LSU coach Les Miles on Saturday will join a list of public figures to take part in the "ice bucket challenge" — a social media-driven awareness campaign for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease.
Governor Bobby Jindal on Wednesday challenged Miles to join the thousands who have videoed themselves being doused with a bucket of ice water. Louisiana first lady Supriya Jindal did the honors for her husband, pouring the water over his head in a video posted on YouTube on Wednesday.
Miles is scheduled for his ice water bath Saturday afternoon from Tiger Stadium following LSU's first full scrimmage of fall camp. Miles won't be the only SEC football coach to take part in the challenge.
Missouri defensive coordinator Dave Steckel took the challenge Friday.
ALS groups say the awareness campaign, with heavy backing from former New Orleans Saint Steve Gleason's Team Gleason, has helped drive millions to ALS research funding, as well as raise the public's knowledge of the disease, which is fatal and has no cure.
Gleason, who retired after the 2007 football season, was diagnosed with ALS in 2011.
His foundation provides supports to others with the disease.
The viral video sensation, which is sweeping Facebook and Twitter, has people across the country posting videos of themselves or others dumping large buckets of ice on their heads. They then "challenge" others to do the same or donate to ALS charities. Many are doing both, and politicians and celebrities have become popular subjects to challenge.
Futbol vs. football
Cameron Gamble was torn.
He wanted to play both football and soccer. The overlapping seasons didn't allow for that. Gamble, LSU's freshman kicker from Texas, found an easy fix.
"The only option I could do, if I wanted to play both, was to be the kicker," Gamble said.
A soccer player since age 5, Gamble started playing football as a safety and receiver. He began to kick, and coaches at Flower Mound High liked what they saw.
"They said I was actually really good," Gamble said.
Rated as high as the sixth-best kicker in the nation, Gamble is a rookie going through his first fall camp. He's competing, primarily, as a kickoff specialist. He's unsure if he'll be redshirted.
LSU returns sophomore Colby Delahoussaye, who made 13 of 14 field goals last season. For now, Delahoussaye is expected to kickoff. Former LSU kickoff man James Hairston transferred over the offseason.
Gamble had 19 touchbacks during his senior year of high school.
It's a snap
A new quarterback won't bring snap issues, center Elliott Porter says.
Porter spent last season snapping to a veteran quarterback in Zach Mettenberger. He'll now snap to a young QB – two of them.
Freshman Brandon Harris and sophomore Anthony Jennings have split snaps with the first-string unit over the first two weeks of fall camp.
"We worked a lot in the spring," Porter said. "We've got everything straight. Me and Anthony been working together for a while. Brandon is coming along big time."
The duo is expected to split first-team reps in the Tigers' first full scrimmage of fall camp Saturday in Tiger Stadium. The scrimmage is closed to the public and media.
Jennings and Harris are in what's believed to be a tight battle for the starting job.
"You've got two different personalities," Porter said of the two QBs. "Just like me and Vadal (Alexander) have different personalities. You just roll with the punch."
Follow Ross Dellenger on Twitter @DellengerAdv. For more coverage of LSU football, follow our Tiger Tracks blog.


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A Schelly Talalay Dardashti, whose blog, Tracing the Tribe, is a formidable source for researching Jewish roots, says the choice to use secular or Hebrew dates depends on a few things: historical period, location, and the family's affiliation and level of religious observance.
"In ancient days in Europe, dates would have been only in Hebrew, with the year written using the Hebrew alphabet characters for the numbers. In some cemeteries today, you may find only the secular dates," she says. "In the great pre-Holocaust Jewish communities throughout Europe, most old sections of Jewish cemeteries will show Hebrew-only inscriptions, while newer sections may have secular dates. It was a personal choice even though custom and tradition indicated the use of Hebrew."
Today, some assimilated families might feel the Hebrew date is not important, as the family isn't religious. In isolated areas, there may be no masons who can properly carve Hebrew inscriptions. "Using Hebrew dates means the family understands the Jewish calendar and what one must do on the anniversary of the individual's death," she says. "Synagogue observances, prayers, candles at home and visits to cemetery according to the Hebrew calendar date of death."
Cincinnati was the hotbed of German Reform Judaism in America—it's the home of the Hebrew Union College, which ordains Reform Jewish clergy. The German Jews who settled there were very assimilated, Talalay Dardashti says.
The deceased individual might have left instructions to do things one way or the other, but the children may decide if left with no instructions, she says. But when it comes down to it, picking a style of dates is a personal choice unless cemetery regulations stipulate them.
For more resources on Jewish heritage, check out Family Tree Magazine's August 2006 issue.
To easily convert Hebrew dates, you can use Steve Morse's Jewish Calendar Conversions in One Step and tombstone decipherer. JewishGen.org has a great tutorial on reading Hebrew tombstones here.
Want to share your own pictures from your cemetery visits? Come on over to the Cemetery Central Forum.
A It happens all too often: A Web search for an ancestor turns up a nugget of information on a message board, but when you try to contact the person—no dice.
First, check out the poster's user profile. If it includes a personal Web site, visit to look for updated contact information. If you're not that lucky, look next for a full name in the profile or the original posting.
You can then search for the name in an online directory such as Yahoo! People Search or Switchboard. Doing a Google search for the name may turn up some contact information as well, though this will be more helpful if you're looking for a Heidi Kryschek-Horowitz than if you're scouting a Steve Smith.
Another tactic is to search Google for the person's message board username—people often use the same ID on different sites. GenieFreak293 may show up with more-recent activity on other forums.
You can take this as a lesson in genealogical karma. Whenever you get a new e-mail address, always update your contact information on all the Web sites where you've posted queries. Or sign up for a free, Web-based e-mail account at Gmail or Yahoo! to use just for genealogy correspondence—then you'll never need to change your e-mail address.


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IVF gives better chance of pregnancy than natural conception
Did you know that the chance of a woman conceiving through IVF is now greater than her chance of falling pregnant naturally in her 30s?
Using an Australian-based IVF world leader as an example, the chance of a live birth after an embryo transfer at 35 is around 28%. By comparison, the chance of falling pregnant naturally in any given cycle is currently estimated at around 25%... and dropping.
In developed countries:
- Fertility rates and birth rates are dropping
- The age at which women start trying to have children is increasing
- Research is advancing at the speed of light to increase success rates of assisted reproductive technology (ART)
Do you think one day in the future ART will be the norm and natural conception the stuff of myth and legend?
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PORTLAND, OR -- VendScreen Inc. reports that it has raised $8.4 million in a Series B round, with another $7 million reserved from the 3x5 Special Opportunity Fund and Merrickhanna Ventures (MKV), both closed-end private investment funds. This backing, combined with Series A capital from MKV earlier this year, will back VendScreen's growth by enabling the company to build operating infrastructure, according to VendScreen chief executive Paresh Patel.
The company is the developer of the VendScreen Revolution, a retrofittable Android-based computing device with a touchscreen that can be installed into existing vending machines, as well as new ones. It is MDB-compatible, and fits into the card-terminal cutout common in recent machines. The apparatus also can be surface-mounted to machines without the cutout.
"VendScreen Inc. is at an inflection point," Patel observed. "We're growing very fast, having evolved from a development company into an operating company in under a year. This funding will allow the company to push aggressively into the market while we build our team and company operations to support growth."
The 3x5 Special Opportunity Fund L.P. (Portland) is focused primarily on direct investments in later-stage companies. The fund opened in 2011 and recently closed at approximately $70 million in committed capital, which it expects to deploy over five portfolio investments.
VendScreen said it is shipping devices now and working feverishly to scale to meet customer demand.
"It is clear from customer and prospect reception that our value proposition is getting through to people," said VendScreen chief technology officer Glenn Butler. "Up until now, vending machine operators may have equipped between 3% and 5% of their machines with cashless technology. Now, they are ready to go 100% with VendScreen Revolution, which brings existing vending machines into the much-desired digital age with features such as support for cashless transactions, display of nutrition information, advertising and promotions, and transmission of data to improve routing efficiency, inventory control, and merchandising."


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Round 3 Recap: The Honda Classic 2013
In the third round of The Honda Classic at PGA National, Luke Guthrie and Michael Thompson share the lead, shooting rounds of 71 and 70, respectively.
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Brevard, N.C. - Four Tornados scored in double figures, but the Eagles matched Brevard point for point Wednesday night before Brevard defensive pressure forced a rushed last-second shot by Carson-Newman's Cameron Sharp as the Tornados held off the visiting Eagles in Boshamer Gymnasium, 67-65.
Jonathan Whitson led the Brevard (13-5, 5-2 SAC) scoring effort with 14 points, going seven of 12 from the floor while pulling down a game-high nine rebounds and blocking two shots. Sam Carlisle added 13 points, five rebounds and a pair of blocks off the bench and Josh Roper had 11 points, four rebounds and five assists as the Tornados connected on 49.1 percent (28-57) of their field goal attempts in the game. Nathan Whitmire added 10 points and six rebounds and Darin Dellinger added seven assists as the Tornados won their fifth SAC game of the season.
Sharp led the Eagles with 28 points, going seven of eight from the floor in the first half and finishing the game with seven three-pointers as the sophomore finished 10-16 from the floor in the game. Jordan Dixon added 12 points and seven assists as the Eagles as a team connected on 51.1 percent (24-47) of their field goal attempts in the game.
The Tornados opened up the first half with the slight 17-16 lead as Whitson scored eight of Brevard's points during the 8:26 stretch. Carson-Newman would respond by going on a 14-3 run started on a three-pointer by Quinche Dowdell and the Eagles used eight straight points by Sharp to go up by the largest margin of either side in the game, taking a 30-20 lead at the 4:23 mark.
The team's traded three-pointers as Dellinger connected for Brevard and Sharp answered on the next trip down the court, but a jump hook in the paint by Carlisle brought the game back to within single digits at 33-25. Shane Galloway connected on a three-pointer off the assist from Dellinger with 1:18 on the clock to cut the deficit to five and Roper stole the ball away from Tray Okoth and went in for the breakaway dunk to put Brevard down by three with just over a minute remaining in the opening period. A jumper by Okoth with 31 seconds left finished the scoring in the first half as the teams went into the locker room with the Tornados down 36-31.
The start of the second half saw the first tie of the game as Roper connected from behind the arc off the assist from Dellinger to put the score at 40-40 with 17:13 to go in the game. The Tornados took their first lead in the game since the 11:34 mark in the first half on their next trip down the court on a layup by Whitson and a three-pointer by Shane Galloway extended the lead to 45-40 in favor of the home team with 15:18 to play.
The teams traded scores with neither team being able to pull away until with the score at 54-53 with 8:27 on the clock, Sharp drilled back to back three-pointers to give the Eagles the five point advantage at 59-54. A three-pointer by Whitmire cut the deficit back to two and Roper's layup tied the game up for the fifth time as Brevard went on a 13-2 run in building a 67-61 advantage with last points coming on Carlisle's offensive rebound and put back off a missed three-pointer by Roper with 1:55 left in the game.
Carson-Newman battled back as Dowdell went in for the layup and Darron Maxtion hit a pair of free throws to put the score at 67-65 with 51 seconds left in the game. Following a Brevard missed layup, Carson-Newman called timeout, drawing up a shot for Sharp in the corner. Sharp rushed on the attempt as Roper came out to close and in the ensuing scuffle for the ball time ran out as the Tornados survived their third straight close game, pulling out the 67-65 win.
Brevard is back in action on Wednesday, January 27th, as the Tornados travel to Newberry, S.C. to take on SAC opponent Newberry College. Tipoff in Eleazer Arena is set for 8 p.m.


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Presidential Elections in Mali: Statement by Foreign Minister Westerwelle
Jul 29, 2013
Foreign Minister Westerwelle issued the following statement today in response to the first round of Mali's presidential elections:
"I am relieved that the election was largely peaceful and went by without any major security incidents.
It seems that voter turnout was high, demonstrating the Malian people's strong desire to support the democratic fresh start.
What is important now is that the election process be concluded in an orderly fashion. Above all, there needs to be transparency and accountability in the way the votes are counted."


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Bob from Rutland, VT asks:
How do you format a flash drive?
There are many good reasons why you might want to format a flash drive. Formatting is a good way to fix any quirks and free up some space, but it will erase all the data on your drive, so make sure you back up any files you need before you format anything.
The procedure is pretty simple. The following instructions are for a Windows 7 PC, but they are almost identical for Vista, and very similar for Windows XP.
1. Plug in your flash drive, click Start and then Computer. You should see your flash drive listed in a window alongside your other drives.
2. Right-click on your flash drive and then select Format… from the context menu.
3. In the Format window, you get the choice of which file system to use and the option to change the allocation unit size. However, it is often best just to leave these alone and click Restore device defaults. This restores your flash drive to its original settings.
4. If you drive has never been reformatted and you want to be sure to erase all data and start fresh, uncheck the Quick Format box. It takes a little longer to complete the formatting, but it will be a more thorough job and has a better chance of fixing any corruptions on your flash drive.
5. When you are ready, click Start. You will be greeted with one final warning that informs you ever so politely that the actions you are about to take will result in the complete and utter destruction of all the data on your device. So, if you are not sure what is on your drive, now is the time to check. Otherwise, click OK to continue.
6. Now all you need to do is sit and wait for the green line to crawl its way to the right hand side of the progress bar.
7. Once you are done, you should see a dialog box that informs you of your successful formatting.
Congratulations! You have just successfully formatted your USB flash drive.
~Jonathan Wylie


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'The 39 Steps'
Hale Centre Theatre will present a comedy adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps." This is a frolicking adventure through foggy England, filled with hilarity and ingenuity.
When • Monday through Thursday, Jan. 7-10, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 12, 12:30 and 4 p.m.; Monday, Jan. 14, 7:30 p.m.
Where • Hale Centre Theatre, 3333 S. Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City
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'Forever Plaid'
The Terrace Plaza Playhouse will present "Forever Plaid," a revue of the close-harmony "guy groups" that reached the height of their popularity during the 1950s.
When • Monday, Jan. 7, 7:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, Jan. 11 and 12, 7:30 p.m.; Monday, Jan. 14, 7:30 p.m.
Where • Terrace Plaza Playhouse, 99 E. 4700 South, Ogden
Tickets • $7-$12; terraceplayhouse.com/bev/tickets
'The Scarlet Pimpernel'
The Empress Theatre will kick off its 2013 season with the fun, fast-paced, swashbuckling adventure "The Scarlet Pimpernel." Special discount may be available for groups of 10 or more. Call 801-347-7373 for group requests.
When • Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Jan. 7, 9 and 11, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 12, 2 p.m.; Monday, Jan. 14, 7:30 p.m.
Where • Empress Theatre, 9104 W. 2700 South, Magna
Tickets • $10; www.EmpressTheatre.com
'Kicking the Hobbit: Bored of the Rings'
Sci-fi supergeek Walter has everything he could ever dream of: the latest "Lord of the Rings" boxed set, 700 action figures and his very own light saber! But his world comes crashing down when he gets a "Dear John" from his fiancée.
When • Thursday, Jan. 10, 7 p.m.; Friday, Jan. 11, 6 and 8:30 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 12, 11:30 a.m., 2:30, 6 and 8:30 p.m.; Monday, Jan. 14, 7 p.m.
Where • Desert Star Playhouse, 4861 S. State St., Murray
Tickets • $9.95-$17.95; at 801-266-2600 or bit.ly/UEG2tl
Bountiful High's 'The Drowsy Chaperone'
This production is a whimsical parody of the American musical comedy. The Man in Chair watches as the fictional musical he is listening to, "The Drowsy Chaperone," comes to life right before his eyes. Call 801-402-3900 for more information.
When • Saturday and Monday, Jan. 12 and 14, 7 p.m.
Where • Bountiful High School, 695 S. Orchard Drive, Bountiful
Tickets • $6 in advance; $8 at the door


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CHARLOTTETOWN - A forensic reconstruction has been completed of human remains found in Malpeque Bay.
RCMP held a news conference Tuesday to provide an update on the case.
Surely, this man would have stood out in a crowd, says Sgt. Michel Fournier.
Fournier is the RCMP forensic art specialist who literally put a face to the considerably decomposed man's body that was discovered by a fisherman in Malpeque Bay on June 7, 1997.
The body was exhumed four years ago in the hope of using scientific and investigative advancements to identify the man.
Fournier picked away at the tedious, methodical task on and off over those years spending in total about six weeks working on reconstructing the face.
The process entailed rebuilding the face by putting all of the facial muscles back in place.
"It's just a matter, after this, of putting the artistic final touches on the facial approximation,'' says Fournier.
His impressive work was unveiled during a press conference Tuesday at the RCMP headquarters in Charlottetown.
Staring back at reporters was the near life-like bust of an imposing figure.
The man was thick in the neck.
The top of his head, notes Fournier, was very low in relation to the rest of the face.
The man had a projecting lower jaw, a very small mouth, and high cheekbones.
Someone that gave this face more than a passing glance some 17 or more years ago, would very well have taken notice, Fournier suggests.
That is the hope.
"The fact that he has very unique proportions, I think we have a very good chance of success in this one,'' says Fournier.
Still, the forensic artist stresses that his recreation is an approximation.
For instance, the shape of the eyes, the shape of the eyebrows, and the shape of the ears are all essentially guesswork - taking his best stab, if you will.
"You need to keep in mind that this is a facial approximation,'' says Fournier. "It is not perfectly accurate.''
Still, the hope remains that the bust is close enough to the face that once graced this man to trigger recognition by someone - anyone - that either knew the man or had a chance encounter.
"Of course, it would be good to put closure to the family because this person...somebody is waiting for him,'' says Fournier. "For the past 17 years, somebody is waiting for him. So it would be nice to return him to his family.''
The bust can now be added to other details of the man that had already been released by police, notably that the deceased was Caucasian, stood five feet and 11 inches tall, and had poor teeth.
His age has been estimated to be somewhere between 25 and 40 when he died.
He was found wearing a black leather belt with a large chain shaped Jack Daniels belt buckle with a belt for a size 36-inch waist, blue jeans, size 10 black leather zipper style boots, white sport socks, and initials "G.L.'' written by marker on the tag of his underwear.
While drowning was suspected at the time the body was discovered, no formal cause of death could be determined.
With limited information from the remains, and no outstanding missing persons reports, the case remained unsolved and the man was buried without ever having been identified.
"This case was never closed,'' notes RCMP Sgt. Andrew Blackadar.
He says police have conducted missing person data searches.
Now the hope is the reconstructed face, albeit an approximation of the man's actual appearance some 17 years ago, will lead police to learn the man's true identity.
Ultimately, adds Blackadar, police would like to be able to determine the cause and manner of death.
Anyone who sees a similarity in the facial reconstruction with someone they knew or came across, are asked to call the police at 1-855-618-6292 to leave information.


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It's been a tournament of upsets so far, as St. Thomas was unable to hold on to their defending DII national title, making way for Davenport University. Arizona State makes their second championship appearance after upending defending DI national champs, Michigan, in yesterday's semifinal match-up.
Brigham Young comes in with three previous national championship wins, their last in 2007 before the reign of Michigan.
BYU wins the first draw for the early possesion. Showing patience on the offense as they work it around.
Beautiful dodge by Cougars' Ted Ferrin to give BYU the first goal of the game at 11:42.
The Sun Devils quick offense having a tough time getting it past BYU defense, but maintain possession in their offensive zone.
Ryan Westfall get Arizona on the board with a cut to the front of the crease for the easy put-away goal and the games tied up at 1 with just over eight minutes to go in the opening quarter.
Bit of a slow game that continues back and forth with each team taking their fair share of turnovers.
Lots of shots being taken way wide of the net, neither team scoring, just under four minutes left.
ASU's patience taking a bit too long, as they are issued a stall warning, which turns in to a shot and a goal by Zach Scarno with one minute left in the quarter for a Sun Devils 2-1 lead.
The Sun Devils maintaing possession for much of the later part of this quarter as they notch another one with a snipe to the corner by Mike Montella with just 5 seconds left and end the first ahead by a two goal lead.
ASU opens with another push down in their offensive zone, the refs not standing for any stalls as the Sun Devils get yet another call for stalling.
BYU defense not able to force any turnovers as the control of the game remains in ASU's hands.
Loose ball pick-up by BYU as Jared Houghton finds Ferrin in front of the crease for the easy put-away and a 3-2 game with 10:08 remaining in the half.
The goal gave the Cougars some much needed momentum as they win the faceoff and push down in to their offensive zone.
The Cougars add another one just a minute later as Corey Gunderson bounces one past Westfall between the pipes as the game knots up at three.
Patrick Mathison adds another for BYU as he makes a great drive and a shot down low that gives BYU a 4-3 lead with 8 minutes left.
Three quick goals for BYU forces ASU to call a much needed time-out.
BYU dominating in the faceoff circle as they win another one and forge forward.
Drew Schumay with a rip on net and BYU cushions their lead to two.
ASU not using the speed that I had seen in the game against Michigan. Taking too much time on the offense and not testing the BYU defense.
A win on the draw gives ASU possesion and Westfall adds his second of the night as he fires one from outside for a 5-4 game with 6:37 left in the half.
BYU takes a penalty and ASU enjoys a man-up opportunity, looking for that tying goal.
Great kill by the Cougars with just over one minute left in the first half.
BYU taking back possession and Dan Cole bounces one home with seconds remaining in the half as the Cougars enjoy a 6-4 heading in to halftime.
Great fans out here during tonight's game and all week. Good to see the support for all the teams and their cheers in the Dick's Sporting Goods Stadium are amplified by 10. Just awesome.
ASU wins the opening draw and take the quick possession, this time challenging the D.
BYU draws another penalty as ASU will take the man advantage.
ASU with another man-up opportunity but a big save by BYU's Wes Goar robs Westfall of a great shot and BYU kills of their second penalty of the game.
The Cougars looking sloppy in the opening quarter, with turnovers that the Sun Devils taking advantage but not able to get past Goar. 10:15 remaining in the quarter.
Not much to report on, ASU controlling the possession but still not taking too many shots on the offense, just under nine left.
BYU now taking their hand at the offense and Gunderson rides the crease to give the Cougars a three goal lead at 8:23.
ASU still maintaing possession for the majority of the game but Goar standing on his head for the Cougars. Six minutes left in the third.
Sun Devils working the BYU defense but still not managing too many shots.
Terrible turnover by BYU, leading to an ASU breakaway as they score on the fast break to make it 7-5.
BYU struggling to hold possession, three minutes left to go in the third.
Another penalty for the Cougars as the Sun Devils again fail to capitialize. Now 0/3 on the day. A lot of the credit goes to Goar on the kill, who is outstanding in net today.
Amazing goal by Mathison for the Cougars as he one-hands a shot and BYU ends the quarter with an 8-5 lead.
ASU wins the draw and go on the offense. The BYU D keeping the Cougars in the game.
Goar with another ridiculous stop as he robs Logan Quinn from a wrap around.
BYU offense really struggling, luckily the Cougar defense doing a great job. 10 minutes to go and still a scoreless fourth to keep it 8-5.
Quinn makes up for the early stop as he fires one to the corner to make it 8-6 with nine minutes left to go. This game is going to come down to the wire.
ASU keeps the momentum going, still being overly patient on the offense.
Great job by Westfall riding the crease and he brings the game within one with just five minutes left to go, as BYU leads 8-7.
BYU pushing back and testing Westfall between the pipes, but he is coming up big, keeping ASU in the game. Two minutes to go.
The Cougars looking frazzled, trying to rush the shot.
A BYU timeout was the right call as Ferrin tallies another one for a two goal lead, going top shelf on Westfall just over one minute left.
Another stall call proves to be a nail in the coffin for ASU as it leads to a BYU possession and Andrew Harding takes a great pass off a dodge from Tyler Monteath and the Cougars have a three goal lead with just under one minute remaining.
ASU finds the back of the net with six seconds left on the clock, but it's too little too late as the Cougars take back the title of 2011 MCLA DI National Champions.
This is the second loss in the national championships for the Sun Devils.


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Nice Work Creating New Terrorists, You Morons
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Everyone knows that the too big to fails and their dishonest and footsy-playing regulators and politicians are largely responsible for trashing the economy.
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American civilian and military leaders have been creating new terrorists through their:
A high-level American Special Ops interrogator says that information obtained from torture is unreliable, and that torture just creates more terrorists. Indeed, he says that torture of innocent Iraqis by Americans is the main reason that foreign fighters started fighting against Americans in Iraq in the first place.
A former FBI interrogator -- who interrogated Al Qaeda suspects -- says categorically that torture does not help collect intelligence. On the other hand he says that torture actually turns people into terrorists.
A 30-year veteran of CIA's operations directorate who rose to the most senior managerial ranks, says:
Former counter-terrorism czar Richard A. Clarke says that America's indefinite detention without trial and abuse of prisoners is a leading Al Qaeda recruiting tool.
A former U.S. interrogator and counterintelligence agent, and Afghanistan veteran said,
The Senate Armed Services Committee unanimously found:
Two professors of political science have demonstrated that torture increases, rather than decreases, terrorism.
Killing of Innocent Civilians
The former number 2 counter-terrorism expert at the State Department says that military attacks in Iraq increase terrorism.
Indeed, Al Qaeda wasn't even in Iraq until the U.S. invaded that country.
After the U.S. military allegedly handcuffed and then killed a bunch of Afghan kids, thousands of Afghans are protesting the brutal killings, chanting 'Death to America!'.
Nice work creating new terrorists, you morons.
Anyone who thinks this is a partisan issue should read this and this.
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The Nation's Ari Melber notes that Yuval Levin, formerly an aide in George W. Bush's domestic policy shop, is Newsweek's editor of national affairs, in which position he has written that liberals must "pull back to the center--or suffer the consequences." And warned of "Obama fatigue." And suggested the stimulus package passed earlier this year should have contained a "meaningful tax-cut component." (Melber notes that in fact the stimulus contained $280 billion in tax cuts, which seems pretty meaningful to me.)And in June, Levin co-wrote a column with Bill Kristol, declaring "ObamaCare is wrong. It should and can be defeated."
In March, a piece Levin wrote for Newsweek identified him as a "Bush veteran." But more his more recent bylines have described him simply as "editor of National Affairs and a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center," so Melber asked Newsweek why Levin's partisan background is no longer disclosed. Here's the response he got from a Newsweek spokesperson:
Levin's previous article for Newsweek involved the issue of bioethics, his primary focus while at the White House. He disclosed his prior position in the body of that piece. His most recent article was not related to that topic. We believe our readers are aware of Mr. Levin's background, and are able to discern a reported news article from argument, which Levin's recent piece was. (Emphasis added.)
This is absolute nonsense. There isn't one person in a hundred who knows Yuval Levin worked in the Bush White House. Is there even one person in a thousand? In ten thousand? And how many know he co-authors attacks on "ObamaCare" with Bill Kristol and contributes to National Review Online?
Newsweek's apparent belief that because they disclosed Levin's background once, long ago, all of their readers have committed his resume to memory reminded me of Anne Applebaum's recent defense of her failure to disclose the fact that her husband is an official in the Polish government who was lobbying for leniency for Roman Polanski while she was writing in support of the same.
Applebaum, a columnist for Newsweek's sibling publication, the Washington Post, wrote: "For the record, I will note that I mentioned my husband's job in a column as recently as last week, and that when he first entered the Polish government three years ago I wrote a column about that too. I have to assume that the bloggers who have leapt upon this as some kind of secret revelation are simply unfamiliar with my writing."
This is nonsense. If a conflict exists, it isn't sufficient to disclose it once. It must be disclosed every time it is relevant. Applebaum seems to assume that Washington Post readers make a mental catalogue of every Post reporter and columnist, their relationships, and their conflicts of interest. That anyone who ever reads anything she writes will take it upon themselves to keep a running tally of her conflicts, so she need disclose them only once. That, obviously, is not going to happen. And it displays a stunning arrogance -- she thinks everyone who reads her column cares enough about her to know where her husband works.
Finally, she's misstating the nature of what she mocks as the "secret revelation." The criticism wasn't that her husband is an employee of the Polish government. Nobody cares about that. It's that her husband is a Polish government official who is currently lobbying for the very thing Applebaum is arguing in favor of. Surely she understands the difference?
(For the record, Applebaum had another, much better, defense of her failure to disclose her husband's lobbying for Polanski: she says she didn't know he was doing it.)
And then there's Howard Kurtz, the Washington Post media critic with the lucrative side-job hosting a television show for CNN. He's promised to disclose his financial relationship with CNN every time he writes about the cable news giant -- but he doesn't do so. Not even close.
What Kurtz, Levin, and Applebaum have in common -- besides a corporate parent -- is the apparent belief that as long as they disclose potential conflicts of interests once, anyone who ever reads anything they write will be completely aware of their background. That is obviously foolish -- not to mention arrogant. This may be hard for Washington Post Company journalists to believe, but most readers have more important things to do than to memorize the life story of every reporter whose reporting they might encounter.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Hurricane Wilma threatens South Florida, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is making around-the-clock preparations to assist the coordinated federal response. GSA plays supporting and leading roles in the government's National Response Plan, by providing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other federal agencies with needed information and resources, including supplies and services. The USA Services program, managed by GSA's Office of Citizen Services and Communications, also helps citizens access accurate, timely and consistent answers about the hurricane and the response via phone, the Internet and e-mail.
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