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A little more than a month into the new session and I am beginning to find a comfortable routine in traveling back and forth between Bluffton and Columbia. We have pretty much worked the bugs out of my communication with work and the home front.
By necessity, I am becoming more adept with video to maintain "face time" with Rose and the little guys. As a citizen/Legislature, the members of the General Assembly all make certain arrangements to both take care of the people's business as well as their own. Nonetheless, I sorely miss being at my children's sporting events and helping Rose make sure homework and reading assignments are complete.
We attended the Hilton Head Island/Bluffton Chamber of Commerce Ball. It was great to see all our business leaders and so many representatives of local government enjoying good fellowship and recognizing the accomplishments of our leading organizations and individuals. Our congratulations go to Chancellor Jane Upshaw and the University of South Carolina Beaufort family for their award. Also, kudos to Larry and Tina Toomer and the Bluffton Oyster Co., the Bluffton Regional Business Council Member of the Year. Bill Miles and his excellent staff put on another stellar event.
Judiciary committee and subcommittees are now well stocked with substantive legislation for debate. We continue to work through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) legislation, which is of particular interest to me. I spent the last 10 years making Beaufort County government the most open and transparent in the state. While the effort was sometimes a struggle, the benefits in terms of day-to-day credibility were more than worth the exertion. I believe many of my legislative colleagues do not quite understand the corrosive effect of the widespread cynicism and mistrust of government that is rampant in our state, and indeed, our country.
Citizens must have good and easy access to government, including timely and inexpensive release of appropriate records and documents. In subcommittee, we heard testimony from Denise Davidson and Councilwoman Barbara Clark from Jasper County detailing their personal challenges obtaining public records.
In truth, the current legislation falls short of what I believe is required to make state government as open and transparent as it should be. To that end, I plan to introduce legislation that will limit the legislative exception to FOIA.
We had good visits from members of Jasper County Council and staff. Our conversations were with Council Chairman Henry Etheridge, Clark, along with administrator Andy Fulghum and finance director Ronnie Malphrus. In addition, we met again with folks from USCB, and supported our university's parity funding request before Ways and Means Committee.
Our university is a jewel in our region, and our students are no less deserving of state funding than those at the other public colleges in the state. This parity issue is a top delegation agenda item for this year. We are focused and united on this matter and I am confident we can get it done.
Finally, I want to extend my hearty congratulations to my friend Tabor Vaux, the newly elected and installed member of Beaufort County Council-District 9. Tabor and his team ran a vigorous and nearly flawless campaign to take the seat in the special election. We all have high expectations of Councilman Vaux. In my conversations with him as a candidate, I was impressed with his grasp of the basic ideas of open and transparent government, and the campaign spoke a lot about his work ethic. Also, I was impressed with both candidates in the high level at which the election was contested.
Weston Newton represents District 120 in the South Carolina House of Representatives. His column will run monthly in Bluffton Today. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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vir litterarum wrote:Just a quick question. By naming this forum "the Academy," isn't this website asserting that we are all Platonists just like calling it the Stoa would assert that we are Stoics? Shouldn't we use an appellation that is philosophically neutral?
vir litterarum wrote:If you look carefully, you can see that the word is "forum," not "Forum."
vir litterarum wrote:so the only "forum" was in Rome?
vir litterarum wrote:In addition, "forum" has no philosophical or rhetorical implications whatsoever.
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And to boot, why do we even a textkit "forum?" That certainly implies to me that we are all Romans and that we are physically gathering in a particular location. I know other websites tend to use the more modern definition, but I think we should rename it "Online message place," or something else more civilizationally -and mediumally-neutral.
Love those words. Especially 'mediumally' should catch on.civilizationally -and mediumally-
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Well, nothing much happened "Mahjong-wise" in this episode, but hey - we finally got to see the girls rounded up as a whole group. It goes without saying that this episode breezed through the warming up phase pretty quickly. If I didn't know any better, I'd say they wanted to cut to the chase and just bring us straight to the Nationals where we left off from the last season. When that does happen, would we still be able to root for the Achiga all-girls team, or will our hearts still cheer on for Kiyosumi? I wouldn't have minded a little more character development from the Achiga girls side, if that were the case.
But hey, I'm in no position to demand. At this point, perhaps it'd be a good idea to "refresh" ourselves on just HOW a game of Riichi Mahjong is played. Here's a run down of the basic objective of Riichi Mahjong:
There are four players, each given 13 tiles to begin with, drawing a tile per turn to form a 14-tile hand. The objective of the game is to complete specific hand combinations, which MUST consist of the following:
A meld is a combination of three or four tiles that create either a sequence (e.g. 1-2-3 - three tiles only) or triples/quads (e.g. 3-3-3 or 4-4-4-4). Melds are SUIT SPECIFIC (i.e. 3-3-3 with each tile from a different suit is an invalid triple meld; 1-2-3 with each tile being from a different suite is an invalid sequential meld), and are NOT continuous in a loop for sequential melds (i.e. 9-1-2 is not a valid sequential meld). Melds may be declared by revealing them to the other players, usually when a tile is stolen from another player to complete the meld.
2. ONE pair
Sometimes called the "eyes" of the hand (because there are two of them). A pair cannot be opened or completed by stealing a tile from another player unless the tile completes the player's hand.
3. At least ONE yaku
A yaku is a hand combination, similar to poker hands, each having their own corresponding Han value. It goes without saying that you can't get Han points without first getting yakus. How would we calculate your score if you don't even have Han points to begin with?
There are only TWO exceptions to these conditions for winning. First is a case of having Seven Pairs (called chiitoitsu) and the second is in a case called Thirteen Orphans (called Kokushi Musou). The latter is a special hand called a Yakuman, which basically awards the person who completes it the highest attainable score in a game (the only thing higher than it is multiple yakuman). This only goes to show how difficult it is to create this hand. It is composed of one of each wind and dragon tile, a 1 and 9 from each of the three suites, and a final tile to serve as a pair for any of the previously collected tiles. This results in a hand having 13 different tiles plus an additional tile to form a pair (hence the name "13 orphans").
Finally, the minimum number of tiles a player can have upon winning is 14 tiles: [4 (individual melds) x 3] + 2 (pair tiles) = 14. However, in cases where quads have been declared, the number of tiles in a completed had increases for every quad declared (i.e. having declared 2 quads, the player's winning hand would contain 16 tiles). The reason for this is to maintain the previously mentioned conditions for winning. Each time a quad is declared, the total number of tiles available for completing an additional meld (in the four meld condition) is violated. Drawing a supplemental tile from the dead wall after declaring a kan solves this problem.
Did you get that? In a nutshell, it's like a more complicated form of Gin Rummy with more kinks and bumps that could easily scare the beginner. Try playing an actual game and you'll start to get a feel for how the rules set in. What's important at this point is the objectives. The nitty-gritty and "how to win" will come, eventually. :)
Follows is a list of terms used in this week's "Saki's Corner"
Dora - Short for "Dragon" tile, and not to be confused with the "honor" tiles for the three dragons (red, white, green). These are "bonus" tiles that are indicated at the start of each match, or represented using specially marked tiles. Each dora tile present in a hand adds an additional han point to the hand.
Dora Indicator - A tile located three tile away from the opposite end of the wall from which players draw tiles. The value of the tile AFTER it indicates the dora tile for that given match (e.g. 1-stick dora indicators means that the 2-stick is the dora for that round).
Han - Points awarded for specific combinations that are used as multipliers in computing one's score for a winning hand. The higher the han, the higher the score (or worth) of the hand.
Kan - A quad or a four-of-a-kind. Equivalent to "kang" in the Chinese variant.
Kazoe-Yakuman - Also called a "counted yakuman", is a hand whose han points are 13 or higher such that they are considered to have already exceeded the limit for the maximum number of basic points. As such, they are considered Yakuman in themselves, and scored as such (see Yakuman).
Prevailing Wind - The current wind of the round in which the games are set. Mahjong always begins with a prevailing wind of EAST, and consists of one go-around where each seat wind gets to play as a dealer. The prevailing wind moves into SOUTH after the last player (NORTH) has had a chance to be dealer.
Seat winds - the "Directions" which designate seating arrangements during a match. Represented by the directions NORTH, SOUTH, EAST and WEST - but unlike the cardinal directions, SOUTH always sits to the right of EAST.
Suu Kantsu - A yakuman consisting of four quads, either closed or opened.
Yakuman - Also called a "limit" hand - the highest possible score that can be awarded to a hand. Given to special hands that are particularly difficult to obtain.[/list
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Hey, you're in my seat!
Though there wasn't much Mahjong action that happened in this episode, there's still something we can learn from the chibi ending credits we were treated to in the end. In the series of animations, we see Ako reprimanding Shizu for being in the wrong seat.
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Pop Quiz Time!
In the last frame, we see that Arata is seated in the east seat, but Ako points out that the north seat is on the opposite side of the table from where Shizu is seated. If we stop and think about this for a second, it seems a bit off. On a typical compass, you'd expect north to be on the RIGHT of east, but apparently it's BACKWARDS in this case. What's going on?
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Answer - Believe it or not, the Chinese view of the cardinal directions of NORTH, SOUTH, EAST and WEST is not related to the magnetic poles of the Earth as seen on a compass; rather, it reflects the direction of "winds" as a part of their Eastern Mysticism. I'm not familiar with the Feng Shui of it all, but suffice it to know that east and west ARE, in fact, backwards on the mahjong table. Mahjong is, for what it's worth, an extension of this eastern mysticism, so it comes as no surprise. To minimize the confusion, we simply refer to the winds in reference to the east seat. By default, south is always seated to the RIGHT of east. It follows, that the position of dealer moves to the RIGHT as the round progresses, and when the prevailing wind changes it moves to the RIGHT as well. In other words, the south round follows the east round.
Confused? Don't worry, looks like Shizu pretty much shares the same sentiment. :)
Counting the dragons
It's amusing how much we can learn from these Chibi animations, because now we come across more dora madness from Kuro. In these frames, we see Ako calling out a Kan, after which a shot of the dora indicators shows that there are TWO tiles flipped right-side up instead of the typical single tile. The last frame shows Kuro panicking due to the fact that she now has 7 dora!
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Indeed, doras are powerful point multipliers, but remember that there can be AT LEAST 8 dora in a given round. These include the four dora that are indicated by red tiles, and the other four that are selected at the start of the game with the dora indicator. The cool (and sometimes scary) thing about it, though, is that for every kan called during the round, the tile ADJACENT to the dora indicator is flipped over, thus adding an additional FOUR dora to the board! Whoa!
Pop Quiz Time!
You might think that sounds crazy, but what do you think is the MAXIMUM number of dora that can go into play during a single round?
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Answer - 24 dora. Remember that each kan declared adds an additional dora indicator on the board - but in any given game, only FOUR kans can be declared. On the call of the fourth kan, the match is automatically called a draw. This means that only 3 additional dora indicators may be flipped in addition to the original one at the start of the game. Add this to the four red dora tiles and we get: [4 (dora indicators) x 4] + [4 (red dora tiles)] = 20 dora. Now how does that become 24? Surprisingly, there's an exception to the four kan-only rule. If all four kans declared in a game were by a single player, then the game is considered a draw ONLY at the call of a FIFTH kan. This is the only time wherein 5 different dora indicators will come into play, resulting in [5 (dora indicators) x 4] + [4 (red dora tiles)] = 24 dora!
The number of doras possible sounds nauseating, but take note that with that many han points in a single hand, the hand is called a "counted yakuman" (kazoe-yakuman), and is thus awarded the maximum number of points as a yakuman. This happens for hands having 13 or more han points. Looks like having as many doras as that is simply too hot for Kuro to handle. :D
Bonus Round
Suu Kantsu
In Counting the Dragons, we mentioned that a player would need to have called four kans in order to boost the number of dora to that ridiculous amount. Sadly, though, it doesn't mean much because if the player DOES win, they would have completed a yakuman anyway called suu kantsu (four quads). The interesting thing about this yakuman is that it can be completed as either an open or CLOSED hand. Completing this type of hand by opening up our melds sounds easy enough - but how are you supposed to complete 4 kans without stealing any tiles, while at the same time maintaining a CLOSED hand?
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Answer - There's only one way, and it is ridiculously hard to do because it involves a tremendous amount of luck… Godly luck, even. It requires having a hand consisting of three quads and a pair. Take note that this is not a complete hand (a complete hand requires FOUR melds). The player declares a kan and draws a supplemental tile from the dead wall which must match their pair tile, thus creating a triple meld. The player then declares ANOTHER kan and draws another supplemental tile from the dead wall. If the supplemental tile drawn from the dead wall matches the triple meld already in the player's hand, it will complete a fourth kan. However, this is still not complete - the player needs a pair to complete their hand. In order to do this, the player must declare the remaining two quads in hopes that the two supplemental tiles drawn from the dead wall will complete the needed pair. By doing this, the player would have completed four quads with a pair - a hand containing 18 tiles - all without having to rob any tiles from another player: a CLOSED Suu Kantsu.
Given the amount of effort and sheer luck involved to perform this, I feel that it isn't doing it justice to award it the same number of points as an OPEN suu kantsu. Either way, both open and closed forms of this yakuman are awarded the same number of points, so all that luck goes to naught. Sure, keeping it closed is a very elegant way to do it - but it looks to me like a one-in-a-buhjillion kind of probability. But hey, it's still possible.
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FRAMINGHAM - The Planning Board unanimously approved plans for a treatment center for eating disorders at 518 Pleasant St. Monday, its hands tied by state law.
In a 4-0 vote, the board OK'd the site plans Walden Behavioral Care filed under the state's Dover Amendment, having the right to skirt local zoning regulations.
But it's not exactly a go-ahead: Walden still needs the Zoning Board of Appeals to uphold Building Commissioner Michael Tusino's decision that the project qualifies for that protection, or else the Planning Board's approval is moot.
The ZBA, at the request of a group of neighbors opposed to the project, continues its review tonight on whether Walden's 80-bed treatment center and research facility is, in fact, an educational use that meets the requirements of the Dover Amendment.
Under the law, the Planning Board's jurisdiction was limited to building dimensions and parking.
The board had to approve plans for the Walden Center for Education and Research by Monday's 60-day deadline after project attorney James Hanrahan did not agree to an extension.
While it wasn't under the board's purview, Walden did agree to a condition of a no-build zone around the perimeter and in the front triangle portion of the bucolic 28-acre campus.
Hanrahan, after the vote, said the approval was "expected" and added, "we're delighted" that the board respected its jurisdiction under the Dover Amendment.
Waltham-based Walden added the education focus and filed for Dover protection under a nonprofit arm after the ZBA last fall rejected its original plans to build a for-profit treatment center in the residential district.
The facility would treat patients with eating and mood disorders, such as depression.
Walden plans to rehabilitate the existing Marist House and Bishop's Hall and add four new buildings at the former Roman Catholic seminary and spiritual retreat center, for a total campus size of 115,000 square feet.
The ZBA meets tonight at 7 in Memorial Building's Blumer Room. It won't take up Walden on the agenda until 8:30 or later.
Walden, meanwhile, together with property owner Marist Fathers of Boston, has taken the town to land court to appeal the Zoning Board's decision from last fall.
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FRAMINGHAM - The Planning Board unanimously approved plans for a treatment center for eating disorders at 518 Pleasant St. Monday, its hands tied by state law.


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Governor Corbett Accuses NCAA of Illegal Sanctions against Penn State
Jan 02, 2013, 11:26 ET
HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today announced that he is suing the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), calling its sanctions against Penn State University arbitrary and illegal, saying they would result in irreparable economic damage to the university, the commonwealth and its citizens.
"Penn State football has played a major role, not only as a focus of campus life, but as a generator of revenue for a proud university, a leading tourist attraction and a creator of jobs in the state,'' Corbett said.
"In the wake of this terrible scandal, Penn State was left to heal and clean up this tragedy that was created by the few. The students, the alumni, the board, the administration and faculty all came together at that moment and began to rebuild.
"At that same time, while the healing was taking place, the NCAA piled on, choosing to levy, in their words, 'unprecedented sanctions' against Penn State and its football program,'' Corbett said.
"While what occurred at Penn State was both criminal and heinous,'' Corbett said, "the conduct for which Penn State was sanctioned consisted of alleged failures to report criminal activity on campus that did not impact fairness or integrity on the playing field.''
"These punishments threaten to have a devastating, long-lasting and irreparable effect on the state, its citizens and its economy,'' Corbett said.
The governor, on behalf of Pennsylvania's citizens, asked the court to throw out all of the NCAA's sanctions, including the $60 million fine, and asked that the court declare the consent agreement illegal.
After months of research and deliberation, as well as discussions with alumni, students, faculty, business owners and elected officials, Corbett said he has concluded that the NCAA's sanctions were "overreaching and unlawful.''
"The only logical conclusion is that the NCAA did it because they benefited from the penalties and because the leadership of the NCAA believed they could. And that's wrong,'' Corbett said.
"These sanctions are an attack on past, present and future students of Penn State, the citizens of our commonwealth and our economy. As governor of this commonwealth, I cannot and will not stand by and let it happen without a fight.''
The lawsuit, to be filed today in U.S. District Court in Harrisburg, also accuses the NCAA of forcing Penn State president Rodney Erickson into silent compliance with its sanctions by threatening to impose even more debilitating sanctions to the football program.
Corbett called NCAA's application of enforcement "arbitrary and capricious" with the intent of crippling Penn State football and harming the citizens of Pennsylvania who benefit from a successful football program at Penn State.
Such benefits, the governor added, range from a college student waitressing at a State College restaurant and local business owners, to its tremendous financial contribution to the university and the state.
The NCAA is a trade association whose major purpose is to set the rules for competition in intercollegiate athletics and exists by mutual consent of its members.
"However, the NCAA leadership can't make up its own rules,'' Corbett said. In this case, "a handful of top NCAA officials simply inserted themselves into an issue they had no authority to police and one that was clearly being handled by the justice system.''
The fact that the alleged actions of those involved in the tragic events at Penn State were criminal, and that no violation of NCAA rules had been identified, would not dissuade Mark Emmert, NCAA president, from seizing upon the international publicity to make a show of unprecedented and aggressive discipline.
The NCAA simply informed Penn State what the punishments would be, threatening that if Penn State did not waive its right to due process and accept the sanctions offered, the NCAA would impose the "death penalty" for four years, which would forbid the football team from all competition.
The type of "complete cooperation" Emmert advised Penn State was clear: Accept unprecedented sanctions and ignore the NCAA's flagrant disregard of its own procedures in issuing such sanctions or Penn State would wish it had.
Penn State had no practical alternative but to accept the sanctions, including releasing players from their commitment to play in State College.
The additional four-year ban on bowl games will result in a drastic reduction in scholarships for a football team consisting of coaches and players who had nothing to do with the criminal conduct.
"They wiped out the wins for football alumni – who proudly wore the Penn State uniform and represented the university well during their time in school,'' Corbett added.
Penn State's football program is more than just a success on the playing field, it perennially boasts one of the highest graduation rates among Division I football programs and has been a significant economic driver of the university, playing an important role in enabling the university to offer a variety of first-rate programs through resources other than student tuition.
In addition:
- It was the second most profitable collegiate athletic program in the nation in 2010-11, earning more than $50 million, and was the most profitable program among its immediate competitors in the Big Ten Conference.
- It was the most valuable contributor to intercollegiate expenses for all student-athletes at the university, providing 37 percent of revenue for athletic programs in the 2011 fiscal year. At the same time, the football program amounted to only 15 percent of athletics expenses.
"The university is an economic engine, creating jobs, not only university-related jobs, but jobs in the hotel, restaurant and tourism industry and generating hundreds of millions of dollars for businesses of all sizes in the commonwealth.''
Specifically, Penn State's football program:
- Brings in an estimated 15 percent of visitors to Penn State football games from outside the state;
- Generated $161.5 million to business volume impact in 2009, with $90 million benefiting Centre County alone;
- Spent $16 million in Pennsylvania on goods and services with contractors and vendors in 2009 – essentially pumping money back into the state's economy;
- Creates about 2,200 jobs - both direct jobs, such as box office and concession staff, and indirect jobs, such as shopkeepers to restaurant and hotel staff; and
- Generates more than $5 million in tax revenue and supports a number of community programs run through and in conjunction with football and student athletics.
"The NCAA and its president, Mark Emmert, seized upon the opportunity for publicity for their own benefit to make a showing of aggressive discipline on the backs of the citizens of our commonwealth and Penn State University,'' Corbett said, "and this is why I have chosen to fight this in the courts.''
"These sanctions did not punish Sandusky for his despicable and criminal action. Nor did they punish the others who have been charged criminally. Rather, they punished the past, present and future students, current and former student athletes, faculty members, local businesses and the citizens of Pennsylvania who have come to cherish this great university.''
Media contact: Kevin Harley, 717-783-1116
SOURCE Pennsylvania Office of the Governor


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Billy Guerin got the call to volunteer and that other Lemieux played in a game to raise money for
Hurricane Sandy relief.
Daneyko said playing with so many former Devils, many of whom were veterans of the team's three Stanley Cup winning efforts, was like old times.
"To see Randy McKay, Bobby Carpenter, (Stephane) Richer, (Claude) Lemieux. You have a bond for life with those guys," he said.
Some ribbing comes with the territory.
"Holding court again?" Lemieux quipped while Daneyko was speaking to reporters.
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The Internet Society is promoting the World IPv6 Launch on June 6, when Internet service providers, hardware manufacturers and Web-based companies will permanently enable the next generation of Internet Protocols on their products and services.
This move is voluntary, but it also is inevitable as the world's supply of new IPv4 addresses runs dry and new customers and devices coming online begin using the new addresses. The focus of the transition so far has been turning on the new protocols, but some people already are turning their thoughts to the need to turn off IPv4, which has served the Internet well since its inception.
"I don't like the idea of dual-stack networks," said Chris Smithee, network security manager for Lancope, a vendor of network monitoring tools. He said he believes we should move beyond enabling IPv6 and turn off IPv4. "It's a problem for businesses to have IPv4 now."
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Dual-stacking is a common way now for accommodating both IPv4 and IPv6 on a network, so that users of both protocols will be able to access online resources. It works, and for the time being it appears necessary because the huge majority of Internet traffic today remains IPv4. For all of the potential advantages the new protocols offer in improved security and functionality, the driver for the transition remains IPv4 address exhaustion. Organizations are enabling IPv6 because they have to, but there is no pressure to do away with the existing protocols.
But Smithee says that's the wrong way to think about it. The issue should not be demand, but network security. "They need to be turning to IPv6 because of the external risks of not doing so," he said.
An IPv6 network will not necessarily be more secure than IPv4, but the complexities of running a dual-stack network mean that type of network is likely to be less secure. That point was made by Steve Pirzchalski, IPv6 program manager for the Veterans Affairs Department, when he announced last year that the VA would be turning off IPv4 in October 2014. "Leaving Version 4 on forever is going to introduce a security problem," he said.
VA turned IPv6 on for its main website, www.va.gov, last year, and a waiver will be required for the use of IPv4 for either internal or external traffic as of fiscal 2015.
In addition to the challenges of operating and managing what will essentially be two networks, some feel that IPv4 has become too kludgy. The need to eke out its more limited address space has led to technologies such as Network Address Translation, which allows the use of numerous private addresses behind a single IP address. NAT has helped to extend the life of IPv4 and can even provide some security benefits by hiding network segments. But some observers say NAT and other tools have broken the Internet by eliminating address-to-address connectivity.
"IP addresses are becoming meaningless because of NAT," Smithee said. NAT complicates the job of monitoring network traffic and of filtering and blocking traffic based on addresses.
Smithee said that rather than waiting for IPv6 traffic to increase, networks should force the issue by moving users to the new protocols and abandoning IPv4 in favor of a coherent network running one protocol.
Whatever the arguments for such a move, it is not likely to happen soon on a wide scale. "I don't think it's a concept that has been properly socialized," Smithee said. "For most of our customers, the transition is going to take years."
In the meantime, the experiences of organizations such as the VA that force the move to IPv6 more aggressively will provide useful lessons to the rest of the Internet on the challenges and benefits of making the leap.
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IPv4 is antiquated, archaic, and ugly. Anyone who still uses it is a backwards flat-earther red neck. Anyone who refuses to upgrade should be sent on a one-way trip to Arcturus.
Completely agree with Packetguy. These security wonks need to get over themselves. If you really want it to be secure, turn them both off! IPv4 is going to be around forever, so you better figure out how to make as secure as you can with that foregone knowledge.
One thing left out of this article: training. I don't care how many years you've used IPV4, in my case 20, you know nothing about IPV6 since they have virtually nothing in common. Wrapping your head around IPV6 is no small matter and to convert your network, let alone you hardware, and then be able to do troubleshooting is a monumental task for small companies. This whole thing is going to take many years to shake out. Think of it this way: I was told we had to know the metric system because it will take over everything in the U.S. in the next 5 years, that was 1974...
Any call for cutting off IPv4 at this early stage in the move to IPv6 is stupid and pointless. You can't drop v4 until most people have added v6 to heir networks. Dual stack is a necessary evil, and we must roll up our sleeves and deal with the security issues. Let's focus on helping everyone into the v6 world rather than this sort of idiotic posturing, which seems to be a misguide attempt at manipulation through fear.
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The Tuscaloosa City Council took the following action at its Tuesday meeting.
The Tuscaloosa City Council took the following action at its Tuesday meeting:
Consented to vacate a portion of 14th Street from Dearing Place to 14th Avenue in the city of Tuscaloosa at the request of John D. and Barbara Cocke and the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama (Tabled Aug. 6 and July 30).
Amended resolution adopted on Jan. 29 entitled "Resolution Approving Downtown/Riverfront Overlay District Permit for 2300 Bryant Drive." (Tabled Sept. 3)
Authorized utility account credits; total: $1,285.37.
Declared property surplus and authorizing its disposal.
Authorized an adjustment and refund of excess deposit to Encore Tuscaloosa Management, LLC for installation of water mains and services for McFarland Mall WM Extension; total: $1,164.89.
Authorized an adjustment and refund of excess deposit to Tuscaloosa City Schools for installation of water mains and services for Career & Technical School, WM Extension; total: $6,740.26.
Approved the permit application DR/Overlay 20-13 of Randy Roberson for 2230 University Blvd.
RECESS — At this time the Council recessed from sitting as the Tuscaloosa City Council and convened as Floodplain Management Board of Adjustment.
Granted a variance from floodplain ordinance for Chance Partners, LLC at Riverfront Village.
ADJOURN �— At this time the Council adjourn from sitting as the Floodplain Management Board of Adjustment and reconvened as the Tuscaloosa City Council.
Approved the application of Darrell Jones for a permit to own and operate a vehicle-for-hire transport service.
Authorized the mayor to execute a right-of-way permit to Katara Phillips.
Authorized the mayor to execute a right-of-way permit to Felita Winn.
Authorized the mayor to execute a grant agreement for FY-2013 EMPG Assistance Allocation; total: $2,476.
Authorized the mayor to execute a right-of-way permit to Mansion Condominiums.
Tentatively awarded contract for a public works or public improvement project for the Glens Lining Rehab Project to Southeast Sewer Services, Inc.; total: $141,520.
Extended a contract for the 2013 Water and Sewer Line Locate Project; total: not to exceed $130,300.
Authorized engineering and related services contract with Burk-Kleinpeter, Inc. for Culver Road/Case Road and Greenview Subdivision water line upgrades; total: not to exceed $133,750.
Authorized a minor public works contract with Gulf Coast Underground, LLC for Glens Manhole Rehab Project; total: $31,680.
Tentatively awarded a contract for the Seasonal Ice Rink to OH WIND, Inc. d/b/a Ice Rink Events; total: $120,600.
Authorized draw down No. 3 for payment from the Series 2013A Warrant Issue line of credit with Regions Bank; total: $50,954.50.
Authorized a sublease between Bama Air, Inc. and NorthStar Emergency Medical Services for the construction of a hangar and helicopter pad at the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport.
Approved job class specifications for Public Outreach Coordinator and Federal Programs Compliance Officer.
Authorized payment to Park 7 Group for sewer line upgrades; total, not to exceed $150,000.
Authorized mayor to execute agreement with Comcast for Internet service at Public Safety Logistics Building at 3311 Kauloosa Ave.; total, $104.80 monthly service and $49 installation fee).
Amended Exhibits "A" and "B" of Section 19-42/19-60(a) of the Code of Tuscaloosa.
Appointed Rob Steward to the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Authorized payment of bills; total: $1,602.57.


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Brazil sees improvement despite disappointing draw
FORTALEZA, Brazil (AP) Luiz Felipe Scolari and his Brazil squad tried to focus on the positives after a disappointing draw against Mexico in its second World Cup match.
Although Brazil couldn't manage to score, the veteran coach and his players believe they saw improvement from the opening match, and remain on track for a successful home tournament.
Brazil was outplayed through parts of the match against Mexico on Tuesday, when it was held to a 0-0 draw in the northeastern city of Fortaleza.
Scolari said he thought Brazil played better than in the 3-1 win over Croatia in the opener.
He and the players also attributed the draw to a fabulous performance by Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, who made four outstanding saves to keep the match scoreless.
"The result wasn't what we wanted, but I'm happy with the improvement that I saw from my team," Scolari said. "The team played better than it did against Croatia, I think it improved about 10 percent from that match.
"I was pretty happy with what I saw on the pitch. We have the tendency to think that other teams are not good, but Mexico is good, and they played well just as we did."
The players gave a similar line when they left the locker room on Tuesday.
"Despite the result, we improved as a team," left back Dani Alves said. "Sometimes the score doesn't reflect how the match was played. It's a difficult tournament and you have to play better match after match and I think that's what happened. We are pleased with our performance."
Neymar added: "Of course we wanted the victory, but in reality the draw wasn't a bad result."
Brazilian media wasn't so ready to downplay the draw.
"Brazil frustrate fans," read a headline on the website of the O Globo newspaper.
The Folha de S. Paulo daily, Brazil's largest, added: "Brazil plays poorly and stops on Mexico's defense."
Brazil had won 16 of its previous 17 matches coming into Fortaleza. The only time Scolari's team hadn't won was in a 1-0 defeat against Switzerland after last year's Confederations Cup, the warm-up tournament it won.
"We created enough chances to win the match but their goalkeeper made the saves," midfielder Oscar said. "At least we didn't lose. Mexico is a good team. We knew that it was going to be difficult."
Brazil's last Group A match is against Cameroon in Brasilia on Monday. The five-time world champion leads the group on goal difference. Croatia and Cameroon were playing their second matches on Wednesday after opening losses.
Scolari said he is likely to make changes to the lineup for the final group match. He rested striker Hulk against Mexico after he missed a couple of training sessions because of a left leg muscle injury.
Although the coach didn't complain about his team, he was upset with the refereeing.
Scolari thought Brazil deserved a penalty after defender Marcelo apparently was grabbed inside the area in the 88th minute. And he recalled the controversy after Brazil was awarded a penalty when Fred went down following minimal contact from a defender in the opening match.
"So, there won't be any more penalties for Brazil?" he asked journalists. "Everybody (who) criticized Fred. Speak now."
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Chicago
The best place I've found price-wise is bk1, which I found out about from earlier in this thread. It's a shopping-cart setup like Amazon, but the site's only available in Japanese. (Easy enough to figure out via Babelfish, or check out this guide.) They offer SAL and Sea shipping, which is cheaper than EMS. Using SAL, the price comes out to about what I pay at the local Kinokuniya, but the selection is better. I'm about to place an order with slow Sea shipping which will be somewhat cheaper.
I bought stuff from Amazon.co.jp a few years ago, but their shipping is killer.
YesAsia has decent pricing, but some of the stuff I've gotten from them had a bit of shelfwear. Now I only really trust them for CDs.
Cheap manga occasionally comes up on eBay too.
|2008-08-29, 11:30
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Between a rock and a hard place.
Age: 33
SAL shipping takes about 15 - 20 days or up to 5 weeks. There's no insurance, no tracking of any sort. They won't investigate your missing package unless it hits 3 months.
I'd say, go a bit safer, pay a bit extra for economy shipping or at least airmail.
As for ebay, I constantly sell off my collections on ebay (mostly new stuff I don't have room for), and will be doing so over the weekends, so if anybody's interested you could take a look then >_>;;; (shameless plug).
|2008-09-02, 13:54
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
I've been having more luck with my local Kinokuniya Bookstores recently (but unless you're near one of the 3 or 4 in the US that's not terribly helpful).
Giving nippon-export.com a use this time with the 2 or 3 things I need to order.
|2008-09-03, 18:38
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Has anyone tried ordering from the used and new section? Wouldn't that give cheaper shipping rates since you wouldn't be dealing with a buisness and the shipping rates would cost only what it would be to ship it to you?
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Age: 28
Im from the UK and to be honest my local Waterstones are rubbish in terms of stock and price. even when a rare 3 for 2 comes up thats still going to be £12
Anywho i know a few sites thats built for english like Nippon-Expert and Benippon.
are these any good??? i know there a tad more expensive then bk1 but ive spent an hour getting ISBN numbers i used amazon.co.jp and there still not working ill keep trying though. so out of Benippon are they better than bk1 ???
Bk1 search is useless ive put ISBN number and ISBN 13 on amazon and playasia none work this search is silly ive even put the title the author and publisher in Japanese characters and still nothing . and im using the guide but they put the ISBN 13 number in and it worked mine hasnt .
do not try putting in stuff while you using Yahoo Babelfish it DOESNT work with that on works now.
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|2008-09-07, 05:42
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Just call me Ojisan
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: U.K. Hampshire
|2008-09-08, 17:12
|Link #273
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Between a rock and a hard place.
Age: 33
Koi: The seller usually tells you if they ship to US, though unfortunately it is in Japanese. I have yet to see a seller say they ship int'l. Sorry
Reizo: If you plan to import, it'll cost just as much as, unless you're planning to buy in bulk. BTW, where are you pulling the ISBN's from? I usually find manga easily on amazon.co.jp through ISBN. They've got a great search tool.
|2008-09-09, 16:52
|Link #275
~*Eternal Bakaness*~
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Cheesecake wonderland
I'm just wondering is there any other site other then yesasia that sells chinese edition mangas? (since they're cheaper then english edition and I can read them). Yesasia raised the price of chinese manga to $9,99, honestly that is over priced for chinese manga, to my memory they used to sell it at $6,99 or less, which was acceptable.
Chinese or english sites are fine, it's be good if paypal can be used ^_^''
|2008-09-27, 13:29
|Link #276
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Ordered some manga from BK1, they were quite fast in getting the books. Ordered on 9/20 was ready to ship by 9/21 And was shipped out on 9/22 received it on 9/26. Using OCS(Overseas Courier Service). Living on the east coast of USA. But price of OCS will increase from 9/30 onwards, according to a email they sent so EMS will be cheaper or theres always SAL. Price of books are definitely the cheapest I've seen so far.
I checked Nippon Exports, but some books were sometimes 1 or 2 dollars more. Was planning on trying them, but gonna just stick with BK1 for my other orders.
|2008-10-01, 03:17
|Link #278
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
Guys.... there's this thing with shipping: it takes fuel. Fuel is twice is high as it was last year. If you go grocery shopping, you'll notice everything is more expensive -- even fruits and vegetables are rocketing up in price because it takes fuel to go from A to B.
I have very good luck with nippon-exports.com They try very hard to get anything I ask for. Also BK1... no problems from them.
I have no idea why the major booksellers are dropping all but the most expensive ways to ship (EMS). yeah, it guarantees arrival ... but i've never had a shipment lost using SAL or other cheaper methods.
|2008-10-01, 09:45
|Link #279
another one for justmanga.com, cheapest place, good rewards system and incentives.
arrives fully protected in plastic within a week of shipment (international, australia sydney)
recommend these guys over all ^_^
|2008-10-14, 00:50
|Link #280
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
How reliable is Himeyashop? I noticed that they are offering light novels now
I was looking for a place where I could by light novels(Japanese) and the only place where I could find that sold them in the US was Himeyashop. How reliable are they? I am a little leery of them because I usually buy from yesasia or sasugabooks and I would end up paying them a lot of money for the novels I want(kinda sucks considering that they go for 595 yen in japan and that coverts roughly $5.82 US and they have them marked up to $11) also their shipping prices seem very high. I would end up paying $106($67 books + $39 shipping) which is a lot of money.
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Mar 10, 2013
King Softball sweeps Pfeiffer Univ. 7-0 and 3-1 in Conf. Carolinas action this afternoon.
Hannah Light struck out 10 Pfeiffer batters and gave up only 3-hits in game one on her way to a complete game shutout and her 6th win of the season. Macy Shupe helped start the day right with a base clearing 3-RBI triple in the bottom of the first inning.
Hannah Smith and Christina Melcher each collected 5 hits on the day … Morgan White recorded her 3rd win of the season in game 2.
King is now 9-14 overall and 4-0 in the conference - winning 7 of their last 9 games.


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It's happening!! New York City's very first vegan pop-up restaurant, Wildflower, will be open June 10, ll and 12, serving 28 courses of to-die-for plant-based gourmet.
Keeping things short and (deliciously) sweet, Wildflower will be located at 171 East Broadway for a limited time, offering intense combinations of flavors inspired by soul food, raw fusion, street food and more. Vegan chef and entrepreneur Ayinde Howell, founder of IEatGrass.com, will be whipping up dishes like grilled bbq rubbed seitan brisket, dirty quinoa, seitan shwarma, churros and muffletas. Innovative specialty drinks such as white grape cucumber martinis and delicious desserts (hello Belgian beer floats!) will be available, and on Saturday and Sunday mornings Howell will impress with his specialty brunches, featuring his famous and much sought after mac & yease and a variety of unique waffle flavors–Reeses cup, mexican hot cocoa and orange creamsicle. If you aren't drooling already (I know I am!) than there must be something seriously wrong with you.
Don't miss the vegan event of the season–head on down to East Broadway this weekend! Be sure to make reservations, cause it's going to be hoppin.' Okay, back to daydreaming about waffles..


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DVD Guitar Tuition Becoming More Popular, Says Survey
DVD guitar tuition is becoming increasingly more popular amongst new students, as a recent survey has revealed. Despite industry scepticism, DVD tuition is proving successful.
DVD guitar tuition has been seen, in the past, as a cheaper and less effective alternative to one-on-one instruction for the budding guitarist. Without paying directly for the tutors time and benefiting from 'close' tuition and correction, it was felt that students would be left floundering hopelessly around the fretboard, struggling to recognise their errors and improve their technique.
But all that looks set to change, given the findings of a recent survey. To the surprise of tutors and industry commentators, DVD tuition is now considered a viable and affordable training method, suggesting that the more relaxed teaching style of the DVD medium affords stronger fundamental technique-building, and allows more significant progress in a shorter period.
Embracing modern DVD recording technology, guitar lessons on DVD are providing a versatile and flexible solution for those picking up the instrument for the first time, as well as coming in at a great deal cheaper than private tuition. This flexibility and affordability is proving popular amongst students young and old as an alternative to more traditional teaching methods.
Critics and sceptics of DVD guitar tuition used to find their arguments in the fact that there was no direct link between tutor and student, which meant it was more difficult for the student to learn guitar effectively. However, the survey has shown that through consistent practice with a DVD, students can learn the fundamentals to the same standard as with direct tuition. Given the emphasis placed on 'practice' during the learning process, feedback has shown that through working through DVD lessons several times each, one at a time, the student can gain a more rounded grasp of the instrument in a shorter period of time, leading to a more comprehensive understanding of how to play guitar.
With this revelation, the guitar tuition industry looks set to shift more towards embracing these modern technologies as a means of providing tuition and guidance to the next generation of budding guitar students. Prestigious guitar manufacturers such as Tanglewood already recommend DVD tuition as the way to go for new guitarists, reason why Starter Packs by Tanglewood and other brands now usually include tutorial DVDs as well.
Of course, Dolphin Music recognizes this trend and that's why we offer a wide range of tutorial DVDs that will help guitarists of all levels to develop their skills.


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Video by Dan Wolfe
Being that the majority of us are loyal followers of Fecal Face, we've all been fans for years of Michael Sieben. Recently the people over at adidas (http://www.adidas.com/michaelsieben) wanted to honor the hard work that the dude has been up to by giving him a couple of shoes to design, along with a film about him. Below is a quick summary of the production that was involved with Michael's shoot. This feature is kind of for the film and skate nerds out there, so be forewarned that there's a lot of photos of camera gear, costumes, and skateboarders. Sorry folks, all nerdy shit over here today.
After shooting some scenes of the embarking of the hot air balloon, everyone in the cast got to go for an hour-long drift.
Here's the whole cast with Dennis Busenitz at Fort Miley. Not that it's ever happened, but if anyone were ever to doubt that Busenitz kills it, watch the skate footage clip below. This is what Dennis does when he casually skates Ft. Miley for 15 minutes. ZONK!
Inside the bedroom set of Michael and his monster buddies. There's some good skate history on that wall from a few old issues of Thrasher and Transworld. Michael had to decline the photo of Ken Park that was randomly put up on the wall, but there's some good NatasKaupas and Hugh "Bod" Boyle for you geezers.
This is pretty much the view that you have when you are on set all day. It's great to be part of the whole production, but sometimes you don't want to stare at a monitor when the real thing is so intriguing. I used to film skating a bit, but then I realized that by filming skating you were essentially missing 90% of what you were experiencing. Cameras are great, but they're also brutal.
Time for a pop-in at FFDG. Maybe it didn't quite translatein the film, but Trippehad this random adlib concept that he was a blind art gallery owner. It seemed funny at the time, so when you watch the full film, that's why he's swaying his head around like Ray Charles. No disrespect, we just thought there was some humor that even a blind person could appreciate about a visually-impaired curator.
This is Eric Noren. He rules and has an uncanny ability of getting people to act stupid.
This is Dan Wolfe, you might know him from the Eastern Exposure videos and other rock solid skate videos. Here, he's filming the behind the scenes footage for the outtake clips you will see below. Dan also edited the final cut of the film.
Nestor Judkins taking a bit of time to relax with his foam head off. If you ever get to know him, you will understand that he is a unique being. It's sort of like he's been plucked straight out of the1950's or something. Such a nice guy, a mild demeanor andextremely personable.
A dollied shot can make almost any location look amazing. Marin Headlands is phenomenal, but even better under these circumstances.
Furry pretty much of stole the show on a daily basis.
Dennis doing what he does best.
Nestor in the middle of a fakie-flipoutside of the porn studios on Mission Street. We actually had a permit to skate this famous skate spot, two police officers to direct traffic and anytime someone had to go to the bathroom they would go inside KinkDotCom to use their facilities. RANDOM. It was pretty crazy seeing a bondage porn film set. Not quite my cup of tea, but much appreciation for their cooperation with letting us use their front entrance and bathroom.
Brett Critchlow with a massive stack of shoeboxes at the Berkeley store.
Some down time at FFDG.
Matt Uhry (the Director of Photography) on the Red camera strapped to a freight train. This guy is a pro; I loved how intense he was about getting everything just right. Matt reminded me that there are some great people living in Los Angeles, they're usually just focused on what they are doing for a living, so you'll probably never meet them.
Furry with Mariah Gardner. Mariah made this costume from scratch and was an absolute peach throughout the shoot, acting as our stylist.
Obviously Furry was too much of a good thing and the ladies just couldn't keep their hands of him.
Behind the scenes with Furry.
Bombing Lombard on a three-person bicycle.
Riding the rails in the East Bay.
Hot air ballooning in Napa.
This is the skate clip that you've been looking for, all Busenitz, Judkins and the infamous Toad.
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Minnesota Vikings Chad Greenway Talks Football, Giving Back to Fans
Chad Greenway grew up playing nine-man football in the small, rural community of Mount Vernon, South Dakota. Then, he went on to play at Iowa, and later became a first-round draft pick for the Minnesota Vikings. Greenway, a 6'2", 242 pound linebacker, is now 30-years old and is entering his eighth season in the NFL.
For the Vikings, Greenway has recorded 540 tackles, 11.5 sacks, seven forced fumbles, 11 fumbles recovered, six interceptions and one touchdown over the last seven years.
While Greenway is a playmaker on the Vikings defense, his off the field contributions to the community catch the eye of his fans, too. Greenway began his Lead A Way Foundation in 2006 to enrich the lives of individuals and families in need.
In an interview at Vikings Training Camp in Mankato, Minnesota, Greenway shared why he loves playing football in the NFL, and why he loves giving back to his fans, families, kids, and home state.
What do you love about playing in the NFL?
"The biggest thing is, it's a dream come true. I mean to be able to play in the NFL is something that I've always wanted to do, a dream that I had set in my mind when I was a young kid. I think even then I knew it was just a dream, but in the back of my mind, I knew I had a chance if I gave it everything I had. If anything I just want to be an example to kids that grow up in small rural communities that you can realize your dreams and things you think in your mind are all possible if you put the work in."
How blessed are you that you've been able to play in the NFL for seven years?
"This league is very tough. It's a business driven league. The longevity in this league is hard to obtain. Being able to go into my eighth season with the same organization is a blessing. I've given up a lot of sacrifices, a lot of things to be here, so it's a blessing for our family to be in this organization for eight years. My goal now just becomes, can I finish a Viking and that's where my loyalty lies."
How many years do you have left?
"Three years left on this contract, but I want to continue to play as long as my body feels well and as long as I can produce. So, as long as it will let me probably."
Hows your knee feeling?
"It feels good. Six or seven weeks after surgery and I haven't had to miss too much of practice. Things have been feeling really good."
How's training camp been going for you?
"Training camp has been going really well. I think, obviously, it's still early, but almost a week in now and I think everyone is getting a feel of how things are going to go and the team we have. I think the skies the limit for our young team."
What's your relationships with your teammates like?
"I think this team more than any I've been on is young, so I have to take a little bit more of a leadership role with this team, but at same time, it's a fun team because they are so young. There's a ton of spirit out there, everyone is getting after it and its fun group to be around."
What's the outlook on the season for 2013?
"We want to get back and be 10-6 again, get a chance to be in the playoffs and then when you get in the playoffs, it's obviously anyone's ball game. So our goal is to win the Super Bowl, but we know there is a lot of work that comes with that, so we are starting to work now."
As much as Greenway enjoys playing football in the NFL for the Vikings, he says that South Dakota is his roots, and he loves to come back.
How important are your SD ties?
"Very important. Obviously, my childhood, everything I learned up to the year of 18 was in South Dakota and I certainly cherish my time growing up there and love going back to the farm. I certainly go back to Mount Vernon as often as I can. Growing up in South Dakota is a special honor and I love the state very much."
What keeps you coming back to South Dakota every offseason?
"My family farm is still back there in Mount Vernon. I go see my parents, my sisters, my nieces and nephews, and to see the rest of my family. I just love to come back, pheasant hunting back there in the fall when I get an opportunity, and spring for different events. I love to come home to see family and friends and get back to Sioux Falls, where a lot of friends live as well. I try to come back as often as I can."
Greenway developed his Lead A Way foundation in 2006, and he shares how he loves to give back, and why it's important to do so.
What does your Lead A Way Foundation do?
"Our foundation, the Lead A Way foundation was created in 2006 with the idea to give back to as many kids that were going through different types of cancer. Its really blossomed into really helping the whole family dynamic and trying to just help different things, kids, the siblings, the parents. We also do camps where we can help youth get an opportunity to go through some camps, whether it would be fourth grade all the way up to the high school kids. It's a platform for us to give back."
Why do you love giving back so much?
"I just think its important when you get put on sort of a pedestal, I guess. You get this opportunity to give back to different people. I think you need to take the opportunity and there are so many people that aren't taking time to give back. We created our foundation, and didn't know what exactly we were getting ourselves into, but we knew it was going to be a good thing. It kept growing and growing and we just tried to give back in differnet ways and help as many kids, as many families as we can."
NFL players have had a troubled offseason in 2013, and as the season approaches the importance of staying out of trouble will be key. As an NFL veteran, Greenway gives advice to how younger players can make good decisions.
What advice would you give to younger players to stay out of trouble?
"The biggest thing I would say is to be who you are. You are here to play football, you are here to represent an organization, and something bigger than yourself. A team, organization, community. Keep that in your mind when you go out when its late at night or when you're thinking about making a bad decision. Put together the people that are around you first."
Lastly, as a kid who grew up in a small, rural South Dakota community, Greenway offered some advice for young football players.
What advice would you give to young football players?
"Just keep working. If you put the work in, if you have the talent and the skill, good things will happen."
Greenway enjoys his opportunity with the Vikings, and isn't wasting a dream that he had growing up in Mount Vernon, South Dakota.
For this upcoming season, Greenway will hope to anchor a Vikings defense that is hungry to get back to 10-6 and to the playoffs in 2013-2014.