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Cisco Security Advisory: Vulnerability in Authentication Library for ACNS
Revision 1.0
For Public Release 2003 December 10 16:00 UTC (GMT)
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By entering an overly long password, it may be possible to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable device. This vulnerability affects all devices and hardware modules that are running ACNS software releases prior to 4.2.11 and 5.0.5. The workaround is to disable the CE GUI server.
This advisory will be available at
Affected Products
All Cisco products running ACNS software versions prior to 4.2.11 or 5.0.5 are affected. The hardware models that supports ACNS are:
* Content Routers 4400 series
* Content Distribution Manager 4600 series
* Content Engine 500 and 7300 series
* Content Engine Module for Cisco Routers 2600, 3600 and 3700 series
ACNS version 5.1 is not affected.
By supplying an overly long password, it is possible to trigger a buffer overflow in the authentication module. This may enable an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected device.
This vulnerability is assigned Cisco bug IDs CSCeb25596 and CSCeb27087.
The impact of the exploitation of this vulnerability can range from a Denial-of-Service to complete control of the device.
Software Versions and Fixes
This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.11 and 5.0.5 releases of ACNS.
Obtaining Fixed Software
Cisco is offering free software upgrades to remedy this vulnerability for all affected customers. Customers may only install and expect support for the feature sets they have purchased.
Customers with contracts should obtain upgraded software through their regular update channels. For most customers, this means that upgrades should be obtained through the Software Center on Cisco's worldwide website at http://www.cisco.com.
Customers whose Cisco products are provided or maintained through prior or existing agreement with third-party support organizations such as Cisco Partners, authorized resellers, or service providers should contact that support organization for assistance with the upgrade, which should be free of charge.
Customers who purchase direct from Cisco but who do not hold a Cisco service contract and customers who purchase through third-party vendors but are unsuccessful at obtaining fixed software through their point of sale should get their upgrades by contacting the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC). In those cases, customers may only upgrade to a later version of the same release as indicated by the applicable row in the Software Versions and Fixes table. TAC contacts are as follows:
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See http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/687...y/DirTAC.shtml for additional TAC contact information, including special localized telephone numbers and instructions and e-mail addresses for use in various languages.
Please have your product serial number available and give the URL of this notice as evidence of your entitlement to a free upgrade. Free upgrades for non-contract customers must be requested through the TAC.
Please do not contact either "email@example.com" or "firstname.lastname@example.com" for software upgrades
The workaround is to disable the CE GUI server using the following
no gui-server enable
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The Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability described in this advisory. This vulnerability was discovered during internal testing.
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The America's Army game, which is rated T for Teen by the ESRB and recommended for recruits 13 years old and above consists of two interlaced games.
The America's Army game, which is rated T for Teen by the ESRB and recommended for recruits 13 years old and above consists of two interlaced games. The first is Operations, an action-packed first-person 3D game where you enter into "virtual service" to the United States. As part of the Army, you are bound by the laws of land warfare, Army values and realistic rules of engagement as you go through teamwork-based multiplayer networked squad versus squad operations. Mission accomplishment and a high ranking in the game are a function of team effort. Teamwork and responsibility are key, and those players that violate the rules will find themselves in a virtual jail cell at Fort Leavenworth. Values, which reflect the U.S. Army's values including loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity and personal courage, are integral to your success.
Based upon standard Army force-on-force training practices, you will always perceive you are in the U.S. Army. Your comrades always appear to be in U.S. uniforms while the opposing force always appears to be in opposing force uniforms with appropriate weapons. You can even recover and employ opposing force weapons during battle.
America's Army also features the Soldiers adventure game portion where you undergo Army training and adventures while encountering tactical, technical and physical challenges - similar to issues soldiers might face in their first tour of duty while on and off duty. Training missions teach basic character controls and movements and proper weapons usage for official ammunition like automatic weapons, assault rifles, smoke grenades and sniper rifles.
Training is put to the test when you encounter Operations' multiplayer missions including airborne drops to seize an airfield, raids on enemy headquarters deep in the swamps, raids around the globe to disrupt illegal arms transfers, and missions in defense of freedom and to thwart terrorists.
Each mission begins with players selecting their team and role within their team. Realistic infantry roles, such as grenadier, rifleman, and fire team leader are incorporated into missions according to Army doctrine. Communication includes shouted and whispered commands, radio messages and -- in a game industry first -- genuine military hand and arm signals. Also included in the networked play are training missions in which laser engagement systems mirror Army training to simulate combat.

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Katrina Kaif, Bollywood's new style icon who is usually seen in western clothes, has shot an entire song in saris for Singh Is Kinng. The actress says she loved the experience.
"Director Anees Bazmi was very clear that he wanted me to have an Indian look for the song. And what could have made me look more Indian than a sari? I thoroughly loved it. A sari makes a woman look so graceful and feminine," Katrina said in a statement.
Fashion designer Manish Malhotra has designed the saris that Katrina has flaunted in the song.
"This is for the first time that Manish has designed a costume for me. And his creations are just wonderful," said Katrina.
"Also, in the song, Akshay imagines us dancing in the mysterious locales of Egypt," she added.
An industry source said: "All popular songs that Katrina has done so far in her films have either had her in casual or formal wear. This is the first time that she has shot a song in a sari."
Coincidentally, the song has been shot at the same location in Egypt where Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol filmed the popular song "Suraj hua madham" for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.
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Pair Arrested in Thefts of Musical Instruments
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Authorities are holding two suspects in the thefts of about a dozen musical instruments worth thousands of dollars from three St. Paul colleges.
St. Paul police say the couple was arrested Friday in a traffic stop in Richfield. Investigators believe the pair stole a violin, a viola, a guitar, trumpets, saxophones and trombones from Macalester College, the University of St. Thomas and Hamline University in recent weeks.
Sgt. Paul Paulos says the thieves apparently entered the schools, found the music departments, walked out with any instruments they could lay their hands on and then headed to a pawn shop.
Paulos says the couple also is suspected in thefts at real-estate open houses in which they posed as potential homebuyers but left with valuables.


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No surprise here....House Speaker John Boehner tried to access the Affordable Care Act web site and got nowhere.
"After putting in my personal information, I received an error message," he said after trying to access the Washington, D.C. exchange.
"I was able to work past that," Boehner added, "but when I went to actually sign up for coverage, I got this 'internal server error' screen."
He couldn't get any further, and he's now got a call into the help desk.
"Guess I'll just have to keep trying," Boehner said.


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Volume 78 / Number 5 - July 2 - July 8, 2008
West and East Village, Chelsea, Soho, Noho, Little Italy, Chinatown and Lower East Side, Since 1933
The revolutionaries revisited
Mike Rimbaud
Through July 31
L' Orange Bleue
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By Ernest Barteldes
After chronicling his many travels through Brazil and paying homage to his former Lower East Side neighbors, artist and musician Michael Rimbaud has sought inspiration in 18th century historical figures for "Revolutions," his new show at L' Orange Bleue, the Soho restaurant that also doubles as art space, hosting art shows from local artists on a regular basis.
Rimbaud was born in Michael Grossman in New York 43 years ago, and was raised in SoHo, where he still resides. The son of famed cartoonist Robert Grossman, he began painting at an early age, and launched his first underground comic book at age 11. Today, he juggles his artistic life with a freelance career as a graphic designer an also as a musician with his band, The Subway Sun. He legally changed his surname to "Rimbaud" while he was a student in Wisconsin after deciding that he wanted a French name that would both reflect his artistic and rock tendencies. "I was looking for an artist's name with a rock 'n' roll sound. I felt it was provocative," he told Aileen Torres in 2006.
For this show, Rimbaud had to research on the likenesses of 18th century historical figures like Thomas Jefferson, The Marquis de Lafayette, John Adams and others through the eyes of other artists while giving them a more contemporary spin.
Painting in oil over paper (he rarely uses canvas), Rimbaud emerged with a series of curious portraits Thomas Jefferson's likeness is similar to what we see on the five-dollar bill, albeit painted in green, while John Adams has a stoned expression on his face. The Marquis de Lafayette has a nauseous-looking color on his face, which possibly reflects on the current political state of the country he helped set free over two hundred years ago.
In our interview, Rimbaud explained the inspiration for the show and how he researched his subjects. He also told us a little about his how his father, cartoonist Robert Grossman, influenced his work and the hardships faced by independent artists today.
How did you have the idea of doing a show on revolutionaries?
I had finished doing my second group of Lower East Side portraits for a show last year when I was looking for a new subject to paint. This past , I went to see an exhibition on Lafayette at the New York Historical Society and I was impressed by his life during and after the American Revolution. I also enjoyed watching the John Adams TV series on HBO, and I decided I'd like to paint a George Washington picture and was ultimately pleased with the result. Soon I was looking for other revolutionary figures to paint. I included periphery figures like Native American Nancy Ward and Thomas Paine. Then I broadened the subject to include figures of the French and Haitian revolutions.
Your previous shows had as subjects people you sketched from life - how was the approach this time around?
I studied the historical portraits of these people from their time - I had some history books , but I Googled and downloaded as many images as I could find to get their likeness. It was most difficult with the Haitian heroes, like Toussain and Dessalines, there was less to go on, but I had enough to create my portraits.
This is your second show at L' Orange Bleue - how was the public reaction the first time around, and how does that compare from showing, say, at an art gallery?
I had a show of my Brazillian paintings at L'Orange Bleue two years ago and it went well, there were sales and it was extended too. The nice thing about showing work in a place like that is that more people are exposed to your art work compared to a typical art gallery. Since L'Orange serves drink and food and is open late, perhaps people who wouldn't usually go out to a gallery have an opportunity to look at the paintings.
What influence does your father, cartoonist Robert Grossman, have on your work?
My father's art has inspired me since I was a child. He has many ideas and he's great with color and line. A couple of these painting may even look like caricatures, which I learned how to do from him.
What is your view of the independent art scene today and how hard is it for an artist to put out his work?
I go see a lot of shows all the time. Although it's rare when I see something I like, I still get a kick out of seeing what's out there no matter how bad or funny it is. There's a lot of garbage out there pretending to be art and actually gets taken seriously, but that's not new - it's gotten to the point where a sculptor is better off using Fruit Loops instead of clay if he wants his work to be noticed. It's always been difficult for an artist to put out his work. A lot of artists have websites now, but it hasn't made being an artist any easier.
Finally, how does your musician persona interact with your artist persona? Do they get along?
Sometimes I get inspired to write and record a piece of music, then another day I might feel like painting something or someone. It all has to do with my inspiration at the moment. It's beneficial for all artists to work in more than one medium. One art form can add insight to the other and vice versa..
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Fact Sheet #17I: Blue-Collar Workers and the Part 541 Exemptions Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
The FLSA requires that most employees in the United States be paid at least the federal minimum wage for all hour worked and overtime pay at time and one-half the regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek. However, Section 13(a)(1) of the FLSA provides an exemption from both minimum wage and overtime pay for employees employed as bona fide executive, administrative, professional and outside sales employees. Section 13(a)(1) and Section 13(a)(17) also exempts certain computer employees. To qualify for exemption, employees must meet certain tests regarding their job duties and be paid on a salary basis at not less than $455 per week.
Blue-Collar Workers
The exemptions provided by FLSA Section 13(a)(1) do not apply to manual laborers or other "blue-collar" workers who perform work involving repetitive operations with their hands, physical skill and energy. Such nonexempt "blue-collar" employees gain the skills and knowledge required for performance of their routine manual and physical work through apprenticeships and on-the-job training.
FLSA-covered, non-management employees in production, maintenance, construction and similar occupations such as carpenters, electricians, mechanics, plumbers, iron workers, craftsmen, operating engineers, longshoremen, construction workers and laborers are entitled to minimum wage and overtime premium pay under the FLSA, and are not exempt under Section 13(a)(1) of the FLSA nor the regulations at 29 CFR Part 541, no matter how highly paid they might be.
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Coghlan and Quo Steven Myatt Aureus Publishing, 2004 ISBN: 1899750320 The rock group Status Quo played for 40 years but had a few casualties along the way. One of them was their former drummer John Coghlan, who was 16 years old when he joined them during their early days in 1962 as The Sceptres. In 1967, after two more changes of name, they called themselves The Status Quo and had the first of many hits with �Pictures of Matchstick Men', an intri...


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Dongfang Liang is accepting applications for PhD students.
Dongfang Liang is available for consultancy.
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Dongfang Liang graduated in hydraulic engineering from Tsinghua University in China (BEng in 1998 and PhD in 2003). His PhD project involved the developed of large-scale PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) and PLIF (Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence) techniques for shallow flow measurements. When working in the University of Western Australia and Cardiff University as research associates, he widened his research by concentrating on numerical modelling of local scour phenomena and flash floods in urban environments. He became a University Lecturer in Civil Engineering Fluid Mechanics at Cambridge since 2006. He is also a Fellow and Director of Studies of Churchill College.
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Dongfang Liang's current research topics include the scour and liquefaction around offshore structures, tsunami wave propagation, run-up and impact on coastal structures, flood risk modelling, turbulent mixing and water quality modelling.
Research Themes:
Hydrodynamics and Hydro-Environment
The importance of water cannot be overemphasized in sustaining life and maintaining public health. Water also presents itself as an important natural force in transporting sediments, nutrients, pollutants etc. In the form of floods, storm surges, rogue waves and tsunamis, it can leave huge swath of devastation. With the increasing exploitation of offshore resources, including marine renewables, study on the interactions between water flows, offshore structures and seabed becomes more and more important. Our increasing environmental awareness and recreational usage of waters demand a better understanding of the fate and distribution of pollutants, such as toxicants and pathogens, within water bodies.
People linked with this: Dr Liang, Mr McRobie, Dr Fenner, Dr Parker
Facilities and equipment:
Oscillating Tray Rig
A flat tray oscillates with simple harmonic motion in a tank of water 2.5m long, 0.35 m wide and 0.8 m high. The tray is filled with sand and can be mounted with different model structures, so that the development of sand ripples and dunes and the scour around offshore foundations in oscillatory flow conditions can be tested.
Current and Wave Flume
A variable-slope flume of 4.5m long, 0.25m wide and 0.5m high is equipped with a piston-type wave maker and a centrifugal pump, so that both wave and current can be generated.
Shallow Water Tank
A flat-bed flume is 3.5m long, 0.6m wide and 0.2m deep. Water can be circulated by a small pump.
Dongfang is the module leader for 3D5 Water Engineering.
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PRESS RELEASE: Colson, Hosseini elected to lead Board of Governors, State University System, in 2012-13
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 10, 2011
Dean Colson of Coral Gables, Morteza ("Mori") Hosseini of Daytona Beach elected to posts of Chair, Vice Chair
BOCA RATON, Fla.—Today at its regular meeting, the Florida Board of Governors nominated and unanimously elected Dean Colson of Coral Gables and Morteza "Mori" Hosseini as Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, for 2012-13.
Colson has been a partner with the law firm of Colson Hicks Eidson in Miami since 1981. Colson was Vice Chair of the Board of Governors and also served as the Chair of the Legislative Committee the past two years. He served as Chair of the University of Miami's Board of Trustees, a private university, during his time on the Board from 1991 to 2009. He has served as a member and as Chair of the Florida Supreme Court's Judicial Nominating Committee from 2002 to 2006. He received his bachelor's degree from Princeton University and his law degree from the University of Miami. He worked as a law clerk to Judge Peter T. Fay at the Federal Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, and to Justice William Rehnquist of the U.S. Supreme Court. Colson was appointed to the Board of Governors in 2010. He also served as a special adviser on higher education issues to then-Gov. Charlie Crist from 2007-10. His seven-year term ends in 2017.
"At this challenging time for our 11 public universities, I look forward to continuing the strong commitment that I share with my fellow Board members to ensuring our State University System has the resources its needs while serving our more than 320,000 students at all levels," Colson said. "The Board of Governors' mission and its constitutional responsibilities have never been more tested nor more important."
Governor Patricia Frost nominated Colson for the post of Chair, and Governor Norman Tripp nominated Hosseini to serve as Vice Chair.
Hosseini is the Chairman and CEO of Intervest Construction, Inc., the company he has owned for 30 years. He has served in several leadership capacities at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, a private university, as a member of its Board of Trustees. He is a member of the Florida Council of 100 and previously served on the Halifax Hospital Medical Center Board of Commissioners. He received an aeronautical engineering degree from the Chelsea College of Aeronautical Engineering in London, England, and his bachelor's degree and master's degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Hosseini has been the Chair of the Trustee Nominating Committee, one of the standing committees of the Board of Governors, helping oversee the interviewing and selection of dozens of appointees by the Board of Governors to the 11 universities' Boards of Trustees in the State University System. His seven-year term ends in 2017.
The members of the Board of Governors are appointed by the Governor in staggered seven-year terms and are subject to Florida Senate confirmation. Four of the 14 seats' terms expire on Jan. 6, 2012. Three other seats of the 17 members serve by virtue of their designations (a faculty member, a Florida Student Association student representative, and the Florida Commissioner of Education).
The incoming Chair and Vice Chair will preside in these capacities at the Board of Governors meeting Jan. 18-19, which will be in Tallahassee to coincide with the 60-day Regular Session of the Legislature. For more information, see calendar information on www.flbog.edu. For more information about the Board members, click on "The Board."
About the State University System of Florida
The State University System of Florida is governed by a 17-member Board of Governors, a constitutional body and led by appointed public servants. The System is comprised of 11 institutions with a total enrollment of more than 320,000 students, making it the fourth-largest public university system in the nation in terms of enrollment (some states have more than one university system). The Florida Constitution (Article IX, Section 7) was amended by the state's voters in 2002 to establish a statewide system of governance for all Florida public universities. As a result, the Florida Board of Governors was created in 2003 to oversee the State University System of Florida. Responsibilities include defining the distinctive mission of each institution and ensuring the well-planned coordination and operation of the System. The Board's 17 members include 14 appointed by the Governor, with three serving by virtue of their designations (a faculty member, a Florida Student Association student representative, and the Florida Commissioner of Education). The Board of Governors appoints a Chancellor who serves as the chief executive and administrative officer of the State University System. For more, including the Board's Annual Report that reflects accountability measurements and benchmarks occurring at each institution, see www.flbog.edu.


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Easy Money is Punishing the Middle Class
With the Republican Party committed to a gold commission and the Federal Reserve committed to easy money, a substantive debate about the principles underpinning our monetary system is finally in the offing. For sound money to carry the day, Republicans will need to do more than point out the still-hypothetical risks of easy money. The GOP will have to detail the harm that the middle class has already suffered as a result of a policy of low but persistent levels of inflation.
A little inflation appears to be a free lunch, lubricating the economy and gradually erasing past financial mistakes. But the nature of the free lunch is that its costs aren't absent—they're just distributed broadly. And in the case of low but steady inflation, the broadly distributed costs are borne by the middle class. Over time, rising prices have eroded American workers' standard of living. And, over time, the Federal Reserve's persistent easy money hurts the very person it is presumably intended to help, the American worker.
The notion that modest inflation is helpful to labor dates to John Maynard Keynes's "General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money." Keynes pointed out that the supply of labor is not a function of real wages alone. Rather, the instance in which the supply of labor is determined solely by real wages is a special case that fits into his broader "General Theory," which showed the strong influence that observed wages have over the supply of labor.
He noted workers' strong preference for a 2% wage increase in a 4% inflation environment to a 2% decrease in wages during a period of constant prices. But he also drew from this preference the obvious policy conclusion: A constantly rising price level can be used to make actual declines in wages more palatable, thereby reducing conflict with labor and leading to higher short-run employment.
The Federal Reserve doesn't just understand workers' tendency to use observed prices as a proxy for real prices; under Chairman Ben Bernanke's leadership, the Fed has become increasingly bold in the exploitation of this tendency. With inflationary expectations not yet unsettled by the Federal Reserve's $2 trillion balance-sheet expansion, Mr. Bernanke has committed the Fed to an open-ended round of quantitative easing in hopes of trading a little extra inflation for a little short-term employment.
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16 U.S. Code § 1337 - Joint advisory board; appointment; membership; functions; qualifications; reimbursement limitation
The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture are authorized and directed to appoint a joint advisory board of not more than nine members to advise them on any matter relating to wild free-roaming horses and burros and their management and protection. They shall select as advisers persons who are not employees of the Federal or State Governments and whom they deem to have special knowledge about protection of horses and burros, management of wildlife, animal husbandry, or natural resources management. Members of the board shall not receive reimbursement except for travel and other expenditures necessary in connection with their services.
Advisory boards in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a board established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such board is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a board established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 of Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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Manufacturer: Victor Hunt Designart Dealer
Collaborating under their studio Humans Since 1982, Stockholm-based design duo Per Emanuelsson and Bastian Bischoff repurpose common objects to create conceptual sculptures and installations that explore the relationship of function and design. Claiming to "arouse curiosity by creating material hints of how the world might be," the pair are known for projects like Clock Clock, a functioning digital clock composed of 24 analogue alarm clocks, and Surveillance Chandelier, a hanging light fixture composed of surveillance cameras that have been refurbished as lamps. Emanuelsson was raised in Stockholm and studied science before meeting Bischoff in their masters program at the School of Design and Crafts in Gothenburg; Bischoff had studied communication design and was raised in the German countryside.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Paul George scored 21 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to an 88-83 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday.
D.J. Augustin had 17 points and David West added 13 points and nine rebounds for the Pacers, who have won five of six. George also had six rebounds and five assists.
Zach Randolph had 21 points and 15 rebounds and Marc Gasol scored 13 for the Grizzlies, who have lost three of four.
West made two foul shots with 6:09 to play to give the Pacers a 72-71 lead after they trailed by as many as 10 in the second half.
Indiana played without starting point guard George Hill, who injured his right thigh against the Phoenix Suns last week. Coach Frank Vogel had said Hill was a game-time decision and he was even listed as a starter right before tipoff. Augustin started in place of Hill.
Randolph made two free throws to give Memphis a 67-56 lead with 2:40 left in the third quarter. But Indiana scored the last four points of the period and Ben Hansbrough had two 3-pointers early in the fourth to get the Pacers within three.
George had a key steal and dunk, and West's free throws gave the Pacers the lead for good. The Grizzlies turned the ball over and West made two more foul shots to make it 74-71 with 5:37 left.
Tony Allen dunked and hit a free throw and Darrell Arthur scored, but George, West and Augustin combined to help the Pacers to an 82-76 advantage late in the game.
Augustin and Lance Stephenson each made two foul shots in the final seconds to help Indiana hold on.
NOTES: Stephenson was listed as day to day with a left orbital contusion, but started. ... Grizzlies F Quincy Pondexter didn't travel with the team because of a left MCL sprain. ... Indiana Fever forward Katie Douglas attended the game and was recognized for the Fever's recent WNBA championship.


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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Nov. 11, 2008) - The ETSU volleyball team held on to defeat USC Upstate on the road Tuesday night in five sets at the G.B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, S.C., 3-2 (23-25, 25-20, 33-31, 22-25, 15-9).
"We out dug their team tonight," said head coach Lindsey Devine. "We passed quite well and we had a lot of players come up big for us."
The Bucs (10-19, 6-13 A-Sun) were led offensively by Erin Ryan (
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"Dani had a good night with five service aces, and Jamie was a force in the middle," Devine said. "Amanda did a good job of finding our hot hitters, and Jen Neice had a great game in the back."
In the first set, things were even until the Bucs went in front 12-9, but the Spartans got six straight points to take a 15-12 lead. USC Upstate extended its lead to 20-16 after a couple ETSU errors. The Bucs answered with a 6-1 run to take a 22-21 lead, but the Spartans picked up four of the last five points to take the first set 25-23.
Play was back and forth in the second set until ETSU went on an 8-2 run to take a 19-13 advantage. The Bucs put the set away with key kills from Mallory Kiley (
Coming out of the break, ETSU continued to play well taking a 10-6 lead after taking four straight points. The Bucs held onto the lead until USC Upstate scored three straight to tie the set at 20-all. Play then tightened up as there were 10 ties and seven lead changes, and with the score tied 31-31 Kiley got a service ace to put ETSU up 32-31 and give the Bucs their sixth set point. The Bucs then took the set as Youell was able to find Stancliff for a big kill to put ETSU up 2-1 in the match.
The Spartans got out to an early 5-1 lead in the fourth set. ETSU went on a 7-4 run later in the set to go up 17-14, but USC Upstate went on a 10-3 run to go back ahead 24-20. The Bucs got the next two points to cut the lead to 24-22, but the Spartans closed out the set on a Meagan Healey kill to make the score 25-22.
In the deciding set, ETSU jumped out in front 8-2. USC Upstate rallied back to cut the ETSU lead to five points at 13-9, but a kill by Ryan and a Spartan error made the final 15-9.
The Bucs are back in action on Friday at 7 p.m. as they will host conference opponent Campbell in the regular season finale at Brooks Gym. Please visit www.ETSUBucs.com for more information on ETSU volleyball or any other Buccaneer athletic team.


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Norma J. McMurray, 79, died Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.
She was born May 26, 1933, in Walnut to Orin Alvin and Etta Louise (Burger) Baugh. On Jan. 22, 1955, Norma married Norman D. McMurray in Walnut. He preceded her in death on Sept. 7, 2009.
She retired as an RN from the Wheat State Manor in Whitewater.
Norma enjoyed spending time cross stitching and completing puzzles. She also enjoyed painting. Norma found great joy in watching and feeding the birds around her farm. Her family was important to her, and she looked forward to spending time with her loving family and many friends.
She is survived by her daughter, Connie and Steve Marts of Topeka; sons, David and Darlene McMurray of McPherson, Richard and Cindi McMurray of Wichita, Jeff and Roxanne McMurray of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Glen and Janet McMurray of Hutchinson; son-in-law, Carlos and Niva Romero of Tucumcari, N.M.; brother, Howard and Roberta Baugh of Fredonia; sisters, Betty Ann and Donald Coester of Chanute, and Virginia and John Myers of Krum, Texas.
Norma also is survived by 19 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband; parents; daughter, Sharon Romero; and one brother.
Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, at Petersen Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be 5 to 9 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to service time Saturday at the funeral home. The family will receive friends prior to the service. Burial will be in the Canton Township Cemetery, rural Canton.
Memorials are suggested to Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Chickadee Checkoff Program, in care of Petersen Funeral Home.
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Norma J. McMurray, 79, died Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka.


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By Joanne von Alroth
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb 6 (Reuters) - Governor Pat Quinn said on Wednesday that Illinois is at a "critical juncture" over the massive underfunding of pensions for public workers, but offered no new remedies to deal with the crisis.
In his annual state-of-the-state speech, Quinn endorsed a bill from state Senate President John Cullerton that would cut some benefits for retirees and require government workers to pay more of the cost. He also called for gun control, a higher minimum wage, legalization of gay marriage and online voter registration.
"This is a choice about whether we will make the tough decisions necessary to balance our budget by reforming our public pension systems or whether we will let our jobs, our safety and our schools be squeezed out by skyrocketing pension costs," Quinn said.
Illinois state pensions are in the red by a staggering $97 billion, more than $20,000 for every household in the state. The pension systems have the lowest level of funding of any U.S. state at 39 percent. Eighty percent is considered healthy.
Illinois has contributed less than needed to restore its public pension systems in nine of the last 10 years, according to a state report.
Some critics said Quinn should have focused more on pensions and economic problems in his speech.
"This fiscal calamity hovers like a storm cloud over the state of Illinois," said Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka, a Republican. "We cannot afford tangents or distractions. We have to address our finances and time is of the essence."
Attempts by Quinn to get lawmakers to focus on pension reform have been widely criticized as ineffective. The attempts have included promoting a cartoon snake called "Squeezy" to illustrate how pension costs squeeze out other social spending.
"This problem cannot be delayed, deferred or delegated to the next session or to the next generation," Quinn said.
The state's leaders have stalled for years in fixing the pensions shortfall, in part because of fierce opposition from public sector labor unions. Democrats have a stranglehold on state government and depend on unions for significant political and financial support.
"Governor Pat Quinn presented a false choice today between funding pensions or funding vital services like education and public safety," a coalition of Illinois unions said in a statement. "Public workers and retirees alone cannot solve decades of the state's pension under-funding."
While the state is supposed to have a balanced budget requirement, Illinois has delayed paying its bills. The state has an estimated $9.3 billion in unpaid bills, of which 40 percent are for basic health services such as care for the poor.
Bond investors are demanding high interest rates to the extent that Illinois was forced last week to postpone a $500 million bond sale to fund construction. Illinois has the lowest ratings of any state from two major credit rating agencies.
Many analysts view Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, who has held office for 28 of the last 30 years, as the most powerful politician in the state and look to him for leadership on pension reform. Madigan, who seldom speaks publicly, rushed out of the chamber after Quinn's speech and did not comment.
Asked when the legislature might vote on pension reform, Republican House Leader Tom Cross, said: "No one knows what the speaker wants to do and, until we all do, it's going to be difficult to figure out where we're going with pension reform."
The proposal endorsed by Quinn - the most unpopular governor in the nation according to Democratic polling firm Public Policy Polling - would increase contributions by government workers to pay for pensions, cap the salaries on which benefits are based and delay cost of living increases for benefits.
A provision of the Illinois Constitution guarantees that pension benefits to retired workers cannot be reduced. Unions have threatened to challenge any reforms in court and lawmakers fear labor would win.
The bill Quinn supports has a backup provision: In the event the courts rule any reforms unconstitutional, government workers would be given a choice of either accepting reduced pension benefits or not be covered by the state retirement health plan. Lawmakers hope that giving workers a choice would resolve the constitutional question.


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The Williams Syndrome Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital offers coordinated care for the diagnosis and treatment of Williams syndrome (WS), a rare genetic disorder that is associated with developmental delays and medical problems affecting multiple parts of the body. Williams syndrome occurs in about 1 in 8,000 births, and features include:
- Characteristic facial features that have been described as pixie-like
- Feeding problems
- Developmental delays
- Characteristic personality features
- Blood vessel problems
- Problems with hormones
There are often other health concerns such as:
- Eye crossing
- Difficulty with potty training, increased frequency with which the child needs to go or urgency leading to accidents or the feeling of pain with urination
- Hernias and other problems of connective tissue such as loose or tight joints or scoliosis
While there is no "cure" for Williams syndrome, many families benefit from the team approach at our Williams Syndrome Center where multiple doctors experienced in Williams syndrome work together to maximize a child's health and development.
St. Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University specialists that commonly care for individuals with Williams syndrome include Geneticists, Cardiologists, Endocrinologists, Nephrologists, Ophthalmologists, ENTs, Orthopedic Surgeons, and Urologists. In addition, individuals with Williams syndrome often benefit from the involvement of specialized therapy services including Physical, Occupational and, Speech Therapists, Feeding Teams, and Behavioral and Psychological Therapists. The Williams Syndrome Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital offers coordinated care for these services.


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This plugin allows users to edit wiki with the TinyMCE.TinyMCE is a platform independent web based Javascript HTML WYSIWYG editor control released as Open Source under LGPL by Moxiecode Systems AB.
Also, within WYSIWYG text, you still have (it seems) the important Trac WikiFormatting NOT provided by HTML: you still can still do TracLinks, WikiMacros, the Links (? TracLinks?), and WikiProcessors. (MBParker notes: from the screenshot, these are highlighed by red box outline; I would imagine that they don't actually operate until the code is previewed or displayed.)
A screenshot from the author's (now outdated) original page on the plugin, auto-translated here into English.
The data which it retains is not wiki grammar, is the individual type which includes the Traclink and the Macro et cetera to the HTML. Considerably it becomes difficult to edit the data which it retains with the wiki editor of default.
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I've patched this plugin to work with 0.10 am will try to get this included in the plugin itself and branch a 0.10 release at some point. See: #744
Patch is available at attachment:ticket:744:tinymcewikiplugin-0.10.patch
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Well, I like the idea of ranks taking into account how long you've been registered.
It's more fair to the old school guys.
However, people who have been on the forum for barely 2 years and make it to a thousand posts (like Phil) should get some sort of bonus for the frequent activity.
Plus his posts are usually more relevant than mine.
I'm just trolling around.


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Derek Lowe And Dusty Baker Are Having The Greatest Feud Ever
The exact origins are still unclear, but Indians pitcher Derek Lowe and Reds manager Dusty Baker have hated one another for quite some time. Who knew? The bad blood finally simmered over last night and into this morning, starting with a pitch Lowe believed was thrown toward him under orders from Baker. Whee!


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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed New Jersey judge Patty Shwartz to serve on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, giving her a lifetime appointment to the Philadelphia-based court.
Shwartz was confirmed by a vote of 64-34, with most Republicans opposing her nomination. The 3rd Circuit handles cases from Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania and can sometimes be the last stop before the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Senate's confirmation came after Shwartz's nomination was at first held up by a Democrat, New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez.
Menendez initially said he wasn't satisfied by Shwartz's answers to several legal questions. After he met with Shwartz earlier this year, Menendez lifted his hold and said he was satisfied with her answers.
"I've always taken the role of advice and consent for judicial nominations very seriously ... appointments to the federal bench are lifetime appointments," Menendez said on Tuesday.
Menendez and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Va., the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke in support of Shwarz on the Senate floor.
"Judged on her qualifications and her record, Judge Patty Shwartz should be confirmed by an overwhelming bipartisan vote," Leahy said.
But many Republicans opposed her nomination, some citing her performance during a committee hearing about her nomination. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said he opposed Shwartz's nomination because of what he called a "lack of candor" during the panel.
"I was unable to make the determination that she is prepared to be a circuit court judge," said Grassley, the ranking Republican the Senate Judiciary Committee. "I share doubts raised regarding her limited knowledge of constitutional law, misapplication of standards of review, and inadequate understanding of substantive areas of the law."
Shwartz is currently a magistrate judge for U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and an adjunct law professor. She previously worked in the U.S. attorney's office in New Jersey.


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Anna Pecoraro, Psy.D.
Anna Pecoraro, PsyD is a licensed clinical psychologist and Research Associate on the faculty of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Psychiatry. An amateur operatic soprano with a bachelor of music degree from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ, she subsequently earned her masters and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology of Widener University in Chester, PA, with concentrations in Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Health Psychology. Dr. Pecoraro completed her postdoctoral fellowship in addictions at the University of Pennsylvania and the Delaware Valley Node of the CTN, with Dr. George Woody as her mentor. Dr. Pecoraro conducts both qualitative and quantitative research. Her research interests include the treatment of opiate and alcohol addiction, factors associated with HIV treatment engagement and attrition, preventing HIV treatment attrition, and improving medical care by providing SBIRT services in medical contexts. As a clinician-researcher, Dr. Pecoraro is particularly interested in what scientists can learn from listening to patients' tell their own stories and learning how people's strengths and positive characteristics can be used to address their needs. She has collaborated in both domestic and international research. Her major current projects include a PEPFAR supplement: "Staying-or Not Staying-in HIV Treatment in Russia," which is a collaboration with the Pavlov State Medical University in St. Petersburg, Russia; and "Project Engage – Providing SBIRT to Hospitalized Medical Inpatients" and "Using the AUDIT-PC to Predict Alcohol Withdrawal in a General Hospital," which are collaborations with Christiana Care Health System in Wilmington, Delaware. Dr. Pecoraro welcomes inquiries about her work and possibilities for local, national, and international collaboration, particularly in Russia, Ukraine, and Italy.
Selected Publications
Cacciola, J.S., Pecoraro, A., & Alterman, A.I. (2008). Development of ASI Psychiatric severity cut-off scores to identify co-occurring psychiatric disorders. International Journal of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, 6(1), 77-92. http://www.springerlink.com/content/9635778r0ww6t615/
Pecoraro, A., & Woody, G.E. (2011). Medication assisted treatment for opioid dependence in jails and prisons. F1000 Medicine Reports 2010, 3:1.http://f1000.com/reports/m/3/1
Pecoraro, A., Ma, M., & Woody, G.E. (Accepted - In Press). The science and practice of medication assisted opiate treatments. Substance Use and Misuse. United Nations Special Edition on Interventions, Policy, and Practice.
Selected Abstracts
Pecoraro, A. & Woody, G.E. (2011). Predictors of Lost-to-Care vs. Engaged Status among Urban HIV Clinic Patients. Poster presented at annual meeting of the College of Problems of Drug Dependence. Hollywood, FL.
Horton, T., Woody, G.E., Pecoraro, A., Wright, P.A., Silverman, B. (2011). Project Engage: SBIRT with medically hospitalized patients. Poster presented at annual meeting of the College of Problems of Drug Dependence. Hollywood, FL.
Geda, Y.E. & Pecoraro, A. (2002). Targeting Integrated Change: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. Paper presented at the Salzburg International Seminar for the Public Health. Salzburg, Austria.
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The TV Guide
Alan Sepinwall changed the nature of television criticism. But can you be both a rabid fan and a thoughtful reviewer?
Alan Sepinwall started writing about television in 1993, as a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania. He stank at it. In 2004, Sepinwall characterized his early work thusly: "Misspellings, bad grammar and, even worse, observations that make me cringe and wonder exactly when (or if) I stopped being such a dumbass." He soon outgrew his dumbass ways. By the end of his undergrad years, Sepinwall had parlayed his role as the leading NYPD Blue fanboy of the newsgroup era into a gig as the Newark Star-Ledger's TV critic. "[W]ithout Blue," he wrote in 2004, "I wouldn't have the career or the life that I currently do."
Television, and television writing, have transformed since Dennis Franz's bare butt launched Sepinwall's career. Upon NYPD Blue's early '90s debut, it was heralded as one of the best shows ever made. In comparison with The Sopranos, The Wire, and even Lost, David Milch and Steven Bochco's cops-and-perps procedural now looks prehistoric. Today's more ambitious shows demand more ambitious commentary. In 2002, Sepinwall wrote his first post-episode Sopranos breakdown. This was a new form, a hybrid of the inside-joke-laden episode recaps pioneered by Dawson's Wrap (which later expanded under the name Mighty Big TV, then was re-renamed Television Without Pity) and the NYPD Blue disquisitions from Sepinwall's dorm-room days. If you wanted to understand the subtext and symbolism of HBO's epic mob series—the long-ago motivation for one of Tony's murders, the meaning of an end-of-episode quacking sound—you had to read Sepinwall's sprawling write-ups.
After 14 years at the Star-Ledger, Sepinwall left the paper in 2010 to blog for HitFix.com. The style of TV criticism he helped invent is now ascendant. Gawker, New York's Vulture, and the Onion's A.V. Club employ teams of recappers to parse the previous night's dramas, sitcoms, and reality fare. Slate supplements Troy Patterson's criticism with weekly dialogues on shows like Lost, Mad Men, and Friday Night Lights. Sepinwall, though, is the acknowledged king of the form. As the A.V. Club's Steve Heisler explained last year, "he's an inspiration to TV critics throughout the country. His recaps appear online in record time, typically bursting with incisive commentary and wit." Sepinwall's output is also legendary: He's currently reviewing between 10 and 15 shows each week, which he says is "a fairly light schedule for me." (Advance screeners help on that score.)
Sepinwall-style criticism has obvious strengths. Week-to-week coverage reflects how people actually watch their favorite shows—we rehash the best lines, parse the meaning of weighty moments, and anticipate plot twists. At its best, new-school TV writing is brainy and inquisitive, thoughtful commentary borne out of a fanatical attention to detail. But hypervigilant criticism, written by obsessive fans for obsessive fans, isn't necessarily an unmitigated force for good. Is it possible that today's TV writers are sitting too close to the screen?
Television criticism used to be like restaurant criticism: A writer would sample a few episodes and then issue an informed recommendation. Today, it's more akin to visiting the same restaurant every week, then reporting back on the mood of the wait staff, the condition of the silverware, and what dishes might appear on the new fall menu. In a fantastic A.V. Club dialogue about the state of TV criticism, Noel Murray argues that since weekly critics "aren't primarily engaged in telling people whether they should or shouldn't watch a show … we get to kick around symbolism, character development, and real-world connections to what's on the screen." Rather than tell you what to watch, Sepinwall, Murray, and Time's James Poniewozik, among many others, validate your interest in the shows you're already watching.
Poniewozik, who blogs for Time at Tuned In, says serial dramas like Mad Men and Lost reward weekly coverage more than procedurals (man, I can't believe they solved another one!). Sepinwall agrees. "I like NCIS … [but] I would have nothing to write about it on a weekly basis," he says, referring to CBS' monstrously popular series. "For what I do, there's not enough meat there." Sitcoms can also be a challenge—Sepinwall admits that his 30 Rock reviews have sometimes been just lists of punchlines. Still, contemporary comedies like The Office, Community and How I Met Your Mother give critics a lot more to chew on—recurring jokes, obscure pop-culture references, occasional character development—than, say, Golden Girls.
No matter the series in question, a typical episode review combines traditional criticism, plot recap, what-will-happen-next punditry, and unadulterated fanboy-ism. There's no single formula for how best to combine these four elements. Gawker's Gossip Girl recaps seem aimed at a readership that watches the show as a guilty pleasure—the recaps make sport of the show's ludicrous plots, then score the characters on their behavior (-1 for Eric when he "[g]ets his hair ruffled by Nate like he's some sort of fey chipmunk"). Murray, who has covered Boardwalk Empire, Lost, and Mad Men for the A.V. Club, believes a "fairly thorough recap is essential" to jog readers' memories about what they've seen.
Murray sees his role as part critic—what worked, what didn't work—and part conversation starter, soliciting opinions from readers on whether a kiss on Boardwalk Empire was genuinely felt or politically motivated. Sepinwall's pieces, too, don't read as straight reviews. A 1,300-word blog post on a recent Friday Night Lights episode doesn't offer a straight-ahead rundown of key moments or a clear-eyed assessment of the show's strengths and weaknesses. Instead, it's an impressionistic take on how a much-beloved show made him feel. "Loved the cut from the team doing the war chant on the Riggins lawn to them doing it before the quarterfinal game," he writes. "Easy way to pump me up." When Sepinwall does critique FNL—assistant coach, he says, is "the job that the writers give to characters they don't know what to do with"—his observations are buttressed by years of careful attention. He's not afraid to reveal his ardor, though, lamenting that the show will "rip my heart out a time or 12 in those [last two] episodes. Dammit. I wouldn't be mad if I didn't care, and boy have they made me care over the years."
For the week-to-week critic, fandom is an occupational requirement. "You wouldn't commit yourself to writing 24 weekly reviews of a series unless you like it," says Murray. TV writing has always had a strain of advocacy, with critics frequently campaigning on behalf of low-rated fare. One of the first shows Sepinwall championed was 1996's Paul Haggis-helmed drama EZ Streets; it was quickly cancelled. Sepinwall's campaign to rescue Chuck—boosted by social media, his own increasing influence, and the efforts of fellow critics like Maureen Ryan—was more successful. In an open letter to NBC executives, Sepinwall argued that the network could rake in cash by expanding the show's existing product-placement deals. "If blatant pimping is the price of continued existence," he wrote, Chuck's writers and fans "are more than happy to pay it."
The show was ultimately renewed, and NBC's Ben Silverman credited Sepinwall (and Subway) for the show's survival. While critical distance can be overrated—I'd prefer to read Sepinwall on Friday Night Lights than a writer who doesn't care about the show—his role in the "Save Chuck" movement, as well as a cameo appearance on Community, mark him as something other than an objective viewer.
More than any critic, Sepinwall reminds me of his frequent podcast companion, ESPN.com's Sports Guy Bill Simmons. We read television recaps for the same reason we read about last night's game. We want to relive what we've seen through the eyes of an expert—someone who recognizes a callback to Season 2 or spots a parallel with the 1967 Red Sox. Sepinwall's episode reviews are akin to Simmons' running game diaries. Both men are unmindful of word counts, piling on minutiae for their comrades in compulsiveness, and both dispense their knowledge without sacrificing the passion that marks them as fans rather than jaded pros. At the end of his reviews, Sepinwall explicitly opens up the floor to his eager commenters—he is a fellow enthusiast, not a guru who imparts wisdom from an exalted perch.
One unavoidable consequence of writing for the Web is that you get led around by television's most rabid fan bases. The A.V. Club's recaps of Terriers, which was cancelled after one season due to low ratings, reliably generated scores more comments than reviews of The Good Wife—a show with a larger but less-engaged audience. And given that episode reviews are mostly of interest to hardcore fans, honey-soaked praise attracts more readers than vinegar-y condemnation. Blog readers, Sepinwall says, "want you to be a cheerleader for what they're a cheerleader for." Indeed, my colleague Jack Shafer's Lost-hating rants made him a pariah among the readers of Slate's TV Club. "I stopped by here after every show just to see if anyone had anything interesting to say about it," wrote one commenter, "but I hung out at [Entertainment Weekly] where I found Doc Jensen's unabashed enthusiasm far more entertaining and enlightening than these sour, shallow critiques." (If a show is absolute dreck, however, hate can be therapeutic for all parties. "Toward the end of Heroes … [the recappers would] just lay into it, and the readers enjoyed that," Murray says.)
In TV criticism, as in sports, mid-season analysis is also a game of incomplete information. Assessing a TV series episode by episode, Murray told me, is a bit like "reviewing a book chapter by chapter, or reviewing a movie every 15 minutes." By the opening credits of next week's show, this week's deeply held convictions may well be obsolete.
Of course, having your preconceptions upended is part of the fun of following a favorite series. But instant disposability is not a quality associated with great criticism. While Sepinwall's post-episode Sopranos columns are detail-rich documents of a particular moment in time, you'll learn more about the series by reading Emily Nussbaum's bravura epitaph for the show. Having watched the series from beginning to end, Nussbaum separates telling moments from trivia and offers a rich assessment of what the show meant and how it subverted viewers' expectations.
It's tough to see the sweep of a series when you're looking at each individual episode through a microscope. Loaded with mysteries and obscure symbols, Lost was seemingly ideal fodder for regular, zoomed-in coverage. Sepinwall, Murray, Slate's TV Club, and dozens more dissertated on the show every week, with each post racking up comments as readers chimed in with their own theories. Upon its conclusion, Lost revealed weekly reviewing's biggest weakness. When all too many of the show's dramas—What's the deal with the island and pregnant women? Why is Walt so special?—amounted to nothing, it felt as if the ever-diligent critics had abetted Lost's flim-flammery. The show's close readers, it turned out, had been too distracted by the polar bear and the four-toed statue to notice that the whole was less than the sum of its parts. "I would not trade the last six years for anything," Sepinwall said on Bill Simmons' post-Lost-finale podcast, "but as a show I don't think it holds together as much as we were all hoping it would."
Every TV critic I spoke with said they hoped week-to-week coverage would be additive and complementary—that it wouldn't make sweeping assessments of TV series obsolete. "There are a lot of really bright critics who I read online who I hope can keep doing bigger picture, more aerial view kind of essays that might not be justified in sheer terms of traffic," Poniewozik says. There have never been as many smart people having as many smart discussions about television. At the same time, weekly TV criticism is ephemeral—a lively conversation that's forgotten as soon as the next week's show rolls around. With each new episode comes the opportunity to re-evaluate everything that came before it. And as soon as it's over, we're dying to hear what Alan Sepinwall has to say.
Read responses to this piece from Alan Sepinwall and James Poniewozik, as well as Josh Levin's follow-up "Brow Beat" post on TV criticism, fandom, and subjectivity.
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Date published: 2012-12-06
Rated 1 out of 5 by bebe5692 from dissapoinment this watch is a complete disappointment and not even worth the $79. The material feels and looks very cheap especially the silver color. I had bought both silver and gold to give as Christmas presents but I won't even bother and will be returning to store. Now I have to add back 2 more gifts to my list.
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On the Possibility of Other Civilizations in Our Galaxy
In this essay Someone called Soter examines the Drake Equation which asks how many technically advanced civilizations exist in our galaxy.
He also looks at the Fermi Paradox which questions why, if there are other technological civilizations nearby, we haven't heard from them.
If civilizations exist in our galaxy with level of technology at least equal to our own, we might be able to detect some of them using radio telescopes.
And if civilizations exist with technologies far in advance of our own we might expect them to have colonized millions of habitable worlds in the Milky Way, and even to have visited our own planet.
Yet there is no evidence in the astronomical geological archaeological, or historical records that extraterrestrial civilizations exist or that visitors from other worlds have ever been to Earth.
Does that means as some have concluded that ours is the only civilizations in the galaxy ?
or could there be a natural self regulations mechanism that limits the intensive colonizations of other worlds ?
In 1961 radio astronomer Frand Drake devised an equation to express how the hypothetical number of observable civilizations in our galaxy should depend on a wide range of astronomical and biological factors, such as the number of habitable planets per star, and the fraction of inhabited worlds that give rise to intelligent life.
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Barry Rubin is the learned historian and commentator on the Middle East who serves as director of Israel's Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center and editor of the Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) Journal. In our Picks we frequently link to his online comments on current events posted online at The Rubin Report as well as PJ Media's Rubin Report.
The GLORIA Center has now posted 13 of Rubin's books on its site, free and full-text, to be read online or easily downloaded. The books are available in HTML and PDF on the free books home page. (Rubin says they will soon be available for download in other formats.) The project is designed to promote education on the Middle East American foreign policy, and other issues. Rubin says the hope is that readers will find the books "useful in your work, research, study, and analysis."
The Truth About Syria, is one of Rubin's most recent books. He comments on the book at the free books home page:
When I wrote The Truth About Syria, published by Palgrave-MacMillan in 2007 with a paperback in 2008, I tried to explain why the country was so pivotal in the Middle East and for U.S. interests. It was a case study of the old radical nationalist dictatorships, how they stayed in power, and why they were failing. The book also made the point, ignored by the Obama administration from the day it took office in 2009 to well after the civil war began there, that such a regime would not be moderated simply because militancy so well served its interest.
I described in great detail how the dictatorship worked there and why it was running into increasing trouble. Pointing out how the rulers were pushing revolutionary Islamism, despite the fact that they were secular and not even Muslims, I suggested that this may well prove to be a suicidal strategy.
Four years later, Syria blew up. The book is still a good guide to the regime there and the causes of the "Arab Spring" and rise of Sunni Arab Islamism to power.
Incidentally, an unauthorized edition was published in Arabic in Beirut and smuggled into Syria. It has been gratifying to hear from Lebanese moderates and Syrian oppositionist liberals how much they liked the book and how accurate they found it to be.
Readers might even be inspired to make a tax-deductible contribution (in the United States, UK, or Israel) to help support this project and other GLORIA activities, which can be done here.


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UH Hilo honors faculty with teaching awardsUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
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Three members of the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo faculty were honored with teaching awards at this year's spring commencement.
Dr. Michele Ebersole, associate professor of education, received the UH Board of Regents Award for Excellence in Teaching. Ebersole is second-generation faculty and the daughter of Ramon Goya, retired associate professor of health and physical education and former director of intercollegiate athletics.
Ebersole said receiving the BOR award was an honor made extra special by the mention of her father and the legacy he left at UH Hilo. She added that individual success reflects the collective efforts of many.
"I am extremely grateful to all the teachers and mentors in my life, especially my parents who were my first teachers and continue to share their wisdom and unwavering support," Ebersole said. "At the same time, this award would not have been possible without the role that my husband, children and students play in making my work so rewarding."
Her students describe her as sensitive, warm, caring and an exemplary scholar and role model with an untiring devotion to her students. In presenting the award, East Hawaiʻi Regent Harvey Tajiri said Ebersole makes her students feel that they have something important to contribute to the world.
"She fosters a sense of community in the classroom that promotes mutual respect and collaborative learning," Tajiri said. "Dr. Ebersole creatively designs assignments and empowers her students to take ownership of the learning process."
The Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching was presented to Michael Skinner, instructor of history. Chancellor Rose Tseng said Skinner is a vibrant instructor who challenges his students to think critically beyond the common western world view.
"Michael stresses a creative interpretative process to understanding history, beyond mere knowledge of faith and events," Tseng said. "Lively discussion, collaborative learning and creative assignments help his students understand how historical forces shape our current world."
His students describe him as an instructor with rigorous standards who makes the learning process fun, is always available to assist them, and teaches them skills that can be used throughout college. Skinner described teaching as his passion, and was especially proud that his nomination came from students.
"Being nominated by students demonstrates that I was successful on some level of assisting them in their learning, which is all a teacher can hope for," he said.
Lisa Parr, instructor of marine science, was awarded the Francis Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Dr. Luoluo Hong described Parr as an enthusiastic instructor with a dynamic teaching style.
"Lisa is passionate about seeing her students succeed and shows them ways of teaching themselves through real life experiences and field activities," Hong said. "She is deeply involved with her students, mentoring them through research projects and assisting them with their post-graduation career and educational goals."
Parr's passion apparently resonated with her students, who submitted the nomination and wrote letters of support on her behalf. That recognition made the honor even more meaningful.
"I'm extremely honored by the award," Parr said. "And to receive an award that was student initiated is particularly nice."


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Chongqing Zongshen Power Machinery Co. announced today that it has signed a memo of cooperation with Mission Motors, which could see the Chinese company link up with the San Francisco firm to develop electric drive systems for the emerging market and in other markets throughout the world.
In the memo, Zongshen outlines its intent to become a major shareholder in Mission Motors, and to also inject capital into the small startup after it presents a three year plan to the Chinese company. For Mission Motors the move would be valuable strategic partnership to gain a foothold in China, which already has a booming two-wheeled market and need for reduced CO2 emissions.


text: NAMI Commends Senate for Convening Hearing on Mental Health Parity Statement by Jacqueline Shannon, Board President The National Alliance For The Mentally Ill (NAMI) Jul 11 2001 On behalf of our 220,000 members and 1,200 affiliates, the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) applauds the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, specifically Chairman Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH), for convening today's hearing on mental illness parity. NAMI strongly advocates for the passing of parity laws to end discriminatory health insurance coverage for children and adults with severe mental illnesses and their families. Such legislation will strengthen current federal law and finish the work that Congress began five years ago with the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996. As our nation's largest organization representing children and adults with severe mental illnesses and their families, NAMI would like to thank Chairman Kennedy and Senator Gregg for holding this hearing on mental illness parity legislation. NAMI enthusiastically supports S 543 and the bipartisan efforts of Senators Domenici and Wellstone to end discrimination in health insurance. This bill is a move in the right direction towards the understanding that mental illnesses are brain disorders¾and therefore deserving of the same insurance coverage granted for all physical illnesses. No one ever expects to be struck by mental illness, but one in five families are. It is necessary for insurers to cover severe mental illnesses which are biologically-based brain disorders the same way they cover physical illnesses. Without offering equal treatment, the cost and/or stigma associated with mental illness often prevents those in need from seeking help. Untreated mental illness can cause employees to lose interest in their jobs, reduce productivity, increase absenteeism, and even harbor thoughts of suicide. With parity coverage provided by S 543, however, businesses benefit through reduced absenteeism, reduced healthcare costs for physical ailments related to mental illnesses, increased overall productivity, and increased employee morale. NAMI members have worked very hard over the past decade to ensure that the majority of Americans live in states that have parity laws¾32 states currently have such laws, with others expected to follow shortly. NAMI would especially like to thank members of the Senate HELP Committee who are cosponsors of S 543: Senators Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), John Edwards (D-NC), Tom Harkin (D-IA), James Jeffords (I-VT), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Jack Reed (D-RI), Pat Roberts (R-KS), and John Warner (R-VA). Their work will help ensure that treatment for severe mental illnesses is covered on the same terms and conditions as that for all other diseases. Mental illnesses are brain disorders, and treatment works -- if you can get it. With the October 1, 2001 sunset of the 1996 federal law quickly approaching, NAMI's 210,000 members and 1,200 affiliates urge the Senate to act now.


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Crunchy, good-for-you walnuts sold in supermarkets across America are typically the English or Persian kind, known to scientists as Juglans regia. This popular nut likely originated from Persia. It's thought to have taken on the "English walnut" moniker when, centuries ago, British trading ships brought it to ports around the globe.
This familiar walnut belongs to a family of more than a dozen other species. Many of them are flourishing in a unique research orchard in northern California, managed by scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS). With species from both the Old and New World, it's the largest, most genetically diverse walnut collection anywhere, according to ARS research horticulturist and curator Ed W. Stover at Davis, Calif.
Headquartered in Davis, the collection is part of what's officially known as the ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Tree Fruit and Nut Crops and Grapes. ARS manages a nationwide network of such gene banks. These valuable genetic collections help prevent the rich genetic diversity, or gene pool, within crop plants and their rare, wild and unusual relatives from being lost forever to insects, diseases or urban sprawl.
Among the collection's most unusual walnuts are some J. regia trees from Armenia. Oddly, their shells are somewhat larger than a golf ball, but the nutmeats inside are only of average size.
Researchers, breeders and plant nursery managers can use this remarkable gene bank, according to Stover. Here's an example: Several years ago, ARS research geneticist Mallikarjuna K. Aradhya, based at Davis, and his University of California at Davis co-investigators developed a set of what are known as walnut microsatellite markers.
Based on a tree's distinctive genetic material, or DNA, markers help breeders and others quickly and accurately "fingerprint" individual J. regia trees, for instance. That, in turn, helps avoid costly mix-ups about "who's who" among walnut trees in nurseries, orchards or backyard gardens.
Read more about the research in the August 2005 issue of Agricultural Research magazine, available online at: http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/aug05/walnut0805.htm


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Defenseman Andrew Ference just completed his second league-imposed suspension for an illegal hit in as many seasons.
This ban was just one game, and the Bruins missed him in Game 2 Saturday, as they dropped a 4-2 decision and let Toronto tie up the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals at one game apiece.
With the series shifting to Toronto for Game 3 Monday night and Game 4 Wednesday, Ference will return and, he says, he'll play the same way he did prior to the suspension. While he's tried not to express a public opinion on his most recent ban, he obviously feels like his hit on Mikhail Grabovski was singled out amidst a physical series and league-wide playoff season.
"I think you play the same way," Ference said after practice Sunday at TD Garden. "I saw a bunch of hits [Saturday] night that were the same type of thing and I think that it's just a hockey play. It's plays that guys are hitting each other all over the place. And so like I said, you see hits all around the league. And guys are aggressive, and guys can hit and it's obviously not something that you have to take out of the sport."
Ference's return will stabilize the Bruins' defense pairs and provide more on-ice leadership assuming he's able to stay in this series. For more on Ference's return, and coach Claude Julien's thoughts on Ference, check out my NHL.com feature.


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WAYNESBORO, Ga. (AP) — A new wave of power plant operators is being trained to run first-of-their-kind nuclear plants in Georgia and South Carolina.
The Atlanta-based Southern Co. needs to train 45 operators before it can start operating the first AP1000 reactor being built at Plant Vogtle (VOH'-gohl) near Augusta. That first reactor there should be complete in 2016 or 2017, depending on the construction timetable.
The utility needs 30 more licensed operators to start using a second reactor that will come online a year later.
SCANA Corp. faces similar requirements to operate two identical reactors under construction at the Summer Nuclear Station northwest of Columbia, S.C.
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WIU Incorporates Interpersonal Violence Prevention Education for All New Students
October 10, 2011
MACOMB, IL - - While the first few months of the semester can be some of the most exciting times for college students, the Interpersonal Violence Prevention Initiative (IVPI) at Western Illinois University recognizes this as a time to grow, and also a time to become aware.
The initiative is funded by a $300,000 grant awarded to WIU in October 2010 by the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office on Violence against Women to reduce domestic and dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. In compliance with the DOJ grant regulations, all new students (freshmen and transfer) at Western are required to take an online educational program that teaches them about different forms of interpersonal violence. New students may access the online module beginning Oct. 17 and are expected to complete it by the end of the fall semester. The orientation will take approximately 45 minutes to complete. Participants may log out and return to it at any time. Once it has been completed, participants may return to the website to access the resources at any time.
The online education program is part of a comprehensive prevention programming effort designed to educate students and all members of the campus community about issues that affect them, either through personal experience, knowing someone who is affected or for future reference, explained Justine Johnson, WIU's Interpersonal Violence Prevention coordinator (IVPC).
"WIU is committed to providing prevention measures, as well as to creating a safer environment for survivors to seek assistance," Johnson said. "The initiative encourages and supports bystander intervention, a model where the community and society do not allow or tolerate sexual violence. Anyone and everyone can have a role in ending interpersonal violence."
In addition to the University's expectation that all new students complete the online Interpersonal Violence Prevention Education (IVPE) program, the institution has made it available to all students, faculty, and staff so they also can benefit from the valuable information this tool provides, she added.
According to Johnson, the online IVPE is "interesting, interactive, and uses real examples that are relatable to the average college student."
Johnson is excited to have the online program launched as the University enters the second year of the three-year grant.
"I'm looking forward to the information and resources students and other members of our campus community will receive, because knowledge is empowering," Johnson said.
Tony Smith, a senior social work major from Waukegan, (IL), is one of several students who are volunteering with the IVPI and have completed the online program.
"Taking the IVPE was very beneficial," Smith said. "Having the opportunity to learn statistics about different kinds of interpersonal violence that occur on campuses worldwide is enlightening. Before completing it, I was unaware of all of the things that happen and resources that are available, but now I feel I am well aware and I can take an active role in helping end interpersonal violence. I believe students will enjoy this educational opportunity and they will all be able to benefit from it."
To access and complete the IVPE (beginning Oct. 17), members of the WIU community can go to the website https://ivpe.wiu.edu and use their ECom username and password to log in.
WIU has been proactive in interpersonal violence education and prevention for more than 35 years, noted Janine Cavicchia, director of the WIU Women's Center. Western offers a variety of outreach programming to the campus community including Take Back the Night, performances of "The Vagina Monologues," The Clothesline Project, Rape Aggression Defense classes, and outreach programs in residence halls, student organizations, classes, and for anyone who is interested.
For more information about the IVPI or the online prevention education program, to request a speaker on any of these topics, or to find out how to get involved in prevention efforts, contact Johnson at email@example.com or (309) 298-2242. The Interpersonal Violence Prevention Initiative is located in the Multicultural Center, Suite 209. Visit www.facebook.com/WIU.IVPI.
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By Lisa Shumaker
(Reuters) - Four men with ties to Southern California have been arrested and charged with plotting to kill Americans overseas by joining up with al Qaeda to engage in "violent jihad" or Islamic holy war, the FBI said on Monday.
Other charges the men face include plotting to bomb government facilities and conspiracy to kill Americans.
Since the September 11 2001 attacks, the U.S. government has stepped up surveillance efforts to catch both domestic and foreign militants, but has repeatedly warned that such groups continue to pose a threat.
The authorities said Sohiel Omar Kabir, 34, traveled to Afghanistan where he planned to introduce the other suspects to his al Qaeda contacts. Kabir is a naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in Afghanistan, and served in the U.S. Air Force from 2000 to 2001.
Also arrested were Ralph Deleon, 23, of Ontario, California; Miguel Alejandro Santana Vidriales, 21, of Upland; and Arifeen David Gojali, 21, of Riverside. If convicted, the men face up to 15 years in prison.
The FBI said in its complaint that Kabir had introduced Deleon and Santana to radical Islamic teachings in 2010, including those of al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki, who was killed by a U.S. drone. Deleon and Santana then converted to Islam.
In one conversation with an FBI confidential source, Santana and Deleon discussed their preferred roles when it came to carrying out attacks.
Santana stated that he had experience with firearms and that he wanted to become a sniper, while Deleon said he wanted to be on the front line but that his second choice was handling explosives.
Both men also indicated they were willing to kill people they perceived to be enemies. When asked if he had thought about how it would feel to kill someone, Santana told the informant: "The more I think about it, the more it excites me".
Deleon is a lawful permanent resident alien who was born in the Philippines, and Santana is a lawful permanent resident who was born in Mexico and had applied to become a U.S. citizen, according to the FBI.
In September 2012, Deleon and Santana recruited Gojali, a U.S. citizen. The three men planned to travel overseas for training and to carry out attacks in Afghanistan or Yemen.
In preparation for their trip, the FBI said the men had removed all radical Islamic postings from their Facebook accounts. Deleon and Santana also worked out and practiced shooting assault rifles at a Los Angeles firing range.
Just last week, the three men sold personal belongings, including Deleon's car, and bought airline tickets to travel from Mexico City to Istanbul, Turkey, on November 18. They then planned to make their way to Kabul, Afghanistan, the FBI said.
Santana, Deleon and Gojali were arrested on Monday and made their initial court appearance later in the day in U.S. District Court in Riverside, California, where they were ordered to remain in federal custody. Gojali's detention hearing was continued to November 26. Kabir was taken into custody on Saturday in Afghanistan, the FBI said.
(Reporting by Lisa Shumaker; Editing by Mohammad Zargham and Andrew Osborn)
(This story was corrected to make clear that three of the men were arrested in California and one in Afghanistan instead of all four arrested in Southern California in paragraphs 1 and 14)