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ރBasic Information
Name: Mathias
Nickname: Tschikage-Sama, Mathy, Goldy ☼
Gender: Male ♂
Age: Twenty-One
Clan: Uchiha
Family: Luciano
Looks: Mathias is a tall and dignified young man with golden hair standing up like a blazing flame. He is described as handsome with an elegant face, and his eyes, crimson like blood, are visibly not those of a human and give off a mysterious radiance that makes people wither. He has a "perfect, Golden-proportioned body" described as emanating majesty that makes flames surrounding him afraid to come close. He wears golden earrings, shaped as rectangles and circular bracelets. He wears a shoulder short cape-like open front cloth, supported by a golden shoulder necklace made up of small square blocks, with a purple rhombus on each right corner, with fine golden threads at the edge. Covering his lower abdomen, a rare light-weight non magnetic alloy which is golden with hexagons bordered with purple). An/A (Easily removable) Thick golden belt holds the long open front red kilt, where golden figures. He also wears black tights pants, on top of which he wears a long golden leg protectors with purple figures, ending with a purple-laced sandals connect. Underneath his armor lays a thin coat of rubber to prevent himself to be electrocuted by conducted electricity throughout the armor. All thought his exposed areas Mathias is seen warped in bandages which are utilized in his fighting style. He also has these bandages wrapped underneath his armor, in short, his entire body aside from hands and face are wrapped in bandages, wrapped in a such a way that they will not hinder his mobility same as with his armor. Mathias is also seen with a custom built gas mask tied around his neck to counter-act the effects of his DE Gas. The mask has a special feature that allows Mathias to open the mouth section so that he can release attacks without damaging the mask.
Personality: Mathias, from the first look, he is very easily predictable person. A simple smile always put up on his face, his forehead without any creases, and his head always held high. Never showing any rude attitude towards strangers, and one of those person who leave an extraordinary first impression on the people who he meets. His usual conversations ending in a laughter, someone who really believes that spreading happiness could be the key to inner peace of mind. All these qualities just adds to his leadership skills, along with mercy and compassion. Never taking harsh measures in serious situation, instead thinking it throughly with every possible way of coming to a solution that avoids fight and unnecessary bloodshed. But indeed a man of pride. The only thing that could trigger his emotions if someone tries to steal or harm the pride and glory.
ރVillage Information
Village of Birth: Konohagakure
Village of Alliance: Iwagakure
ރRank & Chakra Information
Ninja Rank: The Sage of Archery
Specialty: Fire, Archery, Taijutsu
➳ Rain Release ⇀ Completed
➳ Water Release ⇀ Completed
➳ Earth Release ⇀ Mastered
➳ Wind Release ⇀ Completed
➳ Fire Release ⇀ Completed
➳ Lightning Release ⇀ Completed
➳ Temperature Release ⇀ Completed
➳ Volcanic Water Release ⇀ Completed
➳ Blazing Earth Release ⇀ Mastered
➳ Diethyl Ether Release ⇀ Mastered
➳ Ninjutsu ⇀ Completed
➳ Genjutsu ⇀ Completed non-sharingan
➳ Taijutsu ⇀ Completed
➳ Kenjutsu ⇀ Completed
➳ Fūinjutsu ⇀ Completed non-medical
➳ Kaito's Taijutsu ⇀ Training
➳ Sniper Arts ⇀ Mastered
➳ Bandage Arts ⇀ Mastered
➳ Summoning ⇀ Eels & Ligers Signer/Signer
➳ Sharingan ⇀ Requires Awakening
➳ Drunken Monkey Fist ⇀ Training
➳ NB Genjutsu ⇀ Training
➳ Medical Ninjutsu ⇀ Training
ރBackground Information
History: This is the story of two brothers, Mathias and Hazama. Their parents are from two prominent families; Their father, Elias from the notorious Uchiha Clan of Konohagakure while their mother, Aseama was from the royal Luciano family in Iwagakure.
Aseama wasn't at all what her family name portrayed her to be. Mothering in nature, Aseama was hardly ever seen to be angry. She was a good nature'd woman who tended to her family. Nothing else mattered; especially not wealth. And she knew that while living within the Luciano Manor that she was not like the rest of her family. It was the reason that she left and sought out a better, more simple life for herself. It was then that she met Elias and they settled down together in Konohagakure.
Elias was an accomplished Sharingan user. He was able to awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan during the third Great Shinobi War, and killed many people with it before death. His technique, however, was one that killed many others, as well as himself. No one from his squad survived that fight, however it was discovered through a member of the Yamanaka Clan that Elias' ability was quite devastating, and was hushed up by the Third Hokage and forbidden to be talked about similar to the Kyubi incident. Their father however was written in the history books as a hero. Somewhere in the Forbidden Archives of Konohagakure, were details of Elias' Mangekyō Sharingan abilities as well as the look of the eye itself. Hazama was four and Mathias just a baby when their father passed.
Years later, the first act of the Uchiha rebellion was to steal the Archive for their records. The Uchiha also decided that it was in Hazama's as well as Mathias' best interest if they knew and understood the abilities that they may one day possess. This would lead to controlling their ability so that they did not die as their father did. They made two copies and gave it to Aseama the week before the Great Uchiha Massacre. At that time, Hazama was thirteen, and Mathias nine. The Uchiha figured that they needed to start secretly sending Uchiha's out of Konohagakure as quickly and quietly as possible. Aseama, Hazama and Mathias were the first, but certainly not the last family to be taken out of the village. With Shishui believed to be dead, and Itachi looking more and more like a traitor every day, the Uchiha deemed their bloodline to be the most prominent. However they could not simply just let them be unaccounted for. The Uchiha had been secretly using Shisui to control multiple people, forcing them to assume the shape and chakra of the families that they were sneaking out. They also went so far as to have the individuals use the
Shadow Mirror Body Change Method to permanently assume shape of the individuals, so that even upon death their escape would not go unnoticed. It is unknown how many Uchiha were able to escape the village. As they got older however, Hazama and Mathias came to understand that there were many in different villages.
Time Skip...
As he parted ways with his brother in order achieve greatness, Mathias finally reached Amgegakure. The rain automatically caught his attention as he decided to stay a few months. During that time, Mathias passed a very prestigious battle where he show cased complete mastery over the wind and water element. He was granted the right to learn the arts of rain release. Mathias didn't stay there very long, just long enough to learn the basics of rain. Mathias then set up once again as he traveled across the ninja world in search of enlightenment.
After a few weeks of travel, Mathias finally returned to Iwagakure. He went straight to Toku the current Tsuchikage of the village and asked him to officially join the village as a full-fledged shinobi. After some background checking with the his Iwagakure half, the Luciano Family, Toku decided is was okay for Mathias to join the village Officially.
Toku then came to find out about the test Mathias had passed in Amegakure to learn the art of rain. Toku took it upon himself to teach Mathias how to utilize that hidden potential he had in rain release. In four months time, Mathias had complete mastery over the rain element.
To be continued...
Sniper Arts - Aside from swordplay, Mathias specializes in using a bow to fight with. He has excellent field of vision and can shoot arrows with pinpoint accuracy, even at night. Essential for a hunter, he moves around silently and tracks the enemy based on slight movement and sounds, getting an estimation of where he is. Being a master sniper has given Mathias increased tracking speeds to help him keep up with faster targets.(In approved CFS template)
Earth Affinity - Being the new Tscuhikage of Iwagakure and the village's main element, Mathias has adapted so well tot his element that he is able to utilize it to its fullest potential with the usage of only a single hand seal.
Fire Affinity - Being the Uchiha's notorious element and having trained in it for years, Mathias has developed the ability to perform fire techniques much faster than other shinobi.
Heat - Due to his usage of Temperature, Volcanic Water, and Blazing Earth release, Mathias has grown a resistance to such extreme heats so that he can use his elements with ease and no harm.(Stated in Blazing Earth's template)
Bow & Arrows - A double bladed bow called the God of Wind n' Earth is on Mathias back, held diagonally, having the edge pointing out of the back of his right shoulder. In cannon fights he has a regular bow with the same design. He carries a very light weight golden rectangular case filled with non magnetic metal arrows that have various gimmicks including arrows that follow a curved path instead of straight, some that explode, and others that split apart into a net. Every arrow that Mathias shoots contains one explosive tag tucked inside. The arrow case is being held slightly behind Mathias' right waist area, having easy access to his arrows.
Ninja Pouches - Inside of his ninja pouches Mathias keeps pre-drawn scrolls to perform "Ho/Mizu/Kaze/Tsuchi/Rai Houin". He also has many small pre-drawn seals stored within his ninja pouches. Mathias has affixed a seal to each of his wrists which allows him to summon his extra Bow, bandages, Katana, shuriken of different sizes, including normal shuriken, giant size Fuuma shuriken, kunais, and even his arrows. Or combinations of kunais/arrows with flash grenades, and smoke grenades. He even has stored clothing and outfits to change whenever he pleases by simply summoning them to the field.
Seals - Mathias has a seal located in the top part of his back along with another one on the lower part of his back which he himself created. Upon finishing his Fūinjutsu training, Mathias was allowed the privilege of possessing the Reverse Four Symbols Seal.
Swords & Daggers - Mathias carries a single golden Katana at all times, located on his left waist, being held by a purple strap which warps around his waist. Mathias carries three daggers with him at all times. One is placed on his right leg, the other one on his left. The last one is placed on his lower back, which cannot be seen easily. To accompany his sword play, Mathias also wields a double edged long sword, diagonally across his back, creating an "X" with his bow. Both are placed in a such a way that they wouldn't hinder each other when being drawn.
유Tenshu Kaze kyou Tsuchi 유 God of Wind n' Earth
Type: Weapon
Rank: S
Range: Short - Long
Chakra Cost: N/A
Damage: N/A
Description: 'The Tenshu Kaze kyou Tsuchi' was crafted by Mathias many years ago. The bow is made of a very rare indestructible material, the main two colors of the bow are black on white. However when Mathias gets a hold of Tenshu Kaze kyou Tsuchi, it automatically recognizes its owner and starts emitting a bright heavenly white glow from Mathias' own chakra signature. The special crafted string allows the wielder to shoot as many arrows as he pleases without the string breaking and allows anything shot through the bow to travel twice as fast compared to regular traveling arrows. If any other person picks up the bow it will have no effect on them. The bow nor the string will react to the holders chakra signature and will be "stuck" like a bow shaped in stone with no use whatsoever. The edges of the bow are as sharp as a swords blade. If the user pleases he could easily use the bow itself to protect himself from regular kenjutsu attacks or even from thrown projectiles like kunais, shuriken etc. Because of the chakra bond Tenshu Kaze kyou Tsuchi and Mathias share, the bow picks up traits of Mathias' main affinities which are Wind n' Earth. And thus sharpens those unique traits to allow Mathias sense disturbances within the air 'kaze' to pin-point his enemy's whereabouts above ground through the air and 'Tsuchi' to feel disturbances within the ground and anything touching it. They are both also able to notice techniques related to their affinity being created.
♦ Only Mathias may wield this bow.
(Fuuinjutsu: Chuubuu Gekitai) - Sealing Technique: Paralysis Repulse
Rank: B
Type: Supplementary
Range: Self
Chakra cost: 25
Damage Points: N/A
Description: Chuubuu Gekitai is a special seal located in the users back. The seal automatically activates when the user has been shocked or paralyzed by an electrical current. Upon activation, the seal will start pouring out wind chakra, manifesting wind throughout the users body. Wind having an incredible resistance to electrical currents, will cause the prevention of further spreading. The after effect of this process will be numbness throughout the body for one turn, due to the electrical current straining the body.
Note: Must know Fuuinjutsu.
Note: Must be placed in the users biography.
Note: Each biography can have up to two seals. Meaning this technique can be used twice per battle. One Seal will be located in the upper back and the other will be on the lower back.
Note: The user cannot perform any genjutsu in the same round.
The user cannot perform any summonings for the same and the following 2 turns.
Note: If the electrical current has enough volts to kill, the seal is void.
Note: Can only be used by Mathias.
(Ura Shishō Fūinjutsu) - Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique
Rank: S
Type: Offensive
Range: Short – Mid (5 meters)
Chakra cost: 40
Damage points: 80
Description: This is a sealing jutsu that is placed upon the users body, setting it to activate on the users death. It seals everything within a large, nearby, spherical into the users body.
Note: Can only be activated upon the users death.
Theme Song and Background Music:
Greatest Battle Music Of All Times: Emiya (Guitar Version)
Mortal Kombat Theme
Won: Zero
Lost: Zero
Dropping - Jinbe
Special thanks to; Yerrina, Blizzard, Hazama, and Kurapika


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Hazim Al-Zubaidi awoke to a violently loud crash and to see a large Mack truck careening toward the side of the van he was riding in.
Hazim Al-Zubaidi awoke to a violently loud crash and to see a large Mack truck careening toward the side of the van he was riding in.
"The big truck hit very close to me," said Al-Zubaidi, a graduate student who was traveling on Interstate 75 northbound as he and six other college students headed from Orlando back to Western Michigan University.
Al-Zabaidi was among dozens of people involved in at least seven major vehicle crashes that occurred in rainy conditions on an 11-mile stretch of I-75 that extends through Alachua County Friday — accidents that turned the interstate into a virtual parking lot in both directions.
All told, the Florida Highway Patrol said the seven crashes involved upward of 35 vehicles. Four of the seven crashes involved tractor-trailers, FHP said. All seven of the crashes occurred between mile markers 381 and 392. FHP said.
While several occupants in the vehicles were transported to local hospitals with injuries, no fatalities occurred, troopers said.
The first FHP troopers were dispatched shortly after noon to an 18-car pileup on I-75 northbound involving four separate wrecks in the vicinity of 39th Avenue. Traffic was diverted at the 39th Avenue interchange for more than an hour, troopers said.
Kamil Jebur, another student in the rented minivan heading back to Michigan, recalled the events leading up to what apparently was the first major accident of the Friday afternoon mayhem.
"A luxury car passed us very fast, and the weather was very bad," said Jebur. "After it went in front of us, it started spinning. Two cars hit him first and our car hit third."
The car that started spinning apparently started a chain reaction that led to four separate crashes. FHP spokesperson Sgt. Tracy Pace said the driver of that vehicle, who Pace would not identify but did say he was 25 years old, was found to be driving too fast for the rainy conditions and would be cited. He and his girlfriend were transported to Shands at the University of Florida with non-life-threatening injuries.
As traffic in two northbound lanes finally began to resume, the number of accidents quickly multiplied.
On the southbound side of the interstate, several motorists waited on the side of the road for tow trucks or law enforcement to arrive to take incident reports of their crashes.
Krystal Flakes, 20, a Florida A&M student, said she was heading home to Tampa for the summer when a black sports car suddenly slammed on the brakes ahead of her and then tried to veer into the emergency lane.
"It didn't give me enough time to stop," said Flakes, whose car ended up in a crash with four others.
Taylor Bidelman, 20, a Florida State student, said he was on the shoulder of I-75 when his car was struck by Flakes' gray Infiniti.
Andrew Smith, 20, also an FSU student, said he couldn't see over the hill nearing the Williston Road exit and the rain further blurred his vision. He ran into the other side of the sports car after Flakes' vehicle collided with it.
The Gainesville area received approximately 3.31 inches of rain between Thursday and Friday, according to the National Weather Service. The rain is expected to continue on Saturday, and to a lesser extent on Sunday and Monday.
Sgt. Pace told The Sun there were several other accidents throughout Alachua County but she was unable to provide a final number as FHP continued to respond to accidents Friday afternoon.
Due to the high volume of crashes, Alachua County sheriff's deputies also responded to the interstate to help guide the flow of traffic, according to sheriff's spokesman Art Forgey.

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Intel upping Atom ante
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SAN JOSE, Calif. Intel fellow and wunderkind Matthew Adiletta gave a history dating back to 2006 of how the company developed its Atom-based microserver. But he failed to shed much light on the future of the new processor which will face competition from a half dozen 64-bit ARM server SoCs in 2014.
Intel will soon launch Centerton, a 64-bit, [dual core Atom processor] with ECC and server featuresits just the first step and the road map coming will be compelling, said Adiletta who helped develop Intels first network processor and now directs a lab that pioneered the Atom server work. Adiletta spoke on an Intel call on Thursday to brief the press on server strategy.
Hewlett-Packard said earlier this year that Centerton will be the first of several processors it will use in a new low power server family. Intel said it will roll a 22 nm version of the chip in 2013 called Avoton.
Industry reports said Avoton will sport a new out-of-order Atom core along with a DDR3 memory controller, multiple Gbit Ethernet MACs and support for serial ATA and PCI Express 2.0. Longer term, Intel has said it is working on a new cluster interconnect for all its server processors using technology acquired from Cray and others.
Adiletta confirmed Intel plans out-of-order Atom cores and more integrated SoCs with lower idle power levels, but would not give details.
A lot of performance can be gained very quickly as we add sophistication to Atom cores, Adiletta said. We are finally doing well now with SoC integration and tool suites for integration with the right IP blocks, he said
Initial Intel projections that low power microservers might grow to ten percent of the overall server segment are a reasonable first approximation based on the parallel workloads this is well suited for, but the software is evolving, he said. Frankly I dont think we know but if it gets to be more [than ten percent] and I think our customers dont know either, he added.
Adilettas work toward microservers began in 2006 when Pat Gelsinger, then manager of Intels server group, asked him to meet with a Wall Street CTO who used blade servers. I quickly appreciated the need for density for ease of cabling, management and quickly getting compute online, Adiletta said.
In 2007, he started comparing performance per watt characteristics, developing integrated CPU cards using Atom and Core 2 Duo processors. When management asked for external validation of his findings, he took the Atom board to Andy Bechtolsheim, a serial entrepreneur who co-founded data center companies including Sun Microsystems and Arista Networks.
It was a fun meeting--Andy reviewed all information and then shook his head, Adiletta said. He said it hurt his head to think of all the opportunities if we could realize this, he recalled.
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon used the boards for some of their studies in 2009 of fast arrays of so-called wimpy processors. By then Intel clearly saw some server workloads such as Hadoop that use many small highly parallel chunks of code would benefit from an Atom server.
More chefs in the kitchen helps up to a point depending on whats served, he said.
By 2009, Intel started working on Centerton and its follow ons. Intel has a head start in microservers, we are very bullish and have an excellent road map, he said.
Related stories:
Atom gets first ride in HP's CPU-agnostic server
Quanta QCT preps server using Atom CPU
Facebook likes wimpy cores, CPU subscriptions
ARM servers: Heavy lifting, big payoffs ahead


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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF PROPOSED ZONING TEMPORARY USE PERMIT Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on the 18TH day of September 2003, at 1:30 p.m. by the St. Johns County Planning & Zoning Agency, in the County Auditorium, County Administration Building, Lewis Speedway (County Road 16A) and US1 North, St. Augustine, Florida, to consider a zoning Temporary Use Permit on the following described land location in St. Johns County, Florida. A parcel of land in Section 2, Township 7 South, Range 29 East (084740-0020) St. Johns County, Florida (complete legal description available upon request from the zoning office.) Said land being located: 890 State Road 16 The property above described is presently zoned RS-3 (Residential Single Family) and it is proposed that zoning Temporary Use Permit to be allowed as follows: Temporary Use Permit to allow temporary sales and outdoor display of plants from 10/1/03 to 11/15/03 with combination of plants and Christmas Tree Sales from 11/15/03 to 12/31/03. The application, File Number TUP 2003-02 is maintained in the Development Services, Zoning Program Office, County Administration Building, St. Augustine, Florida and may be examined by parties in interest prior to said public hearing. Dated this 2ND day of September 2003. By Donald House, Sr. Its Chairman It is anticipated that one or more members of the Board of County Commissioners of St. Johns County, Florida may attend and participate in this meeting. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Planning & Zoning Agency with respect to any matter considered at the meeting or hearing he will need a record of the proceedings and for such purpose he may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which appeal is to be based. County documents specifically related to this matter are available for public inspection and reproduction (at cost) in the office of the St. Johns County Zoning Department. Notice to persons needing special accommodations and to all hearing impaired persons: In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodations or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding should contact David Halstead, ADA Coordinator, at (904) 823-2500 or at the County Administration Building, 4020 Lewis Speedway, St. Augustine, Florida, 32084, not later than 5 days prior to the date of this meeting. This matter is subject to court imposed quasi-judicial rules of procedures. Interested parties should limit contact with the County Commissioners and Planning & Zoning Agency members on this topic, except with compliance with Resolution 95-126, to properly noticed public hearings or to written communication care of St. Johns County Zoning Department, P.O. Drawer 349, St. Augustine, Florida, 32085. Subject to a proper and timely objection of a party at the beginning of the hearing, the record of the Planning & Zoning Agency hearing of this matter, including the tape recording of the proceedings before the Planning & Zoning Agency, shall be part of the record and file of this matter submitted to the Board of County Commissioners for its consideration in this hearing. The Planning & Zoning Agency record and file of this case is available for review by the public in the Development Services, Zoning Program and/or office of the Clerk to the County Commission, located at the St. Johns County Administrative Complex, 4020 Lewis Speedway (County Road 16-A and US1 North), St. Augustine, Florida L1943-3 Sept 3, 2003
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Arctic Monkeys are currently in Australia for their upcoming dates at the Big Day Out Festival. The band debuted four new songs at their shows in New Zealand this week. The titles of the new songs are 'Dangerous Animals', 'Pretty Visitors', 'Go-Kart' and 'Crying Lightning'. Pictures from the Wellington and Auckland shows can be found in the Photo Gallery.
The band's next performance will be at the Gold Coast, Big Day Out on Sunday 18th January 2008. Further dates can be found on the Gigs page.


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The "skinny kid with a funny name" -- as President Barack Obama referred to himself in his 2004 Democratic National Convention keynote address -- made history in 2008 by becoming the first black man to be elected President of the United States.
Breaking racial barriers is nothing new for him, however. Obama has been trying to find his place in society as an African-American starting in elementary school and continuing through his college years.
Obama's diverse background and strong foundation of American principles matches the melting pot appearance of the country he hopes to lead.Barack Obama -- Barack means "blessed" in the Central African language of Luo -- was born Aug. 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Ann Dunham and Barack Obama Sr.Obama's father was born in the Nyanza Province, Kenya, and grew up herding goats with his own father. In 1959, at the age of 23, Barack Obama Sr. won a scholarship that allowed him to leave Kenya and study economics at the University of Hawaii. It was there that he met Ann Dunham.
Dunham grew up in Wichita, Kan., where her father worked on oil rigs during the Depression and marched across Europe in Patton's army. Her mother worked on a bomber assembly line during World War II. After the war, the family moved to Hawaii.
Obama's parents met at the University of Hawaii. They were both students when they married and Obama was born in 1961.
In 1963, when Obama was 2, the couple separated when his father moved from Hawaii to Boston with a scholarship to finish his Ph.D at Harvard. Barack Sr. returned to Kenya after his schooling with the goal of bettering his poverty-stricken country. Besides visiting his son once, Barack Sr. remained in Kenya until his death in a car accident in 1982.
Later, Dunham was remarried to Lolo Soetoro, a University of Hawaii student from Indonesia. In 1967, the whole family moved to Jakarta, Indonesia. Here, Obama's half-sister Maya Soetoro-Ng was born in 1970.
While living in Indonesia, Obama found an American magazine article that showed blacks using skin-bleaching agents to make themselves lighter.
Obama told A&E, "I first realized that I was an African-American (at that moment), but also there were all sorts of implications to race and there were power relationships in race. ... I remember feeling shocked by that."
This event would trigger Obama's journey to find his identity in the black community.
Identity Conflict
In 1971, 10-year-old Barack, commonly known as "Barry" in his early years, returned to Hawaii to live with grandparents Madelyn and Stanley Dunham. According to David Mendell, a Chicago Tribune reporter, being separated from his mother was a dramatic experience.
He said, "he missed her greatly at times."
Obama was enrolled in the fifth grade at the esteemed Punahou Academy after returning to Hawaii and graduated with honors in 1979. He was one of three black students at the entire school.
His half-sister Soetoro-Ng said that Obama felt the first stirrings of loneliness while attending this school. It was the first time that "there was nobody there that completely understood him," she said.
When Obama was in fifth grade, Barack Sr. visited Hawaii, but the intended joyous trip only caused a disruption. Soetoro-Ng said it was confusing for her half-brother and that he did not feel his father was entitled to make decisions about his life.
Before Barack Sr. left, he gave Obama records of African music and a basketball, which also failed to bridge the gap between father and son, according to the A&E video.In 1972, Obama's mother separated from her second husband and returned to Hawaii with Maya to complete her masters in anthropology at the University of Hawaii.
Dunham taught her children the lessons she learned in her studies, especially those of the underprivileged, according to the A&E video. Soetoro-Ng said that her mother had dolls that were "all the colors of the rainbow, and in fact, that is what our family looked like."
Mimicking 'Black Behavior'
Obama's high school years were filled with continuous efforts to find his place within the society around him. Mendell wrote that Obama tried to mimic what he thought was "black behavior," including slacking off in schoolwork, playing basketball and experimenting with alcohol, marijuana and cocaine.
Although his grades were not excellent, Obama was still admitted to Occidental College in Los Angeles. Obama made several black friends at school, but he still did not fully understand what it meant to be a black American, which left him feeling like he did not belong, according to the video.
After his sophomore year, Obama transferred to Columbia University in New York, where he eventually graduated in 1983 with a degree in political science.
While at Columbia, Obama walked through many ethnic neighborhoods and tried to understand the "societal forces around the issue of race," according to the A&E video. Obama eventually knew that he wanted to be a community organizer, a job he hoped would allow him to confront the kind of racism and poverty that had troubled him for most of his life.
After graduation, Obama moved to Chicago's South Side to help with the Developing Communities Project and the Altgeld Gardens public housing development. After successfully completing projects in school reform and hazardous waste cleanup, and establishing a job-training center, Obama set his sights on Harvard Law.
"So much of the struggle of people being left behind involved laws, and if (Obama) was to be an advocate, he needed to be credentialed in the law," said David Axelrod, a media adviser.
Visiting Kenya
Before going to Harvard Law School, 26-year-old Obama went to Kenya to visit his dead father's grave. He also visited his grandparents and half-siblings, and he faced the shocking poverty of his father's homeland.
The overall experience helped Obama further understand his father and why he had returned to Kenya instead of staying with him. This father and son pair had many similarities, including high goals of helping poverty and their own people, according to the A&E video."
The work I was doing was directly connected to my own family and their own struggles," Obama said. "It helped to unify my outward self with my inward self in an important way."
'We Just Clicked'
Obama entered Harvard Law School in 1988. After his first year, he worked at a summer internship in Chicago, where he met his wife, Michelle Robinson, his mentor and lawyer at Sidley and Austin.
"We just clicked," Michelle Obama said. The couple married on Oct. 3, 1992.
In February 1990, Obama was elected the first black editor of the Harvard Law Review, and he began to receive a lot of media attention. He graduated from Harvard magna cum laude in 1991.
Beginnings of Political Career
After law school, Obama returned to Chicago to practice as a civil rights lawyer, joining the firm of Miner, Barnhill & Galland. He also lectured at the University of Chicago Law School.
Obama became director of Illinois Project Vote in 1992 and helped organize and register about 100,000 new voters during Bill Clinton's presidential campaign, according to the A&E video.
His success in the project placed him on Crain's Chicago Business Top 40, Under 40 Outstanding Young Leaders in Chicago that year.
Obama's mother passed away in 1995 after losing her battle against ovarian cancer. Also that year, Obama's autobiography, "Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance," was published. At the time, it received mediocre reviews and went quickly out of print. However, he later won a Grammy for the audio version of the book.
Ultimately, Obama's advocacy work led him to run for the Illinois State Senate as a Democrat, and he was elected in 1996 from the South Side neighborhood of Hyde Park.
In 1998, Michelle and Barack had their first child, Malia Ann. Their second daughter, Natasha, was born in 2001.
Political Misstep
By 1999, Obama's success and hard work had established him as a politician with charisma and drive, according to the A&E video.
However, Obama had a political misstep when he was running against incumbent Bobby Rush for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Important gun control legislation was going to be voted on in the state Senate, and a close vote was foreseen. Although Obama supported the bill, he was in Hawaii and decided to stay with his ill daughter instead of returning when the bill was put on the floor.
Without Obama's vote, the bill did not pass, and Rush used Obama's absence against him in his own campaign, saying, "there was no excuse for missing a pivotal vote."
Obama lost the election to Rush but returned to the state Senate and passed 27 pieces of legislation over the next four years.
In 2003, Obama entered the race for the U.S. Senate. He won the 2004 Illinois primary after his main opposing candidate Jack Ryan dropped out because of exposed scandals.
Black Leader
Obama made the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. This defining moment in his career made him one of the United States' premier black leaders, said Mendell.
On Nov. 2, 2004, Obama became the fifth black senator in the U.S. Senate, at the age of 43.
Once in office, Obama was the first to raise the threat of avian flu on the Senate floor, speak out for victims of Hurricane Katrina and push for alternative-energy development and improved veterans' benefits.
He also worked with Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., to eliminate gifts of travel on corporate jets by lobbyists to members of Congress.
In December 2006, President George W. Bush signed into law the Democratic Republic of the Congo Relief, Security and Democracy Promotion Act of 2006, marking the first enactment of federal legislation primarily sponsored by Obama.
As a U.S. senator, Obama held assignments on various committees, including Foreign Relations, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and Veterans' Affairs.
On June 3, 2008, Obama captured the delegates necessary to become the first black nominee for president of the United States.
On his website, Obama said: "I'm asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington ... I'm asking you to believe in yours."
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announcement that the next version of Windows would
support ARM chipmakers' CPUs was a bombshell and shocking news to x86
chipmaker Intel. Many took the news as a sign that Microsoft felt Intel,
the world leader in PC CPU shipments, was offering too little, too late in
power improvements compared to the power-savvy ARM architecture.
In newly released comments, an Intel spokesperson denies that Microsoft took
such a stand and insists that not only is Intel at no risk, but that it will
actually be able to beat ARM at power efficiency.
Intel's spokesperson delivered these
comments to the SF Gate. States the spokesperson, "With over
30 years of compatibility, we will easily scale down to a lower power Windows
to match our Atom processor family, or any x86-based Intel chip."
The company's executive leadership made similar
claims during its recent earnings call.
The spokesperson also pointed to a recent
interview Intel executive vice president Dadi Perlmutter
did with Ars Technica. The Intel executive claimed that it
would take Microsoft so long to get the next version of Windows ready that by
then his company would have released designs that could compete with ARM in
The spokesperson adds, "Windows will always run best on Intel.
Porting Windows to a new architecture, where chips are generally
incompatible with each other and require sizable investment in millions of
other software code, applications and middleware will be complex and
Costly, perhaps, but many think it is necessary despite Intel's claims.
Intel has yet to release an x86-based tablet system-on-a-chip (CPU+GPU)
that's anywhere close to the power efficiency of the ARM-based chips present in
virtually every tablet on sale today. And
while Intel Atom-based tablets will
be coming this year, it's not expected to get its smartphone CPUs to
market this year.
While Intel's prospects in the tablet market look slim, the biggest danger to
it is actually in the budget laptop/netbook sector. ARM-based designs
could offer much longer battery life than designs using Intel chips, such
as Sandy Bridge or Atom. The ARM architecture is
inherently slightly more efficient as it eliminates register expensive renaming
and has a slimmer instruction set. While not all reduced instruction set
computer CPUs -- RISC CPUs -- have been as successful (e.g. the PowerPC
architecture), ARM represents the closest to perfect RISC architecture the
market has seen to date.
Despite those architectural advantages, Intel could be right about future
efficiency if it continues to aggressively pursue die shrinks. As
processor shrink, they become more energy efficient, but leakage current
accounts for more and more of the power budget. So if Intel can
out-shrink ARM chipmakers or use better leakage controlling technologies in its
chips, that could make more of a difference to net power consumption than the
core architecture, in the long run.


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Authentication schemes have often been adopted
by widely used websites out of convenience, but they've also become a growing
source of serious security risks in recent history. In an open Wi-Fi
network a stranger, with the proper tools, can see everything including your authentication token. With that token they
can access your Facebook or Twitter account, with little skill involved.
Such issues were long thought to be constrained to
the PC, with programs like Firesheep making exploitation a cakewalk for novice
hackers. However, a weak authentication API (application protocol
interface) has landed Google's
Android OS as the latest victim of exploits.
Like PCs, Google's API requests a token by sending
a password and user name encrypted via a clear http connection. Since
http is used, the response token is broadcast in plaintext over your network
connection. That means that one a public network everyone can
see it.
The exploit was just
discovered [press
release] this week by Bastian Könings, Jens Nickels, and Florian Schaub, a
trio of German researchers at the University
of Ulm. They conducted a proof of concept attack, using Wireshark to
sniff the packets containing the authentication token from certain Android
apps. They found that any Android version prior to 2.3.4 (the most recent
version of Android "Gingerbread") was susceptible.
The exploit affects all first and third party apps
that make use of the ClientLogin API. Apps that use this API for
authentication include Facebook, Twitter, and Google's own Calendar app.
It is unknown whether iOS's
authentication-dependent APIs are completely secure or whether one or more of
them might have similar issues. But pro-Apple commentators were quick to
gloat about this apparent security embarrassment for Android. Daring
Fireball blogger John Gruber takes the opportunity to take a jab
at the laggard
pace of updates from Android hardware makers and phone carrier, writing:
I'm sure most Android handsets will be updated
to version 2.3.4 or later very soon, so no worries.
While the exploit is indeed troublesome, there's
still plenty that Android users who don't have the update can do to protect
themselves. First and foremost they can avoid open Wi-Fi networks.
If that's not an option, users can still safeguard
themselves with a bit of work.
Android users can simply access Facebook and
Twitter via the https versions of the pages in the browser, instead of using
the commonly used Android apps. There shouldn't be any authentication
issues if that approach is taken.
The calendar is a bit more problematic as there's
no way to safeguard it. Android users' best bet is to kill your calendar
app when they're on an open connection.
Again these steps are only
necessary if you are on an open Wi-Fi connection.
The good news is that Google appears to be moving
to fix this issue sooner or later. It already has enforced mandatory use
of https (which does not reveal the authtoken in plain text) in its Google Docs
API, and this change is expected to spread to the rest of the authentication-dependent
APIs briefly. Given the press coverage this hack is getting, we're
guessing that will pushed out as a patch sooner, rather than later.
Until that patch arrives, follow the above
described precautions whenever you're on an open network.
Last fall the iOS was shown to have a bug that gave
unauthorized users full access to the phone app via a
trick on the unlock screen. While dangerous, that exploit was a bit
different -- it required physical access. By contrast this exploit
doesn't even require a hacker to touch your Android handset.


text: Just like this kind of article, I always loved those practice vids or funny/dramatic locker-room moments, or in general some off-court action on tape where you get to see the players being their normal selves, hanging out. You get to know them more as individuals and this makes watching the games more meaningful, because you start rooting for them individually and as a team. You're no longer a regular Raptors "fan" who barely knows the names of the starters, but an individual who honestly loves to root for other human beings you happen to care for... win or lose, you start to share it all.


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Stacie Wyss-Schoenborn Seeks Innovation One Step at a Time: Women to Watch
For Stacie Wyss-Schoenborn, vice president of member solutions at BECU, "status quo" simply isn't in her vocabulary.
"I've always been someone to challenge the status quo, constantly asking how can we improve and what can be done differently," said the latest Women to Watch honoree, who has been with the over $11 billion Tukwila, Wash.-based credit union for some six years. "Every met project or goal, product or service presents an opportunity to retool and create a better experience. I've always enjoyed a challenge and it's what drives me to want to excel and find what can be improved upon to make more of a positive impact for BECU Members and staff."
Like many, Wyss-Schoenborn, stumbled into credit unions after realizing that her job at a high-risk lending firm wasn't the right fit.
"While I felt there was a value in providing these individuals with access to credit, at the end of the day I didn't feel good that I personally was likely compounding an already fragile financial situation," said Wyss-Schoenborn. "I was in my 20s and didn't know a thing about credit unions. I started working at the Oregon Credit Union League, became educated on the value proposition credit unions offer and discovered it mirrored my own."
With the majority of individuals learning about credit unions through SEGs or as employees, she said there's an opportunity for the industry to be more proactive in recruiting that top talent right out of college or graduate school by building awareness of the unique value proposition credit unions offer.
"True leadership is about inspiring people and guiding them through change," said Wyss-Schoenborn. "To ensure the results delivered are the best we can offer, there's got to be collaboration. I don't believe I have the best ideas; those ultimately come from collective input. I want to hear from others, that's how you build and refine ideas to deliver the best solutions. It starts with hiring people with different strengths and leveraging their talents. You fail in leadership if you don't capitalize on what you have, which is human capital."
With a group of CEOs retiring, she said there has never been a better time for leaders to step up for consideration.
"I think everyone can be a leader. Every morning when you get out of bed you choose your path for that day whether to lead or follow," said Wyss-Schoenborn. "There are so many resources out there such as organizations like Filene, Leagues, WOCCU, CUNA, CUNA Mutual Group, National Credit Union Foundation and The Cooperative Trust. These associations provide opportunities to get connected, involved and gain experience. I have a network of people I go to as trusted advisors. I think everyone should create a panel of their own board of directors as a trusted source to ask advice, bounce ideas off or to collaborate with to develop solutions to everyday challenges."
Ideas cannot just languish due to analysis paralysis, said Wyss-Schoenborn, as there's something to be said for failing fast, moving on and learning from any mistakes along the way. It's all part of the improvement process.
"I believe in keeping it simple, so for me innovation is more about business process reinvention," she said. "If you improve upon something, there's no need for a big bang or wow factor. We recently made a change that allows front line staff to launch directly into a core system when talking to members that saves three seconds. Individually, three seconds may not seem like a big deal, but multiply that time across our branch footprint and the time savings gained is substantial. It's about base hits to improve and provide the ultimate experience to members and employees alike."
Given the sweeping shifts of the competitive landscape, the issue of relevancy will determine how the industry as a whole survives and thrives in future.
"There is an urgency in retaining and growing membership," said Wyss-Schoenborn. "The competition is everywhere; retail stores, Google Wallet, Facebook, in addition to big banks. To remain relevant, we must bring value to members' lives every single day and earn their loyalty. I wish more credit unions were asking how to come together as an industry and be more relevant. I love and bleed credit unions, but I think as a whole we need to effectively collaborate more, leveraging our strength as a community versus single entities."
She added that individual credit union efforts would be complemented by an industry push for relevance.
"Each credit union should determine what makes them more relevant in their members' lives and how to bring additional value to the relationship," she said. "That means asking why someone should join your credit union. What is your value proposition? Everyone should have their own elevator speech that answers these questions. Sometimes credit unions don't effectively tell the story. With credit union's overall market share hovering around 10%, we can't afford to waste time thinking of other credit unions as competition."
The reminders of what's really at stake were recently driven home for her during checkout at a local Target.
"As an example, I'm more concerned about Target offering a debit card that links directly to an existing checking account and gives back 5% to charities and local schools. In the clerk's sales presentation to me, one of the selling points she mentioned was how great it was not to have to deal with a bank. I stood there and realized, right here, this is disintermediation," said Wyss-Schoenborn. "I was being taught a lesson on how vigilant credit unions need to be about remaining relevant to their membership. If we're not providing timely service, members will go elsewhere. We have to woo members with service, looking for additional opportunities to deepen relationships and we must ask for the business. If we aren't providing education on our products and services then it is financial malpractice and members may have a Target Red Card in their wallet. We need to sell our current and future members on the benefits of the cooperative improving their financial lives.


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I've noticed most people baking these pies use a darker colored 14" pan, but all I can find locally in that size range is light aluminum pans from smaller kitchen stores. I even checked the stock at my local restaurant supply store. The aluminum ones I have found are relatively cheap at $7, but I hate to buy one and it not turn out the pie that I am shooting for, it would have no other use in my kitchen. Has anyone had great luck with light colored aluminum pans? This is my second favorite pizza style so far next to the Mellow Mushroom clone, so I'd like to at least get good equipment to make it on.
Does anyone else think that this pizza is almost better reheated in the oven than it is fresh?! I reheated a slice last night and I swear is was crispier but more tender at the same time. The toppings seemed like they were more flavorful as well and the sauce had integrated into the crust ever so slightly. I am very impressed with this pizza though after last night, to me the ability of a pizza to reheat well is the sign of a good pie.
Oh yes....I think there is a thread on that somewhere Cory. Lots of people have been discovering the reheat in a frying pan trick. I use a cast iron pan...much easier than heating the oven up and as many have found out , it can turn some pizzas into something quite different and even better.Bob
I haven't done the pan method but I have heard of it. It sure would be a lot more efficient instead of waiting on my stone to get up to temp and when the pan is covered you'd get the same effects of the oven as well. Next time I'll give that a go, thanks for reminding me of that.
Pete,You don't give yourself enough credit...that pie is NOT "dead on" to a big rip-off PH pizza. You did nail something there though....sum'in awesome! Man.....now I got another on the to-do list Bob
When I was a kid, Pizza Hut pan pizza was always my fav. Just one question for anyone who has successfully made this pizze. The recipe states to add 4oz oil to the pan before adding the dough to let it rise. Is 4oz an accurate measurement? That's half a cup....


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MyFord Touch, the in-car voice-command system
currently available from Ford Motor Company on the 2011 Ford Edge,
significantly flattened the menu structure from its predecessor Sync.
However, figuring out what commands you have access to or where to find
certain functions can be a daunting chore.
I. Dealership Crash Course
Ford is perhaps wisely opting to offer users an in-dealership crash course on
the system, something it perhaps should have done with Sync. While more
tech-savvy users will likely head online to research new commands, or spend
time delving into the menus, less non-technophiles may find the high-tech
system daunting.
Ford also will be hiring in-dealership specialists, who will spend 45 minutes
or more explaining the technology to prospective buyers at the dealership.
Jim Seavitt, owner of Village Ford in Dearborn, in an interview with The Detroit Free
Press, states, "The younger people, and the people who are more
sophisticated love it. The less tech-savvy customers need to come back in
Mr. Seavitt acknowledges that while MyFord Touch streamlines the menus, it can
breed more confusion as the customer is forced to use it to perform everyday
in-car tasks, such as accessing the climate control. States Mr. Seavitt,
"Whereas people can choose to use Sync, they have to use MyFord
II. MyFord Touch? Too Complex?
The news of the new customer training efforts come as the Consumer Reports released
a scathing
review of the 2011 Ford Edge, stating they could not recommend
it because of the MyFord Touch system. The review call Ford's menu system
complex and distracting to the driver.
Having extensively tested the final version of MyFord Touch at CES 2011
and its
predecessor Sync last year, we have a few thoughts on that.
While we agree with some of the publication's comments, we think it
missed the boat on the biggest issue and complained about some things that
aren't really that big a deal.
First, the Consumer Reports complaints about lack of tactile
feedback are fair -- but only if the customers refuse to use the built in voice
commands. Certain functions like changing the temperature are clearly
better in knob or voice command form than they are in touch screen form, while
driving. But Ford offers full voice command support for these commands.
Further, the menu system, in our experience is hardly "confusing".
You only have to say one keyword to get to any menu you want (such as
climate control), so it's hardly a long process.
Our one big issue with the system is the continued problems with voice command
recognition. During our testing the car we were in was unable to
recognize a Ford employee directing it "Navigation" in an attempt to
enter the menu of the same name. The car thought the employee was saying
"Temperature 90 degrees". Similarly the employee's attempts to
show off the command "I'm hungry!" (which is supposed to bring up
nearby restaurant options) completely failed despite repeated attempts.
Ford is ahead of its competitors in voice recognition (its system at least
recognized the majority of our command attempts), but this remains a big issue.
It is made bigger by some users' lack of technical prowess -- something
Ford's new training may help to partial offset.


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Bard takes another positive step forward
By Ian Browne and Matthew Leach / MLB.com
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- When you're coming off a year like Daniel Bard had in 2012, every little step forward is good news. Bard didn't have a perfect outing in his Grapefruit League debut on Monday, but there was plenty to find encouraging.
Bard and catcher David Ross were pleased with the improvement in Bard's fastball command. The right-hander's slider had sharp bite, staying down in the strike zone. And while his mechanics aren't completely in order, Bard believes he's very close. After a year when almost nothing went right, that adds up to a good day at the ballpark.
"Overall I would say it was better," Bard said. "It's still just [about] working hard to get on top of every pitch. ... For the most part, mechanics feel good. I think just that one little thing, getting on top of the ball and driving down through the zone, is key for me."
Bard faced three batters in the fifth inning of a 6-3 loss to the Rays. He struck out Hak-Ju Lee, finishing the shortstop off with a nasty slider. He walked Leslie Anderson, and Sean Rodriguez lined into a double play to end the inning. Bard counted the outing as an improvement over his previous appearance, in a pre-Grapefruit exhibition against Northeastern University.
"There were a couple times we talked, and he said he felt like he was getting under the ball a little bit, but I thought he looked really [good]," Ross said. "Today was definitely a better fastball command day."
Napoli likely to make Red Sox debut Friday
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The Red Sox will probably get their first look at new slugger Mike Napoli on Friday night, when he is projected to make his Grapefruit League debut at JetBlue Park in a 7:05 p.m. ET game vs. the Pirates on MLB.TV.
Napoli will get the start at first base. The right-handed hitter started camp on a more conservative program due to a hip condition (avascular neucrosis) that he was diagnosed with over the winter, but he has progressed well with his running program and recent fielding drills.
As a primer for Friday, Napoli will hit against Red Sox righty Clay Buchholz in a simulated game on Tuesday morning.
"Napoli will hit live tomorrow against Buchholz in the [simulated] game, and then we're projecting that he'll be able to get some at-bats on Friday," said manager John Farrell. "So there will be another time. We'll increase the intensity on the basepaths between now and then, but everything looks in order for Friday."
Pain-free, Pedroia not worried about thumb
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Dustin Pedroia played much of 2012 in pain, due to a right thumb injury that never completely went away. He finished the year strong just the same, playing some of his best baseball over the season's final six weeks, but that doesn't mean he wasn't affected.
On Monday, a pain-free Pedroia hit the first of what could be quite a few 2013 home runs. In the first inning of the Red Sox's 6-3 loss to the Rays, he turned on an Alex Cobb offering and pummeled it well over the left-field wall at Charlotte Sports Park. The second baseman followed that with a hard line-drive out to right field in the sixth, and he came away from his second game of the spring feeling pretty pleased.
"It was good to hit a couple balls on the barrel," Pedroia said.
There's nothing worse for a hitter than an injury to his hands or wrists, so Pedroia is delighted not to be dealing with that issue anymore.
"It was painful [in 2012], Pedroia said. "I couldn't rest it. The vibration would keep hitting it every time I hit. It's a good feeling when you can just worry about having a good at-bat, rather than, if I get jammed, it's going to be the worst pain."
Webster turns in dominant outing
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Allen Webster might not have gotten as much publicity as Rubby De La Rosa when the pair of prospects were traded to the Red Sox last August, but he certainly made his mark during his Grapefruit League debut on Monday.
Known for his sinker, Webster was clocked at 98 mph in his outing against the Blue Jays. Though he gave up a run and two hits in his first inning of work, Webster also blew fastballs by accomplished sluggers Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion for strikeouts. Webster struck out four over two innings.
"It's the first game action we've seen," said manager John Farrell said after the Red Sox's 4-2 victory. "Equally impressive to the arm strength, and the action to his fastball is that he has a secondary pitch he can go to as a put away with a changeup. And when he gets in trouble, he has the ability to slow people down with a power change that's got finishing action to it. He was impressive -- very impressive."
Webster admits that he was a little amped up when he came on in relief of Steven Wright in the third inning.
"When I started out, my heart was racing," said Webster. "It was the first outing of the year, but I finally got settled down."
Any reason for the uptick in velocity?
"I'm just staying within the mechanics. I'm getting a little bit stronger, which might be helping out," Webster said.
When the Red Sox acquired De La Rosa and Webster in the blockbuster with the Dodgers for Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and Josh Beckett, the hope was that one -- or both -- could become centerpieces of the rotation at some point.
As it stands, Boston's rotation appears full to start the season, but if something should happen, Webster could become one of the top choices to fill the void.
Carp wastes little time getting into lineup
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Mike Carp didn't look like a man who spent a chunk of February in roster limbo. Carp, designated for assignment by the Mariners just as Spring Training camps opened, didn't join the Red Sox until Friday.
Three days later, thanks in part to a split-squad day, he was in the lineup against the Rays at Charlotte Sports Park. He jumped right into the fray, doubling in a run in his first at-bat in a Boston uniform.
"It felt good," he said. "Definitely a good way to start out. Just have a good at-bat, put a good swing. I took two tough pitches, put myself in a good hitter's count and put a good swing on the ball."
Carp isn't sure exactly what his docket looks like for the next few days. The Sox may still be cautious with him for a little while as he catches up on game readiness, but it shouldn't take long for him to be on a normal program.
Aceves settles down after rough start
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- It just wouldn't be an Alfredo Aceves outing if there weren't something a little unconventional about it.
Aceves had a fairly normal first appearance of the spring in Monday's 6-3 loss to the Rays at Charlotte Sports Park. He walked a couple of batters and allowed two runs in the first inning before settling in for a solid second.
After Aceves finished pitching, he headed down to the Red Sox's clubhouse briefly and then rejoined his teammates in the dugout for the remainder of the game. It's not all that bizarre, but it's not typical for a veteran this early in the spring. Aceves viewed it as an opportunity to show some team spirit.
"I want us to win," Aceves said. "I want the best for us. Whatever I can do to help, they're going to get that from me."
On the mound, Aceves looked like a pitcher making his first start of the spring. He walked the second and third batters of the game, then allowed a two-run double on a 2-0 count to Yunel Escobar. But Aceves followed that by retiring five of the last six batters, and four of his six outs came via ground ball.
"I missed one pitch," Aceves said, before quipping, "I walked two guys, scored two runs. They got me two hits. Pretty much the number two. Today was the number two."
Aceves likely has one more outing before joining the Mexican team for the World Baseball Classic. He's been pitching in winter ball, he said, and that likely helped him maintain his strength throughout the 10-batter outing.
"I feel really strong," Aceves said, "but whatever the team needs, I'm going to do it. I'm OK with that. I didn't get tired. I was maintaining my endurance. I feel like I have endurance. They wanted me to throw two innings, so I'm OK with that."
Wakefield ready to help out this week
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Unlike his former teammates Pedro Martinez and Jason Varitek, Tim Wakefield doesn't have an official title with the Red Sox. But he is still very much a part of the organization, as evidenced by his arrival in Dunedin on Monday to watch knuckleballer Steven Wright.
Wakefield will go to Fort Myers for the next couple of days and will monitor Wright's side session on Wednesday. Wakefield watched Monday's knuckleball match against the Blue Jays from the stands.
"I don't have [a title]," Wakefield said. "I'm still going to do some NESN [studio work] this year, but I don't know what my capacity will be. We're talking about it right now. My main goal right now is to help Steven out and be a mentor to him."
While working with Wright is Wakefield's immediate task, he is looking forward to helping the Red Sox in any way they need it.
"When I was here, we had guys like Luis Tiant and Jim Rice," said Wakefield. "It's nice to add some more people to that list -- guys that knew what it meant to wear a Red Sox uniform and guys who knew what it meant to compete at the Major League level for a long time.
"I think that's a valuable asset the organization has taken pride in. Bringing guys like 'Tek or Pedro or me or whoever. Our job is to help the Red Sox win, even though we're not playing anymore."
Wakefield, who retired at the beginning of Spring Training last year, lives in Florida most of the year. He still spends his summers in Boston.
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne. Matthew Leach is a writer for MLB.com. Read his blog, Obviously, You're Not a Golfer and follow him on Twitter at @MatthewHLeach. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Transnational organized crime exploiting weaknesses in real and virtual worlds
YALTA, Ukraine – Cybercrime, counterfeit products and the ever-increasing movement of people and goods in both the real and virtual worlds pose a significant threat to global safety and security, the head of INTERPOL warned today.
Speaking at the 10th Yalta Annual Meeting in Ukraine, Secretary General Ronald K. Noble said the trade in fake and illicit goods is the 'silent killer' undermining economies with billions of dollars lost to the black market every year, and with potentially lethal products being sold to unsuspecting consumers.
The INTERPOL Chief also pointed to the challenges posed by fraudulent travel documents and the escalating levels of international travel and migration which are putting unprecedented pressure on national border security and law enforcement services.
"Borders can no longer be relied upon as the first, or last line of defence for countries, but instead represent opportunities for people smuggling and illicit trade, resulting in both a human and economic cost to society," said Mr Noble.
Secretary General Noble made his remarks as part of a panel entitled 'Shocks Ahead: Bad News and Good News' which included Michio Kaku, Chair and Professor in Theoretical Physics, The City College of New York; General David H. Petraeus (US Army, Retired), Director, Central Intelligence Agency (2011 – 2012); Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government; and Lamberto Zannier, Secretary General, OSCE.
Addressing the meeting attended by more than 250 leaders from politics, business, society and media representing 20 countries, Mr Noble highlighted other security threats brought by the virtual world.
"Advances in technology mean we are facing security challenges which were unheard of until recently," said Mr Noble, pointing again to an incident in Israel in July where a group of journalists smuggled a plastic gun produced by a 3-D printer into the Knesset parliament building and sat just metres from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"This gun was created thousands of miles away in the US and reached Israel without crossing a single physical border," said Secretary General Noble.
"The challenge for us is that criminals are in a much better position than the police to take advantage of many of these innovations.
"To help level the playing field, we need to develop technology specifically designed to meet the needs of law enforcement, which we can only do through public-private partnerships building on our respective strengths and resources," concluded the head of INTERPOL.
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"Broadcom is simplifying the development of next-generation Blu-ray and HD
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about adopting the 'wrong' format," said Richard Doherty, Research Director of
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consumers have expressed knowledge of and/or interest in the availability of
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Broadcom's complete Blu-ray/HD DVD solution is best positioned to drive the wide
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FRANKFURT, Germany - January 24th, 2012 – Star Alliance, the way the Earth connects, has become the first global airline alliance to offer online booking and ticketing to convention delegates. The new booking tool allows the convention organisers to direct their participants to a dedicated online booking and ticketing site for all air travel contracted under Star Alliance Conventions Plus.
Christopher Korenke, Vice President Commercial, Star Alliance said: "The Star Alliance Conventions Plus booking platform is an integral part of our strategy to further enlarge the scope of our online distribution channel. We are proud to be the first airline alliance to offer convention organisers a simplified and streamlined manner of displaying available air travel options through the web, with delegates being able to book directly from the site."
The new online booking tool complements the existing traditional fulfilment channels. Organisers can use the new tool to inform the delegates of travel options offered by the participating airlines for the selected convention. Delegates can then check real time availability and fares for their required itinerary, book the appropriate flights, and purchase the corresponding ticket.
A test phase of the tool with selected customers began in October 2011 as part of the Alliances' presence at IMEX in Las Vegas. Roswitha Clement, Senior Manager Conventions and Meetings at Star Alliance commented: "We have now successfully completed booking and ticketing for several events using the new tool and the feedback we have received from customers is very positive indeed. By now making it available for all Conventions Plus travel requirements, Star Alliance further improves its product offer to this market segment."
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Population Estimates of Counties in the United States, 1973-1975 (ICPSR 7578)
Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
This data collection contains estimates of the population of all counties and county equivalents in the United States in each of the years from 1973 to 1975. The units of analysis are counties and county equivalents, of which there are 3,150. In addition to annual estimates of the total population of the counties, this file contains estimates of the components of population change, e.g., total numbers of births, deaths, and net migration, for the period 1970-1975. Identification data include Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) codes, state and country codes, names of the counties, and the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) region within which each county is located. BEAs are functional urban regions established by the United States Department of Commerce. A related interdecennial population estimate was collected in POPULATION ESTIMATES OF COUNTIES IN THE UNITED STATES, 1971-1974 (ICPSR 7500).
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United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. Population Estimates of Counties in the United States, 1973-1975. ICPSR07578-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1978. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07578.v1
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"Pollini, now 68, is the Italian arch-aristocrat of the piano . . . he uses his palette of stainless-steel shades to convey unshakeable faith in the music's muscles, sinews and skeleton . . . I could have listened to him all night."
The Independent (London), 8 March 2010
Maurizio Pollini was born in Milan on 5 January 1942. His father was the famous architect Gino Pollini, one of the leading representatives of Italian rationalism and also an expert violinist. His mother, Renata Melotti, studied piano and singing and was the sister of the well-known sculptor Fausto Melotti, who had a lasting influence on the young Pollini. In 1948 Maurizio Pollini received his first piano lessons from Carlo Lonati. From 1955 until 1959 he continued his studies with Carlo Vidusso and in 1958 he began to study composition with Bruno Bettinelli. In 1960 he was awarded first prize at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw and appeared at La Scala playing Chopin's First Piano Concerto under Celibidache. Since then Pollini has become one of the most admired and respected pianists of our time and has appeared all over the world with leading orchestras and conductors. He is particularly renowned for his innovative concert programmes which champion works by contemporary composers and contrasts these with those of the Classical and Romantic eras. An exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist for four decades, his recordings have won innumerable awards, including Gramophone and Echo Awards, Diapason d'or, Record Academy Prize, Tokyo, and Stella d'oro as well as two Grammys®.


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As announced here.
- Take a holiday song (from Jingle Bells to The Chanukah Song).
- Change the lyrics to give them a Raptors focus
- Either write a copy of the lyrics and post them in the forum titled: Home for the Holidays Karaokee Kontest
- Upload a copy of you singing the song to YouTube or a similar website post a link here
- Songs/Lyrics can be posted up until December 20th (Post as many songs as you like).
- Christopher Bond from Evil Dead The Musical will select and perform the top five songs and
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Cobb, Rays relievers strong against Pirates
By Tom Singer / MLB.com
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Rays starter Alex Cobb and two relievers combined on a four-hitter, and the Rays took advantage of a throwing error by novice third baseman Gaby Sanchez to score four unearned runs in the seventh inning to down the Pirates, 4-2, in spring baseball on Thursday.
Tampa Bay broke a scoreless tie in the seventh when Wil Myers hit a two-out grounder to Sanchez, making his first Grapefruit League start at third base, and his throw in the dirt avoided Brad Hawpe, in his first start at first. Sanchez's throwing error enabled Hak-Ju Lee, pinch-running for Chris Gimenez, who had doubled, to score.
Myers then scored on Mike Fontenot's single, and Tim Beckham followed with a double to make it 3-0. Justin Wilson relieved Jeanmar Gomez (0-2) and surrendered a single to Leslie Anderson to score Beckham.
Cobb, of the Rays (9-4), and the Pirates' James McDonald, traded zeros through four innings, with each allowing only one hit. Cobb was particularly overpowering, striking out five without issuing a walk, and allowing only Josh Harrison's two-out single in the third.
Chris Archer (1-0) pitched hitless ball for the next three innings, contributing to Tampa Bay's collective four-hitter. In two innings, Jake Odorizzi struck out three but also surrendered two runs in the bottom of the ninth.
Stretching out to four innings for the first time, McDonald gave up a game-opening single to Desmond Jennings, who then was promptly picked off first base by the right-hander. McDonald, who'd given up three homers to Baltimore in his previous start, walked three and had one strikeout.
The Pirates rallied in the ninth, as Matt Hague and Jared Goedert scored on a Russell Martin double, but they ultimately fell short.
Up next for Rays: David Price will make his third start of the spring on Friday when the Rays host the Phillies in a 1:05 p.m. ET contest at Charlotte Sports Park. The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner has looked sharp in his previous four innings, allowing no runs while striking out five and walking one. Jamey Wright, Kyle Farnsworth, Joel Peralta, Brandon Gomes and Jake McGee are also expected to pitch. Listen to the game live on an exclusive webcast.
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Samsung is putting its high-speed NAND flash
memory to good use with today's announcement of a 4GB solid state disk
(SSD) which can be used in conjunction with traditional hard disk drives (HDDs)
to increase I/O performance in Windows Vista. The
flash SSD leverages Microsoft's new Windows
ReadyBoost technology to improve system responsiveness and practically
eliminate long load times and application delays that users have become
accustomed to with HDDs.
Windows ReadyBoost caches user data to the flash SSD in the
background without any user intervention. When the user or an application then
requests data, it is quickly retrieved much faster than with a traditional HDD.
Whereas a HDD can perform 100-200 requests per second, Samsung's SSD can
service up to 5,000 requests per second.
Samsung's 4GB SSD device will be quite the versatile
addition to any notebook or desktop PC. Not only can it be used in conjunction
with traditional HDDs, but it will also be compatible with upcoming hybrid hard drives
which will give users a second source for ReadyBoost (yet another still comes
in the form of thumb drives plugged into a free USB port). And as an added
bonus, Windows compresses the information on a ReadyBoost device which means
that the 4GB SSD would actually cache 8GB of user data.
According to Samsung, the 4GB SSD can be incorporated
directly onto the motherboard through the ATA interface or as seen on the
right, in a more traditional 2.5" drive layout.