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The storage landscape will continue to shift in 2016 as it enters its most exciting transformation yet. The rise of converged infrastructure, flash and hybrid cloud is disrupting what has mostly been a static industry, long thought to be past its inflection point for innovation.
However, the data revolution and increasing reliance on cloud technologies are changing the way enterprises view and utilize storage. For instance, compute, network and storage are moving beyond traditional IT silos to a converged infrastructure, with DevOps emerging as a key catalyst. Meanwhile, enterprises are finding new use cases for flash, as price cuts have made the technology a viable option for workloads beyond cache and tier technologies.
In tandem, these disruptive forces will significantly impact the responsibilities of storage admins, who must adopt new and relevant skills or risk losing their roles.
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Swinson gets Visual Improvement Award
Another downtown business has been awarded a Visual Improvement Award by the City of Kinston�s Appearance Commission.
Swinson�s Funeral Home, 208 E. Blount St., is owned and managed by the Robert Swinson family. The award recently was celebrated by a large group of friends who joined the family to accept the honor.
Attending were Christina Alphin, Tony Sears, Adam Short and Monique Hicks from City of Kinston; Pat Jenkins, Barbara LaRoque, Barbara Rose, and Adrian King with Appearance Commission; and Robbie Swinson IV, Shannon Whitfield and Robert Swinson III of Swinson�s Funeral Home.
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No one is safe from the risk of accidental household poisoning, but the youngest members are at greatest risk. In one year, more than 50 percent of calls managed by the nation�s 71 Poison Control Centers involved children younger than 6. Most could have been avoided.
Home Safety Council research reveals that in more than 80 percent of home-related injuries, caregivers left medicines in unsecured locations, and more than 50 percent left household chemicals accessible to children.
National Poison Prevention Week, sponsored by the Poison Prevention Week Council, is committed to preventing unintentional poisonings and is a perfect time to assess and correct hazardous problems. Use these suggestions as a guide.
Install child-safety locks where house cleaning supplies, medicines, cosmetics, chemicals and other potential poisons are stored.
Keep household products in original packages, which include first-aid information.
Properly close child-resistant containers securely after each use. This packaging is not a substitute for keeping products out of the reach of children.
Read and follow the product-label directions. Especially watch for the words Caution, Warning, Danger or Poison.
Take out only the amount of cleaning product needed for the job at hand.
Don�t mix cleaning products; this could release harmful vapors or cause dangerous reactions.
Don�t leave cleaning buckets unattended. If a top-heavy toddler falls into a bucket with a small amount of liquid, it may not tip over and the child could drown.
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Immediately clean up spillage, dispose of rags and paper towels, and remove mops and sponges.
Avoid distractions if cleaning when children are present. Do not leave them alone with cleaning products.
Know where to call for help. Post the Poison Control Center phone number, 1-800-222-1222, and other emergency numbers by every land phone in the home and enter them into cell phone address books. Be prepared.
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NBC News is in the midst of the "reinvention" of its Web site which will launch this spring as a "rich journalism destination," with enterprise, investigative reporting and a significant increase of "Web native video" news reporting, says Vivian Schiller, Chief Digital Officer of NBC News in this dialogue from last week's Beet.TV Leadership Big Data Summit hosted by NBC News.
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Schiller is former general manager of the NYTimes.com and President and CEO of NPR.
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Welcome to Silole Sanctuary Nairobi National Park Blog
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For many years now, folks concerned with Nairobi National Park & it's future have discussed the "migration" of wildlife in & out of the Park through "corridors" to a "conservation area" somewhere in the Kitengela. The fact is that NNP is now, to all intents & purposes, surrounded by the city & my purpose in this photo-essay is to show that this is the sad truth…
The only area unfenced along the Southern boundary of the Park is in the Athi Basin, west of Athi River town, where a Block of the Park exists in fact ACROSS the Empakasi river. This Block adjoins an area called the Sheep & Goat land which is supposedly government land but is in fact occupied & grazed by the local Maasai.
Brand new house & fence in this area, supposedly leased by the Wildlife Foundation as open rangeland suitable for wildlife.
This area is vital for the Park's population of Eastern White-Bearded wildebeest, of which about 250 individuals exist in the Park from an estimated population of 100,000 in the Athi Kapiti ecosystem a hundred years ago…. they give birth to their calves outside the Park.
The area, especially in the woodland within the Park, has been taken over by the dreaded invasive weed Parthenium.
The boundary road along the edge of the Park.
The Athi Plains were rich & very biodiverse, especially in species of large grazers. These are now confined to the Park.
The Last Gnu? We're nearly there….
A vision of the Future: urbanization & a world in which wild grazers have been replaced by cattle.
The Sheep & Goat Land today (all that is left of the 'Dispersal Area'): homesteads, roads, ploughed areas, livestock, people, dogs,boda-bodas….is this really suitable for wildlife?
This just about sums it up……
The Park boundary….
This image shows the extraordinary richness of the grasslands of the Athi-Kapiti ecosystem, if it were protected, as this is, by fencing, paradoxically death to the population of wild grazers which once made this area a second Serengeti.
The parcelling out of the plains continues apace: you can buy yours by looking for 'Kitengela Plots for Sale' in your paper today.
Luckily, we still have the whole 120 square kilometres of the Park without people, livestock or fences as a last refuge .


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Russia is on the verge of annexing Crimea without ever having fired a shot – at least in the real world.
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Below the surface of relative calm, the tug-of-war over Ukraine has seeped into the cyber realm in the form of attacks on the websites of government agencies, media publications and social networks.
While these incursions have not reached the point of Russia's alleged cyber warfare in Estonia and Georgia last decade, the activity is the latest example of geopolitical conflicts increasingly playing out in cyberspace. As more and more people and businesses around the world rely on the Internet, these types of attacks are only likely to continue.
"Any current and future conflict will likely include a cyber component to it," said Frank Cilluffo, a former Bush administration adviser who is currently director of George Washington University's Homeland Security Policy Institute.
The Russia-Ukraine conflict underscores how cyber attacks continue to be motivated by ideological, not just financial, causes.
Other instances of geopolitics playing out in cyberspace include the Stuxnet virus believed to be sent by the U.S. and Israel to scuttle Iran's nuclear program and widespread attacks on media websites by hackers aligned with the regime in Syria.
"Just as the web has proven to be an effective tool to help strengthen the distribution of one's message against ideological and political differences, it has also been a target-rich environment for those who wish to send a message by trying to take down state-run websites," said Carl Herberger, vice president of security solutions at Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR).
'Blind and Deafen'
Russia has a history of alleged cyber warfare against former satellites of the Soviet Union.
In the middle of a conflict with Russia in 2007, Estonia suffered a 10-day attack on its Internet services that caused major disruptions to the country's banking system. While Russia denied wrongdoing, Estonia pointed the finger at Moscow.
"What makes cyber unique is the potential for plausible deniability. Smokey keyboards are harder to find."
"It was essentially punishment from pro-Russian hackers against the country as a whole. It was a broadside against government, economic, media and commercial" interests, said Ken Geers who moved to Estonia in 2007 where he served as U.S. representative to the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence.
And then in 2008, Georgia was slammed by even more egregious cyber attacks ahead of Russia's invasion of the former Soviet territory.
"They took out communications to blind and deafen the Georgians," said Cilluffo.
Cyber Fallout of Crimean Conflict
The recent activities in Ukraine have combined physical and cyber attacks in an effort to isolate Crimea from Kiev, Cilluffo said.
Reports indicate armed men caused widespread service outages in Crimea by sabotaging fiber optic cables at Ukrtelecom, the country's largest telecom provider.
"By and large, what you're seeing is low-intensity cyber conflict at this point. It does have the potential to escalate -- and escalate quickly -- given Russia's sophistication and capabilities in this space," said Cilluffo.
Herberger noted that the website of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine appears to be currently down: http://rnbo.gov.ua.
One area of particular concern is Ukraine's energy facilities, which are central to the ongoing political conflict. Ukraine has the largest gas transit infrastructure in the world, transiting about 100 billion cubic meters per year of Russian gas to European markets, according to the International Energy Agency.
"There are some unique cyber vulnerabilities to the infrastructure itself. That's something we ought to be paying attention to, not just there but that could spill over to the West, including the United States," said Cilluffo. "That's probably the trump card" if the situation escalates, he said.
Pattern of Cyber Warfare
All of this highlights the growing role of cyber attacks in geopolitical conflicts in general, not just ones involving Vladimir Putin.
Increasingly, militaries, terrorist organizations and other groups are relying on these digital intrusions to support traditional activities. Cyber attacks can enhance information or propaganda wars, intelligence-gathering efforts, bolster military capabilities or even stand alone as acts of war by themselves.
Geers, who is now a senior global threat analyst at FireEye (NASDAQ:FEYE), said cyber attacks are ideal for propaganda efforts.
"At the end of the day, you want to convince hearts, minds and wallets of a certain point. The Internet is perfect for that. You can manipulate conversations, place new stories and alter the course of history," he said.
For example, the Syrian Electronic Army, which is aligned with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has carried out countless attacks on Western media organizations, including The New York Times and the Washington Post. Earlier this year, the hacking group claimed its breaches of CNN social media sites were to "retaliate" for the news service's "vicious lying" in reporting on the conflict in Syria.
Some U.S. politicians have blamed Iran for widespread cyber attacks in recent years that slowed or blocked online access to American banks like JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) and Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC).
'Plausible Deniability'
One of the most egregious examples of cyber intrusions with geopolitical implications was the 2012 assault on Aramco that destroyed 30,000 of the Saudi Arabian national oil company's computers.
Nation-states like Russia may decide it's easier to avoid international outcry by resorting to cyber attacks, which are far more difficult to trace than traditional military activities.
"What makes cyber unique is the potential for plausible deniability. Smokey keyboards are harder to find," said Cilluffo.
As tensions around the world remain elevated, it seems reasonable to expect more of this type of cyber activity.
"I see no reason for geopolitical attacks to decrease in the near future," said Herberger.


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C&P Properties Merging with the Elewana Collection
Dear Friends,
As you can see from the announcement below, all the formal, legal stuff has finally been completed – thank goodness! We are all excited and have lots to look forward to. As you can imagine creating new websites, brochures etc., is going to take some time and we are planning a few launch parties during the year – watch this space.
Liz and I are especially excited, as with the larger team, we now have operational and admin support, and in both Kenya and Tanzania, can focus on the things we love and why we started this adventure all those years ago – food, guiding, walks, bush breakfasts ….. SAFARI !!
I am currently at ITB, and don't forget that I will be at We Are Africa and Indaba soon – hope to see you there,
Best wishes
Stefano & Liz
We are extremely pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition of Cheli & Peacock Group of Companies by the Elewana Collection, which received final Government approval at the end of January 2015.
The acquisition will see the Cheli & Peacock properties, namely, Elsa's Kopje, Elephant Pepper Camp, Joy's Camp, Tortillis Camp, Kitich Camp and Lewa Safari Camp merge under the banner of the Elewana Collection to form a comprehensive circuit of 14 properties spanning the highlights of Northern Tanzania, Kenya and Zanzibar.
The table below shows the full extent of the portfolio that will fall under the Elewana Collection:
Cheli & Peacock Safaris will continue to act independently of the Elewana Collection under the leadership of Stefano and Liz Cheli. Stefano and Liz will focus on innovations within the Company to enhance its offering as a destination experience manager.
The merger of the Cheli & Peacock's Portfolio with that of the Elewana Collection is now underway and we envisage a formal launch of the newly-merged Group by the middle of 2015. In advance of the launch we will provide you with details of any changes that may occur to the booking and reservations process. In the meantime it is very much business as usual and therefore please continue to make your reservations for the respective properties as you currently do.
For the Elewana Collection, we would like to take this opportunity to inform you that the rates for 2016 and 2017 will be available imminently. These will remain static – for the two years in question – in order to provide some degree of pricing visibility and much-needed stability in what has been a turbulent time for East African tourism.
It only leaves us to say a big 'thank you' to all our trade partners and suppliers for your continued support to both Cheli & Peacock and Elewana. We believe that the combination of Cheli & Peacock's long-standing history and experience of safaris and that of our now enhanced regional product offering will deliver a truly genuine and memorable destination experience for all our mutual clients.
Karim S. Wissanji – Chairman & CEO,
Elewana Collection
Stefano and Liz Cheli – CEO,
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these were the words i took away after seeing the final installment of the harry potter journey
words are, in my not so humble opinion,
our most inexhaustible source of magic.
harry potter and the deathly hallows
dear j. k. rowling,
thank you for illuminating the world. and showing us we already have all the tools to change it.
your faithful reader--one whose only act of schoolgirl rebellion was to sit in the back of eighth-grade american history with the sorcerer's stone on her lap, just below her desk, hoping no one would catch her
31 comments:
- s a m said...
I once got caught in Math class in middle school with Sorcer's Stone tucked in my text book.
Might be why I am hopelessly lost when it comes to "factoring fractions" ... and why I love the printed word.
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
- Alex said...
Harry Potter > math
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
- becky said...
I never, ever jumped on the Potter bandwagon--I just didn't like it--didn't get it--didn't see it as, technically, very good writing. (I am going to be hated for that comment, aren't I?) But what I have appreciated throughout the entire series is how it made a GENERATION read. That--that right there, is its magic. And despite my otherwise apathetic nature towards it, it really, truly was those lines that stopped me in the film. And I kind of hoped when I saw your teasing lines on Twitter that these were the very words you meant, too.
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
- Special Scout said...
you nailed it, friend.
i'm already working this quote into a classroom poster for this year. it must be done.
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
- rebecca said...
so very true.
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
- Chelsea said...
never watched/read harry potter, but i love that quote. your blog is just amazing..i always am inspired after reading just one entry, thanks for that. Also, im loving your new banner! very adorable.
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
- Alivia said...
Well said, Meg. I fully support reading HP at any time. Love your personal story of sneaking it in 8th grade :)
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
- J.LaB said...
I believe I got caught doing the very same thing in almost all of my classes at one point in time. Well except for history, but I'm a history nerd.
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
- stephanie said...
That was one of my favorite lines as well :)
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
- lindsay b. said...
I love the wise words Rowling sneaks in. Such wise wizards in the HP world.
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
- homeseed said...
ohhhh how i love these books/stories/characters/j.k. rowling.
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
- Collections said...
Ugh reading this post makes me want to cry all over again. I've just sort of moved on from the realization that its all over. Although I like what she said at the England premier of the movies... something to the effect that hogwarts will always be there for everyone. I like to think of it that way. My favorite part of the stories is the underlying theme of love and how important it is in our lives whether it be friends, family or relationships.
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- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
- ALFIE said...
i couldn't agree more.
a beautiful image.
each word. magic.
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
- Jenni Austria Germany said...
this gave me chills.
have i told you i'm naming all my children after HP characters? that may or may not totally happen...time will tell.
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
shit meg, that stone sounds like it took over your mind and forced you to push the boundaries of acceptable behaviour...
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
- Autumn said...
I laughed at Sam's comment....because I was caught reading a book in math class too. I would like to say that is why I entirely stink at math, but I don't think it will fly haha.
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
- Brittan said...
sigh. beautiful.
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
- A Sunday Kind Of Love said...
that was me in sixth grade french! i was reading prisoner of azkaban (under the desk, of course) when i met who would become one of my best friends to this day. she still likes to remind me how she sat next to me and said hi and i was like "uh, i'm reading harry potter right now".
and, to jenni austria germany up there- i'm totally naming one of my future girls hermione!!
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
- Brissa said...
it's true. j.k. is wonderful and the world she created is incredible. i can't get over it. and that was me today. a 21 year old sitting in the back of her history of theatre class reading the sorcerer's stone wishing (again) for her hogwarts letter to come.
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
- laurrdunn said...
i did this same thing all throughout school...read them each 3-4 times. so so so so good. and i love the movies just as much. love that you used this quote. <3
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
- Jessica said...
I was the same girl. I owe some grand memories to the Potter series. Summer nights having my mom read to us. I love Harry Potter.
- Thursday, July 28, 2011
I'm gonna miss it so much, thanks J.K.
- Thursday, July 28, 2011
- Devika said...
This is the perfect tribute. Lovely.
- Thursday, July 28, 2011
- Sara L. said...
This is wonderful!
I've been meaning to catch the story of her writing the books on Lifetime, I've heard it's really good.
She wrote the last chapter of the final book before the first book was even finished!!
- Thursday, July 28, 2011
- Jeneric Generation said...
JK Rowling's words certainly are magical. And profitable. But seriously, what a beautiful statement! I want to read all the books again right now.
- Thursday, July 28, 2011
- tinajo said...
I love Harry Potter - will miss looking forward to new books and movies. Just saw the last one and it was just as I expected and hoped. :-)
- Thursday, July 28, 2011
- nikki said...
I completely agree
- Thursday, July 28, 2011
- the soft soled said...
I secretly read in class too! While everyone else was sneaking off campus or drinking in the bathrooms, the one 'rebellious' thing I did was put novels in my textbooks and read while the teacher lectured. yeah I was cool... Glad to hear I wasn't the only one!
- Thursday, July 28, 2011
- The Rookie said...
I did something between a sigh and a gasp at that moment. Wasn't it beautiful? It was; it was so very beautiful.
- Friday, July 29, 2011
- Julie said...
The most worthy rebellious act I have ever heard of.
- Friday, July 29, 2011
- Betsy said...
HP is beautiful in every way.
- Tuesday, August 02, 2011


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Fawkes and Codex Highland Sextasy Poster
Made Famous on The Guild!
- Super high-quality Highland Sextasy Print by Greg Aronowitz
- Proceeds from the sale go to Child's Play
- 18 x 24 inches on 100 lb high-quality paper
Hey internet shopping masses! Do you like fine art? I know I do, though lately it's mostly it's the online multiple-polygon variety, and the occasional downloaded Bollywood musical. I do loves me some dazzling choreography.
So, art? Great, right?
I commissioned this guy I know that does van-art. Whipped this up for me real quick for my good buddy and bestest pal ever, Codex. We're inseparable. We're like peas in a pod, or conjoined twins without the connective tissue, or two of those really really strong magnets. Neodymium'd.
Anyway, Codex was dating the leader of a rival guild, Fawkes, and I was completely 100% behind it. 110% percent, even! I was like Team Codex-Fawkes! Like Team Cawkes, or something. Except, it didn't quite work out. See, she was all, "I like your bad-boy attitude and rugged good looks," and he was all, "whatever, cupcake. You're like a research project to me," and she was all, "go blow it out your arrgh hole!" Great comeback, Codex! Really put Fawkes in his kilty place!
So I had this seriously bitchin' painting made, because, you know - I'm uber-supportive, and would do anything for my bestest bud, Codex! I had to sell some blood to help pay for it, though. I'm feeling kinda lightheaded, so I had to put this painting up for sale to raise fundage. I auctioned off the original so I could buy my friendy-friend a sweet computer, but she really deserves a great machine for gaming so I'm selling poster versions too. Poster'd.
You can get your own super high-quality print, 18 x 24, of Fawkes, enkilted and ensworded, standing boldly next to Codex all pale and bosomy. It's a really good likeness, I think. I'll send proceeds to Child's Play, benefitting sick kids in children's hospitals everywhere. So, open your sacks, everyone! And by sacks, I mean money sacks, 'cause MMORPGs typically have a sort-of renaissance motif where sacks carried your gold and silver, though personally I've only got copper, hence the excessive bloodletting. Do you think the tissue center'd take perspiration, 'cause I'm kinda dizzy and flop-sweaty at the moment...
P.S. - Don't tell my guild master Vork. If he thinks I'm trying to raise money for the guild-hall, there'll be "hell to pay." I'm serious, I think I heard him say that there's a 20% "hell surcharge," or something. Usury'd.
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I am a student of Instrumentation and Control. Considering the versatility and stability of Linux, I was wondering if Linux can be configured to act as a Distributed Control System?
Also if yes, which distro would be appropriate? I have basic knowledge of Linux shell scripting so I would prefer the distro to be relatively user-friendly.
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I need to set up a server, but without re-installing or changing the system. A second user as a workstation if it can be set-up so.
Virtualization is welcome but don't know how.
I have till March '13 to learn OpenCL and parallel programming to use my graphics card (NVidia GeForce 525M 1GB) (although this part of plan is still under heavy consideration).
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Faculty to Reshape All-College Course• February 26, 2010 Share:
After deliberating throughout the fall semester, the Wabash College faculty voted Tuesday to reduce the number of semesters of required All-College courses from three to two.
The proposal was brought before the faculty by a group of academic department chairs, which was then taken up by the Academic Policy Committee. The APC came back to the faculty last November with a recommended action plan. The proposal was initiated — in part — by a reduction in teaching faculty over the next three years.
Specifically, all Wabash students will continue to take the All-College Freshman Tutorial during the fall semester of the freshman year, and will take an additional one-semester All-College course that will replace Cultures and Traditions.
A committee, chaired by psychology professor Bobby Horton and comprising faculty from all academic divisions, will begin work immediately to design the new All-College course, which will be in place for the Class of 2014 when it enters the College. The change will not have an impact on the current freshman class.
Academic division representatives elected to serve on the planning committee were physics professor James Brown from Division I, theater professor Michael Abbott from Division II, and history professor Stephen Morillo from Division III. Dean Phillips and the Division Chairs also appointed chemistry professor Ann Taylor, religion professor Bob Royalty, and teacher education professor Michele Pittard to the committee. A student representative will also be named to the committee.
"The curricular revision of our All-College course offerings now underway is part of the faculty's continuing work to strengthen the Wabash learning experience for all students," said Dean of the College Gary Phillips. "The faculty are committed to maintaining a curriculum with high academic challenge, high quality student/faculty engagement, and a rich diversity of intellectual and lived experience. The newly-formed All-College Course Committee will engage students and faculty in crafting a new course that meets these standards; nothing less than an excellent and engaged experience will do."
The new one-semester All-College course will be required of all students and will be taught by faculty from all disciplines. The proposal states that the new course will "offer a common intellectual experience shared by the College community challenging teachers and learners alike to move outside their comfort zones, while also allowing room for faculty creativity,"
In designing the new course, the committee will consult the Freshman Tutorial and Cultures and Traditions co-chairs and also welcome suggestions from the Wabash community at large.
"Exciting work lies ahead," noted President Pat White. "There is no more important task for the faculty than to design, intentionally and thoughtfully, a common teaching and learning experience for all students. I am proud of the way in which faculty and students have discussed these issues and proud of the confidence, care, and high spirits that will drive the vital work of planning a signature course for Wabash."
The committee is expected to make a preliminary report to the faculty by April 6 with recommendations for organizing the course, when in a student's career he will take the course, and possible timelines for implementation.
"In my view, the enthusiasm and energy faculty have demonstrated for creating a common intellectual experience for our students and for the faculty, one that stands in the long Wabash tradition of engaged learning, is uncommon and to be celebrated," added Dean Phillips.


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Redskins Free Agency Tracker – March 13th
The Redskins opened up the first day with barely a peep. The team retained punter Sav Rocca and defensive lineman Kedric Golston. It was also revealed through Twitter that the One Man Gang, Lorenzo Alexander, would be signing with a new team to be determined.
As the more expensive free agents are taken off the market, the Redskins should get more active with scouting affordable B and C level talent.
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The Central Connecticut women's lacrosse team fell to #18/19 Stony Brook on Thursday night at LaValle Stadium in Stony Brook, NY. The Blue Devils fall to 2-3 on the season with the loss, while the Seawolves improve to 5-2 with the victory. The final score was 20-5 in favor of Stony Brook.
The Blue Devils return to action on Saturday, March 15 at Brown. CCSU will then return home for three straight games at Arute Field, as they host Vermont on March 22, Lafayette on March 25 and Howard on March 29.
CCSU's five goals came from five different players with senior Meaghan McCurry scoring the Blue Devils' first goal at the 16:59 mark of the first half. The goal was McCurry's third of the season and broke a 7-0 opening run by the Seawolves.
Freshman Jessica Giangarra notched the next Blue Devil goal off a pass from senior Claire Healy. Giangarra's goal was the first of her career.
Senior Amanda Toke opened up the second half scoring with her ninth goal of the season. Freshman Alexandra Hooker recorded the assist on the score, which came just 19 seconds into the second half and made it a 14-3 game.
Following six goals by Stony Brook, sophomore Falynn McCartney found the back of the net with her ninth goal, which keeps her on pace with Toke for the team lead.
Minutes later freshman Marissa Soto recorded her first career goal and the final score of the game for either team.
Stony Brook held a 42-12 advantage in shots for the game, the Seawolves had 30 of their 42 shots on goal.
Junior goalkeeper Morgan Tullar recorded 10 saves and also had three ground balls in the contest. She played the entire game and falls to 2-3 on the season with the loss.
Sophomores Morgan Wallace and Madison Hughes each posted three ground balls to share the team-high with Tullar.
Toke (4), McCartney (3) and Soto (2) each recorded multiple draw controls in the game. The Blue Devils finished with 13 draw controls as a team.
The Seawolves had five players register five or more points in the game led by Courtney Murphy with eight on eight goals.


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Samsung appears to be on a roll, either that or something is certainly in the air. It was only yesterday when we covered MangaCamera and Paper Artist and the manufacturer has released two more apps for its Samsung Zone collection of Windows Phone content. Offering consumers more exclusive apps is definitely something we're beginning to enjoy seeing from Samsung.
So what are these new apps? App Folder and Video Trimmer. Head past the break for a quick summary and download links. Just as before, these apps are Windows Phone 8 only and require a Samsung ATIV Windows Phone.
App Folder
This is an interesting app for Samsung Windows Phones. App Folder enables consumers to group apps and settings shortcuts. It has been a real issue for owners who continue to demand folder tiles, but Microsoft met said requests half way with small sized tiles. Now Samsung is offering a solution to group multiple apps (more than what's displayed on tiles themselves) and shortcuts to a single tile on the home screen.
Shortcuts and apps can be horded into groups that can then be pinned to the home screen, offering more convenient access. Wide tiles are also supported, as well as the standard setup. You can download App Folder from the Samsung Collection on the Windows Phone Store (version 184.108.40.206 - only listed for Windows Phone 8).
Video Trimmer
As the name suggests, this app helps make trimming videos easy with cropping functionality. Editing videos in an instant, if you enjoy recording exciting moments on your Samsung Windows Phone, this app is certainly worth checking out before publishing said content online. Not much else to report on this one, except check it out if you're looking for such a solution.
You can download Video Trimmer from the Samsung Collection on the Windows Phone Store (version 126.96.36.199 - only listed for Windows Phone 8).
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Giant Boars Caught Dumpster Diving Near Primary School (VIDEO)
A video recorded in Hong Kong that shows a giant boar digging through a garbage dumpster has gone viral. According to Fox News, the video, uploaded by Tu Dong to Facebook, has been watched over 300,000 times and shared by more than 4,600 people.
The video, which captured the massive boar rummaging through the dumpster while three smaller boars watched on, concerned parents because the dumpsters were near a primary school. Wild boar can be very dangerous and have been known to attack humans when they get too close. In some parts of the world, feral pigs are considered pest animals and landowners are legally allowed to kill them.
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I opened the freezer this morning and a frozen ham steak fell out onto my big toe. It crossed my mind that I should probably go back to bed and skip what I knew would be a bad day.
A "bad day" is all relative, of course. What I actually had was a First World problem. Anyone in Ethiopia who read my column would think a ham steak falling out of anything was an absolute miracle. They would ignore their throbbing toe and busily cook four meals out of that piece of meat.
Unfortunately, if the poor guy was a Muslim, he'd have to pick it up the miracle with a stick and heave it into the desert for more desperate and less devout creatures to feast upon.
My First World Problems continued when I had to buy gas so that I could get to the grocery store. After arriving, I found that the kind of bread I liked was out of stock, the bananas were all green, and the only cans of albacore tuna they had were dented. Dented cans might have salmonella. I didn't buy any.
I went to pay and the credit card machine was not working. They could only accept cash at that time, but the ATM in the lobby still worked. Sigh...
For Pete's sake, I thought, am I in a Third World country or something?!
"Um, no," my saner self answered. "In fact, if you were, you'd be out in 110-degree heat with a stick, hunting for a scorpion for dinner. If you happened to hear of a can of tuna (dented or not) that was within a 100-mile radius, you would gladly walk, or better, run, to try to snag it before it sprouted wings and flew away. If there were a high risk of salmonella, you'd take that risk and pay that price if necessary.
Oh... yeah. I only had First World problems, I reminded myself.
I drove home in an air-conditioned car with several bags of groceries, suddenly humbled -- and a little guilty.
Why was I so lucky to be born in a place where pursuing happiness, prosperity, and a grocery store were possible? I don't intend to trade places with an Ethiopian. I'm not that noble. I can certainly help those who are less fortunate, though. At the very least, I can stop complaining about problems that are not problems. None of my problems are a matter of life and death. They are just irritating. All things considered, they shouldn't even be irritating.
My "bad day" continued when I arrived home. My little angels were busy trying to slay each other.
"Mom, he won't let me play Super Smash Brothers on the Wii!"
"First World problem," I answered.
"Mom, I got chocolate on my new shirt!"
"I'm hungry. What's for dinner, Mom?"
"Scorpion-kabobs. Go out and hunt some down."
All three of them stared at me as if I had grown an extra limb.
"Aren't you guys glad you live in America?"
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MacMillan first became internationally recognised after the extraordinary success of The Confession of Isobel Gowdie at the BBC Proms in 1990. His prolific output has since been performed and broadcast around the world, placing him in the front rank of today's composers. His major works include percussion concerto Veni, Veni, Emmanuel, which has received more than 400 performances, a cello concerto for Mstislav Rostropovich, large scale choral orchestral work Quickening, and three symphonies. Recent major works include his St John Passion, co commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Boston Symphony and Rundfunkchor Berlin; his Violin Concerto, cocommissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Concertgebouw Zaterdag Matinee and the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; and most recently his Piano Concerto No.3, Mysteries of Light, which received its world premiere by the Minnesota Orchestra and Jean-Yves Thibaudet conducted by Osmo Vänskä in 2011.
MacMillan's music has been the focus of many major festivals and residencies over the years, such as the London Symphony Orchestra's 2009/10 season 'Artist Portrait' which, alongside the world premiere of his Violin Concerto, included MacMillan conducting the orchestra in the City of London Festival, a revival of the St John Passion with Sir Colin Davis, performances of his trumpet concerto Epiclesis and an education project based on his work for ensemble and orchestra Into the Ferment.
MacMillan enjoys a flourishing career as conductor of his own music alongside a range of contemporary and standard repertoire, praised for the composer's insight he brings to each score. He is Principal Guest Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Kamer Filharmonie and was Composer/Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic from 2000-2009; he has conducted orchestras such as the Baltimore Symphony, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Radio Symphony, Danish Radio Symphony, Gothenburg Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic and NHK Symphony Orchestra among others.
MacMillan is Composer in Residence at the 2012 Grafenegg Festival, the co-commissioners of his new choral-orchestral piece Credo. While at Grafenegg MacMillan conducts this work alongside the music of Britten and Vaughan Williams with the Tonkuenstler Orchestra, rehearses and performs Into the Ferment with young musicians and directs "Ink Still Wet", a week-long composer/conductor workshop. His works will be performed throughout the Festival. MacMillan continues his term as Principal Guest Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Kamer Filharmonie, which this season includes conducting a Britten centenary concert as part of the Concertgebouw's Zaterdag Matinee series. Also during the 2012/13 season, MacMillan's music is the focus of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra's Spektrum Artist series, where he also conducts, and other highlights include conducting engagements with the Luxembourg Philharmonic and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
James MacMillan has directed many of his own works on disc for Chandos, BIS and BMG, most recently a disc featuring MacMillan's violin concerto A Deep but Dazzling Darkness and percussion concerto Veni, Veni, Emmanuel with Colin Currie and the Netherlands Radio Kamer Filharmonie. Other recent releases include an LSO Live disc of his St John Passion with the London Symphony Orchestra under Sir Colin Davis, a live recording of his opera The Sacrifice from its premiere performance by the Welsh National Opera in 2007 on Chandos, and a Grammy-nominated disc of Sun-Dogs and Visitatio Sepulchri with the Netherlands Radio Kamer Filharmonie and Choir on BIS.
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Treyarch Caps Its Epic Call of Duty®: Black Ops II Season Pass Offering with
Two All-New Multiplayer Maps, Two Re-Imagined Fan-Favorite Maps, and the Groundbreaking "Origins" Zombies Experience
World Famous Rock Band Avenged Sevenfold and
Renowned Comics Painter/Illustrator Alex Ross Lend Their Talent in support of
Call of Duty®: Black Ops II: Apocalypse
Santa Monica, CA - August 8, 2013 - The epic climax of Activision and Treyarch's Call of Duty®: Black Ops II Downloadable Content (DLC) Season Pass culminates with Apocalypse. Available first on the Xbox Live® online entertainment network from Microsoft on August 27, the game's fourth and final DLC Pack delivers four thrilling and diverse multiplayer maps, and the all-new wildly creative Zombies experience - "Origins".
With Apocalypse, Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI), and its award-winning studio Treyarch have partnered with award-winning Warner Bros. Records rock band, Avenged Sevenfold, who contribute the song, "Shepherd of Fire" from their upcoming album, "Hail to the King," to the Zombies experience, which will be featured in the intro cinematic video for "Origins." Along with Avenged Sevenfold, famed comics illustrator and painter, Alex Ross, has also lent his talent to "Origins," providing original art that features the original Zombies heroes. One of the most esteemed comic book artists of all time, Ross is most famous for his work with DC and Marvel Comics, and has won many notable awards for his artistic design.
"Apocalypse is Treyarch's grand finale to Call of Duty: Black Ops II," said Treyarch Studio Head, Mark Lamia. "It is the perfect culmination of our efforts, and fan feedback, with two all-new multiplayer maps for players to experience for the first time, and two fully reimagined fan-favorite multiplayer maps from past games - and Origins, our most epic Zombies experience to date. Apocalypse is a DLC pack that our fans will never forget."
Call of Duty: Black Ops II Apocalypse delivers four diverse multiplayer maps:
Pod: A failed utopian community from the 70's has left stacks of dilapidated residential pods nestled into an abandoned cliff side in Taiwan. Its residents long gone, the modernist compound now hosts frenetic combat as players must run atop the pods, as well as navigate their multi-tiered interiors for a strategic edge.
Frost: Fresh snow meets explosive gunpowder in this snow-capped European city, where the bridge over a frozen canal separates it into two sides, requiring players to employ multi-level traversal strategies to outsmart and ultimately outshoot their enemies.
Takeoff: Fans of "Stadium" from the original Call of Duty®: Black Ops First Strike DLC will find themselves at home on "Takeoff." Marooned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, this remote launch site is all about close-quarters combat, combining tight corners with open spaces for intense encounters.
Dig: An adaptation of the fan-favorite "Courtyard" from Call of Duty®: World at War, where two archeological dig sites in Afghanistan become the perfect playground for combatants eager for hectic, unceasing confrontations. Treyarch, has retained the spirit of "Courtyard" with two major chokepoints, a wide open layout and raised platforms, but has provided fans with a fresh take on the multitude of paths.
In addition to the four maps, Apocalypse also reveals Origins, the most horrifying and imaginative Zombies experience to date. Players will be deployed to Dieselpunk-stylized World War I-era France where they will encounter the return of the four original heroes from the very first Zombies map, Tank, Nikolai, Takeo, and Rictofen, as well as hordes of zombies that have overrun trenches and fields, as well as the ruins of a mysterious and ancient location.
Unleashed after the Germans unearthed the mysterious "Element 115," this next chapter in the Zombies legacy will explore the saga's origins as players reunite with an unlikely band of soldiers that come together to defeat the greatest evil the world has ever seen, using a period-specific arsenal that includes Wonder Weapons that harness supernatural powers, a diesel-drone and Mark IV tank, as well a new perk machine and power-ups - and that's just the start. Players will need all the help they can get to succeed in defeating the undead, as well as evading an unprecedented 1,000-foot tall robot abomination. In this stylized undead adventure, they'll need every advantage if they have any hope of surviving one of Treyarch's deepest Zombies experiences to date.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II Apocalypse will be available first, exclusively on Xbox Live for the Xbox 360® games and entertainment system from Microsoft for 1200 Microsoft Points on August 27, with other platforms to follow. Players who have already purchased the Season Pass can download Apocalypse as soon as it becomes available. Call of Duty: Black Ops II is rated "M" (Mature - Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs - content suitable for persons ages 17 and older) by the ESRB. More information on Call of Duty: Black Ops II can be found at http://www.callofduty.com/blackops2 or on www.facebook.com/codblackops. Fans can also follow @Treyarch on Twitter.
About Treyarch
Treyarch is an industry-leading game developer, wholly owned by Activision Publishing, Inc. whose Call of Duty: Black Ops II set world-wide launch day records, and whose previous game Call of Duty: Black Opsset an entertainment launch opening record upon its release in 2010 and continues to be one of the best-selling games of all time, according to NPD and GfK Chart-Track.
About Activision Publishing, Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.
Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, South Korea, mainland China and the region of Taiwan. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's website, www.activision.com.
About Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold achieved worldwide success with their platinum 2005 breakthrough City Of Evil, which featured the wildly popular single "Bat Country." The band quickly became known for their spectacular live shows and continues to sell out arenas worldwide. In 2007, their self-titled album Avenged Sevenfold debuted at #1 on the Billboard Alternative, Hard, and Rock Charts and #4 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart. It spawned the singles "Almost Easy," "Afterlife," and "Scream" and has sold over a million units worldwide. In 2008, the band captured their magnificent stage show on Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough, a live CD/DVD that has since been certified platinum. Over the years, Avenged Sevenfold has built a fanatical fanbase that includes over 14 millions fans on Facebook.


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MIAMI — The tattoo stays.
Jason Terry made sure of that with his work against the Miami Heat in The Finals.
The Dallas Mavericks' sixth-man extraordinaire went to work in the last three games of the series to help the Mavericks roll to their first title in franchise history while also making sure he wouldn't have to make a trip to have that Larry O'Brien trophy tattoo removed from the inside of his right bicep.
Terry's 19 points off the bench before halftime carried the Mavericks while Dirk Nowitzki struggled with his shot early. He finished with a game-high 27 and for the series wound up outplaying the man, LeBron James, the Heat assigned to shut him down.
Terry averaged 18 points on 49 percent shooting from the floor and 39.3 percent from beyond the 3-point line. James averaged 17.8 points on 48 percent shooting from the floor and 32 percent from deep.
The stage fright that seemed to paralyze James in this series, his second trip to the last stretch of the season, had the opposite effect on Terry, who thrived in the magnitude of his second Finals moment. He not only outplayed James, he called him out repeatedly and backed up his words with clutch work when the Mavericks had to have it.
Terry said he was channeling the idols of his youth, namely Gary Payton.
"Everybody knows who GP is, Gary Payton.One of my idols. A good friend," said Terry, a Seattle native raised on the Payton-Shawn Kemp-led Sonics teams. "It wasn't about me carrying the team. It was doing my job. My job is to come in and provide a spark, make plays, make shots. I did my job."
Terry's confidence was on full display in the elimination situation but in the aftermath he reflected on his roots.
"For me, I just think about my journey," Terry said. "Where I come from, the inner city of Seattle, growing up many nights on the playground emulating the greats, Isiah Thomas, even my hometown heroes like Slick Watts, "Downtown" Freddy Brown, Magic [Johnson]. Now I'm in the same breath as those guys. They're champions. Dr. J texted me before Game 6. He said, 'Hey son, it's your time.' I responded to him, 'I want to be a champion, just like you.' Now I am."
And Terry is likely the only one with that tattoo on his arm.


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SheepdogRD wrote:The guidelines from RES Mfg. are for metal stamping, not all fabrication methods. For instance, there's a minimum hole diameter guideline because it's hard to punch a deep, small-diameter hole; it's best -- but more costly -- to do that in a secondary operation by drilling.
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While the Pope may not be the biggest fan of social media, he has nevertheless recognized its ability to reach out to his flock, and maybe even gain new adherents (or 'followers').
Pope Benedict XVI is set to become the first pontiff to register a personal Twitter account, in an attempt to change with the times and use new technology, rather than outdated missives to communicate, the Guardian reports.
"The tweet can be reformulated, redistributed, relaunched and disseminated," Father Claudio Maria Celli, the head of the Vatican's pontifical council for social communications, said. "In this sense it is like the gospel, a small mustard seed that once scattered grows into bushes where birds can rest."
While '@BenedictusPPXVI' is the rumored Twitter handle doing the rounds in the Italian press, the Vatican has refused to confirm it, and has not set a date for the first tweet. Celli said tweets would probably include links to the pope's speeches (we're guessing there won't be any personal photos with other celebrities).
Tweets from Benedict's new personal account may not always be written by the pope himself, but will always be approved by him, a Vatican source told the Guardian.
This won't be the first papal dalliance with Twitter, though. During Lent, he will be tweeting once a day from the site Pope2you's twitter account. He also tweeted the launch of the Vatican news site from Vatican radio's Twitter account last year.


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Q: How much weight will I lose?
A: Weight-loss results vary from patient to patient, and the amount of weight you lose depends on several things. The band needs to be in the right position, and you need to be committed to your new lifestyle and eating habits. Obesity surgery is not a miracle cure, and the pounds won't come off by themselves. It is very important to set achievable weight-loss goals from the beginning. A weight loss of 2 to 3 pounds a week in the first year after the operation is possible, but one pound a week is more likely. Twelve to eighteen months after the operation, weekly weight loss is usually less. Remember that you should lose weight gradually. Losing weight too quickly creates a health risk and can lead to a number of problems. The main goal is to have weight loss that prevents, improves, or resolves health problems connected with severe obesity.
Q: How do the weight-loss results with the LAP-BAND compare to those with the gastric bypass?
A: Surgeons have reported that gastric bypass patients lose weight faster in the first year. At five years, however, many LAP-BAND patients have achieved weight loss comparable to that of gastric bypass patients. You should focus on long-term weight loss and remember that it is important to lose weight gradually while reducing obesity-related risks and improving your health.
Q: Does the LAP-BAND require frequent office visits after surgery?
A: Check-ups are a normal and very important part of the LAP-BAND System follow-up. Monthly visits with the bariatric programs office is extremely important especially during the first year or two to assist the patient in learning how to use the Lapband as a tool. Learning involves the correct eating techniques, learning about satiety, correct type of food and to ensure the Lapband is adjusted into the "Green Zone".
Q: How is the band adjusted?
A: Adjustments are done in the surgeon's office, and local anesthesia is used. A fine needle is passed through the skin into the access port to add or subtract saline. This process most often takes only a few minutes and most patients say it is nearly painless.
Q: Will I need to take vitamin supplements?
A: Yes. Consuming smaller amounts of healthy food will require a chewable multivitamin and a calcium with vitamin D supplement. At your regular check-ups, your specialist will evaluate whether you are getting enough vitamins.
Q: What about other medication?
A: You should be able to take prescribed medication though you may need to use capsules, break big tablets in half or dissolve them in water so they do not get stuck in the stoma and make you sick. You should always consult your bariatric surgeons office as some medications can damage the tissue lining of your stomach and result in problems with the Lap-Band.
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We've gone from counting the months, weeks and days to counting the hours and minutes until the NFL season begins.
Spend a few of those minutes with Pro Football Talk on NBCSN on Thursday and we'll get you ready for the Ravens and Broncos on Thursday night. We'll have an interview with Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning as part of the proceedings, during which we'll find out his thoughts on the team's offseason, their preparedness for the year to come and how he's feeling as he gets ready for yet another year in the NFL.
And then the PFT crew will break down all of the biggest storylines to keep in mind for Thursday night's game on both sides of the ball for both teams. All of which should only serve to make you more excited to see just what happens when the 2013 season gets underway.
It all gets started at 5:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 84 diseños de 22 diseñadores freelance.
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- Because it is customized for each breed, any dog image you use must be generic (an any breed image) like the one you see of the angel dog
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The Earthquakes expended a lot of time and energy over the winter months chasing international players such as Brazilian forward Eduardo, Argentinean midfielder Javier Robles and Trinidadian forward Scott Sealy.
But the newcomer who has made the most impact in 2010 didn't come from some far-flung address.
At the age of 27 and with five USL seasons under his belt, Joey Gjertsen has finally arrived in MLS. And the Washington native is making the most of it so far, coming off the bench at halftime of the Quakes' season opener and playing the whole of San Jose's next two matches, including the U.S. Open Cup qualifier on Wednesday.
"I wouldn't say I've been successful at this level yet, but I'm trying to prove myself every game," Gjertsen said. "Maybe through two games I've done OK, but it's a long season."
Gjertsen hasn't shown up on the score sheet in either of the Quakes' MLS regular-season games, but it was his hustling run to chase down a soft back pass that caused a breakdown in the Chicago defense in the 49th minute of San Jose's 2-1 victory last Saturday.
That effort forced an ineffective clearance from charging goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra, which led to San Jose's Arturo Alvarez gaining possession in front of an empty net. He put it away for the Quakes' first goal of the season.
"He feels the game well, and you can't teach that or coach that," San Jose coach Frank Yallop said of Gjertsen. "You get him in and he does his thing and he really feels what's going on in the game and does it well."
Although all three of San Jose's goalkeepers -- Joe Cannon, Jon Busch and Andrew Weber -- have played in the USL or its forerunner, the A-League, Gjertsen is the only Quakes field player to have worked his way up from the second tier of American and Canadian soccer.
The Tacoma native signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2005 after leaving Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash. He immediately earned a spot in the Whitecaps' lineup and, in his second season, took home the USL's MVP award after scoring 12 goals for the eventual league champions.
That was when he first came to the attention of Yallop, who was running the Galaxy and tried, unsuccessfully, to lure Gjertsen to Los Angeles.
"I think he would have been ready then," Yallop said. "I saw him play a good five, six years ago, and he was very similar to what he is now. So I think he could have made the jump, no problem.
Gjertsen, however, was happy enough with his situation to bide his time.
"I was still a young player, the [MLS] reserve league was still around, and I just didn't want to get lost in the mix," Gjertsen said. "They had big rosters then. I think had I come up, got lost in the 30-man roster and tried to fight my way in as a young guy, it could have been bad for me. More importantly, though, I was comfortable where I was at, and that was probably the reason why I never left."
Like dominoes lined up and then knocked over, a series of circumstances fell into place before Gjertsen began seriously considering an MLS jump.
His contract was up, putting him on the free-agent market. His USL team, the Montreal Impact, captured the 2009 title, with Gjertsen starting in all four playoff games and playing a key role in the championship. He was familiar with Yallop and assistant coaches Mark Watson (a former teammate of Gjertsen's on the Whitecaps) and Ian Russell (a fellow Seattle-area product) and Weber, a teammate in Montreal for 1 1/2 years.
"I felt like maybe I had accomplished everything I could in [the USL]," said Gjertsen, who agreed to terms with the Quakes in January. "I knew some of the players and I thought it could work out. I could come back to the West Coast, so I was all for it."
San Jose was looking for Gjertsen to help replace the void at right midfield left by losing Shea Salinas to the Philadelphia Union in expansion draft, and he has played there primarily ever since. His energy has been unflagging, even as he logged 120 minutes in the U.S. Open Cup qualifier against Real Salt Lake on Wednesday.
"Coming in, they said they lost [Salinas] and maybe that was a spot where I could help them," Gjertsen said. "I was going to do anything I could to get that spot. Now that I have it, I'm going to do anything I can to keep it."
Geoff Lepper covers the Earthquakes for MLSsoccer.com. He can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at @sjquakes.


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Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 –It took only one of the three arguments raised by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to vacate the electronic on-board recorder regulation.
The opinion filed Friday by the court vacated the rule and sent it back to the agency for further proceedings consistent with the ruling.
"It's a fantastic decision," OOIDA President Jim Johnston said. "The decision dealt with the issue of harassment of drivers, but the court left room to come back and challenge other aspects if the agency gets overly enthusiastic about how they want to monitor truckers."
The regulation under fire was the 2010 final regulation mandating the use of electronic on-board recorders for companies with a safety history that reflects a 10 percent or greater level of non-compliance with the hours-of-service regs in one compliance review.
OOIDA filed suit against the agency contending that the rule was arbitrary and capricious because it does not "ensure that the devices are not used to harass vehicle operators," as required by law. The Association's lawsuit also contended that the cost-benefit analysis failed to demonstrate the benefits of the technology and that the EOBRs violate the Fourth Amendment.
The opinion from the Seventh Circuit, prepared by Circuit Judge Diane Wood, stated that the court "need address only the first issue" of driver harassment.
The opinion states that if an agency "fails to consider a factor mandated by its organic statues, this omission is alone 'sufficient to establish an arbitrary-and-capricious decision requiring vacatur of the rule.'"
FMCSA was directed by Congress back in the late 1980s to "ensure that the devices are not used to harass vehicle operators."
"There is no question that section 31137(a) is mandatory," Judge Wood wrote in the opinion.
She wrote that FMCSA's first argument that it did consider driver harassment can be set aside immediately.
"The FMCSA suggests that a single conclusory sentence in the final rulemaking to the effect that the Agency 'has taken the statutory requirement into account throughout the final rule' is enough by itself to satisfy section 31137(a). It is not," Judge Wood wrote.
Judge Wood equally dismissed the agency's second argument contending that driver harassment was considered during the rulemaking process.
"The Agency's back-up argument fares no better than its first one," she wrote. "For the first time in its consideration of EOBRs, the Agency's brief before this court introduces the argument that its consideration of privacy and the Privacy Impact Assessment it produced also addresses the statutory factor of harassment.
"This argument is too little, too late."
The ruling vacates the regulation and sends it back to the agency for further proceedings consistent with the opinion.
Of note, the final rule struck down in the opinion is not the only electronic on-board recorder mandate pending from FMCSA. The agency already has a second rulemaking in progress that would mandate EOBRs in all trucks.
While there are many options before the agency at this point, including a possible appeal of the Seventh Circuit's decision, the agency could retool the regulation or even simply move forward with a full mandate while attempting to address driver harassment in such a way that it relieves the court's concerns raised in the opinion.
In the opinion, Judge Wood also outlined a couple ways the agency should and/or could address driver harassment.
In one instance she wrote that the agency needed to clearly define a distinction between productivity and harassment and "must also describe what precisely it is that will prevent harassment from occurring."
The court also suggested that a comprehensive study of motor carriers both using and not using EOBRs could prove beneficial.
"The Agency needs to consider what types of harassment already exist, how frequently and to what extent harassment happens, and how an electronic device capable of contemporaneous transmission of information to a motor carrier will guard against (or fail to guard against) harassment," Judge Wood wrote.
"A study of these problems with EOBRs already in use, and a comparison with carriers that do not use these devices, might be one obvious way to measure any effect that requiring EOBRs might have on driver harassment."
"Of course, we considered this absolutely unnecessary invasion of driver's privacy rights that would accomplish nothing in the way of commercial vehicle safety," Johnston said of the regulation.
"The court's decision may very well slow the initiative of heavy vehicle monitoring and give drivers some reprieve from what we consider to be an intrusion of privacy."
Land Line Now News Anchor Reed Black contributed to this article.