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Sometimes, the buildup to a game can overwhelm what actually happens on the field.
Certainly, No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Alabama would have to play nothing less than a classic to live up to all the hype for Monday night's BCS championship.
Before either team stepped on the field in balmy South Florida, this was shaping up as one of the most anticipated games in years, college football's two most storied programs, glorified in movie and song, facing off for the biggest prize.
"It's definitely not any other game," said Alabama linebacker C.J. Mosley.
For the Crimson Tide (12-1), this is a chance to be remembered as a full-fledged dynasty. Alabama will be trying to claim its third national championship in four years and become the first school to win back-to-back BCS titles.
"To be honest, I think this team has kind of exceeded expectations," coach Nick Saban said Sunday. "If you look at all the players we lost last year, the leadership that we lost … I'm really proud of what this team was able to accomplish."
That said, it's not a huge surprise to find Alabama playing for another title. That's not the case when it comes to Notre Dame.
Despite their impressive legacy, the Fighting Irish (12-0) weren't even ranked at the start of the season. But overtime wins against Stanford and Pittsburgh, combined with three other victories by a touchdown or less, gave Notre Dame a shot at its first national title since 1988.
After so many lost years, the golden dome has reclaimed its luster in coach Brian Kelly's third season.
"It starts with setting a clear goal for the program," Kelly said. "Really, what is it? Are we here to get to a bowl game, or are we here to win national championships? So the charge immediately was to play for championships and win a national championship."
Tickets are at a premium, with a seat in one of the executive suites going for $60,000 on StubHub the day before the game and even a less-than-prime spot in the corner of the upper deck being offered at $900.
GoDaddy.com Bowl: Ryan Aplin threw for 213 yards and a touchdown, J.D. McKissic caught 11 passes for 113 yards, and Arkansas State edged No. 25 Kent State 17-13 in Mobile, Ala.
The Red Wolves (10-3) earned their first bowl win since joining the Football Bowl Subdivision in 1992. Kent State finished 11-3.
Staying in school: Quarterback Aaron Murray, who led Georgia to a 12-2 season, announced on his Twitter account that he will return for his senior year instead of entering the NFL draft. … Vanderbilt wide receiver Jordan Matthews, who had 94 catches for 1,323 yards this season, also said he will return for his senior year instead of entering the draft.


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Summer 2012 – The Heat Is Here
Jun 13 2012
It's already breaking 100 degrees in Texas. Summer is here…well officially on June 21. My kids will finish school this week. Then, hopefully, they will go on a couple of trips and attend a bunch of summer camps including a Spanish immersion one held by their school and have a lot of outdoor fun at Doublecreek Camp. They have been given things to work on during the summer and, of course, they are complaining that it's not fair they have a tiny bit of summer "homework." Little do they know that I would be fine with year round school! If only they could grasp now how "not fair" life usually is and how "more than fair" their short lives have been when compared to the majority of kids around the world, it would save them much disillusionment later.
This summer is going to be an interesting one for many reasons that I'll post about soon. Lots of changes, mostly good. But with changes in situation and temperatures, there is always an adjustment period. 🙂Author: Aruni | Filed under: parenting, random stuff, working mother | Tags: doublecreek camp, homework, not fair, summer, summer camp, year round school | 3 Comments »

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Kleiner brings technology experience to TEEN director position
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Lena Kleiner of Hillsboro will not begin her new position as Marion County TEEN director until July 1, but that is not keeping her from planning and dreaming about how to use her experience to help students and teachers in the county.
"My hope for this position is that I can be of assistance to all the teachers in the five districts to integrate technology into their classrooms and that students can utilize the Interactive Distance Learning network to its fullest potential," she said.
Kleiner grew up in Hillsboro, graduating from Hillsboro High School in 1992. She attended Tabor College and Kansas State University and has been employed as a business and computer teacher at Hope School since 1998. She and her husband, Ryan Kleiner, have two children in the Hillsboro school system.
"I have taught computer and business courses for 15 years and am excited for the opportunity to be working with students and teachers at all the schools in the county," she said.
Kleiner is familiar with technology requirements for TEEN programs and the benefits offered to participating districts.
"TEEN is the acronym for Technology Excellence in Education Network," she said. "It was created in 1992 to allow districts to share classes and teachers, offering students more subject options through the use of fiber optics.
Kleiner said the network currently has 100 Mbps in Internet available for users, a growth from 12 Mbps when the organization was established.
"The collaboration among the schools has only strengthened over the years," she said. "TEEN participation gives districts two major advantages in education, course flexibility for students and Pathways classes funding through the state."
Kleiner said TEEN also provided group-buying power, curriculum enrichment, and allowed connections with special guests worldwide.
Kleiner was named TEEN director Wednesday.


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IceWEB CFO, Mark Lucky, Discusses Recurring Revenue Stream from IceBOX Services
IceWEB CFO, Mark Lucky, Discusses Recurring Revenue Stream from IceBOX Services
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STERLING, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IceWEB, Inc.™ - (OTCBB:IWEB),an award winning Unified Data Storage appliance provider for cloud and virtual environments and its innovative IceBOX highly secure, infinitely scalable Private Cloud solution as well as other Cloud Services, today announced comments made by the Company's CFO, Mark Lucky, on new product offerings which address cloud security issues and the Company's revenue model.
"Icebox is a new service offered by IceWEB that allows business, education and government organizations to utilize a private cloud to securely backup and share files within their organization. Icebox provides organizations with an enterprise-grade cloud collaboration solution that addresses the concerns that organizations have in using consumer-oriented technologies for business, by providing control over confidential or critical information, and providing for compliance and governance of proprietary information. It is the alternative to consumer-oriented products such as Dropbox that require data to be stored on 3rd party servers. There are many companies out there that are looking to follow IBM's lead in banning unsecure cloud collaboration tools in favor of offerings just like IceBOX" said Mark Lucky, IceWEB CFO.
"The Icebox product offering has created a paradigm shift in the way that IceWEB does business. The Icebox product uses a subscription model that creates a recurring revenue stream. This model complements our existing hardware business, as many of our Icebox customers also have data storage needs which require IceWEB data storage hardware appliances as a component of their data storage solution."
"Not all revenue is created equal. The more predictable and steady that revenue is, the more valuable it becomes. As we add new customers we are creating an annuity of cash flow. This will allow us to allocate more of our limited resources to growing our business rather than on trying to acquire enough new or repeat business just to hit the same revenue level that we did in prior periods. This predictability of revenue lowers our risk profile, and we expect that this recurring revenue will become an increasing share of our overall revenue."
"In addition, this subscription-based model provides a way for us to reach out to our customers more frequently and build a more loyal customer base. Icebox is built to scale as we grow out our customer base, and has created a more collaborative environment for us, enabling us to create an ecosystem of partners and additional revenue opportunities," Lucky concluded.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) Infielder Ronny Cedeno has agreed to a $1.15 million, one-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, giving them insurance in case shortstop Rafael Furcal has problems returning from an elbow injury that sidelined him late last season.
Cedeno can earn an additional $850,000 in performance bonuses under Monday's deal: $170,000 each for 200, 250, 300, 250 and 400 plate appearances.
The 29-year-old Cedeno batted .259 with four homers and 22 RBIs last year for the New York Mets. An eight-year big league veteran, he has a .247 career average for the Chicago Cubs, Seattle, Pittsburgh and the Mets and was the Pirates' starting shortstop in 2010 and 2011.
At the team's fan festival last week, both general manager John Mozeliak and manager Mike Matheny said they thought the team would enter spring training with no serious health issues. Rookie Pete Kozma started at shortstop the final month of the season and in the postseason.
To make room on the 40-man roster, the Cardinals designated left-handed pitcher Barret Browning for assignment.
St. Louis also agreed to minor league contracts with catchers Rob Johnson and J.R. Towles and outfielder Justin Christian, and hired former catcher Bengie Molina as assistant hitting coach. He is the older brother of Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina.
The Cardinals invited 16 non-roster players to training camp, including outfielder Oscar Taveras and right-hander Seth Maness, their minor league player and pitcher of the year. Pitchers and catchers report to Jupiter, Fla., on Feb. 11, with the first full-squad workout Feb. 15.


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The John McKay team called one of the best in college football history capped a 12-0 season with a resounding 42-17 win over No. 3 Ohio State. USC had been atop the polls from the first week (after No. 1 Nebraska was upset by UCLA) and defeated five teams ranked No. 18 or better along the way, never trailing in the second half of any game. The roster included Mike Rae at quarterback, Anthony Davis at tailback behind fullback Sam Cunningham, plus Lynn Swann, Charle Young, Gary Jeter, Richard Wood and Charles Phillips.
2005-06 Texas:
The teams that Vince Young led to back-to-back Rose Bowl victories could celebrate winning the national championship in 2006 when it outlasted a USC team that had won 34 in a row and possessed two Heisman Trophy winners. Mack Brown's 13-0 Longhorns, ranked No. 2 for the entire season leading into the '06 Rose Bowl, came into the game having defeated Colorado, 70-3, in the Big 12 title game. They put up 66 points against Kansas, 62 against Baylor, 60 against Louisiana-Lafayette and 52 against Texas Tech during the regular season. Texas's 652 points were an NCAA record. And its Rose Bowl win over the Trojans was No. 800 in the program's history
2001 Miami: The first BCS national champs crowned at the Rose Bowl in an arranged No. 1 vs. No. 2, these Hurricanes ended up defeating five teams ranked No. 14 or better during the season — such as 65-7 drubbing of No. 12 Washington and a 59-0 triumph over No. 14 Syracuse, not long before their 37-14 win over Heisman winner Eric Crouch and Nebraska in Pasadena. Larry Coker's team was loaded with 17 eventual first-round NFL draft picks, such as running backs Clinton Portis and Willis McGahee, free safety Ed Reed, tight ends Jeremy Shockey and Kellen Winslow II and strong safety Sean Taylor.
1968 Ohio State:
With Woody Hayes' group of players known as the "Super Sophomores," the Buckeyes' Class of 1970 rolled into Pasadena and captured the national championship behind quarterback Rex Kern with a win over USC in the 1969 Rose Bowl. The team would come within two games of three straight undisputed national championships, eventually losing the '71 Rose Bowl to Stanford. Aside from Kern, the three-year starters included Jack Tatum, Jim Stillwagon, John Brockington, Mike Sensibaugh, Bruce Jankowski and Tim Anderson. The College Football Hall of Fame includes Kern, Tatum and Stillwagon as members.
2011 Texas Christian:
Because of the Bowl Championship Series selection process, the Horned Frogs made a rare appearance in Pasadena by virtue of their 12-0 record in the Mountain West. Rose Bowl organizers had to take them in for a matchup against Big Ten champion Wisconsin after Pac-10 champion Oregon qualified for the BCS title game instead (and Pac-10 runner up Stanford was picked for the Orange Bowl). Yet, TCU, with quarterback Andy Dalton and coach Gary Patterson, endeared them to the community after a 21-19 win, the first by a non-BCS team in nearly 80 years.
1947 Michigan:
The "Mad Magicians," considered by many to be the greatest Wolverines team of all time, went undefeated and untied, and crushed USC 49-0 in the '48 Rose Bowl. All-American halfback Bob Chappuis set two Rose Bowl game records with 279 total offensive yards and 14 pass completions.
1940 Stanford:
The "Wow Boys" benefitted from first-year coach Clark Shaughnessey's "T" formation – quarterback Frankie Albert going under center to take the snap – which replaced the more common single wing. The Indians' 21-13 win over Nebraska in the 1941 Rose Bowl certified the move as one the rest of the nation had to pay attention to.
1994 Penn State
The Big Ten champions, coached by Walter Camp winner Joe Paterno and led by No. 1 overall NFL draft pick Ki-Jana Carter, had reason to believe they'd have some kind of stake in the national championship after finishing 12-0 and knocking out Oregon, 38-20, in the 1995 Rose Bowl. The Bowl Coalition did not include the Big Ten or Pac-10 at the time, so it had no problem naming Nebraska as the national champion. The Nittany Lions, with Kerry Collins at quarterback, defeated No. 14 USC, No. 5 Michigan and No. 21 Ohio State during the regular season.
1992 Washington:
The Huskies' 12-0 squad handled No. 4 Michigan, 34-14, in the 1993 Rose Bowl in Don James' 17th season to claim a piece of a national championship, splitting it with 12-0 Miami. Eleven players went in the 1992 NFL draft, led by overall No. 1 choice Steve Emtman. For what it's worth, Sports Illustrated played out a fantasy matchup between the Huskies and Hurricanes – and declared Washington, behind quarterback Billy Joe Hobert, a 18-17 winner in a "dream game" scenario.
1965 Michigan State
How do you lose a Rose Bowl game and still win a share of a national championship? The Spartans' 14-12 loss to UCLA in the 1966 Rose Bowl, solidified by a missed two-point conversion, was only a conversation starter. Alabama wrestled away the AP crown, but Michigan State had the UPI coaches' choice. Duffy Daughtery's Big Ten champions that included Bubba Smith, Gene Washington, George Webster and Clinton Jones would be more famous for how it played out its '66 season – undefeated until a classic 10-10 tie against Notre Dame in the season finale. But the '65 squad laid the ground work.


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After another week in the global market, the ETFdb pop quiz returns with another round of questions about Food, Futures Based, and France.
As always, all answers can be found using the suite of free tools at ETFdb.com, including the ETFdb Categories, ETF screener and the ETF Analyzer.
1.Which ETF offers unparalleled exposure to the Food Supply industry?
2. Which ETFdb Portfolio has the highest 3 year return?
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Offshore Tax Probe Picks Up
U.S. Chase for Cheats With Secret Accounts Looks to Israel, India and Elsewhere
We're still coming after you.
That is the message from the U.S. government to Americans who evaded federal taxes by stashing money in secret offshore accounts, say lawyers who represent some of those people.
After getting a guilty plea from Switzerland's oldest private bank, which was ordered Monday to pay a total of $74 million for violating...


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sustained brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 49 Designs von 15 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Looking for new company logo and stationery design (incl. business cards, letterheads and with compliments slips) for boutique publishing company. The design must incorporate the company name "Associated Media Group" and AMG (the abbreviation). It must be ICONIC and MEMORABLE.
Associated Media Group (AMG)
Desired Color Scheme:
prefer red and black - but open to suggestions
Desired Style:
Contemporary and iconic
Accepted File Formats:
EPS Illustrator (colour and mono)
About the company:
Associated Media Group (AMG) is a boutique publishing company specialising in corporate and consumer books. We conceptualise book ideas and employ a professional team of researchers, writers, editors and designers. To support some of our books, we develop websites so different industry groups can communicate with each other, receive the latest e-news or buy appropriate products and services. We will be providing podcasts, vodcasts and other interesting web tools.
What we require:
We require a new logo design as well as stationary including letterhead, business cards and with compliments slip. This logo will also be used as signage and included on our website so we would be grateful if you could design the website panel too.
The design:
The design must include the words Associated Media Group and the letters AMG. Whether you include an icon, or just stunning use of typography, we want it to be ICONIC and memorable.
PLEASE NOTE: This is the same competition that is listed in the "stationery" subcategory and is not a duplicate. We had some technical difficulties and had to submit the contest again for it to be shown in the "logos" category.
Finden Sie heraus, wie ein Designwettbewerb funktioniert, oder lernen Sie mehr über unsere Logo-Design-Angebote.


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Happy mid-week, yay! Things have been so busy lately. I feel
like I am always saying that, but it is oh so true. However, May awaits
and I could not be more excited. Lots of new things to come in May.
Once exams and presentations are over things will slow down for a
bit, and I absolutely cannot wait. Anyways, I have been waiting to
show you all this dress for literally months! I purchased it in the winter
months, waiting for a sunny day to bring it out. The print is so vibrant
and fun. It just screams 'hello summer'!
In other exciting news, Ruche is hosting a $25 giveaway on my blog!
If you are not familiar with Ruche, they are one of my absolute favorite clothing
websites. Completely vintage-inspired, feminine, and beautiful. Here are
the rules:
1.) Go to the Ruche page and tell me your favorite item and how you would
style it (this is more for my selfish reasons, I love to hear what you all
have to say, hehe)
2.) Follow me on BlogLovin'
3.) Leave you e-mail or another way to contact you.
This contest is international as well. Good luck loves!
PS- Remember to enter the Chicwish giveaway below!
wearing: vintage dress & shoes via Grey Dog Vintage Boutique; H&M cardigan; cooperative hat; bag c/o of VJ STYLE


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After he was passed over in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday night, West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith said he was heading home. But now he has reconsidered.
Smith will, in fact, be in attendance on Friday night when the second round begins, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
We don't know what changed Smith's mind, but it may be that he got a strong indication from some team that he won't be sitting around for long. A team with a high second-round pick may have already reached out to Smith and told him he's going to be the guy, and that he shouldn't go anywhere. (If that team is the Jets, it would especially make sense for Smith to stay in New York.)
Another day in New York City wasn't the plan for Smith, who hoped he would be spending Friday at the facility of his new team. But at least he can be confident that he won't still be at Radio City Music Hall on Saturday.


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The seven remaining contestants on"American Idol"performed songs from 2010, 2011 and 2012, in clusters as well as solo, on Wednesday night. It really did come as something of a relief to hear these young people do current hits, mostly of their own choosing.
As the judges noted at some point, this week's theme allowed us to see not only how the contestants might fit into today's music marketplace -– to put it crassly -– but also how far they've come and how much they've grown and developed in the "Idol" competition. Most of them have reached a comfort level onstage, learned to calibrate and control their performances, and relaxed into their personas in a way that makes them, if anything, better able to accept and integrate input from mentor Jimmy Iovine and his parade of luminary helpers.
This week's mentor was Akon, who apparently pegged Jessica Sanchez as a standout from back before the final 13 were selected. "She's gonna be a legend one day. I believe it. I really do," Akon said.
VOTE: Who did you think was the best singer of the week?
Sanchez seemed to prove Akon right with Jazmine Sullivan's "Stuttering." Seated atop a staircase with piano accompaniment nearby, Sanchez poured her powerful vocals into a poignant plea for the ability to express herself clearly and to be known.
It felt intimate, as if she were singing directly to us, and when she seemed to nearly miss the step she aimed to sit on, we may have found ourselves wanting to reach out and give her a hand. The judges loved it, naturally, but Jennifer Lopez's instructions to Sanchez to be more like fellow contestant Joshua Ledet, just when she's finally really growing into herself, might have left you -- sputtering.
Other highlight performances included Skylar Laine, who kicked off the show by playing guitar and belting the heck out of Kellie Pickler's "Didn't Know How Much I Loved You," which made me realize I didn't know how much I liked her. The song suited her in a way that none of her previous choices have, and the sparky campfire projections were right cozy.
Laine sure doesn't want us to think she loves frequent duet partner Colton Dixon, though -– at least not that way. Both before and after taking the stage to sing together again, as they had last week, Dixon and Laine emphatically denied rumors of romance, which I hadn't heard until they started denying them. (You can imagine how thrilled they were when Steven Tyler told them they'd "made love" to each other musically during their duet of Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson's "Don't You Wanna Stay.") "I can assure you we're not dating," Dixon said. "And that is because she owns a gun."
Dixon, who generally doesn't do much for me, also turned in one of his best performances, singing Skylar Grey's version of "I Love the Way You Lie," and accompanying himself on the piano, surrounded by smoke and string musicians. He may have felt he had something to prove after Iovine told him he might have been behind Phillip Phillips in the quest to lock up the teen girl vote and finish on top.
Dixon said he hated being compared to anyone, especially, for some reason, Phillips. But when Iovine tried the same trick on Phillips, the modest musician didn't bat an eye, allowing that Colton "is a good looking guy." Phillips didn't lose his equilibrium, either, when the judges offered him only tepid praise for his take on Maroon 5's "Give a Little More," which, while appealingly Phillip Phillipsy, wasn't his best performance. It's "all good" he said.
But lest voters think Phillip isn't "in it to win it," in retired Randy Jackson parlance, the producers made sure we saw him respond affirmatively when Iovine asked him whether he wanted to "win this thing." "Yeah," he said.
Phillips' duet with Elise Testone on Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know," however, rivaled Sanchez's "Stuttering" for my favorite performance of the night. Testone ripped it, their voices intermingled wonderfully, and they seemed to have a playful chemistry similar to what Casey Abrams and Haley Reinhart had last season. (They're just "really good friends," Testone said, when Ryan Seacrest inquired about their "comfort level.") Yes, Testone did out-sing Phillips, as he had predicted, but can she do that slow chicken dance he does across the stage, as if channeling a stuffed bird from his dad's pawn shop, when they duet? Didn't think so.
Seriously, I really like Testone, and I don't understand why the voters are so willing to turn their backs on her at the slightest misstep. On Wednesday night, she closed the show withLady Gaga's"You and I," and was rightly cheered by the judges. "Yo, America, Elise is back," Jackson said, calling Testone's vocal prowess "very dope."
That leaves only Hollie Cavanagh to tell you about, in my deliberately "in no particular order" rundown of the performances. Cavanagh, who held her own singing a trio of Beyonce's "Stronger" with her "bestie" Ledet and Sanchez, hit some solid notes singing Pink's "Perfect" during her solo turn, but you knew the judges were going to bash her again for not connecting emotionally.
They did.
Lopez and Tyler told her she looked beautiful, which is what they say when they don't have anything nice to say about the singing. Jackson, though, told her, "I think you were so much better than you were last week, so you gotta be proud of that."
Despite Jackson's measured praise, I think Cavanagh's number's probably up this week, unless there's a big Texan-Liverpudlian voting bloc phoning and texting on her behalf.
Who do you think is in danger this week?
-- Amy Reiter
This article first appeared at latimes.com.


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Computer Science ColloquiumIm Rahmen des Informatik-Kolloquiums, das von den Instituten des Fachbereichs Informatik, der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Informatik (ÖGI), der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Datenverarbeitung (ADV) sowie der Österreichischen Computergesellschaft (OCG) abgehalten wird, spricht
Jaroslav Tulach
NetBeans Platform Architect, Sun Microsystems, Pragueüber das Thema:
Paradoxes of API DesignZeit: Thu 17.12.2009, 16:15, 60 Minuten
Ort: Hörsaal 5
ZusammenfassungThe presentation is based on experience gained while developing the NetBeans platform. However, no direct knowledge of NetBeans is required, the topic and conclusions will be applicable to any software project. We will start with general explanations why good APIs are more and more needed in today's software development. We will discuss what good APIs consist of and what coding practices are most suitable for their development. Then we will show some examples of API design patterns and their realization in Java. Last but not least, we will discuss some general principles behind API design and their relationship to other mathematical disciplines.
VortragenderJaroslav Tulach is the founder and initial architect of NetBeans, which is not just a well known IDE, but also the first modular desktop application framework written in Java. NetBeans started as a student project at Charles University Prague in the nineties. Since then it has become the flagship software product of Sun Microsystems and has a long history of designing and maintaining its framework APIs.
Einladender: o.Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hanspeter Mössenböck
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Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to be down 6.8 percent in February from the same month a year ago, according to a Global Port Tracker report released last week by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
But, if current numbers are any indication, don't expect Georgia Ports to follow suit.
While the report estimates January import numbers at the country's major retail ports to be down 3.3 percent year-over-year, the Port of Savannah recorded a 3 percent increase, from 111,608 to 118,073 TEUs, or 20-foot containers.
U.S. ports followed by Global Port Tracker handled 1.17 million TEUs in December, the latest month for which after-the-fact numbers are available. That was down 6 percent from November since holiday merchandise was already on shelves by December, but up 2 percent from December 2010.
Overall imports for 2011 closed at 14.8 million TEUs, up 0.4 percent from 2010's 14.75 million TEUs.
Savannah moved 1.4 million import TEUs in 2011, an increase of 2.5 percent.
While the report suggested an overall downturn in February - historically the slowest month for imports - it also predicted most major U.S. ports should show year-over-year increases through most of the remaining first half of 2012.
"With consumer confidence building, retailers are optimistic that the economy is recovering but are continuing to be cautious with their inventory levels," said National Retail Federation vice president Jonathan Gold. "Merchants want to be sure that growth will be sustained and that demand will be there to meet supply."
Increases are expected to resume in March, forecast at 1.18 million TEUs, up 8.6 percent from last year. April is forecast at 1.25 million TEUs, up 2.4 percent; May at 1.28 million TEUs, down 0.7 percent; and June at 1.28 million, up 3 percent. The first half of 2012 should total 7.18 million TEUs, up a slight half-percent from the same period last year.
"Current statistics suggest that the economy will continue to improve as we continue into 2012," Hackett Associates founder Ben Hackett said. "The question is will wholesalers and retailers be able to manage their inventories as well as they did in 2011? Most likely, yes."
The Port Tracker covers the U.S. ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle and Tacoma on the West Coast; New York/New Jersey, Hampton Roads, Charleston and Savannah on the East Coast, and Houston on the Gulf Coast.
Big ship arrives today
The MSC Roma - the largest container ship ever to call on the Port of Savannah - is now scheduled to pass in front of River Street between 8 and 10:30 this morning. The ship is scheduled to work today and leave on the outgoing tide about 7 a.m. Saturday. As always, that schedule is subject to change, so check Savannahnow.com and Saturday's Savannah Morning News for updates.
The Roma, among the next generation of cargo vessels too large to traverse the Panama Canal, is capable of carrying 9,200 TEUs.
Senior business reporter Mary Carr Mayle covers the ports for the Savannah Morning News. She can be reached at 912-652-0324 or at
These are the ships expected to call on Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City and Ocean Terminals in the next week. Sailing schedules are provided by Georgia Ports Authority and are subject to change.
Terminal Ship name Arrival
GCT APL CORAL Today
GCT MSC ROMA Today
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GCT HANSA ATLANTIC Today
GCT EVER DIVINE Today
GCT SAIGON EXPRESS Saturday
GCT MSC STELLA Saturday
GCT CLEMENTINE MAERSK Saturday
GCT YM ETERNITY Saturday
GCT BAHIA Saturday
GCT CSAV RIO DE JANEIRO Saturday
GCT DEIRA Saturday
GCT CMA CGM MANET Saturday
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GCT BARCELONA EXPRESS Monday
GCT NYK RIGEL Monday
GCT QINGDAO TOWER Monday
GCT RIVER WISDOM Monday
GCT HANJIN LOS ANGELES Tuesday
GCT ITAL MILIONE Tuesday
GCT MOL PARTNER Tuesday
GCT ZIM CONSTANZA Tuesday
GCT MOL ENDOWMENT Tuesday
GCT MAERSK WISMAR Tuesday
GCT CHARLESTON EXPRESS Tuesday
GCT ESSEN EXPRESS Tuesday
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Indian Land Middle School has character and it has the awards to prove it.
IL Middle School was recently selected as a S.C. School of Character for the second consecutive year.
The School of Character designation is presented by the S.C. Department of Education for outstanding school climate and academic performance.
The school's latest award is special in that Indian Land Middle was the only state school to earn the prestigious honor.
The School of Character designation is good for three years before the school must reapply.
The Lancaster County TEA Party is one of four recipients of the 2010 Ronald Reagan Award, which is given at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C.
The TEA Party is an American populist political movement, generally recognized as conservative and libertarian, that has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since 2009.
Five Lancaster County schools have earned recognition as recipients of the Palmetto and Silver awards for academic excellence.
The quality quintet includes the Discovery Charter School of Lancaster, which won the Gold Award for general performance.
The Silver award winners for general performance are McDonald Green Elementary and A.R. Rucker Middle schools, along with Indian Land Elementary and Middle schools.
McDonald Green Elementary also garnered a second Silver Award for its success in closing the achievement gap.
The Lancaster County chapter of Habitat for Humanity's goal for 2011 is to build a home for a local family.
That task became easier with the donation of a Penny Street home in the area of Springs Memorial Hospital. The welcomed donation was made by Wells Fargo.
The brick home was given through Wells Fargo's Real Estate Owned (REO) Property Donation program.
Those who make a difference in Lancaster County drew the bulk of the spotlight during the Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce's 55th annual meeting at the Lancaster Golf Club's Fairway Room.
The Volunteer of the Year was presented to Dream Team Foundation founders Diana Knight and Julie Barton.
Knight and Barton were surprised to receive the coveted honor, but they shouldn't have been stunned in the least bit.
The move by Andrew Jackson High School officials to make David Moore the Volunteers' head football coach minus the interim title was, in grid terms, forward progress.
Moore, who has been a part of the AJ football program for several years, deserves the chance to lead the Vols.
He stepped in nicely late last spring when Brian Hinson, who was hired to guide the Vols in early May, reversed field and took an assistant coach's job at his college alma mater, Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C.
Sherry Wilson has been with the Lancaster County Parks and Recreation Commission for only two years, but she's already made history with her work.
Wilson, who became the LCPRC director with the retirement of former director Frank Overcash, is the first woman to head the LCPRC.
Wilson has spent two years with the Lancaster County Rec, serving as the assistant director.
Now she moves into the top job, leading the county recreation department.
Something smells – literally – about the proposed changes for the Mineral Mining Road Landfill. If you've followed this issue you know Griffin Brothers Enterprises is seeking a zoning change from R-45, rural residential/agricultural, to I-1, light industrial, to allow the construction and debris landfill to become a regional sanitary landfill.
Waste Management is the company seeking to build the landfill that will accept household trash from North Carolina and South Carolina.
Who would have guessed it? Not us. We had no idea so many people would be interested in the District 16 state Senate seat when it came open after Mick Mulvaney's election to the 5th District U.S. congressional seat in November.
But interest it has stirred.
Seven candidates – five Republicans, a Democrat and a Libertarian – have filed for the post.
Mulvaney, a Republican businessman from Indian Land, vacated his Senate seat in December as he was preparing to take his seat in Congress. Mulvaney was sworn into office earlier this month.
Lancaster County veterans lost a true ally earlier this month when George Rollings died after a courageous battle with cancer.
Rollings served as the Lancaster County Veterans Affairs Officer from 1988 to 1995. He followed on the heels of the late Ward Faulkenberry, so he had some big shoes to fill, but he handled his duties well.
Even after serving his time with the VA office in Lancaster County, Rollings was a frequent visitor to the office as he wanted to help in any way he could. When his time was up in leading the VA office, he stayed active.
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Boy or Girl? Dierks Bentley Reveals the Sex of Baby-on-the-Way
Dierks Bentley revealed the sex of his unborn third child during a fan club party at the CMA Music Festival last week. The 'Bourbon in Kentucky' singer wanted his most dedicated fans to be the first to know if the blossoming bundle will be a third girl, or his first son.
"You guys mean everything to us and that's why we're always trying to give you guys the fan club exclusive," Bentley says in a video clip, which was played for fan club members at the event. "And for today for the Last Call Ball 9 we thought it would be kind of funny to give you the scoop on whether or not I'm having a boy or girl."
After reading a few name suggestions -- like Dierks-Anne, Deacon Cash and Jack Daniels -- the singer finally spilled the beans for the crowd. "We're having a boy! he said, smiling. "Just don't tell anybody, alright?"
It was too early to know the sex when the singer first revealed wife Cassidy was expecting in late April. Typically, a couple can learn what they're having in week 17 or 18 of pregnancy, meaning the Bentleys should welcome their new addition this fall.
Bentley's ninth annual Last Call Ball took place on Sunday (June 9) at the Belcourt Theater in Nashville. Approximately 350 fans were in attendance to see him perform a full band acoustic set that included songs from October's forthcoming 'Riser' album.
"I wasn't nervous last night at the stadium," Bentley said, according to the Tennessean, referring to his set at the LP Field. "I'm nervous right now. You guys know me too well."
The baby will join big sisters Evie (born in 2008) and Jordan (born in 2010). Dierks and Cassidy have been married since December 2005.


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NCAA Game Night: 2-8-13
No. 3 Miami RedHawks 0 @ No. 6 Western Michigan Broncos 2
F Jimmy Mullin, MIA: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
Season totals: 26 GP, 4-7-11, -1, 10 PIM
D Luke Witkowski, WMU: 0-0-0, E, 2 PIM, 2 SOG
Season totals: 29 GP, 2-5-7, -1, 36 PIM
The Broncos held the Red Hawks off the scoresheet in a match-up of two of the country's top teams. WMU captain Luke Witkowski did not record a point in the win. Frank Slubowski (undrafted) had 29 saves for the shutout. With the win, WMU moved into first place in the CCHA, two points ahead of Miami.
No. 7 North Dakota 2 @ No. 14 Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 1
F Brendan O'Donnell, UND: Did not play
Season totals: 19 GP, 1-5-6, -3, 12 PIM
Brendan O'Donnell remains out of the North Dakota lineup. On Friday, Danny Kristo (Flames) had a goal and an assist to lead UND to a big road win. UND is in a three-way tie for second in the WCHA with UNO and Minnesota.
No. 2 Quinnipiac Bobcats 4 @ Cornell Big Red 1
F Matthew Peca, QU: 1-0-1, +2, 0 PIM, 3 SOG
Season totals: 24 GP, 9-8-17, +9, 18 PIM
D/W Kirill Gotovets, COR: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Season totals: 20 GP, 0-0-0, +4, 12 PIM
Matt Peca (pictured) had a goal to help Quinnipiac to their 20th straight game without a loss. His nine goals are one more than he scored as a freshman last season in 39 games. The Bobcats have a nine point lead on Yale for the ECAC title. Cornell finally fell out of the USCHO top 20, and did not receive a vote this past week. The Big Red are 11th out of 12 teams in the ECAC standings.
No. 1 Minnesota Golden Gophers 4 @ No. 8 St. Cloud State Huskies 2
G Adam Wilcox, MIN: Win, 22 saves on 24 shots
Season totals: 26 GP, 18-3-4, 1.71 GAA, .925 sv%, 3 SO
Minnesota overcame two disallowed goals and an early third period tie to defeat WCHA-leading SCSU, 4-2. Eric Haula (Wild) had two goals for the Gophers. Wilcox was excellent in the third period, making athletic stops and turning back a late breakaway chance. He came into the game second in the country in wins. Minnesota is tied with North Dakota and Nebraska-Omaha for second place in the conference, three points back of the Huskies. The Gophers have two games in hand on the other three teams mentioned here.
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Barrow in Cheshire was an ancient family seat at one time. "[Barrow] was given by Ranulph, Earl of Chester, to his nephew William de Albini, Earl of Arundel. The two manors were at a later period possessed by the Despencers, and, after their attainder, were granted by Edward III. to Sir Roger de Swinerton, an heiress of whose family brought them, in marriage, to Sir John Savage, who was knighted by Henry V. at the battle of Agincourt." [3]CITATION[CLOSE]
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Swynnerton Hall is an 18th-century country mansion house which was held by the family for centuries. One of the earliest records of this family was Thomas Swynnerton of Swynnerton Hall and Hilton Hall, Staffordshire, father of Humphrey Swynnerton (ca. 1516-1562), English politician and landholder.
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Hunter Huss� multi-position football threat has picked up his first Division I scholarship offer.
Duke on Tuesday extended an offer to junior running back/kick returner/corner back Kerrion Moore.
The 5-foot-10, 177-pound Moore was named special teams player of the year in the Big South 3A Conference this past season but made an impact in all three phases of the game.
�He can do three things really well,� Hunter Huss coach Steve Gardner said. �He can run the ball, he can return kicks with the best of them and he is a lock-down corner. He�s got that natural twist in his hips that all schools look for when they�re looking for corner backs.�
At running back, Moore rushed for 970 yards and 13 touchdowns and caught 13 passes for 383 yards and four TDs. As a cornerback, he intercepted four passes, recovered a fumble and had 33 tackles. And on special teams, Moore returned three kickoffs for touchdowns of 70, 82 and 92 yards.
All-conference honors
Gaston Day guards Trevor Anderson and Derek McKnight earned all-conference honors from the Southern Piedmont Athletic Association.
Anderson, a 6-foot sophomore averaging 15.7 points, was the league�s second-leading vote-getter behind MVP Alec Wintering of United Faith. McKnight, a 6-foot-1 sophomore averaging 16.1 points, was two spots down the list from Anderson.
The full all-SPAA team in voting order: Alec Wintering, United Faith (MVP); Trevor Anderson, Gaston Day; Justin Jordan, Davidson Day; Derek McKnight, Gaston Day; Keegan Pardon, Hickory Christian; Nehemiah Mabsen, United Faith; Kyle Vulnerable Williams, United Faith; Derek Brewer, Victory Christian; Shaun Thompson, Victory Christian; Kenny Hairston, Davidson Day.
All-MAC team
Gaston Christian�s Nina Okoroji and Gastonia product Keyshawn Woods were named to their respective all-Metrolina Athletic Conference basketball teams.
Okoroji, a 5-foot-7 senior guard, averaged 10.3 points and 6.2 rebounds during the regular season for the Gaston Christian girls.
Woods was named to the all-MAC boys team following his first season at Northside Christian, which won the regular-season league title with a 14-0 record. Woods transferred from Gaston Day in the offseason.
Phillip Gardner: 704-869-1843; twitter.com/gazettephil
Final JV boys Southern Piedmont 1A/2A Conference basketball standings
Lake Norman Charter 13-1
Bessemer City 11-3
Lincolnton 10-4
North Lincoln 8-6
East Lincoln 7-7
West Lincoln 4-10
Cherryville 2-12
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Our food writer and photographer (and taster!): Foodie
First, pick your favorite Bissli flavor. Falafel bits and onion rings work best.
Today's your lucky day as we've got Falafel bits. Nice and crunchy. Will make for a perfect crispy crust.
Place about 2-3 packages in a food processor.
Grind it, blend it. Make it small. We want nice and coarse crumbs. Not too fine, not too large.
Prepare three bowls. Place 1 cup ground falafel bits in a bowl. Mix with 3/4 cup bread crumbs.
Mix 2 tablespoons lemon juice with 1 teaspoon chicken soup mix and a dash of salt. Place the chicken cutlets and let marinate. Whisk the egg in the third bowl.
There you go. You've got your three bowls.
Dip the chicken into the egg and then into the bread crumbs. Press the breadcrumbs well into the chicken.
Now it's pretty much ready. You can freeze the breaded chicken cutlets in a single layer, defrost and fry as needed.
Heat up some oil in a frying pot. Fry on both sides. Yum! Crispy crust.
Got leftover? Hard to imagine, but if you do or in my case I made sure to have leftovers. This is what you make:
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July 29, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- UCLA Anderson School of Management Dean Judy Olian today announced a gift of $2 million from Jim Easton, Chairman and CEO of Jas. D. Easton, Inc., a privately owned manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of archery and other sports equipment. The gift will be used to create the Jim Easton Global Connection Classroom, an advanced, technology-enabled learning environment.
"Jim's continued support of UCLA Anderson both through his philanthropy and his leadership on the Board of Visitors has had a tremendous impact on the school," said Olian. "The creation of the Jim Easton Global Connection Classroom will expand and upgrade our teaching and broadcast facilities so that they represent learning tools and connectivity for the 21st century."
The state-of-the-art classroom will include enhanced recording and web casting capabilities, wireless microphones in desks and the ceiling, video conferencing, LED screens, a full sound system, a digital touch screen at the front podium, and a control room to operate three remote cameras. The technology enhancements will enable connections for students and faculty with global students, partners and executives. The multi-use facility will also include the standard technology placed in every Anderson classroom such as in-room projection, computer and VCR connections and power and data ports at all student seats.
"Creating this Global Connection Classroom in which students, faculty and business leaders can actively engage in classroom discussions, no matter where they are located in the world, was an important factor in my decision to give," says Easton. "I believe this technology-rich classroom will increase and enhance the teaching performance of the renowned UCLA Anderson faculty and the learning experience of students worldwide," says Easton.
Easton received his B.S. in engineering from UCLA in '59. He has been a member of UCLA Anderson's a Board of Visitors since 1988, and a generous philanthropist to the school. In recognition of his generosity, he was named one of the Founders of Entrepreneur's Hall in 2005.
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
UCLA Anderson School of Management, established in 1935, is regarded among the leading business schools in the world. UCLA Anderson faculty members are advancing management thinking through innovative research and teaching. Each year, UCLA Anderson provides management education to more than 1,700 students enrolled in MBA, Executive MBA, Fully-Employed MBA and doctoral programs, and to more than 2,000 professional managers through executive education programs. Combining highly selective admissions, varied and innovative learning programs, and a world-wide network of 36,000 alumni, UCLA Anderson prepares global leaders.


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Robert Herjavec has a simple explanation for the No. 007 on his Ferrari that is racing at Daytona International Speedway.
DAYTONA BEACH — Robert Herjavec has a simple explanation for the No. 007 on his Ferrari that is racing at Daytona International Speedway.
"Because deep down I think I'm James Bond," Herjavec, one of the stars of ABC's "Shark Tank," jokingly told media representatives at a press conference Thursday about the Ferrari Challenge race.
"My wife keeps telling me I'm not 12 years old," said Herjavec, who requested the special number on his silver car that is painted like a shark. "This is really a dream for me. I love the whole James Bond experience. The number was available. I just love it."
The Ferrari Challenge, the longest running single marquee racing series in North America and a new addition to the Rolex 24 at Daytona, starts Friday at 11:45 a.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m., with each race being 15 laps.
"We're driving because we want to go fast and we love the cars," said Herjavec, a technology innovator who lives in Canada.
But being here at Daytona International Speedway, he said, provides a "historical experience."
"It's beautiful. It's a fantastic track," he said. "It has a lot of legacy and history."
Herjavec said the reason "Shark Tank" is such a hit with viewers is because it's inspirational. Executive producer Clay Newbill grew up in Ormond Beach.
"It shows people in America that anybody with a dream can be successful," he said. "That's one of the things I love about Ferrari and the brand and racing is that a guy like me can buy a street car that is as close as you can get to a race car and be a part of this community. It's really such an honor and it's such a dream for me and most of the other guys to be able to do this."
When speaking about the Ferrari Challenge coming to Daytona, Marco Mattiacci, CEO of Ferrari North America, said "racing is in our DNA and competing. We're extremely happy to be here."


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The National Security Agency's collection of every American's telephone dialing information is hotly contested in the court of public opinion and in Congress. It is now seeing its first test in the courts since its existence was revealed.
The Electronic Privacy Information Center, arguing that it has no other recourse, has filed an extraordinary appeal to the Supreme Court of the order requiring Verizon to turn over telephone calling information en masse to the government. EPIC is a Verizon customer that communicates by telephone with confidential sources, government officials, and its legal counsel.
Cato senior fellow and Georgetown University law professor Randy Barnett joined me this week on a brief to the Court urging it to accept the case so it can resolve statutory and constitutional issues that have "precipitated a juridical privacy crisis."
The brief first argues that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act does not authorize a sweeping warrant for all communications data. The law requires such a warrant to show relevance to an existing investigation, which is impossible when the data is gathered in support of future, entirely speculative investigations. Not only the text of the statute, but Congress's intent and the structure of the statute support this interpretation.


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Similar to the ferocious way siblings jostle for the attention of their parents, league rivals vie, without fail, for league championships come mid-April.
And as the spring schedule shrinks, so too will the margin for error.
Given the frequency at which teams will square off over the next two weeks, the pack will inevitably swallow all but one – the league champion.
With league races unfolding throughout Orange County, OCVarsity photographers will continue to capture every nail-biting moment for you, the fan.


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In light of the recent federal government shutdown on Tuesday, no new visitors will be allowed into, or reservations accepted for, campgrounds at the Marion County Reservoir operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
"What I know right now is that we were told to report today," Marion reservoir office clerk Torey Hett said Tuesday. "We are in the process of shutting down the park and public use areas, that includes the campsites, boat ramps, and swim beaches."
Hett had taken many phone calls Tuesday morning. He said that unless things change, the government-operated portions of the reservoir were scheduled to close at 8 p.m. today.
"It could change tonight or it could take a couple of weeks," Park Ranger Scott Dodson said. "Everybody is waiting to see if we are coming back to work."
Dodson said that all five of the personnel employed by the Army Corps of Engineers would be staying home from work during the shutdown.
Nationally, there are a limited number of Corps projects and operations exempt from the government shutdown that will continue to operate for national security and safety, including navigation, hydropower, and operation of floodgates.
Hett said Marion Reservoir dam would continue to operate during the shutdown.
In addition, portions of the reservoir not funded by the government will continue to operate.
"Durham Cove will remain open," Hett said. "But it is managed by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Tourism."
Dodson said that gate attendants would also be working and available to answer questions until mid-October because their hours were decided upon ahead of time and their contracts were paid in advance.
A news release provided by the Army Corps of Engineers said that there are refunds and partial refunds available for campers who have reservations interrupted by the shutdown.
For refunds, contact reservation customer service at (888) 448-1474. For more information about park closures, call (918) 669-7365 or go to www.usace.army.mil.
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Two signs were posted Tuesday on the door of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Marion.
One read, "This U.S. Department of Agriculture office is currently closed, due to the lapse in federal government funding. The office will reopen once congress restores funding."
The other, printed red ink, read as follows, "Due to the Federal Government shutdown, this office is closed." It continued in blue ink, "We regret any inconvenience."


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Computer Science ColloquiumIm Rahmen des Informatik-Kolloquiums, das von den Instituten des Fachbereichs Informatik, der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Informatik (ÖGI), der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Datenverarbeitung (ADV) sowie der Österreichischen Computergesellschaft (OCG) abgehalten wird, spricht
Yuecel Karabulut
Director of Product Management at Oracle, USAüber das Thema:
The Art and Science of Building Customer Trust in the CloudZeit: Mon 11.12.2017, 12:30, 60 Minuten
Ort: Johannes Kepler University Linz, Room HS 18
ZusammenfassungPrimary considerations for enterprise customers who want to leverage a public cloud are data security and the effort involved in migrating existing applications. But how do enterprise customers use cloud? How do they evaluate a cloud vendor's security capabilities? How do they secure their resources in the cloud? What are the pillars of a trusted enterprise cloud? In this talk we will attempt to answer these questions and discuss some security research directions that could enhance the security model in the cloud.
VortragenderYuecel Karabulut is Director of Product Management at Oracle, USA, leading the development of security solutions for Oracle's Public Cloud Infrastructure offering. Yuecel joined Oracle in 2015 bringing more than 19 years of academic and industrial experience leading research, design and implementation of security solutions. Previously, he was Product Line Manager for VMware's multi billion dollar Cloud Infrastructure and Virtualization business, focusing on the nextgeneration Cloud Platform security capabilities. Prior to joining VMware, Yuecel was Chief Security Advisor in the Office of the CTO and Engineering Sr. Director of Product Security at SAP Labs, Palo Alto. He held various Adjunct Professor positions as a lecturer and research collaborator at leading universities such as Carnegie Mellon University, University of Macquarie, and University of Newcastle. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and institutions and has published 32+ peer reviewed technical publications on distributed systems security. Yuecel received his PhD in Computer Science from the Technical University of Dortmund. Yuecel also holds an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Ege University.
Einladender: Univ.-Prof. Dr. René Mayrhofer, Institute for Networks and Security
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I just want to say that it was a pleasure to attend Origins and be part of the Fan Club Breakfast. I am also pleased to share my time, images, ect with the rest of the Star Wars community.
Great coverage of Origins, David! Really nice pix of the Silver Fett too, best I've seen so far... Thanks a lot for sharing with JD and all of it's readers - we really appreciate it!
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Alain Martinez: A Cuban CarnivalPhoto courtesy of The Chambers Gallery
Alain Martinez is a young Cuban artist living and working in Bejucal, a small town in Havana province. His works have been shown in exhibitions in Chile, Germany and Spain. Recently, he took part in an exhibition in Havana in support of 'World Aids Day': CuidArte: Erotic Art, where his work was shown alongside that of other well-known Cuban artists, including Adigio Benitez, Roberto Fabelo, Nelson Dominguez, Choco, and Arturo Montoto.
In the early decades of the 20th century, expressionism was adopted with enthusiasm by nationalist-minded artists in Latin America who quickly realised that it could be fused with local 'Indian' culture to create a new Latin American art-form. The 1920s and 1930s, in particular, saw the flowering of this indigenismo. Soon, Latin expressionism – often leaning towards surrealism – became the leading art form throughout the continent.
Many of Martinez's pictures suggest a narrative, but he insists that he doesn't tell stories. "My paintings are moments, ephemeral situations that were significant for me. But I'd rather not tell a story – maybe just insinuate it. I'm pleased if some of my memories are framed and hanging from the wall, subject to whatever interpretations they might suggest."
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Obamacare officials were so worried about the reaction should Americans actually see what their health coverage will cost under the president's signature law that they chose to set up a system that clogs up and crashes while an applicant's eligibility for a subsidy is evaluated.
That's according to a report by Forbes that says Healthcare.gov forces users to create an account and enter detailed personal information before they can start shopping.
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Forbes contributor Avik Roy explains that the system creates a massive traffic bottleneck as the government verifies the information and decides whether or not the applicant is eligible for subsidies.
"HHS bureaucrats knew that would make the website run more slowly," he writes. "But they were more afraid that letting people see the underlying cost of Obamacare's insurance plans would scare people away."
Whatever the reason, it appears that very few people have successfully navigated Healthcare.gov
Officials in Colorado, running their "Connect for Health" program, said only 226 people signed up for the insurance in the first full week of operations.
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And in that state, according to the Denver Post, customers "are still being asked to complete their purchases by phone to ensure they get appropriate government subsidies based on their incomes."
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Talk-radio icon Rush Limbaugh discussed the Forbes report Monday.
"The purpose was to get healthy people with average incomes to sign up and then gouge them, but the IT experts say the regime didn't want them to see when they signed up they were getting gouged," he said.
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"So they caused the glitches that caused the slowdown so that people would keep trying to sign up, while not being able to, all because at this stage the regime can't afford for people to learn that there isn't going to be a $2,500 discount in your premium, there isn't going to be free health care, there isn't going to be anything Obama's promised for healthy people with average incomes. They think that they are the chosen group!"
Roy's Forbes report said the Wall Street Journal documented that there was supposed to be an Obamacare option to browse before registering, but that tool was delayed.
The Wall Street Journal reported "an HHS spokeswoman said the agency wanted to ensure that users were aware of their eligibility for subsidies that could help pay for coverage, before they started seeing the prices of policies."
Roy says a Manhattan Institute analysis on which he worked found that Obamacare policies for men will be 99 percent more expensive – and for women 62 percent more expensive – than the cheapest plan offered under the old system.
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"That raises an obvious questions," Roy writes. "If 50 million people are uninsured today, mainly because insurance is too expensive, why is it better to make coverage even costlier?
"The answer is that Obamcare wasn't designed to help healthy people with average incomes get health insurance. It was designed to force those people to pay more for coverage, in order to subsidize insurance for people with incomes near the poverty line, and those with chronic or costly medical conditions," he says.
"But the laws' supporters and enforcers don't want you to know that, because it would violate the president's incessantly repeated promise that nothing would change for the people that Obamcare doesn't directly help. If you shop for Obamacare-based coverage without knowing if you qualify for subsidies, you might be discouraged by the law's steep costs."
Healthcare.gov now can advertise plans for "$0" or "$30" instead of explaining the actual cost, $200, is subsidized.
"This political objective – masking the true underlying cost of Obamacare's insurance plans – far outweighed the operational objective of making the federal website work properly," Roy writes.
"Think about it. It's quite possible that much of this disaster could have been avoided if the Obama administration had been willing to be open with the public about the degree to which Obamacare escalates the cost of health insurance."
Limbaugh said the people "that vote for Obama, healthy Democrats, they think they're in it and Obamacare is to get this for them free or much cheaper than what it would cost them if they had to use their employer."
"And, of course, the dirty little secret – and it always has been, I mean by design – is that healthy people who are not going to access the system for treatment because they're healthy are going to be gouged and their higher premiums are going to cover the cost for those who do need treatment and the people that can't afford it," he said.
Limbaugh noted that Obama sold his health-care plan as: "You get to keep your doctor, you get to keep your insurance plan if you like it, and your premiums going to come down $2,500."
But "none of that's true," Limbaugh said.
"The truth starting to trickle out is that it isn't affordable, it isn't going to be cheaper, and it's actually designed to screw young, healthy people who are going to be paying more and eventually their fines are going to be higher than what the cost of a policy would be."
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Civil Rights Coalition Files Lawsuit to Block Alabama from "Black Listing" Immigrants
Case Is Latest Example of State Attempting to Target and Drive Out Immigrants
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A coalition of civil rights organizations filed a lawsuit today to block a portion of Alabama's anti-immigrant law requiring state officials to publicly post an online list of immigrants who may be undocumented.
The lawsuit was filed in federal district court on behalf of four Latino immigrants in Montgomery County who were arrested for allegedly fishing without a license – a misdemeanor offense. The law does not give immigrants any way to dispute their inclusion in the database.
Justin Cox, staff attorney with the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project, pointed out that the "black list" — which has also been called the "scarlet letter" provision — was controversial when it was pushed through by one Alabama legislator. "Sen. Scott Beason should never have been allowed to hijack the state legislature with his anti-immigrant agenda. This law violates privacy laws and basic constitutional rights, as well as conflicts with fundamental American values of fairness and equality. Instead of moving forward with a mean-spirited law that is doomed to fail, Alabama should join the rest of the country and focus on common-sense reforms that benefit citizens and immigrants alike."
Kristi Graunke, staff attorney with the Southern Poverty Law Center, said: "This part of Alabama's anti-immigrant law represents an unfortunate effort to bully and intimidate immigrants into leaving Alabama. It is designed to permanently brand, humiliate and otherwise make life difficult for immigrants regardless of status. It conflicts with federal privacy requirements and burdens the already cash-strapped state court system. Sadly, laws like this show that Alabama has yet to turn away from the devastation its anti-immigrant laws have caused."
Nora Preciado, staff attorney with the National Immigration Law Center, said: "While the rest of the country focuses on how best to make Americans at heart become Americans on paper, Alabama continues to tread down a discriminatory, anti-immigrant path. This lawsuit proves once again that Alabama's policies aren't just unconstitutional, but also out of touch with the political mainstream."
The latest attack on immigrants in Alabama is part of HB 658, a package of revisions to the state's notorious anti-immigrant law, HB 56. HB 658 effectively doubled-down on the draconian nature of the original law, enacted in 2011. Section 5 of HB 658 requires the state to compile and post on a public website the names and other information clearly identifying certain immigrants when they are detained on any state charge, no matter how minor, and appear in state court. The plaintiffs in this case and even those charged with minor traffic violations would fall within this requirement and be unconstitutionally added to the "black list."
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Section 5 requires the posting of private information that the federal government has declared confidential and not subject to public disclosure. Moreover, once a person is named on the list, the law provides no means to remove their name or change their information if the listing is inaccurate, the person obtains permission to live in the United States, or even becomes a citizen.
The Alabama Administrative Office of Courts is charged with compiling the list. All individuals falling into a new and vague category of immigration status created by the law are added to the list, even if their cases are later dismissed. The law also provides no notice to people that their names and information will be listed online.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has already blocked key provisions of Alabama's original law — the most extreme in the nation — after finding that it conflicted with federal immigration law. The revision mandating the "black list" also violates federal law, and encourages discrimination by targeting immigrants.
For a copy of the complaint: www.aclu.org/immigrants-rights/doe-v-hobson-complaint
For more information about Alabama's original anti-immigrant law: www.aclu.org/crisis-alabama-immigration-law-causes-chaos
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Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975, and added to the National Park System in 1978, the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site commemorates the life and work of an exceptional woman who became very active in the economic, social and philanthropic life of Richmond's African Americans. Maggie Lena Walker (1867-1934) was born in Richmond, Virginia, the daughter of a former-slave and a northern abolitionist author. She was educated at the Lancaster School and at the Armstrong Normal School and married Armisted Walker, a building contractor, in 1886. The couple had three children. Maggie became an agent for Women's Union Insurance and also worked at the Independent Order of St. Luke, a fraternal and cooperative insurance society for African Americans, starting in 1867. She transformed the organization, which had been on the brink of financial failure, and by 1899 she became the company's executive secretary-treasurer. In 1902, she began publishing the St. Luke Herald and became president of the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank, which absorbed all other black banks in Richmond in 1929-1930, becoming the Consolidated Bank and Trust Company.
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The U-M Geriatrics Center offers a full array of patient care services and programs as part of our mission to provide comprehensive health care to our aging community. Our goal is to help adults over the age of 70 lead healthier and more satisfying lives. With this aim, the Geriatrics Center offers primary care, specialty care, transitional and sub-acute care as well as geriatric assessment and consultation. In fact, the Geriatrics Center is a national leader in the development and implementation of novel and effective treatments and therapies in the provision of care for older individuals.
We are pleased that we have long been recognized as one of the country's best geriatrics programs by U.S. News and World Report. Geriatrics Center physicians are among the most accomplished clinicians, researchers and educators in the field of geriatrics and aging. Geriatric Medicine physicians are highly-trained specialists who provide both primary care and consultative services. In addition, Geriatrics Center specialists in areas such as endocrinology, neurology and geropsychiatry, among others, have specific expertise in caring for elderly patients.
All of the Geriatrics Center staff have special training and an interest in working with older adults. Our team includes social workers, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, pharmacists and medical assistants as well as physicians. Together, Geriatrics Center health care professionals work as a team to provide the very best care available for older individuals in our community and beyond.


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Peanut Gaming is an up and coming mobile gaming studio. We're looking for a talented iOS game developer to work with us on our Brick Breaker game (http://goo.gl/iYd7V), which is one of 15+ casual games we're currently making. We will provide art assets in PSD and PNG form, detailed game specifications, and sound assets and would expect to receive production quality well structured and readable code over the next 1 to 3 weeks. If all goes well, we'd like to work on additional games together as well immediately following Brick Breaker!
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*Significant and demonstrable Android game development experience with libgdx (or willingness to learn libgdx - http://libgdx.badlogicgames.com/)
*Efficient well structured readable code - we work with developers who take code quality seriously
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Maharaja Sayajirao University and University of Leicester - Dual Masters Program
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda is a leading residential public funded English
medium university located in the state of Gujarat in India. The university was established in
1949, and currently has 13 Faculties and 3 Colleges and 28 Centres of Excellence with around
1200 faculty members and 35000 students. The University is recognized by Government of
India under the Indian Universities Act, 1958 and is accredited by National Academic
Accreditation Council.
The Maharaja Sayajirao University has a very old and rich legacy, going back to the nineteenth century. Educational institutions which preceded the M S University of Baroda and which went on to forming the
part of its foundational legacy, included the "Baroda College", one of the oldest centres of learning in Western India, founded in 1881.
The Maharaja Sayajirao University offers 88 under-graduate, 98 post-graduate and 70 doctoral programs in a large
number of areas and fields. The university has a very strong research base in various fields of arts
and culture, business, medicine, social work, science and technology. Many of our departments
are internationally acclaimed and receive grants from many major funding agencies.
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda is situated in the heart of the City of Vadodara. The campus is
dotted with beautiful heritage buildings and lush green gardens. It has a serene majestic
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The New England Patriots sent Matt Cassel to the Kansas City Chiefs and a message to their own fans: don�t worry about Tom Brady�s knee.
The New England Patriots sent Matt Cassel to the Kansas City Chiefs and a message to their own fans: don�t worry about Tom Brady�s knee.
One question, though, remained.
How could the Patriots obtain only a second-round draft choice for a solid, young quarterback and a 12-year veteran leader, linebacker Mike Vrabel?
That mystery persisted yesterday after the Patriots announced the trade for the 34th pick in this year�s draft, which the Chiefs earned with a franchise-worst 2-14 record.
Cassel, who hadn�t started the previous seven seasons with Southern California and the Patriots, led New England to an 11-5 record, but no playoff berth, after Brady suffered a season-ending knee injury in the opener � on a hit by Kansas City�s Bernard Pollard, who said it was an �accident.�
Cassel�s steady improvement sent his stock soaring as he entered free agency. So the Patriots put the franchise tag on him, requiring any team that signed him to give them two first-round picks. But that tag would have cost the Patriots $14.65 million if they kept Cassel as insurance if Brady�s health was questionable.
By shipping him out so early, they must be sure that 2007 NFL MVP Brady will be ready for the regular season after undergoing surgery for torn ligaments in his left knee on Oct. 6 and a later operation for an infection in the knee.
On Feb. 18, Brady said his recovery was on schedule for him to be ready for the opener.
�I�m feeling great. I�m feeling really good. Everything is progressing just as I expected,� he said at a charity event.
Cassel and Vrabel join a team being run by new general manager Scott Pioli, who went to the Chiefs in January after serving as vice president of player personnel for the Patriots, the team he joined in 2002.
�I have a long history with both players,� Pioli said. �Mike and Matt are men that I respect both personally and professionally. I look forward to having them as new members of the Chiefs family.�
About a month after joining the Chiefs, Pioli fired coach Herm Edwards and replaced him with Arizona offensive coordinator Todd Haley.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick praised Cassel in a statement issued by the club.
�It is very easy to root for guys like Matt Cassel, who do everything the right way and flourish as a result,� he said. �As much as we would have loved to continue working with Matt, we wish him nothing but the best as he takes this next step forward in his career.�
The Chiefs needed help at quarterback after Brodie Croyle and Damon Huard were hurt and Tyler Thigpen, the first player from tiny Coastal Carolina to be drafted by the NFL, struggled as their replacement but did throw for 21 touchdowns and 2,994 yards.
Cassel, meanwhile, finally showed what he could do after waiting behind Heisman Trophy winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart at USC and two-time Super Bowl MVP Brady.
The seventh-round draft choice in 2005 took over when Brady was hurt midway through the first quarter of the first game and went on to throw for 3,693 yards and 21 touchdowns and 11 interceptions while starting 15 games.
Vrabel fills a need for guidance and playing ability in a Kansas City defense that managed just 10 sacks all season and allowed a team-record 54 points to Buffalo.
His departure also creates space under the Patriots� salary cap.
�Mike Vrabel epitomizes everything a coach could seek in a professional football player: toughness, intelligence, play, leadership, versatility and consistency at the highest level,� Belichick said. �Behind the scenes, Mike�s wit and personality is one of the things we have all enjoyed about coming to work every day.�
But the Patriots restocked at linebacker last season with rookies Jerod Mayo, the Associated Press� defensive player of the year, Gary Guyton, Vince Redd and Shawn Crable. They also have veterans Tedy Bruschi and Adalius Thomas.
The day after their season ended, Vrabel lamented missing the playoffs.
�It�s tough,� he said.
Cassel, standing nearby, looked to the future.
�This is a satisfying season for me,� he said. �I proved a lot to myself and to a lot of others.�


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by Pete Mazzaccaro
Chestnut Hill Hospital has again promised the Chestnut Hill Community Fund $20,000, $10,000 of which is earmarked for the annual Pastorius Park Concert Series, sponsored by the Chestnut Hill Community Association and the other $10,000 to be added to the general fund drive, which each year is distributed to area non-profits in the form of grants.
This is the sixth straight year, the hospital has made a five-figure donation to the fund.
John Cacciamani, the hospital's new CEO said the the gift was an important investment in the community and in an institution that shares common goals with the hospital.
"It's consistent with our mission," Cacciamani said. "We want to provide the highest quality service to the community and this is way to work with an organization that also does its best to improve the community."
Cacciamani said he personally enjoys the Pastorius Park concerts and was looking forward to finding other ways to work with the community fund and the CHCA. Last week, Cacciamani joined the CHCA board representing Chestnut Hill Hospital.
Community fund trustee Tolis Vardakis echoed Cacciamani's sentiments, noting the similar goals of each organization.
"With their increasing services and investment in the community, it shows they are serious about the community," Vardakis said, noting the recent multi-million dollar expansion of the hospital's Emergency Room, ICU and surgery center. "We're also interested in promoting the hospital because it is such a good institution and serves an important role in the community."
Chestnut Hill Community Association President Brien Tilley agreed.
"It's a very generous gift," Tilley said. "It speaks volumes of their dedication to the community."
The Chestnut Hill Community Fund drive is ongoing. It's goal is to raise $100,000 by March 1. That money will be allocated to community non-profits that apply to the fund for grants.
So far, the fund drive has raised $45,795 from 322 donors.


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Bringing branch office servers and file shares back to the data center is generally easy to do, especially with the use of WAN optimization solutions. But sometimes -- for the sake of performance, practicality, or politics -- a server simply must remain in the branch. It was for these intransigent servers, and to satisfy the needs of both server-hugging branch offices and control-hungry IT, that Riverbed Granite was born.
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