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As Team Japan began its quest for a third consecutive World Baseball Classic championship, fans in the country tuned in at levels matched only by the world's biggest sporting events. One-third of all televisions on in Japan were tuned to the World Baseball Classic for its three first-round games from Fukuoka, topping all broadcasts of the 2012 Summer Olympics competition as well as all other non-World Cup sporting events in Japan over the past year.
The peak viewership for TV Asahi in Japan came during the team's 5-3 victory over Brazil to begin Pool A play on Saturday, March 2, which drew a 35 share (percentage of viewers whose television was on). Japan's next game against China the following day, which Japan won, 5-2, drew a 30 share, as did the final game of Pool A between Japan and Cuba once both had already qualified for the second round.
Japan continued its run today with a thrilling 10-inning, 4-3 comeback win over Chinese Taipei to start the second round. In other second-round action from the Tokyo Dome, the Kingdom of the Netherlands defeated Cuba, 6-2.
Action continues today with Italy -- which stunned Mexico, 6-5, yesterday to open Pool D first-round action in Phoenix -- taking on Canada (2 p.m. ET), followed by Spain taking on Puerto Rico (5:30 p.m. ET) in Puerto Rico and Team USA's first game against Mexico (9 p.m. ET) in Phoenix.
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By Jennifer Stewart-BurtonSeptember 13, 2012
Corn and soybean yield projections decreased Wednesday (Sept. 12) as the nation's Corn Belt continues to suffer through the worst drought since at least 1956.
According to a U.S. Department of Agriculture Crop Production report, the nation's corn crop could be just 10.7 billion bushels, down less than 1 percent from the Aug. 10 report and 13 percent from 2011. Those numbers represent the smallest corn crop since 2006.
While the corn yield projections declined, Purdue Extension agricultural economist Chris Hurt said they didn't drop as much as expected compared with the August report.
"The surprise was on the corn market. Corn yields were not dropped very much – about six-tenths of a bushel per acre," Hurt said. "What we saw is that in the primary Midwest, especially Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska, the yields all came down some. But in the southern tier of states, we actually saw an increase in yields, so we kind of had an offset."
Soybean production was forecast at 2.63 billion bushels, down 2 percent since August and 14 percent from 2011. The projections are slightly less than what Hurt said markets anticipated.
Indiana's corn and soybean yield projections held steady from August to September. The USDA anticipated 605 million bushels of corn, down 28 percent from 2011. Indiana soybeans were projected at 184.6 million bushels, down 22 percent from 2011.
Wednesday corn markets were bearish on the heels of the release of the USDA report, but soybean futures prices jumped. Cash corn prices for new crop ranged from $7.75 to $8 per bushel, while new crop-cash soybean prices averaged between $17 and $17.50 in Indiana.
Hurt said the report can give corn and soybean growers some insight for marketing the crops.
"As we think about marketing, there certainly are some differences between corn and soybeans," he said. "For corn, current bids into the storage season are relatively flat going across the fall and into the spring, without substantial increases or decreases. What that tells us is that storing corn still makes some sense if one believes corn prices can still rally and that there is limited concern about a major drop in prices.
"Soybeans are different because of the very large South American production. If they have a reasonable growing season, we're going to start seeing lower soybean prices by maybe January and especially February and March."
The strong cash and futures prices will help some grain producers offset drought-induced harvest losses. October grain prices also will influence the amount some insured producers will receive in indemnity payments. But the reduced yields and high prices do little to help the negative profit margins of livestock producers struggling to feed their herds.
"The livestock industry gets just a tiny bit of reprieve in the sense that corn isn't as desperately short as I think many people thought going into this report," Hurt said. "On the other hand, corn prices aren't going to fade substantially. It's going to be very difficult for the livestock industry to just hold on as cash flows are probably going to be negative for the most part."
Purdue Extension agricultural economist Corinne Alexander will offer additional analysis of the report and a 2013 Agricultural Outlook during a free webinar at 8:30 a.m. EDT Thursday (Sept. 13) at https://gomeet.itap.purdue.edu/outlook/. The webinar also will be recorded and archived at http://www.agecon.purdue.edu/extension/programs/lunch.asp
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Be aware that there are tons of info, dis-info and deceptions about Elenin, Nibiru or Planet X, a mysterious celestial body that's allegedly making its way towards our planet Earth. You can do your own research and decide for yourself what's fact and what's fiction. Like I said, with everything that you see, hear and read, always exercise discernment.
Zecharia Sitchin (July 11, 1920 – October 9, 2010[1]) was an Azerbaijani-born American author of books promoting an explanation for human origins involving ancient astronauts. Sitchin's theory proposes the planets Tiamat and Nibiru. Tiamat supposedly existed between Mars and Jupiter. He postulated that it was a thriving world in a very different solar system, with jungles and oceans, whose orbit was disrupted by the arrival of a large planet or very small star (less than twenty times the size of Jupiter) which passed through the solar system between 65 million and four billion years ago. The new orbits caused Tiamat to collide with one of the moons of this object, which is known as Nibiru. The debris from this collision are thought by the theory's proponents to have variously formed the asteroid belt, the Moon, and the current inclination of the planet Earth.
Sitchin claims that the Babylonians associated Nibiru with the god Marduk. The word is Akkadian and the meaning is uncertain. Sitchin hypothesized it as a planet in a highly elliptic orbit around the Sun, with a perihelion passage some 3,600 years ago and assumed orbital period of about 3,750 years; he also claimed it was the home of a technologically advanced human-like alien race, the Anunnaki, who apparently visited Earth in search of gold. These beings eventually created humanity by genetically crossing themselves with extant primates, and thus became the first gods.
Beginning in 1995, websites such as ZetaTalk have claimed that Nibiru or "Planet X" is a brown dwarf currently within our planetary system, soon to pass relatively close to Earth. Sitchin disagreed with the timing of passage. Sitchin also postulated that Pluto began life as Gaga, a satellite of Saturn which, due to gravitational disruption caused by Nibiru's passing, was flung into orbit beyond Neptune.
NASA senior scientist talks about ELENIN, NIBIRU, Pole Shift and 2012's conspiracies.
The Nibiru collision is a supposed disastrous encounter between the Earth and a large planetary object (either a collision or a near-miss) which certain groups believe will take place in the early 21st century. Believers in this doomsday event usually refer to this object as Planet X or Nibiru. The idea that a planet-sized object could collide with or pass by Earth in the near future is not supported by any scientific evidence and has been rejected as pseudoscience by astronomers and planetary scientists.
The idea was first put forward in 1995 by Nancy Lieder, founder of the website ZetaTalk. Lieder describes herself as a contactee with the ability to receive messages from extra-terrestrials from the Zeta Reticuli star system through an implant in her brain. She states that she was chosen to warn mankind that the object would sweep through the inner Solar System in May 2003 (though that date was later abandoned) causing Earth to undergo a pole shift that would destroy most of humanity. The predicted collision has subsequently spread beyond Lieder's website and has been embraced by numerous Internet doomsday groups, most of which link the event to the 2012 phenomenon. Although the name "Nibiru" is derived from the works of the late ancient astronaut writer Zecharia Sitchin and his interpretations of Babylonian and Sumerian mythology, Sitchin denied any connection between his work and various claims of a coming apocalypse.
NASA head Charles Bolden issued a weekend statement through the NASA Headquarters of Emergency Operations advising employees and their families to prepare for unforeseen emergency and/or disasters
Now for a report from Activist Post …
Bad news from NASA: Proof that comet Elenin is affecting earthDr. Mark Sircus, Contributing WriterThis is going to be the most extraordinary communication so fasten your seatbelts; we are in for a rough ride. I have known in my heart for months that I would have to make a communication like this but had no idea it would be this soon. Back in January, while investigating the underground city that is alleged to have been built under the new Denver Airport, reported on by the former governor Jesse Ventura, I put the puzzle together and came to the conclusion that a planetary event was in store for us in 2012. READ MORE
Comet Elenin Matches 'Deep Impact' Events Happening Now
1. The launch of the space shuttle Atlantis, meeting the Russians on the ISS.
2. Obama bringing the troops home. Obama bringing home 33,000 troops.
3. 2 weeks till USA budget solved. Obama and Congress fighting over it now.
4. The resignation of the "Secretary of Treasury" soon in August.
5. The Messiah is the largest space vehicle ever constructed, So is the iss.
6. August 16th date that Earth crosses Comet Honda's orbital path, 0.082AU
7. Wall clock set to 911. Twin towers destroyed.
8. Elenin's orbital path simular to comet in movie.
9. Captured frame matches, JPL Orbital sim., from June 23rd 2011. See website below.
10. ELE=Elenin, 2 Leo's Russian, 2 Small Telescopes, 10 Months.
Scientific criticism
Astronomers reject the idea of Nibiru, and have made efforts to inform the public that there is no threat to Earth in 2012.[19] They point out that such an object so close to Earth would be easily visible to the naked eye, as Jupiter and Saturn are both visible to the naked eye, and are dimmer than Nibiru would be at their distances. A planet such as Nibiru would create noticeable effects in the orbits of the outer planets.[20] Some counter this by claiming that the object has been concealed behind the Sun for several years, though this would be geometrically impossible.[12] Amateur photographs supposedly showing Nibiru near the Sun are usually the result of lens flares, false images of the Sun created by reflections within the lens.[21]
Astronomer Mike Brown notes that if this object's orbit were as described, it would only have lasted in the Solar System for a million years or so before Jupiter expelled it, and that there is no way another object's magnetic field could have such an effect on Earth. Lieder's assertions that the approach of Nibiru would cause the Earth's rotation to stop or its axis to shift violate the laws of physics. In his rebuttal of Immanuel Velikovsky's Worlds in Collision, which made the same claim that the Earth's rotation could be stopped and then restarted, Carl Sagan noted that, "the energy required to brake the Earth is not enough to melt it, although it would result in a noticeable increase in temperature: The oceans would [be] raised to the boiling point of water ... [Also,] how does the Earth get started up again, rotating at approximately the same rate of spin? The Earth cannot do it by itself, because of the law of the conservation of angular momentum."
In a 2009 interview with the Discovery Channel, Mike Brown noted that, while it is not impossible that the Sun has a distant planetary companion, such an object would have to be lying very far from the observed regions of the Solar System to have no gravitational effect on the other planets. A Mars-sized object could lie undetected at 300 AU (10 times the distance of Neptune); a Jupiter-sized object at 30,000 AU. To travel 1000 AU in two years, an object would need to be moving at 2400 km/s – faster than the galactic escape velocity. At that speed, any object would be shot out of the Solar System, and then out of the Milky Way galaxy into intergalactic space.
Nibiru / Planet X / Comet Elenin Conspiracy theories
Many believers in the imminent approach of Planet X/Nibiru accuse NASA of deliberately covering up visual evidence of its existence. One such accusation involves the IRAS infrared space observatory, launched in 1983. The satellite briefly made headlines due to an "unknown object" that was at first described as "possibly as large as the giant planet Jupiter and possibly so close to Earth that it would be part of this Solar System". This newspaper article has been cited by proponents of the collision idea, beginning with Lieder herself, as evidence for the existence of Nibiru. However, further analysis revealed that of several unidentified objects, nine were distant galaxies and the tenth was "intergalactic cirrus"; none were found to be Solar System bodies.
Another accusation frequently made by websites predicting the collision is that the U.S. government built the South Pole Telescope (SPT) to track Nibiru's trajectory, and that the object has been imaged optically. However, the SPT (which is not funded by NASA) is a radio telescope, and cannot take optical images. Its South Pole location was chosen due to the low-humidity environment, and there is no way an approaching object could be seen only from the South Pole. The "picture" of Nibiru posted on YouTube was revealed, in fact, to be a Hubble image of the expanding light echo around the star V838 Mon.
Another conspiracy claim regards a patch of missing data Google Sky near the constellation of Orion, which has often been cited as evidence that Nibiru has been redacted. However, the same region of sky can still be viewed by amateur astronomers. A scientist at Google said that the missing data is due to a glitch in the stitching software used to piece the images together. Another piece of claimed evidence drawn from Google Sky is the carbon star CW Leonis, which is the brightest object in the 10 μm infrared sky and is frequently claimed to be Nibiru.
Report from Planet X …
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Is Planet X Elenin? Warning! Elenin "IS" headed toward Earth!We should first look at what NASA says Elenin is. They say that Elenin is a comet discovered by a Russian Scientist in Dec 2010. Some are saying that Elenin is a planet.And some are saying that this is the real "destroyer" that the Sumerian tablets speak of when they named it NIBIRU which is considered as "THE" Planet X by most readers. Which is it?Regardless of what it is the greatest thing about all of this is that not only does NASA admit that it is there and headed towards earth, but the jet propulsion lab has rendered a model showing its predicted path. This is awesome because we can all rest assured that this one thing NASA is good at.READ MORE
Report from End Game Times …
Elenin = Planet X, Nibiru (mathematical proof)Using data published by nasa, and assuming Nibiru is in Elenin's position, I calculated the mass of the hypothetical object. The planet X is roughly five times the size of Earth. The proof I'm about to show you, won't have the final mass being quite that high but this is because I overestimated t. The two equations I used are very simple, to understand and apply. They are:
Vf^2=Vi^2+2a(delta x)
Vf=Vi+a(delta t)It was published that earth's axis shifted 6 inches. Vi (initial velocity) can be said to be zero since it's only being used as a reference point. I approximated t to be 2 hours, which is being quite generous, since the earthquake lasted quite a bit less than that. Now we're left with 2 equations and 2 unknowns. Solving for a, gives an acceleration of 6 nanometers/ss.READ MORE
Report from UFO-Blogger …
Comet Elenin – "Let there be light"Elenin is a very dangerous cosmic object. Sometimes we need to watch what an object does as well as watching the object while looking for clues. Elenin is not visible to the naked eye, but does appear to have an EM effect on our solar system at distances of 14+ AUs. Elenin is also dangerous because it is a long period (10000+ years) comet whose tail the Earth passes through. Comets are not balls of ice and dust like Nasa states. Nasa will not release this information because there is absolutely nothing anyone can do about it except panic. Sit back and enjoy the ride and be thankful to be alive in this time to bear witness to this event.READ MORE
Report from Fox News …
Nibiru on Switzerland and Iraq banknotesDown below video (click READ MORE to view) shows a banknote of the Swiss franc, in which there is solar system with a body with an elliptical orbit. Can this be Planet X?
Then there are the tall men 1998 Swiss Franc banknote , with slender faces. The Annunaki, even historically, as seen as walking taller than man, giants, with a face and head more long than round.
Why would the Swiss be in possession of this information, and why would they put it on their franc? READ MORE
There is so much more to discover; new mysteries and new horizons are appearing and the imperative of keeping eyes open to objective reality left and right grows stronger with the dangers they bring. Try to keep in mind that all this noise about Comet Elenin being radiated across the Net from the Cosmic COINTELPRO sector is intended to DISTRACT you and vector your thinking.
Believers in mysterious Planet Nibiru, Comet Elenin await Earth's endRenowned astrophysicist Carl Sagan once described a "baloney detection kit" — a set of tools that skeptical thinkers use to investigate any new concept. A few of the key tools include a healthy distrust of information that isn't independently verified, critically assessing an idea rather than becoming irrationally attached to it simply because it's intriguing, and a preference for simple explanations over wildly speculative ones. READ MORE


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Southington Town Wide Effort to Promote Success (STEPS) has developed a new website to help people, especially the youth in town, to find community service opportunities.
Preparation for Southington Serves began in December, with the help of the STEPS Youth Council. The site went live last month and can be found through the town's official website, Southington.org.
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Sarah presented the idea for the website during an interview for the Youth Council last summer. Youth Service Council Chairperson Evelyn Ciaburri thought the idea was brilliant and helped Sarah run with it.
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"Sarah was a part of every step and decision in the process," said Ciaburri. "I think that was really important because she learned a lot about website design, the skills it takes to complete a big project such as this, helped her make connections with positive role models in town and gave her a perspective on law, graphic design, community outreach and experience in a project leadership role."
Next, the duo advertised and promoted the website. Over 80 letters were sent out to organizations and places in town that might be able to provide opportunities, posters were placed in over 30 places around town, including the middle schools and high school and guidance teachers were brought on board.
In May, Sarah and Ciaburri will meet with principals from Kennedy, DePaolo and Southington High Schools to find a way to fit the website into advisory session that will take place at the school. May is youth as resources month in the district.
The site will mainly list non-profit and not-for-profit organizations that are looking for volunteers. Some of the volunteer opportunities include helping out a bingo night, dance or pasta supper, clerical work and a few more active opportunities to volunteer.
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The website has enjoyed a well reception, even though it is only about a month old. Sarah said that both the volunteers and the groups seeking volunteers have welcomed the site.
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|Pretzel S'mores with Valentine's Sprinkles.
Pretzel S'moresI wish I could say that this idea for Pretzel S'mores was my brainchild, and though the recipe method is mine and completely different from the original, the idea came from a Rold Gold pretzel ad I saw while thumbing through a copy of Sunset Magazine in a waiting room.
Since mini pretzel twists are kind of like little heart shapes, I thought these would make the cutest Valentine's Day project for the kids too, so just like the Rolo Pretzel Turtles, grab your little sous chefs to help with making these treats. Though you will want to handle topping these when they come out of the oven, they can certainly help with unwrapping chocolates, counting out or lining up pretzels, setting up the mini marshmallows, and even adding the sprinkles at the end.
Just like the Pretzel Turtles, these are easy too. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line up the pretzels on a parchment lined baking sheet and top them with a small piece of plain milk chocolate. I had some leftover mini Hershey bars and solid mini eggs hanging around from the holidays, so that's what I used. The mini Hershey bars have four segments, each of which fit nicely on the pretzel. Hershey kisses would also work great, or whatever solid, small-sized milk chocolate you have on hand.
Set aside the same number of pretzels for topping and gather up 3 mini marshmallows for every pretzel, then squeeze each set so that they sort of stick together; set those aside. If your marshmallows are really fresh, they may not be all that sticky. Just set them up together in groups of three.
Place the baking sheet with the pretzels on it in the preheated 350 degree oven for about 1 to 1-1/2 minutes, just until chocolate has softened. These are the little egg shaped chocolates that I cut in half. They worked great!
Once you remove the pretzels from the oven, turn on the broiler. Immediately press the marshmallows into the top of the melted chocolate.
Place the baking sheet under the broiler, and keeping the oven door ajar, toast the tops of the marshmallows. This will only take a minute or less, so keep an eye on them!
Remove the pan and holding the reserved pretzels by the sides, immediately and carefully press it down onto the top of the browned marshmallow. Let cool, then drizzle tops with melted chocolate, sprinkle top with grated chocolate, and add sprinkles if desired.
They kinda do look like little hearts don't they? Pile a few in small cellophane gift bags, tie them with some pretty red or pink ribbon, and I think they'd make a very nice favor or gift for Valentine's Day!
Of course, you don't have to sprinkle them for Valentine's Day - you can make these for any day! Here are a few where I simply grated chocolate over the top of the hot marshmallow, though it will stick better with a drizzle of some melted chocolate first, or you could also drizzle, and then add some plain chocolate sprinkles. Have fun with it!
|Pretzel S'mores with Grated Chocolate
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Remove pretzels from oven and turn the oven to broil. Work quickly to carefully press one group of three mini marshmallows into each softened chocolate square. Return tray to the oven under the broiler, with the oven door ajar, for only about a minute or less, just until the marshmallows are softened and the tops lightly browned. Keep an eye on them!
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What can be done after so much death?
Time has passed. The Connecticut community shaken by school shootings of the young is groping its way to healing. Claims fly back and forth from the fringes of American society on gun ownership and regulation. I own guns. I was raised with guns. Guns are a tool, I was taught, and have a place in our lives if used properly.
Saying that, the fear to have military weapons in each person's hands is not in my realm of comprehension. I don't debate the whole subject of guns because any sane discussion goes into the mode — "you want to take our guns away."
The extreme position of the NRA of arming our schools is the direct opposite of its initial formation. It was started in the 1930s to counteract the Prohibition mob violence of the Thompson-toting thugs of that time. Now they advocate everyone owning a version of the Thompson in this period of time.
Many of my friends carry handguns and use them. They obey the current laws. Do I feel safer? No. Many years ago I asked the "Old Ones" — the generation of my grandparents — about their childhood here in this area when places like Automba were where the Wild West really existed. People carried guns and gun violence was a regular occurrence. I asked the question, "Do you think we should have guns carried by most people as was the case in the pioneer and boom period of this area?" The answer came quickly and without hesitation, "No, we don't need to go back there." These are people that lived that life every day with guns and said, "No."
That is as much on the gun debate that I want to share. Someone else beyond me will do or not do something about the issue.
Gun violence is complex. Yes, we are a violent society in some respects. Gun ownership isn't the sole lightning rod to take the heat. There is a pornography of violence in many facets of our entertainment games, our television, and our movies. Somehow, we don't have to be sent off to war or work the poor neighborhoods of our country to see unceasing violence and hatred. We are blanketed by violence in our entertainment. I have experienced death and violent situations overseas. I am a movie nut and I realize on film, multiplied a thousand times plus, I shiver while watching these film versions.
Background checks are the answer, some say. Yes, we can tighten the rules for background checks to cover all gun sales. It may help. But we are hesitant to fund areas of early intervention which would help desperate people, some mentally challenged, from deciding on a violent course of action.
Many of us have worked in the health care field. In truth, people have the right to be sick. They can behave outrageously, not take medications, and act out to endanger themselves or others repeatedly before action is taken. This approach has developed by pressure from the left concerned about a person's right to lead his own lifestyle and the far right which wishes not to pay for any type of intervention program. Pull yourself up by your bootstraps.
I have watched as early intervention programs have been turned off or crippled by funding restrictions in our very area. Bridge House, early intervention for mentally challenged Northlanders, closed to save money. "Others will pick up the slack more efficiently," well-intentioned government officials said. Waiting periods for help were extended. Struggling people end up living on the streets and many die.
The Domestic Abuse Program in Carlton County was closed. State funding had not come through. Normally, programs such as this are funded by the county for short stretches of time until new funding sources are found. This time it did not. Where do battered woman go and where do men who want to see their children go or how do these people find their way through the legal system? Some struggling programs exist in Duluth. The Volunteer Attorney Program and Legal Aid have both seen their programs slashed.
Does this breed violent situations? Yes. Do people feel helpless? Yes. Are weapons turned to in these situations? Yes. This touches every one of our families at one time or another. Early intervention reduces violence and shelters children and makes our world safer. You will find many notorious shootings could have been averted with early intervention.


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MS: Jackson Halo project "on hold"
Remember Peter Jackson saying Halo Chronicles had been cancelled? When he said the project "fell apart," "is no longer happening," has "collapsed," and that his "involvement with the project" has "ended"? Microsoft has released a statement on the matter, using less final wording. From Joystiq: "Microsoft Game Studios is deeply committed to supporting and strategically […]
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Halo Chronicles project "no longer happening", says Jackson
Peter Jackson has said that his Halo Chronicles project is no longer gonna happen. You could even say it's as dead as Miranda Keyes, from the way Jackson talked – at least on his end. "That Halo project is no longer happening, it sort of collapsed when the movie didn't end up happening," he said. […]
Rumour: Payton working on Jackson Halo game
Both Kotaku and Shacknews are rumouring that MGS4 producer Ryan Payton has been signed as creative director on Halo Chronicles, the Peter Jackson-developed Halo title. Payton recently left Kojima Productions to return to the US, citing family issues. Hit the links for more.
Halo Chronicles spotted on Live?
Or not, as the case may be. According to this AddictGaming story, a Bungie employee has been spotted playing Halo Chronicles online. The game is the Peter Jackson Halo project, of which zero's known. And that's that.
Microsoft staffing up for Peter Jackson Halo game
Microsoft is now advertising for a creative director, producer and "game engineers" to work on the Peter Jackson Halo game Microsoft announced at X06. "A Peter Jackson-helmed Halo project was announced at X06 in Barcelona," a Microsoft spokesperson told MTV. "Since then, Microsoft Game Studios has been hard at work collaborating with Peter Jackson and […]
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Xbox super-boss Shane Kim's given first hints that the Peter Jackson Halo product announced at X06 may be something properly different from the games so far. "The collaboration's going really, really well," he said. "I think people are going to look at it and they're going to realise that it's a different experience, whether that's […]
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~ Orange Almond Semifreddo, Port Wine Poached Figs, Almond Praline ~
This dessert has the whiff of Christmas. The good news is that you don't need to wait until December to taste it. It's really a 2-part dessert, with each component stand-alone good. Fresh figs are poached in a heady reduction of Port wine, balsamic vinegar, citrus and spice yielding intense results reminiscent of Christmas puddings and mulled wine. You could stop there and serve the figs in their stew as a simple dessert soup, but why hold back? That was my thought, when I ladled the figs and their sauce over a wedge of melt-in-your-mouth semifreddo. Semifreddo is a fancy way to describe this frozen Italian concoction of whipped cream and meringue, which, in this case, is flecked with toasted almonds and orange zest. Each bite is ethereal, light and airy, disappearing on the tongue in a teasing poof. For a little structure and lasting crunch, I topped the dessert with a shard of caramelized almond praline. Like I said – why hold back?
Orange Almond Semifreddo with Port Wine Poached Figs
Serves 8
3/4 cup whole almonds
1/2 cup granulated sugar, divided
1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
Pinch of salt
3 large egg whites, room temperature
1 cup heavy cream, chilled
1 teaspoon Amaretto or almond liqueuer
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup Port wine (or heavy bodied red wine)
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
Zest and juice of 1 orange
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 cinnamon stick
3 whole cloves
1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
12 ripe medium-large figs, halved
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup sliced almonds, lightly toasted
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Prepare the semifreddo:
Line a 9-inch-by-5-inch loaf pan with plastic, leaving a 3-inch overhang. Place almonds and ¼ cup sugar in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until finely ground. Add orange zest and salt; pulse to blend. Beat the egg whites in the bowl of an electric mixer until they begin to hold soft peaks. Add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, and beat until egg whites are glossy and hold stiff peaks. Transfer to a large bowl. Beat cream, Amaretto and vanilla extract in a clean mixing bowl until soft peaks form. Gently fold the egg whites into the cream until no traces are visible. Gently fold the almonds into the egg whites until evenly distributed. Spoon into prepared baking dish and smooth top. Cover with plastic. Freeze at least 8 hours or overnight.
Prepare the figs:
Bring all of the ingredients except the figs to a boil in a heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium and boil until liquid is reduced by half. Strain the liquid and return to the saucepan. Add the figs and toss to coat and submerge. Simmer over medium-low heat for 10 minutes. Remove and cool completely in the liquid. (Figs may be prepared up to 1 day in advance. Refrigerate until use. Allow to come to room temperature before serving).
Prepare the praline:
Heat the sugar in a heavy small saucepen over medium heat until sugar melts, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until sugar turns amber in color. Add the almonds and sea salt and stir quickly to coat. Pour onto a baking sheet lined with parchment and spread into a thin layer.. Do not touch with your fingers. Cool completely. Break into small pieces.
When ready to serve, remove the semifreddo from the loaf pan. Working quickly, cut in 3/4-inch slices and arrange on serving plates. Spoon figs and juice over the semifreddo and garnish with praline shards. Serve immediately.
If you like this, you might enjoy these recipes:
Cranberry Orange Trifle with Candied Walnuts from TasteFood
Pistachio Pound Cake from Oui Chef
Holiday Pumpkin Roulade from TasteFood
Fig Crostata from The Wimpy Vegetarian


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Photo of the Day: Italian Gelato in a Brioche
Sara Rosso of Ms. Adventures in Italy posted this photo of a gelato-stuffed brioche from Sicily to remind us to contribute to her Tour del Gelato project. The Tour del Gelato blogroll links to reviews of gelaterias in Italy and around the world. Make sure to contribute if you know of a good gelateria!
Guide to Gelato in Bologna
Grom Gelato: The New Drug
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Trent Guy has had an interesting career. The Louisville WR was shot in the back at a club in 2008, during a fight with a man who groped his fiancée. He went undrafted, and was signed by the Raiders, Panthers, and Panthers again, but was cut during training camp each time. Yesterday may have been his least likely moment of all—he returned a missed field goal 129 yards to help lead the Montreal Alouettes to a 31-10 win over Toronto.
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From the Spring 2013 journal.
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80 stands for hate, pronounced without the h.
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The previous record was about 272,000 ballots cast, and even without counting provisional ballots, the county had already processed 291,176 ballots.
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Dining review: Roseville's La Huaca shows off Peruvian cuisine
There's a good chance you've never tried Peruvian food or even heard much about it.
That could be about to change.
Largely unknown until recently, the food from this South American nation of rich history and wide-ranging cultural influences has been securing a foothold throughout North America, led by Peruvian super-chef Gastón Acurio. His quest for worldwide expansion includes a hip restaurant in San Francisco called La Mar.
Is Peru the next big thing in food? I hope so. If what they're doing at La Huaca in Roseville is any indication, it stands a chance of gaining an enthusiastic new audience.
Peruvian food is eclectic. It's accessible. It embraces multiple cultures and influences from ancient Aztecs to contemporary and cosmopolitan Lima. It's both familiar and exotic. And when it's done well, it can be both hearty and elegant.
It seems like an arms-wide-open, anything-goes assortment of flavors, ingredients and techniques.
Peruvian food is seafood. It's steak, lamb, chicken and pork. It's even pasta. And it's all kinds of mashed potatoes – really fancy, complex, sculptural mashed potatoes that include an array of extras such as chicken, fish, vegetables and, yes, even octopus.
By scanning the menu at La Huaca, you'll learn Peruvians practically invented ceviche. They add layers of flavors with peppers, with spices, with cooking methods that take many hours. And more than anything? In Peru, they love to eat.
To take in this kind of experience, you need not go farther than a surprisingly eclectic Roseville shopping center that also has an excellent craft beer pub called Final Gravity.
Since ceviche is so central to the Peruvian experience with food, it's the best way to get a sense of the flavors used to showcase the fish. The flavors are more refined than they are loud or jarring. Ceviche begins with the basic idea that the acidity in lime juice essentially cooks the fish and firms the flesh. For safety and taste, only the freshest fish will do.
During our visits to La Huaca, we found the fish to be exceptionally fresh, with that crisp, clean favor up front on the palate that's a telltale sign that it is at its best. There are five ceviches on the menu, all sizable portions suitable for sharing for $14.95. My favorites were the clasico, a basic white fish presentation that demonstrates this classical – and rather magical – technique with seafood; and the de Rocoto, a ceviche covered in a creamy and mildly spicy rocoto sauce.
Adventurous diners open to sharing and exploring will do best by ordering a sampler and comparing the subtle differences by choosing three of five available ceviches for $29.90.
The sampler is also the best introduction to the wonderful appetizer known as causas. If you grew up loving plain ol' mashed potatoes only to realize their limitations, this could become your new favorite comfort food. These causas are all built around mashed potatoes – perfectly mashed, creamy-yellow potatoes given a splash of lime juice and a dose of a yellow chili pepper called aji Amarillo that packs more of a gentle citrusy note than a fiery wallop.
All of the causas were made with precision and plated with a touch of artistry, especially when arranged side by side in the four-causas sampler. It's hard to pick a favorite. The causas with finely cut octopus drizzled with olive oil was the edgiest offering; the limena and its suggestion of chicken salad, the most familiar; and the fried chicken in escabeche sauce the one packed with the most flavor.
The only issue regarding precision was the temperature. These causas are served chilled, but during two of my three visits they seemed refrigerator cold – too cold – and that seemed to blunt some of the flavors.
While ceviches and causas are the mainstay appetizers here, we couldn't resist the chicharron de cerdo – ample pieces of pork that have been boiled and then fried and set atop large dollops of delicious sweet potato purée. While the pork was tender and had ample flavor, it may have been a tad overcooked and dry.
As you scan the menu for the main dishes, whether seafood or meat (or vegetarian), you may find yourself asking, "What country is this again?" That's because Peruvian cooking has been an evolution replete with ancient traditions, local ingredients and wonderful infusions of Spanish and Italian inspirations, among others.
The lamb shanks baked slowly for hours just might resemble what you'd see at a charming French bistro, only this dish stands apart with subtle seasonings and a serving of beans and rice.
The fettuccine and steak, served side by side on the plate, will remind you of an Italian eatery, though the steak is covered in a dark, thick sauce that touches on what could only be Latin American flavors – a bit of spicy heat, a bit of sweetness and an underpinning of flavor notes earthy and bitter. This steak was very tender, as you'd expect; and because filet mignon can be subtle to the point of blandness, it's the perfect cut of beef to host this lively sauce.
Then there's the lomo saltado, which might look like something you'd find in an upscale American diner or, if you've got "steak frites" in mind, at another bistro in the French countryside. It's filet mignon cooked in Pisco liquor served with french fries, albeit fries that could have been cooked longer and, if we want them to mimic the best bistro offerings, fried not once but twice. For the fussy eater not yet willing to commit to full-bore exotic food, this might be a good choice.
We also delved into the equally impressive seafood side of the menu and were especially impressed with the calamari, firm but tender and universally difficult to get right. Our favorite was the hearty comfort dish called arroz del Pacifico Sur, in which we encountered perfectly prepared calamari and plump shrimp "flamed" in that Pisco liquor and served with rice and aji sauce.
The jalea de Mariscos might remind you of American pub food, in which the calamari and shrimp are breaded in corn flour, fried and served next to fried yucca.
On and on it goes, right down to the desserts – that are familiar but just different enough to leave you entertained. Our favorite was the spongy soaked cake, tres leches de Lucuma y Pisco. Though if you really want to encounter the Peruvian sweet tooth, try the sampler (once again), four desserts lined up side by side and suitable for sharing.
There is so much to take in with the food, but the service was largely polished and attentive. The room itself is pleasingly decorated but could use more warmth and charm as the restaurant grows and prospers. On two of the three visits, we were treated to live music.
9213 Sierra College Blvd. Suite 140, Roseville
(916) 771-2558
Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday to Thursday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Beverage options: Beer and wine license
Vegetarian friendly: Yes
Noise level: Moderate. Some nights there is live music.
Overall 3 stars (out of four stars)
The food here will be a revelation for those not familiar with Peruvian cuisine. There's a reason La Huaca is catching on with savvy Roseville diners. The food is exotic, accessible, hearty and elegant, with plenty of options, and the experience of dining here is thoroughly enjoyable.
Food 3 stars
Start with the ceviche, a Peruvian staple, and if you can't decide which one, get the sampler. Same goes for the causas, engaging appetizers based on yellow mashed potatoes presented in various ways with different ingredients. The main courses are also wide-ranging – plenty of seafood and meat dishes, several vegetarian options and always lots of pleasing flavors. The menu also offers wine-pairing suggestions with each dish, especially helpful for new diners who can't predict what seasonings work with which wines.
Service 3 stars
Very friendly and casual, though the servers know the menu and can explain the cooking and flavors in each dish.
Ambiance 2 1/2 stars
With such a warm and inviting menu, the décor in the restaurant doesn't quite match up with the food. It's just a little sterile feeling. More warmth, a few more personal touches, and more of a Peruvian feel to the room will help as the restaurant matures. Live music on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights starts at 7 and is a great touch.
Value 3 stars
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The recent years of the New York Jets defense reminds me of Amare Stoudemire and the New York Knicks.
In 2010, Stoudemire was given a monster contract, five years almost $100 million, to revitalize basketball in the mecca.* He didn't disappoint in his first year, averaging 25 points, 8 rebounds, just under 2 blocks per game and a first round playoff trip.* The excitement he injected into the Garden paved the way for players like Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler to want to play in New York, to be apart of something special.
The 2009 Jets defense was dominant: First in yards...
Just curious as to who wrote this?
It says Joseph Sudberg
Calvin Pace came a year before Rex, not sure he was enticed to sign because of Rex's D.


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Three New Years Resolution Ideas
Here are three New Year's Resolution ideas to use in your youth ministry.
New Year's Resolutions
First discuss the meaning of the words New Year's resolution. Ask kids to share some resolutions they have made in the past and what happened to them. Did they last? How long? Next, introduce the word covenant, and ask kids to compare that word with the word resolution. What is the difference between the two? (One important difference is that a resolution is generally a private thing, and a covenant is a promise or agreement made publicly between two or among more people.)
After some discussion, have the kids form groups of three, preferably with friends they know fairly well. Then give them 10 minutes or so to write a few New Year's covenants. After they are completed, each person shares his or her covenants with other members of the small group and asks for feedback. Are they too vague? Impossible to keep? Too easy? Inappropriate? Kids are then allowed to rewrite their covenants based on the feedback they received. Last, they share their rewritten covenants and perhaps discuss practical ways they plan to put them into practice.
Scripture Resolutions
To create scriptural New Year's resolutions, have your kids go through the Bible and find their favorite verses. For those who claim they don't have a favorite verse, have them open their Bibles to Proverbs and start reading until they come to a verse they like. Make sure you have some extra Bibles on hand for this.
Tell the kids to paraphrase the verse they choose by putting it in their own words. Next they should personalize it by putting themselves in it. For example, Matthew 6:33 reads: "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." Someone who chooses that verse might paraphrase and personalize it this way: "I will always seek the things of God in all I do. And if I do this, all that I need here on this earth God will give me."
Let the kids write the paraphrase in large letters on a sheet of colored paper, then post it where they'll see it often. This personalized verses can then become their New Year's resolutions.
Turn or Burn
This idea works well at the first meeting of a new year or the last meeting of an old year. It involves the making of New Year's resolutions. Students are asked to "turn" (over a new leaf) or "burn" (an old habit).
Each person is given a few sheets of paper and an envelope along with a pencil. For effect you could print the shape of a leaf on one paper, and burn the edges of the other paper. Participants are then asked to write down on the leaf some resolutions for the new year (a good habit that you propose to begin doing). The papers are then folded and put into self-addressed individual envelopes and sealed. The envelopes are collected and will be mailed out to these people in June to remind them of their resolutions.
Next, the kids are asked to write on the "burn" paper a bad habit that they would like to discontinue. After some discussion on how one goes about ridding himself or herself of a bad habit, and after some prayer and mutual commitment to each other, each person brings their bad habit to the front and symbolically burns it in a little bonfire. You can probably build a fire inside a washtub, or use a small hibachi. Be sure to have adequate ventilation or just do this part of the meeting outside.
The best way to make a program like this effective over the long haul is to plan some ways to follow up on this during the year. It can prove to be a very meaningful way to approach on old idea.
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Was in Wyoming last week and checked on the Flynn Memorial Tournament to be held in Devils Lake today. Nothing online I could find. I had printed wrestling schedules for three schools that listed the tournament. Went to Devils Lake HS site - nothing. Same with three other school sites. Devils Lake newspaper - nothing.
Drove back all night to get back to go to the tournament(from Yellowstone Park) only to find out the thing was cancelled. No notice, no public information I could find online. The Devils Lake HS site mainly has football.
Anyone associated with schools please encourage them to have websites and calendars kept current. This is almost as bad as the folks who flew into State to attend a Cando football game... only to find after they drove there from Fargo that Dunseith had called and cancelled because they couldn't get 9 kids together to play the game.


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The two on the left are called NanoDia, from uni(ball), while the two on the right are the Pentel Ain Stein (read: "Einstein").
The Ain Stein container has a small opening, so I had to give it a few gentle shakes to get the lead out (at least with a full container). The NanoDia has more access, but this also comes with a greater risk of spilling the leads.
The paper used for my comparison was an Ampad Gold Fibre Quadrille pad and the pencil was a Zebra M301 Ultra.
The uni was smoother in both cases, but neither lead had any issue with becoming crumbly or snapping with a decent amount of pressure applied.
I apologize for the bluish color in the photos; it's often quite overcast here in Minnesota during the winter, so the color is not quite accurate, but it's mostly the consistency and shading that people look for in a pencil lead anyway.
While the Ain Stein B and uni NanoDia 3B were both very smooth, the uni NanDia HB was certainly smoother than the Pentel Ain Stein HB. Interestingly enough, JetPens seems to have discontinued the Ain Stein leads, so I'm not sure if it was an availability issue or if the lack of popularity lead them to remove it from their offerings.
As a side note, the NanoDia is supposed to mean small (Nano) diamonds (Dia), so lead breakage is supposedly minimized with the addition of a little diamond dust. Because none of the above leads have ever broken on me, I can't say that the diamonds help, but I can't say that they don't either. I guess I will just have the piece of mind knowing that the diamonds are doing their thing to keep me writing without the period, annoying snap of a broken lead.
uni NanoDia - JetPens - $3.30 The HB is currently sold out, but you can most of the other hardness levels.
Pentel Ain Stein -> not available from JetPens, but you can still get it elsewhere if you're interested.


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Fred was born in 1832 near Birmingham, England, UK. He was the fourth of five sons born to William Swann (1803- 1878) and Ann Monk (1803-1871). In 1841 the family was living in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, where William worked as a steel polisher. By 1851 the family had moved to Gravesend, Kent, where William was trading as a toy dealer, along with three sons - including Fred.
The 1861 census shows that Ann Swann (now aged 58yrs) is operating as a toy dealer, whilst husband William (now 60yrs) is in the workhouse. Various of the sons are still in business in Gravesend, but of Fred there is no sign!
The next I know of Fred is when he marries Elizabeth Anne Vale on 5th March 1866 in the Weslyan Chapel, Mount Pleasant, S. Australia. (Elizabeth Anne (b August 1842) was the daughter of Mary Rogers (b 1813) and Edward Vale (b 1803). Edward was a dyer and the family lived in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, UK.)
Fred and Elizabeth's first child, Benjamin, was born on 3rd November 1867 in Tarrawatta, Angaston. Then came Grace Hannah, born 1869 in Albury, New South Wales, Joseph born 1871 in Albury and Mary Elizabeth born 1874 in Albury.
I have no other info about Fred's time in Australia, but in 1875 he sailed from Liverpool, UK to Quebec, Canada on the 'Nova Scotia'. Travelling with him were his wife, Elizabeth Anne and family. The family included all the aforementioned children plus another daughter (previously unheard of!) called Sarah, who was born out of wedlock in 1865.
Having arrived in Canada, a further son, William John, was born in Ontario in 1876.
The next info I have, is that the family were back in the UK (without daughter Sarah) and living in Bradford, Yorkshire. Another daughter, Mira Jane, was born in Bradford on 6th January 1879 at Birks Farm, Horton, Bradford, where Fred was working as a farm labourer.
When Mira Jane was only eight weeks old, Fred died aged forty-five, from 'natural debility and decay'.
The 1881 census shows widowed Elizabeth Anne (now aged 38yrs) living at 16 Arctic Parade, Horton, Bradford, along with her six children (There is still no sign of Sarah, who seems not to have returned from Canada.)
The 1891 census finds Elizabeth Anne 'living on own means' at 1 Longside Court, Horton, Bradford with the three younger children - Mary, William and Mira. Grace Hannah (daughter) at the age of nineteen, married Joseph Powell on sixth October 1888. She was a worsted spinner, Joseph was an overlooker and they were living in Horton.
Can anyone add to my knowedge? How, when and why did Fred and Elizabeth Anne travel to Australia? What were they doing there? Why would they then travel to Canada? Why would they then return to the UK? Why would they choose to settle in Bradford, Yorkshire? Had they perhaps relatives there already?What happened to daughter Sarah, who appeared out of nowhere and disappeared again in Canada?! Would be thrilled to have ANY further info!
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Athlete, adventurer and author: Mildred Wirt Benson, began her career as a ghostwriter in the late 1920s, authoring 23 of the first 30 Nancy Drew novels and was responsible for the development of the famous young character as an independent, bold and risk-taking female sleuth. Using archival photographs and interviews, the documentary traces Millie's days as a student at the University of Iowa, a children's book author, a court reporter and a weekly columnist Toledo, Ohio, newspapers. As this program illustrates, Benson embodied many of the attributes that she had used to describe her most famous literary character, Nancy Drew. In her 60s, Millie earned a private pilot's license and flew her own plane across country. She was also an amateur archaeologist and explorer. Millie Benson's story is fascinating because she was a pioneer on so many fronts. Not only was she an accomplished author and journalist, but she excelled at athletics, and later in life, as a pilot and explorer. While Millie Benson's role as the author of Nancy Drew wasn't recognized until nearly 50 years after they were published, she became an instant celebrity in 1993 when she was inducted into the University of Iowa's Hall of Fame. At the same time, her work was celebrated with a Nancy Drew conference that received national attention.


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Mideast Report: January — March 2013
Former foreign editor John Felton conducts quarterly, independent, reviews of NPR's Israeli-Palestinian coverage. His first-quarter 2013 report is now available online.
Felton reviewed the 81 radio stories, interviews and other reports that aired on NPR's daily radio shows from January through March, as well as 34 blogs, news stories and other reports carried exclusively on NPR's website.
Main news events in the region during the period were the Israeli elections in January (and the subsequent formation of a new government) and President Obama's visit to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan in March.
In his assessment, Felton found that NPR gave its listeners and readers generally accurate and fair coverage of these and other events. During the quarter Larry Abramson, normally the Washington-based national security correspondent, filled in as NPR's Jerusalem correspondent, pending the arrival of Emily Harris, who took over the post in April. NPR has not had a permanent Jerusalem correspondent since the summer of 2012.
Felton did chide NPR reporters and shows for relying too often on Washington-based experts and analysts to explain events in Israel and the Palestinian territories. He suggested that listeners, and readers of the website, should instead hear more from people in the region.
I encourage you to read the complete review. Quarterly reviews going back to 2008 are also available online.
John Felton prepares the quarterly evaluations. He has covered international affairs and U.S. foreign policy for more than 30 years. His book, The Contemporary Middle East: A Documentary History, was published by CQ Press in 2007. A former foreign affairs reporter for Congressional Quarterly and foreign editor at NPR, he has been a freelance writer and editor since 1995.
Correction April 19, 2013
Israel did extend the fishing limit in Gaza to six miles late in 2012, but, according to the UN, reimposed the previous 3-mile limit on March 21 in response to the firing of rockets from Gaza into southern Israel. The three mile limit remained in effect when this report was published on April 18.


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The biggest proportion of attacks on Linux systems come from authorised users and most were enabled by security misconfigurations, according to a new survey of Linux developers from Evans Data.
Linux developers said they had few problems with attacks and viruses overall, with 92 percent saying their Linux systems have never been infected with a virus, and 78 percent saying their systems have never been hacked. Less than seven percent claimed to have been hacked three or more times.
Two years ago, 94 percent were virus-free, while the attack figures were about the same. Despite the slight fall, however, the figures remain far below the average. In a survey of all types of North American developers this spring, Evans found that 60 percent of developers said they had been breached and 32 percent had been hit at least three times.
While the responses of Linux developers on such a controversial issue are not necessarily reliable, they are reinforced by a general perception amongst developers, of all stripes, that Linux is the most secure platform. In a survey of more than 400 developers and IT managers last month, the largest proportion of respondents - 25 percent - said Linux was the most secure platform, followed closely by Windows 2003 at 19 percent.
Windows 2003's position has jumped more than 40 percent in the past six months, Evans said, boosted by the platform's explicit security support. Windows XP, and Trusted Solaris were chosen by less than 10 percent, while Mac OS X, IBM's AIX, HP-Unix, Windows NT and other operating systems were named by less than 5 percent.
Of the 22 percent of admitted hacks, the largest proportion - 23 percent - were by internal users with valid login IDs, respondents said. The top factor allowing the attack was misconfiguration, at 13 percent, followed by Internet service vulnerabilities (8.2 percent) and Web server flaws (8.0 percent). Linux kernel flaws allowed 5.5 percent of the attacks, Evans said. Examples of misconfiguration include forgetting to put a server behind a firewall and improperly enabling the firewall.
"Ironically, the flaws that crackers use to compromise Linux servers are flaws in applications which run on competing operating systems, so those vulnerabilities are not specific to Linux," said Nicholas Petreley, Evans Data's Linux analyst, in a statement.
Linux developers aren't alone in blaming users for allowing security breaches. In last month's security survey, Evans found that the biggest proportion of developers, one in four, said the biggest problem in implementing security was "social engineering", that is, users' lack of adherence to security policies. Fifteen percent said their biggest headache was a lack of qualified personnel. They had little sympathy for user incompetence, with only 11 percent agreeing that security systems were too complicated.
Developers also disagreed with the oft-cited user complaint that security gets in the way of performance, with only 1.3 percent citing performance as a difficulty.
Adoption of the new version 2.6 Linux kernel is proceeding apace, rising more than 80 percent in the past six months, Evans said. Two in five developers have now migrated at least some of their Linux installations to the 2.6 kernel, with more than 30 percent planning the switch within six months, and 12 percent expecting migration to take longer than one year.
"Only recently have major Linux distributors started including the 2.6 kernels as the default, so at least some portion of the large number of developers represented here as using a 2.6 kernel are likely to have installed it manually, themselves," Evans Data said in the report.


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I love how my Blyton books echo my Popang photo frame, and thats me....hello! and my treasured Cathy Miles bird. Amy Ruppel is having an online sale today, there are still some left.
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Sunday, June 08, 2008
I have enjoyed June so far, a little bit of calm was needed. I am enjoying looking and living in the house and making decorating decisions. I am loving eating outdoors nearly every day. I am enjoying the flowers coming to life in a garden we have not ever seen through Summer yet. I am enjoying putting together a new website for the gallery showcasing the wonderful work of the 20 artists and designers I am now selling. So it is calmer but still lots to do. But mostly I am enjoying the cloudless bright blue sky hanging over my head and the peace and quiet today.
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PSU faculty make Carnegie Hall debut
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When Patrick Howle and Reena Berger Natenberg perform at Carnegie Hall next week, they'll be returning to a familiar theme. Howle and Berger, both members of the Pittsburg State University Music Department faculty, will perform some of the pieces featured on a CD they recorded and released last fall, as well as several complimentary works.
Howle and Natenberg will make their debut performance at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22, in Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall.
Howle, a baritone, teaches voice and opera and directs the PSU Voice and Opera Workshop. Natenberg is an associate professor of piano at PSU and was a recipient of the 2012 Excellence in Teaching Award from PSU's College of Arts and Sciences. Both have performed extensively in the U.S. and abroad, but Howle said there is something special about a debut at Carnegie Hall.
"Every performer dreams of performing at Carnegie Hall," Howle said, "so to make my recital debut there is really the culmination of my work as a solo vocalist."
For their Carnegie Hall performance, Howle and Natenberg will perform a number of vocal music pieces by French composer, Francis Poulenc. In addition, they selected a set of vocal works by Johannes Brahms, a solo piano piece by Franz Liszt and another solo piece by contemporary French Canadian composer Denis Gougeon.
Howle earned a bachelor of music degree in vocal performance from East Carolina University and a master of music degree in vocal performance and literature at the Eastman School of Music.
Natenberg was born in Montreal, Canada. She was educated at the McGill Conservatory of Music, Tel-Aviv University, The New England Conservatory of Music and Université de Montréal.
Their CD, entitled "Carte Postale," was funded by grants from the Kansas Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. It was released in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Francis Poulenc's death. For more information and/or to purchase the CD contact Patrick Howle at firstname.lastname@example.com or Reena Natenberg at email@example.com.


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The House of Delegates has passed Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposal to create a grant process to help get people the skills for jobs that are in high demand.
The House passed the bill 115 to 23 on Tuesday. The Senate already has approved the measure.
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The New York tabloids were remarkably restrained this week, mostly not calling for Mark Sanchez to be benched. The owner of the team might not be able to stay so unemotional.
"Two people who know (owner Woody) Johnson, and know how he runs his football operation, believe he will push his football people to start Tebow," Rich Cimini of ESPNNewYork.com wrote Tuesday. "Let's be clear: There's no evidence to suggest this is happening, but only a naïve person would think this owner won't get involved if the product on the field continues to disappoint."
Cimini cites 2008, when Johnson pushed to acquire Brett Favre. We heard buzz during that same season Johnson went as far as to ask the team's coaching staff to let Favre pass more instead of focusing on the run. This isn't an owner who always has stayed out of football operations
Johnson's support of Mark Sanchez has become less unequivocal. Playing Tebow is "a question that will be asked more frequently if this progresses because this is unacceptable playing," Johnson told Bloomberg earlier this week.
This is what the Jets invited when they brought in Tebow. They wanted it. It soon might be time for their fans to just embrace the change because it feels inevitable.Follow Gregg Rosenthal on Twitter @greggrosenthal.