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Wesley Saunders has reached double figures in scoring in all 16 games this season (Joe Murphy).
The Particulars
The Harvard men's basketball team looks to continue its winning ways at home, as the Crimson hosts Yale and Brown at Lavietes Pavilion this weekend.
Game Coverage
Live video and audio will be available at GoCrimson.com. Charlie Hobbs and Brecka Fetzer will be the announcers on GoCrimson.com.
Series History Against Yale
The Bulldogs own a 113-71 advantage in the all-time series, but the Crimson has taken six of the last seven meetings between the schools. Harvard swept Yale last season, winning 65-35 in New Haven, Conn., Jan. 27, 2012 and 66-51 at Lavietes Pavilion Feb. 18, 2012.
Harvard's Last Time Out
The Crimson came back from down 13 points late in the second half and topped Dartmouth, 82-77, in overtime Jan. 26. Siyani Chambers scored 21 points and tied the game with just 18 seconds remaining, while Wesley Saunders made 10 free throws and finished with 20 points. Jonah Travis added 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting, and Christian Webster hit three big 3-pointers in the final minutes, tallying 13 points for the game. Harvard shot 33.3 percent from the field in the first half and 53.6 percent from the floor in the second stanza.
Yale's Last Time Out
The Bulldogs evened their Ivy League record at1-1 with a 76-66 overtime victory over Brown Jan. 26. Justin Sears poured in 18 points, and Austin Morgan added 16 points, including four 3-pointers in the win. Yale outrebounded Brown, 47-34, and had the edge in assists, 20-13. The Bulldogs shot 50.0 percent from beyond the arc, going 7-of-14 for the game.
Harvard Tops Over Last Four Seasons
Over the last four seasons, Harvard owns the best conference record in the Ivy League.
Harvard - 36-8 (.818)
Princeton - 34-9 (.791)
Cornell - 27-17 (.614)
Yale - 24-20 (.545)
Penn - 23-20 (.535)
Columbia - 16-28 (.364)
Brown - 12-32 (.273)
Dartmouth - 3-41 (.068)
Save The Best For Last
With 5:15 left in the second half against Dartmouth Jan. 26, the Crimson had tallied only 44 points in the game before going on a scoring run, netting 38 points in the last minutes of regulation and five minutes of overtime. During that stretch, Harvard outscored the Big Green, 38-25, to pull out an 82-77 overtime victory. The Crimson shot 9-of-11 (.818) from the field in the final 10 minutes of the contest, including overtime, to pull out the conference win.
Harvard and Dartmouth combined to score 35 points in the extra session in the Crimson's 82-77 win over the Big Green Jan. 26 to fall short of the NCAA record. The NCAA record for points in a single overtime is 45, set by VCU and Texas A&M in 2000. Harvard scored 20 of the 35 points. Vermont holds the overtime single team record for points with 26 against Hartford in 1998.
Chambers Earning Accolades
Freshman Siyani Chambers was named a nominee for the Bob Cousy Award, given to the nation's top men's college basketball point guard each season. Chambers has been named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week four times this season (Dec. 3, Dec. 17, Jan. 7, Jan. 14). He ranks second on the Crimson with 13.2 points per contest and paces the Ivy League with 6.1 assists per game.
Laurent Rivard has buried 44 3-pointers this year and is on pace to break Harvard's single-season record for treys. Kevin Rogus '05 connected on 74 triples during the 2003-04 campaign, and Rivard is on pace to make 77 3-pointers this season.
If Rivard makes 39 more 3-pointers this year, he will also tie the program record for career treys, held by Dan Clemente '01 (220). Rivard currently has 171 career triples, ranking him fourth in program history.
Crimson in Overtime
Following Harvard's dramatic 82-77 win in overtime against Dartmouth Jan. 26, the Crimson has won its last five games that have gone past regulation. The Crimson held off William & Mary, 87-85, in three overtimes with Jeremy Lin's 3-point buzzer beater Nov. 15, 2009, downed Yale, 82-79, Feb. 12, 2010, won at Penn, 83-82, Feb. 5, 2011 and picked up a win at Columbia, 77-70, March 2, 2012.
Hot Hands
The Crimson stands ninth in the nation in team 3-point shooting (.403) and is tied for 22nd in team field-goal shooting (.478). Harvard shot a season-best 62.8 percent from the floor as a team in the 75-65 victory at Dartmouth Jan. 12.
Season Honors
Siyani Chambers
Bob Cousy Award Nominee
Ivy League Rookie of the Week (Dec. 3, Dec. 17, Jan. 7, Jan. 14, Jan. 28)
Wesley Saunders
Ivy League Player of the Week (Dec. 3, Dec. 10, Jan. 14)
Christian Webster
Ivy League Player of the Week (Jan. 28)
Double-Double Show
Jonah Travis had 16 points and 12 rebounds against Fordham Dec. 1, giving Harvard its first double-double of the season. Siyani Chambers followed with 14 points and 10 assists for another double-double for the Crimson Jan. 5.
Harvard Against The Ivy League
Over the past three seasons, the Crimson boasts a 26-5 mark (.839) against Ivy League opponents. Harvard is 12-3 (.800) against Ancient Eight opponents on the road, 14-1 at home (.933) and 0-1 in neutral-site contests.
Assist Mark
Rookie point guard Siyani Chambers has dished out 98 assists this season in 16 games, or 6.1 points per contest. The Harvard record for assists in a season by a freshman is 178, set by Glenn Fine '79 in 1975-76. Chambers is on pace for 172 helpers this year.
In two Ivy League games, Siyani Chambers is averaging 21.5 points and 6.5 assists, while Wesley Saunders is scoring 19.5 points, grabbing 6.0 rebounds and handing out 6.0 assists per contest.
Touch From Downtown
Siyani Chambers made all five of his 3-point attempts at St. Mary's Dec. 31 and was 3-of-3 from long range at Dartmouth Jan. 12. Chambers is shooting 44.3 percent (27-of-61) from beyond the arc in his rookie campaign, ranking fifth in the Ivy League.
All-Around Player
Wesley Saunders ranks in the top 10 in the Ivy League in seven statistical categories. Saunders is first in scoring (16.3 ppg), first in steals (2.1 spg), second in field-goal percentage (.539), fourth in minutes played (35.7 per game), fifth in assists (3.6 apg), seventh in free-throw percentage (.731) and ninth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.2).
Winning Tradition
Last year's senior class of Oliver McNally '12, Andrew Van Nest '12 and Keith Wright '12 won 84 games (84-34, .712) during their careers, a program record. Current senior Christian Webster has helped Harvard win 80 games throughout his career (80-26, .755).
Lin: Third in All-Star Voting
Jeremy Lin '10, current guard of the Houston Rockets, finished third in the 2013 NBA All-Star vote among members of the backcourt in the Western Conference. Lin received 883,809 votes, narrowly missing a spot to start in the NBA All-Star game in Houston Feb. 17. Lin had the fifth most votes of any Western Conference player and the ninth most in the NBA overall.
Run At The Charity Stripe
Before missing against Holy Cross Dec. 22, Siyani Chambers made 32 shots in a row at the charity stripe over the course of seven contests, beginning Nov. 13. He is shooting 85.7 percent from the line (60-of-70) for the season, which ranks third in the Ivy League.
Comeback Kids
The Crimson erased a 13-point deficit with 3:49 remaining and a seven-point deficit with 1:10 left to play in the second half, coming back to tie Dartmouth, 62-62, in regulation before earning an 82-77 come-from-behind victory over the Big Green Jan. 26.
Freshman At The Point
Siyani Chambers is averaging 6.1 assists per game, which leads the conference, and has only turned the ball over 56 times for a 1.8 assist-to-turnover ratio, good for fourth in the Ivy League. Chambers had a career-best 10 assists vs. Rice Jan. 5.
Reaching 90
With Harvard's 92-62 victory over Rice Jan. 5, the Crimson reached the 90-point plateau for the first time since defeating Brown, 91-71, at Lavietes Pavilion Feb. 26, 2010. Harvard's 92-point effort was the most since winning at Seattle, 92-71, Jan. 2, 2010.
Seeing Lots Of Time
Three Harvard players are among the top six players in the Ancient Eight in minutes played. Siyani Chambers is second in the conference with 37.7 minutes per game, while Wesley Saunders (36.2) is fourth and Laurent Rivard (35.2) ranks sixth.
Chambers, Saunders, Rivard and Christian Webster have also each played all 40 minutes of a game this year. Chambers played every minute at Massachusetts Nov. 13, vs. Holy Cross Dec. 22 and at California Dec. 29. Saunders saw time in all 40 minutes at St. Mary's Dec. 31, while Webster played all 40 minutes vs. Boston University Dec. 11. Rivard played every minute at Dartmouth Jan. 12 and at Memphis Jan. 19. In Harvard's overtime win over Dartmouth Jan. 26, Saunders played 44 minutes, followed by Chambers (43) and Rivard (41) and Webster (41).
Over the six seasons under head coach Tommy Amaker, the Crimson owns a 45-27 record in Ivy League conference games (.625).
Long-Range Shooting
Laurent Rivard has taken 105 of Harvard's 263 3-point attempts this season, or 39.9 percent.
3-Point Streak
Since the game at Princeton Feb. 24, 2012, Laurent Rivard has made at least one 3-pointer in 20 straight games, tied for the fourth-longest streak in team history. As a freshman, Rivard connected on at least one 3-pointer in 15 straight games from Nov. 17, 2010 until Jan. 8, 2011.
The Crimson program record for consecutive games with a 3-point field goal is 29, held by Jim Goffredo '07.
Harvard Against The BCS
Harvard beat Boston College for the fifth straight year, 79-63, Dec. 4, downed California, 67-62, Dec. 29, but fell on the road at Connecticut, 57-49, Dec. 7.
Heating Up
Wesley Saunders has scored in double figures in each of Harvard's first 16 games this season. He tallied a career-high 21 points against Vermont Nov. 27 and had another 21-point effort vs. Rice Jan. 5. He paces the Crimson and the Ivy League with 16.3 points per game.
Saunders is the first Harvard player to reach double digits in scoring in at least consecutive 10 games since Keith Wright '12 tallied 10 or more points in 19 straight contests between Jan. 22, 2011-Nov. 24, 2011.
Kings of Massachusetts's Courts
From Dec. 10, 2008 through Nov. 13, 2012, the Crimson owned a 15-game winning streak against schools from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which began after falling to Northeastern in overtime, 76-71, in 2008. UMass snapped the streak by downing Harvard, 67-64, Nov. 13 of this year. The Crimson is 4-1 against teams from Massachusetts this season with wins over MIT, BC, BU and Holy Cross and is 19-1 over its last 20 games against teams from the Commonwealth.
Since the loss to Northeastern in 2008, Harvard is 13-0 against Boston area schools, having defeated Boston College five times, MIT four times and Boston University on four occasions.
'D' At Lavietes
Harvard is only allowing 64.5 points per game at home this season compared to 64.9 points per contest in road games.
Going back to the 2004-05 season, Harvard is 108-23 (.824) when leading at halftime and 29-76 (.276) when trailing at the break. Since 2010-11, the Crimson is 45-8 (.849) when leading at the half and is 7-1 (.875) when owning an advantage at the break of games this year.


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Republican prez hopeful addresses Microsoft staff
Mitt Romney, one of the leading contenders for the US Republican Party's presidential nomination, has revealed he once tried to hire Steve Ballmer.
Romney made a campaign stop on Thursday in Redmond to speak to Microsoft's Political Action Committee about his plans for the government, should he make it to the White House. However, he was reminded by Steve Ballmer that he'd once tried to hire the Microsoft CEO in the 1980s when Romney was head of recruitment for Bain and Co.
"I met with Steve and he said he was considering our offer, but was thinking of going off with a couple of folks and forming a company called Microsoft," Romney said, in video posted by GeekWire. "Had you joined us, you'd be worth a million or two by now."
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Romney, who has a son working with Microsoft in Redmond, used the speech to outline his plans for dealing with China. He said that China was a currency manipulator, had violated intellectual property, and should be made to pay for that. If India and Brazil followed China's lead, then the impact on US jobs would be severe.
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A fascinating weekend of racing found Kentucky Derby contenders in two states and Dubai and the Dubai World Cup won by Animal Kingdom.
Trainer Todd Pletcher had a remarkably good day despite not winning the Florida Derby. And a super performance by a super filly at Gulfstream Park turned many a head, including Pletcher's.
Back in Dubai, the remainder of the World Cup card spread Sheik Mohammed's generous purse money far and wide around the globe.
Read on. There's more to come.
Kentucky Derby preps
After this weekend's races, horses are being booked to Louisville from as far away as Dubai. Winners and some almost-winners from Saturday's UAE Derby, Florida Derby and Louisiana Derby are locked and loaded for the May 4 Run for the Roses.
At Gulfstream Park in Florida, it appeared early in the stretch run that the favorite, Itsmyluckyday, was on his way to winning the $1 million, Grade I Besilu Stables Florida Derby. But Orb, the late-developing hope of trainer Shug McGaughey, was having none of that. He came right by Itsmyluckyday and kicked clear to win by a decisive 2 3/4 lengths. The early leader, Merit Man, finished third and last year's 2-year-old champ, Shanghai Bobby, proved he's unlikely to get the Derby distance, finishing fifth behind 105-1 longshot Narvaez. The 9 furlongs went in 1:50.87 over a fast track.
Orb took four tries to win his first race at New York, finally getting the job done in November at Aqueduct. He hasn't lost since, winning three straight in Florida, including the Grade II Fountain of Youth before the Florida Derby triumph.
Orb is a Malibu Moon colt out of the Unbridled mare Lady Liberty and a homebred by Stuart Janney III and Phipps Stable -- a combination that doesn't go to the Derby because of wishful thinking. McGaughey's sparkling resume does not yet include a winner in the Run for the Roses with only six tries in his long career.
"The Derby is my dream but we've never tried to overdo it," McGaughey said. "Hopefully, this is the one that can take us there."
Itsmyluckday also could move forward to Louisville. "I expected him to win and he didn't," said trainer Eddie Plesa Jr. "Am I disappointed? Yes. But I'm also proud of him, too. He's done everything we asked."
Merit Man will not pursue the Kentucky Derby, his trainer said, and Pletcher said he will regroup to decide what to do with Shanghai Bobby.
Pletcher had better luck at Fair Grounds in New Orleans, where his Revolutionary survived a tardy start and a wide trip to win the $1 million, Grade II Louisiana Derby by a neck over stubborn longshot Mylute. Departing finished third.
Revolutionary, a War Pass colt out of the A.P. Indy mare Runup the Colors, ran the 9 furlongs on a fast track in 1:50.28. Like Orb, he took four tries to break his maiden in New York. And, like Orb, Revolutionary has not lost since, taking the Grade III Withers Stakes at Aqueduct in his only other start of 2013. He also had a traffic-plagued trip in that race and won it by a neck.
"It was a really beautiful trip," said jockey Javier Castellano of Saturday's win. "That's the kind of horse we would like to take to the Kentucky Derby. He can do everything. He passed the test today and last time and way before."
Elliott Walden, racing manager for WinStar Farm, which owns the colt, agreed the experience of the last two races will stand Revolutionary in good stead in Louisville.
"I think he's got all the experience he needs and it's nice he got the points so we are on to Kentucky," Walden said. "I saw him in the paddock. He doesn't turn a hair. He goes around there like a puppy dog. When you get to Louisville, those kinds of things matter."
In Dubai, wily Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien got the better of two American trainers hoping to use Saturday's $2 million, Group II UAE Derby as a stepping stone to the Kentucky Derby -- and to a little extra cash. Doug O'Neill brought He's Had Enough from Southern California and Patrick Gallagher imported Dice Flavor from Golden Gate Fields near San Francisco. Both had seen modest success at home but Dice Flavor finished eighth in the desert and He's Had Enough lived up to his name, getting home next-last of 12.
Meanwhile, Lines of Battle was surging to the lead in the lane over the Meydan Racecourse all-weather track and held off Elleval to win by 1 1/2 lengths. Godolphin runner Secret Number missed the break and had traffic trouble but still finished third, losing for the first time in three starts. If Sheik Mohammed bin Rasheed al Maktoum had any hope of sending Secret Number to the Kentucky Derby, that hope probably was dashed as he earned only 20 points toward a Derby start.
The 100 points Lines of Battle garnered will be plenty to get him into the Churchill Downs starting gate and that's just where O'Brien plans to send the American-bred War Front colt, who finished seventh in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita last fall.
Saturday's race was run so slowly that jockey Ryan Moore called it "a farce," although none of the races over Meydan's all-weather Tapeta course went very swiftly on World Cup night. "They only cantered to halfway and my horse was only doing what he needed to," Moore said. "I think he was just the best horse in the race."
O'Brien concurred with both thoughts. "We wanted the race to be a true test but it wasn't because of the slow pace, which made it a good win in the circumstances. We are very pleased with him and we'll go to the Kentucky Derby with him," the trainer said.
Next weekend finds the $1 million, Grade I Wood Memorial at Aqueduct and the $750,000, Grade I Santa Anita Derby on the Road to the Roses. After that, it's the April 13 Blue Grass, a $750,000, Grade I event at Keeneland, and the $1 million, Grade I Arkansas Derby at Oakland. By the time those races are in the books, the Kentucky Derby field should be pretty well determined. A couple more events are available, though, should a horse or two need a point or two to make the field.
In other Dubai races:
It looked like another bust of a night for Americans at the Dubai World Cup -- until Animal Kingdom stepped up in the big race.
U.S. 3-year-olds He's Had Enough and Dice Flavor failed -- frankly, failed miserably -- in the UAE Derby. Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Trinniberg was done halfway through the Dubai Golden Shaheen. And Breeders' Cup Turf winner Little Mike was no better in the Dubai Duty Free.
But then Animal Kingdom, the 2011 Kentucky Derby winner, took center stage for the night's final and biggest race, the $10 million, Group 1 Dubai Gold Cup and beat the best the rest of the world had to offer. After chasing fellow American Royal Delta down the backstretch and into the turn, jockey Joel Rosario gave Animal Kingdom the cue, he switched leads and suddenly was out in front by daylight.
Red Cadeaux came through traffic with a late run but wasn't about to catch Animal Kingdom, who won by 2 lengths. And Godolphin's main hope, Hunter's Light, missed the start and had a wide trip to finish an unlucky third.
Team Valor, which bred and campaigned Animal Kingdom, has sold a controlling interest to Australian breeders Arrowfield Stud. He is due to start stud duty in Australia in Southern Hemisphere spring and Team Valor's Barry Irwin said he will shuttle back to North America for the spring breeding season.
Irwin was mum after the race about whether Animal Kingdom might have one final start at Royal Ascot in June. Earlier in the week he promised a major announcement about the 5-year-old son of Leroidesanimaux but would not give a clue as to what will be announced.
The rest of the Dubai card provided plenty of thrills, too, as well as a truly international distribution of the evening's riches.
Soft Falling Rain got the Thoroughbred part of the card off to a rousing start in the $1 million, Group 2 Godolphin Mile, beating Haatheq by 3/4 length to remain undefeated in seven starts. Trainer Mike De Kock said the South African-bred will head to Royal Ascot.
The Godolphin team got on the board in the $1 million, Group 3 Dubai Gold Cup, a 2-mile marathon on the grass. Cavalryman put in a sudden burst of speed in the final few hundred meters to run off with the race, leaving stablemate Ahzeemah well back in second.
Lines of Battle won the $2 million, Group 2 UAE Derby, as noted above, and is headed for the Kentucky Derby.
De Kock and South Africa struck again in the $1 million, Group 1 Al Quoz Sprint as Shea Shea, a quickly developing grass sprint specialist, was along just in time to win by 3/4 length over Hong Kong runners Joy and Fun and Eagle Regiment. The race is part of the Global Sprint Challenge, which now moves -- probably with Shea Shea -- to Royal Ascot. It would be nice at some point -- but probably unlikely -- to see him meet Japanese champ Lord Kanaloa and undefeated Australian mare Black Caviar.
Reynaldothewizard eked out a neck win over Irish runner Balmont Mast in the $2 million, Group 1 Dubai Golden Shaheen at 1,200 meters on the all-weather course. Last year's winner, Krypton Factor, finished third.
Godolphin struck again in the $5 million, Group 1 Dubai Duty Free as Sajjhaa bettered her own course record for 1,800 meters on the turf and beat De Kock's The Apache by 1 3/4 lengths. French runner Giofra was third.
St Nicholas Abbey got the jump on Japanese champion filly Gentildonna at the top of the stretch in the $5 million, Group 1 Dubai Sheema Classic and the filly couldn't catch the Irish-based runner, who scored by 2 1/4 lengths to the dismay of a sizeable Japanese contingent in the Meydan crowd. Very Nice Name, a longshot from nearby Doha, was along for third.
Meydan officials took the occasion of World Cup week to announce plans for an international race meeting in October in Chengdu, in southwest China. Few details were made available and earlier plans to introduce racing to the Chinese mainland have fizzled. However, Sheik Mohammed bin Rasheed al-Maktoum, the prime minister of the UAE, ruler of Dubai and head of Godolphin, gave his personal approval to the project, giving the announcement some added authority.
Elsewhere in racing:
Kentucky Oaks preps
It was a one-filly race in Saturday's $300,000, Grade II Gulfstream Oaks. Dreaming of Julia tracked the early leader, took over on the turn and won by 21 3/4 lengths in a hand ride. Live Lively set the early pace and held second, followed by Cue the Moon. Dreaming of Julia, an A.P. Indy filly out of the Wild Rush mare Dream Rush, got 9 furlongs on a fast track in 1:48.97 with John Velazquez up for trainer Pletcher. That time was nearly 2 full seconds faster than Orb's winning time in the Florida Derby even though Dreaming of Julia was not asked for her best. The filly won her first three races last year, including the Grade I Frizette at Belmont Park. But she finished third in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile fillies and second, behind Live Lively, in her 2013 debut, the Grade II Davona Dale Stakes at Gulfstream. "We felt she was training as well as ever," Pletcher said, "and coming up to it in good order. But, honestly, I can't say I was expecting that kind of victory." He said the Kentucky Oaks is in the plans for Dreaming of Julia. Under the new Churchill Downs points system, it would be nearly impossible to get a filly into the Kentucky Derby unless that course were planned from her 2-year-old year.
In New Orleans, Pletcher also accounted for the $500,000, Grade II Fair Grounds Oaks as Unlimited Budget rallied from a pace-stalking trip to outfinish Flashy Gray and win by 1 3/4 lengths. Seaneen Girl finished third. Unlimited Budget, a Street Sense filly, ran 1 1/16 miles in a quick 1:43.22 -- a little more than a second shy of the track record. She now is undefeated in four starts, three of those graded stakes. "A beautiful trip," said winning rider Javier Castellano. "That's what I was looking for today. I mean, phenomenal. I really like this horse. A wonderful filly." Unlimited Budget earned more than enough points to ensure a gate in the Kentucky Oaks starting gate. Junior Alvarado, who rode Flashy Gray, said he was impressed, too, with his filly's perseverance. "When Castellano went by me, I thought we might finish second but far back," he said. "But she kept fighting and stayed on to the end."
Graydar tracked the pace in Saturday's $400,000, Grade II New Orleans Handicap at Fair Grounds, went wide on the turn and then outfinished Mark Valeski to win by 1 3/4 lengths. Bourbon Courage, compromised by an inside post position, still got up for third. Flat Out flattened out late and finished fifth. Graydar, a 4-year-old colt by Unbridled's Song, ran 9 furlongs on a fast track in 1:49.16 with Edgar Prado in the irons for trainer Pletcher. Gradar is owned by a team including Steve Davidson and former NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw. "It was kind of Plan B," Davidson said. "We thought we would be on the lead but [wound up] coming off the pace and getting the wide trip."
Cigar Street went to the lead turning for home in Saturday's $100,000, Grade III Skip Away Stakes at Gulfstream Park, then drew clear to win by 2 lengths over Take Charge Indy. Pants On Fire finished third. Cigar Street, a 4-year-old Street Sense colt, ran 1 3/16 miles on a fast track in 1:56.84 under John Velazquez. It was his third straight win for trainer Bill Mott but his first stakes score. Assistant trainer Ken McCarthy said Velazquez "let him run a little bit out of the gate to get position for the first turn and then he went on from there to beat some very nice, more seasoned horses. I think he'll go to Kentucky from here."
Fillies and mares
Ciao Bella led from the early jumps in Saturday's $150,000, Grade III Rampart Stakes at Gulfstream Park and got home first by 4 1/2 lengths. Authenticity was second and it was another 11 1/2 lengths back to Successful Song in third. Ciao Bella, a 4-year-old Giant's Causeway filly, ran 9 furlongs on a fast track in 1:50.06 with John Velazquez riding. Todd Pletcher trains the top two finishers. "With the slow fractions, Johnny was able to dictate the race," Pletcher said. "The other mare ran a great race to be second after being bottled up behind the slow pace. I haven't got any specific plans for them right now."
On the grass
Amira's Prince, in from Florida, led most of the way to win Saturday's $400,000, Grade II Mervin H. Muniz Jr. Memorial Handicap at Fair Grounds by 1/2 length over Wilcox Inn. String King finished third, Doubles Partner fourth and Optimizer fifth. Amira's Prince, a 4-year-old, Irish-bred colt by Teofilo, ran 9 furlongs on firm turf in 1:49.76. Junior Alvarado had the mount for trainer Bill Mott. "We were trying to figure out what to do because his first time running a little bit shorter than before," Alvarado said. "He just broke good and I mean he did everything pretty much easy. You know, I didn't want to fight with him at all so I just let him do his own thing. When it was time to run, I asked him and he gave me everything he had." Trainer Michael Stidham was happy with Wilcox Inn's performance, too, and said he will move on to Keeneland or Arlington Park for his next race.
Za Approval came from well back in the pack to win Saturday's $100,000, Grade III Appleton Stakes at Gulfstream Park by 1 length over a fast-closing Beau Choice. King Kreesa finished third. Za Approval, a 5-year-old Ghostzapper gelding, ran 1 mile on firm going in 1:32.07 with Jose Lezcano in the irons.
Regalo Mia pulled the upset in Saturday's $150,000, Grade III Orchid Stakes for fillies and mares at Gulfstream, rallying around the leaders in the stretch to score by 2 lengths over Angegreen. Irish Mission finished third while the favorite, Aigue Marine, was never involved and finished seventh. Regalo Mia, a 4-year-old Sligo Bay filly, ran 1 1/2 miles on firm turf in 2:23.48 with Luis Contreras aboard.
Santa Anita
Liaison, making his first start for trainer Bob Baffert since finishing ninth in the Travers Stakes last summer at Saratoga, rallied to the lead three-wide into the stretch in Sunday's $70,000 Santana Mile and held off Midnight Transfer to win by 1/2 length. Tres Borrachos was third. Liaison, a 4-year-old Indian Charlie colt, got home in 1:36.36 over a fast track under Martin Garcia. He won the Cash Call Futurity as a 2-year-old but then never quite lived up to the promise, finishing sixth in both the Santa Anita Derby and the Kentucky Derby. Sunday's win was his first since the Dec. 17, 2011, Cash Call.
Omega Star went to the lead in the stretch in Saturday's $200,000 Echo Eddie Stakes for California-bred 3-year-olds and held gamely to win by a nose over Fighting Hussar. Lovemeister was up for third at triple-digit odds. Omega Star, a Candy Ride gelding, ran 6 1/2 furlongs on a fast track in 1:17.19 with Joe Talamo aboard.
Doinghardtimeagain took command in the stretch in Saturday's $200,000 Evening Jewel Stakes for state-bred 3-year-old fillies and won by 3 1/2 lengths over Hail Mary. Cloudy Moon was up for third with a late rush. Doinghardtimeagain, a daughter of Ministers Wild Cat, ran 6 1/2 furlongs on a fast track in 1:16.00 for jockey Rafael Bejarano.
Rosengold held off Procurement in the deep stretch to win Friday's $70,000 Pasadena Stakes for 3-year-olds by 1/2 length. Counting Days finished third. Rosengold, a Stormello colt, ran 1 mile on firm turf in 1:34.20 with Martin Garcia riding.
Fair Grounds
Johnny Handsome returned a handsome $24.20 win mutuel after taking down Saturday's $75,000 Crescent City Derby for Louisiana-breds. The Zanjero gelding started last of nine from the outside post position, rallied on the rail in the stretch and was up to win by 2 1/4 lengths over the favorite, Hero Force. Skinny finished third. Johnny Handsome ran 1 1/16 miles on a fast track in 1:45.68 with C.J. McMahon in the irons.
Sittin At the Bar overtook pacesetter Mischievous Mama in the late going to win Saturday's $75,000 Crescent City Oaks for state-breds by 3/4 length. Hometown Gossip was third. Sittin At the Bar, a daughter of Into Mischief, got 1 1/16 miles on the fast main track in 1:44.02 under Shaun Bridgmohan.
Lee's Spirit put his nose in front at the wire in Saturday's $60,000 Costa Rising Stakes for state-breds, winning at odds of nearly 26-1. Populist Politics was second and Watch My Smoke finished third. The odds-on favorite, Heavy on Themister, faded from the lead to finish last of five. Lee's Spirit, an 8-year-old Leestown gelding, ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.20 for jockey Shaun Bridgmohan.
Southtown Dude led from the early stages in Sunday's $60,000 Bayou St. John Stakes for state-breds and held on to win by 3/4 length over Tey's Big Boy. No Rules Now finished third. Southern Dude, a 5-year-old Lion Tamer gelding, ran about 5 1/2 furlongs on firm turf in 1:03.16 with Rosie Napravnik up.
Gulfstream Park
Travelin Man drew off in the stretch to win Saturday's $75,000 Sir Shackleton Stakes by 4 lengths over Action Andy. Spring Hill Farm was a distant third. Travelin Man, a 5-year-old son of Trippi, tripped the 6 1/2 furlongs on a fast track in 1:16.07 with Rosie Napravnik in the irons, giving trainer Pletcher a flying start on what turned out to be an excellent day.
Oaklawn Park
Goods Gone West kicked clear in the stretch to win Saturday's $60,000 Rainbow Stakes for 3-year-old, Arkansas-bred colts and geldings by 5 1/4 lengths over Trace Creek. Rock City Roadhog finished third. Goods Gone West, a Got the Goods colt, covered 6 furlongs on a muddy track in 1:11.71 with Ricardo Santana Jr. up.
Ile St. Molly set a pressured pace early in Friday's $60,000 Rainbow Miss Stakes for state-bred, 3-year-old fillies, worked clear and won by 3 3/4 lengths. Sashabye closed from the rear to take second and Pistolpackinpenny was third. Ile St. Molly, a Ile St. Louis, got the 6 furlongs on a fast track in 1:11.51 with Robby Albarado in the irons.
Sunny Desert, an appropriate name on Dubai World Cup day, had no trouble besting four rivals in Saturday's $75,000 Broadway Stakes for New York-bred fillies and mares. The 4-year-old Wild Desert filly got home 3 lengths ahead of Clear Pasaj, with Here's Zealicious third. Sunny Desert ran 6 furlongs on a fast track in 1:10.02 with Cornelio Velasquez up.
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This medication is used to treat an outer ear infection (external otitis). This product contains acetic acid/aluminum acetate, a combination that stops the growth of bacteria and fungus. Treating the infection reduces pain and swelling in the ear. Wetness in the ear canal can help bacteria and fungus to grow. This medication also causes drying of the ear canal, helping to cure the infection.
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Use this medication in the affected ear(s) as directed by your doctor, usually every 2 to 3 hours. Use in the ear only. Do not use in the eyes, swallow, inject, or inhale the medication.
To make sure that the right amount of medication is given, and to avoid touching the ear with the dropper, have another person insert the drops if possible. To lower the risk of dizziness, hold the container in your hand for a few minutes in order to warm it.
To apply ear drops, wash your hands first. To avoid contamination, do not touch the dropper tip or let it touch your ear or any other surface. Lie on your side or tilt the affected ear upward. Hold the dropper directly over the ear, and place the prescribed number of drops into the ear canal. To help the drops roll into the ear of an adult, hold the earlobe up and back. In children, hold the earlobe down and back. Keep the head tilted for 5 minutes, or insert a soft cotton plug if so directed. Repeat for the other ear if so directed. Do not rinse the dropper. Replace the cap after use.
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SAVANNAH, GA. | The Georgia Ports Authority has reached a milestone by breaking the 3 million container mark.
The authority announced the milestone on Monday and also said that it moved more than 29 million tons of cargo and more than 700,000 auto and machinery units in fiscal year 2014.
It was the first time for the Port of Savannah to move more than 3 million containers - also known as 20-foot equivalent container units - in a fiscal year. The number was up by 6.3 percent compared to the previous year.
The Port of Savannah's container business has hovered above 2.9 million but stayed just short of 3 million for each of the past three fiscal years, which run July 1 to June 30.
Cargo containers loaded with everything from retail electronics to frozen chickens have made Savannah one of the busiest ports in the nation. Since 2006, Savannah has moved more containerized cargo than any U.S. port other than New York, Los Angeles and Long Beach, California. It was just eight years ago that Savannah surpassed 2 million containers and vaulted past Charleston, South Carolina to become the fourth-busiest U.S. container port.
Port officials said they fell short in fiscal 2013 because of the threat of an East Coast strike among dockworkers. No strike happened, but the threat caused shippers to divert some cargo to the West Coast.
"Our ports' success is a win for us all, and a direct result of Georgia's commitment to the GPA and support for critical port infrastructure projects such as the harbor deepening and enhanced access to Interstate 95 and Interstate 16," Gov. Nathan Deal said in a statement.
"Georgia's deep-water terminals support jobs, investment and economic development in every county across the state," Deal added.


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Planning your Vegetable Garden with Gardener and Foodways Assistant Karen Downing: Start the new year with a spring garden plan! Learn what to grow in the garden, along with the why, when, how and where! We'll take the confusion out of seed ordering, seed starting and planting schedules.
Farmhouse Kitchen Cooking Class with Foodways Coordinator Erica Boynton: Learn the flavorful secrets of our Signature Minestrone Soup using preserved vegetables and herbs from our garden, and our indispensable kitchen pepper blend. You'll learn to make a fail-proof batch of biscuits and an herbal-infused butter.
Farmhouse Kitchen Lunch: Minestrone soup (made with gluten-free ingredients), fresh-baked bread & beverage. Menu modifications may be considered if requested in advance.
Herbal Medicine Chest with Herbalist and Foodways Assistant Carol Felice: Winter is a great time to study and make plans for the future; maybe that new medicine garden or renovating your store-bought contents to a natural medicine chest. We will discuss the body systems, their common mishaps and the herbal helpers you can recruit to remedy the problem. Emphasis will be on matching the energetics of the distress with the energetics of the herb choices to get the most effective result. Herbal teas will be plentiful for tasting and you will receive a booklet to guide you in creating your herbal medicine chest.
The Remick Museum and Farm's mission is to educate a broad and diverse public to the value and significance of the medical practice and agricultural way of life of the country doctor and to preserve and interpret the Remick property and collections for the benefit of the public.
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2014 Outdoor: Competed in both the 110m and 400m hurdles for the Retrievers… Recorded season-best times in both events at the 2014 America East Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Vermont… Placed 17th in the 110m event (16.16) and 20th (59.61) in the 400m hurdle race… Advanced to the 110m finals on his home track at the 2014 Big Dawg Invitational at UMBC Stadium… Named to the America East Honor Roll.
2013-14 Indoor: Posted a season-best time of 8.77 in the 60m hurdles at the season-opening Bison Opener at Bucknell on Dec. 7… Placed second in the event… Also earned top-ten finishes in the hurdles event at the Terrapin Invitational (sixth) and Patriot Games (eighth)… Also competed in the 60m, 200m, and 300m dash events during the season.
2013 Outdoor: Competed in the 110m and 400m hurdles for the Retrievers, placing 13th in the longer distance event at the 2013 America East Outdoor Championships at Binghamton… Recorded a season-best time of 58.38 at the conference meet while setting his top time in the 110m hurdles, 16.65, at the Morgan State Legacy Meet.
2012-13 Indoor: Competed at both the Bison Opener and the Penn State Relays during his freshman year for the Retrievers… Recorded his season-best time in the 60m hurdles at the meet at State College, placing tenth with a time of 9.06.


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Lang Paciulli of LP Racing gives us the inside scoop on getting started with TIG welding.
Our November issue featured a story on building a NASCAR side-exit style exhaust using components from Dr. Gas. We brought our Laguna down to LP Racing in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, the brainchild of builder/fabricator, Lang Paciulli. Lang is an expert TIG welder, and that's the technique he used to assemble our one-of-a-kind exhaust on our Laguna. We learned a lot about TIG welding from Lang, too much in fact to squeeze into our print story. We decided to compile all our extra knowledge into a web-exclusive story, which we promised in the November issue. Here's the text from our interview with Lang, along with some helpful tips for the beginning TIG welder!
Q: Which TIG machine do you like the best?
A: "The Miller Syncrowave 250 DX is the most well-rounded, economical machine out there, and I like the Miller brand. It's a water-cooled unit, so it actually runs water through the torch to cool it down. You can weld a lot longer, and heavier with it. It's more continuous. With your average non-watercooled TIG welder, like a Miller 180, you have to stop a lot to let the machine cool down."
Q: Why do you choose to TIG weld instead of MIG weld most of you jobs?
A: "I like TIG welding because of the precision. It takes more skill, but in reality, it's just a real precise gas torch. If you can gas weld, you should be able to TIG weld. You can buy a $500 or $600 MIG welder and do anything you want, but nobody's going to pay you to MIG weld. TIG makes your work a lot more professional looking, whereas a muffler shop will MIG weld it."
Q: Compare the quality of TIG welds to MIG welds for us.
A: "A TIG welder is always going to be a superior weld, especially on thin welds. It penetrates better and you can control it more. In a TIG, you actually can see the bead before you put any filler rod in, where a MIG filler is used as the actual electrical contact. A TIG weld is more 'in' the weld, where a MIG sits on top. Don't get me wrong, a MIG welder can get the job done if done right in the hands of the right user, but the TIG welder is going to be far superior for fabrication purposes."
Q: Tell us about your choice of filler rod. What did you use for our Laguna?
A: "We were using 16 gauge steel, and the flanges are at least 1/4 inch thick. I like to use anywhere from a 40 thousandths to 16 thousandths Tungsten electrode in the torch. The smaller and sharper it is, the better you can control the weld, and make a finer weld. For filler rod, I like to use 45 thousandths mild steel rod-it's called ER70S2-and that's for pretty much any weld except the flanges. The '70' stands for 70,000 pounds of tensile strength. On the outside of the flanges, I like to use silicon bronze, which is like a brass filler brazing rod. This acts as a gusset on the tube because silicon bronze doesn't really penetrate the steel. It's more like a brace. I still use regular mild-steel filler rod for the inside."
Q: How do you select the amperage setting on a TIG welder?
A: "For amperage, you can run around 50 to 60 amps for the 16-gauge pipe. The flanges take more amperage for the thickness-about 90 to 100 amps. I like to set the amperage as low as possible to get the bead to start-to get it to puddle. Then I go 10 amps up from there. You don't need any more than that. This gives you more range on your pedal. By shortening up your total amperage, you're getting a wider range of control on the pedal. If you put the amperage at 200 amps, then you'd barely be touching the pedal and blowing holes. You want the amperage set at the upper range of the job you've got to do."
Q: What would you say to the guy just starting to TIG weld?
A: "When you first get a TIG welder, you're going to go through Tungsten electrodes. The hardest part is to learn not to touch the Tungsten to either the filler rod or your work. When you touch the Tungsten, then you've got to sharpen the Tungsten again, and that adds contaminants to the weld. TIG welding is the pickiest of all welding when it comes to being contaminant free. Cleanliness is the key.
"When you get a TIG welder, first, find someone else who knows how to use one to get advice, or even go to school for it. I learned from someone, and just went for it. I had three lessons with somebody I knew, and went from there.
"To start with, get a piece of metal and just get used to it. The hardest part is to get used to where the Tungsten electrode is. Just practice running a bead on the metal without any filler rod or anything. Next, practice by dropping actual filler rod in. Then I'd get some two-inch tube scraps, and start welding them butt to butt. The easiest joint to learn is a 90-degree intersection point with two tubes. The filler rod has a crevice to fall into, so there's a guide to follow.
Q: How hard is it for the beginner to do an exhaust system like ours?
A: "You should be able to do a system like this after playing around with a TIG welder for a month. For this kind of job, as long as you had someone to guide you to help set up the welder and your work, you should be able to do this."
Lang's TIG Tips For Beginners
* "The gas actually starts flowing before the spark, and keeps flowing four seconds after the welding stops. Keep the torch over the weld when you're finished to keep the shielding gas flowing over the work while it cools."
* "Get your torch situated with your angle on the work. The torch should be angled toward the filler rod and in the direction of your work. The torch should be at 90 degrees to the filler rod."
* "Start pushing down on the pedal. Tip into it until it turns molten. You fluctuate the pedal to make your bead. You're making a sequence of puddles with the pedal and the filler rod. It's like a series of real close tack welds laid on top of each other."
* "Use a red two-percent thoriated tip-it's the most universal; you can weld aluminum and steel with it. You'll also need 100-percent Argon shielding gas, fed to your work at 10 psi."
* "Use Acetone to clean your parts before welding them. This is the best solvent to minimize contamination."


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Silent Cartographer E3 Demo
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Posted 22 July 2011 - 11:47 AM
Posted 22 July 2011 - 11:58 AM
I agree. Wanted to hear some of the new effects. I bet he had to do that. Sounds probably not yet completely finished. (but I wouldn't know...) Two negative thoughts: The splashing water effect looks awful. I think it was better in the first game. Hoping that that's just because this build is outdated. And, I know we've seen it before, but it just now kinda hit me that the new look for Alpha Halo makes it appear much more Covenant than Forerunner... Other than that, seriously can't wait to play this game!
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Posted 22 July 2011 - 12:57 PM
It's hardly developer commentary with the commentary aspect now is it? And besides, an older build with some stuff not locked in at that point probably. I'm sure there will be a ton of media between now and the game's release. I'm guessing we'll get a ton at Halofest shortly.
Posted 22 July 2011 - 12:59 PM
In the build he was showing everything sounded literally identical, there was nothing new at all. That's why he talked over it, there wasn't anything there that you haven't heard before.
Posted 22 July 2011 - 01:14 PM
Actually, I need to take that back, I'm not sure if stuff was changed or not in that build. I think it was the original sounds but I could be wrong. Regardless, I know that most of the "new" audio stuff wasn't implemented in the E3 build so whatever was being used wasn't final or even close to final anyway, so hearing it wouldn't matter. As Dan said, that build is "old" by today's standard.
Posted 22 July 2011 - 01:27 PM
Haha, I was hoping he would STFU too.
I hope you weren't hoping to hear, you know, the game - who would want that?
I agree the water looks terrible, I'm sure it will get a little better but not that great.
It was nice to see the menu system looks good. Nice and simple and clean.
I don't like the look of the new ring, I agree that it doesn't look right and the purple background isn't doing it for me either. I wished it had that darker color like in the original background.
Man, I forgot how perfect the grenades were in H1.
Posted 22 July 2011 - 05:23 PM
Really diggin the death animation from that first Elite. Glad they managed to match up the smaller details as well.
Edited by aander91, 22 July 2011 - 05:23 PM.
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NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The second-seeded York College women's soccer team scored late in regulation and then converted the only successful penalty kick to earn the 2013 Capital Athletic Conference championship on Saturday at top ranked Christopher Newport.
The game officially goes down as a 1-1 tie with the Spartans earning the title 1-0 in penalty kicks.
Things did not look good early for the Green and White early as the Captains Bupe Okewo captured a Victoria Perry Cross and finished off a shot from six yards out to give CNU a 1-0 lead in the game's 12th minute.
The Spartans would manage to notch five shots over the remaining 31 minutes of the half but the Captains' Haley Casanova recorded stops on four of the shots to keep the Spartans off the board.
The Green and White continued to battle into the second half as their deficit remained at one. While the Spartan offense was fighting for opportunities, goalie Melanie Glessner (Waldorf, Md./Thomas Stone) and the Spartan defense held the Captain offense in check.
The Spartans finally capitalized on an offensive chance with just 2:51 remaining in regulation. Elexa Sherman (Collegeville, Pa./Methacton) fed a pass to Beth Bunn (Lothian, Md./Calverton School) in the right corner. Bunn lofted a cross to junior Jenn Lindsay (North Massapeaquea, N.Y./Plainedge) who snapped home a header, tying the game and saving the championship hopes for the Spartans.
The Captains squeezed off a shot 45 seconds after the Spartan goal but Glessner made another save to force overtime.
Okeowo got the only shot in either overtime as the two squads headed to penalty kicks.
Bunn was first up for the Spartans and the junior forward promptly converted the penalty kick for the 1-0 York lead.
Then a funny thing happened. All nine of the other chances were either missed or saved. Glessner was incredible as she saved four of the Captains' five shots with the fifth attempt missing the cage.
The championship was the Spartans' second in six CAC championship game appearances.
Long-time Spartan head coach Vicki Sterner was very proud of her squad.
"I am so proud of how hard the kids fought today," said Sterner. "We were down late in the game but we keep pushing forward until we finally got that game-tying goal. Once we got to penalty kicks, Mel was just awesome. She came up big when we needed her most. That's why she is an All-American caliber keeper. It's awesome to see this group of kids accomplish such a great thing."
The Captains outshot the Spartans 13-9 while York held a slight 8-7 edge in shots on goal. CNU held a 7-3 margin in corner kicks.
Glessner finished the game with six saves, not including her four stops in penalties. Cassanova recorded seven saves for the Captains.
The Spartans improve to 12-4-3 overall while the Captains' campaign comes to an end with a mark of 14-3-2.
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Programs like Spector Pro 2011 and PC Pandora 7.0 record every little thing that happens on the computer where they're installed. Don't be too impressed with their spying abilities, though. Compared to a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) these products are mere kiddie toys. A recent blog post by Malwarebytes researcher Adam Kujawa detailed the vast (and nefarious) feature set of a RAT called BlackShades. Want to join the dark side? You can get it for $40.
You might think you'd have to meet a man under a bridge at midnight to exchange your $40 for this dangerous tool, but nope. It's available online from BlackShades, the company. According to Kujawa, BlackShades recommends the product for those who want to spy on children or spouses, confirm suspicions that a partner is cheating, or make sure people aren't "using your PC in unwanted ways."
The license agreement warns the user that it's only legal to install the program on your own computer, and prohibits any use for illegal purposes. They can say that, of course, but if you cross your fingers while clicking Agree nobody will ever know.
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The list of things you can do with BlackShades is astonishing, or perhaps horrifying. For example, you can encrypt important files on the victim's system and demand a ransom to restore them. Kujawa notes that the choice of files, wording of the ransom note, encryption key, and more are all fully customizable. Nice! In what may be an attempt at avoiding liability, BlackShades includes the disingenuous warning "This feature was made for educational purposes only."
Wonder where those dangerous links in fake Facebook posts come from? Well, while the victim is logged into Facebook so is the RAT. If the victim doesn't actively log out before closing the browser, the owner of the RAT can keep posting using the Facebook Controller console.
Kujawa points out that this RAT includes an option to enter a new victim's system through an infected USB drive. Fortunately the technique involves isn't as advanced as what Flamer or Stuxnet used. Disabling autorun is enough to block it.
The RAT owner can force the victim's PC to function as a torrent seeder, hosting downloads of arbitrary, possibly stolen, files. There's even a built-in marketplace for BlackShades users to buy and sell bots and other components. If you're controlling a bunch of PCs, there's a simple interface to use them in a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack. The list of mal-features goes on and on.
The Good News
The Malwarebytes post doesn't mention this, but it looks to me like using BlackShades requires a serious level of technical expertise. There are several websites and videos devoted to explaining how it's used, and presuming these are accurate, getting it set up is quite complex. It's only after you've finished that phase that you can launch dirty tricks with a click. For details, read the full post on the Malwarebytes blog.
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New Press Controls Push Press Uptime Higher, PPMs Lower
Those that attempt to handle complex projects with large, sophisticated and complex dies while using the control technology of yesteryear soon come to realize how astute Henry Ford's comment was. Bottom line: Metalformers need to upgrade to newer press controls, or run the risk of "payng for it" by losing vital control over what has become a growing list of process variables. This loss of control can cause unscheduled downtime in the pressroom and wreak havoc on part quality.
Seeing the Handwriting on the Wall
One metalforming company that saw the handwriting on the wall and realized that a press-automation control upgrade not only would easily provide a quick return on investment but also prepare it for future growth and prosperity, is appliance-industry supplier nth/works. The Louisville, KY stamper, which also supplies the automotive, electronics and HVAC markets, undertook an intensive program late in 2007 to upgrade the controls on all 36 of its mechanical presses.
"Tool complexity really took off on us," says nth/works' sensor-applications specialist Jason Chanda, "to handle rapidly increasing aesthetic requirements from our customers." Doug Hogan, director of sales and marketing, adds, "More often, we've been quoting jobs with drawn features whose dimensions stretch along several different forms, which are very challenging to check and verify. As we take on more of this type of work, we're required to take our in-die sensing to a whole new level."
The firm operates presses from 75- to 1100-ton capacity; bed size reaches 240 in. on a couple of transfer presses and some dies contain nearly 50 sensors. For sure, state-of-the-art press controls would be needed on its presses as nth/works continued to take on these types of complex dies. But the need for additional sensor inputs represents just one cost justification for the level of investment needed to upgrade three dozen presses.
"From an executive level, we discussed a handful of items that convinced us, back in 2007, to commit to attaining the highest level of press-automation
|An Info Center option for the controls allows press operators to download setup sheets, drawings and detailed photos of complex dies.
"We also did a quick study to determine the average cost of a die crash," continues Hogan, "and to look at cost justifying an upgrade to our press controls from that perspective. Our focus there was not as much on those crashes that cause catastrophic damage, which are few and far between, but rather on the production disruptions that may go unreported and unnoticed by management. These events individually don't create big losses, but collectively add up to big losses in efficiency that ultimately cost the company plenty."
Uptime Up, PPMs Down
Since beginning its control-upgrade journey late in 2007, nth/works has outfitted half of its presses with new controls (SmartPac 2 units from Wintriss Controls), and results are impressive. Plant manager Rodney Shehorn explains.
"Our press uptime and efficiency has improved measurably since we've installed the new press controls," Shehorn says. "And, more importantly, any variation in uptime has vanished; we have little or no unplanned downtime. In the past we might run at a high level of efficiency one shift, and then see a significant drop the next shift. Now our pressroom runs at a consistent level, shift after shift, day after day."
"Internal PPM has dropped as well," continues Shehorn, "a function of improved first-piece setups. We have dramatically reduced the potential for defective parts at first piece due to an out-of-control process variable. We capture more variables with the new controls and obtain dependable setups with the first try. We're running more closely to the run rates we quote, thanks to fewer interruptions, so our quotes are more accurate.
"Lastly," adds Shehorn, "our tool-maintenance time and related costs now are being put toward more sensor installations as we look to retrofit existing dies and build more sophisticated new dies, rather than emergency die repairs—a much better use of our toolroom. We'd much prefer to direct labor toward improving our automation and continuous-improvement efforts than on fixing prematurely broken tools."
Where to Begin
New press controls allow nth/works to continue to focus on increasingly complex parts and dies, such as the tool shown here that boasts 16 sensors.
nth/works began its control-upgrade journey by focusing on its three busiest presses, 150- and 200-ton models that together account for 70-plus tools. These first-in-line presses for control upgrades run the largest variety of tools that form higher-volume parts—2 billion parts/yr. in some cases. Many are multiple-part-out dies running at 100 strokes/min. or more. Most of the firm's presses already took direction from previous Wintriss controls, which simplified the upgrade process, says Chanda. The controls use the same connections, and the existing ProCam electronic cam switches easily tied in as well.
"The SmartPac 2 control does give us added capability to controlling our ProCam switches," says Chanda. While the previous controls (DiePro 1500 units installed on the firm's presses in the early 1990s) can fire the ProCam switches after a set press-stroke angle or at a certain angle, the SmartPac 2 provides added options, such as activating the ProCam based on counter readings."
Other newly gained functionality with the controls include wireless networking so that all job settings are backed up to a network drive. The firm connected wireless adapters to the built-in Ethernet ports, and down the road, it expects to integrate data gathered at the presses into its OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) calculations. It also plans to integrate the network with its ERP system.
The SmartPac2 also features a web interface that allows managers to view press status remotely, and which allow Shehorn and others to view the error log for each control. The firm also added the Wintriss Info Center option to every one of its new controls, which allows the controls to display setup sheets, drawings, photographs and other information. "One of the best applications of this feature," says Chanda, "is providing quick access to photos and drawings of our more complex die sets, labeled with sensor and other feature locations. These roadmaps help the operators troubleshoot the tools and, since they can pull the illustrations off of the network, it cuts down on the amount of paper on the shop floor."
Another feature of note is the Servo-feed Interface (SFI) that integrates the controls with nth/works' feed controls, "which gives our operators one less process variable to worry about," says Shehorn. The SFI automatically sets feed length and speed when a new job is loaded. Included with the SFI is Feed Advisor software that optimizes feed parameters. Says Shehorn: "We used Feed Advisor on several of our existing setups, and in a few cases we found we could reduce the feed rate and acceleration, reducing wear on the feed and improving accuracy." MF
See also: Wintriss Controls Group LLC
Related Enterprise Zones: Sensing/Electronics, Tool & Die
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