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A little boy and his sister sat down for breakfast. The news said the sun would only last another 4.8 billion years. The boy thought this didn't sound like a lot. He looked at his sister.....They had to help.
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1) Educreations Interactive Whiteboard (students/teachers can make whiteboard videos)
2) LEGO App 4+ (build a vehicle and then use it in activities)
3) Open Wide Snap (we rated five stars)
4) ** Toddler/Preschool Flash Cards (warning! now has ads!)
6) National Geographic Explorer
8) The Lorax
9) Hide Run Growl (we rated five stars)
11) Play 123
12) ** Storylines for Schools
13) Little Stars - Toddler Games (letters, numbers, shapes, colors, words)
14) Disney's Where's My Water - free
15) Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally Appisode
16) ** Playful Minds: Math (5-8 years old)
17) ** Build a Word Express
19) Rover (flash-enabled web browser for kids)
20) Lego Star Wars - Battle Orders
21) Little Writer - Tracing Letters, Numbers, Words and Shapes (awesome app)
22) Disney's Jake's Never Land Pirate School
23) Learning Games for Preschool to Kindergarten
24) Scholastic's Sushi Monster (addition and multiplication)
25) NASA App HD
26) I Can Write 2 (make sentences about images)
27) Khan Academy (educations videos for adults and older children)
28) PBS Kids Video (all their favorites, U.S. only)
29) ** Draw Something (Pictionary online! Older kids/adults only)
30) ** Brain Quest (from the people that make those card thingees)
31) Miss Spider apps (Bedtime Story and Tea Party)
32) Super Duper's Using I and Me
33) ** Thomas & Friends - Engine Activities
34) ShowMe (virtual whiteboard app, shared education videos)
35) ** Goodnight Safari (baby animals!)
36) Toca Kitchen Monsters (all kids need Toca Boca)
37) Rocket Speller
38) ** Scribble Press (make an book!)
39) ** Toontastic (we rated five stars)
40) ** Puzzingo
41) Little Finder
42) Lego Duplo Jams
43) Touch the Sound
44) Color Uncovered (please don't let your dog drive)
46) ** Spy Mouse
47) Bluster! (McGraw-Hill)
49) ** Math Vs. Zombies
50) ** Let's Color (drawings come to life)
52) ** Alphabet Tracing
53) ABC Mouse Zoo Sets 1, 2 and 3
54) ** BrainPop Featured Movie (No. 1 on our Editor's Choice list) 2133
56) ** Articulation Station (lite version, only one letter free)
57) Kids Learning - Photo Touch Learning Concepts
58) ** Clockwork Brain (mind-training puzzles for older kids/adults, has ads)
59) Rocket Math Free (free version of one of our Top Picks)
60) ABA Flash Cards & Games - Emotions
61) 6-in-1 Children's Games (lite version)
62) ** Sock Puppets
63) Green ABCs (previously cost $30)
64) ** Monkey Drum
65) iTunes U (go to college on your iOS device/older kids & adults)
67) ** MeeGenius (six ebooks for free!)
68) DialSafe Pro (we gave five stars, kids learn to dial emergency numbers)
70) Creatures of Light (bioluminescence!)
71) Feel Electric (The Electric Company is back!)
72) Tim and Tom
73) Lego Duplo Zoo
76) Sprout's Good Night Star (nighttime routine, brusha! brusha! brusha!)
77) ** Booksy (one of our Top Picks)
81) Kids Learning - My First Numbers Counting Game
82) SpellingCity
83) Screen Chomp (virtual whiteboard)
84) Chipper's Rainy Day Adventure
85) Jack and the Beanstalk (modern version of the classic tale)
88) Super Duper's Let's Name Things
89) ** BrainPop Jr. Movie of the Week
90) Stewie The Duck Learns To Swim
91) Google Earth
92) Fisher Price's Laugh & Learn Animal Sounds
93) Disney's Where's My Perry Free
95) ** Motion Math - Hungry Fish
96) Squiggles (bring scribbles to life, one of our Top Picks)
97) Little Stars - Word Wizard
98) Adventures of the 7Wonderlicious Girls (girls doing their best, helping others, being brave, learning and feeling good about themselves)
99) The Lorax Truffula Shuffle (U.S. only for some reason)
100) Scooby-Doo Whos Are You? by Hallmark (Zoinks!)
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BOULDER, CO - April 6, 2010
Webroot, a leading Internet security provider for the consumer, enterprise and SME markets, today announced the appointment of Lee Allen as Vice President, North American Retail Sales. Allen is responsible for overall sales strategy and channel management to drive aggressive market growth for Webroot's consumer products in North America.
"Lee has a proven track record of creating strategies to optimize and extend distribution channels, and to maximize brand exposure," said Don Beck, senior vice president, Worldwide Field Operations, Webroot. "That type of results-driven leadership will be critical as we further strengthen our leadership in the consumer security market."
Allen comes to Webroot most recently from Symantec, where he directed all retail sales and distribution operations in North America, as well as all lines of consumer business in Latin America. His strategic management and thought leadership was instrumental in accelerating the company's market growth by creating new channels and distribution contracts.
Prior to Symantec, Lee was vice president of Retail Sales and Business Development at Vonage, where he successfully enhanced channel relationships to produce over 90 percent market share in US retail for the VoIP category.
Allen began his career in sales at Apple, where he spent 14 years in roles including national sales manager for US Consumer Sales and acting vice president of the company's US Consumer Division. Allen also held leadership positions at Fujitsu PC Corporation, Compaq and Iterated Systems, culminating in nearly three decades of consumer retail and channel experience.
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By Tony Grillo '12
The Men's Golf spring season was marked by both individual and team success, but ultimately ended with a disappointing finish at the Ivy League Championship. The team saw two individual wins, with Mark Pollak '12 taking the Yale Spring Opener title and freshman Seiji Liu winning the Century Intercollegiate (also hosted by Yale).
Liu's finish helped push the Crimson to the top of the leader board, marking the third straight year that Harvard has won a spring tournament. Unfortunately the team finished in sixth place at the Ivy League Championship, with the only bright spot coming from Mark Pollak's Second-Team All-Ivy performance.
The 2010-2011 season saw a big shift in personnel and a hardworking, committed group of golfers. Many would refer to it as a "building" year, but teammates remember it as a bonding year. Going into the season, the team members knew they had talent and work ethic. Although the team did not accomplish all of its goals, it is tough to call the season a disappointment. Four of the eight team members were freshmen, making this year's Men's team almost unrecognizable to competitors. The players worked to create a team dynamic that would push each player to be his absolute best. As individuals, team members were making time for extra workout hours over the winter and practicing in the new indoor facility. In addition, the team members often found themselves h! aving putting contests, stretching as a team, and taking extra trips to the range.
It is frustrating for everyone to see this type of work yield the same mediocre result at the Ivy League Championship. In the end, however, it is hard to look back at the year as a failure. The results were poor, but the effort was unparalleled to anything the coaches have seen in the past. This work ethic will continue, and our team is looking forward to a great 2011-2012 season.


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Free hash in Holland - and some fun consequences
It's legal to use hash in Holland. It's also legal for the "coffee shops" to sell it. We all know that.
But of course it's illegal for the coffee shops to purchase it. And as an utterly natural consequence it's illegal to grow it. Of course. Makes sense.
And yet - despite this state of things - the Dutch haven't quite managed to push the hash thing out of the gangsters' hands :-)).
So the gangsters are now growing hash in apartments, on boats, and other places.
They use artificial lights, of course. And carbon filters so it doesn't smell. They circumvent the normal electricity circuit in order to avoid detection. They force weak people to front this kind of activity, of course.
So the Dutch Police are of COURSE trying to find all these places that illegally grow the hash which can be sold legally in the coffee shops. They even use IR (infrared) devices to detect lofts and other places where the heat/lighting raise the temperature of the growth rooms. In response, the gangsters are of course insulating the rooms.
It's all very green and sustainable, I think. And lofts and bad apartments, maybe even boats? - get insulation, which saves energy. It rocks.
The Police has of course out-sourced the removal of illegal growth places that they detect. A private company is called upon, and they'll arrive shortly afterwards and remove the plants, the equipment, and what have you.
This, I think, is brilliant. The private removal company now has an interest in people creating these illegal places, of course. Just like the folks that bred rats in New York in the 1890's because they could get a bounty per rat tail they turned in - because New York City wanted to get rid of all the rats in the city, of course.
As I started out saying: I must have misheard most of this and misunderstood the rest. Even Frederic Forsyth couldn't dream this one up.


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Bill Bratton hired to review Baltimore Police Department
'Respect crime' fuels most violence in city, Bratton says
One of the country's top policing experts now hired in Baltimore to reshape the city's Police Department is speaking out about what he calls "respect crime" -- the reason Baltimore has seen such a surge in violence.
Bill Bratton, credited with turning things around as commissioner in New York and Los Angeles, is part of a consulting team hired to come up with a new plan for the Baltimore Police Department, which is operating in very outdated ways, according to I-Team lead investigative reporter Jayne Miller.
The area around Broadway and Orleans streets in east Baltimore has changed significantly over the years. It's now taken up almost entirely by Johns Hopkins Hospital, which has its own extensive security force.
But in the Baltimore Police Department, the area is still known as "Post 324." There has been no adjustment to the configuration of the post despite how much actual policing needs may have changed in the area.
It's one reason Bratton is now on board. His task, he said, is to plan a smarter, more efficient Baltimore police force.
"When I left Los Angeles, gang crime was down 50 percent, homicides had gone from 646 a year to under 300 and, maybe most importantly, trust in the Police Department by the city's African-American community had risen phenomenally," Bratton said.
Bratton said one weakness in the department is lack of technology. Cars have no computers, and systems are old. Bratton said technology is key to addressing the surge in violence that the city has seen this summer -- he called it respect crime.
"Somebody gets disrespected, they 'dis' a girlfriend and then it becomes retaliatory," Bratton said. "That's where the technology is so important -- and good policing -- because so much of that is predictable. Jimmy Jones gets whacked over here. Charlie Davis is going to get whacked over there. So instead of sending cops to the shooting that just occurred, you send your cops to the next shooting that's going to occur."
Bratton's also looking at the Police Department budget. Currently, Baltimore has more police officers per capita than just about any city in the country.
According to "Governing" magazine, Baltimore has 46 police officers per 10,000 people. Los Angeles has 25 officers per 10,000, and Long Beach, Calif., is at 19 officers per 10,000.
"A fresh perspective is sometimes very helpful. When I went to New York, very quickly, I was able to identify cost savings in the department that, for the first time, they were able to come under budget on overtime," Bratton said.
Baltimore's nine police districts haven't been reconfigured in decades, despite big population losses in certain districts and growth in others. Insiders said the big problem is that the City Council is unwilling to permit change.


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The candidates for US Senate barnstormed the state on Saturday, trying to inject some fire into their campaigns and inspire voters to show up at the polls Tuesday.
The vibe was decidedly different at each candidate's events, though.
The Democrat, Representative Edward J. Markey, brought in Vice President Joe Biden for two rallies aimed at exciting labor leaders and South Coast voters while he dispatched legions of Democratic luminaries, including Governor Deval Patrick and Senator Elizabeth Warren, to campaign for him at other locations around the state.
Republican businessman Gabriel E. Gomez reached out to voters Saturday at a road race, an ice cream shop, and a barbecue for a crowd of about 60 supporters and their families behind a hotel and office park in Wakefield. Saturday night, he was scheduled to shake hands outside a Lowell Spinners game, campaign at Latino-owned businesses in Lowell, and meet with Puerto Rican veterans.
A Massachusetts Democratic establishment humbled by its loss to Republican Scott Brown in the last special election for the Senate in 2010, staged a show of force, launching a get-out-the-vote operation attempting to reach 3 million voters over the weekend. In his remarks, the vice president tried to tie Gomez to Republican forces that would oppose the Democratic agenda in Washington, D.C., echoing an argument similar to the one Warren used to unseat Brown last year.
"He says he's a . . . new Republican," Biden said in Dartmouth. "I'm prepared to say he is . . . just like recent guys like Ted Cruz and Rand Paul and those guys," he said, referring to the Tea Party-backed senators from Texas and Kentucky.
The Republicans, meanwhile, painted Gomez as the underdog, noting that Massachusetts' vastly outnumbered GOP ranks are staring down a mighty Democratic machine. By Saturday, Gomez's team was being fortified by foot soldiers from out of state, as young Republicans were bused in from Ohio and around New England to help make phone calls, knock on doors, and drop off literature to drive up Gomez's vote. The Gomez campaign is attempting to contact 2 million voters this weekend, said spokesman Will Ritter.
Ritter called Biden's remarks "the latest example of Ed Markey's backers wishing he were running against anybody but Gabriel Gomez. Unable to debate ideas, Ed Markey distorts Gabriel Gomez's positions and unable to stop Gomez, Markey pretends he's running against somebody else."
A poll released Saturday found Markey leading Gomez 49 percent to 41 percent.
The poll, sponsored by the Springfield Republican newspaper, MassLive.com, and CBS 3 Springfield, was conducted by the Western New England University Polling Institute from June 16-20. It surveyed 566 likely voters and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.
With turnout expected to be low on Tuesday candidates were trying to gin up enthusiasm, but Saturday's events were hardly packed. Only about 150 came to the Ironworkers Local 7 hall in South Boston to see Biden with Markey, and the second rally, held at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, drew under 500, according to the campaign.
In Dartmouth, Markey ticked through a number of differences with Gomez.
"He says he would repeal Obamacare. I would go to Washington to ensure that Obamacare stays on the books," Markey said.
"My opponent says he could vote for a Supreme Court justice who could overturn Roe v. Wade," he said, vowing to back only nominees who support the ruling that legalized abortion.
At the ironworkers hall, Markey and Biden were joined by Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and former Boston mayor Raymond Flynn, a Democrat who had broken party ranks to support Brown in the past two elections. US Representative Stephen F. Lynch, a onetime ironworker who Markey beat in the Democratic primary in April, was also there.
The Democratic leaders focused on working-class values, and labor leaders reminded voters in the crowd of the importance of door-knocking and getting out the vote.
"If you want to talk about working people, Ed Markey's the guy you want in the US Senate," Menino said. "If you want to talk about protecting millionaires, the other guy's your candidate."
At the union hall, Biden spoke of Markey personally. "The thing that I admire about him the most is his character," Biden said. "Look at this man's record, look at his personal life, look at his public life, look at who he is. He will do exactly what he tells you.
"There's no reason why this guy shouldn't walk to victory," Biden said. Still, he urged the crowd to work hard until the last minute. "Please go out and knock on that extra door," he said. "Don't put yourself in the position, at 10 o'clock next Tuesday night, saying 'God, if I had just done that extra block.' "
Biden is the latest political celebrity to join Markey on the campaign trail, following visits by President Obama, Michelle Obama, and Bill Clinton.
Markey, 66, of Malden, focused on economic values, saying he supported a higher minimum wage and ensuring the wealthy pay their "fair share."
"At the top of the list, this race is about jobs, jobs, jobs!" Markey said.
The winner of Tuesday's special election will face reelection in just 17 months, finishing the term of former senator John F. Kerry, who stepped down to become secretary of state.
Gomez, 47, a private equity investor and former Navy SEAL from Cohasset, is using the short duration of the Senate term as part of his closing argument, suggesting voters should give him a try; if dissatisfied, they can soon vote him out.
"I would get more done in 17 months than he's done in 37 years," Gomez said.
On Friday, Markey tried to counter that argument with a new TV ad suggesting Gomez would advance GOP positions opposing an assault weapons ban and abortion rights. Gomez's campaign adviser Leonardo Alcivar said Markey's response shows that he is not as secure as some polls would suggest. One poll last week showed Gomez down by 20 points. "Thirty-seven-year incumbents don't lodge negative attacks in a closing argument when they believe their campaign is doing well. They do it because they have to," Alcivar said.
Gomez launched into the final stretch of the campaign Saturday morning at a Newton fun run with his wife and a team of eight volunteers, all wearing campaign shirts.
"You've got my vote, don't worry about that," volunteered Todd McCarthy, who clasped Gomez's hand as he passed by with his 7-year-old son, Tommy.
McCarthy, a former Marine captain, said he's impressed by Gomez's Navy background. "I also like the fact that he's a moderate Republican."
But Democrat Gene Connors of Wellesley overheard McCarthy's comment and weighed in with a counter opinion: "He's a Navy SEAL. What else?" he said, suggesting Gomez's military background is not sufficient reason to elect him. "It stops right there, right?"
After the race, Gomez stopped by his campaign offices in Watertown and Wakefield, where volunteers were making calls to get out the vote Tuesday, then headed to a barbecue with supporters in Wakefield.
Richard R. Tisei, a former state senator from Wakefield who narrowly lost a race for Congress last year, told Gomez in front of the crowd, "Take it from me, every vote counts."
"It's really incumbent upon all of us, to make sure that we get all our friends and our family [to vote] and really leave no stone unturned between now and Tuesday," Tisei said.
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Bieber thanks fans for support
Justin Bieber has thanked his fans for their support, as rumours continued about the end of his romance with Selena Gomez.
The Canadian superstar was a no-show at the MTV EMAs, where he won three awards, after reports emerged that he had broken up with the Wizards Of Waverly Place actress.
Justin refused to confirm or deny the stories, but tweeted to his Beliebers: "Regardless of what happens i see all of the tweets and all the love you guys are sending me. thank u. love u too. #grateful #smiling. thank you. alot of thoughts. but it is always us. thank you thank you thank you. love u.
"We will never stop. thank you for believing in me. making me believe in myself. and knowing that WE win...OUR ALBUM. OUR SUCCESS. OUR SMILES. i love u. #beliebers."
The 18-year-old previously admitted to E! Online: "I don't know what's going on in my life. To even assess that it doesn't make sense because I have not made any comment."
The couple - who made their first public appearance together at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in February 2011 - apparently decided to split about a week ago, with distance and their busy schedules contributing factors, according to reports.
"Because of their crazy schedules, it was getting harder and harder to maintain a relationship," a source told E! Online.
Rumours were fuelled further when the Baby singer was spotted with Victoria's Secret model Barbara Palvin at a Broadway production of The Lion King, although the 19-year-old catwalk star has denied any romance.
"Please calm down.there is nothing going on w him.i met him and did a pic w him. wouldnt u do the same?:) #friendship," she wrote on Twitter.
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — It"s too early for the Atlanta Falcons to know how much defensive end John Abraham will play in Sunday"s NFC title game.
Abraham, the NFL"s active sacks leader, made it through just 15 snaps in last week"s divisional playoff victory over Seattle before aggravating a left ankle injury that forced him to leave in the second quarter.
"You don"t want to lose a good player," Falcons defensive coordinator Mike Nolan said. "We won the game, so there"s something we did right. But it does change things."
The Falcons are making contingency plans in case Abraham is unable to play at full strength against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at the Georgia Dome.
Abraham, who has not been available to speak with reporters this week, missed practice on Wednesday even though coach Mike Smith listed him as having limited participation.
But it"s clear that the Falcons (14-3) will be pleased to have Abraham on the field for any length of time against San Francisco (12-4-1).
"He"s a sack master," linebacker Sean Weatherspoon said. "That"s what I like to call him — Father Abe. We look forward to getting him back out there this week. I think the guys that had a chance to play in his absence did a good job stepping in and doing what they need to do in order to help the team get the win."
Abraham, 34, was initially hurt in the regular season finale loss to Tampa Bay, limping off the field with the help of trainers.
Coach Mike Smith said that he expects the 13th-year veteran to start on Sunday. Even so, the Falcons are giving reserve ends Cliff Matthews, Jonathan Massaquoi and Lawrence Sidbury more work this week in case Abraham has to make an early exit.
Matthews took the balance of the work against Seattle, playing 46 snaps and making two tackles opposite Kroy Biermann, Atlanta"s other starting end.
Abraham, though, is a special talent.
"Obviously he"s an integral part of this defense," Biermann said. "When you lose a player like that, it kind of puts a little bit of strain on you, but the guys behind him know that they"ve got to step up."
The 49ers present several problems for Atlanta"s defense.
Quarterback Colin Kaepernick is coming off an impressive playoff win over Green Bay, passing for 263 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for 181 yards and two TDs. He set an NFL single-game record for yards rushing by a quarterback.
Smith knows the Falcons must do their best to contain Kaepernick in the pocket while keeping tight coverage on receivers Michael Crabtree and Randy Moss and tight ends Vernon Davis and Delanie Walker.
Running backs Frank Gore and LaMichael James also create issues in the passing attack, too.
"They have playmakers at both levels with their offense," Smith said. "You"re going to have to put together a plan to try to slow down certain aspects of it. It"s a very explosive offense they"ve created."
Though Abraham"s 122 career sacks rank 13th on the NFL career list, he hasn"t had one since Nov. 29 when he took down New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees to help seal a 23-13 victory.
The following week, Atlanta won its second NFC South title in three years.
Before the Falcons traded for him in 2006, Abraham had a long injury history in six years with the New York Jets. He"s overcome assorted ailments and offseason surgeries with Atlanta, however, and has missed just two games over the last six seasons.
"When you watch the film, he played through the pain a little bit," strong safety William Moore said. "It was hard to even tell. He rotates a lot, so I didn"t even know he was out at one point."
Moore learned of Abraham"s absence soon enough while Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson and the Seahawks were carving up Atlanta"s defense in the second half. After Vance Walker sacked him early in the third quarter, Wilson completed 13 of 18 passes for 230 with two TDs.
The Falcons did a decent job covering deep routes, but they struggled badly in trying to defend tight end Zach Miller and other targets Wilson hit in the middle of the defense.
"Those were still miscues on our end," free safety Thomas DeCoud said. "We were short on a drop here or there or someone didn"t carry someone here or there. Those things were more about us rather than things that they did."
Notes: S William Moore has a cast on his right hand but participated fully in practice. … CB Christopher Owens (hamstring) remains out. He hasn"t played since a Dec. 22 victory at Detroit. … DT Jonathan Babineaux (shoulder) also had limited participation in practice.
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RICHMOND, Va. – The VCU Baseball team finished off its series sweep of visiting Binghamton University with a 12-3 victory in front of a nice crowd on a beautiful Sunday afternoon at The Diamond.
With the victory, VCU improves to 4-4 on the year, while Binghamton drops to 0-3.
"I thought Binghamton came out ready to roll and got on Kyle (Pelchy) a little bit, he didn't have his best stuff early," said VCU Head Coach Paul Keyes. "I told the guys that we did a good job of being experienced and only giving up a pair of runs in the top of the second. Kyle settled in and pitched really well the rest of the way. (Senior Outfielder) Paul Nice had a really big hit for us, not the biggest hit of the day, but it was a double that really got us going to get those four runs in the bottom of the third to hand us the lead. We looked liked a pretty experienced club out there and we just have to keep getting better."
Binghamton would record runs in both the first and second innings, including a pair of runs in the top of the second.
The Rams would knock in four runs off Binghamton starter Jake Lambert in the bottom of the third, kicked off by a walk to freshman infielder Vimael Machin. Machin would score all the way from first on a double by Nice into left field. After sophomore outfielder Bill Cullen reached safely on a bunt single, sophomore infielder Joey Cujas roped a double down the right field line to score Nice and Cullen. Cujas would score from second on a single up the middle by redshirt junior Brent Mi kionis.
The Rams would tack on another three runs in the bottom of the fifth, with all three runs coming with two outs in the frame. Junior infielder Jordan Weymouth hit a high fly ball to right field, carrying over the wall for a solo home run. It marked the first home run in a VCU uniform for Weymouth (pictured right). Cujas drew a pitch in his side for a free pass to first base, before advancing to third on a single by Mikionis. Mikionis would take second on the play as the Bearcats tried to throw Cujas out at third, unsuccessfully. The two Rams would come home to score on a single up the middle by senior catcher Taylor Perkins.
The Black & Gold would push across five more runs over the last two innings of play, with four coming across in the bottom of the seventh.
Pelchy earned his first victory of the season after throwing 107 pitches in six innings. The Rams would trot out three pitchers out of the bullpen, in freshman Matt Lees, senior Josh Alford and redshirt senior Michael Graham.
Lambert took the loss for the Bearcats, after allowing seven runs in 4 and 2/3rds innings.
The Rams will continue the home stand with a midweek game against Norfolk State University this Tuesday at The Diamond. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.


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With the "hornet's nest stirred up" by recent decisions and meetings, Sarasota commissioners opt for a lengthier look at easing downtown noise restrictions
Initial meetings on relaxing the city's noise ordinance riled up residents and prompted the commission Monday to slow the discussion and focus on enforcement.
Officials reversed a plan to have an ad-hoc committee come up with recommendations. Instead, they asked the city attorney to review the history, seek expert advice and better organize the discussion on changes.
Commissioner Paul Caragiulo reignited the perennial noise debate last fall. He held two public meetings on whether Sarasota should relax its rules governing when, and how loud, downtown businesses can play outdoor amplified music.
He told commissioners the conversation needs to become "less emotional and more empirical," and did not think a committee would generate new ideas.
He suggested the city hire a noise ordinance expert, who is not a part of the drama, to draft recommendations.
"Since we've done the ugly work, if you will, of getting the hornets' nest stirred up, let's have someone look at it objectively," Caragiulo said.
Commissioner Terry Turner was the sole vote against the plan to have City Attorney Robert Fournier review, get comments and come back with narrowed plans in about six weeks.
"If the task force is premature, then that work is premature. I think we should just focus on enforcement at this time," Turner said.
During the noise meetings, many people expressed concerns that the city does not enforce its noise rules.
Caragiulo said last week one person in the police department was certified in taking noise measurements. City Manager Tom Barwin said more people have since been trained.
"We have to make sure what is on the books is being enforced," Caragiulo said. "Because there's going to be no trust unless people feel like they're being treated fairly."
City commissioners were more decisive when they decided Sarasotans who blare their car radio at night will need to turn down the sound to avoid a costly citation after April 1.
The commission unanimously passed an ordinance restricting "plainly audible" sound — meaning noise someone can hear clearly from 50 feet away — coming from a vehicle between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. on weekdays, and 10 p.m. and 10 a.m. on weekends. Police will begin enforcing the rule next month.
The rules come after police and city officials received numerous complaints from residents in Newtown, who said they could not sleep because a group of people would park on Dr. Martin Luther King Way and crank up the music at night. "It is more than just a nuisance," Commissioner Willie Shaw said, adding that the music blasted early in the morning impacts "the overall well-being of the neighborhoods."
Now, people will have one minute to comply with the requirements. If they don't turn down the noise, police can issue a civil infraction and a $250 fine, with a second infraction costing $500. However, if the driver doesn't contest those citation fees, they drop to $100.
Police can arrest people for a third violation.
The city has not enforced its restrictions on noise since 2010, after the American Civil Liberties Union challenged the legality of Sarasota's laws.
In December, the Florida Supreme Court ruled the state's law regulating volume from vehicles was unconstitutional; one of the major issues was that the rule did not apply to all types of sound and exempted certain political and business speech.
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It's a common occurrence for a town's mayor to make a public plea for residents to spend their money at local businesses, rather than driving a few miles outside of town to save a couple bucks. But one mayor in Illinois is so fed-up with the price of gas in his town that he's asking residents to go elsewhere when it's time to fill up their tanks.
The mayor of New Lenox, IL, says that gas stations in his town are charging significantly higher prices than what people pay in surrounding locales.
One driver tells CBS Chicago that gas stations in nearby Joliet charge 10 to 15 cents less per gallon that stations in New Lenox, where prices are charging upward of $4.14/gallon — around $.20 more per gallon than the current national average.
"The only way we can send a clear message to the companies is for our residents to shop elsewhere," the New Lenox mayor tells CBS.
His rationale isn't based on just wanting to punish the gougers. The mayor says that station owners tell him they base their prices on what other stations in New Lenox charge, not on what out-of-town stations are charging.
So if people go elsewhere for gasoline, at least one station will drop its price, likely leading others to follow suit.
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Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tolkien's classic will be rolled out in HFR in 100 cinemas.
Odeon & UCI Cinemas will have Europe's widest High Frame Rate (HFR) release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tolkien's classic will be rolled out in HFR in 100 cinemas, including its flagship Odeon Leicester Square site.
In the HFR 3D format, the image is presented at 48 frames per second (FPS), twice the rate of the 24 FPS, which has been the cinematic standard for almost a century. The 48 FPS frame rate aims to replicate what the human eye actually sees and the higher frame rate can also reduce audience eyestrain and fatigue when viewing 3D.
Rupert Gavin, chief executive for Odeon commented: "As Europe's largest cinema chain, we are committed to supporting the latest digital advancements in film technology. HFR 3D represents a significant shift in the way films are produced, creating a more realistic and heightened viewing experience, just as Peter Jackson intended it.
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For The Bachelor's AshLee Frazier, 32, the week spent with Sean Lowe in St. Croix was a series of emotional highs and lows, from coming clean with the final skeleton in her closet to a super-charged confrontation with Tierra. The Houston-based professional organizer spoke with reporters about what she sees in her show squeeze, how it felt to tell him she'd been married before (and in high school no less!), and if she really feared elimination.
Why wait so long to tell him about your high school marriage?
Obviously, I wasn't going to tell him on our very first date. I want to know somebody and make sure the vibe is there before I divulge my story. Every other time was either a group date or the rose ceremony and that just wasn't the appropriate time to talk. He had a few more questions about it [than aired on TV], but he was so loving and genuine about it. He made me feel like a huge weight lifted, like it was OK.
Can you explain how it ended?
The details are pretty simple. I got a divorce. I was young and I didn't handle [going through the rough patch with my family] the best way. It wasn't a bad breakup. It was more like I woke up and [realized], "Oops. What did I do?" We discussed it and both came to the conclusion that we made a bad decision.
You had a great date and said, "I love you." Yet you seemed convinced you would be eliminated. Why?
One hundred percent I was scared this might be the time I go home. I felt safe up until the argument happened and even until Sean came in before the rose ceremony and said that he didn't want anyone with these dramatic spells in his life. I was part of the [drama with Tierra]. I didn't get a chance to talk to him and explain my side of it because there was no cocktail party.
How'd it feel to hear Tierra mock your age and call you high school?
I laughed because what are you gonna do? Go back in time? I'm 32. I've never thought about my age so much in my life. It doesn't bother me. It speaks for itself who was being immature. It was not a very nice thing to say, but that's the difference between her character and mine.
Ever wonder how he could dig Tierra and you simultaneously?
I couldn't sit and wonder why he was keeping Tierra. You have to compartmentalize your feelings and focus on the end and your relationship with Sean. Sean is smart. I knew he'd eventually come to and realize it.
Why do you two mesh?
We come from the same background, have a very similar strong family upbringing and are compatible. He was classy, charismatic and a solid gentleman who made me laugh all the time. You have to balance each other out. I think it was a ying to a yang. He wants to adopt and [great for] my heart to hear. That's a solid foundation to build a perfect relationship.
People have said you might not be enough of a goofball to be the one.
When it came to our relationship. I took it more seriously because this is my future. This is marriage and that's not something I want to tread into lightly. But for the most part, I'm not sure where that comes from. I joked. I laughed. I played a lot of Apples to Apples. I had a blast.
Do you see connections between him and other girls?
I see the possibility. Lindsay is very fun. She's always cracking jokes. Catherine has a big heart. Desiree has a sense of stability. Sean said he wanted someone that was genuine, nice, ready for marriage and somebody with a good heart who loved family and if that's what he wanted, I'm the best match for that.
Is everyone left ready to get married?
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Di2 is Shimano's new, flagship groupset. Combining Dura Ace 7900 ergonomics with the performance of an electronic shifting mechanism sets this apart. Di2 is the best groupset that I have ever ridden, but then for this money so it should be.
Enhanced shifting performance is the most obvious benefit of Shimano's Di2, the sheer speed and accuracy of the gear changes is awesome - electronics aside the mechanics are the same as Dura Ace 7900, but what the electronic side of Di2 does is to take away the capacity for pilot error, you can still change gear at the wrong time of course, but when you do it will be a precise and accurate shift with neither too much or too little power behind it and with the chainline already in the optimum position.
It hits its target each time, every time, and nails each gear without fail in any condition (I have had it out in thunderstorms, mud, heat etc). I wondered if I would be able to tell what all the fuss was about in comparison to the wired Dura Ace 7900. I can: the performance of Di2 is staggering.
Shifting is impeccable and fast, when returning the test rig Dave asked if I had struggled with the inability to 'double' shift as on my normal group sets. The answer is a resounding no, the speed that Di2 changes is nuts, you can change 2 gears on Di2 in the same time as a double shift on a standard lever, furthermore you don't need to stretch out your fingers to do so, two light taps will suffice. The up-shift at the back gives the reliable and reassuring clunk of a spot on shift however downshifting is all but silent which on occasion led me to tap the shifter twice quickly only to realise too late that it had in fact changed as I was making my second move.
The group set on the test bike (A Cervelo S3 with full Di2 with Dura Ace 7850 deep carbon rims) was a no expense spared affair and this resulted in a truly sublime performance. The most impressive component of the Di2 package for me is the front shifter and the up-shift in particular. It was effortless and 100% accurate. An audible whirring accompanies the shift as the motor in the front derailleur silkily moves the chain across, working perfectly when hammering down an A-road or accelerating over the crest of a hill not once was there any chain rub, hint of over/under shift or lack of trust on my part.
As you've probably guessed by now I liked Di2: the overall performance of Di2 was superb, more so than I expected and the difference in performance over anything I've ridden before (Shimano, Campagnolo or SRAM) was clear from the first mile. Shimano claim a mere 50g weight increase for Di2 over Dura Ace, 50g for effortless shifting, battery power, automatically adjusted derailleur position... if i had the cash, I wouldn't think twice.
Even when I went mad to try and confuse the system by shifting up four or five times rapidly while downshifting at the front and then up and down shifting at the back – it always corrected itself. You would never do this on a top end mechanical group set so it's not really a fair test but the system coped with it easily. As mentioned previously I rode the bike in all manner of conditions, the question of an electric shifting set up working in the most torrential rain was answered emphatically, it was far more at home in the wet than I was. During one particular ride the roads were flooded, the fields were draining onto the roads so a combination of mud, gravel and water was dousing the battery, the 'brain' of Di2 which hangs in front of the stem on the wires and the derailleurs. No problems at all, the shifting performance remained superb and reliable; this was fast looking like a case of you get what you pay for. Di2 is a lot of money but wow you get a lot of performance for it.
So why does Di2 work so well, why are the shifts so smooth and why is the overall gearing system so sharp? Well the small motors in each of the derailleurs play a big part, these control, together with the 'brain' control the motion of the components precisely. The units don't actually move the derailleurs that quickly, they are, in fact, slower than the mechanical equivalent but they are so accurate because they are constantly adjusted by the previously mentioned 'brain' to run in the most efficient way. These adjustments and the way that the shifts occur aren't possible on a mechanical set up, especially not while in motion that's what really does set Di2 apart.
When I say that Di2 actually shifts the chain slower than a mechanical equivalent this is purely the speed at which it moves the chain - everything else about it though combines to make the overall shifting experience faster.
Ergonomically the levers work too, with no need for the workings to pull cables to be hidden inside the lever bodies and hoods (the reason Di2 is only 50g heavier than 7900) the Shimano engineers could concentrate on making them a comfortable shape. They are slimmer and slightly narrower than the 7900 levers and with smoothed contours they fit very nicely into your hand which inevitably means more comfort and pleasure on longer rides. I ride on the hoods quite a bit so the layout of the buttons was ideal for me with them being positioned where I would instinctively reach for a lever movement, riders who use drops more may find the button placement needs a little more time to get used to however. I would expect it to be one of those things that riders can adapt to, given a ride or two this may well become second nature and the speed and accuracy with which the system works means even riders who use drops shouldn't be put off.
Remember this testing has been carried out in hot, cold, wet and dry conditions however; riding this beast in the winter could be trickier than I may be suggesting. The buttons don't feel that different and they don't move much, it's more a case of relying on feeling the gear change rather than knowing it has happened like you would with traditional spring derailleurs. If I were riding this to my workplace in January, in minus 3 temperatures wearing full winter kit with thermal long fingered gloves then I expect that a fair few shifts would go awry, not because the system would fail but because I wouldn't be able to tell clearly which button I was tapping!
Having heard of and seen images of the time trial shifters and the ability to mount buttons elsewhere on the bike (such as on the top of handlebars for climbing scenarios) I think that Di2 is spread across the board well enough to tempt a variety of markets and perhaps the TT shifters make even more sense than these standard drop shifters as used on test. Being able to keep the shifters in one aerodynamic position while maintaining the full use of a gearing system's range must be an advantage when riding against the clock
The first question I asked when told I would be testing this set up was "how long does the battery last?" Albert from Madison (Shimano's UK distributor) has sent me through a bundle of pdf's and data that claims the battery pack would last on average about 1600km worth of riding before a recharge and that in its full lifetime the battery would most likely outlive anyone who rides with it (500 recharges x 1600km of riding....) so no immediate worries there! Clipped onto the wiring up front is a very small, neat little box of tricks that houses the warning LEDs and other gubbins for the system. The led will blink as the battery is running out of juice so you have a good level of pre warning. If the worst does happen then you can be out on the road again in little over an hour as the battery takes just this long to go from empty to fully charged. As I have talked about before, electricity and water don't mix so despite being encased in hardwearing shells the battery pack and derailleur's need to be able to cope with a good old British deluge, they do fine, no slipping, no grinding, nothing to suggest the kit isn't up to the job.
As far as fitting the kit yourself, feel free but make sure you get it right – as with Dura Ace 7900 initial set-up has to be accurate. Personally I would get a top notch Shimano trained mechanic to do the work for you. That said, I wheeled the bike into several bike shops in Bristol, some names you will know, others independents and I got varying levels of response from "ooh that's pretty" to "ah, umm, I wouldn't like to try that one yet". Madison say around 20 mechanics have taken the option of their free Di2 specific training, additional instructions and details are available on their business websites. As Albert said "Di2 is really not as complicated as it may first appear. Initial installation is important to get right but after that the system is pretty much idiot proof and requires only the slightest of adjustment should the rear mech/hanger get knocked."
Internal routing was working well on the Cervelo test rig, giving the whole system a neat, smooth, clean look. Something that makes you feel fast! Perhaps it was a sensible idea for Shimano to supply us with a black and silver Cervelo frame to test Di2 with as the fittings and fitments are black and therefore are barely noticeable, even the cable tied sections on the battery (which does seem a little cheap for this sort of set up) were hardly visible. The battery pack also has a clip to help attain a secure fit; approximately 6 inches long it reaches along the down tube and fits beneath a bottle cage and then gets clamped securely in place when the bottle cage is screwed in tight, a smart use of pre-existing design.
If you are unfortunate enough to crash while using Di2 Shimano have built in a couple of features that they claim will limit the damage. Essentially the rear derailleur can come apart into two sections when impacted so the motors and workings are protected while the body can break away. No word from Shimano about the possibility or the cost of replacing a damaged section here. This is where my main worry lies though, with such a technological, exciting and therefore expensive system, how much is overcooking it in that corner or coming into contact with a pre-occupied driver going to cost? Di2 is a major investment. A rear derailleur is £489.99, the front £369.99, the shifters, £499.99 for a pair, the required wiring harness, battery and charger bump this up a further £344.95 so all in all it will set you back the princely sum of over £1700 (without a cassette, brakes, chain set etc).
The Di2 kit is designed with the intention of the consumer filling in the gaps with equally bling DA 7900 componentry, this is how the test bike arrived and I must say I can't fault the results – of course filling in the gaps is going to bump up that £1700 considerably.
Doing the sums on cost inevitably leads me to wonder who Shimano are targeting with this level of kit. Team Garmin Slipstream rider Brad Wiggins rode it throughout the Tour this year with great success but he won't be paying for it, so where is the market? Those who simply need the best and can afford it I suppose, the rest of us want it but can't justify the cost. If you are a top level rider who earns from the sport then this could be for you but for club riders it may well be a luxury too far.
Mind you, as soon as Shimano bring the Di2 prices to a more earthly and palatable Ultegra level. I will be the first in the queue if this series is anything to go by; it's a fantastic system that accepting a couple of ergonomic issues that bias toward hood riders like myself is spot on.
Shimano Di2 7970 is superb I can find no faults with the way it works. For the money it should be good and it is. If you need the best on your bike then go and buy this, it is fantastic.
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Make and model: Shimano Dura Ace Di2 groupset
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State the frame and fork material and method of construction. List the components used to build up the bike.
The Di2 set up that we tested was built onto a Cervelo S3 frame with 3T Funda forks, all carbon naturally (reviews coming soon). This is a sensible way to judge this kit, if you have the cash to buy Di2 then you will likely have the ability to build a dream bike. On this Cervelo the groupset was perfectly at home, lightweight, nimble, reliable and strong.
Tell us what the groupset is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about the bike?
Di2 is aimed at the elite rider or the rider who can afford to look elite. It is such a major investment that logically you should be of a high enough standard to get a true return for your money. Sod logic if I could afford it I would probably get it, Di2 isn't just different to Dura Ace, it's better, much better.
Di2 worked like a dream, once set up properly it seems to look after itself. I cleaned it and took care of it but only to ther same degree that any keen cyclist would. It isnt somthing that you will need to wrap up in cotton wool and treat carefully, it can ahndle tough weather, dust, mud etc and just comes back for more. Precisely what you want from Shimanos top group set.
A couple of creaks and knocks here and there but nothing that would suggest anything nasty. Given the way that the units were tested I know this will deal with whatever you can throw at it.
Only 50g heavier than Dura Ace 7900 and for that you get a system that looks after itself and is more ergonomically efficient for a lot of riders. I would take comfort over 50g, especially when it comes in such an impressive package.
This is subjective, if you can afford it then the performance means its good value but there is no getting away from the fact that £1700+ for a set up where you must then add a cassette, brakes and crankset is extremely pricey.
Tell us some more about the drivetrain. Anything you particularly did or didn't like? Any components which didn't work well together?
Di2 is designed to work hand in hand with Dura Ace 7900 and it does this extremely well. The brakes, crankset and cassette on the test bike were all 7900 and the bike didnt miss a beat, it climbed extremely well, reacted strongly and was powerful on flats and descents. The build of the levers worked well with my riding position so there is nowhere that I can fault really other than the price. When and if an Ultegra version comes along for the rest of us I think we will be able to see how this digital technology will influence a lot of riders.
Anything else you want to say about the componentry? Comment on any other components (good or bad)
Di2 is probably the start of things to come. A great deal of R and D has gone into this system and it does show, the battery life is exceptional, the performance is unmatched and the feel of the system itself is outstanding.
Did you enjoy riding Di2? I didnt want to give it back.
Would you consider buying it? If I sold my car and most of my posessions then I would buy it.
Would you recommend Di2 to a friend? Yes, if they could afford it
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I've been riding for: Under 5 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Experienced
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Lohan's trouble with the law initially stemmed from a DUI charge she received in 2007. Her lawyers entered a plea deal and Lindsay was put on probation that required her to complete substance-abuse treatment programs and community service.


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NASHVILLE, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Shea Weber got a fortunate rebound off the boards in overtime and blasted it home for the game-winning goal Tuesday in Nashville's 4-3 defeat of Detroit.
Less than a minute into the extra frame, Colin Wilson unleashed a shot that missed the cage, but it rebounded off the backboards directly to an unmarked Weber, who fired it into an empty net for the decisive tally.
Weber also recorded an assist while Craig Smith, Gabriel Bourque and Roman Josi found the net for the Predators, who snapped a two-game losing streak.
Pekka Rinne stopped 26 shots in the victory.
Dan Cleary and Pavel Datsyuk notched a goal and an assist each for the struggling Red Wings, who dropped their fourth straight.
Jimmy Howard started in goal for Detroit but left with an injury in the first period after yielding two goals on just seven shots.
Jonas Gustavsson relieved and stopped 16-of-18 tries.


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David Hackett Fischer, Historians' Fallacies (New York: Harper & Row, 1970, pp. xii, 338, paperback, $3.95).
Reviewed by Orace Johnson University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign
The author should have addressed practicing accountants and auditors explicitly, as well as teachers of history, when, near the end of this tract on the logic of historical thought, he wrote:
"Each day, every rational being on this planet asks ques-tions about things that actually happened—questions which directly involve the logic of inquiry, explanation, and argument which is discussed in this book. . . . This com-mon everyday form of historical thought consists of spe-cific inquiries into small events, for particular present and future purposes [emphasis added] to which all the aca-demic monographs in the world are utterly irrelevant." (p. 316)
While "academic" as used here seems a bit pejorative, and "utter-ly" is surely an exaggeration, in the popular connotation of the term this book is relevant to everyone in the accounting profession —whether teacher, researcher, or practitioner—who makes (1) spe-cific inquiries, into (2) small events, for (3) particular purposes.
The author's stated purpose was "not to compile a catalogue of all fallacies which historians might commit, but rather to collect a few common fallacies which actually occur in historical thinking, and to extract a few rules of reason from this experience." (We could surely use such a compilation from accounting literature!) "The thesis of this book is . . . that historians, and all men who seek to think historically, tend to make certain assumptions in their work, and that these assumptions have logical consequences which must be respected . . . Logic is not everything. But is is something— something which can be taught, something which can be learned, something which can help us in some degree to think more sensi-


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The free, *official* VOA Mobile Streamer application serves broadcast audio news in more than 40 different languages to your Android phones and iPhone. VOA (Voice of America) operates one of the world's largest international news media networks on TV, radio and digital properties with a total weekly audience of more than 200 million people in countries including Africa, The Middle East, Asia and beyond. VOA produces more than 2,100 radio and tv broadcast hours of content a week and this application showcases the best of those programs. To do this, VOA employs more than 1,100 full time staff and thousands of journalists around the world, focused on countries without a free or established press or free and open internet access.
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These Java-based applications are built for very low-end or "feature" phones, especially the old Nokia phone that still have a stronghold in our African, Middle East and Asian markets. The apps are build using technology from BiNu, a popular caching and proxy service, that deliver content faster to very low tech and low bandwidth communities who often don't have phones equipped with modern or fast-performing web browsers.
For example, Wikipedia is 10x faster on the Binu platform than their Wikipedia-optimized mobile website. The VOA feature phone app content is limited to text and photos but in these markets and with limited bandwidth that's a great place to start.


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In the menu (in the middle) is a link that says eMail. This is your official student email and all college correspondence will come to this email address. Login and you can setup your preferences to have this email account forwarded to your personal email account.
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Malware in Target attack partly in Russian
SAN FRANCISCO -- The malware at the center of Target's recent data breach affecting millions of customers was partly written in Russian, according to a report issued Thursday by U.S. government authorities and cyber security researchers.
The report, which was only distributed to organizations that are involved or may have been attacked, describes a sophisticated cyber attack operation authorities are calling Kaptoxa, a Russian word that comes from a piece of code in the malware.
Some parts of the malware code were written in Russian and BlackPOS, the malware from which this latest malware derived, was originally developed by a Russian cyber crime master, according to Tiffany Jones, an executive at iSIGHT Partners.
iSIGHT, an online security firm, helped research and produce the report, along with the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Secret Service and the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center. iSIGHT posted a summary of the report on its website Thursday.
Target said last week that cyber thieves compromised the credit card data and personal information of as many as 110 million customers through point of sale, or POS, systems the company uses. The stolen data includes phone numbers, e-mail and home addresses, credit and debit card numbers, PINs, expiration dates.
Luxury department store operator Neiman Marcus disclosed a similar breach recently and cyber security experts see more attacks on the retail industry this year.
"The use of malware to compromise payment information storage systems is not new. However, it is the first time we have seen this attack at this scale and sophistication," iSIGHT said in its summary of the report.
"This software contains a new kind of attack method that is able to covertly subvert network controls and common forensic tactics, concealing all data transfers and executions that may have been run, rendering it harder to detect," the firm added. "Many retail organizations may not know that they have been infected, or that they have already lost data."
The Department of Homeland Security and its government and private-sector partners are investigating the Target hack and issued the report Thursday so that companies and other industry organizations can get technical information to try to defend against such attacks.
"Information sharing is a key part of the Department of Homeland Security's important mission to create shared situational awareness of malicious cyber activity," DHS spokesman S.Y. Lee said. "This product is part of that important effort."
The fact that some of the malware code from Operation Kaptoxa was written in Russian does not necessarily mean the attacks came from Russia, iSIGHT's Jones noted.
Since early 2013, different variations of this malware were available for sale online, so, in theory, anyone could have purchased it and then launched an attack, she explained.
The malware was on offer for about $1,000 and in the case of Target it has produced hundreds of millions of pieces of information that will be valuable to online fraudsters, meaning the up-front investment has likely yielded a huge return for the hackers involved, she said.


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ABC pumps "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
"Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." from Joss Whedon picks up where his movie "The Avengers" left off. The highly anticipated action drama is coming to ABC on Sept. 24. The pilot episode, screened here, is funny in a Whedon-esque way, but heavily dependent on advance knowledge of the comics/movie storyline. While there is likely to be synergy with upcoming Marvel movie titles Whedon cautioned against putting the emphasis there.
"We don't just want to be an Easter egg farm. This show has to work for those people who won't see those movies and haven't seen them before," Whedon said.
It looks expensive and international locations are key. "Both Marvel and ABC have been very generous with us," executive producer Jeffrey Bell ("Angel," "Alias") said. But there are also some clever digital effects at work.
"I like people who are on the fringe of things," Whedon said, as opposed to all-powerful superheroes. "These guys are out there by themselves. They don't have every resource. That's the sort of thing I love to write." He also enjoys taping into the "absurdity" within the Marvel universe –but he ruled out a musical episode.
Clark Gregg, who plays Agent Phil Coulson, said he got on board when Whedon explained deep background about how he planned to bring back the character who died in "The Avengers."
Ming-Na Wen (Agent Melinda May) proudly showed off her biceps. "I'm going to be in the best shape of my life. I hate working out but I do like kicking ass," she said.
Jed Whedon recalled starring in brother Joss' home movies. They worked together on "Dr. Horrible," and "it evolved from there."
"We just try to crack each other up," Joss said.
Fanboys already love it, but the goal is to make the show big and broad and not limited to comic book fans. "We wanted something that's not for one particular group of people. Whether or not it's an ABC audience or a Marvel audience," executive producer Jeph Loeb ("Heroes") said, "our hope is that everyone watching on Tuesday night will love it." Loeb would like to restore "the urgency of television" by limiting the leaks and advance word. But he has run into spoilers and reveals online despite Marvel's tight security. Cast and crew cite "Level 7 security clearance" whenever they don't want to give away a secret.


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Staff FAQ
These are Frequently Asked Questions regarding staffing for Anime Boston. Please review them and if your question still isn't answered, feel free to ask on our forums.
- Why do you need staff members for Anime Boston?
- When would I have to work?
- Do I get paid for working on Anime Boston staff?
- Do I have to go to meetings?
- Is there a place to sleep?
- Is there food available?
- What are the different T-shirt colors I see staff wearing?
- How do I get a staff T-shirt?
- I've never staffed an anime convention before. Where's a good place to start?
- What is the Dead Dog Party?
- What should I do now?
1. Why do you need staff members for Anime Boston?
Anime Boston attendance has reached over 22,000 members. It takes more than 350 staff members to put on this event. The hardwork and dedication of the staff members help make each convention a success. We are always looking for new people to bolster our ranks and bring their own ideas and creativity.
2. When would I have to work?
Most staff members only work during the convention weekend. Generally, all of them are required to work at least 24 hours over the course of the weekend. But there are also staff members who put in time throughout the entire year to prepare for the convention. Which area you may fall into depends on the position you sign up for. Your Department Head will contact you to let you know.
However, all staff members help with the Thursday morning load-in and setup of the convention facilities. After setup is finished, everyone reports to their normal duties. And after the convention has concluded on Sunday afternoon, everyone helps with the breakdown and load-out.
3. Do I get paid for working on Anime Boston staff?
All staff positions, from the Chair down to the newest staff member, are unpaid. We are all volunteers. Even though we put in a lot of hard work and time into running Anime Boston, the reward for us is the fun and satisfaction of creating an awesome event that people love.
4. Do I have to go to meetings?
Anime Boston staff members have monthly meetings in Boston. Dates and locations are posted well ahead of time in the private staff forums. While it's not mandatory to attend, we urge you to consider it. Meetings are a great way to get involved and meet new people and who you will be working with at the convention.
The only mandatory meeting is the All-Hands Staff Meeting on Thursday night at the convention. Everyone must attend for it unless excused by their Department Head.
5. Is there a place to sleep?
All Anime Boston staff are entitled to a hotel room from Thursday night to Monday morning. However, there is no obligation to stay in the staff hotel rooms. Some staff members prefer to commute from home or stay with their friends in another hotel room. There is a section on the Staff Application to request your staff hotel room space.
Each staff hotel room houses no more than 4 staff members. If there are people on staff you would like to room with, please indicate their names on your hotel room request when submitting your Staff Application. We will make the best effort possible to make roommate requests happen.
Non-staff members are not permitted in staff hotel rooms for any duration under any circumstances.
6. Is there food available?
Over the course of the weekend all staff will get vouchers which are good at most of the restaurants in the Prudential Center mall. There are 2 vouchers for Friday, 2 for Saturday, and 1 for Sunday. These vouchers will get you anything from a burrito, to a salad to Chinese food. And don't forget to stay hydrated!
7. What are the different T-shirt colors I see staff wearing?
There are 3 official T-shirt colors for Anime Boston staff. Orange shirts are our general Security staff. They are responsible for line organization, badge checks, crowd control, and generally keeping everyone safe. Red shirts are Security Managers. They oversee the Orange shirts and respond to any emergencies that may arise. All other staff members are Blue shirts. They can belong to any other division including Exhibits, Operations, Programming, Public Relations, Registration, and Technical Operations.
8. How do I get a staff T-shirt?
All staff are given 1 free T-shirt, color is determined according to their job responsibilities. Staff T-shirts are year specific, so there is a new one each year. Staff T-shirts must be worn while on duty. If you would like any additional staff T-shirts, you must request them in advance. Each additional staff T-shirt is $5. If you are unsure of what size you requested or how many, ask your Department Head.
9. I've never staffed an anime convention before. Where's a good place to start?
While many of the jobs on staff can seem daunting, there are plenty entry-level positions. If you are new to anime convention staffing, these positions can ease you into being a productive staff member.
Here are some good suggestions for starting out on staff: Security Staff help manage line organization, check badges, control crowds, and generally keep everyone safe. Registration staff process the membership registrations of everyone who comes to Anime Boston. Junior Technical Staff help with all technical aspects of the convention such as DVD player operation, audio engineering, camera operation, lighting design, and more. All of these positions are overseen and mentored by veteran staffers who will help and guide you.
10. What is the Dead Dog Party?
On Sunday evening, after the staff has packed up all of the convention supplies and delivered them to storage, there is a special staff party called the Dead Dog. This party is a great place to meet other staffers, unwind from the stress of the weekend, and share stories. Food and beverages are provided free of charge. Individuals 21 or older may choose to purchase alcoholic drinks with their own money. The Dead Dog party is only open to staff members of the current convention year.
11. What should I do now?
Check out the Staff Listing for a breakdown of all positions. There are details on what each job does. If the position still has openings, there will be a link to apply for it.
If you have questions about a particular staff position, feel free to contact the Department Head. They will do their best to answer your questions.


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Even with stocks slumping, the junk bond market has marched boldly ahead through the first two weeks of 2014, already posting a return of 0.78%, per a benchmark Bank of America Merrill Lynch index. This after junk bonds gained 7.4% in 2013. Junk bonds similarly barreled into 2013, after gaining 15.6% in 2012, by posting big gains last January, lending credence to the so-called January effect as it applies to bonds.
Junk credit spreads are still hovering right around the 400-basis point mark, currently at 397 basis points. The average yield across the market just dipped back below 5.5%, to 5.488%, while the average price stands at 103.9 cents on the dollar. No, junk does not look cheap, but defaults are not a concern for now, so enjoy the ride while it lasts.
Here's junk-bond guru Martin Fridson writing for S&P Leveraged Commentary & Data today:
Relative valuation within high-yield has held steady while a strengthening economic outlook has compressed risk premiums. Specifically, the option-adjusted spread (OAS) on the BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield Master II Index shrank from 427 bps on Nov. 30 to 400 bps on Dec. 31, before contracting further, to 397 bps, on Jan. 13. With financial distress at a low level, conditions are not conducive to pricing lurches.
Checking on the two big high-yield exchange-traded funds today, the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (HYG) is up 17 cents to $93.64, and the SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) is up 6 cents at $40.84.