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OGDEN — Two Weber State University employees and an engineer have filed to run for the Ogden School Board of Education District 4 seat. The trio will face off at the June 26 primaries.
Sunni Wilkinson, Iain Hueton and Sheldon Cheshire are all running for office for the first time. The two candidates with the most votes will appear on the November ballot. The District 4 seat is currently occupied by Jeff Heiner, Ogden School Board of Education president.
Cheshire, 43, is the coordinator of leadership programs at Weber State University. He said the $106.5 million bond that failed last year was one of the reasons he decided to run for office. The school board, Cheshire said, was not as transparent as it should have been communicating details of the bond.
He said he would approve of a new bond that "will actually meet the needs of the students." If elected, he said he wants to figure out why Ogden School District is losing so many students.
"As a community (we) need to be able to start discussing what are the reasons why parents are not sending their kids to Ogden City schools," Cheshire said. "We are losing the students because we are losing the teachers."
Wilkinson, 40, is an English adjunct professor at Weber State. If elected, she said she will make equality and access to education her main priorities.
"I think all students in the district should have access to nice facilities, high quality teachers and technology, and small, manageable classes," Wilkinson said. "For me, the teachers are at the core part of my kids' education."
Two of her three sons go to Taylor Canyon Elementary, one of the schools that was part of the school district's school consolidation plan presented earlier this year. She said school consolidation is also something that sparked an interest in running.
"I think something needs to be done because you have eight of the nine elementary schools getting older now," Wilkinson said. "It looks like overall the information I've been given is that some schools will have to close."
Hueton, 57, is a product development engineer based in Ogden. He said his desire to protect neighborhood based schools was one of the main reasons why he is running for the first time. He is also concerned about the teacher exodus.
"I don't feel we are advancing rapidly enough to serve the Ogden community," Hueton said. "We lose an awful lot of people and I see that with friends … that bothers me, that we are losing people and that we haven't been able to raise our standards."
He said he'd like to focus more on providing support to teachers in the school district as opposed to just focusing on infrastructure repairments.
"I feel there's not enough autonomy for teachers to do what they do best: teach," Hueton said. "It's teachers that have a direct impact in student success. I think there's a lot of opportunities to improve how teachers are empowered."
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Malcolm Gladwell: Why College Football Should Be Outlawed
Slate interviews the best-selling author about head injuries, player exploitation and the subversion of the academic mission.
Colleges are going to get sued, and they will have to decide whether they can afford their legal exposure. That said, the issue ought to be how big-time college sports subverts the academic mission of university education.


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Tuesday, September 8, 2015
NetWellness receives many questions about pelvic pain. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) is a common cause of pelvic pain. Approximately two million women in the United States have Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. About half of them have been diagnosed while the other half are unaware of their condition.
PID is an infection of the female reproductive system (ovaries, uterus, fallopian tubes and cervix) and is caused by one or more types of bacteria. PID is treatable but if not treated with antibiotics can progress to scar tissue and infertility.
Women who are likely to develop PID are:
Because of the serious complications caused by this disease it is important to consult your healthcare provider immediately if you suspect you are suffering from PID. Here are some common symptoms that may help you to be more aware of what is normal and abnormal for your body:
If you are suffering from any or all of these symptoms see your health care provider right away. He or she may conduct the following tests to determine the cause of your symptoms:
Pelvic exam:A pelvic exam is performed to detect irregular vaginal discharge, masses near your ovaries and tubes, and tenderness or pain of your abdomen, cervix, uterus, and ovaries. Your doctor will also take a swab (culture) of the cervix to determine the type of bacteria causing the infection.
Uterine biopsy: A uterine biopsy is a test where a tissue sample is taken from the lining of the uterus (endometrium), and is checked under a microscope for any abnormal cells or signs of cancer.
Laparoscopy: Laparascopy is performed to allow direct view of a patient's abdomen or pelvis, including the fallopian tubes, ovaries, uterus, small bowel, large bowel, appendix, liver, and gallbladder.
These are all procedures that can help your healthcare provider to determine the cause of your symptoms and to offer treatment.
Treatment for you - If your healthcare provider discovers that you do have PID, he or she will probably prescribe an antibiotic which you should finish even after you start to feel better; finishing all of your meds will keep the infection from returning.
Treatment for your partner - Because PID is bacterial infection most commonly caused by chlamydia and gonorrhea; it can be passed back and forth between sexual partners. If you have been diagnosed and treated for PID and have a current sexual partner, he or she should also be treated with antibiotics (which he or she should finish) whether or not there are symptoms of PID.
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease is not only treatable but is also preventable. Correct and consistent use of condoms greatly reduces the risk of contracting PID, especially when it is caused by chlamydia and gonorrhea.
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February 02. 2014 9:23PM
Half of scholarship cash from business tax credit donations returned
By BILL SMITH
New Hampshire Union Leader
Half of the money donated by New Hampshire businesses to a scholarship fund for schoolchildren last year went unused and had to be returned because of a state court decision barring scholarships for families who choose to send children to church-related schools.
The money was granted as part of a program that gives businesses a credit against 85 percent of their state business profits tax for donations to a scholarship fund. The fund provides scholarships to children who pay tuition to attend private or out-of-district schools or who are home-schooled.
A Strafford County Superior Court ruling last year barred the use of money raised through the tax credit program to provide scholarships to schools affiliated with "any sect or denomination."
Judge John Lewis ruled that the state is "expressly forbidden" by the state Constitution from funding what he termed "religious education."
That decision has been appealed to the state Supreme Court.
Kate Baker, executive director of Network for Educational Opportunity (NEO), one of the groups in the state authorized to raise and spend money under the program, said of $250,000 her group raised by last June's deadline for the current school year, $125,000 had to be given back.
"The legislation says 70 percent of the dollars need to go to children going from public to private schools or for home schooling," Baker said. "One-half to three-quarters of private schools in New Hampshire have some religious affiliation, so based on the metrics in the legislation, we could only use $125,000 of what we had."
The money was refunded to the donors pro rata, which means every business that gave money had part of it returned.
Despite having to return half of the donations it received, Baker said her group is on solid footing with its donor base, which it is working to expand this year.
"We proved our capacity to work with the Department of Education and the Department of Revenue," she said. "We have also been re-approved, which shows our ability to administer the program."
Over the weekend, about 75 of the approximately 100 families that received the $125,000 in scholarship funds allocated for 2013-14 gathered in Laconia to celebrate the program. Baker said 91 percent of the recipients were from families that qualified for free or reduced-price lunches.
"It was a nice opportunity to both celebrate National School Choice Week and to shine the spotlight on out families," Baker said.
Fifty-six of the scholarships were given to children who are home-schooled. Most of that scholarship money will be spent to purchase books for students, Baker said.
The state Supreme Court agreed last August to hear an appeal of the ruling banning use of the scholarship funds for church-related schools. The court has not yet scheduled oral arguments.
While the state Attorney General's Office has the responsibility of defending the constitutionality of a law enacted by the state Legislature, Gov. Maggie Hassan, who appointed Attorney General Joseph Foster, called in a friend-of-the-court brief for upholding the ban on religious school scholarships.
The Attorney General's Office argued in Superior Court that the money donated by businesses never goes into state coffers, so it can't be considered public money.
In their amicus curiae brief, attorneys for Hassan argue that because much of the donations are effectively reimbursed through the tax credit, it is the same as public funding of a church-related school.
"[Public] financial support of religious schools would ,,, violate the constitutional rights of New Hampshire taxpayers who do not wish their tax dollars to subsidize operation of such schools," the governor's lawyers argued.
While waiting for the state constitutional issues to be resolved, NEO is preparing for its second year of awarding scholarships, with a goal of doubling its donations — to $500 million.
"It will be easier to raise the funds this year," Baker said. "We have shown that people want to invest in education and help children where they need it most."


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As reported in Publisher Jeff McDonough's editorial last week, the island will have fireworks as usual this upcoming Independence Day weekend.
The Rocket Dawgz, with the donations of Jamestowners and even off-islanders, rocked the heavens for the past 12 years over East Ferry, Mackerel Cove and Beavertail. The annual event became so popular that families planned their family reunions to coincide with the shoot.
Upon the retirement of the Dawgz there was speculation whether or not others would pick up where the Dawgz left off and carry on the tradition.
Welcome to the Rocket (Qua)hogs - Gregg Charest, Kerry Sheehan, Bob Bailey, Ken Gladding, Scott Sherman and Andrew Rushton - who have joined together pledging pyrotechnic displays to hearten the souls of the Dawgz and bring joy to the island populace.
Money left over from last year, some $1,200, much of which was collected on the beach at last year's display and the remainder from late donations, will be presented next Wednesday to the 'Hogs as seed money for their fund-raising activities. A check will be given to the 'Hogs at Trattoria Simpatico at 8 p.m. The cost of this year's shoot has gone up 10 percent. The 'Hogs have contracted with Telstar Pyrotechnics of Jaffrey, NH, which produced the last 12 displays. This year's shoot is scheduled for July 5 and with the 4th on a Friday it should be a spectacular weekend.
Left over from the Dawgz run are unsold Rocket Dawgz T-shirts and they have been donated to the 'Hogs by Rum Runner Silkscreen and Embroidery and are available at Jamestown Hardware.
"Hog Scott Sherman said all proceeds from the shirts, which are now considered collectors' items, "will be blown up!"
Gregg Charest said that the success of Jamestown's Independence Day fireworks has been due chiefly "to the generosity and patriotism of island residents."
Donations can be sent to the Jamestown Fireworks Fund, c/o The Rocket 'Hogs, PO Box 1776, Jamestown 02835.
Questions? Call Gregg at 423- 3117 or e-mail GregCharest@cox. net, or call Kerry Sheehan at 423- 2568 or e-mail jtowntees@aol. com.
The island's best-known snow birds are back in their nest at Zeek's Creek. A sign that warmer days are coming.
We hope you can follow this.
It seems that last Tuesday's Freddie's Feed and Read program at the Jamestown Library was not named after our beloved Freddie Bingle of House of Pizza after all, but rather after book character Freddy the Pig and Freddy's Feed and Read in Missoula, Montana.
Due to a misunderstanding on our part, the session was not named for our Freddie because he donated the pizzas, although he did.
The library's Rowena Burke hastened to Ace's Pizza and told the owner she wasn't meaning to slight them!
Rowena explained to us that Freddy the Pig is a character in a series of popular chapter books by Walter R. Brooks. "Actually, they were popular especially with boys in the currently age 50 and over crowd."
She added that Freddy's Feed and Read is a grocery and takeout deli that shares space with a 5,000-title fiction section and a raft of periodicals.
We thought that the library program being named after the House of Pizza was a great idea. It gives the business community involvement with the library. Also, our Freddie deserves a big pat on the back for his many generous donations to island activities.
So, enough of Freddy the Pig and Freddy's Feed and Read in Missoula, how about Chopmist Charlie's Feed and Read, the Oyster Bar Feed and Read, the Jamestown Hardware Feed and Read.
The possibilities are endless.
R.I.P. Fuzzy. The island is not the same.
Kudos to Councilman Bob Sutton on his remarks regarding the Sole Source Aquifer. He really did his homework.
Dr. Joshua Hatch of the Jamestown Animal Clinic tells of the importance of spaying in his Pet Tip of the Week.
"Spaying your pets carries many benefits, not the least of which is avoiding any unexpected new puppies or kittens. Spayed pets are seven times less likely to develop mammary cancer compared with their unsprayed counterparts if spayed prior to their first heat cycle.
"Also, spaying eliminates the risk of ovarian and uterine cancer later in life and greatly reduces the risk of a life threatening infection of the uterus as well. Although spayed dogs may be more likely to develop urinary incontinence, hypothyroidism, or obesity, those are all manageable conditions that are far less life threatening than cancer and infections.
"Eliminating the heat cycle is another benefit, although it is often more of a nuisance than a medical problem. Discuss any concerns with your veterinarian but unless you will be breeding your pet, strongly consider the benefits of spaying your pet."
Kath Bartley reports that she has had a pair of red-bellied woodpeckers in her yard on Spindrift Street for four years.
Regarding last week's poser, Bob Kinder was in with the right answer as was Larry Lewis, who came up with another song with the same four-word teaser.
We were looking for Irving Berlin's "It only happens when I dance with you, That trip to heaven till the dance is through, With no one else do the heavens seem quite so near, Why does it happen, dear, only with you?"
Larry said the song was in the 1948 film, "Easter Parade."
He also came up with Jackie Wilson's "It Only Happens When I Look At You."
Never heard of that one. Thanks guys, keep humming.
The Ali's Run Race Committee is seeking sponsorship for the 7th Annual Ali Dunn Packer Memorial Road Race to be held Sunday, June 1, at Ft. Getty.
The event includes a USTAF Certified 5K run, 5K walk, kids' fun run and a family event following the race for runners, walkers and their families.
The fund has continued to promote teen awareness with respect to the responsibilities that accompany "growing up" in today's world.
The race was organized as a memorial to Ali Dunn Packer, a vibrant 15-year-old Jamestown resident and LaSalle Academy student who died tragically in an automobile accident on June 3, 2001.
Inquires and donations can be made through the Ali Dunn Packer Memorial Fund, Inc., PO Box 3, Jamestown, 02835 or by calling 423-9695. The e-mail address is email@example.com.
*** Can't you hear me calling . . .
The school nurse in the Jamestown Warrior reports that, "Puberty has arrived in grade 5 - A very exciting day for all the fifth grade students."
We don't remember it being such a big deal.
The Walrus salutes the king of Bhutan. He told his people he was putting GNP on the back burner and concentrating on GNH - Gross National Happiness.
Saturday is Tartan Day. It marks the day 700 years ago when the ancestors of Scottish-Americans rallied together for liberty and freedom from the English crown.
*** Be true!
Call in your stuff for this column to 423-0383 or 829-2760. You can e-mail us at jtnwalrus@ hotmail.com or drop your items off at the Jamestown Press office.


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|2011-05-04, 04:49
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Twilight lander
The "past timeline" part almost kills any hope. But my questions towards these past timelines remain unchanged. Of course, all of them may be clarified through timeline 4 (which we have least information about), or it may be indeed a timeline not shown in ep 10. But one question will remain solid in this case: what was the need in delaying a prequel? I can't think of anything in the past timelines that would spoil episodes 11 and 12, unless it's something about Oriko turning into Walpurgis Night or burning up her powers and then being visited by Valkyrie Madoka.
Oh well, a bit more than a week till Vol 1. May 12 will have a final say in our doubts.
|2011-05-04, 04:52
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Who knows? For all we know, it could end rather bad. I mean, if it is a prequel, and we see no signs of Oriko in the anime, then I guess that maybe something went wrong.
It could also be they may be planning a sequel, and this prequel is required for some grounding.
|2011-05-04, 06:38
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I don't think we should give up hope for a possible sequel right now. We have never been hinted about the white and black puella magi 's existence in the anime but, they appear here. During ep. 10 we saw that though all timeline diverged but there isn't that much of a difference. The situation just played differently. Unless, Homura ( the differing variable in all timeline) outsourced outside help which spiraled out of control then, I have a hard time seeing this a prequel.
Besides, according to the synopsis, - Homura, Mami and Kyoko are not supposed to cross paths. But, it seemed in the timelines that Homura traveled to or have been shown they are suppose to cross paths. Besides, its suppose to test their existence or change the fate of the puella magi according to Vol. 1. But, unless its after Madoka's rewrite then most of change would be gone.
Anyway, protecting Madoka's peace esp. in context of Homura can be protecting Madoka's normal everyday life or protecting Madoka by encouraging her not to contract. Or it could be post-series Homura's wish to protect the world that Madoka died to protect.
I do agree that "past timeline" does damper the chance of its sequel a bit. But, thinking of all the other details makes the chance of it being a prequel also sketchy. Anyway, though I dearly wish that its a sequel, I also want to see the timelines that Homura traveled to. So its a win-win situation.
Though, if it is a prequel this would give hard evidence that there are more than five timelines...
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Hmm. Now I really don't know. I'm now leaning towards the idea that this is neither prequel, nor sequel; it's just spin-off. Over-complicating things seem to be hurting me a bit too much.
|2011-05-04, 09:04
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Twilight lander
"just spin-off" would be Kazumi. A story that features the same characters (and is not positioned to be an AU) inevitably falls somewhere on the timeline - after the main events (meaning a sequel) or before them (a prequel). So, a prequel should involve one of timelines we haven't seen or, as I said above, timeline 4, as we know less than a lot of what happened there between Homura's awakening and her battle with Walpurgis Night. The absense of Madoka means that the whole team can no longer gather in a conventional way. On the other hand, whatever past timeline it's set in, this can ONLY be set within a month before Walpurgis Night, otherwise you can't insert Homura anywhere. And a case of "magical girl hunting" would have been a serious and hardly overlookable concern if it happened in every timeline including the witnessed ones. So, what exactly did Homura - our main and most influential variable - have to do to cause such a turn of events in one particular timeline, but not in others? How come we have at least three new characters appearing on the stage in this timeline but not earlier or later? That really makes me curious.
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Here are my 2 cents (I apologise beforehand for the incoming block of text):
I agree with the idea Oriko may either take place in TL4 or a timeline we haven't seen.
As for Homura's involvement. Let's see, in TL1 she wasn't a MS. In TL2, she didn't meet Madoka and Mami until school started, meaning she made no moves in the week after she woke up in the hospital until the beginning of school term. TL3 is complicated, since she had learned about the truth about MS by the end of TL2. However, Madoka still was a MS, which leads me to believe Homura didn't meet her until the beginning of the school term. Of course, Homura didn't try to prevent Madoka from becoming a MS until she asked her to, by the end of TL3. So, Homura making no moves in the first week of TL3 is an assumption of mine.
So, where am I going with this? If Homura became involved in this event and this didn't happen during the anime, it'd only make sense if it took place in the week before the beginning of school terms. Thus, assuming Homura made no moves in the first week during TL1-3, then this incident could have been dealt with by Mami and Madoka (and maybe Kyouko). However, by TL4, Homura started making moves in the first week, since she was trying to prevent Madoka from contracting. Not to mention she was hunting witches on her own. Therefore, assuming I'm right with my previous ideas, this whole Mahou Shoujo hunting would be a new thing for her, since she'd have no experience about it, from the previous timelines. In addition, there's no problem with Homura working alongside Mami and Kyouko in TL4, since we've seen almost nothing of this timeline. We do know, though, Homura was alone during the fight against Walpurgisnacht, meaning Mami died at some point. Kyouko could have died as well, or she simply returned to her own turf. Of course, by TL5, since Homura already knew about this issue, she could have dealt with it on her own.
Now, we've got no info about this Mahou Shoujo hunting deal, but I think an interesting idea would be if it involves MS who have learned the truth about the Soul Gem and now, they are hunting other MS in order to either prevent new witches from being born, or the opposite, forcing them to become witches, in order to gather Grief Seeds.
As for Oriko's involvement and relevance, I've got no idea. Once thing we do know is that she was never shown or even mentioned in the anime. So, she could be like Sayaka in the sense that, no matter what, she'll meet an unfortunate end. Of course, there's also the possibility that, just like Madoka, she contracted during the week before the school term started, so, by TL5, Homura prevented her from contracting. Therefore, during the anime, she was living a normal life. Of course, this brings a slight contradiction or simply a bit of none-sense, since the only one who would be able to change Oriko's fate (assuming she dies) would be Homura. Yet, in TL1-3, we never saw Madoka or Mami being slightly depressed, and Madoka being Madoka, I'm sure she'd be really sad. Yet, she was very cheerful by the time the school term had started. So, another possibility is that Oriko simply went somewhere else after the events that took place during the first week, or my speculation is wrong somewhere or simply entirely wrong.
|2011-05-05, 02:35
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Twilight lander
Will I have to watch Kyouko dying yet again?
|2011-05-05, 13:37
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|2011-05-05, 13:45
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I guess you are right... But I just don't like them. The first time I heard the word "prequel" I went and saw the movie (I think it was a movie) and I left with the impression that it was just stuff made up in a hurry that did not fit well with the original story. In fact, that is why now I don't like them, I always have in the back of my mind that problem. That the authors never thought of a prequel to begin with, and then decided to make one...
I know that is not always the case. But I have been marked already hahahaha
Besides, I think I am somewhat "linear" I like stories to start at the beginning and finish at the end. With sequels if necessary... ( that being said, I am also used to seeing awful sequels that are best forgotten).
|2011-05-05, 15:24
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Not all prequels are bad some of them actually add depth to characters and stories if done correctly.
Now what I want to see from this if it is a prequel the relationship between Kyoko and Mami back in their day.
|2011-05-06, 04:06
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Twilight lander
The thing is, the future now promises more answers than the past. Sure, it would be nice to see how Kyouko and Mami met, or maybe how Walpurgis Night originated (presumably Homura started gathering data on her since TL4, so...). But personally, I feel a stronger desire to see how exactly the new system works, how magical girls deal with demons, whether Kyouko will get over Sayaka's death, and moar Homura in action with her bow and wings (seriously, there should be a figurine of her like that). I'm just more interested in timeline 6 than in any of the previous ones. That's why I hope for Oriko to be a sequel.
Btw, even if we see Mami and Kyouko's previous meeting, is it the one hinted at in ep 3? Judging by the info, their paths cross due to the MG hunting incident. But Mami is hinted to have known Kyouko in timeline 5 as well, where the whole thing doesn't seem to (and hardly can) have happened.
|2011-05-06, 08:21
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We'll see how things turn out... One problem I have is that, I don't trust anyone to be perfect and thus I take every new piece of work as having a probability of being a failure. What I mean is that I hope this new series does not turn out to be a disappointment. You know, like give the impression that it was never thought originally and that the story was made after the success of the anime.
It happens a lot in movies... good first movie and crappy sequels..
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Twitter Beefs of the Day: Uncle Creepy vs. Rob Emerson, Roy Nelson vs. Dickhead Sponsors
Ah, Twitter, where professional fighters can spend their free time arguing with fellow fighters, making fireable rape jokes, publicly spatting with their pornstar wives, or inflicting harm upon themselves because some troll called their pornstar girlfriend a whore. Tis a silly place, Twitter.
In any case, it seems that MMA fighters in particular are all too willing to divulge the intimate details of their personal lives on the Twittersphere. Take UFC flyweight Ian "Uncle Creepy" McCall, for instance, who recently decided to use the social networking device to inform us that his wife is a dirty, dirty tramp whom he recently caught in bed with TUF 3 alum Rob Emerson. We've known that Creepy has been going through some rough times as of late, but damn, that's just cold-blooded betrayal on Emerson's part. Guess we'll need to update our list of the 10 Most Despicable People-waaaaait Emerson's already on it.
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Lipscomb Lady Bisons soccer coach Jon Ireland has announced the signing of four players for the 2011 season.
He expects to add a few more players as he attempts to bolster his roster numbers.
The new players are Karli Crosby, Baylee Linnell, Brittany Rupple and Haley Wright.
"We have focused on offense and athleticism," Ireland said. "We think some of them could be an immediate help to us."
Crosby, 5-foot-3, is an attacking midfielder-forward from Brentwood, Tenn. She was an All-State selection at Brentwood High in 2010 by both the Tennesseanand the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association.
She was an All-District and All-Region pick in 2008, 2009 and 2010. She served as team captain in 2009 and 2010. She was the team MVP in 2008. She also lettered four years in basketball.
Crosby plays for the Brentwood Premier "92" club team. They were state champions in 2003 and a state finalist in 2009 and 2010. She played for the Tennessee ODP team in 2009.
Crosby has also excelled in the classroom. She is a member of the National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and is a member of the Student Leadership Team at Brentwood Baptist Church.
"She should really help us from an offensive standpoint which we struggled with last year," Ireland said."She brings everything we are looking for in our program.
"Karli is a great student and a great kid character-wise and work ethic-wise. She is a high energy player with a great personality. She was super excited to come here."
Linnell is from Oakland High School in Murfreesboro. She is a 5-6 forward.
Linnell was an All-Region team member in 2010. She was named to the All-District team in 2009 and 2010.
In 2009 she was named team MVP. She received the "Golden Boot" Award in 2010 for most goals on the team. She played soccer as a junior and a senior. She was a cheerleader her freshman and sophomore years.
Linnell lettered four seasons in track and field. She was a member of the All-State track team and was MVP in 2009 and 2010.
"Baylee is a very, very athletic player," Ireland said. "She has the potential to be the most athletic player we have had in the program. Ever.
"She has all the tools to be really, really good. She has tons of potential. She is strong. She might break all of our weight room records and speed records."
As a track athlete Linnell brings something else that the Lady Bisons need _ speed at the forward spots.
"She is super fast," Ireland said. "In the women's game speed is so critical."
Rupple, 5-11, played defender-midfielder for Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas where she was All-State and All-Region in 2009-2010. She was All-District in 2008-2009 and 2009-2010.
She was team captain for 2010-2011. She has been named District Player of the Year and was a member of the All-Freshman team in 2007-2008. She lettered in soccer for four years.
In club soccer her team, Solar, was the Texas State Cup champion two years and a finalist for three years.
"Brittany brings a different element in terms of height," Ireland said. "She is very tall. She is a very technical player.
"We haven't had the largest teams. She will definitely help us in dealing with high balls and taller players on set pieces."
Wright is a 5-7 defender-midfielder who is also from Oakland High School in Murfreesboro. She and Linnell were both coached in high school by Jeff Boynton, a former member of the Lipscomb soccer team. She started every game in her four years on the team.
She was an All-District player for 2008, 2009 and 2010. She served as a team captain in 2010. In 2008 and 2010 Wright was named the team's Defensive MVP. She was also named to the Daily News JournalAll-Area team for three years. She was first team in 2010 and second team in 2008 and 2009.
Academically she is an International Baccalaureate candidate. She is a member of Soliedad Hispana Honoria, Mu Alpha Theta, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, National Honor Society and a Student Council Merit member. She also is a Big Sister/Big Brother mentor.
In club soccer she played for Lady Strikers '93. The team was the National Presiden's Cup Champion in 2009.
"She is athletic with good size and a tremendous work ethic," Ireland said. "She has a great attitude."
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Right now as implemented, you need to select at least 2 tags to merge. However since the target is selected, a single tag merge would be possible.
Example: uillinois merges into illinois.
This is really needed since we have tons of tags and with searching it is nearly impossible to get the tags you want to merge to appear on one or so pages so they can be selected.
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Not enough data to support suicide screening, panel says
There is not enough evidence to recommend universal screening to find people at risk of suicide, according to a government-backed panel.
As it did in 2004, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued draft guidelines on Monday that conclude "there is not enough evidence to make a definitive recommendation for or against screening." Its statement is available for public comment here: bit.ly/ZKptK6 .
"Although we did not find enough evidence to say 'here are the right questions and tools to find the people who may be at risk for suicide,' doctors should be screening for depression and alcohol abuse disorders in their primary care population," said Dr. David Grossman, a member of the Task Force.
Depression and alcohol abuse are both risk factors for suicide, said Grossman, who is also a senior investigator at the Group Health Research Institute in Seattle.
About 37,000 Americans kill themselves every year, according to researchers who published a review of past research in the Annals of Internal Medicine that was used to inform the USPSTF's decision. Many of them visited their family doctor within the year before their death.
"What they're trying to figure out is should we screen every person who walks through our door? Is that going to help us find people and get them effective treatment?" said Elizabeth O'Connor, the review's lead author from the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in Portland, Oregon.
Grossman said the USPSTF's recommendation does not apply to people who are already viewed to be at risk for suicide.
For the new review, O'Connor and her colleagues pulled together 56 studies testing the accuracy and effectiveness of screening and treatments for suicide from 2002 through 2012.
Overall, the tools used to identify people at high risk for suicide in the studies varied from questionnaires to interviews, but none were perfect.
For example, the tools were able to diagnose between 52 percent to 100 percent of the people who were at risk for suicide, but 20 percent to 40 percent of people identified as high-risk would be false positives, according to the researchers.
The tools were also less effective at finding teens at risk for suicide - as was treatment.
For example, talk therapy was associated with a 32 percent reduced risk of suicide attempts among adults, while it wasn't linked to any benefit among teenagers.
While O'Connor said she couldn't say how many deaths that 32 percent reduced risk may have prevented, Grossman said that the Task Force found it promising.
But Grossman added that most of the studies included in the review were on people who were already viewed to be at an increased risk for suicide.
"It's difficult to take that research and apply that to someone who was just identified through screening," he said.
O'Connor said that the new study also doesn't mean doctors should disregard possible risks for suicide, which include - among other things - health disorders, substance use disorders and depression.
"It's always really important to look for any indicators… It is absolutely imperative to follow up because it is a real issue," she said.
Amy Brausch, a psychologist who has studied adolescent self-harm and suicide at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, said studying suicide can be difficult, but it's important.
"I think more trials are needed and it isn't done as often because it's a high risk population - which brings liability with it. But it's a population that really needs it," said Brausch.


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(AP) - Hugh Freeze choked up less than a minute after being introduced as Mississippi's new football coach, acknowledging his wife and three daughters sitting on the stage behind him.
"I've taken them all around the country to bring them back to one place," an emotional Freeze said. "And that's the University of Mississippi."
Freeze, 42, was named Ole Miss' 37th football coach on Monday afternoon at a press conference on the university campus. He takes over for Houston Nutt, who was fired following one of the worst seasons in Ole Miss history. The Rebels finished with a 2-10 record, including a 0-8 mark in the Southeastern Conference.
Freeze - who has less than a decade of college coaching experience at any level - is the man the Rebels have decided should rebuild.
He comes to the Rebels from Arkansas State, where he led the Red Wolves to the 2011 Sun Belt Conference championship and 10-2 record in his first season as a coach at the Football Bowl Subdivision level. It was Arkansas State's first 10-win season since 1986.
Freeze will not coach Arkansas State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl game Jan. 8 against Northern Illinois in Alabama.
Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones said Freeze has a four-year contract that pays a base salary of about $1.5 million per season. Jones said incentives could raise that salary to as much as $2.5 million per year.
Freeze made just $202,160 last season, according to USA Today, which made him the lowest paid coach in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Freeze attacked his opening press conference like a Baptist preacher, galvanizing the packed Ford Center with an emotional address peppered with jokes and jabs - including the occasional remark about dominating the state of Mississippi - a not-so-subtle jab at Mississippi State and coach Dan Mullen.
While Nutt never completely seemed to grasp the state's culture - especially the Egg Bowl rivalry - Freeze jumped into the fray unabashedly.
"This is home to me," Freeze said. "This is a destination job."
He's known for a high-powered offensive philosophy, that he called a "fundamentally efficient scoring machine" when it's going well.
Freeze is from Senatobia, Miss., and served as an assistant under then-Ole Miss coach Ed Orgeron from 2005-'07. During that time, he coached receivers, tight ends and also served as the program's recruiting coordinator. He had a 20-5 record as head coach at NAIA-level Lambuth (Tenn.) in 2008 and `09.
The Ole Miss coaching search was led by a five-person committee, including former Rebel quarterback Archie Manning and FedEx executive Mike Glenn.
Glenn said that Freeze's combination of innovative offensive mind, recruiting ability and communicating skills made him the obvious choice.
"Once we completed our interviews, our No. 1 choice was crystal clear," Glenn said. "Our No. 1 choice was Hugh Freeze."
Freeze has enjoyed a meteoric rise through the coaching ranks over the last decade, rising from the high school ranks to the Southeastern Conference.
He worked at Briarcrest High School in Memphis, Tenn., for 13 years, including as the head football coach from 1995 to 2004. He amassed a 99-23 record and won two state championships, but was mostly known as the high school coach for left tackle Michael Oher, who was later featured in the best-selling book and popular movie "The Blind Side."
Just seven years later, he's in a conference that is guaranteed to win its sixth straight national championship in January. Ole Miss is 1-15 in the SEC over the past two seasons, but that didn't deter him from expecting immediate success.
"These men are tired of being in the wilderness and they want to get out," Freeze said.
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NBA lockout: Website launched for disenchanted NBA fans
Now 144 days into the NBA lockout, it remains difficult looking for any encouraging signs.
That's why three-year Indiana Pacers ticket holder Evan Massey recently launched NBA Fanifesto, which includes more than 1,400 fan signatures threatening a boycott should both sides fail to start the 2011-2012 season by Christmas Day. Massey, who declined to reveal his profession and age, talked to The Times about his recent role as the site's fan outreach coordinator.
A lot of fans specifically reached out asking if there will be a group effort to boycott the NBA. Some have talked about sending letters to owners and player reps and standing outside of NBA arenas with signs. I don't know if we'll go that far, but fans definitely plan on stopping buying NBA products. We don't think it will make a huge difference, but letting the fans speak their minds to people and giving them some pressure will make them realize the toll it's taking on the fans.
When you do think these proceedings will significantly hurt the league's fan base?
That point will come in January if they don't reach a deal. That means there likely won't be a season. They will lose the majority of their fans. They've had more support the last couple of seasons, but they're not near the top. The NFL is way above them. I believe 30% of hard core fans and 45% of the casual fans will leave.
On the players and owners
I understand a little bit on both sides. The owners are entitled to a 50-50 split, which the players were against in the negotiations. I don't see what's wrong with it myself. The owners are signing the paychecks. As for the players, I understand they want to the system issues tweaked. They both have good points, but neither of them want to talk about them and change their opinion.
If there will be a season
We'll lose a season. I don't see the two sides agreeing unless the courts force them. After all this time, I don't see them losing their demands. They're entrenched with what they want. After they lose a season and all that money and see what it's done to their fan support, they're going to be forced to make a deal. I could see right after the season getting canceled that they go to the bargaining tables and get the lockout done before next year's draft.
On if he'll really cancel his Pacers season tickets
If there's a season, I'l buy some tickets. But if they lose a season, I'll have second thoughts. If you have a 50- or 60-game season, you're willing to forgive. If they do that again, there won't be much damage. But they have to hurry up.
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Naruto 627. Predictions for the next chapter anyone?
My thoughts are in this review : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynIdaQzb4R8
tell me your thoughts
Also anyone saying the manga for naruto is coming to a end. Kishimoto explained on twitter that Naruto is ending no time soon and there is way more to come : Twitter @TheKishimoto
naruto needs to end
My face when I have no face.
I felt it was a bit too cheesy, personally.
Naruto for ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Damn. I was hoping that Kishimoto would end it before the Naruto series hits rock-bottom on it's own. The longer a series runs, the higher the potential of it falling apart.
Moonlight Sonata
I was rather disappointed. Based on the last chapter, it doesnt look like naruto and sasuke will have an all out fight. Seriously hope they just end the manga after the war arc.
If I don't have to do it, I won't. If I have to do it, I'll make it quick.
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I was rather disappointed. Based on the last chapter, it doesnt look like naruto and sasuke will have an all out fight. Seriously hope they just end the manga after the war arc.
I kind of still want to see them fight, but I would rather that Sasuke, Taka, and the hokages team up with Naruto at the moment because I am tired of the Obito fight.
i can not understand how this manga will continue after this major arc ( as in obito madara etc) i hope it does not. i think i speak for the majority of the manga readers when i say they should end it after this story arc. also it just seems as though everyhting that has happened in naruto has all led to this point.
omg finally!!!! sasukes good again!! and Naruto gets to see his father!!
but all this was kind of expected. i kinda wanted something more. but this is great.
haha Karins finally back, where the fuck was she the whole time.
The ordinary raised to extraordinary
That chapter was awesome. Realistically speaking, it's really real now! In other news, crappy anime fillers continue tomorrow... yay.
Mr. Stealyogirl aka King Koopa. ;)
Yeah personally this chapter is filled with disappointments for me.
I sorta didn't want the Hokage's to engage in the battle. I wanted the current generation shinobi to prove they could take out Madara, Obito and the 10 tails without help from the legends of the past. Madara gave all that talk about Hashirama being the only shinobi who could take him out, so I thought it would be the ultimate kick to the groin if he gets smashed by Naruto or someone alive.
If Sasuke really has turned good, then all that "I'll leave Sasuke to you" talk everyone gave Naruto would be meaningless. Naruto wouldn't be the one to save Sasuke from the darkness, hence he didn't prove the is worthy of being Hokage.
Tobirama also knows the Flying Thunder God?! Well now Minato just feels like a lesser form of Tobirama.
At least it's got back to the action. I bet it'll take around 4 chapters for the Hokage's to make their appearance, even with the Flying Thunder God jutsu.
I'm sure the Sasuke vs Naruto fight will still happen. Plus did you see the look on Orochimaru's face? There is no way that man can be trusted! I'm sure that he'll screw everyone over!
Why are some people hating? This chapter was awesome. Sasuke actually made a sensible decision.
Well, he can still end up like Madara and just leave afterwards and naruto could make the right decision unlike the first.
Orochimaru takes over Sasuke kills Naruto in his body by ripping out nine tails, Sasuke defeats orochimaru afterwards and Sakura uses Chiyo's technique to resurrect Naruto and she dies. Sasuke ends up with Karin and Naruto ten tails mode with Hinata and both clans have super powers and keep world peace, the end. Or somehow it will get to Naruto and Sasuke being like Hashirama and Madara originally wanted to be.


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Jennifer Lawrence & Josh Hutcherson 'Catch Fire' in Atlanta
Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson walk to their trailers on the set of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on Friday (September 14) in Atlanta, Ga.
The co-stars were joined on set by Philip Seymour Hoffman, who is playing Plutarch Heavensbee in the highly anticipated sequel to The Hunger Games.
Also pictured inside: Alan Ritchson (Gloss), E. Roger Mitchell (Chaff), and Bruno Gunn (Brutus).
In case you missed them, check out pics of Sam Claflin, who is playing Finnick Odair, walking around set shirtless earlier in the week!
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 13th Jul 2011 14:09 UTC
"One of life's minor annoyances is having to wait on my devices to connect to the network after I wake them from sleep. All too often, I'll open the lid on my EeePC netbook, enter a web address, and get the dreaded 'This webpage is not available' message because the machine is still working on connecting to my Wi-Fi network. On some occasions, I have to twiddle my thumbs for as long as 10-15 seconds before the network is ready to be used. The frustrating thing is that I know it doesn't have to be this way. I know this because I have a Mac. When I open the lid of my MacBook Pro, it connects to the network nearly instantaneously. In fact, no matter how fast I am, the network comes up before I can even try to load a web page. My curiosity got the better of me, and I set out to investigate how Macs are able to connect to the network so quickly, and how the network connect time in other operating systems could be improved." Yes, I'd love to have Windows and Linux reconnect as fast as Macs do. Alas, "Method to quickly reconnect to a wireless or wired network", as well as its completely different "Method to quickly reconnect to a wireless or wired network on a mobile device" are probably patented, so Windows and Linux can't reconnect too fast out of fear of violating a software patent. In case you haven't noticed: I'm joking. Sort of.
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VIrus/malware checkers
So are there no virus checkers/malware shields available on android? I would have thought the AVG et al would be jumping into this new market...
This week's discovery of malware that hijacked tens of thousands of Android cellphones shows the pitfalls of Google's decision to make the operating system the Wikipedia of mobile platforms that offers apps written by virtually anyone. A couple years ago, the choice helped the OS gain traction against Apple's more entrenched …
So are there no virus checkers/malware shields available on android? I would have thought the AVG et al would be jumping into this new market...
AVG is available on Android, as I believe are a couple of others.
I think the article was more about the lack of vetting controls of Apps before they are published rather than the issue of AV/Malware checking after they are published.
AVG is already on the android market
I downloaded the free AVG antivirus app from the Android Market after reading a review of three different ones. Try typing 'Android antivirus' into a search engine.
If his is the cost of "OPENNESS" than so be it! Otherwise there is no Liberty and Justice for all.
Yeah right*. Try telling that to the non-technical majority who don't know what you're on about but do worry that their bank details might have been compromised and their accounts emptied.
Openness is fine so long as there's a quick way to propogate updates. Google forgot that part completely. As Android currently stands virus writers can have a field day because it takes far too long (if it ever happens at all) for customer's handsets to get updated.
*apologies if you were being ironic...
Umm, there is a quick way to update Android phones, and Google have done several times since I have had mine.
I don't think this is so much an issue of patching exploits, although that is something thats needs to happen on any plaform. But, with Google, it's the fact there are no controls or vetting on what an developer may publish or much in the way of controls on that App once published.
This then allows Developers to use valid functionaility of Android for dubious purposes. In much the same way for example, I could write a Windows app to plug into Outlook and send all the users contacts back to a website - it's not using any exploit other than user trust in that application.
With windows now however, there are now a host of controls in place that would alert the user something is not right. So for example, Outlook would flash up that the app is trying to access my contacts and the firewall will alert me that the app is trying to make an external connection. If that app was not meant to have anything to do with that, I would be concerned and click no. And indeed such an app would be quickly marked as malware and picked up by AV programs.
With Apple, that app would never make it to market in the first place.
With Google, it would, and once the users has clicked 'Accept' before install, that app is free to do what it wants. Plus AV is in it's infancy and rarely used.
I for example, I am very dubious of many applications - why for example do so many games need access to my address book and call history for example? They don't, but my wife will happy click Accept to install them without even noticing this. User trust duly exploited and no further controls in the way!
I'm pretty stoically pro-android (to be more precise, I'm Anti-apple and a bit "meh" re: WinPhone7)
That said, much as I'd like to disagree, those are all very valid points and I congratulate you for a sensible, balanced comment.
Perhaps the real compromise would be: Start vetting the app store but leave the "Can install from untrusted source option". That way, if I want to go and install Dodgyware(TM), I can do so - but only after I've made an explicit decision to accept risk.
I also feel compelled to point out that even though a vetting process improves security, it doesn't guarantee it - so I think all the app stores (Android/Apple/WP7) are giving a false sense of security to greater or lesser degrees
Clearly we have all forgotten that there was a similar issue with the Apple app store. This issue will exist regardless of the ecosystem in which the platforms attempt to foster. If someone wishes to be malicious they will be, it is just that simple. As with any new system it will take time for vendors and applications to gain traction and for reputation or companies and developers to build.
I will however agree with you on the updates. Androids biggest issue here is the lag time between vendors redoing versions to fit their own customizations and the updates which are required in core. That element of the Android operating system needs to be seriously modified.
Paris because she knows a thing or two about taking precautions to avoid infections.
Simple way to sneak a malicious app into the Apple Store: have it wait 30 days or so before it starts behaving maliciously. Will give the "legit app" part of the app time enough to be vetted, and also obscure which installed app caused the infection.
I agree with the Android fragmentation view. The one thing iOS has going for it is the enforced updates to the latest version (at least until the 3G and less got booted out, but that's likely due to handset capabilities and thus understandable). Honestly, since handset makers practically abandon their models after a month, there should be a "defaults to Google" function in there that allows Google to push over-the-air updates for these abandoned phones.
/Terminator, for lack of an Android icon.
The heavy-handed control of the App Store is not to the consumer but to the programmers. Apple puts specific limits on programming techniques used (no hidden APIs for example) on programs submitted tot he App Store. They also put some odd limits of content (no SouthPark? Seriously?) but in all, the over-whelming majority of content is available to the users of the platform. Likewise, you do not get the feeling of shopping in back alley ways in seedy parts of town. Copyright infringement that is rampant within the Market Place is almost non-existant on the App Store.
Not bad for being just 4 months older than the Market Place. 2X the Apps. 17X the revenue to developers. 3X the download rates. There are many different browsers in the App Store. Different music sources. NetFlix and Hulu both that are unworkable in Android due to their reliance on Flash.
StevenN hit the nail on the head, as demonstrated by the number of downvotes. I'll take the curated App Store over the shambolic Market any day.
...on the road to Sham-ba-la?
Sorry, couldn't help it. I'll be going now.
Because they are Nazi's that can't take any criticism.
I wonder how many other apple Critics are banned from their marketplace?
Futurama sure portrayed the evil of Apple and the lemming nature of their customers well....
People have a device that contains some of their most sensitive data and important info and then they install apps without ever checking permissions. The lack of judgement is the bigger issue. It's like the guy who complains his PC got hacked and lost his personal info and pictures after trying to download warez/porn.
No one promised Android or iOS would be malware free, so people need to actually use their brain.
More so even than their PC people expect their phones to just work. If Android has any expectation of long term success google need to get a handle on this malware problem quickly.
Imagine the legitimate fear either MS or Apple or just public perception could generate if this problem becomes common place on Android.
You should not need anything more than basic web common sense to safely use a smartphone.
It is not the same situation as PC's by a long way.
We're not talking about someone browsing into dodgy websites and downloading stuff they know should full well should be payed for.
This is customers going to a legitimate, advertised marketplace, run by a large, respected company, finding products that look authentic in *every* respect, and purchasing/downloading from a source they perceive to be on the level. You call these people 'idiots', but how are they to know? It's run by Google. It's sitting on the shelf next to a host of genuine products. There is nothing that would provide a hint that the software is shady.
These trojans would have run for much longer except for the fact that someone with real expertise became suspicious and was able to confirm the problem. There are very few people who can do that. It isn't fair to shift the blame onto the vast majority who do not have this expertise. This problem is endemic to the Google Market - if they continue to allow it to run like this, a lot of people will get burnt. It's a sitting duck.
How can you really blame the users on this? The mobile app market is such that when you want an app - you go to the appropriate marketplace and download the app(s) you want. Hate Apple or despise Apple, the iTunes model is the one that normal people want.
Google are the ones completely to blame here - it is analogous to the FSA "approving" a loan firm simply on receipt of £25 and then you blaming the punters who went for an FSA approved loans company and ended up with 20000% apr from Honest Tony's MafiaLoans company. Google should either vet the apps they approve or refuse to approve apps and make it clear that have done so.
Remember, this is not about people downloading android apps from nakedbrittney.ru this is about people buying apps from the official phone OS manufacturer's marketplace: as seen from the article where it clearly states: "The recent discovery of some 55 malware-tainted apps available in the Android Market "
Did you miss the part about the malware masquerading as legitimate applications? The authors took some real applications that people have been purchasing or downloading, re-packaged them with the trojan, and deployed them to the market place posing as the originals.
The users didn't necessarily lack judgement in installing apps "without ever checking permissions," they perhaps gave acceptable permissions for the app they *thought* they had downloaded.
I agree with you that users should exercise caution when browsing the open Web, and especially when downloading files from shady sites. However, in this case, the article is implying that the users had no reasonable way of knowing.
Actually, His Stevieness has long stated that the reason for the purpose for the walled garden is to stop this kind of problem.
Or use the App Store or Windows Phone or Blackberry markets that actually vet developers and you can't upload any rubbish you want. When you go to the official market store and download an app you expect not to steal your details at least. This is not like some pc virus and you can't afford to have an antivirus running on a mobile!
We're not talking drive by malware on smartphones yet. The day will come, and the iPhone will be just as hacked as the rest of them are when it does.
This situation is analogous to some who lives in a secure country.
They decide to travel somewhere unknown.
They visit a place during the day that is beautiful and pleasant.
That night they return only to find, after dark, it not a good place to be.
Exploration outside a secure environment will never be absolutely safe.
As as it turns out to be, even in a perceived secure environment, IE Windows, stuff happens.
Google should just write the code that watches a "clean room/honeypot" phone with each program before it is accepted for each application.
Not a fun job, but worth their time.
The openness as in Open Source is not to blame here. By this the author of this article are completely wrong and/or misinformed. Although that Android have a linux core, in essence the OS is very little as linux. Android contains mainly of Java. It's aspiration to be as userfriendly as possible are the problem. It is more similar to windows in that aspect. And that is what's to blame!
On a normal linux system the virus would need to ask the user for a password. And do that everytime it would like to do something.. like change a file in the root system.
I am not saying that linux is free of viruses.. it is not. It has a couple of them. It is just a lot more difficult to make a virus for the linux system. Especially a virus that can hurt. A virus might be able to change one file or so.. but after that the system would stop it. Let alone spread to someone els. Of course if the user don't do anything stupid will say.
I am not sure but believe a more linux like system as the Meego one might be a safer bet. It is also more Open Sourced than Android is.
Android apps compile to davlik byte code and are executed on a 'linux' system. Java is just the starting language, android doesn't contain a java runtime.
If I'm reading the article correctly we're talking about root exploits - which wouldn't requires passwords. Typically they require patches to fix, and provided they aren't day0 then one would imagine it should be possible to scan for attack signatures...
Oh, chill out, man. Nobody mentioned Open Source. The article doesn't even capitalize the word "open" to give it special meaning. It is not even talking about Linux nor any issue inherent in the software. It refers to the "openness" of the shop's *ecosystem* itself: a market place where anybody can sell anything, without artificial constraints such as a centralized curating body.
Jeez! Take that chip off your shoulder and try to to follow context.
> Jeez! Take that chip off your shoulder and try to to follow context.
Loved it!
Google should start a certification program, where developers would pay a fee to see their apps reviewed and certified as "not malware".
People would still be able to install whatever app they choose, but if it is not certified, they would know that they are on their own.
>"The openness of the platform..... [etc] Vanja Svajcer wrote on Sophos's Naked Security blog.
And just a couple of weeks after they announced Sophos Mobile Control for Android.
I'd rather peruse in Google's proverbial New York city rather than Jobs' solitary confinement complete with straight jacket.
It's Friday, I want a beer.
Posters on the Reg are not representative of the general public.
In genral most would rather to a mall than a fleamarket.
Bad things can happen at night.
I was wondering how long it would take for this to start happening.
Sure Android is open and fun but for businesses and serious users who do banking and most other things on their phones these days the Apple App Store is the safest as far as Im concerned.
Lot of fanboi's on the down vote.
Truth hurts.
Yes, I agree completely with you. It was indeed only a matter of time. Google's naivety has been truly staggering.
Open source 'works' because anyone can review code, find bugs and issue fixes which people can adopt. By that mechanism problems are found, dealt with, and everything improves surprisingly quickly.
The bit Google forgot about was the "fix adoption" part. The likelihood of the latest Android updates actually being rolled out to user's mobiles by networks is effectively nill. If they do roll out an update it's nearly always months behind the release date, during which time the virus writers have had a field day. And there will always be vulnerabilities in the latest version. People are buying phones probably with security bugs in them knowing that they will almost certainly never get fixed during the two year contract they've just signed up to (or whatever).
Updates are a necessity that Apple, Microsoft, RIM and Nokia have recognised. Microsoft's less than perfect update the other day certainly tarnished their reputation, and they need to get the next one very right indeed. Apple have the occassional update woopsie, but then again product faults in the Apple market seem to make no difference anyway.
The reporter wrote:
"The episode demonstrates the ugly predicament confronting consumers of smartphone apps..."
and then completely failed to mention BlackBerry. RIM are becoming interesting - very much a closed shop (it's all theirs), there's the BlackBerry World App Store, and a robust reputation for security. Dismissed by many as a businessman's phone with nothing exciting at all, it is often forgotten about. Yet the Torch is getting pretty good reviews, there's quite a lot of apps for it, etc. I got one only after stumbling across it whilst shopping round. It's close to being a complete Apple alternative without Apple's restrictive zeal, but without the problems of Android and Microsoft. If you can't stand Apple then it's almost the perfect phone.
Getting back to this Android virus problem. I wonder how much trouble there's going to be for the manufacturers that have backed Android as their only option? This sort of problem could be a company killer if the world population suddenly decides they don't want Android at all. For Windows desktop MS had a monopoly (in effect) which bought them time to get serious about improving Window's security. Google doesn't have that luxury - people can and probably will stop buying it just like that if it gets a bad reputation.
Apple don't do a complete code audit of every app in their store. What's to stop a similarly spiked app with a rootkit on board making it in? Only one hardware platform to figure out how to root, too.
Well, unless it gets banned for not having a convincingly wet sound to the farts available, or something.
that is likely to be used in full view of muggers as you walk down street - is it really safe to do banking etc. irrespective of software used?
Personally I suspect one of the major problems is people install too many things they'd never use after 5 mins - like rubbish cover disks were a major issue for Dos/Windows back in 90s
I don't want you anywhere near my network if that's your attitude to security.
Oh yes that'll be apples secure ecosystem that allowed iPhones in physical apple stores to be jailbroken (root code exploit) by visiting a simple website?
As for other "secure" and "business" phones anecdotally Ive only ever seen one smartphone dead by virus and that was a blackberry, what evidence is there that proportionally Apple and RIM arent offering less secure ecosystems?
Android can probably make a virtue out of this by implementing some kind of testing infrastructure that checks applications automatically. An open process should allow best practice to be implemented quickly. We can only guess that Apple tests as much for non-Apple backdoors as they do for unsuitable content or stuff the just don't like.
If you go around installing software from an unknown developer, with no antimalware software and a pile of personal information stored in the device you deserve your infected phone.
Seriously if you are expecting your phone's OS to defend it against yourself then you really shouldn't have your phone.
Anyway is it time to goto the pub yet???
"...the Wikipedia of mobile platforms that offers apps written by virtually anyone".
So you think Windows would be more secure and reliable if only a few selected providers were allowed to write apps for it?
Hasn't it occurred to you that it's Windows itself that is radically insecure and unstable?
(Incidentally, I have found Wikipedia to be a pretty reliable source in general, and what's more one that supplies far, far more useful information than any other readily-available single source).
I'm curious regarding your comments on Wikipedia. Whenever I need to consult an encyclopaedia, it is to research information for topics I'm either unfamiliar with, or not fully experienced on. How would I know if an article in Wikipedia is accurate if by definition I am not qualified to make this assessment?
On the other hand, if I am knowledgeable on a particular topic, I could accurately determine and gauge the validity of the content; but then, why am I looking it up on Wikipedia if I'm already an authority on it?
It's an honest question, not an attempt to troll. This goes to the root of my trepidation of using Wikipedia for anything else than trivia look-ups.
Quite often I feel you're just trolling or strongly disagree with you, but I generally agree with everything you've said in this thread.
For Wikipedia you should just treat it like any other source and judge it on its relative merits. When we were kids we used to just accept everything in books, but most of us (I'd guess that this would be more true of people in professional jobs and, naturally, academia) now realise that books tell big fat lies some of the time, and quote hearsay a lot of the time. Realistically any book which suggests it is in any way factual, or Wikipedia, should be judged on the quality of its references and not on suspicion about whether the article is legitimate or not, or perceived authority. If I am actually trying to learn something on Wikipedia there are some things which really don't need to be checked up on (maths is a particularly obvious one) and some topics where it's important to check the references and make sure they're legitimate and say what the article author is saying they do.
Of course, this doesn't matter if you're just bored and browsing information, because people don't tend to lie about the mundane stuff.
"Whenever I need to consult an encyclopaedia, it is to research information for topics I'm either unfamiliar with, or not fully experienced on. How would I know if an article in Wikipedia is accurate if by definition I am not qualified to make this assessment?"
The real question is, how do you know if an article in anything is accurate? Then just apply the same techniques to Wikipedia. Here's something fun, Wikipedia submitted errors in the EB, how do you assess their validity?
Erm if you replace wikipedia with encyclopaedia Britannica in your comment what changes?
>> "Erm if you replace wikipedia with encyclopaedia Britannica in your comment what changes?"
I know that this is the standard retort, but consider that Britannica, as a private corporation intent on making profits and surviving, has it on its best interest to hire subject matter experts with sufficient experience. In fact, historically it has been trusted to do so.
Wikipedia on the other hand, has little barrier to entry. Yes, subject matter experts can write an article, but so can any ol' Tom, Dick and Harry off the Interwebz.
It is ultimately a matter of public trust, of course; and I will posit that trust is rarely engendered by lowering or even removing the barriers to participation.
I'm not sure what firewall you are on about, has ubuntu changed and started running a bundle of crazy network aware services on install and putting up an inadequate software firewall, oh wait no thats the other peoples OS...
The discussion on whether open is good or bad is irrelevant. The problem is that the masses have lost the ability to think for themselves. If we take this as a differenciator we find that those people who would rather want the manufactorer of their mobile device to be in control are simply giving up their ability to make decisions by trusting who they consider an "expert".
On the flip side it is not easy to know who to trust. If someone can convince the masses that they have built a application store that can be trusted (good marketing always wins the masses for reference check the status of the food industry) then that individual / organization can take control of user's free choice.
What we are likely to see here is "safe" markets appear for android. Which means that organizations will create processes where they vet apps and certify them as fit for purpose or "safe". I say that in quotes because you can never really be 100% safe. There are always updates, glitches and bugs to deal with. How do you think the iPhone got jail broken. All it requires is that a user trust an app they downloaded and it can replace the OS on the device!
Bottom line is that if you try to make something fool proof you just end up making better fools. This is an old quote and people should be pretty familiar with it. I personally prefer openness. I like choice. What Android means to me is that I have a choice on which hardware I want (small screen or large? real keyboard or virtual? SD cards or no extra storage, flash or no flash, etc.....)
I also get a choice on who I trust to write software for me.
If I use my device for business / productivity then I would not download and install fart apps willy nilly. I have to have some sense. Therefore when the previous poster @wathend says:
"Sure Android is open and fun but for businesses and serious users who do banking and most other things on their phones these days the Apple App Store is the safest as far as Im concerned."
I feel that the point is being missed. If you need safety and you have sensitive data on your device then BE CAREFULL AND DON'T DO ANYTHING RISKY.
I have a daughter and I am very careful on making sure the environment she lives in. I don't control what she does, I make sure that the things around her are safe for her to deal with. This is the mentality most users of computers have not entered where they are the children and the software/hardware manufacturers are parents. Get over it. If you are an adult then take adult decisions on what to do. Learn to understand what trust is, how to build it / give it to others.
Disclaimer: I have an iPhone 3G but I will not be upgrading. I am also a developer and have been developing for over 10 years.
Here is a quote:
Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.
Henry David Thoreau
Source: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/fool.html#ixzz1FcYTWBvl


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Market mayhem: doubt hangs heavy in the eurozone (part 2)
Extreme volatility is rocking global stock markets. France, more than most, has been at the mercy of huge swings. Nicolas Sarkozy is back in Paris doing all he can to reassure investors that his government is on course to cut the deficit. Laura Baines and her guests discuss whether all this will be enough to restore investor confidence, or if the skepticism surrounding the fate of the eurozone as a whole is justified.
- Philippe D'ARVISENET, Associate professor of economics, Paris II University
- Sony KAPOOR, Managing Director, Re-Define (re-define.org: an international think tank advising policy makers on financial and economic issues)
- Fabrizio CORICELLI, Professor of economics, Paris School of economics
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RAVENSWOOD – He remembers his time as a ball boy for the Ravenswood Red Devils like it was yesterday.
Suddenly, the guy staring back at Heath Burgess in the mirror is going to be a senior.
Burgess will begin in earnest his final year as a Red Devil football player on Monday when preseason practices begin. Burgess is Ravenswood's returning starter at quarterback and safety.
It's the first of three sports he will be a part of (like always) this school year at Ravenswood High.
Burgess has been a busy guy during summer vacation by going from one sports workout to another.
"I wouldn't be doing it if I didn't love it," said the soft-spoken Burgess, who had just returned from a baseball camp at West Virginia State University.
On the diamond, Burgess played for an American Legion baseball team based in Meigs County, Ohio. On the court, he was heavily involved with workouts for Runnin' Red Devil basketball.
Oh, and by the way, he has done everything humanly possible to be the best football player he can be in 2013.
"I just needed to get way better," he said of football. "I've worked on my passing, my foot work, my speed, my strength...you name it."
He said there has been nothing more enjoyable this summer than being out on the turf at Flinn Field throwing passes to teammates and envisioning games under the lights. "It pops up in your head. It's just a feeling you can't forget," he said of Friday nights.
Burgess wants to be the best he can be in hopes of helping Ravenswood turn things around after last year's 2-8 record.
"We were a play away in a lot of games," he said. "We've been looking at a lot of stuff (on film) from last season. We just didn't finish out (some games)."
With a year as the starting quarterback under his belt, Burgess knows the speed of the game will slow down considerably this coming season.
"I know the experience is going to help me," he said.
A year ago, Burgess competed 62-of-163 passes for 678 yards.
He threw four touchdown passes while suffering 12 interceptions. Burgess carried the football 50 times for 201 yards and scored three times.
Defensively, Burgess will be roaming the secondary once again. "I need to make my tackling in the open field a lot better this season," he said.
On the prevent side in 2012, Burgess picked off two passes, had five pass breakups and collected 40 tackles.
He's looking forward to the second season of the Mick Price era for Red Devil football. "He's everywhere," said Burgess chuckling of the man who is also his head basketball coach. "I've gotten used to it. Everywhere you go, he is there."
Speaking of coaches, Burgess said it's been a real treat to share the experience of high school football with his father, William, a line standout back in the day for Big Walnut High School in the Columbus, Ohio area. "It's awesome," he said of his father's presence in practices and games. "I can't really explain it. He's been there my whole life in sports."
His mother, Jenny Beth, was a majorette during her high school days. She was the head majorette during the 1979 football season (her senior year).
With just a few days left before the preparation for his last football season begins, Burgess can hardly wait.
"I'm really excited. I can't hold anything back," he said.
Because just like that, the one-time ball boy is now a senior.
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It's the closest thing to actually being inside Tron: Legacy. We're talking about Formula 1 race car driving. And so, Daft Punk, who scored the sci-fi flick, showed up to one of Formula 1's biggest races — Le Grand Prix de Monaco aka the Monoco Grand Prix, where race car drivers zoom through the tight and narrow streets of the hilly and picturesque French Riviera coastal town.
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Missing German shepherd dog found in LondonderryBy APRIL GUILMET
Union Leader Correspondent
February 23. 2013 12:47AM
LONDONDERRY -- After a weeks-long adventure in the Londonderry woods, Max, the young German shepherd that went missing late last month, is home safe and sound.
Patricia Jacobsen, one of several volunteers whose been working to capture the wayward pup that escaped from a car parked at the Exit 5 bus terminal on Jan. 27, said Max was captured in a humane trap near the Kinder Care daycare center shortly after 10 p.m. Friday evening.
The rescued dog, adopted from a Vermont animal rescue and brought to the Granite State just hours before his disappearance last month, was rushed to a Manchester veterinary clinic immediately after being captured.
Jacobsen said Max is "a bit thin and has a few sores" but is in remarkably great shape considering his ordeal.
An anonymous benefactor paid for Max's emergency veterinary care and the canine, typically shy around strangers, was reportedly greeting hospital staff with kisses and a wagging tail.
Shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday morning, Max had been released from the hospital and was safety home with his adoptive mom, Elizabeth, in Bedford.
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In the tree component, expand the Resources node, then expand the JMS Resources node.
Select the Connection Factories node.
On the JMS Connection Factories page, click New.
The Create JMS Connection Factory page appears.
In the JNDI Name field, type the name of the connection factory.
It is a recommended practice to use the naming subcontext prefix jms/ for JMS resources. For example: jms/ConnectionFactory1.
From the Type drop-down list, choose either javax.jms.ConnectionFactory, javax.jms.QueueConnectionFactory, or javax.jms.TopicConnectionFactory.
Select the Enabled checkbox to enable the resource at run time.
In the Advanced area, change values as needed for the connection factory attributes.
For details about these attributes, see To edit a JMS connection factory resource. The Application Server applies these attributes to the connector connection pool created for the connection factory.
For a JMS connection factory resource, specify the Transaction Support value as follows:
Specify XATransaction (the default value) for a resource that can be used for transactions that involve the use of more than one resource within a transaction scope.
For example, this resource plus a JDBC resource, a connector resource, or another JMS connection factory resource. This value offers the most flexibility. A resource that is configured as XATransaction will participate in two-phase commit operations.
Specify LocalTransaction for a resource that can be used either for transactions that involve only one resource within the transaction scope or as the last agent in a distributed transaction that involves more than one XA resource.
This value offers significantly better performance. A resource that is configured as LocalTransaction will not be used in two-phase commit operations.
Specify NoTransaction for a resource that can never participate in transactions.
This setting is of limited use in JMS applications.
In the Additional Properties area, provide values for properties required by applications. The following table lists the available properties.
Property Name
Specifies a client ID for a connection factory that will be used by a durable subscriber.
Specifies the names (and, optionally, port numbers) of a message broker instance or instances with which applications will communicate. Each address in the list specifies the host name (and, optionally, host port and connection service) for the connection. For example, the value might be earth or earth:7677. Specify the port number if the message broker is running on a port other than the default (7676). If the property setting specifies multiple hosts and ports in a clustered environment, the first available host on the list is used unless the AddressListBehavior property is set to RANDOM.
For details, see the Message Queue Developer's Guide for Java Clients.
Default: The local host and default port number (7676). The client will attempt a connection to a broker on port 7676 of the local host.
Same as AddressList. This property name is deprecated. Use AddressList instead.
The user name for the connection factory.
Default: guest
The password for the connection factory.
Default: guest
If enabled (value = true), specifies that the client runtime attempts to reconnect to a message server (or the list of addresses in the AddressList) when a connection is lost.
Default: true
Specifies the number of attempts to connect (or reconnect) for each address in the AddressList before the client runtime tries the next address in the list. A value of -1 indicates that the number of reconnect attempts is unlimited (the client runtime attempts to connect to the first address until it succeeds).
Default: 3
Specifies the interval in milliseconds between reconnect attempts. This applies for attempts on each address in the AddressList and for successive addresses in the list. If the interval is too short, the broker does not have time to recover. If it is too long, the reconnect might represent an unacceptable delay.
Default: 30000
Specifies whether connection attempts are in the order of addresses in the AddressList attribute (PRIORITY) or in a random order (RANDOM).
RANDOM means that the reconnect chooses a random address from the AddressList. If many clients are likely to attempt a connection using the same connection factory, this value prevents them from all being connected to the same address.
PRIORITY means that the reconnect always tries to connect to the first server address in the AddressList and uses another address only if the first broker is not available.
Default: RANDOM
Specifies the number of times the client runtime iterates through the AddressList in an effort to establish (or reestablish) a connection). A value of -1 indicates that the number of attempts is unlimited.
Default: 3
In the Targets area, do the following:
Click OK to save the connection factory.