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Microsoft's SharePoint technologies are among the fastest growing products released by the company. As organizations around the world adopt SharePoint as the platform for intranet, extranet, and Internet sites, DBAs and IT pros are stepping in as SharePoint administrators for their organizations. This article is an introduction to the security considerations associated with the installation and administration of Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007.
Understanding SharePoint's Architecture
SharePoint is an n-tier client-server application that allows for redundancy at each of its layers. Although not technically part of a SharePoint server farm, the first tier is the client-workstation tier, which represents the myriad types of machines that can be used to access SharePoint. (Note that SharePoint automatically enables mobile access to its content.) The second tier is where the web servers, known as web front ends, serve up SharePoint content in the form of web pages, documents, images, and RSS feeds. The third tier is the application tier, on which servers such as the SharePoint Search Index service and Excel Calculation Services (ECS) server are found. Finally, the back-end data is stored in SQL Server on the fourth tier. Note that this simplified model leaves out services, such as Active Directory (AD), network load balancers, firewalls, and monitoring solutions (e.g., System Center Operations Manager). Even this simplified model hints at the complexity of SharePoint and the need for a careful approach to security during the setup, administration, and connection to external systems. Controlling access to these external systems begins with the definition of service accounts.
Defining AD Service Accounts
When adding SharePoint to your environment, it's important to identify and document the service accounts you'll be using to install SharePoint, to connect SharePoint to the various applications and services it needs, and to provide SharePoint with access to external systems and repositories. Microsoft has identified four categories of SharePoint security accounts: server farm–level accounts, Shared Service Provider (SSP) accounts, WSS search accounts, and application pool accounts. (For more information, see "Plan for administrative and service accounts" and "planning spreadsheet.") Let's look at how these AD service accounts should be defined.
Server Farm–Level Accounts
The server farm–level service accounts are used to set up SQL Server and SharePoint and to provide an identity to SharePoint's administrative tools such as Central Administration and the WSS Timer service. These accounts are typically domain user accounts that belong to a variety of AD groups, including the local Administrators group. In SQL Server, these service accounts can operate with the least privilege administration rights by granting db_owner privileges inside of the various SharePoint databases and securityadmin and dbcreator fixed server roles. Although these seem to be powerful rights, they're the least privileges required by SharePoint. SharePoint takes over the creation and ownership of its back-end databases on SQL Server.
The SQL Server service account is required during the installation of SQL Server and isn't utilized by SharePoint. SQL Server will prompt for this Local System or domain user account. A domain account is preferred because only domain user accounts can make remote procedure calls, back up to network drives, participate in replication, use the SQL Mail features, or any other activity requiring network resource access controlled by Windows domain authentication. This service account is used to run some of the ten SQL Server services, including MSSQLServer, SQL Server Agent, and potentially MSSQLServerOLAPService, ReportServer, and SQLBrowser. This service account should be kept completely separate from SharePoint. The different SQL Server component services might run under different service accounts to provide more granular security. These service accounts are the basis for security in SQL Server. The rights assigned to these accounts and the context associated with each one defines which resources are available on your server. If your other layers of security are penetrated by a malicious program or attacker, the different limits on each service account help to limit the attack surface.
The SharePoint Setup user account is the account used by IT staff to log into the server and to run the setup application for the SharePoint installation process. It must be a domain user account and a member of the Administrators group on the local server(s). In addition, this account must be made a member of the securityadmin and dbcreator fixed server roles inside of SQL Server and must be granted db_owner privileges for any database that might be affected by SharePoint or the SharePoint command-line utilities. By default, these fixed server roles and database privileges are granted during the installation of the SharePoint software if you choose the simple (SQL Server Express) installation. However, when choosing the more complex server farm installation, the Setup user account must have the required access to the database before beginning the install. The Setup user account also runs the Stsadm and PSConfig command-line utilities. The Microsoft article "How to change service account and service account passwords in SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0" outlines the procedure to change the passwords for MOSS 2007 service accounts using the Stsadm UpdateFarmCredentials command.
The final server farm–level service account is the Server farm account or the Database Access account. This account acts as the IIS application pool identity for the Central Administration site and is the Log On identity of the WSS Timer service, as shown in Figure 1.
This account must be a domain user account and is automatically granted the appropriate dbcreator, securityadmin, and db_owner permissions to the back-end SQL Server during the SharePoint installation process. Furthermore, this account is used by SharePoint to access AD when MOSS's People Picker is used to find and validate people in the portal. The People Picker field can be found when manipulating site collection owners, when adding users to People and Groups, and when using the People column type in lists. In addition, if the server is configured to receive email and automatically create AD distribution groups and contacts, this account is used to configure AD.
SSP Accounts
SSP accounts are associated with the premium editions of MOSS—Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition. These accounts are used to control MOSS search services, timer services, content crawling, AD or LDAP profile import, ECS, and IIS Application Pool accounts. These SSP service accounts operate in a similar set of least privilege conditions as the server farm–level accounts. Typically, these accounts are domain user accounts and not members of the local Administrators group. In SQL Server, these accounts are granted db_owner fixed database roles for some databases and simple read and write privileges for others. Once the account has been designated in the SSP administrative pages, SharePoint will automatically configure the correct levels of access in SQL Server, using its higher-privilege account as a management connection.
Like other SharePoint components, SSPs require database ownership privileges to manage objects and security within those databases. Most DBAs are used to having to configure database security separately from application security. However, SharePoint and its components smoothly integrate this process, bypassing the need for separate database security management. The most prominent service account at the SSP level is the SSP application pool account. This account provides process isolation for the SSP web application. During the set up of the SSP, the required permissions for this domain user account are granted automatically. This service account is granted db_owner permission for the SSP content database, read and write access to the content databases of the web applications that utilize the SSP, read access to the configuration database, and read access to the Central Administration database.
The SSP service account is used by the SSP web services for inter-server communications and the SSP Timer service. This service account is also the application pool identity. No manual configuration is necessary for this account because it's automatically granted the same permissions as the SSP application pool account. Although this account needs to be a domain user account, it shouldn't be a member of the Administrators group on any computer in the server farm. Although Microsoft's documentation refers to the SSP service account and the SSP application pool account as different service accounts, it's actually a best practice to make these the same domain user.
The SharePoint search services can actually utilize several distinct service accounts. The Office SharePoint Server Search service account is used by the Search service. This account is unique in that there's only one instance of this search service in a farm, and it's shared by all of the SSPs that exist in the network. This account must be a domain user account but not a member of the Farm Administrators group. Database access is granted automatically. The default content access account is the default crawl account used by the Search service to crawl content (unless a specific authentication method is required by a crawl rule for a specific URL). The default content access account is a domain user account that must have read access to all external or secure content sources that will be crawled by this account. This means that any site that's not a member of the server farm must include this account as a user and grant this account full read access. Database access is granted automatically. Although there's a default content access account, it's possible that some content sources might require specific authentication using a Content Access account, which is specified in the SSP's crawl rules.
The other two major services provided by a SSP are the Profile import service and ECS. Each of these services has a unique service account. The Profile import default access account is used to import profile data from AD, LDAP directories, Business Data Catalog (BDC) applications, or other directory sources. This account must have read access to the directory service and must have the Manage User Profiles personalization services permission (Read "Manage user profiles and user profile properties" to learn more about this permission). The Profile import default access account is automatically granted this personalization permission unless the default content access account (Farm Search Service Account) isn't a member of the Farm Administrators group. If BDC imports are used, the service account must have view permissions on the entities used in the BDC connection. The other service account is the Excel Services unattended service account. This account is used to connect to external data sources that don't use Kerberos or Integrated Windows Authentication in the connection string. Although the target data source doesn't use Windows for authentication, the service account must be a domain user account.
WSS Search Accounts
WSS Search accounts are granted high-level rights on the server and in SharePoint because they require access to all of the available content for search indexing, regardless of applied permissions. The WSS search account is used to control the WSS Search service and to access content in SharePoint sites. This account must be a domain user account that's not a member of the Farm Administrators group. Database permission, including read access to the configuration database and the SharePoint_Admin content database and membership in the db_owner role for the SharePoint Services search database are all granted automatically. As with the Office SharePoint Server Search service account, there's only one WSS search account in a farm.
The WSS Search Content Access account is used to crawl content across the various SharePoint sites, which might require distinct credentials. Typically, these accounts are used when crawl rules specifying login credentials are created. The requirements for this account are the same as the requirements for the WSS Search service account above. This service account is automatically added to the web application's full-read policy for the farm if MOSS isn't installed. If MOSS is installed, the WSS Search service account is used to index Help content for searching inside of the Help popup, and the Content Access account isn't used.
IIS Application Pool Accounts
IIS application pools are used to provide process isolation in IIS. Process isolation prevents an error in one application from affecting applications running in a different process. The IIS application pool service accounts are typically granted a reduced set of server privileges and are used as the actual database owner of the SharePoint content database for the appropriate sites. The primary use for this service account is to provide SharePoint with read and write access to the content databases associated with the web applications that reside in that particular application pool. Joel Oleson, formerly from Microsoft, recommended in his blog that a single SharePoint server not attempt to use more than four distinct application pools (with 10 being the maximum) to prevent potential performance problems. (This recommendation doesn't include the Central Administration or SSP application pools because these applications are used infrequently.) Each SharePoint application pool uses an average of 800MB of RAM, severely limiting 32-bit systems. Following these recommendations, you'll likely want to group your SharePoint web applications under a single application pool.
Configuring Security in SharePoint
Securing SharePoint begins with the definition and assignment of AD service accounts but doesn't end there. SharePoint also has many different internal security layers, including the server or server farm level, the shared services level, and the site level. (For more information about SharePoint's logical layers, see "Logical architecture components.") Administration actions can occur on any of these layers, so SharePoint provides a security infrastructure to help control access to these locations.
Security in SharePoint is handled by the assignment of rights and roles. Foremost among these rights are the administrative permissions, which provide control over SharePoint's functionality. The individuals performing administrative actions at any of these levels might or might not be the same individual. Users and groups can be granted administrative permissions on the following layers in SharePoint.
Farm level. Members of the Administrators group on the local server have the ability to change any aspect of SharePoint, including the fundamental building blocks upon which SharePoint relies, SQL Server, and IIS. Despite this enormous level of power, server administrators aren't automatically granted access to the content stored in SharePoint sites.
Farm Administrators are identified in Central Administration. These users have permission to perform any administrative task in Central Administration. Members of this group can also use the Stsadm command-line tool to perform tasks such as scheduled solution deployments and unattended SharePoint backups. Similar to members of the local server's Administrators group, farm administrators don't automatically have access to site content.
Shared services level. SSP administrators are defined within the SSP itself and can control which services are included in the SSP, such as Excel Services and User Profile Imports. (For more information, see "Shared Service Providers and Delegation.") Service administrators at the shared services level are able to configure settings for a specific service within an SSP. Frequently, users are granted service administration permissions so that they have the ability to tune SharePoint's search functionality for the SSP by defining authoritative pages and search keywords.
Site level. Site collection administrators are defined in Central Administration for each site collection in every web application and are given Full Control of every site within that site collection. Site collection administrators don't require additional permissions at the site level to have access to that site's content as their level of control is granted centrally. Because site collection administrators might be defined in Central Administration, a farm administrator or local server administrator could add themselves to this group to access otherwise unavailable content and perform site level administration activities.
The Home Owners group is automatically created on every SharePoint site in the People and Groups area. Members of the Home Owners group are site owners and are granted Full Control on that site. Site owners can be distinct for every site in a site collection or can be inherited from the top-level site. These users have access to the site settings menu and can modify the settings of any list or library on the site. In addition, custom groups can be created and assigned Full Control permissions, which equal the default permissions of the Home Owners group. The main difference between the Home Owners group and custom groups with Full Control and site collection administrators is that subsites can opt to specify unique site permissions that exclude the parent site's Home Owners group. Site collection administrators can exercise Full Control through every site in the collection.
SharePoint's Policy for Web Applications Feature
Although it's not truly an administrative level, SharePoint's Policy for Web Application feature deserves a mention here. Defined in Central Administration's Application Management tab, members of the Read policy group or Deny policy group can be granted read access to the entire farm or denied read access to the entire farm. These policy settings override site-level permissions. A scenario in which you might use these settings is to provide an auditor access to the entire site for a short period of time. You wouldn't want to navigate to each location the auditor needed but rather grant the auditor access for the time they'll be on site and then remove the auditor's rights once they leave. Another reason to add a user to a policy group might be if someone leaves your company and you need to remove their access rights immediately. In that case, you can deny the user's rights in the policy of the web application without going to each location to remove them. Doing so prevents the user from using the site while giving you time to correctly remove the user from the site.
A Secure SharePoint Environment
DBAs and IT pros are increasingly finding themselves associated with SharePoint projects. SharePoint is a complex system that requires some serious study to follow Microsoft's best practices. There are twelve different types of service accounts available on the network, three distinct levels of security configuration in SharePoint itself, and a host of data connection capabilities for extensibility. Gaining an understanding of the various surfaces for security configuration is an important aspect of an effective SharePoint installation.


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Jacqueline Robinson Brown, 56, of Chattahoochee, died Feb. 17, 2009 in Tallahassee. Services were held Feb. 21 at the West Gadsden High School Gymnasium in Greensboro with burial in the Bear Creek Bethel Church Cemetery.
She was a member of Exodus Church of Deliverance in Quincy and graduated from Florida A&M University in 1973. She retired from the Gadsden County School Board as an educator after 34 years of dedicated service. She taught at Florida A&M University as a adjunct mathematics teacher.
Joyce A. Taylor, 55 of Havana, died Feb. 16, 2009 at Haven Hospice Center in Gainesville. Services were held Feb. 21 at New Jerusalem MB Church in Havana, with burial in Mt. Zion AME Church Cemery in Havana.
Sylvester Simmons, 79, of Blountstown, died Feb. 16, 2009 in Panama City Florida. Services were held Monday February 23, 2009 at the Blountstown Civic Center, with burial in the Watson Cemetery in Bristol.
Elmore Hall, 58, of Tallahassee, died Feb. 8, 2009 in Tallahassee. He was a Gadsden County native.
Funeral services were held feb. 14 at Triumphant Church of God, with interment at Sunnyvale Cemetery.
Survivors include his sons, Christopher L. Hall Sr. of Turtle Creek, Penn. and Delwyn Hall of Quincy; sisters, Willie Mae Robinson of Quincy, Annie Rose Johnson and Rose Mary Hall, both of Tallahassee, and Geraldine Hall of Hopkinsville, Ky.; father, Rev. Frank Hall of Quincy; brothers, John Hall of Montgomery, Ala. and Jimmy Hall of Tifton, Ga.; and five grandchildren.
Betty Jo Bradley, 64, of Quincy, died Feb. 11. 2009 in Tallahassee.
Funeral services were held Feb. 17 at mt. Hosea MB Church.
Ralph M. Tutt Jr., formerly of East Greenwich and Narragansett, R.I., a URI professor emeritus who taught literature and film studies for 31 years, died Feb. 5.
A veteran of the Korean War, Tutt served the U.S. Army as a radio operator and elementary school instructor in Erlangen, Germany from 1955-57.
A native Floridian, Tutt received his early education at schools in Quincy and Tampa. He held degrees from four American universities, receiving his Ph.D. from Duke University in 1964.
Marlene Garrett Benjamin, 83, of Havana, died Jan. 30, 2009 in Tallahassee. Services were held Feb. 7 at Palace AME Church in Havana.
She is survived by her sister, Louise Garrett of Havana; and a devoted cousin, Ethel Powell of New York, N.Y.
Jimmy Joe Ellis, 22, of Bonifay, died Jan. 29, 2009 at Bay Medical Center in Panama City. He was born Feb. 23, 1986 in Marianna.
Ellis is survived by his mother, Denise Iris Berry Ellis of Bonifay; father, Joe Howard Ellis of Bonifay; and brother, Jamie Ellis of Bonifay.
Services were held Feb. 4 at Peel Funeral Home Chapel in Bonifay, with interment in the Bonifay City Cemetery.
Hassell Eugene "Gene" Harless, 70, of Bonifay, died Feb. 4, 2009 at Bay Medical Center in Panama City. He was born Dec. 9, 1938 in Madison, W. Va.
Beadie Thurman McAffee, 62, of Quincy, died Jan. 30, 2009 in Tallahassee. Services were held Feb. 8, 2009 at Bradwell Mortuary Memorial Chapel in Quincy with burial in the Greensboro Community Cemetery.
She is survived by her sons, Johnny McAffee and Willie McAffee; daughter, Catherine Conyers; brothers, James, Arthur and Johnnie Thurman; sisters, Mary Stringer, Cynthia Thurman, Sharon Thurman, Annie Thurman, LaTrell Thurman and Katie Thurman; uncles, Willie James and Willie Frank; aunt, Magaret Flendry; and 16 grandchildren and three great-grantchildren.
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Here's a terrific roundup of tips for planning and preparing Thanksgiving side dishes that you're sure to be thankful for as you're planning the Thanksgiving dinner menu—or any big feast or holiday dinner, for that matter. (For even more tips and a handy to-do list, check out our holiday countdown.) After you peruse the tips, you'll be inspired to take a look at all the exciting Thanksgiving side dish recipes—from stuffing and potatoes to holiday soups and salads.
Preparing the entire meal may seem a little overwhelming. Consider handling the main items (turkey, mashed potatoes and green beans) and ask your guests to bring a side to round out the meal. You can even suggest a few recipes, such as: Cheesy Stuffed Butternut Squash, Carrot & Parsnip Gratin, Watergate Salad or Cider-Glazed Brussels Sprouts with Bacon & Almonds.
Separate your sides into "make-ahead" and "day-of" recipes. For example, Classic Green Bean Casserole and Tracy's Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes can be prepared as directed and refrigerated for a couple days before baking. Check individual recipes for exact instructions on how to finish them the day of the party.
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Sweet potatoes are often considered the darlings of the Thanksgiving meal, but are they really sweet potatoes or are they yams? Although Americans often refer to sweet potatoes as yams, true yams are not heavily marketed in the United States. There are many varieties of sweet potatoes, but just two of those are widely available. One has a thin, light yellow skin and pale yellow flesh which becomes dry and crumbly when cooked. The other is often erroneously referred to as a yam. It has a thicker, dark orange skin and a bright orange flesh that becomes moist when cooked. Bright orange potatoes sold in cans and labeled as yams are actually sweet potatoes.
Food Facts: The sweet potato has been called a "superfood," since it is a good source of both fiber and potassium, and high in both vitamins A and C. Try out one of these recipes for a delicious way to enjoy this "superfood": Whipped Sweet Potato Bake, Stuffed Sweet Potatoes, Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes or Curried Mashed Sweet Potatoes.
Purchasing Brussels Sprouts: Brussels sprouts should have a fresh green color, a firm body and tight-fitting leaves. Use within 3 to 4 days of purchase or a strong flavor will develop.
Brussels sprouts have long received a cool welcome from most kids - and some adults! - because of their cabbage-like flavor. But properly chosen and cooked, these small vegetables, high in vitamins A and C, can become a standout on the Thanksgiving table. Here are some recipes to get you started: Cider-Glazed Brussels Sprouts with Bacon & Almonds, Roasted Brussels Sprouts & Carrots or Roasted Winter Vegetable Trio.


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4 tsp. olive oil, divided
3/4 cup fresh or frozen, thawed corn kernels
1 cup fresh blueberries
1/4 cup chopped white onion
2 tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 med. jalapeño pepper, finely chopped
1 tbsp. fresh lime juice
1/4 + 1/8 tsp. salt, divided
1 lb. large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. chili powder
1/8 to 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
8 corn tortillas
- Heat 1 tsp. oil in large nonstick skillet over med.-high heat. Add corn; cook until it starts to brown, about 2 min. Stir in blueberries and cook 30 sec.; remove and transfer to bowl. Stir onion, cilantro, jalapeño pepper, lime juice and 1/8 tsp. salt into berry mixture; reserve.
- Combine shrimp, cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper and remaining ¼ tsp. salt in med. bowl.
- Wipe out skillet and heat 1½ tsp. oil over med.-high heat. Add half the shrimp; cook 1½ to 2 min. per side until opaque and cooked through. Transfer to plate and keep warm. Repeat with remaining oil and shrimp.
- Warm tortillas. To serve, place two tortillas on plate; top with shrimp and blueberry salsa. Serve immediately.


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It's Mother's Day and I have a request: Today, as we're enjoying our brunch and showing off the handmade cards and flowers and school projects we received this morning, I'd like us to give one another a break.
It's Mother's Day and I have a request: Today, as we're enjoying our brunch and showing off the handmade cards and flowers and school projects we received this morning, I'd like us to give one another a break.
I'm talking about us moms, and I'm thinking that maybe we could all try and cut one another a little more slack, you know, stop judging one another so harshly and give one another the benefit of the doubt now and then.
Here's the thing: Seldom does a day go by that I don't hear a mom criticize the parenting style of another. Maybe it's on Facebook or a comment left at the end of an online new story about childhood obesity or fast food or the flu shot. Sometimes it's the chatter as we wait outside karate class or at the vending machine during our work break. But it's really not doing anybody any good, and honestly, I think we should try and cut it out.
So I'm suggesting we all make a mama-to-mama deal with one another, kinda like this:
If you're a home-schooling mom, you won't tell the mom who sends her kids to school how boring and terribly lacking the public school is and that sending a child there is bordering on some kind of negligence. If your kids go to school, you won't look all sincerely concerned and ask the home-schooling mom if her kids are being properly socialized.
Let's all embrace the idea that a child's snack food is not an accurate barometer of how much a mother loves a kid. We are all reading far too much into kale chips, Pop Tarts, celery sticks with peanut butter and Pirate Booty. And besides, most of our kids aren't eating the snack we packed anyway. They all try and talk the kid with Pringles into trading.
Fine, you don't allow television in your house. And sure, my kid spent the weekend binge-watching the last three seasons of "Glee." I promise not to go into my spiel about how television informs the electorate, inspires creativity, and, on a good day, such as when PBS is airing a Ken Burns documentary, even educates. But only if you promise not to rattle off the impressive list of great American novels your child has read, or the one your kid is currently writing.
You can feed a baby breast milk and homemade organic applesauce, or you can feed a baby formula and supermarket baby food from little tiny glass jars. Both methods, far as I can tell, make babies get bigger.
I won't give you a weird look when you tell me you let your kid watch "Sons of Anarchy"/wear high heels/eat Chick-fil-A if you don't give me a weird look when I tell you I let my kid watch "Rocky Horror Picture Show"/get vaccinated/dye her hair pink.
Here, after all, is what it come down to: We are all really trying our best, and we will all, no matter how hard we try, make a couple of mistakes. Our kids, we can all hope, will forgive us all our errors and, when they're grown, remember only that we fed them well and kept them healthy and gave them a happy and safe childhood.
Meanwhile, let's put aside the judgment and replace it with encouragement, let's believe the best of one another, just as we hope our kids will one day believe the same of us. So happy Mother's Day, and enjoy your mimosa — or, if you're a bloody Mary mom, enjoy that, too. I, for one, will never understand how anyone could enjoy a bloody Mary, but we can still be friends.


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Located between downtown and Lake Merritt, Oakland's Main Library is one of the largest public library facilities in the Bay Area. In addition to large collections of over 350,000 reference and circulating non-fiction and fiction books, the Main Library offers hundreds of current and historic magazines and newspapers, a major collection of sheet music, and thousands of maps.
There are federal, state, and local government publications and a large collection of compact discs, videocassettes, DVDs, and audiobooks. We are also home to the Oakland History Room, a significant resource on the history of our area, a large and active Children's Room, and the TeenZone.
The branch is equipped with 33 computers with Internet access available for public use, available on a drop-in, first-come, first-served basis. Adaptive technology is available, including screen readers and enlargers for those who are blind or who have low vision or learning disabilities.
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A 60-year-old Longmont man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of violating bail bond conditions and a protection order. According to reports, the man told his probation officer he exchanged text messages with the woman who had a protection order against him. The woman initiated contact, the man told police. The man told police he wasn't aware that responding to a message violated the protection order.
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This coming Saturday, June 15 is Alumni Night at BC Place, with approximately 75 members of the 'Caps family on hand to watch Whitecaps FC battle New England Revolution at BC Place (Tickets:ticketmaster.ca/whitecapsfc). Leading up to Saturday's match, we take a look back at a few of their careers and find out what they're up to now.
WHERE HE WAS: Born in Coquitlam, BC, Jeff Clarke grew up watching Vancouver 86ers lifting Canadian Soccer League (CSL) championship trophies at Swangard Stadium, dreaming one day that that would be him. Well, that dream turned out to come true.
Jeff first signed for the 86ers in 1997 and played on the team as a sweeper (centre back). After one season with the club Jeff pursued a career in Europe, where he played for St Patrick's Athletic FC in the League of Ireland. Jeff helped St Patrick's win two championships.
Jeff would rejoin Whitecaps FC in 2002 and played in 155 games for the 'Caps up until 2008, helping the team to two USL championships – including lifting the trophy at Swangard Stadium in 2008 just as he had dreamed . "As captain, I lifted the cup in front of 6,000 plus fans at Swangard Stadium," remembers Clarke. "It was the last game my mother got to see me play in and it was something I had dreamed about since I was 10 years old."
WHERE HE WENT: On the international level, Jeff played for Canada at the U-17 FIFA Youth World Cup in Japan in 1993, and the 1997 FIFA Youth World Cup in Malaysia, where he would captain the team throughout the qualifying rounds and into the finals. Jeff went on to represent Canada at the senior international level, getting 19 caps for his country.
A career highlight for Jeff was the CONCACAF Gold Cup win in 2000, as Canada overcame great odds to win their first and only men's major international tournament title. "I played with some amazing players on that team, and to win a major tournament like the Gold Cup for your country was a dream come true," said Clarke.
WHERE HE IS NOW: After leaving Whitecaps FC, Jeff remained in the soccer world as he took on the role of technical director for Surrey Guilford United.
Today, he continues as technical director with Surrey United, one of the eight EA SPORTS BC Soccer Premier League clubs. This past weekend saw his club's U-15 boys and U-15 girls teams win the league cup in the inaugural season of the BCSPL.
In his spare time, Jeff still plays with Surrey United Firefighters, who are one of the best teams in the men's premier division of the Vancouver Metro Soccer League. Mr. Clarke also finds the time to coach the powerhouse Surrey United women's team as they fight for national championships year after year.
Away from soccer Jeff has been a big supporter of charitable causes, having run his own golf tournament with all of the proceeds going to cancer research. He is also now the co-leader of a cycling team who have participated in the Ride to Conquer Cancer.
When it comes to role models for aspiring players and ambassadors for growing the game in the Lower Mainland, there have been few better than Jeff Clarke.


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The Missouri case starkly illustrates a dual reality about the world of university press publishing—many university presses exist on the edge, and a large number of people want them to survive and flourish. Says Peter Berkery, the executive director of the Association of American University Presses (AAUP): "University presses are experiencing new, acute and, in some ways, existential pressures, largely from changes occurring in the academy and the technology juggernaut. Random House can see the technology threat and they can throw some substantial resources at it. The press at a small land-grant university doesn't have the same ability to respond."
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In the intervening 136 years, the network of university presses has become a vibrant part of the publishing ecosystem. It encompasses giants such as Oxford University Press, which has fifty-two offices around the world, as well as Duquesne University Press, which specializes in medieval and Renaissance studies. University presses publish a vast range of scholarship, but they also publish a dizzying array of books that are unlikely to find a home at Manhattan's large commercial publishers. Consider some recent offerings: Jean Drèze and Amartya Sen's An Uncertain Glory: India and Its Contradictions (Princeton); Rebecca Solnit and Rebecca Snedeker's Unfathomable City: A New Orleans Atlas (California); Two Prospectors: The Letters of Sam Shepard and Johnny Dark (Texas), edited by Chad Hammett; and Warren Hoffman's The Great White Way: Race and the Broadway Musical (Rutgers). University presses don't just publish books: they keep books in print and rescue out-of-print books from obscurity. Thanks to the University of Minnesota Press, there is an attractive new edition of Gary Giddins's Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker (1986). "People sometimes dismiss university press publications as low-selling, but that underestimates their cultural importance and influence," says Doug Armato, director of the University of Minnesota Press. "When you look at the endnotes of bestselling serious books—Robert Caro's biographies of Lyndon Johnson are a good example—you see how much they are built on work published by university presses." And occasionally there is a runaway success: Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century is published by Harvard University Press.


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Click through the gallery for a few of the milestones in the evolution of video games. (William Lu / For Hero Complex)Link
1972: Ralph Baer's Brown Box was licensed to Magnavox and released to the North American public as the Magnavox Odyssey, which came with poker chips, dice and score sheets. Its 1978 successor, the Odyssey² (shown here), did even more to fuse board games and video games, releasing a series of fantasy, conquest and strategy games that each came with a board. (William Lu / For Hero Complex)Link
1975: In the early 1970s, Atari co-founders Allan Alcorn and Nolan Bushnell created the arcade game "Pong" based on the Odyssey's electronic pingpong game (resulting in a suit and licensing fees). Atari's 1975 "Pong" home console became the first commercially successful video game and spawned several sequels, including 1976′s "Super Pong" (shown here). But it was 1977′s Atari 2600 that popularized home consoles and kicked off the industry. (William Lu / For Hero Complex)Link
1985: A glut of poorly received games and an increase in home computer use led to a crash in the video game console industry in the early 1980s, but the Nintendo Entertainment System revitalized the market. Among the system's launch games were "Duck Hunt," "Donkey Kong Jr Math" and "Super Mario Bros." Mario, the game's mushroom-jumping plumber, became the first game mascot and an iconic figure in pop culture. (William Lu / For Hero Complex)Link
1989: Though Sega entered the market with its 1986 Sega Master System, it was the Sega Genesis that cemented the company's place as a serious rival for Nintendo. The company adopted the edgy Sonic the Hedgehog as its mascot, sold more mature games and marketed the Genesis as the more powerful, "cool console" with the slogan, "Genesis does what Nintendon't." (William Lu / For Hero Complex)Link
1991: Nintendo fought back with the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, which featured extremely successful games including "Street Fighter II" and "Donkey Kong Country." The company also released sequels that helped create franchises of popular titles like "Metroid" and "Final Fantasy." The SNES is still beloved by game enthusiasts. (William Lu / For Hero Complex)Link
1995: After a failed attempt at creating a disc-based console with Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment got into the game with the PlayStation, emphasizing 3-D graphics and more grown-up storytelling with games like "Metal Gear Solid" and "Medal of Honor." The console's game CDs were cheaper to produce than cartridges, and Sony courted third-party developers. The PlayStation was the first console to ship 100 million units. (William Lu / For Hero Complex)Link
1996: The Nintendo 64 was the company's last home console to use game cartridges, and many game developers jumped ship, preferring discs for their memory capacity. Though it sold less than the PlayStation , the N64 was home to some extremely popular games, including "Super Mario 64," which helped pioneer the 3-D platformer; the smash hit "GoldenEye 007"; and "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time," which is considered one of the best video games ever made. (William Lu / For Hero Complex)Link
1999: Although the Dreamcast was Sega's last console and a commercial failure, it left a major mark on the industry. The Dreamcast was the first console with a built-in modem for online play — technology used in "Phantasy Star Online," the first console massively multiplayer online role-playing game. The Dreamcast lost to the PlayStation 2, which could play DVDs. The console was discontinued in 2001, and Sega refashioned itself as a third-party game company. (William Lu / For Hero Complex)Link
2000: Sony's PlayStation 2 is the bestselling home console of all time, with more than 155 million units sold. The PS2 was the first console to play DVDs and was home to several major game franchises, including "Kingdom Hearts," "Guitar Hero" and "Grand Theft Auto." That it was on the market for more than a decade (discontinued in January 2013) speaks to its technological achievement and popularity. (William Lu / For Hero Complex)Link
2001: Microsoft entered the fray, establishing its bulky, black Xbox as a direct competitor to Sony's PlayStation 2. The console featured Xbox Live, an online service that allowed subscribers to connect with other players, giving Microsoft an early edge in online gaming. But the console's biggest lure was "Halo: Combat Evolved," an extremely popular first-person shooter and the beginning of Microsoft's biggest game franchise. (William Lu / For Hero Complex)Link
2005: The Xbox 360 was the first high-definition console as well as the first to boast a wireless controller system. The 360 popularized online play, functioned as a home entertainment center with streaming services like Netflix, and introduced game "achievements" and eventually motion gaming capabilities with the Kinect. The console enjoyed a full year on the market before competition arrived and is still in production. (William Lu / For Hero Complex)Link
2006: Though Sony's PlayStation 3 was the first console to integrate Blu-ray technology, it would be several years before the medium became popular. After a lackluster launch, the PS3 eventually gained steam thanks to its PlayStation Network online gaming service, fantastic exclusive games and a 2009 rebranding effort and updated model, the PS3 Slim. Sony has said it will support the console until 2015. (William Lu / For Hero Complex)Link
2006: The stunningly successful Nintendo Wii put Mario back on the map, introducing physical activity to video games with its Wii Sports games and the hand-held Wii Remote. The inexpensive console broke sales records and reached new audiences, including young families and senior citizens, but lost so-called core gamers due to its relative lack of impressive third-party game titles. (William Lu / For Hero Complex)Link
2012: Nintendo's Wii U console, released in 2012, finally brought HD gaming to Nintendo and introduced several innovations, including a separate game pad as its main controller, but has so far failed to capture gamer interest as much as its rival next-generation consoles. (Nintendo)Link
Now: Sony's PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One, released in 2013, are still duking it out in the market. Which will win remains to be seen. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)Link
The world's largest annual video game trade show, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, kicks off in downtown Los Angeles this week, with more than 45,000 people expected to converge on the L.A. Convention Center for the event.
Now in its 19th year, E3 has become a mecca for video game developers, retailers, industry professionals and journalists. The trade show, which is to run Tuesday through Thursday and is not open to the public, often serves as the pulpit for the industry's biggest announcements, such as last year's reveal of two next-generation video game consoles — Sony's PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One.
Buzz on the show floor often revolves around the rivalry between the major consoles, and though the wars between the systems couldn't be more contemporary or contentious, the modern-day brawl has been more than three decades in the making.
The race to create the bigger, better, faster system dates to the 1960s, when engineer Ralph Baer first conceived home video games and began developing the original console, the Brown Box, while working for a defense electronics company. Baer, of course, could never have anticipated that gaming would evolve into an industry whose multibillion-dollar revenue makes movie theater receipts look like pocket change.
Click through the gallery above for a better look at how we got from then to now — just a few of the milestones in the evolution of video games from one man's passion to today's high-tech, high-stakes obsession.
– Noelene Clark | @NoeleneClark | Google+
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This article first appeared in
The Celator
, Vol. 4, No. 5, May 1990, p. XVI
Controversy and debate over the
authenticity of a group of silver diobols from Apollonia Pontica and Mesembria,
known as the "Black Sea Hoard", have failed to dissipate in spite of
the nearly universal rejection of these coins in the marketplace. The
viewpoints expressed at a session of the Chicago International Coin Fair in
March of this year pitted scientific measurement against dealer scepticism. The
advocates and opponents of authentication lined up adamantly, refusing to back
down from their positions, with both sides steadfastly clinging to arguments
that have failed to convince.
The scientific defender of authenticity, Dr. Stanley
Flegler of Michigan State University, has conducted a series of tests using the
Scanning Electron Microscope as well as other techniques of evaluation. Flegler
claims that the results of his tests conclusively prove that the hoard coins
are not modern counterfeits. This conclusion is based on several points which
include corrosion analysis and radiation analysis of trace elements.
The numismatic fraternity, including the International
Bureau for the Suppression of Counterfeit Coins and most U.S. ancient coin
dealers, has condemned the coins for a number of reasons. Numismatists have
been unable to find die links between the hoard coins and any previously
recorded examples. The disparity between previously recorded weights and
lighter hoard coin weights also raised suspicion since the probability of an
official debasement in the metal content is arguable. Furthermore, the process
by which the hoard came into the marketplace is very unusual. Most
disconcerting, however, has been a general impression among professionals that
the coins look a little "off". Pressed to expound on the basis for this
feeling, dealers will often admit that they can't put a finger on it but the
coins just don't look "right". Of course this argument carries little
weight with the scientific faction. In his CICF presentation, Dr. Flegler
rather abruptly dismissed stylistic implications, stating that "style is
somewhat a subjective matter."
All other arguments aside, it is time that the stylistic
elements of these issues be considered.
Professor J.J. Pollitt, an art historian of some renown,
discusses fundamental forces of Greek art in his book
Art and Experience in
Classical Greece
. Pollitt explains that, "Greek artists tended to look for
the typical and essential forms which expressed the essential nature of classes
of phenomena..." He uses the
horse as an example. "A geometric statuette of a horse
is an attempt to get at 'horseness' which lies behind all particular
horses." This concept may be rather difficult to visualize, but it derives
primarily from the Greek search for order. In describing the essentials of
Greek art, Pollitt points out that "...whimsical innovations, fantasies,
and vagrant moods have no place. Consistency and limit are characteristics of
order; diversity is more often a characteristic of chaos."
Let us first consider the iconographic detail of the diobol
from Mesembria. The crested helmet was an armorial badge of sorts employed by
Mesembria as a mark of distinction. It appears as the dominant element on
several issues and also as a mint mark on others. The helmet itself may have
represented a cult-like militarism with deep social implications (see Kevin
Cheek's article about helmets on coins -
The Celator
, November, 1989). Although
the helmet depicted on the "Black Sea Hoard" diobols is similar in
composition to helmets found on pre-hoard coins, the manner of representation,
, is quite different.
The helmet portrayed is of a classic Corinthian type with a
lateral crest. This type of helmet was made from a single sheet of bronze and
formed by pounding over a stake. The lines were typically straight and simple
(see fig. 1). While some of these helmets were decorated with crests and
sculptural or engraved scenes, the majority were plain. The lateral crest is
less commonly seen than its front-to-back counterpart, however, it was employed
as a helmet ornamentation at about this same time by Spartan soldiers (see fig.
A review of pre-hoard Mesembria diobols from a wide variety
of illustrated sources, including major collections in museums, confirms
certain commonalities within the series. 1.) a horsehair "tail"
hangs from the crest, of which it is an extension, on each side of the
helmet. 2.) the eye-opening cutouts are clearly recessed
from the flat surface plane of the forehead area. 3.) the nose protection plate
is elevated from the flat surface plane of the forehead area and is a
continuation of that flat surface 4.) the angular cheek protectors are flat and
linear, that is, unmodelled. 5.) the overall appearance is unemotional and
rather geometric (see fig. 3).
Examination of seven Mesembria hoard specimens, all from
different dies, confirms that they too have commonalities. 1.) the horsehair
tail is not in any case tied to the crest, but rather, eminates mysteriously
from the side of the helmet. 2.) the eye-openings are accentuated by using
"eyebrows" and "eyelids" of a human-like form which vary in
size and shape so as to give each of the hoard specimens a "facial"
character of its own. 3.) The nose protection plate is, in each case, rendered
not as a flat plate extending downward from the forehead area, but rather, as a
"nose" in itself. The appendage clearly originates between the eye
openings and the "nose" flares toward the nostrils, often widening
from the bridge to the base. 4.) the cheek protectors are modelled with high
and low relief areas which give the illusion of cheek bones. 5.) the overall
appearance of Mesembria hoard coins is that of a stylized human face, complete
with emotions, rather than that of a lifeless piece of armor (see fig. 4).
Comparisons of hoard coins with pre-hoard specimens from
Apollonia Pontica (see fig. 5) are somewhat more difficult, due to the scarcity
of the latter. A few general conclusions, however, seem justifiable. Pre-hoard
examples tend to be much less sculptural and less animated. For example,
eyebrows on the facing head of Apollo are not raised or accentuated to the same
degree as on the hoard coins, the brows on hoard examples rise abruptly from
the surface whereas pre-hoard coins reflect a gradual integration of the brows
into the upper nose and forehead area. This difference clearly reflects a
difference in technique of engraving. If the die-engraver of the Apollonia hoard
coins was to be given a moniker (like Master of the Bay Leaf) a fitting one
might be "Master of the Bungled Lips." The artist who engraved these
dies was poorly schooled in a number of areas, the worst of which was facial
features. The lips are grossly distorted, insensitive, and unexpressive
on hoard examples. Pre-hoard coins, regardless of specific
die, do not exhibit this crude workmanship. In general, the faces are more
round and plump on hoard examples with the temples extending well beyond the
outer corners of the eyes (see fig. 6). There is an amazing likeness of
treatment of the eyes on Apollonia hoard diobols and the helmet eye-openings on
Mesembria hoard coins. The nose on hoard examples is typically broad and
crudely executed. There is also a certain fullness of form found on both types
of the hoard coins that is lacking in pre-hoard examples. It is very
conceivable, if not likely, that all of these hoard dies (both Apollonia and
Mesembria) were carved by the same hand. The same cannot be said for pre-hoard
If style and execution were purely subjective terms, we
would not be able to distinguish a Rubens painting from one by Poussin or a
Roman sculpture from its original Greek prototype. We should keep in mind the
fact that stylistic analysis preceded scientific analysis by several centuries.
Indeed, the basis for detecting forgeries in the art world today is as often
found in stylistic analysis as in scientific evaluation. The stylistic
differences detailed here indicate not simply a divergent hand in the process
of execution, but a philosophical change that is inconsistent with Greek art of
the period. It seems very unlikely that the Black Sea Hoard pieces were struck
in the 4th century B.C.
The findings of Dr. Flegler are inconsistent with this view.
While we have yet to determine the conditions under which the incongruities
might be linked, there is sufficient reason to doubt the authenticity of the
coins as contemporary mint issues or for that matter contemporary forgeries.
That they might be more than 100 years old is a distinct possibility.
It is unlikely that the controversy surrounding these coins
will be solved until the truth of their provenience is known. It may be
possible for a well funded investigator to get at that truth, but sadly the
concern seems to have shifted more toward professional face-saving. In any
event, if the truth becomes known, we will learn a lot from this hoard in terms
of art, science, technology, and above all human nature.
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The U.S. "has been working hard with regulators from key foreign jurisdictions to find practical compromises," the Treasury Department said in an e-mailed statement yesterday. The U.S. and Japan are "furthest along in the reforms while other countries' efforts have been delayed." The Treasury also said the U.S. is the first country to introduce "cross-border proposals to strengthen the transparency and oversight" of over-the-counter derivatives markets.
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OV Finishes Second In Three-Way Match With Eagles And Bulldogs
Owen Valley (179) finished second in a three-way match Monday night with host South Putnam (173) and the Monrovia Bulldogs (209).
Matt Patterson and Alan Jackson, who each shot a 42, tied for top team honors for the Patriots.
Others carding scores for OV included Cole Parker with a 46, Alex Johnson 49, Kaleb Oldham 49 and Corbin Worland 52.
"None of our kids had ever played this particular course, nor had I ever been there before," OV head coach Mike Beyers said. "I think that factored into some of our high scores, but we just had way too many penalty strokes. I don't know if maybe our kids were too relaxed or what, but this was by far our worst score of the season. Our team is fairly young and I feel like most of our problems can be resolved by the kids simply having more confidence in themselves."
OV (15-5) travels to Idle Creek Golf Course in Terre Haute this coming Saturday, May 12, to compete in the annual Western Indiana Conference match. Tee-time is set for 10:00 a.m.
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This short protocol describes how to freeze down and thaw (or bring up) mammalian cells (e.g. HeLa, KEK293, CHO, Jurkat T cells).
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St. Lawrence River Ecology at Next Clarkson University Science Cafe Wednesday
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Ecological and social concerns on the St. Lawrence River will be discussed by Clarkson University Prof. Michael Twiss at the next Science Cafe at Jack & Wezzie's Coffee House (formerly Fields Coffee House) in Potsdam this Wednesday, October 15, at 7:30 p.m.
Science Cafes bring together scientists and townspeople in a relaxed, informal setting, where a guest scientist makes a short presentation about a topic in his or her field, and then opens up the floor to discussion.
In describing his presentation, titled " Size Matters: Life in the St. Lawrence River," Twiss says, "Our northern border here in the North Country is a globally significant river. Surprisingly, we know relatively little about the ecology of this section of the St. Lawrence River despite our concerns regarding invasive species, water levels and water quality issues. The St. Lawrence River will be presented from the view point of limnology (freshwater oceanography) that will set the stage for an informed discussion of ecological and social concerns regarding this impressive natural wonder."
Be sure to arrive early to get a good seat, or to place your food or drink order.
Here's a rundown of upcoming Science Cafe topics and speakers:
October 29: The Rule of 1000 Determines Our Exposure to Environmental Pollutants, Andrea Ferro
November 12: Coffee, Gossip, and Math; Kathleen Fowler
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Financials: March Bonds are currently higher at 145'09 and the 10 Yr. Notes are higher at 131'29.5. Nothing much to report on the fundamentals this morning as the market awaits tomorrow's Weekly Initial Jobless Claims and Capacity Utilization reports. If you remain long Bonds from the 144'20 area either take profits or raise your protective sell stop to the 144'30 level from the 144'08 level. I feel that the long term trend has turned down and I will be looking to sell sharp rallies above the 146'20 level if the market allows. One of the indicators I use for long term trades is the 200-day moving average for lead month contracts. This average is currently at 147'25 and was penetrated to the downside with the Dec. 31 close of 147'16.
Grains: March Corn is currently fractionally lower at 688'4, March Beans 1'0 higher at 1387'4 and March Wheat 1'6 higher at 752'2. Users of Corn, such as livestock producers, should consider covering their short term needs on this current break in the market. As for speculation, I prefer to wait on the sidelines until Friday's crop report. Support for March Corn is currently the 660'0-670'0 area.
Cattle: Feb. LC are currently 5 lower at 132.47 and March FC unchanged at 155.00. I am currently on the sidelines awaiting confirmation of a possible top. As I have mentioned over the last couple of weeks, producers should be looking for hedging opportunities by either using futures or option strategies.
Silver: March Silver is currently 3 cents lower at $30.45 and Feb. Gold 1.00 higher at $1,663.00. We continue to remain long a small amount of Silver as part of an overall portfolio strategy. I remain on the sidelines in Gold. Current support in Gold is the $1,630.00 area and resistance remains above the $1,670.00 level. A close above the $1,672.00 level will be considered constructive.
S&Ps: March S&Ps are currently 3.00 higher at 1455.25. This market warrants close attention at current prices as the market approaches heavy resistance in the 1460.00-1475.00 area. The recent high for a long term contract was 1474.75 made the week of Sept. 14, 2012. The last time the market was at this level was January 2008. To put things in perspective, the market was trading in the 1574.00 area in March of 2000. The other side of the coin: The market made a low of 665.75 in September 2009. Basically the market is down 6.0% over the last 12 years and up 115.0% over the last 3.5 years. For the near-term, I will be a seller on rallies with a stop above the 1577.00 level. Support is currently 1438.00 for the near-term.
Currencies: As of this writing the March Euro is currently 42 lower at 1.3049, the Swiss is 36 lower at 1.0798, the Yen is 60 lower at 1.1414 and the Pound is 52 lower at 1.6002. I remain negative for the long term on both the Euro and the Yen. That being said, my near-term down side objectives have been met and we have covered all short-biased positions. I will be looking to reinstate short Euro positions above the 1.3260 level and short Yen positions above the 1.1750 level.


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Google's automatic translater now has a to and from Latin option, but my first test of it found is basically faulty: I entered:-
The duck swallowed the frog.
and it produced:-
Anas devoravit ranae.
(not 'ranam')
In Latin to English:-
nemo me impune lacessit. (Scotland's royal motto)
there is no impunity.
and not the correct "No one can harm me unpunished." or similar.


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Marion Lignana Rosenberg appears in the following:
The 2013 Operavore Gift Guide
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Are you making a list and checking it twice? If not, it's time to get snapping. Operavore can help you choose holiday treats – recordings, books and DVD – that will tickle the fancy of even the most persnickety opera fans.
Verdi as Icon for Contemporary Composers? You Bet.
Thursday, October 10, 2013
An enduring canard in opera histories is that Verdi did not have "much noticeable influence on younger generations of composers." Four of today's leading young composers suggest otherwise.
New York City Opera Did Rarities and Modern Works Proud
Wednesday, October 02, 2013
Why was it necessary for a company that had once presented some 130 performances a season to endure in diminished form? Marion Lignana Rosenberg considers why City Opera still mattered.
Boston Opera? It's Wicked Good, Says Odyssey Opera Founder
Thursday, September 12, 2013
On Sunday, a new opera company will make its début in Boston: Odyssey Opera, founded by conductor Gil Rose. Their first offering is ambitious, writes Marion Rosenberg.
New York's Must-See Opera and Song Events in 2013-14
Saturday, August 31, 2013
With summer winding down, Operavores are busy digging out agendas and writing in musical dates. Here are our picks for New York's most enticing vocal and operatic events in 2013–14.
New DVDs Offer Beloved Operas in Stylized Productions
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Miss out on summer festivals? These recent DVDs allow you to revel in the glorious sights and sounds without doing battle with the crowds or the high prices.
New Wagner Books Offer Mysteries, Eroticism and Worship
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Those inclined to hyperbole claim that only Jesus, Napoléon and Adolf Hitler have caused more ink (and pixels) to be spilled than Richard Wagner.
Audience to be Blindfolded for Lera Auerbach's Opera, The Blind
Monday, July 08, 2013
In this "anti-opera," audience members wear blindfolds and experience the work in a similar state to its characters, 12 people who are visually impaired and stranded on an island.
Uncovering the 'Real-Life' Inspiration to Verdi's La Traviata
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Several new books and a film screening allow Operavores to dig deeper into the artistic roots and afterlife of the world's most frequently performed opera.
Eric Einhorn's On Site Opera Brings Blue Monday to The Cotton Club
Friday, June 14, 2013
Operavore caught up with On Site Opera's artistic director for a conversation about this weekend's run of Blue Monday at the Cotton Club.
Review: Cecilia Bartoli is Fierce and Mercurial in Bellini's Norma
Sunday, June 09, 2013
Mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli brings a "four-hankie" performance to Bellini's doomed priestess in a new recording.
History's Most Notorious Lover Emerges in Theater and Song
Friday, May 24, 2013
The Giacomo Variations, a "chamber opera play" starring John Malkovich as the legendary lover, will have its US premiere. Marion Lignana Rosenberg reports.
Recordings Round-Up: Four Men Who Follow the Lieder
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
A present-day sorcerer, a rising star, a beloved veteran, and Schubert-inspired Yiddishkeit: Operavores who enjoy great Lieder singing will find much to savor in these recent releases.
Springtime Reading for Opera Lovers (Part II)
Friday, April 19, 2013
In the second of our two-part survey on new books for Operavores, we spotlight a book on the genesis of 15 great operas.
A Springtime Reading List for Opera Lovers (Part I)
Thursday, April 18, 2013
With springtime comes a bounty of new books for Operavores. In the first of two posts, we consider new books on urban history and a much-maligned composer's modernity.
'Defiant Requiem' Reprises Holocaust-Era Performance of Verdi Piece
Monday, April 01, 2013
A documentary and ongoing concert project looks at the Terezín concentration camp, where inmates sang the Verdi Requiem for their own dignity and solace—and to challenge their Nazi captors.
Bach 360°: The Cantatas
Sunday, March 24, 2013
As the Bach 360 festival turns its focus Sunday to J.S. Bach's cantatas, Operavore writer Marion Lignana Rosenberg considers the universality of the sacred vocal works, in light of a controversial recording series.
Cavalli Opera is a Good Old-Fashioned Tale of Raunch and Cross-Dressing
Monday, March 11, 2013
Gotham Chamber Opera is to give the New York premiere of Cavalli's 1668 opera about the decadent life of the notorious Roman emperor. It was among the first in a long line of racy topics.
Recordings Round-Up: Three Shades of Virtuosity
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Three recent recordings – by Jonas Kaufmann, Karina Gauvin and Max Emanuel Cencic – serve up wide-raging modes of delight and bravura.
Giving Puccini's Turandot the Finale it Deserves
Thursday, February 14, 2013
The Lunar New Year began on Sunday, and the moon plans an important role in Giacomo Puccini's Turandot, one of the most popular Western operas with an Asian setting.


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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Maryland woman whose son drowned last year along an obstacle course in West Virginia has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the organizers of the Tough Mudder event.
The lawsuit filed by Mita Sengupta says Tough Mudder LLC failed to follow basic safety precautions that led to the April 2013 death of 28-year-old Avishek Sengupta, of Ellicott City, Maryland.
Sengupta died a day after he was pulled from the water pit of the "Walk the Plank" obstacle. The obstacle involves climbing a wooden wall to a platform, then jumping 15 feet into a water pit.
Tough Mudder didn't immediately respond to requests for comment Tuesday.
Participants must be 18 and sign a liability waiver.
Sengupta's death was the first for the Brooklyn, New York-based company, which debuted in 2010.


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China Skepticism
(I wrote this after my visit to Shanghai and Beijing in May '10, as part of my MBA program at Duke. I originally circulated it around with friends and other readers with the title "China is at least 2 generations behind the rest", but that was just needlessly provocative, and incorrect in many respects. Nevertheless, I remain quite a sceptic on China).
Flawed Economics
Firstly, China's much vaunted economic growth is on very flimsy foundations. Yes, they were 173rd in world GDP rankings in 1978, and #2 today. But,the economic model in place is – keep currency low, have an unlimited supply of labor, and export to the US/Europe ('capitalist' nations). They earn dollars, and also have near total capture of all household savings, which are then funnelled back into the economy, mainly to just build infrastructure, and infrastructure only (there are highways in China, where one can drive for hours and see very fewr cars).
The success of this is based on trading with the world's wealthiest capitalist country through the post-WW2 global trading system, and the US can significantly damage the trade by the stroke of a pen which forces them to revalue (or they close down trade doors, although this is hard for the US to do, given how badly off they are, in their own way). It leads to a ridiculously lop-sided economy, with not much going on (local consumption is almost negligible). The amount of 'economic waste' is unbelievable – nearly half of the skyscrapers in Shanghai are absolutely empty.
When, and it's a question of when, and not if, the crash happens – which could be the collapse of exports, the internal property waste bubble bursting, the GDP will see a very severe contraction – which means lots of unemployment, wealth disappearing, and…
And that brings me to the most vexing part of the Chinese economic story – contrary to what the world thinks, there is a lot of poverty in China, the kind of degrading, dehumanizing type one associates with Africa, India, and South America, and in much larger numbers – 800 million of them. In interior China, people live on 1000-1500 RMB a year, which is about 200 RMB a month, or about a dollar a day.
The government in control – the communist party, get their legitimacy from the fact that they're providing growth. Simple as that. So what happens when growth stops? Now, Shanghai and Beijing look grand, clean, and Shanghai in particular, is like downtown Manhattan times 100. Of course, it is all economic waste, since none of the skyscrapers are occupied. No forces of demand or supply, no consumption locally of the product (people can't afford it).
And the way they've made it happen – any slums that were there get cleaned out, people get evicted. Picture that in Mumbai, think of what you could achieve. Nariman Point would be much more impressive. A lot of Shanghainese remarked that Shanghai was designed as a 'showcase', as 'national pride', and that once you step out, all the cities/towns look as 'bad' as any Indian tier-2 city.
Communist rule has destroyed every single institution that is present in a real society – media, government, judiciary, citizens organizations. Private industry cannot flourish – while 70% of China's GDP is locally produced, it's actually all government controlled, land is allocated by the government, and all resources/permissions are linked to the government.
The government owns everything, and the destruction of all institutions means that the common people have effectively been stripped of all and any means of rising, or of growing personally. A good example of this is in banking - banks exist, but the decisions on who to lend, where to lend, what to lend – nothing is in their hands. Beijing decides all that.
No media exists. At our hotel, there was a different newspaper for foreigners and for locals. Locals can't move where they want, they need permits to move within their country.
(There is a broader philosophical issue of what is the point of living like this, but let's leave that aside for now – as that can be flipped around and asked for India or any other country as well).
This bit is the most 'flaky', but again, worth mentioning, it appears that communism has created a disjointed social network. There are lots of people who feel really rootless, with no grounding (although whether this is more inherent is an open question, as Nehru remarked when confronted how cavalier Zhou Enlai seemed with regards to an all out nuclear conflict between countries as large as China and India). You have a vast population that just lives as hawkers, peasants and workers, under tight-fisted control. And then you have a totally disjointed middle-class, which only cares about wealth, cars, apartments, and property. It's very tangible, when you talk to the people, to see what has happened. By contrast, China, India even Dubai – seem to have a more connected local population.
It's the combination of all these things – the weak economics, the political backwardness, and the skewed society, which makes me question the China story. And other emerging markets have very major issues and problems (and the less said about the developed markets the better), so its not as if China is in a club of one.
A quick note on the Olympics: it was a manifestation of all that is wrong with the model. The manic national pride and desire for global (mainly Western and Japanese) respect, and a desire to impress other developing nation trade partners made them embark on the thing, with no respect for the true social and economic cost (which would have happened elsewhere). The unlimited labour supply and total control enabled them to mobilize a large workforce to work, kick people out from places where they needed the land, and just pull it off.
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One year later, city property sits empty
When owners of Hotel Beaumont announced its impending closure in August 2011, there was plenty of concern regarding the historic building's future. First, the roughly 50 tenants staying at the senior housing facility had to find alternate homes, and 27 employees had to find alternate jobs. Then, everyone with a stake in the revitalization of downtown Beaumont was left to contemplate what would become of the 90-year-old landmark, hoping that demolition wasn't in the cards.A year later the building hasn't been demolished, thanks at least in part to the city of Beaumont ponying up the $827,419 needed to keep the property out of foreclosure, effectively taking possession of the building.
The city is now the sole, outright owner, according to Beaumont Community Development director Chris Boone, but Hotel Beaumont's fate has yet to be determined.
The 250-room Hotel Beaumont, built in 1922 Beaux-Arts style, towers over downtown's Orleans Street boasting a view of the city, two ballrooms, antique furnishings — and zero inhabitants since Halloween 2011. Boone said when the city first heard that the building's owners were closing Hotel Beaumont, he was unaware the property was going to foreclosure. In the weeks subsequent to the announcement, Boone would learn better, and Beaumont City Council ultimately decided in February 2012 that the city would front the costs to keep Hotel Beaumont "in house."
"We've invested a lot in downtown; the community has invested a lot in downtown," Boone said. "We couldn't lose all that we've put into it."
While Boone was talking in general about blood, sweat and tears, he could have just as easily meant money since the city of Beaumont has paid about $4 million for Hotel Beaumont so far. Aside from the $827,419 paid to first lien holder Capital One Bank to keep Hotel Beaumont from foreclosure, the city also gave its owners – 625 Orleans Partnership, a faction of the National Development Council out of New York – $2 million in loans and $1.175 million in grants to facilitate a 2000 facelift.
The National Development Council's Web site says it has "loaned more than $80 million to small businesses for projects with total investments of $130 million, invested nearly $320 million in equity for affordable housing or historic preservation projects (leveraging an additional $280 million), financed and developed nearly $1.1 billion in public facilities, (and) financed New Markets Tax Credit projects totaling $360 million," but the city of Beaumont never received any payment on the decade-old $2 million loan, and a loan owners secured from the bank was in default when the city of Beaumont stepped in and bought the building. Boone said he couldn't say for certain why the city never filed suit against Hotel Beaumont's owners for defaulting on the loan, but he did have a pretty good idea.
"Because it was this partnership, there seemed to be no assets to go after," Boone said. "Essentially, there was nothing for us to get even if we did go after them for the money."
The 625 Orleans Partnership was owned by the National Development Council and had no assets of its own.
"Typically, if you're not getting paid, you foreclose, which is what happened here with he bank. Whether (the city) had the ability to foreclose, I wouldn't want to second guess."
How, and for how much, the city acquired Hotel Beaumont notwithstanding, Boone said the property is a gem.
"It's a very solid building," he said. "It's unfortunate it closed, but it is a wonderful restoration to hold up for 10 years."
Boone said city attorneys are in the process of drafting an RFP (Request For Proposal) that he foresees being complete "in the very near future." According to the community development director, getting Hotel Beaumont back on the tax rolls is a priority. As Boone told the Beaumont Business Journal in 2011, "We're in the business of redeveloping downtown. Our concern is that the longer (Hotel Beaumont) stays empty, the more difficult it will be to get the building back online."That's the motto Boone is operating under even to this day. "The plan right now is to move forward with selling it as soon as possible," he said. "Obviously, it's a big project. We've had interest in the building but I'm not aware of any formal offer. That will all have to come after the RFP."
In the meantime, the city is still racking up utility bills for the project, but Boone's efforts are geared toward ending that state of affairs."We want to keep it climate-controlled so that it's in the best possible position to sell," he said. "We really want to get this into the private sector and back to good use."