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I work for a large international company. As with most businesses, security is a priority, but our biggest security threat is our users, who for some reason cannot remember the basics: their usernames and passwords.
As I hit the Save button on the latest change in our password policy, I'm amazed it's come to this. We, the IT professionals in charge of maintaining our network, have given in to the whining and complaining of our users and changed a policy purely based on their inability to follow it.
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Now, instead of four failed login attempts locking a user out for four hours, we have changed to seven attempts and a one-hour lockout. Granted, the initial setting was unforgiving, but it came as a recommendation from a security analysis service that was paid a great deal of money by management.
Given the amount of locked accounts every morning, we had to make a change before we started getting accused of stifling sales with our stringent password policies.
What's next? Do we just stop using passwords altogether because people complain they have too many of them and they're too difficult to remember? Do we switch to fingerprint login for all computers? Is it time to take a serious look at retinal scans? Where do we draw the line?
Our users are far from dumb, mind you. Most of them are highly skilled CAD engineers or field sales reps where some high-tech machinery skills are required. They need a computer every day like the rest of us. It's more than just a convenience; they rely on laptops, tablets, and smartphones to do their jobs.
Yet the idea of changing passwords or even remembering proper login combinations is simply lost on many of them. Securing our network is practically pointless -- their passwords are on sticky notes on their laptop screens!
It's one thing to be sensitive to the user's needs, but what does it mean when they're so inept that it forces us to change policy? We often hear from users complaining that they have too many passwords. Well, the various systems you use for your job require them. (You remember your job, don't you -- that place that pays your bills?) We can't help the fact you also have usernames and passwords for your bank, your kid's school, your Amazon account, and nine other websites you log in to everyday.
The final straw this week was the rollout of two new company websites. These sites offer access to testing and reporting data via the aforementioned computer, tablet, and smartphones that would otherwise not be available. Due to their international connectivity, one site must meet a highly secure compliance login, while the other ties in to our domain using our standard domain credentials.
As you might have guessed, it was not a pretty rollout and resulted in plenty of locked accounts.
We do our best to communicate articulately to our users. We recommend changes to systems and policies that are confusing and/or inefficient. We're sensitive to the fact that our users are not IT people. We've even implemented single-sign-on technologies to help keep passwords to a minimum.
However, size and budget allow for only so much. At what point does the responsibility fall on the user to simply remember the usernames and passwords they need to do their job? A breach of security hurts everyone. We in IT can only do so much to help. At some point, users need to be responsible for themselves.
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January 23, 2013
An individual with a disability and his caregiver wearing 'I Support The New Virginia Way' stickers at the Martin Luther King Day Rally in Richmond.
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USA Track & Field's 2013 Annual Meeting has come and gone, and 2014 looms on the horizon. As we all take a moment to take a deep breath over the next few weeks, we start to look ahead. This time of year, we also do a little bit of looking back.
In my President's Report at the Annual Meeting, I quoted one of my favorite mantras, that you can't keep doing things the same old way and expect different results. The 2013 Annual Meeting was a very clear example that we are NOT doing things the same old way. Nearly everyone I spoke to commented on how the convention both looked and felt "different." Everything from the branding of the event schedule to the overall feel of the event, and even the hotel itself – everything was a clear upgrade from Annual Meetings past. We are in the midst of the establishment of a new culture, with a new staff and new energy permeating the organization.
It started with a "different" Opening Session. We had the usual financial reports and credentialing reports, but we also changed it up a bit. Rather than officers and executives talking to the audience, we invited several of our stakeholders – current athletes, Hall of Famers, volunteers, broadcasting partners and sponsors – to speak to you about the change they themselves have experienced. It wasn't all roses, either. People like Peter Diamond of NBC, John Capriotti of Nike and our own Jackie Joyner-Kersee had to give context of how things haven't always been so great between them and USATF. But they spoke about how they see us reaching out in new and collaborative ways. The result is stronger business relationships and more meaningful personal ties.
They testified that change isn't easy, even when it's good. We saw that ourselves at the Annual Meeting. We engaged in what I like to consider healthy debate about everything from our legislation to the role of committees in our governance to selection processes for our honorees. Change is not one-way, and it is not done by edict. It's done through give and take; through taking a new course and through facilitating an understanding of that course.
One of the themes along that course of change is our board's support of our CEO. For our organization to function, support between the board and CEO is absolutely critical, although it has rarely, if ever, existed for any length of time … until now. We hold Max accountable and look to him to make the hard decisions – and then to defend those decisions to us. He does that, all while neither shrinking from the responsibility nor holding back his opinions. That healthy give-and-take of ideas happens in our Annual Meeting hallways, in our committee meetings and in the boardroom as well.
One of my favorite moments of the Annual Meeting was a breakfast held Thursday morning to discuss the role of women in our sport and how USATF's female leaders can facilitate progress nationally and especially globally. There was healthy debate, collaboration, different opinions, but a shared vision. That's what the organization and the Annual Meeting is about.
Without people like the folks at that meeting, the athletes in the AAC, the coaches in Coaches Advisory, passionate advocates in the Youth Division, our officials, Association leadership, volunteers, recordkeepers and everyone in between – USATF doesn't function. A simple, if impassioned, "Thank You" is never enough. So I will continue thanking you all year long and into the next as we continue on this journey.
This past year was a year of change. There is more to come.


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But sometimes, the spammers reply within an existing thread which means it can be easily missed, or other times they have content which although somewhat weird, also somehow seems like it could be legit.
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Eileen Blieka, 90, of Pocono Lake, passed away Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, at her home.
She was born July 20, 1923, in Queens, N.Y., to the late George and Rose (Dunn) Cavanaugh. Eileen was married to John L. Blieka, who had passed away in 2006.
She had attended the St. Monica and Dominican Commercial schools in Queens, N.Y. Eileen worked for the New York Telephone Co. as an account manager for many years.
She enjoyed spending time with family and friends and liked to travel.
Eileen is survived by her sons, Thomas and James of Long Pond, and John of New York. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Stephanie, Kelley and Kevin; and her brother, George Cavanaugh.
A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, at Joseph J. Pula Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 35 Sterling Road/Route 196, Mount Pocono.
Her funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, 5112 Pocono Crest Road, Pocono Pines. Burial will be Thursday, Aug. 29, at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 3442 Route 112, Coram, N.Y.
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On Thursday, Jan. 17, the high school conferences will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. in the high school commons.
GCHS parent/teacher conferences will be held on Friday, Jan. 18, from 8 a.m. to noon in teacher classrooms.
GCMS open parent/teacher conferences will be held Jan. 17 from 1 to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Teachers will receive students and parents in the middle school gymnasium. All parent/teacher conferences held on Friday, Jan. 18 will be by appointment only.
Students will be dismissed from school on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 12:45 p.m. and no classes will be held on Friday.
All Grand County schools will also be closed on Monday, Jan. 21 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.


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This web-based curriculum focuses on basic introductory astronomy concepts. The material is presented through interactive exercises, animations, and videos. Adopters can choose any combination of the ten chapters for a particular class. Each chapter... (View More) includes authentic student interaction with actual data where possible. Students master the scientific concepts and reasoning processes that lead to our current understanding of the universe through interactive tasks, prediction and reflection, experimentation, and model building. (View Less)
Cosmology: The Origin, Evolution & Ultimate Fate of the Universe - An Introductory Resource Guide for College Instructors
Cosmology is an enormous field and the number of educational resources can be a bit overwhelming. This annotated guide includes a sampling of non-technical materials – online and in print - that Astronomy 101 instructors around the U.S. have been... (View More) using. Items were selected based on their level of difficulty (Astro 101 level and below), the likelihood of their being easily available for a college audience, and their potential usefulness for teaching and learning. (View Less)
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The discovery and characterization of exoplanets is one of the most exciting and fast-changing areas in modern astronomical research. This annotated guide includes a wide range of materials, both online and in print, that astronomy instructors and... (View More) their students can use to learn about the latest developments. Items were selected based on their level of difficulty (Astro 101 level and below), the likelihood of their being easily available for a college audience, and their usefulness for teaching and learning. (View Less)
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The H-R diagram is a scatter graph of stars, a plot of stellar absolute magnitude or luminosity versus temperature or stellar classification. It is an important astronomical tool for understanding how stars evolve over time. Stellar evolution cannot... (View More) be studied by observing individual stars as most changes occur over millions and billions of years. Astrophysicists observe numerous stars at various stages in their evolutionary history to determine their changing properties and probable evolutionary tracks across the H-R diagram. In this activity, students plot both maxima and minima with corresponding stellar classifications for several variables, and then identify the type of variability: Cepheid, RR Lyrae, Mira or Semiregular. This activity includes background information, a teacher guide, a student activity, and accompanying worksheets. The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) and The Chandra X-Ray mission have collaborated to develop this activity. (View Less)
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Clearly Fred Su, the owner of Evolution Racewerks, knew something I didn't when he declined to ride shotgun during my test drive of his modified 328i. "Motion sickness," he claimed, but there was more to it than that...
Having just completed a full line of upgrades on his '12 F30 328i, Su knew he had created a monster and was concerned that a ride in the passenger seat would induce terror rather than motion sickness.
This ER 328i first appeared in EC 10/12 as the test mule for Su's new intake and downpipe. Coupled with a Burger Motorsports Juicebox engine management system, the setup netted an average of 35whp and 36 lb-ft over the baseline, resulting in best dyno runs of 271whp and 292 lb-ft of torque. To give you an idea, these numbers produced by the N20 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo engine are similar to or better than we've seen from the stock N55 3.0L six-cylinder turbo.
Since that first test, Evolution Racewerks added its new intercooler, charge pipe and exhaust system. Burger Motorsports also introduced a stage 2 tune for the car to exploit the lower intake temps.
The new ER intercooler has double the frontal surface area of the stock part. It measures 20x11" (versus 20x5.5" stock) and features high-density bar-and-plate cores with more cooling fins than regular intercoolers (18-20 fins per square inch vs 14-16 fins/sqin stock).
The new charge pipe has been made from 6061 aluminum and was, therefore, stiffer than the stock plastic pipe, which was never designed to handle higher boost pressure. The new part was also mandrel bent for smoother airflow, benefiting turbo and throttle response.
The new exhaust is referred to as a "modular" system. Its 3" stainless steel piping was cut in sections of standardized length that can be attached with V-band connectors, allowing easy changes between the downpipe, mid-pipe and rear sections. It means owners can switch from a street exhaust with mufflers to a track setup without mufflers in as little as 5min.
The Stage 2 Burger Motorsports software raised boost from 21psi to the 23.38psi it registered during the strongest dyno run we witnessed on the european auto source Mustang Dyno.
With its new parts, the 2.0L turbo motor produced an impressive 312whp at 5400rpm and 355 lb-ft at 3100rpm. This amounted to a gain of 51whp and 63 lb-ft to the wheels.
Even with its improved air flow, drivability hasn't suffered. It still only required a light throttle and little boost for the twin-scroll turbo to blend into stop-and-go traffic. A look at the dyno graph showed there was slightly more torque than stock at 2100rpm and, by 2500rpm, ER's setup gave more than 300 lb-ft at the wheels. This was more than the stock 335i produced at maximum and dwarfed the stock 328i maximum output of 220 lb-ft.
Fred Su confirmed that his test showed the dual exhaust sacrificed some torque in the low- and mid-range when compared to a single-pipe system, but the dual setup made better power in the second half of the rev range. Consequently, ER offers both single- and dual-pipe exhaust systems for the F30 328i.
As one of the most highly modified N20 conversions available, when you want to achieve serious speed, the Evolution Racewerks engine responds willingly. It provides a hefty shove of torque that transitions to horsepower as the revs climb. Yet with power peaking at 5400rpm, and seeming to drop off quickly after that, you don't have to redline the engine. Instead, we would short-shift to keep the motor on the boil, then glance at the speedo to realize you're making the kind of progress normally associated with BMW's M products.
The speed is deceptive, as the F30 chassis is extremely composed. Yet ER tightened it further with a set of CKS C1 coilovers that utilized Swift springs and wider 235/35 front and 265/35 R19 rear Toyo Proxes T1 Sport tires. These were mounted on 19x9" front, 19x10" rear MORR VS8.2 flow-formed wheels.
During our drive, the coilovers were set at six on a scale of ten, making them well suited to both daily driving and high-speed work, especially since the lighter N20 helps the car turn-in to corners more eagerly than the heavier 335i. While the Toyos stuck like fresh epoxy resin, holding a tight line through all kinds of turns.
Slicing through a series of long, fast, sweeping turns at ridiculous speed was easy, with only your comfort level with nearby guardrails, canyon walls and steep descents governing the pace. And after several miles of exploring the car's limits, it was easy to understand why Su declined the ride-along. Yet he should have known the six-piston Brembo front calipers, along with braided lines meant the brake pedal provided a strong bite and good modulation.
On the outside, ER's 328i was the epitome of clean, featuring subtle but distinctive touches such as the 6 Series M Sport front bumper conversion executed by our friends at LTMotorwerks. It fuses the 645i M Sport bumpers' lower section to the stock 328i upper.
The car also wore a pair of BMW M Sport side skirts, carbon fiber rear spoiler and rear bumper with a 335i dual outlet valance and diffuser. The overall effect was a car that gets itself noticed but without fully hinting at its true speed potential.
Many people lamented the loss of the normally aspirated straight-six engine when BMW introduced the N20 2.0T in the F30 328i but, with emissions and fuel economy regulations getting tougher, the BMW turbo engine is winning many fans. And while it lacks the smoothness of the N55 engine, ER's tuning program shows that extracting more power is a lot easier than the comparatively small gains you'd get from an ECU tune and exhaust on the naturally aspirated motor. With the right parts, the power gains are similar to a mildly-modified N55. So for minimal expense, you can punch with the heavyweights while benefiting from improved cornering and better economy that the 328i provides.
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2012 BMW 328i
Evolution Racewerks
Baldwin Park, CA
2.0L N20 four-cylinder 16v turbo with Evolution Racewerks intercooler, Competition Series charge pipe, intake, Competition Series 4" downpipe and modular exhaust system, Burger Motorsports stage 2 Juicebox ECU
stock six-speed manual
six-piston Brembo front calipers, 355mm two-piece slotted rotors
CKS C1 coilovers, Swift springs
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19x9" f, 19x10" r MORR VS8.2 flow-formed wheels, 235/35 R19 f, 265/35 R19 r Toyo Proxes T1 Sport tires
LTMotorwerks custom front bumper, BMW M Sport side skirts, carbon fiber trunk spoiler and rear bumper with BMW 335i rear valance and diffuser
BMW M Performance carbon and alcantara shift knob
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Cook the Book: 'The Heirloom Tomato'
While some fruits and vegetables are almost exclusively enjoyed on a seasonal basis (think peaches and corn) tomatoes are ever present in the produce section, even when they're far from their glorious late-summer peak.
Call me a tomato purist but, I'd prefer to go without tomatoes than to suffer through the mealy, mushy specimens that line the shelves in the cooler months. And I think that Amy Goldman, tomato farmer and author of The Heirloom Tomato might agree.
Goldman grows over 100 varieties of heirloom tomatoes on her farm in New York's Hudson Valley and has authored an authoritative book devoted to her beloved crop. The first half of The Heirloom Tomato is an illustrated guide to tomatoes, from tiny Red Currants to the gargantuan ribbed Gezahante with a breakdown of all of their stats including origin, yield, and flavor. In the second section is filled with recipes focusing on, you guessed it—tomatoes!
We will be putting our haul of gorgeous summer tomatoes to good use with a week's worth of recipes. What you have to look forward to: Tomato Frittata, Indian inspired Curried Meatballs with Tomato Sauce, and a fresh Lebanese salad called Fattoush.
Win 'The Heirloom Tomato'
Thanks to the generous folks over at Bloomsbury, we are giving away five (5) copies of The Heirloom Tomato this week. All you have to do is tell us about your favorite way to enjoy summer tomatoes in the comments section below.
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Friday, 15 October 2010
Almost There
Not one to get complacent, I had a brainwave for a fundraising event the other night and I quickly got to work with it. I am organising a charity fashion show in February in my local town to raise money for arthritis care, a charity that has been very good to me since my diagnosis. It combines my two passions, fashion and… fun! So I have had a great time thinking of ideas and planning the event from the comfort of my bed (I went swimming the other day and have been suffering with burning hips ever since!). It's great to see how supportive local businesses have been with donations.
I have also been asked to write a column in the arthritis care magazine which I am thrilled at. Ideally, I wish I could turn the work I am doing into a job but I am aware that working from the comfort of your home where I can rest at any point is very different from being in an office environment working 9-5 five days a week. I hope that I will be ready soon though, and the right part time work will come along to get me started.
I feel very lucky at the moment I get to do what I enjoy, help others and still get the rest I need to ensure my condition doesn't flare. It has took me long enough to find this balance and I hope it continues. But it does show that you have to hit the bottom, and I did indeed, before you start making your way back up again…
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- Anonymous15 October 2010 at 19:53
You know, I'm not sure your giving yourself enough credit about working from home. There are many writers who work from home and go to the office once a week or even less to check in. I think you should advertise yourself out there and see what happens. I bet you two pennies on the dollar you would be surprised in no time! I for one, support you and the cause!! Hugs. TammyReplyDelete
V.Brilliant to read about this new opportunity. I think it is so important to do as much of life as possible despite crappy ra. even if it is an hour or 2 at the laptop every few days it keeps your focus positive.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous29 October 2010 at 17:19
Good Luckk with the Fashion Show!!! :O)ReplyDelete
I have AS and held a similar event for Arthritis Research UK. My fashion show was last week and went really well. I wish you as much success as I had! :O) Although I was exhausted for days after, it gave me such a good feeling!
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I am a beginner to moderate player, with lots of energy and I like to bring my radio with me...so if oyou like to jam out while getting a tan and talk smack, meet me on the court...
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You sound like fun to play with. We should set up a match. When would be good for you?
Hey, sure sounds good probably next wee sometime like monday, tues mid morning- ish...do you have a fav court u like to play in?
Jerry Kline is cool. Monday or Tuesday works great. Send me a text so we can confirm a time. [edit: please share private info via PM or Friend Request]
Hey would you like to play sometime?
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Hey dude,
What is considered a beginner? well a beginner sucks at tennis...haha jk. but something like that... anyways I am finally free after finals etc. and I need some tennis I am ready to play tomorrow around 10 am...its kinda hot after 12 .
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If anyone else is down for some tennis tomorrow mid morning let me know!!
Hi Erica,
I'm also in that beginner to moderate range. Haven't played in a while, but I'm hoping it'll all come back in a flash. I'd be open to meeting up for evening matches if you were interested.
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Jan. 30, 2008
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Antoine Coleman's three hung up on the rim for enough time for everyone to take notice, before falling into the cylinder for the game-clinching field goal as WPI solidified its spot in first-place in the NEWMAC with a 58-52 overtime victory at MIT. The loss was MIT's first of the season in Rockwell Cage.
Coleman capped a strong all-around game with the pivotal basket that pushed WPI (14-5, 4-1) in front, 54-50, as 2:21 remained in the overtime period. MIT (12-7, 3-3) junior Jimmy Bartolotta drained a fall-away jumper on the left baseline during the ensuing possession to slice the lead to two, but WPI closed the game with four straight free throws after the Cardinal and Gray were unable to convert on its last two shots.
Wednesday's mid-week conference clash remained tight throughout, with WPI authoring the largest lead of the second half as Adam Lirette's lay-up with 14:17 left in the game put WPI up, 37-32. MIT responded by scoring the next seven points including Daniel McCue's go-ahead lay-up with 11:35 left in regulation.
A jumper by Ben Etten gave WPI a 46-42 lead at 5:10, although MIT scored the last four points of the second half while keeping WPI off the board. Bartolotta knotted the score after hitting a free throw with 2:58 still on the clock. Both teams had chances down the stretch and MIT owned the final possession, but Bradley Gampel's drive to the left missed long off the glass as time expired.
Gampel delivered one of his best efforts of the season in the loss, scoring a season-high 14 points while adding four assists and a game-best four steals. Freshman Daniel McCue also enjoyed a good game, chipping in a career-high 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting, three assists and two steals.
Bartolotta led all scorers with 17 points on 6-of-14 shooting. The junior star was hampered by foul trouble and missed over 10 minutes in the second half but still closed with four boards, three steals and a block. No other player scored in double figures for MIT, although Hamidou Soumare grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds as MIT won the battle of the boards, 34-28.
Etten led WPI with 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting with Jerome Kirkland adding 12 and Marois closing with 11. Etten and Coleman tied for the team lead with seven caroms off the glass. Coleman, who also scored nine points after finishing 4-of-6 from the floor, added three blocks to pace a fantastic defensive effort for WPI.
The only time there was a large separation between the teams was early in the first as Bartolotta drained two three's to propel MIT to a 12-2 lead six minutes into the game. Kirkland and Etten helped erase the deficit by combining for nine points over the next five minutes.


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Dan Rodricks had a great column ("Scary storms in the age of information," Oct. 30) and I could not agree more. When will we begin to have a serious discussion about making the proper investments in improving our infrastructure as it relates to how we receive our power in Maryland? Recent climatic events clearly point to the need for us to do something other than "kick the can down the road."
I agree with Mr. Rodricks when he points out that climate scientists observe, "we have sufficiently damaged the atmosphere in a way that will make such events more common and more deadly." We owe it to our children, grandchildren and the generations that follow us to address this new catastrophic reality in a thoughtful and meaningful way. We have the technology.
In the upcoming session of the General Assembly, I will join with Sen. Katherine Klausmeier and others to promote legislation to bury all power lines in Maryland. In the 21st century, we should be in better control of our lives in Maryland, no matter what nature hurls at us or what costs it will take to respond.
After all, the longer we procrastinate the higher the cost. "We will pay now or we'll pay later, but we most assuredly will pay."
Sen. Nathaniel McFadden, Baltimore
The writer, a Democrat, represents District 45 in the Maryland Senate.


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Rather than write about the game of the year in football this Friday night between East Duplin at Northside for the East Central 2-A Conference title � there�ll be plenty written this week about the game before, during and after it � I�d like to pause to consider another area sport.
Rather than write about the game of the year in football this Friday night between East Duplin at Northside for the East Central 2-A Conference title � there�ll be plenty written this week about the game before, during and after it � I�d like to pause to consider another area sport.
Five of the seven area teams that made the state playoffs won their opening match to advance to tonight�s second round, which is an indication that the sport is more than competitive with teams from outside the area.
�Yeah, and that�s without year-round (play) for a lot of kids like soccer or basketball,� Swansboro�s long-time volleyball coach Kim Miller said Monday. �We have a few travel teams, but it�s not as big as AAU in basketball or soccer with all the different levels.
�But if you look at the playoffs, we�ve got a bunch of teams (still alive)�, and we�ve had a tendency to go very far. So I think we have good high school volleyball in the area.�
From here, however, it gets tougher.
Only one of the five area teams � Southwest � has the luxury of playing at home, which comes thanks to the Stallions� win over Dixon last week to determine the Coastal Plains 1-A Conference�s No. 1 playoff seed.
The Stallions (16-4) play host to Rosewood (16-8), the No. 2 seed out of the Carolina Conference, at 6 p.m. while Dixon (12-7) travels to perennial volleyball power Pender (21-5) for a 7 p.m. battle with the Tri-Country Conference�s top seed.
That both Southwest and Dixon won their first-round matches was no surprise.
Nor was that East Duplin (19-2), the No. 2 seed out of the East Central 2-A Conference, swept past Whiteville and will play at Fairmont (13-5) tonight. What was a surprise, however, was Croatan (12-8) not only beating West Bladen but sweeping the No. 1 seed out of the split 3-A/2-A Waccamaw Conference on the road.
Tonight, the Cougars are at Bartlett Yancey (8-15), the No. 3 seed out of the Mid-State Conference.
Of the ECC�s five playoff teams, four advanced, the others being No. 1 Topsail and No. 3 South Lenoir. Only No. 4 Swansboro lost.
The biggest surprise of the first round, however, was Jacksonville in the 3-A playoffs.
Don�t get me wrong. The Cardinals are a solid team with some athletic players, but it was still a surprise that they were able to defeat Big East Conference No. 1 seed and 15-3 Wilson Hunt on the road in five sets.
That again, however, says something of the strength of volleyball in the area.
The Cardinals, who are 11-11 and the No. 5 seed out of the Coastal Conference, face a second straight No. 1 seed on the road tonight, traveling South Brunswick, 15-4 and the top seed out of the Waccamaw.
Of the five teams that made the playoffs from the Coastal Conference, three won their playoff openers, with No. 3 Washington and 4 White Oak losing. White Oak lost to 24-0 Triton, which plays host to South Central, the No. 2 seed from the Coastal Conference. It�ll be interesting to see how South Central fares against Triton.
So why is volleyball relatively strong in the area?
First, there are some good coaches. But as every coach would tell you it�s the players ultimately who win matches. And the area has some good players. Each team has any number of top-flight players that could play on any high school team.
�I think that the coaches around here do a very good job of getting the most out of the kids,� Miller said. �(But) it�s been awhile since we�ve had an all-around outstanding volleyball player � (that) went big-time� Division I.
Along with the in-season coaching, area coaches also make sure their players go to summer camps locally as well as regionally in Chapel Hill and other area universities.
�The kids devote themselves to it and show a significant gain to make it a very good area of volleyball,� Miller said. �I think that we have a lot of good talent in our area. There�s one or two players on every team (who could play for anybody). It takes six out there to be successful. So there are a lot of players that complement the one or two that maybe are standouts on their teams.�
And while it would be a surprise for all five area teams to advance to the third round of the playoffs, don�t be surprised if several do, which only would be further evidence that the locals in this high-flying sport are more than a match for their competitors elsewhere.
Sports editor Rick Scoppe can be contacted via email at firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling 910-219-8471.


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Redskins' coach Mike Shanahan has admitted that he doesn't know who the Skins' starting RB will be this year.
"You guys kind of tease me a little bit, saying that I won't say. I don't know. I don't know who's going to be the tailback. I do know that I have three guys I have a lot of confidence in that played last year.... We'll find out."
If they do have reason for optimism, it might be 2nd year man Evan Royster. Royster, the team's 6th round pick last year, spent the first 11 weeks of the season on the practice squad, but when he got promoted to the active roster he made the most of the opportunity. He finished 3rd on the team with 328 rushing yards, all but 3 of those yards coming in the final 4 games, racked up an impressive 5.9 yards/carry and ran for 100+ yards in each of the final 2 games.
With the addition of 2nd overall pick Robert Griffin, the Redskins will be a quarterback driven team. Aside from a strong arm, Griffin has sprinters speed. I would be surprised if he isn't the team's 2nd leading rusher by the end of the year. The deciding factor on who gets the bulk of the playing time at RB may not be the ability to carry the ball, but the ability to pass block for the new franchise QB.


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LOS ANGELES - Magic Johnson is about to learn $2 billion only buys you so much. Now he'll need to bring the Los Angeles Dodgers the same success he brought the Lakers.
News that Johnson and his partners agreed to purchase the team sparked a groundswell of excited chatter and optimism Wednesday that the man who ran "Showtime" could restore luster to the once-proud franchise.
The amount Johnson and his partners are paying would be mind-blowing if it was just for the team itself. But it also gives Johnson's group the right to reel in future riches from TV and real estate associated with the Dodgers.
"A big part of the purchase price is all those other things," said David Carter, executive director of USC Sports Business Institute. "You've got a great piece of property you can develop and make a game-day experience around Chavez Ravine. A likely billion-dollar cable (television) rights deal that will come out of it makes it a very unique sale."
Current owner Frank McCourt hand-picked Johnson's group to buy the Dodgers on Tuesday, just five hours after Major League Baseball approved three finalists in a bankruptcy auction. The deal is one of several steps toward a sale of the team by the end of April. It is subject to approval by a federal bankruptcy judge.
"The interest in this franchise and its historic sale price are profound illustrations of the great overall health of our industry," baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said. "This has been a long, difficult process, and I once again want to thank the great Dodger fans for their loyalty and patience."
Selig has the right to review the final agreement. If MLB has any objections, it would bring them up with mediator Joseph Farnan Jr.
Johnson's group would gain the ability to sell the Dodgers' local broadcasting rights starting with games in 2014. It likely would use money gained from the rights sale - or from the team's own network with outside investment - and use those funds to pay down the acquisition debt. The team's debt stood at $579 million as of January, according to a court filing.
Johnson is seemingly a perfect fit. He lives locally, he already knows what it takes to win championships, and he's proven he can succeed in real estate, retail and entertainment - keys to helping the team bolster its coffers in pursuit of big-money free agents.
"He's well-grounded and well-respected," Carter said. "You have a strong presence in the community, he's connected to city hall, and has a good relationship with the media. All these things are important and will help the community get over Frank."
And Johnson still has the dazzling smile that will make him a great public face for what once was - and could be again - one of baseball's marquee franchises.
"Great day for the Dodgers," slugger Matt Kemp said from spring training in Glendale, Ariz. "As Magic used to say, the Dodgers were the team that used to run L.A. Definitely we were going to have more fans out there this year. Now there's another reason to have the fans turn out."
Retired Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda has known Johnson since he first came to play for the Lakers.
"The most important part is he'll talk to some of the players individually about how to win. That's what we got to do right now is win again and bring our fans back," he said. "He knows how to talk to people, he knows how to impress people and how to build people up."
Hours after the announcement that Johnson's group was the winning bidder, the Dodgers said their April 10 home opener was sold out.
"As soon as you hear the name Magic Johnson, it turns into a positive," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "There's positive energy around the ball club, around the city."
Johnson's business acumen is equal to his success on the court. The 52-year-old Hall of Fame guard won championships at Everett High in Lansing, Mich., at Michigan State and five NBA titles with the Lakers.
After being forced to retire suddenly in 1991 with HIV, Johnson remade himself into a successful entrepreneur and became a respected voice as an HIV activist and campaigned to educate people about the disease.
Johnson is well-known for his self-named nationwide chain of movie theaters, movie studio, and promotion company. He previously owned more than 100 Starbucks franchises and had a minority ownership in the Lakers. His other ventures include commercial real estate and health clubs.
"Magic Johnson is probably the most beloved sports figure in Los Angeles history," Lakers owner Jerry Buss said. "He has been a success in everything else he's become involved with, most notably his spectacular business career and also his educational campaign on behalf of HIV awareness."
Johnson's reputation as a winner in sports and business lends a new air of credibility to the Dodgers, who saw attendance plummet below 3 million in McCourt's final season when fans bashed his stewardship of the team.
"I think they'll be able to fill the stadium just because of Magic," said Mike Baldwin, a longtime fan who quit going to games after McCourt bought the team in 2003. "I don't think baseball could have done a better job than to pull him in."
Johnson's partners in buying the Dodgers include Stan Kasten, former president of the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals; and Peter Guber, a longtime Hollywood executive and co-owner of the NBA's Golden State Warriors.
Mark Walter, chief executive officer of the Chicago-based financial services firm Guggenheim Partners, would be the controlling owner. Kasten would be the top day-to-day executive. The group's other investors include Guggenheim Partners President Todd Boehly and Bobby Patton, whose investments include oil and gas properties.
But Johnson's name and smile are what lit up fans' moods in the city where he remains the most enduring and beloved sports superstar.
"There's a lot of euphoria about the fact that it's Magic and it's no longer Frank," Carter said. "He'll have a honeymoon period and I think most people in Southern California hope he doesn't need it."
AP Sports Writer Ron Blum in New York and Associated Press Writer John Rogers in Los Angeles contributed to this report.


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After last November, I had a 'blog-fatigue' moment where for a few months I couldn't bear to read anything political. This might have had something to do with my political inclinations, but I was curious, and started digging around. Based on a completely unscientific study of a completely non-random sample, I came to the conclusion (draw your own !) that the phenomenon was widely felt:
1. The Washington Monthly
2. Daily Kos
3. Instapundit
4. Little Green Footballs
5. Andrew Sullivan
6. Gizmodo (a prominent gadget blog)
The first two are prominent liberal (or at least left-of-center) blogs, and the next two are right-leaning blogs. Andrew Sullivan is generally conservative, but is not as ideologically predictable, and Gizmodo is a completely non-political blog. I wanted to check Boing Boing, but they only have stats going back to January.
The pattern seems fairly compelling, with all usual caveats added in. Gizmodo illustrates why this is not just a holiday season dip. Of course, if I had stats from prior years, even this effect could have been verified.


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I always marvel at how anyone makes a go of it in aviation. I'm especially cheered by young people who stake their claim. I'll be writing about a young aviation entrepreneur or leader from time to time. The first represents success on the Internet: Neil Glazer, the founder of PilotMall.com.
Last month, I visited the home of PilotMall.com, the brainchild of 34-year-old Glazer. Some years back, he moved the business to Florida from Stewart Airport, New York – perhaps to tap the market in one of General Aviation's most active states. Turns out, his business model (until recently) had less to do with Florida sales than outreach to anywhere and everywhere. Why? He was a pioneer in Internet sales of pilot supplies – the kind of thing you once bought at your local airport store or, later, from a catalog.
Neil was not the first to sell pilot supplies on the Internet. AvShop may have been first. Interestingly, PilotMall, Inc. recently bought AvShop and another internet sales pioneer, iPILOT.com. These days, he's growing his business and staying above water. And Neil would not have been such an Internet leader had the long-time powerhouse in catalog sales not had their .com name held hostage by someone who grabbed it first. (It took years for those folks to win back their .com name in court.)
I first met Neil in the 1990s during his annual pilgrimages to the fly-ins held each June at AOPA's Frederick, Maryland, headquarters. Down from New York's Hudson Valley, he was impressive as a motivated young entrepreneur in the fly-in's vendor tent. He started in business at 21 after earning an economics degree at The State University of New York. I thought he was a young person doing the Lord's work, as far as GA and its next generation were concerned. And that next generation was mostly doing their thing on-line.
Reconnecting with Neil after moving to Florida this year, I find he's doing a lot more "on the ground" as well as online. First, in support of grassroots GA, he's backing the SUN 'n FUN show that kicks off the fly-in season each year in Lakeland, Florida. He's handled the retail operations for SUN 'n FUN-theme merchandise since 2009, taking that burden off show organizers.
More recently, he's taken over the SUN 'n FUN retail store behind the show's four exhibit hangars. This modern facility is now the PilotMall "aviation superstore." Better still, it's open now not only for the annual April fly-in, but anytime there's a major aviation activity on the SUN 'n FUN grounds. That's important as SUN 'n FUN extends its efforts to a year-round program of fly-ins, aviation education and community outreach.
A second area of Neil's commitment is exciting, too — that of getting us pilots out to the airport again and flying more. I recently flew out to the Bahamas on a promotional tour for pilots co-sponsored by the Seaplane Pilots Association and the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. But there's more in the works by those Bahamas people to get us flying to wider worlds, including theirs.
Neil is one of 11 Bahamas Flying Ambassadors working with The Islands Of The Bahamas to remind us they are just 50-60 miles offshore and easy to reach in any light aircraft. Among the Ambassadors, Neil's specialty is an unusual one: He will administer the 2012-2013 Bahamas Pilot Challenge. The Challenge will award five prizes of multiple hotel nights in the Bahamas among pilots who (after registering with the program) land at 12 of 20 Bahamian Airports of Entry before Nov. 30, 2013. Offering 23 resort hotel nights in total (most redeemable over multiple visits), prizes are worth thousands.
The Challenge will be launched informally at AOPA SUMMIT in Palm Springs. Neil will have details at Booth 801, where's he's also giving away his own prizes ranging from gift certificates to a $1,095 Sennheiser S1 digital ANR headset with Bluetooth capability. It's an odd place to announce an East Coast flying event but hey, the nation's GA media is there and Florida's beautiful winter flying season approaches!
Neil's been an innovator in many ways. But I'm most happy he's doing more than just selling people stuff. He's helping SUN 'n FUN grow and giving pilots more reasons to fly. Otherwise, he's like any other businessman, except 1) he's still quite young, and 2) he gets one hell of a kick out of owning his Mooney. He's in business BECAUSE it allows him to make a living in GA.
At 34, he's holding forth at his warehouse outlet facility on the south side of Al Whitted Airport, right on Tampa Bay in St. Pete. His digs are nothing fancy – believe me – but his heart is in the right place. For those of us who have become discouraged about GA in our older age, it's nice to see "the next generation" taking their shot. I'm proud to help tell his story.
Drew Steketee was president of BE A PILOT, senior vp-communications for AOPA and executive director of the Partnership for Improved Air Travel. He also headed PR and media relations for Beech, GAMA and the Airport Operators Council International.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. – An attorney for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky said Friday his client has gotten his fighting spirit back after his child abuse conviction and sentencing and hopes prison officials will find a way to house him under less restrictive conditions than he currently experiences.
Karl Rominger said after spending several hours with Sandusky at Greene State Prison in southwestern Pennsylvania on Friday that Sandusky's outlook has improved since he was sentenced two months ago to decades behind bars.
He said they discussed pending post-sentencing motions and plans for an appeal.
"I was meeting with a man who was again ready to press forward, who has regenerated his energies and has clearly devoted his time and energy to perfecting that appeal," Rominger said. "His fight is 100 percent back."
Rominger said Sandusky, 68, rates as a Level 2 inmate on a five-level security classification but is being kept under much more severe Level 5 conditions. He said Sandusky is alone in his cell for 23 hours a day during the week and around the clock on weekends.
Rominger said Sandusky has been allowed two phone calls a month, while other Level 5 prisoners get only one. Sandusky also has been issued a television, which Rominger said would not be the case for a typical Level 5 prisoner.
He said he planned to write to the prison's warden.
"We're not completely devoid of common sense," Rominger said. "We understand the prison system is trying to balance their concerns about physical safety. We are just looking for middle ground."
Sandusky, a former assistant to head football coach Joe Paterno, was convicted in June of sexually abusing 10 boys, some on campus. He didn't testify at his trial but has maintained his innocence. He's serving a 30- to 60-year sentence.
The abuse scandal rocked Penn State, bringing down Paterno and the university's then-president and leading college sports' governing body, the NCAA, to levy unprecedented sanctions against the university's football program. Criminal charges are pending against three former high-ranking university officials accused of helping to cover up abuse complaints, but they say they're innocent.
Sandusky's post-sentencing motions will be the subject of arguments before a judge Jan. 10 in Bellefonte, and Rominger said preparations would be much easier if Sandusky had more regular access to a phone.
Family members have visited Sandusky, but Friday was the first time he has met with his legal team at the prison.
"It's a tough life, Level 5," Rominger said. "And I know some people in the public will say, 'Who cares?' But the answer is, I thought we believe in equality in America. And while he's a convicted sex offender in Pennsylvania, he would like to be treated like every other convicted sex offender."
Sandusky believes he would be safe in the prison's general population, Rominger said.
"He said to me he can understand where some of the concern comes from, but he's not happy being stuck in a cell 23 hours a day," Rominger said.
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Sunday, March 4, 2012
Prospect makeup
Prospect lore is riddled with tales of can't miss studs who can't handle the pressure. I'm not going to call out by name the guys I'm questioning in this post, but there are a couple of our top prospects that I really wonder if they have their head on straight. I can't help but question the maturity of a kid whose public twitter posts are mostly cryptic, passive-aggressive, whining about his girlfriend.
Then we read stories like this one over at The Grand Old Game. In this short post about DDJ, we're confronted by this question: "how much heart does he have for the game?"
I know they're just kids, but they're kids the Astros have invested a lot of money in. These are the prospects we're hoping will lead the resurgence of Houston baseball. They could have enormous arm strength or bat strength, but do they have the mental strength necessary to be the player we all project them to be?
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- Denny Ingles said...
It does worry me.
- March 4, 2012 at 5:32 PM
I feel for these kids. Ten years ago, a 19 year old in A ball could get his heart broken and nobody would ever hear about it. Now, the minute a prospect gets some hype, he's expected to have a twitter account and all the other things famous people have. There's no precedent on how to regulate it, so the organization is probably oblivious. There's also no way for the prospect to realize what he's doing. He thinks that's what twitter is for; sharing your thoughts. I think eventually we will learn that we need to cut celebrities some slack, and f course people will realize earlier on that you need to filter what you put on public forums. Hopefully Folty will be no worse for the wear and it won't affect his development as a player, but I feel sorry that he's unwittingly embarrassing himself.
- March 4, 2012 at 6:44 PM
Forget the prospect question for a minute. There's a certain Astro playing at the MLB level, and his twitter account makes me wonder how Jeff Luhnow possibly employs this guy. In the past we had to believe reporters when they talked about high character guys and good locker room types. Twitter is in many ways opening the doors of the locker room for us to see for ourselves.
- March 5, 2012 at 10:25 AM
Unfortunately, I've seen the same things from some Astros prospects in Lancaster the past few years, guys who moped around the field as though they had been forced to play (don't want to name any names, like Jay Austin or Jonathan Villar).....Think it would be a good idea for the Astros organization, from the GM down through minor league coordinators and managers/coaches, to remind the kids that some one is watching EVERY DAY.....and the day they go Joe Cool and dog it, there may be a scout in the stands that says to himself, "no one my team will ever take a slug like that"....It's tough to wash off that stink once the word starts to get around.
- March 7, 2012 at 4:18 PM


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Amazon UK leaks Windows 8 retail box, TV ads
Here's what we're in for as October 26 approaches
Windows 8 isn't due to launch until October 26, but some over-zealous retailers are starting to give us a feel for the marketing onslaught we can expect once Microsoft's new OS hits retail shelves.
Officially, most retailers are still being coy about anything related to Windows 8. For example, searches on Amazon's US site reveal only a teaser saying, "Looking for Windows 8? Learn more about some of the new Windows 8 features and sign up to be notified when its [sic] released here." *
But things aren't so tight-lipped over at Amazon UK. The online retailer's Blighty division has launched a full product page for Windows 8 Pro, Upgrade Edition, complete with what appear to be computer renderings of the operating system's retail packaging.
From what we can see, the Windows 8 box is a bit of a departure from the packaging of previous versions of Windows. In keeping with Microsoft's new "Modern" look and feel, the main part of the box is a flat grey color with minimal text in the Segoe font. Just "Windows 8 Pro" and "Microsoft" -- that's it.
In the center of the box is the new Windows logo, presented as a literal, die-cut window in the cardboard. Behind the window is a swirl design featuring many of the colors from Windows 8's Live Tiles.
Another image shows a rendering of the back of the box, which describes the new OS as "Windows reimagined." Surprisingly, the text here doesn't do much to tout the new features of Windows 8, giving equal space to such well-established features as Internet Explorer, Windows Defender, BitLocker, and Remote Desktop.
As this is an Upgrade Edition, the back of the box also features some notes about upgrading from Windows 7, Vista, and XP. Microsoft has said it expects most Windows 8 customers to already be running one of these versions of Windows, and rumor has it Redmond doesn't plan to offer a non-upgrade version of the new OS to retail stores.
Buying the boxed version of Windows 8 isn't the only way to upgrade, however. Microsoft is also offering a direct-download upgrade option for $40 through January 13, 2013.
Amazon UK's Windows 8 product page also offers an assortment of videos (see example, below). Some of them are tutorials for various new features, while other seem destined to become TV ads, with titles like "Meet Windows 8," "Make It Yours," "Work Hard, Play Hard," and "It's All About Apps." A few of these have since leaked to other websites.
As expected, the ads heavily emphasize the touch-centric nature of Windows 8, with disembodied hands poking and swiping at various samples screens, in particular the new Start Screen.
Like its US counterpart, Amazon UK doesn't give any shipping date for Windows 8, saying only that we can sign up to be notified when it's available. But by now we all know that it will be available at Microsoft's pop-up stores and other vendors beginning on October 26 (at midnight, in some locations).
There's no word on when Microsoft's marketing blitz will begin in earnest, however. But once it does, your Reg correspondent wonders how long it will take us all to get tired of that Windows 8 theme music from the ads. Should we plan to count in days? Hours? ®
* Amazon's temporary US product page for Windows 8 also carries this perplexing caution: "WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs." October 26 can't come soon enough.
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This July, 2006, file photo shows the ruins of Peru's famed Machu Picchu. The World Monuments Fund's watch list for 2010 includes 93 sites in 47 countries, ranging from Phajoding, a remote monastery in Bhutan, to the bridges along Connecticut's scenic Merritt Parkway. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Bonnie Burnham, President of the
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( WMF), today announced the 2010 World Monuments Watch. For more than 40 years, WMF, a nonprofit organization, has worked to preserve cultural heritage across the globe. The 2010 Watch includes 93 sites now at risk, representing 47 countries. These include 9 sites from the United States and 15 dating from the 20th century. The Watch is WMFs flagship advocacy program, and it calls international attention to threatened cultural heritage.
Ranging from the famous ( Machu Picchu, Peru ) and remote (Phajoding, a monastery high in the mountains of Bhutan ), to the unexpected ( Merritt Parkway, Connecticut, U.S. ) and little-known (desert castles of ancient Khorezm, Uzbekistan ), the 2010 Watch tells compelling stories of human aspiration, imagination, and adaptation. The need for collective action and sustainable stewardship are common themes running through the 2010 list, and the 93 sites vividly illustrate the ever-more pressing need to create a balance between heritage concerns and the social, economic, and environmental interests of communities around the world.
The 2010 Watch makes it clear that cultural heritage efforts in the 21st century must recognize the critical importance of sustainable stewardship, and that we must work closely with local partners to create viable and appropriate opportunities to advance this, said Ms. Burnham. The sites on the 2010 Watch list make a dramatic case for the need to bring together a variety of sectorseconomic, environmental, heritage preservation, and socialwhen we are making plans that will affect us all. Greater cooperation among these sectors would benefit humanity today, while ensuring our place as stewards of the Earth for the next generation.
Comprising products of individual imaginations, testaments to faith, and masterpieces of civil engineering, among other types of creations, the sites on the 2010 Watch are irreplaceable monuments to human culture. They are found in every type of environment, from urban centers and small towns to barren plains and riverside caves, and they are threatened by war, natural disasters, urban sprawl, and neglect. They range from the prehistoric to the contemporary, and include schools, libraries, municipal buildings, places of worship, roadways, aqueducts, row houses, bridges, gateways, parks, follies, cultural landscapes, archaeological remains, historic city centers, castles, private houses, forts, tombs, and ancient petroglyphs and cave art.
Erica Avrami, WMFs Research and Education Director, noted, The World Monuments Watch has evolved since its inception 14 years ago. With a greater number of urban centers and cultural landscapes, this years Watch reflects a growing understanding that heritage cannot be preserved in isolation, but rather must be addressed as part of a broad physical and social context. Not all sites on the Watch are in imminent danger. Many face challenges on the horizon, providing the opportunity to engage in dialogue and decision-making now, so as to avoid problems in the future. Heritage conservation can be an effective tool for community development, economic growth, and sustainable land use.
2010 Watch SitesHighlights
In Kyoto, Japan , traditional townhouses called machiya, dating as far back as the early 1600s, integrated urban living with commerce. Merchants and craftspeople combined their homes and livelihoods under a single roof, and the Kyoto machiya are considered the model of their type throughout Japan . These houses are being torn down and replaced with new, denser construction, diminishing the architectural and cultural history of the Kyoto cityscape and traditional way of life. In other examples of urban development, a new underground train line through Barcelona will run precariously close to the foundations of Antoni Gaudis Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família in Barcelona, and the Suq al-Qaysariya in Bahrain, one of the few remaining traditional suqsor marketplacesin the Gulf region, may be razed in favor of a modern, upscale mall.
The intersection of urban issues and preservation concerns takes a variety of forms and underscores the need for integrated planning and management. For example, the once-elaborate, turn-of-the-century Gingerbread Houses of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, have fallen into decay following the political strife and poverty now besieging the country. However, their conservation would present a vital opportunity to create jobs and generate revenue. In another example, in Sevilla, Spain , a proposed commercial tower outside the already protected historic city center would forever alter an iconic landscape and the character of the city. Such sites demonstrate the fact that, with increasing urbanization across the globe, stakeholders in heritage preservation and urban development must come together to ensure that our shared history and cultural legacy are not lost as building proceeds.
Such changing conditions are highlighted in the 2010 Watch by sites that embody both the continuity and conflict between past and present lifestyles and their effects on the environment. The cultural landscape of Hadley, Massachusetts, for example, is a rare survivor of 17th-century British agricultural traditions, boasting a 350-year history of continuous farming on land now zoned for development. Other sites are affected by the changing nature of local cultures. The vernacular architecture of the Kazakh Steppe, comprising necropolises and mausoleums dating to the 18th century, enabled the nomadic tribes living on the steppe to remember their ancestors and physically mark their lands. However, the Soviet nationalization of those lands, with the subsequent development of new towns and settlements, forever altered the nomadic way of life, and these structures and associated traditions were abandoned. The 16th-century rice terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras likewise underscore the challenge of conserving a once-dynamic environment that has lost both its primary function for agricultural productivity and the people who have traditionally maintained it. Most dramatically, 50,000 ancient petroglyphs in Pakistan s Northern Areas will be flooded by the construction of the Diamer-Basha Dam, which will provide much-needed infrastructure to remote communities nearby. While impossible to save, this rock-art chronicle of 10,000 years of history may be preserved for future generations through careful documentation. By calling attention to these realities, WMF hopes to compel innovative approaches that encompass the changing conditions of both the community and the historic landscape.
Ensuring sustainable lifestyles and environments entails simultaneously promoting and managing growth so as to protect community values and quality of life. Tourism, for example, benefits local communities by bringing economic opportunities, and it benefits touristsand international understandingby exposing them to new cultures. But unmanaged visitorship can also harm fragile sites and interfere with traditional daily practices. One 2010 Watch siteTaos Pueblo in New Mexicohas been continuously inhabited for 1,000 years, and its residents and governing council are directly engaged in preserving their structures and their way of life. However, increasing numbers of tourists visit the Pueblo every year, curious about its history and customs, endangering the sites living heritage. Similarly, Phajoding, a monastery in Bhutan , has for centuries been a regional center for a spiritual tradition of solitary meditation. Now, as more trekkers than ever before visit Phajoding to experience its tranquility, they are exerting more pressure on the monks meditation and the monasterys buildings. Even sites long abandoned, such as Chankillo, Peru , which may be the earliest-known astronomical observatory in the Americas , require careful planning to ensure sustainable tourism development.
As with past Watch lists, the 2010 Watch highlights the plight of modern architecture. Often overlooked because it isnt old, such architecture faces special problems stemming from experimental materials and innovative designs. Modern buildings on the 2010 Watch include Frank Lloyd Wrights iconic Taliesin and Taliesin West, in the U.S., and the now-abandoned Sanatorium Joseph Lemaire, in Belgium. The surreal, fantastic landscape of Las Pozas, in Xilitla, Mexico, a series of canals, pools, and architectural follies constructed in the mid-20th century, is crumbling and being engulfed by the dense, humid jungle that surrounds it. Without immediate intervention, the concrete and steel ensemble will soon be overtaken by nature.
The 2010 Watch also includes sites affected by conflict and disaster. The entire country of Iraq was placed on the 2006 and 2008 Watch lists; the 2010 list includes the al-Hadba Minaret, in Mosul, one of the few original elements in the medieval Nur al-Din complex and a monument of great symbolic importance to the Iraqis. Watch listing should draw much-needed technical assistance to the hunchbackso-called for its precarious slantand reiterate the World Monuments Funds support for the conservation of Iraq s heritage. Two important sites in New Orleans, St. Louis Cemetery no. 2 and the Phillis Wheatley Elementary School, face continuing challenges from Hurricane Katrina. The Dutch Fort in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, and the Carlisle Memorial Methodist Church in Belfast, Northern Ireland, illustrate some of the ways in which heritage conservation can bring together fractured communities.
World Monuments Watch
Launched in 1996 and issued every two years, the World Monuments Watch calls international attention to cultural heritage sites around the world that are threatened by neglect, vandalism, conflict, or disaster. The 2010 Watch continues this tradition of identifying endangered sites, while also encompassing those with compelling issues or progressive approaches that can inform the field at large.
Watch listing provides an opportunity for sites and their nominators to raise public awareness, foster local participation, advance innovation and collaboration, and demonstrate effective solutions. The process also serves as a vehicle for requesting WMF assistance for select projects.
The list is assembled by an international panel of experts in archaeology, architecture, art history, and preservation (see accompanying list of 2010 panel members). For many historic sites, inclusion on the Watch is the best, and sometimes the only, hope for survival.
Since the programs inception, more than 630 sites in 125 countries and territories have been included on eight Watch lists. Nearly half the sites featured on the Watch lists through 2008, representing 79 countries, have received WMF support totaling $50 million. These WMF funds have in turn leveraged an additional $150 million in assistance from other sources, demonstrating the effectiveness of the Watch program.
Success stories from the 2008 World Monuments Watch include Scotts Hut, Antarctica; Falmouth Historic Town, Jamaica ; Pella Macedonia Tombs, Greece ; Capitanes Generales Palace, Guatemal Mavisbank House, United Kingdom ; and Florida Southern College, U.S.A. All have been protected.
A very recent success story is Tomo Port Town, in Fukuyama, Japan , which has also been protected. Watch-listed in 2002 and 2004, this small Meiji-era seaport on Japan s Inland Sea was threatened by the construction of a landfill and bridge that would have radically altered its waterfront and destroyed its historic character. The Watch listings helped to put pressure on the local government. The preservation of Tomo was then elevated to an international issue after a visit by WMF staff members with local officials and an on-site press conference drew broad attention. Dozens of institutions and organizations rallied to Tomos cause, and after a seven-year battle, Japanese courts have ruled that the bridge cannot be built.
One of the World Monuments Funds most effective tools, the World Monuments Watch is emblematic of the organizations commitment to inspiring heritage stewardship, forging partnerships, and advancing conservation. In sponsoring the Watch program, WMF seeks to confront urgent challenges, highlight emerging issues and opportunities in the field, foster community engagement, and build capacities and constituencies for sustaining heritage protection in the long-term.
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Bonnie Burnham
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shafnutz05 wrote:If events like school shootings make the NRA the epitome of all evil, how do ungodly criminal cases like Kermit Gosnell not make Planned Parenthood targets of extreme scorn and hatred?
that's a tenuous link. i think every person i know who owns a gun owns it for recreational purposes (even if they don't want to admit it). that deserves a different amount of reverence than a situation like abortion. so while i admit that an organization like the NRA is unfairly chastised, and it's frustrating to see misplaced blame, it's not really a big deal since gun ownership isn't even close to a meaningful human rights issue. just my opinion, of course.


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I can't imagine a more moving tribute to the final flight of the space shuttle Discovery. This shooting star photographed on March 8 is almost certainly the waste water from Discovery...in other words, a whole lot of astronaut urine.
Jens Hackmann of Weikersheim, Germany took this photo, along with a video that shows Discovery moving across the sky, merrily venting its excess water. The bright spot at the front of the tail is Discovery itself, while everything behind it is the frozen, crystalline water.
These images were captured the day before Discovery landed, and it had plenty of water to pump into space before it could return to Earth. That includes astronaut urine and other waste water, although some of the liquid here seen might be excess fluids from Discovery's fuel cells.
Although it might look like it, Discovery isn't just dumping its astronaut pee on Earth. The water is frozen when its first ejected into space, but contact with the sun's rays makes the ice instantly sublimate straight into water vapor, dispersing the stuff into space. That leaves images like these to be safely enjoyed as a beautiful, disgusting remembrance of our space shuttle program.
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Pix'n Love Rush DX iPad Review
Pix'n Love Rush has become a bit of a cult classic on the iPhone. While most gamers won't recognize the name as they would Angry Birds, we've come to love the little coin-collecting monster and his pixel-filled world. His iPad debut is even better than the original.
Like in the original Pix'n Love Rush (which we awarded the #30 spot in our top 50 games of 2010), you must collect coins, avoid minus boxes, and shoot down bats (but not angels!) through a random selection of 125 levels. The original two game modes (a 5-minute timed run and infinite mode) are both available, the latter of which does not need to be unlocked in this version.
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This time, the developers also added a new 'Cursed' mode to this deluxe edition. This is basically your average one-button run-and-jump game set in the Pix'n Love world, with an emphasis on timing your jumps. There are five difficulty levels, so you can get into the thick of things quicker.
Pix'n Love Rush's appeal has always come down to its modernized retro style, and the deluxe version offers even more of this. The upsized graphics look as crisp as ever with some new little quirks, such as Pong being played with paddles inspired by various arcade classics in the background of Cursed mode.
Pix'n Love Rush DX runs in a window, with three optional handheld console skins available. You can move the buttons around on these to your liking and the positioning stays the same when you flip between skins. In our opinion, the controls for this version are even better than those on the iPhone.
This little monster has got a plan. Just you watch.
However, this feature is a double-edged sword. While the handheld skins give it an authentic retro feel, we would still like the option to play the game fullscreen. Technically speaking, pixel-doubling the iPhone version on the iPad actually fills more of the iPad screen with the game than the iPad native version does.
Also, one minor issue with Pix'n Love Rush DX is that it puts a score of 1,000,000 into each game mode's high score box by default. Considering this is tough to top, you won't be seeing your actual high score for some time.
Pix'n Love Rush DX is an iPad game worth buying even if you've played the original for hours on end. The extended feature set, along with Game Center integration, makes every pixel shine its brightest.


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MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - The MIT men's tennis team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Tournament with a 5-0 win over Salem State College at Middlebury College on Friday afternoon. The Engineers (14-5) will take on the host Panthers at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
MIT took a 3-0 lead early with wins in all three doubles contests. Peden Nichols and Jonathan Farm quickly posted an 8-3 decision in the No. 3 position. Eric Beren and Ken Van Tilburg along with Kevin Pang and David Iba outlasted their foes, 8-6 and 9-7, respectively. The Engineers claimed the first set in all six singles matches, with Van Tilburg defeating Rob Thomas, 6-0, 6-0, in the No. 2 slot. Iba sealed the match in the No. 6 position with a 6-1, 6-2 victory Brian Carlson.
Salem State College vs. MIT
Final Team Score: MIT 5, Salem State 0
1. Eric Beren/Ken Van Tilburg (M) def. Adrien Malosse/Rob Random (S), 8-6
2. Kevin Pang/David Iba (M) def. Rob Thomas/Kyle Watson (S), 9-7
3. Peden Nichols/Jonathan Farm (M) def. Alexander Eisath/Brian Carlson (S), 8-3
1. Eric Beren (M) vs. Adrien Malosse (S), 6-4, 1-0 (Halted)
2. Ken Van Tilburg (M) def. Rob Thomas (S), 6-0, 6-0
3. Kevin Pang (M) vs. Rob Random (S), 7-5, 2-1 (Halted)
4. Peden Nichols (M) vs. Kyle Watson (S), 6-1, 3-2 (Halted)
5. Ryan Castonia (M) vs. Alexander Eisath (S), 6-1, 5-2 (Halted)
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