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New Department of Education figures indicate the number of students struggling to pay back their loans is moderating. For-profit colleges continue to have the highest default rates but saw their numbers improve compared to last year.
Overall, 13.4 percent of student borrowers whose first payments came due in fiscal 2009 had fallen behind by last September, compared to 13.8 percent in the cohort that entered repayment the year before. Default rates within two years were up slightly, from 8.8 percent to 9.1 percent.
The two-year default rate at for-profit colleges remains higher than for other types of schools but fell compared to a year ago. Within three years of entering repayment, 22.7 of students at for-profit colleges had fallen behind, down from 25 percent a year ago.
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At retail stores throughout the Tri-Valley Thanksgiving Night, people waited in anticipation for stores to open in hopes of grabbing a great deal.
While some retail stores, like Walmart and Target, opened Thursday, most stores waited until the clock struck midnight Friday morning before offering their best prices of the year.
This relatively new American tradition might make some reminisce for when the Friday after Thanksgiving was simply a day to digest the meal from the night before, but for many of those standing in line, Black Friday wasn't just a a day for great deals — it was an event.
At the Best Buy in Dublin, the line had hundreds of people by 10:30 p.m. With the line zigzagging, it looked more like a line for a popular roller coaster at an amusement park than one for an electronics store.
At the front of the line was Maribel Miranda. The 30-year-old had set her spot in line at 6 p.m., on Wednesday. She wasn't by herself, about a dozen family members joined her and took shifts to secure their spot in line.
Miranda, who did race to two family Thanksgiving dinners before returning to line, said she waited so long because of the great deals and that Black Friday had turned into an event that allowed her to spend a lot of time with her family.
"It's kind of like a family reunion for us out here," Miranda said. "We're out here having fun, making jokes and being together."
With Miranda was Alexandria Dizikes, 28, who waiting in line for her first Black Friday. She came for the deal, a $300 laptop that usually goes for $600, but she did find the whole exercise a little absurd.
"On one hand, it is Thanksgiving," Dizikes said. "I mean, this is when we should be inside eating, not standing in line."
At Stoneridge Mall, lines filled with mostly teenagers and early 20-somethings lined outside the departments stores waiting for the doors to open at midnight.
The longest line inside the mall was at Victoria Secret, with many saying they wanted to take advantage of a deal on a hoodie and to receive the tote bag.
"We've been out here since 9:30 p.m. and its not been that bad," Nazineen Kandahari, 17, said. "I think it's more reliable to buy to your clothes in person rather than online and when you're out here with your friends it's fun."
Were you out there early this morning? How was your experience? What was your best deal?

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---- — News this week that Northumberland County possibly mishandled more than $215,000 in federal funds from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development -- this on the heels of a similar occurrence in Point Township — forms a pattern worth watching.
County officials are trying to get tabs on how the money, which was part of the $32 billion federal HOME program to provide rent subsidies for poor families, was distributed. DCED, which handed out the funds in the state, has given the county a 30-day window to find answers. It could be a simple paper trail problem, but it could be more. There are too many coincidences to be ignored.
These instances point to a larger problem: This is what happens when you have to too many programs with too much money and not enough oversight.
The Heritage Foundation writes that "wasteful spending is intrinsic in big government, because government is concerned primarily with getting the checks out the door and only secondarily with spending the money properly."
Northumberland County Commissioners assert that DCED never provided firm guidelines on how the funds were to be properly distributed, something DCED denies. Commissioner Steven Bridy says DCED is trying to hold the county responsible for DCED's lack of oversight.
Within the past year, we have seen two instances in the Valley where federal funds have been mishandled in our little corner of the country. If nearly $750,000 was possibly mishandled here, how much of the original $32 billion has been wasted, or at least misused, nationally?
With so many programs funded, it is nearly impossible to keep track of every dollar. In today's economic realities, where the nation has had four consecutive $1 trillion deficits, that needs to become a priority. Since Washington washes its hands of the money once the check is written, it falls upon local officials to keep meticulous records as to how the money is distributed and invested here.
Federal money may seem like free money, but that does not excuse failure to properly document its use. When writing a check at home to pay for a bill, the next step is to mark the expense down on our ledger accompanying the checkbook. Distributing federal funds at a local level needs to be handled with at least the same care. If funds are properly distributed, keeping track of them should be simple enough.


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Ron Blehm returns with another Where In The World geography challenge for flightsimmers. Number 64, featured an interesting airport in India, which failed to stump those who participated. This month we have a new challenge related to Ron's previous employment as a firefighter. Give it a try and see if you can figure out the location.
Here's a package with a lot to offer. The LHC Classics Fleet One Ultra-Pack includes five complete planes, ranging from a small sport plane up to a business jet, with a modern GA plane, bush plane and turboprop too. Multiple variants and lots of liveries add to the interest. Bill Otten offers his report and we also include a video look from Jack's FSX Videos.
Aircraft designer George Diemer has a passion for unusual early aircraft. Among his creations are WWII blimps and Sikorsky flying boats, revolutionary in their day but something seldom seen now. Learn more about him and his creations in our interview.
Francesco Cekko got into development the way many people do--by wishing for some add-on for his sim and realizing the only way to get it was to make it himself. He started by slowly learning to create X-Plane scenery but has since learned to make aircraft too. Learn more about him in our interview.
Ray Andersen has come up with several aviation themed puzzles now and this month he teams up with Ron Blehm for another one. For those who tried puzzle #4 the results are also included here. See how well you can determine airport ICAO codes and send in your results.
Wayne Handley is well known as an aerobatic champion and preeminent airshow performer and is also a former naval aviation and ag pilot. Since 1957 he has flown over 31,000 hours with little of it spent straight, level and upright. Recently we had the chance to interview him and learn more about his career and his thoughts about the use of simulators in training.
Golden Age Simulation has rendered an historically significant civilian aircraft of the 1920s with distinction. The Pitcairn Mailwing is visually accurate and attractive inside and outside. Flight modeling seems accurate and is consistent with the manual. Bonus period scenery is included too. Learn more by reading Bill Stack's complete review.
Erwin Welker has been a prolific contributor to the Microsoft Flight Simulator community for some years now. He's found a niche, creating cockpit views and pilotable ships, which few others have attempted. These and other add-ons he's created offer a lot of interesting things to try in FSX and earlier sims. Learn more about him by reading our interview
The CRUZ PiperSport is a modern Light Sport aircraft created for FSX and Prepar3D by Alabeo. It features a glass cockpit, quality 3D model and realistic behavior. Reviewer Bill Stack takes it for a flight and offers his report.
Over the past decade Thinus Pretorius has created quite a number of military aircraft for FS2004 and FSX. Being from South Africa has given him an unusual niche to work in but his planes have been popular around the world. Learn more about his background and how he creates his planes in our interview.
With FSX being a mature product there are many years of add-ons that have been created for it. When your flightsimming interests change, such as was recently the case with reviewer Gustavo Mercado, it's nice to find things like the FS2Crew PMDG 747 Voice Commander Edition that enhance your new interests.
Aerosoft presents Mega Airport Munich for FS2004 and FSX. The airport's ground texture is based on a highly detailed aerial image. All buildings, lighting systems, navigation beacons have been modeled to the smallest of details including all buildings and airport institutions.
Sim Hunters is looking for pilots who are willing to take on hurricane hunting flights like the research of Bertha. If you are interested in joining the team visit read the announcement for more information.
Bergen X from Aerosoft for FSX and Prepar3D features a highly detailed recreation of Flesland Airport. The add-on is based on high resolution photos taken at the airport to create an absolute realistic and accurate description of the aerodrome and its atmosphere.
Ultra-Res Cities take MegaSceneryEarth realism to a whole new level with unprecedented native 50 cm resolution scenery for larger cities and Terminal Control Areas. This latest addition gives you the terminal area for Cleveland, Ohio, USA; around 5000 square miles all at 50 cm/pixel.
Night Environment from Aerosoft is a series of add-ons for FSX that revolutionizes the way the world looks at night. Using a series of databases it will add lights to roads and other areas. Hundreds of thousands of lights clearly show how highways connect cities and how smaller roads meander into neighborhoods. Now available is the latest in the series: Italy.
The Mega Airport Dusseldorf by the German Airports team is now available for FS2004, FSX and Prepar3D. Germany's third ranking international airport with two parallel runways is the largest and primary airport for the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region - the largest metropolitan region in Germany.
The Team SDB version of Loring AFB represents the early-mid 1980's before the second runway was added. At the time the base was home to the 42nd Bomb Wing flying B-52G Stratofortress wearing the SIOP camouflage scheme, KC-135 Stratotankers, and a detachment of F-15A Eagles from the 5th Fighter Interceptor Squadron.
Eastern Airlines Virtual is celebrating its 16 year anniversary in August as they continue to be one of the oldest VA's in operation. To celebrate this occasion, they are having a special anniversary tour of all their successful hubs.
A2A Simulations is exhibiting all this week at Air Venture 2014. Air Venture 2014, the world's largest fly in and air show, opened this week in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. A2A Simulations is very proud to announce the opening of their first exhibit, showing flight simulation to many like they have never seen before.
AUscene presents their latest airport for Australia, Adelaide International X v2, which is available now for FSX and Prepar3D V2. Adelaide finally fills a gap that has been missing ever since FSX and P3D were released.
Now available for X-Plane 10 from Alabeo is their C195 Businessliner. It comes with four HD liveries on a high quality 3D model with many modern features.
New from Majestic Software is v1.010 of the Pilot Edition of their MJC8 Q400 add-on for FSX, built after the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 turboprop airliner. The updated includes a extensive set of changes and improvements.


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By Pat Nolan, Senior Vice President, Dye, Van Mol & Lawrence Public Relations
October 17, 2008
The debates are over.
Now it's up to the Presidential candidates to get out their vote. If you want to know what states are still in play, watch where the candidates go to campaign and where you see their TV ads. Right now, the contest is putting John McCain on the defensive, having to spend time and a lot of his limited remaining money to protect key states that are normally safe Republican areas, but now remain in play (and even some where Barack Obama has a lead).
For the first time in recent days, CNN has projected that Obama has enough solid and leaning states in his favor that he would exceed the magic 270 electoral margin needed to be elected (if the election were held right now). Some recent tracking polls show Obama consistently staying at or just about 50% support or a majority of the electorate.
Obama also seems to be holding his advantage in the polls on key questions such as: "Who would do the best job with the economy?" which is, by far, the biggest issue with voters. Meanwhile, McCain's numbers have declined in recent weeks on these same public perception issues (according to the latest Associated Press poll, 10/17) perhaps in part due to the ongoing problems of the economy and the negative nature of McCain's recent campaign ads to try and catch up with Obama.
It's pretty clear now that the juxtaposition of the debates and all our recent economic difficulties have hurt McCain (the Obama charge that he is just four more years of Bush is sticking), while the debates have given Obama the opportunity to allay voters fears about what kind of person he is and what he might do as President.
Now the outcome of this race is still far from certain. Obama is correct to tell his supporters: "Don't get cocky." That's especially true regarding several of the voter demographic groups (young people, Hispanic and African Americans) he is heavily depending on to win his race. They are known to show great gusto about registering to vote but then forgetting to show up and cast a ballot. There is also the question of "The Bradley Effect". Will Obama underperform his poll numbers just as the black Mayor of Los Angeles did some years back, losing a race for Governor of California he seemed certain to win? It also happened to Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gann running for Governor in North Carolina, but it didn't seem to happen to Harold Ford, Jr. here in Tennessee in 2006 (even though he lost his race, as well).
So do white voters lie to pollsters about voting for black candidates? Does Obama need to be at least 8-9 points ahead in the polls on Election Day to pull it out? Or do we really have enough data to measure this so-called "Bradley effect" and are we sure it wasn't other factors in the polling that led to them being wrong about the Bradley and Gann races? Or are Obama and his organization just different from what has come before?
About the only things in the current polling that could be encouraging for the McCain campaign is what appears to be a slight tick downward for Obama in the national tracking polls in recent days (from as high as an 11% lead a few days ago now down to 6% on the day this column is being written). With tracking polls, don't get hung up on the exact margin. These kinds of polls do a better job of showing movement in a race, not margins.
Still this may be something for McCain to use to bolster his supporters and keep them from giving up. McCain himself, both personally and politically, has been given up for dead and managed to bounce back several times in the past. If he can do it again in the next 2 ½ weeks, it would be his most remarkable comeback ever.
In some ways the current campaign positioning reminds me of the 1968 race with Democrat Hubert Humphrey tied to a very unpopular President (Humphrey was Lyndon Johnson's VP), yet he managed to find a way to move away from the President in the final weeks (get help from an October surprise when LBJ stopped bombing North Vietnam) and tighten up the race to point where he lost just by a whisker on Election Day to the "new" Richard Nixon. But that was then, and this is now. McCain may face an even more daunting task than Humphrey, and he's likely still awaiting his "October surprise," if there is one to occur.
While Obama won the last debate in the opinion polls (making it a clean sweep of all three debates), it appears the lasting take away from the Hempstead, New York Presidential debate (and by far the best debate in terms of content) was the emergence of "Joe, The Plumber", a real live voter in Ohio, who was invoked frequently by McCain to outline his opposition to what he says will be Obama's tax increases on small businesses. Using personal examples is always helpful in making one's points and "Joe, The Plumber" has gotten more than his 15 minutes of fame in the last few days (including some disclosures about a lien on his home for not paying property taxes that I am sure he would just as soon not have disclosed to the world).
I have a particular interest in "Joe, The Plumber" because my father's name was Joe, and he was a plumber. I can tell you (even adjusted for 30-50 years of inflation) my dad never got close to making $250,000 a year (the level at which any Obama business tax hikes kick in) and apparently neither does "Joe, The Plumber", so I am a bit puzzled why his case remains so important to the McCain campaign. I guess it does give Sarah Palin and the Senator something to talk about besides attacking Obama (which doesn't seem to work).
But already, at least at one rally, Palin is asking her aides out loud on the platform, if she can please have at least one speech where she doesn't have to talk about the Plumber. Usually, when a candidate is sick is talking about something that means the message (whatever it really is in this case) may be beginning to sink in with voters. I guess that's another talking point down the drain for Camp McCain, which continues to struggle to find a consistent and winning message.
One final note, I don't know if this will qualify as an October surprise, but there sure is a lot of speculation about a possible presidential endorsement by former Bush Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Colin Powell. While endorsements don't mean as much as they used to, Powell's could be different in its impact, especially this late in the political cycle.
Powell was once looked upon as the first African American who might occupy the Oval Office. If he endorses Obama, as some speculate he might, the impact is likely to broaden and solidify the Illinois Senator's bid for the Presidency. Conversely, if Powell endorses McCain, it would be a major boost for McCain just when he really needs it, and a disappointment for Obama.
On INSIDE POLITICS this weekend, we take a look inside the November 4 vote. First, we have an expert panel analyze three important demographic groups in this year's election: African Americans, Hispanics and young people.
Dr. Omar Ali is a Vanderbilt History professor who has written a book called "In the Balance of Power: Independent Black Politics and Third Party Movements." He believes there is an alliance of blacks and independent white voters who have helped propel Obama to the brink of the Presidency. He does believe there will be a very strong African American turnout for this election, especially given the potential historic implications of this vote.
Tim Chavez is a former columnist for THE TENNESSEAN. He now writes for the Hispanic Link News Service (www.politicalsalsa.com). He believes Obama needs to continue to boost his already high levels of Hispanic support (from 67% to closer to 70%) if he hopes to win swing states like Colorado and Nevada. Chavez believes Hispanic voters are ready to go to the polls with the economy, not immigration reform, being their top issue.
Sarah Hornbuckle is a junior at Vanderbilt University, where she is also vice-president of the local chapter of the Student Association for Voter Empowerment, a national non-partisan group which seeks to break down access barriers to students voting. That includes helping them register and even providing rides to the polls for early voting and on Election Day. She believes young people will turn out and vote this time and their vote could be very important in the final outcome.
In our other segment, our guest is Brook Thompson, Tennessee's Election Coordinator. Despite Tennessee being a state that is not in play nationally (other than the Belmont debate, neither of the candidates have spent much time or money here), Thompson believes we are on the way to setting records for voter turnout, both for the early vote and for overall turnout.
Mr. Thompson also talks about his confidence in the state's voter registration rolls (despite the problems in other states with registration efforts by groups like ACORN) and the changes coming by the next election (2010) to install a new set of voting machines that will leave a paper trail for the ballots to help ensure every vote is accounted for and counted.
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One of the questions I asked Brook Thompson is about the procedure to do a write-in vote. That's critical to current State Senator Rosalind Kurita, who lost a court challenge last week to be reinstated on the November ballot. Kurita won re-nomination in the August primary by 19-votes, before the State Democratic Executive Committee threw it out (because of too much Republican interference in the process they said) and gave the nomination to her opponent, Tim Barnes.
Kurita is appealing her court loss, but it doesn't appear likely she will get the outcome changed before November 4, so she is also pursuing a write-in effort. Again, this is a tough job, although Thompson says it is now somewhat easier to do a write-in than in the past because you can do it on the voting machine, and not by asking for a separate ballot.
But Thompson also told me there could be some procedural differences in the three different counties that make up this Senate district, primarily because they may not all use the same kind of voting machines. That could create still more disincentives for Kurita's efforts. This is a contest whose outcome could shape the future leadership of the next Senate and therefore it has become the spotlight race to watch on Election Night here in Tennessee.
Kurita has been able to keep and attract a good bit of financial support and endorsements, so that will help, but it remains to be seen if enough voters are mad enough about the primary outcome and/or motivated enough to take the extra time and effort it will require to vote for her November 4.
While everyone has been arguing for months about the English First amendment to the Metro Charter (now set for a special election vote January 22), almost nothing has been written or said about the two amendments the Metro Council has placed on the November ballot.
Amendment One really needs to be passed to ensure our Metro budget process is done as efficiently as possible. A couple of years ago, the Council proposed an amendment that gave them an extra two months to consider the Mayor's annual budget. They felt the six weeks they had then (from May 25 to July 1) was just not enough.
But moving the budget filing date up to March 25 has not worked very well. For one thing, revenue projections aren't very good that early, especially what will be available from state government for schools and other services. So as a compromise, this new amendment moves the budget filing date to May 1, still giving the Council more time to look at the mayor's spending but also giving the Mayor and the Metro Finance Department a better shot at presenting a plan that is based on accurate revenues and needs. That could particularly important this coming year due to the countywide reappraisal that will changed the tax rate. This amendment should be passed.
The other amendment, Amendment Two, is another effort to modify the city's term limits provisions adopted overwhelmingly by voters in 1994. Like the other efforts at change, this one is likely to fail as well. That's too bad because the changes being proposed are good ones, on the whole.
The current term limits for the Metro Council members are two terms or 8 years. However, the law is so strict, that if someone serves even a day in office (filling out someone else's term) that counts for an entire term. This presently impacts 5 or 6 council members. So the amendment says if someone serves less than half a term, they can serve two more additional terms.
That seems reasonable to me, but then, I am not a fan of legislative term limits. I think it weakens legislative bodies unnecessarily, especially since turnover in the Metro Council was pretty healthy before term limits kicked in. I believe voters need to decide who stays and who goes in the Metro Council, not some arbitrary rule.
But I doubt this amendment will pass. One reason for that is that the amendment specifically says that the office of Council Member- At- Large and District Councilman are separate. Therefore someone who has served two terms as an At-Large member would be free to run and, if elected, serve in a district seat and vice versa.
That issue was unclear in the original term limits amendment, and no one knew for sure what would happen until a district council member, Charlie Tygard, ran and won an At-Large post in the 2007 elections. When the matter went to court, he won and this charter language would make that clear. However, lots of voters may not agree with that court decision and if they reject that language and the amendment, it could mean more litigation on this matter in the future.
There is also voter (and media anger, if you read THE TENNESSEAN) about how the Council has voted itself and former members health insurance coverage. That alone could defeat this term limit change. It could also defeat Amendment One I fear, if voters (many of whom don't even know these matters on the ballot) go into the voting booth, discover these amendments written in legalese language no one really understands, and the voters just vote no on everything.
That would be a shame, but it could happen.
We've talked before about the ambitious agenda Mayor Karl Dean seems to be setting for himself in the second year of first term as Mayor.
He clearly wants to push forward to promote more regionalism in our government, especially in the area of transportation. The Mayor told me recently on INSIDE POLITICS that he plans to ask the General Assembly next year for the ability to set up an ongoing, secure funding source for a mass transit system to serve Nashville and the surrounding counties.
That's an ambitious undertaking. Anytime you talk about a permanent funding source (some kind of new tax or tax increase) there are always risks, but the Mayor may have raised the stakes even higher the other day when he reportedly said at a mayoral forum down in Williamson County that the present structure of 95 counties in Tennessee is artificial and "pretty old." "We need to be thinking big," he added.
The Mayor couldn't be more right about having too many counties. But he couldn't be more wrong to bring it up while he's trying to get legislative agreement on a funding source for mass transit. The current county structure was set up back in a day when it was important that everyone be at least within a day's buggy ride back and forth from the county seat. Seen any buggies around the courthouse lately?
It doesn't matter. What is important is that there are now 95 sets of local officials who have a pretty strong vested interest in keeping the status quo, no matter how people get back and forth to town. And you know they will be telling their friends in the legislature that. Combine that with an ongoing fear in the outlying counties of "Nashville is trying to take over," and the Mayor may be damaging his own efforts to build support for funding for a regional mass transit system. Even though he's right about our antiquated system of county organization in this state.
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People who claim to be conservatives and Americans better find you body parts and start standing up to these race pimps who profit off inciting hate among the races playing the divide and conquer game. The problem is not white racism. It was at one time, but not anymore. Now it is black bigotry acting like a clergyman. Yes, I am talking about Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton spewing hatred fanning the flames with their own racist rhetoric.
It is almost 20 years since the LA riots took place in the aftermath of the not guilty verdict of Rodney King trial when four LAPD officers were on trial. I remember that day where they were trying to inflict us with false guilt of being white people. I remember seeing Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton there to trying to stop the riots. Looking back, they both had glee in their eyes because they wanted to city to burn because it gives them free publicity. These two do not stay in power when race relations are good; these people thrive on racial strife plain and simple.
I recall when reports of a left wing crazy gunman seriously shot Congresswoman Gabriel Giffords in a shopping center in Arizona during a public appearance. Before the truth came out who really pulled the trigger. The left wing freedom haters of free speech was telling us we have to tone down our rhetoric because they were trying to blame the patriots for this shooting. President Clinton blames Conservative talk radio and the militia movement for the Oklahoma City Bombing. These leftist alw3ays tell us" we need to tone down our rhetoric because it will incite violence". It is their word that incite violence, not our words.
I am tired of the false white guilt being thrown in our faces on the news twenty fours hours a day over Treyvon Martin being a race based crime. They will use this bill to attack gun ownership and for more hate crime laws to further attack free speech. These self-appointed Black Leaders claiming to speak for the Negro are just political opportunist using a tragic event for their own personal gain. They are happy Treyvon is dead because if he was not dead. He is no use to them. If Treyvon was alive, Al and Jesse would not give him the time of day.
I see the double standard in the media trying to divide the people-using race. We are not hearing about Black on white crime, which is very rampant, more the white on black crime. Recently a white teenager was set on fire by a group of black youths. Another white couple where the woman was raped and was forced to watch her boyfriend is mutilated before they both were shot to death. Where is the call for these black race pimps to tone it down on the rhetoric? We do not see them at all. They went after Sen. Trent Lott for making a far less statement they accuse him of racism but never call out the current President for saying his divisive comments. Any good statesmen would say" let the criminal justice system work" and withhold judgment. They would not say," If I had a son, he would look like Treyvon" as our President so recklessly did. No one is holding him accountable for his words. There is a double standard and a media blackout when it comes to horrific black on white crime. What is good for the goose is good for the gander.
I find that not all the leadership in the black community is riding the Treyvon Martin bandwagon. They are seeing right through the fraud being pulled. They see this outrage over the death of the Florida teen as phony as Kony. Alvelda King a descendant of the Civil Rights leaders Martin Luther King, the former head of the NAACP and other black leaders who are people of moral character have spoke out against the sham being used to stoke the fires of division.
We need to pursue the truth to stop anymore-racial division in this nation. We need to expose these sell out black leaders for who they really are. Telling the truth is not racist because it may hurt. At the end of the day if our skin color is black or white, we are all Americans first.
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This is by far the most racist website I have ever encountered in my life.I followed a link on google that brought me here…Big Mistake.I am embarrased for the authors of this site as well as many comments on here from likeminded ignorant individuals who post here.I do not understand how anyone could see the details of the Trayvon Martin case and not have questions about how this investigation was very diffrent than how any other investigation goes.The outrage of the American people is very much called for because this case was not handled properly period.If it was your child or brother or son you might feel the same way.I have 5 children 4 boys and 1 daughter so I have empathy towards anyone who loses a child and hope that they would find justice.I am not a judge so I am not attempting to convict Zimmerman for murder or homicide for all I know it could have very well been justifiable I'm not doubting that either way.But it is never ok for an investigation to be handled so poorly that it's now nearly impossible to find out the truth one way or the other because evidence has been destroyed on the crime scence no canvis took place zimmerman was allowed to leave the station wearing his clothing no photos were taken of the crime scence zimmerman was not tested for drugs or alcohol which is procedure in any assault homicide or murder investigation.From the gate this was handled very improperly I have been a forensic pathologist for 27years and never seen a case handled so poorly.So you can post all this racially based hatred and ignorance if you want thats your right as an american but when it's your family member that is lying in a pool of blood I am certain you will want the authorites to handle things in a more professional way than they did in Standford.Every American deserves justice fairness and equality even idiots like you guys
@Dr.k hill, You need to get out more, sayyyyyyy downtown Detroit, Compton, Mogadishu! see for yourself DOKTOR!
I have never seen anyone comment so much here. Hmmmm? Apparently transparent you are.
Hey Dr. k hill….
Difficult to believe much of what you claim. Your claims of education, being any kind of professional, ect. would be a bit more believable if you could spell, type, and/or construct a proper sentence. Just saying…
Easier to believe that you barely finished a really poor public school.
I love how if anyone but a black man stands up and says ANYTHING (good/bador opinionated) it gets labels as racism.
Grow up!! Open our eyes.
Dr. k hill – Stop having so many kids!!
Stop acting like the police don't do enough. Cause when they do more, black people end up in jail and it is call "Profiling".
My first amendment says I have the right to free speech!! I should not be labeled as a racist if I think that *Peruvian descendant* George Zimmerman is innoccent of Murder and just guilty of being a bit of a busy body with good intentions.
If black people would patrol their neigborhoods and did a better job "policing" themselves, black males 15-24 wouldn't be the leading killer of black males 15-24.
Do more for your community before you judge those who protect yours because you would never catch me trying to be a neigborhood watch member without holding a pistol (which is also one of the bill of rights).
These protestors, led by Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and the liberal media, are all trying to be the judge and the jury in this case. Liberal people seem to have a double standard when it comes to "taking the law in your own hands." They accuse Zimmerman of doing that, but then they want to use political pressure to force the judicial system to put Zimmerman away for life. There needs to be a thorough investigation into this case. Allow the judicial system to do what it does. This whole thing is being used to divide blacks and whites, which is ridiculous. This is not a racial hate crime. The way the media has handles this story is shamefull. The headlines on these stories are biased right out of the gate, calling it "sensless," and "execution" and a "slaying." Guess what, if you attack me and threaten my life I reserve the right to shoot you. How do we know for sure that Zimmerman wasn't acting in self-defense? It seems to me that both sides of this story have already, pre-emptively made up their minds on this story. There are people that, even if you proved it was self-defence, wouldn't change their mind that it was a race-based hate crime. Come on folks, this is the kind of thinking that perpetuates racism in the first place. I know this is an emotionally charge story, and people seem to rush to judgement when stories like this come out. Think of all the "shaken baby" cases where innocent people were locked up for life(some of these cases were proven not to be murder). I'm just saying, that every effort ought to be made to look at all the facts and NO ONE has the right to call someone a racist just because they don't automatically assume that George Zimmerman may not necessarilly be a child murderer, but was simply acting in self defense.
A good question to ask is, 'Why is our government trying to incite racial violence against White people? The media is an arm of our government. The media sets public opinion for the government. Again, why does our government want Whites attacked by Blacks and Hispanics? Why is our own government inciting race war?
Why do major media outlets all seem to show Treyvon Martin's photo from several years back, when he was a cute, innocent little rug-rat? Why can't we see a more up-to-date photo? That's the single most damning thing about this case.
I see some of you pathetic weaklings would need a gun to defend yourselves against a little kid like Trayvon Martin. You emasculated pussies should get a sex change.
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UPDATE: On April 18, 2013, Kenan M. Ozcan was found guilty of grand larceny and sentenced to six years with all but 2.5 years suspended.
Herndon Police arrested a man Thursday who allegedly robbed a woman at gunpoint on at a hotel on Elden Street — and possibly two other victims in similar crimes this week elsewhere in Fairfax County.
Police said Friday they arrested 27-year-old Kenan M. Ozcan of Arlington in connection with the incidents. He is being held with no bond at the Fairfax County jail, facing charges of armed robbery and use of a firearm in connection with a felony from both the Herndon and Fairfax County Police Departments.
On Wednesday, a 22-year-old woman reported she was robbed inside a hotel in the 1000 block of Elden Street, where she was a guest. Ozcan allegedly produced a handgun and demanded money, then left the hotel with some of the victim's personal belongings, Herndon police said. He was seen leaving the hotel in a white vehicle.
Detectives at the Herndon Police Department made a connection between that incident and two similar robberies in Fairfax County that took place Jan. 22 and 29. The actions of the suspect and the weapon used were similar, Herndon Police detectives said; they worked with the Fairfax County Police Department to identify Ozcan as a suspect.
At about 2:15 p.m. Thursday, a Herndon patrol officer saw a vehicle fitting the description of Ozcan's getaway vehicle on Elden Street. The officer stopped the suspect and took the driver into custody. He was positively identified as the suspect the Herndon and Fairfax County police departments developed.
Both departments obtained warrants for armed robbery and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony for Ozcan.
Ozcan is being arraigned in court Friday morning. A preliminary hearing date is set for April 15, according to court records.
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The upcoming year's city budget, slated at $105,985,272, provides residents with something many have been longing for, tax relief.
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The wheelchair curling program began in the U.S. in the 1990s. The sport relies upon skill and strategy with minor rules modifications from the original sport.
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Explore Roatan's mountains and caves by hiking with Mango Creek Lodge. The Bay Island's steep terrain and lush vegetation provides a wonderful environment in which to discover the Western Caribbean's unique history, flora, and fauna. At Mango Creek Lodge, you can explore our tropical grounds or wander further afield for a day of adventure.
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The village of Helene is located on the far eastern end of Roatan and is separated from the rest of the island by a large mangrove swamp. For this excursion, your guide will take you by boat to Helene, where you will hike along the mangroves and into the interior. In Helene, you will see palm groves, parrot trees, and a series of small caves believed to have been used by the Paya Indians. After lunch and further exploration, you will return to the lodge via a series of mangrove canals.
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Seth Morrison Reports In From Kicking Horse
I just returned from a 10 day trip with TGR based out of Kicking Horse Resort in Golden, BC Canada. A few days before it was going to happen I got a call from Steve Jones at TGR. He said they had a spot and I had the time, so we pulled the trigger and got a flight. Just what was needed because CO is not having a very good season. The crew consisted of Jeremy Jones and Erik Roner, 2 guys I have never skied with. Most of what we did revolved around the heli and we ended up flying in 3 different zones. One which had never been helied before due to light snow pack in the past years. This season was one of the highest snow falls for the area in 25 years.
The resort set us up with a house close to the slopes. Pimp pad for sure, a recently built home in the new village area. I had been to Kicking Horse five years ago and at that time there was only a base lodge. Today there is a village similar to that of Copper Mountain. So it was nice to stay up there and enjoy the low numbers of skiers and stay close to our temporary home. The skiing was sub-par for powder due to the fact that it had not snowed since the Oakley trip in early January. Conditions were challenging and the snow changed 3 times on our heli runs (Surface Hoar, like the photo, wind pack, and sun crusts). We had 4 sunny days in a row. For me, I was a bit behind the ball since I came into this trip a few days late due to attending and receiving awards in Aspen for the Powder Awards, Best Natural Air as well as The Readers Poll. The rest of the crew had been there to see the area and when I got there pretty much jumped right in like I had been there like the rest on my first day.
Our sunny days were very productive, except one had to somewhat keep the feet on the ground. Oh well, you can't have powder everyday. It was amazing to watch Jeremy, he is a master at reading snow. Watched him in his slough more than out of it. Erik had a keen sense for exposure style runs. This comfort must come from his ski basing experience of no fear. The last few days were clouded in so we took advantage of being close to the resort. Had a great time with a marketing department since they were out skiing and dining with us every minute we were there. I want to thank TGR for giving me this opportunity. I had a blast, the group was very experienced and fun to be around. Look out for their new film, name is still being discussed. Hope it snows soon up there, cause I'm on my way back to BC for more great skiing.


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|I am a tall good looking boob less wonder who has survived cancer. I have had many surgeries in my life time and have had a near death experience twice in my life thus far. When I was 25 in 1985 I had my first near death experience. It was a Cranio Hematoma and I died for a handful of minutes. I had to relearn things and after back surgery in 1991 when I was 31 the door to college opened up for me. It took me 7 years to graduate. Because of my medical history I was given 4 years of extensive testing dealing with my learning difference as well as seeing a psychologist. After all was said and done with the testing, I was told they did not even know how I was even able to be in college. They felt my visual was so superior that it was the reason why I was able to do it and I graduated with an approximate 3.0 GPA. My degree is in English with a creative writing emphasis and I have a minor in dance. When I was 49 in 2009 I had to have cataract surgery in both eyes. Before the surgeries were scheduled I did my yearly mammogram and the results showed tumor on my left breast muscle wall. After the biopsy I received a call letting me know I had breast cancer. I found this out in September of 2009. I let my eye doctor know about my breast cancer to make sure the doctor was abreast about my situation. We were moving forward with the surgeries on my eyes. They would do one eye at a time. Now going back to my breast cancer. When I saw my Oncologist she wanted to give me chemo before surgery. I replied no and said to remove both breasts. First a Cat Scan had to be done and the results showed a baseball size tumor on my ovaries. Great! I was like really? The doctor told me I had to have the surgery downstairs before the breast surgery could be done. He then told me the incision would go upward towards my belly. He told me at this time he did not know what it was. It could be ovarian cancer, breast cancer or benign and the reason for cutting up towards my belly button was in case he found cancer. This by the way was a tad bit overwhelming. It was in October of 2009 when I had the total hysterectomy and there was no cancer downstairs. At the time of this surgery I was still putting drops in my right eye from the cataract surgery. My left eye was already done. It was in December of 2009 when I had the bi lateral mastectomy. The doctor removed a couple of lymph nodes from under my right arm and five from under my left arm. They found cancer in one of the lymph nodes under my left arm and December 22, 2009, the lymph nodes under my left arm were removed. February 9, 2010, I had the port put in and on February 10, 2010, I received my one and only chemo treatment. A week after the port was put in I was septic and close to dead. I had a temperature of 104 and could only lay down and sleep. I was hospitalized for a few weeks. As of recent past, I have had a scope done on my left knee and know need a knee replacement and I have bricitus and sciatica in my right hip. I have also served my country from 1979-1983. This is just a breakdown of some of the things I have experienced. As far as my personality, I am an upbeat person who looks at the positives in life. I am kind, intelligent, have a very giving heart, athletic, empathetic, gullible and I try to embrace life. I love nature and enjoy the beauty of it. I love to dance! Here is the thing, exercise is very important to me and at this time I am on Medical Disability and because of my knee and hip exercise is almost non existent. There is a bike that is called a recumbent bike. However it is expensive and I am on a limited income at this time. With saying that I will be going back to school in February of 2013 and hopefully a new opportunity will open up for me. Right now I really miss exercising.


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SCRUM LOG JEFF SUTHERLAND - Jeff created the first Scrum team in 1993 and worked with Ken Schwaber to formalize Scrum at OOPSLA'95.
Together, they extended and enhanced Scrum at many software companies, helped write the Agile Manifesto in 2001, and authored the Scrum Guide.
Sunday, December 09, 2007
HICSS 2008: Schedule of Agile Papers
Wild man Evan Campbell demonstrates Type C Scrum at HICSS 2007
Agile Software Development: Lean, Distributed, and Scalable
Co-Chairs: Jeff Sutherland and Hubert Smits
HICSS 41, January 7-10, 2008 - Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort
Waikoloa, Big Island, Hawaii
ST 1 Thursday; Kona 3; 8:00 – 9:30
Bridge Methods: Complementary Steps Integrating Agile Development Tools and Methods with Formal Process Methodologies
Stephen J. Cohen and William H. Money
Rolling Out Agile in a Large Enterprise
Gabrielle Benefield
Great Scrums Need Great Product Owners: Unbounded Collaboration and Collective Product Ownership (in competition for best paper)
Ken H. Judy and Ilio Krumins-Beens
ST 2 Thursday; Kona 3; 10:00 – 11:30
Effects of Agile Methods on Website Quality for Electronic Commerce
David F. Rico
A Case Study: Introducing eXtreme Programming in a US Government System Development Project
Ann Fruhling, Patrick McDonald, and Christopher Dunbar
Retrofitting Cyber Physical Systems for Survivability through External Coordination
Kun Xiao, Shangping Ren, and Kevin Kwiat
Scrum and CMMI Level 5: The Magic Potion for Code Warriors
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They came, they listened and they debated, but who actually conquered during the first presidential debate is the real question, and one that will carry into the morning after.
While pundits on both sides of the aisle dissect Wednesday night's volley between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney in order to declare a "winner," we'd rather get your take, Tampa Bay. We want to know which candidate resonated most with you on such important domestic issues as the economy, jobs, taxes, energy policies, health care and more.
Do you agree with President Obama's statement that "we've begun to fight our way back" from what he characterized as the "worst financial crisis since the Great Depression?" Are you more inclined to agree with Gov. Romney's assertion that current policies are "crushing the middle class?"
Who do you think did the best overall? Which candidate do you think won the debate? Let us know what you think in the comments section.
Did you miss the night's debate? Don't worry, you'll have two more chances to see the presidential contenders square off. Next up is the Oct. 16 town hall-style showdown on domestic and foreign policies at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY. That debate will air on most major television networks from 9 to 10:30 p.m.
The vice presidential candidates will also square off on Oct. 3 on domestic and foreign policies. That debate takes place in Danville, KY, and airs from 9 to 10:30 p.m.
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PERSHORE Town Football Club hope for a boost to the coffers and their community profile with three consecutive home games.
The King George V Playing Field hosts Stafford Town on Saturday (3pm), third-placed Bromsgrove Sporting on Boxing Day (12.30pm) and Pelsall Villa on December 29 (3pm).
Well-supported Bromsgrove's visit is a highlight with potential for several hundred fans and the kickoff time allows for the Pershore Hunt.
Town chairman Damien Rourke said: "There should be a lot of interest because it's a derby and they are a good team."
Pershore are third-frombottom but Rourke added: "Manager Gary (Aldington) and his assistants Andrew (Rogers) and Neil (Annis) are bringing the young lads through which is what we wanted. We are trying to make it a proper club again."
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Two people were shot early Friday morning in Centreville after an altercation during a dice game, according to police reports.
The shooting occurred on 47th Street in the Earnest Smith Apartments. Police from several area police departments including the Illinois State Police and the Belleville Police Department responded.
The victims were rushed away by ambulance. No information about their conditions was immediately available. As of early Friday suspects were not in police custody.


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By Mark Gaughan
ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper broke down the quarterback draft class on a conference call today with meda.
Kiper has Buffalo taking Syracuse's Ryan Nassib in the second round. Kiper's top five QBs on Feb. 15 were Matt Barkley, Geno Smith, Mike Glennon, Tyler Wilson and Tyler Bray. His top five on March 11 had: Smith, Barkley, Nassib, Glennon and Landry Jones.
"In terms of the whole situation with quarterbacks," Kiper said, "the one thing you have to always keep in mind there are very few teams –- I had to do this with the three-round projection yesterday –- that are going to look at a quarterback early. The ones that need a quarterback, you know who they are and you have to try to figure out who fits them the best and who could be in the mix.
"You have a first round quarterback in Geno Smith. I've said all along he's 20 to 32. ... It has been an interesting dynamic trying to evaluate where he'll project. Matt Barkley, obviously, late first, early second. Ryan Nassib, early second. Mike Glennon I think more third round. Landry Jones more third round. E.J. Manuel second round, probably, at worst early third. Then you get Tyler Bray third or fourth round. Tyler Wilson third or fouth round.
"Zac Dysert is kind of sneaking in from Miami of Ohio as a third-round possibility. Sean Renfree of Duke is a later round possibility and Matt Scott is in the mid-round range. He's probably in that four to five, four to six-round area. He's probably going to go to a team that doesn't have a critical need but wants to look at a young quarterback."


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Whether it's battles over no parking signs or concerns about cluster developments, there is one common denominator troubling many residents – a problem with the width of the county's roads.
The problem was once again discussed by county officials during Lancaster County Council's March 24 meeting.
Reece Murphy
South Carolina Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mick Zais joined Lancaster Rotary Club members Thursday, April 10 where he lambasted the state's "one-size-fits-all, factory line" public school system and lauded what he said was the solution, school choice.
Investigators are searching for at least two men involved in a botched burglary that left a Lancaster man injured Monday afternoon, April 7.
Deputies responded to a home in the 200 block of Doster Road at 4:10 p.m. following a 911 call about a burglary in progress, according to a Lancaster County Sheriff's Office press release.
A Lancaster man caught on a store surveillance camera trying to shoplift was arrested this week on multiple charges, including a fugitive warrant from Florida.
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Two ace senior guards and a veteran coach who guided his team to a state title berth highlight The Lancaster News' all-county honors for the 2013-14 girls basketball season.
Andrew Jackson High School senior guard Dareisha Sowell and Lancaster High School senior guard Kyia Hough shared the County Player of the Year for girls basketball.
Two years after the body of a missing Pennsylvania man was found in a creek bed off Mount Carmel Road, a man with ties to Lancaster County pleaded guilty to the man's murder Monday, April 7.
Nine Lancaster County schools earned Palmetto Awards for outstanding performance from the S.C. Department of Education Palmetto Awards on Wednesday, April 9.
Lancaster has a new park thanks to City Council's approval Tuesday, April 8, of a request from Forest Hills residents to take over the neighborhood's John D. Wylie Memorial Park
The 2014 Buford High School football season will mark the start of a new era for the Yellow Jackets.
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What is this medicine?CYCLOBENZAPRINE (sye kloe BEN za preen) is a muscle relaxer. It is used to treat muscle pain, spasms, and stiffness.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
- heart disease
- irregular heartbeat
- liver disease
- past heart attack
- thyroid problem
- an unusual or allergic reaction to cyclobenzaprine, tricyclic antidepressants, lactose, other medicines, foods, dyes, or preservatives
- pregnant or trying to get pregnant
- breast-feeding
How should I use this medicine?Take this medicine by mouth with a glass of water. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Do not cut, crush or chew this medicine. If this medicine upsets your stomach, take it with food or milk. Take your medicine at regular intervals. Do not take it more often than directed.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
What if I miss a dose?If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, take only that dose. Do not take double or extra doses.
What may interact with this medicine?Do not take this medicine with any of the following medications:
- cisapride
- droperidol
- flecainide
- grepafloxacin
- halofantrine
- levomethadyl
- MAOIs like Carbex, Eldepryl, Marplan, Nardil, and Parnate
- nilotinib
- pimozide
- probucol
- sertindole
This medicine may also interact with the following medications:
- abarelix
- alcohol
- contrast dyes
- dolasetron
- guanethidine
- medicines for cancer
- medicines for depression, anxiety, or psychotic disturbances
- medicines to treat an irregular heartbeat
- medicines used for sleep or numbness during surgery or procedure
- methadone
- octreotide
- ondansetron
- palonosetron
- phenothiazines like chlorpromazine, mesoridazine, prochlorperazine, thioridazine
- some medicines for infection like alfuzosin, chloroquine, clarithromycin, levofloxacin, mefloquine, pentamidine, troleandomycin
- tramadol
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What should I watch for while using this medicine?Tell your doctor or healthcare professional if your symptoms do not start to get better or if they get worse.
You may get drowsy or dizzy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do anything that needs mental alertness until you know how this medicine affects you. Do not stand or sit up quickly, especially if you are an older patient. This reduces the risk of dizzy or fainting spells. Alcohol may interfere with the effect of this medicine. Avoid alcoholic drinks.
Your mouth may get dry. Drinking water, chewing sugarless gum, or sucking on hard candy may help.
What side effects may I notice from receiving this medicine?Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
- allergic reactions like skin rash, itching or hives, swelling of the face, lips, or tongue
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Where should I keep my medicine?Keep out of the reach of children.
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Additionally, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center supports and enables the nationwide effort to use accurate longitudinal data outcomes reporting to make better informed educational policy decisions leading to improved student outcomes. As part of this important effort, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center collaborates with postsecondary and secondary institutions, K-12 school districts, educational organizations, state education offices, and the U.S. Department of Education.
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Leaders in Georgia's agriculture industry are urging farmers to get ready for a pending tax break.
Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black was set to appear Wednesday at the Georgia Farm Bureau in Macon to urge growers to apply for a break exempting them from paying sales tax on the materials needed to grow their goods. That tax break starts Jan. 1 and is part of a package of tax changes that state lawmakers approved this year.
Before the law passed, Georgia gave farmers inconsistent sales tax breaks on the goods needed to grow crops.
Black was to be joined at the news conference by Georgia Farm Bureau President Zippy Duval and Rep. Tom McCall, the chairman of the Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee.
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Site Security Policy
Site Security Policy is an interesting approach that is still in the formative stages [3]. The idea is that a web server hosts a file that specifies how a client should interact with the server, thus preventing unsafe interactions such as cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or cross-site request forgery attacks. On the client side, there is either built-in support for this standard, or a plugin – available for Firefox – that allows the client to download and parse the policy file before interacting with the web server.
One interesting side effect to this approach is the possibility of having web proxies such as Squid support the standard, in effect protecting all the web clients behind them from potentially unsafe actions at sites that choose to support the Site Security Policy standard.
Web security has no simple solution: No matter how hard we try, the bad guys will either run hostile web servers or compromise other web servers. On the client side, things are basically a disaster. If you are running Linux, however, chances are quite low that you will be targeted, and chances are good that you keep your software up to date because almost all distributions update automatically by default, thus putting you ahead of the game!
By plugging the holes as they are identified and by applying additional security measures – such as NoScript and ModSecurity – you can improve the chances of "healthy" servers and clients staying that way.
Ultimately, this reduces the time and energy you have to spend on repetitive cleanup, which is something everybody wants, anyway.
- NoScript plugin for Firefox: http://noscript.net/
- ModSecurity for Apache: http://www.modsecurity.org/
- Site Security Policy: http://people.mozilla.com/~bsterne/site-security-policy/
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July 31, 2014
A plan to bring a medical school to Wausau has run into a roadblock now that Aspirus Hospital has backed out on the project. But those in charge of the medical school say Wausau is still one of their first choices to build.
A month ago, Aspirus Hospital and Wisconsin College of Osteopathic Medicine announced they were working together on plans to open a medical college in Wausau. But after analyzing the complete project, Aspirus says it would not be feasible, or in their best interest in the long run.
Hospital leaders say the creation of such a college would bring debate about whether the hospital was making the right move or not.
Aspirus Chief Financial Officer, Sid Scygelski says, "We had indication and concern expressed by parties that our interest are in running a healthcare system in a competitive environment. Those interests may not be the best for the students and the school."
Those in charge of the medical school say the creation of a school in Wausau is still a reality, with or without the help from Aspirus.
Wisconsin College of Osteopathic Medicine, Vice President, Gregg Silberg says, "Wausau is our prime place that we would like to be. We feel that this is a great place for our osteopathic school. We saw that before this and will continue to feel that way and continuing to work forward in the process."
Although the school has no set location as of now, Silberg say they are not giving up. He says the school would help a physician shortage the state of Wisconsin faces. The benefits could help the state far into the future.


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This week, TheMat.com will move to the USOC platform, with a new look, new functionality, but with the same favorite features....
Shockley will succeed long-time chairman Jim Keen. Sr. as Chairman of the Board....
The Hawkeye senior will battle Virginia Tech's Devin Carter in the NWCA All-Star Classic on Saturday....
Cleveland, Kansas City, Louisville, New York City, Oklahoma City, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia & St. Louis are Div. I finalists. Div. II and III finalists also announced....
Jenna Pavlik (Lewes, Del./Unattached) won by a technical fall over Melyssa Fazua (Westfield, Mass./Massachusetts WC), 10-0, at 154 pounds to win her second straight national title at the 2000 FILA Cadet Women's Nationals at the Kelloff Arena in Battle Creek, Mich., June 3.
The Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament was Brooke Bogren (Carbondale, Kan./Kansas WC), the champion at 114 pounds. Bogren pinned Elizabeth Domagas (Vallejo, Calif./WYM) in 1:47 to win her first national title.
Brandy Rosenbrock (Warren, Mich./Macomb County WC), the champion at 123 pounds, won the most falls award with three falls in 6:49. Rosenbrock pinned Alaina Berube (Cornell, Mich./Escanaba WC) in 3:09.
Lisa Bisers (Allison Park, Pa./TAPS) pinned 1999 champion Rosaria DeCola (Ann Arbor, Mich./Wolverine WC) in 2:27 to win the title at 132 pounds.
Other first-time champions include: Erica Dye (Elizabeth, W.V./Unattached) at 94 pounds, Sara Fulp Allen (San Jose, Calif./Peninsula Grapplers) at 101 pounds, Malinda Ripley (Antioch, Calif./Falcon WC) and Devin Kelly (Mercer, Pa./TAPS) at 143 pounds.
The FILA Cadet age level includes athletes 15-17 years old.
Kellogg Arena, Battle Creek, Mich., June 3
43 kg/94 lbs. - 1st - Erica Dye, Elizabeth, W.V. (Unattached) pinned Tabitha Coffey, San Diego, Calif. (Chula Vista Badgers), 1:53
46 kg/101 lbs. - 1st - Sara Fulp Allen, San Jose, Calif. (Peninsula Grapplers) won by tech. fall over Melissa Moore, San Jose, Calif. (Lampbell Bulldogs), 10-0; 3rd - Deanna Rix, South Berwick, Maine (S. Marine Trappeers) dec. Rachael Holmbo, Ramsey, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) , 6-0
49 kg/108 lbs. - 1st - Malinda Ripley, Antioch, Calif. (Falcon WC) won by tech. fall over Veronica Martinez, Taos, N.M. (Unattached), 13-2; 3rd - Keristen LaBelle, Davison, Mich. (Team Hall) pinned Danni Presley, Napa, Calif. (WYM), 1:47
52 kg/114 lbs. - 1st - Brooke Bogren, Carbondale, Kan. (Kansas WC) pinned Elizabeth Domagas, Vallejo, Calif. (WYM), 1:47; 3rd - Teresa Dalben, Sacramento, Calif. (Laguna Creek WC) pinned Lindsey Orabona, New Bern, N.C. (North Carolina WC), 2:38
56 kg/123 lbs. - 1st - Brandy Rosenbrock, Warren, Mich. (Macomb County WC) pinned Alaina Berube, Cornell, Mich. (Escanaba WC), 3:09; 3rd - Jessi Shirley, Galion, Ohio (Northmon WC) pinned Suzanne Kivi, Reno, Nev. (Nevada WC), 1:02
60 kg/132 lbs. - 1st - Lisa Bisers, Allison Park, Pa. (TAPS) pinned Rosaria DeCola, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Wolverine WC), 2:27; 3rd - Wendy Casey, Binghamton, N.Y. (Unattached) dec. Monica Clay, Bloomington, Ind. (Indiana WC), 6-4
65 kg/143 lbs. - 1st - Devin Kelly, Mercer, Pa. (TAPS) pinned Heather Martin, Wellington, Ohio (All-American WC), 1:42; 3rd - Peggy VanDeMark, Kimball, Minn. (Unattached) dec. Rebekka DeCola, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Wolverine WC), 8-7
70 kg/154 lbs. - 1st - Jenna Pavlik, Lewes, Del. (Unattached) won by tech. fall over Melyssa Faqua, Westfield, Mass. (Massachusetts WC), 10-0
Outstanding Wrestler - Brooke Bogren
Most Falls - Brandy Rosenbrock with three falls in 6:49


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New Castle News
New Castle's taxpayers deserve an explanation. And some money.
With the release of the latest Pennsylvania auditor general's report on the city's schools, it's been revealed that some district employees abused taxpayers to the tune of more than $110,000.
And that's the amount we know about. Maybe there's more.
We refer to a finding in the audit report that cited a four-year period where seven children who were non-residents attended city schools without the proper payment of tuition.
What's more, the parents of these students were school district employees.
To say this is disturbing is an understatement. It's outrageous that district employees would do this, and it's just as bad that, apparently, no one called them on it.
At least until the auditor general's office looked into the matter.
Questions about this scandal hang heavy in the air. The audit report does not identify the parents, but the public deserves to know who they are. It also deserves to know who either dropped the ball within the district or conveniently looked the other way.
It is impossible to accept the argument that the failure to pay tuition for these students was a simple misunderstanding. Surely the district employees knew the rules.
And as the audit report notes, state and district policies were violated by the failure to request and obtain any documentation related to residency in these cases. In two cases, claims that children were in the custody of grandparents who lived in the district included nothing on file to show that.
So what's going on here? Is it just a coincidence that all of these cases involved the children of district employees? We find that hard to believe. We also find it hard to believe district officials were oblivious to what was going on.
We understand the New Castle school board is now looking into the matter. What puzzles us is that this information has been available to the board and administration for some time. Yet there apparently have been no consequences. It is only when the report is finally — belatedly in our view — made public that matters are supposedly being attended to.
And what will happen as a result of the board's examination? At the very least, administrators should be held accountable and the district needs to go after these employees for the money that is now owed to the district.
Plus, the public should have a full explanation of what happened here. No one should be allowed to wiggle out of this.
And in that regard, we think there is ample reason for a criminal investigation into this incident. If records were falsified or deceptions made to receive free tuition, doesn't that constitute theft and fraud?
The New Castle school board needs to stand up for the taxpayers here. Enough is enough.


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Murder at the Prop Table
The Planet Connections Festivity is New York's premiere eco-friendly/socially-conscious arts festival. Fostering a diverse cross-section of performances, the Festivity seeks to inspire artists and audiences both creatively and fundamentally, in a festive atmosphere. At the heart of the Festivity are like-minded individuals striving to create professional, meaningful theatre, film, music and art while supporting organizations, which give back to the community at large. Learn more here
Benefiting: Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids
Produced by Phoenix Stage Company
"How dangerous are props? The show must go on but all the drama is behind the scenes. This fast paced farce shows how appearances can be deceiving on stage or behind the scenery. Door slams, missed entrances, poison, gun shots and mistaken identities keep the action moving in MURDER AT THE PROP TABLE."
Genre: Comedy, Farce
$0.00 All Readings are FREE and open to the general public.
90 minutes (with 15 minute intermission)
Lyle Ressler () writes:
Come join Kate Samberg, Jim Buffone, Sharon A Wilcox, Agnes Duggan Dann, Tim Phillips, and me as we perform a staged reading of Murder at the Prop Table by Ed Bassett. See us this Friday at Bleeker Street Theatre, 45 Bleeker St., New York City, at 1:00 p.m. More information at Planet Connections Festivity!
This is what the artists who created this production are doing for their charity:
"They will be writing about Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids in our program."
At Bleecker Street Theatre (Downstairs)
45 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012
Conveniently located near:
Bleecker St (4 & 6)
Broadway – Lafayette St (B, D, F, M)
Prince St (N, R)
This is what the artists who created this production are doing to create an eco-friendly production!
Encouraging car-pooling, Committing to sharing/borrowing materials vs. than purchasing new ones, Properly disposing of scenery, costumes, and props by donating, reusing and recycling where possible, Using minimal design elements, Adopting green habits outside of working on the show, Properly recycle paper, bottles and other items, Printing double-sided, Printing on recycled paper, Providing reusable water bottles to the cast, Encouraging online communication for the artists and reducing the amount of printed communications, Encouraging online communication for the use of audition materials, welcome packets, press packets, and any other correspondence with industry, Utilizing paperless marketing tools (e.g. website, blogs, facebook, twitter and email), Using an online playbill, Designing a one sheet, double-sided playbill, Posting audition notices, songs and sides online, Printing playbills and postcards on recycled paper.
Information taken from Planet Connections website.
UPDATE: Phoenix Stage Company writes
A great time was had by all at the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity yesterday. Special thanks to Katherine Ray for letting us know about this cool festival and to Ed Bassett, Marsha Gaylord, Lori Poulin, Spencer Poulin, Agnes M. Dann, Val Vitalo, Lyle Ressler, Kate Samberg, Jim Buffone, Tim Phillips and Sharon A. Wilcox for getting it all together. "Murder at the Prop Table" was a big hit!!
Go see some great NYC theatre (and most for under $20) at www.planetconnections.org!