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23 May 2011Andrew Kemshall, SecurEnvoy
With an increasingly mobile workforce and ID and data theft soaring, companies are going to demand their staff employ two-factor authentication for network access. The preferred solution for almost 30 years has been the loyal physical token but, in my opinion, 2011 is going to be the year of its demise. Ninety-eight percent of my customers agree that using tokens is an outdated pain, and that using their own phones is definitely the preferred route as an access authentication tool.
So what evidence do I have to prove that the physical token will be dead by the end of the year? (And the RSA breach has just added to its demise.) Let's examine the evidence.
Just before we do, let's take a quick trip down memory lane:
For thirty years, little has changed with the physical token, as it still relies on out-dated technology.
Physical tokens have been great for more than three decades, but they are far from perfect – it's time to present the evidence:
So the stark reality is that many organisations will make the decision that the security offered by two-factor authentication isn't justified anymore, taking into the account the amount it costs to deploy them. So what else is there?
In 2000 the number of mobile phones in use started to sharply increase. In fact, according to gsmworld.com, there are over 4,947,400,000 GSM and 3GSM connections globally, with the figure steadily increasing every second. By the time you reading this it wouldn't surprise me if that figure had topped five billion.
Utilising SMS technology, any mobile phone can be used as an authentication token. A passcode is sent to a user's device, eliminating the need for a physical token. Other enhancements include the option of re-using a user's existing password instead of remembering a separate PIN. However, SMS technology alone isn't the answer, as there have been instances when it has proved to be unreliable. In a small number of cases, estimated at 4%, SMS messages can take longer than one minute to get through. Other issues could be the network is temporarily suspended or the user may be in a signal dead spot, such as the basement of a building or computer room. It is this argument that has saved physical tokens in the past – but it can no longer stave off the Grim Reaper's scythe.
With the advent of pre-loaded codes, mobile phones are able to hurdle this final barrier. As soon as a user enters their authentication code, the system automatically forwards a new SMS message, overwriting the code in an existing message ready for the next session.
It's always going to be hard to justify writing off an investment. Yet that's the sensible thing to do if you don't want to continue haemorrhaging money supporting an old technology.
For starters, it is estimated that moving to SMS authentication will reduce ongoing running costs by 40–60%, and they only last for between three and five years. With an SMS system, the majority of users will already have a mobile phone. If for any reason a user does not have a mobile phone, a voice text can be sent instead to a number stored on the system.
There is the argument that people do misplace their mobile phones, but this is also true for physical tokens. It is people's attachment to their mobile that is the differentiator, as research by YouGov on behalf of SecurEnvoy recently revealed that a third of 2000 people interviewed would notice they'd lost their mobile phone within 15 minutes, and 60% would within the hour. The lack of an emotional attachment to a physical token can mean its loss will not be discovered until the user actually needs to use it, which could be hours, or even days, later.
Other benefits of using automation: an SMS system can be set up in a day (an average of 300 users per minute) instead of six months. The existing employee database is used, with mobile numbers automatically identified. For records where a number is not listed, an email is automatically sent requesting the user to self enroll.
And, finally, tokenless two-factor authentication substantially reduces a company's carbon footprint. It would require 1673 trees to offset the emissions created in deploying 3000 tokens.
Phones have, therefore, become multifaceted functional devices and fantastically inexpensive resources for employers to use as a security device that can keep their data secure using the latest and smartest SMS authentication technology. It's my view that tokens have certainly had their day and will slowly disappear as the year goes on.
Andrew Kemshall is the co-founder and technical director of SecurEnvoy. Before setting up SecurEnvoy, which specialises in tokenless two-factor authentication, Kemshall worked for RSA as one of their original technical experts in Europe, clocking over 15 years of experience in user authentication. His particular specialty is two-factor authentication in the fields of architecture, design and development of next-generation authentication software.
24 May 2011
Tokenless is great. However, saying that 2011 - The year tokens died is like saying "May 21, 2011 - The Judgement Day" :-) In fact, the trend is to use a mix of different types of identities and credentials such as soft tokens, hard tokens, virtual tokens, token-less and biometrics etc. A unified authentication platform that supports a variety of credentials is a much better solution. Check out DualShield Unified Authentication Platform at: http://www.deepnetsecurity.com/products/dualshield/
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
These words — the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution — bear special significance in the wake of world events of recent weeks.
In July, a 14-minute trailer for the film "Innocence of Muslims" was posted on YouTube, leading to protests around the Middle East. The violence broke out Sept. 11 and has spread since, killing dozens, including Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens.
The assault in Benghazi on Sept. 11, the anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, that killed Stevens and three other Americans has since been labeled as a terrorist attack and not a spontaneous response to the anti-Islam video.
A California man, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, a Coptic Christian originally from Egypt, went into hiding after he was identified as the man behind the trailer, which depicts Muhammad as a womanizer, religious fraud and child molester.
Enraged Muslims have demanded punishment for Nakoula, and a Pakistani cabinet minister has offered a $100,000 bounty to anyone who kills him.
Nakoula is now jailed, but not because of the film. Citing a lengthy pattern of deception, U.S. Central District Chief Magistrate Judge Suzanne Segal said on Thursday that Nakoula should be held after officials said he violated his probation from a 2010 check fraud conviction. After his 2010 conviction, Nakoula was sentenced to 21 months in prison and was barred from using computers or the Internet for five years without approval from his probation officer.
This case — as terribly painful as it is — offers so many lessons about free speech, a concept central to the United States of America.
As President Barack Obama noted last week is an address to the United Nations, the U.S. government had nothing to do with the video and "its message must be rejected by all who respect our common humanity. It is an insult not only to Muslims, but to America as well."
The president added, "We understand why people take offense to this video because millions of our citizens are among them. I know there are some who ask why don't we just ban such a video. The answer is enshrined in our laws. Our Constitution protects the right to practice free speech.
"Here in the United States, countless publications provoke offense. Like me, the majority of Americans are Christian, and yet we do not ban blasphemy against our most sacred beliefs. As president of our country, and commander in chief of our military, I accept that people are going to call me awful things every day, and I will always defend their right to do so. Americans have fought and died around the globe to protect the right of all people to express their views — even views that we profoundly disagree with. We do so not because we support hateful speech, but because our founders understood that without such protections, the capacity of each individual to express their own views and practice their own faith may be threatened."
In the United States, free expression — even offensive moves such at disruption of military funerals — is usually met not with violence but anger. As Obama noted, "The strongest weapon against hateful speech is not repression; it is more speech."
We realize that, unfortunately, all the world's people are not as free as Americans. The United States can not import its values on other countries, just as they can not impose their will on Americans.
It's called freedom.
The world can move toward a more peaceful existence with acceptance of multiple viewpoints on even the most sensitive of issues and the ability to compete without a battle to the death.
As Obama told world leaders in New York, "There is no speech that justifies mindless violence."

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Fresno Unified, city and county officials sketched out a plan to enhance the district's arts programs Tuesday as part of a nearly year-long planning process and partnership with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Last October, Fresno became the 10th city nationwide chosen to team up with the Washington, D.C.-based Kennedy Center's Any Given Child program to develop a long-range plan for improving arts education.
The plan unveiled Tuesday includes creating a pilot model for expanded arts offerings at seven or more school sites and drafting a policy guaranteeing more equity and access to the arts for all students.
That second piece -- access for all students -- will mark a major shift for the district. A recent survey of teachers and principals, which was conducted by a team of district, city and arts organization officials, found visual and performing arts are noticeably absent from most students' school day.
Less than 10% of preschool through eighth-grade students have some visual or performing arts instruction throughout the school year, the questionnaire shows. On average, less than 3% of elementary students get some visual arts instruction on a regular basis.
An overwhelming 96% of fourth-graders regularly get music instruction -- the year they learn to play a recorder flute -- but that number drops off in the later grades. About 12% of students in first, second and third grades participate in music classes.
That's part of the reason the district and city decided to apply for the Any Given Child program in the first place, said Fresno Unified Superintendent Michael Hanson.
"We clearly had a long way to go," he said. "We're continuing to make investments large and small all across the spectrum so we can try to knock down those numbers and build in an arts experience."
The blueprint includes three goals: increase professional development training and integrate arts with the new Common Core State Standards, give all students access to the arts, and address a lack of music and performing arts classes, particularly in the district's elementary and middle schools.
Fresno Unified also hopes to establish a visual arts trip for all students in a grade level, possibly third grade, as part of the plan.
A governing board that includes members from the Fresno County Office of Education, local philanthropic and arts organizations, Hanson and Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin will meet at least twice each year to gauge the initiative's progress.
There's no specific funding attached to the initiative. But the district has made moves to boost support for the arts.
School board trustees chipped in $1 million this year in Proposition 30 funds to buy more than 1,000 new musical instruments, visual arts supplies and fund art teacher positions. Allan Kristensen, Fresno Unified's visual and performing arts manager, said those dollars helped supplement the district's overall arts budget. Until Prop. 30, that budget -- excluding middle and high school art teacher salaries -- totaled about $3 million.
Those extra dollars come on top of a $4.4 million package to overhaul and expand the district's middle school electives, which includes adding extra art, music, journalism and other classes. The school board is set to discuss another art funding proposal Wednesday, which Hanson said could send about $100,000 to preschool classrooms.
The Kennedy Center program provided no money, but its staff lent their expertise to help the district craft its goals.
"While the report is a validation of what has already been achieved in Fresno ... it (also) supports the future direction for arts education in this community," Darrell Ayers, vice president for education at the Kennedy Center, said in a statement.
McLane High art teacher Marc Patterson said he welcomes the new focus on the arts at the middle school level, an area he says took a hit during the recession.
"(Those programs) have been slowly tapering off until just recently," he said.
Paul Germain, also an art teacher at McLane, said art program budgets and the cost of materials are two topics that are "constantly being talked about." But he said the district and individual teachers seem genuinely interested in supporting the arts.
Sometimes that support comes out of teachers' own pockets to pay for supplies, Patterson and Germain added.
Even so, Germain said, he's concerned about misperceptions of what's taught during art class. He said his 3D art and design class is rigorous -- on par with college prep classes -- which he said gives students more value.
"The reason art has traditionally struggled is because there's too many people who view it as personal enrichment ... but that's not what it's supposed to be," he said. "Art classes can't just do traditional things like drawing and painting and clay crafts, because who does clay for a career? Art needs to prepare them for the actual careers."
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"Ive run up £15k worth of catalogue debt."
The first date is not the time to talk about finances whether you happen to be loaded or neck-deep in debt.
"Admitting you have huge debts on a first date is a bad idea," says James. "Youre likely to send him running and could risk sounding like a moneygrabber."
Expect and offer to pay for your share of the drinks and food. If he insists on picking up the bill, make sure you treat him next time - even if that means buying him a Big Mac or cooking him something special at home.


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How it went down on Super Tuesday – Four years ago, the GOP primary race was effectively over at this stage of the campaign. In 2012, it's not even half way there. Election correspondent Sophie Fry says last night's contest is not a game changer, and the nomination fight will stretch out into the spring. See her big take-aways here.
ALASKA (96%): Romney 32.6% ... Santorum 29.0% ... Paul 24.0% ... Gingrich 14.2%
IDAHO (100%): Romney 61.6% ... Santorum 18.2% ... Paul 18.1% ... Gingrich 2.1%
MASSACHUSETTS (98.5%): Romney 72.1% ... Santorum 12.1% ... Paul 9.6% ... Gingrich 4.6%
OHIO (>99%): Romney 38.0% ... Santorum 37% ... Gingrich 14.6% ... Paul 9.3%
VERMONT (93%): Romney 39.8% ... Paul 25.4% ... Santorum 23.7% ... Gingrich 8.1%
VIRGINIA (100%): Romney 59.5% ... Paul 40.5%
NORTH DAKOTA (100%): Santorum 39.7% ... Paul 28.1% ... Romney 23.7% ... Gingrich 8.5%
OKLAHOMA (100%): Santorum 33.8% ... Romney 28.0% ... Gingrich 27.5% ... Paul 9.6%
TENNESSEE (99.9%): Santorum 37.3% ... Romney 28.0% ... Gingrich 24.0% ... Paul 9.0%
GEORGIA (96.8%): Gingrich 47.4% ... Romney 25.7% ... Santorum 19.6% ... Paul 6.5%
Experts – NFL 'Bounty Systems' Are Barbaric and Probably Illegal – Economics and sports expert Chris Ryan responds to the news that for the last three seasons, New Orleans Saints players and coaches administered a system that offered defensive players cash rewards for inflicting game-ending injuries on opposing players. He says any efforts to intentionally hurt each other are barbaric and counter-productive, and probably illegal. Follow him on Twitter @CrispyRyan.
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Top Stories – 5 Army Veterans Who Are Making a Difference (Chris Miller) –Nationally, unemployment hovers around 8.5%. Among veterans, it reaches over 20%. Here are five campaigners who fought for the country and continue to stand up for their fellow veterans.
Putin May Be Russia's Next President, But There's Still Time for Medvedev's Muzhik Moment (Ed Hancox) – The Medvedev presidency held such promise at its beginning, but few of his promises panned out. There's still an opportunity for him to shake up the status quo before Putin takes power.
Why We Must Make Access to Contraception a Priority (Stephanie Dreyer) –Politicizing contraception jeopardizes women's health by taking away access to a basic, preventative health care that treats and prevents many health conditions affecting women.
Today's Fun Links – What really sank the Titanic (Reuters); Upset men and the happy women who love them (NPR); How TED shrinks ideas (The Atlantic).
What We're Reading – With no knockout punch, bruising GOP primary plods on (Jeff Zeleny, NY Times); What's so super about Super Tuesday? (Huffington Post); 29 companies yank ads from Rush Limbaugh (Politico); Our corrupt politics: It's not all about money (Ezra Klein, NY Books); Confessions of a bad teacher (NY Times).
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Woodward, Okla. — Robertta Waggoner, 88 year old Woodward resident, died Monday, July 22, 2013 in Oklahoma City. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 26, 2013 in the Billings Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Jerrod Covert officiating. Burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery under the directions of the Billings Funeral Home.
Robertta Irene (Lehman) Waggoner was born July 22, 1925 North of Woodward; she was the daughter of Oscar and Ola Maude (Fike) Lehman. She attended a small rural county school before transferring to Woodward High School. On July 22, 1943, Robertta was married to Elmer Eugene Waggoner in Woodward. To this union, five children were born, Joyce Faye, Eugene, Jerry, Ronnie and Kathy. Robertta stayed at home with her children while they were young. Robertta and Elmer later went on wheat harvest to North and South Dakota. She also worked at the Wayfarer Inn. Robertta and Elmer were married for 63 years before Elmer preceded her in death on March 4, 2007. She loved her family, her children, grands and greats and loved spending time with them.
Robertta is survived by one daughter, Kathy Coons of Seiling; two sons, Eugene Waggoner and wife Marilyn; Ronnie Waggoner and wife Charolett; one daughter-in-law Mary Waggoner, all of Woodward; grandchildren, Machelle Steuart and husband Barry; Jeffrey Waggoner and wife Alisha; Shane Waggoner and wife Staci; Johnny Waggoner and wife Sarah; Robert Cooper and wife Yuka; Tammy Smith and husband Lloyd; Troy Waggoner and wife Monica; Stacey Mapes and husband Joey; Tim Dunkin and wife Trina; Sherry Martin and husband Darin; Brian Coons; Dirk Coons and wife Jennifer; 30 great grandchildren; six great great grandchild; three brothers, Leo Lehman and wife Joy Dee of Bethany; Kenneth Lehman and wife Lois of Tuttle; Duane Lehman and wife Barbara of Oklahoma City; one sister, Linda Kotwitz of Yukon; special friend, Percy Cope of Woodward; several nieces, nephews , other family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, Joyce Faye; one son Jerry; one sister, Norma Miller; granddaughter Tony Waggoner; daughter-in-law Zeta Waggoner; son-in-law Lynn Coons and infant brother, Oscar Jr. Memorials may be made to Panhandle Nutrition with the funeral home accepting the memorials. Remembrances may be made at www.billingsfuneralhomewoodward.com


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What could be more mundane than grocery shopping? Trundling a cart up the aisles, checking off items on a list (mustard, batteries, milk), numbly buying the same products each time until -- hello, what's this? -- a squashed ceramic replica of a bottle of dishwashing detergent, clearly meant to mimic the manufactured bottles it sits beside ... a cereal box emblazoned with circles and stripes that give no indication of what's inside. Clearly there's been some tomfoolery going on in the sanitized supermarket lanes -- and the Pond gallery's new exhibit, "Shopdropping: Experiments in the Aisles," is the result.
Pond co-founder Marisa Jahn thinks the show will score points against the "alienation of commodification," but we're just enjoying the rare cultural critique that's also fun. Case in point: Packard Jennings' Il Duce Action Figure, a video installation that documents the artist creating a realistic Mussolini doll in flawless plastic packaging, sneaking it into Wal-Mart, and then attempting to purchase the item.
Admission is free
No less amusing are the exhibit's numerous other documentations of "reverse shoplifting," in which altered goods are placed in retail outlets to be bought by unsuspecting consumers. Amy Franceschini slipped her Sundial Watch (a timepiece that uses a tiny sundial to keep time) into an upscale department store. Similarly, Conrad Bakker stocked his painted wooden sculptures of cans of motor oil and cigarette lighters right next to the real deal in a number of stores, while handmade pottery replicas of household goods like cans of soup and dog food -- fashioned by the young artists behind the photographic work Lost in the Supermarket -- also shared shelf space with the products they imitate. With photographs, video, and quirky ephemera culled from such experiments, plus a special collection of zines to peruse ("Shoplifting Special: From How-To Primers to Critiques"), "Shopdropping" offers a reason to keep your eyes open behind that cart.


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When ordering a B7, is it possible to have Recaros fitted as an option, as you could on the B6, and if so, how much, and what colour combos are possible.
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When ordering a B7, is it possible to have Recaros fitted as an option, as you could on the B6, and if so, how much, and what colour combos are possible.
'm not sure but I read this week that the great S4 seats are a cost option in the B7 S4. Not sure if this is true or not.
That would make more sense. Selling an S4 without these seats would be very weird. Thanks for clarifying. I'll try and find where I read the wrong info.
Recently ordered a B7 S4, standard seats are a Recaro's with cloth centres and leathers outers. Optional extras are either all leather, or Alcantara centres with leather outers.
I'm assumming they're the same seats as the B6?
Do you ever let anyone else in your car, its immaculate!! I know you sent me a video with someone in the passenger seat from Stevlio Pass, but I'm beginning to think with the light wear on that seat it was a companion of the blow up variety! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shutup.gif[/img]
She looks like she's been over inflated now as she's 6 months pregnant! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh_roll.gif[/img]
Those pics were taken nearly a year ago but it doesn't look much different now. In 3 months time however..... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
In germany, this option costs 1850 Euros, which translates to Ł1280, but that seems a bit cheap, anyone know for sure.
I'm led to believe from my local Audi dealer that the seat and trim options will be the same on the B7 as on the B6, so no doubt at some point if not now you will be able to get Recaro's as a cost option.
However saying that this is the same dealer that two years ago knew nothing about the S4 Cab but would still take a deposit for one if I was interested!!
ScoTTy, didn't realise you were in the family way of things, congratulations!! I would imagine an over inflated wife may stretch the leather a little with excess ballast. The prettier thought is the combination of leather and vomit from the little nipper when you lose tolerance one day behind a kerb crawler and decide to plant your right foot in the carpet whilst getting by! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/woohoo.gif[/img]
She's sticking out like she's swallowed a beer keg but I'm still heavier than her. Perhaps it's because I HAVE swallowed more than a beer keg! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beerchug.gif[/img]
I'm hoping leather + vomit = wipe clean ease but I know I'm just deluding myself!
Well i think alcantara + vomit or cloth + vomit would be a worse option. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh_2.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh_2.gif[/img]
Leather is great for sick and the stuff from the other end too!
It's never through choice believe you me!
There is a solution for those with Alcantara or Cloth with their leather, the company doing Diamondbrite does interior stain guard much like you can get on your furniture; guaranteed for 6 years against chocolate, grease and worst scenarios red wine, vomit and any other baby secretions from whichever orifice. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/woohoo.gif[/img]
So drive like a loon with confidence again. May be an idea to get one of those perspex screens fitted like in black cabs to separate the rear and front, therefore restricting baby secretions to the rear and none down the neck or over the hand brake!!


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Myrtle "Irene" Wells, 85, of South Shore, died Thursday in Bridgeport Health Care Center in Portsmouth, Ohio.
She was born March 18, 1927.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Roberson Funeral Home in South Shore.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be sent to robersonfuneral.com.


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Bigfoot sightings and news. Dr. Melba Ketchum submitted an academic paper on her examination of alleged Bigfoot DNA, which showed it was a human relative, but unknown... but the paper was rejected by peer review. Nevertheless, Facebook/FindBigfoot (FBFB), the social network with 30,000+ Bigfoot enthusiasts, declared 2013 would be "The Year of Bigfoot". More than 120 sequential Bigfoot prints were found near Eugene, Oregon.
Alabama residents reportedly spotted what seemed to be a Bigfoot-like creature in Newbern, Hale County. And Bigfoot tracks were documented in Salt Fork, Ohio. A team of researchers began an expedition to the Shennongjia forest of China in search of Bigfoot. A woman swore she saw three Bigfoot near Yakima, Washington.
A strange hairy humanoid of considerable size was reported in Salta Province, Argentina. Then a man was hit by a car and killed trying to pull off a Bigfoot hoax. The sheriff's department in Wisconsin investigated a Sasquatch sighting. And an anonymous former National Guardsman claims that Mount St. Helens burnt Bigfoot.
Two women in Quebec spotted Sasquatch while berry picking. A Bigfoot sighting was reported in Panola County, Texas. And Spike TV teamed up with Lloyd's of London to offer a $10 million prize to reality show participants who could prove Bigfoot exists. Meanwhile, a biological scientist claimed that some 200 Yeti live in a large area of southern Siberia.
Bigfoot researcher Jeffrey Meldrum announced plans to hunt for the creature via a blimp. Bigfoot was blamed for destroying a Sasquatch researcher's apple orchard. But The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said definitively that there is no Bigfoot. Meanwhile, residents reported an 8-foot hairy apeman with demonic red eyes stalking Tunbridge Wells, U.K.
Bigfoot photos, videos, and recordings. The Sasquatch Hunters claimed to capture a Bigfoot on thermal camera. Purported Bigfoot sounds were recorded near Conway, New Hampshire. Photographs of a possible unrecognized bipedal hominid were taken in Oklahoma. And Bigfoot vocalizations were caught on audio by Yeti enthusiasts.
With a video, Idaho students claimed a Bigfoot sighting. Residents of a cabin on lake just outside Lady Evelyn Smoothwater Park in Temagami Ontario, Canada claimed to take a photo of Bigfoot. A Dallas businessman said he could prove the existence of Bigfoot with a picture he took in Shelby County. A photo of Bigfoot was purportedly taken near the town of Happy Camp, California in the canyons of the Klamath Mountains. And a YouTube video claimed that a Bigfoot was on the loose in the Ohio woods.
A photo was taken of a possible Sasquatch in the Rocky Mountains. Another possible Bigfoot photo made it on Field & Stream's list of "The 56 Best Wildlife Shots from Our 2012 Fall Contest". A scary recording of a possible Bigfoot cry came out of Oregon. And more possible Bigfoot sounds from central Michigan. A camper filmed an interesting video of a possible Bigfoot outside his tent near San Antonio Sept. 6. And this video was taken on snow-covered ground in Ohio.
Mothman. A woman claimed to have taken a photo of Mothman through her door's peephole.
Chupacabras. Chupacabras attacks were reported from Michoacán, Mexico.
Lake monsters. Observers wondered if an Iceland lake monster was captured on film. A lake monster was reported in Montana. A mysterious finned creature was sighted and videotaped off the Skegness coast. And a couple reported a cryptid encounter on Lake Leelanau, Michigan.
Others. A "dog-headed pig monster" terrorized Africa. A man claimed that leprechauns beat him up for dancing. Mass cattle mutilations were reported in Formosa, Argentina. There were strange experiences in Chile with possible interdimensional beings. Five goats mutilated in Santiago del Estero, Argentina. Indonesian villagers were mystified by strange animal attacks. And a mystery animal attacked livestock in Kentucky.
Atlantis. An Atlantis-like country was discovered off Scottish coast.
Easter Island. The Easter Island heads were found to have bodies!
Stonehenge. One scientist said Stonehenge was based on a "magical" auditory illusion. And other research found that Stonehenge was a monument marking unification of Britain.
Spooklights. Michigan Tech students said they solved the mystery of the Paulding Light.
Unexplained sounds. Mysterious, unexplained sounds, seemingly coming from the sky, were reported all over the world. An Oklahoma man reported "strange sounds" and "sky trumpets" near his home. A mysterious hum that only Canadians could hear was debated. Villagers in India were spooked over mysterious underground sounds. And a weird hum bothered Seattle residents.
Strange rain. Weird weather rained seaweed over Gloucestershire village. A high school teacher was injured by fish falling from the sky. And a mystery goo -- "space jelly" -- was found in a garden.
Crop circles. The 2012 crop circle season began in earnest in Britain in June. Mysterious African "fairy circles" stumped scientists. Mysterious crop circles appeared in a Washington wheat field. Strange underwater "crop circles" were discovered off the coast of Japan. And a Russian cosmonaut, backed by 50 other scientists, claimed to have cracked the crop circle code, which reveals that a pole shift is impending, but its end result will be a shift into 4th dimensional consciousness. Yippee!


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Detroit Lions fans watch the action during training camp July 29, 2013, in Allen Park. / Kirthmon F. Dozier / DFP
The Detroit Lions will open training camp July 28 and will hold their first practice open to the public at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 1, the team announced today.
The team said it will have eight practices open to the public, including one at Ford Field at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6.
The Lions are opening camp two days later than they're allowed to start, per NFL rules. Typically, veterans are required to report 15 days before a team's first preseason game. The Lions host the Cleveland Browns in their exhibition opener Aug. 9 at Ford Field. Veterans report July 27.
Lions coach Jim Caldwell also started training camp a few days later than allowed when he was head coach of the Indianapolis Colts in 2009-11.
As has been the case in past seasons, most of the Lions' training camp is open to the public, weather permitting. Gates open 30 minutes before each practice at the team's Allen Park facility, which can accommodate about 1,500 fans on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Lions' first two workouts of camp, July 28-29, are reserved for season-ticket holders.
Camp dates that are open to the public are Aug. 1, Aug. 2, Aug. 4, Aug. 5, Aug. 6, Aug. 7, Aug. 11 and Aug. 13.
Along with the Browns, the Lions host the Jacksonville Jaguars (Aug. 22) and visit the Oakland Raiders (Aug. 15) and Buffalo Bills (Aug. 28) in the preseason.
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Most of my photos shown on this blog are created using HDR techniques. OK, but you might ask, why do we need another HDR tutorial? There are plenty of them already available on the Internet. Why need another one? The reason I want to share my HDR flow is for a few reasons:
- Why not?
- I want to share the basic flow specific to how I do it, and not only via typed text but I'd like to show it via video demonstrations (my upcoming projects is to record some video tutorials) as well. So if you like to read and use it as a reference you can do that or if you like to watch a quick video and see the entire process, you'll have that choice as well.
- Keep it all in the same place for easy find and reference. Provide it free for anyone's use.
- I'll be first to admit that I 'm learning as I go and I do not know everything and more likely doing some things not the most optimal way. So by sharing my techniques with you, hopefully I'll get some pointers from lurking Photoshop experts on how to improve certain techniques and learn something new from you.
- Helping you helping me.
The three steps I use to create HDR photos are the following:
- Shoot actual photo. (This Page)
- Use HDR processing software to create initial HDR image. I use Photomatix Pro v4.1.1.
- Do the final post processing with Adobe CS5.
It is so easy, anyone can do it!
Step 1: Go and Shoot Your Photo
Step one is the most important, you need to be in the right place at the right time to get nice dynamic range for your photo. If you are outdoors, then it is usually sometime during golden hours of sunrise and sunset, but I think you have opportunities to get great results at night or day time as well. Just try it in different conditions and see what kind of results you are going to get. If it is midday and there is no cloud in the sky then you probably not going to get great results. At the same time even during sunrise and sunset on cloudless day you will be very disappointed – sun just deeps behind horizon or pops up from it and nothing happens, no magic in the sky. Just be patient. Wait another day and try again. Also, if you are shooting indoors then it really doesn't matter if it is a night or day, what is important is how your scene is lighted, what type of shadows are there, how good the textures. The more interesting light effects around, more dramatic your photos are going to be. Shooting good photos and setting right composition is a huge topic on its own and people make careers out it by teaching other folks how to do it. I think that the more you do it, the better you get at composing your photos, you start seeing things you never paid attention to in the past. So while reading tutorials on how to compose your photos might be useful, the best learning is to go out and shoot, then see what you have and think what you could do different if you'd do it again to improve it. Practice is the best way to improve shooting skills.
So what do I use to get those photos? If you checked "In My Bag" page you probably learned that I don't use a lot of fancy equipment, I do not have professional DSLR body (not that I would refuse to have one one day!) so it is possible to get good results with consumer oriented camera. I do use wide angle zoom lens (14-24 mm, f2.8), which is professional grade and will work on the professional full frame DSLR bodies. I use this lens for 90 percent of my photos because it is wide angle and I can get a lot into the frame. Because most of the time I do not use f2.8 on this lens, working with consumer lenses is fine too, it just you'll not be able to get a wider photo. Only after dark that I use f2.8, otherwise it is somewhere between f5.6 to f11 and sometimes even go up to f19. All consumer lenses support this range.
OK, so I use Nikon D90 which supports bracketing feature. If you are not familiar with bracketing, it is a feature that allows camera to get multiple images with different exposures. One bracket at normal exposure, and other with a bit less and a bit more than normal. This way you get multiple photos of the same scene capturing a bit less, normal and bit more of light, in other words you are able to get details in shadows, details in bright spots and all in between. Nikon D90 only supports three brackets.
|Note: Professional DSLRs support more than three brackets, but I'm not using it so I'm not going to cover it in this discussion. It is pretty much the same process as with doing three brackets. Some people shoot 5, some 7 and some even go up to 9. Shooting into the sun is especially helpful with more than 3 brackets as it allows to get more details in shadows.
So I set D90 to use brackets to the following settings: –2, 0 and +2. It supports other bracketing settings, like –1, 0 and +1, or you can set it to use only two brackets. I do not use any of these settings because with –1, 0, +1 it does not get enough of light range from the darkest to the lightest and capturing only two brackets defeats the point of getting entire range of the light. BTW, this is important to mention – you have to use Aperture priority on your camera to use bracketing.
Tripods or Robotic Hands
Great, so now I have the camera set to shoot in brackets and have a great scene to shoot. Unless you have next generation robotic hands attached to your body with zero shake you'll need to find something stable to hold your camera so it does not shake or move between each capture and during longer exposures. Remember, I'll be taking three separate photos for each scene and later combine them into a single image. I for sure want to make them as sharp as possible and I'd like to eliminate any shake or camera movement as taking my photos.
There are a few ways to achieve desired results. The best way to get sharp photos is to use tripod. I carry it everywhere. On my business trips I put it in my luggage. I have it in my car if I go somewhere around the town. You never know if picture opportunity comes around. It is a hassle but if you want sharp HDR photos, the best way is to use tripod. I don't have super fancy tripod but it is not general consumer tripod. I'd not recommend to buy any that you'll see at BestBuy. I have an aluminum tripod. If I was making ton of money with this photo hobby, then I might would consider getting a bit lighter fiberglass one, but aluminum works just fine. The two main requirements that I need from the tripod is to be able to get as low to the ground as physically possible and to get it as high as I can pick into the view finder. While my current tripod only lowers down only about 18", it does not go all the way to the ground, it is satisfactory for pretty much 99% of situations where I wanted to take a shot as low to the ground as possible.
So what happens if you see a cool scene and you don't have a tripod? In many situation you might find a way to get your photo without it. Look around and see if you find something sturdy where you can put your camera on. The rail in the building, stone in the forest, your backpack or your hat or coat can make a good sturdy base to put your camera on. Most photos at Air and Space Museum were taken with using stair rails as base for my camera, like this one, for example:
If there is nothing around to give you this base and you really want to take your photo, then your only option is to handheld your camera, keep your breath, freeze and take your photo. Depending on the light conditions you might need to increase ISO from your default (my is always at 200) to something a bit higher – this will reduce required time to take each capture and will increase the likelihood of unshaken photo. Also, increasing F to the highest possible will help too, like f2.8 on 14-24 will allow more light into the lens and reduce the time for each capture. The following images were taken handheld:
You probably already have a question – if you handheld the camera and need to take three different captures (one at 0, one at –2 and one at +2), wouldn't you shake the camera? It is a good one and I'm rarely use camera shutter button to take each capture in my bracket sets. For 90% of all of my brackets I use timer control, and this applies to all situations – handheld or tripod. I set my camera to time control, find the scene, push the trigger button and about three seconds later camera automatically executes three brackets, one after another. There is no shake, no camera touching in between each capture, pretty much guarantees the same image in each frame. But what if you want to control when you want to take each bracket and do not want to wait for a few seconds between each set of brackets? I use little wireless remote control (aka ML-L3, can be purchased under $20 I believe) to do that. Push the wireless button and camera will take required captures, no touching and no shaking. This photo was taken with remote control:
|Note: There are other ways to reduce camera shake. One of them is by locking mirror for entire set of brackets. This feature is not available on D90, so obviously I'm not using it. If you have professional level camera then it will probably provide that function.
Keeping It Leveled
It is usually a good idea to get photos that have proper horizontal alignment. This is especially evident in many landscape photos or street photography where it is easy to see horizontal lines. While it is possible to fix horizontal alignment in post processing, I prefer to get it right from the start and take my photos with proper horizon. I use little magic green cube to help me keep horizon under control. It costs under $10 and super invaluable in services it provides.
True little story: Once, while in Miami, me and my wife had dinner on the Ocean Boulevard in South Beach. Most of those restaurants are outdoors with tables flowing from restaurant outdoor space onto the sidewalks. Very cool place to watch people. I had my camera on the table with little magic green cube attached on top of it. Next table to us they seated couple nice looking ladies, I guess on their night out or what. One of them saw my camera and got very intrigued
about the mysterious green attachment and asked what it is for. I told her that it is special device to broadcast and communicate data to other gadgets. She was totally impressed and bought into the story. Nope, she was not blond. Magic green cube.
Getting it Sharp
Lets not forget to get sharp focus on your subject. Getting blurry images is no fun. I have big share of those. Focusing your camera on the right target to get super sharp images is as important as making sure it does not shake as you take them. With landscape or street photography the general rule is to focus on something about 1/3 into the scene that you are seeing in the viewfinder. Most of the time we want to have majority of the scene very sharp right from where it begins to the infinity. By focusing on 1/3 will usually provide sharp focus for the entire scene. I use autofocusing on my camera but I control the focusing points in the viewfinder. Most DSLRs allow you to do that. By controlling where to focus I can make sure to get entire scene in focus before pressing the trigger. Also, most of the time, after autofocusing my camera, I turn autofocus off to manual focus (via little switch on the lens) – this is to ensure that camera doesn't try to refocus as it takes each capture in the bracket set. This is especially important when it is dark or your scene doesn't have very clear subjects, like with fog or similar situations.
So now you took your photo and have three images on your camera. What is it that we want check to make sure we got good captures? The tool for this is your camera histogram. I configured my camera LCD display to show histogram on every image. The general rule of thumb is that we want to cover entire spectrum without breaking out to the left or to the right. So when you review your histogram with three brackets you want to see something similar to this:
With –2 we cover the brightest spots, with 0 we take everything in the middle, and with +2 we get details from the shadows. The ultimate goal is to combine all brackets into single photo and get good view of the entire scene, from bright spots to shadows. What you see above is usually the case in fairly decent lightning conditions. If you shoot in the dark, then everything will be moved to the left, because it is dark and it is normal to not have anything on the right side of the histogram.
In my experience in most situations you'll get a nice spread in your histogram, just like shown above, but sometimes it does not work well and you have to take a bit more control over some settings to get the nice spread. In different situations you might need to use different settings and sometimes combination of them. Lets cover couple situations:
- Lets say you are shooting in day light and see literally no change in histogram, –2, 0 and +2, all showing the same curve. Check your F and make sure it is not set to something very wide open. It might be set to f2.8 or f5.6 – it is too open for the day light and you get too much light into the camera. Change it to f9.5 or f11. Take another set of captures and see if it makes a difference – more likely it will give you better spread.
- Sometimes you have to use f-stop to increase or decrease the default exposure by a few steps. You might be shooting into the sun and everything around the sun is getting very underexposed. By adding additional f-stops to normal capture you'll force the shutter to stay open a bit longer and it will allow to capture more light from the shadows around the sun. I use this trick once in a while, but truly, if sun is so strong that you have to do this and camera can't automatically expose itself then more likely results will not be super stellar. At least it not worked well for me in the past.
Have you seen photos with with sun having very cool sunrays? It is very hard to shoot into the sun. One way to get those ray to spread in a nice way is to configure your camera to shoot at around F11 or higher. Try it sometimes to shoot into the sun with f4, f8, f11 and f19 and see what you going get. This photo was done with f11, if I opened it higher then I would not get this burst of rays:
Shoot in RAW
Next thing I want to discuss is related to file format that I use on the camera. You can shoot in JPEG, RAW or JPEG + RAW. When I started shooting with DSLR a few years back, for luck of basic knowledge and not having right software, I shot everything in JPEG at Highest quality setting. It was good at the time, but then I quickly figured out that you can't do much with JPEG files and I learned more about RAW format and acquired proper software tools to be able to do something with it. I started shooting everything in JPEG+RAW, so it created two files for every capture, one as JPEG and one in RAW format. I thought that I'd like to have both for easy browsing. Soon I realized that having JPEG files was a waste of space and additional clutter on my hard drive. Since summer of 2010 I shoot everything in RAW only.
Besides many other benefits of shooting in RAW, one is directly related to HDR – it is possible to create HDR photos from a single RAW capture. Sometimes you can't take multiple bracketing captures. Single RAW file will allow to create HDR photo, it might not be as good as one created from multiple captures but it works. The same is not possible with JPEG files.
The following are examples of HDR made from single RAW file:
Great, so we went out and got some great photos. Now we need to move them into our "Digital Dark Room" and start processing them. Next page will discuss how to use Photomatix to combine our photos into single HDR image.
Next is Step2: Take your photos into your HDR Digital Processing Room – Use HDR processing software to create initial HDR image. I use Photomatix Pro v4.1.1.


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Caller-Times staff writer Greg Rajan has covered the IceRays since 2003 and has written about hockey since the 1999-00 season. Follow him on Twitter @GregRajan.
Game 27: Tornado 7, IceRays 2
December 7, 2012 10:50 PM
According to one reader, I supposedly never blog about why the IceRays lose.
Well, they provided me with plenty of material tonight.
Texas 7, Corpus Christi 2 was even uglier than the score. Justin Quenneville was atypically terse in his postgame comments, which consisted of this damning quote:
"I've never been more embarrassed by a performance since I've been a part of this organization."
Consider that Quenneville has been with the IceRays for seven seasons as a player or coach and has been involved in some humiliating losses. That's quite a statement for him to make. While Texas is a very good team, being embarrassed like that on home ice is unacceptable.
Quenneville's actions said more about an hour after the game ended, when he put his players through a bag skate. Considering they hadn't broken much of a sweat for three periods, it was a fitting punishment. Hopefully it was a wakeup call for the players. Roster spots in junior hockey are a privilege, not a right.
Some quick observations:
- OK, what is it with the IceRays at home? On the road, they play a solid team game and do all the little things. At home, it seems to be more about the individual than the collective. There is no reason for the players not to be up for home games. Corpus Christi has some of the best fan support in the NAHL and that should be ample motivation to be ready to come out and play. The organization is run by proud hockey people. Turning in efforts like tonight's are an affront to them and the fan base.
- The first period shots on goal pretty much told the story: 23-7 for Texas and it seemed even more lopsided. The IceRays had a couple of good chances (Eric Purcell and Rudy Sulmonte after turnovers come to mind), but that's about it.
- Pretty much everything that could go wrong did for the IceRays tonight. They didn't defend well, were pinned in their own zone for long stretches, gave up a boatload of odd-man rushes, made bad decisions with the puck and well, I could go on for a while.
- The Tornado's second goal kind of summed up this game. John Roisum missed a pass from Purcell in the left circle and Texas' Louie Rowe took off the other way. His initial shot was stopped by Hayden Stewart, but he didn't clear the rebound well and Rowe knocked it home. Basically a play that was a train wreck from start to finish.
- Stewart was pulled after the third goal, a shot from the left dot that beat him high. I thought it was a bad goal at first, but it turns out that Stewart was screened and had no chance on the play. He was summarily pulled, but that was more of an attempt by Quenneville to get his team going than an indictment of Stewart's play. Of course, the team didn't play much better in front of Ben Myers.
- Texas' first goal should've been disallowed because of a hand pass after Jackson Leef knocked the puck in mid-air with his hand. I have no idea why referee Robert Lukkason let that slide. In the big picture, it didn't really matter with the way the IceRays played.
"... it didn't really matter with the way the IceRays played."
Yeah they still would have lost 6-2 without that goal.
Surely I couldn't resist THAT opening! :-)
You beat me to it, bk! I'll say it again . I will modify what I said before about home games . Instead of taking the team to Beeville and back during a home stand just take them to one of the finer Leopard Street motels. They wouldn't dare roam around down there at night nor would the "distractions ". The "attractions " down there would keep the team inside as well. Item 1 in you observations is spot on Greg. This team has some skill and talent. But there has been something missing all year. The first year team overall played as good as they could. Last years team played that way and some went beyond. This years team does not play as good as it could and last night is a good example. Last weekend in Amarillo showed what they can do. Are they too comfortable at home? Do they think they own a roster spot? Are they too focused on showing off for their girlfriends in the stands? There was a long time fan sitting in front of us last night and he came with about 6 people. After the game I heard him apologize to the group that their first game wasn't better and so on.You could see on his face he probably talked it up pretty good how fun it was and so on and it fell flat.
Arob even one of our finer motels on Leopard are nicer than the 5 star resort Amarillo hosts teams in. I hope the team plays better than they did last night(not that they could honestly play worse) so, I don't regret not driving to San Marcos to watch the Bluff earn their first trip to the State Semi-Finals tonight.
I think they should "step up" or "pinch" a little more... Well maybe I don't think that, but that guy in section 104 sure does.
Love seeing those odd man rushes. Exciting!
[Glad I'm not the only person who hears that all night. BTW, that guy is the father of one of the players. -- GR]
I believe the "attractions" are no longer allowed free tickets.


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Minnesota lawmakers opened debate on a handful of gun control proposals Tuesday at the State Capitol.
The House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee will look at expanding background checks, banning military-style weapons, a limit on magazine capacities and allowing school workers to carry weapons.A huge crowd gathered outside the House hearing room, forcing some spectators into an overflow room and filling the basement. Gun rights supporters packed every available seat in three separate rooms.
The committee took up six bills on Tuesday, but there was only time to tackle two of them in the morning. At issue are a series of bills to strengthen background checks and restrict the mentally ill from buying firearms.
Current state law allows police chiefs to reject gun purchase permits to those who have been legally committed to a mental treatment facility; however, Democratic Rep. Michael Paymore's bill would broaden that criteria to include voluntary confinement or hospitalization.
"There are loopholes, in this state and across the country, in gun shows and Internet sales and private sales that need to be plugged," Paymar, who represents St. Paul, said.
Extending the rejection criteria to is something Rogers Police Chief Mark Reahen told lawmakers he needs.
"What about the individual in our city, where we've had 60 calls in the last 12 months where they're hearing voices through walls, they've put tinfoil up on their windows?" he asked. "They're convinced that God is telling them to buy a firearm and do things, yet they've never been committed to an institution."
The prospect of changing gun laws brought out the voices of droves of disparate voices, ranging from victims to skeptics.
"My father lived the American dream but died the American nightmare." - Sami Rahamim, son of Accent Signage Systems founder Reuven Rahamim
Opponents argue the bills could make the mentally ill second-class citizens who would permanently lose gun rights. "I look at this and I see an egregious, an egregious attack on the Second Amendment." - Rep. Jim Newberger (R-Becker), a paramedic, speaking about a proposed bill on tighter gun background checks
The debate has brought together what may appear to be strange bedfellows on that front. Mental health advocates have sided with gun rights supporters to defeat the bill, and the Mental Health Alliance said it is concerned the stigma such a move could create.
The committee chairman hopes the three days of hearings will help craft a larger gun violence prevention bill in Minnesota. No votes on specific gun proposals are planned at the Capitol this week.
Gov. Mark Dayton says any changes to the state's gun laws will need support from rural Minnesota lawmakers to earn his endorsement and signature.
It's clear that the issue of Minnesota's gun laws is divided not down party lines as much as rural vs outstate culture, but some lawmakers insist there is a better way to tackle the issue.
"If we want to arm teachers, if we want to have armed security guards, if we want to put shooters at the scene who can actually do something, Legislatures are saying 'no' and pretending these worthless gun bills are going to do any good -- which they won't," said Republican Rep. Tony Cornish, of Good Thunder.
Cornish, who is also a police chief, proudly wore his NRA tie to the hearing.
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Glasgow Daily Times
Nancy Fendell
LAWRENCEBURG – Nancy Fendell, 72, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington. She was born in Barren County, to the late Joseph Leslie and Sadie Mildred Shipley Brown.
Nancy is a retired 35 year employee of Wild Turkey Distillery and a member of Alton Baptist Church.
Nancy is survived by three children, Trinette (Greg) Berry of Bagdad, Joseph Fendell, of Lawrenceburg, and Tabitha Clatos, of Frankfort; four grandchildren, Tanesha Aton, Malichi, Savanah, and Holli-Ann Reardon; a sister, Doris Ann (Dale) Hurley, of Park City; and a sister-in-law, Willa-Dean Brown. She was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Brown.
Funeral services will be 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home with Brother Rick Shannon officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. (CDT) Sunday at Walnut Hill Cemetery in Barren County, with Brother Ken Thomas officiating.


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Interview: Eric Wohlberg – gnarly Canadian in Georgia
Posted on 22. Apr, 2008 by lyne.
Canadian Eric Wohlberg is a three-time Olympian and has been racing for fifteen years for many well-known teams, including Magic Cuts, Seldane, Shaklee, Sierra Nevada and the powerhouse Saturn team for three years. He joined the all Canadian continental Symmetrics Pro Cycling Team in 2004. As part of his numerous accomplishments, the 43-year old Wohlberg […]


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Sydney FC today terminated the Contract and Employment of goalkeeper Liam Reddy for breaching his Standard Player Contract, effective immediately.
Reddy's contract was terminated after he was found to be in breach of clause 11.3 (b) of the Standard Player Contract, which relates to "serious misconduct".
Reddy and his representative appeared at a meeting with Sydney FC Acting CEO Stefan Kamasz and Football Director Gary Cole on Thursday morning and was given the opportunity to explain his conduct and satisfy Sydney FC that he was not guilty of "serious misconduct".
Sydney FC considered Reddy's response in Thursday's meeting, as well as the undisputed facts, and determined he failed to satisfy the Club that his conduct was not in breach of clause 11.3(b) of the Standard Player Contract.
Accordingly, Sydney FC terminated his employment, effective immediately, under clause 11.3(b) of the Standard Player Contract.
"Sydney FC today terminated the employment and contract of Liam Reddy following incidents that took place before, during and after a flight to Wellington before the recent semi final," said Sydney FC Acting CEO Stefan Kamasz.
"Those actions represented serious misconduct and do not reflect the actions we believe to be appropriate for a professional football player with Sydney FC."


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Yoshimi uses a giant electromechanical grappling-hand to grab and smash robots in the genre bending satirical mash-up Yoshimi Vs. Face Punching Robots!
Rode around until I found some machinery and built a reference library from it. Now the heel and toe have independently functioning hydraulics.


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BELMONT, N.C. -- The South Point Red Raiders marching band brought the noise in our "Friday Night Frenzy" polls this week and ousted the competition.
The Red Raiders were voted our Band of the Week with nearly 52 percent of the vote, beating Rock Hill, who ended with 44 percent.
Click the video player above to watch the entire performance.


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The restless political middle — emboldened by the recent inability of a special congressional committee to agree on a debt-reduction deal — is staking out a controversial plan to insert itself into the 2012 election.
A bipartisan group of political strategists and donors known as Americans Elect has raised $22 million and is likely to place a third presidential candidate on the ballot in every state next year. The goal is to provide an alternative to President Obama and the GOP nominee and break the tradition of a Democrat-vs.-Republican lineup.


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BedSlide 1000 Pro SE Review
BedSlide designs and manufactures durable units that extend beyond the end of a pickup truck's tailgate, making it a cinch to load and unload cargo without crawling inside the bed or reaching over its sides. Multiple stop (and lock) points keep the surface firmly in place while you deal with cargo, and when you're finished, the full-width handle makes it easy to slide the surface towards the cab and tuck it securely inside the bed.
Lighten the Load with BOLT Locks
BOLT locks can help simplify your life by reducing the number of keys you have to sort through the next time padlocks and other types of locks need to be opened. Once converted, your truck key handles them all, and that means no more fumbling around with a bundle of little keys that all look alike.
Meet the Smart For-Us Electric Concept Truck
One new concept at a recent North American International Auto Show came from an unexpected source. Smart's For-Us electric truck is a 2-seater, aerodynamically engineered little vehicle with cargo space that's designed to carry a couple of Smart ebikes.
How to Avoid Buying a Water Damaged Truck
Some cars and trucks that have been through floods -- or water-damaged in another way -- will be cleaned up and sold, with no warning to the buyer that they've been soaked. It shouldn't happen, but it does, and there are nearly always plenty of flood damaged vehicles making their way around the country. Use our tips to help detect water damage when you're buying a pickup truck or other auto.
Toyota's A-BAT Hybrid Concept Truck
Toyota's A-BAT hybrid concept truck looks like a cross between a Ridgeline and an Avalanche -- with some Prius body lines (and technology) thrown in. The A-BAT concept targets commuters who want the ability to haul occasional cargo, but don't need a big truck, or don't use a truck often enough to settle for poor fuel economy. This thing definitely looks flexible -- it has a midgate that folds down to increase bed length from 4 feet to 8 feet, and a roof that slides forwards to accommodate tall cargo. The truck's a concept, so Toyota doesn't have to share projected fuel economy details, but if a real-world version of the A-BAT goes to production you can bet it will get pretty decent mileage from a tank of gas.
Photo © Toyota
Ford's Special Edition SVT Raptor Truck
Unique graphics and a tweaked interior make up a portion of the features you'll see on 2014 SVT Raptor Special Edition pickup trucks. Luxury systems that are optional on a typical Raptor are standard on the special, and the truck benefits from the continued updates Ford has made since its introduction in 2010.
2013 Ford SVT Raptor Truck Highlights
Ford has tweaked its popular F-150 SVT Raptor for each model year, adding features that have truly improved the truck's already stable foundation. Raptor is still the go-to pickup for Ford enthusiasts looking for a combination of power and comfort -- and a truck that rolls off the assembly line with capabilities that perform equally well off-road as they do when running down a paved highway.
Choose the Best Battery for Your Pickup Truck
There's never a good time for a battery to fail, and unlike older parts, modern auto batteries usually don't give us any warning that they're on the way out. It's no fun to be stranded, so when your truck's battery finally fails you'll need to install a replacement asap. Learn a few battery facts now, to help you make battery buying and installation decisions before you're scrambling to get the truck running again.
Don't Forget to Check the Truck's Tires
I attended a driving event at the Cooper Tire Vehicle Test Center, where test courses allowed drivers to compare the performance of worn tires vs. new tires in wet driving conditions. We also had the opportunity to take a high-speed ride with Johnny Unser, former Indy car racer and a consultant to Cooper.
Overall, the event focused on tire design and tire safety, and was a reminder that most people don't inspect their tires on a regular basis (when was the last time you checked yours?). Use our easy tips to get into the habit of monitoring your tires.
General Motors Recall for Faulty Park Lock Cable
General Motors will recall about 55,000 trucks and SUVs that might be at risk of shifting out of Park when the ignition key has either been removed or is in the off position, allowing the vehicle to roll. Technicians will inspect two potential problem areas... the park lock cable, which may be fractured, and the steering column lock module.
All of the affected vehicles are from the 2013 model year, and built from November 7, 2012, through December 18, 2012. Included are:
- Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV and Escalade EXT
- Five Chevrolet models -- Avalanche, Express, Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe
- Four GMC Models -- Savana, Sierra, Yukon and Yukon XL
The recall will begin January 17, 2013. You'll receive a letter from GM if your truck or SUV is affected, with instructions to make an appointment for a no-charge inspection and repair.
GM's recall number: 12331
NHTSA campaign number: 13V001000


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A St. Charles man has been indicted on four counts of mail fraud and eight counts of wire fraud after an investigation into an alleged fraud scheme to obtain more than 20 residential mortgage loans totaling roughly $8.5 million from various lenders.
Steven Klebosits, 40, of St. Charles, who owned SNAP Holdings LLC, was one of seven people indicted Tuesday. Klebosits, along with business partner Thomas Hyland, 40, of St. Charles, were both indicted on mail and wire fraud.
The FBI indictment says the mortgages were obtained to finance the purchase of properties primarily in Englewood and West Englewood in Chicago by buyers who were fraudulently qualified for loans while the defendants profited, according to a news release from the FBI. Lenders and their successors experienced losses because the mortgages were not fully recovered through sales or foreclosures.
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Between March 2007 and November 2008, all seven defendants and others allegedly schemed to obtain the fraudulent mortgages by making false representations in loan applications, supporting documents, and HUD-1 settlement statements concerning the buyers' income, employment, financial condition, source of down payments, and intention to occupy the property.
As part of the scheme, Klebosits and Hyland allegedly sold properties at inflated prices to buyers whom they knew were fraudulently qualified for mortgage loans. Klebosits, Hyland, Cardone, Strever, and Abate recruited buyers to purchase properties from entities, including SNAP Holdings, owned by Kelbosits and Hyland, knowing that the buyers would be qualified through false statements made to lenders, the indictment alleges.
Klebosits and Hyland allegedly provided funds to buyers, including through Strever, Allan, and Abate, knowing that the funds would be falsely represented to the lenders as the buyers' down payments. Using false closing documents, Klebosits and Hyland concealed from lenders that they had provided the funds used for down payments and inflated the purchase prices, thus causing lenders to finance transactions for buyers who were actually contributing little or no equity, according to the indictment.
Each count of wire fraud and mail fraud carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, and restitution is mandatory, according to the FBI. If the defendants are convicted, the court may impose an alternate fine totaling twice the loss to any victim or twice the gain to the defendant, whichever is greater.
In addition to Hyland and Klebostis, the FBI said others indicted in the scheme include:
- Joseph Natalizio, 39, of Bloomingdale, a licensed loan originator and the president and co-owner of JNC Mortgage Inc., which operated as United Mortgage Services in Addison. He was charged with two counts of mail fraud and five counts of wire fraud.
- Diomede Cardone, 32, of Addison, also a licensed loan originator who worked at United Mortgage Services, was charged with two counts of wire fraud.
- Jason Strever, 30, formerly of Sandwich, who owned JMS management Corp. He was charged with one count of mail fraud.
- Joseph Abate, 48, of Downers Grove, who owned APJ Consulting Inc. Abate was charged with two counts of mail fraud and one count of wire fraud.
- Yusef Allan, 31, of Chicago, a licensed loan originator who owned Silver Key lending and Investment Group LLC, in Orland Park, was charged with one count of mail fraud.
The defendants will be arraigned in U.S. District Court. Arraignment dates have not been set.


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COMMENTARY | Most of the attention being paid to this Saturday night's UFC 166 pay per view has focused on the main event for the UFC Heavyweight Title between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos. This attention is justified based on the fact that the two are clearly the most dominant heavyweights in the division and are among the top pound for pound fighters in all of mixed martial arts. The fight is one of the most important in the history of the division and will cap one of the best trilogies ever inside a UFC octagon.
However, the main event is not the only important fight in the heavyweight division to take place on Saturday night. If anything, a case could be made that the evening's co-main event bout between Roy Nelson and Daniel Cormier could have an even greater impact on the UFC's divisional rankings going forward. This is because not only is the fight relevant to the heavyweight rankings, but it also stands to have a major impact on the light heavyweight rankings. In effect, a win by Nelson would create a major shake-up in the UFC's plans for both weight classes.
This is because, win or lose, Cormier has made clear his intention to drop to the lower weight class after the fight. Considering the fact that current light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will have cleared out the division if he is successful against Glover Teixeira early next year, it is not a stretch to think that a dominant performance on Saturday would put Cormier in the discussion for an immediate shot at the title.
With recent wins over Frank Mir, Josh Barnett, adding Nelson to the list would surely give Cormier a resume worthy of a UFC title shot, especially when the past trash talking between him and the champion is factored in. At the same time, Cormier's elite wrestling and evolving kickboxing could potentially provide a new challenge to the mostly-dominant champion. At the very least, these factors should be enough to lead to an expectation that Cormier will be thrust into an immediate title eliminator at 205 pounds if he is successful against Nelson.
On the other hand, if Nelson is able to score a victory over Cormier, the stench of his upset loss to Stipe Miocic at UFC 161 should essentially be forgotten. To be sure, Nelson would not all of the sudden be in line for an immediate title shot against the winner of the main event, but it stands to reason that knocking off the undefeated Cormier in one of the UFC's premier events of 2013 would catapult him back towards the top of the division.
Such a win, when taken with Nelson's outgoing (and sometimes-outlandish) personality and the general lack of marketable depth at the top of the heavyweight division would undoubtedly put him in line for a big time fight. Considering that the last three shots at the UFC heavyweight title have been given to figthers with no more than a two-fight winning streak, it is not out of the realm of possibility that Nelson would position himself for a title eliminator by getting past Cormier in impressive fashion.
As a result, it is fair to say that the major players in both the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions should be keeping a close eye on the co-main event on Saturday. Regardless of what happens, the fight is likely to result in the rankings for both divisions being sorted out to an extent. Specifically, if Nelson is victorious, which is not out of the question due to his durability and good takedown defense, the UFC may have to alter its plans going forward for both the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions. For starters, it would be impossible for Cormier to be shot directly into the title picture at light heavyweight. At the same time, Nelson will have reemerged as a threat at heavyweight.
To make things even better, it is almost impossible to envision the fight not being exciting, as both fighters generally employ aggressive game plans. The rare combination of excitement and relevance makes Nelson and Cormier a fight not to miss.
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Across World Showcase Lagoon, eleven nations stand side-by-side in perfect peace and harmony. Each display authentic wares and serve ethnic cuisine. Ambassadors come from across the globe to proudly represent their homelands with shows and entertainment. As part of the show, holidays and festivals are commemorated by the ambassadors in ways they would be celebrated "back home," allowing Epcot guests to join in these international celebrations.
Here is a closer look at each nation as they appear clockwise around the 1.3-mile promenade.
MexicoEnjoy the authentic marketplace, lively Mariachi bands and a boat ride through Mexican history.
NorwayEmbark on a voyage through time beginning in a 10th century Viking Village.
ChinaBanners that stretch above offer good wishes to passerby can be translated "May good fortune follow you on your path through life" and "May virtue be your neighbor." This pavilion offers a serenity that is in contrast to the merriment of bordering Germany.
GermanyBe transported to authentic surroundings inspired by towns along the Rhine and in Bavaria and be sure to check your guide map to see when a German trio will perform outside the Biergarten restaurant.


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The HDA codec alone has picked up more than 100 changes between ALSA 1.0.16 and 1.0.17-rc1. A few new ASICs are supported by the hda-codec such as the ALC663 and AD1883/1884A/1984A/1984B. In addition, the hda-intel driver has introduced audio support for the soon-to-be-released R700 graphics cards over HDMI (
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Since the last ALSA release they have switched their revision control system from hg to git. The biggest disappointment with this release, however, is the continued lack of support for the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi cards. Earlier this year 4Front Technologies had
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Methuen, MA — Helene (Bassit) Touma, 97, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2013, at home surrounded by her loving family, and now rests peacefully with our Most Blessed Virgin Mary.
Born in Syria in 1915, she served and was schooled at the Abbey of Our Lady of Saydnaya and later married Jadallah Touma in 1934. They resided in Kab-Elias, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, with their five children until 1978 when they immigrated to the United States.
For the past 34 years she has made her home in Methuen, Mass., where she could always be found enveloping her family with a warm smile, and an even warmer hug, while bestowing us all with blessings. She has been a loving and most beautiful matriarch to her five children and their spouses, 61 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as numerous nephews and nieces. A strong Christian faith, she was a member of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Lawrence. May her memory be eternal.
She was predeceased by her husband, Jadallah Touma, in 1983. She is survived by her daughter, Minerva (Touma) Machaalany of El Mreijat, Bekaa, Lebanon; and her sons, Khalil Touma, Gebran Touma, Nicolas Touma, all of Methuen, Mass.,and George Touma, of Lawrence, Mass., with their spouses and their families.
ARRANGEMENTS: Calling hours are Tuesday, April 30, 2013, from 4 to 8 p.m., at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, 8 Lowell St., Lawrence, MA, 01840. The funeral services will be celebrated Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at 11 a.m., at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church. Burial will follow at the United Lebanese Cemetery in Andover, Mass. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church. For online condolences and other information, please visit us at www.breenfuneralhome.com.


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Have I got news for you! Today, I am announcing the arrival (or at least 'my knowledge' about the existence of) a REVOLUTIONARY new piece of Cardio Equipment that I absolutely can not WAIT TO ACQUIRE!
Ever used an Elliptical Trainer? I have and quite often actually; especially over the past two years.
You see, I have an extensive home gym. I have to of course, I train many clients here and among the myriad of equipment I possess, I'm convinced that I own what I consider to be the 'Cadillac' of Elliptical trainers. It's the "TRUE TSX." Ahhhh, what a pleasure. IF you propel an elliptical trainer as vigorously as if you were running and work at using your body with the same form as if you were, studies show that for all intents and purposes, you basically ARE running; but with the absence of the aggressive, jarring and often injury producing impact that running creates. They've found that when an elliptical is used in this fashion, your body will produce almost the exact same Vo2 uptake (oxygen utilization or energy expenditure) and multi-joint muscle recruitment that a runner does. In short, you might as well be running. This is how I ride all Elliptical Trainers and my heart rate monitor agrees! But it's important to be honest with yourself about your workload and form. Give it a try but be prepared for a balance learning curve.
In short order, you'll have it down pat and if you care enough, you'll never hold on or dog it again. If you're concerned that you may be taking it a little too easy, download my "Elliptical Fit Volume I" MP3 (Ipod) workout and test yourself to be sure. You can download this 40-minute killer workout at www.FitIsItCardio.com or iTunes!
This information is wildly important of course—not only to the professional athlete, but to the average fitness enthusiast who longs to run but wants to save their body from the harsh impact. It's the impact that injures. If you would already have described yourself as a runner, but now have an injury or a chronic condition that would preclude you from doing so (like me)... we know what an especially hard pill that is to swallow. I was told "NO WAY" after my spinal fusion 2 years ago in order to hold my previously broken neck in place and to keep this body of mine in good working order; Don't tell any one but I still put in a good 6-mile run once a week. HEY GET OFF MY BACK... I CAN so I do—but I realize that I must be extremely careful!
So, if running has been nixed from your life and you just can't seem to just accept that lying down, you probably struggle with personal dialogue that goes something like this—"Man, I'm putting in some serous miles on this Elliptical but I'm going no where. If I could really run again... I mean I love this feeling, but just want so badly to take it out there—that would be a little slice of heaven on a nice day like today." Well my friend, I can say that I DO understand and I suppose if we could figure out how to do that, well we'd be geniuses, right?
WELL Guess what? There are Geniuses Among Us and They've Created The StreetStrider!!!
An elliptical on WHEELS! You heard me right, it's an elliptical that you take OUTSIDE to RIDE! OMG!
So now, we can glide down the street with the wind in our hair and the sun on our face once again. Who knew?
Well, apparently Dr. Oz did because he has one... that little creep (of course I actually admire the heck outta the guy and I'm secretly happy for him. I JUST WANT ONE TOO).
"It's combines the benefits of jogging, skiing and cycling, but low impact for the knees and back" says Oz, (and other joints too I might add). Apparently he's even ridden it to work, at least once anyway.
SO here it is. The perfect solution and apparently they've thought of everything.
There are four models, including one for the kids. This way, the entire family can get out there and have a blast sweating together and getting or staying in shape. Just don't tell them it's good for them and they'll be the first ones out the door. They've also created a stationary rack you can purchase, so you never have to miss a workout, even when the weather just won't cooperate.
So there you have it. I love reporting on good news. An Elliptical trainer that gives you the "Moves like Jagger" without the impact that can leave you crippled.
I'm including a link to their site and it appears that they're offering 20% off with free shipping right now, creating an even greater incentive to purchase one and get your groove back.
The second link is from Youtube, so you can check it out in motion.
So enjoy and remember, I will be silent for a few days as I have some nasty dental surgery tomorrow. Depending on how I feel, I may be posting just a couple days worth of the "Best - o - Candace" during my recovery down time.
Until Next Time,
Saddle up the StreetStrider and hit the Road Jack!
TO check out youtube as well...go to http://youtu.be/60_oiytG1-E
There are several to watch actually, so you can really check it out...
For more articles go to www.CandaceGrasso.blogspot.com


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NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. government is releasing the 1940 census online for the first time, information that documents when millions of Americans were experiencing mass unemployment and social upheaval.
Intimate details of the 132 million people who lived through the 1930s will be disclosed on April 2 after 72 years of privacy protection lapses.
Access to the records will be free and open to anyone on the Internet -- but they will not be immediately name searchable.
The census bureau says more than 120,000 enumerators surveyed people for the Sixteenth Decennial Census -- 21 million of whom are alive today in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
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