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|Cape St. George, FL
Description: In the 1830s, Apalachicola was Floridas largest port, and cotton was the reason why. From the city, the Apalachicola River winds inland for over three hundred miles to Columbus, Georgia. Some fifteen steamboats once plied the river, transporting the fluffy white gold grown in eastern Alabama and western Georgia to the Gulf. Once it reached Apalachicola, the cotton was compressed into bales and then lightered across shallow Apalachicola Bay to West Pass, located between St. Vincent and St. George Islands. The cotton bales were then transferred to three-masted ships, which transported the crop to mills located in New England and Europe. In 1836, 50,000 bales were shipped from Apalachicola, which by that time was the third largest cotton port on the Gulf Coast, behind New Orleans and Mobile.
A lighthouse was obviously needed to mark Apalachicola Bay, and the efforts of the Florida Territorial Legislature to obtain one were rewarded with an $11,400 Congressional appropriation on March 3, 1831. A site was selected on the extreme west end of St. George Island to mark West Pass, the main entrance to Apalachicola Bay. Constructed in 1833 under the guidance of Winslow Lewis, the lighthouse stood seventy-five-feet tall and exhibited thirteen lamps.
St. George Island was shaped something like a giant check mark. From West Pass, the island extended southeast almost four miles before it reached its southernmost point, from where it bent northeast for twenty-five miles. It was soon noted that as vessels approached from the east, they would encounter the southern extreme of the island, before they could see the light on its west end. To remedy this situation, a local, Edward Bowden, was awarded a contract to build a new lighthouse at the southern extreme of the island.
The contract actually covered the construction of a lighthouse on Cape San Blas as well. Cape San Blas Lighthouse was to be built using material from the discontinued St. Joseph Point Lighthouse, and Bowden was instructed to cannibalize the 1833 lighthouse on the western end of St. George Island to build the new Cape St. George Lighthouse. Keeper Francis Lee first lit the lamps in St. Georges second tower on November 16, 1848. The lighthouse, which stood sixty-five feet tall, didnt survive even three years, as it was flattened in August of 1851 by a powerful gale that also toppled Bowdens tower at Cape San Blas, along with a lighthouse on Dog Island.
A new contract was awarded on December 10, 1851 to Emerson and Adams to build a replacement. The site for the islands third lighthouse was 250 yards inland from the previous site. Instead of building directly on the sand, a ring of pine pilings driven into the sand served as a foundation for the tower. Material salvaged from the destroyed lighthouse was used during the construction of the new station.
A new keeper's dwelling was built on the island in 1877. Keeper James Williams was complemented for his efforts in 1880: The place is kept in such good order that little work is required from any working party. The station is in excellent order. In 1888, a dark angle, found in the towers lens and attributed to damage it received during the war, led to the installation of a new third-order Fresnel lens. An oil house was built at the station in 1894.
Over the next several decades, the lighthouse withstood numerous storms and required only routine repairs. In 1939, sixty-year-old T. K. Cooper was serving as keeper, when the wife of the assistant keeper went a way for a visit, leaving Cooper to cook meals for six workmen installing new equipment at the station. Cooper went to Apalachicola on a Tuesday and told some acquaintances he was tired of the monotony of his life at the lighthouse and having to cook. Two days later, the assistant keeper found Keeper Cooper dead in his room with a bullet wound to the head.
Perhaps surprisingly, the lighthouse witnessed action during a second deadly conflict: World War II. Part of St. George Island, along with Dog Island and a large area on the mainland, was used to train troops for the eventual invasion of Europe. A lookout tower was built just west of the lighthouse to spot enemy activity offshore.
In the mid 1900s, St. George Lighthouse had separate dwellings for the keeper and his assistant, but the assistants dwelling was lost to fire in the 1940s. In 1949, the Fresnel lens was removed and the station was automated, leaving the keepers dwelling vacant.
The Army Corps of Engineers dug a channel, known as Bob Sikes Cut, through St. George Island in 1954 to provide ships a direct route between Apalachicola and the Gulf. The smaller of the two islands formed by the cut was named Little St. George Island or Cape St. George, while the larger island retained the name of St. George Island. The lighthouse was located on Cape St. George. In 1965, a bridge and causeway was constructed to connect St. George Island to the mainland. The state of Florida purchased Cape St. George in 1977, and created the Cape St. George State Reserve.
Before the beach could build back up following Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Opal struck in 1995. The resulting tidal surge swept around the lighthouse, forcing it off its piling foundation. As the lighthouse settled into the sand, the circular staircase was torn from the interior walls, and the tower developed a pronounced lean. The oil house and keepers dwelling were also heavily damaged by the storm, however, the dwelling apparently had suffered significant damage already at the hands of a group of coastguardsmen who found it made good firewood.
Many thought the lighthouse was certainly lost, but a local campaign called Save the Light was started by John Lee, editor of the Apalachicola Times. The Cape St. George Lighthouse Society was soon formed, and over the next couple of years the group managed to raise over $250,000. In June of 1999, contractor Bill Grimes, hired by the association, arrived on the island to save the lighthouse. Armed with a backhoe, Grimes took a low-tech approach towards saving the tower. He slowly excavated sand from beneath one side of the tower, and after many days the lighthouse started to settle back to vertical. With the tower level, several drillings were made through the four-foot thick walls at the base of the tower. A ring of corrugated metal was then formed around the bottom of the tower, and a ten-foot-tall base of cement was poured in the mold. The concrete flowed through the cutouts made in the base of the tower, securing the lighthouse to the cement block. For a few years, the hollow tower stood securely anchored in its own cement island, permitting it to remain upright, even as water occasionally encircled the tower.
In 2000, the Cape St. George Lighthouse Society was dissolved, leaving the lighthouse without an active caretaker until a new group, the St. George Lighthouse Association, was formed on December 6, 2004. By that time, the lighthouse was standing in shallow water, and the concrete foundation that was attached to the base of the lighthouse had started to succumb to the constant wave action. The new organization was determined to move the tower inland before it was lost in the surf.
Hurricane Dennis struck the Florida Panhandle on July 10, 2005 as a Category 3 hurricane. As the storm was compact and fast-moving, damage was less than had been predicted. Cape St. George Lighthouse, located roughly 100 miles from where Dennis made landfall, survived the storm intact as shown in this photograph taken on July 11 by Debbie Hooper from Port St. Joe, Florida. 2005 was a record year for hurricanes, but as no other hurricanes came close to Cape St. George Lighthouse, it seemed the tower would survive another hurricane season. However, on October 21, years of stress on the leaning tower apparently became too much, as the lighthouse toppled into the gulf at 11:45 a.m. This dramatic photograph, taken the following morning by Debbie Hooper, shows the partially submerged tower.
The St. George Lighthouse Association quickly launched an effort to salvage the remains of the lighthouse. Roughly six months after the tower toppled, excavation equipment was used to recover the pieces of the lighthouse and load them on a barge so they could be transported to Eastpoint, where a local radio station had provided a storage area. Volunteers subsequently spent numerous hours cleaning the recovered bricks so they could eventually be used to reconstruct the lighthouse.
On December 1, 2006, a replica of Cape St. George Lighthouse's lantern room was completed atop a custom-made platform in the County Park on St. George Island with hopes that work on construction of the new tower would begin the next year. Plans for the new tower were based on original drawings obtained from the National Archives in Washington, D.C., and ground was broken for the project on October 22, 2007. Sixteen square concrete pilings were driven almost forty feet into the ground to provide support for the tower, and atop these a reinforced cement foundation was poured on November 30. The first bricks were laid in early December, and over the next several months the tower steadily grew until the sixty-five-foot tower was topped off on March 21, 2008. An eighteen-piece soapstone deck, imported from Brazil, was set in place atop the brickwork in late March, and on April 2, the lantern room was lifted aloft by a crane to take its place atop the tower. The exterior of the tower was then stuccoed and a heart-pine staircase installed inside the tower before it first opened for visitors in November of 2008. The state of Florida provided $575,000 for reconstructing the lighthouse and establishing a park. On April 4, 2009, a dedication ceremony was held for the lighthouse with Neil Hurley as the keynote speaker.
The St. George Lighthouse Association purchased a VLB-44 LED beacon from Vega Industries Limited of New Zealand, and at midnight on October 31, 2009 the Cape St. George Lighthouse was lighted for the first time since the lighthouse was decommissioned in 1994.
On August 21, 2011, a replica of the original keeper's house that stood on Cape St. George Island until the late 1960s opened as the St. George Island Lighthouse Museum. The museum contains several pieces from the original lighthouse and covers the history of the lighthouse and the life of its keepers.
After spending much time hunting for the third-order Fresnel lens that was used in Cape St. George Lighthouse, the St. George Lighthouse Association decided in 2015 to purchase a replica lens from Artworks Florida for display at the lighthouse. The organization believes a lens on display in Berwick, Louisiana might be the one removed from Cape St. George in 1949, but efforts to negotiate with the town proved futile.
The lighthouse formerly stood on Little Saint George Island, approximately nine miles south of Apalachicola. The reconstructed lantern room is located on Saint George Island. The reconstructed lighthouse is located on Saint George Island. To reach the island, turn south on Island Drive from Highway 98/319, several miles east of Apalachicola. After a few blocks, Island Drive leads to the Bryant Grady Patton Bridge that will take you to the island. When you reach St. George Island continue straight until the road tees, and you will see the lighthouse.
The St. George Lighthouse Association, which can be reached at (850) 927-7744, has the tower open for visitors.
The reconstructed lighthouse is located on Saint George Island. To reach the island, turn south on Island Drive from Highway 98/319, several miles east of Apalachicola. After a few blocks, Island Drive leads to the Bryant Grady Patton Bridge that will take you to the island. When you reach St. George Island continue straight until the road tees, and you will see the lighthouse.
The St. George Lighthouse Association, which can be reached at (850) 927-7744, has the tower open for visitors.
Pictures on this page copyright Kraig Anderson, Tom Gurley, used by permission.


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Hi, I tried this... installed OK but the crack doesn't work (swactwiz.exe)... I have put it in the correct folder etc (I've done this before) but when I open Solidworks I still get the 30 day trial screen.... Can you help? (I will check back to this message)ReplyDelete
hI CAN YOU PLEASE PROVIDE ME LINK FOR SOLIDWOKRS 2011 SP0 32 CRACK ONLY.... I HAVE FULL SOFTWARE FOR THE SAME....ReplyDelete
i also have crack problem... and messaged to ssq gmail adress.ReplyDelete
All is working correctly.. I just want to remove the message "thank you for using SolidSQUAD'S SOLIDWORKS 2011 RELEASE"...
It's possible?
i have problems with CWFlexLM thath say´s "Select file is invalid ´Node - Locked´ lecense for CAMWorks", please helpp!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Suddenly got a new problem today. Solidworks crashed with a Blue Screen Of Death and since then I've not been able to use the crack. When I run swlmwiz.exe I get "Error: Failed to repair TS (%d,%d,%d)". This even from a completely clean install. Help!ReplyDeleteReplies
SolidQUAD, thank you for posting a crack for sldwrks. I installed it and it was working perfectly until today. I start the program, it starts loading and after the message "ty for using solidSQUAD...." the program closes itself.ReplyDelete
I've checked it and the processes disappear from the task manager after the message. Please help! D=Replies
Okay - bit of an update. I disabled UAC on windows 7 x64 Ultimate and now I get a different error. When I install Solidworks I get asked to activate and when I cancel it gives an error that no valid licences can be found - then continues to install. When I run the SSQ swlmwiz.exe or swactwiz.exe I now get "Error: Can not populate existing licenses (%d %d %d)" - I seem to be missing something here...ReplyDelete
I tried again after removing the most recent windows updates, from an uncompressed ISO on my hard disk and now I'm back to the "Error: Failed to repair TS (%d,%d,%d)" message.ReplyDelete
Starting to pull my hair out, although I did manage to install this on my old Win XP x64 machine, so I have a lifeline for now.Replies
Hi, I'm Shankar. I also have the same error with SW2011 SP0. Were you able to solve this problem? Please help me. I have only one computer. If possible please write me your suggestion to firstname.lastname@example.com
Thank you.
SoldSquad, thanks a lot for your excelent stuff !!ReplyDelete
I would like to request the full tutorials on this page:
To download and watch on HQ offline.
Solidworks Essential, Advanced, and if possible also the Artioscad Essential and Designer. There are no artioscad video tutorials outthere, this will be the first.
hey, how do i upgrade from 2011 SP0 to SP2??ReplyDelete
Installed, and cracked as the info says, but when I try to open it, I cannot choose part, assembly or drawing, only cancel button works, and it won't even open an existing document...what the hell? Your 2009 release was working flawlessly. Also, I have another version EN-RU, which won't even install, stops at 5% and says it cannot access mmodules.cab... solution please?ReplyDelete
i've been trying to install but none of those 3 serials are working. any new ones available?ReplyDelete
I start the program, it starts loading and after the message "ty for using solidSQUAD...." the program closes itself.ReplyDelete
I've checked it and the processes disappear from the task manager after the message. Please help!Replies
Dude, did you find a way to fix the program closing itself?? I have the same problem here...Delete
Try to launch swactwiz.exe ( the cracked one) again. Maybe this will reset the trial period ...Delete
I solved launching C:\Program Files (x86)\SolidWorks Corp\SolidWorks\setup\i386\swactwiz_s.exeDelete
I had the same problem - but I had to run swactwiz (not swactwiz_s) in the install file location for s/w - a couple of pop up's came saying "thank you for using ..." and then the second said "trail reset sucessfully! Performing activation" OK'd that a third pop up said "all done, enjoy" all all is well ..Delete
Hope this helps
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thank you so much Eeyore, this worked fine!Delete
thanks eeyore!! btw after the 3rd popup dont forget to run solidworks again..Delete
where are you ppl finding the proper installment instructions at? can someone please provide a link of some sort. or at least point me in the right direction. would greatly appreciate it. i've trying for the past 2 months to get this on my HP8730 x64 for the longest. so please understand my frustration to get this going. thank you.ReplyDelete
canu plz provide the link only with crack...i hav the whole software..plz..thank u..!ReplyDelete
Good evening,ReplyDelete
When I start solidworks the key activation ask me to activate produce now and after 30 days as before. I have done a bad manip...
Can you help me ?
Sorry for my bad english and best regardsReplies
Hi, I have the same problem and I found solution:Delete
"Keep in mind that this SSQ's crack is nothing more than possibility to restart SW2011 SP0.0 30-day trial at any time..
So in a 30 day you will need to run crack again (to re-activate trial)..
You can do it by running ..\setup\i386\swlmwiz.exe
by running Start > All Programs > SolidWorks 2011 > SolidWorks Tools > SolidNetWork License Manager"
...it works :)
My problem is the same from Vicious and fanstard. It was working properly for 4 months, then I needed to reinstall it. I cleaned all folders and registry before reinstalling (found a manual to uninstall properly), then installed and cracked it, but when I open SLDWORKS.exe, I receive the message "Thank you for using SolidSQUAD's SolidWorks 2011 release!", click OK, and the program closes itself. What can be wrong?ReplyDelete
Does ANYBODY reply to the questions here?ReplyDelete
Got the same problem "Error: Can not populate existing licenses (%d %d %d)"
Somebody fixed this and wants to tell me how?Replies
any solution u got so far? i got same problem after install SW. firstname.lastname@example.com
Some weeks ago SW2011 Sp0 worked without any failure, but since a couple of days I can´t start it. I tried to reinstall the software but the installation is not going on uper 25%. In the first the IM tells me that the serial doesnt exist.
Can you help me please?
Hi, Thanks for your work. I loaded your SolidSQUADs SW11 and worked great for a month or so but now only gets to thankyou for using s------ and then will not go any futhure. Guess it is a trail version. Can you helpReplyDelete
Did you dl the 64 bit or the 32 bit? Which is your computer? I had this problem but I fixed it. The 64 bit comes with instructions how to fix it. Shoot me an email if you are still having this problem. firstname.lastname@example.com
What kind of personal and license information is saved in part files created with a cracked version of SW or NX?
I mean, can someone inspect the files I create and know that were produced without a purchased license?
For example if I take part in a competition.
Has anyone gotten anReplyDelete
Error: failed to delete product (%d %d %d)
Pissing me off. I cant activate cause that error shows up as soon as i start the activator and hit yes 1 time. any fixes?Replies
I have exacly the same problem even in 2012... now I cant usa a single solidworksDelete
can i have the serial number for flow simulation?ReplyDelete
Has anyone gotten anReplyDelete
Error: failed to delete product (%d %d %d)
Pissing me off. I cant activate cause that error shows up as soon as i start the activator and hit yes 1 time. any fixes?
hi jaki,ReplyDelete
i have the same problem.
did you find something to solve it?
Is anyone solved the save/open issues? when u open or save your file the program crashes..ReplyDelete
I am using Win 8.. there is no Visual Themes option on the compatibility tab.. anyone have a solution?
For Win 7 64bit, goto to compatibility-> disable "Visual Themes".
Win7 64bit Installation Guide..ReplyDelete
1. Drag and drop the Leer file into Notepad, it will show instructions (but not all work).
2. On the image disk, navigate to sldim/sldim.exe and right-click, then update the Compatibility settings to run with Windows XP SP3. Apply and OK.
3. Turn off internet connection.
4. Start the installer (in the sldim directory, not setup.exe in the main directory).
5. I used serial # 0001-0001-0736-0361-JK3Q-HDJ3.
6. Click Cancel when it warns you that it can't check the serial number without an internet connection.
7. Continue the installation.
8. When complete, take the files from the i386 folder in the torrent (NOT from the image disk contents), and copy those four files to /setup/i386.
9. To even get the program to start, I also had to disable visual themes on the SW2011 exe shortcut itself, as well as run in compatibility with Windows XP SP3.
10. When you start up SW2011, you should see a prompt saying thanks for using SolidSQUAD release, and it should be all activated. Good luck!
I'm thinking of buying a laptop.But the laptops with quadro Fx series are too expensive to suit my budget.I would like to know the alternative graphics card other than Quadro FX or equivalent for cheaper price..ReplyDelete
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In 2009 Flud could not walk any more during our hike. I had to carry him 2 miles including through the brush and over the ridge in the picture. As soon as we got back from our camp trip I saw the vet who diagnosed hip displaysha. This was my best friend and he lived through july of 2011.
He finaly could not get up any more.
I dreamt of him last night. That I had to carry him up an 8 foot make shift 2X4 construction latice type structure to the 2nd story of an appartment complex's walk way. But then down the hall there was a rickety 2X4 ladder that was scabbed together with multipal boards. This was 35 foot in length straight down and I could not accomplish the first steps while carrying the dog. The dream ended there but I awoke then too. This guy is with me even though we have a replacement.
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As a replacement he has been invaluable, he gives more love to you than you can give back to him. He's just a year and a half. It's not easy but you get better.
I have yet to be able to look at the Flud's photo/video archive to create a fairwell movie without busting up a bit. So I have not made the creation...It's still too sad.
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WHEN the birth of the first cloned animal, Dolly the sheep, was announced in 1997, the question in many people's minds was: can we clone people too? "We've no idea if it would work," Dolly's creator, Ian Wilmut, told
Seven years later, Wilmut himself is planning to attempt human cloning. He argues in this issue ("The moral imperative for human cloning") that stem cells taken from cloned human embryos could be of enormous benefit for medical research, as well as providing a means of treating disease. Most controversially, he argues that cloning techniques could be combined with genetic engineering to cure hereditary diseases. The potential benefits are so great, Wilmut says, that "it would be immoral not to do it".
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SELLING pharmaceuticals must be the toughest of all sales jobs. The healthcare industry is the most highly regulated sales environment, and the customers - GPs and hospital doctors - are some of the most intelligent and unswayable people around.
Although highly paid and highly qualified, reps spend most days trying to get past receptionists, and once they do have an appointment, they have to convince an overworked doctor to change entrenched prescribing habits. But in the past few years, the role of the pharmaceutical sales rep has changed - and the job is getting tougher.
For a start, decisions about which drugs can be prescribed are starting to be taken away from GPs, who are coming under increasing pressure from health authorities, local primary care trusts (PCTs) and organisations such as the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) to follow recommended treatment procedures and drug regimes.
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First Federal Savings Bank buys former Black Buggy building
First Federal Savings Bank announced Monday it has purchased the former Black Buggy Restaurant building for use in easing the bank's growing pains.
The property is in Heritage Park at 4920 Davis Lant Drive, off Lynch and Green River Roads.
The site sits across the street from the bank's two-story headquarters.
"During the last 18 months, we experienced unprecedented growth with outstanding service and products," said Mike Head, First Federal's president and chief executive officer. "This new space will aid in our endeavors."
Also on Monday, Bob Lehmann, an owner of Lorenzo's Bistro and Bakery at 976 S. Hebron Ave., confirmed an arrangement has been worked out between Lorenzo's and Spurling Properties, owner of The Villas at Theater Commons and Lakeside Manor, for Lorenzo's to deliver meals to tenants of the senior communities who sign up.
The service will be similar to that which the Black Buggy provided for around 40 residents of the two communities.
Colleen Brown-Crone of Spurling Properties said the deliveries will offer evening meals, beginning Aug. 6.
She said, "We are excited that Lorenzo's will be serving our residents.
"The menu will offer a wide variety of favorites, new entrees and side selections as well as items made fresh from the bakery daily. We look forward to seasonal offerings as well."
Lehmann said the prices are expected to match those offered by the Black Buggy.
First Federal's Head said the purchase of the Black Buggy was completed July 23.
The bank will begin renovations immediately.
Financial details of the purchase were not disclosed.
The former Black Buggy building contains 16,000 square feet of space.
The bank headquarters, which opened in April 2006, contains more than 22,000 square feet of space.
The bank was founded 108 years ago.
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It was announced yesterday that South African beauty Candice Swanepoel would be wearing the coveted Victoria's Secret Fantasy Bra in this year's fashion show airing Dec 10th. Following in the footsteps of Alessandra Ambrosio, Miranda Kerr, Heidi Klum, Gisele Bundchen and others, Ms. Swanepoel gets to debut the "Royal Fantasy Bra," which is worth, ya know, only $10 million.
Not only does Candice have the honor of wearing this year's Fantasy Bra, but it's the most expensive one to date. More than 4,200 precious stones including rubies, diamonds and yellow sapphires are hand-set in 18-karat gold. Candice says of the bra, "I've never worn anything this pricey, and we have to put gloves on when we put it on. It's kind of a big ordeal. The bra comes with two bodyguards and we have to handle it with a lot of care!" She also says they had to mold her body to make the bra to fit her perfectly.
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día de los muertos
Just for say to everybody, from Mexicali, B.C., México I say:
"Feliz Día de los Muertos!"
In Mexico we celebrate our dearlings that they gone with joy and nostalgic. We were not sad, we happy ´cause our family back once again to stay with us just for one night, with food, drinks and all the stuff that the deceased loved.
I hope you can´t never forgot to all that person who isn´t here anymore, but is still leaving in ours heart.
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Art: Wood and Pulp pairs materials and artists in kaleidoscopic images
The new exhibition in Brooklyn's Colab Projectspace, Wood and Pulp, sees artists Scotty Albrecht and Damion Silver discern new common ground between the strikingly different mediums of wood and paper. Taking the concept of balance as the central idea, the artwork is founded upon the notion of craftsmanship, reinventing and reforming found objects in muted kaleidoscopic works of collage and assemblage. Craftmanship is a key influence in the show; both artists are self-taught woodworkers and their mastery of their medium is evident in the beautifully constructed pieces they have contributed.
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NFL Injury Update - Week 15
December 12, 2012
The injuries continue to pile up as the NFL regular season moves its way towards the start of the playoffs. There are a number of banged-up teams, but the following three injuries could have a direct impact on the postseason chances for three of them. The following is an update on their current playing status as well as lines for those games as provided by Pinnacle Sports.
The good news for Chicago is that it looks like quarterback Jay Cutler will be able to go this Sunday in a crucial NFC North showdown against Green Bay that will go a long way towards deciding that division title. Cutler inured his neck in last week's loss to Minnesota. The bad news for the Bears, who host the Packers as 3-point underdogs, is that kicker Robbie Gould was lost for the season with a calf injury against the Vikings. The total for this Sunday's game is set at 43.
The Cowboys are still in the thick of the NFC East title race at 7-6. They are tied with Washington and one game behind the Giants heading into this Sunday's matchup against Pittsburgh in Big D. A big part of the passing game could be missing if Dez Bryant is unable to go. He severely injured his finger in last week's dramatic victory over Cincinnati and remains day-to-day for Sunday. Right now, Bryant has plans to start against the Steelers but still needs to be cleared by his doctors. Dallas is currently a 1-point underdog with the total set at 44.
The Redskins are still waiting on word for whether or not quarterback Robert Griffin III will be able to go in Sunday's game against Cleveland. He sprained a ligament in last Sunday's win over Baltimore and, while not officially ruled out, appears to be doubtful for this game. With rookie Kirk Cousins slated to take his place, Pinnacle currently has this game listed as a PICK with the total line still OFF.
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As mentioned, the 8-5 Giants' hold on the NFC East lead is tenuous at best so this Sunday's trip to the Georgia Dome to face Atlanta almost becomes a must-win scenario. The Falcons are coming off an ugly 30-20 loss to Carolina as 3.5-point road favorites and are favored by a point for this Sunday's game. At 11-2, Atlanta could almost afford another loss while New York cannot. This is the time of year for Tom Coughlin's bunch to shine so stick with the Giants all the way in this one.


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Human nature doesnt change. Habits make it appear different. A person with good habits would be called a good-natured person and one with bad habits be termed a bad-natured person. So, habits matter. To tell a lie is human nature; but the manner in which it is told is important. In one case, the teller is abrupt and embarrassing. In the second case, the teller is premeditated and unsurprising; although both are telling a lie.
The point has to do with making our nature appear different; it makes it easier for developing good relationships. In everyday life, the affairs are either managed by being communicative or mismanaged by being impulsive; therefore mannerism matters. One has to be deliberate in telling a lie whereas truth finds its place regardless.
Hiding information is a part of human nature. In the olden days, mothers advised their children not to hide information on purpose because it tempted people to search for concealed information. On the contrary information, which was left open usually did not attract people's attention. For example, in the olden days, bank lockers or steel safes were not available for the safe custody of personal valuables.
Mothers often hid their valuables in inconspicuous places in the house. Once, a mother had to hide gold ornaments belonging to a relative who was proceeding out of town for work. The husband said to her that wooden box secured with padlock would be a safe place; but she decided to hide it in the haystack in the barn. Some days later thieves entered their house looking for gold ornaments. They broke open all the boxes but could not find the ornaments. The mother took a sigh of relief.
Exaggerating and misinterpreting other's opinion is also human nature. How it is done is important. A wise person would use soft and good words and avoid overstatement to prevent embarrassment. The unwise would behave aggressive and make an issue out of an insignificant matter.
While human nature should always be kept in view when dealing with human beings, habits must always be focused on. Habits are deceptive; once a habit is formed, it is hard to give up. The quotation of the famous Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky is of great significance. He said, "it seems, in fact, as though the second half of a man's life is made up of nothing, but the habits he has accumulated during the first half."
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa Each team was given exactly 45 minutes of practice Friday at Clark Field. Even though one didn't use all of its time, the other wasn't allowed to take the field until its specific allotted time.
Culver Landscaping of Cedar Rapids was busy, too, painting photographer boundaries on each sideline. Media folks won't be allowed to just show up as usual today, needing bona fide credentials.
Welcome to NCAA playoff football.
Tenth-ranked Coe hosts a Division III postseason game for the second time, with No. 17 Elmhurst the opponent at noon. It's been a crazy week for Coach Steve Staker, who has been comparatively besieged with interview requests from radio, television, newspaper and website folks who ordinarily don't pay him much attention.
"It's been good," he said with a chuckle. "It's been better than what Coach (Kirk) Ferentz has been going through down in Iowa City lately."
Coe (10-0) won its first outright Iowa Conference championship this season, finishing unbeaten for the first time since 1993. It was first in the league in just about every important team category, including total offense and defense and scoring offense and defense.
It's a well-rounded team with a lot of seniors that believes it can do some damage in the playoffs. Today's winner plays either St. Thomas (Minn.) or St. Norbert in next week's second round.
"I think we're in a great spot," Coe defensive end Frank Weymiller said. "We're relatively healthy, and we're peaking at the right time."
"We're really excited for this," wide receiver Jared Kuehner said. "We think we can get past that second game. Just keep trying to break records, I guess."
The Kohawks first have to topple a formidable foe. Elmhurst (9-1), located in suburban Chicago, is in the D-III playoffs for the first time with an at-large bid after a co-championship in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.
It was the Bluejays' first conference title since 1980. Nine players were named to the all-CCIW team, including offensive MVP Scottie Williams.
Coe will see plenty of the 5-foot-6, 170-pound darter. He has rushed for 1,732 yards and 20 touchdowns behind an offensive line that features three first-time all-conference players.
"I don't know that we've faced a team like this," Staker said. "(Williams) is quick, speedy and shifty. He cuts back very well. He'll be a force to reckon with. ... Obviously, how we deal with him will be a major part of this game. We think we have a good (overall) plan. We'll see."
Elmhurst ranked sixth in its conference in total defense, so Coe must feel it'll be able to move the football and score points. The return of injured running back Gage Mohs and receiver Keaton Juergens will help in that endeavor.
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OPENING DRIVE: The University of New Mexico men's golf team is set to host the William H. Tucker Invitational at the University of New Mexico Championship Course this weekend. A shotgun tee off will be held on Friday, Sept. 14, at 7:30 a.m. (M.D.T.) with 36 holes on the first day. The final round is Saturday, Sept. 15, with tee times beginning at 7:30 a.m. All of the action can be followed with live scoring via GolfStat on GoLobos.com.
This the 53rd year of the Tucker, one of the most prestigious college golf tournaments in the country. Held at the Championship Course every year since 1967, the Tucker is the second oldest collegiate tournament in the country, behind only the New England Intercollegiate Golf Tournament in Brewster, Mass.
THE COURSE: The William H. Tucker will be played on the Championship Course at the University of New Mexico. Since it was officially opened in 1967, The Championship Golf Course has been one of the finest facilities of its kind nationwide. It has been nationally recognized by Golf Digest Magazine as one of the top-25 public courses in the country, and by Golfweek Magazine as the No. 1 course to play in New Mexico. The course is still holding strong in the rankings, and was recently tabbed by Golfweek as the No. 9 collegiate course in the nation.
The Championship Course is no stranger to major tournaments. It was the site of the 1976, 1992 and 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships as well as 1991, 1995 and 2002 NCAA West Regionals, Nationwide Tour events and the New Mexico State Open. In 1987 the course was the site of the Women's NCAA Championships and will again host the ladies championships in 2008. The Championship Course has been home to the William H. Tucker Invitational for the past 39 years, as well as being home to three Western Athletic Conference men's championships (1979, 1982, 1989).
Like most class layouts, The Championship Course flashes a personality all its own. The 7,350-yard, par 72 course boasts fairways that stretch out long and wide, bobbing up and down, both right and left - all factors that make it difficult to reach the rolling, well-manicured greens. Stray shots often land in the rough, loose desert sand, water or sagebrush.
RESULTS: Results can be found on the University of New Mexico web site at www.GoLobos.com following the conclusion of competition on each day. Live scores will also be available through GolfStat.com on GoLobos.com.
LOBO PLAYERS: Lobo head coach Glen Millican will go with senior Robb Bierbaum, juniors Steve Saunders, Jon Sauer and Dan Saltz and sophomore Brandon Putnam this week.
WILLIAM H. TUCKER HISTORY: The William H. Tucker Invitational turns 53 years old this season, and the invitational continues to rank among the nations most prestigious and selective in-season college golf events in the country.
The invitational is named in honor of a great English golf course architect and former University of New Mexico groundskeeper, William H. Tucker.
The invitational has been held at the Championship Course at the University of New Mexico since 1967. The event was previously held at the University of New Mexico North Course from 1955-1966.
Participants of the Tucker have been impressive, including Bobby Clampett, Tommy Armour III, Tim Herron, Duffy Waldorf, Notah Begay, Tag Ridings and Kent Jones, all members of the PGA. Tiger Woods won the tournament in his first career college event in 1994. Phil Mickelson participated in 1992. Matt Kuchar who was the 1998 U.S. Amateur Champion and a current PGA player, participated in the Tucker. 2003 NCAA Champion Alejandro Canizares of Arizona State University and 2004 NCAA Champion, 2004 U.S. Pub Links Champion and U.S. Amateur Champion Ryan Moore have been the most recent participants in the Tucker.
The Lobos have had 12 individual winners and have won the team championship nine times. Houston has the most team titles at the Tucker, winning 13 times,all before 1971.
The 72-hole record at the Tucker is held by former BYU golfer Bobby Clampett who shot a 10-under 278 in 1979. Former Lobo Tim Herron set a course record with a 62 in the final round in 1992 that still stands today.
NEW MEXICO FLAVOR: For the first time in head coach Glen Millican's tenure, three native New Mexicans were in field at once for the Lobos. Junior Steve Saunders and sophomore Brandon Putnam from Albuquerque and junior Guillermo Chavez hails from Clovis all competed at last week's Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational. Redshirt freshman Alez Zannes and freshmen James Gehrke, both from Albuquerque, give the Lobos a total of five New Mexicans on the roster.
LOBOS LOOKING TO REPEAT: UNM will be gunning for its second-consecutive Tucker trophy after winning the event last season. The Lobos shot a 10-over 874 (286-297-291) to edge BYU by one stroke and Pepperdine by three last season. Former Lobo Charlie Beljan won the individual title with a 6-under 210.
RIO GRANDE RIVALRY POINTS UP FOR GRABS AT THE TUCKER: Also on the line for New Mexico at the 2007 William H. Tucker Invitational will be the 1.5 Rio Grande Rivary points in men's golf against New Mexico State. UNM holds a 3-1.5 lead over the Aggies in the year-long all-sports competition. New Mexico earned three points with its win in football last weekend, while NMSU got 1.5 points with a win in volleyball earlier in the season.
GENE MIRANDA FALCON INVITATIONAL RECAP: UNM finished ninth at the 2007 Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational at the Eisenhower Course in Colorado Springs, Colo. New Mexico finished with a three round total of 877 (291-295-291), 25 strokes off the pace set by Iowa State (286-283-283=852) and Wichita State (288-278-286=852). UNM was led by Putnam and Sauer, both finishing tied for 19th individually at 2-over (216). Chavez tied for 45th overall with a 7-over 223 (74-74-75). Saunders was one stroke back with a 224 (73-78-73, +8) while Lestishen tied for 51st at 225 (77-72-76, +9).


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Increased Calcium Intake Does Not Reduce Bone Fractures or Osteoporosis
A new study published in the British Medical Journal1 found that people who consumed the highest amounts of calcium did not have a reduction in bone fractures or osteoporosis. In fact, those who consumed the most calcium (more than 1137 milligrams per day) had higher rates of hip fractures and similar rates of osteoporosis, compared with those who consumed less. Researchers looked at 61,433 Swedish women over 19 years and concluded no significant benefit to consuming more than 700 milligrams of calcium per day for bone health.
Previous studies have shown similar results. The Nurses' Health Study,2 which followed more than 75,000 women for 18 years, showed no protective effect of increased milk consumption on fracture risk. Similarly, a 1994 study of elderly men and women in Sydney, Australia, showed that higher dairy product consumption was associated with increased fracture risk. Those with the highest dairy product consumption had approximately double the risk of hip fracture compared with those with the lowest consumption.3
People may want to consider the risks to over consuming calcium. An elevated risk of prostate cancer incidence and mortality has been associated with dairy consumption,4,5 and the same may be true for ovarian cancer.6
1. Warensjo E, Byberg L, Melhus H, et al. Dietary calcium intake and risk of fracture and osteoporosis: prospective longitudinal cohort study. BMJ. 2011;342:d1473.
2. Feskanich D, Willett WC, Colditz GA. Calcium, vitamin D, milk consumption, and hip fractures: A prospective study among postmenopausal women. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003;77:504-511.
3. Cumming RG, Klineberg RJ. Case-control study of risk factors for hip fractures in the elderly. Am J Epidemiol. 1994;139:493-503.
4. Chan JM, Stampfer MJ, Ma J, Gann PH, Gaziano JM, Giovannucci E. Dairy products, calcium, and prostate cancer risk in the Physicians' Health Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2001;74:549-554.
5. Chan JM, Gann PH, Giovannucci EL. Role of diet in prostate cancer development and progression.J Clin Oncol. 2005;23:8152-8160.
6. Cramer DW, Harlow BL, Willet WC. Galactose consumption and metabolism in relation to the risk of ovarian cancer. Lancet. 1989;2:66-71.
Ethical Cancer Research and Education
More than 2 million people are diagnosed with skin cancer each year in the United States alone, and I wanted to let you know about a charity that is tackling this issue in an effective and ethical way. The Skin Cancer Foundation, spotlighted this month on the Humane Charity Seal of Approval website, has been working tirelessly since 1979 to reduce the incidence of skin cancer through humane research, public education, and outreach campaigns.
The Skin Cancer Foundation is just one of hundreds of health charities that have received the Humane Charity Seal of Approval, a unique certification that allows potential donors to quickly identify health charities that fund only humane, human-based research or patient services.
An estimated 115 to 127 million animals are currently used in experimental research worldwide. But a growing number of scientists believe that animal experimentation is both cruel and misguided. And more than 65 percent of adults surveyed said they would be more likely to donate to a health charity that had a policy of never funding animal experiments. Rest assured that charities with the Humane Seal never waste a dime on animal experiments.
Make sure to protect your health and the lives of animals by supporting Humane Seal-approved charities.
Enough is Enough: Processed Meat-Cancer Link Confirmed
Processed meat is so strongly linked with colorectal cancer that no one should ever eat it, according to a new report by the World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research.
The report—the most comprehensive ever conducted on colorectal cancer risk—found that this type of cancer is extremely preventable. How do you slash your risk? Say goodbye to processed meats—this includes bacon and hot dogs but also deli meats—and hello to fruits and vegetables.
The findings reaffirm the results of a landmark 2007 report by the same organizations showing "convincing" evidence that red and processed meat increased colorectal cancer risk. Findings from 10 new cohort studies were added to the 14 studies included in the 2007 report. The new report also upgrades fiber's protective effects from "probable" to "convincing."
The evidence provided in the 2007 report was already strong enough that we should have immediately removed all processed meats from federal nutrition programs. But the government balked at PCRM's appeal to make this happen. With this new evidence, there is no excuse for continuing to feed children processed meats.
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the world. Forty-five percent of all colorectal cancer cases could be prevented if we ate more plant foods and less meat, drank less alcohol, exercised more, and maintained a healthy weight, according to the report's authors. That's more than 64,000 cases each year just in the United States.
If we have conclusive, convincing evidence that certain foods significantly increase the risk of developing this deadly disease, we must do all we can to make the public aware of the connection. And it should go without saying that children should never again find a hot dog or a pepperoni pizza in the school lunch line.
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Dr. Barnard's Movie Recommendation: Forks Over Knives
I have a healthy recommendation for you, and you'll find it at your local movie theater. No, I'm not talking about the cancer-inducing hot dogs, buttered popcorn, or soda. Many theaters across the country are now serving up the new film Forks Over Knives, which dissects the many intriguing links between food and health.
The film traces the personal journeys of pioneering researchers T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., and Caldwell Esselstyn, M.D., both long-time members of PCRM's Advisory Board and coaches for PCRM's 21-Day Vegan Kickstart.
I also make an appearance. In this brief clip, I discuss the issue of federal policies and subsidies that promote unhealthy school lunches that fuel the childhood obesity epidemic:
You can find show times for Forks Over Knives at www.ForksOverKnives.com. Check it out this weekend!
Human Simulators Replace Animals in Pediatrics Training
Thanks to PCRM's recently launched national effort, pediatrics training is quickly moving away from the use of animals, making training more ethical and more effective. Our latest victory is at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. After PCRM wrote to Nationwide about its cruel use of cats for intubation training in its pediatrics residency program, the hospital replaced the use of cats with simulators.
Nationwide and the other programs that have removed animals from pediatrics training made the right choice for animals—and babies. Residents that participate in these programs are now better prepared to perform this lifesaving procedure having learned on a human-based simulator designed to replicate the anatomy of a newborn child.
Take a look at this video of Premie HAL from Gaumard, a simulator used to teach intubation in pediatrics residency programs:
Simulators are not only more ethical; they are educationally superior to the crude methodology of using live animals, because they are based on actual human anatomy, not the anatomy of a cat or ferret. But a handful of programs, including the University of Washington, continue to use animals to teach intubation. In these programs residents repeatedly force breathing tubes down animals' throats causing tracheal bruising, bleeding, scarring, severe pain, and risking death. The animals are used over and over, suffering through multiple intubations.
We applaud Nationwide and other programs for making the switch to simulation. And we are letting programs, such as the University of Washington, know that medical simulators can better replicate the airway of a premature newborn, putting an end to the cruel and unnecessary practice of using animals.
Sharing a Sense of Self with Animals
As I type this blog and see the cursor moving, I know I'm controlling its movement with my keystrokes. But when I see the minutes ticking away on my computer's clock, I know I'm doing nothing to control its progression.
According to a new study in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, this ability to distinguish the cause and effect of my actions versus events that occur outside of my control is a fundamental aspect of human cognition. And new findings published in the journal indicate that chimpanzees share this ability.
But this study only underscores what PCRM scientists have understood for years: Nonhuman animals are as self-aware as humans. This is true, not only of primates, but of countless other animal species, too, including those commonly used in scientific experiments.
In his book Second Nature, Jonathan Balcombe, Ph.D., an animal behavior expert affiliated with PCRM, makes the case that animals, once viewed only as mindless automatons, have rich sensory experiences and emotional complexity.
Cats and dogs get their feelings hurt. Chickens find certain human faces attractive in the same way people do. Chimpanzees have a keen sense of right and wrong. Rats and mice—small as they may be—have complex psychological and social lives. And all of them are acutely sensitive to pain.
Dr. Balcombe explains that when animals in a laboratory or on a factory farm are deprived of their basic needs and denied the ability to act on their natural instincts, we have deprived them of what is most critical to their well-being.
That deprivation is devastating: Chimpanzees previously used in experimental research commonly display behaviors overlapping with post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and other trauma-related disorders.
In his books, Dr. Balcombe challenges traditional views of animals and spells out why our understanding of animals needs a complete overhaul. Federal legislation that PCRM is focusing on, such as the recently introduced Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act, is one way to help overhaul this relationship.
You can learn more about animals' sense of self in Second Nature and from Dr. Balcombe on Monday, May 23, at 7 p.m., at BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, Texas.
Put Agricultural Subsidies on a Diet
Last week, just days after the marriage of his son, Prince Charles was in Washington, D.C., delivering an important warning against destructive agricultural policies. The Prince's speech echoed that PCRM and others have voiced for years. A recent article in the New York Times showed that Capitol Hill is finally ready to heed this warning: It's time to overhaul our country's federal policies that lead to tens of billions of dollars in handouts to an agricultural system that favors the unhealthiest food products.
Last month, PCRM released a report revealing the stark contrast between the foods our government recommends we eat, and the food products it supports through subsidies.
The vast majority of subsidies directly or indirectly support the production of the least healthful foods—those that are high in saturated fat, cholesterol, and calories, such as meat, dairy products, and sweeteners. On the other hand, the types of food that have been identified to help protect our health—fruits and vegetables—receive a fraction of the support.
The USDA's Dietary Guidelines not only point out the health problems associated with fatty foods like meat and cheese, they highlight the benefits of a plant-based diet, stating: "Vegetarian-style eating patterns have been associated with improved health outcomes—lower levels of obesity, a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, and lower total mortality. Several clinical trials have documented that vegetarian eating patterns lower blood pressure."
About 60 percent of all deaths in the United States are caused by diseases linked to unhealthy diets, including heart disease, cancer, and stroke. Poor diets are also linked to epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Not only are taxpayers forced to finance large agribusinesses, we must also pay hefty medical bills—both directly and indirectly through federally funded health care—that are fueled by diet-related diseases.
My message to Congress is that it is time to put unhealthy agricultural subsidies on a diet. We can rein in federal spending and give our nation a health boost in the process.
Click here to tell Congress that tax-funded food programs are making us sick.
Mass General Stops Trauma Training on Animals
Massachusetts General Hospital has ended its use of animals in trauma training, after a long effort by PCRM and its member physicians. The move reflects a continued trend away from the use of animals in Advanced Trauma Life Support courses. Of the U.S. and Canadian programs surveyed by PCRM, 95 percent now use nonanimal methods.
Needless to say, taking animals out of the equation is not only the ethical thing to do; it is also much better for the trainees, because they can train in the clinical setting or on simulators that are based on human anatomy.
Harvard Medical School made the switch long ago. Harvard medical students asked PCRM to meet with Harvard faculty and students, who readily adopted a new program that replaced the animal laboratory with a practicum in the operating room. But the residents and physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital found themselves stuck with an animal laboratory. Even though trauma courses at Yale, Duke, the University of Michigan, and elsewhere adopted nonanimal methods, Mass General was still using sheep.
In October 2009, PCRM physicians and hospital employees called for an end to the animal laboratories in a demonstration outside the hospital. In December 2010, the University of Massachusetts Medical School ended its use of animals in trauma training, after a push from PCRM, putting more pressure on Mass General to do the same. The last straw came in March 2011, when PCRM filed a complaint with the local district attorney, pointing out that Mass General was violating state law by intentionally and cruelly mutilating animals.
Mass General has now adopted the TraumaMan System, a realistic and anatomically correct human simulator for trauma training. We are delighted with the hospital's decision, and are encouraging all remaining institutions to do the same.


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NICEVILLE — Northwest Florida State College's Division of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts presents its annual dance concert Dance Facets 2013 on April 12 and 13 at 7:30 p.m. on the mainstage of the college's Mattie Kelly Arts Center in Niceville.
This year's presentation will be a feast for the eyes as 38 talented dancers perform 14 original dance presentations featuring everything from classical and contemporary ballet, to modern, jazz and hip hop styles.
An eclectic array of musical styles, including Delibes, Matthew West, Amy Grant and original music by former NWFSC student Cameron Daniels will be featured, to name a few. There will also be a live performance by the NWFSC Soundsations Men's Ensemble.
Tickets are on sale for $20 adults and $15 for youth ages 18 and younger. Call or click for tickets through the Arts Center box office at 729-6000 or online at mattiekellyartscenter.org. In-person tickets sales are available Monday through Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and also starting at 6 each night of the performance. Current NWFSC students may request one free ticket per student ID, in person from the box office for this event.
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Massillon Safety-Service Director George T. Maier formally contacts Stark County Common Pleas Judge Frank Forchione on Tuesday to determine whether he meets the qualifications to become sheriff.
For Safety-Service Director George T. Maier, the Stark County sheriff's position is right in his wheelhouse. And he is going for it.
"It's an unfortunate opportunity but it is an opportunity that I needed to think about," Maier said. "I've done that, and I feel I can step in there and hit the ground running."
The sheriff's position became available after Michael A. McDonald, who defeated Hartville Police Chief Larry A. Dordea in the November general election, announced this month that medical issues would prevent him from taking office.
Seen by many as the front-runner for the position, Maier said Tuesday he has filed all documents required to determine whether he meets all the state requirements for the job.
"I feel that I have a unique set of skills that I can bring into that office and benefit the sheriff's office and the residents of Stark County," Maier said.
Maier said he has spent most of his adult life in law enforcement and that he would be a new set of eyes if appointed sheriff.
He added he believes law-enforcement offices need to work together to provide citizens with a professional service, and that he has experience working collaboratively with sheriffs and police chiefs.
"I was undecided (about applying for the position). I needed to think about it a little bit and talk to my family, and I have done that," Maier said. "It is a pretty big job; I didn't want to rush into it. I also had to think about what I'm doing here and how that affects the mayor and the city."
Mayor Kathy Catazaro-Perry said Tuesday that if Maier is appointed sheriff, she has a few names in the back of her mind to step in as the city's safety-service director. However, she said she doesn't want to be premature about her decision.
"I don't think we are there yet," Catazaro-Perry said. "When the time comes, we will cross that bridge."
Stark County Common Pleas Judge Frank Forchione confirmed on Tuesday that Maier filed the paperwork required for the position last week.
Forchione said both Maier and Lt. Louis Darrow of the Stark County Sheriff's Office, who also is in the running for the position, have complied with all requirements of the process so far.
Forchione explained the job of the administrative judge is to interview the applicants, then provide evidence to the board of elections that the candidates meet state requirements for the position.
Requirements for the sheriff position include proof of U.S. citizenship, high-school diploma, proof of residency, peace officer certificate, proof of supervisory experience and employment history for the past six years. Applicants also must be fingerprinted and undergo a criminal background check.
Page 2 of 2 - If an applicant meets all the requirements for the position, Forchione will notify the Stark County Board of Elections, which then will establish whether an applicant can be certified officially as a sheriff candidate. Disputes over whether the documents provided meet the criteria for the job are handled by the board of elections.
Forchione said he now is waiting on Maier's and Darrow's criminal background checks before sending his findings to the Stark County Board of Elections.
After applicants are certified as official candidates, it will be up to the Stark County Democratic Party's Central Committee to appoint the new sheriff.
Dordea also has filed documents for the position. Dordea saw Forchione on Tuesday afternoon. Forchione said he has asked for Dordea to be fingerprinted.
"I'm a person that has always enforced the law and I support the law," Dordea said on Tuesday. "My thought process in this is very simple. I don't think I have a chance to be nominated but I'm qualified ... and my purpose is to give the opportunity for choice if it is desired."
Dordea said although he knows of Democrats who support him, he doesn't have any "realistic expectations" of being appointed for the position.
"I would like to be the administrator that strives for high levels of service for the public," Dordea said.
Dordea added that should he decide to run for sheriff again in 2016, he wants people to know he always has been interested in the job and took every opportunity to get it.
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Kim Kardashian gave sister Kourtney a super hard time about her mom lifestyle on Kourtney & Kim Take Miami, from ragging on her choice of sweatpants to mocking her love of staying in at night. But now that Kim is expecting her first child with Kanye West, Kourtney seems to think Kim might be eating her words.
In a recent radio interview, Kourtney told Ryan Seacrest said that Kim, "has no idea," how much being a mom will change her life. So all that big talk about being a different mom than Kourtney could go out the window!
Even after all Kim's trash talking, her big sister is happy to answer all her pregnancy questions —i f she can, anyway.
"She would just ask me all the time little things…Like, 'Can I have orange juice?'" Kourtney said. "And even though I just had been through it, it's hard to remember 'cause then you're kind of on to the next thing…I would try to say,' Oh you're not allowed to have hot dogs…nonpasteurized juices'...and just all the little stuff."
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Students this year headed back to class earlier than ever. The August 9th start date was the earliest start date in Kanawha County history, and it was done so students will finish the semester before the holiday break in December. Some wonder whether the Kanawha County school board will continue the early starts, or perhaps even move to a year-round schedule, but the Daily Mail reports the year round schedule is not in the plans. Also, a committee has been appointed to weigh options for the school calendar, and setting one will be on the agenda at a meeting later this month. The school board is expected to decide between a traditional late August start date and another early August one like this year.
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Office zero-day bugs spoil Patch Tuesday
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The vulnerabilities were reported in online security forums on Monday, according to a posting on the McAfee Avert Labs blog on Tuesday. All but one of the flaws results in denial of service, meaning the application would crash, according to the blog post.
"There is one heap-overflow flaw that might be exploited for code execution," Karthik Raman, a McAfee researcher wrote on the blog on Tuesday. Typically such flaws are exploited by tricking a targeted victim into opening a rigged Office document.
Microsoft is investigating the bug reports as well, a company representative said in an e-mailed statement. The initial investigation has found that none of these zero-day claims demonstrates any vulnerability in the products of Office 2007, the latest version of Office, the representative said. Also, Microsoft is not aware of any attacks that exploit any of the issues at this time, he said.
In addition to the Office bugs, a zero-day vulnerability has been reported in Windows. Sample code that exploits a flaw in the way Windows handles help system files has been posted to the Internet.
"This is another heap-overflow flaw that might be exploited for code execution," McAfee's Raman wrote in an update to the Avert Labs blog late Tuesday.
Microsoft said it is aware of the issue. "Microsoft has listed .hlp files as unsafe file types and recommends customers exercise the same cautions with .hlp as .exe, as both file types are executable," it said. An attacker would have to use rigged .hlp files to exploit the flaw, according to Microsoft.
Word of the flaws comes on the day that Microsoft issued five security bulletins as part of its monthly patch cycle. The company is still dealing with the aftermath of an emergency patch released last week.
"This is yet another time that zero-day flaws have been published around a Patch Tuesday, possibly to maximize the exposure to these flaws until the next month?s Patch Tuesday," Raman wrote.
Cybercrooks have found that they can take advantage of Microsoft's security update cycle by timing new attacks right before or just after Patch Tuesday--the second Tuesday of each month when the software maker releases its fixes. Some security watchers have coined the term "zero-day Wednesday" to describe that strategy.
McAfee is still investigating the security vulnerabilities. They may not actually all be new, said Dave Marcus, security research and communications manager at the Santa Clara, Calif.-based security firm. "Sometimes what people claim to be zero-days may in fact be related to something that's already known," he said.
Should the three Office bugs be new, the tally of zero-day vulnerabilities in the productivity suite waiting for a fix would jump to five. Microsoft did not deliver any patches for Office on Tuesday, despite two vulnerabilities in the software that have been previously disclosed, according to eEye Security's zero-day flaw tracker.
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- Micro- Who?; Office- What?
- Does this really even amount to news since Microsoft is dead and most people have switched to alternative products.
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- Alternative products?
- "Does this really even amount to news since Microsoft is dead and most people have switched to alternative products."
There are alternative products? I'm only aware of OpenOffice, and there's something for those Mac users I think, but I wasn't aware of any alternatives to MS Office.
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- "Does this really even amount to news since Microsoft is dead and most people have switched to alternative products."
There are alternative products? I'm only aware of OpenOffice, and there's something for those Mac users I think, but I wasn't aware of any alternatives to MS Office.
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- Interesting classification
- Only one of these bugs is potentially exploitable so the rest are called "Denial Of Service" exploits. There should be a new classification called "Useless" because the end-user has to open a file with this bug embedded in it and then sees the program crash because of the bug. That's hardly a denial of service and there's no self respecting hacker who'd use such a crash to "deny service" to someone.
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- Apply the Begonewith patch...
- All that needs to be done is to apply the begonewith patch and all problems resolves.
The begonewith patch is otherwise known as the "Linux" patch...
Use it and be gone with Microsoft flaws for ever!!! (* GRIN *)
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Cigital's Touchpoints versus Microsoft's SDLby gem on Thursday, March 8, 2007
Recently, someone at Cigital asked me to characterize the difference between our approach to software security and Microsoft's. Before I get to comparing things I want to note that we're big fans of Microsoft when it comes to software security. Under the leadership of Michael Howard and Steve Lipner, Microsoft has made great progress in software security over the last few years. There are many lessons that we can all learn from what they're doing.
That said, Microsoft's approach to software security does differ from ours in a few fundamental ways that are worth discussing.
The biggest difference to highlight is that their approach has a static threat model that is great for operating system vendors. People in other sectors such as finance or hospitality will not have the same kind of threats that Microsoft does. In this case, what I mean by threat is an actor or agent who causes risk. That is, your possible attacker(s). Building a threat model that is tailored for a customer is a key aspect of our approach at Cigital. Microsoft has already done this for their business, but chances are you are not an operating system vendor.
At the heart of Cigital's approach to software security are a number of best practices that we call the touchpoints. You can read about the touchpoints in my book Software Security. The top two touchpoints are "Architectural Risk Analysis??? which helps uncover and mitigate flaws at the design and architecture level, and "Code Review with a Static Analysis Tool??? which helps ferret out bugs in code at the implementation level.
Our approach to Architectural Risk Analysis is much better suited to finding new risks not yet ever seen before than Microsoft's list-based approach. Undiscovered new risks are the kinds of things that lead to 0days and help you to wind up on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. Our three-phase analysis goes way past Microsoft's STRIDE model with regard to dependencies and ambiguities. Our approach to risk is much more sophisticated and grounded in business as well. The reasons for this probably have to do with having to demonstrate to our customers the importance of the things we're finding. By contrast, Microsoft doesn't need to be convinced to fix security problems, Bill Gates already said that they have to.
When it comes to code review, Microsoft and Cigital approaches are similar, but Microsoft leverages proprietary unreleased tools that are not available outside of Microsoft. (Many of you will have heard of Prefix…Prefast, now available with some Microsoft compilers, is not the same thing.) The Cigital approach leverages customizable commercial tools and a best of breed approach. We often use Fortify's supremely good static analysis tool, but we have been known to wield Coverity's tool and Klokwork's tool as well, depending on the situation. In both cases, however, the use of a static analysis tool to find bugs is absolutely critical.
Our approach to security testing is much more white box than Microsoft's is, and involves using the risks uncovered during Architectural Risk Analysis to drive inside-out test planning. Microsoft's approach is grammar driven and focused on APIs. The fact that James Whittaker now works for Microsoft is likely to help to evolve Microsoft's approach to security testing, but James has a tendency to start with API fault injection as well (see his great book How to Break Software Security).
As far as I know, Microsoft does next to nothing at the requirements level. At Cigital, we have a decent approach to security requirements that covers both functional security mechanisms and abuse cases.
There are many other differences between our approaches, but those are the highlights. The most interesting thing is just how closely aligned the two approaches are.
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The UpTake: While most teens their age were in math class or soccer practice, these young people were making millions of dollars in business. And the stories of when, where and how are fascinating.
W e've all heard the story of Nick D'Aloisio, the wunderkind behind the Summly news app who sold his creation to Yahoo for $30 million in 2013 at the age of 17.
Since the K auffman Foundation says the average age of an entrepreneur is 39, he's certainly an outlier. But he's not the only teen entrepreneur who has made millions of dollars before they were of legal drinking age in the United States.
Brian Wong, founder of Kiip, made millions at age 19 for his mobile advertising platform. Then there is Juliette Brindak, who began work on her startup Miss O and Friends, a website aimed at children her younger sister's age when she was 10 years old. She had made her first millions by age 16. Ever heard of Tyler Dikman?
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After getting an MA in journalism from Syracuse University, Teresa worked as a general assignment newspaper reporter—general on purpose because besides the usual city hall and police articles, there was the chance to fly an F-18 with the Blue Angels and tag along with bounty hunters on a stakeout—all good preparation for covering entrepreneurs.
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Tiberian Apocalypse is a Partial Conversion for Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars with the goal to create a true Tiberian Sun sequel. GDI, Nod and the Scrin are getting a complete overhaul.
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