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VIAN — The Spiro Bulldogs knew they were going to have their hands full in their 2012 football opener on the road against Class 2A's top-ranked Vian Wolverines. They proved to be right.
The Wolverines outgained the Bulldogs 453 to 103 in total yards as Vian routed Spiro 55-6.
The Wolverines (1-0) scored 23 points in the opening period, followed by a 20-point second quarter to take control of the season opener for both teams.
The Bulldogs (0-1) will have their home opener against the Muldrow Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. next Friday at McClain Stadium.
I'm still amazed at the softball game I witnessed, or at least got to witness most of it, last Tuesday when Panama visited Poteau. The game went 14 innings before the Lady Pirates outlasted the Lady Razorbacks 1-0. The game very well could be a prelude of this month's title game at the 2012 LeFlore County Fast-Pitch Softball Tournament, which will begin next Monday at the Poteau Area Recreational Complex. FYI — I will put the County Tournament bracket in Saturday's edition.
STILLWATER — It was a no-brainer that Oklahoma State would cakewalk through Savannah State Saturday night at Boone Pickens Stadium. It did exactly that, making carnage of the overmatched Tigers in a one-sided 84-0 rout.
No contest.
Unless you're an OSU fan and enjoy dominance, it was boring, but even a vast majority of Poke fans felt that. Most left as the game progressed.
The Cowboys scored on 12 of 16 possessions, keeping sports information department representatives busy thumbing through media guides, looking for records being broken.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Arkansas Razorbacks did what they wanted to do Saturday night at Frank Broyles Field at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. They defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 49-24 to spoil the return of Jack Crowe, former Arkansas coach for the Hogs' last two seasons in the old Southwest Conference and current coach of the Gamecocks.
When one sees that the Razorbacks (1-0) won by 25 points, one might think there were positives all around. Don't get me wrong, there were.
DURANT — It was one heck of a pregame pep talk by Poteau's new football coach, Greg Werner.
"I want you to go out and dominate this game be very physical," Werner told the Pirates before they took the field against the Durant Lions at Paul Laird Field on the campus of Southeastern Oklahoma State University. "Let people know that the Poteau Pirates are back!"
After trailing by seven points at halftime, the Pirates came out and physically dominated the Lions and won the game 28-21.
FORT SMITH, Ark. — The Heavener Wolves devoured the Union Christian Academy Eagles Friday night at Buck Wells Stadium hitting the mercy rule with just more than six minutes to play in a 35-0 rout.
The star of the game was senior running back Blake Smittle who accounted for more than 400 yards rushing and three touchdowns for the Wolves.
WILBURTON — The Talihina Golden Tigers opened the the 2012 season against the Wilburton Diggers with an impressive 27-0 shutout Friday night.
BOKOSHE — Midway through the first half, things were looking good for the Bokoshe Tigers in their season opener against the Oaks Warriors.
However, manpower and conditioning, both of which are in short supply for the Tigers in the early going, reared their ugly head as the Warriors rallied in the second half to win going away by a score of 48-34 Friday night.
The Arkoma Mustangs took a hard hit on their opening night game against the Keota Lions at Keota in a 60-14 loss on Friday night.
In the opening defensive series, junior fullback Tyler Dailey broke his thumb. That injury would set off a spark of bad luck for the Mustangs (0-1) that will leave them effected for the rest of the season.
The Spiro Bulldogs lost their opener to Class 2A's No. 1-ranked Vian Wolverines in Vian Friday night by a score of 55-6 at Vian.
Pocola's Beau Kerbow scored on a 30-yard touchdown run with 1:43 left to lift the Indians past Tulsa Regent Prep 35-34 Friday night in Coweta.
Look for more details on these games in Tuesday's edition.
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Donovan DePatto has been named TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week.
DePatto won a Senior Men's title at 70 kg/154 lbs. at the Beach National Championships this past Saturday in Carolina Beach, N.C. DePatto beat Logan Simpson 2-0 and Jonathan Escalona 2-0 en route to winning the title.
DePatto qualified for the FILA Beach Wrestling World Championships, to be held in El Jadida, Morocco, May 31-June 2. DePatto won a silver medal at the 2011 Beach World Championships.

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Jude will begin rehearsals for Michael Grandage's Henry V next month, and the director is beaming about the casting decision.
"Henry V is about a young king — and Jude's at the peak of his powers," Grandage told the Daily Mail. "He's in very good nick, which is why he should play Henry now. I wouldn't want to see him do it in ten or 15 years time; he'd be far too old. The best time is right now. He's got the charisma and acting power to do it."
Grandage said that he and Jude meet constantly to discuss the role, which will be the fifth and final production of the Michael Grandage Company's inaugural season.
'There are 850 lines for Henry — it's a massive role to master,' Grandage said. He explained that the play explores many themes, including nationalism and leadership, though the more resonant topic, he noted, would be the debate over the moral dilemma of war.
Shakespeare's Henry V is set to begin previews at the Noel Coward Theatre on November 23, 2013, and will run through February 15, 2014.
The official description of the production reads: "Can the King of England hold his nerve to embrace his duty, command his men and lead his country to victory in France? Shakespeare's great play of nationhood investigates the bloody horrors of war and the turbulence of a land in crisis. Jude Law and Michael Grandage continue their collaboration that began with Hamlet in 2009. Law also appeared in the Donmar's award-winning productionAnna Christie, as part of Grandage's final season as Artistic Director."
Law will be joined by an ensemble featuring Ron Cook (Pistol), Michael Hadley (Canterbury), Norman Bowman (Nym), James Laurenson (Exeter) and Ashley Zhangazha (Chorus). For more about the show, click here.
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Deezer taking to the U.S. stage in 2014, entering an already crowded arena
If you're an American then Deezer won't be too familiar to you, but all that is set to change in 2014. The music streaming company which is already available in locations around the world is set to finally hit the U.S. music arena some time in 2014. And, while cracking the States is going to be an incredibly tough ask, it's impossible to avoid the worlds largest music market forever.
Deezer isn't some small start up anymore either, with 5 million monthly subscribers worldwide without the help of the United States. It offers a pretty extensive music catalog, is available on all major mobile platforms and in some locations such as here in the UK can be had right now for 50% off the regular monthly fee.
So, yes, it's another music service heading your way next year, because we just don't have enough of them, right? Deezer is actually my own service of choice right now – mainly down to price – and I'm pretty happy with it, and at least we can't possibly say we're not spoiled for choice?
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Regular price is £9.99 over here, which usually ends up being $9.99 in U.S. money. It's priced usually like the other popular options, but they may do a ridiculous offer like we're getting right now so you never know :)
I don't like having to pay for music steamers. I like the free stuff like pandora and iTunes Radio.
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I've heard that this is way better than Spotify so I'm excited to try this out. I can't wait!
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With apps like Pandora and iRadio I would not pay for a streaming music service. I can't imagine that this service is any better than either of the streaming services mentioned above. I can put up with a 15 second commercial now and again for a free service. Maybe I'm just not picky enough, but most of the stations I listen to on Pandora and iRadio play the same music. Why would this be any different? I do like the "buy it now" feature in iRadio. There is no more writing the songs down or trying to remember the artist when I get home.
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GMBA Book Awards and Forum 2009/2010
Green Mountain Book Award Master List 2009-2010
This is the fifth year of the Green Mountain Book Award, a reader's choice award for students in grades 9-12. Co-sponsored by the Vermont School Library Association, Vermont Library Association and the Vermont Department of Libraries, this program is designed to introduce to high school students some excellent books for their pleasure reading. To participate in blogs about the books, click this sentence for link. (This takes you to an external site.)
These books, to be read during the 2009-2010 school year, comprise the master list for the award to be made in 2010. Voting forms will be made available to all Vermont schools and public libraries in the spring so that young adults can vote for their favorite book. The master list titles have been selected to satisfy the reading interests of young adults in grades 9-12, and include both adult and young adult books. All books on the list were first published in 2004-2008 and are available in paperback.
Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Little, Brown, 2009. $8.99. ISBN 978-0-3160-1369-7 (pap.); Little, Brown, 2007. $16.99. ISBN 978-0-3160-1368-0.
Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Twisted. Puffin, 2008. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-1424-1184-1 (pap.); Viking, 2007. $16.99. ISBN 978-0-6700-6101-3. After finally getting noticed by someone other than school bullies and his ever-angry father, seventeen-year-old Tyler enjoys his tough new reputation and the attentions of a popular girl, but when life starts to go bad again, he must choose between transforming himself or giving in to his destructive thoughts.
Benanav, Michael. Men of Salt: Crossing the Sahara on the Caravan of White Gold. Lyons Press, 2008. $14.95. ISBN 978-1-5992-1164-0 (pap.); Lyons Press, 2006. $23.95. ISBN 978-1-5922-8772-7.
Benanav joined the "Caravan of White Gold" -- so-called because the salt was once literally worth its weight in gold -- on its mission into the deadly heart of the Sahara to haul back gleaming slabs of solid salt for sale at market. He lived for weeks among the camel drivers as they traveled eighteen hours a day for nearly a thousand miles without a map or landmark in sight, through sandstorms and searing heat on a trek worthy of Indiana Jones.
Brooks, Kevin. The Road of the Dead. Push, 2007. $7.99. ISBN 978-0-4397-8624-9 (pap.); Chicken House, 2006. $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7397-8623-2.
Two brothers, sons of an incarcerated gypsy, leave London and travel to an isolated and desolate village, in search of the brutal killer of their sister.
Ellis, Ann Dee. This is What I Did. Little, Brown, 2009. $7.99. ISBN 978-0-3160-1362-8 (pap.); Little, Brown, 2007. $16.99. ISBN 978-0-3160-1363-5.
Bullied because of an incident in his past, eighth-grader Logan is unhappy at his new school and has difficulty relating to others until he meets a quirky girl and a counselor who believe in him.
Green, John. An Abundance of Katherines. Penguin, 2008. $7.99. ISBN 978-0-1424-1070-7 (pap.); Dutton, 2006. $16.99. ISBN 978-0-5254-7688-7.
Having been recently dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named Katherine, recent high school graduate and former child prodigy Colin sets off on a road trip with his best friend to try to find some new direction in life while also trying to create a mathematical formula to explain his relationships.
McCormick, Patricia. Sold. Hyperion, 2008. $8.99. ISBN 978-0-7868-5172-0 (pap.); Hyperion, 2006. $15.99. ISBN 978-0-7868-5171-3.
Thirteen-year-old Lakshmi leaves her poor mountain home in Nepal thinking that she is to work in the city as a maid, only to find that she has been sold into the sex slave trade in India and that there is almost no hope of escape.
Nelson, Marilyn. A Wreath for Emmett Till. Illustrated by Philippe Lardy. Graphia, 2009. $7.99. ISBN 978-0-5470-7636-2 (pap.); Houghton Mifflin, 2005. $17.00. ISBN 978-0-6183-9752-5.
In 1955 people all over the United States knew that Emmett Louis Till was a fourteen-year-old African American boy lynched for supposedly whistling at a white woman in Mississippi. The brutality of his murder, the open-casket funeral held by his mother, Mamie Till Mobley, and the acquittal of the men tried for the crime drew wide media attention. In a profound and chilling poem, Marilyn Nelson tells us of the boy whose fate helped spark the civil rights movement.
O'Neill, Heather. Lullabies for Little Criminals. HarperPerennial, 2006. $13.95. ISBN 978-0-0608-7507-7 (pap.).
Motherless, thirteen year old Baby lives with her father, Jules, who takes better care of his heroin habit than he does of his daughter, but her blossoming beauty has captured the attention of a charismatic and dangerous local pimp who runs an army of sad, slavishly devoted girls-a volatile situation even the normally oblivious Jules cannot ignore.
Pfeffer, Susan Beth. Life as We Knew It. Harcourt, 2008. $6.95. ISBN 978-0-1520-6154-8 (pap.); Harcourt, 2006. $17.00. ISBN 978-0-1520-5826-5.
Through journal entries, sixteen-year-old Miranda describes her family's struggle to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.
Sharenow, Robert. My Mother the Cheerleader. HarperTeen, 2009. $8.99. ISBN 978-0-0611-4898-9 (pap.); HarperTeen, 2006. $16.99. ISBN 978-0-0611-4896-5.
Thirteen-year-old Louise uncovers secrets about her family and her neighborhood during the violent protests over school desegregation in 1960 New Orleans.
Shusterman, Neal. Unwind. S & S, 2009. $8.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-1205-7 (pap.); S & S, 2007. $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-1204-0. In a future world where those between the ages of thirteen and eighteen can have their lives "unwound" and their body parts harvested for use by others, three teens go to extreme lengths to uphold their beliefs--and, perhaps, save their own lives.
Smith, Roland. Peak. Harcourt, 2008. $6.95. ISBN 978-0-1520-6268-8 (pap.); Harcourt, 2007. $17.00. ISBN 978-01-5450-3813-3. A fourteen-year-old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest.
Tharp, Tim. Knights of the Hill Country. Laurel Leaf, 2008. $6.99. ISBN 978-0-5534-9513-3 (pap.); Knopf, 2006. $16.95. ISBN 978-0-3758-3653-4.
In his senior year, high school star linebacker Hampton Greene finally begins to think for himself and discovers that he might be interested in more than just football.
Vaughan, Brian K. Pride of Baghdad. Illustrated by Niko Henrichon. Vertigo, 2008. $12.99. ISBN 978-1-4012-0315-3 (pap.); Vertigo, 2006. $19.99. ISBN 978-1-4012-0314-6.
. Based on an actual event, this graphic novel tells the story of a pride of lions who in 2003 escaped from the Baghdad Zoo during an American bombing raid. Lost and confused, hungry but finally free, the four lions roamed the decimated streets of Baghdad in a desperate struggle for their lives.
Green Mountain Book Award Committee Chair: Hannah Peacock Burnham Memorial Library 898 Main Street Colchester, VT 05446
Department of Libraries Contact: Grace W. Greene Children's Services Consultant VT Dept. of Libraries 109 State St. Montpelier, VT 05609
Submitted by keltyrocks on Fri, 11/27/2009 - 6:02pm.
Is this really meant for high schoolers only? Because I'm in 5th grade and I have read 3 of them, and one of those three I read in 4th grade! Have standards really sunk this low? I mean, maybe I'm wrong, but it seems like a lot of people aren't very smart for their age. What do you think? Am I just being ridiculous or am I making sense?
"All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts." - William Shakespeare
I agree!!!!
Submitted by emr2220 on Fri, 11/27/2009 - 6:10pm.
I think your totally right keltyrocks!!!!!!! I read ALL the Harry Potter's, last year and the year before, and they are on like a 7th and 8th grade level!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think people are looking at the people who read less. People need to read SO much more. But I totally agree with you! You make SO MUCH sense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Winston-Salem salutes local centenarians
WINSTON-SALEM — Ethel Nail can remember when she rode into Winston-Salem in a horse and buggy with her father, just a few years central North Carolina city was formed from two separate towns.
"Everything has changed since then," Nail said. "There's so many buildings now, and all the old factories are gone."
The Winston-Salem Journal reports (http://bit.ly/11sQJEX) that as the central North Carolina city celebrates the 100th anniversary of the consolidation of Winston and Salem, officials also honored the 50 residents who are or who will be 100 years old or older in 2013. Only 30 attended.
The families of recently deceased residents who would have been 100 years old were also honored at Friday's luncheon.
Nail said she was honored to be recognized along with the other centenarians and said she is looking forward to her birthday in June.
"I'm excited," she said. "Me and the city, we get to celebrate our 100th birthdays together."
Charles Talton turned 100 years old two months ago.
"You could not imagine how different the world is from when I was a young lad to today," he said. "Winston-Salem has changed from a tobacco town into a first-class city as far as I'm concerned."
Also among those honored at the luncheon was Sina Hayes, who will be 110 years old in June, making her Winston-Salem's oldest living resident. She said she remembers hearing about the consolidation when she was in third grade.
Rosa Rice, who attended the event with her daughter, will be 104 later this year and has three great-great grandchildren. But she just recently started to slow down.
She just stopped driving this year, although her driver's license is still valid. Rice still cooks, shops for groceries, dresses herself and does the occasional housekeeping. She just got her first walker two months ago, but doesn't always use it.
Rice has lived in Winston-Salem for the past 81 years. She said it has changed a lot, particularly when it comes to transportation and technology. She said the luncheon was a great way to showcase all the changes.
"This is a great event in that it celebrates the people who are a part of the city's history and are the ones who helped make Winston-Salem what it is," Mayor Allen Joines said. "We want to make them feel special."


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Local grads named to Texas A&M Dean's List
Special to the Bulverde News : June 19, 2013
Four students from Bulverde and Spring Branch have been named to the dean's list at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi for the 2013 spring semester.
Bulverde residents Taylor Huykman and William Liffick, who are both in the university's College of Education majoring in kinesiology, were selected for the academic honor.
Also, Austin Stout in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences and Amber Zuehl, in College of Business, Accounting were placed on the dean's list. Both are residents of Spring Branch.
To qualify, undergraduates must be enrolled full time with a minimum of 12 semester hours and must earn a grade point average of 3.65 or better on a 4.0 scale.
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is a four-year university and part of The Texas A&M University System.
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Ubisoft postponed two anticipated fall games for this holiday season, and next-gen lineups are looking a little bit lighter as a result. Open world hacker sim Watch Dogs and MMO-esque racer The Crew are both coming to us in Spring 2014.
It leaves many consumers in a curious predicament. Watch Dogs has been one of the most exciting next-gen launch titles since we first saw it at E3 2012, even if it will be released on Xbox 360 and Ps3 as well. Retailers like Amazon and Gamestop have been selling the game bundled with both the Xbox One and the PS4. Stores are starting to confirm that if you ordered a bundle, you'll still get the console, and you'll also get the game. Just, obviously, not right away. Amazon posted this on its Facebook page:
"For those of you who pre-order the Watch Dogs PlayStation 4 bundle—don't worry—you will still be getting your Playstation 4 (without Watch Dogs) based on your current delivery estimate. We are adjusting the orders now and will update you once we know more."
While it's good news for anyone worried they wouldn't get a coveted day-one console, it's frustrating that said console won't be coming with the game they ordered. Gamestop has a slightly different policy that feels a bit more consumer friendly. In a statement to Kotaku, it explained that consumers who had purchased a Watch Dogs bundle would be given a few options on how to shuffle their already-spent money.
With the news that Ubisoft has delayed the release of the highly-anticipated title Watch Dogs until next year, GameStop is contacting customers who had reserved PlayStation 4 and Xbox One bundles featuring the game. Customers can elect to keep their current bundle orders and their consoles will ship as scheduled with the game shipping separately once it is available or customers can choose another bundle to replace their current order. Customers should also note that there may be a difference in the price if selecting another bundle and that all reserved orders will be charged upon shipment.
While I can understand the desire to pre-order consoles that are sure to be in short supply around launch date, I've never quite understood the modern phenomenon of pre-ordering software. We're long past the days when retailers routinely ran out of new games, and all bundling does is lock you into a decision that you might later come to regret. Retailer-specific bonuses sweeten the deal, but don't solve the problem.
If I were either Microsoft or Sony, I actually wouldn't feel to bad about these delays. People are bound to complain about a lack of next-gen releases in the months following release, and this provides two major games to fill in a certain gap. I wouldn't be surprised if Watch Dogs even sells slightly higher for virtue of having a less crowded stage in 2014.


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Channel Island cast on. I love the loose sloppieness of it - reminds me if a deckled edge on rag paper. It will probably evenout a bit after blocking but I hope not too much. It did take me a while to get the hang of it but after watching the YouTube vidio about sixty times it finally clicked. It's pretty much fun once you get the hang of it. Here's a detail, it's the begining of a camisole for a freind's birthday.
Scott, The Channel Islands cast-on is one of the many cast-on techniques listed in Charelene Schurch and Beth Parrot's book "The Sock Knitter's Handbook: Expert Advice, Tips, and Tricks" (2011). On page 35, the method is described as "durable and well suited to a single rib". There is a detailed written description of how to work this cast on with clear, step-by-step small illustrations...I have been amazed by how many cast on techniques are available. Each of them has advantages and disadvantages....There are learning opportunities in each new knitted project....Happy knitting and learning...Cullen
Brave you for mastering this cast on. I've tried doing it but never quite got the hang of it. I do know that it was supposed to give a stronger edge to a sweater that received heavy use. Functional as well as decorative.
I do not pick up this stuff easily so I just psyched myself up to keep trying as long as it took and constantly repeating my knitting mantra "This is not rocket science."
The Hiz Vest pattern that im working on right now uses this cast on. I skipped it for this project though. I found it a bit too...cumbersome across 300 or so stitches. Also, I think it really want the best thing for the hanspun I was using and would be better suited for a commercial yarn that is consistent in thickness.
Still, it's a lovely cast on and I think I might try using it with the next pair of gloves that I make.
I just watched one of the videos on YouTube and find it an interesting cast on. The video shared that if you don't leave enough of the long-tail, you can simply thread another section of yarn through the end loop and keep on going. Pretty neat. Thanks for sharing, Scott.
It looks like a string of overhand knots in the picture. Pretty cool!
Does it have a particular advantage for any kind of project?
Because the stitches are cast on as pairs consisting of a yo and loop through it's very stretchy. One of the youTube videos reccommeds it for top down socks.
I have used this cast one when I started mittens. I love your description of it comparing it to the edge of rag paper. Now I will never be able to look at one or the other without thinking of the other.


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Department of Hispanic Studies
At CSB/SJU, you'll find course offerings in the Spanish language, as well as in Hispanic literatures, cultures and linguistics.
We also invite you to explore our programs abroad. Spanish accounts for over 54% of all foreign language studies nation-wide and the study abroad programs in the Spanish speaking world are becoming the favorite destination among university students.
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Hispanic Studies awards Spanish scholarship
Three College of Saint Benedict Hispanic Studies majors were recently awarded the Sister Renée Domeier Scholarship for Spanish for 2015-2016. The students are Anne Avestruz, '17 (above left), Kaitlin Duda, '17 (center), and Nicole Phillips, '17 (right). Congratulations, Anne, Kaitlin and Nicole!
The Sister Renée Domeier Scholarship for Spanish is available on an annual basis for Hispanic Studies majors enrolled at the College of Saint Benedict. Applications are accepted in the spring and are open to CSB majors who will be juniors or seniors the following fall. Recipients are chosen on the basis of scholarship, strength of academic purpose, and financial need. More information on the scholarship can be found here.
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Phi Beta Kappa
Congratulations to the following Hispanic Studies majors, class of 2015, who were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa on April 22, 2015.
Students are inducted into the honor society on the basis of
their achievements in the liberal arts and sciences.
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Students from the 2015 Segovia study abroad program directed by Ms. Vilma Walter.
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NEW BERN, N.C. — Dollie Varden Blevins Jarrell was born February 18, 1926, in Pine Creek, a daughter of the late Franklin "Mac" and Rhoda Blevins. She departed this life February 26, 2013, in New Bern.
Dollie was raised in Pine Creek and married John Dixon Jarrell in 1947. After their marriage, John went on active duty with the U.S. Army, and they moved throughout the United States and Germany, building a family with six children born between 1950 and 1966. After John's death in 1975, Dollie settled in Lake Charles, La., where she worked for more than 20 years as a security guard at Conoco. After retiring, she lived in Cheyenne, Wyo., and Colorado Springs, Colo.; she moved to New Bern in 2012.
Also preceding her in death were her sons, John Jr. and James Phillip.
Survivors include her sister, Julia Jarrell; children, Sharon Sutton, Sandra Jarrell, Susan Whitman and Jerry Jarrell; 14 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild, and countless friends and extended family, including Pamela Jill Harrington, Grace Walker and Donna Patterson.
Dollie was loved by many and will be greatly missed.
Per her request her ashes will be scattered with her son Jamie's in Colorado Springs.
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So those Photoshop extended users out there, you probably noticed that the new version of Photoshop has a lot of cool features for working with 3D models. This is great if you are an animator or doing modeling, architectural design, all sorts of things. And they have really extended the tool set. It first came out with photoshop CS3 extended but CS4 builds upon those strengths and add some very popular features. Let us take a look at some of the things we can do with 3D layers even if we are not working in an animation world.
So, I have opened up a model here and this model has a texture on it, for those of you at home who are not quite sure, yes we are indeed looking at a bug. And you see, it has a texture and model to it. And we can rotate this object. If we just click here, we actually get the ability to use a 3D rotate tool, and we can rotate the object and look at it from different angles.
Now, every 3D model generally comes with a texture or more that is used to actually modify the object and you can always double click here to actually open up that texture, this has not changed. If you look closely here you will see the subtle textures for the bug. Now, one of the ways that you can use this is to actually modify the textures. I often get textures from a website called Texture King so we can go ahead and flip over there now.
It is just textureking.com you will see they have also it is a free textures that you can use on your objects. Now, I have already downloaded one, some rust, and I have got it right here. Let us go ahead and select that and we will choose copy and switch back to our texture layer. I am going to go ahead and paste that in and transform it so it actually fits over the abdomen of the bug.
Let us just scale that down, rotate it and drop it into position. And what we need to do now is mask it. Now I am just going to flip over to channels, grab the blue channel and duplicate it and press command L for levels. Notice as we adjust the levels we get a nice clean selection for that texture. We can now command or Ctrl click on that to load it. Throw it away and just come back to the layer.
With the texture layer selected, click the add layer mask button, and it masks it to that shape. Go ahead and just paint with black to hide a little bit here so it does not spill outside of that shape. And you get the idea. You can go through and remap textures as you want to.
When we close that and save it, it saves it as a layered file and you will see here when we switch back to the model, that it actually updates. And notice that that texture has been applied to the bug, so we have been able to update that texture on the back of the bug. Now obviously you want to do the rest of the model and you can always double click here and take advantage of things like blending modes.
We could set that to multiply or to something like screen, and have it brighten that, lower the opacity a little bit and you get the idea. Now that is the same as Photoshop CS3. What is really cool here in CS4 is that you can actually go further and use your painting tools. So you could paint right on the model. You can grab the paint brush and we could sample a color here.
And then just paint right on the model and you will see that it is changing colors. So that worked very well. Let us go ahead with a slightly brighter color, you could see it even better. There we go. And as we paint here you will see how the model updates. So that works very well, if you want to make a direct modification on the image.
You can also go as far as using tools like clone. So I could sample here. The texture from the back of the bug, and come up top here and clones it in on the rest. And you see that it actually updates and it does a nice job of sampling that texture. So you could use that and build it up as you see fit.
So, overall quite a bit of flexibility as you are building your models and textures and you are going to want to check that out. Now you are saying that is great, I would like to start to use the 3D models in my Photoshop designs but where do I get them?
There are lots of places to buy a 3D model. But, Photoshop has built in a browser. We could find a bunch of free ones. It is pretty cool. So if you want to actually get some content, you will be able to click on the 3D menu and choose browse 3D content online. And that is going to work great. It is going to take you to a website that is going to be opening up soon with lots of 3D content both free content and some content you could purchase.
You can also take a look over at Google where they have the 3D image warehouse and all those Google models can come in too. So that is really going to open up things for you. Even if you are doing traditional motion graphic design or broadcast design, you will actually be able to use these objects and bring them into Photoshop. Plus, for those motion graphic designers out there, you will be glad to know that these 3D objects can come into after effects now.
And when you bring in a 3D object through Photoshop then import it into after effects, it actually comes in as a 3D model that can interact with the after effects camera. So, you kind of got a backdoor to getting true 3D into after effects with no third party plugins, which is great news for design.
Now what else can you do with these 3D layers? There are some cool things, we can take regular shape layers and turn them into three dimensional layers. Let us see how. So, I am going to go ahead here to a photo and this is just a photo of a mural that I took. Now, this image we want to wrap it to a surface, there are lots of coo l things we could do.
First off, we could simply choose 3D, new 3D postcard from layer. And when you do that you will essentially get 3D transform functionality. This is a lot like the free transformability except you can now rotate it in three dimensional spaces. So if you are creating backdrops for a maybe a chromic shot for portrait and you want to put a little dimensionality in it, or you are doing a mock up for a set design or product prototype, you now have 3D rotation inside of Photoshop which is a great design option.
We will go ahead in here and click and you will notice that we can actually rotate along all of our axes. So this gives us the ability to go along all the different axes and position that is in three dimensional spaces. Besides rotation you could also come up here and move the object. So you will see you have the ability to drag the 3D object which lets you just reposition it or actually use this tool here which will let you slide it. And you can push this further away or closer to the camera.
So, this is a great design tool it is going to give you a lot of flexibility for positioning layer in a true 3D environment and that comes in handy as you are building composted images. Now, these 3D functionality is only built into the extended version of photoshop but if you are working with a lot of the different suites out there like production premium or the master collection, that is the version of Photoshop you have. Let us see one more cool thing we could do for product prototyping using a texture.
Now, I am going to switch over to that same texture again and we are going to prepare this texture to use on a 3D object. To do that, we are going to make a seamless texture using two simple techniques. First off, we are going to crop this texture layer, so let us go ahead and crop and what I am looking for here is a straight line.
You will notice that it is just a little bit off, so I will just rotate the crop tool there just slightly and adjust that and what we have here is a good straight line that we can use for the object. So when we crop it, the image is now straight. What we are going to do now is make this into a seamless texture using the auto blend command which is part of CS4.
Here is how we do it, first off let us make this a layer by double clicking and we will just call it wall. I am now going to go ahead and split this in half. We will take our marquee tool and lasso along these edge here and I will press shift+command+J or shift+ctrl+J which essentially jumps tha
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Methods and apparatuses for providing cryptographic assurance based on ranges as to whether a particular data item is on a list.
1. A computer-based method of generating an interval hash tree, for use in an electronic communications protocol for generating a cryptographically assured confirmation that a candidate data item does not belong to a plurality of data items, without including all of said data items in said confirmation, comprising the steps of:
(a) storing in a memory device, a plurality of data items;
(b) deriving a plurality of leaf nodes from said data items;
(c) generating an interval hash tree by associating, said leaf nodes with a plurality of intermediate nodes and at least one root node; and
(d) digitally signing said at least one root node.
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/103,656, filed on Jun. 23, 1998 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,532,540, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/645,759 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,903,651, filed May 14, 1996.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to data security, information security, and cryptography, and specifically to systems for constructing digitally-signed lists and determining whether particular values are present on such lists. The invention has specific application to revocation of digital certificates or other types of digital data items and for determining whether such data items have been revoked.
2. Description of the Background Art
Asymmetric (public key) cryptologic techniques are widely used in security protocols for applications such as secure e-mail, electronic commerce, encrypted voice and video communications, and security on the World Wide Web. The RSA cryptosystem, described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,405,829 to Rivest et al. (1983), and the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA), described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,231,668, to Kravitz, are examples of asymmetric functions. Asymmetric cryptosystems systems typically involve a secret private key, which is used for digital signing or decryption, and a non-confidential public key derived from the private key, which is used for signature verification or encryption. For general information about RSA, DSA, and other asymmetric cryptosystems, the reader is referred to Applied Cryptography.
Before using a public key to encrypt a confidential message or verify a signature, a party in an electronic communications protocol generally must confirm the identity of the party holding the private key. An electronic communications protocol defines conventions allowing two or more computers or other electronic devices to exchange digital data or messages via a communications channel. Without such confirmation, an attacker could substitute a legitimate public key with another for which the attacker knows the private key. Digital certificates are the most common solution to this problem. The holder of the private key provides its corresponding public key to a widely-trusted Certificate Authority (CA) along with acceptable identification. The CA then issues a certificate, which typically consists of a digital signature on a specially-formatted block of data containing the user's name, the user's public key, the certificate issuance and expiration dates, and the certificate serial number. The recipient of a digital certificate who trusts the issuing CA can use the CA's (already trusted) public key to verify the signature. If the signature is valid and if the CA is trustworthy, the recipient can trust that the person identified in the certificate holds the private key corresponding to the public key in the certificate. The ISO 9594-8 standard defines techniques and data formats for computing and verifying digital signatures and certificates.
Certificates often need to be revoked due to unexpected events such as compromise, theft, or loss of the device containing the private key. A certificate might also need to be revoked if a user has lost the privileges granted by the certificate. In general, a certificate's status might be good, revoked, or pending, as well as other possibilities that will be appreciated by those skilled in the art.
In large open networks such as the Internet, certificate status determination, specifically certificate revocation, presents enormous challenges. The Internet is expected to have hundreds of millions of users worldwide soon. It is desirable that certificate revocation messages propagate as quickly as possible to all users who might otherwise accept the invalid certificate. Thus, there are difficult design constraints which a successful system must satisfy:
Because the complete CRL must be obtained and verified to determine the revocation status of a single certificate, CRLs do not scale well to large networks. In particular, existing certificate revocation mechanisms suffer from a number of disadvantages:
Present techniques for determining whether types of data other than certificates are present on digitally-signed lists suffer from the same scalability problems on large networks such as the Internet such systems will typically suffer from poor latency and extremely large bandwidth requirements. These limitations arise because existing techniques either require active network connections to a trusted server at transaction time or require replication of CRLs or other digitally-signed lists containing all elements of the list.
Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to greatly reduce the processing effort, network bandwidth, network latency, data storage, and data replication requirements needed to determine whether a particular certificate has been revoked. In particular, the invention allows certificate status to be determined without knowledge of the entire list of revoked certificates and without having to search the entire list of revoked certificates.
Another object of the invention is to simplify the addition of new revocation mechanisms, such as revocation by certificate holders, without altering existing revocation mechanisms.
Another object of the invention is to allow revocations from many CAs to be included efficiently in a single database, thereby allowing a single trusted source for certificate revocation messages.
Another object of the invention is to provide a certificate revocation system whose operation is open to public scrutiny to ensure that certificates are not maliciously revoked and that revoked certificates are not marked as valid.
In general, the invention can be used to determine whether data items of any type are present on a digitally-signed list without requiring that the verifier retrieve the entire list. It should be readily apparent to a reader skilled in the art that the problem of determining securely whether a data item belongs to a list of data items has applications to many problems beyond certificate revocation. For example, an Internet user might want to determine whether a digitally-signed Java application has been revoked as having harmful side effects.
Briefly, the present invention typically includes at least one tree issuing device, one or more confirmation issuers, and at least one verification device.
The tree issuing device assembles a list of data items, which can have any content but would typically be a list of serial numbers identifying revoked digital certificates. The issuer sorts the list, optionally removes any duplicate entries, then adds a beginning-of-list marker and an end-of-list marker. Each pair of adjacent entries in this sorted list specifies a range between which there are no list entries. Except for the beginning and end markers, each list entry appears in two ranges, once as a minimum value and once as a maximum value. A hash tree is then constructed where leaf nodes correspond to ranges in the list. Because the tree's leaf nodes define intervals, this structure is referred to as an interval hash tree. A binary tree such as those described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,309,569 to Merkle (1982) would typically be used, but those skilled in the art will appreciate that a variety of other hash tree structures are also suitable (for example, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,881,264 to Merkle (1989)). Merkle uses hash trees to reduce the cost per signature when computing a large number of digital signatures by combining a large number of items into a single root node which can be digitally signed. Merkle's hash tree techniques produce assurances that particular items have been digitally signed. However, Merkle's hash trees do not provide the capability disclosed herein, of cryptographically demonstrating that particular items were not included in the tree (except in the highly inefficient case where the verifier obtains the entire tree and searches it for the particular candidate item).
The tree issuing device digitally signs the tree's root node (or nodes, if the chosen tree structure has multiple roots) with other data which would typically identify the issuer's identity and the date and time.
A confirmation issuer obtains the hash tree including the root node digital signature. The tree may be obtained either separately from, or together with, its digitally signed root. In the latter case, the hash tree shall be considered to include its digitally signed root(s). These values could be obtained directly from the tree issuer, be computed independently, or be obtained from other sources. The confirmation issuer can be the same device as the tree issuer, or could be an independent device connected to the tree issuer via a communications channel. Confirmation issuers might also be included in devices including, but not limited to, network servers, firewalls, or directory servers and might be assigned to serve a particular region of a network or subnetwork.
The verification device (verifier) begins with a "candidate data item" whose status on the list is to be determined. The verifier sends the candidate data item (or a representation thereof) to the confirmation issuer. The confirmation issuer locates a leaf node whose minimum range value is no larger than the candidate data item and whose maximum range value is no smaller than the candidate data item. The confirmation issuer then sends the verifier the appropriate range, the digitally-signed root node, and the additional nodes needed to cryptographically derive the root node from the leaf node. By cryptographically determining that the particular leaf can be used to reconstruct the root node, the verifier gains cryptographic assurance that the leaf was part of the original tree whose root node was digitally signed. The leaf is said to be cryptographically bound to the root. Note that the confirmation issuer does not need a private key, or knowledge of tree issuer's private key, since it does not generate any new digital signatures.
The verifier confirms that the signature on the header is correct and comes from a trusted tree issuer; that the date, name, and other information included in the root node digital signature are appropriate; that the root node can be constructed from the leaf node using the specified supporting nodes; and that the candidate data item is within the range specified by the given leaf node. If any of the above verification steps fail, the assurance is bad and item's status on the list cannot be determined. If the verification steps are successful and either range endpoint equals the data item, the verifier has cryptographic assurance that the data item is present on the list. If the smaller range endpoint is less than the data item and the larger endpoint is larger than the item, the verifier has cryptographic assurance that the item is not present on the list.
In addition to the embodiments described above, another illustrated embodiment does not use ranges, but rather uses a hash tree constructed from a sorted list of data items such that two adjacent leaves spanning a candidate data item provide cryptographic assurance that the candidate data item is not present on the list. Yet another illustrated embodiment does not use ranges, but rather uses the hash tree to build digitally signed assertions that specific items are not on the list. Still another illustrated embodiment does not use hash trees, but rather uses individually signed ranges.
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for constructing efficient cryptographically secure assertions as to whether candidate items are present on a list. In one embodiment of the invention, data items on the list are converted into a set of ranges having data items as endpoints such that there are no data items on the list between the endpoints of any range. The ranges are used as leaf nodes to construct a hash tree, then the tree's root node is digitally signed by the tree issuer. A verifier can determine the validity of a leaf node by checking the path from the leaf to the root node and by checking the digital signature on the root node. A valid leaf node with a range endpoint equal to a candidate data item provides cryptographic assurance that the candidate data item is present on the list. A valid leaf node with one range endpoint larger than the candidate data item and one range endpoint smaller than the candidate data item provides cryptographic assurance that the candidate data item is not on the list.
Hash Tree Construction and Issuance
For certain kinds of data items, preprocessing using a collision-free function (CFF) may be performed before the data items are used for tree construction. A CFF is a function for which it is believed to be computationally unfeasible to find two different messages X and Y such that CFF(X)=CFF(Y). The identity function I(X)=X is a CFF and may be used, although for larger data items a cryptographic hash function is generally more efficient. Cryptographic hash functions include SHA or MD5 and are used to reduce the size of messages (i.e. the size of H(X) is less than the size of X) yet H(X) is cryptographically collision-free. The exemplary preprocessing technique shown in
Data items of specific types may use different kinds of preprocessing.
If the initial data set contains n data items, there will be n+2 entries in the sorted list due to the addition of the beginning and end markers. There are n+1 possible pairs of adjacent entries in the sorted list, so there will be n+1 range structures.
A hash tree is then built from the sorted list of ranges. A hash tree is a hierarchical data structure comprising a plurality of leaf nodes combined using a cryptographic function to form a lesser number of root nodes such that using one or more applications of the cryptographic hash function it is possible to cryptographically transform any leaf node into a root node. A hash tree where the leaves are intervals (ranges) is called an interval hash tree.
Although the preferred embodiment uses binary trees (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,309,569 to Merkle (1982)), other tree structures are also possible. Variant tree structures, such as those having more than one root node, which combine more than two nodes at once, or which otherwise deviate from the binary tree are called degenerate trees. In some situations it may be desirable to have multiple roots since this can shorten the paths from leaves to roots.
Referring to
To summarize, the tree issuer thus performs the following steps:
The foregoing illustrates the preferred embodiment of the invention in which hash trees are used. Alternatively,
Confirmation Issuance
Corresponding to the embodiments of the invention disclosed in
To summarize, the confirmation issuer obtains the hash tree and signed root, receives a confirmation request, and constructs and issues the confirmation. When the hash tree is about to expire or a new tree is available, the confirmation issuer obtains an updated tree.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that many simple variant forms of the invention are possible. For example, in another embodiment of the invention, the hash tree can be constructed using the sorted list of items (rather than ranges) as leaf nodes, in which case confirmations will consist of a pair of adjacent leaf nodes whose values span the candidate item, the intermediate nodes connecting the leaf nodes to the root, and the digitally-signed root. It is also possible to combine the functionality of the tree issuer and confirmation issuer within a single entity. In yet another embodiment of the invention, a trusted confirmation issuer can generate digitally-signed assurances as to the status of candidate items on the list, rather than including a chain of nodes from the interval hash tree as part of the confirmation. Finally it is also possible for the confirmation issuer to issue confirmations without receiving an explicit request.
Accordingly, the reader will see that this invention can be used to efficiently and securely demonstrate the presence or absence of items on a list. Traditional solutions to this problem are inefficient in that an amount of data must be downloaded that is proportional to the number of items on the list. In contrast, the present invention provides tremendous savings for large lists. For example, by using binary interval hash trees, the amount of data required is proportional to the base-2 logarithm of the total list size. Construction of such hash trees is easy, requiring only (2n−1) cryptographic hash operations, where n is the number of leaves in the tree. Furthermore, construction of confirmation messages can be done efficiently and easily using insecure hardware since no private key operations are performed by the confirmation issuer.
Reliable and efficient verification of certificate revocation status is absolutely essential for secure World Wide Web transactions, Internet-based EDI, distributed design and manufacturing collaboration, financial transaction security, secure exchange of electronic mail, communication of medical records, and other applications requiring digital certificates. Using this invention, parties holding digital certificates can obtain tree leaves corresponding to their own certificates and supply the tree and corresponding signature information along with the certificate. This eliminates the need for certificate recipients to independently download a CRL. Furthermore, the number of extra network connections involved in certificate revocation status is small, since a certificate holder can use a single nonrevocation proof for many transactions.
Although the description above contains many specificities, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention but merely providing illustrations of some of the exemplary embodiments thereof. For example, the security system can be used with many sorts of data, including but not limited to lists of revoked certificates, revoked digital signatures on computer-executable code (such as executable code, object code, source code, interpreted code, etc.), lists of other types of revoked digital signatures of other types, lists of authorized users, lists of unauthorized users, lists of stolen credit card numbers, and lists of bad checks. In general, the invention is useful whenever it is necessary to determine in a secure manner whether or not a particular value is on a list. The system can be implemented using almost any computer technology, including almost any software language (Pascal, C, C++, assembly language, FORTRAN, etc.) or integrated circuit manufacturing technology.
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The Automotive Engineering Department at CU-ICAR offers unique MS and PhD graduate degrees in automotive engineering emphasizing product development and vehicle systems integration. The Department currently has fifteen faculty including three endowed chairs. The program is housed in a dedicated state-of-the-art facility, the Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. Graduate Engineering Center, which is located at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) in Greenville, South Carolina. Faculty and students have access to full-scale automotive test equipment, one of the nation's top academic high speed computing facilities, and advanced materials testing laboratories. More information about CU-ICAR and the Automotive Engineering Program can be found at http://www.cuicar.com [1].
Clemson University is a national land grant University, currently ranked by US News and World Report as 25th among public institutions. In 2008, the university was named the 'Best Place to Work in Academia' in The Scientist Magazine. South Carolina is home to over 300 automotive companies including original equipment manufacturers and suppliers.
The Clemson University Department of Automotive Engineering invites applications for the BMW Chair in Advanced Manufacturing. This endowed chair is part of the State of South Carolina's Smart Program (see www.smartstatesc.org [2]) and is one of the most prestigious chairs in the United States. It is a high profile position with great opportunity to interact with top echelons of industry, academia, and government. Targeted areas of research expertise include, but are not limited to, Advanced Manufacturing Systems that include assembly, automation, process control, green/sustainable approaches and lightweight materials processing.
Individuals with exceptional credentials in manufacturing both in industry and academia are invited to apply. Applicants must have a proven track record of scholarship, innovation, and working with industry.
Doctoral degree in a relevant field of engineering is required. The successful candidate is expected to provide leadership in manufacturing at the national/international level. He/she is expected to work closely with industry and be a researcher, entrepreneur, mentor, and educator. The starting date for this position is negotiable.
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Does food have anything to do with acne?
Danny Asked: Does food have anything to do with acne?
I am a 24 year old guy and still have acne. It has been consistently bad since starting college.
I don't drink or smoke. I exercise reguarly, and I always wash my hands. Shower once a day too.
I also drink loads of water, drink green tea.
I guess I eat mostly healthy, aside from the large amounts of milk, sugar and chocolate in my diet. Now by "large, " I don't mean insanely huge, but probably anywhere from 5 to 7 chips ahoy sized cookie a day, and up to 5 or 6 glasses of milk a day.
Other that than that, I eat very healthy.
I tried Proactiv and recently stopped because it never fully stopped my acne. In fact, the only thing I thin it did was make my skin dry and peel. I noticed a small difference in acne after I stopped using it.
I know you're not supposed to stop, but I was tired of my skin being dry and look like it was peeling. And hey, if it's not completely working, why continue to spend that much?
So my question is, does food or does food not play a part in acne?
I have heard both sides to this story and am looking for a definitive answer.
I also have another question. Do you or do you not pop zits?
Because it seems when I pop it, it scars, when I don't, it deflates, scabs, THEN scars.
It is very annoying and I'm about to just burn my face on the stove because eventually it will be a huge scar. So why wait?
oh, and by the way, I'm usually not too stressed out. i've just grown so tired of all this acne. I don't see any guys around my age with acne anymore and it drives me crazy because im so healthy when it comes to eating, exercise, not drinking/smoking.
If nothin else, its milk, which I basically puss. I used to have BAD acne, but then I went vegan and it went away. That's all it is ^.^
Oily foods usually causes pimples. Also fatty foods
The more greasy the food you eat the worse your pimples will be and the most common reason for pimples is when you touch your face because all of the bacteria is on your hands. And do not pop pimples and/or zits that will make them worse and more zits will show


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- March 17, 2013
QUEENSLAND police officers were forced to drag two injured colleagues into a Brisbane council bus after they were attacked with bricks during an out-of-control party in the city's south.
One of the male constables required eight stitches while the other was given four stitches and will need plastic surgery for a fractured eye socket.
Detective Inspector Geoff Acreman said the attack came after police were called in to break up a party in Acacia Ridge on Saturday night.
Up to 250 people, some as young as 11, turned up at the party after it was advertised on Facebook.
Insp Acreman said although police managed to break up the party by 11pm a group of youths congregated at a nearby bus stop.
Several boarded a bus when it arrived and one started kicking out its windows from the inside while others were damaging it from the outside, he said.
Police also boarded the bus to arrest the youth when the two constables outside were hit in the head by bricks that were ripped off a nearby wall and hurled at them.
"The officers on the bus decided to drag those two officers who had fallen onto the bus and directed the bus driver to shut the doors and drive the bus from the area," Insp Acreman told reporters.
He said police were yet to ascertain why the youths were being so violent.
No one had yet been charged by Sunday afternoon, but police were following several leads, he said.
The inspector said the incident should serve as a reminder about the dangers of advertising parties on Facebook.


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Over the past several months, Maaz, challenged by a severe physical disability, has been receiving occupational therapy services focused on improving functional hand skills. His mother and father recently remarked about how they are seeing increasing motivation for independence, particularly during two everyday activities his friends take for granted: eating and writing. Maaz is now using a fork and spoon with minimal assistance, whereas previously he was dependent on others, and has begun to write smaller letters with increased speed.
Throughout months of therapy, Maaz has shown an increased awareness of both the challenges his disability presents daily, as well as an emerging belief in his own ability to strive for, and obtain, increasing self-sufficiency. Recently Maaz proudly stated, "Now I can eat by myself and open doors." As Maaz continues to reach goals both he and his parents have set, along with his therapist, it is the hope that many more doors will continued to be opened with the determined efforts of Maaz and his team!


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BRISTOL Academy midfielder Lucy Staniforth is confident she'll be in safe hands as she prepares to embark on the long road back to fitness after a serious knee injury.
The 20-year-old will have an operation at St Mary's Hospital in Clifton tomorrow after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee during last month's FA Women's Cup final against Arsenal at Doncaster.
The surgery will be carried out by former Bristol, Bath and England rugby star Jonathan Webb – the orthopaedic consultant surgeon regarded as one of the leading experts in the country when it comes to knee injuries.
And the Football Association and Professional Footballers' Association have also offered help in getting Staniforth back in action.
The FA will fund the cost of the operation, thought to be around £5,000, through their medical insurance scheme, while the PFA are helping to arrange a stint at St George's Park – the FA's new, £105 million national football centre in Burton – as she steps up her recovery.
"It's likely to be about six months before I can start training again, about nine months before I can play – and a year before I can think about international football again," said England Under-23 international Staniforth, who is in her first season with Bristol after joining from Lincoln.
"I know I shouldn't try to rush my recovery because so many people have tried that before and then got injured again. I don't want that to happen, so I have to be patient."
Staniforth landed awkwardly early in the second half of the FA Women's Cup final and was clearly in distress.
"I don't remember too much about it apart from the noise my knee made. There was a pop and a snap and that sound will stay with me until the day I die," she said.
"I knew what I'd done straight away and that it was serious because I'd spoken to other girls in the past who had suffered the same thing.
"Anyone who saw it on TV must have thought I was in agony, although the pain wasn't excruciating. But I knew straight away I wouldn't be playing football again for months – that's why I was crying my eyes out.
"I hurt my right knee three or four years ago and was out for two or three weeks, but I've never had anything like this before."
Staniforth has already been receiving help from the medical staff at Bristol City – who forged a pre-season link-up with the Vixens – and have lent her equipment to help reduce the substantial swelling she suffered. She has had to wait several weeks for surgery until that subsided.
"I'm thinking of going to St George's Park as I make the transition from walking to running as there is an underwater treadmill there that would help me a lot," she said.
"If I time it right, maybe I can be there at the same time as the England men's squad and bump into one or two of them!
"There's an England Under-23 women's training camp coming up in a few weeks, which obviously I can't attend, and I'll also miss the World Student Games in Russia in July.
"That's frustrating because there are a few of my Bristol team-mates included a strong squad, so it would have been good fun off the pitch as well."
Vixens' midfielder Angharad James and defenders Jemma Rose and Grace McCatty are the trio named in the British Universities squad for the tournament in Razan next month, by which time Staniforth will still be in the early stages of her rehabilitation.
Although she signed a one-year contract before the start of the season, the combative Yorkshire-born midfielder is determined to remain with the Stoke Gifford club, who have made a tremendous start to the campaign and lie level on points with FA Women's Super League leaders Liverpool after winning five of their first six games."
"I love Bristol – it's the best club I've been at by a long way and there's no way I'd want to play just nine games for them and then leave," said Staniforth, who also had a stint with Sunderland as a youngster.
"I'd have wanted to stay if I'd played the whole season and that won't change just because I'm injured."
Head coach Mark Sampson says he wants to sign cover for Staniforth during the two-month mid-season break.
"Mark and I have had a chat about my situation and the club is targeting a top-two finish this season, so we are going to need a few new faces to help us over the second half," she said.


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Hanover, N.H. - Holy Cross junior Brian Kelly (Winchester, Mass.) competed Friday morning in the Wilson/ITA Division I Northeast Regional Tournament. The event took place in New Hampshire and was hosted by Dartmouth College.
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Did anyone else notice this interesting e-week article titled The Downside of Certification? It immediately reminded me of an article written by Pythian team lead and datawarehousing architect Rob Hamel titled Get Down with OCP: Evaluating DBA Job Applicants in an OCP World. What Rob noticed in 2004, at the peak of the certification explosion, was that certification can mask a certain type of incompetence from a casual technical evaluation process. Certification does not imply incompetence, far from it, however it does make it more challenging to design an interview process that will allow you to discern a star performer from a certified technician who has less than stellar real-world abilities. The result is that, when evaluating a certified candidate, you are more likely to be hoodwinked by the result of the certification than when a candidate is not certified. This fact is now percolating into the collective consciousness of hiring managers.
Eweek's article covers the "Q1 2006 Hot Technical Skills and Certifications Pay Index, released April 25 by Foote Partners" which appears to show that the rates of pay for non-certified skillsets have increased at triple the rate as that for certified skillsets. To pull some words from the slashdot.org article covering this matter, "…employers are getting hip to the idea that those who don't have experience or can't "do", get certified…". I wouldn't take it that far, but I do find it interesting that employers are de-emphasizing certification as a manner for evaluating employees. We've been down that road time and again for years now, and no longer take certification into account at all when selecting DBAs. Instead, we assign the Pythian Interview which Doug Burns so nicely summarizes in his blog post on this subject.
We have found that work-simulation, assigned and assessed by an expert in the field, with a carefully designed and calibrated set of questions is the only way to assess the skills and just as importantly the productivity of a database engineer.
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I have seen many a "Certification brain dump" or "test dump" websites where questions and answers are available for many certification exams.
Needless to say, I have also seen questions asked in forums by "certified 9i/10g" DBAs about very very elementary stuff that a DBA performs on a day-to-day basis. One question or two such questions – do not necessarily mean the person doesnt know it, but when I see such questions regularly, I wonder if the person who is "certified" does know how to login and start a database to begin with.
Also, at times, the answer to a question can be many possible solutions depending on what the circumstances are and all answers are at times plausible or none. Although certification is a good means to get "certified" one cannot replace on the knowledge, job experience, practise, research and analytical ability that makes an Oracle professional.
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U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup is a public affairs officer assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah in western Afghanistan. After learning that he would deploy without the teams combat cameraman, he picked up a camera and started to shoot without the benefit of formal training.
Our mission as a PRT supports the governance and development effort in Afghanistan, so its much different, but no less important, than the hard work done on the security side of the house. Id never picked up a camera before, but I knew that in order to effectively tell our teams story, wed have to have imagery. I was fortunate to have had some great COMCAM Chiefs share their experiences with me before I deployed here, and to have had a great Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman whos an accomplished hobby photographer who helped me out.
The PRT in Farah is a joint, interagency team that combines a Navy staff, Army security force and civil affairs teams and team members from the Dept. of State, USAID and USDA. Collectively they work together to train, advise and assist provincial and district leaders to bring relevant services and stability to the province.
In addition to shooting photos, Stroup filled a traditional public affairs officer billet as the teams conduit to wider audiences and also worked directly with local leaders and communicators to help build local photojournalism, media and radio capacity.